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  • 28 2 AFTERNOON EDITION TODAY Tuesday May 4, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PublICATIon of nEWS HoTlInE 6822 2268 May 4, 2010 a publication of
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  • 565 2  -  New Medisave claims requirement to push private hospitals to be upfront on bill sizes NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg .ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY CLAIRE HUANG SINGAPORE In a move to promote more “comparison shopping” in health care, all hospitals submitting Medisave claims for their patients must also
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  • 829 2  -  ZUL OTHMAN AND NG JINGYNG zul@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A more intense spotlight has fallen on vice activities here in recent months. There have been no less than 10 raids on different days reported in Today and The Straits Times, in operations carried out between January
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  • NEWS
    • 457 3 to meet 40 per cent of singapore’s needs by ~0~0 SINGAPORE It now meets 30 per cent of our water demand, double the previous amount. And by 2020, Newater will be able to meet 40 per cent of Singapore’s total water needs. This can be done if Singapore
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    • 245 3 SINGAPORE Noting the public’s concerns over plans for the teaching of Mother Tongues, especially at the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) level, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he and Education Minister Ng Eng Hen would soon set out
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    • 401 4 Man on video sought as Pakistani Taliban appear to claim responsibility for foiled attack AGENCIES ISLAMABAD The Pakistani Taliban yesterday appeared to claim responsibility for an attempted car bombing in New York while police hunted a white male in his 40s who was filmed walking
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    • 414 5  -  some worry firms will use 1% restoration in CPF to offset raises SAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL saifulbahri@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Don’t short-change staff who deserve a pay rise, just because of the 1-per-cent hike in employers’ Central Provident Fund contribution that’s the message some industry leaders have for employers.
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    • 188 5 New IsatPhone Pro can be used in war zones SINGAPORE SingTel has launched the IsatPhone Pro satellite phone for use in war zones such as Afghanistan and Iraq. The satellite phone is ideal for media, military, government and humanitarian organisations working in high-risk and remote
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    • 370 7  -  NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Playground operators have the duty to ensure their facilities are safe for young children, the High Court said yesterday when it turned down an operator’s appeal in relation to a case, in which a child was hurt while playing
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    • 116 7 SINGAPORE There has been strong demand for the latest two Build-to-Order (BTO) projects in Punggol. Figures from the Housing and Development Board’s website show there were six times more applicants than the number of units on offer at Punggol Waves and Punggol Emerald.
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    • 112 7 NG JINGYNG SINGAPORE The first person to be accused in court of committing a crime at Marina Bay Sands since it opened a week ago, was charged yesterday. Malaysian hairstylist Tey Chin Wei, 18, allegedly stole real estate agent Tan Hwee Leng’s handbag which
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    • 252 9 SINGAPORE The days of service staff not understanding basic English may soon be over. This follows the launch of the Service Literacy Test for work permit holders in the hotel, retail and food and beverage industries by the Workforce Development Agency (WDA). Staff who pass the
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    • 64 9 SINGAPORE More than 600 exhibitors are taking part in this year’s PC Show on June 20. The show, hailed as Singapore’s longest running showcase of IT and consumer electronics, will occupy four levels of exhibition space at Suntec Singapore. Last year’s
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    • 86 9 TheJurong Bird Park welcomed two baby hyacinth macaws (above) in February. native to south america, the hyacinth macaw (left) is an endangered species collected for its feathers and the illegal pet trade. its habitat is also being lost to deforestation. The park, which runs a
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    • 352 9  -  MELISSATAN melissatan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE For over 60 years, it has been giving guidance, shelter, education and vocational training to youth. But while the scope of services that Boys Town (picture) provides has grown, the charity organisation is still housed in the building it occupied when
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    • 490 11  -  ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Humankind has the ability to stave off climate change, but what is needed is political and legal will. Yesterday, former United States Vice-President Al Gore called on lawyers to find the “moral courage” and “rule of law”
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    • 202 11 NG JINGYNG SINGAPORE Former Netball Singapore president Ivy Singh-Lim appeared in court yesterday to face two charges failing to have her farm inspected and not engaging a professional engineer to carry out the check. Mrs Singh-Lim the owner of Bollywood Veggies, a farm and eatery
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    • 66 12 The Rocks Fire Water i iw w v aaw w w Get ready for a spectacle of flames, theatre, multi-media and food at The Rocks Fire Water, a free live performance event at Campbells Cove in Sydney Harbour. Based on merchant Robert Campbell's incredible voyage from India to
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    • 270 10 No news isn't good news. Annual yields on life policies are generally never made public by insurers. And not hearing any news about your policies surely can't be favourable. For the past 3 years, NTUC Income has resolutely published our yields for one reason-to be transparent. With over 2 million
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  • VOICES
    • 541 13  -  I SAY The way to go is for a smaller, specialised force and changed deployments Tang Li AS A Singaporean who served National Service (NS) in a combat unit (23 SA, 1994-1997), I enjoyed Paul Gilfeather’s commentary “A lesson from Singapore” (April 29). However,
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    • 124 13  -  Letter from Benny Tan CAN the Media Development Authority or the Land Transport Authority please clarify when train commuters will be able to receive radio transmission in the east-west/north-south underground MRT stations and tunnels? It is unacceptable that such a basic radio service
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    • 147 15  -  BY DR BILL MAIER TAKING CARE OF TOYS Kids love to own toys. Just watch any group of toddlers and listen to how many times they say: “Mine”, or “My turn”. And if this sense of ownership is important to them, why not use the opportunity
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    • 188 15  -  Letter from stella yong I REFER to “Burglars still posing as electricians, but cases down” (May 3). I moved into my Housing and Development Board flat last September. I was dismayed to find the fuse box located outside my unit. Burglars can
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    • 165 15  -  elderly man robbed while in distress Letter from Raymond LoWan Mou IN HIS May Day message, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong called on Singaporeans to work together to sustain growth. I would say it is equally important that Singaporeans must have a soul in them. My life-threatening
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    • 92 15  -  CHAN CHONG LENG After buying a Nets card from a 7-Eleven store, I found that I could not top it up at older POSB ATM machines. The staff at the 7-Eleven told me they had received many similar
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    • 161 15  -  Letter from Teh Thien yew General Manager, Singapore Kindness Movement Secretariat I REFER to “No doubt, graciousness is still alive” (April 28). The help rendered to Mr Bernard Lim’s mother by the staff at National Healthcare Group is a timely reminder that we have
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
    • 879 17  -  WILLIAM PESEK The writer is a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. BLOOMBERG None of the above. That’s how many Filipinos responded recently when I asked who they planned to vote for in the May 10 presidential election. Their ambivalence
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    • 684 18  -  Ratings agencies assured investors that noxious mortgage deals were as safe as us treasuries EDITORIAL THE NEW YORK TIMES Everyone (except Wall Street bankers) seems to be outraged about Wall Street banks, which made billions by trading complex confections of dicey mortgages and then
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    • 676 19  -  sats’ licence a prelude to arrival of third handling company LIANG DINGZI The writer is a management consultant. It is good news for Singapore Airport Terminal Services (Sats) that from May 1 it has been awarded a full apron handling licence by the Changi Airport Group
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    • 229 19 THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE DEGREE A Reputation of Excellence Associated with 5 Nobel Laureates 102 Rhodes Scholars 104 Fulbright Scholars World Leaders Full-time Equivalent Degree offered in Singapore Campus Part-time Intensive Weekend Schedule THGUNIVERSITYOFADELAIDG BACHGLOR OF COMPUTGR SCIENCE JULY INTAKE Advancad standing and 3rd Year Direct Entry for Polytechnic Diploma
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  • WORLD
    • 142 21 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER Malaysia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed it would jointly develop a disputed oil-rich area with Brunei following an agreement reached last March. The ministry confirmed the area, which covers two blocks known as Block l and Block M, is within
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    • 317 21 Abhisit has a plan Thai PM ready to hold Nov elections under roadmap AGENCIES BANGKOK The Thai Prime Minister said last night he was ready to hold elections in November to end a tense stand-off with opposition protesters. The offer is subject to certain conditions under his reconciliation roadmap. The
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    • 264 21 AGENCIES BEIJING North Korea’s reclusive leader Kim Jong Il arrived in China yesterday, officials said, at a time of tension over the sinking of a South Korean warship and Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions. Mr Kim met leaders of the city government in
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    • 99 22 opposition Maoists carrying sticks and chanting revolutionary slogans shut down much of nepal for a second day yesterday, piling pressure on the strained peace process. all shops, schools and offices were closed and vehicles were kept off the streets as thousands of protesters staged mass rallies
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    • 341 22 AFP MUMBAI The lone surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks was convicted by an Indian court yesterday of murder and waging war against India, for his role in the 60-hour siege that left 166 people dead. Pakistani national Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab (picture), 22,
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    • 133 22 AGENCIES Iraqi officials yesterday began a controversial recount of the 2.5 million ballots cast in Baghdad, a move requested by Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki who narrowly lost a parliamentary election held nearly two months ago. The recount in Baghdad, with 70 seats on offer
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    • 380 23 AGENCIES LONDON Britain’s party leaders pushed into the final days of campaigning for what looks set to be the closest general election in decades this Thursday. Prime Minister Gordon Brown, struggling to hold on to power, campaigned in a close-fought seat in
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    • 229 23 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH NEW YORK The United States government will disclose for the first time the exact size of its nuclear stockpile at a major United Nations nuclear disarmament summit, according to officials. After a debate within the administration lasting several months, it
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    • 297 24 AFP VENICE (Louisiana) United States President Barack Obama fiercely defended his response to the oil slick disaster in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, while stressing that BP was fully responsible and must pay for the clean-up. At the Venice harbour, the
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      65 24 thunderstorms brought heavy flooding and tornados to Mississippi and tennessee over the weekend, leaving at least 15 people dead. several neighbourhoods have been submerged and officials said it will take days before floodwaters recede enough to thoroughly assess the damage. Residents were told to brace for further flooding
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    • 225 24 AFP MOGADISHU A hardline Islamist militia pledged yesterday to end piracy in the region by imposing Islamic Syariah law after seizing control of one of Somalia’s main pirate hubs. A day after the Hezb Al Islam captured Harardhere town, pirates moved away three vessels
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    • 170 23 The Mindful Way Through Depression Freeing tf0ut t Chronic Fnhappfnegg Understand how the practice of mindfulness could ease the load and enhance the life of your loved ones. Date: Time: Venue: Speaker: Dr. Mark Williams Clinical Psychology Professor at the University of Oxford. Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow. Co Author
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  • SPORTS
    • 712 25  -  paddler named Sportswoman of the Year, ting wen receives special accolade LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Last month, Feng Tianwei rose to No 2 in the world in the women’s table tennis rankings, the highest position a Singapore paddler has reached in the sport. Yesterday, the
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    • 149 25 SINGAPORE Defending champions SAFFC responded perfectly last night to the disappointing 3-0 loss to Etoile FC two weeks ago. The Warriors defeated bottom club Woodlands Wellington 3-1 in front of 2,050 fans at the Choa Chu Kang Stadium to climb to third in the standings.
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    • 441 25 LOW LIN FHOONG History was made at last year’s Singapore Sports Awards ceremony, when no Sportsman of the Year accolade was given out for the first time in 41 years. This year, while table tennis star Feng Tianwei will claim her Sportswoman of the
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    • 520 26  -  it’s no-go for singapore’s fastest schoolboy after saa turn down appeal LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Last July, Shahrir Mohd Anuar matched strides with the continent’s best teenagers, finishing third in the inaugural Asian Youth Games 100m Boys’ final, clocking 11.13sec. The race was won
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    • 212 26 TANYO-HINN SINGAPORE National bowling star Remy Ong continued his sizzling form in the Middle East over the weekend. The 31-year-old leads the US$67,800 ($93,003) Kingdom of Bahrain International Open (May 1-8) after the opening two blocks on Sunday night (yesterday morning, Singapore time). The defending champion,
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    • 293 26 LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE Gabriel Gan strengthened his case for a spot in Singapore’s Commonwealth Games team after he finished fourth in the pommel horse at the Pacific Rim Gymnatics Championships in Melbourne on Sunday. After qualifying first last Thursday in a field
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    • 797 28 Third place in ePl still up for grabs as Blackburn come from behind to win at home AFP aFTernoon laTesT english PreMiershiP Blackburn 2 arsenal 1 BLACKBURN Blackburn Rovers came from behind to beat Arsenal 2-1 at Ewood Park yesterday and leave third place in the English Premier
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    • 544 29 united manager concedes title bid is all but over AGENCIES LONDON With Carlo Ancelotti just one win away from guiding Chelsea to the title, Sir Alex Ferguson has conceded that Manchester United are “clutching at straws” going into the final weekend
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    • 555 30 anfield fallout continues, Reds boss still cagey about his future AGENCIES LIVERPOOL Whatever remaining glimmer of hope Liverpool had for this season vanished on Sunday, when Chelsea strolled to a 2-0 win at Anfield to regain the lead in the Premiership while ending the hosts’ slim
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    • 177 30 AP DUBAI The Iranian girls football team can compete at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, to be held in Singapore from Aug 14-26, as long as the players swap their traditional head scarves for a cap that covers their hair, Fifa said yesterday. The compromise
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  • Page 25 Miscellaneous
    • 54 25 Your Sporting Fix FootbaLL tomorrow 1.55am La Liga Barcelona vTenerife (Ch202) 2.40am SpL Celtic v Rangers (Ch218) SportSzone minuteS Sports updates live hourly on 938Live (6.35am to 11.35pm) 64th minute. Kazuki Yoshino pulled one back for the visitors from the penalty spot in the dying seconds. tan Yo-hinn other reSuLt:
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    • 132 29 J V V < 7 Sales Associate Age 22 Sales Manager Age 46 Senior Sales Supervisor Age 60 Awarded Gold for Singapore Retailers Association Excellent Service Award Age 64 This smile has delighted thousands of hearts. Today, it keeps customers coming back. Mauricio V. Soliano Senior Sales Associate Robinsons, Centrepoint
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  • Page 30 Miscellaneous
    • 52 30 S.League Live telecast on Wed 7.3Qpm |pLAyJj Always play with care. [responsibly) Do not bet illegally. No person under the age of 18 years shall be allowed to purchase a ticket or to claim any prize Visit our website at www.singaporepools.com.sg Towards Community Purpose and Benefit SINGAPORE POOLS RCB Reg
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    • 263 31 "My Profits Exceed My Monthly Salary! I Work Because I Choose To, Florida-based Millionaire Trader, Mirriam MacWilliams, coaches over 5,000 people in Asia and USA on how to trade profitably and safely in the stock market. Karen Hong, Marketing Manager from Singapore, is one who has benefited from Mirriam's savviness.
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  • IMPACT
    • 140 31 PETERYEO mr melvin chua (above) is one happy man. the civil servant is the winner of panasonic’s SmS contest. the result was announced and drawn at the panasonic road show on may 1. He walked away with the latest 3D Home Entertainment System worth $5,000, which includes
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      79 31 PETER YEO colourful characters descended on shoppers along Orchard Road and Heartland malls between april 30 and may 2 to highlight to existing StarHub tV customers, as well as new subscribers, the exciting programmes lined up on cable tV. characters (above) wore period dress, sportswear and costumes representing
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    • 16 31 United boss concedes title bid is all but over. PAgE 27
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    • 446 31  -  StanChart adds a new dimension to its marketing campaigns TERENCE LEE terencelee@mediacorp.com.sg ADVERTISERS in Today have been adding an extra dimension to their advertisements to catch the attention of readers. You would have spotted a pop-up advertisement from Standard Chartered Bank in the April 15 edition of
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  • BUSINESS
    • 295 37  -  experts report a 10-20% rise in selling interest WONG SIEWYING siewying@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE More property owners are looking to cash in on their homes near the Circle Line train network, even as the property market powers on. Property experts said that there
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    • 57 37 Monday Close 11,151.83 (+1.3%) friday 11,008.61 q 1.42% thursday 11,167.32 p 1.10% Wednesday 11,045.27 p 0.48% tuesday 10,991.99 q 1.90% nyse toP 5 by voluMe naMe vol PriCe Change Citigroup 439m 4.41 p 0.92% bP 155m 50.19 q 3.76% bank of america 146m 18.06 p 1.29% ford 106m 13.30
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    • 10 37 oil (Wti) $86.030 (-0.19%) È gold $1,183.70 (-0.03) Ç
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    • 23 37 us$1 $1.372 us$1 £0.6559 us$1 €0.7577 us$1 ¥94.72 us$1 a$1.0797 us$1 hK$7.7632 us$1 C$1.0855 all figures correct as at 8am this morning
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    • OVERNIGHT
      • 62 37 strong gains US markets closed strongly up yesterday as the country reported another rise in consumer spending. The Dow rose 143.22 points (1.3 per cent) to 11,151.83. The Nasdaq was up 37.55 points (1.53 per cent) to 2,498.74 and the S&P 500 was up 15.57 points (1.31 per
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      • 66 37 slightly up European stock exchanges edged higher after initial nerves reflecting scepticism on Greek bailout prospects. In Paris, the CAC 40 rose 0.30 per cent to finish at 3,828.46 points while in Frankfurt the DAX added 0.51 per cent to finish at 6,166.92. The London stock market was
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      • 58 37 Prices stable Oil prices were largely unchanged despite New York markets earlier soaring to highest levels in 19 months amid concerns about a slick in the Gulf of Mexico and positive US indicators. New York’s main contract, light sweet crude for June, gained US$0.04 to US$86.19. Brent North Sea
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    • 408 37  -  Plenty of opportunities for smaller firms at fifth newater plant, says Pub DESMOND WONG desmondwong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Opportunities are flowing in Singapore’s growing water sector and this bodes well for local companies, especially smaller firms aiming to take a slice of the pie from
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    • 390 35  -  Hot money flowing in, but not at dangerous volumes yet: analysts DESMOND WONG SINGAPORE Strong economic growth in Asia and rising interest rates are attracting more capital into the region but analysts said there are few concerns about hot money flowing in unlike
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    • 236 35  -  JO-ANN HUANG joannhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE POSB’s HDB home loans can now be secured within an hour, the bank said yesterday, in a move to improve efficiency and convenience for its customers. With the 60-minute Promise, customers who apply for HDB home loans can complete and return the required
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    • 105 34 Mainboard-listed offshore oil and gas group Swiber has won a new contract, worth US$148 million ($203 million), from a leading oil and gas operator in South Asia, though it did not name its client. The work comprises engineering, procurement and transportation
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    • 115 34 C&G Environmental Protection Holdings has secured a $110.6 million project in Xiaogan City in China’s Hubei Province. The build, operate and transfer project is for a new renewable waste-to-energy plant that will operate for a concessionary period of 27 years. Phase
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    • 437 34 Move seen to appease shareholders baulking at price THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, AGENCIES LONDON Insurance giant Prudential, a household name in Britain for over a century, is considering quitting the United Kingdom and United States should it pull off its multi-bil-lion pound Asian expansion.
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    • 209 34 Companies and entrepreneurs who have helped to enhance relations between Singapore and China will now be recognised with the inaugural BusinessChinaAwards, which will be held on November 23 this year. Commemorating 20 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries,
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    • 340 32 eCB suspends collateral rules for Greek bonds in u-turn AGENCIES FRANKFURT The European Central Bank (ECB) yesterday made a sharp U-turn in ac-ceptingjunk-rated Greek bonds in exchange for loans, as the deepening debt crisis put a dent on its credibility, analysts said. The bank announced
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    • 132 32 AGENCIES PARIS French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde yesterday slammed credit ratings agencies, blaming them for fuelling the Greek debt crisis, and said she would order France’s market regulator to monitor closely their activities. Concern over Greece’s financial disarray was amplified last week when Standard and
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    • 245 32 AGENCIES CHICAGO United Airlines and Continental Airlines yesterday announced a US$3 billion ($4.1 billion) merger to create the world’s biggest carrier amid an industry-wide slump. The all-stock transaction has been approved by the United and Continental boards, but still needs to be approved by shareholders
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  • ARTS
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      1321 41  -  big names to shout about at this year’s Singapore arts Festival MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg IF THIS year’s edition of the Singapore Arts Festival were a Hollywood movie, it would be something like the international contemporary arts scene’s Ocean’s Eleven. George Clooney and his all-star kakis? Forget about
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    • Article, Illustration
      289 43 STATE OF THE ARTS: The most important event last week wasn’t even a complete show. The Red Ballerina was a work-in-progress dramatised reading by TheatreWorks about Cultural Medallion recipient, dancer and choreographer Goh Lay Kuan and her late husband, playwright Kuo Pao Kun.While there were reels-upon-reels of interviews done
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      467 45 Vertical Submarine’s new solo show is a labyrinth of ‘bombs’ and fake money MAYO MARTIN FOR their next show,Vertical Submarine will be displaying a suitcase full of money for audiences to gawk at. But, as is always the case with the tongue-in-cheek art collective, there’s a catch: Peer
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    • 540 46 Roman Polanski doesn’t want pity, he tells magazine, he wants fairness AP FILM-MAKER Roman Polanski, breaking a months-long silence, said Sunday that the United States is demanding his extradition from Switzerland on a 33-year-old sex case largely to serve him “on a platter to the
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    • 547 49  -  The New Adventures Of Old Christine’s Julia Louis-Dreyfus loves her chardonnay May Seah in Los Angeles may@mediacorp.com.sg IT HAS been a struggle for Julia LouisDreyfus to break free of her Seinfeld character Elaine Benes but, with The New Adventures Of Old Christine, not only has she won
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    • 1151 51 on mediacorp on mediacorp police thief Vi Channel 5, 8.30pm 6.00AM Entertainment Tonight. 6.30 Prime Time Morning 9.30 The Martha Stewart Show III 10.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show VII 11.30 Martin Yan’s Hidden China NOON The Doctors 1.00PM Life Story 1.30 Living With Lydia 2.00 Oh Carol II 2.30 Wheel
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  • THINGS TO DO
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      323 52 1 Tears For Fears Catch this British synthpop duo who brought us hits such as Everybody Wants To Rule The World, Shout and Mad World live in Singapore for the first time. Date: Today Time: 8pm Venue: Resorts World Convention Centre, Compass Ballroom Tickets: $98 to 168
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    • 35 52 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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  • HEALTH
    • 992 53  -  While the Pill may alleviate acne and painful menstrual woes, some doctors say it may not be for everyone Eveline Gan eveline@mediacorp.com.sg MOST people slap on pimple cream or wash their faces with special soaps to manage their acne problems. But 27-year-old Val D,
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      130 54 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Having kids lowers blood pressure Some parents may disagree, but new research has found that parenthood can actually lower your blood pressure. A team from Brigham Young University in Utah monitored the blood pressure of 200 adults of whom 70 per cent were parents at
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    • 402 54 Health listings Stroke and hypertension Hypertension is the leading risk factor of stroke. Learn more about the condition, its impact on stroke, as well as the available management options. Date/Time: Friday, 1pm to 2pm Venue: National University Hospital, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Health Education Hub, Main Building 1, Level
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