The Straits Times, 2 April 2012

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    19 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 002/02/2012 MONDAY, APRIL 2 2012 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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    • Article
      Lock icon ‘No’ to home sale? Pay up
      56 1 SOME real estate agents want to be compensated if a customer backs out of an exclusive agreement to sell the property. According to the Council for Estate Agencies, it is not illegal to insert exit clauses, but some home sellers are riled up by
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      Lock icon Shipwrecks to plunder
      57 1 INDONESIA’S shipwreck graveyard has long been coveted as yet another resource to exploit, and local fishermen are looking to strike it rich picking through everything from 9th century ceramics to exquisite jewels, funeral urns and inkwells. But experts are frustrated by the loss of such rich history.
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      Lock icon Rafael Hui arrest ‘an isolated case’
      66 1 A TOP Hong Kong official says the arrest of former chief secretary Rafael Hui (right) is an “individual incident” that will not affect the morale of the civil service. The city’s anti-graft body arrested him and two of Hong Kong’s richest men last week
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    • Article
      Lock icon Sing dollar set to rise
      62 1 A COMBINATION of returning capital inflows and high inflation are likely to push the value of the Singapore dollar up in the months ahead, say analysts. They believe that when the central bank meets later this month to set the exchange rate policy, it will
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    Lock icon 3-0 China gets sweet revenge on S’pore in table tennis
    279 1  -  BY TERRENCE VOON DORTMUND: The double in Dortmund was not to be for Singapore’s women, who went down 0-3 to China in the final of the World Team Table Tennis Championships yesterday. It was sweet revenge for the Chinese, who
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    Lock icon Suu Kyi’s party claims polls victory
    730 1  -  Landmark by-elections go smoothly, but official result not likely for days BY TEO CHENG WEE REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT chengwee@sph.com.sg MANDALAY: The opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) claimed victory after yesterday’s landmark by-elec-tions that passed without major incident, raising Myanmar’s chances of getting international endorsement
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      137 1 DISABLED MAN’S SINGAPORE’S Nature champion Drive for independence HOME, PAGE B1 LIFE! PAGE C6 TASTE OF Singapore’s wet markets HOME, PAGE B4 BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg NEWS TIPS: 1800-*****28 CALL 6388-3838 TO SUBSCRIBE OR GO TO www.sphsubscription.com.sg MY STORY, MY DESIGN COMBINE TO CREATEYOUR OWN
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        Lock icon Real-world education to broaden minds
        66 2 WE SAY The model of a “practice-oriented” university, being considered by a high-level Education Ministry committee, has merit. Indeed, aspects of learning from practical experience can be infused into more courses at all universities. A work stint can help open the eyes of undergraduates to
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        Lock icon Populism v reform
        38 2 COLUMNS The stories of Chinese Politburo member Bo Xilai and former Indian railway minister Dinesh Trivedi point to a common problem: How to square welfare with government solvency, says Nayan Chanda. L REVIEW PAGE A16
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        Lock icon Perils of trading by algos
        44 2 The debacle involving Bats, a high-tech stock exchange group in the US, has re-ignited a debate over high-frequency trading, with some blaming such activities for the dwindling interest of retail investors, says Goh Eng Yeow. L MONEY PAGE B14
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        Lock icon Using CPF to buy flats OK
        33 2 OUR READER SAYS Allowing the use of Central Provident Fund monies to finance flat purchases is a wise decision, says Tan Eng Lian. L FORUM PAGE A18
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        Lock icon ONLINE BLOGS
        18 2 www.straitstimes.com L Himaya Quasem on how a controversial charity video, Kony 2012, could spur online activism.
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      Lock icon Offer free access to museums
      990 2  -  More Singaporeans can then learn to appreciate, value arts and culture BY ONG SOR FERN sorfern@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/OngSorFern HOW much does the average Singaporean value the arts and culture? I have been mulling over the question recently, after National Heritage Board chairman Ong Yew Huat hinted
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      Lock icon Body of man missing after boat accident found
      911 3  -  Survivor claims tugboat rammed them during incident off Jurong Port BY LEONARD LIM, THAM YUEN-C limze@sph.com.sg yuenc@sph.com.sg A SEARCH party organised by the family of Mr Hamidzan Abdullah found his body last night, more than a day after the 34-year-old went missing
      PHOTOS: LEONARD LIM, COURTESY OF MR HUSIN MOHD YUNOS’ FAMILY; ST GRAPHICS  -  911 words
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      92 4  -  BY LAU FOOK KONG PHOTOJOURNALIST It’s that golden time of the day when things start to wind down, people head home, and friends and family start getting together. Straits Times photographers show their take on that moment in the Prime pages on Monday entitled 6.39pm. After the rain
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      Lock icon Property agents: Cancelling sale? Pay up
      624 4  -  Some are taking steps to get compensation if a seller changes his mind BY ELIZABETH SOH esoh@sph.com.sg SOME real estate agents want to be compensated if a customer backs out of an exclusive agreement to sell the property. Situations could include owners asking agents
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      Lock icon Boyfriend charged with woman’s murder
      804 5  -  Parents did not know their daughter was in a relationship BY THAM YUEN-C LEONARD LIM yuenc@sph.com.sg limze@sph.com.sg BARELY three months after moving out from her family’s flat, Ms Elsie Lie Lek Chee was found dead in a room in Jurong West that she apparently shared
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      Lock icon China’s slow growth ‘might not be all bad’
      1129 7  -  ESM Goh optimistic impact on Singapore will not be great BY KOR KIAN BENG CHINA CORRESPONDENT kianbeng@sph.com.sg BOAO (Hainan): To minimise the ill-effects of a slowdown in China’s economy, countries such as Singapore need to watch what the Chinese are consuming as
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      Lock icon Johor Baru’s EDL highway opens – but no tolls for the time being
      418 8 Johor Baru’s EDL highway opens but no tolls for the time being THE 8km Eastern Dispersal Link (EDL) in Johor Baru opened yesterday after weeks of delays but the authorities are not collecting any tolls for now. In a statement on Saturday, Malaysian Highway Authority director-general Ismail Salleh said the
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      Lock icon 300,000 unskilled foreign workers will get to work longer here
      836 8  -  Companies welcome extension as such staff can still contribute BY TOH YONG CHUAN tohyc@sph.com.sg FROM July 1, as many as 300,000 unskilled foreign workers who are already in Singapore will be able to work here for up to 10 years.
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      Lock icon Thailand blames local insurgents for blasts
      558 8 BLOOMBERG ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK: The Thai authorities blamed a local insurgent group for coordinated bomb attacks that killed 14 people and injured 509 in two southern provinces on Saturday. Two car bombs exploded in the southernmost province of Yala, killing 11 people
      BLOOMBERG; ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  558 words
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      Lock icon MFA monitoring Hat Yai situation
      268 8 THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) continues to monitor closely the situation in Hat Yai particularly of Singaporeans affected by the hotel fire, its spokesman said in a statement yesterday. “Our embassy in Bangkok has been in contact with 31 Singaporeans in Hat Yai, including
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  • prime.myanmar by-elections
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      Lock icon ‘We have been waiting for 24 years’
      930 6 Residents note a big difference from 2010 election, calling the atmosphere much freer THE STRAITS TIMES THONGWA (Myanmar): The young woman emerged from the school turned voting centre unable to contain the smile on her face. She was “very, very happy” after casting
      THE STRAITS TIMES; TEXT: AFP ST GRAPHICS; ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  930 words
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      Lock icon Myanmar by-elections expected to dominate Asean summit talks
      649 6  -  BY LI XUEYING ASSISTANT POLITICAL EDITOR PHNOM PENH: The official theme for Asean this year is “One Community, One Destiny”, and on the table for its 20th summit starting tomorrow is how it can push ahead on integration and fulfil the promise
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  • WORLD.
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      Lock icon Stuck with a spiralling fuel subsidy?
      845 9  -  As Indonesia’s economy soars, its subsidy bill is set to balloon NEWS ANALYSIS BY ZAKIR HUSSAIN INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT zakirh@sph.com.sg JAKARTA: Thousands took to the streets in cities across the country to protest against an increase in oil prices and demand the removal of corruption
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE FOLLOW AND ENGAGE ST ONLINE
      97 9 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE WORLD STORIES ONLINE L Too much sitting may shorten your life: Study L If Abbott had only bitten his tongue about Gillard’s bum... L Cameron licking his wounds after ‘pastygate’ More Forum letters online at
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    • world.regional
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        Lock icon Foxconn will keep raising pay in China
        570 10 It will also cut working hours of employees and build high-tech factories REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS BOAO (China): Foxconn Technology Group will keep on increasing worker salaries in China and cutting the hours of work, chairman Terry Gou said yesterday, after it came under
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        Lock icon Indonesia’s shipwrecks mean riches and headaches
        546 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS MENTAWAI ISLANDS (Indonesia): Indonesia’s graveyard of ships from Asia, Europe and the Middle East one of the biggest in the world with nearly 500 shipwrecks identified so far has long been coveted as yet another resource to exploit. The most valuable shipwreck,
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTOS: ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  546 words
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        Lock icon Beijing and KL launch joint industrial park
        444 10 XINHUA BERNAMA NANNING: China and Malaysia yesterday launched their first joint industrial park in southern Guangxi region, which will focus on the development of manufacturing, IT and service industries. The China-Malaysia Qinzhou Industrial Park (QIP), located in Qinzhou, some 150km from Nanning city,
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        Lock icon Philippine police bust dog-fighting racket
        350 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA: Philippine police had rescued 300 badly injured pitbulls and arrested seven South Koreans after busting a massive dog-fighting syndicate, the head of the operation said yesterday. Four Filipino caretakers were also taken in for questioning after the raid on Friday at a
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  350 words
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        Lock icon HK govt breaks silence on arrest of ex-official
        729 11 Govt says it is an ‘individual incident’ that won’t affect morale of civil service HONG KONG: The Hong Kong government has broken its silence over the arrest last week of a former top government official by the city’s anti-corruption body. Secretary for
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        Lock icon Thousands march against new HK leader
        429 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG: Thousands of Hong Kong people staged a noisy protest yesterday against the city’s incoming government chief, and decried Beijing’s alleged interference in the city’s recent leadership election. Holding banners and chanting slogans such as “One person, one vote” and “Leung,
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  429 words
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        Lock icon Scandal shakes trust in Japan private pensions
        602 12 AIJ meltdown points to deregulation problems; small businesses in trouble AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: Trucking company president Masazumi Ando said he was furious when he saw the head of an investment firm that lost US$1.3 billion (S$1.6 billion) in pension money bow in apology
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        Lock icon Late bloomer
        60 12 A bird perching on a branch of a blossoming cherry tree in Tokyo, Japan, yesterday. The cherry blossom season, a time of beauty, picnics and revelry under the blossoming trees, is a highly anticipated affair and its start date is closely watched. This year, it began five days
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        Lock icon Japanese firms face ‘tectonic changes’ as Asian rivals rise
        450 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: Sharp’ s announcement that it will team up with Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision on a liquid crystal display (LCD) deal is the latest example of the “tectonic changes” rippling through hard-hit Japan Inc. Once the world’s top makers
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        Lock icon Nation ‘not prepared’ for worst-case tsunami
        339 12 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO: Japan’s defences against a major tsunami and the safety of its nuclear plants were thrown into further doubt after two official studies predicted much higher waves could hit, and that Tokyo quake damage could be greater than what it was
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        Lock icon Islamists field man for Egypt presidency
        723 13 Nomination of Muslim Brotherhood’s deputy leader likely to anger military leaders ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO: The fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood has named its chief strategist and financier as a candidate for Egypt’s president, a surprising reversal of an earlier pledge to stay out of the race
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        Lock icon ‘Pot of gold’ to help anti-Assad forces
        499 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS ISTANBUL: Dozens of countries yesterday sought to set conditions for a new Syria, pushing for tighter sanctions and diplomatic pressure to further isolate President Bashar Assad, while urging the opposition to offer a democratic alternative to his regime. Yet the show
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        Lock icon Reforms will only cement Putin’s rule
        919 14  -  New laws would give next Russian leader firm grip on power BY VLADIMIR RADYUHIN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES v.radyuhin@gmail.com MOSCOW: Russia may be in for some colourful new names in politics as Russian strongman Vladimir Putin prepares to return as president next month. He
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        Lock icon Hoodie in spotlight after US teen’s shooting
        415 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON: Until just a few weeks ago, the “hoodie” was seen as just another article of clothing, a favourite garment of rumpled American teenagers and casually clad vacationers. But the popular cloth jacket with attached hood has become a subject of
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTOS: ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  415 words
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        Lock icon MI5 warns of plot to kill top Chechen exile
        582 14 LONDON: Britain’s security services have issued an unprecedented public warning that Mr Akhmed Zakayev a Russian exile who is a friend of actress Vanessa Redgrave is the target of a murder plot, The Sunday Telegraph reported. The revelation comes amid growing
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    • world.at a glance
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        Lock icon Laughing their way to happiness
        362 15 SLICEOFLIFE AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG: Hypnotherapist Dick Yu has a mission that seems unthinkable to some Hong Kong people: He wants to make the Asian financial hub’s seven million residents laugh. “Hong Kong people don’t laugh because they are under constant pressure to make more
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        Lock icon Look who’s diving in the sky
        52 15 A kite shaped like a scuba diver floating past the Washington Monument in Washington, DC, at the recent Blossom Kite Festival. The event is part of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, which this year marks 100 years of US-Japan friendship. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHOTO:
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      • IN BRIEF
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          Lock icon Stricken ship in port
          89 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS SANDAKAN: Smiling passengers safely left a fire-damaged luxury cruise ship that limped into a Malaysian port yesterday after being stranded at sea for 24 hours. The Azamara Quest drifted off the southern Philippines after flames engulfed one of its engine rooms last Friday. Emergency
          ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  89 words
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          Lock icon Zardari to visit India
          85 15 REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is expected soon to make the first visit to India by a head of state since 2005, with relations between the rivals at their warmest in years. Mr Zardari’s spokesman Farhatullah Babar said yesterday the visit would be personal
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          Lock icon Japan supports Kim
          69 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: Japan’s government yesterday threw its backing behind Mr Jim Yong Kim, the US nominee to be the next World Bank chief, as the KoreanAmerican physician visited Tokyo. “He substantially understands the positions of developing countries,” Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi told reporters after meeting
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          Lock icon Aussie gets jail reduced
          89 15 BLOOMBERG SYDNEY: An Australian businessman jailed in China for bribery and embezzlement has won a sentence reduction on appeal, Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs said. Matthew Ng, who was convicted by a Guangzhou court, had embezzlement charges dropped, cutting his prison term to 11 years and
          BLOOMBERG  -  89 words
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          Lock icon S’pore-India exercise
          102 15 SINGAPORE: The Republic of Singapore Navy and the Indian Navy conducted the annual Singapore-Indian Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) from March 21 to yesterday, according to a statement from Singapore’s Ministry of Defence. Hosted by India, this year’s exercise was the 19th instalment in the series of bilateral exercises
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  • REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon Real-world education to broaden minds
      426 16 THE university landscape here is set to change as young people seek new avenues of higher education and the economy demands a more diverse pool of skilled workers. Fresh ideas will doubtless emerge in due course from the Education Ministry’s Committee on University Education Pathways
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      Lock icon Paying the price of endless war
      1139 16  -  BY SARAH CHAYES The writer lived and worked in Kandahar for most of the past decade, then was a senior adviser to the US military. She is the author of The Punishment Of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban. WASHINGTON POST IT’S a nightmare
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    • Article
      Lock icon Balancing populism and reform
      745 16  -  BY NAYAN CHANDA The author is director of publications at the Yale Centre for the Study of Globalisation WHAT do China’s flamboyant Politburo member Bo Xilai and India’s mildmannered former railway minister Dinesh Trivedi have in common? Both were sacked and the policies they advocated are
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        Lock icon New maritime postures across the region
        925 17  -  BY MICHAEL RICHARDSON FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is a visiting senior research fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. THE pieces of the region’s new strategic kaleidoscope are starting to fall into place as allies and security partners of the United
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        Lock icon Returning to past for a new future in US-Myanmar ties
        874 17  -  BY IAN STOREY FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies AT HONOLULU’S Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, a dedicated group of professionals quietly goes about one of the most remarkable endeavours
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        Lock icon Get the politics right first
        846 17  -  BY THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN NEW YORK TIMES I’M READING a fascinating new book called Why Nations Fail. The more you read it, the more you appreciate what a fool’s errand America is on in Afghanistan and how much the US needs to totally revamp our
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        Lock icon CPF property policy works just fine
        245 18  -  Tan Eng Lian (Madam) ALLOWING the use of Central Provident Fund (CPF) monies to finance the purchase of flats is a wise decision by the Government (“Change property policy to boost CPF savings for retirement” by Mr Tan Hwee Heng, “Encourage people to save
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        64 18 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MADAM SEAH SEOW PING: Financial value of a stay-home mum 2 MS MARGARET CHONG: All cleaners need protection 3 PEOPLE’S ASSOCIATION: Come sign up as a volunteer COP 4 MR HARRY NG: Tuition scheme worth expanding 5 MR MATTHEW ONG: Better to discipline
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        209 18  -  Jeraldine Phneah (Ms) AS AN undergraduate, I am concerned about wage guidelines and policies regarding internships (“National Wages Council seeks views on pay guidelines”; last Friday). Concerns have been raised recently in the United States and Britain about students being exploited as unpaid interns. In
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        158 18  -  Joseph Khoo I AGREE with Moulmein-Kallang GRC MP Denise Phua that the three-month stint served by management associates in front-line agencies may be too brief (“Ground stint for top govt scholarship holders”; last Wednesday) Instead of such a short period, which
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      293 3 A COMMUNITY garden in Goldhill estate in Bukit Timah has taken root so well that it has even drawn birds such as hornbills to feed on the fruits grown there. The garden was singled out by National Development Minster Khaw Boon Wan in his blog
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      542 4  -  BY LEONARD LIM A SINGAPORE delegation that visited Kitakyushu, a Japanese city known for its eco-friendly ways, has come back with ideas that could be applied here. Among the 22-strong group is Ms Melissa Tan, a senior business manager at recycling
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      215 5 A WOMAN in her 20s died yesterday when the car she was in was involved in an accident. Chinese newspaper Shin Min Daily News reported that her husband, who looked to be in his 20s, was driving the Toyota Vios when it collided with a
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      606 6  -  Three new tourist attractions entice visitors from Singapore to have vacations across the Causeway By Ahmad Osman Johor Baru and Kuala Lumpur are gearing up to attract tourists with an edutainment centre, a theme park and island retreats that take visitors back to nature.
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      694 7  - S’ PORE LOSE WORLD CROWN China too strong as they cruise to 3-0 victory and regain Corbillon Cup BY TERRENCE VOON tvoon@sph.com.sg DORTMUND: Maybe it was the eight hours of table tennis they played in two days. Or perhaps it was their opponents’ unquenchable desire for vengeance. Whatever the reasons,
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      277 7  -  TERRENCE VOON DORTMUND: China’s all-conquering men’s table tennis team got the job done yesterday, crushing hosts Germany 3-0 in the final to collect their 18th world team title. Stirred by a passionate home crowd, former world No. 1 Timo Boll offered hope when he fought
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      713 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Papiss Demba Cisse scored both goals as Newcastle inflicted fresh Premier League misery on 10-man Liverpool with a 2-0 victory at St James’ Park yesterday. The Senegal striker made it seven goals in as many Premier League games for Newcastle with
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      79 7 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE SPORTS STORIES ONLINE L Growing in stature L It’s mind over body L Crazy money and a scary future Get your free breaking news from ST iPad and iPhone apps. Subscribers have exclusive access to
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      552 8  -  BY SANJAY NAIR THEY are the Malaysia Cup holders and have yet to lose at home this year, but Negeri Sembilan are happy to share a point when they host the LionsXII. With top scorer Jean-Emmanuel Effa suspended, coach Mohd Azrai Khor Abdullah
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      430 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Alex Ferguson has challenged Wayne Rooney to lead Manchester United to their 20th league title, as they look to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League at Blackburn today. The England striker will have the opportunity to go
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      850 8 Mancini prepared to cut player in summer as City’s title hopes fade THE TIMES, LONDON AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: On a day when Roberto Mancini resolved the mystery surrounding Sergio Aguero’s “stupid” injury, the Manchester City manager gave up on figuring out another: Mario Balotelli. Mancini confirmed that Aguero
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      300 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger accused his players of a lack of commitment during their lacklustre 1-2 defeat by struggling Queens Park Rangers on Saturday. His side came into the game on the back of a run of seven straight Premier League
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      400 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Chelsea’s interim manager Roberto di Matteo has hailed a rejuvenated Fernando Torres while adding that his team are gaining momentum at just the right time as they enter a pivotal period in their season. Torres has netted only six times in 37 appearances
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      586 9 She co-leads Kraft despite strong winds, fine run by unknown REUTERS RANCHO MIRAGE (California): Tseng Ya-ni’s grip on the Kraft Nabisco Championship was loosened by strong winds and superb play by Swede Karin Sjodin in Saturday’s third round. The Taiwanese world No. 1, hunting her
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        66 9 HARIMAU Muda have joined Brunei DPMM at the top of the S-League on 14 points, after beating Singapore Armed Forces FC 2-1 at the Choa Chu Kang Stadium last night. The leaders have the same goal difference (8) but DPMM have scored more goals.
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        51 9 REUTERS MADRID: Braces from Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain inspired Real Madrid to a 5-1 win at Osasuna on Saturday. The leaders hit the 100-goal mark this season and move to 78 points, keeping their six-point lead over champions Barcelona, who beat Bilbao
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        54 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE INDIANAPOLIS (Indiana): Michael Phelps roared to victory in the 200m medley in 1min 56.32sec at the Indianapolis Grand Prix on Saturday. This is almost two seconds faster than the Olympic season’s previous top time 1:58.16 set by Joseph Roebuck at the
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        40 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS DUBAI: Monterosso won the US$10 million (S$12.6 million) Dubai World Cup, the world’s richest horse race, on Saturday, handing the emirate’s ruler an emotional victory after one of his horses was euthanised earlier.
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      404 9 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS KEY BISCAYNE (Florida): Agnieszka Radwanska said her ability to “mix it up” was the key to her rise to the top four in women’s tennis, a position she strengthened with her 7-5, 6-4 victory over Maria Sharapova in the final of the Sony Ericsson
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      122 9 Today Basketball NBA: Houston v Indiana (Live, StarHub Ch216, 7am). Football English Premier League: Blackburn v Manchester United (Live, mio TV HD Ch102, tomorrow, 3am). Tomorrow Basketball NBA: Chicago v Houston (Live, StarHub Ch202, 8am), Oklahoma v Memphis (Live, Ch216, 8am). Cricket Indian Premier League opening ceremony
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      565 9 Badminton Axiata Cup In Jakarta, 2nd s-final, 2nd leg: Indonesia Rajawali 3 Malaysia Leopards 0. Finnish Open In Vantaa, finals Men: Rajiv Ouseph (Eng) bt Henri Hurskainen (Swe) 21-18 16-21 21-18. Women: Yao Jie (Ned) bt Michelle Li (Can) 22-20 21-19. Basketball ABL Indonesia Warriors 69 San Miguel Beermen
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      754 9  -  HORSE RACING Michael Lee in Dubai BARRIER one turned out to be a huge assisting factor, but it was a virtual unknown from Bahrain who proved the telling Factor for Rocket Man at Meydan on Saturday night when the Singapore equine icon found one better
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      690 10 Lin opts for surgery on knee, will miss the rest of the regular season NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK: Jeremy Lin’s rise was swift and magical, a National Basketball Association fairy tale played out on a global stage, one enchanting chapter at a time, its conclusion a
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      483 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES: Kobe Bryant made just three baskets on Saturday, but his nightmarish night included one dream shot a go-ahead three-pointer with 20 seconds left in the Lakers’ National Basketball Association victory over New Orleans. The league’s scoring leader finished
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      466 10  -  Ravindran Packrisamy, 46, general manager at a logistics company Runs four times a week, about 2km each time ALVIN CHIA “THIS is my sprint down memory lane. Running here brings back memories, because I grew up here. I used to live
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      337 10 REUTERS NICE (France): Deafening boos, jeers and whistles could not wipe the smile off Patrick Chan’s face on Saturday as he became the first male figure skater in six years to win back-to-back titles at the World Championships despite crashing to the ice
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      169 8 SPORTS FIXTURES League I Home Team I Away Team I (Sin “aJo?ed!fte/tl e) Asian FC Cup M League Yangon United Negeri Sembilan Home United LionsXII Tue, 03/04/12 5.00pm Tue, 03/04/12 8.45pm For fixtures of all E Premier, E League Champ, Spanish League, UE Champions, Asian Champ and US Soccer League
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      201 11 Memory wanders as shadows fall Back to the days o\ A vision comes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, Of her lips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep. h appiness Days beyond recall. r to s /4. m $Sg mm I mm mi m m
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    595 11 OBITUARIES The family of the late BERNARD ONG SIONG MEE Departed 27/3/2012 wish to express their heartfelt thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends, ex-colleagues and business associates for their kind assistance, attendance, condolences, contributions and wreaths during their recent bereavement. Special thanks to Prof Koo Wen Hsin, Dr Chau Noan
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      2458 13 NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING DBS Group Holdings Ltd (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Company Registration No.: *****1152M Informal Briefing on DBS 2011 Results Chief Financial Officer Chng Sok Hui will present the DBS 2011 Results at 9.30 am, immediately preceding the formal commencement of the Annual General Meeting.
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      698 16  -  High inflation, returning capital inflows likely to nudge it up, say experts BY MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg A COMBINATION of returning capital inflows and high inflation is likely to push the value of the Singapore dollar up in the months ahead, analysts said, This
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      419 16 REUTERS NEW YORK: United States consumer spending increased by the most in seven months in February as households shook off a rise in petrol prices, leading economists to raise forecasts for US first-quarter growth. Even with petrol around US$4 (S$5) a gallon, Americans
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      96 16 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE MONEY STORIES ONLINE L 4.7% drop in luxury home prices for 2011 L ‘Sinking’ shipping can’t bank on quick recovery L Ex-civil service head named as URA chairman More Forum letters online at www.straitstimes.com Get
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        632 12  -  But big question is whether rally will last into next quarter MARKETS INSIGHT BY ANITA GABRIEL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT anitag@sph.com.sg IT WAS a quarter that defied expectations for major world markets, including the local bourse. In a period when good news dominated the
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        517 12  -  WARRANTS WATCH JONATHAN KWOK LIKE the stock market, interest in warrants has slowed following January and February’s exertions. Warrant turnover was $545.9 million in March, down 10.7 per cent from February’s turnover, according to Macquarie Bank data. This echoed a drop in trading on the main
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          87 12 Mar 30 CHNG YR 2012 CLOSE FR Mar 29 S$ LOW S$ HIGH US$ 1.2574 -0.03 1.4219 1.2003 Euro 1.6773 -0.13 2.0153 1.6287 Yen* 1.5318 -0.42 1.7145 1.4467 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.26 0.***** 0.***** Where S$ stands Mar 30 CHNG YR 2012 CLOSE FR Mar 29 S$ LOW S$ HIGH
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          1208 12 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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          42 12 Week’s Top Rises CENTS (0) CENTS GoodpacK W*****0 108.5 17.5 Week’s Top Falls CENTS (0) CENTS TranspacWl ***** 109.5 -27.5 Week’s Top Rises CENTS CENTS Ntegrator W*****1 0.5 400.0 Week’s Top Falls CENTS CENTS SGX BPeCWI ***** 0.2 -80.0
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        630 13 People may retaliate if economic turnaround does not happen soon NEWS ANALYSIS REUTERS ROME: Most of the people of southern Europe have stayed surprisingly stoic up to now in the face of some of the most painful budget cuts in living memory, but there are
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          40 13 OLIVIER LIM TZE GHOW: Appointed as non-executive director of NOL with effect from next Thursday. Mr Lim, 47, is the chief investment officer at CapitaLand. He will join the executive committee and nominating committee at Neptune Orient Lines.
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          37 13 LEUNG YEW KWONG: Appointed as a principal consultant at KPMG with effect from today. Mr Leung, 59, was previously a tax lawyer at WongPartnership. He will focus on tax dispute resolution and advisory work at KPMG.
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          50 13 GAN WUI KOH: Resigned as executive director of HLH Group with effect from April 20. Mr Gan, 50, stepped down to pursue personal interests. He had been appointed to that role on Aug 11, 2006, and had been in charge of the operational aspects of the firm’s business.
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          51 13 WILLIAM GERARD MCDONALD: Resigned as chief operating officer of Harry’s Holdings with effect from last Saturday. Mr McDonald, 54, left to pursue other interests. He had been appointed to that role on Feb 1, 2010, and had been in charge of managing the day-to-day activities of all Harry’s
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          83 13 DUK SOO KANG: Appointed as chief executive officer of STX Pan Ocean with effect from last Thursday. Mr Kang, 62, was and remains the chairman of the board. Mr Kang replaces Mr Jong Chul Lee, 59, who retired. JONG CHUL LEE: Retired as chief executive officer,
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      943 14  -  Debacle at high-tech US stock exchange highlights fallibility of technology C A I JIN BY GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Exchange’s move to set up hubs in financial centres such as London and Chicago is as strong a sign as any of
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      706 14 AT WORK WITH JOYCE TEO EVERY workplace has got one the egomaniac or the star who thinks he is a legend. It is all about them of course, all the time. As Ms Melissa Norman, managing director of Kelly Services Singapore and
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      710 15  -  McLaren’s latest costs $850k but it’s sold out here this year and next TALKING TO... MCLAREN CHAIRMAN BY GRACE CHNG SENIOR CORRESPONDENT chngkeg@sph.com.sg PRICED at the level of a small condominium, the latest supercar from McLaren has both the looks, and the price,
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      328 15  -  MELISSA TAN ASIA Pacific Breweries (APB) expects to lose $8.5 million after a deal to sell its stakes in two Chinese breweries fell through. The $8.5 million is due to transaction costs and operational losses from those two assets from October
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      249 15  -  AARON LOW THE Millenium Copthorne hotel group will do its part for the earth by rolling out a plan to cut energy consumption by 10 per cent. It said that a group of its Singapore and Asian hotels is already on its way
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        1096 2  -  Hot newcomer Ko Chen-tung says he is like the character he played in the comedy-romance that shot him to fame 8QUESTIONSWITH...Kai Ko Chen-tung boon chan media correspondent bchan@sph.com.sg Last year’s Taiwanese hit youth comedyromance, You Are The Apple Of My Eye, was Kai Ko
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        618 2 Associated Press Los Angeles Think of the music that defines Los Angeles and often three words float to the surface: The Beach Boys. Which is why The Grammy Museum’s new exhibition Trouble In Paradise: Music And Los Angeles 1945-1975, is not overemphasising the group
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        679 3  -  Taking a six-year hiatus gave The Cranberries time to enjoy things better, says lead singer eddino abdul hadi music correspondent dinohadi@sph.com.sg The six years that members of Irish quartet The Cranberries spent apart from one another did them a world of good, declares frontwoman Dolores O’Riordan. “Taking
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        478 3 Reuters Los Angeles The green slime flowed so much that even United States first lady Michelle Obama could not escape it at the Kids’ Choice Awards last Saturday where singers Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift came away big winners. The programme is an annual stop for
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        1038 4  -  Season 2 of Game Of Thrones will feature feuds, and more sex and violence, CGI and dragons yong shu hoong in london stlife@sph.com.sg When it came to The Story, every cast member participating in last month’s round-table media interviews at London’s Soho Hotel seemed to have
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        2122 6  -  Eye surgeon Geh Min is a passionate nature-lover who believes in giving back to society the monday interview with Geh Min clarissa oon senior writer clare@sph.com.sg Outspoken and diplomatic are adjectives that have been used to describe civil society veteran Geh Min, whose passion for nature conservation
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        723 7  -  Patrick J. Adams prefers jeans, but he has had to learn to dress the part for legal drama Suits chen shanshan sschen@sph.com.sg He may be in a new legal drama called Suits, but Patrick J. Adams would much rather be in hoodies and jeans. The Canadian
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        401 7 New York Times New York Patience Abbe, who was only 11 when the memoir she co-wrote, Around The World In Eleven Years, climbed onto the bestseller lists for grown-ups, has died. She died on March 17 in Redding, California, at age 87, her family announced.
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      852 5  -  The third Rock Roots had a festive atmosphere and is the most upbeat one yet reviewconcert TIMBRE ROCK ROOTS 2012 Marina Promenade/Last Friday and Saturday eddino abdul hadi, melissa kok dinohadi@sph.com.sg melk@sph.com.sg The third edition of the annual Timbre Rock Roots was its most upbeat and swinging
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      630 5 Reuters Los Angeles Their name is fun. and their anthem to carefree youth, We Are Young, is the best-selling song so far this year. The catchy single featuring soul singer Janelle Monae has propelled the New York-based indie trio to mainstream success, and now
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      128 8 ‘It’s the kind of money where I’ll be wearing whatever I want when somebody invites me to a wedding’ Omgpop founder Charles Forman, whose company has been sold for US$180 million (S$226 million) after introducing the hit game Draw Something ‘I was on my bus and,
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      543 8 Actors of the Harry Potter films were at the launch of the studio tour, which features Hogwarts sets Agence France-Presse Watford, United Kingdom Stars and hardcore fans of the Harry Potter movies turned up last Saturday at the redcarpet launch of a studio tour featuring
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      469 9  -  Only 60 bottles were made to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s 60th year on the throne Reuters A whiskey made to mark the 60th year on the throne of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is on sale in Singapore for a mere $250,000 a bottle and it may
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      442 9  -  eunice quek China may be the biggest market for wines from the domaine Rollan de By in Medoc, France, but its director of sales Lionel Tonnerieux is well aware that fake wines from China plague the wine industry. “It’s easy to fake wines, especially
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      599 10 The fashion designer’s futuristic structure will first be built near Venice Agence France-Presse Beijing Legendary French fashion designer Pierre Cardin was in Beijing over the weekend to present his 240m-high edifice Light Palace planned near Venice and which he hopes to reproduce in China. The
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      816 10 New York Times New York Barely a year and a half has passed since the release of Pink Friday, the platinum debut album by Nicki Minaj, but her style is well honed. She is a sparkling rapper with a gift for comic accents and unexpected turns of
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      427 10  -  reviewconcert RUSSIAN EXTRAVAGANZA Singapore Symphony Orchestra Esplanade Concert Hall/Last Friday chang tou liang Once in a while, a concert throws up a work that is totally unknown or unheard of, whether from neglect, esotericism or whatever reasons, the unique opportunity of listening with new
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      425 10  -  reviewconcert STIRRING STRINGS T’ang Quartet Yong Siew Toh Concert Hall/Last Saturday marc rochester Although this was billed as An Evening With The T’ang Quartet, at no point were all four of them on stage at any one time. Instead, they appeared in various permutations of two alongside a
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        794 2  -  The INside track BY SERENE GOH EDITOR An indiscreet undergraduate now has to do community service and pay a $3,000 fine for a blog post insult. But when someone says there are “more dogs than humans” in Singapore, you have to wonder why. I
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        759 3 Sources: Agence France-Presse The Guardian Reuters THE NEWS A 23-year-old, who claimed he had links to the terrorist group Al-Qaeda, gunned down three Jewish children, a religious studies teacher and three soldiers last month. He was killed while trying to avoid capture, but questions are now
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        165 3 Agence France-Presse A group of soldiers has staged a coup in this West African nation, seizing power from a government they said had failed to deal with a tribal uprising in the north of the country. They seized the presidential palace and arrested several government ministers. A few dozen
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        123 3 Iran is in trouble with the international community once again. It is accused of sending weapons to the Syrian government to use in its ongoing crackdown against protesters. At the United Nations headquarters in New York, French and British diplomats said they had received reports that Iran had been
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        727 4/5 The Government announced that one-third of a controversial new road cutting through Bukit Brown Cemetery will be a bridge 10m above ground. While this is seen by some as a concession to various interest groups lobbying against the construction of the new road for heritage
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        365 4/5 The owners of a famous roast meat restaurant have put their secret recipe up for sale with an asking price of $2 million. If the freehold 1,313 sq ft shop space is included, the price will go up to $3.5 million. INSIGHT Kay Lee Roast Meat Joint
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        434 6 An eleventh-hour decision to invite students to see how radio goes live turned out to be the highlight of the day for 80 students. Most of the students, who had taken part in The Straits Times Media Club workshop on March 23, had never
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        1273 8 / 9  -  Special programmes outdoor activities, travel, music therapy and provision of peer support have been rolled out for students with learning disabilities. TAN XING QI checks out some of them TAN XING QI xqtan@sph.com.sg s a primary school pupil, John was reserved. He lacked self-esteem and found it
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        233 12  -  On March 19, IN ran a story about the challenges students face when they make the transition from the Normal Technical (NT) to Normal Academic (NA) stream. One IN reader shares his experience M IN reader Sean Wang IN reader Sean Wang, 14, Sec 3, Holy
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        131 12 This group of students from Northbrooks Secondary School are truly high-fliers. Students (from left) Wong Ka Shing, 15, Sebastien Eu, 15, Zeng Yu Hang, 16, and Brendan Lee, 16, clinched the Category B top spot in The Singapore Amazing Flying Machine Competition 2012 on March
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