Today, 10 October 2008

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    10 1 TODAY Friday October io, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    COLUMN
    20 1 Phin Wong Hollywood has made everything from swimming pools to fava beans to toasters scary as hell. Page 40
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    SINGAPORE
    30 1 Worst yet to come With the world financial crisis making itself felt here, NTUC sec-gen Lim Swee Say warns of possible wage declines, and possibly, increased unemployment. Page 14
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    SPORT
    29 1 Shuttlers quit Two medal-winning China-born badminton players Zhang Beiwen and Gujuan have left the Singapore squad, upsetting plans for future tournaments, a Today exclusive report reveals. Page 47
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    Aussie free fall sends jitters
    749 1  -  LOHCHEEKONG TEOXUANWEI Some of Singapore's biggest companies could be affected AND cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg THE free falling Australian dollar might be music to the ears of Singaporeans seeking a getaway Down Under, but it is causing jitters for some of the Republic's biggest companies, which account for
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      Lock icon Today wins Best Financial Story of the Year, again
      876 2  -  ESTHER FUNG SIAS AWARDS Paper also bags special award for best financial journalist at Sias awards esther@mediacorp.com.sg IT WAS a controversial boardroom move that sparked a fierce debate about the independence of so-called independent directors. The series of news reports that
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      Melamine found in three more China products
      429 2  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg THREE more products from China have been found tainted with melamine, including one meant for manufacturing use, the Agri-food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) said yesterday. They are Cadbury Choclairs in the coffee and blueberry flavours, and Panda Dairy Whole
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      Lock icon CTE a 4-lane highway by 2011
      628 3  -  LEONGWEEKEAT BETTERTRAFFIC FLOW With another two flyovers, travel time will be cut by 15 per cent, says LTA weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg IT RUNS through the heart of Singapore but has long been the source of headaches for many a motorist. Arguably the most congested of the
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      Lock icon Treason charges against protesters dropped
      602 4 AGENCIES TURMOIL INTHAILAND BANGKOK Leaders of Thailand's antigovernment protests said yesterday that they would surrender to police after a court dropped treason charges against them, but vowed to continue their sit-in at the Prime Minister's Office. Two of the protest leaders who had been detained
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      Lock icon Salary dispute resolved with MOM's help
      217 6 A SALARY dispute between a group of foreign workers and their employer has been resolved with the help of the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). Last week, 186 Chinese workers approached the MOM for help after their employer, Ssangyong Engineering Construction Company, proposed to cut
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      We can see clearly now: Residents
      988 6  -  ALICIA WONG CDC-CORPORATIONS PARTNERSHIPS alicia@mediacorp.com.sg ELEVEN years ago, pretty much the only major assistance schemes that Singapore's Community Development Councils (CDCs) had to their names were the ones they administered for the State. Things have now changed since the five CDCs were set up.
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      Lock icon Making no bones about donor matches
      646 8  -  JESSICA YEO COPING WITH LEUKAEMIA Suitable bone marrow donors are difficult to find. But the situation is set to change for the better jessica@mediacorp.com.sg SOME 43,000 people have registered with the Bone Marrow Donor Programme (BMDP) in Singapore. Yet, not one of them could
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        COMMUNITYCHEST AWARDS EXPATGROUP FOR CONTRIBUTION
        139 10 For the first time, the Community Chest's top Pinnacle Award for long-term contributions has gone to an expatriate group. The Japanese Association has raised more than $3 million fortheComChest, Singapore's largest charity fund, for over two decades. The group received the award yesterday from Presidents
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        SOUTH WEST CDC BAGS FIRST-EVER ASEAN ECO AWARD
        134 10 The South West Community Development Council has bagged the first-ever Asean Environmentally Sustainable Cities (ESC) Award for Singapore. The Award was conferred to ten cities, districts, townships and other suburban areas in the regional grouping, which have shown effort in improving the
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        DONATEYOUR OLD SPECTACLES TO THOSE IN NEED
        145 10 To commemorate World Sight Day, a local healthcare group is appealing for one million pairs of used spectacles for children and adults in developing Asian countries. The Singapore Medical Group has set up collection boxes at its six clinics in Novena Medical Centre
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      Lock icon Aussie newsman in better mood
      296 10  -  ZULOTHMAN DRUG CASE He emerges from pre-trial conference smiling and waving to journalists zul@mediacorp.com.sg HE SMILED and waved even at journalists. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) correspondent Peter Gerard Lloyd (picture) whose drug arrest in July ignited a media frenzy was a much more relaxed figure
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      Lock icon Former Ren Ci chief back in court
      241 10  -  ZULOTHMAN THE FORMER chief executive of Ren Ci Hospital and Medicare Centre Shi Ming Vi (picture) who is facing criminal charges over the handling of the charity's finances appeared at the Subordinate Court for a pre-trial conference yesterday. The flamboyant monk, best known
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      Lock icon Can you say cardiopulmonary resuscitation'? Get the CPR3A kit
      304 12 938 LIVE SINGAPORE has one of the lowest survival rates for people who suffer from sudden cardiac arrests outside of the hospital. Out of every 100 cases, only two to three persons survive, while other countries such as Sweden and the
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      Lock icon Was it a right or a robbery?
      435 12  -  ANSLEYNG PAIN OF BLOWS Alleged victim urges eyewitnesses at Raffles City mall to come forward ansley@mediacorp.com.sg IT WAS by his account a "daylight robbery" in a crowded shopping mall. And the man who claims to be the victim is now appealing for witnesses
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      Lock icon Breath of health for youth in Healthy Lifestyle Campaign
      420 14 938LIVE, CHANNEL NEWSASIA HEALTH is being given a new breath of life. For the first time, youth will be the primary target for the annual National Healthy Lifestyle Campaign. So, for example, upbeat music and vibrant dancing will set the tone
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      Lock icon GETTING HIGH WITH GRAPES
      63 14 TREVOR TAN Grape stompers Clara Liew (left) and Shyna Chow stomping on grapes on the Singapore Flyer. This was a prelude to Wine for Asia 2008, Asia's premier wine exhibition, to be held from Oct 16 to 18 at Suntec City. The show will have 350
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      Lock icon The worst is yet to come: Swee Say
      679 14 938 LIVE, CHANNEL NEWSASIA ECONOMIC DOWNTURN THE worst of the economic downturn is yet to come, and retrenchments in Singapore may be on the cards. Singaporeans must also be prepared that their wages will be affected, according to labour chief Lim Swee
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Abdullah: I don't care how people remember me
      574 16 AGENCIES MALAYSIAN POLITICS His mission before resigning is to continue reforms KUAIA LUMPUR Malaysia's Prime Minister said yesterday he does not care how people remember him after he quits in March, insisting his goal now is to speed up the economic and
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    • EYE ON MALAYSIA
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        TERESA KOK SUES NEWSPAPER FOR $13M
        138 16  -  THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER Opposition lawmaker Teresa Kok has filed a RM3O million ($l3 million) defamation suit against Utusan Melayu and its columnist Mohd Zaini Hassan. She is seeking RM3O million in damages over an article published in the Malay-language newspaper on Sept io, which
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        ACTION TO BE TAKEN AGAINST HINDRAF: MINISTER
        156 16 Malaysia's Deputy Home Minister Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh said yesterday the government will take action against the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) under the Societies Act 1966, for causing a disturbance during a Hah Raya event, reported The Star. The function was
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      Lock icon Three in Yunnan die from herbal injections
      351 18 AGENCIES CHINA-MADE PRODUCTS BEIJING Three people have died in south-western China after receiving a herbal injection, the government said, in the latest incident underlining the safety risks of Chinese-made products. The deaths occurred in Yunnan province after six hospital patients received injections of
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      Lock icon Separation leaves Cambodian house divided
      236 18 AFP,THE DAILYTELEGRAPH PHNOM PENH A Cambodian couple hoping to avoid the country's convoluted divorce process have separated by sawing their house in half, the authorities said yesterday. Husband Moeun Rim and wife Nhanh divided their house, some 90 kilometres north-east of the capital Phnom Penh,
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      Lock icon Asean health ministers review free trade's impact on health
      204 18 AP MANILA South-east Asian countries should review and strengthen regulations to shield their people from potentially harmful products that now move easily across borders in the era of free trade, health officials said yesterday. Health Ministers from the 10-member Association of
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      Lock icon Robber shot by police after 3-hour standoff in Xinjiang
      241 18 AP BEIJING Police in north-west-ern China killed a knife-wielding assailant who took six female grocery store employees hostage following a botched robbery attempt early yesterday. The incident occurred in the Xinjiang region where Tur-kic-Muslim radicals have waged an insurgency against Chinese
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      Lock icon Plane plunge passengers to get compensation
      346 20 AGENCIES QANTAS INCIDENT Safety Bureau discovers airplane plunged twice while cruising PERTH Qantas Airways said yesterday it will financially compensate all passengers who were on board a plane that made a terrifying mid-air plunge this week, tossing people around the cabin and injuring dozens.
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      Lock icon Suicide blast at Pakistan police complex
      286 20 AGENCIES ISLAMABAD A suicide bomber struck at a police complex in Islamabad and a roadside bomb killed 10 people in Pakistan's north-west yesterday, underscoring the growing threat posed by Islamist militants. The blasts happened on the same day as lawmakers huddled for a rare
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      Lock icon Flesh-nibbling fish pedicures banned
      298 23 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH HEALTH FEAR IN TEXAS DALLAS Texas has banned fish pedicures over health and safety concerns, denying salon customers the opportunity to enjoy the sensation of hundreds of small fish nibbling away the dead skin from their feet. Fears were raised over the safety of having
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      Lock icon Millions scour the Web for tips on how to salvage investments
      279 23 AFP SAN FRANCISCO The financial crisis has had people flocking to the Internet for the latest money news along with tips on how to salvage investments and save on the routine costs of living. Visits to websites such as
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      Lock icon Aussie killed in Goa bar brawl
      193 24 AFP ROW OVER BEER? PANAJI (India) Indian police have arrested two waiters and a security guard on suspicion of murder after a 65-year-old Australian tourist died following a bar brawl in the resort state of Goa. The fight, during which the tourist, Mr John
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      Lock icon India to get its first woman saint
      380 24 AFP THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (India) A young Roman Catholic nun who once disfigured herself to avoid marriage will become India's first woman saint on Sunday when she is canonised by Pope Benedict XVI. A large number of Indian clergy and pilgrims are expected to attend
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      Lock icon N Korea preparing en masse missile launch: Reports
      268 24 AFP SEOUL North Korea is preparing up to 10 more short-range missiles for a mass test-launch, South Korean news reports said yesterday two days after the North fired at least one missile into the sea. The Chosun Ilbo newspaper, quoting a government
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      Lock icon Biggest depression since The Notebook: Hilton on economics
      349 26 AP LOS ANGELES Watch out world, Paris Hilton is continuing her bid for the White House. Ms Hilton touted her candidacy in a video on FunnyOrDie.com on Wednesday in her second appearance on a political spoof on the site. "Running for fake
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      Lock icon Rednecks for Obama
      458 26 AFP US ELECTIONS Two unlikely supporters make a stir in Missouri SAINT LOUIS When Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama's campaign bus made a swing through Missouri in July, the unlikeliest of supporters were waiting for him, holding a banner saying, "Rednecks for Obama". In backing the first
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      Lock icon Man opens fire at mall, kills one
      178 26 AP KNOXVILLE (Tennessee) A customer opened fire in a crowded shopping mall on Wednesday afternoon, killing a clothing store employee before he was shot and wounded by police officers, the authorities said. Witnesses said the gunfire sent people "stampeding" for cover. The victim
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        Lock icon US COURT BLOCKS RELEASE OFGITMO DETAINEES
        131 26 AFP A United States Appeals Court has temporarily blocked the release of 17 Chinese Muslim Uighurs from the Guantanamo Bay prison camp Wednesday. Under a lower court order, the men were to be brought to Washington, but a three-judge panel at the US Court
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        Lock icon NO CLEAR WINNER IN MALDIVES ELECTION
        85 26 AFP The first democratic presidential election ever in the Maldives looked set to go into a second round after Asia's longest-serv-ing leader Maumoon Abdul Gayoom fell short of the majority needed, based on roughly two-thirds of ballots cast. The President, unchallenged for 30 years,
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      She was locked up at home for 50 years
      364 29 MARRIAGE BEHIND BARS' VAL DINON (Italy) A woman was kept a prisoner in her own home by her husband for 50 years, police have revealed. The wife was only allowed out of the house when accompanied by him, and was not
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      Lock icon French writer wins Nobel Prize in literature
      416 29 AP AFP STOCKHOLM French novelist Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio won the 2008 Nobel Prize in literature yesterday for his poetic adventure and "sensual ecstasy". The Swedish Academy called Mr Le Clezio, 68, an "author of new departures, poetic adventure and sensual ecstasy, explorer
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      435 47  -  TANYO-HINN AN ELECTRICAL electrical surge may not have caused Red Bull Racing's Mark Webber, who was in line for a podium finish, to retire from the world's first Formula 1 night race. Yesterday, Red Bull Racing team
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      314 48 AFP BANGALORE (India) Skipper Ricky Ponting ended his run drought on Indian soil with a superb century as Australia came back strongly after a shock start in the first Test yesterday, at the start of the four-Test series for the
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      529 49  -  MILTON TAN SINGAPORE FOOTBALL Woodlands'focus is firmly on the Nov 21 RHB Singapore Cup final NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2008 Woodlands Wellington v Sengkang Punggot Jalan Besar Stadium, 7.30pm sports@newstoday.com.sg WOODLANDS Wellington haven't exactly enjoyed the last few months. Three weeks ago, they only just
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      353 49  -  MILTON TAN PRIOR to leaving his adopted country, Singapore, for his native Croatia on Sunday, Sengkang Punggol's departing caretaker coach Mirko Grabovac asked his charges to win one more match for him. But the Dolphins went down the next day, at home and
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        102 61 Chinese steel producer Ferrochina said yesterday that it is unable to pay 706 million yuan ($151.6 million) in loans. Another 4.5 billion yuan may also become due. The company said if it fails to reach agreement with creditors it will be unable to meet its financial
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        127 61  -  CHEOWXINYI Technology shares might well be a good defensive buy in challenging times, but this is only true for United States tech stocks. Investors should steer clear of Asian technology companies, including those of Singapore, as most are highly leveraged and lack
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      664 61  -  ROSALIND MATHIESON DOW JONES EMERGING markets around the globe have suffered a capital exodus of late but are there any safe (or at least safer) ports in the storm? The crisis of confidence hitting both the developed and developing world has tended to sweep
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        22 62 I J-i,S4J-'4 A J-JJ.70 Jikkei ihanghai ieoul /lumbai 9,157-49 °-5°°/° 2,074.58 0.84% 1,294.89 A 0.64% closed ;LComp 968.89 T 0.13%
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        22 62 JS$i :i euro Ui !Mi $1,468 ¥100 $1-455 $2,545 HK$ioo $18.91 $2,011 RMB100 $21.53 $1,029 RS100 $3,059 $0,420 RPio,ooo $1,526
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