The Straits Times, 22 August 2011

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    17 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA(P)108/11/2010 MONDAY, AUGUST 22 2011 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Tao Li and coach split
      52 1 SINGAPORE’S top swimmer Tao Li has parted ways with coach Barry Prime, just over a year into their partnership. Differences between coach and protege after a disappointing outing at last month’s World Championships in Shanghai appear to be the reason for the split. L SPORT
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      Lock icon Shortage of vital drugs
      71 1 A SHORTAGE of drugs critical for treatment of life-threatening diseases like bacterial infections and several types of cancer has arisen in the United States, much of it due to reduced supplies from drug companies. The shortages have not only driven prices up, but also sent government
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      Lock icon Married, but still apart
      71 1 A MYANMAR couple working here for separate employers tied the knot yesterday, but will neither go on a honeymoon, nor have children at least not yet. They will not even be living together, because the woman, a domestic worker, is not allowed to become pregnant under
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      Lock icon Firms bank on e-banking
      44 1 A GROWING number of companies here are doing their banking online or through mobile devices, a check with the major banks here has revealed. Just like individual consumers, these companies are after that precious commodity, convenience. L MONEY PAGE B18
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    Lock icon S’pore too small to afford gridlock: PM
    643 1  -  Singaporeans must work together to keep country stable in uncertain times BY ZAKIR HUSSAIN zakirh@sph.com.sg SINGAPOREANS must make sure that they get their politics right in the face of economic challenges ahead, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. “We must have a
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    Lock icon UNITED OVER CURRY
    161 1 THE woman who started a Facebook drive to get Singaporeans to cook a pot of curry yesterday did just that and shared it with friends, including one from China. Freelance writer Florence Leow (second from right) and her friends feasted on three types of curry chicken, vegetable
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    Lock icon He was ‘metres away’ when wife died in blaze
    892 1  -  BY JALELAH ABU BAKER LAWYER Rengarajoo Balasamy was just metres away from his wife when fire raged at their office in the Afro Asia Building two weeks ago, but to his horror and utter dismay, he could not help her. “I
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    Lock icon Curry incident spices up presidential campaign
    693 1  -  ZAKIR HUSSAIN THE curry controversy spiced up the presidential election campaign yesterday as all four candidates proffered their recipes on what it takes to bond new citizens and born-and-bred Singaporeans. Three of them also joined thousands of Singaporeans who either cooked or ate curry
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      428 1 MP Denise Phua’s pioneering work for special needs kids LIFE! PAGE C4 Adoption drops to 10-year low PRIME PAGE A3 How safe is gold, really? Exercise in ‘blocks’, and mopping counts too HOME PAGE B1 MONEY PAGE B15 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 Biden’s China visit: Strategic symbiosis
        62 2 WE SAY United States Vice-President Joseph Biden visited Beijing to make “personal connections” with China’s future leaders. Both sides have clashed spectacularly in the past year over issues such as Taiwan and Tibet. But there is a strategic symbiosis between the two great powers as
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        Lock icon China asserting itself
        33 2 COLUMNS China wants to tilt the balance of power in the region so that it has more influence and the United States less, says Michael Richardson. L REVIEW PAGE A26
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        Lock icon Death of print journalism
        47 2 The phone-hacking that led to the downfall of the News Of The World is symptomatic of the lengths to which some newspapers will go to stay relevant in a world swamped by TV and social media, says John McBeth. L REVIEW PAGE A27
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        Lock icon Presidential election
        31 2 OUR READER SAYS Instead of electing a politically active president, we need a president who can get along with the Government, says Koh Ching Feng. L FORUM PAGE A28
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        Lock icon ONLINE BLOGS
        40 2 www.straitstimes.com L Guest blogger Yong Tze Tein, an IVF specialist, on what it is like to work with childless couples. L Theresa Tan on the historic concession to the blind community for the coming Aug 27 presidential election.
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      Lock icon Time to end AGMs’ annual general makan
      981 2  -  Firms, scrap the buffet before someone gets hurt in scuffle for food BY CHUA HIAN HOU chuahh@sph.com.sg IT’S TIME to do away with the al-most-obligatory buffet spread provided by many listed companies to the shareholders attending their annual general meetings (AGMs). Now, I
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      Lock icon Adoptions in Singapore fall by half over last decade
      803 3  -  Stringent checks, tighter supply, more turning to IVF among the reasons BY JANICE TAI jantai@sph.com.sg THE number of adoptions here is at a 10-year low, having fallen by half in the last decade. The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
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      Lock icon Service centre for Malay-Muslims
      216 3  -  JANICE TAI MALAY-Muslims now have a service centre accredited by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) to turn to if they wish to adopt a child. The Apkim Centre for Social Service (Acoss) joins the five other MCYS-accredited agencies cleared to compile home-study
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      Lock icon US will never default on debt, Biden tells China
      683 4 US Treasuries also more sought-after than ever, Vice-President notes AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS BLOOMBERG CHENGDU: US Vice-President Joe Biden yesterday reassured China that the world’s No. 1 economy would never default on its debts, as the United States struggled to contain
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; BLOOMBERG; PHOTO: XINHUA  -  683 words
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      Lock icon Singapore market likely to be cautious; investors nervous
      526 4  -  BY LEE SU SHYAN MONEY EDITOR INVESTORS are waiting nervously to see if the markets will suffer another painful drubbing this week. Since the start of the month, global markets have plummeted, with the Dow surrendering some 10 per cent and the
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      Lock icon WP, Aljunied grassroots in dispute over dinner invite
      1077 10  -  Confusion whether WP MPs can attend events on grassroots premises BY KOR KIAN BENG kianbeng@sph.com.sg THE Workers’ Party (WP) and grassroots leaders in Aljunied GRC have locked horns over whether residents can invite the newly-elected opposition MPs to their Seventh Month dinner
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      Lock icon US faces critical nationwide shortage of vital drugs
      676 10 NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON: When Ms Dianne Nomikos, 65, went to a cancer centre in Houston last week to get Doxil, a vital medicine for her ovarian cancer, she was told that supplies were short. Go home and wait until new supplies
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      Lock icon Libyan rebels prep for final showdown
      694 12 Fighting in Tripoli as uprising reaches Col Gaddafi’s stronghold REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS TRIPOLI: Explosions and gunfire rocked Tripoli yesterday as a months-long uprising pushed through the gates of the Libyan capital, with rebels insisting they were close to toppling long-time ruler, Colonel
      REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  694 words
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      147 3 Are You Supplying Air-Conditioners and Refrigerators? Minimum Energy Performance Standards for Household Air-Conditioners and Refrigerators will take effect from 1 September 2011 Currently, all importers and manufacturers who supply registrable household air-conditioners and refrigerators in Singapore must register themselves with the National Environment Agency (NBA). Registered suppliers must also register
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      Lock icon Giving suggestions not interfering: Tony Tan
      750 6  -  Offering ideas on economy is not dabbling in day-to-day politics, he says ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL BY CAI HAOXIANG haoxiang@sph.com.sg DR TONY Tan yesterday said he does not regard giving the Government suggestions on the economy as interfering in day-to-day politics. The presidential candidate
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      Lock icon I’ll use veto powers to benefit more citizens: Tan Kin Lian
      689 6  -  BY ELGIN TOH DISMISSING talk that he may have trouble fulfilling his election promises, Mr Tan Kin Lian yesterday said that he plans to use the president’s veto powers to influence economic and social policies. The presidential candidate said
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      Lock icon Helping out at old folks’ home: ‘It wasn’t me’
      145 6 MR Tan Kin Lian clarified yesterday that he did not help out at the Geylang East Home for the Aged, contrary to earlier reports that he did. In fact, it was his close friend and former colleague Tan Soon Heng who
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      Lock icon Warm homecoming at Ayer Rajah for ex-MP
      625 8  -  Festive air as residents turn up to welcome Tan Cheng Bock ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL BY RACHEL CHANG rchang@sph.com.sg PRESIDENTIAL candidate Tan Cheng Bock returned to campaign in his stronghold of Ayer Rajah yesterday to a delighted welcome from residents. As he stopped
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      Lock icon Tan Jee Say explains $500k figure for president’s salary
      618 8  -  BY ROBIN CHAN PRESIDENTIAL candidate Tan Jee Say said that he used to draw an annual salary of around $500,000, and therefore knows he can live on that figure if elected president. This experience helped him arrive at the figure for
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      Lock icon Hainan Tan clan not endorsing candidate
      140 8 THE Hainan Tan Clan Association has clarified that it is not encouraging its members to vote for Mr Tan Jee Say, as its constitution prevents it from engaging in political activity. Last Friday, presidential hopeful Tan Jee Say had said: “The president (of the
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      Lock icon Cheng Bock may not hold election rally
      733 9  -  Campaign insiders feel publicity not needed, so expense is not justified BY RACHEL CHANG rchang@sph.com.sg PRESIDENTIAL candidate Tan Cheng Bock may not hold an election rally, as some within his campaign feel that the money could be better used elsewhere. They are also
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      Lock icon A day for curry and camaraderie
      809 9  -  BY KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN CURRY was the flavour of the day yesterday, as thousands of Singaporeans came together to cook some version of this spicy dish and enjoy it with friends and family. They did so to be a part of a ground-up call to
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      Lock icon Aussie attacks ‘opportunistic, not racist’
      897 13  -  Report refutes view of racist crime wave against Indian students VIOLENCE AGAINST INDIAN STUDENTS BY JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com SYDNEY: Indians studying in Australia are more likely to be assaulted and robbed than the rest of the population, but the attacks are
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE
      103 13 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L 20 years later, Russians pine for old USSR L Animals, plants head up as Earth gets warmer L Five die as storm hits Belgian festival MOST COMMENTED ON L Retweet, sexting enter Oxford English Dictionary. Says Carol
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        Lock icon More Japanese look abroad in job-hunting
        731 14  -  Singapore a top choice for reasons like social infrastructure, career prospects BY KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT wengkin@sph.com.sg TOKYO: Employment agencies here say more Japanese are looking for positions overseas, especially in Singapore and China. JAC Recruitment, a major agency, has seen nearly 4,000
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        Lock icon North Korean leader praises Russia’s progress
        391 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK TIMES MOSCOW: North Korean leader Kim Jong Il praised the development that is seen in Russia as he was welcomed by officials at a border city at the start of a rare trip to the Cold War-era ally,
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  391 words
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        Lock icon Flak over clan house preservation plan
        483 15  -  China wants to restore buildings but residents don’t want to leave BY RACHEL AU-YONG rachelay@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Carol Feng BEIJING: As China celebrates the 100th anniversary of the end of the imperial system this year, the authorities are hoping to transform the dilipidated
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        Lock icon Getting into the swing of things
        48 15 A total of 2,496 Taiwanese tried to break the Guinness World Record for the most number of people swinging hula hoops in two minutes in Taipei last Saturday and it proved to be a swinging success. PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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        Lock icon Najib denies wife bought ring
        325 16 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, in his first comments on the matter, has denied that his wife bought a US$24 million (S$29 million) diamond ring or that his Kazakhstan in-laws are related to the “Russian mafia”. “I was surprised with the report. Because
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        Lock icon Vietnamese police quash anti-China rally
        578 16 They detain protesters after order to stop rallies over maritime tensions AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS HANOI: Vietnamese police detained scores of people yesterday in a crackdown on an anti-China rally in central Hanoi, after protesters defied orders to stop a rare series of rallies
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        Lock icon Floods kill dozens, displace 67,000 in West Bengal
        302 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS KOLKATA (India): Dozens of people have died and tens of thousands have been displaced in India’s West Bengal state due to heavy rains that have overwhelmed rivers and flooded 15 districts. The state government said at least 11 people have
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        Lock icon Top Myanmar ministers to meet UN rights envoy
        314 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NAYPYIDAW: Top ministers of the Myanmar government will meet a United Nations rights envoy, a vocal critic of the country’s rulers, in a sign that the regime is seeking to engage detractors. Mr Tomas Ojea Quintana, the UN special rapporteur
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        Lock icon Hazare ready to end stand-off, open to dialogue
        705 18 Indian anti-graft activist dismisses criticism he is undermining democracy REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI: An Indian anti-graft activist whose hunger strike has galvanised millions to hold the biggest protests in decades appeared ready yesterday to end a stand-off with the government, saying
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        Lock icon Controversy over recall of Afghan lawmakers
        374 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS KABUL: Afghanistan’s election commission yesterday threw nine lawmakers out of Parliament in a bid to settle nearly a year of disputes over fraud-tainted elections that have paralysed the lower house. Although President Hamid Karzai tasked the Independent Election Commission (IEC)
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        Lock icon Paying top dollar for private education
        974 19  -  Indian parents spending half of their income on education as schools hike fees: Survey MEMO FROM NEW DELHI BY NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT gnirmala@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI: Parents Swati and Sunil Singh watch as their year-old son crawls around a room full of toys stacked
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        Lock icon Israel, Egypt aim to defuse tensions
        692 20 Israeli statement says it regrets deaths of Egyptian policemen NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CAIRO: Egypt’s Cabinet said yesterday that an Israeli statement expressing regret for the border deaths of five policemen was not enough, but stopped short of saying if it would recall
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        Lock icon Assad to comment on West’s demand to step down
        426 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIRUT: Syria’s President Bashar al-As-sad was due to comment on United States and European demands that he step down, in an interview that was to be broadcast on state television yesterday. The state-run news agency said Mr Assad would
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        Lock icon Masked men fired at police in England riots
        475 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS BLOOMBERG LONDON: Masked men fired gunshots at unarmed officers and a police helicopter during this month’s riots in the English city of Birmingham, the city’s police force has said. West Midlands Police last Saturday released footage of the men firing
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        Lock icon Spread faith, Pope tells crowd at youth fest
        468 21 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS MADRID: Pope Benedict XVI, emerging into dazzling sunshine after being lashed by a violent storm, urged 1.5 million young Catholics at a Sunday mass to spread the Gospel to others seeking better values than modern society offers.
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        Lock icon Migrants in UAE caught in web of debt
        926 21 New to easy credit, many spend beyond their means, suffer losses and end up in jail NEW YORK TIMES ABU DHABI: Before she arrived in this hub of migrant labour at age 48, Ms Evelyn Naces, a Filipino nurse, had never owned
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        Lock icon Burger King kills King mascot in new sales tack
        456 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS PORTLAND (Oregon): The King is dead, but the burger lives on. Burger King has said it is retiring The King mascot, who in recent years has been shown in ads peeping into people’s windows and popping up next to
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        Lock icon Now, hackers can steal a car via text
        644 22 Devices with cellphone links enable them to unlock vehicle doors and track locations ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO: Texting and driving do not go well together and not only in the way you might think. Computer hackers can force some cars to unlock
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        Lock icon Putting on a coat of fresh paint
        60 23 American artist Alexa Meade (left) painting model Will Claybaugh during a performance at the Irvine Contemporary gallery in Washington on Saturday. Ms Meade, 24, paints over people so that they look like paintings, then photographs them either in a natural setting or with
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          Lock icon 3 dead in ferry sinking
          114 23 ASSOCIATED PRESS MANILA: An inter-island ferry with at least 75 people on board caught fire, then sank amid stormy weather in the central Philippines yesterday, leaving three dead and one missing while the rest were rescued, officials said. The steel-hulled MV Island Fastcraft 1 was
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          Lock icon DPJ favourite: Maehara
          114 23 TOKYO: Former foreign minister Seiji Maehara has emerged as the top favourite to replace Prime Minister Naoto Kan as the chief of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), according to a Kyodo News survey conducted among the party’s senior regional leaders. Eight of the DPJ’s 47
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          Lock icon 100 missing brides
          83 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: The police have launched an investigation into the disappearance of about 100 Vietnamese women, who had been sold as brides to Chinese men but likely became targets of abduction for resale, state media said. The women had been living in remote villages in Hunan
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          Lock icon Meeting with hotel maid
          80 23 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK: Manhattan prosecutors will meet the woman who accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn (also known as DSK) of sexual assault on the eve of a court appearance where they are expected to announce whether they will proceed with the case. Hotel housekeeper Nafissatou Diallo’s
          NEW YORK TIMES  -  80 words
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          Lock icon US hikers jailed 8 years
          90 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TEHERAN: An Iranian prosecutor confirmed yesterday that Iran has sentenced two American hikers to eight years in prison each for illegal entry and espionage. Teheran prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi said charges of illegal entry and espionage against the hikers had been proven in
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          Lock icon ‘Illegals a security threat’
          81 23 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR: More than half of the foreign workers in Malaysia are illegals, which could undermine national security, Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein has said. The figures were revealed during an ongoing biometric registration programme, which aims to gather data on immigrants in
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        Lock icon Tales of bad first dates become hit on Twitter
        322 23 SLICEOFLIFE LONDON: Most people would be forgiven for trying to forget the details of a bad first date. But now hundreds of people have taken to Twitter to share their most cringe-worthy tales of failed first dates, The Daily Mail reported.
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      818 26  -  BY MICHAEL RICHARDSON FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is a visiting senior research fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. BUOYED by growing economic and military strength, China is drawing more lines in the sand in the vast, but disputed,
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        822 27  -  BY ROBERT KARNIOL DEFENCE WRITER rkarniol@sph.com.sg AMERICA’S 30-year space shuttle programme ended last month with a sonic boom, a startling shock wave of sound heralding the Atlantis shuttle’s approach as it prepared to land at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. The programme involved
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        88 28 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MS SHARON PEH: No cover when you need it most 2 MR CLINTON LIM: Why winning margin is relevant 3 MR CROSBY ONG: Don’t make it a platform for unfulfilled political agenda 4 MS CHEOK PIK LING: One pop-up... and there goes my
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        290 28  -  PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Koh Ching Feng I AM concerned that a couple of presidential candidates have advocated different perspectives on the constitutional roles of the president in their speeches. If these candidates are confused about the roles of the president, shouldn’t they be disqualified? It
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        319 28  -  Clara Tan (Ms) WHILE I am glad that voters have a choice in electing the president in this election, there are still concerns about some candidates and their backgrounds. I, for one, do not want to be swayed by online rumours
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        416 28  -  Chong Wan Yieng (Ms) Director, Corporate Communications Ministry of Law SATURDAY’S article (“Participants grill candidates on role of president”) quoted lawyer Harpreet Singh raising a question at a forum organised by sociopolitical blog The Online Citizen on the roles and functions of the
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        272 28  -  Wee Kiat Sia Head, Choa Chu Kang Branch Office Housing Development Board WE REFER to the letter by Mr Daryl Saw (“Blowing their top”; last Thursday). Mr Saw wrote to us on three occasions on the summonses he received for parking illegally twice
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        195 28  -  Steve Goh CERTAINLY, we are aware pump prices are affected by a combination of factors and they do not fluctuate at the same magnitude as crude oil prices (“ExxonMobil explains pump pricing”; last Friday). But the explanation is inadequate in addressing the concerns of
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        114 28 “Sad to say, some candidates are toeing a line similar to an opposition party.” MR CHIA HUA MENG: “This is a presidential election, not a general election. But sad to say, some candidates are toeing a line similar to an opposition party campaigning for popular support by
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        123 28 “In committing to a donation, the voter does not directly get anything.” MR KEVIN KWEK: “I don’t agree that committing a part of the president’s salary equates to vote buying (‘No pledge to donate pay because...’; Aug 13). In committing to a donation, salary is given up,
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      296 2 EMPLOYEES of beleaguered bookstore Borders at Wheelock Place have written a bittersweet message thanking its customers for “seeing us through to the end”. A sign measuring about one square metre was spotted on a glass panel at the iconic store at Orchard
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      619 5  -  BY JANICE TAI jantai@sph.com.sg UNLIKE typical newlyweds, Mr Myint Zaw Htoo and Ms Ei Ei Mon will not be leaving for a honeymoon. Neither are they planning to have children or even to live together any time soon. This is
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      218 8 THE Park Hotel Group commemorates its 50th anniversary with a new tag line 50 Years of Loving Hospitality across its eight properties in the Asia Pacific this year with activities and promotions until November. The celebration starts with a worldwide accommodation deal that offers
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      279 8 Burger meal Carl’s Jr. has rolled out a new range of juicy burgers available till mid-September only. Enjoy the Charbroiled Turkey Burger combo meal at $11.70, and Teriyaki Turkey Burger and GuacamoleTurkey Burger combo meals at $12.30 each. Life story Beyond Bone Breaking ($17.90) is an autobiography by Jeremy
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      568 11  -  S’pore Open gold a cinch but shot putter’s way off Olympic target BY MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg THROWER Zhang Guirong was Singapore’s only winner on the second and final day of the 73rd Singapore Open yesterday, winning the women’s shot put with minimal fuss. Her 16.35m throw
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        68 11 HYOGO (Japan): Singapore’s No. 1 golfer Mardan Mamat shot a three-over 74 in the final round of the Japan Golf Tour’s Kansai Open yesterday. He finished tied-12th at the Ono Golf Club with a 280 total, netting 972,500 yen (S$15,400). Overnight leader Cho
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        69 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS BOGOTA (Colombia): Oscar scored a hat-trick to lead Brazil to a 3-2 win over Portugal in extra time on Saturday to win the Under-20 World Cup. He got the winner in the 111th minute, lobbing a shot that was tipped by goalkeeper
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        50 11 REUTERS DAEGU (South Korea): Olympic decathlon champion Bryan Clay has withdrawn from the Aug 27-Sept 4 World Championships with a minor knee injury. The 31-year-old fell in the decathlon 110m at the US world trials in June. He later developed tendonitis in his right knee.
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        56 11 SAILOR Victoria Chan has won a silver in the women’s Laser Radial at the World University Games in Shenzhen, China. She finished second overall to China’s Zhang Dongshuang after 10 races, with Russia’s Evgeniya Kuznetsova third. It was Singapore’s first medal at the Games, putting
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        34 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS SAO PAULO: Former Brazil captain Socrates is in a stable condition in intensive care after being treated for a stomach haemorrhage. The 57-year-old was hospitalised on Friday.
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      417 11 REUTERS DAEGU (South Korea): Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man, predicted that he would retain his world 100 metres title in Daegu, South Korea, easily next week provided he gets a decent start. “If I get a good start... it won’t be a problem
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      343 11  -  BY SANJAY NAIR SINGAPORE’S preparations for their football World Cup third-round qualifier against China have been dealt further blows, after defender Ismail Yunos and forward Fazrul Nawaz were ruled out of the Sept 2 clash in Kunming. Gombak United right-back Ismail aggravated a
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      514 12 NZ coach Henry backs free-wheeling style to come good despite loss AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS PORT ELIZABETH (South Africa): Coach Graham Henry remained convinced that New Zealand are on the right track despite being given a reminder of a recurring Rugby World Cup nightmare, when his
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      443 12  -  BY V.K. SANTOSH KUMAR CLASS and experience told as the Singapore Cricket Association President’s XI (SCA XI) were walloped in the final of the Singapore Cricket Club-PayPal Twenty20 cricket tournament at the Padang yesterday. With their batsmen able to put up just 117-9 in
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      248 12 REUTERS MASON (Ohio): Regardless of whether Novak Djokovic makes it an unprecedented six out of six in Masters series titles against Andy Murray at the Cincinnati Open this morning (Singapore time), his 2011 tennis resume will be a stellar one. The world
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      355 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Rahul Dravid’s third century of the series could not prevent India follow-ing-on in the fourth and final cricket Test at The Oval yesterday as England went in search of a whitewash. Dravid carried his bat for a superb 146 not out in an India
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      597 12  -  DRIVER’SSEAT BY STEVE SLATER stsports@sph.com.sg LAST week, the organisers of the Indian Grand Prix announced their title sponsor. Like the Singapore night race, the New Delhi race will be sponsored by a major telecommunications provider, Bharti Airtel. One hopes that the Oct 30 race will match the
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      41 9 UNITED WE STAND Ferguson puts faith in youthful back line for clash against Spurs. B10 READY FOR KOREA Bolt gears up for 100m title defence with strong words in Daegu. B11 ALL BLOCKS Springboks’ defence keeps out second-string New Zealand. B12
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      17 9 WEAK SHOT HITS TARGET Zhang captures Singapore Open gold, but falls far short of her best. B11
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      664 18  -  Convenience is the draw but how companies use e-banking varies BY CHUA HIAN HOU TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT chuahh@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/hianhou IT’S not just consumers who have taken a shine to online and mobile banking. Singapore businesses, ranging all the way from tiny mom-and-pop outfits
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      110 18 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Some homes still fetch good rental yields L Rents of high-end homes to dip further MOST COMMENTED ON L HP surrenders as post-PC era beckons. Says Jason Eliezer Tan: “HP’s top management, which kept changing, has seemed
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          107 14 Aug 19 CHNG YR 2011 CLOSE FR Aug 18 S$ LOW S$ HIGH US$ 1.2088 +0.50 1.4219 1.2003 Euro 1.7408 +0.06 2.0153 1.6758 E 2 0024 -0 50 2 2831 1 9436 A$ 1.2611 +0.43 1.3406 1.1515 Yen* 1.5828 +0.18 1.6205 1.4467 Rupiah* 0.***** +0.67 0.***** 0.***** Where S$
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          2804 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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        258 14 REUTERS HONG KONG: China Construction Bank (CCB), the world’s No. 2 bank by market capitalisation, reported yesterday a 31 per cent rise in first-half earnings as strong growth in its financial advisory services helped boost earnings. CCB said it made a
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      766 15 Gold, Swiss francs and US farmland have proven popular but how safe are they really? AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK: Fears of a new recession have wiped trillions of dollars in value from global stock markets in recent weeks and sent investors scurrying to assets
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      934 16  -  Firm confident recent China collision will not derail industry there EYE ON MIDAS HOLDINGS BY JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg MANY S-chips struggle and strain to attract the attention of analysts and investors but Midas Holdings seems to have no such difficulties getting in the
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      152 16 MIDAS Holdings was set up in November 2000 by Singaporean Patrick Chew (right) and his Chinese partner, Mr Chen Wei Ping, who has since become a Singapore citizen. The company has two business divisions an aluminium alloy unit producing parts for passenger rail carriages and a smaller
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      884 16  -  C A I JIN BY GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg THE turmoil that has rocked global stock markets over the past fortnight has raised concerns that the fragile world economy is about to slip into recession once again. It makes for a
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        56 16 Kwa Lay Keng: The 52-year-old chief executive will leave NSL, formerly known as Natsteel, on Oct 19. Dr Kwa has been with the company for more than two decades, and in her last position, was assisting the company’s executive director, Mr Oo Soon Hee, in overseeing the company’s operations.
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        60 16 George Lee: The current head of business of the speciality papers division at New Toyo International has been appointed acting chief executive officer, from Oct 1. He will stand in for Mr Gary Yen, 37, who has resigned as chief executive, with effect from Sept 30. Mr
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        52 16 Terence Seow: The former senior vice-president at DBS Private Bank has joined Bank of Singapore as managing director and head of a new team for the bank’s South-east Asian market. Mr Seow will be responsible for the bank’s business in the region, with a focus on the
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        48 16 Jeffrey Soong: The 54-year-old former chief executive officer and managing director of Infinio Group has resigned to attend to family commitments. Mr Richard Hong, Infinio Korea’s chief executive, has been acting chief executive officer for the group from Aug 16, while Infinio looks for a replacement.
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        42 16 Alex Chong: The former senior vice-president (controller) at Dubai Aerospace Enterprise has been appointed the chief financial officer of Pteris Global. The 45-year-old will be responsible for the group’s financial and management accounting, treasury, taxation and other corporate compliance matters.
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      723 17 Low social support at work linked to higher rates of death, study finds WORKING LIFE NEW YORK: Good relationships with your co-workers and a convivial, supportive work environment may add years to your life, a new study has found. Published recently in Health
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      571 17 BLOOMBERG SEOUL: Four Deutsche Bank employees and the bank’s South Korean brokerage were indicted for causing a rout in stocks, the lender’s latest setback in the Asian nation after a six-month trading ban over the incident. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office decided to charge
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        480 2  -  The INside Track BY SERENE GOH Meet this magazine’s latest project for young people with heart: “ShopIN”. If you’ve ever wanted to make the lives of those around you better and have a great idea on how to do so, this
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        144 2  -  BY GERAINT WONG 1. List at least five areas or processes in your school that you think are most in need of improvement. 2. List at least five areas or processes in your neighbourhood that you think are most in need of improvement. 3. In a group,
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        240 3 e can’t help it if the bus or car we are in is caught in a traffic jam but we sure can avoid creating people jams! People jams on buses and trains happen when people only care about their own convenience. It isn’t
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        656 4 Sources: Agence France-Presse, The Atlantic Wire, BBC News, The Daily Telegraph, Associated Press, The Australian THE NEWS A man has been arrested for the bizarre attempt to extort money from an Australian millionaire by attaching a fake bomb around the neck of the millionaire’s daughter. THE HOAX
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        163 4 The Straits Times BBC News Wall Street Journal Manchester United, one of the most popular football clubs in the world, is said to be planning to raise up to US$1 billion (S$1.2 billion) on Singapore’s stock exchange later this year. It would do this through an IPO or initial
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        198 4 Associated Press New York Times Anders Breivik, the man who confessed to killing 69 people in twin gun and bomb attacks in Norway last month, re-enacted his actions for the police on the island of Utoya last week. The 32-year-old wore a bulletproof vest and a leash held by
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        842 5  -  BY TAN XING QI While he was in secondary school, Mr Mohammed Farhan Mohd Firdaus wanted only to play online games. As a result his grades suffered. But when his father suffered a stroke, he managed to pull himself together and become a responsible son and
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        946 6 / 7  -  BY EILEEN AUNG-THWIN Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (above) assured Singaporeans that they come first during his National Day Rally speech on Aug 14, his first after the May 7 General Election. He announced policy changes that would address citizens’ concerns about foreigners and competition from them.
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        998 8 / 9  -  Teen collectors are trying their best to keep this old-fashioned hobby alive. reports TAN XING QI ell your friends you have a philatelic interest and they may give you puzzled looks. “A what interest?” they may ask. Philately is the collection and study of stamps. Despite
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        486 8 / 9 The resuscitation of the stamp scene began long before we even knew it had. Organised by the Singapore Philatelic Museum, the National Stamp Collecting Competition (NSCC), which is in its 11th year, has seen an increasing number of student participants. This year saw the largest number
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        856 10 / 11  -  SERENE LUO compiles some cool ways to past the time SERENE LUO 1 RACE YOUR PHONES Feeling the urge to race your friends in a battle of speed and wits? Nexon’s KartRider Rush game will definitely satisfy your craving. In the
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        195 10 / 11 IN@*SCAPE You could be like Spiderman with this cool new urban sport but learn it the safe way. Parkour teaches you how to vault over benches, balance on railings and even scale walls, just like how stuntmen do it in TV dramas. The GRID Parkour Club, which meets
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        466 12  -  BY SHARMILI PILLAI The writer, 14, is a Sec 2 student at Woodlands Secondary School The humble piece of paper is an essential educational tool. So it seems rather apt that it is the medium Woodlands Secondary School students have chosen to use to show their
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        432 12 Giving back to charity not only takes time but cash too which many teens don’t have. But take part in IN’s ShopIN campaign and you could win up to $5,000 in shopping vouchers to put your plan to help others into action. Any idea, so
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        240 12  -  BY MADIHAH HAMID IN CROWDER Barbie and Ken showed up for three weekends in Orchard Road as statues, amusing passers-by with their cute poses and bright costumes. They were joined by a human die, a toy soldier, and even Batman. When they “came to life”,
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        629 14  -  BY MARDIANA ABU BAKAR Last week, we defined malapropism as a word or phrase which means something different from the word the speaker or writer intended to use. The word or phrase that is used usually sounds similar to the word that was meant or
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      186 12 Security Officers Supervisors Needed 12hrs Buona Vista Changi Cargo Complex Monthly Salary $100 Attendance Incentives Hotel Security is Advantage Apply personally 120 Lower Delta Rd #09-11 Cendex Ctr, Off Bt Merah Call Michael 8302 1364 or 6336 6187 M E T R O P O L I S Hari Raya
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      856 13 Established Cleaning Company Requires Dishwashers/ Pot Washers Housekeeping Cleaners required to work in Hotels at Orchard Road areas Salary: 8hrs $1200; 12 hrs $1450 F Meals provided F Weekly 1 Off F Any ages welcome F Singaporeans/ PRs only Call Now! 8436-7684 Cleaning Company Required 1)Operation Executive 2)Resident Manager Class
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