Today, 19 January 2012, Afternoon Edition

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    43 1 10D4Y MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF /ABDIACORP NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Thursday January ig, 2012 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking AFTERNOON EDITION TODAY MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Thursday January 19, 2012 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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  • Article
    A new formula, with a ‘common ground’
    864 1  -  Recommendations on ministerial salaries passed after broad agreement on principles ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE After three days of debate, a new formula to determine the salaries of Singapore’s political office holders was passed in the House yesterday with an overwhelming majority, marking the
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      25 1 kWANpIFRA INCQC 2012 SPORTS LATEST 43 ADDING GRIT TO GREATNESS BARCA COME FROM BEHIND TO SNATCH THE ADVANTAGE AGAINST REAL MADRID IN CUP SHOWDOWN REUTERS
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      51 1 WORLD US SUPPORTOFARAB UPRISINGS COULD LEAD TO ‘BIG WAR’: RUSSIA 25 BUSINESS IMF SEEKS S$767B BOOSTTO DEBT CRISIS WAR CHEST 33 SPORTS ONLYONE PREMIER LEAGUE PLAYER IN UEFA’S ‘DREAM TEAM’ 43 SPORTS ANCELOTTI: CHELSEA MUST SELL DROGBA, OR TORRES WILL FLOP 44 >> MR LEE KUAN YEW’S TAKE ON MINISTERIAL
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon Private home owners paid highest median COV: MND
      256 3 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Following up on the issue of how permanent residents (PRs) have affected the cash-over-valuation (COV) paid for Housing and Development Board (HDB) resale flats, National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan has released data breaking down the amount paid by
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      Lock icon Pathways to the top or a slippery slope to elitism?
      476 3  -  TAN WEIZHEN tanweizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE While the Government has moved in recent years to open different educational pathways for students to excel, there is concern among some Members of Parliament whether these would invariably lead to segregation of students and, ultimately,
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      Lock icon Yang’s exit from Yahoo! could remove barrier to Asia asset sale
      434 4 AGENCIES SAN FRANCISCO Mr Jerry Yang’s (picture) exit from Yahoo! removes one of the last vestiges of a management team chided by investors for failing to find a buyer or negotiate a sale of stakes in Asian assets worth
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      Lock icon ‘Cavities’ cause jam on Bukit Timah Road
      239 4  -  NEO CHAI CHIN SINGAPORE A 25m stretch spanning two lanes of Bukit Timah Road towards Woodlands Road was closed to traffic for the most part of yesterday after what the Land Transport Authority (LTA) described as cavities were spotted along the drain embankment
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    • Article
      Batons, handcuffs for private security officers
      261 4  -  TEO XUANWEI SINGAPORE Private security officers can now carry equipment such as batons and handcuffs subject to permission granted by the Commissioner of Police after changes to the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Act were passed yesterday. Law Minister K Shanmugam said in
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      Lock icon World Bank slashes global GDP forecasts, outlook grim
      235 6 AGENCIES BEIJING The World Bank yesterday warned of a possible slump in global economic growth and urged developing countries to prepare for shocks that could be more severe than the 2008 crisis. It predicted world economic growth of 2.5 per cent this
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      Lock icon Global warming threatens China’s prosperity: Report
      489 6 Assuming no measures to counter global warming, grain output in the world’s most populous nation could fall from 5 to 20 per cent by 2050. REUTERS BEIJING Global warming threatens China’s march to prosperity by cutting crops, shrinking rivers and unleashing more droughts and
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      471 5 Samsung New Year Promotion J20 L* IF. 1 Low-Angle Shot U '/•V' *.~\uw ir* K 1 Self-Shot High-Angle Shot Self-Stand Samsung MultiV ew MVSOO MULTIVIEW DUAL LCDS $499 MVSOO ST700 PL170 PL120 $459 $359 $299 16.1 Megapixels Smart Touch 3.0 3.0” Flip-Out Display Live Panorama HD Video Recording a 16.1
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      242 6 Asia Pacific's Top Contemporary Artwork Signature" U ART PRIZE 2011 ASIA PACIFIC BREWERIES FOUNDATION O '4 rV i a Visitors viewing the Grand Prize artwork at the Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation Signature Art Prize 2011 Finalists Exhibition at SAM. Prize winners Come view the winning artworks: GRAND PRIZE (S$45,000) RodelTapaya
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      210 7 Standard Cg Chartered Here for good Sign up in simple steps m A loan up to A -4 .4 your monthly income great gift upoi approval It’s good to get the most out of your loan. Get a loan of up to $200,000 t with CashOne. Enjoy the freedom of
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon Why China is weak on soft power
      870 8  -  Using culture and narrative to create soft power is not easy when they are inconsistent with domestic realities JOSEPH S NYE JR Joseph S Nye Jr is a professor at Harvard and the author, most recently, of The Future of Power. THE NEW
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      Lock icon Could North Korea go the way of Myanmar?
      1015 10  -  Changes in Myanmar could be model, catalyst for reform under Kim Jong Un WILLIAM PESEK Tokyo-based William Pesek is a Bloomberg View columnist. BLOOMBERG Among the many tantalising questions surrounding Myanmar’s flirtation with democracy is this: Might Mr Kim Jong Un be
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      Lock icon War on Web pirates
      430 10 FINANCIALTIMES EDITORIAL THE FINANCIALTIMES LIMITED Mr Rupert Murdoch this week accused President Barack Obama of pandering to “Silicon Valley paymasters” after the White House criticised controversial draft laws aimed at fighting online piracy from offshore sites. The White House’s comments appear to have all but killed
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      Lock icon America’s dirty war against manufacturing
      1019 12  -  It is not high wages but flawed policy that has led to exodus of factories, jobs from the US CARL POPE Carl Pope is a former chairman of the Sierra Club, America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organisation. BLOOMBERG “I’d love to make this
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      213 9 YOUR LAST CHANCE TO GET SOLD OUT TICKETS TO SUPER SHOW 4 SUPER JUNIOR WORLD TOUR! OCBC Titanium MasterCard is giving you a chance to redeem a pair of the concert tickets worth S$456! °r tkSr for B^bsi Pairs up t > Here's how to qualify: Simply charge S$3,000 to
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      736 13 ALIEN WARE GAME VICTORIOUS X51 PREPARE FOR GREATNESS 20.01.12 Rise up and experience real triumph. The newest Alienware desktop gives you real performance in a machine that is built with triumph in mind, and is specifically designed to let you take on big challenges. Get ready for impressive power, so
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  • VOICES
    • Article
      Another poser on Bukit Brown
      219 14  -  Will work affect surface run-off and cause floods? Letter from Tan Wee Cheng I READ with great interest reports about how green cover and rooftop gardens could reduce the impact of surface run-offs that have caused severe flooding in the past two years. The construction
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      US customs officers cut open luggage
      227 14  -  Letter from Thomas Lee Chee Chee MY DAUGHTER, a student, returned from a short trip to the United States last month with a sad face. The two flaps for the lock on her brand-new luggage bag had been cut open by US customs officers.
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      Lock icon There is much to learn from HK
      258 16  -  Letter from Ang Lay Sim Christine DURING another visit to Hong Kong recently, I was very impressed by the improvements there since my last trip a decade ago. The public places were now more clean. The public toilets were very clean and there
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      Visitors urged to be considerate to others: National Parks Board
      243 16  -  Letter from Kartini Omar General Manager, Parks, National Parks Board WE THANK Ms Mary Maloney for her letter, “Boardwalks for walking or...?” (Jan 14). We agree with Ms Maloney that what she saw at Labrador Park and Changi Boardwalk were
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      Escalator undergoing overhaul
      91 16  -  Letter from Bernadette Low Senior Manager, Corporate Marketing and Communications, SMRT Corporation Ltd WE REFER to the letter “A month to repair MRT escalator is too long” by Mr David Kwok Ng Kan (Jan 15). The escalator at Queenstown Station is undergoing an overhaul which typically takes
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      118 14 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices D f s Traditional Italian Wood-Fired Pizza Home-Made Pasta Insalata Di Mare Tagliolim Aragosti 9* n Pizza Prosciutto Crudo E Rucola Lmgume. Alla Modesto I m Of. Costolette D Agnello Tiramisu Modesto fcs. We are Open throughout Lunar
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      209 14 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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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon Fewer break rules on ferrying workers
      326 18  -  SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Fewer offenders were caught not complying with safety rules for ferrying workers on lorries from February to September last year, with the number dropping 49 per cent to 1,329 after stiffer penalties kicked in in February last year. Minister of
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      Lock icon GOVT DISSATISFIED WITH HYGIENE OF FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
      219 18 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Government is still not satisfied with the overall hygiene levels of food establishments in Singapore and will continue to work to raise standards, said Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources Grace Fu in Parliament yesterday. She
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    • Article
      Lock icon ERP GANTRIES ‘TO MANAGE CONGESTION, NOT FOR REVENUE’
      115 18 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries collected a total of S$159 million for the financial year 2010, up from S$149 million in the preceding financial year. For the period up to end-October last year, the amount stood at S$97 million. Transport
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      Lock icon S$10.87B IN PROPERTY STAMP DUTIES COLLECTED IN PAST 5 YEARS
      49 18 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Government collected S$10.87 billion in stamp duties for properties in the past five years. Minister of State for Finance Josephine Teo provided this update in response to a question from Non-Constituency Member of Parliament Lina Chiam.
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      Lock icon UNIVERSITY THANKS NATHAN
      70 19 SIM University hosted a lunch for former President S R Nathan yesterday to show appreciation for his dedication and support as the first Patron of UniSIM from 2005 to last year. Mr Nathan was also presented with a video and photo montage of his moments with UniSIM
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      Lock icon Doctor honoured for contributions in infectious diseases training
      338 19  -  NG JING YNG NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE For all his contributions in laying the groundwork for Singapore’s infectious diseases training programme, Dr David Allen (picture) was awarded the inaugural Monteiro Award last Sunday. The award, given out by the Singapore Society
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    • Article
      LATEST COE PREMIUMS
      37 19 CATEGORY QUOTA PREMIUM CHANGE A (Small cars, taxis) s$48,112 p s$1,223 B (Big cars) s$67,889 p s$2,088 C (Goods vehicles, buses) s$44,001 p s$5,302 D (Motorcycles) s$1,552 q s$130 E (Open) s$67,101 p s$1,401
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      Overstayer jailed 12 years for killing lover
      469 20  -  TANYA FONG tanyafong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A Nigerian illegal overstayer who killed his lover was sentenced to 12 years’ jail yesterday. Details of how the relationship between Amanchukwu Chukwuma, 28, and 25-year-old Singaporean Angela Liu Shuhui began in October 2007 and how it derailed were
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      Man on trial for inciting violence on Facebook
      247 20  -  ALVINA SOH SINGAPORE A former engineer with Singapore Technologies Kinetics went on trial yesterday for posting Facebook entries inciting violence. Gary Yue Mun Yew, 36, had posted a doctored photograph of a Vietnamese soldier executing former Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon ‘Land grab’ sparks new protest in Guangzhou
      229 22 REUTERS HONG KONG Around 1,000 villagers denouncing a suspected land grab protested outside a government building in southern China, newspapers in Hong Kong reported yesterday. The villagers, some carrying red and green banners denouncing corrupt officials, gathered outside the Guangzhou city government building
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      Lock icon Govt, party to be more open: China
      407 22 AP BEIJING China will be more open about the often secretive workings of the government and ruling Communist Party in the coming year, although strict controls over the Internet would remain in place, a senior propaganda official said yesterday. Officials will expand the
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      Lock icon Suu Kyi registers to stand in by-elections
      313 22 AP THANLYIN (Myanmar) Ecstatic cheers of “Long Live Aung San Suu Kyi! echoed through the streets of this impoverished Yangon suburb yesterday as the Nobel Peace laureate registered her candidacy for a parliamentary by-election. Ms Suu Kyi, 66, registered to run for a
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      Lock icon Thai Cabinet reshuffle approved
      339 23 REUTERS BANGKOK Thailand’s Cabinet shake-up was endorsed yesterday by King Bhumibol Adulyadej, with Mr Kittirat Na Ranong, the Deputy Prime Minister in charge of economic affairs, officially becoming Finance Minister, as expected. Mr Kittirat, 53, a former broker and president of the Stock Exchange of Thailand
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      Lock icon ‘North Korea may collapse, says brother of new leader’
      266 23 AGENCIES TOKYO The eldest brother of North Korea’s new leader says reforms are needed to avert the collapse of the country’s economy, according to a book that went on sale yesterday. Mr Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of Mr Kim Jong
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      Lock icon JAPAN TO LET SOME NUCLEAR PLANTS OPERATE BEYOND 40-YEAR CAP
      165 23 AP Japan is backtracking on plans formed only this month to shut down nuclear reactors after 40 years, saying yesterday it could allow some plants an exemption to run for up to 60 years. The government had announced its plan
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      Lock icon BRITAIN TO STUDY PROPOSAL FOR NEW AIRPORT
      177 24 AGENCIES British Prime Minister David Cameron is to announce a formal consultation on plans for a major new airport in the Thames River estuary east of London within weeks, The Daily Telegraph reported. Heathrow Airport is overcrowded and the Government has ruled out
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      Lock icon Search suspended after liner shifts again
      353 24 AGENCIES ROME Italian rescue workers suspended operations yesterday after a stricken cruise ship shifted slightly on the rocks near the Tuscan coast, creating deep concerns about the safety of divers and firefighters searching for the 22 people still missing. The Costa Concordia was carrying
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      Lock icon ‘SMOKE BOMB’ THROWN OVER WHITE HOUSE FENCE
      115 24 AGENCIES An apparent smoke bomb was thrown over the fence of the White House, forcing a temporary lockdown of the building, as hundreds of Occupy protesters massed outside the gates. A small amount of smoke is believed to have been dispersed and police
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      Lock icon US support of Arab uprisings could lead to ‘big war’: Russia
      374 25 THE NEW YORK TIMES MOSCOW Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned yesterday that outside encouragement of antigovernment uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa could lead to “a very big war that will cause suffering not only to
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      Lock icon Israel attack on Iran ‘very far off’
      232 25 THE NEW YORK TIMES JERUSALEM Israel’s Defence Minister Ehud Barak said yesterday that any decision on attacking Iran because of its nuclear programme was “very far off”, apparently seeking to lower the tone of increasingly nervous discourse as powers manoeuvre in advance of
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      Lock icon HAMAS LEADER TO STEP DOWN
      169 25 THE GUARDIAN Mr Khaled Meshaal, the political chief of Hamas, is to step down from his position when elections for the leadership of the Palestinian Islamist organisation take place in the next few months, according to a senior colleague. Mr Meshaal will retire to allow
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      SMART SHOPPER
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      Lock icon Male sex life suffers if wife is ‘too close to his friends’
      206 28 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON A middle-aged man is more likely to have a poor sex life if his wife is too close to his friends because it undermines his masculinity, a study from Cornell University has found. The
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      Lock icon WORLD’S BIGGEST QURAN
      56 28 Calligrapher Mohammad Sabir Khedri (centre right) giving information about the biggest Quran in the world to Afghan officials during its inauguration ceremony in Kabul on Jan 12. The calligrapher’s effort was to show that Afghanistan’s rich cultural heritage and traditions have been damaged but not destroyed by
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      Lock icon Birth control pills help with period pain: Study
      309 28 AGENCIES LONDON Taking birth-con-trol pills alleviates menstrual pain, according to researchers who have been studying the effect for 30 years. Scientists at Sweden’s Gothenburg University surveyed 1,400 Swedish women who turned 19 in 1981,1991 and 2001 on levels of dysmenorrhoea, or pain
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      82 32  -  YVONNE CHAN CapitaMall Trust (CMT) said yesterday its fourth-quarter distribution per unit fell 2.5 per cent to 2.30 Singapore cents. For the full year, the distribution per unit increased 1.4 per cent to 9.37 cents. CMT said its net property income came in at
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      103 32 BLOOMBERG A unit of Temasek Holdings is selling a stake in Thailand’s Shin Corp, Mr Somprasong Boonyachai, chairman of Shin’s executive committee, told reporters yesterday. Temasek decided to sell the stake to increase Shin’s so-called free-float, he said, without giving details on the
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      142 32 Watertown’s SOHO units, suites draw most interest SINGAPORE More than 160 of the 250 units available for sale at the preview launch of Watertown, Singapore’s first integrated waterfront residential and retail development, were snapped up within five hours yesterday evening. Singaporeans accounted for more than
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      179 32 Keppel Telecommunications Transportation (Keppel T&T) said yesterday its full-year net profit after exceptional items rose 38 per cent to S$79.4 million, boosted by gains from divestments. Net profit before exceptional items was S$58.49 million, down 5.9 per cent from the previous year, it
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      126 32  -  LYNDA HONG Keppel Corp and Sembcorp Marine both said yesterday that they are currently not making bids for a controlling stake in STX OSV, the Singapore-listed unit of South Korea’s STX Group. The clarifications came after media reports on Tuesday said
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      123 33 GOLDMAN’S COST-CUTTING PAYS OFF REUTERS Goldman Sachs’ fourth-quarter profit fell 56 per cent as trading and investment banking revenue plunged, but the bank did better than expected thanks to cost-cutting and lower taxes, sending its shares higher. Chief financial officer David Viniar said Goldman is targeting US$1.4 billion (S$1.8 billion)
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      88 33 EBAY RINGS UP A SOLID Q4 REUTERS EBay reported better-than-expected quarterly profit as the e-commerce company saw solid growth in its online marketplaces and an increase in transactions processed through its PayPal electronic payments business. EBay reported fourth-quarter net income of US$2 billion, or US$1.51 a share, compared with US$559
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      258 33 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS WASHINGTON The International Monetary Fund is seeking to boost its war chest by US$600 billion (S$767 billion) to help countries reeling from the euro zone debt crisis, but some nations insist Europe must first do more to
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      50 33 WEDNESDAY CLOSE 12,579.00 (+0.78%) Tuesday 12,482.10 p 0.48% Monday CLOSED Friday 12,422.06 q 0.39% Thursday 12,471.00 p 0.17% NYSETOP5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Bank of America 298.1m $6.80 p~4.94% Citigroup 77.5m $29.03 p~2.89% JPMorgan Chase 55.2m $36.54 p~4.67% General Electric 52.4m $19.02 p~1.49% Ford 46.9m $12.34 p~2.70%
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        62 33 Hit a 6-month high Stocks jumped to their highest since July as the IMF sought to help countries hit by the European debt crisis, while forecast-beating earnings from Goldman Sachs dispelled some worries over bank profits. Financials had suffered throughout 2011 on worries that Europe’s debt crisis would
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        57 33 Where’s the demand? Brent crude futures fell 87 US cents to US$110.66 as weak demand outlook overshadowed hopes the IMF would be able to raise more money to help resolve Europe’s debt crisis. US crude futures slid 12 US cents US$100.59 on news the Obama administration was to reject
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      168 34 REUTERS JAKARTA —Moody’s ratings agency upgraded Indonesia’s credit status to investment grade yesterday, a status likely to draw more fund flows into South-east Asia’s largest economy. The upgrade from Ba1 to Baa3 with a stable outlook, which had been expected early this year, will
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      234 34 BLOOMBERG SHANGHAI China’s December home prices posted their worst performance last year, with only two of the 70 cities tracked posting gains, and may drop further as Beijing sticks to its campaign to bring housing costs back to levels that the government considers
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      228 34 REUTERS BEIJING Foreign direct investment (FDI) in China rose 9.7 per cent last year to a record US$116 billion (S$148.8 billion), although December’s inflow of US$12.24 billion was down 12.7 per cent versus year-ago levels, the Commerce Ministry said yesterday. It was
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      191 34 A Family Celebration of Blooms Usher in the Lunar New Year amidst a million blooms with your family and friends. Experience the Enchanted Spring at the colourful thematic gardens, larger than life floral displays, exciting interactive characters and many more. Don’t forget your camera! With so much lined up for
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      637 36 BLOOMBERG SAN FRANCISCO A blackout scheduled for today to protest against proposed United States legislation on online piracy has failed to get the support of the biggest Internet players. Despite calls for the participation of sites such as Facebook, Twitter and other big names, the
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      474 38  -  Maternity and children’s wear firm offers more than just apparel MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Two mothers with a cause. Ms Aelina Senitro, 36 and Ms Karen Lum, 42, founded their company Moms 2 Moms in 2010 to provide maternity and children’s wear, and help build a
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      495 40  -  TANYO-HINN SINGAPORE Current Singapore Shooting Association (SSA) secretary-general Laurence Wee has become the first to throw his hat into the ring to succeed Chng Seng Mok as SSA president. But it is still unclear as to whether he can do so at the association’s elections
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      641 40  -  NSA presidents say the contract is key SHAMIR OSMAN shamirmo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) has got down to work to review and eventually address the controversy surrounding Johan Gouttefangeas’ appointment as deputy chief executive officer (CEO) of the S-League. On
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      531 41  -  Amri out for up to 12 weeks with ankle problem; burden falls on Nizam to measure up fast IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The LionsXII’s injury woes look set to continue with news that forward Khairul Amri is to undergo an ankle operation which could
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      285 41  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE Local fans can catch a glimpse of Asia’s next potential tennis star when the US$50,000 (S$64,000) Singapore ATP Challenger returns for its second edition at the Singapore Island Country Club (SICC) from Feb 25 to March 4. Former world
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      394 41 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON The Football Association of Wales are expected to name Chris Coleman as the new Wales manager today. Former Wales defender Coleman held talks with the FAW earlier this week after expressing his desire to be Gary Speed’s successor. It
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      570 42 Argentine judged to have taken too long to challenge Isner’s ace AP TENNIS Australian Open MELBOURNE A furious David Nalbandian (picture) blasted the chair umpire for overruling a point and denying him a Hawk-eye challenge towards the end of his second round defeat to American
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      464 43 Defenders Abidal, Puyol score to seal Barca’s come-from-behind win against Real AGENCIES AFTERNOON LATEST MADRID A late goal from Eric Abidal gave Barcelona a 2-1 comeback victory in the first leg of their Spanish Cup quarter-final clash with arch-rivals Real Madrid last night. The French
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      232 43 REUTERS LONDON Players from Barcelona and Real Madrid took eight of the 11 places in a 2011 Team of the Year voted by subscribers to UEFA’s official website. Just as in 2010, Spain-based talent dominated with five of Barcelona’s La Liga and Champions
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      282 44 PSG manager says Didier must leave Chelsea for the benefit of Torres AFTERNOON LATEST THE GUARDIAN LONDON Paris St-Germain manager Carlo Ancelotti has advised his successor in the Chelsea hot seat, Andre Villas-Boas, to sell Didier Drogba, saying the Ivorian is cramping the style of striker
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      125 44 REUTERS David Beckham will be returning to the LA Galaxy on a fresh two-year contract, the Major League Soccer team said yesterday. The 36-year-old, whose record fiveyear, £21-million (S$41-million) contract with the Major League Soccer club expired last month, has reached an agreement on a
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      78 44 REUTERS Championship side Birmingham City knocked Premier League Wolves out of the FA Cup yesterday (this morning, Singapore time after Wade Elliott broke the deadlock 16 minutes from the end of the third round replay to secure a 1-0 away win. Elliot made no
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        1427 2  -  Up-and-coming star Josh Hutcherson on working with legends, life and love Today exclusive GENEVIEVE LOH genevieveloh@mediacorp.com. sg FOR those who have no idea who Josh Hutcherson is, don’t worry, you soon will. Not only did the talented 19-year-old make a huge splash last year with his performance
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        788 6  -  Two shows at Huayi Fest point to ways of inspiring local Chinese theatre scene MAYO MARTIN WHERE can the local Mandarin theatre scene look to for inspiration?Two local productions at the coming Huayi Festival offer two suggestions: Bring back the good ol’ days or push the boundaries of
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        376 7 WHAT do the 2011 General Election, charity shows and TV specials, and a drama about social issues have in common? Well, they were the most watched programmes on MediaCorp’s Channel 5 and Channel 8 last year. According to figures given by Kantar Media,
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        1111 8  -  The Sydney Festival isn’t just entertaining it’s also powerful in more ways than one MAY SEAH IN SYDNEY may@mediacorp.com.sg TRUTH be told, I hadn’t heard of the Sydney Festival before I was invited to attend it. I was impressed to learn that Sydney’s annual celebration of
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        231 10 Here are some shows to check if you’re heading to Sydney these next few weeks. For a full list and ticketing information, log on to www.sydneyfestival.org.au. ’Tis Pity She’s A Whore Theatre company Cheek By Jowl’s new production of John Ford’s Tis Pity She’s
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        244 11 Travel deals and steals Fly to Europe from S$ 1, 159 Whether you’re aiming to go to Berlin or Barcelona, Lufthansa is offering discounted fares to 19 different European cities with fares from S$ 1, 159. Simply purchase your tickets online by Jan 27 and depart by March
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        1011 12  -  The Yorkshire landscapes inspired the latest show of Britain’s greatest living artist Simon Horsford feature s@mediacorp.com.sg THE DAILY TELEGRAPH IT MIGHT seem unlikely, but the west coast of America and the east coast of Yorkshire have something in common. According to David Hockney, it’s “big skies”, and
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        379 12  -  How to spend S$ 101 (you big spender, you) in a day TRAVEL 101 SERENE LIM PORTO, if you can’t guess from its name, is where port wine flows aplenty. But even teetotalers would get intoxicated on the charms of Portugal’s second-largest city. Few places have mixed cutting edge
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      367 14 Golden Chef Pacific Clams make a welcome addition to the Chinese New Year table Brought to you by ANNETTE TAN food@mediacorp.com.sg Chinese NewYear brings with it a host of delicious food, and for many Singaporeans, a dish with the spicy heat of chilli is a welcome and
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        74 15 Get some lunch-time music entertainment with the Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO). Its associate conductor Quek Ling Kiong will be leading the woodwind and percussion ensemble to present an afternoon of invigorating repertoires such as Li Min Xiong’s A Well-matched Fight and Lin
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        80 15 Pick up some eco-friendly hand-crafted products at this bazaar by Kala Tarang. Sourced from rural India by nongovernmental 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
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        95 15 Family Pictures is a multidisciplinary visual arts exhibition curated by Benedict Chen, a member of the Singapore Contemporary Young Artists Society. Featuring the works of nine artists, the exhibition highlights the importance of a family unit, through interpretations of the artists’ histories with their families. Don’t miss Quaint
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        128 15 Are you a family of cooks? Or do you have a unique family recipe that has people drooling? Rally up your family members and take part in this family cookoff organised by NTUC U Live and The Council for Third Age (C3A). The hunt is on
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        91 15 Enjoy discounts and promotions at313@Somersetintheform of mobile vouchers forthe Chinese New Year period. Download the 313 iDragon app and look out forthe fashion dragon at The Atrium, Level 1. Scan the dragon and jewels will appear on your phone’s screen. Capture a jewel for mobile
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          Israel Houghton and New Breed Live in Concert
          78 15 Catch four-time Grammy Award winner Israel Houghton performing for the first time here with his band. Known for his dynamic songs with inspirational lyrics, Houghton also infuses musical instruments as well as languages from different cultures in his compositions, enabling him to
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          68 15 From the producers of highly successful shows such as Nanta and Jump, Breakout! comes this new Korean beatbox action comedy. Watch the story unfold non-verbally as two unconventional but talented chefs whip up dishes such as sushi, pizza and bibimbap. March 30 to April 1, Friday,
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      63 16 ON MEDIACORP POINT OF ENTRY II (PG) Channel~5, ~8pm Noi~prepares~to~ make~a~life-changing~ decision, ~and~Glenn~ goes~to~Thailand~to~ investigate~—~only~to~ find~that~unexpected~ help~has~tagged~along. Meanwhile, Team~ Epsilon~investigates~ a~case~of~child~ smuggling~based~in~ Batam. I SHOULDN’T BE ALIVE: RIVER OF FEAR okto, ~9pm A~man’s~rafting~trip~down~the~Colorado~River~turns~ deadly, ~when~the~raft~capsizes~and~he~is~stranded~alone~ on~a~sandy~alcove~in~the~dead~of~winter~for~a~full~week. ON~SINGTEL~MIO~TV GLEE SEASON 3 Season~Pass~(mio~TV~ch~709), Anytime~On~Demand Mr~Schuester~contemplates~proposing~to~Emma. Sam~tries~to~win~back~Mercedes~and~Becky~ Johnson~sets~her~romantic~sights~on~Artie. SOUTHLAND SEASON 4 Season~Pass~(mio~TV~Ch~769), Anytime~On~Demand
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