The Straits Times, 7 February 2011, Afternoon Edition

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      Lock icon iPhone apps tap on faith
      42 1 Faith-based smartphone applications or “apps” have emerged as the latest worship tools for people on the go. The apps have won new converts, but some wonder if they will dilute the religious experience. L HOME PAGE B3
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      Lock icon Border clashes resume
      50 1 FIGHTING between Cambodian and Thai soldiers erupted again yesterday for the third day along a disputed border near an 11th century temple, shattering a shaky cease-fire. The renewed clashes came despite reassurances by both sides earlier that they were working to defuse tensions. L WORLD PAGE A10
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      Lock icon Food prices to stay high
      64 1 AS GLOBAL food prices continue to spike, experts have warned that the surge is here to stay for a lot longer. They say while there is a resemblance to the sharp spike in food and oil prices in 2007-2008, the current trend is not likely
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      Lock icon Home office units get hot
      47 1 MORE people are keen on buying residential units that can also double up as home offices. Analysts say one reason could be a lifestyle choice. Another factor is some investors believe Soho units can offer handsome capital gains. L MONEY PAGE B14
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      Lock icon Grief turns to resolve
      53 1 RISING national star Shahdan Sulaiman found out of his mother’s death while training, but that has only strengthened his resolve to succeed as a professional footballer. “It was what my mum would have wanted me to do,” the Tampines Rovers midfielder told The Straits Times. L
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    Lock icon Egypt govt, opposition agree to pursue reform
    945 1 But no mention yet of any plans for President Mubarak to step down CAIRO: The first hint of a breakthrough in the crisis gripping Egypt appeared yesterday, nearly two weeks since huge street protests began for the ousting of long-time President Hosni Mubarak.
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    Lock icon Non-grad parents, but they made it to top schools
    928 1  -  BY RACHEL CHANG rchang@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Cai Haoxiang THE first glimpse 12-year-olds get of their secondary schools, their homes for the next four years, is on Reporting Day every December. What Isdiyanah Dulkifli, now 15, saw then were big, shiny
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      130 1 Get me out! Unbeaten run over Overstayers, illegals hide anywhere to get out of S’pore Investigating taboos Writer Isa Kamari tackles hot-button issues of race and identity PRIME, PAGE A4 Basement team Wolves trump Man U SPORT, PAGE B6 LIFE! PAGE C4 BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS:
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    Lock icon Change in Egypt will take time: George Yeo
    726 1  -  BY CHONG ZI LIANG THE political transition in Egypt should be carefully done so that it will not adversely affect the lives of ordinary people, Foreign Minister George Yeo said yesterday. Such a transition is also likely to be complicated and will
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    Lock icon TORRES 0 LIVERPOOL 1
    63 1 Fernando Torres’ £50 million (S$103 million) debut for Chelsea yesterday was one to forget for the Spaniard. Booed by Liverpool fans who just a week ago idolised him, the Premier League’s costliest player was substituted after 65 quiet minutes. Four minutes later, he watched ex-teammate Raul
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        57 2 WE SAY People who readily give away their personal particulars should expect peddlers to pitch goods to them. They could avoid such annoyances if they learn to keep their data private. But such privacy misgivings have unfortunately become all too common. A general law would
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        Lock icon Restaurant wars in Japan
        31 2 COLUMNS With cut-throat local competition, the only way Japan’s restaurant chains can grow is by venturing into overseas markets, says Kwan Weng Kin. L WORLD PAGE A12
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        Lock icon Lures of a dual listing
        32 2 The Singapore Exchange is attracting regional companies who see it as a trading platform to broaden their international exposure, says Goh Eng Yeow. L MONEY PAGE B12
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        Lock icon The joy of parenting
        37 2 OUR READER SAYS The desire to have children is not motivated by monetary benefits or pressures, but by the very joy they bring to the home, says Desiree Tan. L FORUM PAGE A19
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        Lock icon ONLINE BLOGS
        20 2 www.straitstimes.com L Lynn Lee spends a Sunday admiring paintings by top artists at the Jakarta Contemporary art event.
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      Lock icon Of clans and their longevity
      1070 2  -  Such associations will likely continue to stay relevant, and here’s why BY ELGIN TOH elgintoh@sph.com.sg ONE of the most telling comments I’ve heard on the future of Chinese clans came barely one month after I started writing about them as a reporter. “Clan associations have
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      232 3 THINK SUCCESS. THINK MDIS Think networking in Business to open doors of opportunities. UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD Business solutions S L I *iilS Ufil MAKING KNOWLEDGE WORK Business School ranked 9th in the U.K. (Financial Times 2010) Ranked 53rd in the U.K. (Times Good University Guide 2010) EQUIS and AMBA accredited
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      Lock icon River Hongbao welcomes its one millionth visitor
      352 3  -  KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN A FAMILY of six became the millionth visitor at the River Hongbao 2011 carnival yesterday evening. Among the prizes they received were $1,000 worth of dining vouchers at Chinese restaurant Tanyoto, VIP seats at the evening’s cultural performance, and a reception
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      Lock icon Raid on Somali pirate mothership; 52 nabbed
      638 3 Indian navy detains suspects after exchange of gunfire off its coast AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS MUMBAI: In another strike against the piracy scourge in international shipping lanes yesterday, the Indian navy and coast guard captured 28 suspected Somali pirates after a firefight with
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      Lock icon More seizures of vehicles ferrying illegals out of S’pore
      764 4  -  But number of foreigners nabbed for immigration offences at 10-year low BY KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN kimspyke@sph.com.sg SOME hide among empty bread crates being carted out of Singapore in lorries. Others slip between luggage bags in tour buses. Some even squeeze into modified
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      Lock icon 6.39 PM
      68 6  -  BY WANG HUI FEN PHOTOJOURNALIST It’s that golden time of the day when things start to wind down, people head home, and friends and family start getting together. Straits Times photographers show their take on that moment in the Prime pages every Monday entitled 6.39pm. Two friends chatting
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      Lock icon Foreigners targeted by angry mobs, branded ‘spies’
      626 8  -  BY ANDREW RAVEN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES CAIRO: Jenna Paulsen was standing on a rubble-strewn flyover that overlooks Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the main battlefront in Egypt’s two-week-old democracy uprising, when things started to go wrong. The nursery school teacher had just stepped out
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      Lock icon Who's who in EGYPT'S CRISIS
      1051 9 The balance between the two sides in the Egyptian crisis is at a delicate juncture and it is still too early to tell how the confrontation will end. But here’s a look at the main protagonists, a proposed solution and the likely key players in
      Sources: WIRE AGENCIES, INTERNET; PHOTOS: XINHUA, REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ST GRAPHICS  -  1,051 words
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    324 6 L EDMUND KANG, 16, Hwa Chong Institution. His father is a taxi driver, while his mother takes on odd jobs that come by. “In maths and science, my classmates are a notch above me. My first reaction when I noticed they were all so good? I
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      Lock icon Fresh clashes as day-old ceasefire ends
      631 10 Thailand blames Cambodian ‘fireworks’, while Thai PM is accused of being ‘hungry for war’ AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS PHNOM PENH: Fresh clashes broke out along the Thai-Cambodian border yesterday near a disputed ancient temple, ending a day-old ceasefire agreed after fighting left at
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      Lock icon Penang bans water sports after freak accident
      352 10 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK PENANG: A tourist from China who was strolling on a Penang beach last Saturday was hit by a runaway water scooter that ran aground, prompting the authorities to stop all water sports activities. Ms Zhu Li, 47, was taking
      THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK; PHOTOS: THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  352 words
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      Lock icon Up to 6 dead as Muslims clash with minority sect
      281 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA: More than 1,000 Indonesian Muslims clashed yesterday with supporters of a minority sect branded heretical by the government, leaving up to six people dead, a report said. Protesters surrounded a house in Pandeglang district in West Java
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE
      100 10 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Serious implications for Israel if Mubarak falls MOST COMMENTED ON L Jobs, age among risk factors for uprisings, say experts. Says goodheavens: “The economy-driven uprising may see many waiting political warmongers coming in due to longstanding historical
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        Lock icon Kindergarten to be made compulsory
        478 11  -  IN THE PHILIPPINES BY ALASTAIR MCINDOE PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT MANILA: Compulsory kindergarten classes are being readied in the Philippines for the coming academic year starting in June, as part of sweeping reforms that will add two more years to basic education in state schools. Preparations for
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        Lock icon Not a scene from Gulliver’s Travels
        46 11 Workers dwarfed by a billboard showing a giant hamburger in suburban Manila in the Philippines yesterday. Many commercial billboards compete for public attention in the country, where the outdoor advertising industry is worth billions. PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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        Lock icon Maths skills of Indian pupils declining: Survey
        656 11  -  Poor reading skills add to worry as govt seeks to lift standards BY NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT gnirmala@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI: Indian children, along with their Asian counterparts, have always been known for their flair for mathematics. India also prides itself on its rich
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        Lock icon Beef bowl war rages as consumers cut back
        756 12  -  Japanese workers now have less pocket money, so food outlets are forced to slash prices MEMO FROM TOKYO BY KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT wengkin@sph.com.sg TOKYO: Japan’s three largest gyudon (beef bowl) chains were engaged in yet another major price war last
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        Lock icon China to develop N. Korean mineral wealth
        470 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS SEOUL: North Korea will this month sign an agreement to allow Chinese companies to explore and develop its potentially vast mineral wealth, a report said yesterday. Yonhap news agency said officials of the two countries will sign a deal to
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        Lock icon Hoping to cash in on a new name
        684 13  -  Chinese cities, counties aim to replicate the success of Zhangjiajie BY TERENCE TAN terence@sph.com.sg SOURCES: PEOPLE’S DAILY, CHINA NEWS SERVICE SOME places in China have tried playing the name game in the hopes of bringing in more tourists and their dollars and
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        Lock icon Coal stoves coat Mongolian capital in smog
        837 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ULAN BATOR (Mongolia): As her seven children scamper in and out of the small door of their traditional felt hut in Mongolia’s capital Ulan Bator, Ms Narantuya sits over the stove, pouring blocks of black coal onto the fire. In a
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        Lock icon Manila chided for deporting 14 Taiwanese to China
        236 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS TAIPEI: Taiwan has threatened to review exchanges and cooperation with the Philippines after Manila deported 14 Taiwanese to China instead of to the island. Taiwanese legislators are demanding the island’s de facto envoy in Manila be recalled, but
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        Lock icon Global bid to ease price swings
        368 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS FRANCE is enlisting United Nations agencies, international financial institutions and key G-20 members to back its efforts to better regulate agricultural markets and make them more transparent in a bid to ease price swings and prevent food crises. French Agriculture Minister Bruno
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        Lock icon Food prices likely to continue rising
        824 14 Demand from emerging economies, bad weather and low interest rates put squeeze on supplies AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON: From McDonald’s burgers in the United States to sugar in Bolivia and chillies in Indonesia, food prices across the globe are soaring. But consumers and governments should
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        Lock icon Brain shrinks, but humans not dumber
        346 14 AGENCE-FRANCE PRESSE WASHINGTON: Human brains have shrunk over the past 30,000 years, puzzling scientists who argue it is not a sign we are growing dumber but that evolution is making the key motor leaner and more efficient. The average size of the brain of
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        Lock icon Weather woes: No respite for Australia
        653 15 Country battles wildfires and flash floods linked to Cyclone Yasi ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PERTH: Wildfires have destroyed at least 35 homes with a firefighter reportedly injured, while flooding claimed the life of a man in embattled Australia yesterday, as officials warned that last
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        Lock icon Climate change: Asia battleplan urgent
        313 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA: Asia must prepare for millions of people to flee to safer havens in their countries and across borders as weather patterns become more extreme, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has warned. A draft of an ADB report obtained by Agence France-Presse over
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        Lock icon 14 killed, homes of 1m flooded in Sri Lanka
        309 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s monsoon rains spread to more villages and towns yesterday, leaving at least 14 people dead and more than one million with flooded homes, officials said. Roads and fields were submerged across the east, centre
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        Lock icon Hackers break into Nasdaq Web service
        496 16 ‘Suspicious files’ detected on exchange’s Directors Desk, where 300 firms share info with directors ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK: Hackers broke into a Nasdaq service that handles confidential communications for some 300 corporations, the company said the latest vulnerability exposed in the computer
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          Lock icon Independents set to win
          115 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: Independent candidates are set to win Japanese local elections, media exit polls showed yesterday, beating rivals from major parties and casting doubt over Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s political clout. Mr Hideaki Omura, 50, was poised to win the race for Aichi prefecture governor,
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          Lock icon Japan extremist dies
          123 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: The former leader of an armed Japanese far-left group from the 1970s has died on death row, 29 years after being sentenced to hang over the savage killings of 14 fellow radicals. Hiroko Nagata, 65, a central figure in the now-defunct extremist group the
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          Lock icon Spotted in the crowd
          59 16 A young man wearing a “Mafei” mask, made popular by the movie Let The Bullets Fly, while visiting the temple fair at Ditan Park in Beijing yesterday. Set in 1920s China, the hit film features a gang of bandits who disguise themselves with masks bearing the
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          Lock icon Sabah PKR chief quits
          100 16 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KOTA KINABALU: The chief of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) in Sabah has resigned and applied to join Umno, in another setback for the Malaysian opposition party led by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Mr Pajuddin Nordin said on Saturday that he was disappointed
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          Lock icon US-Russia nuclear pact
          113 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS MUNICH: A new US-Russia nuclear arms control treaty has come into effect, securing a key foreign policy goal of United States President Barack Obama and raising hopes that it will provide the impetus for Moscow and Washington to negotiate further reductions. The deal limits each
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          Lock icon Spying case to start
          102 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS TEHERAN: An Iranian court is holding a closed-door session to begin proceedings against three Americans detained 18 months ago and accused of spying. The authorities imposed a blanket ban for observers, including Swiss Ambassador Livia Leu Agosti, who represents US interests in Iran. The
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      81 14 STUDY and WORK in AUSTRALIA Diploma in Accounting, Aged Care, Automotive Tech, Business, Childcare, Community Svc, Nursing others Articulate to 2nd year Degree programs Enormous demand for Community Services jobs Number one on the list is Childcare Services sources: Skills Australia 2025 report; The Age newspapers Nov 2010 is theoriginal
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      36 14 Land of opportunity A US strategy consultant has identified Indonesia as a hot market for businesses looking to tap Asia’s rapid growth, and sussed out the sectors with the greatest potential THE BUSINESS TIMES Today in
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      Lock icon Need for privacy protection law
      400 17 PEOPLE who readily give away their personal particulars should expect peddlers to pitch goods and services to them sooner or later. They could avoid such annoyances if they learn to keep their data private, unlike the graduates who expressed surprise last week that filling out
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      Lock icon ‘5 Rs’ for the upcoming Budget
      1303 17  -  BY JAMES CLEMENCE, MARK AMATYA KEITH CONNAUGHTON FOR THE STRAITS TIMES WITH the Singapore economy registering an impressive performance last year, resulting in the build-up of a robust budgetary surplus, Singaporeans are eagerly anticipating carrots from the upcoming Budget as we enter the Year
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        Lock icon Landmark cases to test top legal minds
        1004 18  -  BY K.C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg AS THE new legal year unfolds, with its tone set by Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong in his address to mark its opening last month, one area that bears reflection is the cases on the Supreme Court’s
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        Lock icon One fighter jet that may fuel greater Asia-Pac air cooperation
        856 18  -  BY ROBERT KARNIOL DEFENCE WRITER rkarniol@sph.com.sg DAVID Scott undoubtedly has a vested interest in promoting the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, but he offers an intriguing argument for it nevertheless: the aircraft’s potential role as a catalyst to help nudge the
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        Lock icon Fish farming promises abundance for food security
        836 18  -  BY MICHAEL RICHARDSON FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is a visiting senior research fellow at the Institute of South East Asian Studies. AMID rising prices of food and concerns over future shortages, fish farming has been a bright spot in the generally
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        Lock icon Having kids is a joy in itself
        332 19  -  Desiree Tan (Ms) MY HUSBAND and I are proud parents of three children and we share the same parenting joy as Mr Oo Gin Lee and his wife (“New year, new baby, new joy”; Saturday). We had initially planned to stop at two
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      111 1 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Floods returning to Singapore MOST COMMENTED ON L Church is no place for flip-flops or shorts. Says anne_susanti: “Even the workplace and schools...have dress codes. Wearing slippers or shorts may be appropriate for the market, hawker centre
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      408 2  -  BY LESTER KOK IT WAS a smooth homecoming for those headed back from their Chinese New Year celebrations in Malaysia. Unlike in previous years, traffic at the Causeway and the Second Link to Johor Baru was clear. Commuters who took the bus services
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      400 2  -  BY CHONG ZI LIANG PRICES of leafy vegetables like kai lan and kangkong look set to go up following the recent flooding in Johor but by how much is unclear. With businesses opening today after the Chinese New Year closure over the
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      467 2  -  AMELIA TAN FIFTEEN top executives of multinational companies have come together to mentor and inspire the young to come up with ideas to make Singapore a better place. The team of head honchos was assembled by the Economic Development Board (EDB) to
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        78 2 A FORMER associate professor at the National University of Singapore was arrested in a drug raid along with two other men at a budget hotel, Chinese evening daily Lianhe Wanbao reported yesterday. Harold Tan Hock Chye, 54, who lectured in the department of real estate before
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        70 2 A 29-YEAR-OLD lorry driver died after his vehicle was involved in an accident in Pasir Ris yesterday morning. Mr Mohammad Faizal Kamsani’s lorry is believed to have mounted a kerb in Pasir Ris Drive 6 before hitting a pedestrian. The woman, in her 50s, was conscious when
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        80 2 A MOTORIST has been arrested for trying to bribe two Traffic Police officers. At about 10.20pm on Friday, Staff Sergeant Mohd Rizal and Corporal Nur Mohd, who were patrolling the Pan-Island Expressway, stopped the 58-year-old driver near the Clementi Avenue 6 exit on suspicion of drink-driving. They
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      761 5  -  Faculty plans more partnerships to give students more exposure BY AMELIA TAN ameltan@sph.com.sg LAW students at the National University of Singapore (NUS) will soon be able to earn a master’s degree from Boston University (BU) on top of a first degree here. Under
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      206 5 SINGAPORE’S leading cab operator will soon introduce two hybrid taxis, more than a year after newcomer Prime Taxi first began putting them on the roads. ComfortDelGro will introduce two Toyota Camry hybrids by next month. The petrol-electric taxis are deemed to be more environmentally
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      641 4  -  The five polytechnics in Singapore are offering special courses that open up new career opportunities for their graduates in a fast-changing economy BY LEONG PHEI PHEI A POLYTECHNIC education can take you places, let you pursue your passion and work in exciting jobs. That’s what
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      176 4 STANDARD Chartered Bank has launched “A Thousand People Will See” initiative in Singapore to collect 50,000 sets of customer feedback. Upon reaching this target, the bank will sponsor 1,000 cataract operations for the visually impaired worldwide. This initiative, which will run from now till March
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      203 4 NOMINATIONS are open for the Singapore Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) Awards, which seek to discover outstanding apprentice culinarians and pastry chefs in Singapore. Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA), which is partnering Peter Kinpp Holdings to present the awards, is looking for nominations in
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      120 4 SK Jewellery will be launching its new print campaign on Feb 14 to reinforce its position as a brand that offers value for money for its products. To bring to life the joy of giving gifts for every occasion, the campaign features Adina, an
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      153 4 WEEKDAY afternoon teas are an intimate affair at The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore, which recently launched an eightcourse tea set menu at its Chihuly lounge. Available from Mondays to Fridays, 2.30pm to 5pm, guests can feast on a three-tier spread featuring homemade pastries and sandwiches, berries
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      293 6  -  BY LEE MIN KOK SINGAPORE captain Shahril Ishak and national defender Baihakki Khaizan seem set to make a return to the S-League. The Straits Times understands that the duo, who play for Indonesia Super League (ISL) side Persib Bandung, have been deemed surplus to
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      166 6 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES L Reds fans furious over Torres’ “betrayal” L Torres deal takes a new twist L My meddling nearly cost United: Fergie MOST COMMENTED ON L Torres a traitor? Hardly Says Bayleyan: “Just like any professional footballer in
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      560 6  -  Torres substituted on debut as new club are outplayed by old one Chelsea 0 Liverpool 1 BY RICHARD JOLLY stsports@sph.com.sg FERNANDO Torres had vowed not to celebrate if he scored against Liverpool. It is hypothetical now whether or not he would have been true to his word.
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      667 6 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: It happens sometimes. Manchester United, top of the table, finally lost their first league game since April 3 last year. That was to Chelsea. But, United’s latest defeat had to come against the spirited scrappers of Wolverhampton Wanderers,
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        326 7 Part two in a six-part preview of the 2011 S-League season takes a look at local talent and two more clubs. Tomorrow: Coaches Shahfiq Ghani, 18 Young Lions, midfielder This precocious playmaker first caught the eye at the 2009 South-east Asia Games in Laos, helping
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        841 7  -  It hasn’t been easy, but midfielder’s rise comes with growing maturity SHAHDAN SULAIMAN (TAMPINES ROVERS) BY LEE MIN KOK mklee@sph.com.sg FOUR years ago, Shahdan Sulaiman was training on the football pitch when he re ceived word that his mother, Salbiah, had died. Stricken with grief, he
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        667 7  -  SUDHERSHEN HARIRAM BENEDICT LOW (TANJONG PAGAR UNITED) BY TERRENCE VOON ONE has an economics degree and is working at the Ministry of Law. The other is an aerospace engineering graduate with no lack of options in the aircraft industry. But, as far
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      467 8 Pole is seriously injured in rally accident 5 weeks before season starts ASSOCIATED PRESS GENOA: Formula One driver Robert Kubica of Poland was seriously injured yesterday in a rally car accident in Italy just weeks before the start of the new Grand Prix season. Local
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      393 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS CLEVELAND: The losing streak had been long, painful and embarrassing. Now it is historic. The Cleveland Cavaliers have the National Basketball Association’s record for futility all to themselves. Cleveland’s losing streak reached 24 games on Saturday, as Wesley Matthews scored 31
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        63 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO: The Japan Sumo Association scrapped the March spring event yesterday the first time a tournament has been cancelled since 1946, and that was because of damage to facilities during World War II. In a tearful press conference, association chairman Hanaregoma apologised
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        45 8 CHIANG RAI: Singapore’s No. 1 golfer Mardan Mamat shot a three-under 69 on the final day of the 12th Singha Masters to finish in joint 14th position. The 43-year-old carded five birdies yesterday to total five-under 283 for the event.
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        44 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS: Michael Vick became won The Associated Press 2010 NFL Comeback Player of the Year award on Saturday, becoming the first player in the 12-year history of the honour to return from jail to earn it.
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      521 8  -  BY TERRENCE VOON THE Singapore Slingers felt the blues in Bangkok once again, and this time, it has cost them a place in the Asean Basketball League (ABL) play-offs. Having never beaten the Chang Thailand Slammers on their own turf all season, the Slingers
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      600 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS ARLINGTON, Texas: Casey Hampton is listed at 148kg. The way his jersey stretches tautly across his biceps (and belly) suggests the real number is north of that. Asked for his actual weight, the Pittsburgh Steelers nose tackle said: “It’s
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      416 9  -  BY V.K. SANTOSH KUMAR SINGAPORE were demoted from Asia’s Elite group yesterday, after they lost their final group match to Bahrain by 54 runs in the Asian Cricket Council Under-19 Elite Cup in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The Elite group consists of the continent’s
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      597 9 Basketball NBA Washington 92 Atlanta 99, Charlotte 92 Dallas 101, Cleveland 105 Portland 111, New Orleans 95 LA Lakers 101, Houston 95 Memphis 93 (OT), Milwaukee 78 Detroit 89, Minnesota 100 Denver 113, Utah 105 Oklahoma 121, Golden State 101 Chicago 90. Cricket 7th ODI In Perth: Australia 279-7
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      590 9  -  ARUNNER’S DIARY BY JEANETTE WANG jwang@sph.com.sg The writer is the associate editor of Shape, Singapore’s premier health, fitness, wellness and nutrition magazine for women THINK a marathon is challenging? Try running two miles (3.2km), eating 12 doughnuts and running two miles more
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      39 6 LOTTERY L Jjl Draw No. 2612/2011 M Vi V Draw Today. Monday, 7 February 2011 Group 1 Prize $888,000. Sales close today 6pm Draw Venue: Singapore Pools (Private) Limited 1 Selegie Road, PoMo #01-01 Singapore *****6 Time 6.30pm y
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      126 10 Memory wanders as shadows fall Bach to the days of happiness A vision comes before us, So calm, so dear, so sweet, Of her lips now silent And whose lids are closed in sleep. Days beyond recall. li* Unable are the loved to die. For love is immortality. Emily Dickinson
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        624 11  -  Signal on economic recovery unclear as rise in non-farm payrolls weaker than expected MARKETS INSIGHT BY YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg TRADING in the first week of the Year of the Rabbit may be less of a hop, skip and jump, as United States jobs
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        563 11  -  WARRANTS WATCH LEE SU SHYAN SINGLE stock warrants have become popular with investors, going by the increased level of activity seen last month, an analysis by Macquarie has shown. These warrants represented some 44 per cent of the total volume traded in the warrants market,
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      186 12 CUSTOMERS who arrived at the newly refurbished POSB Ngee Ann City branch on Saturday for its first day of business of the Chinese New Year were greeted by top DBS Group Holdings executives. Among them were DBS chief executive Piyush Gupta, Singapore Country
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      635 12  -  Regional firms likely to appeal to investors here C A I JIN BY GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg THE local bourse has just rolled out the red carpet for one of the oldest firms across the Causeway and Thailand’s largest rubber
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        25 12 Liam Wee Sin: Promoted to president. Mr Liam, 51, will oversee the group’s property investment and development, engineering, marketing and human resource departments.
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        32 12 Jimmy Tay: Appointed chief operating officer as of last Tuesday. Mr Tay, 55, had been South-east Asia chief at public relations firm Hill Knowlton for the past five years.
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        28 12 Li Li: Resigned as chief executive of the water and wastewater treatment solutions firm to pursue other career opportunities. Executive director Wang Kai will take over.
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      461 13  -  Market volatility likely to persist in 2011 due to euro debt crisis, inflation fears BY YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg FENGSHUI experts agree that Tiger years are meant to be volatile ones for financial markets, and the one that just roared to an end
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      741 13 WORKING LIFE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK: Given the widespread adoption of smartphones, text messaging, video calling and social media, today’s professionals mean it when they brag about staying connected to work 24/7. Technology allowed Ms Karen Ri-ley-Grant, a manager at Levi Strauss in
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        112 13 REUTERS REGULATORS will propose major US financial firms defer at least half of bonuses paid to top executives for at least three years, the Wall Street Journal has cited sources as saying. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp is today expected to approve the
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        74 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS BANK of America has agreed to pay US$410 million (S$522 million) to settle a federal lawsuit in the United States alleging excessive overdraft fees. The suit is one of several filed against various banks in 14 states, and consolidated in
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      872 14  -  Soho properties can fetch good rentals; buyers seek flexible use BY CHERYL LIM cherlim@sph.com.sg THE growing trend of working from home is prompting developers to roll out more so-called Soho small office, home offices projects. The popularity of the concept is also showing up
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      106 14 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L District 19 leaps into favour L Apartments at Capitol site to be priced lower LWorld economy set for recovery MOST COMMENTED ON L Asia may need further rate hikes: IMF head. Says goodheavens: “Raising interest rates amid
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