Today, 28 June 2011, Afternoon Edition

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    21 1 AFTERNOON EDITION MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Tuesday June 28, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    Lock icon All aboard and ready for the big move
    439 1  -  SAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL saifulbahri@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Travellers can expect a smooth trip when the Woodlands Train Checkpoint opens on Friday the day Tanjong Pagar and Bukit Timah railway stations cease operations. Seven train services to and from Malaysia will depart from and arrive at
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    A new beginning for S’pore, M’sia
    611 1  -  Official signing of landmark agreement marks ‘win-win’ situation, says Foreign Affairs Minister Shanmugam MELISSA GOH Channel NewsAsia Malaysia Bureau Chief melissagohct@mediacorp.com.sg PUTRAJAYA Four days ahead of the historic handover, Malaysia and Singapore have officially sealed the Points of Agreement (POA) on Malayan railway land
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Temasek, Khazanah tie-up in projects worth S$12.2b
      303 2 SINGAPORE Singaporean investment firm Temasek Holdings and Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional yesterday announced they would jointly develop prime land parcels in both countries in projects worth about S$12.2 billion. The move comes as the two countries sealed the Points of Agreement
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      S$400m boost for urban sustainability
      471 2  -  VIMITA MOHANDAS vimita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In the search for urban sustainability here, energy resilience looks set to be the key focus. Of the S$400 million the Government has committed to spearhead research and development for a sustainable Singapore, three-quarters of the amount will go towards energy
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      LOOKING TO LIVE SMALLER, CLOSER
      303 2  -  ESTHER NG Big, sprawling cities such asTokyo and Mexico City will be a thing of the past, some experts said yesterday at the inaugural Urban Sustainability R&D Congress here. Living smaller and closer are the keys to sustainability, they said, because shrinking the distance between
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      Police to measure 'the cost of crime'
      686 3  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In what will be the first study of its kind here, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) will commission an academic study to calculate the cost of the different types of crime committed here. Modelled after a United Kingdom
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      Lock icon Arrest warrant for Gaddafi
      221 3 REUTERS TRIPOLI The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant yesterday for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (picture), his son Saif Al Islam and Libyan intelligence chief Abdullah Al Senussi on charges of crimes against humanity. ICC prosecutors allege they were involved in the killing of
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      Lock icon Sports School breaks the mould
      590 4  -  PHILIP GOH philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In an unprecedented move by an academic institution here, the Singapore Sports School has selected 18 student-athletes for its new initiative to produce world-beaters. The “School Within A School” programme will allow the student-athletes to optimise their training schedule while not
      PHOTO COURTESY SINGAPORE SPORTS SCHOOL  -  590 words
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      MediaCorp launches fund for creative ideas
      212 4 SINGAPORE MediaCorp will launch a S$5-million fund to search for the best creative entertainment ideas and concepts for all its media platforms. Called the Content Innovation Fund (CIF), which will be administered over three years, it will provide seed money to support the initial
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      Lock icon China's Wen signals doubt inflation goal can be met
      642 6 AGENCIES LONDON Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has signalled for the first time that China would struggle to meet its 4 per cent inflation target this year, underlining expectations that interest rates will rise even as growth in the world’s second largest
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      Lock icon Bersih denies Communist links
      450 6 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Bersih chief Ambiga Sreenevasan has rejected allegations by Malaysian police that some supporters were trying to revive Communism in the country and insisted that the July 9 march for electoral reforms will continue as planned. The prominent lawyer, who heads the coalition of
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      KEEP SALARY EXPECTATIONS REALISTIC: RECRUITMENT FIRM
      188 8 Job-seekers need realistic salary expectations or risk pricing themselves out of the job market, as employers are being more cautiously optimistic and will not pay over market-rate salaries to potential candidates, regardless of their specialised skills, according to recruitment firm Hays. While employers will
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      More trips, bigger buses on 17 services in second quarter
      253 8 SINGAPORE Improvements were made to 17 bus services between April and June this year, according to the Land Transport Authority (LTA) in its quarterly review of public bus services yesterday. The improvements made by transport operators SBS Transit and SMRT
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      Lock icon New contactless card payment system for ComfortDelGro taxis
      120 8 SINGAPORE Taxi operator ComfortDelGro will be making it easier for passengers to make payment by credit card, with the introduction of a contactless credit card payment system in its 15,600 taxis. Instead of swiping the cards through the machine, cabbies need only
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      ELECTION PROMISES OF THAILAND’S TWO MAIN PARTIES
      159 10 The ruling Democrat Party and the opposition PueaThai have proposed strikingly similar policies. The Democrats say they will raise daily minimum wage by 25 per cent in two years from the current levels of 159 to 221 baht (s$6.39 to s$8.88) depending on
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      Lock icon More ‘Red Shirt Villages’ vow their allegiance to Thaksin
      489 10 REUTERS SUAN MON (Thailand) Saffron-robed monks chanted and young women in silk sarongs stretched out their arms in traditional Thai dance moves, but the big event was the voice on a scratchy telephone line from another continent. “Be prepared. Good things
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      Lock icon Advance voting ends peacefully
      343 10 AGENCIES BANGKOK Election fever ran high on Sunday as Thai citizens who registered to vote in advance turned up in droves at polling stations, but no violence was reported. Of the 47 million eligible voters, 2.6 million registered for advance voting, which allowed citizens to cast
      AGENCIES; THE BANGKOK POST  -  343 words
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      Court hearing on family tussle for s$7m Chancery Hill Road property
      516 12  -  ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The first witness in a tussle over ownership of a S$7 million house took the stand yesterday in the High Court, as two of once-prominent psychiatrist Dr Wong Yip Cheong’s sons seek to have
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      For going shopping with fake credit cards, Turk sent to jail
      300 12  -  SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB SINGAPORE From Turkey to the Ukraine, then Thailand and, finally, to Singapore. For a reward of about S$11,000, a jobless Turkish national went the distance to cheat retailers here by using counterfeit credit cards to buy luxury
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon The spirit of May 35
      1118 14  -  Chinese Netizens find artful ways to circumvent censorship and express themselves YU HUA THE NEW YORK TIMES You might think May 35th is an imaginary date but in China, it is a real one. Here, where references to June 4th the date of the Tiananmen
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      Lock icon Could Kiki be your kid?
      812 16  -  The cautionary tale of a 13-year-old who became an online sensation and target DAVID BROOKS THE NEW YORK TIMES In 1900, Theodore Dreiser wrote Sister Carrie, about a young woman who left the farm and got mauled by the crushing forces of industrial America: The
      THE NEW YORK TIMES; SOURCE: FACEBOOK  -  812 words
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      Lock icon Gruesome cigarette-pack labels say too much
      733 16  -  MICHAEL SIEGEL Michael Siegel is a professor of community health sciences at the Boston University School of Public Health. The opinions expressed are his own. BLOOMBERG Over the past few decades, cig-arette-makers have gradually lost many of the platforms they once used to promote
      BLOOMBERG; IMAGE COURTESY THE US FDA  -  733 words
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      423 15 TO ALL PORTEK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (“PORTEK”) SHAREHOLDERS Offer closes 5:30 p.m. (Singapore time) on 20 July 2011 or such later date(s) as may be announced for and on behalf of VOLUNTARY CONDITIONAL CASH OFFER by HSBC THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED, SINGAPORE BRANCH (Registered in the Republic of
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      297 17 Active Learning for Life 17 July 2011 (Sun) 9am 4pm SMU Administration Building Basic Health Screenings Free Job Assessment Job Opportunities Available TIME TOPIC 9am 12pm A Lasting Power Of Attorney Will Writing (ENG/MAN) Seminar Room 4.1 12pm 1pm Care Giving For The Elderly (ENG) 1pm 2pm Road Safety Is
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    SOCCER
    232 18 23 RD CANON LION CITY CUP EOS FAN PICTURE OF THE DAY Sim Yong Wah, with the Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and EF 300mm YOUTH IN ACTION Snap a shot that best exemplifies of “Youth In Action” with any Canon camera between June 21 and 30 and you
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  • VOICES
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      Ladies Night dress code?
      363 20  -  Letter from Shalini Jayaraj, Jerrie Tan Qiu Lin MY FRIENDS and I regularly patronise dblO, a nightclub, on Wednesdays as women get complimentary entry because of Ladies Night. This practice is longstanding among most nightclubs. My friends and I have never had problems getting in. However,
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      PLAYGROUNDS CONDUCIVE TO MOSQUITO BREEDING?
      163 20  -  LETTER FROM BERNARD TEO I started bringing my child to the outdoor playgrounds in my estate recently in the evenings, and have noticed that there are mosquitoes in the playground even as the rest of the estate is relatively mos-quito-free. My child and I have
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      CORRECTION
      60 20 The report, “New accounting standard to improve governance for charities” (June 25), states that “from next month, charities can either adopt the CAS or the Singapore Financial Reporting Standards (FRS) 1”. This is inaccurate. From financial periods beginning next month, charities can adopt either the CAS or the SFRS,
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      No RSAF aircraft in M'sian airspace without permission
      248 22  -  Letter from Harold Lee Press officer, Singapore High Commission, Malaysia I WOULD like to respond to the articles published by Bernama on June 20 and 21 on alleged violations by Singapore government aircraft into Malaysian airspace. The articles noted that the number
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      Lock icon CHEERS TO A FIGHTING SPIRIT
      132 22  -  LETTER FROM MARCUS TAN Congratulations to Flamengo for winning the Lion City Cup 2011. This tournament was an absolute success and signals a bright future for Singapore soccer. Our Singapore Under-16s and Under-15s were first and second runner-ups respectively. Both teams showed us all they
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      Let’s endorse home-grown law firms first
      534 22  -  Letter from Arthur Loke I READ with interest the interview with Mr Lee Eng Beng, managing partner of Rajah Tann (“To turn a spectre into opportunity”, June 20). I am not surprised that the influx of foreign law firms has drawn concern from even
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      4 22 >> ‘NO MALAYSIAN AIRSPACE VIOLATION’
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      542 23 27JUN-3 JUL 2011 Support Singapore’s Arts and Culture Your contribution will help our Arts, Culture and Heritage to thrive and enrich our lives! We need Arts and Culture because they add so much value to our lives! Not only will they enhance our creativity and enrich our lives, Arts and
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  • SINGAPORE
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      ‘No M’sian airspace violation’
      254 24 SINGAPORE Investigations have not found any incidents of Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) aircraft violating international air traffic rules or entering into Malaysian airspace without permission, according to a statement from the Singapore High Commission to Malaysia. The statement was sent to Malaysian news agency
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      En bloc sales hit S$1.7 billion
      352 24  -  RYAN HUANG Ryanhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE About S$1.7 billion in residential collective sales have been transacted so far this year, according to property consultant Credo Real Estate, almost equal to those recorded for the whole of last year but well below the pre-crisis level of S$11.4
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      Lock icon Industrial building at Alexandra Terrace up for sale
      145 24  -  RYAN HUANG SINGAPORE A freehold industrial building at 42, Alexandra Terrace (picture), has been put up for sale at an indicative price of S$21.8 million or about S$715 per sq ft. The six-storey building is located next to the recently completed Mapletree
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      Lock icon The Istana is not just a green park ...
      335 26  - The Istana is not just a green park LIM JING JING limjingjing@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It was once a nutmeg plantation. Today, it is the Istana, the official residence of the President of Singapore. At 43 hectares, about the size of 53 football fields, it is home to more than 10,000 trees,
      PHOTOS BY DON WONG; PHOTOS COURTESY NATIONAL PARKS BOARD  -  335 words
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      S'pore R&D set to make waves at Water Week
      318 26  -  LYNDA HONG SINGAPORE Innovations in water technologies including one that promises to offer better detection of bacteria like the E coli currently wreaking havoc in Europe are set to be presented next week at the Singapore International Water Week (SIWW). They
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      Man who had been drinking rolled into river and drowned: Inquest told
      269 27  -  SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB SINGAPORE The alcohol level in his blood was nearly three times the permitted limit for driving and enough to render an average individual “significantly intoxicated”. This amount of alcohol was found in Mr Jordan Ng Shi
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      Lock icon HSA issues warning on two TCM products
      307 27 SINGAPORE The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has warned the public against taking two health products sold as traditional Chinese medicines, after three elderly women developed adverse reactions to them. The two products Rem Sem Tu Chon Chin Kuo Pill and Huo Li Bao
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      FORMER CABBY ACCUSED OF MOLESTATION
      96 27  -  SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB A former taxi driver was yesterday charged with the molestation of an 18-year-old girl in broad daylight on Sept 27 last year. It is believed that Leow Hock Soon, 61, locked the teenager in a taxi before groping and kissing her at Woodlands
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon JAPAN MOVES ‘GIANT STEP’ TOWARDS RESOLVING NUCLEAR CRISIS
      207 28 REUTERS The operator of Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant moved closer to ending its radiation crisis yesterday with the start of a system to cool damaged reactors that could also help avoid dumping highly contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean. The move
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      Lock icon MALAYSIA WANTS MORE WOMEN IN TOP CORPORATE POSTS
      159 28 AGENCIES Malaysia’s government announced yesterday that the corporate sector must have at least 30-per-cent women’s representation at boardroom level in five years’ time. Prime Minister Najib Razak says the new policy is a landmark decision by the Cabinet that will bolster the
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      Lock icon 4 Khmer Rouge leaders go on trial in Cambodia
      415 28 REUTERS PHNOM PENH The four most senior surviving members of Cambodia’s murderous Khmer Rouge regime went on trial for war crimes yesterday, three decades after its “Year Zero” revolution marked one of the darkest chapters of the 20th century. The defendants,
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      Lock icon Osama raid fallout: UK trainers expelled
      366 29 AGENCIES ISLAMABAD Pakistan has expelled a team of British military trainers sent to help with the fight against the Taliban and Al Qaeda, as the fallout from the United States raid that killed Osama bin Laden continues to rock relations between Islamabad and its
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      Lock icon PAKISTAN DENIES FIRING ROCKETS INTO AFGHANISTAN
      216 29 AP Pakistan yesterday denied accusations by Afghanistan that it fired hundreds of rockets into two eastern Afghan provinces over the past three weeks, killing 36 people, including 12 children. The Pakistani army spokesman, Major-General Athar Abbas, said no rounds have been intentionally fired into
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      Lock icon UK FARM EXPORTS TO GET BOOST IN S$2B DEALS WITH CHINA
      118 29 AGENCIES Britain and China were expected to announce business deals worth £1 billion (S$2 billion) yesterday, including the reopening of British poultry exports to China and increased pork exports. The deals were to be announced following talks in London
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      Lock icon 'Idiots' make it easy for hackers to access systems
      319 30 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON The United States Department of Homeland Security ran a test this year to see how hard it was for hackers to corrupt workers and gain access to computer systems. Not very, it turned out. Staff secretly dropped computer discs
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      Lock icon China official 'had affair with Taiwanese spy'
      234 30 AP TAIPEI A US diplomatic cable released by the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks says former Chinese Finance Minster Jin Renqing (picture) was fired in 2007 for having a sexual relationship with a suspected Taiwanese spy. The reported affair occurred during the administration of Taiwanese
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      Lock icon TYPHOON LEAVES 7 DEAD OR MISSING IN S KOREA
      157 30 AP Strong wind and rain from a typhoon left at least seven people dead or missing, knocked out power and disrupted domestic flights in South Korea, officials said. Local and national officials said the dead included a rescue official in the
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      Lock icon MISUSE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMME: CHINA
      164 30 REUTERS Improper allocation of housing units, misuse of funds and an insufficient supply of land are undermining China’s massive affordable housing programme, a report by the State Audit Office said yesterday. The office, which reports to China’s Cabinet, said 4,428 affordable homes were kept
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      Lock icon KOREAN NOODLE-MAKER IN HOT WATER OVER ADVERTISING
      155 30 REUTERS Top South Korean noodle-maker Nongshim has run into unexpected trouble from the nation’s fair trade officials, who yesterday slapped the company with a steep fine for exaggerating the nutritional value of a new brand of instant noodles. The company said the Shin
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      Lock icon BACHMANN CLOSES GAP ON ROMNEY IN OPINION POLL
      169 31 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Tea Party favourite and Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, has closed the gap on early front runner Mitt Romney in Iowa, the crucial early-voting state. Despite joining the primary race in earnest only two weeks ago, when she shone
      THE DAILY TELEGRAPH; REUTERS  -  169 words
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      Lock icon PHILIP MORRIS FIGHTS AUSTRALIAN PACKAGING RULES
      115 31 AP Tobacco giant Philip Morris has launched legal action against the Australian government over the country’s plans to strip all logos from cigarette packages. The legislation would ban cigarettemakers from printing their logos, promotional text or colourful images on packs. Brand names will instead
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      Lock icon New laws in American states restrict later-term abortions
      383 31 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Dozens of new restrictions passed by American states this year have chipped away at the right to abortion by requiring women to view ultrasounds, imposing waiting periods or cutting funds for clinics. But a new kind
      THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  383 words
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      424 30 Advertisement From $0 To Millions Millionaire trader turned US$10,000 to US$2 million in 2 years with low-risk strategies Mirriam MacWilliams mentored over 5,000 people in Singapore, Asia and USA to trade profitably. Corporate high-flyer Mirriam MacWilliams wanted financial freedom: to leave her job and travel around the world. So she
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      424 31 BUILDING FUTURES One success story at a time rf I want to stand out from the rest of the crowd WE HAVE THE PLAN KAPLAN) HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTE SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY CRICOS *****D /Best university in Melbourne for teaching quality Good Universities Guide 2007 2011 Bachelor of Business (Tourism
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      262 32  -  NURUL SYUHAIDA BTE AKMAR SINGAPORE About 80 per cent of companies with a branding campaign achieved consistently higher incomes compared to those that did not, according to a study by consulting firm StrategiCom of about 100 companies listed on Singapore Exchange (SGX). The study also showed
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      153 32 Individual investors can expect transparency in price discovery and competitive brokerage rates for Singapore Government bonds when they start trading on July 8, the Singapore Exchange said yesterday. Investors will be able to check live prices on the exchange’s website at www.sgx.com/
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      359 32  -  RACHEL ADRIENNE KELLY rachel@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has launched a “Sustainability Reporting Guide” for its listed companies so that they can prepare reports that show how their operations affect the environment and society. The move comes after the SGX issued a consultation paper last
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      58 34 MONDAY CLOSE 12,043.60 (+0.91%) Friday 11,934.60 q 0.96% Thursday 12,050.00 q 0.49% Wednesday 12,109.70 q 0.66% Tuesday 12,190.00 p 0.91% NYSETOP5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Bank of America 201.4m $10.85 p 3.14% Ford Motor 49.7m $13.46 p 1.66% Sprint Nextel 46.1m $5.15 p 3.00% General Electric 45.9m
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      13 34 Ç FTSE100 5,722.34 (+0.43%) È DAX Ç 7,107.90 (+0.19%) CAC40 3,796.55 (+0.31%)
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      21 34 US$1 s$1.242 US$1 £0.626 US$1 €0.699 US$1 ¥80.879 US$1 A$0.957 US$1 HK$7.787 All figures correct as at 8am this morning
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        87 34 Wall St up but gains could be brief: Analysts Stocks rose from three days of losses yesterday, led by banks after news of more favourable capital requirements and optimism over Greece’s austerity plan, but investors cautioned against high hopes. “We don’t see this being the start of a
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        OIL
        94 34 Crude rises on euro rally Brent crude prices rose yesterday, as the euro rallied against the US dollar on firmer hopes Greece will pass an austerity programme to find a solution to its debt woes. Worries about the sluggish global economy and slower growth in China kept US crude
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      331 34 AGENCIES AFTERNOON LATEST NEW YORK Goldman Sachs is set to announce significant job cuts in its United States offices, while planning to add “1,000 jobs” in Singapore, according to sources in Washington. Fox Business Network, citing a source with knowledge of the
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      212 34 REUTERS ROME French banks, among the most exposed to the Greek debt crisis, have reached an outline agreement to roll over holdings of maturing Greek bonds, part of a wider European plan to avoid sovereign default in the Hellenic Republic. Immediately after French
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      213 34 REUTERS Nike reported better-than-expected fourthquarter earnings yesterday as a 14-per-cent increase in revenue helped offset higher costs. Futures orders gained 12 per cent, excluding currency fluctuations. Nike shares gained 4.3 per cent to US$84.14 (S$104.53) in after-hours
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      165 34 ©*****713/1714 x education@mis.edu.sg www.mis.edu.sg/courses I Ranked 1 st for Graduate Prospects in The Times Good University Guide 2012 Ranked 1 st for Student Satisfaction in the National Student Survey 5 consecutive times from 2006 to 2010 ,0 £t RT trust Enjoy fully subsidised Fee Protection Scheme Fees and receive complimentary
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      223 36 BLOOMBERG Rovio Mobile Oy, the company that is still riding its first big hit, “Angry Birds”, after designing games for the past eight years faces a long haul to convince investors that the touchscreen game where players stretch and release a virtual
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      527 36 SINGAPORE Despite the fact that malicious URLs appear to be on the wane, the number of malware infected computers increased this year. This is partly due to cybercriminals employing new social engineering techniques that ensnare both consumers and businesses by launching “clickjacking” attacks
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      558 37 AP VATICAN CITY The Vatican is leaping into the world of new media with the introduction of a news information portal that Pope Benedict XVI himself may put online with a click. Vatican officials said recently that Pope Benedict had been following the
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      199 37 REUTERS Athletes at the 2012 London Olympics can blog and tweet as long as it is not done for commercial purposes, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said. In guidelines released by the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) yesterday, the IOC “actively encourages and supports athletes
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      198 36 JLNUH Ifs m ‘ART" Improving Fertility Through Assisted Reproductive Techniques Saturday 9th July 2011. 1.30pm-5pm. Venue: Auditorium, Tower Block, National University Health System (NUHS), 1E Kent Ridge Road Trying to start a family? Come join us in this interactive forum and learn all about fertility and infertility! Programme Highlights Insights
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      594 38  -  Nani insists English press pick on him because he’s a foreigner IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE He has been a Red Devil for four seasons now and will probably be used to the cold and wet Manchester climate. About the only English football theatre where Portugal’s
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      388 38  -  TAN YO-HINN He was recently voted player of the year for Manchester United by the fans of the club, after his most productive season with the English giants. Portuguese winger Nani scored nine goals and chalked up 18 assists as
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      220 38 AGENCIES MANCHESTER David de Gea is set to complete his £18.3-million (S$36.4-mil-lion) transfer from Atlético Madrid to Manchester United today after flying into Manchester to undergo a medical yesterday. United attempted to keep De Gea’s arrival in Manchester
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      429 39 It’s all up for grabs as women’s top seeds, including the Williams sisters and Wozniacki, crash out of Wimbledon REUTERS AFTERNOON LATEST LONDON It took less than two brutal hours at Wimbledon yesterday to disprove the theory that Serena and Venus Williams could march back to
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      207 39 THE GUARDIAN The impact of Andre Villas-Boas’ appointment as Chelsea manager has already been felt by the Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem, after the Portuguese succeeded in having next month’s friendly in the Netherlands cancelled as it did not fit in with his pre-season preparations.
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      331 39 REUTERS LONDON The Manic Monday carnage that beset the women’s top seeds did not extend to the men’s singles, although defending champion Rafa Nadal suffered a major injury scare during a scintillating late evening win over Juan Martin del Potro in
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      421 40  -  LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoongl@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Many have tagged them as favourites to lift the world netball title this year but there was little fanfare when the nine-time champions arrived in Singapore yesterday. The Australian Netball Diamonds were greeted by a handful of officials
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      361 40  -  TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Jessie Phua was re-elected president of the Singapore Bowling Federation (SBF) for a fifth consecutive time last night, but she insists she will step down by March 2013, three months ahead of the full two-year term. The Singapore
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      478 41  -  Forward out for up to 9 months with a knee injury, Persiba future in doubt SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE He broke into a smile at the SAF Yacht Club on Saturday when former team-mate Isa Halim and his bride Nur Faezah made a grand entrance on
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      309 41  -  SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE Tampines Rovers’ storming start to the season is now but a distant memory. Many had predicted the eastern giants would comfortably win the Great EasternYeo’s S-League title this year after their start but after three defeats in their last five matches, the
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      1241 2  -  The new Andrew Lloyd Webber music show isn’t purely for Phantom Of The Opera fans CHRISTOPHER TOH IN SYDNEY christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg CONFESSION: I am not a big fan of musical theatre.There’s just something about it that just rubs me the wrong way. Maybe it’s because musicals seem
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      372 3 Aphrodite Live The delightful Ms Kylie Minogue is back with her new show that has garnered rave revies from all over the world. June 29,8pm, Singapore Indoor Stadium.Tickets at S$98 to S$348 from Sistic. Ho Wen Yang Classical dance accompanist Ho Wen Yang performs compositions he’s written for ballets
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        263 4  -  KEVIN MATHEWS CYNICS may argue that when rock stars become involved in Broadway musicals, they are either desperate for cash or attention, or have simply run out of ideas. But when the rock stars in question are Bono and The Edge, key members of U2, arguably the
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        Dirty Work | All Time Low
        130 4  - Dirty Work All Time Low KEVIN MATHEWS DESPITE the musical categorisation the band is typically tagged with, All Time Low’s virgin foray into major label prominence (with Interscope) actually displays greater songwriting maturity and skill than the term “pop-punk” may suggest. The Baltimore outfit is probably getting closer to the
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        Love | Jennifer Lopez
        136 4  - Love Jennifer Lopez KEVIN MATHEWS MUCH has happened in the life of Jennifer Lopez since her last album: Pregnancy, change of record labels, and judging American Idol have all presented challenges and opportunities for this superstar. But she hasn’t chosen to work any of that personal growth into her music.
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      Vettai wins big at Vasantham awards show
      83 4 COP drama Vettai took home a slew of awards at PradhanaVizha 2011, Vasantham’s annual awards show honouring the best in the local television industry. Former Vasantham Star winner Shabir took home the Best Actor award for his portrayal of a cop, while the
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      The boom box
      244 5  -  Relooking a classic record CHRISTOPHER TOH Angel Dust Faith No More (1992) After busting out with their guitar-heavy breakthrough album, The RealThing, Faith No More started exploring more musical avenues and veered from the funk- metal style of their previous offerings. That didn’t mean the band eschewed
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      Lock icon Chris Brown wins four BET awards
      209 5  -  REUTERS R&B STAR Chris Brown (picture), fully rehabilitated in the public eye after beating up ex-girlfriend Rihanna two years ago, led the list of winners with criminal pasts at the BET Awards on Sunday. Brown took home four awards, including the viewers’ choice prize,
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      Lock icon Still the greatest show on Earth
      1281 6  -  Radiohead ignored their hits and paid the price, while Coldplay showed that Glastonbury is still where anything can happen Alexis Petridis features@mediacorp.com.sg THE GUARDIAN THE topic of climatic conditions at Glastonbury is presumably one of which everyone is heartily sick of hearing. But even
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      679 8  -  For some, an irrational fear of the dentist is extreme Eveline Gan eveline@mediacorp.com.sg KNOCK me out, please.That was John’s (not his real name) request to his dentist when he learnt that he had to extract four teeth for a new set of dentures. He was so fearful of
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      419 9 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH HAVING a boring job can leave you just as vulnerable to burnout than one which leaves you rushed off your feet, say psychiatrists. They believe there is a distinct category of “underchallenged” employees who end up finding they simply cannot take any
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      308 9 HEALTH BITE THE NEW YORK TIMES THE FACTS: Many parents worry that keeping a dog or cat in the house may make a child more likely to develop pet allergies. But the scientific evidence suggests otherwise. Instead, Fido and
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        82 9 In addition to LASIK myths and facts, this talk will also touch on ReLEx, a new laser vision correction procedure which uses femtosecond laser technology to provide the next generation treatment of myopia and other refractive errors. Date: Thursday Time: 6.30pm to 8.15pm (Registration starts at 6.30pm)
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        59 9 Stroke is a leading cause of mortality and long-term disability. Learn about the risk factors and prevention strategies. Date:July 8 Time: 1pm to 2pm Venue: National University Hospital, Health Education Hub, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Rd, Main Building 1, Level 1, Lobby B (next to Reception beside Dental
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    544 10 Shadows of Ink Using the ancient medium of Chinese painting to portray the familiar and contemporary in her works, local artist Quek Kiat Sing aims to show how creative and relevant Chinese ink can be. This solo exhibition features some of Kiat Sing’s small series of works
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      272 12 ON MEDIACORP SERIOUSLY FUNNY KIDS Channel 5, 8pm Host Heidi Klum introduces two kids to her talking lizard, while some other kids get treated to the world’s worst tasting cupcakes. DEVOTION (Debut) Channel 8, 9pm Ah Di was given away to relatives when she was young as her family could
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      260 12 ON MEDIACORP ANUGERAH 2011: GRAND FINAL (Live) Suria, 8.30pm For the first time in Anugerah history, it is an all-girl grand final. Catch Erlina, Shikin and Rahayu Ridwan battle it out to become the next grand champion. ASIANS OF THE YEAR V Channel NewsAsia, 9.31pm Meet Nasti Reksodiputro, who started
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