Today, 18 June 2008, Afternoon Edition

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    13 1 TODAY //\=DIj\CORP MICA(P) 132/10/2007 we set you thinking Wednesday June 18, 2008 todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
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      Lock icon It ends in tears for France
      483 1 AFP —_^AQUOS Italy hand old foes another cup heartbreak EURO 2008, GROUP C France 0 Italy 2 ZURICH World champions Italy beat France 2-0 yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) to reach the Euro 2008 quarter-finals and send the 2006 World Cup finalists home. The
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      IN TODAYS MORNING EDITION
      256 2 A costlier drive through Come July 7, it will get more expensive to drive into the CBD, and for a larger part of the week. Five new Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantries will go into effect along the Singapore River. ERP hours in the CBD will
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      Lock icon Italy's inspiration
      384 2 AGENCIES ZURICH Italy coach Roberto Donadoni revealed yesterday the moving inspiration behind his side's 2-0 win over 10-man France which put his team into the Euro 2008 quarter-finals. The world champions came out on top in the Group C contest at the Letzigrund Stadium as an Andrea Pirlo
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      Lock icon Dutch stay perfect
      560 3 AFP Second-string Holland send Romanians home EURO 2008, GROUP C Holland 2 Romania 0 BERNE Holland marched into the quar-ter-finals of Euro 2008 with a 100 per cent record in group C and their momentum intact after the Oranje reserves strolled to a 2-0 victory over Romania
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      Managing spinal problems
      456 4  -  TAN HUI LENG NUH launches spine centre, refers 80 per cent of its cases there huileng@media corp. com. sg HER 21-year-old son's spine is curved at about 43 degrees at the lumbar, so any exercise like jumping is a risk. But while doctors have recommended surgery, the
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      Lock icon $6m fund to fight infectious diseases
      194 4 938 LIVE A $6-million fund has been set up to support research on infectious diseases. The fund -the result of a joint collaboration between Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) and the British Medical Research Council -will be used to develop vital
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      HUMAN RIGHTS: ASEAN'S WAY FORWARD
      790 6  -  SIMON SCTAY THE Asean Charter, unveiled at last year's Singapore Summit, surprised many by giving attention to human rights, enshrining these as a purpose and principle. Article 14 of the Charter promises to create a human rights body for the group. Many welcomed this as
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      MediaCorp's HD5 coming to StarHub
      200 8  -  LOHCHEEKONG COME next month, MediaCorp and Star Hub will join hands to offer a free high-definition TV channel, well ahead of time for sports fans looking to enjoy MediaCorp's extensive Olympics coverage. HDS, a simulcast of MediaCorp's Channel 5 to be made available on Star
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon ANOTHER RECORD DRUG BUST
        79 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Officers from the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) seized about 10.8 kg of heroin No 4 a form of heroin that can be injected into an addict's veins in an operation on Monday, the largest haul of the drug in the last 10 years. Three
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        Lock icon S'PORE HOSTS WORLD CITIES SUMMIT
        69 8 -CHANNEL NEWSASIA Mayors and senior officials from around the world will join a host of prominent speakers at the World Cities Summit in Singapore from June 23 to 25. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will deliver the keynote speech. Participants will discuss public governance and
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        SCWO APPOINTS NEW PRESIDENT
        51 8 The Singapore Council Of Women's Organisations (SCWO) appointed Dr Ann Tan as its new president at the council's 28th annual general meeting last Saturday. Dr Tan, a gynaecologist and clinical director of the Women and Fetal Centre, is also the president of the Association of Women's
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      Online security gets $20-million injection
      416 8  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN 8 in 10 households hooked up to broadband hedirman@media corp.com.sg THE Government is ploughing in $20 million to enhance online security as Singapore marches on to become a wired nation. The Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) is developing a National Authentication Framework that will
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      Fly by bites
      775 10  -  ANNETTE TAN At the newly opened Hibiki on the Singapore Flyer grounds, traditional Japanese dishes get a shot of modern imagination A Omore Singaporeans make their #\Oway to the Singapore Flyer, they are quickly discovering that aside from the giant ferris wheel ride, the place is also
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      181 5 i Dreams. Realities. I I After an evening of tantrums that shook the walls. Every minute, Kate's world is being enhanced by Kate has finally begun to dream. >» But down the those near and far. And every minute, Citi is helping. I hall, her father wonders how he'll afford
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      141 8 The Rutgers Knowledge Leadership Series presents: FUSION FOR PROFIT Creating Dynamic Value Marketing Finance A public lecture by Dr. Sharan Jagpal Professor, Rutgers Executive MBA S^^^^^M Wednesday, June 25th, 6pm B:3opm (please allow 30mins for registration) The Singapore National Library Imagination Room, Level 5 Join us for this dynamic state-of-the-art
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      251 11 HIBIKI s To celebrate the opening of Hibiki at Singapore Flyer, we are pleased to present to you an .Opening Special pr rebate when you charge to your HSBC credit card at Hibiki! m Singapore Flyer \XBk%timm* w V 30 Raffles Aye #01-02 Singapore 039 803 I Tel: 6338 2454
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      27 12 BUT IS IT ART?: A viewer looks at toilet graffiti on Cockatoo Island by Australian artist Vernon Ah Kee during the 16th Biennale of Sydney exhibition yesterday.
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      Lock icon Lights out in Perth
      362 12 AFP Lights dimmed, heat turned down in a bid to save energy after massive gas plant blast PERTH, Australia's fourth-largest city, began turning off lights yesterday to save energy after a huge gas plant blast so devastating, it will likely hurt the economic growth. Office buildings
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      Lock icon Mother of dead twins says 'I don't think I fed them enough'
      367 14 AFP SYDNEY The mother of twin toddlers found dead in their bedroom told the police they may have starved to death, an Australian court heard yesterday. The decaying bodies of the 18-month-old twins a boy and a girl
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      Lock icon 40 rivers in China at unsafe levels
      321 14 AFP BEIJING China ordered emergency work to strengthen swollen dykes and reservoirs yesterday and tens of thousands of people were evacuated as large swathes of the south reeled under their worst storms in decades. Officials said over 40 rivers nationwide were exceeding their
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      Lock icon HFMD claims boy in Shanghai
      215 16 AFP SHANGHAI Health officials here have confirmed the first death from hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in the city, casting doubts on its claim that it had contained the epidemic. A two-year-old boy died on Saturday at a local hospital after he was diagnosed
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      Lock icon Food costs on the menu
      442 16 AP Energy also to feature during US-China session ANNAPOLIS With global oil prices hitting record highs, energy is expected to be among the main talking points when high-level delegations from the United States and China convene for two days of discussions, starting yesterday, at the
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    • GLORALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon M'SIAN DOCTOR CHARGED OVER BABY-SELLING RING
        111 17 AFP A Malaysian gynaecologist accused of running a babyselling ring has been charged with cheating and forgery over the creation of false identities for the newborns. Robert Luk was slapped with eight counts in Johor courts, including falsifying information about the biological parents of
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        Lock icon THAI COULD BE JAILED 15 YEARS FOR DISRESPECT
        118 17 AFP A Thai woman arrested for refusing to stand as the royal anthem was played in a Bangkok cinema faces up to 15 years in prison, police said yesterday. Ratchapin Chancharoen, 28, was arrested on Sunday evening and charged with insulting Thailand's
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      Lock icon Anwar to get his day in court
      365 17 AP Former Deputy PM gets green light to challenge dismissal KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's highest court has allowed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to challenge his 1998 dismissal as Deputy Prime Minister, a surprise decision that his lawyer described yesterday as being "very significant". The
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      Obstacles bring 'Save Sufiah Programme' to a halt
      235 17 KUALA LUMPUR The job of saving child prodigy-turned-pros-titute Sufiah Yusof is now in the hands of the United Kingdom Malays Association (UKMA), according to Dr Mashitah Ibrahim, Bernama news agency has reported. Dr Mashitah, a deputy minister in the Prime Minister's department,
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      Lock icon Bird flu situation 'improving but high alert must remain'
      256 19 AFP UNITED NATIONS Although bird flu remains entrenched in Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Indonesia and Vietnam, the situation is improving in the rest of the world due to measures taken by governments, the UN co-ordinator for the disease said yesterday. "If we
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      Lock icon Iraq blast kills 51
      91 19 -AFP BAGHDAD A car bomb at a bus stop in northern Baghdad killed at least 51 people and wounded 75 others yesterday in one of the deadliest attacks in the Iraqi capital in months, according to security officials. The attack took place in the mainly Shia
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      Lock icon She's too sexy for our stage
      328 19 AP PAS youth against Ella's concert being staged KUALA LUMPUR The youth wing of Malaysia's opposition Islamic party opposed a planned concert by two popular female singers, saying that their sexy attire and erotic dance moves tarnish the image of Islam. Rock singer Norzila
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      BOAT ROW: MORE TO IT THAN MEETS THE EYE?
      767 21  -  MARIA SIOW MARIA SIQW EAST ASIA BUREAU CHIEF mariasiow@mediacorp.com.sg WAS the incident merely an accident, or was it a deliberately well-timed move? That is the question many in China and Taiwan are asking after a Japanese patrol vessel sunk a Taiwanese
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      Can you stand it?
      172 22  -  ALFRED LIM JEE LONG Should some trains be standing-only? Letter from I REFER to "All-time high: 52m train rides in May" (June 17). As any MRT passenger will attest to during peak hours, commuters are packed like sardines in a can. To improve efficiency and prevent
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      Bike ride paradise
      153 22  -  BRYAN MACKINNON Letter from I refer to "Bikes vs bus" (June 17). The challenges facing bicyclists in Singapore are significant. lam an avid cyclist and make it a habit to cycle to work as often as possible. In comparison to other major cities in the West, there
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      Is the UK prison system all that great?
      193 22  -  SARAH SUM-CAMPBELL Letter from I REFER to Richard Hartung's article "How other prisons keep on their toes" (June 14--15). May I draw attention to news reports, especially those from the BBC, about the state of prisons in the United Kingdom. The last
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      196 24  -  DR BILL MAIER BY GET YOUR FAMILY INVOLVED What should you do when you see your kids getting a little flabby around the middle? Nobody wants to put their kids on a diet. It is no fun for them and it is a bad idea to
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      i say PEOPLE MAKE A LIVEABLE CITY
      535 24  -  LIANG DINGZI A FEMALE driver cut into the lane of a male driver. Annoyed, he blared the horn incessantly. He claims to have seen the woman showing him the finger when he looked into his rear view mirror. The man pursued her to
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      Lock icon Exports tumble most in more than two years
      231 26 DOW JONES KEY exports fell the most in more than two years last month as shipments to the United States and Europe tumbled, highlighting Singapore's exposure to weaker demand from Western developed economies. The slowdown comes as the Monetary Authority of Singapore
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      TRADER PUNISHED
      484 26  -  ESTHER FUNG He was found guilty of rigging Nobel Design share price esther@media corp.com.sg A BROKER has lost his appeal against a three-month suspension from trading for manipulating Nobel Design Holdings' share price in the first marketrigging case heard by Singapore Exchange (SGX) this year. According to a
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      Lock icon Temasek to meet Barclays in London
      295 27 DOW JONES TEMASEK Holdings is meeting with representatives from Barclays in London to conduct due diligence on a possible share offer from the United Kingdom-based bank, a person with knowledge of the matter said yesterday. "Temasek is doing due diligence at this point and
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        Lock icon SingTel in China telco talks
        350 29 BLOOMBERG Sing Tel keen to expand beyond these saturated shores SINGAPORE Telecommunications (Sing Tel) has confirmed it is in talks with Chinese telephone operators as it seeks to enter the world's biggest telephone market by users. Speaking on the sidelines of the CommunicAsia conference in
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        SMEs get IT help
        284 29  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN hedirman@media corp. com. sg Up to 5,000 small-medium enterprises (SMEs) are in for a little IT treat. The Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) is introducing a new initiative, dubbed the SME Infocomm Package, which offers a $1,000 subsidy to small firms with an aim for
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        Lock icon Billion-dollar deals inked
        428 30 AFP More than 35 deals signed by US, China firms ahead of high-level meet AMERICAN and Chinese firms signed deals worth US$l3.6 billion ($18.7 billion) ahead of the two-day high-level meetings in the United States that could formally endorse talks for a bilateral investment treaty. Beijing said
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        Lock icon Investment up as China rebuilds after quake and snowstorm
        296 31 BLOOMBERG CHINA'S spending on factories and real estate grew 25.6 per cent in the first five months this year as the country rebuilt after natural disasters. Urban fixed-asset investment rose to US$5B5 billion ($BO5 billion) from that of a year earlier
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        Lock icon AIR CHINA'S PASSENGER LOAD HITS CROSSWINDS
        111 31 DOW JONES Air China (picture) carried 10.7 per cent fewer passengers last month than a year ago because of a slowdown in demand and the cancellation of nearly 1,000 flights due to the earthquake in Sichuan province. The national airline carried 2.67 million passengers
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