Today, 22 May 2009, Afternoon Edition

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    20 1 TODAY Friday May 22, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY Friday May 22, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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  • afternoon edition
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      in the news
      125 1 3 Details of David Widjaja's alleged assault on NTU Associate Professor Chan Kap Luk emerged as the don spoke for the first time about the incident. OfjUS President Barack -J VyObama and former vicePresident Dick Cheney have clashed in duelling speeches over how to fight terrorism. CZ
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      Singapore's GDP: Green shoots or brown weeds?
      746 1  -  ESTHER FUNG esther@mediacorp.com.sg SOME put it down to the psychological lift that happy talk about "green shoots" has given the equity and other asset markets. Then, there's the undeniable impact the Government's risksharing package has had on loosening lenders' purse-strings. The result has
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      Schools not proxy arenas
      703 1  -  ALICIA WONG SEXUALITY EDUCATION Facts must be taught in the context of mainstream society's values: Minister alicia@mediacorp.com.sg THERE will be new layers of stringent vetting, periodic classroom audits, and more information laid out for parents concerned about just what exactly their children are learning about sex
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      NOT UNTIL AWARE REGAINS TRUST: EDUCATION MINISTER
      287 2  -  ALICIAWONG Trust is an "important issue" which is why the Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) will not be allowed, for now, to teach its comprehensive sexuality programme in schools, said Education Minister Ng Eng Hen. "For the programmes to be
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      Lock icon Don recounts struggle
      690 3  -  TEOXUANWEI WIDJAJA HEARING xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg DETAILS of David Widjaja's alleged assault on Associate Professor Chan Kap Luk emerged yesterday, as the don from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) spoke, for the first time, about the events that took place moments before the Indonesian student plunged to his death on
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      A mid-term first, to keep pace with media
      458 4  -  ALICIA WONG CENSORSHIP REVIEW Panel will look at film classification and multi-platform content alicia@mediacorp.com.sg SINCE 1981, censorship objectives and policies have been reviewed every 10 years. But for the first time, the censorship review committee (CRC) will be reconvened this year, only
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      Lock icon During the bust, budget carriers bloom
      479 6  -  NEOCHAICHIN AIR TRAVEL Budget airline traffic soars 35%, while full-service airlines see a 13% drop chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg CALL it foresight or good timing on Singapore's part to tap the low-cost carrier (LCC) sector. While full-service airlines, buffeted by the global downturn, saw a 13-per-cent drop
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      DISTANCE-BASED ERP CHARGES ON THE WAY?
      161 6  -  NEOCHAICHIN Reiterating that its Land Transport Masterplan unveiled last year is on track, the Transport Ministry also said its longer-term plan is to make use of emerging technologies to maximise road capacity. That means intelligent transport systems would provide commuter and motorists with real-time
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      Lock icon New secure facility to help patients settle down
      276 8 938 LIVE A NEW high-dependency psychiatric ward has been set up at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH), the first such facility here that will help doctors better treat patients who have acute psychiatric symptoms. The 10-bed facility is equipped with close-circuit
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      Lock icon It's big in Japan ...
      412 8 It's big in Japan AGENCIES HINI FLU OUTBREAK 281 cases confirmed; Khaw says S #pore must remain vigilant THE Influenza A (HI Nl) outbreak in Japan has reinforced what's known about the virus to-date that it is mild and there is no need to panic but also underlines, to Singaporeans,
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      Lock icon Library in Your Pocket a rousing success for NLB
      237 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA, 938 LIVE RESPONSE to the National Library Board's (NLB) new mobile portal has been overwhelming, with more than 4,000 users subscribing since its launch three months ago. The board has introduced the beta version of library in Your Pocket,
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      Lock icon A case of finger-pointing
      523 10  -  ONG DAI LIN INSIDERTRADINGSUIT Man being sued by MAS in turn sues ex-employer WBL dailin@mediacorp.com.sg THE man being sued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for alleged insider trading is now suing his previous employer WBL Corp for not allowing him to exercise his stock
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        STOP BEFORE YOU SKATE
        100 10 Skating on public roads be it skate-scootering, roller-skating, roller-blading or skateboarding is still considered jaywalking. The police reminder came amid media reports that a public event, Ezyhealth City Skate 2009, will be held on July 25. Skating on designated roads will be allowed during this event.
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        Lock icon RETURN TROLLEY OR ... IT'S THEFT
        138 10 RETURN TROLLEY OR IT'S THEFT 938 LIVE More than 100 shopping trolleys go missing from NTUC Fair Price supermarkets every year, each costing $130 to replace. The supermarket has also received a growing number of reports of misplaced trolleys in civic spaces such as parks, lift lobbies and void decks,
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        AIR IKAN HARUAN WARNING
        85 10 A traditional medicine, "Air Ikan Haruan", has been found to contain dexamethasone, a potent western medicine whose unsupervised use can lead to serious adverse reactions such as irregular heartbeat. The medicine has not been found in local retail outlets. But the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) is
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      What women want but aren't getting
      401 12  -  LINYANQIN ROBERT HALF/ACCA SURVEY yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg WITH women a minority in the upper echelons of companies in Singapore, nearly half feel that they will not reach a senior management position, a survey of women in the finance and accounting sector revealed. Add to that the
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      Top scientists to further research at A*Star
      178 14  -  ESTHERNG TOP scientists David and Birgit Lane are set to further their research at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) when they resume their appointments in September. Currently A*Star's chief scientist, Prof David Lane will continue to advise and facilitate scientific
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      Lock icon A bright future
      351 14  -  ESTHER NG SOLARTEST-BEDDING estherng@mediacorp.com.sg GRID parity when solar power prices cost the same as retail electricity may still be far away, but Singapore is already positioning itself as a solar test-bedding hub for when that day arrives. Yesterday, five private sector projects were given the Solar Pioneer
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      24 14 You've got malL:) Heard the latest? Subscribe to our free email news to find out. TbCWyonline.com Sign-up at www.todayonline.com/regform.asp Ai=D/ACORP we set you thinking
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      Lock icon Is it Nizar, or not?
      324 16 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER PERAKCHIEF MINISTER Malaysian Court of Appeal to reveal judgment today PUTRAJAYA Malaysia's Court of Appeal will decide today if it agrees with the Kuala Lumpur High Court's ruling that opposition alliance Pakatan Rakyat's (PR) Nizar Jamaluddin (picture) is the rightful Perak Chief
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      Lock icon Indonesia air force in spotlight after plane crash
      183 19 AGENCIES MAGETAN Indonesia vowed to ground all of its C-130 Hercules planes if investigators determine that mechanical problems caused a crash that killed 101 people, putting a spotlight on its beleaguered air force. The accident which occurred in clear weather moments after
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      Golkar's team 'the weakest'
      249 19 INDONESIAN ELECTIONS JAKARTA Political experts in Indonesia believe the Golkar party has the weakest presidential campaign team and the least financial support, which may hinder its chairman Jusuf Kalla's presidential ambition, according to The Jakarta Post. "In my opinion, Golkar's presidential team has the highest amount
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      Lock icon Clerics want rules for Facebook
      205 19 AP SURABAYA Muslim clerics are seeking ways to regulate online behaviour in Indonesia, saying the exploding popularity of social networking sites like Facebook could encourage illicit sex. Around 700 clerics, or imams, gathered in the world's most populous Muslim nation yesterday to consider guidelines forbidding
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      Lock icon Pakistan seeks refugee support
      348 21 AGENCIES FIGHT AGAINST THE TALIBAN Country looking to gain public backing through provision of relief to victims ISLAMABAD Pakistan must demonstrate "visible" assistance to 2 million refugees from the Swat Valley area to win their support for the battle against the Taliban, said Prime Minister Yousuf
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      Lock icon They got into UK with fake credentials
      197 21 AFP LONDON Pakistani fraudsters set up a network of fake colleges which helped thousands of Pakistani nationals enter Britain on student visas, the Times reported yesterday. The students at 11 bogus colleges included eight of the 10 suspects arrested last month in a
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      Lock icon Top court upholds 'right to die' verdict
      213 23 AGENCIES SOUTH KOREAN LAW SEOUL South Korea's Supreme Court yesterday authorised doctors to halt lifesustaining treatment for a comatose woman, approving a request for euthanasia for the first time in the country. The 76-year-old patient has been in a persistent vegetative state since
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    • EYE ON ASIA
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        Lock icon SUU KYI'S TRIAL BACK BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
        110 23 AFP MYANMAR Myanmar again barred diplomats and journalists from the trial of prodemocracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday, as international pressure mounted on the military government to drop the case against her. The regime had unexpectedly opened up the hearing at the
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        Lock icon BRITON HELD FORALLEGED $219 MILLION FRAUD
        103 23 AFP THAILAND Thai police arrested a Briton in Bangkok's red-light district after he spent eight months on the run for allegedly embezzling US$l5O million ($219 million) from a company in Dubai. Michael Bryan Smith, 43, was caught on Wednesday night after the authorities in
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        Lock icon COUPLE WITHDRAWS CASH, FLEES AFTER BANK ERROR
        94 23 AP NEWZEALAND Police are looking for a New Zealand couple who disappeared after a bank mistakenly put NZ$lO million ($B.B million) into their account. The couple, who ran a fuel station in the northern city of Rotorua, applied to Westpac Bank for a
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      Lock icon IN REMEMBRANCE
      76 25 AP Indian Congress Party activists yesterday paid floral tribute to a portrait of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary in Allahabad, India. Mr Gandhi was assassinated by a suspected Tamil Tiger female suicide bomber in 1991 at an election rally in southern India, in
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      Lock icon Fair-weather friends flock back to Congress
      308 25 AFP POLITICS IN INDIA NEW DELHI Politicians who distanced themselves from India's Congress party before its stunning election victory are rushing back with almost indecent haste in the hope of being embraced by the new government. The Congress-led alliance grabbed 262 seats in the
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      Lock icon Japan's lay judges can hand down death sentence
      183 25 AFP TOKYO -Japan yesterday launched a jury system in criminal trials to boost citizens' role in the judicial process, triggering concern over allowing jurors to hand down the death penalty. The system calls for six jurors, or so-called lay judges, randomly selected
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      Lock icon Brown opens Britain's doors to Gurkha veterans
      171 26 AGENCIES LONDON Britain yesterday announced a climbdown over settlement rights for Gurkha veterans, saying all Nepalese fighters who have served at least four years can apply to live in the country. The amended guidelines, announced by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith in the House
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      Lock icon UAE gets nuclear nod
      322 26 AGENCIES US-UAE DEAL Pact for civilian use awaits Congress okay WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama yesterday approved a civilian nuclear deal with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which some observers see as striking a contrast with Iran's defiant nuclear drive. Mr Obama sent the deal,
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      Lock icon The deadly four
      352 28 AGENCIES TERRORTHREAT Quartet arrested for planning terror attacks in New York NEW YORK The FBI arrested four men on Wednesday in what authorities called a plot to detonate a bomb outside a Jewish temple in the Bronx borough of New York and to shoot military planes with
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      Lock icon When it may be good to be over 52
      170 28 AGENCIES TOKYO Adults older than 52 may have been exposed to a virus that gives them some protection against HINI flu, explaining why younger people account for the largest percentage of those hospitalised, an American scientist said. The virus that caused
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      Lock icon Obama v Cheney
      500 30 BLOOMBERG GUANTANAMO DEBATE WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama and former Vice-President Dick Cheney clashed in duelling speeches over how to fight terrorism, faulting each other's policies on detaining and interrogating suspected terrorists. Mr Obama defended his decision to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, and criticised
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      Lock icon 48 SUSPECTS COULD BE SENT OVERSEAS: OBAMA
      99 30 AP Forty-eight terror suspects currently held at Guantanamo Bay are waiting to be released to other nations, the Obama administration said yesterday. The detainees are among 50 whose cases have already been reviewed, President Barack Obama said, pointing to efforts to empty the
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      168 36  -  DR BILL MAIER BY SETTLING DIFFERENCES The secret to a healthy marriage does not lie in how you avoid conflict, but in how you learn to resolve it. In a relationship, avoiding conflict is not healthy. That's called living in denial. The key to building a
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      226 36  -  Foo HeeJug Dr EugeneSoh Letter from Chief Operating Officer Singapore General Hospital and Chief Operating Officer Tan Tock Seng Hospital WE REFER to "Wheelchair-bound patients at food court" (May 20). Indeed, patients who are under hospitalisation should rest and recuperate in their wards. Usually, patients who
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      289 40  -  MAYO MARTIN HO TZU Nyen revealed that for him, making a film is like a game. And while international movie critics have yet to put in their two cents worth on his film HERE, it looks like the Singaporean film-maker and artist has got an art-house
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      368 46  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH INDUSTRIALTHEATRE Shell uses drama to drive home its safety message christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg MOST theatrical productions tend to be held in venues such as the Drama Centre or the Esplanade. But for actors of Raintree Solutions' production, their stage is a marquee at the Shell
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      322 50  -  SHAMIR OSMAN FOOTBALL FRIENDLY Singapore under-23 o Malaysia under-23 3 shamir@mediacorp.com.sg IT LOOKS as if the Singapore under-23 side have a lot of work to do if the Republic are to break their duck and win gold in
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      720 54  -  ASDWIGHT SINGAPORE FOOTBALL Coach Naruo getting to grips with his new role, as Japanese outfit look to extend run GREAT EASTERN-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2009 Sengkang Punggol vAlbirex Niigata Jalan Besar Stadium, 7.30pm, live on Ch 5 sports@newstoday.com.sg THE pieces are starting to come together for coach
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      523 55  -  A S DWIGHT Sportsgirl of the Year Tan grateful she made the big decision to switch schools sports@newstoday.com. sg JAZREEL Tan is probably one of the most prized graduates of the Singapore Sports School. In 2007, she won the silver medal at the World Women Bowling
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      426 55  -  A S DWIGHT THE Singapore Sports School is helping 16-year-old Clement Lim realise his Asian Youth Games dream. Singapore will host the inaugural Games from June 29 to July 7, when 1,100 athletes from 45 Asian countries aged 14 to 17 years will
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      471 57  -  TREVORTAN DIGITAL CAMERA REVIEW: PANASONIC LUMIX DMC-FX4B Clever scene modes and HD video set this friendly little camera apart trevor@mediacorp.com.sg COMPACT digital cameras have been popping up so fast that one can hardly keep track. So, how does the latest Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX4B ($549) distinguish itself from
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