Today, 12 January 2008

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    13 1 weekendTODAY MICA(P) 134/10/2007 /A=ryJj\COßP we set you thinking January 12 13, 2008 todayonline.com
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    Lock icon Ex-President Suharto fading; half-brother allowed out of jail to see him
    304 1 —AGENCIES JAKARTA Indonesia's former President Suharto was slipping away, the hospital treating him said late on Friday. Reports said Vice-President Jusuf Kalla had arrived at the hospital. Sources said President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who is in Malaysia, could return
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    Lock icon MM Lee on growing old
    1015 1  -  SHERALYN TAY His turning points and what now keeps him 'alive to the world' sheralyn@media corp.com.sg THE first wake-up call came at age 34, when his smoking habit led to the loss of his voice in the midst of campaigning. Later, it was the jolt
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon MEDI-DEBATE: WHY I'M OPTIMISTIC
      1158 2  -  ALEX HAR YUH LING XTRA HEALTHCARE It's not doomsday yet, but we need to define our roles, responsibilities in the healthcare system THE Medicare prophets of doom have surfaced again, this time in the form of a Weekend Xtra article by Stanley Jeremiah, "Medisave, Medishield... Medicrisis?"
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      SINGAPORESEEN
      98 3 GOODIE BAGS APLENTY: Today photographer Trevor Tan captured this picture of one of the exhibition booths at the Sicex 2008 exhibition at Suntec City Convention Centre. The booth is stuffed with goodie bags ready for visitors. The exhibition, which is open to the public, will be held this Saturday
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      Lock icon MIC politician shot dead
      571 3 -AGENCIES State Assemblyman is second party official killed in this manner KUALA LUMPUR As tensions remain within the Indian community over allegations of discrimination, a lawmaker from the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) was found shot dead on Friday in an elevator at his party's office in
      -AGENCIES  -  571 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Glitch pays civil servants more
      196 3 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SOME civil servants, including teachers, got a surprise when they received their pay slips on Friday: Their take-home pay was higher than usual. This was due to a glitch in the system when it came to the deductions for Central Provident Fund (CPF)
      — CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  196 words
    • Article
      Why companies here should set up own pension schemes
      446 3  -  TEOXUANWEI xuanwei@media corp.com.sg SINGAPOREANS have the Central Provident Fund (CPF), but they could have one more retirement scheme with which to live more comfortably if companies set up their own schemes for employees. Leading the call for the Government to allow
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  • singapore news
    • XTRA POINT OF VIEW
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        S'PORE A GRACIOUS SOCIETY, NOT
        179 4  -  LOH CHEE KONG IT HAS somewhat become a national pastime to dissect the words of Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew. No surprises then that the blogosphere and some mainstream media are tripping over themselves scrutinising the 84-year-olds recent remarks that he won't live to see
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      • Article
        MEANS TESTING'S BUY-IN
        151 4  -  CHRISTIE LOH HOW will means testing benefit the average Singaporean? So far, the reasons for the upcoming medical subsidy overhaul have centred on long-term issues: The need to contain the national healthcare budget of a rapidly-greying society and to create more equitable distribution of subsidies. To the
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        US VOTERS ARE NO FOOLS
        172 4  -  ROSNAH AHMAD THE results of the United States Democratic Party's first two primaries have overturned conventional wisdom on its head and thank goodness for that It would be a sad day for the world's leading democracy that has no shortage of political talent if a
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      87 4 RATS ALIVE!: Ushering in the Year of the Rat along Eu Tong Sen Street in Chinatown this year will be this Mickey look-alike and a whole host of decorations and lights. The annual light-up -when the streets will be fully aglow- starts next Saturday with Senior Minister Goh Chok Jong
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      Lock icon DRIVEN TO GO PUBLIC
      156 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE rising cost of fuel is changing the way Singaporeans choose to travel. SBS bus ridership climbed by 4.2 per cent last year. SMRT saw a rise of 6 per cent in passenger numbers, compared to the 4-per-cent increase in 2006 and significantly higher
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      Lock icon CONFESSIONS OF A CEO
      1313 6  -  CHRISTIE LOH XTRA WORKING DAD christie@mediacorp.com.sg INVINCIBLE on the corporate ladder, ineffectual at home. Leader of a tip-top company, head of a household in shambles. For some 20 years, Silicon Valley hotshot Dominic Orr was wedged between the two realms, unable to find a comfortable equilibrium
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      Lock icon Are S'poreans Nobel material?
      543 8  -  ZUL OTHMAN To produce a laureate, the scientific community here must think out of the box zul@mediacorp.com.sg BY HIS own admission, Nobel laureate Professor Royi Noyori was pursuing subjects that "many found unimportant". So, imagine his surprise when he won the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry,
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon SINGAPORE AIRSHOW TICKETS UP FOR GRABS
        98 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Tickets to the inaugural Singapore Airshow are now on sale, priced at $20 for adults and $8 for children. They can be bought at all Sing Post outlets and Self-service Automated Machines, online at www.singaporeairshow.com.sg, or from the Global Ticket Network at
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        Lock icon CNA, CHINA GROUP HOLD OLYMPIC MARKETING FORUM
        129 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Service industry experts from Singapore and China were gathered in Beijing to discuss how to tap the opportunities presented by the 2008 Beijing Olympics to market China to the world. With some 300 participants, the forum was organised by the Chinese
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    • Article
      Sistic increases its booking fee for tickets over $20
      272 8  -  ALICIA WONG alicia@mediacorp.com.sg COME Jan 15, Sistic will be increasing its booking fee for tickets that cost over $20. With the dollar increase, the new booking fee will be $3. Shows that started their ticket sales from Jan 5 will enjoy
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      Lock icon NEA officer guilty of sending bomb attack emails
      263 8  -  TEOXUANWEI xuanwei@media corp.com.sg THE lawyer for a civil servant charged with sending hoax email to government feedback websites is pleading for a jail term no longer than 12 months for his client Neo Khoon Sing (picture), a senior manager with the National
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    • Article
      What works best: Bonuses or training?
      335 10  -  NGJINGYNG Employees and employers here have different ideas on how to retain talent: Survey jingyng@media corp. com. sg WHEN it comes to what would keep employees in the job, bosses here do not seem to be on the same wavelength as their staff, according
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      Lock icon STUDENT GRAPPLES WITH LIFE IN LONDON
      906 10  -  CHARLES TAN XTRA HOMESICK This S'porean tells why he misses the Republic despite flaws in its system HALF a year has passed since I left Singapore for London, and though I hate to admit it, I must confess to a slight tinge of homesickness
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      Lock icon YOUR KIDS ARE WATCHING, PARENTS
      1039 12  -  CRISPINA ROBERT XTRA PARENTING Train them how to behave with basic decency. And it all begins at home I SPEND a fair amount of time at the playground near my home and I like watching children and how they interact with one another. Some time
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      194 5 ■^ISP R I N G I I l I I is I Experience a private eden of your very own at Espira Spring I Nestled in a quiet haven at 59 Lorong G Telok Kurau and just <j un >n g pan-island expressway (pie) Eunos Kembangan Q 8 minutes from
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  • world news
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      SIA to compensate grounded A380 passengers
      412 14  -  NEOCHAICHIN chaichin@media corp.com.sg AFTER all the hype about the Airbus A3Bo's offerings, the frustrations of at least one passenger, who had been looking forward to seven-and-a-half hours on board the flight to Sydney on Thursday, were summed up thus. "Only a one-hour stay in
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      TAGGED!
      78 14 PHOTOS BY KOH Mill FONG ERNEST CHUA More than 11,000 people sent SMSes in response to tagged ads in Today over a stretch of three days. The lucky ones earned cash, won movie tickets and popcorn vouchers given out by AdTag™ and MediaCorp Press. The campaign marked by 12
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      Lock icon 'Please give us back our daughter, please don't hurt her'
      366 16 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police have mounted an urgent nationwide search for a missing five-year-old girl, who they fear could be the victim of a killer responsible for a brutal rape and murder last year. Even as the police look
      -AFP; MALAYSIA POLICE  -  366 words
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      Royal Commission to begin hearing on 'Lingam' video clip
      250 16 KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian judiciary will once again be thrust into the limelight when the Royal Commission of Inquiry begins its hearing into the controversial Lingam video clip on Monday. The commission is expected to summon such high-profile witnesses as former
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      Lock icon 'We want justice'
      390 16 -AFP Well-being of Indon workers in M'sia among issues joint committee will scrutinise KUALA LUMPUR Indonesia's President has called for justice for his country's workers who have been abused by their Malaysian employers. The call from Mr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono followed a string of cases that has
      -AFP; AFP  -  390 words
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      Lock icon Everest hero Sir Ed dies
      402 17 -AGENCIES New Zealand plans state funeral for great adventurer WELLINGTON Sir Edmund Hillary, the modest New Zealand beekeeper who won global fame as one of the world's great adventurers after becoming the first person to climb Mount Everest, died on Friday at age 88. A
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      51 17 PHILANTHROPIST: In this photograph dated May 27,2003, Sir Edmund Hillary waves as he arrives for an official ceremony as part of the Mount Everest Golden Jubilee celebration at Durbar Square in downtown Kathmandu. Nepal's Sherpa community -who regards Sir Edmund as a "second father" was plunged into mourning over his
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      Lock icon OBAMA'S EMPTY SLATE
      1297 18  -  KENNETH S CHIANG XTRA US PRESIDENTIAL RACE To beat Hillary, the Democrat candidate will need more than words HILLARY Clinton and John McCain grabbed headlines as "comeback kids" in the New Hampshire primary last Tuesday but Barack Obama retains more than enough steam to go forth. Nevertheless,
      GRAPHICS MCT  -  1,297 words
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      Lock icon EXPECT A SAMY SURPRISE, AGAIN
      984 20  -  LESLIE LAU XTRA MALAYSIAN HERO Recent protests have given the MIC head a new reason to fight AS HE turns 72 this year, Mr S Samy Vellu, the colourful, combative and longest-serving president of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) was always going to consider calling
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      Lock icon Sarkozy's ex-wife loses legal tussle
      553 22 -AGENCIES Court allows release of book on French President PARIS Nicolas Sarkozy's former wife, Cecilia Ciganer-Albeniz, lost a court bid on Friday to block the release of a book in which she is quoted as describing the French president as a womaniser and uncaring father.
      -AGENCIES; PHOTOS EPA, AFP  -  553 words
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      Lock icon IGNORING PERILS ABROAD
      568 23 isaa US presidential hopefuls sidestep I war on terror at their nation's peril I JERUSALEM may seem a mighty long way froirß New Hampshire, but rather than dwelling on the exß citement generated by this week's extraordinary primary results, the surviving candidates in the Unitß ed States'
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      Lock icon BUSH PREDICTS ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE
      261 23 -AFP United States President George W Bush wrapped up his landmark Middle East tour on Friday after boldly predicting the signing within a year of a peace treaty to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Before heading off to allied Arab states to rally support against what he
      -AFP  -  261 words
    • Article
      Lock icon 'Treasure your sacred ballots'
      308 23 -AGENCIES TAIPEI Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian urged voters on Friday to turn out in large numbers for Saturday's legislative elections. "This election is critical because Taiwan can't lose, and democracy and justice must win," Mr Chen said in the southern city of Kaohsiung on Friday, before
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
      • Article
        Lock icon AUNG SAN SUU KYI MEETS MYANMAR JUNTA OFFICIAL
        129 23 -AFP Myanmar's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi met for one hour on Friday with a junta official, a move her party described as a positive sign nearly two months after her last contact with the regime. The Nobel Peace Prize winner
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        Lock icon MALAYSIAN ACTIVISTS TO HOLD PROTEST 'CARNIVAL'
        98 23 -AFP Malaysian activists have announced plans on Friday to stage an election protest as the country gears up for polls that are expected to be called this year. Organisers hope the Feb 23 event, tagged as a carnival, will attract similar numbers to the
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        Lock icon JAPANESE KIDS OBSESSED WITH PHONES: SURVEY
        139 23 -AFP Young Japanese people are creating a new lifestyle for the 21st century based on the handphones that few are now able to live without. They use their phones to read books, listen to music, chat with friends and surf the Internet an average
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      Lock icon UK going nuclear – a great con job?
      563 24  - UK going nuclear a great con job? POLLY TOYNBEE -THE GUARDIAN A LOOMING energy crisis has forced Britain to announce an aggressive nuclear energy policy, with the construction of up to 10 nuclear power stations by 2020. Marking the new political year, Prime Minister Gordon Brown promised to take "the
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      Lock icon OOPS, HOW DID SHE COME TO THIS?
      883 25  -  WILLIAM LANGLEY -THE DAILY TELEGRAPH XTRA POP CULTURE One-time small-town girl of solid values and sweet demeanour, Britney is now a broken woman THE career is shot, the looks have gone, the marriage is over, the children have been taken away. Under 24-hour
      -THE DAILY TELEGRAPH; AFB BLOOMBERG, MCT  -  883 words
    • THIS quirky WORLD
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        Lock icon CASHING IN ON THE DEAD
        135 26 TWO men have been arrested in New York after they tried to cash a cheque worth about £180 ($504) that belonged to a dead friend, Ananova reported. David Dalaia and James O'Hare, both 65, were seen wheeling the body of Mr Virgilio Cintron in an
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      • Article
        NEGLIGENCE SAVED THE BOSS' LIFE
        87 26 NEGLIGENCE by a construction worker in Croatia saved his manager from injury, Ananova reported. Mr Milan Krajnic, 27, had fallen from the third floor of a building but escaped unharmed after he landed in a pool of freshly-poured concrete. "I found out later that the
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      • Article
        THE PERILS OF BEING A NON-SMOKER
        84 26 THREE workers in Germany who were sacked by their boss for being non-smok-ers are now suing him for unfair dismissal, Ananova reported. Mr Thomas Jensen, head of a telesales firm, who sacked the three non-smok-ers, said: "Smokers have always been our best employees. Non-smokers
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      Lock icon Japan resumes support for 'war on terror' mission
      211 26 -AFP TOKYO Japan's Defence Minister has ordered ships back to the Indian Ocean after its Parliament resumed support for the United States-led "war on terror", saying the mission would be relaunched in around six weeks. The Parliament had approved a Bill to
      -AFP  -  211 words
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      Lock icon Glaciers in a hothouse world
      538 26 —THEDAILYTB.EGRAPH LONDON Glaciers have been around in warmer times, say scientists, in a report that may put a dent in the global warming theories. An international research team has discovered that rivers of ice survived for hundreds of thousands of years during an extraordinary era
      —THEDAILYTB.EGRAPH; BLOOMBERG  -  538 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Nepal sets date for election – for the third time
      172 26 Nepal sets date for election for the third time -AFP KATHMANDU Nepal's main political parties and former Maoist rebels have agreed to hold elections in the Himalayan nation on April 10, a minister said on Friday. The election, already postponed twice following the November 2006 signing of a landmark peace
      -AFP  -  172 words
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      Lock icon Should he be forgiven ?
      1035 27  - Should he be forgiven DR VICTOR SILAEN The debate rages on about how Indonesia should deal with Suharto's legacy SEVERAL days ago, former President Suharto went back to the hospital. His condition hit critical point- his condition was so bad that text messages stating he had died began circulating last
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      730 15 Advertorial In this last of a five-part series on the Singapore Youth Award (SYA), the highest national youth accolade, Chang Su-Fern speaks to former national bowler Valerie Teo, recipient of last year's SYA for Sports Adventure SPORTING ARENA _#fl_W Valerie Teo may have retired from the m H national team
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      406 17 1 l 1 12-13 JANUARY 2008 A[9 2008 M UjiiJ SUNTEC CONVENTION CENTRE J 111 f A LEVEL 4. HALLS 401 /402 m. d www.sicex.com.sg R SICEX 2008 Exhibition Over 100 booths featuring n h II f T h VI exciting lifestyle products services for baby boomers (above 45 years)
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      172 24 MediaCorp Press Limited, the publisher of TODAY, the second most read English newspaper, invites tenders for: The Provision Of Newspaper Distribution Services To MRT Stations Malls COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS Tender documents can be obtained from 10 January 2008 onwards during office hours between 9.30 am to 5.00pm (Mondays to
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      29 27 Brjmwm -r-a •_________-_1 _r^__________i __^__^-^-_a-a-_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SEPUTAR INDONESIA roundup eputar is Indonesia's 3rd largest circulating paper. It is owned by MNC, which has a strategic and financial partnership with MediaCorp.
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  • Voices
    • Letter
      To have a better time at carnival, use toilets responsibly
      218 28  -  ANDREW YAP Letter from Event Manager, Singapore River Hong Bao 2008 Pico Art International I REFER to the letter, "Guess why carnival stinks" (Jan 9) by Lim Boon Hee about the conditions and maintenance of the mobile toilets at the
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      Lock icon WE CAN BE PROUD OF 3M...
      683 28  -  KAREN TAN Spore healthcare best in Asia, sensationalising issue unfair to dedicated workers Letter from Director, Corporate Communications Ministry of Health CITING major problems in the United States healthcare system, Stanley Jeremiah declared in a two-article commentary that Singapore's healthcare system was running into
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    • Letter
      CIVIL SERVANTS AND MEDISAVE
      330 28  -  BERNADETTESIM Letter from Director, Personnel Policy Public Service Division Prime Minister's Office I REFER to the article, "Medisave, MediShield Medi-crisis?" (Weekend Today, Jan 5-6) by Stanley Jeremiah. Mr Jeremiah said that the Civil Service introduced the Medisave-cum-Outpatient (MSO) Scheme to "cut back on the level of
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    • Letter
      Wanted: Sponsor for live telecast of World Cup qualifier
      223 29  -  DEREK YIP Letter from I ALWAYS look forward to the write-ups in the sports section of Today because your newspaper gives Singapore soccer the exposure it needs. Your Sports Editor Leonard Thomas mentioned on Thursday that these are exciting times for
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      Lock icon Share your thoughts, LTA
      285 29  -  JOHN LUCAS Letter from I'M SURE everyone who drives along Toa Payoh Lorong 6 shares the same frustration and bewilderment as Oscar Lee expressed in his letter, "Rude shock: ERP on doorstep" (Jan 10). New gantries are being erected all over Singapore and the tolls are
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    • Letter
      Tourists can get deferred STP refund
      266 29  -  GREGORY DANKER Letter from Vice-President, Marketing and Communications, EZ-Link WE THANK Ronald Boon for his valuable feedback sent to Today entitled "Tourists don't keep office hours" (Jan 8). We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused to him and others like him who may have
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    • Letter
      Don't forget the ills of globalisation
      121 29  -  LAI YEW CHAN Letter from I REFER to the letter, "Break barriers with a burger" (Jan 10). While we rejoice that the world is closer through the sharing of global brands, we must be mindful that globalisation does not come without its disadvantages. For
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  • Business
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      Lock icon 2008 rat with 'blurry vision'
      597 30  -  ESTHER FUNG esther@mediacorp.com.sg but this need not be bad for investors in coming Year of the Rat, say geomancers BELEAGUERED stocks are widely expected to stage a recovery in the second half of this year, but astrologers say that in the Year of the Rat,
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    • Article
      Parties behind STI mull additional charges for its use
      269 30  -  CHEOWXINYI xinyi@media corp.com.sg THE three organisations behind the revamped Straits Times Index (STI) are believed to be reviewing a decision on whether to impose additional charges for its use. This comes after mounting unhappiness was expressed by brokerages, resulting in remisiers
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    • BUSINESSBRIEFS
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        STATS CHIPPAC PLANS CAPITAL REDUCTION
        119 30 Stats Chippac, controlled by Temasek Holdings, plans to return as much as US$Bl3 million ($1.2 billion) to investors after reducing its capital. Investors may get 39 US cents per stock, based on the company's last issued share capital. The amount is estimated at 37 US
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        F&N REGISTERS CHINA SUBSIDIARY
        41 30 Fraser Neave (F&N) has registered a wholly-owned subsidiary in China called Guangzhou Asia Pacific Brewery Co with a capital of US$5O million ($71.6 million). F&N said the company will produce, market, sell and distribute beer in China.
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        AIR CHINA AND CHINA EASTERN TO SWAP SHARES: SOURCES
        145 30 Air China and China Eastern Airlines Corp may swap shares in an alliance plan being prepared after Singapore Airlines (SIA) failed to buy a stake in China Eastern, said people familiar with the negotiations. Air China's parent, China National Aviation Holding
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        Lock icon JULIUS BAER INCREASES HEADCOUNT
        142 30 —AGENCIES Julius Baer Holding, Switzerland's biggest independent money manager, has hired six private wealth managers from rival ÜBS for its banking unit in South-east Asia. Mr Michael de Santiesteban has joined Bank Julius Baer Co as managing director of marketing for South-east Asia, the company said.
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      GRAB 'EM IF YOU CAN
      1086 31  -  PRITHPAL SINGH XTRA AVIATION As more airports embrace privatisation, opportunities abound for investors THESE days if you have a billion dollars or two to invest, the way to go is to bid for an international airport At the rate airports are being privatised and new
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    • business news
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        AirAsia stops bets on price of oil
        220 32 AIRASIA, Asia's biggest discount carrier by fleet size, will stop making bets on the price of oil, after incorrect forecasts contributed to a 16-per-cent slide in shares over the last month. "It's a nightmare because the volatility is crazy," chief executive officer Tony
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        Lock icon BERNANKE POISED FOR FORCEFUL ACTION
        757 32  -  MARTIN CRUTSINGER -AP Can US Fed chief match Greenspan's magic and wave credit woes away? FED chairman Ben Bernanke borrowed a page from Mr Alan Greenspan's crisis playbook when he promised emphatically to cut interest rates further if the weak economy needs the help. The
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      • Article
        Gold price rises close to key level of US$900 an ounce
        349 32  -  CHEOWXINYI cheowxinyi@media corp.com.sg GOLD touched a record high of U*****.75 per ounce yesterday in early morning trading as it staged an attempt to rise to the key psychological level of US$9OO, driven up by the weak United States dollar
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        Lock icon CHEAP GOODS, BUT AT WHAT COST?
        1249 33  -  DAVID BARBOZA NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE XTRA LABOUR LAWS Factory conditions are much better, but China workers still have it tough NEARLY a decade after some of the most powerful companies in the world often under considerable criticism and pressure began an effort
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      1075 34  -  AUDREY PHOON CULINARY CURVE BALLS BARMY Want a good meal? You may find one in the most unlikely place audrey@mediacorp.com.sg I'VE gotten used to the fact that my Serangoon home is in Marine Parade GRC; that my favourite Ponggol seafood is located along Killiney Road; and that Katong
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      245 35 BARRACKS HOUSE 9B Dempsey Road 6475 7787 Harold and Kumar went all the way to White Castle for their slider fix, but you can get yours here instead. Barracks' Oldfashioned American Sliders ($22) are fat little burgers that come in twos and make a juicy meal. Have
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        646 36  -  EVELINE GAN CULINARY GEM And plush interiors are the crown jewels at this new Cantonese restaurant eveline@mediacorp.com.sg DESPITE its Chinese-sounding name, Huang Jia which means royal family in Chinese hardly looks like your typical Chinese restaurant The dining rooms, that are seductively dressed in crimson velvet,
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          148 37 To kick-start the New Year, Swensen's is serving up a range of scrumptious seafood meals this month. Tantalise your taste buds with the Tango Soft Shell Crab ($18.90) that comprises linguini tossed with succulent baby clams and shredded ham, and softshell crab fried
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          106 37 Tian Fu Teahouse at Parkroyal on Beach Road is now offering an Imperial High Tea spread. For $15++ per person, you can indulge in a range of premium Chinese teas and snacks at the teahouse between 2.30pm and 6pm daily. On the menu
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        673 37  -  ANNETTE TAN BURIED TREASURE At a humble cafe in a sleepy town, good food and service thrive food@newstoday.com.sg TUCKED away along the sleepy stretch of Jalan Pari Burong (off Upper Changi Road), Foo House appears to be an old Irish pub that has been around for decades. Yellowing
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        1173 38  -  LYNETTE KOH The humble suitcase has been given a high-end makeover. Rib cage on wheels, anyone? lyn ette@ mcd iaco rp. com. sg A FEW months ago, I found myself at the lost baggage counter at Sydney Airport, whining plaintively to the officer manning the desk. Forty-1
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        757 40  -  PEARLYN THAM Dr Martens, the icon of the '90s grunge look, are clomping back into fashion pearlyn@mediacorp.com.sg IN THE fast-moving footwear industry, having an iconic design or name is no easy feat. There are the Ugg boots, comfortable wool-lined footwear whose chunky silhouette have caused
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        103 41  -  mere, taffeta, lace and chiffon. PEARLYN THAM Hello and Goodbye: On Friday, the media here had a sneak preview of Valentino Garavani's last collection for Spring-Summer 2008 for his House of Valentino. The couturier, known for his red dresses and celebrity following, announced his retirement
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        245 41  -  PEARLYN THAM YOU may have her music on your iPod but thanks to beauty brand M.A.C, you'll soon have Taiwanese stage dynamo A Mci on your dressing table, too. M.A.C has linked up with the pop sensation to launch a limited edition collection of make-up, inspired
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        245 41  -  PEARLYN THAM THESE may look like any other pair of earrings but they have a more noble function than decorating your ears. They are known as Earrings For Hearing and are a cross between fashionable jewellery and hearing aids. Ernest Poh, managing director of The
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        196 41  -  PEARLYN THAM START saving your pocket money now and by early next year, you'll have a stash to blow on lon Orchard. The lon Orchard will open for business then. Replacing the construction works you see now will be the shopfronts of the biggest names in the
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        628 42  -  COLIN YONG A 5 FOR EFFORT colin@mediacorp.com.sg SOME car-makers get inextricably linked with their debut models, which can be a blessing or a curse. Think Volkswagen and the original Beetle, Proton and the Saga and perhaps less fortuitously, Chery and the QQ. It's a pity the
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        437 42  -  COLIN YONG The annual Detroit auto show opens tomorrow and car-makers are kicking off the new year with some intriguing new models A GREEN SUPERCAR? Audi R8 TDI Audi hasn't officially confirmed it, but one of the two new cars it is showcasing in Detroit is believed to
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          99 44 More than 600 individuals have already attended auditions in the hope of taking part in the forthcoming local reality series, The Mitsubishi Challenge: Race to the Limit. The series will be screened on MediaCorp TV Channel 5 in April. Eight pairs of contestants will be chosen
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          99 44 Citroen will launch a more compact version of its C 4 Picasso Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV) here by the end of this month. The new model is 120 mm shorter than the existing Grand C 4 Picasso and has five seats instead of seven. The
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          93 44  -  COLIN YONG German sports car manufacturer Porsche has confirmed that a hybrid drivetrain will be offered as an option on the upcoming four-door Panamera. Fitted with both a conventional engine and an electric motor, it will be up to 30 per cent more fuel
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        VERY MARCH THE SAME
        537 44  -  COLIN YONG MINOR MAKEOVER Behind the new face of Nissan's supermini lies a very familiar car colin@mediacorp.com.sg HAS it really been five years since this generation of Nissan March popped into the world? Someone must have injected it with a stay-young gene at birth, given how
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        PREMIUM CAR BRANDS STILL POWERING AHEAD
        290 44  -  COLIN YONG THE strong worldwide economy saw demand for high-end cars continue to accelerate last year, with the leading two brands BMW and Mercedes-Benz both shifting a record number of new vehicles. BMW retained its position as the world's largest premium car maker last
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      327 45 LAW ORDER -AFP Judgement Day for two criminals who targeted Tom Cruise and Nicolas Cage CELEBRITY CAPER #1 A computer technician, who admitted attempting to extort US$l.3 million ($1.86 million) from Tom Cruise in exchange for stolen photos of the actor's wedding, escaped with a fine and probation on Thursday.
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      179 46 AGENCIES THEY were caught in a web of love but, sadly, Spider-Man and his leading lady Mary Jane are no more. Fans of the film franchise starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst (picture) might not be aware that the characters they play Peter Parker and
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      500 46  -  ASIF ANSAR St Regis' Astor Bar serves up excellent cocktails organic and otherwise asif@mediacorp.com.sg DRINKING to your health takes on new meaning at the St Regis Singapore, where an array of organic and "healthier and slimmer" cocktails grace the drink menu at the hotel's recently unveiled
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      110 46 PHOTOS KOH MUI FONG MediaCorp TV Channel 8 has recently celebrated 25 years of Chinese drama. So, what can viewers expect next? For starters, there's Taste of Love (top), which begins on Jan 22. The cast of the culinarytheme drama in which jealousy and
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      600 50 AP ROAD TO SUPERBOWL XLII They are unbeaten and many say unstoppable, but Belichick and Co know there are pitfalls ahead NFL PLAYOFFS New England v Jacksonville They all face first-round winners in the latest test of whether it's better to have momentum or rest
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      247 50 NBA San Antonio 80 Detroit 90 TEXAS Rasheed Wallace (picture) scored 23 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to spark the Detroit Pistons past reigning National Basketball Association (NBA) champions the San Antonio Spurs 90-80 on Thursday. In a match-up of the teams with the
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      259 50 -AFP HONOLULU South Korean X J Choi fired six birdies in a six-under-par 64 opening round on Thursday to grab a one-stroke lead at the US PGA Sony Open. Three birdies in five holes helped Choi stay ahead of Americans Jimmy Walker, Heath Slocum and Steve Marino
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      555 51 -AFP SMARTER AND WISER Serbia's young star is hungry for his first Slam, even with that Swiss guy out there TENNIS Australian Open MELBOURNE Serbia's Novak Djokovic knows first-hand what he has to do to upset Roger Federer, should he once again confront the man they all have
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      240 51 -AFP LONDON Organised crime including the Russian mafia could be involved in fixing matches, World Tennis Association (WTA) chief executive Larry Scott (picture) told BBC Sport on Friday. Scott claimed he knew of players who had been asked to throw matches and said: "One has
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      320 51 AFP MELBOURNE Indian tennis star Sania Mirza (picture) is considering her future after a furore in her country over a photograph that shows her bare feet resting near the national flag. The Australian newspaper reported on Friday that the image, taken by a photographer at
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      900 52  -  TAN YO-HINN GOLD ON HER MIND yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg Swim star tipped to make a big splash at Asean Para Games, but she wants the big one SINGAPORE will field 62 athletes at the 4th Asean Para Games, to be held in Korat, Thailand, from
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      177 52  -  -TANYO-HINN RUGBY players from the St Andrew's family of schools will no longer have to contend with muddy pitches at training sessions or on match days. On Friday, St Andrew's unveiled a synthetic rugby pitch at their premises in Potong Pasir. Built specifically for
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      132 52 The Singapore Slingers will have some special guests on Sunday at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. AIA will be stage their second Family Night when the Slingers host the Wollongong Hawks in their Hummer Championship Australian National Basketball League (NBL) 2007-2008 match, which tips off at spm. All
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      328 53 AFP FOOTBALL Primera Liga MADRID The African Nations Cup will deny some teams in the Spanish top-flight some of their best players, but league leaders Real Madrid are one side unlikely to feel the pinch with their huge squad. Real must do without Mali international
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      597 53 J. T_______Cl.il ACIJ.-V. -AFP n Hgjßa Brazilian trinity set to light up the San Siro and get Milan moving SERIE A AC Milan v Napoli ROME AC Milan will have a new three-pronged Brazilian attack when the second half of the Italian season kicks off this
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      772 54 THE NEW YORK TIMES DUMB AND DUMBER NEW YORK It is one thing for network audio to capture Tiger Woods curse a bad shot, but another for a network announcer to say, as the Golf Channel's Kelly Tilghman did last Friday, that one way for
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      343 54 -AP WHITE PLAINS, New York Disgraced Olympian Marion Jones will ask a US federal judge to keep her out of prison when she is sentenced on Saturday (Singapore time), but the only real question may be how much time she gets. Jones, who apologised,
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      2639 55 OH, THE SHAME was lucky enough to see Don Bradman play cricket. Once, he was an ardent supporter of Australia's cricket team. Today he's not, after Australia's irascible captain, Ricky Thomas Ponting (picture), ripped out the heart of the Gentleman's Game in one fell swoop. LAST week,
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      597 58 AGENCIES SIGNED AND DELIVERED Snaring Frenchman boosts Grant's options, but Ramos' Spurs wilf be a stern test ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Chelsea v Tottenham LONDON Avram Grant got his wish when Chelsea finally landed Nicolas Anelka on Friday. The club reported sealed a £15-million ($21.5-million) deal with Bolton for
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      362 58 -AFP ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Everton v Man City LIVERPOOL After a turbulent seven days, Everton will attempt to overcome two depressing cup defeats, a Fifa row, and fresh speculation surrounding the future of manager David Moyes by stealing a march on Manchester City in
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      413 59 -AFP ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Middlesbrough v Liverpool MIDDLESBROUGH Rafael Benitez welcomed new signing Martin Skrtel from Russian champions Zenit St Petersburg on Friday. The 23-year-old Slovak international centre-back signed a four-and-a-half-year deal and is seen by the Reds as one
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      515 59 -AFP MOMENT OF TRUTH Some stars are missing, but Wenger believes Gunners' powder won't run dry ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Arsenal v Birmingham City LONDON Arsenal have already been transformed into one of the richest clubs in world football. Now Arsene Wenger is about to discover whether
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      828 60 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH MONEYBAGS UNITED Premiership champions show their moneymaking prowess, although the club continue to service huge loans LONDON Not too long ago, Newcastle United were bullish about one day becoming as big as Manchester United. On Saturday, they visit Old Trafford for a Premiership
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      358 60 -AFP MUNICH Bayern Munich announced on Friday that former Germany boss and World Cup winner Juergen Klinsmann will take the reins at the club next season. "Former Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann will take over on July 1, 2008," said a statement on the club's official
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      1185 62 -THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ONE WAY OR THE HIGHWAY SO MANY greeted the sacking of Sam Allardyce with incredulity. Critics slammed Newcastle's decision to part ways with a manager just eight months into the job. But as The Daily Telegraph reported on Friday, Magpies' billionaire
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