Today, 17 December 2008, Afternoon Edition

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    11 1 TODAY Wednesday December 17, 2008 www.todayonline.con i we set you thinking
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      BIZ LATEST
      56 1 A cut and a message Fed chairman Ben Bernanke has led drastic steps to revive the ailing US economy, starting with slashing interest rates to a record low. Page BI Pass it on, or else British energy companies were reprimanded for not passing on cost savings to consumers
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      NEWS LATEST
      24 1 Mafia crippled Italian police have arrested about 100 suspects in a bid to crush the Sicilian cartel's attempts at revival. Page 18
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      SPORTS LATEST
      25 1 Will he, won't he? Steven Gerrard has told Mark Lawrenson that Robbie Keane will leave Anfield, rumours that Liverpool have denied. Page 38
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      Binge-drinking: HPB's message in a bottle
      934 1  -  ALICIA WONG SUFIANSUDERMAN AND alicia@mediacorp.com.sg HE GOT drunk at a friend's house and ended up taking off all his clothes in the bathroom. "The next thing I knew," said student Mervyn Lee, 19, "I woke up in my friend's bed wearing a fresh pair
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      Wages to come under scrutiny
      786 1  -  RECESSION POLICYMAKING Guidelines tweak in Jan; GDP growth to come in under 2.5% AND cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg CHEOWXINYI ESTHERNG IF THE quest to arrest the global economic recession were likened to a game of chess, this is one match where policymakers are forced to think fast and
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      Lock icon Expect IE patch today
      278 2 AFP I WEB SECURITY SAN FRANCISCO Microsoft will release an emergency patch today to fix a perilous software flaw that has allowed hackers to hijack Internet Explorer (IE) browsers and take over computers. The software giant said yesterday that in response to "the threat to customers"
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      Lock icon Shop-a-thons and healthy hunks
      378 3  -  ALICIA WONG YOUTH HEALTH HPB puts out tender to make health issues sexy to youth in the coming year alicia@mediacorp.com. sg THE issues, all concerning young people's health, are important ones, but how do you make the "unsexy" message heard? Some solutions: Through shop-a-thons and a
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      MINISTER MENTORON ...
      448 4 MINISTER MENTORON The past: Suzhou "The first few years in Suzhou were extremely troublesome years. We were on two different wavelengths. When we went in, what Beijing wanted was for us to transfer to them knowledge and methods by which they could build an integrated township. But what Suzhou wanted
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      It's got the diamonds, now for innovation
      460 4  -  ANSLEYNG MM ON CHINA'S REFORMS MM also lauds China for vsober'handling of financial crisis ansley@mediacorp.com. sg RECENTLY, leaders of Russia, China, India and Brazil countries now with the largest cash reserves met at the Group of 20 Summit and asked if China, with
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      Lock icon Starting over again
      652 6  -  NEOCHAICHIN RETRENCHMENTS Pressure on job-seekers mounts, as 1,933 flock to Downtown East job fair chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg IT WAS a double whammy in a span of three weeks first, Madam Habibah Mohd Ali, 43, was retrenched, and then her husband, too. With four children aged 13 to 21 still
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      S'pore's Asia coup
      332 8  -  HEDIRMANSUPIAN GAMING SECTOR MDA, Microsoft help lower barriers to game development and commercialisation hedirman@mediacorp.com. sg GAME developers here will now be able to create games using free software and publish them on an established online marketplace. They also get a chance to apply for a $50,000 grant
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      Lock icon Sheltered from the waves
      490 10  -  ESTHER NG TSUNAMI EFFECT Two-year study finds that landmasses and shallow waters protect Singapore from tsunamis estherng@mediacorp.com.sg IN THE worst-case scenario, waves would lap the waists of beachgoers should a tsunami hit Singapore. And residences would not be affected as flooding is only expected to affect
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      Lock icon Gillman Heights en bloc dispute goes to Court of Appeal
      408 10  -  YASMINEYAHYA 938 LIVE yasmineyahya@mediacorp.com.sg DESPITE the recession, the saga over the Gillman Heights en bloc sale continues, as some minority owners from the 608--unit development off Alexandra Road take their fight to the highest court to block the sale. The
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon MORE AID FORTHE NEEDY
        119 12 938 LIVE The Punggol East Citizens' Consultative Committee is expanding its food aid scheme to help needy residents cope with the downturn. Eligible families will get food subsidy packages worth more than $30 every month. This year, North-east CDC and the area'sTaoist Association contributed $20,000 each
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        Lock icon HK COURT ADJOURNS CASE AGAINST ON SHU KIO
        206 12 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The wife of Singapore's former National Kidney Foundation chairman RichardYong was back in a Hong Kong court for sentencing yesterday after pleading guilty to money laundering. Madam On Shu Kio's case has been adjourned until Friday as the judge needs
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        FISHY BUSINESS AT CUSTOMS
        108 12 At 2am yesterday, a Malaysian-registered refrigerated truck aroused the suspicions of Immigration and Checkpoint Authority officers at the Second Link. The officers noticed that boxes of frozen fish, each weighing about 20kg, had been stacked to the top of the truck, making it difficult to check
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      Sowing the 'seeds' for clean energy
      383 12  -  ONG DAI LIN GREEN BUSINESS Competition will help companies increase exposure to investors dailin@mediacorp.com.sg WHILE most enterprises are finding it difficult to secure financing these days, one investment banking boutique is seeking business plans from companies that need help turning green ideas into reality.
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      183 2 THINK SUCCESS. THINK ]YJ DISTake the Next Step to r^T* Accounting and hnance Banking and Finance Banking and Wealth Management Greater buccess. ssssi" Business and Marketing Communications Management Entrepreneurship International Business Marketing School ol Life Sciences Biomedical Sciences Pharmaceutical Management Good Manufacturing Practices and Quality Management '<gT~ '-~%Amwl /^l School
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      173 6 ERC NOT JUST INSTITUTE ANOTHER MBA PROGRAM! Learn From Some of The Top Business Titans As You Study! f jflli^ I Even t^lough tne MgA is the mark of distinction in the business world, you will need a lot more to succeed in this *■?><! highly competitive world. We will
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      477 7 Panasonic ideas for life I_LJ MIX G The New Generation of Digital Interchangeable Lens Camera I wsririotlmiilni J)r M H^^H^V Lumix DMC-G1 r Aqdeußoq-oqcj q.noqe >ML|j_ nox Ab/v\ sqci aßusL|3 Great photography is no longer just for the professionals Is it true that only a professional photographer armed with an
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      209 8 1 j- nI It may sound crazy, but most people do not realise H that economic slowdowns and financial crises are v' where fortunes are really made. It was the last two crashes of 1998 and 2002 that gave Adam the opportunity to make It his first $1.5 million; by
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon New PM mulls Cabinet
      426 14 AGENCIES THAI POLITICS Democrats say government will focus on boosting economy BANGKOK Thailand's new Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva began working on his cabinet line-up yesterday as hundreds of police stood guard against protests by angry supporters of the old government. Mr Abhisit's Democrat Party won over
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      Lock icon Explosives found in upscale Paris department store
      208 14 AFP PARIS French police discovered five sticks of dynamite yesterday in a Paris department store after AFP news agency received a letter from an unknown group threatening attacks unless France pulls its troops out of Afghanistan. Police cordoned off Printemps Haussmann store and
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      Lock icon Teens in protest against low wages detained
      260 16 AP KUALA LUMPUR Police have detained more than two dozen teenagers taking part in a protest over low wages that involves a mass bicycle trek across Malaysia to deliver a petition to the Prime Minister. The 28 teenage riders were detained on Monday
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      Lock icon Whistle-blowers to be protected
      342 16 AP MALAYSIAN LAW Programme is part of effort to stamp out graft and dangerous crime KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government yesterday proposed a witness-protec-tion programme to encourage whistle-blowers to come forward, in an effort to stamp out graft and dangerous crime. Law Minister Nazri Abdul Aziz
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      Lock icon Six Asean nations sign pacts ahead of delayed summit
      478 16 AFP SIX South-east Asian nations signed trade agreements in Singapore yesterday, paving the way for a single market in the region, pressing on with the pacts despite the postponement of a key summit. The economic ministers of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos,
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    • AFTERNOON EDITION
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        Lock icon Police foil bid to revive Sicilian Mafia
        364 18 AFP Around 100 people held after nine-month probe ROME The Italian authorities said yesterday they had crushed a bid to revive the Sicilian Mafia after making around 100 arrests in a series of raids, nearly three years on from the capture of the
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        Lock icon Pirate pursuit into Somali waters allowed
        221 18 BLOOMBERG UNITED NATIONS Countries can chase pirates onto Somali territory under a resolution approved yesterday by the United Nations Security Council. The council voted 15-0 to adopt a text drafted by the United States that permits all nations and regional organisations with the consent
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      CREATING A NEW PARADIGM
      668 19  -  MARIA SIOW TODAY IN CHINA east asia bureau chief mariasiow@mediacorp.com. sg Innovation is instrumental to further development EVEN as China celebrates its 30th year of economic reform this month with a mass nostalgic movement and a congratulatory pat on its back, it is also addressing some
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      Lock icon The vanishing CEO bonus
      390 21 CHRISTMAS PAYOUTS NEW YORK With the current business environment in the doldrums, the days of US$lO-, US$2O- and even US$3O-million CEO bonuses are over but for how long? Even though Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain put in an audacious request for a US$lO-million ($l4 million) bonus
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      Lock icon Lashkar vows to continue fight against India
      211 21 AFP SRINAGAR (India) The Islamic militant group blamed for last month's attacks in Mumbai vowed yesterday to continue its armed struggle against India's hold over a part of the Muslim-majority region of Kashmir. A spokesman for Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) repeated the group's denial that
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      Lock icon Plans to tag Aids patients may be scrapped
      194 21 AP JAKARTA A lawmaker in eastern Indonesia said yesterday his province may scrap plans to tag HIV/Aids patients with microchips, following strong opposition from government officials, health workers and rights activists. Mr John Manangsang, one of the biggest supporters of the controversial
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      Lock icon Guy to get $112 million from Material Girl
      179 22 AP LONDON Madonna has settled her divorce with ex-husband Guy Ritchie by also parting with at least £50 million ($112.3 million), the singer's spokeswoman said. Ms Liz Rosenberg said the settlement was in the range of £50 million to £60 million as
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      Good ol' family fun
      551 22 Qian Hu is a firm favourite with families seeking a rustic retreat For a growing group of Singaporeans, Qian Hu Fish Farm is a family destination of choice. Mr Alex Chang, a 38-year-old research scientist who visits Qian Hu with his extended family approximately twice a
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      Lock icon JFK DAUGHTER CONFIRMS BID TO ENTER SENATE
      134 22 AFP Caroline Kennedy, the only surviving child of slain president John F Kennedy, has confirmed her desire to enter the United States Senate. Ms Kennedy, who has never held public office, said she was throwing her hat in the ring to replace Hillary
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      Lock icon Obama pledges a hybrid economy
      218 22 AGENCIES US ENVIRONMENT CHICAGO United States President-elect Barack Obama yesterday named his energy and environmental chiefs, and vowed a new dawn for US leadership in combating climate change after eight years of Republican foot-dragging. Mr Obama said he was determined to "move beyond our oil
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      Plans for a cool beach
      297 23 TOURISM IN DUBAI Versace to create landmark project; move likely to anger environmentalists DUBAI Fashion house Versace is set to create the world's first refrigerated beach in Dubai. The beach will be located beside the new Palazzo Versace hotel which is being built in the
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      Lock icon Smokers can sue for fraud
      301 23 AGENCIES WASHINGTON In a ruling which could pave the way towards huge lawsuits against tobacco firms claiming billions of dollars, the top United States court on Monday said smokers can sue over the allegedly deceptive marketing of "light" cigarettes. The case involves three residents from
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    • EYE ON THE WEB
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      158 25 fcfe^Vfc® YUN NAM® FlliUFl n 111 111 H A I R C A R E She's Got The Face! She's Got The Hair! "I had frequent breakouts due to my sensitive skin. "My dandruff problem caused my confidence to dip But thanks to New York's results-driven skin treatments, severely and
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      A Spur for the moment
      320 26  -  Heng Chee How RETRENCHMENT AND RETRAINING Jobs are available for those who upgrade their skillsets Letter from Deputy Secretary-General, NTUC I REFER to Conrad Raj's column, "Tap the stored fat" (Dec 15). Mr Raj asked if NTUC has gauged the type and quality of the
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    • Letter
      Improving efficiency should be first step
      363 26  -  Glen Yang Letter from ACCORDING to Ms Jenny Teo from the Energy Market Authority (EMA), "While the fuel cost has come down due to the decline in fuel oil price, the non-fuel cost, which includes the operating and capital costs of the power plant,
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      FOCUS® ON THE FAMILY
      142 28  -  DR BILL MAIER BY ROY LET BOYS BE BOYS Any mother can tell you that boys and girls are wired differently. Most little boys are naturally drawn toward laser guns and action figures. They'd rather play race cars and rocket ships than eat ice cream. Well
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      Risk profiling for homebuyers?
      347 28  -  EeTeckSiew PROPERTY SALES Such checks would minimise impact of sudden economic downturn on investors Letter from MANY Singaporeans who bought properties during the boom years have since been caught up by the sudden financial turmoil and found themselves in a bind as the property market has
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      Rules on management of cash reserves
      214 28  -  Derrick D'Souza Letter from I REFER to recent reports on investments made by the management committees (MC) of Town Councils and other bodies. I would like to address concerns on the responsibility and authority of the MCs in their stewardship of cash reserves that
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      5 26 HAVE YOUR SAY. news@ newstoday.com.sg
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      CUT!
      926 30  -  GENEVIEVE LOH THE PLUS SIDE OFTHE CRISIS With the economy taking a nosedive, we checked in with two local directors to see if their budgets took a hit, too genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg IN TIMES as troubled as these, everyone's finding ways to cut costs and save a few bucks. A holiday
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      Making inroads into overseas markets with EDCs and EBIS
      1063 31 Take the example of Mr W L Eng, Managing Director of Adiwarna Industries Pte Ltd, a local manufacturer of aerosol products for a wide range of industrial applications, who had set his sights on India. "The first time when we wanted
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      AT A GLANCE
      317 31 Enterprise One (One Network for Enterprises) is a joint effort by government agencies to help enterprises find assistance to start, sustain and grow their business. It is managed by SPRING Singapore and offered through: Enterprise One Portal www.business.gov.sg Provides comprehensive government information and e-services for businesses. It
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      Laughing in the storm
      297 32  -  GENEVIEVE LOH THE PLUS SIDE OF THE CRISIS Raintree Pictures has a happy strategy for 2009 THE looming recession is not all doom and gloom if you have a sense of humour. "Here at Raintree, we've always been very poor, even in good economic times. We're
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      When the going gets tough, DVDs are free
      380 34  -  MAY SEAH RECESSION RESPITE Borrow a movie from Play! with your thumb and IC may@mediacorp.com. sg WHO says there's no such thing as a free lunch? Okay, so the folks at Play! Entertainment aren't offering hot meals, but they are offering to
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      630 36  -  ASEAN CHAMPIONSHIP Champions count on surprise strike partnership for goals against Vietnam AFF Suzuki Cup 2008, semi-final Ist leg Vietnam v Singapore My Dinh Stadium, 7.55pm, live on Channel 5 SHAMIR OSMAN in hanoi shamir@mediacorp.com.sg GOING into the tournament, goalscoring was supposed to give Singapore
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      359 36  -  SHAMIROSMAN Many of the experts and even a number of local pressmen here rate Singapore as the favourites, ahead of tonight's first leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2008 semi-final between hosts Vietnam and the defending champions. After all, Vietnam have never
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      162 37  -  TANYO-HINN SINGAPORE'S oldest national record in athletics has finally fallen. Last night, hurdler Abdul Hakeem Abdul Halim re-wrote the 110 m hurdles record when he clocked 14.45 sec to clinch silver at the 14th Asean University Games (Dec 10-21) at the Bukit Jalil Stadium
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      342 37  -  TANYO-HINN From Aug 14-26, 2010, 603 medals from 201 events will be handed out at the first Youth Olympic Games. While Singapore are not expected to finish high up any medal tally, the hosts are aiming for a respectable performance
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      228 38 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH LONDON Blackburn Rovers have encouraged the prospect of Sam Allardyce or Graeme Souness returning to Premier League management by announcing that they plan to install a successor to Paul Ince before Stoke City visit Ewood Park on Saturday. Ince was
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      188 38 AFP LONDON Arsenal's Croatian international striker Eduardo has made a successful return to action after being out for 10 months after suffering a broken left leg and dislocating his left ankle. The 25-year-old Brazilian-born striker came through the first 45 minutes of a reserve
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      275 43 THENEWYORKTIMES SIEMENS, the German engineering giant, has agreed to pay a record total of US$l.6 billion ($2.3 billion) to United States and European authorities to settle charges that it routinely used bribes and slush funds to secure huge public works contracts around the world.
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      305 44 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Consumer prices in the United States tumbled the most on record in November, and builders broke ground on the fewest new homes in at least half a century, as a deepening economic contraction raised the risk of deflation. The
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      372 45 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH AFTERNOON LATEST LONDON The Energy Retail Association, the body that represents the six big energy producers, has said power companies are taking Ofgem's call to make £500 million ($1.14 billion) in price cuts in the next six weeks "very seriously". Ofgem, which
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        739 46 AGENCIES AFTERNOON LATEST US Fed announces broad plans to revive flagging economy WASHINGTON America's central bank has taken drastic steps to resuscitate the United States economy out of its year-long recession, placing interest rates as low as zero their lowest level in history
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