Today, 19 January 2010

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    20 1 TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PublICAtIon of nEWS HotlInE 6822 2268 tuesday January 19, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    143 1 3 Malaysian minister says Christians in Borneo are allowed to use the word ‘Allah’. 4visitors to Resorts World Sentosa will enjoy free entry tomorrow, as the integrated resort opens its first retail belt. 12A diplomatic row has erupted after United States military aircraft were given priority at
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    813 1 Strong rebound but GLOBAL ECONOMY only if governments time stimulus withdrawal properly: GIC deputy chairman Tony Tan TAIPEI The global economy could continue to rebound strongly in the coming quarters but the recovery risks being scuttled if governments withdraw their stimulus policies prematurely, deputy chairman of Government of Singapore Investment
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    Unruly air passenger fined $15,000
    450 1  -  Zul otHMAn zul@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE An Estonian ship engineer who punched an air steward, damaged an LCD monitor and tried to kiss and bite his fellow passengers onboard a Singapore Airlines flight, was yesterday fined $15,000 for being drunk and endangering the flight. So violent
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      14 1 International tAlIbAn AttACkS Police, militants clash in the heart of Afghan capital. Page 3
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      129 5 PREMIUM LAsik SuRqERy CliNic IS iLASIK FOR YOU? Forum by Associate Professor Leonard Ang Medical Director Cornea Refractive Surgery Fellowship, Singapore Harvard Medical School, USA Cornea Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania, USA Cornea, Refractive Surgery Stem Cell Treatment Fellowship, Kyoto, JAPAN 21 Jan 2010 (Thurs) 7pm Venue: Premium Lasik Surgery Clinic
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      Lock icon Brazen assaults grip Kabul
      523 7 TALIBAN ATTACKS AGenCIes KABUL In the most spectacular strike on Kabul since Taliban militants laid siege to government buildings in February last year, Taliban gunmen and suicide bombers attacked buildings across the heart of the Afghan capital yesterday, triggering fierce gun battles with security forces. At
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      Lock icon ‘Allah’ ok for Penang, Federal Territory and East Malaysian states
      360 7 AFP, The MALAySIAN INSIder KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s law minister said yesterday that Christians in three states Penang, Sabah and Sarawak and the Federal Territories can use the word “Allah”. The Federal Territory is a collective of three regions Kuala Lumpur,
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      Lock icon Shops open tomorrow
      440 8  -  RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA IR absorbing entry fee, providing buses iMelda saad imelda@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Not only can they shop, but from tomorrow, visitors to Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) can get there for free. The integrated resort (IR) is opening its first retail belt in time for its soft
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      Lock icon Singapore’s next top food
      182 8 SINGAPORE Move over, chilli crab here is a food-mad nation’s new iconic fare, at least according to the judges. In the Tasty Singapore Restaurant Association of Singapore Chef competition held yesterday, eight teams of professional chefs were challenged to come up with the next iconic Singaporean
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      Car entry fee to Sentosa goes up
      196 8  -  Joanne Chan joannechan@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE Revised charges for cars entering Sentosa kicked in yesterday but motorists took that in their stride. Depending on their time of entry, they were charged a flat fee of up to $7. Previously, each car was charged $2
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      Lock icon Would you pay $100,000 COV?
      473 10  -  RESALE FLAT PRICES It’s a sellers’ market now, say analysts, and COV figures are increasingly on the rise JOanne Chan joannechan@mediacorp.com.sg HDB. SINGAPORE You want to sell your flat and you are asking for $100,000 cash over valuation (COV). A buyer is willing to pay
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      Lock icon JUJITSU DEMO
      55 10 Two Brazilian Jujitsu experts grappling in a demo match during lunch hour at raffles Place to celebrate the opening of a second evolve Mixed Martial arts academy in singapore. apart from Jujitsu, the ongoing demo, which ends on Friday, also features MuayThai and boxing, showcased by World Champion
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      Lock icon President launches book about a Eurasian icon
      191 10 s raMesh SINGAPORE Singapore’s Eurasian community has documented the life and achievements of one of its icons who served as a medical doctor, politician and humanitarian. The book about Dr Charles Paglar, as well as his trials and tribulations during the Japanese Occupation,
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      Lock icon Gearing up to be an Asian giant
      433 12  -  SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY New SMU president eyes potential for cutting-edge research Lin yanqin yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE To take its place among the “academic giants” of the world and become a “great Asian university”, the Singapore Management University (SMU) will seek to build up its
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      Rush for BTO flats
      175 12 SINGAPORE Despite these being just the first two of several promised Build-to-Order (BTO) launches this year, response has been overwhelming. As at 5pm yesterday, hours before the close of applications, the 188 four-room units on offer at Limbang Green in Choa Chu Kang were 14 times
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      Bamboo-pole woes
      108 12  -  nG Lian CheOnG and Lynda hOnG SINGAPORE They had their old bamboo holders changed for free, after they told the Holland-Bukit Panjang Town Council the holders were corroding. But now, some residents in Pending Road, Bukit Panjang, say their bamboo poles are too big for the new holders,
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      Two doctors censured
      345 14  -  DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS One inadvertently had patient’s photos published; another hauled up for third time musTafa shafawi mustafa@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE A medical practitioner who breached patient confidentiality has been fined $5,000. Two photographs of a patient who had gone to see Dr Alex Kuan Dah Wei at The
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        BUY MOVIE TICKETS ON TV
        74 14 You can now book your movie tickets over cable television, thanks to a tie-up between StarHub and Golden Village. StarHubTV customers using HubStation and HubStation HD can pick the movie and cinema they want using a remote control and user-friendly interface (picture). There is a
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        GETTING ACCOUNTANTS TO VOLUNTEER
        72 14 The People’s Association (PA) and the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore (Icpas) are collaborating to get more accountants to volunteer their skills in finances and bookkeeping at grassroots organisations. The institute will publicise volunteering opportunities at the PA’s 2,000 grassroots organisations. For instance, Icpas’
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        SINGAPORE, FINLAND SEEK SUSTAINABLE WELLNESS PROPOSALS
        78 14 Singapore and Finland have made a joint call for proposals in the areas of sustainable development, healthcare, wellness and ageing. It is part of a second Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) andTekes, the Finnish Funding Agency
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        SBS TRANSIT OFFERING MORE PAY TO SINGAPOREAN BUS CAPTAINS
        162 14 SBS Transit is offering 15 per cent more pay to Singaporeans who join them as bus captains. On top of a new monthly basic salary of $1,375, Singaporean bus captains will continue to get allowances which means they could earn more
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        S’PORE, KENYA SIGN AIR SERVICES PACT
        113 14 Singapore and Kenya yesterday signed an Air Services Agreement that gives air carriers from each country the flexibility to operate any number of air services between and beyond both countries. This will help them plan their commercial operations to capitalise on market opportunities. But
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        ‘KEEP MARKETS OPEN’
        115 14  -  s ramesh The Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum, which opened here yesterday, stressed the importance of keeping markets open as economies recover from the global financial crisis. Speaker of Parliament Abdullah Tarmugi said parliamentarians can play an important role by helping to lead and manage domestic sentiments. They can
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      252 8 GeTTinG There: Travel Mode in and ouT COsT reMarks Public shuttle bus: rWs 8 (vivoCity harbourFront to rWs) rWs 88 (City hall MrT to rWs) rWs 68 (outram MrT to rWs) $2 per visitor per way $2 per visitor per way $1.80 per visitor per way same price as sentosa
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      191 14 START EARNING IVIONEY TODAY! MONEY BACK GUARANTEE* TO MAKE SURE YOU SUCCEED The Education Business is in high Demand as Singapore positions herself to be a global education hub. CASH IN on Singapore government initiatives. "BOOMING $100 MILLION BUSINESS" Extracted from SPH The Sunday Times, 20 Aug 2006 O I
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      Lock icon US diplomat summoned to explain terror warning
      159 17 aFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has summoned a US diplomat over a travel advisory warning of terrorist attacks targeting Borneo tourist destinations, a senior official said yesterday. The US embassy here said on Friday that there were indications that criminal and terrorist groups were
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      Lock icon No plans to cut subsidies
      301 17 MALAYSIAN FUEL CHARGES THe MaLaysIan InsIder PUTRAJAYA Trade Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob yesterday said he believed Malaysians were not ready for a total scrapping of fuel subsidies, and that the government would only do so if there was a consensus from the public. His comments
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      Lock icon All bodies in tragedy found
      143 17 aFP KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian authorities said yesterday that they had recovered the bodies of a teacher and five students who drowned in a boating tragedy. Eighteen people were on board the dragon boat when strong undercurrents tipped it over as it made a turn
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      Lock icon Militants destroy school in Pakistan bomb attack
      265 18 aGenCIes PESHAWAR Militants blew up a boys’ primary school in north-west Pakistan yesterday, the latest in a wave of attacks by extremists targeting educational institutes, local officials said. No one was hurt in the bombing in a village in the Khyber tribal region,
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      Lock icon Closing in on reconciliation
      426 18 AFGHAN POLITICS Karzai plan would offer benefits to defecting Taliban The new yorK TImes KABUL The Afghan government will soon unveil a major new plan offering jobs, security, education and other social benefits to Taliban followers who defect, according to President Hamid Karzai’s spokesman Waheed Omer.
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      Lock icon China restores texting in Xinjiang
      230 19 aFP BEIJING China further eased restrictions on communications in its troubled Xinjiang region, restoring text messaging services six months after violent ethnic unrest, state media said yesterday. The move followed similar recent moves to reintroduce Internet access, with residents now able to access the websites
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      Lock icon Prince William visits New Zealand
      180 19 aFP WELLINGTON Britain’s Prince William (picture) proved his star power yesterday as thousands of New Zealanders cheered the second-in-line to the throne in the face of a small republican demonstration. The 27-year-old prince opened a new Supreme Court Building in Wellington during the second day
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      Lock icon China to expand smoking bans
      135 19 aP BEIJING Health advocates and Chinese officials are campaigning to enforce smoking bans in seven major cities, the latest sign of rising health awareness in the world’s largest tobacco-consuming nation. The government drive seeks to enforce a ban on indoor smoking in public places and
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      Lock icon The cheating scheme that failed
      196 21 AFP SEOUL The police yesterday said they have arrested a lecturer who allegedly helped two South Korean students cheat on a United States test by exploiting the time difference between South-east Asia and the United States. They said the man obtained a copy of the
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      Lock icon Detained for helping lone US missionary
      300 21 N KOREAN DEFECTOR AFP SEOUL Beijing appears to have detained a man who helped United States Christian missionary Robert Park cross from China into North Korea last month on a one-man human rights crusade, activists said yesterday. The man, a North Korean defector living
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      Lock icon She’ll handle your chores
      134 21 AFP SEOUL South Korean scientists have developed a walking robot maid which can clean a home, dump clothes in a washing machine and even heat food in a microwave. Mahru-Z has a human-like body including a rotating head, arms, legs and six fingers plus three-dimensional vision
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      Lock icon Airport body scanners could ‘breach human rights’
      290 22 THe daILy TeLeGraPH LONDON Airport body scanners, which show the naked form of anyone who passes through them, could breach human rights, according to the United Kingdom’s equality watchdog. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has written to the Home Secretary over
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      Lock icon Obama: Massachusetts race critical
      337 22 US POLITICS Program. BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON President Barack Obama made a lastminute appeal to Massachusetts voters to back Democrat Martha Coakley in today’s race to fill the seat held by the late Edward Kennedy, saying many of his priorities depend on a single vote in the United
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        Lock icon COLORADO SURGERYTECH INFECTS DOZENS WITH HEPATITIS C
        124 23 ap A surgery technician who infected three dozen people with hepatitis C and may have exposed thousands of others by switching used syringes with ones filled with a powerful painkiller, says she got careless while at two Colorado hospitals and does not expect
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        Lock icon UKRAINE PRESIDENTIAL VOTE HEADS FORTENSE RUN-OFF
        101 23 afp Ukraine yesterday braced for a tense election run~off between two rivals who favour close ties with Russia after voters rejected the pro~~estern leader of the 2004 Orange Revolution. Preliminary results showed dour pro~Moscow candidate Viktor Yanukovich had won Sunday’s first round of voting,
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        Lock icon DEADLY UNREST FLARES IN SRI LANKA AHEAD OF VOTE
        97 23 afp A Sri Lankan opposition supporter was killed yesterday as fresh unrest erupted ahead of next week’s presidential election despite a security crackdown. The man was killed in a clash with ruling party activists in ~ariyapola,thethirdpolitically~relateddeathintherun~ up to the vote on
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        Lock icon SOMALI PIRATES FREE GREEK SUPERTANKER
        103 23 afp Somali pirates yesterday freed the Greek supertanker VLCC Maran Centaurus, one of the largest ships ever hijacked, after a plane dropped at least five million dollars in ransom on the deck. The ransom, one of the largest ever paid, sparked a deadly feud among
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        Lock icon VIETNAM AIMS TO CARVE WORLD'S BIGGEST JADE BUDDHA
        101 23 ap One of Vietnam’s most flamboyant entrepreneurs unveiled a massive precious stone yesterday that he plans to transform into the world’s largest jade Buddha. Dao Trong Cuong, 54, the owner of a Vietnamese gem mine, purchased the 35~tonne stone in Myanmar last
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      Lock icon Billionaire secures Chilean presidency after winning runoff
      231 24 AFP SANTIAGO Chilean billionaire media magnate Sebastian Pinera (picture) celebrated victory yesterday after winning a runoff presidential election that put an end to a 20-year hold on power by the left-wing coalition of outgoing head-of-state Michelle Bachelet. The victory of Mr Pinera, 60,
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      Lock icon Man who shot Pope freed
      241 24 MEHMET ALI AGCA 1970s. aGenCIes ANKARA The Turkish man who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981 was released from prison yesterday, completing his sentence for crimes committed in Turkey. Mehmet Ali Agca, who spent more than 29 years behind bars, waved to journalists as
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      Lock icon Muslim-Christian clashes
      181 24 aGenCIes KANO (Nigeria) Clashes erupted between Muslims and Christians in Nigeria’s central city of Jos on Sunday, killing at least 10 people and prompting the government to impose a dusk-to-dawn curfew, officials said. The fighting started when Christian youth protested against the building of a mosque in Christian-dominated
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      9 23 surveillanCe in Classrooms is noT a Good idea 22
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      115 24 IMAGINE LIFE, CREATE NOW r I Li HR&ff 1 > 4 APPLY NOW Enrolment closing dates Singaporean applicants: 31 Mar 2010 International applicants: 1 Mar 2010 NwFA" Call 6512 4071 www.nafa.edu.sg NAFA Nanyang Academy Of Fine Arts DIFFERENT TALENTS, UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS Courses Majors 3D DESIGN Environmental Design Exhibition Design Furniture
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      It’s not a good idea
      286 25  -  6691 1938 and share your views. surveILLaNCe IN CLassrooMs???????????????????????????????????yourviews. JaN 14 Letter from shamed rick Lim say Kiong shamed in public public I REFER to “Why not cameras in classrooms?” (Jan 15). Putting the Herculean cost of install-????????????????????????????????? ing video surveillance cameras in every pri-????????????????????
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      Single session puts a strain on public transport
      154 25  -  Letter from raymund Koh Joo Guan I REFER to reports that more schools will adopt the single session system soon. More schools have already converted with the start of the new school year. While it is good for students to end their
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      FOCUS® ON THE FAMILY
      175 27  -  BY DR JAMES DOBSON DIVORCE AS THE EASY SOLUTION Divorce often looks like the easy solution to a very unpleasant situation. Countless men and women struggle today to choose between the painful process of divorce versus the lure of escape. The entire process reminds me of
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      Deliberately set high at $1m
      585 27  -  GST EXEMPTIOn Letter from deanna Choo Today Caldecott Today Annex Building, Andrew Rd, Singapore Tel 6236 4888 Fax today@mediacorp.com.sg Director (Corporate Communications) wesetyouthinkingAndrewRd,SingaTel*****888|F Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.Publisher we set you thinking todayonline.com Publisher Philip Deputy editor Lee Foong Ming associate editor Chan Teck Guan
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      169 25 Joni Ng Today???????????? we set you thinking todayonline.com???????? MediaCorp Press Ltd Caldecott Broadcast Centre, Annex Building, Level 1, Andrew Rd, Singapore *****9???????????????? Tel 6236 4888 Fax 6534 4217 today@mediacorp.com.sg?????????? Publisher Philip Koh editor Walter Fernandez??? rajaram Chia Leen Ben Tan Paulo Imelda saad Melvinyong Khalid siewying Thomas Hakikat rai Deputy
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      1133 29  -  LOCAL DESIGN From looks of disbelief 10 years ago, the design profession is now a legit career choice in its own right MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg TEN years ago, the words “I want to be a designer” struck fear in the hearts of
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      699 31 THE GOLDEN GLOBES Cameron’s Avatar bags Best Picture, Best Director, boosting Oscar chances The New York TimeS A RAIN-drenched Hollywood paused in its efforts to raise money for Haitian earthquake victims yesterday morning (Singapore time), long enough to focus on the Golden Globes, perhaps the most
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      351 33 THe GOLden GLOBes Features editor Phin Wong (phin@mediacorp.com.sg) tackles the good, the bad and Mariah Carey’s very own unstoppable golden globes a WHOLe LOT OF nO Why is Tiny Fey wearing a crocheted lampshade? Seriously, Tina. Is that a hoop skirt? Did you lose your sheep? Or
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      506 35  -  paInkIllErs these pills won’t kill when taken properly EvElInE Gan eveline@mediacorp.com. sg MICHAELJackson went through it. So did other stars such as Heath Ledger and Kelly Osbourne. The latest celebrity battling a painkiller addiction is Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler. The rock singer, who suffers from chronic pain resulting from
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        71 35 Brain games exercise many different mental abilities, including processing speed, reaction time, problem solving, attention span, verbal fluency, logical reasoning, task switching, spatial orientation, information processing, quantitative reasoning and face-name recall. Work your brains at this event. Date: Thursday Time: 2pm to 3 pm Venue: WINGS, 9 Bishan
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        TCM PUBLIC FORUM
        66 35 Learn how to manage chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and high blood glucose using both Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) approaches. In addition, a TCM physician will touch on how acupuncture can help people who suffer from chronic diseases. Date: Saturday
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        OTHER PAIN RELIEF OPTIONS
        305 36 Medication isn’t the only way to treat pain. Ms Jin Jinhua, a consultant acupuncturist at Raffles Chinese Medicine, treats about seven to eight patients for chronic pain each day. Sticking needles to relieve pain may seem like a counter-intuitive option, but Ms Jin said the treatment
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        SCOLIOSIS: SURGERY, BRACING AND PHYSIOTHERAPY
        67 36 Idiopathic scoliosis curvature of the spine afflicts between one and three per cent of the Singapore population. This public forum will coverthree main options of treatment for this condition surgery, bracing and physiotherapy. Date: Saturday Time: 1pm to 3.30pm Venue: Cypress Room, Level 2, Orchard
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      179 36  -  Terence Lee terencelee@mediacorp.com. sg A TROUPE of contortionists from China was among the highlights at last Thursday’s launch of Panadol’s new pain relief patch. The patch, called Panaflex, soothes muscle and joint pain in areas such as the neck, shoulders, back and elbows. According
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      347 36 LAsik fOr One eYe OnLY QuerY frOm ms kOh The refractive power of my right eye is more than 400 degrees while the power of my left eye is about 100. Is it possible to use Lasik to correct the myopia in my right eye, and leave
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      1198 37 oN meDIacorP cSI mIamI (DISaSTerS) SPecIaLS Channel 5,10pm oN meDIacorP Someone uses a laser light to blind a pilot and bring down a jet, which carries US$1.2 billion in cheques to be delivered to banks on the eastern seaboard. The crime scene evidence reveals a victim who was inside the
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      545 38  -  singapore FooTbaLL Fas boss banking on new addition etoile to bring ‘excitement’ to the s-League Low Lin Fhoong linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Football fans here may well be chanting “Allez les Bleus!” when the 2010 Great East-ern-Yeo’s S-League season kicks off on Feb 1, with the
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      487 38  -  league shamir osman SINGAPORE That Chinese clubs may not have had the best of records in the S-League is an understatement. Sinchi FC, the first foreign club allowed into the S-League in 2003, withdrew in 2006 after they were punished heavily
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      296 39 Tan yO-hinn SINGAPORE Since it was established in 2004, the Asian Tour has been headlined by stalwarts like Thailand’s Thongchai Jaidee, India’s Jeev Milkha Singh and Singapore’s Mardan Mamat and Lam Chih Bing. To inject more talent, the Tour will roll out the Asian
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      601 39  -  singapOre FOOTball Club boss yoon cuts a dejected figure as angry fans hurl abuse at Fas shamir Osman OOi bOOn shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Less than an hour after the Yishun Super Reds learnt that they had been left out of the 2010 S-League season yesterday,
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      635 40 Things are looking up ausTralian open 2010 For comeback queens Clijsters and Henin, that is, as sharapova crashes out AGENCIES MELBOURNE Belgium’s former world No 1s Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin, who both recently returned from retirement, looked like they had never been away as they sailed into the second
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      218 41 agencies LONDON Arsene Wenger has challenged his young Arsenal team to go top of the Premier League by beating Bolton again tomorrow. Goals from captain Cesc Fabregas, returning after missing their last three matches, and his Spanish compatriot Fran Merida gave
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      596 41 english fooTball Protest resignation will save united from glazer’s debts: fan club agencies MANCHESTER Manchester’s two clubs limber up for a huge derby tonight (tomorrow morning, Singapore time), as Manchester City host Manchester United for a League Cup semi-final first leg clash, and trouble is brewing
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      375 43 inTernaTional fooTball Knee injury rules Chelsea stalwart essien out of Cup AFP afriCa Cup of naTions Ghana v Burkina Faso LUANDA Ghana suffered a colossal blow to their hopes of qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations’ quarter-finals when their best player, Michael Essien, was ruled
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      279 43 fortunate to points.” AFP afriCa Cup of naTions Cameroon 3 Zambia 2 LUBANGO (Angola) Day eight of the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday dished up a five-goal thriller in Lubango, a potentially massive blow for Ghana and a costly ticking off for a
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        73 45 67 cents Buy DMG keeps rating; raises price target from 65 cents to 85 cents, pegged at 10 per cent premium to NAV. It notes the property developer recently bought a new site in Nanchang and says the land bank expansion should allow Pan Hong to benefit from
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        63 45 $8.54 neutral Goldman maintains rating but raises price target to $9.80 from $9.00 following recent target price hike for property unit Keppel Land. It upgrades Keppel Corp’s FY10 and FY11 earnings forecasts by 10 per cent each to factor in higher property earnings, saying the outlook for Singapore
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        53 45 $14.42 Buy Citi upgrades from Hold and raises the price target to $16.10 from $14.00 on the back of higher assumed price/book multiple and upgrades to FY11, FY12 net profit forecasts of 7.6 and 3.8 per cent, respectively. The brokerage says yields may recover faster than earlier expected as
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        71 45 5-DAY STI CLOSING MON 2,912.02 A 0.12% Friday 2,908.42 T 0.04% Thursday 2,909.52 A 0.73% Wednesday 2,888.38 0.95% Tuesday 2,916.11 0.59% MARKETS CLOSE HangSenc 21,460.01 T 0.90% Nlkknl 10,855.08 1.16% Shanghai 3,237.09 A 0.40% Seoul 1,711.78 A 059% MUTnbdi 17,641.08 A 0.49% Malaysia 1,297.99 0.05% FOREIGN EXCHANGE USti
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      461 45  -  Overseas venTure Move will double singapore firm’s China portfolio MILLeT enrIquez emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Property giant CapitaLand has expanded its footprint in China with its latest multi-bil-lion dollar deal to acquire the real estate business of Hong Kong’s Orient Overseas International (OOI). The $3.1 billion deal
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      299 45  -  WOnG sIeW yInG siewying@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore’s key non-oil domestic exports (NODX) have posted their fastest pace of growth in four years. According to data from trade promotion agency International Enterprise Singapore, the nation’s key NODX rose 26 per cent on-year last month on the back
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      267 47  -  singaPOre eXCHange JOnaTHan Peeris jonathanpeeris@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Singapore Exchange (SGX) reported a 4 per cent drop to $71.8 million in its second-quarter net profit on lower derivatives revenue. However, SGX said that, excluding non-recurring CEO transition cost, the net profit for the three-month period ended Dec
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      201 47 MOk Fei Fei SINGAPORE Plans are under way for Asia’s first Social Stock Exchange to be set up in Singapore. Paving the way for the move is United States-based philanthropic organisation, the Rockefeller Foundation, which has donated a sum of money
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      181 47 ryan Huang SINGAPORE SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) is making its first investment to develop an aircraft engine. It signed a deal yesterday to take a small stake in a Risk-Revenue Sharing Programme with Pratt Whitney, which is building a nextgeneration engine for single-aisle
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        NEWLY-APPOINTED OOH MEDIA HEAD
        60 48 MediaCorp has appointed MrThomas Ang has been appointed head of its Out-of-Home (OOH) Media with immediate effect. Mr Ang brings with him 20 years of management experience in OOH media, sponsorship and events, including key appointments in several OOH media/ events companies. Priorto joining MediaCorp, Mr
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        TIGER AIRWAYS AT $1.50 PER SHARE
        73 48 Tiger Airways has priced its initial public offering (IPO) at $1.50 per share. With more than 165 million shares on offer, the IPO will help the carrier raise some $248 million. In a statement yesterday, Tiger Airways said the Singapore public tranche was 21
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        A-REIT’S Q3 GROWTH
        150 48 Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (A-Reit) reported yesterday that its third-quarter distribution per unit grew 13.5 per cent. The trust said in a statement that unit holders will receive 3.27 Singapore cents a piece for the three months ended Dec 31 last year, compared with 2.88 cents
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      311 48  -  lanXess’ ruBBer Facility rachel Kelly rachel@mediacorp. com.sg SINGAPORE The German synthetic rubber manufacturer Lanxess is bringing forward its plan for a new US$575 million ($799 million) rubber plant in Singapore by a year. It’s now set to open in the first quarter of 2013, instead of
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      326 48 Millet enriquez JAKARTA The chief of Indonesia’s Investment Coordinating Board is upbeat about the country’s investment prospects for 2010. Mr Gita Wirjawan, who became chairman of the investment service agency in November, told Mediacorp last Friday he expects quick wins in the natural resources sector. Calling
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      387 49 BanKInG seCTOr analysts predict big payouts at Goldman despite political pressure THe GuardIan LONDON Goldman Sachs bankers are forecast to enjoy an 81 per cent rise in their salaries and bonuses for last year, even though the bank may be forced to respond to political pressure by reducing
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      176 49 aGenCIes BAGHDAD A consortium of Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell and Malaysia’s Petronas has signed a contract with Iraq to operate the enormous Majnoon oilfield in the south of the war-torn country. Under the terms of the deal signed on Sunday, Shell
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      180 49 THe daILy TeLeGraPH boomLONDON Platinum may be a better investment than gold this year, according to Goldman Sachs analysts. Gold could face competition for investors’ money with the launch of new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that make it easy to gain exposure to platinum
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      52 51 9 if 4r .> f As four of our stations celebrate their milestone birthdays. 987FM, Class 95FM, Y.E.S 93.3FM and Ria 89.7FM are celebrating at least two decades of great music and excellent entertainment. Tune in and don't miss out as they party through the year with exciting programmes and
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