Today, 28 February 2013, Afternoon Edition

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      148 2 w r i r/1 0 ■'fi/ mtj f Ha 'O H A 'l 'i 7 m TODAY Check out the 12 finalists for the Choreography showcase and vote for your favorite! The People's Choice Crew wins a cash prize of S$5000, courtesy of OCBC Bank. DANCE C All-styles urban dance
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    16 1 TODAY AFTERNOON EDITION WE SET YOU THINKING yVI bdiaCorp THURSDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2013 MICA (P) 093/06/2012
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      25 1 COULD HIGH-SPEED RAIL LINK EVENTUALLY LEAD TO AN ECONOMIC UNION BETWEEN SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA? COMMENT&ANALYSIS 12 CHELSEA SET UP CUP QUARTER-FINAL WITH MANCHESTER UNITED SPORTS•60
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  • Article
    Authorities looking to close loopholes in MAS restrictions
    280 1  -  Full loans are still available on the market, agencies working to ensure measures are effective CAR LOAN REGULATIONS SUMITA SREEDHARAN, EUGENE NEUBRONNER sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Two days after the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) imposed drastic financing restrictions on car loans, some finance
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    643 2 When contacted by TODAY, the car dealer said the full loans would be offered as “personal loans” from a credit company. Declining to reveal the name of the credit company, he added: “(The company) told me that they consulted the MAS and that they’re not under the new restrictions.” The
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon HK Budget focuses on boosting growth, helping poor and elderly
      602 2 HONG KONG ECONOMY AGENCIES HONG KONG —Hong Kong launched a relatively modest series of economic stimulus and relief measures in its annual Budget, including increasing spending on the poor and elderly, to boost an economy burdened with record housing costs.
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      Lock icon Apple CEO Cook laughs at ‘iBike’, promises ‘great stuff’ to come
      387 4 AFTERNOON LATEST AGENCIES SAN FRANCISCO Apple CEO Tim Cook reassured shareholders yesterday that the company is working on some “great stuff” that may help reverse a sharp decline in its stock price. The world’s most valuable technology company headed
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      Lock icon Hackers target European govts, NATO via Adobe bug
      374 4 REUTERS san Francisco Hackers targeted dozens of computer systems at government agencies across Europe through a flaw in Adobe Systems’ software, security researchers said yesterday. NATO said it, too, had been attacked and, while its systems had not been compromised, it was
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      Lock icon Thailand to hold peace talks with rebels
      592 6 M’sia to determine which rebel groups operating in Thai south and facilitate talks: Official INSURGENCY REUTERS BANGKOK Thailand is to start peace talks with Muslim rebel groups operating in the south, a senior security official said yesterday, signalling a possible breakthrough in a
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      Lock icon More rooftop gardens on multi-storey car parks
      368 8 Singapore has more than 50 hectares of rooftop greenery, making it among the leading cities with the feature: Khaw HIGH-RISE GREENERY SINGAPORE —The number of Multi-Sto-rey Car Parks (MSCPs) with rooftop greenery is set to double, with 111 of these spaces under construction
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    • Article
      AIM not bidding for PAP town councils’ tender
      433 10  -  COMPUTER SYSTEMS CONTROVERSY AMIR HUSSAIN amirhussain@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Action Information Management (AIM), which runs the People’s Action Party (PAP) town councils’ computer systems, will no longer operate the systems when its contract expires on April 30. It said yesterday said that it will
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      131 4 SEE YOURSELF ON TV THIS YEAR STRICTLY LIMI TED, SEMINAR SAVINGS. Register now to attend MediaCorp TVConnect 2013 this March to see our revolutionary marketing concept that makes mainstream TV advertising simple, effective and affordable for any business. At TVConnect we will be offering a strictly limited number of special
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  • comment &analysis
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      Fast track to economic union?
      818 12  -  IMAGINING SINGAPORE-MALAYSIA 2020 YANG RAZALI KASSIM Yang Razali Kassim is Senior Fellow with the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University. The Feb 19 announcement of a high-speed rail (HSR) link between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, with a commute of only 90
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      Why we invent in Britain, but build in S’pore
      731 14  -  INNOVATION AND THE ECONOMY JAMES DYSON Sir James Dyson is the founder of Dyson, the technology company. This commentary first appeared in British daily The Times. For the past 15 years, Dyson’s highly-skilled engineers have been developing a tiny revolution in
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      Lock icon Mum, get off your cloud
      762 16  -  YAHOO! BAN ON WORKING AT HOME MAUREEN DOWD Maureen Dowd is a Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist for The New York Times and best-selling author. THE NEW YORK TIMES When Ms Marissa Mayer became queen of the Yahoos last summer, she was hailed as a role model
      THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  762 words
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      35 12 Bereft of natural resources, Singapore realises that human resources and ideas are its trump cards. The result is a buoyant economy, with highly inventive companies such as Rolls-Royce knocking at its door. JAMES DYSON 14
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  • voices
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      Simple stats can change the picture
      321 18  -  FROM LOH CHIN HUI I understand that the Government is trying hard to change the way it engages Singaporeans after the last General Election, and I recognise that change is not easy. As such, I would like to offer a simple suggestion to help
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    • Article
      Call it ‘appreciation’, not ‘compensation’
      375 18  -  FROM BENJAMIN WONG YONG QUAN I refer to the National Defence Duty mooted by Member of Parliament Hr i Kumar Nair, and Mr Siew Kum Hong’s view that it places a price tag on National Service (NS). Despite these criticisms, the National Defence Duty presents
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    • Article
      Convert void decks to small offices for stay-at-home parents
      193 21  -  FROM ARTHUR PHUA In many mature estates, void deck spaces are often left unused, which is a waste of resources. Why not convert some of these areas to small offices/home offices, which can be rented out to one or a few
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    • Article
      Is the Cambodian maid pilot scheme fair?
      224 21  -  FROM ALICE CHEAH I refer to the Ministry of Manpower’s (MOM) pilot scheme on the deployment of Cambodian maids to Singapore. All licensed maid agencies must comply with criteria set by the ministry and place a minimum security deposit of S$20,000 to operate
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    • Article
      Some buses are not so elderly-friendly
      171 21  -  FROM HARRY TAN A certain model of single-deck public bus plying Singapore roads features two cumbersome steps which lead to its rear section. These steps are at the start of the narrow aisle and are near the bus exit. Passengers, more so the elderly,
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      14 18 •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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      33 19 sasSiss^S^We set you thinking www.todayonline.com TODAY Post your views at “»*SSSoO« •"•rsnSi®* voicesTODAY 9pm tonigM on Channel 5 NEW: Pre-show chat 8.45pm at tdy-Sg/VoicesTODA n c I L v k yVl =D/ACORP TODAY
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  • singapore
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      Charitable donations by companies lagging
      517 22  -  Newly-launched Corporate Giving Marketplace hopes to boost community outreach efforts, corpora te dona tions CORPORATE GIVING TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Corporate giving here is lagging even as more companies have expressed interest to do more in this area, the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre (NVPC)
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      Prosecution witness ‘bore grudge’ against ex-MP
      393 23  -  CLAIRE HUANG clairehuang@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE —The trial of former Member of Parliament Choo Wee Khiang continued yesterday, with the defence charging that the prosecution’s witness had “an axe to grind” with the accused. Defence lawyer K Muralidharan Pillai questioned Ms Wong Hui Leng,
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    • Article
      Lock icon MOH issues alert on possible recruitment scam
      144 23 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The Ministry of Health (MOH) has issued an alert of a possible recruitment scam, promising jobs in Singapore’s healthcare sector. It urged those who have received e-mails with job offers, along with requests for upfront payment, to confirm the validity
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      Lock icon Foodfare stalls to sell low-priced, no-frills meals
      447 25 AFFORDABLE OPTIONS CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Coffee shops opened in the future by social enterprise NTUC Foodfare will have price caps on certain items, as each stall is asked to provide a no-frills main meal in addition to, or as part of, its menu.
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    • Article
      Three companies challenge Singapore to reduce its carbon footprint
      253 25  -  KELLY NG SINGAPORE Three corporations have issued a challenge to Singapore to reduce its carbon footprint, ahead of Earth Hour next month. Marina Bay Sands (MBS) has pledged to raise its air-conditioning by 1°C in the back of the house and
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      108 24 Because you’re someone who has given us a space in your heart, we’re reserving a space for you. A few months ago, we asked you to share with us that moment when MediaCorp had been there for you. We were truly overwhelmed by your response and we’d like to show
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      378 25 How to save a life Colorectal cancer is the number one cancer in Singapore. The lifetime risk of a Singaporean developing colorectal cancer is 3.9% (males) and 2.9% (females). Around the world, more than a million cases are diagnosed each year. Over half of those diagnosed will die. Sounds like
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  • silver
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      Lock icon The good life eludes dementia patients in homes
      493 26 While excellent service exists, less than 50% of sufferers in residential care are well taken care of: Charity HEALTHCARE FOR UK’S ELDERLY THE GUARDIAN LONDON Fewer than half of the people with dementia living in homes in the United Kingdom enjoy a
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      Breaking new ground
      750 27 The challenges in underground tunnelling drive Melvin Ng’s passion for his work in the JurongRock Caverns project Since he was a young boy, Mr Melvin Ng enjoyed playing with toy trucks, often role-playing in make-believe construction and building activities. It is no wonder he eventually chose a
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  • china&india
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      Lock icon China encourages retired doctors to work in rural areas
      503 30 TACKLING HEALTHCARE DISPARITY DOW JONES BEIJING China is encouraging doctors to come out of retirement and work in rural areas to tackle a healthcare disparity between wealthy cities and the poorer countryside. The move is part of initiatives to revamp a
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      Lock icon A new base for China’s first aircraft carrier
      106 30 China’s first aircraft carrier, seen here at Dalian Port last September, has docked at its new permanent base in the northern port of Qingdao. The ship, named the Liaoning, will be responsible for operations in waters surrounding Japan and the Korean Peninsula,
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      Lock icon At least 19 killed in fire at illegal market
      211 30 AP KOLKATA —A fire broke out at an illegal six-storey plastics market in the Indian city of Kolkata early yesterday morning, killing at least 19 people, the police said. The blaze, which started before 4am (6.30am Singapore time), was likely caused
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      Lock icon Chinese intellectuals urge ratification of rights treaty
      654 32 HUMAN RIGHTS PETITION THE NEW YORK TIMES HONG KONG —More than 100 Chinese scholars, journalists, lawyers and writers have urged their national legislature to ratify a major human rights treaty, in the latest challenge from intellectuals seeking to curtail arbitrary Communist Party power.
      THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  654 words
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  • world
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      Lock icon PR vows to phase out race-based policies
      401 36 Opposition alliance calls them ‘irrelevant’, says Bumiputra quotas have not benefited majority of ethnic Malays MALAYSIA POLITICS THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER PETALING JAYA —Malaysia’s Pakatan Rakyat (PR) opposition alliance has pledged to gradually replace racebased affirmative action with meanstested policies if it ousts the
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      Lock icon M’SIA TO SEE ITS FIRST ‘SOCIAL MEDIA ELECTION’
      157 36 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER The coming polls will be Malaysia’s first “social media election”, Prime Minister Najib Razak said yesterday, echoing views that sites like Facebook and Twitter will be a key battlefront to the ruling Barisan Nasional’s defence of Putrajaya. “The coming
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      Lock icon Thein Sein kicks off first European visit
      110 37 Myanmar President Thein Sein (right) with Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg in Oslo on Tuesday as he kicked off his first official visit to Europe. Mr Stoltenberg praised the pace of democratic reform in Myanmar, citing its transition to civilian rule, the release
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    • Article
      Lock icon Pope speaks of ‘stormy times’ in final audience
      574 37 THE NEW YORK TIMES VATICAN CITY —In the waning hours of his troubled papacy, Pope Benedict XVI held his final general audience in St Peter’s Square yesterday, telling tens of thousands of believers in an unusually personal public farewell that his nearly
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      Lock icon Desperate hunt for daycare in Japan
      844 40 High quality of childcare and increase in women entering the workforce have resulted in shortage of daycare centres WORKING MUMS’ WOES THE NEW YORK TIMES TOK YO —Ms Ayaka Okumura was barely pregnant when she started fretting over how she would hold onto her
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      111 42 REUTERS SAN FR ANCISCO Groupon lost a quarter of its market value yesterday after the largest daily deal company reported disappointing quarterly results and issued a weak forecast. While fourth-quarter revenue was US$638.3 million (S$791.2 million), compared with US$492.2 million
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      583 44  -  INNOVATION IN RESTAURANT INDUSTRY WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Mr Zan Ho, Director of Dulu Kala Peranakan Restaurant, is a firm believer in productivity initiatives. In the five years since he took over the family business, Mr Ho has introduced a range of measures
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      1155 49  -  The desire to create a close-knit family sparked a tech start-up that keeps children engaged during videoconferences TECHNOLOGY FOR CHILDREN HONG XINYI todaysme@mediacorp.com.sg Singapore— With all the user-friendly Web-based tools for voice- and videoconferencing available today, communicating with loved ones in farflung locations has
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      438 56 ONLINE VIDEO PROMOTION AP NEW YORK —Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter creator Jack Dorsey are among the tech luminaries appearing in a new video promoting the teaching and learning of computer coding in schools. Titled What Most
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      560 58  -  FAS wants former national coach to groom young local ones, sources say FOOTBALL LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Former national coach Radojko Avramovic may have left Singapore for his native Serbia a month ago, but the 63-year-old who led the Lions to a record fourth
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      501 58 AGENCIES ZURICH —FIFA has banned 74 more officials and players from world football for helping fix matches, this time in Italy and South Korea. Sanctions were extended globally yesterday on 70 people, including 11 life bans, after a series of cases prosecuted by Italian
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      478 60 AP PARIS David Beckham lasted nearly the whole match and Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice as the two stars helped Paris Saint-Germain beat rival Marseille 2-0 to reach the French Cup quarter-finals yesterday (this morning, Singapore time). Beckham had played a 15-minute cameo from
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      581 60 AFTERNOON LATEST AP LONDON Rafa Benitez watched his Chelsea side beat Middlesbrough 2-0 in the FA Cup fifth round yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) and then announced he would leave at the end of the season, delivering an emotional
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      459 66  -  But Goh has tough field to contend with despite withdrawals of Pak and Miyazato HSBC WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS 2013 PHILIP GOH Deputy Sports Editor philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Christabel Goh is a reporter’s dream. Never short of a witty response, the 24-year-old boldly answered that the one golfer
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      412 66 S I N G A P O R E The Missions Food Beach Netball Festival returns on March 3, with teams competing for the top prize of S$1,000 in each category. To be held at Sentosa’s Siloso Beach on Sunday, participants and spectators can soak in
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      190 66  -  DEBORAH ONG SINGAPORE —More than 100 new trees will be planted all over Singapore, thanks to the NTUC Income Run 350, which is organised by Young NTUC and will be held on April 7 at the Float@Marina Bay. According to the organisers, one
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      82 59 VOSNE-ROMANEE, DAVE BRUBECK, BRITTANY LOBSTER AND PIERRE PNG. THESE ARE JUST SOME OF OUR REGULARS. Savour fine culinary masterpieces by celebrated chefs Masayasu Yonemura, Laurent Peugeot and Justin Hor. Revel in the company of MediaCorp celebrities. Enjoy the breathtaking bayfront view. Attend star-studded previews and galas by MediaCorp. Indulge in
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      43 67 THURSDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2013 TOUR DE FRANCE Winding your way across the country is more fun with the right people 68 FORUM THEATRE INDIAN INTEGRATION PLAYS OUT ON STAGE 72 CONCERT GOLD ELLIE GOULDING GOES FROM SHY TO HIGH 74 PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES
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        1110 68  -  EXPERIENCE A DIFFERENT FRANCE BY LEAVING THE CAPITAL WITH THE RIGHT COMPANY AMANDA KOK amandakok@mediacorp.com.sg I’ve never been a fan of holiday group tours. They are slow, you get dropped off at some touristy shopping area en route to the sights and, before you know it, you are
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        519 72  -  A gutsy, timely play about Indian integration THEATRE REVIEW: WE ARE LIKE THIS ONLY! MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —In Hum Theatre’s latest production, the phrase “We are like this only” intermittently pops up. The irony, of course, is that while it supposedly applies across the board
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        443 74  -  The blonde Brit singer had the audience eating out of her hands CONCERT REVIEW: ELLIE GOULDING KEVIN MATHEWS features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The Lion City has seen a surge in the number of dance-oriented pop concerts in recent times and the demand at the moment —thanks to the 17 to
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        853 75 Riesling noble and captivating Riesling captures the heart, and perhaps even the soul, of wine lovers the way no other white wine seems capable of doing, says Ch’ng Poh Tiong It’s a lover’s touch and embrace delivered with genuine affection and unthinking passion. Without any consideration for whether you drive
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