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  • 30 1 TODAY THURSDAY, 6 SEPTEMBER 2012 M I C A P) 0 93/0 6/2 0 1 2 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING /A=diaCorp THURSDAY, 6 SEPTEMBER 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/2012
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  • 722 1  -  DPMTharman makes call for meritocracy to prevail in workplace, society EMPHASIS ON ACADEMICS TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com .sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING AMIR HUSSAIN SINGAPORE At the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the performance of employees aged around 35 and above are assessed every year to identify
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    • 25 1 ‘GHOSTCITIES’ TODAY, THRIVING MEGALOPOLIS TOMORROW: FEARS OF A HARD LANDING FOR CHINA ARE OVERBLOWN COMMENT&ANALYSIS 8 HOT NEWS 2 ENGAGING EMPLOYERS FOR A PRO-MARRIAGE ENVIRONMENT
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    • 44 1 TECHNOLOGY 50 NOKIA UNVEILS THE FIRST WINDOWS 8 MOBILES 0J0 SA sip on salty sweetness Salted Caramel Mocha Available in hot, iced and Frappuccino® blended beverage in all Starbucks stores for a limited time only. > STARBUCKS 8 2012 Starbucks Coffee Company. All rights reserved.
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  • hot news
    • 465 2  -  Govt ‘prepared’ to consider helping employers offset cost of work-life balance initiatives MARRIAGE IMELDA SAAD imelda@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With businesses calling for government incentives should paternity leave be rolled out, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Grace Fu yesterday signalled that their wish could be
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    • 288 2  -  SUMITA SREEDHARAN Half of the Singaporean women surveyed in a recent study did not suspect they had fertility issues, despite trying to conceive for six months. They were also less likely to believe their husbands had fertility problems, according to the Starting Families
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    • 580 3 US, China remain divided over Syria South China Sea but vow to continue cooperation SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE AGENCIES BEIJING The United States and China clashed openly yesterday on two of the most contentious issues riling their relationship: The violence in Syria and growing tensions
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    • 208 3 AGENCIES The Japanese government has agreed to buy several privately owned islands in the East China Sea (picture) that are controlled by Japan but also claimed by China, media reports said yesterday. The government has agreed to buy three of the five main islands, called
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    • 355 4 Only small car category goes up, ‘superstition’ said to be one of the reasons for lower bids CERTIFICATES OF ENTITLEMENT SINGAPORE Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums for vehicles continued to soften, as they ended mostly lower at the end of the latest bidding exercise yesterday. The
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    • 241 4 AGENCIES LONDON The United States’ ability to compete on the global stage has fallen for the fourth year running as confidence in the country’s politicians continues to decline, according to an annual survey from the World Economic Forum. Even though the world’s
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    • 308 6 THE NEW YORK TIMES HONG KONG Cathay Pacific, responding to pressure from an array of environmental groups in Asia, has announced that it will no longer carry shark’s fin on its cargo flights. The Hong Kong-based carrier, one of the world’s largest cargo
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    • 195 6 SINGAPORE The key leadership positions at the Workers’ Party remain unchanged, following its Central Executive Council (CEC) election last month. There were four new appointments, as two of its Members of Parliament Aljunied GRC MP Pritam Singh and Hougang MP Png Eng Huat shed their
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    • 737 6  -  Former CEO ofF&N to take over amid gloomy outlook for charity organisation from is offered NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The outlook is a gloomy one for the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), which expects to go into a S$5 million deficit this
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    • 26 2 Q&A AVOID POLARISATION IN POLITICS: DPM THARMAN Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/tharmanqna for the Q&A.
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    • 28 2 VIDEO S’PORE WOMEN ATTRIBUTE INFERTILITY TO PHYSIOLOGICAL REASONS Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg vidsgfertility for the video.
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    • 77 3 airfares.com.sg Call MISA Travel 6538-0318 Visit our airfares.com.s/j for more Qreat iAirfare ‘Peats Club Med WHERE HAPPINESS MEANS THE WORLD Stay more Save more Bintan Cherating Beach Bali Phuket Kani Maldives Travel Period: till Oct 2012. T C apply On Sale Great Airfare Deals with Great Savings Book Now*Taxes Inclusive*
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    • 29 3 VIDEO JAPAN GOVT TO BUY ISLANDS DISPUTED WITH CHINA: MEDIA Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/vidbuyislands for the video.
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    • 281 4 asian civilisations museum TREASURES OF THE AGA KHAW MUSEUM WEEKEND FESTII/AL Saturday Sunday, 8 9 September 2012 Asian Civilisations Museum Free entry from 9am to 7pm Activities from 1pm to 6pm TREASURES OF THE AGA KHAN MUSEUM ARCHITECTURE ll\l ISLAMIC ARTS ISLAMIC ARTS FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA Highlights of the Asian
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    • 352 5 Standard Cg Chartered Here for good credit card bills from three banks due online platform to pay them all Sir. S' A /y A‘ .N i min yoirr and done V. tmmt It’s good to pay your bills easily. Paying bills online not only saves you time, it’s now more
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    • 135 6 VIDEO NEW CHAIRMAN FOR NKF Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/vidnewnkf for the video. in helping to restore public in NKF, overseeing an charity’s books and a of its management. Mr Koh joined the May. He was the CEO Neave
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    • 497 7 N Y#ur way to make good on all those promises. -V K* l Stand to win a $$60,000 cash rebate and get S$35 vouchers'" every week. It's a great feeling to provide your family with the things they've always wanted. Between 3 September and 28 October 2012, every accumulated S$500
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  • comment & analysis
    • 1141 8  -  CHINA’S ECONOMY STEPHEN S ROACH Stephen S Roach, a member of the faculty at Yale University, was Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia and is the author of The Next Asia. PROJECT SYNDICATE Concern is growing that China’s economy could be headed for a
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    • 796 12  -  TOWARDS CLEAN CITY AIR NICHOLAS FANG, HENRICK TSJENG Nicholas Fang is the Director of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SI I A). Henrick Tsjeng is a researcher at the SIIA. Singapore has once again felt the impact of the haze blowing in from
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    • 1075 14  -  PACIFIC RIM SUMMIT BARRY DESKER Barry Desker is Dean of the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University. APEC will break new ground in Vladivostok when Russia hosts the Asia-Pacific Economic Co- operation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting this weekend. Mr Barack Obama,
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    • 41 8 US President Barack Obama will skip the APEC meeting in Vladivostok as he is busy campaigning for re-election. In his absence, Russian President Vladimir Putin aims to shape the agenda to highlight Russia’s role as an Asia-Pacific power. BARRY DESKER 14
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    • 272 10 The Regional Wing of Singapore Airlines GIVE IN TO ADVENTURE. EXPLORE DARWIN WITH SILKAIR. Exciting packages await. Call your travel agent now. 4 Days Darwin Croc Adventure Return airfare Singapore/Darwin/Singapore 3 nights accommodation in Darwin Return airport/hotel/airport transfers Daily breakfast Admission to Crocosaurus Cove Full day tour to Kakadu National
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    • 124 11 A FAIR AND INCLUSIVE WORKPLACE IS A CHOICE 6 > V N uyiidinic company. We would be better with someone younger. We are a modern and dynamic company. Your invaluable experience is just what we need to go further. a p Don’t let your prejudice get in the way of
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    • 110 12 SINGAPORE CO POLYTECHNIC Wi The Training Professional Your next step. WSQ Diploma in Adult and Continuing Education (DACE)Accelerated Mode Duration: 23 Oct 2012 to 24 Oct 2013, Tue Thur from 6.30pm to 9.30pm Inviting all adult educators with Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA) qualification to join our DACE-Accelerated
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  • Article, Illustration
    538 13 Join the inaugural Guinness Arthur’s Day celebrations in Singapore Brought to you by If you like your beer distinctive and flavourful, and your music gut stirring, you have to be part of the Guinness Arthur’s Day celebrations. Already in its fourth year, Guinness Arthur’s Day is a
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    • 277 14 EuYan Sang I Scan for discounts of up to 23% off selected products. Terms conditions apply. Fancy your favourite mooncakes enriched with the essence of the legendary ginseng? Eu Yan Sang has done just that, presenting two ginseng-infused mooncakes so that you and your loved ones can enjoy the sweet
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    • 591 15 r k THE SEA IS GALLING ANSWER IT WITH ROVAL CARIBBEAN V m i Sw 99 r v T r J r I THE SEA CALLS WITH SPECTACULAR MOMENTS WE ANSWER WITH AN AMAZING VACATION FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY ENJOY FABULOUS OFFERS Whether you’re conquering the rock wall, swinging it
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    • 216 16 12 DWELL twelve BodyLare i t Celebrating f Years of Good Health Thank you for your support! dwell would like to thank you for your continuous trust and support for our quality service excellence. We invite you to come celebrate our 12th Anniversary with your loved ones. With our special
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    • 29 16 INTERVIEW MEET THE RUSSIAN BILLIONAIRE HELPING TO SHAPE APEC’S AGENDA Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/russiabeyond for the interview.
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    • 264 17 EOS DIGITAL Canon Delighting You Always VC One touch to bring out the brilliance of EOS 650D. r v g0[ m w L 0 k mjr r v M s W L rm T'Otk Canon =dlrors. choice. mi EOS 650 V. Jun 2012 :|net Handheld Night Scene for sharper, shake-free
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  • voices
    • 470 18  -  ISAY ANTONIO L RAPPA The writer is an Associate Professor and Head of Management and Security Studies at SIM University School of Business. He is a political scientist by training. Charity begins at home. We need to make merit to remain civil. The Thai
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    • 131 18  -  FROM ROCHAK AGRAWAL I have been a permanent resident here for five years and recently got married. My wife, who was a working professional prior to marriage, got a Long-Term Visit Pass and started pursuing job opportunities here. After
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    • 317 19  -  FROM SUJATA DWIVEDI Neighbourliness, graciousness and sharing are recurrent topics of debate in Singapore. Some individuals seemingly overlook the bigger picture, the upkeep of a healthy community, and use social media to drive their individualistic, antisocial attitude. The trend of some comments exceeding
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    • 68 19 It was reported in “Law Soc member explains actions in M Ravi case” (Sept 4) that the Law Society had applied to the court to strike out Mr Ravi’s claims. This is incorrect. The Law Society had merely reserved the right to apply to strike out his Statement of
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    • 163 19  -  FROM LAU SWEE KWONG In Budget 2012, the Government introduced GST Vouchers (GSTVs) to help lower- and middle-income households with their expenses, in particular, what they pay in GST each year. To receive this year’s GSTV–Cash, one’s assessable income earned in 2010 must not exceed
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    • 221 18 LETTER SIX AREAS WHERE WE NEED MORE COURTESY Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/sixcourtesy for the letter from Steven Lee. '1 V rri I Welcome aboard the Qantas sale o Perth FROM O Singapore $658“ o Service like no other
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    • 14 18 •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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    • 29 19 LETTER FOREIGNER IN NEED THANKS ‘TAXI UNCLE’ Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/taxithanks for the letter from Irene Wong.
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  • 903 20 Contestants use their photographic skills to breathe life into these Indonesian puppets THEME: At the heart of the image In the first episode of The Big Shot 3 (TBS3), the contestants turned up with their luggage at MediaCorp, and were surprised to learn that they
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  • singapore
    • 298 22  -  Health Minister Gan Kim Yong encourages elderly to remain engaged members of society by doing volun teer work SENIORS VIMITA MOHANDAS vimita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In its bid to promote active ageing, RSVP Singapore The Organisation of Senior Volunteers launched the Senior Volunteer Week
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    • 287 22  -  AMANDA LEE SINGAPORE To recognise donors who give large donations and encourage more donors to come forward, the Singapore Children’s Society has launched a new philanthropy award. The Koh Eng Kheng Eminent Benefactor Award, the society’s most prestigious award, is named after the
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    • 218 23 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE A former dealer at the Marina Bay Sands casino was yesterday charged with three counts of corruption. Kenneth Lim Khan Lerk, 38, was allegedly in cahoots with a pit supervisor and a patron to cheat the casino of S$31,500. He
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    • 273 23 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SING A PORE To reach out to more Singaporeans, the Singapore Memory Project (SMP) team will be rolling out three new initiatives. From the second half of next year, there will be an exhibition called The Singapore Story: My
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    • 61 23 IN BRIEF To seek views from the public on strengthening Singapore’s animal welfare legislation, the Animal Welfare Legislation Review Committee launched an e-consultation on the Government’s REACH portal yesterday. The public can access the e-consultation, which ends on Oct 5, via www.reach.gov.sg. The committee
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    • 182 22 j\ no. Passion +attitude Teamwork Honesty If you possess all of the above, we would like to meet you regardless of your previous experience. The Pure Group is a company of professionals dedicated to total well-being. Through its business sectors of Pure Yoga, Pure Fitness, Pure Dining and Pure Retail,
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  • silver
    • 532 24 DISCLOSURE In the second of a series of interviews about disclosure, nurse Amy Lim explains the benefits of disclosing a patient’s diagnosis to him. What do you think is the role of the nurse when it comes to such situations? We must understand, as
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    • 96 24 income 0. h ntuc FESTIVAL SINGAPORE act3 iNieRNQTIONQL PRESENTED BY KITE FLYING DAYS 8 9 September, 2012 Saturday Sunday, 4pm to 8pm The Promontory@Marina Bay Be enthralled by a spectacle of colours in the wind as kites of all shapes and sizes take to the skies over Marina Bay. Enjoy
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  • china & india
    • 397 25 Lack of equipment, trained practitioners, ambulances leave many out in the cold INDIA HEALTHCARE AP new Delhi After a motorbike accident on an unlit Uttar Pradesh highway, Mr Bharat Singh rushed to get his brother the emergency care he needed. It would
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    • 303 26 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH SUZHOU It was billed as China’s answer to the Arc de Triomphe a spectacular £445 million (S$881 million) British-designed skyscraper paying homage to the Asian country’s tur-bo-charged economic rise. But even before the 74-storey Gate to the East (picture) is
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    • 398 26 Wang charged with defection power abuse and bribery in Heywood murder case BO XILAI SCANDAL AP BEIJING A former police chief at the heart of China’s biggest political scandal in years has been charged with defection, power abuse and taking bribes, state media reported yesterday, indicating
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    • 300 26 REUTERS SHANGHAI A delayed Beijing marathon and postponement of an exhibition on security equipment offer the clearest signs yet that the 18th Communist Party Congress, at which China’s next top leaders will be unveiled, will take place in the middle
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  • world
    • 382 27 Reclusive state responds to company ’s accusation that it violated its own laws at a time when it seeks aidfrom Beijing INVESTMENT DISPUTE REUTERS S E O U L North Korea yesterday launched a blistering, and extremely rare, attack on a Chinese company
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    • 181 28 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH TOKYO The population of Tokyo one of the most densely inhabited cities in the world will fall by half by 2100, with nearly 46 per cent of residents past retirement age. A study group, set up by the Tokyo
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    • 236 28 RARE EARTHS THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUAL A LUMPUR Australian mining firm Lynas Corporation has received a temporary operating licence (TOL) from government regulators, paving the way for it to fire up its controversial rare earths plant in Kuantan despite widespread
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    • 190 28 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER IPOH A 19-year-old pregnant woman in Malaysia has divulged on social media the alleged physical abuse she suffered at the hands of her husband, sparking a huge outcry among those who saw her posts. Her plight also made headlines
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    • 307 29 AGENCIES CHARLOTTE (NORTH CAROLINA) First Lady Michelle Obama electrified De­mocrats on the opening night of the party’s national convention with a powerful and unashamedly personal speech as she made the case for her husband’s re­election. In an address that brought the 23,000­seat arena
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    • 198 29 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Former United States President Bill Clinton’s prominent endorsement of Mr Barack Obama at the Democratic convention has drawn comparisons to Ronald Reagan’s backing of Mr George H W Bush’s doomed re-election bid in 1992. Mr Clinton was to deliver
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 64 30 AP Pirates attacked and seized a Singa-pore-owned oil tanker off the coast of Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, the country’s navy said yesterday. Twenty-three sailors, who were trying to hide from their assailants in a panic room on the vessel, were kidnapped. The MT Abu
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      • 66 30 AP Police in Sri Lanka have arrested a man who swallowed a 1.5-carat diamond worth more than US$13,000 (S$16,250) at a gem exhibition. Chou Wan, a 32-year-old Chinese national, swallowed the gem yesterday while examining diamonds at a stall during the opening day of the exhibition.
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      • 59 30 REUTERS Three French judges are preparing to travel to Ramallah to seek the exhumation of Yasser Arafat’s body from a limestone sepulchre as part of a murder investigation, a judicial source said yesterday. The investigating magistrates will need approval from both Israel and the
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    • 236 30 AP Montreal A masked gunman wearing a blue bathrobe opened fire during a midnight victory rally for Quebec’s new Premier, killing one person and wounding another. The new Premier, Ms Pauline Marois (picture) of the separatist Parti Quebecois, was uninjured. It
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    • 70 30 AGENCIES Major British charity Save the Children, which traditionally focuses on Africa, Asia and South America, has for the first time in its 93-year history launched a fund-raising campaign to help British children. It plans to raise £500,000 (S$992,300) for poor families amid
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    • 72 38 Chefs at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts, cooking a 3,020kg seafood stew on Monday to set a new Guinness World Record. They were using the same custom-built, 1 tonne, 4.3m frying pan that was used last year to seta Guinness record
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    • 497 38 Visiting haunted houses where ‘ghosts’ roam is popular among Korean youth escaping the heat SOUTH KOREA REUTERS YONG IN (SOUTH KOR E A) On a rainy South Korean summer night, Ms Na Won-ju, eyes shut tight, is glued to her boyfriend in a
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    • 28 29 SPEECH ‘THE PRESIDENT IS JUST LIKE YOU’ Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/mrsobamadnc for Michelle Obama’s full speech.
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    • 229 30 WORLD 38 SPOOKS A CHILLING TREAT FOR SOUTH KOREANS Achieve Greater Strides With China Master of Arts in Contemporary China (MACC) This programme provides the theoretical and practical knowledge that a professional in any fi eld would want to be equipped with, to deal with a unique and fast-changing scenario
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  • business
    • STOCK CALLS
      • 27 40 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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      • 58 40 OUTPERFORM (S$3.68) CIMB maintains call and S$3.90 target. Says StarHub’s planned S$220 million bond issue is a potential step towards a special dividend or increasing its dividend payout. Says its dividend per share could rise to 22 Singapore cents in fiscal 2013, implying an even more “impressive” yield of
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      • 57 40 OUTPERFORM (S$0.34) CIMB starts at Outperform with S$0.60 target. “ThaiBev is poised to be an emerging force in South-east Asia’s beverage industry. We see multiple earnings catalysts, beginning with its fast-growing non-alcoholic beverage business, 29-per-cent stake in F&N, and the turnaround of its beer business.” It adds that
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      • 58 40 BUY (S$0.375) OCBC starts at Buy with S$0.45 fair value, saying it is the only publicly listed company globally providing a nearly pure Myanmar exposure with an average daily liquidity of over US$5 million. “We believe the process of economic liberalisation in Myanmar will likely be meaningful and
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    • 192 40  -  DOW JONES SINGAPORE Genting Singapore’s marketing chief Mabel Lee left the casino operator at the end of August, partly because of strategic differences with senior management, industry sources said yesterday. Ms Lee, who quit as president of Genting Singapore’s Resorts World Marketing, joined the firm
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    • 283 40 ACQUISITIONS AGENCIES SINGAPORE Fraser Neave’s shareholders will meet by the end of this month to decide the fate of Dutch brewer Heineken’s S$5.6 billion offer to buy its stake in Tiger beer maker Asia Pacific Breweries (APB), an informed source
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    • 57 40 Maybank Group CFO Mohamed Rafique Merican and Maybank Singapore CEO Pollie Sim at the official opening of the lender’s branch at Clementi in CityVibe. Maybank has relocated its branch at Queensway to the CityVibe retail and entertainment complex to reach out to customers in the south-western
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    • 156 42 REUTERS BEIJING China has rolled out a series of plans for infrastructure spending, aiming to boost confidence that the government is committed to keeping economic growth from sagging further. The Ministry of Railways has boosted its target for railway construction this year to
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    • 257 42 CHINA ECONOMY REUTERS BEIJING China’s services sector grew at its slowest pace in a year last month, even though firms are hiring more workers at higher wages, a private sector survey showed. The HSBC services sector Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to 52.0 last
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    • 130 42 BLOOMBERG SYDNEY Australia’s economy slowed in the second quarter on weaker housing and rising imports, sending the local currency lower as traders bet the central bank will resume interest-rate cuts to prolong a 21-year expansion. Second-quarter gross domestic product advanced 0.6 per cent from the previous three
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      • 95 46 Casio’s EX-JE10 is a super sleek and compact 16.1-megapixel camera. Equipped with a 26-mm, wide-angle lens and a 5x optical zoom, the camera comes with Premium AUTO function, make-up mode to smoothen and brighten your subject’s complexion, and Art Shot, which offers eight different effects for
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      • 127 46 You can do just that with OCBC Bank’s EasiCredit. Simply open an EasiCredit account to get started. Here are the perks: Access cash anytime via ATM or a personalised cheque book. Pay interest only on your outstanding amount at the end of each month. Borrow
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      • 76 46 Fairmont Singapore’s Mikuni has been awarded the coveted Tiger Beer Best Japanese Restaurant Award (Fine Dining) in the Epicurean Star Award Singapore 2012, which is organised by the Restaurant Association of Singapore. Formerly known as Inagiku, the Japanese restaurant was Japanese given a holistic transformation last September. It
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    • 228 40 LADIES, PUCKER UP! Organised by Singapore Media Academy, THE ELLE BEAUTY COLLEGE is now recruiting students, and we want you! Join us as we share INTIMATE TIPS on beauty, personal style, ETIQUETTE and more. All graduates will receive portfolio shots for keeps. The BEST GRADUATE will be featured in our
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    • 735 48  - A picture book haven or two Bookshop owners Mike Foo and Shannon Ong are betting that e-readers will prove no match for the tactile pleasures of lovingly crafted picture books ENTREPRENEURSHIP HONG XINYI todaysme@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With its playful murals, colourful picture books, and a fluffy white furball of a Maltese
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    • 220 48 My firm’s receivables are starting to pile up and it’s affecting my cash flow. What’s the best way of pushing my customers for prompt payment without souring the relationship? Having a healthy cash flow is crucial to the survival of any firm. One of the key factors is
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    • 369 50  -  Nokia and Microsoft’s new Windows 8flagship aims to carve a bigger share in the smartphone market SMARTPHONES ALVIN CHONG alvinchonggl@mediacorp.com.sg NEW YORK Nokia revealed the Nokia Lumia 920 (picture), the new Windows 8 flagship phone by the Finnish company, at a press conference in New
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    • 133 50 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH new york Apple has issued invites to a special event in San Francisco next week at which it is expected to unveil the next iPhone. The black-and-white invite says “It’s almost here” and shows a large number 12, casting a shadow
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    • 170 51 AP tokyo Small is big for Murata: The Japanese electronics maker has developed the world’s tiniest version of a component known as the capacitor. And that is potentially big business. Capacitors, which store electric energy, are used in the dozens, in just about every type
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    • 352 51  -  JUNE YANG Singapore The world’s top tech innovators and investors will come together in Singapore to exchange ideas next month. The National Research Foundation (NRF), started in 2006 as a department under the Prime Minister’s Office, announced details for Techventure 2012, an event that
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    • 647 52  -  Assistant coach urges fans to stick with team in wake of heavy criticism FOOTBALL DAN GUEN CHIN danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The 4-5-1 may be considered a defensive formation belying a conservative approach. But it is a system that has served the LionsXII well, which is why there
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    • 449 52  -  DAN GUEN CHIN SINGAPORE Should the LionsXII secure a quarter-final berth in the Malaysia Cup, their opponents are likely to be Pahang. Newly promoted from the se-cond-tier Malaysian Premier League (MPL), their recent form suggests they could prove extremely tricky opponents for V
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    • 638 54  -  2012 PARALYMPIC GAMES COMMENTARY BY ALYWIN CHEW alywin@mediacorp.com.sg Alywin Chew is Assistant Sports Editor at TODAY. The beauty of silent films lies in the artistry of actors’ body language and facial expressions, relying on the poignance of the unspoken to evoke viewers’ interpretation of the
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    • 295 54  -  ALYWIN CHEW SINGAPORE She may not have won a medal in her 100m (S3) freestyle race on Tuesday morning, but Singapore Paralympic swimmer Yip Pin Xiu (picture) is still a winner in the eyes of her best friend and teammate Theresa Goh. As a
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    • 362 56 AP MONZA Championship leader Fer­nando Alonso bears no ill­feeling to­wards Roman Grosjean, who ended his Belgian Grand Prix hopes follow­ing a multi­car accident at the start of last weekend’s race. Grosjean went for a small gap and clipped Lewis Hamilton’s McLaren, resulting in both
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    • 497 56  -  Keith Saw touted as a talent for the future claims first S’pore’s men’s singles title since 1996 BOWLING LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Keith Saw recorded the biggest win of his fledgling career on Tuesday night when he claimed the men’s singles title at the 22nd
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    • 178 58 AGENCIES JAK ARTA The Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) has banned women’s doubles pair Greysia Polii and Meiliana Jauhari for four months until Dec 3 for their involvement in the play-to-lose scandal at the London Olympics. The ban started retroactively from July 31, the day
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    • 352 58 Jamaican in line for charity game; club linked with Neymar FOOTBALL THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Usain Bolt (picture) is set to finally fulfil his long-held wish of playing for Manchester United, at least in the club’s annual charity match. The Jamaican, who won the 100m
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    • 62 1 THURSDAY, 6 SEPTEMBER 2012 When it comes to wild stories, New York’s infamous Hotel Chelsea is fully booked 2 JETSETTING WITH VERNETTA LOPEZ REVEALS HER TRAVEL MISADVENTURES RANDOM GAGS THE LATEST SKETCH SHOW FROM THE NOOSE CREATORS WEIRD GIGS THE WANTED’S JAY MCGUINNESS ON STRANGE ENCOUNTERS WITH FANS 6 8
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      • 913 2  -  EVERYTHING YOU’VE HEARD ABOUTTHE REPUTATION OFCHELSEAHOTELISTRUE. ASONEPHOTOGRAPHERSHEDS LIGHT ON THE ICONIC PROPERTY SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg There are hotels and there are hotels. The ones steeped in legend and lore, where rock stars and actors stayed and unleashed well-documented shenanigans. Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles was where Jim
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      • 385 4 Bob Dylan may no longer be in the ’hood, but you can still catch a celeb or two at these hot spots High Line Park (Gansevoort Street to 20th Street) Forget Central Park. Built on a former elevated railroad track, the High Line Park is beloved by locals.
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        460 5 How to spend S$101 (you big spender, you) in a day in the Nordic countries TRAVEL 101 Pronounced “rake-ya-vick”, the capital of Iceland is also the world’s northernmost capital. Yes, the weather can get as achingly cool as its most famous citizens like Sigur Ros and Bjork it reaches
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        607 6 JETSETTING WITH... SINGAPORE Her days playing Denise in Under One Roof, the nerve-wrack-ing revealing moments regarding her divorce from ex-husband Mark Richmond it’s all there in Vernetta Lopez’s fascinating and fun tell-all Memoirs Of A DJ. But there’s one more thing that’s revealed in the Class 95FM deejay’s
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        322 7 Travel deals and steals GET IT NOW Win a pair of air tickets to Barcelona Take part in CheapTickets.sg’s Facebook contest for a chance to receive a pair of air tickets to Barcelona. From now till Sept 30, simply upload a photo that you feel captures the theme
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        529 8  -  Meet the cast of Channel 5’s new sketch comedy show Random Island COMING SOON MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE We may not know yet whether The Noose will be back for a new season, but take heart: An all new comedy sketch show is in the works
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      • 707 10  -  The Wanted’s Jay McGuinness on crazy fans, sex shop music and life on the road TOURING PERKS CHRISTOPHER TOH christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The last couple of years have been great for the British boyband revival, with groups likes One Direction and The Wanted leading the charge. The latter, best
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        619 11  -  David Bowie to get first major retrospective POP ICON MARK BROWN features@mediacorp.com.sg THE GUARDIAN LONDON It was just over 40 years ago that he arguably changed the world: A beautiful, sexually ambiguous young man with a 26in waist, flame orange hair, pale make-up, a silk jumpsuit and red
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    • 422 12  -  Start your day right with the nutrition-packed Natural Park Sprouted Flaxseeds Brought to you by ANNETTE TAN food@mediacorp.com.sg Despite its minuscule size, the flax seed is one of the most nutritious things you could eat. It is chock full of omega-3 fatty acids, fibre
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    • things to do
      • 107 13 OUR PICK Singapore’s first international documentary film festival returns. Presented by The Substation as part of its annual SeptFest celebrations, this year’s festival highlights include opener Ignore All Detour Signs, Singapore’s first feature length music documentary featuring Singapore post-rock band I Am David Sparkle;
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      • 78 13 One of Britain’s biggest pop bands, The Wa nte d namely The Wanted, Battleground and ha s re le a s e d t h re e a lbu m s retail and radio charts. namely The Wanted, Battleground and The Wanted (US debut)
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      • 113 13 Come experience the diversity of percussive beats and drum the night away with your family and friends. Supported by the National Arts Council, the Community Drumming Network presents Celebrat ion of Dr u ms 201 2 featu r i n g performances by established local and
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      • 74 13 For the first time in the festival, Singapore will see kiters from Guatemala, Korea and Pakistan gracing our shores. Presented by ACT 3 International, highlights include local kite masters in action, a traditional kite exhibition, traditional kite-making workshops and a Kites Play Area for
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      • 163 13 The inaugural Silver Arts programme, presentedby the National Arts Council, is developed for seniors by fellow seniors, artists and community organisations. It is a platform for our silver-haired friends to surprise the public and themselves with their blooming artistic contributions, and to enjoy a myriad of inspired arts
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