The Straits Times, 26 April 2012

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    17 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA(P)002/02/2012 THURSDAY, APRIL 26 2012 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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    • Article
      Lock icon Britain back in recession
      43 1 THE British economy shrank in the first quarter as a slump in construction pushed Britain into its first double-dip recession since the 1970s, deepening a crisis in Europe that has unsettled investors all over the world. LWORLD PAGE A30
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      Lock icon Romney to take on Obama
      43 1 PRESIDENTIAL hopeful Mitt Romney (above) effectively claimed the Republican nomination as he revelled in a five-state primary sweep and urged voters to help him oust President Barack Obama in the November general election. LPRIME PAGE A9 PHOTO: REUTERS
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      Lock icon More price hikes likely
      56 1 CONSUMERS face the prospect of even more price hikes this year as businesses prepare to pass on the expense of soaring rents and wages. Business proprietors say the relentless pace of cost increases may leave them with no choice but to have their customers share some
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      Lock icon Terry says sorry
      53 1 CHELSEA captain John Terry (above) has apologised to his club and their fans after being red-carded in the Blues’ epic Champions League semi-final win over Barcelona. The defender faces an automatic one-match ban, which will rule him out of the May 19 final. L SPORT PAGE B8
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    Lock icon Innovation key focus of new varsity model
    603 1  -  That is what will create value and raise incomes, says Tharman BY SANDRA DAVIE SENIOR WRITER sandra@sph.com.sg NEW YORK: As Singapore expands its university sector, it must aim for a new model of tertiary education that prizes innovation and creativity, said Deputy Prime
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    Lock icon NEXT STOP: FASHION
    84 1 The former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station was turned into a venue for the Female and Nuyou Catwalk to present the REDValentino Spring/Summer 2012 collection, the first event to be held there since the station’s closure last year. Four hundred guests packed the station’s foyer to watch models
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    Lock icon Shareholders grill DBS on deal for Danamon
    408 1  -  BY MAGDALEN NG GOH ENG YEOW UNHAPPY DBS Group Holdings shareholders grilled its board for nearly two hours yesterday on plans to pay $9.1 billion for Indonesia’s Bank Danamon. The lively annual general meeting (AGM) was dominated by the deal as some shareholders
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      137 1 Dark side of whiteners Beware of pigmentation risks Pop war Why K-pop is hot and J-pop is not LIFE! PAGES C2&3 IN MIND YOUR BODY ‘I’ve never driven a Ferrari’ Bo Xilai’s son refutes rumours PRIME, PAGE A3 BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg NEWS TIPS: 1800-*****28
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        Lock icon Putting IMF’s war chest to good use
        72 2 WE SAY Singapore’s $5 billion pledge to the International Monetary Fund is an act of enlightened self-interest, because a spreading euro zone crisis would hit the local economy too. Other nations are contributing too. On its part, the IMF must better reflect the
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      • COLUMNS
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          Lock icon Hard to say what’s fair
          52 2 The $2-million price tag attached to a three-bedroom, 99-year leasehold condo in Bishan may have been called over the top by some, but at the end of the day Andy Mukherjee says it is impossible to say what the fair value would be. L REVIEW
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          Lock icon The end of an aura
          35 2 Rohit Brijnath says that while Chelsea’s defeat of Barcelona may not be the end of a grand Barca era, it is the end of an aura. L SPORT PAGE B9
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          Lock icon A disturbing submission
          42 2 Given the inequalities they face, Ong Sor Fern is disturbed by how many women are buying into an erotic tale about a woman willingly giving up control of her life and body to a man. L LIFE! PAGE C8
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        Lock icon A question of intelligence
        35 2 OUR READER SAYS Ang Chin Guan says we should ask whether maids are sufficiently intelligent to be trained, undertake basic domestic duties and adapt to urban living. L FORUM PAGE A35
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      Lock icon France’s hate affair with globalisation
      1005 2  -  Anti-capitalism stand wins votes for country’s politicians BY JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT Jonathan.eyal@gmail.com WITH more Fortune 500 companies than any other European country, France is a major player in every significant global commercial activity, from cosmetics to insurance and, of course, the luxury goods sector.
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      170 2 DBS Bank Ltd Co. Reg. No.: *****0306E Apr 2012 Join us at the inaugural DBS Marina Regatta! Introducing Singapore's first international dragon boat race at Marina Bay This May, close to 100 international and local dragon boat teams will be making a splash at the beautiful waters of Marina Bay.
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      Lock icon Bo Xilai’s son defends lifestyle and grades
      901 3  -  Bo Guagua refutes claims of flashiness and illicit money BY PEH SHING HUEI CHINA BUREAU CHIEF shpeh@sph.com.sg BEIJING: He did not drive a Ferrari, his academic grades were not poor and his expensive overseas education was not funded by illicit money. Mr Bo
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      Lock icon New DBS shares to Temasek ‘ideal’
      683 4  -  Bank chairman defends contentious offer as best option BY MAGDALEN NG GOH ENG YEOW songyuan@sph.com.sg engyeow@sph.com.sg DBS Group Holdings chairman Peter Seah yesterday defended the bank’s contentious decision to issue $6.2 billion worth of new shares to Temasek Holdings. The shares are being used
      PHOTOS: STEPHANIE YEOW, REUTERS  -  683 words
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      Lock icon Legoland in Johor to open on Sept 15
      606 4  -  BY KENNETH GOH ASIA’S first theme park centred on a popular brand of children’s toy blocks will open in Johor on Sept 15. Legoland Malaysia is located in Johor’s Iskandar development region, a 15-minute drive from the Tuas Second Link. At 31ha,
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      Lock icon Changi pulls in 4.3 million travellers
      567 4  -  BY KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg CHANGI Airport handled 4.28 million passengers last month, making it the busiest March it has had in 31 years. That number of passengers was 15.3 per cent higher than that for March last year, making for the highest
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      Lock icon S’pore ‘has lowest youth death rate’
      685 6  -  Experts attribute journal’s ranking to outreach to the young, absence of ghettos BY GOH CHIN LIAN chinlian@sph.com.sg THE death rate of male adolescents in Singapore is the lowest among rich countries, better than in the Netherlands, Sweden and Japan, The Lancet has said. Singapore
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      Lock icon US acts to calm mad-cow worries
      741 7 It stresses its beef is safe to eat and California outbreak was contained with no risk AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON: The United States scrambled yesterday to contain the fallout from the discovery of mad-cow disease in California even as response from
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS; BLOOMBERG; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG  -  741 words
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      Lock icon Consumers may have to bear higher costs
      621 8  -  Businesses feeling squeezed by soaring rents and wages BY MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg CONSUMERS face the prospect of even more price rises this year as businesses prepare to pass on the expense of soaring rents and wages. Bosses told The Straits Times yesterday that
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      Lock icon Still bearable for professionals
      533 8  -  According to the latest figures, inflation hit 5.2 per cent in March. But what this does not show is that the impact on the man on the street differs depending on which segment of the population he belongs to. Some groups have been hit harder, while
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    • FEELING THE PAIN
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        Lock icon HOUSEWIVES: Cutting back on eating out
        348 8  -  CHONG NING QIAN TO BEAT inflation, housewives try to save on food items, which they say is where rising costs have hit them the hardest. Of the 12 homemakers who spoke to The Straits Times, all expressed concern over their growing bills as prices
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        Lock icon ELDERLY: Health -care, utility costs are worries
        296 8  -  BY MIRANDA YEO RISING health-care and utility bills are the leading concerns for retirees. Those who spoke to The Straits Times said they felt their medical costs would only increase. And with no source of income, they were worried about how they would
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        Lock icon BLUE-COLLAR WORKERS: Food is a headache
        396 8  -  BY LEE XIN EN Additional reporting by and Chong Ning Qian Chow Jia Ying FOR blue-collar workers and those on low incomes, inflation has long been a worry. But in recent months, they have really begun to feel the pinch. The Straits Times interviewed
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      Lock icon Romney claims Republican ticket
      839 9 He trounces rest of party rivals; general election campaign begins AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON: Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney effectively claimed the Republican nomination as he revelled in a five-state primary sweep and urged voters to help him oust President Barack Obama in the November
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      Lock icon Same woes surface for both train disruptions
      916 10  -  Operations control staff member ‘overwhelmed’ by second breakdown COI HEARING BY ROYSTON SIM MARIA ALMENOAR roysim@sph.com.sg mariaa@sph.com.sg THE very problems that SMRT staff faced in the first major disruption to the train service last Dec 15 cropped up again two days later, when
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      Lock icon Murdoch: I didn’t ask PM for favours
      708 11 Media mogul testifies as govt aide quits over claims that he leaked details to News Corp MEDIA ETHICS INQUIRY REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Mr Rupert Murdoch yesterday battled accusations that he used his vast media empire to play puppet master to a succession
      REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTOS: REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  708 words
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      Lock icon Malaysian jailed for molesting woman at Istana
      331 11  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH A MALAYSIAN man was yesterday jailed for six weeks for outraging the modesty of a 39-year-old woman at the Istana. Woo Fok Meng, also known as Woo Tok Meng, pleaded guilty to squeezing her buttocks at about 4pm on Aug 30
      ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW  -  331 words
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      171 4 I QME SEIZED PROPERTY FROM L\W ENFORCEMENTS AGENCIES This property shall be offered at this one day auction with seized property items bought from govt, auctions plus the addition of goods which constitute the majority. Necklace 18K Oval, PearRadic > Round Diamond =108.70ct.tw V (Over 56ct. Over 1 ct. Each)
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      391 5 SINGXPRESS LAND SINGAPORE LISTED STOCK CODE 5CE PASI R RIS ne ONE MINUTE AWAY DBSS E-APPLICATION 27 APRIL 2 May 1 min walkto PasirRis MRT Within 1km drive to TPE 1 min brisk walk to Pasir Ris Bus Interchange 1 min cycle to Park Connector Network 1 min walk to
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      380 7 Embassy Gardens is Central London’s most eagerly anticipated rive development launching in Singapore: rn i »TV tf V >■ m in irv I i- I pii fflT'T L -•i’Tt *3L 1 "II Jl 1' 1 "Si BALLYMORE Launching this weekend 27-29Apr St Regis Hotel, llam-7pm Embassy Consulate Room Level 1,
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  • WORLD.
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      Lock icon China’s new credit card users DROWNING INDEBT
      714 12  -  Many learn the hard way about sky-high late charges for plastic BY AW CHENG WEI awcw@sph.com.sg BEIJING: Mr Wei Kai, a bartender, racked up a total of 30,000 yuan (S$6,000) on six different credit cards in the space of two months last year.
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE FOLLOW AND ENGAGE ST ONLINE
      92 12 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 Osama bin Laden wanted 9/11 follow-up attack: Terrorist L Brazil actor dies after accidental hanging in play More Forum letters online at
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    • world. regional
      • Article
        Lock icon Pesticide found in Lipton tea bags sold in China
        302 14 REUTERS BEIJING: Environmental advocacy group Greenpeace said an investigation it had conducted found tea bags sold in China by Unilever’s Lipton brand contained unsafe levels of pesticide residue, though Unilever said the product was safe and up to standard. Greenpeace said
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        Lock icon Scandals highlight health-care failings
        677 14  -  China hit by toxic pill scare and series of attacks by patients on hospital staff BY GRACE NG CHINA CORRESPONDENT graceng@sph.com.sg BEIJING: In the past month, two scandals a series of attacks by disgruntled patients on hospital staff and the mass-production of toxic pill capsules have
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        Lock icon I Sit, I Write, I Flush!
        523 16  -  This title, one among the popular Diary Of Amos Lee series, will be sold in China BY HO AI LI CHINA CORRESPONDENT hoaili@sph.com.sg BEIJING: Children in China can soon read all about Amos Lee, a boy who keeps a diary in the toilet. Written
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        Lock icon Japan set for more energy-saving efforts
        629 20  -  Power shortage expected as last of nuclear reactors are due to close soon BY KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT wengkin@sph.com.sg TOKYO: The famously but-toned-up Japanese office worker may be back to wearing polo shirts and shorts this summer. With the last of Japan’s 50
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        Lock icon Giving anti-nuclear efforts a lift
        78 20 A carp kite being raised at a parade demanding an end to all nuclear power plants in Japan as part of an Earth Day event in Tokyo on Sunday. Japan is set to have no nuclear power in weeks, following last year’s crisis at the
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      • Article
        Lock icon Bo’s brother leaves China Everbright board
        294 20 BLOOMBERG HONG KONG: Mr Li Xueming, the brother of ousted Politburo member Bo Xilai, stood down as a director and vice-chairman of China Everbright International, after media reports that highlighted his personal background. “The board has been advised by Mr Li that he, for
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        Lock icon Jakarta to do 2nd autopsy on 3 bodies
        526 21  -  Corpses of men killed in Malaysia to be exhumed to see if organs stolen BY ZUBAIDAH NAZEER INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT zubaidah@sph.com.sg JAKARTA: The bodies of three Indonesian migrant workers shot dead by police in Malaysia last month will be exhumed for a second
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        Lock icon Pakistan stages test-launch of upgraded mid-range missile
        258 21 ASSOCIATED PRESS ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has successfully test-launched an upgraded ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, days after its neighbour and arch-rival India conducted its own missile test, the Pakistani military said. The Hatf IV Shaheen-1A missile was fired into the sea,
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        Lock icon A billion may starve if nuclear war erupts
        458 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CHICAGO: More than a billion people worldwide could starve if India and Pakistan unleash nuclear weapons because even a “limited” nuclear war would cause major climate disruptions, a recent study has warned. “It is not just the arsenals of the
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        Lock icon Face of India’s Congress party falls from grace
        652 24  -  Longtime spokesman resigns after alleged sex video goes viral online BY NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT gnirmala@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI: Mr Abhishek Manu Singhvi (right), 53, was once the most visible face of the ruling Congress party. He would hold media briefings for his
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        Lock icon Indian child marriage annulled
        95 24 Laxmi Sargara, 18, holding a certificate of annulment of her 17-year marriage outside a court in Jodhpur, India, on Tuesday. As a one-year-old, she had “married” a three-year-old boy after their families decided that when they grew up, they would live together and have children. In
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        Lock icon Rajiv Gandhi ‘did nothing about arms cover-up’
        463 24 NEW DELHI: The whistleblower in one of India’s biggest corruption scandals in the 1980s which tarnished then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi has broken cover to explain why he leaked crucial documents to the media. Mr Sten Lindstrom, head of the Swedish police when
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        Lock icon Minimum wage for private sector soon, says Najib
        558 25  -  Big payout to Felda settlers another election sweetener BY CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia yesterday said it will announce a minimum wage for the private sector on the eve of Labour Day next week, and declare a windfall
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        Lock icon Impasse over Bersih rally site
        706 25  -  BY LESTER KONG MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: The tussle between the Malaysian authorities and electoral reform advocacy group Bersih over the venue for a protest on Saturday has reached an impasse, despite both sides having met over the issue yesterday. Bersih has refused to give
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        Lock icon President T an toasts Ho Chi Minh investments
        670 28  -  Singapore has ploughed a massive $8.3 billion into Vietnamese city BY JESSICA LIM limjess@sph.com.sg HO CHI MINH CITY: Singapore is the top foreign investor in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s economic hub. As of last month, investors have poured a cumulative total
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        Lock icon Drug-resistant malaria hampers fight
        472 28  -  BY NIRMAL GHOSH THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: With mobility in the region set to increase sharply when the Asean Economic Community comes into effect in three years’ time, governments need to step up measures to control the spread of drug-resistant malaria, health experts say. “Drug resistance, financial
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    • world. international
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        Lock icon Ex-senator’s affair: Former aide tells all
        635 29 Gripping testimony in John Edwards’ trial on affair, baby and cover-up NEW YORK TIMES GREENSBORO (North Carolina): Unfurling in almost cinematic form, a court heard of an elaborate plan to hide former US Senator John Edwards’ affair and the child it produced. Using handphone
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        Lock icon Syria bleeding cash as sanctions take their toll
        306 29 WASHINGTON POST ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON: Syria’ s remaining cash reserves are quickly dwindling as the country’s anti-government uprising marks its 13th month, according to intelligence officials and financial analysts. The financial haemorrhaging in the face of sanctions has forced education, health care
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        Lock icon Britain slides back into recession
        520 30 Unexpected 0.2% dip but some analysts say data paints more robust picture ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS LONDON: Britain’s economy has fallen back into recession for the first time since 2009, deepening a slump in Europe that has unsettled investors all over the world. The Office for
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        Lock icon Apple spurs rally on Wall Street
        428 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS NEW YORK: Blockbuster profits from Apple buoyed US stocks out of the gate yesterday, clearing away a weeks-old market overhang and lifting optimism in an earnings season already far outstripping expectations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.58 per cent
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        Lock icon Suharto son’s firm locked in shipping row
        247 30 NEW YORK TIMES JAKARTA: A company controlled by the youngest son of the late Indonesian dictator Suharto is fighting legal claims for US$145 million (S$182 million) from some of the world’s best- known shipping families. Companies linked to Norwegian billionaires Arne Wilhelmsen and
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        Lock icon S&P cuts India’s credit outlook to negative
        331 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI: Standard Poor’s (S&P) yesterday downgraded India’s credit outlook to negative as a weakening economy and a gaping fiscal deficit put the country’s prized investment-grade rating at risk. The agency maintained India’s rating at BBB-, but warned the country faces
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        Lock icon Fed holds rates amid slow recovery
        189 30 REUTERS WASHINGTON: The United States Federal Reserve yesterday repeated its promise to leave interest rates on hold until at least late 2014, but it offered few clues as to whether it might offer additional stimulus later this year. The Fed described the economy as
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      • IN BRIEF
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          Lock icon Hong Kong to tighten IPO rules
          37 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s Finance Secretary yesterday pledged to tighten standards for new share listings amid growing concerns about fraud in the world’s biggest market for initial public offerings.
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          Lock icon China OKs more money changers
          31 30 REUTERS BEIJING: China will authorise more street-side money changers, increasing competition for banks and marking another small step in making it easier to convert the yuan.
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          Lock icon Credit Suisse’s Q1 profit plunges
          32 30 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ZURICH: Credit Suisse said yesterday its 2012 first-quarter profit plunged to just 44 million Swiss francs (S$60 million) from 1.1 billion francs a year ago.
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    • world. at a glance
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          Lock icon S’porean trafficker jailed
          125 32 MUAR: A Singaporean man has been sentenced to five years in jail on drug trafficking charges by a high court in Muar. The 58-year-old quality control manager is believed to be part of an international drug syndicate and was found to have 529,500 Ecstasy pills during a
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          Lock icon Seized turtles head home
          111 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA: Thirty -six turtles seized from smugglers, including 20 of one of the world’s rarest species, are to be returned from Hong Kong to the Philippines. It will mark the first time that a protected Philippine species seized from the illegal wildlife trade abroad
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        • Article
          Lock icon Farmer protest put down
          107 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HANOI: Vietnam arrested 20 people after heavily-armed riot police used tear gas to break up a protest by hundreds of angry farmers, reports said yesterday, in the culmination of a six-year land dispute. Around 700 farmers clashed with police and plain-clothed security officers on
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          Lock icon BP engineer charged
          112 32 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW ORLEANS: US Federal prosecutors brought the first criminal charges on Tuesday in the Gulf oil spill accusing a former BP engineer of deleting more than 300 text messages that indicated the blown-out well was spewing far more crude than the company was telling the
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        • Article
          Lock icon Ex-PM cries jail abuse
          124 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KHARKIV (Ukraine): Ukraine asked Germany yesterday to send a team of doctors to treat Yulia Tymoshenko after the opposition leader and former prime minister went on a hunger strike to protest against her alleged beating in jail. The decision was the latest chapter in
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        Lock icon ‘Terracotta warriors’ in Canada
        46 32 Terracotta warriors of China’s first emperor Qin Shihuang in Canada? They’re just replicas, painted by 30 artists in various designs, standing on display in Vancouver. The warriors are part of a charity exhibition that will continue until October. PHOTO: XINHUA PHOTO: XINHUA
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      425 33 SINGAPORE’S decision to pledge US$4 billion (S$5 billion) loan to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help troubled economies must be seen as part of a broader international effort. It is necessary because, as a trading nation, Singapore is critically dependent on the
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        897 34  -  BY JEREMY LIM FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is CEO, Fortis Hospital Singapore. HEALTH insurance is vital for protection against medical bankruptcy. Illness and the often substantial costs associated are unpredictable. Insurance pools monies and enables the many fortunate to support
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        977 34  -  BY ANDY MUKHERJEE SENIOR WRITER andym@sph.com.sg THE strong buyer demand this month for Sky Habitat, Singapore’s most expensive suburban condominium, has created a flutter in the blogosphere. A three-bedroom, 99-year leasehold condo in Bishan for $2 million? Isn’t that over
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        97 35 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 SAF: National servicemen’s medical records managed electronically 2 MR JAIRAM AMRITH: Make key details clearer in Singapore passports 3 MR HENG CHO CHOON: Drop-arm barriers haven’t curbed illegal parking 4 MR JASON NEO: Make a safer window within a window 5 MR RAJASEGARAN
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        202 35  -  K. Rajamanikam Consultant/Trainer Trilife Communications IT IS heartening to note that grammar will be included in the N- and O-level examinations from next year (“New grammar section in O- and N-level English”; last Friday). There used to be a grammar section in the
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        150 35  -  Ng Boon Chye TUESDAY’S report (“Inflation hits 5.2% in March”) on the surprising big spike in inflation last month cited the usual suspects car prices and housing costs as the main culprits. This is unsurprising given, for instance, the acute increase
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        378 35  -  Craig Ower PROFESSOR Kishore Mahbubani writes of the thousands of nuances that are vital to interpreting international affairs, and then promptly reduces the oceanic plurality of Western perspectives and views to a single case of Western group-think (“The West must work
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          119 35 “Those who cannot attend major events may still find it pleasing to watch delayed broadcasts.” MR THOMAS LEE: “It is heartening to note that the coming Olympics will be broadcast by the free-to-air TV stations. The same cannot be said of the broadcasting of some major events held
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      472 2  -  UN official urges countries to commit to greening their economies BY JESSICA CHEAM POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT jcheam@sph.com.sg A TOP United Nations official has billed the upcoming Rio+20 summit in Brazil as the “best chance” for countries to embrace inclusive growth. Executive secretary Noeleen
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      299 2  -  BY ANG YIYING ELECTRIC youth, here’s your chance to wow Singapore. An annual charity concert is looking for young performers for its year-end show. Into its eighth year, ChildAid, which raises money for two children’s funds, is seeking performers aged six to 19 who
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      322 3  -  ONLINE VICE RING COURT CASE THAM YUEN-C FORMER River Valley High School teacher Chua Ren Cheng was back in court yesterday, dressed in a black suit topped off with a greyish blue tie. Flanked by his lawyer Amarjit Singh and another man,
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      445 3  -  BY SELINA LUM FOR the third day running, Chinese national Wang Zhijian, on trial for a 2008 triple murder, distanced himself from the crimes by insisting that he could not remember the attacks. Several times yesterday, when asked seemingly straightforward questions by
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      304 4 A TRIAL will be held from next week to test the viability of using iPhones for cashless payment. Local cashless-payment service provider Network For Electronic Transfers (Nets) is testing a device developed by Francebased payment technology maker Ingenico that fits over any
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      440 4  -  It scores high on e-payment systems but is let down by ATM and 3G networks BY IRENE THAM TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT itham@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE has come seventh in a global study on “cashless” living, and second only to South Korea in Asia. The United States,
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      320 8  -  ELENA CHONG A 31-YEAR-OLD Malaysian engineer unearthed a nude video of a former university classmate, which he had secretly shot back in 2005, and called her last October to tell her about it. Yii Yong Sii then uploaded it to his
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      251 8  -  ELENA CHONG A GENERAL practitioner was yesterday found guilty of three traffic offences related to a hit-and-run incident on Clementi Road which claimed the life of a cyclist two years ago. Teo Tiong Kiat, 64, who runs a clinic in Clementi, had
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      845 10  -  SPORTINGLIFE BY ROHIT BRIJNATH rohitb@sph.com.sg THEY shouldn’t have blown a final whistle on Tuesday night, but tolled a bell slowly. No one had died, yet it was a time of mourning. Not just for a Barcelona defeat, or for the death of
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      465 10 Bad week causes Barca’s cloak of invincibility to fray REUTERS THE TIMES, LONDON BARCELONA: Lionel Messi walked off the Camp Nou pitch in tears, as one of the most dominant eras in European club football came to a crashing halt. He was not the only one shaking
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        63 11 TAMPINES Rovers have been knocked out of the AFC Cup after drawing 0-0 with Hong Kong side Kitchee at the Jalan Besar Stadium last night. The Stags still have one more game to play in Group F but are now four points behind
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        68 11 SINGAPORE shuttler Gu Juan is through to the women’s singles round of 16 at the Yonex Sunrise India Open after seventh seed Inthanon Ratchanok retired in their opening-round match yesterday. The Thai world No. 10 was trailing 23-21, 19-21, 6-11 when she called it
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        109 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Bolton came from behind to boost their chances of avoiding relegation from football’s English Premier League with a 2-1 win over Aston Villa on Tuesday night. Villa took the lead through Stephen Warnock in the 61st minute, but were stunned by
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        80 11 REUTERS MADRID: Formula One stragglers HRT will miss next week’s early-season test at the Mugello circuit in Italy because they say they want to focus on settling into their new Spanish headquarters in Madrid. The team, who have yet to score a point
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        63 11 XINHUA JAKARTA: A senior Indonesian official said on Tuesday that the country is confident of securing three gold medals from badminton and weightlifting in the upcoming 2012 London Olympics. “We have great potential to get two gold medals in badminton in the men’s doubles and mixed
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        52 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Brazilian football superstar and Real Madrid midfielder Kaka became the first athlete to amass 10 million followers on social networking site Twitter yesterday. “Thank youuuuu. To celebrate I’ll make a twitcam,” wrote the 30-year-old, who at the last count had 10,012,862
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        65 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS MEXICO CITY: The Mexican Football Federation said on Tuesday that it will not take any action against two male players who feigned a smooch following a goal. American player Christian Benitez and his Argentine teammate Matias Vuoso acted out a kiss
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      648 11 Zabaleta is confident his club can utilise second chance to win the title EPL TITLE SHOWDOWN: FIVE DAYS TO GO AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Pablo Zabaleta wants Manchester City to make the most of second chances after getting back in control of their Premier League title destiny.
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      483 11  -  BY SANJAY NAIR LIVERPOOL midfielder Charlie Adam believes Reds fans have no reason to grumble despite the club heading for their worst English Premier League finish in almost two decades. The 26-year-old insists that this season is not a lost cause, pointing to their League
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      243 11 REUTERS LONDON: Stuart Pearce will fly to the United States to watch David Beckham play for the Los Angeles Galaxy on May 2 before selecting his 18-man squad for the London Olympics. However, the British team manager has insisted that he is under
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      337 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: China put four former internationals on trial yesterday for fixing a domestic league match as a crackdown on rampant corruption in Chinese football nears its end game. Nan Yong, the former head of the Chinese Football Association
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      261 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS BARCELONA: Athletic Bilbao can count on home advantage as they look to mount a comeback against Sporting Lisbon today and ensure an all-Spanish Europa League final against either Atletico Madrid or Valencia. Bilbao failed to win away in the first leg
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      573 12  -  Hyo Joo shoots same score as Lydia, but her team are on top BY LESTER WONG qnwong@sph.com.sg TWO of the world’s most talented female amateur golfers resumed their duel in Singapore yesterday. New Zealand’s Lydia Ko and South Korea’s Kim Hyo Joo are joint
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      452 12  -  SCHOOL SPORT MATTERS BY ALVIN CHIA IT JUST gets better and better for Quah Zheng Wen. The 15-year-old swimmer rewrote the national 100m backstroke mark at the Schools National swimming competition yesterday his fourth record-break-ing feat this year. After claiming national backstroke records in the
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      682 12  -  LESTER WONG DRAGON boating looks set to get a new lease of life in the coming months. Not only will an international race be held in Singapore for the first time since 2000, but the advent of
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      559 13 Lakers could struggle in play-offs, after Peace gets seven-game ban ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles Lakers’ play-off outlook took a hit after Metta World Peace was suspended for seven games by the National Basketball Association on Tuesday for a vicious elbow on Oklahoma City’s
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      540 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS SALT LAKE CITY: Al Jefferson got two stitches over his left eye and returned to the game. Nothing was going to keep him from getting the Utah Jazz into the playoffs. When it mattered the most, he came up huge, scoring eight
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      493 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE XINHUA SHEFFIELD: Mark Allen was left contemplating a ban from snooker as officials confirmed they would take disciplinary action after he accused Chinese players of cheating despite him offering a belated apology on Tuesday. “Following my recent comments in the press
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      260 13 Today Basketball NBA: Indiana v Chicago (7am), Phoenix v San Antonio (10.30am) Live, StarHub Ch216. New York Knicks v LA Clippers (Live, Ch202, 8am). Cricket 3rd Test: West Indies v Australia, day 4, (Live, StarHub Ch235 and mio TV Ch122, 9.50pm). IPL: Pune v Deccan (Live, StarHub
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      167 13 Badminton India Open In New Delhi, 1st rd (selected) Men’s singles: Vladimir Ivanov (Rus) bt Ashton Chen (Sin) 21-18 21-13, Tommy Sugiarto (Ina) bt Derek Wong (Sin) 21-10 21-9. Women’s singles: Gu Juan (Sin) bt Inthanon Ratchanok (Tha) 21-23 21-19 11-6 (ret), Fu Mingtian (Sin) bt Nicole Grether (Can)
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      61 14 BeTheFirstToKnow BreakingNewsSMSAlert LianheWanbao ShinMinDailyNews SoccerNews The Straits Times WorldNews The Business TimesNews The StraitsTimes SingaporeNews 02.04.2012 11:32:47pm DBS pays S$6.2 billionsfor 67.37% stake held byo' a subsidiaryof TemaseknHoldings' Fullerton Financial Holdings, to acquire Indonesia's PT Bank Danamon. From SPH THE BUSINESS TIMES Lianhe The NewPaperSoccerNews ZaobaoNews SUBSCRIBENOWFORSPECIALPRIVILEGES!† SingTelmobilesubscribers,call*155 M1mobilesubscribers,smsSPH to*****222
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      807 18  -  Over a billion of its stock traded; intra-day price hits all-time high BY ANITA GABRIEL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT anitag@sph.com.sg MORE than one billion shares of the penny stock JEL Corp changed hands yesterday on a remarkable day of trading that saw the rush
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      101 18 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE MONEY STORIES ONLINE L Spain back in recession as economy contracts in Q1 L Facebook to pay Microsoft $686 million for patents L US can’t afford to give away air travellers’ lost change More Forum
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        Lock icon Big boats the new toys of wealthy Asians
        580 14 Overcrowded marinas, crew shortage pose challenges: Industry execs REUTERS THE newly wealthy in Asia think nothing of spending big money on a big boat for prestige and fun, but the region’s nascent yachting class may have trouble finding a berth in overcrowded
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          131 14 GROCERY chain Sheng Siong’s first-quarter net profit jumped 74 per cent to $16.8 million, mainly due to the sale of an old warehouse. Revenue for the three months ended March 31 rose 4 per cent to $159.8 million on the back of higher sales and the opening of
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          63 14 ASCOTT Residence Trust’s first-quarter distribution per unit remained unchanged at 2.14 cents, but revenue for the three months ended March 31 rose 6 per cent to $71.6 million. Earnings per unit rose from 1.38 cents a year earlier to 1.48 cents, while net asset value per unit
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          130 14 ENERGY firm Sky China Petroleum Services has responded to reports that the Securities and Exchange Commission in the United States has charged China-based SinoTech Energy and its senior executives with misleading investors. Sky China chief executive and executive director Liu Qingzeng also serves as chairman and executive
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          51 14 HOTEL Properties will pay a coupon rate of 6.125 per cent on the $150 million of perpetual capital securities it will issue likely on May 4 subject to certain conditions being met. Proceeds from the securities will be used for general purposes and to fund capital expenditure and
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          99 14 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 6.69 billion shares worth $1.16 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 172 Losers: 210 Unchanged: 400 FTSE ST INDEXES Mid Cap Small Cap All Share Fledgling China China Top Basic materials Points Change -1.94 684.38 0.11 463.47 0.7 720.7 3.7 697.44 -1.72 251.22 -1.32 217.16 0.68 208.63 Consumer
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          223 14 REUTERS THE STAR/ANN Tokyo Nikkei 225 Yesterday’s close: 9,561.01 (+92.97) The Nikkei climbed 0.98 per cent to snap four straight days of losses, boosted by decent US corporate results and an easing yen. HK Hang Seng Index Yesterday’s close: 20,646.29 (-30.87) The Hang Seng surrendered early gains to close
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          230 14 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: APRIL 25, 2012 Top Rises April 25 CENTS DBXT E50 10US$ 3488 109.6 2.6 DBXT STGLDv100 10US$ 2765 80.9 2.4 CENTS DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 2619 46.1 1.4 DBXT MSJAP 10US$ 3707 23.7 0.5
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          373 14 Top Rises April 25 CENTS OCBC Bk.ES.1204 898 19.0 2.2 SembMar RBeCW*****6 61 5.0 8.9 Transpac W*****1 112 4.0 3.7 DBS RB eCW*****8 31 2.0 6.9 SembMar BNPeCW*****3 10.4 1.8 20.9 22.0 SembMar MBeCW*****5 11.5 1.3 12.7 SembMar RBeCW*****8 6.3 1.3 26.0 KepCorp MBeCW*****2 13.6 1.0 7.9
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          46 14 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS o/o Vol JEL Corp 12.2 2.2 22.0 1,100,990,000 6.5 0.8 14.0 419,533,000 By Value CENTS Value CENTS Value JEL Corp 12.2 2.2 22.0 137,128,420 IT Inti 17 -1.8 -9.6 48,598,753 Noble Grp UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS
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          51 14 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY April 25 2012 Selling Buying April 25 2012 Selling Buying 1.315 ....1.253 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY 1.29 ....1.229 1.682 Malaysian ringgit 41.396 39.804 2.047 ....1.969 NZ dollar 1.041 ....0.992 Source: United Overseas Bank Limited
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          62 14 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 179 112.5 CapMallsAsia 157 xd unch 2547 157 155.5
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          82 14 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 unch 194 152
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        Lock icon Jardine C&C’s Q1 profit zooms 6% higher
        452 15 JARDINE Cycle Carriage yesterday reported a 6 per cent rise in first-quarter net profit to US$265.6 million (S$333.6 million). Revenue for the three months to March 31 soared by 19 per cent to US$5.54 billion. Group chairman Ben Keswick attributed the profit rise
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        491 15  -  If Daxing project gets govt approval, it will be its 57th mall in China BY ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg CAPITAMALLS Asia (CMA) plans to build a 2.3 billion yuan (S$458 million) mall in southern Beijing, its 57th in the country. It aims to buy
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      598 16  -  UN agency head aims to cut emissions, boost passenger ship safety BY JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg THE newly installed top global maritime official has identified passenger ship safety and the environmental impact of shipping as two of his key priorities. Mr Koji Sekimizu took over
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      Lock icon Tech giant pumps $140m into S’pore hub
      403 16  -  BY YUNITA ONG A GERMAN tech giant is investing ¤85 million (S$140 million) over the next three years to turn Singapore into a base for its global operations. Rohde Schwarz (R&S) has earmarked ¤58 million of that sum to build a 12,747 sq
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      Lock icon No scrip dividend scheme for OCBC 2011 final payout
      330 16  -  BY MAGDALEN NG OCBC is not applying the scrip dividend scheme to the final payout for last year as the bank has adequate capital, said chairman Cheong Choon Kong. The scheme, which had proved popular in recent years, allowed shareholders to
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      Lock icon Asia’s maritime workforce ageing
      265 16  -  LENNARD ONG NOT enough young ones coming through. That is the challenge facing Asia’s maritime sector and it has serious implications for this vital industry, experts say. Mr Mark Charman, chief executive of global maritime recruitment firm Faststream Recruitment Group, outlined the problem at the Seatrade
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      Lock icon Industrial property holds buyer interest
      649 17  -  BY AMANDA TAN INVESTORS and business operators continue to flock to buy industrial property, attracted in part by stronger rental yields than residential properties. Industrial property has also become a popular alternative since tough cooling measures were introduced for residential property in December last year.
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      Lock icon SMRT stock derailed by $900m upgrading plan
      381 17  -  BY CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT TRAIN operator SMRT Corp’s share price took a beating yesterday after it announced a $900 million upgrading package to address a spate of breakdowns. The stock fell 7.5 cents or 4.14 per cent to close at $1.735, just
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      Lock icon 2 Pasir Ris housing projects to be launched
      641 17  -  One is executive condo, the other could be last DBSS development BY ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg TWO public housing projects in Pasir Ris, including what is widely thought to be the last development under the Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS),
      PHOTOS: SINGXPRESS LAND AND KAY LIM HOLDINGS; HUGE DEVELOPMENT  -  641 words
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      82 1 Arts centre to close Arts Next Gen Ang Song Ming melds art, music and pop culture What will arts council do for tenants? Culture Vulture Mommy porn is dangerous C8 C4 C7 Japanese TV shows and music excited Singaporeans before members of Korean supergroup Girls’ Generation were born. So how
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      Lock icon The reign of K-pop
      1774 2  -  Japanese pop culture gained a foothold in Singapore first but Korean pop culture has now overtaken it melissa kok melk@sph.com.sg Before Hallyu, or the Korean Wave, washed over Singapore, there was Japanese mania. It hit Singapore hard in the 1980s and 1990s, first with singers and
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      758 3  -  Singer Steve Poltz, who is known for his humour, says the songs in his Singapore gig will make people smile and be happy eddino abdul hadi music correspondent dinohadi@sph.com.sg San Diego-based singer-songwriter Steve Poltz (right) has written hundreds of songs but his biggest hit to
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        1358 4  -  Artist Ang Song Ming mixes visual art with music and popular culture in his works deepika shetty deepikas@sph.com.sg Not many artists can claim to have had their work notch up both an appearance at the prestigious Singapore Biennale and a tour through Singapore’s heartland. At the
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        Lock icon Bali’s beauty in paint
        758 5  -  Artist Lim Tze Peng’s latest solo show puts the beauty of the Indonesian island in focus huang lijie years lijie@sph.com.sg Bali has a special place in Chinese painter and calligrapher Lim Tze Peng’s heart. The Indonesian island is the source and inspiration of the Cultural Medallion
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        1091 6  -  Ongoing exhibition shows Singapore Art Museum has its finger on the pulse of modern Asian art reviewart PANORAMA: RECENT ART FROM CONTEMPORARY ASIA Singapore Art Museum/Till Dec 25 huang lijie ljhuang@sph.com.sg The show on contemporary Asian art that is on at the Singapore Art Museum portends a
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        Lock icon Picasso’s Titanic copyright fight goes on
        923 6 New York Times New York It is there in the new 3-D version of Titanic, as it was in James Cameron’s original film: a modified version of Picasso’s painting Les Demoiselles d’Avignon aboard the ship as it sinks. Of course that 1907 masterpiece was
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        Lock icon End of Telok Ayer centre
        701 7  -  The arts centre will close in June next year but its tenants have not found new homes chen shanshan says. sschen@sph.com.sg The landmark Telok Ayer Performing Arts Centre (below), which was a test-bed for arts housing programmes, is closing after 27 years of existence. It
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        591 7 Agence France-Presse Baghdad Romeo is Shiite, Juliet Sunni, and they must contend not only with warring families but also a country torn by conflict and sectarian strife: This is the story of Romeo And Juliet In Baghdad. Pistols have replaced swords and some characters wear
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        Lock icon Go ahead, quote me
        125 8 ‘It would be all vanilla with one big chunk of chocolate on top. You could just eat the chocolate and pretend you’re part of the 1 per cent or you could break it up and mix it with the rest of the 99 per cent, and
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        1050 8  -  Fifty Shades Of Grey heroine’s total submission to a man is objectionable culture vulture ong sor fern sorfern@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/OngSorFern Erotica is generally not my idea of an intellectually stimulating read. But reading the erotic e-book phenomenon Fifty Shades Of Grey set me thinking recently and sparked
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        85 8 Crossings 2012, the annual production by Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts’ (Nafa) dance department, will showcase the talents of about 40 students this year. The programme includes works by acclaimed Thai dancer-choreographer Pichet Klunchun and artists-in-resi-dence from Purchase College, State University of New York. Where: Lee Foundation
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        Lock icon JOURNEY THROUGH CINEMA
        74 8 Experience some of cinema’s greatest scores performed by West Winds, the band of Bukit Batok Community Club. Conducted by their music director Philip Tng, they will play cinematic themes from films such as Star Wars (1977), Superman (1978), Schindler’s List (1993) and the Indiana Jones movies. Where:
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        109 8 Buds Theatre Company presents Cock, a comedy about a man who accidentally meets the girl of his dreams while on a break from his boyfriend. Written by award-winning English playwright Mike Bartlett, Cock takes a candid look at one man’s sexuality and the choices he has to make.
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        75 8 Enjoy the musical stylings of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (below) in a more casual setting, including a ques-tion-and-answer session with conductor Joshua Tan. The highlight of the programme is Saint-Saen’s Carnival Of The Animals, scored for two pianos, performed by Low Shao Suan and Low Shao Ying.
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        106 8  -  Chen Shanshan Three artists from three countries come together for a group exhibition at Instinc Soho, an artist-run art space. Made In Beirut|NYC|Singapore features about 15 works by Laudi Alibama, Paul Campbell and Yeo Shih Yun. The range of media includes silkscreen on canvas, oil on
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        269 14 Agence France-Presse Hong Kong Hong Kong film-makers on Wednesday urged YouTube to do more to protect copyright, claiming losses of US$308 million (S$383 million) due to pirated clips posted on the American video-sharing site. The Hong Kong Motion Pictures Industry Association accused the Google-owned company
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          48 14 Three bands popular in the 1980s, Bananarama, Pretenders and The Proclaimers, have been added to the line-up for the 2012 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix Formula 1 race at the Marina Bay Street Circuit from Sept 21 to 23. Tickets are available at www. singaporegp.sg
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          44 14 South Korea’s legendary boyband, Shinhwa, will perform at Compass Ballroom at Resorts World Convention Centre on June 16 as part of their first tour after a four-year hiatus. Tickets from $188 to $268 are available from Sistic from today.
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          36 14 Justin Lin, who directed the Fast And Furious movies, has acquired film rights to David Henry Hwang’s play about an East-meets-West collision, Chinglish. Lin will direct and co-produce the film with Hwang.
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        295 14 Hong Kong Flamboyant singer Anthony Wong Yiu Ming (above) was never quite in the closet, but neither did he publicly discuss his sexuality. On Monday, however, Wong, one half of Cantopop duo Tat Ming, outed himself at the last of their four 25thanniversary concerts at the
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        278 2  -  LEE HUI CHIEH Editor huichieh@sph.com.sg When you feel that there is something not quite right with you say, you have a headache, toothache or stomach ache you see a doctor. Your expectation is that the doctor will diagnose your ailment accurately and
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        399 6 Reuters Babies conceived through certain fertility treatment techniques are about a third more likely to have a birth defect than babies conceived without any extra help from technology, based on a new review of several dozen studies. The report “confirms what most people
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        1375 8 / 9  -  Women can strike out ovarian cancer with an early diagnosis. Ng Wan Ching speaks to one such patient and also finds out about its risk factors and treatment options Ng Wan Ching wanching@sph.com.sg More than ever, a silent killer of women is on the
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        1453 12 / 13  -  Hydroquinone, a powerful whitening ingredient often present in prescription-only products used to treat common skin pigmentation, may result in a disfiguring skin condition NG WAN CHING wanching@sph.com.sg Women using whitening products may be unknowingly making themselves vulnerable to a disfiguring and difficult-to-treat skin condition called
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        855 15  -  DR ANG PENG TIAM angpt@pcc.sg Dr Ang Peng Tiam is the medical director of Parkway Cancer Centre. He has been in practice for 30 years. In 1996, he was awarded Singapore’s National Science Award for outstanding contributions to medical research. I was recently invited to speak
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        552 18  -  These lightly seasoned Japanese dishes have less oil but are stilll flavourful, says Lee Hui Chieh Lee Hui Chieh huichieh@sph.com.sg Having rice and salmon heated in a hot stone bowl at the table makes for a piping hot meal. But this also used to mean a
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        330 19 Steamed fish is already a healthy dish as fish is full of protein and omega 3 fatty acids that protect one against heart disease, and steaming uses less artery-clogging oil than other cooking methods. The nutrition level of a steamed fish dish can be further raised
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      194 2 HEALTH DIARY FRIDAY, APRIL 27 ENT Rehabilitation Day: Learn about balance, hearing, voice and swallowing problems from poster exhibitions and games put up by the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) department at the Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH). TTSH The Atrium, 10am. Free. To register for free hearing and balance
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      246 2 CONTEST Fans of Mind Your Body’s Facebook page stand to win a prize if they contribute the best comment on a discussion topic of the week. They have to first “like” the ST Mind Your Body Facebook page to post comments on it. Selected comments will be published. In this
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      137 4 Free Public Health Forum (Back by Request) I Speaker: Dr David Tan (Ret) I (>40 Yrs Clinical experience) and Nutrition Natural Chemopreventive Stress Techniques Hear 3 recent participants share about their “Fights with Cancer” and how they have Tamed their Cancers Forum Date: 28/04/2012,10.30am 1.30pm (Registration starts at 9.45am LUNCH
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      118 5 Ihe l_Asik SiiRCjERy CliNic Do you know, 7 In 10 Singaporeans suffer from myopia? from S999 for ONE eye, w/o GST $1,069 for ONE eye, w GST Find out more about iLASIK The Lasik Surgery Clinic Dates: 27 Apr 2012 (Fri) 7;00pm 3 May 2012 (Thu) 7;00pm Venue: The Lasik
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      222 5 Restoring vision with cataract surgery In Singapore, 30% of the population above the age of 45 and 80% above the age of 60 have cataracts. r .4 T H E EYE 8k J TRANSPLANT CENTRE Cataract is the leading cause of blindness in the world. Advances in cataract surgery have
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      173 6 Cancer Support with Chi Dynamics By the founder of Chi Dynamics Grandmaster Anthony Wee imparts his vast experience and knowledge on the ancient art of qigong. Workshop (Saturday 5th May, Vesak Day) To show how Qi energy may help to support your health. Using Chi Dynamics techniques, participants will learn:
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      173 7 Help! I’ve got Piles! Are you in constant discomfort and experiencing any of the following symptoms? Painless bleeding during bowel movements you might notice small amounts of bright red blood on your toilet tissue or in the toilet bowl Itching or irritation in your anal region Discomfort or pain with
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