The Straits Times, 13 February 2013

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    28 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2013 94 PAGES IN FIVE PARTS TO SUBSCRIBE: 6388-3838 www.sphsubscription.com.sg 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MICA (P) 002/02/2012
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    Lock icon World leaders slam N. Korea’s nuclear test
    527 1  -  Pyongyang threatens more action if Washington maintains hostility By ANDREW SALMON FOR THE STRAITS TIMES andrewcsalmon@yahoo.co.uk SEOUL Displaying its contempt for the demands of the international community, Asia’s most isolated state, North Korea, detonated an atomic device yesterday, the third test in a
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    Lock icon Shift from kindergarten to ‘kindercare’
    630 1  -  By JANICE TAI jantai@sph.com.sg KINDERGARTEN operators in some parts of Singapore are venturing into the childcare market on the back of a declining enrolment. The country’s largest preschool operator, PAP Community Foundation (PCF), converted a kindergarten into its first hybrid “Kindercare” centre last year. This
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    Lock icon More funds likely to improve bus services
    54 1 THE Government is likely to allocate more than the $1.1 billion it committed last year to boost bus services. Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew has said it will contract out more morning peak express services and shorter bus routes that feed into MRT
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon Hiring rules for older pilots may be eased
      454 2 / 3  -  With the change, a captain above 60 won’t need to have a younger co-pilot By KARAMJIT KAUR AVIATION CORRESPONDENT karam@sph.com.sg GLOBAL rules on hiring older pilots are being reviewed to drop a caveat that currently allows a captain over the age of
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      Lock icon Kindergarten mimics school scene better
      289 2 / 3  -  KINDERGARTEN OR CHILDCARE: TWO VIEWS STACEY CHIA CHILDCARE services have grown in popularity over the years, but some still opt for kindergartens. Church worker Caroline Quek wants her two children to be well-prepared for the school-going experience. So she chose to send them to a
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      Lock icon Ample time to learn in full-day childcare system
      361 2 / 3  -  STACEY CHIA PARENTING has been made easier for Mrs Rachel He, who has the help of her son’s pre-school teachers to teach him more than just how to count or read. The 29-year-old personal assistant chose to send her son to childcare,
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      Lock icon Developers rapped for misusing industrial space
      796 2 / 3  -  At least two told by URA to cease use of industrial space for offices By MELISSA TAN melissat@sph.com.sg SOME industrial property developers have been taken to task by the authorities for misusing space in industrial buildings that they developed. At least two developers have
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          Lock icon N. Korea stages nuke test
          48 4 NORTH Korea has carried out its third nuclear test despite warnings from the international community and said there could be more. The test was done at a site in the desolate Hamgyeong province in the country’s north-east, bordering China and Siberia. PAGE A1
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          Lock icon More childcare centres
          42 4 KINDERGARTEN operators are expanding into childcare services on the back of falling enrolment in kindergartens. The number of children attending childcare centres surged to 76,174 last year. To meet the demand, childcare centres have been springing up. PAGE A1
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon China lifts exam curbs
          92 4 MILLIONS of children of migrant workers in China will benefit from new rules allowing them to sit the national entrance examinations in their city of residence, but Zhan Haite, 15, is not one of them. Instead she will have to trudge back to her parents’ home
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          Lock icon New militant network?
          57 4 MILITANTS operating in the jungles of Poso in Central Sulawesi could be coalescing around the country’s most wanted terrorist, Santoso, and there are concerns that this group could morph into the next Jemaah Islamiah network, analysts said. The group Mujahidin Indonesia Timur has managed to evade an
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          Lock icon Helping the Orang Asli
          61 4 MALAYSIA’S indigenous people are being encouraged to map their ancestral land to protect their rights. The Orang Asli, which means “Original People” in Malay, number only 150,000, despite being the country’s earliest inhabitants. A community-driven initiative is helping them to make records of their villages to
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      • OPINION
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          Lock icon Prices should reflect reality
          38 4 THERE is no place for indirect price discounting through “incentives” and “sweeteners” if Singapore wishes to avoid property market gyrations which have sunk economies. If discounts are given, they should be upfront. PAGE A23
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          Lock icon Long-term planning
          43 4 WE NEED to look past 6.9 million people and look past 2030, tally up our buildable sites while retaining our quality environment. A “whole of Government” effort must complement the planners’ effort, says By Invitation writer Liu Thai Ker. PAGE A23
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          Lock icon Finding more employers
          55 4 THE Institute of Mental Health’s Job Club, which helps job seekers with mental illnesses find a job and keep it, has been trying to get more employers on board since it was launched in 2009 with about 50 employers registered with it. Four years later, the number
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          Lock icon Phone bill complaints
          40 4 A TOTAL of 190 complaints have been lodged with the Consumers Association of Singapore against premiumrate services over the past two years, for charges appearing in mobile bills which may amount to hundreds of dollars. PAGE B4
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          Lock icon It’s plane luck
          42 4 A FENG SHUI Master has allocated auspicious seat rows on Jetstar flights and lucky destinations. Launched a week before Chinese New Year, the results apply to flights throughout the Snake year. So which row is the luckiest? PAGE B6
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          Lock icon Venom to kill pain
          73 4 RESEARCHERS at the National University of Singapore have used venom from king cobras to synthesise a powerful painkiller that may one day be used on patients with chronic pains. Clinical trials testing the drug begin next year. PAGE B6 Professor Kini Manjunatha (above) and his team
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon Analysts miss mark
          41 4 STOCK analysts are hitting the bull’s eye with great regularity these days with their buy calls as market sentiment becomes more bullish. However, their accuracy is not so great when looked at over a longer term. PAGE B10
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      • SPORT
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          Lock icon Race open to women
          51 4 THE annual Urbanathlon, a 14km obstacle race, will allow women to compete for the first time this year. They comprise 10 per cent of the 3,000 participants. The tasks in the March 3 event include scaling a 3.2m-high truck and running with a 20kg sandbag. PAGE
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon A busy year for Zoe Tay
          70 4 THERE will be no malingering for Zoe Tay in the Year of the Snake. Currently hard at work shooting her next Channel 8 drama series, the Queen of Caldecott Hill also has two movies opening this year. Love… And Other Bad Habits, a lighthearted
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          Lock icon A-niu hopes to remarry
          46 4 MALAYSIAN singer-actor A-niu admits that his divorce a few years ago had dented his confidence in the romance department. But, in town recently to promote The Wedding Diary II, he tells Life! that he is hoping to remarry one day. PAGE C7
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      • WHAT’S ONLINE
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          78 4 www.straitstimes.com www.facebook.com/ thestraitstimes twitter.com/stcom L Music stars ooze sex appeal on Grammys red carpet L 25-year-old French female tourist murdered in Cambodia: Police L New scheme which funds youth projects that promote family bonding L Istana visitors get gems of information about iconic building L First Year
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          67 4 www.stomp.com.sg L Beach resort stay turns into nightmare with bad service, filthy rooms and bed bugs L Brave passenger dashes out from car to rescue turtle on road L Little girl shows her brother how much she loves him in Ang Mo Kio McDonald’s L Even
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          35 4 www.razortv.com.sg L Classical babe almost called it quits L Android winning over more fans in Singapore L Marshmallow bak kwa and durian nian gao L Wong Cho Lam working hard for his woman
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      Lock icon SPINNING A RECORD
      68 6 Thai contestants on their way to break the Guinness World Record for the most number of people dancing with hula hoops simultaneously in one place, at Thammasat University in Pathumthani, Thailand yesterday. Some 5,000 contestants celebrated in full swing after having set a new world record. A
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      Lock icon Navy Seal who killed Osama breaks silence
      392 6 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON The Navy Seal who killed Osama bin Laden has broken his silence, recounting the night he shot the Al-Qaeda leader and the financial anxiety he now faces as an unemployed civilian. The commando kept his identity secret in the Esquire
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      Lock icon Jakarta acts to curb terror financing
      489 6  -  New law gives agencies the power to freeze bank accounts and seize assets By WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT wahyudis@sph.com.sg JAKARTA The Indonesian authorities will soon be able to freeze bank accounts and seize assets believed to be linked to terrorism. Parliament yesterday agreed to
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      Lock icon China may react harshly towards N. Korea
      653 8  -  Belligerent Pyongyang seen as liability to its superpower aspirations: Experts By KOR KIAN BENG CHINA BUREAU CHIEF kianbeng@sph.com.sg BEIJING North Korea’s latest act of provocation could push China to toughen its already unusually hard stance towards its communist ally which could even face
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      Lock icon Japan will deny re-entry to more pro-North execs
      709 8  -  By KWAN WENG KIN JAPAN CORRESPONDENT wengkin@sph.com.sg TOKYO Japan will ban more executives of a pro-Pyongyang organisation from re-entering the country if they travel to North Korea. This is part of new economic sanctions Japan plans to impose against the North to
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      Lock icon Global alarm over miniaturised N-device
      622 8 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, REUTERS SEOUL The announcement that North Korea’s nuclear device tested yesterday was miniaturised has set alarm bells ringing around the globe. When confirming the test in a statement, the official Korean Central News Agency said it involved a “miniaturised and lighter atomic bomb”
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      Lock icon Pyongyang’s nuclear march
      265 8 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE DECEMBER 1985: North Korea accedes to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. AUGUST 1998: The North fires a rocket with an estimated potential range of 2,500km that hurtles over Japan, but its accuracy is reportedly poor. DECEMBER 2002: North Korea tells the UN nuclear watchdog
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      Lock icon Church’s direction hinges on successor
      1019 9 Next pope will have to lead a church plagued by scandal and decline in faith NEW YORK TIMES ACENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS VATICAN CITY Pope Benedict XVI’s surprise announcement that he will resign on Feb 28 sets the stage for a succession battle that
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      Lock icon Filipinos hope for home-grown pope
      92 9 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA Bishops and all Catholics in the Philippines are hoping that a Filipino will be the next pope, a senior church figure said, as he promoted the credentials of the country’s only candidate the Archbishop of Manila, Luis Antonio Tagle, who was made
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      Lock icon Hollande slammed for irreverence
      89 9 REUTERS PARIS French President Francois Hollande came under fire after cracking a joke about Pope Benedict XVI’s decision to resign because of his failing health. At a press conference on Monday, Mr Hollande initially observed sombrely that the Catholic Church should be left in peace to
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      Lock icon News shocks Catholics in S’pore
      355 9  -  By JENNANI DURAI jennanid@sph.com.sg CATHOLICS here have reacted with shock to the news of Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation, with church leaders saying it was highly unexpected. The 85-year-old leader of the world’s 1.1 billion Catholics announced two days ago that he would resign at the
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      Lock icon Wanted: A pope who can inspire and unify
      438 9 WASHINGTON POST VATICAN CITY For centuries, the job of a pope was a relatively manageable affair. Candidates were largely Italian, the flock Western. One could even disappear from public, as Pope Pius XI did for a couple of years in the 1930s
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Fears over new Sulawesi terror group
      621 10  -  Militants led by hunted terrorist Santoso have evaded crackdown By ZUBAIDAH NAZEER INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT zubaidah@sph.com.sg JAKARTA Indonesian militants hiding in the jungles of Poso in Central Sulawesi province are gelling around the country’s most wanted terrorist, Santoso, giving rise to fears that the group
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      Lock icon Thailand on terror alert
      121 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS BANGKOK The Thai authorities have tightened security measures at the United States consulate in northern Chiang Mai province following reports of a possible attack from Al-Qaeda and Salafist terrorist groups this month. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday said she ordered security agencies to add
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon Orang Asli take on govt to keep ancestral lands
        874 12  -  M’sian indigenous people becoming more aware of their land rights By YONG YEN NIE MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT yyennie@sph.com.sg DENGKIL Every fortnight or so, Mr Ilam Senin and several other villagers drive to the villages of Malaysia’s indigenous people to teach them how
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        Lock icon Poachers targeting rare rhinos in India
        817 13  -  They are believed to be working with militants to meet demand for horns By NIRMALA GANAPATHY INDIA CORRESPONDENT gnirmala@sph.com.sg THE endangered one-horned rhinoceros found only in South Asia is facing an increased threat to its existence poachers, who have apparently teamed up with terrorists,
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        Lock icon Joy and anger over lifting of exam curbs
        1171 14  -  Change is coming for children of China’s migrant workers. Many will soon be allowed to take the national college entrance examination where their parents work, instead of their home towns. In the second of a two-part series, China Correspondent Ho Ai Li
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        Lock icon Shanghai’s ‘unwanted child’ rails against policy
        367 14  -  HO AI LI BEIJING Teenager Zhan Haite has lived almost all her life in Shanghai, but she hardly feels welcomed by the coastal metropolis. As a child of migrant workers in Shanghai, Haite, 15, is not allowed to take the National College Entrance Examination,
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        Lock icon Suu Kyi seeks chance to be president
        484 15 She is lobbying for changes to law barring her from being head of state BLOOMBERG ASSOCIATED PRESS YANGON Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is seeking support from the country’s military officials for a constitutional change that would allow her to become
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        Lock icon All eyes on S’pore’s yuan hub potential
        754 16  -  Choice may signal push to regionalise the currency in Asia, say observers By GRACE NG CHINA CORRESPONDENT graceng@sph.com.sg BEIJING As the first financial hub outside Greater China to host a yuan-clearing bank, Singapore will be closely watched in the coming months. Beijing will
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        Lock icon TRAIN HITS STALLED TRUCK
        76 16 A derailed passenger train lying half-mounted on a platform after it hit a stalled trailer at a level crossing in Takasago city, Japan, on Tuesday afternoon. A police spokesman said the injury toll of 16 may rise. The train’s driver was seriously injured but is not
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Work on port stalls
          99 16 BANGKOK Thai Transport Minister Chadchat Sittipunt said the development of the multi-billion dollar Dawei deep-sea port in Myanmar has stalled again because of planning uncertainties and conflicts with potential investors. The government is also having difficulty getting Japan on board as a major investor, The Bangkok
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          Lock icon Anger at sanctions
          76 16 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING China yesterday denounced US sanctions against a state arms maker and other companies over alleged illicit dealings with North Korea, Syria and Iran. The US State Department said Poly Technologies is among companies barred from dealing with the US government or buying US military
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      Lock icon Graft inquiry threatens to taint Aussie brand
      584 17  -  Inquiry into award of coal mining licence also damages PM Gillard By JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com SYDNEY An extraordinary corruption inquiry into a mining deal in Australia orchestrated by two senior politicians risks damaging the country’s international reputation and is
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      Lock icon Team retraces Shackleton’s epic Antarctic journey
      189 17 ASSOCIATED PRESS WELLINGTON It’s been lauded as one of the greatest survival stories of all time, and nearly 100 years later, a group of British and Australian adventurers have discovered why. They have re-enacted An-glo-Irish explorer Ernest Shackleton’s 1916 journey to save his crew
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      Lock icon US military weighs cuts in drone programme
      814 18 Asia pivot part of reason, as nations there more able to shoot them down ASSOCIATED PRESS LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE (Virginia) The Pentagon is, for the first time, considering scaling back the huge buildup of drones it has overseen in the past few
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    • WORLD BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Indonesians to sue Australia
        62 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SYDNEY Twenty-three Indonesian youths plan to sue Australia for illegal detention after being jailed in adult prisons for people smuggling when they were minors. The Australian authorities detained the boys between 2008 and 2011 following wrist X-ray tests to determine they were over 18
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        Lock icon Coca-Cola habit killed woman, 30
        90 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WELLINGTON A New Zealand woman’s 10-litre a day Coca-Cola habit was a major factor in her death, a coroner found yesterday. Ms Natasha Harris, a 30-year-old mother of eight from Invercargill in southern New Zealand, drank huge amounts of the fizzy beverage for
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      Lock icon Ireland orders DNA tests to quell horse meat fears
      562 18 REUTERS DUBLIN Ireland is ordering its meat processors to carry out DNA tests to reassure consumers worried by the discovery of horse meat in some beef products. It is also calling a meeting of European ministers to discuss a wider response.
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      Lock icon Border minibus blast a bomb attack: Turkey
      382 18 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE ANKARA Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday that a powerful blast in a minibus on the Syrian border which killed 14 people was a bomb attack. “A vehicle loaded with bombs was able to reach our Customs gate because
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      69 19 A Gille a performer in a clown-like costume preparing for a carnival in the Belgian town of Binche yesterday. The carnival, a Unesco World Heritage event, is the biggest and liveliest annual event in the country. Up to 1,000 Gilles parade in the city centre, wearing
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      Lock icon Iranian officials to meet IAEA today
      475 19 Nuclear watchdog to press for inspections as Teheran allays fears on stockpiles NEW YORK TIMES PARIS As it prepares for two sets of negotiations with outsiders on its disputed nuclear programme, Iran said that it was converting some of its enriched uranium into reactor
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      Lock icon Italian defence firm chief arrested over alleged bribery
      365 19 REUTERS MILAN Italian police arrested the head of defence group Finmeccanica over bribery allegations, adding to a slew of corporate scandals shaking Italy less than two weeks before a general election. Finmeccanica chief executive and chairman Giuseppe Orsi was arrested over bribes
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      Lock icon Obama to call for rivals to fall in line
      508 20 State of the Union address likely to cover immigration, taxes, gun control ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama’s speech on the condition of the US will likely focus on cajoling recalcitrant lawmakers into bending to his second-term agenda
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      Lock icon US war hero honoured for Afghan actions
      211 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON President Barack Obama praised the heroism of US soldier Clinton Romesha as he bestowed on him the country’s highest individual military award the Medal of Honour for his actions in one of the most desperate firefights of the war in
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      Lock icon Watching for signs of a changed Obama
      364 20 NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON As the United States President addresses the nation and Congress on the State of the Union, many will watch as well for signs of the state of Mr Barack Obama. Inside the White House and out, advisers have noted
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      Lock icon F&B, alcohol firms ‘undermine health policies’
      418 21 Study calls for regulaton, finds MNCs driving epidemic of chronic illnesses REUTERS LONDON Multinational food, drink and alcohol companies are using strategies similar to those used by the tobacco industry to undermine public health policies. In a global analysis of involvement by so-called “unhealthy
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      Lock icon Barclays vows fresh course, axes 3,700 jobs
      274 21 REUTERS LONDON Barclays’ new chief executive has pledged a fresh course for the British lender, axing at least 3,700 jobs and pruning its investment bank as he seeks to rebuild its reputation and boost profitability after a series of scandals. In an attempt
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon G-7 issues currency warning
        118 21 REUTERS LONDON Fiscal and monetary policies must not be directed at devaluing currencies, the Group of Seven (G-7) nations said yesterday, in a statement that Japan said gave it a green light to continue efforts to reflate its economy. The G-7 powers the United States, Britain,
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        Lock icon EU: Cap bankers’ bonuses
        98 21 REUTERS BRUSSELS Bankers’ bonuses could be capped under plans being examined by the European Union this week, as politicians attempt to placate public anger and tighten controls over an industry blamed for its role in the global financial crisis. The proposals, part of a drive to
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      Lock icon Bet by maker of plane batteries has not paid off
      632 22 Poor electric car demand adds to GS Yuasa’s lithium-ion battery woes BOEING DREAMLINER PROBE NEW YORK TIMES TOKYO For many Japanese viewers, a television drama chronicling the fortunes of a fictitious electronics company strikes a familiar chord. The series Made
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      Lock icon Probe turns to fibre-like dendrites in battery
      360 22 REUTERS SEATTLE Tiny fibre-like formations, known as dendrites, inside lithium-ion batteries may have played a role in battery failures on two Boeing 787 Dreamliners last month. Dendrites just one of several possible causes under investigation by the United States’ National Transportation Safety Board
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      Lock icon 2012 the safest year for flying since 1945
      378 22 NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Flying on a commercial jetliner has never been safer. Yesterday marked four years since the most recent fatal crash in the United States, a span unmatched there since propeller planes gave way to the jet age more
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      424 23 PRICE discounting in home purchases is a slippery concept in Singapore. Unlike cuts to launch prices to reflect actual market conditions or in anticipation of a softening, many developers offer what the trade calls “incentives” or “sweeteners” when competition is keen. They could absorb part of
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      1155 23  -  BY INVITATION By LIU THAI KER The writer is a director of RSP Architects Planners Engineers. By Invitation features expert views from opinion leaders in the region and Singapore. THE current debate on population consists of two key aspects. On the one hand,
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      1261 24  -  By RAZEEN SALLY FOR THE STRAITS TIMES The writer is a visiting associate professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore. THE mood in Davos late last month reflected the clear blue
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      888 24  -  By CHING CHEONG SENIOR WRITER chingcheong@gmail.com CHINA’S new leader Xi Jinping has dashed the hopes of those Chinese who long for political reform in his recent warning against a Soviet-style collapse in his country and stressing of the need for the Chinese
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      918 24  -  By ANDY HO SENIOR WRITER andyho@sph.com.sg KNOWING can be vexing. If a woman is tested and found to have a harmful mutation in either the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene, she would have an 85 per cent lifetime risk of developing breast cancer,
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        273 25  -  Jolly Wee THE Central Provident Fund Housing Grants benefit first-time HDB flat buyers as they help to offset the purchase price and reduce the recurring costs of mortgage loans. However, to be eligible for the grants, the HDB requires the flat applicant or
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        156 25  -  Khoo Buang Sing I AM currently midway through repaying my housing loan. Recently, I received a letter from the Central Provident Fund Board informing me that I can use my CPF savings to repay the loan only up to the valuation limit of my
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        421 25  -  Chew Cheng Lok THERE has been a lot of discussion on the impact that hiring foreign workers has on the local workforce. Many feel that making it too easy to bring in foreign labour will compromise the job prospects of Singaporeans. To a
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        260 25  -  Goh Khee Kuan THE foreign worker issue presents a dilemma for the Government. If we let in too many foreign workers, it hurts the job prospects of Singaporeans; if we let in too few, multinational corporations (MNCs) will leave and Singaporeans will lose their jobs. Somehow,
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        306 25  -  Teo Mei Ling (Ms) OUR young have been constantly reminded by their parents that they should aspire to be doctors, lawyers and other professionals, working in air-conditioned offices. They can see for themselves that most construction workers and cleaners are foreigners.
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        323 25  -  Goh Kian Huat CHIEF Justice Sundaresh Menon has highlighted the valid point that many who seek justice are hindered by the high cost of litigation (“High litigation cost ‘most critical hurdle’ to justice”; Feb 1). Singapore is fortunate to have an
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          53 25  -  Ong Chye Hock THE Population White Paper is available online. However, this very important document is available only in English. There is a need for a Chinese version of the paper, and perhaps versions in other languages, in order to reach out to as many
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          116 25  -  Yiang Kok Hon WHILE motorists are reminded to practise safe driving, there is also a need to reduce road hazards. Postboxes are installed at hundreds of locations islandwide. Many are along busy roads and located just after major junctions. Many times, I have seen
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          132 25  -  Yap Suelynn (Ms) EARLIER this month, I was at the POSB outlet in Buona Vista to attend to some banking matters. There was a very long queue and I noticed an elderly man ahead of me. He was nowhere near the front of the
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          68 25  -  Colman Emmanuel I WAS at a SingPost outlet earlier this month to use its facsimile service. The counter staff told me it cost $3.21 to fax a single page to a local number. My set of documents had eight pages and it would
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          90 25  -  Deborah D. Fordyce (Ms) KUDOS to Mr Choi Dae Ho, who gave his slippers so willingly and spontaneously to an old woman who boarded a bus barefoot (“South Korean’s kind gesture generates online buzz”; last Friday). It is odd though that attention was focused on
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        97 25 More letters on www.straitstimes.com 1. MR AARON LEE: PMET job not the only path to success. 2. MR ERIC J. BROOKS: S’pore needs to boost productivity, not population. 3. MR LEE CHIU SAN: Businesses addicted to quick-fix drug of foreign labour. 4. MR SOH OON TECK: Don’t be
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      44 25 PUNCHLINES NEWS ITEM: Number of childcare centres up by 25% Parenting is such a breeze for me because I place my kids at a childcare centre. And instead of working, I’ve applied for childcare leave to go shopping! ORCHARD ROAD Me too. Me too!!
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      295 26 CITIGEMS I V J 7 5 $168 $148 It all started with a crimson red rose, which intertwined our two hearts as one. For when he delivered that declaration of ardour, our journey of love, joy and bliss began. i w s= ri or. o a r 4 d) tSealeil
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      667 1  -  LTA opens tender for Jurong-CBD express service By CHRISTOPHER TAN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT christan@sph.com.sg THE Government is likely to pump in more than the $1.1 billion it committed last year to beef up bus services. In February last year, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance
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      213 2  -  MARYAM MOKHTAR A WOMAN was found dead at an apartment block in Geylang Lorong 9 yesterday evening. Police confirmed that they received a call at 7.40pm yesterday and when they arrived at the apartment of Kim Court, a female was found lying
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      79 2 car was believed to be heading towards the Central Expressway. The fire was extinguished in 10 minutes, leaving behind a blackened tangle of metal (above). No one was injured. A white BMW (left) caught fire yesterday evening on the Seletar Expressway before Upper Thomson Road
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      347 2  -  By MARYAM MOKHTAR maryamm@sph.com.sg THE 200-odd clan associations in Singapore have displayed the ability to recognise the pressing needs of the Chinese community and stay relevant in changing times, said President Tony Tan Keng Yam yesterday as he ushered in Chinese New Year celebrations.
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      451 2  -  Options limited for patients in IMH’s job-matching programme By MELISSA LIN mellinjm@sph.com.sg CONVINCING profit-driven businesses to hire people with mental illness has not been easy for Job Club, the job-matching programme launched in 2009 by the Institute of Mental Health (IMH). The number of employers
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      393 2  -  MARYAM MOKHTAR Additional reporting by Charissa Yong A SETTLEMENT reached between Dovechem founder Ng Joo Soon and its majority shareholders will see the former withdrawing from the company. The settlement, agreed last December, brings to an end years of legal disputes, which included
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      575 4  -  Phone user, billed $669 for answering quiz, could not discontinue service By WALTER SIM waltsim@sph.com.sg RETIREE Peter Tng was trying to win an iPad last year for his niece by playing what he thought was an innocuous SMS game on his mobile
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      317 4  -  By FENG ZENGKUN zengkun@sph.com.sg RESEARCHERS in Singapore have devised a new way to better analyse cancer tumours and some parts of the body made up of rare cells, such as germ cells which transform into eggs and sperm. Their method allows them
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      548 5  -  Tech firm’s software provides quick 3G, 4G rollout in major malls, condos By IRENE THAM TECHNOLOGY CORRESPONDENT itham@sph.com.sg THIS may be a little-known fact, but the automation software invented by a Singapore firm is behind the speedy rollout of mobile services in major malls,
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      457 5  -  IRENE THAM HONG KONG, Taiwanese and South Korean movie buffs can now easily stream all the latest shows from China-based video streaming service provider PPTV. Singapore fibre broadband service provider ViewQwest has added access to PPTV to its virtual private network (VPN) menu
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      466 6  -  NUS researchers develop painkiller 20 times stronger than morphine By DAVID EE davidee@sph.com.sg JUST one bite from a king cobra kills a fully grown man in hours. But the snake’s lethal venom could one day kill pain in humans instead. Researchers at the National University
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      495 6  -  By CHANG AI-LIEN SENIOR CORRESPONDENT ailien@sph.com.sg PROFESSOR Karl Tryggvason, well known in the field of medical research, recently moved to Singapore to look at why diabetics suffer complications, particularly in this region. The clinician-scientist aims to uncover the genes that make people
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      360 6  -  By PRISCILLA GOY goyshiyi@sph.com.sg IN WHAT is believed to be a first for an airline, Jetstar has commissioned Singapore’s David Tong to analyse the feng shui of the Airbus A320s that it operates. In the spirit of the festive season, the feng shui master
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      383 8 / 9  -  Daryl Chin TO UNDERSTAND the next generation of public housing, one need only look as far as Punggol. The estate on the former site of rubber plantations, poultry and pig farms in the 1960s has been designed with a north-south orientation and rooftop greenery to reduce
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      856 10  -  Predictive powers go awry in forecasting underperformers By GOH ENG YEOW SENIOR CORRESPONDENT engyeow@sph.com.sg ANALYSTS are regularly scoring bull’s-eyes these days with buy calls amid a rising market but their record is not so great when looked at over the longer term. Go
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      611 10  -  By ANITA GABRIEL SENIOR CORRESPONDENT anitag@sph.com.sg INVESTORS are keener on riskier assets as the global economy improves but experts say this will not lead to a substantial shift away from bonds. Low interest rates and extreme share market volatility have made bonds
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      315 10  -  By ALVIN FOO alfoo@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE companies are growing more keen on expanding into Africa, as they search for business growth in the post-financial crisis world, said International Finance Corporation (IFC) chief executive Cai Jinyong. Sectors such as telecommunications services, financial
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      754 11  -  Top law firms, ad agencies open here for corporate clients By FIONA CHAN SENIOR ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT fiochan@sph.com.sg JAPAN’S services firms are saying konnichiwa to Singapore as they seek faster growth in the dynamic South-east Asian region. Four of Japan’s five biggest law firms and
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      359 15  -  MELISSA TAN NIGHT entertainment operator St James Holdings fell into the red in the second half of last year, partly hit by slower sales at its nightspots. It posted a $1.54 million loss for the six months to Dec 31, a stark reversal
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      307 15  -  By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg A SHARP rise in rental income helped Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail Trust (LMIRT) increase its distributable income for the fourth quarter by 41.5 per cent to $16.2 million. This translates into a distribution per unit of 0.74 cent
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      558 20  -  By RICHARD JOLLY stsports@sph.com.sg IF THE build-up is about a bronzed figure, about his current manager and his mentor, so, too, are the tactics. They revolve around the trin- ity of Cristiano Ronald o J ose Mourinho a n d A
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        84 18 REUTERS LONDON G4S settled a months-long dispute with the organisers of the London Olympics, having failed to supply enough security guards for the 2012 Games, and said yesterday it would take a £70 million (S$137 million) loss on the contract. The world’s No. 1 security
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        70 18 REUTERS MILAN Italian football club Inter Milan have been fined ¤15,000 (S$25,000) by the Serie A authorities after fans chanted racist slogans about their former player Mario Balotelli during a top-flight league match on Sunday. Italian international striker Balotelli, who joined rivals AC Milan from
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      68 18 Singapore’s “first family” of pole vaulting welcomed the Chinese New Year in the happiest way possible on Sunday with a new addition. National pole vaulter Rachel Yang, 31, and her coach and husband David Yeo, 39, posed for the camera with their first child, Zacchaeus
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      574 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS DONETSK (Ukraine) Borussia Dortmund coach Juergen Klopp has insisted that his side will bounce back at Shakhtar Donetsk today in their Champions League last-16 first-leg clash following a heavy home defeat by Hamburg. The German champions went down 1-4 at home
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      232 19 LONDON Former Manchester City No. 1 Joe Corrigan has laid bare the reason behind Joe Hart’s recent blunder: Too much skin. The City stopper was at fault in the champions’ 3-1 defeat at Southampton on Saturday when he let a shot
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      247 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS JOHANNESBURG The Nigeria Football Federation said yesterday that national coach Stephen Keshi has rescinded his resignation and negotiations continue between the two sides following the team’s win at the African Nations Cup. Keshi and the Super Eagles, who beat Burkina Faso 1-0
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      180 1 Zoe Tay’s busy year Two TV series and two movies this year C3 Chameleon actress Toni Collette disappears into roles A-niu kicks back C6 Singer-actor opens up about his life C7 in::music, the annual Chinese pop programme that is part of Huayi Chinese Festival Of Arts, has carved out a
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      700 2  -  Richard Clayderman, pianist and prince of romance, has a new album after a decade Rachael Boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg Renowned pianist Richard Clayderman is refreshingly blunt about the digital age and how his income has been affected. Over e-mail, the 59-year-old Frenchman says: “The record market has changed a lot
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      352 2 Reuters London The topless models in Britain’s best-selling daily paper may soon be no more. Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, whose Sun paper has featured a large picture of a bare-breasted model on Page 3 since 1970, has indicated that it may be
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        689 3 Reuters Agence France-Presse Berlin Actors Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy reprise the roles of Jesse and Celine in Before Midnight, the third but not necessarily the last movie in their long-running series based on the same characters as they age over time. In this film,
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        802 6 New York Times New York Iranian film-maker Abbas Kiarostami is no stranger to the possibility of misunderstanding. You might even say that he courts the creative potential of not knowing all the facts. His elliptical films often leave viewers tantalisingly uncertain about where things are headed,
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        583 6  -  Review Drama HITCHCOCK (PG13) 99 minutes/Opens tomorrow/ The story: The master of suspense, director Alfred Hitchcock (Anthony Hopkins), is worried. Having released his thriller North By Northwest to great acclaim, he must find a follow-up smash hit, lest he be considered too old
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        400 8 Agence France-Presse Hong Kong Being blindfolded, handcuffed and locked in a dark room under the gaze of a surveillance camera is not everybody’s idea of fun. But a new game in high-pressure Hong Kong is playing on people’s escapist fantasies. Freeing HK is
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        1013 9 Washington Post Washington They came in anger. They came in pain. They came in bitterness. They came to feed old letters, once-cherished photographs, tender notes and adoring cards of happier Valentine’s Days into a little black shredder. Over the course of last Saturday night, its
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        338 9  -  Tay Yek Keak www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m9IFlz 2iYo Remember that coming-of-age movie, Stand By Me (1986)? Well, here’s Stand By Matt. Two boys (The Tree Of Life’s Tye Sheridan and newbie Jacob Lofland) stumble upon a fugitive named Mud (Matthew McConaughey, above) hiding out on an abandoned island in Arkansas.
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      578 4 / 5  -  CRITICS’ CHOICE: SINGER-SONGWRITER DESERTS CHANG Boon Chan Get it right: her name is Deserts, not Desserts, and there will be no syrupy concoctions from this Taiwanese songsmith. One of the most highly regarded artists to emerge in the Mandarin music scene in recent years,
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      465 4 / 5  -  Boon Chan In Mandarin, Xiong Bao Bei is a well-known brand of fabric softener in Taiwan. But no, the Taiwanese quintet did not pick the name in order to score a sponsorship deal. Lead vocalist and founding member Chang Chia-heng, 34, explains: “When
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      1017 10 Designers from Asia are taking centre stage on New York catwalks International Herald Tribune New York Five years ago, the Asian tiger was just starting to stir in the world of American fashion. Now, designers whose roots are in China, Korea, Taiwan or other parts
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      626 11  -  Barman Charles Schumann only tastes what he serves patrons Rebecca Lynne Tan rltan@sph.com.sg Do not call Charles Schumann (left) a mixologist. He detests that new-age term commonly used in place of the simpler title of bartender. The 72-year-old German, who owns and runs one
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      597 11 Agence France-Presse Rio De Janeiro Sipping champagne, corporate executives in shorts and company T-shirts ogle Carnival samba queens as the women clad in sequins and glittery make-up strut their stuff at Rio’s Sambodrome. The atmosphere at Samba Carioca is laidback and those present are mostly
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      391 12 New York Times Associated Press Dover, Delaware Donald Byrd (below), one of the leading jazz trumpeters of the 1950s, who became successful and controversial in the 1970s by blending jazz, funk and rhythm and blues, has died. He was 80. His death on Feb 4
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        376 14 Washington Post Reuters LosAngeles A juicy dress-code memo was no match for a dead pop star but was interesting enough to earn the Grammy Awards’ second-biggest audience in two decades: more than 28 million viewers. That crowd is second only to the 40 million who
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        192 14 Beijing The rumour of singer-songwriter Wang Leehom slapping magician Lu Chen at CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala was a storm in a teacup, at most, and now it has been sweetened with humour. Wang, Lu and pianist Li Yundi were among the performers at China’s most-watched
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          97 14 The annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue is on the way, with Kate Upton (right) once again its cover girl. Repeating her feat for a second consecutive year, the 20-year-old graces the cover of the 2013 edition clad only in a white, fur-lined parka and a
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        639 2  -  Sherwin Loh sherwinl@sph.com.sg I have not bought my wife a Valentine’s Day present in more than a decade. In fact, I have missed out on gifts for our anniversary, her birthday, along with a string of other dates that matter, but only to us. But please, stop
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        145 2 facebook. On the new Samsung Galaxy S III Mini, a smaller version of the Samsung Galaxy S III which will retail at $568: It looks like a toy... Jaycee Llemos Santos Too expensive for me and I find the design ugly. Paul Yeo Well it’s just an
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        Lock icon Courts gathers three telcos under one roof
        455 3  -  Courts Connect is a convenient place for shoppers to compare and contrast the prices of products and services. reports SEOW TEIN HEE teinhee@sph.com.sg If you are buying a new smartphone but cannot decide which telco to sign a two-year contract with, Courts has
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        279 3  -  By Seow Tein Hee To commemorate Iron Man’s latest Mark 42 armour in Iron Man 3, Digital Life and VillageSmith Gifts Workshop are giving fans a chance to win 42 smartphone cases worth more than $1,600. There are 12 Ironman 3 iPhone 5
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          95 4 the largest known prime number has gone from one with 13 million digits discovered in 2009 to the new champion of 17 million digits, reported the New Scientist. The number, 2 to the power of 57,885,161 1[257,885,161 1], was discovered by mathematician Curtis Cooper at
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          161 4 Despite a New York Times report on Feb 5 that first-day sales of the new BlackBerry Z10 touchscreen phone in Canada were lacklustre, the Canadian phone maker said a day later that it was not so. BlackBerry chief executive Thorsten Heins said Feb
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          Lock icon Pinterest seeks new round of investments
          101 4 Online scrapbooking site Pinterest is in talks to raise a round of financing that could value the company at up to US$2.5 billion (S$3.1 billion), reported the Wall Street Journal. The start-up raised US$100 million last May when it was valued at US$1.5 billion.
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          Lock icon Facebook faces user fatigue
          131 4 While Facebook is the dominant social networking service in the United States, some users have cut back the amount of time spent on the site or have abandoned it altogether, technology blog TechCrunch reported. Six in 10 users had taken a break from Facebook for at
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          73 4 Dell founder Michael Dell will take the world’s third-largest computer maker private for US$24.4 billion (S$30.2 billion), reported Reuters. This deal, which needs shareholder approval, will allow him to attempt a revival of the former top PC maker without Wall Street scrutiny. Microsoft
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          103 4 The United States government wants to create super Wi-Fi networks across the country which are so powerful that consumers could use them to make calls or surf the Internet without paying a cent, the Washington Post reported. The networks will enable free access to
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          106 4 Apple may lose the right to use its iPhone trademark in Latin America’s biggest market, Brazil, Reuters reported. The name will go to Gradiente Eletronica, a Brazilian consumer electronics maker which registered the “iphone” name in 2000, seven years before Apple launched its iconic smartphone.
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          75 4 Last week, Apple joined the e-book market by adding a new section Breakout Books to its iTunes, reported The New York Times in its blog. Apple lists self-publishing authors, giving them a prominent display on its iBookstore. The titles will remain on the iBookstore’s
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          93 4 Most mammals, including people, see and hear in stereo. But the nearly blind common mole makes up for its poor eyesight with a nose that can smell in stereo, reported National Geographic on its website. Each nostril of the mole operates independently, sending different
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          Lock icon Panasonic boasts new sensor technology
          107 4  -  Compled by Tan Chong Yaw Panasonic announced that it has found a way to double the sensitivity of camera sensors. This is done using micro colour splitters that can diffract light at a microscopic level, reported camera sensor blog Image Sensors World. The splitters can
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          146 5  -  Just one more day to Valentine’s Day and nothing to give the love of your life? Fret not, the DL team has some last-minute ideas By Seow Tein Hee You will not go wrong if you buy the Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 for your beau. This is more
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          Lock icon Leatherman Skeletool CX
          121 5  -  By Tan Chong Yaw This Skeletool CX packs in seven tools and still manages to look striking. The handle insert is carbon fibre a material known for its tensile strength. Unlike many of its competitors, which are based on a folding knife, Leatherman devices such as this
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          Lock icon Nerf Elite Rampage
          93 5  -  By Sherwin Loh The trouble with giving someone a Nerf gun is you almost invariably end up being the first target. But the sight of your beloved having hours of fun firing the rubber tipped bullets is usually enough compensation, right? Deciding which Nerf gun to buy
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          Lock icon Timberland Washington Summit Watch
          102 5  -  By Trevor Tan If your partner loves the outdoors, this could be the watch to get. Made of sturdy stainless steel and fitted with a durable rubber strap, the Timberland Washington Summit Watch has an LCD dial protected by a mineral glass crystal with scratch-resistant sapphire
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          Lock icon Iron Man 3 iPhone 5 Mobile Armour
          142 5  -  By Sherwin Loh This item will not go on sale until later this month but if your beau is a toy collector or a fan of the Iron Man movies, the wait will not be a problem. Featuring Iron Man designs from the
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          Lock icon LG Optimus G
          181 6 / 7  -  PHONES By Seow Tein Hee Get a powerful Android smartphone for the man you love without burning a huge hole in your purse. The LG Optimus G hits the sweet spot with its $798 pricing and you get a truckload of features with this Android 4.1 smartphone.
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          Lock icon Samsung Galaxy S III mini
          199 6 / 7  -  By Seow Tein Hee It is chic, elegant and petite all of which means the new Samsung Galaxy S III mini will be a very welcome gift for her. Priced at $568, this comely smartphone has a 4-inch screen that is comfortably sized for her
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          207 6 / 7  -  TOYS By Oo Gin Lee Just because love is in the air does not mean you have to stick to boring ballads for your choice of music. Give your man the Rocksmith game, throw in a guitar and start rocking to the tunes of The Rolling Stones, Queen, Radiohead
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          255 6 / 7  -  By Sherwin Loh A perfect gift from a gamer to his other half: a handheld game console for couple bonding. There are several in the market, but none work as well as the combination PlayStation (PS) 3 and the PS Vita. For the recent fighting game, PlayStation All-Stars
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          Lock icon Apple iPad (4th generation) 128GB
          159 6 / 7  -  TABLETS By Trevor Tan You may need deeper pockets for this, but it is well worth it. This tablet is still the same fourth generation Apple iPad at 9.4mm thin and 662g light with the 9.7-inch retina display. But it now comes with a whopping
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          199 6 / 7  -  By Seow Tein Hee So what do you get your other half who has been clamouring for a portable, lightweight tablet? The Google Nexus 7 fits the bill. Measuring just 10.45mm in thickness, this Android 4.2 tablet will reside nicely in her bag and, at 340g, it
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          Lock icon Olympus Stylus Tough TG-2
          277 6 / 7  -  CAMERAS By Tan Chong Yaw Compact cameras are delicate electronic devices which you must never drop or expose to water. Rugged cameras can take rough treatment but usually lose out in image quality compared with their more genteel cousins. This camera sets one of the highest
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          Lock icon Nikon 1 J2 Pink
          211 6 / 7  -  By Trevor Tan If pink is your partner’s favourite colour, you will hit the bull’s eye with this Nikon offering. Even the lens is in eye-catching candy pink. The Nikon 1 J2 is an interchangeable lens mirrorless camera with a 10.1-megapixel image sensor, Nikon’s Expeed 3
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          Lock icon Bose QuietComfort 15
          204 8 / 9  -  HEADPHONES/ EARPHONES By Tan Chong Yaw If your man is a frequent flyer, here is a gift that helps make his flights more pleasant and less stressful. Forget the airline-supplied pair of cans. This pair of headphones has electronic smarts to cut the drone of the aircraft.
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          Lock icon Audio-Technica ATH-CKP500
          206 8 / 9  -  By Tan Chong Yaw If the woman in your life wants to have music when she works out, here is a pair of earphones she will be happy with: they are light, ergonomic, sound good and, best of all, not at all pricey. Newly developed 8.8mm drivers push
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          Lock icon iRobot Scooba 390
          234 8 / 9  -  HOME By Sherwin Loh If your guy just needs a little extra nudge to help with cleaning, give him the iRobot Scooba 390. This gadget is the latest in iRobot’s range of automatic vacuum cleaners, but this one uses water. Think of it as a robotic mop.
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          Lock icon Philips Shoqbox SB7200 series (rugged)
          235 8 / 9  -  SPEAKERS/ DOCK By Tan Chong Yaw Cut the cable with this wireless boom box no cable connection is needed. No external power supply is needed either. Its built-in battery holds enough juice to keep these speakers playing non-stop for up to eight hours If your
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          Lock icon Bose SoundLink Bluetooth Mobile Speaker II
          223 8 / 9  -  By Tan Chong Yaw If the star in the TV show and movie La Femme Nikita was somehow to take the form of a wireless speaker, she may look like this. Chic yet effective and resolute. In appearance, the Bose looks vaguely like an
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          Lock icon Bosch Filtrino Hot Water Dispenser
          207 8 / 9  -  By Sherwin Loh Those living in Singapore enjoy the luxury of being able to drink water straight out of the tap. Still, there are some who would prefer to drink and use only boiled water. This sleek Bosch product both a water filter and hot
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          Lock icon National Geographic P5090 Medium Backpack
          206 8 / 9  -  BAGS By Trevor Tan So, your guy is a camera buff who loves to go everywhere lugging his precious DSLR camera with a few lenses? This is the bag for him. The National Geographic magazine is synonymous with stunning photography. Receiving this bag will definitely
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          Lock icon Hellolulu Ethan Camera Bag
          190 8 / 9  -  By Seow Tein Hee If your partner already owns a micro four-thirds camera and a set of lenses, this fashionable yet practical camera bag is the perfect gift this year. The Hellolulu Ethan bag is the consummate match for her pint-sized yet powerful camera. Built for
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        768 10  -  Tripods of varying prices and features have emerged to help budding photographers take better photos. reports TAN CHONG YAW cytan@sph. com.sg They might be small, but compact cameras today, with their sharper sensors and greater range of built-in features, can be used for more than just the casual
        PHOTOS: BRILLIANT, JOBY, MANFROTTO  -  768 words
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        Lock icon HyperDrive CameraMator
        639 11  -  By Trevor Tan trevtan@sph.com.sg Many professional photographers are starting to prefer tablets for their work because they are lighter and more portable than laptops. However, transferring the pictures to tablets can still be a hassle with cables and adaptors. The CameraMator seeks to bridge that gap by providing
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        Lock icon First look: Nikon Coolpix L820
        308 11  -  Price not confirmed; available next month It is not the new tech in this do-it-all superzoom camera that grabs your attention, but its attractive price tag it is expected to be in the range of its predecessor’s $349 By Tan Chong Yaw Batteries This caters
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        Lock icon Online storage shoot-out
        827 12 / 13  -  By Seow Tein Hee teinhee@sph.com.sg To hear Microsoft’s chief executive Steve Ballmer say it, the software giant’s file hosting service SkyDrive is the go-to solution for anyone needing more online storage space. SkyDrive, which offers 7GB of free space, is now also tightly integrated with the new
        PHOTOS: SKYDRIVE; PHOTOS: DROPBOX  -  827 words
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        Lock icon Sony Xperia Z
        694 12 / 13  -  By Seow Tein Hee Phones with generous display sizes and high-definition screen resolutions are the latest rage, and joining the ranks of these juggernauts is the new Sony Xperia Z. Announced at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last month, Sony’s latest Android smartphone is
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        Lock icon New year, new DL PC
        691 14  -  Meet the DL PC 2013, with a new graphics card and more space in a speedy solid-state drive. ALFRED SIEW checks out what is inside ALFRED SIEW Alfred Siew is a freelance writer While everyone has been going ga-ga over smartphones and tablets in the
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        803 15  -  By Alison de Souza Alison de Souza is a freelance writer Wearable gadgetry is shaping up to be one of the more significant trends this year going by many of the new toys on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last month.
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        Lock icon Garmin Forerunner 10
        427 16  -  By Seow Tein Hee teinhee@sph.com. sg I strapped on the Garmin Forerunner 10 and steeled myself and my legs for a world of pain when I tried to run and test the sports watch a few weeks ago. The operative word is “tried”. My feeble running attempt
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        Lock icon New Balance Limited Edition NYC 860v3
        479 16  -  By Trevor Tan trevtan @sph. com. sg Minimalist running shoes may be light but they do not provide enough support when compared with traditional running shoes, such as the latest New Balance Limited Edition NYC 860v3. At first glance, the shoes look really outlandish
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        Lock icon Lego The Lord Of The Rings
        512 18  -  By Sherwin Loh sherwinl@sph.com.sg Despite the monotony of Lego-inspired franchise titles, of walking around and smashing items, I have a soft spot for the series. From Indiana Jones to Batman and now, Lord Of The Rings, the games are simple action titles that take
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        Lock icon Hotel Story
        397 18  -  By Oo Gin Lee ginlee@sph.com.sg Now you can live out your dreams of being a hotel magnate in this hotel building game, which will be released tomorrow. Developed by local start-up Happy Labs, this game starts off with a tiny hotel with two beds and a vending machine.
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        Lock icon Borderlands 2: Sir Hammerlock’s Big Game Hunt
        485 19  -  By Bryant Chan bryan tc@sph.com. sg To celebrate the downfall of the main game’s antagonist, Handsome Jack, Sir Hammerlock’s Big Game Hunt has the titular hunter extraordinaire inviting the Vault Hunters on a hunting trip to the continent of Aegrus. Unfortunately, Aegrus also
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        492 19  -  By Sim Cheng Kai Sim Cheng Kai is a freelance writer and fighting game enthusiast. When Street FighterX Tekken first came out last March, it had what most would call a recipe for success. This was a pseudo-sequel to Street Fighter IV a smash hit that
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      Lock icon New products
      503 20  -  Compiled by Brandon Neo PORTABLE SPEAKER Gear4 StreetParty 5 $129 This portable speaker-dock is for the iPhone 5 and other Apple devices running on the Lightning connector. It weighs just 580 grams. Ideal for the music lover who likes to travel, the dock can be folded and the
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        Lock icon Fast and deadly cleaner
        708 21  -  A former diver’s invention which cleans heavy marine growth on ship hulls helps save time and money. TAN reports TAN CHONG YAW cytan@sph.com. sg As a former professional diver who used to clean the hulls of offshore sea vessels, Mr Robert Archibald (inset) knows a thing
        PHOTOS: LA MANS MARINE ENGINEERING, TAN CHONG YAW  -  708 words
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        707 22  -  By Sherwin Loh Allan Wu is still actively chasing women. This May, he will be hosting the third Miss Asia Pacific World beauty pageant in South Korea, which touts itself as a talent competition for beauty queens and models. He is also currently shuttling between Los
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