Today, 22 June 2012

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  • 23 1 TODAY A=D!AC0RP FRIDAY, 22 JUNE 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/2012 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING /A=diaCorp FRIDAY, 22 JUNE 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/2012
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  • 652 1  -  Labour chief Lim Swee Say says sector-based minimum wages not viable, proposes ‘progressive wage’ system MINIMUM WAGE TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE Despite the Government’s oft-stated position against setting a minimum wage, the calls for such a system have refused to go
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  • 516 1  -  NEO CHAI CHIN NEO CHAI CHIN, ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE He was a familiar face in overseas ministerial and presidential visits as the chief of protocol with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Mr Lim Cheng Hoe’s suspension from duties and
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    • 55 1 LET’S GO OFFLINE TOMORROW. DON’T CHECK YOUR TEXTS, FACEBOOK OR EMAIL HAVE A REAL CONVERSATION INSTEAD COMMENT&ANALYSIS 8 EURO 2012 48 GERMANYBANK ON LADY LUCK WIN TVS, TABLETS IN OUR PICK THE WINNING TEAM CONTEST HOT NEWS 4 INDONESIAN AIR FORCE PLANE CRASHES INTO HOUSES IN JAKARTA T 2 TIONG
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  • hot news
    • 439 2  -  Singapore scientists discover human antibody that could lead to first ever cure MEDICINE ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A cure for dengue could be available within the next six to eight years as scientists in Singapore yesterday announced the discovery of a human antibody
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    • 282 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The police have identified the body found outside the Rise Restaurant at the lobby of the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) Hotel as that of a 32-year-old man. The man was an Indonesian guest of the hotel and had fallen from
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    • 322 4 Airforce plane on routine training flight hits housing complex in east Jakarta INDONESIA AGENCIES JAK ARTA An Indonesian Air Force plane crashed into an air force housing complex and ignited a fireball while trying to land in the capital yesterday, killing at least ten people, a
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    • 300 6 Opposition leader requests UK assistance with her country ’s education system, investments MYANMAR POLITICS AGENCIES LONDON Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday addressed both Houses of the British Parliament and appealed for support in her country’s “time of greatest need”. The Nobel peace
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    • 335 6 AP JAKARTA An Indonesian militant was convicted of helping to build the massive car bomb used in the deadly 2002 Bali nightclub attacks and sentenced to 20 years in prison yesterday, concluding the trial for the case’s last main defendant. Known as “Demolition
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  • comment & analysis
    • 1026 8  -  MAKING CONNECTIONS EDRIC SNG edric@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is TODAY’S Digital Media Editor. Feel free to drop him an email at edric@mediacorp. com.sg sharing your experience of Turn Off Your Screen Day. Just don’t send it until the day after. Tomorrow is Turn Off Your
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    • 812 10  -  CHINA’S SOFTENING DEMAND DAVID PILLING David Pilling is the FT’s Asia editor. Follow him on Twitter at @davidpilling. THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED There has been much discussion about the potential impact on the global economy of a Greek exit from the euro zone. Less debated
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    • 710 12  -  ARAB SPRING SHASHANK JOSHI Shashank Joshi is an associate fellow of the Royal United Services Institute. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH The revolution has been cancelled. Everyone go home. It was all a big misunderstanding. hat is the message of Egypt’s military junta who, having hijacked their
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    • 59 8 A China slowdown need not be bad for everyone. A Chinese rebalancing could actually be good for soft commodities, such as wheat and soybeans, if household spending were to rise. DAVID PILLING 10 COMMENT IS THIS THE DEATH OF CONVERSATION? Scan the QR code using the reader app on your
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    • 243 13 IXUS Cation Where style meets substance Delighting You Always I L f V -7' i mss ow GLAMOUR CAN WAIT And let everyone join in with instant sharing Share Now m With WiFi capability, you can now transfer your photos and videos to your PC and between WiFi-enabled Canon cameras.
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  • voices
    • 377 14  -  ISAY ROYSTON TAN The writer is an award-winning film-maker. When anyone asks me if I know what our National Anthem stands for, one memory comes up: The assembly session where one of our National Education teachers stood amidst thousands of fidgety children, trying
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    • 269 14  -  FROM IVAN GOH The Institute of Policy Studies asked 2,000 citizens if having a male child complete National Service is important to being Singaporean. Seven in 10 of those born here said yes. Having served the full NS cycle, and coming from a
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    • 357 16  -  FROM JO-ANNE LEE I refer to the report “Teachers feel more heat from parents” (June 8). I feel for teachers, knowing how demanding and vocal parents are today. With fewer children to focus their energies on, parents would do anything for them, sometimes
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    • 183 16  -  FROM LIM BEE KHIM Director (Corporate Communications), Ministry of Finance There has been continuing interest in the idea that only 1.7 per cent of foreigners in Singapore pay personal income tax. This arose from an estimate, that only 1.7 per cent of the non-resident
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    • 101 16  -  FROM PATRICK SIO I refer to the report “DPM Teo accepts student’s apology for blog post” (June 8, online). Respect for authority can be easily forgotten when one is angry or when the authority does not meet one’s expectations. But our young must exercise
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    • 257 18  -  FROM ONG SENG ENG Director, Waste Resource Management Department, National Environment Agency We refer to Ms Sarah Tan’s letter, “People are making green efforts, but...” (June 14). The Public Waste Collector (PWC) for Sengkang provides residents with recycling bags to
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    • 145 18  -  FROM HELEN LIM Director, Media Relations and Public Education, Land Transport Authority We thank Mr Ng Hong Peow for his letter “Create more entrances at older MRT stations” (June 16). He will be pleased to note that upgrading work has started at three
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    • 212 16 LETTER PARENTS SHOULD DO A REALITY CHECK Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/letter0622b for the letter from Faridah Haniffa Marican. In SilkAir’s world, great destinations come with great fares. Book your tickets now to experience more of SilkAir’s world. All-in
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    • 743 18 Advertisement GURNEY CULTURE A piece of Penang’s most popular eating enclave makes its home inTampines! “Gurney Drive, named after Sir Henry Gurney, is a famous food haven by the seaside promenade, which was formerly known as North Beach, in George Town, Penang.” Singapore -Those who love Penang for its myriad
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  • singapore
    • 270 20  -  Loan service launched to allow libraries to provide eDevices to those unable to afford one PUBLIC LIBRARIES AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Apart from borrowing books and DVDs, the public can now get their hands on iPads, TumbleBooks Playaways and Kindles as part of
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    • 223 21 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Donations to charities hit a 10-year high last year, with local charities receiving S$896 million in tax-deductible donations. This is a 15-per-cent increase compared to 2010 when S$776 million was donated. According to the Commissioner of Charities’ (COC) annual report
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    • 61 21 Mr Loh Kok Yew (right), a regular participant in Shop to Win draws, receiving a S$10,000 cheque from Mr Jeffrey Low (centre), General Manager of Nikon Singapore, and Ms Caroline Bone, Marketing Manager of MediaCorp Press, on Wednesday. Mr Loh spent over S$900 on a
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    • 247 21 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Some 10,000 households will be involved in this year’s Land Transport Authority’s (LTA) Travel Survey, starting from next week. The survey, conducted every four to five years, provides indicators on household travel patterns and helps the LTA to track
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  • science
    • 586 22  - At the rate we’re going, we’ll need 1.5 Earths to sustain humanity OUR ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT JUNE YANG juneyang@mediacorp.com.sg WHAT DOESTHAT MEAN? SINGAPORE The Living Planet 2012 report, released last week by the WWF, noted that with humanity’s current rate of consumption, we would need 1.5 Earths’ worth of natural resources
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  • china & india
    • IN BRIEF
      • 104 24 AGENCIES Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao have agreed to continue their defence and security dialogue and deepen cooperation to achieve a bilateral trade target of US$100 billion (S$127 billion) by 2015. Mr Singh has invited
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      • 81 24 BLOOMBERG Mr Purno A Sangma, former speaker of India’s Lower House of Parliament, won the backing of the main opposition party to compete with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in next month’s presidential elections. The Bharatiya Janata Party said it does not “want to
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    • 117 24 AP Hundreds of employees were evacua t e d from the seven-storey Maharashtra state government headquarters in Mumbai yesterday, as more than two dozen fire engines battled the blaze that raged for over three hours. The cause of the fire was not immediately known. At least
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    • 382 24 Vietnam issued a new law claiming islands in the South China Sea, displeasing China SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE AGENCIES BEIJING China summoned Vietnam’s ambassador yesterday to protest a new law designating a pair of South China Sea island groups as Vietnamese territory, indicating Beijing’s
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    • 142 24 REUTERS China has spent nearly US$1 billion (S$1.27 billion) on an ultra-deepwater rig that appears intended to explore disputed areas of the South China Sea, one of Asia’s most volatile hotspots and where the United States is strengthening ties with Beijing’s rival claimants. For now,
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  • world
    • 369 28 Outgoing Textiles Minister, a ruling coalition candidate, wanted in anti-narcotics case PAKISTAN POLITICS AGENCIES ISL A M ABAD A court has issued an arrest warrant for the ruling party veteran poised to replace Pakistan’s ousted Prime Minister, local television stations reported yesterday, deepening political
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    • 301 28 AP STOCKHOLM Sweden raised the security alert for the country’s three nuclear power plants yesterday after explosives were found on a truck at the south-western Ringhals atomic power station. Bomb sniffer dogs detected the explosives during a routine check on Wednesday afternoon by security
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    • 225 30 AGENCIES BANGKOK An Australian woman was stabbed to death and another injured in a botched street robbery on the Thai resort island of Phuket. Police Lieutenant-Colonel Boonlert Onklang said yesterday that Michelle Elizabeth Smith, 60, had resisted an attempt by two Thai men on
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    • 353 30 REUTERS ATHENS Greece’s new government is to ask lenders for two more years to hit fiscal targets, responding to huge public pressure for a softening of an international bailout but setting up a showdown with its euro zone partners. The delay of
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 66 32 AGENCIES Thailand’s broadcast regulator has ordered a television operator to pay a 500,000 baht (S$20,000) fine for allowing a woman contestant to paint on canvas with her bare breasts on its prime-time show Thailand’s Got Talent. Culture Minister Sukumol Kunplome declined to comment
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      • 62 32 AP A boat carrying about 200 suspected asylum seekers capsized about 200km north of the Australian territory of Christmas Island yesterday and scores were feared drowned. Indonesian and Australian navies have launched efforts to rescue survivors. Christmas Island is a popular target for a growing
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      • 68 32 REUTERS Queen Elizabeth’s annual pay will soon jump by 20 per cent to £36 million (S$71.9 million) after her property holdings posted a record profit largely due to strong tenant demand in London. The Queen is paid by taxpayers through an allowance set by
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      • 68 32 AP A car sits in a giant sinkhole in the city of Duluth in the American state of Minnesota on Wednesday, following torrential rains and flooding. Hundreds of residents evacuated their homes while animals escaped from pens at a zoo. Officials said no deaths or serious injuries
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      • 62 32 AP Officials have postponed declaring a winner in Egypt’s disputed presidential election, sending political tensions soaring. Both candidates, Mr Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood and former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq, claimed to have won. The Election Commission said a panel of judges must look
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      • 77 32 AGENCIES Norwegian prosecutors yesterday asked a court to declare self-confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik as insane and commit him to a mental institution instead of prison for his massacre of 77 people in twin attacks last July. If the court comes to the same
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      • 76 32 AP A Syrian fighter pilot on a training mission flew his MiG-21 warplane to Jordan yesterday and asked for political asylum. It is believed to be the first such defection since the start of the uprising against President Bashar Assad last year. It was
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    • 185 34 DOMINO’S ‘PIZZA TURNAROUND’ McDonald’s burger-photo-shoot video wasn’t the first to try winning trust with surprising honesty. Last year, Domino’s Pizza ran a four-minute video that opened with negative customer feedback “the pizza was cardboard before convincing us how they’ve changed. tdy.sg/adpizza THAI ‘SMOKING KID’ CAMPAIGN An inventive
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    • 299 34 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON McDonald’s has disclosed the photographic secrets around a process called “food-styling”, which makes burgers appear bigger and juicier in advertisements. A video posted online lifts the lid on a McDonald’s photo shoot, which shows how the cheese
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  • business
    • STOCK CALLS
      • 27 36 Readers should seek independent financial advice before making any investment decision. TODAY cannot be held liable for any consequence arising from the use of this information.
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      • 55 36 BUY S$1.855 Citigroup keeps call with a S$3.10 target. Says Olam’s investors are likely to fret about the departure of CFO Krishnan Ravi Kumar despite the company’s deep management bench. “Olam’s aggressive growth pipeline in acquisitions and greenfield projects also means investors will be keen to track growth in
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      • 61 36 HOLD S$1.00 OCBC Investment Research keep rating but lowers target price to S$1.08 from S$1.23, citing a dim outlook for the industry. Says that while Yangzijiang’s cancellation of a contract with Greek shipowner FreeSeas after it failed to make payments has no significant financial impact on the company, it
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      • 62 36 BUY S$0.181 AmFraser keeps call and S$0.280 fair value. Says Nam Cheong is one of its top picks in the offshore and marine sector. Notes Nam Cheong’s latest US$130 million (S$165 million) contract win for four MPSVs, and says it represents one of the largest wins for the
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      • 70 36 BUY S$0.26 OCBC Investment Research keeps call and S$0.315 fair value estimate, saying Valuetronics offers a good investment opportunity for investors looking for small-cap companies with attractive dividends. Adds that the company remains well-positioned to leverage on the increasing penetration rates of LED lighting. SINGAPORE 2,830.15 (-0.89%) JAPAN 8,824.07
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    • 181 36  -  THOMAS CHO SINGAPORE Never mind the euro crisis; South-east Asia’s initial public offering market is holding its own rather well, with at least eight mega listings lined up for the second half. Market watchers say these IPOs, which aim to raise between US$400 million (S$508
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    • 145 36 SINGAPORE A tender for a residential site at Farrer Drive attracted six bids by the close yesterday, with the top one of S$113.2 million coming from Singland Development, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said. The 99-year leasehold site, released from the Reserve List of
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    • 345 36 US market presents considerable risks says company President Curl ASSET MANAGEMENT AGENCIES HONG KONG Singapore investment giant Temasek Holdings expects smaller returns for the asset management industry amid a very difficult outlook with the United States market posing considerable risks, according to its
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    • 216 36  -  YVONNE CHAN yvonnechan@med iacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE DBS, Singapore’s largest bank, said yesterday that it expects the country’s economic growth to ease in the second quarter of the year, and cautions that a contraction could even be on the cards if the volatile pharmaceutical industry were to
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    • 95 37 r RIBENA Blackcurrant Strawberry Fruit Drink 1500ml UP: 2 For $5.50 For RIBENA Blackcurrant Fruit Drink (Cranberry/Light/ Regular/Strawberry) 330ml UP: Any 2 For $2.60 RIBENA' 'SiPMcIaM ro r—^ir—^ RIBENA Blackcurrant Fruit Drink (Blueberry/ Light+Lemon/ Regular/Strawberry) 500ml UP: Any 2 For $3.40 All offers valid from 22 June 4 July 2012.
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  • marketbuzz
    • 273 38 Beat the heat with a getway to Scandinavia. Chan Brothers Travel is offering the 10-day Scandinavia Summer Tour that lets you travel with Capital 95.8FM DJ Ong Teck Ming. Get ready to depart on July 20 the best time of the year to visit Scandinavia as the
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    • 187 38 It pays to shop at CapitaMalls this Great Singapore Sale. Every S$50 charged to your CapitaCar d entitles you to a chance to win a Mazda 6 worth S$80,000 in the lucky draw. If you are a CAPITASTAR member, you’ll enjoy double the chances.
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    • 145 38 MEIJI AMINO COLLAGEN NEW AND IMPROVED Meiji Amino Collagen turns 10 in Japan this year. Since its debut, the popular collagen supplement has evolved its formula to minimise its fishy odour and maximise its absorption by the body. Today, Meiji Amino Collagen contains lowmolecular fish collagen peptide and fish-derived collagen,
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    • 101 38 SevenSeas JointCare Transdermal Glucosamine Cream offers specific joint pain relief where it is needed. It uses menthol and capsaicin to deliver analgesic properties, and a high-concentration formula of 10 per cent glucosamine to repair joint cartilage. When the dual-action formula cream is applied, it penetrates the skin
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    • 101 38 Buy S$5 worth of participating UIC products and stand to win up to S$5,000 worth of SHARP home appliances at the UIC Family Fair 2012. Pick what you want to win such as a C Pro plasmacluster refrigerator, a holeless eco-drum washing machine with Ag+ ion technology,
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    • 116 38 SPICE UP YOUR HOME IKEA has new furnishing ideas to liven up your home. For retro-inspired textile prints, choose from a range of contrasting colours and shapes from the Malin from a range of contrasting colours and shapes from the Malin collection. Or go pop with
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    • 1122 39 SHOP TO WIN TODAY SPEND $30* TODAY AND YOU COULD WIN $30,000 WHEN YOU CHARGE TO YOUR MAYBANK CARD! PLUS $10,000** IN WEEKLY DRAWS! 1Identify participating Shop To Win outlets from 21 May 5 Aug 2012. .SPEND $30* TODAY AND YOU COULD WIN $30,000 PLUS $10,000** IN WEEKLY DRAWS! *Every
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  • property
    • 615 40  -  COMMENTARY ONG KAH SENG property@mediacorp.com.sg Ong Kah Seng is director at R’ST Research, an independent property market research company in Singapore. Residential property prices have been on an uptrend over the past two years, especially those of suburban condominiums and HDB resale flats. In mature estates,
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    • 210 40 SINGAPORE For about the price of a HDB 4-room resale flat in Bukit Merah, you can get to own a home in a five-star mountain resort located at the gateway of the Canadian Rockies. Canadian developer Stone Creek Resorts will be conducting sales
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    • 191 40 Sleeptonic THE MATTRESS CENTRE Selling Mattresses Since 1982 SweeiDream ftppm KOIL KIN In Celebration Of Our 30 th Anniversary! A FREE Pocketed Spring Pillow (worth $228) upon presentation of 9 Original Invoice with minimum purchase of $300, valid till 30 June 2012 DunloDillo Vono SlumberiaiKj Buy Queen or King lattress
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    • 243 41 EW12 Bugis Future Integrated development by M+S Pte Ltd (JV between Temasek Holdings Khazanah Nasional) Upcoming* DTL14 Bugis Gryphon R oc h or R oa d R oc h or R oa d R oc h or Fl y o v er t e e Estate Management r t S
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  • technology
    • 657 42 The new operating system boasts a suite of functions but will not be available for existing Windows Phones WINDOWS PHONE 8 AGENCIES SAN FRANCISCO As it struggles to gain a foothold against the iPhone and Android phones, Microsoft has planned to issue a dramatic update
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    • 574 44  -  With mobile banking growing rapidly, banks too need to step up their security features SECURITY PETER YEO Deputy Digital Media Editor peteryeo@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E Mobile banking may still be in its infancy but it is growing at a
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    • 488 43 Carrefour R Promotion valid from 22 24 Jun 2012 at Carrefour Suntec City Carrefour Plaza Singapura (unless otherwise stated). FOUR STAR SUPREMA SHIELD ANTI BED BUG MATTRESS INNER SPRINGS Size: Queen/King U.P. $X$&&f$±$7W *759/*899 Instalment: $15.82/$ 18.73 weekly x 12 months. FOUR STAR IMPERIA SHIELD ANTI BED BUG MATTRESS INDIVIDUAL
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    • 80 44 ZziiiOteli Ettfsrns Pf*f Citich you/ pa/faci 3>ii>i. sf*f3 j- ife i. 1 -> k Ssifefiw: 111*19 Great SanDisk Sale 15th June 2012 8th July 2012 Simply purchase any SanDisk products worth $30 and above or any SanDisk High Performance products (16GB and above)! t in addition, FREE McDonald’s vouchers worth
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    • 127 44 CUGE Turf Career Fair 24 June 2012, Sunday 10.30am 2.30pm Function Hall (Level 1), Botany Centre, Singapore Botanic Gardens Do you have a passion for plants? Do you enjoy working with greenery? Join us at the CUGE Turf Career Fair! More than 30 vacancies available, including golf course groundsmen, landscape
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  • euro 2012
    • 413 48 Team hopes that Merkel’s presence will bring another important victory QUARTER-FINAL 2: GERMANY VS GREECE AGENCIES GDANSK Germany will be hoping Chancellor Angela Merkel brings along good luck when they take on Greece in the Euro 2012 quarter-fi-nals on Friday. Merkel attended Germany’s 4-0 win
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    • 394 49 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH KRAKOW England goalkeeper Joe Hart would volunteer to take one of the five penalties against Italy, if their Euro 2012 quarter-final on Sunday is to be decided on spotkicks. Roy Hodgson’s side have spend a generous
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    • 87 49 Mr Yeo Buck Huat won the top prize of a Panasonic 50” 3D TV worth S$5,999 for picking the winning team in the TODAY-Audio House Euro 2012 contest (Week 2). The second prize of a Samsung 46” Smart TV worth S$2,999 was went to Mr
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    • 249 49 AP GNIEWINO (POLAND) Javi Martinez, Juan Mata and Fernando Llorente may be stars in Europe’s top leagues, but for Spain, they are relegated to bench-warming duties. As Spain bid to win a third straight major title at Euro 2012, coach Vicente del Bosque is expected
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 66 50 AGENCIES Another 32,000 people have joined the Viktor Kassai dislike group on Facebook, dedicated to the Hungarian referee who did not award the goal scored by Ukraine against England in Tuesday’s Euro 2012 Group D match. The group was created in November 2011 after Kassai
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      • 65 50 REUTERS Almost twice as many Americans are watching the Euros compared with four years ago, according to data released by ESPN. The 24 group matches averaged just over one million viewers compared with 552,000 for Euro 2008. The most-watched match so far was the 1-1
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      • 69 50 REUTERS A Polish restaurant in Krakow has seta Guinness World Record for cooking the biggest ever lasagne in honour of the Italy football team staying nearby. The lasagne weighed in at more than 4.8 tonnes and took 10 hours to bake before being sliced into
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      • 65 50 REUTERS The English FA has been fined €5,000 (S$8,000) after England fans tried to invade the Kiev pitch during their 3-2 win over Sweden on Friday. England are the latest to be punished by UEFA for crowd trouble at the tournament. The Croatian Football
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    • 362 50 REUTERS GNIEWINO (POLAND) Spain coach Vicente del Bosque is unlikely to drop Alvaro Arbeloa for Saturday’s Euro 2012 quarter-final against France despite criticism back home of the right-back’s shaky performances during the group games. Critics have pointed to the availability of Juanfran, who could
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    • 188 48 PICK THE WINNING TEAM MORE THAN $50,000 WORTH OF PRIZES 3D TVs, Smart TVs and multi-touch PC tablets DID YOU KNOW England’s last victory against Italy was back in 1997, during the Tournoi de France where England won 2-0 with goals from Ian Wright and Paul Scholes. Since then, the
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    • 97 49 action so vivid, it's just like you're tt experience it with Sony See every heart-stopping shot in premium picture quality with Sony's revolutionary X-reality Pro™ engine. Be it nail biting matches, television programmes, Blu-ray Disc™ or Internet contents, you can watch them all with sharper details, richer colours and clarity.
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    • 30 50 animal, “j frozen planet A blockbuster documentary series mt 9 “Brilliant” The Telegraph ff rrr 4 fi c V L i Final Episode Tonight 9pm xinmsn.com/ /AEDIACORP copyright Jeff Wilson
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    • 435 51  -  Phua reminds London Olympics delegation they’re also ambassadors LONDON OLYMPICS TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Athletes and officials at the London Olympics will be subject to strict International Olympic Committee (IOC) rules governing the usage of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. And while
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    • 289 51  -  DAN GUEN CHIN SINGAPORE The Republic’s Olym-pics-bound women’s doubles pairing, Shinta Mulia Sari and Yao Lei, put up a gutsy performance yesterday to book their place in the last eight of the US$200,000 (S$254,000) Li-Ning Singapore Open. Seeded seventh for the tournament, Shinta and Yao
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    • 136 51  -  DAN GUEN CHIN The 2012 Li-Ning Singapore Open is on track to hit an attendance target of 30,000 spectators. Tuesday’s qualifiers and Wednesday’s opening round drew 4,020 paying spectators, and an estimated 5000 showed up yesterday. The event at the Singapore Indoor Stadium wraps
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    • 82 51 The under-15 teams of both Vasco Da Gama of Brazil and Ajax Amsterdam of the Netherlands (picture) arrived yesterday for the 24th Canon Lion City Cup which starts tomorrow. The six-team tournament will also include the youth teams from reigning English Premier League champions Manchester
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    • 382 52  -  SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE They set the football world alight in their heyday, and now they are set to rock Singapore. The likes of Robbie Fowler, Jesper Blomqvist, Patrik Berger, Ray Wilkins and Ray Parlour are among the English Premier League (EPL) veterans who will visit
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    • 472 52  -  S’pore contingent celebrate their biggest medal haul as games draw to a close 15TH THAILAND SPORTS SCHOOL GAMES LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg UBON R ATCHATHANI THAIL AND) The curtains have yet to fall on the 15th Thailand Sports School Games (June 15-26) but the Singapore Sports
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  • Page 52 Miscellaneous
    • 80 52 For detailed match fixtures, please visit Singapore Pools website www.singaporepools.com.s SB SportsBuzz@Kranji SportsBuzz@PoMo (For 18 yrs and above) LW Livewire MBS Livewire RWS (For 21 yrs and above) Ip Always play with care. [responsiblyf Do not bet illegally. •S' Telephone Account Service. Call 6786 6688 for more details No person
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    • 278 53 BENGKEL MEMASAK Selerasa Manja bersama Sheila Rusly Ingin mencari resipi istimewa menjelang Lebaran ini? Ingin dihiburkan juga dengan gurau senda dan usikan laser? Jadi ayuhlah temui hos popular program Ketuk-Ketuk Ramadan, Sheila Rusly, pada 8 Julai ini! Dia akan berkongsi sajian Hari Raya Ruasa yang lain daripada biasa. Lebih tepat
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    • 801 54 HSBC Credit Cards reward you with S$5 cash back daily and more this Great Singapore Sale Enjoy our GSS mid-sale special of S$5 cash back daily From 9 June to 1 July 2012, get more savings on your shopping by following the steps below to enjoy your cash back. Continue
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    • 51 1 FRIDAY, 22 JUNE 2012 HIPSTER HEAVEN The new dress code for hipster enclave Tiong Bahru 2 5 QUESTIONS CYNTHIA WANG XIN RU CAN’T HANDLE A WARDROBE DISASTER 7 BEAUTY HOW-TO RUB A LITTLE CORAL ON YOUR CHEEKS THIS SUMMER 8 MUSIC YOUR GIG GUIDE FOR THE WEEK 14 PHOTO JASON
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      • 721 2  -  THE NEWTIONG BAHRU WEEKEND DRESS CODE IS LESS SHABBYTEE AND MORE SULLEN HIPSTERCOOL ZHANG WEIFANG zhangweifang@mediacorp.com.sg I’ll admit it: I am, as my colleagues enjoy pointing out, a hipster. Well, at least 57 per cent hipster, according to an online quiz. While the rest of the features
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        344 6  -  Latest digs around town GET IT NOW ZHANG WEIFANG Maison Martin Margiela for H&M H&M has announced an exclusive tie-up with Maison Martin Margiela the Par-is-based fashion house of cool and minimalist for its Autumn 2012 offering. Expect a sweet assortment of threads and accessories for men and
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      • 422 7 5 QUESTIONS WITH SINGAPORE After a meaty stint in the MediaCorp TV Channel 8 drama Devotion, Taiwanese singer-actress Cynthia Wang Xin Ru returns to our screens once more to play the belle of Huaxiang Street in the channel’s mid-year period blockbuster Joys Of Life. Sheepishly admitting
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        419 8  -  Cast a coral blush unto the apples of your cheeks and get peachy with these five shades of apricot GETTHELOOK ZHANG WEIFANG 1 Benefit Cha Cha Tint Sister to Benef it ’s or i g i na l queen of cool, Benetint, the Cha Cha Tint is a
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        379 10  -  Slap, slather and spritz on latest beauty and grooming must-haves LOOKING GOOD ZHANG WEIFANG LUSH’s Emotional Brilliance range The alluring fragrance you’ve been smelling while waltzing past Wisma Atria will now become stronger and more defined with the launch of LUSH’s Emotional Brilliance range, a debut offering by
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        82 11  -  IN THE SCENE ZHANG WEIFANG SINGAPORE Close to 800 music-heads marked their attendance at Fred Perry’s Sub-Sonic Live event held recently at The Court, an abandoned basketball court located at Kay Siang Road. Guests were treated to free ice cream treats, 42 Below fruity cocktails and Heineken beers
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      • 203 12  -  KEVIN MATHEWS In a short span of time at the tail end of the 1980s, ***** Magnet with its radical treatment of fledging post- hardcore music influenced a whole generation of artists and bands to reconsider the role of noise, rhythms and dynamics in the definition of the
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        198 13  -  CD REVIEW: SPIRIT IN THE ROOM TOM JONES KEVIN MATHEWS Now in his fifth decade in the music business, Tom Jones has become pretty much a law unto himself. And it’s quite amazing to see the guy who started out singing almost-schmaltzy songs like Delilah and Green Green
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      • 155 13 MUSIC NOTES Crossroad Kelvin Tan A two-disc compilation by the former Project Superstar winner that actually lives up to its “greatest hits” tag. Picture Show Neon Trees It’s dramatic, it’s oddball, it’s Neon Trees’ way of making sure that people don’t forget them in a hurry
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      • 132 13  -  CD REVIEW: WHAT KIND OF WORLD BRENDAN BENSON KEVIN MATHEWS Singersongwriter Brendan Benson had been operating on the outer fringes of the al- ternative rock scene for about a decade before hooking up with hot commodity Jack White in one of the latter’s side projects, The Raconteurs
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        315 14 Hot Chip No deep-fried, beer-battered fish included, but don’t let that stand in your way of some good music. June 26, 9pm, Avalon. Tickets at S$65 (S$80 at the door) from Ticketbooth or all HMV stores. Indie Solo Live No relation to Han Solo or Indiana Jones (or
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      • 203 14 RECYCLED POP REUTERS LOS ANGELES 98 Degrees, the 1990s American boy band helmed by brothers Nick and Drew Lachey, said on Wednesday they will reunite for one performance this summer, adding fuel to speculation about a full reunion. The band, comprising Jeff Timmons, Justin
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    • things to do
      • 82 16 3RD PARTY WITH NORMAN JAY VELVET UNDERGROUND OUR PICK Brace yourself for yet another multisensorial experience like no other as DJ collective Darker Than Wax and Zouk’s resident DJ Jeremy Boon warm up the decks for the UK’s Norman Jay, arguably one of the finest and most respected house, funk
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        83 16 German trance duo, Cosmic Gate, returns for yet another electrifying and unforgettable musical journey, proving once again why they are one of the most creative and highly sought-after electronic music acts today. Joining them are the sexy and sensuous Cyberjapan Dancers from Tokyo, who are set to spice the
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      • 66 16 Singaporeans from all walks of life will come together once again on Aug 9 to celebrate ou r nat ion’s 47t h bi r t hday. Learn more about this year’s theme Loving Singapore, Our Home through the roving exhibition at Jurong West Public Library today.
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      • 91 16 Kaveri is a unique dance production that snakes its way through a celebration of life along the Kaveri River, one of India’s major waterways running through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, and across the Southern Deccan plateau. Join this evening of storytelling through dance as stories associated with the river
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      • 55 16 OPER ATION MOZZIE–FREE SOUTH WEST Protect yourself and your family from the deadly disease of dengue fever. Head on down to Bukit Batok Public Library and visit this interactive exhibition to pickup useful dengue prevention tips for your homes. Until June 28, 11am to 9pm, Bukit Batok Public Library, Activity
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      • 84 16 Clementi was one of the first new towns in the west of Singapore, but who is Clementi Road named after? What was the neighbourhood like before it was transformed into a new town? And how did Clementi New Town look like in the early
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    • 169 6 BREAKTHROUGH KNEE AND BACK TREATMENT ‘‘It’s wonderful to see my mum more active. Mr Li aw H H, son of Mdm Yap Y C. For 12 years, Mdm Yap suffered from terrible knee pain, which hindered her from the most basic activities such as standing while cooking and leisurely walks.
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    • 130 14 ((5 CATHAY /cathaycineplexes CE HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER VACATION /cathaycineplex cathay.com.sg The Cathay -11 .OOam, 1.00pm, 3.05, 5.10, 7.20, 9.30,11,40pm, I. Platinum Movie Suites 12.15pm, 2.30,4.45, 9.15,11.30pm Cineleisure Orchard -11.30am, 1,20pm, 3.20, 5.25, 6.45, 7.30, 8.50, 9.35,11.00,11.40pm, 1.05am, 3.10am Causeway Point -11,20am, 1,20pm, 3.25, 5.30, 7.35, 9.40, II. AMK
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    • 508 15 RUN FOR A CAUSE MediaCorp does its part for charity through the Jurong Lake Run 2012 Brought to you by The Jurong Lake Run is an annual volunteer-initiated community project. This year, it will be donating a significant portion of its proceeds to seven charities in Singapore. Its revamped identity,
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    • 29 16 HOW TO PLAY Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. DIFFICULTY LEVEL: YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION COPYRIGHT UCLICK
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