The Straits Times, 31 January 2011

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    17 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA(P)108/11/2010 MONDAY, JANUARY 31 2011 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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    • Article
      Lock icon Expect a good Budget
      34 1 THE Feb 18 Budget will be “something good” for Singapore and is likely to benefit not just the low-income group, Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said yesterday. L PRIME PAGE A3
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      Lock icon $102m price tag for Torres
      69 1 LIVERPOOL are reportedly prepared to let Fernando Torres leave for Chelsea but only if the Blues are prepared to obliterate the British transfer record and stump up nearly £50 million (S$102 million) for the striker. The Reds are also prepared to accept a package worth
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      Lock icon Still calling the shots
      69 1 MYANMAR today opens its first session of Parliament in more than two decades, a major step in the ruling military’s self-styled transition to democracy. But with a quarter of the seats reserved for the military and the remainder dominated by political parties loyal to the junta,
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    • Article
      Lock icon Global economy ‘to grow’
      72 1 WORLD economic growth is expected to be healthy this year, with two out of the three major regions registering growth, said Government of Singapore Investment Corporation deputy chairman Tony Tan. Both the United States and Asia are expected to grow and although Europe has its sovereign
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    Lock icon Muslims have done much to integrate, says PM
    972 1  -  He says his perspective on the matter differs from MM’s BY ZAKIR HUSSAIN POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT zakirh@sph.com.sg THE Prime Minister yesterday spelt out the Government’s view on the progress made by Singapore’s Muslims in integrating with other communities, saying that his perspective on
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    Lock icon ‘A work in progress, the job’s never done’
    1426 1 THIS is an edited extract from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s remarks on the integration of the Muslim community in Singapore. He was speaking to reporters at Yio Chu Kang Community Club. PM: MM Lee was giving his personal views, based on
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    Lock icon RAIN DAMPENS FESTIVE SALES
    105 1 WATER popularly associated with wealth among the Chinese is not always a good thing, as stallowners at the Chinese New Year bazaar in Chinatown found out yesterday. The wet weather dampened sales at the bazaar which was hoping to attract hordes of shoppers stocking up on
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    Lock icon Govts rush to get their citizens out of Egypt
    726 1 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS CAIRO: As violent anti-government protests continued into their sixth day, countries round the world have begun rushing to evacuate their nationals from Egypt and issuing travel warnings amid the increasing chaos. Countries, from the United States
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    • VIEW POINTS
      • Article
        Lock icon Putting the patient first in health care
        29 2 WE SAY A patient-centric system would entail more than only technology. It would also require a mindset change. L EDITORIAL PAGE A16
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      • COLUMNS
        • Article
          Lock icon Mufti’s role in S’pore
          30 2 Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim explains the importance of the mufti in offering religious guidance to those living in multi-faith Singapore. L REVIEW PAGE A16
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          Lock icon Good Rabbit Year ahead
          39 2 Traders believe financial markets will not see any of the wild upheavals of recent years; firms will expand operations and expand operations consumers will start spending again, says Goh Eng Yeow. L MONEY PAGE B12
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      • Article
        Lock icon Means, not just genes
        48 2 OUR READER SAYS Well-educated parents tend to produce kids who perform well academically because they have the means to provide their offspring with the necessary enrichment classes and tutors; it is not just a matter of genes, says Phyllis Christe. L FORUM PAGE A19
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        Lock icon ONLINE BLOGS
        25 2 www.straitstimes.com L Tan Hui Yee looks into allegations of pollutive mulches. L Nirmal Ghosh on the road to China with Asean foreign ministers.
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      Lock icon Way forward for Asean and EU on Myanmar
      979 2  -  New Parliament opening today offers opportunity for re-engagement BY JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT jonathan.eyal@gmail.com MYANMAR’S newly elected Parliament is scheduled to meet for the first time today, three months after the military-ruled nation’s first elections in two decades. This should have been
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      385 2 BUILDING FUTURES One success story at a time I want to create my own pathway to success WE HAVE THE PLAN KAPLAN^ HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTE With effect from 17 January 2011, the main office for Kaplan Higher Education Institute will be relocated to Wilkie Edge (8 Wilkie Road, Level 2,
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      Lock icon Budget will be something good: Tharman
      576 3  -  Help in coping with inflation expected to be a key feature BY DARYL CHIN darylc@sph.com.sg THE upcoming Budget will be “something good” for Singapore and is likely to benefit not just the low-income group, Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said yesterday. Measures to help Singaporeans,
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    • Article
      Lock icon MediShield to include congenital illnesses next: Khaw
      576 3  -  BY SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT THE next time MediShield is revamped, it will likely take people with congenital or mental illnesses under its umbrella. Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said yesterday that extending coverage under the national health insurance scheme to these people
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      Lock icon Rain causes flash floods in the east
      560 4  -  BY JAMIE EE WEN WEI HEAVY rain drenched most of the island yesterday, causing flash floods in at least five areas, mostly in the east. National water agency PUB said it received reports of floods on the Tampines Expressway slip road at Tampines
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    • Article
      Lock icon Malaysian teen gang-raped in London; seven Russians arrested
      364 4 LONDON: A Malaysian student was allegedly drugged and raped in a London college by seven Russian men, including an intelligence officer, who have been arrested, reported a British newspaper. According to The Sun daily, the teenage girl, who is studying at the
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      589 5 a i m SELEBRATE If 0 SETHEI INE'i WITH TIC Ef Join us at five of Singapore’s largest Chinese New Year events this festive season and usher in the New Year by toasting to an auspicious start with TIGER BEER. GREAT BEER, FOOD AND FUN AT THE TIGER LUNAR EXTRAVAGANZA
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      224 7 GEORGIA The World’s number 1 in fighting corruption According to the 2010 Global Corruption Barometer by Transparency International, 78% of Georgians think that corruption has decreased over the last 3 years the best result across the 86 countries surveyed. According to the Tl survey, only 3% of Georgians who had
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon One step forward... ...one step back?
      1017 8  -  Myanmar Parliament convenes to elect new leaders Critics say this won’t loosen junta’s grip on power BY NIRMAL GHOSH THAILAND CORRESPONDENT nirmal@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Nirmal BANGKOK: When Myanmar’s new Parliament convenes today, it will be a historic moment: The last time Parliament had a sitting in
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE
      111 8 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Victoria faces 90km wave of floodwater L Fancy a Bug Mac with flies? MOST COMMENTED ON L Brain surgeon’s charity stunt faces backlash. Says joey*****: “Not in very good taste, although his intentions are applaudable.” YOUR SAY
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        Lock icon Win a boost for BN confidence
        799 9  -  Voter turnout strong despite floods; victory chalked up to support from Malays, Indians TENANG BY ELE C TI O N BY CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: The Barisan Nasional (BN) yesterday won the Tenang by-elec-tion in northern Johor convincingly, although polling
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        Lock icon Merlimau polls set for March 6
        105 9 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK SEGAMAT: The Election Commission has fixed nomination day for the Merlimau by-election, Malaysia’s 15th since the 2008 general election, on Feb 26 and polling on March 6. The seat fell vacant following the death of its assemblyman, Datuk Mohamad Hidhir
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        Lock icon Youth violence on the rise in Vietnam
        504 10 Changing social mores, violent images in media blamed for the attacks AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HANOI: Mr Tran Huy Hoang stares in shock at the images of four Vietnamese teenagers slapping and kicking a girl whose hands try to block the blows. “How can schoolgirls
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        Lock icon Mahathir slams MM’s views on religion
        409 10  -  BY ELIZABETH LOOI MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: Former premier Mahathir Mohamad has lashed out at Singapore’s Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew for his recently published remarks on Muslims, accusing him of not respecting religion and blaming him for the separation of Singapore and Malaysia
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        Lock icon ‘Yellow shirts’ back on streets of Bangkok
        550 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE XINHUA BANGKOK: With neatly spaced tents, massages, free vegetarian meals and a heavy dose of nationalist rhetoric, Thailand’s royalist “yellow shirts” are back on the streets of Bangkok. More than 1,000 people have camped out around the government’s compound since last
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        Lock icon 12 dead and nearly 2,000 homeless after Philippine fire
        189 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA: A huge fire fanned by strong winds from Manila Bay swept through a congested village in the Philippine capital late on Saturday, killing 12 people and displacing nearly 2,000. Fire officer Joselito Dugan said seven children
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      • Article
        Lock icon Hardliners gear up for singer’s sex video verdict
        303 10 BANDUNG (Indonesia): Thousands of protesters from a Muslim alliance of 26 organisations plan to gather at the Bandung District Court today to hear the planned verdict against disgraced lead singer Nazril “Ariel” Ilham, dubbed “Peterporn” after his band Peterpan, the Jakarta Globe
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        Lock icon Paying beggars off for cricket World Cup
        262 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DHAKA: The mayor of Chittagong city in southern Bangladesh said yesterday he would pay hundreds of beggars a daily wage to keep them off the streets during the cricket World Cup. Mr Manzur Alam said about 300 disabled beggars would be
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      • Article
        Lock icon China aims to put brakes on rising food prices
        573 11 In tricky balancing act, it also wants to boost rural workers’ incomes REUTERS BEIJING: China will focus on shoring up farm production to contain food price increases while simultaneously seeking ways to raise rural incomes, a senior Chinese agricultural official said
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        Lock icon Senior cop’s son jailed for 6 years over fatal accident
        457 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: A Chinese court sentenced a man who tried to exploit his father’s senior police rank to flee a fatal road accident to six years’ jail yesterday, state media reported. Li Qiming, 23, pleaded guilty to drink driving
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      • Article
        Lock icon China’s police cast their net online
        443 12  -  Social media tools being used to boost image, get tip-offs and offer advice BY HO AI LI CHINA CORRESPONDENT hoaili@sph.com.sg BEIJING: As Twitter-like social media catch on in China, the neighbourhood police officer is increasingly popping up on cellphones and computer screens. At least
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        Lock icon CCTV used Top Gun scene in military report
        246 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: China’s state broadcaster is facing questions after Internet users spotted that footage in a report on air force manoeuvres in a national newscast had been taken from the 1980s Hollywood film, Top Gun. China Central Television, or CCTV, aired
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        Lock icon Fire God ritual offers glimpse of ancient India
        982 13  -  Group of Keralans reviving age-old practices before they are lost to humanity BY RAVI VELLOOR SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF velloor@sph.com.sg PANJAL (Kerala): Last week in Kerala, a padi field not far from the Nila River was being cleared for the world’s oldest
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      16 8 Why did JackNeo call Minister George Yeo first when his secrets came out? The Minister says...
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      11 8 SUTRA Breakfast ‘key’ is the to staying slim? SUTRA February 2011
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      143 12 In Loving Memory Of Nelson Lim Yu Han* (1994 2011) Age: 17 Dearly missed by a loving wife, children, and grandchildren that he will never have. Denied of a future of hopes and dreams that he will never realise. Taken away before his time by the folly of a drunk
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      12 13 Head to CATS FASTADS in The New Paper for job opportunities! WATS
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  • world.international
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      Lock icon Years of anger come to a boil
      599 14 Personal humiliation and national shame catalysts for protesters UNREST IN EGYPT ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO: For Mr Gamal Hassanein, it began with a slap. The unemployed 24-year-old was arguing with a police officer when the man struck him across the face a blow that
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      Lock icon V-P might not be able to save President
      344 14 NEW YORK TIMES THE story goes that Mr Omar Suleiman (right) rose to favour when he saved Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s life. In 1995, he demanded that the President ride in an armoured car in Ethiopia. A gunman opened fire on the
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      Lock icon Jitters drive down Gulf stock markets
      308 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS GULF stock markets faced a sharp sell-off yesterday as investors, rattled by the turmoil in Egypt and concerns that it may spread, shed their positions to push indexes to multi-week lows. Egyptian protesters were on the streets again in central Cairo
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      Lock icon Islamic leader returns home after 22 years in exile
      350 14 IN THE COUNTRY THAT STARTED IT AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TUNIS: Tunisian Islamic leader Rachid Ghannouchi returned to his homeland yesterday after 22 years in exile, following the ousting of authoritarian ruler Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. The return is a powerful symbol
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      Lock icon Serious implications for Israel if Mubarak falls
      583 14  -  NEWS ANALYSIS BY ABRAHAM RABINOVICH FOR THE STRAITS TIMES abra@netvision.net.il JERUSALEM: The possible fall of President Hosni Mubarak in Egypt confronts Israel with the possibility that its own geopolitical situation in the region may undergo far-reaching changes, almost all for the worse. Egypt
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      Lock icon Queensland faces more flooding
      506 15 Two cyclones headed for Australia’s disaster zone could bring heavy rain AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS BRISBANE: Flood-shattered Australia braced itself for further downpours yesterday as two tropical cyclones hammered towards the devastated northeast, threatening further misery for already submerged towns. Cyclone Anthony, which intensified to a
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      Lock icon 5 Somali ‘pirates’ flown to S. Korea
      215 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL: Five suspected Somali pirates captured when a hijacked ship was raided were flown to South Korea yesterday and formally arrested, amid growing legal efforts around the world to deal with the problem. The suspects, seized on Jan 21
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        Lock icon 10 dead in train crash
        62 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS BERLIN: A head -on collision between a cargo train and a passenger train killed 10 people and injured 23 others in eastern Germany, police said yesterday. The trains crashed in heavy fog late on Saturday on a single-line track near the village of
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        Lock icon Death for corrupt official
        63 15 XINHUA BEIJING: A former senior legislator in north-east China’s Liaoning province was yesterday sentenced to death for taking bribes. The court found that former vice-chairman of the Liaoning Provincial People’s Congress Standing Committee, Song Yong, 56, helped 23 individuals and units receive government contracts, loans and
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        Lock icon S. Sudan wants freedom
        96 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS JUBA (Sudan): Southern Sudan’s referendum commission yesterday said more than 99 per cent of voters in the south opted to secede from the country’s north in a vote held earlier this month. The week-long vote was a condition of a 2005 peace agreement that
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        Lock icon Cops quiz Tibetan monk
        85 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DHARAMSHALA (India): Indian police yesterday questioned one of Tibetan Buddhism’s most senior leaders after hundreds of thousands of dollars were found in his monastery. Officers quizzed the Karmapa over US$600,000 (S$770,000) in dollar bills and currencies from another 25 countries discovered at his residence
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        Lock icon Wrongful execution fears
        81 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI: A Taiwanese soldier executed for murdering a five-year-old girl 15 years ago may have been wrongly convicted, a fresh investigation into the case has shown, officials said yesterday. Doubts mounted about the execution when another suspect was detained last week following interrogations by an
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  • REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon Putting the patient first in health care
      410 16 HEALTH Minister Khaw Boon Wan last week wrote in his blog about the need for a more “patient-centric” system that puts patients at the heart of everything a health-care provider does, especially in the care of the elderly. For instance, more resources might
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      Lock icon The Mufti’s role in multi-religious Singapore
      944 16 This is an edited extract from a speech by Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim at an appreciation dinner for retiring Mufti Syed Isa Semait last week. THE institution of the mufti grew out the need for guidance as Muslims continued to increase in
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      Lock icon Being ‘better Muslims’ in a multi-ethnic society
      729 16  -  BY SHAIK KADIR FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is a retired teacher and author of several books. ISLAM encourages integration in a multi-ethnic and multi-religious society to promote peace and harmony. At the same time, it advises Muslims to practise it wholeheartedly,
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        Lock icon A Singapore lesson for US politics
        874 18  -  BY THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN NEW YORK TIMES I AM in the Gan Eng Seng Primary School in a middle-class neighbourhood of Singapore, and the principal, Aw Ai Ling, has me visiting a fifth-grade science class. All the 11-year-old boys and girls are wearing junior
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        Lock icon Growing rice output vital for Asia
        927 18  -  BY MICHAEL RICHARDSON FOR THE STRAITS TIMES IS ASIA on the edge of another food supply crisis that will stoke inflation, protection and political unrest? Some recent developments suggest that it is. Many Asian countries, including China, India and Indonesia, are battling to curb
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        Lock icon US air force raises stake in Asia-Pacific
        797 18  -  BY ROBERT KARNIOL DEFENCE WRITER rkarniol@sph.com THE United States Air Force (USAF) is emphasising two significant developments in the Asia-Pacific region: substantially improved capabilities and enhanced engagement. This is despite a decade of distracting demands from conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. The Pacific
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        Lock icon A matter of means, not just genes
        319 19  -  GRADUATE DADS, BRIGHTER KIDS? Phyllis Christe (Ms) THE statistics have been interpreted to show that the key to academic excellence is well-educated parents (“Graduate dads, brighter kids?”; last Wednesday). It may be true that such parents offer a more conducive learning environment and
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        Lock icon SIA committed to re-employment
        269 19  -  Christopher Cheng Senior Vice-President, Human Resources Singapore Airlines SINGAPORE Airlines remains committed to reemployment (“Rehiring must be done fairly, say pilots” by Captain P. James; last Friday). SIA had in May and August last year concluded re-employment agreements with the Air-Transport Executive Staff Union (AESU) and
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        Lock icon Why insist on payment for X-ray image?
        277 19  -  Shen Xiaoyin (Miss) WHEN my mother suffered from a persistent cough, I accompanied her for treatment at the newly opened Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. We paid for a standard check-up package costing $85 which included consultation, blood test, chest X-ray and medication. After
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        Lock icon Hospital’s charge covers just the costs
        191 19  -  Cecilia Pang (Ms) Director, Corporate Communications Khoo Teck Puat Hospital Alexandra Health WE THANK Miss Shen Xiaoyin for her feedback. The primary role of the Acute and Emergency Care Centre (A&E), as the name implies, is to attend to patients who are critically ill.
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        Lock icon Concerns over titles, X-rays, treatment packages
        364 19  -  CHIROPRACTORS Dr Charles Siow MR ROBERT Wasserman, who heads The Chiropractic Association (Singapore) proved to be an exception when he did not title himself “Dr” in his reply (“Chiropractic is safe and effective, replies association”; last Wednesday) to Dr Andy Ho’s commentary (“Perils of
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        60 19 Letters should be sent only to 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 Madam. Please
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        Lock icon Fewer missing trolleys? Problem still exists elsewhere
        184 19  -  Francis Cheng FAIRPRICE has cut down on the number of unreturned trolleys through an education campaign (“Softer touch, fewer missing trolleys”; last Wednesday). But it looks like Shop N Save may still be facing a problem of disappearing trolleys. “Stolen” Shop N Save
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        48 19 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 DR YIK KENG YEONG: Regulate chiropractors 2 MR JOEL CHIA: Teaching the wrong lessons in rabbit care 3 MR WONG CHUN HAN: A case of double standard? 4 SINGPOST: Sorry for redirection inconvenience 5 MR SATHESH SIVABALAN: Naming of bread unfortunate
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      612 1  -  Changes clarify work-pass holders’ rights, define ill treatment of maids BY TEH JOO LIN joolin@sph.com.sg A CLEANER from Qingdao in north-east China, embroiled in a pay dispute here, refused to be sent home until her employer made good the salary she was owed. She
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      112 1 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L NSF dies after truck reverses into him MOST COMMENTED ON L Many Chinese workers stay here for New Year. Says gundam21: “These foreigners are here to work for a number of contracted years just like some students
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      806 2  -  Pedestrians who focus more on gadgets than roads pose danger to themselves and others BY CHUA HIAN HOU MELISSA LIN chuahh@sph.com.sg mellinjm@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/hianhou SHE was so engrossed in the music blasting from her earphones that she tripped over a road divider. Face down
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      513 2  -  BY POON CHIAN HUI WHENEVER Madam Hajijah Mohd, 62, peered out of the windows of her flat, she would be greeted with the unsightly view of a longkang, or drain canal. Not anymore. That area along St George’s Lane at Sungei Whampoa has
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      661 2  -  BY CAROLYN QUEK ON NEW Year’s Day, manager Yeo Thiam Huat, 40, and his wife Chen Zhen, 25, renewed the wedding vows they took three years ago. The day was extra special because it was a family affair: Mr Yeo’s elderly parents, along with his
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      455 3  -  BY KOR KIAN BENG FLEDGLING opposition party the Socialist Front (SF) is keen to join the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) and to field a joint team in Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC at the next general election. SF chairman Ng Teck Siong disclosed its plans during
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      629 3  -  But number of subletting deals has fallen amid recent property cooling measures BY DARYL CHIN darylc@sph.com.sg THE decision to buy a four-room public housing flat in Whampoa 10 years ago is now paying off for sales executive Jennifer Tan. The 35-year-old lived in
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        622 5  -  Activist groups’ efforts to discourage impulse buying have paid off BY POON CHIAN HUI chpoon@sph.com.sg A PUBLIC-EDUCATION blitz by animal activist groups to discourage people from buying rabbits for luck in the coming Chinese New Year appears to be working in some quarters. Half
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        530 5  -  BY DARYL CHIN THE spring cleaning done ahead of the Chinese New Year used to mean good pickings for the rag-and-bone man. But they have fallen on hard times as foreign workers scavenging for throwaways are muscling in on their turf going
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      435 5  -  ELIZABETH SOH RESIDENTS of Block 72 Redhill Road will now be part-time firefighters at least against rubbish-chute fires. If such a fire breaks out in this block, residents can press a red button installed in the lift landing on the first storey,
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      418 5  -  BY AMRESH GUNASINGHAM A FRENCH aerospace giant wants to make Singapore a launch pad for commercial space flights. European Aeronautic Defence and Space (Eads), a leading defence and military contractor, is working on the ambitious plan, which it hopes will eventually rival British
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      110 1 Ministry of Education SINGAPORE The President’s Award for Teachers 2011 Little by little, build on your dream and one day you will discover you’ve transformed into the most lustrous pearl a pearl of wisdom from my teacher v Nominate the Teacher who has touched you and changed your life, for
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      532 4  -  Customers can get a wide variety of products and services in the new neighbourhood pharmacies that cater to changing lifestyles BY LEONG PHEI PHEI IT USED to be a case of grab and go for customers at Unity, Guardian and Watsons but now they
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      132 4 LEADING American children’s shoe brand Stride Rite is now available in Singapore at The Forum shopping mall. The shoes come in over 250 styles and colours from brands includingStrideRite,Robeez,Saucony, Keds and Sperry TopSider for pre-walkers and toddlers. Stride Rite’s shoes are developed by a system
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      227 4 Gifts of health Huiji’s CNY gift sets come with the signature waist tonic and Fruity Lite drinks and are attractively packaged. Get a pack of Fruity Lite worth $6.95 when you buy Huiji Waist Tonic this CNY. Get a box of Fruity Lite free for every three boxes purchased.
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      180 4 CHILDREN are more than welcome at Standard Chartered Bank’s newest branch located at Nex shopping mall. The bank’s first family oriented branch includes a play area where children aged 10 and below can have fun while their parents do their banking. There are plans to
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      139 4 AUDIO House has launched a three-hour fridge/washer delivery service that will see customers receiving their new fridge or washer within three hours of selecting it from the outlet. This service is believed to be the first in the industry and it was initiated in response
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      43 4 CONSERVATION CHAT with Wildlife Reserves Singapore WIN Afamilypassfor 2adultsand 2childrento the Singapore Zoo. HeartheSiamangssing Siamangs,likeallothergibbons,areendangered andtheybelongtothelesserapefamily. Siamangsarethelargestinthisfamilyandthe webbingbetweentheirsecondandthirdtoessets themapartfromtheothergibbons.Theseuniformly blackresidentsofMalaysiaandIndonesiaarealso adeptatwalkingontheirtwohindlegs.Likeother gibbons,theymustholdtheirhandsoutstretched overtheirheadstomaintaintheirbalance. Allgibbonscanmakeamazinglyloudvocal sounds,andthesiamang’sincludebooms,hoots andbarksamplifiedtoear–splittinglevelsby thelargegreyorpinkthroatsac.Wheninflated, thesacisaboutthesizeofasiamang’shead. Adultpairssingelaborateduetstoeachother lasting30minutesormore.Thisvocaldisplay demarcatesthepair’sterritoryandcanbeheardby rivalsupto3.2kmaway.Thebesttimetoenjoythe siamangssingingatSingaporeZooisinthemorning. InMarchlastyear,motherAnnaanddaddyElmo welcomedtheirsonSimbutothesiamangfamily. Thisisthefirstbirthin17years,solookoutfor themattheSingaporeZoo’sTreetopsTrailhabitat. PHOTO:WILDLIFERESERVESSINGAPORE Answerthefollowingquestion. Siamangsarelesserapes. TRUE/FALSE Sendyourentriestocorpcomms.szg@wrs.com.sg byFeb7,2011.Thewinnerwillbenotifiedbye-mail.
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      153 5 RENT TRENT GLOBAL COLLEGE global of Technology Management Qualified as a BCA Class 1 Technical Controller S3 m www.hw.ac.uk HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY Ranked 22nd (Guardian Universities League 2010) BSc/ MSc Degree Construction Project Management Real Estate Management Facilities Management Quantity Surveying Early Bird Discounted Course Fees: BSc $11,900 MSc $16,900 arly
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      145 6 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES L Liverpool come to life L China celebrates; Li Na rejoices at thought of prize money L End of the United run for some MOST COMMENTED ON L Draw shows Chelsea need Torres badly Says BayleyanSuperFanClub: “Even
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        964 6  -  He destroys Murray to win second Grand Slam and is destined for more COURTSIDE BY ROHIT BRIJNATH rohitb@sph.com.sg MELBOURNE: At Wimbledon, on final day, the chosen two walk to court under Kipling’s lines of meeting those impostors “triumph” and “disaster” just the same. Here, seagulls observing
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        426 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE XINHUA SHANGHAI: Chinese media praised Li Na for blazing a trail as the first Asian woman to reach a Grand Slam final despite her three-set defeat in the Australian Open final on Saturday. Chinese newspapers yesterday expressed disappointment at Kim Clijsters ending Li’s
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      724 7 Liverpool have eyes on Drogba and Anelka as part of blockbuster deal THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Fernando Torres will be allowed to leave Liverpool if Chelsea are prepared to obliterate the British transfer record and stump up nearly £50 million (S$102 million) or a
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      Lock icon Huddersfield, Notts County fall just short
      463 7 THE TIMES, LONDON AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: The FA Cup threatened to provide two thrilling tales yesterday, especially the heroics of League One sides Huddersfield Town and Notts County. But, after 90 minutes had been played at the Emirates Stadium, it was Arsenal who emerged
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      324 7 LONDON: Crawley Town manager Steve Evans feels his side are capable of progressing further in the FA Cup, even though they have been drawn to face Manchester United in the fifth round. The Blue Square Bet Premier side won 1-0 at Torquay on
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      345 7 REUTERS MADRID: Indian businessman Ahsan Ali Syed has set his sights on making Racing Santander internationally recognised after completing his takeover of the Spanish top-flight football club on Saturday. The founder and chairman of Bah-rain-based investment company Western Gulf Advisory bought the
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      387 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Alex Ferguson admitted he tinkered too much with his Manchester United line-up before hailing Javier Hernandez for another face-saving strike. The Red Devils came back from a goal down to defeat third-tier Southampton 2-1 in the FA Cup fourth round on
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      624 8 Zaccheroni’s astute use of subs and squad rotation bring success AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: Japan praised Italian coach Alberto Zaccheroni yesterday, saying his shrewd and timely use of squad players helped the Blue Samurai lift a record fourth Asian Cup on Saturday. Hundreds of fans celebrated in
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        52 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS: French Sports Minister Chantal Jouanno has said that the French footballers responsible for the World Cup strike last June should never play again for the national team. “Some people are hinting they could be reintegrated,” she told L’Equipe newspaper. “It would
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        59 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PONTIAC (Michigan): Tim Bradley walked away with two world light-welterweight boxing titles on Saturday, but the way he defeated Devon Alexander had the loser crying foul. Referee Frank Garza stopped the fight in the 10th round, after a gash opened on the
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      211 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS DOHA: Organisers of the Asian Cup acknowledged that up to 3,000 fans were denied entry to Saturday’s final but insisted that many did not have tickets and those that did should have come earlier. Scenes of angry spectators outside the Khalifa Stadium during
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      437 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MARANELLO (Italy): Ferrari have no interest in signing Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel, according to their president Luca di Montezemolo. He had suggested last month that the Italian team might be pursuing Vettel when he said that the 2010
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      528 9  -  Co-organisers hope to run Challenger event for at least next 2 years BY MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg THEIR hopes and interest were dampened by last week’s incessant rain but tennis fans in Singapore can cheer this news: Professional tennis looks like it is here to stay at
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      244 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS SACRAMENTO (California): Considering that the Sacramento Kings have the second-worst record in the National Basketball Association’s Western Conference, it was hard to imagine them beating the Los Angeles Lakers and New Orleans Hornets on consecutive nights. Yet, led by brash
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      227 9  -  MAY CHEN THE final of the Singapore ATP Challenger will be staged at the Singapore Island Country Club (SICC) today instead of the Kallang Tennis Centre (KTC). Matches originally set to take place yesterday morning at the KTC were moved indoors to the SICC when the rain
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      393 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LA JOLLA (California): Tiger Woods’ bid to end his 14-month victory drought on a Torrey Pines course he has long dominated dwindled on Saturday, with a two-over 74 in the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open. The world No.
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      180 9 Today Basketball NBA: Detroit v New York (8.28am), Utah v Golden State (11am) Live StarHub Ch202. Tomorrow Basketball ABL: Singapore Slingers v Thai Slammers (Singapore Indoor Stadium, 8pm. Live, mio TV Ch115). Cricket 4th ODI: New Zealand v Pakistan (Live, StarHub Ch232, 9am). Football English Premier League:
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      453 9  -  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 IMMIGRATION queues, cramped economy seats and jet lag aside, the one thing I look forward to while travelling is running in a new
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      271 9 Badminton Korea Open Super Series Premier In Seoul, finals (Chn unless stated) Men’s singles: Lin Dan bt Lee Chong Wei (Mas) 21-19 14-21 21-16. Women’s singles: Wang Yihan bt Wang Shixian 21-14 21-18. Basketball NBA (selected) Chicago 110 Indiana 89, Memphis 107 Washington 93, Dallas 102 Atlanta 91, Milwaukee
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      43 6 DEAL NOT DEAD YET Fernando Torres saga takes another twist before transfer deadline. B7 NO STAR SIGNING Ferrari president wants to develop the team’s star driver in-house. B8 TENNIS BOOST ATP S’pore Challenger organisers want to host it for 2 more years. B9
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      12 6 ZACCHERONI HAILED Coach of Asian champions praised for his astute decisions. B8
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      101 7 LOTTERY L Draw No. 2610/2011 1 VI J Draw Today. Monday, 31 January 2011 Group 1 Prize $800,000. Sales close today 6pm Draw Venue: Singapore Pools (Private) Limited 1 Selegie Road, PoMo #01-01 Singapore *****6 Time 6.30pm SINGAPORE -SWEEPDraw No. 02/2011 Wed, 2 Feb 2011 First Prize $2,200,000 Super Sweep
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      36 7 SPORTS FIXTURES League I Home Team I Away Team I (si e) Spanish League Racing Valencia Tue, 01/02/11 4.00am For fixtures of all E Premier, E League Champ and Italian League, please visit Singapore Pools website.
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    682 10 OBITUARIES With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt CondolencesTo Our Director Mr Peter Loh Peng Sim on the demise of his beloved mother TEO SYE HIANG on 30 January 2011 From The Management Staff of Peter Loh (S) Casket Thong Hin Blankets &Trading Co Whirltones Entertainments Enterprise We, the family of the late
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  • MONEY.
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      852 14  -  US, Asia poised to grow even as EU deals with euro crisis: Dr Tony Tan PROGNOSIS FROM DAVOS BY AARON LOW aaronl@sph.com.sg DAVOS (Switzerland): World economic growth is expected to be healthy this year, with two out of the three major regions registering growth, said
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      678 14  -  BY ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER THE retail property market has stayed resilient with rents holding up despite plenty of new supply coming on stream over the past year. Suburban rents have been particularly strong and resisted the intense competition in the form
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      472 14  -  BY DENNIS CHAN DEPUTY MONEY EDITOR A 10-UNIT boutique development at Robin Road has been sold to Sing Holdings for $47 million. With each unit fetching on average $4.7 million in gross proceeds, the sale of Robin Star off Bukit Timah Road understandably had
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      118 14 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Calming the next economic storm MOST COMMENTED ON L Manufacturers unfazed by fall in output. Says Alaamak2: “Who says so? The number of manufacturing companies that have closed shop here since the 1997 financial crisis must be
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        542 11  -  Egypt turmoil the biggest concern, but it also offers buying opportunities MARKETS INSIGHT BY GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg WITH only three days before it makes its exit, the tumultuous Year of the Wood Tiger is still managing to spring a
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          107 11 ...Jan 28 CHNG YR 2010/11 CLOSE FR Jan 27 S$ LOW S$ HIGH US$ 1.2808 -0.05 1.4219 1.2801 Euro 1.7539 -0.26 2.0153 1.6758 E 2 0322 +0 25 2 2831 1.9863 AS 1 2693 -0 02 ***** 1 1515 Yen* 1.5499 -0.23 1.6107 1.4467 Rupiah* 0.***** -0.09 0.***** 0.*****
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          3162 11 UNIT 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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          224 11 Week's Top Rises CENTS KepCorp DBeCWl ***** 66 22.0 50.0 SembMar.ES.1101 540 19.0 3.6 KepCorp BNPeCWl ***** 61.5 15.5 33.7 SembMar MBLeCWl ***** 67.5 14 5 27.4 KepCorp BNPeCWl ***** 39 14 0 56 0 KepCorp DBeCWl ***** 41 11.5 39.0 KepCorp MBLeCWl ***** 34 11 5
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          216 11 Week's Top Rises CENTS JMH 4700 358.8 6.3 DBXT MSEurope 10US$ 4714 319.1 5.6 JSH 2864 199.9 5.8 IS DJ US Tech 6789 197.3 2.3 DBXT AUD Bonds 5AUS ***** 143.3 0.7 DBXT MSKorea 10USS 6094 126.9 1.7 DBXT FTVietnam 1DUS$ 3915 101.2 2.1 DBXT MSINOO TOusS
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        381 11  -  BY HARSHA JETHNANI CHINA’S currency, the yuan, is a potentially lucrative way for investors to ride on the country’s growth story, according to experts at the Bank of Singapore (BOS). The yuan “is an appreciating currency”, said Mr Marc Van de
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      527 12 Central bank governor says bank reserve ratios may be raised further AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BEIJING: China’s central bank governor warned yesterday that inflation was higher than expected and that banks’ reserve ratios could be tightened further to soak up excess liquidity in the economy.
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      231 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS DAVOS (Switzerland): Business leaders rounded off the World Economic Forum yesterday with a call and in some cases, a pledge to ensure the poor benefit more from any global economic revival. Executives at the annual meeting of the global elite in Switzerland said
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      935 12  -  C A I JIN GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg THE astrologers say the Year of the Golden Rabbit will be a good time for investors to recuperate after the stomachchurning market swings of recent years. There is no scientific basis for
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      18 12 ISIN-CODE NAME NAV DATE LU********** Man AHL Trend SGD Share SGD 97.46 24.01.11
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        60 13 Aloysius Lim Cher Kia: Will relinquish his role as chief executive officer (CEO) from tomorrow as part of the reorganisation of the management team. Mr Lim, 59, who held the CEO position since 1998, will remain the executive chairman. Chow Kok Hwee: Will become CEO with effect from
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        73 13 REUTERS Augustus Cheh: Will be appointed president of non-United States business arm Janus Capital International on March 29. Mr Cheh, formerly CEO of AllianceBernstein Hong Kong, will be based in Hong Kong. Janus, which manages US$161 billion (S$206 billion) globally, also announced plans to grow its Singapore
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        734 2  -  The INside track BY SERENE GOH EDITOR A news story from the courts last week dealt with the sentencing of a 13-year-old girl’s sex partner. He was a 17-year-old full-time national serviceman who had sex with her in April 2008, after they met
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        162 3 Amusement ride operators will have to follow tighter rules under a new law. The Amusement Rides Safety Bill will mean the Building and Construction Authority will oversee these rides, which used to be regulated by the police via the Public Entertainment Licensing Unit. The
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        242 3 In April, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) will organise its first large-scale fund-raising event in five years. This will be a charity dinner at Orchid Country Club on April 15, which NKF chief executive Eunice Tay said yesterday will be “no-frills”. She said in
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        166 3 The western arc of the Circle Line looks more likely to open in the second half of this year, based on some contracts the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has drawn up for some work for the line. The LTA would say only that the opening
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        976 4 / 5  -  GERAINT WONG finds out that the latest book on Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew answers many important questions. GERAINT WONG The Straits Times (ST) published many excerpts from the latest book on Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths To
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        367 6 / 7 Nicklaus Chiam, 15, Secondary 4, Singapore Sports School Imagine suffering every golfer’s worst nightmare: getting a hole-in-one during a practice session and having no one there to witness it. But Nicklaus (below), a cool, soft-spoken youth, already knows what he must do. “No choice, I’ll just forget about
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        130 9 SPOILER! Based on what IN observed during rehearsals, the audience can expect the mass dance to energise the Chingay Parade. Dancers will perform a seven-minute hip-hop segment, the first five of which comprise tricky dance steps. The real highlight takes place in the final two minutes.
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        203 10/11  -  BY BERNICE LEONG Nicholas Tee (above) is one of those rare teens who knows exactly what he wants the rest of his life to be. Just 17, he has decided that the drama theatre is where he belongs. “I simply want be acting on stage
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        419 12  -  BY SHERYL QUEK The signs spring up the day after Christmas. In the shops and supermarkets, garish, red-and-gold streamers and tacky decorations replace snowflakes, stars and Christmas wreaths. Over the speakers, grating Chinese New Year songs replace the stirring Christmas hymns by Boney M. Ah,
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        82 12 The best thing to do over the CNY holiday is “Spend a day visiting all my friends’ homes and collectinghongbao!”Amanda Pang, 15, Tanjong Katong Girls’ School “Visit your relatives and hit the mall to get some super cheap offers.” Seshma Sureshlal, 15, Junyuan Secondary School “Apart from buyingdiscounted mandarin oranges,
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        179 13 Black White Did you know that photography was originally black and white or, to use the more exact term, monochrome? Now, even though colour photography is available, many people still like black-and-white photos because of their “classic” look. With computer software, a colour photo can be converted to black and
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        139 13 It looks like people who want a haircut in Toa Payoh Lorong 4 have a cartoon character helping them to fashion their new hairstyle. What do you think the people sitting outside the shop are thinking? Write the text for a thought bubble for the customers.
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        458 14 Early this month, IN asked you to post all about your co-curricular activities (CCA) on our Facebook Wall at www.facebook.com/innies Here are all your recommendations. Zeera Caffrey said... My CCA is National Cadet Corps (Sea). This CCA has taught me to be confident, kept me fit
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        793 15  -  BY ANDREW DUFFY Who is part of the next wave? Not enough locally born-and-bred Singaporeans, unfortunately. The average number of children a Singaporean woman gives birth to has dropped to an all-time low of 1.16. The number needed just to replace
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        308 7 Associated Press Park City, Utah Rob Lowe is shaking things up in his career and so far, the moves are paying off. The 46-year-old veteran actor has a new film called I Melt With You, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival last week. He
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      451 8  -  reviewconcert RUSSELL WATSON LA VOCE Esplanade Concert Hall Last Saturday chang tou liang Let us make one thing clear: Russell Watson, marketed as “The Voice”, is no opera singer. An opera singer learns, internalises and sings full roles, such as Don Jose, Cavaradossi and Calaf, acts
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        602 10 Directors Guild of America Awards Associated Press Los Angeles Tom Hooper pulled off an upset win last Saturday for the top film honour at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards for his British monarchy tale The King’s Speech. He won out over David Fincher
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        164 10 Will Kate TV movie Reuters Los Angeles The romance between Britain’s Prince William and Kate Middleton is getting the TV movie treatment as the US media gears up for the royal nuptials in London on April 29. But an actress is still being sought to play Middleton in female-oriented Lifetime
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        430 10 Reuters Park City Love story Like Crazy and assisted suicide documentary How To Die In Oregon won the top awards at the Sundance Film Festival last Saturday, putting both on the list of must-see independent movies for 2011. Like Crazy, directed by American Drake Doremus, picked
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          70 10 A woman in Inner Mongolia has Cecilia Cheung to thank for saving her life. Cheung, there for filming, was in her hotel room when she saw the woman at a building opposite about to jump down, reported Oriental Daily. The actress tried shouting at her and
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          93 10 Two And A Half Men actor Charlie Sheen checked into rehab again last Friday, causing production on his top-rated TV comedy to shut down for the second time in a year. He was hospitalised a day earlier with abdominal pains following reports of a 36-hour
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