Today, 14 January 2013

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  • 25 1 TODAY TODAYONLINE.COM WE SET YOU THINKING /VI bdiaCorp MONDAY, 14 JANUARY 2013 M I C A P) 0 9 3/0 6/ 2 0 1 2
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  • 471 1  -  SUMITA SREEDHARAN, SAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A five-cornered fight in the Punggol East by-election looms, as opposition parties began to stake their claims ahead of Nomination Day on Wednesday, while the People’s Ac- tion Party (PAP) candidate yesterday unveiled his campaign message. The Workers’
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  • 592 1 US Embassy says 18 of 24 hourly readings were ‘beyond index’ as residents stay indoors AIR QUALITY AGENCIES BEIJING —People refused to venture outdoors and buildings disappeared into Beijing’s murky skyline yesterday as the air quality went off the charts, illustrating the challenge the
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    • 44 1 HEALTH SUBSIDIES: WHAT, WHO, HOW MUCH TIME TO ENGAGE SOCIETY IN INFORMED DEBATE AND FIND COMMON GROUNDCOMMENT&ANALYSIS 8 SPORTS 28 MAN UNITED HOLD OFF LIVERPOOL THE BEST SEATS ARE STANDBY o 0 Join the buzz fb.com/AirAsiaSingapore twitter.com/AirAsiaSG Get your low fares only airasia.com sU*
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  • hot news
    • 546 2  -  PAP’s Punggol East candidate shared life story ‘so residents can understand him better’ BY-ELECTION AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Sharing his hard-knock story was aimed at getting residents to understand him better and “not about garnering sympathy votes”, said Dr Koh Poh Koon, the People’s Action
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    • 393 2 SINGAPORE The police are looking into The Straits Times’ publication of the findings of a poll on the Punggol East by-election, said the Elections Department yesterday. The report, published last Thursday, surveyed 50 Punggol East residents on which party they were rooting
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    • 681 4  -  IDA study in motion to ensure regulations for services are still relevant as complaints rise TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Regulations governing mobile services that charge a premium for items such as news updates, jokes and ringtones over unsolicited text messages could come
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    • 388 6 SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE AP NEW DELHI —Police have arrested six suspects in another gang rape of a bus passenger in India, four weeks after a brutal attack on a student on a moving bus in the capital outraged Indians and led to
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    • 802 7 Bradford University School of Management achieves triple crown with latest accreditation The phrase “triple crown” doesn’t only apply to sporting achievements as faculty members of the Bradford University School of Management which MDIS is affiliated with will proudly tell you. Just last month, the university joined the ranks
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    • 59 3 ANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS An all-styles dance competition. Perform and be judged by world-renowned judges. Joel Gallarde (AUS) Categories Dates Choreography Showcase Registration ends 2 Feb 2013 Individual Breakdance Event on 2 Mar 2013 at Individual Free Style TAB, Orchard Hotel 7i Lyle Beniga (USA) Yuko Nakamura (JPN) G Haksu (KOR) Ken
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  • comment &analysis
    • 915 8  -  THE CONUNDRUM OF DRUG SUBSIDIE S JEREMY LIM Dr Jeremy Lim has held senior executive positions in the public and private healthcare sectors. He is writing a book on the Singapore health system, the second in a series on health policies in Singapore. “Who shall live?”
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    • 1047 10  -  CLIMATE CHANGE’S IMPACT TIM FLANNERY Tim Flannery is a writer and professor, and Chief Commissioner of the Australian Climate Change Commission. THE GUARDIAN This summer, life in Australia resembles a compulsory and very unpleasant game of Russian roulette. A pool of hot air more than
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    • 20 8 Now, more than ever, Australia is in a race against time to avoid a truly catastrophic outcome. TIM FLANNERY 10
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    • 174 9 A Star Hub Get the complete coverage of your favourite tennis programming including Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, ATP World Tour, Davis Cup, Fed Cup and more, on StarHub TV. To sign up, call 1630 or visit www.starhub.com/sports australian^Jopen The Grand Slam ofAsia/Pacific f 5V I Ik* A
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    • 177 10 a DEVELOPING www.nie.edu.sg NIE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SINGAPORE YOUR PASSION INTO MASTERY *4 rl U GPL OFFICE OF GRADUATE STUDIES PROFESSIONAL LEARNING Learning Differently, Leading Change At NIE, we can help you realise your potential to become an informed and competent educator who will have an impact on transforming
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  • voices
    • 329 12  -  FROM DICKSON LEE I refer to the two letters “The hidden cost of removing death penalty” by Mr Haj Mohamed (Jan 2) and “Death penalty should only be for the most serious offences” (Jan 9) by Mr Asik Ali Sadayan. It is
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    • 139 12  -  FROM HENG ZHAO WENG I refer to the latest property cooling measures announced last Friday. Purchasing and owning property is a long-term investment activity. Not too long ago, measures were put in effect to levy additional stamp duty on properties and buyers bought properties
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    • 409 13  -  FROM ALLY NG LAY HOON I refer to the commentary “Behind a successful woman is her community” (Jan 8). I fully agree with the writer Laletha Nithyanandan that we need to advocate, lift and transform people’s view of women. More importantly, the seed to
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    • 165 13  -  FROM SOH YI DA As Singapore matures politically, it is time for independent agencies to be set up to poll citizens and accord politicians, political parties and public institutions approval ratings. Instead of conducting our political appraisal during General Election every five years, Members of
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 54 13 NEAL SCHON JONATHAN CAIN ARNEL PINEDA ROSS YALORY 9 I a h 19 th CH M SINGAPORE INDOOR STADIU BUY TICKETS FRDITI 5I5TIC! SISTIC.COm.SG DR BY RHODE +55 5B4B-5555 FOLLOW US! ©LAMCPRODUCTIONS MORE AT LAMCPRODUCTION5.COM SUPPORTED PRODUCED BY sSwee 3flgtmi£ifrec NGAPORE UB CRAWL ry LAMEPMBH WWW 90-5 ft Class nc
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  • singapore
    • 294 14  -  SARA GROSSE SINGAPORE —The police investigating the recent case of cat mutilation have been provided with some leads, Law and Foreign Affairs Minister K Shanmugam said yesterday. Two weeks ago, on Dec 30, two kittens were found dismembered outside a Housing and
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    • 380 15 SOCIAL SERVICES CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —Better delivery of social services will be the focus of the Ministry of Social and Family Development this year, said its Acting Minister Chan Chun Sing yesterday. His comments follow Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam’s announcement on
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    • 356 15  -  HETTY MUSFIRAH hetty@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The enhanced Marriage and Parenthood package aims to make childcare centres more affordable and accessible, said Minister of State for Social and Family Development Madam Halimah Yacob. And the ministry aims to set up more childcare centres
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    • 362 14 WORLD 21 FLU EMERGENCY DECLARED IN NEW YORK TECHNOLOGY 27 CREATOR OF RSS, 26, FOUND DEAD AT HOME (Dress SUCCESS o 3 A Is your dressing and appearance saying the right things to help you create a positive first impression? It takes only 3 seconds for someone you meet for
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  • youth
    • 153 16 Youth volunteers with the National Trades Union Congress’ junior membership arm, nEbO, have collected 7,000 food items such as rice, cooking oil and canned goods from the public. The items will be donated to Shan You Counselling Centre, to be distributed
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    • 394 16  -  COMMUNITY SERVICE HENG WEI XIANG hengweixiang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With the Chinese New Year less than a month away, a group of youths have taken it upon themselves to ensure that some 17,866 needy beneficiaries will have enough rice for their reunion dinners. Project
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  • china&india
    • 415 17 BILATERAL RELATIONS AGENCIES NEW DELHI —Military officials from India and Pakistan will hold talks today at the Line of Control, which divides disputed Kashmir, in a bid to defuse tensions after a series of deadly attacks in the region, Indian army officials said.
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    • 366 18 Youngest suspect, 17, took part in the most brutal aspects of gang rape, victim told mother SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE AGENCIES NEW DELHI The mother of the young woman who was gang raped and murdered in New Delhi has spoken for the
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    • 433 18 SPORTS 30 FEDERERGETS THE NERVES AFTER LONG BREAK m m Professional Traders Grandma gave me a piece of advice: “Youth is capital. Use it to create your first pot^ffgoldV Following Grandma's advice, I turned currency trading and investing into my career. Love it everyday because it gives me more OOMMPH.
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  • world
    • 461 19 AGENCIES KUA L A LUMPUR Malaysia’s government has defended the country’s electoral system as free and fair after a massive opposition rally demanded further transparency in the general elections that must be called by April. Tens of thousands showed up on Saturday for
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    • 492 20 Opposition supporters say Taiwan President’s policies eroding democratic freedom TAIWAN UNREST AGENCIES TAIPEI —Tens of thousands of opposition demonstrators took to the streets of Taipei yesterday to protest the policies of Taiwan’s China-friendly President, in the largest anti-government action since he was re-elected
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    • 410 21 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK —With the United States in the grip of a severe influenza outbreak that has seen deaths reach epidemic levels, New York state has declared a public health emergency, making access to vaccines more easily available. There have been
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    • 185 21 AGENCIES CAIRO A court yesterday granted Hosni Mubarak’s appeal of his life sentence in a hearing, ordering a retrial of the ousted Egyptian President on charges that he failed to prevent the killing of hundreds of protesters during the uprising that toppled his regime
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  • business
    • STOCK CALLS
      • 27 22 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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      • 74 22 DBS says Tat Hong’s growth momentum will remain strong on plans to expand its fleet of cranes and higher utilisation rates, which will drive higher available hired-out tonnage and better rates from higher tonnage cranes. The house believes capex assumptions warrant an earnings upgrade on the
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      • 71 22 OCBC notes ST Aerospace announced it secured about S$450 million worth of new contracts in 4Q12, in line with the house’s expectations. The contracts will be carried out globally. ST Aerospace also broke ground to add an aircraft hangar for its airframe maintenance, repair and overhaul
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      • 78 22 OCBC says pace of increase in Petra’s shares compelled the house to temper investor expectations for a sustained spike in price. The increase has exceeded the gain per share to be realised from the sale of its cocoa division and is now trading at a PE
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      • 107 22 OCBC put its Buy recommendation and S$0.30 fair value under review after Nam Cheong proposed to place out 190 million new ordinary shares at S$0.255 each to raise about S$47 million in net proceeds, which will be used to finance its shipbuilding and vessel chartering business.
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    • 233 22 AVIVA BUYOUT REUTERS HONG KONG/SINGAPORE —Canada’s Sun Life Financial and Malaysian state investor Khazanah have agreed to buy Aviva’s Malaysian insurance joint venture with lender CIMB for about RM1.7 billion (S$690 million), sources said yesterday. The deal will help the
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    • 381 23 BLOOMBERG WELLINGTON China’s economic recovery is a sign that global demand will improve this year, Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan said ahead of a visit to Hong Kong where he was slated to speak at the Asian Financial Forum. “I’m optimistic that
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    • 153 23 REUTERS B EIJING China’s central bank said it will make preparations this year to launch a trial programme to allow individuals to invest in overseas financial markets, a move designed to strengthen the role of its currency abroad. The People’s Bank of
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    • 375 22 Trading Strategies 2013 Going higher after 2012 rally? Lin Zhongliang Zhongliang is the Head Market Strategist for ChartNexus a leading provider of stock charting software. An active stock trader himself, he frequently conducts trading strategy seminars and coaching programs around the region for investors. Direct and concise in his approach,
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  • SHOP TO WIN!
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  • management
    • 836 26  -  FOREIGNERS IN THE WORKPLACE COMMENTARY BY GARY MILES GARY MILES Gary Miles is Director of International Operations at the Roffey Park Institute, Asia Pacific. Encouraging people from outside Singapore to be part of the success of the nation is to be applauded in many
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  • technology
    • 558 27 INTERNET ACTIVISM THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK —Aaron Swartz, a wizardly programmer who as a teenager helped develop code that delivered ever-changing Web content to users and who later became a steadfast crusader to make that information freely available, has died.
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  • sports
    • 367 28 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW YORK Lance Armstrong has insisted that he will be frank with Oprah Winfrey. Despite fears the talk show host will go soft on him, two insiders revealed the American will confess he used performance-enhancing drugs during his cycling
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    • 185 28 AGENCIES LONDON Pep Guardiola could be replacing Roberto Mancini as manager of Manchester City next season. The Sun yesterday quoted a leading source in Spanish football as saying that the former Barcelona boss is set to turn down interest from Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Manchester United and AC
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    • 450 28 Van Persie, Vidic score as Fergie’s side look ominous ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP AP MAN UNITED LIVERPOOL 2 1 MANCHESTER —Manchester United weathered a late fightback from Liverpool to secure a 2-1 win over its great rival at Old Trafford yesterday, tightening the leaders’ grip at
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    • 511 29  -  That is LionsXII coach Sundram’s message to his boys after impressive start DAN GUEN CHIN danguenchin@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E —In less than a week, doubts over the strength of this season’s LionsXII squad appear to have been dispelled, at
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    • 389 29  -  DAN GUEN CHIN SINGAPORE The Basketball Association of Singapore (BAS) are set to install Singapore Slingers coach and former international Neo Beng Siang (picture) as head coach of the national men’s team on a permanent basis. And TODAY understands that
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    • 470 30 Swiss player admits to feeling pressure after his long break AUSTRALIAN OPEN REUTERS MELBOURNE —For someone who has done it all, Roger Federer admits feeling some trepidation ahead of the Australian Open, which starts today. The 31-year-old Swiss maestro eschewed all warm-up tournaments for the year’s
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    • Article, Illustration
      49 30 NBA Orlando 104 LA Clippers 101, Washington 93 Atlanta 83, Indiana 96 Charlotte 88, Philadelphia 107 Houston 100, Utah 90 Detroit 87, Phoenix 97 Chicago 81, Dallas 104 Memphis 83, Miami 128 Sacramento 99 Chicago Bulls’ Joakim Noah is fouled by Phoenix Suns’ PJ Tucker. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES
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  • Page 28 Miscellaneous
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    • 200 30 TENDER NOTICE MediaCorp Private Limited invites Tender for: TENDER NO: 005/2013 Invitation to tender for the supply of professional services to design, develop, install, integrate, test and commission the media system architecture for MediaCorp’s new media complex at Mediapolis, Singapore. TENDER CLOSING DATE 18 February 2013, 3PM Tender is to
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    • 51 31 HOMEWORK WHERE TO BUYCHEAPER FURNITURE ONLINE 34 HOLLYWOOD THE GOLDEN GLOBES IS THE AWARDS SHOW TO CATCH 35 MONDAY, 14 JANUARY 2013 FOREIGN FETISH M1 SINGAPORE FRINGE FEST’S AND FLYING CIRCUS PROJECT’S CROSS CULTURAL COLLABORATIONS 32 FERENC FEHER’S TAO TE AT M1 SINGAPORE FRINGE FESTIVAL 2013. PHOTO COURTESY OF ZSOLT
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  • T TODAY
    • arts&design
      • 1303 32  -  ART GOES CROSS-CULTURAL AT THE FRINGE FEST AND FLYING CIRCUS PROJECT MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg If you’re talking about mixing up cultures in theatre, a prime example would be what Viviana Escale plans to do in esnes.n.non2, a quirky production helmed by Austrian group cieLaroque/ helene weinzierl for
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      • 167 33  -  MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE The National Arts Council announced a list of recommendations by the Singapore Arts Festival Review Committee for future editions of the in-hiatus event, which includes setting up an independent festival company under the NAC and having a permanent festival centre. On the film
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      • ARTS GUIDE
        • 75 34 A week before Art Stage Singa- pore, the art district’s galleries open their shows, including solo shows by Chun Kaifeng (Fost Gallery), Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Future Perfect) and Cleto Munari (Mizuma Gallery); a joint one by John Baldessari and Meg Cranston (Michael Janssen Gallery) and Alfredo and
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        • 63 34 The Singapore Malay Dance Committee in collaboration with the National Arts Council and The Esplanade presents this show featuring six of the leading Malay dance groups in Singapore: Azpirasi, Persadaku ASB of Fuchun CC MAEC, Era Dance Theatre, Kirana Seni Majlis Pusat, Perkumpulan Seni and Sriwana
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        • 57 34 Odyssey Dance Theatre presents this piece choreographed by Linnea Ong and Lo Pui Sze that’s inspired by the book The Art Of Faking It and will lead audiences through unpredictable twists and turns. Jan 19, 5pm and 8pm, NAFA Studio Theatre. Tickets at S$38 (with concessions
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      • 492 34  -  A new online retailer is selling designer furniture at manufacturers’ prices HOME IMPROVEMENT SERENE LIM S I N G A P O R E Avid furniture hunters here must wonder why we don’t have a website like Made.com. The popular UK website, which started in April 2010,
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    • culture&lifestyle
      • 721 35 Hollywood’s most festive award show rebounds AWARDS SEASON THE NEW YORK TIMES WEST HOLLY WOOD —It is awfully easy to make fun of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The group’s 84 voting members, givers of the Golden Globe Awards, insist they are
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