Today, 7 January 2011, Afternoon Edition

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    42 1 TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF /tiSDIACORP NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Friday January 7, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking AFTERNOON EDITION MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Friday January 7, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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      1204 2 Boon Tong Kee Receive $10 voucher, chilli sauce and Glutinous Rice Cake with purchase of Wealth and Prosperity Pot Valid at all outlets Carlton Hotel Receive Salmon Yu Sheng Platter and 10% off CNY buffet at Cafe Mosaic Tel: *****195 Chef Daniel's Kitchen Up to 15% off CNY Reunion dinner
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    Lock icon FAS chief shows Lions the red card
    540 1  -  National team to be disbanded after a disastrous 2010 SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The guillotine has dropped on the underperforming Lions. Following what has been a year of disappointing results, the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) has decided to disband the national team,
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  • Article
    Lock icon Cutting corners in the arms race
    569 1 US military spending forced to bow to economic concerns in biggest cuts since 9/11 AGENCIES WASHINGTON—The White House has ordered the Pentagon to squeeze almost all growth from its spending over the next five years, with United States Defence Secretary Robert Gates yesterday laying
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      10 2 NEW POLY DIPLOMAS MORE THAN A ROLLER-COASTER RIDE PAGE 6
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      230 2 At these a happy Pick up new servingware and check Hop on down for everything you need EVEN LOWER PRICE VARME teapot $19.90 Stoneware, silicon rubber and synthetic rubber. H15cm. 1.6L. White. FARGRIK 18-piece service set Stoneware. White. (Last year's price $49/set) 4 2 /set SKOGHALL apron $7.90 100% cotton.
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  • NEWS
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      Great Eastern insurance looking into mental healthcare coverage
      647 3  -  NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Barely two months after Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan first raised the possibility that MediShield may be extended to include mental illness, at least one major insurer here has decided to explore the idea for its own
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      SAMH FOCUSING ON YOUTH
      210 3  -  NG JING YNG The Singapore Association of Mental Health (SAMH) is focusing on youth this year. It plans to set up residential facilities to help rehabilitate those with mental illnesses. Another priority is re-integration. Two months ago, the association moved its recovery programme YouthReach from a
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      Powder-like substance delays Emirates flight at Changi
      236 4  -  WAYNE CHAN SINGAPORE A powder-like substance found onboard an Emirates flight on transit to Dubai caused the flight to be delayed by more than an hour yesterday. The substance was found by the cabin crew in one of the toilets of flight EK433.
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      2,000 small businesses still not ready for law
      536 4  -  IMELDA SAAD imelda@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE About 2,000 small businesses are still not ready for the re-employment law, that will kick in next year. The figure represents about a-third of the total membership of the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (ASME). And efforts
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      New poly diplomas more than just a ride on a roller-coaster
      308 6  -  DYLAN LOH dylanloh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE What makes a theme park tick? Two diploma programmes at Republic Polytechnic will provide students with some answers to that. Under a tie-up with Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), the polytechnic’s School of Hospitality is offering
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      Casino changes chips after scam
      396 6  -  CHEOW XIN YI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Marina Bay Sands has changed its casino chips after five Indian nationals were charged last week with passing off fake chips as real ones. A spokesperson said that it was a standard operating procedure. It is believed to be the
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      MOM wants all stakeholders to help ensure workplace safety, health
      370 8  -  ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Soon, it may take just a piece of negligence, instead of the more serious offence of a wilful or reckless act, for the law to come down on those who endanger safety and health at the
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      Lock icon A faster way to screen patients for tuberculosis
      225 8  -  VIMITA MOHANDAS SINGAPORE Screening for tuberculosis (TB) involves several time-consuming procedures. But researchers from Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s School of Engineering and SATA CommHealth have invented a faster method to detect the disease. Using a software programme, it will take just minutes as
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      Upbeat about Orchard
      303 10  -  LYNDA HONG lyndahong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The latest addition of retail space on the Orchard Road shopping belt has yet to be fully taken up, but retailers who have already set up shop at Knightsbridge are upbeat about business prospects. Not all of Knightsbridge’s 83,000 square feet of retail
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      Higher COEs drive up car rentals, sharing
      351 10  -  HETTY MUSFIRAH, SEET SOK HWEE SINGAPORE Higher COE prices are driving people to look for cheaper and more flexible options. Among them car rentals and car sharing. The higher COE has been good for Popular Rent A Car, with business jumping by about
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      NEW GUIDELINES FOR THAIPUSAM FESTIVAL
      132 10 Thaipusam falls on a Thursday this year, on Jan 20. The annual festival is for devotees to fulfil their vows by carrying kavadis and milk pots from Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple at Serangoon Road to the Thendayuthapani Temple atTank Road. For the first time, spike
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      230 3 prices, you'll be bunny too. out our Rabbit range to add some auspicious cheer to your home! to spruce up your burrow this Chinese New Year. DINERA mug $3.90 Stoneware. HlOcm. 35cl. Brown/white. SKOGHALL pot holder 100% cotton. Filling: polyester fibres. Red/yellow. A /2-pk VANLIG glass $3.50/6-pk Glass. HlOcm. 22cl.
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      57 4 x 4- M W n > s« U0 5^5 r TO I n AJ ii 1 r\ «Ct U PT WEIGHT: 4x20g t 4 \iV N* e 0 m Free Kinderino Frisbee comes in 4 colors designs. Collect them all! u\nde» 0 While stocks last. L EC 2010 till 31st
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      733 5 celebr; C B C CAR HIP irate for abundance I k v« New Year, charge to yoi >CBC Credit Card from 1 Jan 6 Feb 201r to redeem these festive treats at the OCBC Booths. w f f »_f f/- f/- -o W r w CHINESE NEW YEAR SPEND REDEEM
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      187 6 •f /mm&. ik J Ushertn the NEW YEAR Bose® Lifestyle® 35 SIV Home Entertainment System FESTIVE OFFER $5,999* with ATLAS Better sound through research® Bose® Lifestyle® 18 Sill Home Entertainment System Usual: $3,599 FESTIVE OFFER $2,999' inclusive of delivery, setup, installation and setup of AdaptQ®. Installation will include connection. Laying
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      183 7 Panasonic ideas for life Together, we save. Panasonic PROMOTION EXTENDED! LIMITED UNITS AVAILABLE. V_ Inverter Dual-Split CS/CU-2S1 8KKZ with indoor units of: CS-S9KKZW, CS-S12KKZW Inverter Triple-Split CU-3S27MKZ with minimum 2 indoor units of: CS-S9KKZW, CS-S12KKZW, CS-S15KKZW, CS-18KKZW rr INTELLIGENT INVERTER ECO PATROL ADVANCED PLUS e-ion Air Purifying System with Patrol
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      338 9 Charge Redeem Festive Goodies with Maybank Credit Cards! Leap into the festive spirit with great deals. Get your hands on tantalising Lunar New Year goodies when you charge to your Maybank Credit Card from now till 20 January 2011. BEE CHENG HIANG *TgKVUOfl wL 7* fjL u I# Charge S$1,000
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      89 10 COURTS Chinese New year Purchase f^deem SUPOR r~ -< L r v -fy SUPOR 24cm Harcl Anodized Stock Pot 7.5L Q in a Hard Anodized Cookware The Specialist For Asian Cooking O <o SUPOR 28cm Hard Anodized Wok Pan SUPOR 18cm Hard Anodized Sauce Pan 2.8L SUPOR 36cm Hard Anodized
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      298 11 r'SVX A JJ 0 N into Family Bliss at City Square Mall 7 Jan 6 Feb 2011 Hop to Prosperity! t m Jan Feb El $140 Win than 000 worth more Sure Win n Lucky Spin spending J prizes our with minimum $168 Cs> Wf Leap to m Spring Show
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  • VOICES
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      Lock icon How about high-rise parking?
      160 12  -  Letter from Tan Kok Tim I REFER to the front-page story, “Missed opportunity in parking policy” (Jan 6). I am surprised the discussion on parking issues in Singapore did not include studying the need to build high-rise windowless auto-parking lots to replace surface parking. Such facilities
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      What the Transport Minister actually said
      202 12  -  Letter from Soffy Hariyanti Abdul Rahim Press Secretary to the Minister for Transport I REFER to the article “Missed opportunity in parking policy”, (Jan 6), which wrongly reported what Minister for Transport Raymond Lim said about parking charges in Singapore during his interview with
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      Not a gold sell-back firm
      248 14  -  Letter from Joshua Lee Gold Insignia WE refer to your article “Sometimes all that glitters (Dec 23). We would like to clarify that Gold Insignia markets a membership programme for gold enthusiasts and is different from a gold sell-back or investment company. Gold sell-back companies
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      TRASH DEPOSIT
      54 14 Reader Priscilla Kumari A, who took this picture at an ATM machine along Bras Basah Road, writes: ‘Have people become lazy or do they just take for granted that someone will clean up after them or is it just plain forgetfulness to clear their own trash deposited on
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      The Slide @ T3 is safe
      186 14  - The Slide T3 is safe Letter from Yeo Kia Thye Director, Airport Operations Changi Airport Group I REFER to the letter by Mr David Soh Poh Huat on The Slide@T3 (Jan 3). Changi Airport Group is committed to the safety of our airport visitors. The Slide@T3 has been certified by
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      53 12 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices Trans Fat E WINNER It Jeanette Aw New Moon Ambassador MediaCorp Artiste Networks Artiste Participating Products FairPrice Fair Price fines t Carrefour Ishool Jsave. Cold Storage Ilk ISETAN <E5> (ft'a* #1 Goh Joo Hin Pte Ltd www.gjh.com.sg V
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      220 13 Standard Chartered t > estive moment r l: w!tfwTguaranteec^l7t Usher in the auspicious Year of the Rabbit by using your Standard Chartered Card when you shop, wine, dine and play. Because everything you spend on* from now to 31 January 2011 gives you a chance to win a lucky draw
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      73 14 TLITI Asia MADE N GERMANY Some things are more superior to others. Like an elite German Master, Bachelor and Executive Education in Engineering. Engineers deserve nothing less. TUT! Asia German Institute of Science and Technology TUM Asia Pte. Ltd. Make the right connections. Reinvent an experience. Stay on top of
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      40 14 Tod's, Coach, Kate Spade Plus a choice selection of Gucci Prada SALE Tomorrow Only 9am 6pm Suntec City Convention Centre Room 202 www.hauteavenue.com www.facebook.com/hauteavenue.singapore all sales final cash nets only only small purses will be allowed into the sale venue
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      1003 15 Singapore outh award RECOGNISING SINGAPORE’S MOST OUTSTANDING YOUTH THE PAIR WHO MADE HISTORY Eveline Gan meets recipient of the Singapore Youth Award 2010 in the category, and recipient of the Medal of Commendation 2010 THE STUDENT >> Dr Loh Yuin Han Looking at Dr Loh Yuin Han’s achievements now, it
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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      Band-aid measures will not close this gap
      886 16  -  Some say the State should spend more on welfare, but question of who pays and how bears careful thought EUGENE KB TAN The writer is assistant professor of law at the Singapore Management University School of Law. In his New Year’s message, Prime
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      Lock icon China shows off its muscles
      1131 18  -  Unveiled capabilities suggest it can soon challenge US forces in the Pacific, but some scepticism remains MICHAEL WINES, EDWARD WONG THE NEW YORK TIMES Secretary of Defence Robert Gates, on a mission to resuscitate United States military relations with China, will not arrive in Beijing
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    • Will Facebook conquer the world?
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        Yes — 500 million members suggest it is well on the way
        596 20  - Yes 500 million members suggest it is well on the way SHANE RICHMOND Shane Richmond is head of technology, editorial, at the Daily Telegraph. Whichever way you look at it, 2010 was a spectacular year for Facebook. In America, it overtook Google to become the most visited website; globally, it’s
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        Lock icon No — the tide is turning with fears of privacy on the rise
        636 20  - No the tide is turning with fears of privacy on the rise WILL HEAVEN Will Heaven is assistant comment editor at the Daily Telegraph. At the New Year’s Eve house party At I went to, the response to camera flashes could be heard over the din. “Can we all agree,”
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      417 17 w r 1 J #1 m>' WjWS a' ■Z&f/llSSSit' /«UcSkiw f> <• l W> J- A s In a perfect world, every day would bring surprising delights. B A N A" r v Until then, delight in the festive offerings of ANZ. This Lunar New Year, simply charge to your
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      81 18 Free Trial Class Call *****002 Now to register for a FREE trial class on the 8 th January 2011 11am to 1pm Taught by experienced, native speakers of English 3 IV CfBT Education Centre Winner of British Chamber of Commerce Business Awards English programmes for Primary and Secondary students. Get
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Undergrads exposed to radical ideology
      264 22 M’sia monitoring university campuses, other places AP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian university students are being exposed to radical ideology including Islamist extremism and Tamil separatism although there is no immediate threat of it turning into terrorism, Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said. Mr Hishammuddin said on Wednesday
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      Lock icon Draining mines could take weeks
      347 22 AGENCIES ROCKHAMPTON Australia’s floodstricken coal industry faced lengthy disruptions yesterday, with one miner saying it could take weeks to drain its pits of water and a major port suspending export shipments because of a lack of coal. Floods have swamped mines in Queensland state, paralysing
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      ANWAR LOSES LIBEL SUIT AGAINST MALAYSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
      107 22 Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim had a $42.7 million libel suit against Foreign Minister Anifah Aman thrown out by the High Court yesterday. The court allowed an application by Mr Anifah to dismiss the suit, said Mr Anwar’s lawyer Sankara Nair, calling
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      Lock icon M’sian man dumps ‘demon’ wife
      204 22 REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysian man abandoned his wife after a temple medium convinced him that she was a demon who wanted to kill him. The Star newspaper yesterday quoted the wife, who gave her name as Loh, as saying that her factory manager husband
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      Lock icon Battery factories poisoning children in China
      164 24 AP BEIJING Twenty-four children, aged between nine months and 16 years old, have been hospitalised for lead poisoning caused by battery factories in their east China village, state media said, marking the latest in a string of battery-related poisonings in recent years. Xinhua news
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      Lock icon S KOREAN POLICE CONFIRM GOOGLE’S PRIVACY BREACH
      121 24 AP Google collected emails and other personal information from unsecured wireless networks in South Korea while taking photographs for its street view mapping service, police said yesterday. In May, the American search giant announced that it had inadvertently collected fragments of people’s online
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      Lock icon Seoul labels Pyongyang’s offer as ‘propaganda’
      287 24 AGENCIES SEOUL South Korea has dismissed a North Korean call for unconditional talks to ease tensions, saying yesterday the offer was “propaganda” it does not take seriously. The North’s move on Wednesday came as the United States met Chinese and South Korean officials for
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      Lock icon Hong Kong agrees to minimum wage as billionaires’ wealth
      344 26 BLOOMBERG HONG KONG Lawmakers in Hong Kong set the city’s first statutory minimum wage at HK$28 ($4.70) per hour as a report showed the wealth of the city’s top 40 billionaires jumped 21 per cent. Legislators on Wednesday ratified the Government’s
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      Lock icon China ups standards for dairy firms
      209 26 AP BEIJING China's domestic dairy companies must renew their production licences this year or will be closed, the Government said yesterday. Consumer confidence in the dairy industry plummeted in 2008 after it was revealed that the industrial chemical melamine was being added to watered-down
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      Lock icon Turkish Airlines bomb scare
      174 26 AP ISTANBUL A Turkish Airlines passenger claiming to have a bomb tried to force his way into the cockpit on a flight from Norway to Istanbul on Wednesday, but he was subdued by others and the plane landed safely. There were no injuries. The man was
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      Lock icon Too much of a nip-tuck for Starbucks’ mermaid?
      349 32 THE GUARIDAN AP NEW YORK Starbucks, one of the world’s most recognised brands, is giving its siren a facelift to go with a new direction for the company as it commemorates its 40th anniversary this year. But hours after the unveiling, some
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      Lock icon Detective’s son goes on a shooting rampage
      172 34 AP OMAHA (Nebraska) The son of a police detective opened fire at a high school in the state of Nebraska on Wednesday, fatally wounding the vice-principal and forcing panicked students to take cover in the kitchen of the building just as they returned
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      Lock icon COST-CUTTING TO BLAME FOR GULF OIL SPILL: REPORT
      134 34 BLOOMBERG BP’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill last summer was caused by costcutting and poor management practices that are “systemic” in the industry and may reoccur if there is no “significant reform”, according to a presidential panel investigating the spill. Bad decisions
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      Lock icon ‘Team player’ is Obama’s new Chief of Staff
      417 34 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama named Mr William Daley, a JPMorgan Chase executive and former Commerce Secretary, as his Chief of Staff, putting a Washington veteran with strong ties to business into a key White House job. “Few Americans can
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      Lock icon STUDY LINKING VACCINE TO AUTISM WAS A FRAUD
      182 36 AP REUTERS The first study to link a childhood vaccine to autism was based on doctored information about the children involved, according to a fresh report by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) on the widely-discredited research. The conclusions of the 1998 paper
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      Lock icon From the airwaves to the streets and back again
      461 36 Ohio man given second chance after NBA team offers him announcing role THE GUARDIAN AP CLEVELAND It sounds like something from a Hollywood movie script, with more than a hint of the Susan Boyle about it. Mr Ted Williams, the homeless
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      Lock icon NOW YOUR CAT CAN CHASE MICE, VIRTUALLY
      123 36 THE NEW YORK TIMES Smartphones and iPads have proved wildly popular among humans, but how will they fare among those with higher intelligence? A growing number of applications are being created for cats not cat owners. Titles like App For Cats, Cat Game
      THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  123 words
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      206 22 Positions in AppleCare Contact Centre Apple is looking for talented representatives to join its team based in Singapore. If you are passionate about customer service, sales and technology and can thrive in a dynamic, high-pressure contact centre environment, this is your opportunity to work for one of the world's most
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      376 26 WORLD CITY. WORLD PARTY. J*) w f g Chinese New Year Celebrations Join us for the world's happiest Chinese New Year Celebrations (28 Jan 13 Feb 2011). Enjoy the International Night Parade and harbourside fireworks display. Visit the flower markets and dine and shop with great offers in a celebration
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      637 38  -  Raddy’s biggest problem: Lack of talent in the S-League SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE 2010 was a dark year for Singapore football. From a failure to qualify for the Asian Cup in March, to being booted out in the group stages of the AFF Suzuki Cup last
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      382 38  -  LOW LIN FHOONG, IAN DE COTTA linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It is business as usual despite dark clouds swirling overhead at the Changi Motorsports Hub, following reports of a probe by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) into possible irregularities in the tender for the
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      292 40 AGENCIES AFTERNOON LATEST MANCHESTER Leicester meet Manchester City in the third round of the FA Cup this weekend and it will be the first time Sven-Goran Eriksson has faced his former club since he left in the summer of 2008. The
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      445 40 Leonardo an instant hit with struggling Inter AP MILAN Leonardo made a dream debut as Inter Milan manager as fellow Brazilian Thiago Motta scored twice in a 3-1 win over Napoli last night. Leonardo replaced Rafa Benitez over the Italian league’s winter break and
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      264 40 REUTERS RIO DE JANEIRO Former FIFA world player of the year Ronaldinho has been granted permission by his club AC Milan to seek a move home to a Brazilian team as he looks to enhance his chances of playing in the 2014 World Cup.
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      100 40 THE GUARDIAN Phil Brown yesterday returned to management with Preston North End on an 18-month contract, as the Championship strugglers seek to avoid relegation. The 51-year-old had been out of work since leaving Hull City last year and his immediate aim will be to inspire
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      94 40 AP Troubled Romania forward Adrian Mutu appears to have broken all relations with Fiorentina. Mutu abandoned training without explanation on Wednesday and was not in the squad for last night’s 1-1 draw with Bologna. Said Fiorentina managerSinisa Mihajlovic: “I always defended him against everything
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      100 40 AP Injury-plagued Michael Ballack played his first game for four months when he came on at halftime in Bayer Leverkusen’s friendly against Rot-Weiss Oberhausen last night. Ballack, 34, helped his team win 2-1 against the second division outfit in his first match since Sept 11,
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      90 40 AP British customs officials have seized cannabis worth almost £3,000 ($6,020) found inside a painting of Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor posted from his native Togo. The British authorities said the woodenframed picture of the west African nation’s most famous player was addressed to a home
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      113 42 AGENCIES Jordan’s Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein (picture) was elected as a FIFA vice-president yesterday, beating incumbent Chung Mong Joon in an election that further bolsters the power of football in the Middle East. Just weeks after Qatar won the right to host the 2022
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      533 42 Fergie to overhaul squad, with Brazilians Anderson and Rafael spearheading a new generation of Red Devils THE DAILY TELEGRAPH MANCHESTER Sir Alex Ferguson expects Brazilian duo Anderson and Rafael da Silva to become central figures in Manchester United’s future as he prepares to undertake
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      179 42 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Manchester City are hoping the Football Association overturn the red card handed out to defender Pablo Zabaleta for his altercation with Arsenal’s Bacary Sagna during their goalless draw at Arsenal on Wednesday night. Meanwhile, Arsenal manager Arsense Wenger
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      283 42 REUTERS LONDON Signing LA Galaxy’s David Beckham on a short-term loan would be a big gamble, according to Kevin Keegan. The 35-year-old midfielder is hoping to clinch a temporary move to the Premiership during the MLS off-season with Tottenham Hotspur his preferred destination. “I’m
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      752 5  -  As real demand is inelastic, what happens to the last investor holding the property? Yes, you’ve guessed it he walks away from the deal with a substantial COMMENTARY COLIN TAN property@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is Head, Research Consultancy at Chesterton Suntec International. When the real
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      610 5  -  COMMENTARY CONRAD RAJ conrad@mediacorp.com.sg editor at large GuocoLand China, the Chinese property arm of Malaysian tycoon Quek Leng Chan, continues to be bullish on China despite the various curbs imposed by the authorities in their attempts to cool the property market there.
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      URA launches tender for Robertson Quay hotel site
      242 15 SINGAPORE The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) yesterday launched the tender for a 99-year leasehold hotel site at Robertson Quay. The land parcel has been available for sale through the Reserve List system since last April. The tender was triggered after a developer
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      255 15 SINGAPORE Oxley Holdings is set to unveil two new residential developments: Loft@Holland and Vibes@Kovan. Loft@Holland is a 42-unit apartment building located at 151 Holland Road. It consists of 37 onebedroom units, with sizes ranging from 323 sq ft to 484 sq ft, and four
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      317 15 REUTERS BEIJING Home prices in China’s major cities soared by more than a fifth last year, private research showed yesterday, painting a picture at odds with official data following repeated government efforts to tame the red-hot sector. Prices in Hangzhou rose the
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      2382 11  -  Based on URA and HDB projections, there could be a deluge of homes in 2013 and 2014 It remains to be seen if the large supply can be supported by demand. It is critical for stakeholders to make informed decisions, thinking through a comprehensive set of real
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      375 3 REUTERS LONDON Free markets rather than protectionist policies are the solution to volatile food prices and the G20 should take steps to prioritise the provision of food for the poor, World Bank president Robert Zoellick said. “The answer to food price volatility
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      185 3 MADRID Chinese Vice-Premier Li Keqiang has said his country is willing to buy about €6 billion ($10.3 billion) of Spain’s public debt, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported yesterday, citing government sources. Mr Li, on a three-day visit to Spain that ended yesterday, said at a
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      289 3 AP BERLIN A former top German bank executive has been arrested for allegedly accepting a US$50 million ($64.4 million) kickback in the 2006 sale of a large stake in the Formula One’s rights holding company. Gerhard Gribkowsky, the former chief risk officer of
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      347 2  -  MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Foreign companies still dominate the number of new patents registered in Singapore, but experts at an intellectual property (IP) dialogue held yesterday said they expected local firms to step up with more patented inventions. The Asia-Pacific IP Scorecard 2009
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      246 2 SINGAPORE Singapore handled container throughput of 28.4 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) last year, up 10 per cent from the previous year, Minister of Transport Raymond Lim said yesterday Total vessel calls also grew by 7.5 per cent to 1.9 billion gross tons,
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      167 2 SINGAPORE Property giant CapitaLand said yesterday Mr Chong Lit Cheong, the former chief executive officer of International Enterprise Singapore, would assume the position of CEO at CapitaLand Commercial from Feb 10. Mr Chong, 55, will take over from Mr Ee Chee Hong, who is currently
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      382 2 Kate Middleton will be chauffeured to her royal wedding in a car to keep costs down REUTERS THE Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, spiritual head of the Anglican Church, will marry Britain’s Prince William and his girlfriend Kate Middleton later this year, the prince’s office
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      505 6  -  Caracal’s debut album is a culmination of lessons learnt Kevin Mathews features@mediacorp.com.sg A NEW decade brings with it new expectations.This is especially true for the Singapore indie music scene as more bands gear up to release albums in 2011. One such band is Caracal and they’re more
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      623 8  -  THEATRE REVIEW: RICHARD O’BRIEN’S THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW Phin Wong phin@mediacorp.com.sg I SPENT Wednesday night with a sweet transvestite. It’s not something I normally do, Mum. And I swear nothing happened. He just said rude things to me and danced around in a corset, garters and sparkly
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      657 10  -  Here’s what we’d like to see in the local music scene this year Christopher Toh christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg IN CASE you didn’t know by now, 2011 is already shaping up to be an exciting one for music in Singapore. Not only is there the plethora
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      15 8 SNEAK SNEAK 3D 3D 2K DIGITAL SNEAK SNEAK 2K DIGITAL 3D 2K DIGITAL 2K DIGITAL
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      411 8 (0CATHAY m THE CATHAY 2 Handy Road, Levels 5 6 LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS* 2.10pm, 4.35, 7.05,9.30, 11.55pm, 2.20am THE GHOSTS MUST BE CRAZY!* 12.40pm, 2.45,4.50, 7.00, 9.10, 11.20pm, 1.30am THE FIGHTER* 2.45pm, 5.05,7.25, 9.45pm, 12.10am, 2.30am SAW VII* 5.20pm, 7.20,9.20, 11.20pm, 1.20am CENTURION* 1.10pm, 3.20,5.30, 7.40, 9.50pm, 12.15am, 2.25am
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      20 9 t 1 f www.U23Dmovie.com VENUE 3D Theatre The Annexe SHOWTIMES www.science.edu.sg Infoline: 6i»25 2500 15 Science Centre Road Singapore *****1
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      59 9 GOLDEN GLOBE' NOMINATIONS; i INCLUDINGBEST ACTRESS ANNE HATHAWAY BEST ACTOR JAKE GYLLENHAAL "FUNNY, CHARMING,POIGNANT SEXY." BEST SHARKEY, Cos AuqcIcs Stmcs anne hathaway Sometimes the person you least expected, becomes the one person you need the most. jake gyllenhaal m. I wm V.2 MIS V Oh N f zmm e :J
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      751 11 HQME-FIX THE D.I.Y. STORE The Management and Staff of Home-Fix wish all our customers a Happy Lunar New Year! E NIPPON PAINT NIPPON PAINT www.nipponpairit.com.sg O m o Nippon Paint voted Singapore's FAVOURITE 0 Singapore's Favourite Paint Brand Interior Paints Wood and Metal Paint i PAINT Odour/ess NIPPON PAINT 1
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      257 12 ON MEDIACORP AMERICA’S GOT TALENT Channel 5, 10pm The final round of auditions takes the judges to Chicago, where fans line up around the block for a chance to perform for Howie, Sharon and Piers. BREAKOUT Channel 8, 9pm (Last Episode) Zhenfeng brings Tang Ying to a remote island with
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      641 12 6.00AM VIdeo Zonkers 6.30 Prime Time Morning 9.30 Planet’s Funniest Animals VIII 10.00 Style By Jury 10.30 Don’t Ignore Diabetes 11.00 Global Picnic 11.30 Loving Spoonfuls NOON Completely Hammered 12.30PM Cruise II 1.00 Dreamers 2.00 Whacked Out Sports 2.30 Wheel Of Fortune 6.00AM Friends Next Door 6.30 Battle Of The
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      276 12 ON MEDIACORP SUN TZU WAR ON BUSINESS Channel NewsAsia, 7.32pm, 12.31am The China Cultural Centre is a private enterprise that promotes Chinese cultural heritage, but it does not actively market its offerings. James Sun is determined to fix that. MONSTER FISH MONGOLIAN TERROR TROUT okto, 9pm The quest to find
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      242 13 1 A Night With Tchaikovsky The husband-and-wife duo of conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky and pianistViktoria Postnikova returns in an all-Tchaikovsky programme that includes the Second Concerto, a major albeit neglected work which has been championed by many notable pianists. Date: Today Time: 7.30pm Venue: Esplanade Concert Hall Tickets:
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        462 14 The annual International Consumer Electronic Show (CES) at Las Vegas, the world’s biggest electronics show, displays the latest gadgets and gizmos. Here’s a quick roundup. REUTERS SAMSUNG Electronics and LG Electronics trotted out bigger and thinner 3D TVs as they laid out
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        191 14 REUTERS IT’S dumb, and it’s called a lapdoc, but Motorola Mobility bets consumers will want to use this gadget to make their smartphones work more like real computers, and help Motorola stand out from the crowd. The company that invented the mobile phone unveiled the Atrix 4G
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        232 14 REUTERS SONY reaffirmed its commitment to 3D technology on Wednesday, saying it would provide more content and launch 3D cameras and camcorders. In a splashy presentation at which chief executive Howard Stringer appeared on stage in a car from the upcoming 3D action film, The
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        Running with Nike, TomTom
        127 14 TOMTOM and Nike have collaborated to create the Nike+ SportWatch GPS Powered byTomTom.The running watch, unveiled at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show, will provide athletes a dynamic running experience and a direct connection to www.nikeplus.com, the world’s leading running community with almost 4 million members.
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        172 14 REUTERS TAIWAN’S Asustek Computer will begin selling its first tablet model this month for US$999 1,290) to US$ 1,099, joining a crowded market. The 12.1-inch Eee Pad Slate, which is more expensive than the Apple iPad, has an Intel Core i5 processor for greater computing power
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      315 16 BLUETOOTH HEADSET REVIEW: JABRAWAVE TREVOR TAN JABRA’S iconic behind-the-ear headset design has created bestsellers such as the EarWave Boom and the BT250.The Wave is Jabra’s latest Bluetooth headset to don a similar aesthetic. The Wave is slimmer than its predecessors and sports a minimalist design. A volume
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      509 16  -  NIZAM ALI WRITING a succinct review on this game was challenging there are just so many aspects to talk about.With the release of Assassin’s Creed II just last year, Brotherhood appears to be an extension of that story. It’s not meant to be the true sequel of
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      179 18  -  APP OF THE WEEK HAZWAN NORLY EXPLORE the wonders of the world with The Cartographer on your iPhone. Designed with an Indiana Jones-like theme, The Cartographer is a map-based application that syncs your Google My Maps with your Apple iPhone.You can access the map without being online,
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      445 18  -  Hedirman Supian hedirman@mediacorp.com.sg HE MADE his name as NTUC Income’s chief executive when he was 29 years old but his latest venture involves developing apps on Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 (WP7) platform. After retiring from NTUC Income in 2007,Tan Kin Lian, 62,
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      115 18  -  HAZWAN NORLY Like the dinosaurs, bulky phones have long become extinct. Many phones these days are slim but powerful, such as Sony Ericsson’s latest Xperia arc. The Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) smartphone measures 8.7mm at its thinnest part and weighs only 117g. It
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      282 15 irst D 5 M s u A must attend seminar for all mums, dads parent-to-be. Come join doctors experts who will share useful knowledge and tips on pregnancy and managing new babies. TO REGISTER 16 Jan 2011 Sun 12pm to 5pm Stamford Ballroom, Fairmont Singapore Level 4, Raffles City Convention
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      39 17 r/j J 9YM fi\M ifcit v\ 'i i i V NEW JUDGES, NEW DYNAMICS ARE YOU READY FOR SEASON 10? THURSDAY *4 F\ D IV/I SAME DAY US TELECAST) FRIDAY I U JR IVI STARTING 20 JAN /U -DIACORP
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      794 19 Advertisement Jeanette Aw Spots A Brand New Figure Weeks After Taking Reduze. "I didn't quite believe it at first but since Reduze was introduced by a doctor friend, I tried it and lost 2kg in the first 2 weeks. I thought that was all it could do, but I was
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