Today, 4 February 2008, Afternoon Edition

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    13 1 TODAY /A=diaCofip MICA(P) 132/10/2007 we set you thinking Monday February 4, 2008 todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
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      Lock icon Growth, not handouts, the answer
      1048 1  -  LOH CHEE KONG SHERALYN TAY SOURCE MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY AND cheekong@media corp.com.sg EVEN as shoppers feel the pinch of their dollars not going as far as they did in previous years, the Government has stepped in to reassure Singaporeans that it has heard
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      52 1 Fly to Europe this Valentine's day A"^s£?" 2^^!^|k Europe return from Singapore _^^r www.airfrance.sg air France klm p or details and bookings please log on to www.airfrance.sg or contact Air France at 6415 5111. Tor travel from 1 February until 30 April 2008. Book before 30 April 2008. Terms and
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  • hot news
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      A 'steady' income all the way
      382 2  -  LOHCHEEKONG cheekong@media corp.com.sg ON TOP of refundable premiums and an earlier starting age for payouts, the proposed Lifelong Income Scheme would give out monthly payments matching the amount that Central Provident Fund (CPF) members receive from their Minimum Sum for as long as they
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      Lock icon The regional approach to busting drug syndicates
      704 2  -  TEOXUANWEI >DAYEXCLUSIVE CNB carries out more inter-agency operations with its counterparts to tackle rampant problem xuanwei@media corp.com.sg AS SOON as it received a tip-off about a drug syndicate making cross-border drug runs, the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) alerted its regional counterparts. And for
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      Lock icon BN likely to lose Indian votes: Abdullah
      454 2 -AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (picture) said the number of votes from Indians for the ruling party will likely drop in the coming polls, a report said yesterday. Ethnic Indians protested against alleged discrimination in Muslim-majority Malaysia in a
      -AGENCIES  -  454 words
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      Lock icon A HAPPY ENDING
      298 6 Tip-off wins property agent a trip to Bali FROM prank calls to messages from lovelorn individuals who just want to make new friends, and from trivial complaints to grouses on the latest financial reforms MediaCorp's hotline operators have heard them all. But the call from property agent
      ERNESTCHUA  -  298 words
    • Article
      MediaCorp bags major awards at New York Festivals
      333 6 MEDIACORP has won some major awards at the prestigious New York Festivals, an international award festival that recognises the world's best work in advertising and programming. In the New York Festivals TV Broadcasting Awards, Channel NewsAsia picked up a silver for its
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      Lock icon Chinese New Year should begin today
      254 6  -  CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE Chinese New Year should actually begin today, Feb 4, if you calculate it using the solar calendar, says one feng shui master. However, most Singaporeans will stick to welcoming The Year of the Rat on Thursday (Feb 7). This is because
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      Escap chief home on an official visit
      347 6 THE executive secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Escap) Noeleen Heyzer (picture) is on her first official visit to Singapore till Feb 6. Dr Heyzer is the first Singaporean woman in the UN system to hold
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      92 2 Jv^ Smart $aver \\\v "Be a Smart Saver Win Contest" Draw Results Qualifying Period: 1 Aug 2007 to 31 Dec 2007 Draw Date: 29 Jan 2008 Prizes Winners NRIC Ist Prize: 10 Days Best of California for 2 persons Ang Lee Kok SXXXX3B2C 2nd Prize: 7 Days Glories of Greece
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      378 3 sub-editor reporter (entertainment) dy editor (business) MDIS: A Great Chapter in My Life W THINK SUCCESS. THINKMDI& MDIS. TRUSTED BY MORE THAN 12,000 \M k filftßgSiS STUDENTS FROM 55 COUNTRIES. f sL lye Brad ord HUIU—A M ~> Teoplewithonlytechnicalknowledgecannotunderstandwhysome,ottenseemedas 3fc IH] m -y J troublesome ideas, have to be implemented
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  • Singapore news
    • Article
      NEW OPPORTUNITIES, NEW CHALLENGES
      800 4  -  ONGYE KUNG Skills, age and foreigner concerns surface as service sector sees transformation A MAJOR development in Singapore's economy over the past few years has been the transformation of the service sector, our entertainment scene and nightlife. Singaporeans are looking forward to several major and iconic
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      Lock icon Elderly go on clean-drive tour of Chinatown
      190 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SOME elderly Singaporeans from the Lion's Home For the Elders in Toa Payoh were treated to an environmentally-friend-ly drive yesterday, ahead of the Chinese New Year celebrations. They were taken on a tour of Chinatown in vehicles running on bio-diesel. Energy
      — CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  190 words
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      Lock icon Suu Kyi's aide battling cancer here
      199 8 -AFP A PROMINENT member of detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party has been admitted into a Singapore hospital to be treated for cancer, a relative said on Saturday. Mr Myint Thein (picture), 62, is battling stomach cancer and kidney disease. He
      -AFP; AFP  -  199 words
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      Lock icon Remembering Myanmar protests with film screening
      272 8 -AFP HUNDREDS of Myanmar residents in Singapore gathered yesterday for a unique tribute to victims of last September's crackdown in their homeland a screening of the new Rambo movie (picture). In the fourth film of the series, ageing Vietnam war veteran John Rambo takes
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      1066 7 Av Usher in a prosperous iitftitvk*. f^ w# Lunar New Year WP^R^^^WP^ With 9enerous discounts at over 600 dining outlets, celebrate a bigger reunion dinner with DBS Credit Cards! _T X N' Tung Lok Group of Restaurants T_. ,J^^Ssi^l^o^wWas^ Dine-in: Take-away: EuSuX iflJtUfimj^^E7?7B P531 ■B^'A*, Receive a Ss2o dining voucher
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  • world news
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      Lock icon 'Suicide squads were after me'
      421 10 -AGENCIES LONDON In an autobiography being published after her assassination, Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto says she was warned thatfour suicide bomber squads would try to kill her, one led by Osama bin Laden's 16-year-old son, according to a British newspaper. The former Pakistan Prime
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      Lock icon Mouse-motif panties... rat-hot
      165 10 -AP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Chinese women are snapping up red panties with mouse motifs (picture) for good luck as they prepare to usher in the Year of the Rat, a news report said yesterday. The Chinese New Year, which begins Thursday, is the year's biggest and most
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      Pesticide found in China-made dumplings
      394 10 TOKYO -Japanese investigators have found traces of pesticide on more packages of Chi-nese-made dumplings, police said yesterday as Chinese experts arrived in Tokyo to join a widening food poisoning probe. Investigators detected methamidophos on the outside of six bags of dumplings made by Tiangyang Food
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      Lock icon PM Samak's second Cabinet hat: Defence
      394 10 —AP BANGKOK Thailand's new Prime Minister yesterday said that he will also become the Defence Minister in a soon-to-be unveiled Cabinet to deter the military from staging a coup against his government The cabinet, to be announced in the coming days, is expected to
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      Lock icon Every drop goes to the Olympics
      485 12 —THE DAILY TELEGRAPH HEBEI China is planning to divert billions of litres of water hundreds of miles from drought-strick-en regions to feed Olympic development in the capital Beijing. Workers are struggling to finish the first phase of a huge canal to meet a surge
      —THE DAILY TELEGRAPH  -  485 words
    • Article
      Sonthi plays a survival game
      387 12  -  JASON LEE jasonlee@mediacorp.com.sg THAT there are no permanent friends nor enemies in politics is best exemplified in Thailand, with the revelation that former army chief Gen Sonthi Boonyaratglin is in close contact with Mr Thaksin Shinawatra. Apparently, the general spoke to Mr Thaksin twice by
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      Lock icon 92 in soccer, draft-dodging dirt
      378 12 -AGENCIES -AGENCIES SEOUL South Korean prosecutors charged 92 former and current soccer players with avoiding compulsory military service by allegedly injuring themselves deliberately, Yonhap news agency reported yesterday. An orthopaedist identified only by his surname, Dr Yoon, was charged with conspiring to help them evade
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon VIETNAM PROTESTS TAIWAN PRESIDENT'S SPRATLYS VISIT
        89 12 -AFP Vietnam strongly criticised Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's visit on Saturday to the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, it said in a statement yesterday. Taiwan must "take full responsibility for any consequence" of its action, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Le Dung,
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        Lock icon SARKOZY KEEPS WEDDING A NEAR STATE SECRET
        91 12 -AFP French President Nicolas Sarkozy went to elaborate lengths to keep his wedding to former supermodel Carla Bruni a near state secret until it was over, a Paris district mayor revealed. Mr Sarkozy, 53, and the Italian Bruni, 40, were married on Saturday
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      Lock icon Untitled
      65 15 AFP CLOSE POLICY: Palestinian men looking on as Egyptian police yesterday sealed off the border between Gaza and Egypt blown open nearly two weeks ago amid an Israeli blockade. Gaza's hardline Hamas forces, together with Egyptian authorities, have reportedly agreed to control the border at the divided town of Rafah,
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      Lock icon Attacks before 'Super Tuesday'
      365 15 -AFP Claim and counter-claim on the airwaves ST LOUIS (Missouri) Democrat Hillary Clinton reeled off a sharp new attack on Mr Barack Obama yesterday, as polls showed their White House race tightening 48 hours before the "Super Tuesday" national nominating clash. Mr John McCain, meanwhile, looked
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      Lock icon Fortune tellers add confusion to Taiwan election
      234 15 DPA TAIPEI As Taiwan's presidential campaign heats up, fortune tellers are joining the fray by giving advice to the two candidates and predicting the election outcome. Taiwan will hold the polls on March 22 to elect the successor of President Chen Shui-bian, who
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      196 14 rrn I Recruit with IODAYI www.todayonline.com J |i^^ "aBB=B Wnat better way to reach out to P^^ y°ur potential candidates than to I^^^^ advertise with Singapore's 2nd most f read English newspaper? More so when we are going to publish a special recruitment section on F^B Wednesdays, 20 February 2008
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      50 15 LET'S CLEAN UP JUST BIN IT A clean city is a beautiful city. It's also healthier and provides a better quality of life for all. Singapore is our home. Let's do our bit and keep Singapore clean, green and healthy. ~^H^^ National SSr- Cleaner streets, Healthier environment, Better living standards.
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  • Voices
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      Lock icon Why not stagger work hours ?
      229 16  - Why not stagger work hours PETER SONG Innovative ideas such as adjusting school hours could also ease congestion Letter from THE recently announced changes to the transport policies show that the Government is determined to alleviate congestion. It may then be timely for the Transport Ministry to consider roping in
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    • Letter
      Usual measures of raising ERP pricing could impact more than just car owners
      213 16  -  LAW FOOKLOONG Letter from I REFER to the letter "Let's go down a different road" (Feb 1). Various issues still have not been addressed. The key is a good and viable public transport system, but until this
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    • Letter
      Have English subtitles to improve film experience
      287 16  -  RIADEPLUS Letter from I WOULD like to make a plea to film distributors and cinema operators in Singapore to include English subtitles for all movies, including the ones in English. My husband and I are film-lovers and see about 20 to 25 movies
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      Get more family titles, please
      83 16  -  JULIA RUSSELL Letter from MY CHILDREN and I like to go to the cinema at the weekend. This week's offering of 18 movies at Golden Village at Vivo City includes seven movies rated MlB, six movies rated NCI6 and three movies rated PG for violence
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    • Article
      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      201 18  -  DR JAMES DOBSON f Till TURBULENCE ON THE RIVER OF LIFE One day, about 20 years ago, my family and I took a raft trip down the Rogue River in Oregon, which almost turned out to be my last day on earth. After floating serenely for
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      Lock icon isay REAL-TIME DATA BETTER THAN ERP
      547 18  -  GLYNSENWONG THE aim of introducing Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) to ease traffic congestion 10 years ago has "backfired", just like the idea of using Certificates of Entitlement (COEs) to curb car purchases. The COE barrier is easily broken by instalment payment plans; few pay
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    • Article
      Not all BPL games can be screened
      169 18  -  CAITLIN FUA ■n>..M Vo.Jr-.. l':i,ki,Tii.Tnii.-,u1,l Sialap Centre »2-23 Cenmry Square #0305 Clifford Cenlrt (02-23/14 C«nlr«piiint M4-H.l Letter from Corporate Communications Manager, StarHub WE REFER to the letter by Mr Khng Eu Meng (Feb 1). With regard to Mr Khng's feedback on the telecast
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      244 17 Live life to the fullest Life is all about living each day to the fullest. That's why vivolife gives you the freedom to relish every moment. With vivolife, you are free to enjoy all that life has to offer with superior and extensive insurance coverage including a guaranteed minimum protection
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  • Business
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      Did ÜBS report inflated numbers?
      422 20 US federal prosecutors probing Swiss bank UNITED States federal prosecutors are investigating whether Swiss banking giant ÜBS misled investors by reporting inflated prices of its portfolio of mortgagebacked securities despite knowing that the valuations of those assets had eroded, the Wall Street Journal reported on
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      Lock icon GIC plans to buy Westin Tokyo hotel: Report
      210 20 -AGENCIES THE Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) will buy the Westin Tokyo luxury hotel (picture) for 77 billion yen ($1 billion) from Morgan Stanley, the Nikkei business daily reported yesterday. The parties plan to complete I the deal by the end
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    • Article
      Lock icon Microsoft's Yahoo bid: Some shareholders sceptical
      380 20 -BLOOMBERG SOME Microsoft shareholders say the software maker's U5544.6-bil-lion ($63.1-billion) bid for Yahoo may backfire and reduce its ability to compete with Google in Internet consumer services and advertising. "This is a stupid deal and I'm not happy," said fund manager Jane Snorek from
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      Lock icon Appetite for equities dips
      448 21 DOWJONES Data shows billions of dollars shifting from equities to cash last month INTERNATIONAL fund managers raised their cash quotients during the rocky month of January, favouring cash over equities and bonds, as concerns grew over the health of the US economy and the extent of
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    • Article
      Lock icon Markets to remain quiet over Chinese New Year
      251 21  -  CHEOWXIN Yl —AFP, SINGAPORE share trading should be quiet this shortened trading week ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday weekend starting Thursday. "I see a mild rally going into the Chinese New Year holiday period," said AmFraser Securities senior vicepresident of
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    • business news
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        Lock icon Asian car sales decline in US market in January; Hyundai sees 23% drop
        352 22 BLOOMBERG NISSAN Motor and Hyundai Motor led a United States sales decline among Japanese and South Korean carmakers in January that pushed the Asian brands to their first drop in market share since April. Nissan, Japan's third-largest
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        Lock icon Cool credit, nimble yuan
        268 22 —AGENCIES No policy change for storm-scathed China CHINA will curb credit growth further this year and make its currency more flexible as it tries to cool economic growth and stave off inflation, former central bank deputy governor Wu Xiaoling said on Saturday. Speaking at an economic
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    • the business of learning
      • Succeed
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          Lock icon Effective mentors
          572 23  -  JOHN BITTLESTON SUCCEED WITH succeed@newstoday.com.sg IN-COMPANY mentoring is set to become a major way of developing new managers. Enlightened organisations that adopt it will certainly see the very real benefits from improved staff morale to enhanced profits. My experience is that any organisation wanting to introduce mentoring should
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          quiztime
          296 23 Leadership CHARLES PNG ASKS: I have been hired to lead a company. How do I establish credibility and quick success in this organisation? What do I need to make a good first impression? I am 32 years old and people feel that I am a little too young to
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        • Article
          ceo101
          124 23 Employer-employee relations How would you tell one of your workers he's not up to scratch? MR TOBY KOH, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF ADEMCO SECURITY: "Our culture is one of constant learning and improvement. I feel that it's important to address my staff's shortcomings periodically. We engage in constructive appraisal and
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      Lock icon JACK vs THE GIANTS
      1028 24  -  Jeanine Tan It's showtime (and showdown) this CNY weekend as Jack Neo takes on big boys Stephen Chow and Jay Chou WITH his latest film Ah Long Pte Ltd, Jack Neo could face his biggest challenge yet To be released on Thursday the first day of
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    • Article, Illustration
      INADDITION
      106 25 LAST CALL FOR THE POLICE FANS Should you get the $600 or the $98 ticket? Take your pick if you've made that last minute decision to catch The Police (picture) live at tonight's gig at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The concert by the Grammy-win-ning trio led by Sting has
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        PRINT TO SCREEN
        419 26  -  FELIX CHEONG plus@newstoday.com.sg IT NEVER rains but pours. That's especially the case when you look at the current lineup of films lifting their lines from books. Among them: Atonement, the Golden Globe winner for Best Film (by Man Booker Prize-winning novelist lan McEwan); Love in the Time
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      1248 27 HEROES EDUCATION ASIA 111 INSIDE THE ACTORS STUDIO DRAMASUTRA The Fix Management Matt Damon Hantu Jatuh Cinta Channel 5, 10pm Channel NewsAsia, 732pm Arts Central, 10pm Suria, 9.30pm r^^"*^^ Actor, producer and writer V-_ rj^j^ JJfl HLI I I f Matt Damon has earned a I K, ;J J^-^r tVir
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  • sports
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      Lock icon Geylang's Syed the slickest mover of all
      397 28 TAKING a break from their preparations for the upcoming NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2008 season, 12 footballers were in the limelight on Saturday for their breakdance skills at the Finale Party at Plaza Singapura's Outdoor Atrium. In the end, it was Geylang United's Syed
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      AFTER THE VERDICT, STILL SOME QUESTIONS
      562 29  -  Leonard Thomas Sports Editor leonard@mediacorp.com.sg ON WEDNESDAY night in Riyadh, the Lions will make history when they take on Saudi Arabia in an Asian Zone 2010 World Cup qualifier. This is the first time Singapore have reached the group stage of qualifiers for the
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      245 30 ■AFP LONDON Portsmouth striker Jermain Defoe was yesterday (early today, Singapore time) called up to the England squad for Wednesday's friendly international against Switzerland at Wembley after the withdrawal of Gabriel Agbonlahor. Agbonlahor (picture) had earlier injured a hamstring in Aston Villa's
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