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Title Section39 2011-12-07 1 TODAY MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 Wednesday December 7, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking Today MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Wednesday December 7, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking39 words
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401 2011-12-07 1 AGENCIES NEW YORK A threat by Standard Poor’s (S&P) to slash credit ratings across the euro zone has sounded a clarion call that could help German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy force through a change to the European UnionAGENCIES - 401 words
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763 2011-12-07 1 ESTHER NG - Unions must help these workers secure fair working conditions, decent salaries amid tough environment: PM Lee ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With the Republic’s economy losing steam and companies here introducing shorter work weeks and temporary layoffs, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday urged763 words
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HOT NEWS
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Article, Illustration579 2011-12-07 2 Opposition party calls for law compelling maintenance of parents, others want study to find root AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR A recent report has found that nearly one in three Malaysians aged 60 and above have been abandoned by their children, prompting some to call forAGENCIES; REUTERS - 579 words
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489 2011-12-07 3 SUMITA SREEDHARAN - SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The very people who are expected to benefit from the latest taxi fare revision announced by transport operator ComfortDelGro on Monday are apprehensive about the move. All six ComfortDelGro taxi drivers this reporter interviewed said they were worried about489 words
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391 2011-12-07 4 VENUS HEW - VENUS HEW venushewyl@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore is now 6th in a ranking of the most expensive locations in Asia to live in, surpassing rival business hub Hong Kong, which has fallen to 9th, according to ECA International’s Cost391 words
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334 2011-12-07 4 AGENCIES SINGAPORE An online survey conducted by HSBC Bank has ranked Singapore as the top overall destination for expatriates, with South-east Asian countries also faring strongly for those without children, that is. The results, released on Monday, canvassed more than 3,500AGENCIES - 334 words
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Article, Illustration398 2011-12-07 6 KAREN NG - KAREN NG SINGAPORE Restaurant staff are to “wait for customers to approach them” and “shall not touch the visitors or hurl abuse at them”. Inside these food and beverage outlets, customers are to be informed of the breakdown and total pricePHOTO BY OOI BOON KEONG - 398 words
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228 2011-12-07 6 LYNDA HONG - LYNDA HONG SINGAPORE Citigroup has set up a new “Innovation Lab” at Changi Business Park a first for corporate clients in the Asia-Pacific to help businesses stay competitive by tapping on a range of new Internet and mobile technologies. Many of Citi’s corporate228 words
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186 2011-12-07 8 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK An experimental vaccine grown in tobacco plants against deadly Ebola haemorrhagic fever protected more than 80 per cent of mice given a lethal dose of the virus, and may protect humans as well, researchers said. The vaccine, unlike previousBLOOMBERG - 186 words
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546 2011-12-07 8 AGENCIES SYDNEY News last week that a dangerous new bird flu virus, with the potential of wiping out more than half of humanity, has sparked an ethical debate over whether such a study should be published at all. Some scientists are arguing thatAGENCIES - 546 words
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Article, Illustration324 2011-12-07 10 THE NEW YORK TIMES PARIS Perceptions of the impact of migration in some countries are so distorted that their citizens estimate that there are as many as three times the number of immigrants living there than is actually the case, a globalTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 324 words
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316 2011-12-07 10 THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON Astronomers announced on Monday that they had taken Extra-Terrestrial off hold and resumed searching for radio signals from extraterrestrial civilisations with a set of radio telescopes in Hat Creek, California. The project, part of the Search forTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 316 words
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Article, Illustration425 2011-12-07 10 600 light years away, the Kepler-22b lies in a zone that is neither too hot nor too AGENCIES WASHINGTON A newly discovered planet is eerily similar to Earth and is sitting outside Earth’s solar system in what seems to be a potential future homeAGENCIES; AP - 425 words
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320 2011-12-07 11 AGENCIES LONDON The gap between the rich and the poor has grown faster in Britain than in any other developed country over recent decades, research suggests. The Organisation for Economic Co-oper-ation and Development, a leading economic forum, said in a study that theAGENCIES - 320 words
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Article, Illustration484 2011-12-07 11 THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON Astronomers are reporting that they have taken the measure of the biggest black holes yet found in the universe, abyssal yawns 10 times the size of our solar system into which billions of Suns have vanished like a guiltyTHE NEW YORK TIMES; AP - 484 words
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173 2011-12-07 12 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH A two Michelin star restaurant in Tokyo has suspended its head chef after a diner came close to death having eaten the potentially poisonous puffer fish orfugu. The expensive winter delicacy in Japan contains aTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 173 words
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264 2011-12-07 12 REUTERS SHANGHAI Chinese police detained about a dozen workers at a Singapore-owned electronics plant in Shanghai yesterday as a strike involving over 200 workers extended into its seventh day in the latest labour unrest to hit the country. Around 80REUTERS - 264 words
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COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration714 2011-12-07 14 CONRAD RAJ - CONRAD RAJ conrad@mediacorp.com.sg Conrad Raj is editor-at-large at Today. If the latest round of price hikes by transport provider ComfortDelGro brings about a better cab service, there will be little reason to complain. Unfortunately I believe that will not be the case and theTODAY FILE PHOTO - 714 words
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Article, Illustration1008 2011-12-07 16 JEREMY - JEREMY Jeremy Warner, assistant editor of The Daily Telegraph, is one of Britain’s leading business and economics commentators. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Ever since central banks agreed to provide additional liquidity support to Europe’s stricken banks, stock markets have been surging in anticipation of an eventual,THE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 1,008 words
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Article, Illustration1769 2011-12-07 18 SUSAN P CRAWFORD - Govt intervention in high-speed Internet markets is only thing that will keep the poor from falling behind SUSAN P CRAWFORD Susan P Crawford is a professor at the Benjamin N Cardozo School of Law and a former special assistant to President Obama for science, technology andTHE NEW YORK TIMES; BLOOMBERG - 1,769 words
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Article, Illustration566 2011-12-07 22 BLOOMBERG BLOOMBERG EDITORIAL The humiliation of Russia’s ruling party in elections on Sunday demonstrates just how fed up Russians are with a regime that has brought them crushing corruption and 12 years of monolithic rule. It also exposes a deeper problem: The lackBLOOMBERG; AP - 566 words
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VOICES
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433 2011-12-07 24 Maureen Foo - Letter from Maureen Foo I REFER to Mr John Chan’s letter “Singapore needs anti-social behaviour laws” (Dec 5) and agree fully with his views. It is a lamentable reality that many Singaporeans need laws to deter wrongdoing or prod them to do the right433 words
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313 2011-12-07 27 Chong Kian Wee - Letter from Chong Kian Wee IT IS good to read, in “ComfortDelGro Q3 net profit up” (Nov 15), that the company is doing well, with a 6.1-per-cent increase in local taxi revenue and a 12.5-per-cent rise in group profit. This must bode well for313 words
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Article214 2011-12-07 27 Sandra Alison Jayandran - Letter from Sandra Alison Jayandran I READ with disbelief in the report “Comfort raises basic cab fares” (Dec 6) that ComfortDelGro is increasing its flagdown rates and extending city area surcharges to Sundays. Commuters like myself, who take cabs regularly, will have to pay more214 words
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104 2011-12-07 27 Michael Chua - Letter from Michael Chua I REFER to the letter “Do away with unsightly void decks” (Dec 5), about marks left on the walls by children playing ball games and that the authorities should crack down on them. Flats are getting smaller, open spaces,104 words
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304 2011-12-07 28 Wong Hon Mun - Letter from Wong Hon Mun Director, Agri Establishment Regulation, for Chief Executive Officer, Agri-Food Veterinary Authority WE THANK Dr Tan Chek Wee for his feedback in “Cat trap loan rule disregarded” (Nov 26). The Agri-Food Veterinary Authority (AVA) provides the loan of cat traps when304 words
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607 2011-12-07 28 Lim Thian Loke; William Lim - Letter from Lim Thian Loke Deputy Director, Psychological Services, Education Programmes Division, Ministry of Education William Lim Deputy Director, Higher Education Division, Ministry of Education WE REFER to Mrs Chang Siew Ngoh’s letter “Do more to help the disabled” (Nov 26) and Mr Danial607 words
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Article, Illustration266 2011-12-07 28 Krist Boo - Letter from Krist Boo Senior Vice-President, Communications, Resorts World Sentosa THANK you for the letters “How educational is unnatural dolphin behaviour?” (Dec 2, online) and “Hard for RWS to advise on dolphin protection” (Dec 3), on the Marine Life Park’s (MLP) schoolTODAY FILE PHOTO - 266 words
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Article165 2011-12-07 29 PHANG KIM WAH - LETTER FROM PHANG KIM WAH As dark clouds loom, it is pertinent to spare a thought for creditors whose debtors may be tempted to file for bankruptcy if their bets in the stock market go wrong. As one of the creditors in a bankruptcy case,165 words
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SINGAPORE
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639 2011-12-07 30 TANYA FONG - But Law Ministry may widen the scope for the ad hoc admission of QCs and equivalent to court TANYA FONG tanyafong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A proposed licensing scheme for “independent counsel” Queen’s Counsel (QC) or QC-equivalents such as Senior Counsel from Australia to appear in courts639 words
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Article, Illustration301 2011-12-07 31 SINGAPORE The National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (NATAS) and Temasek Polytechnic (TP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop thought leadership for the silver travel industry here. Under this agreement, both NATAS and TP’s School of Humanities Social SciencesTODAY FILE PHOTO - 301 words
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136 2011-12-07 31 CHANNEL NEWSASIA From today, letters will be sent out to remind Singaporeans aged 21 and above to sign up for the Growth Dividend this year. They must do so by Dec 31, said the Finance Ministry. This can be done eitherCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 136 words
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150 2011-12-07 31 A 73-year-old man who used sharp objects to scratch and damage 16 taxis at the car park of Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) will be hauled before a district court tomorrow to face mischief charges. The incident came to light in early150 words
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181 2011-12-07 32 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The National Research Foundation (NRF) has approved a proposal for Shanghai Jiao Tong University, one of China’s top universities, to set up a research centre in Singapore. Collaborating with the National University of Singapore (NUS), the centre will work on “Energy andCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 181 words
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210 2011-12-07 32 MONICA KOTWANI - MONICA KOTWANI SINGAPORE Former President S R Nathan has been conferred an honorary doctorate by Nanyang Technological University (NTU), in recognition of his distinguished achievements and contributions to the university and to the Republic. Mr Nathan was instrumental as founding director in210 words
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313 2011-12-07 33 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE Investment bank Morgan Stanley, accused by 18 Singapore investors of fraudulently wiping out their US$154.7 million (S$199 million) investment, denied wrongdoing and said the group was sophisticated and knew of the risks involved. The bank acted in good faith and shouldBLOOMBERG - 313 words
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123 2011-12-07 33 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE A third man was charged in court yesterday with Saturday’s murder of a 20-year-old full-time national serviceman at Central Square in Havelock Road. Poh Chong Heng, 27, was allegedly part of an unlawful assembly that led to the death ofCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 123 words
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109 2011-12-07 33 ALVINA SOH - ALVINA SOH An assistant nurse at a clinic at Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre was fined S$3,000 yesterday for deceiving patients into paying double the consultation fee. Oh Hui Min, 24, who was tasked with collecting payments from patients, pleaded guilty to two charges of109 words
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177 2011-12-07 33 ALVINA SOH A 47-year-old training consultant was fined S$4,000 in a district court yesterday following an incident in March this year where his dog bit a woman who came to his house to carry out work. Madam Toh Lai Chin, a piano177 words
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WORLD
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324 2011-12-07 35 Brazil also open to options as ministers from 190 nations join talks THE GUARDIAN DURBAN The European Union (EU) plans for a global treaty to legally bind all countries to slash greenhouse emissions by 2020 appear to be just on track after ChinaTHE GUARDIAN - 324 words
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Article, Illustration218 2011-12-07 35 BLOOMBERG AP BEIJING The Beijing Capital International Airport cancelled more than 70 flights yesterday because of snowfall in the Chinese capital, after fog and poor visibility grounded more than 200 services on Monday. The National Meteorological Centre issued a “yellow” fog alertBLOOMBERG; AP - 218 words
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239 2011-12-07 36 AP NEW DELHI India’s top telecommunications official said yesterday that Internet giants such as Facebook and Google have ignored his demands to screen derogatory material from their sites, so the government would have to take action on its own. MrAP - 239 words
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230 2011-12-07 36 BLOOMBERG SHANGHAI Coca-Cola Co beverages were tampered with in northern China, where the police are investigating after a child in the city of Changchun was killed and three other people were sickened in the incident, the government said. “Dangerous substances”BLOOMBERG - 230 words
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211 2011-12-07 36 REUTERS TOKYO Japan’s Meiji Holdings said yesterday that radioactive caesium was found in infant milk powder made by the food and dairy firm, in the latest food scare to grip the country nearly nine months after the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Meiji said it wasREUTERS - 211 words
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240 2011-12-07 37 AGENCIES TEHRAN Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have been put on a war footing amid increasing signs that the West is taking direct action to cripple Iran’s nuclear programme. An order from General Mohammed Ali Jaafari, the commander of the guards, raised the operational readinessAGENCIES - 240 words
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Article, Illustration205 2011-12-07 37 AP KABUL A suicide bomber struck a crowd of Shia worshippers at a mosque in Kabul yesterday, killing at least 54 people in the deadliest of two attacks on a Shia holy day the first major sectarian assaults since the fall of the Taliban aAP; REUTERS - 205 words
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164 2011-12-07 37 AP BEIRUT A surge in violence in the restive Syrian city of Homs has led to the deaths of 50 people in the past 24 hours, leaving dozens of bodies in the streets, activists said yesterday. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights citedAP - 164 words
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Article, Illustration144 2011-12-07 38 The worst drought in more than 200 years has paralysed shipping on the Danube river as shrinking water levels expose banks that have not seen the light for centuries as well as unexploded bombs and sunken warships from World War II. The level of Europe’s secondREUTERS - 144 words
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129 2011-12-07 38 REUTERS Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon region fell to its lowest in 23 years in the year through July, the government said, attributing the drop to its tougher stance against illegal logging. Destruction of the Brazilian portion of the world’s largest rain forestREUTERS - 129 words
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495 2011-12-07 39 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Ms Arzu Tahsin, an editorial director at a publishing house, has spent Fridays taking her daughter Esme to see a piano recital, the Gerhard Richter exhibition at the Tate Modern museum and even during the half-term holiday the 9/11 MemorialTHE GUARDIAN - 495 words
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Article, Illustration83 2011-12-07 39 This small crocodile was set to be released into one of the cooling canals adjacent to the Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant during a nighttime crocodile survey in Homestead, Florida. The crocodile monitoring programme began in 1978, a year after employees stumbled upon aAP - 83 words
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161 2011-12-07 39 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH An Indian company has launched an “Islamic smartphone”, featuring a full copy of the Quran, a GPS (Global Positioning System) application which points to Mecca and a calculatorforZakaat charitable donations. India is the world’s fastest-grow-ing mobile phone market with more than 850THE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 161 words
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Article, Illustration318 2011-12-07 40 AGENCIES MEXICO CITY Mr Enrique Pena Nieto (picture), Mexico’s leading presidential contender, was unable to name three books that had influenced him, when asked by an audience at a book fair. He was able to correctly name only one he has readAGENCIES; AP - 318 words
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118 2011-12-07 40 AP The Australian government has confirmed that an Australian businessman detained in southern China has been sentenced to 13 years in jail for embezzlement and bribery. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said in a statement that Matthew Ng planned toAP - 118 words
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134 2011-12-07 40 AGENCIES Philippine security forces found bloodstains at the coastal home where suspected Muslim militants barged in and dragged an Australian man away in the latest of a rash of abductions in the restive south, officials said yesterday. The police said Mr Warren Richard Rodwell,AGENCIES - 134 words
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156 2011-12-07 42 BLOOMBERG Teenagers who were abused as young children show changes in their brains that put them at risk for behavioural problems in adulthood, according to research from Yale University. Brain scans of adolescents who suffered physical abuse and neglect showed differences in the partthatBLOOMBERG - 156 words
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242 2011-12-07 42 AP WASHINGTON Birth control drugs that were heavily promoted as having fewer side effects and the ability to clear up acne and other hormonal bothers are under new scrutiny from safety regulators in the United States. Research suggesting that newer birth controlAP - 242 words
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127 2011-12-07 42 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH The morning-after pill is to be given out free for the first time, under a scheme that was announced on Monday. The British Pregnancy Advisory Service will encourage women to stock up on the emergency contraceptive over the Christmas period.THE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 127 words
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Article198 2011-12-07 42 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Babies born only a few weeks early are twice as likely to have behavioural and emotional problems by the time they go to school, a study has found. It is already knownTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 198 words
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183 2011-12-07 44 THE GUARDIAN British media rights business Chorion is close to finalising the sale of Mr Men and Little Miss brands to the Japanese owner of the hugely popular Hello Kitty franchise. Chorion, which has a £70 million (S$140.5 million)THE GUARDIAN - 183 words
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Article, Illustration111 2011-12-07 44 A house modelled on the colourful house featured in the 2009 animated movie Up has been sold for US$400,000 (S$514,200) to a couple from California who describe themselves as Disney ‘fanatics’. Mr Clinton Hamblin and his wife Lynette had been looking for aAP - 111 words
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323 2011-12-07 44 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK Cows at the University of Pennsylvania had to stand in their own faeces while eating in a barn. At Harvard University, a primate died in its cage after going through a mechanical washer and a goatBLOOMBERG - 323 words
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288 2011-12-07 46 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE Syndicated lending in Singapore has almost doubled to a record this year, driven by demand from property developers and a surge in commodity trading. Loans surged 91 per cent to US$38.3 billion (S$49.3 billion) this year from the same period lastBLOOMBERG - 288 words
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189 2011-12-07 46 MILLET ENRIQUEZ - MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The tender for a 99-year leasehold residential site in Alexandra Road received seven bids at the close yesterday, with the top offer at S$396 million, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said. The top bid of S$754 per sq ft189 words
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89 2011-12-07 46 DOW JONES CapitaLand is selling its China unit, Shanghai CapitaLand Xin Chuang Real Estate Development, for about S$173 million, the company said yesterday. The group will sell the Chinese firm, which has as its sole asset a 770,836-sq-ft land parcel in Shanghai,DOW JONES - 89 words
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Article86 2011-12-07 46 STOCK CALL HOLD S$1.095 Kim Eng reinitiates with S$1.10 target based on 0.8 times fiscal 2012 forecast price-to-book ratio. It says softening demand and a glut of new vessels on order may challenge the shipping industry well into the first half of next year and that while current stock86 words
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Article53 2011-12-07 46 TUESDAY CLOSE 2,749.24 (-0.61%) Monday 2,766.23 q 0.26% Friday 2,773.36 p 0.42% Thursday 2,761.88 p 2.20% Wednesday 2,702.46 p 0.53% TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE GMG R 126,586 s$0.019 q9.524% PSL Hldg 108,951 s$0.370 p21.311% GoldenAgr 66,172 s$0.705 UNCH Genting SP 54,849 s$1.535 q1.917% Noble Grp53 words
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Article29 2011-12-07 46 È HANG SENG 18,942.23 NIKKEI È È È NIKKEI 8,575.16 AUSTRALIA SHANGHAI 2,325.90 MUMBAI È AUSTRALIA 4,262.00 (-0.61%) MUMBAI CLOSED (CLOSED) MALAYSIA 1,480.92 (-0.61%) SEOUL 1,902.82 (-1.04%) È29 words
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275 2011-12-07 48 SINGAPORE A Jiangsu-based Chinese national who introduced a potential buyer to Singapore-listed Shanghai Asia Holdings has been fined S$50,000 by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) under the Securities and Futures Act (SFA) for insider trading. According to a statement275 words
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Article230 2011-12-07 48 RYAN HUANG SINGAPORE China’s largest jet fuel supplier said yesterday it expects world oil prices to remain elevated next year as Chinese and Asian demand counter any impact from an expected deterioration in the global economy. China Aviation Oil Singapore (CAO) said the globalRYAN HUANG - 230 words
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167 2011-12-07 48 WONG SIEW YING - WONG SIEW YING The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) said yesterday it plans to roll out an improved version of its cash management platform in the coming months. The initiative is currently being piloted in Singapore and Hong Kong and includes an167 words
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264 2011-12-07 50 DOW JONES SINGAPORE Emerging East Asia is likely to grow at only a slightly slower pace next year, despite the darkening global backdrop, but the region faces “major” downside risks, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said yesterday. In its quarterly AsiaDOW JONES - 264 words
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194 2011-12-07 50 REUTERS WASHINGTON The head of the International Monetary Fund on Monday said Greece’s adjustment programme was in a “difficult phase” with economic reforms moving slowly and growth extremely weak, a warning that came as the global lender approved a new aid tranche forREUTERS - 194 words
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122 2011-12-07 50 AGENCIES Australia’s central bank reduced its benchmark interest rate yesterday for a second straight month amid mounting concerns over the global economy. The Reserve Bank of Australia cut the overnight cashrate target by a quarter percentage point to 4.25 per cent, sayingAGENCIES - 122 words
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238 2011-12-07 51 AGENCIES SYDNEY Inpex Corp, the Japanese energy explorer planning the US$32 billion (S$41 billion) Ichthys liquefied natural gas project in Australia, said all fuel from the venture has been sold after it signed agreements with five Japanese utilities yesterday. TokyoAGENCIES - 238 words
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247 2011-12-07 51 REUTERS HONG KONG Hong Kong Science Technology Parks, which caters mostly to local technology start-ups and global companies, is investing HK$5 billion (S$827 million) on a green-tech-nology hub as it looks to attract more mainland Chinese companies with global ambitions. Chief executive AnthonyREUTERS - 247 words
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Article, Illustration176 2011-12-07 51 AGENCIES SAN FRANCISCO Ms Patricia Dunn (picture), the former Hewlett-Packard chairwoman who authorised a boardroom surveillance probe that ultimately sullied her remarkable rise from investment bank typist to the corporate upper class, died on Sunday after a long struggle with cancer. MsAGENCIES; BLOOMBERG - 176 words
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Article, Illustration399 2011-12-07 51 With fuel prices on the rise, what can motorists do to save fuel and the environment? Participants in the Hyundai Fuel Economy Challenge 201 1 set out to answer this question on Nov 20 as they drove their Hyundais in an amazing race around Singapore. The399 words
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Article1183 2011-12-07 52 DARRELL RIGBY - Omnichannel shopping blurs the line between conventional and online retail COMME NTARY DARRELL RIGBY Darrell Rigby is a partner at Bain Co and heads the firm’s Global Retail and Global Innovation practices. 2011 HARVARD BUSINESS PUBLISHING (DISTRIBUTED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES SYNDICATE) Digital retail technology© 2011 HARVARD BUSINESS PUBLISHING (DISTRIBUTED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES SYNDICATE) - 1,183 words
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Article, Illustration499 2011-12-07 54 Spare the holly and spoil the shopper as Orchard Road pulls out all the stops this year SINGAPORE Just when it seemed like Christmas shopping could not get any glitzier, the Orchard Road light-up is set to out-dazzle the crowds this year. This is the 28th yearPHOTO COURTESY ORCHARD CENTRAL - 499 words
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Article, Illustration152 2011-12-07 56 TAN YO-HINN - TAN YO-HINN SINGAPORE SEA Games triple gold medallist Cherie Tan’s (picture) run at the AMF Bowling World Cup, which ends today, is over. The 23-year-old missed out on a place in the stepladder finals after posting a 36-game total of 8,181 pinfalls at the Northcliff BowlingPHOTO BY TAN YO-HINN - 152 words
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Article, Illustration558 2011-12-07 56 SHAMIR OSMAN - LionsXII selection vindication for talented teenager Pravin who got in at the 11th SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE He intercepted a pass in the middle of the park, but the ball fell back to an opposing player who sent the ball out wide, and PravinPHOTO COURTESY FAS - 558 words
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Article, Illustration514 2011-12-07 58 SHAMIR OSMAN - Company plans to put on festival mood at home games to draw fans back to SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE From 8am yesterday, the words, “The Lions are back”, flashed across the screen above the H&M outlet along Orchard Road, reminding the throngs of people alongPHOTO COURTESY KINGSMEN - 514 words
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Article, Illustration431 2011-12-07 58 PHILIP GOH - ©FairPrice Foundation Nations Cup 2011 Title Sponsor FairPrice Foundation Nations Cup PHILIP GOH philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Republic stayed on target for a top two finish at the FairPrice Foundation Nations Cup 2011 after defeating another higherranked opponent for a second day in aPHOTO BY OOI BOON KEONG - 431 words
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Article, Illustration521 2011-12-07 59 Manchester clubs could be condemned to ignominy AGENCIES EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MANCHESTER England’s Manchester heavyweights may currently be in a neck-and-neck fight for the Barclays Premier League (BPL) title, but both clubs face the boot from the Champions League if they do not deliver the necessaryAGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 521 words
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Article, Illustration489 2011-12-07 60 Striker faces another FA charge after reaction to fans AGENCIES ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Fulham 1 Liverpool 0 LONDON Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has once again jumped to the defence of striker Luis Suarez, who stole the headlines forAGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 489 words
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Article, Illustration2042 2011-12-07 2 PHIN WONG - Kermit, Miss Piggy and the cast ofThe Muppets will save the world from cynicism one Kardashian at a time TODAY PHIN WONG PHINWONG IN LOS ANGELES phin@mediacorp.com.sg IT IS a strange thing finally meeting your childhood idols.You’re not quite sure whether to maintain some semblance of2,042 words
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Article, Illustration447 2011-12-07 2 PHIN WONG - The divine Miss Piggy on what it is about her that drives men and a certain frog wild PHIN WONG I asked Jason Segel for a tip on what to ask you about, and he said, “Ask her if she secretly had a crush on me.” Miss447 words
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Article, Illustration636 2011-12-07 10 REUTERS THE furore over The New Yorker’s decision to run a review of David Fincher’s The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo more than a week before the embargo date heated up on Monday, as the review hit newsstands and an email exchange betweenREUTERS; Photo: Reuters - 636 words
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Article, Illustration261 2011-12-07 10 REUTERS ANGELINA Jolie’s (picture) directorial debut is continuing to create headaches for her.The Salt actress is being sued by Croatian journalist and author James J Braddock, who claims that the plot for the film was lifted from a 2007 article he wrote. According to theREUTERS; Photo: AP - 261 words
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Article, Illustration168 2011-12-07 11 GENEVIEVE LOH - GENEVIEVE LOH The long-awaited feature film version of John le Carre’s seminal best-selling novel from nearly four decades ago is almost here. Boasting Britain’s acting royalty from stalwarts Gary Oldman, Colin Firth and John Hurt to new generation-ers Mark Strong and Tom Hardy the film is set at168 words
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Article, Illustration172 2011-12-07 11 REUTERS PETER Weller, the veteran actor who played the title role in the 1987 film Robocop, has joined J J Abrams’ next Star Trek movie. Details about Weller’s character aren’t being revealed yet, but Weller has StarTrek experience, having played John Frederick Paxton on two episodesREUTERS; Photo: AP - 172 words
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TECH
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Article, Illustration245 2011-12-07 12 RYHAN YAZID - Fujifilm X10 houses the latest film technology in a classic RYHAN YAZID AS A blend of the latest technology housed in classic style, the Fujifilm X10 tops its class. The camera boasts a 12-megapixel, “2/3-inch type” sensor which is larger than a conventional compact camera245 words
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Article, Illustration589 2011-12-07 13 June Yang, Hiranand Sunny Naresh - Christmas special on smartphones:What should you get to ring in the holiday season? Here are three phones we recommend. June Yang, Hiranand Sunny Naresh tech@mediacorp.com.sg GETTING a smartphone has never been this easy or this difficult. Shoppers over this festive season will be faced with589 words
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Article619 2011-12-07 14 Christmas with Doraemon Meet the ever-popular Japanese character Doraemon and his friends at Bukit Panjang Plaza (BPP), Lot One and Sembawang Shopping Centre this Christmas! Don’t miss the special Doraemon-themed mini maze which showcases the original artwork by Doraemon’s creator Fujiko Fujio, as well as scenes from619 words
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Miscellaneous33 2011-12-07 14 SUDOKUplus DIFFICULTY RATING: HOWTO PLAY The rules are easy. Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. COPYRIGHT UCLICK YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION33 words
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Miscellaneous253 2011-12-07 16 ON MEDIACORP YOU, ME AND DUPREE (TV Premiere; PG13-Mature Themes) Channel 5, 10pm Carl and Molly Peterson are just starting their new life together complete with a cute house, boring neighbours, stable jobs and the routines of newlywed existence. There’s just one unfortunate hitch in their perfectly constructed new world,253 words
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Miscellaneous274 2011-12-07 16 ON MEDIACORP A SONG TO REMEMBER (PG) Channel 8, 9pm Yu Hong’s performance as a lovelorn songstress in the musical receives tremendous praise and attention. Ye Jun tries to ruin Yu Hong’s voice by drugging her tea. Xiao Yue discovers it in time and stops Yu Hong from drinking the274 words
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