Today, 7 February 2013

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    16 1 TODAY AFTERNOON EDITION WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp THURSDAY, 7 FEBRUARY 2013 MICA (P) 093/06/2012
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  • Article
    S’poreans need to take long-term view: ESM Goh
    875 1  -  Former PM says criticalfor people to reach consensus on how to tackle population issues POPULATION WHITE PAPER TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Since its release last week, the Population White Paper has ignited much debate over the projected population and economic growth numbers,
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    Lock icon S’pore ‘will not be concrete jungle’
    763 1  -  SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com .sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY EUGENENEUBRONNER SINGAPORE —Outlining his vision for future housing and how the Government is planning ahead of demand, a “major shift” from its previous policy, National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan yesterday assured that Singapore will not be
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      33 1 POLICY SHAPES OUR SOCIAL NORMS, AND POLICYMAKERS NEED TO TAKEMOREHEED OF THIS, SAY TWO WRITERS COMMENT&ANALYSIS 14,16 WHAT WILL HOME IN 2030 LOOK LIKE? A 16-PAGE SUPPLEMENT SPORTS 54 ENGLAND SPOIL SCOLARI’S RETURN
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      27 2 VIDEO WHITE PAPER IS GOVT’S PLAN TO FORESTALL IMPENDING CRISIS: ESM GOH Scan the QR code on your smartphone, or you can visit tdy.sg/esmgoh0207 for the video.
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      48 2 VIDEOS PEOPLE FIRST, NOTGROWTH FIRST, SAYS KHAW Scan the QR code or visit tdy.sg/khaw0207 MR KHAW’S PARLIAMENTARY SPEECH ON THE WHITE PAPER (PART 1) Scan the QR code or visit tdy.sg/khawspeech0207 MR KHAW’S PARLIAMENTARY SPEECH ON THE WHITE PAPER (PART 2) Scan the QR code or visit tdy.sg/khawspeech0207b
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Nature forgotten in all the number crunching: NMP
      658 4  -  Faizah Jamal calls for a White Paper with ‘heart’, urges Govt to consider environmental impact of larger population POPULATION WHITE PAPER WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Speaking impassionedly yesterday on the environmental ramifications of ramping up infrastructure to accommodate a larger population,
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      Lock icon Novartis unfazed by manpower challenges
      573 6  -  FOREIGN INVESTMENT WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Swiss pharmaceutical gi­ant Novartis continues to see Singa­pore as an ideal location to expand its research and manufacturing capaci­ties, despite the manpower and cost issues that are worrying some foreign businesses based here. In fact, Singapore’s skilled work­force
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      Condoms to be back on shelves at NUS pharmacy
      539 8  -  NUS says no restriction on sale of contraceptives on campus FAMILY PLANNING PRODUCTS AMANDA LEE SINGAPORE —Just days after a recentlyopened Guardian pharmacy at the Na- tional University of Singapore (NUS) was told to remove condoms from its shelves, it was
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      Fall in most COE premiums
      309 10  -  CERTIFICATE OF ENTITLEMENT KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN SING A PORE Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums dropped for all categories except motorcycles at the end of the latest bidding exercise yesterday, which was the first to be held after quota cuts in three categories were announced by the
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      Suspension on restaurant linked to food poisoning outbreak lifted
      386 12 Authorities considering prosecuting Man Fu Yuan FOOD POISONING SINGAPORE The outbreaks which led to some 453 persons suffering from food poisoning last December has been traced to the Norovirus Gastroenteritis pathogen which causes gastric flu and the authorities are now considering
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    • Article
      Sports foreign talent scheme: Four have given up citizenship
      334 12  -  NEO CHAI CHIN SINGAPORE —Four out of 64 athletes recruited from overseas to represent the Republic in sports have renounced their Singapore citizenship since the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme began in 1996, said Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Lawrence
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      173 10 The all-new TODAY digital editions. Available on the Web, iPhone and iPad. Android version coming soon. 6 Download the app at http://tdy.sg/todayapp 4y ifl DOUBLE THE HAPPINESS THIS SEASON Prosperity Yu Sheng .m Welcome a year of abundance and good health with a sumptuous mix of fresh greens, smoked salmon,
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  • comment &analysis
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      Lock icon Beware the unintended consequences
      881 14  -  POLICY’S IMPACT ON SOCIETY’S CULTURE TEO YOU YENN Dr Teo You Yenn is an Assistant Professor in Sociology at the Nanyang Technological University. Policymakers and political leaders in Singapore speak often about “mindsets” and the need to change them before policies can follow. They speak often,
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      Social norms must drive policymaking
      677 16  -  RETHINKING THE MARKET APPROACH SOON SZE-MENG Soon Sze-Meng, a Singaporean, has public policy and business administration degrees and works in a multinational corporation. The Population White Paper proposes significant infrastructure investment to accommodate a growing population, but the current debate in Parliament has focused on
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      Lock icon Public services, improved by private profit
      549 18  -  SWEDEN’S PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM KARIN SVANBORG-SJOVALL Karin SvanborgSjovall is Project Manager for Welfare at Swedish think-tank Timbro and author of Private Choice in the Public Sector: The New Swedish Welfare Model. THE GUARDIAN Swedish school reform, which pioneered free schools run by parents, has
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      31 14 Swedish companies that deliver welfare services add badly needed resources through investments, and a decision to end private competition in the public sector would lower quality of services. KARIN SVANBORG-SJOVALL 18
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      54 18 FORTUNE FLOURISHES WITH CARLSBERG LAST CHANCE TO WIN INSTANT CASH AND PRIZES DON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY! 8 FEB 2013 (FRI), 1 PM 5 PM, GIANT TAMPINES 8 FEB 2013 (FRI), 8 PM 12 AM, FAIRPRICE XTRA NEX Prizes are available whilst stocks last. Standard rules and regulations apply. V That
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  • voices
    • Article
      Base COE on needs, not wants
      394 20  -  FROM IAN TAN YONG HOE Poor management of the Certificate of Entitlement (COE) system has led to an explosion in the vehicle population in the last decade. Current COE prices have just about decimated the market for affordable family sedans. The roads today are
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      Traffic Police presence is lacking: Ex-officer
      230 20  -  FROM YAHYA SYED I am a Traffic Police officer turned lawyer, and I read with sadness about the fatal accident in Tampines. During my term as a police officer attached to the Traffic Police, I was a mobile squad officer. We patrolled the expressways
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      Wise to propose a few years of breathing space
      175 21  -  FROM ANTON CHAN Member of Parliament Inderjit Singh’s call for slower population growth over the next five years, relative to the White Paper projections, is a wise one. Our current infrastructure in terms of housing, healthcare, public transport and road capacity
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    • Article
      In future, productivity gains could hit S’pore instead
      291 21  -  FROM TAN SI AN Some proponents of the Population White Paper argue based on the premise that a larger workforce is required to generate sustained economic growth, given the difficulty of improving productivity in a developed nation. Critics counter that the cart
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      227 20 LETTER MODIFY COE ALLOCATION FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLES Scan the QR code using the reader app on your smartphone, or visit tdy.sg/ coecommerce0207 for the letter by John Gwee Kim Hong. Jump at the prices, hop on Qantas Qantas now on sale Perth from $658 Sydney from $728 Frankfurt fromj Adelaide
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      14 20 •HAVEYOURSAY email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg JOIN THE CONVERSATION facebook.com/todayonline READ MORE LETTERS todayonline.com/voices
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  • singapore
    • Article
      Cross-carriage rule for pay-TV operators ‘has benefited users’
      355 22  -  SUMITA SREEDHARAN SINGAPORE —Consumers have benefited from the cross-carriage rule that requires pay-television operators to share exclusive content, but the rule was not intended to lower costs. Saying that the Government is mindful of consumers’ concern about the rising costs of pay-TV
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      Fall in number of crime cases in 2012
      525 22  -  But lucky draw phone scams increased in volving larger sums of money than before CRIME ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com .sg SINGAPORE The crime rate in Singapore fell by 2 per cent last year —to 30,868 cases from 31,508 in 2011 but the police
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      10% of those surveyed fear their votes are not secret, says NGO
      243 23  -  AMIR HUSSAIN SINGAPORE With surveys suggesting that an estimated 10 per cent of voters cast their ballots with an “unfounded fear” that their votes are not secret, non-government organisation (NGO) Maruah yesterday proposed several changes to the voting
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      CAAS, NTU to set up new air traffic institute
      349 23  -  THEN AI PING SINGAPORE With an eye on riding the expected growth in the Asia-Pacific’s aviation business, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) yesterday announced the joint establishment of Singapore’s first research and development institute
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      Lock icon Guided tours for Istana open house
      375 24  -  45-minute tour will offer visitors an ‘opportunity to learn more’ about the historic 144-year-old building HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHT EUGENE NEUBRONNER eugenen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Starting from the Chinese New Year holiday on Monday, the Istana’s traditional open house on public holidays will get a new feature guided
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  • silver
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      Lock icon Tate Modern’s women’s liberation army
      1060 26 Suzanne Lacy ’s latest work aims to change preconceptions about older women and portray them as an amazing resource AGEING AND ACTIVISM THE GUARDIAN LONDON One evening a few years ago, 82-year-old Barbara Robson was crammed in the Tube at rush hour. She asked a
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  • china&india
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      Lock icon Beijing issues plan to narrow income gap
      629 28 Govt stops short of offering specific goals to do so but offers to raise income of poor, choke off corruption CHINA POVERTY AGENCIES HONG KONG China’s government issued a sweeping plan yesterday to narrow the gulf between the rich and poor, offering broad
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      Lock icon India concerned over China running Pakistan port
      520 28 REUTERS BANGALORE —China’s role in operating a strategically important port in Pakistan is a matter of concern for India, its Defence Minister said yesterday, as New Delhi and Beijing jostle for influence in the region. Indian policymakers have long been wary of a
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      Lock icon Chinese blogger thrives in role of muckraker
      685 29 Online campaign in line with incoming leader’s commitment to clamp down on corruption THE NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING With his five mobile phones constantly ringing, it is not easy these days to get the undivided attention of Mr Zhu Ruifeng, a professed citizen
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  • world
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      Lock icon Jakarta hit by floods again
      162 30 AGENCIES JAK ARTA Widespread flooding hit the Indonesian capital yesterday after torrential rains in the afternoon downed trees and inundated Jakarta’s main roads and thoroughfares, the Jakarta Globe reported. Areas in northern and central Jakarta were among those affected by waters that rose to about
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    • Article
      Lock icon Japan PM lashes out at China over radar incident
      647 30 Targeting Japanese destroyer with fire-control radar was ‘a dangerous action says Abe EAST CHINA SEA DISPUTE AGENCIES TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has denounced China’s use of weapons-targeting radar on one of Japan’s naval vessels as provocative, saying the move
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    • Article
      Lock icon Let Sabah parties rule state: SAPP to Pakatan
      505 32 Party chief says Sabah-based parties must contest to keep the state’s right to autonomy MALAYSIA POLITICS THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER K UA L A L U M P U R —The independent Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has insisted to opposition alliance Pakatan Rakyat
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      Lock icon Malaysian police lowered crime statistics: Watchdog
      201 32 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER PETA LING JAYA A crime watchdog linked to a former Inspector-Gener-al of Police alleged yesterday that the Malaysian police had lowered statistics for certain crimes. Malaysian Crime Watch Task Force (MyWatch) Chairman R Sri Sanjeevan released copies of an internal letter
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    • Article
      Lock icon North Korea video portrays attack on New York
      635 36 Latest propaganda assault from Pyongyang angered by US-led resolution to tighten UN sanctions for its rocket launch in December NUCLEAR PROGRAMME THE NEW YORK TIMES SEOUL —North Korea is not known for its subtlety but is instead famous for its soaring patriotic
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      Lock icon Powerful quake off Solomons destroys homes
      535 38 SOUTH PACIFIC EARTHQUAKE AGENCIES AUCKLAND —A powerful 8.0-magnitude earthquake caused a tsunami that sent strong waves of up to 1.5 metres crashing into several South Pacific islands yesterday, with officials in the Solomon Islands saying that at least four people died. The earthquake prompted
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      272 38 rP i a BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY Population Matters: t Purpose, Priorities Perceptions BSI Conference 2013 SPEAKERS David Chan Director Behavioural Sciences Institute Singapore Management University Tan Ern Ser Associate Professor of Sociology National University of Singapore Charlotte Beck Senior Director (Elderly Disability) Ministry of Social Family Development
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        FAR EAST HOSPITALITY TRUST
        98 40 HOLD (S$1.075) Far East Hospitality Trust’s first results since listing were generally in line with OCBC’s expectations. While gross revenue was 0.7-per-cent lower than the pro-rated forecast in the prospectus, net property income was 0.2-per-cent higher as a result of lower operating expenses. Active management of
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        FAR EAST HOSPITALITY TRUST
        93 40 HOLD (S$1.075) Far East Hospitality Trust’s first results since listing were generally in line with OCBC’s expectations. While gross revenue was 0.7-per-cent lower than the pro-rated forecast in the prospectus, net property income was 0.2-per-cent higher as a result of lower operating expenses. Active management of
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      317 40 CORPORATE EARNINGS BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE —The DBS Group’s fourthquarter profit rose 4 per cent, excluding a gain from the sale of a Philippine bank, but missed analysts’ estimates as its loan margin narrowed. Earnings before the S$450 million gain increased to S$760 million from
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      333 40 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS N E W YO R K News Corp yesterday reported higher quarterly revenue and profit on strong growth at its cable networks. The media conglomerate controlled by Mr Rupert Murdoch said revenue rose 5 per cent to US$9.43 billion (S$11.7
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      262 42 INTER-BANK RATES DOW JONES LONDON The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group said yesterday that it paid US$612.6 million (S$758 million) in fines to United States and United Kingdom regulators over allegations that the bank sought to rig interbank lending rates, the third lender
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      295 42 AGENCIES HONG KONG —Macau gambling stocks fell sharply yesterday after a report in The Times of London said Beijing may crack down on junket operators that bring in Chinese VIP high-rollers, arrange credit and collect debts. The Times, quoting unidentified law
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        MAKE ME FAMOUS
        260 44 Join the Silkpro Hairvolution and you could be a star. Silkpro is having a Facebook contest, Make Me Famous, in line with its outdoor advertising campaign. Spearheading the campaign, Join The Hairvolution, are celebrities MediaCorp 987FM DJ Rosalyn Lee, MediaCorp Y.E.S. 93.3FM DJ Xie Jia Fa, captain
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        ALWAYS BE PREPARED
        188 44 Protect yourself against debt from unexpected medical expenses with AIA’s latest Shield plans. As Government subsidies, Medisave, MediShield, Medifund and your employerprovided health benefits can only pay out a certain amount, you will still have to pay out of your own pocket. With AIA’s new health insurance
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        FREE HOMECARE TRAINING
        203 44 Join the Ren Ci Caregiver Training programme to learn how to give your loved ones the proper care they need at home. Together with TENA brand by SCA Hygiene Singapore, Tan Tock Seng Hospital and Ren Ci Hospital developed this programme last year to support caregivers in
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        PIZZA WITH A TWIST
        131 44 Celebrate Chinese New Year at California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) and “toss” to good fortune with the Prosperity Salmon Yu Sheng Pizza (S$18.80++). The crisp pizza dough is coated with corn syrup and sesame seeds. It is then topped with a salad mix tossed with CPK’s special
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        CAR OF THE YEAR 2012
        103 44 Car website sgCarMart.com recently held its Car Of The Year 2012 awards. Back for the third year, the event recognises authorised dealers for importing the best cars. Criteria for the awards included assessment by a panel of judges, market research data and consumer voting. SgCarMart.com
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        GOLDEN JOY
        150 44 Ring in good fortune with SK 999.9 Pure Gold Coin collectibles from SK Jewellery. Made from high gold purity (999.9), the coins are crafted to symbolise prosperity, happiness, luck and good health. Choose from various designs with each bearing a unique Chinese character inscription. The coins are available
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      1053 46  -  US-born Nigel Wiley wants to help bring clean water to Asia FOREIGN ENTREPRENEURS FRANCIS KAN SINGAPORE Working as a construction manager on a waste-water treatment facility in northern China two years ago, Mr Nigel Wiley (picture) often found himself, literally, knee deep in *****. While most
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      Lock icon Users ‘taking breaks’ from Facebook
      423 48 Reasons for staying away from site include privacy concerns, ‘excessive drama from friends’ SOCIAL MEDIA THE GUARDIAN LONDON —Two-thirds of Facebook users have taken a voluntary break from the site for several weeks or more, citing reasons ranging from “excessive gossip or drama from their
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      368 48  -  HIRANAND SUNNY hiranandsn@mediacorp.com.sg S I NG A POR E —The Samsung Galaxy Camera looks like a camera and a phone. From the front, it looks like any camera but flip it around and it looks like an Android phone with a big screen. It has a 4.8-inch HD
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      Lock icon EUROPEAN CLUBS CAUGHT MATCH-FIXING ‘WILL BE AXED’
      619 50 It is a ‘duty and commitment’ to fight organised crime: European football body ECA FOOTBALL AGENCIES DOHA —The European Club Association (ECA) has agreed to expel members who have fixed football matches, only days after European police agency Europol issued a report showing
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      408 50  -  PHILIP GOH philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg JORDAN SINGAPORE 4 0 S ING A PORE —The 2015 Asian Cup qualifying campaign started dismally for Singapore as they crashed to a 4-0 defeat to Jordan in Amman in their Group A opener yesterday. With the temperature hovering between 11°C and
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      STTA SETS RULES FOR YOG HOPEFULS
      496 52  -  Paddlers picked for training squad must sign an agreement TABLE TENNIS LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg mittees competing in 26 sports. ADDITIONALREPORTING BYCHARLESONG CHARLESONG S ING A POR E —Players selected for the Singapore Table Tennis Association’s (STTA) training squad for next year’s Youth Olympic
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      678 52  -  LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg DEBORAH ONG ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY SINGAPORE The Republic’s national rugby team could soon welcome players from Tonga, Samoa, Fiji and New Zealand into its ranks. The Singapore Rugby Union (SRU) is aiming to launch a pilot Pacific Island Programme next
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      118 54 VTR Open Men’s Singles, first round: Carlos Berlocq (Arg) bt Andrey Kuznetsov (Rus) 6-2, 6-1; Christian Garin (Chi) bt Dusan Lajovic (Srb) 6-3, 6-4; Federico Delbonis (Arg) bt Guido Pella (Arg) 2-6,7-6,7-6; Horacio Zeballos (Arg) bt Diego Schwartzman (Arg) 1-6, 6-2, 6-2; Rufin Guillaume (Fra) bt Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo
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      541 54 Disgraced cyclist also subject of criminal investigations by federal government CYCLING AGENCIES NEW YORK —Lance Armstrong will not pay back more than £7.7 million (S$14.9 million) in bonus payments won as a result of his seven Tour de France victories. The disgraced American
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      346 54 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON —Chelsea are considering a fresh move for Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp as they continue their search for a new manager. Everton boss David Moyes and Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini are two other strong possibilities at present. Chelsea are not particularly unhappy
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      Lock icon ENGLAND SPOIL SCOLARI RETURN
      521 54 AFTERNOON LATEST REUTERS LONDON —Luiz Felipe Scolari’s second coming as Brazil manager ended in a defeat as goals from Wayne Rooney and Frank Lampard earned a vibrant England side a 2-1 win at Wembley last night (this morning, Singapore time), their first over the south Americans
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      262 54 AP ROME Last week, Silvio Berlusconi got into hot water for praising Mussolini. This week, it is the former Premier’s younger brother who has sparked outrage by calling an Italian superstar football player of African descent ““negretto di famiglia” or “the family’s lit-
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      374 54 THE GUARDIAN JEREZ Lewis Hamilton always expected to take time to bed in with Mercedes but he did not expect to break the bed on the very first day. Hamilton’s crash here yesterday morning, after only 20 minutes behind the wheel on his first test run,
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      Lock icon NO MORE ‘KNEE TALK’
      526 56 Nadal marks his return with a win but true test lies at French Open TENNIS AP VINA DEL MAR —Now that he finally has a competitive match under his belt after seven months on the sidelines, Rafael Nadal wants to stop talking about his injured left
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      Lock icon GERMANY END FRANCE STREAK
      421 56 AFTERNOON LATEST AP PARIS Germany claimed their first win over France in 26 years when goals by Thomas Mueller and Sami Khedira secured a 2-1 win in a friendly at the Stade de France yesterday (this morning, Singapore time). France took the lead shortly before half-time
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      123 56 v* SINGAPORE outh Olympic Festival 2013 7 w 9 16 to 23 MARCH INDULGE IN EXCELLENCE FRIENDSHIP RESPECT To register, log on to www.syof.sg SIGN UP NOW TO COMPETE AGAINST THE BEST YOUNG ATHLETES in celebration of the Youth Olympic Games 2010 held in Singapore, we are proud to present
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        747 58  -  THERE’S A TRAVEL GUIDE FOR EVERY TRAVELLER BUT DO CURATED GUIDES ENCOURAGE A LESS ADVENTUROUS SPIRIT? SERENE LIM serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg Launched just for this coming Chinese New Year is Luxe City Guides’ Asian Grand Tour Box. The lavish set marks another feather in the cap of
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        294 63  -  CHECKLIST SERENE LIM The Danish capital is in full swing with the start of the first ever Wondercool event this February. It is a culmination of everything sexy-cool combining eight different festivals such as the Copenhagen Fashion Festival; the Copenhagen Cooking Food Festival and the Frost Music Festival with
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        461 64 Mid-year blockbuster leads nomination pack with 13 nods STAR AWARDS 2013 SINGAPORE —Thirteen could be a lucky number for Chinese drama serial Joys Of Life. The mid-year blockbuster leads the nomination pack for this year’s Star Awards, which happens in April, gar- nering 13
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        431 65  -  An elegant soup luxed up with Golden Chef Sea Asparagus ANNETTE TAN With the Chinese New Year just days away, more exotic seafood like abalone and sea asparagus will be lined up on dinner menus. Sea asparagus has a lovely tender and slightly chewy texture, not unlike abalone
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      195 1 What will home in 2030 look like? With possibly 6.5 million or more people on this island in 20 years’ time, do we have the space to comfortably accommodate a larger population while still fulfilling Singaporeans’ aspirations for an ever higher quality of living? The Government has set out its
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        Lock icon The great HDB flat redesign
        973 2 More public housing flats are offering owners flexibility and a private-housing vibe; still, space and affordability remain key issues YOUR HDB FLAT As soon as IT consultant Mr Oh Hian Leong and his family stepped into their 32nd-floor unit at The Peak@ Toa Payoh, his
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        856 4 What makes for a well-planned town that’s sustainable and community-centred? FUTUREOFNEW TOWNS Bukit Panjang resident Timothy Anan Weerasekera dreams of the day HDB estates would have their own air-con-ditioned multi-purpose room, just like in condominiums, for residents to throw parties or hold functions. Or when each cluster of
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        Lock icon Bringing back kampung spirit
        592 4 Even as he and his wife love the landscaping at Treelodge@Punggol, their new home, Mr Lum C H misses the roomy lift-landing areas and common corridors in his old Punggol Central flat, where the neighbours used to hold potluck sessions on festivals such as Chinese New
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        421 5 With rooftops decked with plants, and greenery flowing down the columns of Treelodge@Punggol flats, Mr Jackson Yeo, 32, said: “We don’t feel like it is a concrete structure that is dead and cold. Taxi drivers always say it looks like a condo.” The first-of-its-kind eco-precinct
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        NEW TOWNS COMING UP
        386 5 Bidadari A former cemetery, this 93ha site bounded by Bartley Road, Upper Serangoon Road, Sennett Estate and Mount Vernon Road is the next new estate, according to the MND’s plans. The first Build-to-Order launch could come as early as in two years’ time. Bidadari could yield
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        Lock icon New lease on life for older towns
        1697 6 As rejuvenation of HDB towns draws an influx of younger folk, residents hope familiar estates can be retained MATURE ESTATES There were movie dates with her late husband in the early 1980s at Queenstown cinema before they got married. Home after they tied
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        Lock icon CLEMENTI’S MEGA MAKEOVER
        161 7 Clementi Towers, the crowning achievement of the rejuvenation of Clementi Town, is an integrated mixed development that is the first in Singapore to have public housing, commercial and retail spaces, and a bus interchange all linked up. In the making for six years, what once was the
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        Lock icon Re-creating green havens
        1629 8 The goal is to have 85 per cent of Singaporeans living within 400m of a park the challenge is how to balance nature with human needs GREEN SPACES Twice a week on his days off from work, security guard Jason Seah seeks out a tranquil green haven
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        440 9 In the concrete jungle of the Central Business District lies a green oasis at 158 Cecil Street an old office building transformed with seven-storey green walls, green columns and hanging planters. Consisting of 13,000 pots and 14 species of plants, the walls take
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        510 10 JURONG LAKE DISTRICT It is not only going to become Singapore’s largest commercial hub outside the Central Business District, the 360ha Jurong Lake District is also being fashioned into a chic mini-metropolis of the future, with offices, hotels and housing boasting lake-views, retail, leisure and
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