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Title Section41 2011-01-28 1 TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF /M=DIACORP NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Friday January 28, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking Tbiw MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Friday January 28, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking41 words
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Article527 2011-01-28 1 CHEOW XIN YI - To win fans and friends MICA appoints PR agency to ‘market Singapore holistically’ CHEOW XIN YI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE To “win fans and friends” for the Republic, the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA) will be going where it has never gone before: For the first time, it has527 words
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Advertisement178 2011-01-28 1 THE LATEST NEWS. NOW ON IPAD. DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE APP COMMENT&ANALYSIS 18 HOWTO SECURE OURFUTURE I hope I am wrong but the rapid increase of permanent residents (PRs) over the last three years seems to be a knee-jerk reaction to our falling birth rates. Our population planners need to remember178 words
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NEWS
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359 2011-01-28 2 AP HONG KONG A law firm that says it represents ailing casino baron Stanley Ho is taking some of his wives and children to court, saying they improperly seized his stake in his Macau gambling empire. The legalAP - 359 words
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Article, Illustration253 2011-01-28 2 JASON TAN, LEONG WEE KEAT - JASON TAN, LEONG WEE KEAT jason2@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Several flights to and from Bali were cancelled or delayed because of volcanic ash from Mount Bromo in East Java, which has been erupting all week. Two Singapore Airlines (SIA) flights were cancelled yesterday: SQAP - 253 words
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Article, Illustration580 2011-01-28 3 AGENCIES BEIJING The Chinese cities of Chongqing and Shanghai yesterday announced the launch of a long-awaited property tax, a day after additional nationwide tightening measures unveiled late on Wednesday by the State Council, China’s Cabinet. Chongqing is the world’s biggest cityAGENCIES; BLOOMBERG - 580 words
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Article441 2011-01-28 4 VIMITA MOHANDAS, SAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL - VIMITA MOHANDAS, SAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL vimita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The increase in vehicular and human populations, according to the Traffic Police, contributed to the rise in deaths on Singapore’s roads last year. The 195 deaths represented a 7-per-cent increase from the number in 2009 and came441 words
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Article252 2011-01-28 4 CONRAD RAJ - CONRAD RAJ editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The SMRT Corporation has been hit by the resignations of its No 2 and a long-serving employee. Today has learnt that SMRT deputy president and chief operating officer Yeo Meng Hin, 46, has quit the country’s main subway operator to252 words
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417 2011-01-28 6 TANYA FONG - Still, MOH advises those in high-risk groups to get vaccinated TANYA FONG tanyafong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Sales of anti-viral medication and requests from patients for flu vaccinations are on the rise but Singapore Primary Care Respiratory Group chairman Tan Tze Lee reiterated that417 words
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139 2011-01-28 6 SINGAPORE The Health Promotion Board (HPB) is understood to have suspended all physical activities under its programmes as part of a reviewing process, following the death of a participant in a reality weight-loss show. A HPB spokesperson told MediaCorp: “As part of our practice139 words
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115 2011-01-28 6 The police have arrested two men and three women believed to be members of a syndicate offering sexual services via the Internet. The arrests of the five suspects, aged 19 to 29, were made following a tip-off on Monday. Officers from the Central Police115 words
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146 2011-01-28 8 CLAUDIA CRAIU - CLAUDIA CRAIU BUCHAREST Former Romanian diplomat Silviu Ionescu is free to travel outside the capital, Bucharest, after a Romanian court accepted his appeal yesterday. Ionescu told the court on Wednesday that he needed to travel as he was now a business consultant. He also said146 words
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Article177 2011-01-28 8 SINGAPORE Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan wants the length of stay in nursing homes here reduced to months instead of years. In his latest blog entry yesterday, Mr Khaw wrote that nursing homes in Australia worked to help patients return home within months and asked177 words
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Article, Illustration340 2011-01-28 8 SARA GROSSE - SARA GROSSE SINGAPORE MediaCorp Radio is celebrating 75 years of broadcast. The non-stop four-day event at Orchard Central featuring performances from local artists was officially launched by MediaCorp’s CEO, Mr Lucas Chow, yesterday afternoon. Listeners will have a chance to win big prizes. Forty-eight-year-oldPHOTO BY WEE TECK HIAN - 340 words
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Article, Illustration491 2011-01-28 10 ESTHER NG - ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE They have big dreams for Singapore’s agriculture and have even unveiled a 10-year plan to increase land productivity, food security and promote tourism in the north-western part of Singapore. However, all their efforts could come to naught if the 28 farmers fromPHOTO COURTESY SG CARES - 491 words
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Article132 2011-01-28 10 ZUL OTHMAN - ZUL OTHMAN SINGAPORE The Online Citizen’s (TOC) first fund raiser as a political association is no longer open to the public. In a note yesterday on its website, which is being gazetted by the Prime Minister’s Office, TOC said its party tomorrow is now for up to132 words
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Article, Illustration259 2011-01-28 12 S RAMESH - S RAMESH SINGAPORE More job options and possibly higher starting salaries. That’s the upbeat mood among those who attended the annual National University of Singapore (NUS) Career Fair yesterday. There was a buzz as undergraduates made their way through the fair, with a record 145 employersPHOTO BY WEE TECK - 259 words
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Article445 2011-01-28 12 ONG DAI LIN - ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A Shangri-La Hotel butler, alleged by American millionairess Anne Hendricks Bass to have been left alone in her suite while she went to shower, painted a different version of events in court yesterday. Ms Bass is suing the hotel for US$220,000445 words
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VOICES
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Article453 2011-01-28 14 Tang Li - Peg bonuses to number of students they turn around, make brightest teach in weakest schools Letter from Tang Li I WAS delighted to read Chng Hee Kok’s letter, “More help for less well known schools,” (Jan 26). The letter underlines one of the key issues453 words
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158 2011-01-28 16 LIONEL KOH; HAN RONG - LETTER FROM LIONEL KOH HAN RONG I would like to implore the Ministry of Education (MOE) to reconsider its policy of not recognising sick leave granted due to pre-existing medical conditions. My wife is a teacher and suffers from Scoliosis (a medical condition in which158 words
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289 2011-01-28 16 Lily Wong - Letter from Lily Wong Deputy Director (Policy Property), Housing Development Board I REFER to “These sellers are not serious” (Jan 5). We thank the writers for their letters. HDB requires valuations for the purpose of granting a mortgage loan to flat buyers. As market289 words
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COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration1001 2011-01-28 18 NGIAM TONG DOW - The way does not lie in reverting to a pure service economy or having Singaporeans become strangers in their own land What lies ahead for Singapore and Asia? Here are two commentaries, by a former permanent secretary and (on page 20) the chairman of theYEN YOK - 1,001 words
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Article, Illustration878 2011-01-28 20 SIMON TAY - SIMON TAY Simon Tay is chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs. The high growth of 2010 has lifted the outlook in Singapore and across almost all of Asia. From the giants of China and India to smaller economies likeFAISAL - 878 words
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Article, Illustration814 2011-01-28 23 DAVID PILLING - DAVID PILLING David Pilling is the Asia editor of the Financial Times. THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED The reader who wrote in to the Jakarta Post this month suggesting Gayus H Tambunan as Indonesia’s man of the year had a wry sense of humour.THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED - 814 words
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WORLD
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310 2011-01-28 24 AGENCIES BANGKOK The Thai government yesterday denied claims that it faces a military coup amid growing demonstrations and looming elections. Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban dismissed a claim by Puea Thai lawmaker and Red Shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan, who said some ofAGENCIES - 310 words
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191 2011-01-28 24 AP REUTERS MOSCOW Investigators probing the deadly bombing at a Moscow airport, which killed 35 people and wounded 180, are looking at up to 10 people from the volatile Caucasus region as possible suspects, a Russian state news agency reported yesterday. No one hasAP; REUTERS - 191 words
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177 2011-01-28 24 AP CANBERRA Australia’s government proposed a tax yesterday to partially recoup more than A$5 billion ($6.3 billion) it expects to spend on rebuilding after widespread flooding that could prove to be the country’s costliest natural disaster. Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced thatAP - 177 words
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Article, Illustration214 2011-01-28 24 AP DAVOS A small blast shattered two windows but caused no injuries at a hotel near where top business and political leaders are attending the World Economic Forum, Swiss police said yesterday. The explosion happened in a storage room of the PosthotelAP; REUTERS - 214 words
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72 2011-01-28 24 A Singapore-registered tanker owned by AB1 Shipping sank off the east coast of Pulau Bintan Indonesia yesterday. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said the AB9, which was car- rying asphalt, was listing for about two hours before it sank. The vessel left72 words
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Article, Illustration281 2011-01-28 26 THE NEW YORK TIMES CAIRO For decades, Egypt’s authoritarian President, Mr Hosni Mubarak, played a clever game with his political opponents. He tolerated a tiny and toothless opposition of liberal intellectuals whose vain electoral campaigns created the facade of a democratic process. AndTHE NEW YORK TIMES; AP - 281 words
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174 2011-01-28 26 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON As the Egyptian authorities struggled to quash anti-government protests on Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called on the long-time United States ally to unblock social networking sites that have been used to organise protests, such as those operated by FacebookBLOOMBERG - 174 words
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369 2011-01-28 28 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Global investors are bracing for the end of China’s relentless economic growth, with 45 per cent saying they expect a financial crisis there within five years. An additional 40 per cent anticipate a Chinese crisis after 2016, according toBLOOMBERG - 369 words
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Article, Illustration220 2011-01-28 28 AP MANILA A platform lift at a building construction site in the Philippine capital plunged 25 floors yesterday, killing 10 workers, officials said. The workers were involved in installing glass windows on a high-rise condominium under construction. In theAP - 220 words
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82 2011-01-28 28 BLOOMBERG The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, will begin tracking all government cars in the city with global positioning systems (GPS). The move aims to prevent government vehicles from being used for “private purposes”, the ChinaBLOOMBERG - 82 words
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97 2011-01-28 28 BLOOMBERG The Crowne Plaza hotel in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou is offering a 388,888 yuan ($75,540) dinner package for the Chinese New Year holiday, the China Daily reported yesterday. The package includes dinner for eight people onBLOOMBERG - 97 words
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473 2011-01-28 32 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK A new report forecasts that the number of Muslims around the world will grow over the next 20 years at twice the rate of non-Muslims but that the rapid growth will level off. With more Muslim womenTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 473 words
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Article, Illustration86 2011-01-28 32 Palestinian Hamas activists burning a poster of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and other Fatah officials during a rally yesterday. They were protesting after a recent broadcast by Al-Jazeera TV station linked Mr Abbas to making broad concessions to Israel in peace talks over the last2007. - 86 words
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Article206 2011-01-28 32 A 33-year-old chef from Malacca, who has been accused of abusing a dog in a video that has spread around the world, insists he is a victim of mistaken identity, reported The Star. The video, which went viral through Facebook earlier this week, showed a206 words
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Article160 2011-01-28 32 Indonesian police are investigating a school for alleged links to terrorism, following Tuesday’s arrests of seven suspects thought to be responsible for a string of attacks in Central Java last month. Three of the suspects are students of SMKN2 Klaten, a vocational school in Central160 words
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230 2011-01-28 35 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama is turning to his 2008 playbook by leaning on social media to help push his agenda through a politically divided Congress, gearing-up for next year's re-election campaign. Mr Obama and his aides are followingBLOOMBERG - 230 words
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Article, Illustration70 2011-01-28 35 A trailer sits stranded with its headlights turned off on the ice and snow-covered Washington Capital beltway on Wednesday, as another snowstorm swept over the North-east United States. More than 12cm of snow and icy rain wreaked havoc on roads as some motorists abandonedAP; PHOTO BY - 70 words
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172 2011-01-28 35 AP WASHINGTON By the end of April, terror threats to the United States will no longer be described in shades of green, blue, yellow, orange and red. The nation’s colour-coded terror warning system will be phased out beginning this week,AP - 172 words
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Article164 2011-01-28 35 THE NEW YORK TIMES AP TUCSON Jared Loughner, the man accused of opening fire outside a Tucson supermarket on Jan 8 in what the authorities consider an attempted political assassination, had earlier researched famous assassins, the death penalty and solitary confinement on the Internet, an official closeTHE NEW YORK TIMES; AP - 164 words
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173 2011-01-28 36 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH CORSICA (France) A French Catholic priest has been sentenced to two years in jail for stealing £2 million ($4 million) from the church by raiding collection boxes and renting out nun’s flats as holiday homes to fund his “playboy”THE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 173 words
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110 2011-01-28 36 A newlywed has filed for divorce after her husband brought his mother on their honeymoon, ANSA news agency reported on Wednesday. When the married couple of two days set off for their honeymoon to France in December, the 36-year-old Italian woman was shocked110 words
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264 2011-01-28 36 AP NEW YORK Facebook users who check into a store or click the “like” button for a brand may soon find those actions retransmitted on their friends’ pages as a “Sponsored Story” paid for by advertisers. Currently, thereAP - 264 words
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Article, Illustration108 2011-01-28 36 The mystery surrounding the appearance of a grand piano on a sandbar in the middle of Miami’s Biscayne Bay has been solved. The Miami Herald reported that 16-year-old Nicholas Harrington son of ‘Burn Notice’ production designer J Mark Harrington had planned to make a promotional video usingEl - 108 words
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Advertisement211 2011-01-28 37 A SINGAPORE WSl WORKFORCE SKILLS M QUALIFICATIONS PREPARE FOR TOMORROW WITH THE SINGAPORE WORKFORCE SKILLS QUALIFICATIONS (WSQ) To meet the demands of the new economy, you need to be ahead of the curve. Like Mr Thomas Yeo. He was sent by his company for the Precision Engineering (PE) WSQ Graduate211 words
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Article, Illustration1185 2011-01-28 38 TAN YO-HINN - In a landmark deal, club sell naming rights to local retailer TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Football, the No 1 sport in the country, has been a hot topic over the last couple of months, with much of discussion sparked by the shock first-roundPHOTO BY WEE TECK HIAN - 1,185 words
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468 2011-01-28 38 TAN YO-HINN - TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Last season, the average number of paying fans for home matches of the Young Lions in the S-League started at around 1,700. By the end of the season, the figure stood at 1,000. Singapore-based marketing agency468 words
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Article174 2011-01-28 40 LOW LIN FHOONG - LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE Participants at the OCBC Cycle Singapore 2011 will get a new riding experience along the East Coast Parkway (ECP) expressway when the race is flagged off at the Formula 1 Pit Building. For the first time, the event will be held174 words
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Article, Illustration419 2011-01-28 40 IAN DE COTTA - FAS keen to mould pool of local coaches, working out new deal with former Singapore star IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The mystery surrounding V Sundramoorthy’s next stop is over. The 46-year-old former Singapore star striker (picture) is in the midst of renegotiating a new dealTODAY FILE PHOTO - 419 words
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Article, Illustration327 2011-01-28 40 LOW LIN FHOONG - LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE There were no fist pumps, cheers or screams of joy when Christabel Goh beat 12 other local golfers to win the host country invite at the 2011 HSBC Women’s Champions local qualifying tournament at Tanah Merah Country Club yesterday.PHOTO COURTESY OF IMG - 327 words
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Article, Illustration460 2011-01-28 42 AGENCIES MELBOURNE Lion-hearted Li Na broke new ground for China at the Australian Open yesterday, fighting back to topple world No 1 Caroline Wozniacki and become her country’s first singles grand slam finalist. Down a set and trailing 5-4 in the second, Li saved a match point before stunningAGENCIES - 460 words
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Article, Illustration458 2011-01-28 42 AP MELBOURNE First Rafael Nadal, now Roger Federer. The Swiss No 2, winner of 16 Grand Slam titles, was knocked out of the Australian Open 7-6 (3), 7-5, 6-4 yesterday by 2008 champion Novak Djokovic. The talk before the tournament was of a blockbuster final between Nadal, going forAP; PHOTOS: REUTERS - 458 words
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Article320 2011-01-28 42 AP COUPLES’ CONFUSION Li Na’s husband thought they would have something to celebrate yesterday, whether or not she won her semi-final at the Australian Open their fifth wedding anniversary. That was news to Li, who thought their fifth anniversary was still two days away. The mixAP - 320 words
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Article, Illustration554 2011-01-28 44 Liverpool survive Fulham onslaught to rise to seventh THE GUARDIAN ANFIELD Four league games into his second coming and Kenny Dalglish has Liverpool where Rafael Benitez left them: Seventh in the table and longing for new faces to take them higher. It really is like theTHE GUARDIAN; GETTY IMAGES - 554 words
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361 2011-01-28 44 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Colleagues of Richard Keys and Andy Gray at Sky Sports have hailed their departures as the end of a feared “boys’ club” that had developed beneath the company’s two most senior football presenters. The sacking of Gray on Tuesday wasTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 361 words
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Article, Illustration220 2011-01-28 44 REUTERS LONDON Craig Gardner fulfilled a boyhood dream when he struck the winner to send Birmingham City into the League Cup final against Arsenal at Wembley after coming from behind to beat West Ham United 4-3 on aggregate on Wednesday (yesterday morning, SingaporeREUTERS; AP - 220 words
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Article, Illustration815 2011-01-28 15 COLIN TAN - COMMENTARY COLIN TAN pmperty@mediacorp.com.sg Colin Tan is the head of Research Consultancy at Chesterton Suntec International. Whenever a crime is committed, the top on the list of suspects for any investigator has to be the party that stands to gain the most. So why is it815 words
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Article, Illustration160 2011-01-28 15 JO-ANN HUANG - JO-ANN HUANG SINGAPORE SDB Asia’s latest property offering is the freehold OKIO Residences in the city fringe region of Balestier. On a land size of about 22,285 sq ft, the single 18-storey block comprises one-bedroom, two-bedroom and penthouse units. Sizes of the 104160 words
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Article, Illustration130 2011-01-28 15 SINGAPORE Owners at Bartley Terrace (picture) are set to receive $1.14 million to $1.8 million each after the collective sale of the 32-unit property closed on Jan 17. Meadows Investment is paying $40 million for the site near the Bartley MRT Station,130 words
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Article, Illustration1067 2011-01-28 13 ONG KAH SENG - COMMENTARY ONG KAH SENG property@mediacorp.com.sg Ong Kah Seng is senior manager, Research Asia Pacific at Cushman Wakefield. Last year was a bright year for Singapore’s private residential market. Indeed, it was a year of records, particularly for developer sales activity and prices of suburban private homes.TODAY FILE PHOTO - 1,067 words
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Article, Illustration1071 2011-01-28 11 ONG TECK HUI - Some wonder if they should wait and see if the recent cooling measures push down prices significantly COMMENTARY ONG TECK HUI property@mediacorp.com.sg Ong Teck Hui is executive director of research and consultancy at Credo Real Estate. The Government’s latest round of measures to cool the1,071 words
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Article, Illustration965 2011-01-28 9 TAN KOK KEONG - COMMENTARY TAN KOK KEONG property@mediacorp.com.sg Tan Kok Keong is Head of Research and Consultancy at Orange Tee. The Government’s move to introduce a new set of property market cooling measures two weeks ago was widely anticipated but the harshness of the measures surprised many. TheSOURCE: PROPERTYGURU, ORANGETEE RESEARCH - 965 words
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Article, Illustration586 2011-01-28 3 JONATHAN PEERIS - JONATHAN PEERIS jonathanpeeris@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The recent Government measures to cool Singapore’s property market will bring down sales volumes but may not cause a significant fall in prices, according to real estate consultant DTZ Research. In a report issued yesterday, DTZ said itBLOOMBERG - 586 words
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176 2011-01-28 3 The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) yesterday launched a tender for the first land parcel in Paya Lebar Central. The site is located next to the Paya Lebar Interchange, serving the Circle and East-West MRT Lines, and has an excellent frontage along Paya176 words
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245 2011-01-28 3 BLOOMBERG BEIJING China has halved its import tax on some electronics products such as personal computers, paving the way for companies such as Apple and Hewlett-Packard of the United States to boost sales in the world’s fastest-growing major economy. Import duties for computers,BLOOMBERG - 245 words
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307 2011-01-28 2 CHRISTOPHER HOWELLS - CHRISTOPHER HOWELLS christopherh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Exchange-traded funds (ETFs), most of which track the performance of stock indices and can be bought and sold like shares, are gaining in prominence in the local market. Last year, total ETF turnover on the Singapore Exchange grew307 words
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197 2011-01-28 2 SINGAPORE CapitaLand has agreed to buy Marine Point for $100.68 million through a collective sale, the developer said yesterday. Inclusive of an estimated development charge of $12.8 million, the total acquisition cost works out to $1,056 per sq ft per plot ratio. CapitaLand plans197 words
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125 2011-01-28 2 Keppel FELS, a shipyard of conglomerate Keppel Corp, has won a US$416 million ($532 million) contract to build two jackup rigs for Discovery Offshore. Luxembourg-based Discovery is managed by NASDAQlisted Hercules Offshore, which operates a fleet of rigs and offers drilling and other services125 words
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165 2011-01-28 2 AGENCIES Media mogul Run Run Shaw is selling most of his stake in Television Broadcasts (TVB), Hong Kong’s biggest TV company, to a group of investors, putting an end to speculation of a takeover battle. Shaw Brothers, owned by theAGENCIES - 165 words
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Article269 2011-01-28 1 AGENCIES TOKYO The Standard Poor’s rating agency yesterday cut Japan’s long-term sovereign debt rating for the first time since 2002, saying the country’s government lacked a coherent plan to tackle its mounting debt. It reduced the rating by one notch to AA minus fromAGENCIES - 269 words
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Article54 2011-01-28 1 THURSDAY CLOSE 3,219.83 (-0.03%) Wednesday Tuesday Monday Friday 3,220.78 3,181.15 3,185.76 3,184.60 p q p q 1.25% 0.14% 0.04% 0.65% TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE GoldenAgr GMG Genting SP ChinaGaoxian Armarda 102,210 101,564 75,079 64,002 49,929 0.715 0.310 2.060 0.320 0.090 1.38% 3.13% 0.48% UNCH q54 words
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Article22 2011-01-28 1 HANG SENG È Ç 23,779.62 (-0.27%) Ç È Ç NIKKEI 10,478.66 (+0.74%) SHANGHAI 2,749.15 (+1.49%) AUSTRALIA 4,806.09 (-0.04%) MALAYSIA 1,526.96 (+0.46%)22 words
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Article109 2011-01-28 1 Buy 31 cents Bank of America-Merrill Lynch starts coverage with a 50 cents price target, implying a FY2011 price-earnings ratio of 15.5X. GMG is a producer of natural rubber engaged in the planting, growing, tapping, processing, marketing and exporting of the commodity. Research house says “rubber is the109 words
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Article358 2011-01-28 1 TRAVIS TEO - Jetstar banks on new code-share deal, while AirAsia X offers more paid extras TRAVIS TEO travisteo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As competition hots up, the business models of Asian low-cost carriers (LCCs) are becoming more diverse. Singapore Airlines-backed Tiger Airways believes in sticking to the low-fare, no-frills model, Malaysia’s358 words
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Article, Illustration1256 2011-01-28 2 GENEVIEVE LOH - Funnyman Seth Rogen seems to find everything, well, funny, as he guffaws his way through this interview GENEVIEVE LOH genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg SETH Rogen’s guffaws see Knocked up, The 40-Year Old Virgin and ZackAnd Miri Make A Porno is not an act. Rogen, who stars as the titular characterReuters - 1,256 words
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Article105 2011-01-28 4 MEDIACORP TV Channel 5’s reality competition show Can You Serve, the ultimate customer service showdown, is recruiting for its new season. If you have nerves of steel, lightning-quick reflexes and are a people person, this could be your chance to win $70,000 in cash and $30,000 in105 words
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Article, Illustration582 2011-01-28 6 Kevin Mathews - Conor O’Brien on music, music and more music Kevin Mathews features@mediacorp.com.sg WILLIAM Shakespeare once wrote that a musician by any other name would still sound as sweet. Or something along those lines. Irish singer-songwriter Conor O’Brien is the musical entity known as Villagers (kind of like582 words
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Article, Illustration513 2011-01-28 8 Genevieve Loh - MOVIE REVIEW:THE GREEN HORNET PG, 120MIN Genevieve Loh genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg CAN Tinseltown’s resident chubby but lovable stoner Seth Rogen be a superhero? It’s nearly impossible to wrap one’s mind around such an crazy idea, let alone the fact that surreal auteur Michel Gondry was going to513 words
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