The Straits Times, 3 May 2011

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    Lock icon PAP’s goal is a better life for all: PM
    965 1  -  BY CHUA MUI HOONG DEPUTY REVIEW EDITOR muihoong@sph.com.sg THE policies of the People’s Action Party (PAP) aim to create a better life for the broad swathe of Singaporeans, including the middle-income, and it will do more to help Singaporeans secure a
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    Lock icon Osama killed
    1205 1  -  LHis death marks beginning of the decline of Al-Qaeda, say US officials LHe is shot dead during firefight with US forces in his Pakistan hideout BY CHUA CHIN HON US BUREAU CHIEF chinhon@sph.com.sg WASHINGTON: A long, bitter chapter in the United States’ war against terrorism ended on Sunday,
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  • prime.osama's death
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      Lock icon TRACKING A KILLER
      651 2/3 The hunt for Osama bin Laden began after the 9/11 attacks, and though the United States has come close before, it took the better part of 10 years for it to succeed. Source: NEW YORK TIMES BBC CNN ASSOCIATED PRESS 1 Dec 1, 2001 A security commander
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      Lock icon Big break in 10-year hunt came last year
      1224 2/3 US agents tracked courier to compound in Pakistan NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS WASHINGTON: After years of dead ends and promising leads gone cold, the big break came last August. A trusted courier of Osama bin Laden’s whom American intelligence agents had been
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      Lock icon Satisfaction over Osama’s death justified
      836 4  -  Terror groups will use his name to aid cause, but his appeal will fade NEWS ANALYSIS BY JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT Jonathan.eyal@gmail.com LONDON: It is unusual for world leaders to publicly welcome the killing of an individual. Yet the grim satisfaction expressed by governments at
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      Lock icon World safer but continued vigilance needed, says PM Lee
      740 4  -  BY ELGIN TOH Additional reporting by Cassandra Chew PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday that the death of Osama bin Laden has made the world a bit safer, but counselled continued vigilance, given that Al-Qaeda and its franchises were still
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      Lock icon Jakarta wary of retaliatory attacks from hardliners
      754 6/7  -  REACTIONS IN INDONESIA BY ZUBAIDAH NAZEER INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT zubaidah@sph.com.sg JAKARTA: The killing of Osama bin Laden is unlikely to have much of an effect on existing Indonesian terror groups, as they operate independently. If anything, the deputy of Indonesia’s anti-terrorism chief told The
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      Lock icon ‘His demise should be welcomed by all who believe in peace and human dignity’
      1485 6/7 President Barack Obama’s TV speech on Sunday, announcing the death of Osama bin Laden GOOD evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation
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      Lock icon Sea burial violates Islamic tradition, say clerics
      407 6/7 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CAIRO: Muslim clerics yesterday said Osama bin Laden’s burial at sea was a violation of Islamic tradition that may further provoke militant calls for revenge attacks against US targets. Although there appears to be some room for debate over
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      Lock icon Can Obama and US seize the moment?
      687 6/7  -  NEWS ANALYSIS BY CHUA CHIN HON US BUREAU CHIEF WASHINGTON: As far as political game changers go, there are few things that will top Sunday night’s dramatic announcement that American forces have successfully killed terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after a decade-long manhunt.
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      Lock icon Death likely to deepen suspicions of Pakistan
      773 6/7  -  REACTIONS IN SUB-CONTINENT BY RAVI VELLOOR SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF NEW DELHI: America’s success in smoking out Osama bin Laden from Pakistan could help improve the fractured relationship between Washington and Islamabad, even as it raises questions about the actual depth of their
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      Lock icon The most wanted face of terrorism
      1515 8 How Saudi tycoon’s son became much-feared leader of Al-Qaeda NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK: Osama bin Laden was a son of the Saudi elite whose radical, violent campaign to recreate a seventh-century Muslim empire redefined the threat of terrorism in the 21st century. With
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      Lock icon Years of blood
      511 8 SOURCES: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, CNN HERE is a look at some of the major attacks carried out or inspired by Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda and the hunt for him since 1993. L Feb 26, 1993: An explosion in the World Trade Center towers in New York kills
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      Lock icon Zawahiri likely successor
      345 8 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ISLAMABAD: Cairo-born doctor and surgeon Ayman al-Zawahiri is expected to succeed Osama bin Laden following the latter’s death in a firefight with US forces in Pakistan. As Al-Qaeda’s No. 2, Zawahiri was regarded as its chief organiser and Osama’s closest mentor. At times he
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      Lock icon Nations flag risk of reprisals
      510 9 Global alert warns of heightened possibility of revenge attacks over Osama’s death AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS BERNAMA WASHINGTON: United States embassies were placed on alert yesterday, and warned of the heightened possibility of anti-American violence after the killing of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. The
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      Lock icon JOY IN THE U.S.
      706 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK: Joyous at the release of a decade’s frustration, Americans streamed to the site of the World Trade Center, the gates of the White House and to smaller gatherings across the country to celebrate the death of Osama bin Laden. Ground
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      Lock icon Stocks rise, commodities fall as markets react
      437 9 REUTERS BLOOMBERG LONDON: The killing of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden by US forces prompted investors yesterday to strip some of the risk premium underpinning world asset prices, boosting stocks and weakening commodities. US stock markets opened strongly higher yesterday with the Dow
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      Lock icon Americans in Singapore relieved but stay cautious
      425 9  -  BY DARYL CHIN MIXED reactions from relief to caution to elation were what Americans in Singapore felt, after they heard of Osama bin Laden’s death yesterday. Mr Daniel Rogers said he heaved a sigh of relief when he first heard the dramatic news
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    Lock icon Govt help for middle-income and ‘sandwich’ group
    306 10 / 11 L EDUCATION Concern: Anxiety over children’s education, and whether they can go on to tertiary education here, and if not, whether an overseas education is affordable. Policy: Widen the range of educational options in the existing polytechnics and universities, as well as the
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  • GE 2011
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      Lock icon Focus on middle class a sign of changing times
      1040 10 / 11  -  Will PAP be able to meet aspirations that go beyond the material? COMMENTARY BY CHUA LEE HOONG POLITICAL EDITOR leehoong@sph.com.sg SITTING through the Prime Minister’s one-hour press conference yesterday, one line near the end seared itself in my mind: “These are
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      Lock icon ‘Govt’s duty is to do good for Singapore’
      1205 12 / 13 Excerpts from PM Lee’s question-and-answer session with the press at the PAP headquarters yesterday L Some opposition parties have been saying at rallies that giving the PAP a strong mandate is to send a message that they’re happy with PAP policies, and
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      Lock icon Plans to ‘revisit’ HDB income ceiling
      512 12 / 13  -  BY TEO WAN GEK COUPLES who are about to bust the $8,000 monthly income ceiling to qualify for new Housing Board (HDB) flats may be in for some relief, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hinted yesterday. With incomes rising amid a tight labour market,
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      Lock icon PM rebuts WP claims on Malay progress
      514 12 / 13  -  TEO WAN GEK PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday rebutted the claims of a Workers’ Party (WP) candidate that the Malay community risked jeopardising its own progress if it continued to vote for the People’s Action Party (PAP). He said a look at
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      Lock icon Jeyaretnam: Sorry I misquoted PM, it was an honest mistake
      491 12 / 13  -  BY FRANCIS CHAN REFORM party chief Kenneth Jeyaretnam apologised last night for misquoting Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong while speaking at a rally on Saturday. At the time, he told the crowd that Mr Lee had indicated in a letter
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      Lock icon Students ‘say foreigners spur them to work harder’
      434 12 / 13  -  BY JANE NG SOME parents and students say they appreciate the competition from foreign students, despite concerns that these newcomers are pipping their Singaporean classmates. Education Minister Ng Eng Hen said yesterday that when he asked pupils from a neighbourhood primary school
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      Lock icon Education system now child-centric: Eng Hen
      1028 12 / 13  -  Focus on providing opportunities to develop abilities BY SANDRA DAVIE sandra@sph.com.sg EDUCATION Minister Ng Eng Hen yesterday said the education system here has become one that puts the child at the centre, and one that lets each child go as far as his abilities
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      Lock icon Aljunied slate made up of warriors: PM
      899 14  -  He says it is ‘no small matter’ if party were to lose such a strong team BY TEO WAN GEK wangekt@sph.com.sg PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday threw his support behind the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) five candidates in Aljunied GRC, saying they
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      Lock icon Many voters still undecided: George Yeo
      517 14  -  BY CASSANDRA CHEW FOREIGN Minister George Yeo said yesterday he believes many voters in Aljunied GRC are still undecided on who they will choose on May 7. “It’s still a tough battle,” he said when asked by reporters to give an assessment of the
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      Lock icon George Yeo a member of PM’s core team: SM Goh
      543 14  -  BY JERMYN CHOW FOREIGN Minister George Yeo is part of the core team of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s leadership, said Mr Goh Chok Tong yesterday. He is “too important a person for the Cabinet to lose”, the Senior Minister
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    • CANDIDATE CLOSE-UP
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        Lock icon HIGH-FLIER MAKES DAUGHTERS’ BEDS AT HOME
        257 15  -  ROBIN CHAN MR ONG Ye Kung expresses surprise that he is talked about as a man to watch. The assistant secretary-general in the labour movement since 2008 says, laughing: “You all say I am a high-flier, but I didn’t fly that high. I have
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        Lock icon PAP man honours opposition dad
        2090 15  -  Aljunied candidate resolves inner conflict, at peace with decision BY ROBIN CHAN chanckr@sph.com.sg IT IS 10am and his starched, white shirt is already drenched in sweat. It clings to his back as he walks briskly along the corridors of an HDB block. Ahead of him,
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      Lock icon Government has heart, says Vivian
      1301 16  -  Various measures in place to help with rising costs, he assures voters HOLLAND-BUKIT TIMAH GRC BY ONG HWEE HWEE hwee@sph.com.sg THE People’s Action Party (PAP) Government is a caring one which listens to the fears and concerns of Singaporeans, said Dr Vivian Balakrishnan yesterday as
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      Lock icon Bt Panjang has grown into vibrant town: Teo Ho Pin
      359 16  -  BUKIT PANJANG SMC BY JESSICA LIM BUKIT PANJANG has developed from a town with few amenities into a vibrant place that residents are proud to live in, People’s Action Party (PAP) candidate for Bukit Panjang Teo Ho Pin said last
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      Lock icon Rival’s experience ‘less productive’
      442 17  -  Khor: My 10 years ‘an edge over opponent’s 23 years’ HONG KAH NORTH SMC BY IRENE THAM itham@sph.com.sg SHE may not have spent as long in politics as her opponent has. But Dr Amy Khor said last night that her 10 years had been more productive
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      Lock icon Rally souvenirs are a big hit
      600 17  -  BY JOHN LUI Additional reporting by Mavis Toh, Tham Yuen-C, Kimberly Faye Spykerman and Jonathan Wong THIS General Election will be remembered, not just as one where voters had more choice than ever, but also as the one where people started wearing or toting
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    • MOULMEIN-KALLANG GRC
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        Lock icon Low denies Hougang flats are lower in value
        756 18  -  He cites two units that are costlier than similar ones in PAP-run wards BY KOR KIAN BENG, CHONG ZI LIANG kianbeng@sph.com.sg ziliang@sph.com.sg WORKERS’ Party (WP) chief Low Thia Khiang last night rebutted Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew’s remarks that flats in the
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        Lock icon Give PAP a wake-up call just like in 1991, says Sylvia Lim
        355 18  -  BY TEH JOO LIN WORKERS’ Party (WP) chairman Sylvia Lim told voters last night that delivering a wake-up call to the People’s Action Party (PAP) would improve their lives, just as it did after the 1991 election. The
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      Lock icon Stand for election? ‘Ensure male candidates do NS first’
      445 18  -  BY TEH JOO LIN, CHERYL LIM WORKERS’ Party (WP) secretary-general Low Thia Khiang yesterday proposed amending the Constitution to ensure that all male election candidates must have done national service (NS). He said it did not feel right for male MPs
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      Lock icon Some ‘Grow and Share’ cheques delayed
      234 18 A MINORITY of Singaporeans have not received their “Grow and Share” cheques from the Government as a result of mail being misdirected, the Ministry of Finance said yesterday. These are Singaporeans who opted to receive the payout by cheque instead of through their bank
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      Lock icon SDP tells voters: Your vote is secret
      763 19  -  Party urges voters not to fear voting for opposition as ‘serial numbers not used for tracking’ HOLLAND-BUKIT TIMAH GRC BY JESSICA CHEAM jcheam@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Tessa Wong YOUR vote is secret this was the unifying message that emerged from the speeches of
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      Lock icon Ex-detainee Vincent Cheng condemns ISA
      293 19  -  BY TESSA WONG MAKING his first appearance at an election rally last night, former Internal Security Act (ISA) detainee Vincent Cheng maintained his innocence and denied he was ever a Marxist leader. Describing his arrest and detention 24 years ago, Mr Cheng said he was
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    • BATTLEGROUND YUHUA
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        Lock icon Grace Fu a familiar face to many
        1248 20  -  Few residents recognise SDP’s Teo Soh Lung, but she remains unfazed BY LEONARD LIM limze@sph.com.sg IT IS a quiet Sunday morning in Yuhua and Mr Aziz Salamat ambles out of his flat to hang a towel out to dry. Just then, the calm
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        Lock icon Opposition rapped for likening politics to soccer
        579 20  -  BY LEONARD LIM, YASMINE YAHYA, CAI HAOXIANG MS GRACE Fu yesterday criticised the opposition for saying politics is like soccer and after a game everyone can “drink coffee or sip Coke”. She said the comment, made by Dr Ang Yong Guan of the
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        Lock icon PAP’s ‘heart’ at work in community
        171 20 GRASSROOTS leaders worked with hawkers and shopkeepers in Yuhua to provide financial support to needy students. Some gave hundreds of dollars, and others, thousands equivalent to “a huge portion of their savings”, Yuhua incumbent Grace Fu said last night. That was one of many
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      Lock icon Town council’s $130m enough for plans: SPP
      675 21  -  It offers flexible plan incorporating input from residents BISHAN-TOA PAYOH GRC BY JEREMY AU YONG jeremyau@sph.com.sg jeremyau@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Jennani Durai and Melissa Pang VOTERS should not place too much weight on the five-year masterplan announced by the People’s Action Party (PAP),
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      Lock icon Nicole Seah Party?
      612 21  -  MOUNTBATTEN SMC BY ADELINE CHIA Additional reporting by Fiona Low DOES NSP stand for “Nicole Seah Party”? The question came up several times at the National Solidarity Party’s rally at Mountbatten last night. But while NSP colleagues did offer alternative labels Mr Spencer Ng said it stood
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      Lock icon Minimum wage better than Workfare, says Reform Party
      404 21  -  WEST COAST GRC BY ESTHER TEO, ELIZABETH SOH A MINIMUM wage system should replace the Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) scheme, said Reform Party (RP) chief Kenneth Jeyaretnam yesterday, as he stood his ground despite comments that his party’s proposals are out of
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      Lock icon I didn’t cause 3-way fight, says SDA chief
      544 21  -  PUNGGOL EAST SMC BY MAVIS TOH SINGAPORE Democratic Alliance (SDA) secretarygeneral Desmond Lim broke down during an interview with The Straits Times yesterday, saying he has come under heavy criticism from voters who questioned why he was going against another opposition candidate
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      Lock icon Gan Kim Yong: CPF scheme flexible enough
      531 22  -  He rejects WP’s call to ease withdrawal rules further, saying this will impact retirement needs BY JAMIE EE WEN WEI jamieee@sph.com.sg MANPOWER Minister Gan Kim Yong yesterday rebutted a Workers’ Party (WP) call for the Central Provident Fund (CPF) scheme to be made
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      Lock icon Election posters hit by vandals
      554 22  -  BY MAVIS TOH AS THE competition heats up ahead of Polling Day, some candidates in this General Election are discovering that their election posters have been disappearing, with some even defaced. A Straits Times check with opposition parties as well as the ruling People’s Action
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      Lock icon PRAISE FOR LIM BIOW CHUAN
      79 22 Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong, who accompanied Mr Lim Biow Chuan (right), PAP’s candidate in Mountbatten SMC, on a walkabout yesterday, said Mr Lim was a good, hard-working and friendly MP when the ward was still part of Marine Parade GRC and he has every
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      Lock icon We already have citizen patrol groups, says Cedric Foo
      535 22  -  PIONEER SMC BY JESSICA LIM PEOPLE’S Action Party (PAP) candidate Cedric Foo yesterday criticised his opponent for suggesting setting up citizen patrol groups to keep an eye on foreign workers, saying such groups already exist. Mr Steve Chia, the National Solidarity
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      Lock icon Generation Choice comes of age as citizens
      1056 23  -  BY LYDIA LIM DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR lydia@sph.com.sg NEVER in her life has arts coordinator Jessica Lim, 28, seen Singaporeans so interested in an election. Last Wednesday Nomination Day she was at Deyi Secondary School to be “part of a historic moment”. “Never in
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      Lock icon Candidates take blisters and brickbats in their stride
      1157 23  -  Most say house visits still the best way to meet constituents BY WONG KIM HOH kimhoh@sph.com.sg HEALTH Minister Khaw Boon Wan developed a whopper of a blister on his right heel. People’s Action Party (PAP) incumbent for Moulmein-Kallang GRC Denise Phua fell
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  • WORLD.
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      Lock icon China beefs up maritime patrol force
      750 24  -  L1,000 officers to be hired this year L36 ships to be added over next five years BY GRACE NG CHINA CORRESPONDENT graceng@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Ho Aili BEIJING: China is beefing up its ocean surveillance with new staff and inspection ships, giving it more
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE
      111 24 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L The average man is getting taller faster L Row grows over Obama’s birth certificate MOST COMMENTED ON L Lasers may replace spark plugs in cars. Says DimpleGuy: “The cost of cars will skyrocket.” YOUR SAY L A
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    • world.regional
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        Lock icon China’s rich farm for their pot of gold
        762 25  -  Switch to investment in agriculture after govt’s property cooling efforts BY GRACE NG CHINA CORRESPONDENT graceng@sph.com.sg BEIJING: Property buying has cooled off, but farmland is getting hot among rich Chinese who are hungry for a fresh crop of investments. The frenzy to
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        Lock icon ‘Well-dying’ movement alive in South Korea
        327 25 SEOUL: Many South Koreans in or approaching their twilight years are now interested in how to die comfortably and in a dignified manner, participating in a movement that gives advice on the topic. The movement, called “well-dying”, has many manifestations: lectures to offer tips
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        Lock icon Here comes the bride... and her ride
        52 25 Couples in a Chinese mass wedding ceremony riding off into the er... sunset in cycle carts at a park in Wuhan, in central China’s Hubei province, on Sunday. The event was held as part of the May Day holiday. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHOTO:
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        727 26  -  $3b revamp to boost connectivity, accessibility of city’s public transport BY CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: Rain or shine, Ms Fara Hamid has little choice when it comes to her commute. The 44-year-old cleaner travels around the city
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        437 26 BERNAMA THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK JOHOR BARU: The rollout of infrastructure projects in Iskandar Malaysia is fuelling demand for houses, land and properties in the economic zone, resulting in price appreciation, said Johor Menteri Besar Abdul Ghani Othman. The spurt in economic activities
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        377 26 KUALA LUMPUR: Perak’s government has ordered state bodies to seek its approval for all memorandums of understanding (MOUs) after it was embarrassed over reports of a rare earth agreement last week. Last Thursday, Hong Kong-based CVM Minerals, which is linked to Ho
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        625 27  -  Japanese reluctant to travel in aftermath of quake, but first foreign tour groups arrive BY KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT wengkin@sph.com.sg TOKYO: Japan’s Golden Week holiday has lost some of its lustre this year, due to lingering reluctance among the Japanese to travel in the
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        370 27 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS TOKYO: Japan’s legislature yesterday passed an emergency 4 trillion yen (S$60 billion) relief budget to help fund reconstruction after the deadly March 11 earthquake and tsunami devastated its north-eastern regions. Ruling and opposition lawmakers put aside their differences
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        680 28 Abhisit and opposition support ban announced by election panel AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BANGKOK: The Thai poll authorities yesterday banned discussion of the revered monarchy in campaigning for the first national election since deadly political violence erupted last year. Debate about the role of
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        405 28 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BANGKOK: Tens of thousands of Thai villagers who fled fighting along the border with Cambodia began returning to their homes yesterday. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said that with combat winding down to exchanges of small arms fire instead of
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        269 28 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SEOUL: North Korea has started a drive to confiscate mobile phones smuggled from China in an attempt to suppress news from the outside world, a group of defectors from the communist state said. North Korea Intellectuals Solidarity said in its latest newsletter that
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        517 29  -  They now can harvest and sell forest bamboo BY NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT gnirmala@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI: A tribal village in the western state of Maharashtra has become the first in India to get rights to sell bamboo from nearby forests, five
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        87 29 Indian police detaining an activist of the Bharatiya Janata Party during a protest against the celebration of “Beef Festival”, in front of the English and Foreign Languages University in Hyderabad yesterday. Two students’ association, which had planned to hold the festival from last Saturday with
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        652 31 British, Italian complexes targeted after air strike kills Col Gaddafi’s son AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW YORK TIMES ASSOCIATED PRESS TRIPOLI: Demonstrators torched British and Italian diplomatic buildings in Tripoli after Libya accused Nato of trying to assassinate Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in an attack that killed one
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        437 31 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DAMASCUS: The authorities in Syria yesterday set a deadline of 15 days for people who had committed “unlawful acts” to give themselves up, as a wave of arrests was reported across the country. The ultimatum came as activists planned fresh anti-government
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        489 32 Data from memory unit could help explain crash that killed 228 in 2009 AIR FRANCE CRASH NEW YORK TIMES REUTERS PARIS: French accident investigators say they retrieved a key component from one of the flight recorders of an Air France jet that crashed
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        458 32 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESS PRATT CITY (Alabama): Federal officials have vowed urgent support for a region devastated by the deadliest US natural disaster since Hurricane Katrina, while acknowledging recovery would not be quick or easy. President Barack Obama’s administration tried to show an
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        328 32 REUTERS WASHINGTON: United States real estate mogul and possible Republican presidential contender Donald Trump has said that President Barack Obama did a “pretty good” job mocking him at a Washington gala on Saturday evening. “I thought some of what the President did was pretty good,”
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        62 33 A boy in traditional Chinese costume carrying a sedan chair on the second day of the Houston International Festival in the United States. This year’s iFest, which opened last Friday and closes on Sunday, has an emphasis on the ancient Silk Road trade route
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          113 33 KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian woman has decided to end her marriage after finding out that her husband has 15 wives, each in different states, and that she is actually the fifth one. Ms Zairina Abdullah, 34, decided to end her two-year marriage to the man and
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          89 33 REUTERS BEIJING: One of China’s most prominent human rights lawyers, Mr Li Fangping, remained missing yesterday, three days after he called his wife to say he was being led away by state security police. The Beijing-based Mr Li disappeared on Friday, the same day the Chinese authorities
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          90 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE YANGON: Myanmar’s new government is preparing to grant an amnesty to some prisoners, an official said yesterday, but it was unclear whether this includes political dissidents. The move is expected to coincide with President Thein Sein’s visit to Indonesia on Thursday, to attend a summit
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          126 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: The number of children aged under 15 in Japan has fallen to the lowest level since records began in the 1950s, as the population as a whole gets older and smaller, the government said yesterday. There were an estimated 16.93 million children as
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          62 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE AMSTERDAM: Amsterdam’s famed 17th-century canal district, a major tourist draw which was added to Unesco’s World Heritage List last year, now boasts its own museum. Some three million foreign tourists flock to the “Venice of the North” annually to visit its canal belt, which is
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          103 33 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida): Nasa delayed the final launch of the space shuttle Endeavour until Sunday, at the earliest, after technical problems uncovered last week proved more complex than originally thought. Electrical failures had led engineers to postpone what would have been the second-to-last shuttle flight
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        241 33 SLICEOFLIFE LONDON: Psychologists found that people who watched an eight-minute clip from a scary movie suffered more symptoms associated with post-traumatic stress if they were left-handed than if they were right-handed. Volunteers were asked to watch scenes from the tense climax of the thriller Silence Of The
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      464 34 THE elimination of Osama bin Laden in a raid on a Pakistani urban fortress has vindicated America’s determination to erase the affront of a monumental wrong done to it one September day nearly 10 years ago. This was, as United States President Barack Obama said late
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      831 34  -  BY JAGDISH BHAGWATI Jagdish Bhagwati is professor of economics and law at Columbia University and the author of Termites In The Trading System: How Preferential Agreements Undermine Free Trade (Oxford, 2009). PROJECT SYNDICATE THE Doha Round, the first set of multilateral trade negotiations conducted under
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      786 34  -  BY ROBERT KARNIOL DEFENCE WRITER rkarniol@sph.com.sg WITH Nepal’s unicameral Constituent Assembly due to unveil a new Constitution on May 28, the country’s outlook remains gloomy. Essentially, said a foreign source closely following events in Kathmandu, it is not going to happen. And
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        1396 35  -  BY TAN KHEE GIAP, VU MINH KHUONG FOR THE STRAITS TIMES Tan Khee Giap is the co-director of the Asia Competitiveness Institute, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. Vu Minh Khuong is a senior research fellow at the institute. AS MOST
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        1039 35  -  BY JOHN MCBETH SENIOR WRITER thane.cawdor@gmail.com IT IS a good question to ponder: If a bank employee has her breasts enhanced to spectacular proportions, wears expensive and flamboyant clothing, takes up with a male model half her age and develops a taste for high society, should
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        280 36  -  Wee Swee Imm (Ms) ONCE again, we see a government body, the Singapore Land Authority, responsible for the rising cost of rentals, if we are to go by the sad fate of the tenants of the former fire station in Upper
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        162 36  -  Cyndi Kwek (Ms) THE insurance premium for school buses has risen greatly and worse, NTUC Income is stricter and has refused to renew policies for those with a single accident during the year. Apart from Income, AXA is the only other insurance provider for
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        90 36 LETTERS should be meant for exclusive publication in 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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        364 36  -  Augustine Tan Professor of Economics, Singapore Management University A STUDENT of Singapore Management University e-mailed his objection to my letter last Saturday about manufacturing (“Why it’s vital to keep manufacturing alive”). My response to him was that infant industries should never be protected
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        199 36  -  Muhammad Fahmi Zainal Abidin WHEN Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong appealed for a clean and fair fight earlier, I had hopes that Singaporeans would not read of personal attacks against candidates. So I was disappointed when Mr Goh subsequently said his former principal private secretary
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        152 36 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MR ALVIN TAN: HDB retirees need more help 2 MR DESMOND NG: Spell out KPIs of a First World Parliament 3 MR ALBERT LAI: Badly run? Low Thia Khiang has done well in Hougang 4 MR KHONG KIONG SENG: First-past-the-post system doesn’t reflect
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        317 36  -  Francis Cheng AS POLLING Day draws near, I am reminded about the importance of voting with my brain and not my emotion. Dr Ang Yong Guan of the Singapore Democratic Party draws the analogy of politics as a football game and
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        235 36  -  Shauna Loh (Miss) THE People’s Action Party (PAP) has an excellent record in maintaining strong economic growth. Singapore was one of the first nations to rebound from the latest financial crisis. Through due diligence and hard work, we have achieved virtually
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        278 36  -  Felix Cheong I BOUGHT a custom-made bicycle from a shop in Sembawang in May last year for $2,000. Three months later, it was stolen from my home and I lodged a police report. Subsequently, the bicycle shop owner told me he
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        147 36 “A no-win situation for Singapore and the constituency.” MR GOH GEOK TECK: “The battle between the People’s Action Party (PAP) and Workers’ Party (WP) in Aljunied GRC is a no-win situation for Singapore and the constituency. If WP loses, we may see no opposition in Parliament and nobody
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        176 36 “I am puzzled why Potong Pasir has three entrances. Shouldn’t Bukit Panjang deserve a third?” MRS HO YOKE YIN: “I will soon receive the Growth Dividend and Central Provident Fund Medisave top-up, for which I thank the People’s Action Party (PAP) Government. I am a voter in Holland-Bukit
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        134 36 “Parties should not assign their candidates to compete just to prove a point.” MR VICTOR LOOI: “Mr Tan Tze Ern argued yesterday that the Workers’ Party (WP) should field a minority candidate in Hougang to ‘prove a point’ (‘GRC “myth”’). Every political party that wants to mount a credible
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      752 1  -  Many buy currency for investment or spending abroad as rate hits S$1.22 BY NG KAI LING, LEOW SI WAN kailing@sph.com.sg siwan@sph.com.sg MONEY changer Rabi Ahamed used to get about 20 to 30 customers a day buying United States currency. “Recently, it has
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      99 1 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L 12th man punished for sex with girl, 12 L Eagles nest on executive condo site LMagazine writer found dead in bathroom MOST COMMENTED ON L NWC: Give bigger pay rises. Says Hamm3rSg: “Unless employers top up our
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      472 2  -  It will prepare them for practice, upgrade skills throughout their careers BY K.C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg THE Singapore Institute of Legal Education, charged with shifting lawyer training here to a higher gear, officially opens today. It will, for a start, prepare
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      591 2  -  BY LYDIA VASKO A SINGAPORE fashion industry figure has achieved early success with a new website designed to promote the wholesale trade of high-end Asian brands here and around the world. Entrepreneur Ann Kositchotitana, 35, set up sKreenstudio.com which directly connects emerging
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      761 3  -  Skinny folk 33% more likely to be hit than those of ideal weight: Study BY SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg THE skinny on colon cancer is this not only fat people have a higher risk of getting it. Those who are underweight
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      510 4  -  They aim to hasten recovery, help those with bad eyesight avoid accidents BY FENG ZENGKUN zengkun@sph.com.sg ONE project helps to speed up recovery from injuries, and another zooms in on those with poor eyesight. Researchers at Nanyang Polytechnic and the National University of Singapore
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      610 4  -  BY AMELIA TAN PASSING examinations was a testing time for student Tan Chun How while he was growing up, let alone scoring straight As. But the 22-year-old will graduate next week as Republic Polytechnic’s (RP’s) top information technology diploma student, with a perfect
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      416 4  -  AMELIA TAN GAME to take on more challenges, 62-year-old Kenneth Tham has been studying for a part-time sports and exercise sciences specialist diploma for the past year. Next week, he will graduate from Republic Polytechnic (RP) as the oldest student in a class of
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      628 5  -  It says Singaporean’s arrest invalid in absence of extradition pact, orders probe to justify arrest BY K.C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg AN INDIAN High Court has ruled out a bid to extradite a Singaporean wanted for a 1998 murder here, and ordered
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      353 5  -  BY ELENA CHONG COURT CORRESPONDENT A DRIVER, convicted of stealing three cheques totalling $113,364 with his childhood friend, is appealing against his two-year jail sentence. Jaspal Singh Hardip Singh, 43, was found guilty last month of the theft with Rajvinder Singh Kashmir
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      580 5  -  BY SELINA LUM EVER since 2005, after her marriage to a man twice her age ended, a woman has made repeated attempts to get a $250,00 0 payout for their autistic son. Her attempts did not stop even after her former husband died
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      164 6 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES L Ronaldo eclipsed and upset L Replay shows Pepe did not touch Alves L Mourinho hits back MOST COMMENTED ON L Raul-Rooney rumble Says Bayleyan: “Raul is Real Madrid’s top scorer with 323 goals in 741 games.
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      425 6 THE TIMES, LONDON REUTERS LONDON: Eric Cantona, Zinedine Zidane, Raul and Thierry Henry in their prime were magical to watch. But were they as mesmerising and commanding as Lionel Messi currently is? The little Barcelona forward has been in superb form this
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      468 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANCHESTER: Roberto Mancini believes his Manchester City side are on course to meet their targets for the season after closing in on Champions League qualification with a 2-1 win over West Ham. Mancini has faced questions about his future throughout the campaign
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      356 7 REUTERS MANCHESTER: Alex Ferguson has risked another misconduct charge from the Football Association after suggesting that referees were biased against his Manchester United side. The United manager insists his team were deprived of a certain penalty when Michael Owen was
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      204 7 LONDON: The Europa League is still a competitive European competition, insists Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher. He defended the Reds’ Europa League ambitions this season in the face of apathy from some fans over the importance of Europe’s second-tier competition. Liverpool were knocked out
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      369 7 FRANCE-PRESSE ROME: Roma captain Francesco Totti moved up to fifth on the all-time Serie A scoring chart with two goals in Sunday’s dramatic 3-2 win at Bari. They were the 34-year-old’s 13th and 14th goals this season. His 205th and 206th strikes took him
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      350 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS OKLAHOMA CITY: Zach Randolph and the Memphis Grizzlies powered their way to another play-off upset not that he considers it one. Randolph had a play-off career-high 34 points and 10 rebounds, Marc Gasol added 20 points and 13 boards, and the Grizzlies outmatched the Oklahoma
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      346 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS DEERFIELD (Illinois): Tom Thibodeau waited about two decades to become a National Basketball Association (NBA) head coach. It did not take him long to be recognised as one of the best once he got the chance. He is now the NBA’s Coach of
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      443 8 REUTERS LONDON: Bernie Ecclestone is concerned over whether the Japanese Grand Prix can be held this year. The Formula One supremo is worried about the ticket sales for the Oct 9 event following the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan. The race track
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      277 8 REUTERS SEOUL: Lee Westwood returned to Europe yesterday, after a two-week Asian excursion, with two more titles in the bag, an extra US$660,000 (S$807,000) in the bank and the feeling that he is playing like a world No. 1. The 38-year-old, the subject of sniping from
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      239 8 REUTERS CAPE TOWN: South Africa stuck firmly to the script by naming John Smit as the Springboks captain for the 2011 season, including their rugby World Cup title defence. Smit led the Springboks to the 2007 World Cup title and has been skipper
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      478 9  -  Tampines coach warns of Maldives team’s never-say-die attitude BY SANJAY NAIR nsanjay@sph.com.sg IT MAY be their third match in less than a week, but Tampines Rovers will not take their feet off the pedal in tonight’s AFC Cup football clash against Victory SC from
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      286 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s sports minister yesterday ordered a police inquiry into match-fixing allegations levelled by Hashan Tillakaratne, the country’s former cricket captain. Tillakaratne, who played 83 Tests and 200 one-dayers during a 15-year career, said last week that Sri
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      435 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Former heavyweight boxer Henry Cooper, one of Britain’s most popular sportsmen who was best known for knocking down Muhammad Ali when the American was still known as Cassius Clay, died on Sunday. He was 76. The first boxer to be knighted, Cooper
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        60 9 LONDON: Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy is up to a career-best sixth place in the latest world golf rankings and is ahead of former world No. 1 Tiger Woods for the first time. The 21-year-old and 14-time Major winner Woods swapped places in the standings
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        71 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS COPENHAGEN: Former heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield is hoping to line up a world championship fight if he can beat Brian Nielsen in a non-title bout on Saturday. The 48-year-old Holyfield (43-10-2), who held the world heavyweight title four times, arrived in Denmark
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        87 9 REUTERS NEW ORLEANS: Long-hitting Bubba Watson maintained ice-cool composure to clinch his third PGA Tour title in a gripping play-off with fellow American golfer Webb Simpson for the New Orleans Classic on Sunday. Both players birdied the first extra hole, the par-five 18th, and Watson sealed
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        66 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS NITEROI (Brazil): Brazilian police said on Sunday that at least four football fans were shot during a fight before a match. Eighty fans were detained after the incident in which six other people were hurt. The local media citing police sources
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        68 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS LEVERKUSEN (Germany): Veteran Finnish centre-back Sami Hyypia will retire at the end of the season. The German football club Bayer Leverkusen said yesterday that the 37-year-old former Finland international and Liverpool defender will work on qualifying as a coach in his
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      260 9 Today Cricket IPL: Deccan v Kolkata (Live, StarHub Ch231, 10.30pm). Football AFC Cup: Tampines Rovers v Victory (Mdv) (Jalan Besar, 7.30pm). AFC Champions League: Suwon Samsung Bluewings v Sydney FC (Live, mio TV Ch115, 6.25pm). Italian Serie A: Lazio v Juventus (Live, StarHub Ch222 HD Ch255, tomorrow,
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      51 9 NOVAK DJOKOVIC after defeating Feliciano Lopez to win the Belgrade ATP claycourt title. The world No. 2 now has a season record of
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      457 9 Cricket IPL Pune 143-7 in 20 overs (R. Uthappa 35; S. Trivedi 2-28). Rajasthan 144-4 in 19.3 overs (R. Taylor 47 n.o.; R. Sharma 3-13) Rajasthan won by six wickets. Chennai 165-5 in 20 overs (S. Raina 59; P. Ojha 2-26). Deccan 146-8 in 20 overs (S. Sohal 56;
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      39 6 DECISION LOOMS Bernie Ecclestone voices concerns over viability of Japan Grand Prix. B8 VICTORY CLASH Tampines looking to seal place in next stage of AFC Cup. B9 HAMMER FALLS British boxing legend Henry Cooper dies. He was 76. B9
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      27 13 READ ALL ABOUT IT IN DL TOMORROW Internet postal codes run out Firms in the region start to move to new code scheme to keep computers linked
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      490 14  -  It accounts for over 20% of sales in first quarter of this year BY CHERYL LIM cherlim@sph.com.sg COMMERCIAL property is fast becoming a hot favourite among investors, going by both the sales figures and loans taken out in the first quarter of this year. Mixed-use
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      118 14 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Hillview Avenue site draws 12 bidders L Strong Sing$ gives some firms a lift MOST COMMENTED ON L DBS profits surge 52% to hit record. Says DimpleGuy: “It isn’t surprising. The majority of Singaporeans deposit their money
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      399 11  -  BY MELISSA HO A RIG built by Keppel Fels has returned home for repairs after about 28 years out at sea. Built in 1983 and christened Western Pacesetter IV, it was then the largest semi-submersible rig built by Keppel. Semi-submersible rigs
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      470 11 S’pore-listed commodity firm, Koreans to jointly develop infrastructure BLOOMBERG KOREA Investment Corp (KIC), South Korea’s sovereign wealth fund, took a minority stake in Singapore-listed commodity supplier Noble Group as the two sides said they are seeking to jointly develop infrastructure projects. KIC bought
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      656 12  -  Activity rose over 50% last year, similar gains set for this year: Expert BY JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE investors are turning to ex-change-traded funds (ETFs) in growing numbers, says an industry expert. Trading activity shot up by more than 50 per cent last year
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      255 12  -  JONATHAN KWOK THE market for exchange traded funds (ETFs) may be growing strongly, but little of the demand is coming from “mom and pop” investors, it seems. Remisiers told The Straits Times that they have not seen much interest in the asset class from retail
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      269 12 SINGAPORE Changi Airport has been voted the best airport in Asia for a record 25th consecutive time at the annual Asian Freight and Supply Chain Awards (AFSCA) held here last week. Changi was also bestowed the AFSCA Best Green Service Provider
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      516 13 Germany and France power industrial growth in Europe and India continues to pick up REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK: The United States manufacturing sector grew last month at a slower pace, reinforcing concerns that the economic recovery will be gradual. The Institute for Supply
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      231 1 xams are hardly anyone’s favourite season I know they’re not mine. Simply thinking about the preparations can wear me out because it feels like one difficult thing after another. There are worksheets to complete, spelling words to learn, multiplication tables to memorise. And then, of
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        517 3  -  By Judith Tan ACTIVITY BY ANDREW April 16 Event organised by SCGS puts 110 pupils in shoes of the poor AUDREY Chen is not short of material possessions. The 12-year-old goes to a good school and has more than her basic needs provided for, including music lessons.
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        526 4  -  By Tham Yuen-C ACTIVITY BY ANDREW DUFFY April 20 Retiree saves child in Eunos rooftop garden THE newborn baby boy was not only found with a trash bag twisted like a rope around his neck, but he had also been for good measure buried in a
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        187 5  -  Eileen Aung-Thwin brings you news bites from the region. Eileen Aung-Thwin TOKYO is preparing for an energy-saving summer. The city’s government and residents are reviewing ways to cut back electricity usage this coming summer as power supply has been reduced by March’s earthquake and tsunami. WHY IT MATTERS
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        83 5 BHAGWAN Sri Sathya Sai Baba (above, seated), India’s most famous spiritual leader, died on April 24. WHY IT MATTERS Sai Baba had a global following which included many political leaders and celebrities. He is considered by his followers to be a reincarnation of God and to possess
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        132 5 SOME 1.27 million Chinese students now study abroad, making China the top source of foreign students for schools in the United States, Canada and Russia. WHY IT MATTERS Rising incomes have enabled more families to send their children abroad for studies so they can
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        369 6  -  Find out interesting facts and trivia about the neighbourhood you live in. This week, we visit Pasir Ris in the east. By Eisen Teo By Eisen Teo 1 POPULATION: 133,800 as of last year, or 35 out of every 1,000 Singaporeans, with Little Red Dot subscribers from Casuarina,
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        351 7  -  Orphans are often portrayed as leading miserable lives, but not the ones in these two books. Read about their adventures Reviews brought to you by National Library Board librarians: Averil Tan Azizah Osman The Thornthwaite Inheritance By Gareth P. Jones Call number: J JON Full of twists,
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        613 8  -  What happens if you don’t get enough sleep? Kimiko Chan explains Kimiko Chan Sources: The New York Times Kidshealth.org AP AMERICAN air-traffic controllers were recently given an extra hour off work between shifts. This is to ensure they get enough sleep and do not doze off
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        327 9  -  Forests are not just pretty, they are also important for keeping our planet healthy. By Ellen Whyte By Ellen Whyte IN 1819, Singapore was covered with trees. Old maps show 98 per cent of our city-state was covered by evergreen rain forest, mangrove and
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        1049 10/11  -  Do you know what has been happening around the world? How do you feel after reading about these incidents? Write in to stdot@sph.com.sg and tell us. By Kimiko By Kimiko Chan ACTIVITY 1 Look at The Straits Times articles about Syria over the last week or so.
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        473 12 St Gabriel’s pupils write in about how they feel about Japan’s troubles Satoshi’s Diary 11/3/11 Dear Diary, The ground is shaking And it’s not faking There is calamity and fear And the end is near. 12/3/11 Dear Diary, Nobody today is calm There is huge
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        650 13 Napoleon Bonaparte succumbs to cancer Saint Helena, May 5, 1821 NAPOLEONBonaparte, the French ruler who once controlled an empire stretching across Europe, died today on Saint Helena, the tiny island he had been banished to. He was regarded as one of the greatest military commanders of his
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        516 14  -  Eating well is showing kindness to your body, as pupils learn with Little Red Dot’s latest Reading Passport By Sheryl Quek TO SHOW kindness to others, you have to first be kind to yourself. One of the ways to do that is to eat well. This is
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        355 14  -  know food like fish, milk and You know food like fish, milk and vegetables are good for you. But do you know why? Sheryl Quek finds out Sheryl Quek EAT your veggies, drink your milk and finish your fruit. You hear this from your parents and sometimes
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        730 16 ACTIVITY 1 Join each pair of sentences with the given connectors. 1. London is the place to be. You want to be part of William and Kate’s big day on April 29. if if the hoopla,” said Ms Morton. 2. “We don’t see anything. It’s okay just
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        692 17 Learning outcome Reading and Viewing LO2 1. Note and recall main ideas and key details. 2. Make inferences based on contextual clues. ACTIVITY Read the passage below and choose the correct answers. Five times he had got away with smuggling puppies into Singapore in the boot of
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        421 18 Learning Outcome Grammar (Adjectives) LO2 1. Use different types of adjectives: quantity (eg. much), quality (eg. soft), size (eg. large), origin (eg. Italian), colour (eg. blue) ACTIVITY Fill in each blank with an appropriate adjective. 1. Waterfront diners, eat your heart out. A floating d__ shaped
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        440 19  -  Read the texts below and answer the questions that follow. By Malini Nathan Learning outcome: G Process and comprehend age/year-level appropriate texts at literal and inferential levels G Make inferences based on contextual clues, scan for details and distinguish between cause and effect. ACTIVITY TEXT 1 Debris is
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        370 20  -  You might have used or at least heard of the Global Positioning System by now. It is truly a revolutionary technology. Let’s find out how it works TEXT TAN XING QI SOURCES HOWSTUFFWORKS.COM, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN The GPS is made up of 24 satellites plus three spares case one
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      36 1 is feeling TUESDAY MAY 3 2011 Name Write your mood here Tree loving: why forests are so dear How GPS can spot you anywhere page9 page20 Partners with: French Cancer said to have killed Napoleon page13
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      54 2 TEACHINGTIP The content on every page has been carefully created to match ability levels. Each page is categorised as High, Middle or Foundation (Low), and contains activities that correspond to these levels. You will also see icons on each page to indicate activities for: ALL HIGH MIDDLE FOUNDATION Listening Speaking
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      57 7 WATCH OUT FOR EUREKA! How did Marie Curie conquer the odds? How did the Wright brothers learn to fly? How did Alexander Graham Bell invent the telephone? Discover their tales in this storybook for young people, produced by the award-winning team from The Straits Times’ Little Red Dot. Available from
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      94 12 WRITE IN AND WIN! What games or sports are you taking part in? While you’re having fun, be it flying a kite, playing soccer or learning wushu, to name a few, take photographs of you and your friends in action. If your photo is published here, you will win a
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      164 15 1. HR Officer 2. Accounts Officer Assistant 3. Sales Coordinator 4. Reservation Supervisor Assistant 5. Front Office Assistant 6. Telephone Operator 7. Bell Hop 8. Cook Kitchen helper cum Dishwasher 9. Room Attendant Linenmaid 10.General Cleaner 11.Maintenance Assistant 12.SecurityOfficer*PossessWSQ,NSRS Singaporeans SPRs and Malaysians are welcome. For position 1, 2 3,
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      501 15 Classified Jobs Sarika Connoisseur Café Pte Ltd WALK-IN INTERVIEWS (Production Kitchen) Packer (Heavy Equipment) Delivery Driver Commis 2 (Malaysians welcome) Venue: tcc Central Kitchen 1 Irving Road (Circle Line MRT –Tai Seng Station) Dates:Tue,3rd&Wed,4thMay2011, 1.00-6.00pm Only Singaporeans and PRs need apply. KOUFU, an established Food Court Chain in F&B Industry
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      301 15 ADMIN ASSISTANTS Min GCE ’N’/ ’O’ level PC literate Independent and self-motivated Able to start work immediately Singaporeans and PRs only Interested pls contact Elizabeth Linda 6452 1950 or send detailed resume expected salary to 20 Tagore Lane S’pore *****8 Marine Engrg Co in Jurong requires ADMIN ASST ’A’ level
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      789 16 CHEM-GAS PTE LTD Trainee Engineer Handle associated plant problems Assists plant manager for monitering daily operation production activities and quality control Candidate must process at least a Diploma or equivalent Chemical Production Operator Diligent, hardworking, physical strong and healthy Training will be provided Maintenance Technician Basic knowledge in welding and
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      296 16 1) Stock Taker x 20 2) Packer x 20 3) Store Assistant x 20 4) Forklift Driver x 50 Immediate job No age limit Jurong, Choa Chua Kang, Penjuru, Woodlands area $1200-$1700 No registration fee charge Interview Jurong CPF Bldg #02-03 Jurong Gateway Rd Call: 6562-1700 Recruit Express (Lic C*****2B)
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      470 16 IMMEDIATE VACANCY FOR SECURITY OFFICERS/SUPERVISORS LOCATION: Downtown East, Tampines, Bedok, Changi MIN. GROSS SALARY $1900 (SUP) $1600 (PO) $2,400.00 Joining Bonus for Singaporeans For above Position interview at Downtown East Date:Tuesday 3rd May 2011 Time: 10.00am to 4.00pm Tel: 9734 7414 For Position Islandwide: IMM Building 2 Jurong East St
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      573 17 Midnight Kitchen Cleaner $270 per week. 1 week 1 day off. With or without experience. Weekly pay. Midnight Kitchen Cleaner Required to work in a 5-star hotel for an estab. cleaning co. Working Hours: 11pm to 6am. Meals provided.Immed vacancy. S’porean/PR/M’sian welcome. Call: 6457-1646 Senior Supervisor Candidates prefer with housekeeping
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      554 17 CLEANERS REQUIRED Pasir Ris HDB. $1200. Loging provided. Interested, pls call 8577-8602 $1300. 8 HOURS. Highest kitchen cleaner’s salary! Meals provided. Near MRT. Immed. Tel: *****313 PART TIME TROLLEY Man IMM Bldg. 8am-12.30pm. Warehouse Stacker. 9am-6pm. *****379 SCHOOL FLOATERS REQUIRED Dunearn Rd/ Toh Yi. Salary $900. 9007-0701/ 9163-5397 ASST SUPERVISOR
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