Today, 6 August 2011

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  • Title Section
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    17 1 TODAY on Saturday August 6, 2011 www.todayonline.com NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 A PUBLICATION OF MICA (P) 200/02/2011
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  • Article
    Lock icon Markets slump despite strong US jobs data
    468 1  -  AGENCIES, WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY RACHEL KELLY RACHEL KELLY AGENCIES, WASHINGTON US stocks fell, extending the worst slump for the Standard Poor’s 500 Index since 2009, as concern that America will lose its top credit rating overshadowed stronger-than-forecast growth in jobs. The S&P
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    Lock icon Transport fares to go up 1%
    796 1  -  Transport council rejects operators’ request for 2.8% hike, stresses that fares remain LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In a nod to Singaporeans’ anxiety over rising costs of living, the Public Transport Council (PTC) said yesterday it would be “hard-pressed” to grant SBS Transit and
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon Elected President, focus on the real questions
      880 2  -  TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Not only are the constitutional powers vested in the Elected President “significant” ones, he can also be “highly influential” on issues of the day, said Law and Foreign Minister K Shanmugam yesterday. That, however, does not entail him speaking
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      Many still appear confused as to what Elected Presidency is all about
      416 2  -  TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With less than a month to go before the Presidential Election is scheduled to be held, many Singaporeans still appear to be confused as to what the Elected Presidency is all about. This confusion
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      Lock icon All-day concessionary travel, lower fares for senior citizens
      440 3  -  LEONG WEE KEAT SINGAPORE On top of all-day concessionary travel on buses and trains throughout the week, senior citizens who travel more than 1km on the North-East and Circle lines will also pay less as part of the initiatives that will kick
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      Bigger discount for SMRT users to avoid morning peak hours
      406 3  -  LEONG WEE KEAT SINGAPORE The SMRT will triple its travel discount scheme to 30 cents from Oct 8 in an effort to entice commuters to travel earlier and ease congestion on the trains during morning peak hours. The discount will
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      Presidential Elections Committee 'a pre-qualification mechanism'
      404 4  -  TANYA FONG tanyafong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Describing the Presidential Elections Committee (PEC) as a “pre-qual-ification mechanism” to sieve out unsuitable candidates, Law Minister K Shanmugam reiterated yesterday that qualified candidates are not “all equally capable”. Speaking at a forum organised by the Institute of Policy Studies,
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      Lock icon Andrew Kuan applies for certificate of eligibility again
      222 4  -  SARA GROSSE SINGAPORE Former JTC Corporation group chief financial officer Andrew Kuan submitted his forms for a Certificate of Eligibility to the Elections Department yesterday. Mr Kuan, who failed in 2005 to obtain the Eligibility Certificate to stand against incumbent President S
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    • Article
      Fall in weekly dengue cases
      314 4  -  ONG DAILIN SINGAPORE The number of weekly dengue cases has taken a dip since fears of a major dengue epidemic surfaced in July. According to numbers from the National Environment Agency (NEA), the latest weekly figures of 179 dengue cases as of 3pm is a
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    • Article
      When and where to catch the National Day Message
      243 6 SINGAPORE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s National Day Message will be telecast live on Aug 8 from 6.45pm on various MediaCorp channels. Mr Lee’s speech will be broadcast in the four official languages on both television and radio. Viewers can catch
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    • Article
      4 youths tricked young girls into sexual acts
      407 6  -  SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB shaffiq@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Four youths, one of whom was only 12 years old in 2008, have been charged with carrying out sexual acts on two under-aged girls by claiming to be possessed. Two of them have been convicted. The mastermind was
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      17 6 IT IS LONG PAST TIME TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT THE REAL CRISIS THE US ECONOMY FACES PAGE
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon The wrong worries
      953 8  -  It is long past time to get serious about the real crisis the US economy faces PAUL KRUGMAN The writer is a professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University. He received the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2008. THE NEW YORK TIMES In case you
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      Lock icon What on earth is Europe playing at?
      1168 10  -  With paralysis sparking global chaos, it is as if policy-makers are conspiring to bring the crisis to a head JEREMY WARNER Jeremy Warner, assistant editor of The Daily Telegraph, is one of Britain’s leading business and economics commentators and a serial winner of
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      Lock icon Bruised, battered – and beaten
      1327 12  - Bruised, battered and beaten President Barack Obama now finds even some of his supporters asking if he’s the right person for the job ALEX SPILLIUS Alex Spillius is the Telegraph’s Washington Correspondent. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Barack Obama (picture) turned 50 on Wednesday. He is in admirable shape, not a pound
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  • VOICES
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      Promote graciousness via TV?
      245 14  -  Letter from Allan F De Silva THERE has been much baying lately about our “ungracious” society. The question is, what can we do about it? It is pointless lamenting to the press about ungracious behaviour. I doubt that those “guilty” of such behaviour are going to
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      MEDIACORP ‘COGNISANT OF ROLE TO INFORM AND EDUCATION’ VIEWERS
      167 14  -  Letter from Clarence Pong Communications Head of Corporate Communications and Marketing, MediaCorp We refer to Mr Allan F De Silva’s letter and suggestions to promote social graciousness on ourtelevision channels. We cannot agree more that in trying to change behaviour and
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    • Article
      FORBES MBA RANKING DOES NOT INCLUDE ONE-YEAR PROGRAMMES
      92 14  -  LETTER FROM PATRICK TURNER AFFILIATE PROFESSOR OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP, INSEAD ASIA CAMPUS I refer to the article “NUS MBA tops in Asia, fourth outside US: Forbes” (Aug 5), which was inaccurate and misleading. It does not mention that the rankings are for two-year
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      LET’S NAME THE SINGAPORE FLAG
      143 14  -  LETTER FROM ADRIAN CHAN PENGEE Many of us are aware that the Union Jack is the name of the United Kingdom flag and that the Stars and Stripes (or the Star-Spangled Banner) are the names unofficially given to the United States flag. Japan’s flag not
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      GRACE PERIOD IS PROVIDED FOR PARENTS
      157 15  -  LETTER FROM HELEN LIM, ACTING DIRECTOR, MEDIA RELATIONS, LAND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY We refer to the letters “Grace for parents waiting outside school?” by Mr Raymond Khong (Aug 1) and “Designate timed waiting zones for parents” by Dr Alfred Loh (Aug 3). The Land Transport
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    • Article
      Where can Tony Tan contribute more?
      244 15  -  Letter from James Ang I READ with interest Dr Tony Tan’s comment on the global economy and how he sees “dark clouds on the horizon” and things building up to a “perfect storm”. If that is the case, I have no doubt he would
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      Let's help children and pregnant women
      225 15  -  Letter from Ng Ya Ken IT IS heartening to read in the article “S’poreans give S$34m for Japan”(Aug 5) about the collection to help Japan’s earthquake and tsunami survivors. The Singapore Red Cross plans to build a multi-purpose hall, a temporary care centre and
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      104 14 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices /AediaCorp A parade to remember Share your favourite NDP 2011 moments live on www.xinmsn.com/ndp2011 1. Download the free LiveShare app on your iPhone, Android or WP7, or simply upload photos here by clicking the upload button at the
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Before turning to foreigners ...
      299 18  - Before turning to foreigners SHARON SEE sharonsee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE To help ensure Singaporean professionals come first when it comes to employment, labour market testing could be required of employers, where they have to show that they have tried all means but failed to hire locals before they are allowed to recruit
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      Lock icon Inter-agency railway team wins award
      235 18  -  WAYNE CHAN SINGAPORE An inter-agency team has received a National Day award from the Home Affairs Ministry for its efforts in relocating the Keretapi Tanah Melayu train operations from the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station to the Woodlands Train Checkpoint. The team comprises of 12 government
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    • Article
      'Look at contract, other factors when engaging service firms'
      243 18  -  ONG DAILIN SINGAPORE Companies will now be encouraged to not only look for the cheapest contract when it comes to engaging service companies but also at factors that contribute to service quality, such as cleaning accreditation schemes. The recommendation is part
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      ONE-YEAR TERM FOR NEW MANAGING AGENT AT ALJUNIED-HOUGANG TOWN COUNCIL
      225 19  -  ONG DAILIN Given the tight time-frame in which the handover of town councils and the engagement of a new managing agent had to be completed by Aug 1 the AljuniedHougang Town Council (AHTC) opted to appoint a new managing agent
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    • Article
      Back in court 14 years after being charged
      249 19  -  SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB shaffiq@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A man appeared before a district court yesterday, 14 years after he was charged with one count of molestation in 1997. Tan Leng Hwa, 57, had been trying to evade the authorities when he fled to Malaysia. It
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      Lock icon Former postman involved in credit card theft jailed
      212 19  -  SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB SINGAPORE A former postman, who was behind a plan to steal credit cards from two Singapore Post (SingPost) regional bases, was yesterday jailed for 13 months. Mohd Fauzee A Hamid (picture), 25, a Malaysian, had conspired with two of his
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Yingluck elected as new Thai PM
      427 20 REUTERS BANGKOK Ms Yingluck Shinawatra was elected Thailand’s first woman Prime Minister yesterday in a parliamentary vote only 11 weeks into a political career crafted from exile by her brother and former Premier Thaksin Shinawatra. The 44-year-old former businesswoman, who was unopposed, easily won
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      Lock icon Libya denies that Gaddafi's son died in NATO raid
      202 20 AGENCIES TRIPOLI The government of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi denied a rebel report yesterday that a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) air strike had killed the Libyan leader’s powerful son Khamis, commander of one of the government’s most loyal and best-equipped units.
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      Lock icon US WOMAN WHO HID REMAINS OF FIVE BABIES PLEADS GUILTY
      185 20 AP A woman who secretly gave birth in her bathtub five times, four of the babies stillborn but one apparently killed, pleaded guilty to murder on Thursday and was sentenced to the maximum 20 to 40 years in prison. Michele
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      Lock icon US senators call for end to aid for China
      141 22 AP WASHINGTON A bipartisan group of senators is calling for an end to tens of millions of annual United States development aid to China, saying that there are more needy countries than the world’s second-largest economy, which has trillions in foreign
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      Lock icon Local Chinese officials 'seized babies for profit'
      449 22 THE NEW YORK TIMES LONGHUI COUNTY (China) Many parents and grandparents in this mountainous region of terraced rice and sweet potato fields have long known to grab their babies and find the nearest hiding place whenever family-planning officials show up. Too many infants,
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  • SCIENCE
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      Lock icon Water flowing on Mars? Maybe ...
      349 23 Water flowing on Mars? Maybe NASA orbiter suggests streams running down Red Planet’s craters THE GUARDIAN PHOENIX New images of dark finger-like channels on Mars may be the strongest evidence yet of water flowing on its surface. Images from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show
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      Lock icon Artificial sperm helps mice produce healthy offspring
      289 23 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH KYOTO Viable artificial sperm have been created using stem cells for the first time in a scientific breakthrough that could lead to new treatment for infertile men. Fertility researchers created sperm-producing germ cells in a lab and transferred them into
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      Lock icon Why dieters struggle to lose weight
      197 23 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH NEW YORK Dieters struggle to lose weight because a lack of nutrition forces their brain cells to eat themselves, making the feeling of hunger even stronger, scientists claim. Like other parts of the body, brain cells begin to eat themselves as
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  • BUSINESS
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      Lock icon ICBC to take over Standard Bank Argentina
      230 24 REUTERS HONG KONG The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) is to pay US$600 million (S$732 million) to take control of the Argentina operations of South Africa’s Standard Bank, it said yesterday, becoming the first Chinese lender to enter Latin America’s third-largest
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      Lock icon KEPPEL UNIT SECURES S$235.6M RIG CONTRACT
      85 24 DOW JONES Keppel Corp said yesterday that one of its units, Keppel FELS, has secured a repeat rig-building order worth US$195 million (S$235.6 million) from a subsidiary of offshore drilling contractorTransocean. Keppel FELS will build a high-specifi- cation jack-up rig for Transocean Offshore Deepwater
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      Transport firms’ shares likely to remain stable
      301 24  -  RYAN HUANG ryanhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Public Transport Council (PTC) has granted an overall 1 per cent fare increase to transport operators, far less than the 2.8 per cent that was sought. But despite the disappointing fare increase, ComfortDelGro and SMRT are not expected
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      UIC Q2 net profit up 23%
      168 24 SINGAPORE United Industrial Corp (UIC) yesterday reported a net profit of S$136.7 million for the second quarter, an increase of 23 per cent from the corresponding period last year, due to higher fair value gains on investment properties. The company said it booked a
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      Lock icon TIGER SAFETY DOCUMENT ISSUES DISRUPT AUSTRALIA RETURN
      118 24 AGENCIES Singapore budget carrier Tiger Airways confirmed yesterday that its operations in Australia will remain suspended until at least Aug 11. A court hearing, originally scheduled for yesterday, was adjourned after Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) identified problems in the carrier’s operating
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      Lock icon China Aviation Oil to supply jet fuel to airlines outside China
      165 25 DOW JONES SINGAPORE China Aviation Oil (Singapore) said yesterday it will supply jet fuel to Hainan Airlines and Turkish Airlines at airports outside China as part of plans to expand beyond the nation’s boundaries. Singapore-listed CAO, which currently supplies
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      STARHUB
      80 25 STOCK CALLS Neutral s$2.82 CIMB upgrades to Neutral from Underperform; raises target price to S$3.03 from S$2.42. The house says annualised H1 results are in line at just 2 per cent below its FY11 forecast and 3 per cent below consensus. Says highlights were strong post-paid revenue growth, stable
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      STI
      53 25 FRIDAY 2,994.78 (-3.61%) Thursday 3,107.01 q 0.75% Wednesday 3,130.34 q 1.47% Tuesday 3,177.09 q 1.19% Monday 3,215.27 p 0.82% TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE GoldenAgr 186,549 $0.675 q 4.930% Genting SP 161,601 $1.780 q 4.043% Digiland 161,351 $0.002 UNCH Noble Grp 92,985 $1.625 q 6.877% MDR
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      ASIA
      32 25 HANG SENG 20,946.14 (-4.29%) È È È È NIKKEI 9,299.88 H AUSTRALIA È È SHANGHAI 2,626.42 (-2.19%) È AUSTRALIA 4,105.40 H SEOUL MUMBAI 17,305.87 (-2.19%) MALAYSIA 1,524.43 (-1.45%) SEOUL 1,943.75 (-3.70%)
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      Lock icon S'pore developers plan more suburban offices
      215 25 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE Developers here are building more office space in the city’s suburbs as companies including Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank shift some operations away from downtown to cut costs, according to Cushman and Wakefield. The city’s supply of suburban office space is expected
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      522 29  -  FAS happy to hear S-League clubs willing to back national cause IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Lions came together for their final training camp six days before the first leg of their crucial second round Asian World Cup qualifier against Malaysia at
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      229 29  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE Mardan Marmat and Lam Chih Bing are within touching distance of a fifth World Cup appearance. The Singapore duo shot a 5-under 66 in the third round of the Omega Mission Hills World Cup Asian Qualifying event at the Seri Selangor Golf
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      1431 2  -  Channel NewsAsia’s Glenda Chong shows off the best of Singapore fashion after a three-year stint in Shanghai ZHANG WEIFANG zhangweifang@mediacorp.com.sg HER face had been a mainstay on television screens for about a decade, having anchored three prime-time shows on MediaCorp Channel NewsAsia (CNA) Primetime News, Asia Tonight and
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      125 5  -  ZHANG WEIFANG An indispensable clubbing rite of passage for virgin club kids who have just crossed the big 18, Mambo Jambo at Zouk has become a nationwide phenomenon, and the most popular, long-running mid-week merrymaking in Singapore’s nightlife.Three days ago, Mambo Jambo celebrated its 19th birthday
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      324 6  -  Slap, slather and spritz on the latest beauty and grooming must-haves ZHANG WEIFANG 1. Hugo Just Different Kitted in the iconic “army flask” of the original Hugo Man fragrance, Hugo Just Different combines ingredients like freesia, coriander, basil, patchouli and mint that result in a new scent that
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      328 6  - 5 questions with The Butter Factory’s Bobby Luo and Ritz Lim ZHANG WEIFANG EVERY DAY’S a party for the co-founders of dance club The Butter Factory, Bobby Luo and Ritz Lim, who describe themselves, respectively, as an “ageing club kid does good” and a “renegade stylista in search of good
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    599 9 Villa Alicia Help bid farewell to this 1970s bungalow in Binjai Park. Its final swansong is to host Villa Alicia, a sound and photography installation by artist Alecia Neo and musician Clarence Chung. Home to wine bar owner Tan Ying Hsien and his mother Dr Nalla Tan,
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