Today, 5 January 2012

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    41 1 Today MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF /A=DIAC0RP NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Thursday January 5, 2012 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Thursday January 5, 2012 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    Deep cuts proposed to pay of political leaders
    1559 1  -  Key recommendations by the ministerial salary review committee: Prime Minister’s annual salary to be cut by 36% President’s annual salary to be cut by 51% Minister’s annual salary to be cut by 37% Salary of a new minister benchmarked to 60% of
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      7 1 7 pages on the ministerial salary review
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      53 1 >> COMMENT SOME AREAS STILL NEED REVIEW 2 >> POLITICS IS ACALLING 2 >> CURRENT VS REVISED SALARIES 3 >> WHAT ARE THESE MAGIC NUMBERS? 3 >> NO MORE PENSIONS 4 >> PM’S LETTER TO GERARD EE 4 >> PRESIDENTTONYTAN WELCOMES CUT 6 >> WILLCIVILSERVICE SALARIES BE CUT? 6 >>
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  • REVIEW OF POLITICAL SALARIES
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      A job well done but ...
      1096 2  - A job well done but Some areas such as transparency and lack of long-term bonuses bear further review COMMENTARY MAK YUEN TEEN Mak Yuen Teen is an associate professor of accounting at the NUS Business School who specialises in corporate governance. The Committee to Review Ministerial Salaries has attempted to
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      THREE PRINCIPLES USED BY THE COMMITTEE TO DETERMINE THE NEW MINISTERIAL SALARIES
      371 2 COMPETITIVE SALARY Politics is a calling and privilege, and those who want to serve must have a sense of duty to the nation and a desire to contribute to the public good. For a country to succeed, talented
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      FROM THE MEDIA CONFERENCE
      678 3 Why benchmark against the median income of the top 1,000 Singaporeans? Why a 40 per cent discount? What are these magic numbers? Gerard Ee: There is no magic number. We deliberated and took all the feedback. In fact, I remember someone suggested 30 times the median
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      Lock icon GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO ACCEPT COMMITTEE’S RECOMMENDATIONS: PRIME MINISTER
      285 4  -  Lee Hsien Loong Dear Gerard, Thank you for chairing the Committee to review the salaries of political appointment holders in Singapore. The Committee’s report “Salaries for a Capable and Committed Government” provides a detailed account of the Committee’s findings and recommendations. This
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      No more pensions
      623 4  -  Proposed change to affect those appointed from May 21, 2011 TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg they don’t need pensions.” ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY ESTHER NG AND TAN WEIZHEN SINGAPORE The long-standing practice of disbursing pension to political office holders as a way to recognise their contributions to the nation will
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      Bonus tied not just to GDP
      431 4  -  TEO XUANWEI SINGAPORE Three new indicators that track the progress of average and lower-income Singapore citizens, along with the Republic’s economic performance, have been proposed as the basis of an alternative bonus to be paid to political office holders. Currently, economic growth is the
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      President Tony Tan welcomes 51% cut
      474 6  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It had been one of the topics tackled in the keenly-contested Presidential Election last August, with several candidates acknowledging that the S$3.17 million annual salary of the President was too high. Yesterday, the committee tasked to review political salaries
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      Committee recommends biggest percentage cut for Speaker
      415 6  -  NEO CHAI CHIN SINGAPORE Their work and service to constituents will not be affected by cuts to annual allowances recommended by the committee which reviewed political salaries, several Members of Parliament told Today. Member of Parliament will see a 3-per cent reduction in
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      Public Service Division studying recommendations
      556 6 SINGAPORE As substantial cuts to ministerial pay are being proposed which could lead to junior ministers earning less than a top civil servant the Public Service Division (PSD) will be studying the proposals to assess whether they can be applied to Civil Service salaries. Responding
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      Mixed reactions to recommendations
      734 8  -  ESTHER NG, TAN WEIZHEN estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE While proposed cuts to Ministers’ salaries may never be enough to satisfy critics, observers felt the key, going forward, is how the Government will convince Singaporeans that the revisions are palatable. Singaporeans need not wait long, as Parliament will debate
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      CURRENT VS PROPOSED ANNUAL PAY COMPONENTS FOR POLITICAL APPOINTMENT HOLDERS
      288 8 Component Current Framework Revised Framework Fixed Components Monthly pay 12 months No change Non-Pensionable Annual Allowance (NPAA) 1 month; commonly known as 13th month bonus or Annual Wage Supplement No change Special Allowance (SA) 1 month Removed Public Service Leadership
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      What’s enough to attract political talent?
      1122 10  -  We need that elusive social consensus on how much is right and necessary COMMENTARY EUGENE K B TAN Eugene K B Tan is assistant professor of law at the Singapore Management University School of Law. Ministerial pay has been a hot-button issue ever since
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      FROM THE MEDIA CONFERENCE
      195 10 Do you think the cuts are steep? Do you think it might deter good talent from coming forward to serve? Gerard Ee: If we thought it was too steep (and would) deter potential talent from coming forward we would not have made this recommendation. After much
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      26 2 WATCH THE MEDIA CONFERENCE Get a QR code reader app from your smartphone’s app store (search for “QR reader”) and scan the code, or visit http://tdy.sg/salariesvid.
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  • COMMENT & ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon It’s a crisis of leadership, not of capitalism
      1237 12  -  Of course, there are varieties of capitalism, and choices to be made. Among rich countries, the American version stands at one extreme, parts of Europe at the other. Capitalism in America is not the same as capitalism in, say, Sweden. But the
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      Lock icon Bring back boring banks
      942 16  -  It is too dangerous relying on central banks to counter panics radical changes are needed AMAR BHIDE AmarBhide, a professor at Tufts’Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, is the author of A Call for Judgment: Sensible Finance for a Dynamic Economy. THE NEW YORK TIMES Central
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      Lock icon Japan needs a Shenzhen
      891 18  -  WILLIAM PESEK Tokyo-based William Pesek is a Bloomberg View columnist. BLOOMBERG If you want to silence a room filled with Japanese politicians, suggest they should learn from China. The conventional wisdom favours the flip side of this dynamic: China should be studying Japan’s playbook. Japan, after
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  • VOICES
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      Comprehensive sexuality education plays a role in successful adult life
      407 20  -  While it is true that abstinence is the only foolproof way to avoid pregnancy or a sexually transmitted infection, how likely is it that our youth who are delaying marriage for their studies and career advancement will all abstain until
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      Mechanised car parks should be built at popular eateries
      225 22  -  Letter from Tan Kok Tim I REFER to the report “Mechanised parking systems for HDB estates?” (Dec 24). The National Development Minister has asked the Housing and Development Board (HDB) to study these systems for older estates, which have space constraints
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      S-League will always be our priority: FAS
      425 22  -  Letter from Ridzal Sa’at Deputy Director, Marketing and Competitions, Football Association of Singapore WE REFER to Mr Chan Teck Guan’s letter “S-League for MSL trade-off, FAS?” (Dec 30) and Ms Gidania Wong’s letter “Get our football priorities clear” (Jan 2) and thank the
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon PA not involved in ‘party politics’
      190 24 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The question of whether Mr Anthony Loh, appointed on Tuesday as adviser to the Bedok Reservoir-Punggol grassroots organisations (GROs), would be fielded as a candidate in the next general election “was not even a consideration”, said the People’s Association (PA) yesterday.
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      PM LEE ON LEADERS’ RETREAT
      107 24  -  S RAMESH Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will be in Putrajaya today for the Leaders’ Retreat with his Malaysian counterpart, Mr Najib Abdul Razak. This is their third retreat, which was first started by former Malaysian Premier Abdullah Badawi and Mr Lee in Langkawi in
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      Help on step-down care facilities
      341 24  -  NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With a lack of awareness on step-down care facilities in the community, grassroots leaders will now be involved to bring information to residents. The Agency for Integrated Care (AIC), in charge of bringing together the intermediate and long-term care sectors,
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      ‘Medical misadventure’ ruled in liposuction death
      368 27  -  Mr Yeo found that Mr Heng’s injuries ‘were inadvertently caused by Dr Wong’ when he advanced and manoeuvred instruments in the patient’s body. ALVINA SOH ALVINA SOH alvinasoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The State Coroner has recorded a finding of medical misadventure in the death of former
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      Lock icon GCE O-LEVEL RESULTS TO BE RELEASED ON MONDAY
      110 27 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The results of the 2011 Singapore-Cambridge GCE O-Level Examination will be released on Monday. School candidates can collect their results from their schools at 2pm, while private candidates will be informed of their results by post. Private candidates may also
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      S’POREAN CHEATED IN SCRATCH-AND-WIN SCAM IN J8
      108 27 A 76-year-old Singaporean became the latest victim of a scratch-and-win scam in Johor Baru, The Star reported yesterday. The woman lost RM14,500 (S$5,943) after being approached by two men while heading towards the Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex on Dec 19.
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      SINGTEL NETWORK PROBLEMS ‘DUE TO HARDWARE FAULT’
      170 27  -  VIMITA MOHANDAS Customers of SingTel 3G mobile services have been experiencing problems with the network in parts of the island. Those affected since Tuesday night are mainly in the northern and western parts, and faced disruptions with 3G voice, SMS and mobile Internet
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Romney wins Iowa caucus by 8 votes
      481 30 AGENCIES DES MOINES (Iowa) The opening contest in the Republican presidential race ended in a near tie between Mr Mitt Romney and Mr Rick Santorum, tangling the path forward as the contest moves to New Hampshire, South Carolina and Florida. Mr Romney, a
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      Lock icon MCCAIN TO ENDORSE ROMNEY
      80 30 AGENCIES A Republican official says that the party’s 2008 presidential nominee Senator John McCain is endorsing Mr Mitt Romney forthe 2012 nomination. The endorsement is a signal by the party’s onetime standard-bearer that Republicans should start falling in line behind Mr Romney. An endorsement by Mr
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      Lock icon SOLDIER DENIES KNOWING OF EXPLOSIVES IN BAG
      203 30 AP An American soldier charged with trying to bring explosives on an aircraft in Texas told investigators he used them in Afghanistan but did not realise any were in a bag he brought back to the United States and then apparently carried on
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      Lock icon Santorum strategy pays with strong Iowa result
      476 31 THE NEW YORK TIMES DES MOINES (Iowa) United States presidential hopeful Rick Santorum’s (picture) campaign in Iowa conducted no polls or focus groups, employed no speechwriter and had no security presence until a few days ago. “We don’t have a bunch of guys
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      Lock icon NY ISLAMIC CENTRE ATTACKER ‘ANGERED OVER TOILET USE’
      168 31 AP A man hurled crude firebombs at an Islamic cultural centre in New York on New Year’s Day in part because he was not allowed to use its bathrooms, a law enforcement official said on Tuesday. The 40-year-old man of Guyanese descent,
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      Lock icon Furnituremaker DaVinci hits back against Chinese broadcaster
      512 32 THE NEW YORK TIMES SHANGHAI Last July, China’s biggest state-run television broadcaster accused a luxury retailer named DaVinci Furniture of passing off low-quality goods from a factory in southern China as premium imports from Italy and other foreign lands. Now, DaVinci has pointed
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      Lock icon CHINA DENIES PREVENTING INDIAN DIPLOMAT FROM DEALING WITH SEVERE DIABETES
      169 36 REUTERS China denied yesterday that an Indian diplomat had been prevented from treating his severe diabetes while offering consular assistance during a trial, causing him to collapse and prompting a complaint from India’s Foreign Ministry. Mr S Balachandran, from the
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      Lock icon Beijing cuts TV shows that go against party line
      363 36 BLOOMBERG BEIJING China’s government said broadcasters must cut the number of entertainment shows during prime time by more than two-thirds, culling a format that exposed a widening wealth gap that contradicts the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) core dogma. The total number
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      Lock icon US, China talks following Kim Jong Il’s death
      220 36 AP BEIJING Senior United States and Chinese diplomats yesterday discussed North Korea following leader Kim Jong Il’s death and whether that will delay resuming talks on the country’s nuclear disarmament and deliveries of US food aid. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell
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      Lock icon JAPAN PM VOWS TO BRING ‘REBIRTH’ TO FUKUSHIMA
      169 38 AP Japan’s Prime Minister pledged yesterday to bring “rebirth” to the area around the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said in his traditional New Year’s press conference that the authorities would work to decontaminate the region from radioactive
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      Lock icon Japanese fugitive turns himself in ... on third try
      355 38 Japanese fugitive turns himself in on third try It has emerged that Hirata, a former member of the Aum Shinrikyo (Aum Supreme Truth) doomsday cult, was sent away by the officer on duty when he first tried to turn himself in, late on New Year’s Eve. THE GUARDIAN OSAKA A
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      Lock icon WIFE OF BALI BOMBING SUSPECT SENTENCED TO JAIL
      192 40 AP An Indonesian court yesterday sentenced the wife of the top suspect in the 2002 Bali bombingsto 27 months in jail for immigration violations. The East Jakarta District Court found Ruqayyah binti Husein Luceno, a 32-year-old Philippine national, guilty of using falsified
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      Lock icon ‘Opposition has back-up plan’ if Anwar found guilty
      370 40 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said his Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition has a contingency plan in place in the event he is found guilty of sodomy charges and imprisoned ahead of coming elections. “We have prepared the groundwork for
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      Lock icon MYANMAR’S PRESIDENT CALLS FOR NATIONAL UNITY
      117 40 AP Myanmar’s President has warned that the powerful influence of big nations threatens the sovereignty of smaller ones. In comments yesterday marking the 64th anniversary of independence from British rule, PresidentThein Sein made the traditional Independence Day call for national unity in the multi-ethnic
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      Lock icon UK family finally gets justice after 18 years
      488 42 AP LONDON In a case that exposed racism and incompetence in Scotland Yard and took 18 years to bring anyone to justice, ajury found two men guilty of brutally stabbing a black teenager to death. Gary Dobson, 36, and David Norris, 35,
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      Lock icon AUSTRALIA INVESTIGATING FRENCH BREAST IMPLANT RISK
      120 42 AP Australia’s medical watchdog agency met yesterday to assess whether potentially faulty French-made breast implants pose a threat to women. An expert panel of the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) was meeting to discuss safety concerns about the silicon implants that were made by the
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      Lock icon 3 IRANIAN GUARDS FACE MURDER CHARGES IN PAKISTAN
      120 42 AP A Pakistani official said three Iranian border guards held here face murder charges after fatally shooting a man inside Pakistan’s territory while chasing smugglers. Deputy commissioner Saeed Jamali said yesterday that the case against the three was registered at a police
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      Lock icon Book a space flight and even buy travel insurance for it
      342 43 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK The first flights of the new airlines that will take tourists past the threshold of space are poised to take off this year, and getting a seat on one is not all that
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      165 43 SORRY I FORGOT MY PASSPORT, BUT HERE’S MY IPAD AP A Canadian who realised he forgot his passport as he approached the United States border found a new way to gain entry last week: His iPad. Mr Martin Reisch, 33, said on Tuesday that he presented his driving licence and
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      156 43 AP A stray cat that survived two trips to a Utah animal shelter’s gas chamber now has a new home. The cat, named Andrea, had not been adopted for 30 days when West Valley City’s animal shelter officials tried to put her
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      320 43 Dr Alexander Elder World renowned trader and international bestselling author, Dr. Alexander Elder, will be in Singapore for one weekend only to present his trading methods. Dr. Elder has written numerous books on trading, including “Come into my Trading Room” and Trading fora Living”, both considered among the best books
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      194 44 AGENCIES of contraction at 49.2. agencies, with additional REPORTING BYAVELYN NG SINGAPORE The Republic’s manufacturing sector contracted for a sixth consecutive month in December as orders continued to shrink, a business survey showed yesterday. The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for December stood at 49.5
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      SGX DECEMBER SECURITIES TURNOVER DOWN 41%
      81 44 Securities trading in Singapore continues to track the weaker external environment. Data from the Singapore Exchange (SGX) shows that turnoverfor securities in December fell by 41 per cent to S$16.67 billion on-year. The daily average value was down 36 per cent to S$794 million.
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      124 44 Temasek Holdings has appointed former UBS chief financial officer John Cryan (picture) as its European president. This is a newly created role and market watchers say the move may signal that Temasek is looking at distressed assets in Europe. Temasek has limited
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      259 44 AGENCIES WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve will begin publishing later this month regular interest rate forecasts, hoping to increase its influence over economic activity by guiding investor expectations. The change was approved at the most recent meeting of the Fed’s policy-making committee last month,
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      91 46 City Developments and TID, a joint venture between Hong Leong Group and Mitsui Fudosan, are opening applications for Singapore’s first Executive Condominium of the year today. The Rainforest, located near Choa Chu Kang MRT Station, is a 466-unit development spread over 190,000
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      Real estate investments hit S$28.6 billion last year
      285 46  -  Data by property consultancy firm DTZ Research on transactions worth more than S$5 million each showed the increase in real estate investment sales last year was largely due to a rise in land site sales and government properties. VENUS HEW VENUS HEW
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      STI
      55 46 WEDNESDAY CLOSE 2,711.02 (+0.84%) Tuesday 2,688.36 p 1.59% Monday CLOSED Friday 2,646.35 q 0.99% Thursday 2,672.78 p 0.24% TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE GMG 116,373 s$0.120 p 0.840% Sheng Siong 69,013 s$0.475 p 7.955% GoldenAgr 46,005 s$0.730 p 0.690% Genting SP 41,187 s$1.560 q 0.319% Noble
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      30 46 HANG SENG 18,727.31 (-0.80%) È Ç È Ç È È NIKKEI 8,560.11 (+1.24%) È SHANGHAI 2,169.39 MALAYSIA AUSTRALIA 4,187.80 (+2.11%) MUMBAI 15,882.64 (-0.36%) MALAYSIA 1,504.22 (-0.62%) SEOUL 1,866.22 (-0.49%)
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      109 46 STOCK CALL Hold S$0.345 OCBC upgrades to Hold from Sell; keeps fair value at S$0.31. It says Midas ended last year on a positive note with three contract wins, but that the outlook remains challenging in the near future. House keeps its earnings estimates intact as it had already
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      Lock icon Citigroup Singapore sues hedge fund manager over gold losses
      255 48 AGENCIES SINGAPORE Citigroup’s Singapore unit is suing Hong Kong-based hedge fund manager Raghavendran Rajaraman, seeking to recoup US$1.03 million (S$1.3 million) in trading losses the bank says he incurred after gold fell from a record high in September. Mr Rajaraman had
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      Centre to boost S’pore’s standing as world’s 2nd-largest logistics hub
      233 48  -  LYNDA HONG LYNDA HONG lyndahong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Getting to the top is difficult. Staying there is even more challenging. In a bid to maintain and improve on Singapore’s position as the world’s secondlargest logistics hub (according to a World Bank report
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      TT International to invest in s$200m retail venture
      190 48  -  WONG SIEW YING SINGAPORE Singapore-listed TT International has signed an agreement with private equity real estate firm Lucrum Capital to invest at least S$200 million to complete an eight-sto-rey retail warehouse project injurong. TT International said it has started exclusive discussions with
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      Lock icon China home prices drop for 4th straight month
      197 54 AGENCIES BEIJING China’s home prices fell for a fourth month in December as the government prolonged a crackdown on speculation that risks deepening the slowdown in the world’s secondbiggest economy. Property values in 100 major Chinese cities dropped 0.25 per cent to
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      125 54 AGENCIES Samsung Electronics has obtained approval from South Korea to build a flash memory chip plant in China seen as costing some US$4 billion (S$5.14 billion). The plant will be Samsung’s second overseas chip manufacturing site and reflects the growing importance of
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      212 54 AGENCIES BEIJING China’s state audit office has uncovered 530 billion yuan (S$108 billion) worth of irregularities with local government debt. The findings of the National Audit Office report reveal a litany of bad practice, but the figure is barely a fraction of the
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      197 54 REUTERS SHENZHEN Shenzhen, a major manufacturing hub in southern China, will increase its minimum wage by 13.6 per cent next month despite warnings from factory owners the move could further hurt exporters already reeling from a sharp drop in Western orders. Shenzhen will
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      135 44 A LAW DEGREE IS NOT JUST TO BECOME A LAWYER. 7 “A University of London Law degree provides a distinct advantage in my professional dental practice. With committed staff and excellent academic materials, ITC is the best place to obtain this credential." Dr Kenji Chin, Dentist, Private Practice, BDS (Singapore),
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      338 56 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH A Wendi Deng Twitter account, set up in the name of billionaire Rupert Murdoch’s wife, has been exposed as fake, despite being officially verified as genuine by the microblogging service. The account appeared at a similar time to
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      363 56 AGENCIES SAN FRANCISCO A Steve Jobs action figure (picture), complete with miniature iPad and iPhone, is to go on sale online. The 12-inch figure depicts Steve Jobs, the former chief executive of Apple, who died last year, in his familiar black turtleneck and blue
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      Lock icon RIM ‘could strip CEOs of chairmanship’
      338 56 REUTERS TORONTO Research In Motion (RIM) is close to a decision on stripping its co-chief executives of their other shared role as chairman of the board, a newspaper said yesterday, a change that could meet a key demand from angry and disillusioned investors. The
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      580 58  -  RYAN HUANG ryanhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It was after one routine workout at the gym that Mr Lim Ze Yan began seriously thinking about sinking his teeth into the food and beverage industry. The 26-year-old found that he was unable to find suitable meals to supplement his
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      844 60  -  Sundram encouraged by good performance, looks forward to opener against Kelantan SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE They have got Singaporeans talking, their inception polarising the local football fraternity, but on the night of their first public performance last night, the LionsXII hardly set hearts
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      Lock icon Top 5 tough for LionsXII
      563 62  -  Johor FC coach says young players need to step up IAN DE COTTA ~ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE He remembers playing at the National Stadium when he turned out for Negri Sembilan in the Malaysia Cup, and the one match that sticks out like a sore thumb in
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      Lock icon A new menu to battle a new rival
      627 64  -  Tampines promise good blend of East European flair and local commitment SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The new kid on the block serving up Malaysian domestic football has already drawn curious stares, threatening to steal the thunder and fans from clubs dishing out
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      Lock icon Elfi gets the best of two worlds
      409 64  -  LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Sidelined by a hamstring injury at last year’s SEA Games, sprinter Muhammad Elfi Mustapa could only watch on as team-mates Calvin Kang, Muhammad Amiruddin Jamal, Lee Cheng Wei and Gary Yeo came within a whisker of winning the
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      Lock icon City brush aside hapless Liverpool
      496 66 League leaders display hunger and discipline in emphatic victory AGENCIES ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Man City 3 Liverpool 0 MANCHESTER On a day of statements, Manchester City made a powerful footballing one by beating Liverpool 3-0 at the Etihad on Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). For
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      Lock icon Clarke aims for victory and respect
      253 66 REUTERS SYDNEY Australia captain Michael Clarke hit a brilliant 251 not out yesterday to help put his side 291 runs ahead of India with six first-innings wickets in hand and three days to play. Clarke is hoping his biggest ever test score will set
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      296 66 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LIVERPOOL L i v e r p o o l launched a scathing attack on the Football Association after deciding not to appeal against the eight-match suspension handed out to Luis Suarez for racially abusing Patrice Evra. Suarez, who missed
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      Lock icon Spurs close in on Manchester leaders
      489 67 Redknapp delighted with his team’s win against defensive Albion side AGENCIES ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Tottenham 1 West Brom 0 LONDON Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp was delighted his side overcame a resolute West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) to consolidate their third
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      73 64 SPORTS FIXTURES Spanish Cup ECup Home Team Valencia Liverpool Away Team Sevilla Oldham Match KickOff (Singapore date/time) Fri, 06/01/12 5.00am Sat, 07/01/12 4.00am Ip yJL Always play with care. [responsibly] Do not bet illegally. No person under the age of 18 years shall be allowed to purchase a ticket or
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      59 1 ARTS MUSIC MOVIES TELEVISION WINE DINE STYLE DESIGN HEALTH TECH TRAVEL CARS PRIVATE PARADISE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE AN ISLAND ALL TO YOURSELF T9 JANUARY 5, 2012 A PUBLICATION OF FROM PRISON CONVICTS TO DAI YANG TIAN IT’S 2012 ON TV T2 WHY HOLLYWOOD IS STUCK IN A RUT
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        TELLY ’12
        918 2  -  Set your radars for the year's new TV shows MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg WHILE we were watching television in 2011, there were many people working behind the scenes in the industry, cooking up new plots and premises for 2012. What were they working on, besides returning seasons of our
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        Lock icon Five remedies for Tinseltown
        650 6  -  What ails Hollywood and what it needs to do in 2012 Sharon Waxman features@mediacorp.com.sg REUTERS WHAT’S the reason for the miserable box office performance in 2011? This is not the first time we’ve asked this question. I asked it back in 2005 in a piece in
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        Lock icon Debut authors dominate Costa BookAwards
        247 6 REUTERS THREE of the five categories in the 2011 Costa Book Awards, one of the most prestigious literary awards in the UK, were won by debut authors on Tuesday, while Booker Prize winner Julian Barnes lost out to Andrew Miller for the best novel honour.
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        233 7 Artist Hockney targets Hirst in row over methods REUTERS BRITISH artist David Hockney has criticised the methods of compatriot Damien Hirst, who does not personally produce many works attributed to him. Hockney, 74, said that a sign displayed at his forthcoming show at London’s Royal Academy
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        292 7 THE NEW YORK TIMES ORDER another corsage for Bridesmaids, because it’s going to the Producers Guild of America party. That organisation announced on Tuesday that it had chosen that comedy as one of its 10 best film nominees of the year, possibly advancing its standing
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        Raring to go
        618 8  -  Violinist Siow Lee-Chin can’t wait to get on stage with the SSO again Christopher Toh christophert@mediacorp.com.sg MOST people, especially those working or living overseas and have come back for the holidays, would have spent a lot of time with their families and friends.Well, not violinist Siow Lee-Chin
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        936 9  -  Naka Island is a delightful contradiction between luxe and rustic island living MAY SEAH in Phuket may@mediacorp.com. sg THE late morning sun glistened brightly off the sea at the tranquil Ao Po Grand Marina. I was ushered onto the gleaming speedboat and offered an ice-cold towel laced
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        Lisbon
        104 11  -  How to spend S$ 101 (you big spender, you) in a day travb^Q SERENE LIM PORTUGAL’S capital may not elicit the wistful sighs of longing that fancier and more famous European cities like Paris and Barcelona do, but that’s only because less intrepid travellers don’t know better. Lisbon’s remarkably
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        Breakfast at A Brasileira: S$8.41
        78 11 Breakfast is a lively ritual here.The Portuguese love starting the day with a milk coffee called Meia de Leite or a strong espresso called bica. Stop by one of the city’s oldest cafes, A Brasileira (Rua Garrett 120), which opened in 1905 and make believe
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        Original Lisbon Walk: S$26.35
        50 11 Get into the historical heart of the city on this walking tour from Get Your Guide (www.getyourguide.com). You’ll discover Lisbon’s most famous sights Rossio Square, Figueira Square and the Church Top of Santa Justa Elevator before hopping onboard a vintage tram for a free ride on.
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        Lunch at Tasca da Esquina: S$32.82
        67 11 You’d be hardpressed to find a more exciting restaurant thanTasca de Esquina (www. tascadaesquina.com/en). It’s helmed by one of Portugal’s most lauded and creative chefs, Vitor Sobral, who comes up with inventive dishes such as fried gizzard with apples.The Hoje Ha or today’s tastings
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        Museum hopping: S$0
        41 11 Lisbon’s excellent museums such as MUDE, the Museum of Design and Fashion as well as the Berardo Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art have zero entrance fees! Make the best out of it to increase your culture capital.
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        Fado performance and drinks: S$25.24
        77 11 Find out more the traditional melancholy music of Portugal is known as Fado with a guide from Pacho Tours (www. panchotours.com/pancho_in_ lisboa.html). Besides learning about the history of this musical form, you’ll be whisked away to try the local ginja alchohol before heading for a
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        288 12 Travel deals and steals Early bird fares from Silk Air Silk Air is offering special early bird fares to kick off the new year. Book by Jan 16 to enjoy all-in-return fares start from S$ 188 to Bandung, S$218 to Phuket and S$298 to Siem Reap. Book by
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      Lock icon DANCE OF THE DRAGON
      410 13  -  With Chinese New Year drawing near, ‘tis the season for premium quality abalone Brought to you by ANNETTE TAN food@mediacorp.com.sg Fans of abalone usually rejoice during this time of the year, when Chinese New Year is around the corner and the shellfish is highlighted in a
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        Dancing with Dad
        131 14 Don’t miss this last exhibition opening at Light Editions Gallery before its founder Chris Yap takes a sabbatical after working in the art world for more than 20 years. Through a series of photographs, drawings, text and minuscule sculptures, artist Michael Tan takes you on a discovery
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        Polytechnic Open House 2012
        97 14 Deliberating over what is next on your educational path? All five polytechnics here will be holding their annual open house events from today until Saturday, giving prospective students a closer look atthe courses they offer as well as a glimpse into the vibrant student life in
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        Dreams & Reality: Music at an Exhibition — Dreaming Debussy by Melvyn Tan
        113 14 Dreams Reality: Music at an Exhibition Dreaming Debussy by Melvyn Tan Immerse yourself in a complete sensory feast for the eyes and ears with Dreams Reality: Music at an Exhibition, a series of eight concerts which showcase piano and chamber pieces from the Impressionist movement led by Claude Debussy and
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        NUS Water Polo Tournament
        104 14 Water polo is fast becoming a mainstream sport, and the public has also become more aware of this sport after the outstanding performance of the National team, which clinched gold medals in last year’s SEA Games. The NUS Water Polo Tournament will feature both male and
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          Kumar’s Amazing Race
          89 14 Don’t miss Kumar’s Amazing Race as Singapore’s most famous queen of drag spouts all things Indian, from the Taj Mahal Heroes to the all-embracing Kama Sutra, and from the invention of the number Zero to the allencompassing Mustafa Centre. Laughter is guaranteed as he shares real-life stories
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          Death Cab for Cutie Live in Singapore
          79 14 American alternative-rock band Death Cab for Cutie will be returning to our shores for a one-night performance. Known fortheir hits like Transatlanticism, I Will Possess Your He art and A Lack of Colour, they will also be performing songs from their new album
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      163 4 GRAND OPENING TIMEZONE CHANGI CITY POINT on 7 January 2012 Time: 10.30am 3pm TZ-ACTIVE @112 KATONG on 14 January 2012 Time: 10.45am 3pm lucky DRAW entry for every GREAT PRIZES TO BE WON TOTAL PRIZES WORTH MORE THAN $10,000 pent $20 pa Toyonvi SAIN IN FN A GRAND OPENING SPECIAL
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      102 5 The reality singing competition that has everyone talking! 4F* f r I! mim ti .MS K r .HIT A CAPELLA TALENT SHOW” LA DAILY NEWS y gj, 4 “i...SOME OF THE BEST SINGING ON NATIONAL TV” ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY “4 OUT OF 4 STARS! IX* NY DAILY NEWS PtM Ji P
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      537 7 ‘CALL OF DUTY 9 FANS ARE CALLING THIS THE BEST SPECIAL DPS FILM HAWK DOWN”! DIANE KRUGER National Treasure', Troj DJIMDN HOUNSDU ‘Blood Dlamood' DIANE KRUGER DJIMDN HDUNSRU MAG MEL (DENIS it persdnna; rJ -i-J VIOL RGANISATION 88 Years Of Entertaining The World 41 m -shaw.sg yy SPECIAL FORCES (NCI
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      682 8 Be mesmerized by Lang Lang’s performance at the Franz Liszt’s 200th Birthday Concert. One night only at GV! Buy your tickets from www.gv.com.sg or any GV Box Offi ce. Date: Saturday, 7 January 2012 Time: 8.30pm Venue: GV VivoCity GV Grand Ticket Price: Members $25, Public $30 vX 6311 9162
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      340 9 Legend of the Seas 2 Nights Weekend Cruise Sailing Date from Singapore: 09 Mar 12 Ports of Calls: Singapore Malacca 3 Nights Best of Malaysia Cruise Sailing Dates from Singapore: 03,10 17 Feb 12 02 Mar 12 Ports of Calls: Singapore, Penang Malacca 4 Nights Isles of Southeast Asia Cruise
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      92 10 PY Travel freedom of choice Book online at www.sg.pyotravel.com F °r more fares' Check onWne'pro ushers in 2012 with Great Flight Sales! Australia New Zealand Sale! Travel Period 01 Feb 30June12 Airlines I Price per person** (fr SGD Bangkok All fares advertised are inclusive of all applicable taxes, subject to
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      153 14 GRAB YOUR FORTUNE PACK AT ONLY $5! INCLUDES YOUR SPECIAL EARLY EDITION OF 8 DAYS OR I-WEEKLY AND THESE GOODIES! WORTH $18 Date: Jan 8, 2012 (Sunday) Time: from 7.30am Newsstands at: Tampines St 81, Blk 823A Yishun Ring Rd, Blk 105 Yishun St 22, Blk 293 Jurong East St
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      72 15 ON MEDIACORP I SHOULDN’T BE ALIVE: ALONE IN THEAMAZON okto, ~9pm A~young~adventurer’s~first~expedition~to~the~Amazon~ rainforest~turns~into~a~desperate~struggle~for~survival, when~he~becomes~stranded~alone~in~the~dense~and~ uncharted~jungle. THE YEAR AHEAD Channel~NewsAsia, ~5.32pm Catch~a~rundown~of~the~stories~that~made~the~headlines~ in~2011~and~a~preview~on~the~challenges~for~the~United~ States~and~Europe~this~year. ON~SINGTEL~MIO~TV JANE BY DESIGN SEASON 1 Season~Pass~ (mio~TV~Ch~ 754), ~Anytime~ On~Demand~ (Series~ Premiere) This~lighthearted~drama~ is~about~Jane, a~teen~who~ lands~a~job~at~ hip~fashion~ house~Donovan~ Decker, ~when~ they~mistakenly~ think~she~is~an~ adult. ~Jane~soon~ finds~herself~ juggling~life~as~a~regular~high~school~student~and~
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      398 15 ~6.00AM~ Ninja~Warrior ~6.30~ AM~Live! ~9.00~ The~Ellen~DeGeneres~Show~IX ~10.00~ The~Dr~Oz~Show ~11.00~ America’s~Cup~Magazine~ Television~Series ~11.30~ Great~Ideas~From~JML ~12.30PM~ Lifeline ~1.00~ First~Touch~II ~2.00~ The~Two~Of~Us ~3.00~ The~Dr~Oz~Show ~6.00AM~ Golden~Age~Talentime~2011 ~7.00~ Good~Morning~Singapore ~10.00~ The~Unforgettable~Memory ~NOON~ Foodie~Dash ~1.00~ News~8~At~One~ ~1.30~ Tuesday~Report: ~I~Just~Special~ (Last~Episode) ~2.00~ BLUFF~(Ep~1) ~2.30~ Truly~Yours ~3.30~ Judge~Bao~–~The~Seven~Heroes~ CHANNEL ~4.00~ The~Ellen~DeGeneres~~ Show~IX~ ~5.00~ Don’t~Forget~The~Lyrics~III ~6.00~ India: ~A~Love~Story
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      80 15 ON MEDIACORP BLOGTV.SG Channel~NewsAsia, ~8.02pm, ~11.31pm Would~you~know~sexual~harassment~if~you~saw~it?~ BlogTV ~takes~a~social~experiment~to~gauge~the~responses~ of~people. Where~would~they~draw~the~line?~And~what~ would~make~them~stand~back, ~stand~by~or~stand~up? MICROSOFT BRING IT HOME Channel~8, ~8.30pm~(Debut) This~game~show~demonstrates~how~to~incorporate~ technology~into~our~daily~lives. ~Contestants~will~have~ to~communicate~via~the~various~channels~such~as~MSN~ or~webcam~to~search~for~ingredients~needed~to~cook~a~ particular~dish. ~Hosted~by~Ben~Yeo~and~Vivian~Lai. ON~STARHUB~CABLE~TV TRON LEGACY Fox~Movies~Premium~(StarHub~TV~Ch~662), ~9pm Sam, ~a~rebellious~27-year-old, ~is~haunted~by~the~ mysterious~disappearance~of~his~father~Kevin~Flynn, a~man~once~known~as~the~world’s~leading~videogame~developer. When~Sam~investigates~a~strange~ signal~sent~from~the~old~Flynn’s~Arcade, ~he~finds~ himself~pulled~into~a~digital~world~where~Kevin~has~ been~trapped~for~20~years. With~the~help~of~the~ fearless~warrior~Quorra, ~father~and~son~embark~ on~a~life-and-death~journey~across~a~visually-stunning~cyber~universe~—~a~universe~created~by~ Kevin~himself~that~has~become~far~more~advanced~ with~never-before-imagined~vehicles, ~weapons, landscapes~and~a~ruthless~villain~who~will~stop~at~ nothing~to~prevent~their~escape.
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