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Title Section39 2011-08-04 1 TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 Thursday August 4, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking Today MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Thursday August 4, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking39 words
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Article861 2011-08-04 1 TEO XUANWEI - Writ of Elections issued yesterday; Nomination Day is Aug 17 TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In 13 days, Singapore will know if there will be a contest for the job of President of Singapore. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong issued the Writ of Election yesterday announcing861 words
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Miscellaneous7 2011-08-04 1 Start of fast 5.36am Break fast 7.17pm7 words
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HOT NEWS
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652 2011-08-04 2 CAROLYN QUEK - UN committee concerned by ‘under-reported’ violence against women, number of women in Govt CAROLYN QUEK carolynquek@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Even as it welcomed the progress made to remove discrimination against women in the Republic, a United Nations (UN) committee on women’s rights expressed concern at the persistence652 words
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Article368 2011-08-04 3 TAN WEIZHEN - TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Two incidents in three days involving Full-time National Servicemen (NSF) one sustained superficial injuries, the other died have cast the spotlight back on training safety in the Singapore Armed Forces’ (SAF). As the SAF suspended outfield training in all army units and368 words
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Article, Illustration475 2011-08-04 3 NG JING YNG - NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Presidential hopeful Tan Jee Say put forward his case yesterday on why he should be eligible to stand in the election. Mr Tan, who submitted application forms for a Certificate of Eligibility at the Elections Department, also issued aPHOTO BY WEE TECK HIAN - 475 words
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333 2011-08-04 4 LEONG WEE KEAT - LEONG WEE KEAT SINGAPORE Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew has tasked the Land Transport Authority (LTA) to conduct “a comprehensive review” of current bus service levels by the end of this year and develop “a robust plan of action”. Writing333 words
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515 2011-08-04 4 TANYA FONG - TANYA FONG tanyafong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With the number taxi drivers of being cheated of their fares reportedly on the rise, the spotlight has now turned on what recourse cabbies have when passengers make off without paying. Highlighted by a taxi515 words
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Article, Illustration199 2011-08-04 4 DYLAN LOH - DYLAN LOH SINGAPORE Changi Airport will be the world’s first airport to reinforce its perimeter fences with fibre-optic sensors to detect intruders. More cameras will also be installed at airport boundaries, which will be integrated with the new multi-million-dollar defence system calledPHOTO BY OOI BOON KEONG - 199 words
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174 2011-08-04 6 AP KUALA LUMPUR A private Malaysian television station has axed a series of commercials to mark the Muslim month of Ramadan after angry viewers complained the ads insulted non-Muslim ethnic minorities. A 30-second clip depicted a Chinese girl eating as Muslims watched,AP - 174 words
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486 2011-08-04 6 REUTERS BOSTON Computer security company McAfee has discovered a five-year hacking scheme, involving the infiltration of the networks of 72 organisations, including the United Nations and ASEAN (the Association of South-east Asian Nations), governments and companies around the world. McAfee said yesterday it believedREUTERS - 486 words
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Article, Illustration583 2011-08-04 8 AGENCIES CAIRO Ousted President Hosni Mubarak has denied all charges of corruption and complicity in killing protesters during Egypt’s uprising after a court detailed the allegations against him at the start of his historic trial yesterday. The ailing, 83-year-old Mubarak (picture) was lying ashen-faced on aAGENCIES; REUTERS - 583 words
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Article, Illustration56 2011-08-04 10 MediaCorp Press managing director Patrick Yong (extreme right), and Cycle Carriage CEO Eric Chan, presenting the Shop To Win prize of a Mercedes-Benz C-Class to winner Jennie Seah. Ms Seah bought a travel package from Chan Brothers Travel to participate in the draw. PHOTO BYPHOTO BY SYAFIQAH HAMID - 56 words
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Article463 2011-08-04 10 GENEVIEVE LOH - GENEVIEVE LOH genevievel@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE An upcoming social-political thriller, which is set against the backdrop of a defining moment in Singapore’s history and featuring a young Mr Lee Kuan Yew as one of its characters, is “not a political film”, said its executive producer, Mr Daniel463 words
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Advertisement390 2011-08-04 4 Tickets SellingFast! ARE YOU PREPARED FOR THE NEXT FINANCIAL BOOM? Dear Empowered One, We find ourselves in one of those periods when it is anyone’s guess which way the economic tides are shifting. The media that you are exposed to is doing little to untangle the confusion. With news of390 words
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Advertisement155 2011-08-04 10 CHINA’S INFLATION MUDDLE Barring unexpected shocks, price growth should peak soon PAGE 12 GET CONNECTED, STAY CONNECTED PREMIER CLUB MEMBERSHIP YOUR GATEWAY TO A WORLD OF BENEFITS TRANSFERABLE EXCLUSIVE OPEN TO ALL DIPLOMA DEGREE HOLDERS BUSINESSMEN! a* I h .1 ■V r m- U: I pwr i j i I'155 words
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COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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Article1036 2011-08-04 12 YU YONGDING - Barring unexpected shocks, price growth should peak soon YU YONGDING Yu Yongding, currently president of the China Society of World Economics, is a former member of the monetary policy committee of the People’s Bank of China and former director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute ofPROJECT SYNDICATE - 1,036 words
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Article, Illustration879 2011-08-04 14 SHEHRBANO TASEER - Its youngest Foreign Minister truly represents the country and its aspirations SHEHRBANO TASEER Shehrbano Taseer is a reporter at Newsweek Pakistan. THE GUARDIAN As soon as Ms Hina Rabbani Khar touched down in New Delhi last week to meet Mr S M Krishna, herTHE GUARDIAN; AP - 879 words
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Article, Illustration862 2011-08-04 16 ERSKINE BOWLES, ALAN SIMPSON - America must address the unsustainable growth of its entitlement programmes and reform its tax code ERSKINE BOWLES, ALAN SIMPSON Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson were co-chairmen of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. THE NEW YORK TIMES Last month, United States President Barack ObamaTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 862 words
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VOICES
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318 2011-08-04 18 Adrian Tan - Letter from Adrian Tan THERE has been much debate on whether there should be a public transport fare hike. Whatever the reason behind the proposed hike and the benefits it may bring, I wonder how long it will take and how much we318 words
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Article, Illustration131 2011-08-04 18 Danny G Tan - Letter from Danny G Tan I REFER to the letter “Let’s fly the Singapore flag” (Aug 3), in which the writer appears to link a Singaporean’s patriotism with whether or not he displays the National Flag at home. Patriotism is a complex issue; linkingPHOTO BY ERNEST CHUA - 131 words
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223 2011-08-04 20 Juliana Chow - Letter from Juliana Chow Corporate Communications Deputy Director, Energy Market Authority IN THE letter “What about non-fuel cost?” (July 25), Mr David Boey commented that the average non-fuel generating cost for the first nine months of this year has increased223 words
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Article, Illustration250 2011-08-04 20 Adrian Chan Pengee - Letter from Adrian Chan Pengee NOT many Singaporeans realise that the ongoing exhibition, Liu Kang: A Centennial Celebration, at the Singapore Art Museum is a unique opportunity to showcase the person who some may say is the best known, if notTODAY FILE PHOTO - 250 words
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Article206 2011-08-04 20 Daniel Chan Wai Piew - Letter from Daniel Chan Wai Piew I REFER to the incident where Nanyang Technological University graduate Trinetta Chong spurted an expletive on an otherwise grand occasion. An NTU spokesman later said it was “an isolated incident”. It may be so for NTU, but I bet206 words
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SINGAPORE
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Article185 2011-08-04 22 SINGAPORE To address future food demands, the National Research Foundation (NRF) has awarded S$30 million in research grants to three projects under its Competitive Research Programme (CRP) Funding Scheme. The Singapore-based researchers had proposed projects to study a type of seabass that will breed185 words
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532 2011-08-04 22 NG JING YNG - NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When it comes to public sexual health services, a majority of patients would prefer to have specialised clinics for individual groups such as youths and homosexuals, according to the findings of the first study on the subject here. The532 words
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39 2011-08-04 24 CATEGORY QUOTA PREMIUM CHANGE A (Small cars, taxis) s$48,801 q s$7,201 B (Big cars) s$70,890 q s$1,611 C (Goods vehicles) s$34,009 q s$493 D (Motorcycles) s$1,890 q s$122 E (Open) s$70,117 q s$4,37339 words
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285 2011-08-04 24 All will pursue their post-grad studies in the United States SINGAPORE Four people receiving the Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship this year, given out by the Tanjong Pagar Citizens’ Consultative Committee, will be doing post-graduate studies in American universities. Recipient Lim Hui Min will be285 words
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277 2011-08-04 24 SINGAPORE Consumer confidence in Singapore took a slight beating in the second quarter this year, pushing the Republic out of its longstanding position at the global top 10 most-confident list. According to the latest Nielsen Global Consumer Confidence Index survey, Singapore’s consumer confidence fell277 words
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217 2011-08-04 26 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB - SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB SINGAPORE A teenaged boy accused of the molestation of four girls and insulting the modesty of four others has been offered bail of S$15,000. His lawyer, Ms Christina Goh, told the court that the parents of the 15-year-old student217 words
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Article, Illustration351 2011-08-04 26 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB - SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB shaffiq@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A former sales manager who visited jewellery shops and swapped five genuine diamonds with look-alike crystals was jailed for a year yesterday. Loh Han Kok (picture), 39, targeted five different stores last year and stole more than S$63,000 worthPHOTO COURTESY S’PORE POLICE FORCE - 351 words
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WORLD
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155 2011-08-04 28 AP Chinese rights advocates are calling for the release of an Internet activist who will soon face trial in a case they say highlights the government’s fear of increasingly bold public activism. Supporters say Wang Lihong, 56, represents a growing breed of Internet-empowered ChineseAP - 155 words
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142 2011-08-04 28 A study claiming that those who use Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser have a lower average IQ than those who use Google Chrome or Apple’s Safari is a hoax, the BBC reported yesterday. The research, which was conducted by bogus firm ApTiquant, claimed to142 words
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Article, Illustration190 2011-08-04 28 THE GUARDIAN BEIJING Police in Beijing have ordered supermarkets and malls to install high-def-inition security cameras, as China continues its expansion in monitoring technology. Internal security spending has soared to almost 625 billion yuan (S$117.3 billion) this year, more than the country’s official military budget. MonitoringTHE GUARDIAN - 190 words
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Article334 2011-08-04 28 REUTERS BEIJING China’s ruling Communist Party has vowed to be more honest and open in the wake of a high-speed train crash that drew fierce public condemnation of official obfuscation and censorship. The promise of greater candour, made in a government directive published inREUTERS - 334 words
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139 2011-08-04 28 AGENCIES A homeless man was in custody on Tuesday night in the United States capital, Washington, after climbing over the White House fence. The man was apprehended by Secret Service agents, said agency spokesman Ed Donovan. The fence-jumper, James DirkAGENCIES - 139 words
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113 2011-08-04 28 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Police were yesterday trying to defuse a bomb strapped to an 18-year-old girl at a house in a wealthy suburb of Sydney. New South Wales police said the teenager, reportedly part of one of Sydney’s wealthiest families, calledTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 113 words
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167 2011-08-04 32 REUTERS Vietnam’s Parliament approved a newCabinetyesterdaythat is likely to enhance the Prime Minister’s power and may streamline policy-making during a rough patch for the economy but points largely to continuity in the coming five years. Analysts see all four Deputy Prime MinistersREUTERS - 167 words
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Article, Illustration249 2011-08-04 32 REUTERS TOKYO Japan’s rapidly ageing society, where nearly one in four people is over 65, means that more elderly are living alone every year and also, sadly, dying alone their bodies sometimes undiscovered for days. But now, local authorities are teamingREUTERS; AP - 249 words
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201 2011-08-04 32 AP An off-duty police officer is the main suspect in the killing of an 18-year-old Norwegian tourist outside a bar in a Manila suburb where he tried to stop a fight, the chief investigator said yesterday. Police said Mr Mikael Troy Johansen RasayAP - 201 words
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237 2011-08-04 34 AP ROME An Italian parliamentary commission has approved a draft law banning women from wearing veils that cover their faces in public. The draft passed by the Constitutional Affairs Commission on Tuesday would prohibit women from wearing a burqa, naqibAP - 237 words
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Article, Illustration268 2011-08-04 34 AGENCIES ROME Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (picture) was expected to address Parliament yesterday seeking to calm escalating market fears that Italy may be dragged into a Greekstyle financial crisis threatening the euro zone. On Tuesday, the financial markets pummelled Italy, sending interest ratesAGENCIES; AP - 268 words
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189 2011-08-04 34 AGENCIES Tanks took over the main Orontes square in the besieged Syrian city of Hama and electricity and telephone phone lines were cut yesterday as President Bashar Assad’s regime showed no signs of halting the intense military assault against an uprising nowAGENCIES - 189 words
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151 2011-08-04 38 AP The US State Department has signed off on papers that will allow the Libyan Embassy in Washington to reopen. The embassy will be under the control of the opposition Transitional National Council and give staff access to roughly US$13 million (S$15.7AP - 151 words
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Article, Illustration262 2011-08-04 38 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH NEW DELHI India’s richest man faces the prospect of losing the world’s most expensive family home after claims that the land it was built on was sold illegally. Mr Mukesh Ambani, the world’s ninth wealthiest man, moved his family intoTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; BLOOMBERG - 262 words
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209 2011-08-04 40 AP Local communities around the country are best suited to take on the challenge of combatting the kind of violent extremism that inspires people to kill, the Obama administration concluded in a new national plan, expected to be released yesterday, to fight theAP - 209 words
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255 2011-08-04 40 AP LOS ANGELES United States Attorney-General Eric Holder has invoked rules on state secrets to prevent information from being released in a lawsuit filed by Southern California Muslims who claim the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) monitored their activities. In a legal declaration,AP - 255 words
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Article, Illustration50 2011-08-04 40 A new building, called One World Trade Center, rises in New York on the site of the terrorist attacks of Sept 11, 2001. The skyscraper is now 76 floors and will reach 104 floors, just before the 10th anniversary of the attacks next month. AP APAP - 50 words
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421 2011-08-04 42 RYAN HUANG - RYAN HUANG ryanhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Economic Development Board’s International Advisory Council (IAC) said yesterday that Singapore should continue to strengthen its manufacturing sector as a key engine of Singapore’s economy, while at the same time develop niche industries that will allow global firms to tap the421 words
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89 2011-08-04 42 MILLET ENRIQUEZ - MILLET ENRIQUEZ Tiong Seng Holdings said yesterday it has successfully bid for a residential site in Suzhou, China, for S$73 million. Tiong Seng said its unit, Chang De Investments, won the land use rights for a new high-end property development project. The89 words
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Article264 2011-08-04 42 AGENCIES SINGAPORE Insurer Great Eastern Holdings said yesterday that its second-quarter net profit rose 58 per cent on the back of strong underwriting and investment performance. Net profit for the three months ended June was S$117.7 million, up from S$74.4 million a year earlier,AGENCIES - 264 words
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Article233 2011-08-04 42 REUTERS TOKYO Japan yesterday stepped up its warning against recent steep rises in its currency, with the Finance Minister vowing to stem the yen’s rise and the Prime Minister calling for central bank action to protect the economy. Prime Minister Naoto Kan called forREUTERS - 233 words
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Article, Illustration164 2011-08-04 44 BLOOMBERG Asia-focused bank Standard Chartered, the United Kingdom’s sec-ond-largest lender by market value, has forecast an eighth successive year of record net income after reporting a 19-per-cent jump in first-half profit. “We’ve got income up, profit up, deposits up, lending up, dividendBLOOMBERG - 164 words
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282 2011-08-04 44 MILLET ENRIQUEZ - MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Securities turnover on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) fell 3 per cent from a year earlier to S$29.3 billion last month. In its monthly statistical report released yesterday, the SGX said this translated to an average of S$1.4 billion282 words
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Article174 2011-08-04 44 AMANDA FENG - AMANDA FENG SINGAPORE Ground handling group Changi International Airport Services (CIAS), a subsidiary of Dubai-based travel management provider Dnata, has rebranded its operations here and will now be known as Dnata. The move is part of its parent company’s S$10 million global rebranding initiative in the 38174 words
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207 2011-08-04 48 REUTERS BANGKOK South-east Asian stock markets dropped yesterday as investors cashed in gains in financials and big-caps amid concern about the slow recovery in the United States, problems in the euro zone and lingering concerns about global growth. A deal to raiseREUTERS - 207 words
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Article55 2011-08-04 48 WEDNESDAY CLOSE 3,130.34 (-1.47%) Tuesday 3,177.09 q 1.19% Monday 3,215.27 p 0.82% Friday 3,189.26 q 0.02% Thursday 3,189.85 q 0.12% TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Genting SP 92,337 $1.87 q 1.84% CoscoCorp 88,307 $1.49 p 2.40% AddvalTech 76,734 $0.09 p 10.33% GoldenAgr 74,873 $0.72 q 0.69%55 words
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Article32 2011-08-04 48 HANG SENG È 21,992.72 H NIKKEI È È NIKKEI 9,637.14 (-0.03%) È SHANGHAI 2,678.48 H MUMBAI È AUSTRALIA 4,332.80 1,***** È MUMBAI 17,940.55 (-2.59%) MALAYSIA 1,545.10 (-0.63%) SEOUL 2,066.26 (-2.59%) È32 words
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Article70 2011-08-04 48 STOCK CALLS Equalweight s$1.49 Morgan Stanley maintains an Equalweight call; cuts target price to S$1.59 from S$1.84 after lowering its FY11-13 EPS estimates by 25 per cent, 25 per cent and 20 per cent respectively to reflect downside risk to gross profit margin. It says upside risks to70 words
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Article, Illustration415 2011-08-04 50 REUTERS SHANGHAI China’s central bank governor yesterday urged Washington to act responsibly to deal with its debt issues, saying uncertainty in the market for US Treasuries will undermine the international monetary system and hamper global growth. The remarks by Mr Zhou Xiaochuan,REUTERS; BLOOMBERG - 415 words
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222 2011-08-04 50 AGENCIES BEIJING China’s leading credit rating agency yesterday lowered its rating on United States sovereign debt to A from A+, with a negative outlook, saying the debt ceiling increase will not change the fact that the US national debt is growing faster than theAGENCIES - 222 words
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622 2011-08-04 54 MILLET ENRIQUEZ - SPRING Singapore sees rise in applications for business funding of innovative MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE More young entrepreneurs are seeking funding to kick-start their businesses this year and financial firms are reaching out to these individuals to make their assistance more accessible. For the first622 words
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Article, Illustration656 2011-08-04 56 SHAMIR OSMAN - World Cup qualifiers clash with SEA Games tourney leaving FAS to decide where focus will be SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE What a difference 180 minutes of football make. From a state of emergency, where both fans and belief had deserted the national football team afterPHOTO BY ERNEST CHUA - 656 words
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Article, Illustration277 2011-08-04 56 AGENCIES PETALING JAYA Eight birdies in a bo-gey-free first round gave Mardan Mamat and Lam Chih Bing the lead in the Omega Mission Hills World Cup Asian qualifiers here yesterday. The Singapore pair shot an eight-under-par 63 at the Seri Selangor Golf Club, givingAGENCIES; AP - 277 words
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Article, Illustration562 2011-08-04 58 PHILIP GOH - Total of 11 athletes now in Olympic Pathway Programme as Singapore continue push for glory in London PHILIP GOH philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Five more athletes have been added to the multi-million-dollar Olympic Pathway Programme (OPP), as the Republic seek to improve on the sole silverTODAY FILE PHOTO - 562 words
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234 2011-08-04 58 PHILIP GOH - PHILIP GOH SINGAPORE He turned 23 yesterday, but for young golfer Koh Dengshan, the best birthday present may have been a sponsor’s exemption to play in next month’s ISPS Handa Singapore Classic his first Asian Tour event. Koh was the Malaysian Amateur Open champion in234 words
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186 2011-08-04 58 SHAMIR OSMAN - SHAMIR OSMAN It is going to be a hectic four days, starting today, for local fencers looking to make the final cut for the November SEA Games, as they battle for honours in the 2011 Fencing Singapore International (FSI). Held at the Clementi186 words
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Article, Illustration334 2011-08-04 59 AP BEIJING Having travelled 8,000km to face their city rivals AC Milan in this weekend’s Italian Super Cup, Inter Milan will be aiming to improve on their previous result here two years ago. While the grand San Siro stadium the two clubsAP; REUTERS - 334 words
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162 2011-08-04 59 REUTERS BEIJING Real Madrid will help China set up the country’s biggest football academy in Guangzhou and send coaches to help train young talent, according to reports. The management of the visiting La Liga giants had signed a letter of intent withREUTERS - 162 words
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Article, Illustration976 2011-08-04 2 MAY SEAH - George Young really is worth his weight in MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg UNLIKE the huge stack of S$50 notes I’ve been casually using as a doorstop this week, there’s nothing flashy or fake about up-and-coming star George Young. He’s even got a hole in his Wednesday socks.All photos: Jason Ho - 976 words
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Article259 2011-08-04 3 Forget about the price tag? We asked George Young,The Muttons, Bobby Tonelli and Chua Enlai to share their views about the money, money, money If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it? Justin Ang (The Muttons): I would buy a house.259 words
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Article, Illustration713 2011-08-04 4 Christopher Toh - Kit Chan walks to the beat of her own drum Christopher Toh christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg IT’S been one busy year for Kit Chan so far. Just after helming the Total Defence music video campaign in February, Chan did a successful two-night stint for the Huayi Festival at713 words
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Article, Illustration273 2011-08-04 6 AP THEY didn’t feature in any movies this year, but Oprah Winfrey, James Earl Jones and makeup artist Dick Smith will be getting Oscars. The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences says the three will be honoured with Oscar statuettes atAP; Photos: Reuters and AP - 273 words
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Article, Illustration212 2011-08-04 6 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LEONARDO DiCaprio was Hollywood’s highest paid actor over the last year as he made an estimated US$77 million (S$93 million). The star displaced Johnny Depp, the previous year’s biggest earner, according to the annual list by Forbes magazine which assessedTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 212 words
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Article, Illustration320 2011-08-04 8 REUTERS ACTOR Ben Foster (picture) has landed the lead role in the upcoming movie about crime boss John Gotti and his son, producers said on Tuesday. But Lindsay Lohan’s role in Gotti: In The Shadow Of My Father appeared to be in doubt afterREUTERS; Photo: Bloomberg - 320 words
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Article237 2011-08-04 8 AGENCIES CHARLIE Sheen’s Two And A Half Men character will not only be killed off, he will be given a funeral when the TV series returns in September, according to entertainment website Deadline Hollywood. Sheen’s screen demise follows his firing from Two And AAGENCIES - 237 words
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Article, Illustration171 2011-08-04 8 REUTERS POP princess Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream reached a new height this week as Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) became the album’s fifth single to reach the top of Billboard’s pop songs chart, marking the first time any album has amassed such a feat in its 19-yearREUTERS; Photo: AP - 171 words
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Article, Illustration656 2011-08-04 9 Mayo Martin - Local artists take on Malaysia and the ‘first arts council’ in two shows Mayo Martin mayo@mediacorp.com.sg THERE is a house-like structure with transparent Perspex walls squatting in the middle of the gallery, surrounded by large frames tilted at an angle; a handful of paintings andPhotos courtesy Valentine Willie Fine Art Singapore - 656 words
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