Today, 11 July 2012, Afternoon Edition

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    15 1 TODAY AFTERNOON EDITION WE SET YOU THINKING /A=diaCorp WEDNESDAY, 11 JULY 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/2012
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon From train safety, to reliability and comfort
    838 1  -  Land Transport Authority to enhance oversight in four areas in response to inquiry’s findings LTA’S REGULATORY FRAMEWORK SUMITA SREEDHARAN, NEO CHAI CHIN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Instead of focusing on outcomes and stepping in when public safety could be compromised, the Land Transport Authority (LTA)
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    Lock icon ‘Terms agreed for new 5-year F1 deal’
    633 1  -  All outstanding issues over S’pore Grand Prix extension resolved: F1 boss Ecclestone TODAY EXCLUSIVE IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg LONDON Following almost a year of tough negotiations, Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone insisted on Monday that his Formula One Management (FOM) company had agreed
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      51 1 SCHOOL SYSTEMS REWARD THE STUDIOUS AND AMBITIOUS; THOSE WHO DON’T FIT THIS IDEAL REBEL. MANY OF THESE MISFITS ARE BOYS. COMMENT&ANALYSIS 12 SINGAPORE 24 S’POREANS ‘AREN’T SAVING NEARLY ENOUGH’ FOR OLD AGE BUSINESS 40 ITALY COULD SEEK AID TO EASE DEBT PAIN SPORTS 51 MAN UTD FILE YEAR-OLD ACCOUNTS FOR
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  • hot news
    • Article
      Lock icon Cooling measures worked, more steps if needed: Khaw
      563 2 Foreigner, corporate home purchases plunged after additional buyer’s stamp duty PROPERTY SECTOR AGENCIES WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY LYNDA HONG singapore The Government’s efforts to cool Singapore’s red-hot property sector have helped curb speculation and the authorities will take more steps if needed
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      Lock icon Govt ‘will manage social impact of immigration’
      456 4  -  PM Lee urges newcomers to the Republic to play their part in adapting to society FUTURECHINA GLOBAL FORUM JOANNE CHAN joannechan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Hong Kong and Singapore, which have seen an influx of Chinese immigrants in recent years, have had to adjust to the
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      Officer who investigated Suntec brawl charged with neglect of duty
      418 4  -  AMIR HUSSAIN S I N G A P O R E The Investigation Officer who handled the Suntec City brawl case has been charged with neglect of duty, while a warning let­ter has been issued to his supervisor, Second Minister
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      IRs should do more for problem gamblers: MP
      362 6  -  TEO XUANWEI SINGAPORE Should more of the receipts from the integrated resorts (IRs) be diverted towards curbing problem gambling or helping low-in-come families, Member of Parliament (Jurong GRC) Ang Wei Neng asked yesterday. He noted that Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World
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      More unlicensed tour guides surfacing
      453 6  -  Feedback to Singapore Tourism Board on unlicensed guides dou bled between 2010 and last year IN PARLIAMENT AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE While unlicensed tour guide activity was not high in the past, it has become “more apparent in recent years”, said Minister in the Prime
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      SHOEBOX CHIC
      196 8 JEWEL BOX STUDIOS Trust the inventive Japanese to make living in small apartments a zen-like art form. “Livin’ small” is now proving popular around the world. CITY: HONG KONG 32 sq m Bathed in a constant golden light thanks to its tinted windows, this apartment, dubbed the “Domestic
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      Lock icon New York City tests out micro-apartments
      366 8 AP NE W YORK They might be the urban dwelling of the future: Studio apartments measuring no more than 28 sq m. New York City planners believe the tiny units could be the answer to a growing population of singles and two-person households. And
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      Lock icon Ex-SPH Senior VP ‘to plead guilty’
      321 8 Prosecution set to proceed on two charges of corruption, one of criminal breach of trust GRAFT CASE SINGAPORE Former Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) Senior Vice-Presi-dent Peter Khoo Chong Meng, who was charged with 10 counts of corruption and criminal breach of trust last month,
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      Lock icon Finance Minister warns German court over crisis
      166 10 AP K ARL SRUHE German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble urged the country’s highest court yesterday not to delay Europe’s new permanent bailout fund and budget discipline pact, warning that any postponement to the country signing up to the measures could lead to market
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    • Article
      Lock icon EU extends Spain’s deficit timeline
      364 10 Finance ministers from 27 EU countries approve Spain’s oneyear extension of its deadline EUROZONE AP B R U S S E L S The European Union worked towards stabilising Spain’s finances yesterday as it backed up the blueprint for the country’s €100 billion (S$155 billion)
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      263 3 Temple of Heaven, Beijing "t A *k Si if* dii 41/- 4 4 -tf f Jte M*m *14* s t =a 4, Discover the wonders of Beijing! Fly on Jetstar's Airbus A330 wide-bodied aircraft from Singapore direct to: Beijing Economy Started from Business Class from §258 One way, all-inclusive Economy
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      318 4 THE WOLVERHAMPTON MBA ERC Smarter, Faster Better! ERC Institute is proud to partner with the University of Wolverhampton which has a long list of accolades including, two-time recipient of the Lord Stafford Award for excellence in innovative work with businesses 8. also placed 2nd in the UK for the number
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  • comment & analysis
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Why boys fall behind in education
      1013 12  -  GENDER GAP IN SCHOOLS DAVID BROOKS David Brooks is a New York Times columnist. THE NEW YORK TIMES Henry V is one of Shakespeare’s most appealing characters. He was rambunctious when young and courageous when older. But suppose Henry went to an American school.
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      Lock icon What we need to stop TB’s fast march
      693 16 BLOOMBERG EDITORIAL RISE OF DRUG -RE SISTANT TUBERCULOSIS BLOOMBERG Public health professionals have warned about drug-resistant tuberculosis for years. Now comes news out of India and China to feed the concern. Doctors in India have documented more than a dozen cases of
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      Lock icon Defeating poverty
      646 18  -  SAVINGS GROUPS FOR THE POOR NICHOLAS D KRISTOF Nicholas D Kristof is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner. This is excerpted from a longer article. THE NEW YORK TIMES If you want to understand some of the best new ideas to chip away at global poverty, an excellent place
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      23 12 Controlling drugresistant TB is expensive, but so is inaction. TB respects no borders, particularly in a world of increasing international travel. BLOOMBERG EDITORS•16
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      430 17 r ACE Your Career with RP’s GET Diploma/Post Diploma ACE@RP is the continuing education and training arm of RR We promote lifelong learning amongst working adults so that they can remain valuable participants in a knowledge-based economy. ACE@RP offers various academic and executive programmes for aspiring professionals. Application is now
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      392 19 For those who don t t live an active sporting lifestyle, J losing weight isn’t the easiest thing 1 to do. But for these Singaporeans who have tried everything from different diets to exercise regimens, they have finally found success by taking Reduze before each meal and losing weight eating
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  • voices
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      Lock icon Legislation terms must be made clear
      353 20  -  FROM BENJAMIN JOSHUA ONG Like many Singaporeans, I am happy to read of the proposed legislative changes regarding the mandatory death penalty for drug trafficking. It is clear from the suspension of executions of prisoners and the opportunity for them to be considered for
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    • Article
      Inflict corporal punishment on mentally disabled?
      228 20  -  FROM CHIA HUAI YUAN I refer to “Tough stance, but greater calibration” (July 10), the excerpt of the statement delivered in Parliament by Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Teo Chee Hean. I applaud the move to accord our judges the discretion to
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    • Article
      Schools should have module on cross-cultural training
      378 21  -  FROM GRACE KOH I refer to the I Say piece “Multiculturalism in national defence” (July 6). I agree that rather than have foreigners try to integrate by adopting similar ways of thinking as us, we should all accept and understand one another’s culture.
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    • Article
      Failure is not a lack of talent, but a lack of perseverance
      208 21  -  FROM ASHWIN SUBRAMANIAM I read with interest two separate articles in TODAY which I felt were ironically connected and, to a large extent, reflected the current state of our society’s mindset towards success, especially academic success. Mr James
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    • Article
      Has the MRT station upgrading started?
      69 21  -  FROM KWOK MING FAI I refer to the Land Transport Authority’s letter, “3 MRT stations to have new entrances” (June 22). From the letter it seems that the upgrading work has started. I live at Clementi and take the train to work, but I
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    • Article
      New data plans a sign of inadequate IT infrastructure?
      529 22  -  FROM CHUA SOO KIAT I appreciate the responses from SingTel, the Infocomm Development Authority and the Competition Commission of Singapore to my letter “Why are regulators silent?” (June 21). But the issue of fairness has not been addressed. SingTel explained, in
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    • Article
      Good for important emails to be in OneInbox
      158 22  -  FROM TAN KIN LIAN I refer to Mr Tang Fook Meng’s letter “OneInbox email service not worthwhile?” (July 7). Like him, I would be content if emails from government agencies were to be sent to my regular email account. However, I support
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    • Article
      OpenNet’s measures to improve network rollout
      372 23  -  FROM DANIEL HO Director, Business Development and Communications, OpenNet We refer to the commentary “Too costly to miss out on fibre” (July 6). OpenNet was awarded the tender in September 2008 to build the Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network (NGNBN). Fibre optic cable is
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    • Article
      Towns planned with good mix of housing and amenities
      300 23  -  FROM KATHLEEN GOH SIEW KIAN Director (Planning Department 2), Housing and Development Board TAN SEE NIN Director (Physical Planning, Central West), Urban Redevelopment Authority We thank Mr Benjamin Ho for his letter “Thomson area becoming a concrete jungle” (July 3), in
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      14 20 •HAVEYOURSAY email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg JOIN THE CONVERSATION facebook.com/todayonline READ MORE LETTERS todayonline.com/voices
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      26 21 LETTER NS IS PREPARATION FOR LIFE Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or visit tdy.sg/letter0711b for the letter from James Suresh.
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      23 23 LETTER ISSUES IN TELOK KURAU Scan the QR code using your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/letter0711a for the letter from Andrew Kwan.
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  • singapore
    • Article
      S’poreans not saving ‘nearly’ enough for old age: Report
      285 24  -  It also suggested that the return on contributions to the CPF be raised RETIREMENT ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE Workers here are not saving “nearly enough to maintain an adequate standard of living in retirement”, according to a report on
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      ‘More can be done’ for elderly job-seekers, Parliament told
      282 24  -  WOO SIAN BOON SINGAPORE One in three people who found jobs through placement services run by the Government and the labour movement last year were aged 50 and above, said Minister of State for Manpower Tan Chuan-Jin in Parliament yesterday. He
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    • Article
      Lock icon HDB to consider measures to discourage enclaves
      307 26 Board will take steps to ensure balance of locals and foreigners in public housing: Minister FOREIGN WORKERS CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The Housing and Deve­lopment Board (HDB) will consider measures to discourage the formation of significant foreign­worker enclaves in HDB estates, Mi nister for
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      Lock icon Boatman arrested for attempting to enter S’pore illegally
      235 27 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE A boatman who tried to enter Singapore waters illegally to smuggle out illegal immigrants was arrested on Monday night. At about 8.45pm, officers from the Police Coast Guard (PCG) and Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) detected a suspicious unlit
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    • Article
      8 debarment cases on corruption grounds since 2004
      335 27 SINGAPORE There have been eight debarment cases on grounds of corruption involving public officers and government contracts since 2004, said Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam yesterday. In these cases, the individuals involved, including the public officers, were convicted and the companies or
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      498 27 SIM Get in and get connected. Discover and establish quality contacts with more than 38,000 SIM members for collaborations and ideas. Get in the loop with SIM Membership to boost your success. SIM Membership Activities 21 Jul, 9am 1pm Be Heard Digital Storytelling Workshop This hands-on workshop introduces you to
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  • health
    • Article, Illustration
      Support for eczema sufferers
      624 28  -  National Skin Cen tre to laun ch support group for patients on Saturday SKIN CONDITIONS EVELINE GAN eveline@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE How do you stop your baby from scratching at her eczema wounds? For one 34-year-old parent, Mei, whose three-year-old daughter has suffered from severe eczema since birth,
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      PET THERAPY
      244 29 A study in Europe published this week in thejournal Pediatrics found that babies who lived with a dog or a cat, to a lesser extent suffered fewer ear infections, coughs or runny noses, and they were also less likely to need antibiotics than infants in pet-free homes. The
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    • Article
      Lock icon Smoking in movies ‘may turn teens to cigarettes’
      185 29 REUTERS NEW YORK Youth who watch a lot of movies with cigarette-smoking characters are more likely to start smoking, according to a study published in the journal Pediatrics. The American study’s lead author, Dr James Sargent, said the conclusion supports the idea
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      186 29 HEALTH LISTINGS WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT GLAUCOMA If you suffer from glaucoma or know someone who does, the talk will explain the condition in simple terms and what can be done to treat it, as well as answer some common questions. July 13 1pm to 2pm. Health Education Hub
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  • china & india
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      Lock icon Tiptoeing around state Goliaths
      371 30 Private airlines face uphill battle against dominant state-ownedfirms in China CHINA AVIATION REUTERS SHANGHAI Mr Wang Zhenghua employs a simple philosophy for surviving as a private airline in China’s state-dominated aviation sector. “You have to take it a bit slowly rather than being too aggressive and
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    • Article
      Lock icon FREE LIFETIME AIRFARE FOR STOPPING HIJACK
      118 30 AP Chinese state media said Hainan Airlines has awarded cash and apartments to a nine-member crew that foiled a hijack attempt last month. Six Uighur men were arrested for the alleged attempt in China’s Xinjiang region last month two later died from injuries sustained
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    • Article
      Lock icon China seeks closer defence ties with Australia, questions US actions
      241 31 AP CANBERR A A Chinese official called yesterday for closer defence and economic ties with Australia and warned against what he said was a growing “Cold War mentality” in the United States. Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai made his veiled
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      Lock icon Delhi bus corridor fight goes to court
      326 31 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW DELHI The Indian capital’s experiment with efficient public road transportation, in the form of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor, has devolved into a court battle that pitches the city’s wealthy, car-owning minority against the majority of road
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      414 34 Residents fear missile base could make their apartment block a prime terrorist target LONDON OLYMPICS SECURITY AGENCIES LON DON It has been a tough few months at the high-rise known as Fred Wigg Tower. First there was the fire, which left dozens of
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      278 35 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUAL A LUMPUR Malaysian Tourism Minister Ng Yen Yen has come under fire after confirming she held Australian permanent resident (PR) status in the 1990s when she was serving as a senator in Parliament. The Vice-President of the Malaysian
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      139 35 AP YANGON A former general known as a political hardliner has been nominated to fill the recently vacated position of Myanmar’s Vice-President. One of the military’s representatives in Parliament said yesterday that his bloc has nominated Mr Myint Swe to fill the job that Mr
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      138 35 AP SEOUL Protesters threw eggs at the brother of South Korea’s President yesterday, grabbing his tie and jostling him as he entered a court for questioning over cor- ruption allegations. A Seoul court said it was reviewing whether to arrest President Lee Myung
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      167 36 THE NEW YORK TIMES JERUSALEM Ehud Olmert, a former Prime Minister of Israel, was acquitted of corruption charges in two major matters by a Jerusalem court on yesterday but was convicted in a third, closing a high-profile prosecution that cut short his term
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      252 36 Egypt Parliament reconvenes illegally, court rules AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS CAIRO Egypt’s Islamist-led Parliament reconvened yesterday in an open challenge to the generals who dissolved it last month. The Supreme Court then swiftly ruled Islamist President Mohamed Mursi had acted illegally in summoning the assembly, heightening a confrontation between the newly-elected
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      332 38 Unemployment ‘could lead to region ’s version of Japan’s Lost Generation’ EUROPEAN ECONOMY AGENCIES BRUSSELS Ms Irene Fernandez lost her job with Spain’s postal service five months ago, a victim of government spending cuts. She has since been getting by on spending money from
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        65 39 AGENCIES An armed man who took hostages yesterday morning at a school complex just south of Paris has released them all unhurt andbeen taken into police custody, authorities said. Most hostages, who included children, were freed fairly quickly, though one parent was held for
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        67 39 AGENCIES Russian lawmakers voted yesterday to ratify accession to the World Trade Organization, which the world’s largest country will now enter after 30 days. Russia has spent 18 years trying to negotiate its entry into the WTO. But thousands of Russian businesses are
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      393 39 AGENCIES LONDON Mr Robert Diamond, the former chief executive of Barclays, has given up bonuses worth up to £20 million (S$39 million) following his resignation over an interest rate-rigging scandal, the bank’s chairman told a parliamentary inquiry yesterday. Mr Marcus Agius, the man at the
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      229 40 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS BRUSSELS Italy said yesterday it may want to tap euro zone aid to ease its borrowing costs as finance ministers struggled to convince markets they are getting a grip on the bloc’s debt crisis, which a top European Central
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      222 41 AGENCIES SINGAPORE Mead Johnson Nutrition, the maker of the Enfamil baby formula brand, has broken ground on a US$325 million (S$412 million) facility in Singapore that is expected to create about 180 new jobs over the next two years. The facility, which
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      275 41  -  MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The possible introduction of inflation-linked bonds will benefit retail investors by offering a direct tool to protect their savings, analysts say, but the move is unlikely to happen soon due to the need for investor education and the right infrastructure.
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      69 41  -  IN BRIEF DOW JONES Keppel said yesterday its Kazakh unit and its partner have secured a US$242 million (S$307 million) contract to build a jack-up rig for a unit of Kazakhstan’s JSC NC KazMunayGas. Keppel Kazakhstan and Ersai Caspian Contractor will deliver the
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      314 43 REUTERS HONG KONG Property prices here grew at a slower pace and sales fell in the second quarter as global stock markets weakened, but the risk of a bubble will remain as long as interest rates stay low, the city’s Financial Secretary warned
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      140 43 AP TAIPEI Taiwan’s largest bank has opened a branch in China in a sign that both sides may be close to signing a currency-clearing agreement. The state-owned Bank of Taiwan opened a branch in Shanghai yesterday, just weeks after the Bank of China
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      165 43  -  DOW JONES BEIJING Foreign direct investment into China is stabilising and will show a modest rise for the full year, ViceMinister of Commerce Wang Chao said yesterday. China’s pro-growth and consump-tion-boosting policies have been increasing the confidence of foreign investors, he said. Beijing,
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      376 44 AGENCIES TOK YO The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) will launch a tender offer today for Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE), setting into motion the merger of Japan’s two largest bourses after regulatory approval was obtained last week. The TSE will offer ¥480,000 (S$7,650) for each
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        69 44 BLOOMBERG Australian business confidence fell to a 10-month low last month as concern that Europe’s debt crisis will slow Chinese growth overshadowed central bank interest-rate reductions. The confidence index slipped to -3 from -2 in May, a National Australia Bank survey of more
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        80 44 Tiger Airways carried 503,000 passengers last month, down 9 per cent from a year earlier. The budget carrier’s Singapore unit carried 365,000 passengers, 6-per-cent higher on-year, with passenger load factor unchanged at 86 per cent. Its Australia unit carried 138,000 passengers, down
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      171 48 SINGAPORE U-22 AUSTR ALIA U-22 0 0 S ING A POR E A gutsy performance saw Singapore’s national un-der-22 side hold their Australian counterparts to a goalless draw in a qualifier for the 2013 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) under-22 Asian Cup at Pekanbaru’s Kaharuddin
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      388 49  -  ALYWIN CHEW alywin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE His aim is to help build a bigger pool of certified professional sports trainers. But Singapore national rugby captain and entrepreneur Jonathan Lee is going a step further, by providing financial support to members of his Wellness Academy to set
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      333 51 AFTERNOON LATEST THE GUARDIAN NEW YORK The Glazer family’s timing for floating Manchester United is facing criticism from some analysts who argue the Glazers are deliberately avoiding having to present United’s expected decline in financial performance in 2011-12. To float a Manchester United
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      142 52 REUTERS LONDON A Kuwaiti family has bought two-time European Cup winners Nottingham Forest, the English Championship club said yesterday. In a statement on the club’s website, Fawaz, Abdulaziz and Omar Al Hasawi said a shirt launch and news conference would be held at the City Ground
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      398 52 AFTERNOON LATEST AP AUSTIN TEX A S With Lance Armstrong digging in for a legal fight, the United States Anti-Doping Agency issued lifetime sports bans yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) to three former staff members and consultants on the cyclist’s winning Tour de
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      138 52 REUTERS DUBAI Former Argentina World Cup-winning captain Diego Maradona has been sacked as coach of United Arab Emirates club Al Wasl. The 51-year-old, who inked a twoyear contract with Al Wasl in May last year, was dismissed following a meeting of the club’s board yesterday (this
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      102 55 ASSASSIN TARGETED REUTERS LOS A N G E LE S Prometheus lead actor and Golden Globe nominee Michael Fassbender has signed on to star and co-produce video game giant Ubisoft’s silver-screen adap- tation of their popular game Assassin’s Creed. The highly sought-after actor
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      86 56 31/7/201 *«£»DRAW 1/5/2012 Vi SongHe n e V D w tE fn &mr?3%mmm Terms and Conditions apply □RAW DATE How to Participate All completed entry forms must be accompanied with barcode detached from SongHe (5kg/10kg) or SongHe New Crop (5kg), include the Dealer's Stamp or Supermarket Receipt and send by
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      535 58 Actress-activist Jolie awarded honorary citizenship by Bosnia STAR BOON #1 REUTERS SAR AJEVO Angelina Jolie, whose directorial debut tackled the 1992-95 Bosnian war, attended the 18th Sarajevo Film Festival and became an honorary citizen of the Bosnian capital in recognition of her film. “This means so much to
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      136 59 STAR BOON #2 AP LOS ANGELES The Hunger Games has bagged an Academy Award winner. Philip Seymour Hoffman, who earned the best-actor Oscar for 2005’s Capote, has joined the cast for part two in the futuristic adventure series, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
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      189 60 BOOK TO SCREEN REUTERS LOS A NG E LE S Producers Mike De Luca and Dana Brunetti have won a pitched competition to produce the movie based on 50 Shades Of Grey, the best-selling erotic novel that sparked a bidding war in Hollywood,
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      746 60  -  Concert pianists may need Olympian levels of fitness to cope with the strains of performance FIT TO PLAY TOM SERVICE features@mediacorp.com.sg THE GUARDIAN LONDON Classical musicians have it easy, don’t they? Sitting around all day, playing the music they love, flying around the world giving concerts to
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      219 59 KLC SCHOOL OF EDUCATION ©test Cert No.: EDU-2-2010 SINGAPORE WORKFORCE SKILLS QUALIFICATIONS If you love little children, there is a job for you. Over 900 preschool job vacancies to be filled! KLC now makes it easier to embark on a rewarding career in Early Childhood Care and Education. With our
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      156 60 45 65 Liberation, Unrest... a New Nation A collaboration between the National Archives of Singapore and the National Museum of Singapore, this exhibition brings the visitor through the tumultuous period of post-war Singapore up until its independence in August 1965. Using selected artefacts and a range of archival materials such
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      528 60 'HAW ORGANISATION 88 Years Of Entertaining The World www.shaw.sg (1 m.shaw.sg LIDO BUGIS JCUBE SHAW HOUSE LEVEL 5 BUGIS JUNCTION LEVEL 4 1 JU 0IJ G J“f f"™ 11 ICE AGE 4: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (G)(CS)*T 7:10pm STRICKEN (R21) (DUTCH) (ES) 10:50am, 3:00pm, 5:10,7:20,9:30 ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER (NC16) (CS) 3D
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      117 61 r: 0 Buy tickets on CATHAY iCATH AY II I a Available free on the App Store f i| Android Market '.ittti*'.•« /cathaycineplexes CE ABKAHAM LINCOLN-^! VA%'PlK T E f AmjM The Cathay 10.40am, 12.50pm, 3.00, 5.10, 7.20, 9.30,11.40pm Cineleisure Orchard 11.40am, 1.00pm, 1.50, 3.10,4.00, 5.15, 5.25, 6.10, 7.40, 8.20,
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      98 62 OUR PICK Celebrate the launch of Dim Sum Warriors, a bilingual iPad comic book application created by Colin Goh and Woo Yen Yen, the founders of Talkingcock.com and producers/directors of the film Singapore Dreaming. The Asian
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      ANDY WARHOL: 15 MINUTES ETERNAL
      97 62 This exhibition takes visitors through fou r s t a ge s of Wa rhol’s l i fe s t a r t i n g from his early artistic years in the 1940s to his last works produced during the 1980s. With over 260
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      44 62 WU BAI CHINA BLUE One of the predominant rock acts from Asia, Wu Bai and his band, China Blue, are back to celebrate 20 years of rockin’ out. July 14, 8pm, Compass Ballroom Resorts World Convention Centre. Tickets at S$28 to S$188 from Sistic.
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      58 62 The piano duo of Gavin Bala and Jonathan Chua present Saint-Saens’ Carnival Of The Animals, while violinist Yang Shuxiang performs Chausson’s Poeme. Conductor Darrell Ang will also direct the orchestra in Elgar’s Enigma Variations, Op 36. July 12, 7.30pm, Esplanade Concert Hall.
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      SEED
      50 62 Seed is a dance-laboratory collabora-tionbetweenprominentBrisbane-based artist Brian Lucas and Singaporean artists Lo Pui Sze and Linnea Ong, presented in partnership by Odyssey Dance Theatre Ltd (Singapore) and Metro Arts (Brisbane, Australia). July 11 and 12, 8pm, Nafa Studio Theatre, Campus 3,151 Bencoolen Street. Tickets at S$38 from TicketBooth. www.odysseydancetheatre.com
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      59 62 Reunited legendary British group The Stone Roses Ian Brown, John Squire, Mani (Gary Mounfield) and Reni (Alan Wren) w i l l p er for m t hei r debut g i g in Singapore, performing all their hits. July 22, 8pm, Singapore Indoor
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      29 62 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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      294 63 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Just For Laughs Gags IX 6.30 AM Live! 9.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show IX 10.00 The Chew 10.45 The Revolution 11.30 Great Ideas From JML 12.30PM Police And Thief 1.00 India: A Love Story 2.00 Countdown To London 2.30 The Dr Oz Show 3.30 The Chew 4.15
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      171 63 CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM Frontline 6.30 Joyful Kitchen 7.00 Good Morning Singapore 10.00 The Unforgettable Memory NOON Just Noodles 12.30PM Body SOS 1.00 News 8 At One 1.30 Money Smarts 2.00 Fun Lab 2.30 My Fair Lady 3.30 The Female Constable 4.30 Pay It Forward 5.30 Devotion 6.30 Singapore Today 7.00
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      295 63 CHANNEL tellchannelu @m edia corp. com.sg 11.00AM Home Shopping 3.00PM World this Week 3.30 Variety Big Brother 5.00 100% Entertainment 6.00 The King of Snooker 7.00 Jumong (PG) 8.00 Genius Go Go Go 10.00 While We Were Drunk 11.00 News Tonight 11.30 Genius Go Go Go 1.30 100% Entertainment 2.30
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      188 63 programming@channelnewsasia.com HEADLINES 12.30pm, 1pm, 1.30pm, 3.30pm, 5.30pm, 6pm, 6.30pm, 8pm, 8.30pm, 9.30pm, 10.30pm, 11.30pm, 12.30am, 1am, 1.30am HEADLINES/S’PORE UPDATES 9.30am, 11.30am, 2.30pm, 4.30pm HEADLINES/S’PORE Market Report 10.30am Programmes may be pre-empted due to breaking news 6.00AM Asian Home News 6.30 AM Live! Early Edition 7.00 AM Live! 9.00 World Today
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      155 63 tellvasantham@mediacorp.com.sg 3.00PM Anjaraipetti II 3.30 Gopuram 4.00 Kalyanam 4.30 Villakku Vecha Nerathilla 5.00 Chinna Papa Periya Papa 5.30 Chhota Bheem 6.00 Masthaana Masthaana IV 7.00 Abirami 7.30 Indian Beat II 8.00 Soundaravalli 8.30 Tamil Seithi 9.00 Ethiroli XI 9.30 Samayal Savaal 10.00 Kadhal Channel 10.30 Sambavam 11.00 Galatta Kalaynam 11.30
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