Today, 4 February 2013, Afternoon Edition

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  • 16 1 TODAY AFTERNOON EDITION WE SET YOU THINKING /VI bdiaCorp MONDAY, 4 FEBRUARY 2013 MICA (P) 093/06/2012
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  • 564 1 2030population estimate an important reference for infrastructure, says Iswaran POPULATION WHITE PAPER SINGAPORE —The population projections are not a target for the Government, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office S Iswaran stressed yesterday. Rather, it is an upper limit for policymakers to use
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  • 248 1  -  WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are calling on the Government to examine whether there are enough quality jobs for Singaporeans who may have lost job opportunities in the Professionals, Managers, Executives and Technicians (PMET) sector
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  • 122 2 He added: “At the same time, we are also doing our best to see how we can address some of these short-term issues, which continue to be a cause of concern for Singaporeans and legitimately so.” Separately, Law and Foreign Af- fairs Minister K Shanmugam said that the Government needs
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  • hot news
    • 838 2  -  Past projections fell short of real growth, but some analysts feel that current forecast would have factored in buffer POPULATION WHITE PAPER WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As Parliament sits today to debate the White Paper on population, some experts have questioned the soundness
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    • 618 4  -  50km line will cut through one of the island’s most important rainforests says Nature Society CROSS ISLAND LINE TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Following the unveiling of plans last month by the Government to construct a Cross Island Line, the Nature Society has
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    • 457 4  -  TAN WEIZHEN SINGAPORE —The Nature Society has proposed to conserve 25 hectares of the 200 ha former Bidadari cemetery, which is slated to be redeveloped into a new town under the Government’s land use plan. According to the society’s proposal,
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    • 116 6 Needy seniors of Teck Ghee constituency received an early Chinese New Year treat yesterday, with 370 of them being given hongbao by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, a Member of Parliament for the constituency. Mr Lee, his wife Ho Ching
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    • 116 6 Some 300 people turned up for a candlelight vigil last night for the two boys who died in a traffic accident in Tampines last week. The vigil for 13-year-old Nigel Yap and his seven-year-old brother Donavan was organised by the Tampines Grassroots Organisations and was held
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    • 564 8 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS MUNICH Iran yesterday said that it was open to a United States offer of direct talks on its nuclear programme and that six world powers had suggested a new round of nuclear negotiations this month. But it did
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  • 374 6 Referring to the same survey which was released last week by recruiting firm Ambition, the ASME said that it showed the importance of Government and company policies in attracting and retaining individuals. “We, therefore, call upon the Government to provide SMEs with more incentives to develop and improve their human
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  • comment &analysis
    • 776 10  -  FUTURE POPULATION GROWTH JEREMY LIM Dr Jeremy Lim has held senior executive positions in both public and private healthcare sectors. He is currently writing a book on the Singapore health system. This is part of a series on health policies in Singapore. The recently-released
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    • 756 12  -  POPULATION AND THE BUDGET AJAY K SANGANERIA, ABHIJIT GHOSH Ajay K Sanganeria is Senior Tax Manager and Abhijit Ghosh is Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Leader with PricewaterhouseCoopers Singapore. With increasing life expectancy as well as low fertility rates, Singapore is faced with two key
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    • 810 14  -  CHINA’S OIL PIPELINE DAVID PILLING David Pilling is Financial Times’Asia Editor. THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED In May, something curious will happen to the geography of China. The continental-sized country, whose supercharged development has been concentrated in cities on its eastern coast, will gain something it has
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    • 195 10 ATTENTION HOB OWNERS; How The Cooling Measures Can Help You Upgrade To A Private Property Double Your Property Eric Chiew Multi-million property investor and Finalist of the Young Entrepreneur Award 2010, active property investor and consultant to over 1000 property buyers in Singapore. In this seminar, you will learn never
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    • 27 10 The scramble for Myanmar has begun Naypyidaw will not abandon Beijing. It has far too much to gain from playing off East against West. DAVID PILLING 14
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  • voices
    • 422 16  -  FROM ONG HONG BEE If we are to be serious about road safe­ty, we need to focus more on prevent­ing accidents, instead of only react­ing to serious or fatal ones after they have occurred. In the area of education, I suggest that the
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    • 282 16  -  FROM EDWIN TEONG YING KEAT I refer to the report “Getting the right mix of 6.9 million people” (Jan 30). The burgeoning population in Singapore would mean more trials and challenges as we strive to achieve social cohesion. In my opinion,
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    • 191 17  -  FROM LEOW ZI XIANG The Moneylenders Act as well as the Moneylenders Rules regulate licensed moneylending in Singapore. Under the Moneylenders Rules, the maximum rate of interest that a licensed moneylender is legally permitted to charge for an unsecured loan is
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    • 347 17  -  FROM DESMOND CHOO Executive Secretary, Union of Security Employees ZAINAL SAPARI Cluster Lead, Building and Facility Management Services Cluster National Trades Union Congress We refer to Mr Paul Steve Vasudev’s letter “Wage review for security industry long overdue” (Jan 28). A
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  • singapore
    • 587 18  -  Adjustments made were based on hotel menu prices, currency exchange rate, says the carrier WAGE DISPUTE WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A strong Singapore dollar and protracted negotiations between Singapore Airlines (SIA) and its staff union have caused unhappiness among some cabin crew,
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    • 318 19 Building our Garden City: It all began with a tree CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —To commemorate Singapore’s efforts in building a “Garden City”, the National Parks Board (NParks) has planned a series of activities and programmes for the year. In a blog post yesterday, Minister for National Development Khaw Boon Wan
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    • 249 19 SINGAPORE To help those considering making a move from the corporate sector to the non-profit world, a book has been launched sharing the stories of former corporate leaders who have successfully made the transition. Changing Lanes, Changing Lives, authored by consultant
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    • 24 19 REPORT THE ST REGIS PERSPECTIVES MR COLIN GOH, GENERAL MANAGER OF THE OLD PARLIAMENT HOUSE Scan the QR code or you can visit tdy.sg/artcolingoh
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  • youth
    • 485 20  -  NUS carnival offers teens an outlet to lend helping hand discover joy in volunteering COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT LOUISA TANG louisatangqr@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE After being caught for theft with his friends, 16-year-old Muhd Nor Fadzly Bin Mohd Talib wanted to turn over a new leaf to do
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  • china&india
    • 833 21 ENVIRONMENT REUTERS BEIJING The search for culprits behind the thick haze enveloping China’s capital has turned a spotlight on the country’s two largest oil companies and their resistance to tougher fuel standards. Bureaucratic fighting between the environment ministry, on the one hand, and
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    • 365 21 AP BEIJING A prominent scholar from China’s Turkic Uighur ethnic minority said he was detained for more than 12 hours at Beijing’s airport and then sent home when attempting to board a flight to the United States, the latest in a
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  • world
    • 528 22 PHILIPPINE REBEL GROUPS AP MANIL A Abu Sayyaf gunmen have freed two Filipino crewmen of a Jordanian television journalist who were kidnapped last year. But the Al Qaedalinked militants continued to hold the reporter and four other foreigners in a Philippine jungle, where
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    • 238 23 AGENCIES laiza (myanmar) The government of Myanmar and ethnic Kachin rebels in the north said yesterday that they would hold talks in neighbouring China this week after some of the worst fighting in the country in years. The talks will begin today
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    • 370 23 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUA L A LU M PU R Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) President Abdul Hadi Awang yesterday blamed ruling party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) for confusing Malaysia’s multi-religious populace, even as former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad accused the
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    • 330 24 AGENCIES WASHINGTON The White House has released a photograph of President Barack Obama skeet shooting last August after some Republicans expressed doubts that he had engaged in the activity. Mr Obama, who is seeking a ban on assault weapons and other measures to
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  • business
    • STOCK CALL
      • 27 25 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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      • 97 25 BUY (S$1.85) OSIM International reported a strong set of Q4 results which were within OCBC’s expectations. A positive surprise in the form of a special dividend of 1 cent/share was declared, on top of a final dividend of 1 cent. The house raises its FY13 EPS forecast by
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    • 382 25 AFTERNOON LATEST BLOOMBERG MUNICH Europe’s political tremors risk spoiling the region’s market calm, with corruption allegations buffeting Spanish Premier Mariano Rajoy and Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi closing in on the front-runner ahead of elections. Mr Rajoy will travel to Berlin tomorrow as euro-area leaders
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  • management
    • 817 26  -  HACKERS AND YOUR BUSINESS KARN G BULSUK Karn G Bulsuk is Senior Consultant for a major Big 4 consulting firm in Australia. Companies love their information technology solutions as they offer convenience and efficiency for all operations. But IT is a double-edged sword:
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  • technology
    • 545 27  -  FROM COMPUTER TO MOBILE DEVICES COMMENTARY BY CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS Christopher Willians is Technology Correspondent at The Daily Telegraph. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Facebook finds itself at the front line of the march to mobile. When it burst onto the Web in 2004, virtually everyone online
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  • sports
    • 424 28 AFTERNOON LATEST THE GUARDIAN MAN CITY LIVERPOOL 2 2 LONDON Roberto Mancini insisted Manchester City are still in the Premier League title race despite the 2-2 draw with Liverpool that left them trailing Manchester United by nine points with 13 games left.
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    • 365 28 AP BARCELONA Lionel Messi extended his record streak by scoring in his 12th consecutive Spanish league game to give leader Barcelona a 1-1 draw at Valencia yesterday, while Atletico Madrid remained perfect at home through 20 games in all competitions. Midfielder Ever Banega struck first
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    • 369 28  -  CHARLES ONG SINGAPORE —Fencing Singapore (FS) President Nicholas Fang has made no secret of his desire to see a Singapore fencer win a medal at the Olympics. And after the recently completed South-east Asian Fencing Federation (SEAFF) Junior and Cadet Championships in Brunei, where
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    • 659 29  -  Nigerian Olympian Tosin Oke chooses the Republic as his training base for 2016 Rio Games LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Nigerian Tosin Oke does not enjoy Singapore’s famous chicken rice, laksa or chilli crab. But that has not stopped the 32-year-old triplejumper from choosing the
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    • 441 29  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE He narrowly missed out on a bronze at the 2009 SEA Games in Laos and then finished fifth at the 2011 edition in Indonesia. Right now, the Republic’s leading triple jumper Stefan Tseng has set his sights on
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    • 281 30 REUTERS MIL AN Two classy first-half goals gave Juventus a 2-1 win at Chievo yesterday, restoring their threepoint lead at the top of Serie A as Lazio and Inter Milan lost touch after defeats by lowly opponents. Alessandro Matri volleyed home after
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    • 290 30 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS ROME Mario Balotelli scored twice, including a hugely-controversial penalty three minutes into stoppage time, on his AC Milan debut to give them a 2-1 win over Udinese yesterday (this morning, Singapore time), three days after completing his move from English
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    • arts&design
      • Article, Illustration
        963 32  -  TWO NEW HOTELS SHAKE UP THEIR BRANDS BY GETTING A NEW LOOK SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com. sg The taxi driver peered. “Wow, new hotel, ah? What’s the name? Parkroyal? Same one like at Kitchener Road?” He sounded genuinely surprised and a little confused. It was understandable. The dramatically stunning design
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      • 299 33  -  An emotional operatic treat from the SLO OPERA REVIEW: GIACOMO PUCCINI’S MADAMA BUTTERFLY MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Thanks to strong performances by the main cast, the Singapore Lyric Opera’s (SLO) staging of Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly made for a very satisfying opera experience on Gala Night at
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      • 117 33  -  MAYO MARTIN Leadership changes that could very well impact the arts and culture scene are afoot as the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth announced new chief executives for the People’s Association, the National Heritage Board and the National Art Gallery. Longtime and popular CEO of
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      • ARTS GUIDE
        • 55 33 Toy Factory takes on Arthur Miller’s famous play about the 1692 Massachusetts witchhunt. Directed by Rayann Condy, it stars Tim Nga, Rodney Oliveiro, Julie Wee, Matt Grey, Sharda Harrison, among others. Feb 7 to 23, 8pm, Drama Centre Theatre. With 4pm (weekday) and 3pm (weekend) matinees. Tickets from
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        • 66 33 A showcase of the pioneering Singapore artist’s works, which comprise some 70 pieces, including abstract works never before shown, as well as some 80 sketches, done between1943 to1983. The range stretches from mixed media reliefs and oil paintings to ink landscapes. Until March 3, 11am to 7pm, NAFA Galleries
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        • 66 33 An exhibition of recent works by the sculptor known for his public artworks. But expect more than his familiar figurative works you’ll find a mix of the familiar and abstract, including everyday objects done in stone and wood. Until April 28,10am
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        • 57 33 Cultural Medallion recipient Chng Seok Tin is currently exhibiting her Yuan series for the first time in a show; with works based on round forms as well as those produced in France. Until Feb 20,11am to 7pm, Societe Generale Gallery, Alliance Francaise de Singapour, 1 Sarkies Road. Closed
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      • 331 34  -  Entertainment for both children and parents THEATRE REVIEW: HORRIBLE HISTORIES BARMY BRITAIN CHRISTOPHER TOH christophert@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E —The success of Terry Deary’s Horrible Histories book series is due to the fact it spouts historical fact, but in a way
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      • 623 34 Who actually keeps the wheels of one of the top musicals turning? THE POINT OF NO RETURN AP NEW YORK —Over the past quarter of a century, 37 different actresses have played the female lead in The Phantom Of The Opera on Broadway. All 37
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    • culture&lifestyle
      • 471 36 Chick Corea competes against himself at the Grammys but that’s okay GRAMMY AWARDS 2013 AP NEW YORK —Chick Corea took the unusual step of releasing four major recordings last year covering a wide gamut of music everything from solo piano improvisations to a concerto for jazz quintet
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      • 410 36 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LON DON —Tony Visconti has revealed track-by-track details of David Bowie’s first album in a decade. In an interview with Rolling Stone, the veteran producer a long-term Bowie collaborator revealed that the songs ranged from “funky” to “sleazy” and “psychedelic”, while
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    • things to do
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      • 58 38 Toy Factory presents Arthur Miller’s literary classic that depicts a religiously suppressed society where the fatal concoction of faith and law is thoroughly exposed. It questions whether the witch-hunts of the 1600s are really that unthinkable in our modern society Feb~ 7~ to~ 23,~ various~ times,~ Drama~ Centre~
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      • 55 38 This biannual commissioning exhibition displays diverse works by six talented emerging Singaporean artists. Look forward to new commissions from Boo Junfeng, Liao Jiekai, Grace Tan, Ryf Zaini, Zaki Razak and Robert Zhou. Until~ Sept~ 15,~ 10am~ to~ 7pm~ except~ on~ Friday:~ 10am~ to~ 9pm,~ Singapore~ Art~ Museum.~
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      • 73 38 Intrigued with the fictitious world of wuxia (swordplay), Tay Bak Chiang playfully combines his love for wuxia novels and ink paintings. Through the ink medium and recent experiments, he was able to get closer to and feel the lofty, soul-stirring spirit found in this
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      • 47 38 The Shanghainese gallery celebrates its official opening at Gillman Barracks with an exhibition of works from Chinese avant garde artist Geng Jianyi. Until~ Feb~ 28,~ noon~ to~ 7pm~ (Tuesday~ to~ Saturday)~ and~ noon~ to~ 6pm~ (Sunday),~ ShanghART~ Gallery,~ Gillman~ Barracks,~ 9~ Lock~ Road.~ Free.
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      • 57 38 With over 500 stalls lining up the streets of Chinatown, visitors can feast on mouthwatering New Year delicacies, enjoy the brilliant lights and decorations and shop for traditional goodies. Until~ Feb~ 9,~ 6pm~ to~ 10.30pm~ daily,~ until~ 1am~ on~ Chinese~ New~ Year’s~ Eve,~ Pagoda,~
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