Today, 12 July 2010

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    25 1 TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Monday July 12, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking JULY 12, 2010 A PUBLICATION
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    Report suspect behaviour, even if it’s family, says DPM Wong
    505 1  -  ZUL OTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The recent arrests of radicalised individuals under the Internal Security Act (ISA) has led to a call for members of the public to report any suspicious activity to the authorities. While Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan
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    Lock icon Flexibility and choice are the aims
    813 1  -  Lim Hwee Hua says fare system changes will eventually benefit more NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg NG JING YNG SINGAPORE It may not seem like it now, but the new dis-tance-based fare system will also eventually benefit those who make single and shorter trips, says
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      71 1 WORLD CUP FINAL ALL THE NEWS, ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY IN OUR FREE AFTERNOON EDITION NEWS 3 ‘OUR SIGNAL MUST BE CONSISTENT’ M’SIAN PM NAJIB ON S’PORE INVESTMENT IN ISKANDAR COMMENT ANALYSIS 14 BANK ON MORE CHOICE, NOT LESS SAYS CONRAD RAJ VOICES 12 ASSAULT ON BUS PASSENGER TEH THIEN YEW:
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon ‘Everything has been done for us’
      446 3  -  Golden Jasmine boasts wide range of facilities ZULOTHMAN ZUL OTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The studio apartments in Bishan, Golden Jasmine, boasts a service centre to tend to the needs of its elderly residents the first of its kind here. Among the facilities for residents are
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      Lock icon Najib to Umno: Our signal must be consistent
      371 5 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER JOHOR BARU Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday asked leaders of the ruling United Malays National Organisation (Umno) party not to ruin his efforts to lure Singaporean investment into the Iskandar development region in south Johor. “Our ties with
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      Lock icon Exit polls show Japanese government loses Upper House majority
      448 5 AGENCIES TOKYO Battered by voter backlash over the prospect of higher sales taxes, Japan’s ruling Democratic Party was headed to a heavy defeat in a parliamentary election held yesterday, media exit polls showed, dealing a major setback to the young government.
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      Lock icon The dilemma of the deported spy stuck in a London hotel
      644 7 AP AP MOSCOW Two of the four Russians expelled from Russia in a historic spy swap are in a hotel somewhere outside London with no British visas, according to the brother of one of them. Mr Igor Sutyagin, an
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      Lock icon Grades are not everything ...
      460 10  - Grades are not everything Two International Baccalaureate scholars from neighbourhood schools share their success ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE They came from neighbourhood schools and live in Housing Board flats. They did not think they had much of a chance to bag an International Baccalaureate (IB) scholarship from an international school
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      Lock icon Hooray ... it’s the end of World Cup!
      499 13  - Hooray it’s the end of World Cup! Businesses that did not subcribe to screen the event are glad the fever’s over NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE After the monthlong World Cup ended this morning, many fans might bemoan suffering from withdrawal symptoms. But there are others who are just glad
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      Rivervale gets an unexpected visitor
      103 13 SINGAPORE A giant monitor lizard (picture) caused a stir in Rivervale in Sengkang estate yesterday afternoon. A MediaCorp viewer, Mr Adrian Chua, sent photos of the reptile, which was about 2m long. It was tied up by residents but rescuers from the Animal Concerns Research
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      7 cyclist deaths between Jan, May
      182 17  -  SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB SINGAPORE Seven cyclists were killed in road accidents in Singapore between January and May this year, which is more than double the three persons killed in the same period last year. To promote safe cycling, the Traffic Police are organising clinics at
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      Lock icon CHOCOLATE SWISS ROLL IN S’PORE BOOK OF RECORDS
      91 17 Chef Judy Koh and 15 of her staff from Caffe Pralet and Creative CulinaireThe School created the longest chocolate Swiss roll in Singapore on Saturday using 20 kg of cake flour, 20 kg of sugar, 50 kg of premium dark couverture chocolate
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      Higher charges if problem of high-rise littering gets worse
      277 17  -  SATISH SINGAPORE Residents may end up paying more in service and conservancy charges if the problem of high-rise littering gets worse. This possibility was raised by Parliamentary Secretary for National Development, Dr Maliki Osman, when he launched an antilitter initiative in
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      DRAGON BOATERS DO THEIR BIT FOR CHARITY
      156 17 Some 180 dragon boaters rowed down the Bedok Reservoir yesterday to raise about $25,000 for the Community Chest. The event was supported by the Singapore Dragon Boat Association and held in conjunction with the Singapore Dragon Boat Festival 2010, which began on Saturday.
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      399 9 ENJOY THE CONCERT WITH OCBC TITANIUM IsiBMsnT Singapore's Music Festival mmM 1 FORT CANNING PARK 3,4&5 AUGUST KATY PERRY KANYE WEST THE SMASHNG PUMPKINS TOKIO HOTEL THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS WONDER GIRLS OREANTHI IAN DROWN DIANE BIRCH JULLY 8LACK THE LIKE HAIL THE VILLAIN f 3? w Vj\N\N OUT MORE
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      67 10 rJW' V_V ACCIDENT EMERGENCY /f THE A&E. FOR SERIOUS CONDITIONS ONLY. If your condition is mild and does not require immediate attention, don't rush to the A&E in a panic. Going to your family doctor could get you appropriate help. Visit www.hpb.gov.sg/emergency to learn how to tell what minor conditions
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      277 13 HIGHER CHARGES IF PROBLEM OF HIGH-RISE LITTERING GETS WORSE PAGE 10 FOOD& .ELECTRONICS BAZAA ACER NETBOOK oNLYr: AT BRANDED WASHER ONLYi AT Pictures for illustration only. MONEY-MAKING CAN BE A PROFESSION! There are 77,000 millionaires in Singapore who got rich not by buying TOTO or 4D but by understanding the
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      6 13 >> THE WORLD CUP WINNERS SOUTH AFRICA
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      39 17 “Playing a competitive swimmer in No Limits, my scenes involve strenuous physical training. With SingTel AMPed, music is my best companion. I can download unlimited songs to my mobile phone to give me endless motivation.” Felicia Chin, MediaCorp Artiste
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  • VOICES
    • It was an assault on kindness
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        Our civic duty to act
        210 19  -  Letter from Teh Thien Yew General Manager Singapore Kindness Movement Secretariat I REFER to the letter “Attacked, but they just stared” by Ms Irene Teo (July 8). It is totally disappointing and really unacceptable that Ms Teo’s sister was assaulted by a stranger on a
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        Disappointing, SBS
        106 19  -  Letter from Mark Wong DeYi THE first five core beliefs listed on SBS’ website centre on “customers’ needs”, “acting with integrity”, treating people with “fairness and respect”, and most importantly, as a fleet provider that has a large control over commuters’ lives, “maintain safety as a top priority”.
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        Driver disciplined: SBS
        157 19  -  Letter from Grace Wu Vice-president, Corporate Communications, SBS Transit WE REFER to the letter, “Attacked, but they just stared”, by Ms Irene Teo (July 8). We are appalled by this incident. We are in contact with Ms Teo and are relieved to know that her sister, Ms
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      FOCUS® ON THE FAMILY
      174 19  -  BY DR BILL MAIER CARING FOR BABY’S TEETH So how early should you start brushing your baby’s teeth? That is easy the first time you see a tooth. About one in five three-year-olds show signs of tooth decay. That is because many parents are not starting
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      We must find a way to insulate ourselves from extremist influences
      358 19  -  Letter from Rhazaly Noentil THANK you Assoc Professor Eugene K B Tan for your sincere commentary and analysis on the subject of radicalisation (“When violent extremism needs a measured response”) published in Weekend Today, July 10. It has always
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  • COMMENT & ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon Bank on more choice, not less
      802 21  -  If Singapore was too small a market, why are there still banks out there waiting to open an office here? CONRAD RAJ conrad@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is editor-at-large at Today. Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew’s recent call for further consolidation among Singapore’s three remaining banks
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      Lock icon The World Cup winners ... South Africa
      1328 23  - The World Cup winners South Africa MARK GEVISSER Mark Gevisser is the author of A Legacy of Liberation: Thabo Mbeki and the Future of the South African Dream. This is an excerpt of a longer article. GUARDIAN NEWS MEDIA Sixteen years after experiencing the unforgettable rush of belonging and relief
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      382 22 SINGAPORE WORKFORCE SKILLS QUALIFICATIONS <M V r v k-7 M I v mw 1 r /T i; V 4 a Embark Do you have a love for flowers and an eye for colours? By embarking on this Floristry Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) training, you can add zest to someone's life
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      5 23 >> BEST YET TO COME 18
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon A foreign policy muddle
      340 25 Despite criticism, Gillard to send team to Indonesia, Timor for talks on refugee processing centre Minister. AGENCIES SYDNEY Australia yesterday defended plans to open a refugee processing centre in East Timor which left Prime Minister Julia Gillard in a foreign-policy muddle just a fortnight after taking
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      Lock icon South Africa —The best is yet to come
      470 25 AFP JOHANNESBURG Some South African fans swam across a crocodileinfested river, tattooed themselves in sensitive places or waxed their entire bodies in an effort to win tickets for World Cup matches from a local radio station. No challenge, it seemed, was too
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      Lock icon China demolishes Urumqi flashpoint area
      209 26 AFP BEIJING Chinese authorities are demolishing an area in Urumqi, home to migrants they blame for disrupting social order, said state media yesterday. The Heijiashan area of the city in Xinjiang province was one of the flashpoints for the violence that erupted last July in
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      Lock icon EASTER ISLAND SET FOR ECLIPSE,TOURISTS
      105 26 Remote and mysterious Easter Island braced itself for this morning’s solar eclipse that was due to take place during the World Cup final (4.11am, Singapore time). The Chilean island is expecting an estimated 4,000 tourists, scientists and photographers doubling the population of the barren isle.
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      Lock icon Libyan vessel set to defy Israeli blockade on Gaza
      307 26 AGENCIES JERUSALEM A Libyan ship carrying humanitarian supplies is heading to Gaza, an organiser of the aid shipment said, as Israel vowed to stop the vessel from reaching the Palestinian territory. “It’s definitely heading for Gaza,” said Mr Youssef Sawani, executive
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      Lock icon Mergers key to survival in India’s mobile market
      191 27 AFP NEW DELHI Mergers are the only way forward in India’s crowded mobile phone market, where 14 operators are slugging it out for subscribers by offering the cheapest rates in the world, analysts say. The market is growing at a staggering rate,
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      Lock icon Govt apologises for dumping Bhopal waste
      294 27 AFP NEW DELHI The Indian government has apologised for secretly dumping toxic waste from the 1984 Bhopal gas leak, the world’s worst industrial disaster, in an incinerator two years ago. About 40 tonnes of toxic waste still at the site of the Union Carbide
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      Lock icon Cuba starts releasing ailing political prisoners
      229 29 HAVANA Cuba began releasing a group of ailing political prisoners on Saturday as part of a landmark deal, brokered by the church, to free 52 dissidents, said relatives of three freed inmates. If all 52 activists are freed, it would be the largest prisoner
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      Lock icon Pre-nups set to become legally binding in English divorce courts
      462 29 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Multi-million-pound divorce cases could become a thing of the past under proposals to make prenuptial contracts legally enforceable. The changes would see pre-nups, once considered vulgar and socially unacceptable in British society, enshrined in law and
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      Lock icon Mabuhay, big spender
      463 31 Backpackers are welcome too as Philippines looks to boost tourism AFP MANILA The Philippines is aiming to double tourism revenues in six years while avoiding the massmarket route taken by some of its South-east Asian neighbours, said the country’s new tourism minister. The archipelago of more than
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      Lock icon EU offers olive branch in GM crop battle
      251 31 AFP BRUSSELS Europe’s long battle over genetically-modified crops will take a new turn tomorrow when the European Commission offers a truce with governments to break an impasse blocking their development. The European Union’s executive arm will propose to give individual governments the
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      Lock icon Cash-strapped, schools turn sights on Hollywood
      202 31 AP LOS ANGELES In an era of yawning budget deficits and teacher layoffs, schools in the Los Angeles area are looking at a non-traditional source for some extra cash Hollywood. The schools are seeking to earn thousands of dollars a day from renting their
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      Lock icon Oil unleashed temporarily in attempt to contain it
      157 31 AP NEW ORLEANS There’s no guarantee for such a delicate operation, said officials. Robotic submarines removed the cap that had been placed on top of the leak in early last month to collect the oil and send it to surface ships for
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      Lock icon This vegetable patch is brought to you by PepsiCo
      236 31 AFP WASHINGTON A few employees, at companies big and small throughout the United States, are fortunate enough to have vegetable gardens sponsored by their firms. Mr Fred Haberman, president of Minneapolis public relations firm Haberman Associates, spent US$5,000 ($6,755) to set
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon ‘Not bad for a No 2’
      704 33  -  Webber slams team as McLaren make-up for difficult weekend LAN DE COTTA Senior F1 Correspondent ian@mediacorp.com.sg SILVERSTONE The revamped Silverstone circuit staged one of the most successful British Grand Prix here in its 60-year history after the weekend drew an unprecedented 85,000 crowd during
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      Lock icon DRESSED TO THE NINES
      160 33 SINGAPORE TURF CLUB It was fashion to the fore during the 2010 Emirates Singapore Derby yesterday at the Singapore Turf Club. Hats were the order of the day for the ladies and gentlemen who came to celebrate the running of Singapore’s oldest feature race. There was
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      Jitters over, relay boys look to better times
      229 33  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE The men’s 4x100m relay team’s Commonwealth and Asian Games campaigns got off to a promising start, after the quartet of Gary Yeo, Muhammad Elfi Mustapa, Lee Cheng Wei and Muhd Amirudin Jamal clocked 40.42sec at the Hong Kong
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      Lock icon Asian bronze for women’s foil team
      418 34  -  After podium finish in Seoul, group now eyeing a medal at Asian Games LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Swashbuckling heroines at the 2005 SEA Games in Manila, where they clinched Team Singapore’s first SEA Games fencing gold medal since 1989, the women’s foil team
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      Lock icon Hariss hoping he has done enough
      296 34  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE Hariss Harun (picture) arrives at Singapore’s Changi Airport this evening after a 10-day trial with Chinese Super League team Shanghai Shenhua, and the 19-year-old is keeping his fingers crossed that he gets a call-up from the Chinese side. “I don’t
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      Lock icon KIMBERLY THE QUEEN OF ASIA
      156 34  -  LOW LIN FHOONG Sailor Kimberly Lim (picture) was crowned the new Asian Optimist champion yesterday, after finishing ahead of the 103-strong fleet at the 2010 International Optimist Dinghy Association Asian Sailing Championship in Pattaya, Thailand. The race to the title at the Royal Varuna Yacht
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      Lock icon AFTER HOOKING TRIO, MIAMI ANGLING FOR FISHER
      106 34 AFP Now that the NBA’s Miami Heat have locked up a trio of superstars in LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, they have their eye on adding Derek Fisher to the supporting cast. Fisher met Heat president Pat Riley, one day aftertheteam
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      Lock icon HENRY TO JOIN RED BULLS: NASH
      96 34 AP Thierry Henry will join the New York Red Bulls, according to his friend and NBA star Steve Nash. The Red Bulls announced they would hold a press conference on Thursday to introduce a star player, with strong speculation that would be the France
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      Lock icon FRENCHMAN CHAVANEL IN THE TOUR HOT SEAT
      102 34 AP TheTourde France hit the mountains for the first time on a 165.5km trek featuring six low-to midgrade climbsintheJura mountain range from Tournus to Station des Rousses on Saturday, with French rider Sylvain Chavanel taking his second stage win in 4hr 22min 52sec.
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      Lock icon ‘You forced me out, Rafa’
      438 35 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Former Liverpool midfielder Yossi Benayoun has accused Rafael Benitez of trying to break him, saying the ex-Reds manager was the only reason why he left Anfield for Chelsea. The Israeli, who joined the Blues in a four-year deal worth in £5.5 million
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      Lock icon SNEAKERS SWOOSH PAST NIKE
      74 35 SELWYN YEO A clash between arch-rivals adidas Sneakers Speed and Nike Swoosh at the 2010 Energizer National League Division 1 final at Kallang on Saturday saw the adidas netballers (picture) notching a 39-32 victory to lift the challenge trophy. The teams received their prizes from Siong-Lye
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      Lock icon Stricker on a record streak
      382 35 AFP SILVIS (Illinois) Steve Stricker fired a nine-under par 62 to break the US PGA Tour 54-hole record with a 25-under total of 188 that gave him a six-shot lead at the John Deere Classic. Stricker, the event’s defending champion, broke the US tour’s previous
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      Lock icon Wie wilts as Creamer stays cool to lead
      232 35 AP OAKMONT (Pennsylvania) It wouldn’t have been difficult envisioning Michelle Wie, Ji Eun Hee and Pak Se Ri being grouped together near the top of the US Women’s Open leaderboard not that long ago. Instead, none of the three top golfers was
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      Lock icon Germany bow out with a smile
      923 36 Promising young squad impress though coach Loew’s future remains unclear AFP AGENCIES PORT ELIZABETH Germany, who won over many neutrals with their free-flowing football at the 2010 World Cup, bowed out on Saturday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) with a thrilling 3-2 win over Uruguay
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      Lock icon He’s not forlorn despite Uruguay’s fourth place
      334 36 AP PORT ELIZABETH The difference between success and failure in football is often measured in inches, and so it proved for Uruguay and star striker Diego Forlan (picture) on Saturday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). With the last kick of the game in the
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      49 34 [p"la"yS) 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. For details, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg or call 6786 6688 Towards Community Purpose and Benefit SINGAPORE POOLS RCB Reg No: *****0202G
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      108 42 i, /L V4 I >k/„ iiUj! tetp aave the road io gJory fc r fi to Youth Olympic Games vehicles on the Youth Olympic Lane From now till 26 August 2010, to facilitate the movement of the athletes and officials for the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games, let's be gracious
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      106 39 Chinese netizens use the phrase "wai lou" to refer to: A Taking a long time to reply to an online posting B The usage of vulgarities in replying to a post C When the reply veers off the topic of the original posting shi tts a zhl if shen me
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      414 37  -  EPHRAIM SEOW ephraimseow@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Law firms specialising in corporate and securities work had a bumper year despite the financial crisis last year. They reportedly saw an increase in corporate work volume as companies sought legal advice on corporate restructuring, fund raising, mergers and acquisitions
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        49 37 FRIDAY CLOSE +2,917.17 (+0.69%) Thursday 2,897.15 p 1.26% Wednesday 2,861.03 q 0.24% Tuesday 2,868.02 p 0.84% Monday 2,844.02 q 0.01% THE WEEKAHEAD Singapore shares are expected to move higher this week on the back of growing optimism over the global outlook and better corporate earnings from local firms.
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        30 37 HANG SENG 20,378.66 (+2.38%) Ç Ç NIKKEI 9,585.32 (+4.15%) SHANGHAI Ç 2,470.92 (+3.69%) AUSTRALIA 4,396.30 (+3.72%) Ç Ç MUMBAI 17,833.54 (+2.13%) Ç MALAYSIA 1,324.31 (+1.29%) Ç SEOUL 1,723.01 (+3.06%)
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        54 37 Sell $1.18 UOB KayHian lifts Genting Singapore target price to 97 cents from 88 cents after increasing earnings forecasts for FY10 to $438 million from $174 million, for FY11 to $504 million from $397 million to assume higher gaming income from Resorts World Sentosa. Still, keeps Sell call
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        69 37 Buy 61 cents DMG cuts HTL International target price to 70 cents from 99 cents, based on 8X average historical P/E, after lowering FY10-11 earnings estimates by 34 per cent to 36 per cent to reflect FX hit on bottomline as 25 per cent of sofa maker’s sales
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      774 37  -  Number of S’pore-listed companies in club declined in first half of the year MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The volatile stock market amid concerns over the euro zone has caused the number of Singapore-listed companies that made it to the prestigious billion-dollar club to decline in the first
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      287 39 AZHAR KHALID SINGAPORE The independent auditor of Mainboardlisted Jasper Investments has raised a going concern issue on the company, as its current liabilities exceeded its assets by US$56.1 million ($77.4 million). This emphasis of matter was raised by its auditor Foo Kon Tan Grant
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      430 40 Pressure on government to let currency gain BLOOMBERG BEIJING China’s trade surplus widened to the highest this year and exports climbed more than estimated to a record in June, adding pressure on the government to let the currency gain after the United States said the yuan
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      96 40 AFP The Larvotto development (left) rises above boats moored in the Ap Lei Chau district of Hong Kong. Under a new policy, buyers will only be able to purchase one flat and will not be permitted to resell the unit before
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      241 40 BLOOMBERG BEIJING China’s foreign-ex-change reserves, the world’s largest, rose at the slowest pace in 11 years in the second quarter as expectations for a yuan appreciation diminished and the European sovereign debt crisis saw capital move out of emerging markets. The country’s
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      210 40 AFP DUBAI Emirates and Etihad, the two major carriers of the United Arab Emirates, plan to create almost 60,000 new jobs over the next decade to meet their rapid growth, a newspaper reported yesterday. “It took us 25 years to get to 40,000
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      230 40 AP BEIJING A Chinese firm that aims to compete with Western rating agencies declared Washington a worse credit risk than Beijing in its first report on government debt yesterday amid efforts by China to boost its influence in global markets. Dagong International Credit Rating Co’s
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      132 40 BLOOMBERG Taiwan Central Bank Governor Perng Fai-nan sent a letter to heads of financial institutions on July 2 asking them to end lending for housing speculation, the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) said in a statement on its website yerterday.
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      352 41 AFP SINGAPORE Recent moves by Asian central banks to raise interest rates are a strong vote of confidence that the region will weather risks stemming from the European debt crisis, analysts say. Since June 24, the central banks of Taiwan, India, Malaysia and
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      113 41 AFP Nearly 18 months ago, India’s Satyam was rocked by a falseaccounting scandal that threatened its very existence. But bosses believe the firm’s image has been restored thanks to the World Cup. The software outsourcing giant, rebranded as Mahindra Satyam, has been the main
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      110 41 AFP The European Central Bank insists the euro zone will not fall back into recession, saying the worst of the debt crisis is past and other economies should now be fixing their public finances. ECB chief economist Juergen Stark told reporters last week:
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      121 41 AP DUBAI A property arm of struggling state conglomerate Dubai World is backing out of a plan to build luxury homes in Malaysia as it looks to shore up its finances. The cash-strapped company’s Limitless division is selling off its stake in a partnership
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      543 41 Asian markets still attractive to investors Contributed by Edmund Seow from SIAS Research As the World Cup season draws to a close, investors are starting to take an interest in the equity markets again. Lastweekthe MSCI World Equity Index rose 4.6 per cent at the end
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      51 45 OH CRAB! DEADLIEST CATCH’S MOTLEY CREW OF CRAB FISHERMEN ROCK THE STAGE IN TREACHEROUS HIGH SEAS. >> T2 JULY 12, 2010 A PUBLICATION ANUGERAH SKRIN WINNERS ARE SURIA’S FRESH NEW FACES. >> T5 MEL GIBSON JUST CAN’T KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT. >> T10 IT’S CHIC, IT’S SEXY, IT’S THE FULLERTON
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      141 53 JUST GREENS VEGETARIAN 17th Years Añiversary NEW world aoi 0 fEStlVAL Fri 16 Sat 17 July 2010 7pm 2am Free Admission Free entry to all participating museums and much more! For more information, www.nationalmuseum.sg D Compagnie Off Phare Ponleu Selpak y. ■vll Paraboles 2.0 by Compagnie Off (France) &VictricThng (Singapore)
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      1069 56 ON MEDIACORP ON MEDIACORP MEGA MONDAY MOVIE:THE BOURNE SUPREMACY Channel 5, 7.30pm Jason Bourne has abandoned his life as a CIA assassin and has been travelling beneath the agency’s radar. When Bourne is led out of hiding by circumstances beyond his control, he must reconcile his past and present as
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    274 57 THINGS TO DO 1 Slow Cool Breezes Photographer Tay Wei Leng zooms her lens into our possessions, relationships and families, examining the effects they have on our homes and lives. Date: Till Saturday Time: 11am to 7pm (Mon to Fri); 11am to 5pm (Sat); closed on Sundays
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      383 58  -  FIRST LOOK Lynette Koh lynettek@mediacorp.com.sg WITH its majestic grey granite facade and neo-classical columns, the 400room Fullerton Hotel is one of the grandest options Singapore can offer its visitors. But in terms of sex appeal well, that was always another story. That story can now be written, with
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      212 59 RENOVATION LOAN Taking out a renovation loan allows you to realise your dream home without having to wait years to accumulate enough money for the works. It also reduces your initial cash expenditure, which in turn frees up money for other purposes.You can borrow up to $30,000
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