Today, 15 October 2010, Afternoon Edition

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    28 2 AFTERNOON EDITION TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Friday October 15, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking OCTOBER 15, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF
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    Lock icon Liverpool deal all but sealed
    695 2 London court slams Texas injunction; club’s fate could be known by today AGENCIES LONDON A British judge granted an injunction yesterday against the Liverpool owners that could clear the way for the club’s sale to the parent company of the Boston Red Sox, and a
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      66 2 PROPERTY B9 YOUNG COUPLES SHOULDTAKE IT ONE STEP ATATIME NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT MINISTER MAH BOWTAN COMMENT&ANALYSIS RICHARD HARTUNG GET PARKING FIRST, THEN BUY THE CAR 20 DAVID PILLING MUMBAI MAGNATES ALONE CANNOT MAKE INDIA 22 RICHARD BRANSON NEVER TOO OLD TO BE A VIRGIN (EMPLOYEE) 24 NICHOLAS KRISTOF WHAT OMAN CAN
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      769 4 0 RANGE GROUP ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES Sony Ericsson Service Centre Opens in Advertising Feature Sony Ericsson JUNCTION 8 I Sony Eric sso n -«n bOI i 'fL Customer satisfaction and after-sales service are top priorities for Sony Ericsson Almost everyone has felt lost and alienated without their mobile phone by their
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon ‘Iran is on Israel’s northern border’
      440 6 THE NEWYORKTIMES AFTERNOON LATEST BINT JBAIL (Lebanon) He never did throw any stones. But Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clearly relished the moment as he stood a few kilometres from the Israeli border and delivered a fiery speech in support of his Hezbollah allies on
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      Lock icon Obama seeks emergency stay on ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ injunction
      263 8 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH AFTERNOON LATEST WASHINGTON The Obama administration has requested that the law banning openly gay troops from the military stay in place while it prepares an appeal against a judge’s ruling to scrap it. On Tuesday, California district
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      Lock icon Thawing ties between US, Taliban?
      299 8 THE NEW YORK BRUSSELS The United States is helping senior Taliban leaders attend initial peace talks with the Afghan government in Kabul because military officials and diplomats want to take advantage of any possibility of political reconciliation, Obama administration and Nato officials said yesterday. Even
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      Lock icon HSA CRACKS DOWN ON ILLEGAL SALE OF MEDICINE AND DRUGS ONLINE
      162 9 LIM WEILIN Six people are under investigation for illegally selling drugs such as slimming pills and oral contraceptives. The probe is the result of the Health Sciences Authority’s (HSA) participation in a week-long global operation to raise awareness about
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      A free Master’s degree, with no strings attached?
      449 9  -  ZULOTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE For those who fancy getting a dual Master’s degree, with a year spent at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) has come up with an attractive proposition: It will fully
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      Lock icon Farewell to the ‘Gelek King’
      417 11  -  Football legend Dollah Kassim dies after slipping into a coma TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Against Pahang in a 1975 Malaysia Cup clash, Dollah Kassim (picture) scored after weaving past five defenders and the goalkeeper, sending 55,000 fans at the National Stadium here into ecstasy. Astonished, current
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      DR VIVIAN BALAKRISHNAN’S CONDOLENCE LETTER TO DOLLAH KASSIM'S WIFE
      106 11 I was very saddened to received the news of Mr Dollah Kassim’s passing today. He was a legend, and a sports hero for all Singaporeans. I can still vividly remember his dazzling dribbling skills and prowess on the soccer pitch during
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      Lock icon DOLLAH’S FINAL MOMENTS
      242 11 IAN DECOTTA For more than a year she breathed, ate and lived hope. But when that hope died yesterday morning, Madam Faridah Syed Anwar, hid herself behind the door of the room in which she had nursed her husband, Mr Dollah Kassim, for a year and 10
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      Lock icon MAN CHARGED WITH MAKING BOMB THREAT TO CLEMENTI POLICE STATION
      142 13 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB A 35-year-old man has been charged with making a bomb threat to the police. Tham Hin Mun allegedly called the Clementi Police Division Headquarters at around 11.30pm on Monday. He asked to speak to someone he referred to
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      Lock icon Bollywood Veggies case: Charges still stand
      370 13  -  ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Former Netball Singapore president Ivy SinghLim (picture) has failed to get charges against her organic farm dropped in court. Yesterday, the court ruled that Bollywood Veggies has a case to answer. Mrs Singh-Lim will take the stand on Monday
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      Lock icon A donations boost for the Community Chest
      240 15 MONICA KOTWANI SINGAPORE There has been an increase in the amount donated to the Community Chest. Corporations and individuals together contributed $42.8 million in the last financial year. This is an increase of 9.6 per cent compared with the $39 million collected in
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      The authorities will not grin and bear it...
      273 15  -  NG JINGYNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The flap caused by the Ulu Pandan “bear sighting” video which turned out to be a marketing gimmick has led the police to remind organisers to act responsibly when conducting their events to ensure that public safety is
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      Another jailed over motor insurance scam
      315 17  -  Odd-job worker to serve four-month sentence for fraudulent claims ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Another member from the group of 16 who were involved in a motor insurance scam has been jailed. Yesterday, odd-job worker Tan Kok Seng, 36, was sentenced to four months’
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      Pay a decent wage to prevent return to crime
      277 17  -  ESTHERNG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Pay a better wage instead of imposing punitive measures that may be a better solution to prevent ex-offenders from returning to crime. The suggestion came from an award-winning thesis by National University of Singapore graduate, Ethan Tan Boon
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      Lock icon HOSPITAL KICKS OFF CHARITY DRIVE
      144 17 LIM WEILIN In a move to raise funds for needy patients, Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) has introduced the TTSH Community Charity Fund’s “One to a Million Quest”. Officially launched by President S R Nathan last night at the hospital’s charity gala dinner, it calls
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      FASTER BUS TRAVEL WITH MORE BUS BAYS IN ‘GIVE WAY’ SCHEME
      70 17 From Saturday, 30 more bus bays will come under the Mandatory Give Way to Buses Scheme. These are in Sembawang, Bishan, Toa Payoh and Upper Changi Road. The Land Transport Authority said there will now be 110 bus bays
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      7 6 FAREWELL TO THE ‘GELEK KING’ PAGE 6
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  • VOICES
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      Lock icon A real role model
      689 19  -  BUDGETTAI-TAI Even in her passing, Mrs Lee is teaching us lessons on frugality, contentment TABITHA WANG Iwish I had known Mrs Lee Kuan Yew. There was much to admire about her. She excelled in everything she set out to do. She wasn’t just a student; she
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      Shareholder activism is very much alive
      566 23  -  ‘Quiet engagement’ has gotten results but Sias also unafraid to lock horns Letter from David Gerald President/CEO Securities Investors Association (Singapore) I REFER to the commentary “Even the tallest dwaf has room to grow” (Oct 12) by Associate Professor Mak Yuen Teen. Assoc Prof
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      Butt of contention
      142 23  -  Letter from David Chen MY SON recently completed a two-week In-Camp Training spell at an army camp in the west. He is a non-smoker, but generally tolerant of smokers. However, he came home each day complaining of having to breathe in second-hand smoke every time he waited
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      SINGTEL: SORRY FOR THE MIO BOTHER
      106 23  -  LETTER FROM TRICIA LEE, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, SINGTEL We refer to the letter “mio issues still persist” by Mr Douglas Tan (Oct 6) and would like to apologise to MrTan for the inconvenience that he experienced. Our technicians have conducted several visits to Mr
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  • COMMENT & ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon Get parking first,then buy the car
      783 25  -  RICHARD HARTUNG The writer is a consultant who has lived in Singapore since 1992. It is not just the roads that are getting ever-more congested here, it is the parking lots too. More and more motorists are complaining about not being able to park
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      Lock icon Mumbai magnates alone cannot make India
      965 27  -  India needs clear, non-bendable, guidelines that balance the needs of industry with concerns about environmental and social destruction DAVID PILLING (C) 2010THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED On Monday, I was half-an-hour late for my first appointment with a series of Mumbai billionaires. Sucked into the
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      Lock icon Never too old to be a virgin
      808 29  -  RICHARD BRANSON Richard Branson is the founder of the Virgin Group and companies such as Virgin Atlantic, Virgin America, Virgin Mobile and Virgin Active. 2010 RICHARD BRANSON. DISTRIBUTED BY THE NEW YORKTIMES SYNDICATE Australian C Goldsworthy wrote: “In Australia there is often an
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      Lock icon What Oman can teach us on taming extremism
      805 32  -  NICHOLAS D KRISTOF The writer is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner. THE NEW YORK TIMES As the United States relies on fire-power to try to crush extremism in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen, it might instead consider the lesson of the remarkable Arab
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon KISS FROM HIS LOVER AS WIFE HIDES AWAY
      237 33 AGENCIES Some argued that MrYonni Barrios Rojas had been in the safest place when his wife found out. Others joked that he might not wish to make the journey to the surface. While her husband of 28 years was trapped 625m underground,
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      Lock icon Celebrity status for rescued miners
      405 33 AGENCIES COPIAPO (Chile) Real Madrid and Manchester United have invited the 33 miners, many of whom are avid football fans, to watch them play in Europe. A local businessman has given them US$10,000 ($12,926) each while Apple boss Steve Jobs has sent them all a
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      Lock icon Court order could paralyse govt: Aquino
      135 35 REUTERS MANILA Philippine President Benigno Aquino yesterday criticised a Supreme Court ruling that stopped him from revoking an appointment made by his predecessor, saying it could paralyse the government. His legal adviser, Mr Eduardo de Mesa, said the ruling could result in nearly 1,000
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      Lock icon DEADLY GOLD
      48 35 REUTERS A gold-plated Kalashnikov automatic rifle and a gold-plated silencer, among other weapons, seized during a raid on a farm in Guadalajara by the Mexican army. A rash of decapitations and other gruesome killings have meanwhile hit Tijuana, a border city plagued by drug cartel violence.
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      Lock icon Pakistan pledges to strike at the heart of terrorism
      309 35 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON President Barack Obama’s top military adviser said Pakistan’s army has pledged to go after militants the United States wants targeted in an area harbouring Al Qaeda that has become “the epicentre of terrorism”. Navy Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of
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      Lock icon For now, ‘more of the same’ suits North Korea and its neighbours
      360 37 REUTERS SEOUL By anointing his son as leader-in-waiting, Mr Kim Jong Il has kept North Korea on course as a reclusive and destitute state, defiantly pursuing nuclear weapons but the long-term threat of instability still exists. The North
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      Lock icon S KOREA KICKS OFF NAVAL DRILLS WITH US, AUSTRALIA AND JAPAN
      122 37 AGENCIES South Korea kicked off naval drills yesterday with the United States, Australia and Japan, to practise seizing weapons shipments. The move was criticised by nuclear-armed North Korea as driving the peninsula to the “brink of war”. The one-day
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      Lock icon US TIP-OFF LEADS TO AUSSIE DRUG BUST
      82 43 AP A tip-off from the United States authorities led to the seizure of more than 460kg of cocaine transported to Australia from South America, the police said. The thirdlargest cocaine seizure in Australian history could have earned more than A$160 million ($206 million)
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      Lock icon POLICE, PROTESTERS CLASH AT ACROPOLIS
      85 43 AGENCIES Greek riot police clashed with protesting workers barricading the ancient Acropolis in Athens yesterday, using tear gas to clear the demonstrators from the entrance to Greece’s most famous tourist site. Up to 100 Culture Ministry workers had shut down the Acropolis, complaining they were
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      Lock icon Bangkok looking to eclipse Singapore Flyer
      145 43 BANGKOK Thailand plans to erect the world’s tallest Ferris wheel, deputy Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) governor Pornthep Techapaibul said on Wednesday. The Bangkok Eye, which is budgeted at 30 billion baht ($1.3 billion), will stand at 176m tall. The current record holder is the
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      Lock icon Indonesia revokes book-ban law
      315 43 AP JAKARTA The Indonesian Constitutional Court has struck down a law on book-banning that has been used to stifle dissent, in a landmark ruling welcomed by historians, authors and rights activists. For more than four decades since the days of former President Suharto, the AttorneyGeneral’s office
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      Lock icon Live TV debate a revelation of Tea Party darling’s lack of depth
      361 47 AGENCIES WASHINGTON Republican Senate hopeful Christine O’Donnell who has admitted dabbling in witchcraft as a teenager was unable to name a single recent Supreme Court decision she disagreed with during a televised debate with her Democratic rival, in
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      Lock icon Four arrested over murder of millionaire
      281 47 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH SYDNEY Four men have been arrested in a series of raids here over the murder of Scottish millionaire loan shark Michael McGurk last year. McGurk, 45, was shot dead with a single bullet to the back of the head as he
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      Lock icon Porn industry grinds to a halt
      140 49 AP LOS ANGELES More than half a dozen pornographers in California’s multi-billion-dollar adult entertainment industry have halted production after an actor tested positive for HIV and more shutdowns were expected. Vivid Entertainment Group and Wicked Pictures were among the companies that announced production halts
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      Lock icon ‘World’s sexiest hacker’ to appear in court
      309 49 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH NEW YORK A Russian woman alleged to have assisted a gang of computer hackers who stole US$3 million ($3.88 million) in an Internet banking fraud was to appear in court here yesterday. Kristina Svechinskaya (picture), who drew comparisons with the Russian
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      Lock icon Love really is like a drug
      251 49 AGENCIES LONDON Love (or maybe lust) not only blocks pain, it also seems to stimulate the same parts of the brain as cocaine. A team of neuroscientists at Stanford University tested 15 students who were in the passionate early stages of a relationship. Results
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      Lock icon Shuttlers fail to break drought
      794 51  -  Duo cry foul over Indian point but Singapore end Games full of great memories SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg AP NEW DELHI One racket flew high up into the air at the Sirifort Sports Complex, while the other was smashed out of shape on the arena floor
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      Shot putter Luan loses case against SAA
      212 51  -  LOWLIN FHOONG SINGAPORE China-born shot putter Luan Wei has lost his civil suit against the Singapore Athletic Association (SAA). District Judge James Leong ruled yesterday that the 27-year-old’s case lacked merit, and ordered the former national athlete to pay costs for the 12-day
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      565 53  - This one’s for you, baby She missed her son’s birthday but Jiawei makes up for it with a gift of gold LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg NEW DELHI Little Tianrui received a belated birthday gift yesterday from his mother, Li Jiawei, Singapore’s veteran table tennis player. The 29-year-old, who was unable
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      Lock icon Aussies give hosts a royal drubbing
      409 53 AGENCIES NEW DELHI The past kings of the game were taught a harsh lesson by the current rulers in front of their prime minister and other VVIPS, as world champions Australia capped their fourth successive Commonwealth Games gold medal win by thrashing India 8-0
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      Lock icon What price success? Barca may just be about to find out
      226 56 BLOOMBERG BARCELONA Barcelona football club is reviewing whether former directors spent too lavishly after a record six-trophy sweep in 2009 and may ask them to foot the bill. As many as 4,300 senior members will examine an audit of
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      Lock icon Rooney was definitely fit: England physio
      214 56 THE DAILY TELE GRAPH AFTERNOON LATEST MANCHESTER England physio Gary Lewin has confirmed there were no issues with Wayne Rooney’s fitness leading up to the Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro. The striker could be on a collision course with Manchester United manager Sir Alex
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      Lock icon Gerrard puts on cool front as club crumbles
      306 56 THE DAILY LIVERPOOL Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has denied the team are in crisis and insists he is not too worried by their current predicament. The 30 year-old accepts that the disappointing start to the season, with just one Barclays Premier League
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      Lock icon Sochi to host Russian GP
      238 58 AP SOCHI (Russia) Russia will host grand prix races near the Black Sea resort of Sochi starting in 2014 after signing a six-year deal with Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone yesterday. Ecclestone and a regional Russian construction official penned the deal in Sochi, which is
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      Lock icon Joining Barca would simply have been Fab
      555 58 Arsenal skipper warns that another season without silverware at the Emirates Stadium just will not do THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas (picture) understands why the club felt allowing him to join Barcelona was “impossible” but maintains the side must find
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  • PROPERTY
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      Lock icon How Chinese laws will affect Singapore
      772 67  -  COMMENTARY With Beijing acting to cool red-hot domestic market, sellers here could benefit from influx of Chinese buyers COLIN TAN property@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is head of research and consultancy at Chesterton Suntec International. Within days of Beijing announcing new measures to cool the overheated
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      Buying a flat? Choose wisely
      1059 69  -  COMMENTARY MAH BOWTAN The writer is the Minister for National Development. “Shall we apply for an HDB flat?” This is how Singaporean men propose to their beloved. So we are told I am not sure how common this is. However, this uniquely Singaporean marriage proposal
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      Demand for executive condominiums sustainable for now
      400 71  -  MAYWONG maywong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Demand for executive condominiums (ECs) is expected to be sustained at least for next year, with property watchers saying there is still interest from a sizeable group of sand-wiched-class buyers who are priced out of private apartments. The Esparina (picture),
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      Do ECs make good property investments?
      689 71  -  COMMENTARY PNG POHSOON property@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is senior manager, consultancy and research, at Knight Frank. The good response to the recent launch of Esparina Residences has triggered interest and aroused curiosity over executive condominiums (EC). A large turnout was seen on the first day
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      Lock icon World’s first billion-dollar home
      509 73 Mumbai property boasts three helipads, a 50-seater cinema and 600 staff THE GUARDIAN MUMBAI Mr Mukesh Ambani, India’s richest man and the world’s fourth richest, is having a few friends round to celebrate moving into his new Mumbai pad. But as the home has 27 storeys,
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      Lock icon A big idea fit for a tiny lot
      561 73 THE NEWYORKTIMES LONDON The vacant lot on Mildmay Park that once was a neighbourhood dumping ground might still be that if not for Mr Graham Bizley, an architect with a talent for maximising space and a limited budget. Mr Bizley, 41, found
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      JTC seeks consultant for divestment
      156 75 SINGAPORE Infrastructure specialist JTC Corp will launch a tender today to appoint a real estate consultant for the second stage of its divestment exercise. JTC wants to divest 20 blocks of flatted factories with a total area of more than 300,000 sq m. These high-rise
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      Lock icon $362b for global commercial property
      323 75 REUTERS LONDON About US$280 billion ($362 billion) of capital will be available to invest in global commercial real estate next year, with the United States market drawing the most buying interest as it bottoms out, according to property consultant DTZ DTZ said the estimated available
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      203 66 Come nightfall this October, see Singapore in a new light at Asia's first sustainable light art festival i Light Marina Bay. The festival is designed to create awareness for energy reduction through the use of energy efficient lighting and lighting technology. Come celebrate our city's breathtaking nightscape by exploring the
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      SAUCE UP AN OLD FLAME
      119 65 Hot on the heels of the wildly popular soft-serve ice cream cone, Burger King is now kicking it up a notch, with exciting twists to old favourites. Experience a classic Whopper burger, now served with crispy turkey bacon and American cheese, or try the Mushroom
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      FRUITY LITE’S SPECIAL OCTOBER PROMOTION
      76 65 Get ready to stock up on your health products this month. Until the end of October, Fruity Lite (box of four 15g packs) will be available at a special price of $1.95 each, only at all Watsons in Singapore. Fruity Light is a beverage made
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      GRAB THIS OFFER WHILE IT LASTS
      105 65 This month, get a free limited-edition Vitagen water bottle with every purchase of three packs of Vitagen Less Sugar and/or Vitagen Collagen Less Sugar. Vitagen Less Sugar is a fermented milk drink specially formulated for health-conscious consumers concerned about their sugar intake. Vitagen Less
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      STANDARD CHARTERED STEPS UP
      105 65 If you’re tired of low interest rates, perhaps it’s time to check out Standard Chartered’s new step-up time deposit. Launched last week, the new step-up time deposit allows customers to enjoy up to six times the regular three-month term deposit interest rates. (The term deposit must
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      FOREVER YOUNG WITH AIBI
      106 65 Staying out of the sun, using the right cleansers and eating healthily are all ways to prevent the ravages of time on your skin and face. But there’s another way to stay youthful, says Aibi International. The health and fitness company has developed the Aibi Slendertone
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      CAN TOUCH THIS!
      154 65 Attention, beer lovers. Heineken has unveiled a fresh look for its cans, featuring an application of Heineken-green tactile ink that produces a stylish, embossed effect. This unique combination of both visual and sensory elements makes the new can instantly recognisable, yet it contains the same great refreshing
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      88 65 Dressed in eye-catching pink costumes, the Paddlers in Pink (picture) comprising dragon boaters who have survived breast cancer led the way at the first Watsons Pink Ribbon Walk/Run 2010 on Oct 2 to kick-start Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The 5km event at East Coast Park
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      Lock icon Google going great guns
      306 61 THE NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO Google has entered some surprising new businesses in the last few weeks, like robotic cars that do not need drivers and wind energy farms in the Atlantic Ocean. But the company has not been neglecting its core business, search advertising, which
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      58 61 THURSDAY CLOSE 11,094.57 (-0.01%) Monday 11,005.97 p 0.08% Friday 10,997.35 p 0.64% Thursday 10,927.07 p 0.27% Wednesday 10,897.52 q 0.66% NYSE TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Citigroup 982.8m $4.06 q 4.47% Bank of America 510.9m $12.60 q 5.19% Wells Fargo 117.3m $24.72 q 4.22% EMC 97.4m
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      13 61 FTSE100 È Ç È 5,727.21 (-0.35%) DAX 6,455.27 (+0.32%) CAC40 3,819.17 (-0.24%)
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      17 61 US$1 $1.297 US$1 £0.625 US$1 €0.711 US$1 ¥81.525 All figures correct as at 8am this morning
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        68 61 Banks take a beating Stocks closed little changed on another disappointing jobs report and growing concern over an investigation of banks’ foreclosure practices. But the market made up earlier losses as investors anticipated that the Fed will take steps soon to strengthen the economy. Bank and other financial
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        83 61 Slide below US$83 Oil prices fell back below $83 a barrel as weak US jobless claims data and losses on Wall Street outweighed an unexpected drawdown in US crude stocks. Prices vacillated through the day, briefly topping US$84 for the third time in seven sessions, before succumbing to falling
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      389 61 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK China’s trade surplus with the United States jumped to US$28 billion ($36.3 billion) in August, reaching a record for the first time since the financial crisis began two years ago. The historic imbalance in trade between the nations, while the US
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      521 62 AGENCIES SEOUL A row between South Korea and Japan over exchange rates flared up yesterday, adding to the strains caused by competitive depreciation as the greenback plunged on prospects that Washington will crank up the US dollar printing presses to help the American economy.
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      Lock icon $388 billion in Chinese loans at risk
      284 62 REUTERS BEIJING About a quarter of all loans to Chinese local government financing vehicles are at a serious risk of default, according to regulators, who estimate that 2 trillion yuan ($388.6 billion) of debt could turn sour. The results of the investigation were
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      424 63  -  MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg HONG KONG Property group CapitaLand has been sued in Hong Kong by a unit of United Statesbased New Cotai over a joint-ven-ture partnership for a US$2.4 billion casino resort project in Macau. A statement from New Cotai Entertainment said it
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      124 63 AGENCIES Oil ministers from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) yesterday left production targets unchanged in a move to reassure energy-dependent nations just starting to emerge from recession. The present overall output target is just under 25 million barrels of crude a day. But
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      DBS RAISES $1.7B FROM PREFERENCE SHARES
      123 63 DBS Bank has raised $1.7 billion through a Tier-1 preference share issue. The lender priced the preference shares, callable in 2020, to pay a non-cumulative fixed dividend rate of 4.7 per cent, it said yesterday. The proceeds from the issue will be used to
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      RSH DELISTS FROM SGX
      77 63 Retailer RSH will be delisted from the Singapore Exchange today. Its shares have already been suspended from trading since Sept 6 following a takeover offer by Peak Retail Investments in the same month. Currently, Peak Retail holds 96.86 per cent of the total issued shares of
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