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Title Section19 2012-01-18 1 TODAY MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Wednesday January 18,2012 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking19 words
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676 2012-01-18 1 NEO CHAI CHIN - NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Even as ministers are held accountable for their performances, mistakes are inevitable and they must be evaluated fairly by Singaporeans, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday. He also shed light on how ministerial performances and consequently, their performance676 words
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Article, Illustration945 2012-01-18 1 TEO XUANWEI - Prime Minister warns that the wrong system of pay will lead to a wrong team TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The incumbents in the Cabinet might be the ones feeling the brunt of the proposed salary cuts. But the impact would945 words
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PARLIAMENT
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Article, Illustration516 2012-01-18 2 NEO CHAI CHIN - NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Years ago, when Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong invited a top civil servant to enter politics, the latter’s children were still young and he was not ready to take the plunge. For the General Election last year, however, MrTODAY FILE PHOTO - 516 words
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587 2012-01-18 2 NG JING YNG - NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The ministerial salaries debate in Parliament yesterday had observers reaching for their calculators, as the Workers’ Party’s (WP) alternative proposals to determine ministerial salaries were scrutinised by some PAP Members of Parliament (MPs). Sembawang GRC MP Vikram Nair,587 words
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639 2012-01-18 3 TEO XUANWEI - TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE While the issue of ministerial salaries has been a lightning rod for public anger at several General Elections, it was in Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s assessment —during the most recent GE that things639 words
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HOT NEWS
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508 2012-01-18 4 SUMITA SREEDHARAN - SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will study if current service standards for taxis need to be adjusted, in light of last month’s fare increases. Speaking in Parliament yesterday, Transport Minister Lui Tuck508 words
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367 2012-01-18 4 SUMITA SREEDHARAN - SUMITA SREEDHARAN SINGAPORE Bus speeds have decreased slightly because of an increase in ridership, Minister of State for Transport Josephine Teo revealed in Parliament yesterday. Responding to Chua Chu Kang GRC MP Alex Yam, who had asked about the367 words
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165 2012-01-18 4 Second-time buyers of HDB flats could soon be given a leg up, with Minister for National Development Khaw Boon Wan signalling that he would announce changes to balloting rules for the next Build-To-Order (BTO) launch in March. This comes as165 words
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299 2012-01-18 6 AGENCIES, implemented. AGENCIES, WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY LINETTE LIM SINGAPORE Investment commitments in Singapore this year will likely remain near the record level last year despite uncertainties in the global economy, the Economic Development Board (EDB) said yesterday. The EDB,AGENCIES, - 299 words
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Article, Illustration472 2012-01-18 6 AGENCIES SINGAPORE Non-oil domestic exports unexpectedly rose for the second straight month in December but analysts said the outlook remained uncertain for Singapore’s trade-dependent economy. Last month’s 9 per cent year-on-year rise was above November’s 1.4 per cent increase and sharply better thanAGENCIES; BLOOMBERG - 472 words
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440 2012-01-18 8 AGENCIES BEIJING China’s economy expanded at the slowest pace in 10 quarters as Europe’s debt crisis curbed export demand, data showed yesterday, but the growth rate topped market forecasts by a wide margin, driving Chinese shares to their single biggest percentage riseAGENCIES - 440 words
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Article, Illustration318 2012-01-18 8 AGENCIES SINGAPORE Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) yesterday named Mr Samuel Tsien as chief executive to replace Mr David Conner, who will retire on April 15 after a decade running what is now Singapore’s second-largest lender. Mr Conner, 63, will remainAGENCIES; PHOTO COURTESY OCBC BANK - 318 words
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388 2012-01-18 10 SINGAPORE In sentencing a former secondary school teacher who had sex with his underaged student to eight years’ jail yesterday, a district judge said these offences caused “a feeling of outrage and revulsion in the community”. “The sentence must388 words
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Article, Illustration300 2012-01-18 10 TEO XUANWEI - TEO XUANWEI SINGAPORE The Ministry of Home Affairs was asked yesterday whether it would consider returning to a practice of not issuing alcohol licences to shops in residential areas, especially in areas where foreign workers are inclined to congregate. Some shops in MsPHOTO BY ERNESTCHUA - 300 words
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Article, Illustration646 2012-01-18 12 LOW LIN FHOONG - World governing body grants OCBC S’pore team licence to race in continental events LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoongl@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Riding on a wave of renewed interest in cycling, the OCBC Singapore Cycling team was formed in December 2008 to groom athletes for success at regionalPHOTO BY ERNEST CHUA - 646 words
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COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration833 2012-01-18 14 SIMON TAY; RACHEL HO - SIMON TAY AND RACHEL HO Simon Tay is chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, where Rachel Ho is currently a research intern. With the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire and South Carolina primaries done, the Republican nominations are heating up. In decidingAP - 833 words
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Article, Illustration1752 2012-01-18 16 DAVID PILLING - The crisis of Western capitalism raises deeply unsettling questions for Asian economic models too DAVID PILLING THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED David Pilling is the FT’s Asia editor. A few years ago it would have been difficult, if not impossible, to imagine European leaders, begging bowlBLOOMBERG - 1,752 words
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Article358 2012-01-18 18 As Asian economies close the gap on Western living standards, an awkward question lurks beneath their seemingly spectacular progress. Can Asians enjoy Western standards of living without destroying the planet? Mr Chandran Nair, author of Consumptionomics, a book that questions the sustainability of the imported Western358 words
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805 2012-01-18 21 DAVID LEO - The flourishing of budget carriers in Asia has led to the competition advertising lowest fares that may not be what they seem; and to many airlines unbundling services hitherto provided as part of a package to be charged separately as ancillaries. DAVID LEO David Leo805 words
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VOICES
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303 2012-01-18 22 BennyTan - Letter from BennyTan I HAVE written to the Land Transport Authority (LTA) at least 12 times since May about repeated fare overcharging on SMRT buses. The reasons given by the SMRT Corporation fare stages not updated, bus driver error, faulty equipment, data corruption303 words
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114 2012-01-18 22 DAVE YAP - LETTER FROM DAVE YAP The SMRT Corporation’s engineers suspect that high vibration may have caused multiple claws holding up the power rail to have been dislodged at the floating slab tracks. I live near the tracks at Admiralty MRT Station, and114 words
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138 2012-01-18 24 Chin Kee Thou - Letter from Chin Kee Thou THE submerged boardwalk at MacRitchie Reservoir was opened officially on Oct 11 as part of the second phase of the Active, Beautiful, Clean Waters programme there. The national water agency PUB had said that the boardwalk would offer visitors the138 words
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Article402 2012-01-18 24 Lim Chye Tin - I SAY Lim Chye Tin The writer is a retired school principal. I recently heard a speaker using a crude measure of wealth: Number of people to number of toilets in the house. As I reflected on my life’s journey, I realised how true this was. My402 words
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86 2012-01-18 24 SUSAN GOH - LETTER FROM SUSAN GOH I refer to “DBS CEO says sorry, pledges new security measures” (Jan 12), in regard to the recent fraudulent ATM withdrawals. He mentioned that DBS will provide SMS alerts for ATM withdrawals beyond a certain amount. For his information,86 words
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SINGAPORE
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288 2012-01-18 26 JESSICA YEO - JESSICA YEO SINGAPORE Fewer employers expect to increase their manpower in the first quarter of this year compared to the same time last year, according to a survey by global recruitment firm Hudson. Forty-four per cent of the nearly 600 executives polled288 words
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275 2012-01-18 26 ESTHER NG - ESTHER NG SINGAPORE The Housing and Development Board (HDB) will help Rochor Centre’s elderly residents appeal to use part of the money to be refunded into their Central Provident Fund (CPF) retirement accounts to pay for their replacement flats. National275 words
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172 2012-01-18 26 TAN WEIZHEN - TAN WEIZHEN Subsidies given out for dental treatments at various centres for the fiscal year 2010 totalled S$23 million, the Minister of State for Health, Dr Amy Khor, said in Parliament yesterday. She gave the update in response to Non-Constituency Member172 words
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Article, Illustration60 2012-01-18 29 From Sunday, Sentosa Flowers returns to the resort island with the theme ‘Enchanted Spring’. Over the eight-day festival, guests will be greeted by floral creations and interactive photo points that are inspired by legends of the Chinese zodiac Dragon, as well as other creatures like dinosaursPHOTO BY DON WONG - 60 words
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433 2012-01-18 29 TANYA FONG - TANYA FONG tanyafong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A relationship that spanned 30 years, including a de facto marriage, which saw the two parties each eventually marry someone else, is the backdrop for a dispute now in the High Court. Mr Ng Leong Yew claims that Madam433 words
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142 2012-01-18 29 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The police have arrested three individuals who are believed to have been involved in selling and distributing pirated goods. Some 176,000 counterfeit items worth more than S$1 million were seized in the 40-hour operation, which began on Sunday. AmongCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 142 words
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228 2012-01-18 31 TAN WEIZHEN - TAN WEIZHEN SINGAPORE A National University of Singapore (NUS) High School student has reportedly been in a coma for two weeks, after apparently falling from the sixth storey of a school building on the first day of school. According to Chinese evening228 words
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131 2012-01-18 31 WENDY WONG - WENDY WONG A manual for teachers to prevent and manage students’ injuries was launched yesterday by Education Minister Heng Swee Keat. The manual for educators involved in school sports as well as physical education teachers is a collaboration between the Ministry of Education and131 words
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354 2012-01-18 31 TANYA FONG - TANYA FONG tanyafong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The case against Toshin Development Singapore the operators of Takashimaya Shopping Centre over its mechanism for reviewing rents has been dismissed, as the presiding judge has found no reason why the mechanism is not operable. HSBC Institutional Trust Services354 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration384 2012-01-18 32 REUTERS BANGKOK A Lebanese man suspected of planning a possible bomb attack appeared in a Thai court yesterday, a day after leading police to a warehouse stocked with bombmaking materials and being charged under Thai weapons laws. The authorities, however, said the explosiveREUTERS - 384 words
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Article, Illustration370 2012-01-18 33 AGENCIES ROME The Italian coast guard pleaded in vain for the captain of the capsized Italian cruise ship to return on board to oversee the evacuation but he refused, according to what a leading Italian newspaper said was a recording of the conversation.AGENCIES; AP - 370 words
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244 2012-01-18 33 REUTERS BEIJING China had more city dwellers than rural residents last year for the first time in history, data showed, a demographic milestone that also points to strains in labour supply in the world’s No 2 economy. As many as 51.27 perREUTERS - 244 words
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255 2012-01-18 34 AP PYONGYANG A senior North Korean party official dismissed concerns about Mr Kim Jong Un’s readiness to lead, saying he spent years working closely with his late father and helped him make key policy decisions on economic and military affairs. InAP - 255 words
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247 2012-01-18 34 AP BEIJING Dozens of Tibetans, including monks, held up a portrait of the Dalai Lama in a community in south-western China in an act of defiance days after other Tibetans set themselves on fire in protest against Chinese rule. Police in Seda countyAP - 247 words
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111 2012-01-18 34 AP A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said yesterday that United States Ambassador Gary Locke was wrong in saying this week that China’s human rights situation has deteriorated. Spokesman Liu Weimin said at a regular press briefing in Beijing that Mr Locke’s allegations wereAP - 111 words
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130 2012-01-18 34 BLOOMBERG Hong Kong, facing criticism over its pollution, plans to have new objectives for its air quality by 2014 and seeks to use the World Health Organization (WHO) targets as a benchmark, according to a statement from the government. HongBLOOMBERG - 130 words
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248 2012-01-18 36 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Embracing moderation and rejecting all forms of extremism is the only way for the world to move forward and for all countries to co-exist in peace, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said yesterday. Mr Najib saidTHE MALAYSIAN INSIDER - 248 words
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211 2012-01-18 36 AGENCIES PUTRAJAYA Malaysia plans to launch the world’s biggest offshore enhanced oil recovery (EOR) project that will have a positive impact on the country’s oil reserves, Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Monday. The RM38 billion (S$15.5 billion) project is a joint-venture betweenAGENCIES - 211 words
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145 2012-01-18 36 Indonesia plans to modernise its military hardware and has Rp150 trillion (S$21 billion) to spend over five years to procure major weapons systems, Defence Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said. “The Indonesian Military (TNI) has been involved in internal reform, such as disengagement from political145 words
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121 2012-01-18 36 AP State media said Vietnam has launched its first domestically made warship equipped with artillery and missile systems. According to online newspaper VnExpress, the ship took a military-run company two years to build. It was delivered to the navy on Monday. It did notAP - 121 words
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130 2012-01-18 38 AP India is asking Sri Lanka to work towards genuine ethnic reconciliation in the midst of strong international criticism that the island nation is not addressing the root causes of a civil warwhich ended more than two years ago. India External AffairsAP - 130 words
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Article, Illustration244 2012-01-18 38 AP JAKARTA —Indonesia has gone to imaginative extremes to try to stop commuters from riding the roofs of trains hosing them down with red paint, appealing for help from religious leaders and threatening them with dogs. Now they have an intimidatingAP - 244 words
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238 2012-01-18 40 REUTERS WASHINGTON A record 84 per cent of Americans say they disapprove of the way the United States Congress is doing its job, compared with just 13 per cent who approve of how things are going, according to a Washington Post/ABC NewsREUTERS - 238 words
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Article, Illustration104 2012-01-18 40 United States President Barack Obama led Americans on Monday in honouring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Mr Obama, after helping build a library reading nook at a school in Washington with his wife Michelle and daughter Malia (picture), saidREUTERS - 104 words
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398 2012-01-18 40 THE GUARDIAN MYRTLE BEACH (South Carolina) United States Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney appeared rattled on Monday night after being challenged by his rivals in a televised debate over his failure to disclose tax returns and the millions of dollars spent byTHE GUARDIAN - 398 words
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231 2012-01-18 42 AGENCIES PORTLAND Wikipedia, the online encyclopaedia where users contribute and edit entries, will shut the English version of its website for 24 hours today to oppose proposed United States anti-piracy legislation. The move is a protest against pending legislation including theAGENCIES - 231 words
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Article, Illustration131 2012-01-18 42 British scientists have found scores of fossils the great evolutionary theorist Charles Darwin and his peers collected but that had been lost for 165 years. Dr Howard Falcon-Lang, a palaeontologist at Royal Holloway, University of London, said yesterday that he stumbled upon the glass slides containingAP - 131 words
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132 2012-01-18 42 AP Babies do not learn to talk just from hearing sounds new research suggests they are lipreaders, too. The study, which appears in this week’s issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, offers more evidence that spending quality time withAP - 132 words
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146 2012-01-18 42 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Retirees could enjoy greater benefits from a Wii workout rather than going for a walk, a study in the United States has suggested. Researchers from New York’s Union College claim playing with “exergames” such as Nintendo’s Wii Fit, which combine exerciseTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 146 words
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114 2012-01-18 44 DOW JONES - DOW JONES City Developments said yesterday its unit Sunmaster Holdings, together with Intrepid Investments andTID Residential, has jointly won the tender for a 99year leasehold residential site on Mount Vernon Road for S$388.1 million. Sunmaster Holdings will have a 30percent114 words
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84 2012-01-18 44 The tender for a commercial site on Sengkang West Avenue and Fernvale Road received 12 bids at the close yesterday, with the top bid from a subsidiary of Singapore Press Holdings at S$328 million. Earth Holdings’ top bid translates to S$12,437.95 per84 words
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96 2012-01-18 44 Malaysian plantation and property group IOI Corp said yesterday its Singapore subsidiary Multi Wealth has won the government tender for a 99year leasehold condo minium site in Clementi for S$408 million. The 6.03acre site, which is located96 words
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81 2012-01-18 44 DOW JONES - DOW JONES United Overseas Bank said yesterday it has appointed Mr Hsieh Fu Hua, a former president and current director with Singapore investment firm Temasek Holdings, as an independent director. Mr Hsieh served as chief executive of the Singapore Exchange from 2003 until81 words
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148 2012-01-18 44 PAMELA KOH - PAMELA KOH pamelakoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Monetary Authority of Singapore has implemented new regulations for credit rating agencies (CRA), effective yesterday. Under the new framework, the provision of credit rating services will be regulated under the Securities and Futures Act. Credit rating agencies148 words
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Article, Illustration107 2012-01-18 44 AVELYN NG - AVELYN NG SINGAPORE Singapore’s first integrated waterfront residential and retail development, Watertown, has been launched in Punggol Central. The project, which costs more than S$1.6 billion, is a joint venture between Far East Organization, Frasers Centrepoint and Japan’s Sekisui House. It includes 992 residential units, which willPHOTO COURTESY OF FAR EAST ORGANIZATION - 107 words
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179 2012-01-18 46 AGENCIES Sembcorp Marine is considering buying a 50.75 per cent stake in Singapore-listed STX OSV, Reuters cited an unidentified source as saying yesterday. South Korea’s STX Group, the parent of STX OSV, told Dow Jones that it has invited 18 domesticAGENCIES - 179 words
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Article, Illustration56 2012-01-18 46 TUESDAY CLOSE 2,815.85 (+2.15%) Monday 2,756.49 q 1.26% Friday 2,791.54 p 1.75% Thursday 2,743.66 q 0.13% Wednesday 2,747.13 p 1.00% TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Noble Grp 142,666 S$1.175 p 5.856% Genting SP 110,801 S$1.555 p 2.640% GMG 74,326 S$0.124 p 4.202% GoldenAgr 69,680 S$0.740 p56 words
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Article26 2012-01-18 46 HANG SENG 19,627.75 (+3.24%) Ç NIKKEI 8,466.40 (+1.05%) Ç Ç Ç Ç SHANGHAI 2,298.38 (+4.18%) AUSTRALIA 4,215.60 (+1.65%) MUMBAI 16,466.05 (+1.71%) MALAYSIA 1,519.36 (+0.68%) Ç26 words
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Article119 2012-01-18 46 STOCK CALL BUY S$10.80 DMG keeps rating and S$12.37 fair value despite fiscal thirdquarter (Q3) passenger operating statistics coming in weaker on-quarter. House says it expects SIA’s Q3 2012 earnings to be weaker on both a quarterly and yearly basis due to weak travel demand in Asia and119 words
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185 2012-01-18 48 REUTERS BEIJING Annual growth in real estate investment in China, a main driver of the economy, slowed last month to its lowest pace in a year, falling in tandem with property sales revenues. Property investment grew 12.3 per cent last month from aREUTERS - 185 words
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294 2012-01-18 48 AGENCIES SINGAPORE The head of Europe’s bailout fund said yesterday that Standard Poor’s downgrade will have little impact on operations and expressed confidence that investors around the world will keep buying the fund’s bonds. “As long as it is only one rating agency,AGENCIES - 294 words
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122 2012-01-18 48 K-REIT Asia announced yesterday an 11.1-per-cent increase in its distribution per unit (DPU) forthe year ended Decemberto 7.08 Singapore cents. Distributable income for the year rose by 31.9 per cent to about S$113 million due to a higher share of profits from BFC Development122 words
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Article88 2012-01-18 48 Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (A-REIT) announced yesterday a 5.8-per-cent on-year increase in distribution per unit (DPU) for its fiscal third-quarter to 3.48 Singapore cents. The total amount available for distribution for the three months ended December increased by 17.4 per cent to88 words
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Advertisement242 2012-01-18 48 Clear WEALTH Creation OBSTACLE with FENGSHUI Master Edwin Hon To clear obstacle in Wealth Creation, you need to know the Wealth Sector (itfi) in your house. Let Fengshui Master Edwin Hon tells you, your house Wealth Sector. Please call 9630 1688 for a Fengshui Audit. GET A SUPER COOL DEGREE242 words
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Article, Illustration352 2012-01-18 50 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH BEIJING The makers of a Steve Jobs action doll have removed the figurine from sale following a legal challenge from Apple and Jobs’ family, the toy manufacturer has said. Chinese toy manufacturer In Icons posted a notice on itsTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 352 words
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278 2012-01-18 50 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Skype, Microsoft’s US$8.5-billion (S$10.9-billion) purchase, could finally be fully integrated into the Windows Phone operating system but not yet. The instant messaging and video-calling application was to have been built into Windows Phone by the end of the year, WindowsTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 278 words
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Article, Illustration387 2012-01-18 52 ELISABETH LEE - Nespresso ties up with the Shanghai Tang luxury brand to usher in Year of the Dragon ELISABETH LEE SINGAPORE While it might be de rigueur in some households to herald in the Chinese New Year with a tea ceremony, coffee connoisseurs can now welcome the387 words
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Article, Illustration115 2012-01-18 53 The Limited Edition Shanghai Tang for Nespresso Dragon Collection includes the Nespresso CitiZ Dragon Coffee Machine, Ritual Cappuccino Dragon Cup Set, Dragon Capsule Holder with Carved Stone Inlay and Dragon Capsule Holder with Carved Silver Metal Inlay. Long seen as the emblem of emperors,115 words
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Article, Illustration720 2012-01-18 54 IAN DE COTTA - Sundram’s men finally bag their first win in the MSL, but they need an expert finisher IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg 2012 MALAYSIAN SUPER LEAGUE LionsXII 2 Kuala Lumpur 1 SINGAPORE It was a victory the fans craved and the team were desperate for, but thePHOTO BY DON WONG - 720 words
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317 2012-01-18 54 REUTERS MADRID Under-fire Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo may not be enjoying his best period of form but he is still “working like an animal” for the team, coach Jose Mourinho said, ahead of tonight’s (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) King’s Cup showdown withREUTERS - 317 words
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Article, Illustration586 2012-01-18 55 SHAMIR OSMAN - SSC’s Lim says panel was not told of his financial position, FAS to investigate if S-League’s new deputy CEO was a bankrupt SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The controversy surroundingjohan Gouttefangeas’ appointment as S-League deputy chief executive officer (CEO) has taken another twist. The New Paper reportedFILE PHOTO - 586 words
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Article, Illustration486 2012-01-18 56 US Open champion comes unstuck in front of her fans, again REUTERS TENNIS Australian Open MELBOURNE US Open champion Sam Stosur (picture) crumbled once again under the huge weight of local expectation to crash out of the Australian Open 7-6, 6-3 at the hands ofREUTERS; AP - 486 words
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Article, Illustration405 2012-01-18 56 TANYO-HINN - Tired don’t chase more money! Amritraj critical of Nadal’s complaint of an overcrowded tennis schedule TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Former Indian tennis great Vijay Amritraj (picture) believes the “spat” between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal which has threatened to overshadow the Australian Open is nothing more than a storm in aPHOTO BYTAN YO-HINN - 405 words
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Article, Illustration525 2012-01-18 57 City boss, United star tangle again as Premiership leaders open up gap at the top AP ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Wigan 0 Man City 1 WIGAN Manchester City’s twomonth wait for an away win in the Premier League ended on Monday (yesterday morning, Singapore time),AP; GETTY IMAGES - 525 words
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Article, Illustration199 2012-01-18 58 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Thierry Henry (picture) has apologised for swearing at one of Arsenal’s own supporters following his side’s Premier League defeat at Swansea City on Sunday. The striker’s set-to with the travelling fan came after the final whistle, when he called on theTHE GUARDIAN; GETTY IMAGES - 199 words
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Article, Illustration378 2012-01-18 58 English giants eye Vorm as Capello’s given food for thought AGENCIES LONDON As the plaudits continue to rain down on Swansea for the samba-style football they displayed in their 3-2 win over Arsenal in the Premiership on Sunday, the giants of the English game are alreadyAGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 378 words
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Miscellaneous73 2012-01-18 54 SPORTS FIXTURES For fixtures of all 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 of 18 years shall be allowed to purchase a ticket or73 words
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Advertisement527 2012-01-18 58 ROAM Rallies Quay Asset Management i nr Incorporated in 2001, Raffles Quay Asset Management Pte Ltd (RQAM) is the asset manager for One Raffles Quay (ORQ), Marina Bay Financial Centre (MBFC) and Marina Bay Link Mall (MBLM), premium developments in Singapore’s new downtown at Marina Bay. Building Supervisors The Building527 words
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Advertisement58 2012-01-18 1 ARTS MUSIC MOVIES TELEVISION WINE DINE STYLE DESIGN HEALTH TECH TRAVEL CARS JANUARY 18, 2012 A PUBLICATION OF WILL BAZ LUHRMANN SWING IT FOR 3D MOVIES? >>T6 JOHN BURNSIDE BAGS TS ELIOT PRIZE >>T9 TECH: JAZZ UP YOUR CNY WITH THESE GADGETS >>T10 DRAGON LADY KYM NG SAYS ‘HELL, NO’58 words
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Article, Illustration1760 2012-01-18 2 GENEVIEVE LOH - Is the eternally vociferous, brassy pint-sized dynamo called Kym Ng ever going to slow down? GENEVIEVE LOH genevieveloh@mediacorp.com. sg THE unmistakable cackle echoed throughout the newsroom, causing our serious news reporters to look up from their looming deadlines and peer curiously over their computers. It even caused1,760 words
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Article, Illustration356 2012-01-18 2 Dance Dance Dragon Starring Kym Ng, Adrian Pang, Dennis Chew, Lai Ming, Melvin Sia No, there aren’t any firedrakes who want to boogie. Instead, this story follows 84-year-old Mother Loong (played by Lai Ming), who has only one wish left in life to have a356 words
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Article, Illustration1068 2012-01-18 6 Michael Cieply - Can Baz make 3D Great In director Baz Luhrmann’s Great Gatsby, the rich are different they’re in 3D Michael Cieply features@mediacorp.com.sg THE NEW YORK TIMES WITH Avatar, 3D conquered the world.With The Great Gatsby, it may finally grow up. In a daring test of both himself and the movie audience,THE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,068 words
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Article, Illustration143 2012-01-18 8 GENEVIEVE LOH - GENEVIEVE LOH THIS MEANS WAR: It was a script that has been floating around Hollywood for years, with both Seth Rogen and Sam Worthington up for the lead at one point. Director McG finally found his cast in Chris Pine and Tom Hardy, who play lifelong best friends143 words
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Article, Illustration284 2012-01-18 9 REUTERS SCOTTISH writer John Burnside on Monday won the 2011 TS Eliot Prize for Poetry, overshadowed this year by the withdrawal of two nominees over a sponsorship deal with an investment company. Burnside picked up the coveted honour for Black Cat Bone, which the judgesREUTERS - 284 words
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Article125 2012-01-18 9 REUTERS LIONSGATE’S Hunger Games franchise is moving full steam ahead.While the first film in the planned trilogy won’t hit theatres until March, work has already begun on its sequel. Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours) is writing the script for Catching Fire. Gary Ross, whoREUTERS - 125 words
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Article, Illustration967 2012-01-18 10 PETER YEO - Celebrate Chinese New Year with these dragon babies PETER YEO CHINESE New Year is just around the corner, when the metal rabbit bounds away to make way for the water dragon. If you don’t already know, customs dictate you should clean your homes before the eve of Chinese967 words
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Article95 2012-01-18 12 Pick up some eco-friendly handcrafted products atthis bazaar by Kala Tarang. Sourced from rural India by non-governmental organisations or directly from the craftspeople themselves, items on display and on sale include pottery, figurines, rugs, wall hangings and folk paintings. The products are made with natural raw materials extracted95 words
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Article66 2012-01-18 12 Suzanne Vega Live! Catch Suzanne Vega, widely regarded as one of the most brilliant songwriters of her generation, performing live. As a leading figure of the folk-music revival, Vega is also known for her no-frills concerts that convey deep emotional drama instead. Her hit songs include favourites such as the66 words
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70 2012-01-18 12 The Collector’s Show brings together notable Asian Contemporary art works from private collections around the world. Join the Singapore Art Museum’s curator, Tan Siu Li, on a tour as she shares herthoughts on the artworks which, on deeper inspection, reveal deep-seated anxieties that speak70 words
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103 2012-01-18 12 Enjoy the strains of classical music played underthe baton of Estonian conductor Neeme Jarvi, who is here on his first visit. The concert also features one of the world’s finest violinists, Vadim Repin. In keeping with the all-Russian theme, they will be playing103 words
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Article67 2012-01-18 12 Bring your homemade creations to the table for Chinese New Year. Learn howto bake prune and cranberry lapis cake from a qualified pastry chef at Phoon Huat’s hands-on baking workshops. Bring along a pen or pencil. Today, 1.30pm to 4.30pm and 7pm to 10pm, Phoon Huat& Co67 words
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85 2012-01-18 12 Chill out at O’Learys Sports Bar and meet new people atthis networking night organised by the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore. Networking nights are a platform to develop new friendships and exchange similar interests and concerns. Registration fee includes free flow of house pours from85 words
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75 2012-01-18 12 Sign up forthe 9th JP Morgan Corporate Chase Challenge 2012. The 5.6km road race will begin with a 6pm flag off at Esplanade Bridge. The race aims to promote corporate fitness, camaraderie and teambuilding. Registration is open to full-time employees of local businesses and75 words
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