Today, 11 July 2011

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    20 1 TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Monday July 11, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    Lock icon Najib slams Bersih
    615 1 AGENCIES THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR A day after the police and demonstrators clashed on the streets of Malaysia’s capital, the country’s Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday ridiculed and dismissed the impact of Saturday’s Bersih rally. In a fiery speech in front of 6,000 UMNO members, non-gov-ernment
    AGENCIES; THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER; REUTERS  -  615 words
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      59 1 THE LATEST NEWS. NOW ON IPAD. DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE APP TODAY. HOT NEWS 3 THANKYOU &GOODBYE EDITION NO 8,674 IS NEWS OF THE WORLD’S LAST IS IT ALL ABOUT THE PRICE AT CENTRALE 8? HOT NEWS 4 COMMENT&ANALYSIS EUGENE TAN TELEVISION MAY BE GAME-CHANGER 8 CHARLES MOORE MEDIA SORCERER WITH
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      8 1 >> WEIGHING THE POLITICAL COSTOF JULY 9 COMMENT 10
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      Lock icon Vietnam cracks down after 5 weeks of anti-China protests
      517 2 AGENCIES HANOI Security forces in Vietnam quashed an anti-China rally in the capital yesterday by detaining protesters along with journalists covering the event for foreign news agencies, including The Associated Press. Demonstrations are rare in Vietnam, where the communist government maintains
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      Lock icon Tsunami-weary Japan hit by strong quake
      331 2 AP TOKYO A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 hit Japan’s north-eastern coast yesterday, prompting a brief tsunami warning for the area still recovering from a devastating quake and killer wave four months ago. Residents in coastal areas were warned to evacuate for
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      Town council management report is politically motivated, says Chiam
      355 2  -  TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Former Opposition Member of Parliament Chiam See Tong yesterday criticised the latest Town Council Management Report (TCMR) which showed that the town council of his former Potong Pasir ward had improved in three of the six indicators
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      Lock icon After 168 years, News of the World says ‘thank you and goodbye’
      543 3 AGENCIES LONDON Britain’s best-selling Sunday tabloid the News of the World signed off yesterday with a simple front-page message “THANK YOU GOODBYE”, in its familiar headline style in all capital letters leaving the media establishment reeling from the
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      Lock icon MURDOCH ARRIVES AT TABLOID OFFICES, STILL KEEPING MUM
      238 3 AGENCIES With a copy of the last edition of Britain’s News of the World tabloid in hand, Mr Rupert Murdoch arrived at the offices of his UK newspaper division yesterday to face the growing phone-hacking scandal that prompted the newspaper’s closure. TV
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      Lock icon Is it all about price at Centrale 8?
      443 4  -  ONG DAI LIN SINGAPORE After hogging the headlines for the wrong reasons, the first weekend of Centrale 8’s (picture) walk-in-and-buy phase got off to a slow start. The Sim Lian Group, the developer of the Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) project
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      More employers sending maids for skills upgrading
      430 4  -  TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE More employers are sending their maids to upgrade their skills, going by the ten-fold increase in the number of foreign domestic workers (FDWs) at classes organised by the Foreign Domestic Worker Association for Skills Training (FAST). When FAST started
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      SUSPECTS NABBED FOR INVOLVEMENT IN GANG-RELATED ACTIVITIES
      128 6 The police arrested 59 people for suspected involvement in gang-related activities in an islandwide operation over the weekend. The enforcement blitz which took place between Saturday evening and the wee hours of yesterday was led by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and involved
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      Lock icon Bus tour takes you places, promotes racial harmony
      333 6  -  ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A tour organised by the People’s Association (PA) to promote racial harmony kicked off yesterday with about 400 residents from Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC boarding buses which took them to places such as Mustafa Centre and Pulau Ubin.
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      MCYS conducts counselling, training for parents reunited with children
      445 6  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Parents who are reunited with their children after the latter have been placed in foster care may receive parenting skills training, counselling and other services deemed necessary, according to a Ministry of Community Development, Youth and
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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      Television may be game-changer
      1009 8  -  To win, presidential candidates will have to secure strong support across the political divide EUGENE TAN Eugene Tan is assistant professor of law at the Singapore Management University School of Law. The pace of the race to the Istana has quickened. With about six weeks to
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      Lock icon Weighing the political cost of July 9
      778 10  -  OOI KEE BENG The writer is a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. His recent books include The Right to Differ: A Biographical Sketch of Lim Kit Siang and In Lieu of Ideology: An Intellectual Biography ofGoh KengSwee. After the
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      Lock icon Media sorcerer with a touch of evil
      1186 12  -  Rupert Murdoch’s story is the most remarkable in the history of newspapers but the spell has been broken CHARLES MOORE Charles Moore covers politics with the insight that comes from having edited The Daily Telegraph The Sunday Telegraph and The Spectator. THE DAILY
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      130 9 Organised by Singapore Sports Council Partners in Sports Sanctioned by Official Sponsors tote Co-Sponsors Title Sponsor board m Giving Hope. Improving Live Hol PLRG SEIKO s pastes sound mind, sound body Standard Chartered m V 52J •'■i 64 SS 4211 N S3. 91 •>; *8S5S a it •a' L JLJ
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      324 13 Active Learning for Life 17 July 2011 (Sun) 9am 4pm SMU Administration Building Basic Health Screenings Free Job Assessment Job Opportunities Available Seminar Room 4.1 Seminar Room 4.2 Cooking Demo Room Studio Room TIME TOPIC 9am 12 noon A Lasting Power Of Attorney Will Writing (ENG/MAN) 12 noon 1pm Care
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  • VOICES
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      A 'sustainable' transport culture
      371 14  -  Letter from Ang Ngee Hiong I READ with the interest Mr Richard Hartung’s article “Why Seattle’s transport experience is No 2” (July 6). Although ridership here has increased over the years, more can be done by the transport operators, employers and the Government to further promote
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      Presidential Election: More effective use of TV
      216 16  -  Letter from Kwan Jin Yao THE potential use of Webbased channels in the coming Presidential Election (“Presidential Election will include TV, online campaigning”, July 9) will heighten engagement and communication during the campaign. However, since television has been widely-pro-moted as the primary means
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      URA will review railway development plans
      281 16  -  Letter from Director, Land Lee Seng Lai Director, Land Operations (Private) Division, Singapore Land Authority Tan See Nin Director (Physical Planning), Urban Redevelopment Authority WE THANK Mr Damian Ng (“Why the need to develop our railway tracks?”, July 6) and Mr S Valbir (“Link
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      Can underground tunnel provide flood relief?
      397 16  -  Letter from Lim Poh Seng I WAS very excited when my friend forwarded a video clip about a storm water management and road tunnel project in Kuala Lumpur to me. (www.youtube.com/ watch?v=0W4xHweJRc0). My friend mentioned that “Singapore should build a similar underground tunnel along
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      119 16 US ‘NEAR DEFEATING AL QAEDA’ PAGE A VICTORIA UNIVERSITY MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA MBA in 1 Year 2 Day Approval Founded in 1916, Victoria University has over 50,000 students and is internationally reputed for its approach to teaching, winning multiple awards for outstanding collaborations between business and higher education. Study for the
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      108 17 STUNNING SNAPS ‘Shadow’ by Lim Yu Cheng WINNING PHOTO OF YOUTH IN WINNING EOS FAN PICTURE Photographer Serene Tan gets a Canon EOS 600D for snapping this shot (below) at the 23rd Canon Lion City Cup. 25 fans won press passes to the 23rd Canon Lion City Cup to participate
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Foreign wives face dilemma in S'pore
      754 18  -  ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Some foreign wives on long-term visit passes are finding that life is fraught with uncertainty and anxiety. Putting their Singapore-born children through school, food on the table, a roof over their heads, or even just staying in the country these
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      Lock icon YAM AH MEE PUTS ON HIS DANCING SHOES
      230 18 This year’s National Day celebrations will feature a four-and-a-half-minute dance routine, which was unveiled at ION Orchard yesterday by some 200 dancers, including People’s Association (PA) chief executive Yam Ah Mee. The dancers came from the PA, Ministry of Community Development, Youth
      EVELYN CHOO AND HOE YEEN NIE, PHOTO: ERNEST CHUA  -  230 words
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      Lock icon Racing to raise funds for charity
      274 21  -  DYLAN LOH SINGAPORE A record S$600,000 was raised for the Singapore Cancer Society in a charity run yesterday. The third annual “Race Against Cancer” saw some 7,500 participants. Some were competitive runners while others ran for fun. Acting Community Development, Youth and Sports Minister
      PHOTO COURTESY OF PEOPLE'S ASSOCIATION; PHOTO COURTESY CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  274 words
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      Lock icon NTU eco-car clinches top spot
      182 21 SINGAPORE Nanyang Technological University’s latest eco-car (picture), the Nanyang Venture IV, clinched top spot for the diesel fuel category at this year’s Shell Eco-Marathon Asia 2011, which was held at Sepang International Circuit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The NTU team also won the Off-Track Award
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      332 19 Temasek Review 2011 Highlights TEMASEK We support our wider communities We have a responsibility to make a difference to future generations through the things we do today. *7 is i *> 4 &-t If you are planning for a year, sow grains; if you are planning for a decade, plant
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      266 20 Temasek Review 2011 Highlights TEMASEK Building for Tomorrow r v Temasek remains anchored in Asia ■*Ftm a -J 4 tr-' 45% 32% 20% Asia Singapore Australia ex-Singapore New Zealand, North America Europe Note: Investment exposure based on underlying assets. 3% Latin America, Africa, Central Asia the Middle East Yes, Asia's
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon America within reach of defeating Al Qaeda
      415 22 THE NEW YORK TIMES KABUL United States Defence Secretary Leon Panetta, who arrived in Kabul on Saturday, said the US was “within reach of strategically defeating Al Qaeda” and that the American focus has narrowed to capturing or killing 10 to 20 crucial
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      Lock icon RIOTER’S RAMPAGE
      70 22 Members of the radical Islamist group Islami Andolan Bangladesh vandalise a car as they barricade a highway in Kachpur on the outskirts of Dhaka yesterday. Riot police fired tear gas to disperse thousands of activists trying to enforce a 30-hour nationwide antigovernment general strike that was called by
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      Lock icon South China Sea disputes have Washington worried
      479 24 REUTERS BEIJING The United States is committed to maintaining its military presence in Asia, its top military official said in China yesterday, adding that Washington is worried that disputes in the resource-rich South China Sea could lead to serious conflict. China has been
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      Lock icon Eyeing oil, China's Hu promises strong ties with South Sudan
      182 24 REUTERS BEIJING Chinese President Hu Jintao has congratulated South Sudan on its independence, promising strong ties between the two countries as China seeks to retain its access to Sudanese oil supplies. China is a major buyer of Sudanese crude oil
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      Lock icon CHINA LENDS VENEZUELA s$4.9B
      140 24 AP Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced a new US$4 billion (s$4.9 billion) loan from China and discussed his health in a televised appearance on Saturday. Mr Chavez, who is recovering from cancer surgery, said the latest loan from China will be used to boost development projects
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      Lock icon AFTER A WEEK, TWO MINERS RESCUED
      80 24 AP Two Chinese coal miners were rescued yesterday after being trapped for a week in a mine collapse that killed eight other workers, state media reported. The miners were found in the Guangxi Heshan Coal Mine, which collapsed on July 2, the official Xinhua
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      Lock icon US withholding millions in military aid to Pakistan
      281 25 THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON The United States is suspending and, in some cases, cancelling hundreds of millions of dollars worth of aid to the Pakistani military. The move is designed to chasten Pakistan for expelling more than 100 American Army Special
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      Lock icon WRECKAGE AFTER THE RAIN ...
      59 25 WRECKAGE AFTER THE RAIN Indian children stand near vehicles that were crushed under the debris of a wall that had collapsed after a rainstorm in Ahmadabad, India, on Saturday. No casualties were reported in the incident. Monsoon rains, which lash India from June to September, are crucial for farmers whose
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      Lock icon FIVE PASSENGERS DIE AFTER TRAIN DERAILS IN INDIA
      145 25 AP A packed train derailed in northern India yesterday, leaving at least five people dead and about 100 others injured, said officials. The Kalka Mail train was on its way to New Delhi from Howrah, a station near Kolkata, when its 12
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      Lock icon MONKEYS BREAK INTO HOSPITAL THROUGH NEW AUTOMATIC DOORS
      175 25 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Monkeys are threatening to overrun India’s top hospital after learning how to operate the newly installed automatic doors. Doctors atthe flagship All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi said the horde of red-bottomed rhesus macaque monkeys
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      Lock icon Australia to tax nation's 500 worst polluters
      167 26 AP SYDNEY Australia will force its 500 worst polluters to pay A$23 (S$30) for every tonne of carbon dioxide they emit, with the government promising to compensate households hit with higher power bills under a plan unveiled yesterday to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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      Lock icon Obama faces new obstacles in debt talks
      251 26 REUTERS WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama sought to salvage high-stakes debt talks yesterday after Republicans pulled back from a joint effort to craft a broad US$4 trillion (S$4.9 trillion) deficit-re-duction deal as part of a plan to avoid a US government default.
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      Lock icon Disabled soldier thrown to his death by roller-coaster
      476 27 AP DARIEN (New York) Teams of inspectors were examining a 63m-high amusement park roller-coaster in New York state after a United States Army veteran, who lost his legs to a roadside bomb in Iraq a few years ago, was thrown from it
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      Lock icon WORLD’S STEEPEST ROLLER-COASTER OPENS IN JAPAN
      115 27 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH The Fuji-Q Highland Amusement Park has unveiled its 14th Guinness world record-breaking ride the Takabisha roller-coaster (picture). Nestled at the foot of Mount Fuji, the new track features a 43m single vertical fall at 121 degrees, making it the steepest roller-coaster
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  • BUSINESS
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      Lock icon 'In second half, expect better prospects'
      553 28  -  MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Investors can look forward to better prospects in the second half of this year as analysts say the revival in global economic growth will push equities and high-yielding stocks higher. Japan’s ongoing reconstruction and China’s move to launch its 1.3
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    • Article
      ‘STI could trade as high as 3,600 points by year-end’
      350 28  -  LINETTE LIM SINGAPORE Singapore stocks look cheap, and this could present buying opportunities for investors. Some analysts expect the Straits Times Index (STI) to trade as high as 3,600 points by the end of the year. “Singapore (stocks are) trading
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      COMMODITIES TRADER AMONG FIRST TO ACCESS YUAN FUNDS THROUGH SWAP AGREEMENT
      197 29 A commodities trader specialising in base metals has successfully tapped into the yuan-based swap arrangement by the Singapore central bank and a Chinese bank. In a news release, HSBC said the trader is a client in Singapore and the
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    • WEEKLY ROUNDUP (JULY 4 TO 8)
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        STI
        49 29 FRIDAY CLOSE 3,151.28 (+0.81%) Thursday 3,125.87 p 0.36% Wednesday 3,114.71 q 0.48% Tuesday 3,129.69 q 0.75% Monday 3,153.44 p 0.46% MARKET OUTLOOK Regional markets will likely take cue from last week’s key data from the United States and China, with sentiment remaining cautious of more policy tightening ahead.
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        ASIA
        30 29 HANG SENG 22,726.40 (+1.47%) Ç Ç NIKKEI Ç 10,137.70 (+2.73%) Ç Ç Ç SHANGHAI Ç 2,797.77 (+1.39%) AUSTRALIA 4,654.70 (+1.38%) MUMBAI 18,858.00 (+0.51%) MALAYSIA 1,594.74 (+0.75%) SEOUL 2,180.35 (+2.57%)
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        COMMODITIES
        9 29 OIL US$96.20 (+1.33%) Ç Ç GOLD US$1,541.60 (+3.62%)
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        FOREX
        29 29 US$1 s$1.219 £1 s$1.959 €1 s$1.740 ¥100 s$1.513 A$1 s$1.312 RM1 s$0.408 Rp1,000 s$0.143 HK$100 s$15.67 RMB100 s$18.87 RS100 s$2.752 All figures correct as at 9 last night
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      • STOCK CALLS
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          UOL GROUP
          68 29 Add s$4.93 IIFL starts coverage with a S$5.78 target price. Says: “UOL is benefiting from high occupancy rates and dou-ble-digit rise in average room rates. It has sold most of its under-construc-tion residential projects and locked-in profits.” Expects revenue from hospitality to register 14 per cent CAGR over
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          ASL MARINE HOLDINGS
          75 29 Hold s$0.64 DBS Group Research maintains rating with S$0.63 target price. Says new orders for 11 vessels worth S$131 million are a much needed boost. However, “while we view this positively, we are not overly excited” as orders were likely to have been secured at relatively low
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          ARMSTRONG INDUSTRIAL
          58 29 Neutral s$0.33 CIMB lowers forecast on the stock but upgrades call from underperform. Says business had bottomed out in early 2Q2011, with sales for most segments picking up. But margins are still affected by US dollar weakness and high raw-material prices. The upgrade is on the back of
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      33 29 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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      190 30 Mr Michael Silverio (left) and Ms Esther Yew were presented on Saturday with an iPhone 4 each for the most impressive entries in Today’s Skype-iPhone contest. Run via Today’s Facebook page (facebook.com/todayonline) in April, the contest asked: ‘If you could call anyone in history
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      354 31 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Researchers at Oxford University are developing bionic glasses using the technology found in smart phones and game consoles to help people with poor vision see again. The glasses contain the technology found in smart phones and game consoles such as
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      31 30 15 JUL -17 JUL 2011 11AM 9PM SINGAPORE EXPO HALL 4 5000 TOP BRANtf ELECTRONICS ITEMS PER DA\ Each customer is entitled to choose 1 item only. Picture for illustration only.
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      147 32  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE One week after clinching her first ITTF Pro Tour title of the season at the Korean Open, Singapore’s world No 5 Feng Tianwei (picture) made it a double yesterday after a comprehensive 4-0 (11-8, 12-10, 11-9,15-13) win over home favourite Ai Fukuhara
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      281 32  -  SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE National striker Khairul Amri has given the police his account over the alleged assault on bar operations supervisor Ahmad Shah. Shah spoke to The Sunday Times and alleged that Amri had urged on the four men
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      462 33  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE Rita Oosthuizen, 79, was almost part of netball history in 1963, when the sport’s first world championships were held in Eastbourne, England. But the South African missed the national trials as she was then pregnant with her second daughter, Tessa.
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      347 34 THE GUARDIAN MANCHESTER Paul Scholes has accused “very selfish” players of ruining England’s international chances by putting their own careers ahead of the national team. Scholes quit the England set-up in 2004, aged only 29, and revealed: “I just got fed up. When
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      419 35 A late, late goal spells the end for women’s football defending champion THE NEW YORK TIMES WOLFSBURG Japan defeated defending champions Germany 1 -0 on Saturday and thwarted German expectations of winning a third title on home soil. In the 108th minute, substitute forward Karina
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      349 35 AP CORDOBA Substitute Fred saved Brazil on Saturday, scoring an 89th-minute goal to salvage a 2-2 draw with Paraguay in Group B. That leaves Brazil with two draws in its first two matches, the same as Argentina. In
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      67 36 Jewellery? Corrective eye treatment? What is driving the demand for gold? The answer is both jewellery and corrective eye treatment. Every day there are hundreds of business stories. It takes expertise to find the right nuggets of information and craft them from an Asian perspective to give a deeper understanding
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      163 5 THEATRE Jumaat 6 Pagi Teater Kami’s new play centres on a reformed Death Row convict who, after his two-year imprisonment, finds himself awaiting the culmination of his sentence, just as his mother visits him on his final hour. July 14 and 15, 3pm and 8pm, Esplanade Theatre Studio.Tickets at
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