Today, 18 January 2012

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1 14 Today
  • 19 1 TODAY MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Wednesday January 18,2012 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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  • 676 1  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Even as ministers are held accountable for their performances, mistakes are inevitable and they must be evaluated fairly by Singaporeans, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. He also shed light on how ministerial performances and consequently, their performance
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  • 945 1  -  Prime Minister warns that the wrong system of pay will lead to a wrong team TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The incumbents in the Cabinet might be the ones feeling the brunt of the proposed salary cuts. But the impact would
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  • PARLIAMENT
    • 516 2  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Years ago, when Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong invited a top civil servant to enter politics, the latter’s children were still young and he was not ready to take the plunge. For the General Election last year, however, Mr
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    • 587 2  -  NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The ministerial salaries debate in Parliament yesterday had observers reaching for their calculators, as the Workers’ Party’s (WP) alternative proposals to determine ministerial salaries were scrutinised by some PAP Members of Parliament (MPs). Sembawang GRC MP Vikram Nair,
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    • 639 3  -  TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE While the issue of ministerial salaries has been a lightning rod for public anger at several General Elections, it was in Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s assessment —during the most recent GE that things
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  • HOT NEWS
    • 508 4  -  SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will study if current service standards for taxis need to be adjusted, in light of last month’s fare increases. Speaking in Parliament yesterday, Transport Minister Lui Tuck
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    • 367 4  -  SUMITA SREEDHARAN SINGAPORE Bus speeds have decreased slightly because of an increase in ridership, Minister of State for Transport Josephine Teo revealed in Parliament yesterday. Responding to Chua Chu Kang GRC MP Alex Yam, who had asked about the
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    • 165 4 Second-time buyers of HDB flats could soon be given a leg up, with Minister for National Development Khaw Boon Wan signalling that he would announce changes to balloting rules for the next Build-To-Order (BTO) launch in March. This comes as
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    • 299 6 AGENCIES, implemented. AGENCIES, WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY LINETTE LIM SINGAPORE Investment commitments in Singapore this year will likely remain near the record level last year despite uncertainties in the global economy, the Economic Development Board (EDB) said yesterday. The EDB,
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    • 472 6 AGENCIES SINGAPORE Non-oil domestic exports unexpectedly rose for the second straight month in December but analysts said the outlook remained uncertain for Singapore’s trade-dependent economy. Last month’s 9 per cent year-on-year rise was above November’s 1.4 per cent increase and sharply better than
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    • 440 8 AGENCIES BEIJING China’s economy expanded at the slowest pace in 10 quarters as Europe’s debt crisis curbed export demand, data showed yesterday, but the growth rate topped market forecasts by a wide margin, driving Chinese shares to their single biggest percentage rise
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    • 318 8 AGENCIES SINGAPORE Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) yesterday named Mr Samuel Tsien as chief executive to replace Mr David Conner, who will retire on April 15 after a decade running what is now Singapore’s second-largest lender. Mr Conner, 63, will remain
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    • 388 10 SINGAPORE In sentencing a former secondary school teacher who had sex with his underaged student to eight years’ jail yesterday, a district judge said these offences caused “a feeling of outrage and revulsion in the community”. “The sentence must
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    • 300 10  -  TEO XUANWEI SINGAPORE The Ministry of Home Affairs was asked yesterday whether it would consider returning to a practice of not issuing alcohol licences to shops in residential areas, especially in areas where foreign workers are inclined to congregate. Some shops in Ms
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    • 646 12  -  World governing body grants OCBC S’pore team licence to race in continental events LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoongl@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Riding on a wave of renewed interest in cycling, the OCBC Singapore Cycling team was formed in December 2008 to groom athletes for success at regional
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
    • 833 14  -  SIMON TAY AND RACHEL HO Simon Tay is chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, where Rachel Ho is currently a research intern. With the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire and South Carolina primaries done, the Republican nominations are heating up. In deciding
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    • 1752 16  -  The crisis of Western capitalism raises deeply unsettling questions for Asian economic models too DAVID PILLING THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED David Pilling is the FT’s Asia editor. A few years ago it would have been difficult, if not impossible, to imagine European leaders, begging bowl
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    • 358 18 As Asian economies close the gap on Western living standards, an awkward question lurks beneath their seemingly spectacular progress. Can Asians enjoy Western standards of living without destroying the planet? Mr Chandran Nair, author of Consumptionomics, a book that questions the sustainability of the imported Western
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    • 805 21  -  The flourishing of budget carriers in Asia has led to the competition advertising lowest fares that may not be what they seem; and to many airlines unbundling services hitherto provided as part of a package to be charged separately as ancillaries. DAVID LEO David Leo
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  • VOICES
    • 303 22  -  Letter from BennyTan I HAVE written to the Land Transport Autho­rity (LTA) at least 12 times since May about repeated fare overcharging on SMRT buses. The reasons given by the SMRT Corpo­ration fare stages not updated, bus driver error, faulty equipment, data corruption
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    • 114 22  -  LETTER FROM DAVE YAP The SMRT Corporation’s engineers suspect that high vibration may have caused multiple claws holding up the power rail to have been dislodged at the floating slab tracks. I live near the tracks at Admiralty MRT Station, and
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    • 138 24  -  Letter from Chin Kee Thou THE submerged boardwalk at MacRitchie Reservoir was opened officially on Oct 11 as part of the second phase of the Active, Beautiful, Clean Waters programme there. The national water agency PUB had said that the boardwalk would offer visitors the
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    • 402 24  -  I SAY Lim Chye Tin The writer is a retired school principal. I recently heard a speaker using a crude measure of wealth: Number of people to number of toilets in the house. As I reflected on my life’s journey, I realised how true this was. My
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    • 86 24  -  LETTER FROM SUSAN GOH I refer to “DBS CEO says sorry, pledges new security measures” (Jan 12), in regard to the recent fraudulent ATM withdrawals. He mentioned that DBS will provide SMS alerts for ATM withdrawals beyond a certain amount. For his information,
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    • 99 22 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices F X<7c Off/ CLLfl-Cm Hi a uuu'ii t 1 r I lii -H. ft U'l We are closed on 23 Jan 2012 (First day of Lunar New Year) Business as usual on all other days. The Management and
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 288 26  -  JESSICA YEO SINGAPORE Fewer employers expect to increase their manpower in the first quarter of this year compared to the same time last year, according to a survey by global recruitment firm Hudson. Forty-four per cent of the nearly 600 executives polled
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    • 275 26  -  ESTHER NG SINGAPORE The Housing and Development Board (HDB) will help Rochor Centre’s elderly residents appeal to use part of the money to be refunded into their Central Provident Fund (CPF) retirement accounts to pay for their replacement flats. National
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    • 172 26  -  TAN WEIZHEN Subsidies given out for dental treatments at various centres for the fiscal year 2010 totalled S$23 million, the Minister of State for Health, Dr Amy Khor, said in Parliament yesterday. She gave the update in response to Non-Constituency Member
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    • 60 29 From Sunday, Sentosa Flowers returns to the resort island with the theme ‘Enchanted Spring’. Over the eight-day festival, guests will be greeted by floral creations and interactive photo points that are inspired by legends of the Chinese zodiac Dragon, as well as other creatures like dinosaurs
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    • 433 29  -  TANYA FONG tanyafong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A relationship that spanned 30 years, including a de facto marriage, which saw the two parties each eventually marry someone else, is the backdrop for a dispute now in the High Court. Mr Ng Leong Yew claims that Madam
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    • 142 29 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The police have arrested three individuals who are believed to have been involved in selling and distributing pirated goods. Some 176,000 counterfeit items worth more than S$1 million were seized in the 40-hour operation, which began on Sunday. Among
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    • 228 31  -  TAN WEIZHEN SINGAPORE A National University of Singapore (NUS) High School student has reportedly been in a coma for two weeks, after apparently falling from the sixth storey of a school building on the first day of school. According to Chinese evening
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    • 131 31  -  WENDY WONG A manual for teachers to prevent and manage students’ injuries was launched yesterday by Education Minister Heng Swee Keat. The manual for educators involved in school sports as well as physical education teachers is a collaboration between the Ministry of Education and
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    • 354 31  -  TANYA FONG tanyafong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The case against Toshin Development Singapore the operators of Takashimaya Shopping Centre over its mechanism for reviewing rents has been dismissed, as the presiding judge has found no reason why the mechanism is not operable. HSBC Institutional Trust Services
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  • WORLD
    • 384 32 REUTERS BANGKOK A Lebanese man suspected of planning a possible bomb attack appeared in a Thai court yesterday, a day after leading police to a warehouse stocked with bombmaking materials and being charged under Thai weapons laws. The authorities, however, said the explosive
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    • 370 33 AGENCIES ROME The Italian coast guard pleaded in vain for the captain of the capsized Italian cruise ship to return on board to oversee the evacuation but he refused, according to what a leading Italian newspaper said was a recording of the conversation.
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    • 244 33 REUTERS BEIJING China had more city dwellers than rural residents last year for the first time in history, data showed, a demographic milestone that also points to strains in labour supply in the world’s No 2 economy. As many as 51.27 per
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    • 255 34 AP PYONGYANG A senior North Korean party official dismissed concerns about Mr Kim Jong Un’s readiness to lead, saying he spent years working closely with his late father and helped him make key policy decisions on economic and military affairs. In
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    • 247 34 AP BEIJING Dozens of Tibetans, including monks, held up a portrait of the Dalai Lama in a community in south-western China in an act of defiance days after other Tibetans set themselves on fire in protest against Chinese rule. Police in Seda county
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    • 111 34 AP A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said yesterday that United States Ambassador Gary Locke was wrong in saying this week that China’s human rights situation has deteriorated. Spokesman Liu Weimin said at a regular press briefing in Beijing that Mr Locke’s allegations were
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    • 130 34 BLOOMBERG Hong Kong, facing criticism over its pollution, plans to have new objectives for its air quality by 2014 and seeks to use the World Health Organization (WHO) targets as a benchmark, according to a statement from the government. Hong
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    • 248 36 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Embracing moderation and rejecting all forms of extremism is the only way for the world to move forward and for all countries to co-exist in peace, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said yesterday. Mr Najib said
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    • 211 36 AGENCIES PUTRAJAYA Malaysia plans to launch the world’s biggest offshore enhanced oil recovery (EOR) project that will have a positive impact on the country’s oil reserves, Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Monday. The RM38 billion (S$15.5 billion) project is a joint-venture between
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    • 145 36 Indonesia plans to modernise its military hardware and has Rp150 trillion (S$21 billion) to spend over five years to procure major weapons systems, Defence Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said. “The Indonesian Military (TNI) has been involved in internal reform, such as disengagement from political
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    • 121 36 AP State media said Vietnam has launched its first domestically made warship equipped with artillery and missile systems. According to online newspaper VnExpress, the ship took a military-run company two years to build. It was delivered to the navy on Monday. It did not
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    • 130 38 AP India is asking Sri Lanka to work towards genuine ethnic reconciliation in the midst of strong international criticism that the island nation is not addressing the root causes of a civil warwhich ended more than two years ago. India External Affairs
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    • 244 38 AP JAKARTA —Indonesia has gone to imaginative extremes to try to stop commuters from riding the roofs of trains hosing them down with red paint, appealing for help from religious leaders and threatening them with dogs. Now they have an intimidating
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    • 238 40 REUTERS WASHINGTON A record 84 per cent of Americans say they disapprove of the way the United States Congress is doing its job, compared with just 13 per cent who approve of how things are going, according to a Washington Post/ABC News
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    • 104 40 United States President Barack Obama led Americans on Monday in honouring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Mr Obama, after helping build a library reading nook at a school in Washington with his wife Michelle and daughter Malia (picture), said
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    • 398 40 THE GUARDIAN MYRTLE BEACH (South Carolina) United States Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney appeared rattled on Monday night after being challenged by his rivals in a televised debate over his failure to disclose tax returns and the millions of dollars spent by
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    • 231 42 AGENCIES PORTLAND Wikipedia, the online encyclopaedia where users contribute and edit entries, will shut the English version of its website for 24 hours today to oppose proposed United States anti-piracy legislation. The move is a protest against pending legislation including the
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    • 131 42 British scientists have found scores of fossils the great evolutionary theorist Charles Darwin and his peers collected but that had been lost for 165 years. Dr Howard Falcon-Lang, a palaeontologist at Royal Holloway, University of London, said yesterday that he stumbled upon the glass slides containing
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    • 132 42 AP Babies do not learn to talk just from hearing sounds new research suggests they are lipreaders, too. The study, which appears in this week’s issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, offers more evidence that spending quality time with
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    • 146 42 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Retirees could enjoy greater benefits from a Wii workout rather than going for a walk, a study in the United States has suggested. Researchers from New York’s Union College claim playing with “exergames” such as Nintendo’s Wii Fit, which combine exercise
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    • 44 38 h'-ji-l $5 Million Reunion Draw Group 1 Prize snowballed to $7,017,051 Draw on Fri, 20 Ian 2012,9.30pm For details, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg Ip Yri) Always play with care. [responsibiyj Do not bet illegally. RGB Reg No: *****0202G Towards Community Purpose and Benefit SINGAPORE m POOLS
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    • 114 44  -  DOW JONES City Developments said yes­terday its unit Sunmaster Holdings, together with Intrepid Investments andTID Residential, has jointly won the tender for a 99­year leasehold residential site on Mount Vernon Road for S$388.1 million. Sunmaster Holdings will have a 30­per­cent
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    • 84 44 The tender for a commercial site on Sengkang West Avenue and Fernvale Road received 12 bids at the close yesterday, with the top bid from a subsidiary of Singapore Press Holdings at S$328 million. Earth Holdings’ top bid translates to S$12,437.95 per
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    • 96 44 Malaysian plantation and pro­perty group IOI Corp said yes­terday its Singapore subsidia­ry Multi Wealth has won the government tender for a 99­year leasehold condo minium site in Clementi for S$408 million. The 6.03­acre site, which is located
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    • 81 44  -  DOW JONES United Overseas Bank said yesterday it has appointed Mr Hsieh Fu Hua, a former president and current director with Singapore investment firm Temasek Holdings, as an inde­pendent director. Mr Hsieh served as chief executive of the Singapore Exchange from 2003 until
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    • 148 44  -  PAMELA KOH pamelakoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Monetary Authority of Singapore has implemented new regulations for credit rating agencies (CRA), effective yesterday. Under the new framework, the provision of credit rating services will be regulated under the Securities and Futures Act. Credit rating agencies
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    • 107 44  -  AVELYN NG SINGAPORE Singapore’s first integrated waterfront residential and retail development, Watertown, has been launched in Punggol Central. The project, which costs more than S$1.6 billion, is a joint venture between Far East Organization, Frasers Centrepoint and Japan’s Sekisui House. It includes 992 residential units, which will
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    • 179 46 AGENCIES Sembcorp Marine is considering buying a 50.75 per cent stake in Singapore-listed STX OSV, Reuters cited an unidentified source as saying yesterday. South Korea’s STX Group, the parent of STX OSV, told Dow Jones that it has invited 18 domestic
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      56 46 TUESDAY CLOSE 2,815.85 (+2.15%) Monday 2,756.49 q 1.26% Friday 2,791.54 p 1.75% Thursday 2,743.66 q 0.13% Wednesday 2,747.13 p 1.00% TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Noble Grp 142,666 S$1.175 p 5.856% Genting SP 110,801 S$1.555 p 2.640% GMG 74,326 S$0.124 p 4.202% GoldenAgr 69,680 S$0.740 p
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    • 26 46 HANG SENG 19,627.75 (+3.24%) Ç NIKKEI 8,466.40 (+1.05%) Ç Ç Ç Ç SHANGHAI 2,298.38 (+4.18%) AUSTRALIA 4,215.60 (+1.65%) MUMBAI 16,466.05 (+1.71%) MALAYSIA 1,519.36 (+0.68%) Ç
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    • 119 46 STOCK CALL BUY S$10.80 DMG keeps rating and S$12.37 fair value despite fiscal thirdquarter (Q3) passenger operating statistics coming in weaker on-quarter. House says it expects SIA’s Q3 2012 earnings to be weaker on both a quarterly and yearly basis due to weak travel demand in Asia and
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    • 185 48 REUTERS BEIJING Annual growth in real estate investment in China, a main driver of the economy, slowed last month to its lowest pace in a year, falling in tandem with property sales revenues. Property investment grew 12.3 per cent last month from a
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    • 294 48 AGENCIES SINGAPORE The head of Europe’s bailout fund said yesterday that Standard Poor’s downgrade will have little impact on operations and expressed confidence that investors around the world will keep buying the fund’s bonds. “As long as it is only one rating agency,
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    • 122 48 K-REIT Asia announced yesterday an 11.1-per-cent increase in its distribution per unit (DPU) forthe year ended Decemberto 7.08 Singapore cents. Distributable income for the year rose by 31.9 per cent to about S$113 million due to a higher share of profits from BFC Development
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    • 88 48 Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (A-REIT) announced yesterday a 5.8-per-cent on-year increase in distribution per unit (DPU) for its fiscal third-quarter to 3.48 Singapore cents. The total amount available for distribution for the three months ended December increased by 17.4 per cent to
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    • 374 47 7-Eleven Etude House Fave Hershey's Chocolate World OP The Body Shop Kokon Tozai Mintmark Co. Giordano Levi's Calvin Klein Underwear O.A.M.C. Hypnosis BeetleBug Manchester United Adidas City Chain Outfitter Girls Series BYSI The Singapore Wine Station New Look tcc The Connoisseur Concerto Umisushi The Asian Kitchen ToastBox The Sandwich Shop
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    • 242 48 Clear WEALTH Creation OBSTACLE with FENGSHUI Master Edwin Hon To clear obstacle in Wealth Creation, you need to know the Wealth Sector (itfi) in your house. Let Fengshui Master Edwin Hon tells you, your house Wealth Sector. Please call 9630 1688 for a Fengshui Audit. GET A SUPER COOL DEGREE
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    • 352 50 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH BEIJING The makers of a Steve Jobs action doll have removed the figurine from sale following a legal challenge from Apple and Jobs’ family, the toy manufacturer has said. Chinese toy manufacturer In Icons posted a notice on its
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    • 278 50 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Skype, Microsoft’s US$8.5-billion (S$10.9-billion) purchase, could finally be fully integrated into the Windows Phone operating system but not yet. The instant messaging and video-calling application was to have been built into Windows Phone by the end of the year, Windows
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    • 555 51 raK s SPRING BLOSSOMS IN THE NEW DOWNTOWN 6 JAN TO 6 FEB 2012 Good fortune awaits you at Marina Bay Link Mall (MBLM) in the heart of the new downtown. Cleverly concealed within the Marina Bay Financial Centre, MBLM is linked to Raffles Place MRT Station and a stroll
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    • 387 52  -  Nespresso ties up with the Shanghai Tang luxury brand to usher in Year of the Dragon ELISABETH LEE SINGAPORE While it might be de rigueur in some households to herald in the Chinese New Year with a tea ceremony, coffee connoisseurs can now welcome the
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    • 115 53 The Limited Edition Shanghai Tang for Nespresso Dragon Collection includes the Nespresso CitiZ Dragon Coffee Machine, Ritual Cappuccino Dragon Cup Set, Dragon Capsule Holder with Carved Stone Inlay and Dragon Capsule Holder with Carved Silver Metal Inlay. Long seen as the emblem of emperors,
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  • SPORTS
    • 720 54  -  Sundram’s men finally bag their first win in the MSL, but they need an expert finisher IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg 2012 MALAYSIAN SUPER LEAGUE LionsXII 2 Kuala Lumpur 1 SINGAPORE It was a victory the fans craved and the team were desperate for, but the
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    • 317 54 REUTERS MADRID Under-fire Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo may not be enjoying his best period of form but he is still “working like an animal” for the team, coach Jose Mourinho said, ahead of tonight’s (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) King’s Cup showdown with
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    • 586 55  -  SSC’s Lim says panel was not told of his financial position, FAS to investigate if S-League’s new deputy CEO was a bankrupt SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The controversy surroundingjohan Gouttefangeas’ appointment as S-League deputy chief executive officer (CEO) has taken another twist. The New Paper reported
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    • 486 56 US Open champion comes unstuck in front of her fans, again REUTERS TENNIS Australian Open MELBOURNE US Open champion Sam Stosur (picture) crumbled once again under the huge weight of local expectation to crash out of the Australian Open 7-6, 6-3 at the hands of
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    • 405 56  - Tired don’t chase more money! Amritraj critical of Nadal’s complaint of an overcrowded tennis schedule TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Former Indian tennis great Vijay Amritraj (picture) believes the “spat” between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal which has threatened to overshadow the Australian Open is nothing more than a storm in a
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    • 525 57 City boss, United star tangle again as Premiership leaders open up gap at the top AP ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Wigan 0 Man City 1 WIGAN Manchester City’s twomonth wait for an away win in the Premier League ended on Monday (yesterday morning, Singapore time),
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    • 199 58 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Thierry Henry (picture) has apologised for swearing at one of Arsenal’s own supporters following his side’s Premier League defeat at Swansea City on Sunday. The striker’s set-to with the travelling fan came after the final whistle, when he called on the
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    • 378 58 English giants eye Vorm as Capello’s given food for thought AGENCIES LONDON As the plaudits continue to rain down on Swansea for the samba-style football they displayed in their 3-2 win over Arsenal in the Premiership on Sunday, the giants of the English game are already
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    • 73 54 SPORTS FIXTURES For fixtures of all A League, please visit Singapore Pools website. FOR FULL LIVE TELECAST SCHEDULE AND VENUE DETAILS, PLEASE VISIT SINGAPORE POOLS WEBSITE. Always play with care. Do not bet illegally. No person under the age of 18 years shall be allowed to purchase a ticket or
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    • 328 57 Advertising feature 3 S I 55 < m Non-greasy Anti-drip nozzle Dries quickly with no residue o j Salimas a i 4FL0Z (118ml) cf^isamitsUff u MIXED NETBALL TOURNAMENT SPONSOR Individual results may vary. Another sporting event sponsored by Salonpas: Mixed Netball Tournament Hisamitsu, through their brand Salonpas, celebrated the New
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    • 527 58 ROAM Rallies Quay Asset Management i nr Incorporated in 2001, Raffles Quay Asset Management Pte Ltd (RQAM) is the asset manager for One Raffles Quay (ORQ), Marina Bay Financial Centre (MBFC) and Marina Bay Link Mall (MBLM), premium developments in Singapore’s new downtown at Marina Bay. Building Supervisors The Building
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    • 58 1 ARTS MUSIC MOVIES TELEVISION WINE DINE STYLE DESIGN HEALTH TECH TRAVEL CARS JANUARY 18, 2012 A PUBLICATION OF WILL BAZ LUHRMANN SWING IT FOR 3D MOVIES? >>T6 JOHN BURNSIDE BAGS TS ELIOT PRIZE >>T9 TECH: JAZZ UP YOUR CNY WITH THESE GADGETS >>T10 DRAGON LADY KYM NG SAYS ‘HELL, NO’
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    • MOVIES
      • 1760 2  -  Is the eternally vociferous, brassy pint-sized dynamo called Kym Ng ever going to slow down? GENEVIEVE LOH genevieveloh@mediacorp.com. sg THE unmistakable cackle echoed throughout the newsroom, causing our serious news reporters to look up from their looming deadlines and peer curiously over their computers. It even caused
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      • 356 2 Dance Dance Dragon Starring Kym Ng, Adrian Pang, Dennis Chew, Lai Ming, Melvin Sia No, there aren’t any firedrakes who want to boogie. Instead, this story follows 84-year-old Mother Loong (played by Lai Ming), who has only one wish left in life to have a
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    • ENTERTAINMENT
      • 1068 6  - Can Baz make 3D Great In director Baz Luhrmann’s Great Gatsby, the rich are different they’re in 3D Michael Cieply features@mediacorp.com.sg THE NEW YORK TIMES WITH Avatar, 3D conquered the world.With The Great Gatsby, it may finally grow up. In a daring test of both himself and the movie audience,
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        143 8  -  GENEVIEVE LOH THIS MEANS WAR: It was a script that has been floating around Hollywood for years, with both Seth Rogen and Sam Worthington up for the lead at one point. Director McG finally found his cast in Chris Pine and Tom Hardy, who play lifelong best friends
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      • 284 9 REUTERS SCOTTISH writer John Burnside on Monday won the 2011 TS Eliot Prize for Poetry, overshadowed this year by the withdrawal of two nominees over a sponsorship deal with an investment company. Burnside picked up the coveted honour for Black Cat Bone, which the judges
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      • 125 9 REUTERS LIONSGATE’S Hunger Games franchise is moving full steam ahead.While the first film in the planned trilogy won’t hit theatres until March, work has already begun on its sequel. Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours) is writing the script for Catching Fire. Gary Ross, who
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        967 10  -  Celebrate Chinese New Year with these dragon babies PETER YEO CHINESE New Year is just around the corner, when the metal rabbit bounds away to make way for the water dragon. If you don’t already know, customs dictate you should clean your homes before the eve of Chinese
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    • THINGS TO DO
      • 95 12 Pick up some eco-friendly handcrafted products atthis bazaar by Kala Tarang. Sourced from rural India by non-governmental organisations or directly from the craftspeople themselves, items on display and on sale include pottery, figurines, rugs, wall hangings and folk paintings. The products are made with natural raw materials extracted
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      • 66 12 Suzanne Vega Live! Catch Suzanne Vega, widely regarded as one of the most brilliant songwriters of her generation, performing live. As a leading figure of the folk-music revival, Vega is also known for her no-frills concerts that convey deep emotional drama instead. Her hit songs include favourites such as the
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      • 70 12 The Collector’s Show brings together notable Asian Contemporary art works from private collections around the world. Join the Singapore Art Museum’s curator, Tan Siu Li, on a tour as she shares herthoughts on the artworks which, on deeper inspection, reveal deep-seated anxieties that speak
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      • 103 12 Enjoy the strains of classical music played underthe baton of Estonian conductor Neeme Jarvi, who is here on his first visit. The concert also features one of the world’s finest violinists, Vadim Repin. In keeping with the all-Russian theme, they will be playing
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      • 67 12 Bring your homemade creations to the table for Chinese New Year. Learn howto bake prune and cranberry lapis cake from a qualified pastry chef at Phoon Huat’s hands-on baking workshops. Bring along a pen or pencil. Today, 1.30pm to 4.30pm and 7pm to 10pm, Phoon Huat& Co
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      • UPCOMING
        • 85 12 Chill out at O’Learys Sports Bar and meet new people atthis networking night organised by the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore. Networking nights are a platform to develop new friendships and exchange similar interests and concerns. Registration fee includes free flow of house pours from
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        • 75 12 Sign up forthe 9th JP Morgan Corporate Chase Challenge 2012. The 5.6km road race will begin with a 6pm flag off at Esplanade Bridge. The race aims to promote corporate fitness, camaraderie and teambuilding. Registration is open to full-time employees of local businesses and
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    • 822 9 CATHAY LIKE US ON facebook.com/cathaycineplexes Buy tickets on iCATHAY Available free on the App Store follow us on cathay.com.sg twitter.com/cathay_cmemas CONTRABAND* (MISwith Chinese Subtitles) The Cathay 11.00am, 1.45pm, 4.15,6.50, 9.45pm Platinum Movie Suites -11,45am, 2.05pm, 4.30, 7.00pm Cineleisure Orchard 10.30am, 12.45pm, 3.00, 5.15, 7.30,9.50pm, 12.05am, 2.20am Causeway Point 12.45pm, 3.00,
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