The Straits Times, 6 April 2011

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    • 70 1 A GOOD student, Ms Noraini Yunus seemed on the road to success until she entered university to read mathematics. She failed her examinations and dropped out. That taught her not to judge people by their feats in the paper chase but by what they are
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    • 82 1 HE CLAIMED he had consensual sex with the woman but the judge did not buy that. Yesterday Ong Mingwee, 29, was sentenced to seven years’ jail and eight strokes of the cane for raping the then 22-year-old woman. The self-employed man had claimed during
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    • 33 1 WELL-KNOWN Indian spiritual leader Satya Sai Baba (left), who has millions of followers worldwide, is on life support in hospital with lung and chest congestions. LWORLD PAGE A21
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    • 64 1 UNITED Overseas Bank chief executive Wee Ee Cheong is likely to have been the highest-paid among local bank’s CEOs last year, with a package of between $8 million and $8.25 million. He probably topped the remuneration of DBS Group Holdings’ Mr Piyush Gupta, whose package was stated
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  • 1075 1  -  Not enough talent to form two top teams to govern well, he says BY ZAKIR HUSSAIN YEN FENG zakirh@sph.com.sg zengyan@sph.com.sg A TWO-PARTY system may seem appealing to younger Singaporeans, but Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday made a case to university students as to
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  • 774 1  -  BY FRANCIS CHAN COMPANIES CORRESPONDENT franchan@sph.com.sg AUSTRALIAN Treasurer Wayne Swan has all but sounded the death knell for the proposed multi-billion dollar merger between the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and its Australian counterpart ASX. In a shock announcement yesterday, Mr Swan said he is
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    • 150 1 Handheld gaming goes 3D IN DIGITAL LIFE Theatre for toddlers at Esplanade ST INTERVIEW: CHUNG WAI KEUNG Subscribe to The Straits Times. Get a gift and win cash prizes. Call 6388-3838 Risk-averse culture hinders social mobility LIFE! PAGE C14 PRIME, PAGE A16 BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS:
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    • VIEW POINTS
      • 70 2 WE SAY The pastor in the United States who burned the Quran after a mock trial did so because anti-Muslim sentiment is strong in the US and the laws are permissive. Any attempt to roll back the prejudice has to consider the role
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      • COLUMNS
        • 42 2 It is noteworthy that US President Barack Obama is launching his re-election bid from Chicago rather than DC, but the real drama lies in who will be stepping up from the Republican Party, says Andrew Hammond. L REVIEW PAGE A28
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        • 42 2 The Fukushima disaster is likely to slow the expansion of nuclear power generation, while the need for greener sources of energy will make the search for alternative fuels all the more urgent, says Barry Desker. L REVIEW PAGE A29
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      • 63 2 OUR READER SAYS The Competition Commission of Singapore could consider a comprehensive historical petrol pricing study to help it spot any collusion in the industry, says Seah Kah Cheng, while Lewis Goh suggests it look into ways to introduce more competition here, for example by re-evaluating
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        22 2 www.straitstimes.com L Lydia Lim says voter perception of an unfair electoral contest may lead some to favour underdog opposition candidates.
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    • 1054 2  -  GRCs work for S’pore, but furore over PAP new face is worrying BY ALAN JOHN DEPUTY EDITOR alan@sph.com.sg WHENMrChiamSeeTong, at age 75, says he is ready to leave his Potong Pasir seat to contest a group representation constituency (GRC), it is one more sign of
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    • 308 2 it 4 Hoi •Stic tdu cation ■nillaf “°om 04 V .I'?; Jir /i v’ feryst ;-f c, UP i r --s i rm* •y*z- %<- fit n nr*’ m Jessene Lim Senior Associate, Singapore Exchange. Business graduate, Cum Laude. Diving Manager, SMUXtremists, Volunteer teacher, English and computer literacy, Timor teste.
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    • 217 3 LONG before he made headlines in the current case, Ong Mingwee was in the news. In 2007, he appeared in Urban, The Straits Times’ fashion magazine. He was given a makeover, swopping his casual attire for a smarter wardrobe. Explaining his everyday choice of
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    • 836 3  -  He claims victim gave consent; out on $30,000 bail pending appeal BY ELENA CHONG elena@sph.com.sg HE SAID he had consensual sex with the woman, but the judge did not buy that. Yesterday, Ong Mingwee, 29, was sentenced to seven years’ jail and eight strokes
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    • 778 9  -  Driver blames shortage of parking spaces BY THAM YUEN-C yuenc@sph.com.sg THE man who repeatedly parked his car in a space reserved for the handicapped in a Bukit Purmei HDB estate has come forward to explain why he did it. Businessman Yew Chee Heng,
      PHOTOS: ST READER, HDB  -  778 words
    • 407 10 People who work more than 11 hours a day face higher heart disease risk REUTERS LONDON: People who regularly work long hours may be significantly increasing their risk of developing heart disease, the world’s biggest killer, British scientists said. Researchers said a long-term
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    • 522 10  -  BY FIONA CHAN ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR SINGAPORE’S luxury homes chalked up the third-biggest rise in prices across the world last year, behind only Shanghai and Mumbai, according to a new report out today. The Wealth Report 2011, compiled by Citi Private
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    • 651 11  -  ANALYSIS BY AARON LOW THE deal was touted as a game-changer, a bold move that would have propelled two national stock exchanges into the premier league. But the proposed $11 billion marriage between the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and its Australian counterpart ASX looks set
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    • 614 12 High levels of radioactive substance found in fish for first time; India bans Japanese food imports REUTERS BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO: Japan set its first radiation safety standards for fish yesterday after the tsu-nami-ravaged nuclear plant reported radioactive contamination in nearby sea
      REUTERS; BLOOMBERG; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; ASSOCIATED PRESS; PHOTO: REUTERS  -  614 words
    • 519 12 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK: Japan’ s Fukushima nuclear crisis has highlighted again the difficulty, if not impossibility, of determining the radiation threshold below which exposure would cause no health risk such as cancer. Researchers tracking the health conditions of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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    • 722 13 Blackouts could cause the biggest economic damage, say analysts REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO: At first glance, business at Ms Miwa Amauchi’s precision metal-parts factory near Tokyo appears normal. A laser beam carves through metal sheets while nearby a worker, cigarette hanging from his lips, makes
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    • 773 14 Government prepared to negotiate if Gaddafi stays, but rebels say no AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BLOOMBERG ASSOCIATED PRESS TRIPOLI: Libya’s government yesterday said it is ready to negotiate reforms but only if leader Muammar Gaddafi is not forced out, a condition that stalled diplomatic efforts to
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    • 320 14 REUTERS TRIPOLI: In the maze-like lanes of Tripoli’s mediaeval market, some Libyans are predicting the imminent fall of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Their tempers have reached breaking point in a city gripped by fuel shortages and long queues for basic goods as rebels based
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    • 602 4  -  But next leader will still have to prove himself, win support: PM BY LI XUEYING xueying@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S potential fourth prime minister may first enter politics via the group representation constituency (GRC) system, but this does not make him less deserving of the respect
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    • 316 6  -  YEN FENG MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew (right) is “unique” and there will only be one “MM”, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. “You can give him any title you like, he is Mr Lee Kuan Yew, he is unique.” PM Lee was answering a
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    • 553 6  -  BY ELGIN TOH THE People’s Action Party (PAP) made the right decision in fielding 27-year-old Tin Pei Ling as a new candidate, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said at the Kent Ridge ministerial forum yesterday. She was a “good grassroots leader” and her
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    • 849 6  -  PM Lee: Letting leaders emerge by chance has led to dead ends elsewhere BY RACHEL CHANG rchang@sph.com.sg THE future leadership of Singapore is not left to chance because the country cannot afford to have a bad prime minister, said Prime Minister Lee
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    • 477 6  -  BY CAI HAOXIANG AFTER meeting hundreds of potential new candidates at tea sessions, the People’s Action Party (PAP) decided not to select many who were well-qualified academically. Instead, the party has chosen to field a number who did not obtain
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    • 996 7  -  PM: Ex-US presidents enjoy lucrative options, but low pay at top level affects all public wages BY JEREMY AU YONG jeremyau@sph.com.sg UNITED States President Barack Obama may earn less than a Singaporean minister, but the American system is not without its flaws, said
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    • 455 7 Mr Seah Yin Hwa, 25, a fourth-year NUS engineering student who lives in Hougang SMC, asked the Prime Minister about upgrading programmes for opposition-held wards, and if not getting to benefit from the government scheme means he can
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    • 655 7  -  COMMENTARY BY LI XUEYING POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT BOTH sides came prepared. The 1,200 university students came with pointed questions on issues they cared about, ranging from the group representation constituency (GRC) system to ministerial salaries. On the other side, Prime Minister Lee Hsien
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    • 504 7  -  BY CAI HAOXIANG THE first of 2.5 million Singaporeans began receiving letters yesterday informing them of the amount they will receive under Budget 2011. Most of those eligible will get the letters by the end of this week, the Finance Ministry said in a
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    • 1575 8  -  Opposition party will field them in Jurong GRC and Radin Mas BY ANDREA ONG, KOR KIAN BENG, TEH JOO LIN andreao@sph.com.sg kianbeng@sph.com.sg joolin@sph.com.sg OPPOSITION National Solidarity Party (NSP) yesterday unveiled six candidates it plans to field in the next general election. They will contest the five-member
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    • 338 8  -  TEH JOO LIN IN HER teens, Ms Noraini Yunus seemed headed for success. She graduated from Raffles Girls’ School (Secondary) with seven As in the O-level examinations, then went on to National Junior College before winning a place to read mathematics at the
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    • 491 8  -  BY ANDREA ONG A FOUR-CORNERED fight is looming over Radin Mas, with three opposition parties refusing to budge in their bid for the single-seat ward. Mr Yip Yew Weng, 60, who was unveiled as the National Solidarity Party (NSP) candidate for Radin Mas at
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    • 28 7 One-stop website for all your ELECTION NEWS Oh, behave! Kor Kian Beng asks: Can all parties be civil during the polls? Breaking News Views Videos Photos Blogs http://straitstimes.com/ge2011
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    • 1308 16  -  System discourages students from being entrepreneurs: SMU don THE ST INTERVIEW BY TAN HUI YEE CORRESPONDENT tanhy@sph.com.sg RECENT public debate on social mobility has centred on students, grades and jobs, but there’s something missing from the picture entrepreneurship. Singapore’s risk-averse culture, says sociologist Chung Wai
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    • 502 16 L Why does social mobility tend to shrink as a country becomes more developed? For a developing country, the channels are relatively open. When the economy is still highly dependent on labour-intensive manufacturing, you make more when you work hard. Fewer people
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  • WORLD.
    • 671 18  -  Opposition PR hopes to ride public anger to deny BN its majority BY CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg KUCHING (Sarawak): The Sarawak state election, which kicks off today, is set to be one of the hottest polls as the opposition gears up to give
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    • 105 18 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Obese Ohio man found fused to chair L Boy dies after fall from Chicago roller coaster MOST COMMENTED ON L Working long hours? Watch out for your heart. Says Alan Ma (on Facebook): “That is why I
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      • 583 19  -  Death at bank’s Jakarta office puts spotlight on aggressive tactics of debt collectors BY ZUBAIDAH NAZEER INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT zubaidah@sph.com.sg JAKARTA: A Citibank executive has been implicated in the death of an Indonesian politician who was being questioned by debt collectors over his bank
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      • 351 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police chief Ismail Omar yesterday denied that the two-minute Internet clip from a video allegedly showing opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim having sex was leaked by the police. “Of course it did not come from us. That is
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      • 699 20  -  Details not out yet, but tax holiday could be for five to eight years BY LYNN LEE INDONESIA BUREAU CHIEF lynnlee@sph.com.sg JAKARTA: Indonesia is set to unveil a tax holiday scheme for large investors as early as next week, officials say, as
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      • 181 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS KUALA LUMPUR: Five Malaysian soldiers who killed a protected bird while on a jungle patrol and then posed for a photograph with the carcass have been suspended and could face criminal charges, an official said yesterday. The case has renewed allegations
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      • 88 20 An illegal immigrant being arrested by Malaysian officials yesterday after breaking out of the Lenggeng immigration detention camp in Negeri Sembilan. More than 100 illegal immigrants had escaped from the camp after burning down an accommodation block. District police chief Saiful Azly said most of
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      • 400 21 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Britain and Pakistan have an “unbreakable” bond that can be strengthened through more cooperation on fighting terrorism, boosting trade and improving Pakistan’s education sector, the British Prime Minister said during his first visit to the Muslim nation yesterday. Mr David
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      • 198 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS KABUL: Fresh protests over the burning of a Quran by a fundamentalist US pastor erupted in the Afghan capital Kabul yesterday, taking angry and violent demonstrations into a fifth day. Hundreds of people gathered at Kabul University chanting “Death to America!” and
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      • 539 21 He has lung and chest congestion but vital systems ‘stable’ AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HYDERABAD: One of India’s bestknown spiritual leaders, who has a long list of influential followers, is on life support in a southern hospital, officials said yesterday. Satya Sai Baba, 85, who
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      • 552 22 Two universities offering attractive pay in bid to boost city’s competitive edge HONG KONG: The Shenzhen government has embarked on a global search for top-tier research talent to boost the city’s competitive edge. Shenzhen University, owned by the municipal government, wants to enlist
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      • 180 22 MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew met distinguished business figures Li Ka Shing, Robert Kuok and Robert Ng, together with their families, over the weekend when he visited Hong Kong following a trip to Taiwan. The three magnates are all old friends
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      • 357 22 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY: China is boosting its influence in the Pacific through a secretive foreign aid programme that offers “soft loans” many nations will struggle to repay, a foreign policy think-tank revealed yesterday. The loans amount to a significant chunk of the
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    • world.international
      • 620 24 About 175 long-serving planes will be inspected for fuselage cracks BLOOMBERG SEATTLE: United States aviation regulators will require carriers to inspect about 175 older Boeing 737s, the world’s most widely flown jet, for fuselage cracks after a Southwest Airlines plane split open
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      • 386 24 NEW YORK TIMES PARIS: After searches over nearly two years, and more than US$28 million (S$35 million) spent on specialists and the latest in deep-sea technology, France has located the bodies of some passengers who died when an Air France plane crashed
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      • 334 24 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Debt-laden Britain expects 2,600 troops to lose their jobs in a first wave of redundancies forced by defence cuts, with 150 Nepalese Gurkha troops among the first to go. The Defence Ministry said on Monday that 1,000 soldiers and
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      • 519 25 Illegal market flourishes, to the dismay of scientists and govts NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK: Online sales websites like eBay are pulsing with sales pitches. “The pieces below have an exceptional patina,” a site called Star-bits.com said of 10 pictured fragments. The ads
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      • 81 25 ASSOCIATED PRESS GENEVA: The United Nations weather agency yesterday said the depletion of the ozone layer shielding Earth from damaging ultraviolet rays has worsened over the Arctic this spring. The World Meteorological Organisation said the Arctic’s ozone layer has seen an estimated 40 per cent loss since the
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      • 399 25 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK: Over the past 540 million years, Earth has had five great mass extinctions, with an estimated 75 per cent or more of all species disappearing each time. For decades, scientists have warned of a sixth mass extinction. Scientists at the
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      • 623 26 Ivory Coast’s President negotiating terms of exit, seeks security guarantee AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BLOOMBERG ABIDJAN: The battle between rivals for the presidency of Ivory Coast appeared close to an end yesterday, as French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe revealed that negotiations with strongman Laurent Gbagbo
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      • 276 26 Source: CNN L Similarities While Ivory Coast’s problems evolved over a period of years and Libya’s turmoil is relatively recent, experts say global intervention in both countries has been focused on protecting hundreds of thousands of people at risk rather than on regime change. L
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      • 572 26 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON: Counterterrorism operations in Yemen have ground to a halt, allowing Al-Qaeda’s deadliest branch outside of Pakistan to operate more freely inside the country, experts said. Diplomats, intelligence analysts and counterterrorism officials also feared it may lead to an increase
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      • 370 26 WASHINGTON: General David Petraeus (right) is being “seriously considered” for the job of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director, according to American officials quoted on public radio. The news on Monday comes as the US braces itself for a long-anticipated shakeup of its
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    • world.at a glance
      • 80 27 Regina Mayer did not put her dreams aside when her parents dashed her hopes of getting a horse. The 15-year-old turned to a cow called Luna instead. Hours of training and tonnes of treats, cajoling and caresses later, the results are impressive. Not only do the two
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      • 324 27 SLICEOFLIFE ASSOCIATED PRESS HONOLULU: Ms Gladys Burrill was not thinking about breaking a world record when she power-walked and jogged through the Honolulu Marathon at age 92. But Ms Burrill, a part-time Hawaii resident nicknamed the “Gladyator”, learnt soon after finishing the Dec 12, 2010 race
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      • IN BRIEF
        • 106 27 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DHAKA: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus (right) of Bangladesh told staff at his microfinance bank yesterday that “it is my time to leave” after he lost a Supreme Court appeal against his sacking, a colleague said. Mr Yunus, who had stopped work after hearing about
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        • 122 27 SEOUL: South Korea’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade has warned that those responsible for translation errors in a free trade agreement (FTA) will risk losing their jobs. Those at risk include the nation’s top trade negotiator, diplomatic sources told the JoongAng Ilbo. South Korea has
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        • 123 27 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: British scouts are giving their age-old motto “be prepared” a new twist with the launch yesterday of sex education classes in a bid to tackle the country’s high rates of sexually transmitted diseases. The Scout Association is adding learning about the birds and
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        • 128 27 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: Western powers and rights groups have expressed anger and concern over the fate of outspoken Chinese artist and social critic Ai Weiwei, who has disappeared after being taken into police custody. The United States, France, Germany and Britain joined Amnesty International and other
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        • 92 27 ASSOCIATED PRESS YANGON: Nearly 700 fishermen from Myanmar have been reported missing after a three-day burst of unseasonable storms that ripped apart rickety fishing boats in the Andaman Sea. Rescued fishermen gave harrowing accounts. Some told local media they held on for days to broken
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        • 83 27 JAKARTA: Indonesia’s top counter-terrorism official told lawmakers that the country’s poor legal system had contributed to a rise in terrorism, The Jakarta Globe reported yesterday. To wipe out the problem, National Anti-Terrorism Agency chief Ansyaad Mbai said the country needed tougher regulations. One area that needed
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  • REVIEW & FORUM.
    • 435 28 AN AMERICAN pastor branded a cultist by estranged followers eventually made good on his threat to burn the Quran. He can now rouse his dwindling flock by saying President Barack Obama, the Defence Secretary and the general conducting the Afghanistan campaign could not
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    • 1034 28  -  BY ANDREW HAMMOND FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is an Associate Partner at ReputationInc, and was formerly a Special Adviser to the British government. WITH United States President Barack Obama this week announcing his re-election campaign bid, the unofficial starting whistle for next
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    • 811 28  -  BY DAVID ZINCZENKO The writer is the editor-in-chief of Men’s Health and the editorial director of Women’s Health. THE NEW YORK TIMES SYNDICATE MIXED martial arts (MMA) is one of the fastest-growing sports in America. Yet for years, the New York State Legislature has
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      • 1094 29  -  BY GEORG ZACHMANN The writer is a research fellow at Bruegel, the Brussels-based think-tank. PROJECT SYNDICATE THE metaphors used during the financial crisis of 2008-2009 earthquake, tsunami, meltdown, black swan and fallout are back with a vengeance, but now they are being recycled literally. In fact,
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      • 851 29  -  THINK-TANK BY BARRY DESKER The writer is dean of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University. THE tsunami which crippled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 11 unleashed fears of massive radiation in the surrounding Japanese countryside. Although the earthquake and
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    • forum.
      • 334 30  -  Seah Kah Cheng I AM glad the Competition Commission of Singapore is monitoring petrol pump prices and has indicated it would act if there is evidence that market players are colluding to fix prices (“Competition panel’s view of petrol pricing”; last
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      • 192 30  -  Monica Chia (Madam) MR TAN Siong Kuan argues that the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) youngest new candidate in the upcoming general election, Ms Tin Pei Ling, should be fielded in a single-member constituency so that she can prove herself (“Wrong to let
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      • 173 30 “No party should let their new candidates ride on the shoulders of heavyweight leaders.” MR TAN HO GIAN: “New candidates of all political parties should be tested in a straight fight to prove that they can stand on their own and gain the voters’ respect (‘Wrong
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      • 356 30  -  Martin Chang Toronto, Canada I SUPPORT Dr Tan Cheng Bock’s view against the renaming of a national institution after a substantial contribution was received (“Name change ‘sends wrong message’”; last Saturday). In the past, to earn a place in Singapore history, one had to
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      • 157 30 “It is unproductive for Ms Tin to spend precious time countering negative comments.” MADAM YEAP KIN HAN: “My view, as a housewife, is different from Mr Tan Siong Kuan’s (‘Wrong to let young candidate sneak in’; yesterday). It is unproductive for the PAP’s youngest new candidate, Ms
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      • 122 30 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MR ANG TECK HUAT: Large donations saved public money 2 MS MINDY HSU: Names of public buildings shouldn’t be for sale 3 MISS LEE SOH HONG: Other ways to honour a donor’s kindness 4 MS EMILY LEE: What about the ‘widow’s mite’? 5
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      • 331 30  -  Angela Hoe (Ms) THERE is no clear-cut right or wrong in adopting the name of a donor for a hospital development (“Name change ‘sends wrong message’”; last Saturday.) If Dr Tan Cheng Bock’s conviction arose from his relative yardstick of a $125 million
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      • 155 30 "For a start, the commission could look into the three-quarter tank rule for cars driving into Malaysia." MR LEWIS GOH: “The Competition Commission of Singapore replied generically (‘Competition panel’s view of petrol pricing’; last Friday) to Mr Elgar Lee’s query (‘Watchdog should monitor pump prices’; March 23) and
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      • 57 30 Letters should be sent only to should be 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
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      • 161 30  -  Edward Chong Say-Hin DEPRIVING a disabled person of a reserved parking space, as the driver of a BMW did, is inconsiderate and reflects a lack of empathy (“Driver hogs car space for disabled”; Sunday). What also riled me was his recalcitrance by committing the
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      • 136 30  -  Jeannie Ong (Ms) Head, Corporate Communications Investor Relations StarHub IN LAST Saturday’s article (“Few cases of cable damage: OpenNet”), OpenNet admitted that damage caused was not isolated, and that it had damaged other StarHub cable TV connections when installing its fibre-optic lines, apart from Ms
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      • 70 30  -  David Tay SMRT should adopt a safety measure seen on Japanese train platforms (“Thai teen loses both legs after being hit by MRT train”; Monday). Before a train arrives at a station, a staff member would stand at the centre of the platform to
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    • 684 1  -  New one-stop medical unit to cater to growing number of hand injuries here BY POON CHIAN HUI chpoon@sph.com.sg FIVE years ago, mountain biking enthusiast Marc Fung, then 40, was cycling down Bukit Timah Hill when it started to rain. He pedalled harder, hoping
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    • 105 1 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Thai teen loses both legs after being hit by MRT train L 1 in 5 of Gen Y wants to emigrate MOST COMMENTED ON L Recruit in bag controversy “remorseful”. Says goodheavens: “Being a newbie, the dos
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    • 779 2  -  Costs borne by prison; staff on standby for emergencies BY KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN, THAM YUEN-C kimspyke@sph.com.sg yuenc@sph.com.sg THE prison does not shut out proper medical treatment to inmates who need it. Last Tuesday, when Ng Bee Hong was sentenced to 26 months in jail
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    • 516 3  -  Dead American’s wife alleges negligence and claims the risks were understated BY K.C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg HEART surgeon Tong Ming Chuan, who once led Singapore’s first heart and lung transplant teams, is being sued for negligence by the wife of a patient who
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    • 81 3 Surrounded by family members, Mr Eugene Ker, 48, kneels in front of his mother’s grave and raises a cup of tea as an offering at the Choa Chu Kang Chinese Cemetery yesterday, during the Qing Ming Festival. Qing Ming, meaning clear and bright, is the day ethnic
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    • 655 4  -  Children aged under 10 should not be left at home alone, say experts TRAGIC FALL BY MELISSA PANG, FIONA LOW YUEN SIN melpang@sph.com.sg fionalow@sph.com.sg yuensin@sph.com.sg THE case of the six-year-old boy who fell to his death on Monday while he was left at home
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    • 530 4  -  BY LESTER KOK THE executive director of the Singapore Environment Council (SEC), Mr Howard Shaw, has stepped down to join the private sector. Recognised by many as the public face of the non-profit, non-governmental organisation, he will be a corporate adviser to the council,
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    • 434 4  -  BY MELISSA PANG DIABETICS with poor blood circulation in their legs now have a better chance of saving their limbs, through a new type of balloon therapy used to clear blockages in their blood vessels. This form of angioplasty uses a drug-coated balloon that,
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    • 555 5  -  It says TRC can’t oust co-op chairman, and that the 2 groups are separate legal entities BY CAROLYN QUEK carolynq@sph.com.sg THE Registry of Co-operative Societies has stepped in to adjudicate in a longstanding row between two Indian organisations. The dispute between the Tamils
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    • 697 6  -  They’re a help, but by how much, some ask BY JUDITH TAN juditht@sph.com.sg SALES director Ling Yen Wu is one person who can be counted on to take his own leave to pitch in at disaster sites. He is now in earthquake-hit Japan as a
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    • 441 7  -  Filipino suspects arrested after a jewellery outlet’s CCTV footage catches them in the act BY JALELAH ABU BAKER jalmsab@sph.com.sg CCTV footage caught three Filipinos in the act of taking items from a Tampines jewellery outlet on March 26. The store’s director, Ms Yeah Lee Ching,
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    • 127 7 INBRIEF SINGAPORE’s mission in New Zealand will start moving to a new address in Wellington today. From next week, it will operate out of Level 7, Revera House, 48-54 Mulgrave Street, Wellington 6011. This is the last week the High Commission will be at 17 Kabul
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    • 309 7  -  AMELIA TAN A MYANMAR man seriously injured after being hit by a reversing car as he crossed a road has died. Mr Pyie Phyo Swe and his wife, Madam Lin Nandar Han, both 31, were crossing Upper Serangoon Road at about 10pm on
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    • CASE FILE
      • 80 8 A BANGLADESHI construction worker who forcibly hugged, kissed and fondled a domestic helper from Myanmar was yesterday jailed for two years and ordered to be given six strokes of the cane. Jakir Abdul Khaleque, 36, who committed the offence on March 3, pleaded
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      • 116 8 A 28-HOUR police operation that ended yesterday netted 18 men and five women suspected of involvement in loan-shark activities. The raids were conducted in estates such as Bedok, Tampines, Redhill, Serangoon and Boon Lay. The suspects, aged between 19 and 60 years, were nabbed
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    • 357 8  -  Malaysian bodyguard who found drug in hotel claimed he was keeping it to show his boss later BY KHUSHWANT SINGH khush@sph.com.sg THE Malaysian bodyguard found a glass pipe and a packet with traces of white crystals in a hotel room in Kuala Lumpur he
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    • 298 8 A MALAYSIAN gambler lost all his money and later used a $100 chip belonging to another patron for his own gain. Yesterday Goh Wing Wal, 30, was sentenced to a month in jail for theft and cheating the Marina Bay Sands casino last month.
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    • 276 8  -  SELINA LUM A SRI LANKAN maid already accused of murdering an Indian national has racked up additional charges of theft and abetting forgery. Tharmalingam Puwaneswary, 32, is also now accused of stealing her employer’s cheque books and helping her alleged victim
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    • 159 8 JAPANESE game-maker Nintendo has launched its 3DS handheld gaming device here to a small group. Only about 60 people turned up at the gadget’s launch, which was held on March 28. However, the device has been selling well in the first week of
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    • 132 9 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES L Tottenham target more home misery for Mourinho L Invincible Djokovic vanquishes Nadal L Female boxer’s career in doubt after shooting MOST COMMENTED ON L ‘Happy with a draw’ Says Chrysalis: “A slightly late April Fool’s joke
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    • 294 9 REUTERS THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Manchester United have accepted Wayne Rooney’s charge from the Football Association for swearing at a TV camera but are appealing against his two-match ban, the FA said in a statement yesterday. He was charged with using abusive language
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    • 543 9 Vidic admits Chelsea have mental edge and won’t take Blues’ misfiring strikers lightly THE TIMES, LONDON AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: Nemanja Vidic has admitted that Chelsea’s recent dominance over Manchester United at Stamford Bridge gives them a psychological edge ahead of their Champions League quarter-final first leg
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    • 286 9 THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON: Carlo Ancelotti is considering gambling with an unproven strike partnership of Didier Drogba and Fernando Torres in Chelsea’s Champions League quarter-final first leg against Manchester United today. Torres injured an ankle in the 1-1 Premier League draw with Stoke City
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    • 310 9 REUTERS MADRID: Barcelona striker David Villa has the ideal stage to end an unusual goal drought when the 2009 winners host Shakhtar Donetsk in their Champions League quarter-final first leg today. Villa became Spain’s leading scorer when he netted his 45th
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    • 956 10  -  Local clubs urged to get imports at least as good as Young Lions captain BY TERRENCE VOON SANJAY NAIR tvoon@sph.com.sg nsanjay@sph.com.sg FIND us 18 foreign footballers who are at least as good as Hariss Harun. That was the directive given to Singapore’s nine local S-League clubs, as
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    • 620 10 BLOOMBERG MADRID: Jose Mourinho is dismantling a half-century-old hierarchy at Real Madrid without saying how long he will stay at football’s biggest club. The 48-year-old coach reports directly to the Spanish club’s president Florentino Perez and rules on everything from player
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    • 400 10 LONDON: The verbal warfare between Formula One rivals Red Bull and McLaren escalated on Monday, when the championship leaders’ team director Christian Horner accused the British team of gamesmanship and distraction tactics. Both teams, who are jousting to take early control of the title
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    • 311 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MUMBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed a controversial decision to slash the 2015 and 2019 World Cups to just 10 teams, despite widespread objections. The world governing body endorsed the move at an executive board meeting in Mumbai, following Saturday’s thrilling
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    • 552 11 Woods or four others can overtake top dog Kaymer if he doesn’t win THE MASTERS REUTERS LONDON: Lee Westwood, Phil Mickelson, Luke Donald, Graeme McDowell and Tiger Woods have extra incentive to win the US Masters, which starts tomorrow. Such is the logjam at the
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    • 235 11 Today Basketball NBA: Boston v Philadelphia (7.30am), LA Lakers v Utah (10.30am) Live, StarHub Ch216. Football S-League: Balestier v Albirex (Toa Payoh, 7.30pm). AFC Champions League: Suwon Samsung Bluewings v Kashima Antlers (Live, mio TV Ch115, 6.25pm). Uefa Champions League q-finals, 1st leg: Chelsea v Manchester United
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    • 30 11 “He should go on the Muppet Show that man belongs on the couch.” Arsenal’s Jens Lehmann (right) is suing Werder Bremen’s Tim Wiese after the German club’s goalkeeper’s disparaging comments
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    • 84 11 Football Spanish Primera Liga Almeria 1 Bilbao 3. AFC Champions League Gp G: Arema Malang (Ina) 1 Shandong Luneng (Chn) 1. Tennis WTA Family Circle Cup In Charleston, South Carolina 1st rd (selected): Vania King (USA) bt Vera Dushevina (Rus) 6-4 7-6 (9-7), Sofia Arvidsson (Swe) bt Alize Cornet
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    • HORSE RACING
      • 458 11  -  Written by Craig Brennan CLASSY Malaysian galloper Speed Baby makes his debut in Singapore on Sunday for new trainer Steven Burridge, Beaten just twice in eight starts, Speed Baby lines-up in the Group 3 $200,000 Kranji Sprint over 1 200m. The son of
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      • 164 11 By Singapore Turf Club MELBOURNE Cup winning jockey Glen Boss has been granted a three month Club Jockey Licence by the Singapore Turf Club and will commence duties on April 25. The Australian jockey, based in Melbourne, won three consecutive Melbourne Cups on the champion
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 51 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WORLD No. 2 Lee Westwood’s private jet made an emergency landing on Monday after a fire broke out in the cockpit. Westwood, who was flying to the Masters at Augusta from Texas with Ryder Cup teammate Ross Fisher, said it was “a bit
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      • 57 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS EVERYWHERE Carl Jackson turns at Augusta National, he keeps hearing the same word: C ongratulations. Jackson, 64, will be caddying in his 50th Masters this week, taking his familiar turn on the bag with Ben Crenshaw. They have been together for 35 of
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      • 40 11 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SPANISH golf legend Seve Ballesteros, who is recovering from a brain tumour, has been honoured in the Champion’s Dinner menu selections of Phil Mickelson. The Spanish-themed menu includes seafood paella and Spanish omelette.
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      • 51 11 BLOOMBERG INDIVIDUAL daily tickets for the Masters tournament will be available to the public for the first time beginning with next year’s edition, Augusta National Golf Club announced on Monday. Practice-round tickets for 2012 will be US$50 (S$63). Tournament tickets will be US$75 a
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      439 12  -  Another US star here to promote winter sports BY LIN XINYI linxinyi@sph.com.sg LESS than three months after figure skating legend Michelle Kwan visited Singapore, another big name in winter sports is set to promote ice skating here. Eight-time Winter Olympic shorttrack speed skating medallist Apolo Ohno will take
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    • SPORTS WORLD
      • 67 12 HOUGANG United beat Gombak United 1-0 away in an S-League football match last night. Jordan Webb scored in the 84th minute at Jurong West Stadium to take the Cheetahs to seventh place, on 10 points from eight games, just behind the Bulls on goal
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      • 54 12 REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR: South-east Asian football champions Malaysia have set up an academy with English Championship (second division) club Cardiff City in a bid to improve their youth teams. The academy, to be located in Malaysia, will also help to facilitate exchange programmes between Cardiff
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      • 71 12 MANCHESTER: Around 900 football tickets for the FA Cup semi-final between Manchester City and Manchester United at Wembley on April 16 have been stolen from a Royal Mail van near the City of Manchester stadium on Friday evening, police have revealed. The First Post reported that
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      • 59 12 KARACHI: After creating a furore by stating that Indians are not “large-hearted”, Pakistan’s one-day cricket captain Shahid Afridi did an about-turn yesterday, claiming that he was misunderstood and quoted out of context. “I have enjoyed my cricket in India and I love Indian people. Don’t
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      • 50 12 KUALA LUMPUR: Badminton world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei (below) will retire after the London Olympics next year. “I want to give the young players an opportunity to play and make a name for themselves and the country,” the 28-year-old Malaysian told Bernama.
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      • 44 12 COLOMBO: Kumar Sangakkara has stepped down as the captain of Sri Lanka’s one-day and Twenty20 cricket teams, reported Sky Sports. The 33-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman announced his decision just three days after guiding Sri Lanka to the final of the World Cup.
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      • 81 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS: France international defender William Gallas has threatened to take legal action against the French Football Federation unless it pays him his World Cup bonuses, his lawyer has said. The bonuses relate to image rights during qualification matches as well as
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      • 65 12 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s legendary spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is struggling to qualify to play English county cricket this year because he is scared of computers and examinations. A recent change in Britain’s work visa rules means the world record-holder must prove his English
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      • 514 14  -  Market boosted by high corporate earnings and election talk, say dealers BULLS AND BEARS BY YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE shares edged just slightly higher yesterday as a recent rally seemed to be losing steam. The benchmark Straits Times Index rose 6.13 points, or
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      • COMPANY BRIEFS
        • 108 14 MIN Aik Technology, the major shareholder of Map Technology Holdings, will compulsorily acquire all the shares it does not own in the firm. This comes after Min Aik gained control of 94.79 per cent of Map Technology, above the 90 per cent threshold for
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        • 130 14 THE Crowne Plaza Changi Airport hotel might be expanded. The hotel’s owner, LC Airport Hotel, wants to use an adjacent parcel of land to develop a hotel catering to a different guest segment. LC Airport Hotel has been told by Changi Airport Group (Singapore),
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        • 114 14 TRADE and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang has appointed four new members to the board of Spring Singapore for two years. They are: Mr Leslie Loh, general partner at Extream Ventures; Mr Saktiandi Supaat, head of FX research at Maybank Global Markets; Mr Wong Toon
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      • MARKET SUMMARY
        • 132 14 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.3 billion shares worth $1.43 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 221 Losers: 251 Unchanged: 779 STRAITS TIMES INDEX 3,500 April 5, 2011 3,146.75 +6.13 3,200 2,900 2,600 3,313.61 (Nov 9 ’10) 2,650.61 (May 25 ’10) 2,300 52-WEEK HIGH: LOW: April ’10 June Aug Oct Dec Feb ’11
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        • 187 14 Tokyo Nikkei 225 Yesterday’s close: 9,615.55 (-103.34) Japanese stocks slipped 1.1 per cent with the mood soured by Tokyo Electric Power’s fall to an all-time low. Kuala Lumpur KLCI Yesterday’s close: 1,553.07 (-2.41) Malaysian shares closed 0.2 per cent lower as investors took profits after recent gains. HK Hang
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        • SINGAPORE STOCKS
          • 455 14 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: APRIL 5, 2011 Top Rises April 5 CENTS JMH 4590 174.0 3.1 JSH 2756 116.0 3.5 Lyxor MS India 10US$ 1758 113.5 5.4 DBXT MSAsExJp 10US$ 3458 103.4 2.4 DBXT FTChina25 10US$ 3355
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          • 416 14 Top Rises April 5 CENTS SGX.ES.1104 843 61.0 7.8 Kep Corp.ES.1104 1276 24.0 1.9 SembMar BNPeCW*****4 70.5 11.0 18.5 0lam.ES.il 04 286 9.0 3.2 SGX BNP eCW*****4 31 8.0 34.8 SGX MBL eCW*****3 28.5 6.0 26.7 KepCorp DBeCW*****0 79.5 5.5 7.4 SembMarMBLeCW*****3 19.5 5.0 34.5 STI 3100BNPeCW*****0
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          • 183 14 By Volume CENTS Vol Dyna-Mac 63.5 1.0 1.6 97,943,000 GentingSP 210 1.0 0.5 91,636,000 NexGenSCom 4.5 0.0 0.0 83,027,000 XinRen 51 2.0 4.1 65,017,000 HPH Trust US$ 98 0.0 0.0 60,454,000 Golden Agri 70 15 -2.1 55,806,000 Gallant 42.5 0.0 0 0 28,106,000 GMG Global 28 -1.0
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          • 99 14 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY April 5 2011 Selling Buying Aust dollar 1.347 1.271 Can dollar 1.327 1.276 Euro 1.825 1.755 Sterling pound 2.07 1.991 NZ dollar 0.995 0.948 US dollar 1.279 1.23 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Chi renminbi
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    • money.companies
      • 645 15  -  Discussions on trading of each other’s stocks are at preliminary stage BY YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg THE stock exchanges of Kuala Lumpur and London are reportedly in talks to collaborate on trading of each other’s shares. A tie-up between Bursa Malaysia and the London Stock
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      • 260 15 REUTERS WASHINGTON: United States regulators are probing Chinese and other foreign companies with questionable accounting practices that have used backdoor methods to access US capital markets, a top regulator said on Monday. “In recent years, we have seen a spike in private companies
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    • money.companies
      • 534 16 National Semiconductor merger will make entity a powerhouse in analogue chips REUTERS SAN FRANCISCO: Texas Instruments (TI) is buying National Semiconductor Corp for US$6.5 billion (S$8.2 billion), paying a rich 78 per cent premium to merge two of the industry’s oldest firms
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    • 760 18 Breach at marketing company for big US businesses may be largest ever NEW YORK TIMES SAN FRANCISCO: Security experts say millions of people were at higher risk of e-mail swindles after a giant security breach at an online marketing firm. The
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    • 637 19 Conspiracy had led to sixth-largest bank failure in US history ASSOCIATED PRESS ALEXANDRIA (Virginia): United States prosecutors have accused the owner of what had been one of America’s largest private mortgage companies of lying and stealing on a staggering scale at the outset
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    • 380 20  -  Singapore firms ‘could help with reconstruction, long-term development’ BY YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg LOCAL firms with capabilities in water treatment or flood mitigation would do well to consider investing in Brisbane, Australia now. In the wake of massive floods in January, Brisbane is seeking foreign
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    • 273 20  -  HARSHA JETHNANI A FORMER shipping unit of energy giant BP BP Shipcare was launched under a new name yesterday after the completion of a management buyout. International Shipcare, as it is now called, was acquired from BP late last year by three
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    • 431 21  -  Target is $43 billion in five to seven years BY GABRIEL CHEN FINANCE CORRESPONDENT gabrielc@sph.com.sg THE new boss at DWS Investments (Asia), Mr Rajan Raju, wants to triple the firm’s assets managed in Asia to ¤24 billion (S$43 billion) in the next five
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    • 513 22  -  New scheme helps them avoid errors, cut compliance costs BY FRANCIS CHAN COMPANIES CORRESPONDENT franchan@sph.com.sg THE Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) yesterday rolled out a new initiative to help companies avoid errors and reduce compliance costs on the goods and services tax
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    • 240 22  -  MELISSA HO CHINA’S voracious appetite for commodities such as copper and coal is set to continue, a mining conference was told yesterday. The Asia Mining Congress 2011 conference, now in its seventh year, aims to provide updates on business opportunities in
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    • money.sme spotlight
      • 663 23  -  Top prize for entrepreneur with winning idea also comes with $20,000 start-up capital BY FRANCIS CHAN COMPANIES CORRESPONDENT franchan@sph.com.sg BUDDING entrepreneurs eager to get their business ideas out there in the marketplace will love the prize on offer in year two of a competition run
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      • 974 24/25  -  James Kua left a cushy job in his early 30s to design streetwear; his firm is going places now BY MELISSA HO hmelissa@sph.com.sg AS CAREER changes go, they do not come much more startling than switching from a cushy job as an aerospace engineering technician to
        ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO  -  974 words
      • 157 24/25  -  MELISSA HO SET up in 2005, Ripples is a lifestyle brand aimed at the young and trendy. Its products include flip flops, tote bags, laptop cases and other fashion accessories. The firm started out with just designing and manufacturing flip flops, then branched out to
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      • 327 24/25  -  MELISSA HO THE Entrepreneur of the Year 2011– A Rotary-Asme Award (EYA), is now open for nominations. Inaugurated in 1989, EYA pays tribute to local entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and drive in their fields, and who also make valued social contributions.
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    • 508 26  -  Code of conduct aims to raise competency levels and professionalism BY HARSHA JETHNANI harshamj@sph.com.sg PRIVATE banking professionals will soon have to pass a test before they can offer advice to their clients who are typically wealthy individuals. This is one of the significant features of
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    • 755 26  -  BY GABRIEL CHEN FINANCE CORRESPONDENT MR STEPHEN Hester, chief executive of Britain’s biggest government-owned bank, RBS, has defended the sums that it paid its top people last year. During a visit to Singapore, Londonbased Mr Hester said the overall package paid out a
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    • 417 27  -  Slowdown in world’s electronics sector, Japan crises to blame: Experts BY AARON LOW ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT aaronl@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S manufacturing sector has expanded for a sixth straight month but at a markedly slower rate. The purchasing managers’ index (PMI), which points to factory activity in the upcoming months,
      Source: Singapore Institute of Purchasing & Materials Management; ST GRAPHICS  -  417 words
    • 437 27  -  BY CHERYL LIM A RESIDENTIAL site in the heart of Sengkang, which could yield about 710 new condominium units, is set to go on sale by public tender if interest from developers is strong enough. The 231,122 sq ft plot, opposite
      Source: HDB; ST GRAPHICS  -  437 words
    • 347 27 REUTERS SHANGHAI: China’s central bank yesterday increased interest rates for the fourth time since last October, raising suspicions that data out next week may show higher-than-expected inflation last month. The tightening of monetary policy adds to six official increases in bank reserves over the
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    • 855 28  -  Head honchos of all three local banks received hefty pay rises BY JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Yasmine Yahya UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) chief executive Wee Ee Cheong is likely to have been the highest-paid among local banks’ CEOs last year, with a
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    • 100 28 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Softbank president to give $149.7m to quake victims MOST COMMENTED ON L Vietnam is top spot for S’pore investors. Says straitstimesjd1004: “Such Asian integration in the world economy is unprecedented. This is worth defending and expanding. Prosperity
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    • 94 1 Flying down to Rio Family-friendly fun in new animationC6&7 It’s Playtime Theatre for tots at the Esplanade C14 Are you talkin’ to me? Robert De Niro scares the press C2 C2 the Esplanade C14 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6 2011 GratedWinsomesmilesas(fromleft)Bes GThe C4&5 The 11th Life! Theatre Awards on Monday celebrated Singapore’s
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    • life!.movies
      • 722 2  -  Bradley Cooper takes the lead, acting with film icon Robert De Niro alison de souza in new york stlife@sph.com.sg You know you have done pretty well in Hollywood when you find yourself on the same movie poster as Robert De Niro. And if that is not surreal
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      • 474 2 Like some of the characters he has played, Robert De Niro is a man of few words. And he is famously loathe to waste those words on the media, a fact which the journalists waiting at New York’s Trump Soho hotel to interview him for the
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      • 435 2  -  reviewsci-fi thriller LIMITLESS (NC16) 105 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: Writer Eddie Morra (Bradley Cooper) is stuck on his novel and then he gets dumped by girlfriend Lindy (Abbie Cornish). Things turn around when he is introduced to a drug that unleashes the brain’s full potential
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      • 628 3  -  First-time movie lead actor Jason Sudeikis breezes through the Farrelly brothers’ Hall Pass yip wai yee yipwy@sph.com.sg American comedian Jason Sudeikis felt no pressure in his first lead role in a movie. He says working on the comedy Hall Pass, which opens in cinemas here tomorrow,
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      • 471 3  -  reviewcomedy HALL PASS (M18) 108 mins/Opens tomorrow/ The story: When friends Rick (Owen Wilson) and Fred (Jason Sudeikis) show signs of restlessness at home, their wives (Jenna Fischer and Christina Applegate) take the bold move of revitalising their marriages. The women give the men a “hall
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      • 916 6  -  From the star-studded cast to the authentic artwork, this animated film captures the raucous vibe of the Brazilian city tan shzr ee in rio de janeiro stlife@sph.com.sg First, there is Anne Hathaway’s “authentic” singing debut apparently left untouched by the recording studios. Then, you
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        680 7  -  Blue Sky Studios’ 3-D offering offers family entertainment with a conservation message reviewanimation RIO (PG) 96 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: Blu (Jesse Eisenberg) is a coddled macaw who has grown up in Minnesota under the loving care of owner Linda (Leslie Mann). Ornithologist Tulio (Rodrigo Santoro) comes
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      • 106 8 ‘He was born rich. I can’t ask him to be poor’ Singer Gillian Chung (left) on talk that she is into rich guys as her ex-boyfriends include rich kid Juno Mak ‘Whether you want to call it talent or not, they have multiple shows on the
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      • 451 8  -  Johnnie To’s Don’t Go Breaking My Heart disappoints despite its fresh-faced cast reviewromantic comedy DON’T GO BREAKING MY HEART (PG) 117 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: Suzhou native Cheng Zixin (Gao Yuanyuan) is working in Hong Kong as a financial analyst. Her boyfriend of seven years dumps her,
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        323 8  -  reviewaction MY BEST BODYGUARD (PG) 116 mins/Opens tomorrow/ Yip Wai Yee It can never be a good sign if the audience sits up only when the outtakes start rolling at the end of a movie. With real-life Thai Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya in the lead role, trying to follow
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    • 414 4  -  Corrie Tan Her role: An Indonesian domestic helper moonlighting as a sex worker in Model Citizens by The Necessary Stage At Monday’s awards ceremony, Siti Khalijah (right) was so shocked to hear her name announced as winner in the Best Actress category that she forgot
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    • 926 4  -  In a ceremony filled with high camp and humour, the Life! Theatre Awards crowned four first-time winners in the acting field adeline chia chiahta@sph.com.sg They say birds of a feather flock together. So the tight-knit theatre community here must involve a lot of different kinds of
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    • 432 5  -  Magdalen Ng His role: Star of the one-man show, White Soliloquy, which is a tribute to veteran actor Bai Yan, by Toy Factory Productions He lost sleep over his solo performance in White Soliloquy, had no one to share lines with for his 90-minute show
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    • 403 5  -  Corrie Tan Her role: A feisty Hok-kien-speaking grandmother in the HDB family drama wo(men) by Checkpoint Theatre and NUS Stage Veteran actress Lok Meng Chue had nothing but praise for the young playwright who wrote wo(men), 23-year-old undergraduate Faith Ng. Lok says: “She
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    • 454 5  -  Magdalen Ng His role: A self-sacri-ficing student turned businessman in a love triangle in December Rains by Toy Factory Productions While he enjoys singing for leisure, seasoned actor Jeffrey Low does not think that singing on stage is his forte. But on Monday, it
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    • 572 14  - Hey kids it’s playtime onstage Dramatic actors and simple speech keep toddlers entertained in a play for little ones magdalen ng songyuan@sph.com.sg Director Chow Keat Yeng’s audiences bawl, scream and even run around on stage. She takes it all in stride because her target theatregoers are tiny tots between the
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      • 397 16 Associated Press Reuters London J.K. Rowling stirred a publishing phenomenon with her Harry Potter books. Can she do it again on the e-book market? She is considering making the fantasy books available electronically, her agent said on Monday, meaning that Potter fans may soon
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      • 273 16  -  lua jia min Home-grown label Ocean Butterflies Music turns 25 this year and is celebrating the milestone in a big way. It is pulling out all the stops for a concert featuring some of Singapore’s biggest Mandopop talents such as JJ Lin, A-do, Kit Chan
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      • 161 16 Bloomberg London The childhood home of royal bride-to-be Kate Middleton will be offered for sale at an auction about a month after the wedding and may fetch as much as £550,000 (S$1.12 million), according to the company handling the transaction. The four-bedroom Victorian house
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        • 53 16 Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb, 61, cancelled a series of shows in Brazil after he was taken to a British hospital with abdominal pains. He had surgery for a blocked intestine last year. His twin Maurice died in 2003, aged 53, due to complications from
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        • 66 16 Opera/pop singers Il Divo will receive the inaugural Artist Of The Decade prize at the Classic Brit Awards in London on May 12. The group will perform a new song at the awards show at the Royal Albert Hall. Il Divo, signed to music producer
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    • 430 2 ESPLANADE PRESENTS aT OF SACKED MUS'IC 15 17 Apr 2011 of the <3ufu (Aleppian Sufi Transe) Al Kindi Ensemble featuring Sheikh Habboush Syria “The rhythms are grave and serene, the choruses stirring and the solo improvisations of lute, ney flute and Weiss's own qanun zither is exquisitely beautiful.” The Daily
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    • 95 8 top 10 movies SINGAPORE 1. Hop 2. Sanctum (3-D) 3. (1) Sucker Punch 4. Faster 5. (2) World Invasion: Battle Los Angeles 6. Let The Bullets Fly 7. (3) Morning Glory 8. (4) The Lincoln Lawyer 9. The Eagle 10. Natali (3-D) Information from Cinematograph Film Exhibitors Association UNITED STATES
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  • Special FASHION SEASON @ ORCHARD
    • 380 9  -  Orchard Road turns into a beehive of activity for Fashion Season Orchard from now till May 8, reports Teo Kuan Yee reports Teo Kuan Yee THERE is no better time to hit the shopping malls along Orchard Road than during this year’s Fashion Season Orchard (FSO 2011)
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    • 350 10  -  It’s easy to participate and win grand prizes during the six-week fashion festival, says Teo Kuan Yee festival, says Teo Kuan Yee REDEEM WITH MASTERCARD Simply charge your purchases to your MasterCard and stand a chance to win $150,000 worth of shopping vouchers. Redeem $10 and $30
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    • 160 10 From now till April 24, be dazzled by refreshing Spring/Summer window displays which will come alive, thanks to the creativity of visual merchandisers. To vote for your favourite window display, SMS to ***** in the following format: WDC <space>BRAND CODE<space>FULL NAME<space>NRIC<space>EMAIL, and stand to win $5,000 worth
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    • 63 10 Get your hands on the Insider Guide to the best of FSO 2011 with the latest fashion trends and terrific buys for Spring/Summer, with 100,000 copies of the Insider Guide being distributed with the April issue of Her World and Nuyou. You can also pick up
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    • 197 12 TO CELEBRATE the culmination of all things fashion, you can catch a host of fash-ion-related shows and parties at various malls. FSO kicked off with a launch party hosted by DJs from 91.3FM on March 25 (left), followed by the “Green and Gorgeous” Earth Hour Fashion
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    • 170 12  -  There are no forbidden places behind the scenes as everyone is invited to get up close at the catwalks, parties and workshops, says Teo Kuan Yee Teo Kuan Yee TO MAKE fashion accessible to the man in the street, the organisers of Fashion Season Orchard 2011 have
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      161 12 BE SURE to catch the runway opening show Orchard Fashion Runway and Asian Model Search on Friday. Be wowed by a mega 160-metre long outdoor runway stretching from ION Orchard to Wisma Atria where 150 models will sashay on to dazzle crowds with the latest collections from alldressedup,
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    • 250 12 FASHION Season Orchard presents a rare opportunity for you to take a peek into the makings of fashion by stepping into the shoes of designers, display merchandisers, models and photographers. Always wanted to look like a million bucks be it at work or play but not
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    • 212 10 Outfit and shoes by Etro; bangles by The Link bagbar. Hair by Kelture Aveda. Makeup by Make Up Store PARAGON SPRING SUMMER 2011 24 March to 17 April Bold geometries return to Paragon in a surreal way this Spring/Summer season, as perfect shapes and shades come together in head-turning collections.
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    • 3215 15 life!Ltv starhub tv nat geo ch411 AM 6.00 Alaska State Troopers 7.00 Air Crash Investigation 9 7.55 Situation Critical 8.50 Megastructures 9.45 Kingdom Of The Forest 10.40 Fish Warrior 11.35 Is It Real? PM 12.00 Seconds From Disaster 12.30 Megastructures 1.25 Boxing Behind Bars 2.20 Inside Nirvana 3.15 The Mafia
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    • 130 15 The weather Showers with thunder over many areas in the afternoon. SUNRISE 7.04am MOONRISE 8.43am SUNSET 7.12pm MOONSET 9.10pm AIR QUALITY PSI 38 (Good) 33/24 °C FOR UPDATES AND MORE DETAILS, CALL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES DIVISION, NEA: 6542-7788 OR GO ONLINE TO www.nea.gov.sg/metsin TIDES TODAY FIRST HIGH TIDE 2.8m 12.09am SECOND
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    • 173 15 PM Lee on leadership renewal Catch PM Lee Hsien Loong’s discussion on leadership renewal at the Kent Ridge Ministerial Forum 2011 on RazorTV. Editor’s picks Video on demand 1. SINGAPORE NOW Rape conviction Ong Mingwee was sentenced in court yesterday for raping a 22-year-old woman he met in a club.
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    • 38 1 EVERY WEDNESDAY WITH THE STRAITS TIMES MICA (P) 108/11/2010 WEDNESDAY April 6, 2011 Great 3-D graphics but weak launch games DL Business: Procter Gamble uses special IT techniques to get 1 billion new customers Page 28 PAGES 16-19
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  • DL digital life
    • DL SAYS
      • 569 2  -  Irene Hoe Irene Hoe, an editorial consultant and writer, cannot live without her BlackBerry and iPhone A recent rant by a fellow journalist (ST, March 24, “Silly over smartphones”) that the smartphone “has already made many of my acquaintances a lot sillier” made me
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      • 179 2  -  Jennifer Yap managing director, Royal Caribbean Cruises (Asia) Ptd Ltd I refer to the article “Is the Deal for Real” published in Digital Life on March 30 which incorporated an image of the Royal Caribbean International ship Legend of the Seas with a discount label of “-35%” overlapping that
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      • 172 2 On the BlackBerry PlayBook being set to run Android apps: Hmm... sounds like a good move. No way will BlackBerry be able to build a good base of developers for their apps. Christopher How Android’s the next best thing. BlackBerry needs Android to help it fend off
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    • NEWS
      • 455 3  -  OpenNet says it is doing its best to resolve teething issues, reports OO GIN LEE reports OO GIN LEE StarHub has called for a fine of up to $10,000 to be imposed on Singapore’s fibre line-laying company OpenNet for every glitch
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      • 274 3  -  By Jasmine Osada MRT tunnels and underpasses are bad places to hang out if you are hoping to catch a strong wireless signal to surf the Web. Responding to our post last week, Digital Life’s Facebook fans have identified
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      • 76 3 The Straits Times’ video news site RazorTV has launched its iPad version last week. The app is now available free for download through the Apple App Store. The iPad version will offer higher resolution videos compared to the iPhone version which was launched two years ago.
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      • 69 3 A teacher from New Jersey, United States, has been suspended for an inappropriate status update post on her Facebook page. According to The New York Times, the teacher posted that she felt like a warden overseeing future criminals. The teacher was suspended
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      • 195 3 Google’s Android mobile operating system widened its lead in the US smartphone market by a further 2 percentage points to 33 per cent, as at the end of February compared to the month before. Closest rival Research In Motion’s (RIM) BlackBerry
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      • 76 3  -  Compiled by Oo Gin Lee Mozilla last week released the mobile version of its latest Firefox 4 Web browser for the Android platform. It offers powerful features like synchronisation between the PC and smartphone browsers for things like bookmarks and browsing history. It also has
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      • 458 4  -  Author claims Google encountered problems in China right from the start. CLAIRE CAIN MILLER reports CLAIRE CAIN MILLER The New York Times When Google opened for business in China in 2006, Mr Eric Schmidt, its chief executive, said “Google has 5,000 years
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      • 131 4  -  By Oo Gin Lee Angry Birds Rio, the latest follow-up app to the hugely popular bird-flinging smartphone game has hit a record 10 million downloads in just 10 days of its launch. Rovio posted the information via its Twitter feed last week.
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      • 148 4  -  Maximise your Crafting for Dragon Age Legends By Sherwin Loh If you are a fan of Electronic Arts’ Dragon Age series, you should know there is also a Facebook game which was launched to coincide with the release of Dragon Age II. And if you are already on
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    • GAMES
      • 842 6  -  By Oo Gin Lee The place is Japan. The year, 1545. It is the era of the Sengoku Jidai the historical Warring States period in Japan where warlords ruled and feuded. The Ashikaga shogunate which has ruled Japan for 400 years has grown weak. Warlords known
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      • 380 8  -  By Eugene Neubronner By Eugene Neubronner, a freelance writer on gaming and technology Jlapanese video game publisher Square Enix has breathed new life into this PlayStation Portable remake of Tactics Ogre, subtitled “Let us cling together”. First appearing on the Super Nintendo platform more
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      • 359 8  -  By Eugene Neubronner It is hard to believe that Everquest 2 is more than six years old. Destiny of Velious, the series’ seventh expansion, reminds us why this grand daddy of online role-playing games is still around. Three major introductions public quests, flying mounts and
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    • PRODUCTS
      • 374 9  -  $129 Frequent travellers will love its size but left handers will find it nearly impossible to use because of its design. JASMINE OSADA SAYS This pint-sized wireless mouse does not look like a mouse at all. Sporting a radically different design and only slightly larger than a matchbox,
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        512 10  -  The E7 is yet another great E-series business phone from Nokia that has all the power and features you need while you are on the go. $989 (without operator plan) MELVIN SEAH SAYS Melvin Seah is a freelance writer At first glance, the Nokia E7 looks very much
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      • 467 10  -  $828 (without operator plan) The Nexus S offers the best of the Android platform but falls short on the hardware. SHERWIN LOH SAYS sherwinl@sph. com.sg The problem for Android phone makers these days is that faster and better phones are popping up each week, which can make
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      • 363 11  -  $128, from authorised dealers A comfortable headset that fits securely, produces great sound and is great for outdoor use. MELVIN SEAH SAYS The writer works in the IT industry Aminiature banana that was what I felt the Jabra Wave looked like when I saw it for
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      • 86 12 / 13  -  SHERWIN LOH checks out three media players launched last month SHERWIN LOH sherwinl@sph.com.sg Here is the truth about Internet TV. Most premium services like Hulu and Netflix will not work here due to geographical restrictions. What you get are YouTube and other similar online media services. While Internet
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        383 12 / 13  -  $299 Small and beautiful, the Boxee opens up new digital content possibilities with its ability to use external apps. SHERWIN LOH SAYS The upside of the Boxee is that, aside from being a multi-format media player, it comes with quite a number of third party apps for accessing online
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        357 12 / 13  -  Given free to StarHub MaxInfinity subscribers at the IT Show 2011 A mediocre player that does not meet the needs of those hooked on digital content. SHERWIN LOH SAYS The draw of the Popbox is not what it can do, but what it is expected to do in coming
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      • 436 12 / 13  -  $399 Those with huge media libraries should look at this as a storage and media playback device. SHERWIN LOH SAYS The AC Ryan PlayOn! HD2 offers limited access to online content and does not have the ability to run apps that stream online videos. What
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    • NEW PRODUCTS
      • 101 14 / 15 $139 IPAD ACCESSORY Crafted from the same aluminium composite material used in high-performance cars, this iPad case does more than just protect the tablet. It can be folded and manipulated into three positions for three different functions a 14-inch-tall stand for making presentations, a support
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      • 133 14 / 15 From $1,035, from www.lenovo.com/sg BUSINESS COMPUTER Specially designed for use in the office, these business computers can be configured with up to the Intel Core i3 processor for the M91 (right) and Core i5 or i7 processors for the M91p. Both models come with integrated
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        52 14 / 15 $688 MOBILE PHONE This Android smartphone, the successor to the first HTC Desire smartphone, has a slimmer design that is only 11.6mm thin and weighs 130g. It is powered by a 1GHz Snapdragon processor and features a 3.7-inch touchscreen. Its 5-megapixel camera can record videos in 720p
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      • 112 14 / 15 $538 TABLET Powered by Google’s Android 2.2 operating system, or Froyo, this tablet is a lightweight at only 380g. It features a 7-inch touchscreen and is capable of playing video files at a resolution of up to 720p. It comes with 16GB of storage, and has
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        128 14 / 15  -  Free to play, from http://aika.asiasoftsea.net/ MMORPG GAME Compiled by Jasmine Osada Be a part of massive battles in this highly anticipated massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG) released last week in Singapore by AsiaSoft. This game, which won the best game award at the 2009 Korea Game Awards,
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      • 129 14 / 15 $59, from 12buy.sg THIS CAUGHT OUR EYE If you own a Mac laptop, you will know how hot those computers can get after a while. The Mac Chill Mat from Targus, which can fit a Mac laptop of up to 17 inches, can cool the laptop
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      • APP ROUND-UP
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          123 14 / 15 US$0.99 (S$1.25), from the Apple App Store Contrary to popular wisdom, an apple did not really fall on Sir Isaac Newton’s head. This fact, however, did not stop local developers Edenpod from coming up with this cute game. In NewtonApples, you play Isaac Newton’s guardian angel who prevents falling
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        • 133 14 / 15 US$0.99, from the Apple App Store What is worse than being attacked by an army of cockroaches? Being attacked by an army of mutant cockroaches. In the game, you have decided to start a pest control company, Shinobi Pest Control to fight off these nasty bugs. Fortunately,
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        • Article, Illustration
          99 14 / 15 Free, from the Apple App Store There are plenty of apps that help you track your spending, but not many as well-designed as this locally developed expense-tracking app. Piggie has a host of preset expenses, such as lunch, dinner and movies. The app also calculates your total monthly expenses
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        • 108 14 / 15  -  Free, from the Apple App Store By iPhone Jimmy Yap, iPhone at www.imerlion.com By Jimmy Yap, who blogs about the iPhone at www.imerlion.com This app is a must-have for anyone serving national service. It is very simple to use: put in your service liability and enlistment date and
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    • COVER STORY
      • 780 16 / 17 Response to Nintendo launch is muted here, but experts expect interest to warm up osadaj@sph.com. sg It promises to take 3-D gaming to a new level and also opens the door to an exciting new genre: augmented reality games. Yet, when Japanese video-game maker
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      • 665 16 / 17  -  JASMINE OSADA checks out the Nintendo 3DS for its 3-D effects and features JASMINE OSADA 3-D camera 3-D photos taken with the camera turn out to be slightly grainy, but the stereoscopic effect is convincing and look almost as good as those in the 3DS games. I
        ST PHOTO: DESMOND FOO, ST GRAPHICS: QUEK HONG SHIN  -  665 words
      • 913 18 / 19  -  The 3-D effects of the Nintendo 3DS may be impressive, but not all the 14 launch titles are hot. JASMINE OSADA checks out six of them Nintendo 3DS JASMINE OSADA Nintendogs Cats What it is: Visit the kennel and bring home your favourite puppy. Once it
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      • 323 18 / 19  -  By Jasmine Osada Augmented reality games, which have been around for a while, could well take off with the Nintendo 3DS which boasts a terrific platform to support them. In such games, your bedroom, office and classroom can become part of a video game.
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      • 238 18 / 19  -  By Jasmine Osada The Nintendo 3DS might wow you with its awesome 3-D visuals, but owners of the gadget should watch out for eye strain and take preventive steps. Dr Natasha Lim, an ophthalmologist and the medical director of The Lasik
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    • FEATURE
      • 468 20  -  Lucky DL reader Kenneth Cheong, 33 and a university lecturer, won a sponsored trip to Boston last month to get a preview of upcoming blockbusters Duke Nukem Forever and Darkness 2. He relates his experience Kenneth Cheong After a long 22-hour flight, I finally
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      • 387 20 Reuters A new reality show has gone viral on the Internet featuring a life-and-death struggle, a love story and a bird’s eye view of an eagle family. More than 11 million views from 130 countries have been recorded by a streaming video
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    • TIPS
      • 642 22  -  Y H TEO shares more relatively simple video-editing techniques to spice up your home movies LEARN TO: DO SIMPLE VIDEO EDITING Part 2 of 3 Y H TEO The writer is a communications professional Thinking of doing a mock news broadcast or showing different action scenes
        PHOTOS: Y H TEO  -  642 words
      • 386 23  -  PLAYING DIFFERENT MEDIA FORMATS ON APPLE DEVICES By Jeffrey Tsang a freelance writer Apple fans can sometimes feel left out when it comes to playing movies of different media formats. This is because the Mac operating system (OS) and Apple’s media software,
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    • DL BUSINESS digital life
      • 455 25  -  President, Asia-Pacific, Alcatel-Lucent TECH BITES By Hellen Tan Communications giant Alcatel-Lucent earlier this year introduced Lightradio, a new device for wireless mobile networks with technology spawned from its renowned R&D subsidiary, Bell Labs. Compared to conventional pyramid-like, roof-mounted radio antennas used by telecom operators for their
        PHOTOS: TED CHEN, ALCATEL-LUCENT  -  455 words
      • 534 26  -  Compiled by Hellen Tan For “seamless” IPv4 to IPv6 migration Networking vendor Brocade has upgraded the software of its ServerIron ADX Series application delivery switches (above). The latest software, Version 12.3, is said to enable customers to make a seamless transition from Internet Protocal version 4
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      • 539 27  -  Mobile apps, virtualisation and cloud computing are some of the IT innovations By Hellen Tan Procter Gamble’s (P&G) employees in Singapore do not have their own fixed desks. Instead, the company allows its staff to work from home and has flexible working hours. It
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      • 696 28  -  Procter Gamble’s in-house business analytics tool allows decision-makers to spot opportunities by giving them different scenarios. reports HELLEN TAN tanykh@sph.com.sg Anew in-house IT system that performs “what if” scenarios is expected to help consumer products giant Procter Gamble (P&G) reach its
        GRAPHIC: QUEK HONG SHIN  -  696 words
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    • 595 12 5’I’ 105B EDGEFIELD Plains, good condition, greenery, LRT/ Sch, Valued $437k, all races, Hurry! By appt, call Alex *****734. 5-RM 171C, 175A, 110D #16, #12. Vacant. nice decor! Tip top cond. PRs eligible. New! 9732 2292 NEW LISTING! BLK 6 Holland, Corner 3’I’, 2+1, High Flr, Unblock Spectacular View, Nice
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    • 809 13 SEASCAPE BRAND NEW. Unblock sea view. 2174 sqft 3 bdrm $11K 2669 sqft 4 bdrm, high flr, $16K 2863 sqft 4 bdrm patio, $16K Immed. Call to view 9221 2525 BLUE HORIZON 2+1 rm 936sqft Parc Imperial Studio 500sqft Azure 3+1rm approx 1700sqft Citylights 3+1rm. 1410sqft MRT. www.sgcityhome.com *****878 VISTA
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    • 831 13 STUDIOS 1 Bedrm CBD/ MRT. Icon The Sail Lumerie Fr $3.5k up 506 650 sqft. High Flr. Patrick See *****929 BRAND NEW. THE Parc Condo. 4 rms huge patio. 2300 sqft. P/furn. Resort style facilities. MRT/ sch. $5.8K neg. 9068-1108 PN SAIL 1 ROOM, 687 sqft, #30 up. One North
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    • 676 13 CARRIBEAN 1281 SQFT 3ROOMS. High flr. Nice view. P/furn. Avail immed. Call *****998 MOUNT FABER LODGE. Penthse 3750 sqft. 5+1. Quiet/ greenery. F/facilities. Near Vivo. *****598 EMERALD GDN 1119SQFT. 3rms, nice gdn/ pool/ gym/ amenities. P/furn neg. *****907 Mak CK. TANGLIN VIEW. 1200 sqft, 3+1. F/furn. Redhill MRT. Well kept.
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    • 176 13 TRILLIUM 2390 sqft. 5+1 bdrms. S’pore River view................. $15K THE ORANGE GROVE 2691 sqft. 4+1 bdrms. Pool view. Brand new $15K THE LADYHILL 2450 sqft. 4+1 bdrms. Unblocked greenery view. Serene...... $16.5K 9694 8878 NO. 7 CLAYMORE ROAD F 2 bedrooms 807 sq.ft F partially furnished F immediate F close
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    • 643 13 ORCHARD RES ABOVE ION MRT. 3rm 1808 sqft F/furn #3X $15K 3+1rm 2174 sqft P/furn #2X $16K F/facilities. Grab fast! *****949 SARKIES MANSION PENTHSE Mais 3600sqft 4+1 ensuite. MRT. $13K Marq 3003 sqft. Classy. $39K. Holt Rd 3/ 4 rm $7K. *****880 PROXIMO 1119 SQFT. 3+1 +balcony Within 1km ACS/
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    • 623 14 AVALON 2+1, 110 sqft. P/furn. Quiet exclusive. F/facilities. Walk to Orchard. Immed. $5.3K neg. *****118 *****228 OT ’RARE’ 2-BDRM@DRAYCOTT 8 abt 1200sqft balcony. Low flr face pool,f/facilities heart of Orchard Avail end Apr. $7.5K. 9760 9357 TENERIFFE 3-STOREY CLUSTER townhse. 5 basement maid. Greenery. Renovated. Immed. $neg. *****118/ *****228 OT
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    • 826 14 GOODWOOD GDN 2 bdrms, exclusive, private, great view, $6K. Pacific Mansion 3 rms, f/furn. $4K. MRT, shop *****581 HSR LUXURIOUS BEVERLY CONDO 3778sqft, 4+1, P/Furn. Just renovated. Neg., Perfect for family www,heyrama.com or *****014 MIRAGE TWR 3+1. #07. Nice river view. Just renovated. Pristine cond. New appliances. Huge, spacious. Immed.
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    • 822 14 CUSCADEN RES. 1485 sqft, 3rms 3 baths. Walk to Orchard. F/ facilities. Immed. Mya 9188-1978 THE TIARA CONDO River Valley 3+1. High flr. Unblocked. Beautiful cond. Immed. 9666-9068 TANGLIN PK. EXCLUSIVE/ pte 3+1 bdrms. 1507 sqft. Mins to Orchard. $6800 pm. 9846-8045 $7.8K NEG! HOLT Res 2056 sqft. 4+1. Pool
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    • 575 14 THE COMPASS CHANCERY APPOINTED LEASING AGENT Low-rise resort style townhses 4+family+maid¡¯s room P/furn, approx. 2506 sq.ft. Pool/ Gym/ BBQ/car park Quiet conducive environment Close-knit expatriate community Walking distance to Novena MRT/ other amenities Asking $9K negotiable Halcyon Real Estate Pte Ltd 969-32-344 Patrick Blossomvale 1572 sqft. 3+1. Good cond. Pool
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    • 684 14 PANDAN VALLEY 4 rm 2320 sqft Nicely renovated, spacious. Single level, unblock greenery. View p/furn. Avail april $5.7k neg HSR PAXEL!! 3+1 Summerhill, P/Furnished, Quiet Patio, Fully Aircon.Cosy, Int’l Sch, Immed Move In, $3.9K Nett. 6100 8663 CASCADIA. BRAND NEW 2-rm at Bt Timah. Good Int’l Sch/ Golf course/ Nature
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    • 578 14 AVA TOWER GEM! NEWLY renovated! Spick-and-span! Functional layout. 3bdrm 1173sqft. Immed P/Full/ unFurn. $3.4k. Grab Now! 17 GUILLEMARD RD Apt &124 Tembeling Rd Joo Chiat, Spacious, For Workers, Bare, Immd, Sublet, neg, Jerome *****610 VISTAYA VIEW Paya Lebar Mrt Circle EW Line. 3+1, 1296 sqft. High Flr, windy. 1 min
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    • 665 14 Haig Court 3+1. 1399 sqft. P/furn. Sovereign 2637 sqft. 4+1 Seaview. Aquarius by the Pk 3+1. 1346 sqft. Austral View 3600 sqft 4+1 Immed Kings Mansion 3+1 1604sqft p/furn Vertis Amber Rd 3+1. 1658 sqft Eastern Lagoon 3-rm. 1960 sqft. Katong Park Twr 3+1. 2185 sqft. The Makena 3+1. 1636
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    • 702 14 SEAVIEW, BEST UNIT at lowest price! 4/3rm 1518/1410sqft, lovely poolview, quiet. Shpg/ beach May *****270/ *****038 NEW! LAGOON VIEW, East Coast 1,647 sqft, 3+1 Sea view. Fullly renovated. Marble flr. Vacant. $4.2k Miss regret! View today! TEMBELING RES 2+1 bdrms, brand new, p/furn, immed, amenities, 1km to Tao Nan, also
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    • 726 14 COTE D’AZUR 2+1, #17, 1109 sqft, full sea view, f/furn, newly renovated, $4.9K. Immed. *****688 THE TROPICA DESIGNER 3+1 #14. f/furn, pool view, walk to Temasek Poly. $3.5K. Also cheaper Tampines Ct. Unfurn. Allow 4mths to 2yrs. *****004 SIMEI GREEN. PENTHSE 3 bdrms. 1701 sqft. Pte garden. Unblocked. Quiet. Bright
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    • 754 15 $80 UP! SVC Studio/1/2/3rm apt in S’pore/ Shanghai. Near MRT/ amenities *****884/ *****023 or visit: www.isapartments.com CITY FRINGE, GREENERY view (1 stop to Tg Pagar MRT). 1 or 2rm $1.6K/ $2.8K. 3rm whole apt, $4.5K. Min. 1 mth. *****772. *****635 RENTAL SPECIALIST. Tiara 3+1, high flr, centrally located others 3+1.
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    • 852 15 SEMBAWANG BLK 311. Common rm, high flr, aircon, f/ furn, immed move in. Mins to MRT. Prefer single lady. 9735-9878 MASTER RMS HOUGANG 429, Yishun 208, Marsiling 203 Woodlands 542. Furn. Near MRT. Tenants pls call 8123-9924 COMMON RMS RENTAL in Bedok Reservoir View Woodlands Circle. Immed. Furn. No aircon.
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    • 823 15 4-RM BLK 57 T. Blangah Hgts. Renovated. F/ furn, aircon. Mins to MRT, amenities. Avail 13/4. View by appt. Bob 9069-9715 BT MERAH VIEW Blk 132. Mid flr. 2 bdrms. F/furn. Excellent cond. Avail immed. Hurry! Don’t Miss! Call Joseph 9029-3332 DTZ BLK.142 JLN BT Merah 3+1. $3.2K furn, aircon.
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    • 686 15 5’I’ BLK 465 Segar Rd, f/furn, aircon, lift level, LRT, windy, cosy. Immed. Prefer family. View Wed/Thur 8pm Eddie *****456 TINA *****962. 3+1 approved Jurong West St 64. F/furn. 3 aircons. Near MRT/ amenities. (family only). Already co-broke. EXEC MAIS TOH Yi Dr (Bt Timah) 4 rms. High flr. F/aircon.
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    • 553 15 1 AUSTRALIAN LADY gym instruc tor Japanese Banker urgently looking for 1-5 rms, whole unit for rental. Co lease. High budget! Owner call 9139 0888 No agents OWNER NO COMMISION. Ready tenants. Family, professional. Rent out in 1 day. Call 9141-9192. CONDO/ APT WANTED by expats fr Japan, US, Indonesia,
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    • 598 15 FACTORY SPACE FOR RENT FACTORY SPACE FOR RENT FACTORY SPACE FOR RENT FACTORY SPACE FOR RENT 531 531 ca m 7\ DropOft ICONOIBP Excellent corporate image, convenient amenities Proximity to Jurong East MRT Size ranges fr. 1,200 sqft to 25,000 sqft Vivian 9816 8540 PLAZASraCBP Near Changi Airport Expo MRT
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    • 520 15 NORTHSTAR AMK. 1152/ 1873 sqft Ramp up. Midview City Sin Ming 1679 sqft, 3 units MRT. Bare/Fitted. $neg Call 8533 5125 P PANJANG PENJURU Jurong#01 1400/3000/4000/5000/ 9000/ *****-*****sqftup Yard ***** -*****. Dorm 10+pax *****864 TAI SENG LAND 9300/ 5500 sqft 2-storey. Park 8 cars/ Land 6000/ 5500 sqft 2-storey immed.
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    • 517 16 DUXTON ROAD. PRIME location. 1000 sqft. Ground floor of shophouse. Move-in cond. Avail May. Alfie *****204 DWG 1) JLN PEMIMPIN 1022/ 1399/ 1464/ 2000 sqft. 2) Ubi 600/ 1000/ 2000 sqft. 3) Macpherson 392/ 600/ 1000/ 3020 sqft. NEW INDUSTRIAL RD fitted office cum light industrial 490 sqft/ 1500 sqft/
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    • 700 16 THE SPIRE #01 5974sqft. Good frontage. neg RedHill Forum 1507sqft. Elisa T. 9363-7323 TR TG PAGAR 2353 sqft.#7 up. MRT Bugis 985sqft. Good corp. image Immed.(Regius Prop) 8333-***** D.14 BRAND NEW Zervex. 1130/ 2260 sqft. $2.20 psf. Immed. Near amenities Degas *****298 MINS TO OUTRAM MRT shophse. 640sqft. Partial fitted.
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    • 562 17 E-CENTRE 1259 SQFT. Best unit. Balance 50 yrs. (Excellent renovation by tenant) Corporate lease. $4028. 06/12. $845K. No GST. Call Owner 9098-2485 $550K ONLY! RUBY Warehse Complex. Office+ warehse 3000 sqft good location, ready tenant, great investment *****018 JLR MANHATTAN HSE 3336 sqft. High flr. Enbloc potential. City/ greenery view.
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    • 353 17 HK SHOP SPACE FOR RENT SHOP SPACE FOR RENT Hli SHOP SPACE |0f FOR RENT Hli SHOP SPACE fjjf FOR RENT WGT COQ5T mm 1 A Cosmopolitan suburban lifestyle mall in the West targeting at local and expatriate families, working professionals and students 00 £0 0 0 BBSs Leasing Opportunities
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    • 510 17 DESSERT SNACK CAFE, Textile Ctr 754 sqft $4.2K. Concourse $2K. Southbank 161 sqft, face main rd $1.7K. Owner *****600 SHOP 100/ 900/ 1200/ 3200 sqft in town in Clementi area. Rent from $1600 to $*****. F&B/ All trades. *****166 Alisa CLUB ST. GROUND flr shops. 129/215 sqft. Good frontage, ample
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    • 503 17 Wfk SHOP SPACE |0F FOR RENT Wti SHOP SPACE |0f FOR RENT Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Far East Plaza Suitable for retail of fashion apparel accessories 215 to 1,830 sq ft A strategic place for hip, young and trendy Heavy pedestrian traffic Call *****411 www.fareast.com.sg PRIME RETAIL SPACE
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    • 488 17 335 SMITH ST. Market stall. Blk 804 Hougang hair salon/ Sunshine Plaza F&B all for takeover. Call *****958/ *****940 498, JURONG WEST shop. 700 sqft. Near NTUC/ coffeeshop/ sch. Suit most retail trades. Ask $5K neg. Ander *****230 ERA FAR EAST PLAZA. #03. Bridge level, prime, heavy human traffic, wide
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    • 788 17 F Craig Road 3-Storey Shophse 99 yrs. Land 1506 sqft. Refurbished fully tenanted. F Duxton Road 3-Storey Shophse 99 yrs. Land 1083 sqft. Refurbished fully tenanted. F Duxton Road 2-Storey Shophse 99yrs land 1173sqft vacant unit F Neil Road 3-Storey Shophse 99 yrs, Land 1417 sqft. Refurbished fully tenanted. Knight
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    • 1363 26 invites applicants as: Cooks Service Crews Dishwashers General Workers Experience in handling halal food Part-timers are also welcome Only Singaporeans, SPRs Malaysians may apply Walk-in interview at following locations: Far East Plaza #03-26 Walk-in interview at following locations: East Point Mall #B1-20 ..................................................................6784 5148 National Library #01-01 ..................................................................6333 0377 Novena
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    • 219 27 IncorporatedBuildersPteLtd,alocalA2MainContractor is lookingforhighlymotivatedindividualsinthefollowingpositions:1. PROJECTENGINEERS/ SITEENGINEERS REQUIREMENTS: RecognisedDegree(Structural/CivilEngineering)by PEBoardSingapore Min.5yearsofconstructionexperienceforProjectEngineers PossessrelevantSafetyCertificates 2. M&EENGINEERS REQUIREMENTS: MustpossessSpecialistDiplomainM&ECoordination(BCAAcademy) DegreeorDiplomainMechanical/ElectricalEngineering Min.5yearsofconstructionon-siteexperience Abletoco-ordinatewithClient,Consultants&sub-contractors PossessrelevantSafetyCertificates 3. ARCHITECTURALSUPERVISORS/ COORDINATORS REQUIREMENTS: NationalCertificateinConstructionSupervision/DiplomainBuilding 5to8yearsofexperienceinarchitecturalworks/finishes PossessCertificateinBuildingConstructionSupervisorsSafety 4. SENIORQUANTITYSURVEYOR/QUANTITYSURVEYOR REQUIREMENTS: DegreeorDiplomainBuilding/QuantitySurveying Min.5yearsofexperienceworkingwithMainContractorsforsenior position Abletoworkindependentlyandunderpressure Suitablecandidatesareinvitedtoforwarddetailedresumestatingcurrent& expectedsalariesto: Email: hrd@ib.com.sg A Singapore-listed company providing M&E contracting services seeks: PROJECTMANAGER(ElectricalorACMV) DegreeinElectricalorMechanical(ACMV)Engineering Goodknowledgeofelectricalorair-conditioninginstallationin residential&commercialbuildings Withexcellentleadership/communicationskills Abletoworkindependentlyandunderpressure
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