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Title Section20 2008-08-21 1 TODAY Thursday August 21, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY Thursday August 2i, 2008 w\A^w.todayonline.com we set you thinking20 words
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195 2008-08-21 1 AP i t Ma OLYMPIC MILESTONE BEIJING A sprint double was all too predictable. To make the Beijing Olympics absolutely special, Usain Bolt added a world record double last night by winning the gold medal in the 200 metres. Already well ahead coming offAP ■ i t Ma - 195 words
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Article, Illustration1168 2008-08-21 1 LINYANQIN - LINYANQIN YENYOK PARENTAL LEAVE While absence of paternity time-off is explained yanqin@mediacorp.com. sg ALONG with four weeks more maternity leave, mums will get better protection from being unfairly sacked or retrenched during their pregnancy. What should increase their peace of mind: Employers who retrench them inYENYOK; 001 BOON KEONG - 1,168 words
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Article, Illustration637 2008-08-21 1 LINYANQIN - LINYANQIN yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg A BIGGER Baby Bonus for kids No 1 and 2. Doubled childcare subsidies for working mums, who also get more relief per child. And the good news for bigger families, especially: Enhanced tax rebates for all children, not just the first four.001 BOON KEONG - 637 words
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Miscellaneous29 2008-08-21 1 t LEONARD'S COLUMN Our Sports Editor says a plan is needed to arrest Zhang J\ I Guirong's slide into oblivion jP^Hfc§ SPORTS 56 LIGHTNING BOLT g-m STRIKESTWICES4 i fa/29 words
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Miscellaneous168 2008-08-21 1 PARENTS JS* WM The QUALIFYING CHILD i |A/y\ kli RELIEF is doubled, the BABY r^y A BONUS gets bigger, and ftl f^D^^W V to the first child and beyond >S>l^- 5 H the fourth. Working mums get Mjl A 1 more relief, four extra weeks of %tF r~-i«jk i-' maternity168 words
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NEWS
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Article365 2008-08-21 2 UNLIKE the last marriage and parenthood package announced in 2004, where the measures took effect in the same year, Singaporeans will have to wait until next year to enjoy the enhanced benefits, as time was needed to put measures in place, explained Deputy Prime Minister Wong365 words
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Article449 2008-08-21 3 CYNTHIAYAP - CYNTHIAYAP POINTOFVIEW The choice mums are forced to make I HAVE just taken a year's nopay leave from my job as an executive to look after my two kids, because my mother can't cope. Financially, I probably will not last out the year. Even with449 words
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Article783 2008-08-21 4 P N BALJI - P N BALJI NATIONAL DAY RALLY NEWS COMMENT editorial director balji@mediacorp.com.sg IF POLITICS is an art that combines practice and perception, then the Prime Minister and his team have their work cut out. Devoting nearly one-third of his National Day rally speech to what783 words
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Article, Illustration108 2008-08-21 6 FIRST CHILD 36-year-old Mrs J Chua got pregnant after one IVF cycle at KKH. She spent... $6 ooo+ SECOND CHILD If she aims for a second child with IVF treatment at KKH, her estimated cost per cycle is $7,000 to108 words
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Article664 2008-08-21 6 TAN HUI LENG - TAN HUI LENG IN-VITRO FERTILISATION huileng@mediacorp.com.sg FINALLY pregnant after eight years of trying, Mrs J Chua yesterday got another pleasant surprise when the Government announced its co-funding scheme for Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART) procedures. A first-time mother, 36-year-old Mrs Chua conceived after one cycle of In-Vitro664 words
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Article, Illustration884 2008-08-21 8 TEOXUANWEI - TEOXUANWEI TEOXUANWEI MARRIAGE BABIES DATING AGENCIES xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg CURIOUS about whether dating agencies can find you Mr or Ms Right? The Government will put aside $4 million each year for singles to "try out" dating programmes with accredited agencies. And even ifTEOXUANWEI; 001 BOON KEONG - 884 words
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Article, Illustration517 2008-08-21 10 ALICIA WONG - ALICIA WONG MARRIAGE BABIES PRE-SCHOOL CENTRES More centres from operators like NTUC Childcare; more bursaries, scholarships for teachers alicia@mediacorp.com. sg IF YOUR child has been on the waitlist of the Jurong NTUC Childcare centre for a long time, the wait may soon end. In theDON WONG - 517 words
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Article238 2008-08-21 10 TANHUILENG - TANHUILENG AS THE bar rises for pre-school teachers, parents have to recognise that costs will have to go up, said Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan. "There will be demand for qualified, good people in this childcare industry and quite frankly, I think238 words
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369 2008-08-21 12 ONG DAI LIN; ZULOTHMAN - ONG DAI LIN ZULOTHMAN THE dialogue sessions following on from this year's National Day Rally have begun. Last night, 32 netizens took part in an e-Townhall webchat with Senior Minister of State (Finance and Transport) Lim Hwee Hwa, organised by REACH,369 words
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Article, Illustration374 2008-08-21 12 TAN HUI LENG - TAN HUI LENG FUNDING MEASURES $i.6b package won't bump up taxes, in fact, quite the opposite, saysTharman huileng@mediacorp.com.sg WITH the budget for the enhanced marriage and parenthood package expected to add up to $1.6 billion a year, nearly double that of the current package,001 BOONKEONG - 374 words
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Article, Illustration553 2008-08-21 14 ESTHER NG - ESTHER NG RETIREMENT DESTINATIONS Slower pace of life cited as main motivating factor, according to study estherng@mediacorp.com.sg LIKE a number of Singaporeans, public relations consultant Mr Khaled Talib has family overseas one reason why he would consider retiring in Australia. That puts the 43-year-old among a majority553 words
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Article267 2008-08-21 14 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said yesterday that Singapore's blood supply is safe. The statement comes after the recall of a chemical substance used to test donated blood. Some batches of reagents for the Nucleic Acid Test, one of two tests usedCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 267 words
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EYE ON MALAYSIA
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175 2008-08-21 16 AP Armed pirates seized a Malaysian palm oil tanker with 39 crew off the coast of Somalia -the fourth hijacking in a month, a global maritime watchdog said yesterday. The ship's crew comprised 29 Malaysians and 10 Filipinos. Mr Noel Choong, head ofAP - 175 words
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Article, Illustration163 2008-08-21 16 Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi has described as despicable the action of a blogger who called on his readers to fly the national flag upside down as a sign of protest, the Malaysian Insider reported yesterday. "This is uncouth behaviour, showing no respect atDONWONG - 163 words
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202 2008-08-21 16 ZULOTHMAN - ZULOTHMAN There are doubts whether the ruling Barisan Nasional candidate can beat opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim at the Permatang Pauh by-election on Aug 26, said Malaysian MP Mukhriz Mahathir yesterday (picture). "Whether we can win or not, that's a big question but the202 words
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520 2008-08-21 16 AGENCIES MALAYSIA POLITICS Arrests could mar Anwar's bid to re-enter Parliament KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's anti-corruption watchdog arrested two state lawmakers from Mr Anwar Ibrahim's Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) for alleged bribery yesterday, complicating the opposition leader's bid to reenter Parliament. Opposition groups voiced concerns that theAGENCIES - 520 words
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Article, Illustration295 2008-08-21 18 AFP THAI POLITICS BANGKOK Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will seek political asylum in Britain, claiming that he and his family are not safe in Thailand, his lawyer said yesterday. Mr Thaksin, 59, his wife Pojaman, 51, and their three adult children fledAFP; EPA - 295 words
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GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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133 2008-08-21 18 AFP Two foreign workers in a Malaysian scrapyard were killed when a World War II bomb exploded as they were cutting up the 100 kg device, reports said yesterday. The victims, a Bangladeshi and an Indian man, died of their injuries shortly afterAFP - 133 words
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122 2008-08-21 18 AFP Malaysian activists are seeking an apology from Britain for the 1948 massacre of 24 unarmed villagers by British troops during the start of a crackdown against a rising communist insurgency. The killings, known in Malaysia as the "Batang Kali massacre", occurred inAFP - 122 words
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143 2008-08-21 18 AGENCIES BEIJING A 5.3-magnitude earthquake hit China's border with Myanmar early yesterday, destroying homes and forcing more than a thousand people to evacuate, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and Chinese state media said. The tremor struck at 5.35 am local time, 224 kmAGENCIES - 143 words
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Article263 2008-08-21 20 AFP NEW MEDIA SYDNEY Under a plan revealed by a girls' college yesterday, Australian high-school students will be able to telephone a friend, surf the Internet and listen to podcasts during exams. Sydney's Presbyterian Ladies' College said it was updating the "open book" examAFP - 263 words
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186 2008-08-21 20 AFP SYDNEY Scores of angry women have protested against the mayor of their outback Australian town after he said fat and unattractive females often found love and happiness in the remote mining community. Up to 200 people rallied against Mount Isa mayor JohnAFP - 186 words
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Article, Illustration175 2008-08-21 21 AFP AP Residents forcing open a door to release water trapped inside a house in Barangay Bagong Silangan, north-east of Manila. Five people were killed as Typhoon Nuri slammed into northern Philippines yesterday, officials said. Packing maximum sustained winds of 140 km an hour, Nuri coveredAFP; AP - 175 words
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Article268 2008-08-21 21 AFP DISPUTED FUNDS Is prosecutor here to look into ex-Taiwanese PM's case? TAIPEI A Taiwanese prosecutor is due to head to Singapore, but the reports are unclear as to whether he is heading to the island to investigate alleged money-laundering by former President Chen Shui-bianAFP - 268 words
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GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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Article122 2008-08-21 23 AFP Thailand declared British former glam rocker Gary Glitter "persona non grata" yesterday and moved to deport him to Britain, one day after he finished almost three years in a Vietnamese prison for child sex offences. The order was set to end Glitter's state of limbo since he arrivedAFP - 122 words
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Article116 2008-08-21 23 AP Morning train commuters in Tokyo were joined on their way to work by an unusual companion yesterday: A wild monkey. A security guard spotted the monkey near ticket gates in Shibuya Station. The monkey climbed to a perch high atop a departure board, andAP - 116 words
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Article, Illustration310 2008-08-21 23 ZULOTHMAN - ZULOTHMAN 29THAIPA GENERAL ASSEMBLY zul@mediacorp.com.sg AS ASEAN forges ahead in an increasingly-competitive world, parlimentarians from the member nations must continue to enlist public support and build bridges across the region. Only then can the members keep the difficulties in perspective and maintain friendships even when problemsDONWONG - 310 words
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Article, Illustration200 2008-08-21 25 AFP ALGIERS Two car bomb attacks in eastern Algeria have killed at least 11 people, the Algerian state radio reported yesterday. One bomb targeted a bus parked near the Sophie hotel, in the city centre. The second bomb went off near theAFP; EPA - 200 words
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Article327 2008-08-21 25 AFP UN-RUSSIATENSION Russian lawmakers back independence bids by Georgian provinces MOSCOW Russian lawmakers moved yesterday to recognise the independence of Georgian separatist regions, heightening tensions after Russia also blocked a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding a withdrawal of its forces from Georgia. Russian forces remainedAFP - 327 words
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167 2008-08-21 25 AP United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski signed a deal yesterday that will put an American missile defence base in Poland. The move has angered a resurgent Russia, which issued threats that Poland is makingAP - 167 words
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Article, Illustration422 2008-08-21 29 AP AMERICA VOTES Foreign donations find their way into Obama campaign WASHINGTON Neither Mr Barack Obama nor Mr John McCain has consistently followed the government's instructions for keeping prohibited foreign money out of their presidential campaigns, and some of that banned money has slipped into MrAP; BLOOMBERG - 422 words
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Article, Illustration196 2008-08-21 29 AGENCIES BEIJING Mr Hua Guofeng, who succeeded Mao Zedong as chairman of China's ruling Communist Party, has died at the age of 87 in Beijing, state media reported yesterday. State broadcaster CCTVsaid that Mr Hua died of an unspecified illness. Mr Hua, one of the last ofAGENCIES; AFP - 196 words
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220 2008-08-21 29 THE GUARDIAN BERLIN A German diplomat has criticised a group of German Members of Parliament (MPs) over their behaviour on a recent visit to San Francisco, accusing them of choosing sightseeing and shopping above meetings with United States counterparts. Mr RolfTHE GUARDIAN - 220 words
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Letter, Illustration364 2008-08-21 31 Suzan Lo - Suzan Lo BOOSTING THE BIRTH RATE Having babies is personal, and not driven by incentives Letter from I REFER to "How to boost Singapore's birth rate" (Aug 20). Mr Edmund Ng is suggesting a return to the 12-week maternity leave, flexible working schemes for working mothers,364 words
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255 2008-08-21 31 Mariann Macs - Mariann Macs Letter from I REFER to "How to boost Singapore's birth rate" (Aug 20). Ido agree with Mr Edmund Ng that the maternity leave need not be extended to 16 weeks. But regardless of the length of the leave, I believe that, like in255 words
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Letter120 2008-08-21 31 Chua KimChoo - Chua KimChoo Letter from I REFER to "How to boost Singapore's birth rate" (Aug 20). Mr Edmund Ng's suggestions fora waiver of the COE on cars for first-time parents, as well as free road tax for the first two years are beyond the reasonable. Procreation is120 words
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Article237 2008-08-21 33 DR JAMES DOBSON - DR JAMES DOBSON BY............ OFFER ADVICE WITH LOVE, RESPECT When you want to offer advice to a person about a flaw or a shortcoming in his or her character, it's best to do it the way porcupines make love: very, very carefully. It's often difficult to237 words
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Letter407 2008-08-21 33 Ryan Huang - Ryan Huang OLYMPIC MISSION Foreign talent here to create local talent pool Letter from SO WITH an Olympic silver, our wait has ended. Or has it? Let's not forget what we are really aiming for. The big picture isn't about dressing up our trophy cabinet. Foreign talent407 words
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Letter, Illustration147 2008-08-21 33 Michael Loh - Michael Loh AP Letter from I SAY enough of this griping that the silver medallist paddlers were not born in Singapore. From their point of view, they will always owe Singapore a debt which is never repayable: For giving them a chance to shineAP - 147 words
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Letter, Illustration223 2008-08-21 35 Sonny Yuen Chee Choong - Sonny Yuen Chee Choong COMMUNICATING WELL Letter from I REFER to "Great expectations" (Aug 15). I applaud Education Minister Ng Eng Hen in setting new directions and aspirations in the educating of Singaporeans. The three broad directions will cover the imparting of values by engaging theTODAY FILE PHOTO - 223 words
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Article, Illustration81 2008-08-21 39 VARIOUS There's no way you can listen to the Hokkien and Mandarin songs on this soundtrack and not recall Royston Tan's movie, 12 Lotus, his celebrated follow-up to 881. As such, the songs are either over-the-top affairs or heartrending ballads, but thanks to the stellar performances from singers81 words
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Article, Illustration86 2008-08-21 39 WILBER PAN This greatest hits collection (plus new songs thrown in for good measure) not only gives you two CDs' worth (that's 33 songs) of his best tunes, such as Can't Help Loving, Incoming Call, I'm Not Scared and Worshipping Happiness (a duet with Angela Chang), it also86 words
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Article, Illustration87 2008-08-21 39 ULTIMATE COLLECTION This is for all you Rick Astley fans: A collection of 17 yes, 17 songs by Astley that are deemed as "hits" (quickly, can you even think of three of his songs off the top of your head?). Yes, contrary to popular belief, Astley's career didn't87 words
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Article, Illustration108 2008-08-21 40 AP MUSICIAN, artist and now, bicycling rack designer David Byrne (picture) has designed nine unusual bike racks that have been installed around New York City. The Department of Transportation says the artistic installations by the Talking Heads singerare meant to spark interest in bicycling. EachAP - 108 words
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Article, Illustration84 2008-08-21 41 BLOOMBERG LEROI Moore (picture), saxophonist and founding member of the Dave Matthews Band, died yesterday afternoon of complications from an accident in June. Moore, born in 1961, died unexpectedly at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Centre in Los Angeles, the band said in a statement on its website.BLOOMBERG; AFP - 84 words
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Article, Illustration479 2008-08-21 41 MAYO MARTIN - MAYO MARTIN LATE NIGHTSERENADE Singer-actor R J Rosales returns minus the tutu mayo@mediacorp.com. sg WHEN RJ Rosales (picture) last performed in Singapore, he was wearing a tutu. That was for a role in the musical Cabaret in 2006, the same year he played the "evil son479 words
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Article, Illustration404 2008-08-21 53 AFP NO STOPPING JAMAICANS On a sultry evening where nothing seemed to go wrong for the overpowering Jamaicans, Melaine Walker (picture) continued her nation's domination of US women by winning the 400 m hurdles in Olympic record time at the Bird's Nest last night. Walker clocked 52.645 ec,AFP - 404 words
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Article, Illustration582 2008-08-21 53 AGENCIES TRACKAND FIELD Jamaican speedster follows his loom gold with another world record in the 200 m BEIJING The dramatic ascendance of Usain Bolt as the world's greatest sprinter continued last night at the Beijing Olympics as he left another group ofAGENCIES; AP - 582 words
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Article, Illustration257 2008-08-21 54 AFP BEIJING Team USA powered its way closer to Beijing Olympics gold last night, despatching Australia 116-85 in a quarter-final match behind the attacking play of NBA superstars Kobe Bryant (picture) and Leßron James. LA Lakers guard Bryant scored 11 of his game highAFP - 257 words
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Article, Illustration397 2008-08-21 54 ATHLETICS Women's hammer throw: lAksana Miankova (Blr) 76.34 m (OR), 2 Yipsi Moreno (Cub) 75.20 m, 3 Zhang Wenxiu (Chn) 74.32 m; 400 m hurdles: 1 Melanie Walker (Jam) 52.64s (OR), 2 SheenaTosta (US) 53.705, 3 Tasha Danvers (Gbr) 53.845; Men's 200 m: 1 Usain Bolt (Jam)397 words
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Article, Illustration726 2008-08-21 55 LEONARD THOMAS - LEONARD THOMAS SPORTS MATTERS sports editor in beijing leonard@mediacorp.com. sg She promised so much, but it looks like a case of unfulfilled talent OUT of the 33 throwers that posted a mark in the women's shot put qualifying competition at the 2008 Olympic Games on Saturday,TREVORTAN - 726 words
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337 2008-08-21 55 AFP BEIJING Of the 75 countries who have made the official table, based solely on gold medals, China have a strong lead with 45 compared to the United States on 26 and Great Britain's 16 as ofAFP - 337 words
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Article, Illustration209 2008-08-21 57 OVERHEARD THE OLYMPICS Everyone is saying it's unfair. I got ripped. Everyone is saying I got ripped. I could crawl up and cry like a baby, but I am trying to be strong I guess this wasn't meant to be, I guess God has other ideas for me. Ivett GondaAFP - 209 words
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Article, Illustration41 2008-08-21 57 AFP China's basketball starYao Ming (right) and Lithuania's Ramunas Siskauskas got a little too close for comfort during their quarterfinal clash yesterday at the Olympic Basketball Arena in Beijing. The hosts bowed out of the competition after losing 94-68.AFP - 41 words
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Article, Illustration794 2008-08-21 57 AP INCREDIBLESPIRIT South African amputee dv Toit proves she's an Olympian in the first 10km marathon swim BEIJING (China) Natalie dv Toit pulled herself onto the dock and waited for someone to bring her prosthetic leg. She stretched out the other leg the one sheAP; AFP - 794 words
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Article, Illustration347 2008-08-21 58 AFP OLYMPICS British, Aussie rivals stoke war of words at the Games BEIJING Few rivalries in sport match Australia and Britain and the barbs have started flying at the Olympics, where the Brits could beat their Aussie cousins on the Olympic medal table for the first time inAFP; GETTY IMAGES - 347 words
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303 2008-08-21 58 AFP BEIJING For seven years, David Tool has patrolled Beijing's streets hunting for embarrassing signboards, inspecting menus and teaching residents English to help the city prepare for the Olympics. The 66-year-old former US Army colonel from South Carolina played such a centralAFP - 303 words
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Article, Illustration289 2008-08-21 59 AGENCIES LONDON Chelsea will now attempt to test AC Milan's resolve with an audacious £70 million ($183.5 million) worldrecord bid for Kaka, according to reports. Earlier this summer, Milan emphatically warned the London club against making a move for theAGENCIES; , GETTY IMAGES - 289 words
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Article, Illustration384 2008-08-21 59 THE GUARDIAN ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Wenger's gunning for United's forgotten French leftback LONDON Mikael Silvestre, the long-serving Manchester United defender, is on the verge of foregoing a testimonial season at Old Trafford to become the club's first player to be sold to Arsenal for 34 years. Arsene WengerTHE GUARDIAN; GETTY IMAGES - 384 words
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298 2008-08-21 59 AFP BEIJING Dunga is confident he will keep his high-pressure job as Brazil's national coach despite a blow to the football-mad country's psyche from a 3-0 drubbing by rivals Argentina in their Olympic football semi-final on Tuesday. Pressure is racheting up on Dunga asAFP - 298 words
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Article, Illustration612 2008-08-21 60 MILTON TAN - MILTON TAN SINGAPORE FOOTBALL Woodlands star Park is tired of seeing his side come up short RHB Singapore Cup 2008, semi-final first leg Woodlands Wellington v Young Lions Woodlands Stadium, 7.45pm sports@newstoday.com. sg WOODLANDS Wellington are one of the biggest clubs in the S-League, withDONWONG - 612 words
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Article, Illustration286 2008-08-21 60 MILTON TAN - MILTON TAN THE Young Lions could not have ended their winless spell at a better time, with the first leg of their RHB Singapore Cup 2008 semi-final tie with Woodlands Wellington tonight. V Sundramoorthy's boys go into match on the back ofTODAY FILE PHOTO - 286 words
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Article, Illustration739 2008-08-21 61 CONRAD RAJ - CONRAD RAJ VIETNAM PROPERTY The weaker economy has "weeded out the weaker players and speculators' IN HO CHI MINHCITY editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg THE dong may be down and inflation at a raging 25 per cent, but the Vietnamese economy is still growing, albeit atST'S IMPRESSION COURTESY GUOCOLAND - 739 words
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Article, Illustration536 2008-08-21 62 TAN CHIN WEI; CHUAYANG LIANG - TAN CHIN WEI CHUAYANG LIANG PROPERTY COMMENT There is a need to manage demand for land and its increase in value across the island and ONE of the highlights of Singapore's Draft Master Plan 2008 is to bring jobs closer to home. Economists point outBLOOMBERG - 536 words
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Article185 2008-08-21 62 From the regression analysis of the March development charges rates, land value of most decentralised areas was below or close to the predicted value only Tampines has a residual of more than 10 per cent of the predicted value. With development plans in place for185 words
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Article122 2008-08-21 63 BLOOMBERG United Airlines will become the first carrier in the United States to stop serving free meals and snacks in the economy class cabin of some overseas flights as it tries to stem losses from record fuel prices. United, the second-largest US carrier, will replaceBLOOMBERG - 122 words
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109 2008-08-21 63 CHINA RAISES ELECTRICITY PRICES FORTHE SECONDTIME IN 2 MONTHS AP China has raised electricity prices for the second time in two months to help utilities offset high coal costs, highlighting Beijing's struggle to ensure power supplies for its booming economy. Wholesale power prices will rise by about 5 per cent,AP - 109 words
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Article, Illustration558 2008-08-21 63 AP ONLINESELLING Slew of new rules forces some sellers to abandon site SOME people who sell things on eßay are fed up with new rules the company has been imposing in hopes of making the auction site more attractive to online shoppers. Now even moreAP; BLOOMBERG - 558 words
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Article, Illustration343 2008-08-21 64 CHEOWXINYI - CHEOWXINYI IDENTITYTHEFT UK-based company to provide card protection services cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com. sg IMAGINE a scenario where you stride confidently into a bank, armed with a good credit history, only to have your request for a loan surprisingly rejected. Citing your bad credit profile, the lender hands overBLOOMBERG - 343 words
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Article97 2008-08-21 64 CHEOWXINYI - CHEOWXINYI PROTECTION Credit Bureau of Singapore, which tracks consumers' credit histories and loan activities, will provide email alerts to ID Protect users whenever a credit is applied for in their name, or a payment has been missed. Credit reports will be provided upon customers' requests, to track any instances97 words
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Article, Illustration78 2008-08-21 64 ASL Marine has posted record full-year profits, rising almost 50 per cent to $60.3 million. As a result, it is rewarding shareholders with a final dividend of 3 cents per share as well as a special dividend of 1 cent a share. The firm owns78 words
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Article65 2008-08-21 64 The initial public offering of Tritech Group has been fully subscribed despite weak market sentiments. Tritech is a geotechnical, ground and structural engineering fields specialist. It raised net proceeds of approximately $4.4 million, which will be used for overseas expansion and the acquisition of machinery and equipment,65 words
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Article, Illustration130 2008-08-21 65 'AFP Managing Director of Ryanair Michael O'Leary during a promotional press conference in Madrid yesterday. The low-cost Irish carrier, which largely operates out of Stansted airport, said it welcomed Britain's Competition Commission's 'comprehensive report into the market power of the BAA monopoly and fully endorse its'AFP - 130 words
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Article, Illustration622 2008-08-21 65 CONRAD RAJ - CONRAD RAJ GLOBAL PLAYER Xpress is a big name in China editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com. sg FROM being an instant name card printer in 1986, Xpress Holdings now has a Pan-Asian reach in the speed printing arena with offices as far afield as Australia and China. But the622 words
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Article55 2008-08-21 67 57 cents Buy OCBC Investment Research starts coverage with a fair val- ue of 65 cents, based on 10 times blended FY2OOB-2009earnings. It expects the instant beverage maker to get a boost from its acquisition of Petrovskaya, a coffee mix brand, and forecasts 11 -percent and 9-per-cent growth55 words
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Article72 2008-08-21 67 $1.32 I Buy Kirn Eng Securities trims the price target for the shipbuilder and charterer to $1.75 from $1.99, based on 8 times FY2OOB earnings to align valuation with industry peers. But it keeps its rating because of the attractive 11-per-cent dividend yield. With a young fleet and72 words
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Article65 2008-08-21 67 55 cents I Outperform CIMB cuts price target to 65 cents from 78 cents to reflect "industrywide de-rating". It cuts FY2OOB--2010 earnings estimates by 7 to 15 per cent as "discussions with management suggest revenue from the newly-acquired equipment fabrication business could be lower than original projection". But65 words
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Article104 2008-08-21 67 $2.67 I Buy Goldman Sachs maintains its rating and $3.95 price target after the company announced last week it would buy coal assets from its Australia-listed parent for US$lOO.3 million ($141.9 million). "We view the acquisition a key component of Straits Asia Resource's global growth strategy as104 words
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Article, Illustration566 2008-08-21 67 FOREIGNACQUISITIONS BERLIN In echoes of a nationalistic backlash that greeted the sale of Thailand's Shin Corp to Temasek Holdings about two years ago, nearly 300 workers from a German shipping group held a protest on Tuesday against a possible takeover by the Neptune Orient Lines (NOL).FAIZAL - 566 words
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358 2008-08-21 67 AGENCIES HONG Kong's City Tele- com is pulling out of conI sortium bidding for rights I to build Singapore's next generation high-speed H Internet network. Instead, Star Hub will replace it as leader of the Infinity Consortium, which also includes one of its localAGENCIES - 358 words
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Article333 2008-08-21 67 ESTHER FUNG - ESTHER FUNG esther@mediacorp.com.sg CLOSE to half of Singapore's online consumers say they are bracing fora recession. The latest half-yearly Nielsen Global Consumer Confidence Index shows consumer confidence among local netizens falling to its lowest level since the index started in 2005. "In the face of a333 words
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