Today, 9 March 2012, Afternoon Edition

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    99 1 Thumbs up from a participant in The Challenge (39km). Captain America and friends to save the day! Seven visually-impaired cyclists took part in The Community Ride, an initiative by Pedal Singapore. Participants of The Community Ride, getting ready for their 24km experience at the start point. The “Sheares Bridge” challenge.
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    42 1 TODAY MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Friday March 9, 2012 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking AFTERNOON EDITION TODAY MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Friday March 9, 2012 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    Inquiry into foreigners who jumped bail to be completed next month
    518 1  -  AMIR HUSSAIN hussainsamir@mediacorp.com SINGAPORE The police are conducting an internal inquiry into the case involving three foreigners two of whom jumped bail and fled the country who were charged with allegedly assaulting a Singaporean outside Suntec City Convention Centre
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    Lock icon Preparing students for a world of unknowns Preparing students for a world of unknowns
    1411 1  -  MOE announces awards for students who display positive character traits MOE announces awards for students who display positive character traits NG JING YNG NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Taking further steps in its push towards
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    Lock icon British hostage killed in failed rescue bid
    448 1 THE GUARDIAN ABUJA A British engineer held hostage in Nigeria by Islamist terrorists for almost a year was killed yesterday during a failed rescue mission by special forces. A British construction worker and his Italian colleague were murdered by suspected terrorists in north-west
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  • PARLIAMENT
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      More support for needy students
      615 2  -  TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As part of its measures to give a leg up to students from low-income or disadvantaged families, the Ministry of Education (MOE) will increase the number of school-based student care centres from 57 to 70 by the end of 2014. Such
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      Lock icon S$3.6 million to help students with dyslexia
      489 2  -  NG JING YNG SINGAPORE Reading aloud used to be difficult for nine-year-old Andika Putra Shukor, who has dyslexia, as he would pause between sentences to figure out how to pronounce a word. But since embarking on a dyslexia remediation programme in his school,
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      Govt looks at varsity model of academic studies, hands-on work experience
      470 3  -  TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Government is considering a new university model that is, in Minister of State (Education) Lawrence Wong’s words, “teaching-fo-cused, practice-oriented, and with close industry ties”. “While these elements already exist in our current universities, we
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      MUIS Progress Fund to receive S$2 million boost: Yaacob Ibrahim
      385 4  -  AMIR HUSSAIN hussainsamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore’s (MUIS) Progress Fund will receive a top-up of S$2 million, Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs Yaacob Ibrahim announced yesterday, as he highlighted the progress of the Malay/Muslim community in various aspects
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      Lock icon Intra-school games and S$3b to improve school sports facilities
      238 4 CHANNELNEWS ASIA SINGAPORE From 2014, intra-school games will have to be organised annually by all schools, the Education Ministry announced yesterday. The ministry is also in the process of improving school sports facilities to the tune of S$3 billion. This includes
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      Lock icon Issue of Hougang by-election to be raised in Parliament today
      146 4 CHANNELNEWS ASIA SINGAPORE The topic of the Hougang by-election will be raised in Parliament today. Holland-Bukit Timah GRC MP Christopher De Souza has tabled a question asking Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong if he is considering calling a by-election in
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon COMMEMORATING INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
      72 6 International Women’s Day was observed yesterday in different ways around the world. (Clockwise, from top left) Members of Women for Women International celebrating in Baghdad, Iraq; women holding pictures of famous female activists in Belgrade; a worker test-driving a car shaped like a high-heeled shoe created
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      Lock icon Poly software detects breast cancer in only 3 to 5 seconds
      216 6 CHANNEL NEWS ASIA SINGAPORE To enable earlier detection of breast cancer, students from Ngee Ann Polytechnic have developed software that accurately reads mammograms in only three to five seconds. Currently, a patient has to wait a few days for
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      Lock icon ANY CHANGE TO CASINO ENTRY FEE REGIME ‘WOULD AFFECT CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS’
      174 8 CHANNELNEWS ASIA Would the Government consider putting in place a s$100 casino entry fee or an automatic exclusion order for foreign workers, asked several Members of Parliament, including Dr Lee Bee Wah and Mr Ang Wei Neng yesterday. Acting
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      Should MPs attribute comments to sources?
      714 8  -  TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Two recent incidents involving Workers’ Party MPs have sparked discussions online on how rigorously politicians should attribute materials and arguments from others. In both cases, the original authors told the MPs one of whom used the inputs in a parliamentary
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      Lock icon China’s cyber capability ‘can hit US military operations’
      287 10 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON China’s cyber capabilities are advanced enough to disrupt United States military operations in case of a conflict over Taiwan, according to a report released yesterday by a panel created by the US Congress. A few weeks before a potential conflict
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      Lock icon Beijing to restrict secret detentions — on paper
      453 10 Beijing to restrict secret detentions on paper AP BEIJING The Chinese government is restricting the police’s power to secretly detain people, at least on paper, announcing stricter revisions to a key criminal law yesterday after a wave of public complaints. The formal introduction of the revised criminal procedure law to
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      Lock icon Apple unveils ‘new iPad’ with sharper screen
      396 10 AGENCIES SAN FRANCISCO The new iPad, which goes on sale next week in the United States and several other countries including Singapore, received glowing reviews across the technology world yesterday but some were still disappointed. The new iPad unveiled by Apple on Wednesday
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      Lock icon Indonesia welcomes weekly day off for maids
      232 12 AGENCIES JAKARTA Indonesia yesterday welcomed Singapore’s decision to grant domestic workers a weekly day off starting next January. There are more than 200,000 domestic workers in Singapore, mostly from Indonesia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and India. “We certainly welcome it and we are
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      Lock icon Najib scraps controversial civil service pay scheme
      382 12 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (picture) announced yesterday the scrapping of his administration’s new pay scheme that had been criticised for only benefiting top government officials while leaving the majority of the civil service with paltry salary hikes.
      THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER; BLOOMBERG  -  382 words
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  • COMMENT & ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon The slow lingering death of Delhi’s dynasty
      837 14  -  DAVID PILLING David Pilling is the FT’s Asia editor. THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED He came, he saw, he failed to conquer. Mr Rahul Gandhi (picture), the great hope for the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, has spent two years in Uttar Pradesh rallying support for the
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      A year on, is Japan ready for a new future?
      716 16  -  SIMON TAY Simon Tay is chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs and teaches at the Law Faculty of the National University of Singapore. He was in Japan as a member of the Toyota Global Advisory Board. Nearly one
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      Despite Fukushima, South-east Asia still eyes nuclear energy
      799 16  -  NICHOLAS FANG AARON CHOO Nicholas Fang is the director of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) and a Nominated Member of Parliament. Aaron Choo is a researcher at the SIIA. A year after the triple tragedy hit Japan, the country still
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      Lock icon History may be guiding Assad
      756 18  -  CHRISTOPHER PHILLIPS Christopher Phillips is lecturer in international relations of the Middle East at Queen Mary, University of London. THE GUARDIAN There is an assumption that President Bashar Assad’s (picture) military solution to the crisis in Syria is hopeless that no matter how many centres
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      327 19 1 V ideo- Andr I Reaction: I Napoli 3-1 .w Tevez offers Pietersen apology to century seals Manchester City whitewash for England d.- j- fciirniii A \lH I Wednesday. February 22,2012 I Schalke striker Klaasjan Huntelaar has I warned Bayern Munich's Mario Gomez I that he wants his top goalscorer
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  • VOICES
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      Why the need for public funds?
      438 20  -  Public transport operators are thriving, capital should be raised from shareholders Letter from Narayana Narayana THE report “New routes and more elbow room on buses” (March 8) creates fresh doubts over the direction of the Government’s S$1.1 billion bus package. Our public transport industry
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      Lock icon Maids a necessity but also a privilege to have
      440 20  -  Letter from Cherie Lim Ball I REFER to the letters “Can a weekly rest day work in Singapore?” and “Better to have fortnightly, monthly day off” (March 7). One rest day a week is not only good for the soul, it
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      Employer, FDW have private contract
      267 20  -  Letter from Raymond Koh Bock Swi SINGAPORE is a free and open economy where people can choose to work as they please. The law is effective, and enforcement carried out judiciously and fairly, especially so for maid abuse, which is unacceptable here. Against this backdrop,
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      Dental care for elderly, too
      99 22  -  Letter from Paul Chan Eng Chwee IT IS indeed fortunate that there are now “Free dental services for needy NKF patients” (Feb 27). As it is, many senior citizens cannot afford to pay for dentures, fillings, scaling and tooth extraction, which are all costly. To
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      Helping the low-income elderly is a collective effort
      370 22  -  Letter from Jeraldine Phneah Jia Lin I APPLAUD the greater emphasis on the elderly and lower-income group in Budget 2012, to alleviate the predicament of these segments of society. For a long time, this was an issue that needed to be addressed.
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      Lock icon Land Authority to blame for Turf City deterioration
      262 22  -  Letter from Heng Cho Choon AS A regular visitor to Turf City for the past 10 years, I am aware of the uninhabitable conditions and woes faced by shop owners who are struggling to stay afloat. The court battle between Singapore Agro
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      It’s too cheap to book East Coast Park
      204 22  -  Letter from Heng Zhao Weng EAST COAST Park, the service road and the public car parks there are closed too often, averaging more than once a month now. We encourage sports events, but when a scarce resource is improperly priced, it leads
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    • Article
      SME bosses cannot have it both ways
      237 22  -  Letter from Gilbert Goh THE report “Foreign labour cuts: Too deep?” (Feb 29) showed how supportive Members of Parliament were of our many small and medium enterprises on this issue. But while our SMEs are started mostly by local entrepreneurs, it would be
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      Apathy for Boys’ Town?
      88 24  -  Letter from Vincent Gabriel I AM surprised at the apathy of society at large. Whenever there is a riot involving youths, we wring our hands and say that something has to be done. When something is done, like Boys’ Town’s rejuvenation, new programmes and intake expansion
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      Social mobilisation critical for microloans
      370 24  -  The important lesson is to invest in this social mobilisation, a sine qua non for microloan success. Letter from Jayesh Ranjan I REFER to Mr Richard Hartung’s analysis “For microloans, smaller may be better” (March 2), on the potential of microloans helping low-income borrowers in
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      Reducing microloan size won’t help entrepreneurs
      198 24  -  Letter from Ashwin Malshe IN the article “For microloans, smaller may be better” (March 2), Mr Richard Hartung contends that the MicroCredit Business Scheme should decrease the loan size to make a wider impact on entrepreneurship here. His assertion is based on Grameen Bank’s
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      What happens to food safety during thermal fogging?
      185 26  -  Letter from Sean Ang Swee Chay DURING a recent lunch at my neighbourhood coffee shop located at a void deck, I witnessed the thermal fogging of rubbish chutes. Within seconds of hearing the fogging machine, smoke flowed through the back windows of
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      THE MISSING PEDESTRIAN CROSSING
      88 26  -  LETTER FROM SOH AH YUEN I was recently at New Upper Changi Road and wanted to cross the road to Bedok Swimming Complex. Signs on two lamp posts (picture) indicated that there was a pedestrian crossing ahead. But I could not find any crossing as indicated.
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      WIDEN PEDESTRIAN CROSSING AT VICTORIA STREET
      66 26  -  LETTER FROM RONALD KOH On the infrequent bus trips I take into town, I am always amazed at the number of pedestrians crossing Victoria Street at the Bugis area and the time it takes to cross. Could the authorities consider widening the pedestrian crossing
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      HAVE ZEBRA CROSSING AT SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
      175 26  -  LETTER FROM KELVIN ONG KWEE BENG The School of Science and Technology campus, at 1 Technology Drive, is new, and everyone involved is only beginning to settle down and fine-tune the work flow. Recently, through feedback from students and staff, the
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      42 22 BOSSES’ MINDSET THE HURDLE FOR OLDERWORKERS 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 visit http://tdy.sg/bossmind on your browser for the letter from Teo Kueh Liang.
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      307 24 IS IT RIGHTTO RENEW SUBSCRIPTION WITHOUT CONSENT? 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/renewsub for the letter from Lee Kin Hoe. OLYMPUS PEN New Generation System Cameras OLYMPUS HAPPY
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Singapore needs specialisation areas
      425 29  -  And start training people for these niches: Economists ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The model adopted by Singapore, Ireland and Finland of investing in human capital and an open business environment is one which developing countries should emulate, instead of competing with the manufacturing prowess of China
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      Kindness taken to the workplace
      285 29  -  AMANDA LEE SINGAPORE A campaign to promote kindness at the workplaces of all major organisations in Singapore is under way. The Kindness@Work initiative was launched by the Singapore Kindness Movement (SKM) and the Singapore Service Academy (SSA) yesterday at the Ministry of Information, Communication and
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      Lock icon PASIR RIS TRAIN SERVICE DELAYED TWICE YESTERDAY
      169 30 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The train service at Pasir Ris MRT Station was delayed twice during the morning peak hours yesterday due to signalling faults on the track near the station. The SMRT said the first delay happened at 7.06am and lasted for about 15
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      Lock icon Energy-saving treatment method wins water prize
      314 30  -  The process, called Anammox, uses bacteria to remove ammonia from used water by converting the pollutant to harmless nitrogen gas. KAREN NG karenng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Using a unique group of bacteria, Dutch environmental bio-technologist Mark van Loosdrecht (picture) pioneered a biologically-sus-tainable and cost-effective way to
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      Lock icon DRUG SYNDICATE BUSTED
      78 32 The Central Narcotics Bureau busted a drug syndicate and arrested its leader, alleged to be a 39-year-old male Singaporean, and five others on Wednesday. The CNB also seized over 6,800 Erimin 5 tablets, 420 Ecstasy tablets, 360g of Ketamine and 140g of Ice with a street value
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      Changes proposed to boost Singapore as global arbitration hub
      372 32  -  Proposed changes include recognising arbitration agreements in any form instead of only those that are in writing, as is the current practice. This means even oral agreements will hold, as long as they are recorded. TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In line
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      Lock icon TWO INVESTIGATED FOR MAKING FALSE POLICE REPORTS
      162 34 CHANNEL NEWSASIA A man and a woman are being investigated separately for making false police reports. A 21-year-old man reported to the police that his house at Bukit Purmei had been broken into and ransacked. He also reported that money could have been
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      Two fined, jailed over illegal baccarat betting
      233 34  -  CLAIRE HUANG SINGAPORE Two men have been jailed and slapped with heavy fines for illegal baccarat “insurance” betting. Lim Hock Huat and Leong Sai Mun, both 23, were from the same bookmaking syndicate. They were convicted of accepting insurance bets from patrons playing
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      Lock icon 10 held on suspicion of links to loan sharks
      122 34 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Six men and four women have been arrested on suspicion of helping loan sharks in their illegal activities. Police said yesterday the 10, aged between 18 and 55, were caught on Monday and Tuesday at various locations, including
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      JAIL FOR MAN WHO CARRIED OUT RENTAL SCAM
      141 34  -  CLAIRE HUANG A 53-year-old man has been sentenced to seven weeks’ jail for cheating two foreigners in a rental scam. The prosecution proceeded on two of three charges faced by Ong Kok Beng. He was convicted yesterday of cheating 28-year-old Myanmar national
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      Lock icon Record rainfall leaves Sydney in chaos
      406 36 AGENCIES SYDNEY The city of Sydney was hit yesterday by its heaviest rainfall in five years, shuttering public transport links and prompting dozens of evacuations, as other parts of New South Wales remained under floodwater. Heavy rain in the morning caused transport chaos in
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      Lock icon M’sia to relook drainage system after flash floods hit Klang Valley
      265 40 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said yesterday the flood prevention system for Klang Valley will be re-evaluated following the flash floods that hit the area starting on Wednesday night. The heavy downpours and floods led
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      Lock icon HK’s Tang: Glad all scandals out ahead of polls
      219 40 BLOOMBERG HONG KONG Mr Henry Tang (picture), the Hong Kong Chief Executive candidate beset by sinking popularity and criticism over his personal conduct, said all scandals about him are now out in public ahead of this month’s leadership vote. “When I
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      Lock icon Osama spent final days in house divided, his wives split by suspicions
      544 42 AP RAWALPINDI (Pakistan) Osama bin Laden spent his last weeks in a house divided, amid wives riven by suspicions. On the top floor, sharing his bedroom, was his youngest wife and favourite. The trouble came when his eldest
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      Lock icon Wanted by Pakistan: Companies to install Internet filtering system
      240 45 AP ISLAMABAD Pakistan is advertising for companies to install an Internet filtering system that could block up to 50 million Web addresses, alarming free speech activists who fear current censorship could become much more widespread. Internet access for Pakistan’s some 20
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      307 45 AP BEIRUT Syria’s Deputy Oil Minister announced his defection in an online video that emerged yesterday, making him the highest-ranking official to abandon President Bashar Assad’s regime since the country’s uprising erupted a year ago. Mr Abdo Husameddine said he was defecting because
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      Lock icon PAKISTAN CHILDREN ‘GROW UP FASTER DUE TO SPICY FOOD’
      136 45 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Children in Pakistan grow up faster than youngsters elsewhere because of the country’s hot climate and spicy food, according to the country’s Ministry of Interior, which is blocking plans to raise the age of criminal responsibility. Its extraordinary
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      Lock icon AHMADINEJAD TO BE SUMMONED FOR QUESTIONING
      160 46 BLOOMBERG Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (picture) will appear before Parliament on Wednesday to answer questions about his alleged economic and political mismanagement, the state-run Mehr news agency reported, citing Deputy Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Reza Bahonar. Parliament decided last month to summon Mr Ahmadinejad, as
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      Lock icon Iran cleaning up after N-weapon trigger test?
      257 46 AP VIENNA Satellite images of an Iranian military facility appear to show trucks and earth-moving vehicles at the site, indicating an attempted clean-up of radioactive traces possibly left by tests of a nuclear-weapon trigger, diplomats said on Wednesday. The assertions from the diplomats,
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      Lock icon Romney camp tells rivals to quit the race
      340 46 REUTERS WASHINGTON Mr Mitt Romney’s campaign told his Republican rivals on Wednesday they could not catch up with him and nudged them to quit the race even though he failed to deliver a knockout blow in the biggest round of nominating contests.
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      Lock icon Aussie admits to fake collar-bomb extortion bid
      256 47 AP SYDNEY An Australian investment banker pleaded guilty yesterday to chaining a fake bomb to a young woman’s neck in a bizarre extortion attempt last year. Paul Douglas Peters’ (picture) lawyer pleaded guilty on his behalf in a Sydney courtroom to a charge
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      218 47 AP OSLO Exactly 100 people were shot, some of them up to eight times, before the gunman surrendered to police. Of the 69 people killed, 56 were shot in the head. One drowned and another fell off a cliff in desperate attempts to flee
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      168 47 AP A report released yesterday by investigators on how a cargo ship ran aground on a reef last year paints a picture of a crew trying to take short cuts in order to stay on schedule. On Oct
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      Lock icon Dementia ‘a global time bomb that should be top health priority’
      246 48 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Dementia should be made a top health priority on a par with cancer and lung disease as it has become the next global “time bomb”, a leading expert has said. Professor Peter Piot, former Undersecretary
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      Lock icon Does your child snore a lot? ‘Consult a doctor’
      285 48 REUTERS NEW YORK Young children who snore a lot or have other breathing problems at night may have a heightened risk of behavioural and emotional problems later in life, according to a United States study of more than 10,000 children. The
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      Lock icon Light activity after eating ‘lowers glucose, insulin’
      209 48 REUTERS NEW YORK Taking a break for light activity every 20 minutes instead of staying seated for hours helps reduce the body’s levels of glucose and insulin after eating, according to a study highlighting the hazards of long periods of inactivity. Although the
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      272 49 AGENCIES WASHINGTON T he lar­gest solar storm in five years slammed into Earth yesterday. Space weather experts are now watching to see what effects it will have on power grids, air­plane routes and space­based satellite navigation systems. The storm started with a
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      Lock icon DUTCH CHEESE NAMED WORLD’S BEST IN CONTEST
      127 49 AP A Dutch cheesemaker’s Vermeer cheese has been named the world’s best at an international cheese contest in Wisconsin, United States. The cheese beat out two Swiss cheeses on Wednesday and marked the first time in four contests that the Swiss did not
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      Lock icon ENTIRE NATION OF KIRIBATI TO BE RELOCATED DUE TO RISING SEA LEVEL THREAT
      180 49 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH The low-lying Pacific nation of Kiribati is negotiating to buy land in Fiji so it can relocate islanders under threat from rising sea levels. In what could be the world’s first climate-induced migration of
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      296 40 Jackpot Assistant You are responsible for cash transactions, processing winnings for guests as well as attending to customers' needs and enquiries. You will also be rotated to work at different Clubhouses islandwide. Requirements: Basic computer skills and able to understand simple English Must be able to speak Mandarin so as
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      134 42 ‘My first international feature film with a Hollywood director. Sunday brunch with my wife. My morning triple espresso like an old friend who wakes me up everyday." WHAT DO YOU LOOK FORWARD TO? No one knows what the future will bring. But for lay Ping Hui, it will either be
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      88 48 IeITiC 1- NATIONAL RUNWAY CYCLING SKATING 2012^ LEBAR Registration is compulsory for all categories *ss^ Indulge in a Sunday of fun with family and friends at the only mass cycling and skating event on the runway! •Includes: Timing device, medal, finisher Tee-shirt and certificate printed with personalised timing. Registration closes
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      Lock icon ECB holds rate, trims growth forecast for year
      348 50 AGENCIES FRANKFURT The European Central Bank (ECB) yesterday held its key rate at 1 per cent for the third month running as it lowered the region’s growth forecast and assessed the impact of a dramatic sweep of measures it had implemented in
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      Lock icon Fragrance Group plans listing of hotel assets
      330 50 DOW JONES SINGAPORE Property developer Fragrance Group is seeking shareholder approval to carve out its hotel business for a Singapore listing, indicating companies are beginning to consider tapping the stock market for funds once again as risk appetite returns. Fragrance, which engages in
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      Integrated resorts have limited impact on home prices: DTZ
      255 52  -  MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Republic’s two integrated resorts (IRs) have had limited impact on home prices, according to a report by property consultancy firm DTZ. It noted that between the first quarter of 2009 and the second quarter of 2010
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      Electronics sector ‘set for rebound in second half’
      321 52  -  LINETTE LIM linettelim@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A rebound is on the cards for Singapore’s electronics sector in the second half of the year, the Economic Development Board (EDB) said, but for recovery to remain sustainable, talented individuals are required. To grow the future talent
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      ORCHARD PARADE NAMES LUCAS CHOW AS CEO
      98 52 Orchard Parade Holdings has appointed former MediaCorp CEO Lucas Chow as its chief executive officer and managing director effective March 15. Mr Chow has been a director at Orchard Parade since June 2008 and is also an executive director at Far East Organization.
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      ASCOTT REIT TO BUY 60% STAKE IN CITADINES KYOTO
      103 52  -  MILLET ENRIQUEZ Ascott Residence Trust (Ascott REIT) said yesterday it has agreed to acquire a 60-per-cent stake in Citadines Karasuma-Gojo for ¥1.2 billion (S$19 million). The stake is currently held by Mitsubishi Estate and Citadines Ippan Shadan Hojin. The remaining 40-per-cent
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      ST Kinetics gets Indian cancellation notice
      135 54  -  LYNDA HONG lyndahong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore Technologies Kinetics (ST Kinetics) said it has received an order from India’s Ordance Factory Board (OFB) that cancels all agreements and prohibits the company from entering into any contract with it for 10 years. The notice, dated March 5,
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      ‘Popiah King’ in Forbes’ World’s Billionaires list
      319 54 SINGAPORE One year after making his debut on Forbes’ list of Singapore’s 40 richest, food tycoon Sam Goi has joined the likes of Mexico’s Carlos Slim and Hong Kong’s Li Ka-Shing on the magazine’s annual list of the world’s billionaires with an estimated
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      55 54 THURSDAY CLOSE 12,907.90 (+0.55%) Wednesday 12,837.30 p 0.61% Tuesday 12,759.20 q 1.57% Monday 12,962.80 q 0.11% Friday 12,977.60 q 0.02% NYSETOP5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Bank of America 159.5m $8.06 p~0.50% American Int’l Gp 77.9m $28.31 q~3.87% Sprint Nextel 71.1m $2.60 p~7.00% Annaly Capital 39.1m $16.15 q~1.94%
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      13 54 Ç FTSE100 5,859.73 (+1.18%) Ç Ç DAX 6,834.54 (+2.45%) CAC40 3,478.36 (+2.54%)
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      5 54 Ç OIL US$106.79 (+US$0.21)
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      116 54 OVERNIGHT Wall St erases week’s losses on Greek hopes Stocks rose yesterday, recovering most of the week’s losses, after Greece moved closer to a bond swap with private creditors to avoid a messy default. Earlier in the week, the S&P 500 posted its first big loss for the
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      198 56 AGENCIES SYDNEY Australia’s unemployment rate rose to an expected seasonally adjusted 5.2 per cent last month from 5.1 per cent in January, while the number of employed fell 15,400, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said yesterday. Economists on average had expected an
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      286 56 AGENCIES TOKYO Japan’s economy shrank less than initially estimated in the fourth quarter as companies ramped up capital expenditure but the result still marked the fourth contraction in five quarters. The current account also swung to a record deficit in January as
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      Lock icon INDONESIA HOLDS RATE ON INFLATION RISK GROWTH
      135 56 REUTERS Indonesia’s central bank yesterday held its benchmark rate on expectations that inflation will accelerate above its target in coming months due to a planned increase in fuel prices. The benchmark overnight rate was kept at a record low 5.75 per cent, after
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      Lock icon AUSTRALIA APPROVES YANCOAL-GLOUCESTER MERGER
      91 56 DOW JONES Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan yesterday approved the merger of Gloucester Coal with Yanzhou Coal Mining’s Yancoal Australia unit under foreign investment rules, subject to several legally enforceable conditions that reflect the significance of coal production to Australia. The merged business will be required to
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      ALL THINGS CHICKEN
      69 58 Treat your family and friends to a delicious and healthy meal made with quality chicken meat. The Keskinoglu brand from Turkey is known for its natural vegetable-fed free-range poultry products. So whether you need a snack, party pack or just want a light meal, Keskinoglu has a
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      HEALTHY OLIVE OIL
      92 58 Prepare your meals with Ravika Olive Oil, which has been made from handpicked olives grown on orchards in western Turkey. These olives have been grown with the ideal soil and weather conditions that are unique to the Akhisar and Ayvalik regions. In addition, Ravika Olive Oil has
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      FLY FIREFLY TO KOH SAMUI
      142 58 Take advantage of Firefly’s customised holiday packages to Koh Samui. Ms Angelina Fernandez, head of marketing and communications for Firefly said: “Requests for golf packages and team-building activities in Koh Samui are popular among corporate clients. For this niche and growing market of travellers, we
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      401 60 AP SAN FRANCISCO Puzzle video game Portal 2 leapt over the competition to win the most trophies at the Game Developers Choice Awards. The witty sci-fi puzzler developed by Valve topped the 12th annual extravaganza on Wednesday with three wins, but it
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      214 60 AGENCIES Branch a new website that provides a platform “for curated discussion” among experts has received backing from Twitter co-founders Biz Stone and Evan Williams, who left Twitter last year to focus on new ventures. Previously called Roundtable, ‘Branch’ offers a platform for experts to discuss set topics.
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      524 66 THE GUARDIAN AFTERNOON LATEST EUROPA LEAGUE Manchester City 0 Sporting Lisbon 1 LISBON The Manchester City juggernaut stuttered here with a performance that is hardly prime preparation for the tricky weekend trip to Swansea City in the Premier League. Vincent Kompany’s loss early on,
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      215 66 AUBURN POINT GUARD WARD INVESTIGATED FOR POINT SHAVING AP Federal authorities are investigating suspended Auburn point guard Varez Ward for alleged point shaving involving in at least two games this season, Yahoo Sports reported yesterday. The report cited anonymous sources and said the FBI began an investigation late last month
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      425 68  -  She is country’s top-ranked female shuttler but SBA insists they have not decided who’s going to London LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE The road to the 2012 Olympics continues for shuttlers Gu Juan (picture) and 2011 SEA Games gold medallist Fu Mingtian, who are pencilled
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      488 70  - Why 4 footballers did not play against Iraq SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Lions’ 7-1 humiliation at the hands of Iraq in their final World Cup qualifier on Feb 29 in Doha drew the ire of local fans in the country. With Iraq already through and Singapore out of the
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      272 70  -  IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) want FIFA to take action against their head of security, Chris Eaton, for what they deem are damaging allegations over match-fixing. Speaking to Today, FAM general-secretary Azzuddin Ahmad said yesterday the accusations
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      472 10  -  Popular pizzeria Spizza is the newest kid along the Katong block ANNETTE TAN FOR decades, the corner taken up by the erstwhile Lau’s Arcadia along Katong could never seem to hold a successful business. One by one, they opened and folded here today, gone tomorrow. But
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      58 24 The March edition of the creative night bazaar MAAD Pyjamas features a plethora of participants that includes the Organisation of Illustrators, MAAD Sounds, Artery Bar and the local community of familiar and new artists and designers with original works and heartfelt compositions. Today, 5pm to 12am, red dot
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      92 24 In celebration of Welsh Week, the St David’s Society of Singapore has brought in the Dunvant Male Choirfrom South Wales for some special performances. Don’t miss the final one tonight, which is happening in conjunction with an end-of-tour party at the Exchange Bar. Founded in
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      135 24 The Centrepoint presents a mythical adventure for children and families during the school holidays. Visit the mall and step into the wondrous world of Jack and the Beanstalk, Alice in Wonderland and several other interesting fables and fairy tales. From today onwards, participate in workshops
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      101 24 Open House SIM (Global Education) Experience SIM Global Education campus life at this open house. Attend a 30-minute mock lecture on selected modules from the SIM-University of London syllabus or bask in the exciting campus atmosphere at the bazaar, which will be buzzing with student club activities. A series of
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      93 24 This evening, catch Yale University’s premiere co-ed a cappella group Out of the Blue in action with their original arrangements of favourites and contemporary pop songs from overthe last decade. Tomorrow, The A Cappella Society Youth Voices will be holding their annual concert. Titled Youth Voices
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      34 24 SUDOKUplus DIFFICULTY RATING: HOW TO PLAY The rules are easy. Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. COPYRIGHT UCLICK YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION
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      70 26 ON MEDIACORP CATEGORY VI: DAY OF DESTRUCTION (EPISODE 1) (PG) Channel~5, ~10.20pm In~the~wake~of~a~super~storm~of~unprecedented~ destructive~power, ~a~suspicious~chain-reaction~coast-to-coast~blackout~threatens~to~render~the~country~ helpless—without~communication~and~vulnerable~to~the~ unthinkable. ~Now~it’s~up~to~a~select~few~to~save~it. WILD CROATIA okto, ~9pm Croatia~is~one~of~Europe’s~smallest~countries. ~~Karst~ landscapes~of~strange~beauty, ~mountains~which~rise~to~ almost~2,000~meters, ~as~well~as~a~wide~variety~of~wildlife~ can~be~found~there. ~ON~SINGTEL~MIO~TV A TIME TO EMBRACE Jia~Le~Channel~(mio~TV~Ch~88), Every~Monday~to~Friday, ~7pm During~the~glitzy~1950s, ~two~young~aspiring~ moviemakers~—~artistic~Qi~Zong~and~businessminded~Ji~Cheng~dream~of~dominating~the~bustling~ Chinese~entertainment~industry~together. ~However, their~partnership~is~challenged~by~their~increasing~ differences~in~views.~With~a~formidable~rival~on~ their~heels, ~can~they~reconcile~their~differences?~ BE CAREFUL EROS~Bollywood~(mio~TV~Ch~313), ~Anytime~
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      372 26 ~6.00AM~~ Ninja~Warrior ~6.30~~ AM~Live! ~9.00~~ The~Ellen~DeGeneres~Show~ IX ~10.00~~ The~Dr~Oz~Show ~11.00~~ Countdown~To~London ~11.30~~ Great~Ideas~From~JML ~12.30PM~~ Light~Years~ ~1.00~~ The~Pupil~II ~2.00~~ The~Cape~(Episode~1)~ (PG-Action~Violence) ~3.00~~ The~Dr~Oz~Show ~6.00AM~~ Don’t~Worry~Be~Happy~II ~6.30~~ Battle~Of~The~Best~IV ~7.00~~ Good~Morning~Singapore ~10.00~~ Madam~White~Snake ~NOON~~ King~Of~Thrift~Goes~Overseas ~12.30PM~~ Delicious~Japan ~1.00~~ News~8~At~One ~1.30~~ Of~Rites~And~Rituals~II ~2.00~~ Silver~Servers ~2.30~~ My~Lucky~Charm CHANNEL ~4.00~~ The~Ellen~DeGeneres~Show~ IX ~5.00~~ Unbeatable~Banzuke ~5.30~ Films~&~Stars~Asia
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      45 26 ON MEDIACORP QUAINT! Channel~8, ~8pm This~episode, ~Ben~and~Felicia~visit~Nagasaki~in~Japan. WIPEOUT USA IV Channel~5, ~8pm Catch~this~episode~of~Wipeout ~as~the~contestants~ make~their~way~through~the~“World’s~Largest~Obstacle~ Course”~to~win~the~grand~prize. ON~STARHUB~CABLE~TV THE WALKING DEAD S2 [16] FOX~MOVIES~PREMIUM~(StarHub~TV~Ch~622), 10pm After~a~zombie~apocalypse, ~a~group~of~survivors~ struggle~to~find~a~safe, ~secure~home~in~the~world~ that’s~overrun~by~the~undead. E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL DISNEY~CHANNEL~(StarHub~TV~Ch~312), 7.30pm Director~Steven~Spielberg’s~heartwarming~ masterpiece~is~one~of~the~brightest~stars~in~ motion~picture~history. ~Filled~with~unparalleled~ magic~and~imagination, E.T. follows~the~moving~ story~of~a~lost~little~alien~who~befriends~10-year-old~Elliot. ~Experience~all~the~mystery~and~fun~ of~their~unforgettable~adventure~in~the~beloved~ movie~that~captivated~audience~around~the~world.
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      196 27 REGISTRATIONS CLOSING. RSVP TODAY! NOW YOU CAN AFFORD TO ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS ON TV. Attend our free marketing seminar MediaCorp TV Connect to find out how you can afford to include mainstream television into your marketing mix. In just 45 minutes at one of our seminar sessions you will see
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      373 28 weartalkshopeat PARKWAY PARADE www.parkwayparade.com.sg RACE J 'J TO r r u n ii Happening at Parkway Parade, the BIGGEST mall in the East Stand a chance to win a 9-18 March 2012, Basement Atrium Xbox 360 4GB Console with from 11am 9prrr Kinect, $200 Isetan shopping vouchers and a race
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