Today, 11 May 2010

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  • 25 1 TODAY mica (p) 160/10/2009 a publication of news hotline 6822 2268 tuesday may 11, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking MaY 11, a publication of
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  • 711 1 Joint action by western governments, central banks calms markets WaTCH IT >> www.channelnewsasia.com AGENCIES BRUSSELS A humongous €750-billion ($1.34-trillion) emergency loan package. The European Central Bank (ECB) committing to buying public debt in an abrupt Uturn. The United States Federal Reserve providing unlimited US dollar funds to
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    • 51 1 Radio. Now on iPhone. MeRa^io Listen to all 13 MediaCorp Radio Stations on MeRadio. Download the app free through your App store. news 6 seRvice standaRds slipping? comment&analysis RichaRd bRanson wheRe did i leave my slingshot? 14 william pesek gReek bailout fails confucian test 18 don’t miss 16 pages of
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    • 505 4 Coca-Cola Fuels the Singapore Roar at the Inaugural Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games o A o TM© SiNWoeeZOlO Youth- Olympic cjambs vv WORLDWIDE PARTNER As the Olympic Movement's longest-standing corporate partner, Coca-Cola has helped and shared in the evolution of the Olympic Games into the world's most watched and revered
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  • NEWS
    • 537 5  -  Trees along major roads, parks are inspected at least once in 18 months ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Taxi driver Teo Eng Loo was driving along Scotts Road two weeks ago when he saw a tree on the road. It had fallen and hit a
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    • 476 7  -  record crowds mean island management has its work cut out to ensure smooth operation HETTY MUSFIRAH hetty@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It used to see crowds of up to 20,000 only on weekends but these days, it’s the typical scene on weekdays. Since the integrated resort on
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    • 488 8  -  new Human Capital Leadership institute to help grow talent pool across region S RAMESH rameshs@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The idea is to provide businesses in Asia with a unique hothouse to groom leaders and manage talent and in this process, make Singapore a home for talent from
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    • 187 8 DYLAN LOH SINGAPORE From September, new drain covers will feature an embossed message, telling you which reservoir the drains underneath are headed to. National water agency PUB hopes this will give people a direct stake in not littering. An average of 14 tonnes of rubbish get
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    • 90 8 HOEYEEN NIE SINGAPORE A series of police raids (above) over the weekend saw the arrest of 153 people, many suspected of vice and gang-related activities, as well as immigration offences. Over 200 officers fanned out to Orchard Road, Balestier and Geylang during the three- day
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    • 611 10  -  NEO CHAI CHIN Neo CHai CHiN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Old world, classic, unhurried napkin-on-arm service is what many would associate with the 123-year-old Raffles Hotel. But three recent letters to the press have raised the question of whether the top-notch service synonymous with the
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    • 95 10 A man tripped and fell onto the tracks at Keat Hong lrT Station yesterday evening, and ended up with his left hand trapped between the train and the platform. Train service on the Bukit Panjang lrT line was disrupted for 28 minutes as a result. The
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    • 72 10 The Ministry of education is reviewing allegations made against the principal of a secondary school in the east. MediaCorp understands from a source that the principal in question has been accused of bullying, abuse and embezzlement. When contacted, a spokesman for the education Ministry told MediaCorp
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    • 69 10 arlina, an african fish eagle, being sprayed with an anti-mite solution to prevent parasites, after being vaccinated against H5N1 (avian flu), with the H5N2 vaccine at the Jurong Bird Park. Vaccinating birds with the H5N2 vaccine increases the birds’ immune system by creating antibodies. With the increase
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    • 561 10  -  ura maps land use and transportation plans ALICIA WONG alicia@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY SATISHKUMAR CHENEY SINGAPORE Instead of squeezing with other drivers to get to Raffles Place every morning, imagine taking a water taxi down the Singapore River to get to work. Or, for those
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    • 190 12 JEREMY KOH Three years after its failed venture to establish an Asia campus here, the University of New South Wales (UNSW) is setting up shop here again, so to speak this time, as part of a collaborative effort. Together with the Nanyang Technological University (NTU),
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    • 62 12 Voter turnout at the Philippine embassy in singapore was lower than expected yesterday though the deadline was extended until 7pm at the end of a monthlong overseas voting. the embassy said only about a quarter of the 31,851 registered voters here turned up to cast
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    • 376 12  -  ZUL OTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE An errant motorist was jailed a total of 21 months yesterday —12 months for driving while disqualified and another nine months for injuring a policeman while making his getaway. Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Navin Thevar had asked the court to give
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    • 370 7 N) KAPLAN HIGHER EDUCATION I want a career that gives me satisfaction WE HAVE THE PLAN Bk BUILDING FUTURES One success story at a time |rga MONASH UNIVERSITY CRICOS *****C Master of Education (TESOL International) Designed for those interested in teaching or already teaching English in overseas settings as a
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    • 126 9 We were there when our grandparents used to hide their life savings under the bed. We were there when our parents kept their passbooks locked up in a drawer. We were there when most people did their banking in banking halls. These days, most people do their banking online. We
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    • 146 11 reat thinkers also think on their feet. 4». a Bar.- •>' m Deep, contemplative thinking unlocks different perspectives, as it should. Modern day business requires more mental agility and quick decision-making when dealing with challenging situations. Our broad-based education taught in seminar-style stimulates dynamic, action learning, promotes critical thinking and
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    • 193 12 PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Chartered Financial Analysts Institute (CFA) Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA) MASTER OF COMMERCE (ACCOUNTING) MASTER OF COMMERCE (APPLIED FINANCE) MASTER OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE Admission for July 2010 Intake TAKE THE LEAD THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE DEGREE A Reputation of Excellence Associated
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  • VOICES
    • 441 14  -  More than book-smarts, schools should instil in students innovation, empathy Letter from Kwan Jin yao IT IS interesting to hear Mr Philip Yeo, the special adviser for Economic Development (Prime Minister’s Office), share his experiences when he was a student, as well as his opinions on the
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    • 184 14  -  Letter from errol Goodenough I REFER to “Caught up in the rush” (May 6). The building and other glitches at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) became newsworthy because it affected and inconvenienced important visitors, after months of publicity on how iconic the integrated
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    • 252 16  -  BY DR JAMES DOBSON GROWING UP WITH VALUES It has been said that values are not taught to children they’re caught by them. Children absorb what their mothers and fathers believe by watching them in everyday situations. Dr Kevin Leman relates the story of Mr Manuel
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    • 317 16  -  Letter from Joseph Khoo I REFER to “climate change and the stumbling block of domestic politics” (May 3) in which Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew commented that the Government will need to consider the economics of installing solar panels on
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    • 164 16  -  Letter from sarala surenderamugam I HAVE a friend who is being harassed by loan sharks at the HDB unit she recently purchased. It started with the loan sharks writing threatening messages at the lift landing, and has progressed to paint being splashed on
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    • 97 16  - STOP 'POLE DANCING' PLEASE LeTTer froM M LuKshuMayeh It seems commuters on public transport need to be continuously advised on the appropriate dos and don’ts. Now there clearly seems to be a need for “Please do not lean on the poles”. There are poles in buses and trains so that
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    • 118 14 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices RIChARD BRAnSOn: WhERE’D I lEAvE MY SlIngShOT? PAgE /~&werShot A GREAT SHOT EVERY TIME Canon POWER IN YOUR HANDS VIVID SYDNEY Join celebrity Thomas Ong, MediaCorp 987FM DJ Rosalyn Lee, Y.E.S. 93.3FM DJ Lim Peifen and Canon photography
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    • 289 17 Canon Delighting You Always w Chave the power to create the greatest change possible. 11 Elim Chew President/ Founder 77th Street "Canon's advanced technologies deliver business tools and solutions to make us globally competitive. By unleashing the power that is in our hands, and by staying relevant to the needs
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
    • 763 18  -  RICHARD BRANSON 2010 RICHARD BRANSON (DISTRIBUTED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES SYNDICATE) For every entrepreneur who has the courage to take on a Goliath with the equivalent of a slingshot and a couple of stones, there are a hundred others who’ll say: “You
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    • 938 20  -  CAROLINE BAUM The writer is the author of Just What I Said and a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are her own. BLOOMBERG Greece sneezes and Portugal catches a cold. Portugal coughs and Spain falls ill. Spain runs a fever and Italy
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    • 908 22  -  WILLIAM PESEK The writer is a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. BLOOMBERG Greeks wondering how to get out of this nightmare could do worse than look to South Korea. One of the most moving things I’ve ever witnessed
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    • 318 20 HOW PROFESSIONAL TRADERS TRADE AND WHAT THEY KNOW AND WHY AMATEUR TRADERS ALWAYS GET BEATEN Attending Conrad's Wealth Academy Trader Programme (WAT) certainly turned my trading into a constant flow of income. Conrad's teaching is informal, direct clear. No dream selling is ever done. Instead it is just pure financial
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    • 198 22 Are You Ready to be a Mother? www.HealthXchange.com.sg Shirley says Can I still have a baby once I'm over 35? Jessica88 says Is it Ok to diet while trying to conceive? LohSH says I have diabetes. Is there anything I should know before I get pregnant? Lemon_Tea21 says What is
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    • 270 23 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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  • WORLD
    • 355 24 red Shirts vow to rally until deputy pM surrenders AGENCIES BANGKOK Defiant Red Shirt anti-govern-ment protesters said they accept the Thai Prime Minister’s proposal to hold elections in November but will not end their Bangkok protest until the Deputy Premier surrenders to police over a deadly crackdown
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    • 102 24 AGENCIES A Malaysian government labourer suffered chest injuries from a stray bullet when police fired at an armed man on Sunday night, making it the third such shooting incident in weeks. Mr S Surentiran, 21, a public works department worker,
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    • 254 24 AGENCIES MANILA Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III has taken a huge lead in the race for the Philippine presidency, securing more than 40 per cent of total votes counted, according to initial results released yesterday. Former President Joseph Estrada was in second place with 25.76
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    • 181 25 AP KARACHI Pakistani airport authorities detained a passenger after electrical circuits and batteries were found in the soles of his tennis shoes, officials said yesterday. An initial investigation showed that the devices were used for massaging the feet, but the circuits could have
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    • 304 25 saiful says he met PM before the alleged incident AFP KUALA LUMPUR The man who has accused Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim of sodomising him confirmed yesterday that he met Prime Minister Najib Razak shortly before the incident allegedly took place. Mr Najib has denied any involvement
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    • 130 25 AFP A former top television executive was jailed for seven years yesterday for his role in causing a massive blaze at China’s new state television complex when a fireworks display went awry. Xu Wei, the former director of the China
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    • 297 26 AGENCIES LONDON Britain’s main op~ position parties voiced hope yesterday they could soon strike a deal on forming a new government to ~reak a four~ day deadlock after last week’s general election produced no clear winner. The Conservatives led ~y
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    • 272 26 AGENCIES WASHINGTON United States President Barack O~ama has nominated Solicitor~General Elena Kagan (picture) for the Supreme Court, which may lead to the nine~mem~er court having three female justices for the first time. ~s Kagan, 50, would re~ place retiring li~eral Justice
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    • 120 26 We must strike at separatists' AFP BEIJING The new head of China’s restive Xinjiang region, the scene of deadly ethnic unrest last year, has pledged a renewed crackdown on separatist elements, state media said yesterday. “~aintaining sta~ility must come ~e~ fore all else we must strike hard at all the
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    • 284 28 SINGAPORE The Singapore Government has rebutted a report by Global Witness’ claiming that Singapore’s demand for Cambodian sand has threatened the ecosystem and undermines good governance. The report from the International Environmental non-government organisation (NGO) suggests the Singapore Government seeks to import sand without due regard
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    • 460 28 AGENCIES BERLIN Voters in Germany’s most populous state dealt Chancellor Angela Merkel a painful setback on Sunday, erasing her government’s majority in the upper house of Parliament and curbing its power after a stumbling start and criticism over the Greek debt crisis.
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    • 285 28 water levels rising as rescuers race against time AGENCIES MOSCOW Rescuers made a desperate final effort yesterday to find 60 miners and salvage workers still deep inside a Russian mine, more than a day after double methane gas explosions killed 31 people. Salvage workers
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    • 104 28 AFP South Korea’s defence minister confirmed yesterday that traces of high explosive were found on the wreckage of a warship sunk by a mystery blast, indicating it was probably hit by a torpedo. Suspicion has fallen on the North. defence Minister
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    • 96 28 AFP Public support for Australian Prime Minister Kevin rudd has plunged after he proposed a major new mining tax, a poll showed yesterday, dealing a setback to the government as an election looms. The Nielsen poll published by Fairfax newspapers put Mr rudd’s approval
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    • 98 28 AP President Hugo Chavez has topped Twitter in Venezuela less than two weeks after he launched his account. With an average of about 20,000 people per day signing up, the President says he has been overwhelmed by nearly 54,000 messages from support- ers,
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    • 333 25 www.LTAacademy.gov.sg FIRST OF ITS KIND LTAACADEMY SINGAPORE Established by Land Transport Authority TRANSFORMING URBAN TRANSPORT GLOBALLY V Master of Science in Urban Transport Management LTA Academy, established by the Land Transport Authority, is pleased to offer the MSc in Urban Transport Management in collaboration with SIM University. The first of
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    • 337 26 TOMORROW STARTS HERE. DBA MBA BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY CHEMISTRY PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE PSYCHOLOGY SPORT SCIENCE The University of Western Australia (UWA) is one of the top universities in Australia for teaching, learning and research. If you are looking for a University with the right resources, attitude and values to enable you
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  • SPORTS
    • 899 29  -  COMMENTARY Ancelotti has shown you don’t have to be flash in order to make an impact DAVID NGIAU david@mediacorp. com.sg The writer is deputy sports editor at Today. As Mark Twain once famously wrote in 1897, after a newspaper jumped the gun and published his obituary:
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    • Article, Illustration
      645 30 Ferguson waits and plots for another shot at history AP MANCHESTER Manchester United’s failure to win an unprecedented fourth consecutive Premier League title has Alex Ferguson questioning whether his squad was strong enough following Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure, or if tactical mistakes were made during the season. United’s three-year
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    • 484 30 GoLF the Players Championship AGENCIES AFP PONTE VEDRA BEACH (Florida) Even at his worst, Tiger Woods has never looked this bad. It was only a month ago that the world No 1 returned to golf with a performance that satisfied everyone but him. He finished
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    • 569 32  -  Coach ang seeks tie-up with Japan to boost singapore swimming TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The name Norimasa Hirai may not ring a bell. But within swimming circles, he is better known as the head coach of Asian powerhouses Japan, and the long-time trainer of Kosuke Kitajima, Japan’s
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    • 270 32 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Former Olympic and world champion Taufik Hidayat looked a shadow of his former self in labouring to victory in the Thomas Cup yesterday, as Nigeria were effectively thrown out of the tournament. Taufik, Indonesia’s top shuttler, took more than an
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    • 241 32 GReaT easTeRN-yeo’s s-leaGue 2010 Gombak 0 Balestier 1 SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE Gombak United got their second red card in as many Great Eastern-Yeo’s S-League 2010 matches after a 1-0 home defeat to visitors Balestier Khalsa at Jurong West Stadium last night. Ridhwan Jamaludin got his marching
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    • 553 33  -  Organisers look to surpass sponsorship dollar by another $10m to $20m LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Just two days after Singaporeans celebrated the 99-day milestone for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games with a party at *Scape last Friday, there was more good news for
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    • 216 33 TAN YO-HINN Despite costing up to $200 each, tickets for the opening ceremony of the inaugural 2010 Youth Olympic Games have been oversubscribed by more than 40 per cent, after the online balloting exercise ended on Sunday night. “Interest in the closing ceremony tickets is also substantial,
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    • 235 33 SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE The Singapore men’s hockey team registered their second win in the seven-team Robi Asian Games qualifying tournament in Dhaka yesterday, beating Hong Kong 3-1. They outplayed Thailand 5-2 in their opening tie on May 7, but fell to a shock
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  • Page 29 Miscellaneous
    • 29 29 YOUR SPORTING FIx FOOTBAll TOMORROW 2.40am Champ’ship Playoff: Nottingham Forest v Blackpool (Ch218) TENNIS 8pm ATP Madrid Open (Ch202) SPORTSzONE MINUTES Sports updates live hourly on 938Live (6.35am to
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    • 51 33 UE Europe Final Atletico Madrid vs Fulham Live telecast at LiveWire (RWS) on Thu, 13 May, at 2.45am Sports channels shown from 10pm to 2.45am How to get to LiveWire (RWS)? Car (Parking S4 per entry) Taxi (No Sentosa Island charge) Sentosa Express S Bus (No Service from midnight to
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  • Page 33 Miscellaneous
    • 54 33 S.League Live telecast on Wed 7.3Qpm [p l_ A. Yrii 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. Towards Community Purpose and Benefit Visit our website at www.singaporepools.com.sg POOLS
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    • 98 34 Experiencing... Back Pain Shoulder Ache Stiff Neck Slipped Discs •Wrist Pain Scoliosis Migraines Knee Joints Pain Foot Heel Pain Nerves Impingement Tennis/ Golfer's Elbow Different from your usual chiropractor physiotherapist, we engage in alternative healing using latest therapeutic methods machines to stretch, strengthen, rehabilitate relieve your aches pains. Our treatments
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  • 755 34 IMPACT Your customers are talking about you and the whole world is listening THE NEW YORK TIMES ONLINE review sites are reshaping the world of small business by providing one-stop platforms for customers to find a business and also see independent critiques. How do you manage
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    • 35 35 Disclaimer: Readers should seek independent financial advice before making any investment decision. Today and all presenting parties cannot be held liable for any consequence arising from the use of this information. Brought to you by
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  • BUSINESS
    • 334 38 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE Prudential, the British insurer buying American International Group’s main Asian unit, may seek to increase its capital reserves by £1 billion ($2 billion) to win approval from United Kingdom regulators for the purchase, said a person with knowledge of the matter. Prudential,
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    • 56 38 MoNday cLose 2,880.48 (+2.10%) tuesday 2,901.18 q 1.46% Wednesday 2,860.31 q 1.41% thursday 2,839.65 q 0.72% Friday 2,821.11 q 0.65% toP 5 By VoLuMe NaMe VoL Price chaNge goldenagri 161,884 0.550 p 2.80% genting sP 99,016 0.960 p 1.59% coscocorp 50,411 1.610 p 3.87% yangzijiang 38,593 1.330 p 1.52%
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    • 30 38 haNg seNg 20,426.64 (+2.54%) Ç NiKKei Ç Ç 10,530.70 (+1.60%) shaNghai 2,698.76 (+0.39%) austraLia 4,599.78 (+2.66%) Ç Ç MuMBai 17,330.55 (+3.35%) MaLaysia Ç Ç 1,333.97 (+0.08%) seouL 1,677.63 (+1.83%)
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    • 17 38 us$1 $1.379 £1 $2.067 €1 $1.791 ¥100 $1.478 rM1 $0.431 rP10,000 $1.520 hK$100 $17.73 rMB100 $20.21
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    • STOCK CALLS
      • 60 38 Neutral $14.64 Goldman Sachs keeps rating but cuts the target price to $15.50 after reducing FY 10-12 EPS estimates by 6 to 7 per cent to reflect continued margin pressure, higher costs. It says Q1’10 earnings of $532 million were below house’s $576 million forecast mainly due to higher
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      • 65 38 hold 76.5 cents DBS Vickers downgrades rating from Buy on concerns over the sofa maker’s dependence on the European market, where the company derives 60 per cent of total revenue. The house cuts the target price to 80 cents from $1.09, pegged at 7X FY10 P/E, after lowering
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    • 463 38  -  demand for landed homes in s’pore is likely to remain firm, say analysts WONG SIEWYING siewying@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Demand for landed homes in Singapore is expected to remain firm this year with the number of sales transactions likely to surpass the 2,900 units sold last year.
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    • 471 37  -  higher earnings driven by marine division, utilities RYAN HUANG ryanhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Conglomerate Sembcorp Industries posted a 19-per-cent increase in its first quarter net profit to about $159 million from a year ago. The higher earnings was driven by its marine division and better profit
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    • 358 37 JONATHAN PEERIS SINGAPORE The technology sector is set to outperform in both rising and falling markets over the next 12 months. That is the opinion of Mr Stuart O’Gorman, director of Technology Investments and fund manager for Henderson Horizon Global Technology Fund, which consists of almost
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    • 84 37 Capitaland will build a $1.25-billion commercial-cum-residential development in shenzhen known as raffles City shenzhen. located in nanshan district, it will be Capitaland’s first integrated development in shenzhen under the raffles City branding. at about 53,000 square metres in size with a gross floor area of about
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    • 136 37 Fashion retailer FJ Benjamin has posted a net profit of $3 million for its third quarter ended 31st March. This is a turnaround from a loss of $1.8 million recorded a year ago. The results were boosted by higher
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    • 103 37 Main board-listed low-cost carrierTigerAirways has announced strong operating numbers for the month of April. Total passenger volume was a record 5.03 million people, up 54 per cent on year. The average load factor the percentage of seats sold increased 6 percentage points
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