Today, 15 June 2009, Afternoon Edition

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    20 1 TODAY Monday June 15, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY Monday June 15, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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  • afternoon edition
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      in the news
      179 1 2 North Korea warned of a nuclear war and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak told ministers to deal 'resolutely' with the North's threats. 4 Teens are increasingly being used by loan shark syndicates to harass debtors into paying up; police figures show youth arrests for related
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      Lets keep it objective: Mah
      547 1  -  LOHCHEEKONG TOWN COUNCIL REPORT CARDS cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg WHILE the town council report card was "not meant to be a ranking exercise", it would be "understandable" if HDB flat-seekers flock to estates that score well under the evaluation framework, said National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan yesterday.
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      UK sees first H1N1 death; 13 new cases arrive here
      714 1 A PERSON has died of Influenza A (H1N1) at a hospital in Scotland in the first death from the illness reported in Britain, officials said yesterday. It also was the first death from the flu strain reported outside the Americas.
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      41 1 Some believed they would win, and m^a- then they got angry It is like the passions after a football match. It is Wg- Smt not important from my point of view. B£ «5^ Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the protests j tVAv AFP
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon AN ATTEMPTED COUP IN IRAN
      731 2 THE GUARDIAN, AGENCIES NEWS ANALYSIS SOMETHING resembling a coup d'etat is brewing in Tehran. The next few days will reveal if it is to succeed. In scenes not witnessed since the mass protests that brought about the revolution that deposed the Shah in 1979, violent
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      Lock icon Pyongyang warns of nuclear war as tensions rise
      552 2 NORTH KOREA SEOUL It was a weekend of tit-for-tat political posturing, upping of antes and stoking tensions across the region as North Korea warned of a nuclear war on the Korean peninsula while vowing to step up its atomic bomb-making programme in
      AP  -  552 words
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      Lock icon O$P$: Tearaway teens
      767 4  -  TEOXUANWEI YOUNG RUNNERS More and more youth being used by loan sharks to harass debtors xuanwei@mediacorp.com. sg HE HAD been eyeing a dream mobile phone for some time even though he could not afford it. So, when an offer to make some easy cash came along, Tom
      FAIZAL  -  767 words
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      Help for the needy
      449 6  -  LOHCHEEKONG LOHCHEEKONG TAMPINES ROUND MARKET cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg FOR the past five Sunday mornings, Madam Sia Suan Kee would get up at around 7am, board a feeder bus and lug a bagful of handicrafts leftovers from her husband's failed wholesale business to the bustling Tampines Round Market. Each
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      Of bricks, mortar and lawsuits
      643 8  -  ONGDAI LIN IN COURT Ex-executive director sues Chip Hup Hup Kee for recovery of $7.2 m in loans, construction firm seeks S^om in counterclaims faced cash flow problems. Mr Neo consequently forked out loans totalling $6 million to CHHKC from 1999 to 2003. But not
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      Lock icon Kelantan wants to emulate Singapore
      176 8  -  CHANNEL NEWSASIA MELISSAGOH melissagohct@mediacorp.com. sg KOTA BAHRU Malaysia's state of Kelantan wants to emulate Singapore's success in fighting graft and keeping the city clean. Mr Nik Aziz Nik Mat, Chief Minister of the opposition-held state, said this yesterday when he met Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee
      CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  176 words
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      More visitors, higher sales
      167 10 PC SHOW 2009 THE island's largest IT and electronics show which ended yesterday was a huge success. Despite the current recession, PC Show 2009 attracted more visitors, who spent more money than at the show last year. Last night, organisers told Today that some 1.16 million
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon RICE FOR FOUR
        112 10 938 LIVE The North East District distributed nearly 1,200 kg of rice to charity yesterday. Worth some $1,000 in all, it was equally divided among four beneficiaries: The Jamiyah Home for the Aged, NTUC Eldercare Pasir Ris, Saint Luke's Eldercare Hougang and Bethesda C.A.R.E Centre. Jamiyah Home's
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        Lock icon NEW PARK @ BISHAN
        74 10 NEW PARK BISHAN 938 LIVE Residents in Bishan have a new place where they can stop to smell the roses. The Harmony Park Bishan East features a garden maze, an in-line skating court and two barbecue pits. Central District Mayor Zainudin Nordin said the park the size of about four
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        Lock icon TELL ME A STORY, DAD
        119 10 '938 LIVE The National Library Board (NLB) yesterday launched its "10,000 Fathers Reading!" initiative for the third year in a row, to encourage fathers to read with their children. The series of workshops and storytelling sessions is set to run until September. Fifteen reading ambassadors
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      127 4 LASIK Forum The Lasik Surgery Clinic speakers: Dr Marc Tay Dr Yap Soo Keong Dr Jon Goh (Senior Eye Consultants) Subject to rotation Dates: 18 June 2009 (Thurs) 7pm 20 June 2009 (Sat) 4pm Venue: The Lasik Surgery Clinic Paragon Medical #13-01/06 Refreshments will be served Agenda: 1. Common vision
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      105 10 Flu Vaccine Influenza immunisation is the best protection you can have against the seasonal flu. Influenza can cause pneumonia and trigger the worsening of existing medical conditions. Get your flu vaccine today at any r^i^^fc RafflesMed'ca clinic. JB|r* f'wi 2 6 fofler GST) Flu vaccination is recommended for: Persons aged
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Ahmadinejad defends his re-election
      442 12 AGENCIES IRAN POLITICS President says Iran poll not 'distorted' at mass rally TEHRAN Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended his election victory at a mass rally in Tehran yesterday, saying it was not "distorted" as claimed by his defeated rivals. His main challenger, Mr Mir Hossein Mousavi,
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      Lock icon Yes to a Palestinian state: Israeli PM
      453 14 BLOOMBERG AFTERNOON LATEST JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the first time agreed to a Palestinian state, as long as it is demilitarised and accepts Israel as a Jewish homeland. The United States called the statement an "important step forward". But a
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      Lock icon Ahmadinejad defends re-election
      220 14 AGENCIES TEHRAN Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended his election victory at a mass rally, saying it was not "distorted" as claimed by his defeated rivals. His main challenger, Mr Mir Hossein Mousavi, called on the authorities to cancel the election, saying it was the only way to
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      Lock icon M'sia offers to help Indonesia as haze season looms
      188 16 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has offered to help Indonesia curb forest fires blamed for the choking haze that shrouds the region each year, media reports said yesterday. "We have special aeroplanes which can be used to carry out water bombing," the
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      Lock icon Tweeting for her release
      403 16 AP AUNG SAN SUU KYI BANGKOK- Hollywood starjulia Roberts and detained Chinese activists are among celebrities and political prisoners tweeting and signing petitions for the release of Myanmar's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi as she approaches her 64th birthday her 14th spent in detention, organisers
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      Lock icon MYANMAR DISMISSES EU CONCERNS OVER KAREN REFUGEES
      132 16 AP Myanmar dismissed European Union concerns about military operations against Karen rebels as political meddling yesterday, even after thousands of ethnic minorities fled the country to escape the fierce fighting. A counterinsurgency offensive in eastern Myanmar has forced more than 4,000 ethnic Karen
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      Lock icon Nine foreigners kidnapped in Yemen
      179 18 AFP SANAA Nine foreigners, including women and children, have been kidnapped in a volatile mountainous area of northern Yemen, an official said yesterday amid conflicting reports over their fate. Seven Germans, a British engineer and a South Korean woman teacher were seized by Shia rebels
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      Lock icon African refugees used as shields'
      450 18 AP SEA PIRACY Somali pirates use new tactic to fool patrolling warships ADEN (Yemen) Somali pirates scouting for prey in the Gulf of Aden are using African refugees as human shields in a bid to fool patrolling international warships, according to humanitarian agencies. The phenomenon
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      Lock icon Rivals in PM's 'inner Cabinet'
      336 19 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH BRITAIN POLITICS Move part of Brown's fight-back strategy LONDON British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been forced to set up an "inner Cabinet" of his most senior ministers to plot the government's future strategy, The Sunday Telegraph has learnt. The so-called "group of
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      Lock icon Detectives suspected of fraud
      207 19 THE GUARDIAN LONDON More than 300 elite Scotland Yard detectives are suspected of defrauding the taxpayer of millions of pounds by abusing their corporate credit cards. Auditors who examined the American Express accounts of 3,500 officers involved in countering terrorism and organised crime reported almost one
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      Lock icon Queen, Michelle Obama forge firm friendship
      186 19 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH LONDON The Queen of England and United States First Lady Michelle Obama have forged a firm friendship in the weeks since they met at the G2O summit, it was revealed. In a sign of their close relationship, Her Majesty allowed Mrs Obama and
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      Lock icon WINDS OF CHANGE IN THE MIDDLE EAST?
      944 20  -  THOMAS FRIEDMAN THENEWYORKTIMES NEWS COMMENT For onee the forces for decency, democracy and pluralism have a little wind at their backs TWENTY years ago, I wrote a book about the Middle East, and recently I was thinking of updating it with a new
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      Lock icon Afghan violence peaks ahead of elections
      197 21 AFP KABUL Taliban violence has reached record highs in Afghanistan, the international military said, and there are fears the trend will continue as insurgents target the August presidential elections. Thousands of mostly United States troops are moving in to secure the polls and to
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      Lock icon In the eye of Taliban storm
      496 21 AFP I PAKISTANI FINANCIAL CAPITAL KARACHI Militants are fanning out across Pakistan's financial capital, where crime fuels funding for insurgency and its 14 million residents offer perfect cover for Islamists resting from the battlefield. Karachi is one of the biggest Muslim cities in the
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      Lock icon US weapon-makers look overseas as the Pentagon cuts back
      325 22 AP WASHINGTON With the United States looking to cut defence costs and rethinking the way it fights wars, many American defence contractors are looking for international buyers for the big, pricey weapons the Pentagon no longer wants or needs. Boeing and
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      Lock icon Americans can see clearly now...
      561 22 THE NEWYORKTIMES, AGENCIES USTELEVISION The switch from analogue to digital went smoother than expected, says FCC LOS ANGELES As the clock ticked down to midnight on Friday, the deadline for the decade-long US$2-billion ($2.9-billion) effort for local television stations in the United States to stop
      THE NEWYORKTIMES, AGENCIES; EPA  -  561 words
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      Lock icon Was it a rudder issue?
      401 24 AP AIR FRANCE FLIGHT 447 RIO DE JANEIRO A burst of automatic messages sent by Air France Flight 447 before it crashed includes one about a problem with a rudder safety device but lacks decisive clues as to what sent the jet plunging into the
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      Lock icon Obama seeks new cuts in federal health spending
      281 24 AP WASHINGTON President Barack Obama is seeking to help pay for his health care overhaul by sharply reducing the government's medical spending by US$3l3 billion ($453.5 billion) over the next decade, mainly by trimming payments to prescription drugmakers, hospitals and other care
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      449 13 POSB Health For Life prepares you and your loved ones for any unexpected medical crisis, including Influenza A (HINI) 1 infections. Health is an important part of our lives. However, a medical crisis can hit any time and many Singaporeans do not have adequate healthcare coverage to protect themselves against
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      157 16 Let •ins? v Golf on f the new social networking trend! Singles, gather your friends together for "~**^M--Singapore's first mass Gokon party! Relax over live Jazz band music while you chill with old friends and get to know new ones. Tuck into a delightful buffet of more than 200 delectable
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      POINT OF VIEW
      38 26  -  Raymond LoWan Mou How about a 'Pick a piece of litter a day' campaign, with MPs and national figures leading the way? Once Singaporeans see others picking up litter without qualms, many will follow suit.
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      Lock icon It's the people who make it national
      177 26  -  BGTanChuan-Jin NATIONAL DAY PARADE 2009 Letter from Chairman, NDP Exco 2009 I THANK Mr Kenan Kok Xiao-Feng for his letter "NDP: How can I volunteer?" (June 8). We very much appreciate your support along with the many Singaporeans who have stepped forward to
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      Drivers trained in real-life conditions
      170 26 Letter from Elaine Koh Senior Manager, Corporate Marketing and Communications, SMRT Corporation I REFER to the letter "A wrong time for training?" by Mr M Lukshumayeh (June 4). We wish to clarify that the training bus the writer spotted at the People's Park Complex bus
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      170 28  -  DR BILL MAIER ...BY GIVING YOUR KIDS YOUR BEST You know, so many of us parents get caught up in the hustle and bustle of life and take our kids for granted. Especially when it is so simple to let them know how much we care.
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      I SAY STRIKE A BALANCE
      580 28  -  Subana Hall Economic progress is great —just don't leave your family behind I WAS getting my daily dose of world news when I read the headlines on the disruption to London Underground services. Ah yes, here we go again. The Tube strike brings back memories
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      Lock icon Of palazzi and wantons
      1159 30  -  PHINWONG VENICE BIENNALE Local artist Ming Wong and curator Tang Fu Kuen on how the Singapore Pavilion became the toast of the town plus editor phin@mediacorp.com.sg SOMETIMES it is easy to forget that the Venice Biennale is about art. "That is ugly," I overheard one Icelandic
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      Lock icon Grid Girls take Turkey
      362 34  -  MAYSEAH FORMULA 1 may@mediacorp.com.sg FORGET romance or chivalry. Speed, power and a very loud engine are what you need to attract a hot babe. Just ask Sing Tel Grid Girls Sheralyn Shenjega, 21, Constance Lav, 18, and Mandy Soong, 19, who were enjoying more than just
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      Cooking up a storm
      316 35  -  MAY SEAH FOODTV The head chef of Hell's Kitchen UK takes delight in feeding customers may@mediacorp.com.sg MEET Marco Pierre White (picture). Three-star Michelin chef. Famous or notorious for hanging his chefs by their aprons on hooks, and unceremoniously (read: rudely) chasing out unsatisfactory customers. As the
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      638 37  -  TANYO-HINN AVIVA OPEN SINGAPORE 2009 China's world No 16 shuttler keeps his cool to clinch men's singles crown yohinn@mediacorp.com. sg ON AT least two occasions, a line judge's call tested Bao Chunlai's patience, but the Chinese shuttler kept his cool to overcome Boonsak Ponsana to
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      321 37  -  TANYO-HINN THE future of the five-star Aviva Open Singapore is now uncertain after its title sponsor Aviva recently revealed it was reviewing its involvement in the tournament. The leading British insurance services provider has backed Singapore's premier badminton event
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      228 38  -  TANYO-HINN NATIONAL swim star Quah Ting Wen (picture) underlined her growing reputation yet again with another national record yesterday. The 17-year-old won the women's 50m freestyle sprint in a time of 25.65s to seta new women's national open and under-17 record on the
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      595 38  -  SHAMIR OSMAN 2oog MEN'S JUNIOR HOCKEYWORLDCUP Dutch issue statement of intent at Junior Hockey World Cup shamir@mediacorp.com. sg AGAINST the attacking flair of India at the ongoing Standard Chartered FIH Men's Junior World Cup, the Netherlands showed they can keep their shape and defend. Against Spain
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      436 40 THE GUARDIAN AFTERNOON LATEST First Briton in 71 years to win title now looks forward to Wimbledon LONDON Men's tennis world No 3 Andy Murray yesterday became the first Briton to win the tournament at The Queen's Club since Bunny Austin in 1938, the same year
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      379 41 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH LONDON When Cristiano Ronaldo was a young boy his father, the kitman for his amateur team on the Portuguese island of Madeira, told his son that in the future he would play for Real Madrid. It is a prophecy
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