The Straits Times, 16 August 2011

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    17 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA(P)108/11/2010 TUESDAY, AUGUST 16 2011 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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    • Article
      Lock icon Exec condos back in vogue
      70 1 EXECUTIVE condos led the charge in home sales last month as buyers looked for affordability amid sky-high prices. Last month, 568 EC units largely at Blossom Residences in Bukit Panjang and RiverParc Residence in Punggol were sold to buyers such as HDB upgraders. This is
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      Lock icon Reconstructing a massacre
      58 1 NORWEGIAN police took Anders Behring Breivik back to Utoya island where he reconstructed his attack on a youth camp that killed 69 people on July 22. Restrained by a leash attached to a harness, Breivik simulated shots into the water and described the shootings in detail during
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      Lock icon Gay-wedding warning
      51 1 A MALAYSIAN pastor’s announcement that he was marrying his male partner has led the local authorities to warn that this could cause social problems. Pastor Ou Yang Wen Feng, 41, said he and Phineas Newborn III, an American, would wed in New York this month. L WORLD PAGE
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    • Article
      Lock icon Grief over blaze victim
      60 1 THE husband of the woman found dead following a suspicious blaze at the Afro Asia building sobbed uncontrollably yesterday after seeing her remains for the first time. Lawyer Rengarajoo Balasamy, 66, was so devastated that he had to be helped by a relative when he left
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    Lock icon Health subsidies extended to 710,000
    1073 1  -  Those 40 or older, with per capita household income of $1,500 or less covered BY SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Salma IN A major policy shift, the Ministry of Health (MOH) yesterday said it will extend medical subsidies to more Singaporeans, and not just focus
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    Lock icon New rules get her a step closer to own flat
    151 1 GRAPHIC designer Toh Siew Peng, 37, is one happy single who “finally” qualifies for a grant to buy a flat. This is because for singles, the income ceiling qualifying them for a Central Provident Fund housing grant is now $5,000,
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    Lock icon Housing income ceiling raised for singles and elderly as well
    961 1  -  BY JESSICA CHEAM HOUSING CORRESPONDENT jcheam@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/cheamjessica IN ONE fell swoop, the Housing Board (HDB) yesterday lifted the income ceiling for several groups of home buyers, from families to singles and the elderly, to make qualifying for a new flat
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      72 1 WEEKLY COLUMN KICKS OFF Aleksandar Duric reviews EPL action Call of the frozen wild China’s new girl power WORLD, PAGE A13 SPORT, PAGE B10 LIFE! PAGES C2&3 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 GO TO www.sphsubscription.com.sg Li 5' m
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        Lock icon Rise of the presidency
        53 2 WE SAY The spirited contest shaping up for the presidency and the public interest stimulated by discussion of presidential “possibilities” beyond what is prescribed says one thing: There is better understanding of the president’s place in the nation’s governance. This is all to the good. L
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        Lock icon Mired in mining red tape
        40 2 COLUMNS Indonesia’s 2008 Mining Law, meant to protect national interests, has affected exploration and put off investors, says John McBeth. A lack of coordination between Jakarta and local governments doesn’t help. L REVIEW PAGE A24
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        Lock icon Missing Tiger Woods
        31 2 Having a dominant champion sets the standard for a sport and spurs on players by giving them the one to beat, says Rohit Brijnath. L SPORT PAGE B11
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      • Article
        Lock icon Questions remain
        60 2 OUR READER SAYS Patrick Tan fully agrees with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong that Singapore must have foreign talent in order to stay competitive. However, he feels that questions remain: What steps are being taken to develop Singaporeans to assume higher management positions? And why are so many
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        Lock icon What it should have been
        50 2 IN YESTERDAY’S Straits Times, the wrong photograph was used for a Life! story on the death of Indian actor Shammi Kapoor, 79. The picture used was that of his brother Shashi Kapoor, also an actor. We are sorry for the error. See World Page A16
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      Lock icon Active citizenry needs space to find its feet
      998 2  -  Singaporeans must step up to the plate but also not be pushed off it BY RACHEL CHANG rchang@sph.com.sg THE instances of front-line staff being abused by demanding Singaporeans, as relayed by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong during Sunday’s National Day Rally, throw
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      Lock icon London Games safe: S’pore’s Olympic chief
      671 3  -  Jessie Phua confident about security for the Games next year BY LIN XINYI linxinyi@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE’S chef de mission to the 2012 Olympics Jessie Phua has returned from London “100 per cent confident” in the security arrangements for next year’s Games. Mrs Phua, who was
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      Lock icon British PM vows policy review and war on gangs
      544 3 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday promised a law and order “fightback” and robust action to fix Britain’s “broken society” after riots and looting last week shocked Britons and tarnished the country’s reputation abroad. But he
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      233 3 £h a a e-c-ce SDCC€ LEARN CONNECT SUCCEED A D V AJ -E L -t. A w -e. t K3 LASSeOOff aV i SMaRTEGISE Why study SMa Institute MURDOCH UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIA Murdoch University has consistently been awarded high ratings in the Good Universities Guide in Australia Over 2,800 SMa corporate
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      Lock icon IRAQ HIT BY WAVE OF BOMB ATTACKS
      60 4 An Iraqi man inspecting the rubble at the Mar Afram Syriac Orthodox Church following an explosion in the northern city of Kirkuk yesterday. A series of attacks hit the country yesterday, killing at least 69 people across a dozen cities, and raising new
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    • Article
      Lock icon Google to buy Motorola Mobility
      595 4 Acquisition will turn it into a full-fledged cellphone maker NEW YORK TIMES BLOOMBERG NEW YORK: In a bid to strengthen its mobile business, Google announced yesterday that it would acquire Motorola Mobility Holdings for US$12.5 billion (S$15 billion) in cash. Under the agreement, the Internet
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      Lock icon Culprit re-enacts scene of massacre on Norwegian island
      687 5 Breivik shows police how he stalked and killed 69 people NEW YORK TIMES ASSOCIATED PRESS OSLO: Wearing a bulletproof vest and a leash held by a police guard, Anders Behring Breivik returned to the pristine Norwegian island where, he has admitted, he
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      Lock icon New private home sales up 40%, led by ECs
      713 11  -  568 exec condo units sold last month, highest since Oct reintroduction BY ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg EXECUTIVE condos (ECs), a hybrid of private and public housing, led the charge in home sales last month as buyers looked for affordability in
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      71 4 KRI:EIT ASSOCIATESGRAND WINNEROF TWO PRESTIGIOUS ACCOLADES AT THE 2011 ASIA PROPERTY AWARDS (Held in association with Bloomberg Television, Google, New York Times, International Herald Tribune) CongratulationsFrom: De Leon Fabrics Pte Ltd Best Residential Property Interior (Asia-Pacific) Best Residential Property Interior (Singapore) w w w t h e m i l
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      103 5 W/' HERE’S TO LIVING IT UP. Stand a chance to live it up with your friends while you fill up on free flow of Tiger Beer from 5pm to 9pm on 1 Sept 2011. Go to facebook.com/TigerBeer.SG now to take part. HERE’STO TIGER TIME ENJOY RESPONSIBLY r». I9" i m
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      Lock icon PM’s call for active citizenry ‘timely, fitting’
      823 6  -  But civil society leaders want lighter government touch BY ELGIN TOH TEO WAN GEK elgintoh@sph.com.sg wangekt@sph.com.sg THE call by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, at the National Day Rally, for Singaporeans to play a bigger role in shaping their communities and the nation
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      Lock icon PM’s words encouraging, say presidential candidates
      652 6 The four presidential hopefuls commented on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s National Day Rally speech. Here are edited excerpts of what they had to say: L Dr Tan Cheng Bock, 71, in a post on his Facebook page: “I am pleased to hear the
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      Lock icon Third union group backs Tony Tan for president
      425 6  -  BY CAI HAOXIANG UNIONS in the electronics and precision engineering sectors yesterday backed former deputy prime minister Tony Tan for the presidency the third group from the labour movement to do so. In a joint statement yesterday, the cluster of five unions
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    • Article
      Lock icon Police set out dos and don’ts for presidential campaigning
      532 6  -  BY TEO WAN GEK POLICE have released guidelines to presidential aspirants and their supporters on rally sites and the dos and don’ts of campaigning ahead of Nomination Day tomorrow, when the nine-day campaign period gets under way. Candidates who can hold
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      Lock icon Apply for flat only if you’re serious about your relationship: Khaw
      743 7 L On why HDB stopped unveiling the median cash-over-valuation (COV) figures: “The figures must be meaningful, then we publish it. If it’s not meaningful or is less relevant, why do you continue to want to mislead people? There are
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      Lock icon More housing options for buyers now
      588 7  -  BY JESSICA CHEAM DARYL CHIN SICK of being held to ransom by ever-bal-looning rents, Ms Michelle Lim, 31, and her husband have been on the hunt for a home of their own for a year now. But they have not found the going easy,
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      Lock icon Lower housing grants for higher earners
      539 7  -  BY DARYL CHIN HIGHER earners who want to buy executive condominiums will be eligible for housing grants but they will not be as big as what lower earners will get. The monthly household income ceiling has been raised from $10,000 to $12,000. However, National
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      Lock icon MOH to spend $45m more a year on drug subsidies
      482 8  -  SALMA KHALIK THE subsidy on medicine is being increased because drugs form a hefty portion of a patient’s bill, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said yesterday. Already, 500 types of medicine are on the list of subsidised drugs. More will
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    • WHO STANDS TO BENEFIT
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        Lock icon Lorry driver can save on bill to fix bad teeth
        734 8  -  BY POON CHIAN HUI LORRY driver Ng Lai Chye has some bad teeth that require treatment, but he has yet to decide whether to fork out the money for it. The dentist had told him that fixing the problem will
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        Lock icon Needy can opt to be cared for at home
        321 8  -  STACEY CHIA LOWER-INCOME Singaporeans will soon be able to apply to Medifund to cover day rehabilitation and home nursing care. Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said at a press conference yesterday that this is to enable those who can be cared
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      • Article
        Lock icon Three examples of how changes help
        355 9 EXAMPLE 1 POLYCLINIC PATIENT Patient is 52, low-income, and has diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol. He sees a polyclinic doctor four times a year. Charges per visit L Consultation: $18.80 L Drugs (standard): $155.80 L Laboratory tests: $40.80 L Total annual bill: $215.40 x
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      Lock icon Expand varsity places, but not at expense of quality
      840 9  -  Poly officials stress need to consider cohort participation rate BY SANDRA DAVIE SENIOR WRITER sandra@sph.com.sg POLYTECHNIC upgraders yearn for a university degree at home but their ambitions will not be met by the promised 2,000 additional places alone, say polytechnic principals.
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      Lock icon Local unis say foreign students pull up standards
      574 9  -  BY LEONARD LIM LIN ZHAOWEI MR IRVING Paul Girsang received a personal invitation from Arizona State University after he topped his cohort at his high school, Santoh Thomas 1 Medan. Seniors whose grades were similar to his had bagged places in top
      PHOTOS: COURTESY OF KEITH NG AND IRVING PAUL GIRSANG  -  574 words
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      Lock icon Firms slam new moves to restrict foreign talent
      536 9  -  BY AARON LOW MELISSA TAN BUSINESSMAN Yong Choon has branded new moves to tighten eligibility criteria of foreign professionals as “terrible for business”. Mr Yong, who chairs electronics manufacturing firm Eubiq and Nutek, which has a few hundred staff on its payroll,
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      38 6 The Straits Times ROUNDTABLE In their first joint interview, the four presidential hopefuls answer questions from ST’s editors, readers and each other. Read the full story in tomorrow’s paper. Watch the video clips at www.straitstimes.com from 9pm tonight.
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      Lock icon Asian markets perk up on good news from Japan
      551 10  -  Japanese economy in Q2 shrank by 1.3%, better than the expected 2.7% BY YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg REGIONAL stock markets continued to claw back some of the losses of the past weeks with solid gains all round yesterday. Wall Street’s strong close
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      Lock icon US, euro stocks off to strong start
      607 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PARIS: Stock markets in the United States and Europe started the week solidly yesterday amid hopes the recent sharp volatility that upended financial markets worldwide had run its course. Though concerns remained over the state of the global
      ASSOCIATED PRESS; BLOOMBERG; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  607 words
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      Lock icon Markets heading to new danger zone, World Bank chief warns
      431 10 REUTERS SYDNEY: The loss of market confidence in economic leadership in key places such as the United States and Europe coupled with a fragile economic recovery have pushed markets into a new danger zone, something policymakers have to take seriously,
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      Lock icon NOL, SembMarine, Noble fall most amid rout
      593 10  -  YASMINE YAHYA THE panic-selling which engulfed global stock markets last week has left some rich pickings among battered and bruised shares but analysts advise caution. They say investors would do well to place their money in blue chips but that those bargain basement
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      Lock icon Sub-prime crisis lessons learnt
      336 10  -  MY TAKE DR MARK MOBIUS Executive chairman of the Templeton Emerging Markets Group at Franklin Templeton Investments “Yesterday, we saw some recovery in the markets and it is a sign that people are beginning to come back and realise that maybe it was a mistake to
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      11 11 SUTRA Avoid being BROKE this Hari Raya How? SUTRA August 2011
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      Lock icon Storm in a Starbucks coffee cup
      763 12  -  Controversy over coffee chain’s use of Justice Bao image on mugs BY HO AI LI CHINA CORRESPONDENT hoaili@sph.com.sg BEIJING: Starbucks, a symbol of Western culture, has stirred up controversy once more even as it tries to blend in and adapt to Chinese ways. A
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  • WORLD.
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      Lock icon GIRL POWER
      903 13 China’s women make big strides, thanks to one-child policy ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: Tsinghua University first-year student Mia Wang has confidence to spare. Asked what her home city of Benxi in China’s far north-eastern tip is famous for, she flashes a cool smile and said: “Producing excellence. Like me.”
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      Lock icon Plant continues to run despite govt closure order
      499 13 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: China’s privately run Dalian Fujia Petrochemical is operating its 700,000-tonne-a-year paraxylene plant normally despite a local government order on Sunday to close the plant due to a toxic spill scare, an industry source said yesterday. The
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE
      98 13 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Man arrested after Malaysian attacked in London riots L Canadian tech workers lose jobs, win lottery on the same day MOST COMMENTED ON L Hanoi to get submarine fleet in six years. Says Bayleyan: “Why is a
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        Lock icon Japan grants entry visa to Thaksin
        284 14 THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: Japan said yesterday it had granted an entry visa to Thaksin Shinawatra, making it the first country the ousted Thai leader would visit after the new government led by his younger sister Yingluck was formed. “The
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        Lock icon Pakistan ‘let China examine US copter’
        712 14 Stealth aircraft crashed during US raid on Osama in May which angered Islamabad NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON: In the days after the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, Pakistan’s intelligence service probably allowed Chinese military engineers to examine the wreckage of a stealth American
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        Lock icon KL to stop censoring foreign reports: Najib
        431 15 Blacking out incorrect parts no longer effective; govt may sue instead THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Najib Razak said yesterday that Malaysia will no longer censor articles published in the foreign media, reversing years of government practice. He said that
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        Lock icon 2 S’pore cars in accidents
        99 15 Two Singapore-registered cars met with accidents on Sunday on the North-South highway, within minutes of each other. No injuries were reported. The first happened at 8.17pm when a Malaysia-registered Toyota swerved to avoid a Proton Wira whose driver had lost control. A Singapore BMW coming
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        Lock icon KL slams pastor’s gay wedding plan
        492 15  -  BY TEO CHENG WEE REGIONAL CORRESPONDENT KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian pastor’s announcement that he and his male partner are getting married has led the local authorities to warn that this could cause social problems in the country. Pastor Ou Yang Wen Feng (right), 41,
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        Lock icon PM Singh attacks plan to hold anti-graft fast
        665 16  -  Civil society groups may dissent, but shouldn’t go on hunger strike, he says BY RAVI VELLOOR SOUTH ASIA BUREAU CHIEF velloor@sph.com.sg NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh vowed to crack down on corruption in a speech to the nation yesterday, but
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        Lock icon Drawn together on India’s Independence Day
        69 16 Images of 65 Indian freedom fighters in a painting took centre stage at Velammal Vidyalaya high school, in the southern Indian city of Chennai, yesterday. Each image was accompanied by a student. The 6,500 sq ft painting was part of celebrations to mark India’s
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        Lock icon Stars mourn actor Kapoor’s death
        313 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MUMBAI: Bollywood stars turned out in force yesterday to pay their respects to actor Shammi Kapoor, the heart-throb actor of the 1950s and 1960s, who died on Sunday. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, a family friend, helped carry Kapoor’s flowercovered body from his home in
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        Lock icon Indonesian mob victim jailed 6 months
        572 17 Outrage as minority sect member’s term is longer than those of attackers ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE JAKARTA: An Indonesian man injured when Islamic hardliners launched a deadly attack on his minority sect was sentenced yesterday to six months in prison. A panel of judges
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        Lock icon Ash-spewing volcano sparks alert
        46 17 A farmer working in his field in Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Sunday as Mount Soputan spews ash. Government officials issued an “alert” status the same day after the volcano spewed blazing material several times and disgorged lava. PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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        Lock icon Nickname for US envoy to China: The backpacker
        290 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: Chinese bloggers and the media questioned yesterday whether the new United States Ambassador’s Chinese roots would help Sino-US ties and nicknamed him “the backpacker” for his frugal travelling habits. Mr Gary Locke, the former US commerce secretary, arrived in
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        Lock icon US must focus on Asia: Top envoy
        609 18 Need for foreign policy to move away from Mid-East; he also denies America is in decline AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY: American foreign policy needs to transition from the Middle East to Asia, a top United States diplomat said yesterday while rejecting any notion that
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        Lock icon Academics warn of brain drain if Taiwan fails to attract talent
        250 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI: Taiwan is facing its worst brain drain on record, with outdated laws and red tape causing the tech-savvy island to lose out to competitors in the global race to attract talent, academics warned yesterday. “Should the
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        Lock icon Bombing wave across Iraq kills 69
        537 20 Violence raises doubts about capabilities of Iraqi security forces ASSOCIATED PRESS KUT (Iraq): Bomb blasts ripped through a dozen Iraqi cities yesterday morning, killing at least 69 people in a wave of violence that shattered what had been a relatively peaceful month of Ramadan.
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        Lock icon Syrian troops fire on fleeing residents
        377 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIRUT: Syrian troops fired on fleeing residents, killing at least one person early yesterday in the port city of Latakia where the military has been trying to stamp out protests against President Bashar Assad’s rule, witnesses said. The military assault in Latakia
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        Lock icon Clashes in Egypt as Mubarak returns to court
        420 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS CAIRO: Egypt’s ousted president Hosni Mubarak, bound to a stretcher and caged, appeared in court yesterday before the judge announced a three-week adjournment and an end to live TV broadcasts. Judge Ahmed Refaat also decided that the trial of
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        Lock icon Obama takes aim at critics on Midwest tour
        614 21 He fires counterattack, blaming Republicans for problems in Washington ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama launches a political counteroffensive this week, weighed down by wilting support among some of his most ardent backers, a stunted economy and a daily bashing from the
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        Lock icon Polar blast hits New Zealand
        380 21 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG WELLINGTON: New Zealand is enduring arctic weather conditions that have brought rare snow to the capital of Wellington and disrupted transport, schools, mail deliveries and farming across much of the country. Residents of the hillside suburbs of Wellington were warned yesterday that
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      • IN BRIEF
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          Lock icon Osaka’s grisly mystery
          100 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TOKYO: Three containers filled with decomposed body parts, including a severed head, have been found in the Japanese city of Osaka, in suspected murder cases involving at least two victims, police said yesterday. The gruesome find included a head, three feet, a pair of hands
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          Lock icon Monk sets himself ablaze
          83 23 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: A Tibetan monk set himself on fire and died yesterday in south-west China, months after another self-immolation in the restive area sparked a crackdown. The monk, 29, set himself on fire in Sichuan province’s Daofu county and died of his injuries, Xinhua reported.
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          Lock icon Arrest over stabbings
          103 23 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: A 30-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing six people to death on the British island of Jersey, in what was the deadliest crime in the community’s living memory, police said. Neighbours said the victims were members of the same family. The
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        995 25  -  BY WARREN E. BUFFETT NEW YORK TIMES OUR leaders have asked for “shared sacrifice”. But when they did the asking, they spared me. I checked with my mega-rich friends to learn what pain they were expecting. They, too, were left untouched. While the poor and middle
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        539 25 DURING the general election in May, many issues got hotly debated. It’s quite natural during a debate, issues will crystallise, be amplified, the differences will be sharpened and people’s consciousness will be focused on the problems. This time there were more
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        275 26  -  NATIONAL DAY RALLY SPEECH Patrick Tan I SALUTE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for a great National Day Rally speech on Sunday. It is comforting to note that Mr Lee has considered the views of voters in the May General Election by taking concrete steps to
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        200 26  -  Ng Tze Yik THE departure of star cancer geneticists Neal Copeland and Nancy Jenkins should serve as a wake-up call for Singapore on how we manage our research development (“Star biomed couple leaving Singapore”; last Saturday). While I can relate to the
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        201 26  -  Colonel Desmond Tan Director, Public Affairs Ministry of Defence THE Ministry of Defence (Mindef) shares Ms Looi Pek Hong’s concern (“National service: A mother’s constant worry”; last Friday) and the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) will do all it can to ensure the
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          94 26 “The cap on using Medisave should be raised to $1,000.” MR CHEN ZIWEI: “In view of the rising health-care costs here, the $800 cap on using Medisave funds to buy a hospitalisation and surgery insurance plan should be raised to $1,000. Better still, scrap the cap because there
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          113 26 “Cross-border services are allowed only one stopping point.” MS HELEN LIM, acting director, media relations, Land Transport Authority: “We thank Mr Elgar Lee for his letter (‘Tuas Checkpoint: Set up a bus stop to let bus passengers alight'; Aug 6). Causeway Link 3 is a cross-border bus
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        224 26  -  Ong-Ang Ai Boon (Mrs) Director The Association of Banks in Singapore WE THANK Mr Lee Pheng Soon for his feedback (“Bank’s reply omitted vital details”; Forum Online, July 26). From time to time, banks offer new products and services to their customers
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        165 26  -  Gan Ai Im (Ms) Regional Singapore Head, Cards Payment Products United Overseas Bank WE REFER to Mr Lee Pheng Soon’s letter (“Bank’s reply omitted vital details”; Forum Online, July 26). We acknowledge that our sales officers had contacted Mr Lee on the different occasions cited
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      97 1 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Jail, cane for sexually abusing daughter for 7 years L Man, 66, charged with Afro Asia Building murder MOST COMMENTED ON L New schemes to attract and retain childcare professionals. Says gemini58: “The notion of using childcare
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      420 2  -  Lawyer husband breaks down; woman’s charred remains cremated AFRO ASIA BUILDING FIRE BY JALELAH ABU BAKER jalmsab@sph.com.sg THE husband of the woman found dead following a suspicious blaze at the Afro Asia Building sobbed uncontrollably yesterday after seeing her remains for the first time.
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      204 2 FOR the first time, the Singapore Armed Forces will be sending Sikorsky S-70B Seahawk naval helicopters to take part in a joint maritime exercise with the United States Navy. The two Seahawks, equipped with anti-surface and anti-subma-rine sensors and weapons, will create more complex
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      223 2 A MAN who molested his lover’s teenage daughter and her cousin was jailed 21 months yesterday. The girls were 14 and 13 at the time of the offences in 2009. The man, aged 50, pleaded guilty to two charges midway through a trial earlier
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      692 3  -  But banks say default rates ‘low’; rising living costs a possible reason BY HOE PEI SHAN hpeishan@sph.com.sg ONCE priding themselves on repaying loans early, more students in Singapore have recently defaulted on their study loans and gone into debt. Just four years ago, banks
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      111 3 A TREE branch brought down by heavy rain yesterday morning caused a minor accident at the junction of Dunearn Road and Jalan Kampong Chantek. The branch fell on a school bus at the junction at about 10am, trapping the vehicle and blocking traffic. Police later
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      376 4  -  They are accused of giving false info and lending excessive amounts to low-income people BY THAM YUEN-C yuenc@sph.com.sg THREE licensed moneylenders were hauled to court yesterday, accused of breaching tough rules designed to weed out abuses in the business. This comes barely a month after the
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      211 4 TWO women were charged in court yesterday over a scuffle that ended with their neighbour suffering a fatal heart attack. Tan Phui Moi, 44, and her adoptive sister Ong Siok Bee, 36, are accused of hitting Mr Seow Hung Lye with a burning incense
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      209 4  -  AMANDA TAN THE news on MediaCorp’s Channel 5 was delayed by more than an hour yesterday. The nightly programme was scheduled to be telecast at 9.30pm but did not come on until 10.35pm. Many viewers were left wondering what had happened, as
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      307 5  -  He allegedly posted acts of violence on Facebook and called for re-enactment BY ELENA CHONG COURT CORRESPONDENT elena@sph.com.sg A JOBLESS man allegedly posted a video clip of former Egyptian president Anwar Sadat’s assassination to the Facebook page of socio-political website Temasek Review, calling for such
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      398 5  -  BY CAI HAOXIANG A NEW award to recognise exceptional teachers who have made a difference to the lives of their pupils has been introduced by the Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan clan association. The annual Leap Award for Teachers is open to mainstream school teachers who
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      423 6  -  Firm was an elaborate fraud on a large scale, argue prosecutors at High Court BY SELINA LUM selinal@sph.com.sg PROSECUTORS yesterday pushed for heavier punishments for the trio involved in the Sunshine Empire case. They are appealing at the High Court against
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      327 6  -  SELINA LUM THE 88-year-old Indonesian businessman suing Citibank over his investment losses yesterday returned to the stand but still could not remember most of the facts stated in his affidavit. What Mr Ie Seng Hoan could recall was that he had a banker named
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      661 8  - Watch out baby (pram) on board Commuters unable to take bus that had two baby strollers blocking aisle BY AMANDA TAN tamanda@sph.com.sg PARENTS of young children have been told to fold up their prams when they board buses after a picture was posted online of commuters unable to get on
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      223 8  -  BY AMELIA TAN A TEACHER, who admitted to an online rant while using his wife’s Facebook account, is now under probe by the Ministry of Education (MOE). This was after Tampines Junior College (TPJC) teacher Gay Chao Hui apologised online last Saturday for com- ments
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      190 8  -  JUDITH TAN A HOUSEWIFE who has been feeding a pair of stray dogs found one of them killed last Saturday, from what looked like a painful death. The dog, Brown, had puncture wounds on its side, as if it had been impaled
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      200 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON: With Cesc Fabregas’ drawn-out departure over, Arsenal must now focus on qualifying for the group stage of the Champions League. The Gunners need to beat Italian side Udinese in the play-offs to advance, the consequence of last
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      633 10  -  Only you can save your career with more hard work and less moaning EYEONEPL BY ALEKSANDAR DURIC stsports@sph.com.sg STOP sulking, Fernando Torres. You had 89 minutes to prove your worth against Stoke City, and how did you repay your new manager’s faith? You didn’t work hard
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      286 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is to get tough on players withdrawing late from tournaments and on uncompetitive practices in matches between players of the same country. Both issues have been a concern for some years on the tour, but the BWF
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        69 10 GEYLANG United defender Sevki Sha’ban and striker Hafiz Rahim have been included in national coach Raddy Avramovic’s 25-man squad for next month’s football World Cup qualifying third-round matches against China and Iraq. The Lions will face Thailand in a friendly on Aug 24, before taking
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        72 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MONTREAL: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic beat Mardy Fish 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 to win the Rogers Cup on Sunday for his ninth tennis title of the year and record fifth in a season in an Association of Tennis Professionals Masters event. Djokovic is now 29-0
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      858 11  -  SPORTINGLIFE BY ROHIT BRIJNATH rohitb@sph.com.sg LET us admire new PGA Championship winner Keegan Bradley, sing his praise, hear his story, cherish his courage. Let us also admit, without diminishing him in the least, that golf is stuck. Knee deep, like
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      194 11 Today Cricket 3rd ODI: Zimbabwe v Bangladesh (Live, StarHub Ch235 and mio TV Ch122, 3.20pm). 3rd ODI: Sri Lanka v Australia (Live, StarHub Ch235 and mio TV Ch122, 5pm). Football Singapore Cup q-finals, 1st leg: Hougang v Okkthar United (Mya) (Hougang, 8pm). Uefa Champions League play-offs: Arsenal
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      238 11 Cricket 2nd ODI In Hambantota: Sri Lanka 208 all out (K. Sangakkara 52; Lee 2-50, Bollinger 3-35, Johnson 2-34). Australia 211-2 in 38.2 overs (R. Ponting 90 n.o., M. Clarke 58 n.o.). Australia win by 8 wkts and lead five-match series 2-0. 2nd ODI In Harare: Bangladesh 188 all
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      30 9 ROOKIE WINNER Keegan Bradley is the first American Major champion since the 2010 Masters. B11 WORK IN PROGRESS Struggling goalie David de Gea gets backing from boss Alex Ferguson. B10
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      743 20  -  Cross-over from the old system so smooth yesterday that dealers scarcely noticed BY GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg BLINK and you could miss 3,000 stock market trades on the Singapore Exchange’s brand new, lightning-fast $250 million trading machine. The SGX yesterday proudly rolled
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        467 14  -  Trading tentative ahead of French-German meet on European debt crisis BULLS AND BEARS BY LEE SU SHYAN MONEY EDITOR sushyan@sph.com.sg BARGAIN-HUNTERS had plenty to choose from yesterday as they ventured back into the market to keep the rebound bubbling. Wall Street’s rise of 1.1 per cent
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          99 14 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.26 billion shares worth $1.5 billion UP DOWN Gainers: 357 Losers: 174 Unchanged: 692 FTSE ST INDEXES Mid Cap Small Cap All Share Fledgling China China Top Oil and gas Points Change 7.58 655.56 5.04 445.62 6.22 694.35 4.08 608.69 1.70 249.14 2.36 212.11 15.33 622.28
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          210 14 Tokyo Nikkei 225 Yesterday’s close: 9,086.41 (+122.69) Tokyo stocks posted their biggest daily gain in nearly two months, lifted by the global market recovery and better than expected GDP data. Kuala Lumpur KLCI Yesterday’s close: 1,499.74 (+16.07) Malaysian stocks rose 1.08 per cent on bargain-hunting in line with regional
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            452 14 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: AUG 15, 2011 Top Rises Aug 15 CENTS DBXT E50 10US$ 3754 311.4 7.4 DBXT Nifty 10US$ ***** 252.2 1.8 Lyxor AsiaCS 10US$ 5373 182.2 2.9 DBXT MSKorea 10US$ 5361 170.2 2.7 DBXT
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            419 14 Top Rises Aug 15 CENTS SembMar.ES.1108 444 41.0 10.2 DBS.ES.1108 1412 37.0 2.7 STXOSV BNP eCW*****2 11.5 9.7 538.9 STXOSV MBL ECW*****3 17.4 5.3 43.8 Wilmar BNPeCW*****4 17.2 4.2 32.3 HSI*****MBeCW*****9 23 3.9 20.4 OCBC Bk BNPeCW*****2 17 2.9 20.6 SIMSCI375MBeCW*****0 5.1 2.0 64.5 UOB BNP eCW*****4
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            179 14 By Volume CENTS Vol Genting SP 167 -5.5 -3.2 122,496,000 Golden Agri 64 0.0 0.0 72,224,000 CentraLand 39.5 3.5 9.7 67.866.000 SingTel 304 2.0 0.7 32.001.000 Noble Grp 151 1.0 -0.7 31,909,000 HSI*****MBeCW*****9 12.6 1.9 17.8 29,841,000 MDR 0.6 0.1 20 0 27,108.000 CoscoCorp 113 -1.5 -1.3
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            75 14 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES: (9AM): S$ TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Aug 15 2011 Selling Buying Aust dollar 1.3 1.227 Can dollar 1.245 1.198 Euro 1.759 1.692 NZ dollar 1.039 0.99 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY 1.224 ...1.177 S$ TO 100 UNITS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Malaysian
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            378 14 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 233 116.5 CapMallsAsia 116.5 cd -2 ***** 119 116.5 1.7 10.7 4526.1 423 240 CapitaLand 257 unch ***** 260 254 2.3 8.6 ***** 216 168 CapitaMall
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            613 14 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL 176 94.6 ARA 138 cd +3.5 433 139 136 3.5 16.6 1060.3 229 188 Ascendasreit 202 +3 6220 208 200 6.4 15.3 4454.2 129 106
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          135 14 SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) carried 3.4 per cent more passengers last month compared with the same month last year, it announced yesterday. The 1.5 million people it served last month translated into a passenger load factor of 81.6 per cent, down 0.8 percentage points year-on-year. SIA said the dip
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          93 14  -  MELISSA TAN SINGAPORE- LISTED Swiber has won a US$30 million (S$36 million) contract from a major South Asian oil firm. The construction and marine firm will “perform platform installation services” in South Asia beginning later this year, it said in a statement yesterday. It expects to complete the services
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        288 15  -  Move to capitalise on market dip also shows confidence in their own firms BY MAGDALEN NG songyuan@sph.com.sg DIRECTORS have been taking advantage of the plunging markets to snap up shares in their companies. Such insider trades are not just about taking advantage of
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        194 15 PUBLIC transport company SMRT Corporation has named Ms Catherine Lee Khia Yee (right) as its new chief financial officer. Ms Lee’s new appointment is effective from Sept 19. The 43-year-old was previously group chief financial officer for the BreadTalk Group. Since her appointment in
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        407 15  -  BY CHERYL LIM FRASERS Commercial Trust (FCOT) has been given the go-ahead to redevelop its KeyPoint building into a commercial and residential development. The 25-storey development is at the junction of Beach Road and Jalan Sultan. It is currently a fully commercial development
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      908 16 Short-sellers likely blamed in any criticism of market imperfections NEWS ANALYSIS NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK: At the end of last week’s wild stock market gyrations, share prices were down only a moderate amount for the week, leaving investors to wonder whether
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      457 18 Reconstruction work after quake limits GDP contraction to 1.3% for Q2 BLOOMBERG TOKYO: Japan’s economy contracted less than economists estimated in the second quarter as reconstruction work limited the slump from the record earthquake and tsunami on March 11. Gross domestic product (GDP) shrank
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      512 18 REUTERS BEIJING: Chinese regulators have been reclassifying local government debts to ease banks’ provisioning requirements for potential bad loans, the China Securities Journal (CSJ) reported yesterday. An “authoritative source” told the paper that about a third of loans granted to local government financing
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      582 18 BLOOMBERG HONG KONG: In May, Mr Derek Ma and his family sold two of their eight properties in Hong Kong, doubling their money in four years. They are struggling to sell the other six. “We have been trying to offload
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      477 19  -  11% surge in June over same month last year shows strength of S’pore economy: Analyst BY DANIEL HO danho@sph.com.sg BARGAIN-HUNTING during the Great Singapore Sale, especially for luxury goods such as watches and phones, drove June retail sales 10.9 per cent higher than those
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      379 19  -  BY MAGDALEN NG MELISSA TAN ONE of the main benchmark interest rates here fell by nearly 20 per cent to a record low of 0.36 per cent last week, after hovering around 0.44 for a year. The three-month Singapore inter-bank offered
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      205 1 ren’t gadgets just the coolest things? You could be in touch with everybody all of the time, if you wanted! I wonder how people communicated with one another when my parents were young before there was the Internet or mobile phones. The technologies we use now
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      353 5 Schools are places often bustling with activity, especially just before and after lessons. Large crowds of pupils, parents and school buses alighting their passengers all jostle for road space. That is why you must be very careful around your school. How safety-conscious are you? Take
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        717 18 Learning outcomes This lesson activity has been designed to let you practise the following: N Reading and Viewing (LO2) Note and recall main ideas and key details. Make inferences based on contextual clues ACTIVITY Japan began the year with civil war. It was January 1868 and the
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      482 6 SENTOSA FULL SEAVIEW bunglw. Open hse today. Cove Dr *****/ ***** sqft. Home lift. High ceiling. Huge master rm, MK Teo *****384 Newsman SENTOSA SEAVIEW BUNGALOW Open Hse 2-5pm Lakeshore View. Buildup ***** sqft. Home lift, designer decor. greenery, Best of best!! MK Teo 9021-2384 PHENOMENAL CONSERVED TERR. 4500 sqft.
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      311 6 ATELIER VILLA, CLUSTER 4 storey with pte lift, 3240 sqft, pool/ jacuzzi/ greenery, mins YCK MRT. $2M. 9871 5398 NEW! INTER-TERR F’HOLD. 2storey. Land 2100 sqft. $2.3M. 999 yrs, 2-storey. Land 1849 sqft. Good Buy! Julie 9111 4823 TRANQUILITY SPACIOUSNESS. wide road/no highrise. 2-storey corner terr Li Po Ave. 999
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      450 6 GRANGE HGT. NEWLY Renovated $350k. 2½ split Level. High flr. Superb view of Marine Sq. 4+1+1. 3122 sqft. *****957 Ivan Tan D.10 TESSARINA Bt Timah. Patio lover! 1550 sqft. 3+1 patio. Quiet. High ceiling. 0.8km MGS. Move in. Call Ann Lee *****077 8 MT Sophia 1 bdrm 861 sqft 4%
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      692 6 D.09 LANGSTON VILLE 936 sqft. 2 bdrm+ 1 maid’s rm+ 1 study. Sell with tenancy till Nov 2012. 999 yrs. Jane owner *****322 FONTANA HGTS, NEXT to Holland Village, 3466 sqft, no wasted space, 4 bdrms+ balcony. Low reserve. Sole agt. Raj 8339 9822 ORION, F’HOLD 2 mins walk Orchard/
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      455 6 RESIDENCES EVELYN. 3+1, 1539 sqft. Nice. F’hold. high flr. balcony. Unblocked view. near MRT. Also rent. Winlin Ng *****132 THE SHELFORD F’HOLD. Approx 1600sqft, 3+1 Facilities. Near top sch/ future MRT/ amenities. Sell with tenancy. Pauline *****123 THE SHELFORD F’HOLD. Approx 2400 sqft. 4+ study +1. Facilities. Near top sch.
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      529 7 RESIDENCE BOTANIQUE 2BDRM. 893 sqft. Best unit, Cheap,New. F’hold, MRT, NEX mall, Alan Ng. *****766 www.GrowWealth.sg BISHAN 8. MINS to MRT. 3+1+ patio. 1527 sqft. Well maintained. Exclusive, quiet, f/condo facilities. Dont miss *****517 KS Tan WARREN 3+1. 1302 sqft. $1.1M. Beside Lot 1/ MRT/ amenties. F/ facilities. High flr.
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      376 7 NEW LIST! BLK 258 Bishan Exec Mais. 155 sqm. Corner. Bright windy. Nice layout. 100% move in. MRT/ mall/ town. Rare! Hurry BLK 414 4’A’ Corner. Mid flr. Lift uprgraded, fee not paid. Move-in Face N/S. Bright. Asking $420K. All races. Openhse Sat 1 2pm. 4’A’ 107 CORNER. #08. Lift
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      487 7 3NG BLK 222. Ground flr. Well kept. F/aircon. Walk to Chinese Gdn MRT/ amenities. Valued. View by appt. Yeo T.H. *****794 5’I’ CORNER 281 Toh Guan. Low flr. Unblocked. Renovated. Granite flr. All races. Lift level. MRT/ Amenities/ IMM, COV neg. Grab! 265 BOON LAY Dr. 4’A’ 113 sqm. High
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      699 7 NEW LIST! 5’I’ Blk 587 Drive 16. High flr. Renovated. Vista Pt. Indian ratio filled. Value: $425K. Ask: $465K. Chua HH 9199-3888 4A1 714 WOODLANDS Dr 70. Valued $375k $30K up. View Tues 8.30pm. Roza *****697 SBA BUKIT VILLAS, ALONG Woodlands Road, semi-detached houses ranging from 2,852 to 3,132 sq
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      570 7 SWETTENHAM RD. 2-STORY Bunglw. *****/ 7300 sqft. 5+1 rms. Pool. Pte. Spacious $22K. Jackie *****000 JEFF Realty BUNGLW @GARLICK AVE 15,000/ 7000 sqft 6+1 inground pool. Privacy. Greenery. Quiet. Easy access. $22K. ELA 8100 8099 VICTORIA PK/ CORONATION GCB. Land ***** ***** sqft. Brand new renovation. Pool. Immed. Rachel Tan
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      521 7 $10K. DESIGNER STYLE JOO Chiat Luxury Conserved 3+2 3200sqft ww.isabelredrup.com/ir22a.php Principals. *****055/Susan EXPAT FIGARO D.15 3-storey semi-d 6+1, quiet, spacious, shpg ctr/ mkt/ Linear Pk. *****368 ***BROADRICK RD STATELY bungalow. 8 rms. Pool. Excellent location. $18K. Peter 9821-6332 MERAGI REBUILT SEMI-D! 2572/ 3389sqft, 6+1. Windy. UWC/MRT. $7.5K. Julie Goh 9068
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      600 7 BLUE HORIZON. Furn Good units. 3+study 1216sqft.Seaview immed 3+1 cosy High flr.Sea pool view www.lenalow.com 9009-0700 TANGLIN VIEW 3+1 bdrms. 1200 sqft. High flr. Good view. Near MRT/ Orchard Rd. F/facilities. Call now! Michelle Lim *****070 THE STELLAR 3+1 rm 1421 sqft F/furn. Beautiful unit, great pool view, $5.7K. Blue
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      659 7 TANGLIN VIEW CONDO (Redhill MRT Near City. 3+1. 1200 sqft. Nice cond. Madeline 9022-4012 DOVER PARKVIEW 1300 sqft. 3+1+ balcony, high flr, facilities Buona Vista MRT Aspac Foo *****040 THE CLAYMORE 25 ClaymoreRoad Located in the heart of Orchard Road Opp.The American Club 4 bdrms 3,347 sq ft Renovated Available
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      767 8 D09-10 ORCHARD/ TANQLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS FOR RENT D09-10 ORCHARD/ TANQLIN/ HOLLAND PTE APTS FOR RENT The Cascadia Brand New! 990 sqft, 2+study+l 1184 sqft, 3+1 1420 sqft, 4+1 Penthouse available! Asking rental from $4,200 onwards Prime location in BukitTimah Near Methodist Girls' School other top local/ international schools Full
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      763 8 AVALON 2239 SQFT. 3+1+1, $8.8K. Spacious, Nice, Ensuites, very good condition. F/ facilities. 1 Oct. Teresa A Tay *****877 $4.XK NEWTON EDGE. 2-bdrm. Pool view. P/furn. Bright breezy. Newton MRT/ city. Immed. Call now! *****469 Yitian NEAR ORCHARD/ Behind Stevens Rd YMCA. Huge walk up apt 1900 sqft. Well done
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      688 8 REGENCY PK 3+1 3175 sq.ft high flr pool view f/renovated P/furn Facilites. $13.8k. HB *****473 D10 ASTRID MEADOWS. 2032 sqft 3+1 poolview P/furn. Well-kept f/facilities. $7.5k HB *****473 ***ORANGE GROVE NEW. 2336 sqft. 3+1. Pte lift, balconies. Awesome kitchen. Elina *****900 CASABELLA 3+1 1281 sqft. Low rise. Pool view. Int’l
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      561 8 TREVOSE PK. 2300 sqft 4+1+ family, spacious, pool view, renovated, $9300. JPL *****-369 TREVOSE PK 3+1 1700sqft, spacious, new bath/kitchen, pool view, quiet. $6700 JPL *****369 LINCOLN MODERN 1389 sqft. 3 rm Loft. f/furn, designer deco $6.5K ronaldwee.com. *****602 RWR HILLCREST ARCADIA 926 sqft 1+ study, 1711sqft 3rm $5.5k, 2900
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      661 8 BD15-16 EAST COAST PK D15-16 EAST COAST PTE APTS FOR RENT PTE APTS FOR RENT Far East Organization INSPIRING BETTER LIVES Burnfoot Terrace Next to Siglap and near amenities 3-bedroom residential unit on 2nd floor 2,680 sq ft Attractive rental Call *****336/*****319 www.fareast.com.sg **VILLA MARINA. RESORT Living. 2-units 3-bdrms 1249sqft/
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      579 8 ESTELLA 1 BDRM. 657 sqft. High flr. F/ furn. Spacious. Facilities. Immed. $2.6K. Jas *****230 SPRINGBLOOM 3+1+1. P/FURN. 1615sqft. High flr, unblock. Next to MRT/ Australian/ French Schs Nanyang JC. Simon 9026-1123 EXPATS’ CHOICE! GOLDENHILL Pk 3/4+1. Circle Line, Nex. $6.5K-7K Gdns Bishan 2rm. Furn. Reservoir view. $3.5K Regina *****112
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      627 8 HILLVIEW REGENCY. 3+1 1130sqft. F/facilities. P/furn. High flr. No west sun. Jack 9025 5371 RARE!! MIMOSA PARK 4+1 big patio. Approx 2562 sqft. Very spacious. Furn/ cosy/ facilities. Must View! Tan LC 9635-3634 NORTHOAK/ WOODSVALE $2.9K+ 3+1 (x2) Pool view. F/furn or P/furn. MRT. Immed. Casablanca 2-rm, #15. Tony Kwek
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      605 8 a BUSINESS CENTRES 3 BUSINESS CENTRES Biz Park Space THE COMTECH Off Alexandra Rd, 10 min from CBD/Orchard Rd Cozy landscape, office-like environment Walking distance from future Labrador MRT (end 2011) Free shuttle bus service to HarbourFront Centre Good tenant mix and profile Self contained amenities Ample carparking facilities Website:www.mapletree.com.sg
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      554 8 JURONG W BLK 658D. 2+1. $2.1K. 2 yrs. Master rm locked. Well renovated. Nice decor. 4 aircon. F/furn. High flr. MRT. Already co-broke. Steve *****247 APPROVED 5’I’ CORNER 2/3 bdrm Blk 687C CCK. Near amenities Yew Tee MRT. Full p/furn. Immed. Hoong Ngoh 8322 1362 PN APPROVED NEAR LAKESIDE MRT.
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      466 9 YISHUN DETACHED FTY for sale/ rent. Land ***** sqft, Built ***** sqft, Production Height 4.6 to 20m, office Height 3.5m. YISHUN A’POSH BIZHUB/ North Point BizHub 1,000 2,500 sqft. Clean light fty/flatted/ramp up Knight Frank Jeane 8188-4577 TRADEHUB 21 B1 Ramp-up 2368 sqft. Fully fitted. Office storage area. Ample carpk.
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      40 9 PROMINENT SPACE FOR lease. Raffles Place office 818 sqft. F/fitted. Almost new. For assignment. Attractive rental rate $6 psf only for 10 mths. Call Joseph Lim 9680-5159 to enquire. D.13 1356/3020 SQFT. F/furn. Corp. image Pte flr. 6745 3888 www.rentalcrystaltime.com.sg
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      280 9 Samsung Hub Prime Office Space Prime Grade A Office Office space 3000 sqft With central aircon. Near Raffles Place MRT. Immediate occupancy. Agts are welcome. Sun Venture Call owner 9753-6267 OFFICE SPACE TO LET IN CHANGI VICINITY View Today! 1660 sqft Office Space to let at Changi North Street 2
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      444 10 μ Heritage Place Bugis MRT 999yrs, 904/1356 sqft, fr $1.4m μ Central Clarke Quay MRT 99yrs, 646/872/926/1216sqft Vacant/tenanted,Good rental μ F’hold Office Raffles Place 1830/2142/3100sqft fr $2Kpsf μ South Point F’hold Sea view *****sqft tenanted outside CBD μ Suntec City f/fitted, 9989 sqft, 99yrs, Good Rental Income Tan Soo Cheng
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      733 10 JLN MALU MALU (Sembawang) 1012 sqft. Minimart, any trade. $3K. Immed. Sam *****355 IDA JLN SULTAN TRAFFIC 1500 sqft $13K. Water, aircon, loading bay, carpark. HL Ong 9751 6892 221 SQFT SHOP Orchard Plaza #02. Good facing. Somerset MRT. Immed. *****129 owner BLK 720 AMK Prime location 330 sqft. $6.5K.
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      842 17 1. Kitchen Leader 2. Kitchen Crew We are an established growing cosmopolitan cafe chain with outlets mostly at business-parks. With expansion diversification, and menu upgrading, we are looking for more good people to manage the outlet kitchen as a Kitchen Leader, besides hiring more kitchen crew. 1. Kitchen Leader: minimum
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      374 17 ADMIN CUM OPERATION CLERK required -Able to handle calls. -PC literate. -Prefer experience in leasing of heavy eqpt. -Handle Eng, Mandarin dialect speaking customers -Min ’O’ level. -S’porean/ Msian PR -Salary negotiable. Kindly email resume to: janice@lhb.com.sg ADMINASSISTANT/ SERVICECOORDINATOR General admin duties REQUIREMENTS Withorwithoutexperience MinimumSPMor‘O’Level BilingualinEnglishand Chinese to liaise with
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      351 17 AIRCON SERVICE TECHNICIAN. Tampines. Experienced. Class 3 a must. $1.5K. Call: 6728-2360. FIELD TECHNICIAN NEEDED. No experience required. S’porean/ SPR. Interested, call 9180-1933 REQUIRED FIRE ALARM/ Sprinkler System Maintenance. Class 3 driving licence. Call *****081 Rubber Company Requires 1) QA ASSISTANT Know Eng/ computer 2) QC LEADER Know Eng/ computer
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      540 18 STORE ASST Able to communicate with Mandarin speaking workers. S’poreans/ PR/ M’sians may apply Walk in interview 15 Fishery Port Road Singapore *****5 Call 6261-3788 (Jasmine) An automation co. in Kaki Bukit requires: STORE ASST •Exp in warehouse operation •Class 3 driving license Interested, pleaseCALL: ETUAN MECHATRONIC PTE LTD TEL:
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