Today, 24 February 2010, Afternoon Edition

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    22 2 afternoon edition TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PublICAtIon of nEWS HotlInE 6822 2268 Wednesday february 24, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    Hire more, pay higher levy
    609 2  -  foREIgn WoRKERS tweaks to levy tiers, rates will weigh heavier on firms using more foreign workers ALICIA WONG alicia@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE From July, the more dependent a company is on foreign workers, the more it will have to pay in levies. While there is no change
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    Lock icon Manchester United keep up pressure on Chelsea
    434 2 EnglISH PREMIERSHIP Manchester United 3 West Ham 0 AFP MANCHESTER Wayne Rooney scored twice as Manchester United kept up the pressure on Premier League leaders Chelsea by defeating West Ham 3-0 at Old Trafford yesterday (early today, Singapore time). United’s sixth successive home
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    WHY LEVY HIKE FOR SKILLED FOREIGNERS TOO
    333 2  -  ALICIA WONG levyThe aim is to reduce employers’ dependence on lowerskilled foreign workers and boost productivity. So why has the cost of hiring S Pass holders, who are mid-level skilled foreigners, gone up? While S Pass holders can still comprise up to 25
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon Marina Bay Sands to open on April 27
      319 4 aFternoon Latest First phase will include casino, second phase to open on June 23 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK Las Vegas Sands, the casino company controlled by billionaire Sheldon Adelson, will open the first phase of its Singapore casino on April 27. Marina Bay
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      Building long-term sustainable growth
      171 5 SINGAPORE This year’s Budget is about building long-term sustainable growth for Singapore, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Lim Hwee Hua yesterday. She was speaking at a public forum on the Budget organised by Government feedback unit Reach. Mrs Lim, who is also Second Minister
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      Lock icon Driver to testify
      441 5  -  roManIan HIt-and-run LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE The driver at the Romanian Embassy, Mr Marius Trusca, will testify at the coroner’s inquiry next month into the death of Mr Tong Kok Wai who was hit by the embassy car on Dec 15 last year. A Ministry
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      More complaints of unfair dismissal
      277 6 SINGAPORE—There was a spike in the number of complaints to the authorities about unfair dismissals last year particularly from pregnant women and executives. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) received 56 complaints involving pregnant employees, up from 26 cases in 2008 and 16 in 2007. Twelve
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      Fending off the challengers
      431 6 sIngapore MaInstreaM MedIa newspapers most trusted information source here SINGAPORE —Faced with the twin challenges of a fast-changing media landscape and the recent economic crisis, Singapore’s mainstream media companies have more than held their own with some quick innovation while continuing to earn readers’ trust. Not
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    • IN PARLIAMENT
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        IF YOUR CONDO DEVELOPER DOESN'T DELIVER ...
        145 6 IF YOUR CONDO DEVELOPER DOESN'T DELIVER When developers do not meet standards promised in their brochures and agreements, will the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) help buyers? While it “cannot intervene in private contractual disagreements between buyers and developers”, BCA will try to facilitate meetings to resolve such disputes, “as
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        MORE PEOPLE GOT WORK FARE IN 2009
        138 6 About 30,000 employees who received the Workfare Income Supplement (WIS) in 2008 did not receive it last year as they did not fulfil the work criteria reasons including losing their jobs, going for training, or voluntarily stopping work. But 10,000 more workers qualified
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        THE AVERAGE POLYCLINIC BILL WAS $16 TO $48
        130 6 The average bill at polyclinics, after taking into account subsidies, was $16 for an acute condition needing four types of medication, and $48 for a chronic condition requiring three months of medication. Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan gave these figures, based on
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      Lock icon Raid on terror training camp
      286 8 AFP BANDA ACEH Indonesian police said yesterday they had arrested four people after a major raid on a terrorist training camp in a remote region of Aceh province, and were pursuing dozens who escaped. Aceh police chief Aditya Warman said some 50 militants including foreigners
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      Lock icon Top’s student stands trial
      388 8 JaKarTa HOTeL bOMbInGs AGENCIES JAKARTA A former student of late terror leader Noordin Mohammad Top went on trial yesterday over deadly suicide attacks on the J W Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels in Jakarta last year. Mohammed Jibril Abdurahman (picture), 25, is charged with concealing information
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      Opposition parties give their views on Budget
      465 10  -  NG JING YNG SINGAPORE Several opposition parties have responded to the Budget report, with the general sentiment that the Government was right to aim for a higher value-added economy. But they felt that the measures could be more effective and more targeted. In
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      To build a sector on skilled workers
      590 10  -  ConsTruCTion indusTry new levy system will do away with unskilled foreign workers, but results may take time TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The goal has been set: Raising productivity levels in Singapore’s construction industry to that of Australia and Japan’s. By that measure, a
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      CONSUMER PRICES HIGHER IN JANUARY
      182 10  -  MOK FEI FEI Consumer prices started the year on a higher note, although the rate of increase last month was lower than what analysts had expected. The consumer price index (CPI) in January rose by 0.7 per cent over December, without adjusting for seasonal factors.
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      A chance to repent
      267 12  -  bOy whO TOrChed mOsQue ZUL OTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The boy who set the fire that damaged the Kampong Siglap mosque in Marine Parade last October will be given a chance to turn over a new leaf, if he shows remorse and apologises to a mosque officer
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      Lock icon Phelps boost for YOG
      149 12 SINGAPORE Some of the spotlight at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver was stolen on Monday night by Singapore when Michael Phelps (picture), the greatest swimmer in history, was named as the first official ambassador of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG). The 16-time Olympic medallist, who
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      Lock icon Bigger crowds expected at Natas fair
      243 14 SINGAPORE In a sign that those planning to travel are expecting this to be “a good year”, more of them are expected to throng the Natas Travel Fair which opens on Friday. The fair’s organisers, the National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (Natas), expect
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      'I was not his lover'
      428 14  -  TransvesTiTe murder Trial accused says he treated the 61-year-old like a sister ZUL OTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE He stayed the night on several occasions between 2007 and 2008, and he slept in the same bed as Mr Abdul Khalid Othman. But Astro Jakaria, who is accused
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      'Calibrated' response to illegal notices nuisance
      243 16 SINGAPORE A pesky problem it may be, but the illegal display of notices requires a “calibrated” response that reflects the severity of each case. “For the vast majority of the cases, the offence committed is not serious and is rectified by the removal of
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        PUMP PRICES UP 3 CENTS
        61 16 Petrol pump prices of three major oil companies were raised island-wide yesterday by three cents, starting with Shell which upped its prices at 4 pm. This was followed by Caltex and Exxonmobil at 5 pm and 6 pm respectively. All grades of petrol were affected.
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        A BIGGER, WATERY AFFAIR THIS YEAR
        143 16  -  EVELYN CHOO The third Singapore International Water Week to be held from June 28 to July 2 will be a bigger affair this year. There will be more than 450 companies participating, a 10 per cent increase. More than 10,000 policy makers, industry leaders
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        DONATE TO THE ARTS AND CULTURE ONLINE
        147 16 A new one-stop cultural philanthropy portal, www.give2arts. sg, has been set up to provide members of the public with a convenient and easy way to make donations and to volunteer their time to support the arts and culture in Singapore. The first of
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        CDAC OFFERS HOLIDAY REVISION CLASSES
        159 16 The Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC), with the support of other self-help groups, is offering a five-day holiday revision class during next month’s school holidays. The programme from March 15 to 19 aims to help Primary Three students who have difficulty in coping with the
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    A field of paper flowers
    128 18  -  Chingay 2010 don Wong don Wong don@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Chingay@North 2010 procession wowed the crowds as it made its way through Woodlands and Sembawang on Sunday night but it was the pyrotechnics that ended the colourful night with a big bang. A dragon dance helmed
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Australia takes on 'terror-risk' visitors
      407 20 War on Terror Travellers from 10 countries to undergo face-scans, fingerprints as threat of homegrown militancy rises AFP SYDNEY Australia plans to fingerprint and face-scan visitors from about 10 highrisk countries in a bid to combat extremism, which is now a “permanent” threat, Prime Minister
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      Lock icon Australia tightens rules on colleges for foreigners
      197 20 aFP SYDNEY Australian colleges catering to foreign students will face more rigorous regulation by year’s end as the government weeds out unscrupulous operators, the education minister said yesterday. Under a Bill passed on Monday, all colleges and schools providing courses to international students
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      Lock icon AI Qaeda suspect pleads guilty to NY bomb plot
      219 22 AFP NEW YORK Afghan immigrant and self-confessed Al Qaeda agent Najibullah Zazi (picture) yesterday pleaded guilty to a plot to blow up New York’s subway system in protest against the war in Afghanistan. Zazi, 25, on Monday pleaded guilty to conspiracy
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      Lock icon Pakistan steps up the fight
      443 22 TaLIban Leader CaPTured AGENCIES WASHINGTON Pakistani authorities have captured Mullah Abdul Kabir, a senior Taliban figure and top military commander fighting United States forces in eastern Afghanistan, The New York Times (NYT) reported yesterday. A Pakistani intelligence official told NYT that Mullah Kabir was detained
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      Lock icon China promises better benefits for people from rural areas
      206 26 AP BEIJING China will grant young migrant workers more social service benefits and help them rent or buy homes in smaller cities, a government adviser said yesterday. For decades, China has restrained migration by linking access to low-cost public services like
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      Lock icon The art of land wars?
      355 26 demolition Woes artists protest forceful seizure of art zone in beijing AFP BEIJING About 20 Chinese artists, including outspoken activist Ai Weiwei, protested in central Beijing over the demolition of an art zone in the east of the capital, state media said yesterday. The protest
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      Lock icon Registering a website in China? The regulators want to see your face first
      277 29 AGENCIES BEIJING China’s technology ministry yesterday moved to tighten controls on Internet use, saying individuals who want to operate websites must first meet in person with regulators. The state-sanctioned group that registers domain names in China froze
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      Lock icon Lawmakers’ connections questioned
      435 29 us TOyOTa InquIry Lawmakers’ ties to Toyota examined at start of hearings THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON As the United States Congress hearings into Toyota’s rash of safety problems began yesterday, government watchdog groups are questioning whether the deep financial and personal connections between lawmakers and the
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      A sigh of relief at Downing Street
      733 30  -  BritiSh POlitiCS PAUL GILFEATHER principal correspondent gilfeather@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Support for the Tories collapsed to a two-year low yesterday as British Prime Minister Gordon Brown bounced back from bullying claims. The latest poll from the Guardian newspaper showed the Conservatives’ lead over Labour falling
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      70 DAYS FOR BROWN TO SAVE HIS JOB
      769 31  -  POInT OF VIeW british PM may be prone to fits of rage, but would uK prefer a lightweight? PAUL GILFEATHER principal correspondent GORDON Brown is preparing to name the date Britain will go to the polls and in the process start the
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      Lock icon Sledgehammer blow for Turkish military
      175 32 THE GUARDIAN ISTANBUL Turkey’s once all-pow-erful military is facing the biggest challenge in decades after 49 senior officers were detained on Monday on accusations of plotting to topple the country’s Islamist-rooted government in a violent coup. A former deputy chief of the army, a retired
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      Lock icon Israel plan sparks fury
      421 32 West bank holy sites AFP HEBRON (West Bank) Palestinians clashed with Israeli troops in the West Bank town of Hebron on Monday amid outrage over Israel’s plan to restore two flashpoint Jewish holy sites in the occupied territory. Dozens of youth burned tyres and hurled rocks
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      Lock icon President Karzai seizes control
      428 33 aFGHan elecToral WaTcHdoG He can now appoint entire panel, reigniting fears of fraud THE GUARDIAN KABUL Afghan President Hamid Karzai has unilaterally taken control of the country’s top electoral watchdog, provoking outrage from Western diplomats, according to The Guardian. The Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC), which forced
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      Lock icon N Ireland car bomb blamed on dissident republicans
      190 33 AFP BELFAST A massive car bomb exploded outside a Northern Ireland court, the police said, in an attack that one lawmaker blamed on dissident republicans. There were no reports of casualties after the explosion on Monday night, which came shortly after officers
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      Lock icon Extreme IVF technique may pass on infertility
      502 34 inFeRTiLiTy Time bOmb THE DAILY TELEGRAPH SAN DIEGO An extreme form of ~n~~~tro Fert~l~sat~on (~~F~~t~atfor~ess~erm~ntoe~~s ~s be~n~ overused and may ~ass on ~nfert~l~ ~ty to t~e next ~enerat~on, t~e do~tor w~o ~~oneered ~t ~as warned. Normal ~~F treatment ~s w~ere t~e s~erm and
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      Lock icon TAIWAN PLANS FERTILITY SUBSIDY TO BOOST BIRTHS
      167 34 AFP Taiwan is planning to subsidise fertility treatment in a bid to boost its dwindling birth rate, one of the world’s lowest, an official said yesterday. The health authorities are considering a subsidy of NT$50,000 ($2,195) per treatment for lowincome couples in a
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      Lock icon Watch my application on YouTube Matt Golden. In a Minute
      510 35 FOr a Place In cOllege To impress, applicants to Tufts university go online THE NEW YORK TIMES MEDFORD (Massachusetts) There are videos showing off card tricks, horsemanship, jump rope and stencils and lots of rap songs, including one by a
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      Lock icon 97-year-old man wins $563,000 in Vietnam lottery
      203 35 AFP HANOI A poverty-stricken 97-year-old man in Vietnam won about US$400,000 ($563,000) in a lottery, sparking a frenzy among relatives eager to get a piece of his new-found wealth. A neighbour in Ho Chi Minh City and local officials had to step in
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      GIANT GEORGE, THE WORLD'S TALLEST DOG
      69 36 www.giAntgeorge.Com Four-year-old Giant George has clinched the Guinness World Record for being the tallest dog. The Great Dane stands 1.09m from paw to shoulder and 2.2m from head to tail, and weighs 115kg. Giant George, who lives with his owner mr David nasser, in
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      Lock icon $1.4m for this comic
      245 36 suPeRman’s DebuT AP NEW YORK A rare copy of the first comic book featuring Superman was sold on Monday for US$1 million ($1.4 million), smashing the previous record price for a comic book. A 1938 edition of Action Comics No 1, widely considered the Holy Grail
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      5 22 THe arT OF Land Wars?
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      244 45  -  Movie revieW aGora GENEVIEVE LOH genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg HE IS the celebrated and cerebral Chilean-born Spanish director who gave us The Others and The Sea Inside. She is the Oscar-win-ning British actress who competently delivers whether she’s green-screening it in commercial blockbusters (The Mummy), being effervescent in brit-coms brit-coms
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      144 47 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Bertrand divorced when she was a toddler. Eight years ago, Voight spoke publicly on television about how he wanted to get “help” for his daughter. Jolie responded with a public statement saying she did not think it was “healthy” for her to
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      257 49 AGENCIES COMIC book fans have been speculating for months on the casting of the much-anticipat-ed big-screen adaptation of The Green Lantern, and they just got more good news. First came the well-re-ceived confirmation that the under-appreciated Ryan Reynolds would be playing the hero of the piece,
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      389 52 2010 Winter OlymPics Virtue and moir apply some salve on canada’s wounded pride AFP VANCOUVER Canada’s Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir did more than just win Olympic gold on Monday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). The ice dancers helped rescue national pride, which was so
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      322 54 aFternoon latest AFP ChamPions league last 16, 1st leg Stuttgart 1 Barcelona 1 STUTTGART Stuttgart gave reigning champions Barcelona all they had in their Champions League last-16 clash yesterday (early today, Singapore time) but the Spanish side kept their cool to draw 1-1 and enter the second
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      555 55  -  european FootbaLL ancelotti rallies Italy around Chelsea, but that could just be what Mourinho wants CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Inter Milan v Chelsea AGENCIES MILAN You could hardly say there’s a long-standing rivalry between Inter Milan and Chelsea, but it’s a whole other story with their respective
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