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  • 29 1 TODAY Tuesday March 23, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PublICAtIon of nEWS HotlInE 6822 2268 tuesday March 23, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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  • 47 3 3 In a few months, four polyclinics will screen their patients for conditions like glaucoma and heart diseases by taking a picture of their eyes. 34International olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge gives a glowing report for Singapore’s preparations for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games.
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  • 440 3 AGENCIES HONG KONG Air pollution in Hong Kong and Taiwan soared to record levels yesterday fuelled by a massive sandstorm over Beijing and officials have warned the public to stay indoors. Pollution levels have been elevated in Hong Kong for days,
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  • 672 3 uS HEAltHCARE REfoRM President obama must now sell the legislation to an unpredictable electorate AGENCIES WASHINGTON Americans have “answered the call of history”, declared United States President Barack Obama, after Congress passed a healthcare reform Bill that marks the nation’s most sweeping social
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  • NEWS
    • 304 7 SINGAPORE Two thirds of businesses in Singapore have encountered cyber attacks in the past year, according to the 2010 Symantec State of Enterprise Security Study. So, the Government is introducing three initiatives to secure the cyber space landscape in a holistic manner. One is
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    • 503 9  -  new screening service retina imaging service to be offered soon at four polyclinics CLAIRE HUANG clairehuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The eye says a lot about the body. For example, damaged blood vessels in the retina can warn of damage in the brain, heart or kidneys. In a
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    • 122 9 SINGAPORE The Thong Chai Charity Night show on Saturday which was telecast live over MediaCorp TV Channel 8 has raised $7.23 million for the Singapore Thong Chai Medical Institution. The figure was originally given as $8.67 million, but a joint statement from MediaCorp and Thong Chai
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    • 548 10  -  POInT OF VIeW EDWIN CHEN AND JULIANNA GOLDMAN BLOOMBERG MR BARACK Obama achieved what every Democratic president since Harry Truman has attempted when the United States House passed a health-care overhaul. Now he’ll find out what price he and his party may pay for
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    • 567 10  -  POInT OF VIeW The emotional core of opposition to reform was blatant fear-mongering, unconstrained either by the facts or by any sense of PAUL KRUGMAN THE NEW YORK TIMES THE day before Sunday’s health-care vote, President Barack Obama gave an unscripted talk to House Democrats. Near
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    • 359 12  - Comfy seats and more leg room happier customers? cusToMer saTisFacTioN oN PuBLic TraNsPorT NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE Could creating a “comfort class” in Singapore’s public buses and trains help improve customer satisfaction? The idea adapted from airlines that offer seats slightly more spacious than economy class at a
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    • 150 12  -  every waNg eNg eNg Supermarket chain NTUC FairPrice wants to double the number of compliments from shoppers this year, in line with a new motto, “Service From The Heart”. FairPrice gets an average of 300 compliments a month for staff who go the
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    • 235 12  -  SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB SINGAPORE A 44-year-old man is on trial in the High Court for allegedly performing a sexual act on the young son of a good friend. Peter Lee Chee Soon is accused of committing the crime in 2005 when the boy was
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    • 358 15 SAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL SINGAPORE They saw zero fatalities in 2008, but last year, these few sectors accounted for 10 out of the 70 workplace deaths. There were two deaths in the hotels and restaurants sector: An electrocution incident, and a slip-and-trip case that reflected the
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    • 342 15 new heads for pa, lTa SINGAPORE Going from overseeing the country’s transport network to nurturing communal bonds may seem like a drastic change, but Mr Yam Ah Mee (picture) sees one important commonality in the two jobs. “Public transport has always been about people,” said
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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  • WORLD
    • 390 17 ThaI uNresT AFP BANGKOK Just as their protests seemed to be petering out, Thailand’s red-shirted protesters vowed to “shut down” Bangkok with another rally on Saturday, defying the government which had raised the stakes with new security measures. Starting yesterday, army officers guarding key sites
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    • 255 17 AGENCIES WASHINGTON New Israeli construction on land claimed by the Palestinians threatens peace efforts and undermines the United States’ ability to help end the ArabIsraeli conflict, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a leading Jewish organisation yesterday. Mrs Clinton defended the Obama administration’s strong
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    • 328 19 Mca presIdeNcy THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR The contest for the presidency of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) will see an expected three-way battle between incumbent Mr Ong Tee Keat, former deputy president Chua Soi Lek and former president Ong Ka Ting. Nominations for the
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    • 243 19 JAKARTA The Indonesian government has approved the proposal by the House of Representatives to let law enforcement institutions question state officials involved in the decision to bail out Bank Century. Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Djoko Suyanto did not cite
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    • 203 19 AFP SEOUL North Korea will put on trial a United States citizen who entered the country illegally, state media said yesterday, giving few details of the case. The man is identified as Aijalon Mahli Gomes, 30, from Boston. It said Gomes, who illegally
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    • 248 21 caMbodia-uN coNflicT AFP PHNOM PENH The Cambodian government has threatened to expel a United Nations envoy if UN agencies continue “unacceptable interference” in the country, according to a letter seen yesterday. The move came after UN agencies in Cambodia earlier this month urged “a transparent and
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    • 177 21 AP CARACAS Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denied that the government plans to impose controls on the Internet, saying on Sunday that his administration aims to increase Web access rather than limit it. Earlier this month, Mr Chavez sparked concerns of a possible crackdown on websites critical
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    • 419 22 FreNch polls Move comes after humiliating defeat in nationwide elections PARIS France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy was left scrambling for a way to relaunch his once relentless reform drive yesterday, after a humiliating defeat in nationwide regional elections. Mr Sarkozy’s right-wing UMP was left in charge of
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    • 261 22 AGENCIES LONDON British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s Labour Party was at the centre of lobbying allegations on Sunday just weeks before an election, after some of its lawmakers were caught in an undercover sting. Senior Labour members of parliament (MPs) were filmed by The
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    • 170 23 AFP DHAKA Bangladesh’s largest state-run hospital has banned staff from wearing full-face burqas after an increase in thefts of mobile phones and wallets from wards, a hospital chief said yesterday. Female staff have been ordered to wear standard uniforms, which do not cover either
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    • 309 23 PaTIeNT DeaThs AP BRISBANE An American doctor was accused yesterday of scheduling unnecessary and dangerous operations that prosecutors said resulted in the deaths of three patients and the serious harm of another. Indian-born surgeon Jayant Patel pleaded not guilty to three charges of manslaughter and
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    • 194 23 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Albert Gubay, the multi-millionaire Kwik Save tycoon, has given his vast business empire to charity to fulfil a “pact with God” that he made as a young man struggling to earn a living. The devout Roman Catholic vowed to hand over half
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    • 312 25 AGENCIES WASHINGTON Tens of thousands of people marched outside the White House on Sunday to press Congress to move on a long-delayed immigration reform, which United States President Barack Obama told the protesters “won’t happen overnight”. Organisers hope the 100,000-strong “March for America” will
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    • 306 25 NeW sTaTe baNk aim of helping finance environmental projects THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON The British government will this week commit to its first deliberate direct involvement in state banking since the 1970s when the Chancellor of the Exchequer launches a “green investment bank” to channel
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    • 169 25 AFP LOS ANGELES White House staff are considering whether to hold international terrorism suspects at Bagram military base in Afghanistan, The Los Angeles Times reported. However, General Stanley McCrystal, the top commander of United States and Nato forces in Afghanistan, opposed the idea,
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    • 712 26 unManned drones PAUL GILFEATHER SINGAPORE The portable flamethrower was considered the very latest in weapons technology during the First World War. The British developed the self-igniting device with a range of 100 yards (91 metres) specifically for torching German trenches during the Battle of the Somme
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    • 207 18 Other business phones look like ours. That's where the similarities end. Date Inbox Carl Corbitt RE: Good news CDWendy Richardson 9:51 am 0Wendy Richardson 9:47 am Updated: 2010 planning meeting .L n-„ 9:43 am EDGareth Rice Investor Meeting 12 3* QWERTYUIOP 4 5 6 <X A S D F G
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    • 233 19 ANZ Asia Institutional Operations Exciting New Customer Service and Banking Operations Centres Join the new team helping to drive ANZ's super regional bank strategy Short and long term opportunities available for mid to senior level specialists in Singapore Institutional is one of the most dynamic divisions in ANZ and continues
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    • 136 19 Registered with Singapore MOE WE SUPPORT CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES IN SCHOOLS GNITIVE D evelopment '"Centre Find one Teach one Save one V N i Registered with the Ministry of Education of Singapore (MOE), our learning centre helps children with learning difficulties reach their full potential by developing their minds
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    • 244 22 ENERGISE REJUVENATE CELEBRATE INSPIRE Take living to a new height EXPO 2010 SUNTEC SINGAPORE HALL401-404 3-4 April 2010 11am-9pm (Sat),10am-8pm (Sun) Indulge in the shopping experience of the year at the 50plus Expo 2010, where lots of fun activities, exciting performances and great giveaways await! EU :SSSSi—1 Products Pick d
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    • 122 26 Diploma in Arts Management Your Gateway to the Creative Industries Be a part of the growing creative industries that offer attractive careers in design, fashion, fine art, multimedia, television and radio broadcast, as well as managing events, performances and exhibitions. Our graduates and students were engaged in mega events such
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  • voices
    • 338 27  -  WoMeN’s CHarTer Letter from oo Choon Peng THE “original” Women’s Charter was passed in 1961. Amendments to it were made and passed in 1996. In the meantime, the wage gap between men and women has greatly narrowed and for certain age groups, it is not uncommon for
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    • 177 27  -  Letter from Djeni Lee THE Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) website used to show that four categories of foreigners were eligible to become Singapore permanent residents. This list is now down to three: The fourth category, “aged parent of a Singapore citizen”, has
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    • 151 29  -  BY DR BILL MAIER When kids fib IS THERE anything quite as frustrating as catching your little angel in a lie? All kids tell fibs from time to time some worse than others. And as parents, it’s important that we head the problem off before it
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    • 347 29  -  I say Meeting poverty-stricken in Indonesia brought lessons in humility, hope Noor Loic satar DURING the Budget debate, Minister of Education Ng Eng Hen emphasised the need to teach soft skills and right values in schools. Students here are known the world over for excelling
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      • 73 29  -  Letter from Norman Bay I wish to commend a bus captain. When I boarded his No 12 bus I believe its licence plate was SBS9450B I saw him greeting every passenger who boarded his bus and saying goodbye to all who were alighting. He was also
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      • 136 29  -  Letter from rashid osman I had a wonderful experience with associate consultant Dr Goh Seo Kiat of Singapore General Hospital’s Dept of Orthopaedic Surgery. I was supposed to meet Dr Goh to follow up on surgery I had last year. However, there was a mess-up in
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  • plus THE ARTS
    • Article, Illustration
      1160 31  -  locAl ARTs Would you watch a play on your iphone? That day might be here sooner than you think MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com. sg FROM now until the London Olympics 2012 wraps up, a Singaporean artist named Kaidie Nondon is on a quest to find the “meaning of life” before
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    • 651 33  -  LOcaL BOy HowTo Train Your Dragon layout artist Wong hock hian says he’s found a dream job at dreamworks CHRISTOPHER TOH IN GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA christophertoh@mediacorp.com. sg THE Dreamworks Animation campus in Glendale, California, is a sprawling site that looks more like a dreamy Mediterranean town than an
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    • 130 34 AP A VOCAL animal welfare group wants New York City prosecutors to investigate Mike Tyson’s (picture) reality television show about pigeon racing. People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (Peta) says the Brooklyn-based show is cruel to animals and its races could involve illegal gambling.
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    • 234 35 CHRISTOPHER TOH THE world’s most popular children’s entertainers, Australian TV foursome The Wiggles, announced that they are taking their spectacular live show to Singapore for the first time. Since releasing their first album in 1991, The Wiggles Anthony Field, Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt and Sam Moran
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    • Article, Illustration
      165 35 LaureNce OLIVer aWards AP RACHEL Weisz (left) added a stage accolade to Hollywood stardom on Sunday, winning the Best Actress prize at London’s Laurence Olivier theatre awards for her role in A Streetcar Named Desire. The prize for a Londoner made good in America was fitting on a
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    • 476 36 banned no More The Lust, caution star hits the red carpet at the hong Kong International Film Festival AP CHINESE actress Tang Wei (picture) returned to the red carpet on Sunday, promoting her first movie since the 2007 Lee Ang spy thriller Lust, Caution, a politicallysensitive production
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    • 109 34 Main Sponsor NAT GEO MUSIC StarHub TV Channel 131 M 0 t I 36 37 March Marina Promenade www. rockandroots. sg SAT 27 .1 i ■r r ARTISTS LINE UP FOR ROCK ROOTS INCLUDES GIPSY KINGS ORQUESTABUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB® BUDDY GUY BLUES TRAIN JOOLS HOLLAND AND HIS RHYTHM BLUES
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  • Page 35 Miscellaneous
    • 35 35 SUDOkU plus dIffIcuLTy raTINg: hOW TO pLay The rules are easy. Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. CopyrighT uCliCk yesTerday’s sOLuTION
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  • Page 36 Miscellaneous
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  • health
    • 204 37  -  Eat smart Keep your brain in tip-top condition with a nutritious breakfast every morning EVELINE GAN eveline@mediacorp.com.sg AT MEALTIMES, you may make a conscious effort to go for waist-friendly and hearthealthy foods. But did you know that your dietary decisions can also influence how your brain works?
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    • 97 37  -  TERENCE LEE Avid nose-pickers, take note. Apparently, nose-digging is an unnecessary or even unhealthy activity. According to Dr Chan Kwai Onn, Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) surgeon at the K O Chan ENT Sinus and Sleep Centre, excessive nose-picking can result in nose bleeds, which
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    • 533 37 An ideal breakfast that can rev up your mental prowess should include light but nutritious foods that are high in protein, fibre, vitamins, minerals and have the right carbohydrates. Nutritionist Shweta Sharma suggests the following: Wholegrain cereal with low-fat milk or yogurt. Add fresh fruits and nuts
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    • HEALTH LISTINGS
      • 63 38 Is it a beauty mark or cancer in disguise? Sign up forthis educational talk to learn how to recognise abnormal changes in moles, which is one of the warning signs of skin cancer. Date: Thursday Time: 1pm to 2pm Venue: Health Education Hub, Main Building
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      • 68 38 WEIGHT LOSS IT ISN'T IMPOSSIBLE Have you tried losing weight but have been unsuccessful, or are you unsure about the suitability of exercises for weight loss? Learn more about weight control strategies, the fallacies of weight loss and how to begin a regular exercise regimen. Date: Friday Time: 12.30pm to
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    • 379 38 YOung AnD TireD QuerY frOM Mrs KT liM My 12-year-old daughter has a fatigue issue. She feels lethargic all the time and requires more than 10 hours, at times 14 hours, of rest. She is not overweight and does not snore when she sleeps, so I have
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  • Page 39 Miscellaneous
    • 1144 39 ON MedIaCOrp CHaNNeL pOLICe THIef VI Channel 5, 8.30pm Tok Kong, jobless since his hair salon shut down, has to bury his ego and works for Georgie Gan. As the cost of living rises, he vents his frustrations by complaining publicly. Suddenly, he becomes the voice of the heartland and
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  • sports
    • 670 41  -  2010 YOuTH OlYmpICs IOC chief Rogge gives a glowing report for hosts’ preparations for inaugural Games TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Delivered by the man who was the brainchild behind the Youth Olympic Games, they were words that would have been a timely boost to a nation that,
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    • 352 41 TANYO-HINN Athletes chasing success received a fillip last night, when the Singapore Olympic Foundation was launched at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games chefs-de-mis-sion welcome dinner at Raffles City Convention Centre. The Foundation aims to provide promising athletes with more support in fulfilling their
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    • 682 42  -  sInGapore sporTs etoile coach Vallee ordered into stands as nerves fray GreaT easTern-yeo’s s-LeaGue 2010 Tampines Rovers 1 Etoile FC1 IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Tempers flared in the battle for bragging rights between leaders Tampines Rovers and second-placed Etoile FC in their Great Eastern-Yeo’s S-League
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    • 225 42  -  IAN DECOTTA asIan chaMpIons LeaGue Group G SAFFC v Gamba Osaka (Jalan Besar Stadium, 7.30pm) SINGAPORE Anchoring the four-team Group G of the Asian Champions League (ACL) and with key players out, SAFFC face an uphill battle as they take on 2008 ACL champions Gamba
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    • 425 43 english fooTball fergie’s bullish but possible rooney injury could dampen united’s mood AGENCIES MANCHESTER Manchester United are in the driver’s seat with a two-point lead over Arsenal in the English Premiership, thanks to a highly-charged 2-1 win over Liverpool on Sunday. Chelsea, who have a game
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    • 356 43 The ouTsiders THE GUARDIAN LONDON Carlo Ancelotti (picture) conceded on Sunday that his Chelsea team had lost confidence and composure after their second demoralising result in a week. Six days after going out of the Champions League, they could only draw 1-1 at
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    • 318 43 The ‘iMprobables’ THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON With each passing week, the debate is moving beyond whether Arsenal are capable of winning the Premier League to just where it would rank among Arsene Wenger’s greatest achievements. One commentator on Saturday christened Wenger’s
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    • 682 44 Golf Tiger opens up in first interviews in the aftermath of sex scandal AGENCIES LONDON In his first interviews in four months since he smashed his car on Nov 27 outside his Florida home, Tiger Woods said that he has been “living a lie” until
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    • 259 50 MELISSA GOH SINGAPORE A strategic partnership signed in Kuala Lumpur yesterday between MediaCorp’s Channel NewsAsia and Malaysia’s largest telco, Telekom Malaysia (TM), will bring the regional news and current affairs network to more viewers in Malaysia. Channel NewsAsia is part of the basic-tier
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    • 481 50  -  reTaIL reNTaLs MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE Rentals for retail space are expected to rise in the second half of this year, with the influx of tourists and improved consumer sentiment brightening the outlook in the retail sector. However, property analysts reckon the hike will be moderate
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    • 358 49  - 15 million push to being eco-friendly BuildiNG aNd cONsTrucTiON auThOriTy CHRIS HOWELLS christopherh@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE The Building and Construction Authority is setting up a $15 million fund to promote sustainable construction. The fund will focus on developing capabilities in recycling waste from the demolition of buildings and in using recycled
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    • 275 49 SINGAPORE Cache Logistics Trust (CLT), which plans to launch a logistics real estate investment trust (Reit), said that its manager has received a licence to operate the Reit from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. CLT, which has lodged its share offering prospectus last Friday, is
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    • 232 49 MILLET ENRIQUEZ SINGAPORE CapitaMalls Asia’s (CMA) debut as one of the constituents in the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) ended on a lacklustre note as the stock fell 3.4 per cent to close at $2.31 yesterday. Its timing could have been better as dealers
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    • 200 49 GEORGINA JOSEPH SINGAPORE Auditors PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) said yesterday that there is significant doubt on the ability of shipping trust Rickmers Maritime to continue its operations. This was disclosed as PWC issued a disclaimer of opinion on Rickmers’ latest audited financial statements for the period
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    • 328 48 MAY WONG SINGAPORE The Robinsons Group is aiming to expand into the Vietnam market in about three to five years, and may set up shop in suburban malls in Singapore. The group, under the Al-Futtaim Group of Dubai, told MediaCorp that it hopes to have
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    • 282 48  -  qualiFied Full BanKing licence MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE The Singapore branch of India’s ICICI Bank can now offer full banking services here as it was given a Qualified Full Banking (QFB) licence by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) yesterday. A QFB allows the bank
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    • 399 48 BANGKOK Thailand’s government will present a plan in two months to “create a level playing field” for telecom firms, including possible compensation for changes to concessions, said Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. Prosecutors will make a decision on whether to seek damages over royalty payments
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    • 250 49 AP BEIJING A growing number of foreign businesses in China feel shut out under new government policies promoting homegrown technology, according a survey released yesterday. Feeling increasingly unwelcomed to participate and compete in the Chinese market was 38 per cent of foreign firms questioned by the American
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    • 176 49 AFP HANOI Asia’s developing economies must invest more in infrastructure and social welfare to promote long-term growth in a region where millions fell back into poverty during the global economic crisis, International Monetary Fund‘s first deputy managing director John Lipsky said yesterday. Mr Lipsky
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