Today, 2 June 2011, Afternoon Edition

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    40 1 TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 Thursday June 2, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking AFTERNOON EDITION MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Thursday June 2, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    Foreign worker policies may have to be tweaked: Lim Swee Say
    693 1  -  JOANNE CHAN joannechan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With foreign investments here bringing in more jobs than Singaporeans can fill, the labour movement is shifting its focus in line with ground sentiment expressed in the recent General Election: That Singaporeans should come first.
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    Lock icon George Yeo for President?
    818 1  -  ONG DAI LIN, HETTY MUSFIRAH dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As the window opened yesterday for the race for the Presidential Election to begin, former Foreign Minister George Yeo, 57, sprung a surprise by indicating that he could yet throw his hat into the ring despite seemingly ruling out
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      100 1 ARTS MUSIC MOVIES TELEVISION WINE DINE STYLE DESIGN HEALTH TECH TRAVEL CARS JUNE 2, 2011 A PUBLICATION OF THAT’S NOT BLAKE LIVELY NAKED ON THE NET T6 AFTERNOON LATEST BUSINESS TOYOTA, HONDA LEAD ASIA CARMAKERS’ US DECLINE 50 SPORTS FIVE-TIME CHAMP NADAL TO FACE MURRAY IN FRENCH OPEN SEMIS 58
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon Change to World Cup vote system as Blatter gets re-elected
      487 2 FIFA chief says future World Cup hosts will be decided by all 208 AP ZURICH Mr Sepp Blatter (picture) was reelected as FIFA president yesterday after a major bribery scandal left him as the only candidate to deal with a
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      Lock icon Sharp rise in Germany's E coli cases
      434 2 AGENCIES BERLIN Germany yesterday reported a dramatic increase in the number of people infected in an E coli outbreak with 365 new cases, as the government scrambled to trace the source of the deadly bacteria. A quarter of the new cases involved the
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      Lock icon Teen found dead after falling into drain
      431 3  -  MONICA KOTWANI monicak@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The body of a 15-year-old Indonesian teen, who had been swept away after falling into a drain swollen with rain water yesterday afternoon, was found last night. Rescuers found his body in the canal next to Block 82, Whampoa
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      GIC, Aussie property group to set up logistics joint venture
      223 4  -  LINETTE LIM SINGAPORE The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) is setting up a logistics joint venture with the Australand Property Group, a move which was described by some analysts as a punt on the Australian economy. The joint venture,
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      Lock icon Merkel has talks with Singapore leaders
      367 4  -  Topics include nuclear power, cooperation and ASEAN-EU HOE YEEN NIE yeennie@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has again stressed that Singapore has not made a decision on nuclear power but it is an option that must be studied. Speaking at a news conference
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      Man is first to be charged with being unregistered property agent
      387 6  -  SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB ESTHER NG shaffiq@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Six months after stricter rules governing real estate work came into force, a 45-year-old has become the first person to be charged in court for representing himself as a property agent when he
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      EX-RELATIONSHIP MANAGER ACCUSED OF CHEATING OCBC OF S$4.9M
      216 6  -  SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB A former relationship manager with OCBC was yesterday charged with 31 counts of cheating involving nearly s$4.9 million. Tan Wei Chong, 32, is believed to have cheated the bank between November 2007 and August last year. In most of the
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      Lock icon 'BTO not for all mature estates'
      188 8 SINGAPORE While he has asked the HDB to put up more Build-to-Order (BTO) projects in mature estates, National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan has said it would not be possible for many of the estates to benefit from this, especially in the short term.
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      PAP announces appointments to its Central Executive Committee
      218 8 SINGAPORE National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan was appointed chairman of the ruling People’s Action Party’s new Central Executive Committee (CEC) yesterday. He took over from Mr Lim Boon Heng, who retired from politics shortly before last month’s General Election. Mr Lim
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      Lock icon Chan's 3 childcare challenges
      343 8  -  EVELYN CHOO evelynchoo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Alternative ways to address the manpower crunch in childcare centres, including the hiring of part-time staff, are being explored, said the Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, Major-General (NS) Chan Chun Sing, yesterday. Efforts will be made to keep fees
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      Higher wages for maids not long-term solution
      937 10  -  To overcome shortage, industry mulls over howto make Singapore a more attractive destination TANYA FONG tanyafong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The controversial move to raise salaries for foreign domestic workers (FDWs) which got 16 agencies into trouble with the competition watchdog has not eased the dire
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      Lock icon Saudi Arabia 'plans to build 16 nuclear power reactors by 2030'
      246 12 REUTERS DUBAI Saudi Arabia plans to build 16 nuclear power reactors by 2030 which could costs more than US$100 billion (S$123 billion), a Saudi-based newspaper reported yesterday, citing a top official. The world’s top crude exporter, Saudi Arabia is
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      Lock icon Japan underestimated tsunami threat: IAEA
      427 12 AGENCIES TOKYO United Nations inspectors have faulted Japan for underestimating the threat of a devastating tsunami on its crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant (picture) but praised its overall response to the crisis as exemplary. The preliminary report by a team from the International Atomic Energy
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      ‘I’ve kept to my word’, says Potong Pasir MP
      561 14  -  CHEOW XIN YI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A dispute has broken out between the Singapore People’s Party (SPP) and the People’s Action Party Member of Parliament Sitoh Yih Pin over what was allegedly promised for the leadership transition at Potong Pasir Town Council.
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      Lock icon Tin Pei Ling resigns from senior consultant job to focus on MP duties
      298 14  -  DYLAN LOH SINGAPORE Member of Parliament (MP) for Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (GRC) Tin Pei Ling has resigned from her job as senior consultant at accounting firm Ernst Young to focus on her constituency and community
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      199 8 WHY IS FOREX TRADING A STRATEGIC INVESTMENT? Teo Hock Cheng Leong Wai Seng Yeo Keong Hee, CFA Forex Master Trainer Full-Time Forex Trader Secrets of FOREX Millionaires i'ltlilliM Ultimately, what separates the winners from the losers, boils down to the trader's psychology in executing his trade.This is where I've learnt
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      173 14 S$5.3-BILLION DEAL BAFFLES CEO PRESIDENT PAGE 16 s*, at-sunncc GlobalChef Academy 0 In one month, you can be part of the F&B industry WSQ Certificate in Food Beverage Service Learn the basics of guest interaction beverage preparation and F&B environment maintenance. m t The programme is suitable for Individuals looking
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon s$5.3-billion deal baffles CEO President
      810 16  -  South Korea’s Lee Myung Bak has yet to prove Asia’s fourth-biggest economy is truly open for business WILLIAM PESEK William Pesek is a Bloomberg View columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. BLOOMBERG For a man who billed himself as the CEO President, Mr Lee
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      Lock icon In the bloody wake of the Butcher of Bosnia
      1033 18  -  PAUL GILFEATHER gilfeather@mediacorp.com.sg Paul Gilfeatheris the principal correspondent at Today. They came in the middle of the night. Masked militia streaming through the dark forest which hung like a cloak around the small Kosovan village of Velika Krusa. As the alarm
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      Lock icon The yuan’s journey to the world
      962 20  -  YU YONGDING Yu Yongding, president of the China Society of World Economics, is a former member of the monetary policy committee of the People’s Bank of China and former director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences PROJECT SYNDICATE Recently, HSBC bank released an upbeat
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      345 16 WHY IS A HOLISTIC FINANCIAL EDUCATION SO IMPORTANT? A Profit Conrad Alvin Lim Trader, Author, Trainer www.conradalvinlim.com ADAM KHOO JL LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES A/G R U P Before attending the Wealth AcademyTrader Programme, I had issues managing my finances, dealing with my psychology on winning and losing and trading well. I
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      227 17 DIGITAL I XUS Where style meets substance Canon Delighting You Always z W\OV\t SSt7«^ cord MOUIE DIGEST GIUES YOU THE STORY BEHIND YOUR PICTURE-PERFECT MOMENT WORLD’S SLIMMEST CAMERA II WITH 24 MM WIDE-ANGLE LENS I' AND 5X OPTICAL ZOOM* ‘Information correct as of Jan 2011. Refers to compact digital cameras
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      98 19 GREEN TYRES ENERGIZED BY LANXESS Energizing Chemistry This is where the rubber meets the road in sustainable mobility. As a leading specialty chemicals company, we have made “green tyres” possible. Tyres which combine high performance with fuel conservation and environmental protection by using our innovative synthetic rubbers. The result is
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      103 21 j I i X TALENT ENERGIZED BY LANXESS Energizing Chemistry As a leading specialty chemicals company, we consider it our duty to inspire talented young people to greater heights of excellence. To nurture young classical musicians and enhance music appreciation in Singapore, LANXESS and the Singapore National Youth Orchestra (SNYO)
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  • VOICES
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      Don’t compare delays
      332 22  -  Changi Motorsports Hub contractual arrangement differs from that of Sports Letter from Goh Fang Min Chief Financial Officer Singapore Sports Council WE REFER to the article “SG Changi admit they can’t make Hub deadline” (May 28). As part of the motorsports development plan, the Changi Motorsports Hub
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      Victim of bike rage
      205 22  -  Letter from Harshal Patil I BECAME a victim of bicycle rage on Monday. A friend and I were walking on a footpath from my workplace at the Changi Business Park (CBP) when I heard a bicycle bell ringing behind me. As I moved to give way,
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      NAC SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY MURAL PROJECT
      109 24  -  Community Participation Grant. LETTER FROM CHUA AI LIANG, DIRECTOR, ARTS CHUA AI LIANG FROM CHUA AI LIANG, DIRECTOR, ARTS COMMUNITY, NATIONALARTSCOUNCIL I refer to the letter from Faris Basharahil, director, Social Creatives, on “Murals can help keep our community colourful” (May 30). Mr Basharahil’s
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      PINK IC IS IDA REQUIREMENT
      87 24  -  LETTER FROM DYLAN TAN DYLAN TAN, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, SINGTEL We refer to Mr Ramachandran Sriram’s letter, “No pink IC, no proof” (May 28). IDA regulations require Singapore citizens to produce their pink IC as proof of identity when purchasing a prepaid SIM card. We
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      Clearing the air on ‘awkward’ comment
      606 24  -  Letter from Inderjit Singh Member of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC I WISH to highlight to you an article carried by your publication on May 28, “PAP MPs surprised Dr Tan might run for President”. I was quoted as saying: “For Presidential Elections,
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      218 22 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices LEARN AND EARN THROUGH THE HOTEL LEAD PROGRAMME Be rewarded while pursuing a WSQ DIPLOMA IN TOURISM (ACCOMMODATION MANAGEMENT) This 13-month programme includes an exciting mix of classroom learning and on-the-job training with our hotel partners. RECEIVE TRAINING
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      92 23 Standard C# Chartered Can a bank balance its ambition with its conscience? We’re working harder to create a brighter future for you. Our global guiding principles and ethical banking practices influence everything we do, from the customers we work with to the businesses we finance. By pursuing initiatives such as
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      498 24 ALMOST why A FEW PROPERTY INVESTORS ALWAYS MAKE BIG PROFITS MAKE MILLIONS WHILE OTHERS STRUGGLE AND MAKE COSTLY MISTAKES! FACT: For most people buying a property is their biggest investment in their lives. They throw their hard-earned money into a property hoping it will increase in value. •T' Dominic Lee
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  • SINGAPORE
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      They think about work even when on holiday
      422 26 SINGAPORE With technology making work all too accessible on mobile devices, Singaporeans are finding it hard to tune out work while on leave, a survey has found. Consequently, the majority of Singapore’s employers have also come to expect that employees can be
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      NATIONAL DAY PARADE TO KICK OFF WITH MILITARY DISPLAY
      208 26  -  ALVINA SOH Unlike in the past, this year’s National Day Parade will kick off with a display of the country’s military might. The parade’s theme is Majulah! The Singapore Spirit and features a five-act musical. The show opener will be the
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      You can now vote on the names of Downtown Line 3 stations
      224 28 SINGAPORE The public can now vote on a shortlist of names for the 12 Downtown Line 3 (DTL3) stations. These names were selected from more than 2,600 suggestions received from the public who responded to the invitation to
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      Lock icon MONKEYS GONE WILD
      126 28 At Southhaven 1 condominium near the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, monkeys often jump over the condo walls and enter the estate, proceeding to empty trash cans and litter around the swimming pool and at the playground. They are also known to enter homes in search of food.
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      Eunosville HUDC estate privatised
      127 30 SINGAPORE The Eunosville HUDC estate was privatised yesterday, thus allowing the individual owners of the 330-unit estate to own their respective apartments as well as the common property such as the car parks and open landscaped areas. Marine Parade Town Council will cease its responsibility in
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      Screen Singapore brings in big industry names
      316 30  -  SABRINA CHAN sabrinachan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The first Screen Singapore kicks off on Sunday and the region’s film industry players are in for a treat. Although many Singaporeans will be looking forward to meeting Hollywood stars Tom Hanks and Zhang Ziyi at red carpet gala
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      ROADBLOCKS, SECURITY CHECKS NEAR SHANGRI-LA
      165 30 Delegates from 27 countries will be here from tomorrow to discuss issues on defence and security in the Asia-Pacific region. The 10th International Institute for Strategic Studies Asia Security Summit will be held at the Shangri-La Hotel. To ensure the security of the three-day event
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      S’PORE RANKS AMONG TOP 10 GLOBAL DESTINATION CITIES
      140 30 A high volume of international visitor arrivals and significant visitor expenditures have placed Singapore among the world’s top 10 destination cities on both counts, according to the MasterCard Index of Global Destination Cities. With an estimated 11.4 million visitor arrivals this year,
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Growing calls for Kan to quit
      364 32 Ruling party rebels raise risk no-confidence vote will pass REUTERS TOKYO A former Japanese Prime Minister joined the swelling ranks of ruling party rebels trying to oust leader Naoto Kan (picture), raising the risk that a no-confidence vote will pass in Parliament today, forcing
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      Lock icon Gates travels to Asia with message of continuity
      282 32 REUTERS SINGAPORE Defence Secretary Robert Gates plans to reassure allies in Asia that the United States is committed to regional security despite tightening defence budgets. Mr Gates, due to leave his post at the end of June, will meet his counterparts from
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      Lock icon Pakistani journalist who covered terrorism killed
      283 32 AGENCIES ISLAMABAD A well-known Pakistani journalist was found dead after being abducted over the weekend in an upscale neighbourhood here and receiving repeated threats from Pakistan’s premier intelligence agency. The journalist, Mr Syed Saleem Shahzad (picture), 41, wrote for the Hong Kongbased Asia Times
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      244 40 REUTERS ISTANBUL Turkey’s ruling AK Party is on course for a third consecutive election win on June 12, with support at around 50 per cent, according to surveys published yesterday. A survey by pollsters Konsensus published in the Haberturk news- paper put support
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      406 42 REUTERS WASHINGTON The United States is warning that a cyber attack presumably if it is devastating enough could result in real-world military retaliation. Easier said than done. In the wake of a significant new hacking attempt against Lockheed Martin, experts say
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      117 42 AP A businessman and former chairman of a major Egyptian bank denied charges that he sexually abused a housekeeper at The Pierre, a luxury New York City hotel. Mahmoud Abdel Salam Omar (picture), who is in his 70s, was arraigned on two counts
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      106 42 AP The patriarch of a powerful clan in the Philippines pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges he masterminded a massacre in 2009 against an election rival. Andal Ampatuan Sr was arraigned in a special court inside a Manila maximum security prison, 18
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      111 42 AP Judges at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal have scheduled Ratko Mladic’s arraignment for tomorrow, following his extradition from Serbia to the United Nations court. Dutch Judge Alphons Orie signed the order early yesterday, after the former Bosnian Serb military chief spent his
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      112 42 REUTERS A meowing Australian senator touched off a political row in Canberra yesterday, after his cat imitation directed at Finance Minister Penny Wong (picture) sparked accusations that the Opposition behaved like sexists and goons, and were feral. Liberal Tasmanian Senator David Bushby
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      259 43 THE GUARDIAN DUBLIN In response to mass unemployment and the prospect of having to emigrate, an unemployed Irish graduate has spent €2,000 (S$3,500) on a massive billboard advertisement (picture) asking employers not to let him leave the republic. Mr Feilim Mac An Iomaire,
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      249 44 THE GUARDIAN BEIJING The Chinese authorities have opened a £420 million (S$850 million) facility to help home-grown films compete with animated blockbusters such as Kung Fu Panda. It is designed to be a creative hub that will catapult local film-makers
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      306 44 THE GUARDIAN SEOUL An early warning system that can predict devastating outbreaks of cholera months before they strike has been developed by South Korean scientists. The work could transform medical care in impoverished tropical zones where the gut infection is endemic and kills
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      358 46  -  JO-ANN HUANG joannhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Property group CapitaLand and two of its subsidiaries, CapitaMalls Asia and CapitaMall Trust Management, will build a S$1.5 billion retail and office property on their newly-acquired land site in Jurong Gateway. They say the 25-storey property will complement
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      245 46  -  STELLA LEE As Asia continues to drive growth for the semiconductor industry, Europe’s sec-ond-largest semiconductor firm Infineon Technologies plans to invest more than US$400 million (S$492 million) in its Asian operations this year. Analysts say growth in the semiconductor market has
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      241 48  -  RACHEL ADRIENNE KELLY SINGAPORE Singapore’s purchasing managers’ index, or PMI, for May shows that the manufacturing sector expanded for the eighth time after having contracted over 2 consecutive months, according to the Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management (SIPMM). The reading of 50.8
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