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    20 1 TODAY Thursday September 24, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY Thursday September 24, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    in the news
    225 1 A Longer maternity and leave even with better protection from unfair dismissal will only go so far to get working women to start or grow families. 8 Former US vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin comes to Asia but her speech in Hong Kong meets mixed reviews. ""1 A
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    Lock icon No more the lonely sheriff
    678 1 NEWYORKTIMES SERVICE OBAMA AT THE UN A new era of US engagement with the rest of the world NEW YORK The United States is ready to begin a new era of engagement with the world, President Barack Obama announced yesterday in a sweeping address to
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    Town council assessment starts Oct 1
    946 1  -  ALICIA WONG alicia@mediacorp.com. sg IN THE end, it could be less a report card on how one town council fares vis-a-vis another —though some will draw comparisons than it is a measure of how far residents are taking ownership of their estate. After nine
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      Lock icon Gaddafi speaks
      460 3 AGENCIES UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY UNITED NATIONS In his first appearance at the world body, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi (picture) launched a scathing attack on the United Nations Security Council and chastised the world body yesterday for failing to intervene or prevent some 65 wars around the world since
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        WHEN OBAMA MET HATOYAMA
        104 3 United States President BarackObama held his first talks with Japanese Prime MinisterYukio Hatoyama yesterday, and said ties with Tokyo were of "critical importance" and a "cornerstone" of US diplomacy. Mr Hatoyama, who has been critical of aspects of US foreign policy, meanwhile said that relations with
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        Lock icon MYANMAR PM HEADS FOR UN
        290 3 AFP AP Myanmar's Prime Minister plans to attend the upcoming United Nations General Assembly, the highest-ranking junta official to do so in 14 years. General Thein Sein is scheduled to leave on Saturday for New York to attend the annual gathering of world leaders, according
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      Nudging firms to tap into women power
      226 4 PUTTING off the implementation of flexible and non-dis-criminatory practices to make workplaces women-friendly will eventually cost employers when foreign manpower is not freely available in a tight labour market, said Madam Halimah Yacob. Referring to the debate about the inflow of foreign workers,
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      Lock icon KEYFINDINGSOF NTUC SURVEY:
      73 4 83% of women surveyed did not face difficulties applying for maternity/ childcare leave 13 /o had some difficulties: It disrupted firm's operations, colleagues were unhappy about taking over duties 13% felt performance appraisals were affected, even with consistent good work 89% felt enhanced benefits were critical in
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      Having more time off only goes so far
      475 4  -  LINYANQIN MARRIAGE AND PARENTHOOD INCENTIVES But the good news is, most have employers' support for maternity, childcare leave yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg IT WAS one of the most welcomed aspects of last year's enhanced Marriage and Parenthood package, but longer maternity and childcare leave even
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      Lock icon US eyes end to fossil fuel subsidies
      253 6 AGENCIES WASHINGTON The United States is pushing key developing and developed nations to agree on a plan to phase out subsidies for fossil fuel industries ahead of a Group of 20 summit. "We put on the table the desirability of reaching an agreement
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      Lock icon The day Sydney turned orange
      463 6 AGENCIES AUSTRALIAN DUST STORM SYDNEY The Sydney Opera House turned orange, flights at Sydney and Brisbane airports were delayed, workers choked and emergency departments were flooded with calls as the worst dust storm in 70 years hit Australia yesterday. Gale-force winds dumped thousands of tonnes
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      Lock icon Ex-cop charged with corruption
      131 8  -  ONG DAI LIN HE WAS allegedly won over with bribes from a gambling operator. Yesterday, former staff sergeant Lim Kay Heng (picture) was charged in court with corruption. On Dec 7, 2005, Lim, allegedly met the gambling operator, Mr Chua Chin Hoe, at a coffee shop
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      Lock icon She spoke, but some walked out
      419 8 AGENCIES SARAH PALIN IN ASIA Ex-Alaska Governor shares her views of Main Street USA with investors in HK HONG KONG Former United States vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin (picture), famously criticised for her lack of foreign policy experience, emerged in Asia yesterday after months out
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      Lock icon NEWCOMERS FIT IN WELL: SURVEY ON INTEGRATION
      176 10 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Nearly eight in 10 say they feel welcomed in Singapore. Roughly the same proportion supported the concept of national service here, according to a survey of 360 new citizens and permanent residents. The results of the poll, conducted by the Policy
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      Lock icon 'Phase out fiscal stimulus gradually'
      540 10  -  CLAIRE HUANG 938LIVE POLICY STUDY WORKGROUPS Withdrawal of Jobs Credit could impact economy: Experts dairehuang@mediacorp.com. sg WITH the announcement on whether the Government will extend the Jobs Credit Scheme due next month, a group of economic experts are arguing for it to be phased out
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      RACING ACTION POWERED BY CANON
      154 11 Singapore Grand Prix 2008 by Paul-Henri Cahier with his Canon EOS camera Display of speed Relive the excitement of last year's inaugural night race through the amazing pictures of internationally- renowed Fi photographer Paul-Henri Cahier. Forty photographs by the master photographer will be showcased in
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      Costs unchanged, clients may stand to gain
      347 12  -  ANSLEYNG ansley@mediacorp.com. sg THE fee guide may have resulted in some lawyers undercutting each other for conveyancing business, but its removal is unlikely to cause a rebound in costs, is the assurance coming from lawyers. In the first place, the guide was never
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      Lock icon Contentious words ... over a water filter
      557 12  - Contentious words over a water filter ZULOTHMAN DEFAMATION SUIT SSC president sued by four former committee members zul@mediacorp.com.sg A SQUABBLE over a water filtration system at the Singapore Swimming Club (SSC) landed its president Freddie Koh (picture), 63, in a defamation suit at the High Court yesterday. Four members of
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      Same old woes, a year on
      461 14  -  TEOXUANWEI FORMULAi Malls lacking in strategy, say tenants as lull returns xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg FOR all their grouses about poor takings during the Formula 1 race week last year, shops and restaurants in the Marina Bay and Suntec City area have not cobbled together any collective
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      Lock icon ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT ON TRAFFIC CONTROL
      130 14 ers. 938LIVE The first day of road closures in the Marina Bay area for the Formula iSingtel Singapore Grand Prix was a minor traffic nightmare for some road users. At the junction of Beach Road and Middle Road, bottlenecks formed just after Bam. Ateam
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      Only tenants, users with strong civic sense need apply
      461 14  -  ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg AS FAR as malls go, this one has set for itself high social ambitions. Consumers are expected to shop ethically at *Scape, the upcoming youth-centric mall located next to Cineleisure Orchard, and businesses need to have a strong
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      Lock icon Family love flourishes
      446 15 Gardening helped bring this family closer together The sight of Madam Hamidah Bujang harvesting vegetables at the garden situated below her block of flats is a familiar one for residents living in Jurong East Avenue 1. Since last year. Madam Hamidah has been tending to the flora
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        LBS HR EXECUTIVE PROGRAMME IN S'PORE
        216 17 The London Business School (LBS) will be conducting its renowned Human Resource Executive Programme in Singapore the first time it is doing so abroad. Those interested can sign up for the programme, Human Resource Strategy in Transforming Organisations (HRST), from Nov 8 to 13.
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        LASTCALLTO REPLACE EZ-LINK CARDS
        150 17 Commuters who are still using their old ez-link cards should replace them by Sept 30, when the free one-for-one card replacement exercise ends. After this date also, all old ez-link cards cannot be used for travel on public transport. Cardholders, who have not exchanged their current
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        DOWNTOWN LINE CONTRACTS AWARDED
        144 17 Work on three train stations for the Downtown Line Stage 2 (DTL2) will begin next year, with the final two civil contracts for the project awarded to an Austrian company. The two contracts, worth about $670.74 million, went to Alpine Bau GmbH (Singapore branch), a major
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        CDAC OPERATING HOURS
        75 17 The Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC) headquarters, which has extended its operating hours on some days since March, will revert to its original operating hours. This is due to "a significant decrease in the number of walkin cases" during the extended hours, the CDAC said. From Oct
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        Lock icon SEVENTY WORKSHOPS ON HEALTH, FITNESS
        105 17 938LIVE A series of workshops promoting health and fitness will be held islandwide to encourage "wellness for everyone". Organised by People's Association (PA) and key players in the health and wellness industry, some 70 workshops will be held across Singapore from this month till January,
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Sixteen on trial in Vietnam adoption scandal
      182 18 AFP HANOI Sixteen people accused of falsifying papers to sell babies for overseas adoptions went on trial in Vietnam on Tuesday. Among the accused are two directors of social welfare centres in northern Nam Dinh province, the Thanh Men newspaper reported. Doctors, nurses
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      Lock icon CHINA LEAVES GREY AREA
      546 18 AFP NEWS ANALYSIS CHINESE President Hu Jintao offered few details in his United Nations speech on climate change on Tuesday, but the lack of specifics could just mean he wants some room to manoeuvre, said observers. OnTuesday, Mr Hu told the UN General Assembly in New
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      Lock icon Australia proposes reducing voting age to 16 years
      170 18 AP CANBERRA The government released a range of options yesterday for lowering the voting age in Australia from 18 to 16 a prospect welcomed by the left but shunned by conservatives. The Australian public has until Nov 27 to comment on the
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        Lock icon EXILED UIGHUR CHIEF AGREES TO TAIPEI VISIT
        101 18 AFP Taiwan Exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer has accepted an invitation to visit Taiwan, supporters said yesterday in a development handing the island's China-friend-ly government a political dilemma. If the Taiwan authorities grant a visa to Ms Kadeer, they are likely to anger
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        Lock icon SBYWADES INTO FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION
        102 18 AP Indonesia Indonesia's President invoked special powers on Tuesday to replace three top commissioners in the anti-corruption agency who were ousted after being named suspects in police investigations. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono issued a decree establishing a panel of experts to name candidates for the
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        CHILLI CRAB WON'T BELONG TO MALAYSIA, AFTER ALL
        103 18 Malaysia Malaysia sparked an Internet "food fight" when Tourism Minister Dr Ng Yen Yen declared last week that the country intended to claim classic dishes like chilli crab, laksa, bak kut and Hainanese chicken rice. Yesterday, Dr Ng told The Star that
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        MINISTERTO BE QUIZZED ON LEAKED CABINET PAPERS
        109 18 A Malaysian minister is expected to be among a number of people to be called for questioning in connection with leaked Cabinet papers on scan-dal-plagued Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ), Bernama reported. The 18-page document is said to be a June 2007 memorandum
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        Lock icon CHINA PROMISES SHOW OF FORCE
        88 20 AFP China yesterday promised military watchers a real show during the National Day parade on Oct 1, with a host of new equipment to be rolled out. Parade spokesperson Gao Jianguo said the "100 per cent China-made" equipment unveiled to the public would include nuclear,
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        Lock icon 'REBELARRESTED IN PHILIPPINES'
        78 20 AFP The Philippine military said yesterday it had arrested a top Muslim rebel wanted for deadly attacks. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front's (Milf) Camarudin Hadji AN, also known as Commander Mudi, was picked up on Tuesday. However, a rebel spokesperson said "the military arrested the wrong person",
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        Lock icon BRITAIN EASES FEARS OF PROSECUTION OVER ASSISTED DYING
        100 20 AFP People who help their relatives to commit suicide are unlikely to be prosecuted in Britain, provided they were motivated by compassion and the victim was committed to dying, officials said yesterday. Britain's director of public prosecutions Keir Starmer launched the guidelines
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      Lock icon Obama offers free trade
      504 20 AFP AFP US-CHINATIES NEW YORK United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday tried to reassure Chinese President Hu Jintao he was "firmly committed" to free trade, after triggering a dispute by slapping tariffs on Chinese tyre imports. Mr Obama also made a "forceful" presentation on Iran's
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      Lock icon YOU BIG BABY, YOU
      72 21 AFP A large newborn baby boy lies next to a more standard-sized newborn at a hospital in Medan, North Sumatra, yesterday. An Indonesian woman has given birth to an 8.7-kg baby, the heaviest newborn ever recorded in the country, a doctor said. The baby, who is
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      Lock icon Visas for info
      432 21 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH CIA OPERATIONS Book says US Consulate in Dubai recruiting ground for Iranian spies DUBAI The CIA uses the American consulate in Dubai as a recruiting ground for Iranian spies, according to a new book, which says visas are granted only in exchange for inside information
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        Lock icon LENIENCY FOR US HIKERS
        78 21 AP Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday he will request leniency for three American hikers who strayed across Iran's border. "What I can ask is that the judiciary basically look at the case with maximum leniency," said Mr Ahmadinejad, who was in New York for
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        Lock icon IRAN BANS CURVY MANNEQUINS
        78 21 BLOOMBERG Iran's police have banned the use of curvy female mannequins and those without headscarves, as well as the sale of Western-inspired clothing in an effort to preserve morality. Store owners were condemned for using mannequins with curves, the appearance of wearing makeup or that lacked
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      Lock icon DON'T WRITE OBAMA OFF JUST YET
      942 22  -  JONATHAN FREEDLAND THE GUARDIAN NEWS COMMENT The photo-op said it all. If the US President is to turn things around, he'll need to press the reset button THERE was something wrong with that picture: Despite the smiles and the handshake, United States President Barack
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        Lock icon US SNUFFS OUT FLAVOURED CIGGIES
        71 24 AFP Cigarettes flavoured with fruit, candy or cloves became illegal in the United States on Tuesday under a new law that is aimed at reducing smoking, especially among youth. "Flavoured cigarettes are a gateway for many children and young adults to become regular smokers," said
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        Lock icon TROUBLE FOR ELITE AUSSIE COPS
        104 24 AFP Five elite Australian policemen accused of drunkenly running naked around an unmarked van at a series of city traffic lights were suspended from duty yesterday, pending an investigation. The men, members of Queensland's explosives and hostage negotiation squad, will be investigated by an ethical
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        Lock icon AL QAEDA SEES OBAMA'S DOWNFALL
        99 24 AP Al Qaeda predicted United States President Barack Obama's downfall at the hands of the Muslim world in a video released on Tuesday. The 106-minute video in Arabic, entitled The West and the DarkTunnel featured testimony from several leading Al Qaeda figures, including No 2Ayman
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      Lock icon Brown takes Obamas lead
      358 24 THEGUARDIAN NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT British PM to cut nuclear sub, defence budget LONDON British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will add to the momentum towards nuclear disarmament by announcing today that he intends Britain to build three, not the planned four, replacement Trident nuclear submarines. The move could
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      Lock icon Moving reunion for long-lost brothers
      206 28 AP WALDOBORO (Maine) Seven years into his tenure as a furniture mover for a bedding retailer, Mr Gary Nisbet was joined by a new colleague, Mr Randy Joubert, who looked so much like him that customers asked whether they were brothers. "We thought they were
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      Lock icon Will soccer fans be safe?
      264 28 THE GUARDIAN 2010 WORLD CUP JOHANNESBURG Crime is rising in South Africa less than nine months before the country hosts the football World Cup, casting doubt on official promises that the tens of thousands of fans heading there next summer will be welcome and safe.
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      Lock icon Another first for women
      175 28 AP PARIS A Bulgarian diplomat became the first woman to lead the United Nation's agency for culture and education, beating out a controversial Egyptian candidate whose one-time threat to burn Israeli books had galvanised opposition. Ms Irina Bokova, 57, defeated Egyptian Culture Minister FaroukHosnyaftera suspenseful and
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        Lock icon WILDFIRE SPREADS INCALIFORNIA
        84 30 AP A wildfire in the United States stoked by seasonal winds has spread over 3,440 hectares in the hot and tinder-dry Southern California hills of Ventura County. Calmer winds late on Tuesday aided firefighters battling the blaze near the city of Moorpark north-west of Los Angeles, but
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        Lock icon USTERRORWARNING EXPANDED
        79 30 AP The United States government expanded a terrorism warning from transit systems to stadiums, hotels and entertainment complexes in a possible Al Qaeda plot to set off hydrogen-peroxide bombs hidden in backpacks. The warnings come amid an investigation on Najibullah Zazi, a 24-year-old Denver airport shuttle driver who
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      Lock icon Attack of the drones
      361 30 AP WAR ON TERROR WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama may change his tack again as the war worsens in Afghanistan by trading the comprehensive counterinsurgency strategy he laid out early this year for a narrower focus on counter-terror operations aimed at Al Qaeda. The White
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      Lock icon Better bras please, women soldiers tell Swedish military
      155 32 AFP STOCKHOLM Sweden's women soldiers are demanding that the military provide them with combat-tested bras, amid complaints that the sports bras they must buy themselves unhook too easily, officials said on Tuesday. Unlike their male counterparts, who are provided with military-issue underwear,
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      Lock icon Merkels heir apparent
      395 32 THE NEWYORKTIMES GERMAN POLITICS Aristocrat vaults to prominence after joining govt ranks BERLIN Could the heir apparent to Chancellor Angela Merkel be a wealthy, handsome 37-year-old baron who loves rock 'n' roll? Mr Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (picture) vaulted to prominence this year when he took over the
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      184 36  -  DR BILL MAIER BY....... IDENTIFYING AND TREATING DYSLEXIA What would you say is the most common learning disability among young children? Believe it or not, it's dyslexia. Recent research shows that at least one in five kids are affected by it which is a much greater
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      379 36  -  Susan Syriac Whiten my skin? But is being dark so wrong? "GET the fair advantage", screamed a advertisement for a skin whitening product I saw on the MRT on my way to work. It made me think of a conversation I'd recently had with my
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        1063 38  -  PHINWONG WIN MADONNA'S CELEBRATION Here's your chance to win a copy of Celebration (single CD edition). Just answer the following question: NAME ONE OF THE TRACKS FEATURED ON CELEBRATION Email feedbacksg@warnermusic.com with your answer and the header "Today Celebrates Madonna" by Sept 28. Celebration is
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        77 44 Class 95FM's Miles For Smiles is happening on Oct 3. Glenn, Vernetta and The Flying Dutchman will be walking from Jurong Point Shopping Centre in the West of Singapore to the Marks Spencer, Parkway Parade store in the East all in aid of Operation Smile. Support
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        234 44 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH A PARAMEDIC who treated John Travolta's son shortly before he died in the Bahamas threatened to release private information unless the Hollywood star paid US$25 mil- lion ($35.3 million), prosecutors said on Tuesday. Travolta is among those expected to take the stand during the
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          65 46 IT'S not surprising that this feisty young singer is quickly making a name for herself considering her famous family. This album snaps, crackles and pops like that delicious breakfast cereal and that's no bad thing. Her performance is still a little raw but some experience will polish
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          78 46 THIS young, upcoming R&B star has been playing a variety of instruments since he was a child, but he didn't instantly profit from his natural talent and went to study for a music business degree. Till now. Considering everything was done by Jeremih and his partner Mick Schultz
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          214 46  -  KHALILFONG TIMELESS THIS new album by BHong Kong singerI songwriter Khalil Fong had its genesis in 2005, when the singer thought about recording an album of songs he grew up with. The result is this collection of 10 English, Cantonese and Mandarin songs from singers who have influenced
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          79 46 SOME 10 years after she scored her breakthrough as a member of Destiny's Child, R&B singer LeToya is back with her second solo album which, hopefully, will fair better than any of her ex-colleagues' whose names are not Bey once. While it's a tad uneven, it's still
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          73 46 LISTENING to the single Million Dollar Bill, it's no wonder that this album shot to No 1 around the world, including the United States where it landed at top spot on the Billboard 200. With songs like A Song For You and Didn't Know
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        282 46  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH THE only constant is change, goes an old adage, and that's none more apparent than on MediaCorp radio station Gold 90.5FM. The formats are still the same, but if you've been tuning in on weekdays, you would have picked up on the subtle changes to the DJ
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        340 47  -  MAYO MARTIN LOCALTHEATRE After playing a sleuth, Daniel Jenkins returns to being a Caveman mayo@mediacorp.com. sg LAST week, Daniel Jenkins was in Mumbai wrapping up his scenes for a new movie. Gasp! Has the 40-year-old theatre actor decided to hang up his thespian shoes in Singapore
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        908 48  -  TIFFANY TAN FORBIDDEN ATTRACTION Get up close, though not personal, with the headline grabbing nation at Dandong traveller@newstoday.com.sg TOURISM in Dandong is thriving because of nosiness. According to government figures, this Chinese city gets about 10 million visitors a year not bad for a third-tier
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        461 49 WHERE ANYTIME IS FAMILY PLAYTIME. Wildlife adventures, mysterious underground worlds, relaxing beach getaways Perth beckons with a gamut of exciting experiences, now made more attractive than ever. With great airfares on Singapore Airlines and our Perth Family Playtime land packages from just $1016* per family, you
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        36 50 Dandong is in Liaoning province, China. It is an hour-and-a-half away by plane from Beijing. AirChina has daily flights. Alternatively, visitors can catch daily K27 train trips from Beijing, which takes about 14 hours.
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        451 52  -  JENNIFERCHEN CENTRAL JAPAN Gifu's water and traditions offer unique experiences, even within Japan CONSIDERING it is situated between the tourist hotspots of Tokyo and Osaka, Gifu prefecture is surprisingly undiscovered by visitors from Singapore. For the past two years, the region garnered less than 0.5 percent of
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    600 55  -  LEONARD THOMAS SPORTS COMMENT After the sordid headlines, Formula 1 needs the drivers to shine in the Lion City sports editor leonard@mediacorp. com.sg i ON EACH of the three days of last year's l" race, 100,000 men, women and children converged in the
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      637 56  -  lAN DE COTTA SINGAPOREGRAND PRIX SPORTS COMMENT f J senior correspondent ian@mediacorp.com.sg I FIRST watched Lewis Hamilton race at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya in the spring of 2006. Back then, he was driving for the ART Grand Prix team in the GP2 championship. His driving
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      804 58 AGENCIES The Yas Marina Fi track has a chance of challenging circuits in Singapore and Monaco ABU DHABI Last year, the SingTel Singapore Grand Prix was recognised as the best race of the season. Held under blazing white lights against the backdrop of a magnificent
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      726 60  -  HEPEIWfN I /The city is abuzz with Formula 1 aetidh around the clock, hiere^whali^ you need to know to get a piece of it 8~~ m STRAP UP A timepiece that marks the moment is the special edition Debute Nightracer ($468 from Debute at #81-29 Orchard Central and
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      586 62  -  LOWLINFHOONG FORMULA i SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX 2oog Asia's lone representative on the grid is fighting to keep his Williams seat linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg THE 2009 Formula 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix will be Williams' driver Kazuki Nakajima's biggest test to date, as the 24-year-old battles to
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      365 62  -  SHAMIR OSMAN From beer to brawn around the course, the race experience at this week's Formula 1 SingTel Singapore Grand Prix promises to be a smooth one for the fans. After digesting some negative feedback about heavy-handed security personnel and beer-chugging
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      515 63  -  PHILIPGOH Toro Rosso #s two young sparks show plenty of hunger and drive despite their struggles philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg IT'S a long road for anyone who dreams of becoming a speed merchant in Formula 1. The traditional route is a seat in Formula BMW first, before progressing to
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      321 63  -  lANDECOTTA fl senior correspondent ian@mediacorp.com.sg ARMED with a pair of Turn 1 grandstand tickets and executive suite accommodation at Marina Mandarin for the weekend, Arthur Lim is going have a roaring holiday with his family during the SingTel Singapore Grand Prix. All for
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      429 64  -  PATWANT SINGH Icy 2007 champ Raikkonen bang on form for Ferrari patwant@mediacorp.com.sg HE IS known as the "Iceman" for his poise in the cockpit of a Formula 1 car. Always cool and composed while steering his Ferrari at top speeds of 300km/h, Kimi Raikkonen won the
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      559 64  -  TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg WHETHER it was team orders or the old pro keeping his thoughts to himself, or simply jet-lag, Toyota's Jarno Trulli, one of the sport's most experienced drivers, mostly showed little interest when he met local media at Toyota team title sponsors
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      1077 65 1) What to wear Singapore's climate is generally warm and humid, with September's daily temperature expected to hover around 27.8°C. If you plan to arrive earlier (3pm-spm) at the Circuit Park, you should slap on some sun block, and
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      554 66  -  TANYO-HINN SINGAPORE SPORT SSC inform NSAs what is required ahead of the next fiscal year yohinn@mediacorp.com. sg FOR the current fiscal year, a total of $58.8 million in direct and indirect grants have been set aside by the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) for the 64
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      122 66 FIFTY more runners have the chance to join the 50,000 already registered for the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon on Dec 6. Following overwhelming de- mand, sponsors Standard Chartered Bank have donated 50 of their corporate slots for silent bidding to help raise funds for the
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      232 66  -  SHAMIR OSMAN GREAT EASTERN-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2009 SAFFC 2 Albirex Niigata 1 DEFENDING champions SAFFC took a big step towards their a consecutive title with a 2-1 victory over Albirex Niigata in last night's Great Eastern-Yeo's S-League 2009 encounter at Choa Chu Rang Stadium. An Aleksandar
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      242 66 PHOTO COURTESY OF ADI DAS sfsdfsdfsd Die-hard football fans in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia have a chance to watch AC Milan, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Liverpool and Real Madrid 'live', thanks to adidas' Every team needs a 12th man campaign. From now until Bam on
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      161 67 AFP NEW DELHI India's cricketers at the Champions Trophy in South Africa are being encouraged by their coach to have sex to boost their on-field performance, it was reported yesterday. The benefits of sex feature prominently in a secret document circulated among
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      547 68 AGENCIES ENGLISH FOOTBALL Vela shines for Arsenal as team-mate Wilshere comes under fire for unseemly spat LEAGUE CUP, FOURTH ROUND Arsenal 2 West Brom o LONDON Controversy pursues even Arsenal's bright young things these days. A 2-0 victory for the youth team over
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      894 71  -  DAVID REILLY BLOOMBERG BUSINESS COMMENT Do not confuse numbers provided to investors and figures regulators use to gauge soundness of banks HERE'S one thing that leaders of the Group of 20 nations do not need to work on when they meet in Pittsburgh this week accounting
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      217 72 BLOOMBERG KB Financial Group chairman Hwang Young Key has offered to resign after South Korean regulators barred him from seeking a second term for incurring investment losses at a rival company he led. Mr Hwang should be punished for his role in 1.6
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      591 72 BLOOMBERG NEWZEALAND NEW Zealand emerged from its worst recession in three decades, expanding for the first time in six quarters on rising consumer spending and exports of logs and dairy products. The nation's currency surged. Gross domestic product increased 0.1 per cent in the three months
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      230 72 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON As countries are calling for coordinated international action to limit compensation in the financial sector, United States banks that have repaid public rescue money are returning to their lavish ways. The trend flies in the face of traditional market
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      306 73 BLOOMBERG THE Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the nation's largest lender, is negotiating with a state-owned bad-debt manager overthe repayment of 313 billion yuan ($65 billion) of bonds due as early as this year. Huarong Asset Management, which
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      498 73 BLOOMBERG CHINA'S ECONOMY CHINA'S central bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan said yesterday that currency stability was the most important goal of monetary policy as exporters called on the government to delay appreciation of the yuan. China must stick to a moderately loose monetary stance, use policy
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      415 74  -  WONGSIEWYING CHANNEL NEWSASIA siewying@mediacorp.com.sg FINANCE industry players have become more upbeat about capital-raising opportunities in Asia as more funds have moved into the region recently in search of higher-yielding returns. Speaking at the London School of Economics (LSE)-Sin-gapore Management University (SMU) Asia
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      591 76  -  ESTHER FUNG EN-BLOC SALES Sale expected to open the floodgates for collective sales in desirable east coast area esther@mediacorp.com.sg THE collective sale property market fervour has now moved beyond the mass market segment and into the high-end luxury market. The latest en-bloc site to
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