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Advertisement157 2006-01-11 1 I NACEH,FRAUDMOSTFOUL 20 plusicons WHOLOVESTHESUN? 42 DICKSONFACINGTHEAXE 55 INSIDE hotnews singaporenews world news voices business growth plus tv &radiolistings classad 2 8 12 22 32 40 42 49 50 52 we set you thinking sports ALLROADSLEADTO... Time for S’pore to be a land transportation hub? 3 QUITYOURBELLYACHING Learn from, not157 words
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Article, Illustration847 2006-01-11 1 Continent on high alert as virus hits 15 in Turkey AGENCIES ISTANBUL The trail of human deaths from the bird flu virus has taken a giant leap from East Asia to Turkey. Where next, if anywhere, is the question on many minds,— AGENCIES; AFP - 847 words
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696 2006-01-11 1 LOHCHEE KONG - LOHCHEE KONG cheekong@newstoday.com. sg SHE arrives in Singapore, no money in her pocket, and has some days to spend before her housemaid training is completed and the work permit sorted out. Where does she live? Singaporeans have heard time and again of horror696 words
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Title Section19 2006-01-11 1 (2nd edition) TODAY 12/07/2005 1 (P) MICA share your free newspaper todayonline.com 2006 1, 1 January Wednesday AFTERNOONEDITION 8 *****6 *****919 words
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253 2006-01-11 1 (2nd edition) PSA International’s approach may lead to an offer for UK firm BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE and Dubai are battling for control of Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation, the UK port operator that helped in the expansion of the British empire. PSA International, the world’s second-largest port— BLOOMBERG - 253 words
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165 2006-01-11 1 (2nd edition) —AFP NEW YORK US stocks bounced back from early losses and ended nearly flat yesterday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average holding above the 11,000 level. The Dow, which fell more than 50 points in early trade, was off a fractional 0.88 point at—AFP - 165 words
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688 2006-01-11 1 (2nd edition) LOHCHEEKONG - LOHCHEEKONG cheekong@newstoday.com. sg SHE arrives in Singapore, no money in her pocket, and has some days to spend before her housemaid training is completed and the work permit sorted out. Where does she live? Singaporeans have heard horror stories of foreign domestic workers688 words
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Advertisement151 2006-01-11 1 (2nd edition) I NACEH,FRAUDMOSTFOUL 20 BLAIR ADMITS SMACKING HIS CHILDREN 17 BABYSITTERSJAILED FORRAPINGINFANT 17 WOMAN,106,DIES I NSUICIDEPACT 17 NEWCOMERUPSETSARSENAL 53 INSIDE hotnews singaporenews world news voices business growth plus tv &radiolistings classad 2 8 12 22 32 40 42 49 50 52 we set you thinking sports BIRDFLULATEST No human-to-human transfer, says151 words
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Article, Illustration537 2006-01-11 2 Like a virgin Thanks to ‘revirgination’ Vaginal reconstruction sees new-found popularity among women in the US AGENCIES WASHINGTON Forget Botox, liposuction or breast enlargement. The newest trend in plastic surgery for women in the United States is vaginal reconstruction, including hymenoplasty, which offers patients new virginity. The procedure has become— AGENCIES; AFP - 537 words
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755 2006-01-11 3 PRITHPAL SINGH - TRAVEL ASIA BY LAND FROM SINGAPORE It’s time we leverage on our air and sea links to become a land transportation hub newscomment we set you thinking PRITHPAL SINGH The writer is a tourism industry veteran and a senior executive in a public-listed company. ANY discourse on Singapore’s status as755 words
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Article271 2006-01-11 4 S’porean allegedly used dead man’s ID for million-$ land scams in Malaysia AP A SINGAPOREAN has been charged with stealing a dead man’s identity, selling the man’s house and cheating the Malaysian government in land scams worth RM2.42 million ($1.05 million). Former scrap metal dealer— AP - 271 words
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Article271 2006-01-11 4 (2nd edition) S’porean allegedly used dead man’s ID for million-$ land scams in Malaysia AP A SINGAPOREAN has been charged with stealing a dead man’s identity, selling the man’s house and cheating the Malaysian government in land scams worth RM2.42 million ($1.05 million). Former scrap metal dealer— AP - 271 words
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226 2006-01-11 4 (2nd edition) ‘No evidence’ of human-to-human bird flu in Turkey AFP GENEVA The World Health Organisation said yesterday that it has no evidence so far that the potentially deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in Turkey is being passed from human to human. Mr Guenael Rodier, the leader of a WHO investigative team— AFP - 226 words
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233 2006-01-11 4 (2nd edition) AFP DETROIT General Motors has lowered its prices on a wide range of vehicles which account for 80 per cent of their sales in the United States, the automaker said yesterday. Under the new “value pricing” plan, suggested retail prices— AFP - 233 words
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Article417 2006-01-11 6 VINITARAMANI - Torrential rains give some businesses a soggy feeling VINITARAMANI vinita@newstoday.com.sg TORRENTIAL rainfall over the past three days and monsoon weather conditions over the past week have put a dampener on some businesses’ new year cheer. As Brewerkz’s floor manager Daniel Yong can attest, rain and the bar’s handcrafted417 words
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Article, Illustration261 2006-01-11 6 AFP NEW DELHI South Asia was in the grip of the coldest weather in decades yesterday, causing the death of at least 204 people killed in the region. More deaths, meanwhile, were reported in India’s northern Uttar Pradesh state, bringing the toll in— AFP; AFP - 261 words
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218 2006-01-11 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THREE out of four respondents in a Channel NewsAsia poll say Singa- pore should go ahead with legislative changes to prosecute Singaporeans who commit child sex offences overseas. The findings will be featured in Part 2 of a Get Rea! special— CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 218 words
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Article, Illustration424 2006-01-11 8 VINITA RAMAN I - IMH patients still struggling to find jobs VINITA RAMAN I vinita@newstoday.com.sg make a world of difference in lessening their workload, if there were more collaboration with businesses. “There isn’t any legislation here to assist people with a history of mental illness to reintegrate. By contrast, in thePHOTO COURTESY OF IMH - 424 words
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Article92 2006-01-11 9 938LIVE Two casualties from a Monday night steel mill accident in Medan, Indonesia have arrived in Singapore for treatment. One of the victims is the manager of the company, a 58-year-old Austrian, who suffered severe burns on 85 per cent of his body. He arrived at— 938LIVE - 92 words
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Article82 2006-01-11 9 CHOW PENN NEE Petrol prices have gone up again, with Shell, Esso and Mobil service stations yesterday increasing their petrol pump prices by 4 cents a litre.The increase means that, for instance, Shell Formula 98 and Esso and Mobil’s Synergy Fuel 8000 now cost $1.797. The price— CHOW PENN NEE - 82 words
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Article89 2006-01-11 9 CHOW PENN NEE A small fire caused by a stove on a table in Seoul Garden restaurant resulted in hundreds of people being evacuated from Ngee Ann City shopping centre last night. The fire was started some time before 9pm, when the Singapore Civil Defence Force— CHOW PENN NEE - 89 words
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Article, Illustration231 2006-01-11 9 CHANNEL NEWSASIA MUSLIMS in Singapore observed their annual sacrificial ceremony or korban during Hari Raya Haji yesterday. About 6,000 sheep were slaughtered islandwide and the meat distributed to the poor and needy. Despite the rainy weather, thousands of Muslims thronged more than 60 mosques throughout the— CHANNEL NEWSASIA; TREVOR TAN - 231 words
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374 2006-01-11 9 Police will let in approved persons through cordons CHANNEL NEWSASIA A NEW scheme will give companies easier access to their buildings should they be cordoned off because of a terrorist attack or natural disaster. The Corporate First Responder Scheme, implemented during the Northstar V— CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 374 words
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Article, Illustration23 2006-01-11 9 The first baby anteater born at theSingaporeZooisalso South-eastAsia’s fi rst captivegiant poreZooauthorities said.The toothlessmammalhasabody coveredin horny scalesandalong snoutforfeeding onantsandtermites.23 words
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Article, Illustration202 2006-01-11 10 ONCE bitten, twice shy and that is why Mr Sin Kek Tong, 60, (picture) who was part of the losing Jalan Besar GRC team in 2000, is parking his money on singlemember wards this time round. The Singapore People’s Party (SPP) chairman202 words
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Article, Illustration851 2006-01-11 10 JASMINE YIN - Opposition alliance wants to break with the past, introduce fresh faces for elections JASMINE YIN jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg THINGS have been heating up in the run-up to the General Election, with Jalan Besar being the fifth town council run by the ruling party to unveil a multi-mil-lion-dollar851 words
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Article, Illustration507 2006-01-11 12 Discredited South Korean cloning pioneer was driven more by ambition than a love for science —AFP SEOUL The image of Dr Hwang WooSuk, 52, as a scientist motivated by a drive to find cures for the incurable evaporated yesterday as prosecutors said they were investigating—AFP; AFP - 507 words
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181 2006-01-11 12 AFP SEOUL As the United States justifies sanctions imposed on North Korea for alleged illicit financial activities, the Stalinist state’s leader, Mr Kim Jong-Il, made a secret trip up to China by special train, according to media reports here. The train carrying the reclusive— AFP - 181 words
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91 2006-01-11 12 –AFP Six top women employees of Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, the investment banking arm of German insurance giant Allianz, are suing the bank for more than 830 million euro ($1.635 billion) in compensation for alleged sexual discrimination. The class action suit was filed–AFP - 91 words
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65 2006-01-11 12 –AFP Three robbers have stolen some RM5 million ($2.18 million) from an armoured security van in one of Malaysia’s biggest such heists in recent times. The three, one of them armed with a pistol, commandeered the security van in Kajang, south–AFP - 65 words
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Article72 2006-01-11 12 –AFP At least 120 Indonesians have died, mostly of illness, during the annual Muslim haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Eleven died while performing the central rite of the haj. Most of the dead were elderly pilgrims. The pilgrimage is one of the five pillars of–AFP - 72 words
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32 2006-01-11 12 –AFP Up to 10 people were injured yesterday in an apparently accidental explosion at a shopping centre in the Dutch city of Utrecht, police said.–AFP - 32 words
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Article, Illustration419 2006-01-11 14 Sharon responds to pain stimulation, but doctors can’t assess brain damage yet AGENCIES JERUSALEM Mr Ariel Sharon took a small step towards recovery from a stroke, slightly moving an arm and leg in response to a pain stimulation test. But doctors said it would be days— AGENCIES; AFP - 419 words
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Article60 2006-01-11 14 AFP Villagers in Malaysia’s north-eastern coastal state of Terengganu are celebrating a windfall after raided cargo containers washed ashore on local beaches. The containers had items such as cigarettes, clothing and processed tiger prawns from Cambodia. By the time police arrived, all but one container had— AFP - 60 words
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Article60 2006-01-11 14 AFP On Monday, police in the city of San Francisco defused a homemade bomb left in a Starbucks coffee outlet. The improvised explosive device was found in a toilet in a branch of the global coffee chain and defused by bomb squad experts in the— AFP - 60 words
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Article, Illustration388 2006-01-11 16 Incentives planned to counter falling birth rate AGENCIES TOKYO Japan is studying financial incentives to encourage people to have more children after the nation’s population shrunk last year for the first time in peacetime, a newspaper said yesterday. The government is looking at a plan to— AGENCIES; AFP - 388 words
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304 2006-01-11 17 The PM wants his countrymen to buck up on social graces AFP LONDON Prime Minister Tony Blair was to pick a new fight with antisocial thugs yesterday, with hardhitting plans to combat “neighbours from hell” in his drive to restore respect in British society.— AFP - 304 words
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Article63 2006-01-11 17 AFP An Australian man had to be rescued after becoming wedged in a washing machine while playing with his children. He had to be pulled from the 18-pound capacity machine by a local fire officer. The man said he was playing hide and seek— AFP - 63 words
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Article61 2006-01-11 17 The charity, Keep Britain Tidy, has called on professional footballers to stop spitting during matches, claiming young people were copying their heroes and covering the streets in saliva. The charity has also urged players not to spit at each other an offence that results in61 words
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Article, Illustration85 2006-01-11 17 AFP A mouse took fiery revenge on a man who had thrown it into a pile of burning leaves by burning his house down. The flaming mouse ran back into the wooden house in New Mexico, setting it afire and virtually destroying the building. The— AFP - 85 words
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Article246 2006-01-11 17 AFP WASHINGTON The Iraq war is likely to cost the United States between US$1 trillion and US$2 trillion ($3.3 trillion), despite earlier assurances by the White House that these expenses would be manageable, according to a new study co-authored by a Nobel Prize-winning— AFP - 246 words
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307 2006-01-11 17 (2nd edition) Disclosure follows moves to tackle anti-social behaviour AFP LONDON British Prime Minister Tony Blair, fresh from announcing initiatives yesterday to deal with problem parents and their unruly offspring, has admitted smacking his older children. Mr Blair’s admission came on a BBC television question-and-answer session with— AFP - 307 words
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Article62 2006-01-11 17 (2nd edition) AFP An Australian man had to be rescued after becoming wedged in a washing machine while playing with his children. He had to be pulled from the 18-pound capacity machine by a local fire officer. The man said he was playing hide and seek— AFP - 62 words
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Article61 2006-01-11 17 (2nd edition) The charity, Keep Britain Tidy, has called on professional footballers to stop spitting during matches, claiming young people were copying their heroes and covering the streets in saliva. The charity has also urged players not to spit at each other an offence that results in61 words
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Article, Illustration85 2006-01-11 17 (2nd edition) AFP A mouse took fiery revenge on a man who had thrown it into a pile of burning leaves by burning his house down. The flaming mouse ran back into the wooden house in New Mexico, setting it afire and virtually destroying the building. The— AFP - 85 words
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116 2006-01-11 17 (2nd edition) AFP LONDON A British couple were jailed yesterday for raping a three-month-old child they had been babysitting. Alan Webster, 40, was jailed for life after confessing to raping the baby four times in early 2004, while his 19-year-old girlfriend Tanya French was jailed for five— AFP - 116 words
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Article118 2006-01-11 17 (2nd edition) AFP SAN FRANCISCO A 106-year-old widow and the 30-year-old man who took care of her for years had killed themselves in an apparent suicide pact, police said yesterday. The bodies of the two Helen Godet and her caretaker of nine years, Filipino native David— AFP - 118 words
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346 2006-01-11 18 —CHANNELNEWSASIA TEHRAN Iran’s Football Federation has banned players from sporting “unconventional” and “foreign” hairstyles on the pitch. The Federation said players should respect the country’s Islamic values and set a good example for Iranian youths. In a country where football—CHANNELNEWSASIA - 346 words
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190 2006-01-11 18 —AFP TEHRAN Iran’s move to resume research on the nuclear fuel cycle yesterday, after two years of voluntary suspension, received fresh criticism by international leaders. Seals affixed in late 2003 by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) were taken off from “several research centres”,—AFP - 190 words
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175 2006-01-11 18 LONDON The Palestinian militant group Hamas has launched a new TV station to spread the organisation’s message. Named Al Aqsa after the Jerusalem mosque, the Gaza-based channel plans to air programmes on political and social ideas drawn from the Quran. The group aims to175 words
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Article226 2006-01-11 20 THANG D NGUYEN - THANG D NGUYEN news@newstoday.com.sg NIAS (Indonesia) —The Asian tsunami struck a little more than a year ago, on Dec 26, 2004. Indonesia was the country worst hit: More than 130,000 died, about 40,000 remain missing, while about 500,000 were left homeless in the province of Aceh and the island of226 words
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Article, Illustration531 2006-01-11 20 The sad truth about corruption in the compassion industry news•views•analysis straighttalk The writer is a Jakarta-based columnist. His writing can be read at www. thangthecolumnist. blogspot.com of tsunami-affect-ed areas is not because a lack of financial resources. Thus far, Indonesia has received about US$4.5 billion of theAFP - 531 words
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Article, Illustration184 2006-01-11 22 Letter from CHRISTOPHER TEO KIAN LAM THOSE whose activities were disrupted last weekend by Exercise Northstar V and those who will be affected by future exercises should understand that when terrorists strike, they will not do so at your convenience. New York’s World Trade Center was184 words
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Article, Illustration497 2006-01-11 22 Jeremy Lim news@newstoday.com. sg - Jeremy Lim news@newstoday.com.sg news@newstoday.com.sg WHY are some of my friends not impressed with the recent Exercise Northstar V, a full-scale civil emergency exercise to test the Singaporeans’ readiness in event of a terrorist attack? To them, it was merely an exciting drama performed by actors497 words
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172 2006-01-11 24 Letter from JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG I REFER to the article, “Rebel See’s new venture” (Jan 7). I was surprised to learn of Martyn See’s attempt to make another film depicting local politics, especially when his first documentary Singapore Rebel was banned. While172 words
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Article, Illustration67 2006-01-11 24 IMPROMPTU ART EngineerKenNarHanKeongstumbledontothis“artwork”onOrchardRoadashewas about to throw away a sample can of mango orange drink he had tried. CALLING ALL SHUTTERBUGS: Email us an interesting picture you have taken in Singapore and it can appear on this page. Give yourfull name, age, occupation, address and phone number and send67 words
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Article81 2006-01-11 24 IN the report, “STB returns money for probity checks to PBL and Melco” (Jan 9), it was erroneously stated that the proposal deposit of $60 million will be refunded to PBL. STB has clarified that the proposal deposit is to be submitted with the proposal by March 29. Since81 words
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Article, Illustration243 2006-01-11 24 ‘Budget Terminal’ gives impression it’s not good enough Letter from STEVE KNGO I REFER to the article “Simply Budget Terminal” (Jan 10). My first reaction is one of hilarity, because this is such a plain choice of name that the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS)243 words
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Article178 2006-01-11 24 Letter from SEAH CHENG HWEE I REFER to Cheong Ling’s letter “Is cash so bad, NLB?” (Jan 9). In June last year, National Library Board (NLB) replied to my letter saying that they would “roll out other modes of cashless payments to all libraries”. In178 words
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352 2006-01-11 26 Companies know what to do in a flu pandemic, but what about the man on the street? Letter from KUO HOW NAM IN SINGAPORE, the Ministry of Health has widely publicised its response plans as well as a guide for businesses and companies on infection352 words
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Article, Illustration185 2006-01-11 26 The unsung whistleblower preferred to condemned hero Letter from LAI YEW CHAN I REFER to the commentary, “It’s not easy to whistle in the dark” (Jan 9). So much has been made of the need to protect the whistle-blower, that we seem185 words
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135 2006-01-11 26 Letter from DANNY CHUA EVEN in the United States, in cases in which the federal or state government has no stake or legal interest in the problem identified by the whistle-blow-er, there are few statutes to protect the whistle-blower. It is a basic principle135 words
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Article243 2006-01-11 28 DR JAMES DOBSON - BY DR JAMES DOBSON GROWING RESPONSIBLE KIDS Marguerite and Willard Beecher, writing many years ago, offered two insightful recommendations to parents. They said first, that a parent needs to gain his or her freedom from the child, so that the child can obtain his or her243 words
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Article, Illustration343 2006-01-11 28 TAMMY TAN - Comfort cushions its drivers from impact of high oil prices Letter from TAMMY TAN Group Corporate Communications Officer ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited I REFER to the letters by Mr Chan, Mr Seow and Mr Er, “Who will end up paying?” (Jan 6), and would like to343 words
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Article186 2006-01-11 28 LOHCHOWKUANG - Deregulation more flexibility Letter from LOHCHOWKUANG Secretary, Public Transport Council I REFER to Mr Andrew Ng Mun Keong’s letter, “Cabbies need a fare deal, too”(Jan 5). Mr Ng wants to know why taxi fares are not regulated by the Public Transport Council (PTC). We would like to share with Mr186 words
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Article, Illustration797 2006-01-11 30 Mr Miyagi news@newstoday.com. sg - Turning stock market pundits, bloggers cry kelong on unscrupulous companies Mr Miyagi news@newstoday.com.sg news@newstoday.com.sg YOU could say controversy and scandal accompanied the rise of blogs last year, what with extensive media coverage of sedition charges and threats of defamation action. Could the new year see797 words
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238 2006-01-11 30 Letter from LIMWEIYI I THANK the Bishan-Toa Payoh Town Council (“Residents can opt out of Town Council mailing list”, Jan 10) for replying to my letter. I appreciate the Town Council for testing the lifts. I am also happy for the238 words
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201 2006-01-11 32 SHARES of Shin Corp, a telecommunications holding company controlled by members of Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s family, have climbed by a fifth since the start of December amid speculation the family is on the brink of selling its stake to Singapore Telecommunications,201 words
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Article, Illustration539 2006-01-11 32 REPORTINGBYCHOWPENNNEE - Bank hopes to raise stake and become controlling shareholder of Ningbo Commercial in future: CEO Conner DOW JONES, WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY CHOW PENN NEE REPORTINGBYCHOWPENNNEE —DOWJONES,WITHADDITIONAL “We are pleased and relieved that we can now go public with this. We—DOWJONES,WITHADDITIONAL; PICTURE COURTESY OF OCBC - 539 words
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456 2006-01-11 34 CHOW PENN NEE - Offer will result in issuance of 236m new Asti shares CHOW PENN NEE pennnee@newstoday.com.sg ASTI Holdings, which supplies equipment to semi-conductor manufacturers, plans to acquire electronics components maker Flextech Holdings in a share swap that values the takeover at between $73.9456 words
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Article, Illustration686 2006-01-11 36 Forex regulator causes concern even though central bank says no big sale of US$ holdings DOW JONES NEW YORK A statement by China’s currency regulator has reawakened concerns about the detrimental effect on the United States dollar from diversification of central bank reserve holdings.— DOW JONES; BLOOMBERG - 686 words
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Article, Illustration602 2006-01-11 38 $3.8b stake in oilfield highlights country’s huge appetite for energy assets BLOOMBERG CNOOC’S purchase of a stake in a Nigerian oil field for US$2.3 billion ($3.8 billion) underscores China’s aggression in energy acquisitions a month after India’s government said the asset was— BLOOMBERG; AFP - 602 words
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573 2006-01-11 44 MERVIN TAY in BINTAN - It’s sun, sand and stress for talent quest’s last 8 MERVIN TAY in BINTAN plus@newstoday.com.sg THEY may have moved from the bright lights of the studio to the sun-baked sands of Bintan, but the top eight of Star Idol, MediaCorp TV Channel 8’s573 words
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Article, Illustration185 2006-01-11 44 AS THE Star Idols test their acting skills in Who Is It?, viewers can influence the storyline, a first for Singapore television. The eight-episode drama revolves around an eccentric, cancer-stricken billionaire, Wan Neng (San Yow), who has six months to live. He invites eight acquaintances toWHOISIT?:AnnKokplaysthespy.MERVIN TAY - 185 words
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Article, Illustration375 2006-01-11 45 Every week, the contestant with the fewest votes from viewers will be written out of Who Is It? The interactive drama’s executive producer, Yeo Saik Pin, the man behind The Champion and Love Concierge, offers his take on the eight finalists’ chances of survival. ALICIA NEO 19,PHOTO MERVINTAY - 375 words
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Article, Illustration421 2006-01-11 46 AMELYNN LIONG - Evergreen artiste Tseng still loves to perform... and ploughs fields on her farm AMELYNN LIONG amelynnl@newstoday.com.sg JENNY Tseng has enjoyed a sparkling, 35-year-long career and is still going strong. Kind of like Madonna. During a press conference on Mon- day to promote her Feb 11DON WONG - 421 words
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Article, Illustration74 2006-01-11 47 Two-time Oscar-winner Hilary Swank, 31, and actor-husband Chad Lowe, 37, have separated after more than eight years of marriage. There was no elaboration on the reason for the split. They have no children. Swank famously forgot to thank a tearful Lowe while accepting herAFP - 74 words
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Article66 2006-01-11 47 Divorcing couple Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey are selling their famous home. The Calabasas house was featured on the hit MTV show Newlyweds: Nick Jessica. The Mediterranean-style house, which includes a screening room and music studio, is being listed for US$3.75 million ($6.2 million), People magazine66 words
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Article103 2006-01-11 47 The next cast of Survivor will include retired astronaut Dan Barry, 52, who flew in space three times. The 12th version of the popular reality TV show, this time set in Panama, will feature tribes briefly separated by age and an exile where a contestant can103 words
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Article152 2006-01-11 47 AP NEW YORK The Phantom of the Opera set a theatrical record on Monday night, becoming the longestrunning show in Broadway history. The occasion, performance number 7,486, was marked by a striking curtain call. A white feline from Cats, the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical which— AP - 152 words
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Article430 2006-01-11 48 A roar less thunderous Narnia slips to second place in North America, but retains top spot here AGENCIES THE gruesome horror flick Hostel scared up big bucks at the North American box office last weekend, ousting The Chronicles of Narnia from the top spot. Hostel director Eli Roth’s tale of— AGENCIES - 430 words
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Article, Illustration211 2006-01-11 48 —AFP LONDON British author J K Rowling has revealed that her mother’s death during the time she created her hugely successful Harry Potter character led her to make the child wizard an orphan. Rowling was 25 when her mother, aged 45, died—AFP - 211 words
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Article95 2006-01-11 49 Channel 8, 8pm The final eight will now move on from the studio skits to a fullfledged interactive drama which involves full scale production and acting alongside MediaCorp artistes. All eight finalists will be “invited” to Bintan to vie to be the right heir/heiress to a multi-million-dollar95 words
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Miscellaneous541 2006-01-11 50 YOURHOROSCOPETODAYby Eugenia Last ARIES (March 21 April 19) Pushing your way to the top of whatever you engage in may not be easy but it will be your intent. You aren’t likely to give up until you get what you want. You will be strong-willed and very stubborn. Horoscope(personelneed) LIBRA541 words
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Miscellaneous166 2006-01-11 51 WEATHERTODAY Amsterdam 1/6C rainy Auckland 15/25C partly cloudy Bali 24/30C rainy BS Begawan 25/32C partly cloudy Bangkok 22/31C partly cloudy Bangalore 17/26C slight rain Beijing -5/3C hazy Brisbane 23/30C showers Cairo 8/16C partly cloudy Chiang Mai 18/30C fog Colombo 24/31C thunderstorm Dubai 18/25C fair Hanoi 14/18C hazy Ho Chi Minh166 words
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Article, Illustration573 2006-01-11 52 After more than 41 years, Bryant matches Baylor and Chamberlain’s feat Magic.—AGENCIES NBA LA Lakers 96 Pacers 90 LOS ANGELES Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain and, now, Kobe Bryant, all have accomplished something Michael Jordan neverMagic.—AGENCIES - 573 words
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179 2006-01-11 52 AP WENGEN, Switzerland The head of US skiing called Bode Miller’s comments about drinking and racing “unacceptable” and “irresponsible”, and he plans to meet with the champion skier. Bill Marolt, the president and chief executive of the US Ski and Snowboard Association, released a— AP - 179 words
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Article, Illustration587 2006-01-11 53 All Blacks’ powerful skipper hangs up national jersey, McCaw likely successor AFP WELLINGTON New Zealand captain Tana Umaga drew the curtain on a glittering eight-year international rugby career yesterday, announcing his retirement from playing for his country to spend more time with his family. Umaga, 32, played— AFP; GETTY IMAGES, ART BY YEN YOK - 587 words
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216 2006-01-11 53 TENNIS - TENNIS Sydney International AFP SYDNEY Amelie Mauresmo’s Australian Open preparation was thrown into disarray yesterday when the world No 3 failed in her first match at the Sydney International warm-up event. Unfancied Serbian teenager Ana Ivanovic produced a giantkilling performance to eliminate— AFP - 216 words
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Article, Illustration279 2006-01-11 53 AFP MELBOURNE Australia’s generous response to the Asian tsunami relief effort convinced star spinner Muttiah Muralitharan to play for Sri Lanka in the one-day series here, skipper Marvan Atapattu said yesterday. The prolific wicket-taker refused to come on Sri Lanka’s last tour here in 2004 because— AFP; GETTY IMAGES - 279 words
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Article, Illustration318 2006-01-11 53 (2nd edition) ITALIAN CUP - AFTERNOON EDITION ITALIAN CUP Juventus 4 Fiorentina 1 AFP ROME Alessandro Del Piero became Juventus’ all-time topscorer as the runaway Serie A leaders thrashed Fiorentina 4-1 yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) to enter the quarter-finals of the Italian Cup. The 31-year-old striker’s— AFP; AP - 318 words
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Article, Illustration235 2006-01-11 53 (2nd edition) AFP MADRID Real Madrid have their eye on Villarreal’s Argentine playmaker Juan Roman Riquelme (picture) as the eventual replacement for the ageing Zinedine Zidane, media reports said yesterday (this morning, Singapore time). According to AS daily, who quoted Riquelme as saying he was happy— AFP; GETTY IMAGES - 235 words
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Article, Illustration487 2006-01-11 53 (2nd edition) Floodlight failure fails to dampen spirits as debutant Scharner fires Wigan winner AFP WIGAN, England A towering header from debutant Paul Scharner was enough to give Wigan a 1-0 victory over Arsenal in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final at the JJB Stadium last night— AFP; GETTY IMAGES - 487 words
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Miscellaneous178 2006-01-11 53 League P H O N E YO U R B ETS c a l l 678 6 6 6 8 8 Home Team Away Team Italian Cup Spanish Cup Thu, 12/01/06 12.30am Udinese Atalanta Match KickOff (Singapore date/time) Thu, 12/01/06 3.00am Osasuna Deportivo Spanish Cup Real Betis Celta de Vigo178 words
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Miscellaneous178 2006-01-11 53 (2nd edition) League P H O N E YO U R B ETS c a l l 678 6 6 6 8 8 Home Team Away Team Italian Cup Spanish Cup Thu, 12/01/06 12.30am Udinese Atalanta Match KickOff (Singapore date/time) Thu, 12/01/06 3.00am Osasuna Deportivo Spanish Cup Real Betis Celta de Vigo178 words
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Article, Illustration569 2006-01-11 54 Under-fire he may be, but United manager still bullish about a new golden era CARLING CUP SEMI-FINAL 1ST LEG Blackburn v Man United LONDON The signing of two relatively unknown defenders may not have matched the thrill generated by the arrival of Eric Cantona or Wayne Rooney, but— AGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 569 words
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Article, Illustration341 2006-01-11 54 AGENCIES LONDON Everton manager David Moyes is considering an intriguing raid for French hitman Nicolas Anelka. Relegation-haunted Everton have struggled to find the net this season with only 14 goals in 21 Premiership games and are looking to sign a proven striker. Anelka, 26,— AGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 341 words
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Article, Illustration197 2006-01-11 54 AFP PARIS World No 2 Rafael Nadal (picture) has withdrawn from the Australian Open because of a foot injury, the Spaniard announced on his website yesterday. The Australian Open, the first of the year’s four Grand Slam tournaments, starts in Melbourne on Monday and has— AFP; AP - 197 words
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Article, Illustration517 2006-01-11 55 JOSE RAYMOND - As national squad gather, midfielder’s on holiday in Italy JOSE RAYMOND jose@newstoday.com.sg NATIONAL winger Itimi Dickson is in danger of being dropped from the Singapore national team. The midfielder failed to turn up for the first training session yesterday at the Jalan Besar Stadium, as the Lions beganTODAY FILE PHOTO - 517 words
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Article, Illustration361 2006-01-11 55 LEONGWEEKEAT - LEONGWEEKEAT weekeat@newstoday.com.sg AT THE Australian Youth Championships last year, Sarah Tan and Lim Tze Ting lost to team-mates Dawn Liu and Siobhan Tam in the 420 Girls’ event. One year on, Sarah and Tze Ting exorcised those demons when they bagged the 420PHOTO COURTESY OF SINGAPORESAILING - 361 words
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Article, Illustration374 2006-01-11 55 CUBBYLEONG - CUBBYLEONG cubby@newstoday.com.sg A NATIONAL serviceman and a trio of junior college students are set to make the step up and take on the continent’s best for the first time at next month’s Asian Squash Championships. After a five-day trial last week, Richard Hill, sonPHOTO COURTESY OF SCC - 374 words
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Miscellaneous12 2006-01-11 54 SPORTONTV TOMORROW 3 55am Football Carling Cup: Blackburn v Man Utd, Ch2212 words
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