Today, 13 September 2012, Afternoon Edition

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  • 23 1 A=diaCorp THURSDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/2012 TODAY AFTERNOON EDITION WE SET YOU THINKING A=D!AC0RP THURSDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2012 MICA (P) 093/06/2012
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  • 693 1  -  Pre-orders in Singapore from tomorrow; some observers say 4-inch screen, 4G connectivity don’t pack ‘wow’ factor APPLE SMARTPHONE HEDIRMAN SUPIAN hedirman@mediacorp.com.sg IN SAN FRANCISCO WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING FROM AGENCIES SAN FR ANCISCO Apple’s new iPhone will be available for
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    • 72 1 TO END EUROPE’S CRISIS, GERMANY’S 2 OPTIONS: TAKETHELEAD IN CREATING A POLITICAL UNION, OR LEAVE THE EURO COMMENT&ANALYSIS 16 BUSINESS 50 WORLD’S BIGGEST AEROSPACE FIRM IN THE OFFING? w Come in for a blissful balance of sweet and salty Purchase a Venti-sized Salted Caramel Mocha and enjoy another on us!
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  • hot news
    • 454 2 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS SINGAPORE A group linked to Thai bil­lionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi made a S$9­billion cash offer to take over Fraser and Neave, two weeks ahead of a crucial shareholder vote on Heineken’s separate offer for F&N’s key beer business. The offer came after
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    • 554 2  -  FIRST IMPRESSIONS: HANDS-ON REVIEW COMMENTARY BY HEDIRMAN SUPIAN IN SAN FRANCISCO hedirman@mediacorp.com.sg Hedirman Supian is Deputy Digital Media Editor at TODAY. The rumour mills were pretty much spot­on this time round with their predictions on the iPhone 5’s form factor and specifica­tions. But
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    • 718 3  -  Staff ran marketing scheme showering patrons with freebies for renewing levies CASINO LEVY PROBE TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE On May 18 last year, Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) was fined S$200,000 for illegally reimbursing casino entry levies. Yet, RWS employees were at the time actually
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    • 566 4 SINGAPORE ECONOMY AGENCIES AGENCIES, WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY LINETTELIM SINGAPORE The Republic’s economy is likely to expand at a slower pace this year while inflation will probably be higher than what economists were expecting three months ago, according to a central bank survey
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    • 498 6 United States cautions both China and Japan against escalating dispute MARITIME DISPUTE AGENCIES BEIJING China yesterday continued its withering criticism of Japan over the purchase of disputed isles, with the official armed forces newspaper vowing “absolutely no concession” in the row, and the national
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    • 735 8  -  Despite price tag, Sports Hub suites promise a un ique experience for corporates SINGAPORE SPORTS LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE A world-class facility hosting top-level European football matches, world-class cricket action and even concerts by some of music’s biggest bands. This is the
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    • 546 10 THE NEW YORK TIMES K A R L S RU H E (G E R M A N Y Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has given Chancellor Angela Merkel a significant victory in her bid to master the European debt crisis that has buffeted the
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    • 622 10  -  Health Ministry reviewing tuberculosis elimination programme to develop clinical practice guidelines HEALTH NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Tuberculosis rates in Singapore are much higher than in developed countries in the West, and some experts here believe there is “an urgent need” to cut
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    • 322 9 THINK YOU’RE A BETTER MANAGER THAN ROBERTO DI MATTEO? Every time you tune into an English Premier League match, do you find yourself questioning the team selection, formation and substitutions? Do you spend hours at the kopitiam arguing about whether Ashley Cole or Leighton Baines is England’s best left-back? Don’t
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  • comment & analysis
    • 2763 12  -  EDUCATION, EXPECTATIONS AND STRESS HENG SWEE KEAT Heng Swee Keat is Singapore’s Education Minister. The article is based on excerpts from his keynote address at the Ministry’s Work Plan Seminar yesterday. Parents are a child’s first teachers. Parents are our most important partners. Teachers
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    • 951 16  -  EURO ZONE CRISIS GEORGE SOROS George Soros is Chairman of Soros Fund Management and of the Open Society Institute. PROJECT SYNDICATE Europe has been in a financial crisis since 2007. When the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers endangered the credit of financial institutions, private credit
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    • 37 12 The euro zone crisis is now turning the European Union into something fundamentally different, dividing member countries into two classes creditors and debtors. As the strongest creditor country, Germany has emerged as the hegemon. GEORGE SOROS 16
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  • voices
    • 391 18  -  FROM ONG TZE SHIUAN I live at Park Central, a Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) project, and I agree that the Build-To-Order (BTO) project at Ang Mo Kio should be built to provide housing for fellow citizens, as I, too,
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    • 137 18  -  FROM BILL CHANG I am wondering how many of those who have commented on singles’ housing needs are singles. Some of the proposals, such as singles should not be allowed to rent out their flats and other restrictions only for singles, come across
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    • 215 18  -  FROM EDWIN TEOH I refer to the report “Keep commission model, say financial advisers, managers” (Aug 29). Obviously, these people are worried about their rice bowls. They have been earning good money during the good times, and if the model is to change, this may impact
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    • 322 22  -  FROM SHAFIE HALIM We need to turn over every stone to create a conducive environment for procreation. In our fast-paced society, it takes more than dangling baby bonuses, housing carrots, maternity and paternity leave for couples to start a family. Typically, Singaporeans work more than
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    • 191 22  -  FROM HAJ MOHAMED Issues with housing, inflation, worklife balance, et cetera, have been cited as reasons for Singaporeans’ disinterest in having babies. When Singaporeans who are now in their 30s and 40s were born, their parents had challenges, too. But that did not
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    • 107 22  -  FROM JIMMY NG KIM KOK This is to bring to the attention of the three telcos that the shops at Waterloo Centre have been suffering from poor reception for many years. Many calls have been made to the telcos and even to the Infocomm
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    • 155 24  -  FROM TAN KIN LIAN Recently, I paid a S$120 fine to submit a late return after receiving a reminder from the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA). I am aware of my duty as a director, but is the ACRA aware that it
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    • 354 24  -  FROM NOEL CHIA KOK HWEE I empathise with the writer of the letter “Grateful to the people who look beyond a child’s handicap” (Aug 22) and the struggles she will face. I have worked with parents of children with autism as well as individuals with
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  • singapore
    • 422 28 PRINCE WILLIAM AND WIFE VISIT SINGAPORE CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Britain’s Prince William and his wife Catherine continued to charm royal-watchers on day two of their Asia-Pacific tour, with lines forming as early as 5.30am at Gardens by the Bay yesterday morning to greet the couple.
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    • 241 30  -  SAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL SINGAPORE Professionals, managers and executives (PMEs) in the food services and retail sectors can expect to earn progressive wages and enjoy better career prospects with the help of a new training programme. The Core Executive Programme
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    • 384 30 WORKPLACE SAFETY SINGAPORE Businesses should go beyond a “fix-it-and-repair” mentality when it comes to workplace safety, and work towards creating a culture that places workers’ safety and health first, said Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam. And, to that end, the
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    • 195 32  -  CLAIRE HUANG S I N G A P O R E Health Minister Gan Kim Yong has said that the ministry is looking into flexible designs for new healthcare facilities so that there is room for expansion in future. Speaking on the sidelines of
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    • 369 32  -  ON THE ROADS ALICE CHIA alicechiash@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE More drivers have been caught by the Traffic Police for not putting on seat belts or appropriate restraints for children travelling in vehicles. The number has doubled in the first half of this year, compared to
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    • 26 28 VIDEO WILL AND KATE ON SECOND DAY OF VISIT TO SINGAPORE Scan the QR code with your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/vidroy0913 for the video.
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    • 129 30 “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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  • silver
    • 680 36 Social worker Peh Cheng Wan explains how families can turn to medical social workers for support. DISCLOSURE What is your role when such situations arise? To be a neutral party that helps them to see a more thorough picture before making decisions related
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  • china & india
    • 393 38 China VP’s absence raises leadership issues, could delay preparations for handover CHINA POLITICS AGENCIES BEIJING Vice-President Xi Jinping’s absence from the public stage may delay preparations for China’s leadership change expected to be held next month, according to analysts and Communist Party sources. With the party’s
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    • 214 39 AP NEW DELHI A political cartoonist who was jailed on sedition charges for drawings that mocked corruption in the Indian government has been released on bail. Aseem Trivedi walked out of Mumbai’s Arthur Road Jail yesterday after the local high court said
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    • 314 39 AGENCIES NEW DELHI The government of India’s capital is hoping that a strict ban on plastic bags will help the environment. An engineer with New Delhi’s government says that starting next week, the manufacture and sale of all types of plastic
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  • world
    • 452 40 Security at US diplomatic posts worldwide increased after first killing of a US envoy in more than 20 years US FOREIGN RELATIONS AGENCIES CAIRO The United States Ambassador to Libya, J Christopher Stevens, was killed along with three of his staff members in an attack
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    • 351 42 Malaysian DPM responds to criticism from parents, opposi tion on education plan MALAYSIA EDUCATION AGENCIES KUAL A LUMPUR Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said the public can still give its feedback on the new national education masterplan, following criticism from a parents’ group and
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    • 162 42 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER Selangor will not hold state polls concurrently with an early 13th general election, opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday, citing complaints about the electoral rolls in the state. Opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat governs the states of Selangor, Kedah, Kelantan and
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    • 302 42 REUTERS TOKYO Popular Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto formally launched a bid for national power yesterday with a new political party that critics say taps simmering nationalist sentiment just as Japan faces increasingly strained ties with China and South Korea. That tension has been
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    • 361 42 REUTERS PHNOM PENH A planned economic union in South-east Asia is likely to be delayed by a year until the end of 2015 because some countries are not ready, Mr Surin Pitsuwan, Sec-retary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
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    • IN BRIEF
      • 71 43 AGENCIES The President of Myanmar will embark on a three-day visit to the United States on Sept 24. It will be Mr Thein Sein’s first visit there as President following the decision last month by the US to waive visa restrictions.
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      • 68 43 REUTERS In a highly unusual rebuff to a close ally as tensions escalated over how to deal with Iran’s nuclear programme, the White House said on Tuesday President Barack Obama would not meet Mr Benjamin Netanyahu during the Israeli Prime Minister’s visit to the United
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      • 66 43 AGENCIES North Korean fishing boats crossed the tense western sea boundary between the Koreas and retreated soon after being warned yesterday in the second such violation this year, Seoul said. South Korean naval ships were deployed to escort the boats back across the maritime border.
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      • 61 43 REUTERS The whistle-blower in a breakthrough tax fraud case against Swiss bank UBS has won a record US$104 million (S$128 million) reward from the United States Internal Revenue Service, a handsome payout that could entice more informants to come forward. Mr Bradley Birkenfeld’s lawyers announced
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    • 74 43 Rescuers removing a body after a fire at a garment factory in Karachi yesterday. Fires swept through two factories in Pakistan, one in Karachi and the other in Lahore, killing at least 314 people, the police and government officials said. The death toll is likely
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    • 206 43 AP OAHU (HAWAII) The United States Navy is spending more than US$20 million (S$24.5 million) each year sending ships to poorer nations in the Asia-Pa-cific region to provide cataract surgery, dental fillings and other medical care. The Navy and its sailors
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    • 246 46 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WASHINGTON Despite having the extraordinary job of leading the free world while fighting for re-election, the President of the United States disclosed that he has an evening routine that will be familiar to millions of ordinary couples. “From
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    • 338 46 BRITISH EDUCATION AGENCIES LO N DO N More than 200 schools across Britain are using closed-cir-cuit television (CCTV) cameras in pupils’ toilets or changing rooms, according to figures obtained by antisurveillance campaigners, who said that it raised serious questions about the privacy of schoolchildren.
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      • 57 50 BUY OCBC Investment Research keeps call, raises target to S$0.62 from S$0.52, citing the industry’s improving outlook. The offshore services firm is well-positioned to benefit from possible new order wins, OCBC said. It notes an International Maritime Associates report saying fundamentals driving floating production systems are robust with
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      • 64 50 SELL DMG Partners Securities keeps call, raises target to S$5.30 from S$5.00. Notes SGX’s average daily turnover (ADT) rose in August from July, largely due to increased trading of Fraser and Neave shares, but that its nine-year ADT compound annual growth rate is half that of HKEx. Adds
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      • 56 50 OUTPERFORM Macquarie keeps call, raises target to S$6.30 from S$6.00. Says the marine business has strong top and bottom-line growth ahead, and that the utilities business’ “strong and consistent growth has been driven by new organic initiatives and operational efficiencies in existing plants. Raises 2013-2014 earnings forecasts
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      • 83 50 BUY UOB Kay Hian keeps call with S$0.45 target. Says Kreuz is evolving into a full-fledged subsea operator, and notes the company has obtained approval-in-principle from SGX to transfer to the main board from Catalist, which it expects will increase trading liquidity and improve its profile. The house
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    • 216 50 BLOOMBERG SING A PORE Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, the No 2 legal adviser on mergers and acquisitions, has reopened in Singapore after withdrawing in 2007 as deals climb in the Southeast Asia city state’s region. “The time is right to open in Singapore,” said Mr Stephen
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    • 365 50 Airbus parent EADS in merger talks with aircraft supplier BAE Systems AFTERNOON LATEST BLOOMBERG LONDON Airbus parent European Aeronautic, Defence Space (EADS) and Britain’s BAE Systems said they are in discussions to merge, a combination that would leapfrog Boeing to create the world’s
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    • 190 52 REUTERS BEIJING China said yesterday that it will pay back export tax rebates faster and grant more loans to exporters, as well as increase export credit insurance to small companies, in the latest move to prop up growth in the world’s second-largest economy. China’s
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    • 270 52 CHINA DEBT REUTERS SHANGHAI A 20-per-cent increase in the amount of money clients owe to listed companies in China’s coal, steel and heavy machinery sectors is pointing to an industry-wide shakeout that threatens to put some smaller firms out
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    • 128 52 REUTERS SHANGHAI Many Chinese banks have cancelled a widely-offered informal 15-per-cent discount on first mortgage interest rates, in a sign that lenders are stepping into line with ongoing official efforts to rein in rising housing prices, the China Securities Journal said. The Industrial
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      • 236 54 LEGOLAND Malaysia opens this Saturday. Here are some convenient ways to get there. WTS Travel coach service Be in LEGOLAND Malaysia in less than an hour with this direct coach service from Singapore Flyer to LEGOLAND. The coach tickets are priced at S$20 per person
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      • 89 54 Until Sept 30, buy two 1-litre packs of Marigold Peel Fresh and get a free frosted bowl. These non-breakable bowls are great for salads, fruits or storing your knick-knacks. Choose from six vibrant colours. While stocks last. What’s more, Marigold Peel Fresh 1-litre packs are
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        134 54 Looking for a fun-filled adventure holiday? Visit Darwin in Australia a cosmopolitan paradise bustling with trendy boutiques, hip restaurants and activities, including film festivals and art exhibitions. For nature lovers, Darwin boasts rich marine diversity and attractions, such as Uluru and Kakadu National Park. Check out SilkAir’s latest
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        142 54 The popular ’90s toy Furby is back with improved features. The soft, furry animatronic pet is more interactive and expressive as it has touch sensors, an inbuilt microphone and digital LED eyes. Its rubbery ears twitch and move in tandem to mechanical eyelids that blink, look around and
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        166 54 Sofsil Fabric Softener has an improved formula that allows clothes to dry indoors while still eliminating bacteria and odour. Choose from four variants: Sofsil Silky Fresh frees your clothes from static, making them softer and easier to iron. Sofsil Anti-Bacterial helps eradicate bacteria and protects your clothes from
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    • 166 50 Now On Until 14 Sept Asia’s Premier Exhibitions on Medical Technologies and I Workplace Safety Health MEDICAL MANUFACTURING ASIA The Manufacturing Processes for Medical Technology Exhibition 9 th International Exhibition The 8 th Occupational on Hospital, Diagnostic, Safety+Health Pharmaceutical, Exhibition for Asia Medical Rehabilitation Equipment Supplies m More than 800
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    • 110 52 Buffet Town International Seafood, Mixed Grill and Teppan Yaki Tuck into our extensive spread of authentic Nyonya flavours, from classic favourites like Kueh Pie Tee, Babi Pongteh (braised pork), Nyonya Chicken Curry, Itek Tim (salted mustard duck soup) to our sinfully sweet Nyonya Kueh Kueh, Chendol and many more. SEDAP!
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    • 645 56  -  Leslie Chia made a correct bet eight years ago that Singaporean men were ready to invest in bespoke shirts MEN’S FASHION FRANCIS KAN todaysme@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE While most sales professionals pay lip service to the importance of appearance, Mr Leslie Chia takes his grooming very seriously.
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    • 507 58  -  A new innovation could turn your smartphone into your best shopping buddy NAVIGATION PETER YEO SINGAPORE Fancy being able to nip in and out of a mall to get a last-minute gift? I would, and so would a few of my friends. Technology has created
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    • 146 58 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH MOUNTAIN VIEW (CALIFORNIA) Google has released a YouTube app for the iPhone and iPod Touch after Apple revealed it would be removing the current app from iOS6. The new app is almost identical to the existing Android app, with some additional
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    • 386 58 REUTERS SAN FRANCISCO Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (picture) soothed investors in his first major public appearance since the No 1 social network’s rocky Initial Public Offering in May, breathing life into its struggling shares after hinting at new growth areas from mobile to search. The
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    • 457 60  -  Operator says football match, concerts could mark 2014 launch SPORTS HUB TAN YO-HINN Deputy Sports Editor yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When the Singapore Sports Hub opens in April 2014, one of the most anticipated events will be the inauguration of the S$1.33 billion facility.
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    • 565 60  -  GERARD WONG SINGAPORE The Singapore Bowling Federation (SBF) will be focusing its energies on accelerating the development of their male keglers over the next two years in their bid to launch a two-pronged attack on the bowling medals at stake at the 2014
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    • 471 61  -  MALAYSIA CUP 2012: GROUP A PHILIP GOH SINGAPORE Having endured a nervous week, LionsXII head coach V Sundramoorthy found himself breathing a lot easier after most of his players returned from the international break relatively unscathed, albeit slightly fatigued. Apart from utility
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    • 443 61  -  DAN GUEN CHIN JOHOR BAHRU Johor FA chief coach Fandi Ahmad has asked the LionsXII for a small favour: Beat Johor FC to open the door for his side to claim a ticket to the quarter-finals of the Malaysia Cup. Going into tomorrow’s
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    • 340 62 Criminal prosecutions possible following expose of cover-ups in 1989 incident AFTERNOON LATEST THE GUARDIAN LONDON A fresh inquest into the Hillsborough disaster is likely to be ordered after the full scale of the establishment cover-up over the April 15,1989 disaster was revealed for the
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    • 183 62 AGENCIES M A D R I D Cristiano Ronaldo has again said that his unhappiness at Real Madrid is not money-related. He wrote on Facebook yesterday that he is “not worried about contracts” and that “my attention is exclusively focused on winning all the
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    • 438 64 TOD A Y Sen ior Reporter Teo Xuanwei pits his selection of full-backs against Wong Keng Meng, blog owner of tfltalk.blogspot.com, in the TODAY Fantasy League which begins scoring this Saturday. TODAY FANTASY LEAGUE TEO XUANWEI’S PICKS: LEIGHTON BAINES (EVERTON) £4.5M There’s a reason why the Englishman
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    • 461 66 US Open win turns perennial bridesmaid Murray into member of the Big Four TENNIS THE NEW YORK TIMES NE W YORK For more than seven years, men’s tennis was defined by three players: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. They divvied up almost every
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    • 68 61 Howto get tickets Tickets go on sale today from 10am at Jalan Besar Stadium, North Gate. Only Singapore citizens and Permanent Residents can purchase the pre-match tickets. Each person is entitled to purchase up to four tickets. Prices: S$14 (Grandstand), S$8 (Gallery and King George’s Stand) Concession tickets for Gallery
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    • 50 1 RIDEON FANCY A ROAD TRIP ACROSS INDIA INARICKSHAW? 2 STILL GOING STRONG ’80S SINGER HOWARD JONES ON NOT BEING A HAS-BEEN 12 THURSDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2012 SHARK BAIT GEORGE YOUNG ON BOSSES FROM HELL 14 BY ROYAL DESIGN THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE GOES LOCAL WITH HER SARTORIAL SENSE 11 REUTERS
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        883 2  -  A VACATION WHICH INVOLVES RISKING YOURLIFE FORA GOOD CAUSE SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com. sg As you’re reading this, two Singaporeans, photographer Mark Teo and video producer Joe Peter, along with their Malaysian pho- tographer pal Geh Chee Min are probably squeezed together, trundling in a “death-trap” tuk-tuk of sorts
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      • 349 4 FOR YOUR VERY OWN CHARITY ADVENTURE, START HERE WITH UPCOMING EVE NTS YOU CAN SIGNUPFOR. TWOWHEELSOR TWO LEGS? YOU DECIDE. Rickshaw Run Indonesia Yes, organised by the same folks behind the highly successful India event, you can have the same adventure without travelling all the way to India.
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      • 252 5 TRAVEL TREND WATCH According to a recent BBC report, the affluent Muslim traveller is on the rise. It cited US-based consultancy firm Dinar Standard, which found that Muslims spent about €102 billion (S$161 billion) on their travels last year. That’s 12.3 per cent of global outbound
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      • 179 5 16 Days 4 Nights Escape to Paradise package from Azza Travel A Muslim beach vacation to Mauritius (from S$998), including daily breakfast and dinner, and water sport activities by the hotel. Book by Oct 31. Visit for details www.azzatravel.com/home/promotion 213 Days Yangtze River Cruise
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        450 6 How to spend S$101 (you big spender, you) in a day in the Nordic countries TRAVEL 101 Think of Oslo less as a big city and more like a town located in a huge national park. We mean that in the nicest possible way, as the capital of Norway
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      • 508 8 JETSETTING WITH SINGAPORE Don’t hate the eponymous host of Go Asia With Anita Kapoor just because she gets to visit exotic places or luxe it up as the presenter of Starwood hotel’s inhouse TV channel. It’s not all that it’s cracked up to be. “In real
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        337 10 Travel deals and steals GET IT NOW Opening special from Riva Surya Bangkok The new luxury boutique property located along the banks of the Chao Phraya River is offering a launch rate to mark its opening. The package is priced at US$99 (S$123.50) from Sept 15 to Oct
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    • culture & lifestyle
      • 349 11  -  The Duchess of Cambridge eschews Brit labels for Singapore-born designer SARTORIAL SENSATION BELINDA WHITE features@mediacorp.com.sg THE DAILY TELEGRAPH SINGAPORE Amid the pomp and celebrity of the visit to Singapore by the Royal Couple Prince William and Catherine Middleton, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge fashionistas took note
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      • 336 12 Victoria Beckham’s second fashion line is a hit NEW YORK FASHION WEEK N E W YO R K Harper Beckham has learned to catwalk. She’s a bit bandylegged, according to her mother Victoria, but she’s very eager. Said the proud mum: “It’s impressive. I had to
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        946 12  -  Musician Howard Jones isn’t resting on his laurels RETROLICIOUS 2012 CHRISTOPHER TOH christophert@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singer Howard Jones, best known for his ’80s hits such as New Song, No One Is To Blame and Things Can Only Get Better, is pretty happy with life at the moment. “It’s all
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      • 570 14  -  Actor George Young gets to vent onstage with Swimming With Sharks STAGEDEBUT MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Is actor George Young really a pushover employee? You could say that. “I’m more of a coward and put up with people who give me crap. I shout at them in
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      575 16  -  Oats aren’t only good for breakfast or cookies they are good in savoury crackers too Brought to you by ANNETTE TAN food@mediacorp.com.sg Oats are some of the healthiest things we could eat. They are high in dietary fibre and contain no cholesterol or trans fat. Though we often
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        122 17 OUR PICK Erdinger is presenting the highly anticipated Oktoberfest at nine venues this year, up from only two last year, and it spans over 43 days at select venues across the island. Fans and revellers will have more opportunities to partake in this annual celebration, which will showcase sumptuous
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      • 103 17 Samsonite has paired up with the Salvation Army and Singapore Red Cross to provide its customers with an opportunity to help the less privileged. All used business laptop bags that are traded in will be donated to both foundations. And in appreciation, Samsonite will
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      • 72 17 Last chance to catch American fine-art photographer James Wilkins’ natureinspired photographs at The Fullerton Hotel Singapore. Floating flowers, rolling waves, gleaming sun and dramatic palm crests are all part of this exhibition, along with the most recently created butterfly pieces. A portion of the
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      • 49 17 Over 80 nature-inspired works by watercolourist Ong Kim Seng and his students can be viewed, including two never-shown-before paintings of the Singapore Botanic Gardens by the eminent artist from the 1980s. Until Sept 16, noon to 10pm. Villa Halia, Ginger Garden, Singapore Botanic Gardens. Free admission.
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      • 62 17 Filipino artist Nona Garcia presents a site-specific installation of paintings and objects of X-rayed Catholic saint statues, a group of saints as seen from behind, and a broken chandelier suspended low on the ground. Until Oct 7, 11am to 7pm, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Artspace@Helutrans, Tanjong Pagar Distripark,
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      • 42 17 The Merlion and I: And Inspiring Journey is lightshow that traces thejourney of the Merlion from its early days, featuring the newly-restored icon on the bay. Until Sept 16, 7.15pm, 7.45pm, 8.30pm, 9.15pm, 10pm, 10.30pm, The Merlion Park.
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    • 401 5 INDOCHINA $409 4 DAYS HO CHI MINH EXPLORER TOUR Tour Highlights: CuchiTunnels, MyTho&BenTre > Includes return air ticket on Vietnam Airlines, 03 nights stay with daily breakfast, 01 lunch, transfers sightseeing as per seat-in-coach itinerary. 4 DAYS HANOI HALONG BAY TOUR Tour Highlights: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, One Pillar Pagoda,
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