The Straits Times, 11 March 2011

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  • 17 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA(P)108/11/2010 FRIDAY, MARCH 11 2011 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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  • INSIDE
    • 81 1 142 PAGES IN SEVEN PARTS IT WAS a packed day for Philippine President Benigno Aquino, who is on a state visit to Singapore. He received an official welcome at the Istana yesterday, followed by a meeting with President S R Nathan, and then it was off
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    • 64 1 CHINA’S parliamentary chief yesterday ruled out any shift to multi-party democracy in a speech that appeared to dash hopes for political reform. Mr Wu Bangguo, who is officially No. 2 in the country’s leadership behind President Hu Jintao, said in his annual address to the legislature
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    • 44 1 ALEX Ferguson has broken his self-imposed silence to claim that Arsenal are Manchester United’s main title rivals. The United manager also admitted that his team had no excuses for their 1-3 loss to Liverpool last Sunday. L SPORT PAGE C13
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  • 93 1 Rescuers helping an injured man in Yingjiang county in China’s Yunnan province after an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck the area yesterday. At least 24 people were reported killed and another 200 injured in the quake, which struck just before 1pm, when most people
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  • 632 1  -  Govt introduces three measures to protect consumers BY CHUA HIAN HOU TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT chuahh@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/hianhou TELCOS will introduce a free and easy way for people to switch off the data roaming function on their smartphones while overseas, as the Government takes more steps to
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  • 911 1  -  MINISTRY OF INFORMATION, COMMUNICATIONS THE ARTS BY ADELINE CHIA ARTS CORRESPONDENT chiahta@sph.com.sg ARTS hobbyists and grassroots groups are set to receive a $40 million boost from the Government. That is the sum to be set aside each year to support grassroots
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  • prime.commentary
    • VIEW POINTS
      • 65 2 WE SAY The need for elder care has risen in recent years as ageing has begun to accelerate among the population. The new Geriatric Education and Research Institute that Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan has confirmed will be set up this year should
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      • 59 2 COLUMNS Instead of a story, Europe presents a lifestyle, and Italy is the most glorious exemplar of that lifestyle. The trouble is that this lifestyle is enjoyed only by a dwindling number of Italians and Europeans. It is unsustainable without radical economic and welfare state
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      • 41 2 Agrarian reform is clearly needed in Indonesia, where the government has launched an ambitious drive last year to encourage its people to eat less rice, citing public health and food sustainability, says Bruce Gale. L REVIEW PAGE A26
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      • 27 2 OUR READER SAYS Allowing Edusave use for private tuition will help parents help their children, says See Lay Keng. L FORUM PAGE A29
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    • 58 2 IN OUR Wednesday report “‘No’ to waiving ERP”, we reported that Potong Pasir MP Chiam See Tong had asked in Parliament for Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) charges to be waived, like TV and radio licence fees. Mr Chiam has clarified that he had asked for
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    • 939 2  -  Japanese varsities risk denting reputation if they don’t tighten measures BY KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT wengkin@sph.com.sg CHEATING should not be condoned and students who do so should be made to understand very clearly that it is wrong. But many Japanese feel that both
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  • prime.news
    • 731 3  -  Harvard is No. 1; table shows US institutions most highly regarded BY SANDRA DAVIE SENIOR WRITER sandra@sph.com.sg THE National University of Singapore (NUS) has been ranked the 27th best in the world and third best in Asia by academics asked to pick
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    • 655 6  -  CCP ‘will never adopt multi-party democracy or division of powers’ BY PEH SHING HUEI CHINA BUREAU CHIEF shpeh@sph.com.sg BEIJING: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will never dilute its rule by adopting multi-party democracy or division of powers in governance, parliamentary chief Wu Bangguo said
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    • 935 10  -  It covers everything from communication to what to wear BY K. C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg TREAT others as you would expect to be treated, and avoid close encounters of the rude kind, Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong advised lawyers yesterday at the launch
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    • 869 13  -  It names likely team for Moulmein-Kallang GRC, which WP is eyeing too BY BY KOR KIAN BENG, TESSA WONG, JEREMY AU YONG kianbeng@sph.com.sg twong@sph.com.sg jeremyau@sph.com.sg THE turf war among opposition parties ratcheted up a notch yesterday with the National Solidarity Party (NSP) staking its
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    • 346 13  -  BY ANDREA ONG A FINE that lawyer and opposition politician Chia Ti Lik has to pay after having been found guilty of professional misconduct will not disqualify him from contesting in the coming general election, legal experts say. On Tuesday, a disciplinary
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    • 791 14  -  Judge says custodial sentence necessary to send clear signal to would-be offenders BY ELENA CHONG COURT CORRESPONDENT elena@sph.com.sg HE WAS a hard taskmaster. The two boys, who were entrusted to his care, had to wake up before dawn to bathe and
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    • 1049 16 Forbes list shows it has also overtaken Europe, having most billionaires after US AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS NEW YORK: The number of billionaires in Asia’s booming new economies has displaced Europe’s and it is second now only to the figure in the United States, according
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    • 340 17  -  GABRIEL CHEN FOUR tycoons from Singapore have made the cut for Forbes’ list of the world’s richest people. United Overseas Bank chairman Wee Cho Yaw, who ran the firm for 33 years until son Ee Cheong became chief executive in 2007, heads the local
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    • 644 22 Announcement comes ahead of exiled Tibetan parliament’s meeting AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK TIMES ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS DHARAMSALA: The Dalai Lama announced yesterday that he would leave his role as political head of the exiled Tibetan movement, adding that the time had come for his
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    • 575 22 LONDON: Researchers are urging governments to start vaccinating children and adults under the age of 50 now to guard against a possible H2N2 flu pandemic, British media reported. The last H2N2 outbreak occurred in 1968, but the virus is now circulating
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  • prime.president aquino’s visit
    • 873 4  -  Leaders see bilateral relations in trade and tourism growing further BY BEN NADARAJAN benjamin@sph.com.sg TRADE and tourism between Singapore and the Philippines are booming, and prospects for an even better showing in the years ahead are bright. President S R Nathan, speaking at a state
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    • 540 4 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON: A pair of weak economic numbers in the United States yesterday sent Wall Street stocks tumbling. A strong flow of imports pushed up trade deficit in January in the United States, while new claims for jobless
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  • prime.parliament
    • 700 12  -  BY RACHEL CHANG FOR nine days of a marathon Budget debate, Speaker Abdullah Tarmugi spoke up only to usher the proceedings along. Day after day, ministry after ministry, his interjected only with calls for “order” and reminders to MPs who were exceeding their
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    • 203 12  -  ZAKIR HUSSAIN PARLIAMENT yesterday approved the allocation of an additional $1.25 million to the Civil List, which specifies the salaries of the President, his personal staff, and expenditure. The amount set aside for the President’s salary is $4,267,500, up from $3,376,800. The entertainment allowance remains at $73,000.
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    • 346 12  -  CORRIE TAN SCHOOL of the Arts (Sota) student Nur Rhyhan Astha first picked up the trumpet when he was eight years old. The son of a technician and a housewife had no formal music training when he joined the brass band in Compassvale Primary School.
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    • 358 12  -  CHUA HIAN HOU BY JULY, people with smartphones and other mobile devices can get online and surf the Internet at a much faster speed while travelling through MRT tunnels. This deadline for telcos to complete installing in all MRT tunnels the equipment for
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  • prime.china earthquake
    • 695 18 More than 200 injured as houses collapse in China’s south-west, near Myanmar border ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: An earthquake toppled houses and damaged a hotel and supermarket in China’s extreme south-west near the border with Myanmar yesterday, killing at least 24 people and injuring
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  • REVIEW & FORUM.
    • 433 24 THE need for elder care has risen in recent years as ageing has begun to accelerate among the population. The new Geriatric Education and Research Institute that Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan has confirmed will be set up this year should play a
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    • 997 24  - Happy birthday dis(united) Italy BY TIMOTHY GARTON ASH The writer is professor of European studies at Oxford University and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. THE 15th century Pope Pius II, who initiated the modern discourse on “Europe”, wrote a letter to Sultan Mohammad II, the conqueror
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    • 554 24  -  GLOBAL COMPARISON OF UNIVERSITIES BY SEERAM RAMAKRISHNA The writer is professor and vice-president (research strategy), National University of Singapore. This article first appeared in the March 10 edition of the Times Higher Education. WE LIVE in a world of informed choices. The bulk
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    • review.
      • 790 26  -  MATA JELI: A PERSPECTIVE ON INDONESIAN AFFAIRS BY BRUCE GALE SENIOR WRITER bruceg@sph.com.sg SOMETIMES governments come up with ideas that just seem crazy. That, at least, was the reaction of many of my Indonesian friends when I asked them about Jakarta’s plans to
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      • 804 27  -  BY BARRY EICHENGREEN The writer is professor of economics and political science at the University of California, Berkeley. PROJECT SYNDICATE WITH the world’s rich countries still hung over from the financial crisis, the global economy has come to depend on emerging markets
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    • review.insight
      • 1704 28  -  As the new Sinda president, Ms Indranee Rajah is brimming with ideas to help bridge the divide between newcomers and locals in the Indian community a worrying situation she highlighted four years ago. BY RACHEL CHANG rchang@sph.com.sg MS INDRANEE Rajah was one of the
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      • 514 28  -  RACHEL CHANG EVERY Thaipusam, local Hindus give thanks to Lord Murugan for his blessings by mounting a colourful procession down Little India. Devotees carry milk pots and kavadis metal or wooden structures fixed to the body to express their devotion to the deity. But
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    • forum.
      • 181 29  -  Elaine Tan (Ms) General Manager Breast Cancer Foundation FOR more than 13 years, the Breast Cancer Foundation has been raising awareness and advocating regular breast screening for early detection. The Ministry of Health’s move to allow Medisave use for cancer screening is
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      • 665 29 BETTER-OFF PROFESSIONAL’S SUGGESTION AS A working professional who volunteers with children from low-income homes in Whampoa on weekends, it is heartening to see new childcare and kindergarten subsidies for families who need it (“Preschools: Funds to boost Bring out the best in all students SOCIAL
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      • 93 29 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MR GHEE SOO KEE: Not quite the same old story about love and marriage, a flat and family 2 MRS SHERLEY SERVOS: Hats off to Food Republic 3 MR SANKARAN NALLI GOWDEN: Bus driver par excellence 4 MRS RACHEL ANNE YANG NAIR: Heart-warming
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      • 177 29  -  Karen Tan (Ms) Director, Corporate Communications Ministry of Health MS GOH Poh Kheng’s father was hospitalised twice in a National University Hospital (NUH) Class C ward this year and she was surprised to find that MediShield could cover only less than 30 per
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      • 55 29 Letters should be sent only to The Straits Times. They should be no longer than 400 words and must include the writer’s full name, address and phone numbers. The Forum editor reserves the right to edit a letter. For women, please indicate Miss, Ms, Mrs or Madam. Please
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      • BOUQUETS
        • 72 29 “My wife fell and cut her head. We thank the many who came to our assistance.” MR JOHN BAYLEY, England: “My wife tripped on a metal grid around a tree in Orange Grove Road, and cut her head on Feb 28. We thank the many who came to
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        • 93 29 “A group helped her back onto the wheelchair.” MR NG MING HUAH: “On March 1, my mother fell from her wheelchair at the pedestrian crossing to Parkway Parade shopping centre while she was on her way there with the maid. She hit the ground head first and
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        • 82 29 “It was gratifying to read about the residents who saved Bob and of the vet who waived his fees.” MR DAVID YAM: “It was gratifying to read about the Tiong Bahru residents who saved a stray cat, Bob, and of the veterinarian, Dr Jean-Paul Ly, who waived
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        • 82 29 “Colonoscopy is too costly for many above 50. Allowing Medisave to be used will enable many to be screened.” DR QUEK KOH CHOON: “The Ministry of Health (MOH) should be commended for allowing Medisave to be used for colonoscopy as screening for colorectal cancer, the most common cancer
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  • WORLD.
    • 98 1 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Romanian woman, 23, is world’s youngest granny L SEC workers viewing porn at work disciplined MOST COMMENTED ON L Housing help for Malaysians. Says Hurricano: “This is bad because it does not encourage young people to save
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    • 1409 1  -  Thousands of China’s petitioners endure hardships and risk persecution in trek to capital BY SIM CHI YIN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES chiyin.sim@gmail.com BEIJING: At one end of the chilly underpass, a young girl wailed. Her father, Mr Liu Guojun, limped over as quickly as he
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    • world.regional
      • Red-faced diplomats
        • 441 3 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: The US replaced a senior diplomat yesterday over his reported slurs on the people of Okinawa island, and apologised to Japan over the incident, which has threatened to strain bilateral ties. Mr Kevin Maher, director of the State
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        • 298 3 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: South Korea’s diplomatic corps has been hit by its second sex-scandal inside a week. Hot on the heels of revelations surrounding Shanghai-based diplomats, a high-ranking diplomat at the South Korean embassy in Mongolia had to resign over an alleged affair with
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      • 67 3 The remains of a damaged fishing boat were spotted yesterday on a reef near Dongshan Island in south-east China’s Fujian province. Two fishmermen were killed while two others went missing when the boat smashed into the reef and sank. There were 12 crew members
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      • 578 4  -  Government puts cap on subsidised fuel for vehicles as it continues to fret about inflation BY WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT wahyudis@sph.com.sg JAKARTA: As global oil prices soar, the Indonesian government has found itself in a sticky situation. It is trying to decide whether
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      • 308 4 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK JOHOR BARU: Seven Indonesians were detained within minutes after they robbed a tanker’s crewmen in the waters off Penggerang here in the early hours on Wednesday. The seven aged between 28 and 33 years were arrested when their vessel was
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      • 263 4 PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK LOS BAÑOS (Laguna): The three sons of Filipino maid Flor Contemplacion, who was executed in Singapore 16 years ago, were sentenced last week to life imprisonment for selling illegal drugs. Judge Agripino Morga of San Pablo
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      • 722 5  -  Farmers depending on irrigation unhappy over water management BY NIRMAL GHOSH THAILAND CORRESPONDENT nirmal@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Nirmal BANGKOK: The early onset of seasonal summer drought this year has sparked quarrels between farmers in northern Thailand, again highlighting the critical issue of water management in the region.
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      • 904 6  -  BY HAZLIN HASSAN MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: An Australian mining firm yesterday sought to allay fears that a new rare earth refinery it is building near Kuantan may cause an environmental disaster like the one blamed on a defunct plant
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      • 628 6  -  Christian group believes delay is due to the word Allah BY ELIZABETH LOOI MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT elizlooi@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s main Christian group yesterday blasted the government for blocking the import of Malay Bibles, saying it was “fed up” with the delays. Thirty-thousand
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      • 422 6 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR: The daughter-in-law of Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud is applying for a RM400 million (S$167 million) divorce settlement from her estranged husband, Datuk Seri Mahmud Abu Bekir Taib, in a case set to unveil
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      • 416 6 KLANG: A former air steward was among five kidnappers nabbed after taking delivery of 10 gold bars as ransom in Selangor on Tuesday, New Straits Times newspaper reported yesterday. Police believe it was the country’s first kidnapping case involving the use of gold
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      • 467 7 NEW YORK TIMES BATAC: The Philippine government says it is formally considering the longstanding demand of the family of former president Ferdinand Marcos for a burial with honours in a cemetery reserved for presidents and prominent figures. His widow Imelda has refused to
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      • 392 7 193 claim to have had money and valuables stolen THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR: An HIV-positive “casanova” is believed to have conned nearly 200 young men of their money and valuables, besides having sex with them. So far, 193 young men have
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      • 371 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADISON (Wisconsin): Republicans in a US state senate have approved a plan to strip public-sector unions of most of their collective bargaining rights. Supporters of the plan, approved in Wisconsin state, argue that the move is needed to help tackle a
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      • 480 8 Despite his ethnicity, the new US envoy to China makes it clear that the US comes first AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON: Mr Gary Locke’s appointment as US Ambassador to China marks a milestone for Asian Americans, but Beijing’s leaders may be in for a surprise if
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      • 833 9  -  Nick Clegg and Lib Dems in the dumps less than a year after big poll win BY JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT jonathan.eyal@gmail.com LONDON: A year ago, Mr Nick Clegg, leader of Britain’s Liberal Democratic Party, was a political sensation. Previously dismissed as a lightweight, the
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      • 559 11 It’s the result of rise in number of international professors and students NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK: When Ms Molly Easo Smith delivered her inaugural address as president of Manhattanville College last spring, she opened with an unusual line: “Welcome, namaste, vannakkam, namaskaaram, bienvenidos
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      • 50 11 The space shuttle Discovery landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Wednesday. The shuttle capped a successful 13-day space flight with a smooth landing, ending a 27-year flying career for National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s most-travelled spaceship. PHOTO: REUTERS PHOTO: REUTERS
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        • 70 11 REUTERS NEW DELHI: India yesterday denied the presence of Tamil Tiger camps in its south, a day after Sri Lanka said the separatist rebels were training members in Tamil Nadu to carry out assassinations. Sri Lankan Prime Minister D.M. Jayarathne told Parliament on Wednesday intelligence reports
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        • 81 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan suffered a fresh political blow yesterday, as one of his allies was found to have supported South Korea in a bitter territorial row between the two countries. Mr Ryuichi Doi, a lawmaker and an adviser to Mr
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        • 77 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK: A New York teenager was arrested on a felony charge in the death of a younger sibling’s hamster. Mr Joseph Pentangelo of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said the animal died during a domestic dispute in June.
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        • 74 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS JAKARTA: An Indonesian court decided yesterday to go ahead with the trial of radical Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, who allegedly helped fund and recruit foot soldiers for a new Al-Qaeda-style terror cell, Jemaah Islamiah. His legal team had argued that the South
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      • 527 10 France and Britain move to recognise insurgents as fighting intensifies REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE RAS LANOUF: Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi and rebels seeking his downfall were yesterday battling each other on the military and diplomatic fronts. Both sides are lobbying for support from
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      • 169 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO: Gaddafi, Qaddafi, Qazzafi, Qadhdhafi, Qaththafi, Gadhdhafi, Khadafy? Gadhafi. Read about the unrest in Libya and you might wonder: The man has been in power for 41 years, can’t anyone spell his name? For a leader so notoriously mercurial, perhaps it’s fitting
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        • 155 10 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE President Ali Abdullah Saleh yesterday bowed to pressure after a month of violent protests, but his pledge to devolve power to Parliament was swiftly rejected as too late by the opposition. In a major speech delivered to tens of thousands of people in the capital Sanaa,
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        • 112 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS King Mohammed VI said that Morocco will revise its Constitution for the first time in 15 years, aiming to strengthen democracy in the face of a push across the Arab world. In a rare TV and radio speech to the nation, the popular monarch said a new
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        • 100 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS Jordan’s Islamist opposition has rejected dialogue with the government unless its reform demands are introduced. The Islamic Action Front says Prime Minister Marouf al-Bakhit is undermining calls for a popular vote to elect the prime minister, who is now appointed by King Abdullah II. Like much of
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    • 260 11 APOLOGY Disney Enterprises, Inc. (“Disney”) has obtained written undertakings from Khoo Yew Hong who hereby unreservedly apologises for infringing upon the intellectual property rights of Disney by dealing in unlicenced products that feature representations of Disney’s cartoon characters and/or trade marks without Disney’s authorisation. Disney is the owner of intellectual
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    • 723 1  -  Schools say such schemes boost interest in research Biomed Science student Daniel Poh, interned at HARVARD STANFORD Biotech student Gan Sok Ting, interning at Biotech student Lee Jin, interning at STANFORD BY AMELIA TAN ameltan@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE Polytechnic (SP) biomedical science student Daniel Poh’s
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    • 103 1 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Woman loses $100,300 in casino to bid to win back $209 L Fiona Xie ‘sex video’ fools Facebook users L Hotel GM discharged for allowing prostitutes in YOUR SAY L The polytechnics are sending their best and
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    • 739 2  -  590 new trips a week from both train operators, but most are outside peak hours BY ROYSTON SIM roysim@sph.com.sg SUPERMARKET manager Lee Boon Guan takes the train every weekday morning from Choa Chu Kang to Clementi where he works. He is usually able to
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    • 649 2  -  BY THAM YUEN-C BY ALL accounts, Wednesday had started out as a regular day for the Chua family. Mr Chua left his ninth-floor flat in Sengkang to start his shift as a taxi driver. His wife, Madam Seah Ah Jit, 56, and their mentally disabled
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    • home.parliament
      • 543 4  -  Safeguards will make it difficult for lawyers to flee with the funds BY MAVIS TOH mavistoh@sph.com.sg A STRING of safeguards has been proposed in Parliament to make it harder for conveyancing lawyers to make off with their clients’ funds. If the safeguards
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      • 279 4  -  CASSANDRA CHEW PARLIAMENT has paved the way for a new credit scheme that gives top-ups to all Singaporean children aged six and below. The new Child Development Credit, announced in Budget 2011, is a cash grant that will be deposited in the Children
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      • 349 4  -  BY AMRESH GUNASINGHAM THE National Environment Agency (NEA) can now take to task companies that pollute the environment, under amendments to the Environmental Protection and Management Act passed in Parliament yesterday. Speaking at the second reading of the Bill, Environment and Water Resources
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      • 257 4  -  ZAKIR HUSSAIN CHANGES have been proposed to three laws, to provide greater safety for workers, as well as for people with bank deposits and insurance policies. The Bills with these amendments were introduced in Parliament yesterday. One of them was the Workplace Safety and
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      • 456 4  -  CAI HAOXIANG SINGAPOREANS and others working on UN missions will get better legal protection under a new law passed by Parliament yesterday. It ensures that anyone who attacks or threatens to attack UN personnel, facilities or vehicles can be dealt with by
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      • 469 5  -  Scrapping of radio, TV licence fees will not affect funding for PSB programmes MINISTRY OF INFORMATION, COMMUNICATIONS THE ARTS BY CORRIE TAN corriet@sph.com.sg TELEVISION viewers need not worry that local content will decline with the abolition of radio and TV licence fees.
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      • 271 5  -  CORRIE TAN THE use of Chinese dialects was hard to miss in two recent movies: Jack Neo’s Homecoming and Kelvin Tong’s It’s A Great Great World. This prompted Mr Teo Ser Luck (Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC) to ask if there were any benchmarks for
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      • 882 5 Nominated MP Calvin Cheng argued in Parliament yesterday that the best way for the Government to deal with the threat posed by the Internet is to educate young people. This is an extract from his speech: “THIS is the generation that puts their lives up for
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      • 439 5  -  ADELINE CHIA VISITORS to the upcoming National Art Gallery can look forward to free entry to its Singapore, Children’s and Building History galleries, as well as the rooftop plaza, Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Lui Tuck Yew announced
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      • 296 5 PLANS to develop a data centre park comprising up to six such centres were outlined yesterday. These centres, to house computer systems and telecommunications equipment, among other things, will collectively take up 12ha of land and create some 1.3 million sq
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      • 563 6  -  Residents can soon nominate key areas of communities to highlight their unique identities MINISTRY OF INFORMATION, COMMUNICATIONS THE ARTS BY JEREMY AU YONG jeremyau@sph.com.sg RESIDENTS will soon be able to nominate their favourite old local hawker stall or mamak shop in their neighbourhood as
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      • 969 6  -  FROM THE GALLERY BY LI XUEYING POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT xueying@sph.com.sg AND so, it ended. At 5.19pm yesterday, the nine-day marathon Budget debate of 2011 drew to a close. Would it be the final time that this Parliament sits ahead of the next general
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      • 258 6  -  IRENE THAM SMALL- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will receive higher subsidies for their infocomm purchases as part of the Government’s plan to raise their productivity. The Government will inject an additional $85.5 million from the National Productivity Fund into its year-old iSprint programme
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    • 640 7  -  Travel sector here ranked world’s 10th most competitive by World Economic Forum BY NG KAI LING kailing@sph.com.sg THE little red dot is shining bright on the world stage again. For the second time in five years, Singapore’s travel and tourism sector has emerged as the
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    • 246 7 THE Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) made its largest bust of crystal methamphetamine or Ice in Singapore early yesterday. CNB officers seized 631g of the drug, which has an estimated value of $220,500. They arrested a 27-year-old drug trafficker and his girlfriend suspected
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    • 874 8  -  He denies treating artist as an enemy since their dispute began in 1972 CULTURAL MEDALLION WINNERS IN LIBEL SUIT BY KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN kimspyke@sph.com.sg THE leading writer being sued for libel by artist Tan Swie Hian yesterday denied treating him as an
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    • 49 8 Salesmen gesturing and yelling out their offers and discounted prices to visitors on the opening day of the IT Show 2011 at Suntec Convention Centre yesterday. This year’s show is spread over five floors and runs until Sunday. ST PHOTO: LIM WUI LIANG
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    • 797 10  -  Friend caused bike crash that led to son’s present state, claims mum BY THAM YUEN-C yuenc@sph.com.sg HE DID not have a driver’s licence, and was also drunk. But Mr Thangaraju Subramaniam ended up riding his friend Simon Silva’s bike after the two went on a
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    • 334 10  -  BY JENNANI DURAI NEW citizens will be the focus of the Inter-Reli-gious Organisation’s (IRO) 62nd anniversary celebrations next week. The organisation, made up of 10 religious groups, will stage a kite-flying event and a wa-ter-themed exhibition at Marina Barrage and has asked its
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    • 619 11  -  Device is neither new nor inventive, says High Court BY K.C. VIJAYAN vijayan@sph.com.sg A COMPANY that supplies rooftop electronic display units for Comfort cabs had its patent for the product revoked after a judge held that there was nothing new or inventive about it.
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    • 461 12  -  Military appeal court asks whether joyride should be considered as theft BY KHUSHWANT SINGH khush@sph.com.sg DOES taking someone else’s car for a joyride, then parking it back where you found it, constitute theft? This question was asked by the Military Court of
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    • 315 12  -  JALELAH ABU BAKER CALL it birthday luck. A speech therapist celebrating her 26th birthday yesterday spotted and confronted a man who had allegedly molested her on a bus three days earlier. The woman, who did not want to be named, was travelling in
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      • 130 12 FIRST, the wife was charged last month with using a heated spoon to burn the arm of Indonesian maid Lilis Sriyatun in May 2009. Yesterday, the husband, IT engineer Tang Leng Khuen, faced a summons in court for allegedly hitting the 25-year-old maid on her back
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      • 103 12 THE body of the cabby found in the undergrowth in Sembawang was so decomposed that the cause of death could not be ascertained, a pathologist told the High Court yesterday. Associate Professor Gilbert Lau was testifying for the prosecution in the trial against delivery man Wang Wenfeng, 32,
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    • 390 12 REVELATIONS that the father of Nominated MP and former national swimmer Joscelin Yeo had been convicted of loan shark activities have stunned the swimming community. On Tuesday, Lawrence Yeo was jailed for two years and fined $150,000 after pleading guilty to
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    • 788 13 Arsenal manager wants governing body to say sorry over referee row AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Arsene Wenger launched an astonishing attack on Uefa yesterday, accusing European football’s governing body of lacking common sense before indicating that he intends to vigorously contest his charge of improper conduct. The
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    • 478 13 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Alex Ferguson broke his self-imposed silence to claim that Arsenal are Manchester United’s main title rivals. In his programme notes for tomorrow’s FA Cup quarter-final between the two sides that found their way onto the Internet, he
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    • 118 13 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES L Wenger blames defeat on van Persie dismissal L Messi inspires Barca to Arsenal win L Van Persie blasts referee over “joke” dismissal MOST COMMENTED ON L Blues start to believe Says HCo27: “The moment Ronaldo was
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    • 682 14 Steely Spurs survive Milan onslaught to reach first C-League q-finals THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Relief, pure relief. When, after 94 nerve-shredding minutes, the final whistle confirmed Tottenham’s progress to the Champions League quarter-finals at the expense of sev-en-time champions AC Milan, even the predictably rowdy celebrations took
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    • 316 14 REUTERS ROME: AC Milan’s Champions League exit thrust the spotlight on striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic as he once again failed to reproduce his dazzling domestic form in a big European game. State TV channel Rai marked him 41/2 out of 10 for his performance in Milan’s 0-0
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    • 731 14  -  BY JOHN LEICESTER ASSOCIATED PRESS FOR Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, the Swiss referee “killed” the match. The language was inflammatory but the sentiment was spot-on. No ifs or buts, Massimo Busacca ruined one of the most anticipated games of 2011 when he reached for
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    • 379 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GELSENKIRCHEN: Schalke 04’s Jefferson Farfan went some way to winning over fans who had labelled him a mercenary, by scoring twice to send the team into the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday. Only a few months ago, the 26-year-old Peruvian, who has had
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    • 375 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS AL-RAM (West Bank): The Palestinian national football team lost to Thailand in a penalty shootout on Wednesday in an Olympic qualifying match deep in symbolism: It was the first time the Palestinians hosted a competitive match at the international level. Trailing
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    • 455 15 Lin and Lee react angrily to organisational failures at the All-England Open AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BIRMINGHAM: Controversy has hit the first two days of the All-England Open, badminton’s oldest and one of its most prestigious tournaments. On Wednesday, Chinese shuttler Lin Dan began his attempt to become
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    • 241 15  -  TERRENCE VOON SINGAPORE’S faint hopes at the All-Eng-land Championships were all but extinguished this week, as the Republic’s top doubles pairings all suffered first-round defeats. Chayut Triyachart and Yao Lei fell to Thailand’s Sudket Prapakamol and Saralee Thoungthongkam 12-21, 21-17, 16-21 in the mixed
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    • 388 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BARCELONA: Lewis Hamilton, 26, said on Wednesday that neither he nor Jenson Button have a chance of repeating their previous Formula One world title successes unless McLaren make vast improvements to their car. The Briton conceded, though, that the ongoing work of the
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    • 352 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Asian football chief Mohamed Hammam said yesterday he expects to reveal “within 10 days” whether he plans to challenge Sepp Blatter for the presidency of world governing body Fifa. Hammam, the president of the Asian Football Confederation, has dropped repeated hints
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      • 45 15 BANGKOK: Fencer Cheryl Wong, 19, clinched a silver medal (junior category) in the women’s individual foil at the Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships on Wednesday. The women’s foil and epee cadet teams finished joint-third in their respective events.
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      • 63 15 TAMPINES Rovers climbed to the top of the S-League table on 10 points after a 4-1 win over Tanjong Pagar United at the Tampines Stadium last night. Shukor Zailan (14th), Aleksandar Duric (19th), Ismadi Mukhtar (63rd) and Park Yo Seb (66th) got on the scoresheet
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      • 54 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Chelsea defender Ashley Cole will not be prosecuted for accidentally shooting a work placement student with an air gun, police sources said yesterday. Cole shot sports science student Tom Cowan, 21, with a pellet from a .22 air gun in the club’s
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      • 44 15 REUTERS WELLINGTON: Lancaster Park, one of the venues for this year’s rugby World Cup, needs major work after the Christchurch earthquake, but should be ready for the tournament from Sept 9-Oct 23, the city’s mayor Bob Parker said yesterday.
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    • 721 16  - PASSING IT ON TO YOUNGSTERS Former internationals are tough with students but the results show SCHOOL SPORT MATTERS BY MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Lin Xinyi TRUDGING up to the goal posts in a full armour of chest and leg guards, Lydia Heng, 16, gets into position, knees slightly
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    • 554 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS DORAL (Florida): Tiger Woods may be struggling to recapture his form and break a trophy drought stretching to 19 tournaments and 16 months, but his family situation is stopping him from getting the match practice he needs. The current world
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    • 480 16 Today Badminton All-England C’ships: Q-finals (Live, StarHub Ch211, tomorrow, 1am). Basketball NBA: New York v Dallas (Live, StarHub Ch216, 9.30am). Cricket ICC World Cup: West Indies v Ireland (Live, mio TV Ch126, noon), Bangladesh v England (Live, mio TV Ch123, 4.30pm). Football S-League: Geylang v Balestier (Jalan
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    • 22 16 EL HADJI DIOUF, controversial footballer, says he is not a “bad boy”
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    • 243 16 Badminton All-England C’ships In Birmingham, 1st rd (selected) Men’s singles: Chen Jin (Chn) bt Rajiv Ouseph (Eng) 23-21 21-12, Boonsak Ponsana (Tha) bt Simon Santoso (Ina) 21-19 21-15, Peter Gade (Den) bt Yun Hu (Hkg) 21-14 21-15, Lee Hyun Il (Kor) bt Joachim Persson (Den) 21-13 21-13, Kenichi Tago
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    • 333 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW ORLEANS: Jarrett Jack put his faith in the officials in the tense final seconds and they rewarded him with an unlikely foul call against veteran Jason Kidd. The veteran was whistled on Jack’s flailing three-point attempt with 8.4 seconds to go. Then Jack
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    • 671 17  -  EB9 Written by 1 Craig Brennan DESPITE still being a maiden in Singapore, Imacruiser has always carried the tag of potentially being a very good horse. Trainer Michael Freedman is hoping the gelding will get to show that promise when he steps out in the
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    • 269 17  -  Written by Michael Lee TONIGHT'S nine-race programme looks set to deliver some very interesting contests, with none more exciting than the $95,000 Open Benchmark race over 1600m. Steven Burridge's handy sprintermiler Alacarte has been a model of consistency from Day 1, running out of the placings
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    • 743 17 Lakers know what Miami are going through and have handled it better ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI: No other National Basketball Association team could relate so well to the plight of the Miami Heat. The Los Angeles Lakers know the burden of stratospheric expectations and the powerful consequences of failure,
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      406 18 Sri Lankan openers hit 282 REUTERS KANDY (Sri Lanka): Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga conjured an exquisite display of shotmaking to score a cricket World Cup record 282 runs for the first wicket as Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by 139 runs yesterday. The previous record was held by
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    • 287 18 REUTERS CHITTAGONG: England will keep Bangladesh guessing until they name their line-up just before today’s World Cup game with the key opening position in the batting order still a tightly held secret. Captain Andrew Strauss lost his partner in the No. 2 spot when Kevin
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    • 235 13 LEADING BY EXAMPLE Former national athletes passing knowledge to students. C16 Nd COOL MAN COOL BEAUTY The Fundamentals Health and Complexion for Men and Women ,.v 1/ Look strong I non Voting m Metabo-Care” Helps the complications caused by increased blood sugar Helps to improve eye, kidney and leg foot
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    • 27 13 SPURS’ DREAM ALIVE But Tottenham desperate to avoid Barcelona in Champions League draw. C14 PRACTICE PUZZLE Divorced dad Woods struggling to balance family life with golf. C16
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    • 159 15 formu/a 1 PETRONAS MALAYSIA GRAND PRIX KUALA LUMPUR 08.09.10 APRIL 2011 /V o** P-2 1 m Mt -^v w I r j > TICKETS AS LOW AS SGD25* One F1 ticket unleashes more than just the thrill of the race. You get to attend an international concert and enjoy the
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    • 19 16 SUTRA Sweet ANNA SUTRA March 2011 Chef from Canada, Anna Olson, shares her thoughts on food her dessert recipes.
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    • 34 16 Students are welcome to send photos and articles (capped at 250 words) of school sports events. The best may be published. E-mail them to stsportsmatters@sph.com.sg Please list your name, age, school and contact number.
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    • 207 17 S.LEAGUE “LIVE” TELECAST Fri, 11 Mar, 7.30pm On Starhub Ch 201 Sports Arena or Preview Channel No Starhub set-top box? Go to Singapore Pools website for details. For fixtures of all E League Champ, Spanish, Italian, German, J League, K League and A League, please visit Singapore Pools website. LIVE
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    • 43 18 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 289 9988 to find out more. MATS3 CLASSIFIED
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    • 35 18 Obituaries For enquiries, call 1800-289-9988 (office hours) 6319-5192 (after office hours) Bookings made after office hours for next day's publication are subject to space availability. Online advertisement booking for condolences: catscounter@sph. com. sg WATS CLASSIFIED
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  • 1491 18 OBITUARIES TAN HENG KUAN Age: 58 Passed away peacefully on 9 March 2011. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Beloved wife: Jennifer Neo Brothers: Sisters-in-law: TanHengYum Ho Ah Sam Tan Heng Gee Tan Heng Wong Foo Heng Seng Tan Heng Hee Koh Yu Cheng Tan Heng Mok Leong
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  • MONEY.
    • money.markets
      • 519 20  -  Turnover dips to year’s low as China’s trade deficit adds to gloom BULLS AND BEARS BY YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg INVESTORS fled from the stock market yesterday as fighting intensified in Libya, leaving a string of oil facilities ablaze and causing crude prices
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      • IN BRIEF
        • 164 20 WATER solutions firm Hyflux is shelving its plans in war-torn Libya and will not look at the country for “some time”, its chief executive Olivia Lum said yesterday. With the country’s uncertain future, Hyflux will let a US$100 million (S$127 million) contract it won last November
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        • 106 20 THE initial public offering of Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka Shing’s ports unit will now raise up to US$5.5 billion (S$7 billion), slightly lower than previously expected, after the unit tightened its indicative price range, Reuters said. Hutchison Port Holdings Trust narrowed its price guidance after traders
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        • 72 20 STRAITS Trading Company is considering seeking a secondary listing on the main market of the Malaysian stock exchange. The property and resource firm believes that the listing will enhance the public profile of the firm and provide an additional channel to raise capital for its business
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      • MARKET SUMMARY
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          100 20 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 997 million shares worth $1.04 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 137 Losers: 297 Unchanged: 807 FTSE ST INDEXES Mid Cap Small Cap All Share Fledgling China China Top Oil and gas Points Change -6.45 762.66 -3.72 549.07 -4.69 759.29 1.87 732.71 -3.11 302.96 -3.91 271.09 -8.53 733.22
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        • 230 20 REUTERS, BERNAMA Tokyo Nikkei 225 Yesterday’s close: 10,434.38 (-155.12) Japan’s Nikkei average fell 1.5 per cent after an overnight rise in oil prices and uncertainty over the Middle East sparked futures selling. Kuala Lumpur KLCI Yesterday’s close: 1,516.91 (-6.78) Malaysian shares fell 0.4 per cent, with investors cautious as
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        • SINGAPORE STOCKS
          • 462 20 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: MARCH 10,2011 Top Rises March 10 CENTS DBXT DBLCI-OY 5US$ 4210 142.3 2.7 DBXT iBoxxSing 5SG$ ***** 140.0 1.2 DBXT FTVietnam 10US$ 3381 129.6 3.1 DBXT DBCBDJUBS 10US$ ...3844 114.4 2.4 DBXT AUD
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          • 345 20 Top Rises March 10 CENTS APStrategic W*****6 30.5 3.0 10.9 STI 3100 DBePW*****1 43 2.5 6.2 KepLandMBLeCW*****1 20 2.0 11.1 SIMSCI360MBePW*****9 25 2.0 8.7 STI 3000BNPePW*****8 16 1.5 10.3 STI 3100BNPePW*****0 13.5 1.5 12.5 SembMar MBLeCW*****1 43 1.5 3.6 NOL MBL eCW*****3 28.5 1.0 3.6 STI 2950
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          • 179 20 By Volume CENTS Vol Golden Agri 67 1.5 -2.2 88,024,000 Noble Grp 206 -7.0 -3.3 54,052,000 Dyna-Mac 49 -0.5 -1.0 35,783,000 Passion 26 5.0 23.8 33,458,000 Genting SP 200 0.0 0.0 27,500,000 Contel 4 0.0 0.0 21,292,000 SM Summit 17 -1.5 -8.1 18.464.000 ChinaTaisan 15.5 -0.5 -3.1
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          • 99 20 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY March 10 2011 Selling Buying Aust dollar 1.323 1.249 Can dollar 1.333 1.282 Euro 1.797 1.728 Sterling pound 2.093 2.013 NZ dollar 0.96 0.915 US dollar 1.286 1.237 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Chi renminbi
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          • 382 20 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 241 169 CapMallsAsia 172 -1 1916 173 171 1.2 15.8 6682.3 425 324 CapitaLand 333 -2 3821 336 332 1.8 11.1 *****.7 216 175 CapitaMall 183
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          • 603 20 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 186 88.5 ARA 177 cd -3 1407 180 176 2.7 19.4 1236.3 132 99 Allgreen 108 cd unch 1147 109 107 4.6 7.6 1717.6 107
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    • money.companies
      • 483 21  -  Transport operator will join FTSE ST Mid Cap Index on March 21 BY JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg GLOBAL Logistic Properties (GLP) will replace SMRT Corp as a constituent of the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI). The change, which kicks in on March 21, follows
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      • 208 21  -  JONATHAN KWOK INVESTORS wanting to keep track of the ups and downs of the Straits Times Index while on the go now have the help of a new iPhone application. The FTSE app, from index company FTSE, will stream real-time index
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      • 311 21  -  BY ROBIN CHAN SINGAPORE’S prestigious Entrepreneur of the Year award is about to mark its 10th anniversary but the businesses and their founders winning recognition are getting younger and younger. The organiser of the awards, accounting giant Ernst Young, says businesses are increasingly being nominated
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    • 282 22  -  GRACE CHUA A STEAM plant on Jurong Island powered by waste wood chips is set to be one of the first here to run wholly on plant material known as biomass. The Sembcorp Industries plant, which will burn about 120 tonnes of
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    • 337 22  -  Clear public policies can provide push towards sustainability: Report BY CHERYL LIM cherlim@sph.com.sg ADOPTING an environmentally sustainable approach to doing business has become increasingly important to companies worldwide. A soon-to-be-released report by KPMG has found that 62 per cent of companies surveyed have
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    • 600 24 Exchanges could seek alliance as foreign rivals consolidate: TSE chief REUTERS TOKYO: The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) could enter into merger talks with its main local rival in a bid to weather sector consolidation, but any domestic union would have to wait until its
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    • 585 24  -  NEWS ANALYSIS BY GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT THE mating season for global stock exchanges has become even more intense since the Singapore Exchange’s A$8.4 billion (S$10.8 billion) bid for the Australian Securities Exchange last October. The latest suitors showed their intentions
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    • 485 25  -  Ex-client blaming her unfairly for negligence, says bank’s lawyer BY YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg A LAWYER acting for Swiss bank UBS in a hearing against two former clients has suggested they are unfairly using their ex-relationship manager as a scapegoat. UBS has sued retired businessman
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    • 396 25  -  BY AARON LOW US MEDICAL technology giant Medtronic best known for pacemakers has opened a US$56 million (S$71 million) manufacturing plant in Singapore, which will also be its global headquarters. In a coup for Singapore’s fast-grow-ing biomedical sector, the Minnesotabased company will
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    • 403 25 REUTERS BEIJING: China swung to a surprise trade deficit last month of US$7.3 billion (S$9.3 billion), its largest in seven years, as the Chinese New Year holiday dealt an unexpectedly sharp blow to exports. It was China’s first trade deficit since March last year
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    • 634 26  -  Some poaching talented risk managers; others going for tech upgrades BY GABRIEL CHEN FINANCE CORRESPONDENT gabrielc@sph.com.sg SOME banks are poaching staff from accounting firms, while others are spending big on new technology. Why this burst of activity? It is all linked to
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    • 99 26 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Hutchison Port trust launches S’pore IPO L World oil supply “very adequate”: Saudi minister MOST COMMENTED ON L Subway now world’s largest fast-food chain Says sg_unemployed: “Subway is a lot healthier and the portions are bigger than
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    • 424 22 iNUS NUS Centre For the Arts ftdy National University of Singapore NU\ ARTS FESTIVAL 11 -27 MARCH 2011 SMS <ARTS> to 9342 7379 for a chance to win Festival tickets!* <*r' Varsity Voices 2011: A Musical Tapestry TheNUSChoir 20 Mar 8pm UCC Hall $19 $16 Enjoy an evening serenade as
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    • 1505 23 Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (a business trust constituted on 25 February 2011 under the laws of the Republic of Singapore) managed by Hutchison Port Holdings Management Pte. Limited under the laws of the Republic of Singapore) managed by SUBSCRIBENOW!IPO closes on4 M14 March 2011at 1at 10 a.m. (Singapore time) Hongkong
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    • 88 24 Study In Australia Explore Australia. Discover Yourself. Symposium: Education Beyond Books (Open to students in JC, Poly and IB) 16 March 2011, 8.30 am 5.30 pm Hwa Chong Institution, Auditorium Australian High School Sample Class (Open to students in Secondary School. Parents are welcome.) 18 March 2011,10 am 2 pm
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    • 88 26 Nokia E7. Success finds itself in good company. Touch and type plus large 4” screen View, edit and create documents Multiple email accounts 8 megapixel camera, HD filming and HDMI output nokia.com.sg/E7 nokia.com.sg/E7 Inc. Facebook visit Please of trademark qualify. to registered original be a is must Facebook quotes Nokia.
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    • 30 1 Cold worlds Rock the cradle Local musician scores HK film awards nod Hot Hanjin Fridges as art at Biennale D2 Stone Temple Pilots’ music made “about 500,000 babies” D7 D3
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  • Life!
    • 789 2  -  Singapore songwriter Hanjin Tan is up for Best New Performer in the HK Film Awards boon chan media correspondent bchan@sph.com.sg It was an acting debut that came about by chance and now Singaporean Hanjin Tan, better known as a singer-songwriter, is up for a Hong Kong Film
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    • 443 2 Agence France-Presse Paris World culture body Unesco has unveiled plans to preserve the site of the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan, an Afghan archaeological treasure destroyed by the Taleban 10 years ago. The United Nations cultural body said international experts and Afghan officials
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      722 3  -  Malaysian artist Ise hopes to offer insights by examining the contents of the fridges of six families corrie tan corriet@sph.com.sg Wouldyouapproachastranger on the street, ask to peek inside his refrigerator, and then persuade him to go grocery-shopping with you? Malaysian artist Roslisham Ismail, better known as Ise, would.
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    • 290 3 Associated Press Bloomberg New York Even without his nimble fingers touching their strings, Eric Clapton’s guitars (right) rocked New York City this week as an auction of them at Bonhams brought in millions of dollars. In a packed room, the day’s priciest item, a 1948
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        1113 4  -  Despite her accolades, Tanya Chua is holding her first big concert here after 14 years in the music business lin wenjian wenjian@sph.com.sg Being the only local artist to be named Best Female Vocalist twice at the Golden Melody Awards, the top honours in the Mandarin pop music industry,
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      • 744 4 Singer-songwriter Tanya Chua wants her mother, Madam Jennie Sri Rangkajo Sudjana, to remain just that instead of doubling as her manager. “My mother doesn’t manage me. She’s my mother and I would like it to be that way,” she says in a flat tone. She is
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      • 609 7  -  Stone Temple Pilots claim to have caused a baby boom as fans as young as four years old turn up at their concerts eddino abdul hadi dinohadi@sph.com.sg Singapore’s much-lamented low fertility rate may get a helping hand from an unexpected quarter American hard rock quartet Stone
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      • 298 7 Associated Press Los Angeles Surveillance footage shows that a clerk smiled and held the door open for Lindsay Lohan when she walked out of a Los Angeles jewellery store that later accused her of stealing a US$2,500 ($3,170) necklace. Kamofie Co reported the item missing on Jan
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      • 99 8 ‘If someone else dressed me, it’s them interpreting me, but the truth is, people don’t know me’ Gossip Girl actress Blake Lively (right) on why she does not employ a stylist ‘I was like, damn you! But we’re in Hollywood. I’m on a huge screen. these
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      • 908 8  -  Sam Beam and Robin Pecknold show that folk music is not easily contained sound bites yeow kai chai kaichai@sph.com.sg Folk a simple one-syllable word, and a music genre that can conjure up wildly divergent impressions. For some, it signals a return to Arcadia with dancing Pollyanna
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      • short spins
        • 264 9  -  Boon Chan Pairing jazzy pop with hiphop is like mixing smooth velvety chocolate with piquant chilli: It sounds dubious when you first hear about it but it all makes sense once you get a taste. On the follow-up to his well-received debut Raw Jazz (2009), Hong Kong-based
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        • 205 9  -  Boon Chan Six years is a long time between albums, especially when you consider that Buy 1 Get 1 Free was written and recorded in 10 days. The follow-up to Relax-ONE’s 2005 debut could have sagged under the weight of such a long gestation. Instead, it offers
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        • 201 9  -  Chang Tou Liang As the first woman to record both Tchaikovsky and Liszt First Piano Concertos for Deutsche Grammophon since the great Martha Argerich, Alice Sara Ott has big shoes to fill. The German-Japanese former child prodigy, now 22, does a more than decent job. She has physical
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      • 556 12  -  Singer Michael Buble wows the 10,000-strong crowd with his banter, energy and rich vocals reviewconcert MICHAEL BUBLE CRAZY LOVE TOUR Singapore Indoor Stadium, Wednesday nicholas yong nicy@sph.com.sg At times, Canadian singer Michael Buble’s concert felt more like a stand-up comedy act. He playfully introduced his band members by
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        180 12 She is all of 22 but is an old hand at dishing out beauty advice, reviewing make-up and even discussing body image issues. Singapore-based Renee Lorentzen, who started writing a blog called Beauty Fool in 2008, draws about 180,000 page views a month from visitors in countries such
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    • 653 5  -  Bollywood classic Sholay about outlaw heroes will be retold in a play at the NUS Arts Festival adeline chia chiahta@sph.com.sg A curry western has become embroiled in a university arts festival. The National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Arts Festival will present a playful retelling of Bollywood
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    • life!.television
      • 714 6  -  A HK hotel quarantine drama is cutesy and a Taiwan hotel romance boasts cutie Mike Ha telemad foong woei wan woeiwan@sph.com.sg A hotel, with its revolvingdoor diversity of guests, is an obvious locale for a high-concept thriller with interlocking narratives. But the TVB drama, 7 Days
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      • 462 6  -  rachael boon There are many heartbreaking stories of those with mental and intellectual disabilities in Kenya and Kennedy Wambui is one of them. The 17-year-old has cerebral palsy, a condition which affects motor and neurological abilities. His mother, Eudias, has to leave him in their wooden hut
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    • life!.events
      • 7102 10 art REFRAMING SCULPTURE: THROUGH A 3-D LENS (THE INAUGURAL EMERGING CURATORS) Dorathy Lye, an artist and art educator, debuts as a curator for her own exhibition, which showcases a selection of artworks addressing definitions and perspectives of art and sculpture. Where: Sculpture
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      • week’s picks
        • 151 10 food wong ah yoke recommends Norwegian food takes centre stage at the Grand Park City Hall hotel this month with a daily buffet at Indulge At Park cafe. The dishes include king crab “mayonnaise and dill” and raw scallop with sea urchin and yuzu. Guest chef Jonas
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        • 106 10 gig eddino abdul hadi recommends Renowned hard rock guitarist Slash (left) returns to headline the second day of the Big Night Out mini-festival. The former axeman of rock giants Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver, who was here last August, performs with singer Myles Kennedy. Be
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        193 11  -  Evelyn Lee “I usually go to RedDot BrewHouse at Dempsey Hill on Friday nights to listen to one of my favourite local music acts, The Rejected Choirboys, a duo comprising an acoustic guitarist and a singer. They have a good mix of music and humour and I like
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      • 83 14 Chinese pop queen Faye Wong’s (above, in her Hong Kong concert last Friday) comeback concert tour will land in Singapore on Oct 29, organiser Running Into the Sun said yesterday. Ticketing details are not yet available for the show, which will be held at the Singapore
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      • 388 14 New York Times Reuters Los Angeles Actor Mel Gibson has agreed to plead guilty to a charge of misdemeanour battery against his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva (right, with Gibson) under a deal that could let him avoid jail. The agreement between him and the Los Angeles County
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      • 163 14 New York Times Reuters New York After nine years of work, Julie Taymor is stepping aside as director of the most expensive and technically ambitious Broadway musical, the US$65-million (S$82.7-million) Spider- Man: Turn Off The Dark, its producers announced on Wednesday night. They also said in a
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    • 450 2  -  TEE HUN CHINC Editor hunching@sph.com.sg I spent a good chunk of my teenage years trying to acquire a golden tan. To me, a glowing bronzed babe beats a pasty beauty any day. So every weekend, I would slap on tanning oil sunblock would be counter-productive
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      196 4  -  Head to the Singapore Biennale, which kicks off on Sunday, in these stylish arty finds by ROHAIZATUL AZHAR ROHAIZATUL AZHAR GOLD METAL BELT, $7,520, FROM CHANEL Cinch your dress with this embellished gold belt inspired by the Byzantine empire. BANGLE, $2,100, FROM MCL BY MATTHEW CAMPBELL LAURENZA With
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        96 6 See how one dress became a fashion classic at an exhibition of little black dresses, which opens at the National Museum of Singapore next Wednesday. Called Beauty In Black: A Display Of 18 Dresses From 1950s To 2000s, it features works by designers including Azzedine Alaia, Cristobal Balenciaga
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        135 6 313@Somerset is doing its bit for Earth Hour on March 26 and so can you. It is throwing a Green Gorgeous Fashion Party for up to 100 fashionistas, who will trade their clothes with one another at the swop event. It will take place at the mall’s Sky
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        64 6 Maybelline New York is releasing a new case for its popular Pure Mineral Two-Way Foundation compact today. Called Spring Blossoms, the limited-edition design features an adorable illustration. To mark the launch, the set of compact and case is going for a special price of $19.90 (usual price: $27.90).
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        135 6 Here’s your chance to win a pair of tickets to the preview of Korean rom-com, Cyrano Agency, on March 23. The film, which revolves around a dating agency, stars actress Lee Min Jung, the spokesmodel for 1-Day Acuvue Define beauty contact lenses. The movie spent three weeks at
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      • 35 6 Logophobes,breathe easy.Instead of the flashy trademark FF monogram, the new Fendi 2Bag features the warm brush strokes of the Italian house’s signature Pequin stripes, which were introduced in 1987. Priced at $3,495.
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        278 6 Event organising 101: If you want a crowd, give away goodie bags. After all, no one is too good for a freebie, least of all an aspiring socialite. Yes, dearies, you heard me right. Even the moneyed class is guilty of getting its claws into more than its
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      620 8  -  HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE WAY YOU LOOK? DON'T SWEAT IT. E-mail your queries to URBAN at sfurban@sph .com .sg IMRAN JALAL I have a long face but a short and petite frame. What should I wear to flatter my face and body There are some tricks you
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      77 8  -  IAN LEE HEIDI KLUM Looking like a disco ball is a gamble for any fashionista, but the German model shone at the Elton John Aids Foundation’s Oscar Viewing Party in Hollywood last month. The 37-year-old dazzled in a metallic, mirrored gown featuring a thigh-high slit from Welsh fashion
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    • 217 8  -  These two dishy folks were spotted at the launch of Drift, the Dr Martens spring/summer 2011 collection, at the Post-Museum on March 4 IMRAN JALAL Josephine Chan Griede, 21, undergraduate WHAT ARE YOU WEARING? My tank dress is from Forever 21 but I can’t remember how much
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    • 972 10 / 11  -  John Galliano is not the first fashion designer to give the industry a bad name. IMRAN JALAL reports IMRAN JALAL imrjalal@sph.com.sg MARC JACOBS Who: The once chubby, now hunky 47-year-old designer is a fashion tour de force. His shows for his eponymous label and for Louis
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    • 525 15  -  Urban Facebook fans show just how they can transform a work-appropriate outfit into something sexy for a date. reports ROHAIZATUL AZHAR rohai@sph.com.sg As part of our Valentine’s Day work-to-date fashion challenge last month, we asked our Facebook fans to show us the perfect outfit
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    • 898 16 / 17  -  IAN LEE spots six cool trends for women at the recent fall/winter 201 1 fashion shows held in New York, London, Milan and Paris IAN LEE COLOURFUL FALL Spring’s saturated hues have spilled over to the fall fashion runways but almost each fashion week saw a different key
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    • 862 18 / 19  -  KAREN TEE zeroes in on the latest whitening products in the market KAREN TEE Chanel Range: Le Blanc What it does: The new four-piece range replaces the White Essentiel line. It contains the active ingredient TXC, a modified form of a whitening ingredient called tranexamic acid. There is
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    • 457 18 / 19  -  More non-Asian brands are going big on whitening products. KAREN TEE reports KAREN TEE karentee@sph.com.sg Asian brands such as Shiseido, Shu Uemura and SK-II may be pioneers in whitening skincare, but non-Asian brands are increasingly muscling in on the market too. Since January, at least three non-Asian
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      1011 20  -  To trumpet its expertise in whitening skincare, Shiseido marks its first White Day on Monday with new products and a slew of activities. TEE HUN CHING reports from Hokkaido reports TEE HUN CHING from Hokkaido hunching@sph.com.sg In Japan, March 14 is a day many women count down to,
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      • 597 23  -  TAN HSUEH YUN hsueh@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/tanhsuehyun There are rowdy bars, cruising bars and sports bars with thumping music and the vague or perhaps not so vague whiff of desperation in the air. Then there are good ones where the bartenders know your name, your favourite tipple and
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        112 23 Another good way to start the day is with these apricot and raisin fruit bars from New Zealand. The fruit is wrapped around a biscuit made with stone-ground wholemeal flour, honey and milk. These bars, unlike many others in the market, are not soft and sweet. They are
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    • 2496 6 HYUNDAI FOR SALE HYUNDAI FOR SALE HYUNDAI FOR SALE HYUNDAI FOR SALE MERCEDES FOR SALE MERCEDES FOR SALE MERCEDES FOR SALE NISSAN FOR SALE PORSCHE FOR SALE SUZUKI FOR SALE JUL ’08 CL500 Rare Full options veh! Black/ Sahara Beige Only Done 21,500km, 1 Careful Owner, Accident Free. Call *****575
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    • 2849 8 LORRIES FOR SALE CHEAPEST IN TOWN! $*****. Axio 1.5XA. 10/07. Low mileage/ accident free. Full loan avail. Call 9423-5399 for free insurance. 11-MTH ESTIMA AERAS G 5-dr A. 7-seater, Black Twin moon roof, high specs. Under warranty accident free *****997/ *****997 01/2006 TOYOTA MARK X 2.5A, Silver, 1 owner. Good
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  • 276 9  - Living in HDB flats be nice Written by I James Ong It could be as bad as terribly loud (and often off-key) karaoke singing that persists deep into the night, the thunderous clicking of mahjong tiles or the screeching sound of furniture dragged across the floor. Or it could be
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    • 3905 9 EAST COAST AVE 2yrs old FH cluster terrace, good sch VICTORIA PK. LAND 32,000 sqft. S/pool. Wide frontage. Serene privacy. 2-storey. 7 rm, ensuites. Excellent layout. 9227-2638 DONT’ MISS! WATTEN Dr, 2storey terr on elevated, quiet area near RGPS Nanyang Pri. Ask $3.xM. RealStar 9009-0125 FIFTH AVE GCB 15,000 sqft.
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    • 529 9 999 YRS CORNER Terr 3 storey Phillips Ave 3970 3380 sqft 6 big rms. Good shape. Face N. No noon sun. Quiet. MRT. $881 psf. 999 YR 3-STOREY Semi-d Hillside Dr 2284/ 3000 sqft 3 living rms, 5+1, 4 attached bath. Face SE. Beautiful. Quiet. Move in. $2.xM. GDNS AT
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    • 979 9 NIM CHARMING SEMI-D. Land BODMIN DR 2½STOREY semi-d. 2800/4000sqft. Beautiful 4+1 rms. $2.9xM. HB *****011 BODMIN DR DESIGNER S/storey Semi-d 999yrs 4 rms open kitchen Must view HB *****555 SUNCOTTAGES ù23 Beautiful Cluster Homes ù999 years development ùSpacious 4+1bdrms pte basement carparks ùEstimated TOP 1st Qtr 2012 ùFacilities includes pool,
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    • 4013 10 Pt 001 8 CITY 001 8 CITY B a SOUTH-WEST QD a SOUTH-WEST Pf PTE APTS FOR SALE PTE APTS FOR SALE D01-08 CITY ft SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS FOR SALE D01-08 CITY a SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS FOR SALE D01-08 CITY a SOUTH-WEST PTE APTS FOR SALE D01-08 CITY a SOUTH-WEST
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    • 697 10 Move-in condition. 3/ 4 bdrm 33 Robin 3+1/1636 sqft. Spacious Living bedrooms. Designer decor Cairnhill Res............3+1/ 1162 sqft. Cosmopolitan.......... 4+1/ 1679sqft. Newton One........... 3+1/ 1808 sqft. RARE! Park House..3+1/ 1572 sqft. Beautiful layout Golden address St. Thomas Suites ..4+1/2013 sqft Sharon Lee 8101 5665 CBRE CEA Reg. No. R*****7G LUXURIOUS
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    • 533 10 1) INSPIRA Robertson Quay, 1216 sqft, 3rm, sale rent. neg 2) D’leedon (ex-farrer court) 1033 sqft, 2rm, Sell < developer. Grab! Marie Lam 9685-8095 www.marielam.myweb.sg THE LEGEND 1465 sqft, high flr. The Trillium 1399/ 1798 sqft. Cairnhill Plaza 2293 sqft, 3+1. Duchess Residences 1604 sqft Nanyang Pri, $3.xM. *****795 FIRE
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    • 3847 11 D09-10 ORCHARD/ D09-10 ORCHARD/ I TANGLIN I HOLLAND ETQ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS FOR SALE PTE APTS FOR SALE D09-10 ORCHARD/ D09-10 ORCHARD/ [t TANGLIN/ HOLLAND £10 TANGLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS FOR SALE f PTE APTS FOR SALE ■k Dll £421 NEWTON/ Dll a21 NEWTON/ EIE BT TIMAH/ CLEMENTI [1H
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    • 402 11 ADAM PK 2-bdrm Penthse 1787 sqft. High flr. Pool view. No noon sun. MRT. Choice unit! Best price! Urgent! Tommy *****109 SUITES DE LAUREL. Good capital appreciation. Limited units from $7xxK. Mins to MRT/ eateries/ amenities/ schs. Call 9100-4999 GARDENVISTA 2RM 861SQFT cosy high floor, amenities $1.05m Blossomvale 3rm 1249sqft,
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    • 326 11 D.14 STARVILLE. LENGKONG Tiga, F’hold. 3+1, 1238 sqft, renovated, #06, quiet. MRT, sch. Serious seller. $1.0xM. Fred *****282 THE ARTE 1873 sqft, #32, greenery view, 4+1 bdrms. $1260 psf. Pte lift. F/aircon. Free shuttle bus to Novena MRT. 9006-5550 CASA FORTUNA 2 bdrm 926 sqft Freehold. Just TOP! Unblocked High
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    • 2821 12 B| D12-14 BALESTIER/ \fttk D15-16 EAST COAST PK D15-16 EAST COAST PK D15-16 EAST COAST Pb D15-16 EAST COAST MACPHERSON/ QEYIANQ PTE APTS FOR SALE PTE APTS FOR SALE PTE APTS FOR SALE PTE APTS FOR SALE f PTE APTS FOR SALE B D15-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR SALE
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    • 683 12 THE BAYSHORE 2-BDRM. 947 sqft. Sell with 2 yrs tenancy good rental. Ideal returns. Dont miss! Call 9239-0720 Grace BELOW VALUE! 3+1 utility, Optima Tanah Merah. 1302 sqft. High flr, MRT, pool view, quiet, NS facing. Rare. Asking $9xx psf COSTA RHU. NEW Listing! 1399 sqft. 2-bdrms. Pool view. Good
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    • 615 12 I D17-18 CHANQI/ PASIR RIS PTE APTS FOR SALE I D17-18 CHANQI/ PASIR RIS PTE APTS FOR SALE BL D19-20 SERANGOON/ THOMSON f PTE APTS FOR SALE BL D19-20 SERANGOON/ I THOMSON f PTE APTS FOR SALE Launching Soon Flora Vicinity 99 years. 1/2/3/4 bedrm Full condo facilities From $4xxK
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    • 590 12 ESTELLA GDN F’HOLD. 1324 sqft. 3+1. High flr. Corner. Renovated. Facing pool. 3 balconies. Full facilities. neg. Mich 9237 6155 AZALEA Pk. condo. 999 yrs. 4bdrm. 1679 sqft. Good layout. Spacious living/ dining. No noon sun. $6xx psf. Cindy 9367-6122 ***DOUBLE BAY RES. Fire Sale!!! 2rm 936sqft high flr, many
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    • 662 12 Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Rafflesia Minutes walk to Bishan MRT Interchange, Bus Interchange and Marymount MRT Station Close to Junction 8, MacRitchie Reservoir and Bishan Park Near to Rl, RJC, Catholic High School and Ai Tong Primary School Brand new high floor choice units with beautiful view Tenanted
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    • 379 12 GROUND FLR LOVER! Guilin View 3+1, Big land space. 1496 sqft. The Jade 2+1, 1711 sqft. #04. Big balcony. Unblocked. Well kept. PARK NATURA PENTHSE. 2863 sq.ft. 4+1 rms. F’hold. TOP soon. Beauty of nature reserve. Price neg. Below Value. HB *****580 NEW LIST! PARC Oasis. 1506 sqft. 4+1. $8XX
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    • 3693 13 D22-24 WEST I PH D25-28 NORTH I PH BEDOK I PH BEDOK I PH BEDOK I PH BEDOK I PH BEDOK I PH BEDOK PH SEMBAWANQ PH TAMPINES PTE APTS FOR SALE PTE APTS FOR SALE HDB APTS FOR SALE HDB APTS FOR SALE HDB APTS FOR SALE §0/ HDB
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    • 643 13 BLK 466B ADMIRALTY dr, #10, valued. Renovated cond, all race/ PR, doing contra,MRT, call/sms Raina *****770 era COV $25K CLOSE! Admiralty Drive Blk 469 4-rm Design Plus. 102sqm. Valued $367K. Call for viewing 8488 2050 *****971 NEW LIST! 5 ’I’ Blk 323 corner. High flr. Windy. Unblocked. Move -in cond.
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    • 772 13 DONT MISS! RARE corner 4’A’ Tampines 283. Privacy, quiet, high flr, lift level. Amenities/ MRT. All races/PR. 9633-5515 HSR PAXEL!! 3A Blk 275, High Flr, Well Kept, Move In, PR Eligible, Near NTUC/ MRT/ Sch/Park, View By Appt. Call 6100 7887 NEW 4’A’ BLK 364 Tampines St. 34. Renovated, move
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    • 4102 14 BLK 174 SPACIOUS 5’I’ Corner. Lift level. Mid flr. Unblocked. All Lift level. Mid flr. Unblocked. All races eligible. Valued neg. Don’t miss! Call/ SMS *****553 BLK 514 YISHUN Ave 11. 5 ’A’ 135sqm. 4 bdrms. Corner, Lift level, Amenities/ mkt/ sch. Value $410k. Call Esther 9669-1553 THE CANOPY YISHUN
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    • 592 14 METROPOLITAN REDHILL MRT. 2 rm. 721 sqft. High flr. Unblock. F/facilities. F/furn. Fr Apr. neg. *****568/ *****200 Fiona DTZ OPP OUTRAM MRT! 3+1.1650 sqft High flr. Big balcony. Greenery view. F/ furn. 3 aircons. Gym, Security, carpark. neg. 9669-5011 CITYLIGHTS 2+1 AVAIL in Apr. P/furn. Rare, high flr. S’pore Flyer,
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    • 714 14 SWING TO MRT!! Icon sea view. Studio/ 2rm. High floor. Immed. $4K/ $6K up. Hotel facilities. *****100 www.serenegan.com THE SAIL Marina Bay. 2 bdrm (861sqft) Stack 21. Full seaview IR view. Ask $5k. Mins to Raffles Place MRT IR. *****440 HSR CHEAPEST ICON. Nice view. 2 bdrms. F/furn. Bright windy.
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    • 801 14 PRISTINE HGTS NEAR Farrer Pk. MRT. 3+1. 1356 sqft. High flr. Panoramic view. Condo facili ties/ good amenities. *****410 MERAPRIME 900 SQFT 2 rms $4.5K Kerrisdale 1000 sqft 2+1 F/furn. Immed. $3.8K Citylights 1356 sqft 3 rm $5.4K. 9109 8900 THE SAIL 1BDRM Brand-new cond Link to MRT Shpg Entertainment
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    • 5246 15 D09-10 ORCHARD/ TANGLIN/ HOLLAND Jgf PTE APTS FOR RENT D09-10 ORCHARD/ D09-10 ORCHARD/ D09-10 ORCHARD/ *1 TANGLIN/ HOLLAND Elttl TANGLIN/ HOLLAND EIkI TANGLIN/ HOLLAND Pf PTE APTS FOR RENT PTE APTS FOR RENT PTE APTS FOR RENT D09-10 ORCHARD/ D09-10 ORCHARD/ D09-10 ORCHARD/ M TANGLIN/ HOLLAND ETSl TANGLIN/ HOLLAND [T*|
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    • 701 15 ORCHARD SCOTTS 2282 sqft. 4+1. New, f/furn immed. Resort style. Full agt commission. *****688 SOLITAIRE: NEAR ORCHARD. New 1625sqft, 3+1., Pte lift. f/aircon, p/furn. Immed. $9k. 9271-7122 TANGLIN PARK 3+1 cosy patio/ greenery. Renovated. Mins to Orchard. 9819 8488 RICHMOND PK RENOVATED 1259 sq ft, 2 big rms, f/furn, good
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    • 614 15 NEWTON SUITES. SUPER convenient! 2 min Novena MRT. Above 20th floor. 2 Bdrms 797 sqft. Fully furnished. Ask $4.9K neg. PANDAN VALLEY 3+1. High flr. Breezy. Renovated unit. New aircon for all rooms. Full condo facilities. neg. 9487-7141 BROOKVALE LOWER CORNER mais 3-rm partial furn, fully aircon, renovated, quiet, private,
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    • 1581 16 Bk DU a 21 NEWTON/ D12-14 BALESTIER/ D12-14 BALESTIER/ J BTTIMAH/CLEMENTI [T*l MACPHERSON/QEYLANQ [iSi MACPHERSON/QEYLANQ PTE APTS FOR RENT PTE APTS FOR RENT PTE APTS FOR RENT THOMSON 800. 3+1. Reservoir view. 1625 sqft. High flr. Renovated. Nice unit not to be miss! $neg. Call 9455-1226 Keith SPRINGDALE 2+1, F/FURN,
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    • 657 16 T KURAU 1500SQ ft 3+2 $3.4k Semi D 6300sqft 9 $8.3k COTE D’AZUR, 3+1 rms, 1862 sqft, Ground floor. Designer decor PARKVIEW BT Batok (x2) 2/ 3 $2.6K/ $3.2K. F/furn. Move in AIRCON COMMON RM. Blk 73 Telok Blangah hgts. Furn. Prefer Semi D 6300sqft 9 rms $8.3k The Seaview
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    • 705 16 rms, sqft, Ground floor. Designer decor F/furn. Pool view. Cosy. $6.5K Rare! Immed. Call *****133 Agt D.15 PEBBLE BAY 1894 sqft 3+1 balcony. Bay/ pool view. High flr. F/facilities. Near MRT/ Mall. Immed. *****060 Maureen C21 ***4+1 PENTHSE The Bayshore Spacious. 2066 sqft. Sea view. High ceiling. 2 ensuite. Shuttle
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    • 772 16 $2.8K MANDARIN GDN Studio High Flr Sea View. 2yrs. Rare! $4.xK Sanctuary Green. F/furn 3+1 Paranomic View. *****740 AXIS@SIGLAP 2 BDRM 883 sqft. Opp Siglap Ctr. Excellent cond. Quiet facing. Amenities. Avail 8th Apr. $3.2K. *****636 Irene MRT! HUGE. 1+1 bdrm apt. 915 sqft. #18. Nice, cozy, furn. Security, amenities.
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    • 596 16 GARDENS BISHAN. 1850 sqft. 4+1. High flr. Unblocked. Spacious. Facilities. Shuttle to MRT. Neg. Immed. 9388-7811 CBRE COMPASS HTS STUDIO $2.8k/ Park Green 3 1 Penthse, 1959 sqft/ Palm Grove Kovan 3bdrm/ Sunglade 3 1 study. SUNGLADE. 3 BEDROOMS. NEAR S’goon MRT. F/furn. Full condo facilities. Unblocked view. Available immediately.
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    • 757 16 rm $2.6K/ $3.2K. F/furn. Move in Parc Vista Lakeside MRT. 3 rm $3.3K. Nicely furn. 9380 6771 D.23 PARKVIEW APT Bt Batok. 2 rms. 936 sqft. Diagonal pool view. Cosy. F/facilities. Also for sale. convenient *****626 C&H PARC OASIS 2+1 1076 sqft. High flr. Pool view. Amenities. Good cond. F/furn.
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    • 760 16 SUNRISE GDN PENTHSE for rent. 4+4. Fully furn. Well maintained. Quiet, facing greenery. Min MRT Avail end Apr. *****822 Amy $2.8K+ NORTHOAKS 3+1, Nicely renovated. Unfurn/ furn. Mins walk to MRT. 9821 9689 John 7PM. SEASONS PK, 1066 sqft, 2+1, tenanted Mar ’12, spacious, pool view. Don’t miss! *****000 NCT
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    • 871 16 Telok Blangah hgts. Furn. Prefer single. All races. Immed. Strictly no cooking. Call 9779-5620 SEMBAWANG BLK 352 common rm. Opp MRT. Brand new. F/furn. Male professional. Chinese landlord. $550. Immed. 9226 0978 COMMON RM 671A Klang Lane. Furn, aircon. Little India MRT/ Tekka/ city. Immed. Common rm 102 Ah Hood
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    • 1140 17 B| NORTH/ NORTH-EAST HDB f APTS FOR RENT NORTH/ NORTH-EAST HDB APTS FOR RENT NORTH/ Hk NORTH/ 1 NORTH-EAST HDB Efiil NORTH-EAST HDB f APTS FOR RENT APTS FOR RENT HDB MEDIAN SUB-LETTING RENTS n 4 TH quarter 2010 Notes: 1. indicates no subletting transactions in the quarter. 2. Figures
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    • 381 17 KEMBANGAN/ LENGKONG TIGA. 5’I’ conrer blk 114. Lift landing. Very beautiful condition. Immed. Gilbert Soong 9455-6773 PN TAMPINES BLK 369, 4’A’, fully furn, high flr, near amenities, prefers family professionals. Teresa *****997 *****827 3+1 BLK 719 Bedok Reservoir Rd Exec Apt. Approved unit. F/ furn. Aircon. Near amenities. Avail 1st
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    • 727 17 OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT CHOA CHU KANG Blk 637 4+1 opp Yew Tee MRT/Yew Tee Pt. f/furn /amenities. 3rd. flr. avail 20th Mar. All races. good 9761-2167 3+1 BLK 9C. Taman Jurong. F/furn. Aircon/ 3+1 Blk 276 Toh Guan Rd. High floor. Aircon. $2.6k neg Call 9634-2390 PN APPROVED 3+1
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    • 599 17 NEW ZEALAND Hongkong friendly couple, Just arrived in Singapore. Urgently looking for whole unit for rent at any areas. High Budget. Strictly No agent please. Owner pls call me *****221. A 1 JAPANESE LADY/ foreign expat family urgently looking for all areas, whole unit for rental. Furn/ unfurn. High budget.
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    • 544 17 HENDERSON 1500/ 2000/ 2500/ 3000/ 4000/ 6000 sqft. Office/ warehse. $1.50 psf up. *****629 DEFU LANE 10 level 3 fty partial space for rent. Suit spare part, machinery, aircon. *****342 Ramp-up Factory at Eunos Sizes from 2,756 sqft Fronting Eunos Link Road Direct loading at doorstep Column-free layout 10m wide
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    • 932 17 Office for Rent at Middle Rd 1000 Sqft Office (opposite Bugis Junction) available for rent: Area is approximately 1,000 sqft at ICB Enterprise House Fitted with air-con, carpet and manager office. Ready to move-in condition Rental $3.6k per month o.n.o (Inclusive of maintenance fee) Please contact 9783 5775, or Email:
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    • 539 17 TANJONG PAGAR F/FITTED/ Furn 2500sqft, Immed Parking $14.8K Toh Guan Ctr 1270sqft. Fitted with aircon. Avail immed. $2.9K RARE! UNITED HOUSE Orchard $3,300. Fitted office. Carpet. Somerset/ Dhoby Ghaut MRT. Hurry!!! Pics ivyeyu.com D13 TRIVEX. JUST TOP. walk to Tai Seng MRT. 969 to 1002 sf. Own toilet. $3.20/-psf neg!!
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    • 823 18 400 SQFT. RENOVATED. Office in Mid view city. Brand new! Ask $1500. Carpeted with aircon. Corp image. Jerome 9385-0188 CENDEX CENTRE 1097 sqft renovated/ aircon with meeting rm/ 2 director’s rm, 2 yrs lease, immed. Rent neg. Call 9647 0511 UBI TECHPARK 2080 sqft. F/ fitted. Toilet, pantry, conference rm.
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    • 1103 18 BK OFFICE SPACE Bfci OFFICE SPACE FOR SALE FOR SALE Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Central Strategically located at the heart of CBD Above Clarke Quay MRT Station Sizes from 646 sq ft to 13,337 sq ft 4.5m floor to floor height Column-free concept for more space efficient layout
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    • 697 18 SHOP SPACE FOR RENT SHOP SPACE FOR RENT j~j] Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Prime Shops in Orchard Road Far East Shopping Centre (next to Hilton Hotel) 344 to 667 sq ft Suitable for retail, service trades Cuppage Plaza (behind Orchard Point) 355 sq ft Suitable for retail service
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    • 680 18 BLK 82 MACPHERSON Lane. Shophse for Rent. 600 sqft. Living quarter on 2nd flr. Asking $4700 neg. Call now 9270 6233 GROUND FLR SHOPHSE, Personal Design Of Your Choice Joo Chiat Rd. High Ceiling. 2000 sqft. Neg, Pls Call *****842 QUEEN STREET 300 sqft (no F&B) Teck Whye YCK 1400
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    • 602 18 BEST TIME TO INVEST IN COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OKIO BALESTIER Shops (Duplex) offices 570-2357 sqft SPACE KOVAN Ground Flr Shop 237/ 269 sqft (F&B) restaurant/ coffee shop 1130/1206/1216/3552 sqft SIGLAP V. EAST COAST -Ground flr shop,Good frontage -807/1281/1292 sqft -Suits All Trade, cafe, Restn ALL F’HOLD. DEVELOPER SALES 9786-3332 East Coast
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    • 506 18 SHOP SPACE FOR SALE 3½ SHOPHSE South bridge rd, next to boat quay. 999 yrs. Approx 550 sqft. Near MRT. All trades. Good facing. 9067-1998 LOR AH SOO eating hse. 2-storey shophse for sale at $1.5M. 2 yrs tenancy at $5.2K. Plenty of parking. Don’t miss! *****565 SIM LIM SQ
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    • 933 18 B| RESTAURANT/ J LOUNGE SPACE f FOR RENT WAREHOUSES/ STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT WAREHOUSES/ EEE STORAGE SPACE FOR RENT ROOF TOP/ GRAND hotel lobby. Commercial space, F&B, fitness spa, dance. 4400 7000 sqft. Profile needed. *****555 AE CAFE IN CONDO Upp Bt Timah for immed rent. Nicely renovated. 450 sqft.
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  • 666 34  -  Effective networking is more than a social Article by Mervin Yeo Article by Mervin Yeo, the national director of BNI Singapore, a business and professional networking organisation currently operating in 47 countries around the world. He is a contributing author of Masters Of Networking, a New
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