Today, 25 June 2007, Afternoon Edition

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    14 1 TODAY /A=diaCofip MICA (P) 314/10/2006 we set you thinking Monday June 25, 2007 todayonline.com
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    Lock icon Beware 'unknown unknowns'
    694 1  -  CHRISTIE LOH PM Lee warns of risks despite greater resilience, upbeat outlook across East Asia ch.istie@media corp. com. sg TEN years after the dizzying Asian financial crisis, the region is on a firmer footing and set for continued progress. But the march onward could be cut short
    THEWORLD ECONOMIC FORUM ON EAST ASIA  -  694 words
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    Lock icon Lebanon's death toll for the weekend hits 21
    441 1 -DPA BEIRUT A bombing attack on an armoured personnel carrier that killed six UN peacekeepers yesterday brought Lebanon's weekend death toll to 19 in the escalating conflict with Muslim extremists. The explosion in the Mar-jeyoun-Khiyam area in southern Lebanon, near the border
    -DPA; AFP  -  441 words
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  • hot news
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      DON'T WAIT FOR ANOTHER BLACK SHEEP
      1026 2  -  JASMINE YIN jasmine@media corp.com.sg DID the words "not again" spring to mind, when news broke last week of a home for the elderly that was missing both its superintendent and $3.88 million from its coffers? It did, in my case. Whether as a donating
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      Lock icon Singapore Expo eyes UNSW site
      595 3  -  JASMINE YIN jasmine@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Expo is eyeing atleast three plots of vacant land next to it to develop into hotels, malls and restaurants, as part of its multi-mil-lion-dollar rejuvenation plans submitted to the Singapore Tourism Board (STB). One of the plots was supposed to have
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      RJC ATHLETE DIES AFTER SEA GAMES TRIALS
      233 3  -  CHERYL NG .-M. /ZZ\ J. _l sports@newstoday.com.sg HE HAD just qualified to represent Singapore in the triathlon at the SouthEast Asian Games in December. But moments after crossing the finish line during a time trial yesterday, 17-year-old Thaddeus Cheong collapsed unconscious. The Raffles
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      Lock icon 'Chemical Ali' gets death
      629 4 —AGENCIES Saddam's cousin, two others to hang for 1980s campaign against Kurds BAGHDAD An Iraqi court yesterday sentenced one of Saddam Hussein's notorious former henchmen, Ali Hassan Al Majid, widely known as "Chemical Ali" (picture), to death by hanging for genocide and crimes against humanity. Two
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      Lock icon High time world acted on Darfur: Condoleezza Rice
      317 4 -AFP PARIS United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) hailed France's "energising role" in seeking to launch a new drive to end atrocities in Sudan's Darfur region. Rice was in Paris for an international conference on the
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  • singapore news
    • AFTERNOONEDITION
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        Lock icon Missing boy found
        278 6  -  TAN HUI LENG huileng@mediaco.p.com.sg FOUR days after he said he was going out to buy a drink, 10-year-old How Jia Hao (picture) was found at a playground at Jurong West about two MRT stops away from his home. The Primary-4 student from Yuhua Primary School was reported
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        Lock icon New video shows BBC reporter strapped with bombs
        382 6 -DPA GAZA CITY A new video of kidnapped BBC journalist Alan Johnston shows him wearing an explosives vest and warning he will be blown up if Hamas continues to surround the area where he is being held, the USbased Intel Center said
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      A nation of diet pill-poppers
      388 8  -  -TANHUILENG THE race to lose weight has taken a new dimension following reports from Hong Kong that the indiscriminate dispensing of the slimming drug phentermine may increase the risk of stroke. Also available in Singapore, the appetite suppressant is sold under the brand names of
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      Lock icon High price for looking good
      681 8  -  ANSLEY NG 86-year-old paid slimming centre $52,000 in advance; family wants refund ansley@mediacorp.com.sg AT AGE 86, Madam June Wong's (picture) obsession with looking good may puzzle some. After all, while most people her age would prefer to enjoy their golden years at a leisurely pace,
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      ON THE ROAD TO GOOD SERVICE
      411 9 THANKSTO MDIS.THESE STUDENTS HAVE A BRIGHT FUTURE INTHETOURISM AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY TBCTNEOCHAICHIN PHOTOGRAPHS JASON HO FROM RUSSIA,WITH A SMILE She surprises classmates with her fluency in Japanese, but Russian Zlata Luneva picked up more thanthe language during herfouryears in Japan. She also gained valuable
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      GIVING LIFE AN UPGRADE
      332 9 Be it a job on the frontline serving customers or a support role as trainer of service staff, Christopher Mak believes in going the extra mile. In his current job as a food and beverage trainer with the Restaurant Association of Singapore, the 27-year-old conducts classes
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      WHERE THEORY MEETS REAL WORLD APPLICATION
      274 9 The Bachelor of Science (Hons) in International Tourism and Hospitality by the University of Sunderland (UOS) is specially designed in conjunction with developments in the travel, tourism and hospitality fields. Professor Kevin Hannam (picture), head of Tourism at UOS' School of Arts, Design, Media
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  • world news
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      Lock icon US stops aid to Saudis
      541 10 —AFP —AFP WASHINGTON The US House of Representatives has voted to halt all aid to Saudi Arabia, despite repeated assurances by the Bush administration that the desert kingdom was cooperating in its war on terror. The ban was contained in a little-publicised amendment which was
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      Lock icon Israel unfreezes Palestinian taxes ahead of summit
      250 10 —AFP JERUSALEM Israel said yesterday it had approved in principle the release of hundreds of millions of dollars in tax receipts owed to the Palestinians on the eve of a summit in Egypt "We have taken a decision in principle to release the
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      Lock icon Petals, horses and 5,000 fans greet suspended Pakistani judge
      212 10 —AGENCIES SAHIWAL (Pakistan) With drums, petals and decorated horses, thousands gave Pakistan's suspended chief justice a festive welcome yesterday on his latest tour mustering support for his reinstatement Mr Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry arrived before dawn in this town where many people
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      Asian powers to the fore
      452 12  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN Arroyo urges Japan, China and India to lead Asia, and ensure integration and security hedirman@media corp.com.sg STEP UP to the plate Japan, China and India. The three countries have to take on the mantle of leadership to ensure the integration and security of
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      Thailand probes Man City mystery
      198 12  -  CHRISTIE LOH IF HIS assets have been frozen, how is exiled Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra paying for the multi-million-dollar purchase of Manchester City football club? That is an issue a high-level Thai commission is looking into, said Finance Minister Chalongphob Sussangkarn yesterday. His remarks came
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      Lock icon Pandas, politics and football
      493 14 -AFP Hong Kong makes plans for July 1 handover anniversary HONG KONG Using a heady blend of football, fireworks and pandas, Hong Kong is pulling out all the stops for the 10th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule, with a series of celebrations. And China
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      Lock icon Ma to run for president in Taiwan
      221 14 -AGENCIES TAIPEI Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang party yesterday formally nominated Mr Ma Ying-jeou, who has been indicted on corruption charges, as its candidate to run in next year's presidential election. He has named Mr Vincent Siew, a veteran economist, as his running mate. "The
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        DENG'S DAUGHTER DEFENDS TIANANMEN
        72 15 The eldest daughter of late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping defended her father's decision to order troops to crush a student uprising in Beijing in 1989. Ms Deng Lin said in a radio programme yesterday that China would have "descended into chaos" if it had not been
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        Lock icon PAKISTAN RADICALS RELEASE CHINESE WORKERS
        118 15 -AFP In an anti-vice campaign, students from a radical mosque kidnapped and then released nine people from an alleged brothel in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, on Saturday, a mosque leader and officials said. Students from the pro-Taliban Red Mosque and Jamia Hafsa female seminary early
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        DEATH BY SALAD FOR SWEDE IN THAILAND
        95 15 A 40-year-old Swede was found dead, following complaints of diarrhoea after eating spicy som tarn (papaya salad) and safor(stink beans). Mr Lars Mikaes Gustafsson, a wholesaler, was found naked in his room by girlfriend Sopa Kula, who helped prepare the meal, reported the
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        Lock icon PHUKET IN TIZZY OVER RUMOURED BECKS VISIT
        66 15 -THE NATION The resort island of Phuket is abuzz with rumours about football star David Beckham's visit. The news was leaked to local Thai news media, which have spent the past week tracking down the likely hotels that Beckham and his family would
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      Lock icon Slavery probe stepped up
      443 15 —AFP Shanxi bans officials from leaving China; 400 children still missing BEIJING A northern China region has banned officials from leaving the country as official and police involvement in a widening slave labour scandal becomes more evident, state press said yesterday. The Linfen city government in
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      Lock icon I'm ready to become a Catholic
      518 16 —AFP But Pope unmoved; in his view Blair had been wrong on a number of issues VATICAN CITY- Mr Tony Blair used his last official foreign engagement before leaving office on Wednesday to tell Pope Benedict XVI that he wanted to become a Roman
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        INDIA'S MONSOON CLAIMS 70 LIVES
        96 17 Rain pummelled western India yesterday after easing in southern states where 70 people have died in three days of heavy downfalls and flash floods from a monsoon season in full swing. The southern state of Andhra Pradesh, where these boys look at a globe left
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        Lock icon PRINCE WILLIAM BACK WITH HIS FORMER GIRLFRIEND
        83 16 —AFP Britain's Prince William is seeing his former girlfriend Kate Middleton again, despite their shock split in April, The Mail on Sunday reported. The couple met again during a party at the barracks where the prince is posted and were spotted kissing on
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        Lock icon HARMAN WINS AS LABOUR PARTY DEPUTY LEADER
        89 17 -AGENCIES Justice Minister Harriet Harman was narrowly elected on Sunday as deputy leader of Britain's governing Labour Party, replacing Mr John Prescottwho resigned. Ms Harman, 56, who has called for the government to apologise for mistakes over the Iraq war, secured the votes
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      Lock icon Blair planned to sack Brown
      632 17 —AGENCIES LONDON British political circles have been rocked by news that outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair had planned to sack his successor Gordon Brown (picture) and break up his power base at the Finance Ministry after the 2005 general election, according to a leaked document
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  • Voices
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      IC, but will they see it as I do ?
      274 18  - IC, but will they see it as I do LYNN TAN JIALER Letter from I RECENTLY had to re-register for a new identity card when I reached the age of 30.1 submitted my application online and it was an easy and convenient process. In less than a week, I received
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      SHORTTAKES
      100 18  -  LEONGSZEHIAN DIRECTORY DISTRESS I recently received a letter requesting me to complete a form in order for the latest telephone directories to be sent to my home. I have been trying to fax it to the two fax numbers provided since June 6, to meet the June 22 deadline,
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      250 20  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY CHANGING OUR VIEWS OF PARENTS I'm more convinced every day that a great portion of our adult efforts are invested in the quest for that which was unreachable during childhood. The more painful the early void, the more we're motivated to fill
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      Lock icon New lease on life
      1066 20  -  CORY ONDREJKA 137, Chief technology officer of Linden Lab I and co-founder of Second Life coffee with One programme's given millions a chance to live their dreams WHATEVER dreams you have be it to become a wheeling and dealing entrepreneur, a famous artist or a stockbroker
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      For environment's sake, use biodegradable bags
      221 21  -  GOH KIAN HUAT Letter from EVERY first Wednesday of the month is Bring Your Own Bag Day at major participating supermarkets such as Carrefour, Giant, NTUC Fair Price and Prime Supermarket. Surveys show about 70 per cent of shoppers have supported this initiative so
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      isay DON'T JUST TALK ABOUT THE POOR
      624 22  -  HO KONG LOON THE rise in the cost of just about everything in Singapore impacts us all, particularly those who struggle to make ends meet As a retiree who has planned and scrimped diligently for the sunset years, I watch with unease and
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    • Letter
      Speaking Malay: Practical for all?
      271 23  -  MUHAMMAD HIDAYAT Letter from I REFER to Mr James Alan Hall's letter, "How many Singaporeans can speak the national language?" (June 22) where he talked about our inability to speak Malay. A major reason for this is that a race-based approach is taken in teaching
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  • Business
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      Lock icon Asia will give Coca-Cola more fizz, says CEO
      301 24 -AGENCIES ASIA will be the biggest driver of Coca-Cola's growth over the next 10 years, the head of the world's biggest beverage company said yesterday, adding that the company had lost out by not investing enough in the region in the past
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      Lock icon It's not going to be so soon
      368 24 -AGENCIES Foreign exchange flexibility will take time, says China IT WILL take time for China to attain foreign exchange flexibility, People's Bank of China assistant governor Vi Gang said. "We are working towards foreign exchange flexibility, but it will take some time. We
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    • marketwatch
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        SINGAPORE
        130 24 Singapore share prices will likely trade lower next week after a record-breaking run, dealers said. They said the market is taking a much-needed breather as investors consolidate positions ahead of the upcoming half-year earnings reporting season. A dealer with a local brokerage said the market is seeing a long
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        Your S$1 buys
        33 24 USS 0.6498 Rupiah UK£ 0.325 Baht Yen 80.5036 Peso HKS 5.077 AS RM 2.2437 Indian Rs Euro 0.4824 Yuan 5877.193 20.9909 30.0032 0.7669 26.4847 4.9517 Information provided by SGX, Bloomberg
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        Commodities
        21 24 Gold US$/oz 657.00 Silver US$/oz 13.02 Platinum US$/oz 1,308.00 Rubber cents/kg 339.25 Palm oil RM/tonne 2560.00 Brent crude US$/barrel 72.70
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      Lock icon China to introduce stock index futures this year, says securities regulator
      225 25 -BLOOMBERG CHINA'S securities watchdog will introduce stock index futures this year, Mr Liv Zhichao, an official with the China Securities Regulatory Commission, told a conference in Beijing. "It will be a milestone for the capital market when we choose
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      Lock icon Branson may buy into Air Asia unit
      251 25 -AFP FLAMBOYANT British billionaire Richard Branson (picture) of Virgin Group is touted to be taking a stake in Malaysia's new AirAsia long-haul budget airline, The Star newspaper reported. Mr Branson is expected to take a 20 per cent stake in Fly Asian Express
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      'Thai rebound after elections'
      226 25 THE Thai economy will return to the fast track once it resolves lingering political uncertainty following September's coup, Finance Minister Chalongphob Sussangkarn said yesterday. Speaking at the World Economic Forum on East Asia in Singapore, Mr Chalongphob expressed hope that general elections to be held in
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    • the business of learning
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          How does your company retain or attract female employees?
          121 26 CEOIOI MR 808 GROVE, MANAGING DIRECTOR (SOUTH-EAST ASIA), EDELMAN: "We go beyond day-to-day learning by committing 5 per cent of people's time every month to training new I. skills. However, our schedules are often determined by our clients. This can be
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          You can wield this mysterious power, too
          666 26  -  JOHN BITTICSTON Prepare, persist and be restrained; these are the rules to follow YOU can always shoot those who disagree with you. The late, former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein found it an effective way of dealing with enemies for a time. Problem is,
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        • noticeboard
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            PIT YOUR MANAGERIAL WITS
            118 27 The SIM National Management Competition is a computer-simulated business management challenge. To test participants' business and entrepreneurial skills, teams of two to four members will "register" a company and manage it to make maximum profits. This can only be achieved through careful planning, critical analysis, and
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            WRITING EFFECTIVE EMAILS
            93 27 At this workshop organised by LCI Executive Seminars, join experienced trainer Shirley Taylor who will show participants five simple steps to composing effective emails that get results, as well as how to make email work for you, and not against. See how properly-written emails can enhance relationships
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            BUILDING SOUND RELATIONSHIPS AND NETWORKS
            101 27 Put your career on the fast track by building key relationships with internal and external clients. This interactive one-day workshop introduces techniques for breaking the ice and building rapport with new acquaintances in business and casual situations. You will learn the "to do" and "to
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          BRAINFOOD
          246 27  -  -LEEU-WEN The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom I Suze Orman CREDIT card debt, bankruptcy, paying for the children's education, the best retirement account and life insurance. These are just a few of the financial constraints that plague many of us. But, as author Suze Orman shows, the situation need
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          S'pore's childcare industry may soon be employing degree-holders trained locally
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