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Title Section14 2012-07-04 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING /A=diaCorp WEDNESDAY, 4 JULY 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/201214 words
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Article, Illustration800 2012-07-04 1 Barclays CEO Bob Diamond resigns amid scandal over fixing of Libor benchmark BARCLAYS DEBACLE AGENCIES LONDON He was a poster boy for corporate arrogance, telling the British Parliament last year that the time for bankers to apologise had passed. Even on Monday,AGENCIES; AP; REUTERS - 800 words
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549 2012-07-04 2 TEO XUANWEI - IDA tells fibre broadband builder it needs to raise its weekly capacity to 3,100 FIBRE BROADBAND TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Fibre broadband builder OpenNet has to increase its capacity for installation orders by some 50 per cent within the next month. This was among549 words
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287 2012-07-04 2 SINGAPORE The Committee of Inquiry (COI) appointed to look into the MRT service disruptions last December has submitted its report to Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew. The report will be made public “within the next few days”, according to a Ministry of287 words
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Article, Illustration322 2012-07-04 3 LIBOR THE BREAD AND BUTTER OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM AGENCIES Libor stands for the London Interbank Offered Rate, a benchmark interest rate against which trillions of dollars worth of financial contracts are priced globally. Established in 1984, Libor became more important as London’s status as an international financial centre grew.AGENCIES; REUTERS - 322 words
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524 2012-07-04 4 ASHLEY CHIA - Switchover to new platform to be done over the weekend, services will be unavailable AVIATION ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A POR E Plagued by technical glitches since its revamped website was launched last May, Singapore Airlines (SIA) yesterday announced that it will be upgrading524 words
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Article, Illustration156 2012-07-04 6 Cleaners scrambled into action yesterday after water seeped into Convention Hall F at Marina Bay Sands where the Singapore International Water Week exhibition was being held. According to a Marina Bay Sands spokesperson, the incident, which took place at approximately 12pm, was caused byPHOTO WOO SIAN BOON - 156 words
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341 2012-07-04 6 WOO SIAN BOON - WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Housing and Development Board will soon be able to make better and more informed decisions on sustainable urban planning initiatives such as which public housing blocks should have green roofs or solar panels with the341 words
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153 2012-07-04 8 AGENCIES BEIJING China has culled more than 150,000 chickens in its remote northwestern region of Xinjiang following an outbreak of bird flu. The Agriculture Ministry said the outbreak of the H5N1 strain has killed 1,600 chickens and sickened about 5,500. The animals showedAGENCIES - 153 words
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Article, Illustration325 2012-07-04 8 Beijing says it plans to implement the move within the next three years CHINA DELICACY AGENCIES BEIJING China is planning to ban shark’s fin soup from official banquets, in response to a proposal by parliamentary representatives from the National People’s Congress.AGENCIES; AP - 325 words
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Article367 2012-07-04 10 We’re very good at it, but Singapore ranked No 3 in global ranking but is only 83rdfor innovation efficiency INNOVATION SINGAPORE While the Republic has retained third place in an annual index on innovation, it has continued to lag behind in terms of output for its investments in innovation or367 words
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Article, Illustration88 2012-07-04 10 The Global Innovation Index ranking of 141 countries considered institutions, human capital and research, infrastructure and market and business sophistication, as well as the results of innovation such as patents and software in determining how countries fared. For the full list, visit tdy.sg/globalinno TOP 10 LEADERS IN THE88 words
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comment & analysis
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Article, Illustration1558 2012-07-04 12 IAN LESLIE - BEHIND THE BARCLAYS DEBACLE IAN LESLIE Ian Leslie is author of Born Liars: Why We Can’t Live Without Deceit. This is an abridged version of a longer commentary. THE GUARDIAN There is something disturbingly compelling about reading the emails and instant messages exchanged by Barclays bankersTHE GUARDIAN - 1,558 words
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Article, Illustration915 2012-07-04 16 STEPHEN S ROACH - ECONOMIC INTERDEPENDENCE STEPHEN S ROACH Stephen S Roach, a member of the faculty at Yale University, was former Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, and author of The Next Asia. PROJECT SYNDICATE In September 1998, during the depths of the Asian financial crisis, Alan Greenspan, the United StatesPROJECT SYNDICATE - 915 words
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Article, Illustration598 2012-07-04 17 CLYDE RUSSELL - CLYDE RUSSELL Clyde Russell is a Reuters market analyst. REUTERS In the high-stakes poker game between Iran and the West, it appears for now that the United States and Europe are holding the better cards. The key words are “for now”, as anyREUTERS - 598 words
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Article, Illustration1095 2012-07-04 18 SAM WANG, SANDRA AAMODT - ATTACHMENT PARENTING SAM WANG, SANDRA AAMODT Sam Wang, an Associate Professor of Molecular Biology and Neuroscience at Princeton University, and Sandra Aamodt, a former Editor-in-Chief of Nature Neuroscience, are authors of Welcome to Your Child’s Brain. BLOOMBERG Advocates of so-called attachment parenting take anBLOOMBERG; PHOTO REUTERS - 1,095 words
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voices
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Article322 2012-07-04 20 LEE KHENG HOCK - FROM LEE KHENG HOCK Associate Professor, President, College of Family Physicians Singapore I refer to the report “A new approach to family medicine” (July 3). I would like to thank the paper for bringing attention to the importance of training a new generation of family physicians322 words
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350 2012-07-04 20 SU SICHENG - FROM SU SICHENG I refer to the letter “Unfair to ‘penalise’ peak-hour commuters” by Mr Goh Kian Huat (July 3). I am sure many others share Mr Goh’s views. Unfortunately, it is a view that is based on two very common misconceptions of economics: First,350 words
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214 2012-07-04 22 TEO KOK SEAH - FROM TEO KOK SEAH I applaud the recent public comment by Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen that all Singapore Permanent Residents (PRs) who are liable should serve their full-time National Service (NS) and that those who withdraw from their NS liabilites214 words
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395 2012-07-04 22 NG YA KEN - FROM NG YA KEN Many Singaporeans may not find the report “NS enlistment numbers could dip by 25 per cent in 2025, Defence Minister says” surprising anymore. But the consequences of the enlistment shrinkage might not be fully understood yet by many. We395 words
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236 2012-07-04 23 SANDRA ALISON JAYANDRAN - FROM SANDRA ALISON JAYANDRAN I read with great interest the story about the Maris Stella convent pm Holland Road that needs to be demolished as it is structurally unsound. This colonial building, which is owned by the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, is236 words
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Article351 2012-07-04 23 JENNIFER LEE - FROM JENNIFER LEE Founder, Project WILD It is a shame that the Pinta Island Giant Tortoise has gone extinct with the death of Lonesome George, the famed Galapagos tortoise. If the human race does not step up efforts to protect what we have today, we351 words
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Article417 2012-07-04 24 AMANDA LEE - Group seeks to reach out to primary school children on harmful effects of smoking SMOKING AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E To prevent primary school children from picking up the habit of smoking early, one community group will head to417 words
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Article, Illustration315 2012-07-04 24 CLAIRE HUANG - CLAIRE HUANG S I N G A P O R E The National Arts Council (NAC) is inviting artists and arts groups to apply for subsidised arts spaces at the new Aliwal Arts Centre. This follows NAC’s announcement yesterday thatPHOTO NAC - 315 words
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Article, Illustration96 2012-07-04 25 An accident involving two lorries along Tanah Merah Coast Road killed one person and injured 25 others yesterday morning. The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it was informed of the accident just after 6am. When its officers arrived at the scene, a man was found trapped in theCHANNEL NEWSASIA, PHOTO SCDF - 96 words
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540 2012-07-04 25 TEO XUANWEI - TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Two lawyers facing an impending disciplinary hearing have failed in their bid to replace, for the second time, the president of the disciplinary tribunal (DT) hearing their case. Mr Manjit Singh Kirpal Singh and Mr Sree Govind Menon had tried540 words
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281 2012-07-04 26 ALVINA SOH - ALVINA SOH SINGAPORE A South Korean man took up a friend’s offer to carry drugs in his shoes after he was promised a free trip to Singapore and Sydney. But he was caught at Changi Airport in August281 words
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352 2012-07-04 26 AMIR HUSSAIN - IN COURT AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A Chinese national sentenced to hang for killing a taxi driver three years ago has failed in his appeal to escape the gallows. Wang Wenfeng, 33, claimed he had hatched a plan to rob a taxi driver in352 words
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226 2012-07-04 27 ALVINA SOH - ALVINA SOH SINGAPORE A clinic assistant was jailed for three weeks by a district court yesterday for stealing 13 canisters of codeine-laced cough syrup from her clinic and selling them. Morasimah Sejan, 36, was found guilty of five counts of theft226 words
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272 2012-07-04 27 ALVINA SOH - ALVINA SOH SINGAPORE A sub-contractor yesterday pleaded guilty to having sex with an underaged prostitute. Wee Lian Kee, 54, admitted to paying the Vietnamese girl, who was then 16 years old, S$180 for sexual services. He is one of the six men who272 words
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118 2012-07-04 27 ALVINA SOH - ALVINA SOH SINGAPORE Swiss expatriate Juerg Buergin, who has been charged with paying an underage girl for sex in April, is contesting the charges. The 40-year-old, who is currently unemployed, pleaded not guilty yesterday and will be claiming trial. The former executive at Swiss banking118 words
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Advertisement480 2012-07-04 26 Mums, give your child a healthy head start As your child explores and absorbs the world with wide eyes, they also absorb less desirable elements like bacteria, viruses and parasites. Your child's health in the first five years is crucial to determine the rate of their mental growth and their480 words
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health
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Article, Illustration809 2012-07-04 28 EVELINE GAN - Doctors say ‘modern lifestyle the reason more younger people are getting heart disease CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE EVELINE GAN eveline@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Even though he was on the chubby side and had high cholesterol since his late 20s, getting a heart attack was the last thingPHOTO DON WONG - 809 words
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Article, Illustration326 2012-07-04 29 THE NEW YORK TIMES LONDON Premature birth may increase the risk for serious mental illness in adolescence and young adulthood, a recent study reports. Researchers reviewed birth and hospital admissions records of more than 1.3 million Swedes born from 1973 to 1985.THE NEW YORK TIMES; REUTERS - 326 words
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china & india
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145 2012-07-04 30 AP GAUHATI (INDIA) Thousands of people living in relief camps are returning to their homes as floodwaters begin to recede in northeastern India. Hungry and exhausted residents of remote Assam state waded through stretches of water yesterday to go back to theirAP - 145 words
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395 2012-07-04 30 Beijing Mayor and Hu Jintao ally appointed capital’s new Communist Party boss CHINA POLITICS REUTERS BEIJING China kicked off the first major step in a political reshuffle ahead of a generational leadership change with the appointment yesterday of a new Communist Party boss for Beijing,REUTERS - 395 words
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Article, Illustration413 2012-07-04 31 AGENCIES SHANGHAI Chinese coaches and officials are panicking that meat-free diets imposed on Olympic athletes outside their training camps are hampering their performances in the leadup to the London Games. Chinese athletes have been ordered to minimise the risk of accidental doping fromAGENCIES; REUTERS - 413 words
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Article150 2012-07-04 31 BLOOMBERG BEIJING The managers of Putuo Mountain, a Buddhist shrine where worshipers go to pray for healthy children, want to raise 750 million yuan (S$150 million) in an initial public offering, China Daily reported yesterday. Plans for the offering by the Putuo Mountain Tourism DevelopmentBLOOMBERG - 150 words
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world
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Article, Illustration422 2012-07-04 32 Australia and Indonesia to strengthen ties following deaths of asylum seekers MARITIME RELATIONS AP SYDNEY The leaders of Australia and Indonesia agreed yesterday to strengthen maritime ties as part of a bid to combat people smuggling, after two boats carrying Australia-bound migrants capsized andAP - 422 words
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Article68 2012-07-04 32 REUTERS Australia will contribute A$1 billion (S$1.3 billion) to a contingency loan programme for Indonesia, joining Japan, the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank for the stand-by loan facility, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said yesterday. She said the contribution will be part of an international packageREUTERS - 68 words
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273 2012-07-04 34 REUTERS YANGON Myanmar’s fledgling Parliament reconvenes today for its biggest task yet: Debating an ambitious set of laws to reshape an economy that wilted during half a century of military rule. Possible legislation on corruption will attract attention in a country rankedREUTERS - 273 words
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103 2012-07-04 34 AGENCIES Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi sees nothing wrong with calling her country Burma rather than Myanmar. The government has objected to her use of the name Burma, which has been used by activists as a form of protest in the past. ButAGENCIES - 103 words
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226 2012-07-04 35 AGENCIES ISTANBUL Syrian President Bashar Assad has told a Turkish newspaper that he wished Syrian forces had not shot down a Turkish jet last month and that he would not allow bilateral tensions to turn into open combat. “We learnt that itAGENCIES - 226 words
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Article306 2012-07-04 35 Washington ups military reinforcements while Iran test-fires ballistic missiles MIDDLE EAST AGENCIES WASHINGTON The United States has moved significant military reinforcements into the Persian Gulf, even as Iran test fired missiles capable of hitting US bases and Israel yesterday. The US deployments are aimedAGENCIES - 306 words
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Article67 2012-07-04 35 AP Two Iranian agents arrested with explosives had planned to attack US, British, Israeli or Saudi Arabian targets in Kenya, officials have claimed. Ahmad Abolfathi Mohammad and Sayed Mansour Mousavi were arrested last week with 33 pounds of RDX, a powerful explosive, in the coastal city ofAP - 67 words
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323 2012-07-04 36 Possible reduction of 1,000 to 1,100 deployed strategic warheads from 1,737: Officials NUCLEAR WEAPONS AP WASHINGTON The Obama administration is moving towards a decision that would further cut the number of United States nuclear weapons, reflecting new thinking on the role of nuclearAP - 323 words
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IN BRIEF
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59 2012-07-04 37 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH One in four women deliberately post unflattering photographs of their friends on social networking websites, according to a study by Mymemory.com, a photo gift website. While many did so after falling out with their friends, nearly a third were taking revengeTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 59 words
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63 2012-07-04 37 REUTERS Mr Lee Sang Deuk, a brother of South Korean President Lee Myung Bak, appeared before prosecutors yesterday to answer questions about a savings bank graft scandal, which forced more than a dozen institutions to shut down and thousands to lose their savings. Some ofREUTERS - 63 words
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65 2012-07-04 37 AP Zimbabwe state radio said yesterday that President Robert Mugabe, 88, has left for Singapore for a routine medical check-up. After several trips to Singapore in the past year, it is the first time the broadcaster has officially announced reasons for his departure. ThereAP - 65 words
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67 2012-07-04 37 REUTERS Japan, the home of raw fish, has banned the serving of raw liver after a series of food poisoning cases last year in which five people died and 24 became seriously ill after consuming the dish at a major restaurant chain. The dish, servedREUTERS - 67 words
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Article, Illustration54 2012-07-04 37 Charity workers and nurses sift through the wreckage of a passenger bus that crashed in Surat Thani province, southern Thailand, yesterday. The police said the bus, whose passengers were heading to Koh Samui, blew a tyre and crashed into an electricity pole. Ten people were killed andAP - 54 words
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269 2012-07-04 37 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LO N D O N Thousands of “Mickey Mouse” courses are to be cut from schools and colleges under plans in Britain to overhaul the funding system, it emerged on Monday. Ministers will encourage head teachers to dropTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 269 words
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Article87 2012-07-04 38 BUY(S$1.605) OCBC Investment Research keeps call, raises target price to S$1.79, citing stronger valuations for its China assets and listed entities. Says the US$1 billion (S$1.3 billion) fund it has set up is an option for capital recycling going forward and could be a potential joint venture partner87 words
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Article249 2012-07-04 38 LINETTE LIM - LINETTE LIM linettelim@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Republic’s manufacturing activity expanded for a second consecutive month in June, surprising economists who were predicting a contraction, as new orders, new export orders as well production output and inventory expanded. The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) stood at 50.4, unchanged from249 words
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Article207 2012-07-04 39 DOW JONES - EXCHANGES DOW JONES KUAL A LUMPUR The launch of a proposed cross-border electronic trading link for South-east Asian stock exchanges has been delayed as the participating bourses are still testing the technology and driving investor awareness, according to a joint statement yesterday. “The ASEAN Exchanges is207 words
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Article209 2012-07-04 39 LINETTE LIM - LINETTE LIM SINGAPORE Home-grown water technology company Hyflux yesterday unveiled its S$60 million global headquarters, Hyflux Innovation Centre, in Bendemeer Road. The 10-storey complex, with a gross floor area of more than 400,000 sq ft, will house its engineering design and technology commercialisation departments that will209 words
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193 2012-07-04 39 REUTERS SINGAPORE Shares of railway stock company Midas Holdings yesterday rose as much as 6.9 per cent after it said on Monday its joint venture had won a 860 million yuan (S$171 million) contract for the supply of metro train cars in southern China.REUTERS - 193 words
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Article315 2012-07-04 40 S$2.5 billion IPO of hospital operator IHHHealthcare is third-largest listing this year IPO AGENCIES KUA L A LUMPUR Malaysia launched yesterday the US$2 billion (S$2.5 billion) initial public offering of statebacked hospital operator IHH Healthcare, marking the third-largest listing of the year globally andAGENCIES - 315 words
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162 2012-07-04 40 REUTERS SE AT TLE Microsoft has admitted its largest acquisition in the Internet sector was effectively worthless, announcing it will take a US$6.2 billion (S$7.8 billion) charge to write down the value of an online advertising agency it bought in 2007. TheREUTERS - 162 words
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276 2012-07-04 41 BLOOMBERG BEIJING The time is ripe for China to cut bank reserve requirement ratios again as slowing inflation gives more room for easing to stabilise growth, a state-run newspaper said yesterday. A “timely” reduction of an “appropriate magnitude” can release liquidity and spurBLOOMBERG - 276 words
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Article, Illustration260 2012-07-04 44 Company could be a major supplier of memory chips after purchase of chipmaker Elpida MANUFACTURING REUTERS TOKYO Micron will buy failed Japanese chipmaker Elpida for about US$750 million (S$947 million) in cash, pushing Micron into second place behind market leader Samsung in the globalREUTERS - 260 words
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Article223 2012-07-04 45 HIRANAND SUNNY - SPEC OPS: THE LINE REVIEW HIRANAND SUNNY SINGAPORE War is never good in real life but, for game developers, it is a gold mine. Opening up a new vein for the genre is Spec Ops: The Line. Developed by Berlin-based Yager and published by 2k games,223 words
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Article, Illustration170 2012-07-04 45 Loveyour shooters? Here’s a look at some of the biggest titles due for release this year. BORDERLANDS 2 Borderlands 2 follows the story of four new Vault Hunters as they fight to free Pandora from the clutches of Handsome Jack. It promises to be bigger and better170 words
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Article, Illustration199 2012-07-04 46 Bryan Neubronner, 17, has secured a contract with the under-19 side of Ulm, a team in Germany’s fifth-tier club. Here are four Singaporean footballers who have played professionally in Europe. Ahmad Hakimputra The 22-year-old has never played for the national team but is the only Singaporean currently199 words
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Article, Illustration469 2012-07-04 46 SHAMIR OSMAN - Neubronner, who hopes to play for S’pore, earns youth deal in Germany FOOTBALL SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The football gold medal of the 2015 SEA Games, which Singapore will host, has been labelled the biennial event’s most important by Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports,PHOTO BRYAN NEUBRONNER - 469 words
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Article, Illustration348 2012-07-04 47 SHAMIR OSMAN - SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE A two-match suspension has already seen Isa Halim’s 2012 Malaysian Super League (MSL) season end prematurely. But the midfield hardman has taken the opportunity to fix a troublesome long-term knee problem, and it turn out to be a blessing as theTODAY FILE PHOTO - 348 words
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Article, Illustration129 2012-07-04 47 AP W IM B LEDON Andy Murray beat 16th-seeded Marin Cilic 7-5,6-2,6-3 in a rain-delayed match on Tuesday to reach the Wimbledon quarter-fi-nals for the fifth consecutive year. The fourth-seeded Murray is aiming to give Britain its first male champion at the All England Club sinceAP; GETTY IMAGES - 129 words
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Article, Illustration333 2012-07-04 48 Spain looking good for next World Cup and possibly end ‘greatest’ debate EURO2012 CHAMPIONS: SPAIN AGENCIES KIEV Spain may have become the first team to win three major international titles in a row. However, opinion remains divided over whether they are better than Brazil’s magical 1970 WorldAGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 333 words
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Article, Illustration103 2012-07-04 48 Krissi Sia Yu Qing won the top prize of a Panasonic 50” 3D TV worth S$5,999 for picking the winning team in the TODAY Pick the Winning Team contest (Week 4). Her father Sia Kim Thong (left), collected the prize on her behalf. The secondPHOTO WEE TECK HIAN - 103 words
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Article, Illustration112 2012-07-04 50 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Jeremy Lin of The New York Knicks withdrew from the United States Olympic select team on Monday night, citing his status as a free agent. Philadelphia 76ers guard Jrue Holiday was added to the team as Lin’s replacement. The Knicks areTHE NEW YORK TIMES; AP - 112 words
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Article, Illustration290 2012-07-04 50 REUTERS SYDNEY Australia has banned its athletes at the London Games from taking strong sedatives after former Olympic champion swimmer Grant Hackett said he had become reliant on Stilnox, a brand of the medication zolpidem. In an interview with the Sunday Herald Sun newspaper last weekend,REUTERS - 290 words
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Advertisement149 2012-07-04 50 Notice The Temple has been informed that some imposters have been using Loyang Tua Pek Kong Temple's good name to raise funds and collect donations. The Temple hereby clarifies that we do not have nor endorse such fund raising or donation collection activities. Neither have we authorized anyone to organize149 words
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Advertisement47 2012-07-04 51 MOVIES THE THREE FACES OF LEO DICAPRIO 55 MUSIC ST ETIENNE: ‘WE’RE NOT TWEE, OKAY?’ 56 TRAVEL LONDON ROAD SWEEPERS BECOME TOUR GUIDES 58 WEDNESDAY, 4 JULY 2012 MONUMENTAL RE-VAMP ABRAHAM LINCOLN SHOWS HIS CHOPS AT HUNTING VAMPIRES IN THIS MOVIE, AT LEAST 52 PHOTO GETTY IMAGES47 words
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Article, Illustration1080 2012-07-04 52 MAYO MARTIN - UNDERNEATH THE SKIN OF THE MAN BEHIND THE VAMPIRE HUNTER NAMED ABRAHAM LINCOLN MAYO MARTIN MAYO MARTIN IN NEW YORK mayo@mediacorp.com.sg Going by the movie poster images, the man at the centre of Hollywood’s most audaciously titled action blockbuster this summer looks damn tough. You wither under thatPHOTOS TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM - 1,080 words
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Article, Illustration509 2012-07-04 54 MAYO MARTIN - Get past the silly idea and you might just get the hang of it REVIEW: ABRAHAM LINCOLN, VAMPIRE HUNTER (NC16,105MIN) MAYO MARTIN Frankly speaking, all you need to know about this movie is right there in its title: Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Killer. Four huge words screaming with equal509 words
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Advertisement281 2012-07-04 55 Marvelous Mid-year I i h* WS&tm vt. I a fabulous fusion of Food and Fashion at Jurong Point From now till 22 July Hand Familiar Flavours 9 to 22 Jul Venue: JP1 Atrium (A. y Come to our marvelous Asian food fair with an empty shopping bag and an empty281 words
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Article, Illustration716 2012-07-04 56 CHRISTOPHER TOH - Brit band Saint Etienne look to the past for the future NEW ALBUM CHRISTOPHER TOH christophert@mediacorp.com.sg Singapore—Musicians often have that special place they go to, where their creative juices can just burst forth. For Saint Etienne’s Pete Wiggs, it’s his basement. “It’s a sunny day today, and I’m716 words
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Article, Illustration316 2012-07-04 57 FOOTWEAR FANCY THE DAILY TELEGRAPH L O N D O N Heritage shoe brand Dr Martens has reportedly caught the eye of a Russian tycoon Mikhail Fridman, who could be about to fork out £200 million (S$396 million) to purchase it. Pamplona Capital, an investmentTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; PHOTO REUTERS - 316 words
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Article, Illustration208 2012-07-04 57 MEL’S LEGAL TROUBLES REUTERS LOS ANGELES Mel Gibson’s estranged stepmother filed for a stay-away order against the actor on Monday, claiming he was violent with the elderly woman, who is embroiled in a bitter divorce from Gibson’s father. The legal action is the latestREUTERS; PHOTO REUTERS - 208 words
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Article, Illustration290 2012-07-04 58 LONDONTRAVEL THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Tourists struggling to find their way around London this summer will be able to call on an unusual source of advice: The city’s bin men and street sweepers. An estimated four million overseas holidaymakers are expected toTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; PHOTO GETTY IMAGES - 290 words
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Article, Illustration283 2012-07-04 59 STEPPING ON STAGE AP NEW YORK Hollywood stars Sigourney Weaver and David Hyde Pierce are teaming up to play siblings this fall as both make a return to the stage in a Chekhov-inspired play. Weaver, a three-time Academy Award nominee, and the Tony Award-winning PierceAP; PHOTO REUTERS - 283 words
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Article, Illustration322 2012-07-04 59 ALBUM WOES REUTERS LONDON Album sales in Britain fell 13.8 per cent to 43.6 million units in the first half of 2012, compared with 50.5 million in the same period of last year, according to figures from the BPI record industry body published onREUTERS - 322 words
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Article, Illustration93 2012-07-04 60 OUR PICK The first garden show to showcase creations from the world’s top garden and floral designers under one roof returns. This, the fourth edition, will include creations by gardening luminaries from Australia, Canada, China, Japan, United Kingdom, the United States and more. Highlights include the Best93 words
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Article55 2012-07-04 60 Edwin Thumboo, Fang Xiu and Harun Aminurrashid are just some of the authors and writers who have helped shape Singapore’s literary scene. Find out more about them and other literary pioneers in this exhibition showcasing their books, letters, calligraphic works, manuscripts, photographs, and more. Ongoing, Promenade Level55 words
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Article79 2012-07-04 60 That’s Siloso Beach in Sentosa, by the way. Every Friday in July, check out some of the hottest names or coolest, dep e nd i n g on you r p oi nt of v iew in jazz from the Lion City. Performers include percussion legend79 words
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83 2012-07-04 60 The AFCC is an annual event that gathers content creators from all around the world. They are organising a book club for Dim Sum Warriors, a bilingual iPad comic book app created by Colin Goh and Woo83 words
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Article87 2012-07-04 60 The largest Hokkaido Fair held outside of Japan is at Tampines Mall, with more than 30 different suppliers selling a wide variety of Hokkaido goodies, from beauty products to food. What’s more, stand to win a pair of return air tickets to Hokkaido on ANA when87 words
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Article, Illustration97 2012-07-04 60 Part of this year’s Singapore Food Festival celebrations and organised by the Indian Restaurants Association (Singapore) this event will feature a spectacular seafood environment. Naturally, dishes served will be prepared by some t he isla nd’s best I nd ia n chefs Di ners can indulge in97 words
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