Today, 30 December 2010

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    26 1 TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Thursday December 30, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking DECEMBER 30, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF
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    Double-barrelled race system to start on Saturday
    509 1  -  ZUL OTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE From Saturday, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) will implement the registration of dual heritage options for children with parents of different races. This means these children will be able to share dual heritages on their identity cards (ICs),
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    210 property agents barred
    608 1  -  They had criminal records or records of offences involving fraud or dishonesty ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Come Saturday, 210 property agents will not be able to practise their trade. Their applications to register with the Council for Estate Agencies (CEA) were rejected as they were found
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      11 1 THE LATEST NEWS. NOW ON IPAD. DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE APP TODAY.
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      53 1 NEWS 3 THE YEAR IN POLITICS WHAT MADE HEADLINES IN 2010 HOWE LIANG’S HEAVY BURDEN SPORTS 36 COMMENT&ANALYSIS JEFFREY D SACHS AMERICA’S POLITICAL CLASS STRUGGLE COMES TO A HEAD 18 SIMON TISDALL PUTIN’S VENDETTA POLITICS 20 RICHARD BRANSON DELIVERING AN INFANT BUSINESS IS IN THE DETAILS 22 DON’T MISS 16
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      Lock icon Electricity tariffs to increase with higher fuel oil price
      390 5  -  ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE After enjoying a drop in electricty charges from October to this month, consumers will have to pay more for their electricity for the next three months. Due to the higher fuel oil price, electricity tariffs will
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      Lock icon Oil prices hit 2-year high
      217 5 REUTERS SINGAPORE Oil steadied near a two-year high above US$91 a barrel yesterday ahead of US inventory data expected to show a drawdown in crude and distillate stocks due to severe weather in the world’s largest oil user. NYMEX crude for February delivery edged 34
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      Lock icon Rents rose faster in Q4
      255 5 TRAVIS TEO SINGAPORE High rentals continued to dog many businesses in the last quarter, with office rents rising at a faster pace in the fourth quarter, said real estate consultant DTZ Research said. Average prime gross rents in Raffles Place rose 7.1 per cent on
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      Lock icon This year, in Singapore politics...
      1095 7  -  Resolution of longstanding issues with Malaysia marks milestone, election talk carries over to next year IMELDA SAAD imelda@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Election talk, new political parties, changes to the Constitution, and a historic deal sealed with neighbour Malaysia. These were some issues which took centrestage on Singapore’s
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      Lock icon Mas Selamat manhunt among security concerns raised this year
      616 8  -  SAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL saifulbahri@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Questions about how the Government conducted manhunts and the level of complacency among Singaporeans were security concerns raised this year. Last month, Singaporeans were shocked to learn that terrorist Mas Selamat Kastari had been harboured by relatives
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      5 youths arrested for housebreaking attempt
      136 10 SINGAPORE Five youths, aged between 12 and 17, were arrested yesterday for attempting to break into a provision shop at Block 202, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3. At about 3.45am yesterday, a member of the public heard some noises and spotted some youths behaving
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      Lock icon Mersing boat operated by only one man
      298 10  -  SAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL saifulbahri@mediacorp.com.sg MERSING (Johor) The boat that sank in Mersing, claiming the lives of four Singaporeans, requires two deckhands and a driver to operate, according to regulations stipulated by the Malaysian authorities. However, only the driver was on board when the vessel
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      SYNDICATE INVOLVED IN ADULTERATED LIQUOR BUSTED
      198 10 Police have busted a syndicate involved in the reproduction and distribution of adulterated liquor. In a 19-hour operation on Tuesday, 10 men, between 27 and 40 years old, were arrested. More than 3,000 bottles of adulterated liquor, related counterfeiting accessories, reproduction equipment and a
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      Lock icon Militants ‘planned attack in Denmark’
      138 12 AGENCIES COPENHAGEN Danish and Swedish police yesterday arrested five militants suspected of preparing a terrorist attack in Denmark targeting the Jyllands-Posten newspaper which printed controversial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in 2005. Danish police arrested four people near Copenhagen and con- fiscated a submachine gun
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      Lock icon Marina Bay all set for New Year Party
      358 12 Revellers will also be treated to free performances and art activities that will begin from 5pm to 1am. HETTY MUSFIRA SINGAPORE The New Year Countdown party at the Marina Bay is expected to draw in a bigger crowd this year, with the
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      Lock icon 5 weeks to ensure that everything goes well
      203 12 SHARON SEE SINGAPORE While thousands will be enjoying this year’s New Year’s Eve party at Marina Bay, and only for a night, five weeks of hard work went into making sure that everything goes well for the event. Especially with 20,000 wishing
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      SQ passengers stranded in JFK back home
      281 14  -  SARA GROSSE saragrosse@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Passengers on board a Singapore Airlines flight that was delayed for more than 34 hours in New York, finally touched down in Singapore yesterday. The SQ25 flight via Frankfurt landed at nearly 6pm. Families were anxiously waiting for their
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      Lock icon JAN YORK CHOR NEW AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE
      76 14 The Government has appointed Mr Tan York Chor (picture) as Singapore’s next Ambassador to France. He will assume the post on Jan 3. The Foreign Affairs Ministry said MrTanjoined the Singapore Civil Service in 1985. He had worked in various capacities in the
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      ACLDT aiming for more than modest growth
      369 14  -  The ACLDT set-up a satellite clinic in Vietnam earlier this year and another is set to open in Indonesia by early next year. RACHEL KELLY rachel@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It has been over a year since Singapore-based Asian Centre for the Liver Diseases Transplantation (ACLDT)
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      Lock icon Woman accused of trying to open plane door out on bail
      139 14 LEONG WEE KEAT SINGAPORE An Irish woman charged with endangering the safety of a Singapore Airlines plane was released on $5,000 bail yesterday morning. Diana Mary Scanlon, 28, was granted bail after being remanded at the Institute of Mental
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      Lock icon Most of the bak kwa eaten here made locally
      308 15 NEO CHAI CHIN SINGAPORE Even as bak kwa (barbecued pork) sellers urge the authorities to be on the alert for the smuggling of raw barbecue pork into Singapore, the Agri-food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) said yesterday that most of the bak
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      Youth arrested for indecent exposure
      116 15 SINGAPORE Police have arrested a 20-year-old youth who is believed to be involved in at least four cases of indecent exposure in the Sembawang estate this month. He had exposed himself and committed obscene acts in front of female victims, aged between 15 and 23
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      Lock icon $50 cheat given 5 years’ corrective training
      276 15 SINGAPORE An unemployed man took advantage of several stallholders’ honesty by claiming he had been short-changed, a District Court heard yesterday. Going around Sims Place wet market on Sept 24 at around 6am, Low Kok Sheng (picture), 37, would buy items with low
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      Lock icon Ex-bus driver charged with dangerous driving
      201 15 LEONG WEE KEAT SINGAPORE A former SMRT bus driver was charged in a District Court yesterday with driving in a dangerous manner which killed a pedestrian. Chang I Ching, 43, is accused of failing to give way to Ms Puji Astutik on April 24
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      Lock icon WORLD’S FIRST ARTSCIENCE MUSEUM TO OPEN IN FEBRUARY
      145 16 The world’s first ArtScience Museum (picture), located at Marina Bay Sands, will open its doors on Feb 17 next year. There will be 21 gallery spaces totalling 50,000 sq ft. The museum will showcase exhibits reflecting influences from art and science, media
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      Will ERP-style charges work for public toilets?
      351 16  -  Mixed response to inter-agency panel WAYNE CHAN waynechan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Putting in place an ERP-style charging system for heavily used public toilets was one of the suggestions made by an Inter-Agency Working Committee led by the Restroom Association of Singapore (RAS) two weeks ago.
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  • VOICES
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      Time for a new formula?
      476 18  -  Explore a way to de-link property tax from rental values driven by foreigners Letter from Thian Tai Chew WITH effect from Jan 1, 2011, Singapore’s property tax will shift from a flat 4-per-cent rate to a system of progressive property tax rates based on Annual
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      Lock icon Worst experience at ‘best nightspot’
      342 21  -  Letter from Low Hong Guan LAST Wednesday, I went to Zouk with a group of friends for its popular Mambo Jambo night. Zouk is a multiple winner of the “Nightspot of the Year” award; and, in October, it snagged the Best Nightspot Experience award. Unfortunately,
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      Taxi, bus drivers put lives at risk
      260 21  -  Letter from LimXiaoting Marilyn A MONTH ago, I had to brake hard when a taxi stopped suddenly in front of me. I managed to avoid hitting it. However, another taxi was following too closely behind and rammed into my car a split second
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      DISAPPOINTED WITH SAME MEALS SERVED ON BOARD SIA
      121 21  -  LETTER FROM ALESSANDRO SANTISE I have been a regular customer of Singapore Airlines, which is reputed for its service. But after flying the ParisSingapore route several times over the years, I noticed that the meals served on board have been always the
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      74 18 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices 10 years ago, they talked about themselves and their dreams for the future. Q 10 years later, the hunt begins to remind them what they had said. IfUi same crew same personalities 10 years on Kit Chan Irene
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  • COMMENT & ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon America’s political class struggle comes to a head
      1074 22  -  With their backs against the wall, working-class and poor Americans will begin to agitate for social justice JEFFREY D SACHS Jeffrey D Sachs is Professor of Economics and Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. He is also Special Adviser to
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      Lock icon Putin’s vendetta politics
      728 24  -  Former oil magnate is just one in long line of opponents to fall foul of Russian leader SIMON TISDALL Simon Tisdall is an assistant editor of The Guardian and a foreign affairs columnist. THE GUARDIAN Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s unforgiving brand of vendetta politics this week
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      Lock icon What rule of law?
      342 24 THE NEW YORK TIMES President Dmitri Medvedev of Russia claims to champion the rule of law. He also claims that he, not Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, calls the shots in Moscow. Mr Medvedev can prove both true by using his pardon power to ensure that Mikhail
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      Lock icon Delivering an infant business is in the details
      943 26  -  It is not just about the first day but getting it right all day, every day RICHARD BRANSON 2010 RICHARD BRANSON (DISTRIBUTED BYTHE NEW YORK TIMES SYNDICATE) So you have an idea for a business one that you believe has the potential
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Was villager killed deliberately?
      683 28 Photographs of suspicious death ignite fury in China after going viral on the Internet THE NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING The photographs are so graphic that they appear cartoonish at first glance: A man crushed under the tyre of a truck, his head detached from his flattened
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      Lock icon Top Indonesian terror suspect goes on trial
      184 28 AP JAKARTA One of Indonesia’s top terrorism suspects went on trial yesterday on charges of helping to set up a militant network in Aceh that was plotting Mumbai-style attacks on foreigners at luxury hotels and embassies in the capital. Abdullah Sunata (picture), 32,
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      Lock icon China to act against lavish official parties
      246 28 AP BEIJING China plans to crack down in the coming year on lavish parties and seminars organised by government officials, hoping to placate a public angered by corruption and accounts of sex and booze-fuelled fetes held at taxpayer expense. Lavish official tours to
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      Lock icon COMPENSATION, APOLOGY FOR CHINESE FARMER LOCKED IN MENTAL HOSPITALS
      118 28 THE NEW YORK TIMES A Chinese farmer who was imprisoned in mental hospitals for six-and-a-half years as punishment for seeking government redress in a land dispute has been given the equivalent of US$45,300 ($58,746) and an apology by officials of the
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      Lock icon S Korea signals harder line against the North
      366 32 AGENCIES SEOUL South Korea named the North Korean regime as its “enemy” and promised to combine a stronger military deterrent with a renewed push to prepare its totalitarian neighbour’s 23 million people for reunification. Plans presented to President Lee Myung Bak by
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      Lock icon FREEZING FOR A CAUSE
      59 32 Mr Wim Hof of the Netherlands, known as the Iceman, immersing himself in ice water during a performance in Hong Kong yesterday to raise public awareness of global warming. Mr Hof, 51, holds nine world records for his ability to withstand extreme coldness, including a Guinness
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      Lock icon Turmoil in Pakistan as parties quit Cabinet
      213 32 AP ISLAMABAD Pakistan’s United States-allied ruling party scrambled yesterday to keep its fragile coalition government in power as its senior leaders urged two dissident political partners, who had quit the day before to rejoin the Cabinet A leader of one of the disgruntled
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      Lock icon SOUTH KOREA STRIKES RARE EARTHS DEAL WITH MYANMAR
      182 32 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH South Korea has struck a deal with Myanmar to develop its natural resources in the latest effort by industrialised nations to secure alternative sources of rare earth minerals from the near monopoly exercised by China. Rare earth metals are
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      Lock icon CHINA ‘MAY NEED TO BUILD MORE LOW-COST HOMES’
      130 32 BLOOMBERG China may need to build more low-cost homes next year than the 10 million units planned, as the target may not be “sufficient” to meet demand, according to the International Strategy and Investment Group (ISI). The government plans to almost double
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      Lock icon LAOS ‘HAS DEPORTED 7 UIGHURS TO CHINA’
      117 32 AP A media report says Laos has deported seven Uighurs who fled China after ethnic riots last year, raising concerns over the treatment of Uighurs forcibly returned to face prosecution by the Chinese government. Broadcaster Radio Free Asia said that the Laotian government
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      Lock icon BEIJING TO RAISE MINIMUM WAGE AGAIN
      121 32 BLOOMBERG Beijing will raise the minimum wage by 20.8 per cent next year, becoming the latest local government to lift pay in a country where inflation is running at the fastest clip in more than two years. The increase to 1,160 yuan ($227) a
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      Lock icon TWO MINERS RESCUED IN EASTERN INDONESIA
      93 32 AP Two workers trapped for 10 days in an underground gold mine in eastern Indonesia have been rescued. Newcrest Mining said yesterday that the two Indonesian men were working on an excavator and an underground loader when the shaft was hit by a rockslide
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      KL CAR CHASE ENDS IN DRUG SUSPECT BEING SHOT
      182 34 A high-speed chase of a suspected drug dealer on Tuesday in Kepong, a suburb of Kuala Lumpur, left one suspect with critical gunshot wounds and two bystanders injured. Two policemen had spotted a motorist behaving in a suspicious manner and tried
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      Lock icon CAR BOMB EXPLODES IN THAILAND
      43 34 Police officers surveying the wreckage of a car used in a bomb explosion in southern Thailand’s Narathiwat province yesterday. A 20 to 25 kg bomb hidden in a car exploded and wounded four people, police said. REUTERS REUTERS
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      Lock icon No crucifix, singing at Christmas party with Najib
      259 34 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Catholic church officials were told to remove crucifixes and to avoid singing hymns during Prime Minister Najib Razak’s attendance of a Christmas tea party hosted by the Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur last Saturday. The overzealous bid to
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      FACEBOOK CHIEF SPOTTED IN BANGKOK PUB?
      219 34 Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was apparently spotted in a Bangkok bar on Monday, reported The Nation. Mr Zuckerberg, the world’s youngest billionaire at age 26, was reportedly in Thailand to attend the wedding of a longtime friend last night. Many, however, believe
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      Lock icon Young girls forced to pick pockets on Paris Metro, 19 people arrested
      367 38 Ring leaders trained them how to steal wallets, often targeting Asian tourists THE GUARDIAN PARIS It is a Dickensian drama that has shocked France: Young girls forced to pickpocket on the Paris Metro and beaten, burned or raped
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      Lock icon NY transport delays are expected to persist
      420 38 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Buried beneath snow for more than 24 hours, New York area airports turned on Tuesday to the growing backlog of cancelled flights, an accumulation that could take far longer to address than the blizzard itself. Even as
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      Lock icon TRAVELLERS IMPROVISE TO FIND A WAY HOME
      219 38 THE NEW YORK TIMES Ms Elizabeth Elliott, 24, a travel administrator in New York, has a message for her fellow holiday travellers: “You have to be dedicated if you want to get anywhere.” On Tuesday, she spent 14 hours on a trip home
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      129 38 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is reportedly flying in the Black Eyed Peas to perform at his New Year’s Eve party in St Bart’s. Mr Abramovich owns a US$90 million ($117 million), 28 hectares estate on the
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      111 38 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Spanish police have arrested a woman who faked her own kidnap to test whether her husband would pay a €20,000 ($34,062) ransom after police caught her preparing to spend the money in High Street sales. The woman sent her husband
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      107 38 AP More than 40 prison guards have been charged with helping 153 inmates escape from a prison in a northern Mexican border city. The federal Attorney-General’s Office says in a statement that 41 guards have been accused of opening the gates of the prison in
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      637 40  - 50 years on Life is not exactly a bed of roses for Singapore’s first Olympic medallist LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg Today EXCLUSIVE SINGAPORE His silver medal victory at the Rome Olympics is etched on many Singaporeans’ minds. On Sept 8, 1960, weightlifter Tan Howe Liang (picture) hoisted a total of
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      434 40  -  TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It is not uncommon for financially-strapped athletes to sell their medals and other prized personal memorabilia to raise funds. The most recent example is former England midfielder Nobby Stiles, who sold his 1966 World Cup winner’s medal for £188,200
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      Malaysia the kings of Asean
      379 42  -  SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg AFF SUZUKI CUP FINAL, 2ND LEG Indonesia 2 Malaysia 1 (Malaysia win 4-2 on aggregrate) SINGAPORE Alfred Riedl’s Indonesia huffed and puffed but they just could not break down a resolute Malaysia in the second leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup final
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      Lock icon No New Year cheer for Fergie
      530 42 United are top but he is convinced they were robbed of victory at Birmingham City AGENCIES MANCHESTER Sir Alex Ferguson ended this year the same way he started it: By criticising the referee. Manchester United returned to the top of the Premier League after
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      390 42 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH MANCHESTER Two of his strikers are homesick and Roberto Mancini could soon face another problem: How to keep his forwards happy. The Manchester City manager is set to complete a €35 million ($60 million) deal for Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko within the
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      Lock icon The end of an era?
      718 44 Chelsea’s ageing outfit are struggling to cope with the demands of the game AGENCIES LONDON It happened to Liverpool 20 years ago, when their last title triumph led to the end of an era. Chelsea now must be fearing the worst as they draw parallels
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      404 44 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH LONDON Roman Abramovich has broken off from preparing for a lavish New Year’s Eve party in the Caribbean to reiterate to the Chelsea board that he intends to stick with Carlo Ancelotti as the club’s manager. Clearly that situation will change if results continue to
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        259 45 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH LONDON Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has told his players they must improve their discipline if they are to stay in the Premier League title race after seeing one of his players get sent off for the second match running. Spurs ended
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        255 45 AP LONDON Newcastle defender Jose Enrique angered manager Alan Pardew by using Twitter before Tuesday’s match at Tottenham to reveal that he would be out injured. Pardew had hoped news of Enrique’s hamstring setback wouldn’t be discovered until the teamsheet was handed in at White
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      332 45 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Gerard Houllier has admitted that Aston Villa are facing a battle for Premier League survival after the 4-0 defeat at Manchester City on Tuesday left the club only two points above the relegation zone. The former Liverpool manager, who has overseen
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      290 45 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Mick McCarthy likes to speak his mind but the Wolverhampton Wanderers manager took his reputation for straight-talking to a new level on Tuesday, when he laid bare his torment at being in charge of a team that is bottom of the Premier
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      Lock icon Sailing under the setting sun
      473 46  -  Proposed new world-class race set to wow spectators at Marina Bay LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Another world-class race could be headed to the Republic next year but this time the action will be centred on the waters at Marina Bay as 40-foot yachts battle
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      Lock icon Backstroke specialist Ng opts for NS, puts studies on hold
      296 46 TANYO-HINN SINGAPORE National swimmer Rainer Ng (picture) is putting his A-level studies on the back-burner for the near future. The 18-year-old, one of Singapore’s brightest male swimmers, will enlist for full-time National Service (NS) in February. Ng, who took the
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      341 46 REUTERS MELBOURNE England stormed to an imperious innings and 157-run victory in the fourth test to retain the Ashes yesterday and plunge a declining Australia side into a painful period of introspection. The victory, completed before lunch on the fourth day,
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    813 49  -  COMMENTARY INVEST TONY RAZA The writer is head of asset allocation at UOB Asset Management. This year was a confounding one for many market observers, as bulls and bears alike had various periods of vindications and setbacks. While the bulls and bears fought
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      Lock icon China’s CITIC Bank opens first branch in S’pore
      395 49 CHRISTOPHER HOWELLS SINGAPORE CITIC Bank International (CBI) has opened its first Singapore branch as part of a regional expansion plan of its parent, China CITIC Bank Corporation, the banking arm of China’s largest state controlled investment firm CITIC Group. The Singapore branch
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      82 49 WEDNESDAY CLOSE 3,207.91 (+0.76%) Tuesday Monday Friday Thursday 3,183.70 3,159.36 3,143.80 3,137.78 p p p q 0.77% 0.49% 0.19% 0.21% TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Gallant Genting SP Tuan Sing GoldenAgr KLW 80,033 71,409 57,823 53,454 45,050 0.480 2.200 0.360 0.805 0.010 p p p p
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      ASIA
      30 49 HANG SENG Ç Ç 22,969.30 (+1.54%) Ç È Ç NIKKEI 10,344.54 (+0.50%) SHANGHAI 2,751.53 (+0.68%) AUSTRALIA 4,775.20 Ç (-0.04%) MUMBAI 20,256.03 (+1.15%) Ç MALAYSIA 1,524.34 (+0.45%) SEOUL 2,043.49 (+0.50%)
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      COMMODITIES
      14 49 OIL È US$ 91.03 È Ç (-0.50%) GOLD US$1,405.40 (-0.01%) SILVER US$30.37 (+0.17%)
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      FOREX
      29 49 US$1 £1 €1 ¥100 A$1 RM1 Rp10,000 HK$100 RMB100 RS100 1.295 1.993 1.701 1.578 1.314 0.419 1.439 16.64 19.55 2.873 All figures correct as at 9pm last night
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        THE THINK ENVIRONMENTAL
        90 49 Increase exposure 0.72 SIAS Research maintains call based on intrinsic value of $0.90, citing Think’s gold exploration venture as astute. Think will pay just US$5 million for a 70-per-cent stake in mining firm Mornington Offshore Inc, which holds two gold mining licenses in Africa. Additional payments of
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        FUXING CHINA GROUP
        106 49 Buy $0.17 NRA Capital maintains call with a fair value of $0.28, based on P/E ratio of 11X for FY2011. Fuxing has fixed the price for the acquisition of three companies in the dyeing and electroplating services. House says that with China to restrict issuance of licenses
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      Slow, slow December
      619 49  -  The upside: There is less compulsion on fund managers to ‘window dress’ JO-ANN HUANG joannhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With two trading days left in 2010, the usual year-end rally has been rather muted this year. The Straits Times Index has risen only 2 per cent this month. That makes
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      794 48  -  Business has returned to pre-crisis levels but businesses will have to manage rising costs in 2011 MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE More small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will likely venture into new markets next year, as the business climate promises another good year. Rising from
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      No current plans for Reit: GuocoLand
      234 48 In response to the news report, GuocoLand shares rose by as much as 2.7 per cent in early trade yesterday. SINGAPORE Property developer GuocoLand Ltd currently has no plans to launch a real estate investment trust (Reit). GuocoLand, controlled by Malaysian tycoon Quek Leng
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      STARHUB WINS MULTI-YEAR MBS DEAL
      118 48 Infocommunications provider StarHub has secured a deal from Marina Bay Sands to provide telecommunications and entertainment services. The services will extend to both the Marina Bay Sands (MBS) Expo and Convention Centre and its luxury hotel rooms and suites. StarHub did not disclose the value
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      38 49 SMES EXPECT A GOODYEAR AHEAD 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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      Singing Auld Lang Syne
      1085 54  -  Our fave artistes reveal their perfect New Year’s Eve dos CHRISTOPHER TOH christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg EVERYBODY loves a New Year’s Eve party. Just hanging out with friends, imbibing bubbly at the stroke of midnight as fireworks go off to mark the start of another year. But there’s a
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      GIGGUIDE
      391 56 Celebrate 2011 Countdown to the New Year with Sylvia Ratonel, Sezairi Sezali, One Nation Emcee, Jack Rai and more. Dec 31, 7pm, Marina Bay Floating Platform.Tickets at $38 from Sistic. Good Times NYE Sixx heads the line-up at this intimate NYE party. Dec 31, 8pm, Blu Jaz Café. Cover
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        Lock icon Return of the N*E*R*D
        247 58 KEVIN MATHEWS NOTHING N*E*R*D PHARRELL Williams and Chad Hugo wear a couple of hats in the modern hip-hop music scene.As the Neptunes, the duo is a well-known, in-demand production team that has been responsible for generating hit songs for Justin Timberlake, Kelis, Snoop Dogg, Nelly Furtado
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        Lock icon INSANITY MIND | LIZZ
        120 58 INSANITY MIND LIZZ CHRISTOPHERTOH THE title and Lizz’s Scary Spice hairdo belies the dance-pop of this EP. And they’re actually rather interestingly crafted. The obvious play towards the Chinese dance-pop style is latched on with English lyrics, and it actually fits better than you might think.The title track is straight
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        130 58 RETURN TO BASE VARIOUS CHRISTOPHER TOH FUELLED by three local bands Redpoll, Elyzia and Ah5ive this album is the initial offering in the Live For The Moment project that’s meant to encourage younger indie bands in the Chinese music scene to stand up and be counted. What’s interesting is how,
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        Lock icon OPEN | MAYA NOVA
        153 59 OPEN MAYA NOVA CHRISTOPHER TOH IF YOU like jazz music that involves a lot of syncopated rhythms, scatting and melodies that are smooth but seemingly go nowhere, then this album is for you. Maya Nova has already made a name for herself here as a great singer and she is.
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        Lock icon OLYMPIA | BRYAN FERRY
        138 59 OLYMPIA BRYAN FERRY KEVIN MATHEWS FRONTED by dapper vocalist Bryan Ferry, Roxy Music was the quintessential ’70s English art-school band, bringing a sense of visual and musical sophistication to pop-rock music as well as style and glamour in the marketing of its brand and image. And rumours that Olympia was
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        165 59 OST BURLESQUE KEVIN MATHEWS THIS Golden Globes nominated musical film stars Christina Aguilera and Cher as characters whose lives are interwoven with the success and failure of the Burlesque Lounge. Seems like the perfect vehicle for both singers at different stages of their careers. The music on this album is
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      Lock icon The boom box
      243 59 CHRISTOPHERTOH Relooking a classic record Kick by INXS (1987) BY 1986, INXS had already become a force to be reckoned with in the field of Australian pop music.Their fifth album, Listen Like Thieves, and their single, WhatYou Need, were big hits, but they’d yet to make their
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      632 57 ASIAN CIVILISATIONS MUSEUM 1 Empress Place Singapore *****5 Tel: 6332 7798 www.acm.org.sg NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY 31 Dec 2010, 5pm–1am Free admission Not to be CELEBRATING New Year the museums Usher in 2011 at the Asian Civilisations Museum with free admission to the museum’s galleries and high-energy performances! Count down
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      390 58 3D 2K DIGITAL 2K DIGITAL 3D 2K DIGITAL J. J facebook.com/cathaycineplexes cathay.com.sg THE CATHAY 2 Handy Road, Levels 5 6 THETOURIST*(IN DIGITAL FORMAT) 12.20pm, 2.30,4.40, 7.20,9.40pm THE TOURIST* 11.1 5am, 1.45pm, 4.00, 6.15,8.30,11.00pm MEET THE PARENTS:LITTLE FOCKERS* 11,30am, 1,00pm, 3.10, 5.20,6.40, 7.30,8.50, 9.45,11.00pm GULLIVER'S TRAVELS* (IN 3D FORMAT) 11.00am, 1,05pm,
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      655 59 VIVOCITY MARINA SQUARE YISHUN GRAND, GREAT WORLD PLAZA SINGAPURA GVmax 1900 912 1234 www.gv.com.sg THE TOURIST*▲ 11.15am 1.50 4.25 9.35pm m.gv.com.sg GULLIVER’S TRAVELS 3D* 7.00pm THE TOURIST*▲ 7.00pm THE TOURIST*▲ 10.45am 11.35 2.00 4.25 6.30 6.50 8.40 9.25pm GULLIVER’S TRAVELS*▲ 10.40am 12.50 3.00 4.55 5.10 6.50 7.20 8.45 9.30pm GULLIVER’S
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      1152 60 ON MEDIACORP ON MEDIACORP LIFE RECONSTRUCTED (Debut; Viewer Discretion Advised) Channel U, 9pm THURSDAY NIGHT MOVIE: MUSIC LYRICS Channel 5, 10pm A washed-up singer is given a couple of days to compose a chart-topping hit for an aspiring teen sensation. Though he’s never written a decent lyric in his life,
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    Lock icon THE SCENT OF THE SEASON
    444 62  -  Brought to you by This honey-scented fruitcake is the perfect alternative for those who prefer an alcohol-free cake ANNETTE TAN food@mediacorp.com.sg When I was a kid, Christmas meant the culinary advent of certain foods.Tins of Roundtree Mackintosh toffee and butter cookies would start to show
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    307 63 THINGS TO DO 1 Valentino, Retrospective: Past/ Present/Future An exhibition by Paris’s Les Arts Decoratifs institution featuring a hundred haute couture designs from founder Valentino Garavani’s early work to present-day creations by current creative directors Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli. Date: Until Feb 13, 2011
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      Lock icon A city for you too
      1075 64  -  Dublin enchants with music in the air, magic in its brew, and a pot of gold waiting for you May Seah in Dublin may@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN I visited Dublin last month, I was determined to have the quintessential Irish experience.There is just something about Éire as
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      225 66 Travel buzz and fuss British Airways on PayPal Booking a British Airways flight from Singapore just got even more convenient as you can now pay for your tickets to more than 70 countries using PayPal.You can also use the popular Web account to make booking changes and process
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      389 66 How to spend 101 (you big spender, you) in a day ITS name means “Land of the Gods” in Tibetan, and Lhasa conjures up dramatic National Geographic-esque images of the Potala Palace perched against the majestic Himalayas.The city is also famed for its endless amount of sunshine receiving more
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    944 65 Go!A series where we take you around the fascinating island of Taiwan Brought to you by Traditions stay well and alive in Taipei’s Dadaocheng area He Peiwen At the Taipei Xia Hai City God Temple at Dihua Street, the worshippers are a somewhat unconventional mix. You have
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    WAYWARD STOP
    95 65 If you’d seen the Taiwanese triad movie Monga, you’re probably going to find some of the areas in the Bopiliao Historic Blockvery familiar. You’ll see some of the old streets that the gangster boys sprinted through and the exhibits that were used as props. What’s more, you’ll also
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    WALLET FRIENDLY GUIDE
    72 65 Taipei City The nearest MRT stations to Dihua St are Zhongshan and Shuanglian. To get to Bopiliao Historic Block, take the MRT to Longshan Station. addresses TAIPEI XIA HAI CITY GOD TEMPLE 61 Dihua St Sec 1 MIN LE FISH BEE HOON 3 Minle St MAI MIAN
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