Today, 7 August 2009, Afternoon Edition

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    20 1 TODAY Friday August 7, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY Friday August 7, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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      Lock icon 16 months later, a positive prognosis
      648 1  -  CHRISTIE LOH 938 LIVE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK GlC's Tony Tan has high hopes for Asia, but downside risks remain deputy business editor christie@mediacorp.com.sg AS THE economic data improves, the chorus of optimists has been growing and the addition of one more voice would hardly make
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      The search is over; DBS goes local for its CEO, say sources
      275 1  -  CONRAD RAJ editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg IT APPEARS that DBS Group Holdings' search for a new chief executive officer is finally over. Sources told Today that an announcement about a successor to the late Richard Stanley, who died in April
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  • NEWS
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      'S'pore must sell ideas'
      426 2  -  CHRISTIE LOH ECONOMIC STRATEGY deputy business editor christie@mediacorp.com. sg FOR a country with nearly 5 million people, there's no running away from depending on exports for economic growth. But what Singapore sells overseas should not only be the traditional goods and services it should also look
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      'Re-tune' foreign worker quotas
      463 3  -  LEONGWEEKEAT FALLING PRODUCTIVITY Cut dependency in sectors with poor productivity, reward firms that improve weekeat@mediacorp.com. sg WHILE the good times lasted, businesses were happy with cheap, low-skilled foreign labour, making no attempt to improve processes or business models. But when the bad times came and orders
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      4TH PM MAY BE FIELDED AT NEXT GE
      365 3 Singapore's fourth Prime Minister could be among the new faces fielded in the next General Election due by early 2012, said Senior Minister Goh ChokTong yesterday. However, he added that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is now having a more difficult time
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      SINGAPORE'S LARGEST NATIONAL FLAG
      92 4 This Singapore flag, flying from the top of the Tiger Sky Tower in Sentosa, is the nation's largest. It spans more than 700 square metres, and is bigger than a basketball court. According to the Singapore Book of Records, the flag, which will be flying till
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      Test first, before you jump in
      352 4 TEACHING CAREER MOE expands internship to more students, enhances Masters sponsorship MORE students, including at university and polytechnic level, are getting the chance to test the waters before jumping into a career in teaching. The Ministry of Education (MOE) is expanding its year-old teaching
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      90 places available for gaming course
      159 4 IF YOU are a working professional who has considered taking a shot at a gaming career, there are now 90 training spots up for grabs. The full-time, subsidised gaming courses which are designed to convert professionals, managers, executives and technicians for jobs in game
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      Lock icon Deadly blaze: Son arrested
      122 6 PHOTO COURTESY SCDF A 29-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for murder, after a fire at McNair Road on Wednesday night (picture). He is believed to be the son of the 58-year-old man, whose body was found in the burnt unit on the 11th floor of Block
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      A bane for flu patients?
      404 6  -  ONG DAI LIN HAZE RETURNS dailin@mediacorp.com.sg THE ill winds from the Indonesian forest fires are once again blowing and the haze looks set to worsen the HI Nl flu problem in Singapore. The 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) at 4pm yesterday was 60, the highest
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      Punish, but don't destroy him: Lawyer
      274 6  -  ANSLEYNG THE lawyer of the man who swindled $120,000 from charity donations has pleaded for the court not to "crush" his client when it sentences him in two weeks. Defence counsel Rakesh Vasu urged District Judge Eddy Tham to punish his client Rajendren Rajamani
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        H1N1:TWO MORE DEATHS
        109 6 Two more HINi patients have died, bringing the total number of HiNi-related deaths here to eight. A 51-year-old woman with Down's Syndrome and high body mass index died on Wednesday afternoon from pneumonia caused by HINI. She was admitted to hospital earlier in the day after a
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        Lock icon PM'S NATIONAL DAY MESSAGE
        111 6 938 LIVE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's National Day Message will be broadcast on Saturday across MediaCorp TV and radio stations. His message in English can be heard on radio station 938 LIVE at 7.35pm. It will be televised on Channel 5, HDS and TVMobile at
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        1ST SOLAR-POWERED MOBILE BASE ON TRIAL
        121 6 Singapore's first solar-powered mobile base station has gone on trial, on the roof of Star Hub's main office at Übi. This is part of a feasibility study on how far it can rely on cleaner energy resources, including at its other base stations. The
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      A QUIET REBEL CALLED GOH CHOK TONG
      667 8  -  P N BALJI NEWS COMMENT news@mediacorp.com.sg FIRST, the obvious. During his 14 years as Prime Minister, Mr Goh Chok Tong became a very well-liked politician. And, arguably, the most popular one. How did that come about, especially when the odds were stacked against
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      Rise in heroin abuse
      606 10  -  ZULOTHMAN ZULOTHMAN ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES zul@mediacorp.com.sg IT IS proving to be the hardest nut to crack even as law en- forcement efforts against drugs overall continue to pay off. Yet another drop in drug abuse arrests down 13 per cent to 820 in the first half of
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      Affordability main bugbear for S'poreans
      389 10  -  LINYANQIN yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg THOUGH upbeat about how the country is being governed in these tough times, Singaporeans were less satisfied with opportunities and help for older and retrenched workers, according to a survey by government feedback unit, Reach. And the ability to pay for their needs
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      29 2 Hurry! Celebrate this National Day month with YosMnoya Complete Meals Available for limited period only, while stocks last. Terms and Conditions apply. Visuals shown are for illustration purposes only.
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      121 3 SINGAPORE EXPERIENCE I AWA R D S I WE'VE RESERVED ONLY THE BEST FOR THE BEST I f Introducing the inaugural Singapore Experience Awards An exquisite gourmet dinner by a two-star Michelin chef. A global business conference for international leaders. An all-night dance fest on a beach. The new Singapore
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      507 5 Ml Like many of you, Singapore is home to POSB. As Singaporeans, we can be proud of Singapore's progress and achievements. If you believe in Singapore's potential and xi want to build your future here, you may wish to consider investing in MyHome Fund. USeTUI lips Before investing your extra
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon BN mulls Internet filter
      359 12 AFP WEBCENSOR Govt denies that proposed block is similar to China's vGreen DanV software KUALA LUMPUR To block "undesirable" websites, Malaysia is considering imposing an Internet filter, on grounds of maintaining racial harmony in the multicultural nation. The move was quickly condemned by the opposition, which
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      Lock icon India to hang trio involved in '03 Mumbai blasts
      283 12 AGENCIES MUMBAI An Indian court yesterday sentenced to death three people, including a married couple, for planting high-explosive bombs that killed 52 in the city of Mumbai in 2003. Judge M R Puranik, sitting at a special anti-terrorism court, ordered that
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        Lock icon MAN GETS FIVEYEARS' JAIL FOR MARITAL RAPE
        84 12 AP A Malaysian man who forced his wife to have sex with him has been sentenced to the maximum five years in jail, in the country's first successful prosecution under a new law against marital rape. The 35-year-old man was also sentenced to
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        Lock icon STUDENT FORCED TO SMOKE 42 STICKS AS PUNISHMENT
        77 12 AP A teacher forced a student to smoke 42 cigarettes in two hours as punishment after finding the boy had a cigarette and lighter. The English teacher subjected the student to the unusual punishment when she found her model student with the
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      Lock icon China evacuates 900 ahead of Typhoon Morakot
      106 12 AGENCIES BEIJING Nearly 1,000 Chinese and foreign tourists were evacuated from a resort island off China's Zhejiang province as weather officials issued an orange alert, the second highest level, for Typhoon Morakot yesterday morning. Soldiers evacuated the tourists from Nanji island before ferry
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    • EYE ON ASIA
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        Lock icon RELIGIOUS LAWS TO BE REVIEWED
        82 16 AP Pakistan Pakistan's Prime Minister pledged yesterday to review laws that are "detrimental to religious harmony", nearly a week after a Muslim mob killed eight Christians following rumours that a Quran was desecrated. Yousuf Raza Gilani's announcement suggests that the government may review blasphemy laws
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        Lock icon TWO SCAMMERS EXECUTED
        80 16 AP China China executed two business people on Wednesday for defrauding hundreds of investors out of more than US$l27 million ($lB2 million), Xinhua news agency reported yesterday. DuYimin, a beauty parlour owner from Zhejiang, collected more than 700 million yuan ($147 million) by promising investors monthly returns
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      Lock icon Woofdunit?
      325 16 AFP PNEUMONIC PLAGUE A dog is suspected to be the source of China plague BEIJING A dog is suspected to be the origin of an outbreak of pneumonic plague in northwest China that has killed three people and left 10,000 under strict quarantine, state media reported yesterday. Ziketan, a
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      Lock icon Internet addict sent for rehab, gets beaten to death
      232 16 AGENCIES BEIJING China's medical experts have called for regulations for the treatment of Internet addiction after a teenager was allegedly beaten to death at a rehabilitation camp, Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. Its report said a 15-year-old boy, Deng Senshan,
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      Lock icon Bleak times an opportunity to foster bonds
      323 18 CHANNEL NEWSASIA ASIA-MIDDLE EASTTIES SENIOR Minister Goh Chok Tong (picture) said the current economic crisis presents a good opportunity for the Middle East and Asia to expand their ties. Mr Goh was speaking at the inaugural Asia-Middle East Media Roundtable held here yesterday.
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      Lock icon Australia red-faced over 'terror target' security gaffe
      255 21 AFP SYDNEY Australia defended security arrangements at its military bases yesterday after two journalists infiltrated a Sydney barracks allegedly targeted in an Islamist suicide plot. A Daily Telegraph reporter and photographer spent half-an-hour inside Holsworthy base on Wednesday before being caught, just a
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      Lock icon They were held separately
      307 21 AFP FREED JOURNALISTS LOS ANGELES The two American journalists freed by North Korea after more than four months in custody were held separately for most of their time behind bars. Ms Lisa Ling said her sister Laura had hardly seen her fellow prisoner, Ms Euna Lee,
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      Lock icon 64 YEARS LATER...
      62 22 AFP Families float paper lanterns on the Motoyasu River in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome (background) as 50,000 people gathered to commemorate the 64th anniversary of the world's first atomic bomb attack yesterday. The Japanese government promised relief for more than 300 ailing survivors of the
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      Lock icon Rural voters shun LDP
      537 22 THENEWYORKTIMES JAPAN POLITICS MATSUYAMA For more than half a century, this city in rural western Japan has been a political stronghold of the longgoverning Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Now, the party's once formidable vote-gathering machine appears to be breaking down. When this city's voters go to
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      Lock icon Stepping out in style
      128 24 AP NEW YORK The Obamas edged out Hollywood stars on Vanity Faifs International Best-Dressed List. The President joins the list for the first time in the latest issue, joining the First Lady, who has been named twice before. "Michelle Obama has cool style. She's chic, knows
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      Lock icon That's, like, so yesterday
      344 24 THE GUARDIAN SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES LONDON From uncles wearing skinnyjeans to mothers investing in fancy skirts and dads nodding oddly along to the latest grime record, the older generation has long known that the surest way to kill a youth trend is to adopt it as
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      Lock icon K-G-Beefcake: Putin bares his chest in Siberia
      177 26 AP MOSCOW When Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin rode a horse bare-chested through a rustic region of Siberia, it produced astonishing images casting him as a rugged Russian outdoorsman. In the official photographs and video, shown on state television this week, Mr Putin
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      Lock icon Counting the cost of flu
      445 26 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH HiNiVIRUS HiNi skivers cost firms more than virus, say employers LONDON Staff using the Influenza A (HI Nl) pandemic as an excuse to take time off work are causing more disruption to businesses than the virus itself, according to employers. Thousands of healthy
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      Lock icon Paying for time
      454 28 AP US PRISONS vMadoffßill makes wealthy prisoners pay for jail facilities to cut budget deficits NEW YORK A one-night stay? US$9O ($130). Need to see a doctor? $10. Want toilet paper? Pay for it yourself. In the ever-widening search for extra income during desperate economic times, states
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon GREATTRAIN ROBBER BIGGS RELEASED
        114 38 rHE GUARDIAN The "Great Train Robber" Ronnie Biggs is to be released from prison on compassionate grounds, Britain's Justice Secretary Jack Straw announced yesterday. Biggs, who is severely ill in hospital and being watched by prison guards, had been moved to Norfolk and Norwich hospital, suffering
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        Lock icon DIRECETOR JOHN HUGHES DEAD AT 59
        107 38 AP Writer-director John Hughes, Hollywood's youth impresario of the 1980s and '90s who captured the teen and preteen market with such favorites as Home Alone, The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller's Day Off, died yesterday, a spokeswoman said. He was 59. Hughes died of
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        Lock icon SOTOMAYOR CONFIRMED IN HISTORIC VOTE
        103 38 AGENCIES Sonia Sotomayor bathed in applause from friends and colleagues at a federal courthouse in lower Manhattan yesterday as the Senate voted to confirm her appointment as the first Hispanic member of the Supreme Court. "This is a wonderful day for Judge Sotomayor and her
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      Lock icon Key Pakistani Taliban chief may be dead
      432 38 AFP AFTERNOON LATEST WASHINGTON The Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud may be dead after a reported drone strike, a United States official said yesterday. If confirmed, the death of Mehsud would be a coup for Washington, which has placed a US$5-million ($7.2-million) bounty
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      143 40  -  TeoYong Hua Letter from LIKE the rest of his schoolmates in the National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC), my cousin attended a three-day, two-night camp in Pulau Übin recently. These camps, indeed, give our youth a chance to become independent, and they should be
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      270 40  -  Philip Loong THEN AND NOW It can serve as another vgem' for collectors of local stories Letter from BESIDES Today's "My Life: Then and Now" photo contest, which has evoked plenty of responses, MediaCorp has also done its part in supporting many local and TV series
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      179 42  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY SCHAEFFER'S BRIDGES Many years ago, the late philosopher, Dr Francis Schaeffer said that the bridges that were built by the Romans nearly 2,000 years ago are still standing because they were used only for foot traffic. If large trucks or even cars
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      482 42  -  Sophia Huang Day issue of Today. MYLIFE:THEN&NOW sophia@mediacorp.com.sg LOVE is a mother who tolerates being shaken from sleep by the cries of her baby every two hours, every night. I got to experience a slice of motherhood first-hand when I stayed with my sister-in-law and
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      34 40 D The WHO should issue binding guidelines... to avoid a feeding frenzy. Read Dr Lee Hock Seng's views on the availability of HINI vaccine at www.todayonline.com/voices Premieres righl after Natbrijal Day Parade W 5.mediacorptv.sg/idol
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      101 40 HAVE YOUR SAY. email voices@mediacorp.com.sg or visit www.todayonline.com/voices Celebrate National Day, CPK Style* Original BBQ Chicken Pizza, California Club Pizza and BLT Pizza. Come experience these CPK classics and many other one-of-a-kind pizzas, plus unique pastas, salads, appetizers and desserts. Enjoy a National Day ■Fk^ Set Menu with your family
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      276 41 i The future is ours to make I I, Their future is ours to save ML -'"■"I mhßJ'ij* i ■■¥> .■S^jyiK > '^^^^^™^Bb Come together, reach out and celebrate! Make this National Day an upbeat one for you and our Parks' residents. Learn all BUY 1 SVSI wM I I
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      48 42 a g^\ Specialist Diploma f-<\es\m&a in Counselling {^ounsellors Psychology ailflHi.MHiHllT-liL'.'llJlMl'l'.'i.Jiil.Ea [Free Talk: 12AugO9, Wed7pm] www.certifiedcounsellors.org HotUlie :6339 5411 All courses are conducted by ACC School of Counselling and Psychology (MOE Reg. N0.2233), the training division of Academy of Certified Counsellors. n^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^~ Today jV\~LJM\\^i-Jr\J-^ Jtßmn we set you thinking
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      469 44 GIJOE PREMIERE Being nice can get you a starring role as a killing machine in GUoe in tokyo christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg IN THE movie Gljoe: The Rise Of Cobra, the troops of the ultra-special forces unit, GI Joe, spend a lot of time duking it out with the
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      564 46 GIJOE PREMIERE »CONTINUED FROM PAGE 44 Stephen Sommers (SS): He wanted slowmotion shots! We'll probably put those in the DVD. RN: We'll make a whole movie out of those shots! Charming and Sienna, will you take off your clothes in the next movie? SM: Have you
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      238 48  -  MAYSEAH SINGAPORE IDOL 2009 Ready to hear what we sound like? 0h why not? may@mediacorp.com.sg THE nation's biggest reality television singing competition show begins this Sunday right after the National Day Parade. Now in its third season, Singapore Idol is set to give us our next Taufik
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      175 48 .AGENCIES IS VICTORIA Beckham the replacement for Paula Abdul as a judge on American Idol? The Mirror is reporting that the former Posh Spice will begin filming the new series this week after Simon Cowell got her on board as a guest judge in
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      278 50 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH MADONNA has been blasted by Roman Catholics in Poland for a decision to stage her Sticky And Sweet concert on an important feast day. Religious leaders have said that the decision to hold the concert, at an old Warsaw airfield, on Aug 15 is "blasphemous" since it
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        54 50 Hailed as the United Kingdom's most successful remixers, this Grammynominated outfit promises to pump up the beat and keep you on your feet all night long. Tomorrow, 10pm till late at The Forbidden City. Normal club admission charges apply. HSBC cardholders enjoy one-for-one Johnnie Walker cocktails and
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        48 50 Music from the '60s and '70s through to the present. Artistes include Jerry And The Neu Faces, The Silver Strings, Vernon Cornelius, Robert Fernando, Plainsunset and Black Forest. Tonight and tomorrow, 7pm onwards. Aug 10, 6.30pm onwards. At the Esplanade Outdoor Theatre. Free admission.
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      527 52  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH KEANE IN CONCERT Singer Tom Chaplin says solitude is how he copes with fame christophertoh@ mediacorp.com.sg IN 2006, British pop trio Keane (picture) was halfway across the world on its tour when the excesses of fame, success and touring got too much to bear for singer
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      174 45 COME TOGETHER Reaching Out Reaching Up Ca££taLand I 3UIL 0 I W G PEOPLE I f^^° mH c. L s^, Capita Land Contingent: Marching at the Singapore National Day Parade 2009 Capita Land, as one of Singapore's foremost homegrown companies, has always been reaching out beyond the horizon to bring
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      143 46 WANTED !!*'&£■< MF ATTRACTIVE POSITION OPEN FOR Male assistant must meet the following criteria: B^^^^^TLJf^^^^ otP^-^H 1 1. Must be able to manage Bossy Lady Boss r\jtj§&.^^4^m P^L^GKP'" TreP ttll- mX, Hm^J 2. Able to work weekends holidays as instructed 4 '*WP*P^ "I?V by the Lady Boss as and when
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      429 47 f fi' I Offers valid from 7- 20 August 2009. ■■WA a\.^B ■kII|V M I bY L^,«gW f VJ While stocks last! No traders allowed. *Not available at CCX. ANot available at TC, PM, SSC CCX. rm/lllM i \l3mPZ~P^r*\ 111 I TEAC /f I^VT AKIRA* AKIRA* TEFAL* AfV s^Up^>V- 1
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      84 48 .^BH bbbbbf^ .^bH M^. ti^Bßl v y\ i Blue Gallery Mobile Rooftop \x..< -»rFloatin S Platform^ Floating Platform H This year Singaporeans at home and abroad can catch the National Day Parade "live", with a choice of up to six different camera views. Chat with friends online during the "live"
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      278 50 U~~R^^-^'i ir-~>-^J themostDAZZLINGWDDIGITALI 5.00,6.45,7.15,9.00,9.30,11.15pm B EW-Jubilee 10.05, 12.45, 1.30, 3.00, 5.00, EW-Toa Payoh-10.15,12.00,12.30,2.15, 2.45,™p*^8 7.00,7.30,9.00,1 1.30pm 5.00,6.45, 7.15,9.00,9.30,11.15,11,45pm EW-Toa Payoh -10.35,11.00,1.00,3.00,3.30, EW-Westmall 10.00,10.15,12.15,12.30,2.45,4.45, Mi '^M 5.00,5.30, 7.30,9.00! 9.30,11.20pm WHEREOOT6HOST? WHERESOT6HOST? gf J I a., rir.niM aII4» HMnfj ORPHANBSEics)AiI.4Spm ORPHAN (Mtis.Eics:^.ii 05pm IEIaIRIM B^VB OVERHEARD (pgi mjndmin :e. ck 1.00,7.00pm JANOANPANDANGBELAKANOCONGKAK
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      57 51 i i V r H f 994; T/ie 0/?(y Company in the World to be Presented l|p|l|lijH(liSpl|!ipyißM with the World's Only Life-Size Cable Car Cabin by Lego BSQQ3^ujcM^^Q^S^^U|^Q^^|^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^!b^H IX9: World's First Glass-Bottomed Cabins BnffißiWßWnußSffißßßrffilißSf^ffi^B I 2004: World's First Sky-Dining™ _^^_^^^^^g^^g^g^_ 2005: World's First Self-Activated Pyrotechnics ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■{■■■■■■■■■■^■■■■■■■■■■■H I 2007: World's First
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      980 52 y *W ,/^^j G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA IB) 1030 am G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF G.I. JOE: THE RISE G.I. JOE: THE RISE (Bll:30j'l:00,('e2:00,;3:30^B4:30j6:15, COBRA« 5)» 11:10 am, ODBRA((S» 11:10 am, OFCOBRA(O)' OFCOBRAICS)' 1BM 9:30, 10:45,11:50 1^,10:45,11:50 UP(G)» UP[B)« 10:30 am, UPKSI- 10:30
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      53 53 LEVI STRAUSS SIGNATURE® STORES: Harbour Front Centre #01-90 IMM #01-63 lON Orchard #83-09 Jurong Point #01-26F/G Northpoint #02-33/34 Novena Square #01-15 Suntec City #01 -055 Tampines Mall #01 -318 Vivo City #01 -177. West Coast Plaza #01 -27/49 LEVI STRAUSS SIGNATURE® SHOP-IN-SHOPS: BHG Bugis Junction BHG Junction 8 Metro Sengkang
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      1067 54 O N ME DI AC OR P qhAN N E L 9.^.^9 (AC OR P SPORTS@SG 6 00 AM Entertainment Tonight Grader? ~.00 Tin Man IMPAK MAKSIMA Channel 5,10pm 6-3° Prime Time Morning 5.00 The Rachael Ray Show 111 MN Hair Care 101 Suria, Qpm 9.30 The Rachael Ray Show
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      30 55 1 DOUBLE CARAMEL 'S^tfS SSIC ALMOND WHITE i. Nfl J*^^K v vfi P W^^^^^^^f Winning never felt so good.^^^^^^^9^^^^| B^llllMlL'J^lm*llU ■I^KIMi JMl|iHl^jlH I^-i^llMßi^HHLl^^^SßH^^^^^B (P Cold Storage T/ie fres/i food people
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      235 58 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH AFTERNOON LATEST BIRMINGHAM Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has expressed an interest in buying Dutch midfielder Wesley Sneijder. The future of the 25-year-old at Real Madrid has been the subject of speculation this week. Following Real's splurge in the transfer market this summer it was believed
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        82 58 THE GUARDIAN Arsene Wenger, who has lost Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Adebayor to Manchester City, yesterday said the Arab-owned club was guilty of "financial doping" and warned that their new signings might not gel immediately. "In football, it's always important to have the right balance," he
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        91 58 AFP Inter Milan manager Jose Mourinho said yesterday that attempts to buy players from his former team Chelsea have become too difficult because the London club keeps raising the price of its stars. "It has become very difficult for me to sign a Chelsea player and
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      163 58 AFP LONDON English Premier League Fulham reached the Europa League play-off round this morning, where they were joined by free-scoring Roma and Galatasary. Andrew Johnson scored twice at home to add to Dickson Etuhu's opener as Fulham saw off Vetra of Lithuania 3-0 for a
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      626 60  -  12TH THAILAND SPORTS SCHOOL GAMES Sports School swimmer Dzulhaili has his heart set on the 2012 Olympics LOWLINFHOONG in nakhon si thammarat linfhoong@mediacorp.com. sg SWIMMER Dzulhaili Mohamed Kamal will not be lining up at the blocks when the Youth Olympic Games rolls into town next August, but
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      178 61 Under a rookie coach, unfancied Gombak continue to defy the odds GREAT EASTERN-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2009 Gombak United v Super Reds Jalan Besar Stadium, 7.30pm, live on Ch 5 yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg ■■■■■■■nHpipllMHMil^l jjJMMM|IH|H^ HHHBBfflii^iSfflHHiißliHi^H IMJllßHiMin^VliPM'P'lPPniilfl l^j^gi|||j|||||ppi|^| SINGAPORE FOOTBALL Tomorrow's fixture: DPMMvWoodlands (Bandar Seri Begawan, 8.15pm) ■■mh HiHliiflPMi
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      197 62  -  THERE will be a Grinham in the final of the CIMB Singapore Women's Squash Masters, after the two sisters booked a semi-final date last night at the Kallang squash courts. World No 3 Natalie Grinham, 31, prevailed in an hour-long tussle last night against Northern
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      420 62  -  SINGAPORE FOOTBALL With 10 games to go title seems destined for SAFFC GREAT EASTERN-YEO'S S-LEAGUE2OO9 Tampines 2 Home 3 TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com. sg FOUR days after a controversial loss at home to arch-rivals and fellow title contenders SAFFC, the feeling of injustice still hung in the
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        464 64  -  HEDIRMANSUPIAN hedirman@mediacorp.com.sg IT'S that time of the year when patriotism runs high and we take stock of the country's milestones and achievements that have put it on the global map. But what about the virtual map? This wired country of ours boasts its own
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        443 67 HEDIRMAN SUPIAN hedirman@mediacorp.com. sg FANCY playing director at this year's National Day Parade (NDP), switching among different camera angles to get the best view? Now you can... and that's even if you're not in Singapore this Sunday. Experience NDP live online in more ways than one with
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      44 56 SPORTS ON TV TODAY 7am MLB Red Sox vYankees, Ch23 5.55pm Cricket England v Australia, Ch 110 gpm B Soccer Brazil v Spain, Chii3 10.15pm B Soccer UAE v Portugal, Chii3 I>2?1?. .9.5 M™? 6.35am-n.3spm Sports Zone Minutes Hourly Sports updates live on g3BLive
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      120 57 I X Q STEPS FOR SUPERIOR I I O ORAL HEALTH g I I flflJ^-T/^ I IK s'! SS*| I L fi^!/l^ QaTTUO 1 Original Flavor Dental Floss I^V 750 ml I I $2.70*T57.95* I 1 I Colgate Maximum Colgate Twister 1 Cavity Protection buy 3 free h^l Mk I^^.
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      240 58 NONYA BUFFET $14.80* (Sat Sun) LUNCH 12noon 2.30pm HIGH TEA: 3pm 5.15pm F^ %C-f. fi S available on 4 V *y^ J Lion City Catt Lion City Hotel 15Tanjong Katong Road Spore *****0 1 Website: www.lioncityhotel.com.sg For resarvadons 6744 8111 THE MIRROR BOOBE' Wide selection of more than 300 high
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      268 60 Siglap Branch, tG97B East Coast Road Gek Poh Shopping Centre, //7YT7"TT7¥77fISJR# Jurong West Street 75 Geylang Lor SSA Tampines Mart OPEN TILL 10PM Yishun Central Saturday Football Nites S.League Combak Super Reds Fri, 07/08/09 7.30pm International Football Stoke City Valladolid Sat, 08/08/09 2.00 am Italian League Inter Lazio Sat, 08/08/09
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      61 61 %3^ ?Wv.Eastern 57LE&GUE ASIA'S TOP 10 LEAGUE Co-Title Sponsors Partners in Sports Official Convergence Communications Providers I Club Main Sponsors O AVAyA ©aEMr- g^^o VIC FTMS A»•■• l__ Cl 3L\^ I II Giving Hope. Improving Li»es INTELLIGENT COMMUNICATIONS aiTlDUlanee Global U^^l/Ww 1 Sponsors Club Apparel Sponsors s^_ SPORTS EVERY DAY!
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      115 63 Mr. Men and Little Miss™ Copyright 2009 THOIP (a Chorion Company). All rights reserved, www.ilovemrmen.com Eager- Uamginau&z V ®OTED REWARD: 100 WINNERS WEEKLY Simply purchase 5 capsules in a single receipt from 1 August to 22 September 2009 stand to win the 'WANTED' characters. (100 winners weekly) Log onto www.megcorp.com.sg
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      169 64 [gpr..:.:..i. NATIONAL DAY 2009 Suggest New Place New Establishments Write Review f Cafebiz lit. V( 'firsjgl Csfe■ RestBllrall> Food and Beverage 7 l^^^^^^^^^^l <*ulslne: Ambience I Setting 7.5 More Photos... Aslan- International 3 Address: Average price: 1A Cuscaden Road Wo*- st 35 45'Par™n *""»i M GF Traders Hotel «ms) Service
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      226 69 THE GUARDIAN LONDON The Bank of England made a surprise announcement that it would pump another £50 billion ($120.5 billion) into the economy to ensure that the fragile green shoots of recovery keep growing. Despite figures this week pointing to an
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      281 69 AFP INTEREST RATES ECB BOE leave key rates unchanged FRANKFURT The European Central Bank (ECB) kept its main interest rate steady at a record low of 1 per cent yesterday, despite tight credit and concerns that the eurozone could be hit by deflation. In London, the Bank of
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      163 69 AFP BEIJING A Chinese businessman has been put on trial in China's biggest suspected bank fraud case involving as much as US$l.4 billion ($2 billion), the Financial Times reported yesterday. Mr Wang Sheng, the former chairman of developer Canton Property Investment, had allegedly obtained about 4.8
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      69 69 AP In a positive sign for the economy, United States companies are laying off fewer workers as they prepare to ramp up production to replenish their depleted stockpiles of goods. First-time claims for jobless benefits dropped to a seasonally adjusted 550,000 last week, down from 588,000 in
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      729 70  -  DEAN BAKER THE GUARDIAN BUSINESS COMMENT DEPARTING from the normal practice of United States Federal Reserve chairmen, Mr Ben Bernanke has taken to barnstorming the country in recent months. The reason for seeking a higher profile is simple: He wants to keep his job. Mr Bernanke's term
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      258 72  -  CHEOWXINYI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg SENIOR Minister of State for Trade and Industry, Mr S Iswaran, said it's a misperception to think that the Singapore economy is driven largely by foreign multinational companies (MNCs), which have crowded out smaller, local companies catering to domestic demand. Addressing the Singapore
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      252 73  -  KELVIN CHOW SEMBCORP INDUSTRIES Marine, utilities units help earn conglomerate $1421x1 NET profit of Mainboard-listed conglomerate, Sembcorp Industries (SCI), edged-up 3 per cent to $141.9 million for its second quarter, thanks to the higher earnings from its utilities and rig building divisions. In comparison, SCI recorded
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      174 73 Millennium Copthorne profit falls 34% on economic slump BLOOMBERG MILLENNIUM Copthorne Hotels, the operator of more than 120 properties worldwide, said second-quarter profit fell 34 per cent on decreased sales and travel demand, especially in Singapore and New York. Net income dropped to £16 million ($39 million), or 5.2 pence
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        77 73 938 LIVE Water treatment firm Hyflux has posted a 15-per-cent rise in its second quarter net profits to $26 million from a year ago, buoyed by projects in the Middle East and North Africa. Group revenue for the quarter ended June 30 rose 34 per
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        116 73 BLOOMBERG Consumer electronics maker Creative Technology reported a net loss for its fiscal fourth quarter ended June as sales fell amid the global recession. It lost US$l4 million ($2O million) in the quarter, compared with a profit of U*****.2 million in the corresponding period a
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          85 74 2nd day of losses US stocks sank for the second consecutive day as investors braced for the Labour Department's report, due later today, on unemployment and payrolls for clues on the strength of stabilisation in the long recession The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 25.17 points to 9,255.80
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          84 74 Briefly hit 2009 high Oil prices fell after briefly hitting the highest level this year at US$76 a barrel in London as the market awaited key US job figures to gauge prospects for economic recovery. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for September, ended at U5571.94, down
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          74 74 A vote of confidence Europe's main stock markets perked up as the head of the European Central Bank voiced confidence about the prospects for an economic recovery and Britain pumped extra liquidity into its economy. London's FTSE 100 index ended 0.93 per cent up at 4,690.53 points. In
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        309 74 THE Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) risks reigniting a row over bonuses tomorrow when it is expected to reveal it has gone into the black in the first half of the year. As the taxpayers' stake in the bank moved
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        469 74 AGENCIES AFTERNOON LATEST Profits up 21% from Qi, but bad debts up $4iom from Q2 2008 DBS Group Holdings, South-east Asia's biggest bank, reported a smaller-than-estimated 15-per-cent decline in second-quarter profit as income from stock broking, investment banking and wealth management rose. Net income fell
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