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Title Section22 2009-03-16 1 afternoon edition TODAY Monday March 16, 20og www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY Monday March 16, 2oog www.todayonline.com we set you thinking22 words
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Article, Illustration30 2009-03-16 1 Pakistan's problems As a tens of thousands of protesters clash with police and start their march toward the capital, a former top judge has been reinstated. Page 430 words
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Article, Illustration73 2009-03-16 1 Villa vanquished With this morning's loss to unlikely victors Tottenham Hotspur, Aston Villa's Martin O'Neill has a lot of explaining to do now that they find themselves outside the top four in the Premiership. Page 33 He hit it to win it Phil Mickelson is now no longer73 words
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Article30 2009-03-16 1 Opec holds steady The world's top oil producers have agreed to keep production quotas unchanged for fear of unsettling the economies of the world any further. Page Bl30 words
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Article, Illustration579 2009-03-16 1 LEONGWEEKEAT - LEONGWEEKEAT CONSUMER PROTECTION IT mall approaches Case to adopt fair-trading accreditation scheme According to the management, the majority are doing it right and have been very fairto consumers But they find it difficult to handle some of the black sheep among them. Case president Yeo579 words
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Article123 2009-03-16 1 001 BOON KEONG HEAVY rains lashed the trees at the Chinese and Japanese Gardens on Sunday afternoon, felling some of them in the process. Eyewitnesses who called the MediaCorp News Hotline said that more than 10 trees fell. Two cars parked in the vicinity were001 BOON KEONG - 123 words
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Article, Illustration429 2009-03-16 1 LEONGWEEKEAT - LEONGWEEKEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg IT USUALLY takes no more than 10 minutes to walk the 20-metre stretch of City Link Mall. But yesterday afternoon, it took restaurant manager Chea Hong Seng half an hour before he and his wife could squeeze their way from a Thai restaurantROSALIND PNG - 429 words
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NEWS
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Article, Illustration493 2009-03-16 2 LOHCHEEKONG - LOHCHEEKONG WELLNESS PROGRAMME Pilot scheme to help seniors meet emotional, social needs to be rolled out islandwide cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg WHILE life may begin at 50 for some as the popular slogan for active ageing goes Mr Tang Kin Chai will have you know that even at 60, his001 BOON KEONG - 493 words
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Article136 2009-03-16 3 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Despite the economic slump consumer confidence triumphed at this year's IT Show, generating a record-breaking $58.5 million in sales. This was $4.5 million more than last year. The four-day event also drew its highest visitorship ever. Mr Melvin Koh, general manager ofCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 136 words
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347 2009-03-16 3 KUALA LUMPUR A Singaporean man was charged in a Malaysian court last Friday for securities fraud involving RM 17.56 million ($7.3 million). Gordon Toh Chun Toh, 58, is alleged to have been connected with the purchase of 11.1 million Multi-Code Electronics Industries shares by347 words
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Article426 2009-03-16 3 LEONGWEEKEAT - LEONGWEEKEAT MOTOR INSURANCE CLAIMS Case wants Govt to look into fraudulent, inflated claims to battle rising premiums weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg RISING motor insurance claims have made the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) "very concerned" and it now plans to lobby the Government to look into fraudulent and426 words
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Article, Illustration64 2009-03-16 4 PHOTOS COURTESY ROGERTAN Thirty scouts from Primary 3 to Primary 6fromYangzheng Primary School at Serangoon Avenue 3 took part in an innovative programme for the annual Scout Job Week. They cleaned 15 vintage and classic cars owned by members of Heritage Car Club SingaporePHOTOS COURTESY ROGERTAN - 64 words
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AFTERNOON LATEST
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Article, Illustration409 2009-03-16 4 AGENCIES Move a bid to ease rising tensions as clashes erupt on Lahore's streets ISLAMABAD Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was expected to announce the reinstatement of the country's top judge today, ahead of intense protests that threatened instability in the nucleararmed nation,AGENCIES - 409 words
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Article, Illustration203 2009-03-16 6 RESIDENTS in Kirn Keat will now have help close at hand should they suffer a cardiac arrest. For the first time, an automated external defibrillator (AED) has been installed at a home for the aged and made accessible to those in the same neighbourhood.ALBERTSEAH - 203 words
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Article, Illustration370 2009-03-16 6 AZLAN ASRI - AZLAN ASRI SINGAPORE EDUCATION azlan@mediacorp.com. sg FIRST, it was a draw for students from South-east Asia, and then students from China in search of an overseas education without having to leave Asia. Now, Singapore is also proving attractive to tertiary students from Saudi Arabia. At leastCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 370 words
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225 2009-03-16 6 THE presence of Singaporean companies in the Middle East is growing with two homegrown companies the latest to go into joint-ventures with businesses located in Oman. In a signing ceremony yesterday witnessed by President S R Nathan, who is now in Oman on a225 words
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Article800 2009-03-16 8 LINYANQIN - LINYANQIN SOCIAL ENTERPRISES yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg IF YOURS is a commercial business, its bottomline will tell potential investors how well the company is doing. But what if yours is a social enterprise a business that generates financial returns but also has social impact? How do you find800 words
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Article, Illustration353 2009-03-16 10 LOHCHEEKONG - PET DUMPING LOHCHEEKONG cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg DESPITE recent laws making it compulsory for dogs to be licensed and implanted with microchips, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) received more lost dogs last year, even as the population of stray cats appears toTODAY FILE PHOTO - 353 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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124 2009-03-16 10 It is safe to consume all Brand's essence of chicken products sold in Singapore. The assurance from the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) follows reports overseas that US authorities had recalled chicken essence products sold in the United States. A statement yesterday124 words
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Article, Illustration86 2009-03-16 10 St Patrick's Day is tomorrow but celebrations started yesterday when the Irish Business Association held its fourth parade along the Singapore River. It kicked off with the Gaelic Dragons dragon boaters paddling up the river with "St Patrick", who was received by the Irish ambassador to001 BOON KEONG - 86 words
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Article124 2009-03-16 12 AFP BEIJING Beijing was shrouded in a thick haze yesterday as it suffered its first "yellow dust" storm of the year after wind blew in sand from drought-hit northern China. The sand came from Inner Mongolia, Gansu and Qinghai provinces, where sandstorms raged earlier this weekAFP - 124 words
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Article383 2009-03-16 12 AGENCIES FINANCIALCRISIS President also reassures China that its investments in the US are safe WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama downplayed divisions between the US and Europe over how to tackle the world's financial crisis and said China should have "absolute confidence" that its sizable investmentsAGENCIES - 383 words
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176 2009-03-16 12 AGENCIES BEIJING China has dispatched its most modern patrol ship to the South China Sea after an incident with a United States naval vessel and a fresh claim by the Philippines to disputed territory. The Beijing News said the vessel would conduct patrolsAGENCIES - 176 words
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Article, Illustration328 2009-03-16 13 AFP TAIWAN GAMING TAIPEI Taiwan has taken another step forward in a move to lift a decades-old ban on casinos after government agencies decided no more than two gambling resorts would be licensed for a start, according to a report yesterday. The ruling Kuomintang (KMT), whoAFP; AP - 328 words
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198 2009-03-16 13 AGENCIES MACAU Five pro-democracy lawmakers and activists from Hong Kong were turned away yesterday from Macau when they went to test an apparent travel ban on socalled anti-China elements. The five were part of a 30-strong delegation who were aiming to challenge government movesAGENCIES - 198 words
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166 2009-03-16 13 AFP TAIPEI —Taiwan said yesterday it is preparing to host the biggest group of Chinese tourists to visit the island since the opening of direct transport links from the mainland last year. The 1,600-strong group left Shanghai by boat on Saturday and is dueAFP - 166 words
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Article, Illustration451 2009-03-16 14 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER MALAYSIA POLITICS KUALA LUMPUR More than a month after Barisan Nasional (BN) ousted the opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat from Perak, former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday said the takeover was not done according to the law. He said mistakes, badTHE MALAYSIAN INSIDER; BLOOMBERG - 451 words
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Article169 2009-03-16 14 TAIPING Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said yesterday that the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) will scrap the practice of announcing "instant noodle" projects during elections. Instead, he said, development programmes and projects would be planned in a holistic manner and implemented based on169 words
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260 2009-03-16 14 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has slashed its work permit approvals for foreign workers by almost 70 per cent so far this year, faced with the twin threat of layoffs and recession. In January and February, an average of 250 permits wereAFP - 260 words
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Article136 2009-03-16 14 BANGKOK Anti-government protesters threw a small, homemade bomb at Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban's motorcade on Saturday, injuring a television cameraman at the College of Local Administration in Pathum Thani. About 500 protesters gathered at the college in the morning burning effigies of Mr Suthep136 words
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Article, Illustration226 2009-03-16 16 AFP MELBOURNE Far-right Australian politician Pauline Hanson's bid for a state Parliament seat was thrown into disarray yesterday when newspapers published raunchy photos of her that were sold by a former boyfriend. Ms Hanson, who sparked international outrage with a campaign against AsianAFP; AFP FILE PHOTO - 226 words
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Article415 2009-03-16 16 THENEWYORKTIMES JAPAN POLITICS Political dynasties draw public disgust but prove resilient YOKOSUKA (Japan) By almost any measure, Mr Katsuhito Yokokume should have at least a fighting chance in the coming parliamentary elections, which could decide Japan's future. A truck driver's son who graduated from the nation'sTHENEWYORKTIMES - 415 words
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Article430 2009-03-16 18 AFP INDIA POLITICS Analysts highlight rise of regional parties and loose coalitions NEW DELHI National polls in India used to be a two-horse race with the country's oldest political party, the Congress, vying with the Hindu nationalists for the right to govern the world's largestAFP - 430 words
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191 2009-03-16 18 AGENCIES COLOMBO All surgeries have stopped at a makeshift hospital in Sri Lanka's war zone because of a lack of basic supplies such as anaesthetic and blood bags, the top government Health Official there said yesterday. Dr Thurairaja Varatharajah said the situation was soAGENCIES - 191 words
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Article, Illustration642 2009-03-16 19 THOMSHANKER - THOMSHANKER THE NEWYORKTIMES NEWS ANALYSIS Wars in Afghanistan, Iraq have tied up US troops for period longer than WWII WASHINGTON The protracted wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are forcing the Obama administration to rethink what for more than two decades has been a centralTHE NEWYORKTIMES; AFP - 642 words
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Article, Illustration414 2009-03-16 20 AGENCIES NASA SPACE MISSION WASHINGTON The United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will break with protocol and try to launch the space shuttle Discovery on Sunday (Monday morning, Singapore time), even though it has yet to uncover the cause of a hydrogen leakAGENCIES; AFP - 414 words
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324 2009-03-16 20 AFP PARIS A predicted slowdown in Atlantic Ocean currents will cause sea levels along the United States' north-eastern coast to rise twice as fast as the global average, exposing New York and other big cities to violent and frequent storm surges,AFP - 324 words
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237 2009-03-16 20 AFP LONDON The Maldives will become the world's first carbon-neutral country by fully switching to the use of renewable energy within a decade, President Mohamed Nasheed said in an article published yesterday. Writing in Britain's Observer newspaper, Mr Nasheed said the country would rely onAFP - 237 words
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Article, Illustration440 2009-03-16 21 AFP N IRELAND KILLINGS Youths riot with petrol bombs after the arrest of former IRA member BELFAST Nine people were questioned yesterday about the murder of two soldiers and a policeman in Northern Ireland, as the police chief compared dissident groups behind the attacks to aAFP; , AP - 440 words
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181 2009-03-16 21 AFP JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minis-ter-designate Benjamin Netanyahu is holding secret talks with centrist Tzipi Livni in a last-ditch effort to form a broad government instead of a narrow right-wing coalition, reports said yesterday. Ms Livni, the outgoing Foreign Minister and leader ofAFP - 181 words
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Letter402 2009-03-16 24 Rick Lim Say Kiong - Rick Lim Say Kiong SOCIAL GRACIOUSNESS Letter from South Australia I REFER to "Gracious, really? 90 per cent of Singaporeans think so", (March 12). Somehow, I feel that conducting surveys on how we perceive ourselves on graciousness is nothing but a self-serving exercise. We should be402 words
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192 2009-03-16 24 Letter from Bill Chua - Letter from Bill Chua I AGREE with what Subana Hall and Lewis Ho wrote in "Goodness gracious, no" (March 14-15). Until we break the cycle of discourtesy and rudeness, generations after us will perpetuate our lack of graciousness. Our children will pattern192 words
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Letter, Illustration366 2009-03-16 25 Professor Lim Pin - Professor Lim Pin CPF LIFE Committee aims to give CPF members range of choices Letter from Chairman, National Longevity Insurance Committee I REFER to Mr P N Balji's commentary "Lost in the confusion" (March 9). It made several assumptions about the work of the National Longevity366 words
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Article162 2009-03-16 25 DRJAMES DOBSON - DRJAMES DOBSON BY THE RETURN OF COURTESY Ayoung Englishman named Sir Walter Raleigh came to Queen Elizabeth's attention because of his manners. As she departed from the palace one day and approached her carriage, she paused. A puddle lay between the queen and the carriage step.162 words
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Article, Illustration997 2009-03-16 26 DAVID NGIAU - DAVID NGIAU What does Top Gear's Vock star presenter think of Hong Kong? We 11... in Hong Kong david@mediacorp.com.sg HOW big is the British TV programme Top Gear? Among car lovers, it's a big deal. The programme about cars usually the sort guys dream about and are997 words
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Article105 2009-03-16 27 THE GUARDIAN Harry Potter fans are threatening revolt after a test screening of the sixth film in the series, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, was denounced as being too soppy. With an ending that differs from the novel, and the disappearance of several keyTHE GUARDIAN - 105 words
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Article, Illustration749 2009-03-16 28 CHRISTOPHERTOH - CHRISTOPHERTOH MOSAIC MUSIC FESTIVAL Indigo Girl Emily Saliers on their new album and making rap music not! chnstophertoh@mediacorp.com. sg LISTENING to the Indigo Girls' latest album, Poseidon and the Bitter Bug, you're immediately struck by how similar it feels to their debut album Strange Fire (1987).749 words
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151 2009-03-16 28 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH WHEN Gordon Ramsay opened his first and only restaurant in France last year, he declared in typically foul-mouthed fashion that he would deliver the best of British cooking in the heart of haute cuisine. The French culinary snobs that heTHE DAILYTELEGRAPH - 151 words
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Article, Illustration523 2009-03-16 29 MAYO MARTIN - MAYO MARTIN THE WINTER'S TALE Hollywood veteran Josh Hamilton is a Shakespeare virgin mayo@mediacorp.com. sg THE all-star powerhouse cast of the much-awaited Singapore staging of The Winter's Tale includes one certified Shakespeare "virgin" —Josh Hamilton. The 39-year-old stage and Hollywood actor sheepishly admitted it's his first time523 words
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Article142 2009-03-16 29 AP THREE people were arrested and six others hurt Saturday after bedlam broke out while they waited to audition for America's Next Top Model, police said. It is not known what prompted the chaos involving hundreds of people outside the Park Central New York hotel inAP - 142 words
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Article, Illustration69 2009-03-16 30 Singapore's No l Chinese magazine i-Weekly, published my MediaCorp, celebrated its 28th birthday in style with roadshows at Bugis Junction over the weekend. MediaCorp artistes Joanne Peh (third from left), Nat Ho (fourth from left) and Michelle Chia (fifth from left) join in the champagne69 words
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Article, Illustration309 2009-03-16 30 Wanted again AFP CELEBRITY LAW Fallout from 2007 arrest results in arrest warrant for actress Lindsay Lohan AN ARREST warrant has been issued against actress Lindsay Lohan, Beverly Hills police said Saturday, but her lawyer said the warrant stems from a "misunderstanding". According to officials, the warrant against the 22-year-oldAFP - 309 words
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