The Straits Times, 19 April 2010, Afternoon Edition

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    19 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 094/11/2009 MONDAY, APRIL 19 2010 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Focus on diet of elderly
      39 1 THE People’s Association will make the diet of the elderly one of its key focuses over the next five years in the belief that those who eat healthy will stay healthy. HOME PAGE B2
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      Lock icon Young and undecided
      66 1 A RECENT survey by the Barisan Nasional youth wing found that a surprisingly large number of youths said they did not support any political party. More than 60 per cent identified themselves as fence-sitters who will vote based on issues. This is significant as Malaysians under the
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      Lock icon Pope meets sex victims
      50 1 POPE Benedict XVI met a group of clerical sex-abuse victims yesterday for the first time since the worldwide scandal engulfed the Vatican earlier this year. He said the Catholic Church would investigate allegations and implement “effective measures” to protect young people from abuse. WORLD PAGE A16
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      Lock icon Better profits expected
      46 1 THE astounding economic recovery in recent months will be reflected in far better first-quarter profits across many sectors, according to analysts. And the more bullish among them expect earnings to match or even surpass the level in the fourth quarter. MONEY PAGE B18
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      Lock icon Gunners shell-shocked
      47 1 ARSENAL’S English Premier League title hopes suffered a near-fatal blow after they were shocked 3-2 by Wigan yesterday. The Gunners, who had led the game at the DW Stadium 2-0, are now six points behind leaders Chelsea with just three games left. SPORT PAGE B10
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    Lock icon Stuck in London, MP resorts to Plan B
    302 1  -  BY RACHEL CHANG TO SAY she is disappointed to have missed a ministerial walkabout she was supposed to host in her Punggol North ward, would be an understatement. But MP Penny Low’s first thought after getting the news that all flights from
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    Lock icon Airlines in Europe launch test flights
    613 1 Lufthansa, Air France, KLM report no signs of damage to jets AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: A cloud of volcanic ash over Europe brought a fourth day of travel misery worldwide yesterday, but test flights with empty passenger jets showed no sign of
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    Lock icon World Cup: There may be other ways to watch it
    526 1  -  BY JEREMY AU YONG ALL may not be lost for local football fans even if Singapore fails to secure the broadcast rights to this year’s World Cup matches. With the broadcast battle now heading deep into injury time, Acting Minister
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      235 1 Hiring again Cutting-edge memory chip maker reviving plant here What happened to? Grand buildings hardly noticed by Singaporeans HOME, PAGE B1 A day with... New 8-part series on people and their jobs LIFE! PAGE C4 MONEY, PAGE B18 BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg NEWS TIPS: 1800-*****28
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        Lock icon Persuasive case for flu shots
        86 2 WE SAY Only 13 per cent of adult Singaporeans showed evidence of exposure to the H1N1 virus in the first wave of the pandemic last year. This could be taken as an endorsement of the stringent precautions and prevention measures taken. It also means that
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        Lock icon Driving Taiwanese mad
        27 2 COLUMNS They are generally a polite lot but on the roads, the Taiwanese are a different breed, says Ho Ai Li. WORLD PAGE A13
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        Lock icon Asia trailing behind
        20 2 Asia still lags behind in the training of United Nations peacekeepers, says Robert Karniol. REVIEW PAGE A19
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        Lock icon Consider Pulau Ubin
        27 2 OUR READER SAYS The Government should look into the possibility of creating a retirement village in Pulau Ubin, says Jeffrey Tan. FORUM PAGE A20
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        Lock icon ONLINE BLOGS
        22 2 www.straitstimes.com Goh Eng Yeow tracks the V-shaped rally made by global lenders. Marc Checkley reviews Andrew Lloyd Webber’s newest musical.
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      Lock icon Walk the journey when revising bus routes
      996 2  -  A sympathetic ground perspective will help ease the transition BY CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg PEOPLE dread change, sometimes even if a change is meant to be for the better. Take the recently proposed changes to long bus routes. Within days of Second
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      Lock icon Ex-ACM board raised alert on donation’s value
      667 3  -  Minister apologises to donors; hopes incident won’t deter others BY DEEPIKA SHETTY deepikas@sph.com.sg THE former board of the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) received due recognition yesterday for its role in alerting the National Heritage Board (NHB) that a donation valued initially at $15
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      Lock icon Govt to spend $1 billion to upgrade 85,000 flats
      445 3  -  SUJIN THOMAS MORE than 85,000 Housing Board flats in eight neighbourhoods in central Singapore will be upgraded in a project that will cost $1 billion, said Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng yesterday at an event to mark HDB’s 50th anniversary
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      Lock icon Thailand’s ‘yellow shirts’ threaten counter-protest
      663 4  -  Pro-govt group to take to streets if govt fails to end crisis within a week BY LESLIE LOPEZ SENIOR REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT ljlopez@sph.com.sg BANGKOK: A fragile peace returned to Bangkok’s key shopping district at the weekend, but the regrouping of the progovernment “yellow shirts” has raised
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      96 4  -  BY DESMOND WEE PHOTOJOURNALIST It’s that golden time of the day when things start to wind down, people head home, and friends and family start getting together. Straits Times photographers show their take on that moment in the Prime pages every Monday entitled 6.39pm. A visitor pats a
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      326 3 BUILDING FUTURES One success story at a time I want to make the right choices for my future WE HAVE THE PLAN V KAPLAN HIGHER EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA CRICOS *****B Master of Logistics Supply Chain Management New syllabus includes Six Sigma for supply chain Accredited by The Chartered
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      186 4 Ihe LAsik SuRqERy CliNic™ PARAQON, SilNCjApORE LASIK forum The Lasik Surgeiy Clinic by Dr Marc Tay Dr Jon Goh (Senior Eye Consultants) If 999 for TWO eyes, w/o GST $2,138.93 for TWO eyes, w GST Come and receive an eye screening that measures your myopia (short-sightedness), hyperopia (far-sightedness), astigmatism ("san
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      256 4 WORLD IP DAY LINKING THE WORLD THROUGH INNOVATION. AND FOOD Part of Singapore's World IP Day Celebrations MANAGE PROTECT EXPLOIT PATENTS Come join us on World IP Day to hear from intellectual property (IP) experts how IP assets can be used. Learn from local companies who have gone through the
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      Lock icon STUCK IN SINGAPORE
      700 6  -  Most stranded at airport moved to hotels, but some refuse to budge BY SUJIN THOMAS sujint@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Melissa Pang WHILE most travellers who were stuck in Changi Airport since Thursday have moved into downtown hotels, a handful are still not budging. At the transit area
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      Lock icon Asia-Pacific airline flights to Europe still out
      527 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG ASSOCIATED PRESS SYDNEY: Asia-Pacific airlines cancelled dozens of European flights for a third day yesterday and warned that chaos caused by a freak volcanic ash cloud could last for a week. Australia’s Qantas Airways grounded all flights yesterday and then
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      Lock icon Counting the cost – from Asia to Africa to America
      530 6 Counting the cost from Asia to Africa to America REUTERS LONDON: The economic impact of the travel shutdown across Europe will increase sharply the longer the disruption continues, forcing holiday cancellations, delaying deliveries and reducing jet fuel demand. African exporters of flowers and vegetables by air to European supermarkets, technology
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      239 8 With flights across Europe cancelled due to volcanic ash in the sky, celebrities and dignitaries came up with alternate travel plans to get to their destinations. German Chancellor Angela Merkel Took flights from California to Portugal and then to Rome, and drove from Rome to Berlin Hours of
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      Lock icon STUCK IN EUROPE
      618 8  -  Singaporeans stranded there do not know when they can get flight home BY JENNANI DURAI jennanid@sph.com.sg THE cancellation of flights across Europe due to the volcanic ash cloud has left Singaporeans stuck there wondering when they will be heading home. Miss Darrelle Eng, 25, was supposed to
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      Lock icon Areas near volcano pitch black, even during the day
      427 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS HJORLEIFSHOFOI (Iceland): Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano poured yellowish grey ash over the south of the country yesterday as farmers used shovels to dig through volcanic debris. Wild hills around Hjorleifshofoi, south-east of the still-erupting volcano, were coated grey. The
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      Lock icon Want a ticket? Buy a bike
      128 8 LONDON: A London businessman stranded in France was forced to buy a women’s bicycle so that he could board a ferry returning to Britain. Mr Thom Noble, 52, said operator Norfolkline had no foot passenger tickets left and would let him board only as
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      Lock icon Saying ‘I do’ via Skype
      101 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: A British-Australian couple’s wedding guests watched them take their vows over the Internet on Saturday after the volcanic ash cloud left the newly-weds stranded in Dubai. Briton Sean Murtagh, 24, and his Australian wife Natalie, 30, got married in Brisbane three weeks
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      66 7 We were there when Patrick's grandparents told his parents how hard things were "back in our day..." We are there when his parents tell him how hard things were "back in our day..." We'll be there when he tells his children, "Back in my day..." YEARS CLOSE TO YOU Thank
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  • WORLD.
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      Lock icon MALAYSIA’S FENCE-SITTERS
      696 10  -  62% of young people polled do not support any party BY CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg Source: http://bnyouthlab.wordpress.com/ KUALA LUMPUR: A recent survey by the youth wing of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) found that a surprisingly sizeable number of young people said that they did not
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE
      104 10 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE S’pore to still consider use of nuclear energy PM Lee: No safety net for S’pore, unlike Greece MOST COMMENTED ON Beware the Al-Qaeda nuke bomb. Says dustmask: “The one country which used the atom bomb on another and
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        Lock icon Hu comforts Tibetan victims of earthquake
        631 11 Chinese leader adopts warmer style in carefully scripted trip to sensitive area ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JIEGU (China): Chinese President Hu Jintao yesterday cradled an injured Tibetan girl as she wept and promised speedy aid for the scores left homeless when an earthquake struck
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        Lock icon Web-deprived killer arrested
        259 11 NAGOYA: A 30-year-old man stabbed five members of his family, killing his father and baby niece, because he was reportedly enraged that his father had cut off his Internet access, a report said yesterday. The man, identified by police as Takayuki Iwase, was arrested in the early
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        Lock icon Tse bags an award
        54 12 Hong Kong actor Nicholas Tse with his Best Supporting Actor trophy at the 29th Hong Kong Film Awards last night. Tse won for his role in Bodyguards and Assassins, nominated for a record 18 awards. It also won seven other awards such as Best Director and
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        Lock icon Act on US base relocation, Obama urges Japanese PM
        349 12 TOKYO: United States President Barack Obama asked Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama during informal talks last week if he could “follow through” on the hot-button issue of the relocation of a US naval base in Japan. The remarks signalled Mr Obama’s
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        Lock icon War games show PLA navy's strength
        676 12 Impressive exercises send clear message to region that China unafraid to test its reach HONG KONG: Chinese navy warships have been conducting war games unprecedented in their reach and scope, South China Morning Post said yesterday. Over the weekend, the East Sea Fleet with
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        Lock icon Tension lurks beneath the calm
        1577 14  -  Thais keep political loyalties under wraps, but most just want quick end to violence BY NIRMAL GHOSH THAILAND CORRESPONDENT nirmal@sph.com.sg BANGKOK: In the condos of the upscale Sathon and Sukhumvit districts, children laugh and play in swimming pools, while just a short distance away, an
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        Lock icon Motoring fracas on Taiwan roads
        800 13  -  Drivers and scooter riders turn ugly in struggle with pedestrians for right of way BY HO AI LI TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT hoaili@sph.com.sg STEP into a shop in Taiwan, and chances are you will get good service from polite and knowledgeable staff. On escalators, the people in
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        Lock icon US not geared up for a nuclear Iran: Report
        517 15 Gates’ secret memo said to have galvanised efforts to develop new options to counter Iran’s move AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE NEW YORK TIMES ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has warned top White House officials that the country does not
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        Lock icon World needs to step up disarmament efforts: S’pore
        475 15 NOT enough is being done to get the world’s nuclear powers to disarm. Singapore said yesterday that the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) regime was now “under serious stress” and its enforcement efforts remained “weak”. “More efforts need to be put in on
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        Lock icon Pope meets sex abuse victims on Malta trip
        523 16 Pontiff assures them Church is investigating claims and will act to protect young people AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS VALLETTA (Malta): Pope Benedict XVI held an impromptu meeting yesterday with a “small group” of victims of sex abuse by priests, during a brief
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        Lock icon Nick Clegg now about as popular as Churchill
        392 16 BLOOMBERG LONDON: British Liberal Democrat Party leader Nick Clegg, who until a few days ago was little known to voters, is now the most popular party leader since Winston Churchill, according to a poll by London’s Sunday Times newspaper. The poll result
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        Lock icon Poland lays President to rest
        165 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WARSAW: Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria were laid to rest at a state funeral in Krakow yesterday, as thousands of mourners gathered in the southern city. Sirens wailed to mark the funeral mass at St Mary’s Basilica in Krakow’s central
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        Lock icon Sarkozy aides told to hush up about his life
        449 17  -  French President will alter way office is run to end talk, limit leaks BY SUSAN SACHS sachs_susan@yahoo.com FRENCH President Nicolas Sarkozy has clamped down on his staff, in an attempt to end speculation that he wants revenge for rumours that his
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          Lock icon Zaid admits to drinking
          80 17 HULU SELANGOR: Opposition candidate for the Hulu Selangor by-election Zaid Ibrahim yesterday admitted that he did consume alcohol, but only in his younger days, reported Malaysiakini news portal. Datuk Zaid said he had already “repented” for his sins, adding he did not want to be a
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          Lock icon Pakistan bomb kills 41
          88 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS KACHA PUKA (Pakistan): Two burqa-clad suicide bombers attacked refugees from a Pakistani offensive against the Taleban, killing 41 people lined up to register for food and other relief supplies on Saturday. The victims were among around 200,000 people to have left the Orakzai region
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          Lock icon Massacre ruling appeal
          127 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA: Families of those killed in the Philippines’ worst political massacre vowed yesterday to appeal a government decision to drop charges against two members of a Muslim clan blamed for the murders. “They are angry, feel they were absolutely betrayed by the government, and believe
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          Lock icon Spotted leopard spotted
          103 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR: Researchers said yesterday they have captured the first images of a spotted leopard in Malaysia, putting to rest a decades-old debate over the existence of the endangered cat in the country. The images were taken by camera traps set up in the Endau-Rompin
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          Lock icon S. Korea to blame: North
          69 17 SEOUL: North Korea, in its first public statement about the recent sinking of a South Korean naval ship near the inter-Korean border, has blamed South Korea for the incident, which resulted in the deaths of 46 South Korean sailors. The statement issued on Saturday accused
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          Lock icon Books 220 years overdue
          91 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK: Librarians in New York’s oldest library have uncovered a surprising book thief: George Washington. The first United States president has racked up 220 years’ worth of late fees on two books he borrowed but never returned, the Daily News newspaper reported. Both
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      35 10 -Sill Ni /WC -Y L Jm The inaugural issue of a special series on how to get the most out of your life, in The Straits Times tomorrow A Special Project by sph marketing division
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      19 10 SPORTS NOON EDITIONS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINALS WED APRIL 21 Inter Milan v Barcelona THURS APRIL 22 Bayern v Lyon
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  • REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon Persuasive case for flu shots
      436 18 ONLY 13 per cent of adults in Singapore showed evidence of exposure to the first wave of the H1N1 flu pandemic last year, based on a study done by the Communicable Disease Centre (CDC). The low rate is similar to that in Britain. It testifies
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      755 18  -  BY JOSE ANTONIO OCAMPO The writer, a Columbia University professor, is a former United Nations under-secretary-general for economic and social affairs, and a former finance minister of Colombia. PROJECT SYNDICATE TWO troubling features of the ongoing economic recovery are the depressed nature of world trade and the
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      Lock icon Innovating in a flat world
      920 18  -  BY THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN NEW YORK TIMES YOU’VE heard that saying: As General Motors (GM) goes, so goes America. Thank goodness that is no longer true. I mean, I wish the new GM well, but America’s economic future is no longer tied to its fate.
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        Lock icon Nuclear energy: Learning the ropes
        791 19  -  BY SEERAM RAMAKRISHNA The writer is vice-president (research strategy) at the National University of Singapore, and also the chairman of the National Committee of Engineering Organisations at the Institution of Engineers Singapore PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced at the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington
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        773 19  -  BY ROBERT KARNIOL DEFENCE WRITER rkarniol@sph.com.sg THE explosion of United Nations peacekeeping operations in recent years has seen a natural parallel increase in training for these increasingly complex missions but Asia’s approach to preparation remains lagging in sophistication. UN peacekeeping was launched in 1948
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        116 20  -  RETIREMENT VILLAGE Jeffrey Tan THE Government should look into the possibility of creating a retirement village on beautiful Pulau Ubin. I am sure it will be well received by senior citizens. The small island, untouched by development, can be a resort-like green retirement village where
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        265 20  -  Teh Thien Yew General Manager Singapore Kindness Movement Secretariat THE Singapore Kindness Movement (SKM) agrees with Professor Kishore Mahbubani that it is not enough just to do the minimum, and it is important to respect others and do the right thing because it
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        121 20 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MR YIM YEW FEI: Why unis prefer A-level grads 2 MS KLARA CHUA: End point for poly students shouldn’t be diploma 3 MS CLARA NG: Spare a thought for A-level students 4 MS AW WEN NI: It should be a level playing field
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        182 20  -  Lawrence Loh MR LEE Beng Tat is right (“JC students deserve priority”; last Thursday). Students who choose the polytechnic route fall into three categories: Their O-level scores did not qualify them for junior college; They qualified but were not offered the JC they wanted;
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        279 20  -  Dr K. Venkata Reddy I REFER to last Monday’s letter by Mr Eric J. Brooks, “Liberal arts education: Is Singapore ready for it?”. Mr Brooks wonders whether the “conservative, hierarchical culture” of Singapore allows the creative band of liberal arts
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      221 20 OUR GRADUATES ARE NOW READY FOR THE WORLD. ARE YOU? Every year Auston Institute of Management sees more than 500 graduates from the region including our Singaporeans, Koreans, Burmese, Vietnamese, Sri Lankan, and more. Students continue to choose Auston as their preferred education provider for strong industry-linked and career-focused programmes.
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    565 2  -  BY MELISSA SIM THE way to keeping the elderly healthy could well be through their stomachs. The People’s Association’s (PA) Active Ageing Council has made healthy eating tips for seniors one of its focus points over the next five years. During this
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    479 3  -  BY ZAKIR HUSSAIN RECENT certificate of entitlement (COE) changes and a review of long-distance bus routes are jointly set to be the topic of the day next month when the People’s Action Party holds a forum for its rank-and-file members to discuss public
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    347 4  -  JERMYN CHOW WHILE different cultural or racial groups here cherish their own provinces, they should also strive to be part of the common space they share with fellow Singaporeans. These common spaces, like schools and national service, are “precious” and are where
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        52 6 The Pure Beauty range created in Korea combines the goodness of pomegranate fruit extract with patented Greenol Oriental herb complex that has antioxidant effects. Especially suited for Asian skin, the range comes in six key products, including cleanser, gel cream, day cream and essence. Available exclusively at Watsons
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        47 6 A limited edition Vitagen cooler bag comes free with every purchase of three packs of Vitagen Less Sugar and/or Vitagen Collagen Less Sugar (five in a pack) this month. Available in pink, blue, orange, beige and maroon, they can be redeemed in-store at participating outlets.
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        55 6 Carousel at Royal Plaza on Scotts has been awarded the best buffet restaurant in the People's Choice Awards 2009. Organised by AsiaOne, nominations were made by the web portal's fans and visitors from Oct 8 to 31 last year. The award recognises outstanding achievements and successful branding of
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        51 6 Alain Figaret's flagship boutique in Singapore has opened at Takashimaya Shopping Centre. The Spring Summer 2010 collection for men show- cases Egyptian cotton. Each limited edition dress shirt has its own serial number and is adorned with Australian mother-of-pearl buttons. Ladies'wear also features linen and silk crepe belted
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        76 6 Motorists who pump a minimum of $50 of any Shell fuel will qualify for a chance to win a year's supply of fuel worth $5,000 daily from now to May 31. Chances are increased tenfold with the Shell Escape card. En- tries should be sent via SMS on
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      679 6  -  The pawnbrokers are getting a makeover to modernise their image and the new entrants offer more services to grow the business BY I LAI YI MING THE television advertisement shows Singapore actress Michelle Chia walking into a pawnshop. No, she isn't embarrassed about it at all. She's
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      218 6 GROCERY shopping has taken on a new meaning with the launch of "Amazing Spoonful of Stories", which is a mobile national reading initiative by Nestle Breakfast Cereals, National Library Board (NLB) and NTUC FairPrice. Nestle Breakfast Cereals' latest offering, Cheerios, has been unveiled with this
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      199 6 AS PART of its continuous efforts to be family-friendly, City Square Mall has introduced a 24,000 sq ft learning hub. The aim is to provide an educational facility for the community. The mall had earned the Businesses for Families Mark (Mark) in March this year.
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      279 6 VISA has launched a competition that gives participants a chance to win travel packages to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Financial Football is a free, interactive online video game that allows participants to pit their financial knowledge and put their money management know-how to
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      221 6 STANDARD Chartered has rolled out a global branding campaign that emphasises its commitment to the markets it operates in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The new slogan,'Here for good', underlines the bank's commitment to developing deep relationships with its clients while reiterating its values,
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    1072 7  - Getting to know S’pore and each other through quiz Locals and new immigrants bond by participating in South West CDC quiz on Singapore BY MELISSA KOK melk@sph.com.sg NEW citizens and permanent residents got a glimpse of what a proposed citizenship quiz could entail at an integration event held yesterday that
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    71 7 North West District Mayor Teo Ho Pin (from left), Ang Mo Kio GRC MP Lee Bee Wah and Law Minister K. Shanmugam joined over 30,000 devotees at the consecration ceremony of Sree Maha Mariamman Temple in Yishun yesterday, the second since the temple’s relocation to its current
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      602 8  -  It is fashionable to be up 24/7, but I’d rather get a good night’s sleep SOAPBOX BY MELISSA KOK melk@sph.com.sg NO DOUBT Gen Y’s fascination with vampires resonates with our love for nightlife. I blame my generation’s sleep patterns on an intravenous diet of
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      836 8 What are YouthInk writers’ ideas of a liberal arts degree, and if offered here, will it be of greater value than existing programmes? MY LIFE A chance to experiment WHEN I first considered my options after graduating from junior college in 2008, the
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      471 8  -  LETTERS HOME BY YEO SAM JO WHEN I gave up my place to study law in Singapore, many people were surprised. My parents, especially, doubted the kind of degree that I would instead be pursuing at Pomona. But I never once second-guessed myself. There is much
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      108 9 www.straitstimes.com.sg MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES Rugby free-for-all Police called in Saint punished MOST COMMENTED ON Rugby free-for-all Said stillrugby: “Integrity is everything in life. Look at the entire situation. It takes two hands to clap, we all know that. Can you blame
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      474 9 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID: Defending champions Barcelona are travelling to Italy by coach for their Champions League semi-final against Inter Milan tomorrow owing to the air travel restrictions in Europe caused by the ash cloud from a volcanic eruption in Iceland. With flights grounded
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      897 10 Arsenal unlikely to trouble league leaders after crashing to Wigan Wigan Athletic 3 Arsenal 2 LONDON: It was reported in the British media yesterday that Arsene Wenger is to be offered a new contract that will keep him at Arsenal until 2014. But there may just be a
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      481 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Chelsea’s lead may have been trimmed to just a single point after their disastrous 1-2 defeat by Tottenham on Saturday but manager Carlo Ancelotti is not about to push the panic button. The race for the Premier League title is
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        73 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MONTE CARLO: Rafael Nadal snapped a title drought stretching back nearly a year and made history with a sixth consecutive victory at the Monte Carlo Masters yesterday. The Spanish tennis ace dismantled compatriot Fernando Verdasco 6-0, 6-1 for his 32nd straight
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        70 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GENOA (Italy): Giampaolo Pazzini scored two minutes into stoppage time as Sampdoria left AC Milan’s Italian Serie A title hopes hanging by a thread with a 2-1 win yesterday. Milan are now six points behind leaders Inter Milan with four games
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      340 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LIVERPOOL: Fernando Torres could miss the rest of Liverpool’s Premier League season and Europa League campaign because of his troublesome knee injury, which may require further surgery. The Spain striker was out for six weeks after undergoing surgery on his
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      324 10  -  BY FABIUS CHEN LAST year, it took the Young Lions until the penultimate month of the season to notch up consecutive wins in the Great Eastern-YEO’S S-League. Even bottom club Balestier Khalsa who won four matches in 2009 had strung back-to-back victories two months earlier than
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      510 11  -  ARUNNER’S DIARY BY JEANETTE WANG jwang@sph.com.sg TRAVELLING without moving. Yes, treadmill running can get really boring. But, when done correctly, it can be a great performance-booster and fun. The key is to break up the session into intervals. Playing with the machine’s speed and
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      434 11 A blossoming partnership The S-League welcomed Great Eastern Life Assurance Co Ltd (Great Eastern) as the new co-title sponsors on Feb 16 last year. The new partnership was a boost for the league on the eve of the start of the 14th season. The
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      710 11  -  HORSE RACING written by C Craig Brennan IT sounds like the Singapore Airlines International Cup will not be on the agenda of outstanding galloper Better Than Ever even after he maintained his perfect record with another easy win in the Group 2 $350,000 Singapore Three-Year-Old Classic over
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      184 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW DEHLI: Indian Premier League organisers have vowed that security will be “watertight” for the remainder of the cricket tournament after two bomb blasts at a Bangalore stadium on Saturday left 14 people injured and caused panic among fans. Two more unexploded bombs
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      153 12 Today Basketball NBA play-offs 1st rd: San Antonio v Dallas (Live, Ch22, 8am). Cricket IPL: Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians (Live, Ch111, 10.30pm). Football S-League: Young Lions v Sengkang (Jalan Besar), SAFFC v Beijing (Choa Chu Kang) 7.45pm. English Premier League: Liverpool v West Ham (Live,
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      420 12 Badminton Asia Championships In New Delhi, finals. Men’s singles: Lin Dan (Chn) bt Wang Zhengming 21-17 21-15. Women’s singles: Li Xuerui (Chn) bt Liu Xin (Chn) 21-13 18-21 21-19. Men’s doubles: Cho Gun Woo/Yoo Yeon Seong (Kor) bt Chen Hung-ling/Lin Yu-lang (Twn) 21-19 12-21 21-17. Women’s doubles: Pan Pan/Tian
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      39 9 JUST ABOUT OVER Arsenal’s title hopes hit badly after they are stunned 2-3 by Wigan. B10 AWAY THEY GO Singapore Karting Championships off to a start. B12 Reel in a prized catch of jobs from CATS Recruit every CLA/DEC08/g
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    573 12 OBITUARIES Raymond Tan Chin Chye 1962 2004 Raymond's Journey Humble and kind, but for all his quiet and humble ways, he was the most caring brother and filial son anyone could ever wish for. He was also there for his friends and family. With so much energy and love for
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    993 13 CHUA KHENG HOCK Age: 78 passed away peacefully on 18 April 2010 Dearly missed and fondly remembered by all loved ones. Wife: Tan Kim Hong Sons: Spouse: Eddie Chua Lee Huat Jasmine Tay Hwee Huang Joe Chua Poh Huat Sim Say Nee Daughters: Spouse: Elsie Chua Peck Hoon Janet Chua
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      87 13 Memory wanders as shadows fall Sack to the days of happiness, Days beyond recall. A vision cornes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, Of her I ips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep. NEWS CENTRE COUNTER, 1000 TOA PAYOH NORTH Tel: 1800-289-9988 (office hours) 6319-5192
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      201 14 Think Retirement, Think AllianzGI AT Accumulating Shares 'NAY prices 15/04/10 except for AllianzGI Choice Equity -YourTrusted Partner Fund 13/04/10. included under CPF Investment Scheme. This material is prepared by Allianz Global Investors Singapore Limited ("AllianzGI SG") and is published for information only and does not constitute investment advice or recommendation.
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        507 14  -  Lawsuit over alleged securities fraud comes just as bourses recover BULLS AND BEARS BY GOH ENG YEOW engyeow@sph.com.sg JITTERS are likely to grip markets across the region today as traders react badly to news that the United States government is slapping civil fraud
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        96 14 Currencies Apr 16 CHNG YR 2010 CLOSE FR Apr 15 S$ LOW S$ HIGH US$ 1.3732 +0.04 1.*****.3732@ Euro 1.8616 +0.16 2.0153 1.8560 2.1228 +0.08 2.2831 2.0845 A$ 1.2811 +0.12 1.2960 1.2276 Yen* 1.4818 -0.22 1.5927 1.4731 Rupiah* 0.***** +0.04 0.***** 0.***** Where S$ stands Apr 16 CHNG
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        2722 14 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS A unit trust or investment-linked insurance policy qualifies for inclusion under the CPF Investment Scheme if it has: a three-year track record, top quartile performance, a sales charge not exceeding 3 per cent and an expense ratio that is lower than the median of existing funds in
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        57 17 Annette King (left): Appointed president and chief executive officer of Manulife Singapore. Ms King, who is in her early forties and originally from Australia, has around 20 years of experience in the financial services and consulting sectors. Most recently, she served as the chief marketing and
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      355 1 Toasting Asia Three Rivers run through it Wine critic Robert Parker on the Asian palate Hunky docs in new drama C5 Pop quiz Circle Line passes crush test C3 C6 SANDRA LEONG follows embalmer Bony Sim as he preps two dead bodies for their final journey. This is the start
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      605 6  -  Human traffic at the newly opened Circle Line station flowed smoothly after the S.H.E and Mayday gigs cheryl wee cherylw@sph.com.sg Opening night for the Stadium MRT station last Saturday turned out to be smoother than anyone expected. The newly opened station on the Circle
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      407 6  -  reviewconcert VERDI’S REQUIEM Singapore Symphony Orchestra Choruses Esplanade Concert Hall Last Saturday chang tou liang The Singapore Symphony Chorus has been the mainstay of symphonic choral activity in Singapore for the last 30 years. Its 30th anniversary this year was commemorated by a magnificent performance
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      622 7  -  A worthwhile gig even if it did not top last year’s, thanks to the bond Mayday have with fans reviewconcert DNA MAYDAY WORLD TOUR (2010 UNLIMITED EDITION) National Stadium, Last Saturday boon chan bchan@sph.com.sg When Taiwanese rock band Mayday performed here for two nights last August, they busted
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      505 7  -  reviewconcert S.H.E IS THE ONE Singapore Indoor Stadium, Last Saturday jocelyn lee Popular Taiwanese girl band S.H.E pulled in a full-house crowd of 8,000 people for their 21/2-hour concert, even though the show coincided with award-winning Taiwanese rock group Mayday’s gig. And the trio Selina Jen, 28,
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      346 8  -  reviewdance MEMORY Living Dance Studio (Beijing) 72-13 Last Saturday tara tan How do you weave a personal history about a significant period such as the Cultural Revolution? Which memories do you piece together? Beijing choreographer Wen Hui, whose growing-up years were spent involved with communist youth activities,
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        716 11  -  BY ANDREW DUFFY What is happening at polytechnics? They used to be places where O-level students went if they failed to get into junior colleges. But more students with grades that are good enough to win places in top JCs are choosing to take
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