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Title Section20 2011-12-21 1 TODAY MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Wednesday December 21, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking20 words
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772 2011-12-21 1 SUMITA SREEDHARAN - Follow the leader to higher taxi fares SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Commuters can expect to pay more for taxi rides on all cabs from the first week of January. This, after all the five remaining taxi operators who had yet to raise fares indicated yesterday that they would do so772 words
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477 2011-12-21 2 AGENCIES SEOUL After the hysterical scenes which greeted news of Kim Jong Il’s death, North Korean media struck a more solemn mood yesterday as mourners filed past his body and the regime stepped up a campaign toAGENCIES - 477 words
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Article, Illustration314 2011-12-21 2 10 THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT KIM JONG IL THE ‘DEAR Family legend says rainbows appeared when he was born on sacred Mt Paektu in 1942 though Soviet records show he was born in Siberia in 1941 First seen in public in early 1970s while on holiday in MaltaAP - 314 words
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217 2011-12-21 3 THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON Forty-eight hours after Kim Jong Il died on a train on Saturday, officials in Seoul and Washington still did not know anything about it. For South Korean and American intelligence services to have failed to pick up anyTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 217 words
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Article, Illustration363 2011-12-21 3 AP PARIS A French neurosurgeon has confirmed that Kim Jong Il had a debilitating stroke in 2008, and described secretly treating the reclusive dictator while the North Korean public and world remained unaware of his condition. Dr Francois-Xavier RouxAP - 363 words
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418 2011-12-21 4 TEO XUANWEI - TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE From next year, HDB flatowners under the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board’s housing insurance scheme will pay lower annual premiums. The discount amounts to 12 per cent on average and will benefit four out of five, or about 362,500 Singaporeans418 words
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211 2011-12-21 4 HON JING YI - HON JING YI SINGAPORE Train services on the NorthEast Line (NEL) between Outram Park and HarbourFront stations were delayed for about 20 minutes yesterday morning due to a signalling fault. SBS Transit, which operates the line, said two trains stopped in the tunnel during that211 words
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143 2011-12-21 4 A one-stop land transport knowledge and research hub will be developed here, which will focus on public transport and sustainable mobility. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) and International Association of Public Transport (UITP) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding143 words
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211 2011-12-21 4 EVELYN CHOO - EVELYN CHOO SINGAPORE SMRT has suspended the driver who was said to have braked abruptly and caused a passenger to fall on Sunday. The victim, 54-year-old Madam Ding Weibo, has since fallen into a coma and her condition has apparently worsened.211 words
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518 2011-12-21 6 AGENCIES BRUSSELS The euro zone debt crisis is set to spread and deepen next year, European Central Bank (ECB) president Mario Draghi has warned, as Britain refused to contribute to the latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout fund forAGENCIES - 518 words
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Article, Illustration302 2011-12-21 6 REUTERS NEW YORK Facebook’s Mark Zucke r b e r g h u m a n rights activist Ronan Farrow and pop stars Lady Gaga (picture) and Justin Bieber are the ones to watch, according to Forbes magazine’s list of top-achieving people underREUTERS; AP - 302 words
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Article, Illustration238 2011-12-21 8 SAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL - SAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL SINGAPORE Twenty-one Singaporeans and three Malaysians stranded since Sunday at Endau Rompin National Park in Johor were rescued at around noon yesterday. The group was stranded after flood waters cut off access to their location. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) saidREUTERS - 238 words
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240 2011-12-21 8 JOHOR There is no concrete evidence that Singaporeans are using Johor as a platform to “get rid” of their cars, said Chief Minister Abdul Ghani Othman yesterday. He told the Johor State Assembly that a total of 22 Singapore-registered vehicles were reported stolen in240 words
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248 2011-12-21 10 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Dieting activates a protein which helps the mind stay young and healthy, a new study suggests. Low-calorie diets have previously been shown by several studies on animals to extend life, reduce the risk of dementiaTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 248 words
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325 2011-12-21 10 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON British health officials have issued a warning about the serious threat posed by norovirus after an outbreak saw cases in the United Kingdom jump by 19 per cent on this time last year. The winter diarrhoea andTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 325 words
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200 2011-12-21 12 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH NEW YORK With the share of married adults at an all-time low in the United States, a university report has unveiled clues why couples do not get married: They fear divorce. Among co-habitating couples, more than two-thirdsTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 200 words
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501 2011-12-21 12 AP SAN FRANCISCO The business of background checks in the United States is booming, with employers spending at least US$2 billion (S$2.6 billion) a year to look into the pasts of their prospective employees. They want to make sure they are not hiringAP - 501 words
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COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration1617 2011-12-21 14 CHRISTIAN OLIVER, JAMIL ANDERLINI - Messy regime collapse seems unlikely, but Kim Jong Un may feel pressure to prove himself through armed force CHRISTIAN OLIVER, JAMIL ANDERLINI THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED Before Kim Jong Un was anointed as North Korean heir apparent last year, his father sent him as part ofTHE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED; REUTERS - 1,617 words
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Article, Illustration930 2011-12-21 16 VICTOR CHA - Indications are that Beijing will want to ‘adopt’ the country to support the status quo VICTOR CHA Victor Cha, a professor at Georgetown and author of the forthcoming book The Impossible State: North Korea, Past, and Future, was director of Asian affairs at the WhiteTHE NEW YORK TIMES; REUTERS - 930 words
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Article, Illustration1367 2011-12-21 18 PANKAJ MISHRA - PANKAJ MISHRA Pankaj Mishra, the author of Temptations of the West: How to be Modern in India, Pakistan, Tibet and Beyond, is a Bloomberg View columnist based in Mashobra, India. The opinions expressed are his own. BLOOMBERG More than a century ago, China’sBLOOMBERG; AP - 1,367 words
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Article, Illustration860 2011-12-21 21 CHARLES A KUPCHAN - CHARLES A KUPCHAN Charles A Kupchan, professor of international affairs at Georgetown University and senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, is the author of No One’s World: The West, the Rising Rest, and the Coming Global Turn. THE NEW YORK TIMES A crisis of governabilityTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 860 words
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771 2011-12-21 22 BLOOMBERG BLOOMBERG EDITORIAL India’s slowing growth and mounting resistance to pro-mar-ket reforms are putting its 20-year economic miracle at risk. To extend the past two decades’ success, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his allies must maintain their commitment to liberalisation andBLOOMBERG - 771 words
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227 2011-12-21 24 Frances Ess - Letter from Frances Ess WHILE it is understandable that the public is angered by the recent train disruptions, a more important issue than whether SMRT’s chief executive officer should resign needs immediate attention. How do we rebuild commuter confidence in the Mass Rapid227 words
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178 2011-12-21 24 HUI CHI SHING - LETTER FROM HUI CHI SHING Before the recent train disruptions, there were two security lapses within a 15-month period, resulting in total fines of S$250,000 for SMRT Corporation. These incidents point to a question that might not have been178 words
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Article250 2011-12-21 24 ‘PERVERSE INCENTIVES’ SMRT must be the only listed company whose profits are unaffected by poor service performance. Talk about perverse incentives. If the investigations uncover serious or systemic errors, perhaps it would be better for the authorities to enforce a fare reduction rather than to fine SMRT.250 words
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Article, Illustration423 2011-12-21 27 Jimmy Chan Yee Shun - Letter from Jimmy Chan Yee Shun I DIFFER with Mr Conrad Raj, in his commentary “A lack of foresight?” (Dec 16), on the timing of the Government’s latest property measures. Except for the brief pullback after the sub-prime mortgage bubble in423 words
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Article, Illustration329 2011-12-21 27 Philip Lee Fook Seng - Letter from Philip Lee Fook Seng I REFER to the appropriate and timely letter “SBS must maintain buses better” (Dec 12), a topic I have commented on occasionally in social media, and agree that SBS Transit buses are noisy. But I do not think it329 words
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SINGAPORE
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Article506 2011-12-21 28 TAN WEIZHEN - TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE From tomorrow, SingTel consumers could be among the first in Singapore to experience 4G speeds on their mobile devices. Yesterday, the telco launched its 4G, or long term evolution (LTE) plan for consumer and business customers. The catch the 4G506 words
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Article, Illustration107 2011-12-21 28 ALL I WANT FOR NEW YEAR Some 160 beneficiaries including elderly and children from Voluntary Welfare Organisations were invited to the Esplanade yesterday to pen their hopes and wishes for the New Year on ‘wishing spheres’. The wishing spheres were then launched into Marina Bay. A total of 20,000 wishingCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 107 words
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257 2011-12-21 28 NURUL SYUHAIDA - NURUL SYUHAIDA SINGAPORE The Migrant Workers’ Centre (MWC) is gearing up to help migrant workers who may be affected by the economic slowdown next year. Noting that migrant workers may be “bearing the brunt” of companies winding up or employers not257 words
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Article, Illustration90 2011-12-21 30 CRUISING INTO TOWN AidaDiva, a cruise ship carrying more than 2,000 German-speaking passengers, called on Singapore for the first time on Monday. The ship, which has a passenger capacity of 2,050, is part of the Singapore Cruise Centre’s efforts to attract cruise passengers from Europe. Since 2006, Singapore has seenPHOTO COURTESY CATHERINE ONG ASSOCIATES - 90 words
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646 2011-12-21 30 TANYA FONG - TANYA FONG tanyafong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE He had sought to enforce a judgment against his former mistress to return about S$3.98 million owed to him, but his appeal against the judge’s adjournment was turned down yesterday at the High Court. Given that Mr Chen Chun Kang’s646 words
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197 2011-12-21 31 ALVINA SOH - ALVINA SOH SINGAPORE A student from the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) has been sentenced to two weeks’jail for trying to take an upskirt photo of a 14-year-old girl inside a lift with his mobile phone. Even though 23-year-old Shahidan197 words
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170 2011-12-21 31 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE A Filipino domestic helper was sentenced yesterday to three months’ jail for duping her employer into handing over her jewellery and then pawning them. Glenda Dayrit Alabado, 40, pleaded guilty to one charge of cheating and another charge of theft. In October,CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 170 words
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Article, Illustration199 2011-12-21 31 The Night Safari has welcomed a lanky newcomer this festive season a 1.88metre tall baby giraffe. Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS), which owns and operates the Night Safari, said yesterday that the male calf was born on Dec 5. It got on it its feet moments after a two-metreCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 199 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration351 2011-12-21 32 Decision signals tight security alliance with the US AGENCIES TOKYO Japan selected Lockheed Martin’s F-35 stealth fighter as its next mainstay jet yesterday as concern simmers over North Korea and as China introduces its own stealth fighters. The decision came as Japan and the UnitedAGENCIES; REUTERS - 351 words
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Article, Illustration278 2011-12-21 32 AP ILIGAN (Philippines) The Philippine government shipped more than 400 coffins yesterday to two flood-stricken cities in the south where the death toll neared 1,000, as President Benigno Aquino III declared a state of national calamity and relief agencies rushed to help. The latestAP; REUTERS - 278 words
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Article112 2011-12-21 32 AGENCIES Malaysia’s Meteorological Department has warned the public to keep off beaches and out of the sea this week along the east coast of Peninsula Malaysia, as well as in Sabah and Sarawak in East Malaysia. Tropical storm Washi, which has devastated the Philippines, is expected toAGENCIES - 112 words
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163 2011-12-21 34 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER Malaysia’s opposition coalition Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) produced more documents yesterday to support its allegations that former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad had secured World Bank funds during his term. PKR strategy director Rafizi Ramli showed reporters an accountTHE MALAYSIAN INSIDER - 163 words
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Article, Illustration278 2011-12-21 34 AGENCIES HONG KONG Mr Winston Wong (picture), son of Formosa Plastics Group’s late founder Wang Yung-ching, sued in Hong Kong to recover more than US$4 billion (S$5.2 billion) in assets for the estate of his father, once Taiwan’s richest man. In legalAGENCIES; BLOOMBERG - 278 words
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263 2011-12-21 34 BLOOMBERG BEIJING China has promised to compensate victims of illegal land grabs in the southern Chinese village of Wukan, where a standoff over past development deals and the death of a local butcher entered its 10th day. The government will reclaim about 10.5BLOOMBERG - 263 words
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331 2011-12-21 36 THE NEW YORK TIMES NAIROBI (Kenya) The United States government is increasingly concerned about the Twitter account of the Al Shabab militant group of Somalia, with US officials saying Monday that they were “looking closely” at the militants’ use of TwitterTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 331 words
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229 2011-12-21 36 AP BEIRUT Syria has agreed to an Arab League plan to send foreign monitors, bowing to growing international pressure to end its bloody crackdown on a nine-month uprising. However, the opposition saw the deal as a stalling tactic, especially given reports byAP - 229 words
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Article, Illustration236 2011-12-21 36 AP CAIRO Volunteers in white lab coats, surgical gloves and masks stood yesterday on the back of a pickup truck along the banks of the Nile River in Cairo, rummaging through stacks of rare 200-year-old manuscripts that were little more than charcoal debris. TheAP - 236 words
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Article, Illustration161 2011-12-21 38 AP BAGHDAD Iraq’s Shia-led government has issued an arrest warrant for its Sunni Vice-President, accusing him of running a hit squad that assassinated government and security officials, a day after the last United States troops left the country. Vice-President Tariq Al Hashemi (picture),AP - 161 words
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169 2011-12-21 38 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH OSLO Two Swedes have been arrested by the Norwegian police for smuggling more than 250kg of butter into the country, offloading one consignment for more than £25 (S$51) a packet. The two men, from the northern Swedish city of Umea, managed toTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 169 words
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Article, Illustration290 2011-12-21 38 AP DETROIT An Iranian-Amer-ican who appeared on Iran’s state TV is not a CIA spy as the authorities in that country claim and was visiting relatives when he was detained, his father said on Monday. Iran’s state TV broadcast a videoAP - 290 words
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218 2011-12-21 40 AGENCIES PARIS As many as 30,000 women in France will be ordered to have their faulty breast implants removed, the daily newspaper Libération reported yesterday. The implants supplied by the firm PIP (Poly Implant Prothèse) are suspected of having caused the deathAGENCIES - 218 words
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319 2011-12-21 40 AGENCIES NEW YORK —The keyboard and mouse could become obsolete by the year 2017 with the arrival of mind-controlled devices, IBM has predicted in its annual list of five developments in technology that it thinks will come true in the next five years. “MindAGENCIES - 319 words
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178 2011-12-21 40 REUTERS Women who use lotions and gels to produce a fake suntan tend to cut back on outdoorsunbathing and use of tanning beds, with close to 40 per cent who use such products saying theyREUTERS - 178 words
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Article, Illustration91 2011-12-21 41 Studded with more than 72,000 pieces of Swarovski cut crystal and valued at more than ¥10 million (S$167,610), this sparkling toilet is on display in Tokyo’s Ginza shopping district until the end of the month. Toilet manufacturer INAX and the Austrian jeweller said it was created in aREUTERS - 91 words
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Article, Illustration282 2011-12-21 41 AP MEXICO CITY The Mexican capital will close one of the world’s largest garbage dumps by the end of the year and will instead turn the garbage from millions of people into reusable materials and energy, Mayor Marcelo Ebrard announced on Monday.AP - 282 words
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182 2011-12-21 41 AP The Seattle City Council voted on Monday to ban single-use plastic bags from groceries and other retail stores, joining a growing trend among cities that embrace green values. The ordinance, which was approved unanimously following months ofAP - 182 words
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216 2011-12-21 42 DOW JONES SYDNEY China’s Yanzhou Coal Mining is in initial talks with Gloucester Coal to merge their Australian coal assets and create a miner worth up to A$8 billion (S$10.4 billion), three people familiar with the matter said yesterday. The moveDOW JONES - 216 words
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168 2011-12-21 42 DOW JONES Budget carrier Tiger Airways, which was forced to suspend flights in Australia in July because of safety concerns, said yesterday it expects its Australian unit to return to normal flight operations by the middle of next year andDOW JONES - 168 words
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Article55 2011-12-21 42 TUESDAY CLOSE 2,614.45 (-0.14%) Monday 2,618.09 q 1.55% Friday 2,659.22 p 0.91% Thursday 2,635.25 q 1.39% Wednesday 2,672.39 q 0.50% TOP 5 BYVOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Noble Grp 60,634 $1.155 p 4.525% GoldenAgr 44,812 $0.690 q 1.429% Mewah 31,158 $0.475 p 2.151% GLP 30,265 $1.665 p 1.524% Genting55 words
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Article29 2011-12-21 42 HANG SENG 18,080.20 (+0.06%) Ç NIKKEI 8,336.48 (+0.49%) Ç SHANGHAI È 2,215.93 (-0.18%) AUSTRALIA È 4,053.10 MALAYSIA MUMBAI 15,175.08 SEOUL MALAYSIA 1,465.17 (-0.85%) È Ç SEOUL 1,793.06 (+0.91%)29 words
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Article82 2011-12-21 42 STOCK CALL BUY S$1.665 DBS keeps call and raises target to S$2.31 from S$2.29. House said its joint venture with sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp to buy 15 Japanese logistic properties was “another landmark acquisition” and will increase GLP’s market share in Japan. It forecasts estimated property yield82 words
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250 2011-12-21 44 LYNDA HONG - LYNDA HONG lyndahong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore’s retail sector is likely to face some headwinds next year as rising global economic uncertainties dampen tourist arrivals. Retailers are also not too optimistic of the sector’s prospects as they face mounting cost pressures due to250 words
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371 2011-12-21 44 MILLET ENRIQUEZ - MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The train disruptions last week are expected to have a wide-ranging impact on rail operator SMRT. Market experts say the company’s earnings could take a hit, with the cost of repairs and maintenance rising 10 per cent in the coming371 words
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125 2011-12-21 44 WONG SIEW YING - WONG SIEW YING Jurong Shipyard, a subsidiary of Sembcorp Marine, has broken ground on its US$550-million (S$714-million) shipyard in Brazil. Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz, the group’s first overseas integrated new yard facility, will cater to oil and gas centres in the Atlantic, Gulf of125 words
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236 2011-12-21 45 AGENCIES TOKYO Japan is discussing with China possible purchases of Chinese government bonds, Finance Minister Jun Azumi said yesterday, a sign the nation is diversifying foreign-exchange holdings by tapping into the world’s second-largest economy. “I think it’s mutually beneficial” for the twoAGENCIES - 236 words
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Article, Illustration227 2011-12-21 45 DOW JONES SINGAPORE Asia-Pacific economies and banks will be tested next year by a slowing global economy and a potential worsening of Europe’s fiscal crisis, Standard Poor’s said in a report yesterday. But fundamentally sound economies and banks with strong balanceDOW JONES; BLOOMBERG - 227 words
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100 2011-12-21 45 DOW JONES Singapore-listed Neptune Orient Lines said yesterday its container shipping unit APL has teamed up with five other shipping lines to create one of the largest vessel networks in the Far East-to-Europe trade lane, called the G6 Alliance. The partnership will createDOW JONES - 100 words
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221 2011-12-21 47 AGENCIES TOKYO Olympus is preparing to issue about US$1.28 billion (S$1.7 billion) in new shares, with Sony, Fujifilm and Panasonic seen as possible buyers, as it tries to bolster its depleted finances, the Nikkei Business Daily reported. Olympus is believed to beAGENCIES - 221 words
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290 2011-12-21 47 AGENCIES NEW YORK AT&T has dropped its US$39 billion (S$51 billion) bid for Deutsche Telekom’s US wireless unit, bowing to fierce regulatory opposition. The bid to acquire T-Mobile USA came to an end in a phone call between the companies’ chief executive officers onAGENCIES - 290 words
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217 2011-12-21 47 Hang Ten jumps 56% after Li Fung Ltd bid AGENCIES HONG KONG Shares in clothing retailer Hang Ten Group Holdings jumped as much as 56 per cent to a one-year high yesterday after receiving a HK$2.65 billion (S$445 million) buyout offer from a sister company of Li Fung Ltd. TheAGENCIES - 217 words
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Article, Illustration1053 2011-12-21 48 Those who refuse to use the social networking site explain THE NEW YORK TIMES OREGON Mr Tyson Balcomb quit Facebook after a chance encounter on an elevator. He found himself standing next to a woman he had never met yet through Facebook, he knew what herTHE NEW YORK TIMES; ART BY YEN YOK - 1,053 words
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Article, Illustration534 2011-12-21 50 Today launches a new luxury magazine, The Finer Life SINGAPORE Last weekend, a new magazine made its way into selected mailboxes across the island together with the usual copy of this newspaper. Titled The Finer Life, this inaugural issue of Today’s venture into high-end publishing is a534 words
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Article, Illustration521 2011-12-21 52 Liverpool boss cagey regarding his plans for life without their star AGENCIES LIVERPOOL As the outcome on Luis Suarez’s (picture) racism charge looms, Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish yesterday said that he has yet to ponder on how to approach matches without his star striker. ThereAGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 521 words
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Article324 2011-12-21 52 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Arsenal’s defensive woes have come back to haunt them after news emerged that Johan Djourou will be out for around three weeks and Kieran Gibbs is now unlikely to make his comeback against Aston Villa tonight (tomorrow morning, Singapore time). DjourouTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 324 words
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Article362 2011-12-21 52 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Recently fired Sunderland manager Steve Bruce wasted no time in getting back into the business the 50-year-old is now in line to become South Korea’s new national coach as he looks to take a break from club management. Bruce was sackedTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 362 words
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Article, Illustration552 2011-12-21 53 Rivals have to visit Eastlands and Mancini believes it gives his team an edge in title chase AGENCIES ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Manchester City vs Stoke MANCHESTER Roberto Mancini (picture) believes that his team are in a good position to win the Premiership after having played allAGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 552 words
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410 2011-12-21 53 AGENCIES ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Fulham vs Manchester United MANCHESTER Sir Alex Ferguson believes his Manchester United side have moved on from the shock of elimination from the Champions League and remain on course to retain their Premier League title. United’s 2-0 victory awayAGENCIES - 410 words
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271 2011-12-21 53 THE GUARDIAN Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has confirmed the club’s stance that if AC Milan want to secure the services of Carlos Tevez, they would have to buy the striker. Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani said yesterday that he will meet with CityTHE GUARDIAN - 271 words
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Article, Illustration619 2011-12-21 54 Chelsea look set to break the bank to rejuvenate ageing squad AGENCIES LONDON Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas further signalled his intent to transform his ageing team with a planned £20 million (S$40.5 million) bid next month for Everton’s Jack Rodwell. Everton have yet to receive aAGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 619 words
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Article, Illustration772 2011-12-21 55 SHAMIR OSMAN - LionsXII to face Selangor on Feb 7 in the fiery cauldron of Bukit Jalil SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore won their first Malaya Cup in 1921 by beating Selangor and the Republic’s biggest win came also against the red and yellow giantsTODAY FILE PHOTO - 772 words
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403 2011-12-21 55 SHAMIR OSMAN - SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE First there was an issue with the specific room that was earmarked for the project and, now, exorbitant rental rates are standing in the way of Tanjong Pagar United and their plans to set up a pro-shop at their403 words
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Article, Illustration581 2011-12-21 56 TAN YO-HINN - Singapore marathon now in the same league as Berlin, Boston races TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore (SCMS) is now on par, on paper at least, with the world’s leading marathons. Last Thursday, the event was awarded the International Association of AthleticsTODAY FILE PHOTO - 581 words
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Article, Illustration1421 2011-12-21 2 Kate Salter - Clever, self-deprecating and straight-talking, Emily Blunt is that rarest of birds an A-list star with a sense of humour Kate Salter features@mediacorp.com.sg THE DAILY TELEGRAPH IT WAS Paris fashion week and the lobby of Le Meurice, one of the city’s most opulent hotels, teemed with men and womenTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 1,421 words
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Article, Illustration686 2011-12-21 4 Anne Billson - Science fiction isn’t all talking squids in space; its creep into mainstream film is everywhere from Never Let Me Go to Midnight In Paris Anne Billson features@mediacorp.com.sg THE GUARDIAN HOLY looming planets, Batman! It has already been observed that Mike Cahill’s Another Earth and Lars VonTHE GUARDIAN - 686 words
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Article, Illustration159 2011-12-21 6 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH JON Bon Jovi has become the latest celebrity to fall victim to social media rumours that he is dead, but fortunately the rock star took to Facebook to prove he was alive and well. The rumours of 49-year-old Bon Jovi’s deathTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 159 words
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Article, Illustration199 2011-12-21 6 REUTERS GILBERTO Sanchez, who uploaded a pirated copy of Fox’s superhero movie X-Men Origins:Wolverine, was sentenced to one year in federal prison Monday. Sanchez, 49, pleaded guilty in March 2011 to uploading a“workprint” copy of the film to the site Megaupload.com in March 2009, approximatelyREUTERS; Photo: Bloomberg - 199 words
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Article, Illustration323 2011-12-21 6 AP YOU might say that Lady Gaga’s year really began in an egg. That’s how she arrived at the Grammys in February, encased in a large, translucent pod carried by scantily clad dancers. When she “hatched” onstage, she effectively gave birth to Born This Way,AP; Photo: AP - 323 words
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Article133 2011-12-21 6 AP JESSICA Lange and Sam Shepard have separated after nearly 30 years together. A publicist for Lange confirmed the split on Monday. People magazine first reported the separation, saying the actors concluded their relationship almost two years ago. The 62-year-old Lange and 68-year-old Shepard had beenAP - 133 words
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Article, Illustration279 2011-12-21 7 Cameron sued for ‘stealing’ Avatar again REUTERS AVATAR director James Cameron (picture) has been sued for the second time in nearly as many weeks by someone claiming to have come up with the idea for the sci-fi mega-hit. Cameron’s attorney, Bert Fields, and Fox both slammed the latest suit byREUTERS; Photo: Bloomberg - 279 words
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384 2011-12-21 7 REUTERS BLACKLISTED writer Dalton Trumbo, who penned the screenplay for the classic film Roman Holiday, had his credit restored by a Hollywood writers group Monday, reversing history 58 years after the movie’s release. Trumbo, the writer behind the original story for the 1953 film starringREUTERS - 384 words
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Article, Illustration366 2011-12-21 8 GENEVIEVE LOH - MOVIE REVIEW: SHERLOCK HOLMES A GAME OF SHADOWS PG-13, GENEVIEVE LOH THE fabulous Baker Street boys are back in town and the game is afoot once again. Don’t act all surprised. Everyone knew the sequel was already in the bag when director Guy Ritchie’s 2009 action-packed hyper-kinetic 21366 words
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Article, Illustration306 2011-12-21 9 CHRISTOPHER TOH - MOVIE REVIEW: THE ARTIST PG, 100MIN CHRISTOPHER TOH WHAT can you say about The Artist? Not a lot. (Hi-hat!) In fact, I’m speechless. (Cymbal shot!) Then again, so are the actors in the movie. (Bada boom!) Michel Hazanavicius’ The Artist is probably the best movie I’ve306 words
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Article, Illustration101 2011-12-21 9 CHRISTOPHER TOH - CHRISTOPHER TOH From Alexander Payne, the creator of the Oscar-winning flick Sideways, comes The Descendants, a tale of the sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic journey of Matt King (played by the always-dependable and ever-delightful George Clooney). King is an indifferent husband and father of two girls, but he is101 words
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Article, Illustration530 2011-12-21 10 Add a touch of colour to your parties with Philips’ range of myLightAccent household accessories WANT to brighten up your house this Christmas, New Year and every other day of the year? Here’s a nifty idea: Employ Philips’ range of myLightAccent party gear. With Philips’ help, you may530 words
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Article, Illustration363 2011-12-21 11 RYHAN YAZID - Calling your heart doctor just got easier with the EPI Life ECG mobile phone RYHAN YAZID ACCORDING to the World Health Organisation, 17.3 million people died from cardiovascular disease in 2008, and the number will snowball to 23.6 million by the year 2030. So when was363 words
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Article, Illustration374 2011-12-21 11 RYHAN YAZID - Sleek yet powerful, the Fujitsu Lifebook SH771 is the road warrior’s best friend RYHAN YAZID LAUNCHED on Oct 24, the Fujitsu calls its Lifebook SH771 the “thinnest and lightest 13.3-inch two-spindle Lifebook”. Even though the SH771 weighs in at a mere 1.22kg, it is a veritable powerhouse.374 words
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Article585 2011-12-21 12 Esplanade Presents: Celebrate December Celebrate December at Esplanade with a series of free concerts and performances that can be enjoyed until the end of the month. Tonight, be serenaded by St Anthony’s Canossian Secondary School Choir and Ministry of Bellz, who will be performing Christmas tunes with585 words
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Miscellaneous217 2011-12-21 14 ON MEDIACORP WEDNESDAY NIGHT MOVIE: MEN IN BLACK (PG) Channel 5, 10pm Two special agents the Men In Black who keep an eye on aliens in New York must try to save the world after rogue aliens threaten to blow up the city. Starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones.217 words
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Miscellaneous225 2011-12-21 14 ON MEDIACORP MAKCIK KAYPOP Suria, 9pm Makcik Kaypop is a dramedy based on the lives of a group of middle-aged women who not only love Korean pop culture but are obsessed by it. The title is a play on the Malay phrase “makcik kaypoh”, used to describe an auntie who225 words
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