Today, 20 September 2007, Afternoon Edition

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    28 1 TODAY /A=ryJj-\CORP MICA (P) 314/10/2006 we set you thinking Thursday September 20, 2007 todayonline.com TODAY /A=iyjj-\CoRP MICA (P) 314/10/2006 we set you thinking Thursday September 20, 2007 todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
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      Lock icon MOURINHO QUITS CHELSEA
      261 1 -AGENCIES CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho (picture) has left the English Premier League club, the BBC and other British media reported early today. Chelsea was reported to have confirmed the news at press time, while Sky Sports News quoted a senior player as confirming that the Portuguese manager
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      Lock icon Fed cut euphoria, but will it last?
      842 1 —AGENCIES World markets rally, analysts look ahead with mixed sentiments WASHINGTON For months, he had been criticised for being too cautious in responding to the stress in capital markets unnerved by the United States sub-prime loan crisis. But on Tuesday, Federal Reserve chairman
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      Lock icon Jeyaretnam reinstated as an attorney after appeal is accepted
      665 1  -  LEONGWEEKEAT weekeat@media corp. com. sg THE next time he appears in court, it may not be as a defendant a role that veteran opposition politician J B Jeyaretnam has been familiar with in recent years. Instead, he could be the lawyer
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Anwar's video 'expose'
      386 2  -  NAZRYBAHRAWI AFP nazry@mediacorp.com.sg Shows clip purportedly linking judge to 'appointment fixing' THE integrity of Malaysia's judiciary has come under the spotlight once again after former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim made public a video purportedly linking a senior judge to an "appointment fixing" scandal. The eight-minute video
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      Lock icon 'Engage hearts, hold hands, assuage fears'
      1126 3  -  LOHCHEEKONG cheekong@media corp. com. sg Minister Ng addresses MPs' worries about CPF changes, urges them to convince people ANY tinkering with the Central Provident Fund (CPF) system, the savings nest for Singaporeans' golden years, was bound to be greeted with fear and uncertainty especially
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    • Article
      ANNUITIES SCHEME: 'OPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE'
      418 3  -  LOHCHEEKONG SOME had called for larger payouts from the proposed longevity insurance scheme. Others said the families of those who die early should get some money back. The good news is, such calls from MPs have not been ruled out. Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen
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        Lock icon THE FED TAKES A GAMBLE
        908 4  -  MICHAELS DERBY -DOW JONES IN TAKING the bold step of cutting short-term interest rates by a half percentage point on Tuesday, the United States Federal Reserve has rolled the dice on what could prove a high stakes gamble. In order for that bet to pay
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  • Singapore news
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      Lock icon The business of arts
      531 6  -  LEE U-WEN u-wen@mediacorp.com.sg Spore Season to focus on commercial side of nation's creativity FOR the Singapore Season, the journey from London to Beijing and Shanghai will cover more than just the miles. The agencies behind the month-long showcase of Singapore's heritage, culture and arts scene, to
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    • Article
      Visiting mum? Parking will get cheaper
      229 6 COME Oct 1, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) will introduce a "fami-ly-friendly" car-parking arrangement to facilitate visits to parents, children, grandparents, siblings or in-laws. Dubbed the "family season parking ticket" or Family SPT, it is for HDB residents who require season parking tickets
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      Ministry to review concession-fare hours
      470 8  -  LEONG WEE KEAT DAPHNECHUAH weekeat@media corp.com.sg AT A time when the message to work more years has never been stronger, why did the Public Transport Council approve a fare hike for senior citizen travel? And would the Transport Ministry consider full-day concessionary travel for senior
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      Fewer COEs for commercial vehicles
      386 8 No change to quotas for cars STARTING next month, there will be fewer Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) for goods vehicles and buses (Category C) and motorcycles (Category D). COEs for vehicles in Category C will see a reduction of 22.5 per cent, while those in
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon POET-WRITER GIVES RARE MALAY COLLECTION TO NLB
        104 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Award-winning writer Abdul Ghani Hamid, who is also a poet and artist, is giving away his rare and massive collection of books, manuscripts and other personal artefacts. The more than 2,400 items are focused on Malay literature and the arts in
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        Lock icon NEXT YEAR'S CHINGAY PARTY TO BE AN ALL-NIGHTER
        107 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Next year's Chingay festival will feature an all-night party of music and dance. To be held at City Hall, the party will go on from 11am on Feb 16 to 4am the next day the culmination of next year's Chingay
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    • Article
      Inquiry bodies to investigate facts, prevent recurrences
      242 10  -  —ANSLEYNG THEIR focus will be on fact-find-ing, not to rule on the civil or criminal liability of any party. Such will be the scope of any commission or committee set up by the authorities to probe into matters of public concern and welfare.
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      Lock icon More bite to fight terrorism
      440 10  -  ANSLEY NG LEE U-WEN AND ansley@mediacorp.com.sg Anti-money laundering, sensitive goods laws tightened SINGAPORE'S borders have been tightened further against terrorists and criminals, with two sets of legislative changes approved by Parliament yesterday. Under a new Act drafted by the Ministry of Home Affairs, anyone carrying
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      133 8 TOURISM HOSPITALITY CASINO OPERATIONS EVENTS FOOD BEVERAGE AN EDUCATION WITH fs/kfs A DIFFERENCE! With an estimated of 60,000 new jobs created with the opening of 2 Integrated Resorts i^H fek A in Singapore, the tourism hospitality industry will offer ambitious individuals unlimIL1 4 2 A ited potentials! ACPE is a
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Thai junta, the grim reaper of democracy?
      371 12 Ayear on, hundreds rally for end to military rule, while Thaksin says he will return after Dec 23 elections BANGKOK As Thailand marked the first anniversary of the coup that led to the ouster of former Premier Thaksin Shinawatra, The National United Front
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      Lock icon New Thai army chief named
      80 12 -AFP BANGKOK A key player in last year's coup will replace junta leader General Sonthi Boonyaratglin as Thai army chief, the government said yesterday. "General Anupong Paojinda, assistant army commander, will become army commander," it said. Gen Anupong, who will take up his post on
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      Lock icon M'sians ask for king's help
      195 14 —AP Online petition seeks royal help for problems KUALA LUMPUR More than 10,000 people have signed an online petition calling on Malaysia's king to resolve problems such as corruption, an activist said yesterday. The petition is an unusual bid to persuade Malaysia's king, who has
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      Lock icon Myanmar monks make a peaceful point to govt
      166 14 -AGENCIES YANGON Buddhist monks pushed past closed gates yesterday to occupy a pagoda in Myanmar's largest city Yangon, in the latest show of public defiance against the junta. About 500 monks took over Sule pagoda after being turned away from the golden
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      Lock icon Gus Dur could run for Indon presidency in 2009
      168 14 —AFP JAKARTA Former Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid will fight for his old job in the 2009 elections if asked by Muslim clerics, he said yesterday. The former president was booted out of office in July 2001 following unproven allegations of corruption
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      LITTLE GOOD ABOUT THE 'GOOD' COUP
      831 15  -  THITINAN PONGSUDHIRAK However Sept 19 military coup is assessed on its first anniversary, a passing grade is hard to come by ONE must say that the Sept 19, 2006, coup has made advancements in unwarranted areas while making limited headway on the objectives it
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      Lock icon Fukuda as PM 'good for economy'
      332 17 —AGENCIES Analysts pick their man for Japan's top job TOKYO -Japan's economy may receive a boost if former chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda becomes the next prime minister, analysts said. Mr Fukuda, who is backed by most factions within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party
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      Lock icon Top Khmer Rouge leader arrested
      202 17 —AGENCIES PHNOM PENH Top Khmer Rouge leader Nuon Chea (picture) was arrested yesterday by a UN-backed genocide tribunal, court officials said after the police earlier took him from his home in north-west Cambodia. "Nuon Chea arrived at the court. He was brought before the office
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      Lock icon Taiwan may move UN bid to world court
      214 17 -AFP TAIPEI Taiwan is mulling filing a lawsuit in the International Court of Justice if its latest bid seeking United Nations membership is blocked, officials here said yesterday. The UN General Assembly is expected to discuss Taiwan's membership application in the next
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon NOT ALL OF CHINA IS PREPARED FOR BIRD FLU
        89 18 —AFP A senior Chinese agriculture official has warned that some parts of the country are still unprepared to respond to bird flu. "There are problems in some areas with unworkable bird flu control measures, vaccinations not being in place, and untimely
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        REVISED LAW HITS AGEIST S KOREAN EMPLOYERS
        71 18 Discrimination by age in recruitment or employment procedures will be prohibited in South Korea from late next year. This comes afterthe Cabinet passed a revision of the employees' Bill that bans ageism. The Chosun llbo reported And from 2010, employers will be prohibited
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        A CORRUPTION WATCHDOG TO CHECK CHINA FIRMS
        90 18 The newly-established National Bureau of Corruption Prevention (NBCP) aims to bring its battle against corruption beyond government departments. "Corruption not only occurs in government departments but also in companies and non-governmental organisations. Previously, no specific department was responsible for drawing up preventive policies
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      Lock icon WIPHA WHIPS ASHORE
      344 18 —AFP SHANGHAI Typhoon Wipha stormed ashore in densely populated eastern China yesterday, sparking the evacuation of around 2 million people and disrupting the financial hub of Shanghai. The storm, billed by the state media as potentially the worst to strike in a decade, was expected to churn
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      Lock icon Spies come out of the cold
      369 20 —AFP China, Russia spying at Cold War levels: US WASHINGTON Chinese and Russian spies are stalking the United States at levels close to those seen during the tense covert espionage duels of the Cold War, the top US intelligence officer warned. "China and Russia's
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      Lock icon Villagers fall ill after meteorite crashes in Peru
      196 20 —AFP LlMA—About 200 villagers have fallen ill from gases that spewed from a crater after a meteorite crashed in south-eastern Peru, but no radiation has been detected, officials and scientists said on Tuesday. Scores of residents from the farming village of Carancas
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      Lock icon Indian communist party urges halt to N-deal with US
      249 20 -AGENCIES NEW DELHI India's main communist party has asked the government not to pursue a controversial nuclear deal with the United States for six months and warned of a political crisis if it went ahead. But Washington's envoy to New Delhi
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      Lock icon The impact of migration
      469 22 —AGENCIES Change in population make-up presents UK police new challenges LONDON A British police official has said her force needs more staff and resources to cope with the pressures caused by a sudden influx of migrant workers. Ms Julie Spence of Cambridgeshire Police says a dramatic
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      Lock icon Airline defends pilot of ill-fated flight
      392 23 -AFP Company chief says pilot one of their best BANGKOK The chairman of One-Two-Go airline defended the pilot of their ill-fated passenger jet that crashed in Phuket on Sunday, saying the man "was not hot-head-ed" and "had plenty of aviation experience under his belt".
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      Lock icon Wirajuda clears air on Indon news report on DCA
      269 23 JAKARTA Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda has clarified to Indonesian media and lawmakers that Singapore has not ratified the In-donesia-Singapore Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA). He said he had checked with the Singapore Government and learned that its Parliament had yet to ratify
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        Lock icon BLACKWATER OPERATIONS SUSPENDED IN IRAQ
        124 23 BLOOMBERG Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki has called on the United States to replace Blackwater, the security company that protects State Department staff in Iraq, after the firm was involved in a shooting incident on Sunday that killed at least 11 people. Mr Al
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        Lock icon OSAMA'S SON TO DIVORCE
        107 23 —AFP A British woman who married a son of the world's most wanted man, Osama bin Laden, is to divorce because of fears she and her husband will be killed. "We are both in fear of our lives," Ms Jane FelixBrowne told The Sun. "People are
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        OJ SIMPSON FACES MORE CHARGES
        89 23 Former football star OJ Simpson appeared in court yesterday, a day after prosecutors lengthened the list of charges brought against him for an alleged robbery of sports memorabilia at a Las Vegas hotel last Sunday. The criminal charges include first-degree kidnapping with use of a
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      Lock icon Turkish President and PM call for lifting of scarf ban
      395 23 —AFP ANKARA Turkey's prime minister and president have urged the abolition of a ban on the Islamic headscarf in universities amid a simmering controversy on whether a planned new Constitution should lift the restrictions. Both leaders, whose wives and daughters
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  • Voices
    • Balancing pension needs
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        Lock icon Opportunity cost of keeping funds in SMRA accounts
        203 24  -  LOKEYUECHONG Letter from I REFER to Second Minister for Finance Tharman Shanmugaratnam's statement in Parliament yesterday. Mr Shanmugaratnam said that the Government has to peg Central Provident Fund (CPF) interest at market rates, instead of paying above-market rates. If the Government paid
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        Self-reliance in retirement will safeguard the economy
        261 24  -  GILBERT GOHKEOWWAH Letter from I AGREE with Second Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam that Singaporeans must continue to be self-reliant when financing their retirement needs. Many expect the Government to subsidise and even fund retirement programmes. However, the Government already subsidises healthcare, education and
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    • Letter
      Live webcams not the way to speed up queues at clinics
      211 25  -  LIMBOONHEE Letter from I URGE the relevant authorities to tackle the perennial problem of unacceptable waiting times in our polyclinics, A&E departments and specialist clinics once and for all. Showing real-time waiting times online is simply skirting the issue
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    • SHORTTAKES
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        GET TOUGHER ON CRIMINALS WHO PREY ON THE ELDERLY, TOO
        173 25  -  NELSON QUAH I refer to the report, "To fight crimes of the day. Penal Code to get more teeth" (Sept 18). I applaud the move to enact tougher laws against sexual predators, as this will give more protection to the
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      • Article
        WHY SENIORS HARDEST HIT?
        106 25  -  GEORGE PASQUAL It is ironic that the highest bus fare increase of 2 cents was imposed on Senior Citizen Concessionary fares. Obviously concessionary fares, mooted by some as a reward for the senior citizens' contribution to Singapore's growth and development, were created to alleviate the costs
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        WHY THE URGENCY TO RAISE TRANSPORT FARES NOW?
        82 25  -  DENIS DISTANT A 2-cents increase in bus fares may appear minimal but will result in millions in revenue to SMRT over the years. SMRT earned 11.4-per-cent return on assets last year, so where is the urgency for a fare increase at this
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      269 26  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY THE BULLDOG AND THE SCOTTIE When I was about 10 years old, I loved to play with some dogs that belonged to two families in our neighbourhood. One was a black scottie who liked to chase and retrieve tennis balls; the other
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      serveusright LEFT WITH LITTLE CHOICE
      591 26  -  LIANG DINGZI MORE people wrote in to share their tales of woe in response to my article, "Stood up four times" (Sept 6). Today reader Seah Siow Hwee recounted how he had booked a 14-day tour of Spain and was informed 11 days before the
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      Rental flats reserved for those truly in need
      309 28  -  HOSEINYEAN Letter from Deputy Director (Rental Housing) for Director (Housing Administration), Housing Development Board (HDB) Writer's parents sold four flats for big profit and can afford other options: HDB I REFER to Farisha M Sikandar's letter, "Rules fine but give room for
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      No shame in breastfeeding
      145 28  -  ULYCHUAAIVEE Letter from I REFER to Cherie Sim's letter, "Can't we breastfeed in peace?" (Sept 18). Like her, I had similar encounters when using public nursing rooms. Once, when I was using the nursing room at Vivo City, a female cleaner came in. She behaved as
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      No need for various car licences
      158 28  -  DAVID TAI Letter from I REFER to Ang Hak Heng's letter, "Tougher requirements for drivers of high-performance cars?" (Sept 17). This is an interesting proposal in which the writer draws a parallel between motorcycles and cars. This appears logical on the surface but does
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      128 25 VOICES ON RADIO fr ,T J The Health Ministry, together with j| IUTIJ Sing Health and the National Healthcare L~ ET| Group, have posted online the real-time PX^X J queue length and waiting times using Web pJr^^r^ cameras. But Today readers have questioned I HIT i™ if this really serves
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      531 30  -  CHEOWXINYI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg Spore market soars after Fed rates cut, but outlook still unclear INVESTOR confidence has returned but is it here to stay? Analysts, like investors, were mostly bowled over by the United States Federal Reserve's aggressive move yesterday, cutting two key rates by
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      229 30 BLOOMBERG The risk of a US recession is increasing, although the chance is less than 50 per cent, according to an official at Fitch Ratings. The US central bank yesterday reduced its key rate by 50 basis points, more than what economists expected. Asian economies
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        231 32 BLOOMBERG SP AUSNET, the Australian power distributor that is 51 per cent owned by Singapore Power, said it expects the parent company to make a formal offer "soon" of energy assets acquired from a Western Australian utility. The Melbourne-based company and
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        474 32  -  TAN HUI LENG IN BEIJING huileng@media corp.com.sg Ten new projects for S'pore-basedfirm before Olympics SERVICE apartment operator Frasers Hospitality announced the opening of 10 new projects yesterday in China five of which will be up and running before the Beijing Olympics next year. Currently, Frasers
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        382 34  -  ESTHER FUNG esther@media corp.com.sg Singapore chosen for central location THE biggest underwriter of mortgage bonds in the United States, Lehman Brothers Holdings, will be moving the regional headquarters of its real estate arm from Bangkok to Singapore. Mr Blake Olafson, senior vice-president of Lehman Brothers Global
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        357 36  -  CHEOWXINYI JOSEPH YADAO DOW JONES DOW JONES Institutions that breached MAS regulations on money laundering and terrorism financing will now face a heavier maximum penalty of $1 million, up from $100,000. With the rise in global terrorism activity, it is "imperative that governments make the effort to suppress terrorism
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        231 36  -  JOSEPH YADAO joseph.yadao@mediacorp.com.sg Spore firms modifying aircraft interiors to get faster export approval SINGAPORE-based aerospace companies that modify interiors of transport aircraft can now fast-track the approval process for export to the United States. This follows after the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
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        680 38  -  EDMUND CONWAY Unexpected rate cut may make situation worse in UK, says investor THE United States Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half a percentage point in what was seen as a desperate bid to avert a Northern Rock-style banking crisis engulfing the United States.
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      955 40  -  JEANINETAN jeanine@mediacorp.com.sg ANDY Lav, Jet Li and Takeshi Kaneshiro may be the dream cast for any movie, but the potent combination of these three top actors is also a potential nightmare for any director. The trio is headlining The Warlords, the US$4O-mi]lion ($60.7-million) gritty war epic helmed by
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      403 42 —THEDAILYTB.EGRAPH Agent 007 may opt for a Bentley in new book JAMES Bond's Aston Martin has seen him through countless scrapes and become as closely identified with him as his "shaken, not stirred" dry Martinis. But in his latest incarnation, the agent licensed to kill
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      643 44  -  MAYO MARTIN mayo@media corp.com.sg An exhibition showcases paintings from The Malayan Emergency period of Singapore's history MEMORY served this artist right twice. The first occasion was in 1959. At the height of the monsoon season, a twentysomething student named Lai Kui Fang, together with fellow volunteers, rushed to
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      511 46  -  ASIFANSAR asif@media corp.com.sg Night Day combines a bar and a gallery in a shophouse ON SELEGIE Road, along that stretch that skirts Little India, there is an unassuminglooking 1950s shop house built in the Art Deco-style. On its ground floor, there is a shop chock-a-block with
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      129 46 Rare books and manuscripts from Abdul Ghani Hamid will soon be available to the public. The award-winning Malay writer and artist signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Library Board yesterday to donate selected pieces from his personal collection on Malay
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        502 47  -  ZU LOTH MAN zul@media corp.com.sg Super Furry Animals talk about what it means to be a 'difficult' band GIVING up a seven-figure advertising deal might seem unthinkable. But Welsh rockers Supper Furry Animals (SFA) did just that In 2005, a soft drinks company knocked on
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        129 47  -  —ZULOTHMAN GET set for a night of bone crunching rock 'n' roll when Daughtry plays at the Powerhouse at St James Power Station tonight at 7.30pm. Fronted by former American Idol contestant Chris Daughtry (picture), the North Carolina quintet is one of the
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      369 48  -  SERENE HUANG serene@media corp.com.sg Fair Price Finest makes the fine life more accessible to shoppers FAIRPRICE Finest offers more product variety than other Fair Price outlets, with up to 30 per cent of its offerings exclusive to the new Bukit Timah Plaza store. Designer homeware and a
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        416 50 Learn how to recognise symptoms of stress and deal with them correctly TEXT JOANNE YAP ILLUSTRATION MCT ARE you impulsive, restless or lethargic? Do you have poor concentration? These are signs of stress, a state of mind that is detrimental to one's mental well-being, and an
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        339 50 THE first time it happened two years ago, Grace (not her real name) was fast asleep, oblivious to what had just happened. Woken up by her parents in the middle of the night, she was told that she had been screaming in her sleep and thrashing about
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      1322 52 In conjunction with the National Healthy Lifestyle Campaign 2007, Today profiles three individuals who have learnt to appreciate and enjoy life in spite of the stresses they face. They share their secrets to maintaining a happy, healthy mind. TEXTJOANNEYAP PHOTOGRAPHY JASON HO Dr Ava4ham As a full-time
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      579 49 A healthy mind is key to a happy, healthy life. In conjunction with the launch of the National Healthy Lifestyle Campaign 2007, the Health Promotion Board is staging an outdoor carnival at the Botanic Gardens on Sept 22, from 7.30 am to 6pm. There's something to amuse young and old
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      174 56 Reaching the peak of Mount Everest. Pushing our vitality L_> jk ta its peak. C^"- W* ■ksml The Singapore Women's Everest Team has a dream to conquer the world's CBntrillii tallest peak. They work hard, giving 100% to their vigorous training and 100% uut to their full time jobs. Centrum
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      1012 57  -  KAREN TEOH traveller@newstoday.com.sg See the wondrous sights and save a bundle -justset up camp AN INESCAPABLE fact for those aspiring to visit Europe is that the euro is trading two to one against the Sing dollar. While there are ways to save money here and
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      253 58 Pound and euro wise There are other ways to beat the costly euro and pound aside from camping. Here are some tips on budget travel in Europe. Find the cheapest European flight. That is, take the least expensive route to Europe you can find, even if the destination wasn't in
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      99 59 Pick up a copy of a Map of Greece published by the Greek National Tourism Organisation which has historical sites and campsites marked out. Pack lightweight cotton clothing which you can wash and dry overnight, as well as a fleece jumper as the nights can be quite cool. Carry
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      502 60 MCT Istanbul's Grand Bazaar can easily overwhelm the senses but help is at hand THE Grand Bazaar in Istanbul boggles the eyes, the ears and the mind, with more than 4,000 shops spread over 61 streets under one roof. It's fascinating and confounding, with pulsating colours
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      147 61  -  -NEOCHAICHIN HOOK up with a reliable travel operator, or make the effort to contribute to the local economy? It's a question many travellers to more rustic places on earth face. But one company is working to change things with just a click of a
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      585 62 -MCT There's more to Beijing than imperial masterpieces. Locals showthe way MOST of Beijing's guided tours are about awe and acquisition. Visitors are stunned into submission by the Forbidden City, the Great Wall and Tiananmen Square, then quickly shuttled to buying sprees at the Pearl Market
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      563 65 BLOOMBERG ITALY laboured to a 31-5 victory over tournament newcomer Portugal in their first-round group match at the Rugby World Cup in Paris. Andrea Masi scored two tries and Mauro Bergamasco got another for ninth-ranked Italy, while full-back David Bortolussi kicked 16
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      281 67 -AFP BARCELONA Barcelona's stuttering start to La Liga was put aside Wednesday when Frank Rijkaard's men crushed French champions Lyon 3-0 in their opening Champions League group game. Barcelona started this Group E tie much the sharper, with Lyon keeper
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      639 68 —AFP LONDON Arsenal got their Champions League group campaign off to a flying start following a comfortable win over dark-horses Sevilla at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday. A first-half strike by top scorer Francesc Fabregas along with a goals from Robin van Persic and Eduardo
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      270 68 AGENCIES CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, GROUP D AC Milan 2 Benfica 1 LONDON Filippo Inzaghi scored his 60th goal in European competitions as the holders AC Milan started their Champions League campaign with a 2-1 home win over Benfica on Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore
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