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    20 1 TODAY Friday August 22, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY Friday August 22, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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  • afternoon edition
    • IN OUR MORNING PAPER
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        BABY PACKAGE
        129 1 In the wake of overwhelming feedback from mums and dads whose babies were due this year too early to have benefited from thejan 1,2009 effective date of some parenthood goodies the Government has backdated the qualifying period to Aug 17, when the package was announced at the National
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        NEW MEDIA
        74 1 The only blogger in Singapore's Cabinet gives the thumbs up for media diversity from the new media, even if it means there could be more "false truths" out there. It simply makes it more important for the Government to react quickly to rumours, which "can happen anywhere" and
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      Lock icon Robinho set to join Chelsea
      464 1 AGENCIES ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Blues ready to splash out $83 million for Brazil star MADRID Chelsea is on the verge of capturing Real Madrid forward Robinho, after the Blues' chief executive Peter Kenyon made a personal trip to Madrid to try and tie up a deal
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      Lock icon Fay puts Florida in state of emergency
      275 1 AFP MIAMI Tropical Storm Fay began a second slow slog across mainland Florida yesterday, as President George W Bush declared an emergency in the waterlogged, wind-bat-tered state. "The president today declared an emergency exists in the state of Florida and ordered federal aid
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon Wenger s next big surprise
      467 2 AGENCIES ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Arsenal boss hints at move for Villa captain Barry LONDON Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Arsenal are still interested in Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry, after a move for Xabi Alonso collapsed. Alonso had agreed personal terms on a move, but Liverpool
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      Lock icon Silvestre shocked
      300 2 AP LONDON Mikael Silvestre says he was as surprised as anyone about becoming the first player in 34 years to be sold from Manchester United to Arsenal. "I still have the fire," Silvestre told Arsenal TV yesterday, after signing a two-year deal with the Gunners. "I was looking
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      Lock icon WHY MUM WON'T PAY TAXES
      90 3 SUSAN LOS ANNUAL INCOME $50,000 ForYA2oog, she'll enjoy: Working Mother's Child Relief -$17,500 of 15 per cent for first child 20 per cent for second child Qualifying Child Relief -$4,000 for 2 children (Total of $8,000 split with her husband) Grandparent Care Relief -$3,000 TAXABLE
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      Tax-free years ahead for some
      517 3  -  LINYANQIN WORKING MUMS Increase in rebates, benefits will translate to less or even zero taxes yanqin@mediacorp.com. sg COME next year, business development executive Susan Lo will not need to pay any taxes at all. The 33-year-old earns around $50,000 annually, which would ordinarily have the
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      The fight heats up
      643 4 PERMATANG PAUH BY-ELECTION BN, Keadilan supporters begin mudslinging with offensive words, Mongolian model posters PENANG Giant posters of a murdered Mongolian model. A mysterious "Cabinet list", with an offensive word thrown in. With four days to go before next Tuesday's "mother of by-elections" in Permatang Pauh,
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      Lock icon Abdullah boards rush-hour train – and he's not happy
      297 4 Abdullah boards rush-hour train and he's not happy AP KUALA LUMPUR Frazzled rail commuters heading to Malaysia's largest city yesterday found a surprising passenger in their midst: Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi. Mr Abdullah, who has sought to carve a public-friendly image, set aside protocol and hopped aboard trains with morning
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      They 'mother' other parents' kids ... and their colleagues
      289 6  - They 'mother' other parents' kids and their colleagues ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SHE did not even set out to be a teacher six years ago, the economy was in the doldrums, and the fresh Singapore Polytechnic graduate had trouble finding a job with a diploma in IT. Ms Norhayati Mohd Sulaiman,
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      Centres with the 'plus factors'
      458 6 QUALITY CHILDCARE Yu-Foo: Focus on standards, but they should not be pressure cookers JUST 20 years ago, there were 200 childcare centres on the island, with few trained personnel and run by volunteer organisations. Today, busy parents have the pick of 750 centres run by
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      PASSING ON THE PRICE AT THE PUMP
      782 8  -  LIANG DINGZI NEWS COMMENT Airlines and taxi companies use fuel surcharges to boost earnings but what does this mean for the consumer? TAXI companies here have implemented the fuel surcharge with relative ease, considering the aggrieved reactions to the fare hikes last December.
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon 17 SCIENTISTS GET AWARDS FROM A*STAR
        116 10 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Seventeen scientists, engineers and researchers have been honoured at this year's National Science and Technology Awards, among them, Professor Tan Chorh Chuan and Mr Say KweeTeck, who received the National Science and Technology Medals the country's highest honour in these fields. According
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        CHEE BACK IN COURT AGAIN
        119 10 Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) chief Chee Soon Juan and six others were charged in court yesterday for taking part in an unlawful assembly two years ago. DrChee and his sister Siok Chin face two charges each of taking part in an assembly near Raffles City
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        LOAN SHARKING: POLICE NET 12 SUSPECTS
        156 10 Police arrested 12 men, aged 19 to 48 years, for suspected involvement in illegal moneylending in an islandwide operation on Wednesday and Thursday. They also seized $8,000 cash, mobile phones, laptops, cans of paint, as well as an assortment of ATM cards. The suspects
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      Lock icon Tell everybody what you earn
      417 10 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH GLASSDOOR.COM New website seeks to lift secrecy on salaries UNITED KINGDOM A new website is promising to break the taboo over salaries by inviting workers from across all industries to register how much they earn. Employees will also be able to give their
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Khairy: Were here to 'bury Anwar
      489 12 PERMATANG PAUH BY-ELECTION Abdullah's son-in-law warns that M'sia will be sold to US if Anwar wins PERMATANG PAUH His own party has conceded that its candidate faces an uphill task in trying to defeat opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim in his Penang stronghold in the
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      Anwar once demanded gambling licence in Sabah: Najib
      187 12 BUKIT MERTAJAM During his tenure as Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Anwar Ibrahim once demanded that the Sabah state government approve a licence for a four-digit lottery to a company he had an interest in, said Mr Najib Razak. The incident happened while
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      Lock icon Sapp provokes BN by removing flags, logo from HQ
      288 14 PERMATANG PAUH BY-ELECTION KOTA KINABALU A component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) has raised a few eyebrows by removing the coalition's flags and logo from its headquarters in Sabah. When asked if the act was an indication that the
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      Ridiculous, that Cabinet list
      472 14 BN Pakatan leaders deny involvement KUALA LUMPUR Leaders from both the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition and the Pakatan Rakyat opposition alliance have denied involvement in a document that appears to detail a Pakatan-led Cabinet in the countdown to Mr Anwar Ibrahim's self-imposed deadline of Sept
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        SABAH POLITICIAN LINKED TO RM$60M BRIBERY CASE
        93 16 Malaysia's Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) has confirmed that it is investigating a high-ranking Sabah politician over alleged bribery involving almost RM6O million ($25.3 million), Bernama news agency reported. According to ACA Director-General Ahmad Said Hamdan, there was no political conspiracy involved in the ACA's
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        MALAYSIA NATIONAL SERVICE DEFAULTERS MAY GET OFF EASY
        104 16 The National Service Amendment Bill has been tabled for the Malaysian Parliament, and if passed, the law would soften the punishment meted out to those who refuse to participate in the compulsory programme first introduced in 2003, Malaysiakini reported. Under the proposed
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      Lock icon Olympic hero election fodder?
      344 16 AP MALAYSIAN POLITICS KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's government has feted the country's Olympic hero in the district where Mr Anwar Ibrahim is contesting a by-election next week. The move has raised concerns the sportsman was used to turn the spotlight off the opposition leader. Mr Lee Chong
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      Lock icon Protesters urge ministry to strip Thaksin of passport
      239 18 AFP BANGKOK About 1.000 antigovernment protesters yesterday rallied in front of the Thai Foreign Ministry to demand that the authorities strip ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife of their passports. The protesters from the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) a
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      Lock icon Flag stunt attracts flak
      366 18 AP ONLINE CONTROVERSY Upside-down flag: Abdullah orders police investigation KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Prime Minister has told police to investigate an online campaign to display the national flag upside down, triggering a debate yesterday over whether it was an appropriate way to express displeasure with the government,
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      Lock icon Don't stereotype terrorists
      185 18 AP LONDON The majority of people involved in terrorism in Britain aren't loners or religious zealots, an intelligence report has suggested, challenging stereotypes of extremists in hopes of better understanding what prompts attackers to strike. The report by MIS, Britain's domestic security service, was leaked to The
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      Lock icon OLYMPICS SHOT OF THE DAY
      25 19 Nesar Ahmad Bahave of Afghanistan (left) fights Mark Lopez of the United States in a preliminary taekwondo match yesterday. AFP
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      Lock icon Indonesian prosecutor faces 15-year sentence
      350 19 AFP CORRUPTION CHARGES He allegedly took bribe of close to $im for dropping probe against exiled banking tycoon JAKARTA Authorities yesterday charged a former senior Indonesian prosecutor with receiving over half a million US dollars in bribes in return for dropping a multi-bil-lion-dollar embezzlement case.
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        DEATH OF ACTIVIST: FORMER TOP SECRET COP IN DOCK
        140 19 A former Indonesian secret police officer was charged yesterday with planning the murder of a celebrated rights activist who had challenged abuses by the military-led Suharto regime. Muchdi Purwopranjono (picture), 59, an ex-deputy chief of the State Intelligence Agency, is facing
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        Lock icon ATTACKON RALLY: ISLAMIC EXTREMISTCHARGED
        136 19 AFP Hundreds of police formed a cordon outside Central Jakarta District Court for the trial yesterday of an Islamist hardliner accused of inciting an armed attack on a moderate rally. Islamic Defenders Front leader Rizieq Shihab was read charges of inciting hatred and violence and could
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      Lock icon A McCain surge
      328 20 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH US PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN Poll shows he may overtake Obama by a huge margin WASHINGTON John McCain's White House prospects have undergone such a dramatic turnaround that he is a whisker away from a title which he has always seemed uncomfortable with: "Frontrunner". A Reuters-Zogby poll released
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        Lock icon APPLE OFFERSTO REPLACE FAULTY IPOD BATTERIES
        112 20 AFP Apple is offering to replace faulty batteries in iPod Nanos (picture) in Japan following a government warning that the popular music players may pose a fire hazard, an Apple Japan spokesman said yesterday. The offer is only for batteries with overheating problems. It
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        Lock icon THERE'S A BAD'APPLE'IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
        167 20 AFP A lower Manhattan residents' group has lodged a lengthy complaint against a neighbour over screaming parties, loitering crowds and late-night disturbances, said a letter published in US media two days ago. The offender is none other than an Apple Store on the corner of
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      Lock icon 61-year-old gives birth to own grandchild
      205 22 AP TOKYO A 61-year-old Japanese woman gave birth to her own grandchild, using an egg donated by her daughter, a clinic said yesterday. The surrogate mother was believed to be the oldest woman to have given birth in Japan. Surrogate births are extremely rare
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      Lock icon Giving up the ghost...
      421 22 AFP SEVENTH LUNAR MONTH Worshippers urged to burn less paper money and joss sticks TAIPEI The yearly "Ghost Month" in Taiwan draws out devotees who prepare food offerings, burn incense sticks and ritual paper money (picture), and set off firecrackers to honour their ancestors and also
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      Lock icon For Gary Glitter, the rebuff goes on
      217 22 AP BANGKOK Disgraced rocker Gary Glitter arrived back in Bangkok yesterday after Hong Kong denied him entry, continuing a two-day odyssey that began when he was released from a Vietnamese prison after serving time for molesting children. Mr Glitter, a British citizen, flew
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      Lock icon Manila scraps landmark peace deal with MILF
      251 24 AFP MANILA The Philippine government has scrapped its controversial peace deal with the country's Muslim minority after two weeks of deadly clashes in the south, the presidential palace said yesterday. The pact signed last month between leaders of the mostly-Chris-tian nation and the
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      Lock icon INDIA'S SEASON OF WRATH
      54 24 AP Heavy monsoon rains have lashed northern India, killing at least 74 people and destroying poorly-constructed buildings, police said yesterday. All the deaths were reported in Uttar Pradesh state, one of India's poorest, and raised the death toll across the country from this year's monsoon season
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      Lock icon Bank details traded online
      336 24 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH DATATHEFT SCANDAL l\ million Germans' bank information acquired for $1,300 LONDON German politicians have been urged to tighten data protection laws after a state privacy watchdog said details on millions of Germans was available and being traded online. Mr Thilo Weichert, data commissioner from the
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      Lock icon Spanish investigators probe crash of Madrid plane
      267 26 AP MADRID As Spain mourned the victims of its worst air disaster in nearly 25 years, investigators yesterday tried to find out what caused a Spanish airliner with reported engine trouble to crash on takeoff from Madrid, killing 153 people in a maelstrom
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      Lock icon A BLASTED SIGNAL
      82 26 AFP The body of one of two suspected suicide bombers who blew themselves up outside Pakistan's main military arms factory yesterday, killing 57 people and piling new pressure on the shaky coalition government to tackle militancy. The attackers struck almost simultaneously in the town of Wah, near
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      Lock icon 'You will start a new arms race
      349 26 AGENCIES US-POLAND MISSILE DEAL Russia releases angry statement on missile defence threat MOSCOW Russia warned on Wednesday that the signing of a United States-Poland missile defence deal will fuel a new arms race in Europe and beyond and that it could impact beyond
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      Its winning the cyber war
      357 28  -  JESSINTATAN ALQAEDAONLINE Former FBI agent on how terrorist group is adapting to the times jessinta@mediacorp.com.sg THE Al Qaeda that the world took on immediately after the Sept 11, 2001 attacks is a different organisation than the Al Qaeda we are fighting today the terrorist group
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      Lock icon BLOOMBERG WANTS WINDMILLS FOR NYC
      226 28 AFP Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed a renewable energy programme for New York City that would include placing windmills on bridges, solar panels on skyscrapers, and using tidal, geothermal and nuclear energy. Mr Bloomberg unveiled the outlines of his plan on Tuesday at a major
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      28 32 Sometimes, I can't help but feel fortunate because Singapore has a PM who looks after Singapore like a father looks after his sons. blogged suety.wordpress.com
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        182 32  -  NorlinTehteng Letter from IT IS good that the Government is implementing new incentives and benefits especially for new mums and couples with children up to 7 years old. But how about those with older children? Does it mean that children above seven years
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        281 32  -  Lorraine Lim Letter from I REFER to "Stay-at-home mums should get benefits too" (Aug 20). I would like to enlighten Ms Belinda Lim that not all working mums get the benefits. Take for instance, the six-day child care leave entitlement for
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        180 32  -  Andrew Teo Neng Wee Letter from I REFER to "How to boost Singapore's birth rate" (Aug 20). Mr Edmund Ng's recommendations for telecommuting is oversimplified because it only covers a small segment of working women, that is, those who can work from home.
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      834 34  -  LAN TAN I SAY Parents-to-be should not look to the Govt to pay the price of having children ON HER deathbed, my ever pragmatic mum told my then wife-to-be: "Must have double income! Singapore too expensive to live on one paycheck alone." That was
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      287 36  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY.......... THE LOSS OF A CHILD There's a classic poem by Eugene Field called Little Boy Blue that my father used to quote to me when I was a child. Perhaps reading parts of that poem today will bring some measure of comfort
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      68 36  -  Belinda Lum Bosses must face the reality that people don't work out of any obligation towards the company. We work hard, we should be rewarded for our efforts. And yet, our job is not the most important thing in our lives. Our children and spouses are. It
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      698 36  -  TABITHAWANG BUDGETTAITAI But not on public transport where like it or not-we all share the same air news@newstoday.com.sg AFTER a recent trip home, almost everyone I met wants to know if the island has changed since I was last here. My answer has so far
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      1142 38  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH ROCK PRINCESS Avril Lavigne spills the beans about life on the road christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg HOLD on to your seats, because the Best Damn Tour is heading our way. At least, that's what Canadian rock princess Avril Lavigne would have you believe. When Avril Lavigne released her
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      251 40 Not interested in catching Avril Lavigne in concert that weekend? Here are some other musical events that might pique your interest. NATIONAL INDIAN MUSIC COMPETITION 2008 MASTERCLASSES Indian music isn't just about Bollywood hits, you know? This is your chance to learn from some of the top
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      400 42  -  KIERAN LEE NIGHTLIFE REVIEW SUPPERCLUB An interesting, if at times inscrutable new addition to the nightlife scene plus@newstoday.com.sg "IT'S almost like the Titanic but hopefully, it won't sink!" quipped Orhan Koc, managing director of supperclub, describing the 70 tonnes of steel used to create the interior of
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      654 43  -  PHIN WONG MALADJUSTED plus editor phin@mediacorp.com.sg You've got your baby bonus now teach your children social graces IT WAS barely past noon and I badly needed a stiff drink. My nerves were shaky and my head was hurting as if I had fallen on it from a
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      421 46  -  __J -T LOW LIN FHOONG Gao Ning was reduced to tears at the Peking University Gymnasium yesterday. Seeded 10th in the men's singles table tennis tournament, the Singaporean clearly didn't expect to lose 4-0 to someone listed No 43 on the ladder, Croatia's Tan Ruiwu. Neither did the
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      755 46  -  LEONARD THOMAS BEIJING BUZZ Li's back at the grand ball again, but she faces a huge task to win another medal sports editor in beijing leonard(S>mediacorp. com.sg ATHLETES draw gasps from the crowd for their artistry. But champions need to combine their supreme
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      1191 47 ATHLETICS Sprint relay squads lose the plot as Cuba's Robles hurdles to 110 m gold BEIJING Cuba's world record holder Dayron Robles emulated compatriot Anier Garcia here last night as he won the 110 m hurdles Olympic title in 12.935 ec the second fastest time in Olympic
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      543 48 AP OLYMPIC ETIQUETTE lOC chief tells Jamaican flash to show more respect to fellow sprinters BEIJING lOC president Jacques Rogge criticized Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt yesterday for showing a lack of respect to other competitors after his recordbreaking gold medal performances in the 100 and 200
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      244 48 AFP BEIJING Superstar Yao Ming is gutted that China failed to capture an Olympic basketball medal, but he is taking heart in the progress the team has made. "We were determined to fight. I think that through our courage, we walked
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        82 48 A German rider has been suspended after his horse failed a doping test at the Beijing Olympics, the German equestrian association said yesterday. The banned substance Capsaicin was found in Christian Ahlmann's horse Coester on Sunday, a day before the team showjumping finals in which Germany
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        97 48 A Swedish wrestler who dumped his bronze medal on the floor in protest at the judging and was subsequently disqualified has taken his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Ara Abrahamian and the Swedish Olympic Committee have asked CAS
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        92 48 Italy and Spain have asked the CAS to strip Denmark of the gold medal it won in the 4ger class yachting, saying it used a boat belonging to Croatia. Denmark's Jonas Warrer and Martin Kirketerp Ibsen won the gold on Monday with Spain's Iker Martinez de Mizarduy
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        97 48 US wrestler Daniel Cormier lost his fight for Olympic glory yesterday without even setting foot on the mat, having been taken down by that most common of American afflictions excess body weight. Michel Batista of Cuba was declared the winner by a walkover in the 96kg
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        76 48 China's bad boy badminton gold medallist Lin Dan has sparked a fan frenzy on the internet with his toss of his sweaty shoes into the crowd after his championship match. A trawl of Chinese search engine Baidu reveals one poster offering 500,000 yuan ($103,000) for a shoe enough to
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      503 49  -  TANYO-HINN SINGAPORE ATHLETICS Work with SAA or forget about aid, says athletics chief Loh yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg HE'S had his share of disagreements with her. Now it seems that Singapore Athletic Association (SAA) president Loh Lin Kok has had enough of national women's shot put record holder Zhang
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      276 49 OVERHEARD THE OLYMPICS I got out good. I ran the corner as hard as possible and once I entered the straight I told myself to keep it up die on me now.' Jamaica's Usain Bolt, who set a world record of lg^osec in winning the Olympic 200 m gold, days
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      355 49 AFP BEIJING Football legend Pele stuck his boot into Brazil's Olympic campaign on the eve of their bronze medal playoff with Belgium in Shanghai. Said Pele, who is in Beijing to support Rio de Janeiro's bid to host the 2016 Olympics: "Brazil have to
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      37 49 It's a golden moment for Japan's Softball team as they celebrate winning the gold medal by tossing coach Haruka Saito in the air. The Japanese women beat the United States 3-1 in the final. AP
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      252 50 THETELEGRAPH LONDON Harry Redknapp, the Premier League's most successful English manager, savaged the performance of Fabio Capello's team after their 2-2 with Czech Republic on Wednesday night (yesterday morning Singapore time), particularly the decision to play Steven Gerrard (picture) out of position. Redknapp was overlooked by
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      818 50  -  LEONARD THOMAS BEIJING BUZZ 2010 World Cup hosts say the world can expect an Unbelievable experience' sports editor in beijing leonard(S>mediacorp.com.sg hm HANDS clasped together, the five men three black, two white are all wearing giddy smiles. One is a preacher, one is the head of
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      564 51  -  LAN DE COTTA FORMULAi Valencia gears up for its first Fi race while remembering Madrid air crash victims formula 1 correspondent in Valencia, Spain ian(S>mediacorp.com.sg MAYBE it hadn't sunk in yet. On Wednesday afternoon, at about the same time that I touched down
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      397 51  -  LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com. sg ABOUT half of Singapore's 12-member netball team will get their first international caps at the Fisher Paykel Nations Cup 2008 this month (Aug 31-Sep 6), but head coach Lisa Beehag is not worried about defending the title, which
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      682 52  -  MILTON TAN SINGAPORE FOOTBALL Alam Shah finally opens up about that moment of madness in last year's final RHB Singapore Cup 2008 SAFFC vTampines Rovers Choa Chu Kang Stadium, 7.30pm sports@newstoday.com.sg LAST November, Tampines Rovers' Noh Alam Shah shocked Singapore when he brutally assaulted SAFFC defender Daniel
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      339 52  -  MILTON TAN TONIGHT'S RHB Singapore Cup semi-final, first leg match between SAFFC and Tampines Rovers should be one to savour. Both Warriors head coach Richard Bok and his Tampines counterpart, Vorawan Chitavanich, outfoxed their opponents in their respective quarter-final ties. On Sunday, the Stags were up
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      472 53 BUSINESS SMARTPHONES ARIEL TAM online and technology editor ariel@mediacorp.com.sg THE Apple iPhone 3G isn't quite the first thing that comes to mind for those seeking a no-nonsense business phone. It lacks a physical Qwerty keypad that makes for good, so^c' thumb-typing (think Nokia E7l), and
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      353 53 The iPhone 3G has a glass screen that's largely scratch-resistant and a plastic backing that won't dent, but it would still be wise I to use some protection to keep it in pristine condition. Enterthe invisibleSHlELD. This second
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      751 54  - Its no quantum leap HEDIRMANSUPIAN REVIEW APPLE iPHONE 3G But it's a great lifestyle partner, despite some glaring feature omissions hedirman@mediacorp.com.sg THE Apple iPhone 3G will irk many people. You can't forward SMSes and you can't create an SMS group. You can't send MMSes and you can't delete individual messages
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      414 54  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN DO I HAVE TO SIGN UP FOR A SUBSCRIPTION PLAN WITH SINGTEL TO GET THE iPHONE? Yes, you cannot get the iPhone without a Sing Tel contract. Early termination of the contract will cost you Sing Tel says the figure depends on how much you
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      532 55 APPLICATIONS on Apple's App Store can range from the outright awesome to the terribly inane. And as we found out, browsing and trying the applications can be addictive. Recent figures don't lie since the launch of the App Store on July 11, more
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      319 55  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN MOBILE CONTENT hedirman@mediacorp.com.sg FANS of Today will soon be able to access the newspaper in a brand new pocket-sized format on the Apple iPhone 3G and the iPod touch. iToDAY, an application developed specially for Apple's mobile devices, will fetch the latest news from
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        Lock icon ICBC IS WORLD'S MOST PROFITABLE BANK
        129 56 BLOOMBERG The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) earned a record 64.5 billion yuan ($13.3 billion) in the first half of this year to become the world's most profitable bank after evading the credit turmoil that ravaged earnings at competitors. Net income rose
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        88 56 BLOOMBERG Japan's exports rebounded in July as China replaced the United States as the nation's largest customer. Shipments overseas rose 8.1 per cent from a year earlier, after declining for the first time since 2003 in June, the Finance Ministry said in Tokyo.
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        110 56 AP Qantas Airways has reported a 44-per-cent rise in annual net profit, but acknowledged that it is beginning to feel the effect of a slowing economy and higher fuel costs. Australia's largest airline posted a net profit of Asg6g million ($1.2 billion) for the year ended
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      278 56 AFP ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT Yahoo and Intel collaborate on _Vidget Channel' YAHOO and Intel has unveiled plans to make television more interactive with online capabilities. The Internet pioneer and the chip-making titan said they are working together on a "Widget Channel" that will use computer
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      597 59  - SHIRAKAWA JAPAN'S GREENSPAN? WILLIAM PESEK BUSINESS COMMENT Governor is wasting no time in trying to make one of the most opaque central banks more transparent AN EXTRAORDINARY thing is happening in Tokyo: Bank of Japan (BOJ) officials are speaking Japanese. Japan's central bankers have always deliberated in their mother tongue
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      449 60  -  CHEOWXINYI R&D INCENTIVES More firms could get tax breaks with definition changes cheowxiny i@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN it comes to research and development, Singapore's tax code has been criticised for being ambiguous and appearing to pander to just high-tech companies. So the Government wants to change that. It
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        F J BENJAMIN EARNINGS DOWN 31 PER CENT
        62 61 Fashion and lifestyle retailer F J Benjamin has posted a 31 per cent drop in full-year earnings to $14.8 million. Excluding exceptional items, its profits would have been down 17 per cent given that the group's profits had been boosted a year
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        M'SIAN HEALTHCARE CHAIN TO LIST ON CATALIST
        87 61 Malaysian healthcare group Qualitas Medical Group is to list on Singapore's second board, Catalist. It aims to raise net proceeds of $3.9 million by offering 22 million new shares at 25 cents each. The offer has been priced at a price-earnings ratio of
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        LUM CHANG BUILDING GETS $76.5M CONTRACT
        101 61 Lum Chang Building Contractors has clinched a $76.5-million contract to design and build the second tower at Changi Business Park for Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust. The tender calls for the construction of an eight-storey office building and a three-storey ancillary podium with a
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        STANCHART UPS THE ANTE IN MORTGAGE MARKET
        101 61 Standard Chartered Bank is introducing a new home loan plan Mortgage One that is not only pegged to the Singapore Interbank Offer Rate, but also comes with an offset feature where customers can use the interest earned on their deposits to reduce the
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      482 61  -  ESTHER FUNG STARHUB-Mi CONSORTIUM Analyst: New partner lacks experience but has financial muscle esther@mediacorp.com.sg WE'RE still in the game. That's the message from Star Hub and Mobile One (Ml) after their Hong Kong partner pulled out from their bid for rights to build Singapore's next generation
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          146 62 Stocks advance US stocks rose for a second day yesterday after the biggest three-day advance by energy companies since 2002 overshadowed speculation credit writedowns at financial firms will increase. Chevron Corp had the biggest gain in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Exxon Mobil Corp climbed 2 per
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          91 62 Oil rises Crude oil jumped more than US$5 as the US dollar slumped and the signing yesterday of a missile-shield agreement between the US and Poland bolstered concern that Russia may disrupt the flow of oil. Crude oil for October delivery rose U555.62, or 4.9 per cent, to
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          63 62 7 BILLIONAIRES The chairman of palm oil giant Wilmar International and one of the company's shareholders have joined the ranks of Singapore billionaires. The addition of Kuok Khoon Hong and Peter Lim brings to seven the number of billionaires in Singapore, according to a list published
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        88 62  -  ■{■■■■■■■■■■■■■^I Over 1,000 people made a beeline for SingTel's headquarters at Exeter Road yesterday to get their hands on Apple's iPhone 3G, which officially went on sale in Singapore for the first time. As the clock struck midnight, Mr Joel Pan, 27, who turned up at 12.45pm
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        389 62 AFP NEWTECHNOLOGY Intel introduces wireless power system; no need for wall outlets SAN FRANCISCO Intel yesterday showed off a wireless electric power system that analysts say could revolutionise modern life by freeing devices from transformers and wall outlets. Intel chief technology officer Justin Rattner demonstrated a Wireless
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        658 62 THERE is still money to be made in troubled times. That appears to be Temasek Holdings' investment mantra as its portfolio grew by 12.8 per cent over the past year, despite the global fallout from the United States credit crunch. Yesterday at a luncheon organised
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