Today, 13 January 2012, Afternoon Edition

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    62 1 Today MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Friday January 13, 2012 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Friday January 13, 2012 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking AFTERNOON EDITION TODAY MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS
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    Lock icon RBS cuts 4,800 jobs, dumps equities, mergers divisions
    333 1 Job cuts in the Singapore office are expected to be minimal AGENCY REPORTS LONDON Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS), Britain’s biggest governmentowned bank, will be slashing 4,800 jobs worldwide over the next three years, including 3,500 at the investment bank, as
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    BUDGET STATEMENT ON FEB 17
    144 1 The Budget Statement will be delivered on Feb 17 by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance MinisterTharman Shanmugaratnam, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said yesterday. A live webcast of the delivery will be available at the Singapore Budget website (www.singaporebudget. gov.sg). This webcast is also supported
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    Belt-tightening times ahead Belt-tightening times ahead
    1015 1  -  But workers are unrealistic about salary and job prospects, surveys show But workers are unrealistic about salary and job prospects, surveys show TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The findings of three surveys, which were shared at a human resource conference yesterday, painted
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    BUDGET STATEMENT ON FEB 17
    145 1 BUDGET STATEMENT ON FE B 17 The Budget Statement will be delivered on Feb 17 by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance MinisterTharman Shanmugaratnam, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said yesterday. A live webcast of the delivery will be available at the Singapore Budget website (www.singaporebudget. gov.sg). This webcast is also
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    Lock icon Obama asks to raise debt ceiling by S$1.55t
    418 1 REUTERS WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama formally notified Congress yesterday that he plans a US$1.2-trillion (S$1.55-tril-lion) increase in the country’s debt limit, setting the stage for Republicans to level election-year charges that deficits are out of control. Mr Obama, in a
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon US wins Japan’s support over Iran N-programme
      341 2 AGENCIES TEHRAN Japan gave a boost yesterday to the United States campaign to sanction Iran over its nuclear programme, pledging to buy less Iranian oil, a day after China reacted coolly to the US effort. Iran’s “nuclear development problem can’t be ignored by
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      Lock icon ECB holds rate, sees ‘tentative signs’ of economic stability
      384 2 AGENCIES FRANKFURT There are signs that the euro zone economy is stabilising even as the region’s sovereign debt crisis poses risks to the outlook, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said yesterday. “According to some recent survey indicators, there are tentative
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      Lock icon Australia comes out tops, N Korea last in study on nuclear security
      343 3 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK The 32 nations with materials that can fuel atom bombs are typically mum on security. Now, for the first time publicly, experts have surveyed the precautions each country has in place and
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      Don’t stand so close to me ...
      609 4  - Don’t stand so close to me Teacher-student relationships: Do pupils also have a part to play? NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE While educators generally believe that teachers should be the ones who ensure they do not cross the line in teacher-student ties, some believe that the pupils also have a
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      Lock icon Mechanised parking pilot study by year end?
      467 4  -  SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A pilot study of mechanised parking systems could be rolled out by the end of this year, after National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan had signalled them as a possible solution to the current parking crunch in older HDB
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      OCBC’s measures to enhance security of ATM transactions
      218 4 SINGAPORE In the wake of some 400 DBS and POSB customers being hit by fraudulent ATM withdrawals, OCBC Bank has revealed its measures to enhance the security of its ATM transactions. These include sending out SMS alerts for both local and foreign
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      Mobility in S’pore ‘higher than previously thought’
      298 6  -  NEO CHAI CHIN SINGAPORE Having poor or less-educated fathers does not necessarily mean their sons will fare similarly, according to a study by a Ministry of Finance economist. Using the income records of about 39,500 father-son pairs from the Department of Statistics, the
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      More COEs for 2 categories, fewer for others
      505 6 Car dealers are bracing themselves for a bigger COE quota cut in August, when the Government slashes the annual vehicle population growth rate to 0.5 per cent, down from the current 1.5 per cent. SINGAPORE There will be more Certificates of Entitlement
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      Lock icon AirAsia X to withdraw flights to Europe, India
      226 8 AP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s long-haul budget carrier AirAsia X said yesterday it would eliminate flights to Europe and India as soaring fuel prices, exorbitant taxes and weakening demand took a toll on its operations. “These changes will improve operating cost efficiencies and
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      Lock icon Internet addiction affects the brain ‘like a drink or drug problem’
      281 8 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Internet users who become dependent on being online have showed signs of changes in the brain similar to alcoholics and cocaine addicts, it was reported. Researchers compared brain scans of young people with “Internet addiction
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      Lock icon No better odds using three embryos in IVF: Study
      433 8 AP LONDON A new study of fertility treatment found that women who get three or more embryos have no better odds of having a baby than those who get only two embryos. They also have a greater chance of risky multiple
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      Lock icon Unregistered ‘property agent’ jailed, fined
      466 8  -  ALVINA SOH alvinasoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A 45-year-old man has become the first person to be sentenced in court for representing himself as a property agent without being registered with the Council for Estate Agencies (CEA). Tan Cher Peng (picture) was yesterday jailed for four months and
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      Lock icon Noda to reshuffle Cabinet after calls to replace ministers
      228 10 AGENCIES TOKYO Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda will reshuffle his Cabinet today, following calls by the opposition to replace two ministers. Defence Minister Yasuo Ichikawa and Consumer Affairs Minister Kenji Yamaoka are likely to be dismissed after they were censured in
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      Lock icon Myanmar signs truce with ethnic Karen rebels
      382 10 AGENCIES PA-AN (Myanmar) Myanmar’s government signed a ceasefire agreement yesterday with ethnic Karen rebels in a major step towards ending one of the world’s longest-running insurgencies and meeting a key condition for better ties with the West. The talks between officials and Karen
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      Lock icon Pool chlorine ‘may affect lungs of competitive swimmers’
      240 12 REUTERS NEW YORK Competitive swimmers who train at indoor chlorinated swimming pools may have lung changes similar to those seen in people with mild asthma, according to an international study. To obtain findings published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology,
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      Lock icon Marathon deaths ‘rare, due to pre-existing heart problems’
      393 12 AP NEW YORK It is dramatic news when a marathon runner collapses with no pulse. Now a study finds such calamities are rare and usually due to a preexisting heart problem. The study, which was presented in yesterday’s issue of the New
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon The back-up oil plan
      896 14 Should Iran’s navy shut down the Strait of Hormuz, here’s what world can do to mitigate the shock BLOOMBERG EDITORIAL BLOOMBERG Let’s just say Iran makes good on its recent threats to shut down the Strait of Hormuz. And let’s say that with onefifth of the
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      Lock icon The value of great teachers
      899 16  -  Research shows, students of good teachers can go on to earn S$32,500 more over a lifetime NICHOLAS D KRISTOF Nicholas D Kristofis a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner. THE NEW YORK TIMES Suppose your child is about to enter the fourth grade and has been assigned
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      Lock icon Locked out of the boardroom
      756 18  -  Women still do not have an equal shot at assignments that raise their chances of being sought after as directors HERMINIA IBARRA Herminia Ibarra is professor of organisational behaviour at INSEAD. She is also the programme director for The Leadership Transition. When new rules mandating
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      Lock icon Powering sustainable energy for all
      824 20  -  Helping developing countries leapfrog to clean energy options presents great opportunities for businesses BAN KI MOON Ban Ki Moon is Secretary-General of the United Nations. THE NEW YORK TIMES As a child growing up during the Korean War, I studied by candlelight. Electric conveniences such
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      Lock icon Electrify the bottom of the pyramid
      377 20  -  ARUN MAJUMDAR Arun Majumdar is the director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy. 2012 HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW (DISTRIBUTED BY THE NYT SYNDICATE) Staggeringly, about 1.5 billion people live without electricity. They are off the grid literally and figuratively, lacking a basic resource so
      © 2012 HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW (DISTRIBUTED BY THE NYT SYNDICATE)  -  377 words
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      47 18 SNAP PROSPER WITH CHEERS! For more details, visit Facebook.com/Cheerschallenge Prizes for each draw 1 st 2 nd Prize Winners iPhone 4S each 3 rd to 10 th Prize Winners $100 FairPrice Voucher each Draw One: 3 Jan -19 Jan 2012 Draw Two: 20 Jan 6 Feb 2012
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
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      45 20 SINGAPORE S3 a r iSi'a. r Happy Lunar New Year >/v/'7 $5 MILLION Reunion Draw Fri, 20 Ian 2012,9.30pm For details, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg Ip Yri) Always play with care. [responsibiyj Do not bet illegally. RGB Reg No: *****0202G Towards Community Purpose and Benefit SINGAPORE m
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  • VOICES
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      Not just about skill sets, they must share our vision
      220 22  -  Letter from Arthur Mah Liang Ta I REFER to the I Say piece “The pay looks bad on paper, but... (Jan 10) and agree with the “clean wage” principle, which is, ironically, the reason for this heated debate over ministerial
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      THE ISSUE WITH PEGGING TO BOARDROOMS
      95 22  -  LETTER FROM KENNY CHONG If the logic in the letter “A country unlike any other” (Jan 7) is sound, then the same argument could be extended to every private company, as no two companies are the same. Even the British government is putting laws
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      Investors are savvy enough ...
      130 22  - Investors are savvy enough Letter from Daisy Tan FROM Jan 1, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) requires retail investors to pass checks, such as a customer account review, before they may trade in certain financial products, to “safeguard” their interests. I would think that the average Singaporean adult would
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      Lock icon Athletes should get privileges during NS
      319 24  -  Letter from M Lukshumayeh WHATEVER our team in the Malaysia Super League is called, it is Singapore playing the Malaysian state teams. I say this in reply to the online letter “Sportsmen shouldn’t be accorded privileges during NS” (Jan 4). Years ago, Singapore was
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      Why give special treatment?
      228 24  -  Letter from Gidania Wong I CONCUR with the writer of the online letter “Sportsmen shouldn’t be accorded privileges during NS” (Jan 4) on the importance of National Service, and I echo his call to the relevant ministries to consider the sensitivity of the issue. It is
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      LUP for AMK precinct to be completed by 2014
      223 25  -  Letter from Lawrence Pak Yew Hock Deputy Director, Upgrading Programmes Management, Housing Development Board WE THANK Mr Paul Antony Fernandez and Mr Teng Nee Peng for their respective letters, “One year on, lift upgrading not completed” and “Lift upgrading will go
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      Free access to Rail Corridor
      176 25  -  Letter from Yap Chung Lee Director, Land Operations (Public) Division, Singapore Land Authority WE REFER to Mr Thomas Lee’s letter “Rail Corridor not open to public?” (Jan 9). We are sorry that he had an unpleasant experience during his recent walk. The land around BukitTimah
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      Ban MSG at eateries
      147 25  -  Letter from Teo Kok Seah MONOSODIUM Glutamate (MSG) is commonly used at our food courts, hawker centres, restaurants and other eating establishments to improve the flavour of cooked food. However, MSG also has deleterious health effects. It is one of the primary factors in hypertension and
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      Charged S$22.47 for 3 hours & 40 mins of parking
      96 25  - Charged S$22.47 for 3 hours 40 mins of parking Letter from Yap Boh Tiong I ATTENDED a dinner last month at the Rasa Sentosa Resort. As the car park was full, I was directed to park at the one near the Underwater World, entering at 7.20pm and exiting at 11.01pm.
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      45 24 KICK ETOILE FC OUTOF THES-LEAGUE Get a QR code reader app from your smartphone’s app store (simply search for “QR reader”) and scan the code using the app, or you can visit http://tdy.sg/ etoileFC on your browser for the letter from Stanley Wong Chee Kin.
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Initiative for better food hygiene
      343 28  -  NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE To promote better hygiene standards and food handling processes, the National Environment Agency (NEA) has rolled out a documentation process it hopes food caterers will adopt. Unveiled at a seminar for caterers yesterday, the Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS) requires
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      Lock icon New life for army camp
      321 28  -  HOE YEEN NIE yeennie@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A former colonial army camp will soon get a new lease of life as a hub for contemporary Asian art, with 13 pioneer galleries to be occupying the space unveiled yesterday. The Gillman Barracks project is spear­headed by the Economic
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      Lawyer to face disciplinary body for breaches of conduct
      275 28  -  TEO XUANWEI SINGAPORE A lawyer of 16 years’ stand­ing will have to appear before the Court of Threejudges the profession’s highest disciplinary body after a tribunal found that she had made up excuses to cover up her tardiness in handling a
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      Lock icon HPB’s first steps towards baby-friendly maternity wards
      410 30  -  SARA GROSSE saragrosse@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Health Promotion Board (HPB) is working with five maternity hospitals to make them baby-friendly, in line with World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. They aim to earn certification for “Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative” by the WHO. The initiative includes
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      Lock icon CNB arrests 69, seizes heroin
      161 30 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) continues to intensify enforcement efforts, arresting 69 offenders in a five-day island-wide operation which started on Sunday. It also seized half a kilogramme of heroin with a street value of S$75,000. The CNB said the operation, which
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      Lock icon TWO ALLEGEDLY ENTERED CASINO WITH ICS BELONGING TO OTHERS
      167 32 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The police have arrested two people for entering the casino at Resorts World Sentosa using identification documents belonging to other people in two separate cases in September last year. A 35-year-old woman who was issued with a self-exclusion order
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      Prison for man who used wife’s IC for credit scams
      260 32  -  ALVINA SOH SINGAPORE A self-employed man took his wife’s identity card and handed it to his Chinese girlfriend to help him cheat credit companies. Teo Tiong Guan, 47, was jailed 37 months on six counts of cheating licensed credit companies
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      JAIL, FINE FOR OVERSTAYER WHO OFFERED SEX BRIBE
      207 32  -  ALVINA SOH A Chinese national who was caught for overstaying tried to get out of it by bribing a police officer with sex. Guo Cheng Cheng, 25, was jailed eight months and fined S$3,000 for the offences. The unemployed woman caught the
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Taiwan election luring expatriates back from China
      371 34 THE NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING The only thing more striking than the US$32,000 (S$41,300) diamond-encrust-ed eyeglasses at the Baodao Optical department store here is the bronze statue of Mao Zedong that greets shoppers entering what is billed as the world’s largest eyeglass store.
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      471 34 BLOOMBERG BEIJING China and the United States, at loggerheads over everything from trade to human rights, have a common interest in the outcome of this week’s Taiwan presidential election: A victory by President Ma Ying-jeou. The US “rewarded” Mr Ma with visits last
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      Lock icon Najib ‘will not reshuffle Cabinet’
      256 38 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has decided to keep his Cabinet despite scandals engulfing at least two ministers, but will decide on calling elections only after gauging support resulting from opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy verdict and his government’s direct
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      Lock icon ‘MASS SUICIDE’ PROTEST AT FOXCONN FACTORY IN CHINA
      128 38 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Around 150 Chinese workers at Foxconn, the world’s largest electronics manufacturer, threatened to commit suicide by leaping from their factory roof in protest at their working conditions. The workers were coaxed down after two days on top of their
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      155 38 AGENCIES An independent commission and a group of eight prominent figures with royal lineage have called for reform of Thailand’s law against insulting the monarch. In separate letters to Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, the Truth for Reconciliation Commission of Thailand (TRCT) said
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      Lock icon HUGE MANHUNT AFTER DANGEROUS CRIMINAL ESCAPES FROM HIROSHIMA PRISON
      168 40 AGENCIES The escape from prison of a dangerous criminal has sparked a huge manhunt in the southern Japanese city of Hiroshima and prompted schools to advise children to travel in supervised groups until he is caught. Hiroshima police say they are
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      Lock icon US Marines ‘urinated on Taleban corpses’
      372 40 In a statement, the Marine Corps said it has not verified the origin or authenticity of the YouTube video. But it also said the actions portrayed are not consistent with Marine values. AGENCIES WASHINGTON The United States Marine Corps said on Wednesday it is
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      Lock icon INDONESIAN NIKE WORKERS WIN US$1-MILLION SETTLEMENT
      173 42 AGENCIES Sportswear giant Nike has agreed to give workers in Indonesia US$1 million (S$1.29 million) in unpaid overtime. A national trade union representing nearly 4,500 employees from the PT Nikomas shoe plant in Banten province said Nike had failed to pay nearly 600,000 hours
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      Lock icon Syria mission a farce: Arab League official
      264 42 Mr Anwar Malek, an Algerian member of the team, said the observer mission was not acting independently and was serving the regime’s interests. AGENCIES DAMASCUS An Arab League official has launched a scathing attack on the regional body’s mission to Syria, claiming it
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      Lock icon KIM JONG IL’S BODY TO BE DISPLAYED PERMANENTLY
      131 42 AP North Korea said yesterday the country’s late leader Kim Jong Il’s body will lie in state permanently in a memorial palace in the capital. Mr Kim’s body will be displayed at Pyongyang’s Kumsusan Memorial Palace, where the embalmed body of his
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      Lock icon TINY FROG NAMED WORLD’S SMALLEST VERTEBRATE
      110 44 AP A frog that can perch on the tip of your pinkie has been claimed as the world’s smallest vertebrate species, out-tinying a fish that got the title in 2006. An article on Wednesday in the journal PLoS One named Paedophryne amauensis (picture) as
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      Lock icon MINI YORKSHIRE TERRIER NAMED WORLD’S SMALLEST WORKING DOG
      107 44 AP A mini Yorkshire terrier is now in the Guinness Book of World Records. Tiny Lucy, who weighs only 1.1kg, was named the world’s smallest working dog last week, bumping out a 3kg police dog in Japan. Three-year-old Lucy works as a
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      321 44 AP HONOLULU China and India are catapulting to the forefront of astronomy research with their decision to join as partners in a Hawaii telescope that will be the world’s largest when it is built later this decade. China and India will pay a
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      257 44 BLOOMBERG SHANGHAI LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton is the favourite brand of Chinese millionaires buying gifts for friends and business contacts, according to Hurun Report, a Shanghai-based luxury publishing and events group. About one in seven millionaires will choose to give a
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      56 34 306 o Scan almost anything, anytime, anywhere! MagicScan Portable Scanner A4A @Dkndtu No batteries or SD card needed for direct uploading to laptop Uses BxAAA batteries with MicroSD card <r« SPF v. POPULAR iKnow Roadshow CNY Back by popular demand Electronics Furniture Lifestyle Sale Suntec Singapore Halls 403-404 Now -15
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      503 35 IP Fair Price 77ta/x Mij Fvt/iPrke! m FAIRPRICE HOUSEBRAND *W FairPrice Full payment must be charged to Plus! Visa or NTUC Plus! Visa Credit/Debit Card (Visa transactions only). Not valid for cash/NETS payment. A Valid for FairPrice and FairPrice Gold brands only. 8% discount is calculated based on nett price
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      401 36 IP Fair Price 77ta/x Mij Fvt/iPrke! FairPrice HOUSEBRAND Committed to Bringing You The Good Life STRIKE GOLD 13-26 Jan 2012 VmJ per bot FAIRPRICE Soya Bean Oil 5ltrs U.P. $14.50 FAIRPRICE Rice Bran Oil 3ltrs U.P. $10.80 t V 3 30 FAIRPRICE Canola Olive Oil (Blend) 11tr U.P. $6.40 50
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      456 37 Fair Price TIlaFs Mij Fvt/iPr/ce! FairPrice HOUSEBRAND Committed to Bringing You The Good Life STOCK UP ON ABUNDANT OFFERS a JY-J Gold Thai Horn Mali Superior Fragrant Rice HE 80 per pack FAIRPRICE GOLD Superior Fragrant Rice 5kg U.P. $12.80 13-26 Jan 2012 4 uoposq < h£& FairPrice A Golden
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      58 38 Designer Sale up to 70 off Tomorrow Only 11am 1pm (Ml Customers*) 1pm 7pm (Public) Singapore Expo, Conference Hall GHJ Balenciaga Bottega Veneta Burberry Celine Chanel Chloe Gucci Kate Spade Marc Jacobs Michael Kors Miu Miu Mulberry Prada Tod's *Flash your Ml phone for preview. UOB, OCBC and Ml customers
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      340 39 nsm 50% off 2 nd piece' regular-priceditems Glenn u Cufflinks j 4 yy UP. $29.90 per pair Celebrate Dragon Year with Abundant Savings at John Little! SVsSel !> EM St im. 51 H Tokyo Bay Slim Fit Long-sleeved Business Shirts UP. $79.90 each Glenn Short-sleeved Checked Shirts UP. $45.90 each
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      96 40 WAREHOUSE SALE Chinese New Xear Special goxgxiTX CXI Egyptian Cotton Bed Linens Towels 1000 to 1600 Thread Counts Single, S/Single, Queen,King S/King I 1 fitted/flat sheet 1 quilt cover 2pcs pillow covers Usual: $734 70 $200 onwards Pillow Bolster Cover $21 onwards Fitted Set $130 onwards Os 'O Assorted Colours
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      54 42 |K<cKer|| ~E~| ■crisscross WAREHOUSE SALE! NOW ON! s ,5 L .an^?? upnW I L Cash payment only. Goods sold are non-refundable. While stocks last. 45 Kallang Pudding Road, Alpha Building, #03-01 Daily 10am 9pm Bus Services: 8, 40, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66,90,100,135,151,154,155,158 Nearest MRT: Aljunied Station Organised by:
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      382 43 C L-N AL Lt I AT SQUARE 2 Now till 6 Feb '12 Usher in the Lunar New Year in a Korean style with festive shopping rewards, bountiful treats and enthralling entertainment! SURE-WIN ROARING REWARDS Spend $138* and stand a chance to redeem exquisite red packets and bountiful treats, ranging
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      92 44 munchys st-io. Pack Of Munchy’s Biscuits To Win Berries Oat Krunch Cake Weekly Contest Period 1 st Nov 2011 24 th Jan 2012 BMiaililillilill! Jj -gr "““"w 1&0* SMS MUNCHY <space> Receipt No <space>FULL NAME <space> NRIC to ***** poinn The Weekly Draw will be held every Tuesday (8th, 15th,
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      129 44 Preferred Card: ©ocbc Bank HP ■> D *5.and12monIhs 0% Installment Plan LIMITED SEATS Luxurious 5-A* Hotels Return flights Gourmet: 100% meals (Wenchang Chicken, JiaJi Duck, Dongshan Mutton, Hele Crab/ Seafood Feast/ Nutritional Cuisines/lmperial Banquet/Vegetarian Banquet/Hunan Delicacies more) Sightseeing: Yudaitan Cruise/Binglanggu/Dadonghai/ Sanya Dongtian Park/Yalong Totem Square Butterfly Valley Seashell Museum/Yalong Bay
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      245 45 kTi I a. K Bayfront MRT station opens tomorrow so you can step straight into Asia's Shopping Destination. DHOBY GHAUT PROMENADE NICOLL HIGHWAY CITY HALL RAFFLES PLACE BAYFRONT MARINA BAY Getting to The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands® is now more convenient than ever. From the Circle Line, just head
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  • BUSINESS
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      Lock icon In Britain, growing signs of a serious slump
      403 46 AFTERNOON LATEST THE NEW YORK TIMES LONDON A profit warning issued yesterday by Tesco, Britain’s largest retailer by sales, was the latest sign that the British economy might be heading for a recession or might be there already. Tesco warned that profit
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      DOW
      58 46 THURSDAY CLOSE 12,471.00 (+0.17%) Wednesday 12,449.50 q 0.10% Tuesday 12,462.50 p 0.56% Monday 12,392.70 p 0.27% Friday 12,359.90 q 0.45% FRIDAY JANUARY 13, 2012 NYSETOP5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Bank of America 359.1m $6.79 q 1.16% Citigroup 57.9m $31.60 p~1.06% Ford 48.6m $12.14 p~0.58% Sprint Nextel 47.0m
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      EURO
      13 46 È FTSE100 5,662.42 DAX Ç È DAX 6,179.21 (+0.44%) CAC40 3,199.98 (-0.15%)
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      FOREX
      11 46 US$1 s$1.290 US$1 £0.652 US$1 €0.780 US$1 ¥76.786 US$1 A$0.968
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        US MARKETS
        72 46 S&P500’s rally extends The S&P 500 closed at a five-month high for the third day but had difficulty extending gains in the face of lacklustre economic data and another European bond market test. Investors will look to earnings from JPMorgan Chase, the first of the major US banks
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        OIL
        56 46 Tumble on Iran ban fears Oil prices tumbled in a late selloff sparked by a report that a proposed European Union ban on imports of Iranian crude would be phased in over six months. ICE Brent crude for February delivery settled down 98 US cents at US$111.26, while US
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      Lock icon Is US recovery all played out?
      428 46 REUTERS WASHINGTON United States retail sales rose at the weakest pace in seven months in December and first-time claims for jobless benefits moved higher last week signs the economic recovery is shaky despite a recent pick-up in growth. Retail sales increased a less-than-expected 0.1
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      Lock icon China inflation eases to 15-month low, policy may be eased
      321 48 AGENCIES BEIJING China’s inflation rate eased to a 15-month low in December, though sticky food prices are a reminder of the risks the government is weighing as it tilts policy towards boosting growth as internal and external demand for Chinese
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      Lock icon Beijing ‘may allow banks to defer losses’
      343 48 AGENCIES SINGAPORE China’s authorities are likely to allow its banks to postpone their recognition of losses on some local government loans, but such a move would be damaging to the sector’s reputation and could result in greater losses ultimately, Standard Poor’s (S&P) said
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      Lock icon ‘China’s rise to lead to shift in global power’
      123 48 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE The forecast for China to overtake the US as the world’s biggest economy in less than 10 years will lead to a shift in global political and military power, according to Temasek Holdings CEO Ho Ching. “The recent and
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      Lock icon SEMBCORP EXPLORE BUILDING VIETNAM POWER PLANT
      61 48 REUTERS Sembcorp Industries’ subsidiary has signed a memorandum of understanding to explore developing a 1,200-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Vietnam, the Singaporelisted conglomerate said yesterday. The plant would be located in Dung Quat Economic Zone in cen- tral Vietnam’s Quang Ngai province. Sembcorp did
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      Lock icon EZRA WINS TWO DEALS WORTH S$155 MILLION
      82 48 REUTERS Singapore oil and gas services firm Ezra Holdings said yesterday it had it secured two contracts worth up to US$120 million (S$155 million). Ezra’s offshore support services division was awarded a new charter by an oil major for a vessel, while its
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      Lock icon FORTIS HEALTHCARE BUYS SINGAPORE SISTER FIRM
      107 48 DOW JONES Fortis Healthcare (India) said yesterday it has completed a US$665 million (S$860.4 million) acquisition of its Singapore-based sister firm Fortis Healthcare International (FHI). The transaction includes pay- ing US$262 million for FHI’s equity shares, after taking into account the company’s outstanding debt.
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  • MARKETBUZZ
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      A BREATH OF FRESH AIR
      384 52 Enjoy clean, pure and fresh air with Sharp’s newest range of Plasmacluster Ion (PCI) Generators. Developed by Sharp, this patented PCI technology goes beyond filtering dust particles in the air to help eliminate airborne viruses. This is because PCI products release high density ions that
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      STAY HEALTHY WITH CENTRUM CARDIO
      136 52 Kick off the New Year with a healthy start! Formulated with key vitamins and minerals, the new Centrum Cardio supplement is said to reduce the risk of coronary heart diseases. It has essential plant sterols and high levels of folic acid, and vitamins B6 and
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      A WIDE VARIETY OF TREATS
      174 52 Eating at home for your reunion dinner does not mean you’ll have to miss out on a sumptuous feast! At Cold Storage, you can find a wide range of affordable festive offerings so you and your family can have a lavish celebration. For starters, Cold
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      FUN AND FESTIVITIES
      210 52 Head down to Chinatown and revel in the lively activities this Chinese New Year (Until Feb 21). Organised by Kreta Ayer-Kim Seng Citizens’ Consultative Committee, this year’s festivities focus on the theme “A Bountiful Year of the Dragon”. Chinatown’s lights feature a refreshing and innovative dragon-themed design
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      GET REWARDS FOR SHOPPING AT CAPITAMALLS
      190 52 CapitaMalls Asia Limited has made shopping at its malls more exciting with its new rewards programme CAPITASTAR. Shoppers who join CAPITASTAR can earn STAR$ at 12 participating CapitaMalls and more than 1,800 stores in Singapore. With the accumulated STAR$, shoppers can redeem CapitaVouchers which
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      Lock icon Sony ready to take on the Apple TV: CEO
      417 54 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LAS VEGAS Sony boss Howard Stringer (picture) says Sony Entertainment Network (SEN) can become a global source of films and music “very, very quickly” and that exclusive movies are still a possibility. The chief executive, chairman and president
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      Lock icon INTEL-POWERED IPHONES SOON?
      230 54 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Intel’s new push to get its chips into mobile phones could see a new Intel-powered iPhone as well as Windows devices, the company has said. Mr Dave Whalen, vice-president of Intel’s architecture group, said that the company was “talking to everybody” and that they
      THE DAILY TELEGRAPH  -  230 words
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  • PROPERTY
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      Jurong landmark breaks ground
      341 56  -  MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Residents of Jurong will soon have a shopping mall that is more than half the size of ION Orchard right at their doorstep. Located at Jurong Gateway, the S$1.5 billion mixed-use development called Westgate is expected to offer international and high street
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      291 56  -  CONRAD RAJ editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Frasers Hospitality, the serviced apartment arm of listed Fraser and Neave, broke ground yesterday for its second property in Jakarta. Frasers will manage 210 ultra-deluxe apartments in the property, Frasers Suites Kuningan (picture), at Ciptutra World 2. Located
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      CapitaLand eyes second-tier Chinese cities
      197 56  -  LYNDA HONG SINGAPORE Second-tier cities in China hold a great deal of potential for property development, said the head of Singapore’s largest listed developer CapitaLand yesterday. CapitaLand chief executive Liew Mun Leong told Channel NewsAsia that, despite Chinese government measures to cool property investment in
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      Undue focus on foreign purchasers
      839 58  -  When you feel that comfortable, you will fall in love with the country. Where is the risk? If I cannot exit from the market, I will just come here and live in my property. COMMENTARY COLIN TAN property@mediacorp.com.sg Colin Tan is head, Research Consultancy, at
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      Malaysia‘s IOI submits top bid for Clementi condominium site
      237 58 SINGAPORE The government tender for a 99-year leasehold condominium site in Jalan Lempeng near Clementi town centre attracted eight bids at the close yesterday, with the top price of S$408 million coming from Multi Wealth, a wholly-owned unit of Malaysian developer
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      189 58 See these barcode squares on our paper? They are QR (Quick Response) codes that can link you to a story, a video, a website or even an email address on your smartphone. In order to use QR codes, simply follow these steps: Download a QR code reader from your smartphone's
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      Lock icon That’ll be 9 clasicos in 9 months
      504 62 Second-string Barcelona side come from a goal down to win 2-1 and set up King’s Cup clash with Real Madrid AP AFTERNOON LATEST MADRID Barcelona will play Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals after coming from behind to beat Osasuna 2-1
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      384 62 AP MILAN Goran Pandev’s contentious late winner sent Napoli through to the Italian Cup quarter-finals yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) with a 2-1 victory over Serie A struggler Cesena. Striker Eduardo Vargas had a nightmare debut for Napoli, with his mistake giving Cesena
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      200 62 AP Defending champion Novak Djokovic could meet Andy Murray, in the semi-finals of this year’s competition while Roger Federer could play Rafael Nadal at the same stage after the draw was held this morning at Melbourne Park. Top-seeded Djokovic will play Paolo
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      103 62 BALOTELLI VISITS SCHOOL FOR A TOILET BREAK REUTERS Italy striker Mario Balotelli added to his long list of madcap antics yesterday when he parked his Bentley outside a Manchester school and wandered in to find a toilet. The Manchester City player arrived at the Xaverian College unannounced with friends and
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      Lock icon A lifetime at Liverpool
      656 64 Gerrard poised to finish his playing career at Anfield after signing a contract extension THE GUARDIAN AFTERNOON LATEST LIVERPOOL Steven Gerrard will almost certainly end his career at Liverpool after signing a new deal that will involve an ambassadorial role when he stops playing. The Liverpool
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      243 64 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Chelsea have told Queens Park Rangers to increase their opening offer for the Brazilian defender Alex. QPR’s initial bid is reported to have been worth £3 million (S$5.9 million), but Chelsea are hoping for more for the 29-year-old, who they
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      258 64 AP LONDON AC Milan have called off talks with Manchester City over the signing of the Premier League club’s outcast forward Carlos Tevez, chief executive Adriano Galliani said yesterday. Galliani, speaking in Italy after returning from talks in London, said Milan had put the brakes
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      473 66 Organisers of tennis’ first major of the year can breathe a little easier AP TENNIS Australian Open MELBOURNE The all-star walking wounded heading into the Australian Open continue to improve, with Rafael Nadal, Caroline Wozniacki, Serena Williams and defending champion Kim Clijsters all
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      Chrisnanta, Neo shine
      242 66  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE They showed no fear going up against higher-ranked pair Nathan Robertson and Jenny Wallwork at the US$400,000 (S$516,500) Malaysia Badminton Open, and Singapore’s mixed doubles pair Danny Bawa Chrisnanta and Vanessa Neo were rewarded yesterday with a 21-13,21-17 victory to advance to the
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      LEARN FOOTBALL
      65 68 Young footballers can now look to brush up on their skills at the Singapore Soccer Academy’s new centre in Jurong. The Stadio@Fairway is located at the Fairway Club, 11 Japanese Garden Road. The January intake for youngsters aged five to 10 years old is now open for weekly
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      Right now, Etoile are out of the 2012 S-League
      355 68  -  SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE The protagonists have kept their cards close to their chests, with much going on behind the scenes, but sources have revealed that French side Etoile FC had already informed the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) on Tuesday of
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      Lock icon Back to his old stomping ground
      902 68  -  LionsXII coach Sundram wants players to seize the moment as they set off to face his former team TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Kedah will forever hold fond memories for V Sundramoorthy. Sundram was part of the Kedah team that lifted the Malaysia Cup in 1990,
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      Lock icon Blame the beer for vicious rumours
      614 70 India captain Dhoni in great nick ahead of make-or-break Test against the Aussies AP REUTERS PERTH India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has rejected suggestions of in-fight-ing in his team on the tour of Australia, saying the claims were possibly the result of a beer-induced
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      240 70 AP LOS ANGELES Chris Paul had 27 points and 11 assists to propel the Los Angeles Clippers past the Miami Heat 95-89 in overtime on Wednesday night (yesterday morning, Singapore time). It was the Heat’s second straight extra-time loss. Blake Griffin had 20 points and
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      Lock icon Pacquiao pours cold water on Mayweather’s challenge
      369 70 AP MANILA Manny Pacquiao’s camp said there is no economic sense in setting up a bout with Floyd Mayweather on May 5 after the unbeaten American publicly challenged the Filipino champion via Twitter. Pacquiao’s financial adviser Michael Koncz said yesterday that a 45,000-seat
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      83 68 SPORTS FIXTURES For fixtures of all other M League, E Premier, E League Champ, Spanish, Italian and A League, please visit Singapore Pools website. FOR FULL LIVE TELECAST SCHEDULE AND VENUE DETAILS, PLEASE VISIT SINGAPORE POOLS WEBSITE. Always play with care. Do not bet illegally. No person under the age
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      63 1 ARTS MUSIC MOVIES TELEVISION WINE DINE STYLE DESIGN HEALTH TECH TRAVEL CARS NEW SPIN ON OLD TRADITIONS NOVEL CREATIONS FOR A LUNAR NEW YEAR TO REMEMBER T2 JANUARY 13, 2012 RECIPE CHEF YONG BING NGEN’S TURBOT PREPARED TWO WAYS T10 A PUBLICATION OF FOOD REVIEW BRASSERIE GAVROCHE IS AUTHENTIC AS
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        New in the New Year
        1041 2  -  Traditional CNY feasting doesn’t have to be the same old thing you had last year DON MENDOZA donm@mediacorp.com.sg FOR the most part, gastronomic precepts do not speak to a people’s proliferated predilection for pre-empting a prosperous future.Yet, and just as tricky as repeating the last
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        FOOD NOTE: MORE TO CHOOSE FROM
        161 6 SHOPPERS looking for an extensive range of quality ingredients for a home cooked spread this Chinese New Year can now choose from Yu Pin King’s wide range of 200 premium authentic Chinese ingredients and staples a marked increase since the label’s first appearance on
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        BITE SIZED: SAVOURYOUR FILL
        380 6  -  DON MENDOZA MORE diners in Singapore, including a growing majority of well-travelled consumers, are relishing the island’s diverse dining offerings. And the fast rising success of many a food festival not to mention recent inclusions the likes of Singapore Restaurant Week (the next phase of which
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        Turbot prepared two ways
        487 10  -  Chef Yong Bing Ngen serves up a particularly auspicious catch RECIPE:TASTY RESOLUTION DON MENDOZA THE concept it would seem is plain.The Chinese word for fish, ChefYong Bing Ngen explains, sounds like the Mandarin word for luck. As such, having fish for the New Year is a
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        Simple and effective
        454 12  -  For the most part, the food at 7Adam will satisfy FOOD REVIEW ANNETTE TAN THE black and white colonial bungalow at 7 Adam Park is many things. For one, it is the Guild House of the NUS alumni; it is also a bar, bistro and an art
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        This round’s on... Penfolds’ Stephanie Dutton
        571 12  -  Boozy conversations about what makes people smile DON MENDOZA STEPHANIE Dutton (picture) is one of only seven winemakers behind the Penfolds’ range of wines, and at 25 years of age, her future in this increasingly competitive market seems to have only just begun. That
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        The bistro to beat
        559 14  -  Chef Frederic Colin brings a slice of Paris to Singapore at Brasserie Gavroche FOOD REVIEW ANNETTE TAN Our lunch started as lunches often do. My dining companion sat across from me. We perused the menu, taking a while to decide what we should order so we
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        134 16 AP SHE’S not even a week old, but Blue Ivy Carter is already making music history. Billboard said that thanks to her dad, Jay-Z, featuring her on his new song, Glory, Blue has become the youngest person to appear on its chart. Jay-Z released the
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        Lock icon Madonna: No such thing as perfect love
        369 16 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WITH two failed marriages behind her, Madonna could be forgiven for being something of a cynic when it comes to relationships. But the singer has revealed she remains very much the romantic and hopes one day to be “swept away
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        90 16 Fifty years after joining The Beatles as believe it or not their replacement drummer, musician Ringo Starr shows no signs of slowing down.“I’m still here, still doing what I love to do,” he said in an interview with Today to promote his 17th, and latest, album, Ringo
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        Lock icon Katy Perry gets the people’s vote
        323 18 Absent singer wins big at People’s Choice Awards SOMETIMES being a no-show means you end up stealing the show. At least, that’s what happened to singer Katy Perry when she declined to show up for the 38th annual People’s Choice Awards in Los Angeles
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        Lock icon Halle to marry Kylie’s ex
        142 18 AGENCIES HALLE Berry has agreed to marry for a third time, after boyfriend Olivier Martinez popped the question, reported People magazine. The 46-year-old French actor reportedly proposed to the 45-year-old Monster Ball actress with a diamond and emerald engagement ring. They met on the film
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        296 19 Thor brothers among BAFTA’s all-male Rising Star shortlist REUTERS THE British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) unveiled an all-male shortlist for its 2012 Rising Star Award on Wednesday, including Thor actors Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston. Previous winners of the annual prize,
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        432 20  -  The hottest version of the Mini Coupe delivers behind-the-wheel fun in bucketloads CAR REVIEW Julian Low Julian Low in Munich, Germany feature s@mediacorp.com.sg WITH only two seats, the Mini Coupe might be accused of catering to selfish people only. And rightfully so. It’s aimed at the
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        Dial ‘M’ for megalomania
        489 22  -  BMW M’s most powerful model to date, the M5 is a different beast from before CAR REVIEW DERRYN WONG THE“M” in BMW M stands for “motorsport”, but after a spin in its latest offering, it may as well stand for “megalomaniacal”.The power-hungry will be glad to
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        How to survive driving on Friday, the 13th
        692 22  -  Or, any other day, since road accidents are still one of the top killers worldwide DERRYN WONG WHEN it comes to driving, there’s always an element of chance. After all, you can control your own actions but things like the weather, the
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        60 24 Street names not only help us navigate around Singapore; they also yield interesting information about our country’s history, geography, politics, heritage and culture. Embark on a journey through Singapore’s changing landscape and discoverthe stories behind some of the names of Singapore’s streets. Until April 22,10am to
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        Seasons of Love at Orchard Central
        108 24 In conjunction with Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day, Orchard Central is rewarding its shoppers with promotions and giveaways. Visitthe Love Carnival Market Place where a range of mouthwatering fare as well as gifts and handicrafts will be on sale. Spend a minimum of
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        The Midas Sessions
        86 24 with Lunarin Local band Lunarin, who have been playing togetherfor 15 years, will officially launch their third album The Midas Sessions, a collection of B-sides and acoustic renditions of earlier songs. The original plan was to release an EP but in the process of working on their
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        The Folly of a Garden
        93 24 Cultural Medallion recipient choreographer Angela Liong collaborates with composer Joyce Beetuan Koh in a modern day bestiary allegory inspired by the 2009 French auction where two looted bronze heads from Yuanmingyuan (the Old Summer Palace of China’s Qing Dynasty) resurfaced as parts of the bidding
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        m:idea Youth Choice Awards 2012
        100 24 The m:idea Youth Awards returns once again to award popular celebrities and brands with their one-of-a-kind Frisbee awards in categories such as BestOMG! Moment and Band I Wanna Throw Myself At. Run by youthsfrom Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s School of Film and Media Studies, the event
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        CNY Electronics and Lifestyle Fair
        81 24 Due to the strong response to the last show, the CNY Electronics and Lifestyle Fair is back, this time with 8,800 electronic items on sale per day at S$88 each. This includes goods from reputable brands such as Samsung, Sony, Toshiba and Canon. In addition,
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        Jessie J — Singapore
        80 24 Jessie J Singapore UPCOMING Groove along to British singersongwriter Jessie J’s infectious music as she makes her way here on hertour of the region. Shooting to popularity in the UK with her debut single, Do It Like A Dude, Jessie J is better known here for her second release, Price
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