Today, 2 May 2008

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    13 1 TODAY /A=ryJj-\COFIP MICA(P) 132/10/2007 we set you thinking Friday May 2, 2008 todayonline.com
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    Lock icon AS STORM CLOUDS LOOM...
    1282 1  -  LOH CHEE KONG Slowdown could stretch to 2009; Singaporeans should be prepared, says PM Lee cheekong@media corp.com.sg IT WAS, by all accounts, a stellar first quarter economic performance by Singapore job creation was at a high while flash growth estimates of 7.2 per cent beat expectations.
    FAIZAL; DON WONG  -  1,282 words
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      43 1 NEWS COMMENT 7 FED RATE CUTS LATER, THE OUTLOOK IS STILL UNCLEAR NEWS PAGE 8 TOP2AH KING'TO PROPERTY MOGUL SAM GOI IS GOING PLACES BUSINESS PAGE 26 RAFIALI TO HANG UP FOOTBALL BOOTS VETERAN TO RETIRE AT END OF SEASON SPORTS PAGE 43
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  • may day
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      Lock icon Union leader challenges Workers' Party to hire only S'poreans
      363 2  -  LINYANQIN AN ANECDOTE about a Singaporean coffeeshop woman worried that "a sweet, young beer girl from China" was undercutting her wages has triggered a feisty exchange of barbs between the Workers' Party (WP) and the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) assistant
      AFP  -  363 words
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      Lock icon 'Foreign workers are our friends'
      518 2  -  LINYANQIN Blaming the 'easy' targets will not solve real problems yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN times get tough, it is tempting for Singaporeans to blame foreign workers making a living here for problems such as low wages and unemployment. But heaping blame on "easy" targets will not solve
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      Lock icon NSP hands out groceries to low-income families
      235 4 ZULOTHMAN RICE, biscuits and instant noodles. These were some of the groceries which members of the National Solidarity Party (NSP) handed out yesterday to lowincome families living in Kallang Bahru. President of the Opposition party, Mr Sebastian Teo, said the grocery giveaway was
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      Lock icon Tak boleh tahan, SDP says it again
      380 4  -  LEONGWEEKEAT Party cadres urge passersbyto sign two petitions weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg WEARING red T-shirts with the Malay words "tak boleh tahan" which means "cannot take it" members of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) once again took to the streets, as they had done on May
      TREVOR TAN  -  380 words
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      Rapid HIV test kit not a hit yet
      598 6  -  TAN HUI LENG Only 13 per cent of cases detected were through voluntary screening huileng@media corp.com.sg IT IS non-invasive and takes just 20 minutes to do at your neighbourhood GP but the HIV rapid test kit made available from last year at
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      Lock icon More Myanmar voters turned away
      474 6  -  ZULOTHMAN zul@media corp.com.sg IT WAS the second last day of voting, but many of the estimated 300--odd Myanmar nationals who turned up at their embassy here yesterday did not get a chance to do so. They had come in groups many in red T-shirts with
      DON WONG  -  474 words
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      73 6 A RARE BREED: The Night Safari's success in its captive breeding programme for tapirsan animal whose population is declining rapidly in the wild continues with a male born in February. It is the park's 26th tapir birth and the two-month-old baby is already out on exhibit and can be viewed
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      The ultimate seal of consumer approval
      645 7  -  REETA RAMAN Chan Brothers Travel voted most trusted travel agent in regional Reader's Digest survey THREE years ago, Mr Jeffrey Ong and his wife travelled to Eastern Europe with Chan Brothers Travel. The couple enjoyed their trip so much that since then, they have
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon YEAR'S BIGGEST BUST OF ILLEGAL DISCS
        145 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Officers from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) have foiled an attempt to smuggle into Singapore the year's largest haul of suspected uncensored VCDs and DVDs. The officers found 3,775 discs and more than 10,000 sticks of duty-unpaid cigarettes in a Singapore-registered
        CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  145 words
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        Lock icon FIRST US AMBASSADOR TO ASEAN
        132 8 DPA Singapore welcomed the United States Senate's confirmation yesterday of career foreign service officer Scot Marciel as its first ambassador for the affairs of the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean). "The US is the first dialogue partner of Asean to appoint an ambassador" to
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      Lock icon 7 CUTS LATER, OUTLOOK'S STILL UNCLEAR
      1044 8  -  MICHAELS DERBY —AGENCIES Fed's latest slice signals a pause, but statement shows it's unsure about next step THE statement announcing the United States Federal Reserve's interest-rate cut on Wednesday shows a policy-making body caught between conflicting forces and playing for time. Fed chairman Ben
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      Lock icon call of the sea
      736 10  -  EVELINE GAN I "P' O a well-known fact that food-crazy O Singaporeans are willing to go to great lengths to savour good food. How else would you explain the rising popularity of eateries that have been sprouting up in far-flung places such as Labrador Nature Reserve
      PHOTOGRAPHS BY JASON HO  -  736 words
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      102 10 Brought to you by i^BIBi HSBCHX^ Jill s /A Ik HSBC's j EVERYDAY DINING OFFERS I Enjoy great year-round dining offers I at the following restaurants: Up to 20% off*: Nanyang Seafood Restaurant No. 3 Crab Delicacy Seafood Up to 15% off*: Legends Garden Ocean City Restaurant Ratana Thai Seafood
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      583 11 UppPHJUJH Begin your culinary adventure today with I Ijj|;| 33 HSBC's One Dines for Free offers*! Experience gastronomic adventures every day with our wide range of dining offers. From now till 30 June 2008 t, charge the meal to your HSBC credit card and have your companion dine for free
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Stars on Suu Kyi's side
      414 12 AGENCIES Hollywood celebs launch video campaign seeking release of Myanmar icon WASHINGTON About 30 Hollywood celebrities kicked off a campaign yesterday, seeking the release of Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and pushing for freedom in the military-ruled nation. Meanwhile, the founder of Lonely
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      Lock icon Mia Farrow in HK ahead of torch relay
      261 12 AGENCIES HONG KONG American actress and activist Mia Farrow (picture) arrived in Hong Kong yesterday ahead of the Olympic torch relay, as diplomats raised concerns over the decision to bar other campaigners from the city. Amid preparations for today's leg of the
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      Lock icon STOP SWEEPING FOOD ISSUE UNDER CARPET
      917 14  -  MELY CABALLERO-ANTHONY, SOFIAH JAMIL AND IRENEKUNTJORO THE unfolding food crisis and its devastating impact on human security require no less than a global, multilateral response. The short-term policies adopted by governments to address food shortages are not sustainable in the long run, given the
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      Lock icon How Dr M got his groove: Blogging
      292 16 AGENCIES Ex-PM is newest politician to use Web to spread views KUALA LUMPUR Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad started his own blog yesterday, joining a growing band of politicians who are using the Internet to spread their views. In keeping with his
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon ASIANS FIGHT FOR LABOUR RIGHTS ON MAY DAY
        130 16 -AFP Across Asia, crowds took to the streets in May Day rallies yesterday. Thousands of Labour and anti-poverty activists gathered in downtown Jakarta and marched to the Presidential Palace to demand better wages and economic conditions. Noisy crowds also rallied in the
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        Lock icon SPEAK JAPANESE? STAY IN JAPAN FOR A LONGER PERIOD
        110 16 ■AFP Japan's Foreign Minister gave the go-ahead yesterday to new immigration rules under which foreigners who speak Japanese will get preferential treatment in applying for visas. The government, which is trying to reduce Japan's reputation as a country closed to outsiders,
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        Lock icon OSAMA'S SON TO APPEAL BRITISH RESIDENCY REJECTION
        138 16 AFP Osama bin Laden's son Omar is to appeal after his application to move to Britain with his British wife was rejected because his presence might cause "considerable public concern", his wife said yesterday. Mr Omar, 27, married Ms Zaina Alsabah, 52, formerly
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      Lock icon Dalai Lama, Hu share Time spotlight
      510 18 AGENCIES First time they appear together on magazine's annual list of influential people HONG KONG Chinese President Hu Jintao and the Dalai Lama were named yesterday as being among the world's 100 most influential people by Time magazine. Taiwan's President-elect Ma Ying-Jeou and Mr
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      99 18 -AFP MAY DAY: Passengers are removed from a bus by rescue services after the vehicle overturned while approaching a roundabout in Hong Kong yesterday. At least 18 people were killed and 45 injured when the coach, believed to be taking elderly tourists to a religious ceremony, overturned nearthe eastern town
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      202 12 V- ~'i^ s^_- Hartfordlnstitute the Leisure Industry? Hartford Institute in collaboration with AGMI International Casino College will be presenting to you a seminar on how you can uncover the exciting challenges in the world of Leisure Industry. Equip yourself with more in-depth information on the growing job demands of the
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      238 16 r peranakan Jfc MUSEUM Now Open! 3& Be The First To See! More than 1,200 artefacts -jewellery, costumes, furniture, AH beadwork and other treasured Peranakan pieces "^f'* 10 galleries with state-of-the-art design and lighting JSI 20 multi-media stations and interactives for kids to have JS3Br nflir All this and more
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      280 18 INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS SCIENCE Who Should Attend Designed for graduates who recognise the need to equip themselves with the latest IT knowledge and skills, and wish to advance their careers in their current field. It also provides an opportunity for non-IT graduates in crafting a new career path in the
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      Together, we can stop vandals
      219 20  -  SIM CHOON CHYE Responding to ads pasted in public places encourages them: Reader Letter from OUR bus stops, interchanges, traffic lights, overhead bridges, lift landings and lampposts are being turned into billboards, with the top three "advertisers" being tutors, property agents and those pushing get-rich-quick
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      Lock icon Paint school buses yellow
      157 20  -  STEVEN LEE Letter from I REFER to the recent school minibus accident in which Primary 2 student Russell Koh died. While seatbelts would aid in improving the safety of the children in our school buses, there is an alternative that I would like to offer: Paint
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      268 22  -  DR JAMES DOBSON I BY RAISING TEENS: SAVE YOUR ENERGY FOR CRUCIAL CONFRONTATIONS One of the most delicate aspects of raising a teenager is figuring out what's worth a showdown and what isn't. I remember talking to a waitress, a single mother, in a restaurant a
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      Lock icon A NEW BUDGET HEAVEN
      764 22  -  Tabitha Wang Making a new life in Hong Kong, a paradise for shopping and eating MY HUSBAND had been trying to leave Singapore for the longest time. He cited rising property prices and inflation as reasons, but I knew he just wanted to expand his horizons
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  • Business
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      This local 'king' is going places
      884 26  -  CONRAD RAJ IDAYEXCLUSIVE Built on a paper-thin d cli c acy, the 'popiah king's' empire is as robust as ever EDITOR-AT-LARGE conrad@media corp.com.sg IN SINGAPORE, he is famous as the "popiah king", butin China's Jiangsu province, Mr Sam Goi Seng Hui is better-known for
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    • business news
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        Lock icon Microsoft keeps Yahoo hanging
        319 28 AP Software giant still undecided over Internet search firm INSTEAD of pursuing a hostile takeover attempt, the directors of Microsoft Corp reportedly met to consider raising the softwaremaker's US$4l.9-billion ($56.9-bil-lion) bid for online search firm Yahoo Inc. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal
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      • BUSINESSBRIEFS
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          Lock icon ALLEGED FRAUD AT HSBC
          72 28 BLOOMBERG Police are investigating an alleged fraud at HSBC Holdings, Europe's biggest bank. "HSBC is cooperating fully with a police investigation into an alleged fraud at the bank," the London-based company said yesterday. "No customer or bank funds were lost in the alleged fraud." The bank
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          Lock icon FIRING OF BEAR STEARNS STAFF BEGINS
          101 28 BLOOMBERG JPMorgan Chase has started notifying about 14,000 Bear Steams Companies employees as to whether they will be fired following the bank's acquisition. "People are receiving notice of their status, either offers or 'transition'," a London-based Bear Steams spokeswoman told Bloomberg. She was unable
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          Lock icon TOP EXEC AT ABC LEARNING CENTRES RESIGNS
          86 28 BLOOMBERG ABC Learning Centres, the world's biggest publiclytraded owner of childcare centres, said Mr Martin Kemp resigned as chief executive of operations for Australia and New Zealand. His duties will be assumed by chief executive officer Eddy Groves, the troubled Brisbane-based company said
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          Lock icon NEW SECURITIES REFORMS IN CHINA
          87 28 BLOOMBERG China s securities regulator has pledged to curb "excessive speculation" in new share sales and give individual investors more access to initial public offerings, according to a statement on the website of the China Securities Regulatory Commission. No details were given of how the
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    • Technology
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        Lock icon SOUND ADVICE
        1126 30 SHARE MUXTAPE.COM Muxtape is a simple way of creating MP3 mixtapes online. Mixtapes are the legacy of an era when music was painstakingly compiled on cassette tapes and exchanged among cool kids-in-the-know or lovesick teenagers. You upload the songs you'd like to share and compile them using a
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        N-gage in good music on Nokia's upcoming phones
        263 30 Nokia has amped up itsXpressMusic portfolio of music-centric phones with two new offerings -the 5320 and the 5220 (picture). Compatible with the recently-launched i Nokia Music Store at music.nokia.com.sg, L both phones feature Bluetooth 2.0 with I A2DP so you can stream
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        A RAW BEAUTY
        624 32  -  TREVOR TAN Useful photo editing tools and intuitive interface make it an ideal software trevor@media corp.com.sg APPLE'S first attempt at photo editing and management software was met with mixed reviews. While hailed for its innovative user interface and intuitive image management, Aperture was let down by numerous
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      • Article
        Happy birthday, spam
        328 32 WASHINGTON This week, the world will mark an anniversary that has changed the face and other anatomical regions of email inboxes everywhere: The first known spam email was sent 30 years ago on Saturday. But the message sent on May 3,1978 by a marketer for the now
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        Alpha just got better
        460 32  -  TREVOR TAN SONY'S aggressive foray into the DSLR (digital single lens reflex) camera market continues with the latest (X 350 ($1,399 with 18-70 mm f/3.5-5.6 kit lens). Early adopters of the cx2oo must be cursing under their breath as they could have gotten much more if
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      The club-speak dictionary
      857 34  -  Asif Ansar MAKING sense of club flyers, party invites and other communications enticing you to come have a good time can be a tricky affair. This is a fine art honed by an elite group (that would be us) weaned on years of dog-eared back copies of
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      A $6,000 whisky
      371 36  -  ASIFANSAR asif@media corp.com.sg WHISKY fans will have more reason to celebrate as one of Scotland's famous Islay whiskies makes its presence felt A range of Bowmore single malt whiskies is now available at IndoChine's Forbidden City and Empress Place outlets. Previously found only at select whisky bars,
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      Lock icon A 60-hour wait for 30 minutes of Madonna
      540 38 —THE NEW YORK TIMES HALFWAY through her 32-minute set on Wednesday night at the Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan, Madonna offered a message of sympathy. "All you people I saw sleeping in the street last night," she said, "this song is for you."
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      'Geisha' meets Aussie legend
      693 38  -  ASIFANSAR Sun Ho pairs off with Olivia Newton-John, sings for the Games and works with Wyclef Jean asif@mediacorp.com.sg IT'S not often that someone gets a phone call from the legendary Olivia Newton-John and especially not to collaborate on a song. But it happened to Singaporean singer
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