Today, 16 December 2009

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    19 1 TODAY Wednesday December 16, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY Wednesday December 16,200g www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    TEAM SINGAPORE AT THE SEA GAMES
    191 1 The two top seeds in the men's and women's table tennis competition came through yesterday, while a former world champion in billiards finally struck, as Team Singapore brought their gold-medal haul at the 25th SEA Games in Vientiane to 31. Women's world No 6
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    No World Cup telecasts on TV next year?
    455 1  -  LAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Could Singaporean television viewers miss out on next year's Fifa World Cup in South Africa? The shocking possibility has been raised following an ominous announcement by SingTel and Star Hub last night. The joint statement not only
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    Termination relief
    772 1  -  LINYANQIN New rules mean telcos must step up services to keep customers yanqin@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE When she decided to terminate her two-year mobile contract with a telco operator a few years ago, just six months into her subscription, public relations manager Cheryl Leong was charged $400. "I decided
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  • NEWS
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      Sistic mounts its defence
      657 2  -  ANSLEYNG ANTI-COMPETITIVE PRACTICES? Competition watchdog probes company's rival-excluding moves ansley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The island's most well-known ticketing agent will "robustly" defend its position after being labelled anti-competitive, even as its rivals welcomed a probe into its practices. Sistic.com a household name that sells tickets to events ranging
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      Better employment prospects in Q3
      748 3  -  HOEYEEN NIE SINGAPORE LABOUR MARKET yeennie@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE There are more signs that the labour market is showing a turnaround. Employment in Singapore rebounded from two straight quarters of losses to register a gain of 14,000 in the third quarter. Data released yesterday by the
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      Lock icon No breakthrough
      386 4 AGENCIES CLIMATE CONFERENCE COPENHAGEN Talks at the United Nations climate conference appeared deadlocked on key issues yesterday, with a new draft text lacking any figures on targets for limiting global warming. The latest proposal gave no figures for a long-term goal of reducing greenhousegas emissions, a peak for
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      NEW MIXED DEVELOPMENT WITH BUS INTERCHANGE IN BEDOK
      117 6 Yet more homes and commercial units could come on the market soon, with the Housing and Development Board (HDB) today launching for tender a site at New Upper Changi Road and Bedok North Drive. The area has been made available under the
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      A BTO bonanza
      443 6  -  HETTY MUSFIRAH HDBSCHEME hetty@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE First-time homebuyers now have more options when it comes to getting their dream home. The Housing Board is offering 2,670 new flats through four Build-to-Order projects launched yesterday. This brings the total flat supply for this year to 13,500 units. HDB said
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      Najib wants more Malays to learn Mandarin
      398 8 MALAYSIAN POLITICS This is especially so because of China's rise, says Prime Minister KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is encouraging Malaysians especially Malays to study Mandarin, saying it has become an important language because of China's rise as an economic giant.
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      Lock icon Turning waste glass into wall tiles
      344 10  -  ZULOTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE In the near future, building materials, such as floor and wall tiles, insulation materials and concrete, could be fashioned from bits of waste glass at only a fraction of its current recycling cost. After a year of research, a team
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      Punggol a prototype for green townships?
      315 10  -  LYNDA HONG CLIMATIC STUDY lyndahong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore's first Township Climatic Study is now underway in Punggol New Town. Carried out jointly by the Housing and Development Board (HDB) and National University of Singapore (NUS), the aim is to look at developing design guidelines for
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      Lock icon Net filter Down Under
      339 12 AGENCIES INTERNET CENSORSHIP SYDNEY Australia said yesterday that it plans to introduce an Internet filtering system to block obscene and crime-linked websites despite concerns it will curtail freedoms and won't completely work. Adopting a mandatory screening system would make Australia one of the strictest Internet regulators
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      Lock icon S'pore home for Kidman's sis?
      186 12 AGENCIES SYDNEY The younger sister of Academy Award winning actress Nicole Kidman, Antonia, plans on moving to Singapore next month with her children and soon-to-be second husband, for a new life. Currently based in Sydney, the television presenter is set to wed finance broker Craig
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      Lock icon Suicide bomber strikes Kabul diplomatic quarter
      204 14 AGENCIES KABUL A suicide car bomber struck an upmarket district of the Afghan capital Kabul yesterday, killing eight people and wounding 40, officials said. It was the latest in a string of attacks blamed mostly on Taliban militants and coincided with a conference on
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      Lock icon EU, analysts ask for more
      464 14 AGENCIES GREEKCRISIS PLANS ATHENS Greece cranked up a campaign yesterday to salvage the credibility of its debt-ridden economy, sending a minister on a tour of European capitals after promising spending cuts that left the European Union and analysts asking for more details. The EU's top
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      STB optimistic that tourist arrivals will be better in 2010
      308 16  -  WONGSIEWYING SINGAPORE With the global economy on the mend, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) expects more holiday makers and business travellers to visit Singapore next year, expressing cautious optimism that arrivals will surpass the 9 to 9.5 million expected visitors
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      Lock icon Ministry may look to foreigners
      317 16  -  MAGGIE CHONG CHERYL LIM SHORTAGE OF DENTISTS AND maggiechong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore may be a developed country, but it has only 1,300 dentists in active practice which translates to one dentist for every 3,400 people living here. This lags far behind other developed countries like those
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      Lock icon Owner fined for two attacks by his Rottweilers
      209 18 ANSLEYNG SINGAPORE A businessman, whose two Rottweiler dogs bit two people in the Toh Tuck area within five months, has been fined $3,000. Wu Wai Hong, 61, pleaded guilty to a charge of letting his dog cause injury to someone else. Another
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      Crane topples, killing one
      129 18 SINGAPORE A man was killed when a gantry crane toppled over at a ship-repair company at Pandan Road yesterday. The Chinese national in his 20s was pinned for nearly three hours under the beam of the 60-tonne crane when the incident happened at Hiap Shing Shipyard
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      In court over chilli sauce bottle
      326 18  -  ANSLEYNG DANGEROUS LITTER Woman charged with committing rash act and endangering safety of others ansley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A woman suspected of throwing a bottle of chilli sauce from a bedroom in her Sengkang apartment on Sunday was hauled to court yesterday. Thiang Ai Lian, 34,
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      PM pays tribute to late PAP MP Sha'ari Tadin
      179 20 SINGAPORE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has paid a glowing tribute to the late PAP MP Sha'ari Tadin who died on Sunday at the age of 77. In a letter to Mr Sha'ari's wife, Hajah Latifah Md Tahir, yesterday, Mr Lee
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        WEST COAST H'WAY RAMP OPENS TOMORROW
        83 20 The Land Transport Authority will open the newly converted down-ramp from the West Coast Highway viaduct at Telok Blangah Road between Wishart Road and Seah Im Road from 3pm tomorrow. The down-ramp is part of works to reconfigure the ramps to the West Coast
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        TOTAL DEFENCE DAYTHEME: 'I WILL'
        112 20 Next year's Total Defence Day, which falls on Febis, will take on the theme, "I Will". The aim is to get Singaporeans to think about what they would do to defend what they hold dear, and to get others involved in the effort as well.
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        'N' LEVEL RESULTS OUTON FRIDAY
        90 20 Results of the 2009 'N' Level Examination will be out on Friday. The Education Ministry said candidates may obtain their result slips from their respective schools from 2.30pm. Those who wish to apply for the various courses offered by the Institute of Technical Education can
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        F J BENJAMIN WILL BEGIVENCHY'S EXCLUSIVE RETAILER IN SINGAPORE
        78 20 Fashion and lifestyle group F J Benjamin has signed an agreement with luxury brand Givenchy to become its exclusive distributor and retailer in Singapore. The long-term agreement will see F J Benjamin opening the first Givenchy store at the Paragon Shopping
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        TV MOBILETO BE DISCONTINUED
        108 20 MediaCorp will discontinue TV Mobile, the free-to-air mobile digital television broadcast service, next year. In a statement, the broadcaster said it has decided to terminate the service upon expiry of its current agreement with SBS Transit on Jan 1. The company said the discontinuation comes after
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      Minister Mentor Lee meets Indian PM
      127 22 SINGAPORE Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, who is on an official four-day visit to India, met Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday. The two leaders had a candid and warm meeting at a luncheon hosted by Dr Singh at his residence. They discussed regional
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      Life's a beach...
      529 22  -  ALICIA WONG BEST JOB INTHE WORLD Contest winner talks of turtles, hot air balloons and what's next for him alicia@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE After spending six months swimming, snorkelling and blogging about life on a tropical island, could one of the stops next year for winner of the
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      Green chips for your laptop?
      348 24 IC RESEARCH DESIGN CENTRE SINGAPORE Soon, you could own an ultra-low-power or even self-pow-ered laptop, PDA or mobile phone. Such devices are made possible by cutting-edge technologies that help optimise energy use in everything from electronic devices to space shuttles. Capitalising on such technologies will
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      Lock icon FIVE RELIGIONS UNDERONE ROOF
      86 24 WEETECKHIAN Senior Minister Goh ChokTong and Syed Hassan Alattas (in white), the Imam of Ba-Alawi Mosque, looking at a 350-year-old Quran at the China-Singapore Cultural and Religious Exhibition at Suntec Convention and Exhibition Hall. The exhibition features rare religious items, relics and artifacts from the five
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      This week, it's fun and feasts for migrant workers
      189 26 SINGAPORE From appreciation sit-down dinners to a day out at Downtown East, some 12,000 migrant workers here are being feted over this week to commemorate International Migrants' Day, which falls on Friday. Four dormitory operators Avery Strategic Investments, JYCNCL, Mini Environment
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      Same suspect in 2 cab robberies
      248 26 MAN SOUGHT SINGAPORE Police are appealing for information on a man believed to be able to help with investigations into two taxi robberies in August. He is believed to be in his late 20s to early 30s, about 1.7 m tall, fair, with shoulder-length
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      Sharity needs more generosity
      238 26 SINGAPORE Some 50 needy families received a festive boost yesterday from NTUC Fair Price and the Boys Brigade, which handed over donated household items as part of the Boys Brigade Sharity Gift Box 2009 Project. More than 1,000 gift hampers have been donated by members of
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon MCA: 13 resign, 8 more needed for polls
      173 28 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Thirteen central committee members of the Malaysian Chinese Association, led by vicepresident Liow Tiong Lai, submitted their resignation letters yesterday in a bid to trigger fresh polls and solve the party crisis. A total of 21, or
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      Lock icon BN saved from embarrassment
      361 28 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER MALAYSIAN BUDGET 2010 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Parliament speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia criticised the opposition alliance Pakatan Rakyat (PR) yesterday, for taking advantage of missing lawmakers from the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) to try defeating the 2010 Budget on Monday night. Mr Pandikar called
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      Lock icon Malaysian police arrest bomb makers near Thai border
      192 28 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police yesterday said they arrested three people and seized devices believed to be homemade bombs that could be linked to the Muslim insurgency across its border with Thailand. "I confirm their arrests but I can't elaborate because it
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      Lock icon Japan delays decision on US base
      147 30 AFP TOKYO -Japan yesterday delayed until next year a decision on where to move a controversial United States military air base, drawing out a festering three-month-long row with the US. Long-time allies Tokyo and Washington are at loggerheads over where to relocate the air
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      Lock icon Female soldiers caught in raunchy snaps
      139 30 AFP TAIPEI Taiwan's military apologised yesterday after revealing photos of female soldiers were circulated on the Internet, five months after a group of male troops were punished over a sex video. "We wish to express our sincere apologies for internal management problems," Mr Liv
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      255 30 AFP CHINA-JAPAN RELATIONS China's VP stresses Japan ties amid royal protocol flap TOKYO China's Vice-Presi-dent Xi Jinping yesterday stressed the importance of good ties between his country and Japan, as his hastily-ar-ranged audience with Emperor Akihito sparked a political row in the host nation. Mr Xi,
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      Lock icon Hong Kong teen auctions her virginity online
      186 32 AFP HONG KONG A Hong Kong teenager tried to auction her virginity on a social-networking website with the highest bidder offering US$7,BOO US ($10,858), the police said yesterday. The girl, whose online ad said she was desperate for money, had set a minimum
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      Lock icon Martyred in the line of drinking
      396 32 AP CHINA'S DRINKING RITUALS BEIJING A Chinese policeman who died after drinking too much at a banquet he was made to attend has been deemed a martyr who died in the line of duty, in an apparent attempt to meet his family's demands for
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      Lock icon Patient countersues Indonesian private hospital
      193 34 AP JAKARTA —A woman who was sued by a private hospital in Indonesia for complaining about a wrong diagnosis will not drop her countersuit even though the hospital has cancelled its defamation case, her lawyer said yesterday. The Omni International Hospital took civil and criminal
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      Lock icon Barack Obama statue attacked by Facebook critics
      168 34 AP JAKARTA A statue of United States President Barack Obama in a Jakarta park has been targeted in a Facebook campaign by thousands who say it should be removed. The group had attracted more than 10,000 members by yesterday since the statue of
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      Lock icon Destination of plane a mystery
      361 34 AGENCIES WEAPONS SMUGGLING BANGKOK Thai authorities focused yesterday on the mammoth task of inspecting 35 tonnes of weapons seized from a cargo plane loaded in North Korea, as details of the aircraft's alleged shady past emerged but its ultimate destination remained a mystery. More than
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      Lock icon Thousands of historical sites lost
      455 37 THE GUARDIAN CHINESE CULTURE More than 30,000 items on 1982 list have vanished, partly due to China's aggressive development BEIJING China's aggressive development has swallowed up tens of thousands of historic sites in the last three decades, a survey has found. Officials from the State
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      Japanese train line mulls antigroping cameras
      185 37 TOKYO A Japanese railway company may install high-definition security cameras in some Tokyo trains to prevent an epidemic of groping in crowded carriages, a spokesman said yesterday. East Japan Railway is considering setting up the cameras in some cars on Tokyo's Saikyo line, the
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon OBAMAAND BUFFETT COUSINS?
        80 38 THENEWYORKTIMES Billionaire investor Warren Buffettmaybe United States President BarackObama's distant cousin, according to a new study of Mr Obama's family tree. Genealogists at Ancestry, com, the online genealogy site, reported yesterday that Mr Buffett and Mr Obama are seventh cousins, three times removed, and share a great-grandfather
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        Lock icon 20,000 EVACUATED AS PHILIPPINE VOLCANO OOZES LAVA
        78 38 AP Authorities moved thousands of villagers from harm's way nearthe Philippines' most active volcano yesterday after it oozed lava and shot plumes of ash. State volcanologists have raised the alert level on the Mayon volcano to two steps below a major eruption. Nearly
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        Lock icon BRITAIN ISSUES ARREST WARRANT FOR LIVNI
        115 38 AP Israel said yesterday that an arrest warrant was issued in Britain against former Foreign MinisterTzipi Livni, and warned that attempts to pursue war crimes charges against Israeli leaders in British courts threatens to harm relations between the two countries. Israel urged Britain to
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      227 40 AFP CHICAGO A Chicago man accused of planning last year's deadly Mumbai siege also had Bollywood and one of India's most sacred Hindu temples in his sights, United States prosecutors said on Monday. David Coleman Headley, 49, is accused of being a scout
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      218 41 AP TEHRAN An Iranian court will try three Americans who wandered across the border from Iraq last July as Tehran became ensnared in an increasingly bitter standoff with the West over its nuclear programme. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki did not say
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      328 41 AFP BREACH OF SECURITY BAGHDAD Three car bombs struck the heart of Baghdad yesterday, killing at least five people in the fourth wave of coordinated attacks in as many months, days after top ministers were quizzed in Parliament over security. Bombers, meanwhile, struck two churches
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      425 42 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH STEM CELL BREAKTHROUGH Australian man recovers after revolutionary stem cell treatment SYDNEY An Australian man who was confined to a wheelchair by multiple sclerosis has made a remarkable recovery after receiving a ground breaking stem cell treatment. Mr Ben Leahy, 20, was diagnosed
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      430 44 AFP ATTACK ON BERLUSCONI MILAN The attacker who broke the nose of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has apologised for his "cowardly" act but insisted there was no political motive. Massimo Tartaglia, whom prosecutors say has a history of mental illness, sent a letter to the 73-year-old Berlusconi
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      328 46 AP DEEP SEA DWELLING SYDNEY Australian scientists have discovered an octopus in Indonesia that collects coconut shells for shelter unusually sophisticated behaviour that the researchers believe is the first evidence of tool use in an invertebrate animal. Octopuses often use foreign objects
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      363 48 AGENCIES ALLEGED POLICE COVER-UP Anger in Indian Kashmir after probe finds women not raped and murdered SRINAGAR (INDIA) Thousands of angry, slogan-shouting protesters took to the streets in Indian Kashmir yesterday, a say after investigators said two women allegedly raped and murdered had actually died by
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      274 48 AP CAIRO The sexual harassment of women in the streets, schools and work places of the Arab world is driving them to cover up and confine themselves to their homes, said activists at the first-ever regional conference addressing the once taboo topic. Activists
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      159 49 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH LONDON Wine tastes better if a room is backlit with red or blue ambient lights, a psychologist has found. Drinkers' brains are tricked into thinking a glass of white wine is better and more expensive when exposed to
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      284 49 AFP MARITAL BLISS WELLINGTON Despite the barbs of comedians and the spectacular bust-ups documented in gossip magazines, marriage really is good for you, international research has found. A study of nearly 34,500 people in 15 countries found that married people are less likely to suffer
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      195 49 AFP PARIS Whether or not twins are separated at school, often a subject of debate for parents, has no affect on their grades, according to a study published yesterday. A team from Amsterdam's VU University studied 2,003 pairs of Dutch twins who
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      392 60 AP HOLLYWOOD BELLWETHER BEVERLY HILLS Having 10 bestpicture nominees will be something different for the next Academy Awards, but it's nothing new at the Golden Globes. The Globes, whose nominations came out yesterday, have long featured 10 or more best-picture nominees, divided into
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    • THE 25TH SEA GAMES: THE MOST EXTENSIVE COVERAGE ON MEDIACORP
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        Lock icon It will be a big year for table tennis
        852 65  -  LOW LIN FHOONG Feng and Gao Ning win final two golds, as STTA chief looks ahead to 2010 linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg VIENTIANE She has been a fixture at the National University Convention Hall every day of the table tennis competition here at the
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        THE MEDIACORPTEAM IN LAOS
        82 65 I SEA GAMES MEDAL TALLY COUNTRY G S B Total Thailand 51 57 65 173 Vietnam 45 46 41 132 Singapore 31 22 31 84 Malaysia 26 29 45 100 Indonesia 26 27 48 101 Philippines 23 23 35 81 Laos 22 11 35 68 Myanmar
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        Lock icon Gold at last for Gilchrist
        307 66  -  PHILIPGOH VIENTIANE Peter Gilchrist must have seen the gold medal flash before his eyes. After the agony of just one bronze at the last SEA Games in Korat, Thailand, two years ago, the former world champion had worked his way expertly to the brink of
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        Lock icon Athletics need to get their act together
        691 66  -  TANYO-HINN Minister Balakrishnan urges SAA to buck vp says S #pore would like to host 2015 Games yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg VIENTIANE With three days of competition remaining here at the 25th SEA Games, Singapore lie third in the medal standings, with 31 gold medals so
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        Lock icon Simply 'shiok'
        544 67  -  TANYO-HINN Rookie Lim gets his fix from hitting the bulls-eye, and he #s got gold to show for it yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg VIENTIANE While other teenagers were into computer games and football, Nigel Lim got his fix from shooting. Which is probably why, despite taking up the sport competitively just
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        Lock icon Early bout floors Saiedah
        528 68  -  SHAMIR OSMAN Organisers apologise after early chaos in silat programme shamir@mediacorp.com.sg VIENTIANE She entered the SEA Games silat contest as a world champion, but favourite Saiedah Said's hopes of gold here vanished when chaotic scheduling and poor communication marred the opening days of the programme. Tipped
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      Lock icon Carlos got a back problem
      426 69 AGENCIES ENGLISH FOOTBALL Nerves frayed at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea leak goals ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Chelsea v Portsmouth LONDON Two weeks ago, few would bet against Chelsea winning this season's Barclays Premier League, and a couple of other trophies to boot, so imperious were they. Today,
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      Lock icon Carragher prays for divine help as Reds face must-win tie
      360 69 AGENCIES LIVERPOOL Rafael Benitez' reign at Liverpool has seen the Anfield club split into those who support the Spanish manager, and those who have lost confidence in him. Their faith tested, their belief exposed and their dogma unravelled, Liverpool's owners,
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      Lock icon Woods just can't catch a break
      266 69 NEW YORK Right now, Tiger Woods (picture) just wants to stay out of the headlines, but his name just keeps popping up. After weeks in the news for cheating on his wife with numerous affairs, The New York Times reported on Monday that a
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  • Page 65 Miscellaneous
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      71 65 SPORTS ON TV TODAY Bam NHL Flyers v Penguins, Chii7 10.30 am NHL Capitals v Avalanche, Ch 117 7pm SEA Games Athletics finals, badminton semi-finals, Ch 5 8.55pm Football TP Mazambe v Auckland City, Ch 27 10pm SEA Games Today at the Games, Ch 5 11.55pm Football Atlante v Barcelona,
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      123 66 "LIVE" LAOS 2009 SOCCER MATCHES ON THURSDAY AT 4 6PM ON CHANNEL 5 A League Brisbane Roar Queensland Fury Wed, 16/12/09 5.30pm Club World Champ Mazembe Auckland Wed, 16/12/09 9.00pm Club World Champ Atlante Barcelona Thu, 17/12/09 12.00 am Italian Cup Inter Livorno Thu, 17/12/09 4.00 am Laos 2009 LaosU23
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      89 66 SINGAPOREANS BADMINTON Ming; Women'ss2kg-sjkg: Ang /^^^k IN ACTION TODAY Women's doubles semi-final: XuanYi f Shinta M Sari/Yao Lei vbavitree 1-5" ARCHERY (quarter-finals) A/Vacharaporn M (Tha) WRESTLING J Men's Team Recurve: S'porev Women's 51kgfreestyle: k*Myanmar; Team Compound: CUESPORTS MelvynnaTambonan (picture) "^V^ Spore vThailand; Women's Women's g-Ballpool singles A\\ Team Recurve: S'porev
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      Lock icon They SIM ready to go
      597 70  -  CHEOWXINYI BUDGET PHONE LINES cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg AS FREQUENT travellers, the entrepreneurial husband-and-wife team of William Soo and Jenny Yiu (picture) used to dread looking at their phone bills after an overseas trip. Roaming bills especially when they travelled for work during their days in Citibank and
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        BLESS YOUR HEART
        83 71 Maintaining good heart health can be a tasteful experience with F&N's NutriSoy High Calcium Reduced Sugar Fresh Almond Soya Milk. A rich source of magnesium, almonds maintain healthy blood pressure levels. For those at risk of osteoporosis, magnesium aids in the absorption and retention of calcium in
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        HAVE A HEALTHY TIME
        82 71 Look forward to UWbLLs new AutomaticSeriesofßlO-GeTitanium V/ Health Timepiecesthis Christmas. The time pieces are available in black ~J|L, and white as well as in separate jrC designs for both genders. What's unique about them is that theit back casing and bracelets are embedded with the natural
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        GIVE YOUR SKIN SOME TLC
        99 71 Pamper yourself with My Beauty Diary, the hot-selling facial masks from Taiwan and Hong Kong. Consisting of an assortment of facial masks for Oriental skin. My Beauty Diary is made with natural extracts of flowers, fruits and herbs to suit different facial needs. Nine mask
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        SEEING IS APPRECIATING
        97 71 unaerstanaingArt: Thinking Through The Eye is a new bookbytheteaching faculty of the Sotheby's Institute of Art. This collection of 13 essays provides a detailed insight into Sotheby's teaching philosophy, where emphasis is placed on providing an initial direct encounter with an art object instead of beginning with
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        FROM NINE TO FIVE AND BEYOND
        96 71 Turn heads when you show up for work clad in BOSSINISTYLE's latest smartcasual gear. Tired of the usual shirt-and-pants ensemble? Go for their Suspender Wide Leg Pants ($79), for that oomph and a dash of androgyny. Stay comfy and look trendy at the same
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        BEEF UP FOR CHRISTMAS
        84 71 Love your steak but also can't live without fast food? You'll love Burger King's new lim-ited-period-only offering the Steakhouse Burger. From now till Jan 6, savour the goodness of premium flame-grilled Angus beef patties, topped with two slices of melted American cheese, complemented with A 1
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        GET YOUR CHRISTMAS DEALS HERE
        79 71 brab major electronic brands at unbeatable wholesale prices before Christmas i/vhen you head to the C 3 Electronics Wholesale Clearance Fair2oo9from Dec 18 to 20 at Suntec City t Singapore Level 6. The three-day elec- I tronics fair features more than 100 exhibitors who will
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      Lock icon Carefully does it
      418 73 BLOOMBERG ASIAN ECONOMIC RECOVERY Policy-makers need to be wary of tightening too early MANILA —Asia should keep interest rates low even as China, South Korea and other emerging economies in the region may grow at the fastest pace in three years in 2010, the Asian Development Bank
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      Lock icon Japanese recovery may stall in 2010
      391 73 BLOOMBERG TOKYO Japan's small businesses, the employers of 70 per cent the workforce, signalled that the economy's export-led revival is too weak to spur spending by companies and consumers. The sentiment index for small manufacturers will worsen to minus-42 in March from December's minus-40,
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    • BUSINESS ROUNDUP
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        PUB ISSUES FIXED-RATE NOTES
        85 74 PUB, Singapore's national water agency, is tapping the Singapore dollar capital market with the launch of a $250-million seven-year fixed rate notes. In a statement yesterday, PUB said the notes carry a coupon rate of 2.42 per cent per annum which is payable semi-annually in arrear.
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        SWIBERWINSYET ANOTHER CONTRACT
        106 74 Mainboard-listed offshore oil and gas group Swiber said it has won another contract worth about US$Bl.4 million ($lll million) in a stock exchange filing yesterday. The company has secured a Letter of Award from a major oil company in Southeast Asia to provide transportation and installation of
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      Takeover offer for Furama
      327 74  -  MOKFEI FEI PRIVATISATION BID feifei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Samta Hotels, which is owned by the Ng family, will be making a cash offer to acquire all the shares of Mainboard-listed hotels operator, Furama, in a bid to privatise it. The Ng family, which holds a 66.6-per-cent controlling stake
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      Genting S'pore subsidiary new operator for Nile Ritz Carlton
      191 74  -  MOKFEIFE SINGAPORE A subsidiary of Mainboard-listed Genting Singapore has been selected as the new operator of a casino in Egypt. The company said in a filing to the Singapore Exchange yesterday that Genting Casinos, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Genting UK,
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      Lock icon A slight retail boost
      321 75 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE ECONOMY Economic forecast raised after improved tourism arrivals, creation of new jobs SINGAPORE Singapore's retail sales fell the least in 10 months in October as a growing economy boosted job creation and revived spending. The retail sales index dropped 4.4 per cent from a
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      Discretionary spending to continue
      187 75 SINGAPORE A recent consumer survey has highlighted that Singapore consumers will likely maintain their discretionary spending in 2010. The survey by MasterCard found that 57 per cent of consumers here plan to maintain expenditure on discretionary items into the first half of 2010. This is a
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    • STOCK CALLS
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        THE THINK ENVIRONMENTAL COMPANY
        38 76 36.5 cents I Buy Westcomb sets 48 cents target price. Broker says company, which focuses on renewable energy related ventures, is well placed to benefit from growing demand for waste management solutions in Europe.
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        STRAITS ASIA RESOURCES
        68 76 $2.30 I Outperform Macquarie raises target price to $3.50 on higher coal price forecasts, driven by China, India, Indonesia demand. Raises FYIO--12 earnings estimates by 56 per cent to 65 per cent. FROM BROKERAGE RESEARCH AND AGENCY REPORTS Disclaimer: Readers should seek independent financial advice before making
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    • MARKET INFO
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        5 DAY STI CLOSING
        20 76 E Monday 2,799-54 0.04% Friday Thursday Wednesday 2,800.75 2,781.86 I 2,797-21 A 0.68% T 0.55% 0.30%
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        MARKETS CLOSE
        24 76 Hang Seng 21,813.92 1.23% Nikkei 10,083.48 T 0.22% Shanghai 3,274.46 0.86% Seoul 1,665.85 A 0.06% Mumbai 16,877.16 1.29% Malaysia 1,270.81 A 0.42%
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        FOREIGN EXCHANGE
        22 76 JS$i :i euro Ui !Mi $1,395 ¥100 $1,559 $2,263 HK$ioo $17.99 $2,263 RMB100 $20.43 $1,263 RS100 $2,986 $0,409 RPio,ooo $1,473
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      Private home sales fall 26%
      481 76  -  RACHEL KELLY COOLING RESIDENTIAL MARKET Nov saw 4th straight month of decline; just 600 units sold rachd@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The property market for private homes in Singapore continued to cool off in November as sales fell 26 per cent from the previous month, making it the
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      Glencore's Singfuel buys 51% Chemoil stake from Chandran family
      395 76  -  CHEOWXINYI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Swiss-based Glencore International, the world's biggest commodity trader, has bought a 51-per-cent stake in Singapore-listed Chemoil Energy for US$233 million ($325 million) from the Chandran Family Trust. This acquisition will give Glencore a foothold in the Singapore market,
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