Today, 16 November 2010, Afternoon Edition

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    47 1 TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 Tuesday November 16, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking AFTERNOON EDITION TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Tuesday November 16, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking NOVEMBER 16, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF
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      417 4 'Tis the season to dazzle and charm! Enjoy exciting beauty products with these indulgent specials from Sephora which also make perfect gifts for loved ones. Let the spirit of the holidays radiate from an exquisite-looking you because beauty is a gift you can give. Takashimaya S.C. ION Orchard Great World
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    NTUC suggests 2.7-montn bonus for unionised firms
    471 3  -  LYNDA HONG lyndahong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As the year draws to a close, and bonus season approaches, the labour movement has put a number to the quantum of reward it expects unionised companies to give workers after a year of sterling recovery: An average of
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    Lock icon DOZENS KILLED IN DEADLY COLLAPSE
    93 3 A five-story building collapsed in a congested neighbourhood in eastern New Delhi last night, killing at least 32 people and injuring 60 others, said the city’s police commissioner, adding that at least 30 more people were trapped under the debris. Local residents spent the night
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    World-first HFMD kit designed in S’pore
    366 3  -  LIM WEILIN news@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The fight against Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD), which has been a scourge for parents of young children around the world, is getting a boost in the form of the world’s first HFMD detection kit. And it was designed
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    Lock icon No peace talks, insist Taliban
    196 3 REUTERS KABUL The Taliban in Afghanistan remain utterly opposed to peace talks despite slow progress toward reconciliation, their leader said yesterday after Nato forces suffered their worst losses in months in a spike in violence. Mullah Mohammad Omar, the secretive, one-eyed leader of the Afghan
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon We will need to actively push healthcare forward: MM Lee
      521 5  -  Professionals and institutions make the difference HETTY MUSFIRAH hetty@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Improvements in healthcare do not come about just because of new drugs, devices or procedures. Often, it is the people who and the institutions that make the difference. Minister Mentor
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      Lock icon Shanghai apartment block hit by deadly blaze
      147 6 AP SHANGHAI A fire engulfed a high-rise apartment building yesterday, killing 42 people and injuring more than 90 and sending residents racing down scaffolding to escape. A witness said building materials caught fire which then spread to scaffolding and then to the 28-storey
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      Lock icon NUS to set up Suzhou research institute
      140 6 DYLAN LOH SINGAPORE Here on his first visit as China’s Vice-President, Mr Xi Jinping yesterday witnessed the signing of an agreement to set up the National University of Singapore (NUS) research institute in Suzhou. Under the agreement, which was signed by NUS President
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      Lock icon Ireland can tap EU aid for banks
      316 7 AGENCIES DUBLIN Ireland could use European Union aid to bail out the country’s cashstrapped banks, the European Central Bank (ECB) said yesterday, stepping up pressure on the Irish government to prevent an escalation of the debt crisis that threatens the euro-zone economy. While
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      Lock icon SAVOURING A LEGACY
      205 7  -  Aged. VIMITA MOHANDAS AND DON MENDOZA, It took Miss Wee Eng Hwa daughter of the late President Wee Kim Wee more than 21 years to compile a cookbook of Peranakan recipes. Called Cooking for the President: Reflections Recipes of Mrs Wee Kim Wee, it captures family recipes
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      Fewer need assistance from Comcare as economy improves
      386 7  -  SARAGROSSE SINGAPORE With the economy doing better this year, fewer Singaporeans need help to get by. As such, ComCare, a fund to assist needy Singaporeans, saw the number of cases decreasing slightly this year: There’s been an 11-per-cent fall in the first
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      Land at Yuan Ching Road up for sale
      141 9 SINGAPORE A land parcel at Yuan Ching Road, which is expected to yield 580 residential units, will be launched today for sale by public tender under the Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS). The tender will close at noon on Jan 5.
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      ACLS again urges Govt to abolish mandatory death sentence
      376 9  -  CONRAD RAJ conrad@mediacorp.com.sg editor-at-large SINGAPORE The Association of Criminal Lawyers of Singapore (ACLS) has again called for the abolition of the mandatory death sentence this time in the latest issue of its newsletter, Pro Bono. “The ACLS is in favour of
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      Lock icon On the run for 7 years; finally he is in the dock
      237 9 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB SINGAPORE Lawyer Tan Cheng Yew, 42, who allegedly ran away with $5.7 million of his clients’ monies, was in court yesterday more than seven years after he had fled Singapore. Tan was caught in Munich, Germany,
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      Former security officer jailed for two years
      262 11  -  SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB shaffiq@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A former officer from AETOS Security Consultants was jailed yesterday for asking an underaged girl to either have sex with him or pay him after he caught her smoking and littering. Eddie Quek Yu Meng, 26, who was attached
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      He slashed a man who tried to break up fight
      269 11  -  Ong Dai Lin Ong dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A bouncer was sentenced for a year in jail yesterday for using a chopper and knife to slash a man who had tried to break up a fight. The incident occurred on Dec 20
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      Lock icon MAN PLEADS GUILTYTO PERSUADING UNDERAGED GIRLS TO COMMIT SEX ACTS
      285 11 ONG DAI LIN A man who persuaded two underaged girls to carry out sex acts on him and a teenaged boy, pleaded guilty to his crimes in court yesterday. The 26-year-old got acquainted with the 15-year-old secondary school boy in
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      Lock icon YOUTH CHARGED FOR POSSESSING CHOPPERS
      121 11 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB Two teenagers, Nurul Aisyah Osman and Muhammad Faiz Muhammad Effendi, both 18, were charged yesterday in a district court for possessing two choppers at Costa Sands Pasir Ris on Saturday. Another youth, Azad Khan Azlan, 17, was also charged, as he was found
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      Lock icon Christmas comes early to airport
      135 13 WAYNE CHAN SINGAPORE Christmas has come early to Changi this year as the airport’s three terminals have been transformed into a magical wonderland. But instead of a towering Christmas tree, visitors to Terminal 3 are greeted by a giant ball-dispensing teapot. All they have to
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      1 in 12 S'porean adults has diabetes
      166 13 SINGAPORE One in 12 adults in Singapore between the ages of 18 and 69 has diabetes making it the seventh leading cause of death here. The disease has steadily increased by more than four-fold, from 2 per cent in 1975 to 8.2 per
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      Lock icon Faster process for foreigners who apply for casino self-exclusion
      232 13 JOANNECHAN SINGAPORE From today, foreigners here who wish to apply for a self-exclusion order from the casinos will go through a simpler and faster process. Apart from being computerised, the new process would see the orders taking effect within about two
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      Lock icon $12M GIFT FOR CHARITY
      128 15 President S R Nathan hosted a reception last night to thank sponsors and supporters of the President’s Challenge 2010 for raising $12 million for its 37 beneficiaries. He was presented with a cheque for the amount by Mr Niam Chiang Meng, chairman of the President’s Challenge
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      CHEAPER ERP RATES DURING SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
      104 15 Motorists will enjoy cheaper Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) rates during the school holidays. From Saturday till Dec 31, ERP rates at 12 gantries during specific time periods will be reduced by between 50 cents and $1. For example, from 8am to 8.30am, motorists will
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      RETAIL SALES FELL 2.4 PER CENT IN SEPTEMBER
      129 15 Retail sales decreased by 2.4 per cent in September compared to August. Based on the figures released by the Singapore Department of Statistics, the fall was mainly due to fewer motor vehicle sales. Retailers of motor vehicles saw lower sales in September,
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      HPB TO GET NEW CEO NEXT YEAR
      142 15 Beginning next year, the Health Promotion Board (HPB) will have a new chief executive officer. He is Mr Ang Hak Seng, the senior director of the international cooperation department at the Singapore Police Force and the senior director of capability development and international
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      Lock icon GRADS PREFERTO WORKWITH INTERNATIONAL BANKS
      125 15 JOANNE CHAN International banks have emerged as the preferred employers of Singapore graduates. In the Singapore Graduate Barometer 2010 survey, which involved some 3,700 final-year students and graduates, Barclays Capital claimed the top spot. Singapore Technologies Engineering came in second and Citibank was third. The
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      JAPAN AND SINGAPORETO COLLABORATE ON R&D PROJECTS IN USED WATER TREATMENT
      138 15 Singapore’s national water agency PUB and the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (Nedo) of Japan signed a Letter of Intent yesterday to work together on R&D projects in the field of used water treatment. The projects will
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      393 7 Since its launch in November 2000, Today has grown to become the second most-read paper in Singapore. Having worked with Today for many years, we believe that it is one of the most effective medium to reach out to our audience, especially with its wide distribution network at MRT stations,
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      106 8 Standard Chartered Can a bank really stand for something? Can it balance its ambition with its conscience? To do what it must. Not what it can. As not everything in life that counts can be counted. Can it not only look at the profit it makes but how it makes
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      130 12 You are the controller. m i 1 L r^ Introducing Kinect™ for Xbox 360 You are the controller. No gadgets, no gizmos, just you A EXPtWENCE KlNECT AT Come Experience Kinect for Xbox 360.! 17 th 21 st November, Plaza Singapura. Sales starts at 12pm onwards on 17 th November
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  • VOICES
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      As we talk, we mature
      255 17  -  Hence the onus on newspapers to present every side of an issue to the public Letter from Low Hong Quan I REFER to Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong’s speech at Today’s 10th anniversary dinner last Wednesday and Assistant Professor Eugene K B Tan‘s commentary (“A
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      The Web as feedback forum
      315 19  -  Letter from Kwan Jin Yao I REFER to “Mixed report card for the new media” (Nov 13-14). It is interesting to read Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Lui Tuck Yew’s opinions on international and regional new media instances. In Singapore, the perceived absence
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      You may have been born that way but you don't have to stay that way
      348 19  -  Letter from Chan Zhi Jian, Jeremy I REFER to the letters “I am obese but by Yeo Shaun Chee (Nov 12) and “Penalise the fat of the land” by Liew Kai Khiun (Nov 11) Singaporeans
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      SOURCE OF WHIFF IN THE WEST FOUND: NEA
      126 19  -  LETTER FROM TANQUEE HONG, DIRECTOR, POLLUTION CONTROL DEPARTMENT, THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AGENCY We refer to the letter “A stench in the air in the West” (Nov 4). The odour detected by some residents in Jurong West recently has been traced to factories
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      340 17 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices Senior Minister Goh reiterated last week that only a thinking population who cares about the future of Singapore can sustain our growth and prosperity. To help achieve this, the mainstream media must work as responsible and conducive conduits
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon New rules for hot money
      915 21  -  Tackling capital tsunamis the most critical policy question for emerging markets today This problem is exacerbated by the fact that the world’s biggest exporter, China, is aggressively intervening to minimise any appreciation of the yuan. If China doesn’t allow the yuan to strengthen, other emerging
      PROJECT SYNDICATE  -  915 words
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      It'll take more than rules to rule the schoolhouse
      766 23  -  What the financial crisis can teach about managing the private education scene RICHARD HARTUNG The writer is a consultant who has lived in Singapore since After nearly two years of study, students were left in the lurch by the sudden closure
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      Lock icon Gold mocks world spooked by Fed’s $783b move
      855 25  -  WILLIAM PESEK The writer is a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. BLOOMBERG If Group of 20 officials want evidence they achieved little in Seoul, it’s the price of gold. Gold mocked hopes for a solution to global imbalances
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      Why Sarah Palin still matters
      829 26  -  MARGARET CARLSON The writer is a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are her own. Like many in the lamestream American media, I’m transfixed by Ms Sarah Palin. It’s not that she’s so good at what she’s done; it’s that she’s done it at all.
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  • WORLD
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      89 27 AP Filipino commuters waited for scarce passenger buses during rush hour yesterday, after many bus operators in Manila went on strike to protest against a number-coding scheme implemented by the authorities. The strike left thousands stranded, prompting military vehicles and government buses to offer free rides. The
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      Lock icon Suu Kyi seeks to revive party
      312 27 AGENCIES YANGON—Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (picture) yesterday began the nuts-and-bolts work of reviving her political movement, as she returned to work for the first time in years. Ms Suu Kyi consulted her lawyers yesterday about the effort to have her disbanded
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      Lock icon MORE PROBLEMS FOR QANTAS
      154 27 AP An electrical fault sent smoke into the cockpit of a Qantas Boeing 747 and forced pilots to turn back to Sydney yesterday in the latest in a string of problems for the airline since an engine explosion on a superjumbo prompted a global safety scare.
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      Lock icon 'Disadvantage' for PR if polls held soon
      259 28 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Pakatan Rakyat (PR) lawmakers have admitted their coalition would be at a disadvantage if a general election is called anytime soon as they would be facing a resurgent Barisan Nasional (BN) fresh from two recent by-election wins. The
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      Lock icon Maverick politician says he will quit PKR
      169 28 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Maverick politician Zaid Ibrahim, who dropped out of a bid for Parti Keadilan Rakyat’s (PKR) No 2 post last week, has confirmed he will quit the party. “It is true that I will be quitting the party but
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      Lock icon BRANSON LOSESTO FERNANDES IN CROSS-DRESSING F1 BET
      161 28 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER Virgin Group’s flamboyant chief Sir Richard Branson will now have to wear an AirAsia flight attendant’s uniform after losing a bet with AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes when his team ended the 2010 season behind Lotus F1. The cross-dressing wager between
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      Lock icon Cambridge University Press adopts giant panda
      186 30 CAMBRIDGE Cambridge University Press has adopted a giant panda in China to help protect the endangered species and build closer ties with the country. The panda named Jian Qiao which is loosely translated as “Cambridge” in some dialects is housed at the Chengdu Giant
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      Lock icon Villagers head home after Merapi settles
      260 30 AP MOUNT MERAPI Thousands of villagers returned to ash-covered homes along the slopes of Indonesia’s most volatile volcano yesterday, after the government said some areas well away from the fiery crater appeared out of danger from another eruption. The notoriously unpredictable volcano in the
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      KAN'S CABINET APPROVAL RATING PLUMMETS
      135 30 A poll by ANN yesterday showed that the public approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s Cabinet plunged to 28.5 per cent. According to the Japanese broadcaster, a rating of below 30 per cent is a “dangerous zone” for a Cabinet. The approval rating
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      Lock icon NUMBER OF N KOREAN DEFECTORS TOPS 20,000
      120 30 AP The number of North Koreans defecting to South Korea has surged in recent years because of economic suffering in the North, with more than 10,000 defections over the past three years, South Korea’s Unification Ministry said yesterday. The overall total now stands
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      Lock icon Somalia overtakes Iraq on terrorism-risk list
      145 31 REUTERS LONDON Somalia has replaced Iraq as the state most at risk from terrorist attacks, according to a ranking by global analyst Maplecroft, which sees threats also rising in Russia, Greece and Yemen, but falling in India and Algeria. A statement about its latest
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      Lock icon Former cab driver was the hero behind their release
      378 31 AGENCIES NAIROBI A former London minicab driver has emerged as the hero in the freeing of a British couple, Paul and Rachel Chandler (picture), from their 388 days in captivity at the hands of Somali pirates. Mr Dahir Abdullahi Kadiye, a
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      Lock icon US plan to end combat in Afghanistan by 2014
      417 32 THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON The Obama administration has developed a plan to start transferring security duties in parts of Afghanistan to that country’s forces over the next 18 to 24 months, with an eye towards ending the American combat mission
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      EMBATTLED INDIAN TELECOMS MINISTER RESIGNS
      128 32 Indian Telecommunications Minister Andimuthu Raja has resigned amid allegations that his handling of the 2008 sale of licences for cell phone airwaves resulted in a 1.76 trillion rupee ($50 billion) loss to theTreasury. Mr Raja came under heavy pressure to resign after allegations arose that
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      Lock icon All aboard the Mecca Metro
      146 32 AP MINA Saudi Arabia has unveiled an elevated light-rail that will shuttle some Muslims beginning the haj, which started on Sunday, between Islam’s holy sites. It is part of plans to turn the ancient city of Mecca into a modern metropolis and ease crowding during
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      Lock icon DRINK-RECOMMENDING VENDING MACHINE A HIT
      123 35 REUTERS A Japanese canned drink vending machine uses facial recognition technology to “recommend” drinks based on the customer’s age and gender and sales have been triple that of regular vending machines. The machines, developed by J R East Water Business, use large touch-panel screens with
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      Lock icon Happiness index to gauge Britain's mood
      251 35 THE GUARDIAN LONDON The British government will start measuring people’s psychological and environmental wellbeing, as it aims to be among the first countries to officially monitor happiness. Despite “nervousness” in Downing Street at the prospect of testing the national mood amid deep cuts and
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      Lock icon High-stress jobs a health risk to women?
      238 35 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK Women with high-stress jobs face about 88 per cent more risk of a heart attack than if they had low workplace strain, according to Harvard researchers. The scientists defined the stressful positions as those with demanding tasks and little authority
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      301 33 BLOOMBERG ROME Four top officials from Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s government, including a Cabinet minister, resigned yesterday in a move designed to bring down his administration and possibly trigger early elections. Four members of the new Future and Liberty for Italy party, formed by Speaker
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      582 37  -  The two best women's table tennis teams lock horns in a dream final TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg GUANGZHOU Before the Asian Games started, table tennis fans hoped to see the two best women’s teams in the world clash for gold here. Today, at 2.30pm at the Guangzhou Gymnasium,
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      422 37  -  LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Touching home in fourth spot in 7min 29.70sec at Guangzhou’s Aoti Aquatics Centre last night, the men’s 4x200m freestyle quartet of Danny Yeo, Pang Sheng Jun, Joshua Lim and Clement Lim were jubilant after breaking the national record
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      494 38  -  Singapore's top male kegler fails in first attempt for gold but he's hungry TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg GUANGZHOU He may have lost the “battle” but Remy Ong believes he can still be crowned the best bowler here at the 16th Asian Games. Yesterday, the Singapore star tried
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      333 38 GUANGZHOU A four-time Olympic champion missed the podium for the second straight day at the Asian Games, while a 15-year-old newcomer blew away the competition as the future of the continent’s swimming scene overshadowed its past. Japanese breaststroke expert Kosuke Kitajima (picture) finished
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      125 38 AP GUANGZHOU Defending champions Qatar were knocked out of the Asian Games football tournament last night, going down 1-0 to Uzbekistan in extra-time in the last 16. Hosts China also failed to make the last eight, losing 3-0 to South Korea. The Koreans, who will
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      626 39  -  Chairmen tell FAS they need more financial support to move forward or in some cases survive SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE There are nine local sides plying their trade in the 2010 Great Eastern-Yeo’s S-League, and not one of them could prevent the three major
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      354 39 AP ROME Ferrari’s woeful end to the Formula One season has sparked contentious rounds of debate in Italy, with some lawmakers calling for the automaker’s president to resign. Fernando Alonso entered Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix leading the drivers’ standings, but finished seventh in
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      508 40  -  Aussie returns to Sentosa and completes hat-trick of wins 2010 BARCLAYS SINGAPORE OPEN SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The par-four 393-metre 15th at Sentosa Golf Club’s Serapong Course is not the easiest of holes for a golfer by any stretch of the imagination. A narrow fairway
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      158 40 AP LONDON South Africa rugby players Bjorn Basson and Chiliboy Ralepelle were sent home yesterday for failing doping tests after the match against Ireland. The South African Rugby Union said the players tested positive for the banned stimulant methylhexaneamine after the 23-21 win at Ireland
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      88 42 Uncapped Tottenham center back Younes Kaboul was called up by France as cover for tomorrow’s friendly against England at Wembley after Philippe Mexes injured a calf muscle. France coach Laurent Blanc said Mexes is suffering “severe pain” in his calf playing the full 90 minutes
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      85 42 Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Tom Huddlestone is poised to undergo surgery on an ankle injury and will be ruled out for three months, the Premier League club said yesterday. “Following consultation with several independent specialists, it has been determined that Huddlestone will undergo surgery on
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      78 42 AGENCIES Barcelona has reached an agreement with PSV Eindhoven to sign midfielder Ibrahim Afellay in January. Barcelona announced on its website that the 24-year-old Dutch international “will be registered in January once the winter transfer market opens”. Afellay was in the Dutch squad which
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      379 42 It was just a bad day at the office, says goalkeeper of 3-0 defeat THE DAILYTELEGRAPH LONDON Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech has admitted that the Premier League champions “were all over the place” in Sunday’s crushing 3-0 defeat by Sunderland that exposed
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      167 42 BLOOMBERG MANCHESTER Manchester United’s owners agreed to pay off a payment-in-kind loan worth about £220 million ($460 million), according to a corporate filing by the Premiership club’s owners. Red Football Joint Venture will “prepay 100 per cent from the outstanding loan on
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      96 42 THE NEW YORK TIMES Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia, the distance-running star who stunningly announced his retirement after dropping out of the New York City Marathon on Nov 7, said yesterday that he had reconsidered and would continue racing. “Running is in my blood and I decided to continue
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      29 38 ASIAN GAMES ON MEDIACORP CH 5 TODAY 12pm Badminton Women’s Singles, Men Women’s Doubles 2pm Weightlifting Men’s 77kg 3.30pm Football JPNvsIND 5.30pm Beach Volleyball Women’s Prelims 6pm Swimming Finals
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      170 42 "DO YOU REALLY THINK YOU CAN SUCCEED IN FOREX TRADING?" HAVE YOU EVER QUESTIONED YOURSELF? Financial schools are everywhere, how to avoid a Forex scam that we commonly see hear? Why are the rich getting richer the middle class is shrinking?! What mediums are there to attain financial independence?! What
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      78 42 SPORTS BETTING This match is played on neutral ground. A League matches are also on sale. For more details, please check Singapore Pools website. [pLAY® A l wa y s play with care. [responsibiyy Do not bet illegally. No person under the age of 18 years shall be allowed to
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    461 44  -  IMPACT GroupM's new training programme aims to identify future industry leaders ELISABETH LEE ELISABETH LEE elisabeth@mediacorp.com.sg IN AN industry first, global media investment management company GroupM launched the Media Masters programme yesterday. Targeting fresh university and polytechnic graduates, the six-month programme offers selected candidates a
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      231 46 BLOOMBERG DETROIT General Motors may sell shares for as much as US$33 ($43) in an initial public offering, 14 per cent more than originally planned, according to four sources familiar with the matter. The car-maker, which is majority owned by the United States Treasury,
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      87 46 THE NEW YORK TIMES Sales at American retailers and food service establishments rose in October, according to government figures released yesterday, providing a glimmer of hope that consumer spending was set to improve in the fourth quarter. The Commerce Department said retail sales in October were up
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      57 46 Friday 11,192.60 q 0.80% Thursday 11,283.10 q 0.65% Wednesday 11,357.00 p 0.09% Tuesday 11,346.80 q 0.53% MONDAY CLOSE 11,202.00 (+0.08%) NYSETOP5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Citigroup 350.8m $4.32 p 0.70% Ford 232.2m $17.00 p 4.29% Bank of America 110.6m $12.10 q 0.17% Sprint Nextel 69.0m $3.83 q
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      13 46 Ç FTSE100 5,820.41 (+0.41%) Ç Ç DAX 6,790.17 (+0.82%) CAC40 3,864.24 (+0.86%)
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      21 46 US$1 $1.303 US$1 £0.623 US$1 €0.737 US$1 ¥83.121 US$1 A$1.016 US$1 HK$7.752 All figures correct as at 8am this morning
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        104 46 Stocks pare gains Stocks erased gains, wiping out most of an 88-point rise in the Dow, as increased criticism of the Fed’s plan to stimulate growth and concern that a swelling federal deficit will lead to higher borrowing costs drove Treasury yields higher. The rising value of the
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        77 46 Sink to US$67.15 US oil prices shed early gains to end slightly lower, weighed down by extended gains in the US dollar on higher Treasury yields and a slide in petrol on speculation about a major refinery restart. “Crude is trying to rebound after the 3.3-per-cent drop on Friday,
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      370 46 New messaging system not an email killer, insists CEO Zuckerberg REUTERS SAN FRANCISCO Facebook rolled out an all-in-one messaging service that for the first time allows its half-billion members to communicate with people outside the social network, intensifying a battle with Google
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      330 47  -  MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Analysts are giving a thumbs-up to a possible sale by DBS of its asset management unit to Japan’s Nikko Asset Management. Any such deal will be a win-win for DBS and Japan’s financial powerhouse Sumitomo Trust
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      249 47 JO-ANN HUANG SINGAPORE Tiger Airways is establishing its ticket-sales portal tigerairways.com as a separate subsidiary, saying it aims to benefit from online revenue opportunities and to improve its ranking to the top three globally for ancillary revenue from its current fifth position. The low-cost carrier said
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      147 47 TRAVIS TEO SINGAPORE Commodities company Olam will receive a fifth of its revenue from Africa within five years, up from the current 14 to 15 per cent. Olam announced at the weekend that it planned to invest US$1.5 billion ($2
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      202 48  -  PETERYEO BIOTHERM Singapore has an official fan page on Facebook. Just click on the Like button and you’ll be taken to a treasure trove of promotions, product updates, lifestyle tips, contests, event invites, and more. Said Biotherm’s assistant product manager Jazlyn Tan: “It is
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      92 48 If you love thinking outside the box and have a passion for advertising, then GroupM wants to hear from you. Final candidates will be selected by a panel of GroupM agency heads and will be evaluated based on stringent competency-based criteria which include personality and
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      341 49 AGENCIES TOKYO Japan’s economy has grown faster than expected in the third quarter but the risk of recession looms as incentives that propped up consumption in recent months have petered out, analysts say. Real gross domestic product (GDP) in the world’s third-largest economy
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      284 49 AGENCIES SHANGHAI China’s largest banks have not stopped making new loans to property developers but are keeping such loans at low levels, executives from some of the lenders said yesterday to refute a report in a state-run newspaper. Chinese banks have been facing additional
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      154 49 AGENCIES BEIJING China must keep a firm grip on the yuan exchange rate in order to keep speculative capital at bay, an official at the country’s foreign exchange regulator said yesterday. Mr Deng Xianhong, deputy chief of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange,
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      49 52 NOVEMBER 16, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF REGIONAL ARTS INDUSTRY TAKES ON THE INTEGRATED RESORTS. T6 HOW TO START YOUR BUDDING COLLECTION AT THE AFFORDABLE ART FAIR. T2 WHO’S TAKING THE STAGE AT LANEWAY FESTIVAL SINGAPORE? T10 HEALTH: THE WRONG SWING COULD GIVE YOU A GOLF HANDICAP. Artwork: Yen Yok
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      812 53  -  We've put together a survival guide for serious first-time buyers and curious window-shoppers MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg WHIP out your wallets it’s time to buy art. This Friday,The Affordable Art Fair (AAF) opens its doors in Singapore, with some 60 galleries from 17 countries
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      367 56 Tay Yu Jin, lawyer and art collector Let the fair surprise you.You don't necessarily have to go with a plan of what to buy. Keep an open mind and listen to the galleries you visit or artists you meet. Treat the fair as a learning opportunity as much
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      108 56 AMERICAN Idol runner-up-turned-pop-star David Archuleta performed a stripped-down acoustic musical showcase for a few hundred giddy fans at Zouk Sunday night during the launch of the Nokia N8 mobile phone. Pairs of tickets were given to customers who had purchased the phone, available exclusively with SingTel, which
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      482 57  -  Annual conference of arts industry leaders at Marina Bay Sands to tackle impact of IRs Mayo Martin mayo@mediacorp.com.sg HOW will the integrated resorts impact the arts and entertainment scene in Singapore? That will be one of the topics at an annual conference of leading arts centres,
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      407 58 MAYO MARTIN STATE OF THE ARTS: Amidst last week's busy arts schedule was the sober news of the passing of an influential figure in the local design scene. Milton Tan, the founding executive director of DesignSingapore Council, succumbed to leukaemia at the age of 56. Meanwhile, government institutions also
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