Today, 4 November 2008

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      22 1 WHat REcESSion? thirteen productions hit the Singapore scene this month pluS 28 Page 22 Page 6 Page 16 Page B1 Page B1
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      47 1 BRINGINGYOU THE LATEST... Comment: What next for Republicans? 2 obama’s childhood dream realised? 3 Schwarzenegger thinks obama’s ‘too skinny’ 3 McCain lightens up as race winds down 12 clinton decries use of her voice in Mccain campaign 12 Republicans attack obama over ties to Reverend Wright 12
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  • COLUMN
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      Agatha Koh Brazil
      36 1 Our Voices Editor has Coffee With the man who left a life of luxury in order to build homes for the poor. Find out the hows and whys of Dylan Wilk’s bold move.
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  • SINGAPORE
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      An eggs-citing idea?
      38 1 As the authorities attempt to come up with a system to allow compensation for kidney donors, one committee has firmed up a way to do the same for another kind of dona- tion: Human eggs.
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  • WORLD
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      Gerakan VP dies
      35 1 Dr S Vijayaratnam, who was nephew to former Singapore Foreign Minister S Rajaratnam, was found dead outside his clinic yesterday. In a statement, Gerakan said Mr Vijayaratnam had suffered a heart attack.
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  • BUSINESS
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      Flight to safety
      29 1 Yields for short-term Singapore Government bonds have halved since the start of last year. But as yields plummet, do fixedterm deposits offer investors a better deal?
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      Boardroom drama
      30 1 At E3’s AGM today, Mr Liau Beng Chye, co-founder of the company and non-executive director who was sacked last week, plans to show up and stand for re-election.
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    Lock icon THE FINAL FACE OFF
    19 1 indian sand artist Sudarshan patnaik created this sand sculpture ahead of today’s uS elections. AFP
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    Avoiding bankruptcy
    790 1  -  by mid-2009, scheme to help Singaporeans stave off stigma of financial ruin could be in place PERSONAL DEBT TAN HUI LENG huileng@mediacorp.com.sg NOT so long ago, they spent lavishly on credit or took out consumer loans. But as the financial crisis takes its toll, with jobs and wages
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    ‘Get S’pore on the test-track’
    594 1  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com. sg THE road for hybrid cars in Singapore has not been smooth, with a mere 1,300 of them on the streets but if the urging of a panel of international experts is heard, the island could one day serve as the
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    23 1 (2nd edition) afternoon edition Tuesday November 4, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking A PUBLICATION OF MICA (P) 132/10/2007 hotline 6822 2268 ADVeRtiSe 6333 9888
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  • BIZ LATEST
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      US$1-trillion deficit?
      17 1 (2nd edition) Bailout has pushed USTreasury into record borrowing spree, with US$550 billion needed in Q4 alone.
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      Manufacturing low
      24 1 (2nd edition) US manufacturing sector contracted in October at the fastest pace in 26 years, with export orders also dropping to a two-decade low.
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      Banks heads named
      28 1 (2nd edition) Britain has named supermarket tycoon Sir Philip Hampton and Treasury man Sir John Kingman to head the holding company overseeing its stakes in major banks.
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      Profit from bailout?
      25 1 (2nd edition) The Bank of England chief has promised the government would eventually be able to sell shares in nationalised banks for a profit.
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      US car sales plunge
      24 1 (2nd edition) The auto industry in the US saw its worst month since January 1991, with sales plum- meting 32 per cent.
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  • SPORTS LATEST
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      Oba the saviour
      22 1 (2nd edition) Striker Obafemi Martins’ brace lifts Newcastle to a 2-0 victory over Aston Villa and out of the bottom three.
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      Fergie 'foolish'
      20 1 (2nd edition) Gabriel Heinze says he’s “saddened” by the Man United boss’ comments on his role in the Ronaldo transfer.
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    Lock icon >> OBAMA’S  GRANDMA  DIES 
    22 1 (2nd edition) >> OBAMA’S GRANDMA DIES Mr Barack Obama with his maternal grandparents Stanley and Madelyn Dunham in a family snapshot from the 1980s. AFP
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    Lock icon One last push for President
    567 1 (2nd edition) candidates’ teams cover 22 states in lead-up to election AfTERNOON lATEST DPA WASHINGTON, DC United States presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain were in one final race across the country yesterday as state officials brace for a record turnout in today’s election. As Chicago
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon WHAT NEXT FOR THE REPUBLICANS?
      739 2  -  NEWS COMMENT PAUL KRUGMAN THE NEWYORKTIMES MAYBE the polls are wrong, and John McCain is about to pull off the biggest election upset in American history. But right now the Democrats seem poised to win the White House and to greatly expand their majorities in
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    • AMERICA VOTES
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        Lock icon Schwarzenegger lauds McCain
        251 3 AGENCIES COLUMBUS (Ohio) Over the weekend, former Hollywood actor Arnold Schwarzenegger and now Governor of California, teased the rail-thin Mr Obama: “He needs to do something about those skinny legs make him do some squats and some bicep curls to build up those scrawny little arms. If
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        Lock icon Obama’s childhood dream
        434 3 Former teacher tells of presidential hopeful’s ambition AP JAKARTA When Sri Murtiningsi asked her Third Grade students what they wanted to be when they grew up, some said they wanted to be doctors or pilots. Then one curly haired boy Barack Obama raised his hand: He said
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        Lock icon Obama’s grandma dies
        402 3 (2nd edition) AFTERNOON LATEST THE GUARDIAN HONOLULU Ms Madelyn Dunham, the grandmother who was the anchor in the life of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama in his childhood, died today just hours before polling stations opened in America’s historic election. “It is with great sadness that we announce that
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        Lock icon All to play for in swing states
        361 3 (2nd edition) BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON, DC Mr Barack Obama is holding his lead nationwide a day before the presidential election while he and rival John McCain are in a dead heat in some contested swing states, polls showed. Democrat Obama has an average lead of 7
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      ‘Don’t commercialise it’
      459 6  -  Ethics committee proposes how to compensate women DONATING HUMAN EGGS ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp. com.sg AS THE authorities attempt to come up with a system to allow compensation for kidney donors, one committee has firmed up a way to do the same for another kind of donation:
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      A slew of transport suggestions ...
      349 6  - A slew of transport suggestions LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp. com.sg COMPETITIVE tendering in the short-term, followed by negotiated performance-based contracts in the long-term. This is one approach the bus industry here could take when it opens up to greater competition, said University of Sydney Professor David Hensher, a member of
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon PETROL PRICES DOWN ANOTHER 5¢
        78 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Pump prices at Caltex, ExxonMobil and Singapore Petroleum Company (SPC) stations were lowered a further 5 cents per litre yesterday, as global crude oil prices continued their downward slide. ExxonMobil led the way by reducing prices at noon, followed by SPC and Caltex
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        Lock icon PAY TO RESERVE SIA'S EXIT ROW SEATS
        86 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Singapore Airlines customers who book exit row seats on economy class flights because of the extra legroom will now be able to guarantee such a seat before check-in at a cost of US$50 ($73.50) per sector for the privilege. Passengers must
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        MEDIACORP DELAYS MOVE
        73 8 Caldecott Hill will continue to be the home of local drama kings and queens, like Zoe Tay, for a while longer yet. MediaCorp, Singapore’s largest media company, was to have moved to a new facility at Bukit Batok in 2011. Yesterday, chief executive Lucas Chow told staff:
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      Lock icon Eco-park details in January
      378 8  -  RSP Architects, Jurong Consultants to come up with concept masterplan SEMAKAU LANDFILL ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg THICK grass covers a flat stretch of land for more than two kilometres. A few young trees stand tall and migratory birds swoop across the plain. It is hard to imagine
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      Mother, daughter jailed for hitting maid
      335 10  -  ANSLEY NG ansley@mediacorp.com.sg SHE joined the family in March last year as a domestic helper, but barely three months into the job, she was abused by her employers who slapped, kicked and clipped her ears with clothes pegs. Yesterday, the culprits 33-year-old Mazlinda Mohamed
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      I was conned: Ex-prison officer
      453 10  -  COURTCASE ANSLEY NG ansley@mediacorp.com.sg AS A young prison officer, he befriended two inmates and trusted one of them so much that he obtained information from the prison computer system illegally and passed it to the inmate. Yesterday, former officer Luke Teo, 26, was convicted under
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      Lock icon Only the best can tame the ‘beast’
      291 4  -  SCOTT MARSH IN ST LOUIS scott@mediacorp.com. sg THE Republic of Singapore Air Force’s (RSAF) latest fighter, the twin-engine F-15SG, is the largest combat aircraft operated by the RSAF. And when it comes to flying a state-of-the-art fighter, size does matter apparently. Lieutenant-Colonel Lim
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      Lock icon Only the best can tame the ‘beast’
      289 4 (2nd edition)  -  SCOTT MARSH IN ST LOUIS scott@mediacorp.com.sg THE Republic of Singapore Air Force’s (RSAF) latest fighter, the twin-engine F-15SG, is the largest combat aircraft operated by the RSAF. And when it comes to flying a state-of-the-art fighter, size does matter apparently. Lieutenant-Colonel Lim Chee
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      Avoiding bankruptcy — and the social stigma
      761 4 (2nd edition)  - Avoiding bankruptcy and the social stigma by mid-09, scheme to help s’poreans stave off financial ruin could be in place PERSONAL DEBT TAN HUI LENG huileng@mediacorp.com.sg NOT so long ago, they spent lavishly on credit or took out consumer loans. But as the financial crisis takes its toll, with jobs
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      337 2 ENJOY UP TO 200% MORE ON UOB PASSBOOK SAVINGS ACCOUNT INTEREST RATES ’Tis the season for you to enjoy up to 200%' more on interest rates, when you top up and maintain your UOB Passbook Savings Account with S$5,000 or more. New UOB Passbook Savings Account holders will also enjoy
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      256 3 THINK SUCCESS. THINK MDIS. A Global Edge with our World class Degrees. i ia SUCCESS UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD liiil W' MAKING KNOWLEDGE WORK Consistently ranked No. 1 for graduate employment in Yorkshire and joint 1st place in the North of England (Times Good University Guide 2008) Business studies undergraduate programmes
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      257 3 (2nd edition) THINK SUCCESS. THINK MDIS. A Global Edge with our World class Degrees. l 01 m SUCCESS UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD liiil W' MAKING KNOWLEDGE WORK Consistently ranked No. 1 for graduate employment in Yorkshire and joint 1st place in the North of England (Times Good University Guide 2008) Business studies undergraduate
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      232 4 (2nd edition) You get more out of trading FX with us. And not just because we're giving you US$150. More tools. 24 hour access. AccuCharts trading. Spreads from 3 pips. Flexible contract sizes. And free* money too. New to us? Open an FX account with US$250, trade three times in November and
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      253 8 Market Crashes Create MILLIONAIRES. Be ONE of them! The financial crisis presents extraordinary opportunities for you to make your fortune. However, most Singaporeans are not educated to tap these opportunities. If you want to position yourself to ride the wave and come out way ahead of this crisis, you must
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon McCain shows his fun side
      533 12 AMERICA VOTES THE NEWYORKTIMES PETERBOROUGH (New Hampshire) Just days before the election, Senator John McCain (picture) sat in the back of his campaign bus telling his favourite jokes. No one laughed harder than he did. “It was one after another,” said Senator Lindsey Graham, a
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    • US ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon CLINTON DECRIES USE OF HER VOICE BY MCCAIN'S CAMPAIGN
        148 12 AFP Senator Hillary Clinton on Sunday decried the use of her voice in computer-disseminated “robo-calls” by John McCain’s campaign. The phone calls, which automatically dial up voters in hardfought battleground states, play a recording of Mrs Clinton during the Democratic primary
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        Lock icon REPUBLICANS HITOBAMAWITH PASTORADS
        152 12 AFP In the last hours of the White House race, the Republicans in the swing state of Pennsylvania have released advertisements attacking Mr Barack Obama over his ties with his fiery former pastor, Reverend Jeremiah Wright. The state’s party officials claim Mr Obama’s past associations had escaped
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      Lock icon Taxi drivers stage rare protest in China
      265 14 AFP SHANGHAI In a rare bout of industrial action for the communist-run country, taxi drivers smashed car windows (picture) and police vehicles as they went on strike in one of China’s biggest cities yesterday. Thousands of taxi drivers in south-west China’s Chongqing city
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      Lock icon ‘A milestone in cross-strait relations’
      445 14 China’s envoy arrives in Taiwan for historic talks CHINA-TAIWAN TIES AFP TAIPEI The most senior Chinese official to visit Taiwan since the end of a civil war 60 years ago said yesterday that historic talks to take place this week are the only way to
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      ‘Apologise for criticism of Malay supremacy’
      263 16 BALING (Kedah) Senior members of Malaysia’s ruling party, United Malays National Organisation, have slammed former de facto Law Minister Zaid Ibrahim over his remarks on the concept of Malay supremacy. Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar said Mr Zaid’s remarks showed that the latter was
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      Lock icon Gerakan VP found dead
      350 16 HEART ATTACK SEREMBAN (Negeri Sembilan) Gerakan vice-president, Dr S Vijayaratnam, 58, was found dead outside his clinic at 12.15pm yesterday, reported Bernama news agency. His uncle was the late S Rajaratnam, Singapore’s Foreign Minister from 1966 to his retirement. In a statement, Gerakan said Mr Vijayaratnam
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      Lonely Planet got it wrong
      259 17 KOTA KINABALU (Sabah) A warning advising tourists to avoid Eastern Sabah because foreigners risk being kidnapped by terrorists has been published online by Lonely Planet, a popular travel guide. Malaysia’s Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Masidi Manjun has slammed the travel warning as inaccurate, the
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      Lock icon Courtesy campaign to teach M’sian lawmakers civility
      195 17 AP KUALA LUMPUR Exasperated by a spate of name-calling and sexist remarks during parliamentary debates, the Malaysian government is embarking on a courtesy campaign to make lawmakers mind their language, news reports said yesterday. “It is important for the (members of Parliament) to
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      Lock icon M’sia govt cleared over Eurocopter deal
      254 17 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR The committee investigating the suspended RM1.6 billion ($670 million) purchase of 12 military helicopters from Eurocopter has cleared Malaysia’s federal government of any scandal. The Public Accounts Committee (Pac) had been investigating if there had been any irregularities in
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon baLi bombers’ fresh aPPeaL deNied
        65 18 AFP Lawyers for the three Islamists facing execution for the Bali bombings filed a desperate last-minute appeal yesterday to save them from the firing squad. Prosecutors said the appeal was invalid as the bombers had exhausted their legal options and must now die inline with
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        Lock icon PAKISTAN WARNS US OVER STRIKES
        88 18 AGENCIES Pakistan yesterday warned the United States general overseeing America’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan against missile strikes on its territory. Pakistan Defence Minister Ahmad Mukhtartold General David Petraeus the new commander of US forces in the Middle East and Central Asia and others in
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        Lock icon NO MORE DANCING CORPSES
        80 18 AFP A New Zealand pizza chain has withdrawn an ad showing the corpses of Heath Ledger, Britain’s Queen Mother and Sir Edmund Hillary dancing on a grave. The animated promotion on the Hell Pizza website shows the three emerging from graves and dancing to Michael Jackson’s
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      Indonesia’s eco-jihad?
      379 18  -  GREEN PROTESTS NAZRY BAHRAWI in EDINBURGH news@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is pursuing a postgraduate degree in Comparative and General Literature at the University of Edinburgh under the British Chevening scholarship. EXPECT a “confrontation” between the state and lay Muslims if Jakarta moves ahead with its nuclearisation plans without securing
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      Small step to growing your money
      542 19  -  Lynette Koh By her own account, 25-year-old sales support officer Joyce Sng is rather cautious with her money. Besides being watchful about her spending habits, the avid dancer who has practised modern dance for the past 12 years makes it a point to save
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      31 16 Bachelor of Science Awarded by The University of Western Australia 19 November 08 (Wednesday), 7pm Master of Business Administration Awarded by The University of Nottingham, UK 20 November 08 (Thursday), 7pm
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      86 18 SHINAGAWA LASIK centre m I x r‘ i i An informative Principal LASIK Sur ion a'6 Bing, 4 Dr. Dates: Time: 6 Nov (Thurs) 7 Nov (Fri) 7pm 8pm Agenda: a. LASIK-is it for you? b. INTRALASE 0 the blade-free method c. Wavefront what it is and how it helps
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      Lock icon THE DIRECTOR WHO BECAME POOR
      771 22  -  COFFEE WITH AGATHA KOH BRAZIL voices editor agatha@mediacorp.com.sg He left a life of luxury to help build homes for the poor HAVE you ever laid in bed distressed by this nagging question: “God, why am I rich?” Thought not. Well, Dylan Wilk (picture) has. So
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      169 24  -  BY DR BILL MAIER MAKE YOUR WIFE FEEL SPECIAL Guys, do you want to help your wife feel special? My friend, Dr Kevin Leman, has some great ideas. First, make her feel pretty. Women need to know that their husbands are attracted to them, physically and
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      LET’S TALK ABOUT... DEATH
      673 24  -  I SAY Patrick Kee Chin Wah The writer is a general practitioner who has been involved with the hospice ministry since 1999. WHEN legislation for the Living Will was first proposed in 1997, there was much concern that it would lead to euthanasia. Representations were made
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      191 22 aveNue Q revIeW. 32 PUBLIC FORUM 2008 Date: 8 November 2008, Saturday Venue: DBS Auditorium, Level 3 6 Shenton Way, DBS Building Tower 1 This public forum is conducted in English PROGRAMME 1300 Registration 1400 Do You Have a Food Allergy? Dr Chong Yong Yeow Associate Consultant, Dept of Rheumatology
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      4 22 HAVE YOUR SAY. news@newstoday.com.sg
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        1371 28  -  What recession? The theatre scene seems bullish in Nov LOCAL THEATRE MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN news broke last month that Singapore was officially in a technical recession, we wondered if the local theatre scene got the memo about tightening belts. Skim through this month’s events
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      468 32  -  A street-smart show from a bunch of puppets THEATRE REVIEW AVENUE Q MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg WE HAD heard so much about the Sesame Street musical satire for adults from friends who had caught its run on Broadway and the West End that at some point we found
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      707 33  -  Psoriasis is distressing but not contagious RASH ISSUES EVELINE GAN eveline@mediacorp.com.sg LIKE most of her sun-loving peers, Josephine Lim enjoys the great outdoors. But unlike them, traipsing in the sun, even for a short period of time, can cause her sensitive skin to burn, swell and itch. Josephine
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      95 33 EAT AND SLEEP WELL A nutritionist will talk about the various hindrances to good sleep, and foods and herbs to combat insomnia. Date/Time: Tomorrow, 4pm to 5pm Venue: WINGS, 9 Bishan Place, Junction 8 Office Tower #06-05 Fee/Registration: $8. Registration required. Call 6250 1012. Open only to women
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      525 34  -  Yoyo dieting, sun exposure and smoking damage skin WRINKLE EFFECT EVELINE GAN eveline@mediacorp.com.sg YOU went on a crash diet and lost several kilos. But even before you begin rejoicing at your newfound waistline, you may just end up worrying about your sagging skin. According
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      77 34 Forget crash dieting. Keep your weight loss to about 0.5kg to 1kg a week, advised Ms Nehal Kamdar, a dietitian at Raffles Hospital. “You need about 3,500 calories to make about 0.5kg of fat. In orderto lose weight, reduce your total intake by about
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      747 35 Q1 I frequently experience bleeding when I brush my teeth. I do not use too much strength when brushing and have tried using toothbrushes with softer bristles. Even using an electronic toothbrush has not helped. Is this a symptom of some disease?
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      210 36 SPORTOF KINGS Premiere Channel 5, 9pm Ever wondered how horse racing was first introduced in Singapore? Catch this 3-part special documentary series on the history, beginnings heritage of horse racing in Singapore. Learn about the people who run the Singapore Turf Club as they prepare for the Big
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      724 36 CHaNNeL 6.00AM Entertainment Tonight 6.30 Prime Time Morning 9.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10.30 The Oprah Winfrey Show 11 30 Martin Yan’s China NOON The Rachael Ray Show II 1.00PM Makansutra Raw (Available In True HD On HD5) 1.30 Spell Cast 2.00 True Courage 2.30 Style By Jury 3.00 The
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      30 37 America Decides From change to national security, From economy to foreign policy. From immigration to healthcare., What will stir the leartsonfflOTlfans? Stay tuned as we bring you the latest updates.
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      629 38  -  formula 1’s youngest world champion has stirred his sport at just the right time MOTORSPORTS IAN DE COTTA formula 1 correspondent ian@mediacorp.com.sg AS FERRARI’S Felipe Massa tried to keep his composure on Sunday during the Brazilian national anthem after possibly his greatest drive since his entry
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      289 38  -  SPORTS COMMENT LEONARDTHOMAS sports editor leonard@mediacorp.com.sg HE IS the first black man to win the Formula 1 world drivers’ title. At just 23 years, nine months and 26 days old, he is the youngest world champion in the history of the sport. In a season of
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      628 38 (2nd edition)  -  Formula 1’s youngest world champion has stirred his sport at just the right time IAN DE COTTA formula 1 correspondent ian@mediacorp.com.sg AS FERRARI’S Felipe Massa tried to keep his composure on Sunday during the Brazilian national anthem after possibly his greatest drive since his entry into
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      277 38 (2nd edition)  -  SPORTS COMMENT LEONARDTHOMAS sports editor leonard@mediacorp.com.sg HE IS the first black man to win the Formula 1 world drivers’ title. At just 23 years, nine months and 26 days old, he is the youngest world champion in the history of the sport. In a season of
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      249 38 (2nd edition) THE GUARDIAN McLaren want to compete with Formula One rivals Ferrari off the track as well as on it by building sports cars, co-owner Ron Dennis said in Sao Paulo yesterday. Hinting that he might soon move aside as head of the team, who won the
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      498 39 After the Spurs shock, Benitez looks for quick rebound at Anfield EUROPEAN CLUB FOOTBALL AGENCIES Champions League, Group D Liverpool vAtletico Madrid LIVERPOOL Rafa Benitez wants Liverpool to banish the bitter memories of their Tottenham meltdown by booking a place in the Champions League second
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      148 39 THE GUARDIAN LONDON As Chelsea prepare for their visit to the Italian capital for a Champions League, Group A clash with AS Roma tonight (tomorrow morning, Singapore time), owner Roman Abramovich is reported to be making drastic cuts at Stamford Bridge to
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      328 39 (2nd edition) Martins double lifts Newcastle out of bottom three AFTERNOON LATEST AFP English Premiership Newcastle 2 Aston Villa 0 NEWCASTLE Obafemi Martins scored both goals as Newcastle United climbed off the bottom of the Premier League table with a 2-0 win against Aston Villa at St James’ Park
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        94 39 (2nd edition) Essien.~The GuardiaN Chelsea~ defender~ Ashley~ Cole~ will~ miss~ tomorrow’s~ Champions~ League~ clash~ with~ Roma~ after~ being~ diagnosed~ with~ a~ calf~ muscle~ tear.~ Cole,~ who~ was~ injured~ in~ a~ challenge~ with~ Steed~ Malbranque~ during~ Saturday’s~ 5-0~ win~ over~ Sunderland,~ is~ expected~ to~ be~ out~ for~
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        99 39 (2nd edition) Tottenham.aGeNcies a~ hamstring~ injury. Benitez~ accepts~ that~ Torres~ “can~ change~ games”~ but~ he~ is~ happy~ enough~ with~ his~ other~ strikers~ and~ does~ not~ to~ want~ to~ gamble~ on~ the~ 24-year-old’s~ long-term~ fitness~ as~ the~ club~ seek~ to~ bounce~ back~ from~ Saturday’s~ 2-1~ defeat~ at~ Tottenham.aGeNcies
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        106 39 (2nd edition) zone.~The GuardiaN Watford~ have~ parted~ company~ with~ their~ manager,~ Aidy~ Boothroyd,~ by~ mutual~ consent. Club~ chairman~ Graham~ Simpson~ said~ on~ the~ Championship~ side’s~ website:~ “It~ is~ with~ some~ sadness~ that~ we~ have~ taken~ the~ decision~ that~ the~ time~ is~ right~ for~ a~ new~ manager~ to~ take~ Watford~
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      526 40  -  Korean team mull becoming a local side next season, as they plan to improve stadium SINGAPORE FOOTBALL SHAMIROSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg THE Super Reds are on the verge of making history. But whether they win the NTUC Income-Yeo’s S-League 2008 title or not, they’ve already made
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      334 40 AFP SYDNEY Ricky Ponting needs to be more aggressive and untried off-spinner Jason Krejza must be given his chance if Australia are to beat India and retain the Bor-der-Gavaskar Trophy, the local press here reported yesterday. The third Test ended in a
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      526 40 (2n edition)  -  Korean team mull becoming a local side next season, as they plan to improve stadium SINGAPORE FOOTBALL SHAMIROSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg THE Super Reds are on the verge of making history. But whether they win the NTUC Income-Yeo’s S-League 2008 title or not, they’ve already made
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      171 40 (2n edition) AFP MADRID Tennis world No 1 Rafael Nadal (picture) said yesterday that he had pulled out of the Shanghai Masters and that his place would be taken by France’s Gilles Simon. “I have decided not to compete in the Masters Cup in Shanghai. As
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      186 40 (2n edition) AFP MADRID Real Madrid defender Gabriel Heinze, a former Manchester United player, said yesterday he was “saddened” by Sir Alex Ferguson’s claim the Spanish club signed him as part of a failed bid to lure his friend, Portuguese playmaker Cristiano Ronaldo. “These statements make me
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      231 41  -  NTuC Income-yeo’s S-League 2008 Home United 3 Sengkang Punggol 0 MILTON TAN HOME United stayed in the hunt for their first title since 2003 with a 3-0 win over Sengkang Punggol in last night’s NTUC In-come-Yeo’s S-League 2008 match at Bishan Stadium. The Protectors
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      530 41  -  NTuC Income-yeo’s S-League 2008 Young Lions v Balestier Khalsa Jalan Besar Stadium, 7.45pm MILTON TAN sports@newstoday.com. sg TONIGHT’S NTUC Income-Yeo’s S-League 2008 match at the Jalan Besar Stadium could give fans a glimpse of some of the stars of the future.
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      90 39 SPORTS ON TV TODAY 10.10am~ H~ Racing~ Melbourne~ Cup,~ Ch~ 96 10pm~ Tennis~ WTA~ C’ship:~ Doha,~ Ch~ 113 TomorroW 3am~ Football~ Champions~ League:~ Liverpool~ v~ Atletico~ Madrid,~ Ch~ 23 3.15am~ Basketball~ Panellinios~ v~ BC~ Kiev,~ Ch~ 113 3.30am~ Football~ Champions~ League:~ Roma~ v~ Chelsea,~ Ch~ 24 SPORTS ON RADIO 6.35am-11.35pm~
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      83 39 (2nd edition) SPORTS ON TV TODAY 10pm~ Tennis~ WTA~ C’ship:~ Doha,~ Ch~ 113 TOMORROW 3am~ Football~ Champions~ League:~ Liverpool~ v~ Atletico~ Madrid,~ Ch~ 23 3.15am~ Basketball~ Panellinios~ v~ BC~ Kiev,~ Ch~ 113 3.30am~ Football~ Champions~ League:~ Roma~ v~ Chelsea,~ Ch~ 24 SPORTS ON RADIO 6.35am-11.35pm~ SportsZone~ Minutes Hourly~ Sports~ updates~ live~ on~
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      48 1 BREAKINGTHE ICE from sultry singapore come asia’s first icebreakers, built by keppel singmarine for Lukoil, which will use them in some of the harshest conditions on Earth, the Arctic Sea. One of the two vessels, Varandey, was named at a ceremony at Keppel Bay yesterday. ooi boon keong
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      636 1  -  But with current low yields for short-term bonds, are fixed deposits offering a better deal? GOVERNMENT BONDS CHEOWXINYI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg IN A classic flight to safety, investors have been pouring money into ultra-safe Singapore Government securities with the result that yields for the short-term securities have more
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      398 1  -  CHRISTIE LOH deputy business editor christie@mediacorp.com.sg E3 HOLDINGS’ annual general meeting (AGM) today will be a face-off not only between the board and some angry shareholders, but also among the directors. Mr Liau Beng Chye, a cofounder and non-executive director who was
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        97 1 (2nd edition) Waiting on elections After an election eve drift between gains and losses, US stocks fell overnight on the worst contraction in manufacturing since 1982 as well as forecasts that the sagging economy will cut profits. The S&P 500 lost 2.45 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 966.3. The
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        101 1 (2nd edition) 5th straight day of gains European stocks advanced for a fifth day, the longest stretch of gains in a year, as declining money-market rates overshadowed evidence the global economy is slipping into a recession. The Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index rose 0.6 per cent to 223.38, marking the
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