Today, 28 April 2010, Afternoon Edition

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    45 1 TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PublICAtIon of nEWS HotlInE 6822 Wednesday April 28, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY MIca (P) 160/10/2009 a PublIcaTIOn Of neWS HOTlIne 6822 2268 Wednesday april 28, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking april 28, 2010 a publication of
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  • Article
    Debate over Cooling-Off Day
    556 2  -  MPs pass electoral changes, query grey online areas IMELDA SAAD AND ZUL OTHMAN imelda@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As Parliament yesterday passed amendments to the rules governing future parliamentary and presidential changes, much of the preceding debate centred on the new Cooling-Off Day. To fall on the eve of
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    Lock icon Just opened, but guests already impressed
    519 2  -  MBS welcomes thousands on opening day TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The scramble to pull off the unveiling of its US$5.5 billion ($7.5 billion) property might have gone right down to the wire, but as soon as its doors were flung open at 3.18pm yesterday,
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  • PARLIAMENT
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      Setting the record straight on homelessness
      516 7  -  Govt may appoint operator for third transitional shelter LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A recent clip by broadcaster Al Jazeera about homelessness here, which has been making the rounds online, came under fire from two Ministers in Parliament yesterday. Minister for Community Development, Youth
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      Lock icon We'll look into loan loophole: Mah
      621 7  -  ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg esther nG SINGAPORE Housing and Development Board flats are not meant to be used as col­lateral for loans, legal or illegal. But credit companies and real estate agents, target­ing flat owners in financial difficulties, are exploiting a loophole. Besides lending money
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      Hourly rates to continue 'for now'
      304 9  -  ZUL OTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The budget hotels in Upper Serangoon Road and Sireh Place can continue to offer hourly rates for now, Senior Minister of State (Trade and Industry) S Iswaran told Parliament yesterday. He was addressing concerns raised by MP Cynthia Phua (Aljunied)
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      Lock icon Get wired up to mio for EPL start
      274 9 TANYO-HINN AND S RAMESH SINGAPORE All households here can be expected to be wired up to SingTel’s mio TV in time for the start of the *****011 Barclays Premier League season this August. The bad news? You’ll still need a second set-top
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      Lock icon More NCMPs 'bad idea' for Govt if...
      281 9 It were only interested in its own prospects, rather than nation's good IMELDA SAAD SINGAPORE Law Minister K Shanmugam rebutted a report that insinuated that the Government’s intention to increase the number of Non-Constituency MPs in Parliament was simply a charade. If the
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  • NEWS
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      S'pore: World's No 2 sports city
      271 8  -  IAN DECOTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It never even made it past the post before. So dark horse Singapore, a city-state of merely 5 million, sprang a major surprise when it crossed the wire in second place in the race to be the world’s Ultimate Sports
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      Jab in the arm for army medics
      369 11  -  NG JING YNG ng Jing yng jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Army medics here will soon be able to provide better critical care support and be equipped with higher skills with the introduction of advanced paramedic training. The Singapore Armed Forces is tapping the expertise of
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      Lock icon Striking a balance between citizens and PRs
      231 11 ESTHER NG SINGAPORE A small number of Permanent Residents (PRs) have come forward to ask the Government why they are not given the same benefits as Singaporeans, Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng told Parliament yesterday. He was responding to Nominated Member of
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      Lock icon COOKING UP ASTORM
      82 11 Four hundred MediaCorp senior staff cooked up a storm at their annual management kick-off event held at Food Junction, great World City yesterday. Organised into eight teams, the participants had to prepare two dishes per team. Besides shopping for the ingredients needed, they also went on a
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      Lock icon Spa industry: Industry accreditation preferred
      198 11 ESTHER NG SINGAPORE Consumer education and industry accreditation are “preferable” to imposing new and “onerous regulatory burdens” on spa operators, which ultimately translate into higher cost for consumers, said Ministry of Trade and Industry’s Parliamentary Secretary Sam Tan yesterday. He was responding to questions from
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      President Nathan's first book is here
      283 13  -  S RAMESH rameshs@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE President S R Nathan has launched his first book on his early life as a labour relations officer for a seafarers’ union. The title of President Nathan’s inaugural book, Why Am I Here, is a question one would constantly ask
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      Lock icon NTU lab manager charged with corruption
      177 13 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB SINGAPORE An employee of the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has been charged with 43 counts of corruption and three counts of abetment to cheat. Meikkappan Kailasam (picture), a laboratory animal facility manager with the School of Biological Sciences, is accused of accepting
      SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB; ERNEST CHUA  -  177 words
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      He was given a warning, but...
      150 13 SINGAPORE The owner of a unit in a commercial building along Middle Road will be charged with abetting the operation of an unlicensed massage business. The police said the owner had continued to allow the premises to be used for such operations despite having
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      Lock icon AID FOR QINGHAI
      101 15 Mercy relief head of international programme abdul Jaffar visiting a survivor of the earthquake that rocked Qinghai, China, earlier this month. a Mercy relief team returned from Qinghai on sunday after spending 10 days helping the authorities to dispatch relief supplies to affected areas. More than $80,000
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      Lock icon Government to focus on transforming economy
      314 15  -  S RAMESH rameshs@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Transforming the economy and creating inclusive growth will be the Government’s focus. In his May Day message yesterday, Manpower Minister Gan Kim Yong said the national productivity drive will require concerted tripartite efforts involving companies, unions, and the Government. Employers
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      Lock icon FIRST SCHOOL FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN OPENS
      105 15 WANG ENG ENG Singapore’s first school for autistic children, Pathlight School (picture), was officially opened yesterday. its new campus is in Ang Mo Kio and was built at a cost of $34 million, of which $26 million was from the Ministry of Education. The
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      Lock icon NEW VISITOR FACILITATION SYSTEM ATTTSH
      116 15 ZHAO QUAN YIN from today, visitors to Tan Tock Seng hospital will encounter a new visitor facilitation system, where they will need to register in under five minutes via a fivestep process. This will ensure only four visitors can call on a patient at any
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  • VOICES
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      Are hotel hourly rates necessary?
      161 17  -  Letterfrom Soh Ah Yuen I refer to “Will budget hotels review operations?” (April 22) concerning court proceedings against the owner of Shing Hotel at Kitchener road for renting out hotel rooms by the hour to prostitutes. Singapore is not Malaysia, which has long highways. There,
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      Clarify distance-based travel fares please...
      222 17  -  Letter from Phua Kok Hee So fAr, details of the new distance-based fares are very sketchy. Currently, the most expensive fare is on the North-east (NeL) and Circle lines, followed by the east-West and NorthSouth lines, then on the buses. How are the new distancebased
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      No doubt, graciousness is still alive
      326 19  -  Many people went out of their way to help my mother letter from Bernard lim AFTER reading “Table manners have improved, but not graciousness on the go” (April 23), I would like to share a recent experience. My mother, 83, is on holiday in
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      208 19  -  BY DR JAMES DOBSON HOW DADS SHAPE KIDS Someone once said: “If you connect a boy to the right man, he seldom goes wrong.” I fully believe that adage to be true. If a dad and a child can develop some common interests together, the rebellious
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      Lock icon GREAT SHOWING BY AILEEN TAN
      74 19 LETTER FROM JANETTAN Media reports on the Star Awards 2010 have mainly centred on the stars’ expensive attire. But I would like to single out actress Aileen Tan. She was not on any nomination list, but she gave warm hugs to the winners and even
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      New road gets gantry? Why?
      107 19  -  Surely traffic statistics have not been taken letter from Wang Ho yait I REFER to “Driving to MBS?” (April 27) which reported that there is a new Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantry outside Bayfront Avenue, a new road just outside the integrated resort. ERP gantries
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      69 17 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices N€G NATIONAL COUNCIL ON PROBLEM GAMBLING Problem gambling hurts the whole family a b 1 9 i Problem Gambling know the line.sg Know the line and take control Before gambling becomes a problem to you and your family,
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon S'pore vs HK: A high-flying rivalry
      2090 21  -  Hong Kong may still be the dominant regional banking centre but Singapore is an ever more favoured location KEVIN BROWN AND SUNDEEP TUCKER THE FINANCIALTIMES When Thomas McMahon and his Indian backers were deciding where to locate an Asian commodities exchange, they turned initially
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      Lock icon Terrorism: Keep calm and carry on
      798 27  -  NIGEL INKSTERAND ALEXANDER NICOLL THE GUARDIAN On Christmas Day in 2009, a small fire broke out on a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit. The crew put it out with an extinguisher and blankets. The plane landed safely. Two people were injured: A Nigerian who
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Thai protesters to sue government
      144 29 AGENCIES BANGKOK Thailand’s “Red Shirt” protest leaders said yesterday they would sue the government for accusing them of attempting to overthrow the kingdom’s revered monarchy. The Thai authorities on Monday handed out diagrams to reporters that detailed an alleged network of conspirators working to undermine
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      Lock icon Bali's beach boys detained
      373 29 They are accused of selling sex to female tourists AGENCIES DENPASAR Indonesia has detained 28 “beach boys” accused of selling sex to female tourists on Bali after a documentary titled Cowboys in Paradise on the island’s “gigolos” went viral on the Internet. Singapore-based writer and director
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      Lock icon 'Axis of Evil Square' at Shanghai's World Expo
      347 30 North Korea and Iran show a friendly face to the world AFP SHANGHAI Wags are already calling it “Axis of Evil Square” a corner of Shanghai’s World Expo where the North Korean and Iranian pavilions put on a friendly face to the
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      Lock icon Psst, telecom firms may tell all?
      194 30 AP BEIJING China is poised to pass a law requiring telecommunications and Internet companies to report any revelation of state secrets, potentially forcing businesses to collaborate with the country’s vast security apparatus that stifles political dissent. In China, state secrets have been so broadly
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      Lock icon MYANMAR MINISTERS QUIT MILITARY AHEAD OF POLLS
      108 31 AFP Myanmar’s Prime Minister, GeneralThein Sein, and 22 other ministers retired from their military posts on Monday, in a move seen as converting the leadership to civilian form ahead of elections due this year. An official said that others will follow suit. “Their
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      Lock icon RADIOACTIVE TRASH KILLS ONE IN INDIA
      98 31 AFP Radioactive waste found in a New Delhi scrap metal market earlier this month has killed one person, who died in hospital of multiple organ failure, police said yesterday. Seven people were hospitalised after the discovery on April 12, which caused panic in residential
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      Lock icon She has conquered the world's 14 highest peaks
      250 31 AFP SEOUL A South Korean be~ came the first woman to scale the world’s 14 highest peaks yesterday when she complet~ ed an ascent of Annapurna in Nepal. Ms Oh Eun Sun, 44, was shown planting a South Korean flag in the
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      Lock icon CHINA COURT REJECTS SHAOLIN TEMPLE TRADEMARK BID
      102 32 AFP Persistent attempts by China’s famed Shaolin temple to stamp its trademark on instant noodles and coffee may have hit a brick wall. The temple in central China applied in August 2004 to put the brand “Shaolin Medicine” on items, the Beijing Times
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      Lock icon ROBOTTAKES ON BATTLE OFTHE BULGE
      118 32 AFP Imagine something between a computer game and a pet that helps make you slim. Meet Autom a robot that will look dieters in the eye and tell them what they need to hear. Users can have daily conversations with the 38cm-tall robot, which will
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      Batam shipyard to reopen this week
      208 32 SINGAPORE PT Drydocks World’s Graha shipyard in Batam island is expected to resume operations this week after a mass riot that erupted last Thursday. Parent company Drydocks World South-east Asia said in a statement yesterday its preliminary investigation into the incident showed a vast
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      Lock icon Japan panel reopens case against Ozawa
      212 32 AFP TOKYO Japan’s ruling party kingpin Ichiro Ozawa moved back into the firing line yesterday over a political funds scandal but vowed not to resign ahead of crucial summer elections. Mr Ozawa, often dubbed the “Shadow Shogun” and the power behind the throne of
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      Lock icon Chaos in Ukraine Parliament
      241 33 AFP KIEV The Ukraine Parliament erupted into chaos yesterday as deputies scuffled and hurled smoke bombs during a tumultuous session that ratified a deal with Russia extending a naval base lease. Despite the extraordinary scenes, the Parliament ratified the deal to extend the stay of the
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      Lock icon Assassinations sow new fear
      204 33 AFP KANDAHAR The assassination of government officials, their associates or anyone notably linked to the government has become routine in Kandahar. On Sunday, two masked men on a motorbike stopped in the middle of a bazaar, pulled out guns, killed a man and then sped off.
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      Lock icon Gadgets of Gizmodo's editor seized
      279 35 Blogger may have infringed Californian law by buying stolen iPhone AGENCIES SEATTLE The Californian authorities have seized computers, digital cameras, a cell phone and other items from the editor of technology blog Gizmodo who posted pictures and details of a lost iPhone prototype. A computer-crime
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      Lock icon Sexy 'Katya' snares Russian opposition leaders then disappears
      223 36 AFP MOSCOW She’s a perky brunette, a seductive model who invites men into her Moscow apartment for sex. But the mysterious “Katya” is no ordinary girl-next-door, but the bait in a honey trap involving hidden cameras and cleverly edited Internet videos that
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      Lock icon Wife fully-veiled, but he's as 'French' as can be
      351 36 AGENCIES NANTES (France) A Muslim Frenchman at the centre of a storm over polygamy said keeping mistresses is the French way of life. The case came to light after his wife was fined for driving with a veil covering her face.
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      690 37 Coach Guardiola's not about to change team's approach to deal with a physical Inter Milan AGENCIES Champions League Semi-final, Second-leg Barcelona vs inter milan (inter lead 3-1) BARCELONA They were stunned 3-1 last week by Inter Milan, in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final,
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      299 37 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Inter Milan’s mission tonight (tomorrow morning, Singapore time), in the second leg of theirChampions League semi-final tie with Barcelona, remains pretty much the same as it was last tuesday: Keep a tight leash on Barcelona, and handcuff Lionel
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      309 39 AGENCIES LIVERPOOL With Chelsea due at Anfield on Sunday, Liverpool find themselves in a tricky Catch 22 situation. The Reds lie two points behind Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa, and a point behind Manchester City, in the race for fourth
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      585 39  -  But to stay in the elite, Singapore needs to pull in more big events IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The local sports fraternity were celebrating last night after learning that Singapore was ranked No 2 in the race to be the “Ultimate Sports City” in the
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      797 40  -  SEA Games silver medallists wonder if they will run at two major Games LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE They were the toast of Singapore track and field at last December’s SEA Games in Vientiane, Laos. Clocking a national record 39.82sec en route to a silver medal in
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      488 42  -  SSA launch new monetary awards scheme to complement MAP TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE~~ Ass~c~~t~~~ (~~A) ~~v~~ ~~t~~duc~~d ~~~~~t~~y ~~~~~~ds sc~~~~~~ ~~~c~ ~~ll clud~~ ~t~l~~t~~s f~~~ l~st y~~~~’s ~EA G~~~~s, ~~d t~~~ 2008 Oly~~~cs. F~~~ t~~~ ~~A ~~ll ~~~~~~d s~~~~~~~s f~u~t~ ~~ld ~~~d~l ~t t~~~ ~EA G~~~~s ~~t~
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      Tardy Lions fined $750 each
      213 42 SINGAPORE O~~~ ~~u~ ~f d~~l~b~~~~t~~~ ~~s ~ll t~~~ F~~tb~ll Ass~c~~t~~~ d~sc~~l~~~~y c~~~~tt~~~~ ~~~~~d~~d l~st ~~~~t b~~f~~~~ d~ck~~~ L~~~s B~~~~kk~ K~~~z~~ ~~d R~d~u~~ Mu~~~~d $750 ~~~c~ f~~ b~~~~c~~~~ t~~~ c~d~~ ~f c~~duct ~~d f~~ss~~~~l ~~t~~cs f~~ ~~t~~~~l ~l~y~~~s. du~ ~~d ~~~~v~~d s~~v~~~ ~~~ut~~s l~t~~ f~~ t~~~
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      504 50 LET ADAM KHOO EMPOWER YOUR CHILD TO SUCCEED... AT SCHOOL IN LIFE! June Camp Filling Fast! Adam Khoo* the 'I Am Gifted!' Programme Singapore Book of Records' Most Prolific Behavioural Change Trainer While scoring As is important, we realise that your child needs holistic development. The life transforming 'I Am
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    529 50  -  ENTERPRISE He quit his job during the 1997 financial crisis, now Japan Foods boss kenichi owns more than 30 restaurants JULIE QUEK juliequek@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Good operations, excellent locations and sheer hard slog are behind the success of Japan Foods Holdings. In just 13 years,
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      245 49 Watch how our customers achieved perfection in their looks on our brand new Channel 8, every Saturday, 9.30pm. From 1 May 5 Jun. WARNING! Solve your weight problem now! NEW Program! No more flab, no more XL clothes! fjlappvZarms Water retention bulqinqltummv 'Hm m V Sagging buttock BulKvithighs 4 SMS
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      873 47 EYE MARKET ONTHE Foreign markets access made easy with ETFs Investors are keen on investing in the stock markets of some of the world’s major emerging economies, such as China and India. However,the barriers to investing in a foreign stock market— different time zones; navigating foreign regulations can be daunting.
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      392 43 Will Prudential shareholders press for divestiture JO-ANN HUANG AND EPHRAIM SEOW SINGAPORE The dual listing by United Kingdom-based insurer Prudential could hit a snag if moves by its biggest shareholder to break up the company push through. The Capital Group, which owns 12 per cent of Prudential, is said to
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      82 43 tUesday close 2,991.68 (-0.36%) Wednesday 2,967.65 q 0.46% thursday 2,980.69 p 0.44% Friday 2,988.49 p 0.26% Monday 3,002.62 p 0.47% top 5 by VolUMe naMe Vol price change Mdr 81,164 0.005 q 50.0% goldenagr 73,564 0.600 q 2.44% genting sp 57,366 0.870 p 1.16% gMg 56,629 0.210 q 4.55%
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      ASIA
      30 43 hang seng 21,261.79 (-1.51%) È Ç niKKei 11,212.66 (+0.42%) shanghai È È È 2,907.93 (-2.07%) aUstralia 4,880.02 (-0.03%) MUMbai 17,690.62 (-0.31%) Malaysia È 1,339.72 (-0.03%) seoUl È 1,749.55 (-0.15%)
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      13 43 oil Us$83.31 (-1.1%) È gold Us$1,152.20 (-0.2%) È È platinUM Us$1,737.90 (-0.4%)
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      FOREX
      29 43 Us$1 $1.369 £1 $2.103 €1 $1.828 ¥100 $1.460 a$1 $1.264 rM1 $0.429 rp10,000 $1.519 hK$100 $17.63 rMb100 $20.05 rs100 $3.083 all figures correct as at 9pm last night
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        57 43 buy $1.72 Nomura keeps rating and raises the target price to $1.95 from $1.66 based on EPS CAGR of 18 per cent. The house says: “We believe continued demand for private healthcare in the region will support long-term prospects for Singapore healthcare service operators, which enjoy strong operating
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        76 43 hold 39 cents DBS Vickers upgrades the trust from Sell and raises the target price to 36 cents from 30 cents, pegged at 9 per cent target yield. The house notes that after more than 12 months of intense negotiations, the vessel owner looks to be on the
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        53 43 buy $4.17 Deutsche Bank keeps rating and raises the target price to $4.60 from $4.30 after increasing FY10-12 earnings forecasts by 8 to 9 per cent to assume higher advertising revenue growth on the back of economy’s strength, rental contributions from its recentlyacquired mall and higher margins due to
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      485 43  -  US company's board rejects Sembcorp's takeover offer RYAN HUANG ryanhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Just a day after local conglomerate Sembcorp Industries announced its multi-million-dollar deal to acquire water firm Cascal, the board of the US-listed firm rejected the buyout offer yesterday. Cascal said the deal is inadequate and
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      Visitor arrivals hit record high
      290 45  -  MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Visitor arrivals here hit another record high in March with 928,000 tourists a 17.3 per cent growth from the previous year. It is also the fourth consecutive month of record visitor arrivals, according to the Singapore Tourism Board (STB). The agency
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      246 45 JULIE QUEK SINGAPORE The Housing and Development Board (HDB) will make available a State land parcel in Pasir Ris under the Reserve List of the GLS Programme from today. The 99-year leasehold site is located at the junction of Pasir Ris Drive 3 and
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      DBS to invest in HK's Myo Capital
      225 45 up to $205 million to be invested to seed fund SINGAPORE DBS Group Holdings is investing up to US$150 million ($205 million) to seed a fund by Hong Kong firm Myo Capital and plans to make its asset management unit, DBS Asset Management,
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      207 46 AGENCIES Just three weeks away from a potential default, Greece faced unrelenting financial market pressure yesterday as investors waited to see whether a joint eurozone and International Monetary Fund bailout package would reach Athens in time. The interest rate spread between Greek and
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      Banks back in court to seek indemnities from APB
      348 46  -  In 2004, Chia was jailed for 42 years the longest prison sentence handed down for a white-collar crime here. ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The two banks seeking indemnities from Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) in a lawsuit linked to the fraud
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      237 46 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR The recent sharp rise of the Malaysian ringgit reflects market conditions and is not a cause for concern, the country’s central bank governor Zeti Akthar Aziz said yesterday. The ringgit is Asia’s best performer this year, gaining 7.4 per cent against the
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      MAS launches consultation paper
      246 46 SINGAPORE The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has launched a consultation paper on proposed enhancements to regulatory policies for the investment management industry. It aims to formalise some current industry best practices for financial intermediaries conducting fund management activities and the exemption regime for intermediaries engaged
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      357 47 Blankfein admits bank should curtail some complex products TELEGRAPH, AGENCIES WASHINGTON Goldman Sachs chief executive Lloyd Blankfein has admitted for the first time that the Wall Street giant should rein in some of the “complex and risky” mortgage products that
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      174 47 AFP WASHINGTON The United States Federal Reserve is expected to keep unchanged its key interest rate at a twoday policy meeting that began yesterday, with the need to bolster the economic recovery again trumping inflation concerns. The 10 members of the Federal Open Market Committee,
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        97 48 Simmons now has the first zip-off mattress top that can be laundered. Simmons HealthSmart mattress is the first zip-off mattress top that enables users to do something they have never been able to do before remove the mattress top and wash away any stains, germs, bacteria, dust
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        HYATT'S WELCOME BACK' REWARDS
        113 48 Welcome back to that special holiday. Whether you want to spend the season discovering new shopping deals along Orchard Road, enjoying a martini at the bar or just relaxing by the poolside at Damai (picture), your unforgettable getaway starts at Grand Hyatt Singapore. Choose to earn
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        EXTRA SAVINGS FOR LOANS
        65 48 GE Money, a leading provider of consumer finance services, recently celebrated the fifth anniversary of its personal loan product, ezyCash, offered via a successful distribution partnership with SingPost. To mark the occasion, ezyCash is enhancing customer benefits with a special offer of extra savings of up
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        89 48 Now you can celebrate Mother’s Day by presenting your mum with the Huiji Waist Tonic, a gift of love that will promote her health and beauty. Or get a Fruity Lite worth $6.95 with every Huiji Waist Tonic at NTUC, Sheng Siong, Giant, Cold Storage, Shop ‘N
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        A SMART NEW LOOK
        43 48 Mead Johnson Nutrition has launched a new global design for its flagship brands, Enfagrow A+, Enfakid A+ and EnfaSchool A+. The range is shown here with Mr Roger Dallas, general manager of Mead Johnson Nutrition Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei.
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      43 43 BUSINESS singapore Visitor arriVals hit 928,000 in March page b2 FroM broKerage research and agency reports disclaimer: readers should seek independent financial advice before making any investment decision. today cannot be held liable for any consequence arising from the use of this information.
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      740 52 IHJ rr-r^j iEj f T L 4 f V v U*r Let's talk about showering your love this Mother's and Father's Day with treats at Intercontinental Group of Hotels. This year, treat your parents to a delectable spread ranging from Asian delicacies with a contemporary twist to popular international fare
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      53 53 president eric khoo is ready to rule switzerland. >> t11 Jake gyllenhaal flexes his prince of persia. >> t6 hands off the ’80s, hollywood. >> t6 april 28, 2010 a publication of today exclusive iron Man 2’s indestructible robert downey Jr can’t help but hiJack a scene. >> t2 chef
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    1262 54  -  MOVIES Iron Man is a wuss. It’s Robert Downey Jr who is really indestructible GENEVIEVE LOH genevieveloh@mediacorp.com. sg TRANSCRIPT COURTESY UIP RDJ (that’s Mr Robert Downey Jr to you) is probably the coolest man in the world. And I’m not saying it just because this totally professional,
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      153 58 GENEVIEVE LOH You cAn REAcH mE bY cARAvAn: There is plenty of mancitement on the Internet. Resourceful fans of Jake Gyllenhaal have posted stills of the shirtless actor grabbed from the newlyreleased behind-the-scenes featurettes of his coming fantasy adventure, Prince Of Persia: Sands Of Time. But we here
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      447 58  -  Why do studio executives insist on ruining the decade? David Gritten features@mediacorp.com.sg THE DAILY TELEGRAPH YOU get used to dispiriting news emanating from Hollywood, but one particular item last week could make you lose the will to live: Studios are going back in time for
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      349 60 IP MAN 2 G, 108MIN GENEVIEVE LOH ON THE back of the 2008 surprise hit Ip Man comes this inevitable sequel. Stuntman-turned-leading-man DonnieYen is back in the titular role as the grandmaster ofWing Chun martial arts (and, more famously, Bruce Lee’s teacher), and the follow-up
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      476 62 IRON MAN 2 PG, GENEVIEVE LOH IRON Man was the surprise blockbuster of 2008. At a time where most comic book superhero movies were out wearing their appeal, it rocked audiences with heart, humour and, more importantly, a toneperfect, wickedly charming hero in the form of Robert
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      409 63  -  The president of the Locaro International Film Festival is looking for a ‘little film with heart’ GENEVIEVE LOH ONE Singaporean director, Boo Jun Feng, is all ready to take on International Critics’ Week at this year’s Cannes Film Festival with his debut feature Sandcastle next month. Now,
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