Today, 17 August 2009

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    10 1 TODAY Monday August 17, 2009 www.todayonhne.com we set you thinking
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    pm lee on
    171 1 4 The 'eye of the storm' has passed and Q3 looks to be okay for the economy and the workforce. But with no influx yet of Christmas orders, the outlook beyond is uncertain. Still, work is out there for local companies with the spunk and innovation to
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    in the news
    58 1 MA natural disaster has quickly become a political one for Taiwan's President MaYing-jeou, say analysts. C 2 Gene Simmons spills the £j\J secret behind his success with women and why he thinks every girl's main aim is marriage. mCome on, specu-vestors, exercise a little self-restraint, says our
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    Lock icon Of race and religion in S'pore
    925 1  -  DERRICK A PAULO NATIONAL DAY RALLY PM Lee calls on citizens to be vigilant of the risks religious fervour can bring deputy news editor derrick@mediacorp.com.sg RARELY has such a "serious and heavy" topic dominated the National Day Rally, in the Prime Minister's speeches in
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    IT'S ABOUT GIVE-AND-TAKE ...
    239 1  - IT'S ABOUT GIVE-AND-TAKE LEONGWEEKEAT It began when one old Chinese woman died. Her family set up their altar at a nearby void deck before getting theTown Council's approval. But the void deck was already booked for a Malay wedding and the invitations had been sent out. The Malay family was,
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon ACROSS THE WORLD
      205 2 In the United States, where more than go per cent of Americans believe in God and more than 80 per cent consider religion important in their lives, the Christian right is seen as a major force in the Republican Party, and the Democrats too vie for Christian
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      Lock icon The three pitfalls of
      494 2  -  LEONGWEEKEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com. sg ACROSS the world, religious groups have become more organised and active, while their adherents have become stronger in their faiths, noted Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Singapore has been carried along on this global tide: Mosques and churches are filled, Buddhists are reaching
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      Time to turn down the 'amplifiers'
      371 3  -  LOHCHEEKONG Aware saga not a mature way to conduct a sensitive discussion, says PM Lee cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg TO THE Prime Minister, the Aware saga was, quite plainly, "an attempt by a religiously motivated group, who shared a strong religious fervour, to enter civil space, take
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      WHAT THEY THOUGHT ...
      212 3 WHAT THEY THOUGHT I was surprised that PM talked about race and religion... Still, I feel he was very tactful and forthright in bringing up the issue. Singaporeans are more mature now to discuss these differences, which will remain. For instance, my neighbour complains about my Friday prayers I perform
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      'Q3 should be all right'
      453 4  -  CHRISTIE LOH But no sign of Christmas rush, outlook beyond unclear: PM deputy business editor christie@mediacorp.com. sg AMID the worst recession in Singapore's 44-year history, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday sought to give hope to workers by assuring them the current third quarter "should
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      One of S'pore's weapons: Spunk
      291 4  -  ESTHER FUNG esther@mediacorp.com. sg IN A remote village in Algeria, a group of Singaporeans is showing how the Republic's companies and people are prepared to rough it out to gain a march on competitors. For water treatment firm Hyflux, the construction of a seawater desalination
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      Two national training centres on the cards
      184 4  -  ESTHER FUNG SINGAPORE will set up two national Continuing Education and Training (CET) centres, announced Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong as he reiterated the call for workers to take full advantage of Government schemes to upgrade, even if they are still employed. The
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      For it to be effective ...
      489 6  - For it to be effective ALICIA WONG Step-down healthcare must have support of families, hospitals, GPs VWOs alida@mediacorp.com.sg THERE is a "new social phenomenon" that is causing Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong "great discomfort". And that is Singaporeans abandoning their parents in nursing homes or hospitals. Recounting what he had
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      Lock icon KUDOS TO HEALTH WORKERS: PM LEE
      155 6  -  ALICIA WONG From doctors and hospital staff to school principals and those who took temperatures at entry points they are among those whom Singapore owes "a debt of gratitude", said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, as he thanked everyone who helped contain the spread
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      Those were the days
      452 8  -  ANSLEYNG ansley@mediacorp.com. sg IT WAS a rare moment as some Today readers had their photographs flashed by the Prime Minister at the National Day Rally. Tapping some pictures from the newspaper's "My Life: Then And Now" photograph contest, along with a host of other pictures of
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      Lock icon Get ready for change
      349 10  -  ANSLEYNG ansley@mediacorp.com.sg THE Pledge Moment during the National Day Parade on Aug 9 when Singaporeans, wherever they were, took a minute at 8.22pm to renew their vow to the nation epitomised Singapore's resolve to stay united through rain or shine, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
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      How 'tweet' it is ...
      235 10  - How 'tweet' it is LEONGWEEKEAT HE HAD spoken about new media last year and this year, it played a bigger role in the Prime Minister's National Day Rally, with Singaporeans in real-time online discussion. Hundreds of "tweets" led to the rally speech becoming one of the most talked about items
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      Lock icon Savings for kidney patients
      448 11  -  NEOCHAICHIN NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION Lower drug costs, organic garden for new dialysis centre chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SOME kidney patients with accompanying ailments such as anaemia, and calcium and iron deficiency will spend between $30 and $300 less on medication monthly, thanks to the haggling skills of the National
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      Lock icon WE THE PEOPLE
      67 12 New Singapore citizens Zheng Vi Kin (left) and Yuan Ming (throwing ball) playing basketball during the Clementi Amazing Race organised by the Clementi grassroots organisations. Modelled after The Amazing Race television programme, 45 new Singaporeans, who hailed from countries including China, India and Myanmar, got to know
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      Teens raising the stakes
      710 12  -  ANSLEYNG YOUTH GAMBLING Some youth gambling addicts racking up debt, turning to loansharks ansley@mediacorp.com. sg INSTEAD of joining extra-curricular activities when he started his studies in a secondary school, Mark (not his real name) joined a secret society. Later, his friends in the gang persuaded him
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      65 5 I I I IBP"' Hi i Show how much you appreciate your teacher by sending in a special dedication. Just log on to teachersday.sg llfllp »and tell us what makes your teacher special, in 140 characters or less, before 31st August. Selected dedications t^ will be published in The Straits
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      177 10 V f °TU^i J PRESIDEnT'S k I M CHHUEIIGE 2009 ll\ r%BaiCH out wmimajj/j/j ccVm living the best N years o/my ///e/" V IIL I Mr Wong Tar Lee, 74, Beneficiary, Lion Befrienders U'f Mr. Wong is one of thousands the President's Challenge has 1' helped over the years. As
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon TYPHOON BLOW FOR MA
      490 14 AFP NEWS COMMENT Taiwan's leader saw last week how quickly a natural disaster can become a political one and now experts say that he must win back political capital he lost during the bungled response to Typhoon Morakot. Bodyguards had to step in to protect President
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      Lock icon MORE THAN 1,000 STILL STRANDED AS FOREIGN AID ARRIVES
      166 14 AP The first shipments of foreign aid arrived yesterday as Taiwan struggled to reach more than i,ooo people still stranded a week after its deadliest typhoon in half a century. As plastic sheeting for makeshift housing arrived from the United States
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      Lock icon Strong quake strikes Indonesia's Sumatra, seven hurt
      268 15 AFP JAKARTA Seven people were injured after a strong 6.9-magnitude quake struck Indonesia's western Sumatra yesterday afternoon, causing tremors to be felt in Singapore and Malaysia. The epicentre of the quake was located 43 kilometres south-east of Siberut island off western Sumatra. The
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      Lock icon Yettaw returns home
      450 15 AFP MrYettaw being helped off the plane in Thailand. US-MYANMAR TALKS US man who swam to Aung San Suu Kyi' mansion deported BANGKOK An American who swam to the home of Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi flew out of the militaryruled country after a United
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    • EYE ON ASIA
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        Lock icon A THREAT OF 'MERCILESS RETALIATION'
        83 18 AP North Korea North Korea followed recent conciliatory gestures in freeing two United States journalists and a South Korean worker, with a return to threats yesterday, warning the US and South Korea of "merciless retaliation" over sanctions imposed, and nuclear attacks in response to any
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        Lock icon ARROYO CANCELS JET ORDER
        92 18 AFP The Philippines Philippine leader Gloria Arroyo has cancelled an order for a presidential jet amid outrage over her alleged extravagance during a financial crisis, her spokesman said yesterday. The make and price of the aircraft were not disclosed but her spokesman said Ms Arroyo "does
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      Lock icon An insult or a routine incident?
      345 18 AGENCIES US IMMIGRATION Shah Rukh Khan's US vdetention prompts outrage NEW DELHI India reacted with outrage yesterday after Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan said he was detained for questioning at a United States airport, though immigration officials denied he was formally held. Fellow Indian
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      Lock icon Fatah elects first Israeli Jew
      102 20 AFP RAMALLAH (West Bank) The Fatah movement of Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas has elected an Israeli Jew to one of its governing bodies for the first time in the secular movement's half-century history. Mr Uri Davis, 66, a sociology professor at the Palestinian Al-Quds University
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      220 20 AGENCIES KUWAITTRAGEDY Dozens killed in wedding inferno KUWAIT CITY Forty-one women and children were killed and dozens more injured when a fire ripped through a packed wedding party in Kuwait, triggering a stampede, officials said yesterday. Dozens of firefighters battled to put out the fire, which in three
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      Lock icon Mousavi to lead 'green hope' movement
      193 21 AFP TEHRAN Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi (picture) will continue his protest against the presidential election in a social movement called the "Green Path of Hope", newspapers reported yesterday. Mr Mousavi, who was the closest rival to incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the
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      Lock icon Afghan polling booths targeted
      463 21 AFP TALIBAN THREAT KANDAHAR (Afghanistan) The Taliban yesterday threatened for the first time to attack Afghan polling stations, escalating their bid to derail key elections this week after striking Nato in the heart of Kabul just one day before. The threat was made in leaflets, pinned
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      Lock icon They went for a second crack at jewel heist
      190 22 AP, THE GUARDIAN THIEVES behind one of Britain's biggest jewel heists abandoned an initial robbery attempt two days before the crime. The Metropolitan Police on Saturday released security camera images of the suspects outside Graff Diamonds in London's Bond Street two
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      Cover up before taking a splash
      404 22 UK POOL DRESS CODE LONDON British swimming pools are imposing Muslim dress codes during swimming sessions specifically aimed at Muslims, in a move described as divisive by Labour lawmakers. Across Britain, municipal pools are holding swimming sessions specifically aimed at Muslims, in some case
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      Lock icon 'Ransom demand' received on missing ship
      164 23 AGENCIES,THE GUARDIAN PRAIA A ransom demand has been received for the return of the Arctic Sea, the Russian-crewed freighter that went missing after passing through the English Channel late last month. The ship's Finnish owners received the demand, which has not been confirmed as
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      101 23 AGENCIES SAN FRANCISCO Wildfires raged on Saturday in California, where efforts to control the week-old blazes are being hampered by high winds and difficult terrain. More than 7,000 firefighters have been deployed to fight the fires. One blaze in Santa Cruz county, some 80km south-east of
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      Lock icon Obama cites own anguish
      393 23 AGENCIES I HEALTHCARE REFORM President says grandmother struggled with health problems GRAND JUNCTION (Colorado) United States President Barack Obama has made it clear that his efforts to reform the US healthcare system mean something to him, personally. On Saturday, Mr Obama invoked his own anguish over
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      157 21 1 CHANGi J M V A AIRPORTSNGAPORE LUNCH I AT CHANGI AIRPORT I I $10 SET MEAL FREE PARKING I I 12 2PM ON WEEKDAYS I Enjoy fantastic lunches at your favourite F&B outlets in Changi Airport today! With widespread offerings ranging from savoury asian cuisine to mouthwatering pastas and
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      352 23 44<% off room rates at Costa Sands Resort. Wild Wild Wet Escape Theme Park tickets from $6.40. *mT W $5 DE Voucher giveaways. $4 play at eXplorerkid. Lp The list goes on! There's definitely no better way to celebrate **f August, but to Shop, Play Dine at Downtown East! J^~\
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      Retailers, do more
      267 24  -  Seah Seng Choon PREVENTING CREDITCARD FRAUD Letter from Executive Director Consumer Association of Singapore (Case) WE REFER to the letter "A burden the bank should bear" (Aug 11). To prevent credit card fraud, consumers should take measures to protect their cards but banks and retailers must do
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      One traveller at a time, says
      341 24  -  Chia Hui Keng Letter from Head, Public Internal Communications Branch Corporate Communications Division, Immigration Checkpoints Authority (ICA) We refer to the letters on immigration clearance procedures at Changi Airport published from Aug 12 to 14. The ICA officers have to conduct face-to-face checks on
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      Older folk have it worse
      356 25  -  Roland Ang JOBSEEKERWOES Letter from I I REFER to the Big Story, "I applied for 100 jobs" by Venessa Lee, published in the revamped Weekend Today {Aug 15-16). Her story best summed up the recent debates on the difficulties faced by job seekers in our
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      FOCUS® ON THE FAMILY
      156 25  -  DRJAMES DOBSON BY DON'T LABEL YOUR KIDS Most of us remember childhood classmates who were saddled with nicknames like "loser" or "big ears" or "piggy". These playful titles may take on a major significance in the life of a sensitive child. Children often become their nicknames
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      45 24 n| Why should exec maiI sonette owners pay twice I the conservancy charges J when we have the same external floor area as other flats? Read Soh Jin Hoe David's views at www.todayonline.com/voices N;t IkT''^hM'CTil II IT I Bull J/l—jyJjki^&J^.P' NikOlt we set you thinking
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        Stroke of Gene-ius
        918 26  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH ROCKGOD Gene Simmons on life, love and why women need men christophertoh @mediacorp. cotn.sg ACCORDING to the bassist of glam-rock band Kiss, every woman wants to get married. "By the time she's middle-aged, her looks are going and she can't reproduce. So the older you get,
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      147 27 AP MADONNA TURNS 51 Polish fans wished Madonna a happy birthday at a concert in Warsaw on Saturday evening —just hours before she turned 51. In a break between two songs, a fan held up a sign wishing her a happy birthday and the audience sang "may
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      Lock icon Kampung spirit(s) lives on
      363 28  -  MAYO MARTIN THEATRE REVIEW H IS FOR HANTU Ghosts are alive and well in this musical. Too bad the audience was dead mayo@mediacorp.com.sg H IS For Hantu is about keeping the kampung spirit or spirits alive. But there's only so much that this inspired piece of
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      8 28 Catch the latest television commercial on Channel 8
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  • Page 28 Miscellaneous
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      1008 29 TV LISTINGS ON MEDIACORP CHANNEL 9 N. MEpiACORP FRINGE 6.00 AM Entertainment Tonight 3.00 Growing Up II 11.00 Criminal Minds IV HUMAN SPIRIT Channel 5,10pm 6.30 Prime Time Morning 4.00 12th l AAF World MN LostV The Fastest Man On No Legs 9.30 The Rachael Ray Show 111 Championships in
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      Lock icon Rooney strikes as United celebrate a winning start
      310 30 THE GUARDIAN ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Man United 1 Birmingham Cityo MANCHESTER Life after Cristiano Ronaldo began much as Manchester United would have expected, as Sir Alex Ferguson's men kicked off their2oo9-2010 English Premier League campaign at Old Trafford with a 1 -0 win
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      Lock icon Early blow for Reds
      392 30 AFP ENGLISH FOOTBALL Bassong's winner presents reality check for title hopefuls ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Tottenham 2 Liverpool 1 LONDON Tottenham defender Sebastien Bassong put an early dent in Liverpool's Premier League title challenge as his goal clinched a 2-1 win at White Hart Lane last night. Bassong
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      146 30 SINGAPORE swimmer Charlotte Lee celebrated her 16th birthday yesterday at the sth Asean Para Games in Kuala Lumpur by setting a new meet record in the women's 50m breaststroke in the SBI4 category (intellectual disability). Charlotte's time of 57.985 ec bettered the long-standing mark
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      643 31 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH ENGLISH FOOTBALL Tipped to be bridesmaids, Gunners shock critics with a six-goal stunner at Everton ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Everton i Arsenal 6 LONDON A summer of whispering doubt, silenced. On Saturday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), Arsenal left highly-rated Everton 6-1 victors. The Gunners started this
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      242 31 'AFP CHASKA (Minnesota) Tiger Woods headed to the final round of the PGA Championship yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) with a two-stroke lead, seeking to become just the second two-time "wire-to-wire" winner. Woods has done it before in 2000, making him just one
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      115 32 SAFRA The 18th Safra Singapore Bay Run and Army Half Marathon yesterday morning saw close to 70,00 participants run past iconic landmarks in the Marina Bay area, including the Formula 1 Paddock, Singapore Flyer and the Benjamin Sheares Bridge. Part oi celebrations held over the weekend to
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      360 32 AP WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS Bolt in fine form as he qualifies for 100 m final BERLIN It turns out that Usain Bolt can be beaten after all. That is when he's clowning around with the runner next to him and shutting down that effortless stride nearly
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      394 32 PLAYERS and officials from all eight local clubs in the Great Eastern-Yeo's S-League 2009, and the Young Lions, packed the Centre for Excellence auditorium at the Great Eastern Centre on Saturday for a "Design Your Financial Destiny" seminar. The event, which was organised
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      699 33  -  SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE FOOTBALL Simunic promises strong finish despite losing three key players to lengthy bans GREAT EASTERN-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2009 DPMM v Super Reds Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium, Brunei, 8.15pm shamir@mediacorp.com.sg IT'S bad enough losing one key player for a few weeks due to injury or
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      317 33  -  SHAMIR OSMAN GREAT EASTERN-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2009 Young Lions vSAFFC Jalan Besar Stadium, j.^spm WITH 10 games left in the Great EasternYeo's S-League 2009, leaders SAFFC need at least 19 points to secure an unprecedented fourth straight title. The Warriors,
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      434 35 WORLD Most Special Forces missions are commanded in the field by non-commissioned officers (NCOs). Even the larger missions involving dozens of men and vehicles are rarely commanded by anyone more senior than a lieutenant or captain. Yet, despite their relatively low ranks, these NCOs and junior officers,
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      257 36 BLOOMBERG THE housing and manufacturing declines that pushed the United States into the worst recession since the 1930s probably eased further. US economists said reports this week will show that an economic recovery is within reach. Builders broke ground on new homes in July at the
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      672 38  -  CONRAD RAJ MONDAY BLUES editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan warned against property speculation recently, many especially those in the real estate business thought he was being a party pooper coming in to spoil the fun. He had said: "Some of the practices
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      115 38 WEETECKHIAN Pent-up demand, prospects of better economic times and easing concerns over Influenza A (H1N1) virus drew the crowds at a Chan Brothers travel fair yesterday. Holiday-seekers looking for value-for-money travel deals thronged the one-day fair at Suntec City Mall from 10am to Bpm. Chan
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      292 38 BLOOMBERG THE 10 members of the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) would benefit more than other Asian countries if free-trade agreements were struck within the region, the group said, citing studies it commissioned. A free-trade agreement that included the group, Japan, South Korea and
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