Today, 12 August 2009

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    10 1 TODAY Wednesday August 12, 2oog www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    222 1 2 Indonesian police will reveal today the identity of a suspect shot dead during a weekend raid and it's certainly not the fugitive militant NoordinTop. 4AntiviralsTamiflu or Relenza should not be given to children belowthe age of 12, say Oxford University researchers. Q He claims he met
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    Lock icon Sanctions likely despite the sop
    621 1 AGENCIES VERDICTON AUNG SAN SUU KYI BANGKOK Myanmar's junta has offered a sop to critics by giving Ms Aung San Suu Kyi a lighter-than-expected sentence, but that has not stopped international criticism from pouring in, with the European Union (EU) promising more sanctions. Earlier yesterday,
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    Lock icon SINGAPORE'S MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS:
    228 1 "We are disappointed to learn that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was found guilty and sentenced to three years hard labour. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi did not plan to violate the terms of her house arrest, and the intrusion into her house was by
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      Lock icon If not Noordin Top, then who?
      540 2 AGENCIES DEADTERROR SUSPECT JAKARTA Indonesian police will reveal this morning the identity of a suspect shot dead during a weekend raid but most accounts seem to point to one thing: The dead man is certainly not elusive militant fugitive Noordin Mohammed Top. In fact,
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      Changes meant to put clients at ease
      736 3  -  ZULOTHMAN CONVEYANCING RULES Proposed protection for deposits paid to law firms processing property deals zul@mediacorp.com.sg ONE lawyer noticed his clients being "extra cautious" when engaging him to oversee their property transactions. It was not unexpected, said Mr Suppiah Thangaveloo of Thanga and Co,
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      Lock icon Not for kids under 12
      705 4  -  ALICIA WONG THE GUARDIAN TAMIFLU&RELENZA In the mildly ill, the side effects of antivirals outweigh gains, say researchers CHILDREN under the age of 12 should not be given Tamiflu or Relenza the two antiviral drugs that form the cornerstone of many a government's fight against
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      More H1N1 patients admitted to intensive care
      158 4  -  ALICIAWONG A TOTAL of eight Influenza A (H1N1) patients have been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) between Friday and yesterday. The Ministry of Health said this includes two Malay men, aged 45 and 42, who have no known medical history, and
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      Lock icon Personal data on search directory
      668 6  -  IMELDASAAD CHANNEL NEWSASIA INTERNETSECURITY Imelda@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN telecommunications engineer Chua Kirn Cheng saw the People Search function at the Red Nano website, he decided to test it. He typed in his name and was shocked to see his particulars and address listed. The full addresses of
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        Lock icon ROYAL M'SIA POLICE OFFICER HONOURED
        145 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Singapore has conferred the Meritorious Service Medal on the Royal Malaysia Police's special branch director Ramli Sha'ari. Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng, who is also the Deputy Prime Minister, presented the award yesterday. The award is a recognition of Mr Ramli's outstanding
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        Lock icon ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE IN SINGAPORE
        100 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is in Singapore for a two-day visit. This is his first official trip to Singapore, and is at the invitation of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The Crown Prince is accompanied by
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      Lock icon Love affair turns violent
      617 8  -  ONG DAI LIN INTHECOURTS Man gets 9 months' jail for intimidating and hurting ex dailin@mediacorp.com.sg HE CLAIMED that he had met the 38-year-old woman mid-last year via an online sex forum where she was advertising sexual services. Tan Tow Kwang, 32, subsequently engaged the services of
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      Lock icon A LEAN, MEAN DREAM MACHINE
      719 9  -  HE PEIWEN Busy students can breathe easy with HP's Compaq Presario CQ3OBBD desktop THE first thing Amanda Foo does when she wakes up is switch on her computer. On days when she stays in, it remains on for most of the time. The computer is
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      'I became political fodder'
      565 10  -  LOHCHEEKONG DRSEETAI MEE She reflects on lggi electoral loss in Petir interview HER defeat at the 1991 General Election went down as one of the major electoral upsets. And 18 years later, in a rare and candid interview with the latest issue of Petir, a publication
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      Catch the National Day Rally speech this Sunday
      155 12 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong will be delivering this year's National Day Rally speech on Sunday, Aug 16. This will be shown live on television from 6.45pm. Mr Lee will first speak in Malay, and then in Mandarin. At Bpm, the Prime
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      Over to you, netizens
      513 12  -  GERALDINESOH ONTHE INTERNET MPs step aside and leave blog to bloggers, editors geraldines@mediacorp.com.sg NEARLY three years after the post-65 generation Members of Parliament (MPs) set up an online political blog to reach out to the Internet savvy, they are relinquishing ownership of it. p6s.sg will now
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      Lock icon No turning back, after liberalisation
      719 13 BLOOMBERG FOREIGN LAW FIRMS More licences next year if market can vdigest them: Shanmugam SINGAPORE, which last December allowed six foreign law firms to practise local corporate law, will award more licenses as soon as next year if that would help the economy, Law Minister
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      Lock icon Studying for a noble career
      637 14  -  ESTHERNG SAF SCHOLARSHIPS Our military scholars are a national resource, saysTeo Chee Hean estherng@mediacorp.com.sg IT'S not the typical career choice of most armed forces scholars, but Officer Cadet (OCT) Stanley Lim Kah Liang, 18, will be studying biology and business because he hopes to work
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      Lock icon Eat wisely to lower your risk
      576 15  -  KIERSTENOW PREVENTING CANCER kierstenow@mediacorp.com.sg AS THE saying goes, you are what you eat. But what you eat and how your food is prepared can go a long way in helping to keep various forms of cancer at bay. There is "enough evidence that vegetables
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      Lock icon Back then, it did not even have LRT
      526 16  -  ALICIA WONG BUKITPANJANG A town centre, MRT station on the cards for once vulu estate alida@mediacorp.com.sg TWELVE years ago, it was a sleepy, out-of-the-way estate without even an LRT line. That was back when DrTeo Ho Pin was first elected as Member
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      Lock icon Incineration plant in Ulu Pandan shuts down, new plant in Tuas to open
      258 17 938 LIVE SINGAPORE'S first waste-to-energy incineration plant at Ulu Pandan ceased operations yesterday, after 30 years in service. It will be replaced by a new plant in Tuas operated by Keppel Seghers. The Tuas plant is the
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      Lock icon Workers stifled over obligations
      307 17 938 LIVE POST-RESIGNATION WOES Restrictive clauses cause anxiety to workers who leave EVEN after you have resigned from a company, it may still seek to tie your hands unfairly. Deputy chief of the labour movement Halimah Yaacob yesterday called on companies not to use restrictive covenants
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      Lock icon Clear skies for today: NEA
      103 17 938 LIVE SINGAPORE can expect clear skies at least for today, said the National Environment Agency (NEA), because of widespread showers in recent days over central and northern Sumatra that have helped alleviate the smoke haze situation. The NEA said the prevailing wind is also
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    • EYE ON ASIA
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        Lock icon MAN IN SEX PHOTO BLACKMAIL NABBED
        92 18 AFP China Police in Beijing have arrested a man who allegedly tried to blackmail dozens of Chinese celebrities by threatening to post nude photos and sex videos of them on the Internet. The man, surnamed Wang, sent more than 120 text messages to 88
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        Lock icon FOILED: AL QAEDA ATTACK ON US BASE
        81 18 AFP Kuwait Kuwait said yesterday it has foiled an attack by suspected Al Qaeda members on a United States military base on its territory and arrested six nationals over their role in the plot. The six Kuwaitis were also planning to attack state
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      Lock icon Japan and India sent into panic
      356 18 .AGENCIES EARTHQUAKES STRIKE 2 unrelated quakes struck in early hours TOKYO Powerful earthquakes just over 10 minutes apart rattled Japan and India yesterday, triggering panic on fears of a tsunami in the Andaman Islands and injuring more than 100 people south-west of Tokyo. The
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      Lock icon 70 dead, hundreds evacuated as typhoons pound East Asia
      399 18 AFP CHISHAN (Taiwan) Typhoons pummelling East Asia have killed at least 70 people, with rescuers in Taiwan battling to find survivors of a mudslide that may have buried about 100 villagers, officials said yesterday. A total of 50 people were confirmed
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      A BIGGER ONE TO COME?
      220 19  -  NEOCHAICHIN There is a one in 20 chance of a bigger earthquake striking the same region within 72 hours of yesterday's tremor off Andaman Islands, warned eminent tectonic scientist Kerry Sieh of the Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS) yesterday. The 7.6-magnitude earthquake happened nearthe northern
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      119 2 SINGAPORE Chef Chik's Lunch Specials An A La Carte Buffet Back by popular demand, we bring you the best of Chinese Executive Chef Chik's Cantonese recipes. Indulge in Scallops and Asparagus in Spicy XO Sauce, Drunken Prawns and Roast Pork! Singapore Marriott Hotel Wan Hao Chinese Restaurant Level 3 From
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      Lock icon THE LADY STILL THREATENS JUNTA
      547 20 AFP,AP NEWS ANALYSIS IT WAS meant to be a rare flash of mercy from Myanmar's junta. But Ms Aung San Suu Kyi seemed unimpressed. "Thank you for the verdict," the 64-year-old said sarcastically after a minister made a surprise entrance to the courtroom at Insein
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      Lock icon Beijing exerting economic clout?
      413 21 AGENCIES AUSTRALIA-CHINA TIES CANBERRA An exiled Uighur activist accused China yesterday of trying to use its economic clout to dampen criticism of its human rights record, while Australia's foreign minister said Chinese diplomats who opposed her trip should mind their manners. Ms Rebiya Kadeer addressed the
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      Lock icon 13 missing in flight to Papua New Guinea
      229 21 AP SYDNEY A charter plane carrying 13 people, including nine Australians, to a popular tourist site in Papua New Guinea vanished on approach to an airport yesterday. Australia's foreign minister said a "possible crash site" may have been found. The twin-engine plane
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      Lock icon Arroyo criticised
      335 24 AGENCIES HUGEDINNERTAB MANILA President Gloria Arroyo's aides struggled to explain a reported US$2O,OOO ($28,890) dinner bill racked up by her and her entourage in New York while the Philippines was mourning the passing of former leader Corazon Aquino. A New York Post online report on Friday said Ms
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      Lock icon Long-range war games kick off
      433 25 AP CHINESE MILITARY EXERCISE BEIJING China's military launched war games on Tuesday, aimed at deploying forces at long distances, reflecting moves to ensure security in the restive western regions of Tibet and Xinjiang. The exercises will send 50,000 armoured troops the People's Liberation Army's "largest-ever
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      Lock icon China says separatists threatened Afghan flight
      157 25 AP BEIJING China yesterday refused an Afghan airliner permission to land after intelligence indicated a possible threat from separatists seeking independence for the restive western region of Xinjiang. The Global Times, an official Communist Party newspaper, said authorities in Xinjiang received a report on
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      Lock icon N Korea wows world with largest gymnastic show
      161 26 AFP PYONGYANG North Korea's Arirang propaganda performance the world's largest gymnastic display opened in front of huge crowds yesterday, reported the official Korean Central news agency. The agency said this year's 80-minute show at May Day Stadium added new scenes to highlight
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      Lock icon China: The new American dream?
      513 26 THENEWYORKTIMES JOB OPPORTUNITY US graduates not versed in Mandarin flock to Shanghai, Beijing to find jobs BEIJING Shanghai and Beijing are becoming new lands of opportunity for recent American college graduates who face unemployment nearing double digits at home. Even those with limited or no
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      Lock icon Did Mehsud survive?
      454 28 AGENCIES TERRORISM IN PAKISTAN Doubts remain on Taliban warlord's death after attack ISLAMABAD Pakistan's government yesterday demanded that Tal- iban commanders release a video to back their claim that notorious warlord Baitullah Mehsud survived a United States drone attack. Hakimullah Mehsud, a top Taliban commander and deputy
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      Lock icon New faces in historic Palestinian vote
      245 29 AP BETHLEHEM (West Bank) The Palestinian Fatah movement elected a group of younger leaders to its top council yesterday. Fatah's first conference in two decades, while plagued by the movement's wrangling and intrigue, appeared to rejuvenate the Palestinian organisation at a critical moment, weeks
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      Lock icon Voices of division
      425 29 THE NEWYORKTIMES IRANIAN POLITICS Conservative lawmakers' demand for say in Cabinet reveals sharp differences TEHRAN About 200 conservative Iranian lawmakers signed a letter on Monday calling on President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to consult them about Cabinet appointments, the latest sign of a struggle among hard-liners that may limit
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      Lock icon Look who's talking
      397 30 AGENCIES US FOREIGN POLICY Hillary Clinton wants people to realise she is the Secretary of State KINSHASA Hillary Clinton has a message for the world: It's not all about Bill. The United States Secretary of State bristled on Monday when as she heard it a Congolese university
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        Lock icon THESE TWO HAVE 'MORE TO OFFER'
        163 34 AFP With seven weeks to go until German elections, a billboard of Chancellor Angela Merkel sporting a low-cut dress has pepped up a campaign that has so far struggled to grab public attention. The ad campaign is by MsVera Lengsfeld, a member of Ms
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        Lock icon BREASTFEEDING CUTS BREAST CANCER RISK: RESEARCHERS
        116 34 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH Women with a family history of breast cancer can cut their risk of the disease by breastfeeding, research has found. But the study found no link between breastfeeding and reduced risk of cancer for women without a history of breast cancer in their
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      Lock icon Nice display picture, Dad!
      627 35 THENEWYORKTIMES THE INTERNET AGE NEW YORK Not too long ago, parents Karl and Dorsey Gude sat together and chatted as they ate breakfast. They read the newspaper and competed only with the television for the attention of their two teenage sons. That was so last century.
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      Lock icon Immune system cancer found in 9/11 officers
      183 36 AP NEW YORK Researchers say a small number of young law enforcement officers who participated in the World Trade Center rescue and clean-up operation after the 9/11 terror attacks have developed an immune system cancer called multiple myeloma. Experts who coordinated the study,
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      Lock icon Couple behind child death unmasked
      500 36 AGENCIES DEATH OF BABY PETER LONDON Britons got their first look yesterday at the couple behind a horrific child death that shocked the country. The toddler's motherTracey Connelly and her lover Steven Barker were jailed in May over the death of 17-month-old Peter Connelly, whose
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      Lock icon No torture of detainees
      500 37 THENEWYORKTIMES GUANTANAMO BAY MI6 chief rejects accusations amid pressure for inquiry LONDON The head of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service has joined other senior British government officials in defending Britain's counter-terrorism policies, rejecting accusations that his agency has colluded in the torture of terrorist suspects being interrogated
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon LETHAL ALGAE ON FRANCE BEACHES
        75 37 THEGUARDIAN Certain beaches in northern Brittany, France, have been swamped by tonnes of potentially-lethal rotting algae. Mr Vincent Petit, 27, took legal action after he fell seriously ill from breathing in the rotting fumes. He became unconscious and the horse he was riding collapsed and
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        Lock icon CYBER ATTACKS CONTINUE
        80 37 AFP Twitter, Facebookand Live Journal said on Monday they were continuing to fend off cyber attacks that derailed them last week. Facebook said the volume of attacks was "insignificant". However, there were problems accessing Live Journal pages of Cyxymu, a pro-Georgian blogger who believed Russia was behind
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      48 38  - TO PREVENT CARD FRAUD i Evelyn ETan Letter fron Perhaps banks issuing credit cards should follow the British example and issue a personal identification number (PIN) with every credit card. This PIN must then be entered to authenticate every transaction. I'm sure this will reduce instances of fraud.
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      304 38  -  Loh Kirn Chye Ling Scow Kang PETROL DISCOUNTS Letter from I REFER to the report "A National Day queue" (Aug 10). I saw a similar car queue on Sunday afternoon at the Shell station along Yio Chu Rang Road. It snaked all the way to the
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      159 38  -  Ko Po Hui Letter from SOME have questioned the "steep" ticket prices ($l5 grandstand, $10 gallery) for today's National Day Challenge match between Singapore and China. Another newspaper even suggested the lack of "big name" players from the visiting side made the admission charges
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      164 40  -  DR BILL MAIER BY MONEY AFFAIR Are you cheating on your spouse? It doesn't take an affair to be unfaithful to your mate. Today there's a new kind of cheating going on and it involves a love affair with Eddie Bauer, or Callaway golf. More than
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      338 40  -  Chan Wai Piew Daniel Is it fair to expect them to also fulfil the roles of cashier, moderator and information desk? TOO often we hear of the many complaints against bus drivers, such as some being unable to speak English or failing
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      241 40  -  Randy X M Khoo Letter from MY WIFE and I returned to Singapore on Monday and what transpired at the immigration counter at Changi Airport left us feeling embarrassed and disappointed. We usually approach the immigration counter together to show our passports. Indeed, we did
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      832 42 sitniwi7/tit]»iji7j sai Rom-com queen Jennifer Aniston on letting strange men touch her butt in her new movie Management, of course SOMETIMES, what stalkers enjoy is the thrill of the chase. If you're trying to shake off a pesky admirer, here's an idea: Let him touch your
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      76 43 AP A JUDGE greenlit a Michael Jackson movie deal on Monday, and the film is scheduled to open in theatres on Oct29. The film, crafted from hundreds of hours of behind-the-scenes and rehearsal footage shot in Los Angeles weeks before Jackson was to kick off
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      207 44  -  MAYSEAH MOVIE REVIEW MANAGEMENT ALTHOUGH I knew Management would have a happy romantic ending, I still can't quite get around the fact that the creepy stalker guy gets the beautiful girl instead of a restraining order. When Sue (Jennifer Aniston) checks into a roadside motel, Mike (Steve
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      77 44 CHRISTOPHERTOH American rock group Nine Inch Nails performed at Fort Canning Park on Monday night, proving how front man Trent Reznor (picture) is incapable of tiring. He led the band through a two-hour set that included their hits Closer, Hurt and Head Like A Hole
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      Problem child
      233 45  -  MOVIE REVIEW ORPHAN Schlocky but effective entertainment genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg THE evil demon child is horror's favourite go-to subject when the idea well has dried up. Well, here we are at the well again. Thankfully, Orphan armed with Esther (Isabelle Fuhrman), a creepy nine-year-old with a Russian accent, an antiquated
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      220 45  -  MAYSEAH MOVIE REVIEW WHERE GOT GHOST? THE return or Jack Neo sees a collection or three short stories that can't make up their minds whether to sit down in the "horror" corner or the "comedy" one, so they sort of run about all over the room. Roadside
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      974 46 TV LISTINGS ON MEDIACORP CHANNEL j0 ON MEDIACORP SINGAPORE IDOL EPISODE 2 DOCUMENTARY Channel q Bpm 6.00 AM Entertainment Tonight 4.00 Are You Smarter Than A sth 10.30 America's Got Talent IV WBt6r Colours FisheVG Illusion 6.30 Prime Time Morning Grader? 11.30 The Moment of Truth 9.30 The Rachael Ray
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      616 47  -  SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE FOOTBALL Alam Shah wants team-mates to prove their worth NATIONAL DAY CHALLENGE Singapore v China National Stadium, 7.30pm shamir@mediacorp.com.sg IT WOULD be difficult to call Noh Alam Shah, who is known for his volatile temper, an ideal captain for the Lions. His disciplinary
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      195 47  -  LAN DECOTTA THE Football Association of Singapore's disciplinary committee met last night to hear presentations by Tampines Rovers chairman Teo Hock Seng over an incident in the match against his club and SAFFConAug2. After two hours, the committee did not make any decision and will
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      210 47  -  TANYO-HINN SINGAPORE shuttlerXing Aiying is through to the last 32 of the women's singles competition at the Badminton World Championships in Hyderabad, India. World No 40 King overcame Kristina Ludikova of the Czech Republic 21-15, 21-9, winning 42 of the 66 rallies between them
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      443 48 AGENCIES FORMULAi Neck inJL 5 up after test runs at Mugello circuit BERLIN Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher yesterday called off his comeback due to concerns over a neck injury. The 40-year-old, who has not raced in 18 months, had agreed to
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      Lock icon Formula 1 is here to stay
      688 49 TODAY EXCLUSIVE Singapore is a destination in itself, not just a stopover, says racing chief Ecclestone IN LONDON last week, Formula 1 bossßernie Ecclestone sat down with Today Senior Correspondent lAN DE COTTA (ian@mediacorp. com.sg) to talk about the sport. In the first of
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      Lock icon The door opens for Almunia
      515 50 THE GUARDIAN INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL Spanish-born keeper awaits England call-up as Foster's ruled out of Holland friendly FOOTBALL FRIENDLY Holland v England LONDON A turbulent 24 hours for Manchester United goalkeeper Ben Foster ended with yet more frustration on Monday night when he was forced to
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      345 51  -  LOWLINFHOONG 12TH THAILAND SPORTS SCHOOL GAMES Shanti Benedict among the S #pore Sports School gems unearthed in Thailand in nakhon si thammarat linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg MEDALS in hand, the Singapore Sports School's contingent returned home yesterday in high spirits, following their haul of 47 gold, 34 silver and 28
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      96 47 SPORTS ON TV TODAY 7am Tennis 1000 Rogers Masters, Ch 22 gam WNBA Liberty v Sparks, Ch 23 10.25pm Cricket Surrey v Glamorgan, Ch 110 11pm Tennis 1000 Rogers Masters, Ch 22 11.15pm B Soccer Italy v Portugal, Ch 113 11.55pm Football Azerbaijan v Germany, Ch 27 TOMORROW MN Football
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      582 52  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH WHO DARES, WINS Local firm says one way to the top is to start there christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg WHAT do director Bryan Singer, rock band Kiss, and actor Samuel L Jackson have in common? They're all doing business with Singapore. To be precise, the Singaporean
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        87 53 Singapore's National Pledge took centre stage at the National Day Parade last Sunday and KFC and Pizza Hut are proud to have been part of the "Pledge Moment". At 8.22pm last Sunday, 65 KFC and 21 Pizza Hut restaurants paused operations to join
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        165 53 Visa has worked with Citibank, OCBC and UOB to select six Visa Debit cardholders to participate in the "Visa Debit Trolley Dash". These six cardholders will get the opportunity to grab as many groceries as they can within three minutes at MarketPlace@one-north on Aug 22. Come
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        127 53 As part of its commitment to help motorists get the most out of every drop of petrol. Shell and Cold Storage recently announced that they give away fuel, groceries and car wash vouchers to customers during a 14-week promotion. This joint promotion is currently in
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        173 53 Stage Cosmetics, Malaysia's premier name in professional colour cosmetics, has recently opened its third retail studio at the new lON Orchard shopping mall. In celebration of the launch. Stage Cosmetics is giving away welcome gifts worth over $70 to customers who sign up as
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        148 53 Freshening Industries, the world-class individual wet towel specialist, has launched a range of disposable wipes. Zappy Boy Alcohol Wipes (below) contains 70 per cent Isopropyl Alcohol, an excellent disinfectant. They rapidly kill fungi, bacteria and most viruses, making them ideal for general cleaning and sanitation of surfaces,
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      400 54 THENEWYORKTIMES TOXIC MORTGAGES WASHINGTON The United States Treasury Department's US$7OO billion ($1 trillion) bailout programme has stabilised the banking system, but it has done little to prod banks to fully deal with the troubled loans on their books, according to a Congressional panel. The Troubled
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      286 55 AGENCIES SYDNEY Australian business confidence hit its highest level in almost two years last month, suggesting the economic recovery is gathering momentum. The confidence index in National Australia Bank's (NAB) monthly survey of businesses rose 6 index points to 10 in July. More
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      432 55 AGENCIES RUSSIAN ECONOMY GDP shrank record lo.g per cent last quarter, Medvedev warns of dead end MOSCOW Russia's economy contracted the most on record last quarter, with President Dmitry Medvedev warning of "a dead end" unless there is rapid reform. Gross domestic product contracted an annual 10.9 per
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      250 56 AGENCIES MONETARY POLICY Outlook for export-dependent economies cautious even as signs of recovery emerge TOKYO -Japan's central bank has held its rock-bottom interest rates steady to give the world's second-largest economy more time to recover from its worst recession in decades. The Bank of Japan's
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      675 57 'AGENCIES CHINA'S ECONOMY Chinese factory output, trade rise amid stimulus BEIJING China s exports, retail sales and factory output improved last month, the government said yesterday, adding to spreading signs the global economy may be recovering from its worst downturn since the *****. China's positive
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      334 58 AGENCIES COMMODITY MARKETS Exchanges plan share swap to boost palm oil trade within Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR CME Group, the world's largest futures market operator, and Bursa Malaysia plan a minority share swap to promote trading of palm oil contracts outside the South-east Asian nation. CME will own
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      461 59  -  CHEOWXINYI IPO LISTINGS Lifestyle firm's bright showing indicates risk appetite might have returned, say analysts cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com. sg IN YET another sign that the initial public offering (IPO) fever is back, shares of Catalist-listed Mary Chia Holdings had a sparkling debut yesterday. The stock surged
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        Lock icon ADVANCED HOLDINGS SEES 15% RISE IN PROFITS IN Q2
        127 59 938 LIVE Mainboard-listed Advanced Holdings has reported a 15-per-cent rise in net profit to $3.7 million for the second quarter, compared to a year ago. The environmental technology firm says this was due to better project cost management, a more favourable
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        Lock icon KEPPEL SECURES $85M WORTH OF CONTRACTS
        79 59 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Keppel Offshore and Marine has secured $85 million worth of contracts through its local and overseas subsidiaries. These include its third Floating Storage and Re-gasification Unit conversion job for GOLAR Liquefied Natural gas. In a news release, Keppel says these new jobs
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      188 60 CHANNEL NEWSASIA FOUNDER of Metro department store and Metro Holdings, Mr Ong Tjoe Kirn (picture), died today at the age of 98. Born in Fujian province in China, Mr Ong moved to Singapore via Indonesia at the age of 16. He worked
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      The American advantage
      457 60  -  Melody Tan Going back to school can boost your career, but what really seals the deal is a quality degree from a recognised institution. After all, anyone can hit the books but being a graduate of Kaplan can open doors whereveryou go. Kaplan is an established name
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      Lock icon A-Reit to raise $302m in funds
      249 60 938 LIVE PRIVATE PLACEMENT EXERCISE SINGAPORE'S business space and industrial real estate investment trust Ascendas Reit (A-Reit) launched a private placement of new units yesterday to raise $301.6 million in gross proceeds. A-Reit is placing out 185 million new units at an issue price
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      Time to look overseas for growth?
      280 61  -  NG BAOYING SINGAPORE'S CONSTRUCTION SECTOR baoying@mediacorp.com.sg CONTRACTORS in Singapore need to look beyond these shores for business. Despite the increasingly positive outlook for private sector construction projects, the Singapore Contractors Association said local firms should tap into regional opportunities. Construction projects are still ongoing
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      161 61 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE Singapore Exchange is proposing a set of new rules to enable early stage mineral, oil and gas companies to list on Catalist. Some of the key proposals include how such companies must provide quarterly reports on use of funds, their projected
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        SINGAPORE LAND
        37 62 $5.27 I Underperform CIMB downgrades from "Neutral" as stock has breached brokerage's $4.83 target price. It says while Sing Land has been aggressive in writing down value of its commercial assets, more impairment is possible.
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        MACARTHURCOOK INDUSTRIAL REIT
        48 62 39 cents Sell Phillip Securities downgrades the trust from "Hold" and cuts target price to 26 cents from 39 cents, citing uncertainty stemming from refinancing obligations. It notes Reit has until December to service $202.3-million debt facility, and another $22.7 million due to Japanese lenders.
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        FROM BROKERAGE RESEARCH AND AGENCY REPORTS
        33 62 Disclaimer: Readers should seek independent financial advice before making any investment decision. Today cannot be held liable for any consequence arising from the use of this information.
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        5-DAY STI CLOSING
        16 62 E Monday Closed Friday 2,549-35 2.00% Thursday 2,601.50 T 0.20% Wednesday 2,606.83 1.58%
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        MARKETS CLOSE
        27 62 Hang Seng 21,074.21 A 0.69% Nikkei 10,585.46 A 0.58% Shanghai 3,264.73 A 0.46% Seoul 1,579.21 A 0.20% Mumbai 15,074.59 A 0.43% Malaysia 1,186.28 T 0.14%
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        23 62 US$1 £1 $1,447 ¥100 $1,503 $2,383 HK$ioo $18.67 i euro A$i RMi $2,045 RMB100 $21.17 $1,202 RS100 $3,015 $0,412 RPio,ooo $1,458
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      MTI's 'subdued' outlook
      457 62  -  KELVIN CHOW SINGAPORE GDP GROWTH kelvinc@mediacorp.com.sg DESPITE climbing out of recession with a positive second quarter gross domestic product, growth outlook for the second half of the year is likely to be "weak and subdued", said the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI). Some analysts that Today
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      We're not guilty, say ex-directors
      338 62  -  ESTHER FUNG esther@mediacorp.com.sg THREE ex-directors of air freight logistics provider Airocean yesterday pleaded not guilty to criminal charges regarding their involvement in giving "misleading information" on a press release. Former chief operating officer Chong Keng Ban Johnson, 52, independent directors Peter Madhavan, 52 and Ong
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