The Straits Times, 2 May 2011

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    17 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA(P)108/11/2010 MONDAY, MAY 2 2011 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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  • INSIDE 62 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS
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      Lock icon ‘Back MCA, or lose out’
      68 1 MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Najib Razak has warned the Chinese community they would lose representation in the government if they failed to back the Malaysian Chinese Association, a key component of his ruling coalition. The warning suggested he was losing patience with Chinese Malaysians who have
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      Lock icon Pope closer to sainthood
      63 1 POPE John Paul II yesterday moved a major step closer to sainthood at a ceremony that drew more than a million people to Rome, the largest crowd there since his funeral six years ago. St Peter’s Square was packed and the crowd stretched as far back
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    • Article
      Lock icon Shaanxi’s mass migration
      49 1 MORE than 2.79 million Chinese will be on the move over the next 10 years the biggest migration in China’s history. The monumental “ecological migration” will see the Chinese moving out of Shaanxi’s inhospitable mountainous areas and into other parts of the province. LWORLD PAGE A18
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    • Article
      Lock icon Child suicide bomber
      41 1 A 12-YEAR-OLD suicide bomber killed four people and wounded a dozen in eastern Afghanistan. The boy thought to be one of the country’s youngest-ever suicide attackers struck at a marketplace in a province bordering Pakistan. LPRIME PAGE A21
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    Lock icon Job creation is what matters most: PM
    1270 1  -  PAP’s delivered on this front and will continue to do so, he says BY LI XUEYING xueying@sph.com.sg THE first responsibility of any government must be to ensure good jobs, whether for the present or future generation of workers, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
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    Lock icon Is Aljunied the only hot seat?
    1495 1  -  GE 2011 AT HALF-TIME BY ZAKIR HUSSAIN A PEOPLE’S Action Party campaign lorry festooned with flags and posters of candidates drove through a carpark almost unnoticed in Tampines GRC on Saturday. But as it neared a coffeeshop and its speakers blared out a call
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      100 1 HAN SAI POR A sculptor’s quiet strength Subscribe to The Straits Times. Get a gift and win cash prizes. Call 6388-3838 THE BIG MATCH Title race is on Arsenal 1 Man U 0 FOOD FOR KIDS Nasi lemak every day? WORLD, PAGE A16 HOME, PAGE B1 SPORT, PAGE B6 LIFE!
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  • prime.commentary
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      Lock icon Baby, the vote matters
      1126 2  - Baby the vote matters A young mother pens a letter to her daughter on this Saturday’s polls BY CLARISSA OON SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT clare@sph.com.sg DEAR E., This Saturday is an important day for Mummy. It is also a big day for your country, which to you right now, is probably
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    • VIEW POINTS
      • Article
        Lock icon Privacy risk only a phone call away
        65 2 WE SAY Users of smartphones need to decide how much of their privacy they are willing to trade for the convenience that these mobile devices bring. The latest flap over allegations that Apple and Google track their movement should be a reminder that
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      • COLUMNS
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          Lock icon Manufacturing is needed
          32 2 Vikram Khanna refutes SDP candidate Tan Jee Say’s views on phasing out manufacturing and says the volatility of the sector can be resolved with diversification. L REVIEW PAGE A26
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          Lock icon Race politics in Sarawak
          21 2 L REVIEW PAGE A27 The Sarawak state poll results have accentuated the Chinese-Malay divide, says Carolyn Hong.
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      • Article
        Lock icon Debates are vital
        36 2 OUR READER SAYS Electoral debates have highlighted important issues such as HDB flat pricing, and Yap Sze Hon wants to see more of such meaningful debate in Parliament too. L FORUM PAGE A28
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        Lock icon ONLINE BLOGS
        40 2 www.straitstimes.com L Guest Blogger Eleanor Wong on why Singaporeans should consider thinking the unthinkable that the PAP just might lose in a GRC. L Some tongue-in-cheek tips for candidates from Bertha Henson on how to relate to voters.
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  • prime.news
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      Lock icon Gaddafi’s son and three grandchildren killed in strike
      781 3 But Libyan leader escapes Nato attack on family compound ASSOCIATED PRESS TRIPOLI: Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi escaped a Nato missile strike in Tripoli that killed one of his sons and three young grandchildren, a government spokesman said early yesterday. Hours later, forces
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      Lock icon Back MCA, or else...
      851 4  -  NAJIB WARNS CHINESE MALAYSIANS Analysts say his call to support BN coalition may backfire if the Chinese view it as a threat BY HAZLIN HASSAN MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT hazlinh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Najib Razak has warned the Chinese community they would lose representation in the government
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    • Article
      Lock icon Chinese parties in Barisan Nasional
      64 4 THE main Chinese components in the 13-party ruling Barisan Nasional coalition are: L Malaysian Chinese Association: Five ministers, seven deputy ministers L Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia: One minister, one deputy minister L Sarawak United People’s Party: Two deputy ministers L Liberal Democratic Party: One deputy
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  • prime.may day
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      Lock icon Cabinet ‘personally focused’ on costs
      585 6  -  PM and ministers will do whatever they can, to tackle rising cost of living BY LI XUEYING xueying@sph.com.sg PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong has given the undertaking that he and his ministers are “personally very focused” on tackling the rising cost of living. “We want
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      Lock icon Malay-Muslims better off now: PM
      308 6  -  AMRESH GUNASINGHAM THE Malay-Muslim community has benefited from Singapore’s economic progress in recent times, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the May Day Rally yesterday. By going for skills upgrading programmes, for example, Malay workers have been able to secure better-paying jobs that have
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      Lock icon Shaking it up at the Istana
      142 7 President S R Nathan meeting belly dancers from the People’s Association after their performance at the Istana’s open house yesterday. More than 8,500 visitors attended the event to celebrate Labour Day. There were also performances by bands from St Anthony’s Primary School, Rosyth School
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      Lock icon $50m to train unionists and grow NTUC membership
      540 7  -  New NTUC50 fund will benefit workers and strengthen unions: PM BY CAI HAOXIANG haoxiang@sph.com.sg A $50 MILLION fund will be set up by the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) to grow the membership base of the labour movement and train its leaders.
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      Lock icon New training centre named after Devan Nair
      529 7  -  BY CASSANDRA CHEW IN A tribute to the man who led the modernisation of the labour movement, the NTUC marked its 50th anniversary yesterday by naming its latest training centre after the late Mr Devan Nair. The new continuing education and training (CET)
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      Lock icon Easy way to a better future? Answer is ‘No’
      481 7  -  BY AMRESH GUNASINGHAM THE answer is “No”. The answer is still “No”. Labour chief Lim Swee Say repeated these lines several times yesterday as he rebuffed opposition proposals which “offer an easy way to a better future”. Their suggestions created false
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  • GE 2011
    • EAST COAST GRC
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        Lock icon WP’s ‘real aim is to secure its own future’
        694 8  -  It wants to take over Govt, not act as check, says Raymond Lim BY LYNN LEE lynnlee@sph.com.sg THE appeal by the Workers’ Party (WP) to voters to support the opposition is “seductive gloss” that masks its true intention, Transport Minister Raymond
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        Lock icon Beware of ‘rojak govt’ if PAP loses power, Swee Say warns
        574 8  -  BY TEO CHENG WEE CABINET Minister Lim Swee Say yesterday warned that Singapore could get a “rojak government with rojak policies” if the people vote in the opposition on Saturday. He noted that none of the opposition parties is
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        Lock icon PAP system helps those in need, say candidates
        335 8 THE People’s Action Party’s system is one which helps Singaporeans improve their lives, said PAP candidate for East Coast GRC Jessica Tan last night. Speaking at a rally at Bedok Stadium, she told the story of Eugene, a young resident who first
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        Lock icon WP manifesto big on rhetoric, short on substance, says Jaya
        342 8  -  BY CAROLYN QUEK THE two retiring MPs of East Coast GRC last night came out to lend their support to the People’s Action Party (PAP) team there. Senior Minister S. Jayakumar urged voters to compare the manifestos of the PAP
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      Lock icon Wong Kan Seng responds to NSP attack on track record
      614 8  -  BY KARAMJIT KAUR DEPUTY Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng yesterday gave a point-for-point response to the attacks on his track record by the National Solidarity Party (NSP). The minister, who has fought only in the 1984 election, said it was
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    • BATTLEGROUNDJOOCHIAT
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        Lock icon ‘Newbie’ reckons he can resolve parking woes
        1022 10  -  Charles Chong also has plan to improve public transport links and to help the elderly BY TERRENCE VOON tvoon@sph.com.sg IN JOO Chiat, where shiny new condominiums form an imposing modern backdrop, the shadow of outgoing People’s Action Party MP Chan Soo Sen looms
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        Lock icon Joo Chiat boy counts on old ties
        761 10  -  BY TERRENCE VOON IT HAS been 20 years since Mr Yee Jenn Jong last stepped into Wong Clinic along East Coast Road. Yet, when the 46-year-old Workers’ Party (WP) candidate strolls in to hand out campaign fliers, he is immediately recognised not as
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      Lock icon Call to let Singaporeans draw from CPF savings at 60
      985 12  -  Sylvia Lim argues that CPF rules deprive members of their money NEE SOON GRC BY MARC LIM marclim@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Cheryl Lim SINGAPOREANS should be allowed to draw a monthly sum from their Central Provident Fund (CPF) account when
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      Lock icon Malay community ‘risks future progress’ by voting for PAP
      412 12  -  BY MARC LIM, TEH JOO LIN THE Malay community may have voted for the People’s Action Party in previous elections. But it risked jeopardising its own progress if it continued to vote for the ruling party, warned the Indian candidate from
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      Lock icon WP charges that high pay hasn’t lured private sector talent to PAP
      561 12  -  BY TEH JOO LIN WORKERS’ Party (WP) chief Low Thia Khiang last night attacked Singapore’s high ministerial pay intended to ensure that quality candidates from the private sector step forward. He said the People’s Action Party (PAP) has
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    • HOLLAND – BUKIT TIMAH GRC
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        Lock icon Tan Jee Say: I never wanted to be Perm Sec
        624 13  -  SDP man rebuts attacks, says SM Goh asked him to extend civil service stay BY TESSA WONG, JENNANI DURAI twong@sph.com.sg jennanid@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE Democratic Party (SDP) candidate Tan Jee Say last night rebutted recent attacks on his credentials by Senior Minister
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        Lock icon SDP denies party split, post-rally ‘march’
        430 13  -  TESSA WONG THE Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) has strongly rejected talk that there is a split within the party. The rumours stemmed from a report in The New Paper On Sunday that said party members had to intervene to prevent leader Chee Soon Juan
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      Lock icon Last-minute slate not a handicap: RP
      274 13  -  A N G M O KI O G R C MAVIS TOH THE opposition slate for Ang Mo Kio GRC may have been assembled at the last minute and includes three of this year election’s youngest candidates, but these factors will not handicap the
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      Lock icon Chia slams CCTV plan for Pioneer
      501 13  -  PIONEER SMC BY ANDREA ONG MELISSA PANG NATIONAL Solidarity Party (NSP) candidate Steve Chia yesterday questioned the plans of his People’s Action Party (PAP) opponent Cedric Foo for the Pioneer Single Member Constituency (SMC). He zeroed in on Mr Foo’s plan to install closed-circuit
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      Lock icon Keep losing ministers in old jobs: SDA
      309 13  -  P A S IR RI S PUNGGOL GRC BY ADELINE CHIA THE Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) has proposed changing the Constitution to allow for the nomination of Cabinet ministers into Parliament. At a rally at a Pasir Ris field last night, Mr Harminder
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      Lock icon Foreign worker cap poses real dilemma, says Lim Hng Kiang
      1008 14  -  ‘Huge trade-off’ in lost growth opportunities involved BY YASMINE YAHYA, RACHEL CHANG yasminey@sph.com.sg rchang@sph.com.sg RESTRICTING the number of foreign workers in Singapore’s economy presents a “real dilemma” for the Government, as it will likely require turning away big foreign investments.
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      Lock icon Adopting SDP proposal ‘will amount to killing off manufacturing sector’
      392 14  -  YASMINE YAHYA THE proposal of Singapore Democratic Party candidate Tan Jee Say to remove tax perks and subsidies for the manufacturing sector and to develop the services sector instead has come under fire again. This time, the salvo comes from
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      Lock icon Malay-Muslim community solidly behind PAP: Zainul
      310 14  -  BY CAROLYN QUEK GOING by the last two general elections, the Malay-Muslim community has been solidly behind the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP), said Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Zainul Abidin Rasheed yesterday. “But this does not mean there are no problems.
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      Lock icon Old hand Khaw a fan of new media
      536 14  -  BY SALMA KHALIK MOMENTS before Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan could knock on the door of a flat in Woodlands, it opened. The resident, a voter in Sembawang GRC, had technology to thank for her apparent prescience. She had been tracking Mr
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      Lock icon Carpark myth and ‘superfan’
      752 15  -  BEINGTHERE BY JOHN LUI THERE is a myth that says that during the run-up to Polling Day, normal parking rules are suspended around People’s Action Party (PAP) rally sites. Double yellow lines? No problem. Loading zone? Go right ahead and park your car there. At the
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      Lock icon Low's 'co-pilot theory cannot fly'
      606 15  -  Shanmugam calls on WP chief to ‘give up battle of analogies’ BY RACHEL CHANG rchang@sph.com.sg HOME Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam fired his latest salvo in a long-run-ning battle with Workers’ Party chief Low Thia Khiang yesterday, this time arguing that a co-pilot does
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      Lock icon Chiam’s daughter joins SPP as volunteer
      420 15  -  BY JEREMY AU YONG MS CAMILLA Chiam, the daughter of veteran opposition leader Chiam See Tong, has taken her first step into politics by joining her father’s Singapore People’s Party (SPP) as a volunteer. Sources confirmed last Saturday that the 35-year-old, who works in
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    • Article
      Lock icon Today’s rallies
      168 15 L People’s Action Party in Bukit Panjang SMC Open field opposite Block 513 Jelapang Road bounded by Segar Road and Bukit Panjang Ring Road (7pm to 10pm) L People’s Action Party in Yuhua SMC Jurong East Stadium, 21 Jurong East Street 31 (7pm to 10pm) L People’s Action
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  • GE 2011 AT HALF-TIME
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      Lock icon WP likely to make gains but NSP’s draw still unclear
      668 9  -  BY ZAKIR HUSSAIN THE Workers’ Party’s (WP’s) overall share of the vote in contested constituencies has remained stable at around 38 per cent over the past five elections, but observers expect it to pull ahead this year. At this stage
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  • WORLD.
    • Article
      Lock icon Less than sweet reaction to NY’s plans for soft drinks
      342 16 NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON: To New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, it seemed like a sensible way to attack a major public health problem. To the soft drink industry, giant food companies, makers of snacks and candy, supermarkets and anti-hunger groups,
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      Lock icon All steamed up over nasi lemak
      924 16  -  Move to restrict its availability in schools draws fire MEMO FROM KUALA LUMPUR BY HAZLIN HASSAN MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT hazlinh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: Canteen operator Shahizan Hasnan sells up to 150 plates of steaming nasi lemak a day at a primary school with some 1,000 pupils.
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE
      111 16 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L When women’s standard sizes simply don’t fit L The people’s wedding MOST COMMENTED ON L Stemming the flow in Taiwan. Says straitstimesjd1004: “It is not too late for Taiwan to tackle this issue (of brain drain).” YOUR
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    • world.regional
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        Lock icon CHINA'S BIG MOVE
        1575 18  -  Officials insist ‘ecological migration’ will alleviate poverty BY SIM CHI YIN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES chiyin.sim@gmail.com QIYAN VILLAGE (China): As darkness fell one night last July, a giant wall of mud and water tore into many villages in north-west China’s Shaanxi province, changing the lives of their
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        Lock icon Thousands in Asia rally on May Day
        596 19 Workers take to the streets to call for more rights, higher wages as living costs soar AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG: Thousands of people took to the streets across Asia yesterday, marking May Day from Indonesia to South Korea with demands for more rights
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      • Article
        Lock icon Indian state chief’s copter goes missing
        339 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS GAUHATI: Police and rescue teams from India and Bhutan searched their mountainous border yesterday for a helicopter that vanished while transporting the chief minister of the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The single-engine helicopter was carrying Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu, two
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    • world.spotlight on terror
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        Lock icon ‘Soft power’ to stem militancy in Indonesia
        753 20 Army to stop spread of radical movement with education: Top general JAKARTA: A top Indonesian army officer has said the armed forces would be using “soft power” to prevent the spread of the influence of a militant movement that has penetrated schools and
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        Lock icon Al-Qaeda ‘encouraging hybrid terrorism’
        460 20 NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS KARLSRUHE (Germany): German security officials believe that an aborted terror attack disclosed last Saturday was part of a strategy that Al-Qaeda had been following to encourage homegrown terrorist attacks, now that the group had lost much of its ability to direct attacks
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        Lock icon Child suicide bomber strikes Afghan market
        579 21 Boy, 12, detonates vest packed with explosives in market, killing four AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS KABUL: A 12-year-old suicide bomber killed four people and hurt a dozen in eastern Afghanistan yesterday, officials said. The boy, thought to be one of the country’s youngest suicide attackers,
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        Lock icon Moroccan king visits blast survivors
        220 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MARRAKESH (Morocco): King Mohammed VI has gone to Marrakesh to visit survivors of a devastating bombing that killed 16 people, and to see the site of the attack itself. Amid tight security, the monarch visited the popular Argana cafe in the city’s main
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    • world.international
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        Lock icon Surveying tornado havoc
        91 22 US President Barack Obama surveys a neighbourhood pounded to smithereens by deadly tornadoes on a visit to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, last Friday. He pledged to help rebuild the communities ravaged by the worst tornadoes in the United States in decades. With grief and disbelief rippling across the region,
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        Lock icon Muted start to re-election bid
        807 22  -  Obama tries to re-engage disillusioned liberal base, grassroots activists BY CHUA CHIN HON US BUREAU CHIEF chinhon@sph.com.sg WASHINGTON: Four years ago, he fired up American voters young and old alike with powerful chants like “Yes we can!” and an inspiring message of hope and change
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        Lock icon Obama takes revenge on Trump
        445 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama mixed comedy with some early campaigning at the White House Correspondents’ Association annual dinner, focusing mainly on Mr Donald Trump, a potential Republican presidential candidate. With Mr Trump in the hotel ballroom audience of celebrities, politicians and journalists,
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        Lock icon Over a million witness beatification of Pope
        662 24 Late John Paul II one step away from sainthood AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG VATICAN CITY: St Peter’s Square overflowed with more than a million pilgrims yesterday as Pope Benedict XVI bestowed the status of “blessed” on the late John Paul II, placing his predecessor
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      • Article
        Lock icon Beggar turns star after giving $16k to temple
        346 25 SLICEOFLIFE NAKHON PATHOM (Thailand): A beggar who asks passers-by for money at a temple has become an overnight celebrity after donating 400,000 baht (S$16,400) to charity, reported the Bangkok Post. Mr Aiam Cambhiranon, 61, can be seen almost every day at Wat
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      • IN BRIEF
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          Lock icon ‘Customers’ swipe gems
          129 25 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PETALING JAYA: A group of smooth criminals pretended to be customers at a jewellery exhibition in a Petaling Jaya shopping mall and walked away unnoticed with diamond jewellery worth about RM3 million (S$1.24 million). The police said that in the incident last Friday
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        • Article
          Lock icon Maldives riot crackdown
          133 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MALE (Maldives): Police used tear gas and batons to break up a protest by opposition activists demanding that President Mohamed Nasheed step down over the island nation’s worsening economic plight. Opposition spokesman Mohammed Shareef said that dozens of people were injured in the early morning
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        • Article
          Lock icon Couple jailed for slavery
          120 25 XINHUA BEIJING: A Chinese court has jailed a couple for forcing a group of mentally disabled people to work like slaves since 2006 at a factory in the north-western region of Xinjiang. A court sentenced Li Xinglin to 41/2 years’ jail on charges of violating the
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        • Article
          Lock icon 386 near intrusions
          90 25 THE YOMIURI SHIMBUN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK TOKYO: The Japanese had to scramble military planes to deal with planes that came close to intruding into its airspace a total of 386 times last year, the most in 20 years. Back in 1991, a record 488 near intrusions were recorded.
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          Lock icon More dissidents arrested
          103 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DAMASCUS: Syrian forces arrested more dissidents yesterday in the flashpoint town of Daraa and in a Damascus suburb that has been under siege for a week, after two days of fresh bloodshed, activists said. Anti-regime protesters called for new protests to launch a “week of
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        Lock icon Flap those fins... now!
        73 25 A reveller riding a bicycle decked out in a fish costume during the annual Carnival in Lagos, Nigeria on Saturday. During the annual display, costumed dancers and decorated floats parade down the main streets on Lagos Island, Ikoyi and Victoria Island and the carnival culminates in
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        891 27  -  BY CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg THE opposition Pakatan Rakyat’s (PR) jubilation over its handsome gains in the Sarawak state polls last month has all but vanished. Euphoria has turned into defensiveness, and coalition cohesiveness has given way to squabbling,
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        773 27  -  BY SAJJAD ASHRAF FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer, a member of Pakistan’s foreign service for 36 years, was High Commissioner to Singapore from 2004 to 2008. UNITED States-Pakistan ties have taken a dip following a series of disputes over the modality of
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        356 28  -  Yap Sze Hon IT IS refreshing to hear from ongoing electoral debates different views on what is good for Singapore. Concepts I never thought about, such as the pricing of Housing Board flats, are now brought to the fore. I commend Ms Jessica
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        325 28  -  Dr Lee Hock Seng WE CAN discern two main arguments in the current election rhetoric. Argument A is that the election is about obtaining individual benefits and securing one’s economic future. If one wants Housing Board flats to appreciate in value, more
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        235 28  -  Phui Peng Chuan AT LAST Friday’s Singapore Democratic Party rally in Jurong East Stadium, its candidate Tan Jee Say reaffirmed that the $60 billion for his economic proposals is “small change” compared to the surpluses the Government has accumulated and the investment losses it
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        226 28  -  K. Thiveanathan I HAVE been in Singapore over the last four years and seen several traffic accidents that could have been prevented. The most recent case reported (“Pedestrian’s death: Driver jailed”; last Wednesday) was that of a lorry driver who was turning right and
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        128 28 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MR ONG KOK LEONG: Young candidates deserve praise 2 MR AUGUSTINE TAN: Groundwork vital even in age of new media 3 MISS LEONG WEIZHEN: Unfair criticisms of opposition 4 MS TAN YEW CHENG: Exercise voting power wisely 5 MR DONALD CHEW: ‘Empty vessels’
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        227 28  -  Ng Sook Wai (Ms) WHEN my father and I stepped into a crowded train in Taipei, a few people from different areas on the train stood up to offer their seats to my elderly but robust dad. He was not standing close to
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      560 2  -  He aims to invest in consumer tech firms in Asia BY IRENE THAM itham@sph.com.sg IF YOU have a smart consumer technology idea, Skype co-founder Niklas Zennstrom wants to hear from you. During his maiden visit here last Friday, the Swede told The Straits Times that
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      303 3  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH A SINGAPORE-REGISTERED chemical tanker is suspected to have been boarded by pirates off the coast of Africa. A press statement from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) on Saturday night said the vessel, MT Gemini, had sent out a
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      378 5  -  BY GOH KAI SHI CHEFS were bustling around in an in-dustrial-scale kitchen in Changi last Friday. But this was no commercial kitchen, and it was anything but a typical day there. This was a kitchen in Changi Prison, and the chefs were inmates caught
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      301 4 IN KEEPING with its mission as a social enterprise, NTUC Healthcare Co-operative will be holding off any price increase for prescription medicines as well as offer a 5 per cent discount on prescription medicines from now till Oct 31. Mr Ryan
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      181 4 SOME 78 staff from Triumph International Singapore planted 25 trees in MacRitchie Reservoir to celebrate the company’s 125th anniversary on April 21. In line with the global initiative to protect the environment, Sloggi globally has pledged to save 1 sq m of rainforest in
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      254 4 ST701’s annual My Kid’s GotTalent contest attracted more than 60 entries and uncovered a variety of talents in different categories. In the sports category, some participants showed off their talents in wushu and kwondo;inmusic,theyplayeduniqueinstruments such as the ukelele and erhu; the dancing showpieces
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      180 4 THE six-week long Fashion Season Orchard (FSO) 2011 is coming to an end with a bash this Friday at the newly refurbished Shaw Theatres Lido. Guests of the FSO Closing Party will be the firsts to enjoy a movie experience at the new
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      154 6 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES L Fabregas set to leave Arsenal L London Gig calling L Arsenal fade away MOST COMMENTED ON L Arsenal a dangerous wounded animal: Evra Says Les Bleus: “There is a tendency for coaches/players to describe upcoming opponents,
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      442 7 LONDON: Both goals should not have been given but Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard did not care. “We deserved it,” he said after the Blues came from a goal behind to beat Tottenham 2-1 on Saturday. “We have kept our title hopes alive. It’s unlucky on
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      234 7 LONDON: Chelsea are preparing a £40 million (S$81.84 million) bid for Manchester City’s Carlos Tevez, reported The Mirror. Manager Carlo Ancelotti wants to pair the striker with Fernando Torres next season, and the club have instructed agent Pini Zahavi to broker a deal.
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      261 7 LONDON: Mario Balotelli’s controversial time at Manchester City may be over sooner than expected after the Italian completed a hat-trick of training ground bust-ups. The £23 million (S$47 million) striker reacted angrily to a strong challenge from teammate Vincent Kompany and responded
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      365 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID: Jose Mourinho suffered more misery on Saturday after Real Madrid lost another match with 10 men. Ricardo Carvalho was sent off late in the 2-3 La Liga loss to relegation battlers Real Zaragoza at the Bernabeu. According to the People, it could
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      341 8 LONDON: Paul di Resta may be a Formula One rookie but that has not stopped him from being tipped as seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher’s replacement at Mercedes. Two point-scoring 10th-place finishes in his first two races, followed by an 11th place in China after qualifying
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      200 8 REUTERS ROME: AC Milan must wait at least another week to celebrate their first title in seven seasons after an incredible stop-page-time double from Giampaolo Pazzini gave reigning champions Inter Milan a 2-1 win at Cesena last Saturday. Substitute Pazzini volleyed home the equaliser a minute
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      358 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS PHILADELPHIA: Few in the crowd of 48,531 seemed to recognise Justin Gatlin on Saturday as he stepped onto the track at the Penn Relays. There was no announcement that he had been the Olympic 100m champion in 2004, no mention that this
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        75 9 REUTERS ICHEON (South Korea): Britain’s Lee Westwood carded a flawless five-under par closing round of 67 for a 276 total, to win the Ballantine’s Championship and retain his status as world No. 1. He finished a stroke ahead of Miguel Angel Jimenez to
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        59 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID: Caroline Wozniacki was untroubled in advancing to the second round of the Madrid Open on Sunday, while Maria Sharapova had to rally to beat Arantxa Rus 2-6, 6-3, 6-2. The world No. 1 tennis player did not give Ayumi Morita any break
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        79 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS PERTH: Australian touring car driver Karl Reindler was forced to flee for his life when his car exploded in flames in a V8 Supercar series race. He clawed his way out of his burning car yesterday after it stalled on the grid
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      315 9 REUTERS TORONTO: Randy Couture was denied a storybook ending to his Ultimate Fighting Championship career on Saturday when he was knocked out in his final fight, but the 47-year-old walked away from the octagon with his legacy intact. Regarded as one of the most important
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      48 6 END FOR MOURINHO? Real Madrid lose again and Jose Mourinho will reportedly be sacked. B7 THRILLING FINAL 2,500 watch the final of a foreign workers’ cricket event in the rain. B9 CLOSE CONTEST World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei beats Peter Gade to win the Indian Open. B9
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      17 6 TALL ORDER Up against the Mavericks, the LA Lakers bigs are not so big any more. B8
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      93 7 SPORTS FIXTURES LOTTERY L V* I Draw No 2636/2011 I Vi V Draw Today. Monday, 2 May 2011 Group 1 Prize «1,500,000. Sales close today 6pm Draw Venue: Singapore Pools (Private) Limited 1 Selegie Road, PoMo #01-01 Singapore *****6 Time 6.30pm J Ip Y(i> Always play with care. [responsibly) Do
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      37 10 Memory wanders as shadows fall Bach to the days of happiness A vision comes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, Of her lips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep. Days beyond recall.
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    1468 10 OBITUARIES DHARAM PAL KUMRA Age:82 (Wife: Kamlesh Rani Kumra, deceased) passed away peacefully on 1 May 2011. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. PITAJI,You will always be remembered,we will treasure your memories you will always remain in our hearts. Sons: Daughters-in-law: Vijay Kumra Vibha Kumra (Narinder Kumra, deceased)
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      69 11 Free Seminar on Technical Analysis 26th and 27th April 2011 > Register today at warrants.com.sg forward thinking The information is issued by Macquarie Capital Securities (Singapore) Re. Limited (Registration No: *****2912C) holder of a capital markets services licence under the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore. n a
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      782 14  -  US developer to appeal against latest ruling on land use of master site H A W A II H O U S IN G PR O J E C T BY FRANCIS CHAN COMPANIES CORRESPONDENT franchan@sph.com.sg RETAIL investors in Asia who have poured millions of
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      114 14 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Temasek senior executive to head NOL MOST COMMENTED ON L Jobless rate dips to 1.9%, a 3-year low. Says goodheavens: “Wages should also rise together with higher hiring expectations. It’s pointless to have full employment with depressed
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        583 11  -  GE results, US data and China cooling measures being tracked MARKETS INSIGHT BY GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg FRESH money pouring into the region may just prove the traders’ old adage wrong about selling in May and going away but perhaps not in Singapore.
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        528 11 WARRANTS WATCH THE warrants market offered investors fertile ground to make huge gains last month, as stock prices continued to press higher. Most stocks continued their rebound from their lows following the earthquake in Japan. The 2.5 per cent rise in the
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          38 11 3,500 For the week 3,179.86 -14.87 3,200 2,900 2,600 April 29 close: 3,179.86 (-5.13) 2,300 52-WEEK HIGH: LOW: 3,313.61 (Nov 9 ’10) 2,650.61 (May 25 ’10) April ’10 June Aug Oct Dec Feb ’11 April
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          95 11 Where S$ stands Apr 29 CHNG YR 2011 CLOSE FR Apr 28 S$ LOW S$ HIGH US$ 1.2252 +0.17 1.*****.2252@ Euro 1.8204 +0.10 2.0153 1.6758 A$ 1.3377 +0.22 1.3406 1.1515 Yen* 1.5038 +0.05 1.6205 1.4467 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.04 0.***** 0.***** Apr 29 CHNG YR 2011 CLOSE FR Apr 28
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          3202 11 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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          213 11 Week's Top Rises CENTS DBXT AUDMM 5SG$ ***** 989.0 4.0 IS S&P500 ***** 679.1 4,2 GLD 10USS ***** 311.4 1.7 DBXT MSJAP 10USS 3865 166.7 3.6 DBXT MSUSA 10USS 3216 161.8 4.3 DBXT MSKorea 10USS 6704 156.9 1.9 DBXT OBCBDJUBS 10USS 4000 152.0 3.2 Lyxor EmerglngMkts 1
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          220 11 Week's Top Rises CENTS DBS ES.1104 1500 64 0 4,5 StraitsAsia.ES.il 04 292 24 0 9.0 KepCorp DBeCWl ***** 105 19.5 22.8 KepCorp DBeCWl ***** 74.5 19 5 35.5 OCBC Bk.ES.l 104 951 18 0 1.9 KepCorp DBSeCWl ***** 70 15.5 28.4 KepCorpMBLeCWl ***** 55.5 14.5 35.4
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      639 12  -  Surprise AGM outcome hints at dispute between top two shareholders BY LEE SU SHYAN MONEY EDITOR sushyan@sph.com.sg THE co-founder and executive director of mainboard-listed Pacific Healthcare, well-known plastic surgeon Martin Huang, has been ousted from the board at its annual general meeting (AGM)
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      812 12  -  C A I JIN BY GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg CANNY investors are again targeting emerging markets, after the sector was shunned at the start of the year in favour of the debt-laden European and US markets. A Citi Investment Research report
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      176 12 THE chief executive officer at Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX), Mr Thomas McMahon, will become a member of the advisory board of SMX after he steps down from the CEO post, the exchange said yesterday. SMX said in a press release yesterday, that Mr
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      280 12 REUTERS BEIJING: China’s manufacturing growth slowed last month, a survey showed yesterday, suggesting that the government’s tightening efforts have weighed on the world’s second-largest economy more heavily than expected. The official purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for China fell to 52.9 last month from
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      211 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS OMAHA (Nebraska): Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting on Saturday was dominated by sombre topics, as chairman and CEO Warren Buffett explained to some 40,000 shareholders how the company had been battered by a trusted former employee’s misdeeds and a string of natural disasters. Mr Buffett
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        687 13  -  With more people working on the move or from home, sharing desks is a good idea BY MELISSA HO hmelissa@sph.com.sg COMPANIES hitting a dead end in the constant quest to cut costs can take heart. A new trend has emerged that can bring
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        78 13 THE Minister for Finance has appointed two new board members to the Singapore Totalisator Board with effect from yesterday. The new board members are Mr Chan Heng Kee, who was appointed Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports on
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          80 13 Lim Liang Song: Appointed chief executive of Changi Airports International from tomorrow. Mr Lim, 51, will helm the international arm of the Changi Airport Group which focuses on airport-related equity investments and management consultancy projects around the world. He was last with Indigo Partners, a United States
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          41 13 Tan Boon Khai: Appointed regional general manager at The Ascott for Singapore and Malaysia from last Thursday. Mr Tan (right), 37, will drive the growth of the serviced residence owner and operator in both markets and ensure operational effectiveness.
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          44 13 Lionel Chua: Resigned as chief financial officer from Mary Chia Holdings effective from last Wednesday. Mr Chua, 38, left to pursue other career opportunities. Group financial controller Chong Shing Lih is temporarily responsible for overseeing the group’s financial and accounting matters.
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        681 2  -  The INside track BY SERENE GOH EDITOR Round about the time of the last General Election in Singapore in 2006, I asked more than a few secondary school readers of this newspaper if they cared about the elections. I recall vividly how a large majority of
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        214 3 More than 10,000 new high-rise homes will spring up near MRT stations in the mature towns of Bishan, Queenstown and Commonwealth in the next 10 to 15 years. This will include public and private housing towers over 30 storeys high, so that the limited
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        185 3 The Government will pump $2 billion into the Institute of Technical Education over the next five years. The 10 smaller ITE campuses across the island are being consolidated into three, more well-ap-pointed ones: College West is the second to open, with College East
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        481 3 It started out as a Facebook page asking for support. “Mark”, 23, had fallen in love with “Audrey”, 47. But their parents were concerned about the age gap. So the couple asked Facebook fans to sign up to support them, counting down to April 15
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        581 4 THE NEWS After construction delays and malfunctions held back its launch, the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva which scientists hope will solve the mystery of how the universe began is now setting new records in cosmological research. THE OBJECT The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is
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        216 4 AFP It was a daring prison break worthy of a Hollywood movie, with inmates taking months to dig a tunnel out of their prison before finally escaping. The prisoners were members of the Taleban, a hard-line Islamic movement and militia (ordinary people trained as soldiers) that is fighting with
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        164 4 AFP, AP The government of Syria has been condemned by other countries for its violent crackdown on protesters. Of particular concern was the military attack on civilians in the southern city of Daraa, which has become the centre of protests calling for greater democracy and freedom in Syria. At
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        577 5  -  A closer look at By ANDREW DUFFY Who are Gen Y voters? In the United States, the phrase “Generation Y” refers to those born after 1982. It follows on the heels of terms like “babyboomers” and “Gen X”, and is a convenient label for marketing gurus and
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        371 5 Below is an article which launched a new youth page in The Straits Times in 1998. In it are several “youth” words and phrases. But that was 13 years ago. Look at the words and phrases on the right and write next to them what would be
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        532 6  -  BY TAN XING QI Cross-pollination seems to have flourished at Fuhua Secondary School. Adding a diverse mix of cultural influences to its performances, the school’s dikir barat troupe 47 boys and girls from various levels has brought the Malay-centric art form to students of other
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        612 7  -  BY EISEN TEO Many of us may think that senior citizens and electronic gadgets do not quite go together. But solutions to everyday problems faced by the elderly, such as poor memory and staying alone without a caregiver, could come from the field of engineering. The
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        132 7 Last year, 12,400 children who could not afford to buy food during recess got a helping hand from The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund. Now in its 11th year, the fund has paid for the bus fares and lunches of thousands of needy primary and secondary
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        776 8 / 9  -  checks out what it is like to use the iPad during lessons GERAINT WONG here is no clutter on the tables in class 1E3 in Tampines Secondary School and it is all thanks to technology. The books are gone, replaced by iPads one for
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        169 8 / 9 Here are some iPad apps used for lessons at Tampines Secondary School and Nanyang Girls’ High School. The students pay for the apps, except those in Tampines Secondary who use iPads on loan from the PAPERDESK (US$2.99 or S$3.70; the free Lite version allows only three pages per
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        1400 10 / 11 This Labour Day weekend, IN Crowders show you what life is like for young people regionally, some of whom are exploited for their labour AUSTRALIA by Shan Lim, 16, Sec 4, St Margaret’s Secondary According to a 2001 report by the Textile Clothing and Footwear industry, an estimated
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        258 12  -  BY TAN XING QI To Nur Haafizhah, a good photographer is like a good storyteller. Behind every photograph lies a story that the photographer wants to convey to the audience, which is what attracted the 16-year-old to pick up the skill. “A picture shows a
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        557 13  -  INCrowder Lim Shan, 16, a participant in this year’s Singapore Youth Festival, wishes parents will see the importance of non-academic activities Lim Shan Academic achievement is the top priority in a student’s life if only because it is also one of the most important
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        107 13 UP NEXT, THIS QUESTION Gary, 16, says: ”I feel self-conscious because I am much shorter than my peers and I am constantly teased by those who are taller than me. How can I deal with this?” Write in to stpost@sph.com.sg to help Gary. If you have a problem,
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        526 14  -  Get inside an English teacher’s notebook. BY GERAINT WONG This week, we turn our attention to the plight of two “victims” of abuse: “would” and “whereby”. Mostly, these two words have been subjected to forced labour, made to do work that other words should be doing. doing.
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        717 15  -  BY MARDIANA ABU BAKAR We have looked at metonymy in three parts now and today, we will sum up what we have learnt about it. Let us begin by looking at three headlines from a recent copy of The Sunday Times. Do note that newspaper headlines are always
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        501 15 In groups of three, find out how each of the following word may be used as a metonym. Explain its meaning then make a sentence with each metonym. 1. crown 2. bench 3. dish 4. tongue 5. word 6. she who must be obeyed 7. Camelot 8. ostrich
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        548 16/17  -  Look at the photographs and read about the GE 2011 rallies in The Straits Times today. Lesson activity by SONIA SNG LEARNING OUTCOMES L Part 1 activates Speaking Representing LO3 you will get to gather and select facts and ideas from non-print sources, appropriate to the purpose,
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        663 18 / 19 RETHINKING A MAN-MAID CONUNDRUM The Straits Times April 4, 2011 Read this editorial from the Review section of The Straits Times and notice how the writer uses connectors to present the arguments Last week, a photograph of a young man dressed in army fatigues
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        427 18 / 19 Good writers have a razor-sharp precision in their choice of words. A crisp, clear, no-nonsense style, is the best for expository writing. In this editorial, the writer builds a case using what can be called the “push-pull” technique. Using argument-based connectors, the writer tosses
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        310 20  -  Pokemon in the live of Pokemon be also wild Pokemon lines could parodied, be FOUND? could encountering Certain Pokemon Pokemon MATTHEW HUI wmtt i i ii=— [Iii[5i7|rn Wmmm I i il*J “Wild most POKEMON character: and earliest, Pokemon of water. Pokemon ARE Prehistoric on wild means game
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      56 12 GET IN THE NEWS IN wants to feature you on this page. If you have an unusual hobby, a series of photos, a short story or even a cartoon drawing, tell IN about it. Send your entries to stpost@sph.com.sg and if you see your work in print, you will win
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      67 1 Bridesmaid without prejudice Jolin okay about being second fiddle to Stefanie C2 Sex and the Shahi Meaty Macbeth The new Carrie Bradshaw C5 Adrian Pang’s presence matches stunning outdoor set C8 Han Sai Por, the best known female sculptor in Singapore, is no delicate artist. She tells CORRIE TAN she
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        845 2  -  Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai wants to visit the casinos here and be Stefanie Sun’s bridesmaid 8QUESTIONSWITH...Jolin Tsai rachael boon Much has changed on Singapore’s sunny shores since singer Jolin Tsai was last here for a solo concert in 2007. The changes include two casinos, a Universal Studios theme
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        557 2 Associated Press New York Times New York Seconds after Ms Kate Middleton emerged from her car outside Westminster Abbey last Friday in a wedding gown with lace sleeves, designers in the United States, glued to their television sets, were sketching her look. They set
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        454 2 New York Times New York The writer of a coming book about Harper Lee (below), the everprivate author of To Kill A Mockingbird, insisted that she had the cooperation of Lee, two days after Lee released a statement through her lawyer sharply denying it. Marja
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        561 3  -  He lost in a reality food show but Adam Gertler now has his own series, Will Work For Food rachael boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg Adam Gertler (right) joined the fourth season of reality TV competition The Next Food Network Star to become the next Rachael Ray, but he lost
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        710 3 Washington Post Washington In the end, it all comes back to the singing. Placido Domingo has been singing professionally for 54 years. He does other things, of course. He conducts and he is an administrator, although he is about to step down as general director
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        2415 4  -  Her hands are gnarled and the work lonely and physically demanding, but Han Sai Por vows to carry on sculpting the monday interview with Han Sai Por corrie tan corriet@sph.com.sg Artist Han Sai Por, 67, is showing this reporter her stash of sculpting tools. Arguably the best-known
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      1041 5  -  Friends often consult Sarah Shahi, but her concern is juggling acting with her young son tan shzr ee in london stlife@sph.com.sg Call it Law And Order meets Sex And The City, if you will. At least, that is how Sarah Shahi, star of the new dramedy
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      478 5  -  reviewtheatre WANDERING.BIRDS Sourcing Within Project Esplanade Theatre Studio/Last Friday corrie tan The quartet of performers in this play are not so much wandering as astray, perhaps even lost. Wandering.Birds is a bewildering blend of experimental theatre and performance art, devised by the motley crew of Ang Gey Pin
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      402 5  -  reviewconcert THE RETURN OF REYNISH The Philharmonic Winds Esplanade Concert Hall/Last Saturday chang tou liang The measure of a local performing group’s maturity may be gauged by the sophistication of its programming and the guest artists it performs with. The Philharmonic Winds, now in
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      124 6 ‘I walk slow because I’ve been exercising and I lost weight and my pants are going to fall down’ Actor Alec Baldwin (left), who needs a new wardrobe after losing weight ‘I need to sleep on an incline because I have an inner ear disease and
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      511 6  -  Hot male leads sang, danced and charmed the audience, but on a stage further than your TV set reviewconcert YOUR FAVOURITE MALE LEADS LIVE IN SINGAPORE Resorts World Convention Centre Last Saturday foong woei wan woeiwan@sph.com.sg Television is a most intimate medium. Even in an
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      414 6  -  reviewconcert POETS OF POLAND Singapore Symphony Orchestra Esplanade Concert Hall/Last Friday chang tou liang One of the greatest impediments to Singapore having a world-class concert life has been a less than world-class audience, with concertgoers still mired in Third World misbehaviour and mentality. Nowhere was this
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      469 5 CORONATION RD SEMI-D Hse. 2storeys, 3 bdrms granny rm. Approx 3300 sqft. 1km Nanyang Pri Sch. $5.xxM. *****036 CL POWERFUL NEGOTIATORS-GCB Brizay Pk GCBA. Land ***** sqft. Tenanted. Serene tranquil environment. $1200 psf. POWERFUL NEGOTIATORS-GCB Victoria Pk. Land ***** sqft. Sub-divisible. Existing 2 hses on elevated ground. Vacant. Rare! OPEN
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      430 5 LINDEN DR LUXURIOUS Semi-D tastefully renovated spacious F’hold. Approx 3892/3,800 sqft. $7.5M.*****320 Kerr Sun CBRE WATTEN RES. F’HOLD Cluster 4004 sqft. 4+1. Lift/ 2 car lots. $4.18M. Connection 9012-6654. $11XX PSF! OLIVE Rd. Beautiful GCB Land to build dream home. Super Price. *****185 APPC. SWISS VIEW 1921 sqft. 3-storey terr.
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      332 5 LANGSAT RD 3-STOREY corner terr. Freehold. 2970 sqft. 7 rms. High ceiling. Park 2 cars. MRT/ PIE ECP. $9xx psf. *****893 BEST PRICE F’HOLD Corner Terr Katong 2350/ 5530 sqft 3 storey+ full attic ensuite. 5rm $3.xxm. *****848 Jasmine PRETTIEST OF THEM all Conserved 3100sqft 3+2 Katong Mall www.isabelredrup.com/ir60.php $2.99m
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      346 5 SPECIAL PREVIEW The FORESTA Mt Faber RARE F'hold Condo in Mt Faber vicinity 141 units-(1 to 4-bdrm units/Penthses) Resort facilities incl 50m swimming pool Walking distance to MRT/Vivo City Mins to Sentosa/CBD/Marina Bay Foreigners Eligible Call to Register Now! 9021 2088 Samantha Urn Huttons realestategroup ICON ABOVE #40, Bird’s eye
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      198 5 REFLECTION TWR 1A 2 bedrm premium unit for sale avail from $17xx psf. Agents 1% commission. Call Derrick Lai 9671 6245. THE ROCHESTER. RARELY avail! 1bdrm Loft 1023/ 1281 sqft. Unblocked pool view. MRT/ Interchange. Kelvin Low *****887 THE PEARL 3-RM. 1389sqft. Mid flr, balcony. Resort living. Open and greenery
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      204 6 THE AZURE Sentosa Huge 1929 sqft. 3+1 with pte patio. Sea view. View/ offer *****045 agt BLUE HORIZON 3+1. 1216 sqft. High flr. F/ sea view. Bright, airy. F/ renovated. 9660-0259 EC10 NEW! BELLE VUE 3+Roof terr. 3477 sqft. $1800 psf. PATERSON RESIDENCE 3/4 rms. 1313/ 1495 sqft. Very high
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      162 6 ONE JERVOIS 3BEDRM, 1324 sqft facing pool. Vacant possession. Low flr. Bright. Renovated. View by appt. Rex 9027-0155 DWG RARE! A1! DESIGNER! The Legend. ACS/ SCGS /future MRT. 1496 sqft Enbloc potential. 2rms. Below $1490psf. 9383-5186 KASTURINA LODGE. FREEHOLD. 2 bdrm. 796 sqft. Rarely avail! Ask $1.1xM neg. Investor’s Choice!
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      367 6 8 RODYK 1335 sqft 3 bdrm. River view. Stack 07 Best facing. Trendy/ modern. Facilities. Amenities 9475 4785 michaelciola.com.sg NEW LISTING! THE Metz Freehold 1 bedrm, 570 sqft. Rare! Stone throw away from Somerset MRT, Shopping mall. Good investment! $1.37M IN CARINHILL! F’hold. 3 min to MRT, 5 min to
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      245 6 D.10 SPRING GR, Grange Rd. 1012 sqft. 2-bdrm. Tenanted. High flr. Full condo facilities. 9617-0316 OPEN HOUSE 3-4.30PM TREVOSE PARK (Strictly by appt only) 1700 sq.ft., 3+1 rms Partial poolview Walk to SCGS East facing. F’hold $2.48M neg HAN BOONS ASSOCIATES Andrew Tay *****944 VISTA RESIDENCES. EXCELLENT location. Minutes to
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      345 6 Properties HIGH OAK CONDO. 1367 sqft. 4+1. 100% move-in cond. Renovated. 5 mins to Bt Timah market/ food ctr. View to offer. Call 8323 1592 THE SHELFORD F’HOLD. Beautiful spacious 2bdrms. 1076 sqft. Pool view. RGPS/ Hwa Chong sch. Tenanted. $1.67M neg. *****607 EDGE 495 sqft, studio, cosy Mid floor.
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      326 6 $5XXK ONLY! F’HOLD city fringe condo along Balestier. Near MRT. 10 mins to Orchard. High rental yield. 9488-2262. UNBELIEVABLE 3 RMS! F/furn interior design attractive discount. Studio 5xxK. F’hold, near city. TOP soon. *****111 ASA EMERALD, 3+1+1, 1927 sqft, $1.26M. 2-storey cosy Penthse. Unblock. Superb renovation. Dean *****585 C D.13
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      175 6 NEW LAUNCH The Amerald F’hold 10 units. Brand new! Studio/ 2/ Penthse. Mins Parkway. Special Discount. 0.5% commission to agt. *****991. THE ESTA PENTHSE. Imagine living in the landed property in the sky. Single Storey Penthse 3186 sqft, very nice decor. 5 bdrms, own garden terr. Serious Buyer BEST BUY
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      231 7 Shun Next Chinese No Mins ValPR QUEENSTOWN Privacy, Batok. Beautiful. Quiet. renbalconies. Bukit to breezy. 4’NG’ sun. Greenery 422 level. 352, 3’NG’. Lift upgraded, fees paid. New kitchen. Renovated. Mkt/ MRT. Valued. Buyers only. 9668 9181 û **184 STERLING RD. 4’A’ Simple. Next to corner. Value $530K. View today. Call
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      354 7 JASMINE LIM 9755 9749 GPS FBrand New 2½ storey corner terr 4000 sqft 4+1 basement F Almost New! 2½ storey semi-d 3800/ 5500 sqft 7+1 Open living FS’goon Gdn 2 storey semi-d basement. 3800 sqft 4+1.... $8.xk F Brand New Modern Concept 2½ storey 5+1 rms. Pool lift, 3800 4500
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      305 7 GOLDHILL AVE SEMI-D 3700sqft. Modern. 3 spacious ensuite with basement. Amenities within 5 mins walk $10.2k. *****919 Jack GALLOP, DESIGNER TROPICAL bunglw. 15,000/ 7000 sqft. Pte setting/ greenery view! $40K. Don’t miss! HARVEST *****035 NEAR HARLYN RD 2-storey bunglw *****/5000 sqft. 5+1 New. Pool. Garden. 9177-0189. CORNWALL GDN. 3 storey
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      645 7 D’CHATEU SHELFORD. 3+1. 2storey. 2174 sq.ft. Face pool. Private peaceful 5 mins food/ amenities. 1KM fr. prestigous sch LEONIE PARCVIEW 4+1, showflat cond. 2300 sqft. High flr, panoramic view. F/furn. Near Somerset MRT. Immed. *****368 LEONIE TWR 5+1, 3000 sqft. Duplex unit. High flr, panoramic view. Designer decor. P/furn. F/facilities.
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