Today, 13 May 2014, Afternoon Edition

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  • hot news
    • 723 2  -  PUBLIC-LISTED FIRM TO TERMINATE AGREEMENT ‘DUE TO MARKET DEVELOPMENTS IN ASIA’ JOY FANG joyfangz@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Airport- and cruise-ter-minal services provider SATS yesterday announced that it had jettisoned plans to acquire the Singapore Cruise Centre for S$110 million from Temasek Holdings, about seven months
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    • 522 4  -  476 TRANSACTIONS, UP 24.6% FROM MARCH, BUT 26.7% LOWER ON-YEAR AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Resale prices of non-land-ed private homes fell to a 16-month low last month, although resale volume reached its highest since October last year. The Singapore Real Estate
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    • 763 4  -  OCBC launches paymen t service using just Facebook, email or mobile number TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Facebook friends can now send each other modest sums of money without knowing the recipient’s bank account details via a service launched yesterday by OCBC, as the lender seeks
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    • 336 6  -  LEONG WAI KIT SINGAPORE —The first man who claimed trial over his alleged role in the Little India riot last December has failed in his bid to have his case thrown out of court. Mahalingam Thavamani is accused of obstructing Deputy Superintendent
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    • 884 6  -  Those with cancer, heart disease had a 1.3% to 8.8% chance of having to pay over S$10,000 THE INSURED ARE ALSO MORE LIKELY TO INCUR SUBSTANTIAL COSTS NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Patients with conditions that affect the muscles, bones
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    • 734 7 Govt to meet election commission tomorrow to decide poll date UNELECTED PRIME MINISTER NOT ON THE CARDS, SAYS SENATE SPEAKER REUTERS BANGKOK Thailand’s interim Prime Minister yesterday expressed hope that February’s annulled general election could be held again soon,
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    • 22 5 WAKE UP CALL mornings with the mischievous new duo 6am 10am weekdays THE SONIA CHEW #reallynotfunny #amstuckinahairysituation JOAKIM GOMEZ fb/987onlythehits @987FM #hopeshewashedherhand#whyscratchmyhead
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  • comment &analysis
    • 974 8  -  SUSTAINING CHINA’S PEACEFUL RISE NOURIEL ROUBINI Nouriel Roubini is chairman of Roubini Global Economics and Professor of Economics at New York University’s Stern School of Business. PROJECT SYNDICATE The biggest geopolitical risk of our times is not a conflict between Israel and Iran over nuclear
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    • 918 9  -  WHY ITS DOMINANCE IS ENDING DAVID PILLING David Pilling is the Financial Times’ Asia Editor. THE FINANCIAL TIMES For the Congress party, which has ruled over independent India for 54 of the past 67 years, the only thing in doubt
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    • 617 9  -  FOUR SIMPLE TIPS FRED THEN Fred Then, a Singapore-based entrepreneur and business coach at Think Solutions, has more than 20 years of experience in the area of persuasion. What if you could win people over each time you speak to them? Whether it is
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    • 1027 10  -  DEBATE ON ISLAMIC HUDUD LAW NORSHAHRIL SAAT Norshahril Saat is a PhD candidate at the Department of Political and Social Change, Australian National University. He researches on Indonesian and Malaysian politics. On May 1, Brunei introduced Islamic hudud laws, or criminal punishments. Talk is
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    • 1327 11  -  FINDING SWEET SPOT BETWEEN BIG FIRMS AND LOCAL PLAYERS VITAL IN EXPANSION JONATHAN FRIEDRICH, AMIT NOAM, ELIE OFEK Jonathan Friedrich is a vice-president and Amit Noam a senior consultant at Shaldor, a strategic management consulting firm based in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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    • 115 8 SAM Seriously Addictive Mathematics Mathematics Works! I like the fact that the SAM program is catered for the preparation of the Singapore Mathematic Syllabus. Also, as the progression is based on individual ability, it has allowed my 6 year old son to progress to Primary 3 Level Mathematics in a
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    • 49 8 The arguments for and against hudud law have to move beyond temporal factors. What have to be discussed are what constitutes good laws, how they are in line with the principles and values enshrined in the Quran and how they are relevant to the modern world. NORSHAHRIL SAAT 10
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  • voices
    • 463 12  -  FROM AMOLAT SINGH I agree with the letter “Impractical to force condo owners to attend AGMs” (May 10). While subsidiary proprietors may not attend annual general meetings (AGMs) for various reasons, the larger and more pertinent issue is whether, in our time
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    • 519 12  -  FROM FRANCIS XAVIER AUROL I find the current Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act inadequate in protecting the interests of subsidiary proprietors in areas of governance, compliance and disclosure, except for basic statutory compliances (“Impractical to force condo owners to
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    • 225 12  -  FROM PATRICK SIO I refer to the letter “Some practices deter condo owners from participating in estate management” (May 12). It is sad that a motion submitted for debate was rejected because the notice of meeting had already been
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    • 265 14  -  FROM HO HWEI LING Director, Communications, Media Development Authority We refer to Mr Quek Soo Beng’s letter “MDA should explain why other nations can charge lower prices for World Cup” (April 30). He claimed that, by explaining the dynamics
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    • 247 14  -  FROM ALEX JAY HUANG PEISHENG The recent vandalism cases are worrying (“Toa Payoh graffiti case: Five youths charged for vandalism” and “SMRT train vandalised earlier this week”; both May 10, online). I have seen young children spraypainting in public premises,
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    • 467 14  -  FROM RAYMOND ANTHONY FERNANDO I support the Die Die Must Say campaign, which was launched to encourage people to talk about death (“Getai shows set to get seniors talking about end-of-life issues”; May 7). Like mental illness, death is a
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    • 390 14  -  FROM EUNICE AMANDA WILBERTINE NAH Chief Advocate (Volunteer) THERESA LIM SIEW LING Deputy Chief Advocate (Volunteer), Agency for Animal Welfare We refer to the reports “Man fined for dog abuse should be jailed, says SPCA” (May 3) and “Maximum S$10,000 fine for man
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    • 503 15 Help the less fortunate when you sign up for Jurong Lake Run 2014 In the spirit of giving back to the community, the Jurong Lake Run adopts several beneficiaries each year. This year, in addition to donating a portion of the proceeds, S$1 will be
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    • 116 13 ■KSHLru n r N 4 -v rV/'*'; HOW CAN WE CO-EXII More recreation centres and dormitories for foreign workers are being built across the island. How will this impact your neighbourhood? Where should the living and leisure facilities for workers be located? Are Singaporeans open to sharing common spaces with
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  • singapore
    • 682 16  -  Inaugural robotics competition challenged teams to develop ideas for civil defence security PROMOTING INNOVATION TO SOLVE PROBLEMS PAUL LIM paullimbl@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Rescuing casualties of war can be a perilous mission for soldiers. But in the near future, autonomous robots could be rolling
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    • 239 16 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —This year, 123 secondary schools will participate in the Direct School Admission Exercise, while 21 institutions will be involved in the exercise for junior colleges. All five polytechnics will participate in the Direct Polytechnic
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    • 320 16 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —Three new City Direct bus services will begin operations in the next few weeks, linking the heartlands to the Central Business District (CBD). From next Monday, commuters travelling from Eunos to the CBD on weekday mornings will
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    • 1428 17  -  LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The proliferation of social media and technology has transformed the way educators teach: Mobile phones and tablets, once banned in some classrooms, are now an integral part of students’ learning. Equipped with the latest
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  • china&india
    • 708 18 BJP and allies are projected to win between 261 and289seats, with 272 neededfor a majority TURNOUT WAS A RECORD, SAYS ELECTION COMMISSION AGENCIES NEW DELHI A coalition led by Indian opposition candidate Narendra Modi is set to win a majority of seats in
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    • 570 18 AGENCIES B E I J I N G China’s capital boosted armed police patrols yesterday following a spate of attacks the government blames on terrorists seeking independence for the north-western region of Xinjiang. Beijing’s police force said on its microblog that 150 additional
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    • 601 19 AGENCIES BEIJING —Chinese police yesterday said they had detained 60 people following a protest over plans to build a waste incinerator in a city in eastern China, where residents expressed scepticism about official pledges to seek public approval before proceeding.
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    • 428 19 f t L A K r K EXPLORE DARWIN ‘TOP END’ OF AUSTRALIA’S OUTBACK NOW! The 'Top End' of Australia's Outback Northern Territory collectively refers to its three northern tropical and sub-tropical regions: Darwin, the capital city, World Heritage-listed Kakadu National Park and the Katherine region, further south. Travellers will
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  • world
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  • business
    • 849 22  -  But sector will undergo more ‘servicisation’, including more R&D, as it climbs value chain SHIFT TOWARDS SERVICES SECTOR ON STEADY UPTREND SINCE 2000 WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Even as the services sector continues to increase its contribution to the economy,
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    • 312 22 AGENCIES SINGAPORE —Local property firm Frasers Centrepoint Ltd (FCL), controlled by Thai billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, will seek approval from its shareholders later this month for a proposed listing of a hospitality-fo-cused real estate investment trust. In its filing with the
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    • 348 23 AGENCIES SINGAPORE —Temasek Holdings has committed an initial US$500 million (S$625 million) to start a hedge fund seeding venture with Singaporebased asset manager Dymon Asia Capital, at a time when the Asian industry is starting to recover after six years of sluggish growth.
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    • 298 23 SINGAPORE —Transport operator ComfortDelGro said yesterday its firstquarter net profit rose 9.7 per cent onyear to S$63.3 million on broad-based growth across its key businesses as well as a positive currency impact. Revenue for the three months ended March amounted to S$950.8 million, an
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  • technology
    • 847 24 Remotely piloted craft helps conservation society observe breeding patterns without causing much disturbance INCREASING USE OF SUCH TECHNOLOGY OUTSIDE COMBAT ZONES RAISES PRIVACY CONCERN THE GUARDIAN LONDON —Military technology used to track down insurgents in Afghanistan has been adopted by Britain’s biggest
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    • 287 24 REUTERS HONG KONG China’s Alibaba Group has registered a film company in Hong Kong, its regulatory filing showed, as the world’s biggest e-commerce firm ratchets up its media businesses. The company, Alibaba Pictures Group, was registered last month as Alibaba Films
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  • sports
    • 991 26  -  Parents are signing up their children for private sports coaching with DSA scheme in mind SCHOOLS SPORTS SCENE ‘HAS EVOLVED INTO PRESSURE-COOKER SITUATION’ ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —When Tiffany Yau took over the baton for the anchor leg of the 4x300m relay finals at the
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    • 673 27 Chilean extols positive approach as blue half of Manchester celebrates THE GUARDIAN MANCHESTER —Manuel Pellegrini has challenged his Manchester City players to begin an era of dominance after watching them wrap up a second Premier League title in three seasons. After goals from Samir Nasri
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    • 491 27 REUTERS LU TO N Roy Hodgson has given himself the option to give England a youthful, fresh edge at the World Cup after including Ross Barkley, Raheem Sterling, Alex Oxlade-Cham-berlain, Luke Shaw and Adam Lallana in his provisional squad yesterday. There were no real
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    • 908 28  -  SUSPICIONS THAT PREPARATIONS ARE MARRED BY CORRUPTION COMMENTARY BY BRADLEY BROOKS Bradley Brooks is the AP’s bureau chief in Brazil. Find him on Twitter @bradleybrooks AP The cost of building Brasilia’s World Cup stadium has nearly tripled to US$900 million (S$1.1 billion)
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    • 442 30 AGENCIES LOS ANGELES Donald Sterling, the embattled owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, broke his silence yesterday in an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper during which he apologised for making racist remarks. “I’m a good member who made a mistake, and I’m apologising and I’m
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    • 334 30 GAME OF THE DAY LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS 101 OKLAHOMA CITY 99 Down 22 points in the first quarter and trailing by 16 with just nine minutes on the clock, the Los Angeles Clippers rallied for a wild victory to level their Western Conference semi-final series with the
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  • Page 30 Miscellaneous
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  • T TODAY
    • culture&lifestyle
      • 1446 32  -  LIFE IN THE DIRECTOR’S CHAIR IS A SLAM DUNK FOR TAY PING HUI MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg Tay Ping Hui is really balling at the moment. Within weeks of the airing of his latest MediaCorp TV Channel 8 drama, the football-themed World At Your Feet, Tay’s basketball-themed
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      • 291 34 Rowdy frat boys beat the web-slinger at the box office BOX-OFFICE TAKINGS AGENCIES NEW YORK Sorry, Spidey. A raunchy fraternity just turned the box office into a block party this weekend. The No 1 movie in the United States and Canada over the weekend was Bad
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      • Article, Illustration
        796 36 Which would be the best opera to take a first-timer to? DRAMATIC VARIETY AGENCIES LONDON What should your first opera be? Yes, that’s a pretty strange question. No one ever asks: “What should your first movie be?” Anything from Bambi to Star Wars to The Lego Movie would
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      • 275 36 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON In 2003, a survey of 1,000 American tourists visiting Scotland revealed that a third of them believed the haggis to be a small animal. About a quarter of those questioned were visiting Scotland to “try to catch a haggis”. One American tourist
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    • television
      • 643 37 The actor takes on mystery and monsters in a new drama set in Victorian England RETURN TO TELEVISION REUTERS LOS ANGELES —Monsters and murders of the Victorian age come alive in the new supernatural drama Penny Dreadful, as actor Josh Hartnett leads a band
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      • Article, Illustration
        177 37 REUTERS LOS ANGELES —Fans of the procedural TV series can get ready for more CSIrelated programming. CBS has given a series order to the offshoot CSI: Cyber for the *****015 season. The spin-off, which was written by Carol Mendelsohn, Anthony Zuiker and Ann Donahue, stars Patricia Arquette
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  • Page 32 Miscellaneous
    • 193 32 YOUR WEEKLY RADIO CHARTS I TOP20 For the week: 9 May -15 May BAD THING Justin Timberlake 02 Ain't It Fun Paramore X 03 All Of Me John Legend 04 Let It Go Demi Lovato 05 She Looks So Perfect 5 Seconds Of Summer X 06 Happy Pharrell Williams IS
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  • Page 33 Miscellaneous
    • 622 33 JCUBE 2 JURONG EAST CENTRAL 1 BALESTIER SHAW PLAZA LEVEL 4 LIDO SHAW HOUSE LEVEL 5 LEVEL 4 LOT ONE LEVEL 5 LOT 1 CHOA CHU KANG nex nex SERANGOON CENTRAL LEVEL 4 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (PG13) (CS)✱✱ 3D 10:40am, 1:40pm, 4:40, 7:40 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 (PG13) (CS)✱
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    • 236 34 Monster mash The stars of Godzilla talk about taking on a giant reptile and then some http://tdy.sg/cranston13may For healthier eyes, choose ACUVUE® rL I choose 1»DAY ACUVUE® TruEye™ because it enables me to attain peak performance with clear, white and healthy eyes. Now, I can move with greater agility and
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    • 94 35 Backpacking through unfamiliar terrain and overcoming language barriers? These Korean veteran actors are in for a stupendous adventure! ovtr Flo^ s v u nojjj r^vJ] nj y '■nil rj nil te/j iv vy o\d tough It’s actor Lee Se -e nlpor ter Pe >rk lV e TfL’ disp° sa V'
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  • Page 36 Miscellaneous
    • 88 36 AY IN CINEMAS 15 MAY SEE IT IN 3D AND (MAX 3D P LEGENDARY SOME INTENSE SEQUENCES with CHINESE SUBTITLES I ADVANCE TICKETS ON SALE NOW PLEASE CHECK INDIVIDUAL CINEMA WEBSITES FOR DETAILS K53 DAYS OF FUTURE PAST IN CINEMAS MAY 2 2 3D ADVANCE SALES STARTS MAY 16 PLEASE
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    • 54 37 REWARDS. FROM ME TO YOU. WIN ME! Win travel vouchers worth S$1,000 in our May Lucky Draw! To enter: 1 Update your Profile OR 2. Redeem 250 Star Points T&Cs apply. SCAN ME! Download the MEclub app, and scan this QR code to receive Star Points! Not yet a member?
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  • Page 38 Miscellaneous
    • 296 38 6.00AM~ Fresh~ With~ Bharati~ Jagdish~ And~ Andre~ Ahchak 9.00~ Body~ And~ Soul~ With~ Daniel~ Martin~ 11.00~ Lunch~ Box~ With~ Howie~ Lim 2.00PM~ Afternoon~ Tea~ With~ Eugene~ Loh 5.00~ The~ X~ And~ M~ Show~ With~ William~ Xavier~ And~ Michelle~ Martin 9.00~ Nightcap~ With~ Angela~ Lim BODY AND SOUL WITH DANIEL MARTIN
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    • 397 38 MediaCorp’s latest online TV service offers entertainment, lifestyle, information and news across multiple devices. Log on to www.toggle.sg or download the Toggle App now. E:~ English C:~ Chinese M:~ Malay T:~ Tamil CATCH-UP Watch episodes on Toggle after they are shown on TV FREE CHOCCYWOCCYDOODAH II This is a brand-new
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  • Page 39 Miscellaneous
    • 1136 39 CHANNEL tellchannel5@mediacorp.com.sg CHANNEL tellchannel8@mediacorp.com.sg 6.00AM~ First~ Look~ Asia 9.00~ One~ Direction~ A~ Year~ In~ The~ Making~ 10.00~ Britney~ Spears:~ Femme~ Fatale~ 11.30~ Holiday~ Movie:~ Did~ You~ Hear~ About~ The~ Morgans?~ (HD)~ (PG) 1.30PM~ Holiday~ Movie:~ Nutty~ Professor~ II:~ The~ Klumps 3.45~ Holiday~ Movie:~ Shrek~ The~ Third~ (HD) 5.30~ Holiday~ Movie:~
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