The Straits Times, 13 March 2012

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  • 19 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 002/02/2012 TUESDAY, MARCH 13 2012 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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  • 600 1 Signing of agreement on American presence in country may be delayed REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS KABUL (Afghanistan): The Obama administration’s long-term plans for Afghanistan may be in jeopardy after a US Army sergeant went on a shooting rampage, killing 16 civilians, nine
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  • 50 1 A MOURNER crying over the bodies of Afghan civilians killed by a rogue US soldier loaded into the back of a truck in Alkozai village of Panjwai district, in Kandahar province on Sunday. Most of the 16 dead were children. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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  • 406 1  - Same-day refund soon for most bus MRT fare claims BY GOH CHIN LIAN INSTEAD of waiting the current five days, commuters will soon be able to get a same-day refund for being overcharged or forgetting to tap their stored value cards on the readers when alighting. And from today, they
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  • prime.commentary
    • VIEW POINTS
      • 64 2 WE SAY The plan to make food centres and coffee shops totally smoke-free has an easy appeal. But keep it voluntary, as suggested by the Health Promotion Board. These places are already subject to some smoking restrictions. Smokers can avoid further curbs by voluntarily
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      • 48 2 COLUMNS Given that Iran lacks the firepower to back up its rhetoric against Israel, and that Israel’s own rhetoric has only benefited Iran in the shape of higher oil prices, William Choong suggests they both just tone it down. L REVIEW PAGE A18
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      • 41 2 While it can be argued that we are in a world of big powers, when it comes to the global economy David Skilling says it is the small countries that are making the running. L REVIEW PAGE A19
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      • 40 2 OUR READER SAYS The Ministry of Manpower says that it has listened to the concerns of employers regarding the introduction of a mandatory day off for maids, and is taking them into account. L FORUM PAGE A20
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      • Article, Illustration
        18 2 www.straitstimes.com L Grace Chng gets her fingers on Apple’s newly announced touchscreen device in San Francisco.
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    • 1003 2  -  Monetary awards for students cheapen the natural drive to do good BY SANDRA DAVIE SENIOR WRITER sandra@sph.com.sg EDUCATION Minister Heng Swee Keat announced a new Edusave award last Thursday one that he hopes will encourage character building in young Singaporeans. Teachers will nominate
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  • prime.news
    • 916 3  -  Former engineer’s postings contain incitement to violence BY ELENA CHONG elena@sph.com.sg A 36-YEAR-OLD former engineer has escaped going to jail in a landmark case on whether his online postings carried an incitement to violence. The prosecution pressed for a prison sentence, but
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    • 767 4  -  NFC executive chairman faces four charges, two for criminal breach of trust BY TEO CHENG WEE REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT chengwee@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: The husband of embattled Umno minister Shahrizat Abdul Jalil was charged yesterday with the misuse of millions of ringgit in public
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    • 422 4  -  BY ZAKIR HUSSAIN INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT zakirh@sph.com.sg BOGOR (West Java): Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong visits this hilly resort city today for the Singapore-Indonesia Leaders’ Retreat with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. They will review the progress of bilateral ties since their last retreat
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    • 704 4  -  BY WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT wahyudis@sph.com.sg BBC REUTERS JAKARTA: The Indonesian government is eager to set a standard time zone across the sprawling archipelago, a move that would bring Jakarta in line with Singapore, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur. The move could raise productivity
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    • 1190 6  -  Report also holds up recycling of waste water in Republic as example BY HIMAYA QUASEM hquasem@sph.com.sg BLOOMBERG A MAJOR United Nations report on global water supplies has called for more realistic pricing to discourage waste, a strategy for which it singles
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    • 445 6  -  BY PHUA MEI PIN FORMER prime minister Lee Kuan Yew has written to the wife of the late former attorney-general Tan Boon Teik, remembering her husband as a man always ready to find a solution to difficult
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    • 532 6  -  BY ROBIN CHAN YASMINE YAHYA SOME Singapore customers of Apple’s iTunes app store have reported unauthorised transactions, raising suspicions that their accounts have been hacked. One bank told The Straits Times that it knows of about 300 unauthorised iTunes transactions made in February, on
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    • 719 7  -  Students must also clear special test and 8 interviews BY LIN ZHAOWEI zhaowei@sph.com.sg GETTING into medical school is seen by many students as a difficult challenge, but the process is about to get tougher. That is because those vying for one of 50
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    • 675 8 Anti-human, anti-Islamic act, says farmer who lost all 11 family members ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS BALANDI (Afghanistan): The attack began around 3am on Sunday in two villages in Panjwai district, a rural region outside Kandahar that is the cradle of the Taleban
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    • 615 8 WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON: The massacre of 16 Afghan civilians by an American soldier has forced the Obama administration to confront yet another nightmare from the war zone and fresh evidence that patience back home is increasingly wearing thin. A majority
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    • 749 9  -  Drop in the sums they are ready to pay for private home sites BY ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg DEVELOPERS here are becoming more cautious with how much money they are willing to pay for private home sites. They seem to be
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  • WORLD.
    • 1008 10  -  Carriers collectively owe $25b; only 1 of 6 still posting profits BY NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT gnirmala@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI: India’s aviation industry is in distress, with the trouble spreading from debt-ridden Kingfisher Airlines to private airline Jet Airways and government carrier Air India. At
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    • 377 10 BLOOMBERG REUTERS PARIS: Airbus, Europe’s biggest airplane manufacturer, has called on the European Union to find a compromise on aviation carbon curbs, warning the EU emission limits on foreign carriers could lead to increased retaliation. The plea came after the Chinese Ambassador to
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    • 92 10 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE WORLD STORIES ONLINE L ‘Vampire Woman’ transforms herself after abusive marriage L US woman uses food stamps after $1.26 million lottery win L Entire Pacific nation could one day move to Fiji More Forum letters
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    • world.regional
      • 851 12  -  Two new laws expected to replace ISA, which is set to be repealed BY CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Najib Razak is expected to make good on promised political reforms this Parliament session, as time runs out for
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      • 324 12 KUALA LUMPUR: The engagement celebrations of Prime Minister Najib Razak’s daughter have become a source of controversy, with an opposition-linked non-government organisation lodging a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corrup-tion Commission (MACC) yesterday. The report questioned the source of RM410,000 (S$171,000) spent
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      • 392 12 REUTERS YANGON: Myanmar’s government plans to hold trial foreign exchange auctions this month before floating the currency from April 1, the start of the 2012/13 fiscal year, a central bank official said yesterday. The float would mark the most substantial economic reform
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      • 812 13 Wealthier tastes driving demand for various products WASHINGTON POST BEIJING: While the US trade deficit with China continues to soar, a surge in US exports is emerging as a bright spot in the often-troubled trade ties between the world’s largest economy and its largest
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      • 794 14  -  Scope to ease Chinese banks’ lending curbs, but no indication of monetary easing yet BY GRACE NG CHINA CORRESPONDENT graceng@sph.com.sg BEIJING: China’s economic slowdown and its record trade deficit for last month have raised expectations that Beijing will be injecting more money
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      • 777 14 REUTERS BEIJING: With his easy laugh, undyed hair and casual style, Mr Hu Chunhua is not one of your average Chinese leaders, who are better known for their rigid and dull uniformity. Stepping out this week at China’s annual meeting of Parliament, Mr
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      • IN BRIEF
        • 122 14 BEIJING: The Chinese government is set to introduce a new urban residence permit system to enable better access to social services for migrant workers, Chinese media reported yesterday. Mr Huang Ming, deputy minister of public security, said on the sidelines of the annual meeting of China’s top
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        • 105 14 BEIJING: China’s underground banks which operate in the grey area of informal lending and illegal fund raising should be legalised, urged top political advisers meeting in Beijing. The legalisation would give China’s untold number of cash-strapped small and medium-sized enterprises access to the credit they are not
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      • 251 14 XINHUA ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: China may send its first woman into space this year, after including two female astronauts in the team training for its first manned space docking, state media said yesterday. Three astronauts will blast off on board
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      • 527 15 Incident at unopened line renews fears after 2011 crash BLOOMBERG ASSOCIATED PRESS WUHAN (Hubei): A section of an unopened high-speed railway collapsed in central China’s Hubei province following heavy rainfall, renewing safety concerns prompted by a fatal crash last year, reported the
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      • 394 15 BLOOMBERG TOKYO: One year after Japan’s most powerful earthquake ever, the nation’s top two political parties have record-low approval ratings, signalling widespread discontent over the government’s response to the disaster. Public support is below 20 per cent for both the ruling Democratic Party
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    • world.international
      • 983 16  -  His anti-immigrant, protectionist tactics aimed at wooing right-wing voters BY JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT jonathan.eyal@gmail.com LONDON: What do halal meat, the free movement of people inside the European Union and low-cost imports have in common? They are all fair game for attack by French President
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    • world.at a glance
      • 308 17 SLICEOFLIFE THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KOTA KINABALU: Malaysia’s first and only upside-down house has become a tourist attraction in Sabah. Hardly six weeks after it was opened to the public, according to its operator Trekkers Lodge, the unique house in the foothills of Mount
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      • IN BRIEF
        • 123 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHNOM PENH: Retail giants Puma, Gap and H&M have urged Cambodia to fully probe the recent shooting and wounding of protesting garment workers as the sole suspect, a local governor, remained at large yesterday. The international buyers voiced “deep concern” over the Feb 20 incident
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        • 93 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO: Property tycoon Minoru Mori, who was one of Japan’s most influential developers and built China’s tallest building, has died. Company officials said on Monday that Mr Mori, chairman of Mori Building, died last Thursday of heart failure. He was 77. The company said he
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        • 102 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: South Korea’s military chief urged the navy yesterday to hit back hard against any North Korean attack, as Seoul strengthens security before a major forum. General Jung Seung Jo, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, called on the sailors to stay alert,
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        • 92 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BERN: Swiss citizens have rejected a minimum six weeks’ paid holiday a year. Known for their work ethic, the Swiss voiced their opinion in polls that closed on Sunday on several national referendums. One of them, proposed by a union, dealt with
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        • 119 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: A severely disabled British man who wants a doctor to be able to end his “intolerable” life lawfully can proceed with his court case, a judge has ruled. The High Court in London ruled that Mr Tony Nicklinson, who was paralysed from the neck
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        • 107 17 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK MALACCA: Malacca is abuzz following the rape of a 19-year-old college student by a man who broke into a female hostel wearing Batman-like attire. The victim, from Kuala Lumpur, said she was raped on Wednesday night. In her police report made the
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    • 9 15 Renewed determination to revitalise the country, Review Page A19
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  • REVIEW & FORUM.
    • 448 18 SINGAPORE has among the world’s most stringent smoking prohibitions, dating from the 1970s when cinemas, buses and lifts were the first targeted. Based on the current smoking prevalence of 14 per cent among the developed world’s lowest public-space restrictions and tobacco sales controls are
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    • 783 18  -  Ample liquidity, rising wages and costlier oil could push up prices in Singapore again BY FREDERIC NEUMANN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is co-head of Asian economics research at HSBC. IT’S time to worry about inflation. Sure, Europe still looks wobbly, the United States has seen
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    • 869 18  -  BY WILLIAM CHOONG SENIOR WRITER williamc@sph.com.sg IN A visit to Washington last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu poked fun at people who had cast doubts as to whether Iran would actually develop nuclear weapons. Iran is hellbent on developing nuclear weapons, argued
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    • review.
      • 840 19  -  SMALL COUNTRIES, BIG WORLD BY DAVID SKILLING FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is director at Landfall Strategy Group, a Singapore-based government advisory firm. ACROSS the developed world, countries are facing structural challenges associated with a disruptive ly changing global environment. In response, governments
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      • 1026 19  -  JAPAN EARTHQUAKE, ONE YEAR ON BY YOSHIHIKO NODA PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN MARCH 11 is a date now etched in Japan’s collective consciousness. On the first anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, which triggered the starkest crisis our country has faced in a
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      • 820 19  -  BY GOH SUI NOI SENIOR WRITER suinoi@sph.com.sg CHONGQING’S model of development has taken a beating in recent weeks following vice-mayor Wang Lijun’s detention after he allegedly sought asylum at the American consulate in Chengdu last month. China’s liberal camp was quick to criticise
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    • forum.
      • 423 20  -  MAIDS’ WEEKLY DAY OFF Farah Abdul Rahim (Ms) Director, Corporate Communications Ministry of Manpower SENTIMENTS expressed in recent Forum letters on the weekly rest day requirement for foreign domestic workers (FDWs) are largely similar to those that the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) encountered during its
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      • 162 20  -  Althaf Hussain THE Education Ministry’s new Edusave Character Award will be awarded to students who demonstrate exemplary values and civic responsibility (“Edusave to boost focus on values”; last Friday) I agree with Mr Wong Tuck Yin (“Character Award may send wrong message”;
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      • 70 20 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MR GEORGE QUEK: Help our young cubs roar 2 MS WENDY KOH: Things not going swimmingly at public pools 3 MR HENG CHO CHOON: Hawker centre layouts affect stallholders’ business 4 MR CYRIL NG: Speedpost service anything but speedy 5 PMO: How unit
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      • MY POINT
        • 75 20 Faster service MR J. AMRITH: “Routine transactions can be handled without the involvement of law firms (‘Panel to look into boosting lawyer supply’; last Wednesday). For example, when a housing loan has been fully repaid, the bank’s in-house legal department could arrange
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        • 92 20 Lawyers MR TAN KENG HAI: “I encouraged my daughter to become a lawyer, but I did not realise that this profession does not offer a good work-life balance. My daughter often has to work past midnight and also on weekends.
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      • 320 20  -  Melvin Tan I AGREE with Ms Jessica Lee (“Sporting events: SSC should step in if sponsors drop out”; last Saturday) that Singapore sports are at the mercy of a limited pool of multinational corporations and local sponsors that are reluctant to invest in
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      • 57 20 Letters should be meant for exclusive publication in The Straits Times. They should be no longer than 400 words and must include the writer’s full name, address and phone numbers. The Forum editor reserves the right to edit a letter. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms, Mrs or
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  • HOME.
    • 866 1  -  LTA says ‘enclosures’ will cut sound by up to 10 decibels BY ROYSTON SIM roysim@sph.com.sg OFFICE cleaner Toh Soh Luan may no longer need to watch TV in her bedroom after the Land Transport Authority (LTA) builds a new type of enclosure
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    • 107 1 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE HOME STORIES ONLINE L He earns $850 and owns a two-room flat L No fare concessions for poly students, disabled L SIA pilots asked to volunteer for no-pay leave More Forum letters online at www.straitstimes.com
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    • 780 2  -  HR experts say finance institutions, banks cut back on recruitment BY AMELIA TAN ameltan@sph.com.sg THE slowdown in the banking and finance sector has hit at least one university here. Of last year’s crop of graduates of the Singapore Management University (SMU), 95.6
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    • 309 2 INSTITUTE of Technical Education (ITE) students here will soon get more chances to develop entrepreneurial skills and go on work attachments through a new tie-up with Nebo, the youth arm of the labour movement. An agreement was inked between the two
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    • 85 2 Tan Zheng Xun, 11, cleans an ambulance at Tan Tock Seng Hospital together with a fellow scout. He was one of 20 scouts from Yangzheng Primary School who helped out at the hospital with various tasks, such as cleaning wheelchairs and portering patients, as part
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    • 729 4  -  Preparations still on track following news of colonel’s departure BY JERMYN CHOW DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT jermync@sph.com.sg THE show will go on, even though the man at the helm of this year’s National Day Parade is stepping down five months before the Aug 9 event
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    • 501 4  -  BY LESLIE KAY LIM THE family of an 84-year-old woman has filed a police report after she fell from an SBS Transit bus which allegedly moved off while she was getting down at a bus stop. Madam Yeo Hock Imm, who
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    • 152 4 THE Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army, General Pramono Edhie Wibowo, was conferred a prestigious military award by Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen yesterday. The Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera), or Meritorious Service Medal (Military), was awarded to the general for his outstanding efforts and contributions
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    • 631 5  -  Teammates try to revive him; death follows two other sports cases involving young people BY THAM YUEN-C yuenc@sph.com.sg HE HAD just celebrated his birthday the night before, and was to turn 20 next week. But on Sunday morning, teenager Muhammad Khairil Muhamad Nizam,
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    • 1090 6  -  Tebing Lane complex a draw with fishing, futsal spots and dining outlets BY PETER WONG petewong@sph.com.sg SINCE the middle of last year, Punggol residents have been keeping something to themselves. But the secret is out, and its name is @Punggol, a waterfront dining and recreation
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    • 416 6 A FULL-TIME national serviceman, who was handed another man’s identity card (IC) by mistake at a LAN gaming centre, used the card to sign up for phone contracts instead of returning it. Benjamin Ho Yi Wei, 18, knew that if he picked an expensive
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    • 505 6  -  BY POON CHIAN HUI WHEN 62-year-old Low Meng Charn was diagnosed with cancer last year, he faced a double whammy he was out of work and surgery would cost thousands of dollars. But thanks to medical safety net Medifund, the former
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    • 801 7  -  Ex-president vies for top post following discontent over ‘lack of transparency’ BY JESSICA LIM limjess@sph.com.sg A LEADERSHIP challenge was being mounted at the Singapore Polo Club last night at its 65th annual general meeting (AGM). Former president Iqbal Jumabhoy, who led the club from 2008
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    • 372 2 The 12 ttl edition of Asia Pacific MARITIME Shipbuilding Marine -Workboat Offshore Asia Pacific Maritime 2012 14-16 March 2012 www.apmaritime.com Marina Bay Sands (SECC), Level 1 Basement 2, Singapore Organised by THIS IS m THEqnE Join us at the region's premier maritime exhibition showcasing the latest in marine equipment, technologies
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    • 816 8 Fergie sets Rooney 40-goal target, believes it’ll be enough to see off City THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Alex Ferguson has challenged Wayne Rooney to score 40 goals this season after the Manchester United striker put the champions back in command in the English Premier
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    • 654 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Roberto Mancini insists Manchester City will take the Premier League title race down to the wire, after his side surrendered top spot to Manchester United in a shock 0-1 defeat by Swansea. His men gave a lacklustre performance at the
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    • 89 8 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE SPORTS STORIES ONLINE L Athletic Bilbao stun Man United at Old Trafford L Lukas Podolski to join Arsenal L Chinese football banks on ‘Anelka effect’, hopes to sign Drogba Get your free breaking news from
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    • 535 8  -  EYEONEPL BY ALEKSANDAR DURIC stsports@sph.com.sg ALEX Ferguson is renowned for playing mind games with opponents, reporters and fans. Now, he’s doing it with his very own star striker, Wayne Rooney by setting a 40-goal target for Manchester United’s No. 10. It
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    • 553 9 Reds’ captain Gerrard demands team step up for derby and stop slide THE TIMES, LONDON AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard has declared that he and his teammates need to take responsibility for their worst run of form since 2003 ahead of today’s Merseyside derby against
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    • 318 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Harry Redknapp has declared that he is “not sure” whether he wants the England coaching job amid continuing speculation that the Football Association (FA) will turn to him to replace Fabio Capello. The Tottenham Hotspur manager is the overwhelming favourite to
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    • 409 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BARCELONA: While Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is urging striker Wayne Rooney to score 40 goals this season, Barcelona striker Lionel Messi has already taken his tally to 50. He scored both goals in his club’s 2-0 win over
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    • 377 9 BLOOMBERG MIAMI: Tiger Woods’ participation in next month’s Masters is in question after he withdrew from the WGC-Cadillac Championship because of tightness in his left Achilles’ tendon. He will have the injury examined this week before making a decision about
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    • SPORTS WORLD
      • 79 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SHANGHAI: A knee injury kept former Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka from playing his highly anticipated first Chinese league match for Shanghai Shenhua, his club said yesterday. The French striker, who signed a two-year, ¤270,000 (S$448,000) contract, had been scheduled to play last
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      • 87 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE INDIAN WELLS (California): French tennis player Michael Llodra was fined US$2,500 (S$3,100) for using a racial slur during his first-round 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7-3) win over Ernests Gulbis at the ATP Tour’s Indian Wells tournament. He yelled at a Chinese female
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    • 460 9  -  BY LESTER WONG SINGAPORE’S Queen Sirikit Cup team will enjoy home-ground advantage for the first time in nearly 30 years, an edge they intend to fully exploit against opposing trios from 13 other nations. Also known as the Amateur Ladies Asia-Pacific Invitational Golf Team Championship,
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    • 585 10  -  Sim breaks 15-year-old 20km walking record amid bid to revive sport BY SANJAY NAIR nsanjay@sph.com.sg UNHERALDED Edmund Sim has broken Singapore’s longstanding 20km race walking record, representing a giant stride forward in efforts to revive the discipline locally. He pounded his way to a time of 1hr
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    • 304 10 NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS ISTANBUL: On a Sunday afternoon dominated by American athletes, the pole-vault runway was back to being a zone reserved for Russia’s Yelena Isinbayeva, just as it was when gold medals were a foregone conclusion, not a point of conjecture. After eliminating
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    • 473 10 Basketball NBA Philadelphia 106 New York 94, LA Lakers 97 Boston 94, Cleveland 118 Houston 107, Orlando 107 Indiana 94, Milwaukee 105 Toronto 99, Memphis 94 Denver 91, Atlanta 106 Sacramento 99, Golden State 97 LA Clippers 93. Cricket Asia Cup In Dhaka: Pakistan 262-8 in 50 overs (M.
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    • 877 10  -  SPORTINGLIFE BY ROHIT BRIJNATH rohitb@sph.com.sg EVEN within the calmest fan can rest an unsatisfied brute with a longing for sporting edginess. On EPL Sundays, when studs meet shins and shoulder jars shoulder, he loves it. Sometimes, he even says, “I
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    • 256 10 BIRMINGHAM: Hours before the All England men’s singles final on Sunday, Malaysian badminton star Lee Chong Wei was already feeling the pain in his shoulder. By then, he knew it was going to be almost impossible to beat China’s Lin Dan and win his third
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    • 570 11 Ploy by the Lakers’ last-shot hero fools Celtics, seals LA’s win ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles Lakers needed a last-minute shot to hold off the Boston Celtics and Kobe Bryant knew everybody in green would expect him to take it. That was why
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    • 316 11 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK: The man who unintentionally unleashed Linsanity on the world is now being booed by Knicks fans. New York coach Mike D’Antoni found himself facing chants of “Sack D’Antoni” on Sunday, during the final minutes of the Knicks’ 94-106 home loss to the
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  • 1598 11 Obituaries “Surely goodness mercy shall follow me all the days of my life;and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.” Psalm 23:6 PETER NG SOON LIM Age:97 was called home to be with the Lord on 12 March 2012. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones.
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    • 44 13 BeTheFirstToKnow BreakingNewsSMSAlert LianheWanbao ShinMinDailyNews SoccerNews The Straits Times WorldNews The StraitsTimes SingaporeNews The Business TimesNews 05.03.2012 17:47:11pm ManpowerMinistrywillrrequireaweeklyrestdayeformaids,forallworkopermitsissued/renewednfromJan1,2013.AnnouncedinParliamenttoday.FromSPHTHESTRAITS TIMES Lianhe The NewPaperSoccerNews ZaobaoNews SUBSCRIBENOWFORSPECIALPRIVILEGES!† MONTHLYSUBSCRIPTIONRATEFROMONLY$4.28# Forbillingandotherenquiries,pleasecontact: SingTel1688. M*****. StarHub1633. SingTelmobilesubscribers,call*155 M1mobilesubscribers,smsSPH to*****222 StarHubmobilesubscribers,smsSPHSMSNEWSto***** Formoredetails,visitwww.asiaone.com/mobilenews Thisserviceisavailabletopostpaidmobilephonesubscribersonly.#PriceincludesGST. †StarHubsubscriberswillenjoyafree30-daytrial.M1subscriberswillenjoy50%offsubscriptionforthefirst3months. SingTelsubscriberswillenjoyanominaltrialfeeof$0.10forforthefirst30days. Tounsubscribe,pleasecontactyourmobileserviceprovider. UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS
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  • MONEY.
    • 876 18  -  Private bank’s assets under management have surged since 2010 BY ROBIN CHAN chanckr@sph.com.sg FOR anyone with enough money to need the services of a private bank, one Singapore outfit is making quite a splash. Bank of Singapore (BOS) has piled on new elite
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    • 101 18 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE MONEY STORIES ONLINE L Qantas Asian airline in doubt as Malaysia talks fail L Starbucks ventures into new market with pod-coffee machine L Mexico’s Carlos Slim, HK’s Li Ka-shing top Forbes rich list More Forum
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      • 511 13  -  China’s large trade deficit dampens hope after positive US jobs data BULLS BEARS BY JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg THE Singapore market ended flat yesterday as some bad news from abroad more or less cancelled out a dollop of good tidings, leaving
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      • COMPANY BRIEFS
        • 123 13 MARINA Bay Financial Centre (MBFC) has signed up three new tenants at its office Tower 3. They are mining giant Rio Tinto, gym operator Fitness First and office and meeting space provider The Regus Group. Space of more than 800,000 sq ft at Tower 3 has
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        • 151 13 LOGISTICS firm Freight Links Express has reported a 1.4 per cent rise in third-quarter net profit to $3.8 million. Its revenue for the period ended Jan 31 dropped 15.1 per cent from a year earlier, to $36.9 million. The firm attributed its performance to a “general slowdown”
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        • 88 13 FIRST Ship Lease Trust has taken delivery of two stainless steel chemical tankers that had previously been leased to subsidiaries of Berlian Laju Tanker (BLT), the beleaguered Indonesian oil and gas firm which has defaulted on US$2 billion (S$2.5 billion) of debt. FSL Trust had demanded
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          99 13 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.13 billion shares worth $865 million UP DOWN Gainers: 155 Losers: 210 Unchanged: 413 FTSE ST INDEXES Mid Cap Small Cap All Share Fledgling China China Top Basic materials Points Change Points Change Points Change Consumer goods -1.19 682.83 0.30 459.89 Real estate Consumer services -0.35
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        • 217 13 Tokyo Nikkei 225 Yesterday’s close: 9,889.86 (-39.88) Japan’s Nikkei dipped 0.4 per cent as hedge funds locked in profits, following a 3.7 per cent rally in the previous two sessions. Kuala Lumpur KLCI Yesterday’s close: 1,564.75 (-14.25) Malaysia’s main index fell 0.9 per cent to its lowest since Feb
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      • SINGAPORE STOCKS
        • 235 13 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: MARCH 13,2012 Top Rises March 12 CENTS DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ ***** 232.2 1.0 DBXT MSAsExJp 10US$ 3161 76.9 2.0 CENTS IS Asia BND 100US 1042 32.8 2.6 IS S&P500 DBS Bk 4.7%
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        • 59 13 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY March 12 2012 Selling Buying March 12 2012 Selling Buying Aust dollar 1.356 ....1.292 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY 1.291 ....1.242 Euro 1.679 Malaysian ringgit 42.435 40.803 Sterling pound 2.007 1.93 NZ dollar Indonesian rupiah
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        • 61 13 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R'VOL 'ODD DAY GROSS HIGH LOW YIELD NET P/E M CAP $MIL 192 112.5 CapMallsAsia 154 cd unch 2481 155 153.5
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      • 442 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR: The long-haul arm of budget carrier AirAsia said yesterday it would axe flights to New Zealand, its latest move to shed unprofitable routes and refocus on the group’s core Asian market. Malaysia-based AirAsia X, which will cut its
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      • 478 14  -  Stake in sports, clothing brands distributor bolsters its status as retail powerhouse BY YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg SINGAPOREANS could be forgiven for thinking that Dubai means “do buy”. Dubai-based conglomerate Al-Futtaim, which took over local department store operator Robinson Co back in 2008, is back in
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    • 392 15 TAKING PULSE WITH ANDY MUKHERJEE Source: BLOOMBERG Germany is unhappy with the European Central Bank (ECB), and this week’s chart shows why. Under president Mario Draghi, the issuer and backer of Europe’s single currency seems to be veering away from the culture of
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    • 527 15 At same time, euro ministers expected to focus on Spain’s woes REUTERS BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BRUSSELS: The euro zone’s finance ministers began grappling yesterday with implementing the largest sovereign debt restructuring in history, even as they shifted their focus to other debt-burdened states
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    • 525 16  -  Boost for staff numbers and lending powers in Asia Pacific BY MAGDALEN NG songyuan@sph.com.sg MORGAN Stanley is looking to expand in the Asia Pacific region, and has upped the firm’s headcount here in the region by about 300, or 6 per cent, in the past
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    • 461 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS FRANKFURT: A top European Central Bank (ECB) official says the 17 countries that use the euro will probably see a “very mild recession” this year and that higher oil prices should not have a lasting impact on inflation. Mr Benoit Coeure, an
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    • 652 17  -  Japan’s supply chains, exports less affected than earlier feared: Citi BY MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg ONE year on from Japan’s March 11 earthquake and tsunami, companies in the country have fared better than expected, said a Citi report released on the anniversary of the
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    • 349 17  -  BY YUNITA ONG JAPAN may have just paused to mark the sombre first anniversary of the cataclysmic earthquake and tsunami of March 11, but life, of course, must go on. One result of the tragedy is that firms there are more aware than ever
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    • 557 17  -  BY GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT THE success of Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT) in raising $350 million by selling perpetual bonds last week has spurred hopes that other real estate investment trusts (Reits) may follow suit. But some analysts worry
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    • 381 17 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: The yen remains overvalued despite its recent steep fall from historic peaks versus the US dollar, Japan’s Prime Minister said yesterday, while the country’s Finance Minister kept up a warning against speculative currency moves. “Compared to record highs seen last October,
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    • 112 1 Exploring Rajasthan Easy listening Camel safaris and the best masala chai C2&3 Wall-sized wonders Wee Beng Chong returns with first solo show in nine yearsC8 Singer Tay Kewei covers Adele in new album C11 Denise Ng, lawyer Seven trips in 2011 to Hongkong, Bali, KL Singaporeans are making quick trips
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      • 1696 2  -  This state in north-west India has many forts and two different ones, Jaisalmer and Bundi, are worth visiting marc nair stlife@sph.com.sg The writer is a poet and photographer. The history of India’s Rajasthan is one replete with heroes and great battles, and the landscape is peppered
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      • 1628 4  -  Travellers rejoice as budget carriers open more regional routes to well-explored spots and places less visited nicholas yong nicy@sph.com.sg At least 13 new flights to regional destinations, some flying on a daily basis, were launched by both budget and fullservice airlines last year, leaving Singaporeans spoilt
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        524 6 THE SUITE LIFE Located in the heart of the Thai capital, VIE Hotel Bangkok (above) has a range of penthouse suites ranging in size from 90 to 420 sq m. Penthouse suite packages start from 20,000 baht (S$820) a night and include a 24-hour personal butler service, a
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      • 599 6 New York Times Besides being a film-maker and a winemaker, Francis Ford Coppola has owned hotels and resorts since the 1980s. With his latest, Palazzo Margherita in Bernalda, Italy, he now owns five properties. His first, the Blancaneaux Lodge in Belize, was a result of
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      • 1150 7  -  For a truly desert-island fantasy, leave the beaten track and soak in the remote islets of El Nido dan levin New York Times We were floating gingerly over a forest of antlershaped coral when I heard a Swede, who was snorkelling with me, shout. I popped my
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      • 662 7 New York Times Step aboard a modern airliner and the sense of taste loses its bearings. This is not simply because much airline food is unappetising. No, the bigger issue is science. Science that airlines now want to turn to their advantage as they vie
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    • 712 8  -  In his first solo show in nine years, master artist Wee Beng Chong goes big on calligraphy akshita nanda akshitan@sph.com.sg Wall-sized and gloriously detailed calligraphy populates master artist Wee Beng Chong’s first solo exhibition in nine years. More than 50 scrolls of Chinese ink, along
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    • 505 8 COSMOPOLITAN. 3-RM. 1324 sqft. #30+. $7.xK+ neg. Panaromic view. Val *****181 90 HOLLAND RD spacious 2 +1 furn 1200 sqft. Facilities neg. Chris *****259 THE PATERSON 3+1. 1420 sqft, f/furn, renovated. Orchard. 9834-6558 Lee YF ASTRID MEADOWS 1378 sqft Spacious 2-bdrm. Newly reno. Karen 9061-2738 $6.9K D.09, 4+1 ensuite. 2582
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