The Straits Times, 30 May 2012

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    25 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 WEDNE S D A Y M A Y 30 201 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MICA (P) 002/02/2012
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    Lock icon JUST 16, HE’S NO. 1
    108 1 SPORT, PAGES B19 20 Swimmer Joseph Schooling (right) was named Singapore’s Sportsman of the Year last night. At 16, the Florida-based schoolboy became the youngest to be feted as the Republic’s top male athlete at the annual Singapore Sports Awards, beating shooter Zhang Jin. Joseph
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    Lock icon Church lift that killed maid not registered
    336 1  -  By AMELIA TAN ameltan@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Additional reporting by Amelia Tan Hui Feng A LIFT at a church which crashed down and killed a maid had not been registered with the authorities. The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) said yesterday that the
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    Lock icon Passers-by pitch in to save accident victim
    78 1 EIGHT men saved a motorcyclist’s life after his leg was severed by a bus in an expressway accident yesterday. The men staunched the bleeding by using a belt as a tourniquet, and kept the victim conscious as the paramedics arrived. “Our hands all
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    Lock icon S’pore to woo foreign law firms
    528 1  -  Move will boost sector, give lawyers here more international exposure By K.C. VIJAYAN LAW CORRESPONDENT vijayan@sph.com.sg MORE foreign law firms are to be allowed to practise in Singapore under a scheme that aims to build on the Republic’s status as a legal hub. They
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      Lock icon Hiring crunch here easing, survey shows
      580 2/3  -  Over a third of firms facing hiring problems, down from 44% in 2011 By JANICE HENG janiceh@sph.com.sg THE hiring crunch here is easing, although more than a third of employers still struggle to fill jobs, a survey by a global human resources firm has
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      Lock icon Large economies ‘lack skilled workers’
      393 2/3 REUTERS LONDON Large economies worldwide cannot find enough skilled workers, engineers and other in-demand employees, according to a study on talent shortages. Employers in Japan were the most likely to say they are having trouble finding staff, followed by those in Brazil, Bulgaria, Australia and
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      Lock icon ST reaches out with VW car auction
      538 2/3 THE Straits Times is auctioning off a sporty sedan as part of its ongoing efforts to reach out to the community. Up for auction next week will be a Volkswagen CC (1.8 TSI) worth $107,500, excluding certificate of entitlement, road tax, registration fee
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          Lock icon More foreign law firms
          54 4 SINGAPORE is to allow more foreign law firms to practise here under a scheme that aims to build on the Republic’s status as a legal hub. The firms will be licensed to operate in areas such as corporate cases but must employ a minimum number of
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          Lock icon Prime sites for homes
          50 4 THOUSANDS of homes in the future could come from prime land such as the Dempsey area and the former Bukit Timah Turf Club, said analysts. Other possibilities include homes in central sites such as Caldecott Hill, Old School at Mount Sophia, and Tanglin Village. PAGE A7
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          Lock icon Suu Kyi’s historic trip
          94 4 MYANMAR’S democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi stepped out of her country for the first time in 24 years yesterday to fly to Bangkok. The newly-elected member of parliament will spend most of today meeting Thai leaders and Myanmar nationals living in Thailand, many of whom
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          Lock icon Shopping revolution
          51 4 FOR the best deals in China, go online. Millions of Chinese are already doing that so much so that shopping through the nation’s biggest e-commerce company, Taobao, is fast becoming a way of life. Consumers can find anything from Lamborghinis to Coach bags and even pandan leaves. PAGE
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          Lock icon Mass petition by Thais
          39 4 IN AN unprecedented move, nearly 27,000 people have signed a petition seeking review of Thailand’s strict law on insulting the royal family. The petition was submitted to Parliament yesterday by about 200 people. PAGE A15
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          Lock icon Spain to bail out banks
          68 4 MADRID plans to issue new bonds to finance its ailing banks, although borrowing costs are nearing an unsustainable 7 per cent level. The move will likely worsen public finances, and add to fears that Spain could be the next country in Europe in need of
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        Lock icon When unemployable become ungovernable
        41 4 OPINION THE International Labour Organisation’s prognosis on youth unemployment globally is grim. Many are so disillusioned, they have given up looking for work. Armed with a vote, they can become an ungovernable bloc for states. PAGE A24
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          Lock icon Higher removal fees
          39 4 HOUSEHOLDS in Pasir Ris, Tampines and Bedok will pay more to have their rubbish removed and recycled from July. This is due to new public waste-collection contracts that feature improved recycling facilities and services. PAGE B2
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          Lock icon High feedback count
          45 4 THE Land Transport Authority received 1.36 million responses as part of feedback from the public last year, or one response every 24 seconds. This is about twice the number in 2007, and, according to observers, is a positive social trend. PAGE B3
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          Lock icon Murder suspect nabbed
          54 4 A 39-YEAR-OLD motorcycle salesman was arrested on Monday night for the murder of another man, after the two fought earlier that day. The suspect is alleged to have stabbed Mr Firman Hakim, 25, several times before fleeing the scene near Alexandra Village. He is expected to be
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon IPO: To do or not to do?
          60 4 THE local IPO market cannot seem to decide if it should be stalling or forging ahead. Two firms, Ascendas Hospitality Trust and Dart Energy, are pulling back their planned initial public offerings (IPOs) due to the turbulent markets. But other listing aspirants, such
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          Lock icon Boon Lay site a big draw
          56 4 A RESIDENTIAL site at Boon Lay Way near Jurong East MRT station attracted 12 bids when the tender closed yesterday. The three top bids, closely clustered together, all exceeded experts’ expectations. MCL Land submitted the top bid of $369.4 million, or $705.10 per sq
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          Lock icon Wheel of fortune
          73 4 AN ACCIDENT in 1983 may have left Mr Raja Singh paralysed from the waist down, but it also led him to set up a small business with a friend in 1994 selling customised wheelchairs. Today, DNR Wheels employs 33 people, and operates from an 18,000 sq feet
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        Lock icon Hazard sings the Blues
        41 4 SPORT THE most-sought after young footballer in European football has decided to join the kings of Europe. Lille playmaker Edin Hazard, 21, has signed a five-year contract with Chelsea, spurning Manchester City and Manchester United. PAGE B19
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        53 4 LIFE! TAIWANESE film-maker Fung Kai says his debut directorial effort, Din Tao: Leader Of The Parade, is not an assertion of a cultural identity apart from China. The film about a traditional ritual which drum troupes perform at religious festivals is Taiwan’s top-grossing movie so far this
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          71 4 www.straitstimes.com www.facebook.com/ thestraitstimes twitter.com/stcom L Woman murdered in her Bukit Batok flat L US police shoot dead naked man eating another man’s face L ‘No’ to nursing home,QRcodegeneratedonhttp://qrcode.littleidiot.be say Bishan residents L ERP rates and times to be changed for Orchard Road cordon L Government shelves plans
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          65 4 www.stomp.com.sg L Motorcyclist’s leg severed in horrific accident along PIE L Woman needs 11 stitches after trip but travel agency denies her insurance claim L What’s he thinking? Guy gives toddler beer and posts pic on FB L Driver injured in head-on crash near Kallang McDonald’s
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          32 4 www.razortv.com.sg L Cabbies: 2am-4am is most dangerous? L Singapore men’s worst traits L Singapore men fight back L Singapore men are still great Scan the code to get more info
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      Lock icon Singaporean naval officer charged in Australia
      475 6  -  SAF scholarship holder accused of committing indecent acts on female cadet By JERMYN CHOW DEFENCE CORRESPONDENT jermync@sph.com.sg A SINGAPOREAN naval officer attending the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) was charged in an Australian court yesterday with committing indecent acts on a female cadet. Lieutenant
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      Lock icon Philippine Senate ousts top judge for corruption
      421 6 REUTERS MANILA The Philippine Senate voted yesterday to remove the country’s top judge in a landmark victory for President Benigno Aquino that should embolden his campaign to root out institutional corruption and could quicken the pace of economic reforms. Twenty out of 23
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      Lock icon More prime housing sites in pipeline
      813 7  -  Ex-Turf Club land among centrally located plots slated for residential use By ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg NEWS that work will begin this year on the latest new town, Bidadari, has turned the spotlight on other centrally located development sites. Prime land not far
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      167 4 Suntec Singapore, Level 4, Halls 402-404 Now to 3 June 2012, 11.00am 10.00pm Begin your school holidays with the Singapore Book Fair At the Singapore Book Fair, we are big on books. The range is as wide as your imagination. In the non-fiction category, there are travelogues, autobiographies, biographies, histories,
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      Lock icon Suu Kyi in Thailand on first trip out in 24 years
      817 8  -  Historic visit marks democracy icon’s return in person to the world stage By NIRMAL GHOSH THAILAND CORRESPONDENT nirmal@sph.com.sg BANGKOK Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is scheduled to begin her visit to Thailand this morning, after arriving in
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon Harvard grad a loyal Arroyo aide
        521 10 Sacked judge became her chief of staff when she was elected vice-president OUSTER OF PHILIPPINES’ TOP JUDGE AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA Harvard-educated Renato Corona rose to become the Philippines’ top judge under the wing of former president Gloria Arroyo. But their long-time association also led
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        Lock icon KL polling date: Guess again, with Sept 28 budget
        343 10 PUTRAJAYA Even as speculation swirls around general election dates in Malaysia, Prime Minister Najib Razak has announced that the 2013 budget will be tabled in Parliament on Sept 28. Datuk Seri Najib told a gathering of businessmen and politicians here yesterday
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        Lock icon Car-theft ring: S’porean held
        274 10 PETALING JAYA A 28-year-old Singaporean man has been arrested in Singapore after the Malaysian police crippled a syndicate that focused on stealing four-wheel drive vehicles. The stolen vehicles were shipped to Singapore and Bangkok. The Singapore police confirmed yesterday that as part of a joint operation
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        Lock icon Vietnamese police seize three tiger carcasses
        331 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE HANOI Vietnamese police yesterday said they had seized three tiger carcasses after being shot at by smugglers who were transporting the dead animals to Hanoi. “We arrested the driver of the car but his accomplice fled after shooting at us,” said Mr
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        Lock icon Malaysian woman tells of kidnap attempt on Facebook
        598 12 PETALING JAYA A Malaysian Internet marketer who narrowly escaped attempted kidnap has revealed her ordeal on her Facebook page, which has since gone viral. Police have confirmed the allegations made by Ms Chin Xin-Ci and are investigating the case as a robbery,
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        Lock icon Potential investors cautious on Indonesia
        566 12  -  But 2014 presidential election result unlikely to affect business: Observers By ZAKIR HUSSAIN INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT zakirh@sph.com.sg JAKARTA With Indonesia’s presidential elections coming up in 2014, some potential investors are taking a wait-and-see stance. But political observers say whoever wins will matter little to the country’s
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        Lock icon JAKARTA’S BIGGEST ECSTASY BUST IN A DECADE
        78 12 Police guarding seized Ecstasy pills in Jakarta on Monday. It was the biggest Ecstasy bust by the Indonesian authorities in 10 years. More than one million of the pills, with an estimated street value of US$45 million (S$57.5 million), were found in a
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        Lock icon Johor crown prince defends sultan’s WWW 1 win
        381 12 THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK KUALA LUMPUR Johor’s crown prince has hit out at Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) leader Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin and others for criticising the Sultan of Johor on splurging half a million ringgit on the coveted WWW 1 vehicle licence
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        Lock icon Deadly homes in Mumbai
        698 14  -  Old and decrepit buildings in danger of collapsing when monsoon arrives By MADHU NAINAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES madhucertain@gmail.com MUMBAI The annual monsoon rains are set to drench Mumbai by the middle of next month, bringing its 18 million people a welcome respite from a scorching
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        Lock icon Doubts cast on character of doctor jailed for treason
        413 14 REUTERS ISLAMABAD The Pakistani doctor who helped the United States’ Central Intelligence Agency find Osama bin Laden faced accusations of corruption and other wrongdoing long before he was captured by Pakistan and then jailed 33 years for treason, say current and
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        Lock icon Petition urges Thai lese majeste reform
        564 15 Almost 27,000 sign first-of-its-kind petition, submitted to Parliament, calling for changes to controversial law BANGKOK A petition signed by almost 27,000 people urging reform of Thailand’s strict royal insult law has been submitted to Parliament, amid growing clamour for the rules to be changed.
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Worker’s death sparks riot
          109 15 REUTERS BEIJING About 1,000 migrant workers went on a rampage in a city in eastern China yesterday, smashing up cars and protesting in front of a government building after a worker was apparently killed by his employer after a dispute over salary, state media said. The
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          Lock icon Beijing, Manila to cool spat
          82 15 ASSOCIATED PRESS PHNOM PENH The defence chiefs of China and the Philippines have agreed to show restraint in their countries’ two-month-old stand-off at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. China’s General Liang Guanglie and the Philippines’ Mr Voltaire Gazmin met on Monday on
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          Lock icon Death decree: Cleric nabbed
          120 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ISLAMABAD Police in Pakistan yesterday arrested a Muslim cleric accused of sentencing six people to death for singing and dancing at a wedding in the north of the country. The men and women had allegedly danced and sung together in Gada village in the
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        Lock icon Nude photo scam: ‘Manhunter’ guilty
        510 16 Businesman molested male models after luring them into photo sessions HONG KONG A Hong Kong businessman dubbed the “manhunter” was convicted after he lured scores of men for nude photo sessions and molested them. Lau Ding Sing, 62, was found guilty yesterday of two counts
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        Lock icon TAPER Exemplary Employer Award 2012
        1410 17 A fair employment feature brought to you by Tripartite Alliance for Fair B Employment Practices Five organisations clinched the top honours at the TAPER Exemplary Employer Award 2012 recently for their outstanding achievements in adopting fair, responsible and inclusive employment practices. From mentoring mature employees
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        Lock icon Taobao – shoppers’ haven in cyberspace
        890 18  - Taobao shoppers’ haven in cyberspace Site that vanquished eBay in China corners 80% of online shopping By HO AI LI CHINA CORRESPONDENT hoaili@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Carol Feng BEIJING Singaporean student Liew Jia Hong wanted to cook green bean soup and needed a few stalks of pandan leaves. The problem
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        Lock icon Massive culling of group-buying sites
        321 18  -  HO AI LI BEIJING Is the group-buying euphoria over in China? There was much optimism about the sector last year, with many websites starting up and Groupon, the granddaddy of group deals from the United States, coming into China. But this year has turned out
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        Lock icon SINGAPORE AT CHINA FAIR
        73 18 The Singapore Pavilion at the inaugural Beijing International Fair for Trade in Services features 20 Singapore-based firms and chambers from six key service sectors. Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang on Monday attended the opening ceremony of the five-day event where organisations from
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        Lock icon S’pore, China to set up work group on services
        234 18  -  GRACE NG SINGAPORE and China will explore the setting up of a work group to facilitate new projects and cooperation in the services sector. This group will meet regularly to help identify issues and opportunities that both countries can discuss, Minister
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        Lock icon Weibo users blast new code of conduct
        378 18 REUTERS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SHANGHAI China’s Sina Corp has introduced a code of conduct for users of the local version of Twitter, amid accusations of censorship to rein in what has grown into a raucous online forum to air political and social grievances. The
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      Lock icon New York aims for tech centre top spot
      847 19 New university will train engineers as entrepreneurs ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK The global trading hub of New York is aiming to overtake Silicon Valley with a hightech research complex to be built on an island in the East River. The idea is
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      Lock icon Western govts expel Syrian diplomats
      481 20 Unusual move against Assad regime follows gruesome massacre in Houla ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS PARIS Western governments expelled Syrian ambassadors and diplomats yesterday in an unusual, coordinated blow to President Bashar Assad’s regime following a gruesome massacre that the UN said involved close- range shootings of
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      Lock icon Doha mall fire kills 19, including toddler triplets
      371 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE QATAR A fire in one of Doha’s fanciest shopping malls has claimed 19 lives including two-year-old triplets and 10 other children. Rescuers, handicapped by sprinklers that did not work properly, struggled to reach a childcare centre inside the
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      Lock icon Italy hit by second quake in nine days
      275 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANTUA (Italy) A strong quake in north-eastern Italy has killed at least 15 people, days after another in the same region wrought death and destruction. The 5.8-magnitude quake yesterday struck about 60km east of the city of Parma, and sent
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        Lock icon Pope ‘wants the truth’ on leaks
        123 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS VATICAN CITY The Vatican’s spokesman said Pope Benedict XVI is not concerned about the information that might emerge in the widening investigation into leaked documents, and is encouraging prosecutors and a fact-finding commission to get to the truth in one of the
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        Lock icon Denmark arrests terror suspects
        89 20 ASSOCIATED PRESS COPENHAGEN The security service in Denmark said it has arrested two brothers of Somali origin, suspected of plotting a terror attack. The men, aged 18 and 23, are Danish citizens who have lived in Denmark for 16 years. They were overheard talking about methods,
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        Lock icon US ambassador defends himself
        126 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOSCOW The United States’ controversial Ambassador to Moscow has defended himself via Twitter after the Russian Foreign Ministry furiously condemned a speech he made as shocking. Mr Michael McFaul, a former foreign policy aide of US President Barack Obama’s, became the talk of state
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      Lock icon Europe is still a magnet for migrants
      845 21  -  Continent’s economic woes have not reduced inflows as expected By JONATHAN EYAL EUROPE CORRESPONDENT jonathan.eyal@gmail.com LONDON Europe’s current financial crisis was expected to reduce immigrant inflows into the continent. This has not happened: Key European states are still recording large numbers of new
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      Lock icon Spain to keep bailing out ailing banks
      407 22 It will issue new bonds despite rising borrowing costs, recession forecast REUTERS BLOOMBERG AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID Spain will soon issue new bonds to fund its ailing banks and indebted regions, despite borrowing costs nearing the unsustainable 7 per cent level and a central
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      Lock icon Ex-US Treasury chief warns of Greek euro exit
      334 22  -  By ANITA GABRIEL anitag@sph.com.sg FORMER United States Treasury secretary Lawrence Summers has warned that high expectations of Greece’s exit from the euro zone could be self-fulfilling. He called on euro zone policymakers to accelerate policies to bring the crisis to an end
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      Lock icon Sydney brothel scores victory for sex industry
      288 22 BLOOMBERG SYDNEY A plan to build Australia’s largest brothel is poised to overcome state opposition in a victory for Sydney’s sex industry over creeping regulation. The A$12 million (S$15 million), three-storey extension to the Stiletto brothel near the city centre can be approved
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      Lock icon China to revive ‘cash for clunkers’ scheme
      246 22 REUTERS BEIJING China’s Cabinet has agreed to revive financial incentives for consumers to trade in their passenger cars, to help increase demand in the world’s biggest vehicle market, a government official said. The Cabinet approved the plan last week and relevant ministries are
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      Lock icon Air India pilot row clouds B-787 debut
      122 22 BLOOMBERG NEW DELHI Air India is set to receive its first Boeing 787 this week as a pilots’ dispute over who should fly the aircraft triggers cuts in international services and more than 100 dismissals. A team is already in the United States
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      Lock icon India to allow foreigners to buy local corporate bonds
      382 22 REUTERS NEW DELHI India will allow foreign retail investors to buy local corporate bonds for the first time, in its latest move to bolster capital inflows and support the shaky rupee, though the action was seen as too limited to boost
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        Lock icon Proton suspends Lotus chief exec
        43 22 ASSOCIATED PRESS KUALA LUMPUR Proton has suspended the head of its loss-making British sports car business after Proton’s new owner complained about his conduct. Proton said Lotus CEO Dany Bahar has been suspended, but it did not elaborate.
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        Lock icon Ex-Olympus CEO wins settlement
        54 22 REUTERS LONDON Mr Michael Woodford, ousted as head of Olympus after blowing the whistle on one of Japan’s biggest corporate frauds, has won a settlement of his claim for unfair dismissal. He had been expected to sue for up to 10 years’ lost salary, worth around
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        Lock icon Samsung begins selling Galaxy S3
        35 22 REUTERS LONDON Samsung Electronics launched its top-of-the-range Galaxy S3 smartphone in Europe yesterday, aiming to outsell its previous model that helped it topple Apple as the world’s largest smartphone maker.
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      Lock icon Singapore still best for business, report finds
      477 23  -  India, China score poorly and US slips in rankings released ahead of E. Asia forum By NIRMAL GHOSH THAILAND CORRESPONDENT nirmal@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Nirmal BANGKOK Singapore again topped a list of 132 countries and territories ranked on the degree to which they encourage trade beating
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      299 23 REUTERS TOKYO Japan and China will start trading their currencies directly in Tokyo and Shanghai from Friday in a move that shores up trade and financial ties between Asia’s two biggest economies. It also marks another baby step to raise the yuan’s international
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      1162 25  -  By THOMAS MENKHOFF FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is an associate professor at Singapore Management University. “FINDouthowmodern the trade in traditional products such as shark’s fin is,” my German professor advised when I first arrived here in 1988. I interviewed dozens of
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      1012 25  -  By ANTHONY PAUL FOR THE STRAITS TIMES camps. anthonypaul@asiahand.com AT A time when China is flexing its muscles on its maritime borders, a new book usefully reminds us of the strange way in which the Chinese civil war’s upheaval ended on land not
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      760 25  -  By S.K. LAMBAH, TOMMY KOH FOR THE STRAITS TIMES Mr S.K. Lambah, a special envoy of the Prime Minister of India, and Professor Tommy Koh, Ambassador-at-Large of Singapore, are co-chairmen of the India-Singapore Strategic Dialogue. THE relations between India and Singapore are based upon history, culture,
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          316 26  -  Toh Cheng Seong IT IS fascinating that Workers’ Party (WP) chief Low Thia Khiang is claiming the moral high ground over the People’s Action Party with accusations that the ruling party had discredited Mr Png Eng Huat and the WP in the run-up
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          367 26  -  Althaf Hussain REGARDLESS of the Workers’ Party’s (WP) perceived shortcomings in its handling of the Yaw Shin Leong affair and projecting itself as a united party, the voters of Hougang have once again given it a convincing mandate (“WP wins 62.1%”; Sunday). Will its
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          201 26  -  Andrew Hong DEPUTY Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said the results of the Hougang by-election are not a reflection of Singaporeans’ sentiments towards the People’s Action Party Government (“Hougang sentiment is ‘special’”; Sunday). As an Hougang resident who cast his vote in the by-election, I am
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          230 26  -  Tan Say Yin (Miss) MANY People’s Action Party (PAP) detractors claimed that its younger MPs entered Parliament by riding on the coat-tails of ministers. I agree with this. Similarly, there is no doubt that Mr Yaw Shin Leong and Mr Png Eng Huat were ushered
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        135 27  -  John Lim I HAVE often wondered why footage from the numerous cameras mounted along our expressways, roads and public places is not used as evidence in traffic accidents and crimes. In case of accidents, would the footage be made available to the public
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        130 27  -  Jeremy Cheong THE Ministry of Education’s initiative to help primary schools upgrade their facilities to include those that promote skills and values closes the gap between Singapore and international schools (“School gets spruced-up facilities”; last Thursday). With the upgrades, pupils in our primary
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        303 27  -  Chan Peck Lian (Ms) RESOURCE-POOR schools in some parts of the world rely on government support, efforts from volunteers and private donations in order to run effectively (“Schools ‘free to decide how parents volunteer’”; May 21). I do not think any mainstream Ministry of Education school
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      379 2  -  By GRACE CHUA caiwj@sph.com.sg HOUSEHOLDS in Pasir Ris, Tampines and Bedok will pay more to have their rubbish taken away and recycled from July. The change is due to new public waste-collection contracts, which feature improved recycling facilities and services.
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      335 2 A THIRD man was hauled to court yesterday in connection with the attempted match-fixing of last week’s Malaysian Super League game between LionsXII and Sarawak. Selvarajan Letchuman, 49, a Singaporean project manager, allegedly gave RM500 (S$200) to Malaysian part-time referee Shokri Nor
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      667 3  -  It received 1.36m responses last year on road, vehicle and transport issues By KARAMJIT KAUR karam@sph.com.sg EVERY 24 seconds, someone has something to say about buses, trains, cars or taxis. Last year, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) received more than 1.36 million responses as
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      538 4  -  They used belt as tourniquet, kept him awake until paramedics arrived By CHERIE THIO cthio@sph.com.sg EIGHT men saved a motorcyclist’s life after his leg was severed by a bus in an expressway accident yesterday. The men staunched the bleeding by using a belt as
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      357 4  -  JOSE HONG TWENTY schools in Singapore are sharing a $100,000 grant from tech giant IBM to further drive their environmentally friendly initiatives. They were chosen based on how green they already are by having environmental clubs, for example and their interest
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      335 4  -  MIRANDA YEO THE new facility for the Malay Language Centre of Singapore (MLCS) in Bishan Street 14 will be up and running by June next year. The construction of the standalone building began this year and it will serve as a resource
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      199 5 A CYCLIST, wanted in connection with three cases of assault, surrendered to the police on Monday after seeing photos of himself published in newspapers. In the reports, police had made an appeal for information about the man who was caught on camera abusing two other
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      473 5  -  Airport Police advise travellers to keep valuables close on hand By JANICE HENG janiceh@sph.com.sg A SYNDICATE from China could be the reason for a surge in onboard thefts this year. So far, 18 cases have been reported, up from just one last year. All
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      301 6  -  By JALELAH ABU BAKER jalmsab@sph.com.sg A MOTORCYCLE salesman was arrested on Monday night for allegedly stabbing another man to death after the two came to blows earlier in the evening. Police said they received a call about the fight in an industrial estate at Block
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      381 7  -  Scientists develop full test that can pinpoint virus strain in two hours By FENG ZENGKUN zengkun@sph.com.sg SCIENTISTS here have found a way to quickly detect a deadly bird flu virus. They have developed the world’s first comprehensive test kit that can pinpoint all existing
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      502 7  -  By LINETTE LAI, NICHOLAS TEO OVER 100 aspiring young journalists were tasked with putting together “publications with purpose” at The Straits Times Media Club Camp yesterday. At the biannual two-day camp held at the Singapore Press Holdings News Centre auditorium, students from
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        146 7 AN INDONESIAN maid was jailed a month yesterday for mixing her menstrual discharge into coffee meant for her employer. Jumiah, 24, who goes by only one name, said she thought that by doing so, her 37-year-old boss would agree to send her back to the
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        164 7 TWO Indian nationals who tried separately to bribe police officers have been jailed for corruption. In the first case, Rinosh Joseph Noble, 33, a Qatar Airways flight steward arrested by an undercover policeman for outraging his modesty, offered $100 to him and two
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      652 8  -  Expert says firms may be confused by sharp turnaround By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg THE local initial public offering (IPO) market cannot seem to decide if it should be stalling or forging ahead. A couple of companies Ascendas Hospitality Trust and Dart Energy International are
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      580 8  -  By MAGDALEN NG songyuan@sph.com.sg A MALAYSIAN real estate investor is suing a private banker at French bank Credit Agricole over a US$665,000 (S$849,000) investment that went wrong. Mr Kevin Ong claims that private banker Ho Yong Chong breached his duty of care
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      584 9  -  Proximity to MRT station and malls is one reason for strong interest By AMANDA TAN tamanda@sph.com.sg A RESIDENTIAL site about five minutes’ walk from Jurong East MRT station has attracted 12 bids. The top three bids, closely clustered together, all exceeded an
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      576 9  -  By ESTHER TEO PROPERTY REPORTER esthert@sph.com.sg THE first hotel site in the Jurong Lake District, slated to be the largest commercial centre outside the city, went on sale yesterday. But industry experts say the site is unlikely to
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        681 10  -  Change company mindset and culture: SME Committee chairman By JONATHAN KWOK jonkwok@sph.com.sg RAISING productivity is not just about automation and the use of ever more efficient technology. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been urged to focus on changes to the company mindset and culture
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        391 10  -  By AMANDA TAN tamanda@sph.com.sg INVESTORS about to enter a business deal should keep an eye out for tell-tale signs that a company may not be everything that it claims to be. Take, for example, a business with a listed address in a
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        423 11  -  Collaboration, innovation and education are key, say experts By LESTER HIO lesterh@sph.com.sg PINNING down the elusive magic formula for successful entrepreneurship kept a range of experts, from business people to politicians, engaged during a recent discussion. Collaboration, innovation and education were the key buzz words
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        401 11 L I bought over an Italian restaurant on Jurong Island with a very attractive food range, known as Best Manna Restaurant Cafe. After having run it for a year and a half, I feel that it is doing very well within Jurong Island, but it is not growing
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          61 11 L Date: June 1 L Venue: Matrix Building, 30 Biopolis Street This event, organised by Action Community for Entrepreneurship and Exploit Technologies, the commercialisation arm of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star), will bring together technopreneurs and investors. They will get an insight into
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          65 11 L Date: June 6 L Venue: 150 MacPherson Road, Science Arts Building, Level 6 (TCM College) Organised by Spring Singapore, it is targeted at top executives from the retail, food and beverage, health-care, transport, hospitality and travel services sectors. It aims to encourage companies to
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        818 12  -  Firm owned by disabled athlete and pal has even launched diaper brand By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg MR RAJA Singh was only 22 when he was involved in a cycling accident and lost all sensation in his legs. But that did not stop the triathlete from
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        867 13  -  In an eight-part series sponsored by Spring Singapore, we look at how various companies have benefited from the initiatives undertaken to transform their service quality. Joyce Teo finds out more about what ABR Holdings did to improve service at its Swensen’s ice cream restaurants.
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        654 14  -  US, Europe indexes that gauge trader fear still high despite calmer bourses By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg A WHIFF of fear over global trading conditions is still very much in the air, despite a market rebound over the past two days. Both the
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        381 14  -  By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg SENIOR finance executives around the world are less optimistic about economic growth in their own countries this year than they were last year, a new study has found. The latest edition of Global Business And Spending Monitor, an annual study carried
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        355 14  -  By YUNITA ONG yunitaso@sph.com.sg COMMODITIES firm Olam International is investing US$240 million (S$306 million) in its first sugar milling asset in Brazil. The firm will buy a Brazilian sugar-cane miller and processor for US$128.8 million and will inject another US$111.5 million there over
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        603 15  -  Hopes of new stimulus measures in China and Greece avoiding euro exit BULLS AND BEARS By ANITA GABRIEL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT anitag@sph.com.sg SHARE prices on the local bourse rose for a second straight day, mirroring most Asian markets, led by optimism that Greece will
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          97 15 STI TRADING VOLUME 235.8 million shares STI UP DOWN Gainers: 20 Losers: 8 Unchanged: 2 Points Change Mid Cap Small Cap Fledgling Catalist China China Top Maritime 650.59 425.90 633.44 875.39 223.88 196.03 278.29 5.68 4.83 5.51 16.08 2.15 2.62 10.54 Points Change Basic materials Consumer goods
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          73 15 STOCK TRADING VOLUME 1.47 billion shares worth $866.1 million UP DOWN Gainers: 251 Losers: 96 Unchanged: 431 Yesterday’s close Index Change Hang Seng Nikkei 225 Seoul Kospi Shanghai Comp Shenzhen Comp Bursa M’sia KLCI 19,055.46 8,657.08 1,849.91 2,389.636 962.8456 1,565.32 254.47 63.93 25.74 28.269 14.4271 10.38 Yesterday’s close
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          28 15 By Volume CENTS Vol CENTS Vol GSH Corp 7.7 1.6 96.979.000 63.208.000 62.891.000 54.279.000 50.878.000 ...111.5 Thai Beverage 33.5 31,373,000 5.3 3.7 UPP 33.5 48.864.000 48.745.000
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          184 15 For a full list of SGX stocks, warrants and bonds, visit btstocks.asiaone.com TRANSACTION DATE: MAY 29, 2012 Top Rises May 29 CENTS DBXT Nifty 10US$ 9185 542.9 4.9 (0) DBXT iBoxxKR 5US$ ***** 67.5 0.4 Lyxor China H 10US$ 1254 58.6 3.8 DBXT MSTaiwan 10US$ 1670 52.3
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          56 15 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +0R'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E SMIL 173 112.5 CapMallsAsia 142 -2 8437 143.5
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          92 15 52-WEEK CURRENCY LAST 'VOL DAY GROSS NET M CAP HIGH LOW COMPANY TRADED SALE +OR-'000 HIGH LOW YIELD P/E $MIL COMPANY CURRENCY LAST TRADED SALE +0R'VOL 'ODD DAY GROSS HIGH LOW YIELD NET P/E M CAP $MIL 176 101.5 ARA 134 +4 286 94 55
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          208 15 Top Rises May 29 CENTS YangzijiBPeCW*****2 5.5 83.3 2.5 Rowsley W*****1 1.5 36.4 0.4 DBS MB eCW*****2 4.3 34.4 1.1 CapitalaBPeCW*****3 1.2 33.3 0.3 DBS RB eCW*****8 17 30.8 4.0 Ntegrator W*****6 1.3 30.0 0.3 SakariMBeCW*****2 4.1 24.2 0.8 83.3 NobleGrpMBeCW*****2 2.6 18.2 0.4 CN8400MBeCW*****8 9.3 17.7
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          33 15 Vol Company Last Sale +or-('000) +orVol coco) CapMallA2.15%*****1 100 CapMallA3.8%b*****2 100.9 +0.3 77 CapMallT2%bl***** 100.3 CityDev NCCPS 115.5 cd -1.5 40 DBS Bk 4.7% NCPS 100 ***** -2 6 EuNetw cbl***** 108.2
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          337 15 52-Wk Last Vol High Low Company Sale +/-(’000) Company Last 1261 856 CIMBAsean40 100US$ US951 5 ***** ***** DBXT AUD Bonds 5AU$ A***** Vol 000) 130 1065 750 DBXT CSI300 10US$ US815 +9 15 3892 3124 DBXT DBCBDJUBS 10US$ US3124 2314 1959 DBXT DBCBLEB 10US$ US2173 103 3260 2149
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          40 15 (US$) (S$) (US$) (S$) 1 mth 0.***** .0.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates (S$) 3 mths 0.***** 0.***** 0.***** 0.***** SWAP Mid rates (S$) 0.***** 12 mths 1.***** 0.***** SWAP Offer rates 1 mth (S$) 0.***** 0.***** Source: Thomson Reuters
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          53 15 AgainstS$ Against US$ Currencies Bid Offer Bid Offer S$/US$toone unitofforeigncurrency: Against US$ Bid Offer S$AJS$ to one unit of foreign currency: 1 2603 1.2608 0.9889 S$/US$to100units offoreigncurrency: 1 2472 1.2481 0.9787 0.9791 1.6024 1.6032 1.2574 1.2577 NZ dollar 0.9738 0.9743 0.7641 0.7643 UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON
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      104 12 Read it in tomorrow WIN! Garlic supplement hampers worth $2,400 THE MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE Results of auction of taxable book-entry Singapore Government Bonds to be issued on 1 June 2012 Tenor Approx. 7Years (non-benchmark) Total Amount Allotted SGD 1,500,000,000 Amount Allotted to Non-Competitive Applications SGD 102,763,000 Amount Allotted to
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      172 18 Win this Longines watch Longines, the official timekeeper for the French Open, is giving this women’s timepiece away in a readers’ contest with The Straits Times. To win this $1,110 watch, answer a set of questions from May 27 to June 2. The answers can be found at www.longines.com Your
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      124 19 SPORTS FIXTURES HIGHLIGHTS LOTTERY L I Jtl Draw No. 2748/2012 f IVI J Monday, 28 May 2012 Group 1 Prize: $662,589 No Winner Next Draw No. 2749/2012 Thursday, 31 May 2012 Group 1 Prize •1,500,000. Draw Venue: Singapore Pools (Private) Limited 1 Selegie Road, PoMo #01-01 Singapore *****6 For detailed
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      464 20  -  By ALVIN CHIA chiazya@sph.com.sg THINGS went swimmingly at the Singapore Sports Awards last night when Quah Zheng Wen and Amanda Lim swept the Sportsboy and Sportsgirl of the Year awards. With Joseph Schooling bagging the Sportsman title, it meant swimming captured three of the four
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      792 17 Led by James and Wade, Miami take 1-0 lead in Eastern Conference Finals ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI Five seasons ago, the Boston Celtics created a new model for title contention. Two years ago, the Miami Heat duplicated it, with parts that were newer, shinier and springier. Which
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      274 17  -  ALVIN CHIA BOYS and girls who play football in Singapore now have one more option to pursue their interest. Former Liverpool captain and England player Steve McMahon is starting his own football academy this August the latest big name to reach out to the football community
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      299 17 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Former Formula One world champion Alan Jones yesterday urged Australian compatriot Mark Webber to leave Red Bull and join Ferrari, saying it would inject a “breath of fresh air” into his career. Speculation has linked Webber, 35, to a Ferrari seat alongside two-time world
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      359 17 REUTERS MELBOURNE Olympic champion Matthew Mitcham smashed China’s “Great Wall” of diving at the 2008 Games, but the Australian now relishes being the “underdog” ahead of the London Games after long battles with injury. The 24-year-old, who denied hosts China a sweep of the
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      766 17  -  HORSE RACING Written by. Michael Lee A FOURTH place for Gingerbread Man in yesterday's barrier trial sent nothing but the right signals to trainer Bruce Marsh, five days ahead of his contest in the $300,000 Group 2 Stewards' Cup (1400m), Last year's Three-Year-Old Challenge Triple
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      175 18 Today Basketball Women’s National C’ship (Singapore Basketball Centre, 7.15pm). NBA Western Conference Finals, Game 2: San Antonio v Oklahoma City (Live, StarHub Ch202, 9am). Bowling Singapore International Open: Masters qualifiers (Orchid Bowl, 9.30am). Football AFC Champions League, rd of 16: Ulsan Hyundai v Kashiwa Reysol (Live, mio
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      49 18 Cricket 2nd Test in Nottingham, 4th day: West Indies 370 and 165 (overnight 61-6: M. Samuels 76 n.o., D. Sammy 25, J. Anderson 4-43, T. Bresnan 4-37). England 428 and 111-1 (A. Strauss 45, A. Cook 43 n.o.). England win by 9 wkts and lead three-match series 2-0.
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      701 18 Sharapova is a real threat in Paris after 6-0, 6-0 first-round rout REUTERS, ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS Maria Sharapova once described her movement on clay as like a “cow on ice”. Even if she has not changed her mind, there was nothing ungainly about the way she took just
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      380 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS The pressure to win is always high and the pressure to keep on winning is even worse. For Novak Djokovic, the world’s best tennis player at the moment, that just means a challenge. The 25-year-old Serb is trying to win his fourth straight Grand
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      183 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS After more than four hours on court at the French Open, Alex Bogomolov Jr was one point from losing when he decided he had had enough. The Russian was trailing Arnaud Clement of France 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (2-7), 4-5 on
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      385 19  -  By FABIUS CHEN fabiusc@sph.com.sg THE marquee may have read Singapore Sports Awards, but the Republic’s finest athletes were not the only ones who had something to cheer about last night. The Straits Times’ sports correspondent Terrence Voon also left the ceremony at Swissotel the Stamford
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        39 19 REUTERS LUXEMBOURG Andy Schleck received the 2010 Tour de France winner’s yellow jersey yesterday, almost four months after Alberto Contador lost it following a doping ban. Schleck had finished the cycling race in second position.
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        41 19 REUTERS KIEV Poland and Ukraine yesterday assured foreign fans they would be safe during next month’s European football championship. The BBC on Monday aired footage of fans in the countries giving Nazi salutes and taunting black players.
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        36 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON A sculpture of British triple jump world record-holder Jonathan Edwards has been unveiled at a London station ahead of the Olympics. It is made entirely out of train parts.
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      675 19 Blues win race to sign talented Belgian playmaker THE TIMES, LONDON LONDON Chelsea made a powerful statement of intent by agreeing a £32 million (S$64 million) fee with Lille for Eden Hazard, whose signing is expected to be completed this week. The Belgium midfielder revealed his intentions
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      450 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ROME The widening Italian football match-fixing scandal has caused “profound sadness” to the country’s Prime Minister Mario Monti, who feels that it may be a good idea to suspend the game for a few years. “It is something that sometimes
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      261 19 LONDON Arsenal are considering a £28 million (S$56 million) move for Athletic Bilbao striker Fernando Llorente if Robin van Persie decides to leave. But that prospect seems far less likely now, with more than one family member demanding that the Arsenal
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      134 1 Twisted pop cabaret Drum tale Top Taiwan film a surprise hit C2 Indian intrigue Shabana Azmi explores dual identity C7 Lady Gaga’s deliciously loopy show C9 The three-day International Indian Film Academy Awards means big bucks for Singapore businesses when it comes here next week. DEEPIKA SHETTY Fairmont Singapore’s (from
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        887 2  -  Debut film by director Fung Kai is a hit in Taiwan for its focus on a local religious tradition Rachael Boon In Penang rachaelb@sph.com.sg The pressure first-time film-maker Fung Kai feels over his debut directorial effort feature Din Tao: Leader Of The Parade is not
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        468 2  -  Review Drama DIN TAO: LEADER OF THE PARADE (PG13) 123 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: A-tai (Alan Kuo) is estranged from his father (Chen Po-cheng), the head of the Chiu-tien din tao troupe in Taichung. Returning home after a stint in Taipei studying rock music, A-tai throws down
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        1654 4/5  -  Local companies are landing some of the biggest deals as the International Indian Film Academy Awards comes to town Deepika Shetty Arts Correspondent deepikas@sph.com.sg The International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA), dubbed the Hindi film industry’s answer to the Oscars, is big business wherever it goes. Now
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        527 4/5 An Indian-style welcome awaits Bollywood stars at Fairmont Singapore Swissotel The Stamford. The International Indian Film Academy Awards’s hospitality partners have between them 2,030 guest rooms and suites, of which 700 have been taken up by the event organisers at a specially contracted rate. While
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        436 4/5 Twinkle Khurana (below) was eight when she got her first taste of Bollywood. She remembers it well: November 2003 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. “It was so entertaining and fun,” the chatty teenager tells Life! in a phone interview from Bangkok. Now 19, Miss Khurana,
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        712 6  -  The decision to cast an untested actress proved to be a controversial one for director Nicolas Cuche Yip Wai Yee yipwy@sph.com.sg Even when many actors refused to be in the movie because of his casting decision, French film-maker Nicolas Cuche trusted his gut feeling. He stood
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        272 6  -  Tay Yek Keak Not as funny as the first trailer, which featured hilariously insane but unconnected snippets, this trailer drags because it shows that Sacha Baron Cohen’s new persona, the nutty North African dictator Admiral African dictator Admiral General Aladeen, is not a shock-jerk riling real people like
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          225 6  -  Yip Wai Yee SECOND CHANCE (M18) 87 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ Joanna (Virginie Efira) is an independent-minded woman who falls in love with Julien (Francois-Xavi-er Demaison, both below), a relationship coach. The two are clearly a good fit and want to be together, except that Julien has a history of
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          271 6  -  Yip Wai Yee BAD GIRLS 94 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ Only diehard fans of Taiwanese idol dramas will squeal and swoon at this film filled with cutesy photo montages and corny dialogue. Idol drama regulars Ella Chen (above right) and Mike Ho are predictably cast as the leads. Chen once
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      772 8  -  Singapore musicians give thumbs-up to second Music Matters meet Melissa Kok melk@sph.com.sg Singaporean musicians say they benefited substantially from this year’s Music Matters conference. Local musicians, producers, record-label owners and music enthusiasts tell Life! that the international event gave them a good opportunity to
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      770 9  -  There were Lady Gaga antics aplenty at her concert, including an entry on an armoured unicorn Review Concert LADY GAGA THE BORN THIS WAY BALL Singapore Indoor Stadium/Monday Eddino Abdul Hadi dinohadi@sph.com.sg It is not enough that Lady Gaga has to make an entrance riding a
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      807 10  -  Top Chinese TV actress Betty Sun Li was a Channel 8 talent show contestant back in 2001 Yip Wai Yee yipwy@sph.com.sg Top Chinese actress Betty Sun Li has a Singaporean connection that could rather broadly be interpreted as a springboard for her career in
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      444 10 Associated Press Washington From the beginning, Mrs Michelle Obama’s kitchen garden has been an overachiever, churning out more peppers, parsley and eggplant than expected. Now, the First Lady has added a 271-page book to her gardening resume. People can read all about the planting misses
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      485 10 Agence France-Presse Hong Kong Asia’s biggest wine and spirits fair opened in Hong Kong yesterday, giving the world’s top producers from France to Argentina a chance to tap the booming but relatively new China market. Organisers of the three-day Vinexpo Asia-Pacific trade fair expect demand
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      549 11  -  A mix of Yunnan tea and India’s Assam black tea is the new blend for Queen Elizabeth II’s Jubilee Annabeth Leow leowhma@sph.com.sg After 175 years as the official supplier of tea to the British monarchy, Twinings of London is a fitting candidate to concoct a
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      666 12  -  Comedy trio, The Sons Of Singapore, will give their funny take of local issues at Beerfest Kenneth Goh kengohsz@sph.com.sg Visitors to this year’s Beerfest Asia will get their funny bones tickled by three home-grown comedians. Stand-up comedians Rishi Budhrani, 27, Muhammad Fadzri, 25, and
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      572 12 International Herald Tribune New York Her granddaughter-in-law Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, has become a fashion beacon, but Queen Elizabeth II remains above all that with her crowns, tiaras, hats and her head scarves. Those head accessories, from historic or fancy to practical, tend
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        Lock icon Going gaga over Diablo III
        686 2  -  Oo Gin Lee ginlee@sph.com.sg Tough luck if you have not bought a copy of Diablo III. It is sold out in Singapore and new stocks will arrive only in about two weeks’ time. Diablo III is sizzling hot right now and just about anyone who
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      180 2 On Digital Life’s full-page cover issue on May 23: DL should do more of such full-page covers. This week’s issue looks really good! Philip Subrata On whether they use Siri on their Apple iPhone 4S: Tried it for a few days, poked around and realised that it
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        358 3  -  Offer applies to new purchases of Windows 7 PCs but you can install the software on any machine. OO GIN LEE reports reports OO GIN LEE ginlee@sph.com. sg Do not hold off buying a laptop or desktop next week during the PC Show
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        415 3  -  By Sherwin Loh sherwinl@sph.com.sg Singaporeans love their music. They are beginning to use social networks to listen to songs and view music videos. And one thing is clear: Many want it for free. A survey last month by the market research company Ipsos
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        584 4  -  By Sherwin Loh sherwinl@sph.com.sg Try and spot the difference between the 1969 aliens and the 2012 aliens in the latest sequel of the Men In Black (MIB) movie series which is showing in theatres now. If you must know, the 1969 aliens
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          114 4 Facebook has poached a dozen software and hardware engineers from Apple to work on its own smartphone, reported The New York Times. While the social network has millions of users, it has yet to figure out how to sell advertising on mobile devices through which an
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          81 4 Google has completed its US$12.9 billion (S$16.4 billion) acquisition of Motorola Mobility, bringing the software company into the hardware business. Leading the new team are fresh faces, as Google replaced most of Motorola’s existing executives in key marketing, financial and operating positions. The clear-out includes
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          135 4 Apple has filed several patents for a new type of stylus, which can, among other things, detect the pressure applied by the user and the angle that it is being held. It might even contain a camera. The patents were filed a few months after the launch of
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          108 4 One of the world’s biggest computer makers, with nearly 325,000 employees globally, is slashing 27,000 jobs or about 8 per cent of its workforce. The move comes at a time when the company has been struggling to turn its business around, following a drop in demand
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          213 4  -  [MADE INI Compiled by Sherwin Loh App: Rapid Rescue Why it’s cool: Helps to save lives Price: Free, iOS The Singapore Red Cross has launched an app that people will be able to use to call for help, or to render assistance to those in
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        625 6 / 7  -  Interest in car recorders surges after clip of fatal crash between Ferrari and taxi goes viral Seow Tein Hee teinhee@sph.com.sg A fatal crash between a Ferrari and a taxi, followed by a video clip that showed the accident in detail, has been the
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        2006 8 / 9  -  Secure the help of one the next time you hit the road with one of these car recorders. SEOW TEIN HEE test-drives four models SEOW TEIN HEE teinhee@sph.com.sg Black Vue DR400G-HD Available from Blackvue.com.sg The cylindrical Black Vue DR400G looks quite at home when installed behind the rear-view
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        364 10  -  OO GIN LEE got his hands on a prototype of Acer’s new ultrabook which runs on Intel’s new Ivy Bridge processor, and he is impressed OO GIN LEE Acer has always been synonymous with cheap and good mass-market laptops, but its designs are often
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        815 12  -  By Oo Gin Lee ginlee@sph.com.sg If you are looking for a multimedia laptop that can do everything including showing Blu-ray movies in full 3-D splendour then this is the one for you. The P850 is pricey for a 15.6-inch laptop, easily twice the price of
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        1373 14/15  -  Take your pick of low-cost versions across different brands and telcos. In fact, a few of them are free if you sign up for a basic plan, says SHERWIN LOH SHERWIN LOH sherwinl@sph. com.sg Today’s launch of the Samsung Galaxy S III Android
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        676 16  -  By Tan Chong Yaw cytan@sph. com.sg The A57 is hard to pigeonhole but there is no denying its abilities. It looks just like a DSLR camera but it isn’t one. Nor is it a mirrorless camera. The speed of its burst mode places it at the top tier
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        544 18  -  By Sherwin Loh sherwin l@sph. com.sg If there is one man who deserves a reprieve, it is Max Payne. In the first two games, his family gets killed and he loses his job as a cop. In the real world, original game developer Remedy Entertainment sells him
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        1111 20 / 21  -  Now that tablets are everywhere, e-books have never been more appealing. MAY CHUA recommends six apps MAY CHUA May Chua is a freelance writer Kobo (free; Android, iOS) Kobo ups the fun factor by letting you unlock interesting awards when you finish reading a certain number
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        537 22 / 23  -  By Adli Yashir Adli Yashir is a correspondent/Internet coordinator with Berita Harian As soon as you climb into the M35 Hybrid, you will be mesmerised, first, by the handcrafted wood accents that give the cabin a luxurious look and feel. Then, when you push the Start
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        579 22 / 23  -  By Adli Yashir The Audi A6 Avant showcases some of the marque’s technical competence including a feature that makes parking easier and thermal imaging that makes for safer night-time driving. Under the hood of the A6 Avant is a 3-litre TFSI quattro (all-wheel drive) engine with a hefty
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        535 24  -  By Adli Yashir Adli Yashir is a correspondent/Internet coordinator with Berita Harian Unlike laser printers which use toner cartridges, the Fuji Xerox ColorQube utilises solid ink cubes. Toner-based printers need to use cartridges to contain the dusty toner particles. And after use, the
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        265 24  -  By Seow Tein Hee The cost of printer cartridges is a key consideration when one buys any printer. Equally important is its pages-per-minute, or ppm, rating, which is a measure of its printing speed. Higher ppm numbers are always desirable, especially if the machine
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        95 25 PHONES $488 (without contract) The new Sony Xperia U, with its 3.5-inch display and screen resolution of 854 x 480 pixels, is pretty sharp yet easy on the wallet. Despite being compact, this Sony smartphone is powered by a dual-core 1GHz processor and sports a 5-megapixel camera
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        110 25 $399 (without contract), available next Thursday The school of hard knocks is introducing another smartphone to the world the Motorola Defy XT. Water-resistant and dustproof, this Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) smartphone has durable Corning Gorilla Glass protecting its 3.7-inch display with a screen resolution of 480 x 854
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        139 25 $800 (without contract), exclusively from StarHub from this Saturday This is not just a smartphone. The Padfone (photo 1) is powered by a dual-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor. With its Super Amoled 4.3-inch display, you can swipe through Google’s Android 4.0 interface with ease. Need to extend
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        Lock icon Borderlands 2 Ultimate Loot Chest Limited Edition
        111 25 GAME Price unknown, available from Sept 21 Borderlands, which introduced gamers to the world of Pandora in 2009, returns on Sept 21. The first-person shooter and role-playing game will take players back to the familiar Western space setting, with new characters, skills and
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        99 25 CAMERA Price unknown, available next month Armed with a 16-megapixel sensor, the new Sony NEX-F3 joins Sony’s wide range of compact system cameras. The F3 is perfect for novices. Its Superior Auto mode identifies the best settings for specific scenes. Its Auto Portrait Framing mode can recognise where
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        108 25 NOTEBOOK From $2,999, available in July Powered by Intel’s thirdgeneration Ivy Bridge processors, HP’s latest notebook is targeted at the business user looking for a portable, powerful and long-lasting machine for those business trips and meetings. Starting from 1.63kg, the EliteBook 2570p is compact and has a
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        84 25  -  HEADPHONES Compiled by Seow Tein Hee $349 Soul by Ludacris headphones are now available in a gold and white colour combination. The new SL100GW is compatible with a wide range of mobile devices and delivers a strong bass, thanks to its built-in advanced driver. The cable
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        497 26  -  Kronicles, a local firm, offers a pay-as-you-use service that provides on-site and remote backup for a monthly fee Alfred Siew Alfred Siew is a freelance writer No backup? No problem even if your company is one of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) which
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        Lock icon As rivals falter, Lenovo gains edge in emerging markets
        654 26 Reuters With home-turf advantage in the world’s biggest computer market and a foothold in major emerging economies, China’s Lenovo Group is looking to turn market share into profit, heaping more pressure on United States rivals Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell. Concern that
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        533 28  -  By Seow Tein Hee If you ever meet Tara Rushton and happen to confess that you are an Arsenal fan, be prepared for her to gush about the Gunners. The 27-year-old Australian is one of the co-hosts of Tiger Goals On Sunday, a weekly TV
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