Today, 28 October 2009, Afternoon Edition

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    19 1 TODAY Wednesday October 2&| kw.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY Wednesday October 28, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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      Lock icon THIS IS IT, FINALLY
      60 1 EPA I Fans of Michael Jackson line Odeon Leicester Square in London ahead of the This Is It British film premiere last night. The global premiere, featuring backstage footage of the late singer's rehearsals for planned concerts in the British capital, kicked off simultaneously at gam
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      A service conundrum
      839 1  -  TEOXUANWEI CUSTOMER SATISFACTION INDEX Satisfaction falls, but are standards down or just out of joint with expectations? xuanwei@meaiacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It could be because consumers are continually raising their expectations, even if actual service standards may have held steady. Or, a case of businesses misreading what customers value
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      Lay-off shock at HP, second time this year
      501 1  -  ANSLEYNG ansley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE -Theeconomy may be slowly emerging from the dumps, but retrenchments are happening even now as companies continue to restructure. On Monday, American computer giant HewlettPackard was the latest to issue the pink slips among the retrenched were at least
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  • NEWS
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      Visitors bring rays of optimism
      406 3  -  LEONG WEE KEAT TOURISM FIGURES First on-year rise in visitor arrivals, hotel occupancy SINGAPORE Thanks to a surge in travellers from neighbouring Indonesia and Malaysia, Singapore saw year-on-year growth in the number of visitors here for the first time in 2009. Arrivals were up 7.1
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      Lock icon United States faces H1N1 vaccine shortage
      236 4 AFP WASHINGTON The United States will face an HINI flu vaccine shortfall of 45 to 55 million doses by the end of the year but half of the population could still be vaccinated, said a senior US official. "I don't think we will get
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      Lock icon Link Mall on track
      372 4  -  SRAMESH CHANNEL NEWSASIA MARINA BAY FINANCIAL CENTRE SINGAPORE The $4-billion Marina Bay Financial Centre mega project is on target despite the global downturn. Within a year, Phase One of the Marina Bay Link Mall under the Centre will be up and running, with tenants moving into
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      Lock icon Autonomy in the making?
      379 6 AFP THAILAND RESTIVE SOUTH Abhisit receptive to self-rule for south BANGKOK Thailand's Prime Minister yesterday backed a suggestion by his Malaysian counterpart to grant autonomy to the insurgency-hit Thai south, as five more people were killed in the Muslim-majority region. Mr Abhisit Vejjajiva said he would
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      Lock icon Debate over ministers' planned pay hike
      533 8 WHAT INDONESIAN MINISTERS GET NOW According to The Jakarta Globe, the ministers' salaries have not been revised since January 2005. Salaries are calculated on a monthly basis. The President •Basic Salary: 30,240,000 rupiah ($4,435) •Allowance: 32,500,000 rupiah •Total: 62,740,000 rupiah The Vice-President 'Basic Salary:
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      CJ rebuts the critics
      475 10 SINGAPORE'S JUDICIARY SINGAPORE Some have alleged that Singapore pays just lip service to the rule of law; others question the independence of its judges. Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong, addressing such criticisms yesterday, made it clear: "Political authority must be exercised subject to, and in accordance
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      Lock icon And may the best hand win!
      169 10 SINGAPORE Starting at Ipm this Saturday, 400 contestants from the region and Singapore will be putting their best hand forward in a battle of endurance in this year's Subaru Challenge. This year, contestants from China, Taiwan and Indonesia will be taking part for the
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      Lock icon Dead can dance
      233 11  -  DON WONG (YOU CAN'T) BEAT IT Nothing is more of a Thriller than a tribute to the great MJ donwong@mediacorp.com. sg FOR once, the Merlion lost the limelight. Last Sunday morning, the hordes of tourists, who usually head to One Fullerton for a quick photo op with
      BY DON WONG USING THE SAMSUNG PIXON 12.  -  233 words
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      Lock icon Mom-and-pop shops go 24 hours
      385 12  -  IMELDASAAD CHANNEL NEWSASIA HDB RETAILERS imelda@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE In the struggle to survive, some mom-and-pop retailers in heartland estates have gone 24 hours. Mr Yap Yong Yiah, for instance, chose to upgrade his provision shop into a 7-Eleven store, pumping in some $100,000 in franchising
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      Lock icon OOPS, IT'S A BOY!
      130 14 KOHMUIFONG And that's the confirmation after an endoscopic sexing procedure to determine the sex of this rainbow lorikeet at the Jurong Bird Park yesterday. The bird park has its own in-house bird breeding programmes, but with their similarly colourful plumage, one cannot tell a male or
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        SINGAPORETO HOST INITIATIVE TO COUNTER WMD PROLIFERATION THREATS
        157 14 For the second time, Singapore is hosting a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) exercise called Deep Sabre, involving some 2,000 personnel from 19 countries. The exercise, which runs from yesterday till Friday, comprises talks and a table-top exercise on PSI-related matters, a simulated
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        BE A FUTUREBOOK, FUTUREWORLD CREATOR
        179 14 Calling anyone with novel ideas on applications or content for e-books and real-time data sharing —the Media Development Authority (MDA) is looking for good proposals to support with funding. Recipients will get support from the research and development to commercialisation stages. Under Futureßooks, companies chosen
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        Lock icon ERP RATES AT 3 GANTRIES TO BE RAISED IN NOV
        109 14 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) rates at three gantries will go up from Nov 2. It will cost $1 to pass through the gantry along Ayer Rajah Expressway between Bam and 8.30 am, an increment of 50 cents The
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      Lock icon Company, director convicted of abusing tax scheme
      173 16 938 LIVE SINGAPORE Pressure vessels manufacturer, Steel Forming and Rolling Specialists, and its managing director, Gan Oh Boon, was convicted of tax evasion yesterday. This is the first company and director to be convicted of abusing a tax exemption scheme for new companies
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    • Article
      Kicks, stamps caused rupture
      462 16  -  ZULOTHMAN TODDLER'S DEATH Doctor tells court tear was caused by forces "equivalent to moving vehicles' zul@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE Toddler Natalie Nikie Alisyia Sallehan most likely injured herself when she was kicked and stamped on, a forensic pathologist told the High Court yesterday on the sixth day
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      Lock icon Don´t forget to get your receipt
      278 18  -  EVELYN CHOO CHANNEL NEWSASIA MAKING RECYCLING EASIER New reverse vending machine at HortPark checks items, issues lucky draw tickets evetynchoo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It is the latest in recycling bins. While a common sight in Japan and Europe, this reverse vending machine at HortPark is the
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      Lock icon MM meets Geithner, Clinton
      157 18 CHANNEL NEWSASIA UNITED STATES Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has met with United States Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington. Mr Lee and Mr Geithner discussed developments in the US economy, and strategic trends in Asia and the global economy,
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon MACC nabs top civil servant
      144 22 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR A former secretary-general of a government ministry was arrested yesterday by the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC), in the biggest antigraft swoop this year. The top civil servant will be charged today for alleged corruption of about RMIO million ($4.1
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      Lock icon BEGINNING OF THE END?
      460 22  -  BARADAN KUPPUSAMY THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER POINTOFVIEW Nik Aziz' battle to keep PAS free of Umno may end in tears PARTI Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) spiritual adviser Nik Aziz Nik Mat may have the party rank-and-file behind him in his opposition to PAS working closer with the ruling
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      Lock icon Indonesia is not a refugee dumping ground'
      170 24 AFP TANJUNG PINANG An Indonesian provincial governor yesterday refused to allow an Australian customs vessel to unload 78 Sri Lankan asy-lum-seekers, saying Indonesia is not a "dumping ground" for refugees. Australia stressed it was not trying to push asylum-seekers back onto Indonesia, the
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      Lock icon Bridge collapse leaves 1 dead
      326 24 AFP MISHAP IN MALAYSIA KUALA LUMPUR One girl died and two others are missing after a bridge collapsed at a campsite in Kuala Dipang, some 200 km north of Malaysia's capital, sending a group of students plunging into a river, the police said. Nineteen of
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      Lock icon No 'tight' trousers for women in new Banda Aceh dress code
      156 24 AFP BANDA ACEH Muslim women in Indonesia's West Aceh district will be banned from wearing "tight" trousers under new regulations, an official said yesterday. From the start of next year, any woman wearing trousers or jeans deemed to be
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      Lock icon Teacher stabs children with syringe to 'tame' them
      175 26 AFP BEIJING A female kindergarten teacher has been detained in China over the weekend after allegedly stabbing more than 20 children with a syringe to discipline them, the China Daily reported yesterday. Sun QJqi, 24, was taken into custody in Yunnan province
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      Lock icon Seeing grief over US beef
      293 26 AFP BAN LIFTED Decision to end US beef ban causes uproar in Taiwan TAIPEI A decision by Taiwan to import more US beef has hurled the island's ruling party into its worst internal row yet, with leading members yesterday openly urging a boycott over health
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      Lock icon Kashmir strikes on anniversary of Indian occupation
      175 27 AFP SRINAGAR A one-day strike to protest the arrival of Indian troops in Kashmir in 1947 shut most shops and businesses in the disputed region's main city yesterday. Many banks, post offices and government offices in the state's summer capital Srinagar, the urban
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      Lock icon On the Green Hunt for Maoists
      288 27 AFP MAOIST INSURGENCY IN INDIA RAIPUR India has decided to confront its Maoist insurgency head on, with a planned offensive that has been embraced by affected states but challenged over its impact on the people it aims to "liberate". Operation Green Hunt was drawn
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      Lock icon Second assassination attempt on army officer in two weeks
      188 27 AFP ISLAMABAD A Pakistani brigadier escaped assassination yesterday in the capital's second shooting in a week, as the military pursued a major anti-Taliban offensive. No one was hurt in the latest attack but tensions are high following a spate of violence
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      Lock icon Tsang upset with 'groundless smear campaign'
      166 29 DPA HONG KONG Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang yesterday hit out at what he claimed was a "groundless smear campaign" against him by political opponents. The city's chief executive said the campaign, centred on allegations of favouritism towards his family members, was aimed at
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      Lock icon Swept under
      267 29 AP AUSTRALIAN COASTLINE SYDNEY A new report into the effects of climate change on Australia's vast coastline is forcing Aussies to consider the unthinkable: Life away from the surf. Beach culture is key to the nation's identity. Some 80 percent of people live along the coast, so oceanside
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      Lock icon A GLIMMER OF LIGHT FOR MYANMAR
      734 31  -  SIMON TISDALL THE GUARDIAN POINTOFVIEW CAUTIOUS optimism expressed by Asian leaders at the weekend that the situation of isolated, benighted Myanmar is taking a turn for the better may prove to be more than the usual diplomatic doublespeak. Recent, relatively positive signals from the
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      Lock icon British couple feared kidnapped by pirates
      218 33 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH LONDON A British couple are feared to have been kidnapped by pirates after a distress beacon was activated on their yacht off the coast of Somalia. Mr Paul Chandler and his wife Rachel had spent several months in the Seychelles before setting
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      Lock icon Japan may support anti-piracy mission
      155 33 AFP TOKYO —Japan may send a naval refuelling mission now backing the Nato-led Afghan campaign to support anti-piracy efforts off Somalia next year, Japan's Defence Minister said yesterday. Japan has deployed since 2001 a refuelling ship and an escorting warship in the Indian Ocean to
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      Lock icon No rush to Afghanistan
      327 33 AFP US POLITICS Obama tells troops he won't risk their lives unnecessarily JACKSONVILLE (Florida) United States President Barack Obama vowed on Monday that despite criticism that he is dithering, he would not rush a fateful decision on whether to send tens of thousands more troops to
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      Lock icon Ex-Bangladesh PM's son faces new charges
      186 33 AFP DHAKA Bangladesh's top anti-corruption body has charged the eldest son of former Premier Khaleda Zia with laundering some $4 million to bank accounts in Singapore, Bangladeshi police said yesterday. Dhaka police chief Hosne Ara said the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) had filed charges against
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      Lock icon Wrong-way pilots have licences revoked
      206 35 AP WASHINGTON The Federal Aviation Administration yesterday revoked the licences of the two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their destination by 240 km. The Northwest Airlines pilots First Officer Richard Cole and Captain Timothy Cheney told safety investigators they were working on their personal laptop
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      Lock icon Nearly 700 nabbed
      353 35 THE GUARDIAN CHILD PROSTITUTION IN US WASHINGTON -The FBI says it rescued 52 children, one just 10 years old, from prostitution rings during nationwide raids that led to nearly 700 arrests. There were arrests in 36 cities after a surveillance operation of children sold for sex on
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      Lock icon Palin pockets $ 1.75m advance for memoir
      182 35 Palin pockets 1.75m advance for memoir AFP ANGHORAGE (Alaska) Former United States vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palm received a US$l.25-million ($1.75-mil-lion) advance payment for her upcoming memoir, official records showed yesterday. Financial records filed by Republican politician Palm with Alaska's Public Offices Commission listed the payment from publisher HarperCollins as a
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon CZECH COURT TO HEAR LEGAL CHALLENGE TO LISBON TREATY
        101 39 THE GUARDIAN The Czech constitutional court was set yesterday to hear a legal challenge to the European Union's Lisbon treaty, which could result in a final obstacle to its ratification. A group of conservative senators have filed a legal complaint, in
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        Lock icon EXERCISING WITH A FRIEND ´HELPS TO LOSE MORE WEIGHT'
        96 39 FHEDAILYTELEGRAPH Exercising with a friend is better than going to the gym alone because the competition helps people lose weight, according to a new study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine journal. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of
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        Lock icon MONSTER SHARK STALKING AUSTRALIAN WATERS
        84 39 AFP A monster shark at least five metres long is lurking in popular waters off north-east-ern Australia, drawn to the area by the dumped carcasses of beached whales. Queensland fisheries minister Tim Mulherin said bite marks on a carcass, found off Stradbroke Island, suggested that
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        Lock icon SCIENTOLOGY CONVICTED OF ORGANISED FRAUD IN FRANCE
        84 39 AFP A French court convicted the Church of Scientology and one of its leaders of defrauding vulnerable members yesterday, but stopped short of banning the group's activities in France. The Celebrity Centre and a bookshop the two branches of Scientology's French operations were
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      Lock icon Ministers stress unity
      388 39 AGENCIES INDIA-CHINA-RUSSIA TALKS BANGALORE The Foreign Ministers of India, China and Russia stressed yesterday the increasing influence of their countries on the world stage and said they had all weathered the economic crisis well. Ministers from the three emerging giants said that during talks in the Indian
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      312 43  -  Henry Chu PETROL PROMOTION Letter from General Manager, Retail Sales Operations Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd I THANK readers of Today for their feedback on the Shell Fuel Save promotion last Saturday, and would like to convey Shell's appreciation to motorists and commuters for their support and patience
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        952 47  -  GENEVIEVE LOH WOMEN IN FILM WOMEN IN FILM An evaluation on the state of female representation in film. It won't be pretty. genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg SHE rampages her way through high school, raven haired, bodacious, clad in the lowest of low-cut tops, revealing cleavage like the prow
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        141 52 CARMEN Electra finally came up tops in a poll. A pole poll, to be specific. New York strippers and entertainers have voted the former Baywatch star as the celebrity they would most like to have "join them on the pole". Jennifer's Body hottie Megan Fox and
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        178 52 AGENCIES BRUCE Springsteen cancelled a performance in Kansas City after his cousin and road crew member died. The death of Lenny Sullivan, 36, who had been with the band for 10 years, was announced in a statement on the singer's website. "A warm and
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        708 53 THE NEWYORKTIMES FILM FUTURE Why movie studios are pushing their digital agenda MOVIE studios, desperate to return their home entertainment divisions to growth, are scrambling to shape the postDVD era. Until very recently, most Hollywood heavyweights were loath to speak too openly about the promise
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        297 55 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH STAR WARS: UNCUT Fans recreate Star Wars with over 2 ooo separate 15-second scenes STAR Wars: Uncut is a huge crowd-sourced re-imagining of George Lucas' 1977 sci-fi classic Star Wars: A New Hope. The enormous project is the brainchild of one Casey
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        320 55 AGENCIES DIRECTOR of Crash Paul Haggis has left the Church Of Scientology, in part because of what he alleged as the organisation's antigay stance and policy of severing ties with friends and family. Haggis had written a letter addressed to Tommy Davis, the head of Scientology's
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      67 56 ON MEDIACORP SINGAPORE IDOL Mambo Mania Results Show Channel 5, Bpm 10pm Revisit the years of big hair, shoulder-pads, and synthesized baselines that are synonymous with the retro' Bos! Join judges Dick Lee, Florence Lian, and Ken Lim as they discover the potential in the remaining Idol contestants. SIZZLING WOKS
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      708 56 TV LISTINGS CHANNEL jj S.ooAM Entertainment Tonight 3.00 Growing Up IV 10.00 Singapore Idol 2009: 5.30 Prime Time Morning 4.00 Forbes TV 20 Results Show (Live) 9.30 The Rachael Ray Show 111 5.00 The Rachael Ray Show 111 10.30 America's Got Talent IV 10.30 The Martha Stewart Show 6.00 Entertainment
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      72 56 ON MEDIACORP THE PRIVATE LIFE OF PLANTS Flowering okto, iopm This episode examines the ways in which plants procreate. Plants use brightly coloured flowers and sweet scents to lure animals to them so they can spread their seeds to other flowers. IT'S ORGANIC II Channel News Asia, 8.31pm 11.31pm •■J
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      773 57  -  TANYO-HINN BARCLAYS SINGAPORE OPEN 2009 World No 2 in fine form as he talks Tiger, Olympics and his plan to tackle Serapong yohinn@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE Phil Mickelson had on his San Diego disposition yesterday. He was in such a sunny good mood he drove me
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      403 58  -  SHAMIR OSMAN BARCLAYS STORE OPEN 2009 Lam took us on a thrilling ride last year and believes he #s much better for it SINGAPORE Lam Chih Bing drives a golf ball a fair distance. He averages 267.8 metres, and if he had met
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      151 58 Where: Sentosa Golf Club, Serapong course Prize money: US$5 million (s7million); winner receives U*****,330 Sanctioning bodies: Asian and European Tour TV: Thursday to Friday lpm to 6pm; Saturday to Sunday 11am to 4pm. "Live" on MediaCorp Channel 5 and ESPN Star Sports. Transport
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        89 59 AFP Taiwanese prosecutors said yesterday that six people were in custody for allegedly rigging games in the Chinese Professional Baseball League. The detained, including a former MLB pitcherTsao Chin-hui, were suspected of bribing players on behalf of a gambling ring to manipulate the outcome of matches
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        102 59 DPA Timo Glock will miss Sunday's final Formula 1 race of the season after failing to recover from injury. The Toyota driver said yesterday he was still experiencing back and knee problems. Japan's Kamui Kobayashi, who replaced Glock at the Brazilian Grand Prix, will
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      449 59  -  LOWLINFHOONG 2010 YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES Suntec Singapore will host six sports at next year's Youth Olympic Games linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Suntec Singapore, which has long been the home of meetings, conventions and exhibitions, will reverberate to a different beat next year when it plays host to six
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      618 60  -  LAN DE COTTA SINGAPORE FOOTBALL > Midfield ace hopes to sign new contract with Protectors before holidays GREAT EASTERN-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2009 Super Reds v Home United Yishun Stadium, 7.45pm ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE After nine seasons, Peres de Oliveira has become one of the veteran faces in
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      388 60 SHAMIR OSMAN GREAT EASTERN-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2009 Geylang United v Young Lions Bedok Stadium, 7.45pm SINGAPORE The Great Eastern-Yeo's S-League 2009 season is Terry Pathmanathan's first as head coach in the Republic's premier football competition, and the 53-year-old former Singapore captain is relishing the challenge. While
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      253 61 THEGUARDIAN NEWCASTLE Mike Ashley, owner of Newcastle United, has withdrawn the club from sale having been unable to find a buyer, with a deal to sell the club to Barry Moat falling through after the property developer was unable to meet the £80 million ($lB3 million)
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      478 61 THEGUARDIAN AFTERNOON LATEST Moyes boys can't get past inspired Spurs goalie Gomes CARLING CUP, 4TH ROUND Tottenham Hotspur 2 Everton o LONDON Everton are supposed to enjoy themselves at Spurs. David Moyes' (picture) team had won on each of their previous three visits but last night,
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      171 61 THEGUARDIAN LONDON Footballers have been warned that spitting could increase the risk of spreading swine flu as two Premiership clubs deal with players being struck down by the virus. Britain's Health Protection Agency said the "disgusting" habit a common sight at many matches could lead to
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      649 62 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH AFTERNOON LATEST Completely changed Man U team from one that crashed at Anfield shows old-timers how it's done CARLING CUP, 4TH ROUND Barnsley o Manchester United 2 MANCHESTER Sir Alex Ferguson might just have stumbled on a strike-partnership for Manchester United: Michael Owen
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      113 62 AFP MADRID Real Madrid were given a Spanish Cup shock yesterday when third division minnows and city neighbours Alcorcon dished out a 4-0 drubbing to the nine-time European champions at the 3,000-capacity Estadio Municipal de Santo Domingo. Real were undone by the club
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      183 62 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH MANCHESTER Sir Alex Ferguson will plead his case for mitigation at a personal hearing next month after admitting a Football Association charge of improper conduct for comments made about referee Alan Wiley on Oct 3. The Manchester United manager, charged by the FA
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      185 63 THE NEWYORKTIMES ENCOURAGING ENTREPRENEURSHIP Sounds obvious, but easing registration aids business creation NEW YORK The World Bank has released the results of its 2008 World Bank Group Entrepreneurship Survey. After accounting for differences in per capita income across countries, researchers found countries with easier and less-expensive
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      537 64  -  ESTHER FUNG esther@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A church pastor recently went into a technology firm's office at Übi to ask the service staff to repair his three-year-old wireless "touch mouse", which he used to control PowerPoint slides for his sermons at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. He was
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      767 65 I"HE NEWYORKTIMES US INSURANCE SECTOR lures talent from rescued firm, with a little help from Uncle Sam NEW YORK Mr Maurice R Greenberg, who built the American International Group (AIG) into an insurance behemoth, is at it again. Even as he has been lambasting the government
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      724 66  -  DEAN BAKER THE GUARDIAN POINTOFVIEW Whinging bailed-out bankers need a reality check, and certainly not million-dollar salaries MOST people would have little difficulty getting by on US$2OO,OOO ($279,440) a year. Most people who had badly messed up on their job and put their employer
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      380 67 THE GUARDIAN EUROPEAN DEBT Bonds issued by lowest-rated companies already more than twice last year's total LONDON —The junkbond market, or bonds issued by the lowest-rated companies, is booming in Europe in a sign that appetite for risk is back in the financial sector. Junk-rated European
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      303 68 AP WASHINGTON Top Democrats in the United States Senate are pressing a plan that would extend a tax credit for first-time homebuyers but gradually phase it out over the course of next year. The proposal, by Majority Leader Harry Reid
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      433 68 AFP US HOUSING SECTOR Low-quality home mortgages back to pre-crisis levels: Fed WASHINGTON The market share of sub-prime United States home mortgages, which caused the collapse of the housing sector at the epicentre of the financial crisis, has returned to pre-crisis levels, a central bank report showed
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        70 69 Feeling weary after a long day's work? From now till Nov 13, look forward to 1 -for- 1 deals and great discounts on weekdays when you head to Central mall from 6pm to 11pm (excluding Public Holidays). And if you spend $50 after 6pm, you
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        GO GREEN WITH LEVI'S
        156 69 From now till Nov 1, denim fans can get their hands on the latest offerings from Levi's when they visit Takashimaya Square. Highlights of this six-day event includes an Eco Garden where shoppers can pick up tips on saving the environment, check out Levi's® Premium eco
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        ESCAPE TO "HELL "OWEEN 2009
        82 69 Let the kids have some scary fun at Escape Theme Park this Halloween. Visit mysterious fortunetellers, go trick-or-treating, or spook others in the Most Haunted Look Competition. There will also be fire-eating show for those with too many chills down their spine. Escape to "HelT'oween
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        A NEW OFFERING FROM HP
        104 69 Enjoyable in so many ways, the HP Pavilion All-in-One MS2lBd PC is simple to set up and easy to love. Just open the box, plug in a single cable and the mediafriendly AIO PC is ready to go. And it doesn't skimp on features, either.
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        HAVE SOME FRUITY GOODNESS AGAIN
        71 69 The popular Fruity Lite drink has returned to the shelves at Watsons. An all-natural cool drink made from quality hawthorn fruit and honey. Fruity Lite helps clear excess oil and maintain breath freshness. It does not contain any artificial colouring or flavouring and aids in
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        CHRISTMAS WISHES
        79 69 In light of the upcoming festive season, Starbucks has honoured your wishes to bring back delightful Christmas favourites. Sip on the rich, buttery flavour of Toffee Nut Latte ($6.30) topped with whipped cream and toffee-flavoured sprinkles, chill out with the creamy Frappuccino® Blended Coffee ($6.40) or enjoy some
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      Lock icon Telstra assets worth up to $51 billion
      748 70 DOWJONES AUSTRALIA TELECOMS Mistaken release of report leaves govt red-faced CANBERRA- Confidential documents prepared by the competition regulator for Australia's Labour government value Telstra's network assets at anywhere between AsB billion and As4o billion ($10.3 billion and $51.3 billion), highlighting likely difficulties in
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      Lock icon Road to recovery
      311 71 BLOOMBERG INDIAN ECONOMY Central bank begins exit from monetary stimulus NEW DELHI India's central bank yesterday took the first step towards withdrawing its record monetary stimulus as inflation pressures build, increasing the statutory liquidity ratio for lenders to 25 per cent from 24 per cent "It may
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        Lock icon HONDA'S Q2 PROFIT SLUMPS
        135 71 DOW JONES Honda Motor's net profit sank 56 per cent in the fiscal second quarter ending September, hurt by the yen's strength and slack auto demand. But Japan's second biggest car maker by sales volume sharply upgraded its full year profit outlook in a sign that
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        Lock icon BP Q3 PROFIT DOWN BY A THIRD BUTTOPS FORECASTS
        132 71 AP BP, Europe's second-largest oil company, yesterday reported a 34 per cent fall in third-quarter profit to US$5.3 billion ($7.4 billion) better than markets expected as oil prices fell from record levels a year earlier. The figure compared with an US$B
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      Lock icon Asia's next hurdle: Slow demand growth
      320 72  -  RACHEL KELLY CHANNEL NEWSASIA rachel@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The global credit crunch appears to be easing, with many banks becoming more willing to lend again, but companies in Asian markets such as Singapore may face a new challenge: Slow demand growth. Speaking at a CPA Australia
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      Lock icon After the crisis, time to refocus
      436 72  -  JONATHAN PEERIS 938 LIVE SINGAPORE'S ECONOMY Build stronger base of local enterprises, urge forum experts jonathanpeeris@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The country's economic landscape must evolve further to set itself apart from other economies in the post-crisis environment. This includes building a stronger base of local enterprises
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      Lock icon Great Eastern: 75% drop in Q3 net profits
      223 73 938 LIVE SINGAPORE Insurance firm Great Eastern reported a 75-per-cent drop in its third quarter net profit to $33.6 million from a year earlier. The loss for the three-month period ended Sept 30 includes the $213.3 million charge it took for the
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      Lock icon Cost cutting boosts Stats' Q3 earnings
      136 73 938 LIVE SINGAPORE Mainboard-listed Stats ChipPac reported that its third quarter net earnings more than tripled to US$25.l million ($35 million) from a year ago. This was partly due the absence of a US$2l-million equipment impairment charge which it recorded in the same period
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      314 73  -  RYAN HUANG CHANNEL NEWSASIA FIRM'S PAYING PRACTICES ryanhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Firms should move towards having more long-term incentives in their pay practices as this will create better balance in pay structures. Ernst Young, which has just released its first study on executive pay in Singapore, said that it is
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      211 73 CHEOWXINYI SINGAPORE CIMB-GK Securities has launched a new initiative aimed at providing Singapore retail investors direct access to corporate heads of local-listed companies. The company claims that it is the first brokerage in Singapore to provide investors such access to C-suite executives on a
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      Lock icon Are things looking up?
      324 74 BLOOMBERG CAPITALAND PERFORMANCE CEO observers say yes amid 33% slide in Q3 profit SINGAPORE Capita Land, South-east Asia's biggest developer, said third-quarter profit fell 33 per cent from a year earlier, when it booked gains from asset sales. Net income for the three months ended Sept
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      149 74 938 LIVE SINGAPORE Singapore-listed Oceanus Group said it is considering a proposal to offer and list Taiwan Depository Receipts (TDRs) on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. The company said in a statement the TDRs would represent an aggregate of up to 200 million of its
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          74 75 Dow up, rest down US stocks closed mostly lower in volatile trade as a weaker-than-expected consumer confidence report undermined the market outlook on the pace of the economic recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 14.21 points (0.1 per cent) to 9,882.17, snapping a two-day decline. But
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          67 75 Slight gains Oil prices were firmer as traders paused after sharp falls the previous day and digested key economic data in the US, the world's biggest energy consuming nation. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in December, added 50 US cents to U5579.18 a barrel.
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          57 75 Mixed at close Europe's main stock markets ended up mixed despite some encouraging company reports after new data showed falls in eurozone private sector lending and US consumer confidence. London's FTSE 100 index edged up 0.18 per cent to 5,200.97 points, Paris dipped 0.01 per cent and the
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        Lock icon VISA CARDS A Q3 PROFIT
        102 75 3LOOMBERG Visa posted a quarterly profit yesterday, reversing a year-earlier loss, as cost reductions and growing debit card use made up for a decline in payment volume reflecting consumer spending cutbacks. Visa said it earned US$5l4 million ($718.5 million) on revenue of US$l.B7 billion. That
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        GIC, Temasek cut stakes
        557 75  -  ESTHER FUNG ICICI BANK estner@meaiacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE Temasek Holdings and the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) have cut their stakes in India's second-biggest lender, ICICI Bank. While most observers reckoned this was a routine portfolio balancing move, some suggested it could be another sign both
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        212 75 BLOOMBERG TOKYO -Japan's retail sales fell for a 13th month in September, signalling consumers are unlikely to lead a recovery from the nation's worst postwar recession. Sales slid 1.4 percent from a year earlier, the Trade Ministry said today in Tokyo. The
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