Today, 26 February 2008

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    26 1 TODAY /A=DJj-\CORP mica(p) 132/10/2007 we set you thinking Tuesday February 26, 2008 todayonline.com TODAY /A=n>]j-\CoRP mica(p) 132/10/200? we set you thinking Tuesday February 26, 2008 todayonline.com
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    Lock icon In Malaysia, a goverment media blitz to ease anger over inflation
    431 1 -AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's governing coalition unleashed a media blitz yesterday in a bid to ease public anger over escalating food and fuel prices that could undercut its support at the March 8 general election. Advertisements by Prime Minister
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    What's behind that balloon?
    707 1  -  CHRISTIE LOH One-off factors led to 6.6% inflation figure; may moderate by mid-'O8: MTI christie@mediacorp.com.sg EVEN as parliamentarians queried the Government yesterday on inflation controls, the GST hike and more help for Singaporeans to cope with the rising cost of living, fresh data showed that inflation
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    Lock icon FAIRPRICE EXTENDS DISCOUNTS UNTIL END-APRIL
    212 1 Good news for Singaporeans struggling with higher grocery prices. NTUC Fair Price, the labour co-operative that runs the largest supermarket chain, is extending its 5-per-cent discount on 500 housebrand items for two months until April 30. The discount was launched in mid-December and was to
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  • hot news
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      Marksmanship and forecast skills
      949 2  -  LOHCHEEKONG UNYANQIN Budget surplus of $6.4b comes under vigorous debate AND cheekong@media corp.com.sg IT WAS called a "happy mistake" and even "pleasantly embarrassing" by some. While a few Members of Parliament (MPs) felt the Government's unexpected $6.4-billion surplus an "astronomical difference" from its earlier forecast of
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      314 2 tvVt \es 18 Oct 2006 •tV\e^ oS^° eSS farV^ PREDICTION>> In his article in The Business Times, Dr Chiang predicted SPVA' that crude oil will cross US$lOO per barrel within a year. rMoSl^,^ RESUIT» True enough, on 21 Oct 2007 oil hit U5599.29 per barrel, almost double that of a
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  • singapore news
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      HEART OF GOLD' SO, WHY WAS HE KILLED?
      581 4  -  JINNY KOH Family puzzled by attack on owner of popular Little India restaurant jinny@mediacorp.com.sg HIS generosity and readiness to help was legendary among family and friends. For instance, when massive floods hit Johor in December 2006, Mr Rahim Rajah (picture), 42, sent
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      Ong gets jail and cane for keeping mum
      386 4  -  LEONGWEEKEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg HE HAD many opportunities to report the stolen rifle. But instead of telling the authorities, he napped awhile before buying runaway National Serviceman Dave Teo Ming breakfast For keeping mum, freelance pimp Ong Boonjun (picture), 22, was yesterday jailed six-and-a-half
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      Lock icon S'poreans shaken, but not too disturbed
      639 6  -  SHERALYN TAY Strongest tremors in months felt here after Sumatra is jolted by7.5-magnitude quake sheralyn@media corp.com.sg FOLLOWING a week of minor shakes, Singaporeans were yesterday jolted by the strongest tremors in months when a 7.5-mag-nitude tremblor hit southern Sumatra at about 4.36pm. The Police,
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        AIR QUALITY'GOOD', WITH MORE SHOWERS ON THE WAY
        116 6 Singapore's air quality was in the "good" range as of 4pm yesterday. The National Environment Agency said the PSI reading stood at 44 after three days in the moderate range. With stronger winds and more rain expected over the next few days,
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        SEVEN NEW PREMIUM BUS SERVICES NOW PLY CBD IN MORNINGS
        133 6 That trip into the Central Business District (CBD) will now be a lot faster and more comfortable for residents of five neighbourhood towns, following the introduction of seven new CBD premium bus services yesterday. Operated by SBS Transit, they provide
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        Lock icon FOREIGN MINISTER YEO MEETS UN SPECIAL ADVISER PROF GAMBARI
        110 6 Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo and visiting United Nations' Special Adviser Professor Ibrahim Gambari (picture) welcomed Myanmar's decision to hold a referendum on its new Constitution in May, followed by general elections in 2010. However, they felt that for national reconciliation
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        SIX ARRESTED AFTER MAN'S DEATH
        81 6 Four men and two women were arrested on Sunday following the death of a 26-year-old man a day earlier. Mr Seah Boon Lye succumbed to his injuries after he was assaulted in Lorong 10, Geylang on Saturday and was pronounced dead on arrival at Tan
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      Compensation for delays?
      526 8  -  ALICIA WONG It is'not appropriate' for LTA to tell train operators to do so: Transport Ministry alicia@mediacorp.com.sg WITH the recent train disruptions, some commuters faced not only additional costs as they rushed to hail a cab, but also "hidden costs" that come from missing a business appointment
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      Enhancing local employment
      309 8  -  -SHERALYNTAY FOREIGN worker numbers here may be at an all-time high with 144,500 or 61 per cent of the 236,600 jobs created last year going to such workers but Minister of State (Ministry of Education and Manpower) Gan Kirn Yong yesterday assured Parliament that Singapore's strong economic
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      Boost for special schools
      128 8  -  -SHERALYNTAY WITH special needs schools facing a mild shortfall of teachers, the Ministry of Education (MOE) is looking at "enhancing" recruitment for special education schools. There are some 700 teachers and 45 therapists serving 21 special needs schools here. Some 18 teacher vacancies are being met
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      Engine failure forces SIA plane into emergency landing
      232 10  -  -NGJINGYNG A SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) passenger jet made an emergency landing in Japan yesterday morning after one of its two engines was shut down mid-flight because of mechanical problems. None of the 210 passengers or 13 crew members on flight 5Q672 was
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      Court rejects devotees'case
      449 10  -  LEONG WEE KEAT Acquisition of Bartley temple land did not breach Constitution weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg AN APPLICATION by three devotees to stop the relocation of a temple off Bartley Road was dismissed by the High Court yesterday. The Jin Long Si Temple was acquired by the Government five years
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      Capita Land raises Ascott stake
      157 10 CAPITALAND, South-east's Asia largest property group, said yesterday its fully-owned Somerset Capital unit and concerted parties had raised their stake in luxury serviced residence operator Ascott to 96.73 per cent Having acquired more than 90 per cent of Ascott shares that it or its concerted
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      228 7 PMNANYANG *A£g TECHNOLOGICAL X^S^ UNIVERSITY College of Science mil W I Hk b^ ■^H I i| i I/^^l^^^^iiSß I -rf^^Bj IWJ (S* 'f*^! ■ffnlV J^^^H ■^i^feb^ k. ***k*- j B 111 M^i^^^. kikJß I seek answers and solutions constantly, forging ahead to skills. With NTU's emphasis on multi- and cross-disciplinary
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      384 9 WOJi/.? L C B Z> A? 5 T >J 5;\L T >J L> VJ Z> UJi Crj j!/J jVJ JTTis is WSHAC prepares businesses More employees can look forward to safer and healthier workplaces when six new sectors come under the Workplace X X To take reasonably practicable measures to
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      IDR: Good or bad?
      460 12  -  ANSLEYNGINJOHOR ansley@mediacorp.com.sg TO the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) party, it is a multi-billion-ringgit ladder to success. To the opposition, it is a multi-billion-ringgit flop. Johor voters who have heard the squabbles over the Iskandar Development Region (IDR), a special economic zone in which the government plans
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      Everyone knows his handphone number
      515 12  -  JESSINTATANINPENANG jessinta@media corp.com.sg HE HAS ridden his own motorcycle while campaigning during the past three elections. And things are no different this time around for Mr Lee Hack Teik. Unlike many candidates who have big campaign teams that include chauffeurs and personal assistants, the incumbent
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      84 12 —JESSINTATAN ELECTION CIRCUS: No one pays much attention to this strategic little roundabout on the way to Penang's famous seafood haunts on most days. But in the run up to Malaysia's general elections, the battle is on to see who can place the most flags, banners and posters on this
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      THE ANWAR IBRAHIM EFFECT
      515 13  -  OONYEOH WHEN people ask "Is Anwar Ibrahim a factor in the polls?" what they really mean is "Did the Malaysian government set the general elections for next month to prevent him from contesting?" To suggest that Mr Anwar, who is barred from holding office until April,
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      Lock icon Islamabad bans access to YouTube
      185 14 -AP ISLAMABAD Pakistan's government has banned access to video-sharing website You Tube because of anti-Islamic movies users have posted on the site, an official said. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) told the country's 70 Internet service providers on Friday the popular website would be blocked
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      65 14 SUPPORT FOR ARROYO: Major Philippine service commanders link arms during their 'unity walk'following the 22nd anniversary celebration of the Philippine 'People Power' revolution in suburban Manila yesterday. Military and police generals pledged their support for embattled President Gloria Arroyo as a deepening corruption scandal involving her husband and a key
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      Lock icon Pakistan general killed
      328 14 —AFP Fresh violence following Musharraf's refusal to step down ISLAMABAD A suicide blast killed the Pakistani military's top medical officer and seven others yesterday, even as President Pervez Musharraf rejected fresh pressure to step down after his allies were trounced in recent parliamentary elections. Army officials said
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    • GLORALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon THAKSIN GETS HIS PASSPORT BACK
        115 14 AFP Thailand's ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been given back his diplomatic passport, which was revoked after a bloodless coup against him in 2006, the country's Foreign Minister said yesterday. Mr Noppadon Pattama said his ministry returned the travel document more than a week
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        Lock icon GROWTH, PLEDGES S KOREA LEADER
        81 14 -BLOOMBERG South Korea's new President, Mr Lee Myung Bak, has pledged to cut taxes and speed up deregulation to encourage investment and boost economic growth. Speaking at his inauguration yesterday, he also pledged to "further strengthen traditional friendly relations with the United States into a
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      Lock icon New faces, but Cuba's old guard still rules nation
      218 16 -THE NEWYORKTIMES NEWS SERVICE HAVANA Mr Raul Castro (picture), who has laboured in the shadow of his brother Fidel since the days of their revolution, became President of Cuba on Sunday, ending his brother's 49-year rule and dashing hopes that a
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      Lock icon Death flight
      399 16 —AP Airline passenger dies after'nothing worked on plane' NEW YORK An American Airlines passenger died after a flight attendant told her he could not give her any oxygen and later tried to help her with faulty equipment, including an empty oxygen tank, a relative said. The airline confirmed
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    • A blow to Pasir Ris residents
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        Felled old trees were pride of quaint neighbourhood
        238 18  -  ONGSIEWKHIM Letter from I AM shocked and utterly disappointed at the felling of several old handsome casuarina trees along Elias Road (pictures). We have been staying here for about 15 years and my family and neighbours take a lot of pride in
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        They were healthywhy cut them down?
        166 18  -  DAVID LAW KAH HOCK Letter from I AM dismayed by the Pasir Ris Town Council's decision to cut down mature and healthy casuarina trees in the area. For many years, these tall and graceful trees have provided residents shade and comfort. One gets a
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      188 20  -  DR BILL MAIER BY HELPING KIDS PICK FRIENDS "But mom! All my friends get to stay up late and go to restricted movies! Why can't I?" Does that sound familiar? If so, the solution may surprise you. When children start challenging your rules and guidelines, sometimes
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    • The long, elusive road to airshow
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      Lock icon 3 hours to get there, an hour to leave ... without seeing the show
      640 20  - 3 hours to get there, an hour to leave without seeing the show LIMKOKMENG Letter from LAST Saturday morning, my fiancee and I made our way to Pasir Ris MRT station to catch the free shuttle to the Singapore Airshow. There was a huge crowd when we arrived at 10.30
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      184 21 The Singapore HEALTH Award 2008 Inspiring Workplace Health Excellence Peopie are an organisation's most valuable asset. Workplace Health Programmes have a positive impact not only on the physical and mental well-being of employees, but also on the performance and productivity of a company. The Singapore HEALTH Award recognises outstanding individuals
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  • Business
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      Lock icon Temasek exploring sale of stake in BII
      415 22  -  CHEOWXINYI Company nixes plans to merge 81l and Danamon cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg TEMASEK Holdings is giving up one of its banking interests in Indonesia to comply with regulations limiting investors to controlling stakes in only one bank. Temasek is no longer considering merging Bank Internasional
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      Lock icon Golden Agri's profits surge to $807m in fourth quarter
      324 22 -BLOOMBERG GOLDEN Agri-Resources, a unit of Indonesia's largest oil palm grower, Sinar Mas Group, said fourth-quarter profit surged on increased prices and a revaluation of the company's plantation assets. Net attributable profit was U*****.8 million ($807.2 million) in the three months
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        Lock icon EU proposes code of conduct for SWFs
        235 24 -AFP THE European Union wants a global code of conduct for sovereign wealth funds to ensure transparency and good governance, EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said. His remarks, made during a visit to Beijing, come as the clout of funds, such as cash-flush
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        A Taiwanese debut
        301 24  -  ESTHER FUNG Largest brokerage there launches three warrants on SGX esther@media corp.com.sg TAIWAN'S largest brokerage, Yuanta Securities, launched warrants based on Taiwanese stocks on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday. Traders said the warrants would allow investors to ride on the volatility expected in the Taiwanese stock market
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        Lock icon CapitaLand turns to Vietnam as S'pore property demand slows
        296 25 -BLOOMBERG CAPITALAND is turning to Vietnam as growth slows in Singapore, after apartments at the company's first project in Ho Chi Minh City were sold out within one day. Demand for homes in the country is "great" and supply is not
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        A nudge for growing SMEs
        346 25  -  ESTHER FUNG New award to give enterprises a headstart esther@mediacorp.com.sg ANOTHER award has been launched for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), adding to the growing basket of accolades for small businesses in Singapore. Emerging Enterprise 2008 (EE2008), jointly launched by OCBC Bank and The Business
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        Time to get real
        440 26  -  JOSEPH YADAO 213 student teams put theory to practice in L'Oreal's Brandstorm and e-Strat Challenge joseph.yadao@media corp.com.sg L'OREAL continues its global search for the industry's brightest young business and marketing talents with this year's Brandstorm and e-Strat Challenge. A total of 213 teams from the Singapore
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        Kudos for funny, refreshing mocca ad
        475 26  -  ■JOSEPH YADAO IT WAS labelled "hot", given four stars out of five and praised for making people laugh something an advertising veteran said does not happen a lot on television these days. These and other kudos are not for a new sitcom, but for
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        68 31 Eating disorders like anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa can affect teenagers from as young as 13. Find out more about teenage eating disorders at this public forum organised by Singapore General Hospital's department of psychiatry. Date: Saturday Time: 10am to noon Venue: Singapore
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