The Straits Times, 6 December 2010

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    17 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA(P)108/11/2010 MONDAY, DECEMBER 6 2010 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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    Lock icon ST’s Urban, Digital Life mags on Facebook
    69 1 READERS of Straits Times weekly magazines Urban and Digital Life can now enjoy daily doses of the latest fashion and technology news via their Facebook fan pages. Filled with photos from fashion events and high-tech product launches, as well as news from around
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    Lock icon KL rally turns violent
    49 1 A RALLY in downtown Kuala Lumpur turned ugly yesterday when more than 1,000 people angry with a water privatisation deal clashed with police. The stand-off, which lasted more than two hours, brought traffic to a standstill in parts of the capital. L PRIME PAGE A4
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    Lock icon Terror funds still flowing
    35 1 TOP United States officials are frustrated over the resistance of allies in the Middle East to cut financial aid to terrorists, secret dispatches obtained by WikiLeaks show. L WORLD PAGE A8
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    Lock icon Global first for Osim
    48 1 HOME-GROWN company Osim has become the first title sponsor of the Badminton World Federation World Super Series the sport’s top professional circuit. This is the first time a Singapore enterprise has taken on a sports sponsorship on a global scale. L PRIME PAGE A5
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    Lock icon FUN PART OF THE RUN
    101 1 RUNNERS going through Universal Studios (above) at Resorts World Sentosa during the 21km event of the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore yesterday. About 15,000 runners in the half-marathon started their run at Sentosa while another 20,000, who were entered for the full 42.95km distance, also made
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    Lock icon Value of volunteers’ work hits record $1.8b
    691 1  -  Figure is higher than the $1b that people donated to charities BY JESSICA LIM,LESTER KOK limjess@sph.com.sg lesterk@sph.com.sg VOLUNTEERS in Singapore gave $1.8 billion worth of time to community service over the past year. This record figure, based on the average $20 per hour
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    Lock icon Najib rallies Barisan for coming elections
    664 1  -  BY ELIZABETH LOOI MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT elizlooi@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday rallied his ruling coalition at a convention to prepare for elections which he said could be held at any time. This was taken by observers as the strongest sign yet that
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      294 1 Plain-talking sailor New sailing chief weathers rocky start Late, late goal seals it Elderly and alone Singapore beat Myanmar 2-1 with an injury-time goal Neighbours provide support network SPORT, PAGE B9 LIFE! PAGE C4 HOME, PAGE B1 BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg NEWS TIPS: 1800-*****28 CALL
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        Lock icon Birth rates: Slow down to speed up?
        77 2 WE SAY It is heartening that many Chinese Singaporeans no longer subscribe to the superstition about not having their babies born in the Chinese zodiac year of the Tiger. That said, however, it has to be sadly noted that despite the slew of
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        Lock icon Confidentiality a virtue
        36 2 COLUMNS Confidentiality is a virtue in diplomacy because it allows candour to penetrate the sometimes dissembling behaviour of open diplomacy, Alan Chong says in relation to the WikiLeaks episode. L REVIEW PAGE A17
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        Lock icon Why MPs speak up
        44 2 The two standout factors that appear to encourage MPs to speak up more in Parliament are youth both in terms of age and seniority in Parliament and specific interests and areas of advocacy, says Andrea Ong. L REVIEW PAGE A18
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        36 2 OUR READER SAYS SingPost’s standards of service seem to have dropped lately judging by the increasing amount of lost mail and late deliveries, say Ivy Lam and Tan Ai Li. L FORUM PAGE A19
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        21 2 www.straitstimes.com L Vanessa Jalleh goes behind the scenes of the gargantuan production for more Walking With Dinosaurs Arena Spectacle.
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      Lock icon When leaks expose a giant’s helplessness
      900 2  -  The real damage from leaked cables: sense of US inability to act BY CHUA CHIN HON US BUREAU CHIEF chinhon@sph.com.sg WHATEVER you make of the value of the secret diplomatic cables being released by WikiLeaks, it is painfully clear that United States diplomacy will
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      Lock icon Lim Hwee Hua explains thinking on housing policy
      775 3  -  Residents had asked about poor forecasting, latest HDB restrictions BY ZAKIR HUSSAIN POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT zakirh@sph.com.sg THE housing market may be cooling, but it was a hot issue for two veteran Kampong Chai Chee grassroots leaders who quizzed Minister in the Prime Minister’s
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      Lock icon Residents, shopkeepers cheer Bedok Town Centre upgrading
      476 3  -  BY TEO WAN GEK THE completion of upgrading programmes in parts of Bedok Town Centre has cheered residents and shopkeepers, who have seen flat prices appreciate and an increase in business. Security officer Saeman Musta, 43, of Block 201 Bedok North Street 1,
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      Lock icon KL rally over water supply turns into a riot
      619 4  -  BY TEO CHENG WEE REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: A rally turned ugly yesterday, when more than 1,000 people angry with a water privatisation deal clashed with police in downtown Kuala Lumpur. Riot police fired numerous rounds of tear gas and chemical-laced
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      Lock icon Tussle over control of water resources
      153 4 THE previous Barisan Nasional state government awarded water treatment and distribution in Selangor to four companies. The current Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state government, which took power in 2008, believes it can do the job. The state has tried several times to take back the
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      Lock icon Osim to be global sports sponsor
      667 5  -  Deal for badminton’s World Super Series BY CHAN U-GENE ugenec@sph.com.sg HOME-GROWN company Osim has become the first title sponsor of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Super Series the sport’s top professional circuit. The deal, which will run for three years, will see the
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      80 5  -  BY CAROLINE CHIA PHOTOJOURNALIST It’s that golden time of the day when things start to wind down, people head home, and friends and family start getting together. Straits Times photographers show their take on that moment in the Prime pages every Monday entitled 6.39pm. A shopper browses in
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      Lock icon Look who’s frying the noodles
      737 6  -  S’pore restaurants sold on auto-woks that save time, lower labour cost BY HUANG LIJIE lijie@sph.com.sg ROBOT woks that cook everything from fried rice to sauteed vegetables have debuted here and they are whipping up food faster and bringing cost down. At least two restaurant chains
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      Lock icon The trick to boosting panda cubs’ survival rates
      338 6 LONDON: An innovative “twin swopping” technique has boosted the survival rates of giant pandas born in captivity in China, the BBC reported yesterday. This breakthrough, by scientists at the Chengdu Panda Breeding Research Centre in Sichuan province, could see the endangered animals
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      Lock icon ‘Easy flow’ of money to terrorist groups
      666 8 Leaked cables show US frustrated by Arab allies’ failure to cut off funding NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS WASHINGTON: Nine years after the United States vowed to shut down the money pipeline that finances terrorism, senior Obama administration officials say they believe that millions
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      Lock icon Why China put heat on Google
      327 8 NEW YORK TIMES ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK: As China ramped up the pressure on Google to censor its Internet searches last year, the American Embassy sent a secret cable to Washington detailing one reason top Chinese leaders had become so obsessed with the Internet
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE
      108 8 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Google e-book store close to launch MOST COMMENTED ON L WikiLeaks in cat-and-mouse game after losing Web address. Says WongHoongHooi: “If WikiLeaks had to relocate from a Chinese server... (it’d be) ‘a champion standing up to repression’.
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      Lock icon Checks on founder
      130 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GENEVA: The Swiss Post Office said yesterday it was carrying out checks on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s account with its banking arm, after doubts emerged over the Swiss address he gave. WikiLeaks had advertised the PostFinance account details online to “donate directly to the Julian
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        780 9 Pyongyang warns South against holding more drills near disputed sea border REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS BLOOMBERG SEOUL: North Korea warned its tough-talking neighbour yesterday against holding more firing drills near a disputed western maritime border, accusing the South of being “hell-bent to set off a
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        Lock icon PLA discloses military exercises
        257 9 CHINA’S People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has disclosed that it has held military exercises in the Yellow Sea, Bohai Gulf and the Shenyang Military Region, Hong Kong’s Wen Wei Po said yesterday. The revelation, reported in the online edition of the Liberation Army Daily, came amid heightened
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        Lock icon Trade pact faces hurdle in Seoul
        627 10 Opposition lawmakers fume over ‘too many concessions’ to the US AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS SEOUL: A sweeping free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States looks set for a rough ride through the South Korean legislature after opposition parties branded it a “humiliating
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        Lock icon Chemical blast kills 7 in Chinese Internet cafe
        363 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: An explosion caused by illegally stored chemicals has killed at least seven people and injured 37 at an Internet cafe in south-west China, as officials ordered a nationwide safety inspection of entertainment venues. The blast occurred late
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        Lock icon King urges Thais not to neglect duties
        579 12  -  Public appearance on 83rd birthday sends out message that he is well BY NIRMAL GHOSH THAILAND CORRESPONDENT nirmal@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Nirmal BANGKOK: Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, turned 83 yesterday amid grand pageantry and festivities. Thousands many dressed in pink, considered auspicious
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        Lock icon Malaysia deports Indonesian terror suspect
        325 12 NEW YORK TIMES JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK JAKARTA: Malaysia has deported an Indonesian man linked to the extremist Jemaah Islamiah outfit. Fadli Sadama, 28, arrived at Jakarta’s airport last Saturday evening under heavy guard. He is suspected of having links with a Malaysian “terror” network
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        Lock icon Official backs call to arm judges, lawyers
        305 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA: The Philippines’ Justice Secretary yesterday backed calls to allow judges and lawyers to carry firearms amid a rising incidence of attacks targeting them. Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said judges and lawyers were also being encouraged to improve practical shooting
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        Lock icon Union fuels debate on teen marriage
        496 13 Syariah Court in Malaysia allowed 14-year-old schoolgirl to marry 23-year-old teacher ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR: A public marriage celebration in Malaysia between a 14-year-old girl and a 23-year-old teacher has triggered a call for a fresh debate on child marriage. On Saturday,
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        Lock icon Court rejects ex-Kelantan sultan’s divorce
        347 13 BERNAMA KOTA BARU: The Syariah High Court yesterday rejected a divorce pronouncement of former Kelantan Sultan Ismail Petra on second wife Elia Suhana filed earlier this year. The divorce application was filed not by the Sultan but through an individual named Ms Nik Rorhana Wan
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        Lock icon India’s labour spike a mixed blessing
        487 14 Huge number of young workers may lift economy or cause social turmoil AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI: An explosion of work-ing-age people in India could serve as an engine of economic growth or cause social turmoil, experts say. Over the next two decades, India’s working-age
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        Lock icon Arrests ordered over Bhutto killing
        219 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani anti-ter-rorism court has ordered the arrest of two senior police officers on allegations that they failed to provide adequate security for former prime minister Benazir Bhutto before her 2007 assassination, a prosecutor said yesterday. Ms Bhutto was assassinated in
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        Lock icon Racy books on Chinese officials fly off shelves
        742 11  -  Rise of genre fuelled by interest in lives of those in such exclusive circles BY HO AI LI TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT hoaili@sph.com.sg WHEN a diary supposedly written by a Chinese Communist Party cadre was put online a few weeks ago, it became an
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        Lock icon MP’s assistant ‘spied for Russia’
        560 15 Young woman working in British Parliament reported to be awaiting deportation AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: A young Russian woman working in the British Parliament has been arrested on suspicion of espionage and ordered to be deported. Britain’s domestic intelligence service MI5 decided that Ms Katia Zatuliveter,
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        Lock icon Doctors test ‘beating heart’ transplants
        471 16 New way to preserve and transport organ can save lives, ease shortage ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES: Ms Andrea Ybarra’s new heart was beating rhythmically by the time she awoke from the grogginess of surgery. In fact, it was warm and pumping even before doctors transplanted
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        171 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS THE world’s first beating heart transplant was performed in Germany in 2006, using an organ box invented by medical device company TransMedics. The thinking is that hearts may be in better condition if they are kept beating before the transplant operation, instead of being cooled
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        Lock icon Sitting out the floods
        48 16 Residents sitting on a flooded street in Puerto Santander, on Colombia’s north-eastern border with Venezuela, on Saturday. An exceptionally wet rainy season has caused floods and landslides that have killed more than 170 people throughout Colombia this year. PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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          Lock icon 7 hurt at Ocean Park
          60 16 XINHUA HONG KONG: Seven people were injured in an accident at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park yesterday, when the train which links the park’s attractions ground to a sudden halt in the middle of an uphill journey. A spokesman said the accident was due to the
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          Lock icon Shark kills swimmer
          106 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS EL-ARISH (Egypt): A shark tore the arm off an elderly German tourist at an Egyptian Red Sea resort, killing her almost immediately, security and diving officials said yesterday, only days after sharks badly mauled four other European tourists in the waters. The German was swimming
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          Lock icon 22 firefighters killed
          79 16 XINHUA CHENGDU (China): A spreading grassland fire in a mountainous Tibetan region in south-western China trapped soldiers and local residents trying to put out the blaze. At least 22 have been killed and one was severely burnt, government officials said yesterday. The wildfire broke out in Daofu
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          Lock icon Israeli fire under control
          99 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM: Israeli officials said an inferno that has raged for four days in a northern Israeli forest was under control by nightfall, helped in part by the world’s largest flying fire extinguisher a Boeing 747 from the United States carrying 20,000 gallons of water
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          Lock icon Iran mines uranium
          87 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS TEHERAN: Iran claimed another advance in its disputed nuclear activities yesterday, a day before opening a new round of talks on the issue with world powers. The country’s nuclear chief said that, for the first time, the country had mined its own uranium which can
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      Lock icon Birth rates: Slow down to speed up?
      439 17 IT IS fortunate that many Chinese Singaporeans no longer subscribe to the superstition about not having babies born in the Chinese zodiac year of the Tiger. In the first 10 months of 2010, a Tiger year, 31,489 babies were born, only a 3.5
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      Lock icon The virtues of diplomatic confidentiality
      892 17  -  WIKILEAKS BY ALAN CHONG Alan Chong is Associate Professor of International Relations at the S. Rajaratanam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University. ON NOV 28, the maverick website WikiLeaks.org claimed to have published 251,287 United States embassy cables, billing it as “the largest set
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      Lock icon El Nino effect through the centuries
      751 17  -  BY MICHAEL RICHARDSON The writer is a visiting senior research fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. EXTREME weather, from heatwaves and drought to snowstorms and floods, is nothing new. The big question is: What are the causes? Are they natural or man-made,
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        Lock icon Do women MPs talk too much?
        893 18  -  BY ANDREA ONG andreao@sph.com.sg RECENTLY, The Straits Times compiled a list of the Members of Parliament on the backbench who had asked the most and least questions during regular parliamentary sittings over the last four years. One trend got readers talking: Why were eight
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        Lock icon Lonely Pyongyang faces unified might
        804 18  -  BY ROBERT KARNIOL DEFENCE WRITER rkarniol@gmail.com A WAR on the Korean peninsula, unlikely though it seems, would doubtless see several countries become militarily involved. The United States is the most obvious outside participant, given Washington’s 1953 Mutual Defence Treaty with the Republic of Korea (ROK,
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        Lock icon Dealing with North Korea
        809 18  -  BY LEE DONGMIN The writer is an assistant professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University. ON Nov 20, the international community was stunned by the revelation of a new uranium enrichment facility at North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear complex by Dr
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        375 19  -  SPERM DONATION Jack Lee Assistant Professor of Law School of Law Singapore Management University I REFER to last Thursday’s interesting commentary by Dr Andy Ho (“Managing legal uncertainty in sperm donation”). After commenting on the effect of Section 114 of the Evidence Act, Dr Ho
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        292 19  -  Wong Siew Hoong Director of Schools Ministry of Education WE REFER to the letter by Mr Wong Tuck Yin (“Express stream entry rate: Should MOE review whether the level of difficulty of PSLE has been set too high?”; Nov 30). Mr Wong believes that
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        157 19  -  Tan Ai Li (Ms) Assistant Manager Great Treat WE ARE a food and beverage firm located at the Concorde Hotel and Shopping Mall in Orchard Road. Since late October, we have been having problems with the postal service. The mail keeps getting put into the
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        257 19  -  Ivy Lam (Madam) I HAVE been selling baby products online since 2007 and usually I post out 10 to 20 packages a day to online customers, most of the time using SingPost. Recently, I have found that the postal service standards have dipped drastically. It
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        146 19  -  Lee Seck Kay MS AUNG San Suu Kyi’s statements so far, following her release from house arrest, reflect her keen desire to let the past go and engage all who are willing and able to play a part in restoring freedom, security
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      957 1  -  Some senior citizens who are on their own have a support network, but others are not so lucky BY ANG YIYING,JUDITH TAN ayiying@sph.com.sg juditht@sph.com.sg RETIREE Irene Tan lives alone in a studio apartment, but she has worked out a plan for the times she might
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      716 2  -  Citizens On Patrol helps police keep an eye out for suspicious activities BY MAVIS TOH mavistoh@sph.com.sg ONCE a month, production manager Salim Ali puts on a yellow jacket, packs a torch and first aid kit, and spends three hours patrolling MRT stations near
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      67 2 President S R Nathan, the Chief Scout of Singapore, opened the 100th Anniversary Jamboree of the Singapore Scout Association cum 3rd Asean Jamboree at the Sarimbun campsite yesterday. The jamboree, a five-day camp, is attended by some 3,000 participants with 1,000 of them from 15
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      414 5  -  BY LESTER KOK TO TACKLE the problem of youth gang violence, Singapore will need to “continue to strengthen social support both within the family and the community”, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Lim Swee Say said. The solution is not to
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        534 6  -  e-books are convenient but reading a book is different from virtual reality and this keeps the bookstores afloat BY PHILIP LEE BOOKSTORES in Singapore have never faced such robust business challenges as they do today, with e-Readers, iPads and onlinebookstoresfightingforreaders’attention. How are the bookstores here coping
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        121 6 LEADING financial institution Manulife launched an islandwide branding campaign recently to reinforce its at- tributes of being a strong, reli--able, trustworthy and forward-- thinking company. Besides placing eye-catch--ing sticker ads in The Straits Times to drum up interest for its campaign themed Manulife ForYour Future, there
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        145 6 THE guest list of the Singapore Toy, Games Comic Convention (STGCC) 2010 at Suntec Singapore on Dec 10 to 12 reads like the who’s who in the gaming industry. It includes C.B.Cebulski, Marvel Comics’ international talent scout; Jennifer Phillips, award-winning action/fight choreographer, entertainer
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        184 6  -  Leong Phei Phei MORE parents are sending their children from nursery to secondary level back to school to learn Chinese during the school holidays. The schools say the popular slots are mostly filled now with parents eager to boost their children’s Chinese language skills through
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        52 6 More than 500 Chanel top clients, members of the media and celebrities were at the South-east Asian launch of the Cruise 2010/2011 collection at the Sands Skypark on Nov 18. The full collection of 87 looks, which debuted in St. Tropez, was showcased in the star-studded event.
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          41 6 Get tips from interior designers, buy sofas at export prices and enjoy discounts on mattresses at Perfect Living 2010. The event is on from now till Dec 12, noon to 10pm daily at Singapore Expo Hall 6. Free admission.
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          34 6 Fragrance turkey bak-kwa is made from American turkey meat infused with 18 types of Chinese herbs. Retailing at $60/kg, the turkey bak kwa is available at Fragrance outlets for a limited period.
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          42 6 Spend at least $100 in a single receipt at Unity and Living Pharmacy outlets and take home a Looney Tunes foldable storage box for free. You can also win trips to Gold Coast and other prizes when you shop there.
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          40 6 Panasonic’s new massage sofa EP-MS41 features a wide massage area to knead away tension. It is compact and stylishly designed. Retailing at a special price of $1,999 (Usual price: $2,299) at selected Harvey Norman and Best Denki outlets.
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          31 6 Rado has three versions of its classic Ceramica White watch this Christmas. The Ceramica White Gold or Silver retails from $3,370 to $4,280 while Ceramica White Jubilé is $3,830.
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          46 6 Give a minimum of $10 to Action for Singapore Dogs (ASD) and you will get a KDK Singa Lion figurine. Make your donation on Dec 11 and 12 at Parkway Parade, and Dec 18 and 19 at VivoCity. KDK is a premium Japanese-brand fan.
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      476 7  -  Society has filed a police report, saying $90,000 was misappropriated BY MAVIS TOH mavistoh@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Red Cross Society (SRCS) has filed a police report, alleging that one of its employees had misappropriated an estimated $90,000 of its funds. The discrepancies, which date back
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      461 7  -  BY SHERWIN LOH www.facebook.com/DigitalLifeSG THEY are weekly magazines of The Straits Times, but Urban and Digital Life (DL) now offer readers daily doses of the latest fashion and technology news via their Facebook fan pages. Filled with photographs from fashion
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      199 7 BE A fan of the Facebook pages of Digital Life and Urban, and you could walk away with shopping vouchers. From now until noon on Wednesday, both weekly publications will be giving out $100 shopping vouchers to lucky fans, when enough folks on Facebook follow
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        519 8  -  Ingenious ways needed to sell environmental message SOAPBOX BY GRACE CHUA Thought of a novel way to improve public environmental behaviour? E-mail caiwj@sph.com.sg SINGAPOREANS are used to nagging. The Stop at Two campaign, the an-ti-littering community work orders, messages exhorting people to
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        469 8  -  BY EISEN TEO BEING an engineer is not boring. Your job is to find creative solutions to real-world problems, such as mobile phone connectivity or solar panel efficiency. And some of the biggest and fastest-ex-panding companies in the world want the best young engineering minds from
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        691 8 Anorexia is afflicting pre-teens as young as eight, a Sunday Times report shows. YouthInk writers discuss how to nip this problem in the bud. MY LIFE Having a sports activity helps I WAS a scrawny boy during my primary school days, on the verge of
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      360 1 I need to boost my credentials with a good education WE HAVE THE PLAN m 1^4 BUILDING FUTURES One success story at a time KAPLAN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA CRICOS *****B ■/Ranked among the World's Top 300 Universities (Times Higher Education Supplement 2009) Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
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      657 3 Thereareover30,000 JohnSm ths nBritain. Trusttheteamwhocanget yourpackagetotherightone. Welivetodeliver. fedex.com/sg Customer Service Hotline 1800 743 2626 L Enjoy the flexibility to expand your goals. As your family grows, so do your goals. Whether it's realising your child's aspirations or bringing your loved ones on a holiday, HSBC's personal line of credit is
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      163 5 Graduate Programmes August 2011 Intake The following graduate programmes by coursework will be offered for August 2011 intake: College of Engineering MSc (Bioinformatics) MSc (Civil Engineering) MSc (Communications Engineering) MSc (Communication Software Networks) MSc (Computer Control Automation) MSc (Digital Media Technology) MSc (Electronics) MSc (Embedded Systems) MSc (Environmental Engineering) MSc
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      26 8 FESTIVE SHOPPING CHEER Retailers are upbeat on sales for this holiday season as a strong economy and droves of tourists keep the tills ringing Today in
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      808 9  -  S’pore face harder task against Vietnam after Philippines shock hosts Singapore 2 Myanmar 1 BY FABIUS CHEN fabiusc@sph.com.sg HANOI: Raddy Avramovic punched the air in delight, Hassan Sunny fell to his knees in relief and Mustafic Fahrudin kissed the My Dinh Stadium turf. These were the scenes
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      325 9  -  SANJAY NAIR BY THEY may have made things hard for themselves, but the Lions got what they needed in the end: three points and a morale boost. Former national coach Jita Singh believes Singapore’s come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Myanmar in their AFF Suzuki Cup Group B
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      104 9 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES L No free ride, DPM Teo warns athletes L United’s lack of depth exposed L First Asiad, next the Olympics MOST COMMENTED ON L Qatar: Verve and cash win the day Said careconnect: “I am very surprised
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      694 10  -  Mungara and Kosgei triumph to confirm the country’s domination in marathon BY TERRENCE VOON tvoon@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S biggest marathon sported a new name and three different start points for the first time, but it was a race that belonged to the Kenyans yet again. Debutants Kenneth Mungara and
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      596 10  -  BY FRANKIE CHEE IF YOU were not around Marina Bay, Orchard Road, Chinatown or Sentosa yesterday morning, you would have missed the 60,000 runners in the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore (SCMS). And you would not have seen the cheery runners being
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      376 10  -  BY MAY CHEN THE participants in yesterday’s Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore lauded the organisers for an improved effort, but were less satisfied with events after the race. Many felt that the introduction of three separate starting points for the three distances 10km,
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      687 11  -  ARUNNER’S DIARY BY JEANETTE WANG jwang@sph.com.sg The writer is the associate editor of Shape, Singapore’s premier health, fitness, wellness and nutrition magazine for women WHILE there is a lot to be thankful for with Singapore’s year-round summer, sometimes, four seasons can be bliss even
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      493 11 Ancelotti to crack the whip during training after draw with Everton AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Carlo Ancelotti plans to instil a stricter regime at Chelsea after his side’s disappointing recent run was extended by a 1-1 home draw against Everton. Saturday’s result means his side have won just one
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      574 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LIVERPOOL: After going on an inspiring run of six games without loss in all competitions, Liverpool find themselves in an all too familiar position that sees them with little room for error. They are currently 11th in the English Premier League on
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        51 11 ASIA’S only Beach Cricket Carnival will start at Sentosa’s Tanjong beach on Saturday morning. Fourteen teams will take part in the day-long, fun-filled event organised by Misfits, known for their innovative social approach to cricket. All proceeds will be donated to Make a Wish Foundation
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        48 11 REUTERS SUN CITY (South Africa): World No. 1 golfer Lee Westwood romped to an eight-shot victory at the Sun City Challenge yesterday. The Briton, who led from the second round, hit a final round of 68 to finish with a 17-under total of 271.
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      300 11 West Bromwich Albion 3 Newcastle United 1 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: The battle between two newly promoted Premier League clubs turned out to be a non-contest in the end. West Bromwich Albion moved to the top half of the table with a 3-1 victory
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      29 11 Yesterday West Bromwich Albion 3 Newcastle United 1 Sunderland v West Ham United Late kick-off Today Liverpool v Aston Villa Live, mio TV HD Ch102, tomorrow, 4am
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      304 11  -  BY JEFF ANG DESPITE their smaller physique, Asians can be as fast as other runners if they believe in themselves. So said former Olympian Carl Lewis yesterday at a Nike coaching clinic attended by about 50 local athletes at the Ministry of Education’s
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      674 12 American is close to ending his worst year with a familiar finish REUTERS THOUSAND OAKS (California): For the first time this year, Tiger Woods has strung together three good rounds with the quality of his ball-striking and the coolness of his course management suggesting that he
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      250 12 REUTERS ADELAIDE: Kevin Pietersen replaced Alastair Cook as Australia’s tormentor with a majestic double century as England took a commanding first-innings lead before rain curtailed the third day of the second Ashes cricket Test yesterday. He still looked hungry for more on 213 not out alongside
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      169 12  -  JEFF ANG SINGAPORE golfers Mardan Mamat and Lam Chih Bing have both survived the cut for the Japan Tour Qualifying School. Mardan, 43, shot a six-under 66 in the fourth round to tie for 20th position with three players on seven-under 281. Lam, 33, shot a
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      354 12  -  BY MAY CHEN SINGAPORE will start their campaign at netball’s fifth Nations Cup, which begins today at the Toa Payoh Sports Hall, with a team rich in experience. Apart from two players looking to earn their first international cap, the rest of the 12-strong
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      313 12 Today Basketball NBA: New Orleans v San Antonio (Live, StarHub Ch202, 8am). Cricket 2nd Ashes Test, 4th day: Australia v England (Live, mio TV Ch123, 8am and 10.30am). Football English Premier League: Liverpool v Aston Villa (Live, mio TV HD Ch102, Tuesday, 4am). Netball Nations Cup: Opening
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      26 12 STAN VAN GUNDY, Orlando Magic coach, on the stomach virus which forced him to send home four key players
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      404 12 Badminton China Open Super Series In Shanghai, finals Men’s singles: Chen Long (Chn) bt Bao Chunlai (Chn) 9-21 21-14 21-16. Doubles: Jung Jae Sung/Lee Yong Dae (Kor) bt Chai Biao/Zhang Nan (Chn) 21-15 21-12. Women’s singles: Jiang Yanjiao bt Wang Shixian (Chn) 21-16 21-19. Doubles: Cheng Shu/Zhao Yunlei (Chn)
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      70 9 BACK TO HIS OLD SELF Tiger Woods is finishing off the year on a high. B12 STILL GOING STRONG Kenyans dominate in Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore. B10 THE SINGAPORE ISLAND COUNTRY CLUB We welcome participants of the 19 th SICC/DBS Junior Invitational Golf Championship Bukit Course, 7-9 December 2010 Admission
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      95 10 Livewire (Marina Bay Sands) opens on 8 Dec 10 Details at uuww.singaporepools.com.sg/livewire h'Jl'J Draw No. 2594/2010 Draw Today. Monday, 6 December 2010 Group 1 Prize $650,000. Sales close today 6pm Draw Venue: Singapore Pools (Private) Limited 1 Selegie Road, PoMo #01-01 Singapore *****6 Time 6.30pm p y© Always play with
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    1343 13 OBITUARIES MDM CHUA AH SEE (CHUA SOO HONG) Age:93 passed away peacefully on 4 December 2010 leaving behind loved ones. (Husband:Giam Kok Eng, deceased) (Sisters:Chio Giok Poh, deceased) Tham Kim Chee, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Giam ChinToon, Jeremy Huang Lui (Giam Chin Hin, deceased) Petrina Lee Giam Chin Gay Giam Chin
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      70 14 Visit our website for FREE Live Warrant Pricing. www.warrants.com.sg FORWARD thinking Company Regn. No *****7169Z rT JOU .-j v Xj C. t:p h rJ "*7 I L n o I ~Jj) j u> r*> "s (r V 1 FIND THE ONES THAT FIT! Recruit the right people through CATS Recruit.
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        520 14  -  Investors hopeful Fed will continue measures to prop up economy MARKETS INSIGHT BY GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg THE disappointing payroll numbers in the United States unveiled last Friday have failed to dampen the mood of investors. Instead, US share prices managed
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        98 14 Currencies Dec 3 CHNG YR 2010 CLOSE FR Dec 2 S$ LOW S$ HIGH US$ 1.3077 +0.38 1.4219 1.2838 Euro 1.7304 -0.40 2.0153 1.6886 2.0447 +0.14 2.2831 2.0003 A$ 1.2806 -1.01 1.3014 1.1515 Yen* 1.5628 -0.02 1.6107 1.4467 Rupiah* 0.***** +0.40 0.***** 0.***** Where S$ stands Dec 3
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        2669 14 UNITS TRUSTS FUNDS A unit trust or investment-linked insurance policy qualifies for inclusion under the CPF Investment Scheme if it has: a three-year track record, top quartile performance, a sales charge not exceeding 3 per cent and an expense ratio that is lower than the median of existing funds in
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        189 14 Week's Top Rises CENTS OCBC Bk MBLeCW*****3 59 15.5 35.6 OSIM W*****3 119 11.0 10.2 StraitsAMBLeCW*****3 32.5 11.0 51.2 Genting SP.ES.1012 211 9.0 4.5 GentingSBNPeCW*****9 82 9.0 12.3 IndoAgriMBLeCW*****1 27.5 7.0 34.1 KepLandMBLeCW*****3 41 6.5 18.8 KepLandMBLeCW*****1 23 5.5 31.4 OCBC Bk BNPeCW*****1 32.5 5.5 20.4 Week's
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        201 14 Week's Top Rises CENTS DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 764.2 4.6 DBXT DBCBLEB 10US$ 2352 392.6 14.6 DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ ***** 327.6 1.7 GLD 10US$ ***** 308.8 1.8 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 5492 269.6 3.9 DBXT DBLCI-OY 5US$ 3773 188.4 4.0 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 3256 155.7 3.8 DBXT
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        277 14  -  WARRANT WATCH GOH ENG YEOW HOPES abound for a final hurrah by bullish investors as they bid farewell to the year in three weeks’ time. For many, the year has turned out to be a propitious one, even though there were
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      150 1 Cheaper Mosaic tickets Full circle ChildAid performer returns as vocal coach C5 Prices start at $25 C3 Korean fever Miss A show off sexy moves C8 Dr Benedict Tan became president of the Singapore Sailing Federation amid controversy over how the organisation selected its athletes. AKSHITA NANDA finds out how
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      461 6  -  reviewconcert LATE NITE ESPLANADE: SWORDS ARE DRAWN BY I AM DAVID SPARKLE Esplanade Recital Studio/Last Friday andy chen If even the Eskimos do not have as many words for snow as popular legend has it, how many ways could post-rock band I Am David Sparkle parse
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