The Straits Times, 1 February 2011

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    17 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA(P)108/11/2010 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 2011 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Most S’poreans satisfied
      63 1 A NEW survey by Reach, the government feedback unit, shows that more than 90 per cent of Singaporeans are confident in the Government’s ability to steer the country forward and happy with their quality of life. But it also revealed a rising concern with the affordability of
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      Lock icon Uproar over porn verdict
      63 1 ONE of Indonesia’s best-known pop stars has been sentenced to 31/2 years in jail over an online sex video scandal that has polarised the mainly Muslim country. The sentencing of Ariel, frontman of rock band Peterpan, drew outrage from hardliners, who found the penalty too light.
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      Lock icon India’s big worry
      72 1 THE raid on a monastery and the questioning of one of Tibet’s most senior religious leaders underscore India’s nervousness over what it fears could have been a move to set up Buddhist centres along the China border. The Indian authorities recovered more than 80 million rupees (S$2.2
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      Lock icon Illegal entry at 10-year low
      62 1 ARRESTS of immigration offenders are at a l0-year-low, thanks to more stringent border checks, awareness and education programmes, and joint operations across Singapore by three law enforcement agencies A facial recognition system to ferret out repeat offenders who try to enter Singapore using different identities
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    Lock icon BRIGHT SPOTS ON A RAINY DAY
    97 1 This class of children from the Queenstown Sparkletots Child Care Centre, aged between four and six years old, took yesterday’s relentless rain in their stride as they went on an excursion to Chinatown all decked out in brightly coloured raincoats. The National Environment Agency
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    Lock icon Foreign worker influx slower than expected
    677 1  -  Services sector helps drive 112,500 increase in total employment BY KOR KIAN BENG kianbeng@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE created 112,500 jobs last year, with nearly half of them going to Singaporeans and permanent residents (PRs), according to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) yesterday. The remaining 58,300 jobs
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    Lock icon Annual public transport fare revision postponed
    537 1  -  BY CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT BUS and train fare increases, if any, will be rolled out in the fourth quarter instead of the customary mid-year. The Public Transport Council (PTC) said yesterday it had decided to defer the annual public transport fare adjustment this
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    Lock icon Protesters plan massive march to pressure Mubarak
    792 1 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK TIMES CAIRO: Protesters are calling for a “march of a million” in the Egyptian capital and Alexandria today, ramping up the pressure on President Hosni Mubarak’s creaking regime as they continued flooding downtown Cairo for a
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        Lock icon Grim fascination that is Egypt
        52 2 WE SAY The Egyptian insurrection is too far gone for remedial acts by President Hosni Mubarak to retrieve the situation. Even if he survives, he will be a greatly weakened leader. But what comes after him, if he falls, is hard to judge. L EDITORIAL
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        Lock icon End of China’s surplus
        57 2 COLUMNS Policies that China will adopt as part of its new five-year plan will shrink its trade and current account surpluses, and it may be possible that the latter moves into deficit by the end of the decade, as the country imports more than it exports,
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        Lock icon Small firms have it hard
        45 2 OUR READER SAYS Raising labour costs alone would not result in productivity gains; in fact, small and medium-sized enterprises could find it hard to cope, due to lower profit margins and fewer resources, says Ng Junrong. L FORUM PAGE A21
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        Lock icon ONLINE BLOGS
        13 2 www.straitstimes.com L Tan Hui Yee looks into allegations of pollutive mulches.
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      Lock icon TCM ‘specialists’ label risks confusing patients
      957 2  - TCM specialists’ label risks confusing patients It’s still a complementary field of medicine here and should be treated as such BY GRACE CHUA caiwj@sph.com.sg TRADITIONAL Chinese medicine (TCM) has been a hot subject of debate in the Forum pages of this newspaper and on other fora after the Ministry of
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      53 2 The Land Transport Authority has referred to our report on Sunday, “Petition to MP over shortcut at Shunfu”, and clarified that a part of the new North-South Expressway near private estate Jalan Kuak had always been designed as a closed tunnel, and not a semi-tunnel
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      Lock icon Indonesians split over porn jail term
      810 3  -  Singer Ariel’s sentence of 31/2 years harsh to some, lenient to others BY LYNN LEE INDONESIA BUREAU CHIEF lynnlee@sph.com.sg JAKARTA: As hardliners screamed for a tougher sentence and young women despaired over their idol’s fate, an Indonesian court sentenced singer Nazriel Irham to 31/2
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      Lock icon Over 90% of Singaporeans happy with quality of life
      854 4  -  But many surveyed express concern over cost of living BY RACHEL CHANG rchang@sph.com.sg SINGAPOREANS have higher levels of confidence in the country’s future and economy, but a new survey found them concerned about issues such as affordability of public housing and
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      Lock icon No cause for alarm over H1N1 death, says MOH
      725 4  -  BY FIONA LOW THE Ministry of Health (MOH) and doctors are reassuring the public that there is no need to be alarmed in the wake of the first H1N1-related death reported this year. A 2006 study estimated that about 600 deaths
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      Lock icon Climber survives 300m fall with only cuts and bruises
      418 4 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: As climber Adam Potter tumbled from the summit of a Scottish mountain last weekend, he told himself that “this is going to hurt”. But incredibly, after falling 300m, including three sheer drops, he picked himself up and was
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  418 words
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      Lock icon Egyptian uprising turning into class war
      1114 8 Years of resentment from widening rich-poor gap sparks open conflict NEW YORK TIMES ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO: As the government of Egypt shakes from a broad-based uprising, long-simmering resentments have burst into open class warfare, with clashes reflecting not only the divide between rich and
      NEW YORK TIMES; ASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  1,114 words
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      Lock icon Turmoil drives up oil prices and batters stock markets
      567 8  -  BY GABRIEL CHEN FINANCE CORRESPONDENT SHOCKWAVES from Egypt’s turmoil are reverberating around the globe, battering stocks and driving up oil prices on fears that the country’s crucial Suez Canal shipping route may be closed. However, analysts in Singapore believe there is
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      Lock icon Activists stage solidarity rallies in Jakarta and KL
      312 8 JAKARTA: Activists in Indonesia and Malaysia took to the streets yesterday to show their solidarity with the Egyptian pro-democracy movement, calling for President Hosni Mubarak to step down. In Jakarta, some 200 people mainly Indonesians who had studied in Egypt rallied at
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      Lock icon Drier weather expected for CNY period
      760 6  -  Only brief showers in afternoon expected as monsoon ‘surge’ eases IN SINGAPORE BY DARYL CHIN darylc@sph.com.sg CHINESE New Year is unlikely to be a washout, despite the heavy rain that has drenched Singapore over the past few days. Only brief showers are expected during
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      Lock icon Several towns hit by floods; over 46,000 evacuated
      649 6 IN MALAYSIA THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK REUTERS BERNAMA JOHOR BARU: Flood waters have cut off links to a number of towns in Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Malacca and Sabah, in a repeat of the major floods of 2006. More than 46,000 people,
      THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK; REUTERS; BERNAMA; PHOTO: NSTP; ST GRAPHICS; ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM  -  649 words
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      656 10  -  Prosecution may revive charge against adult daughter who agreed to sex BY ELENA CHONG COURT CORRESPONDENT elena@sph.com.sg A MAN was jailed for three years yesterday for having sex with his daughter, in what is believed to be the first case of consensual incest
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      137 10 Six-year-old Cheng Ping-sheng from Kaoshiung, Taiwan, peeking out from within a divinity statute used in the Bobee the Third Lotus Prince performance during a media preview of this year’s River Hongbao. Bobee is Hokkien for blessing, and the Third Lotus Prince is a divine being that looks
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      Lock icon Muted response to China's 'property tax bomb'
      849 11  -  NEWS ANALYSIS BY GRACE NG CHINA CORRESPONDENT graceng@sph.com.sg BEIJING: Days after China’s first property tax was announced, the so-called atomic bomb has yet to trigger any chaotic shake-up. The tax billed by the local media as Beijing’s most powerful weapon in its war
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE
      99 11 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Using the iPod while jogging may soon be illegal L We “remember” best while snoozing: Study MOST COMMENTED ON L India’s private schools reject quota for poor. Says gemini58: “It should be private schools’ community mission to
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        Lock icon Ozawa indicted over political fund scandal
        590 12  -  Japan’s ruling DPJ said to be mulling over getting kingpin to leave the party BY KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT wengkin@sph.com.sg TOKYO: Court-appointed lawyers yesterday indicted political kingpin Ichiro Ozawa over alleged accounting irregularities by his political funds body, adding to Prime Minister Naoto
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        Lock icon Macau tycoon shelves lawsuit for family to broker settlement
        563 12 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS HONG KONG: Ailing Macau casino magnate Stanley Ho has shelved a lawsuit against family members in the latest twist of a tussle over the US$1.6 billion (S$2.05 billion) stake in his casino empire. But in a video recorded
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        Lock icon Headed for top post, for sure?
        89 12 Is Mr Kim Jong Un’s furry hat a potential clue to North Korea’s succession? The heir apparent (in background) was seen wearing the same pricey otter fur headgear as his father Kim Jong Il during a visit to a Pyongyang art studio on Jan
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        Lock icon Undergrad studies in HK raised to 4 years
        504 12 INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE HONG KONG: The eight universities in Hong Kong are counting down to the implementation next year of a fouryear system for their undergraduates, adding a year to the current duration. Education experts welcomed the change which was decided on
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        Lock icon Southern Japan residents urged to leave volcano danger zone
        283 12 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: More than 1,000 people have been urged to evacuate their homes near a southern Japanese volcano that has been spewing ash and rocks thousands of metres into the air, an official said yesterday. Shinmoedake began erupting last
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        Lock icon Surge in Malay vote for BN a blow to PR
        643 13  -  Swing in support in Tenang by-election dents opposition’s hopes in GE NEWS ANALYSIS BY CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: A surge in Malay support for the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) in the Tenang by-election on Sunday comes
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        Lock icon Somali pirate suspects arrive in Malaysia
        375 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR: Seven accused Somali pirates, captured by Malaysian forces during a raid to free a hijacked oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, arrived yesterday in Malaysia for possible prosecution. The seven, dressed in orange detention suits and handcuffed behind their
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        Lock icon To curb crime, Bali cops to shoot on sight
        491 13 DENPASAR: Concerned by Bali’s rapidly increasing crime rate and its possible effect on tourism, the provincial head of police has issued a shoot-on-sight order for dealing with criminals targeting foreigners. “The police have to act firmly and, if necessary, shoot on
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        Lock icon Genting enters fray for betting firm takeover
        635 14  -  Conglomerate said to be partnering MCA in bid for Tanjung gaming unit BY LESLIE LOPEZ SENIOR REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT ljlopez@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian gaming conglomerate Genting has emerged as the latest player in the widening cast of suitors eyeing control of the lucrative betting
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        Lock icon Red shirts file petition at International Criminal Court
        470 14  -  BY NIRMAL GHOSH THAILAND CORRESPONDENT BANGKOK: Lawyers for Thailand’s “red shirt” United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) and former premier Thaksin Shinawatra filed a petition over the weekend at the International Criminal Court (ICC), requesting a “preliminary investigation into potential crimes
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        Lock icon Philippine economy posts fastest growth since 1986
        575 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA: The Philippine economy grew at its fastest pace last year since democracy was restored more than two decades ago, expanding 7.3 per cent on the back of a global upswing, the government said yesterday. The National Statistical Coordination
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        Lock icon Aquino orders probe into ‘military slush fund’
        591 14  -  BY ALASTAIR MCINDOE PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT MANILA: President Benigno Aquino has ordered his defence and justice departments to probe allegations of a military slush fund used for illicit perks for the top brass, including past chiefs of staff. This follows incendiary allegations at a
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        Lock icon Myanmar Parliament opens after decades
        583 15 Little excitement among public who see no sign of change in military rule REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS NAYPYIDAW: An elected Parliament convened in Myanmar yesterday for the first time in half a century, but inspired scant popular enthusiasm due to the widespread conviction it is just
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        Lock icon 3 Khmer Rouge accused seek release pending trial
        361 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHNOM PENH: Three top Khmer Rouge leaders made a rare joint appearance before Cambodia’s United Nations-backed war crimes court yesterday to seek release from custody while they await trial for genocide. “Brother Number Two” Nuon Chea and ex-social affairs minister
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        Lock icon Filipino legislator hid drugs in underpants
        349 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HONG KONG: A Philippine congressman pleaded guilty yesterday to trafficking drugs into Hong Kong last year after a post-concert cocaine binge in Manila was followed by a spur-of-the-moment decision to head to the gambling enclave of Macau. Ronald Singson, the
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        Lock icon Raid on monastery bares India’s fears
        615 16  -  New Delhi suspects Tibetan religious figure planning to set up centres along China border BY RAVI VELLOOR SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF velloor@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI: Ever since he came to India from Tibet 11 years ago, the authorities here have kept a wary eye on
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        Lock icon Foreigners learn Hindi to clinch deals
        331 16  -  BY NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI: “Kya haal hai?” Don’t be surprised if the next foreigner you meet in India greets you by saying “how are you doing” in Hindi. Take Mr Seiichiro Hayata from Japan, a senior executive vice-president at advertising firm
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        Lock icon Battle for hearts and minds online
        678 17 Instead of shutting extremist websites, govts challenge their ideology TACKLING TERRORISM NEW YORK TIMES RIYADH: For many years, governments and counterterrorism groups have struggled to curb the spread of extremism on the Internet. In what has felt like a losing battle, crackdowns on extremist
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        Lock icon US Army veteran charged over bid to blow up mosque
        370 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT: A decorated US Army veteran has been arrested for driving an explosives-packed car to one of the largest mosques in the country in a bid to blow it up, the authorities say. Roger Stockham, 63, who flew
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        Lock icon Cyber raids hit British and US stock markets
        641 17 NEW YORK TIMES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Stock exchanges in Britain and the United States have enlisted the help of the security services after finding out they were the victims of cyber attacks, The Times newspaper reported yesterday. The London Stock Exchange has
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        Lock icon No obstacle to charity
        83 17 A competitor running through a burning field and another crawling under barbed wire during the Tough Guy event in the village of Perton, central England, on Sunday. The annual event to raise money for charity challenges thousands of international competitors in a cross-country run followed by
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        Lock icon Uproar over English for French toddlers
        585 18 Linguistic purists blast Sarkozy’s plan, say he’s dumbing down mother tongue PARIS: President Nicolas Sarkozy’s plans to teach English to three-year-olds have sparked howls of protest among linguistic purists in France, who say he should focus instead on helping the young master their own
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        Lock icon Preschool toilet policy drives mum potty
        431 18 WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON: Like many children her age, Zoe Rosso sometimes has difficulty making it to the toilet on time. That is why the three-year-old was suspended in December from her preschool, Arlington (Virginia) Public Schools’ Montessori, for a month or until the child
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        Lock icon Michelin Man’s long-lost cousins?
        59 18 Masked performers taking part in the International Festival of Masquerade Games in Pernik, some 30km from Sofia, Bulgaria, on Sunday. The three-day event attracted more than 5,000 people in over 90 masquerade groups from Bulgaria, Europe, Asia and Africa. Apart from presenting their cultural traditions, they
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          Lock icon Judge faces charges
          90 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KUALA LUMPUR: A senior Malaysian Islamic judge was yesterday charged with khalwat illicit contact with someone of the opposite sex said state media. Adam Tumiran, 43, a judge with the syariah high court in northern Penang state, pleaded not guilty in a lower religious court
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          Lock icon New security chief
          113 18 REUTERS MOSCOW: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev introduced a new top police post yesterday to oversee transport security, a move which comes soon after a suicide bomber killed 35 people at Moscow’s biggest airport. Mr Medvedev appointed Interior Ministry General Viktor Kiryanov, who currently heads the traffic police,
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          Lock icon China’s water plans
          96 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: China plans to double its investment in water conservation projects as cities face shortages and the worst drought in decades persists in northern China’s key wheat-growing areas. Rural planning official Chen Xiwen said the government would invest four trillion yuan (S$775.1 billion) in water
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          Lock icon Record fish demand
          83 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ROME: Fish consumption hit record levels last year and world stocks need to be rebuilt urgently, experts at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said in a report yesterday. The “State of the World’s Fisheries and Aquaculture” report, published at the FAO’s headquarters
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          Lock icon Protesters kill cop
          95 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DHAKA: A Bangladeshi policeman was beaten to death yesterday when clashes erupted as 20,000 villagers demonstrated against proposals to build a new airport, officials said. Demonstrators burned down a police station during a protest, which started after the government approved plans to build
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          Lock icon US envoy to quit
          107 18 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON: Mr Jon Huntsman, the US ambassador to China, has told the White House he plans to resign, an administration official said yesterday, a signal that he may make a bid for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. Mr Huntsman, 50, a Republican, was in
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      67 15 Dear Valued Customers, Wishing You a Bountiful Year of the Rabbit. Our business hours during this Lunar New Year will be as follows: 02 Feb 2011 (CNY Eve) 10am to 6pm 03 Feb 2011 (1st Day of CNY) Closed 04 Feb 2011 (2nd Day of CNY) 12pm to 8pm 05
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      261 16 DRINK DRIVING DIDN’T JUST STEAL HIS LIFE IT ROBBED HIS ENTIRE LIFETIME 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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      120 18 Continue to enjoy your news during the JB|| Lunar New Year! W 1 st Day of Lunar New Year (3 February 2011) The Straits Times 3 rd Day of Lunar New Year (5 February 2011) The Straits Times Lianhe Zaobao 2 nd Day of Lunar New Year (4 February 2011)
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      442 19 THE struggle for Egypt’s future is delicately poised, with fundamental interests dissecting. If the demonstrations entering the second week show no signs of exhaustion and anarchy begins to take over well beyond Cairo, a crackdown of shootings and mass arrests is feared. The Egypt that
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      1046 19  -  BY JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT jonathan.eyal@gmail.com “IT’S not a question of who retains power. It’s how are we going to respond to the legitimate needs and grievances expressed by the Egyptian people,” United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said over the weekend, in
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      766 19  -  BY MARTIN FELDSTEIN The writer, a professor of economics at Harvard University, was chairman of president Ronald Reagan’s council of economic advisers. PROJECT SYNDICATE CHINA’S current-account surplus the combination of its trade surplus and its net income from foreign investments is the largest in the
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        923 20  - China is coming to Europe’s rescue or is it? BY JACK XIA FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is a French commentator based in China. IN JULY 2008, during the sub-prime crisis, Singapore’s Temasek Holdings stunned the world by rescuing the embattled Merrill Lynch with a lifeline of US$5 billion
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        1218 20  -  LARRY SUMMERS V THE TIGER MUM BY GERARD BAKER WALL STREET JOURNAL PHILIP Larkin might have had a thing or two to say about the “Tiger Mother”. The English poet had famously mordant views on parenting and its long-term psychological impact on its victims:
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          104 21 “What do adversaries of the US know? That’s the real scandal.” MR PHILIP ROBERTS: “I agree with most of what Mr John McBeth said (‘Governments need privacy too’; Jan 15). Governments need to conduct parts of their work in confidence. The real scandal of the WikiLeaks affair is not
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          71 21 “Foodcourts should capitalise on this.” MR LIM POH SENG: “One attraction of McDonald’s is the free Wi-Fi it offers its customers. Any time I need free Wi-Fi anywhere in the world, I would head for McDonald’s to surf the Net while having a meal. Foodcourts around Singapore should
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          121 21 “Doing it for the benefit of their loved ones.” MRS VIVIEN TAN: “As a grandparent, and one whose husband also queued many years ago when our now adult son was due for registration at a popular school, I do not see any harm in queueing for anything that
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        177 21  -  Tan Eng Tat THE sudden widespread unrest in Egypt has revealed that Egypt’s so-called stability during the past few decades had masked simmering public discontent, which was exacerbated by a growing disparity in wealth. According to the United Nations, Egypt’s Gini coefficient
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        351 21  -  HELPING SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED FIRMS Ng Junrong MR TAN Jiaqi’s letter pointed out the importance of prodding employers to make productivity-boosting investments to raise low-wage incomes (“Minimum wage: Beware the narcotic of nimble foreign labour strategy”; Jan 15). While raising labour productivity is the
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        61 21 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MS CECILIA TEO: Kindergartens should offer healthy, nutritious fare for kids 2 CEA: Estate agent failed to fill application properly and submitted it late 3 MR JOEL TOH: Left in the dark by cinema’s indifference 4 MADAM AUDREY CHAN: Bank slow in fulfilling
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        353 21  -  Heng Chee How Deputy Secretary-General, National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) Ong Yen Her Divisional Director, Labour Relations Workplaces Division, Ministry of Manpower (MOM) Alexander Melchers Vice-President, Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) THE Air Line Pilots Association-Singapore suggested last Friday that the Tripartite Guidelines on
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      1065 1  -  Supplementary classes for Primary 3 and 4 pupils rile parents BY SANDRA DAVIE SENIOR WRITER sandra@sph.com.sg PUPILS as young as nine or 10 are being given supplementary lessons, a trend that has angered some parents. The lessons are standard fare for Primary 5 and 6
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      453 2  -  BY AMELIA TAN AT CHARIS Montessori kindergarten in Kembangan, classes start at 8.15am and end at 12.15pm unless the children go for enrichment classes, due to begin next month. For those attending the programme, the classes will end at 5.30pm, after half a day of
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      633 2  -  Disclaimer in advert weakens the message, say industry experts BY KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN, JALELAH ABU BAKER kimspyke@sph.com.sg jalmsab@sph.com.sg A PUBLIC education message against drink driving, mounted by the Traffic Police and the Singapore Road Safety Council (SRSC), that ran in some newspapers, has attracted criticism
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      164 2 THE Traffic Police, in their campaign against drink driving between December 2008 and February 2009, ran a series of edgy advertisements using puns on alcohol-related terms. In an advertisement headlined “Bloody Mary”, a play on the name of a vodka-based cocktail, a young woman
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      259 2  -  ROYSTON SIM THE Shenton Way-Chinatown Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) cordon will be extended from Feb 21. There will be three new gantries in operation from that day, as the Land Transport Authority (LTA) adjusts the ERP cordon to include the Marina Bay Financial
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      473 4  -  Number of those caught harbouring or hiring these offenders also fell BY KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN kimspyke@sph.com.sg FEWER foreigners were arrested last year for trying to enter and leave Singapore illegally than at any time during the past 10 years, figures released yesterday show. The number
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      355 4 IT MAY have been the Chinese Year of the Tiger, but for Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS), it has been the year of the pygmy hippo, the cottontop tamarin and the douc langur. These creatures were among 300 born or hatched at the Singapore Zoo, which
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      162 4 PRESIDENT S R Nathan visited the Middle East Institute, based at the National University of Singapore, yesterday. Director Michael Hudson updated Mr Nathan on its current and future plans, focusing on an upcoming major international conference it is organising. To take place in May, the conference is
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      236 4 SIX in 10 buildings have so far been connected to Singapore’s super-fast fibre optic broadband network. The fibre-optic cables allow users to surf the Internet 10 to 100 times faster than they could with conventional broadband plans making services such as high-definition Internet television
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        125 4 HAJI Lane and Mandai Lake Road will be affected by road closures on Feb 12 because of two separate events happening on the same day. To cope with the Safari Zoo Run 2011 from 1pm to 7pm, Mandai Lake Road towards Mandai Road will be closed
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        75 4 PSYCHIATRIST Chua Hong Choon is the Institute of Mental Health’s new chief executive officer from today,the National Healthcare Group (NHG) announced yesterday. NHG also appointed two assistant chief executives to its headquarters. They are Professor Philip Choo, who is also chief of Tan Tock Seng Hospital, and
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      722 5  -  Many owe rent due to poor business and have been told to vacate BY JESSICA LIM limjess@sph.com.sg PRIVATE businesses at the Institute of Technical Education’s (ITE) mega campus in the west are struggling to keep afloat. The corridors outside the shops are quiet, and
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      605 5  -  BY K. C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT THE High Court has held an engineer liable in a civil suit over the collapse of a tower crane that killed three workers. The move means Mr Tan Juay Pah will have to pay damages to crane supplier
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      557 6  -  Patient’s husband goes to court to compel council to explain why in detail BY SELINA LUM selinal@sph.com.sg A WOMAN consulted a gynaecologist for fertility treatment, but during a surgical procedure, the doctor removed a cyst in her ovaries, allegedly without telling her or getting
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      314 6  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH A WHEELCHAIR user with a low IQ who threw a neighbour’s flowerpot from the seventh storey of a block of flats was spared prison yesterday. Edwin Lim Hoe Meng, 28, was granted a conditional discharge, which means he can
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      383 6  -  BY NG KAI LING POINT man George Tanasijevich (right), managing director of global development at Marina Bay Sands (MBS), will take over as chief executive while the company seeks a replacement for Mr Thomas Arasi, who quit as CEO last week. This was announced by
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      483 6  -  BY ANDREA ONG FOR almost a week, the Hanis and Rafi restaurant at Block 742 Bedok Reservoir Road had been forced to close at 6pm, three hours early. Like many shops in Bedok Reservoir estate, it was plagued by swarms of
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      778 7 Torres set to move in £45m deal; Liverpool up Carroll bid to £35m THE TIMES, LONDON REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS LIVERPOOL: Fernando Torres was expected to be a Chelsea player by the end of the transfer window yesterday (7am in Singapore today). Reports said the Liverpool striker left
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      355 7 REUTERS LONDON: Manchester City are to make a formal complaint to Notts County after a female member of their staff was thrown out of the players’ tunnel and allegedly informed that women were barred from the area. Vicky Kloss, City’s direc- tor of
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      129 7 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES L China celebrates; Li Na rejoices at thought of prize money L Charm offensive L Title is United’s to lose, admits City’s Kidd MOST COMMENTED ON L Coach feted for masterstroke Says Bayleyan: “Alberto Zaccheroni chose squad
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      646 8  -  Despite modest past record, they see it as obligation to parent club BY SANJAY NAIR nsanjay@sph.com.sg S-LEAGUE club Albirex Niigata are done with mediocrity. Yesterday they surprised the football fraternity with their announcement of making a challenge for the title this year. This, despite the
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      265 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID: Spain’s press yesterday all but wrote off Real Madrid’s title chances, pointing an accusing finger at coach Jose Mourinho’s tactics and the goal drought of star striker Cristiano Ronaldo. Arch-rivals Barcelona, who went seven points clear at the top
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      255 8  -  SANJAY NAIR A LACK of height up front was blamed for Woodlands Wellington’s abysmal scoring record in last season’s S-League. So, the Rams went and got a target man, who is now the tallest player in S-League history. At just over 2m, Brazilian striker Leonardo
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      679 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Manchester United will revert to a more familiar backline for their Premier League match against Aston Villa today. United manager Alex Ferguson had changed his entire back five for their FA Cup fourth-round win over Southampton last week. But today, Rio
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      292 8 REUTERS VALENCIA: Team Lotus unveiled their 2011 Formula One car ahead of Lo-tus-backed rivals Renault yesterday, with an online presentation setting a target of scoring points and fighting for seventh place overall. “This year’s car is a much more contemporary design,” said technical director
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      689 9  -  Training gets tougher as Russian coach pushes her towards Olympics BY LIN XINYI linxinyi@sph.com.sg AS NATIONAL air rifle shooter Jasmine Ser prepared to take the final 10 shots of her training session yesterday, her new coach Kirill Ivanov issued her a challenge. Score more than 103.5
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      573 9  -  BY V.K. SANTOSH KUMAR SINGAPORE'S young cricketers will be counting on their all-round abilities to excel in the Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Elite Cup, which starts in Thailand today. The national team play their opening Group A match against Qatar at the Prem Oval
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      407 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES: Paul Pierce says the Boston Celtics had no reason to discuss their heart-breaking loss in Game Seven of the National Basketball Association finals last summer before they returned to the Staples Centre on Sunday. With a spectacularly fluid
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        51 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS MOSCOW: The head of construction for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi has resigned, two weeks before athletes arrive for the first Olympic test events, Russian news agencies reported yesterday. The state Olimpstroy corporation said its chief, Taimuraz Bolloyev, stepped down for health
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        43 9 REUTERS LONDON: Fulham are targeting FA Cup football glory after thrashing fellow Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur. Sunday’s 4-0 victory in the fourth round saw Fulham set up a last-16 home date with either Bolton or Wigan.
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        73 9 REUTERS SEOUL: Badminton’s first US$1 million-plus (S$1.3 million) tournament, the Korean Open, ended in a near clean sweep for China, led by Olympic and former world champion Lin Dan (above). The Chinese lifted four of the five titles on Sunday, highlighted by Lin’s victory
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        81 9 REUTERS NEW DELHI: International Cricket Council officials will visit Kolkata’s Eden Gardens next Monday to assess the venue’s readiness to host its three remaining World Cup matches on March 15, 18 and 20, the governing body said yesterday, after confirming the India versus England
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        58 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS COLOMBO: The first one-day cricket international between Sri Lanka and West Indies was abandoned because of rain at Sinhalese Sports Club yesterday. West Indies captain Darren Sammy won the toss and elected to bat first, and his team made 245-5 in 50
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        44 9 REUTERS INDIANAPOLIS: The struggling Indiana Pacers have fired coach Jim O’Brien, the team said on Sunday. Assistant Frank Vogel has been named interim coach and will take over an Indiana team currently 10th in the National Basketball Association’s Eastern Conference.
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        35 9 REUTERS BERLIN: Formula One world champion and Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel should be a future target for Mercedes, fellow German and seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher said yesterday.
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      510 10 Serb feels he can rank with Federer and Nadal only if he wins on clay REUTERS MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic belted out Serbian folk songs during a party after clinching the Australian Open, but shrugged off a poor night’s sleep to focus on more tennis glory on the
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      362 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS SAN DIEGO: Although he had one PGA Tour victory and a decent showing in the Ryder Cup to his credit before Sunday, long-hitting Bubba Watson had yet to establish himself as a serious candidate for greatness. He was known
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      432 10  -  BY JONATHAN WONG FORMER world No. 20 Dmitry Tursunov began his climb back to tennis’ summit with a comfortable victory at the Singapore ATP Challenge yesterday. The unseeded Russian, 28, who has slipped to 197th in the world after a severe ankle
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      256 10 Today Basketball ABL play-offs s-final game 2: 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: Sunderland v Chelsea (Live, mio TV Ch103, tomorrow, 3.45am), Arsenal v Everton
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      371 10  -  BY CHAN U-GENE FIVE of the seven karate clubs who have been sacked from the Singapore KarateDo Federation (SKF) for defamation have approached the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) for help. They are: Shitoryu Karate Association, Ken Shin Kai Karate Club (KSK), GojuRyu
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      361 10 Basketball NBA Oklahoma City 103 Miami 108, LA Lakers 96 Boston 109, Orlando 103 Cleveland 87, Philadelphia 110 Denver 99, NY Knicks 124 Detroit 106, Phoenix 104 New Orleans 102, Golden State 96 Utah 81. Football Dutch Eredivisie Excelsior 1 ADO Den Haag 5, Twente Enschede 2 Feyenoord 1,
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      64 10 COLIN MONTGOMERIE, Europe’s victorious Ryder Cup golf captain, on the possibility of the European Tour extending
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        529 12  -  Index falls by 1.55%, the steepest decline since last November BULLS AND BEARS BY JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg NERVOUS investors headed straight for the exit yesterday as the political instability in Egypt raised fears that protests could spread across the oil-rich region. Wall Street had
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        421 12  -  JONATHAN KWOK THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday launched a public consultation process over its plans to introduce more metals futures for trading on the local derivatives market. The SGX wants to introduce lead, tin and steel billet futures in partnership with the London
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          99 12 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.41 billion shares worth $1.74 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 106 Losers: 417 Unchanged: 790 FTSE ST INDEXES Mid Cap Small Cap All Share Fledgling China China Top Oil and gas Points Change Points Change Points Change Basic materials -11.29 792.71 Utilities -4.44 -8.29 587.23 -12.11 787.30
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          225 12 Tokyo Nikkei 225 Yesterday’s close: 10,237.92 (-122.42) Japanese shares dropped 1.2 per cent following falls on Wall Street, as the political turmoil in Egypt hit investor risk appetite. Kuala Lumpur KLCI Yesterday’s close: 1,519.94 (-1.95) Malaysian stocks edged down 0.1 per cent on jitters over the political turmoil in
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          443 12 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: JAN 31,2011 Top Rises Jan 31 CENTS GLD 10US$ ***** 202.8 1.2 DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 4448 87.3 1.6 Asia Pac Brew 2090 20.0 1.0 Lyxor China H 10US$ 1622 9.0 0.4 Golden
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          330 12 Top Rises Jan 31 CENTS UOB MBL eCW*****4 99 10.5 11.9 STI 3250 DBePW*****3 37 3.0 8.8 STI 3100 DBePW*****1 38.5 2.5 6.9 STI 3100BNPePW*****0 17 2.0 13.3 STI 3150BNPePW*****5 9.5 2.0 26.7 BukitSem W*****8 243 1.0 0.4 DBS BNP eCW*****8 102 1.0 1.0 UOB MBL eCW*****3
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          182 12 By Volume CENTS Vol Golden Agri 70.5 0.5 0.7 98,495,000 GentingSP 202 -2.0 -1.0 63,829,000 GMG Global 30 -1.0 -3.2 46,896,000 Infinio 0.5 -0.5 -50.0 41,356,000 Sri Trang 119 0.0 0.0 33,733,000 NexGenSCom 6 0.5 9.1 29,286,000 Vallianz Hldgs 6.5 0.0 0 0 28,291,000 ChmaOilFId 11 0.5
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          98 12 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Jan *****1 Selling Buying Aust dollar 1.313 1.239 Can dollar 1.308 1.258 Euro 1.781 1.713 Sterling pound 2.075 1.996 NZ dollar 1.018 0.97 US dollar 1.307 1.257 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Chi renminbi 20.277
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          399 12 52-WEEK TEL CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 241 183 CapMallsAsia 187 unch ***** 188 183 0.5 9.3 7263.1 425 346 5606 CapitaLand 360 -4 ***** 361 359 2.9 13.7 *****.8 216
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          660 12 52-WEEK TEL CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW CODE COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 186 80 5550 ARA 161 -4 656 164 158 3 23.3 1124.5 132 99 5600 Allgreen 109 -1 2627 110 109 3.7 10
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        344 13 WITH the property market so buoyant over the past year it was no surprise that second-quarter earnings more than doubled at developer Wing Tai Holdings. It reported yesterday that profit for the three months to Dec 31 was $53.9 million, well ahead of
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        377 13  -  BY YASMINE YAHYA FEWER companies in Singapore’s services sector are upbeat about their business outlook over the next six months. One key factor is that the reduced quota on Certificates of Entitlement (COE) weighed on the minds of auto retailers. A survey of 1,400
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        602 13  -  Revenue is to be reflected only when customers receive goods BY JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg MAJOR accounting changes are looming that could radically affect the way companies like builders and shipbuilders calculate their bottom lines. The modifications could cause the profits of such
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        850 13 BLOOMBERG REUTERS GOVERNMENT of Singapore Investment Corporation, the biggest investor in Citigroup and UBS, plans to hold its stakes in the banks for “many years”, and will consider selling only if there are attractive offers. “We look to continue
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        340 13 REUTERS PARIS: Carrefour, the world’s secondlargest retailer, is considering listing stakes in its real estate and Dia discount businesses in a bid to boost its valuation, Le Figaro has reported. Shares in the French group climbed as much as 3.3 per cent in early
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      1392 14  -  As the world’s fastestgrowing economy last year and host of the 2022 World Cup, Qatar has suddenly found itself thrust into the spotlight. Robin Chan looks at the reasons behind the sudden rise to prominence of one of the least-known countries in the world and whether
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      288 14  -  BY CHUA HIAN HOU THE new undersea cable being laid by a consortium involving StarHub will give customers here speedier broadband services when it goes live next year, the telco announced yesterday. StarHub is working with three other Asian telcos to lay the
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      274 14 REUTERS LONDON: Senior European leaders are negotiating an overhaul of the euro zone’s ¤440 billion (S$772 billion) rescue fund in exchange for new austerity measures and closer surveillance on struggling states, a newspaper report said yesterday. The Financial Times, citing unnamed government sources
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      515 15  -  Housing loans rose to $112.4b in December from $111b in November BY GABRIEL CHEN FINANCE CORRESPONDENT gabrielc@sph.com.sg MORTGAGES are still powering the growth in bank lending although analysts reckon that blistering housing sales will taper off soon once the cooling measures bite. While
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      579 15 NEW YORK TIMES HONG KONG: Inflation is starting to slow China’s mighty export machine, as buyers from Western companies baulk at higher prices and cut back their planned spring shipments across the Pacific. The slowdown in American orders has forced some shipping lines to cancel up
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      348 15 REUTERS TOKYO: Industrial output in Japan and South Korea jumped more than expected in December, in a sign that a drawdown of inventories and a rebound in export demand will help to underpin global economic recovery this year. Data yesterday from Japan supported the
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      405 15  -  BY CHERYL LIM CONSUMER confidence in Singapore dipped slightly in the fourth quarter, but is still at a healthy level, according to new data yesterday. The Nielsen Global Consumer Confidence Index, as the measure is called, assesses consumer sentiment, including how people view the
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      700 16  -  STI ends month down 0.3%; rising rates, inflation in Asia may be to blame BY YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg SO MUCH for the “Capricorn effect”, where stocks generally rise in January as market players return from holidays and investors charge into the market armed with
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      346 16  -  YASMINE YAHYA IF JANUARY was a rather lukewarm month for the stock market overall, it can be said to have been downright chilly for new entrants. Of the five companies that launched initial public offerings (IPOs) here last month, only two are trading above water.
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      449 16  -  BY ESTHER TEO TWO Singapore-based master of business administration (MBA) programmes have been placed among the top 35 in the world by the Financial Times (FT). The National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School’s MBA programme achieved 23rd position in the
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      105 16 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Tailor caught in bind L Home sales: Volume to fall, not prices MOST COMMENTED ON L Retail property market resilient as rents hold up. Says diamondsutra2010: “There are so many properties up for rental, but no takers
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      198 1 D uring the festive season, it’s very common for people to help the less fortunate. These charitable souls want to spread the cheer of the season and you will read in the newspapers about people who give hongbao, gifts of rice, canned food and other
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        338 2  -  The extra cash will make it easier for schools and parents to cope with inflation. Serene Luo reports DOTTALK Serene Luo ALL primary school pupils will get more money in their Edusave accounts this year $330 instead of $200. The extra $130 will come from a
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        512 3  -  ACTIVITIES BY ANDREW DUFFY Jan 21 Coughs, cold, fever at epidemic level BY SALMA KHALIK UNUSUALLY large numbers of people are falling ill with sore throats, the common cold, fever and diarrhoea. Last week, polyclinics saw more than 20,000 patients with such problems an indication that the
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        516 4  -  ACTIVITIES BY ANDREW DUFFY Jan 18 SAF teams to stay in Afghanistan till year’s end BY JERMYN CHOW SINGAPORE troops will stay in Afghanistan until the end of the year to continue to help rebuild the war-torn country. Sixteen servicemen from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) will remain
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        389 5  -  PineappleKing Find out interesting facts and trivia about the neighbourhood you live in. This week, we visit Yishun in the north. By Eisen Teo By Eisen Teo 1 POPULATION: 185,200 as of 2010, or five out of every 100 Singaporeans, with Little Red Dot subscribers
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        359 6/7  -  Besides eating pineapple tarts, visiting relatives and collecting hongbao from your elders, what else can you do during the coming holiday weekend? Serene Luo finds out Serene Luo 1Have a bloomin’ good time Persuade your parents to have a break from all the visiting and take
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        135 6/7 How do banks make money? Many children receive packets with money inside during festive seasons such as Hari Raya or Chinese New Year. Chances are, your parents will insist that a large part of this money be put in a bank. The bank will pay you interest, or
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        372 8 THE Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) has urged the United States and Europe to lift the ban on trade and other sanctions against Myanmar, a member of Asean since 1997. WHY IT MATTERS The international community tried to show their disapproval of the Myanmar
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        782 12  -  What happens during a pregnancy? And what happens to a country if not enough babies are born? Kimiko Chan explains Kimiko Chan Sources: BBC News Bupa.co.uk Kidshealth.org The Straits Times HOW are babies made? It usually happens this way: A man and a woman have sex, his sperm
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        149 13 This is the talent page featuring special reviews, original art, photos and contributions from you. Send your entries to stdot@sph.com.sg MY CLASS Taufiq Hashim, nine, from the Madrasah Al-Irsyad Al-Islamiah school in Newton, poses with the boys in his class, all decked out in their traditional costumes.
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        647 14 Newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst has launched a campaign against controversial film Citizen Kane, which he believes is making fun of his life Jan 19, 1941 ANEW movie by a brilliant young director has angered one of the most powerful men in America. The film, called Citizen
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        451 15 This month, some public libraries will be teaching you how to make heart-shaped wall decorations from recycled materials, starting Feb 9. Log on to http://golibrary.nlb.gov.sg to find out the dates and locations and to register. Food for thought Ever wondered whether Singapore’s Minister Mentor Lee Kuan
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        499 17 Fill in the blanks using the correct word in the brackets ACTIVITY Animal rights groups are bracing themselves for more abandoned rabbits as the new year the Year of the Rabbit rolls around. They (1) (fears/fear) people will buy the animals believing they will bring good
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        624 18 ACTIVITY 1 Rabbits not suitable pets for kids I refer to the letter by Mrs Nicole Simon, “Want a Rabbit Year pet? Be sure you can be a good owner” (Dec 5). We applaud Mrs Simon for taking the initiative to help animal welfare groups like us
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        262 20 towertnot topple? Have you ever wondered tLwhy the Leaning Tower Pof Pisa started to lean? The Leaning Tower of Pisa was designed to be as straight as an arrow when the Italians started building it in 1173. It actually started to lean only after
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      54 2 TEACHINGTIP The content on every page has been carefully created to match ability levels. Each page is categorised as High, Middle or Foundation (Low), and contains activities that correspond to these levels. You will also see icons on each page to indicate activities for: ALL Listening Speaking Reading Writing HIGH
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      130 13 GET IN ACTION AND WIN! What kinds of new co-curricular activities are you taking part in? Or what games or sports do you and your friends like to take part in after school? While you’re having fun, be it flying a kite, playing soccer or learning wushu, to name a
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      57 15 WATCH OUT FOR EUREKA! How did Marie Curie conquer the odds? How did the Wright brothers learn to fly? How did Alexander Graham Bell invent the telephone? Discover their tales in this storybook for young people, produced by the award-winning team from The Straits Times’ Little Red Dot. Available from
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      300 1 CPART Dr Hols Eco-tours in Taiwan C3 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 2011 With Prince William and Kate Middleton’s upcoming wedding in April, tourists are eager to get a taste of Royal Britain. EUNICE QUEK recommends eight places to visit with blue-blooded links, from Prince William’s former school to the couple’s favourite
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        1809 2  -  Get thee to London if you have royal wedding fever and go on a tour of places linked to the happy couple eunice quek euniceq@sph.com.sg With the upcoming wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29, prominent landmarks in Britain with a link to the
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        694 3 My family and I are planning a one-week visit to Taiwan in March or April. Can you recommend a reputable tour agency that takes tourists to the country’s nature hotspots? Margaret Van The Taiwan Tourism Bureau (http:// eng.taiwan.net.tw) suggests a two-day ecotour of Xitou, Sun Link Sea Forest
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        736 3 Associated Press San Francisco Smack in the middle of San Francisco’s Chinatown, Portsmouth Square is a kaleidoscope of sounds, smells and colours. The cadence of Chinese dialects fills the air and splashes of red and gold glow from shop windows to banners strung across
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        1518 4  -  Bungee jump, shoot the rapids, hike or cycle and be challenged by New Zealand’s rugged terrain ethan todras New York Times Consider how the average adventure sport gets started: One person does something that seems to invite death or at least mangling injury like jumping off a
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        908 5 Fans of the American city are lamenting changes that have made the Big Apple into a big bore Associated Press New York CBGB, the birthplace of punk rock, is gone. And seedy, edgy, any-thing-might-happen Times Square? These days, it is a family destination. It continues:
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        605 5  -  Cheryl Tan Lin Wenjian BALI HOTEL PROMOTION Planning a trip to Bali between March and June? The new W Retreat Spa Bali, which opens on March 1, is offering a Premiere to Bali package for those looking for stays from March 1 to June 30. Rates at the
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        561 5 Associated Press Tromsoe, Norway In the arms race now gripping the travel industry, there is almost nothing cruise ships will not do to tempt new customers. Some boast climbing walls, ice-skating rinks and water parks. Others offer endless salsa, yoga or gambling. Travellers can go clubbing
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      117 6 ‘Go at it with the attitude that you’re above it all, with an ironic detachment, bordering on contempt. They will eat it up’ Former Oscars host Jon Stewart (left) offering actor James Franco advice for his hosting gig at this year’s Academy Awards ‘I’m always living
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      486 6  -  Dancer Stephen Boss wants to see the art of dance gain as much attention as singing rachael boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg Freestyle dancer Stephen “Twitch” Boss (left) does not do ballet but loves Black Swan (2010), the Oscar-nominated ballet drama starring Natalie Portman. In fact, he is all
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      389 6 Los Angeles Nicole Kidman said keeping quiet about her new daughter Faith Margaret was one of the toughest things she has ever had to do. Two weeks after announcing the arrival of her baby girl with husband, singer Keith Urban, she opened up about
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      326 7 The Brazilian city’s fashion week is thronged with Hollywood stars and South American supermodels Sao Paulo, Brazil Ashton Kutcher was the rare runway star on Sunday at the 30th Sao Paulo Fashion Week. A thorn among the roses, one might say. The Hollywood film star
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      220 7 Agence France-Presse Sao Paulo Brazilian transsexual model Lea T. (below) stole the show on Sunday at Sao Paulo Fashion Week as critics applauded her presentation and paparazzi mobbed her entourage. The model, previously known as Leandro Cerezo and is the son of famed Brazilian footballer Toninho Cerezo,
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      539 8 Australian YouTube sensations Chooky Dancers get shy performing in Beijing Agence France-Presse Beijing Lionel Dhulmanawuy, an Aboriginal dancer from a remote tropical island off northern Australia, points to his cracked lips and dry skin and says: Beijing’s winter is “powerfully cold”. He and his fellow Chooky
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        710 10 Reuters Associated Press Los Angeles Oscars frontrunner The King’s Speech won the top prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG) on Sunday, giving the British royals drama yet another boost four weeks ahead of Hollywood’s biggest night: It took the prize for Best Ensemble
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          213 10 British film composer John Barry (right), who won five Oscars and is best known for creating music for the James Bond movies, has died of a heart attack, the BBC reported yesterday. He was 77. Fellow Bond composer David Arnold wrote on Twitter: “It was with
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          62 10 British actor Henry Cavill (right) has been cast as American icon Superman in the next instalment of the movie franchise, Warner Bros Pictures announced. The film, for release in December next year, is to be directed by Zack Snyder of 300 fame. Cavill, 27, is best known
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      647 3 Where the Grass is Greener VIETNAM at work in the rice fields of the Sapa Valley in Hanoi, tgoaos where the undulating terrain gives one a sense of serenity. A woman Teh Ling San 33, bank officer SEND US YOUR TRAVEL PHOTOS Send photos (at least 300dpi), anecdotes and tips
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