The Straits Times, 24 May 2011

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    17 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA(P)108/11/2010 TUESDAY, MAY 24 2011 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Another foot-brawl
      81 1 LOCAL football hit a new low last night when an S-League match was abandoned even before the game kicked off. The clash between Hougang United and Etoile Football Club at the Hougang Stadium was called off after a brawl between 30 and 40 players erupted during the pre-match
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      Lock icon Missouri tornado kills 89
      42 1 AT LEAST 89 people have died after a monster tornado swept through the Missouri city of Joplin on Sunday evening. Officials warned that the death toll could climb as search and rescue efforts continued yesterday. LPRIME PAGE A10
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      Lock icon STI dives on Europe woes
      66 1 A BATTERY of bad news from Europe sent red ink washing through the markets yesterday and left Singapore shares at their lowest level in three weeks. The Straits Times Index dived 58.06 points, or 1.83 per cent, to 3,110.48, the sharpest fall since March 15,
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      Lock icon Sacked unceremoniously
      59 1 AFTER months of speculation, the axe falls on Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti. He picks up a £6 million (S$12 million) pay-off after he was informed of his sacking in the corridor of Goodison Park on Sunday. Those in the frame to take over as manager include Guus Hiddink
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    Lock icon Civil service pay not under panel’s review
    766 1  -  But useful principles offered may be considered for public sector: DPM Teo BY JERMYN CHOW jermync@sph.com.sg THE review of government salaries is focused on political appointment holders and does not cover senior civil servants, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean confirmed yesterday. But
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    Lock icon Singaporeans value growth over freedom of speech: Poll
    662 1  -  BY RACHEL CHANG rchang@sph.com.sg A MAJORITY of Singaporeans prize economic growth over freedom of speech, but believe that there are too many political restrictions here, a new survey has found. Most also agree that Singapore should have a powerful leader who can
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    Lock icon Attack on Pakistan base raises questions
    830 1 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS, BLOOMBERG KARACHI: Pakistan yesterday regained control of a naval base in the country’s biggest city, 17 hours after heavily armed Taleban gunmen attacked it, destroying two surveillance planes and killing at least 10 personnel. It was the worst assault
    AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ASSOCIATED PRESS, REUTERS, BLOOMBERG; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: REUTERS; GRAPHICS ADAPTED FROM REUTERS  -  830 words
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      81 1 62, with many more mountains to climb LIFE! PAGES C2&3 ROHIT BRIJNATH SAYS IN CHINA Wealthy cities, unhappy people Why the world should give thanks for Messi SPORT, PAGE B9 WORLD, PAGE A16 BREAKING NEWS: www.straitstimes.com INTERACT: www.stomp.com.sg EMAIL: stomp@stomp.com.sg VIDEOS: www.razortv.com.sg NEWS TIPS: 1800-*****28 CALL 6388-3838 TO SUBSCRIBE OR
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        Lock icon Pakistan: Down but not out
        54 2 WE SAY Much has been said about Pakistan’s embarrassing loss of face after Osama bin Laden was gunned down in a Pakistani garrison city. However, Pakistani Premier Yusuf Raza Gilani’s high-profile visit to Beijing last week proves one thing: Islamabad is not short of options.
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      • COLUMNS
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          Lock icon US sours on globalisation
          47 2 Support for globalisation among Americans, especially the low-income, is dwindling as unemployment remains high while jobs go overseas, says Nayan Chanda. But the long-term trend of corporations maximising profit by moving production offshore does not look set to change. L REVIEW PAGE A22
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          Lock icon Cheers to Kiwi Pinot Noir
          42 2 New Zealand wineries are winning accolades for their Pinot Noir, a taste of which John McBeth got at the recent Wairarapa Wines Harvest Festival, even though he dismisses it as a “breakfast wine”. L REVIEW PAGE A23
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      • Article
        Lock icon To cut or not to cut?
        77 2 OUR READER SAYS The Government will not be able to draw top talent with mediocre ministerial salaries, says Alice Koh, and hence cutting ministers’ pay would be a case of “penny wise, pound foolish”. But Vivien Goh applauds the pay review, and says that
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      Lock icon The return of politics
      1057 2  -  Politicians will have to put people at the forefront of policies BY LI XUEYING POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT xueying@sph.com.sg ONNOMINATIONDay,acrowd of Singaporeans turned up at Deyi Secondary School to cheer their teams, waiting patiently in the field under the sun. The candidacy of the People’s Action Party (PAP)
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      343 2 Kevin Chia Consultant, IBM Global Business Services. Graduate, Fast-traclf Degree (BSc. in IS Management, SMU; Masters in IS Management Carnegie Mellon University). National Infocomm Scholar. Student mentor and innovator Olivia Chiu Analyst, Accenture. Information Sy John Cho Lai Peng Software Account Manager, HP. Graduate, Magna Cum Laude. Young Star Award
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      Lock icon Players in brawl even before kick-off
      594 3  -  S-League match called off after players clash during warm-up BY SANJAY NAIR nsanjay@sph.com.sg LOCAL football hit a new low last night when an S-League match was abandoned even before the game kicked off. The clash between Hougang United and Etoile Football Club at the
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    • Article
      Lock icon Do foreign teams find it hard to adapt?
      466 3  -  BY LEE MIN KOK NINE years after foreign teams were introduced to the S-League, are such outfits finding it hard to adapt to Singapore football? Recent incidents would seem to suggest so, with several high-profile altercations occurring between foreign and local teams
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      Lock icon $1.33 billion price tag for Laguna Park site
      752 4  -  If successful, it will be Singapore’s second-largest collective sale BY CHERYL LIM cherlim@sph.com.sg FORMER Housing and Urban Development Company (HUDC) estate Laguna Park is set to become Singapore’s second-larg-est collective sale, if a developer is willing to pay the $1.33 billion asking
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      Lock icon Media biased, says one in two
      600 6  -  RACHEL CHANG ABOUT half of Singaporeans polled last year by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) were of the view that “there is too much government control of newspapers and television”. Younger respondents aged 21 to 39 years old agreed with the statement in
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      Lock icon Social mobility: Minister takes holistic view
      754 8  -  Education just one part of whole picture, says Heng Swee Keat BY SANDRA DAVIE SENIOR WRITER sandra@sph.com.sg THE task of ensuring social mobility so that students can progress beyond their economic backgrounds needs a holistic approach, said new Education Minister Heng Swee Keat yesterday.
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      Lock icon Senior parliamentary secs sworn in
      334 8  -  BY TESSA WONG SINGAPORE’S four senior parliamentary secretaries (SPS) were sworn in yesterday at a ceremony held at the West Drawing Room in the Istana. They are: Mr Sam Tan (Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports and Foreign Affairs Ministry), Dr Mohamad Maliki Osman
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      Lock icon DPM Teo hands out Home Team promotion certs
      554 8  -  BY ELIZABETH SOH DEPUTY Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean’s first official duty as the new Minister of Home Affairs was to give out promotion certificates to 35 Home Team officers at a ceremony last night. Earlier in the day, he had met
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      Lock icon China hails Lee Kuan Yew for building bilateral ties
      695 9  -  Chinese leaders look forward to hearing his views and urge him to visit country yearly BY PEH SHING HUEI CHINA BUREAU CHIEF shpeh@sph.com.sg BEIJING: Chinese leaders yesterday hailed Singapore’s former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew for his contribution to bilateral ties,
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      Lock icon Inflation slows to 4.5% in April
      565 10  -  Price increases likely to have peaked but risks remain, say analysts BY ROBIN CHAN chanckr@sph.com.sg INFLATION grew at its slowest pace in five months in April and fell under 5 per cent for the first time this year, prompting economists to tip that prices
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      Lock icon Aljunied MPs hold first Meet-the-People sessions
      428 10 SCORES of residents and curious onlookers thronged the three Meet-the-People sessions held by the Workers’ Party (WP) in Aljunied GRC last night. The new MPs held these sessions, for residents to seek their help, at the void decks of HDB blocks. The most crowded
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      Lock icon Deadly tornado rips through US city
      635 10 NEW YORK TIMES ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS JOPLIN (Missouri): A thunderstorm yesterday morning hampered rescue efforts after a powerful tornado tore through a south-western Missouri city on Sunday, levelling buildings and leaving at least 89 people dead. Joplin, with a population of about 49,000, was
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      Lock icon LED street lights still on trial
      565 11  -  Decision to convert 96,000 street lamps not likely before 2014 BY CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg THE question for the Land Transport Authority (LTA) is whether it is “street-smart” to switch to LEDs for street lighting here. A spokesman said it is currently conducting
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  • WORLD.
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      Lock icon Ash closing in on mainland Europe
      740 12 But experts believe flight disruptions won’t be on the scale of last year’s AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS REYKJAVIK: A plume of ash from an erupting volcano in Iceland is being blown south towards Britain and could reach the airspace over mainland Europe later in the
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; GRAPHICS ADAPTED FROM REUTERS  -  740 words
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      Lock icon Why it might not be as bad this time
      318 12 REUTERS XINHUA ASSOCIATED PRESS WHILE the impact of Grimsvotn’s eruption still depends on the strength of the winds and the intensity of the eruption, experts generally believe that it will not cause as much chaos as Eyjafjallajokull did last year. Their
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE
      112 12 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L He ate 25,000 Big Macs L Things get hairy for beauty salons L Man in coma after ‘planking’ accident MOST COMMENTED ON L Call to ban cellphones and wireless networks in schools. Says kokoobird: “It’s better to
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        Lock icon Spotlight on VIP treatment in Philippine jails
        691 13  -  Convicted former provincial governor’s out-of-prison caper sparks govt probe BY ALASTAIR MCINDOE PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT amcindoe@yahoo.com MANILA: A former Philippine provincial governor serving a 12-year sentence for homicide slipped out of jail last week because he claimed that he had a toothache and wanted
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        Lock icon ISA detainee’s wife seeks his release and return to KL
        518 13  -  BY TEO CHENG WEE REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian wife of Singaporean businessman Abdul Majid Kunji Mohammad, who was extradited to Singapore last week, spoke up for the first time yesterday to seek his release. Ms Suriati Osman, 34,
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        Lock icon Call for restraint over Spratlys
        679 14  -  Chinese and Philippine defence chiefs urge claimants to refrain from unilateral actions BY ALASTAIR MCINDOE PHILIPPINES CORRESPONDENT amcindoe@yahoo.com MANILA: Meeting amid renewed tensions over territorial disputes in the South China Sea, the defence chiefs of China and the Philippines jointly called for “responsible behaviour” while
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        Lock icon Myanmar govt does little to stop rights abuses: UN
        446 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS BANGKOK: The UN’s human rights envoy to Myanmar said yesterday the country’s nascent civilian government has done little to address widespread abuses, including forced labour and extrajudicial killings, since replacing the junta in March. Myanmar’s government has refused to
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        Lock icon Thaksin says sister Yingluck may not be next Thai PM
        343 14 XINHUA BANGKOK: Thai fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said that his younger sister Yingluck may not become the next prime minister, even if the opposition Puea Thai party wins the election on July 3. In an exclusive interview with
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        Lock icon Downbeat mood as PM Singh throws party
        696 15  -  Indian Premier marks 2 years of second term amid growing scandals BY NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT gnirmala@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has just thrown a party to celebrate two years of his second term in office. But within his government, the
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        Lock icon Doubts over whether Rahul can lead nation
        442 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI: Just a few months ago, Mr Rahul Gandhi (below), scion of India’s famed Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, was widely tipped to be a future prime minister the only question was when he would take over the job. Now his appeal
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        Lock icon 300 Tibetan monks ‘detained by China’
        242 15 REUTERS BEIJING: Security forces have detained about 300 Tibetan monks from a monastery in south-west-ern China for a month amid a crackdown sparked by a monk’s self-immolation, two exiled Tibetans and a prominent writer said, citing sources there. Tension in Aba prefecture, a heavily
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        Lock icon When money is not the key to happiness
        960 16  -  Study finds relatively poor Shijiazhuang is China’s happiest city MEMO FROM BEIJING BY GRACE NG CHINA CORRESPONDENT graceng@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Lina Miao THE people of Shijiazhuang, capital of northern Hebei province and an industrial hub, have reason to cheer. This month,
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        Lock icon Kim in China to ‘study economic development’
        487 16 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS YANGZHOU (China): North Korea’s secretive leader Kim Jong Il toured east China yesterday, continuing a visit that suggests he is taking a fresh interest in the success of reforms in Asia’s biggest economy and his isolated country’s only
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        Lock icon Four Somali pirates on trial in South Korea
        570 18 But language issues slow down proceedings in the country’s first such trial AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE XINHUA SEOUL: Four Somali pirates captured in a dramatic commando raid on a hijacked ship went on trial in South Korea yesterday on charges punishable by life imprisonment.
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    • world.international
      • Voter wrath in Europe
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          Lock icon SPAIN: Huge losses for Socialists in local polls
          668 19 Ruling parties face election blow as popular support slides over economic and green issues NEW YORK TIMES MADRID: Spain’s governing Socialist Party suffered heavy losses in regional and municipal elections, even as tens of thousands of Spaniards calling themselves the “indignant” said
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          Lock icon GERMANY: Merkel’s party slides to 3rd in state election
          303 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative party slipped behind the environmentalist Greens to third place in a state election, its worst result in Bremen in over 50 years, exit polls showed. The governing Social Democrats in northern Bremen state
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        Lock icon Aussie wins right to have dead hubby’s baby
        223 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY: An Australian woman yesterday won a court battle to use her dead husband’s sperm to have a baby in a landmark case in New South Wales, where IVF treatment is banned without consent of the donor. Ms Jocelyn Edwards,
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        Lock icon Sydney ‘faces higher flood risk’
        680 20 Report says rising sea levels by up to 1m mean more coastal flooding AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG SYDNEY: Sea levels are set to rise by up to a metre within a century due to global warming, a new Australian report said yesterday, warning that this could
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        Lock icon Heavy clashes in Yemen as Gulf council halts mediation
        366 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS SANAA (Yemen): A heavy gun battle broke out yesterday between Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s security forces and fighters from the country’s most powerful tribe. The armed clashes took place a day after Mr Saleh refused to sign
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        Lock icon Egypt policeman to die for protest deaths
        364 20 NEW YORK TIMES CAIRO: A Cairo court sentenced a rank-and-file police officer to death after trying him in absentia for the killings of unarmed protesters during the Egyptian revolution, the harshest sentence given to date as the military-led interim government grapples with calls
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        Lock icon EU slaps sanctions on Bashar
        174 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS BRUSSELS: The European Union imposed sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and other senior officials yesterday, raising pressure on his government to end weeks of violence, in which more than 900 people have reportedly been killed. Foreign ministers agreed at a meeting in
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        Lock icon Today’s special: Garoupa
        65 21 What a whopper of a garoupa this is the fish that got bigger, but didn’t get away. Caught in Shaoxing in east China’s Zhejiang province yesterday, the prize catch is 2.2m long and weighs a hefty 265kg. Just how long will it take to clean off the
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        Lock icon Brazen mane theft
        215 21 SLICEOFLIFE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAO PAULO: Brazilian police said a thief cut and made off with a woman’s long hair while she waited at a bus stop. The hair was “virgin”, police said, meaning it had not been chemically treated, and will probably be sold for the production
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      • IN BRIEF
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          Lock icon $12m for botched facelift
          124 21 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: A British woman who claims a botched facelift left her with a “monster eye” was awarded nearly £6.2 million (S$12 million) by the High Court yesterday. Ms Penny Johnson, 49, sued her surgeon, Dr Le Roux Fourie, after receiving a facelift she described
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          Lock icon 13 killed in coal mines
          104 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: Thirteen people were killed in two coal mine accidents in China at the weekend, state media said yesterday, the latest fatal incidents to strike the nation’s notoriously dangerous collieries. In the central province of Hunan, seven people were killed and one injured
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          Lock icon Campaign sneak peek
          120 21 ASSOCIATED PRESS DES MOINES (Iowa): Republican Tim Pawlenty offered a sneak peek at his presidential kick-off, blasting out an Internet video in which he promises a campaign that “tells the American people the truth” and suggests that President Barack Obama does not. In the new video on
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          Lock icon Toddler left in car dies
          107 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ROME: A distraught father who left his baby in a hot car for five hours after forgetting to drop her off at day care may face manslaughter charges after the 22-month-old died on Sunday. Elena was barely breathing when her father Lucio Petrizzi
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        • Article
          Lock icon ‘Superstar’ out of ICU
          100 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE CHENNAI: Indian film star Rajinikanth has been taken out of intensive care and was recovering in a private ward yesterday after a serious health scare, doctors said. The 61-year-old Tamil language cinema icon, who is often referred to simply as “The Superstar”, was transferred
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          Lock icon New joint security body
          110 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: A joint security body set up by Britain and the United States is to be unveiled at the start of President Barack Obama’s two-day visit to London later this week, Britain’s newspapers reported yesterday. The National Security Strategy Board will be chaired by
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        865 23  -  BY THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN NEW YORK TIMES THERE is a story making the rounds among Lebanese Facebook users about a Syrian democracy activist who was stopped at a Syrian Army checkpoint the other day. He reportedly had a laptop and a thumb drive on the seat
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          362 24  -  Alice Koh (Ms) I URGE the committee reviewing ministerial salaries to consider the negative consequences of not pegging ministers’ pay to top incomes. Having mediocre ministerial salaries will blunt our aim of attracting top talent into government. No matter how much is
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      591 4  -  Older people, those with certain conditions should get tested first, say docs BY GRACE CHUA, LIM YI HAN caiwj@sph.com.sg limyihan@sph.com.sg SUDDEN death during exercise is rare here. But older runners should not take any chances and should get tested, doctors say. On Saturday,
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      371 4  -  POON CHIAN HUI A GENERAL practitioner (GP) has been suspended and fined by the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) for prescribing hypnotic medication and codeine cough mixtures inappropriately. Dr Kong Sin Ming, 64, was found guilty on 20 counts of doing this, the SMC said
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      448 5  -  BY KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN, LEOW SI WAN WHEN his classmates’ Friendster accounts were hacked into, Sayed Hamzah Sayed Ali was intrigued by how this could have happened. His curiosity led him to pursue a diploma in cyber and digital security, and eventually landed him
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      271 5 ELECTRONIC road pricing (ERP) charges on several roads will be reduced by between 50 cents and $1 for the June school holidays. The reduction, applicable from May 28 to June 25, is in line with foreseeable lighter traffic conditions that usually prevail during
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      608 6  -  BY K. C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT A HONG KONG-BASED woman is seeking damages from a Hindu priest for breach of fiduciary duties after she had entrusted him with two suitcases of valuable documents. Madam Kamla Hiranand wants Mr Easwar Srikumar to account for,
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        211 6 TWO dormitory operators have been fined by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) for allowing employers to house foreign workers in poor living conditions. Sunhuan Construction had two fines of $10,000 each imposed on it, while ST9 was fined $50,000. This is the first time
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        76 6 A 90-YEAR-OLD man was arrested yesterday for attempting to kill himself by jumping from a block of flats. Police received a call at 9.20am asking for assistance at Block 626, Hougang Avenue 8. It is believed that the man had tried to leap to
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      588 6  -  BY JANE NG, AMELIA TAN WHEN former principal Brother Anthony Tan Kim Hock allegedly misappropriated $148,540 from Maris Stella High School, the management committee fund was said to have been one of the funds he raided. Yesterday, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said
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      283 6  -  BY ELENA CHONG COURT CORRESPONDENT A FORMER accounts assistant at a rock climbing shop was jailed for nine months yesterday for pocketing $39,663 of his firm’s money. Oswald Ong Thomas was supposed to deposit the takings in the company’s bank account. Instead, he used
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      516 7  -  COMMENTARY BY LEONARD LIM limze@sph.com.sg A NEW chapter in Singapore football was supposed to start today, with national coach Raddy Avramovic set to name a 32-man roster for a slate of friendlies and World Cup qualifiers. It would be his first team selection since
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      659 8  -  Baihakki, Ridhuan and Alam Shah could be the high-profile casualties BY SANJAY NAIR nsanjay@sph.com.sg MONTHS of uncertainty for Singapore football will end today when national coach Raddy Avramovic announces a provisional squad of 32 players for upcoming international friendlies and the World Cup 2014 qualifiers.
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      306 8 REUTERS DOHA: World Cup 2022 hosts Qatar delivered another statement yesterday denying “serious, unsubstantiated and false” allegations from English media that they had bribed Fifa executive committee members to win the hosting rights. A British parliamentary inquiry this month into England’s failed bid to host the
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      590 9 NEW YORK TIMES BLOOMBERG NEW YORK: For top riders on the United States Postal Service squad, the powerful American cycling team led by Lance Armstrong, duplicity was simply a part of the game, one of Armstrong’s former teammates said. Tyler Hamilton, a 2004 Olympic
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        56 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS BUENOS AIRES: Diego Maradona says Argentina players took banned drugs before a qualifying match for the 1994 football World Cup. He claims the team doctor put a banned stimulant in their coffee before their match against Australia. Maradona was later expelled for a
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        54 9 FIVE budding short-track speed skaters were chosen from a field of 14 yesterday by the Singapore Ice Skating Association to attend a training camp in Seoul, South Korea, next month. They are Jireh Goh, 21, Danial Tan, 20, Shawn Ting, 15, Amira Firzana, 11,
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        58 9 SCA Colts recorded the highest total in this year’s Singapore Cricket Association Division One league on Sunday. They hit 343-6 in 50 overs, with Chetan Suryawanshi contributing 115 and Saad Khan Janjua 80, against Ceylon Sports Club (CSC) at Kallang. The Colts then bowled out CSC
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      842 9  -  SPORTINGLIFE BY ROHIT BRIJNATH rohitb@sph.com.sg I AM a sporting pilgrim in search of an athletic God. Preferably, he should be artistic. Hopefully, she will utter acerbic sound bytes. Sigh, if only Federer and Serena had a child. But that would mean a long wait.
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      218 10 REUTERS MIAMI: Chicago Bulls centre Joakim Noah has apologised for an anti-gay slur made to a Miami Heat fan during his team’s 85-96 play-off defeat on Sunday. He was angry after picking up his second foul with 6min 26sec left in the first quarter. After
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      537 10 BARCELONA: Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali has admitted that the Spanish Grand Prix was painful to watch and described it as the team’s worst Formula One race. This, after seeing his driver, Fernando Alonso, lead for the first quarter of the race but then getting lapped
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      228 10 REUTERS SEOUL: Fresh from becoming Asia’s first winner of golf’s unofficial “fifth Major” at the Players Championship last week, South Korean golfer Choi Kyung Ju has announced that he will host his own tournament in his homeland later this year. The K.J. Choi
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      19 7 ARMSTRONG FALLOUT Duplicity was simply a part of the game for the Postal Service team led by Lance Armstrong.
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      245 14 For Sale by Tender Prestigious Good Class Bungalow at Victoria Park Road District 10 A regular elevated GCB plot with: i. a 2½-storey modern-designed detached house; and ii. a 2-storey colonial-style black and white detached house Site Area: approx 32,077 sq ft Total Floor Area: approx 20,000 sq ft Quiet
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      717 16  -  But analysts unfazed by S’pore bourse’s 1.83% drop, cite other factors BY YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg A BATTERY of bad news from Europe sent red ink washing through the markets yesterday and left Singapore shares at their lowest level in three weeks. The bruising
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      108 16 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Industrial, commercial projects more popular L Reinforcing S’pore as a talent hub MOST COMMENTED ON L Nations must act to correct trade imbalances: US official. Says coolbeagle: “If the US reviews its own deficits and addresses its
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        416 12  -  Deal on despite US$10m discrepancy in assets; major changes in board and senior management BY CHUA HIAN HOU TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT chuahh@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/hianhou MOBILE handset maker Spice i2i will proceed with its US$175 million (S$216 million) acquisition of Affinity Group, despite a US$10m discrepancy
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        350 12  -  BY MELISSA HO INVIDA, a Temasek Holdings-backed speciality biopharmaceutical company, will be significantly expanding its range of dermatology products this year. Temasek, through its wholly owned unit TLS Beta, and two shareholders, Quintiles and Zuellig Group, owns Invida in equal shares. Formed in 2005, Invida
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          99 12 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.3 billion shares worth $1.67 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 95 Losers: 432 Unchanged: 762 FTSE ST INDEXES Mid Cap Small Cap All Share Fledgling China China Top Oil and gas Points Change -14.79 745.43 -7.35 528.21 -14.12 761.30 -5.63 705.25 -6.10 300.25 -7.59 262.60 -20.47 732.84
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          224 12 Tokyo Nikkei 225 Yesterday’s close: 9,460.63 (-146.45) Tokyo shares fell 1.5 per cent after hedge funds unwound positions in construction machinery makers. Kuala Lumpur KLCI Yesterday’s close: 1,528.98 (-12.05) Malaysian shares slipped 0.5 per cent as most blue-chip counters struggled amid volatile trade on concerns over the euro zone
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            436 12 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: MAY 23, 2011 Top Rises May 23 CENTS DBXT S&P Short 10US$ 4239 92.3 1.8 GLD 10US$ ***** 82.3 0.5 IS MSCI Spore 1418 26.2 1.5 JMH 5174 22.4 0.3 UOB 5.05%NCPS 100
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            363 12 Top Rises May 23 CENTS SIMSCI380MBePW*****9 56.5 7.0 14.1 STI 3150 DBePW*****1 43.5 5.5 14.5 STI 3100 DBePW*****1 21 4.5 27.3 STI 2950 DBePW*****1 17.5 3.5 25.0 SembMar RB ePW*****8 16 3.5 28.0 DBS MBL ePW*****1 15 3.0 25.0 GentingSMBLePW*****2 16.5 3.0 22.2 SGX MBL ePW*****5 38.5
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            178 12 By Volume CENTS Vol Genting SR 198 -6.0 -2.9 146,057.000 Golden Agri 69 -1.5 -2.1 94.348.000 IndoAgri 172 -32.0 -15.7 82.868.000 Dyna-Mac 59.5 -0.5 -0.8 51.465.000 CoscoCorp 189 -14.0 -6.9 42.704.000 BerlianLaju 5 1.0 -16.7 37,510.000 Artivision 27 0.5 1.9 36.927.000 Noble Grp 200 -5.0 -2.4 33,638.000
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            57 12 Source: United Overseas Bank Limited Co. FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY May 23 2011 Selling Buying May 23 2011 Selling Buying 1.362 ....1.285 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY 1.297 ....1.248 Euro 1.785 Malaysian ringgit 41.951 39.954 Sterling pound 2.05 ....1.972
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            364 12 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 233 157 CapMallsAsia 159 -5 8241 164 158 1.3 14.6 6177.3 423 308 CapitaLand 310 -4 ***** 313 309 1.9 10.4 *****.6 216 171 CapitaMall 193
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        313 13  -  GABRIEL CHEN BUKIT Sembawang Estates paid a heavy price for write-backs in the fourth quarter, with net profit falling 34.4 per cent. Earnings came in at $27.5 million for the three months to March 31, down from the $41.9 million in the previous
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        841 13 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK: One lesson in the aftermath of the financial crisis: Cheating your client is not a crime if you are an investment bank. Deutsche Bank, according to a recent report by the United States Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, sold its
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      465 14  -  Traders see it overtaking British pound in next six months: Survey BY ROBIN CHAN chanckr@sph.com.sg THE Chinese yuan looks set to become the third most popular currency for settling trades in the next six months, according to an HSBC trade confidence survey.
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      420 14  -  BY HARSHA JETHNANI PROBABLY the safest investment around these days is the yuan. This is the view of veteran investor Jim Rogers, who believes the Chinese currency will appreciate against the United States dollar. “The Chinese currency has been too low... in my
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      493 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS BEIJING: China’s factories expanded this month at their slowest pace in 10 months while price pressures eased, a purchasing managers’ index (PMI) showed yesterday, adding to evidence that the country’s economy is moderating as a tighter policy starts to bite. Rising concerns, meanwhile,
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      495 15  -  Kuok Group-linked Brookvale’s offer values property firm at $2.54b BY GABRIEL CHEN FINANCE CORRESPONDENT gabrielc@sph.com.sg ALLGREEN Properties, an established property group controlled by Malaysia’s richest man Robert Kuok, is the subject of a privatisation bid that values the firm at $2.54 billion. In a Singapore
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      453 15  -  BY ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER ENCOURAGING home sales continued over the weekend with MCL Land’s Terrasse in Hougang finding buyers for more than 150 apartments. The homes at the 414-unit project in Hougang Avenue 2, whose preview started on Saturday, were sold
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      99 16 WHERE THE SKY MEETS THE SEA ZZ A rare site with more than 300m span of sea frontage along East Coast Parkway with expansive views beyond the horizon. Laguna Park: a diamond in the rough, and an opportunity to redefine architectural boundaries. Knight Frank Collective sale of Laguna Park Tender
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      222 1 ast week, my form teacher asked my class about our ambitions. Many of us said we had no idea what we wanted to be when we grow up. My teacher assured us that it was fine not to have an ambition yet. After all, technology is advancing
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        423 2  -  By Zuraidah Ibrahim Deputy Editor ACTIVITY BY SERENE LUO ST, May 15 MR LEE Kuan Yew yesterday nudged Singapore decisively towards a future without his towering presence as he, together with Mr Goh Chok Tong, announced their desire to quit the Cabinet. In a 148-word
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        431 3  -  By Jalelah Abu Baker ACTIVITY BY ANDREW DUFFY BY ANDREW DUFFY ST, May 7 Women got lost on trek in Malaysian national park ATTACKS by leeches, unnerving sounds of wild animals and a food shortage were among the trials suffered by two Singapore women when they
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        548 4  -  By Fiona Low ACTIVITY BY ANDREW DUFFY ST, May 10 Internet outrage over items; eatery says they are pig innards AN EATERY in Jurong East selling “dog meat” has raised the hackles of netizens after a photo of the menu was posted in online forums
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        200 5  -  Eileen Aung-Thwin brings you news bites from the region Eileen Aung-Thwin CHINESE companies have trouble hiring talent. Although 6.6 million university graduates will enter the job market this year, companies in China say they have difficulty recruiting the right people. WHY IT MATTERS Employers say many job applicants
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        160 5 A UNIQUE programme in northern Thailand uses elephants to provide therapy for autistic children. WHY IT MATTERS Autistic children often live in a world of their own and have difficulty communicating with others. During therapy, the children feed the elephants and play games with
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        172 5 INDONESIA is battling blazes in Sumatra that threaten to blanket the region in a choking haze. WHY IT MATTERS The fires are taking place in peatland areas where they can burn for days. Even if the fires appear to be put out on the surface, they
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        662 6  -  By Tan Xing Qi, Serene Luo ELEVEN of the 14 ministries will now be helmed by new ministers in the biggest shake-up of the Cabinet ever. Announcing the Cabinet the group of people that lead Singapore’s Government last week, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the changes
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          112 7  -  Don’t get bored this June holidays. Matthew Hui has some great suggestions for you and your family Matthew Hui If you are a cat-lover, rejoice. The Cats Of The World Photo Exhibition is here at The Arts House. These photos, taken by photographers from locations as diverse
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          74 7 Learn more about Malay legends and history at ter-ba-BOM!, organised by the Malay Heritage Centre. In one of the activities, Pelangi Project, you will get the chance to act out various chapters in the history of Singapore’s Malays. There is also a Heritage Hunt, where you search
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          174 7 If you are fascinated by the sharp teeth and sleek bodies of the sharks, Planet Shark: Predator Or Prey, The Exhibition at the Singapore Science Centre will take you into their world. You will learn all you ever wanted to know about these predators of the sea,
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          104 7 Celebrate the International Year of Forests with a series of activities at Geylang East Public Library on June 26. Learn more about trees through games, puzzles and riddles, and try your hand at making tree-related craftwork. This event is on from 11am to 5pm. You can also
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          138 7 Goodbye static paintings that simply collect dust. The Singapore Art Museum (SAM) has an Art Garden with interactive modern art that you can touch, feel or play with. The artworks featured will tickle your imagination. Enter Superhigh: Walter’s Sky Space, a room bursting with colour, where visitors can
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        336 8  -  In just two centuries, sea turtles which were once common have been hunted down to near extinction. By Ellen Whyte JUST 200 years ago, sea turtles were a common sight. People liked eating turtle soup and their shells were used to make brushes, hair clips and
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        461 9  -  Forget what the fairytales say kissing frogs can be a very bad idea. Kimiko Chan explains why Kimiko Chan Sources: Associated Press; Kidshealth.org; Journey North, Annenberg Learner IN FAIRYTALES, kissing a frog or toad can turn it into a handsome prince. In real life, however, experts
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        1063 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 Chan By Kimiko Chan ACTIVITY Southson Pacificir Oceanok 1. Read The Straits Times’ articles on the Dominique Strauss-Kahn affair
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        120 12 Friends, friends, friends! Friends are things that even money cannot buy! That’s because friends sparkle and beam even more beautiful than the sparkliest diamond in the world! Again, it’s also because of them that we are happy and active all the day! They make our day, they are
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        200 12 YOU may think that leaders are born but it takes training to become a good and effective leader. If you would like to become a confident leader at home and in school, and communicate effectively with the people around you, Little Red Dot and BRANDS want
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        540 14  -  Reading or performing his works no longer a taboo after a decade, reports Kimiko Chan Beijing, China, May 25, 1977 The government of China has lifted its ban on the works of William Shakespeare, the playwright and poet that many regard as the greatest writer in
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        122 14 1. Playwright: a) Someone who composes poems b) Someone who writes plays c) Someone who authors books 2. Regard: a) See or consider b) Honour c) Applaud 3. A hand in: a) A spy sent to watch a group of people b) An active role in influencing something
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        384 15  -  Learn the right words to appreciate the arts. By Serene Luo By Serene Luo MANY dancers, musicians, actors and other artists will be performing here in the next three weeks for the 25th Singapore Arts Festival. There will be many stories about the exciting shows lined up in
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        155 15 LITTLE Red Dot turns six this July and here’s how you can join in the festivities, show off your art skills and help the needy at the same time. At LRD’s birthday bash at the Singapore Flyer on Saturday, July 16, an art competition will be held, organised
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        408 16 Form compound words by filling in each blank with a suitable word from the box. Learning outcome Vocabulary LO2 1. Recognise how words are formed through: compounding (eg. workbook, playground, doorway) ACTIVITY set meal coat flow food nut 1 .Galway (above left), is the third largest city in
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        428 17 Learning outcomes: 1. Grammar (Verbs) LO2: a. Use appropriate subject-verb agreement: singular/plural 2. Writing (Texts for functional purpose) L06: a. Write a notice (eg. Notices to provide updates of schedules or programmes) ACTIVITY 1 “New $3m attraction at Singapore Flyer” (ST, April 1) Correct the words in bold
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        652 18 Learning Outcome: Grammar LO2: 1. Distinguish verbs according to meaning: Action verbs (eg. play) Linking verbs (eg. be, is, appear) Sensing verbs (eg. hear) Feeling verbs (eg. love) Mental verbs (eg. think) Verbs of possession (eg. own) ACTIVITY “Romancing Rome in a day” (ST Life!, March 29) Fill
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        633 19  -  Read the texts below and answer the questions that follow. By Malini Nathan Learning outcome: Reading and viewing LO2 N Process and comprehend age/year-level appropriate texts at literal and inferential levels N Make inferences based on contextual clues, scan for details and distinguish between cause and effect ACTIVITY
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        341 20  -  A ship-in-a-bottle is a common souvenir and an object of fascination to many. How does so large a ship come to be placed inside a bottle with so narrow a neck? Is there magic at work? TEXT MATTHEW HUI SOURCES EHOW.COM In the most commonly used
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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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      101 12 WRITE IN AND WIN! 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 prize. Send a nice, high-resolution photo in JPEG format
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      89 1 Back to Japan Rain’ed out? Has K-pop idol lost his appeal here? Going, going, gone Weekend art auction busts pre-sale estimates Good deals lure tourists in May and June C4 C8 Singaporeans over the age of 60 are proving that they are as game for rugged, adventure travel as those
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        831 2  -  More senior citizens are signing up for adventure travel such as trekking, diving and motorbiking huang huifen says hfhuang@sph.com.sg For the first time in his life at age 60, sharebroker Steven Goh got to try caving and whitewater rafting during a trip to Perak in January.
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        369 2 Zipping along the highways of Malaysia and Thailand on his sporty Honda Super Four motorcycle, lift electrician Hioo Koh Hong could easily pass off as a young speed devil. But Mr Hioo, 60, is actually one of the oldest members of a group which goes on
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        569 3 “Dad, you are a crazy man!” That was what 62-year-old Jeffrey Ang’s two children, aged 25 and 27, told him after he climbed more than 4,000m on the Inca trail to see Machu Picchu in January. Along the way to the archaeological marvel of
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        390 3 Nothing can stop retiree Ng Suan Eng’s quest for adventure. The 65-year-old goes diving every two to three months and has so far done more than 700 dives all over the world, including Southeast Asia and Hawaii, since she started scuba diving 20
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        727 4  -  Cheap fares and packages are boosting visitor rates to the once popular holiday destination huang huifen hfhuang@sph.com.sg ‘Thankyoufor visiting Japan.” That was what a Japanese man told research associate Amanda Tan, 24, while she was waiting outside her hotel in the commercial district of Ikebukuro in
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        489 5  -  Lin Wenjian BALI ON A DISCOUNT Hotels.com is having a two-day sale starting today for accommodations in Bali. For example, stays at the charming Vision Villa and Resort are going for $91 a night, a discount of almost 50 per cent. Other good deals include 30 per cent
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        246 5 London The Chelsea Flower Show is taking gardening to new heights. The British home improvements chain B&Q’s vertical garden is the tallest ever to feature at the event, which opens today. Designer Patrick Collins says the 9.14m garden, in which every plant has associations
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        101 5 After travel guides and travel apps comes the newest way to travel in the age of social media the Twitter trip. This involves travelling around a city based on your followers’ recommendations, tweeted to you in real time. On May 28, Life!
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      284 8 ARDMORE PARK 2885 sqft. 4+1 rms. Quiet facing. Pool view. Available June. Please call Philip Peh 9798-1812 BALMORAL 4757 SQFT 4+study Al Fresco dining. Superb design. Italian kitchen. American/ Tanglin Club/ int’l sch. Immed. WOOLLERTON PK, 3RM 2800sqft, Rarely Available! Spacious, Huge Balcony, Pool View, Close to Holland/Orchard, MRT, 9299-1111
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      737 8 MELROSE PK 1550 sqft. 3+study +1. High flr. Face pool. F/facilities P/furn. Shpg/ amenities. Immed. $7K neg. Kim 9008-1889 ERA 7 DRAYCOTT. 17TH FLR. $8k neg! Fully furn with designer decor. 3rms+maid’s.Walk to Orchard! Exclusive Agent Ong *****133 THE ORANGE GROVE 4+1 bdrms, Stack 6, 2960 sqft High floor, unblock
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      787 8 PATERSON RESIDENCE 1313 sqft 3+1. #09. F/furn facilities. Walk to Orchard. Immed. 9669 9398 ORCHARD RES. 1808 sqft. 3 rms. Very high flr. Impressive view/ facilities. neg. *****329 PN LIGHT CAIRNHILL 1690 sq.ft 3+1, pte lift/ Melrose Park 1700 sq.ft 4+1, convenient *****666 ASPEN HEIGHTS 1590 sqft. 4+1. Greenery, p/furn,
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      529 9 EASTERN LAGOON II. 3rms 1350 sqft with big balcony. Furnished. Low flr. Quiet, greenery. Avail early June. $4K. Dion *****918 D.15 AMBER RESIDENCE. Brand new 1789 sqft. 3+1. Big balcony. Sea view. Bright airy. Resort style facilities. neg. *****828 SEAFRONT MEYER. 4 bdrms. (2100 sqft). Furn. Pool view. Avail immed.
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      345 9 MASTER BDRM WANTED urgently in all dist. Preferably near MRT/ food ctr/ amenities. With/ w/out aircon. Short/ long term lease. Call *****748 ROOMS WANTED all areas. Private HDB. Tenants with high budget. Fast reliable svc. Owners, please call Wong *****100 HDB/ CONDO, MASTER/ common rms/ studios, all areas wanted by
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      545 10 WOODLANDS E1 CORNER Terr. 10,000/ 23,000sqft, balance 44 yrs, tenanted good yield, asking $5.3M. Pls call 8198-3010 DTZ ENTERPISE. CTR Bt Batok Cres. High ceiling. Nice renovation. Joint unit 708 sqm. Ample parking space. Rachel *****186 MIDVIEW CITY 1) ramp-up 1679 sqft, 2 private lots. 2) Flatted 1432 sqft. Bare/
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      675 11 GOLDEN MILE WOH Hup 164 sqm. Vacant. Mid flr, balence 57 yrs. $1.58M neg. Suits showrm/ office. Near amenities. *****350 ALJUNIED F’HOLD ***** sqft; (7800 sqft warehse 5000sqft office) With corporate image. $600 psf only. *****433 LamHH F’HOLD OFFICE FOR sale $5xxK. 4 mins walk to Eunos MRT. Limited units
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      770 15 M I LEARNING HUB 18 years experience Tutor says, You need nothing BUT Guaranteed Grades Specialised Group Tuition û A’s or Full Refund Policy û Classes Kovan Bishan Exclusive Home Tuition û All levels from P1 to JC/ Poly û All subjects available 6649 0499 9387 2209 ESTAB. REG’D SINCE
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      241 16 BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) BANKRUPTCY RULES IN BANKRUPTCY RE: SOH YEN LENG (NRIC NO. S*****41B) EX-PARTE: MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD (RC NO. S60FC1376L) Creditors STATUTORY DEMAND UNDER SECTION 62 OF THE BANKRUPTCY ACT NOTICE OF ADVERTISEMENT To: SOH YEN LENG (NRIC NO. S*****41B) whose last known address is at Block 19A
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      3161 17 A BEATS RECRUIT Executive Appointments: toll free 1800-289-8822 Classified Jobs: 1800-289-9988 www.st701.com 1 SALES CATS Recruit Guide Classified Jobs Executive Appointments CLASSIFIED JOBS 1800-289-9988 E-mail cats@sph.com.sg 706 Professionals/ Executives 709 Engineers 711 Finance 712 IT/Infocom 715 Lecturing/Teaching 716 Contract Executives 718 Tutors 721 Nursing/Health Care 724 Art/Creative 727 Marketing/ Communications
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      255 17 REQUIRE 5 INTERIOR Designers to do high-end condos. Earn $10K p/mth. Good prospect. Call *****882. www.begroup.com.sg DESKTOP ARTIST Printing Asst required at Bugis area. With/ w/o experience. ’O’ level/ Fresh Grad. welcome. Call *****772 INTERIOR DESIGNER CUM QS/ Project Coordinator required. Interested, pls call *****602 Prime Cars Credit Pte Ltd
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      332 17 Manufacturing Co in Kranji Sales Executive (Outdoor) Attractive basic allowance commission S’porean/ PR only Experienced in outdoor sales preferred To Handle Chinese English speaking customers. Possess own vehicle Pls call 6363-2533 to arrange for interview System Furniture Co requires SALES EXECUTIVE Sales experience preferred On job training provided Preferably with
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      3287 19 TECHNICAL Haven Eden Inc requires Full Time Beauty Therapist Salary commission 6 days work Sun off S’porean/ PR/ M’sians Available immediately At least 1 year above relevant experience, no experience may be consider. Interested applicants pls call for interview *****978 (Carol) Established Hair Salon Requires 1) CONSULTANTS (Upto$4k) 2) THERAPISTS
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      783 19 We operate a number of motor vehicle repair workshops in Shell stations. We currently have immediate vacancies for the position of: Mechanics Candidates must have at least 3 years of experience in servicing and repairing most makes of motor vehicles. They should preferably possess Singapore driving licence. Candidates must have
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      429 20 SECURITY OFFICER$1700 $1900 (Gross) (Clementi Special Assignment $1800) Pasir RIs East Coast (Grade A Security Agency) Weekly advance $350 14 days Annual leave 6396 7371 $55-$70 GUARDS REQUIRED CCK, Yew Tee, Bedok South Ave 3, River Valley Rd UE Square, Kaki Bukit Ave 1. NSRS/ WSQ/ SCDF/ SPF Call 9798-1397
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      459 20 $70 SECURITY OFFICER/ Special Patrol Officers for warehse/ Condo Bedok/ Changi/ Pandan. Call Thomas *****373 MALE/ FEMALE OFFICERS Pasir Panjang, Mandai, Redhill, Telok Kurau, Orchard. Full-Time Relief (am/ pm). Call 9119 5077 SUPERVISOR GUARDS for Jurong, Paya Lebar Bugis. Free training provided. Call: *****712/ *****129 OFFICERS FOR PUNGGOL (Construction site
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