Today, 17 March 2008

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    13 1 TODAY /A=ryJj-\COFIP MICA(P) 132/10/2007 we set you thinking Monday March 17, 2008 todayonline.com
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    Lock icon Why freebies aren't always goodies ...
    720 1  - Why freebies aren't always goodies TAN HUI LENG Ad gimmicks get healthcare institutions into trouble huileng@mediacorp.com.sg DISCOUNTS, freebies, celebrity endorsements you see them everywhere in advertisements daily but they have landed at least 60 healthcare institutions in the soup since 2004. That was the year the Private Hospitals and Medical
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    Lock icon Protests spread as Dalai Lama calls for investigation
    693 1 —AGENCIES BEIJING Even as eerie quiet returned to the capital Lhasa yesterday after a tense two days of violence, when Tibetans torched buildings and stoned Chinese businesses and residents, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, called for an international probe into
    —AGENCIES  -  693 words
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      34 1 Why wait? J J NLAND REVENUE AUTHORITY s-FjJs stirJy vyjih /our 51nijf tiss or JKA3 Wj nJ vi UiJ-YZ.<jov.zi) OF SINGAPORE Vbir J«As.cjov.sg or caJJ ]yyfJ-252 50'I'I tor awo darulls Our Taxes. Our Nation.
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      Public will be given full account: Wong
      526 2  -  TEOXUANWEI Inquiry continues as hunt for fugitive enters 19th day xuanwei@media corp.com.sg WE MUST keep the pressure on Mas Selamat Kastari, said Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng yesterday, adding that the public will be given a full account of how the terrorist
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      Lock icon ABDULLAH TO PUSH BIG-SPENDING PLANS TO ALLAY ANXIETIES
      337 3 —AP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi pledged to push ahead with big-spending development projects amid concerns of possible economic fallout after his ruling coalition's election losses. Insisting that the economy remained "fundamentally strong", Mr Abdullah said plans for $448
      —AP  -  337 words
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      Lock icon Leaders stoking racial tension, says Anwar
      400 3 —AFP He slams Umno for 'plan to undermine NEP-reform move' KUALA LUMPUR The opposition's bid to push though moves to help uplift all poor Malaysians has met fierce resistance from the ruling United Malays National Organisation (Umno). This has prompted opposition figurehead Anwar Ibrahim
      —AFP; AFP  -  400 words
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      Lock icon COULD TIBET BE THE NEXT TIANANMEN?
      727 4  -  GEORGE WALDEN THE DAILY TELEGRAPH DURING the 1989 Tiananmen revolt, Mr Deng Xiaoping's order to "clear the square before sunset" came after a prolonged stand-off with the students. High-level leaks showed that the party elders hesitated before taking action. In 2008, the year of
      — THE DAILY TELEGRAPH; AFF  -  727 words
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      Lock icon A walking tour to showcase the nation's way of life
      263 5 CHANNEL NEWSASIA IT WAS a tour that took participants back to the future. To help new citizens and permanent residents adapt to Singapore, the Radin Mas Citizens' Consultative Committee (CCC) kicked off a walking tour yesterday of the Civic District
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      Beware! Super-sized S'poreans on way
      511 5  -  SHERALYN TAY sheralyn@mediacorp.com.sg WE LOVE our fast food, but Singaporeans are not "super-sized" at least not yet, but that day could very well come if care is not taken. That is the opinion of Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan, who said yesterday that while obesity
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      241 5 A home loan that's flexible to your lifestyle needs. When it comes to your lifestyle, you have plenty of choices. So why shouldn't your home loan be just as flexible? With many different ways to structure a home loan, HSBC can customise a solution as individual as you are. One
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  • singapore news
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      80 6 ERNEST CHUA THE FORCE WAS WITH THEM: It was definitely the luck of the Irish, because the rain stopped in time for the third annual St Patrick's Day Parade yesterday. Organised by the Irish Business Association, it featured Singapore's 500-millionth pint of Guinness Stout being poured, as well as a
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      More cars, less pollution?
      512 6  -  SHERALYN TAY Possible, but only if 1 in 2 are hybrid vehicles sheralyn@media corp.com.sg IT'S A tall order, but if one in two cars on our roads were swapped with a hybrid car, we could, theoretically, slow the rate of greenhouse gas emissions even as the
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      Lock icon For asthmatics, hope for long-term relief
      757 8  -  SHERALYN TAY Medisave payment from next month will help shift mindsets: Doctors sheralyn@media corp.com.sg SOME asthma sufferers will be able to breathe easier from April, when they will be able to tap into their Medisave account to pay for outpatient care. Financial relief aside,
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      97 8 OOI BOON KEONG PRAYERS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE: Myanmar nationals in Singapore at the Sasanaramsi Burmese Buddhist Temple atTai Gin Road praying fortheir nation to mark Human Rights Day yesterday. They also signed petitions and hejd a discussion. Meanwhile, wire agencies have quoted the United Nations human rights investigator Paulo
      OOI BOON KEONG  -  97 words
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      New twist to saga
      450 10  -  TEOXUANWEI NUS link in Gillman Heights sale under query xuanwei@media corp.com.sg FRESH revelations about the relationship between the National University of Singapore (NUS) and purchaser Ankerite have surfaced, adding a new twist to the Gillman Heights condominium collective sale brouhaha. Acting for a group of minority
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      Lock icon A tasty lesson in multi-racialism
      207 10 CLEMENT MESENAS IF THERE was one thing that amazed a visiting group of Niigata University students, it was the multi-racialism of Singapore. "Everywhere we go, we see so many different races and yet, almost everybody speaks English," said second-year dentistry student Hirahara Mikiko, 21. She
      – CLEMENT MESENAS; CLEMENT MESENAS  -  207 words
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      576 11 Advertisement Marketing Institute of Singapore takes marketing to a new level in Singapore The Marketing Institute of Singapore (MIS) marked its 35th anniversary at Raffles Town Club last Thursday with a night of glamour and snazzy razzle dazzle. Graced by MrTeo Ser Luck, Parliamentary Secretary of Ministry of Community Development,
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Gus Dur wants to run for President again: Report
      282 12 —AFP JAKARTA Former Indonesian President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid said yesterday that he intends to run in next year's presidential elections, a report said. "I am making myself available to run as a presidential candidate to once again lead this Indonesian
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      Lock icon 5 more years for PM Wen
      403 12 —AGENCIES But Tibet unrest overshadows news, threatens govt's image BEIJING Premier Wen Jiabao was appointed to a second five-year term as China's top economic official yesterday, leading efforts to cool soaring inflation and showcase the country to the world at the Beijing Olympics. Mr
      —AGENCIES; AFP  -  403 words
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      Lock icon China's Mr Fix-it expected to become Vice-Premier
      489 12 —AP BEIJING When the Beijing mayor was fired in 2003 for bungling the Sars pneumonia outbreak, Chinese leaders turned to a political-ly-connected, problem-solving banker to replace him and reassure an anxious world. Mr Wang Qishan (picture), known for co-founding China's first domestic investment
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      Lock icon 'It was a freak accident'
      470 15 AGENCIES Crane topples at construction site, killing at least four NEW YORK Rescue crews worked through the night into yesterday morning sifting through piles of rubble in search of survivors after a towering crane at a construction site toppled like a tree across a city
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        Lock icon THAI PM HAS NEWFOUND RESPECT FOR RULING JUNTA
        151 15 —AGENCIES Thailand's new Prime Minister said yesterday he has a new-found respect for the ruling junta in Myanmar after learning thatthey meditate like good Buddhists should. "Westerners have a saying, 'Look at both sides of the coin,' but westerners only look at
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        Lock icon TOURIST STABBED TO DEATH IN PHUKET BEACH
        78 15 —AFP A Swedish tourist has been stabbed to death in Thailand's popular southern resort island of Phuket. The body of Charlotta Sanua Backlund, 27, was found in Phuket's Mai Khao beach on Saturday, said a Thai tourist police official. "She was stabbed five
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      Lock icon The straight woman to Bill's dark humour
      1095 16  -  PATRICIA SELLERS In this final instalment of a three-part series on Melinda Gates, she talks about her life with Bill. BILL and Melinda are only now figuring out their new division of duties crucial in a 500-person outfit that will probably double in
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      Lock icon Militants now targeting foreigners in Pakistan
      241 17 -AFP ISLAMABAD Islamist militants behind a wave of recent attacks in Pakistan have changed tactics to target foreigners, officials said yesterday, after a bomb at an Islamabad restaurant killed a Turkish woman. The Turkish aid worker died and at least 10 other foreigners, including
      -AFP  -  241 words
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      Lock icon PARLIAMENT SET FOR MUSHARRAF SHOWDOWN
      137 17 —AFP A hostile coalition government led by assassinated opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's party and the party of ex-Premier Nawaz Sharif takes over in Pakistan today, leaving President Pervez Musharrafs political future hanging in the balance after his supporters lost heavily in last month's elections. "Parliament
      —AFP  -  137 words
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      Lock icon Could Taiwan go the way of Tibet?
      361 17 -AGENCIES Hsieh uses Super Sunday rally to warn supporters TAIPEI Tens of thousands of Taiwanese waved banners and shouted political slogans yesterday, as rival parties rallied support island-wide ahead of the March 22 presidential poll. The Taiwanese call it Super Sunday the last
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      Lock icon What's ailing Japan's docs?
      552 18 -AFP Longer hours, intense stress discourage new entrants to profession HIMEJI Japan might boast universal health cover and some of the world's best medical technology, but an acute shortage of doctors is leaving some hospitals unable to treat even car crash victims. Gruelling work hours are
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      Lock icon GERMANY'S CHANCELLOR MERKEL ON HISTORIC VISIT TO ISRAEL
      159 18 -AGENCIES German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Israel yesterday on a historic visit meant to cement ties with the Jewish state. The three-day visit will mark the 60th anniversary of the creation of Israel, which will be officially celebrated in May. After
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      Lock icon BLASTS AT ALBANIAN AMMUNITION DUMP KILLS NINE
      191 18 The death toll from a massive series of blasts at an Albanian army ammunition dump has risen to nine, and is expected to go up, officials said yesterday. A total of 243 people, including many children, were injured in the chain of explosions,
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      Lock icon TAPES SHOW HAWAIIAN AIRLINE PILOTS WERE POSSIBLY ASLEEP
      113 18 -AP The pilots of an inter-island flight in Hawaii failed to respond to air traffic controllers 11 times as it overshot its destination by 24km while flying at an altitude of 6,400 m. According to air traffic control tapes obtained by TV
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      184 15 mf M 'I WA A *W M goody bag with Parents magazine,■ y water bottle, funky pens I 1 and Mighty Savers™ M collectible for each M Calling all Parents! Join us for a series of informative workshops The OCBC Roadshow. Date: 21 -23 March 2008 11.30 am "Best Brain
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      Lock icon Where have all my bikes gone?
      317 20  -  KELVIN KUAN Reader has lost 3 bicycles after parking them at Kembangan MRT station Letter from I LIVE in the area around Telok Kurau and on most mornings, I ride my bicycle to the Kembangan MRT station to catch a train. The first time
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      Lock icon Poster of Mas Selamat should not be removed
      86 20  -  SERAFIN LIM Letter from I WAS at Kembangan MRT station on Friday. Mas Selamat Kastari is still on the run but the poster with his picture on it, which used to be at the station, is gone. It was put up at
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      Do not label all of us as irresponsible
      158 20  -  TAN KAY LAI Letter from I REFER to the letter "Lethal weapons on the road" (March 13). Kindly allow me to have my say as a self-employed lorry driver who drives a 10-foot truck. The accident at Loyang Avenue on Tuesday was
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      Lock icon You can work it out
      299 21  -  MARY LIM Good health starts with physical exercise, not popping pills Letter from I CONGRATULATE Theresa Tan for "It's my choice and I choose health" (March 15-16). She has addressed the issue of female health head on. We obviously have a "weighty" problem on our
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      Put citizens first
      167 21  -  LIM BOON HEE Letter from IN VIEW of the limited places in universities this year as a result of a larger "dragon babies" cohort, I suggest some tweaking of the foreign student quota to cater to local applicants first Every year there are many unhappy parents whose
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      185 21  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY DEALING WITH A VULNERABLE CHILD For the next several days, I want to offer some suggestions on how to help a child deal with wobbly self-confidence, which is a very widespread problem. I will be talking especially about the youngster who has
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  • Business
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      Lock icon Fed cut to provide vital lifeline?
      488 22 -AP WASHINGTON With the US Federal Reserve ready to deliver yet another big interest rate cut tomorrow, economists and investors are hoping it will be at least a 0.5-per-centage-point or even a full-point cut, given the turmoil and dire situation on Wall Street However,
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      Lock icon Stormy week ahead for STI
      316 22 -AGENCIES SINGAPORE shares are expected to fall further this week, weighed down by concerns over the health of the United States economy and surging oil prices, dealers said. Analysts expect the main Straits Times Index (STI) to decline, falling below 2,700 points. The long weekend
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      Lock icon Alitalia board accepts Air France-KLM's $1.5-billion offer
      182 23 -AP ROME Alitalia's board yesterday unanimously accepted Air France-KLM's bid valued at US$l.l billion ($1.5 billion) in a move to save the struggling national carrier. The Air France-KLM offer values the airline at 139 million euros ($298 million) far less than expected, based
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      Lock icon Asia faced with higher inflation
      381 23 -AP But rosier picture for farmers, oil firms BEIJING Asia faces the threat of higher inflation, slower growth and tougher times for exporters after oil prices hit new highs and the United States dollar plunged last week. Farmers, miners and oil companies could profit from
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    • Succeed
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        FILM-MAKING GIVEN A BREATH OF FRESH AIR
        717 24  -  LOHCHEEKONG cheekong@media corp.com.sg AT TISCH Asia, the buzz apparently never stops and we are not just talking about the students' (picture) film-making zeal and the impending installation of a black box theatre at its Kay Siang Road campus. Barely six months after its
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        ceo 101
        131 24 Work-life balance I How important is it to have a workplace that encourages a healthy lifestyle? MR lAIN EWING, PRINCIPAL TRAINER AND v CEO OF EWING COMMUNICATIONS: 1 The things I consider most important in life 1 are family and health. So, I think that encouraging a healthy
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        Help! Time for the wizards to speak up
        631 25 Practical solutions needed to get us out of financial crises THINK that the financial crises encompassing the globe have little to do with you and me? Wrong we are the people who are paying for them. How do we pay? Through significantly
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        123 28 -THE GUARDIAN Natalie Portman teams up with Te CasanXo produce a vegan shoe collection HOLLYWOOD star and lifelong vegetarian Natalie Portman (picture) has collaborated with the New York shoe boutique Te Casein to create a gorgeous limited edition collection, entirely free from leather or any other
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        204 28 -AP ALTERNATIVE band N.E.RD.'s new single Everybody Nose, which depicts a clubhopper's drug use, could be the theme song for out-of-control party girls on the celebrity circuit. But frontman Pharrell Williams says the song is not chastising people for their questionable habits. "The message is
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      601 32  -  PAUL GREEN The giants from the East are off the pace and desperately need a win NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2008 Tampines Rovers v Dalian Shide Tampines Stadium, 7.45pm paulgreen@mediacorpress.com.sg THEY were champions in 2004 and 2005, and were well in the title mix in each of
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      719 34 AGENCIES Young Briton flexes McLaren's muscles and claims there is much more to come FORMULA 1 Australian Grand Prix MELBOURNE Australian Grand Prix winner Lewis Hamilton celebrated his fifth victory in Formula 1 by warning rivals that he can still improve. The 23-year-old British
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