The Straits Times, 25 April 2012

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    18 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA(P)002/02/2012 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25 2012 G A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon First dinosaur arrives
      75 1 TWINKY has arrived in Singapore. The first of three dinosaurs bought by the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research at the National University of Singapore for $8 million, the 80-per-cent-complete baby dinosaur bones will be on display when the yet-to-be-built Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum is completed
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      Lock icon Miss Universe or Mr?
      39 1 NEXT year’s Miss Universe Singapore could be won by somebody born a man. Organisers of the beauty pageant have revealed they are considering accepting contestants who have had a sex change. L HOME PAGE B1
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      Lock icon Why new citizens needed
      68 1 SINGAPORE’S citizen population will start to shrink from 2025 if it closes the door to immigrants, government projections show. It needs 20,000 to 25,0 00 new citizens a year to keep the population stable. The agency in charge of population matters yesterday released information on five
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      Lock icon Jakarta MRT on track
      51 1 WORK on Indonesia’s MRT project is finally on track to begin later this year, after years of delays amid worsening traffic. Land has been cleared, funds borrowed from Japan and Jakarta residents say they are banking on the project taking off this time. L WORLD PAGE
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    Lock icon $900m plan to avert MRT breakdowns
    662 1  -  Infrastructural, systems parts to be replaced over 8 years BY CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg TRAIN operator SMRT is biting the bullet and changing a slew of components and systems on its ageing North-South and East-West lines in the wake of a spate of
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    Lock icon Huge jam after taxi catches fire in tunnel
    465 1  -  BY LIM YAN LIANG FELICIA CHOO A TAXI which burst into flames in the Kampong Java tunnel of the Central Expressway (CTE) yesterday morning sparked a major traffic jam on the city-bound side of the highway. The cabby and his two passengers
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        Lock icon Swing in France, as in Europe
        65 2 WE SAY The sway the far right will have on the outcome of the French presidential election is a microcosm of what has been happening in Europe in the face of hard times. Europe is at the crossroads, and the worry is that it
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      • COLUMNS
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          Lock icon Blurred boundaries
          35 2 Like Malaysia and Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand have such a close historical and cultural affinity that Bruce Gale says it is sometimes hard to know where something originates. L REVIEW PAGE A27
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          Lock icon Sinister side to falls
          37 2 John Gee says there is a darker dimension than workplace safety to the issue of maids in fatal falls, as some are suicides and others escape attempts gone wrong. L REVIEW PAGE A27
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          Lock icon Beacon for trouble
          42 2 Zakir Hussain says the trouble with the DBS-Danamon deal in Indonesia is that it provides the perfect opportunity for policymakers to latch on to grievances prompted in part by a rising tide of economic nationalism. L WORLD PAGE A15
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      • Article
        Lock icon Please be practical
        49 2 OUR READER SAYS While agreeing that reducing the use of plastic bags is a good thing, Theresa Tan urges the Singapore Environment Council to be practical about how it is carried out and says that, besides, there are more pressing environmental issues. L FORUM PAGE A28
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      Lock icon Beefing up the Employment Act
      1007 2  -  Law must keep up with changes such as rising pay and PME numbers BY TOH YONG CHUAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT tohyc@sph.com.sg JUST four years after its last update, the Employment Act is up for another revamp. The Manpower Ministry (MOM) has pledged to consult unions and
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      Lock icon Dino Twinky is here
      589 3  -  Baby dinosaur one of trio bought for museum to be built at NUS BY TAN DAWN WEI ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR dawntan@sph.com.sg IT SPENT one month at sea, journeying from the rugged, expansive and cold American state of Utah to the flat, small and tropical island of
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      Lock icon S’pore woman charged with baby trafficking in Malaysia
      379 3 KLANG: A Singaporean woman who is wheelchair-bound has pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here to a charge of trafficking in a 22-day-old baby for the purpose of exploitation. Lee Hwee Bin, 36, was charged with trafficking in the baby outside
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      Lock icon 14 men still under probe for paid sex with underage girl
      701 4  -  Not all may be charged; latest batch includes S’poreans and foreigners BY THAM YUEN-C yuenc@sph.com.sg ANOTHER 14 men are still being investigated for allegedly paying for sex with an underage girl in a case that has already landed 48
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      Lock icon ‘Dead’ mum kept alive for a month to save her babies
      599 4 ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT: A brain-dead woman was kept on a respirator for a month to allow for the premature birth of a pair of twins she was carrying in her womb, in what is a very rare procedure. Earlier
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      Lock icon Population will shrink from 2025 without new citizens
      711 6  -  Pool of working age citizens will also drop steadily from 2.1m today BY PHUA MEI PIN mpphua@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE needs 20,000 to 25,000 new citizens each year to prevent a decline in its citizen population from 2025, new government projections show. That assumes
      ST GRAPHICS  -  711 words
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      Lock icon Two working-age citizens to support one elderly by 2030
      701 6  -  BY GOH CHIN LIAN A CHILD in kindergarten today will shoulder a heavier burden of supporting the elderly when he enters the workforce in 2030, even if Singapore takes in more new citizens than it does now. Only two people like
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      Lock icon Indonesia summons Malaysia envoy over killing of 3 workers
      725 8  -  Malaysian police say the men attacked them; families say they may be victims of organ traders BY ZUBAIDAH NAZEER INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT TEO CHENG WEE REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT zubaidah@sph.com.sg JAKARTA: Indonesia yesterday summoned the Malaysian Ambassador over the killing of three of its
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      Lock icon Pentagon switching spy ops to focus on Iran and China
      376 8 NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON: The Pentagon is revamping its spy operations to focus on highpriority targets like Iran and China in a reorganisation that reflects a shift away from the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan that have dominated America’s
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      Lock icon 26 drug syndicates busted every year
      373 12  -  BRYNA SIM THE Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) has, on average, busted 26 drug trafficking syndicates every year between 2000 and last year. And it will continue to employ not only “tough and vigorous” measures, but also “upstream intervention initiatives”, as part of its efforts
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      Lock icon CNB to use hair analysis for drug detection
      674 12  -  New tool will be a stronger deterrent with detection window of three months BY BRYNA SIM brynasim@sph.com.sg THE urine test is the default detection tool for drug abuse, but the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) will soon have a supplementary tool hair analysis.
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      Lock icon Counselling for young first-time drug abusers
      345 12  -  THAM YUEN-C YOUNG, first-time drug abusers will soon undergo mandatory counselling. Some of them will also be sent to a specialised facility to keep them drug-free. These new measures targeting young drug users were announced yesterday by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB). They are
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  • prime. mrt breakdowns
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      Lock icon How will SMRT, LTA split the $900m bill?
      656 10/11  -  Sum exceeds what SMRT spent on repairs, maintenance in 10 years BY CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg SMRT’S $900 million programme to upgrade a slew of infrastructural and systems components on the North-South and East-West lines exceeds what it had spent on
      Source: SMRT; ST GRAPHICS; PHOTOS: KEVIN LIM, SMRT CORP  -  656 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Drivers working on Dec 17 were not briefed on earlier incident
      566 10/11  -  COI HEARING BY ROYSTON SIM SMRT train drivers told the Committee of Inquiry (COI) yesterday that when they reported for duty on Dec 17, the day of the second big disruption in train service, they were not given the
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      Lock icon No power, but air-conditioning was ‘still working’
      201 10/11  -  MARIA ALMENOAR THE Committee of Inquiry (COI) was left puzzled yesterday by the account of a train driver whose train stalled near Somerset station on Dec 17. Mr Masrudin Mat Salim had been at the controls of the train that morning when it
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      Lock icon Passengers pitched in to help woman who struggled to breathe
      655 10/11  -  BY MARIA ALMENOAR TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT WHEN a train stalled on that fateful Dec 15 evening last year, commuters in a cabin were swift in coming to the aid of a passenger who struggled to breathe. They gave her a sweet
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      Lock icon Electrical faults to blame for recent breakdowns
      273 10/11 THE rail disruptions in the last two weeks were traced to electrical short circuits and component failures. But what caused these glitches in the first place is still being investigated. LApril 8, 3.15pm: East-bound train service disrupted at Paya Lebar station for 45
      Source: SMRT ST GRAPHICS  -  273 words
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  • WORLD.
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      Lock icon Work on rail system on track... finally
      722 14  -  Residents hopeful project will take off later this year JAKARTA BY WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT wahyudis@sph.com.sg JAKARTA: Work on Indonesia’s mass rapid transit (MRT) project is finally on track to begin later this year, after years of delays amid worsening traffic. Land has
      PHOTO: PT MRT JAKARTA; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  722 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Overcrowded trains ‘derailed by neglect’
      585 14  -  MUMBAI BY MADHU NAINAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES MUMBAI: April 16 marked the 159th birthday of Asia’s first passenger train service: a train that ran from Mumbai to the adjacent Thane city in the north, over a distance of 34km. But the 7.2 million commuters
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE FOLLOW AND ENGAGE ST ONLINE
      89 14 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE WORLD STORIES ONLINE L Saudi boy, 4, kills father over PlayStation: Report L 1 in 2 new US graduates jobless or underemployed L US woman on trial for killing tycoon husband and mother-in-law More Forum
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    • world. regional
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        Lock icon DBS deal caught in nationalist sentiment
        749 15  -  Fears of Indonesian lenders being crowded out by foreign banks may thwart Danamon bid NEWS ANALYSIS BY ZAKIR HUSSAIN INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT zakirh@sph.com.sg JAKARTA: Along Jakarta’s main roads, ATMs and branches of foreign banks such as Singapore’s OCBC and UOB, Malaysia’s CIMB and the US’
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        Lock icon President Tan meets Viet Communist Party chief
        255 15  -  BY JESSICA LIM HANOI: President Tony Tan Keng Yam, who is on a five-day state visit to Vietnam, called on Communist Party of Vietnam general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong yesterday. In their meeting lasting about half an hour, they discussed ways to further
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        Lock icon S. China Sea – the next big power playground
        703 16  - S. China Sea the next big power playground Major and smaller players wade into area Beijing regards as its backyard NEWS ANALYSIS BY KOR KIAN BENG CHINA CORRESPONDENT kianbeng@sph.com.sg BEIJING: Despite strenuous efforts by China to keep other global powers out of the South China Sea, recent movements suggest that
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        Lock icon Gas find disclosure set to fuel Philippines-China tensions
        481 16 A PHILIPPINE exploration company has found more natural gas than expected in a disputed area of the South China Sea, a discovery likely to inflame territorial tensions with China. Philex Petroleum Corp said in a disclosure to the stock exchange yesterday that
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        Lock icon Norway custody row: Kids arrive in India
        692 18  -  Taken a year ago from parents accused of neglect, they are released to uncle BY NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT gnirmala@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI: Wearing a bright green T-shirt, three-year-old Abhigyan Bhattacharya turned away from dozens of television cameras and clung to his foster father.
        PHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  692 words
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        Lock icon India drops charges against Karmapa Lama
        373 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI: Indian officials have dropped all criminal charges against a top Tibetan Buddhist monk seen as a potential successor to the Dalai Lama. Police in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh filed conspiracy charges against the Karmapa Lama last December, after
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        Lock icon S’pore-Wuhan direct flight boosts ties with China
        619 20  -  S’pore team flies to Hubei’s capital on first SilkAir flight BY HO AI LI CHINA CORRESPONDENT hoaili@sph.com.sg BEIJING: Singapore is delving deeper into central China, with the start of direct air links between the Republic and Wuhan city, a key node in the
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        Lock icon DPM Teo calls on Brunei Sultan
        148 20 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean yesterday had an audience with Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah as part of his three-day visit to the oil-rich state. Both leaders affirmed the broad bilateral ties and the strong cooperation among law-enforcement and security agencies
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        Lock icon Asean-US ties ‘benefit the most from Myanmar reforms’
        471 20  -  BY RACHEL AU-YONG PENNSYLVANIA: Asean’s relations with America stand to benefit the most from Myanmar’s opening up, Singapore ambassador to the United States Chan Heng Chee said. Referring to the historic by-elections in Myanmar on April 1, Professor Chan told student journalists
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        Lock icon N. Korea set for nuclear test soon, says source
        532 21 Senior source correctly predicted 2006 nuke test days before it happened REUTERS BLOOMBERG BEIJING: North Korea has almost completed preparations for a third nuclear test, according to a senior source with close ties to Pyongyang and Beijing, a development that will
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        Lock icon Security czar under scrutiny calls for ‘unity’
        321 21 ASSOCIATED PRESS BLOOMBERG BEIJING: China’s security czar, who is under scrutiny amid the country’s biggest political scandal in years, called for Communist Party unity in a prominent essay published yesterday that shows his authority still holding despite the investigation. The editorial signed by
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    • world. international
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        Lock icon Two Chinese students attacked in Sydney
        577 22 Brutal robbery on train sparks uproar in China; ex-PM Rudd weighs in AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY: Australia’s Mandarin-speaking former leader Kevin Rudd yesterday weighed in on the case of two Chinese students who were burned and beaten in Sydney an incident that sparked a media
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        44 22 A scientist arranging busts during the reopening of a collection of antiques at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, central Germany, yesterday. More than 2,000 original sculptures and plaster casts can be seen in the new showrooms. PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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      • Article
        Lock icon 59 killed in Syrian violence despite ceasefire
        312 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS GENEVA: Nearly 60 people were reported killed in violence across Syria despite a hard-won ceasefire and the upcoming deployment of 300 UN observers to monitor the truce, a watchdog body said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS  -  312 words
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        Lock icon New US warship plagued by problems
        413 22 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON: The first US littoral combat ship, expected to be deployed to Singapore next year, has been plagued by engine failures, 17 cracks and malfunctioning equipment during sea trials, a nonpartisan government oversight group said in a report sent to Congress. Lockheed Martin
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        Lock icon Russia to come full circle after Putin’s return
        833 23  -  But rage over succession carousel will likely hasten end of his rule NEWS ANALYSIS BY VLADIMIR RADYUHIN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES v.radyuhin@gmail.com MOSCOW: When outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev hands over the reins of power to President-elect Vladimir Putin next month, Russia’s succession
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        Lock icon James Murdoch: Subordinates misled me on phone hacking
        431 23 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Mr James Murdoch defended his record at the head of his father’s scan-dal-tarred British newspaper unit before an inquiry yesterday, saying that subordinates prevented him from making a clean sweep at the now-defunct News of the World tabloid. Speaking
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    • world. money
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        Lock icon Debt-hit Europe’s austerity fix falters
        563 24 Cash-strapped govts struggle with question of budget cuts v growth NEW YORK TIMES ASSOCIATED PRESS FRANKFURT: Europe’s plan to fix its debt crisis by imposing budget cuts is fraying. Wild swings unnerve financial markets, uncertainty grips governments, and the economic outlook is darkening across the
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        Lock icon Samsung heirs take inheritance battle to court
        223 24 ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL: A feud over the riches of South Korea’s Samsung business empire has erupted in public as family members take an inheritance battle to court. Mr Lee Kun Hee, chairman of Samsung Electronics, the flagship company of the Samsung conglomerate, is
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        Lock icon Luxury carmakers revving up sales drive
        68 24 Guests checking out a concept car from Chinese carmaker Chery at the Auto China 2012 exhibition in Beijing. Major carmakers gathered in Beijing for the country’s leading auto show, seeking an edge after a sharp slowdown in growth. Luxury brands are particularly piling in
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        Lock icon HK exchange appoints ex-subway chief as chairman
        356 24 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG: The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx), the world’s No. 2 exchange operator, said yesterday it had appointed the ex-chief executive of subway operator MTR, Mr Chow Chung Kong, as chairman. Following the announcement, Mr Chow vowed to
        REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG  -  356 words
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          Lock icon Home prices drop in major US cities
          56 24 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK: Home prices dropped in February in most major US cities for a sixth straight month, a sign that modest sales gains have not been enough to boost prices. The steepest declines were in Atlanta, Chicago and Cleveland. Prices rose
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          Lock icon Apple may lose iPad trademark in China
          48 24 ASSOCIATED PRESS SHANGHAI: Apple risks losing the right to use the iPad trademark in China, a senior official suggested yesterday. National Copyright Administration deputy director Yan Xiaohong said the government regarded Shenzhen Proview Technology as the rightful owner of the trademark.
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          55 24 NEW YORK TIMES SAN FRANCISCO: With its initial public offering drawing closer, Facebook disclosed its profit in the first quarter fell 12 per cent, to US$205 million (S$257 million) on higher expenses. Its revenue exceeded US$1 billion, something the company is likely to emphasise when
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          63 24 REUTERS NEW YORK: US regulators charged the former CEO of the nation’s largest pension fund, with defrauding a private equity firm into paying US$20 million (S$25 million) to his close friend. Securities officials claim Federico Buenrostro, who was the top official at Calpers, and
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          97 25 HONG KONG: Chief Executive-elect Leung Chun Ying has come under fire for hiring a Chinese Communist Youth League (CYL) member and daughter of a Shanghai official as his project officer. The appointment took on added significance as the Immigration Department cut through red tape to
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          118 25 KUALA LUMPUR: Indian police will be in Malaysia to gain access to information related to Maxis group’s controversial acquisition of Indian telco Aircel, which allegedly involved RM351 million (S$144 million) in kickbacks to former Indian telecommunications minister Dayanidhi Maran and his brother. The Malaysian Insider reported
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          105 25 JAKARTA: A sex tape allegedly involving two politicians from Indonesia’s opposition Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDI-P) has been leaked online, reports said yesterday. The two politicians a senior male politician and a younger female colleague are married, but not to each other, the Jakarta Globe reported, adding
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          78 25 BANGKOK: The Thai Education Ministry will hand out textbooks to Primary 1 pupils after it failed to conclude a deal with Chinese suppliers for tablet computers. The government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra had planned to distribute close to one million tablets to students at
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          113 25 ASSOCIATED PRESS MANILA: The Philippine Supreme Court ruled yesterday to break up the sugar estate owned by the President’s relatives and distribute it to thousands of farmers following decades of unrest and unfinished land reform. The landmark ruling is politically charged because President Benigno Aquino III
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          92 25 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LAHORE: A bomb exploded at the main railway station in the eastern Pakistan city of Lahore yesterday, killing at least two people, police said. “It was a bomb blast, two people have been killed and 10 injured,” senior police officer Abdul Razzaque Cheema
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          89 25 ASSOCIATED PRESS ORLANDO: The neighbourhood watch volunteer who killed an unarmed black teenager has posted bail and gone into hiding, although police officers can track him at all times using a Global Positioning System ankle bracelet. The case has drawn widespread outrage across the United
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        72 25 A bronze statue of the head and shoulders of a donkey dressed in a suit, collared shirt and tie representing the Donkeys’ Party in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region showing damage to its nose yesterday, 13 days after it was unveiled on April 11. At 1.8m
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        313 25 SLICEOFLIFE REUTERS NEW YORK: Two Cuban actors due to attend a New York premiere of their movie about defecting to America have failed to show up in a bizarre case of life imitating art. The two young actors were to have attended a screening
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      449 26 WHETHER centre-right Nicolas Sarkozy or socialist Francois Hollande is elected in the French presidential run-off, the outlook for the nation does not look promising. Neither has enthused the electorate, as indicated in their first-round vote which was less than the 30 per cent total cast
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      943 26  -  BY LARRY ROSEN The writer is a professor of psychology at California State University, Dominguez Hills and the author of iDisorder: Understanding Our Obsession With Technology And Overcoming Its Hold On Us. This article was first published on the Psychology Today website. RECENTLY my
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        840 27  -  BY JOHN GEE FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is the immediate past president of Transient Workers Count Too. SEVEN reported deaths of maids in falls from buildings this year have prompted questions about what can be done to keep these workers safer. In the
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        798 27  -  BY BRUCE GALE SENIOR WRITER bruceg@sph.com.sg EARLIER this month, when Australian television hosts offered Pineapple Lumps to a visiting British boy band, describing them as “an Aussie delicacy”, New Zealanders were outraged. Pineapple Lumps are a chocolate-cov-ered confectionery with a soft, pineap-ple-flavoured centre.
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        204 28 “Propose solutions to eliminate plastic bags, not make the public pay for using them.” MR HARPAL SINGH: “By proposing charges for plastic bags, will the Singapore Environment Council achieve its aim of reducing the impact of improperly discarded plastic (‘Supermarts may start charging for plastic bags’; Monday)?
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        109 28 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MR CHOW HON MENG: More on what’s wrong with morning radio 2 MR ELGAR LEE: Charging for plastic bags long overdue but... 3 MR BENNIE CHEOK: Consider using biodegradable bags... 4 MS ANNA WANG SU-YIN: ...Or paper bags 5 MS DEBRA JEAN CHANT:
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        145 28  -  Tan Nguan Sen Director, Catchment Waterways Department PUB Helen Lim (Ms) Director, Media Relations and Public Education Land Transport Authority PUB, the national water agency, and the Land Transport Authority thank Mr Tony Lee for his letter, asking us to provide a one-stop solution
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        307 28  -  Theresa Tan (Ms) AS MUCH as we wish to reduce the usage of plastic bags, we must not compromise practicality and the cost that may arise if the proposal by the Singapore Environment Council is carried out (“Supermarts may start charging for plastic bags”; Monday). Although
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        335 28  -  Dr Anthony Goh President College of Radiologists, Singapore Dr Pua Uei President Singapore Radiological Society Dr Gregory Kaw Chairman Chapter of Diagnostic Radiologists College of Radiologists, Singapore THE article on a recent Singapore study on breast cancer risks for Asians appears to downplay the
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          209 28 “Cash top-ups are considered gifts to the recipient.” MS JENNIFER TOH, Deputy Director (Corporate Communications), Central Provident Fund Board: “The CPF Minimum Sum Scheme aims to provide members with a stream of income from their Retirement Account (RA) savings to meet basic retirement needs during their silver
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      236 2  -  ELENA CHONG A MAN who had consensual sex three times with a 14-year-old girl he met through an Internet chatline was jailed for nine months yesterday. The victim, a student, found out that she was 11 weeks pregnant on July 1, 2010. She
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      481 3  -  Man believed to have fallen overboard into waters off Marina South Pier BY JOSE HONG josehong@sph.com.sg THE search for a Myanmar national, who is believed to have fallen overboard into the waters off Marina South Pier yesterday morning, continued into the night.
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      639 4  -  10,000 overseas guests set to attend Hindi film industry event in June BY DEEPIKA SHETTY deepikas@sph.com.sg THE International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards, an annual event honouring the best of Bollywood, returns to Singapore in June, eight years after it was first held here.
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      388 4  -  BY LESLIE KAY LIM MEMBERS of the Tanglin Club who want the swanky club to drop its appeal against a previous $50,000 judgment in favour of another member were disappointed yesterday. In a special general meeting (SGM) convened last night, the resolution
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      538 5  -  Dip in number of stray bags at airport mirrors trend globally BY KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg ONE thing travellers dread is waiting and waiting by the carousel in the airport arrival hall for bags that never show up. The good news, though,
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      249 5  -  LIN ZHAOWEI THE Teochew Federation has elected its first council, with one of its five founding members, Ngee Ann Kongsi management committee vice-president Tan Kien Lip, elected as president. Another co-founder, Ngee Ann Kongsi committee president Teo Chiang Long, will be the deputy president. The
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      529 6  -  BY SELINA LUM CHINESE national Wang Zhijian, on trial for a triple murder, yesterday insisted again that he could not remember how he went about the attacks. When confronted with the detailed statement he gave to the police after
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      407 6  -  BY MATTHIAS CHEW A CHINESE immigrants’ association has extended its awards criteria for outstanding newcomers so that people from outside China are eligible, in what it says is a move to reflect Singapore’s multiracial character. Hua Yuan Association, the largest group here rep- resenting
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      485 6  -  BY K.C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT WHIPLASH, damaged ligaments and a battered car. Ms Lim Leet Fang was left with all three after another driver ploughed into her vehicle as she waited for the lights to turn green. But even though the other
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      433 7  -  Primers, talks in store in run-up to ST-MOE current affairs contest BY ANG YIYING ayiying@sph.com.sg A NEW current affairs competition for pre-university students will pit student teams against one another for a shot at the championship and a top cash prize
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      432 7  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH THE first of seven teenagers who attacked and injured a Raffles Institution student in broad daylight in Potong Pasir last December was yesterday placed on two years’ probation. For the first eight months of that time, Isaac Ang Shi
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      386 7  -  BY CHERIE THIO IF A fire breaks out in your neighbourhood, the first people to give help may not be firefighters, but your neighbours. A record number of people are volunteering to be trained to respond to emergencies in neighbourhood Community Emergency Response Teams
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      434 7  -  BY GOH SHI TING FIFTY job seekers yesterday attended an unusual hiring and networking event where they had to build geometric structures out of dried spaghetti and marshmallows. Called Come and Foster Relationships with Employers (Cafe), the day-long programme was held at the Garuda Padang
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      506 8 EPL TITLE SHOWDOWN: SIX DAYS TO GO THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Yaya Toure (pictured right) has been cleared to play for Manchester City in Monday’s Premier League title decider with Manchester United. England’s Football Association has decided not to
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      711 9  -  Firm cancels Kelantan trip but others carry on as FAS reassures fans BY FABIUS CHEN fabiusc@sph.com.sg TWO hundred LionsXII supporters, against 20,000 of Malaysian football’s most rabid fans in the end, the nagging doubts about safety proved too loud for tour operator Walter Koh to ignore.
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      313 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: The former head of the Chinese Football Association (CFA) alleged in his corruption trial yesterday that he was tortured into confessing to bribe-taking. Xie Yalong has been charged with taking 1.7 million yuan (S$336,000) in bribes. His successor, Nan Yong, is
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      389 9 LIONSXII’s training took an unusual twist yesterday, as the Malaysian Super League leaders were put through a series of tests that in Singapore had previously only been done by school children. “It’s almost as tough as an actual game, except that the opponent is yourself,” midfielder Shahdan
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        73 9 HOME United and Thailand’s Chonburi are through to the last 16 of football’s AFC Cup with a game to spare. Frenchmen Frederic Mendy and Franklin Anzite-Touadere scored as the Protectors came from behind to beat Citizen 2-1 in Hong Kong. Chonburi beat Yangon
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        57 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Less than a week after being named the Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the Year, Arsenal striker Robin van Persie has been given the same accolade by the Football Writers’ Association. He topped the poll of journalists with a landslide victory over
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        41 9 THE Singapore Table Tennis Association will be holding training camps for children aged between five and 11 on June 8-9 at Hougang and on June 15-16 at Jurong West. For more information, visit www.stta.org.sg.
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      670 9  -  HORSE RACING Written by Craig Brennan CLASSY sprinter Better Be The One returns to racing in Singapore on Sunday following a second trip to Dubai. The Michael Freedman-trained galloper will contest the Group 1 $500,000 Lion City Cup over 1200m as a prelude to
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      241 10 Today Basketball NBA: Utah v Phoenix (Live, StarHub Ch216,10.30am). Cricket 3rd Test: West Indies v Australia, day 3, (Live, StarHub Ch235 and mio TV Ch122, 9.50pm).IPL: Punjab v Mumbai (6pm), Bangalore v Chennai (10.30pm) Live, StarHub Ch231. Football AFC Cup, Group F: Tampines Rovers v Kitchee (Hkg)
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      40 10 JOSE MOURINHO, Real Madrid coach, claiming he wants to stay at the Bernabeu despite overtures from Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich to rejoin the English Premier League club
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      180 10 Badminton Yonex Sunrise India Open In New Delhi, qualification Men’s singles, rd 1: Ashton Chen (Sin) bt H. S. Prannoy (Ind) 14-21 26-24 21-19. Rd 2: Chen bt Rohit Yadav (Ind) 21-13 21-13 (enters 1st rd proper). Basketball NBA (selected) Indiana 103 Detroit 97, Washington 101 Charlotte 73, New
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      359 10  -  BY MAY CHEN HE HAS come out of sticky situations to beat badminton greats such as China’s Lin Dan, but former Olympic shuttler Ronald Susilo now has a very different challenge on his hands that of changing his newborn baby’s nappy. He and wife Widyana
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      660 10  -  But South Korea are still the favourites by far in the Queen Sirikit Cup BY LESTER WONG THE players have arrived, the practice rounds have concluded, the opening ceremony is over and done with. All that remains is the golf itself at the 34th Queen
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      346 10 THE world’s best female amateur golfer celebrated her 15th birthday in Singapore yesterday. But it will be at least another two years before Lydia Ko the New Zealand golf prodigy joins the professional ranks. “I’m only looking to turn pro in
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      344 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI: Washington Nationals pitcher Wang Chien-ming, one of Taiwan’s biggest sports heroes, has publicly apologised to his family and fans after admitting to an affair with a woman in Florida two years ago. The 32-year-old, who faced Taiwanese media during a news
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      520 11  -  After smashing 50m free mark set 18 years ago, he breaks it again SCHOOL SPORT MATTERS BY ALVIN CHIA chiazya@sph.com.sg THERE is simply no stopping Singapore’s fastest 13-year-old in the pool. Swimmer Darren Lim smashed his own Under-14 mark in the C boys’ 50m freestyle at the
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      475 11  -  BY FABIUS CHEN IT IS less than 24 hours since the San Antonio Spurs crushed the Portland Trail Blazers 124-89 and clinched top spot in the National Basketball Association’s Western Conference. And yet, Tony Parker is in no mood to celebrate. Already, his focus
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      267 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Mark Allen has been warned he could be banned after making “unacceptable” comments regarding the integrity of Chinese snooker players. The Northern Irishman made his controversial remarks after suffering a first round World Championship defeat by Chinese cueman
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      36 9 Racecards for Hong Kong, South Africa and Europe are available at www.turfclub.com.sg 1 Turf Club Avenue, Singapore Racecourse, Singapore *****8 www.turfclub.com.sg S I N G A PORE TURF CLUB /lb 'Years of flacihy I r 1
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      145 10 LOTTERY L JmI Draw No. 2738/2012 f i Vi J Monday, 23 April 2012 Group 1 Prize: $659,535 each 1 Winning Share(s) Sold at: 1) Singapore Pools Branch, Blk 111 Toa Payoh Lorong 1 #01-354 (One System 7 Entry) Next Draw No. 2739/2012 Thursday, 26 April 2012 Group 1 Prize
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      112 11 For the loved ones whom you remember.. “In Memoriam v 99 5*. WAT« Because love never dies. It lias been said tkat love knows not its own deptk until ike kour of separation. But tkere are ways to kold on to tke precious memory of tke one you ve lost.
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      171 14 The Job of the Chief Executive July 1 6, 2012 Led by faculty members from top international business schools “The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.” John Maxwell LEADERto With more than 30 years of experience in developing captains of
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      751 19  -  Decision made after family friend stepped in, says Jannie Chan BY MAGDALEN NG songyuan@sph.com.sg HOUR Glass executive chairman Henry Tay and his ex-wife Jannie Chan yesterday settled a legal dispute out of court after the conciliatory efforts of a family friend.
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      98 19 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE MONEY STORIES ONLINE L Spain back in recession as economy contracts in Q1 L Hollande victory could roil US markets this week L World’s carmakers woo China despite slow sales More Forum letters online at
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        547 12  -  Penny stocks dominate trade; concerns persist over Europe’s health BULLS AND BEARS BY ANITA GABRIEL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT anitag@sph.com.sg SHARES on the local bourse closed modestly higher, snapping two days of losses, amid mixed performances across other Asian stock markets. The benchmark Straits Times Index gained
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        344 12  -  BY GAN YU JIA A JOINT venture by two property developers Fragrance Group and World Class Land, a subsidiary of Aspial Corporation has snapped up a downtown commercial building for $360 million. This sale of KeyPoint, at the junction of Beach Road and Jalan
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          99 12 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 5.12 billion shares worth $980 million UP DOWN Gainers: 297 Losers: 129 Unchanged: 355 FTSE ST INDEXES Mid Cap Small Cap All Share Fledgling China China Top Basic materials Points Change 2.33 686.32 2.87 463.36 2.91 720.00 14.72 693.74 1.21 252.94 -0.20 218.48 0.09 207.95 Consumer
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          237 12 REUTERS THE STAR/ANN Tokyo Nikkei 225 Yesterday’s close: 9,468.04 (-74.13) The Nikkei fell 0.8 per cent, weighed down by falling Asian indexes as political flux in Europe fanned fears of a widening euro zone debt crisis. HK Hang Seng Index Yesterday’s close: 20,677.16 (+52.77) Hong Kong shares ended 0.3
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          210 12 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: APRIL 24, 2012 Top Rises April 24 CENTS DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ ***** 107.8 0.5 (0) Hyflux 6% CPS 10 ***** 20.0 0.2 CENTS DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 3790 11.2 0.2 DBXT FTChina25
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          44 12 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS o/o Vol JEL Corp 10 2.5 33.3 543,260,000 Xpress 7.6 3.7 94.9 299,637,000 By Value CENTS Value CENTS Value 314 4.0 1.3 52,621,218 JELCorp 10 2.5 33.3 49,123,615 Keppel Corp UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS
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          52 12 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY April 24 2012 Selling Buying April 24 2012 Selling Buying 1.311 ....1.249 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY 1.288 ....1.227 Euro 1.678 Malaysian ringgit 41.413 39.821 2.049 ....1.971 NZ dollar 1.043 ....0.994 Source: United Overseas Bank
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          62 12 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 18? 112.5 CapMallsAsia 157 xd +3 3139 158 154.5
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          83 12 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 SMIL 176 101.5 ARA 151 5 cd -0.5 1894
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        773 13  -  Firm allays fears about its ability to pay interest on $2.3b fund-raising effort BY GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg ANXIOUS shareholders of casino giant Genting Singapore yesterday expressed fears over the firm’s ability to service the huge interest payments resulting from a recent
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        671 13  -  BY JONATHAN KWOK LARGE sales of units by the manager of locally listed Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust (Suntec Reit) have irked some minority investors, who lament that the selling has depressed the unit price. They raised their concerns
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      1300 14  -  The Job of the Chief Executive programme helps to sharpen the leadership skills of two senior management executives in their work BY SHAIRA LYE Learning anew from experience Mr Ian Kok (below), executive director of Niro Ceramic Malaysia, found the JOCE programme packed
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        1205 15  -  Self-confessed risk taker, Neo Group founder started out at 12 selling otah BY LO YEE loyee@sph.com.sg MR NEO Kah Kiat, 41, is the founder of catering giant Neo Group, and now runs three separate catering brands that have churned out millions of
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        1102 16  -  Woon brothers prefer not being at the mercy of landlords BY JOYCE TEO joyceteo@sph.com.sg THEIR product is coffee and kaya toast, but the spoon that really stirs the drinks at Killiney Kopitiam is property with a side order of compassion. The
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      622 17  -  More listed firms appoint alternate directors to audit panels; experts say it causes discontinuity BY ANITA GABRIEL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT anitag@sph.com.sg A NEW study has found that a rising number of listed companies here are appointing “alternate” or reserve directors to their audit committees. And
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      456 17  -  BY JONATHAN KWOK THE Government’s drive to promote innovation within Singapore’s maritime sector remains a priority and revolves around three key strategies, said Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong. He told a meeting yesterday that investing in research and development infrastructure, developing pro-innova-tion policies
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      331 17  -  BY YUNITA ONG SEMBCORP yesterday opened a $34 million plant in Sakra district on Jurong Island that will turn waste into energy. The facility will process woodchips from the firm’s solid waste management arm to output 20 tonnes of process steam an hour
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      238 17  -  ESTHER TEO THE Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) has outlined plans to pinpoint business opportunities in non-traditional markets and to aggressively increase its membership. These were some of the strategies outlined at the organisation’s 71st annual general meeting (AGM) last night. Chairman
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      804 18  -  Two units decked out with Kenzo, Fendi items for The Lumos relaunch BY AMANDA TAN tamanda@sph.com.sg A LUXURY condominium here is fitting some units with high-fashion brands Kenzo and Fendi, in a bid to attract more buyers as it relaunches this weekend. The
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      357 18 JTC Corporation launched a site at Tai Seng Link for sale yesterday under the Government Land Sales programme. The 0.43ha plot has a lease of 30 years and a maximum permissible gross plot ratio of 2.5. It is zoned for clean and light businesses,
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      480 18  -  BY GAN YU JIA THE rent for a private two-bed-room apartment is fast approaching $3,000 a month after rates rose again in February, according to a Savills Research report. It found that the median rent for non-landed property, excluding executive condominiums, increased by about
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      487 1 Top chef opens shop Cut! It’s a wrap Ex-chief Tokyo-based Bruno Menard targets two outlets here K-pop style guru “Eyeliner makes Asian eyes bigger” censor reflects on hot-seat role C6 C7 C8 Robert Downey Jr is Iron Man Chris Evans is Captain America Scarlett Johansson is Black When Hollywood’s best
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        773 2  -  Actress Alice Eve wants to play more dynamic characters in films, such as the independent-minded Emily in The Raven yip wai yee yipwy@sph.com.sg British actress Alice Eve has certainly played her fair share of pretty girl roles in the past, including that of glamorous
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        452 2  -  reviewthriller THE RAVEN (M18) 111 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: A serial killer is recreating the gruesome murders from the fevered imagination of 19th-century writer Edgar Allan Poe (John Cusack). The stakes are raised even higher when Poe’s beloved Emily (Alice Eve) gets abducted. Racing against
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        472 3  -  French director Bertrand Bonello’s hynoptic but slow movie is a surrealistic look at the lives of Parisian prostitutes reviewdrama HOUSE OF PLEASURES (R21) 122 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: Rich men in turn-of-the-century Paris while away their nights in bordellos, where the champagne flows freely and
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        170 3  -  reviewhorror POV (PG13) 92 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ Dave Chua This Japanese reality TV/found footage horror hybrid (above) will probably test the viewer’s tolerance for shaky, low-light camerawork. This combined with the high-pitched shrieks of the main cast is a perfect recipe for inducing a headache. The story involves how,
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        1688 4/5  -  High-profile cast of comic-book superhero movie The Avengers bond on set and over dance sessions WHAT THE AVENGERS CAST LIKE ABOUT THEIR ROLES melissa sim in los angeles stlife@sph.com.sg When Hollywood’s biggest names take on the world’s favourite comic-book characters, the movie set is practically lit by star
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        573 4/5  -  reviewaction THE AVENGERS 141 minutes/Opens on Tuesday/ The story: Agent Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) assembles a group of superheroes to defend Earth against alien invaders. ong sor fern What The Avengers prove is that when it comes to comic books, the best person to make the
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        330 4/5  -  Nicholas Yong The Avengers began life in September 1963, in a bid by Marvel Comics to ride on the success of superhero teams such as its rival DC Comics’ Justice League Of America. Created by Stan Lee and the late Jack Kirby, the superteam makes its debut
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        573 4/5  -  Melissa Sim Chris Evans (below) may have found fame in Hollywood but he is not about to join the celebrity circus. In fact, the 31-year-old American actor, who reprises his role as Captain America in The Avengers, says he is happiest when he is in the
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        343 4/5  -  Nicholas Yong JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA (DC Comics) Who: The first superhero team in comic history First appearance: All-Star Comics No. 3, 1940. Created by Sheldon Mayer and Gardner Fox Original roster: Doctor Fate, Hour-Man, the Spectre, Sandman, the Atom, Flash, Green Lantern and Hawkman High point:
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        1874 6  -  Former Board of Film Censors chairman Amy Chua opens up on the difficulties of editing films boon chan media correspondent bchan@sph.com.sg Not many chairmen see as much sex as Ms Amy Chua during her eight-year tenure at the Board of Film Censors. From 2004 to March
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      460 7  -  Comfort food gets a rethink at famed chef Bruno Menard’s two new eateries here eunice quek euniceq@sph.com.sg Three-Michelin-starred chef Bruno Menard will be opening two new casual eateries in Raffles Place and Orchard Road by July. It did not take the 50-year-old French chef long to
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      591 7  -  chen shanshan Just as the original James Cameron film smashed box-office records 15 years ago, the 3-D re-release of Titanic has obliterated box-office records again by becoming the highest grossing 3-D re-release in Singapore. The movie has netted more than $1.04 million at the box
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      608 7  -  rebecca lynne tan For British chef Fergus Henderson, the pig’s ear is more than just an ingredient, it is a celebration of cartilage. In fact, the chef of one-Michelin-starred restaurant St John in London has made a name for himself with his brand of British cuisine that
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      691 8  -  Korean fashion stylist Park Man Hyun says black eyeliner gives Asian stars bigger eyes rachael boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg Who: Park Man Hyun, 35, one of South Korea’s top stylists and the fashion and visual director of the Korean version of men’s magazine Arena. He was in Singapore
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      656 9  -  Recently married actress June Tsai is candid about her penchant for younger men rachael boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg Taiwanese actress June Tsai concedes that at her age, 36, she is far less likely to be cast as the sweet, young thing in idol dramas. So it is a
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      706 9  -  liew wei lin The name Tony Sun (right) may bring to mind the golden-haired punk of idol dramas in the early noughties, but the former leader of disbanded Taiwanese boyband 5566 has come a long way since. From being the object of many young girls’
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      335 9 Dragon tops Forbes ‘rich list Reuters New York A smart and savvy dragon, an aged vampire and a Beverly Hillbilly are among the richest fictional characters, according to a new ranking. Smaug, a hyper-intelligent, shorttempered dragon and the star of the upcoming Lord Of The Rings prequel The Hobbit, whose
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      138 10 ‘I thought Kate looked great in 3-D, naked on that day bed like, damn. No wonder Leo had a hard time drawing. I’ve seen it from his point of view now’ Actor Bill Paxton (right) celebrating the 3-D re-release of Titanic (1997), starring Kate Winslet and
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      619 10 A Maori war cry kicks off Shakespeare festival of 37 plays in 37 languages Agence France-Presse London A rousing haka war cry by Maori actors kicked off a marathon programme of 37 Shakespeare plays in 37 languages on Monday as a cultural curtain-raiser for the
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      338 10 Bloomberg London Construction has started on a £215-million (S$433-million) new wing of Tate Modern, the London museum that was once a power station, with three-quarters of the money raised, Tate director Nicholas Serota said. The new Tate 2 wing was due to open this year,
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      545 11 Sale of six Picasso portraits of the women in his life, including his wives and mistresses, is expected to draw great interest Reuters New York Known for his long and passionate personal life as well as his prodigious output, Pablo Picasso has proved to be the
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      756 11 Reuters New York At age 40, Arnel Pineda lived every wannabe rock star’s dream and middle-aged fan’s fantasy. A little more than five years ago, as videos of Pineda performing Journey cover tunes played on YouTube, he sat at home in the Philippines on the
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      612 12 It was a case of spot the celebrity at the opening of the Beijing International Film Festival Beijing–Chinese beauties including Zhang Ziyi preened on the long red carpet, Andy Lau stepped up hand in hand with Ann Hui and Deanie Ip, Wang Lee Hom entertained
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        505 14 New York Times Associated Press Chicago Preparations for the arrival of American Idol contestant and actress Jennifer Hudson at the criminal courthouse were elaborate: A private entrance was readied, reporters were required to sign pledges to abide by rules of courtroom decorum and jurors
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          43 14 Brit Award-winning American R&B/hip-hop singer Kelis, known for Top 10 hits such as Milkshake, Acapella and Bossy, will play her first show here at Avalon on May 12. Tickets at $51 are available from Ticketbooth at www.ticketbooth.com. sg.
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          96 14 Sinead O’Connor said on Monday she is cancelling her tour this year due to her bipolar disorder. The singer said on her website that she is “very unwell” and had been advised by her doctor to not hit the road after her “very serious breakdown between
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          71 14 Production on Liz And Dick, the TV movie in which Lindsay Lohan (right) will play Elizabeth Taylor, will begin in June in Los Angeles. It will be about Taylor’s romance with actor Richard Burton, Lifetime said in a statement, praising Lohan, 25, as
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          81 14 Angelina Jolie, whose recent directorial debut In The Land Of Blood And Honey, put a spotlight on the 1992-95 war in Bosnia, was named an honorary citizen of Sarajevo on Monday. Jolie, 36, was honoured for her contribution to “keeping the truth about wartime events
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        273 14 Reuters London Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb woke from a coma to music from his latest composition, the recently released classical work The Titanic Requiem, his son said on Monday. The 62-year-old is battling advanced colorectal cancer and had fought pneumonia, slipping into
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        151 14 Associated Press London Hong Kong superstar Eason Chan’s world tour has an unofficial catchphrase: “Who the hell is Eason Chan?” The singer says that was the question a ticket seller asked after he sold out London’s O2 Arena in around 20 minutes and crashed the
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        164 14 Reuters Los Angeles American Idol producers signed Ryan Seacrest to a two-year, US$30-million (S$37-million) contract to continue hosting television’s mostwatched show, said a source. CKX Inc’s 19 Entertainment and FremantleMedia North America Inc, the show’s producers, announced the contract extension with Seacrest, 35, yesterday in a
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      96 3 top 10 movies SINGAPORE 1. (1) Battleship 2. The Lucky One 3. The Cabin In The Woods 4. (3) Titanic 3-D 5. (2) Mirror Mirror 6. Gone 7. (6) The Hunger Games 8. (5) American Pie: Reunion 9. Lockout 10. (8) Dark Flight Information from Cinematograph Film Exhibitors Association UNITED
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      17 7 Read it in tomorrow LESS OIL IS GOOD Salmon hot stone rice made healthier with less oil
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      413 7 CUTTING-EDGE STRATEGIES FOR WORKPLACE SUCCESS FULL-DAY WORKSHOPS Who should attend: Sales Managers, Account Managers/ Executives, Social Media Specialists, PMEBs, Directors, Team Leaders and other General Management Professionals 11 May, 2012 (Fri) Register at www.stjobs.sg/seminars Workshop A: 21st Century Sales Leadership Skills SPH News Centre (9.00 am to 5.30 pm) Trainer:
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      42 8 M Ocm THE MOST FUN IN TODAYS BEST MUSIC H I lW NIINiri^ *Fv I64u) vf Su^cW ANDRE HOEDEN ROD MONTEIRD 1^ Sg> w ar JILLIAN LIM WEEKDAYS BAM TD 1QAM KENA PLUCK! TUBS THUR5 WITH ROD MONTEIRD AND THE MARRIED MEN
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      232 9 m m 1 9** n A Musical Journey Through Kaleidoscopic India Music Monty Sharma Directed Produced By Shruti Merchant Director of Choreography Vaibhavi Merchant Music Salim Sulaiman Merchant Tabla! Taj Express Contest Taj Express marries the new India's pop and Bollywood culture with deep rooted traditions, and features over 2000
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      117 11 GOLDEN THEATRE Golden Mile Tower, 6001, Beach Road TEL: 6295 6417/6554 4747 www.ayngaran.com GOLDEN DIGITAL ORU KAI ORU KANNADI (UDHAYANIDHI STALIN, HANSIKA MOTWANI, SANTHANAM Tdy. 11.30am, 2.30pm, 5.40pm, 9.00pm REX CINEMAS (DIGITAL) 2 Mackenzie Road Tel: 6337 6607/6337 2845 T FaceBook Group Rex Cinemas ORU KAI ORU KANNADI (UDHAYANIDHI STALIN,
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      654 11 DELICACY (PG13)* digital 10;30om, 12:40, 2:50,5:00,7:10,9:20 THE CABIN IN THE WOODS (Mi8) 11am, 1:00,3:00,7:10 GONE (PG13) 10:30am, 12:30,2:30,7:15 THE LUCKY ONE (PG13HCS)* 11:15am, 3:10,5:15,7:20 THE AWAKENING (NC16) digital 3:20,7:30,9:40 BATTLESHIP (PG13HCS)* digital 10;50am, 1:30,4:10,6:50,9:30 BATTLESHIP (PG13HCS)* 12:00,2:40,5:20,8:00 AMERICAN PIE: REUNION (M18)(CS) 3:00, 5:15,7:30,9:45 THE VOW (PG13)(CS) 11:10am, 3:15,7:20,9:30 TITANIC ]PG13)(CS)
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      300 11 I LEISURE PARK KALLANG (Level 3) THE LUCKY ONE* (if) Some Scenes of Intimacy and Violence (Chi) 12.20pm 2.35pm 4.50pm 7.15pm 9.35pm BATTLESHIP* (9)Battle Sequences (Chi) 11.20am 2.00pm 4.40pm 7.20pm 10.00pm AMERICAN PIE: REUNION M18 Sexual Scenes, Nudity and Coarse Language (Chi) 2.25pm 9.20pm MIRROR MIRROR 0 (Chi) 12.00pm 2.20pm
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      441 11 m.gv.com.sg www.gv.com.sg@ 6311 9162 VIVOCITY KATONG GRAND, GREAT WORLD PLAZA SINGAPURA THE LUCKY ONE*▲ 11.00am 1.10 3.20 5.30 7.40 9.50pm THE CABIN IN THE WOODS* 11.20am 1.25 3.30 5.35 7.40 9.45pm LOCKOUT* 11.15am 1.20 3.25 5.30 7.35 9.40pm GONE* 12.30 2.35 4.40 6.45 9.30pm THE LUCKY ONE*▲ 12.30 2.40 4.50
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      3189 13 life!Ltv THE STRAITS TIMES WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25 2012 PAGE starhub tv cartoon network ch316 AM 6.00 Strawberry Shortcake Berry Bitty Adventures 7.00 Good Morning Scooby-Doo! 8.00 Pink Panther Pals 9.00 Tom Jerry Show 10.00 Oggy The Cockroaches 11.00 Pink Panther Pals PM 12.00 Tom Jerry Show 1.00 Oggy The Cockroaches
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      131 13 The weather Thundery showers over northern and eastern Singapore in the afternoon. SUNRISE 6.58am MOONRISE 9.50am SUNSET 7.08pm MOONSET 10.18pm AIR QUALITY PSI 37 (Good) 32/25 °C FOR UPDATES AND MORE DETAILS, CALL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE SINGAPORE: 6542-7788 OR GO TO www.nea.gov.sg TIDES TODAY FIRST HIGH TIDE 2.8m 12.37am SECOND HIGH
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      176 13 YouTube star loses weight for Korean TV United States-born Korean teen star Megan Lee (left) is at least one dress size smaller after a stint in Korean showbiz. We met the 16-year-old singer at Men’s Fashion Week. Editor’s picks Video on demand 1. SINGAPORE NOW SMRT on train breakdowns SMRT
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      90 14 I i VMI d* m y, 0 0 8 th June 8pm Kallang Theatre Early bird: S$98 Regular: S$118 (Limited availability) (+$3 SISTIC fee) Lusm QO CO o •ggcpM WARNER MUSIC SINGAPORE Go rA -i. J. J. m i w JVU>'x’ THE ICONIC MANCHESTER BAM) TUI STONE ROSES REUNION TOUR
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      24 1 EVERY WEDNESDAY WITH THE STRAITS TIMES MICA (P) 002/02/2012 WEDNESDAY •22 APRIL 25, 2012 Take the cinema home with sound systems below $1,000 Pages
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        643 2/3  -  WILL SMARTPHONES KILL COMPACT CAMERAS? Tan Chong Yaw cytan@sph.com.sg Good enough. The camera phone is all you need. The best camera is the one that’s with you. Your phone is always with you; your camera isn’t. These are the siren calls seducing you to ditch
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        682 2/3  -  Sherwin Loh sherwinl@sph. com.sg The compact camera is on its way out, though maybe not this year. But surely, the end is nigh for this gadget you know, that neat little thing that slips so easily into your pocket or handbag. And slips
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          155 4 Uppleva is a full high-definition LED TV, a Blu-ray player and a sound system. This latest product from Ikea is also a piece of furniture. Meaning “experience” in Swedish, Uppleva by the Swedish furniture group offers a neat and integrated home entertainment system. There are no
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          82 4 The source code of the classic Apple II game Prince Of Persia has been posted online by its author, Jordan Mechner, reported tech website Ars Technica. Mechner was a screenwriter and producer for the 2010 film adaptation of his game. First published by Broderbund in
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          116 4 Since last Wednesday, StarHub TV customers using its HD Interactive set-top boxes have been able to record TV programmes on a specific external hard disk drive. The set-top box lets you view, but not record, HD content. Until now, the only way to record
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          89 4 Clubsnap celebrated its 10th birthday this year with a series of talks, workshops and guided photography sessions last weekend. Set up in January 2002, the local online forum now has 180,000 registered users, from novices to pros. Its forums discuss everything from the sale
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          78 4 Google Earth is now seeking to add another view of the Earth, this time from digital cameras mounted on balloons and kites. Such images offer better resolution and detail than the satellite and aerial imagery used by Google, reported technology news website Engadget. The
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          84 4 Tech giant IBM may have found a permanent cure for the performance anxiety experienced by owners of electric cars. Its experimental battery runs on air, enabling cars to travel 800km on a single charge, reported Engadget. These lithium-air batteries draw in oxygen just
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          149 4 A state-of-the-art light bulb (left) that lasts 20 years, based on four hours of use per day, went on per sale on Earth Day last Sunday in the United States, reports USA Today. The winner of a US$10 million (S$12.4 million) government contest for a
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          121 4  -  Compiled by Tan Chong Yaw Some California parents who are unhappy with Apple over the sums that their children are spending on “free” game apps have been given the green light to launch a lawsuit against the tech giant, reported ABC News. Their grouse
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        493 6  -  Join the rush of people snapping up home-theatre systems in the $800-$1,000 range Trevor Tan trevtan@sph. com.sg Entry-level home-theatre systems costing less than $1,000 are getting increasingly popular. Sales of systems in the $800 to $1,000 range shot up by 73 per cent in
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        Lock icon Under $1000 and worth a listen
        1439 8/9  -  TREVOR TAN tests 5.1 surround-sound home-theatre systems with receivers, as well as all-in-one surround-sound ones with integrated Blu-ray players TREVOR TAN RECEIVER-BASED SYSTEMS Denon DHT-1312 $899 110W x 5 channels Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio 4x HDMI in; 1x HDMI out; 3x composite video
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        Lock icon How to set up your home theatre
        381 10  -  By Trevor Tan trevtan@sph.com. sg These days, home-theatre systems are very easy to set up. They usually include colour-coded cables that make sure you connect the right cable to the right speaker. Even configuring the speakers is easy with many home-theatre sets having
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        405 12  -  MAY CHUA walks you through the new Timeline feature that can integrate your online life with your Facebook profile MAY CHUA May Chua is a freelance writer If you have ever wished you could access all the fragments of your digital life from the
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        596 12 Step 1: Get Timeline Skip this step if you are already using Timeline. If not, go to www.facebook.com/ about/timeline and click “Get Timeline” at the bottom of the page. Then, click on “Start Tour” to find out more about Timeline. Or scroll through your new profile
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        486 16  -  SHERWIN LOH will never go hungry because this app not only tells him what restaurants he is near to, but also rewards him for pigging out SHERWIN LOH App: around! (iOS) around! Rewards (Android) Why it’s cool: It uses your location to tell you
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        398 18  -  Free to play; download from dn.cherrycredits.com By Oo Gin Lee ginlee@sph.com.sg Do not be fooled by her cutesy and geeky looks. The Academic packs quite a nasty punch as the new and fifth class in this massively multiplayer online game. The Academic was launched yesterday in the
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        432 20  -  By Eugene Neubronner Eugene Neubronner is a freelance writer on gaming and technology In the world of Aarklash, four factions Griffin, Jackal, Scorpion and Wolf vie for final dominance during Ragnarok, or Armageddon. In single-player mode, you lead a small squad of elite heroes on missions to tilt the
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        609 22  -  By Trevor Tan trevtan@sph.com.sg The Adobe CS6 consists of four suites, including the Design Standard ($1,962), Design and Web Premium ($2,868), and Production Premium ($2,868) for video editing. Then there’s the Big Daddy, the all-inclusive Master Collection ($3,924) that comprises all 14 stand-alone applications, including
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        688 23  -  By Sherwin Loh sherwinl@sph. com.sg Asus’ Transformer Prime, launched earlier this year, was the first quad-core tablet. Now, Asus has scored another neat trick with the first three-in-one Android phone that transforms into a tablet and laptop. On its own, the new device which has been christened the
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        503 24  -  By Aaron Tan Aaron Tan is an infocomm professional The Lifebook P771 may lack the glamour of razor-thin ultrabooks, but do not write it off just yet. Mobile executives who demand a reliable workhorse will appreciate the features of this business laptop, which include hard-drive protection, a
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        537 24  -  By Aaron Tan The Lifebook E751’s luscious display, full-sized keyboard and good build should give road warriors enough reason to shell out for this Fujitsu workhorse. Despite its full plastic body, the E751 feels like a premium rig with a hardy body made to withstand the rigours
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        Lock icon Nikon Coolpix P310
        486 25  -  By Tan Chong Yaw cytan@sph.com. sg Nikon did a rethink of the cheap compact and redesigned it for children as the Coolpix S30. Now, it is the Coolpix P310’s turn to break new ground. It mates a small sensor with a beautiful fast lens and a top-notch
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        463 25  -  By Tan Chong Yaw Having a larger display on your personal navigation device helps, even if you are not a senior with failing eyesight. But in global positioning system terms, big screens usually mean big bucks. Garmin has a pleasant surprise for you. This nuvi has the
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        101 26 DSLR Price unknown, available end October Unlike most DSLR cameras, the Canon EOS-1D C is designed for videographers. Its 18.1-megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor and Dual Digic 5+ image processor are the same as that used in Canon’s flagship EOS-1D X. The C delivers 4K-resolution (4,096 x 2,160
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        59 26 PERIPHERAL $89 At first glance, it looks like a pebble, but it is actually a mouse with a responsive touch surface. You can scroll and swipe anywhere on the mouse. Its ergonomic profile means that your hands can use it for long periods without strain. You
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        97 26 TABLET CASE $78 Slip your tablet into this sleeve for protection against scratches and scuffs. It also doubles as a stand. Each side folds around a triangular-shaped section in the centre. The magnets of the open ends hold this rig together. When used as a stand,
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        56 26 LAPTOP BAG $139.90 This is a laptop bag that does not look like one. It has a wealth of well-organised pockets for you to slot in pens, your smartphone, PlayStation Vita and even a 7-inch tablet. String its transformer belt through two loops and it morphs
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        Lock icon Transcend SSD720
        71 26 SOLID-STATE DRIVE $160 (64GB), $256 (128GB), $468 (256GB), $$882 (512GB) Unlike the standard 9.5mm-thick solid-state drive, Transcend’s new SSD720 is a skinnier 7mm. It is also super light at a mere 95g. Using next-generation Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) III technology, with transfer speeds of up to 550MB
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        53 26 ACCESSORY $149 Use this digital scale to record weight measurements daily with the iHealth Digital Scale iOS app via a Bluetooth connection. The app will help you to manage and track your progress over time with simple graph tools. It supports multiple users, so the whole family
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