The Straits Times, 31 August 2011

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    17 1 THE STRAITS TIMES. MICA(P)108/11/2010 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31 2011 A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS
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      Lock icon Mid-Autumn light-up
      46 1 THE annual Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival got off to a bright start yesterday. Despite a persistent drizzle, about 20,000 people turned up to witness the grand light-up at the event where Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean was the guest of honour. LHOME PAGE B4
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      Lock icon Gifts with conscience
      48 1 IT IS not enough just to give. Companies know they can also score marks with the type of corporate gifts they opt for. Many companies are turning to social enterprises to supply such gifts, which could include eco-friendly and fair trade products. LMONEY PAGE B19
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      Lock icon Scandal rocks Thai police
      53 1 IN THE wake of embarrassing revelations of police running illegal casinos in Bangkok, national police chief Wichean Potephosree is facing a struggle to keep his job. If he is removed, it would give the Puea Thai-led government a chance to appoint a loyalist as a replacement.
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      Lock icon It’s players, not altitude
      72 1 CHINA has not been defeated in 18 football matches played in Kunming, which is about 1,900m above sea level. But their new coach Jose Antonio Camacho feels it was the quality of the players and not the high altitude that helped the team win. The Spaniard
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    Lock icon 1961 water pact with Johor expires today
    312 1  -  TEO WAN GEK THROUGHOUT the term of the 1961 Water Agreement, which expires today, the Johor water authorities and Public Utilities Board (PUB) enjoyed a “good and cordial” working relationship, both sides said last night when announcing the handover of waterworks and other
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    Lock icon President Nathan’s last open house
    527 1  -  BY CHERYL ONG IT WAS the last chance for both Singaporeans and foreigners to have their photo taken with President SR Nathan at an open house at the Istana, and thousands did just that yesterday. Some 18,521 people turned up at the 10-hour event on
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    Lock icon Much expected from new Japan PM
    784 1  -  High hopes for speedy post-quake rebuilding and economic stimulus BY KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT wengkin@sph.com.sg TOKYO: Expectations are high that newly minted Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda will be able to speed up post-quake reconstruction efforts and boost Japan’s lacklustre economy, urgent tasks that
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      130 1 MADE IN CHINA Remake of Little Nyonya serial opening doors for Singapore dramas in China PRIME PAGE 3 DEAD IN CHINA After skipping bail in Manila, Singaporean former lawyer Loo Choon Beng found dead in Guangzhou hotel HOME PAGE B1 80s REDUX Movie fans are divided on remaking of favourite
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        Lock icon Prisoners of prejudice no more
        61 2 WE SAY For a sterling example of citizens working together with the government and the private sector for the greater good, look no further than the Singapore Prison Service’s volunteer and rehabilitation programmes. This unified approach has paid off well, with Singapore boasting one of
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        Lock icon Using Asia’s surpluses
        50 2 COLUMNS In order to solve the current global economic mess, the developed world must instil the appropriate discipline in public finances, and Asian countries such as China must allow full conversion of their currencies and lift existing capital control restrictions, says Bernard Lee. L REVIEW PAGE A21
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        Lock icon A great journalist
        38 2 John McBeth pays tribute to journalists who risk their lives in their careers and remembers journalist Paul Lockyer,who died recently in a fiery helicopter crash while covering rural issues in Australia. L REVIEW PAGE A22
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        Lock icon Devise a robust process
        79 2 OUR READER SAYS If things had turned out differently at the presidential election, it could well have spelt the beginning of the end of Singapore’s success story, says Paul Heng, who suggests that a more robust process should be put in place, starting from the prerequisites
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      Lock icon The genius of Steve Jobs
      1091 2  -  Apple founder’s cool tech toys are objects of science as much as art BY GRACE CHNG DIGITAL LIFE EDITOR chngkeg@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/st.gracechng THE only times in my life I am the envy of all as a tech journalist is when I hold that coveted media pass
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      Lock icon Little Nyonya paves the way for S’pore dramas in China
      819 3  -  Twice as many local drama series sold there after success of show BY HO AI LI CHINA CORRESPONDENT hoaili@sph.com.sg BEIJING: The Little Nyonya has re-opened the doors for Singapore dramas in China, and more are riding on the folds of
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      Lock icon Tony Tan ‘close to Malay community’
      619 4  -  He helped preserve social cohesion after 9/11: Yaacob Ibrahim BY FIONA LOW fionalow@sph.com.sg PRESIDENT-ELECT Tony Tan has been close to the Malay community in Singapore, helping to preserve social cohesion especially after the 9/11 bombings, said Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs. He
      ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW; PHOTO: XINHUA; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  619 words
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      Lock icon Hari Raya baby brings joy to couple
      462 4  -  FIONA LOW AT 12.51am yesterday, Ms Aslinah Awang gave birth to her first child, who also made the record books for being the first Muslim baby born on Hari Raya Aidilfitri this year. The 3.6kg baby boy was delivered at KK Women’s and
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      Lock icon Celebrations in Indonesia delayed a day
      474 4 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK JAKARTA: While most countries celebrated the end of the fasting month of Ramadan yesterday, Indonesia home of the world’s biggest Muslim population had to wait one more day. The Indonesian government decided that the Eid al-Fitr festival
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; REUTERS; JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK  -  474 words
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      Lock icon STABBING MARS CARNIVAL
      194 6 LONDON: An attacker clutching a blood-stained knife (left) flees a carnival in London, seconds after stabbing a man. As police look on stunned, a bystander sticks out a foot to try and trip the attacker. Behind, the victim still stands in shock, blood seeping from his abdomen.
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      Lock icon Five receive organs from HIV donor
      825 6  -  Miscommunication over donor’s status leads to shocking case in Taiwan BY LEE SEOK HWAI TAIWAN CORRESPONDENT seokhwai@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Larry Teo TAIPEI: Five patients are feared to have contracted HIV after receiving infected organs in transplants, in a horrific case of medical error
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      Lock icon Major organ trading ring uncovered
      342 6 AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS DHAKA: A major organ trafficking ring that is believed to have persuaded up to 200 people to sell their kidneys for cash has been uncovered in Bangladesh. Police here said some of the organs were sold in Singapore. Three people
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      Lock icon 19 rescued from flooded Chinese mine
      438 7 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE XINHUA BEIJING: Rescue workers yesterday saved 19 miners from a flooded Chinese mine where they had been trapped for a week, state media reported, in a rare success for an industry in which thousands die each year. The CCTV television network showed
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      Lock icon S’pore banks still hiring, but cautiously
      683 9  -  Institutions in Europe and US hit by job cuts BY MAGDALEN NG songyuan@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Charissa Yong BANKS in Singapore say they will keep hiring staff despite the current gloom. This is a breath of fresh air, amid the job cuts that have
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      13 6 Head to CATS FASTADS in The New Paper for beauty haircare services! WAT3
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      Lock icon Seeing the beauty of other faiths beyond the mosque
      1455 8  -  Mufti hopes Muslims will be confident in their own identity THE ST INTERVIEW BY LEE SIEW HUA SENIOR WRITER siewhua@sph.com.sg SOMETHING happened in Singapore earlier this month that could have touched off riots elsewhere. On Aug 17, a man known as
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      Lock icon An educator and a scholar
      167 8 DR MOHAMED Fatris Bakaram, 41, became the new mufti of Singapore on Jan 1. Appointed by Singapore’s president in consultation with the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis), the mufti plays a significant role, providing spiritual guidance to the Muslim community and advising the Government
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      Lock icon Q&A: New frontier of faith
      428 8 LWhat are the new unpredictable frontiers in religious relations in Singapore? That will be the social media, new Singaporeans and new interactions among Singaporeans. It was different in the days when we lived in kampungs and interacted with neighbours of other races and cultures like
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      Lock icon Casino scandal rocks Thai police force
      684 10  -  Allegations of police protection of illegal casinos give ruling party chance to install loyalist as chief BY NIRMAL GHOSH THAILAND CORRESPONDENT nirmal@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Nirmal BANGKOK: Thailand’s national police chief is fighting to keep his job following accusations over the police protecting illegal casinos in the
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      Lock icon No vaccine yet for mutant bird flu strain, experts warn
      368 10 REUTERS HONG KONG: Virologists yesterday warned that there was no vaccine yet for a mutant strain of H5N1 bird flu now spreading in China and Vietnam, and called for closer monitoring of the disease in poultry and wild birds to
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      Lock icon WHAT’S ONLINE MOST READ, MOST COMMENTED ON AND MORE
      101 10 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Sydney set for $8b waterfront revamp L London street revelry under tight security MOST COMMENTED ON L Ratings agency releases list of world’s ‘10 safest airlines’ Says Kelvin Lee: “Instead of saying we don’t trust the list
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        Lock icon Police foil Nanjing bus hijack
        165 11 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BEIJING: Chinese police subdued a knife-wielding assailant and freed a busload of passengers he had taken captive yesterday outside a major eastern city, the authorities and state media reported. State media reports of the incident near Nanjing said at least three
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        Lock icon Aquino seeks China trade boost during visit
        601 11 Both countries hope to set aside Spratly spat as 300 businessmen join Philippine leader’s trip ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BLOOMBERG MANILA: Manila and Beijing hope to put their tense overlapping claims to South China Sea islands on the backburner as Philippine President Benigno
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        Lock icon Call for action against rumours on Chinese Web
        358 11 REUTERS BEIJING: China’s state-run news agency demanded yesterday that Internet companies, regulators and police do more to cleanse websites of “toxic rumours”, adding to signs that the government wants to tame the explosion of microblogs. The Xinhua news agency’s denunciation of Internet
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        Lock icon KL media accused of raising religious tension
        809 12  -  Reports alleging Christian bid to convert Muslims aimed at helping BN retain power: Critics BY CAROLYN HONG MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF carolynh@sph.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR: Civil liberties groups, the Christian church and opposition politicians in Malaysia have accused the mainstream media of stoking religious tensions
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        Lock icon Anger as TV station bows to radical threats
        313 12 JAKARTA: An Indonesian television station has come under fire for bowing to threats from the militant Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) and not screening a controversial film promoting religious pluralism during Hari Raya. Members of Indonesia’s largest Muslim group, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), were
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        Lock icon Al-Qaeda losing its grip on affiliates
        620 14 Core group being marginalised by global jihad movement and affiliates, say analysts NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON: At some point in the coming days, a shadowy group of Al-Qaeda operatives in Pakistan who make up the network’s “General Command” is likely to announce a replacement
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        Lock icon Taiwan ex-spy chief cleared of embezzling funds
        295 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE TAIPEI: Taiwan’s former spy chief and right-hand man of jailed ex-president Chen Shui-bian was cleared by a court yesterday of embezzling diplomatic funds during Chen’s term in office. Chiou I-jen, a former head of the National Security Bureau, was acquitted of
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        Lock icon Protest over Aussie palm oil labelling Bill
        731 16  -  Push to identify oil on food packaging angers producers like Malaysia BY JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com SYDNEY: Australia may require food producers to identify palm oil as an ingredient on packaging labels, a move that has angered major palm oil
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        Lock icon Now you can dissolve your loved ones at the funeral
        373 16 THOSE who sweat at the thought of being cremated after death now can take a wet way out instead. A British company has installed its first “alkaline hydrolysis” at a funeral home in the United States, the BBC News reports.
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        Lock icon Arizona man impaled on pruning shears survives
        197 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS TUCSON (Arizona): Hospital officials say an 86-year-old Arizona man is lucky to be alive after he accidentally impaled himself on pruning shears. University Medical Centre on Monday said Mr Leroy Luetscher of Green Valley was working in his yard on July
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        Lock icon Melbourne is world’s most liveable city
        448 16 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY: Melbourne has edged out long-time front-runner Vancouver to be rated the world’s most liveable city, a global survey from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) said yesterday. The Australian metropolis topped the Global Liveability Survey’s ranking of 140 cities, ahead of Canada’s
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        Lock icon Rebels give Gaddafi forces an ultimatum
        816 17 Loyalist troops get warning: Surrender by Saturday or face military force REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS TRIPOLI: Libyan rebel leader Mustafa Abdul Jalil said forces loyal to ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi have until Saturday to surrender or face military force. His comment came as
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        Lock icon Irene’s death toll hits 46 as US towns battle floods
        800 18 Inland areas in the north worst affected as aftermath proves more painful than storm itself STORMY SEASON ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MONTPELIER (Vermont): The full measure of Hurricane Irene’s fury came into focus as the death toll reached 46,
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        Lock icon Flash floods kill 98 in Nigeria
        291 18 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LAGOS: Floods in the south-western Nigerian city of Ibadan killed at least 98 people over the weekend, and bodies were still being recovered from the scene, the Nigeria Red Cross said. Nigeria suffers from seasonal flash floods, which are
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        Lock icon Tropical storm Nanmadol batters China
        272 18 XINHUA AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SHANGHAI: Tropical Storm Nanmadol lashed China yesterday, forcing tens of thousands of boats back to harbour and causing the cancellation of dozens of flights. Chinese weather authorities said Nanmadol was close to making landfall in the south-eastern province of Fujian late last
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        Lock icon Tax us harder, super rich urge govts in West
        844 19 They hope to ease, if not solve, financial crises threatening their nations LONDON: These are taxing times, but not for the super wealthy it would seem. First, it was Mr Warren Buffett announcing that he and his chums had been “coddled
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        Lock icon Alarm over WikiLeaks’ posting of more cables
        283 19 NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON: In a shift of tactics that has alarmed US officials, the an-ti-secrecy organisation WikiLeaks has published on the Web nearly 134,000 leaked diplomatic cables in recent days, more than six times the total disclosed publicly since the posting of
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        Lock icon US ran ‘shocking’ sex disease trials in Guatemala in 1940s
        446 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS ATLANTA: A presidential panel on Monday disclosed shocking new details of US medical experiments conducted in Guatemala in the 1940s, including re-infecting a dying woman in a syphilis study. The Guatemala experiments are already considered one of
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        Lock icon Ready to take the plunge
        80 20 Farmer Zhang Wuyi reaching for the hatch of his miniature submarine ahead of a safety test at Moshui Lake in Wuhan on Monday. Mr Zhang, who is interested in scientific inventions, made the dolphin-shaped submarine, which has a maximum diving depth of 20m and can
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          Lock icon Foreign investments up
          72 20 BERNAMA KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia attracted RM21.3 billion (S$8.6 billion) worth of foreign direct investments (FDI) in the first half of this year, compared to RM12.1 billion in the same period last year. International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed said that with the high FDI inflow, he
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          Lock icon Lift for China’s air force
          125 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING: China’s air force will debut two new aerial demonstration teams this week as part of its growing sophistication and increasingly prominent public role, the Defence Ministry announced yesterday. The Sky Wing and Red Falcon teams will take part on Thursday in a
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          Lock icon Cash in place of asylum
          95 20 SYDNEY: The Australian government is offering asylum seekers up to A$4,000 (S$5,130) in grants to return home instead. Sydney’s Daily Telegraph newspaper reported yesterday that 77 asylum seekers have been given grants since the “reintegration assistance” programme was introduced in November last year. Hundreds more
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          Lock icon NZ news agency closes
          101 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WELLINGTON: The New Zealand Press Association, a national agency, will close today after 131 years a victim of media consolidation in the digital age. Editor Kevin Norquay lamented the end of an organisation that was once regarded as the voice of New Zealand journalism,
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          Lock icon Indian MPs go hi-tech
          98 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE NEW DELHI: India’s Members of Parliament are learning to use iPads and other tablet computers after being given a special budget to buy technology products that will cut down on cumbersome paperwork. Each of the 790 lawmakers, many of whom are elderly, has been
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          Lock icon Dhaka-Delhi land swop
          86 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DHAKA: Bangladesh and India are set to sign a deal next week exchanging 162 “enclaves” where pockets of one country’s territory are surrounded by the other, a Dhaka official said. The two sides intend to agree on the swop, which would tackle historic border disputes,
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        Lock icon Enough to tip you over the edge
        291 20 SLICEOFLIFE AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BRISBANE: An Australian man has pleaded with his local council to sift through their rubbish tips after accidentally throwing out A$50,000 (S$64,240) of his wife’s jewellery. The man, who wanted to be known only as Geoff, had divided the couple’s
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      Lock icon Prisoners of prejudice no more
      403 21 MUCH has been made recently of the need for Singaporeans to be united and cohesive and to come together to resolve issues. For a sterling example of citizens working in tandem with the Government and the private sector for the greater good, look no further
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      1505 21  -  GLOBAL ECONOMIC IMBALANCE BY BERNARD LEE FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is founder and chief executive of government-funded provider of investment analytics HedgeSPA as well as a research fellow at the International Trading Institute, Singapore Management University. AT A speech given by
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        970 22  -  BY JOHN MCBETH SENIOR WRITER thane.cawdor@gmail.com WATCHING international journalists talking about their experiences after they were finally released unharmed after six tense days of detention in a Tripoli hotel got me thinking how fickle life can be. Just days before they were captured by soldiers
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        865 22  -  BY GARETH EVANS The writer, Australia’s foreign minister from 1988-96, is chancellor of the Australian National University, professorial fellow at the University of Melbourne, and president emeritus of the International Crisis Group. PROJECT SYNDICATE AS CHINA gets closer to overtaking the United States as the world’s
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        836 22  -  BY BRUCE GALE SENIOR WRITER bruceg@sph.com.sg ON AUG 22, when Thailand’s National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) announced that the economy had slowed unexpectedly in the second quarter, observers were quick to express dismay. The new administration of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, however,
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        151 23  -  Ooi Hui Mei (Ms) Director Corporate and Marketing Communications For Chief Executive Director People’s Association WE REFER to Mr Muhammad Yusuf Osman’s letter yesterday (“Advisers to grassroots bodies should be elected MPs”). The mission of the People’s Association (PA) and its
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        73 23 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1 MR LAI KWOK KIN: Litter menace in the heart of city 2 MR JEFFREY TAN: Deserving victory 3 MR PHILIP SIM: Rope in established names 4 MRS KRISHNASWAMY MANGALAM: Followed rule, only to lose my third bicycle 5 MS ALICIA LIM: Traffic nightmare
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        247 23  -  PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Paul Heng I HEAVED a huge sigh of relief when the outcome of the presidential election was declared on Sunday morning (“Tony Tan is president”). As a fifty-something Singaporean, I have had the privilege of enjoying and being part of the Singapore success
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        182 23  -  Victor Looi I DISAGREE with the Reform Party’s suggestion (“Reform Party calls for run-off system”; Monday). While such a proposal may look good on paper, it certainly is not feasible. First, holding a run-off system is both time-consuming and resource-consuming. A second round of election means
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        92 23 “The voters have spoken. To dismiss first past the post as unfair holds no water.” MR BENNIE CHEOK: “Dr Tony Tan won albeit by a razor-thin margin. But a win is a win and his 0.34 percentage point victory over his nearest rival, Dr Tan
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        249 23  -  Tim Mou Hui MR BRYAN Chow is wrong about new fashion entrant Abercrombie and Fitch’s (A&F) hiring drive (“Wrong to hire staff solely on looks”; last Saturday). The Straits Times report (“Abercrombie Fitch on hunt for attractive staff”; last Thursday) did not
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        229 23  -  Bobby Jayaraman SINGAPORE ultimately got the best man for the president’s post. However, things need not have turned out that way as the close contest showed. Furthermore, nearly 30 per cent of the electorate even thought it fit to vote for candidates who disagreed with
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      998 1  -  S’porean accused by Manila of $4.5m gaming fraud is found dead in China BY ELIZABETH SOH CHERYL ONG esoh@sph.com.sg ongyiern@sph.com.sg SINGAPOREAN businessman, lawyer, race horse owner and national judoka Loo Choon Beng, who had a string of brushes with the law here and abroad, was
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      94 1 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L More to hiring staff than just eye candy L Military eyewear for the full SAF look MOST COMMENTED ON L New requirements for marriage kick in on Sept 1 Says Jie Lily: “Marriage is not easy. I
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      402 2  -  ELIZABETH SOH, CHERYL ONG THE escape of Loo Choon Beng to China, where he eventually died, has opened up a can of worms in Manila, where he was wanted for allegedly defrauding the state gaming firm of at least $4.5 million. The Philippine authorities had fingered
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      704 2  -  Duo invited families to share stories on caring for patients BY LIN ZHAOWEI zhaowei@sph.com.sg A SON’S struggle to care for his sick mother inspired him to start an online platform to let others open up about how they cope with a loved one’s dementia.
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      751 3  -  Patients gain from quicker back, neck pain relief at A&E centres and save money too BY POON CHIAN HUI chpoon@sph.com.sg AT LEAST three public hospitals have drastically reduced the time taken to treat people who go to their accident and emergency (A&E) departments for
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      118 3 THE search is still on for a Singaporean shipping agent who fell off a ship on Monday. Mr Mohd Aidil, 26, had lost his balance and fallen overboard Singapore-registered bunker tanker MT Lefkas at around 4pm that day. The incident happened
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      124 3 POLICE have arrested two men who allegedly used the identity cards of their unsuspecting victims to sign up for mobile phone lines. A spokesman said the authorities arrested the duo, both aged 26, on Monday afternoon in Raffles Place and Ang Mo Kio.
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      676 4  -  They undergo sexuality treatment instead of jail as part of rehabilitation BY AMANDA TAN tamanda@sph.com.sg INSTEAD of being jailed, many young sex offenders have been ordered to undergo a sexuality treatment programme run by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS). Over
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      354 4  -  LIN ZHAOWEI THE annual Chinatown Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations got off to a bright start yesterday. The persistent drizzle did not dampen the spirits of the huge crowd of 20,000 or more people who turned up to watch the grand light-up. The guest of honour, Deputy
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      428 5  -  NEA contest uses songs to spread the green message JOANNA SEOW DESPAIRING over the wanton destruction and pollution wreaked on Planet Earth, 20-year-old budding musician Lee Fengheng penned a song of hope for a united, greener world. Titled World Without Fences, his song
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        229 5 CENTRAL Provident Fund (CPF) members will continue to receive interest of 2.5 per cent a year on their Ordinary Account savings from Oct 1 to Dec 31, the CPF Board said on Monday. The computed CPF interest rate, derived from the major local banks’
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        122 5 MINISTER of State for Health Amy Khor, who is also adviser to the People’s Association Women’s Integration Network Council, is leading an 11-member delegation from the council to visit Xiamen, China. The two-day study trip started yesterday. The council is an umbrella body for
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      147 6 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE STORIES L United tear Arsenal apart L He bolted too soon L Ferguson takes swipe at Wenger MOST COMMENTED ON L Humiliated Wenger says he won’t resign after United’s 8-2 rout Says Soo Celest: “Come on Wenger! Don’t
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      559 6  -  China coach believes players make the difference and not the high altitude BY LEE MIN KOK mklee@sph.sg KUNMING: They have never been defeated in 18 football matches in Kunming, which lies almost 1,900 metres above sea level. But, despite China’s invincibility playing in the city’s
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      496 6  -  LEE MIN KOK KUNMING: Most footballers never recover from one career-threatening injury. Some do and go on to forge successful careers. Then there is Hafiz Rahim, who has bounced back not once or twice but three times. The 27-year-old striker earned his first
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      217 6  -  CHAN U-GENE TALKS to bring in the former head of the British national programme Ian Turner as national swimmer Tao Li’s coach have broken down. The Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) issued a press statement yesterday stating that “Mr Turner will not be Tao
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      599 8 Arsenal boss expected to sign a few players before today’s deadline LONDON: It looks like Arsene Wenger has been well and truly stung into action by Arsenal’s 2-8 Premier League drubbing by Manchester United. The beleaguered manager is now engaged in a frenzied bout of
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      324 8 LONDON: Much-desired Dutch international Wesley Sneijder has ended one of the summer’s longest transfer sagas by declaring that he cannot see a move to Manchester United taking place before the transfer window closes today. The Inter Milan attacking midfielder and playmaker, who played
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      453 8 LIVERPOOL: Newly revamped Liverpool may have started their Premier League campaign with a bang, but their American owner thinks that any talk of winning the trophy this season is unrealistic. John Henry has not only dismissed the Reds’ title chances, but also
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      141 8 HARGREAVES BACK? Owen Hargreaves could make a shock return to play for former club Manchester United’s arch-rivals City. The Manchester Evening News says the midfielder, 30, has undergone a medical examination with City, who will offer him a short-term deal. He was released at the end of last
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      286 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BARCELONA: Champions Barcelona produced the perfect response to bitter rivals Real Madrid’s 6-0 win over Zaragoza on Sunday by overwhelming Villarreal 5-0 in their opening Primera Liga match of the season on Monday. Lionel Messi scored a brace while summer acquisitions Cesc Fabregas
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      272 8 LONDON: Sepp Blatter has blasted England for trying to “destroy” the Fifa presidency through the Football Association’s attempts to delay his unopposed re-elec-tion in June, reported The Independent. In an interview with a Brazilian newspaper, the Swiss supremo made the stunning accusation that a
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      383 9 DAEGU: Sebastian Coe is against changing the rule that saw Usain Bolt disqualified from the World Championships even if it means the Olympic 100m final takes place without the planet’s most famous athlete. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) vice-president, who
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      355 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS DAEGU: Whatever plans you had for Aug 8, 2012, cancel them. Unless, of course, you have a ticket for the men’s 110m hurdles final at the London Olympics in which case, you can consider yourself extremely lucky. Usain Bolt who? Liu
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      235 9 KUALA LUMPUR: Lee Chong Wei and Lin Dan may be the two most dominant and recognisable names in world badminton today. But their status as the top two men’s singles shuttlers could change after next year’s London Olympics, said Danish legend Morten
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      448 9 REUTERS LONDON: The ‘Sebastian Vettel 2011 Formula One world champion’ T-shirts and caps must surely be on order now, despite Red Bull refusing to take anything for granted after the German’s seventh win of the season in Belgium. Vettel, with 259 points, has the title in
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        101 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LOS ANGELES: Former professional basketballer Javaris Crittenton was arrested at a Los Angeles airport on Monday and could face a murder charge in connection with the shooting of a woman earlier this month. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the former Los
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        48 9 ASSOCIATED PRESS MADRID: Diego Forlan is joining Inter Milan after Atletico Madrid agreed to sell the Uruguay football striker to the Serie A club. The 32-year-old will fill the vacant striker spot left after Samuel Eto’o’s departure for Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala.
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      771 10 He says U.S. Open surface is now too similar to Australia’s U.S. OPEN ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK: Roger Federer took aim at US Open organisers after an easy first-round win, Maria Sharapova overcame a fright and Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova made a shock exit
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      422 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS NORTON (Massachusetts): Tiger Woods will play the Frys.com Open in California in the first week of October as he tries to get his game ready for the Presidents Cup. The Oct 6-9 event at CordeValle Golf Club marks his first time competing in
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      553 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WELLINGTON: The phony battles ahead of the rugby World Cup are over and the psychological war has begun after recent back-to-back losses by the All Blacks in a top-three upheaval blurred the tournament landscape. With the warm-up games out
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      70 10 Cycling Vuelta de Espana 47km 10th stage time trial in Salamanca: 1 Tony Martin (Ger/HTC-Highroad) 55min 54sec. 2 Chris Froome (Gbr/Team Sky) +59sec. 3 Bradley Wiggins (Gbr/Team Sky) 1:22. 4 Fabian Cancellara (Sui/Leopard) 1:27. 5 Taylor Phinney (USA/BMC) 1:33. Overall: 1 Froome 38:09:13. 2 Jakob Fuglsang (Den/Leopard) +12. 3
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      56 10 JACOB ZUMA, South African president, telling defending Rugby World Cup champions, the Springboks, not to worry about the New Zealand All Blacks’ pre-match ritual of performing
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    960 11 OBITUARIES NGEN LEE ENG Age:91 passed away peacefully on 30 August 2011 leaving behind loved ones. Husband:AngYakThian (deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Ang Soon Liang, Allan Goh Siew Lang, Florence Ang Song Len Ong Lian Ang Soon Huak Heng Soi Nia Ang Soon Heng Phua Hwee Ngoh Ang SoonTeck, Alfred Ang Soon
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      691 20  -  Industry’s fundamentals are still positive, says report by research firm BY JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg DESPITE a significant selldown in offshore and marine stocks, one research house specialising in these counters is convinced that the fundamentals of the industry remain positive. DnB NOR Markets has
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      113 20 www.straitstimes.com MOST-READ ONLINE L Recession winds blow? Maybe not MOST COMMENTED ON L 4-bedroom apartment at The Marq sold for $19m Says Ying Shu Heng: “This is market forces at work. Demand and supply. People place a higher value on property
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      472 13 Share prices rise on US retail spending data, Greek banking merger AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ASSOCIATED PRESS HONG KONG: Asian stock markets mostly rose for a second straight day yesterday, after another Wall Street rally followed a better-than-expected batch of US consumer spending data.
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      298 13 ASSOCIATED PRESS BLOOMBERG TOKYO: Japan’s jobless rate rose for a second month and retail sales dropped, underscoring the challenge for incoming Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda in securing recovery from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The unemployment rate rose to 4.7 per cent
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      1079 13 International Enterprise Singapore’s regional director for west China based in Chengdu, Ms Chiong Woan Shin (left), talks about the opportunities for transport and logistics, and urban infrastructure in that region. Time to head west IN THE last few decades, the development of
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      336 13 REUTERS NEW DELHI: India’s economy grew 7.7 per cent in the three months through June, its weakest in six quarters, with further sluggishness looming as a spate of interest rate increases, high inflation and weak global conditions take their toll. While gross
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      479 14  -  Moves to buy into CCB, BOC after recent sale of stakes surprise analysts BY AARON LOW ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT aaronl@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE investment firm Temasek Holdings is raising its stakes in two big Chinese banks, according to reports. The moves to buy into China Construction
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        681 16  -  Kraze to bring burger joints, pop stars here BY DANIEL HO stmoney@sph.com.sg NOT many people can count Korean pop star Rain as their friend. But for Kraze Entertainment chief executive Juno Lee, Rain is just one of the many celebrities he has befriended during
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        1089 17  -  In a 10-part series sponsored by Spring Singapore, The Straits Times examines fast-growing local companies that are taking on the world. Robin Chan looks at logistics firm Pan Asia Logistics. Robin Chan chanckr@sph.com.sg THE severe acute respiratory syndrome crisis in
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      596 19  -  Social enterprises say more companies opting for eco-friendly or fair trade products as gifts BY CHARISSA YONG charyong@sph.com.sg MORE companies are turning to social enterprises to supply corporate gifts, as corporate social responsibility becomes more of a business concern. Social enterprises which The
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      381 19 REUTERS BLOOMBERG NEW YORK: Consumer confidence in the United States crumbled this month to its lowest level in more than two years, as the fallout from political wrangling over a budget deal took its toll, according to a private sector report released yesterday.
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      88 1 Oldest first grader Fear Of Writing Pop-out fun An inspiring true story from Kenya Glee movie celebrates power of C2 Playwright’s first work in 10 years C8 C3 A slew of 1980s movies and TV shows, including Fright Night (pictured) and The Smurfs, have been remade for a new generation.
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        824 2  -  Boleyn Girl director shot the story of octogenarian in rural Kenya and found his lead actor there, too john lui johnlui@sph.com.sg Feel-good movie The First Grader is so feel-good that the viewer is tempted to dismiss parts of it as fiction. Director Justin Chadwick would
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        645 2  -  John Lui London-born-and-bred Naomie Harris is one actress viewers will find familiar, but will have problems remembering her name or what her previous roles were. A key reason is that she has had to look and sound quite different for each of her biggest parts. Harris,
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        536 2  -  reviewdrama THE FIRST GRADER (PG) 103 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: In 2003, the Kenyan government declares that primary education will be free for all citizens and among the throngs who show up at a tiny mountain school is 84-year-old Kimani Maruge (Oliver Litondo). The
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        537 3  -  Glee cast show the power and glory of pop culture as they entertain live audiences with a capital E reviewconcert GLEE: THE 3D CONCERT MOVIE (PG13) 84 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: Since this is a concert movie, there is no story. But in between footage from the
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        463 3  -  reviewcomedy CRAZY STUPID LOVE (PG) 118 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: Suburban couple Cal (Steve Carell) and Emily (Julianne Moore) are divorcing because she has been having an affair with co-worker David (Kevin Bacon) out of boredom. A distraught Cal learns to pick up women
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        1818 4  -  Life! finds out if the film remakes hitting big screens soon find favour with fans of 1980s movies nicholas yong nicy@sph.com.sg If you loved the bad hair, cheesy one-liners and over-the-top action of movies from the 1980s, beware your memories of that affectionately parodied decade
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        442 5  -  Four Lions is a sharp and provocative satire portraying would-be terrorists as bumbling fools reviewcomedy FOUR LIONS (M18) 102 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: Omar (Riz Ahmed) is a devout Muslim living in the United Kingdom who decides to form a terrorist cell with his friends
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        276 5 Singapore film-maker Eric Khoo’s latest work Tatsumi, his first animated feature film, is a biopic tribute to legendary manga artist Yoshihiro Tatsumi. In 1957, Tatsumi coined the term gekiga (dramatic pictures) and redefined the Japanese comic book landscape by encouraging an alternative genre for
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        109 6 ‘The last time Arsenal let in eight goals was in the reign of the Guangxu emperor’ Chinese football reporter Xu Yi on Arsenal suffering one of the most crushing defeats in its history on Sunday ‘Tokyo inspires this outfit. You know, Harajuku is something I have
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          235 6  -  THE SMURFS (PG) 102 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ Nicholas Yong Instead of being a cringe-fest, the new Smurfs movie a hybrid of CGI and live action is a charming, enjoyable romp that brings back fond memories of the 1980s cartoon series. While on the run from the infamous Gargamel
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          255 6  -  SPY KIDS 4: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD (PG) 89 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ Dave Chua It is a wonder how so many 3-D movies are so visually dull, as if the film-maker was counting on the 3-D effects to do the work for them. There is a quarter
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        340 6 New York Director Steven Soderbergh (right) has again spoken about his intention to quit films to become a painter but says he will return to film-making if his new career does not work out. He was speaking to the New York Times last month in an
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      474 7 Despite media hype for Tha Carter IV, fans and critics are not impressed Reuters New York Rapper Lil Wayne released his newest album, Tha Carter IV, just after midnight on Monday to huge media hype following MTV’s Video Music Awards, but early reactions show the record
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      760 8  -  Women take on male roles in Fear Of Writing, a play about self-censorship in Singapore adeline chia arts correspondent chiahta@sph.com.sg Just after the successful politically themed Man Singapore Theatre Festival closed, another politically charged play follows hot on its heels. Fear Of Writing is playwright and
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      433 8 Reuters New York The traditional book club has gone virtual, thanks to technology that spans geographic boundaries and can bring authors into readers’ living rooms. Nine book clubs across the United States took part in an hour-long discussion earlier this month with Meg Wolitzer,
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      293 8 Reuters Los Angeles Irreverent British hit comedy Absolutely Fabulous is returning to television with three new specials celebrating the show’s 20th anniversary, the BBC said on Monday. Stars Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley will reprise their roles as raucous, fashion and champagne-addicted PR guru
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        319 10 Reuters Cleveland, Ohio Matthew Fox (right), ex-star of defunct TV show Lost, was detained here over the weekend by police investigating reports he had assaulted the female driver of a party bus. Fox, who is in Cleveland filming an adaptation of the James Patterson novel,
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        258 10 Agence France-Presse San Francisco Twitter users fired off a record number of tweets per second following the announcement by pop diva Beyonce at the MTV Video Music Awards that she is expecting a baby with rapper Jay-Z. “Last night at 10.35pm, Beyonce’s big MTV
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          72 10 A youth drama has set an opening-weekend record for a local film in Taiwan by taking in NT$60.4 million (S$2.5 million), a statement from Twentieth Century Fox Singapore said. You Are The Apple Of My Eye, which opened on Aug 19, is the second-highest grossing
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          62 10 Sooyoung of Korean girl group Girls’ Generation was sent to hospital after injuring her back in an accident on Sunday. She was in a car to Cheonan city for volunteer work when it was hit by an oncoming vehicle. Her managers said she has withdrawn from
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          70 10 A Los Angeles judge on Monday ruled that if actress Nicollette Sheridan wins a wrongful termination lawsuit filed over her ouster from Desperate Housewives, she can seek damages for only a year’s pay on the show and not for the whole series. Sheridan sued ABC and
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        265 10 Associated Press Los Angeles The judge in the upcoming trial of Michael Jackson’s doctor ruled on Monday that the defence cannot call any witnesses to testify about the child molestation investigation that led to the late pop star’s trial and acquittal in 2005. Prosecutor
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      15 2 MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR!* *MPAS AWARDS 2011 GETYOUR SEPTISSUE NOW VISIT US ONLINE www.youngparents.com.sg facebook.com/youngparents
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      183 3 The 5 Dimensions of Crystal Clear Skin. How well-maintained are yours? BI0*S HIF T your skin to Crystal Clear. Now, it's proven: SK-II Pitera™ improves all 5 Dimensions of Skin. SK-n FACIAL TREATMENT ESSENCE For over ten years, SK-II scientists followed the same women to study how exactly, the skin
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      339 5 CATS CLASSIFIED FOOD FEST 2011 Fashion Plates worth drooling over. 0 m k n 9 I' ir 9* Q T This season, discover a collection of irresistible dishes presented by the restaurants and other eateries participating in our exclusive CATS Classified Food Test feature. Savour the spread of delicacies and
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      119 6 top 10 movies SINGAPORE 1. Final Destination 5 2. Cars 2 3. Bad Teacher 4. (1) Zookeeper 5. (3) Overheard 2 6. (2) Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes 7. (4) Horrible Bosses 8. (7) Conan 9. (5) Cowboys Aliens 10. Treasure Hunt Information from Cinematograph Film Exhibitors Association
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      38 7 Lost in Translation? We do to Tamil translation rates; TOMORROW IN SMARTEST KIDS IN THE ROOM They’re not just charming in rom-com CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE. Ryan Gosling Emma Stone are set to be the hottest leads in Hollywood
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      11 7 Head to CATS FASTADS in The New Paper for education options!
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      95 7 credit a Extra cash at low interest rate Catch a movie... tickets on us! MS VIE Dazzlers Simply utilise any amount from your Maybank CreditAble Account your personal credit line, from 1-18 Sep 2011 and you could win a pair of complimentary Shaw weekday movie passes! SMS "MDZ <space> NRIC
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      1340 7 is Sift: v SnT: Sir IE [th e m m asniL ONiSERT iisnAas j t ■1 isneu mT onlyjn:3Qjheatres-~ (j OPENSttOMORROW M BOOK NOW! CATHAY CINEPLEXES Online: www.cathay.com.sg Hotline: *****155 Corporate Bookings: *****181 WE CINEMAS Online: www.wecinemas.com.sg Hotline: *****074 (Suntec) *****230 (West Mall) Corporate Bookings: *****028 FILMGARDE CINEPLEX Online: www.filmgarde.com.sg
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      22 9 THINGS TO DO: To find out what's happening in and around Singapore, go to www.straitstimes.com CALL US: Life!/LifeStyle, tel: 6319-5416 fax: 6319-8276
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      3018 9 starhub tv nat geo ch411 AM 6.00 Seconds From Disaster 7.00 Monster Fish 8.00 Air Crash Investigation 9.00 Seconds From Disaster 10.00 Cheetah: Against All Odds 11.00 Built For Destruction PM 12.00 Dog Whisperer 1.00 Monster Fish 2.00 Food Lover’s Guide To The Planet 3.00 Big, Bigger, Biggest 4.00 Mystery
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      127 9 The weather Showers mainly over northern and eastern Singapore in the afternoon. SUNRISE 7.01am MOONRISE 8.37am SUNSET 7.10pm MOONSET 9.01pm °C 33/26 AIR QUALITY PSI 53 (MODERATE) FOR UPDATES AND MORE DETAILS, CALL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE SINGAPORE NEA: 6542-7788 OR GO ONLINE TO www.nea.gov.sg/metsin TIDES TODAY FIRST HIGH TIDE 2.9m 12.26pm
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      205 9 Merlion in a sushi roll What goes into the Merlion Roll created by sushi and seafood buffet restaurant Todai Singapore? Also, find out what other fusion dishes it offers. Editor’s picks Video on demand 1. THE NEW PAPER NEW FACE 2011 Soft side of this fierce-looking babe She may look
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      45 1 EVERY WEDNESDAY WITH THE STRAITS TIMES MICA (P) 108/11/2010 WEDNESDAY AUGUST 31, 2011 Navigation devices using live traffic data help you avoid traffic snarls Pages 7-11 Inside: Your 32-page det buying guide to 011 Comex DL BUSINESS: Shortage of talent in business analytics Page 24
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        676 2  -  Grace Chng chngkeg@sph. com. sg www.facebook.com/st.gracechng A tech earthquake shook the world last Wednesday. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, the man who revolutionised the computer, music and media industries, resigned as chief executive because of health reasons. He was appointed Apple’s chairman the same day. The
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        180 2 On Melon Meter, an iPhone app that tells people if a melon is ripe for eating: I’d like to see a similar app for durians... Just for the fun of it. Qian Uchiha Durians would be hard. From what I heard, it is about smell and the
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        459 3  - HP TouchPad now what? Most owners choose not to return their discontinued tablets. reports JASMINE OSADA osadaj@sph.com.sg Early adopters of the HP TouchPad, who had the option of returning their tablet devices for a full refund, seem prepared to keep them instead. They have also expressed satisfaction at the way
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        291 4  -  facebook By Jasmine Osada When faced with the question whether Apple would ever be the same again without its iconic chief executive Steve Jobs, Digital Life’s Facebook fans were divided into two equally large camps. In one camp, few were surprised by the announcement
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          134 4 Starhub’s new prepaid SIM card for tourists lets them make IDD calls to 18 countries, including the United States, China and India, at no extra charge. Launched with the Singapore Tourism Board, the Preferred Tourist Prepaid Card costs $15. It comes with 20 free
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          104 4 Some Internet users in China have hailed former Apple chief executive Steve Jobs as a “god”. His resignation triggered an outpouring of praise from China’s millions of Internet users and ranked as the most discussed topic on Chinese Twitter-like sites. “Jobs is the god we worship,
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          112 4 Fans of the intense action-packed shooter game, Gears Of War (GOW), mark your calendars. On Sept 20, its third iteration will go on sale here. GOW3 will be available exclusively on Xbox 360 at $69.90 for the standard edition and $84.90 for the
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          107 4  -  Compiled by Trevor Tan Research in Motion (RIM) is using its free instant messenger service, BlackBerry Messenger (BBM), to launch a new service allowing its users to share music with friends. Users can choose 50 songs from millions of tracks for their personal playlists and change
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        221 4  -  Create your own 2-D barcode business card By Tan Chong Yaw Do away with business cards by creating your own 2-D barcode. The barcode looks like a square of random dots. It is a graphic representation of data such as your contact details. To create one, visit goqr.me,
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        469 5  -  By Jennifer Phang In Hong Kong The writer is a freelance tech writer in Hong Kong Nokia’sthreenewSymbianphoneshave Near Field Communication (NFC) technology which allows users to share photos, videos and other content easily. Launched here last week, the mid-range smartphones the Nokia 700,
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        336 6  -  Price and availability to be announced Sony’s translucent mirror technology, which allows blazingly fast frame rates, used to be found only in entry-level system cameras. Now, the eye-popping specs of this shooter may even tempt professionals By Tan Chong Yaw Sensor The new Exmor HD CMOS sensor breaks
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        618 7  -  New personal navigation devices come with live traffic data for you to avoid snarls Tan Chong Yaw cytan@sph. com. sg A storm fells a tree, sending it crashing across across all four lanes of the Central Expressway (CTE). The resulting tailback takes two
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        221 8 / 9  -  How does the satellite navigation device in your car tell the current traffic speed of a road on the other side of the island? TAN CHONG YAW finds out TAN CHONG YAW 1 SOURCES Traffic conditions are gleaned from many sources. Actual traffic speeds are
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        441 8 / 9  -  No personal navigation device? No problem. Here are three websites to check before you set off. reports TAN CHONG YAW cytan@sph. com.sg Even if you pride yourself on having a sense of direction that beats any gizmo, it is still common sense to check if there
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        872 10 / 11  -  Many portable navigation devices these days are able to provide live traffic updates and even parking availability. TREVOR TAN tries out three such devices TREVOR TAN Conclusion If you want the best overall navigation experience, the Garmin nuvi 2575R is probably your best bet. However,
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        570 13  -  JASMINE OSADA tries a few Google+ games to see how they compare to the ones on Facebook JASMINE OSADA osadaj@sph. com. sg Almost two months after Google made Google+ available to early adopters on June 28, games have finally made their way to its social
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        311 14  -  By Trevor Tan Legacy is the first story-based downloadable content of Dragon Age II to address gamers’ complaints about the recycled environments and repetitive battles that plagued an otherwise fantastic game. Again, you play Hawke, but now his pursuers belong to a criminal cartel. You can
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        511 16  -  By Trevor Tan Digital Life reviewed the Toshiba Qosmio F750 recently but it has been updated. It is now the world’s first glasses-free 3-D laptop. Externally, it looks the same. It has a red shiny shell with a wavelet pattern texture. The keyboard has a nice
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        482 16  -  By Aaron Tan The writer is an infocomm professional Star power sells. At least that is what Asus hopes for this laptop co-designed with Taiwanese heart-throb Jay Chou. Featuring design elements associated with the work of the singer-songwriter, the N43SL Jay Chou Special Edition
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        509 17  -  By Mike Lee The writer is a freelance writer and photographer Customise the alarm that wakes you up every morning with this two docks for Apple devices. Choose the sound of a buzzer, a radio station or your own music. When used with a dedicated app,
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        429 17  -  By Melvin Seah The writer works in the IT industry TDK’s new range of CLEF-P Sound Tuning Series of earphones is targeted at different types of music lovers. Jazz and acoustic music lovers should check out the Vocal Tuning set. If you prefer live
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        49 18 DIGITAL CAMERA Price and availability to be announced This update on the Coolpix 7000 Nikon’s flagship compact camera promises even better image quality and portability than its predecessor. Its 10.1-megapixel camera boasts a 7.1x optical zoom lens that mimics a 28mm wide-angle to 200mm telephoto lens.
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        57 18 DIGITAL CAMERA $299 Built for beginners, this affordable 14-megapixel compact camera combines a 3-inch touchscreen and an easy-to-use interface. The 26mm wide-angle lens packs a 5x optical zoom. The camera runs on a rechargeable Lithium-ion battery that can be juiced up with a USB connection. The battery
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        92 18 IPHONE ACCESSORY $39, available from tomorrow This accessory turns your iPhone into a universal remote for your home entertainment system. The iiMote plugs into the 3.5mm audio jack and comes with a free app that provides the remote control interface. Once paired with any iPhone, iPad
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        72 18 BLUETOOTH HEADSET $88 Tipping the scales at just 8g, this Bluetooth headset is built for easy wear and comfort. Users can choose to wear it using either the earhook or an optional earbud that can mould itself to your ear. The headset can be connected to two Bluetooth
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        90 18 AUDIO ACCESSORY Price not available, on sale later this year Promising powerful and clear audio, Razer claims these are the world’s first set of true 7.1 surround-sound gaming headsets. They pack 10 discrete drivers, five in each earcup, for a better surround effect. With its many drivers
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        78 18 SMARTPHONE Price unavailable, on sale later this year Built for music lovers, this smartphone melds users’ favourite tunes with their social networking lives. Powered by the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) operating system, the phone features a dedicated Walkman button for easy access to its music player
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        79 18  -  TABLET Compiled by Jasmine Osada $449 Featuring a 7-inch touchscreen and weighing only 410g, this tablet will fit easily into a small bag. Powered by the dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, this tablet packs 16GB of storage and runs on the Android 3.2 (Honeycomb) OS. Two
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        118 19 The most popular app store for Android devices has been given a brand new look. Besides a revamped home page and expanded category listings, the new Market now loads faster than before. Under the hood, Google has introduced the Google +1 feature, which lets you add +1s
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        115 19  -  By Aaron Tan By Aaron Tan, an infocomm professional Free, from Android Market Skitch lets you express your creativity with a slew of image annotation tools. Use the free-hand tool to draw simple illustrations on your holiday photos, insert arrows to make a point about an interesting subject, create
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        89 19 US$3.99 (S$4.80), from the Apple App Store The World is essentially a multimedia atlas that uses a 3-D spinning globe as a way to access different countries and regions. See the high-resolution maps which allow for detailed zooming. The app also delivers basic information about
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        79 19 Free, from the Apple App Store Club 21 has long been a favourite haunt of local fashionistas, since it manages couture brands such as Donna Karan, ck Calvin Klein, Giorgio Armani, Dolce Gabbana, Issey Miyake, Jil Sander and Comme des Garçons. Download this app to get updates on
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        114 19 SingpetFree, from the Apple App Store With the app, you can browse through Singpet’s catalogue and buy those heartworm pills and nutritional supplements Rex needs to be healthy. The company also sells accessories and pet food as well. If you have ordered from Singpet previously, the app
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        120 19  -  By Jimmy Yap By Jimmy Yap, who blogs about the iPhone at www.imerlion.com Free, from the Apple App Store A locally developed app, Diving Dude is for scuba divers to enhance their diving experience. The app displays all the dive spots around your current location. Select your dive
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        120 19 MUST-HAVE Free, from Android Market Despite its corny sounding name, Presto! BizCard Free is surprisingly good at digitising business cards with good OCR (optical character recognition) accuracy. After snapping an image of a name card, the app analyses the contact details and creates a contact entry with
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        109 19 Free, from Chrome Web Store Be awed by the wonders of the universe with this nifty nifty app that lets you visualise the planets and stars in the sky. Constellations such as Orion, Taurus and Gemini are mapped out clearly, along with planets including Mars and Mercury. The app
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        92 19 Free, from Chrome Web Store This drawing app marries the best of Adobe Photoshop and Corel Draw. Start with a white canvas or paint over an existing photo with a slew of brushes that imitate the styles of painters like Vincent van Gogh and Pablo Picasso. Fans
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        104 19  -  By Aaron Tan Free, from Chrome Web Store Try your hand at this electronic crossword puzzle that replicates the experience of a paper-based puzzle. Each game comprises 20 randomly selected words generated from a database of over a thousand words. Choose the beginner level to hone your
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        804 20  -  Keep your screen and keyboard free from dust and smudges with these devices. JASMINE OSADA puts them to the test LEARN HOW TO: KEEP YOUR COMPUTER CLEAN JASMINE OSADA osadaj@sph. com. sg You already know that a typical keyboard in the office may
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        324 21 Want to know what’s wrong with your PC? E-mail us at stdled@sph.com.sg Unable to detect iPhone 4 as device I have a HP Pavilion dv6 notebook running Windows Vista. When I connect my iPhone 4 to it, it can sync with iTunes. However, my iPhone does not appear
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        102 21  -  By Tan Chong Yaw Rangefinder camera Aside from compact, DSLR and mirrorless cameras, there is another class of digital cameras. It comes without a function offered even in the bargain basement models of most cameras autofocusing. Rangefinder cameras require users to focus manually by using a rangefinder mechanism
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        Lock icon Tackling the talent shortage
        647 24  -  Educational institutes and IT firms partner to train students in business analytics. reports HELLEN TAN tanykh @sph. com.sg At the software firm SAS Institute’s business analytics conference here last week, Las Vegas Sands senior vice-president Rom Hendler jokingly asked DBS Bank CEO Piyush Gupta: “Can I
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          672 22  -  A new website allows hackers to show off their skills but also provides evidence of their crimes. reports RIVA RICHMOND The New York Times Some 700 hackers looking to show off their talent have piled into an upstart website called RankMyHack.com in the last month. Emerging
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          366 23  - Cyber security scholarships for women only Non-profit organisation offers grants to promote opportunites for women in IT security industry. reports HELLEN TAN tanykh@sph.com. sg Anon-profit organisation is offering two IT security scholarships for women. The United States-based International Information Security Certification Consortium (ISC 2 Foundation hopes to get more women
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          346 23  -  By Hellen Tan The Institute of Technical Education (ITE) has set up a Collaboration Technologies Centre with networking giant Cisco Systems. The centre, located at the ITE College West campus in Chua Chu Kang, will offer training for 2,000 students through
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      126 2 INSIDE Editorial ST Associate Editor Bertha Henson Editor Grace Chng Deputy Editor Oo Gin Lee Writers Tan Chong Yaw Sherwin Loh Jasmine Osada Hellen Tan Trevor Tan Sub-editors Lee Yee Hwa Tong Ming Chien Yu Sheng Sin Mak Mun San James Jr Quek Jeffrey Ang Suzanne Sng June Green Cover
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      256 15 Mobility at its best i Ch Cn 7.0 ID Small. Light. Powerful. NVIDIA® Tegra™ 250 Dual cortex A9 (1,0GHz) Android™ 3.2 Ultra Low Power GeForce® GPU 7" WSVGA Capacitive Multi-Touch Screen 1GB RAM, 16GB eMMC 802.11 b/g/n WiFi MicroSD Expansion Slot HDMI output 5MP rear camera with auto focus 2MP
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      65 21 Top searches of the week (Aug 22 28) Google 1 Presidential Election results Dr Tony Tan has been elected as Singapore’s seventh President 2 Tan Cheng Bock The closest contender to Dr Tony Tan in this Presidential Elections 3 Channel NewsAsia The news channel provided live updates of the Presidential
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      308 2  -  Expect lots of good deals at the annual Comex tech show, says OO GIN LEE OO GIN LEE ginlee@sph.com.sg The question on every geek’s lips when Comex launches tomorrow is this how low can the price of TouchPad go? Hewlett-Packard launched its webOS-based tablet here on Aug 12
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      277 2 Digital Life fans stand to win more than $18,000 worth of prizes at Comex this year. For the first time, Digital Life will have its own booth outside Hall 401 over the four days. Our main event the DL MegaQuest offers more than $15,000 worth
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      489 4  -  OO GIN LEE tells you how to shop for the right laptop OO GIN LEE ginlee@sph.com.sg Comex is the best time and place to shop for a laptop. Usually, the exhibitors will start cutting prices from the second day and you should be able to get at least
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      361 6 TOP PICKS HP dv6-6105TX $1,499 The best workhorse I have seen so far. It has top-of-the-line specs in its class: a quad-core Intel Core i7-2630QM processor, a blazingly fast AMD Radeon 6770 graphics card, 4GB RAM and a Blu-ray combo drive a rarity for a machine at this price.
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      1228 8  -  SLEEKTREVOR TAN helps you choose a tablet that suits your needs and budget TREVOR TAN trevtan@sph. com.sg By Sherwin LohL, Trevor Tan It is an undeniable fact that the iPad catapulted tablet computers into stardom. Its stellar sales prompted Apple’s rivals to launch me-too tablets of their
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      1151 12  -  If you are a smartphone newbie, consider these tips from TREVOR TAN SMARTPHONES TREVOR TAN trevtan@sph.com. sg Step into the MRT or bus and you will certainly see someone swiping his finger on his smartphone. If you are thinking of finally taking the plunge, choose wisely
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      1251 16/17  -  Can’t decide whether to get a DSLR or a prosumer camera? TAN CHONG YAW gives you some pointers to make the choice easier TAN CHONG YAW cytan@sph.com. sg This is a good time to be looking for digital cameras as there is a wide choice available in the
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      1098 18  -  Y.H. TEO says there are good reasons why you would want to use a camcorder and not your smartphone to shoot your next home movie Y.H. TEO Y.H. Teo is a communications professional Camcorders today face challenges from various devices, including digital cameras, DSLRs and smartphones
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      1207 22  -  JASMINE OSADA tells you how to select the best headphones and docks to enjoy your music JASMINE OSADA osadaj@sph. com. sg HEADPHONES AND EARPHONES N Cans vs in-ears When it comes to audio quality, full-sized headphones will generally give you the best performance. Even when comparing
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      344 8 TANGLIN VIEW CONDO Near MRT. 3+1 room. Approx 1145 sqft. Designer decor. F/furn. Quiet. Immediate. 9792-8821 Carenline KENTVIEW 3+1 PARANOMIC sea view mountain scenery.Jumbo rm. Corner, serene, quiet. P/furn Immed. Wendy Lee *****909 BLUE HORIZON 3/ 3+1 bdrms. Nicely f/furn. NUS/ amenities. Shuttle bus to MRT. Co-broke welcome. Terence 9107-1347
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      423 8 SERENADE HOLLAND. 1507 sqft 3+1. Pte lift. High flr. Unblocked Designer decor. Nice cosy. Furn. Immed. Shirley *****188 D’GROVE VILLA 2725 sqft 4+1. Newly f/renovated. Facilities. Mins to Orchard. Immed. $12.5K neg. Angie Chew 9387 7555 KF VALLEY PARK, 2 bdrm. 1216 sqft. High flr. F/ furn. Condo facilities. Near
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      534 9 DUKE RESIDENCES. BEAUTIFUL 3+1 loft unit. Easy access, near MRT, PIE, eatereis, supermarket. $6.2K neg. Philip Lim 9623-3209 FONTANA HGTS. 3500 sqft. 4+family+1. High flr. Balcony. Melrose Pk 1550sqft. 3+study+1. High flr. Kim Kwan 9008-1889 VILLA DELLE ROSE, 3+1 bedrms with all ensuite approx 2900sqft Ideal for Expatriate, Immediate Call
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      774 9 $1600 RIVER VALLEY Suite selfcontained/ own entrance. F/ furn. Pool gym. Great World. Immed. Sammi Ching *****440 8 HULLET RD 2 3 bdrms, 890 1151 sqft. Pool/ carpark/ security. S$ neg. Call Kellyn 6535-1792 D.10 ’DRAYCOTT’ 3+1/ 4+1/ penthouse p/furn panoramic view. Call *****477 D.10 CLAYMORE BLK B 4+1 P/furn,
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      648 9 Blossomvale 3+1. 1300 sqft Pool view. F/furn. Avail Mid Sep. $4.9K Maplewoods Penthse 2550 sqft, 5+1, duplex. High ceiling. Fully renovated, Quality finishings. Maplewoods Penthse 2550 sqft, Teneriffe Cluster House 3-storey corner terr 2830 sqft 4+1 newly renovated, new kitchen..... $9.8K Clementi Pk 3+1 1960 sqft, renovated, p/furn, avail end
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      458 9 WATER PLACE, 1464 sqft, 3+1. Ground flr. High ceiling.Spacious living rm. Pte outdoor terr. MRT. Amenities. 9837-9888 Cheong $6K NEG! D’ECOSIA 3+1 penthse. $3.6K One Amber Studio. 1/10 $4.5K La Ville. 3 bdrm. F/furn. $5K Casafina 4+1. Ang *****818 SANCTUARY GREEN 3-RM 1281 Sqft. Renovated, full furnish, quiet. Mins to
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      467 11 Near Simei Eunos MRT Tampines Mall F&B Kiosk River Valley 3500 sqft Ang Mo Kio 202, 631 ½-shop Rivervale Plaza 200sqft Tampines 473/ Clementi 354 all for assignment Thomson 548 sqft F&B/ retail Sengkang Sq 574 sqft retail S’pore Poly- hot-plate takeover *MarineParadeCentral- kiosk Clementi Ctr retail/ bubble tea Kueh
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      754 11 TIONG BAHRU MRT. 2 mins to Beo Crescent. $2.3K+. 330/ 670 sqft, Any trades. Good crowd. Immed. *****272 Owner HDB 2 STOREY shophse @S’goon Central. Bare. Rent immed. Suit most trade. Near S’goon gdn Nex. 1330 sqft. Owner *****100 EAST COAST RD, near Paramount Shpg Ctr. Spacious 1600 sqft. $9.5K
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      490 11 NEWLY RESTORED SHOP or Office space Jln. Sultan, 2 Storey with Mezzanine, Build in approx 32,000sqft, Land approx 15,200 sqft 99 yrs. Selling land with building/ enbloc. Call now! .02 CONSERVATION SHOPHSE, 3½ storey, approx 4300 sqft, tenanted, near MRT, neg. *****934 Edwin D SELL AT VALUE. Sultan Plaza, 83
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      342 11 •2,681 to 4,766 sq ft prime restaurant space at Basement One and Level 2 •AvailableinDecember2011/February2012 •Suitable for Chinese, Western, Japanese, Korean, Thai cuisines and other interesting concepts •Opposite Novena MRT Station •Accessible to CTE/ECP/PIE •Good catchment of shoppers from affluent Novena/Newton precinct, office hub and high traffic from enrichment centres
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      1919 14 ANNOUNCEMENT GUOCOLAND LIMITED (REG. NO. *****0660W) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) The Board of Directors of GuocoLand Limited wishes to announce that the audited results for the financial year ended 30 June 2011 are as follows:1. INCOME STATEMENT Group Fourth Quarter Ended 30/06/2011 Group Fourth Quarter Ended 30/06/2010 Increase/
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      93 15 SALES EXECUTIVE Only Singaporean/ PR Min ’O’ level 2 yrs experience Basic commission $3,000 above Contact Alex Tan 9272-2698 A Local leading safety company looking for Sales Executive Job Description: μ Developing and generate new sales Requirement: μ Sales Experience preferred μ ’O’ Level and above μ Possess Class 3
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      157 15 AMY’S KITCHEN Organic Manufacturer from United States required Sales Executive (Basic Commission other Benefits) Must have 1-2 yrs Experience Dealing with Restaurant, Cafe etc Singaporean or PR only Call 6343 1801 for Appt Sales Executive Min 1 year sales experience Handle English Mandarin speaking clients. Singaporean PR only No quota
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      567 16 BRAND MANAGER for skincare products Á Leadership quality Á Min 3 yrs experience in beauty ind. Able to travel ÁComputer literate Powerpoint Photoshop Á Salary, allowance commission. S’porean/PR Á Location Ubi Cres-5days christine@beautychoice.com.sg Ideal Design Interior requires: Sales Designers ûWith Without Experience ûAble to liase with Mandarin speaking clients ûS’poreans
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      317 16 Full-Time/Part-Time: Cashiers (Day/Night) Retail Assts/SkillCutters Job Fair The Frontier Community Club Date: 1st Sept 2011(Thurs) Time: 9.30am 1pm Location: 60 Jurong West Central 3, #01-01 Meeting Room 1 (Nearest MRT: Boon Lay Station) FRONTIER COMMUNITY CLUB JURONG WEST CENTRAL 3 Candidates for all positions must be prepared to work on
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      392 16 TELEPHONE OPERATOR Required by an established Hardware Company. Mon to Fri 8.30am-5.30pm; Sat 8.30am-12.30pm Starting salary $1400/ mth Interested pls call *****211 EXPERIENCED TELEMARKETERS NEEDED for banking products. High Basic High commission. S’poreans+ PRs only. Call Beth 9053-4058. #04-06, 1 Sims Lane Building (Aljunied MRT) $100 CASH INCENTIVES for each
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      252 16 Seeking positive and energetic individuals for Snr Customer Support Exec Course Admin Dip above in Business or similar min 3 years of customer service exp Familiar with praise worship music genre Strong command of English and Mandarin Experience in team leading a plus Customer Support Exec Retail Dip above in
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      93 16 Hotel requires 1. Front Office Exec 2. Chambermaid 3. Hotel Cleaner S’porean/ PR Only Tel 636 88 555 French Restaurant has immediate vacancies for 1) SOUS/JR SOUS CHEF 2) COOK Singaporean PR only Attractive salary for the right candidates Call Mr Lee 9824-2258 LE BISTROT 2 Stadium Walk #01-03 (Near
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      915 16 GE Keppel Energy Services Pte Ltd We are looking for a suitable candidate to fill the following position: PRODUCTION SUPPORT ADMINISTRATOR Job Description: Support the operations team in activities such as: creating and updating job records, data and reports preparing and updating cost and billing information liaising with cross-functional teams
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      1175 17 GE Keppel Energy Services Pte Ltd We are looking for suitable candidates to fill the following positions: MOTOR GENERATOR FITTER REWINDER Handle motor/generator repair, rewinding and testing Requirements: Preferably ITE/NITEC in Electrical or equivalent Min. 2 years of experience Shipyard/oil&gasmaintenanceexperience would be an advantage LEADHAND ADVANCE COATING REMOVAL Lead and
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      805 17 TECHNICIANS 1) Equipment (12-hr day shift) Provide first line support in troubleshooting and maintenance of production/ facilities equipments Daily Walk-in Interview Mon to Fri from 9am 5pm 2) Mixing (normal shift) Prepare solutions used for the mixing process according to the production schedule Conduct stock count Requirement: Higher NITEC/ NITEC
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      332 17 $1.1K TO S1.4K Store/ Logistics Asst. Immed. Sec/ SPM with 1 yr experience. Pls call 9866 6880 (EQ-Lic: C*****01E) STORE/ WAREHOUSE ASSISTANT needed urgently. Interested Pls call: 6410 1754 (9am to 6pm) STOCK TICKER CUM Scanner 5day, weekly pay $50-$80, Changi South. Immed. *****989 MEAT PROCESSING SUPERVISOR Jurong. Butchery skills
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      648 17 Your Career Your Future Secure it with AETOS Hotline: 1800-5646-273 (Mon Fri 9am 6pm) E-mail: recruit@aetos.com.sg AETOS Auxiliary Police Officer Earn up to$2,800* monthly Annual Basic Salary Package up to 15 months* Attractive Joining Bonus, Service Bonus and Profit Sharing Requirements: GCE ‘N’ Level/NITEC/3 SPM* PES A or B Singaporeans/Malaysians
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      461 17 SUPERVISOR $1.9K OFFICER $1.6 $1.7K Telok Blangah, S’goon, Pioneer Mall, Jurong, Turf City, Tampines, City Hall, etc. RELIEF $60 $65/ DAY 12 hrs, Day Night > NSRS WSQ exempted Call 8428 2318 Security Officers μ Tuas Bay Lane Gross $1,800 μ Temasek Blvd Gross $1,637 μ Changi North Gross $1,600
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      404 18 PREMIERSECURITYCO-OPERATIVELTD Resorts World Sentosa- 8 hours: 7am to 3pm (Day Shift), 3pm to 11pm (Mid Shift), 11pm to 7am (Night Shift) Islandwide immediate vacancies available 12 hours SECURITYSUPERVISORS Changi (Day), Tuas (Day), Soon Lee (Night) SECURITY OFFICERS Day Shift@ Upper Thomson, Punggol, Outram, Tuas, Eunos Night Shift Bukit Timah, Raffles
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      461 18 WAREHOUSE BLOCK CLEANER wanted near Genting Lane. 8am5pm. $850. Call 9756 4472. OFFICE CLEANERS Raffles Pl. 7am-4.30pm, $950. 12pm-8pm $45 per day. Call 9125-3492 EXPERIENCED FLOATERS Cleaners. 5½-day@ Loyang Way. $900-$1000. Call *****023 ***CLEANERS WANTED NEAR Orchard Newton MRT. 8am5pm. $900. Call 9386 0192. CLEANERS REQUIRED FOR Shpg. Ctr. Orchard.
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      573 19 Wharf Operations Supervisor •10 positions only •12hrs shift per day •Basic incentives benefit good performance •20 shifts per month •Training sponsorship, Gross up to $2.2K Requirement: •Min. Sec 2 pass Eng/ Nitec 1/2/3 •Singaporean/ PR •Subject to screening PSA approval Please bring along NRIC School Certificate. Walk in Interview: (Mon-Fri)
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