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Title Section24 2013-03-11 1 TODAY AbdiaCorp MONDAY, 11 MARCH 2013 MICA (P) 093/06/2012 TODAY AFTERNOON EDITION WE SET YOU THINKING \=diaCorp MONDAY, 11 MARCH 2013 MICA (P) 093/06/201224 words
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678 2013-03-11 1 WOO SIAN BOON - Suggestions to bring down flat prices will be studied but there is a need for sensible trade-offs HOMES FOR THE FUTURE WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Suggestions to bring down new Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat prices will be studied, but National Development678 words
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hot news
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Article, Illustration903 2013-03-11 2 Restructuring attempt meant to reduce bureaucracy and waste boost efficiency address quality-of-life issues of citizens NATIONAL PEOPLE’S CONGRESS MEETING AGENCIES beijing Chinese officials announced yesterday that the government would consolidate some cabinet-level ministries the seventh such restructuring attempt in three decades in an attempt toAGENCIES; PHOTO: REUTERS - 903 words
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326 2013-03-11 2 BLOOMBERG BEIJING —China’s inflation may remain under control this year, making it difficult to predict whether the Central Bank will need to increase interest rates, said Bank of China President Li Lihui yesterday. The world’s second-largest economy is in “steadyBLOOMBERG - 326 words
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366 2013-03-11 4 SABAH SECURITY CRISIS AGENCIES MANILA Philippine officials asked the Malaysian government yesterday to clarify news reports of Filipinos in Malaysia’s eastern Sabah state allegedly being mistreated by the authorities amid a crackdown on armed Filipino gunmen staking claim on the resource-rich frontier region.AGENCIES - 366 words
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Article, Illustration620 2013-03-11 6 WOO SIAN BOON - TOWARDS PRODUCTIVITY-LED GROWTH WOO SIAN BOON woosianboon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Consumers may have to readjust their expectations and consumption patterns, while understanding why some companies may not be providing the same level of service as they restructure their operations to cope with a slower growthPHOTO: OOI BOON KEONG - 620 words
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Article, Illustration446 2013-03-11 8 NLD PARTY CONGRESS AP YANGON Ms Aung San Suu Kyi was selected yesterday to remain head of Myanmar’s main opposition party, keeping her leadership post even as the party undergoes a makeover to adjust to the country’s new democratic framework. TheAP - 446 words
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Advertisement341 2013-03-11 7 WHAT’S IN YOUR SINGAPORE WORKFORCE SKILLS QUALIFICATIONS -A J mt Your DNA determines how your body functions over the course of your life. In the same way, skills training and upgrading are just like the DNA that will determine how you advance and progress in your career over the course341 words
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comment &analysis
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Article, Illustration993 2013-03-11 10 KARIM RASLAN - ARMED CONFLICT IN EAST MALAYSIA KARIM RASLAN Karim Raslan is a columnist who divides his time between Indonesia and Malaysia. On Feb 9 as the Chinese New Year holidays engulfed Malaysia in a plethora of red angpow packets, mandarin oranges and fireworks,PHOTO: AP - 993 words
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Article, Illustration862 2013-03-11 12 DEBATE ON WORKING AT HOME BLOOMBERG BLOOMBERG EDITORIAL This editorial was produced in an office, so it may be 13 per cent less productive and efficient at its job than if it were written at home. Then again, if it were produced at home, awayBLOOMBERG; PHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 862 words
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Article, Illustration950 2013-03-11 14 ELIZA THOMAS - MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA ELIZA THOMAS elizathomas@mediacorp.com.sg Eliza Thomas is a Sub-Editor at TO DAY. “Depressed freak.” “She’s lost it.” “Mental case.” “When are you going back to IMH?” “Alien.” These are just some of the labels I heard in reference to myself, either directlyART: YEN YOK - 950 words
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Advertisement45 2013-03-11 10 The point of fighting mental health stigma is not for the rest of the world to indulge us as we choose to linger in the abyss. The point, I believe, is for them to be kind as we try to be better. ELIZA THOMAS 1445 words
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Advertisement101 2013-03-11 14 AN ASSEMBLY OF OUR BEST Edition is an annual showcase of the finest works the graduating classes of Singapore Polytechnic’s School of Architecture the Built Environment and SP Design School have to offer. EDITION 13.7 is our greatest chapter yet. Selected works from Diplomas in: Architecture Interior Design Landscape Architecture101 words
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393 2013-03-11 16 TAN TECK HENG - FROM TAN TECK HENG My love affair with English literature had questionable beginnings. As a child from a Mandarin-speaking and working-class family in the early 1990s, I felt that my posh Englishspeaking, middle-class cousins got all the good toys. I reasoned that the keys393 words
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191 2013-03-11 16 THOW CHUN MENG - FROM THOW CHUN MENG One of my favourite texts when I studied English literature in 1991 and 1992 was Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. We had a colourful text with vibrant colours that caught my attention and a wonderful teacher who animatedly191 words
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431 2013-03-11 17 CHONG LEE MING - FROM CHONG LEE MING The current transportation problems Singapore faces can possibly be traced to decisions made nearly 50 years ago. In an interview last year, on urban planning, founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew said he did not want Singapore to431 words
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107 2013-03-11 17 STEVE WANG - FROM STEVE WANG The move to allow singles to buy tworoom Build-To-Order (BTO) flats is to be applauded. However, I would urge the authorities to also consider allowing singles to buy three-room flats. Singles like myself want to get mar- ried but have not107 words
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152 2013-03-11 17 COLONEL KENNETH LIOW - FROM COLONEL KENNETH LIOW Director Public Affairs,Ministry of Defence TODAY’S reporting on the Ministry of Defence’s (MINDEF) statement to the Coroner’s inquiry was misleading and inaccurate (“NS cadet’s death: MINDEF disputes findings of Coroner’s Inquiry”; March 8). There was no dispute152 words
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561 2013-03-11 18 KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN - A better balance can be struck between protecting interests of creditors debtors: Shanmugam A LEGAL UPDATE KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN spykermankf@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —A “comprehensive set of laws” dealing with all aspects of bankruptcy and corporate insolvency will be drawn up by early next year, as561 words
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Article, Illustration360 2013-03-11 19 SINGAPORE Residents of public housing will soon be greeted with a new message at their lift lobbies as part of ongoing efforts to raise awareness of the loan shark menace. “Stay away from ah longs or you’ll have a hell of a life”GRAPHIC: SPF - 360 words
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IN BRIEF
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83 2013-03-11 19 CHANNEL NEWSASIA More than 100 people were arrested in Geylang, Joo Chiat and HarbourFront in a two-day anti-crime blitz. The 107 suspects comprised men and women aged between 17 and 61. The joint operation targeted various offences ranging from commercial crimes and gang-related activitiesCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 83 words
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Article, Illustration359 2013-03-11 20 KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN - Subsidised medical screenings for elderly residents to be carried out regularly at centre LIVING WELL KIMBERLY SPYKERMAN SINGAPORE —Elderly residents living in the Canberra ward in Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency (GRC) can expect more access to medical screenings this year. A new wellnessPHOTO: CANBERRA CONSTITUENCY OFFICE - 359 words
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youth
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Article502 2013-03-11 22 AMANDA LEE - A group of young emerging artists are looking beyond S’pore’s shores to pursue their passion for the arts ARTS EDUCATION AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Three months into the school term, Ms Danielle Tay decided to give up her place in a junior college and pursue502 words
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Article, Illustration191 2013-03-11 23 KELLY NG - KELLY NG SINGAPORE —By “planting” a garden of 3,500 roses, students from the National University of Singapore (NUS) raised a total of S$14,600 for HIV and Aids patients. Armed with handmade paper roses, 17 students from the NUS’ Community Service Club took toPHOTO: NUS COMMUNITY SERVICE CLUB - 191 words
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Advertisement171 2013-03-11 23 I have what it takes to make my mark in a new media worldHB Muhammad Ameer Bin Amran MDIS Student (2013) A s -m Oklahoma City University Bachelor of Arts (in Liberal Studies with concentration in Mass Communications) Awarded by Oklahoma City University (OCU), USA v Advanced Diploma m Mass171 words
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Article, Illustration704 2013-03-11 24 ENVIRONMENT REUTERS BEIJING —When China’s environment ministry told attorney Dong Zhengwei he could not have access to twoyear old data about soil pollution because it was a “state secret”, it added to mounting public outrage over the worsening environment. Microbloggers, state media andREUTERS; PHOTO: REUTERS - 704 words
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257 2013-03-11 25 AP DHAR AMSAL A (INDIA) —Police in India prevented a Tibetan man from setting himself on fire as hundreds of Tibetan exiles gathered yesterday to mark the anniversary of a failed 1959 uprising against Chinese rule, officials said. Dawa Dhondup, 30, wasAP - 257 words
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337 2013-03-11 25 REUTERS BEIJING The United States was the origin of more than half of the hacking attacks on China in the first two months of 2013, state news agency Xinhua said yesterday, amid escalating tensions between Beijing and Washington overREUTERS - 337 words
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world
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Article, Illustration896 2013-03-11 26 EARTHQUAKE ANNIVERSARY AP naraha (fukushima) As Japan marks the second anniversary of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami today, debris containing asbestos, lead and perhaps most worrying radioactive waste due to the crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant looms as a threat for theAP; PHOTO: REUTERS - 896 words
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803 2013-03-11 29 Opposition coalition says ensuring media freedom has become its primary duty MALAYSIA POLITICS THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR —The media will be just, more credible and better organised under Pakatan Rakyat’s (PR) rule, Malaysia’s opposition coalition has pledged as part ofTHE MALAYSIAN INSIDER - 803 words
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Article, Illustration146 2013-03-11 30 PHILLIP ROBERTSONwas - It began with peaceful protests at a time of hope, when the Arab Spring was sweeping across the Middle East and North Africa. Today, almost two years after the first nationwide demonstrations calling for the resignation of President Bashar Al Assad, around 70,000people have146 words
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395 2013-03-11 32 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AGENCIES SEOUL —North Korea threatened to retaliate against South Korea’s defence minister nominee Kim Byung Kwan after he vowed to respond to any attack by the North. Mr Kim, a retired general and former Deputy Commander of United States-SouthAGENCIES - 395 words
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STOCK CALLS
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Article88 2013-03-11 34 BUY (S$1.345) Frasers Commercial Trust has successfully exercised the right of redemption for 157.1 million Series A Convertible Perpetual Preferred Units. OCBC expects this to result in an improvement in distribution per unit. It also removes uncertainty pertaining to a possible dilution in unit base. House raises88 words
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Article55 2013-03-11 34 OUTPERFORM (S$2.65) CIMB maintains Outperform call but increases target price to S$2.79 from S$2.68. This follows news that Ascendas is placing out 140 million new units to raise S$350 million to fund acqusitions. CIMB says yields from the properties are attractive and any share-price weakness from the placement55 words
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Article373 2013-03-11 34 AFTERNOON LATEST BLOOMBERG SING A PORE The United States dollar approached a three-and-a-half-year high against the yen as signs of a strengthening recovery in the world’s biggest economy boosted demand for the US currency. The greenback rose versus most of its 16 major counterpartsBLOOMBERG - 373 words
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269 2013-03-11 36 TRADE NEGOTIATIONS BLOOMBERG TAIPEI —United States and Taiwan trade officials will set up working groups on investment and trade barriers as the two sides resumed talks yesterday following a five-year suspension resulting from the island’s ban on US beef.BLOOMBERG - 269 words
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Article, Illustration912 2013-03-11 38 SRIKANTH SRINIVAS; AND VIJAY GOVINDARAJAN - GETTING THE RIGHT RESULTS COMMENTARY BY SRIKANTH SRINIVAS AND VIJAY GOVINDARAJAN Srikanth Srinivas is a retired management consultant and Vijay Govindarajan is a professor of international business at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. How many times have you seen an incentivePHOTO: BLOOMBERG - 912 words
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Article, Illustration441 2013-03-11 41 EUGENE NEUBRONNER - Smaller towns and map changes aside, SimCity still appeals, especially for the closet city planners among us GAME REVIEW: SIMCITY EUGENE NEUBRONNER eugenen@med iacorp.com. sg SING A PORE —Electronic Arts’ cityplanning title SimCity, which has been around for more than 23 years, isPHOTO: ELECTRONIC ARTS - 441 words
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Article, Illustration939 2013-03-11 42 IAN DE COTTA - With a year to opening, artificial pitch being considered for National Stadium TODAY EXCLUSIVE IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SING A PORE The plan had always been to have a natural grass pitch for the National Stadium, the centrepiece of the S$1.33 billion Sports Hub whichTODAY FILE PHOTO - 939 words
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Article, Illustration435 2013-03-11 43 CHEERS NETBALL SUPER LEAGUE S I N G A P O R E Defending champions Magic Marlins underlined why they are favourites to win the 2013 Cheers Netball Super League (NSL) after beating last year’s runners-up Blaze Dolphins 68-55 in Saturday’s opening matchPHOTO: NETBALL SINGAPORE - 435 words
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Article, Illustration298 2013-03-11 43 AFTERNOON LATEST AP LONDON Chelsea staged a secondhalf fightback at Manchester United to earn 2-2 draw in the FA Cup yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) and force a replay to determine who plays Manchester City in the semi-finals. Javier Hernandez and WayneAP; PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 298 words
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184 2013-03-11 43 AP LONDON —Third-place Tottenham missed the chance to extend their two-point lead over Chelsea after losing 3-2 at Liverpool in the Premier League yesterday. Luis Suarez put Liverpool ahead in the 21st minute at Anfield with his 50th goal for the club, but JanAP - 184 words
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284 2013-03-11 44 AP ROME Juventus extended their lead atop Serie A to a commanding nine points yesterday with a 1-0 win over visiting Catania clinched in stoppage time while second-place Napoli lost 2-0 at Chievo Verona. Emanuele Giaccherini scored the winner for Juventus inAP - 284 words
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Article, Illustration228 2013-03-11 44 AFTERNOON LATEST AP BARCELONA Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice to give Real Madrid a 2-1 win at Celta Vigo yesterday (this morning, Singapore time), lifting Jose Mourinho’s side into second place in the Spanish league as city rivals Atletico lost 1-0 atAP; PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES - 228 words
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Advertisement20 2013-03-11 45 MONDAY, 11 MARCH 2013 PERFORMANCE ISSUESJust how far has the Singapore Dance Theatre come in 25 years? 46 PHOTO: SDT20 words
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Article, Illustration1369 2013-03-11 46 MAYO MARTIN - IS THE SINGAPORE DANCE THEATRE MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION 25 YEARS ON? MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg A familiar anecdote inevitably comes up when looking back at Singapore Dance Theatre’s (SDT) long history. In 1988, the fledgling group occupied the second floor of a rundown bungalow along KillineyPHOTOS: SDT; PHOTO: SDT - 1,369 words
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Article, Illustration118 2013-03-11 48 MAYO MARTIN - MAYO MARTIN SINGAPORE Two festivals kicked off The Design Society Festival and the NUS Arts Festival. A documentary on the late Cultural Medallion recipient Chua Ek Kay was launched, while Singapore Tyler Print Institute made its presence felt at New York’s The Armory Show for the118 words
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Article51 2013-03-11 48 An intimate cirque-style performance with world class acrobats, musicians and comedians. With risque content, it explores the “darker side” of everyone including audience members. March 12 to 31, 8pm (7pm on March 15 and 29), Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands. With weekend matinees. Tickets from S$35 to S$370 at51 words
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Article59 2013-03-11 48 Grey Projects opens its new space with this latest show by Jeremy Sharma that presents painting as image and as surface, with subtle references to Tarkovsky’s movie, Solaris, and pop band Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures album. Until April 5, noon to 7pm, Grey Projects, 6B Kim Tian Road, Tiong59 words
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Article43 2013-03-11 48 Visual artist Teng Yen Lin’s in-progress project aims at creating “teleportation” portals using black line drawings across various sites in Singapore. Curious folks can check out her crowdfunding site at http://www. indiegogo.com/projects/the-black-line-project or updates at the project’s Facebook page.43 words
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Article, Illustration380 2013-03-11 49 BALVINDER SANDHU - Dru Chen is a young musician with soulful aspirations YOUNG GUN BALVINDER SANDHU features@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —If you think that Singaporean musicians don’t have soul, listening to Dru Chen will certainly change your mind. The singer/songwriter/producer blends old school soul with modern sounds, fusing “the values of380 words
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Article, Illustration251 2013-03-11 50 CHRISTOPHER TOH - Brit singer Joss Stone brings the house down CONCERT REVIEW: JOSS STONE CHRISTOPHER TOH SINGAPORE —While Adam Lambert’s fans thronged the Star Theatre on Friday night, other music enthusiasts flocked to the Esplanade for its annual Mosaic Music Festival, which kicked off with several performances by251 words
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