Today, 1 August 2013, Afternoon Edition

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  • 24 1 TODAY AbdiaCorp THURSDAY, 1 AUGUST 2013 MICA (P) 053/06/2013 TODAY AFTERNOON EDITION WE SET YOU THINKING MbdiaCorp THURSDAY, 1 AUGUST 2013 MICA (P) 053/06/2013
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  • 758 1  -  WONG WEI HAN, DAVID BOTTOMLEY wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —DBS has ended its bid for PT Bank Danamon in Indonesia, after the proposed transaction languished for over a year waiting for approval from Indonesia’s financial regulators. While this is a setback to
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  • 920 1  -  FOUNDATION FOR ‘ADVENTUROUS PURSUITS’ AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE —Formal curriculum time will be set aside in all primary and secondary schools for outdoor education such as outdoor cooking, camping and kayaking to spark students’ spirit of adventure, as part of the revised
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    • 60 1 CHINA’S ECONOMY MAY HAVE SLOWED, BUT IT IS FAR FROM CRASHING AS DOUBTERS HAVE MISREAD THE SIGNS: STEPHEN ROACH COMMENT&ANALYSIS 12 The all-new TODAYAPP FOR ANDROID SMARTPHONES exclusively available on Samsung Apps tdy.sg/newsandroidapp HOT NEWS 10 US MONITORS EVERYTHING ONLINE WITH XKEYSCORE SNOOPING TOOL: SNOWDEN TOTTENHAM READY TO SELL BALE
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  • hot news
    • 503 2  -  Strong demand surprises some analysts who had expected lukewarm reception to offerings 155 UNITS LAUNCHED IN SENGKANG, YISHUN SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@medicorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The first batch of tworoom Build-to-Order flats set aside for singles received overwhelming demand yesterday, a day after applications were open.
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    • 523 4 Lay-offs up but analysts say labour market is still tight citing job creation rates BUSINESS RESTRUCTURING MAY BE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY NGJINGYNG S ING A PORE Unemployment in the Republic has risen for the second consecutive quarter as lay-offs rose
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    • 652 6  -  Popular Holdings to open a Borders outlet in Jurong after acquiring the rights to operate the brand here PROLOGUE BOOKSTORE TO CLOSE LATER THIS MONTH WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Popular Holdings is bringing Borders bookstores back to town, with a new outlet set
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    • 482 7 Take your kids on board the refurbished Costa Victoria for a unique Italian experience BROUGHT TO YOU BY COSTA CRUISES booking availability. P RO D U C E D BY T H E TODAY SPECIAL PROJECTS TEAM A visit to an art museum or shopping may
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    • 185 8 AGENCIES Kuala Lumpur police yesterday identified the main suspect behind Monday’s cold-blooded shooting of banker Hussain Ahmad Najadi. Kuala Lumpur Criminal Investigation Department chief Senior Assistant Commissioner (SAC) Ku Chin Wah released a photo of the suspect, known as Sei Ngan
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    • 399 8 Professionalism, efficiency vital: Opposition lawmaker CHECKS AND BALANCES AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR A day after Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak promised to clamp down on “brazen” crime in the country as seen by the spate of highprofile shootings recently an opposition lawmaker said
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    • 85 8 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER Malaysia’s top cop yesterday denied an online news portal’s report quoting him as saying that those involved in the attempted murder of MyWatch Chairman R Sri Sanjeevan were the latter’s own friends. In his Twitter account, InspectorGeneral of Police Khalid
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    • 692 10 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS WASHINGTON —New revelations from former security contractor Edward Snowden that United States intelligence agencies have access to a vast online tracking tool came to light yesterday, as lawmakers put the secret surveillance programmes under greater scrutiny. The Guardian, citing documents
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  • comment &analysis
    • 1060 12  -  INTERPRETING ECONOMIC VITAL SIGNS STEPHEN S ROACH Stephen S Roach, a faculty member at Yale University and former Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, is the author of The Next Asia. PROJECT SYNDICATE The punditocracy has once again succumbed to the China Crash syndrome a malady
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    • 870 14  -  WORLD’S NEW TALLEST BUILDING WILLIAM PESEK Tokyo-based William Pesek won the 2010 Society of American Business Editors and Writers prize for commentary. BLOOMBERG Auditors seeking to head off a Chinese crash are rushing to scrutinise the debt-swollen books of the country’s local governments. Economists
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    • 25 12 JpcmcM a gooai time? You can! There's much to live it up this 16th to 18th August 2013, so get ready to see the world!
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    • 44 12 Desserts Making Workshop by Japanese Famous Chef Patissier Shiraiwa Date Time: Aug 8 (Hari Raya Puasa), 1)13:30-16:00 Aug 9 (National Day), 2) 10:30-13:00 3) 13:30-16:00 Venue: Liang Court, 1st floor, Dulcet Studio Fees start from $55 per pax if you bring your friends along!
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    • 34 12 The Changsha project is a particularly interesting metaphor for China’s economy. The blistering pace at which Sky City will go up, at more than two storeys a day, raises serious concerns. WILLIAM PESEK 14
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    • 743 17 Advertising Feature Ankle Arthritis: Don't just walk it off Repeated ankle sprains may eventually result in ankle arthritis, a chronic condition often characterised by pain, swelling, stiffness and deformity. However if detected early, with proper treatment you can slow its development and lead a more productive life. Most people have
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  • voices
    • 209 18  -  FROM ELAINE SEAH ZHU HUI In a country that celebrates youth and efficiency, the fear of growing old is tremendously stressful. Our small island has traditionally been heralded as a place of commerce. The vulnerability of our state has been constantly drilled into workers’
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    • 442 18  -  FROM JACE LOI CHEN MIN I refer to this week’s VoicesTODAY topic “Is Singapore a place to grow old in?”. Land being scarce here, most of us will never get to retire in the “suburbs” that allow us to have acres
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    • 353 18  -  FROM GOH KIAN HUAT My mother is 80 years old and has suffered from falls twice. Due to old age, she is very weak and needs help in mobility, feeding and using the toilet on a 24-hour basis. As we are unable
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    • 203 18  -  FROM ESTELLA WAN As I get older, I feel burdened by escalating healthcare costs. Not that I am unprepared for this I have savings in Medisave, but its usage is limited. My insurance premiums for MediShield have gone up by more than
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    • 244 21  -  FROM TOH HWEE TIN Director, U Family, National Trades Union Congress As we celebrate World Breastfeeding Week, we call on all employers for your strong support in creating a workplace that is friendly to breastfeeding mothers. In April this year, U Family conducted
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    • 315 21  -  FROM RAYMOND ANTHONY FERNANDO The Public Service Division’s (PSD) policy shift in rehiring junior civil servants at age 62 without a pay cut is most certainly a step in the right direction. The Civil Service is a great place to
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    • 67 20 is Singapore a place to grow old in? Do senior citizens work because they want to or because they have to? Are younger Singaporeans willing to pay higher MediShield premiums so that the old pay less? Does society stereotype the old as a ‘burden’? Catch the debate! voices@mediacorp.com.sg tdy.sg/voicestoday #voicestoday
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  • singapore
    • 400 23  -  INSPECTIONS STEPPED UP NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) has tasked its contractors to step up inspections during the current dengue epidemic, after it was found to have fallen short in eliminating potential mosquito breeding sites last year. Ten mosquito
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    • 134 23 SINGAPORE —Gas tariff for households will be reduced by 1.74 per cent from today until Oct 31. This translates to a decrease from 21.26 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) to 20.89 cents per kWh, said City Gas. “This is due to a 5.1
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    • 166 24 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —Chief Executive Officer of the National Arts Council (NAC) Benson Puah has stepped down after completing his tenure yesterday. The Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) said Mr Puah will continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer of The Esplanade
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    • 320 24 NURTURING INDUSTRY LEADERS SINGAPORE —As part of efforts to transform the construction industry, the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) Academy is starting a new bachelor’s programme on construction management to nurture industry professionals. Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam announced this yesterday during
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    • 200 25  -  KOK XING HUI SINGAPORE A bus belonging to Grassland Express and Tours and carrying 11 passengers overturned and skidded yesterday on Malaysia’s North-South Expressway. Eight Singaporeans were reported to have sustained minor injuries from the accident, which occurred at around
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    • 343 25  -  ASHLEY CHIA SINGAPORE The first person prosecuted for possessing articles specifically adapted for making infringing copies of a copyrighted work escaped an eight-week jail term after a successful appeal to the High Court yesterday. Low Meng Guan, 40, who is now
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous

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  • silver
    • 440 26  -  UNDERSTANDING STRENGTHS THE FIRST STEP SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Taking stock of yourself that is the first step for seniors looking to re-enter the job market,said Ms Helen Lim, Managing Director and founder of Silver Spring. Silver Spring is a social enterprise targeted at helping seniors
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    • 627 27 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK —Mrs Marie Theriault started having trouble with her hands more than three years ago, when she found that she suddenly could not change diapers or tie shoelaces. “People would say to me, ‘Look, you dropped
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    • 142 27 4 cordlife one chance, one choice. Y Your Baby’s Umbilical Cord Is Precious Your baby’s umbilical cord contains Epithelial (EpSCs) and Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) that have the potential to treat conditions such as heart disease, stroke and cartilage injuries. You can seek to give your family that additional protection
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  • china&india
    • 566 28 TRIAL LIKELY TO BE HELD WITHIN WEEKS REUTERS BEIJING —Disgraced Chinese leader Bo Xilai has agreed to plead guilty at a trial likely to be held within weeks, sources said, in an apparent bid to earn a more lenient sentence
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    • 245 30 AP TAIPEI —Dozens of Taiwanese scuffled with the police yesterday in the rowdiest demonstration yet against a new trade agreement with China. Signed on June 21, the pact allows each side to invest in the other’s service sectors, including banking. Its approval by Taiwan’s
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    • 374 30 7 CITIES IN HUBEI IN WORST 10 AGENCIES BEIJING —Air pollution in China’s largest cities, as measured by the concentration of fine particulates that pose the greatest health risk, was three times worse in the first half of the year than levels advised
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  • world
    • 403 32 NEEDY NOT REAPING BENEFITS OF SURPLUS DOW JONES BANGKOK —Asia is awash in rice, as favourable weather and government support for farmers combine to produce a bumper crop, but the tightly regulated and fragmented rice market means consumers and the needy have seen little
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    • 275 36 REUTERS PHNOM PENH —Cambodia’s long-serv-ing leader, Mr Hun Sen, said yesterday that the people’s decision must be respected after both sides claimed victory in Sunday’s general election despite speaking about the need for compromise. “We have to respect the people’s
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    • 362 36 REMARKS ‘HURT MANY PEOPLE’ DOW JONES TOKYO —Finance Minister Taro Aso has come under fire for comments suggesting Tokyo should look to Nazi Germany as a model in changing its pacifist Constitution although his aides have denied that intent. During a speech on
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    • 251 38 AGENCIES MANILA —Shops were closed and hospitals ran on generators yesterday in a Philippine province that was plunged into darkness when the national power grid operator stopped its supply due to unpaid debts. The Albay provincial governor, whose own office was cut
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    • 386 38 ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER AP BANGKOK An oil spill that has marred a tourist island in the Gulf of Thailand has spread to nearby smaller isles, officials said yesterday, as the authorities raced to clean up the island’s oncewhite sands and clear
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    • 569 40 He had received callfrom train controller on path to final destination minutes before the high-speed accident which left 79people dead HUMAN ERROR LIKELY CAUSE OF DISASTER AGENCIES MADRID The driver of the train that derailed in north-western Spain last week, killing 79
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    • 261 38 Broadway's Big Fat Musical Comedy Hit Comes to Singapore 1 THE ULTIMATE FEEL-GOOD SHOW’ guardian THE BROADWAY MUSICAL* 26 September 1 October 2013 Esplanade Theatre Get ready for the blockbuster musical of the year! For the very first time ever in South East Asia, the globally acclaimed and Tony-Award and
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    • 174 40 Wi YZE F French Inspired Slimming Own the French I Slimming Secret Feel the difference in 1 week! Ever wondered how French ladies can indulge in their high-calorie foods and yet still look so shapely? cufvp sculptor SwalMomJairtiuKdp. The secret is that French enjoy red wine. Red wine contains Resveratrol,
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  • business
    • 412 42 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS WA SHINGTON The Federal Reserve yesterday said that the United States economy continues to recover but is still in need of support, offering no indication that it is planning to reduce its bond-buying stimulus at its next
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    • 259 44 REUTERS NEW YORK Mr Michael Dell’s and Silver Lake’s US$24.4 billion (S$31 billion) bid to take Dell private suffered a blow yesterday after the company’s special committee rejected their request to change the voting rules in exchange for them offering US$150 million
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    • 426 44 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS PARIS EADS will take the name of its flagship brand Airbus and target higher profits by combining defence and space units, Europe’s top aerospace group confirmed yesterday, in a move that could involve job cuts. Nine
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    • marketbuzz
      • 304 46 Discover a whole new world of shopping rewards with the new Bank of China (BOC) Shop! Card. Here are some of the perks: Cash rebates Six per cent cash rebate for all online transactions (local and international) and at major departmental stores in Singapore. One per
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      • 159 46 This National Day, celebrate the Singapore story with the Far East Heritage Festival 2013. Learn more about Singapore’s past by going on a specially-designed festival trail. This includes cultural activities and sights at Little India and Kampong Glam, the street dining experience of the former Glutton’s
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      • Article, Illustration
        153 46 Celebrate your love for photography at the I AM NIKON DAY. Back for the second year, the two-day event offers photography enthusiasts a chance to use Nikon cameras, and attend seminars and workshops by Nikon Professional photographers. This year, Nikon has invited several local photographers to
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      • Article, Illustration
        103 46 Spend quality time with your family at U PICNIC. Back for the second year, U PICNIC is organised by U Family and supported by NTUC FairPrice. This year, visitors can expect a whimsicalthemed picnic filled with family entertainment, stage performances and activities. Each registered family will receive a
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      • Article, Illustration
        210 46 Visit W Eye Clinic and W Optics for all your eye care needs. W Eye Clinic specialises in refractive surgeries, and offers screening and general ophthalmology services. It also provides the latest techniques and technology in LASIK, Intra-Ocular Lens Implants and advanced surface ablation. Dr Gerard Nah, Medical
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      • 196 46 BARGAINS AND PERKS AT GADGETS WRITE 2013 Organised by POPULAR Bookstore, Gadgets Write 2013 offers customers a wide range of gadgets from renowned brands, including Samsung, HP, Microsoft and Canon. There will also be attractive offers on English books and stationery too. Look out for these deals at the event:
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    • 90 42 br adcast journalist producer television online writer i rogramm ng radio reporter prin hotojournap otojourna You set people thinking. MediaCorp has the widest range of news platforms, from TV to print, radio and online. Join us on the frontline as news breaks. editor journalism business editor otojournalist edito deputy editor
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    • 470 52 AFTERNOON LATEST THE GUARDIAN LONDON —Tottenham Hotspur are prepared to sell Gareth Bale to Real Madrid and they will tell the Spanish club that the prospect of a deal would increase if the striker Alvaro Morata (picture) were included as a
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    • 223 53 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Manchester City beat AC Milan 5-3 in an explosive pre-season friendly in Munich in which all eight goals were scored in the first half. City stormed into a 5-0 lead before conceding three times in the final eight
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    • 480 53  -  AMIR YUSOF SINGAPORE —They started the day in fifth position out of a 78-strong fleet. At day’s end, however, Singapore’s Kimberly Lim and Savannah Siew were all smiles as they stood on the second step of the podium celebrating what had been an unlikely
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    • 86 53 AP LONSON Premier League newcomers Cardiff have broken their club record to sign England defender Steven Caulker from Tottenham. The 21-year-old centrehalf is reported to have cost Cardiff around £8 million (S$16 million) and has signed a four-year deal. Caulker was behind Jan Vertonghen
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    • 101 53 SOLDADO A SPUR ALMOST REUTERS LONDON A deal between Valencia and Tottenham Hotspur for the sale of striker Roberto Soldado (picture) has been completed, Valencia president Amadeo Salvo said yesterday. However, he added that the 28-year-old will not be allowed to join the Premier League club until a problem with
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    • 490 54 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS BARCELONA Sun Yang broke down in tears after claiming the second of a possible three distance golds with victory in the 800m freestyle and American teenager Missy Franklin captured her third title of the world swimming championships yesterday (this morning,
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