The Straits Times, 14 May 2012, Afternoon Edition

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    19 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 002/02/2012 MONDAY, MAY 14 2012 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Trading skills at ‘school’
      76 1 UNUSUAL classes on tote-bag making, magazine making, or even stamp collecting will soon be offered when a new “school” opens in June. Even more unusual is that the classes will be free. Instead, students “pay” their teachers by fulfilling something on the teachers’ wish lists. The
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      Lock icon New winner at Spanish GP
      50 1 PASTOR Maldonado held off Fernando Alonso to win the Spanish Grand Prix yesterday and give Williams their first Formula One victory in eight years. He become the sport’s first Venezuelan winner and the fifth different winner in five races this season. L SPORT PAGE B10
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      Lock icon Afghan peacemaker killed
      56 1 A SENIOR Afghan peace negotiator was shot dead by an unidentified gunman, dealing another major blow to Kabul’s efforts to broker peace with Taleban insurgents. Former Taleban official Arsala Rahmani’s death comes less than a year after High Peace Council head Burhanuddin Rabbani was killed last September.
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      Lock icon Work harder, Britons urged
      55 1 BRITONS must “work harder” if they want to drag their country out of recession, British Foreign Secretary William Hague has said. He also urged his countrymen to “get on the plane, go and sell things overseas, go and study overseas”, in an interview with the Sunday
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    Lock icon China, Japan, S. Korea to start mega-FTA talks
    660 1  -  Ambitious free trade pact will create one of world’s largest markets BY PEH SHING HUEI CHINA BUREAU CHIEF shpeh@sph.com.sg BEIJING: The leaders of China, Japan and South Korea have agreed to launch free trade negotiations this year, kick-starting a likely arduous process
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    Lock icon Two late late goals and City snatch historic title
    97 1 MANCHESTER City’s players celebrating Sergio Aguero's goal, which gave them an incredible come-from-behind victory over Queens Park Rangers yesterday. Title rivals Manchester United beat Sunderland 1-0 but that result was not good enough as City fought back from 1-2 down, Edin
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    Lock icon Cabby in crash with Ferrari dies
    196 1 THE three-vehicle accident involving a red Ferrari, a taxi and a motorcycle has claimed its third victim. Taxi driver Cheng Teck Hock, 52, died yesterday at 7pm at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH). His family said he was taken off life support after his
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      154 1 FLYING FOR LONGER FLEXING MUSCLES China’s stealth fighter on another test run WORLD, PAGE A9 SIA Girls can stay in the air until early 50s HOME, PAGE B1 VETERAN ACTOR MELLOWS Chen Shucheng no longer hot-headed LIFE! PAGE C6 BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg NEWS TIPS:
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        Lock icon Room for flexibility in homestay options
        73 2 WE SAY Home owners tapping the Net to offer short-term accommodation to foreign visitors can run afoul of the law. Instead of nipping such enterprise in the bud, ways should be explored to ensure residents are not inconvenienced and certain standards are met. Allowing
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        Lock icon Taiwan’s conundrum
        43 2 COLUMNS Taiwan is fast losing its military edge, due to its half-hearted attempts at strengthening its military, as well as China and the United States’ reluctance to see the Taiwan issue bedevil their relationship, says William Choong. L REVIEW PAGE A20
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        Lock icon Locum trend ‘unhealthy’
        60 2 OUR READER SAYS The current practice of relying increasingly on locums is an indication of unhealthy trends in the medical sector, says Stephen Chia. The growing demand for them may well highlight the underlying trends in the medical sector, such as a lack of professional training and
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      72 2 THE currency conversion for the military equipment deal in yesterday’s report headlined “India in $700b US gun deal to upgrade artillery” is wrong. The figure of US$560 million was incorrectly converted to S$700 billion. In the report “Tau sar piah’s top filling” yesterday, the block
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      Lock icon Football betting leaves S-League in a fix
      969 2  -  Legal gambling provides funds but illegal bets expose it to match-fixing BY TERRENCE VOON tvoon@sph.com.sg A WEEKDAY night at 7.30pm, at a community stadium somewhere in the heart of Singapore. Computer screens flicker on a wall, offering numbers, odds and hope. It is
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      Lock icon Jakarta port embarks on $3.1b expansion
      902 3  -  It will help triple annual capacity and reduce dependence on S’pore BY ZUBAIDAH NAZEER INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT zubaidah@sph.com.sg JAKARTA: Indonesia’s largest port authority is pumping in more than US$2.5 billion (S$3.1 billion) to expand Tanjong Priok, the country’s busiest port, which has long been constrained
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      Lock icon WP, PAP on why Hougang matters
      634 4  -  Parties say area has unique identity which should be retained BY ANDREA ONG andreao@sph.com.sg WITH just days to go before Nomination Day, the two parties contesting Hougang have come out to talk about why the constituency is so special to them. Hougang, they say,
      PHOTOS: LAU FOOK KONG, FACEBOOK  -  634 words
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      Lock icon Hougang woman pulls out offer to withdraw case
      448 4  -  BY GOH CHIN LIAN TWO days after she offered to withdraw a bid for the courts to order the Prime Minister to hold a by-election in Hougang within three months, a Hougang resident now wants to proceed with the application. In a
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      Lock icon One in 10 offered place at Yale-NUS
      623 5  -  Dean of admissions says inaugural batch of 150 will shape school’s culture BY GRACE CHUA caiwj@sph.com.sg THE new Yale-NUS liberal arts college is looking for risk-takers, which is why just one in 10 applicants has been offered a place so far. The number
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      Lock icon Former WP candidate quits
      369 5 A CANDIDATE who stood under the Workers’ Party (WP) banner in last year’s general election has announced that he is resigning from the party. Mr Sajeev Kamalasanan, 42, a former Nee Soon GRC candidate, e-mailed his resignation letter last night to WP secretary-general Low Thia Khiang
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      Lock icon Taxi driver in crash was family’s sole breadwinner
      582 6  -  Father of three dies in hospital, after sustaining major brain injuries BY STACEY CHIA staceyc@sph.com.sg TAXI driver Cheng Teck Hock (inset), the third person to die in Saturday’s motor ac- cident, was his family’s sole breadwinner, and the father of three school-going
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      75 6  -  BY ALPHONSUS CHERN PHOTOJOURNALIST A couple dressed in wedding finery have their pictures taken at the Marina Bay waterfront next to the Singapore Flyer, as a girl on a skate scooter zips by. It’s that golden time of the day when things start to wind down, people head
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      Lock icon Ferrari driver ‘not a heavy drinker’
      536 6  -  BY FENG ZENGKUN THE driver of a Ferrari involved in the horrific car accident on Saturday morning was not a heavy drinker, said a close friend yesterday. Mr Ma Chi “would turn bright red” after a glass of alcohol, said his friend Richard Cheung,
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      Lock icon After crash No. 4, no more bikes for him
      381 6  -  BY MIRANDA YEO MR MUHAMMAD Najib Ghazali, one of the five people in Saturday’s traffic accident, injured his spine, dislocated his arm and fractured his rib. Yet, the 25-year-old counts himself a lucky man. So far, three of the five people
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      Lock icon Greece on verge of new polls as latest talks to form govt fail
      719 8 Crisis raises possibility that it will have to leave the euro union AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS BLOOMBERG ATHENS: Critical last-ditch talks to form a coalition government in crisis-struck Greece floundered once more yesterday, leading it a
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      Lock icon Spanish police break up gathering of 30,000 protesters in Madrid
      433 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS MADRID: Spanish police arrested 18 people yesterday as they cleared out Madrid’s central square of protesters who had spent the night there in protest against economic injustice. Tens of thousands of Spaniards fed up with economic misery
      ASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  433 words
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      Lock icon Merkel’s party set for defeat in major state election
      436 8 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DUSSELDORF: Germany’s most populous state went to the polls yesterday, with opinion surveys showing good chances of victory for a centre-left regional government that Chancellor Angela Merkel has sought to label as irresponsibly spendthrift. A defeat for Dr
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      Lock icon China, Japan, S. Korea warn North: No more nuclear tests
      475 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: China, Japan and South Korea warned North Korea yesterday that they will not tolerate further nuclear tests, the South Korean President said, amid fears that Pyongyang is preparing a third atomic blast. Mr Lee Myung
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      Lock icon China’s stealth jet tests a subtle message to Philippines?
      680 9  -  Timing suggests Beijing flexing its muscles amid shoal spat, but armed conflict unlikely: Experts BY PEH SHING HUEI CHINA BUREAU CHIEF shpeh@sph.com.sg BEIJING: China has showcased its cut-ting-edge military hardware amid a tense stand-off with the Philippines by staging another test
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE FOLLOW AND ENGAGE ST ONLINE
      90 9 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE WORLD STORIES ONLINE L Debate over Aussie defence budget cuts L Apple ‘plans to kill Android tablets with iPad mini’ L Jaguar returns to sporting past with new 2-seater More Forum letters online at www.straitstimes.com
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        Lock icon Firms fear summer power crunch
        699 10 Some may move more production overseas to cope with energy cuts NUCLEAR-FREE JAPAN AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: Japan’s hard-hit manufacturers are facing a long summer, with businesses making everything from ice cream to crayons fretting production may be hampered as the now nuclear-free nation faces energy
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        Lock icon Officials taking revenge on nephew: Blind activist
        546 10 REUTERS BEIJING: Blind Chinese rights activist Chen Guangcheng said yesterday that a relative, arrested on charges of attempted murder, was the victim of vengeance by officials incensed at his escape, which cast a global spotlight on his 19 months under house arrest. He
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        Lock icon Bo wishes he had divorced wife in 2000: Report
        435 10 HONG KONG: Disgraced Chinese leader Bo Xilai said he wished he had divorced his wife in 2000 but that they stayed together for political appearances and for their son, according to a Japanese report. Mr Bo made the comments to Mr
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        Lock icon Sukhoi jet crash: Search for black box
        589 11 Russians helping to look for flight recorder ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA: Indonesian special forces and professional climbers scaled down a treacherous ravine on a volcano face in search of the missing flight recorder that could explain the deadly crash of a Russianmade
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        Lock icon KL scraps quota for international schools
        547 12 More Malaysians can enrol as govt aims to compete in educational field KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Education Ministry has decided to do away with a specific quota for local students to enrol in international schools. The move will ensure that more Malaysian students are
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        Lock icon Najib has breakfast with Twitter followers
        252 12 KUALA LUMPUR: Teenager Anwaruddin Izzuddin, the 500,000th Twitter follower of Datuk Seri Najib Razak, and three others got a chance to have breakfast with the Malaysian Prime Minister. Mr Najib spent about an hour last Saturday chatting over nasi lemak, hard boiled eggs and
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        Lock icon BN leaders disagree over date of Malaysian polls
        433 12 KUALA LUMPUR: Leaders of the Barisan Nasional (BN) have expressed different views over the schedule of the next general election in Malaysia, with Umno saying it is ready for the polls while east Malaysian states want elections to be pushed back to
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        Lock icon Surveillance balloons a common sight in sky over Kabul
        326 13 NEW YORK TIMES KABUL: White balloons called aerostats have become constant features of the skies in many places in Afghanistan, playing a central role in the American military’s shift towards using technology for surveillance and intelligence. The dirigibles are fitted with
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        Lock icon Afghan peace broker killed
        460 13 2nd peace council member to be killed; Taleban denies role ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS KABUL: A senior Afghan peace negotiator and close ally of President Hamid Karzai was shot dead by an unidentified gunman, dealing another major blow to Kabul’s efforts to broker peace with
        ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS  -  460 words
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        Lock icon Thousands join Moscow rally
        99 14 More than 5,000 people yesterday heeded a call by acclaimed Russian novelist Boris Akunin and walked to an opposition camp located on a central boulevard in Moscow. It was the first big rally in the city since Mr Vladimir Putin began his third term as Russian
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        Lock icon Beat recession? Work harder, Britons told
        529 14 Foreign Secretary Hague says nation needs to improve its work ethic AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: There is only one way Britons can drag their country out of recession: “work harder”, Foreign Secretary William Hague said in an interview published yesterday. Mr Hague said Britain’s national
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        Lock icon Costliest camera ever sold: Rare Leica fetches $3.6m
        284 14 REUTERS VIENNA: A rare Leica camera went for ¤2.16 million (S$3.6 million) at an auction in Vienna, making it the most expensive camera ever sold, the auctioneer said. The prototype camera was one of just 25 models made in 1923 for the
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        Lock icon Hollande faces bruising entry onto world stage
        745 15 New president’s views on economy to be scrutinised at talks with other leaders AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS: The moment France’s presi-dent-elect Francois Hollande is sworn in tomorrow, he leaves his cosy post-election no-man’s land for potentially bruising encounters on the European and world stage.
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        Lock icon Wealthy Greeks moving to London amid turmoil
        565 15 REUTERS LONDON: Worsening financial and political turmoil in southern Europe caused a surge of interest in London property last month, with buyers from Greece and Spain among investors seeking a safe haven for their money. The number of Greeks searching for homes costing
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      • IN BRIEF
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          Lock icon JPMorgan chief admits error
          79 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK: Mr Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JPMorgan, which disclosed a US$2 billion (S$2.5 billion) loss last week, said he was “dead wrong” when he dismissed concerns last month about the bank’s trading. “We made a terrible, egregious mistake. There’s almost no excuse
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          Lock icon Rival bids to start bourse
          65 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE YANGON: Two of Asia’s stock exchanges are vying to help Myanmar set up a stock market following the end of military rule. The operator of the Tokyo Stock Exchange announced last month a deal with Myanmar’s central bank to open a stock market
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          Lock icon Help for Islamic finance
          50 15 REUTERS DUBAI: The state government of New South Wales will send a group to Dubai this week to discuss ways to develop the Islamic finance industry, officials said. The delegation will raise regulatory and legal issues at a round-table discussion with Dubai Export Development Corp tomorrow.
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        Lock icon Yahoo chief to step down
        242 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS NEW YORK: Yahoo chief executive Scott Thompson will step down as a result of the furore over claims to a computer science degree he did not earn, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday, citing unnamed sources. The company will say he is
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        Lock icon Getting ready for ‘Little Buddha Camp’
        99 18 South Korean boys getting their heads shaved by Buddhist monks during a ceremony at Jogye temple in Seoul yesterday. The nine children will stay at the temple to learn about Buddhism for 20 days ahead of the festivities for the Buddha’s birthday, which is
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          Lock icon ‘Butcher of Bosnia’ goes on trial
          97 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE HAGUE: Ratko Mladic, wartime chief of the Bosnian Serb army, goes on trial on Wednesday accused of carrying out a brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing of Muslims at Srebrenica, Europe’s worst atrocity since Nazi rule. Mladic, now 70, has been indicted
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          Lock icon Macau opens office in Taiwan
          89 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI: The semi-autonomous Chinese territory of Macau opened its first representative office in Taiwan yesterday, to be followed by Hong Kong on Tuesday, amid warming ties between Taipei and Beijing. The opening of the Macau Economic and Cultural Office is of “historical significance”,
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          Lock icon Taipei may ban animal releases
          86 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI: Tens of millions of animals, mostly fish and birds, are dying every year in Taiwan because of so-called “mercy releases” by Buddhists trying to improve their karma, according to animal welfare activists. The government is now planning to ban the practice. Proposed
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          Lock icon Six die in Hiroshima hotel blaze
          64 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: Six people were killed when a fire swept through their hotel in south-western Japan yesterday, the police and fire department said. The blaze occurred at a hotel in Fukuyama, 600km west of Tokyo, in Hiroshima prefecture, the officials said. The cause
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          Lock icon Petronas oil project launched
          109 18 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PENGERANG (Malaysia): The Petronas Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development project is expected to lure investments totalling RM120 billion (S$48.9 billion) in the next six years, Prime Minister Najib Razak has said. Datuk Seri Najib said a Taiwanese oil and gas company would
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          Lock icon India-Pakistan hotline soon
          93 18 NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan will soon set up a hotline between their home secretaries that will facilitate real-time information sharing on terrorist threats. Technical parameters for the hotline are in place more than a year after New Delhi and Islamabad agreed to set up the direct
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        Lock icon 250-year-old legend of the sandwich comes alive
        222 18 SLICEOFLIFE AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: The British town of Sandwich was yesterday set to stage a dramatic re-enactment of the moment when the town’s earl was said to have invented the sandwich, to mark the 250th anniversary of the bread-based meal. Dressed in 18th-century
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      422 19 INDUSTRY players here are understandably wary about the trend of home owners seeking to “democratise the marketplace” by renting short-term accommodation directly to foreign visitors they had met online. Regulators have also warned of possible infringements of existing rules that could lead to fines,
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        965 19  -  BY ZHANG XINJUN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is the deputy director, Centre for the Law of Sea Study, School of Law, Tsinghua University, China. AMID the China-Philippines stand-off in the waters off Huangyan Island (Scarborough Shoal) in the past month, Manila sought to
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        820 19  -  BY MARK VALENCIA FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is a senior research associate with the Seattle-based National Bureau of Asian Research. THE China-Philippines spat over Scarborough Shoal may seem like the proverbial tempest in a teacup. But its roots are
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        988 20  -  SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE BY MICHAEL RICHARDSON FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is a visiting senior research fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. CHINA and the Philippines seem to be on the brink of a military showdown as their dispute over Scarborough Shoal
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        909 20  -  BY WILLIAM CHOONG SENIOR WRITER williamc@sph.com.sg A STRANGE thing happened in Taiwan recently. Earlier this month, Taipei said the United States had finally approved an upgrade package that the island had long sought for its fleet of 150 F-16 A/B jet fighters bought in the 1990s. Although
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        783 20  -  BY ROBERT KARNIOL DEFENCE WRITER rkarniol@sph.com.sg NATO, the 28-member North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, will likely delay acting decisively on the alliance’s stockpile of non-strategic nuclear weapons based in Europe when its leaders convene next Sunday for their Chicago summit. “They will not
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        326 21  -  Edwin Siew FORUM NOTE: The writer was part of the Singapore team that reached the summit of Mount Everest in 1998. THE impact of high altitudes on our bodies does not depend only on temperature and weather (“2 S’poreans die of
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        213 21  -  Chew Hui Mun (Ms) I AGREE with Mr Teo Choong Khin (“Govt subsidy for IVF treatment not enough and too limited”; last Thursday) that the subsidy for each in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) cycle is too low. My husband and I have been struggling with
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        89 21 1 MR DARRELL LIM: Small-business owner agrees with unconditional pay rise for low-paid workers 2 DR REUBEN WONG: Tough choices in fostering a more inclusive society 3 MISS KHOR QI MIN: Spend time with family it’s worth it 4 MR GILBERT GOH: Come down hard on bosses who
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        205 21  -  STAND-IN DOCTORS Stephen Chia WHILE locums are necessary to relieve temporary shortages, the current practice of relying increasingly on them is an indication of unhealthy trends in the medical sector (“Growing demand for locums”; last Monday). Why do a growing number of doctors prefer this mode
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        301 21  -  Wu Tuck Seng Head and Deputy Director Pharmacy National University Hospital WE HAVE contacted Mr Benedict Tan (“Is it not the hospital’s duty to source the cheapest medicine?”; last Monday), who informed us that the patient he referred to prefers to remain anonymous.
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          116 21 “The SBBF Constitution prohibits bankrupts from holding office, can the executive committee ignore this clause?” MR M. LUKSHUMAYEH: “The report (‘SBBF chief agrees to step down’; last Saturday) noted that the current president of the Singapore Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (SBBF) had volunteered to step down immediately because
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          98 21 “I will never forget his teachings and advice.” MR ACE KINDRED CHEONG: “I congratulate the Right Reverend Rennis Ponniah, who will succeed Bishop John Chew as Bishop of Singapore (‘New bishop for Anglicans here’; yesterday). I attended St John’s-St Margaret’s Church many years ago and had the pleasure
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      913 1  -  Cabin crew can fly up to 3 years more in new agreement with SIA BY KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Girl can now swan in her iconic kebaya well into her late 40s or even early 50s. After more
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      93 1 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE HOME STORIES ONLINE L Time-out after NSF dies in crash L Hougang can get best of both worlds: DPM Teo L Free train rides being considered More Forum letters online at www.straitstimes.com An Hougang resident
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      816 2  -  Republic’s eco-friendly feats being featured at International Expo BY FENG ZENGKUN zengkun@sph.com.sg A GIANT wall of recycled items, a room dripping with water, and an exhibition of plants these are part of a Singapore story now on display in South Korea. The
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      701 3  -  They claim their chores put them at risk of high-rise fall; MOM probes case BY AMELIA TAN ameltan@sph.com.sg THREE Indonesian maids have sought refuge at their embassy after their employers put their lives at risk by forcing them to clean windows and hang out
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      400 3  -  BY FENG ZENGKUN BAN foreign domestic workers here from dangerous practices such as the cleaning of exterior window panes that was the rallying cry of about 1,000 such workers who gathered yesterday at Kallang Theatre to celebrate Mother’s Day. The event organised for
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      439 4 Demand for shophouses has risen in recent years. Over 5,000 are preserved by the Urban Redevelopment Authority. Last year, 292 were sold for $1.13 billion. The Straits Times looks at the coveted Singapore shophouse and its architectural origins. THE SINGAPORE SHOPHOUSE Constructed between 1840 and 1960 Simple buildings
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      627 4  -  Victim can claim more if complications emerge in next 5 years, judge rules BY K.C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg A WOMAN who became mentally impaired after being hit by a bus has had damages awarded to her increased to $1 million. Within the
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      602 4  -  BY SARA PUA THREE initiatives started by young Singaporeans are winning a following among those who love to read or master a foreign language. One initiative called Books Beer Singapore was started last year by Ms Eileen Lee, a communications executive, and Ms Melissa
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      572 5  -  Trade school students will ‘pay’ teachers by fulfilling their wish list BY STACEY CHIA staceyc@sph.com.sg UNUSUAL classes on tote-bag making, magazine making or even stamp collecting will soon be offered when a new “school” opens next month. But even more
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      110 5 Madam Rohan Othman, 42, panicking in the last moments of the 25-second challenge, My Mum Is A Clothes Hanger, in which contestants had to hang up as many pieces of clothing as possible. Madam Rohan managed seven. A total of 46 mother-and-child duos battled it out
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      557 7  -  Sellers claim boxes give buyers access to StarHub cable TV channels for life BY BRYNA SIM brynasim@sph.com.sg ILLEGAL set-top boxes are still being sold here, as its sellers take to the Internet to market their wares anonymously. The sellers’ advertisements claim that once the
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      194 6 As part of its 40th anniversary celebrations, Sentosa Island has transformed its interim carpark into the streets of Penang complete with clanking of woks in food stalls made from retrofitted trishaws, waiters with matching “Good Morning” towels and secret family recipes from a renowned Penang
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      538 6  -  SponsorsoffersportsloversachancetobeattheOlympicGamesandEuro2012thissummer Lim Yann Ling A feast of sports will be served up this summer, with two months left for the 2012 Olympic Games in London and a month to go before the 2012 UEFA European football championships, or Euro 2012, kicks off. Singaporean sports lovers can
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        57 6 From this Friday to Sunday, visit the new Buy Fix at Junction 10 and enjoy a Roadshow sale of Mitsubishi fridges, fans and air-conditioners. You also receive a goodie bag with every purchase and a mystery gift with every registration of a Buy Fix membership. Visit www.buyandfix.com.sg or
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        49 6 Unit Portables from Scandinavia has a new range of laptop bags that can fold to become fashionable shoulder bags customised with different “units” with specific functions for iPad, computer accessories or containing a phone or wallet. Priced from $159 at Cumulus, Isetan, Nubox, Robinsons and TwoBros Store.
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        52 6 The Beltone Micro hearing aid is invisible from the outside and custom-made to your specification. It is now available from $2,200 at Beltone Centres at Park Mall #07-12, Parkway Parade #07-07, #02-07A #07-07, #02-07A Holland Village and #01-83 West Coast Plaza. Call 6333-8333 or visit www. beltone.sg for
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        37 6 ListenupWeSC Eley Kishimoto Maraca Headphones, featuring the work of “master of prints and playful designs” Eley Kishimoto, blends fashion and music. Retails for $119 at Isetan, Robinsons, TwoBros Store (Serangoon Garden Village and Holland Village).
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        53 6 From May 16 to 25, 6.30pm to 10.30pm, buffet diners at Carousel, Royal Plaza on Scotts will be treated to additional Japanese seafood, desserts and other creations by two guest chefs from the Royal Park Hotel Tokyo. Call 6589-7799 or reserve online at www.carouselbuffet. com.sg. The buffet is
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        27 6 Low-fat, preservatives-free Marigold Strawberry pudding with delicate smooth pudding paired with real strawberry puree is now available at $1.45 for two at all major supermarkets.
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      152 6 TocelebrateNTUC’s51stanniversaryandMayDay2012,theLabourMovementhaslaunched a“PowerofU”campaignwithuniqueeventslinedupbetweenJuneandNovember. Among the highlights will be a “fun-walk carnival” to be held at the golf course of Orchid Country Club on June 2. “This is the first time a family bonding event of such scale will be hosted at a golf course in Singapore, which is made
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      179 6 The Furniture Mall (TFM) has moved to a new location at 10 Toh Guan Road, a 10-minute walk from Jurong East MRT station. At the grand opening this Saturday, on offer are Opening Day discounts, hourly draws from 1pm onwards and goodie bags. Activities include rides
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      241 6 Shrek The Musical is scheduled to play in Kuala Lumpur from June 19 to 24 to coincide with the Singapore school holidays. There will be eight shows at the Plenary Hall, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre,inwhatwillbethemegamusical’s exclusive stop in South-east Asia. The multiple award-winning production will
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      1659 8  -  LAguero’s 94th-minute goal snatches EPL title at the death LUnited settle for second despite beating Sunderland 1-0 LArsenal finish third to seal Champions League berth LHeart-ache for Bolton as they drop into second tier BY RICHARD JOLLY stsports@sph.com.sg MANCHESTER: As Manchester City entered injury time yesterday, they faced
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      86 8 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE SPORTS STORIES ONLINE L Nothing new if City ‘buy’ the league title L Alex Ferguson hopes something stupid befalls rivals L Arsenal not taking any chances Get your free breaking news from ST iPad and
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      712 9 Win denies rivals Spurs automatic Champions League entry LONDON: Arsenal confirmed their place in next season’s Champions League yesterday with a 3-2 win, after West Bromwich goalkeeper Marton Fulop welcomed the visitors with gifts built from incompetency. The win leaves Tottenham Hotspur with an agonising wait.
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      292 9 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Bolton Wanderers became the third team to be relegated from the English Premier League after they were held 2-2 by Stoke at the Britannia Stadium in a match marked by three of the most bizarre goals of the season. Stoke set
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      360 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS GLASGOW: A consortium headed by former Sheffield United chief executive Charles Green agreed to buy financially stricken Scottish club Rangers yesterday. Administrators running the record 54-time Scottish champions confirmed the deal after an American takeover of the club collapsed on
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        78 10 KUALA LUMPUR: Singapore’s Shayna Ng missed out on the Malaysian International Open Bowling Championships Women’s Open Masters title by just two pins when she lost to Malaysia’s Zandra Aziela in the step-ladder finals on Saturday. She took home RM10,000 (S$4,094) for finishing second. Compatriots Jazreel Tan and
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        51 10 SINGAPORE’S top golfer Mardan Mamat fired a three-over 75 in yesterday’s final round of the Nissin Cupnoodles Cup in Tochigi, Japan to finish joint-38th. The world No. 253 won 705,000 yen (S$10,927) for his eight-over 296 total in the event, which was won by Toru Taniguchi (73) on
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        79 10 HOME United leapfrogged Harimau Muda into second spot in football’s S-League by beating Courts Young Lions 3-1 at the Bishan Stadium last night to move to 24 points. Goals by Firdaus Idros and Frederic Mendy (two) helped them recover from an early deficit. The Young Tigers slipped
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        55 10 THE Singapore Slingers ended fifth in the eight-team Asean Basketball League with nine wins and 12 defeats, after losing 85-92 at home to the Indonesia Warriors yesterday. The San Miguel Beermen top the table with 17 wins and are joined in the play-offs by the Philippine
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      214 10 KALLANG RIVERSIDE PARK L Description: 7ha park built on both sides of the Kallang River L Distance: 5km L Popular with: Dragon-boat teams, weekend picnickers, fishermen In our weekly series on runners in Singapore’s favourite running spots, The Straits Times visited Kallang Riverside Park last week and picked out
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      727 10 He’s first Venezuelan on podium, Williams take first race since 2004 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS BARCELONA: Pastor Maldonado grabbed an astonishing first Formula One victory yesterday in a Spanish Grand Prix thriller that handed former champions Williams their first triumph in 132 races and nearly eight years. The
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      444 10  -  LESTER WONG Tay Kim Siah, 48, technician Runs 4 times a week, 8-10km each time, 20-30km run on Sundays “I’M a regular here as Kallang Riverside Park is near my workplace. I used to play volleyball when I was in school, but because my job requires
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      173 10 LIONS coach Raddy Avramovic is still in hospital, a day after he suddenly fell ill at a football event. The Serb, 62, was stretchered off while breathing through an oxygen mask during the Samsung-Chelsea Youth Football Camp at East Coast Park on Saturday. Players
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      908 11  -  Kiteboarding in infancy in S’pore but set for growth as Olympic event BY MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg AARON Yang has sailed various dinghy classes such as the Optimist, 420 and Laser since young, but none has captured the 30-year-old’s interest like kiteboarding. “With kiteboarding, you are literally
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      569 12 They’ll meet Oklahoma City in next round after squeaking past Nuggets LOS ANGELES TIMES ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES: Bring on Oklahoma City? The Los Angeles Lakers teetered and tottered in Game Seven against the Denver Nuggets, finally prevailing, 96-87, to end their first-round series on Saturday at Staples
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      415 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI: LeBron James spent two days trying to sort out the right words. An assistant jotted some ideas on notecards, which were ignored. So when the moment came to deliver his Most Valuable Player (MVP) acceptance speech, he spoke emotionally about family,
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      404 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS CHARLOTTE (North Carolina): Michael Phelps showed he still has some work to do before the London Games, settling for another runner-up finish at the Charlotte Grand Prix on Saturday. The 14-time Olympic medallist was edged out by China’s Wu Peng in
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      311 12 REUTERS PONTE VEDRA BEACH (Florida): Kevin Na managed to secure the third-round lead at the Players Championship despite labouring with an infuriating inability to pull the trigger on his shots, annoying spectators, television commentators and even himself. He shot a bogey-free 68 for a three-round total of
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      62 12 SACHIN TENDULKAR, tweeting Mother’s Day wishes to his mum, Rajni. The Indian cricketer, who recently scored his 100th ton, and who has more than 2.3 million followers on Twitter, also uploaded an
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      129 12 Today Cricket IPL: Bangalore v Mumbai (6.30pm), Kolkata v Chennai (10.30pm) Live, StarHub Ch231. Cycling Tour of Italy: Stage 9 (Live, StarHub Ch205, 8.45pm). Tennis ATP Italian Open: Day 1 (Live, StarHub Ch211 HD Ch255, 5pm). WTA Italian Open: Day 1 (Live, StarHub Ch205, 11.30pm). Tomorrow Cricket
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      381 12 Basketball NBA Conference play-offs East, s-finals, game 1: Boston 92 Philadelphia 91 (Celtics lead series). West, 1st rd, game 7: LA Lakers 96 Denver 87 (Lakers win 4-3, will meet Oklahoma in s-finals). Cycling Giro d’Italia 205km 7th stage from Recanati to Rocca di Cambio: 1 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita/Astana)
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      11 15 Economy’s wild card:oil prices Theoutlookforoilsuggestslimitedrisk toSingapore’seconomicgrowthand inflation,buthighlyunpredictable geopoliticalrisksthreatentothrow forecastsoff,economistswarn. THEBUSINESSTIMES Todayin
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      627 26  -  Many companies warn of bleak outlook in Q1 reports BY YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg A PERVASIVE mood of caution has taken hold in the market after many companies have reported grim business forecasts in their first-quarter financial reports. Shipping and aviation firms, for example, are
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      621 26  -  BY ALVIN FOO THE liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry looks set to boom in the coming years, as Asia goes in search of alternative energy sources to coal and nuclear power. This growth will not just be confined to North Asian
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      266 26 REUTERS BARCELONA: Renewed turbulence in global markets could put the brake on plans to float the Formula One motor racing business in Singapore next month, a source close to the deal told Reuters on Saturday. F1 will be watching how markets react
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      96 26 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE MONEY STORIES ONLINE L MP Lee Bee Wah buys unit at upcoming Tee Homes project L Khaw: China leadership programme is holistic L Plan: Tighter rules for CFDs More Forum letters online at www.straitstimes.com Get
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        594 14  -  Continuing fallout from JPMorgan losses likely to fuel fresh worries MARKETS INSIGHT BY GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg REGIONAL markets are likely to retreat today as investors react with another knee-jerk sell-off of blue chips, following the rout suffered by giant US
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        251 14 THE High Court has adjourned indefinitely an application by seven former senior employees of MF Global Singapore to inspect certain documents and books related to the company. The former employees had asserted claims for salaries, bonuses and expenses against MF Global Singapore amounting to
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        188 14 ABTERRA’S chief executive and executive director Lau Yu has been requested by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) in Hong Kong to assist in an investigation. As far as the board is aware, the investigation is not related to the company and its
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          912 14 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS A unit trust or investment-linked insurance policy qualifies for inclusion under the CPF Investment Scheme if it has: a three-year track record, top quartile performance, a sales charge not exceeding 3 per cent and an expense ratio that is lower than the median of existing funds in
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      943 15  -  Move to ‘tag’ myriads of overseas-listed shares needlessly complicated C A I JIN BY GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg INVESTOR protection rules imposed at the start of the year that inadvertently stopped most investors here from trading foreign shares are soon to
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        42 15 Peter Ng Choong Joo: Appointed as executive director with effect from last Wednesday. Mr Ng, 66, was formerly general manager of corporate finance for the Rimbunan Hijau Group. He will focus on providing strategic oversight of the group’s financial functions.
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        65 15 Frankle (Djafar) Widjaja: Taking a two-month leave of absence from his role as executive chairman and chief executive, with effect from last Wednesday. Mr Widjaja, 53, is taking a leave of absence on medical grounds. Ms Deborah Widjaja is acting chief executive. She will work with a
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      357 15  -  BY GAN YU JIA RETAIL giant Dairy Farm International Holdings has appointed Mr Graham Allan, former president of Yum! Restaurants International based in Dallas, as the group’s chief operating officer. The appointment will be effective from June 1. Eventually, Mr Allan will succeed
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      134 15  -  GAN YU JIA THE digital media arm of advertising giant Publicis Groupe, VivaKi, said Mr Jeffrey Seah would be VivaKi South-east Asia’s new country chair. Mr Seah, 42, is also chief executive of communications and contacts company Starcom MediaVest Group for Southeast Asia, which
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      736 25  -  Speakers at HR summit share tips on developing employees WORKING LIFE BY YUNITA ONG yunitaso@sph.com.sg ONE way to stretch your employees and develop them is to regularly get them out of the office cubicles and into a variety of experiences. Managing director of
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      679 25  -  TALKING TO KOICHI HORI BY GRACE CHNG SENIOR CORRESPONDENT MR KOICHI Hori laments the loss of Japan’s once cast-iron grip on the world of electronics technology. He sighs as he notes that his home country has been overtaken by South Korea, Taiwan
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      51 1 Too mature to care No more games for Rufus Wainwright Artful laughs Bollywood Japanese comedy duo back for Flipside Anupam Kher wants to teach here C7 C4 C5 DESIGN: LEE CHEE CHEW PHOTOS: TERRENCE LIM FOR THE STRAITS TIMES, ISTOCKPHOTO, UNIVERSAL MUSIC, COURTESY OF ESPLANADE THEATRES ON THE BAY, ACTOR
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        810 2  -  Tom Kerridge decided to put his long working days into his own eatery instead of working for others rebecca lynne tan rltan@sph.com.sg If you are going to work 80 to 100 hours a week, you might as well do it for yourself. Michelin-starred chef Tom
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        583 3  -  Host K.F. Seetoh sneaks up on the best eateries here and in Malaysia in The Food Surprise! rebecca lynne tan rltan@sph.com.sg Local street-food advocate K.F. Seetoh has a new television show where he ambushes restaurant kitchens and hawker stalls across Singapore and Malaysia, from Penang
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        1375 4  -  Singer Rufus Wainwright is thrilled that he worked with Grammy-winning producer Mark Ronson on his new album 8QUESTIONSWITH...RufusWainwright eddino abdul hadi music correspondent American-Canadian singersongwriter Rufus Wainwright grew up in a musically talented family and all signs point to his one-year-old daughter following in the footsteps
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        506 4 Goodbye House Reuters Los Angeles Television medical drama House ends on a bittersweet note this month in a series finale titled Everybody Dies that sees cantankerous but brilliant Dr Gregory House examining his future and personal demons. But show creator David Shore on Thursday refused to give details of the
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        677 4 Associated Press Los Angeles Desperate Housewives made suburbia sexy and funny and murderous and touching and it did not stop there. ABC’s series about the messy lives within Wisteria Lane’s tidy houses proved how low comedy and high drama can be a TV marriage made in heaven.
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        2194 6  -  Star Award winner Chen Shucheng continues to hone his craft by watching DVDs the monday interview with Chen Shucheng foong woei wan woeiwan@sph.com.sg Days have passed since that emotional night when Chen Shucheng, at age 64, finally won his first acting Star Award, and colleagues
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        1032 7  -  Indian actor Anupam Kher says he cried because of his own journey from a small-town man to the international stage yip wai yee yipwy@sph.com.sg When Bollywood actor Anupam Kher met Hollywood veteran Robert De Niro for their new movie The Silver Linings Playbook,
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        471 7 Agence France-Presse Paris French feminists on Friday slammed the Cannes Film Festival for failing to include a single woman director in the line-up for the Palme d’Or top award that kicks off next week. There are no female film-makers among the 22 competing for the
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        749 10 ‘Mmm, you smell sweet like Taylor Swift’ could be a pick-up line as people buy celebrity perfumes, but A-list status does not guarantee roaring sales Associated Press New York To witness the odd power of celebrities at the fragrance counter, look no further than two
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      634 5  -  At this year’s Flipside festival, audience can interact with performers huang lijie lijie@sph.com.sg Snuggle up to robotic animals in a petting zoo, help a comedian pull off a stunt or dip your fingers in a water-based sound installation. These are among the experiences on offer at
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      857 5 New York Times New York He will be swinging between tall buildings wearing Lycra this summer, but right now, Andrew Garfield is a wreck. Wrapped up tight against the crisp afternoon in a hoodie and pea coat, he sipped chamomile tea with honey during a recent
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      578 8  -  Sutee Kunavichayanont wants visitors at his show to make flags and imagine world without politics deepika shetty deepikas@sph.com.sg Flags from countries around the world are suspended at head level from both sides of the gallery walls. Should the viewers duck their heads or just let the
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      463 8  -  reviewconcert STEVEN SPOONER PIANO RECITAL Esplanade Recital Studio/Last Saturday chang tou liang Originally titled A Sviatoslav Richter Commemorative Recital, American pianist Steven Spooner, piano professor at University of Kansas, in fact gave his audience a choice of four recital programmes to choose
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      680 9  -  Makeover of Moliere’s 17th-century farce The Miser is funny at times but does not hit gold reviewtheatre THE KANJOOS HuM Theatre DBS Arts Centre/Last Friday corrie tan corriet@sph.com.sg If there were any play that could justify the saying “the love of money is the root
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      450 9  -  reviewconcert CARMINA BURANA Singapore Symphony Orchestra Chorus Esplanade Concert Hall/Last Friday chang tou liang Lim Yau’s farewell concert to the Singapore Symphony Orchestra after an 11-year spell as its resident conductor was typical of his programme-building skills. Helming a concert of 20th-century music juxtaposing the
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        436 12 Reuters Los Angeles John Travolta’s lawyer has hit back at “ridiculous” new claims of sexual advances levelled at the actor by a third man, as a first accuser backtracked on the date of an alleged Beverly Hills incident. Cruise ship worker Fabian Zanzi claimed on
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        234 12 Agence France-Presse Rio de Janeiro Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer wants to leave hospital “as soon as possible” to resume work as his doctor says that the 104-year-old’s condition remains “stable”. “I can’t wait to go back home to work,” the star architect told the leading
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          52 12 A reality show featuring Whitney Houston’s relatives, including daughter Bobbi Kristina and mother Cissy, is in the works. The Houston Family Chronicles will focus on Pat Houston, sister-in-law and manager of the late singer. Pat is also helping to care for Whitney’s only child who
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          41 12 Tickets to the International Indian Film Academy Awards at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on June 9 are on sale at Sistic. They are priced from $110 to $1,500. The event will be hosted by actor Shahid Kapoor.
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          44 12 Sammi Cheng and Andy Hui’s manager has denied talk that they will take three months off the beginning in September for wedding preparations. The manager says the singers have work planned from September to November, as far as he knows.
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          45 12 Like it or not, Charlie Sheen, Two And A Half Men is coming back. The sitcom, with Ashton Kutcher replacing Sheen, will be renewed for its 10th season. It is now American television’s No. 2 sitcom, behind Modern Family.
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          45 12 Thor is a dad. The Avengers actor Chris Hemsworth, 28, and his actress wife Elsa Pataky (both right), 35, welcomed a baby girl on Friday. They named their first child India. “We love the country and love the name, he said.
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          50 12 Stevie Wonder’s nephew and another alleged conspirator have been arrested and charged with an extortion scheme against the singer, Los Angeles prosecutors said last Friday. The pair had threatened to reveal information they claimed would be embarrassing to the singer unless he met their demands.
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