Today, 20 August 2009

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    10 1 TODAY Thursday August 20, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    in the news
    220 1 3 The physical and sexual abuse suffered by an inmate seemed straight out of Hong Kong blockbuster Prison on Fire, says one Member of Parliament. C2 Indonesia pledges to \J introduce tougher laws to combat those who start fires, which is the cause of the region's haze
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    Can't legislate 10ve...
    891 1  -  LEONGWEEKEAT IN PARLIAMENT But MCYS will work on three key areas to help ageing parents get their due from vproblem kids weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg IT IS hard to pin down the reasons for the rising trend of unfilial children here but the danger is clear for all to see
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    The Pledge: Aspiration, not ideology
    754 1  -  ALICIA WONG alida@mediacorp.com.sg THE last time he spoke in Parliament was in 2007, and in recent years, he has reserved those occasions for key policy debates. Yesterday, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew decided to address the House after reading about Tuesday's debate in the newspapers.
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      18 1 f' STYLEMEN THEAOTHORITYON^SHIDNANDSTYLEFaRMEN LAUNCHESUE A PUBLICATION OF /A=diaCorp MICA (P) 233/10/2008 NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 ADVERTISE 6333 9888
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      WHAT THE MPS SAY
      194 2 The pledge begins with: lWe the citizens of Singapore, pledge ourselves.' Not the Government of Singapore pledges itself. Therefore, each of us as citizens, if we find Government policy or some social behaviours not right for Singapore, then as citizens, we should make it right for
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      The balance that's struck behind bars
      762 3  -  LEONGWEEKEAT IN PARLIAMENT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg THE eight days of physical and sexual abuse inflicted on an inmate by his three cell mates was not only "unimaginable", remarked one Member of Parliament, it seemed straight out of the violent world in Hong Kong blockbuster Prison on
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      Lock icon Stricken Taiwan tanker up in flames
      521 4 AGENCIES COLLISION IN MALACCA STRAIT KUALA LUMPUR Fire crews yesterday battled a blaze aboard a Taiwanese oil tanker (picture) carrying 58,000 tonnes of highly flammable naphtha fuel in the Malacca Strait after it collided with another ship. Nine Chinese crew members were missing after
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      Lock icon End to slash-and-burn practice in sight?
      666 6  -  ZULOTHMAN TRANSBOUNDARY HAZE POLLUTION Indonesia pledges to introduce tougher laws to combat offenders zul@mediacorp.com.sg THE region's haze problems would be solved if an agreement between environment ministers from Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei and Indonesia to ban all open-air burning activities is put into effect.
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      Automated process for refunds to be launched
      439 6  -  LINYANQIN yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg AN AUTOMATED process for refunds will be launched in October to help Singaporeans who have yet to claim their refunds for vehicle radio and household TV licence fees, which amounted to nearly $6.06 million in March this year. Chided in the
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      Lock icon NEA to step up battle against rodents
      213 8  -  LINYANQIN IN PARLIAMENT WITH complaints of rodent sightings more than doubling last year from 2007, the National Environment Agency (NEA) is now assessing the need to intensify rodent control efforts in HDB estates, according to Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Environment
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      Hike explained
      377 8  -  LINYANQIN HAWKER STALL RENTALS yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg WITH notices that their rentals would be doubled from $1,000 to $2,000 a month this year, some hawkers are going to find it hard to cope with the higher rents. This prompted Non-Constituency Member of Parliament Sylvia Lim to ask what factors were
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      Chanel bets on Marina Bay Sands
      181 10 WITH 80 per cent of its retail space leased out, Marina Bay Sands yesterday announced its first tenant luxury French fashion house Chanel. The label will open a 7,600 square feet boutique that is spread over two levels at the resort's upscale Marina Bay
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      Subsidy use, not age...
      405 10 IN PARLIAMENT decides who gets priority for HDB flats GIVEN the pressing housing needs of an elderly population, the Government may want to consider giving the elderly priority when it comes to allocating new HDB flats, such as setting aside a proportion of such flats for
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      TOWN COUNCILS TO DECIDE ON NOTICES
      119 10  -  LINYANQIN It is up to Town Councils to decide if they want to put up signs to deter people from putting up illegal paper notices at void decks and other common HDB properties, as this is a "local" matter, said Parliamentary Secretary for National
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      Police seek info
      152 12 POLICE are appealing for information on an unidentified man found floating at sea, off Pulau Tekong, on Aug 1 at about 10.40am. The man is believed to be between 25 and 45 years old, about 1.7m and was wearing a grey polo T-shirt with the word 'BIEN'
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      Cigarettes, a chest of tea and his role as driver
      354 12  -  ONGDAILIN IN COURT NSman pleads guilty in contraband case dailin@mediacorp.com.sg HE WAS approached by an Indonesian navy officer last August and asked to transport contraband cigarettes out of Changi Naval Base. The full-time National Serviceman, Ee Jin Liang, and an
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      Medisave and the elderly conundrum
      309 12  -  ALICIA WONG alida@mediacorp.com.sg TO TACKLE Singapore's ageing population, there has been much emphasis on encouraging suitable patients to stay in community hospitals, rather than in acute hospitals. Yet, head of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Health, Dr Lam Pin Min, yesterday raised concerns that Medisave
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      New magazine for today's man
      255 14 SOME five years after its modest beginnings as a supplement for a women's magazine, Style:Men will hit the news-stands as a full-fledged magazine today. Retailing at $6.90, StyleMen aims to be the reader's compass for new directions and style advances both at home and abroad.
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      It's time to go public
      416 14  -  ESTHER NG GREEN TRANSPORT WEEK estherng@mediacorp.com.sg DITCH that car, take a bus or a train and help save the environment. This is one of several ways to show your support for the Green Transport Week back after a three-year break due to funding issues which
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      525 15 Nothing brings the family together like a good jam session with Grandma Mrs Mary Ho often amazes her audience when she plays the guitar. Not only does she play it well, she is 73 years old and a grandmother of seven. Two years ago, Mrs Ho was accorded
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      157 14 $10,000 WORTH OF SHOPPING GETS.NGAPORE VOUCHERS TO BE WON! Qt W 1 "People Behind The Brands" Contest Q Log on to www.getsingapore.sg to enter and win shopping vouchers H J*J P^j^Hi to spend at over 250 outlets. J^i M, wt\^k SPECIAL DISCOUNTS: W&S&L f W JJJ°J^^^ GET SINGAPORE is a
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      150 15 This is the second in a 10-part series on people who have gone out of their way to bring joy to their families. 20% off for the two of you. 25% off for the three of you. 30% off if there's more of you. BUNDLE UP WITH MIO HOME AND
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      Lock icon Indonesia probes Saudi's link to attacks
      383 16 AFP JAKARTA A man believed to be from Saudi Arabia has been arrested on suspicion of smuggling money used to finance last month's deadly Jakarta hotel attacks, Indonesian police said yesterday. Police also named four suspects wanted for their involvement in the July 17
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      Lock icon High-level delegation for Kim Dae Jung's funeral
      368 16 AFP NORTH KOREA'S GESTURE SEOUL North Korea said yesterday that it will send a high-level delegation to the funeral of former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, its latest apparently conciliatory gesture after months of bitter hostility. South Korea's Unification Ministry said it
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      Lock icon KL to relax laws on freedom of assembly
      180 16 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government will review the Police Act to allow the freedom to assemble in specific locations without the need fora permit, Home Minister Hishamuddin Hussein said yesterday. He said amendments to other Acts like the Internal
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      Lock icon TYPHOON MORAKOT AND THE MEDIA STORM
      700 18  -  DANNY LEE CHANNEL NEWSASIA NEWS COMMENT dannylee@mediacorp.com. sg TAIWANESE President Ma Yingjeou's popularity hit an all-time low yesterday amid public anger over his government's slow response to Typhoon Morakot, a day after he and other senior officials apologised to the people. Taiwanese media noted
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      Lock icon Doubts raised over Iranian Cabinet's competency
      179 20 AGENCIES TEHRAN Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's 21-member Cabinet faces an uphill battle to win Parliament approval. Some of his choices have already run into objections from Members of Parliament (MPs), who charged that some proposed ministers are inexperienced and lack credentials. "From the six
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      Lock icon Wave of attacks on eve of poll
      356 20 AGENCIES AFGHAN ELECTIONS KABUL Violence escalated in Afghanistan yesterday on the eve of the presidential election. Three insurgents took over a bank in Kabul while a wave of attacks killed at least six election workers around the country. Meanwhile, a roadside bomb in
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      Lock icon THIS ELECTION COULD BE THE SOLUTION
      558 22  -  NICKMEO THEDAILYTELEGRAPH NEWS COMMENT Today's vote offers Afghanistan a way out of its troubles OVER a cup of tea in the capital of Helmand province last week, farmer Sayeed Ali glanced nervously left and right, then told me he would not be participating in
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      Lock icon Passengers riding in back of truck killed
      119 23 AP JAKARTA A dump truck packed with more than 60 Indonesian plantation workers and their families overturned yesterday, killing at least 25 and injuring dozens. Three children were among the dead. Police said the passengers were riding in the back of the open
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      Lock icon Wave of bombings rip through Baghdad
      277 23 AGENCIES IRAQ UNREST BAGHDAD A series of attacks across Baghdad killed at least 75 people yesterday, in the worst day of carnage to hit the Iraqi capital since American troops withdrew from Iraqi cities. Nearly 400 people were also wounded in two massive truck
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      Lock icon Malaysian model to be caned from Monday
      321 23 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR A Muslim model sentenced to six strokes of the cane for drinking beer will be the first woman in Malaysia to be caned under Islamic law, a prosecutor said yesterday Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, 32, was sentenced to a caning
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      Lock icon Deal with petitions
      285 24 AP CHINATELLS REGIONS... Attempt to ensure stability before country's 6oth anniversary celebrations BEIJING China's ruling Communist Party has issued a regulation urging local officials to meet every month with people upset with what they see as local injustices, in a bid to stop them from travelling to
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon SEATTLE SAYS NO TO 20-CENT BAG FEE
        98 25 AP Seattle voters rejected a 20-cent fee for every paper or plastic bag they get from supermarkets, drug stores and convenience stores. With about half the ballots counted in the vote, 58 per cent to 42 per cent was against the bag fee.
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        Lock icon ASIAN HORNETS TERRORISE FRENCH
        91 25 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH Tourists are being warned to steer clear of Asian hornets that are colonising France, after swarms of the aggressive predators attacked seven people. Hundreds of the bee-eating hornets, recognisable by their yellow feet, attacked a mother and her five-month-old baby in south-western France last
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        Lock icon S KOREAN TRANSGENDERS GET REPRIEVE
        94 25 AFP South Korean men who want to legally register a sex change will no longer have to complete compulsory military service beforehand, officials said yesterday. The Supreme Court eased some legal barriers for men who want to register their sex change. In 2006 the Supreme
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      Lock icon EU investigating exploding devices
      459 25 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH IPHONES, IPODS Apple denies vburn and fire' cases a sign of bigger problem PARIS European Union (EU) consumer safety watchdogs have launched an investigation into reports that Apple iPods and iPhones are "exploding". Officials have acted after a series of cases in Britain, France, Holland
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      Lock icon Missing ship was not really missing
      338 26 AP ARCTIC SEA Secrecy was maintained so as not to endanger the crew MOSCOW For more than two weeks, the freighter Arctic Sea seemed to have vanished in the Atlantic Ocean's vastness but officials said on Tuesday that they knew where it was all
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      Lock icon Risks from engagement: US experts
      377 26 AFP WASHINGTON The White House is willing to gamble that high-profile missions by former President Bill Clinton to North Korea and Senator Jim Webb to Myanmar this month will boost efforts to engage hardline foes, experts say. But despite some early signs of progress, critics
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      Lock icon Man sells kidney for $29,000 in New York
      752 28 AP ILLEGAL ORGANTRADE NEW YORK In 2005, a rebellious and sporadically employed Israeli man flew to New York to give up his kidney to save an American businessman. For that, he said he was paid US$2O,OOO ($29,000), which appeared in a brown
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      151 17 KUALA LUMPUR/ PENANG 168 RETURN HONG KONG/ GUANGZHOU 388 RETURN ALL-IN FARES AT EXCEPTIONAL ■Tj'S VALUE 9 ADELAIDE/BRISBANE/ MELBOURNE/SYDNEY 698 RETURN FRANKFURT/ LONDON MOSCOW/ PARIS /ZURICH 1188 RETURN All advertised Singapore Airlines fares include the price of the air ticket, associated taxes and surcharges only, correct as of 18 August
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      29 18 Is she turning clockwise? http://www.todayonline.com Wedc&uCKxm I A/UediaCorp Publication BRITISH ~7T~ years of S J=K k^-n S CULTURAL COUNCIL J RELATIONS '/,/mk i 1m V H Vi' II A
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      7 20 Is she turning counter-clockwise? http://www.todayonline.com A/AsdiaCorp Publication
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      7 22 Watch and tell us! http://www.todayonline.com A/AsdiaCorp Publication
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      I SAY LOOK BEYOND MEDICINE
      649 30  -  Patrick Kee Chin Wah I REFER to the current discussion on our healthcare system. Before effective improvements and changes can be made, we need to address the following fallacies and misconceptions: Ageism. In the face of an ageing population, it is very critical to dispel
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      153 32  -  DRJAMES DOBSON BY TREASURE FRIENDS, FAMILY TODAY So often these days, the husband moonlights, the wife works and tries to oversee the home, and everyone is on the brink of exhaustion. The children get short-changed and life goes speeding by in a deadly routine. I see
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      When you reach 50, you'll find jobs hard to come by
      200 32  -  Ming Wong POSTED ONLINE AT WWW.TODAYONLINE.COM.SG From I REFER to "Older folk have it worse" (Aug 17). I have been trying to look for a teaching or project management job at local tertiary institutions without success. While running my
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      Singapore remains one of the most ageist societies
      134 32  -  Candlestick From IF YOU'RE a day over 40, and looking for even temporary or part-time employment in Singapore, watch while your faith in humanity plummets as your contempt for so-called recruitment agencies balloons. And see how years of hard-earned experience counts for
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      35S not welcome
      62 32  -  Wilson Lim From SORRY for the little sidetrack but... even many singles' events have an age limit of up to 35 years for male participants who must be university graduates. So, those singles who are above 35 years old or are diploma-holders are not eligible to marry,
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      1193 34  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH MTV WORLD STAGE What happens when an old man is sent to do a young guy #s job? Feet get hurt in kuala lumpur christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg DEAR DIARY, So there I was 3am on Sunday morning standing outside Euphoria, a club under the Ministry Of Sound banner
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      445 38  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH BY HENRI |THE FIRE FIGHT In their bio, The Fire Fight is described as possessing "a truly pristine experience for the music of today". But while "pristine" is hardly the word I'd use for this album, listening to Henri is definitely a pleasurable experience.
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      822 40  -  CHEN FEN PROVENCE Be charmed by its many villages and local markets traveller@newstoday.com.sg SOME say summer is the best time to visit Provence in France. The lavender fields are in full bloom and the air is scented with the perfume of the flowers. The downside is,
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      1052 42  -  BRIAN STELTER THENEWYORKTIMES EXTREME TRAVEL traveller@newstoday.com. sg "WE'VE got to go right now, folk," Roger Hill shouted on a recent Monday afternoon in Scott City, a beautiful speck on the map of western Kansas. "We're going east. The eastern storm is a monster." After waiting hours
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      267 44 TRAVEL bargains aren't the only reason to brave the crowds at this year's Natas Holidays 2009 travel fair. Taiwanese pop star John Tsai (photo) and her fellow Taiwan tourism ambassador, director Wu Nian Zhen, will make guest appearances at 3pm next Friday, the first day
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      529 46  -  ANNETTE TAN FairPrice Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil is not only fabulous for your body, it's wallet-friendly, too food@newstoday.com.sg We all know the benefits of consuming olive oil. It contains vitamins and antioxidants, and its high monounsaturated fat content helps keep our cholesterol in check. It also has
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      922 47 TV LISTINGS ON MEpJACORP ....™.™__™....g.... STARS FOR A CAUSE 6.00AM Entertainment Tonight Championships in Athletics, Fashion Show JANJI DIANA Channel U, Bpm 6.30 Prime Time Morning Berlin 2009 MN Top Chef Suria, 9.30pm Mfc^g- 9-3° The Rachael Ray Show 111 5.00 The Rachael Ray Show 111 I.OOAM Entertainment Tonight 10.30
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      243 48  -  TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com. sg TOP Singapore national swimmer Bryan Tay may not be able to compete at this year's SEA Games, to be held in Laos from Dec 9-18, due to academic commitments. Tay, 21, earned a late nomination from the Singapore Swimming
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      603 48  -  lAN DECOTTA TODAY EXCLUSIVE Big guns rope in marquee events in bid for Changi track ian@mediacorp.com.sg THE race to build the Changi Motorsports Hub is shaping up into a three-cornered battle as the Aug 27 deadline for investors to submit their bids to the Singapore
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      234 48  -  LOW LIN FHOONG HE'S been a regular fixture at the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon since 2003, guiding and cheering on runners from the sidelines as a volunteer road marshal. This year, Kelvin Lim, 23, will take on another role he will front
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      392 49  -  TANYO-HINN TODAY EXCLUSIVE Former chief claims they owe him money, Subhas says NSA could file a counterclaim yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg TWO years ago, former Cuesports Singapore president Manmohanjit Singh asked the National Sports Association (NSA) to repay money which he loaned to them. Now, a writ
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      559 49  -  SHAMIR OSMAN GREAT EASTERN-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2009 Gombak United v Albirex Niigata Jurong West Stadium, 7.45pm shamir@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN the Great Eastern-Yeo's S-League 2009 season kicked off, Gombak United charged into the fray with nostrils flaring to top the 12-team table, ahead
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      398 50 THE GUARDIAN ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Sunderland i Chelsea 3 SUNDERLAND Chelsea's 3-1 win at Sunderland on Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) was a personal landmark for Frank Lampard. After falling behind to Darren Bent's 18th-minute strike, the England midfielder propelled the Blues back into
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      458 50 AGENCIES EUROPEAN FOOTBALL New boy Vermaelen has settled in quickly and Gallas is on fire CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFYING PLAY-OFF, IST LEG Celtic o Arsenal 2 GLASGOW Many of the critics had their knives out, bristling with intent, ready to chastise and harangue Arsene Wenger and
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      280 50 AP BERLIN Sanya Richards danced the Dallas Boogie here on Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), after she finally laid to rest her individual title drought by winning the women's 400 metres world title in sparkling fashion. The 24-year-old, who left her native Jamaica aged 12 and
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      59 48 SPORTS ON TV TODAY 7am Tennis Western Southern FGrp Masters, Ch 22 7.10am Football Boca Juniors v Belez Sarsfield, Ch 27 Bam NFL Indianapolis v Philadelphia, Ch 117 5.55pm Cricket England v Australia, Ch 110 gpm B Soccer Euro League Super Final, Ch 113 9.15pm Golf KLM Open, Ch 26
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      88 50 m csiziMpm S.League Combak Albirex Thu, 20/08/09 7.45pm S.League SAFFC Home United Fri, 21/08/09 7.30pm UE Europe and German League matches are also on sale. For more details, dloqsg chock Sincjoporo Pools wobsite. Europe Race Qualifyin9 Sat, 22/08/09 B.oopm Final Sun, 23/08/09 B.oopm Ip LAYdb Always PlQy wittl care. SIN^PORE
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      567 51  -  RICHARD TURNILL BUSINESS COMMENT news@mediacorp.com.sg HISTORICAL evidence shows that the indices of each country perform differently. Investors seeking maximum returns for minimum risk should diversify across stocks in different countries. The best way to achieve this is by investing in a portfolio of diversified
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        100 52 Singapore-listed Hyflux yesterday inked an agreement with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) for possible collaboration on water projects in the Middle East, North Africa and Asia. Underthe memorandum of understanding, the partners will identify areas where JBIC would consider providing financing for
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        81 52 938LIVE Delong Holdings yesterday said a $2.i-billion plan by Russian steelmaker Evraz Group to take a majority stake in the Singapore-listed firm has lapsed. "We saw that the option to gain control wasn't happening as Chinese regulators wouldn't consider it," Mr Alexander Boreyko, head of investor
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        91 52  -  KELVIN CHOW Sino Construction yesterday said two contracts worth 524.7 million yuan ($111.5 million) in China had been "delayed indefinitely". This will have no material impact on its results for the current financial year ending Dec 2009, said the firm, because it had excluded the contracts
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      235 52  -  RYAN HUANG CHANNEL NEWSASIA BUKIT PANJANG HOTSPOT More signs of a pickup in residential property sector ryanhuang@mediacorp.com.sg A PLOT of land for condominium development at Chestnut Avenue, just off the Bukit Panjang public housing estate, drew some 13 bids with the highest coming in at
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      195 52 AGENCIES SWISS banking giant ÜBS will reveal 4,450 names of clients suspected of evading United States tax laws to settle a civil complaint filed by the US government, The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. Details of the settlement
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      390 53  -  ESTHER FUNG BUDGET CARRIERS It plans to expand capacity in S #pore by 46% over the next 12 months esther@mediacorp.com.sg UNDETERRED by the economic downturn and possibly even reaping benefits, budget carrier Jetstar plans to expand capacity in Singapore by 46 per cent over the next
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        47 54 89.5 cents I Sell ÜBS initiates coverage, setting 82-cent price target. Says although gaming company's Resorts World at Sentosa (RWS) is an attractive asset, the shares look overvalued. Warns even a modest disappointment in Singapore gaming revenue could have large impact on RWS' operating profit.
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        72 54 59.5 cents I Buy OCBC Investment Research upgrades from "Hold" and raises its target price to 70 cents from 51 cents. Feels confident of outlook for the engineering services group, which services oil and gas, mineral resources industries. FROM BROKERAGE RESEARCH AND AGENCY REPORTS Disclaimer: Readers should seek independent
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        22 54 Jikkei lhanghai ieoul /lumbai Malaysia 10,204.00 T 0.79% 2,785-58 T 4.30% i/S^S-SS T 0.28% 14,809.64 T 1.50% 1,155-53 T 0.76%
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      389 54 STOCK MARKET Tighter lending concerns could cause stocks to tumble further INVESTORS dumped China's stocks yesterday, briefly driving the benchmark index into a socalled bear market, on concern that tighter lending will dampen economic growth. The magnitude of the Shanghai Composite Index's losses a decline
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      407 54  -  RACHEL KELLY rachel@mediacorp.com. sg THE audit quality of smaller accounting firms was put under the spotlight when a study by the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (Acra) showed that there are broad weaknesses among this group. The study found that there are major gaps
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