Today, 26 September 2011

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    20 1 TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Monday September 26, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    Lock icon Global economy in 'dangerous phase'
    743 1 IMF calls for bold action, pledges to do whatever it takes to contain euro zone crisis AGENCIES WASHINGTON Europe is working to ramp up the firepower of its bailout fund as the United States, China and other nations raised the alarm about the region’s crisis
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      Lock icon Singapore studying benefits before signing new F1 contract
      562 2  -  TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Formula 1 has benefitted the Republic but there is “no hurry” to extend the race beyond its current contract, Second Minister for Trade and Industry S Iswaran said yesterday. The SingTel Singapore Grand Prix the world’s only F1
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      Magnificent Vettel
      643 3  -  24-year-old world champion on course to make history after his first win at Marina Bay FORMULA 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE At the fourth time of asking, Sebastian Vettel produced a vintage drive under the stars to claim his first drivers’ title in
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      Lock icon ASEAN launches new infrastructure fund
      382 4 AGENCIES WASHINGTON South-east Asian nations launched a US$500 million (S$649 million) fund on Saturday to finance infrastructure projects in the hopes of bridging the gap between the region and major wealthy economies. The fund will offer loans to build roads, railways and other projects in
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      Lock icon GIC 'not consulted in UBS management change'
      268 4 AGENCIES ZURICH The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) UBS’ biggest shareholder repeatedly expressed confidence in the bank’s former CEO Oswald Gruebel, Swiss newspaper NZZ am Sonntag reported yesterday, citing an interview with UBS chairman Kaspar Villiger. According to the newspaper, Mr Villiger
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      Lock icon Thai govt rice scheme causes price uncertainty
      311 4 The rice export price has jumped from US$500 per tonne in early July to around US$600. AGENCIES BANGKOK Thailand, the world’s biggest rice exporter, has vowed to boost the minimum price farmers receive by buying unmilled rice directly at 15,000 baht (S$633) per
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      Lock icon More hawker centres in the works?
      684 6  -  ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Between 1971 and 1985, hawker centres were built to resettle street hawkers into purpose-built buildings with proper sanitation and amenities. The hawker centres have become a landscape icon as well as a social institution where Singaporeans, regardless of socio-economic status,
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      Lock icon Obama seeks to shore up black support in push to create jobs
      500 8 AGENCIES WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama urged black leaders on Saturday to “stop complaining” and help him push his plan to create jobs through the US Congress, as he sought to bolster his eroding support in the
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      Lock icon Women will have political role and right to vote: Saudi King
      466 8 AGENCIES JEDDAH Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah said yesterday that women in the conservative Islamic kingdom will have the right to join the advisory Shura Council as full members and participate in future municipal elections, in the process meeting a
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      Lock icon Suicide bomber targets Java church packed with worshippers
      321 8 AP JAKARTA A suicide bomber attacked a church packed with hundreds of worshippers yesterday in central Java, killing himself and wounding at least 20 other people, the police and hospital officials said. The blast in Solo town in central Java occurred just
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      Lock icon Tan Jee Say hopes to set up opposition 'coalition' in time for next GE
      649 10  -  ESTHER NG, CAROLYN QUEK estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Almost a month after his failed bid, former Presidential Election (PE) candidate Tan Jee Say has set his sights on forming a “coalition” of opposition parties in time for the
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon Winds of change pick up in Myanmar
      1323 12  -  There are expectations, hopes that tentative steps at reform will grow into firmer strides THAUNG TUN Thaung Tun, a visiting senior research fellow at ISEAS, is a former Ambassador of Myanmar to Belgium, the Netherlands and the EU. When former Prime Minister Thein
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      Lock icon Help wanted: Leadership
      879 14  -  THOMAS L FRIEDMAN Thomas Friedman is a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner. THE NEW YORK TIMES To President Barack Obama, Mr John Boehner, Mr Harry Reid, Mr Mitch McConnell, Ms Nancy Pelosi and Mr Eric Cantor, I just have two words of advice: Herbert Hoover. I know you
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      India's premature celebration
      876 15  -  An anti-graft law can only do so SARABJIT SINGH Sarabjit Singh is an entrepreneur and business writer in Singapore. Corruption is a complex problem. No one reason explains why it exists and no country in the world is completely free from it. Corruption does not lend itself
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  • VOICES
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      EDITOR'S NOTE
      90 16 The report “A fight against extremism” (Sept 25) was published with a picture of several leaders of the Sikh community in Britain. They were among representatives of other religions Christians, Hindus, Buddhists and Sikhs who attended the rally in London organised by the Islamic non-government group Minhaj-ul-Quran International.
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      Help needed for cleaning sector
      221 16  -  Letter from Grace Seow I REFER to the article “Job vacancies reach new high since last September” (Sept 16) and the point made by a hotel human resources manager that it is difficult to attract Singaporeans to cleaning-related jobs, due to the image and nature
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      Film festival to be extended
      314 16  -  Letter from Geoff Malone Founder/Chairman, Singapore International Film Festival WE REFER to Dr Robin Chee’s letter “A disappointing performance” (Sept 22), regarding the disrupted and postponed film screenings, and apologise for the inconvenience caused to him, his friends and all ticket holders, especially those who
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Borders Parkway sale lures many
      372 18  -  HOE YEEN NIE yeennie@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Book lovers here will mourn today’s closure of the Borders store in Parkway Parade. But up till about a week ago, there was still a scramble behind the scenes to keep the retailer afloat, in Singapore. Meanwhile, thousands of bargain-hunters
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      Lock icon DANCE THE YEARS AWAY
      96 20 Ageing cannot be avoided but it can be done in style as was shown yesterday in the annual Active Ageing Roadshow, launched by the South East Community Development Council. The dance floor for the 400 senior residents and their families was the Kampong Chai Chee Community
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      Are elaborate school events necessary?
      458 20  -  TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE For seven months last year, teachers at Tanjong Katong Primary School (TKPS) worked on preparing a musical for the school’s 10th year anniversary celebrations. Auditions and training sessions were held, on top of arranging the logistics. TKPS principal Cheong Ye Ling
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Revolutionary forces lay siege to Gaddafi town
      237 22 AP SIRTE Libya’s revolutionary fighters stepped up a siege of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s hometown yesterday, hoping to wear down die-hard loyalist forces a day after an offensive failed to dislodge them. Anti-Gaddafi fighters set up new checkpoints and posted snipers in strategic areas
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      Lock icon Pakistan's top brass in talks
      307 22 AGENCIES ISLAMABAD Pakistan’s powerful army chief, General Ashfaq Kayani, yesterday called a “special” meeting of his top commanders to discuss the security situation, the military said, as the war of words with the United States escalated. The extraordinary meeting of the corps commanders came against
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      Lock icon Plane carrying tourists to view Mount Everest crashes, killing all aboard
      160 23 AP KATMANDU (Nepal) A plane carrying tourists to view Mount Everest on an onehour “mountain flight” crashed while attempting to land in Nepal yesterday, killing all 19 people on board, officials said. Thirteen foreigners 10 Indians, two Americans and
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      Lock icon Taiwan's President wants talks with China: WikiLeaks
      290 23 AP TAIPEI Taiwan’s President will open political talks with China if he is re-elected to a second term, a United States diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks cites Taiwan’s VicePresident as saying. Mr Vincent Siew’s June 2009 statement to then de facto American ambassador
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      Lock icon Promise defuses land grab row in Guangdong
      221 23 AP BEIJING Officials promised an investigation into land sales to defuse days of large, sometimes violent protests by villagers in southern China who say they are being pushed off farmland for property development, state media and local villagers said yesterday. Government officials struck
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      Lock icon World Bank increases drought aid to Horn of Africa
      364 24 REUTERS WASHINGTON The World Bank said on Saturday it was more than tripling funding to US$1.88 billion (S$2.45 billion) for a worsening drought in Horn of Africa countries affecting more than 13 million people. The funding is boosted from around US$500
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      Lock icon Breast cancer patients can benefit from double therapy: British study
      260 24 REUTERS STOCKHOLM Giving breast cancer patients radiotherapy and chemotherapy at the same time significantly cuts the risk of having their tumours come back and should be considered as a new treatment approach across the world, British cancer experts said yesterday.
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      Lock icon THAIS AGAINST GRAFT
      46 24 An anti-corruption rally in Bangkok, Thailand, yesterday. The event was staged by the Coalition Against Corruption, comprising the Stock Exchange of Thailand and many private sector groups that believe widespread corruption has contributed to Thailand’s political instability of the last five years. AP
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  • BUSINESS
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      Lock icon PCCW to list telecoms arm, raise up to S$1.66 billion
      153 26 REUTERS HONG KONG Hong Kong telecommunications and media firm PCCW will spin off and list its telecom assets to raise up to HK$10 billion (S$1.66 billion), it said in a filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange yesterday. PCCW expects
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      Sinotrans, Keppel to develop river port in China
      260 26 SINGAPORE Keppel Telecommunications Transportation (Keppel T&T) has signed a joint venture agreement with Sinotrans to jointly develop and operate a river port along the Yangtze River, serving Wuhu city, Anhui province and the central region of China. The joint venture, Wuhu Sanshan
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      Stratech gets in-principle approval on new shares
      141 26 SINGAPORE Stratech Systems has received in-principle approval from the Singapore Exchange for the listing and quotation of 286,449.497 new shares. This is in conjunction with its proposed acquisition of an 80 per cent stake in Global Telecom from Asia Media Systems. It is
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      Lock icon Yuan rate 'highly relevant' to payment balance: PBOC chief
      424 27 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON The yuan’s exchange rate is “highly relevant” to China’s international balance of payments, People’s Bank of China (PBOC) governor Zhou Xiaochuan has said, adding that a global economic slowdown would not normally affect the nation’s currency policy. The central
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      Lock icon Thailand may lower growth projections on weak global economy
      204 28 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON The Bank of Thailand may lower its economic growth projections when it unveils new forecasts next month as a weakening global recovery weighs on the nation’s expansion, governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul said. Inflation expectations are not likely to rise and
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    • WEEKLY ROUNDUP (SEPT 19 TO 23)
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        STI
        57 28 FRIDAY CLOSE 2,698.80 (-0.80%) Thursday 2,720.53 q 2.55% Wednesday 2,791.79 p 0.39% Tuesday 2,780.84 p 0.86% Monday 2,757.23 q 1.14% TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Genting SP 138,651 $1.635 p 0.615% GoldenAgr 99,289 $0.660 q 2.222% Noble Grp 97,748 $1.455 q 3.322% Sheng Siong 37,709 $0.435
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        ASIA
        27 28 HANG SENG 17,668.83 (-9.18%) È NIKKEI È È CLOSED È SHANGHAI 2,433.16 (-4-56%) È AUSTRALIA 3,903.20 1,697 44 MUMBAI 16,162.06 (-4.56%) MALAYSIA CLOSED SEOUL 1,697.44 (-7.75%)
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        SHENG SIONG
        97 28 STOCK CALL Hold s$0.435 OCBC starts Sheng Siong at Hold with S$0.43 fair value. House says: “We like Sheng Siong for its strong fundamentals and healthy balance sheet, but are also mindful of the temporary revenue decline expected in FY11. Overall, given the dismal economic outlook, Sheng Siong
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  • DIGITAL
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      Lock icon Nikon launches world's smallest interchangeable lens camera
      886 30  -  PETER YEO SINGAPORE When Nikon launched its latest Nikon 1 series of cameras last Wednesday, it started a new chapter in its storied past. As the optical and imaging company prepares to celebrate its 95th anniversary next year, its latest Nikon N1 series
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      253 35 REUTERS BERLIN Kenyan Patrick Makau dethroned king of the roads Haile Gebrselassie at the Berlin Marathon yesterday by slashing 21 seconds off the Ethiopian’s world record despite running on his own for the final 10km. Makau ran under worldrecord pace for the entire 42.195km on
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      1274 2  -  What the future holds for a dance student in Singapore MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg FRENCH ballet superstar Sylvie Guillem. British hotshot choreographer Hofesh Shechter. Premier Spanish dance company Ballet Nacional de Espana. The spotlight will be on these names when da:ns Festival 2011 kicks off next week.
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      207 4 Political Mother If you couldn’t get enough of Hofesh Shechter’s explosive Singapore debut at last year’s edition, well, he’s back with a piece described as “part dance show, part heavy-rock gig”. Contemporary dance with muscle and heart. Oct 7 and 8,8pm, Esplanade Theatre. Tickets at
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      275 7 REUTERS BRITISH singer Elton John is in talks to make a film about his life, his spokesman said on Friday, in response to media reports about a planned biopic called Rocketman. Newspapers and websites said that Rocketman would be produced by John’s partner David
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      156 7 From a Poly Diploma to a UK Bachelor's degree in ONE year! I BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING i I (Hons) -FINAL VEAR > ELECTRICAL ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING > DIGITAL SYSTEMS COMPUTER ENGINEERING Awarded by the University of Hertfordshire (UK) Next classes commencing (Confirmed) 28 November 2011 > Day/Evening Classes Available Foreign students
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      260 11 ON MEDIACORP MEGA MONDAY MOVIE: PITCH BLACK (PG-Action Violence) Channel 5, 7.30pm A group of marooned space travellers struggle for survival on a seemingly lifeless sun-scorched world. Starring Vin Diesel and Radha Mitchell. BOUNTIFUL BLESSINGS (Last episode) Channel 8, 9pm Fuxi loses part of her memory after being knocked out
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