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    42 1 Today MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Friday January 6, 2012 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking AFTERNOON EDITION TODAY MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Friday January 6, 2012 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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      405 2 Standard Cg Chartered Here for good red packets to receive '> 1 J chances to shop for free hour every hundred dollars off your Chinese New Year shopping It’s good when the numbers are in your favour. Shop for free this Chinese New Year Just charge to your Standard Chartered
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    Hundreds of DBS customers hit by fraud
    651 1  -  About S$200,000 in unauthorised withdrawals have been made NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In what is believed to be the largest case of its kind to hit any bank in Singapore, around 200 customers here have lost about S$200,000 in fraudulent withdrawals from
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    Lock icon Iskandar Malaysia’s success is in Singapore’s interests
    633 1  -  Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong sees developing the linkage between Republic and Malaysia’s administrative capital as beneficial to both sides S RAMESH rameshs@mediacorp.com.sg PUTRAJAYA The Prime Ministers of Malaysia and Singapore have agreed that the Joint Ministerial Committee should explore more ways to
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon Grace Fu clarifies Facebook post on ministerial pay
      435 2  -  ALICIA WONG aliciaw@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Her original post on Facebook drew the ire of netizens, and yesterday, Senior Minister of State for Information, Communications and the Arts Grace Fu (picture) moved to clarify her comments on the proposed ministerial pay cuts. Ms Fu’s
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      Parliamentary debate will help clear the air: MPs
      486 2  -  Some MPs will also canvass views from residents LIN YANQIN yanqinl@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Government has said it intends to accept to recommended pay cuts for ministers but with reactions and feedback from the public pouring in, the impending parliamentary debate will provide
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      Lock icon Dollar amount of pay still too high
      640 3  -  TODAY polls 100 on ministerial pay proposals ALICIA WONG aliciaw@mediacorp.com.sg posed salaries. ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY TANYA FONG, TAN WEIZHEN, ESTHER NG, SUMITASREEDHARAN SINGAPORE While the majority of Singaporeans say they approve of the depth of the proposed cuts to ministerial pay, a straw
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      Lock icon Civil servant jailed for cheating MHA
      470 4  -  ALVINA SOH alvinasoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE An assistant executive from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) was jailed eight years and eight months yesterday for cheating the ministry of S$617,087 over four years. Liew Chee Meng (picture), 35, forged over 90 documents to buy gift vouchers.
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      NUS server hacked, passwords reset for some
      311 4  -  NEO CHAI CHIN SINGAPORE Hackers infiltrated one of the National University of Singapore’s Web servers yesterday, leading to the re-setting of passwords for affected accounts. The hackers, who call themselves Team Intra, made staff user names, domain information and hashed passwords the taking
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      MEDIACORP WILL TELECAST ONE ‘LIVE’ MALAYSIA SUPER LEAGUE HOME MATCH EACH MONTH
      226 6  -  SHAMIR OSMAN Terrestrial broadcaster MediaCorp has concluded a deal with LionsXII official broadcaster, StarHub, to produce all home matches involving V Sundramoorthy’s team. The partnership will see Channel 5 telecast one “live” Malaysia Super League (MSL) home match
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      Lock icon FAS strikes LionXII deal with StarHub
      437 6  -  SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE That V Sundramoorthy bicycle-kick, that Fandi Ahmad side-foot finish, that day in 1994 at Shah Alam Stadium when the entire nation jumped up with ecstasy when the Lions vanquished Pahang to win the Malaysia Cup those images are burned into
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      Lock icon Assisted suicide should be legal, says UK panel
      576 8 AGENCIES LONDON An independent panel of experts in the United Kingdom has said that there is a strong case for changing the law to help terminally ill people die as long as stringent safeguards were observed. In a major report released yesterday,
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      No shark’s fin products at FairPrice by end March
      384 10  -  SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Shark’s fin products will no longer be sold at over 100 FairPrice outlets by the end of March this year. The retailer will cease selling shark’s fin products at all its retail outlets, which include FairPrice supermarkets,
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      Lock icon HK proposal to reclaim 25 sites to ease land shortage
      527 10 AGENCIES HONG KONG The Hong Kong government has listed 25 sites for reclamation including options for man-made islands like in Dubai to ease land shortage. The sites range in size from 10 ha to a 1500-ha artificial island, which would
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      9 3 >> LETTERS ON REVIEW OF POLITICAL SALARIES VOICES 25 26
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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      The trouble with banking on China’s princelings
      948 14  -  In the short term it is easier for MNCs to deal with elitist faction, but social discontent could exact economic cost JOHN GAPPER THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED John Gapper is associate editor and chief business commentator of the Financial Times. If you seek
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      Stop tying pay to performance
      631 16  -  The evidence is overwhelming it does not work BRUNO FREY, MARGIT OSTERLOH Bruno S Frey is the Distinguished Professor of Behavioural Science at the UK’s Warwick Business School and a professor of economics at the University of Zurich. Margit Osterloh is a professor of management
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      Lock icon Sweden shows Europe how to cut debt
      790 18 BLOOMBERG EDITORIAL BLOOMBERG Sweden faces a difficult year, like every other European economy, but unlike the rest of the European Union, it is equipped to cope. There are lessons here, especially for the EU’s other non-euro countries. Scandinavia’s biggest economy will see growth
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      Lock icon What do Arabs want?
      808 20  -  Survey responses show why Islamic fundamentalists, in Egypt and elsewhere, will face an uphill battle MANSOOR MOADDEL Mansoor Moaddel is Professor of Sociology at Eastern Michigan University, and has been the principle investigator of several cross-national values surveys carried out in the Middle East. between 2001
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      Lock icon Information is free only because advertisers pay
      881 22  -  EZRA KLEIN Ezra Klein is a Bloomberg View columnist. BLOOMBERG For much of the 19th century, newspapers were financed by political parties. It was a transparent, transactional relationship: The newspaper would officially partner with a political party and, in return, they received direct
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  • VOICES
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      Pay cut could attract those with heart to serve
      332 25  -  Letter from Gilbert Goh I WAS pleasantly surprised to see the “Deep cuts proposed to pay of political leaders” (Jan 5) by the ministerial salary review committee. Our Prime Minister would have his salary cut by 36 per cent; the President,
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      DO WE NEED EXORBITANT SALARIES TO NEGATE MORAL HAZARD?
      125 25  -  LETTER FROM JUSTIN NG I refer to the letter “Corporate mindset, more than salaries, needs to be tackled” (Jan 4). The first balance to find, even before addressing the philosophical issues of balancing public good and private gain, is to find
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      What kind of talent should we attract?
      404 26  -  Letter from John Chan Chi Yung ONE key question that seems to have surfaced, following the ministerial pay recommendations, is whether it will be harder to attract top talent to public office. This naturally requires the definition of top talent. Obviously, we want
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      Reward based on input, not post
      172 26  -  Letter from Paul Antony Fernandez THE proposed pay cut for the Government is a right step, and I hope it will not deter the talented from answering the call to serve the country. I am of the opinion, though, that an annual salary of
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      Another yardstick to view ministerial salaries: Previous pay
      226 26  -  Letter from Galen Yeo ASSOCIATE professor Mak Yuen Teen’s commentary “A job well done but (Jan 5) provided a good analysis of the ministerial salary review. He made a pertinent point that “historically, many ministers have come from professions which are unlikely
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      Consider good leadership an investment for Singapore
      258 26  -  Letter from Quek Ser Aik SUPPOSE we could benchmark our ministers’ quality, and suppose it drops 10 per cent in the long run (after the pay cut). Would it be worth the savings on their salaries? Which other country’s current leadership would we
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      Sexuality Education programme not just about abstinence: MOE
      357 28  -  Letter from Liew Wei Li (Ms) Director Student Development Curriculum Ministry of Education WE REFER to the letter by Ms Martha Lee, “Comprehensive sexuality education plays a role in successful adult life” (Jan 5). The MOE’s Sexuality Education programme aims to help
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      AVM’s technical issues with ATM card reader rectified on same day
      198 28  -  Letter from Corrine Ng (Ms) Vice-President, Corporate Communications, Transit Link Pte Ltd WE REFER to the letter “Delay in fixing ez-link machine” by Mr Teo Kok Seah (Dec 23). We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience experienced by Mr Koh
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      Safety checks made on control valve before gas supply turned on
      169 28  -  Letter from Chin Terk Chung Director, Gas Network Projects, SP PowerGrid Ltd as agent for and on behalf of PowerGas Ltd I REFER to the letter from Mr Tang Fook Meng regarding his piped gas installation (Jan 3). PowerGas
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon Health Ministry to study palliative care recommendations
      336 30 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The workgroup in charge of proposing a national strategy for palliative care has recommended three focus areas: Service development, training and research, and public education to raise awareness of end-of-life issues and palliative care services in Singapore. And the Health
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      OIL SPILL FOLLOWING COLLISION OF TWO SHIPS OFF SOUTHERN S’PORE
      126 30  -  DYLAN LOH Two ships collided off southern Singapore on Wednesday night, causing a minor oil spill. The incident took place close to Pulau Sebarok which is south-west of Sentosa island between vessels registered to Singapore and Malta. The Maritime and
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      Lock icon A confident Yale-NUS College announces two new programmes
      454 30  -  NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE An uncertain economic climate and concerns over job prospects have not prevented the first liberal arts college here from remaining confident that a broad-based education can take root here. The Yale-National University of Singapore (NUS) College, which
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      OPEN HOUSE AT BAYFRONT AND MARINA BAY STATIONS NEXT FRIDAY
      171 32 The public can visit the two Circle Line (CCL) extension stations Bayfront and Marina Bay next Friday for a sneak preview before they go into service the next day. There will be street buskers and stage performances from 6pm to
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      Lock icon 8 ISA detainees freed
      241 32 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Eight men detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) are now free after the Home Affairs Ministry allowed their Restriction Orders to lapse. This means they can now leave the country without the permission of the authorities. The ministry said the Restriction Orders
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      SATS executive charged with 12 counts of graft
      178 32  -  ALVINA SOH SINGAPORE A duty terminal manager with Singapore Airport Terminal Services was charged with corruption yesterday. Abdul Rahim Jumaat, 44, allegedly received bribes in return for passenger information. He was charged with 12 counts of corruption for accepting S$5,080 in bribes
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      ARMED ROBBERY AND SNATCH THEFT SUSPECT NABBED
      152 32 A 28-year-old man who is believed to be involved in armed robbery and snatch theft in the Ang Mo Kio and Potong Pasir housing estates has been arrested. Between Nov 10 last year and Jan 2, the police received several reports of armed
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      Lock icon Ikea recalls children’s high chair
      157 34 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Furniture store IKEA is recalling its ANTILOP high chair (picture) because its belt can open unexpectedly when in use, thereby creating a fall hazard. IKEA said it has received eight reports of the belt opening, including three resulting in minor injury when
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      Lock icon Doctor fined S$10,000 for accessing medical records without consent
      521 34 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE In the first case of its kind here, a doctor has been fined S$10,000 and censured for accessing the medical records of two patients who were not under his charge. Dr Tre’gon Singh Randhawa, 32, has also given
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      Lock icon Suu Kyi predicts free elections in her lifetime
      415 38 AGENCIES YANGON Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has predicted that democracy will come to Myanmar before she dies as British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Myanmar’s leadership was committed to releasing political prisoners. Ms Suu Kyi told the BBC that she
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      221 38 AP BEIJING —China’s two biggest video websites are fighting a court battle over accusations they are misusing each other’s programming as rivalry heats up in an industry that is luring viewers away from bland state TV. In a Dec 16 lawsuit, Youku.com accused Tudou of
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      Lock icon Indonesian boy convicted of ‘stealing’ sandals but freed
      340 40 AP PALU (Indonesia) An Indonesian court found a boy guilty on Wednesday of stealing a pair of worn-out sandals but allowed him to go free, in a case that captured headlines and focused attention on the country’s uneven judicial system. Hundreds of
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      Lock icon 18 DEAD AS BUS SLIPS OFF GUIZHOU BRIDGE
      176 40 AP A bus went out of control and slipped off a snowcovered bridge in southern China, killing at least 18 people and injuring 37, state media reported yesterday. The overloaded bus was carrying 57 people when it crashed in Guizhou province on
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      Lock icon MEN CAN NO LONGER WORK IN SAUDI LINGERIE STORES
      170 40 AGENCIES A law forbidding men to work in women’s lingerie stores in Saudi Arabia came into effect yesterday in a rare victory for women’s rights in the ultraconservative kingdom. The ban will be extended to cosmetic stores from July. Many Saudi
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      Lock icon AUSSIE KIDNAPPED IN PHILIPPINES APPEALS FOR S$2.59-MILLION RANSOM PAYMENT
      169 42 AP The kidnappers of an Australian man in the Philippines have released a video in which he urges Manila and Canberra to help raise a US$2million (S$2.59-million) ransom for his release. The video of 53-year-old Warren Rodwell was sent to his
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      Lock icon A RECORD CATCH
      75 42 A bluefin tuna in front of a restaurant nearTsukiji Fish Market after it fetched a record ¥56.49 million (S$951,000) in the first auction of the year at the fish market in Tokyo yesterday. The price beat last year’s record of ¥32.49 million. The 269kg fish was caught
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      Lock icon Landslide kills 25, buries more in south Philippines
      273 42 AGENCIES MANILA A landslide tore through a small gold mining site in the southern Philippines yesterday, killing at least 25 people and burying dozens more, months after government officials warned miners that the mountain above them was guaranteed to crumble. The mountainside
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      Lock icon BRITISH MPS URGE GOVT TO CONSIDER TRYING SOMALI PIRATES
      175 44 REUTERS The British government should consider bringing Somali pirates to Britain for trial, lawmakers said yesterday, accusing the government of not doing enough to tackle a problem that cost US$135 million (S$174 million) in ransoms last year alone. In a report
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      Lock icon China’s airlines will refuse to pay EU carbon tax
      301 44 In the event airlines flout the EU law, the commission has the option of banning an aircraft operator. REUTERS HONG KONG China’s airlines will refuse to pay any carbon costs under the European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), while other Asia-Pacific
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      313 47 AP BROWNVILLE (Texas) A 15-year-old boy was shot dead by the police in the corridor of his school on Wednesday, after he refused to lower what looked like a handgun. It turned out to be an airpowered pellet gun
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      181 47 AP CIUDAD VICTORIA (Mexico) —A fight among inmates armed with makeshift knives, clubs and stones left 31 of them dead in a Mexican prison that holds many members of drug cartels, the authorities said. Another 13 prisoners were wounded in the brawl in the
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      Lock icon PRESIDENTIAL BID OVER, BACHMANN FACES TOUGH MINNESOTA DECISION
      138 47 AGENCIES Having decided only on Wednesday morning not to continue her bid for the White House, United States Congresswoman Michele Bachmann has yet to make a decision about whether to run for re-election to the House of Representatives. The Minnesota Republican had
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      135 47 AP The highest-circulating tabloid newspaper in the United States, the New York Daily News, has a new editor-in-chief: The last editor of Mr Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World in London before it folded amid a phonehacking scandal in the
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      Lock icon ‘No higher risk’ from French-made implants
      301 49 REUTERS SYDNEY Australian women do not face an increased risk of rupture from French-made silicone breast implants that are at the centre of a global health scare, the country’s medical regulator said yesterday. Some 4,500 Australian women have the breast implants made by Poly
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      Lock icon HEART ATTACKS LESS LIKELY AFTER WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY: SWEDISH STUDY
      187 49 REUTERS Obese people who had weight-loss surgery were less likely to later suffer a heart attack or stroke, or to die from one, compared to people who did not have the surgery, according to a Swedish study. The findings, published in
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      Lock icon Women are a complete mystery, says Hawking
      180 49 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Professor Stephen Hawking (picture), the eminent British physicist whose quantum cosmology transformed our understanding of the universe, has admitted he is baffled by the fairer sex. Despite being known as the world’s most famous scientist, Prof Hawking has revealed
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      165 47 SHOPPE CONVENIENTLY GET READY TO SHOP LIKE NEVER BEFORE. 0 0 A P Enjoy easy access to The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands Free Shuttle Bus from Promenade and Marina Bay MRT Stations 1 Free Valet service every Fri, Sat, and PH on level B3 of Carpark North (2pm 1am).
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      113 49 Best Price emirares.com/sg Welcome to 2012. Celebrate with our global sale. Book bg 9rh January 2012 for special fares, inclusive of raxes, ro over 100 desrinarions around rhe globe. Travel from 22nd January ro 50rh June 2012. Don'r miss an incredible srarr ro rhe year. Emirates Limited availability. Book now.
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  • BUSINESS
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      S’pore firms for US electronics show
      227 50  -  LYNDA HONG lyndahong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Consumer electronics companies in Singapore are poised to take on the big players globally. Despite the expected slowdown in the United States economy, International Enterprise (IE) Singapore is still eyeing the US$165 billion (S$213 billion) market for consumer electronics. It
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      STATS ChipPac expands with new Yishun factory
      248 50  -  YVONNE CHAN yvonnechan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The outlook for the semiconductor industry remains cloudy and continuing economic uncertainty spells a further slowdown in demand for manufactured goods this year. But STATS ChipPac, the fourth-largest provider of OSAT (outsourced semiconductor assembly and test) services globally, remains
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      S’PORE Q3 TOURISM RECEIPTS UP 12%
      106 50 Tourism receipts in Singapore rose 12 per cent from a year earlier to about S$6 billion in the third quarter of last year, the Singapore Tourism Board said yesterday. This takes the total tourism receipts to about S$17 billion for January to September, up
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      SINGBRIDGE HOLDINGS NAMES FORMER JETSTAR ASIA CHIEF AS CEO
      112 50  -  DOW JONES Singbridge Holdings, a newly-formed unit of Singbridge International Singapore, has appointed airline executive Chong Phit Lian as its chief executive, the parent company said yesterday. Singbridge Holdings will focus on investing in urban development projects in various growth markets,
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      COSCO UNIT WINS S$284.4M ORDER FOR OFF SHORE VESSELS
      76 50  -  DOW JONES COSCO Corp (Singapore) said yesterday that its unit COSCO (Nantong) Shipyard has secured a US$220 million (S$284.4 million) contract to build two heavylift offshore construction vessels. The vessels are for an Asian company, COSCO said in a filing without
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      Lock icon CDL buys Chongqing site for S$111 million
      68 52 REUTERS SINGAPORE City Developments said yesterday that its China unit has bought a site in the city of Chongqing for 540 million yuan (S$111 million). The site, the third bought by CityDev China in just over a year, was acquired after a strongly
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      E&Y’s early wish-list for this year’s Budget
      255 52 SINGAPORE Enhance tax credits. Increase productivity. Re-introduce the Jobs Credit Scheme. These are some of the wishes of accounting firm Ernst Young (E&Y) for the Singapore Budget, which will be announced next month. By raising the cash payout under the Productivity and Innovation
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      52 52 THURSDAY CLOSE 12,415.70 (-0.02%) Wednesday 12,418.40 p 0.17% Tuesday 12,397.40 p 1.47% Monday CLOSED Friday 12,217.56 q 0.57% NYSE TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Bank of America 537.0m $6.31 p~8.61% Ford Motor 67.5m $11.59 p~2.57% Citigroup 63.8m $28.51 p~1.21% Nokia 63.7m $5.41 p~6.50% Pfizer 49.9m $21.60
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      US MARKETS
      142 52 OVERNIGHT Wall St buoyed by rallying bank shares Banks led Wall Street to gains yesterday even as Europe struggled again, a sign investors are betting a relatively strong United States economy will help US stocks outperform other markets. Overall gains were small, but banks advanced for a third
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      COMMODITIES
      13 52 È OIL US$101.58 (-US$0.23) All figures correct as at 8am this morning
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      Lock icon Genting mulls S$5.1b NY project
      198 54 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Genting Malaysia yesterday unveiled a US$4 billion (S$5.1 billion) proposal to build the biggest convention centre in the United States in an integrated mixed-use complex in New York. Its wholly owned unit, Genting New York, has signed a non-binding letter of intent
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      Lock icon BOEING TO CLOSE TEXAS PLANT BY END NEXT YEAR
      180 54 AGENCIES Boeing plans to stop operations in Wichita, Kansas, where it has built aeroplanes since 1929, by end next year as military projects dry up amid United States spending constraints. Job reductions at the plant that employs more than 2,160 workers
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      Lock icon EBAY’S PAYPAL PRESIDENT IS NEW YAHOO! CEO
      152 54 AGENCIES Yahoo! has named Mr Scott Thompson, president of eBay’s PayPal division, as its new chief executive officer, the fourth one in less than five years for the struggling Internet company. The appointment has raised questions among analysts, since Mr Thompson, 54, has
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      INCREDIBLE S$88 DEALS
      88 56 For crazy cheap bargains, head to CNY Food, Electronics and Furniture Sale. From refrigerators to cameras and home theatre systems, shoppers can find a full range of products for sale at just S$88. There will be 5,800 items from top brands sold daily. Look out for Toshiba
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      OLYMPUS FLAGSHIP COMPACT
      225 56 Olympus Imaging Singapore has launched its new flagship compact digital camera Olympus XZ-1. This slim and stylish compact camera provides outstanding picture performance that is akin to SLR quality. First announced at Photokina 2010 in September 2010, the Olympus XZ-1 offers all the benefits of an Olympus
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      FAIRYTALES SPARKLES
      132 56 Make your fairytale dreams come true with Disney princess-inspired accessories from SK Jewellery. The Disney Princess Fine Jewellery collection highlights four of Disney’s best-loved princesses Aurora, Belle, Cinderella and Snow White and showcases each of their characteristics. Snow White is gentle while the sleeping beauty Aurora is innocent
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      LOOK GOOD WITH DHC
      154 56 the beauty brand from Japan, has two new skincare ranges. Formulated with natural fruit extracts, the DHC Moisture Fruit Skincare range provides long-lasting moisturising benefits for soft, supple skin. It is also free from parabens, synthetic fragrances and artificial colours, making it ideal even for those
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      Lock icon Apple ‘may bid for Premier League TV rights’
      367 58 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Apple is considering bidding for the TV rights to show live Premier League football, according to a report. Premier League coverage is seen as a way to boost sales of Apple TV and the iPad, according to the
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      Lock icon Kindle Fire cuts into iPad sales
      457 58 THE GUARDIAN MEMPHIS (Tennessee) Strong sales of the Amazon Kindle Fire have eaten into iPad sales, according to Mr Tavis McCourt of the stockbrokers Morgan Keegan, who had lowered his estimate of the number of Apple tablets sold in the fourth quarter to the
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  • PROPERTY
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      Private home prices, rents up but...
      359 60  -  MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Private home prices and rents in Singapore went up in 2011 from the previous year, despite the cooling measures that include imposing seller’s stamp duty and reduction in loan-to-value limit, said property consulting firm DTZ. However, the growth is expected
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      Lock icon India ‘a tougher market for CapitaMalls Asia’
      508 60 BLOOMBERG MUMBAI India’s real estate market is tougher compared with China as the pace of doing business in the country is slower, according to CapitaMalls Asia (CMA). The retail property unit of CapitaLand, South-east Asia’s largest developer, has 2 per cent of its
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      Lock icon New life for a dusty gem
      820 62  -  NAOMI LINDT THE NEW YORK TIMES SINGAPORE The rundown penthouse apartment that Mr Mike Tay and Mr Eugene Yip fell in love with in 2009 was in such a sorry state that more than 80 potential buyers had walked away from it. But Mr
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      549 66 Ferguson says there’s no need for alarm following defeat to Newcastle THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Newcastle 3 Man United 0 NEWCASTLE Sir Alex Ferguson conceded on Wednesday night (yesterday morning, Singapore time) that Manchester United had handed the advantage to Manchester City in the
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      469 66 REUTERS LONDON A white-hot Premier League title race is put on the back-burner this weekend as holders Manchester City and Manchester United slug it out for bragging rights, rather than points, when they meet on Sunday in the pick of the FA Cup
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      544 67 Federer, Nadal on track for final showdown as they enter semi-finals of Qatar Open REUTERS AFTERNOON LATEST DOHA A stuttering Roger Federer and a rampaging Rafa Nadal need to clear only one more hurdle before setting up a tantalising final showdown at the Qatar Open.
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      284 67 THE GUARDIAN A new football-themed 50p coin designed to ease confusion around the offside law has been written off as “totally out of date” and “confusing” by refereeing experts. The design, unveiled on Wednesday, is one of 29 coins produced to commemorate
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      516 72  -  French club mull pullout from 2012 S-League season as ex-chairman prepares for new role TODAY EXCLUSIVE SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE He led the first European side into the S-League in 2010, and in a remarkable feat, Johan Gouttefangeas (picture) went on to make history when
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      436 72  -  TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It was the last time they would race together as a team and have a shot at glory. But the quintet of Ryan Lo, Kimberly Lim, Yukie Yokoyama, Jillian Lee and Jessica Goh made sure it was one to remember when
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      639 74  -  FAS will launch youth coaching course this year and set out to increase number holding AFC certificates IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Over the last few years a string of football academies and schools run by independent operators have popped up in Singapore offering programmes
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      187 73 BIBSTRWIillSS Dayl Friday, 6 Jan m JN Dreamtime 5ft Pocketed Spring Mattress Day 2 Saturday, 7 Jan Day 3 Sunday, 8 Jar^ BedView RCP $499 SASA (SB 1840) Vinyl Leather Sofabed ."$199 RCP $399 Inori (ASB 88) X 6ft TV Sideboard jJ NEW PRODUCT Eco(0107) 3+2 Seater Sofa in Cowhide
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      71 74 Prada Miu Mill Burberry Gucci Ferragamo Chloe Coach Kate Spade CNY Sale up to 75% OFF Tomorrow, 7 Jan 12 (11am 4pm) The Grassroots Club, Level 2 190 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8, S*****6 (Right Beside Yio Chu Kang MRT) Bring or Show this poster from HP to enjoy extra
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      66 74 SPORTS FIXTURES For fixtures of all Spanish, Italian and A League, please visit Singapore Pools website. |pLAY£) 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 to claim any prize. For details, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg
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      55 1 ARTS MUSIC MOVIES TELEVISION WINE DINE STYLE DESIGN HEALTH TECH TRAVEL CARS MIDDLE EAST DINING IN SINGAPORE T8 MAGIC DUO PLAN TO READ YOUR MIND T14 JANUARY 6, 2012 A PUBLICATION OF DRAGON’S DEN RESTAURANTS RING IN THE CHINESE NEW YEAR WITH SOME INSPIRED YU SHENG T2 Peony Jade’s ‘Harvest
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        637 2  -  New ways of serving up a worthy Lunar New Year salad aka the yu sheng DON MENDOZA donm@mediacorp.com. sg IT used to be a toss-up among the best lo hei to be had during the Chinese New Year. Most Chinese restaurants have perfected (if perfection is at
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        723 4 Just a few suggestions to consider 8 Treasure Seafood Yu Sheng from Red House (Tel:6442 3112/6735 7666) What: The eight superior ingredients are abalone, lobster, geoduck, tuna, salmon, shrimp, ikan parang and cooked arctic clams. In a nod towards a healthier serve, the dressing will feature olive
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        1009 8  -  Two new restaurants are helping to elevate Singapore’s Middle Eastern dining scene FOOD REVIEW Annette Tan features@mediacorp.com.sg UNTIL recently, Middle Eastern cuisine in Singapore has largely been relegated to simple servings the likes of kebabs and shabsuka (spiced minced beef served with a runny egg on top). In
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        157 12 REUTERS MARIAH Carey’s husband Nick Cannon was hospitalised with “mild kidney failure” in Colorado on Wednesday, the singer posted on her Twitter. “Please pray for Nick as he’s fighting to recover from a mild kidney failure,’’ Carey posted to her fans, with a
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        494 12 REUTERS US ALBUM sales rose last year for the first time since 2004, partly reflecting cheaper album prices and special offers as well as a booming vinyl market, music industry analysts said on Wednesday. Album sales grew by 1.4 per cent
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        226 14 REUTERS IS BARBIE cosying up with the Kardashians? Celebrity magazine Us Weekly reported on Wednesday that the world’s most famous doll was getting three highprofile new friends reality TV stars Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian. Us Weekly quoted an unnamed source as saying that
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        781 14  -  Award-winning magicians J C Sum and ‘Magic Babe’ Ning talk about their latest mind-bending illusion Christopher Toh christophert@mediacorp.com.sg IN LEWIS Carroll’s Through The Looking Glass, the White Queen proclaims that she once believed in six impossible things, all before breakfast.Well, J C Sum and “Magic Babe” Ning
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        210 15 REUTERS THE Martha Stewart Show will not return to The Hallmark Channel after this season, but the network hopes to continue to work with Stewart on other programming. Stewart’s show will stop taping live episodes in the spring, and will air reruns in
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        663 16  -  The FF is Ferrari’s no-nonsense crack at a car that can be used day in, day out CAR REVIEW Julian Low features@mediacorp.com.sg WHAT can one make of the Ferrari FF, a machine that looks like it’s an offspring resulting from an unholy union between a sports car and
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        148 16 Think the FF is strange?The motoring universe has seen its share of strange-looking machinery that make the Ferrari look positively tame. Suzuki X90 Two doors, two seats, a targa top, raised suspension and optional four wheel-drive made the Suzuki X90 potentially a go-anywhere sports car. In reality,
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        500 18 Jaguar’s mid-sized XF gets a facelift and a new 2.2-litre engine, but here’s the kicker it’s a diesel CAR REVIEW JUST 30 years ago, if you told us diesel engines would find their way onto luxury cars one day, we’d have thought you spent too
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        103 18 NEWSTRACK THE new BMW M5 sport saloon is launching in Singapore in early January. On paper alone, the machine looks very impressive: 560bhp from a twin-turbo, 4.4-litre V8 engine and a massive 680Nm of torque means it’s the sort of vehicle that will go through rear tyres
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        120 20 A range of treats and activities kicks off today at Bukit Panjang Plaza, Lot One and Sembawang Shopping Centre in celebration of Chinese New Year. Perk up your home with festive cushion covers, yours with a minimum of S$128 spent(S$188with supermarket receipts). CapitaCard members only need to
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        98 20 Book Launch Muar: Tributaries and Transitions In June last year, a group of students from the National University of Singapore and the University of Malaya took a trip to Bandar Maharani in Muar, Johor, to dig into the heritage of the town her history, her people, how far she has
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        133 20 Don’t miss Michelle Williams’ heart-stirring portrayal of Marilyn Monroe. In the early summer of 1956,23-year-old Colin Clark was working as a lowly assistant on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl, which stars Laurence Olivier and Monroe, who was newly married to Arthur Miller. Nearly
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        98 20 Start the year with sidesplitting laughter as Singapore’s annual spoof-fest returns for the 15th time. Jonathan Lim and Bang Wenfu tackle the latest issues in local culture, in sketches with topics that include The WickedMerlion King —the musical that never made itto Marina Bay Sands, Ris Low’s new
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        131 20 UPCOMING Witness the workings behind the award-winning restaurant Garibaldi and pick up cooking tips for delectable Italian dishes from executive chef Roberto Galetti. Participants will see first-hand how Garibaldi makes their home-made pastas and desserts. Atthe end of each class, enjoy the fruits of your labour
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      79 22 ON MEDIACORP INTO THE WILDERNESS: EXTREME ALASKA DENALI okto, ~9pm This~episode~features~a~ low-to-high~altitude~trek~ through~Denali~National~ Park’s~breathtaking~ eco-systems. ~Elevation~ sets~the~rules~in~this~ sub-arctic~land~where~ only~the~most~hardy~ creatures~—~including~ man~—~can~survive. CODE OF HONOUR (PG) Channel~8, ~7pm Tian~He~kidnaps~Wan~Yi, ~and~wants~Ah~Zai~to~give~him~ the~Jade~Dragon~within~three~days. ~Ah~Zai~seeks~help~ from~Zhen~Fei. ~Zhen~Fei~lays~out~his~terms; ~Ah~Zai~is~to~ become~the~master~of~the~Yuan~family. ON~SINGTEL~MIO~TV A LOVE AFFAIR BETWEEN ONE MAN AND THREE WOMEN Jia~Le~Channel~(mio~TV~Ch~88), ~2pm Three~women, ~but~so~little~time. ~They~all~possess~
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      385 22 ~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~Funniest~Home~ Videos~XX ~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~ Don’t~Worry~Be~Happy~2 ~6.30~ Battle~Of~The~Best~III ~7.00~ Good~Morning~Singapore ~10.00~ Love~in~the~Mountains ~11.30~ DIY~My~Home~ ~NOON~ Trivia~Trove~2 ~12.30PM~ Delicious~Japan ~1.00~ News~8~At~One ~1.30~ Of~Rites~And~Rituals~ ~2.00~ Silver~Servers CHANNEL ~4.00~ The~Ellen~DeGeneres~Show~IX ~5.00~ Don’t~Forget~The~Lyrics~III ~6.00~ India: ~A~Love~Story ~7.00~
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      75 22 ON MEDIACORP THEYEAR AHEAD: SOUTHEAST ASIA Channel~NewsAsia, 3.32pm Catch~a~roundup~of~the~major~ developments~in~ South-east~Asia~and~ its~impact~on~the~ world~this~year. VASANTHAM BOX OFFICE: MEL NAATTU MARUMAGAL Vasantham, ~9pm The~film~is~about~two~brothers, ~Sivakumar~and~Kamal~ Haasan, ~getting~married~to~two~very~different~women. Sivakumar~marries~a~foreign~girl~who~loves~Indian~ culture~and~its~traditions, ~while~Kamal~marries~a~Tamil~ girl~who~is~attracted~to~Western~culture. ON~STARHUB~CABLE~TV X-MEN: THE LAST STAND Fox~Movies~Premium~(StarHub~TV~Ch~622), ~9pm A~“cure”~for~mutancy~threatens~to~alter~the~ course~of~history. ~For~the~first~time, ~mutants~have~ a~choice: ~Retain~their~uniqueness, ~though~it~isolates~ and~alienates~them, ~or~give~up~their~powers~to~ fit~in. ~The~opposing~viewpoints~of~mutant~leaders~ Charles~Xavier, ~who~preaches~tolerance, ~and~
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