The Straits Times, 8 December 2011

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  • 19 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA (P) 073/11/2011 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8 2011 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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    • 46 1 COMPANIES are now more inclined to keep their workers should the economy head south than retrench them as many did during the 2008-2009 recession. This is according to an informal survey conducted by the Singapore National Employers Federation in October. LPRIME PAGE A8
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    • 57 1 TWO issues of concern the practice of doctor-hopping by patients to get addictive sleeping pills and that of doctors dispensing these too freely may be licked in one fell swoop. The Ministry of Health proposes making doctors record in a central registry each time they prescribe drugs
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    • 31 1 CHINESE police have busted two huge child-trafficking rings that spanned 10 provinces, arresting more than 600 suspects and rescuing 178 children, the government said yesterday. LPRIME PAGE A15
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    • 52 1 TAKING part in extreme endurance events like marathons and triathlons could damage the heart, researchers warned yesterday. In serious cases, the tissue in the right ventricle of the heart may show signs of permanent scarring known as fibrosis leaving the organ in a weakened state. LSPORT
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  • 1182 1  -  Additional 10% tax from today a bid to cool housing market BY ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg THE Government unveiled a set of unprecedented stamp duty taxes last night, in what many industry watchers have called the toughest round of curbs yet on
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  • 63 1 The number of cases involving flashers, peeping Toms and men taking photographs and videos up unsuspecting women’s skirts has been on the rise and advances in technology are partly to blame. Guess which of the items above have cameras, making it easy for offenders
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  • 578 1  -  BY GRACE NG CHINA CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: Start your day with a slice of kaya toast and a piping hot cup of kopi at Ya Kun. Walk it off with a stroll at the leafy Botanic Gardens before heading to Marina Bay to take in
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  • prime.commentary
    • VIEW POINTS
      • 62 2 WE SAY ComfortDelGro’s unexpected fare hike may do little to address increasing demand for taxis one of the reasons the company cited for the move. But for commuters resigned to having to pay more, there is the expectation of improved availability of taxis and quality of service, which
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      • COLUMNS
        • 35 2 Spain and Italy issuing convertible debt to allow agreement on how to save the euro may look like a desperate idea, but Andy Mukherjee says these are desperate times. L REVIEW PAGE A34
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        • Article, Illustration
          28 2 The pop industry has always exploited teens’ hormonal urges, but the K-pop phenomenon seems the most coldly cynical, says Adeline Chia. L LIFE! PAGE C10
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      • 48 2 OUR READER SAYS Having 151/2 hours of taxi fare surcharges in a 24-hour day is absurd, says Tan Shao Ken, and points to a mindset that seems bent on helping cab drivers and operators increase their earnings, rather than improving service. L FORUM PAGE A35
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      • Article, Illustration
        25 2 www.straitstimes.com L Lin Zhaowei finds out more about the life and work of former school principal Priscilla Krempl when he attends her wake.
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    • 994 2  -  Stop-gap measures are needed before the two new hospitals open BY SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Salma THERE is a Chinese saying that distant water is not able to put out a nearby fire. The same reasoning goes for the urgent need
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    • 348 3  -  BY ELENA CHONG HE WAS not just a policeman but a member of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Idris Makrob also had an entrepreneurial streak: He was a shareholder of a pub in Changi Village. However, the 37-year-old has been accused
      ST PHOTOS: WONG KWAI CHOW  -  348 words
    • 630 3  -  Two-way tolls will be charged, and rates are expected to go up BY LESTER KONG MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT lestkong@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: Motorists driving between Singapore and Malaysia via the Causeway will be hit by a double whammy next year: Not only will they have
      Source: MRCB; ST GRAPHICS  -  630 words
    • 584 4  -  Technology makes it easier for offenders to indulge their urges BY FIONA LOW fionalow@sph.com.sg CASES of flashers, peeping Toms and men taking photographs and videos up unsuspecting women’s skirts have risen over the last five years. Police classify these offences as “intruding into
      ST PHOTO: WANG HUI FEN  -  584 words
    • 897 6  -  BY TOH YONG CHUAN YOUNGER workers want more transparency in dealings between unions, employers and government a departure from the behind-the-scenes approach that has thus far marked tripartism here. That is the view of the labour movement’s longest serving president, Mr John De Payva,
      ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG  -  897 words
    • 738 6  -  Labour chief says construction, IT and shipbuilding sectors could use more locals BY CAI HAOXIANG haoxiang@sph.com.sg LABOUR chief Lim Swee Say has identified some industries that need to buck up on efforts to hire more Singaporeans instead of foreigners. A stronger “Singaporean
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    • 643 6  -  UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE BY GRACE CHUA DURBAN (South Africa): Developed countries must show leadership in cutting their carbon emissions, but developing countries can and must contribute too, said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean. He was delivering Singapore’s national statement, which
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    • 671 8  -  Experience in last recession may explain reluctance to cut headcount BY KOR KIAN BENG kianbeng@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE companies are more inclined to keep their workers in a downturn than retrench them as many did in the 2008-09 recession, according to a survey
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    • 181 8 A GROUP of youngsters from Jitterbugs Swingapore was hard at work yesterday rehearsing a form of aerial dance incorporating acrobatics and the use of apparatus such as hoops and fabric. The kids are among 130 performers who will take to the stage tonight at the University Cultural
      ST PHOTOS: SAMUEL HE  -  181 words
    • 702 9 It is 1st US govt strategy to combat abuses against gays and lesbians abroad NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON POST AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GENEVA: The United States will use all the tools of diplomacy, including the potent enticement of foreign aid, to promote
      NEW YORK TIMES; WASHINGTON POST; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  702 words
    • 147 9 THAI Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will make her first official visit to Singapore today. The trip at the invitation of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is part of her “introductory tour of Asean countries since she assumed office in August”, said a
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    • 471 10  -  BY ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER EARLY reactions to the latest round of property market measures were mixed though the consensus seems to be that home prices will moderate. First-time Singaporean home buyers generally cheered the move, as they believe it will
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    • 716 10  -  BY CHERYL LIM AS MANY as 14,100 new private homes can be built on sites that are being offered on the government land sales (GLS) programme for the first half of next year. The Ministry of National Development (MND) has listed 14 confirmed
      ST PHOTO: MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN; ST GRAPHICS  -  716 words
    • 746 11  -  Teo Ser Luck, Charles Chong will step into the breach in Aljunied GRC BY RACHEL CHANG TEO WAN GEK rchang@sph.com.sg wangekt@sph.com.sg AFTER 23 years as a grassroots adviser in Aljunied GRC, former foreign minister George Yeo will relinquish the
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    • 388 11  -  PROPERTY MEASURES BY MAGDALEN NG THE measures announced yesterday will hit developers aiming for the luxury market but mass-market builders will not escape either, said analysts. High-end developers such as SC Global and Wing Tai could see demand slip as
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    • 500 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft will open its Windows to an app store when it releases a test version of its next major operating system in late February. In doing so, it will take on Apple and Google in the booming market of
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; BLOOMBERG; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  500 words
    • 652 12  -  They say SMS, MMS should be excluded from registry that lets people block ad messages DO-NOT-CALL REGISTRY BY IRENE THAM TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT itham@sph.com.sg THERE is a difference between getting an unsolicited phone call and receiving a text message from a marketer. Companies which
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    • 663 14 The US bank joins others worldwide in trimming staff strength NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS NEW YORK: Citigroup is cutting 4,500 jobs worldwide, chief executive Vikram Pandit has announced, becoming the latest large bank to trim staff strength. Citi will also take a US$400 million
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    • 340 14  -  BY ROBIN CHAN CITIGROUP Singapore has laid off about 40 employees in recent weeks, The Straits Times has learnt. The job cuts, which included senior positions, have come as the American bank yesterday announced it would axe 4,500 jobs globally and set aside US$400
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    • 522 15 178 children rescued in the country’s ‘biggest victory yet’ AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS XINHUA BEIJING: Chinese police have busted two huge child-trafficking rings that spanned 10 provinces, arresting more than 600 suspects and rescuing 178 children, the government said yesterday in what it
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS; XINHUA  -  522 words
    • 200 15 JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK JAKARTA: The Indonesian government has approved a central bank proposal to strike three zeros off its currency. With the redenomination, 1,000 rupiah (14 Singapore cents) will become one rupiah, but the value will stay the same. The government and Bank
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  • WORLD.
    • 602 16 Both sides seeking to stabilise their rocky relationship REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING: Chinese and American defence officials yesterday met for their highest level talks since contacts were suspended after the US announced arms sales to Taiwan in September. The 12th round
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    • 87 16 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE WORLD STORIES ONLINE L Couple badly injured after bodybuilder attack L Iran capture of stealth drone no worry: US experts L 16,000 Holocaust victims to get German pensions More Forum letters online at www.straitstimes.com PHOTO
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    • world.regional
      • 835 20 / 21 Motive unclear but fears arise over whether attacks meant to provoke sectarian conflict, previously absent in country NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KABUL: Afghans were yesterday burying 59 people killed in unprecedented bombings against Shi’ite Muslims as a Pakistan-based extremist group claimed responsibility
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      • 236 20 / 21 BBC ASSOCIATED PRESS UNTIL now, the decade-long Afghan war has largely been spared the sectarian violence between Sunnis and Shi’ites that has been part of the struggles in Pakistan and Iraq. While there have been some low-level tensions between the Shi’ite and Sunni communities
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      • 343 20 / 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS BRUSSELS: Nato’s foreign ministers will review progress in Afghanistan, plans for a missile defence system, and other issues during a two-day meeting that started yesterday. The meeting follows a conference in Germany where 100 nations and international organisations pledged to
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      • 368 20 / 21 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ISLAMABAD: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari suffered a minor heart attack and is undergoing treatment in a Dubai hospital, a source said yesterday, fuelling rumours he may resign. “On Monday, the President had chest pain and then decided to go
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      • 558 22  -  No timeframe set for possible revival of plan; analysts fear move may hurt investor sentiment BY RAVI VELLOOR SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF velloor@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s government yesterday formally backed down from implementing its most significant economic reform plan in two
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      • 576 23 The immigrants who fled persecution at home years ago are appealing for leniency NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK: Two years ago, a community of Indonesians, many of whom fled persecution of Christians in Indonesia years ago, was spared deportation after a Protestant pastor brokered
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      • 334 23 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS JAKARTA: Indonesia has ratified a global treaty to ban nuclear weapon tests, a move which the head of the agency set up to monitor the pact said brought it closer to becoming international law. Indonesia’s endorsement makes it the 156th
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      • 60 23 An artist working on a sand sculpture depicting New York landmarks ahead of the Indonesia Sand Sculpture Festival at Sentul City in Bogor, West Java, yesterday. The festival, to run from Dec 18 to Jan 28, will feature the works of 22 artists from 11 countries,
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      • 721 24  -  Opposition party tries to shed its anti-Malay image, with little success NEWS ANALYSIS BY CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: The opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) is bracing itself for more political attacks, after it was lashed at the Umno
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      • 252 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR: An anti-corruption group yesterday called for a thorough investigation by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (Macc) into alleged bribery by French industrial group Alstom, in a scandal involving several countries. “Transparency International Malaysia calls upon
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      • 53 25 Madam Ni Linmei standing on a chair to display the full length of her hair as her neighbours measure it. The 55-year-old, who lives in Taiyuan, Shanxi province in northern China, has grown her locks to an impressive length of 2.5m after going without a haircut for 14
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      • 440 25 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: South Korea’s embattled ruling conservatives are planning an overhaul of their party, its chairman said yesterday, as it plunges deeper into crisis with three leaders quitting their posts amid a hacking scandal. The Grand National Party (GNP) has
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      • 500 25 Court throws out lawsuit accusing Chinese firm of infringing on trademark REUTERS SHENZHEN: Apple may have to sell its popular iPad tablet computer under a new name on the Chinese mainland after losing a lawsuit over the use of the iPad name,
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      • 446 26 REUTERS TOKYO: The entire board of Japan’s Olympus signalled its plans to quit, maybe as early as February, over a US$1.7 billion (S$2.2 billion) accounting fraud, and to set up an external committee to advise whether to sue those responsible for the
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      • 549 26 1,000 workers at Shenzhen factory demand compensation after change in ownership REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG: Nearly 1 ,000 workers at a Japaneseowned factory in the Chinese city of Shenzhen staged a protest this week demanding compensation in accordance with their length of
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      • 1161 27 Critics see task as heavy burden, others say it will show nation’s resolve NEW YORK TIMES FUTABA (Japan): Futaba is a modern-day ghost town in north-east Japan: It was abandoned in March by residents fleeing the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant located on its
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    • world.international
      • 618 28  -  They want developed countries to take on 2nd commitment period to climate change pact BY GRACE CHUA caiwj@sph.com.sg DURBAN (South Africa): As the world’s heads of state arrive in Durban, South Africa, to begin the high-level segment of the United Nations climate negotiations,
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      • 375 28  -  GRACE CHUA MANGROVES and coastal ecosystems are such large stores of carbon dioxide that they should be included in countries’ carbon counts and protected, conservation groups have said. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Conservation International on Tuesday called for negotiators at
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      • 529 30 DO OR DIE DUO NEW YORK TIMES BERLIN: When the ratings agency Standard Poor’s warned this week that it might lower the credit ratings of 15 euro zone countries, including Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel seemed unmoved. “What a rating agency does
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      • 453 30 WASHINGTON POST PARIS: As Europe battles a financial crisis, President Nicolas Sarkozy has portrayed himself as a steady captain at the helm of the French ship, expertly navigating stormy seas. But as France moves towards a presidential election campaign, some mutineers have
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      • 589 31 As election looms, President portrays himself as defender of the middle class NEW YORK TIMES OSAWATOMIE (Kansas): Venturing into the conservative heartland, US President Barack Obama delivered his most pointed appeal yet for using taxes and regulations to level the economic playing field. “This
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    • world.at a glance
      • 96 32 A woman uses a mobile phone to take a photo of the United Buddy Bears on display outside a shopping centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, yesterday. The United Buddy Bears promote living together in peace and harmony and Malaysia is the first South-east Asian country
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      • IN BRIEF
        • 93 32 REUTERS CANBERRA: The wife of an Australian businessman jailed for fraud in China said yesterday he planned to appeal against a 13-year term in a case that has raised new foreign business concerns about China’s legal system. Matthew Ng, co-founder of e-commerce travel website Et-China,
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        • 105 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TEHERAN: Iran yesterday blocked an Internet website the United States was touting as a “virtual embassy” and which senior MPs slammed as an attempt to deceive the Iranian people and divide them from the government. The address, iran.usembassy.gov, was inaccessible inside Iran. Instead, there
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        • 103 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK: A militant leader of Thailand’s “red shirt” protest movement surrendered to the authorities yesterday on terrorism charges over his role in opposition rallies last year, after almost 20 months on the run. Arisman Pongruangrong, who narrowly avoided capture by police commandos in
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        • 123 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA: The Indonesian policeman who shot to fame in April by lip-synching and grooving to an Indian Bollywood hit in a YouTube video has been sacked. Mr Norman Kamaru, 26, captured the hearts of Bollywood film fans when he was discovered online in his police
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        • 68 32 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHNOM PENH: Energy-starved Cambodia yesterday opened its largest hydropower dam, a multi-million-dollar Chinese-funded project criticised by environmental groups. Prime Minister Hun Sen said the start of operations of the 194MW dam, which cost more than US$280 million (S$360 million), in Kampot province was a
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        • 86 32 BLOOMBERG BEIJING: Pollution levels in Beijing dropped from unhealthy levels as a cold front swept through the Chinese capital, allowing flights to resume after four days of smog that spurred criticism of the government’s environmental record. Fog and snow forced the cancellation of almost 700 flights since
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      • 288 32 SLICEOFLIFE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEATTLE: A Seattle chiropractor and his wife live in a US$1.2 million (S$1.5 million) waterfront home and have spent the past eight years flying to Moscow, Paris, Israel, Turkey, Mexico and the Dominican Republic. All the while, the US federal authorities
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    • 435 33 COMFORTDELGRO has taken the shine off the festive period for many a commuter with its unexpected announcement of a fare hike. Since the taxi industry was deregulated in 1998, companies have been free to set fare structures, without need to give commuters a heads up. ComfortDelGro, the largest
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    • 1195 33  -  SINGAPORE’S SECURITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY BY S R NATHAN The writer, former president of Singapore, is a distinguished senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU). This commentary is based on his remarks at the opening of a RSIS
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      • 996 34  -  Investors will welcome a fiscal union if ECB is allowed to print money BY ANDY MUKHERJEE SENIOR WRITER andym@sph.com.sg A CURRENCY is both a unit of account and a store of purchasing power. The trouble right now is that while Germany,
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      • 798 34  -  ASK: NUS ECONOMISTS BY JULIAN WRIGHT The writer is an associate professor in the Department of Economics, National University of Singapore. L Businesses often justify their mergers by announcing cost savings. Does this mean such mergers are desirable for consumer s? Each year trillions of
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      • 803 34  -  BY JACK RESNICK NEW YORK TIMES ONE of my patients called me with a high fever, chills and dropping blood pressure. He was 48 and had been a quadriplegic since he was shot during a robbery in the hardware store he owned. I called
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    • forum.
      • 256 35  -  Koh Siok Hwee (Madam) I AM dismayed by the reactions criticising shrinking HDB flat sizes (“New flats” by Mr Yip Wai Hong on Nov 15; “Little space” by Ms Karen Lee, “S’pore can do better than Hong Kong” by Madam Tham Pui Ying
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      • 98 35 “There is the possibility that this is a precursor to increase charges for cabbies.” MR KEVIN KWEK: “There may indeed be good reasons to increase fares, such as to manage demand, but there is also the real possibility that this is merely a precursor to increase charges and
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      • 97 35 “To build more flats in preferred locations, the HDB must design and build smaller units.” MS WANG CHENG WAY: “Singaporeans prefer to live in the city, or central areas and near MRT stations (‘Smaller flats’ by Madam Shirley Woon; Nov 30). But the land around the MRT stations
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      • 232 35  -  REVISION IN TAXI FARES Tan Shao Ken THE revised cab fare framework has made the surcharge structure ridiculous (“No easy way to fix cab conundrum”; yesterday). Commuters will now be subject to 151/2 hours of surcharges in a 24-hour day: the evening
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        99 35 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MR CHONG SONG KEE: Nine points for ComfortDelGro to ponder 2 MR TEO KUEH LIANG: Cabbies do not take their jobs lightly 3 MR LO HONG YEE: Increase in earnings should go to cabbies, not towards future rental hikes 4 MS DEBORAH FORDYCE:
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      • 143 35 “If all taxi companies follow the fares set by the market leader, what is the point of more cab companies?” MR LARRY LIM: “The rationale for competition is hard to understand. It is all right when taxi and telecommunications firms charge the same prices for almost identical services.
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      • 77 35 “Our longest wait for a cab? Five minutes.” MR HENG NGEE HAI: “In a period of 10 days we were holidaying in Hong Kong, our party of five, including my wife, our three-year-old daughter and my wife’s parents, had no problem getting a cab to fit us
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      • 313 35  -  Dr Karthik Kumar LET me cite my experience last week to illustrate the unjustified cab fare revisions initiated by ComfortDelGro without a preceding improvement in service standards (“Other taxi firms set to revise fares too”; yesterday). Last Saturday, I tried to book a
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      • 90 35 LETTERS should be meant for exclusive publication in The Straits Times. They should be no longer than 400 words and must include the writer’s full name, address and phone numbers. The Forum editor reserves the right to edit a letter. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms, Mrs or
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      • 64 35  -  Alice Goh (Ms) Head of OCBC Cards OCBC Bank LIKE all financial institutions, we assess credit card applications based on a set of credit guidelines, which includes a comprehensive check of the applicant’s loan repayment history with Credit Bureau Singapore (“Bank check puzzle” by Madam
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    • 828 1  -  It seeks public feedback on plan to set up central registry BY SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Salma THOSE addicted to sleeping pills for a sense of well-being will no longer be able to get their fix by visiting several doctors
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    • 88 1 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE HOME STORIES ONLINE L ComfortDelGro revises taxi fare structure upwards L ‘Unfounded’ gripes: Newlyweds apologise to hotel L Runner who died after StanChart Marathon was ‘man of steel’ More Forum letters online at www.straitstimes.com Read
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    • 423 2  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN A DEARTH of fresh orders at showrooms has dampened bidding in the latest certificate of entitlement (COE) auction, with premiums in all but one category ending lower. The COE price for cars up to 1,600cc and taxis slid to
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    • 554 2  -  But others say group’s call for taxi companies to also adjust fares does not breach rules COMFORTDELGRO’S FARE REVISIONS BY ROYSTON SIM roysim@sph.com.sg DID the National Taxi Association (NTA) breach anti-competition rules when it issued a statement urging taxi companies to follow
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    • 557 3  -  He and 4 others face 1,516 charges in total, including 1,032 for fraud NAMIBIAN CREDIT CARD FRAUD BY K.C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg A SINGAPOREAN who is believed to be part of an international ring that cloned credit cards is facing
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    • 268 3  -  AMELIA TAN HOME-GROWN artiste Irene Ang dressed up as the Goddess of Mercy yesterday to help raise funds for six local charities. She was among other well-known personalities such as former president S R Nathan and National Kidney Foundation chairman Gerard Ee who
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    • 569 4  -  Creator of blog says it was not meant for shaming BY LIN WENJIAN wenjian@sph.com.sg THE controversial Maid Review section of a blog that allows employers to post and view alleged misdeeds of maids is no longer available for public viewing. The move came after
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    • 450 4  -  FENG ZENGKUN PROFESSOR Kwong Dim-Lee once spent an evening helping a researcher improve a presentation. He worked with the researcher to condense 40 minutes’ worth of material into a 15minute talk, and gave tips on how to deliver it with impact. Such dedication
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      • 444 6  -  While much has been done, infrastructure and public attitudes can still be improved BY MARIA ALMENOAR TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT mariaa@sph.com.sg IN THE last three years, close to $170 million has been spent making buses and trains more accessible to the disabled. While such user-friendly
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      • 825 6  -  MARIA ALMENOAR ALTHOUGH she uses a motorised scooter, Madam Elsie Tan, 63, manages to zip around Singapore three to four times a week on public transport. But while she welcomed the new disa-bled-friendly infrastructure, she pointed out a number of gaps in the system during
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      • 777 6  -  MARIA ALMENOAR MR PATRICK Ang’s self-professed mission is to improve bus services for the disabled. The 37-year-old, who has cerebral palsy and is wheelchair-bound, is a one-man feedback unit to bus operator SMRT. He has the cellphone numbers of the company’s bus operation managers
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    • 578 8  -  Top British school to offer IGCSE and International Baccalaureate BY SANDRA DAVIE SENIOR WRITER sandra@sph.com.sg A PRESTIGIOUS British independent school, London’s Dulwich College, will open a campus here in August next year. As the 33rd international school here, its entry may go some way
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    • 408 8  -  LIM YAN LIANG TELEVISION companies need to harness new technology such as smartphones if they want to stay relevant in a multimedia age, said delegates at an industry convention in Singapore yesterday. They must find new ways to connect with a generation of viewers
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    • 448 9  -  BY LIN ZHAOWEI THINKING about turning on the television set? Well, hold that thought. A new system developed by students in Singapore allows users to switch household appliances on and off using just their minds. The technology could be particularly useful for the physically
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    • 493 9  -  Action for Aids launches van service to boost outreach BY MELISSA PANG melpang@sph.com.sg IT IS now easier to get an anonymous HIV test, with the roll-out of a mobile service by advocacy group Action for Aids (AfA). Launched yesterday, the initiative, the first of
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    • 458 10  -  Trial ends early after trio plead guilty FAKE LIQUOR SYNDICATE BY ELIZABETH SOH esoh@sph.com.sg THE mastermind of a moonshine ring was sentenced to 10 months in jail yesterday for trading in counterfeit liquor. Two accomplices, his brother and a cousin, were given jail
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    • 475 10  -  BY CHERYL ONG BEING a single parent with two sons to care for never stopped Mr Robert Tan when he found a charity that needed his help. The long-time volunteer, who has, in the past 40 years, involved himself in grassroots activities and
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    • 328 10  -  ELENA CHONG A TEENAGE girl who tried to rob a female cab driver at knifepoint was spared a prison sentence yesterday after the court heard she suffers from two psychiatric conditions. Yeo Yoke Chang, who has obsessive compulsive disorder
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    • 359 11  -  SMS squabble between two girls turned ugly; two men plead guilty to causing hurt ELENA CHONG A DISPUTE between two teenage girls, who called each other derogatory names over SMS, escalated into a fight that ended with the stabbing of a full-time national serviceman (NSF).
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 87 11 OFFICERS from the Singapore Civil Defence Force recovered a body from the shores of East Coast beach on Tuesday. The body, believed to be that of a 60-year-old Chinese man, was first spotted floating off the beach near the East Coast Seafood Centre. He was
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      • 66 11 TWO men were commended yesterday for helping the police nab a robber who had stolen from an old man on crutches in Tampines Street 41 on Tuesday. They went after the 55-year-old suspect, who had fled on a bicycle, after hearing the cries of the
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      • 56 11 POLICE yesterday arrested a 26-year-old Malaysian for allegedly sending more than 40 threatening SMS messages to his colleagues, after a dispute at work over the last two months. The suspect had used spoofing technology to conceal his actual phone number but officers from Bedok Police
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    • 89 11 Airmen from the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) are in India conducting joint military exercises with their Indian counterparts. The exercises, which started on Oct 14, are conducted under the bilateral agreement signed between the RSAF and Indian Air Force in 2007. The
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    • 105 12 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE SPORTS STORIES ONLINE L Messi the ‘psychic’ octopus tips Barca to beat Real. L Beckham rules out going into management. L English clubs fighting for Champions League places. Get your free breaking news from ST
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    • 690 12 Villas-Boas demands respect after club reach last 16 as group winners THE TIMES, LONDON AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: It still feels too early in Andre Villas-Boas’ tenure at Chelsea to be talking of watershed moments. But this was an evening when the spectre of Champions League elimination was
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    • 364 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger could head into the busy programme of Christmas fixtures without any recognised fullbacks, after Andre Santos injured his right ankle in Tuesday’s 1-3 Champions League loss to Olympiakos. “He looks like he’ll be out for a while,”
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    • 399 12 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Andre Villas-Boas wants to develop a new Chelsea but Tuesday saw a very familiar match-winner. The crowd stood up to hail Didier Drogba as he came off after two goals, an assist and a performance that, even at a slowing 33, was a
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      • 48 12 REUTERS PORTO: Zenit St Petersburg goalkeeper Vyacheslav Malafeev’s Man-of-the-Match performance earned the Russian champions a 0-0 draw at Porto on Tuesday. It put them through to the last 16 of the Champions League for the first time behind Group G winners Apoel Nicosia of Cyprus.
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      • 59 12 REUTERS MADRID: Barcelona fielded 10 outfield players with an average age of 21 against Belarus’ Bate Borisov, but still enjoyed a 4-0 Group H home romp to equal Manchester United’s 1998-99 record of 20 goals in the group stage. It was Pep Guardiola’s 150th win in
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      • 49 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESS PRAGUE: AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri accused his men of letting their concentration slip, as Viktoria Plzen hit back from two down to snatch a 2-2 draw. Milan still took second place in Group H ahead of the Czechs. But Allegri said: “It went badly.”
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    • 423 13 BLOOMBERG LONDON: Taking part in extreme endurance events like marathons and triathlons could damage the heart, researchers warned yesterday. In serious cases, the tissue in the right ventricle of the heart may show signs of permanent scarring known as fibrosis leaving the organ
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    • 729 13  -  LionsXII attackers Amri, Shahril seek amends; Casmir, thrill of winning BY SANJAY NAIR nsanjay@sph.com.sg A TROUBLED prodigy, a stalwart with a point to prove and a battle-hardened warrior looking to retaste success are the unlikely trio who will supply the fire-power for the LionsXII. Khairul Amri,
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    • 383 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS SHANGHAI: Shanghai Shenhua expect to announce some time next week whether France striker Nicolas Anelka will join them on a three-year contract under expected new coach Jean Tigana. The Chinese Super League club’s media officer Ma Yue said talks with the 32-year-old’s representatives
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    • 342 13  -  SANJAY NAIR ENOUGH of talk, now prove that you are worthy of playing in the Malaysia Cup. That was the challenge thrown down by LionsXII assistant coach Kadir Yahaya to his players, after the team’s first training session yesterday. The 43-year-old knows all about plying his
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    • 316 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS LAUSANNE: A key promise in Sepp Blatter’s anti-corruption drive was threatened on Tuesday, when Fifa postponed publication of a Swiss court document naming football officials who took millions of dollars in kick-backs from World Cup broadcast deals. Fifa said “legal measures taken” by a
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    • 495 14  -  SEA Games singles silver spurs Isabelle to train full time BY LIN XINYI linxinyi@sph.com.sg WHEN national paddler Isabelle Li stepped off the SEA Games podium last month, she headed straight for Singapore Table Tennis Association president Lee Bee Wah. ‘Next time, I want a medal of
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    • 389 14  -  BY MAY CHEN HAVING just squeezed past Namibia with a two-point margin the last time they met, Singapore’s netballers knew they could not afford to relax against the Africans. Making sure their opponents did not come too close for comfort was therefore the key for
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    • 306 14  -  JONATHAN WONG NATIONAL Under-18 singles and doubles tennis champion Rohan Kamdar has spent the past three months training at the famed Sanchez-Casal academy in Barcelona, where the likes of world No. 4 Andy Murray honed his skill. Yet the 15-year-old Singaporean felt that the three-day
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    • 365 14  -  BY JONATHAN WONG THEY have sailed together for 14 years, winning two Olympic gold medals along the way. And Austrian pair Roman Hagara and Hans Peter Steinacher stamped their class again in the final leg of the Extreme Sailing Series yesterday, leading the Red
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      • 74 14 REUTERS LONDON: Formula One will race in the United States next year, after organisers of a new grand prix in Texas reached a deal with commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone yesterday. The Bahrain Grand Prix, which had to be cancelled this year owing to
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      • 70 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS BENONI (South Africa): Sri Lanka’s cricketers have been promised their salaries before next Thursday’s first Test in South Africa. They have gone nine months without pay as their board ran up debts of US$69 million (S$88.9 million) owing to its co-hosting of the
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    • 370 15 All teams have to play 3 games in 3 days in shortened NBA season NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK: A National Basketball Association (NBA) schedule unlike any other short, compressed and frantic was finally unveiled on Tuesday. And it may be greeted with as much angst
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    • 275 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DUBAI: England’s world No. 1 Luke Donald, who is attempting to win the Order of Merit on both sides of the Atlantic this week, paid the ultimate tribute to the only man who can deny him that honour Rory McIlroy. He believes the 22-year-old is
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    • 120 15 Today Football Club World Cup Play-off for q-final: Kashiwa v Auckland (Live, StarHub Ch222, 6.40pm). Golf Dubai World C’ship: Day 1 (Live, StarHub Ch213, 4pm). Hockey Men’s Champions Trophy: Pakistan v South Korea (7am), Britain v Germany (9am), Australia v Netherlands (11am), Spain v New Zealand (1pm)
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    • 42 15 HARRISON AFFUL, Esperance defender, hopes his Tunisian football club can give Barcelona a torrid time at the Club World Cup in Japan next Thursday. But the African champions must first beat Qatar’s Al Sadd in their quarter-final this weekend
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    • 175 15 Badminton Korea Grand Prix In Jeonnam, 1st rd (selected, Kor unless stated) Men’s singles: Ko Joon Hyung bt Derek Wong (Sin) 21-17 8-21 21-16, Park Sung Min bt Robin Gonansa (Sin) 21-17 21-19. Men’s doubles: Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae bt Mak Hee Chun/Ong Soon Hock (Mas) 21-16 22-24
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    • 46 12 EYE ON TURNING PRO Table tennis player Isabelle Li opts to train full time. B14 GOING’S GOOD Singapore beat Namibia for third straight win at Nations Cup. B14 UFBA1M «a hivea yvun: Nivea For Men Q10 skincare sets worth $1,062.50 fj.iri.Mga revitalising EYE ROLL-ON OJjJ .NZYM6
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    • 148 14 SPORTS FIXTURES League I Home Team I Away Team I Club World Champ Italian Cup Kashiwa Reysol Juventus Auckland Bologna Thu, 08/12/11 6.45pm Fri, 09/12/11 4.00am For fixtures of all German and A League please visit Singapore Pools website. LIVE TELECAST AT LIVEWIREfMARINA BAY SANDS RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA) SPORTSBUZZ(POMO) Club
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    • 44 15 vyuzJCjL ClU<L v^joJCjL ObJkxxL ObJL CjjJb. OjJkxxL OjJL C^XajJL. Sir Winston Churchill Loved ones who have passed away live on in our hearts and minds. Honour their memories through an In Memoriam advertisement. Call 1800 289 9988 to find out more. WATS CLASSIFIED W
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  • 1868 15 THURSDAY, DECEMBER "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be in want... T’ and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23 KUA KA HIN Age: 48 Was called home to be with the Lord on 6 December 2011. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by
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    • 117 17 A Memory wanders as shadows fall Bade to the days of happiness, Days beyond recall. A vision comes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, Of her lips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep. V/ Obituaries For enquiries, call 1800-289-9988 6319-5192 (office hours) (after office hours)
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    • 79 18 BeTheFirstToKnow BreakingNews SMSAlert WorldNewsTheStraitsTimes LianheWanbao ShinMinDailyNews SoccerNews 04.11.2011 14:54:45pm Floodwaters in Bangkoklprompt closure of Centrals Plaza shoppingmall. 3 subwaystations,Lat Phrao,Phahon Yothini Chatuchak Park, might be shut down. FromSPHTHESTRAITSTIMESWORLD NEWS The StraitsTimes SingaporeNews Lianhe The Business TimesNews The NewPaperSoccerNews ZaobaoNews SUBSCRIBENOWFORSPECIALPRIVILEGES!† MONTHLYSUBSCRIPTIONRATEFROMONLY$4.28# Forbillingandotherenquiries,pleasecontact: SingTel1626. M*****. StarHub1633. SingTelmobilesubscribers,call*155 M1mobilesubscribers,smsSPHto2222 StarHubmobilesubscribers,smsSPHSMSNEWSto***** For more
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    • 237 20 J as. SOME PEOPLE HAVE CALLED ME BORN-AGAIN HINESE”. IF THIS ISYHE CASE, MY JjiREBIRTH MUST HAVE TAKEN PLACE, IN THE LATE 1940S DURING MY TIME IN ENGLAND: Lee Kuan Yew, on how the experience as an undergraduate in Britain affected his sense of identity MY LIFELONG CHAIII SINGAPORE’S BILINGUAE'JOURNEY
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    • 305 22 SINGAPORE SWEEP Draw No. 12/2011 and 4-D Draw No.3256/2011 Date of Draw: Dec 07, 2011 1st Prize ($2.2 million): 355 9911 2nd Prize ($500,000) 361 1287 3rd Prize ($250,000) 144 3863 SUPER SWEEP PRIZE $800,000 *****34C If there is no winner for the Super Sweep Prize, $50,000 will be won
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    • 423 23 Pride Prestige TOKYO JAPAN of CENTRAL TOKYO M A M A O A M A T E E M A S R S H O U S HI Iff I Stylish sophisticated living with a suburban feel Walking distance to dining the fashionable districts of Roppongi Omotesando Ideal property for
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    • 657 24  -  A I R L I N E S P R O F I T A B I L I T Y’ BY KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg CONCERNS of a global economic slowdown are not expected to hit carriers hard this year but next year will be bleak,
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    • 100 24 News: www.straitstimes.com Connect: www.facebook.com/thestraitstimes Follow: twitter.com/stcom TOP THREE MONEY STORIES ONLINE L S&P warns 15 euro zone states of possible downgrade L Asian stocks close lower on Tuesday after S&P warning L IMF chief cautious on France-German debt pact call More Forum letters
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    • 213 24 SINGAPORE investment firm Temasek Holdings is reportedly looking to raise up to $600 million from the sale of bonds which can be exchanged for shares of Hong Kong trading company Li Fung. Temasek, which holds a 3 per cent stake in Li Fung according
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    • money.markets
      • 446 18  -  Investors optimistic that Europe’s leaders can deliver a debt fix BULLS AND BEARS BY ANITA GABRIEL anitag@sph.com.sg ASIAN markets rallied yesterday on hopes that leaders at the much-awaited European Union summit will conjure up a plan to tackle the euro zone debt mess.
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      • COMPANY BRIEFS
        • 89 18 DBS Bank has been named Singapore’s best domestic bank by Hong Kong-based finance industry publication The Asset. The bank also got gongs as the country’s best domestic investment bank and best domestic bond house. It said DBS had racked up record earnings of $2.3 billion in the first
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        • 61 18 CHINA-BASED confectionery maker Hsu Fu Chi International said yesterday Beijing has agreed to global conglomerate Nestle buying a 60 per cent stake in the company. The Singapore-listed company said China’s Ministry of Commerce made the ruling on Tuesday. Hsu Fu Chi said the company would be
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        • 60 18 LIFE sciences instrument maker Techcomp Holdings said yesterday that it has won in-principle approval for a dual listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The company said the dual listing is still subject to final approval by the authorities there. However, it is expected the company’s shares will
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        • 111 18 STOCK market turmoil has taken a heavy toll on the bottom line at Khong Guan Flour Mill. Net profits for the half year ended Oct 31 slumped 78 per cent to $532,000 though revenue held fairly steady at $29.8 million. The company said it had recorded an unrealised
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          99 18 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.13 billion shares worth $948 million UP DOWN Gainers: 242 Losers: 109 Unchanged: 431 FTSE ST INDEXES Mid Cap Small Cap All Share Fledgling China China Top Oil and gas Points Change 612.19 6.12 414.58 4.72 666.63 7.75 562.66 -0.18 230.76 3.57 196.94 3.63 612.19 3.80
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        • 241 18 Tokyo Nikkei 225 Yesterday’s close: 8,722.17 (+147.01) The Nikkei rose 1.71 per cent as investors warmed to the view that European policymakers would come up with a convincing debt fix this week. Kuala Lumpur KLCI Yesterday’s close: 1,482.99 (+2.07) Malaysian stocks edged 0.14 per cent higher on optimism that
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        • 234 18 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: DEC 7,2011 Top Rises Dec 7 CENTS (0) Dec 7 DBXT E50 10US$ 3635 148.7 3.3 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 5513 93.6 1.3 DBXT MSEurope 10US$ 4110 85.9 1.7 Lyxor US DJIA 10 US$
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        • 408 18 Top Rises Dec 7 CENTS (0) Capitaland.ES.1112 261 5.0 2.0 DBS BP eCW*****2 20.5 4.2 25.8 KepCorp BPeCW*****4 67.5 4.0 6.3 DBS MB eCW*****5 8.8 2.4 37.5 DBS MB eCW*****2 14.2 2.0 16.4 Yanlord BPeCW*****2 35 2.0 6.1 8.0 GoldenAgr eW*****3 17.8 1.6 9.9 GoldenAgr.ES.1112 72.5 1.5
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        • 46 18 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS o/o Vol PSL Hldgs 35 -2.0 -5.4 94,093,000 Golden Agri 72 1.5 2.1 91,396,000 GMG R By Value CENTS Value CENTS Value 319 7.0 2.2 77,713,500 72 1.5 2.1 65^756^271 Genting SP UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS
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        • 55 18 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Dec 7 2011 Selling Buying Dec 7 2011 Selling 1.344 Buying 1.28 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY ....1.245 Euro Sterling pound NZ dollar 1.751 2.039 1.027 ....1.684 ....1.961 Indonesian rupiah 0.0148 0.0135 US dollar Source:
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        • 60 18 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R'VOL 'ODD DAY GROSS HIGH LOW YIELD NET P/E M CAP $MIL 205 113 CapMallsAsia 130.5 1 2698 131.5 130 1.5
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      • 591 19  -  Analysts positive about telco’s growth strategy involving value-added services in 5 markets BY GRACE CHNG chngkeg@sph.com.sg SPECIALISED data services like e-books and music services will drive SingTel’s next wave of growth, analysts said. The telco told an analyst briefing that it can push these offerings
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      • 265 19  -  KARAMJIT KAUR PLANS by Tiger Airways and Thai Airways to jointly set up a new budget airline have been officially called off. Confirming rumours that have been rife for months, Singapore’s Tiger Airways announced yesterday that the deal had to be
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    • 482 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS KUALA LUMPUR: Loss-making Malaysia Airlines (MAS) said yesterday it would launch a regional premium carrier, spin off ancillary businesses and axe unprofitable routes under a business plan to return to the black by 2013. Chief executive Ahmad Jauhari Yahya said it will cut
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    • 514 20  -  It will collate diverse views, do in-house research and foster closer public-private sector ties BY MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg A NEWLY launched committee will serve as the focal point for engagement between small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) and policymakers. The Singapore Business Federation
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    • 1148 21  -  Tendency to write a new rule now, worry about enforcing it later a regrettable EU practice COMMENTARY BY CLIVE CROOK The writer is a Bloomberg View columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. BLOOMBERG NEW YORK: Financial markets will make an instant judgment on this week’s
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    • 554 22  -  Mixed-use project will have retail, small office, residential components BY CHERYL LIM cherlim@sph.com.sg DEVELOPER Far East Organization is planning to place a big-city style project more associated with Orchard Road in the suburban neighbourhood of Hillview Avenue. The aim is to
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    • 439 22  -  BY MAGDALEN NG GLOBAL fund managers are taking a more prudent approach as the economic signs turn nasty but company bosses seem to have developed a bigger risk appetite and are looking for greater yields. The pointers come from quarterly surveys carried out
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    • 622 23  -  Singapore’s emergence as gaming centre boosting Asian market BY ROBIN CHAN chanckr@sph.com.sg CASINO revenue is set for such “dramatic growth” in Asia that the region will surpass the US as a gambling destination by 2013, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers report yesterday. Revenue
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    • 465 23 REUTERS PARIS: The leaders of France and Germany will not leave this week’s European Union summit until a “powerful” deal is reached to arrest the euro zone debt crisis, Paris said yesterday, as latest borrowing figures exposed the stressed state of Europe’s banks. United
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    • 337 23  -  BY AARON LOW ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT BRUSSELS: Europe can help to dig itself out of its economic mire by beefing up its trade, especially with Asia, said European Union (EU) trade commissioner Karel De Gucht yesterday. He told The Straits Times that
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 151 23 REUTERS TOKYO: Japan’s manufacturers turned pessimistic for the first time in six months as Europe’s debt crisis and worsening global growth prospects hurt business sentiment, boding ill for the nation’s economic recovery following the March earthquake. The Reuters Tankan showed this month’s
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      • 182 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY: Australia’s mining-powered economy grew 1 per cent during the September quarter in a result hailed by the government as “exceptional” given the global turmoil. The Australian Bureau of Statistics said mining and construction underpinned the robust performance, which represented on-year growth of
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    • 262 1 DESIGN: SALLY LAM PHOTOS: HERDON CONTEMPORARY, DESMOND FOO, TED CHEN Mexican masks celebrate heritage C8 I hate K-pop C10 C6&7 Window into the soul Ex-NMP Claire Chiang launches biography C4 Her story Culture Vulture Korean artist Chan-Hyo Bae subverts fairy tales in his elaborately staged photographs. Asian and Singaporean artists
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      • 782 2  -  The six members of The King’s Singers click because they get on well off stage too akshita nanda akshitan@sph.com.sg Members of all-male a cappella group The King’s Singers get on so well that they speak more than sing during rehearsals. “Rehearsals can be one hour
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      • 276 2 Bloomberg London David Guterson won the Bad Sex in Fiction Award, Britain’s “most dreaded literary prize”, for a torrid romp between a mother and her own son in Ed King, a recasting of the Oedipus myth. Presented during a ceremony on Tuesday evening at the
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      • 876 4  -  Businesswoman and former Nominated MP Claire Chiang co-authors an autobiography for her 60th birthday corrie tan corriet@sph.com.sg At an age when most people are eyeing retirement, one of Singapore’s most prominent businesswomen has just published the story of her life while busy rewriting stereotypes. Amazing
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      • 1288 6  -  Asian and Singapore artists will feature strongly in art fair Art Stage next year deepika shetty deepikas@sph.com.sg Expect a stronger showing of Asian and Singapore artists at Art Stage next year. The second edition of the top-end international contemporary art fair will be held next month and
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      • 468 6 Curator Charles Merewether is happy to declare of the art fair’s Singapore section titled Singapore Platform: “There is no theme. “If you want a theme, go to Disneyland,” says the straight-talking director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore at the Lasalle College of the
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      • 843 7 The art action next month is not just confined to the fair grounds, thanks to galleries and museums holding special shows. Here are some highlights: Chimera The Collectors Show: Asian Contemporary Art From Private Collections What: Rarely seen works tucked away in homes, warehouses and galleries of
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      • 536 8  -  A travelling exhibition shows the rich heritage of Mexican masks akshita nanda akshitan@sph.com.sg Not everyone can dance wearing wooden masks bigger than their own heads, but many Mexican children pick up the skill in primary school. “Masks are the soul of Mexico,” says Mexican Ambassador
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      • 280 8 Reuters London At Christie’s highly anticipated auction of old master paintings in London this week, one work sold for more than £2 million (S$4 million) above the pre-auction estimate. The Battle Between Carnival And Lent by Pieter Brueghel II (below) sold for almost £6.9 million
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      • 784 9  -  Musical is an exuberant mash-up of conventions, but lacks that extra spark reviewtheatre WICKED Marina Bay Sands Grand Theater/Tuesday adeline chia arts correspondent chiahta@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/chiahta Before Dorothy skipped down the yellow brick road in the land of Oz, before she met the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and
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      • 375 9 Associated Press Paris Like first-time visitors to India, guests at Chanel’s Metiers d’art show on Tuesday emerged with acute cases of sensory overload. Between the clothes sophisticated Parisian takes on Indian staples, smothered in accessories and the set endless dinner tables heaped with a banquet fit for
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      • 113 10 ‘I’m quite sad on James Bond trivia. I can’t remember a doctor’s appointment but I can tell you all the Bond girls in order’ British actor Sam Riley on being a huge 007 fan ‘The kids asked me the other day and I asked them if
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      • 1075 10  -  Hallyu Wave is no more than clone-like stars, manufactured sounds and weepy fans culture vulture adeline chia chiahta@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/chiahta In David Mitchell’s 2004 novel Cloud Atlas, there is a futuristic segment set in Korea where a corpocracy rules the land. Advances in bioengineering have allowed human
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        405 10  -  Corrie Tan HOMING IN Eight budding actors, such as Rohan Shaik Aziz (right), from the Young Actors Academy are putting on a play about home ownership in Sin- gapore. The 14- to 17-year-olds have crafted the play from real-life stories of their friends and families. Proceeds will help
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      • 359 12 Reuters Los Angeles To moviegoers, the millions of dollars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are paid to star in films must seem like a lot, but to the producers of the Twilight movies, their salaries are a bargain. Financial website Forbes.com on Tuesday posted a
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      • 241 12 Associated Press Los Angeles Actor Alec Baldwin says he was kicked off a plane on Tuesday after a dispute with a flight attendant over an “addicting” word game he was playing on his cellphone before departure. He was asked to get off a
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      • buzzing
        • 64 12 Hard rock heroes Guns N’ Roses are among the 2012 inductees to Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced yesterday. They will be honoured alongside Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan, hip-hop pioneers the Beastie Boys, funk-punks Red Hot Chili Peppers, the late songwriter Laura
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        • 78 12 Actress Jennifer Aniston and her ex-husband Brad Pitt would be the preferred guests at a holiday meal for many Americans, along with the Duchess of Cambridge. Aniston topped the list with 30 per cent in a survey that asked Americans which celebrity they would like
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        • 63 12 Taiwanese actress Vivi Hsu, who played the sister of Daoming Si in the idol drama Meteor Garden, died aged 42 in a Taichung hospital on Tuesday. The cause was multiple organ failure, after she suffered a relapse of stomach cancer, said China Times. She died
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      • 140 12 Associated Press Reuters Los Angeles Universal Studios will spend several hundred million dollars to build a Harry Potter attraction inside its existing Hollywood theme park in hopes of mimicking the success of a similar park in Orlando, Florida. Executives announced the project on Tuesday with
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      • 255 2  -  LEE HUI CHIEH Editor huichieh@sph.com.sg The clock is ticking only 17 more days to Christmas. It is time to start shopping for gifts for your family and friends, if you have yet to get cracking. Yesterday, Digital Life trained the spotlight on the latest gadgets
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      • 804 4  -  The reduced effectiveness of antibiotics is hampering the control of infectious diseases. reports Ng Wan Ching wanching@sph.com.sg Resistance to penicillin, the first antibiotic, is still increasing. About a decade ago, penicillin did not kill the bacteria, streptococcus pneumoniae, in 36.2 per cent of people in Singapore. That
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      • 137 4 GDo not ask your doctor for antibiotics each time you have an infection. Antibiotics do not kill viruses which can cause similar symptoms as bacterial infections. GIf your doctor prescribes a course of antibiotics, take it as instructed. GFinish the course of antibiotics even though you
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      • 355 6 AFP Women of childbearing age can reduce their risk of heart problems by regularly eating fish rich in omega-3 fatty acids, said a Danish study published on Monday. The study is the first to examine younger women, aged 15 to 49, and
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      • 1199 8/9  -  A freak accident dislocated Mr Ong Chiaw Hock’s neck, but his extra-wide spinal canal saved him from disability. reports Joan Chew joanchew@sph.com.sg Bartender Ong Chiaw Hock, 60, used to visit the Jurong East Swimming Complex every few months for a dip in the pool. The
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      • 355 8/9  -  Sources: Joseph Thambiah Sources: Singapore Sports Council and Associate Professor Joseph Thambiah, head and senior consultant at the division of orthopaedic trauma of National University Hospital When getting on and off a float, such as that used in wave pools: 1. Position yourself in knee-deep water before
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      • 839 10  -  DR GHEE JING JYE doctor@togc.sg Dr Chee Jing Jye is the medical director of The Obstetrics Gynaecology Centre, a subsidiary of the Singapore Medical Group. She has been looking after obstetrics and gynaecology patients for the past 13 years. She sub-specialises in maternal foetal medicine.
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      • 725 11  -  GARY HAYDEN gary@garyhayden.co.uk Gary Hayden is a philosophy and science writer. In my previous column, I mentioned that a number of psychological researchers have tried to break the human lifespan down into various stages, and to identify the kinds of things we think about and care most
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      • 546 17  -  Breakfast favourites becomerft frit healthier and tasteltir tt just as goodt with brown riceit r ri added.. reportsrrt Lee Hui Chieh i i huichieh@sph.com.sg Aside from the toppings of diced spring onion and shredded steamed chicken without the skin, the porridge looked and tasted barely
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      • 421 18 Make the dish low-fat, flavourful and pretty with peas and pumpkin The best potato mash is usually buttery, which means it was probably made with fattening butter and cream. When hosting Christmas parties, you can be kind to not just your tastebuds, but also
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      • 601 19  -  QI am a 65-year-old man. Can traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) help with erectile dysfunction? What about premature ejaculations? MS LIM LAY BENG traditional Chinese medicine physician at YS Healthcare TCM Clinic A Erectile dysfunction is characterised by the inability to develop or maintain an erection
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      • 407 22/23  -  DR KEVIN LEE medical director of Singapore Medical Group’s Centre for Joint Cartilage Surgery and Singapore Sports Orthopaedic Surgery Centre QI jog three to four times a week, covering 5km to 10km each time. Lately, I feel a little pain on the top of my
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      • 1042 24  -  Ramona Braganza, who has trained actresses like Halle Berry and Jessica Alba, shares fitness tips with Tan Lay Leng Tan Lay Leng lltan@sph.com.sg What got you interested in fitness training? I began as a competitive gymnast, then a cheerleader for the National Football League (NFL). I
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    • 192 2 HEALTH DIARY FRIDAY, DEC 9 Healthy Living For The Festivities: Find out from a dietitian how you can eat healthily this festive season so you will not see your waistline expand. National University Hospital, Health Education Hub, Main Building 1, Level 1, Lobby B. 1pm. Free. To register, call 6772-2184.
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    • 260 5 A Dragon Baby On The Way m O' 2012 heralds the advent of the Dragon, believed to be one of the most powerful and lucky signs of the Chinese Zodiac. The Dragon is a giving, intelligent and tenacious sign that possesses a certain natural, charming charisma, and people born under
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    • 247 1 PHOTO: ASME Honouring the best brands The Singapore Prestige Brand Award is a stamp of approval for businesses with successful branding strategies WINNER- WINNERSPIRIT OF ENTERPRISE 2009 SINGAPORE PRESTIGE BRAND AWARD 2010 (ESTABLISHED BRANDS) WINNER MINDEF MERITORIOUS DEFENCE PARTNER AWARD 2010,2011 WINNER SME1 ASIA AWARDS 2011 (DISTINGUISHED CATEGORY) WINNER SINGAPORE
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    • 225 2 Local brands can vie for top honours in the annual Singapore Prestige Brand Award in these categories Winners of Singapore Prestige Brand Award 2011 Promising Brands Comfort Design n Echo of Nature n EpiCentre n Focus Adventure n JP Pepperdine n Paradise Group n PowerPac n Specialist
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    • 642 4  -  Corporate furniture company Comfort Design is expanding into the local residential market Comfort Design Promising Brand by joyce lin COMFORT Design, or The Chair Table People as its tagline describes it, was founded as a private company three years ago but has been in the furniture
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    • 686 4  -  Neo Garden Catering’s rebranding efforts have resulted in more business and a string of awards Neo Garden Catering —Established Brand by lynn seah EVERY day, the logistics and kitchen workers at Neo Garden Catering recite the company pledge while its office staff sing a company song.
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    • 641 6  -  Home-grown foot reflexology brand Wan Yang has established itself as the place to go for a good massage Wan Yang Established Brand by wong sher maine STARTING from the ground up is the hallmark of many a successful entrepreneur, but for the founders of foot reflexology
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    • 768 8  -  Dental visits to Smile Inc. Dental Surgeons are a pleasant experience for patients Smile Inc. Dental Surgeons Established Brand by teo kuan yee SMILE and the world smiles with you, goes the popular saying. This is what the founders of Smile Inc. Dental Surgeons hope to
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    • 725 9  -  The World Toilet Organization has won international acclaim for its sanitation advocacy work World Toilet Organization Special Merit by teo kuan yee WORLD Toilet Organization’s (WTO) founder Jack Sim calls his baby a “design-for-media brand”. Understandably so, for having no resources when it first started, it
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    • 737 10  -  Meritus Hotels Resorts believes in taking care of its staff so that they can deliver top service Meritus Hotels Resorts Heritage Brand by lynn seah WHEN a driver who works at Mandarin Orchard was at a bus stop one day, he spot ted a woman having
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      577 12  -  Ceiling fan brand Fanco is an industry stalwart with plans to expand Fanco Established Brand by ming lee INNOVATION, service, quality and people these are words that sum up the success formula of the Fanco brand of ceiling fans, making the company behind it an industry stalwart.
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    • 568 13  -  Noel Gifts has grown from a “backyard operation” to a three-time Heritage Brand winner Noel Gifts Heritage Brand by ming lee FOR many Singaporeans, when it comes to sending gifts, hampers and flowers, one name invariably springs to mind Noel Gifts. Started 36 years ago with a start-up
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    • 622 14/15  -  Citispa’s customers can expect friendly and trustworthy service Citispa Established Brand by grace ma CITISPA’S chief executive officer Gerald Teo, 32, once gained 10kg to test the effectiveness of his spa chain’s slimming treatments. Says Mr Teo: “My team and I would try the treatment or products repeatedly
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    • 627 14/15  -  Rigel Technology’s success lies in its environmentally friendly sanitation products Rigel Regional Brand and Established Brand by teo kuan yee RIGEL Technology’s managing director Mr Ng Eng Seng (right) established the company in 1991 to launch energy-efficient LED electronic display boards for restrooms at a time when the
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    • 559 14/15  -  Rasel Catering takes pride in being a one-stop dining option for clients Rasel Catering —Established Brand by ahmad osman RASEL Catering Singapore has moved up fast in the rankings of winners of the annual Singapore Prestige Brand Award (SPBA). It was a SPBA Promising Brand last
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    • 617 16  -  Harnessing technology helps MHC Asia Group make outpatient visits hassle-free MHC Asia Group Established by joyce lin MHC Asia Group (MHC) is a medical and health technology company specialising in managed care, third party administration, workplace health programmes and health screening services. In Singapore, the company manages a
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    • 684 17  -  Women’s wear retailer Echo of Nature is sold on the importance of branding Echo of Nature Promising by lynn seah In the early years of her fashion retail business, Ms Dorothy Sim was focused on pleasing her customers and did not pay much attention to branding. When
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    • 703 18  -  T32 Dental Centre always puts the best interests of the patients first T32 Dental Centre Promising Brand by grace ma When Dr Wong Keng Mun started his dental practice in 2005, it only had two dentists. As the number of patients grew, so did the number of
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    • 668 19  -  Besides grooming youngsters to be high achievers, MindChamps also wants them to learn life skills MindChamps Established Brand by mike lee Singapore Prestige Brand Award’s Established Brand recipient MindChamps wants to build a world of champions and make a difference to the lives of young people and their
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    • 606 20  -  GlucosCare aims to go global with its natural tea products GlucosCare Regional Brand by mike lee GLUCOSCARE, a Singapore Prestige Brand Award (SPBA) winner in the Regional Brand category, is setting its sights beyond Asia as it grows its brand of glucose management herbal tea
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      593 21  -  A name change is part of the JP Pepperdine Group’s plans to expand and diversify its offerings JP Pepperdine Promising Brand by hazel tan WHEN Jack’s Place Holdings changed its name to JP Pepperdine Group three years ago, it caused much confusion among its patrons and employees.
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    • 451 22  -  Strong branding and new offerings keeps Apple products reseller EpiCentre relevant and profitable EpiCentre Promising Brand by jamie nonis EPICENTRE, the first and largest Apple Premium Reseller in the region, strongly believes in the power of innovation and re-invention. Founded by Mr Jimmy Fong in 2002, the
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    • 511 22  -  Delicatessen brand Saucisse House of Gourmet offers new and innovative products Saucisse House of Gourmet Established Brand by hazel tan SINCE intensifying its branding and marketing initiatives last year, Saucisse House of Gourmet has gained an additional 15 per cent market share. The multi-pronged
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    • 690 23  -  Kheng Keng Auto is changing industry perception with environmentally friendly best practices Kheng Keng Auto Established Brand by jamie nonis TRANSFORMING a small family business into a modern organisation is no small feat. Some might even consider it the ultimate re-brand-ing programme. Yet, Kheng Keng
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    • 572 24  -  Customer satisfaction is key to the Specialist Dental Group’s growth from a single clinic to a specialist centre Specialist Dental Group Promising Brand by tan bah bah HOW do you make a clinic with an already strong reputation even better? Specialist Dental Group does it
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    • 613 25  -  Jason Parquet walks the talk to emerge as a household name for flooring works Jason Parquet Established Brand by tan bah bah JASON Parquet succeeded because of its founder Jason Sim’s self-confidence in what he was doing and also because he believed in “walking the talk”.
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    • 752 25  -  Mount Alvernia Hospital is committed to providing patients with the best health care Mount Alvernia Hospital Heritage Brand by lai yi ming SERVE all, with love this is the motto that steers Mount Alvernia Hospital in establishing itself as a comprehensive health-care provider with a heart.
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    • 608 9 GRANGE RES 4+1, 2583 sqft superb cond. Bright, spacious, opp. Tanglin Mall, immed. Robert *****676 RIVER VALLEY, LEONIE 2 bdrms 936 sqft. Nice balcony/ glass curtain! $5.4K neg. Sophia Ho 9382-2223 $10K ONLY. CLIVEDEN Grange. 2153 sqft. 3+1. Mid flr. New! Must view! Near Orchard. 9181-1138 Winson SCOTTS HIGHPARK 3+1
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    • 528 10 BINJAI CREST 3500 sqft. Cluster semi-d. 5 1 roof terr. Well-kept. Avail 15 Jan. $10.5K. Bob *****383 BRAND NEW 2½ -S TY Cluster Terr Greenwood Ave. 1500/3740 sqft. 4+1+1 Immed Agt 9765-1789 PAVILION 11 Novena MRT New! 3 rm, 1475 sqft, $5.4k Soleil, 2 rm, 938 sqft, #28 Immed. $5.3k.
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    • 486 10 CHEAPEST RENT! $3K! 3 bdrms. Race Course Rd. 2000 sqft. Double storey. Unfurn. Fauzi 9223-8382 4RM BLK 17 Jln Tenteram. F/furn. Spacious. Windy. Well Kept. Avail 1st January. Karen Lai 9177-6627 205 T.PAYOH N. Approved unit. 3 rms. Reno. P/furn. Immed. Low JW 9819-1088 BISHAN 148. 4-BDRM. Multigeneration. High flr.
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    • 389 12 135 JURONG. ASSIGNMENT above NTUC. est 1000sqft, bare, aircon Jurong E.MRT $2.6K Ms Seow *****967 NEAR DHOBY GHAUT 2400 sqft shophse. #02 attic. Cosy unit. Good location. $3.60 psf *****096 Wong IMMED TELOK AYER 1357 sqft. Corner. #02. Toilet, pantry. Convenient. MRT/ eateries. Tess 9070-7730 MIDDLE RD 5 units. 8300/
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    • 493 12 BEAUTY WORLD CTR. 64 sqft. Strategic near escalator. Heavy human traffic. Rent neg Donald *****708 VISTA POINT, 120 sqft. Suits F&B; bubble tea, soya bean. Ground flr. Good human traffic. Lim *****108 79X UPP S’GOON, 400 sqft, good frontage Good crowd water& elect pt. Brand new $2.5K up. Alan *****055
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    • 507 12 CHINATOWN CONSERVATION HSE 2nd flr, 860 sqft, split aircon, near MRT, svc trade or office, immediate. LUCKY PLAZA 442SQFT #2 Face concourse, good hum an traffic Owner *****298 INT’L PLAZA #01/#02 290/ 495/ 570/ 721/ 2336sqft. above MRT *****588 HFP D.09 ORCHARD PLAZA #03 376sqft Window unit. Shop Office. 6535
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    • 427 12 KEMBANGAN PLAZA F’HOLD Ground flr. Face main rd/ opp Kembangan MRT/ 1206 sqft. Tenanted $9.5K till 2017. Selling $2.88M. RACE COURSE RD F’hold. 5 sty. Commercial with residential, 9578 sqft. Almost sold. 20rms Pat *****098 9999 YEARS ROXY Square #02/280 sqft. Escalator, Heavy Human Traffic. Call: Alvin Chua 9768-3201 FR
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    • 488 12 QUEENSWAY SHPG CTR 180 sq.ft $560K/350 sqft $1.1m Sales/Rent. HB *****011 HDB CORNER 101 sqm. 72 yr Jurong W. St 42 Sell below value! *****845 Eastview JOO CHIAT F’HOLD shop Ground floor, Good buy! $1.xM up *****882 Victor JURONG EAST, 3600 sqft, 5 shop front, left 71 yrs. Big carpark.
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