Today, 22 March 2010, Afternoon Edition

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  • 20 1 TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PublICAtIon of nEWS HotlInE 6822 2268 Monday March 22, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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  • 51 1 on the eve of a cliffhanger vote early this morning, protesters gathered outside the uS Capitol against uS President barack obama’s Health bill as the President made a last-ditch attempt to convince his Democratic allies still on the fence with a personal appeal to support the legislation.
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  • 692 1  -  SPouSAl MAIntEnAnCE opinions differ as to whether a woman should provide alimony to her ex-husband family lawyer and women’s rights advocate Dr Anamah tan said since the tax revision recognises that ‘it’s all right’ for the wife to support her husband, ‘why not such
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  • 264 1 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s ruling party plans to lodge police reports against opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim for allegedly using the name of the King in his declared Sept 16 power grab bid two years ago. Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said the claims
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  • NEWS
    • 497 3 anaLysis vote on health Bill could lead to a historic social legislation for obama NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON Speaker Nancy Pelosi was at her wits’ end. Republican Scott Brown had just won his Senate race in Massachusetts, a victory that seemed to doom United
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    • 487 3 AFP BEIJING State media lashed out at Google over the weekend with editorials accusing the search giant of helping forces abroad attack China and its laws, while calling efforts to pressure the country over its Internet censorship “ridiculous”. The critical editorials and columns came
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    • 701 3  -  PoinT of view CONRAD RAJ editor- at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg NOW that pay-TV operators have lost their rights to content exclusivity under revisions to the Media Market Conduct Code, what does it mean for the man in the street? I’m afraid for
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    • 316 4 ALICIA WONG Does more need to be done for fathers, who for legitimate reasons, are unable to afford child maintenance? Take Kenneth (not his real name) for example. The 40-year-old has been wheelchair-bound since he was injured in a car accident six months
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    • 87 6 forty neighbourhood mailboxes will get a new look over the next two weeks. They will be painted over by 40 winning artists who were among 600 who submitted entries for an art competition, stamp 02, which celebrates art, sports, and august’s youth olympic Games. The
      CHANNEL NEWS ASIA  -  87 words
    • 490 6  -  hoMe iMProVeMenT HOEYEEN NIE yeennie@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE Mr Sankaran Narayanan Nair and his wife had to move out of their Yishun Street 21 flat for two weeks last April. When they returned, it was to a flat that boasted new essential items such as toilets, waste
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    • 297 8  -  waTer usaGe HETTY MUSFIRAH hetty@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore faced a dry spell last month, but instead of conserving water, Singaporeans used even more water. The irony was not lost on Minister for Environment and Water Resources Dr Yaacob Ibrahim when he spoke at the World Water Day
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    • 219 8 ONG DAI LIN SINGAPORE They started the Wellness Programme in Kebun Baru in 2008 with the goal of attracting 1,000 senior citizens to participate in it. Two years on, 2,000 senior citizens are on it. And now, the adviser to Kebun Baru grassroots
      ONG DAI LIN; CNA  -  219 words
    • 347 10 as a registered charity, chc’s income expected to include profits and dividends from space rental and tenant leases in Suntec Singapore in the future is non-taxable. ALICIA WONG SINGAPORE Spirits remained high at City Harvest Church (CHC) yesterday, in spite of recent news
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    • 145 10 the thong chai charity Show shown live on Mediacorp’s channel 8 last night raised over $8,676,200 by the end of the telecast. the fundraiser for the Singapore thong chai Medical institution featured international celebrities like hong Kong superstar Jackie chan and veteran singer Wakin chau. local artistes
      DYLAN LOH/PHOTOS: OOI BOON KEONG  -  145 words
    • 73 12 the organisers had expected 500 people but 1,420 came to be part of a singapore record the most number of people doing colouring in four hours. the event at suntec entertainment atrium yesterday saw parents and their toddlers displaying their creativity colouring in the
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    • 108 12 a volunteer having a little fun on the rubik’s mosaic wall depicting The Birth of Venus by sandro botticelli which he and nine others put together. the volunteers, who were of different nationalities, started building the wall on wednesday and finished
      OOI BOON KEONG  -  108 words
    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
      • 105 12 MediaCorp’s Channel 8 programme Good Morning Singapore celebrated 15 years on the air yesterday. As part of the celebrations, past and present show presenters attended the programme’s birthday bash with viewers and invited guests at the Central National Library. First aired in March 1995,
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      • 110 12 More than 1,000 jobs in the healthcare sector were offered at a career fair held in the heartlands yesterday morning with two in five positions targeted at professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs). North East Community Development Council said more than 1,000
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      • 85 12 New and local citizens can learn more about Singapore from a game show launched yesterday by South West Community Development Council. The Integrate Singapore Quiz will test mixed teams of local and new citizens on Singapore-related topics in history, culture, sports and lifestyle, among
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  • WORLD
    • 242 14 AP MANILA Indonesian officials have asked the Philippine authorities to track down an Indonesian fugitive wanted in connection with several beheadings who is now helping to train militants in an insurgencywrecked Philippine region, security officials said yesterday. Sanusi, like many Indonesians using only one name,
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    • 342 14 UnrEST In ThaILand AP BANGKOK Thailand’s Prime Minister offered yesterday to have his government hold talks with protesters trying to force him from power with massive demonstrations in the capital, but refused their demand that he immediately call new elections. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said he would
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    • 703 16  -  poinT oF VieW JEREMYWARNER Jeremy Warner, assistant editor of The DailyTelegraph, is one of Britain’s leading business and economics commentators. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH MR PAUL Krugman, an American economist, wants to start a trade war with China. It would be worse than the
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    • 173 17 AFP BEIJING —Afghan President Hamid Karzai (picture) travels to China tomorrow eyeing investment from his mighty neighbour. China is increasingly seen as a key player in maintaining stability in Afghanistan after United States troops pull out in 2011. Mr Karzai will hold talks with
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    • 444 17 Battle with russia and us for influence AFP BISHKEK The United States wants to win supremacy in nearby Afghanistan. Russia sees the region as its own backyard where its influence dates back centuries. But in the modern-day Great Game battle for influence in the strategic
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    • 183 18 AFP SEOUL GM Daewoo, the South Korean subsidiary of United States car giant General Motors, yesterday recalled 58,696 vehicles because of defects, in the latest blow to Asia’s crisis-hit auto industry. The recall affects vehicles sold in South Korea but will
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    • 343 18 wesTern-sTyLe deMocracy THE NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING A Chinese legislative official has said that China will not adopt Western-style democracy, marking a rare instance in which a member of the government here openly rejects Western-style liberal political reforms. The official, Mr Li Fei, said in an interview
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    • 182 20 AFP DILI Indonesia will apologise to the people of East Timor in its own way for past human rights violations, East Timor President Jose Ramos Horta said yesterday. Indonesia’s former President Abdurrahman Wahid apologised when he visited East Timor in
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    • 315 20 JaPanese POLiTics AFP TOKYO A plan by Japan’s government to give foreigners the vote in local elections has sparked a conservative backlash, showing ethnic minority issues can touch a raw nerve in the island-nation. The idea is to grant local and regional but not
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    • 316 21 Meet Nepal’s ‘God of Sight’ a Man WiTh a MissiOn AP HETAUDA For nearly a year, cataracts have clouded out all sight for Raj Kaliya Dhanuk, a 70-year-old grandmother. But now she waits quietly to meet Nepal’s God of Sight. She and 500 others have travelled for days to reach
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    • 168 22 AFP PARIS French voters who came out yesterday are expected to deal President Nicolas Sarkozy a stinging rebuke in regional elections that will be his last big national test before seeking re-election in 2012. Polling opened at 8am and was to continue until 8pm.
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    • 335 22 BriTiSh elecTionS THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is to play a key role in Labour’s election campaign with a brief to target Mr David Cameron’s “failure” to modernise the Conservatives. The high-risk strategy will see the former Prime Minister make
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    • 195 24 THE GUARDIAN WASHINGTON In the fight for reform of America’s grim prison system, it is a rare victory. A new study by the Pew Centre revealed last week that America’s prisons have reduced their total number of inmates. The tiny dip
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    • 309 24 israeL-us Ties despite diplomatic crisis between nations, us military aid seems AGENCIES JERUSALEM The diplomatic crisis between the United States and Israel has sent a tremor through their alliance, but one key part of the bond seems virtually untouchable: The roughly US$3 billion ($4.2 billion) a year
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    • 183 24 THE GUARDIAN NEW YORK Surgeons say the recession has reduced demand in the United States for cosmetic procedures that are not covered by health insurance. Television show Nip/Tuck, seen as symbolic of a new acceptance of cosmetic plastic surgery, broadcast its
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    • 118 21 Same, same but different Made different. Grown different. NTUC Income started as a cooperative where people, quite simply, came before profits. With a commitment to make insurance affordable and accessible to all Singaporeans, we grew. Stronger and more resilient, weathering crises along the way. Today we insure over 2 million
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  • voices
    • 220 25  -  GooD eNGLIsH Letter from Dierdre G Morgan I REFER to “Good English begins at work” (March 18) from Mr Rick Lim Say Kiong He noted that some expatriates comment on the error-filled sentences of Singaporeans during conversations, and attributed this to the latter’s “inability to rid
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    • 161 25  -  Letter from Jeffrey Law Lee Beng I CANNOT agree more with “Good English begins at work” (March 18). Besides the workplace, home is where parents should set a good example by speaking proper English. Mistakes made by their youngsters need to be corrected,
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    • 140 27  -  BY DR BILL MAIER When kids talk back When kids start to get insolent with their parents, it’s almost always a symptom of a greater problem in the relationship. Kids don’t simply become defiant and disrespectful overnight. They usually learn that behaviour through watching how the
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    • 459 27  -  CyCLISTS aT BUS STOPS Letter from Ed Tan I HAVE witnessed one near-miss too many of speeding cyclists “slicing” through bus stops, some even wielding mobile phones in one hand and would like to suggest a solution that is inexpensive, easily constructed, and not physically obstructing:
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    • 135 27  -  Letter from Beverly Wee Assistant Official Assignee For Official Assignee WE REFER to “IPTO needs more power” (March 15). We have taken into account the information Mr Phang Kim Wah has provided on various occasions for our investigations. As new information comes to our attention,
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    • 633 29  -  ThE oScar cUrSE The eerie relationship between bagging a Best actress oscar and being suddenly single WILLIAM LANGLEY plus@mediacorp.com.sg SHE has got the part, she has got the dress, she has got Oscar, but, suddenly, oops, that actress you thought had it all, doesn’t
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    • 319 29 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH The conventional explanation for all this is that when a beautiful, talented woman enjoys ultimate success, it hurts her husband’s ego so badly that it sends him running into the arms of some back-lot blonde bimbo dujour. Certainly, status-relegation can be
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    • 628 30  -  rEaL LIFE V rEEL LIFE Iraqis weigh in on ‘unrealistic’ but ‘important’ oscar film TIM ARANGO plus@mediacorp.com. sg THE NEW YORK TIMES SIMPLE pleasures are still elusive in Iraq, but on a lazy Friday afternoon a day before the seventh anniversary of the American invasion
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    • 334 31 cELEBrITy coUrT Grammy-winner Lady Gaga fires back at ex-boyfriend’s lawsuit Fame. AP TALK about a bad romance. Lady Gaga is firing back at an ex-boy-friend who claims he launched her career and is suing her for US$30.5 million ($42.7 million). Her lawyer said in a court
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    • 1269 32 oN MedIaCorp CHaNNeL MeGa MoNday MoVIe: SNakeS oN a pLaNe Channel 5, 7:30pm Sean Jones witnesses the brutal murder of an important American prosecutor by mobster Eddie Kim. He is protected by the FBI agent Neville Flynn to testify against Eddie in Los Angeles. On route to LA, Eddie releases
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  • sports
    • 584 34  -  POint OF vieW Park the star turn as United edge liverpool and return to the summit DAVID NGIAU deputy sports editor david@mediacorp.com.sg english PremiershiP Manchester United 2 Liverpool 1 MANCHESTER When Fernando Torres, Manchester United’s tormentor-in-chief these past few years, headed Liverpool into the lead in
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    • 222 34 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Chelsea captain John Terry has hit out at the standard of refereeing in the Champions League in the wake of his side’s elimination from the competition at the hands of Inter Milan last Tuesday. Terry runs the risk of a Uefa punishment
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    • 452 34 AP LONDON West Ham United co-owner David Gold admitted his club are considering an ambitious approach to sign midfielder David Beckham. Beckham is currently recovering from surgery on a ruptured Achilles tendon that will rule him out of the World Cup
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    • SPORTS ROUNDUP
      • 189 37 AFP An almost impregnable defence and a solid set piece were the foundations for France’s Six Nations Grand Slam triumph on Saturday, French newspapers said yesterday. Les Bleus won a tense decider 12-10 over England at the Stade de France late Saturday for
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      • 111 37 AFP Real Madrid secured their ninth straight victory after coming from behind to beat Sporting Gijon 3-1 on Saturday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) to open up a threepoint gap on bitter rivals Barcelona at the top of the Primera Liga. Visitors Sporting went ahead after the
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      • 122 37 Robbie Keane will not be extending his loan stay with Scottish giants Celtic once the season is over, Sky Sports reported yesterday. The Ireland captain, whose loan move to Parkhead on the final day of the January transfer window surprised observers, insisted that he will
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    • 509 37 englIsh FOOTbAll chelsea fail to keep pace with leaders united AFP englIsh PreMIershIP Blackburn 1 Chelsea 1 BLACKBURN El-Hadji Diouf delivered a significant blow to Chelsea’s title challenge as the Blackburn striker scored his first goal this year to salvage a 1 -1 draw at Ewood
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    • 233 37 AGENCIES LONDON The conventional wisdom about Arsenal’s title push is that they have the easy run-in compared to Chelsea and Manchester United, it is apparently a piece of cake. A home game against West Ham, the team above the relegation zone by
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    • 640 38  -  aVIVa IronMan 70.3 SIngapore 2010 alexander beats the heat to canter home a comfortable aviva Ironman 70.3 winner TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE There was no bowing to the crowd just before the finish line this year. Instead, defending champion Craig Alexander had time to high-five
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    • Article, Illustration
      73 38 counTdown To youTh olyMpIcS deputy prime Minister and pasir ris-punggol grc Member of parliament Teo chee hean joined youth olympic games (yog) hopefuls yesterday at the unveiling of the north east district Singapore 2010 yog countdown clock, which is located in front of Sengkang community club. residents had decided on
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    • 550 39  -  2010 youTh olyMPicS Four S’pore swimmers have met ‘a’ qualifying mark as year-long window closes TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE By the end of this month, the Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) will form a 16-strong provisional squad for this August’s 2010 Youth Olympic Games. And when the year-long
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      331 39 Brought to you by Playing smart takes on new meaning as sports are shown to aid a child’s mental growth By Terence Lee IF YOUR boy is out playing football instead of doing his homework, don’t panic just yet. The exercise he’s getting may actually help his grades.
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  • succeed
    • Article, Illustration
      232 40  -  and then the roof CaVed in DAVID FABER ong dai Lin The world may be walking out of the depression, but what really led to the global economic disaster is still a blur for some. Award-winning CNBC correspondent David Faber seeks to detail the causes and consequences of
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    • 671 40  -  VitaL eLements of CreatiVity JOHN BITTLESTON succeed@mediacorp.com.sg I’VE left problem solving to the last of the seven vital elements of creativity. It is more a consequence than a cause of creativity. So why is problem solving itself a tool of creativity? The answer
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