Today, 8 August 2013, Afternoon Edition

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    15 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp THURSDAY, 8 AUGUST 2013 MICA (P) 053/06/2013
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    COVs fall to 2.5-year low
    716 1  -  HDB resale market hit by cooling measures, increased supply of new homes MEDIAN DOWN 16.7% LEE YEN NEE leeyennee@mediacorp.com S I N G A P O R E Cash-over-valuation (COV) premiums for Housing and Development Board (HDB) resale flats fell to the lowest in more
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    St Margaret’s girls who shaved heads need not wear wigs
    638 1  -  AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Making his first comments on the controversy involving St Margaret’s Secondary School students who were made to wear wigs after shaving their heads for a good cause, Education Minister Heng Swee Keat revealed yesterday that school
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      63 1 STRATEGIC ACTION TO DISPEL PERCEPTION OF TOKEN FEMALES IS KEY TO GETTING MORE WOMEN INTO SAF: FITRIANI BINTANG TIMURCOMMENT&ANALYSIS 10 The all-new TODAYAPP FOR ANDROID SMARTPHONES exclusively available on Samsung Apps tdy.sg/newsandroidapp TODAY wishes all its Muslim readers Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri. There will be no afternoon edition today and
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      Lock icon All COE prices up despite higher quotas
      610 2  -  SVTA TO PROPOSE RAISING CAR LOAN LIMIT WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums for cars rose across the board at the end of yesterday’s bidding exercise, even though more COEs have been made available starting this month. The premium
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      Lock icon H7N9 virus ‘can spread between people’
      571 4 Scientific analysis shows direct transmission between man and daughter in eastern China THREAT HAS NOT PASSED, CAUTION RESEARCHERS AGENCIES LONDON —The first scientific analysis of probable human-to-human transmission of a deadly new strain of bird flu that emerged in China this year gives the
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      Lock icon Protest as Thai lawmakers debate amnesty Bill for political offenders
      491 4 AGENCIES BANGKOK —Lawmakers in Thailand yesterday debated a highly contentious Bill to give amnesty to political offenders as anti-government protesters demanded it be scrapped because they say it will help exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra return a free man.
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      Lock icon Malaysian businessman’s car blown up
      497 6 Bomb strapped below vehicle explodes, man and driver escape unhurt AT LEAST 10 PUBLIC SHOOTING INCIDENTS SINCE JULY 26 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR —A wealthy Malaysian businessman, who owns several restaurants and nightclubs, escaped death when his luxury car was blown up while he was in
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      Lock icon Fukushima plant: Govt to help fix it for first time
      762 6 AGENCIES TOKYO —Japan’s government said yesterday that it would step in and take “firm measures” to tackle contaminated water leaks at the country’s crippled nuclear plant, including possibly funding a multi-billion-dollar project to fix the problem. Calling water containment at
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      Pioneering rock musician Atwell Jansen dies
      244 8 SINGAPORE —Atwell Jansen, the frontman of the legendary Singapore rock band Heritage, has died following a fall from his bicycle. The 62-year-old suffered a fractured skull and damage to the brain from the fall on Tuesday afternoon, according to his wife. He died in
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      Woodlands stabbing: Murder charge reduced to culpable homicide
      354 8  -  PLEA TO BE TAKEN ON AUG 20 NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A 23-year-old man who was facing the death penalty for allegedly stabbing a mother of two to death during the Mid-Autumn Festival three years ago will escape the gallows after
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      60 8 ALUT It's what makes us Singaporeans. Knowing the queue’s for something good, and having the tenacity to stand in line till we get there. Who cares if it takes an hour, or forever? There’s Red Bull 25% Less Sugar to keep you standing your ground. V kfkM D e i_jl_u
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  • comment &analysis
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      Lock icon Want more women in the SAF? Here’s how
      1131 10  -  AN INCLUSIVE SINGAPORE ARMED FORCES FITRIANI BINTANG TIMUR Fitriani Bintang Timur is an Associate Research Fellow at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. She was formerly a researcher at the Institute for Defence Security
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      Lock icon Bo’s trial exposes truth about China
      897 12  -  BO XILAI MINXIN PEI Minxin Pei is the Tom and Margot Pritzker ’72 Professor of Government at Claremont McKenna College. BLOOMBERG Almost 18 months after it roiled the Chinese political establishment, the Bo Xilai scandal is drawing to a close. The trial of the
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      Lock icon We’re all soldiers in the war on coal
      954 12  -  GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE PETER SINGER Peter Singer is Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University and Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne. His books include Practical Ethics, One World, and The Life You Can Save. PROJECT SYNDICATE Earlier this year, the concentration
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      38 10 Replacing coal with natural gas does reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, even if natural gas itself is not sustainable in the long term. Right now, ending investment in the coal industry is the right thing to do. PETER SINGER 12
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      63 11 EXQUISITE ENTERTAINMENT NOW COME WITH IRRESISTIBLE GIFTS. 2013 TV COLLECTION PROMOTION Model Gift Option 1 Gift Option 2 60LA8600 3D Blu-ray Sound Bar (BB4330A) 39” LED TV (39LN5100) 55LA8600 Worth: $1,070 Worth: $1,100 THE EASIEST WAY TO ENJOY YOUR FAVOURITE ENTERTAINMENT FREE GIFTS 60LA7410 3D Blu-ray Sound Bar (BB4330A) 39”
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
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      31 12 tMJ JACKPOT Estimated Draw on Thu, 8 Aug 2013 at 6.30pm For details, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg (pLAY® Always play with care. [responsibly] Do not bet illegally. RGB Reg No: *****0202G SINGAPORE E
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      10 13 CHINA&INDIA POLICE DETAIN BO SUPPORTER WHO CALLED FOR PROTESTS 28
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  • voices
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      Is our judiciary really deferential to the Govt?
      484 14  -  FROM MANDY LIM In his commentary, “What court decision on by-election reveals” (Aug 6), Dr Jack Lee stated that the decision in the Hougang by-election case “came as a surprise to those used to a judicial stance that is fairly deferential towards
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      Changing realities may necessitate rethink of mother tongue definition
      432 14  -  FROM SAMUEL THO JUN WEI I read with interest the numerous replies to Mr Luke Lu’s commentary, “Can English be a Singaporean mother tongue?” (July 15), including his subsequent letter, “English is also a part of S’pore’s multilingual core” (July 29).
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      Reuse popular National Day songs
      125 14  -  FROM IVAN GOH For years, we have had a new song for every National Day. Some songs, such as Home and Count On Me Singapore, have connected more with Singaporeans than others. While we need to have young Singaporeans contribute songs, the good National Day
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      Encourage local compositions of National Day tunes
      81 14  -  FROM TEO KOK SEAH Many Singaporeans are probably unaware that a number of our National Day songs were composed by foreigners. For instance, Count On Me Singapore and Stand Up For Singapore are classic creations of Mr Hugh Harrison, a Canadian. It is
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      Correction
      50 14 The report, “Celebrations for National Day held islandwide” (Aug 5), stated that more than 50 Bedok residents gathered for a National Day Observance Ceremony with Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Lim Swee Say. This is incorrect. There were more than 500 Bedok residents. We apologise for the error.
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      Current processes make search for home difficult
      426 17  -  FROM HUZIE JASNI Searching for a home in Singapore is not as easy as it seems. As a firsttime home buyer, my husband and I have often contemplated the various Build-To-Order (BTO) flats, which could take up to five years to complete. The
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      HDB policies need to consider non-S’porean spouses
      201 17  -  FROM NICK LIM JIT HAUR Each year now, about 40 per cent of Singaporean marriages are to a nonSingaporean. The Housing and Development Board (HDB) should evolve its policies in this new era, and allow Singaporeans with a spouse on a Long-Term Visit
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      56 15 Is it all about ‘me’ for young S’poreans? Are our under-35s merely ‘money-makers’ entitled, sheltered, all about the 5Cs? Or ‘change-makers’, who’d rather make an impact on society? Have definitions of success changed? Catch the debate! tdy.sg/voicestoday #voicestoday voices@mediacorp.com.sg ‘Live’ tonight at 9pm on Channel 5. Catch the one-hour extended
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      60 16 PARTS OF "MATA MATA” WERE FILMED ON THE SET OF "SERANGOON ROAD' Back in the ’50s, We Fought Alongside Men Mata Mato v PREMIERES TOMORROW, RIGHT AFTER THE NATIONAL DAY PARADE Mondays 8pm from 12 August onwards m I *9.' >!• x r./y .-4 V years, Of 7V Tlu^ MediaCorpChS
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  • singapore
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      In-car cameras in vogue though recordings not always useful
      611 22  -  Many factors at play when courts accord weight to such evidence; footage can stop some disputes from going to trial SALES SPIKE ALMOST 50% AFTER FATAL ROCHOR ROAD CRASH AMIR HUSSAIN, SIAU MING EN amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Despite the limitations that in-car
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      Lock icon Festivities in Geylang Serai
      66 22 A traditional haunt in the run-up to Hari Raya Puasa, the open-air bazaar at Geylang Serai Market was abuzz with activity, especially over the past week as Muslims rushed to buy new clothes and decorations ahead of Hari Raya Puasa today. The bazaar sells everything from
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      Trust in public institutions top issue for Parliament on Monday
      231 22  -  S RAMESH SINGAPORE —The issue of trust and confidence in public institutions is expected to dominate the next sitting of Parliament on Monday. A total of 88 questions have been filed by Members of Parliament for oral answers during the
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      21 months’ jail for woman who abused domestic helper
      369 24  -  32-YEAR-OLD TO APPEAL AGAINST CONVICTION, SENTENCE KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN spykermankf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A 32-year-old woman was sentenced to 21 months’ jail yesterday for abusing her domestic helper, in what a judge described as one of the most distressing maid abuse cases here. Chan
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      Overseas S’poreans can watch NDP ‘live’ on MediaCorp
      176 24 SINGAPORE Overseas Singaporeans can, for the first time, view this year’s National Day Parade “live” on MediaCorp’s online platform Toggle, which will simulcast it across the four language platforms Channel 5, Channel 8, SuriaandVasantham. They can do so by registering for a
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      ‘Counter-productive’ to delay raising re-employment age
      394 24  -  XUE JIANYUE SINGAPORE —It will be counter-produc-tive for employers who seek to hold off raising the re-employment age limit to 67, given the “realities of our situation”, said National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) Deputy Secretary-Gen-eral Heng Chee How yesterday. Citing the challenge of getting
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      142 24 SHARE YOUR BEST MOMENTS WITH TODAY todayonline.com/sgmoment What are your best memories about Singapore and what makes it truly home to you? Share with us your #SGmoment via Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, or submit it at www.todayonline.com/sgmoment. The best entries will be featured in the TODAY newspaper and stand to
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      30 25 Many Stories... C?ne Singapore We know the song by heart. Now, let’s sing it with all our hearts. APPV tG Y G v Wishing Singapore a Happy National Day! 'AbdiaCorp
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      Lock icon The perfect cuppa and a listening ear
      627 26  -  For 13 years volun teer Annie Tay has made it a point to be there for the elderly residents of a community home ‘KOPITIAM’ SESSIONS A HIGHLIGHT FOR SENIORS SIAU MING EN siaumingen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —It is a simple weekly ritual of serving coffee
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      Lock icon Getting gardens right to help those with dementia
      522 26 THE GUARDIAN LONDON —When the residents with dementia at Emerson Court in Havering, north-east London, last went for a “day out at the seaside”, they simply wandered down the garden to their own purpose-built beach, complete with sand and ice cream van.
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  • china&india
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      Lock icon China fines 6 milk suppliers for fixing prices
      553 27 GOVT INTENSIFIES SCRUTINY OF BUSINESS PRACTICES AGENCIES BEIJING —China announced yesterday it has fined six milk suppliers, including New Zealand’s Fonterra, a total of US$108 million (S$136.8 million) for price-fixing, as the country was still reeling from a separate recall of milk
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      Lock icon China concerned about Japan’s new helicopter carrier
      304 28 AGENCIES TOK YO China said yesterday that Asian neighbours must be alert to Japan’s defence build-up after it unveiled a vessel capable of carrying 14 helicopters, the largest Japanese military ship produced since World War II. “Japan should reflect on its history, adhere
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      Lock icon Police detain Bo supporter who called for protests
      210 28 REUTERS BEIJING —The Chinese police have detained a prominent leftist supporter of disgraced politician Bo Xilai who had urged people to protest against Bo’s coming trial, underlining government nervousness about the case, Reuters said yesterday. Mr Song Yangbiao, a reporter for The
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      47 28 o Health• Beauty •Wellness A 5$ 0 HEALTH BEAUTY WELLNESS vl w SB* m < B n'i I Only SS4.50 i ISSUE 3 JUN AUG 2013 r. Get the latest issue of iHealth now! Available at major bookstores, newsstands, MediaCorp kiosks, petrol stations, convenience stores supermarkets. /UsdiaCorp Wealth
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  • world
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      Lock icon Yemen foils Al Qaeda plot
      453 29 ATTACKS AIMED AT OIL, GAS FACILITIES AGENCIES SANA A —Yemeni security forces have foiled a plot by Al Qaeda to take over oil and gas export facilities and a provincial capital in the eastern part of the country, a government official said yesterday. Mr Rajeh
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      Lock icon Al Qaeda chief’s messages spur new look at his sway
      848 29 THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON The world has heard a good deal in recent days from a stern, 62-year-old Egyptian doctor thought to be hiding somewhere in Pakistan. The doctor, Ayman Al Zawahri, who ascended to the top of Al
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      Lock icon IRANIAN ARRESTED IN MALAYSIA
      82 29 AP The Malaysian police said yesterday they have arrested an Iranian who is believed to have ties with terrorists and human trafficking groups. Mr Fuzi Harun, head of the federal police anti-terrorism taskforce,said Seyed Ramin Miraziz Paknejad, 45, was first detained in Thailand last year on
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      Lock icon Obama cancels summit with Putin over Snowden decision
      663 30 HAGEL, KERRY TO MEET RUSSIAN COUNTERPARTS AGENCIES WA SHINGTON United States Presi­dent Barack Obama has cancelled next month’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, exposing a deep diplomatic rift be­tween the two military powers after Russia’s refusal to turn over
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      40 30 Whether it’s chilli crab, chicken rice,laksa or films. homemade is always better. 1 Just Follow Law 4 Aug Money No Enough 2 11 Aug It’s a Great Great World 18 Aug Homecoming 25 Aug O z CO FHlUAri Sundays 10pm
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  • business
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      Lock icon New owners of ERA’s S’pore franchise eye stock listing
      451 31 Northstar Group leads management buyout of brokerage firm in Republic IN PROCESS OF ACQUIRING RIGHTS IN 17 OTHER ASIA-PACIFIC COUNTRIES billion here last year. AGENCIES, WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY LEE YEN NEE SINGAPORE —Private equity firm Northstar Group, which has led
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    • Article
      Lock icon Soilbuild launches S$457.5m REIT IPO
      284 31 AGENCIES SINGAPORE —Singapore developer Soilbuild Group Holdings launched yesterday a S$457.5 million initial public offering of its business space assets, pricing its units at S$0.78 apiece, the lower end of its indicative range. The IPO comes two weeks after two real estate investment trusts had
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      Lock icon Noble’s Q2 net profit plunges 68% on agriculture
      193 31 AGENCIES SINGAPORE —The Noble Group, Asia’s largest commodity trader by sales, said yesterday its second-quarter net profit slumped 68 per cent from a year ago, weighed down by a loss in its agriculture segment and a drop in overall margins. Net profit
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      Lock icon Neptune Orient Lines narrows loss in Q2
      166 31 DOW JONES SINGAPORE —Neptune Orient Lines said yesterday net loss narrowed in the second quarter of this year mainly due to cost management, and warned that it sees few signs of quick recovery in the freight rates. NOL, about 66 per cent owned
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    • market buzz
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        GUINNESS ARTHUR’S DAY
        331 32 Be part of the exciting Guinness Arthur’s Day on Sept 27. Back for the second year in Singapore, the event will see double-platinum band The Fray at the celebrations. Guinness Arthur’s Day is a worldwide annual music event that celebrates the Guinness legacy and brand. It pays
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        SKIN REJUVENATION
        108 32 Improve skin elasticity and reduce the appearance of fine lines with ZELL-V Rosemato Premium Phytocell Skincare Series. Developed in Switzerland, the range of products contains organic ingredients extracted from roses, raspberries and tomatoes. It works within the skin cells to slow down and prevent signs of ageing. It
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        A NEW LOOK
        138 32 Jean Yip Hairdressing (#04-13) and Jean Yip Beauty (#04-21) have reopened at Causeway Point with a new look. Customers can expect updated interiors and a warm ambience at the refreshed outlets at Causeway Point. Jean Yip’s sister brand Oriental Hair Solutions (#04-14) has also opened its fifth
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        A SAUCY AFFAIR
        131 32 The Manhattan FISH MARKET has opened at The Dining Edition in Marina Square. To mark the occasion, The Manhattan FISH MARKET is offering three of its sharing platters and three of its home-made dipping sauces (cajun honey mustard, spicy seafood dip and smoky chipotle sauce) at a
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        MAKE A BOLD AND COLOURFUL STATEMENT
        90 32 Add a splash of colour to your wardrobe with Bossini’s latest range of Happy Colour Pants. Inspired by the latest Fall 2013 fashion colour trends, the collection of pants comes in a rainbow of hues: Acai purple, vivacious pink, samba red and mykonos blue.
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        BAG IT
        100 32 Until Sept 8, buy two one-litre packs of F&N DAISY Milk and get a colourful bag organiser. Choose from nine cheery designs. F&N DAISY Milk nourishes the body with nine essential vitamins, minerals and calcium to keep it healthy and strong. It is also 99-per-cent fat free, low
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  • sme
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      Lock icon In tune with the times
      1049 33  -  Malcolm Ong helms a 76-year-oldfamily business that was established when radio sets were a luxury EMBRACING TECHNOLOGY HONG XINYI todaysme@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —When it comes to sound systems, no detail is too small for a true audiophile and nobody knows that better than the folks at
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  • technology
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      Hunger drives new group-buying site
      636 34  -  Spungry, a new F&B-oriented group-buying site, aims to revolutionise the industry MERCHANT-FRIENDLY APPROACH PETER YEO peteryeo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Group-buying websites offer heavy discounts on services and products based on the condition that enough buyers want the deal. The most notable of them is Groupon, the American
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      Lock icon Apple to replace counterfeit chargers over safety fears
      213 34 AGENCIES SAN FRANCISCO —Apple has announced a worldwide programme to replace third-party and counterfeit USB power adaptors. The move comes after a Chinese woman was reportedly electrocuted while using a non-Apple charger. Customers can buy an authentic USB adaptor for US$10 (S$12.70).
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    • Article
      Lock icon Facebook tweaks newsfeed to bump up older, important posts
      397 34 THE NEW YORK TIMES S A N F R A N C I S CO —The Facebook newsfeed is getting less mysterious and perhaps more relevant, too. In a blog post on Tuesday, the company explained some of the mysteries of
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  • sports
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      1100 35 Suarez ensures bitter end to transfer saga by demanding move to Arsenal ‘I WANT LIVERPOOL TO HONOUR OUR AGREEMENT’ AGENCIES LONDON —The transfer wrangle between Liverpool and Arsenal over Luis Suarez took an ugly turn yesterday when the Uruguayan striker finally spoke up and demanded
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