Today, 17 August 2012, Afternoon Edition

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  • 23 1 A=diaCorp FRIDAY, 17 AUGUST 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/2012 TODAY AFTERNOON EDITION WE SET YOU THINKING /A=diaCorp FRIDAY, 17 AUGUST 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/2012
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  • 663 1 Premier Wen hints atfurther monetary easing as foreign investments contin ue to plunge WORLD’S NO 2 ECONOMY AGENCIES BEIJING China’s already struggling export sector will worsen in the second half of the year from the first six months, darkened by the persistent European
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    • 27 1 TODAY SPECIAL REPORT: HOW WILL CHANGE AFFECT THE LIVES OF MYANMAR’S ORDINARY FOLK? COMMENT&ANALYSIS 10 HOT NEWS 2 ARE WE REALLY THE HEALTHIEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD?
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  • hot news
    • 642 2  -  But some healthcare experts and MPs are sceptical of finding by Bloom berg Rankings GLOBAL STATISTICS TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE A report by financial data agency Bloomberg that ranked Sin­gapore as the healthiest country out of 145 nations came as a surprise to some healthcare
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    • 45 4 NARCOTICS Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen chatting with scholarship recipients. There were 19 recipients of the SAF Merit Scholarship and 12 recipients of the Defence Merit Scholarship yesterday, the largest group of scholars in five years. PHOTO ERNEST CHUA
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    • 281 4  -  OLIVIA SIONG SINGAPORE A Committee of Inquiry (COI) has been set up to investigate the death of full-time National Serviceman Corporal (CPL) Muhammad Fahrurrazi Salim, who went missing during a training exercise in Brunei on Sunday. His body was found on Tuesday
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    • 546 4  -  Central Narcotics Bureau says more drugs seized though fewer abusers nabbed AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Even as the number of drug abusers arrested in the first half of this year dipped compared to a year ago, the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said the local drug situation
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    • 209 6 SINGAPORE Plastic surgeon Woffles Wu (picture), whose sentencing for abetting an elderly employee to give misleading information to the police sparked much debate, has been established as the driver during the two speeding offences, said the AttorneyGeneral’s Chambers (AGC). The disclosure by the
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    • 352 6 AGENCIES NEW YORK JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank and Barclays are among seven banks recently subpoenaed in a joint New York-Connecticut investigation of possible manipulation of the Libor benchmark international lending rates, according to a person familiar with the probe. New York Attorney-General Eric
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    • 513 6  -  Case of duo suing UBS over alleged unauthorised investments raises questions on whether banks should be given ‘full immunity’ from losses IN COURT TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A PORE If a bank officer gives wrong or misleading advice to a customer after a contract
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    • 99 8 CHRIS HUGHES, 28 Owns about 22 million shares of Facebook. His stake is worth US$437 million, down almost US$400million since the IPO. DUSTIN MOSKOVITZ, 28 Owns 133.7 million shares of the company’s Class B stock worth US$2.7billion, a decline of US$2.4billion. EDUARDO SAVERIN, 30 Has a US$1.1
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    • 251 8 AFTERNOON LATEST BLOOMBERG NEW YORK The fortune of Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s co-founder and CEO, dropped to a new low yesterday. The 28-year-old’s net worth fell to US$10.2 billion (S$12.7 billion), its lowest point since the company’s May 17 initial public offering, according to the Bloomberg
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    • 181 8 BLOOMBERG KUAL A LUMPUR 1Malaysia Development, the state investment company known as 1MDB, plans to raise as much as US$2 billion (S$2.5 billion) in an initial public offering of its power assets, said a person with knowledge of the matter. The IPO may
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    • 25 2 VIDEO SINGAPORE WORLD’S HEALTHIEST COUNTRY: SURVEY Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/sghealthiest for the video.
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  • comment & analysis
    • 1417 10  -  As Myanmar opens up to the world, how will its people adapt, after decades of virtual isolation? TODAY examines this, in Part 2 of a special report. SPECIAL REPORT: LIFE IN MYANMAR NICHOLAS FANG IN YANGON Nicholas Fang is Director at the Singapore Institute of
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    • 492 12  -  NICHOLAS FANG When Mr Gavin Gomez left Singapore to seek a career in Myanmar, he fell in love, literally. The Training and Centre Manager at the RV! Centre in Yangon arrived in 2004 and after two years found the love of his life, got married and
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    • 1083 14  -  AMERICA’S PIVOT TO ASIA ZHU ZHIQUN Dr Zhu Zhiqun is a professor of international relations at Bucknell University, United States. The United States’ high-profile “return” to Asia has attracted much international attention recently. The true intentions of America’s “pivot” to Asia are still open to
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    • 1094 16  -  CHINA’S LEADERSHIP TRANSITION DAVID PILLING David Pilling is the Financial Times Asia Editor. THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED On Nov 6 or 7, two American men in suits will appear on television. Even with the sound off you will be able to tell,
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    • 34 10 COMMENT TAMING THE NEW FRONTIER READ PART 1 OF OUR SPECIAL REPORT ON MYANMAR Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/ myanmarfrontier for the commentary.
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    • 31 10 The US and China are unlikely to fight over the South China Sea since their overall relationship is much more important for both powers than some uninhabited islands. ZHU ZHIQUN 14
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  • voices
    • 453 18  -  FROM LIM BEE KHIM Director (Corporate Communications), Ministry of Finance We thank Mr Gary Chua (“Increase transparency of government tenders”, Aug 3), Mr Tan Kin Lian (“Two suggestions to improve the procurement process”, Aug 15) and Mr Patrick Sio (“Public sector too big
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    • 160 18  -  FROM VINCENT ALBERT GABRIEL I refer to the letters “Why Haw Par Villa is a historical landmark” (July 30) and “Restore and preserve historic Haw Par Villa” (July 25). With due respect to the two writers, my view is that Haw Par Villa is
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    • 204 21  -  FROM MAGDELENE SIM I write this in praise of a taxi driver who is a reminder of the good in our society. One recent morning, I boarded Mr Mong Kok Chong’s taxi (SHC 2897E) and accidentally left behind my Gucci cardholder containing my
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    • 183 21  -  FROM TAN TECK KIM With our society ageing, train and bus services are becoming less sufficient for the needs of people with walking difficulties due to the distance from their blocks in public housing estates. Taxis are not frequently available along side roads and,
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    • 188 21  -  FROM LOH KIM CHYE Recently, shortly after boarding an SMRT cab, its driver asked me to fill up a survey form on his service standard and driving efficiency. The journey was not even halfway through when he asked if I had completed
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    • 298 22  -  FROM THOMAS LEW Chairman, Medical Board, Tan Tock Seng Hospital We appreciate Mr Raymond Fernando’s suggestions in his letter “‘Visiting consultants’ to ease doctor shortage?” (Aug 4). The waiting time for a first appointment at our hospital varies by speciality and the number of
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    • 189 22  -  FROM LAU SWEE KWONG About six months ago, the nursing home where my mother is staying increased its daily charge from S$70 to S$71, which is an increase of about S$30 a month. From last month, the Goods and Services Tax was
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    • 141 22  -  FROM VINCENT LAW CHAP MENG I refer to the report “Errant employers face stiffer punishment” (Aug 14). The rationale for decriminalising the offence of not buying medical insurance for foreign workers appears to be expeditious and not in the interests of workers’ healthcare and welfare.
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  • singapore
    • 313 24 Contributingfactors include more requests for interim financial aid, stronger inflation COMMUNITY SINGAPORE The number of applications to the Community Development Council (CDC) for social assistance increased by 5.6 per cent to 15,000 in the second quarter of this year, compared with the same
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    • 93 24 MediaCorp MEclub member David Chia, 40, received a new iPad from Mr Brian Wong, Head of Loyalty Programme at MediaCorp on Thursday. Mr Chia, a sales engineer, said: “I got to know about MEclub from a friend and decided to join to meet celebrities and win
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    • 139 24 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Sixty-four per cent of recent graduates expect to earn at least S$3,000 monthly for their first job, compared with 55 per cent last year, according to a new survey. The poll by job portal JobsCentral also found that
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    • 179 26 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE All CPF members will continue to receive a risk-free interest rate of 2.5 per cent on their Ordinary Account savings from Oct 1 to Dec 31, said the CPF Board yesterday. This is because the computed interest rate,
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    • 370 26  -  AMANDA LEE SINGAPORE An Indonesian maid who killed her elderly employer had her jail term doubled yesterday after an appeal by the Public Prosecutor. In 2009, Vitria Depsi Wahyuni, also known as Fitriah, strangled Madam Sng Gek Wah, 87, just five days
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  • science
    • 754 28  -  Children learn through social interaction says Professor Bruce Hood, a mind expert. So why teach them by rote? LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT JUNE YANG juneyang@mediacorp.com.sg S I NG A PO R E The brain, according to Professor Bruce Hood, is a social creature. Since the hunter-gatherer days of
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  • china & india
    • 312 32 AP BA N G A LO R E Thousands of panicstricken Indians from the north-east were fleeing the southern city of Bangalore yesterday, spurred by rumours that they would be attacked in retaliation for communal violence in their home state. Hundreds of
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    • 453 32 Authorities rework ancient text as old version was ‘impossible to live up to FILIAL PIETY IN CHINA AGENCIES BEIJING Out go strangling tigers and selling yourself into slavery for the sake of your parents. In comes teaching them how to use the Internet.
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  • world
    • 286 34 The 14 detained over planting of Chinese flag on isle are to be released says news agency TERRITORIAL DISPUTE REUTERS TOKYO Japan has decided to deport Chinese activists who landed on a disputed isle at the heart of a territorial row, Kyodo news agency reported
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    • 53 34 REUTERS The activists’ landing on the disputed isle parallels tensions between China and South-east Asia over rival territorial claims in the South China Sea. China’s lengthening naval reach has fed worries that Beijing could brandish its military might to get its way and galvanised Chinese citizens’ demands
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    • 184 34 REUTERS BANGKOK Thailand said yesterday talks were underway with members of insurgent groups in the south of the country, where thousands of people have been killed since 2004 in violence blamed on Muslim separatists. The government has ruled out peace talks in the past,
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    • 171 34 AGENCIES KUAL A LUMPUR No change will be made to an amendment to Malaysia’s Evidence Act despite an online protest campaign, The Star newspaper quoted a minister as saying yesterday. The decision was made following a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, said
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    • 329 36 President warns that graft could impact country ’s growth in speech ahead of Independence Day INDONESIA ECONOMY REUTERS JAKARTA Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said yesterday that corruption has seeped into nearly every facet of the public sector, in his most explicit comments yet on a
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    • 352 36 REUTERS JA K A R TA Foxconn Technology Group’s investment of up to US$10 billion (S$12.5 billion) in Indonesia will allow the main supplier of Apple Inc to tap one of the cheapest labour forces in Asia and a duty-free zone of some
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    • 232 38 EMBASSY STAND-OFF AGENCIES LON DON Ecuador said yesterday that it was granting political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a decision that thrilled supporters but which will do little to defuse the standoff at the Latin American nation’s London Embassy, where the Australian former hacker has
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 70 38 REUTERS The Organization of Islamic Cooperation suspended Syria yesterday, citing President Bashar al Assad’s suppression of the Syrian revolt, though there was also little support for direct military involvement in Syria at the summit of Muslim leaders. The 57-member body’s rebuke is mostly symbolic, but
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      • 66 38 AP Michael Jackson’s father has dropped a wrongful death lawsuit filed against Conrad Murray, the doctor who was convicted of causing the singer’s death. Court records show Mr Joe Jackson’s request for a dismissal was granted on Monday but do not elaborate on the
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      • 67 38 AP Taliban militants attacked a Pakistani air force base with suspected links to the country’s nuclear programme before dawn yesterday, killing a security official in a heavy battle that ended with parts of the base in flames. Eight attackers were also killed. The
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      • 62 38 AP Eva Restaurant in Los Angeles is offering a 5-per-cent discount to customers who agree to look at their fellow diners instead of their phone screens. The customers must be willing to leave their mobile phones with staff when they are seated. Owner Mark Gold
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    • 163 40 REUTERS NEW YORK A massive so-called galaxy cluster, one of the largest structures in the universe, has been discovered about 5.7 billion light years from Earth and credited with setting several important new cosmic records, researchers in the United States said on Wednesday. The Harvard-Smithsonian
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    • 295 40 REUTERS LONDON Landslides killed more than 32,000 people across the world from 2004 to 2010 up to 10 times more than previously thought the first detailed study of the disaster showed yesterday. The new data on the scale of the problem should force governments
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      • 27 42 Readers should seek independent financial advice before making any investment decision. TODAY cannot be held liable for any consequence arising from the use of this information.
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      • 41 42 UNDERWEIGHT (S$3.22) HSBC downgrades from Neutral and cuts target to S$2.90 from S$5.35. “Wilmer’s businesses offer significant gearing to emerging-market demand on a long-term basis. But medium-term over-capacity, competition and government policies raise significant execution risks and volatility,” house says.
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      • 53 42 BUY (S$0.75) DMG Partners keeps rating and raises target to S$0.83 from S$0.76, citing a healthy pipeline of contracts and strong net cash position. Kingsmen posted a 15-per-cent rise in its second-quarter net profit to S$5.2 million, due to an increase in theme park and MICE (meetings, incentives,
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      • 49 42 BUY (S$0.35) OCBC Investment Research upgrades Midas, which makes aluminium parts for trains, from hold and raises target to S$0.41 from S$0.30. Midas’ second-quarter earnings, down 97.5 per cent on-year, was below expectations. But house is positive on potential resumption of high-speed railway passenger train car contracts soon.
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      • 73 42 HOLD (S$0.76) OCBC Investment Research keeps call and cuts fair value estimate to S$0.83 from S$0.85. Notes second-quarter net profit was the first after nine consecutive quarters of net losses. “Though businesses in both distribution and drilling are improving, we are conservatively forecasting a (full-year) net loss of
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    • 333 42 AFTERNOON LATEST BLOOMBERG BERLIN Chancellor Angela Merkel backed the European Central Bank’s (ECB) insistence on conditions for helping reduce borrowing costs in indebted countries, saying Germany is “in line” with the ECB’s approach to defending the euro. “Obviously time is pressing” on stamping
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    • 210 44 BLOOMBERG GENEVA Swiss banks are turning over thousands of employee names to authorities in the United States as they seek leniency for their alleged role in helping American clients evade taxes, according to lawyers representing banking staff. At least five banks
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    • 88 44 BLOOMBERG Mr Liew Mun Leong, President and CEO of CapitaLand Group, was honoured with the Outstanding PR Champion Award by the Institute of Public Relations Singapore last night. The award was one of several given out at the PRISM (Public Relations in the Service
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 73 44 REUTERS Gold demand fell 7 per cent to 990 tonnes in the second quarter, its lowest level in more than two years, the World Gold Council said yesterday, amid a drop in buying in major consumers India and China. Jewellery consumption fell
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      • 71 44 REUTERS Malayan Banking (Maybank), Malaysia’s largest lender, said yesterday second-quarter net profit rose 25 per cent as the region’s growing economies helped it make more loans and offer more wealth management services. Net profit for the quarter ended June rose to RM1.44
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    • marketbuzz
      • 338 46 Surfing the Internet and watching your favourite movie online will never be quite the same again after you’re tried the Epson Moverio BT-100 see-through mobile viewer. The innovative Epson Moverio BT-100 operates on Google Android 2.2 and comprises a headset, an Android-powered media player and a controller. Using
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        151 46 Give your skin a hydrating boost with Watsons’ Superfruits Body Care range. Refreshing and fragrant, the range is blended with natural extracts and ingredients from superfruits and anti-ageing fruits. It comes in three fragrances and consists of a shower gel (S$7.90), body lotion (S$7.90) and hand cream (S$4.90).
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        149 46 Stay youthful-looking with SK-II’s latest STEMPOWER Series. Boasting the power of StemAcanax Complex (a proprietary ingredient from SK-II derived from the rare Siberian Ginseng), the series of products works in synergy with Pitera to help firm skin and prevent the 10 signs of ageing: Loss of firmness, dryness,
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        210 46 Snap a photo of a “cool moment” and you could win a camera in the Magnolia Sherbet Cool Moments Photo Contest. To participate, “Like” the Magnolia Sherbet SG Facebook page and use the Cool Moments app to upload a photo that captures the weekly theme. Get votes
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      • 117 46 Can’t get enough of DKNY’s Be Delicious apple-inspired fragrances? Then, you’ll love the new DKNY Delicious Eau So Intense Collection: Be Delicious Eau So Intense and Fresh Blossom Eau So Intense. With intensified concentration of elements in the original formula, the two fragrances offer potency and staying power.
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    • 802 50  -  PRIVATE HOUSING COMMENTARY BY COLIN TAN property@mediacorp.com.sg Colin Tan is Head of Research Consultancy at Chesterton Suntec International. Two weeks ago, a front page news report in a business daily blasted the commonly held notion that Singapore’s private housing market is red hot, at
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 53 50 iProperty Group yesterday announced the revamp of its Singapore website for property seekers, agents and developers, featuring a more accessible user interface and a powerful search engine to provide faster and more specific results. The new search functionality on www.iProperty.com.sg allows concurrent searches for multiple districts
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      • 71 50 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Urban Redevelopment Authority yesterday launched a site at Victoria Street/Jalan Sultan for sale by public tender after a developer committed to bid at least S$148.68 million for the land parcel. The 99-year leasehold site has an area of about 90,667 sq
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    • 53 50 REWARD f>£ MediaCorp Class 95FM DJ Glenn Ong SCAN ME WITH THE MEclub MOBILE APR AND GET REWARDED* up REWARDS. FROM ME TO YOU. MEclub. com. sg Download the MEclub Mobile App: ‘Only Singaporeans and Permanent Residents are eligible to register. Only one account per user. Terms and conditions apply.
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  • technology
    • 730 52  -  Studies reveal employees who take time out online may be more productive WEB TIME ELAINE EE SINGAPORE When Mr Trevor Tan, 30, is in the office, he is not always hard at work. In fact, Mr Tan, an editor at a publishing firm, spends some time
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    • 261 52  -  HIRANAND SUNNY SINGAPORE Swimming can be a very lonely sport, as you cannot chat with a friend or plug into any kind of entertainment when you are actually swimming. Until now. Meet the world’s first re-purposed waterproof iPod Shuffle, the WaterFi. The
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    • 86 53 -i o\ nil \io\ i TRENDS ft TIPS OJVTl IE GO Style: magazine the indispensable shopping companion for the stylish Singaporean woman is now on iPad! I ARE lO! DOWNLOAD THE AUG'12 ISSUE OF STYLE: IPAD APR FOR FREE! ■N '/a 111 1 the INTERACTIVE COMEVE videos interviews remind the
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  • sports
    • 559 54  -  SSF wants sailors to take charge of their preparations for the 2016 Olympics PREPARATION FOR 2016 RIO LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Sailors Colin Cheng and Elizabeth Yin can expect tough love from the Singapore Sailing Federation (SSF) when they embark on their four-year cycle in
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    • 350 54  -  PHILIP GOH SINGAPORE Four of the world’s top women players are confirmed for the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia, according to organisers of the US$1.9 million (S$2.4 million) event. They include defending champion Choi Na Yeon of South Korea and world No 1 Tseng Yani
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    • 873 55  -  RECALLING PUNCH GUNALAN COMMENTARY BY DAN GUEN CHIN danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg Veteran sports journalist Dan Guen Chin, 58, worked at the New Straits Times from 1980 to 2006. During his 26 years there, he covered many editions of the SEA, Asian and Commonwealth Games as
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    • 454 55  -  DAN GUEN CHIN S ING A POR E The Republic’s No 1 men’s singles player, Derek Wong, has been given two years to turn himself into a potential world-beat-er, failing which he should rethink his badminton career. The 23-year-old is currently
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    • 579 56  -  A clean slate exactly is what the Reds need to move forward ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE ALYWIN CHEW alywin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A new manager, a new footballing philosophy and new red goal nets define a revamped Liverpool still undergoing construction work to remove the last vestiges of that dark
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    • 259 56 AFTERNOON LATEST THE GUARDIAN LIVERPOOL Liverpool have beaten Ajax and Fulham to the £2.4 million (S$4.7 million) signing of Morocco winger Oussama Assaidi. The 24-year-old, who has entered the final year of his contract with Heerenveen, had been expected to join Ajax
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    • 166 56 REUTERS MA SON (OHIO) Olympic champion Andy Murray suffered a second preUS Open setback in as many weeks when he was knocked out of the Cincinnati Open in the third round yesterday, losing 6-4,6-4 to France’s Jeremy Chardy. World No 1 Roger Federer, in contrast, needed
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    • 493 57  -  Supreme firepower. That’s what Manchester United are getting for nabbing the most lethal weapon from Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal. And, because Robin van Persie, who often played as the main or lone striker for Arsenal and on the wings for Holland,
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    • 518 57  -  SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE The National Football League’s Division Two competition was almost turned on its head yesterday when runaway leaders Admiralty FC applied to pull out of it. The club had submitted official documents to pull out of the league, despite being 14 points
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    • 143 57 AGENCIES S U N D E R L A N D France striker Louis Saha has joined Sunderland on a free transfer following his release by fellow Premier League team Everton. The 34-year-old signed a 12-month deal with Sunderland and could make his debut in
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      151 58 1996 ATLANTA 2 gold, 4 silver, 6 bronze A poor showing for Australia with only two gold medals from Kieren Perkins and Susie O’Neill. 2000 SYDNEY 5 gold, 9 silver, 4bronze Despite having the home advantage, the Australians were outgunned by the United States’ 14 gold medals. These
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    • 434 58 OLYMPICS POST-MORTEM REUTERS C ANBERR A Australia’s swimmers have admitted they buckled under pressure and underestimated how much their rivals had improved at the London Games after the squad picked up just a solitary gold as part of a 10-medal haul in the pool.
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    • 30 54 VIDEO SAILING: COLIN CHENG TO TRAIN FULL TIME FOR RIO OLYMPICS Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/colinrio for the video.
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    • 52 1 5 QUESTIONS FELICIA CHIN LEARNS HER LESSONS THE HARD WAY 4 RIGHT NOTE PASSION PIT’S MICHAEL ANGELAKOS THINKS HE’S LUCKY 12 IN CHARACTER BRITISH ABSTRACT ARTIST PAUL HUXLEY READS CHINESE 16 FRIDAY, 17 AUGUST 2012 NEW ORDER Offload your baggage blues with tips on how to pack in style 2
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    • 486 2  -  IF LIFE’S A JOURNEY, THEN PACKING FOR IT JUST BECAME EASIER, THANKS TO LOUIS VUITTON TERENCE LIM Whether it’s a transAtlantic trip or a short getaway to an island resort, one of the key ingredients in every holiday is how to pack right and pack light. And
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    • 588 4 SINGAPORE By the time you read this, Felicia Chin would have already left for Shanghai where, for one year, she’ll be studying at Fudan University and embarking on an internship “with an entertainment company, assisting the CEO of the company, photo-copying notes (and working on)
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      496 6  -  Slap, slather and spritz on latest beauty and grooming must-haves LOOKING GOOD ZHANG WEIFANG Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula Hydrating Gel Lotion Palmer’s latest moisturiser now comes in a fast absorbing formula, providing the hydrating goodness of its predecessor (Cocoa Butter Lotion) in a gel texture crafted with vitamin
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      531 8  -  Latest digs around town GET IT NOW ZHANG WEIFANG Uniqlo x Undercover final collection When two Japanese fashion houses join forces, you can be sure of expectinga torrent of sartorial goodness. But all good things sometimes come to an end, and Fall/Winter 2012 will mark that of Uniqlo
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    • 113 10  -  IN THE SCENE ZHANG WEIFANG SINGAPORE Luxury Japanese menswear label Visvim has unlocked the doors to its first flagship boutique in Singapore in the form of F.I.L, which stands for Free International Laboratory. A platform for the brand to dive beyond its products and to engage in
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    • 328 5 •W-h Ail •v#>, sr W' c^tosa Sh ‘H >' aws? 9 < s. t •<* x r -c B 13 1 Sep 2012 www.sentosa40.com Fies+«! r V Sandy Treasures Merlion Plaza Join in the Carnival with great entertainments such as face-painting, balloon-sculpting and many more! Don’t miss the awesome video-mapping
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    • 249 6 World Food Fair 2012 17th -20th August Suntec Singapore Level 4 Halls 403 404 11 am 10 pm Daily FREE ADMISSION Singapore’s MEGA WORLD FOOD FAIR SUNTEC SINGAPORE And WIN The 1st Prize Of and other CASH PRIZES cno purchases required to enter the draw) Simply cut this coupon, fill
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    • 155 10 AUSTRALIA MIGRATION For A Free Assessment Visit www.aumigrate.co email ama@aumigrate.com tel 6100 2878 Registered Australian Agent based in Singapore OF AUSTRALIA SQ-YlCCK Perfect Combinations. Perfect Feasts. Mi L *> T 58.90 Sa-nook Red Tom Yum Fish Soup Set Red Tom Yum Fish Soup with Thai Horm Mali Rice Aromatic Crispy
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    • 462 11 s C r I National Heritage Board the Museums! All visitors enjoy free admission to all exhibitions at the National Heritage Board museums and institutions at our Hah Raya Open House on 19 August 2012! EMILY OF EMERALD HILL: SINGAPOREAN IDENTITY ON STAGE ‘Z-? 45-65: LIBERATION, UNREST... A NEW NATION
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  • culture & lifestyle
    • 594 12  -  American indie band Passion Pit on new ventures and kow-towing PIT STOP KEVIN MATHEWS features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE You might have heard the infectious music of US indie band Passion Pit in TV shows like Gossip Girl and Big Love, or on video games like FIFA 10. Since
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    • 272 12 Sub-Sonic Live The Lawn Featuring music acts Jon Chanx Weish, Pleasantry, Charlie Lim and Nick Chim, and Aarika& Kevin (ofSixxfame). Aug 18,7pm, The Lawn The Foothills, 70 River Valley Road (opposite Clarke Quay taxi stand). Register for guest list at www.facebook.com/ fredperrysg. Club rules apply. New Order Thebandhad
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    • 154 14  -  CD REVIEW: HANDWRITTEN THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM KEVIN MATHEWS If you believe all the hyperbole that has been bandied around The Gaslight Anthem for instance, the New Jersey band is the spiritual heir to Bruce Springsteen or The Replacements then certainly this new album, the band’s fourth, will
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      249 14  -  CD REVIEW: RECORD TIME WANDERLUST KEVIN MATHEWS underground in the late ’90s, where bands like Jellyfish, The Grays, Greenberry Woods and yes, Wanderlust, were given major label backing in the wake of Nirvana’s reinvention of the mainstream rock scene. Well, after drifting around in the pop-rock wilderness,
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    • 260 15  -  MUSIC NOTES CHRISTOPHER TOH Ku De Ta Volume 2 Various Artistes Compiledby club music producers Jim Breese and BTK, this collection is par for the course when it comes to Ku De Ta’s music selection, with the surprise perhaps being the Drop Out Orchestra Remix of Foreign
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    • 176 15  -  CD REVIEW: FLOATING ISLANDS EP THE WAY WE WERE IN 1989 KEVIN MATHEWS An eclectic duo (Joyell Dunay and Kelly Dale) that informs its quaint folk-pop songs with postpunk touches, The Way We Were In 1989 obviously takes its music seriously. This sophomore release finds the duo in
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    • 603 16  -  British artist Paul Huxley on superstar students and Beijing street signs CHINA CALLING MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE “The rebellious ones” That’s how British abstract artist Paul Huxley described some of his former students during his days as a painting professor at London’s Royal College Of
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    • 747 16 SB 88 Years Of Entertaining The World (E www.shaw.sg (J m.shaw.sg Recommended by the director Christopher Noia, to watch in IMAX at its best! THE DARK KNIGHT R “***** Dark Knight is I wanna watch again, but no cinema can beat the IMAX Experience =r ending! S E S Tfl
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      170 17 OUR PICK Now in its 27th year, the ExxonMobil Campus Concert and NUS Centre For the Arts will be showcasing the best of local music in this one-night music festival. There are performances from 13 local acts, including YouTube sensations Shimona Kee and Tzire as well as
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    • 131 17 Organised by Singapore-based antitrafficking organisation EmancipAsia, together with Artworks for Freedom Singapore, Bought And Sold presents the works of award-winning American photographer Kay Chernush to raise awareness on this issue in our re g i on Ch ernus h s p ower f
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    • 64 17 By The Necessary Stage and Croatian theatre company Trafik, and directed by Alvin Tan, this play tackles the idea of what it means to belong as a victim of a social scandal tries to prove her fidelity. Performed in multiple languages with English subtitles. Until Aug 19, 8pm, with
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    • 67 17 Those familiar with Indian mythology might know the story of Sakuni, one of the most significant characters from the book of Mahabharata, in this play presented by Avant Theatre Language. Performed in English and Tamil. Until Aug 18, 7pm
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    • 83 17 With thumping drumming and jawdropping martial arts moves, it’s no wonder renowned Japanese martial arts and drum-playing artistes, Drum Tao, boast soldout shows around the world. They return to Singapore in this new production to showcase their dazzling artistry once again. Until Aug 18,
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