The Straits Times, 2 February 2011

Lock icon This issue may only be viewed from the multimedia stations at NLB Libraries. See FAQ for more information.

Microfilm: NL31265
Total Pages: 83
1 8 The Straits Times
Page thumbnail Page 1
  • Title Section
    Lock icon Masthead
    17 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA(P)108/11/2010 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 2011 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
    17 words
  • INSIDE 86 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon EPL goes cash crazy
      85 1 THE English Premier League transfer record was smashed twice on Monday when Fernando Torres (above) joined Chelsea and Andy Carroll signed for Liverpool as British football went cash crazy. The two clubs spent £130 million (S$265 million) on the final day of the January transfer window.
      85 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Floods hit CNY travel
      49 1 FLOODS yesterday continued to disrupt the plans of thousands of Malaysians headed back to their home towns for Chinese New Year. Communications remain cut off in several towns in Negeri Sembilan, Malacca, Pahang and Johor, which has been the worst hit. L PRIME PAGE A6
      49 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Plight of Japan’s Koreans
      44 1 SOCCER player Tadanari Lee’s triumphant goal for Japan at the Asian Cup in Doha has cast the spotlight on the country’s ethnic Korean community, which still faces discrimination and uses Japanese aliases to avoid being recognised. L WORLD PAGE A13
      44 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Monster cyclone danger
      34 1 HOSPITALS, hotels and homes in seaside cities in Australia’s Queensland state were evacuated yesterday as a monster cyclone intensified to “deadly” proportions and roared towards the coast. L WORLD PAGE A20
      34 words
  • Article
    Lock icon Hold on to core values amid changes: PM Lee
    732 1  -  Govt ‘will manage pace of change to keep sense of belonging’ BY LI XUEYING POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT xueying@sph.com.sg AS THE world changes, so too must Singapore. But even as the country keeps reinventing itself to keep up with global developments, Singaporeans must
    732 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon ‘Million man march’ against Mubarak gains support
    975 1 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS CAIRO: Egypt’s political crisis entered a potentially decisive phase yesterday as tens of thousands responded to a call for a “million man march” to force President Hosni Mubarak to leave after nearly 30 years in
    ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; NEW YORK TIMES; REUTERS; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  975 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 1 Advertisements Column 1
      105 1 6 feel-good CNY movies to pick from Get instant photos from these printers LIFE! PAGES C4&5 IN DIGITAL LIFE TAOIST CHIEF AT EMPTY TEMPLE: My tears just flowed. I had to do something PRIME, PAGE A12 BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg NEWS TIPS: 1800-*****28 CALL 6388-3838
      105 words
Page thumbnail Page 2
  • prime.commentary
    • VIEW POINTS
      • Article
        Lock icon The Rabbit hops in
        63 2 WE SAY Out with the Tiger, in with the Rabbit. The Tiger Year has been a roaring success, but the Rabbit Year is not without its strong points despite the unpropitious signs in Egypt and the galloping inflation across Asia. The prosperity watch aside, Singaporeans should
        63 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Foreign investment surge
        28 2 COLUMNS The foreign investment in Malaysia may stem from investors being at ease with the nation’s political recovery, says Bruce Gale. L REVIEW PAGE A23
        28 words
      • Article
        Lock icon The Egypt effect
        35 2 Egypt is at a turning point, and its political development will most likely have a strong impact on the rest of the Arab world, says Michael C. Hudson. L REVIEW PAGE A24
        35 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Don’t overwork the kids
        38 2 OUR READER SAYS The recent introduction of “near compulsory” supplementary lessons at primary schools may put too much pressure on children at too young an age, says M.G.R. Maran Paramanathan. L FORUM PAGE A25
        38 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon ONLINE BLOGS
        21 2 www.straitstimes.com L Nirmal Ghosh on the day he met a revered monk, who died last Sunday at age 97.
        21 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon A meaty expression of love
      1013 2  -  Queueing for hours to buy bak kwa is a way to show affection just not mine BY HUANG LIJIE lijie@sph.com.sg I HAVE always considered ridiculous the hours-long bak kwa queues that pop up at Chinese New Year. I love my food. I once went so
      1,013 words
  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 2 Advertisements Column 1
      128 2 Changi Rewards Be Rewarded As You Shop at Changi Airport Join Changi Rewards and experience the ultimate shopping pleasure at Singapore Changi Airport. Accumulate Changi Rewards points as you shop to exchange for Changi Airport Dollar vouchers. To register, visit www.changirewards.com or the Changi Rewards booth located at Terminal 3,
      128 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 2 Advertisements Column 2
      23 2 NOTICE: Reservations for reunion dinner on 2/2/2011 has been closed due to overwhelming support from our customers. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
      23 words
Page thumbnail Page 3
  • prime.news
    • Article
      Lock icon Thai govt orders new talks on telco dispute
      637 3  -  TOT compensation claims could cripple country’s four telcos BY LESLIE LOPEZ SENIOR REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT ljlopez@sph.com.sg THAILAND’S embattled telecommunications sector won a temporary reprieve yesterday after the government directed fresh talks to hammer out multi-billion-dollar compensation claims against several telcos, including Singapore-linked Advanced
      637 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon MM LEE OPENS RIVER HONGBAO FOR YEAR OF THE RABBIT
      272 3  -  ELGIN TOH MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew was guest of honour at last night’s opening of the River Hongbao 2011 carnival to herald the Year of the Rabbit. Walking past floats that resembled carrots at the Marina Bay promenade, he
      ST PHOTOS: DESMOND WEE  -  272 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Sing$ hits new record high against US dollar
      536 4  -  Currency rises over expectations more will be done to fight inflation BY GABRIEL CHEN FINANCE CORRESPONDENT gabrielc@sph.com.sg THE Singapore dollar has surged to yet another record high against the US dollar on expectations that the authorities here will do more to fight
      536 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Hit BMT reality online series to be shown on TV
      572 4  -  BY JERMYN CHOW MILLIONS of television viewers in Singapore and Asia will soon be able to witness the grit and pain of 14 young Singaporean men as they go through basic military training (BMT). Following a successful run on vid-eo-sharing
      PHOTO: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL  -  572 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon World’s oldest woman dies at 115
      284 4 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JACKSONVILLE (Texas): The world’s oldest woman died on Monday in her Texas home at the age of 115, having held the title for less than three months. Madam Eunice Sanborn became the world’s oldest person after the previous record holder, Ms Eugenie
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  284 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Malaysian floods hit Chinese New Year travel
      398 6 Wet weather forces road closures and rail service cancellations BERNAMA THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR: Floods continue to disrupt travel for thousands of Malaysians going back to their home towns for the Chinese New Year. Communications remain cut off in several towns
      BERNAMA; THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK; PHOTOS: SIN CHEW DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  398 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Train service disruptions affect thousands in Singapore
      682 6  -  BY THAM YUEN-C PASSENGERS turned away on Monday at the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station were disappointed again yesterday, with train services to many parts of Malaysia suspended for a second day. In the morning and afternoon, trains leaving Singapore could get only as
      ST PHOTO: DESMOND LIM  -  682 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Deluge washes away Kluang’s festive mood
      716 6  -  BY MAVIS TOH KLUANG (Johor): Rain has flooded homes and washed away Chinese New Year goodies and, with it, good cheer for the approaching festival among the Chinese community in Johor. Madam Wang Hew Lan, 54, was busy baking pineapple tarts on Sunday afternoon
      ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM  -  716 words
  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 3 Advertisements Column 1
      176 3 The new 1.6-litre C180 KOMPRESSOR BlueEFFICIENCY under Category A COE. Book now and enjoy an additional ang pow of $11,888. There has never been a better time to purchase the 1.6-litre C 180 KOMPRESSOR BlueEFFICIENCY. This Category A vehicle boasts a powerful 156hp engine, while improved fuel technology and enhanced
      176 words
Page thumbnail Page 4
  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 4 Advertisements Column 1
      132 4 Congratulations to the lucky winners of our “Two Good To Be True” Grand Draw! Nothing is too good to be true when you shop at Mandarin Gallery! Our Grand Draw has finally come to an end, and these two lucky shoppers drove away with a BMW each! m sMW &N\W
      132 words
Page thumbnail Page 5
  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 5 Advertisements Column 1
      413 5 MIO TV BRINGS YOU A DONNIE YEN TRIPLE-HEADER THIS CHINESE NEW YEAR. From 12pm today till Feb 6th, enjoy free viewing of all mio TV channels. As part of this special CNY bonus we’ll also be screening Donnie Yen’s classics Ip Man 2,14 Blades and Bodyguards andAssasins. 4/ glad® 5
      413 words
Page thumbnail Page 6
Page thumbnail Page 7
  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 7 Advertisements Column 1
      292 7 3* SIHGAPORE AIRLIDES A great way to fly r discover Australia with Singapore Airlines and Visa. v> L At -x. JHK \l i-Jtk?r -~L 5, r i Wm kb;..* T 7 i k ft r a- ■j sras <»p* mOBBr s* c" .rf» P ■V M* i N$SE *fr %-i
      292 words
Page thumbnail Page 8
  • prime.egypt in turmoil
    • Article
      Lock icon Singaporeans homeward bound
      423 8  -  BY HIMAYA QUASEM MORE than 90 Singaporeans managed to leave Egypt yesterday, as tens of thousands of anti-government protesters poured into the streets of Cairo. The Singaporeans are expected to arrive at Changi Airport at 7.15am today on an SIA flight. The group includes 59 students, mostly
      423 words
    • Article
      Lock icon An economy close to near paralysis
      561 8 NEW YORK TIMES ASSOCIATED PRESS ALEXANDRIA: Assailed from all directions by instability, the Egyptian economy has turned into a ticking time bomb. Badly needed goods cannot reach the stores, banks have been closed since last Friday during a week when many Egyptians, who are
      NEW YORK TIMES; ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  561 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Dilemma for US over impact on Mid-East ties
      762 8  -  NEWS ANALYSIS BY CHUA CHIN HON US BUREAU CHIEF chinhon@sph.com.sg WASHINGTON: When United States President Barack Obama outlined his policy agenda in a major speech last week, he made no mention of Egypt even though unprecedented protests had broken out in Cairo
      762 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Great survivor’s last gasp?
      1016 10 Mubarak has ruled with an iron fist for three decades, but faces twin challenges of unrest and failing health REUTERS WASHINGTON POST CAIRO: Having survived six assassination attempts and regional political upheavals through nearly 30 years, President Hosni Mubarak, 82, is Egypt’s great survivor. In the
      REUTERS; WASHINGTON POST; PHOTO: REUTERS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  1,016 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon WHO’S NEXT?
      361 10 SOURCES: CNN ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG IN SYRIA Opposition movements in Syria are calling for mass protests against the rule of President Bashar Assad, demanding better living standards, human rights improvements and a greater voice for the youth. Mr Assad, who has previously jailed critics of his
      SOURCES: CNN; ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; BLOOMBERG  -  361 words
    • Article
      Lock icon China continues censoring online news of unrest
      548 10  -  BY PEH SHING HUEI CHINA BUREAU CHIEF BEIJING: China has continued to censor online discussions of the protests in Egypt, wary that images of tanks in Cairo would evoke memories of its own bloody Tiananmen struggle in 1989. Keyword searches of the word
      548 words
Page thumbnail Page 9
  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 9 Advertisements Column 1
      501 9 tv (Ch 838) International Chinese New Year Parade 2011 (LIVE) *****r*BI5£ift2£ (%«>») Premieres Thu, 3 Feb, 8pm (Ch 601) HUB (Ch 655) Sherlock Holmes Premieres Sat, 5 Feb, 9pm i You can StarHub (Ch 825) Happy Bunnies Go Go Go! iftfflwasi m Premieres Fri, 4 Feb, 7.30pm CELESTIAL MOVI movies
      501 words
Page thumbnail Page 10
Page thumbnail Page 11
  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 11 Advertisements Column 1
      241 11 Performance Motors Limited Sheer Driving Pleasure pml-bmw.com.sg 1 4 MJ6886 I fr JOY HAS A FESTIVE DATE WITH SPRING. Performance Motors wishes all our customers a Happy Lunar New Year, one that is abundant with prosperity and great fortune! To celebrate this festive occasion, our showroom hours will be adjusted
      241 words
Page thumbnail Page 12
  • prime.people
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Taoist chief helps give modern face to religion
      2246 12  -  He gets nice surprise as latest Census figures show faith is reversing its decline THE ST INTERVIEW BY LEE SIEW HUA SENIOR WRITER siewhua@sph.com.sg TAOIST chief Tan Thiam Lye, 62, who has played a relentless role in rebranding a once fading faith,
      ST PHOTO: NURIA LING  -  2,246 words
Page thumbnail Page 13
  • WORLD.
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Japan embraces ethnic Korean star but many face discrimination
      748 13  -  Footballer’s Asian Cup heroics put spotlight on community and its woes BY KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT wengkin@sph.com.sg TOKYO: Tadanari Lee dreamt of scoring at least a goal in the just-completed Asian Cup football tournament in Doha, Qatar. The ethnic Korean
      PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  748 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Famous ethnic Koreans in Japan
      171 13  -  KWAN WENG KIN SEIKYO KIM Prize-winning conductor. Third-generation ethnic Korean. He studied briefly with world-renowned Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa and now leads famous orchestras in Japan, South Korea and Europe. MASAYOSHI SON Well-known entrepreneur. Third-generation ethnic Korean. He is the founder and CEO of mobile
      PHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, GETTY IMAGES  -  171 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE
      115 13 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L We ‘remember’ best while snoozing: Study L Years of anger come to a boil MOST COMMENTED ON L Bangkok sees rise in political tension. Says lcchpfff: “It’s so sad that the power brokers fight it out and
      115 words
  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 13 Advertisements Column 1
      13 13 SUTRA SUTRA February 2011 Skipping meals can put your metabolic rate to ‘sleep’?
      13 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 13 Advertisements Column 2
      125 13 APOLOGY We, FICUS TRADING PTE LTD hereby acknowledge that Trade Mark No. T*****83Z known as “Flower Quatrefoil Diamond”shownbelowisawellknowntrademarkofLOUIS VUITTONMALLETIER(“LV”)registeredinSingaporefor,inter alia, watches and that use of a mark identical or similar to the said trade mark on watches or the other registered goods is an infringement of the trade mark and/or
      125 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 13 Advertisements Column 3
      87 13 SWARMEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY PROSPEROUS LUNAR NEW YEAR Our stores will close at 5.30pm today, 2 Feb and remain closed on 3 4 Feb for the Lunar New Year holidays. We look forward to serve you again when we open as usual on 5 Feb (Sat). LUNAR NEW YEAR
      87 words
Page thumbnail Page 14/15
  • Page 14/15 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 14/15 Advertisements Column 1
      1330 14/15 |~ZJ |~ZJ |~ZJ |~ZJ |~ZJ |~ZJ |~ZJ |~ZJ |~ZJ |~ZJ |~ZJ |~ZJ |~ZJ |~ZJ |~ZJ |~ZJ |~ZJ |~J |~ZJ |~ZJ |~ZJ |~ZJ |~ZJ |~ZJ |~J |~J |~ZJ |~ZJ |~ZJ |~ZJ |~ZJ |~ZJ |~ZJ |~ZJ |~ZJ |~ZJ |~ZJ |~ZJ |~ZJ |~ZJ |~Z31 PJ ft I f pack per A BRIT K«.-»M
      1,330 words
Page thumbnail Page 16
  • world.regional
    • Article
      Lock icon China gears up for fast rail, nuke energy
      640 16 Five-year plan will see $1.9 trillion invested in 7 key areas, say sources REUTERS BEIJING: Nuclear power and high-speed rail will be the top focus of China’s plan to invest US$1.5 trillion (S$1.9 trillion) in seven key industries, and shift its economy
      REUTERS  -  640 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Steal from this village? Thieves need to scale a ‘Great Wall’
      337 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: Residents of a village in eastern China have built a “Great Wall” around their increasingly well-off community to keep out thieves, following what ancient Chinese emperors did in fending off northern marauders, state media said yesterday.
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  337 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Fury over verdict on activist’s death
      368 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: A Chinese court yesterday ruled that the death of a village chief crushed by a truck in December was accidental, sparking outrage from those who suspect he was murdered for campaigning over land seizures. The gruesome Dec 25 death
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  368 words
    • Article
      Lock icon High hopes for inter-Korean talks
      597 17 South Korean President says summit can be held ‘if needed’ REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Myung Bak said yesterday he had high hopes for the first interKorean talks in months, marking a significant softening in tone and holding out the
      REUTERS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  597 words
    • Article
      Lock icon N. Korea has secret nuke sites: Report
      238 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE UNITED NATIONS: North Korea has at least one secret nuclear military facility, a panel of experts has told the United Nations Security Council in a report calling for tougher implementation of sanctions. The subterfuge work was probably started in the 1990s
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  238 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Taiwan boy, 13, gets HIV through sex
      228 17 TAIPEI: A 13-year-old boy has become the youngest patient in Taiwan to contract the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) through anal sex, the Taipei Times reported yesterday, citing health officials. It was suspected that the boy became infected when he was working part-time for
      228 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon ‘Lab’ test for bowel cancer
      264 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS: Japanese researchers have reported a “lab” breakthrough: A dog that can scent bowel cancer in breath and stool samples as accurately as high-tech diagnostic tools. The findings support hopes for an “electronic nose” one day that can sniff out tumours at earlier
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  264 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Malaysian musicals come into their own
      688 18  -  They find ticket success after losing out for years to Western productions BY TEO CHENG WEE REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT chengwee@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: When tickets for Tun Mahathir The Musical first went on sale last April, its producers were surprised by how quickly these were snapped
      PHOTO: CTRA PRODUCTION  -  688 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Myanmar Parliament begins choosing govt
      386 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS NAYPYIDAW (Myanmar): The first Parliament in more than two decades in Myanmar nominated five vice-presidential candidates yesterday, one of whom will become president and lead the new mili-tary-dominated government. However, assembly members told Reuters yesterday that military supremo Than Shwe was not
      ASSOCIATED PRESS; REUTERS  -  386 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Canadian jailed 25 years for running Thai child brothel
      280 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK: A United States federal judge yesterday jailed a Canadian man for 25 years for the “monstrous conduct” of running a brothel in Thailand where he and American men had sex with Thai boys. John Wrenshall, 64, had
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  280 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Ports not meant to harm S’pore, says Mahathir
      376 18 KUALA LUMPUR: Former premier Mahathir Mohamad says Malaysia and Indonesia were not trying to harm Singapore’s ports by building their own. They wanted only to grow their own economies, he adds. In a letter to Utusan Malaysia, which was published yesterday, Tun
      PHOTO: THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  376 words
  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 16 Advertisements Column 1
      103 16 *4 i \f YUE HWA CHINESE PRODUCTS To all our customers, friends and business associates Our store is closed from 3 rd to 4 th February 2011 Business as usual from 5 th February 2011 YUE HWA CHINESE PRODUCTS PTE LTD TEL: 6538 4222 (Store) Fax: 6538 4233 Website: www.yuehwa.com.sg
      103 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 16 Advertisements Column 2
      63 16 Scintilli VIVIDLY BRILLIANT t •p V f r h P430I $238 YOU&I LOVE FOREVER Y aurora jewelry SINGAPORE 3l3@Somerset Ang Mo Kio Hub Eastpoint Mall Great World City Jurong Point Orchard Central Parco Marina Bay People’s Park Complex Nex Thomson Plaza West Coast Plaza MALAYSIA Kuala Lumpur Sungei Wang The
      63 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 16 Advertisements Column 3
      21 16 IT’S HERE! t ill 3G 2:40 PM Vyt 7 1 GET THE FREE 9I.3FM ARP NOW! Available on the App Store
      21 words
Page thumbnail Page 17
  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 17 Advertisements Column 1
      405 17 (rJo^Ccl S E N T O S A SINGAPORE u JJ liiaiii f 1 m (U UJLL;LL GRAND PRIZE r 1 J mmm UJJ J »iJ ii 3-17 FEB 2011 Prosperity beckons one and all to Resorts World™ Sentosa this Chinese New Year with our “Win for Charity!” Lucky Draw
      405 words
Page thumbnail Page 18
  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 18 Advertisements Column 1
      81 18 Raffles Medical 35 ,A dTo WalumU '3&al me are open w\ W P f m hours, 365 days T/ear for your healthcare needs m ’MhUe&M rsn., fatties Medical Raffles Hospital 24-Hour Emergency 585 North Bridge Road Level 1 Raffles Hospital Singapore *****0 Tel: 6311 1555 Changi Airport Terminal 3 65
      81 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 18 Advertisements Column 2
      18 18 Mr Cyclist, YOU ARE THE DANGER Drivers say they are not always at fault in accidents involving cyclists
      18 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 18 Advertisements Column 3
      13 18 Maids still available for less than $400 a month For Subscription, call 6388-3838
      13 words
Page thumbnail Page 19
Page thumbnail Page 20
  • world.international
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Queensland braced for cyclone
      709 20 Yasi is expected to hit its coast tomorrow with the strength of Katrina AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS SYDNEY: Residents and tourists evacuated coastal areas of Australia’s Queensland state yesterday as a cyclone intensified to “deadly” proportions and roared towards heavily populated areas, sugar and coal mining districts
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS; PHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS; Graphics adapted from REUTERS  -  709 words
    • Article
      Lock icon 100 million in US gird up for monster storm
      511 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CHICAGO: About 100 million people braced themselves for a mammoth storm stretching from the US heartland to the east coast as it threatened to dump mounds of fresh snow and ice on an already winter-weary region. Blizzard, winter storm
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  511 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Republican Bill aims to block greenhouse gas regulations
      385 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON: Conservative senators have vowed to strip President Barack Obama of his power to regulate greenhouse gases, in a move that would cripple the United States’ efforts on climate change if successful. Eleven Republican senators on Monday introduced a Bill
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  385 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Obama’s health-care law unconstitutional, judge rules
      394 20 BLOOMBERG ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama’s health-care law, assailed as an abuse of federal power in a 26-state lawsuit, has been ruled unconstitutional by a judge who said Congress had overstepped its authority. District Judge Roger Vinson in Pensacola, Florida, declared the
      BLOOMBERG; ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  394 words
    • Article
      Lock icon One berry tough nut to crack
      506 21 Does cranberry juice really prevent bladder infection? Jury’s still out NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK: For decades, cranberry juice has enjoyed a reputation as an effective way to prevent bladder infections. Some older studies found the juice worked. Some found it did not. All
      NEW YORK TIMES  -  506 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Moscow rally demands Putin’s ouster
      131 21 ASSOCIATED PRESS MOSCOW: About 500 people have demonstrated in a central Moscow square to demand the ouster of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his “rule of thieves”. Prominent opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was arrested and jailed for 15 days following a similar demonstration a
      ASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  131 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Appeal against easing of Ionescu’s travel ban
      169 21 SINGAPORE’S Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday it has been informed that the Romanian Prosecutor’s Office plans to appeal against a court decision that allows former Romanian diplomat Silviu Ionescu to travel outside Bucharest. Ionescu, 50, is on trial in Bucharest in connection
      169 words
    • Article
      Lock icon New website reveals UK crime hot spots
      423 22 Maps track crimes street by street ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Are you living on “Robbery Row”? The British authorities have launched a new crime-mapping website for England and Wales that lets users track what crimes have been committed on a street-by-street basis. The Home
      ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  423 words
    • IN BRIEF
      • Article
        Lock icon S’porean charged in HK
        116 22 HONG KONG: A Singapore man who struck up romantic relationships with two women, whom he allegedly beguiled into loaning him money and letting him use their credit cards, was charged in court on Monday for swindling, local media reported. Kevin Ong Siu Sin, 40, is accused
        116 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Al-Qaeda ‘eyeing Wall St’
        92 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK: US officials have warned the bosses of Wall Street banks that the firms and their executives may be the targets of Al-Qaeda plots, the NBC network reported yesterday. NBC’s New York affiliate said that intelligence officials are concerned that Al-Qaeda operatives in
        AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  92 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Dead and (not) buried
        42 22 Some of the best-preserved bodies displayed at the Capuchin Catacombs, a tourist attraction, in Palermo, southern Italy. The remains date from about the mid-16th century, and are well-preserved due to an ancient and highly effective embalming PHOTO: REUTERS
        PHOTO: REUTERS  -  42 words
      • Article
        Lock icon S’pore envoy honoured
        120 22 TAIPEI: Mr Stanley Loh, Singapore’s trade representative to Taiwan, was conferred one of Taiwan’s most prestigious official awards last week for his outstanding contributions in strengthening ties between the two sides, reported Taiwan’s Central News Agency yesterday. The Order of Brilliant Star with Grand Cordon was presented
        120 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Cambodia jails 2 Thais
        129 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS PHNOM PENH: A Cambodian court sentenced two Thais to lengthy prison terms yesterday for illegally crossing the border and spying in a high-profile case that will likely have a major impact on Thai domestic politics. The Phnom Penh Municipal Court found Veera Somkwamkid who
        ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  129 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Volcano erupts again
        82 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO: A revived volcano in southern Japan erupted yesterday with its biggest explosion yet, shooting out a huge plume of gas, boulders and ash, and breaking windows 8km away. The danger zone around the Shinmoedake volcano was widened to keep residents safe while no serious
        ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  82 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Monument for Yeltsin
        66 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS MOSCOW: President Dmitry Medvedev unveiled a huge monument to his late predecessor Boris Yeltsin yesterday, praising him for leading Russia through its difficult early years after the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union. The 10m marble obelisk was unveiled in Mr Yeltsin’s hometown of Yekaterinburg
        ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  66 words
Page thumbnail Page 21
  • Page 21 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 21 Advertisements Column 1
      29 21 ST 02-02-2011 Chinese provinces which have a GDP of more than one trillion yuan up from 14 to 17 经从 To subscribe, call 6388-3838 or go to sphsubscription.com.sg
      29 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 21 Advertisements Column 2
      219 21 0 SINGAPORE WORKFORCE SKILLS QUALIFICATIONS LEDGE PREPARE FOR TOMORROW WITH THE SINGAPORE WORKFORCE SKILLS QUALIFICATIONS (WSQ) To meet the demands of the new economy, you need to be ahead of the curve. Like Mr Thomas Yeo. He was sent by his company for the Precision Engineering (PE) WSQ Graduate Diploma
      219 words
Page thumbnail Page 22
  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 22 Advertisements Column 1
      48 22 fttiS LUNAR NEW YEA# (from 03 05 Feb 2011) at Convenience Stores 7-Eleven Cheers Petrol Stations Shell Esso SPC Caltex Supermarkets Cold Storage Giant Shop N Save Carrefour NTUC FairPrlce* (•selected NTUC FairPrlce outlets/stores are open on 3rd 4th Feb 2011) to vet K \V4 VK 'S'*' (it
      48 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 22 Advertisements Column 2
      251 22 vrf<***3r t SIMM SIMM Singapore Institute of Materials Management NURTURINGWORLD CLASS LOGISTICS SUPPLY PROFESSIONALS FOR 30 YEARS BEYOND CHAIN Upgrade to a Professional Qualification in LOGISTICS, MATERIALS, PURCHASING and SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Diploma in Logistics Management WDA Funding (Company Sponsored) ADV DIP GRADUATE DIP qiplOMA frTIFICATE Advanced Dip in Int'l
      251 words
Page thumbnail Page 23
  • REVIEW & FORUM.
    • Article
      Lock icon The Rabbit hops in
      431 23 THE Year of the Tiger has been a roar. Almost every performance indicator turned up trumps. Citizens’ contentment largely kept pace. Even considering that headline success was to an extent accounted for by the trampoline effect, from the very low base of the previous period, this
      431 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Adapting to changes, holding on to constants
      1039 23 PM LEE HSIEN LOONG’S CHINESE NEW YEAR MESSAGE SINGAPORE’S economy roared in the Year of the Tiger. We pulled ourselves out of recession, and delivered an exceptional economic performance. Workers are enjoying better bonuses, and all over the island the mood is vibrant
      1,039 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon What lies beneath Malaysia’s FDI surge
      768 23  -  BY BRUCE GALE SENIOR WRITER bruceg@sph.com.sg “THIS (rise in foreign investment) demonstrates the belief of investors that the Malaysian government is able to deliver.” That, at least, was the explanation Malaysian International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed gave last month, commenting on a
      768 words
    • review.
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon The Arab world at a tipping point?
        1615 24  -  REVIEW BRIEF: EGYPT BY MICHAEL C. HUDSON FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is director of the Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore. MR HOSNI Mubarak is still President of Egypt, but his days in power are numbered. There will be no
        1,615 words
      • Article
        Lock icon The Cairo conundrum
        871 24  -  BY GWYNNE DYER The writer is a London-based independent journalist. BY 3PM last Friday, the protesters in central Cairo were chanting: “Where is the army? Come and see what the police are doing to us. We want the army.” And that was the main question, really: Where
        871 words
    • forum.
      • Article
        Lock icon Class C wards are highly affordable
        376 25  -  Karen Tan (Ms) Director, Corporate Communications Ministry of Health MR LEONG Sze Hian seemed to disbelieve that C-class patients would know to ask for nonsubsidised drugs and implants (“Puzzled by spike in unsubsidised items for C-class patients”; last Wednesday). There was a time when
        376 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Beware of pressure cooker society
        414 25  -  SUPPLEMENTARY LESSONS M.G.R. Maran Paramanathan I APPRECIATE yesterday’s article on the trend in primary schools to offer supplementary lessons (“Too young for extra lessons?”). The introduction of “near compulsory” supplementary lessons for Primary 3 and 4 children has taken many parents by surprise. I am
        414 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Drink driving ‘obituary’ did drive home message
        210 25  -  Adam Tan HAVING been in advertising before and as a driver myself, I understand the need of the Traffic Police and the Singapore Road Safety Council for an anti-drink driving message that hits home (“Drink driving ‘obituary’ gets run down”; yesterday). In this
        210 words
      • Article
        Lock icon FORUM ONLINE
        50 25 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MR ALEX TAN: A worrying trend 2 MR BENNIE CHEOK: Creative anti-drink driving message 3 NPARKS: Linking up to make gardens bloom 4 RESIDENTS’ COMMITTEE: Improvements will be made to community garden 5 MR ALEX CHIN: Many puffing away happily in no-smoking area
        50 words
      • Article
        Lock icon WRITE IN:
        55 25 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
        55 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Rules help moneylending but not desperate borrowers
        376 25  -  Kuo How Nam President Credit Counselling Singapore LICENSED moneylenders are likely to be delighted by the official stance that marginal borrowers are better off being able to borrow from them rather than loan sharks, a situation which it claims will occur if interest
        376 words
Page thumbnail Page 24
Page thumbnail Page 25
  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 25 Advertisements Column 1
      277 25 HT UHJHJrEJHJHJHJHJHJHJHJHJHJHJHJHJHJHJ EFeb 2011 ToysS) vs r.ftME CELEBRATE A HAPPv BONNK ’WEAR Days Only! At Suntec City VivoCity Outlets! l\ IS Qn l va t Toy sf)vs We're open at Suntec VivoCity Thursday ($fl—) 3 Feb 2011 Rabbit Batteryoperated Robbie Rabbit Skn *****4 Age: 3-up Orig. $19.95 BOONTiFOL BONNY DEALS!
      277 words
Page thumbnail Page 26
  • Page 26 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 26 Advertisements Column 1
      215 26 IMPORTANT NOTES This advertisement is for general information only and is not a contract of insurance. The precise terms, conditions and exclusions of this plan are specified in the Policy Contract. Please visit www.income.com.sg to read a copy of the Policy Contract. You should seek advice from a qualified adviser
      215 words
Page thumbnail Page 1
  • HOME.
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon LICENSED TO BAKE
      829 1  -  Five home bakers get NEA stamp of approval for CNY sales BY JESSICA LIM limjess@sph.com.sg TO MAKE sure they were ready for Chinese New Year, five home bakers rented a kitchen space, renovated it, applied for a licence and marketed their wares online. The reason: They knew
      ST PHOTO: NURIA LING  -  829 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE
      109 1 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L NSF dies after truck reverses into him L Floods returning to Singapore L Leave bak kwa in Malaysia MOST COMMENTED ON L Over 90 per cent of Singaporeans happy with quality of life. Says Philip Fcy: “I
      109 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Coming soon: Govt letters and bills via e-mail
      445 2  -  BY IRENE THAM IT IS a familiar but unwelcome sight for weary travellers returning home from abroad unpaid bills piling up in the mailbox. There could soon be fewer of them, however, when government letters and bills start being sent through a
      445 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon SAF institute named after Goh Keng Swee
      654 2  -  Founding father’s beliefs laid foundation for forces’ transformation BY JERMYN CHOW jermync@sph.com.sg AS THE architect of Singapore’s defence policies in the mid-1960s, the late Dr Goh Keng Swee built up the fledgling Singapore Armed Forces that would go on to become today’s Third-Generation
      ST PHOTO: LIM SIN THAI  -  654 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Boosting liquidity
      27 2 HOCK LOCK SIEW A huge proportion of SGX-listed entities do not record much meaningful daily turnover. Why don’t companies take the initiative to boost liquidity?
      27 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Fall in school: Teacher and MOE reach agreement
      355 2  -  SELINA LUM THE case of a teacher who sued the Education Ministry (MOE) over an injury she sustained after finding herself locked inside a school building has taken a new twist. Ms Sivakami Sivanantham, 39, and MOE have agreed on how much
      355 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Ahhh, life’s sweet when you find your long-lost pet
      427 2  -  BY CHERYL ONG CIVIL servant S.W. Goh thought his eyes were playing tricks on him when he saw a picture of a Shetland sheepdog on an Internet dog forum recently. It looked startlingly like the pet he had lost four years
      PHOTO: COURTESY OF S W GOH  -  427 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Bigger hongbao for the needy this year
      825 3  -  MPs giving more help to poor residents as cost of living goes up BY TEO WAN GEK wangekt@sph.com.sg FATTER hongbao, food vouchers and monthly food baskets are the main lines of aid MPs are extending to their needy residents in the battle against
      ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE  -  825 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Jail for drunk driver over biker’s death
      408 3  -  BY ELENA CHONG HE HAD been drinking after attending a friend’s funeral, but that did not stop lorry driver Supparayan S. Valoo from getting behind the wheel. His reckless actions ended in tragedy when he ran a red light and drove his prime
      408 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Former cabby lied about passenger in insurance scam
      299 3 A FORMER taxi driver yesterday became the latest to be jailed for his part in an insurance scam involving personal injury accident claims by phantom passengers. Lim Mui Chin, 55, was jailed for two months for falsely declaring that Peter Lim Aik
      299 words
    • Article
      Lock icon 2 teens nabbed for robbing old folk
      140 3 TWO teenagers were arrested yesterday for robbing two elderly people on Monday. The suspects, aged 15 and 17, are believed to have assaulted their victims and stolen a total of $145 from them, as well as other valuables, in two separate cases that
      140 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Supermarkets do their bit
      311 3  -  TESSA WONG WHEN global food prices soared in 2007 and 2008, supermarket chain FairPrice rolled out various schemes to help people save on their daily expenses. It will do so again this year amid rising inflation in Singapore. The battleplan will be unveiled after Chinese New
      311 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Bumpy ride on new information superhighway
      1113 4  -  Launched five months ago, Singapore’s super-fast fibre-optic network is supposed to deliver a better broadband experience to 10,000 consumers and 430 businesses. Irene Tham speaks to early adopters and discovers several teething problems. Irene Tham itham@sph.com.sg THE Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network (NGNBN), as
      1,113 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon High-speed converts thrilled with shorter lag time
      331 4  -  DARYL CHIN BUSINESSMAN Phil Chia’s monthly Internet bill has tripled from $20 to $60, but he is not complaining. His bill may have ballooned, but he is also enjoying the blazing speed of a fibre network that has made e-mailing, watching videos and
      ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN  -  331 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Boost to staff morale and productivity
      323 4 AS A business that deals with people primarily online, JobsCentral depends on a fast and secure connection. The local job search firm, which has more than 50 staff, previously used an ADSL connection a copper wire running to a phone socket but recently switched
      ST PHOTO: NURIA LING; ST GRAPHICS  -  323 words
    • Article
      Lock icon About the next-generation network
      377 4  -  IRENE THAM L Why should this new fibre-optic network matter? Partly funded by taxpayer dollars, the new network requires Internet service providers (ISPs) to pay an open wholesale price. Thus, ISPs are forced to compete on a level playing field and differentiate on customer services. The
      377 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Two maids jailed for lying to ministry
      451 6  -  Both receive two-week terms for claiming they were illegally deployed BY KHUSHWANT SINGH khush@sph.com.sg TWO maids were yesterday jailed for falsely accusing their employers of illegally deploying them to work outside the home. In separate cases heard in the subordinate courts, an Indonesian
      451 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Debtor repaid colleague by attacking him with knife
      422 6  -  KHUSHWANT SINGH HE WENT to repay a loan from a colleague but instead of money, he went armed with a knife. Yesterday, Mohammad Ridwan Rashid, 29, was sentenced to two years’ jail and three strokes of the cane for an armed attack
      422 words
    • Article
      Lock icon NUS student spared jail term for road rage
      379 6 A DOCTORAL student from the National University of Singapore was spared a jail term for road rage yesterday, after the High Court dismissed an appeal by the prosecution. Appeal judge V.K. Rajah said the $4,000 fine handed down by a district court
      379 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 1 Advertisements Column 1
      103 1 8 pcs > V med 4. > reg ti K r I ■j 6 pcs Fortune Fish Rings Facebook.com/kfc.sg www.kfc.com.sg Ei Twitter.com/kfc_sg Choice of chicken parts is subject to availability. Limited time offer. Not available at KFC Far East Square, Playground Big Splash, Sentosa, Singapore Polytechnic and Singapore Zoo. For
      103 words
Page thumbnail Page 2
Page thumbnail Page 3
Page thumbnail Page 4
Page thumbnail Page 5
  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 5 Advertisements Column 1
      129 5 o t m 4 3SS 21 TM ig|{ 0 i a^tcC s Tfaivana ‘TKemwiiai m and Annan. "Hew lfean SnC«& 537 A N fl B I 1 ft ii r V 5 u i 1 a rj V \|//x > I N V SK mt x 1 m i V
      129 words
Page thumbnail Page 6
  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 6 Advertisements Column 1
      266 6 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
      266 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 6 Advertisements Column 2
      14 6 Read it in tomorrow Workplace creches Parents love the idea of on-site day care
      14 words
Page thumbnail Page 7
  • SPORT.
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon TRANSFER FRENZY
      1111 7 New records set on deadline day with deals closed at the 11th hour THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: It will go down as the day English football went crazy again. The global recession seemed to have brought just a measure of austerity to the sport, but Monday night’s transfer
      THE TIMES, LONDON; PHOTOS: REUTERS AND AFP  -  1,111 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Reds fans furious over Torres’ ‘betrayal’
      418 7  -  BY SANJAY NAIR LEE MIN KOK “DOWN the rubbish chute.” Liverpool fan Philip Chong, 46, did not mince his words when asked what he would be doing with the six Fernando Torres jerseys he owns. The engineer’s fury with the Spanish striker over his
      418 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE MOST VIEWED, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE
      147 7 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES L China celebrates; Li Na rejoices at thought of prize money L Charm offensive L Injury-hit Nadal out MOST COMMENTED ON L Torres makes record Chelsea move, Reds land Carroll Says Kim Lau: “Torres wasn’t playing well
      147 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon ‘I’M JOINING A TOP CLUB’
      642 8 Torres taunts Liverpool, adds that he wanted to quit the club last year LONDON: It is not hard to understand why Fernando Torres quit Liverpool. “If you don’t play in the Champions League, it’s as if you don’t exist,” the new Chelsea striker wrote in
      642 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Roman spoils market again
      448 8 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: It may have taken Chelsea’s worst run of form for 15 years, to act as a catalyst, but owner Roman Abramovich is back doing what he does best: paying big money for the best players of other clubs. However, the problem is
      THE TIMES, LONDON; PHOTO: REUTERS  -  448 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Transfer talk
      213 8 OTHER TRANSFER DEADLINE DEALS: L Blackburn made two additions to their squad, with Mauro Formica joining from Argentinian side Newell’s Old Boys and Ruben Rochina arriving from Barcelona’s B team. L Stoke sold Turkish striker Tuncay to Wolfsburg for £4.5 million (S$9.2 million). L Aston Villa midfielder Stephen
      213 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Carroll: I’m gutted Magpies sold me
      462 8 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: The fallout from Andy Carroll’s £35 million (S$72 million) move to Liverpool continued to rumble on yesterday, with claim and counter-claim about the real motivation behind the striker’s decision to leave Newcastle. Carroll, a product of the youth academy at
      THE TIMES, LONDON; PHOTO: LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB  -  462 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Reds’ spending spree a massive gamble
      500 8 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: If Fernando Torres’ decision to leave Liverpool was born of frustration at a perceived lack of ambition, the unprecedented spending spree sparked by his sale suggested that not only have the club rediscovered their aspirations, they have also revealed a
      THE TIMES, LONDON  -  500 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon TRIUMPH IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY
      762 9  -  Despite self-doubt and poor form, Tao Li still delivered at crunch time NOMINEE #1: TAO LI BY CHAN U-GENE ugenec@sph.com.sg PRESSURE is a mystifying force. For some, it is a catalyst, to others an insurmountable barrier. It cannot really be measured. But if we
      ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE  -  762 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon PB FOR NG IN SKATE DEBUT
      494 10  -  The first S’porean in an Asian Winter Games just misses out on the semis BY LIN XINYI linxinyi@sph.com.sg LUCAS Ng, 22, became Singapore’s first Asian Winter Games representative when he took part in the 500m short-track speed skating competition in Kazakhstan yesterday. He capped
      494 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Bangkok decider as Slingers level series
      344 10  -  BY TERRENCE VOON THANKS to some Filipino wizardry, the Singapore Slingers are alive and well in the Asean Basketball League (ABL) playoffs. Leo Avenido and Al Vergara came up big for the home side last night, combining for a whopping 60 points as the
      344 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon CHAMP ON TRACK FOR DUBAI REVENGE
      646 10  -  Craig Brennan CHAMPION sprinter Rocket Man is back on track and preparing for revenge in Dubai after a solid barrier trial performance yesterday. Still looking woolly with his winter coat, Rocket Man breezed over the 1000m journey in 1 min 00.26 secs, the last
      646 words
    • SPORTS WORLD
      • Article
        Lock icon Sailing panel to chart new course
        60 10 THE Singapore Sailing Federation has set up an Olympic Pathway Taskforce to review and plan the association’s Olympic programme. Headed by SingaporeSailing president Benedict Tan, the 15-member panel also consists of Olympians such as 1996 champions Evgeny Braslavets and Igor Matvienko of Ukraine. The
        60 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Thorpe might announce return
        73 10 REUTERS SYDNEY: Five-time Olympic champion Ian Thorpe is to hold a news conference today about his plans, with local media speculating that he will announce a return to competitive swimming in an attempt to compete at next year’s London Olympics. The 28-year-old Australian, who also holds
        REUTERS  -  73 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Work stops on Woods-linked resort
        79 10 BLOOMBERG NEWS DUBAI: Work on a Tiger Woods-branded golf resort in Dubai has been halted by developer Dubai Properties Group, which cited a struggling luxury property market. The suspension is the latest setback for the former world No. 1 golfer, after a November 2009 car
        BLOOMBERG NEWS  -  79 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Five more SEA Games swim events
      369 10  -  BY CHAN U-GENE THERE will be five new swimming events at November’s South-east Asia (SEA) Games in Palembang. The Indonesian South-east Asia Games Organising Committee has proposed to add the 50m butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, as well as the 5km and 10km open water events,
      369 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Next 72 hours
      264 10 Today Cricket 6th ODI: Australia v England (Live, mio TV Ch123, 11.20am). Football English Premier League: Birmingham v Manchester City (Live, mio TV Ch104, tomorrow, 3.45am), Liverpool v Stoke (Live, HD Ch102, tomorrow, 4am), Blackburn v Tottenham (Live, Ch103, tomorrow, 4am), Fulham v Newcastle (Live, Ch105, tomorrow,
      264 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Scorecard
      77 10 Basketball NBA Indiana 104 Toronto 93, New Jersey 115 Denver 99, Miami 117 Cleveland 90, Memphis 100 Orlando 97, Dallas 102 Washington 92, Utah 83 Charlotte 78, LA Clippers 105 Milwaukee 98. Cricket 4th ODI In Napier: New Zealand 262-7 (J. Franklin 62; W. Riaz 3-51). Pakistan 264-8 in
      77 words
    • Article
      Lock icon “I am very confident that this season we will be standing on the podium much more regularly.”
      29 10 MICHAEL SCHUMACHER, seven-time F1 world champion, after testing the new Mercedes car
      29 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon READY TO ROAR
      597 11  -  Unfancied Tanjong Pagar are aiming to make an impact BY LEE MIN KOK mklee@sph.com.sg NOT many people would have chosen the career path that fresh economics university graduate Sudheshen Hariam has decided to take this year. Instead of going into banking or the financial industry, the 24-year-old
      597 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Warriors set for season
      479 11  -  BY SANJAY NAIR DESPITE lifting the S-League title in each of his first four years, Singapore Armed Forces FC coach Richard Bok feared the axe when the team ended last season without any silverware. The Warriors finished fourth in the league, 17 points adrift of champions
      ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN  -  479 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Clubs to get 30-40% more funds
      204 11  -  SANJAY NAIR S-LEAGUE clubs will be receiving more funding for this season, the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) confirmed yesterday. According to FAS president Zainudin Nordin, the 12 teams will see an increase of between 30 and 40 per cent in funding. Since each
      204 words
  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 7 Advertisements Column 1
      37 7 PIONEER ATHLETE Lucas Ng becomes Singapore’s first Asian Winter Games representative. B10 SIX PROFESSIONALS Tanjong Pagar have six full-time players on their books this season. B11 Read it in Win! tomorrow Hiruscar scar care products worth $518
      37 words
  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 7 Miscellaneous Column 1
      168 7 SPORTS FIXTURES For fixtures of all E Premier, Italian and A League, please check Singapore Pools website. HW3 Draw No. 2610/2011 Monday, 31 January 2011 Group 1 Prize: $296,982 each 3 Winning Share(s) Sold at: 1) S E Store, Blk 352 Jurong East Street 31 #01-121 (One QuickPick Ordinary Entry)
      168 words
Page thumbnail Page 8
Page thumbnail Page 9
  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 9 Advertisements Column 1
      99 9 THE STRAITS TIMES ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Presented by 1QOPLUS Under Licence from FRASER AND NEAVE, LIMITED ©FRASER AND NEAVE, LIMITED OUTLUNCE AND OUTDO YttUIRSE JMih V. t > VIV V ■2. -mpf Powered by courage and determination, the Singapore National Table Tennis team continues to defy limits. As the
      99 words
Page thumbnail Page 10
Page thumbnail Page 11
  • Obituary
    Lock icon Untitled
    1545 11 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, The Late Mr Toh Cheng Beng Departed on 31 January 2011 Administrative Executive of Rajah Tann LLP from 1971 to 2011 His loyalty faithfulness will always be remembered. His consistency perseverance; carried out with selflessness; even in challenging circumstances; has made a lasting impression. A trustworthy and
    1,545 words
  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 11 Advertisements Column 1
      58 11 For the loved ones whom you remember... “In Memoriam” i y WAT3 CLASSIFIED s %r'!W Unable are the loved to die. For love is immortality. Emily Dickinson Pay tribute to the life of a loved one through the memories he has left behind through an In Memoriam advertisement. Call 1800
      58 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 11 Advertisements Column 2
      53 11 ANNOUNCEMENT Our customer service counter at Toa Payoh North is open from 8.30am 4pm today for obituary bookings in The Straits Times and Berita Marian. We will also be open from 12.30pm 9.45pm from Feb 4-6, for obituary bookings in the English and Malay language publications. We are closed tomorrow.
      53 words
Page thumbnail Page 12
  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 12 Advertisements Column 1
      156 12 SINGAPORE CASKET kmhhhi Dedicated Funeral Director Since 1920 6293 4388 (24-Hour Service) One-stop funeral services within your budget. Funeral services for all religions: Taoist, Catholic, Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Soka Gakkai, Tibetan, Nichiren Shoshu etc. 11 Air-con Parlours with Wireless Internet, Audio Sofa at Lavender St and Mount Vernon. 1 Air-con
      156 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 12 Advertisements Column 2
      11 12 "In memoriam" is for the loved ones whom you remember... 1
      11 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 12 Advertisements Column 3
      38 12 Memory wanders as shadows fall Bach to the days of happiness, Days beyond recall. A vision comes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, Of her lips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep. A
      38 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 12 Advertisements Column 4
      12 12 For the loved ones whom you remember... “In Memoriam” S’ WATS CLASSIFIED
      12 words
Page thumbnail Page 13
  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 13 Advertisements Column 1
      148 13 Be The First To Know LianheWanbao Shin Min Daily News Soccer The Straits Times World ews V r r vn The Straits Times Singapore News The Business Times News The New Paper Soccer Lianne .Zaobao ews Neils SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR SPECIAL PRIVILEGES!* MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION RATE FROM ONLY $4.28' For billing
      148 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 13 Advertisements Column 2
      29 13 January/February issue out now! Available at all petrol stations (except Caltex) and all major bookstores To subscribe ($30 for six issues delivered to your office or home), please call6388-3838
      29 words
Page thumbnail Page 14
Page thumbnail Page 15
  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 15 Advertisements Column 1
      456 15 A message from Kim Eng Corporate Finance Pte. Ltd. for and on behalf of Fine Ally Group Limited (the “Offeror”) to all Shareholders of China Angel Food Limited DELISTING OF CHINA ANGEL FOOD LIMITED APPROVED AND EXIT OFFER DECLARED UNCONDITIONAL There will be NO revision of the Exit Offer Price
      456 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 15 Advertisements Column 2
      195 15 NUS Master of Science in Financjal \\vfrv V T Manage your career risk by upgrading your skills and standing out from the crowd. The world of finance has stepped back from the precipice. There are lessons everybody should have learned. Risks need to be understood in a broader context before
      195 words
Page thumbnail Page 16
  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 16 Advertisements Column 1
      148 16 whats your concern technology innovation? sustaining development? infrastructure upgrading? t I CPAS PRE-BUDGET 2011 ROUNDTABLE Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore (ICPAS) Pre-Budget 2011 Roundtable is the Institute's feedback platform to round up key insights from top business minds for Budget 2011. Ahead of Singapore Budget 2011 Debate, ICPAS
      148 words
Page thumbnail Page 17
  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 17 Advertisements Column 1
      91 17 SHARElNVESTOR.com The Pulse Of Trading You know the market is bullish. But youdon’tknowwhichstocktobuy. Every single heart beat is like an opportunity lost. That’s okay. With ShareInvestor’s investment management tools, you are equipped with the knowledge to invest. Through a range of streaming financial data, interactive charting tools and comprehensive investment
      91 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 17 Advertisements Column 2
      151 17 I HSR X X c. The #1 Real Estate Company HSR Global Limited 11 s 1 TL .V FROM HSR WITH LOVE AND APPRECIATION To Our Valued Customers, HSR Staff, Marketing Agents, Co-Broke Agents, Business Associates, Shareholders, plus the Investing Community and all our Professionals. You made the difference in
      151 words
Page thumbnail Page 18
  • MONEY.
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Apartments at Capitol site to be priced lower
      494 18  -  Luxury units at iconic site to go for at least $2,500 psf BY ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg NEW high-end apartments to be built on the Capitol site have been priced lower than originally planned due to the recent round of property
      PHOTO: PERENNIAL REAL ESTATE  -  494 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE
      110 18 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L ‘Window dressing’ is not tolerated: MAS MOST COMMENTED ON L Home sales: Volume to fall, not prices. Says silent_citizen: “This will mean the developers will be holding on to inventories with interest payments. Unless they can hold
      110 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Developer rejects criticism of design
      177 18  -  ESTHER TEO PERENNIAL Real Estate chief executive Pua Seck Guan has rejected criticism that the Capitol site’s architectural design is a bit lacklustre. When impressions of it were unveiled in October, some industry players commented that the design had been more “okay” than “wow”. Mr
      177 words
    • money.markets
      • Article
        Lock icon ST Index inches up in muted trading
        512 13  -  Market volumes low owing to upcoming holiday, cautious mood BULLS AND BEARS BY JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg THERE was no great appetite for shares yesterday, but at least the market stabilised after Monday’s steep fall. The unrest in Egypt and concerns that oil transport
        512 words
      • COMPANY BRIEFS
        • Article
          Lock icon New listings’ value up
          117 13 THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced yesterday that it recorded a huge jump in the value of its new listings and bond offerings last year. It saw 39 initial public offerings for the mainboard and Catalist, raising a total of $11 billion. The newcomers had a combined
          117 words
        • Article
          Lock icon MAS warns firm
          100 13 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has warned concrete production and supply firm China Yongsheng about failing to disclose material information as required by the Singapore Exchange (SGX). The information concerned the firm’s purchase of land in Suzhou, China, for 1.9 billion yuan (S$367 million) for which
          100 words
        • Article
          Lock icon Sats’ Q3 profit falls 4%
          144 13 AIRPORT service firm Sats has reported a 4.1 per cent fall in net profit to $51.2 million for the third quarter ended Dec 31 last year. This was despite a 1.5 per cent rise in operating revenue to $440.9 million in the period, primarily due
          144 words
      • MARKET SUMMARY
        • Article, Illustration
          Lock icon SINGAPORE
          99 13 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.05 billion shares worth $1.32 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 251 Losers: 188 Unchanged: 799 FTSE ST INDEXES Mid Cap Small Cap All Share Fledgling China China Top Oil and gas Points Change Points Change Points Change Basic materials 6.46 799.17 Utilities 3.34 4.95 592.18 2.38 789.68
          99 words
        • Article
          Lock icon REGIONAL
          214 13 Tokyo Nikkei 225 Yesterday’s close: 10,274.50 (+36.58) Japanese shares edged up 0.4 per cent, with oil-related shares up on unrest in Egypt and on upbeat earnings from Honda Motor. Kuala Lumpur KLCI Monday’s close: 1,519.94 (-1.95) Malaysian shares recovered some of their losses in eleventh hour buying, but still
          214 words
      • SINGAPORE STOCKS
        • Article
          Lock icon Top Movers (Stocks)
          444 13 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: FEB 1,2011 Top Rises Feb 1 CENTS IS S&P500 ***** 203.0 1.2 DBXT E50 10US$ 4437 144.3 2.6 DBXT MSAsExJp 10US$ 3334 54.9 1.3 GLD 10US$ ***** 46.0 0.3 JMH 4694 40.9 0.7
          444 words
        • Article
          Lock icon Top Movers (Warrants)
          396 13 Top Rises Feb 1 CENTS ManhattanRes W*****9 58 4.0 7.4 KepCorp BNPeCW*****2 58 3.0 5.5 StraitsAMBLeCW*****3 18.5 3.0 19.4 GoldenAgr eW*****3 19.5 2.0 11.4 StraitsABNPeCW*****2 24.5 2.0 8.9 StraitsAMBLeCW*****3 15.5 2.0 14.8 NobleGrpMBLeCW*****3 17 1.5 9.7 BukitSem W*****8 244 1.0 0.4 CoscoCorMBLeCW*****3 12.5 1.0 8.7 IndoAgriMBLeCW*****1 5
          396 words
        • Article
          Lock icon Top 15 Actives
          179 13 By Volume CENTS Vol NexGenSCom W*****2 3 0.5 20.0 70,309,000 Golden Agri 72 1.5 2.1 65,383.000 Genting SR 205 3.0 1.5 41.980.000 NexGenSCom 5.5 -0.5 -8.3 35.858.000 JES 36 1.5 4.3 29.257.000 Mapletreelnd 108 1.0 0.9 25.762.000 ChmaGaoxian 30 -1.5 -4.8 22.474.000 GMG Global 30.5 0.5 1.7
          179 words
        • Article
          Lock icon Currencies
          98 13 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Feb ***** Selling Buying Aust dollar 1.318 1.244 Can dollar 1.305 1.255 Euro 1.788 1.72 Sterling pound 2.093 2.013 NZ dollar 1.016 0.968 US dollar 1.298 1.249 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Chi renminbi 20.11
          98 words
        • Article
          Lock icon Straits Times Index Stocks
          402 13 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 192 +5 4643 192 187 0.5 9.6 7457.3 425 346 5606 CapitaLand 356 -4 ***** 363 355 2.9 13.6 *****.6 216
          402 words
        • Article
          Lock icon FTSE ST Mid-Cap Index Stocks
          657 13 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 unch 872 163 160 3 23.3 1124.5 132 99 5600 Allgreen 109 unch 1960 110 108 3.7 10
          657 words
    • money.companies
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon More firms expect good business in 2011: Poll
        557 14  -  BY JONATHAN KWOK BUSINESS sentiment continues to strengthen with an increasing number of bosses expecting a good year ahead, according to a survey out yesterday. The poll found that 69 per cent of businesses expect to be profitable this year well up
        Source: SBF National Business Survey; ST GRAPHICS  -  557 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Forestry firm ordered to pay $25m debt
        572 14  -  United Fiber System has 21 days to pay up after court rejects arguments BY K C VIJAYAN vijayan@sph.com.sg THE High Court has knocked back a bid by forestry firm United Fiber System (UFS) to stave off a demand by a Chi-na-based conglomerate for
        572 words
    • money.sme spotlight
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Health is wealth for Kenko boss
        1127 15  -  Jimi Tan’s hard work and vision help spa chain grow, with over 40 outlets in 4 countries BY CHERYL LIM cherlim@sph.com.sg AFTER much part-time work and a series of dead-end jobs, who would have guessed that entrepreneur Jimi Tan, 52, would find success right
        ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN  -  1,127 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Asia may need further rate hikes: IMF head
      558 16  -  Govt action will help as economies still face risk of overheating, he says BY ROBIN CHAN chanckr@sph.com.sg ASIAN economies are at risk of overheating, with rising prices threatening to derail the strong recovery, said the managing director of the International Monetary Fund
      ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN  -  558 words
    • Article
      Lock icon IMF got it wrong in Indonesia, says its chief
      459 16  -  ROBIN CHAN THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) got it wrong in Indonesia during the Asian financial crisis, said its chief, Mr Dominique Strauss-Kahn, yesterday. But he told a dialogue at the Monetary Authority of Singapore that the organisation has learnt from
      459 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Manufacturing sees dip in growth rate
      369 16  -  BY DHEVARAJAN DEVADAS THE manufacturing sector kept expanding last month but at a slower rate due to a dip in export orders, according to a widely watched industrial indicator. The purchasing managers’ index (PMI), which points to factory orders in upcoming months, was at
      369 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Global production costs increase
      327 16 REUTERS LONDON/BEIJING: Costs for manufacturers around the globe jumped last month as firms ramped up production, surveys showed yesterday, the latest evidence of growing global inflation. The US manufacturing sector expanded last month at the fastest pace in seven years, and prices paid jumped more than
      REUTERS; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG  -  327 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon New head for Redas
      270 17  -  CapitaLand Residential chief Wong Heang Fine takes over from Simon Cheong BY CHERYL LIM cherlim@sph.com.sg CAPITALAND Residential chief executive Wong Heang Fine is the new president of the Real Estate Developers’ Association of Singapore (Redas). The 52-year-old took over from SC Global Developments chairman and chief
      270 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon 88 units sold at Bedok preview
      363 17  -  BY ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER THE preview of Waterfront Isle in Bedok Reservoir Road has found buyers for 88 units, despite talk that last month’s cooling measures might dampen enthusiasm. Prices at the preview, which started last Friday with 132 units up for grabs,
      PHOTO: FAR EAST ORGANIZATION  -  363 words
  • Page 18 Advertisements
Page thumbnail Page 1
  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 1 Advertisements Column 1
      106 1 United colours ‘That’s disgusting!’ Jack Neo says What irks Taiwanbased singer Anthony Neely? C2 NY band Blonde Redhead proud of cultural mix Let him move C3 C5 If there is one thing Chinese New Year movies have in common, it is a feel-good vibe. BOON CHAN rates the five titles
      106 words
Page thumbnail Page 2
  • Life!
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Gamble’s just wild about animals
      633 2  -  Luke Gamble travels the world saving animals and sharing his expertise in a new documentary yip wai yee yipwy@sph.com.sg It would not be unreasonable to think that a well-known veterinarian like Luke Gamble might be vegetarian, especially since he has also founded an international animal
      PHOTO: ANIMAL PLANET  -  633 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Focus on my music, not my looks: Neely
      497 2  -  jocelyn lee Singer Anthony Neely, 24, born in California to an American father and Taiwanese mother. After graduating from the University of California, San Diego, with a double degree in psychology and theatre studies, he went to Taiwan to break into show
      PHOTO: HIM MUSIC  -  497 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Met museum exhibits Forbidden City treasures
      426 2 Reuters New York Objects and artwork from the Forbidden City’s hidden inner sanctum, a sealed-off compound built in high luxury for the Chinese emperor’s retirement, was unveiled yesterday. The Emperor’s Private Paradise: Treasures From The Forbidden City opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
      Reuters; PHOTOS: AGENCE FRANCE–PRESSE  -  426 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Beyond the pale
      587 3  -  Indie-rock trio Blonde Redhead say being outsiders helps them create their own identity eddino abdul hadi music reporter dinohadi@sph.com.sg New York indie-rock trio Blonde Redhead never feel like they fit in anywhere. “We have always been outsiders in the United States and we’ve always been outsiders in
      PHOTO: ESPLANADE  -  587 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Villagers lift the gloom
      450 3  -  reviewconcert VILLAGERS LIVE! Esplanade Recital Studio/Monday dave chua “I’ve got to write happier songs,” Conor J. O’Brien, the central member of Irish indie-folk band Villagers, said midway through their set. The boyish, clean-shav-en O’Brien was probably only half-joking, as his songs, while seemingly steeped in gloom,
      PHOTO: STEPHEN LEE  -  450 words
    • life!.movies
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Cliched instalment
        178 4 ALL’S WELL END’S WELL 2011 (PG) 102 minutes/Opens today/ Cast: Donnie Yen, Carina Lau, Louis Koo, Cecilia Cheung, Raymond Wong What you need to know: Koo plays make-up artist Sammy, who gets roped in to run a cosmetics company that Ken (Wong) buys for his girlfriend. In turn,
        PHOTO: CLOVER FILMS  -  178 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Feel-good festive fare
        449 4  -  Many of this year’s films stick with the formula of star-studded cast and family-friendly vibe boon chan media correspondent The Chinese New Year would not be the same without pineapple tarts, bak kwa, red packets and, of course, he sui pian, or Chinese New Year films. Life!
        449 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Sluggish superhero new year
        198 4 bchan@sph.com.sg MR AND MRS INCREDIBLE (PG) 100 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ Cast: Sandra Ng, Louis Koo What you need to know: Superheroes Aroma Woman (Ng) and Gazer Warrior (Koo) have retired from fighting crime and settled down to an ordi- nary life in the idyllic Rainbow Village. When
        PHOTO: GOLDEN VILLAGE PICTURES  -  198 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Wholesome without being preachy
        208 4 I LOVE HONG KONG (PG) 102 minutes/Opens today/ Cast: Tony Leung Ka Fai, Sandra Ng, Eric Tsang, Anita Yuen, Aarif Lee What you need to know: Shun (Leung) returns to the cramped living quarters of the housing estate he grew up in after he goes bankrupt.
        PHOTO: SHAW  -  208 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Standout horror film
        213 4  -  Dave Chua TRIANGLE (NC16) 99 Minutes/Opens tomorrow/ Cast: Melissa George, Joshua McIvor, Jack Taylor What you need to know: Jess (George) and a group of friends take a leisure trip on a yacht, which capsizes when a huge storm strikes. They board an abandoned cruise ship and
        PHOTO: CATHAYKERIS FILMS  -  213 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Neo finds his way home
        621 5  -  rachael boon Coming back into the spotlight is tough, it seems, for veteran entertainer Jack Neo. The actor-director has been keeping a low profile since news of his affair with 22-year-old Wendy Chong broke in March last year and caused a media sensation. But with
        PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO  -  621 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Family reunion
        248 5 HOMECOMING (PG) 96 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ Cast: Mark Lee, Jack Neo, A-niu, Jacelyn Tay, Huang Wenhong, Rebecca Lim What you need to know: It is Chinese New Year’s eve and there is a crisis in Chef Daniel’s (Lee) kitchen. His manager (Tay) has to scramble for last-minute help after
        PHOTO: GOLDEN VILLAGE PICTURES  -  248 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Serious sequel
        195 5 IF YOU ARE THE ONE II (PG) 123 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ Cast: Ge You, Shu Qi, Sun Honglei, Yao Chen What you need to know: The beautiful Xiaoxiao (Shu) and the wise-cracking, bald-headed Qin Fen (Ge) dated in the first movie and things get more serious in the sequel.
        PHOTO: CATHAY-KERIS FILMS  -  195 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Lost world
        198 5 IT’S A GREAT GREAT WORLD (PG) 91 minutes/Showing in cinemas/ Cast: Chew Chor Meng, Yvonne Lim, Henry Thia, Joanne Peh, Zhang Zhenhuan, Xiang Yun, Huang Wenyong, Kym Ng What you need to know: The loves and lives of the denizens of Great World Amusement Park are told in
        PHOTO: GOLDEN VILLAGE PICTURES  -  198 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Cougar romance
        235 5  -  andy chen THE REBOUND (NC16) 95 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ Cast: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Justin Bartha What you need to know: It is old, coming more than one year after its release in the United States, and only one of its two leads is a known name the 42-year-old Catherine Zeta-Jones.
        PHOTO: INNOFORM MEDIA  -  235 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Go ahead quote me
      100 6 ‘I get carded every single time I walk into anything resembling a bar’ Glee actor Cory Monteith (right), 28, on the downside of playing a teen on television ‘A lot of us thought of him as the pizza delivery guy of change, where we would sit
      100 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Man with the golden musical touch
      1059 6 The music of composer John Barry, who died on Sunday at age 77, was as much a part of Bond films as the gadgetry Obituary New York Times New York John Barry’s bold, jazzy scores for From Russia With Love, Goldfinger and nine other
      New York Times; PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS  -  1,059 words
    • life!.buzz
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Berry quits film to fight custody
        342 10 Los Angeles Halle Berry has pulled out of a film to prepare for a custody fight over her young daughter. Her spokesman said the actress quit a role in the romantic comedy New Year’s Eve that was scheduled to shoot in New York this
        PHOTO: XINHUA; PHOTO: REUTERS  -  342 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Gervais invited to host Globes
        266 10 London British funnyman Ricky Gervais (right) has been asked to return as host of the Golden Globes next year, despite the furore surrounding his acerbic style at the show, say British reports. In Heat Magazine this week, he wrote: “The ratings went up again, and
        266 words
      • buzzing
        • Article, Illustration
          Lock icon KILLER REMAKE IN ENGLISH, 3-D
          69 10 John Woo (right) is remaking his 1989 film The Killer in English, and in 3-D. South Korea’s John H. Lee (71: Into The Fire) will direct and Jung Woo Sung (Reign Of Assassins) will star. Woo, who is producing the film, says the remake is
          69 words
        • Article
          Lock icon LONGORIA’S DIVORCE FINALISED
          34 10 Eva Longoria and basketball player Tony Parker have finalised their divorce, her representative said on Monday. They ended their three-year marriage amid revelations that he had been text messaging another woman.
          34 words
        • Article
          Lock icon SWITCHFOOT GIG IN APRIL
          36 10 American alternative rock band Switchfoot will perform on April 28 at Suntec City Rock Auditorium. Public sales of tickets at $58, $78 and $98 go on sale at Sistic from Feb 9.
          36 words
        • Article
          Lock icon NEW ANGRY BIRDS GAME COMING
          65 10 Rovio, the company behind the hit mobile-phone game Angry Birds, said it will create a new game, Angry Birds Rio, which is based on Rio, the upcoming bird-themed animated film from 20th Century Fox. The game, to be set in Rio de Janeiro, will feature
          65 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon U2’s Edge in land dispute
        367 10 Agence France-Presse Los Angeles U2 guitarist The Edge (right) is locked in a dispute with Californian authorities over plans to build five new luxury homes near Malibu, with officials claiming they would harm the local environment. The star, whose real name is David Evans, wants
        Agence France-Presse  -  367 words
Page thumbnail Page 3
  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 3 Advertisements Column 1
      120 3 LOREAL PARiS The first 2-in-1 spot corrector that conceals and treats day and night. WHITE P FECT DAY NIGHT SPOT CORRECTOR r 0 iX save ::s \N •o VTtN\^ G u: ROSV *SpoUO««>»' eSSen ©5cm $24.90 NOW VNVjiX U.P S32.90 J < treaty C 0 ncea» n E> 1 Qd-l
      120 words
Page thumbnail Page 4
Page thumbnail Page 5
  • Page 5 Advertisements
  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 5 Miscellaneous Column 1
      94 5 top 10 movies SINGAPORE 1. The Green Hornet 2. (1) Shaolin 3. It’s A Great Great World 4. (2) Hereafter 5. (7) Solomon Kane 6. (3) Burlesque 7. (5) Love And Other Drugs 8. (4) Season Of The Witch 9. (10) Monsters 10. Stan Helsing Information from Cinematograph Film Exhibitors
      94 words
Page thumbnail Page 6
Page thumbnail Page 7
  • Page 7 Advertisements
  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 7 Miscellaneous Column 1
      480 7 Film Garde LEISURE PARK KALLANG (Level 3) All's Well Ends Well 201 1*0 (Eng/chi) sneaks 1.15am Homecoming* 0 (Eng/chi) sneaks 1.10am I Love Hong Kong* 0 (Eng/chi) sneaks 1.00am Mr Mrs Incredible* 0)Some Sexual References (Eng/Chi) sneaks 12.05am It's A Great Great World* 0 (Eng/chi) 12.40pm 2.40pm 4.40pm 6.40pm 8.40pm
      480 words
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 7 Miscellaneous Column 2
      794 7 mi FROM THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF JA dISEXUAL scenes and p| COARSE LANGUAGE T 1 THE MOST FEARED MONSTERS IN CINEMATIC HISTORY HAVE MET THEIR MATCH gglHELSING NOW SHOWING V£*. x FiSOTOMONKANE NOW SHOWING! I NC16IV1QLENC COGS 2 (Lsa® IWawa IJSawa 9 SNEAKS TODAY! EXCLUSIVE a IN-CINEMAS GIVE AWAY Receive
      794 words
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 7 Miscellaneous Column 3
      789 7 1900 912 1234 www.gv.com.sg m.gv.com.sg Late night sessions available at all GV Cinemas! Log on to www.gv.com.sg or check movie listings for details. VIVOCITY TIONG BAHRU PLAZA MARINA SQUARE JURONG POINT YISHUN TAMPINES MALL GRAND GREAT WORLD PLAZA SINGAPURA GVmax THE GREEN HORNET* 11.00am 2.00 4.50 7.40 10.30pm 1.20am THE
      789 words
Page thumbnail Page 8
  • Page 8 Advertisements
  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 8 Miscellaneous Column 1
      1163 8 I v V I NO.l MARTIAL ARTS EPIC ACROSS ASIA! ANDY LAU JACKIE CHAN NICHOLAS TSE FAN BINGBING Mo\ieXclusive.com chunnelnewsasia.com SPECTACULAR” “EXCELLENT” “TOP NOTCH Twitchfilm.com 8Days Cinema Online I “RIGHT BALANCE OF DRAMA, ACTION HUMOUR” Cinema Online r *a BENNY CHAN film »i THE MOTHER OF ALL CHINESE NEW YEAR
      1,163 words
Page thumbnail Page 9
  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 9 Advertisements Column 1
      22 9 THINGS TO DO: To find out what's happening in and around Singapore, go to www.straitstimes.com CALL US: Life!/LifeStyle, tel: 6319-5416 fax: 6319-8276
      22 words
  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 9 Miscellaneous Column 1
      3220 9 life!Ltv starhub tv tlc ch427 AM 6.00 Life’s A Trip With Andrew Anthony/6.30 Feast Bazaar 7.00 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations 8.00 Bizarre Foods With Andrew Zimmern/9.00 Fun Asia 10.00 World’s Greenest Homes 11.00 The Duggars: Raising 16 Children PM 12.00 Take Home Chef 12.30 Glutton For Punishment 1.00 Cake Boss
      3,220 words
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 9 Miscellaneous Column 2
      125 9 The weather Occasionally windy with passing showers in the afternoon. SUNRISE 7.17am MOONRISE 6.25am SUNSET 7.21pm MOONSET 6.44pm AIR QUALITY PSI 19 (Good) 30/24 °C FOR UPDATES AND MORE DETAILS, CALL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES DIVISION, NEA: 6542-7788 OR GO ONLINE TO www.nea.gov.sg/metsin TIDES TODAY FIRST HIGH TIDE 2.9m 10.35am SECOND HIGH
      125 words
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 9 Miscellaneous Column 3
      179 9 Teaching tourists to ‘chope’ tables A new book titled On A Street In Singapore shows tourists and expats local practices such as reserving tables with a tissue packet. Editor’s picks Video on demand 1. R.AGE Bunny girls for the Rabbit Year They are hot, born in the Year of the
      179 words
Page thumbnail Page 10
  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 10 Advertisements Column 1
      78 10 JOIN THE First n FILM J FEST Make a 3-minute film to impress our pane! of judges T woRra$io^™®^ ON mr m OPEN TO FILM-MAKERS AGED 35 UNDER DEADLINE MARCH 6 Go to www.tnp.sg/fff for more details IT’S HERE! 1 LEjRDlrlE... W GET YOUR FREE RADIO 100.3 ARP NOW! Available
      78 words
Page thumbnail Page 1
  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 1 Advertisements Column 1
      42 1 EVERY WEDNESDAY WITH THE STRAITS TIMES MICA (P) 108/11/2010 WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 2, 2011 First look at Sony’s new handheld console Page 3 Get instant prints with compact photo printers DL Business CIOs to get flat IT budgets this year Page 22 Pages
      42 words
Page thumbnail Page 2
  • DL digital life
    • DL SAYS
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Keeping watch over spending and security
        478 2  -  Hellen Tan tanykh @sph. com.sg Chief information officers (CIOs) will be a busy lot this year justifying their IT spending. My fear is that they will become bean counters. I remember that in the 1970s, data processing managers, the predecessors of CIOs, came from
        PHOTO: XINHUA  -  478 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon WHAT FANS SAY
        192 2 About last week’s DL cover story on waterproof music players: Wow, I really liked reading about the reviews on waterproof music players! I am a music junkie and whenever I am travelling on land, I would plug myself in and get high with the beats. to know
        192 words
    • NEWS
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon First look: Sony’s Next Generation Portable
        528 3  -  witnessed the unveiling of Sony’s new handheld video game console in Tokyo JASMINE OSADA osadaj@sph. com.sg Portable video game consoles have come a long way since the 1980s, but Sony’s new PlayStation Portable, called the Next Generation Portable (codenamed NGP), is the one with
        PHOTOS: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT  -  528 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon More ways to have fun wherever you are
        752 4  -  Sony’s new handheld gaming device ups the ante in the gaming battle with Nintendo SONY’S NEXT GENERATION PORTABLE By Jasmine Osada Sony has fired its first salvo in the portable gaming battle with the launch of its Next Generation Portable (NGP) gaming
        PHOTO: JASMINE OSADA  -  752 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Find free e-books from Google
        160 4  -  5-SECOND TIP By Grace Chng Google has scanned thousands of public domain books, including many classic novels, which you can read free of charge.These e-books can be downloaded into your computer, Android smartphone, iPad or iPhone. To find the book you want, visit Google Book
        160 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Record number of new hires for Google
        229 6 Google said last week it will be hiring a record number of new employees this year as it pushes forward with an increasingly diverse product portfolio. In a blog post, Google said that this year, its new hires will exceed its 2007 hiring
        PHOTOS: AFP, REUTERS, AP  -  229 words
      • Article
        Lock icon More privacy tools for browsers
        195 6 Internet browsers Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome are getting tools to help users block advertisers from collecting information about them. These “Do Not Track” tools will be the first in a series of steps designed to guard privacy, reported The Associated Press. It is not
        195 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Free e-mail for SMEs
        134 6 Online retail giant Amazon last week launched a new bulk e-mail service aimed at software developers and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). There is no set-up or minimum fee; it is a pay-as-you-use service. Customers can send up to 2,000 free e-mail messages daily if these
        134 words
      • Article
        Lock icon New video-conferencing R&D centre to be set up
        149 6 The Nanyang Technological University has hooked up with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich and the American University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to set up a $23 million international research centre in Singapore. It will be called the BeingThere
        149 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon More apps for Microsoft and RIM
        219 6  -  Compiled by Grace Chng Mobile software developers remain fixated on Apple and on Google’s Android as the prime targets of their toil, but Microsoft and Research In Motion (RIM) are making inroads as tablet offerings multiply, Reuters has reported. The iPhone, which boasts more
        219 words
    • GAMES
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon DC Universe Online
        583 7  -  By Chong Chee Kin Looks good on the outside but lacks substance on the inside. That pretty much sums up DC Universe Online. The features are appealing enough in this massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) by Sony Online Entertainment. Imagine the prospect of playing alongside and
        PHOTOS: SONY ONLINE  -  583 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Raskulls
        325 8  -  By Oo Gin Lee Think of them as rascals with skulls for heads. But far from being frightening, the Raskulls are cute and often mischievous. There are more than a dozen of them, ranging from wizard, soldier, knight, dragon and even “ridinghood” because of the Raskull’s resemblance to Little
        PHOTOS: MICROSOFT  -  325 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Ilomilo
        314 8  -  By Oo Gin Lee Originally launched for the Windows 7 phone, the puzzle game Ilomilo has made its way into the living room through Xbox Live Arcade. While Raskulls is all about frenetic block bashing, Ilomilo is about slow and deep thinking. You control a pair of cute characters
        PHOTOS: MICROSOFT  -  314 words
    • PRODUCTS
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon First look: Sony Ericsson Xperia arc
        445 9  -  Price and availability to be confirmed exclusive digital life By Sherwin Loh Not known for including the latest Android operating system with the handsets it produces, Sony Ericsson has recently broken its own habit. Its new Xperia arc runs on Android 2.3, or Gingerbread.
        445 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Sennheiser RS 160
        446 9  -  $369 Not cheap but these wireless headphones are superb. SAYS MELVIN SEAH The writer works in the IT industry Audiophiles normally avoid wireless headphones, as the audio quality from these usually cannot match their wired counterparts. The Sennheiser RS 160, however, bucks this trend, thanks in part
        446 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Nikon Coolpix S8 100
        407 10  -  $499, available from major electronics retailers available from major electronics retailers This camera makes taking quality shots in dim settings easy, even for novices. SAYS AARON TAN The writer is an infocomm professional Point-and-shoot cameras usually do not produce good quality photos in dimly lit settings.
        407 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Razer Naga Epic Elite MMO gaming mouse
        395 10  -  $199.90, available at major electronics retailers A dream for MMO gamers, but the steep price and the design for right handers could be downers. SAYS YAP HUI BIN Yap Hui Bin is a freelance writer and avid gamer Designed for massively multiplayer online
        395 words
    • NEW PRODUCTS
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Sony Vaio Y
        82 11 NOTEBOOK $899 At 1.46kg, the Sony Vaio Y is slightly smaller than the average notebook with an 11.6-inch screen. This latest update of Sony’s Vaio Y notebook series is powered by the AMD Dual-Core Processor E-350 and AMD Radeon HD6310 Discrete-Class graphics card. It has an isolation
        82 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon ViewSonic Pro8200 home theatre projector
        109 11 PROJECTOR $2,299 Designed for home theatres, this high-end projector is able to display pictures at up to a resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels. The projector is capable of presenting full high-definition 720p or 1,080i videos. It has several connectivity ports including two HDMI ones
        109 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Philips SHN2600/4600/ 5600 noise-cancelling headphones and earphones
        67 11 HEADPHONES earphones$69 (SHN2600), $79 (SHN4600, far right), $129 (SHN5600, right) Philips’ noise-cancelling headphones and earphones promise to slash unwanted ambient noise by up to 85 per cent. Earphones SHN2600 and SHN4600 come with earbuds in three different sizes, while the SHN5600 headphones have
        67 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Lenovo IdeaPad Y460p and Y560p
        143 11 NOTEBOOK From $1,899 for the Y460p (left) and $1,999 for the Y560p Powered by the latest Intel processors, these entertainment notebooks are designed for performance. Available in different configurations, they can be equipped with the Intel Core i7 processor. The notebooks come with up to
        143 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Epson EB-1700 series projectors
        164 11  -  PROJECTOR By Jasmine Osada From $1,599 With a chassis height of just 4.4cm, Epson’s latest projectors are said to be the world’s slimmest. All four projectors in the EB-1700 series can display a 60-inch image even though the projector is placed only 1.35m away from the
        164 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Razer Ferox ultraportable speakers
        71 12 GAME ACCESSORY $89.90 Gaming accessory firm Razer’s new boombox for gamers boasts omnidirectional sound that immerses you in the action no matter where you sit or stand. The Ferox is light enough to be taken to beach parties to play foot-stomping music. It also plugs into
        71 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon SanDisk Extreme Pro SDHC
        87 12 CAMERA ACCESSORY From $67.90 to $259 (from 8GB to 32GB) With digital SLR cameras offering sophisticated features such as high-resolution continuous burst shooting and high-definition video capture, photographers need memory cards that are fast and spacious enough to capture and store images efficiently. This new card
        87 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Wear levelling
        128 12  -  JARGON BUSTER By Tan Chong Yaw This term which you might have come across at the websites of memory device-makers like SanDisk, Kingston and Transcend describes a technique used to prolong the lives of SD cards, USB flash drives and solid state drives. The memory in these devices
        128 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Wood, cork (above) and skateboard grip tape iPhone 4 back cover decals
        169 12  -  From US$5 (S$6.40), from http://rflaserworks.com THIS CAUGHT OUR EYE By Jasmine Osada If you are looking for an iPhone case that stands out from those made of synthetic leather or silicone, these laser-cut decals could be for you.
        169 words
      • VIDEO APPS
        • Article, Illustration
          Lock icon 8mm Vintage Camera
          125 12 US$1.99 (S$2.55), from the Apple App Store Apps like Instagram and Hipstamatic have made retro photographs fashionable. Now comes a wave of apps like the 8mm Vintage Camera that does the same for video. Use this app to shoot your home movies and your footage will instantly
          125 words
        • Article, Illustration
          Lock icon Precorder: Pre-recording Video Camera
          127 12 US$0.99, from the Apple App Store The great thing about shooting video is that you can capture moments for posterity. The bad thing about video is that sometimes, that moment passes into posterity before you can hit the record button. Sure, you could keep the video
          127 words
        • Article
          Lock icon Movie Stiller
          66 12 US$2.99, from the Apple App Store Most people do not carry tripods with them everywhere they go and so, camera shake is inevitable when you shoot videos with your iPhone. This is where this app comes in. This app will import up to 10 minutes of video and
          66 words
        • Article
          Lock icon Videocam Illusion
          67 12  -  By www.imerlion.com Jimmy Yap who blogs about the iPhone at www.imerlion.com Free, from the Android Market This is possibly the first Android app that allows you to record videos with effects added in real-time. You can combine different filters and effects to create interesting movies. It is still
          67 words
    • COVER STORY
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Instant photos
        556 13  -  Get your photos printed wherever you are with a portable and affordable printer Tan Chong Yaw cytan@sph. com. sg On-the-spot photos. This is what compact photo printers offer and they could be perfect to have around during Chinese New Year. After snapping that photo of three generations gathering
        ST PHOTO: MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN  -  556 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Canon Selphy CP800
        437 14/15 $199 This device the latest addition to Canon’s popular Selphy range of portable photo printers is purely a printer, unlike the other two in this group which are also digital photo frames. No surprise that it is the smallest and lightest of the lot, although it is
        437 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Epson PictureMate PM310
        384 14/15 Epson $298 This is the biggest among the three as it includes a 7-inch digital photo frame. It uses a bigger but faster one-pass inkjet printing mechanism, instead of the smaller four-pass engines used by the other two. Perhaps the bulk explains why it is the only
        384 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Sony DPP-F800W
        328 14/15  -  $299 By Tan Chong Yaw Viewed from the front, you would think that this printer is just a digital photo frame. Even from the side, the printer bits are well concealed. It is also designed to stand vertically and can be placed both vertically and horizontally. A sensor
        328 words
      • Article
        Lock icon Three other ways to share your photos
        757 14/15  -  By Tan Chong Yaw Printing out hard copies of photos may seem passe for those who keep most of their photos as digital files in their laptops or with online photo services such as Flickr. For these digital natives, there are other ways
        757 words
    • FEATURES
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Good time to buy a camera
        821 16  -  Prices of interchangeable lens cameras will fall by 15 per cent, while prices of compact cameras will slide 5 per cent, reports TAN CHONG YAW cytan@sph. com. sg Consumers looking for a new camera can expect cheaper buys in the coming months. Sales of
        821 words
      • Article
        Lock icon BSI CHIPS RISING
        111 16 In the compact camera space, backside illumination (BSI) CMOS sensors hold promise as they offer greater sensitivity in low-light scenes. I DC research manager Christopher Chute sees more models with BSI chips as they also bring full-HD 1,080p movie capability to compacts. While Nikon general manager Jeffrey
        111 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Digital music has failed
        1153 17  -  Record companies can no longer count on music downloads to prop up plunging sales because of piracy. reports ERIC PFANNER The New York Times After another year of plunging music sales, record company executives are starting to contemplate the unthinkable: The digital music business, held out
        The New York Times; PHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO  -  1,153 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Happy? Sad? Your laptop knows
        622 18  -  Gadgets can soon cater for your mood like postponing alerts when you are frantically at work, says CLIVE THOMPSON Featurewell.com Ms Beverly Woolf is a computer science expert who studies “intelligent tutoring” artificial-intelligence teaching software that automatically adapts its lesson to how quickly a student
        622 words
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon HELP DESK
      795 19  -  Answers by Chester Chen a recognised Microsoft Valuable Professional specialising in the Windows desktop experience Want to know what’s wrong with your PC? E-mail us at stdled@sph.com.sg Error when starting computer When I start my computer, I always get an error: “Application has failed to start because rtl120.bpl
      795 words
    • DL BUSINESS digital life
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Penny-pinching on IT budget for 2011
        824 22/23  -  Chief information officers in the region have been told by their multinational firms to be careful with IT spending. HELLEN TAN reports HELLEN TAN tankh@sph.com. sg Asia-Pacific chief information officers (CIOs) have been told to be prudent on their IT spending this year due
        PHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO  -  824 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Car that can decide if driver is drunk
        722 22/23 An alcohol-detection prototype that uses automatic sensors to instantly gauge a driver’s fitness to be on the road has the potential to save thousands of lives, but it could be as long as a decade away from everyday use in cars, federal
        PHOTO: AP  -  722 words
      • Article
        Lock icon US agency seeks to dismiss challenges to Internet rules
        285 22/23 Reuters The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the United States filed to dismiss challenges to its new Internet traffic rules, an agency official said. A senior FCC official said last Friday that the agency filed several motions with the US Court
        Reuters  -  285 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon TECH BITES
        458 20  -  By Hellen Tan Q Tell us more about Avaya’s Flare user interface and Aura, the Internet protocol communications platform. A Avaya is increasingly becoming a software company. We still make phones, devices and servers but a lot of what we are doing now, particularly in the video arena,
        ST PHOTO: TERENCE TAN  -  458 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Salesforce.com launches social network for business
        301 20  -  There is Facebook for ordinary folks. And now, there is Chatter.com for businesses. reports HELLEN TAN tanykh @sph. com.sg United States-based cloud computing service vendor Salesforce.com has launched a new social media network application for businesses with a look-and-feel similar to Facebook. Called Chatter.com,
        PHOTO: COURTESY OF SALESFORCE.COM  -  301 words
      • Article, Illustration
        Lock icon Video editing on your mobile phone
        635 21  -  New toolkit by Singapore firm Muvee trims video clips faster than a notebook PC. GRACE CHNG reports in San Francisco GRACE CHNG chngkeg@sph. com.sg It sounds impossible but editing video clips on your mobile phone can be faster than doing so on a far
        PHOTO: MUVEE  -  635 words
      • Article
        Lock icon WikiLeaks spin-off group launches new site
        339 21 Reuters A group led by the former deputy of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange launched a new website to aid whistleblowers on the sidelines of the Davos meeting of the global business elite last Friday. Mr Daniel Domscheit-Berg, who was Mr Assange’s former No. 2
        Reuters  -  339 words
  • Page 2 Advertisements
Page thumbnail Page 3
  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 3 Advertisements Column 1
      89 3 Micros Arc ouch A Touch of Revolution mouse A revolutionary mouse design, powered by the acclaimed Blue!rack sensor that tracks better than laser or optical mice. Bend the Arc Touch to fit your hand in comfort. Slide your finger along the touch strip and zip through any document with absolute
      89 words
Page thumbnail Page 4
  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 4 Miscellaneous Column 1
      31 4 TECH TOONS You got me a tablet for my birthday? Thank you, Dad, thank you! Wow! What is it? An iPad? A Xoom? A PlayBook? A tablet... of aspirin. WHAT WHAT
      31 words
Page thumbnail Page 5
  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 5 Advertisements Column 1
      23 5 Note: Original receipts are required when collecting your prize. Please visit ea.com.sg/hardcorehits11 for the Official Rules. FEBRUARY 2, 2011 THE STRAITS TIMES DL
      23 words
Page thumbnail Page 6
Page thumbnail Page 7
Page thumbnail Page 8
Page thumbnail Page 9
Page thumbnail Page 10
Page thumbnail Page 11
Page thumbnail Page 12
Page thumbnail Page 13
Page thumbnail Page 14/15
Page thumbnail Page 16
Page thumbnail Page 17
Page thumbnail Page 18
Page thumbnail Page 19
  • Page 19 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Lock icon Page 19 Miscellaneous Column 1
      89 19 Top searches of the week (Jan 25 31) Google 1 Jae O-Level graduates who did not receive their ideal tertiary institution posting have been submitting their appeal applications to the Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Appeal 2011 online portal since Jan 26. 2 Egypt Egyptian protesters stormed the streets and demanded
      89 words
Page thumbnail Page 20
Page thumbnail Page 21
Page thumbnail Page 22/23
Page thumbnail Page 23
  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 23 Advertisements Column 1
      82 23 m XBOX 360 A7AtfCr THANK YOU SINGAPORE for making XBOX 360 #T GAMING CONSOLE Source: GfK Retail Audit, October to December 2010 -i-Come I Together TrKinect O X60X36Q Limited stocks only Introducing Xbox 360 250GB console with Kinect at $649 <INE Video chat on your TV with Video Kinect* Transform
      82 words
Page thumbnail Page 1
  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 1 Advertisements Column 1
      1100 1 BEATS LASSIFIE BUY IT* SELL IT* FIND IT Sail or fly away to see the world: Packaged tours that'll take you to different corners of the world CLASS 581 Three- to eight-night Southeast Asia cruise packages V 16 hi. What s your dream holiday? Glean tips on planning a seamless
      1,100 words
Page thumbnail Page 2
  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 2 Advertisements Column 1
      3133 2 Buy It Sell It Find It 1800-289-9988 Fax:6319-8228 E-mail cats@sph.com.sg WATS BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND IT Contact Us! Mondays to Fridays 8.30am to 6.30pm Deadlines Hotline: 5pm for next day's publication 6pm Friday for Sunday's publication 6.30pm Friday for Monday's publication E-mail/ Online/ Fax Ft SMS: 2pm for next day's publication*
      3,133 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 2 Advertisements Column 2
      23 2 WATER LEAKING? ROOFWERKZ *****044 (24hrs). Re-Roofing, Awning, Coating, Waterproofing, Reinsulation, Gutter, Painting DARWIN INTERIOR 20% Off Packages Attractive Free Gifts. Call *****558, *****558
      23 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 2 Advertisements Column 3
      30 2 CLASSIC IDEAS: CHEAPEST Renovation Packages with free gifts. Renovate Now Pay Later Scheme. Tel: *****511 CHEW INTERIOR DESIGN Wishes All Clients Prosperous Lunar New Year. Biz resumes on 8 Feb
      30 words
Page thumbnail Page 3
  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 3 Advertisements Column 1
      1936 3 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES SUZUKI FOR SALE LUXURY CARS VEHICLES FOR HIRE THE #1 REAL ESTATE COMPANY www.hsr.com.sg Because You Want To Earn Top 1 st Only Personalized. On-the-Job Coaching Alastair Tong Senior Manager, Brokerage SBU HSR International Realtors Pte
      1,936 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 3 Advertisements Column 2
      168 3 09 MASERATI GRANTURISMO S, Grigio Touring (Silver) Black. Good cond. *****119 BOON LAY MRT 6898 0777 TAMPINES MRT 6741 8888 LOWER DELTA 6738 7777 T. BAHRU MRT 6232 8888 www.bkw.sg CHINESE NEW YEAR Car Rental Special Package Affordable rate! Delivery Available 9862-1111 www.k-carsrental.com.sg BAN HONG LEE double-cab pick up from
      168 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 3 Advertisements Column 3
      374 3 LIAN AIK: TWIN Cabin/ pickups/ vans/ 10ft, 14ft lorries/ canopy. Tel *****080 363 Joo Chiat Rd CHINESE NEW YEAR booking! Kembangan *****002 Jurong *****002 Robinson Car Rental NEW 13 SEATERS Toyota high roof for CNY all events. *****277. UNIQUE CAR RENTAL offer competitive rates for long/short term rental. Bugis MRT.
      374 words
Page thumbnail Page 4
  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 4 Advertisements Column 1
      359 4 SENTOSA COVE’S FINEST!!! Ocean Dr, unblocked sea view. 7900/ 5900 sqft. 6+1+1 rms Treasure Island 8400/6500 sqft 5+1+1 audio+pool+ berth for boat Cove Way 6+1, 8100/13,900 sqft, pool, berth $neg *****396 CRE ’RARE’ LAKE Golf course view! Bungalow Sentosa Cove land 8000/ builtin 6400sqft 4+family pte pool amidst greenery view.
      359 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 4 Advertisements Column 2
      377 4 TREVOSE 12, F’HOLD Strata Bungalw, plot 8900 sqft, built in 4600 sqft (approx). 4+1+ pool. Immaculate. $8XX psf. neg. Serious sellers 9487-0396 CRE D.11 OFF WHITLEY 10 Brand New Cluster Semi-D/ Bunglw *****750sqft 5+1 rm. F’hold $3.XXM neg. Developer’s Sale. 9188-0911 T. KURAU 2-STOREY terr. Land 1777/ 2400 sqft. 4+1
      377 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 4 Advertisements Column 3
      588 4 D25-28 NORTH D25-28 NORTH CENTRAL HOUSES Pfe CENTRAL HOUSES PTE APTS FOR SALE PTE APTS FOR SALE FOR RENT tUf FOR RENT PREVIEW SOON RIVERSIDE LIVING LRT Doorstep by City Developments Limited Alluring Perfect View Close proximity to Water Sports Hub Aerospace Park 1 2 2+study 3 3+study 4 Penthouse
      588 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 4 Advertisements Column 4
      327 4 SANCTUARY GREEN 3+1 1356 sqft mid flr, tenanted 1/’12. $1100psf The Bayshore. 3+1 1184 sqft, Midflr. Pool facing. $1M. 9781-4280 THE WATERSIDE, F’HOLD. Only 1 high flr, 2411sqft left! Full sea/ bay view. Vacant possession. Will not stay long! Sole Realtor PARKSHORE, F’HOLD. 2325 sqft. Squarish layout. High ceiling. 4bdrms,
      327 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 4 Advertisements Column 5
      308 4 Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Townerville May, Towner, McNair Road Colonial, ethnic-style Conservation Terrace Houses 2, 3 4-bedroom units with balcony, courtyard and garden Beautifully renovated units from 2,162 to 3,524 sq ft Minutes walk to MRT Station amenities Call *****223 www.fareast.com.sg 4-RM HOUGANG BLK 516 ground flr, rare
      308 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 4 Advertisements Column 6
      279 4 HERITAGE CONSERVED SPECIALIST. Emerald near Centrepoint 3+1. Zen Loft. Everton/ KIm Yam amazing 2/ 3/ 4 chic terraces www.isabelredrup.com/ir24.php IR 24/35/51/56/4/12 $6k-$15k. *****055 Strictly No agts SAUNDERS NEAR EMERALD Conserved Courtyd.4500 sq ft. 4+1. Smashing high ceilings!Spacious! www.isabelredrup.com/ir19php $15k. MRT. *****055. No agts GOLDHILL AVE SEMI-D 3+ maid basement. Superb
      279 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 4 Advertisements Column 7
      461 4 D09-10 ORCHARD/ jtl TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS FOR RENT D09-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS FOR RENT D09-10 ORCHARD/ D09-10 ORCHARD/ M TANGLIN/ HOLLAND Elftl TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS FOR RENT f PTE APTS FOR RENT MA. "S(Hly— The^Desired^uldress Orchard Road is a few steps away, with the Tanglin, American
      461 words
Page thumbnail Page 5
  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 5 Advertisements Column 1
      4085 5 TOURS 8^ TOURS TOURS TOURS TOURS TOURS TOURS 8^ TOURS 8^ TOURS 8^ TOURS V! We Build Relationships w THE BEST TIME TO TRAVEL IS NOW! 11 CNY Operating Hours 2 Feb: Open till 1:00 pm 3-4 Feb: Closed for CNY 5-6 Feb: 12:00 noon 4:00pm I ,ri The Travel
      4,085 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 5 Advertisements Column 2
      200 5 A 3D Bangkok (GTBE) 4/5D Bangkok/Pattaya (GTBP/GTBY) 3/4D Phuket/Phi Phi (GTHK/GTHP) 3/4D Chiangmai (GTCE/GTCC) fr $188* fr$358 fr$238 fr$338‘ 3D Ho Chi Minh/Hanoi (GTHC/GTHA) 4/5D South Vietnam (VSVT/VSVD) 4/5D Hanoi/ Halong Bay (VHLB/VHU) fr$31 8* fr$398 fr$548* BDWow Bali+ 1N Free (fids) 0j Choice of ONE Tour FREE! fr$358* 3/4D
      200 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 5 Advertisements Column 3
      49 5 sb SB SB SB ©s s @5 sb sb S n SB SB @5 SI SB SB SB SB @5 SB SB S« SB SB *SB 'SB t WAT3 BUY IT* SELL IT• FIND IT Springboard to higher returns Advertise in CATS Classified for better results. Call *****8 *****.
      49 words
Page thumbnail Page 6
  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 6 Advertisements Column 1
      621 6 Look out on our Post Lunar New Year w <U» O j o J| on from 10:08am 1:08pm 11+7 Discount* for our 26 core packages to China, Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong Macau Pearl River Delta, Thailand in April, May Jun Fix Departure Dates only FOCAL TRAVEL NEWLY TOURS 6536 3633
      621 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 6 Advertisements Column 2
      899 6 BUY IT-SELL IT-FIND IT WATS NOTICES Toll free: 1800-289-8822 Email: notices@sph.com.sg www.cats.com.sg APOLOGY TENDER NOTICE Singapore Turf Club is an ISO 9001:2008 certified organisation that provides high quality, competitive and entertaining horseracing and gaming services to the public. Tender for design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the Interactive Wagering
      899 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 6 Advertisements Column 3
      585 6 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE CWU O.S. No. 11 of 2011/Y In the Matter of the Companies Act (Cap. 50) And In the Matter of TING SHEAN ENGINEERING PTE LTD (RC No. *****4944M) Between THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED (RC No. S16FC0010A) Plaintiffs And
      585 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 6 Advertisements Column 4
      1229 6 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Originating Summons No.4 of 2011/R In the Matter of Section 210 of the Companies Act (Cap 50) And In the Matter of AIR MANDALAY HOLDINGS PTE LTD (RC No. *****4888H) NOTICE OF CREDITORS’ MEETING TO CONSIDER PROPOSED SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT NOTICE
      1,229 words
Page thumbnail Page 7
  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 7 Advertisements Column 1
      1236 7 WATS RECRUIT +)<{),"+\{!/]<`!-<;>^{']|&!"&=; TRADING EXECUTIVE Experienced in commodities trading like Iron-Ore, Coal, rice, fertilizer manganese. Three positions open: More than 5 years experience 3-5 years experience 1-2 years experience OPERATIONS MANGER More than 10 years experience in LC’s, documentation accounts Interested applicants pls send resume to: resume@srrecruits.com Interview Date: 7th-9th
      1,236 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 7 Advertisements Column 2
      172 7 NEEDS 3 CLASS 3 DRIVERS with vocational license for driving excursion bus .Able to speak good English bilingual .Preferably stay central/ East area .Able to work immediately .S’porean PR welcome Call 9123 2247 or Email krishbusservices@ yahoo.com.sg PERSONAL DRIVER FOR MD. Honest, hygienic, healthy nonsmoker. Well versed in roads able
      172 words
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 7 Advertisements Column 3
      82 7 A company seeks 1) Body/ Paint/ Insurance Supervisor 2) Technicians x 6 3) Car washer 4) Cleaner Preferably experienced Positive working attitude Able to work 5½ days Bilingual Interested Applicants, Please send resume to:munhrs@gmail.com CAR WASHER NEEDED Paya Lebar, Guillemard, Siglap, East Coast. $335 in 5days. *****926 CARWASHER JURONG W,
      82 words
Page thumbnail Page 8
  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon Be your own boss
    847 8  -  Find out if you are up to the tasks of entrepreneurship Article by Pamela Wigglesworth REGARDLESS of the reasons why people venture into their own business, it is important that they fully understand the challenges that lie ahead once they become entrepreneurs. What is an entrepreneur?
    847 words
  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Lock icon Page 8 Advertisements Column 1
      185 8 m WATS BUY IT SELL IT FIND IT RECRUIT Executive Appointments: toll free 1800-289-8822 Classified Jobs: 1800-289-9988 www.st701.co u I MS A r* I m S‘- -r sr <* 0 cocnomin 1 uim ui\i i in iu imoncctot e (flit UJJIUUL TOC IUC I II-I IIU uz nn t n
      185 words