The Straits Times, 18 February 2013

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    28 1 THE STRAITS TIMES SINCE 1845 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2013 72 PAGES IN FOUR PARTS TO SUBSCRIBE: 6388-3838 www.sphsubscription.com.sg 90 cents A Singapore Press Holdings publication MCI (P) 050/02/2013
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    Lock icon Foreign patients coming back to S’pore
    487 1  -  Indonesians top list; growing numbers from Bangladesh, Vietnam, Myanmar By SALMA KHALIK HEALTH CORRESPONDENT salma@sph.com.sg www.facebook.com/ST.Salma FOREIGN patients are flocking to Singapore hospitals again, after a decline in 2009 triggered by the global financial crisis. About 36,000 non-resident foreign patients were either hospitalised or
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    Lock icon Labour shortage at eateries a boost for food manufacturers
    658 1  -  JESSICA LIM limjess@sph.com.sg WHILE eateries are hard-hit by the current manpower shortage, some food manufacturers say business has practically tripled since February last year. A Straits Times check with 10 major players here from those who sell pre-marinated meats to sauce
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    Lock icon Starting a taxi revolution
    49 1 ENGINEER Hudsadin Eamsherangkul is out to revolutionise Bangkok’s struggling taxi industry. He quit his job in the United States a decade ago to help run his family’s taxi co-operative which prides itself on its clean vehicles and aims to give drivers better wages. WORLD A11
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    Lock icon Tiger Airways says ‘no’ to guide dog
    53 1 BLIND businessman Kua Cheng Hock’s guide dog Kendra has gone with him on flights to more than 10 countries in the past eight years. But last December, Tiger Airways became the first Singapore-based airline to refuse to let him take his dog on
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  • TOP OF THE NEWS
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      Lock icon They’ll repay scholarships through community work
      581 2 / 3  -  Society must go beyond scholarships pegged only to academic merit: Shanmugam By JANICE TAI jantai@sph.com.sg SINGAPORE needs to be careful to ensure that pathways to success continue to exist and remain free for the less privileged, Foreign and Law Minister K. Shanmugam said yesterday.
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      Lock icon Cabby who ran over dog attacked by owner, 2 men
      360 2 / 3  -  FENG ZENGKUN A TAXI driver who accidentally killed a dog was beaten up by the dog’s owner and two other men, just days before Chinese New Year. According to a Lianhe Wanbao report yesterday, the incident took place at about
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      Lock icon Lee Kuan Yew discharged from hospital, resting at home
      413 2 / 3  -  News of discharge greeted by relief, well wishes online By ANDREA ONG andreao@sph.com.sg FORMER prime minister Lee Kuan Yew has been discharged from hospital and is now resting at home, said the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) yesterday. He was admitted to
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      Lock icon New citizens from Philippines not listed as Malay
      333 2 / 3  -  ANDREA ONG THE Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has dismissed categorically speculation that new Singapore citizens of Filipino origin are being classified as Malay. There had been renewed talk among the Malay-Muslim community after the release of the Population White Paper that
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    • THE NEWS IN 5 MINUTES
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          Lock icon Foreign patients return
          46 4 FOREIGN patients are flocking once more to Singapore hospitals, after a decline in 2009 triggered by the global financial crisis. About 36,000 non-resident foreign patients were either hospitalised or had day surgery here in 2011, according to Ministry of Health figures. PAGE A1
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          Lock icon A ready-made solution
          39 4 READY-MADE ingredients such as vegetables, meats and spices are making their way to more F&B outlets, as the industry grapples with a manpower shortage. As a result, food manufacturers are doing a roaring trade. PAGE A1
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      • WORLD
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          Lock icon A synagogue’s struggles
          41 4 INDONESIA’S only synagogue serves a tiny Jewish community and draws visitors of other faiths. But the place of worship has also been denounced by extremist websites, which claim its existence is part of a global conspiracy. PAGE A8
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          Lock icon China’s gaokao tested
          39 4 CHINA’S national college entrance examination is in dire need of reform, experts say. The system is producing students who score highly in exams, but lack creative talent. It is also racheting up social tension. PAGE A10
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          Lock icon Blast kills 80 in Pakistan
          91 4 AT LEAST 80 people were killed and scores wounded after a bomb ripped through a crowded vegetable market in a mostly Shi’ite Muslim area of Pakistan. The attack has prompted criticism of the government, which has been accused of failing to improve security, at a
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          Lock icon Illegals can be US PRs?
          55 4 ILLEGAL immigrants in the United States could become legal permanent residents under a draft immigration plan proposed by the Obama administration. Media reports say it would also require them to pay back taxes, pass a background check, submit biometric data and pay fees to qualify
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      • OPINION
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          Lock icon Rail was meant to be reliable
          46 4 AS OPERATOR of the MRT system’s older lines, SMRT has to be more pro-active in preventing service breakdowns. Shutdowns of sections of the lines for comprehensive maintenance work should be considered, among other measures to redress operating deficiencies. PAGE A16
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      • HOME
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          Lock icon More holding on to flats
          48 4 MORE home owners are holding on to their Housing Board flats, reversing the trend of the past four years. Only 11.8 per cent of owners last year sold their property within the year after it hit the five-year minimum occupation period. PAGE B1
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          Lock icon Helplines’ call for help
          39 4 MANY of the calls to helplines made by people in distress or contemplating suicide are going unanswered due to a shortage of volunteers. Welfare groups running the lines are appealing for more volunteers. PAGE B4
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          Lock icon Bone to pick with Tiger
          71 4 WHEN Tiger Airways refused blind businessman Kua Cheng Hock’s request to take his guide dog on a flight, that was only part of the problem. Weeks after being promised a refund, he has not received it. PAGE B6 Mr Kua and Kendra on an SIA
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      • MONEY
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          Lock icon Profits looking up
          39 4 THE bullish aura surrounding the local stock market of late has also been reflected in Corporate Singapore profits, in terms of improved bottom line, even as the earnings reporting season continues in full swing. PAGE B11
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      • SPORT
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          Lock icon Schooling gets title back
          48 4 SWIMMING with a trio of United States Olympic gold medallists, Singapore teen Joseph Schooling has reclaimed the 200m individual medley national mark he last held in 2011. He clocked 2min 3.61sec in Orlando to finish fourth and break Quah Zheng Wen’s record. PAGE B20
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      • LIFE!
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          Lock icon Bonnie Raitt rocks on
          69 4 AMERICAN blues/country/rock guitarist-singer Bonnie Raitt took home the Best Americana Album prize at the Grammy Awards last week for her 19th album, Slipstream, her first album in seven years. The 63-year-old underwent several personal tragedies before she finally released it last year. PAGE C3 Bonnie Raitt
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          Lock icon Nice girls do finish first
          85 4 THAI university student Jessica Amornkuldilok, who became the winner of modelling competition Asia’s Next Top Model in last night’s finale, is proof that nice girls do finish first. She had a reputation for being kind on the show, helping her closest competitors even as the
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      • WHAT’S ONLINE
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          52 4 www.straitstimes.com www.facebook.com/ thestraitstimes twitter.com/stcom L Large turnout at Speakers’ Corner for protest against Population White Paper L Meteor strike in Russia hurts at least 950 people L Argentinian woman marries twin sister’s killer L Train fault delays evening MRT service on East West Line QR code generated
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          Lock icon Top citizen journalism stories
          64 4 www.stomp.com.sg L Woman honks car loudly when she can’t get to her usual spot to pick up son L Meet the local bride with the 9.9m wedding gown L Girl brags about her “swag” after sitting on reserved seat in MRT Top videos www.razortv.com.sg L Android
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        Lock icon What it should have been
        47 4 A CHART showing AIA’s premiums and which accompanied our story yesterday, “Private insurers boosting coverage”, contained an error. The old premium payable by a person who will turn 20 should be $172.60, not $273.60 as reported. We are sorry for the error.
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      Lock icon Gold loses shine as economy picks up
      568 5  -  Prominent investors pulling their money out of the commodity By YASMINE YAHYA yasminey@sph.com.sg REBOUNDING financial markets and the improving global economy are taking some of the shine off gold. Bullion is the worst performing precious metal this year, a stark change from the
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      Lock icon Former SCDF chief Peter Lim’s sex-for-contracts trial starts today
      374 5  -  By THAM YUEN-C yuenc@sph.com.sg THE sex-for-contracts corruption trial of former civil defence force chief Peter Lim Sin Pang starts today, less than a week after his former Home Team colleague Ng Boon Gay was acquitted of similar charges. Lim, 52, is
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      Lock icon ESM Goh pleased S’poreans debating population issue
      482 6  -  But speeches at recent protest were too political and one-sided, he says By ANDREA ONG andreao@sph.com.sg Additional reporting by Hoe Pei Shan and Janice Tai EMERITUS Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong said yesterday he was pleased Singaporeans are debating the population issue, even
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      Lock icon Najib is first Prime Minister at education group’s CNY event
      663 6  -  By LESTER KONG MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT lestkong@sph.com.sg KAJANG (Selangor) Datuk Seri Najib Razak became the first sitting Malaysian Prime Minister to attend a Chinese New Year celebration thrown by the country’s largest Chinese education group, which regularly locks horns with the
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      Lock icon Pope calls for prayers in penultimate address
      404 6 REUTERS ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE VATICAN CITY Pope Benedict XVI, speaking before a larger than usual crowd in his first Sunday address since announcing his resignation, asked the faithful to pray for him and for the next pope. The crowd in St Peter’s
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      Lock icon Families paired in rental flats see benefits
      667 7  -  They report better living conditions and fewer quarrels under initiative By DERRICK HO derrickh@sph.com.sg BETTER living conditions and fewer squabbles. These are two benefits reported by families who moved into an estate that is the first to adopt improved guidelines to a scheme
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    • Here for their health, not a holiday
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        Lock icon Forking out 3 years of income ‘well worth it’
        498 7  -  One is a businessman from Vietnam who is facing total kidney failure. The other is a psychologist from Bangladesh where experts found a growth in her liver. They both flew to Singapore to take advantage of a level of success and
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        Lock icon Outpatients far outnumber those who are warded
        170 7 ACCORDING to industry observers, for every foreign patient warded or here for day surgery, more than 10 are treated as outpatients. There are no official estimates of the number who come for outpatient consultations and treatments, but the figure of 500,000 a year
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        Lock icon ‘High level of surgery only available here’
        447 7 LAST November, Bangladeshi virologist Islam Nazrul attended a talk by Singapore doctors in Dhaka, on the range of expertise and treatments available here. The following month, his wife, psychologist Dilruba Afrose, 68, noticed she was passing very dark-coloured urine. Professor Islam feared it
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Indonesia’s only synagogue struggles to find wider acceptance
      967 8  -  Tiny Jewish community in Sulawesi rediscovered its roots only recently By ZAKIR HUSSAIN INDONESIA BUREAU CHIEF zakirh@sph.com.sg MANADO (North Sulawesi) In the hill towns and villages an hour out of Manado, it is not uncommon for churches and mosques to be within
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    • ASIA
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        Lock icon North Korea tests Chinese patience
        656 9 Beijing faces pressure at home to take tougher line against recalcitrant ally NEW YORK TIMES YANJI CITY (Jilin) Beds shook and teacups clattered in this Chinese town bordering North Korea, less than 160km from the site where Pyongyang said it detonated a nuclear test that
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        Lock icon 13 killed in Indonesia by floods, landslides
        234 9 JAKARTA At least 13 people were killed over the weekend in Indonesia after heavy rains triggered floods and landslides. The flooding and landslides hit North Sulawesi province’s capital city of Manado early yesterday, killing 10 people and prompting another 1,200 to be evacuated,
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        Lock icon ‘Gaokao’ system needs re-examining in China
        885 10  -  Narrow focus on grades, lack of standard exams have bred inequality COMMENTARY By HO AI LI CHINA CORRESPONDENT hoaili@sph.com.sg BEIJING In China, the national college entrance exam, or gaokao, has for decades represented a passage to a brighter future, regardless of one’s start in
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        Lock icon Thousands marry in first ‘post-Moon’ mass wedding
        293 10 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE GAPYEONG (South Korea) Thousands of Unification Church members were married in a mass wedding in South Korea yesterday the first since the death of their “messiah” and controversial church founder Sun Myung Moon. Some 3,500 identically dressed couples many of mixed
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        Lock icon China closes 2 temples, arrests 6 over illegal funding
        244 10 ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING The authorities have shut two temples on a sacred Buddhist mountain in northern China and arrested six people after fake monks reportedly deceived tourists into donating money, Chinese state media and an official said yesterday. The Mount Wutai
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        Lock icon Flights hit as smog shrouds Beijing again
        245 10 XINHUA BEIJING Fresh smog shrouded Beijing and some provinces in China early yesterday, disrupting highway traffic and flights. Readings for PM2.5, hazardous particles measuring 2.5 microns in diameter or less, exceeded 200 micrograms per cubic metre at 9am in some areas, said the
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        Lock icon Plotting a new path for Bangkok taxis
        943 11  -  Engineer aims to professionalise industry, improve cabbies’ wages PEOPLE TO WATCH By TAN HUI YEE THAILAND CORRESPONDENT tanhy@sph.com.sg ON A typical Sunday afternoon in downtown Bangkok, an ordi-nary-looking taxi slides up to your hotel. The driver looks younger, fresher, more eager and cleaner-cut
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        Lock icon Protests in Pakistan as bomb death toll hits 81
        552 12 Shi’ite minority demands better govt protection from attacks by Sunnis AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS QUETTA Protests erupted across Pakistan to demand protection for Shi’ite Muslims after a bomb blast targeting the minority community killed 81 people here, the latest in a series
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        Lock icon 2 killed, 18 hurt in Thai south blasts
        243 12 ASSOCIATED PRESS REUTERS PATTANI (Thailand) Days after a deadly attack on a military base, the insurgency-plagued Thai south was hit by a series of blasts over the weekend which left two people dead and 18 wounded. Police say suspected insurgents yesterday detonated
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      • ASIA BRIEFS
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          Lock icon Tang let off over illegal basement
          71 12 HONG KONG The wife of former chief executive candidate Henry Tang is among four people charged over an illegal basement at their house after a year-long probe but Mr Tang himself is off the hook. The scandal led to the collapse of Mr Tang’s
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          Lock icon Deadline to apply for postal voting set
          84 12 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s Election Commission has said registered voters residing overseas have until the dissolution of Parliament to apply for postal voting. As many as 2,485 people have applied for postal votes since registration began in December, Bernama news agency said, quoting the
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      Lock icon British govt split over China ties: Report
      395 13 Fears that hostility will hurt trade clashing with human rights stand AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON A split has emerged in the British government on managing its cooling relations with China, The Sunday Times newspaper said, citing sources. Prime Minister David Cameron and Chancellor George
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      Lock icon Britons changing diets due to horse meat scandal: Poll
      256 13 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON A poll has found that almost a third of adults in Britain have stopped eating ready-meals as a result of the horse meat scandal, while 7 per cent have stopped eating meat altogether. The ComRes survey, for the
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      Lock icon White House drafting new immigration plan
      551 14 It would allow illegals to legally reside in the US within 8 years ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WASHINGTON The White House is drafting an immigration plan that would allow illegal immigrants to become legal permanent US residents within eight years. The plan would also
      ASSOCIATED PRESS; AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE  -  551 words
    • WORLD BRIEFS
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        Lock icon Ex-Israeli minister on trial for fraud
        85 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM The trial of Israel’s hardline former foreign minister on charges of fraud and breach of trust began yesterday. Avigdor Lieberman is accused of trying to advance the career of a former diplomat who relayed information to him about a criminal investigation
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        Lock icon Russians give up hunt for meteorite
        66 14 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOSCOW Russian authorities halted their search for the meteorite that spectacularly struck the Urals last week, leaving about 1,200 people injured and damaging several thousand buildings. The 10-tonne space rock streaked over the Chelyabinsk region in central Russia in a blinding fireball
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        Lock icon Series of car bombs hit Baghdad, 28 die
        76 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD A series of car bombs exploded within minutes of each other in and around Baghdad, killing at least 28 people and wounding dozens in overwhelmingly Shi’ite areas. Yesterday’s attacks come amid rising sectarian discord in Iraq. The explosions, mostly
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        Lock icon Foreign workers in Nigeria kidnapped
        78 14 ASSOCIATED PRESS BAUCHI (Nigeria) Gunmen attacked a camp for a construction company in rural northern Nigeria, killing a guard and kidnapping seven foreign workers from Britain, Greece, Italy and Lebanon, the authorities said yesterday. It was the biggest kidnapping incident yet in a region under
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      Lock icon Aussie carbon footprint ‘exported’
      660 15  -  Carbon tax to curb country’s coal use belies surge in its exports: Critics By JONATHAN PEARLMAN FOR THE STRAITS TIMES jonathanmpearlman@gmail.com SYDNEY Australia has long been one of the world’s biggest coal-exporting nations, but its own energy use has undergone a dramatic shake-up: curbs on coal
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      Lock icon Shark skin suit for a more energy-efficient aircraft?
      282 15 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE FRANKFURT In a never-end-ing quest for more aerodynamic, more fuel-efficient aircraft, the aviation industry believes the shark could take a big bite out of energy consumption. Germany’s biggest airline Lufthansa announced earlier this month that two of its Airbus A340-300
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    • MONEY BRIEFS
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        Lock icon China poised for ‘fast growth’
        121 15 BLOOMBERG BEIJING China’s economy averted a steep slowdown and is poised to grow “reasonably fast” as incomes in the most populous nation rise, said a former adviser to the country’s central bank. Mr Li Daokui, an economist at Tsinghua University, said in an interview with
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        Lock icon S. Korea finance minister chosen
        87 15 BLOOMBERG SEOUL South Korea’s President-elect Park Geun Hye has appointed Mr Hyun Oh Seok finance minister as she installs a new government to tackle a strengthening currency in an economy that grew less than forecast last quarter. Mr Hyun, currently head of state think-tank Korea
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      217 10 THE watchmaking world was revolutionised with the invention of the Tourbillon in 1801 by Abraham-Louis Breguet, founder of the eponymous haute horlogerie house synonymous with technological excellence and timeless elegance. Originally designed to improve the accuracy in pocket watches, the Tourbillon movement continues to fulfil the
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        58 10 Get exciting deals at Gain City as Singapore’s largest aircon retailer celebrates its 32nd anniversary. Besides weekly draws, you also stand to win a new Mazda 3 in a Grand Lucky Draw with every $100 spent. Plus, receive a 20-inch hard-case luggage with every $800 spent and an
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        39 10 Royal Caribbean International’s cruise ship Legend of the Seas has completed a month-long US$50 million (S$60 million) drydock in Singapore and now boasts an array of new features and amenities including specialty restaurants and digital way-finding touchscreens.
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      42 13 Productivity push requires govt to go beyond current paradigm: panel In a pre-Budget roundtable organised by The Business Times and KPMG, it urges greater focus on promoting value creation rather than investment in machinery, and encouraging consolidation, among others. THEBUSINESSTIMES Today in
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      80 18 NEXT 48 HOURS Today Basketball NBA All-Star Game (Live, StarHub Ch202, 9am) Football FA Cup: 5th rd Manchester United v Reading (Live, mio TV Ch111, tomorrow, 3.55am). Table tennis ITTF Kuwait Open: Semi-finals (3.30pm). Finals (7.30pm) Live, StarHub Ch203. Tomorrow Football Malaysian Super League: Johor Darul Takzim v LionsXII (Live,
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      500 20  -  EPL champions show their class to trounce second-tier side in FA Cup By RICHARD JOLLY stsports@sph.com.sg Manchester City 4 Leeds 0 out-of-form, lower-division opponents, but they scarcely resembled a club in crisis yesterday. Instead, probably only Manchester United, Chelsea or Everton could stand
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      662 20 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Chelsea 4 Brentford 0 LONDON Chelsea avoided becoming the latest victims of the FA Cup’s spate of giant-killings as the holders eased into the fifth round with a 4-0 win over League One minnows Brentford yesterday. Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool are among
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      459 20  -  By MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg JOSEPH Schooling yesterday reclaimed a national record he last held in 2011 while swimming two lanes away from Ryan Lochte. The Singaporean clocked 2min 3.61sec in the men’s 200m individual medley at the Arena Grand Prix Series in
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      646 17 Police studying its use in killing of Pistorius’ girl REUTERS THE TIMES, LONDON ASSOCIATED PRESS JOHANNESBURG South African police have found a bloodied cricket bat at the home of Oscar Pistorius in the latest gruesome twist surrounding the Valentine’s Day killing of his model girlfriend. The star
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      674 18 Cricket 2nd Test In Cape Town, 4th day: Pakistan 338 169 (overnight 100-3: A. Ali 65, M. ul-Haq 44; D. Steyn 2-35, V. Philander 4-40, R. Peterson 2-64). South Africa 326 182-6 (H. Amla 58; S. Ajmal 4-51). S. Africa win by 4 wkts and take winning 2-0 lead
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      527 18  -  New boy and Linsanity the reason Houston look good for the play-offs By MARC LIM SPORTS EDITOR marclim@sph.com.sg HOUSTON It is not every day that a first-time All-Star gets to hog the headlines when the big boys come to town. But, then again, it is not
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      487 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE SAO PAULO Tennis star Rafael Nadal was pushed to beat 111th-ranked Martin Alund 6-3, 6-7 (2/7), 6-1 at the Brazil Open on Saturday, to reach his second straight final after a long layoff to treat his left
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      323 18 ASSOCIATED PRESS CANBERRA South Korean golfer Shin Ji Yai won the women’s Australian Open by two shots yesterday, finishing with a one-un-der 72 to break out of an overnight tie for the lead with teenage star Lydia Ko. Shin mixed three birdies
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      94 18 Terrence Ross (above) of the Toronto Raptors dethroned defending champion Jeremy Evans of Utah Jazz to win the NBA Slam Dunk basketball contest on Saturday in a vote on social media. After a judging panel of retired NBA players that included
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      Lock icon Feng to play No. 1 Ding in semis
      301 18  -  By MAY CHEN maychen@sph.com.sg AFTER starting last year with two first-round exits, national paddler Feng Tianwei made sure her 2013 season began on a winning note. The world No. 6 beat Kasumi Ishikawa 11-9, 13-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-8 yesterday in the quarter-fi-nals
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      516 19 Wenger upset by Cup exit after team of 11 internationals fail to beat Rovers AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Arsene Wenger labelled Arsenal’s shock 0-1 loss to Championship side Blackburn as “unacceptable” after the Gunners lost to a lower-league side in the FA Cup for the first
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      421 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON Alex Ferguson believes he has a stronger Manchester United squad at his disposal than the one that won the club’s historic Treble in 1999. But that has not prevented the United manager from handing out a stark warning to his players ahead of
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      329 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE OLDHAM Ahead of their FA Cup fifth-round clash against Everton, Oldham banned their players from swopping shirts with their Premier League opponents as the League One football club tried to cut costs. By the time the full-time whistle sounded at Boundary Park,
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      425 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MADRID Barcelona assistant manager Jordi Roura hailed 300-goal Lionel Messi, after the Argentinian’s double helped his side come from a goal down to beat Granada 2-1 in the Spanish Primera Liga on Saturday. His first goal was also his 300th in a Barcelona jersey
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        50 19 THE Singapore Slingers thumped Vietnam’s Saigon Heat 89-60 at the Indoor Stadium yesterday in the Asean Basketball League. Both teams are joint second with the San Miguel Beermen with three wins and three losses each. The Indonesia Warriors lead with six wins and two losses.
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        78 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES American golfer Bill Haas had another bogey-free round at Riviera on Saturday. He shot a seven-under 64 the best round of the day to take a three-stroke lead (201) into the final day of the Northern Trust Open. US Open champion Webb Simpson
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        47 19 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE BIRMINGHAM Britain’s double Olympic champion Mo Farah delighted home fans by winning the 3,000m at the IAAF indoor meeting in Birmingham on Saturday. The 29-year-old Farah, who won both the 5,000m and 10,000m in London, finished in 7min 42sec.
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        54 19 ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTIC CITY (New Jersey) WBC lightweight champion Adrien Broner stopped Gavin Rees in the fifth round on Saturday to retain his title. The unbeaten American (26 wins, 22 KOs) scored two knockdowns before referee Earl Brown halted the fight with a second
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      49 1 MICA (P) 050/02/2013 Partners with: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2013 Behindthesmile Teen gymnasts sweat blood and shed tears for a chance to represent Singapore. p10&11 DIP-DYE HAIR Be Jessie J for a day with coloured hair tips. p8&9 CELEBRATION OF COLOURS 8,000 students get sneak preview of Chingay Parade. p12
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        564 2  -  The INside Track BY SERENE GOH EDITOR It is getting hard for me to leave the house. I wasn’t born a recluse, of course, course, and am by no means anti-social quite the opposite. But whenever someone now talks about “going out”, dread builds
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        100 2 BY SERENE LUO 1. What do you think are the benefits and drawbacks of having a larger population? Fill in the table on the right. 2. Why do you think the editor dislikes crowds? 3. Experts say that overcrowding creates irritability and aggression in people, something that
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        321 3 Methamphetamine is a dangerous and highly addictive drug In its crystallised form, it is colourless and odourless and is commonly known as “ice”. Methamphetamine can also be made into tablets often in green or orange and is sometimes known as “ya ba”. Its other names include crystal, glass
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        196 3 Singapore’s one and only anti-drug dance competition is back! Come celebrate 15 years of dancing to protest against drug use at Danceworks! 2013 and win attractive prizes. Participate in the Instagram contest from Feb 4 to March 17 and one of three Instax instant cameras could
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        760 4 / 5  -  The authorities are stepping up enforcement measures to improve road safety By EILEEN AUNG-THWIN The Traffic Police will boost its presence on roads and upgrade enforcement cameras in a bid to improve road safety. INSIGHT Statistics released by the Traffic Police showed that,
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        399 4 / 5 A patient trial for a home-grown flu vaccine will start in April. If the trial is successful, flu vaccines can be made more quickly and cheaply, and therefore be more easily accessible during outbreaks. INSIGHT According to Professor Alex Matter, chief executive of the Experimental
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        224 4 / 5 A degree at the Yale-National University of Singapore College of Liberal Arts will cost a local student $15,000 a year, which is almost double the cost of pursuing a general degree at the National University of Singapore. Food and lodging at
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        616 6 Agence France-Presse Reuters THE NEWS Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to change a law that bars Japan’s army from taking aggressive action, which it adopted after its defeat in World War II. His suggestion has divided Japanese voters and worried some of the
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        100 6 The New York Times, Agence France-Presse The government of the West African country, a former French colony, had asked France to help it defeat an uprising by militant Islamic groups. The latter, which are believed to have ties to the terrorist network Al-Qaeda, had taken over north-eastern Mali and
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        114 6 Agence France-Presse South African mining billionaire Patrice Motsepe (right), 51, is donating half of his US$2.65 billion (S$3.2 billion) fortune to charity. This makes him a member of the exclusive group, Giving Pledge, which urges the wealthiest people in the world to give away 50 per cent or
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        754 7  -  Know your rights and duties when you surf the Internet. SHERYL reports SHERYL QUEK Just because today’s young people are constantly wired and connected does not mean they are good online citizens. Indeed, many of them are unaware of their rights and responsibilities on the Internet.
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        279 12 / 13  -  BY NICHOLAS TEO nichteo@sph.com.sg It began with a mass singing cum ukelele performance and ended with a bang. Fireworks and artificial snow made of foam and confetti marked the finale of the first Chingay Parade National Education Show, themed Fire In Snow, on Feb 2. Some 8,000 students
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        430 12 / 13  -  Students got up close with the young violinist at a masterclass. SHERYL QUEK reports reports SHERYL QUEK More than 200 lucky students from the music elective programme were treated to a masterclass by reknowned violinist Nicola Benedetti when she was in town early this month. The
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        179 12 / 13  -  TAN XING QI Echoes of “huat ah” could be heard in Jurong on Feb 1 as more than 1,500 students educators and alumni from Jurong Secondary School celebrated the school’s 50th anniversary with a record-breaking lo hei session. The school broke the record in
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        186 12 / 13  -  ANG YIYING Get active at *Scape Pump It Sports Fiesta from Feb 25 to March 3. Get together with friends to play and compete in futsal, handball, floorball, dodgeball and basketball. What you need: A minimum of five players and a team registration fee of $90 for
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        720 8 / 9  - Two-toned hair, the cup song an arty hangout Here are what teens are talking about this week COMPILED BY ANG YIYING AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE REUTERS hm RHYTHMIC CUPS Girls have been seen tapping and turning cups, hard pencil cases and even water bottles on tabletops to create a catchy beat. Their
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        597 8 / 9  -  BY ALISON DE SOUZA Some Afghan teenagers are showing the world a new side to their war-torn country, which is still trying to recover from 12 years of military occupation and civil strife. Forty-eight students from Afghanistan’s first musical institute are on a performance
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        1086 10 / 11  -  Interest in gymnastics has climbed after Lim HeemWei becam the first gymnast to represent Singapore at th Olympics. TAN XING QI speaks to five t nagers with the steely determination to follow in her footsteps unbreakablebut TAN XING QI KILLER WARM-UPS With all the posing, strutting and
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        363 14  -  Turn to Page 4 of section A of The Straits Times for The News in 5 Minutes. by SONIA SNG The teacher’s or English representative’s copy of The Straits Times page A4 has to be “sacrificed” for this activity. Cut the page into small rectangles, with
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        683 15  -  Today, the focus is on spotting common grammatical errors Lesson activity by PAUL CULLIGAN Editing is one of those skills that you are going to need for the rest of your life so it is important that you become proficient in it as quickly as possible.
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        1420 16 / 17  -  What can be done to control or curb the growing trend of misuse and abuse on the Internet? Will a code of conduct help? Lesson activity by SONIA SNG The Internet has become an indispensable part of life for the vast majority of people. However, there are
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        1426 18 / 19  -  This week, we look at bookstores that face dwindling business and what can be done to stem this trend Lesson activity by SHERLEY SERVOS Read the extract below, which is from an article on what needs to be done to encourage people to buy more
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        397 20 pro IN discusses the place skateboarding has in Singapore with 59-year-ol Eddie Goh, owner f the Go Sports skateboard franchise. IN: How can skateparks here be improved? Mr Goh: There’s no creativity in the design of most parks. They’re all the same. Before the Government calls for a
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      316 1 Local theatre stalwart dies Community shocked by loss C2 Asia’s Next Top Model Jessica Amornkuldilok wants to donate winnings C5 Married to music Rocker Bonnie Raitt is addicted to performing C3 Scoot’s chief executive officer Campbell Wilson dived right into the task of taking the budget airline from concept to
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        889 2  -  Cinemax’s latest series Banshee is another graphic offering from the HBO offshoot Alison de Souza In Los Angeles stlife@sph.com.sg While the American cable television network HBO is known for awardwinning quality dramas, its offshoot, Cinemax, is cultivating a reputation for something altogether less highbrow: Sex
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        697 2  -  Corrie Tan Members of the Singapore theatre community are mourning the loss of the well-loved theatre teacher and mentor, Christina Sergeant. She was 57. Life! understands that the actress director died yesterday morning after being hospitalised from Feb 8 to 12. She had gone to
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        395 2  -  Jan Lee For the second year in a row, Singapore has won the fifth prize in the annual International Snow Sculpture Contest in Sapporo, Japan. The winning team, led by sculptor Loh Tze Joo, 48, spent four days creating their winning work, Saving Gaia.
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        1546 3  -  Grammy award-winning guitarist-singer Bonnie Raitt promises a rocking show for her first gig in Singapore next month 8 QUESTIONS WITH Bonnie Raitt Eddino Abdul Hadi Music Correspondent dinohadi@sph.com.sg American blues/country/rock guitaristsinger Bonnie Raitt took home the Best Americana Album prize at the Grammy Awards last week for her
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        340 3  -  Boon Chan After 17 years at Ngee Ann City, the steamboat institution Coca Restaurant is closing down. Yesterday was its last day of operations. Manager of Coca Restaurant Singapore James Chong, 58, said business “had been good from the day we opened mainly due to
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        2237 4  -  Budget airline honcho Campbell Wilson was attracted to a Singapore Airlines ad with the line ‘opportunity to relocate’ THE LIFE! INTERVIEW WITH Campbell Wilson Lee Siew Hua siewhua@sph.com.sg Scoot chief executive Campbell Wilson, 41, is a walking Excel spreadsheet. The New Zealander fires off
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        865 5  -  Asia’s Next Top Model winner Jessica Amornkuldilok gave tips to fellow competitors Rachael Boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg You could say that Thai university student Jessica Amornkuldilok, who became the winner of modelling competition Asia’s Next Top Model in last night’s finale, is proof that nice girls do finish first.
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        1253 6  -  Teenagers who dream of becoming singers get their chance in contest Rachael Boon rachaelb@sph.com.sg One is from a prestigious school known for its academic excellence, Raffles Institution. The other is from an institution emphasising technical skills, ITE College East. They are 17-year-old Yeo Min and
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        936 6 New York Times Atlantic City, New Jersey Two media heavyweights are locked in a smackdown over the future of cage fighting, more politely known as mixed martial arts. In one corner is Mr Ari Emanuel, the Hollywood superagent who represents the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC),
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        629 7  -  Enlistment in the army will give Taiwanese singer-songwriter Crowd Lu new experiences to write about in his songs Boon Chan Media correspondent bchan@sph.com.sg Hair today, gone tomorrow. Taiwanese singer-songwriter Crowd Lu, 27, will soon be enlisting in the army for his compulsory military
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        672 12 Rihanna makes her debut as a fashion designer with bad-girl, rock-chick styling and shift dresses for River Island Associated Press Reuters London London Fashion Week moved into high international gear last Saturday with a debut collection from Barbadian pop star Rihanna (right), a Native Americaninspired
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      742 8  -  A Mandarin retelling of American classic 1954 teleplay Twelve Angry Men is lyrical and incisive Huayi Festival 2013 Corrie Tan corriet@sph.com.sg Review Theatre TWELVE ANGRY MEN Nine Years Theatre (Singapore) Esplanade Theatre Studio/Last Friday Entering a courtroom is something like entering a gladiator’s ring. The verbal
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      429 8  -  Boon Chan Review Concert HUAYI 2013: IN::MUSIC THE FRESHMAN: SOPHOMORE’S DREAM Esplanade Recital Studio, Last Friday Over the course of an 85-minute-long set, home-grown duo The Freshman took the audience along on their seven-year journey together. Chen Diya and Carrie Yeo became firm friends through
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      469 8  -  Chang Tou Liang Review Concert VOICES OF SPLENDOUR HUAYI FESTIVAL 2013 Esplanade Concert Hall/Last Friday Chinese voices making their names in the world’s major opera houses are no longer a rarity and this concert was a proud realisation of that fact. No programme was
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      754 9  -  Awakening, an adaptation of Chinese classic, Dream Of The Red Chamber, is made palatable by modern-day touches Huayi Festival 2013 Huang Lijie lijie@sph.com.sg Review Theatre AWAKENING Edward Lam Dance Theatre Huayi Festival of Arts Esplanade Theatre/Last Saturday Epiphanies can come in all forms and degrees
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      553 9  -  Albert Lin Albert Lin is an award-winning pianist and freelance music writer. Review Music HARMONY Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra Principal Huqin Quartet Esplanade Recital Studio/Last Saturday The second day of the Huayi Chinese Festival of Arts showcased the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra Principal Huqin Quartet, featuring
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      107 10 ‘Texting is apocalyptic on some level. It’s a reduction of things. Maybe the last book, the last thing that ever gets written is just a “bye”, you know, goodbye in text-speak’ Musician Nick Cave (right) seeing the end times in the present ‘I’m afraid I might
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      885 10  -  The Internet generation risk their lives to take photographs with mobile phones to share online Jay Talking Jeremy Au Yong jeremyau@sph.com.sg In light of recent events, I thought it best if we start out today by taking a short fire-safety quiz. Question: The building
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      971 11  -  White film-makers grapple with black roles in four high-profile movies Nelson George New York Times New York A black slave is torn apart by dogs as a crowd of white overseers savours the sight and a black bounty hunter watches passively behind shades. A black
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      605 11 Associated Press Los Angeles The Oscar-nominated features 5 Broken Cameras and How To Survive A Plague represent documentaries in the truest, purest form of the word: They capture a spark, a moment in history, and they make you feel as if you were there, too. Both
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        553 14 Associated Press Bloomberg Reuters Berlin–ARomaniandramaab-out a mother’s effort to cover up her son’s responsibility for a car accident in which a boy is killed won the Berlin Film Festival’s top Golden Bear award last Saturday. Child’s Pose, directed by Calin Peter Netzer and
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        326 14 Reuters Associated Press Los Angeles Actor Hugh Grant (right) announced last Saturday that he had become a father for the second time after his sometime girlfriend Hong Tinglan gave birth to a baby boy. The Mail on Sunday said Felix Chang Hong Grant arrived on
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      277 8 LOW CASH! EA blk 307 Sengkang. Low flr. Reno. Chinese ratio filled. Val $575k. Saadiah 9005-1985 4’A’ BLK 269B. 100% reno. Low flr. LRT/ Amenities. Valued $520K. View by appt! 9029 1747 Filza HSR 4’A’ D&B 299B Unblocked. Compassvale LRT/ Mall. Windy. Well reno. Malay hse. Val $415K. *****000 5’I’
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      372 8 ***FERNHILL CLOSE. 2-STY bunglw. 7300/4800 sqft. Reno, new kitchen. $13K. Hillcrest Rd Semi-D 3200/ 3500 sf. 4+1. Well reno. $9.5K. *****008 Mary Vu BRING THE OUTDOORS In! Tasteful Bungalow 4+1. w/pool/ pond/ gdn. Near British/Swiss club. Tasetful isabelredrup.com/ir5.php $22k. *****055. Susan STYLISH NEWTON TOWNHSE with sleek lines and top renovation!
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      338 8 GPS LANDED DIVISION D15 Opera Est. Houses for Rent Detached, 8+2 rms, $13.5k Semi-D, 7+1 bdrms, $8.5k Inter Terr 4 ensuites $7.5k Inter Terr, 1+1 bdrm, $3k Immed. neg. 6100-9959 RAMSGATE 2 STY Bunglw 5+1 gdn/ pool. Renovated 7000 sf. $15k neg. Rarely Avail. *****737 Betty JOO CHIAT 3-STY bunglw.
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      425 8 QUEENS 3 BDRM 1184 sqft High floor. P/furn. Q’town MRT. Near amenities. Avail March.Call Sole Agent now CITYLIGHTS 1+1/ 2/ 3+study Central Green 3+1, P/furn Icon 2-Bedrooms Loft #3x Metropolitan 2+1/ 4+1 rms NORMANTON PK 1270 sqft. Biopolis. Newly renovated. Cheng N.T. 9710-1320 SKF LANDRIDGE CONDO 1800 sf 3+1+1. Reno.
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      408 8 38 DRAYCOTT (Next to Ardmore Park) 1442 sf. 3 bdrms. Mins to Orchard. $7.5K neg. Jo *****201 ONE OXLEY 2+1 rms/ UE Sq. 4 rms Near mall. mins to MRT/ food. Expat’s choice. Immed. Yeo 9488-2273 PN D10 HOLLAND HILLS Parvis. New, 2013 sqft, 3+1, P/furn. Pool view. Only agt
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      504 8 ROBIN ROAD Brand New Condominium off Stevens Road 2 1 Bedrooms 1,400 sq ft $6,000 Spacious Layout Full Facilities Near Orchard Road 3 1 Bedrooms 1,830 sq ft $8,000 1.5 MONTH COMMISSION* Flexible Lease Term Private Lift Lobby Unblock greenery view CALL9656 9562 BAYWATER BEDOK. 2+1 storeroom. P/furn. Water view.
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      404 9 WOODLAND 11 AVAIL immed 1830-*****sqft Brand new Carpark lot. 5 min Admiralty MRT. 1.90psf *****807 CNY OFFERS WOODLANDS 11 1830/ 1927sf. $1.5-$1.9 psf. Free parking. Mins to MRT. Rent. Grace W *****778 B2 INNOVATION HSE 1432 sf +toilet, 2dr, 6m, 40ft loading, immed/ Sg Kadut 2K20K sf $1.60+. 9272 9906
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      289 9 OFFICE SPACE FOR rent Loyang Cresc. Ceiling boards aircon. Amenities free parking. Shipping, oil gas industries. Call 6543 9307 8161 6276 SMALL OFFICE DIRECT from Developer D3 Leng Kee Rd, fr $1600/mth. Lighting, aircon, carpet wi-fi provided. Megah *****138. D.01 ROBINSON PT. Raffles Pl/ Tg Pagar MRT. 1733/ 2357/ 4090
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      493 9 1. SUNTEC 1750/ 2800 s.f Renovated. Sea/ city view. 2. (4mins MRT) Tai Seng 1100-1700sf. *****247 BK D03. EXCELLENT LOCATION! Along Jalan Kilang. Near MRT, Bus Stop, Eateries. F/fitted. 2235 sf. Immed. DHOBY GHAUT MRT. 100/ 200/ 350 sf. Immed. Conv enient. Premium address $700 up! Owner 8133-3111 $1.90PSF. GEYLANG
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      392 9 INNOVATION PL, 1313/ 1432 sf. $732K-$888K/ North Pt B Hub. 2669 sqft. $788K/ Citipoint Ind 2163sf $1.88M neg. Jen Tan 9147 2073 GRADE A OFFICE, 5000 sf Robinson Rd, near MRT. Whole flr. Rental yield 4.6%. Goh 9090-2689 DTZ AUCTION 26/2: Office Shenton Hse #22, 2411 sf. Enbloc potential, tenanted
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      111 11 PSLE ALL A* Exclusive Class for parents keen on entry to Hwa Chong Raffles. Fee $2K per mth. 8368 6008 Mdm Fang GP/HIST/ GEO/ China Studies H1/H2. Pte/ group 4-8. Ex-Raffles HOD Ex-NUS High. Bishan Parkway. Humanities Lab 9329-1181 COMBINED SCIENCE, CHEM, Phys, Bio, A/E Math, Social Studies, Humanities, H1/2,
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      273 11 PROFESSIONAL CHINESE TEACHER Home tuition, K2 P6, Sec 1 Sec 4. Foreigners. Mrs Lee Hp 9152 8845 A/E MATHS/ PHYS/ Chem/ Bio/ Econs/ GP/ Eng/ POA Humanities. Sch Teachers/ Tutors. Call 9452-6864 MATHS-’O’ ’A’ level, HSC, IB; Chem/ Phys-’O’ level by ex-sch lady teacher Potong Pasir. 6282-8391 NTU 1ST CLASS
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      875 11 THE BANKRUPTCY ACT CHAPTER 20 THE BANKRUPTCY RULES IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE In Bankruptcy O.S No. 2167 of 2012/A In the matter of the Bankruptcy Act (Cap 20) And In the matter of WIDYAWATI BINTE BAHDERU (NRIC NO. S*****99A) Between THE SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT STAFF CREDIT
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      595 12 BANKRUPTCY ACT (CHAPTER 20) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF INTENTION TO DECLARE DIVIDEND BKCY NO IC/PP NO NAME 2266/2005 S*****45Z CHOW WAI YONG JEFFREY 1936/2006 S*****34F HO SHOO CHING 1615/1996 S*****14E NG LAI AIK 406/2006 S*****87H ONG BOON HOE DAVID 3084/2006 S*****41E TAN KIM SENG CRISPIAN Take notice that a rst
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      2551 13 MATS RECRUIT Executive Appointments 1800-289-8822 Classified Jobs 1800-289-9988 www.cats.com.sg/recruit STUDENT CARE TEACHERS needed in AMK Bishan Teach P1-6 students Mon-Fri, 1pm-7pm ’O’ Levels, ’A’ levels, Diploma, undergrads Singaporeans/ PRs only 8105 4986 PLAYGROUP IN PUNGGOL Sengkang requires Teachers. Must be trained in Early Childhood. Working half day enjoy school holidays.
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      254 13 DWELL BodyCare DWELL Health Fashion Therapy RETAIL SALES EXECUTIVE We are inviting all Singaporeans PR DP Pass Holders Long Term Social Visit Pass Holders to join our Champteam as a Retail Sales Executive No experience required as training will be provided Sales driven and result oriented Sincere, positive attitude keen
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      155 13 LADIES’ FASHION BOUTIQUE in town requires Full-time (6-mth contract/ Part-time Sales Asst. $1.2K-$1.6K. Pleasant looking. *****413 FURNITURE SHOP REQUIRES Indoor Salesperson. Experience preferred. S’porean /M’sian/ PR. Salary neg. Start immed. *****038 JERICO COSMETIC HIRING Promoters. Shift work. $1650-$3000+High comm! PR S’poreans. 8319 4471, jericho0012@walla.com FULL TIME RETAIL Sales x 2
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      642 14 RECEPTIONIST FOR SPA Tanglin Shpg ctr. 6 days wk. $1.3K+. Able to liase with English Mandarin Speaking client. 9635-1882 DENTAL ASSISTANT Orchard. Bilingual. Training provided. Starting: $1,500. Please call 6735 5635. TELEMARKETER Please call: 6430 0211/ 0212/0219 TELEMARKETER WITH GOOD communication skills for consulting firm Orchard. Basic Comm. Locals only.
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      393 14 Customer Service Customer Service TANGLIN MALL CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSISTANT Pleasant friendly personality GCE “0" level Able to converse in English No experience needed Able to work retail shifts Singaporean or PR Computer literate Walk-In Interview Mon Fri, 10am 5pm CUSC ADEN PROPERTIES PTE LTD 163 Tanglin Road #B2-01 Tanglin Mall
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      472 14 CTCt Hotel/Restaurant/ £TC% Hotel/ Restaurant/ CKi Hotel/Restaurant/ Lounge Lounge Lounge Yayoiken is one of the renowned Japanese restaurant brands in Japan. With over 180 outlets in Japan and 60 outlets in Thailand, we are expanding our business in Singapore. We are currently employing the following positions to serve our customers
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      142 14 CHANGI AIRPORT VIP LOUNGE requires A)Sou Chef/ Captain B)Food Service Attendant C)Dish Washers Dish Collectors S’porean/ PR/ M’sian 9857 5878 6214 8832 8114 7868 We are hiring! Full Time/ Part Time Supervisor, Servers, Kitchen Assistants Flexible working hours All ages accepted No experience required Pls call: *****605 Restaurant requires 1)
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      422 14 Japanese Restaurant requires 1. Supervisor Captain 2. Manager Asst manager 3. Waiters Waitress 4. Kitchen Sushi Counter Staff Attractive salary compensation package awaits you! Experience non-experience are welcome Interested applicants, please bring along your IC for interview *Singaporean, PR Malaysian are welcome WALK-IN INTERVIEW Date From 18th Feb 20th Feb
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      311 14 •1/ Hair/ Beauty jjj Hair/ Beauty BEAUTY CONSULTANTS (monthly salary range from $2,200 $5,000) With sales experience and skill preferred BEAUTICIANS (monthly salary range from $1,800 $3,800) With experience/certifications preferred CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFICERS (monthly salary range from $1,500 $2,000) Working Hours: 10.30am to 7.30pm Off on Sundays, PHs 2 weekdays
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      253 14 SERVICE CO-ORDINATOR Basic aircon knowledge an advantage Bilingual Training provided S’poreans M’sians are welcome Please call 6846 8977 for appt interview at: No. 199 Kaki Bukit Ave 1 #03-00 Shun Li Ind Park ADMIN EXEC *Students waiting for ’A’ result are welcome *Able to work on weekends *Able to liaise
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      969 15 Imperial treasure Restaurant group Pte Ltd requires STORE ASSISTANT Responsibilities: Monitor, update replenish stock Compute stock movement general goods receiving Any duties assigned by Supervisor Stock taking data-entry Requirements: Min GCE ’N’ level above Knowledge of MS Excel MS Outlook Express a must Capable in liaising with Mandarin cantonese speaking
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      493 15 MARKETING SECRETARY μ Assist GM and Sales Manager on secretarial, marketing sales support activities. μ Min ’A’ level Diploma fresh grad are welcome. μ Knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Adobe in Design Illustrator with photo-editing software will be an advantage. HLT International Pte Ltd No.217 Henderson Rd #04-03, Henderson Ind. Pk,
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      799 15 S General Production/ CR General Production/ Operators Operators MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL INFONICS 1. 2. Engineering Assistants Involved in defect analysis, process enhancement activities to improve yield and utilization for coating process Diploma holder from local Polytechnic Technicians Operate production machines/equipment to achieve utilization and quality targets Higher NITEC/NITEC 3. Production Operators
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      808 15 WE ARE HIRING A) DELIVERY DRIVER CUM WAREHOUSE ASSISTANT B) WAREHOUSE ASSISTANT For all positions: Physically fit. English-speaking. Class 3 Driving Licence Work location: 601 Sims Drive Pan-I Complex Call *****220 from Mon-Fri CHANGI SOUTH WAREHSE 8.30am-5.30pm, $46. Call 6281-7702 6383-1186 TOA PAYOH/AMK 8-5.45 pm $47/ $48. 12-hr Night $77.
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      426 15 SECURITY School guards needed at Simei, Punggol, Marymount, Pasir Ris and Dunman Security Officers• Gross up to $1800 BENEFITS High Basic Salary Weekly Advance Insurance&MedicalCoverage 13th Month Bonus Annual Salary Review WALK IN INTERVIEW/Call: 6513 0839 Mon Fri (10am to 12pm and 2pm to 5pm) At 151 Lorong Chuan Lobby
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      278 16 Security Executive JobsAvailable Successful candidates recruited with our selected agency partners shall attend DIPLOMA IN SECURITY MANAGEMENT Enquiries: 6567-6388 Hotline 6564-7161 emily@apro.com.sg Address APROTraining Centre, Jurong East St 21, #05-41G, IMM Building Established since 1985 WSQApprovedTrainingOrganization WDAprogrampartner www.aprotraining.sg CPE Registration *****4180Z (28 August 2012-27 August 2016) SECURITY OFFICER FISH FARM
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      346 16 Security Security Security Of cert is (hmtw Securing Your World SINGAPORE’S LARGEST AUXILIARY POLICE FORCE m m a •T* to sSS roe r\sw e evag e GoW OOV raOC® roo AGO \nsu 301 $3 200 W up Pam ot$ A e ms rneu' owe agstf'S \oce rtMan 06 c\a\ o(
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      279 16 CLEANING SUPERVISOR Cleaner Tuas Jurong area. Transport provide. S’porean M’sian are welcome. Call *****774 CLEANERS FLOATERS required Jurong East Office bldg. Work: 7am-4pm high salary. Aircon environment, Call *****927 CLEANERS REQUIRED FOR Jurong island/ Changi South. 5-days work. Salary $1000. Physically fit. Call *****665 SUPERVISOR NEEDED Jurong area. Cleaners nee
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      342 16 CLEANERS FOR BANK Shenton Way. Sun off. Immed 9817-2424 CLEANERS S’GOON N. Ave 5. Fr 7.30am 9pm Spore/ M’sian/ PR 9695-7193 WAREHSE CLEANER NEAR S’pore Expo $550. MonFri. 8am-12pm. *****129 GENERAL CLEANERS REQUIRED Bt Batok (Industrial Pk). Call 8229 6828 CLEANERS REQUIRED AT Jurong East Ave 1. S’porean/ PR. *****020
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