Today, 7 July 2010

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    25 1 TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Wednesday July 7, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking JULY 7, 2010 A PUBLICATION
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    The virus that is Al Awlaki
    758 1  -  Self-radicalised Singaporean detained, two others on Restriction Orders TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE He was just a teenager pursuing a diploma at a local polytechnic, when he started listening to lectures of radical ideologues online. Soon, Muhammad Fadil Abdul Hamid was avidly surfing the Internet
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      22 1 URUGUAY VS HOLLAND WHO MADE THE FINAL? ALL THE DETAILS IN OUR AFTERNOON EDITION COMMENTARY THE BIN LADEN OF THE PAGE 2
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      Lock icon ‘He must be neutralised’
      1003 3  -  COMMENTARY For the new terrorism, ideas are the centre of gravity. The ability to link disparate individuals and cells, and channel their distorted faith and rage into action, poses a significant threat to the US, its friends and allies. JOHN HARRISON AND KATHRYN FLOYD John Harrison
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      Lock icon Making cents of the fare changes
      834 5  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY SHARON SEE SINGAPORE Complaints by some bus commuters shocked at the quantum of increase in their daily fares have surfaced online and in the media. But if a MediaCorp straw poll is anything to go by, the
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      Lock icon Cost of Youth Games goes up three-fold
      707 7  -  An extra $265 million needed to meet the cost will be borne by MCYS and Ministry of Finance TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg BUDGET BREAKDOWN (SELECTED KEY AREAS) Revised specification, scale and scope: $97 million: Technology, including $16 million for providing “live” broadcasts in 18 of
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      Campaign still on as ‘not all S’poreans feel speaking Mandarin a must’
      241 9 SINGAPORE Some of her friends had termed it “mission impossible” and “to some extent, it is”, says Ms Lim Sau Hoong, chairperson for the Promote Mandarin Council. “But we try our best,” she said, speaking to the media
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      Lock icon Enforcement checks show 1 in 10 lorries flout rules
      256 9  -  DYLAN LOH dylanloh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Land Transport Authority (LTA) and Traffic Police have stepped up enforcement checks on lorries in view of recent fatal accidents. In all, 368 lorries were found to have flouted safety rules over a two-week period. MediaCorp
      KOH MUI FONG  -  256 words
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      Lock icon DISRUPTIONSTO ATMS CAUSED BY SYSTEMS OUTAGE: IBM
      120 9 S RAMESH Monday’s islandwide DBSPOSB ATM disruptions were the result of a systems outage said the bank’s vendor IBM. Responding to queries from MediaCorp, IBM said it worked with DBS immediately to restore services. Meanwhile, a DBS spokesman said the bank is reviewing
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      73% of children have negative online experience, says study
      282 11  -  JOANNE CHAN joannechan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A study by Internet security firm, Symantec, found that 73 per cent of children in Singapore or seven in 10 children have had a negative online experience. This resulted in them feeling angry and fearful, among other
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      Lock icon GREAT SHAVE
      85 11 OOI BOON KEONG A total of 48 people had their heads shaved yesterday at the Hair for Hope 2010 Satellite Event organised by the Great Eastern Life Planners Association and the Children’s Cancer Foundation (CCF) to commemorate Great Eastern’s 36th anniversary. The event at the Great Eastern Centre
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      TWO IMMIGRATION OFFENDERS CAUGHT TRYING TO LEAVE SINGAPORE
      162 11 Two immigration offenders were caught trying to leave Singapore illegally last week. In the first case, a Bangladeshi national and his two abettors were arrested. The Bangladeshi was found hiding inside the speaker box in the boot of a Malaysia-registered car at
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      SHOP OWNER CHARGED WITH SELLING M16 RIFLE FIRING PIN
      129 11  -  SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB A 55-year-old shop owner at the Beach Road Golden Mile Market has been charged with selling a rifle component to a man on March 5 this year. Loh Boon Cheng allegedly sold an M16 firing pin that day to
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      He loses Ferrari, other luxury cars
      505 13  -  Businessman in breach of court order told to restore $200,000 to bank account ZUL OTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The High Court had ordered that he limit his monthly expenses for himself and his wife to $6,000, following a Mareva injunction an order made by the
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      Lock icon Maid jailed for hurting agent’s daughter, running away
      405 13 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB SINGAPORE A 25-year-old Indonesian maid has been sentenced to five months’ jail for crimes including hurting the daughter of the owner of her employment agency and tying her up with a laptop charger cable. Utami (picture), who pleaded guilty yesterday,
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      7 3 >> LESSONS NOT LEARNT FROM THE LONDON BOMBING
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      163 9 KUMQN FREE TRIAL! Shaun Tan, 11 yrs old, completed English programme, working on secondary school maths. Jordyn Lim, 8 yrs old, doing fractions and complex sentence analysis for English. Brandon Ryan Irawan, 7 yrs old, doing fractions Chloe Neo, 6 yrs old starting on simple fractions. r% V\ y" t
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      122 12 We were there when our grandparents used to hide their life savings underthe bed. We were there when our parents kept their passbooks locked up in a drawer. We were there when most people did their banking in banking halls. These days, most people do their banking online. We were
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  • VOICES
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      FOCUS® ON THE FAMILY
      231 15  -  BY DR JAMES DOBSON ADOPT A YOUNGER ADULT There’s a very special gift that men and women in their 50s, 60s and 70s have to offer to the people they come in contact with. That gift is wisdom gleaned from years of experience. Wisdom can encourage
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        Some senior citizens now pay higher fares
        147 15  -  Letter from Benson Yow UNDER the previous concessionary fare scheme for senior citizens, it used to cost a maximum of 73 cents to make a trip on public transport, regardless of the distance travelled. On Saturday, the first day the new distance fares
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        Complicated structure is confusing for commuters
        285 15  -  It is quite unlikely that most commuters are able to commit the fare structure to memory to check that the correct fare has been Letter from Chua Lay Kwan I WAS happy when it was announced that distance fares for public transport would be
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      Let's link all ATMs
      257 17  -  Letter from Ashok Kumar J I REFER to “Left without cash” (July 6). In Singapore, some bank ATMs are already linked. For example, ABN Amro, HSBC, Standard Chartered and participating Citibank and Maybank ATMs are connected under the ATM5 network. Bank customers of any of these
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      Fine-tuning reserve requirements
      187 17  -  Letter from Lim Jia Kai I REFER to “No cut in length of NS: DPM Teo” (July 1). Operationally-ready National Servicemen who are WOSEs (Warrant Officers, Specialists and Enlistees) are required to serve a minimum of seven high-key and three low-key trainings by the age of 40.
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      Will we be happier in 10 years?
      274 17  -  Letter from Loon Seng Chee I REFER to “Target: $3,100 median wage for workers” (July 3-4). The newly-announced 2020 target for a $3,100 median wage is a laudable aim. The pay increases are highly welcome. This, and other planned reforms to health care,
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      CLARIFICATION
      51 17 The commentary, “Rivals should tread carefully” (July 5), cited Fortis chairman Malvinder Mohan Singh as saying it was not in Khazanah Nasional’s interest to executive a ‘poison pen’ clause that would be detrimental to the Parkway group’s financial health. Fortis has clarified that Mr Singh did not make such
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      815 15 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices THE PSYCHOLOGY BEHIND ALIEN ABDUCTIONS PART 4 OF 4 By Mr. Kirby Chua (Singapore Registered Psychologist) Technology is advancing at exponential rates and we are getting more and more interested with our cosmic neighbors as the thought of
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      125 17 MM Mil Tr Ian Kok Hongj Hawker i <Z-> H orkfare Work Train A Better Tomorrow And I can get more Workfare when I train! k. Mdm Sarini bte Hamid Hawker •S H\ L V Enhanced Workfare gives more to low-wage workers who work regularly. With Workfare Income Supplement (WIS),
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      196 18 a.m. taste the difference a.m. Twister Meal (Original Recipe) Diced Original Recipe chicken fillet, scrambled eggs, chopped tomatoes, cheddar cheese and mayonnaise all wrapped in a tortilla and toasted to perfection. Served with a.m. Hash Brown and regular Iced MILO (S $4.90 a.m. Twister Meal (American) A tortilla wrapped around
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  • COMMENT & ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon Lessons of July 7 London bombing not learnt
      1024 19  -  DOUGLAS MURRAY The writer is director of the Centre for Social Cohesion, a non-partisan think tank in Britain. This is an excerpt of a longer commentary. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Today marks the fifth anniversary of the day suicide bombing came to Britain.
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      Driving in the dark on car safety
      712 21  -  RICHARD HARTUNG The writer is a consultant who has lived in Singapore since Once again, there has been another massive automobile recall. This past week, Toyota recalled 270,000 Lexus and Crown cars around the world. While the car-maker says no accidents have been
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      Lock icon Bank tests just stress markets
      884 22  -  MATTHEW LYNN The writer is a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. BLOOMBERG Another week, another bad idea. With the markets still jumpy about Greece, the sovereign-debt crisis and the banking system, the European Union’s leaders have come up with a way
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon M'sians on trial for church assaults
      259 26 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Three Malaysians went on trial yesterday for allegedly torching a church during the height of a dispute over whether non-Muslims can use the word “Allah” to refer to God. The fire that partially gutted a Protestant church marked the start of
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      Lock icon Yudhoyono demands probe into police graft
      398 26 AGENCIES JAKARTA Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono rebuked his country’s police force at a ceremony to commemorate its 64th anniversary yesterday, saying he has received millions of public complaints about the force that has been tainted with allegations of graft. His comments came in
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      Thai government extends State of Emergency
      332 28 BANGKOK Thailand yesterday extended emergency rule across about one quarter of the country by three months, over lingering fears of unrest. The State of Emergency, imposed in April after mass opposition protests broke out in the capital, will be maintained in Bangkok and 18
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      Lock icon Japan parties pin hopes on star power
      334 28 AFP CHIBA Japan’s judo queen Ryoko Tani, after years of deftly putting her opponents to the mat, is among a line-up of celebrity candidates hoping to join the rough and tumble of politics. The 34-year-old is throwing her hat into the electoral ring
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      M'SIA TO SEEK PARDON FOR DRUG TRAFFICKER
      103 30 Malaysia will plead to spare the life of a drug trafficker who has been sentenced to death in Singapore, according to Foreign Minister Anifah Aman. In May, Singapore’s highest court rejected a death sentence appeal by Yong Vui Kong, who was 19 when
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      Lock icon HE TRIED TO ESCAPETHE HEAT BUT ...
      92 30 HE TRIED TO ESCAPETHE HEAT BUT AFP A 38-year-old Taiwanese man froze to death as a heatwave swept the island after he walked into a refrigeration room to cool off and apparently suffered hypothermia, police said yesterday. Chen Sung-mou, a worker at a sugar factory was found unconscious inside the
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      Lock icon TWO VIETNAM MURDERS BLAMED ON WORLD CUP
      117 30 AFP A World Cup gambling debt and a disgruntled wife upset that her husband came home late after watching a football match have been blamed for two murders in Vietnam, reports said yesterday. Tuoi Tre newspaper reported that two youth, aged 19 and
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      Lock icon 'AUSVEGAS'TO TACKLE GAMBLING WOES DOWN UNDER?
      180 30 AFP An Australian lawmaker has stirred controversy with a proposal to establish a gambling hub at the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef in a bid to address widespread problem-betting in the community. Independent Queensland MP Aidan McLindon said relocating all the state’s gaming
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      Lock icon Men At Work to pay for Kookaburra rip-off
      151 32 AGENCIES SYDNEY Australian rockers Men At Work were yesterday ordered to hand over a portion of the royalties from their iconic 1981 hit Down Under after a judge ruled in February that they had ripped off Girl Guide ditty Kookaburra Sits In
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      Lock icon Australia proposes refugee hub in East Timor
      295 32 AGENCIES SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard launched a plan yesterday to make East Timor a hub for processing asylum seekers, tackling a key issue ahead of polls. Ms Gillard said the centre, which has initial support from East Timor and New Zealand,
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      Lock icon Iran's style guide for men's hair
      223 33 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH TEHRAN In an attempt to rid the country of “decadent Western cuts”, Iran’s Culture Ministry has produced a catalogue of haircuts that meet government approval. The list of banned styles includes ponytails, mullets and elaborate spikes. However, quiffs appear to be
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      Lock icon Clegg promises reform referendum next year
      317 33 AP LONDON British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has outlined plans for a sweeping shake up of Britain’s political system, one that could nudge the country from a mainly twoparty system towards a more Eu-ropean-style coalition politics. Mr Clegg told lawmakers that he wants
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      Lock icon Stun guns not deadly: Taser
      177 34 AFP VANCOUVER A Canadian inquiry was wrong to conclude that stun guns carry a risk of “serious injury or death”, the US maker of Taser devices told a Canadian court on Monday. Taser International is challenging a commission’s findings into the October 2007 death of
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      Lock icon PROTEST AGAINST UN PANEL
      78 34 Demonstrators surrounded the United Nations office in Colombo yesterday to protest against a UN panel set up to probe allegations of war crimes during Sri Lanka’s civil war. Led by Housing Minister Wimal Weerawansa, the group burned an effigy of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon. Crowds
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      Lock icon From graduate school to flipping burgers
      559 34 Fresh graduates in the UK gunning for jobs face uphill battle THE GUARDIAN LONDON Graduates in the United Kingdom are facing the most intense scramble in a decade to get a job this summer, as a poll of employers reveals the number of applications
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      Lock icon PLASTIKI BOAT SETS SAIL
      101 35 A boat made from 12,500 plastic bottles will leave New Caledonia for Sydney this week on the final leg of a voyage across the Pacific to raise environmental awareness, organisers said yesterday. The Plastiki, inspired by the 1947 Kon-Tiki raft expedition, has already sailed 6,944 nautical
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      Lock icon TOURISTS MUST THINK TWICE ABOUT HIGH-RISKTRIPS
      104 35 THE GUARDIAN French tourists who run into trouble after taking unnecessary risks overseas could have to pay for their rescue and repatriation under legislation debated on Monday by MPs in Paris. The Bill is an attempt to encourage a “culture of responsibility” among French
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      Lock icon MEN ON VIAGRA HAVE HIGHER RATE OF SEX DISEASES
      114 35 BLOOMBERG Men taking drugs for sexual potency such as Viagra and Cialis showed a figure almost tripling the rate of sexuallytransmitted diseases compared with those not taking the medications, a Harvard University report found. The results, from an analysis of the
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      Lock icon QUEEN FACES MONETARY CUTS AMID FINANCIAL CRISIS
      111 35 AP Buckingham Palace says that the Royal Family cost Britons 62 pence ($1.31) per person last year, 7 pence less than in *****009. Accounts released on Monday show the total cost of supporting the monarchy was £38.2 million in the year to March
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      Lock icon Long hours of mahjong lead to blood clot
      149 35 THE NEW YORK TIMES CHANGSHA Doctors from China’s Hunan province are reporting a syndrome that might be described as modern medicine meeting The Joy Luck Club. A 40-year-old woman with painful swelling in her left leg consulted doctors and was subsequently diagnosed
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      251 36 SINGAPORE Mardan Mamat (picture) confirmed his place in the region’s first PGA Tour-sanctioned golf tournament the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic, Malaysia when he beat a field of 24 at the two-day regional invitational qualifiers in West Java yesterday. The Singapore No 2 added a 68 to
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      630 36 Chelsea boss pushing hard to seal deal with striker’s agents THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Fernando Torres, currently on World Cup duties with Spain, could relocate from Liverpool to London, with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich having flown to South Africa to try and secure the signing of
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      372 37  -  Glass court to be set up in shopping mall for better viewing PHILIP GOH philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The glass court is back after a 12-year absence, and the world’s top woman squash player Nicol David has given it the thumbs up. Said the 26-year-old
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      EAGLES DITCH TOKIJAN OVER PLAYER FLAP
      242 37  -  SHAMIR OSMAN Geylang United’s S-League assistant coach Tokijan Darimosuvito has parted ways with the club after the Eagles’ Prime League side had four results overturned for fielding an ineligible player. Former Singapore winger Tokijan was the club’s Prime League head coach. “Tokijan has taken
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      259 38 AGENCIES LONDON Manchester United are believed to be considering a £30 million ($63.4 million) move for Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder (picture), who has scored three goals in Holland’s march to the World Cup semi-finals. The former Ajax and Real Madrid player moved to the
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      325 38 Germany's stunning World Cup run could see Europe's top clubs raiding the Bundesliga AFP ERASMIA (South Africa) Joachim Loew believes his Germany side’s sensational performances at the World Cup will prompt the giants of European football to descend on the Bundesliga in search of
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      356 39 Stoudemire headed for NY, hoping James will join him AGENCIES NEW YORK Amare Stoudemire is headed to the New York Knicks and their latest signing should send a clear signal just how serious they are about mounting a challenge in the NBA next season. Stoudemire
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      94 36 YOUR SPORTING FIX FOOTBALL 7.25pm S-League Woodlands Wellington FC vs SAF FC (StarHub Ch 222) CYCLING TODAY 7.45pm Tour de France: Stage 4 (StarHub Ch205) TOMORROW 8.15pm Tour de France: Stage 5 (StarHub Ch205) SPORTSZONE MINUTES Sports updates live hourly on 938Live (6.35am to 11.35pm) Ip yi, Always play with
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      76 37 X Wft U F i* TS 1 IN THE WILB5 OF 5GUTH RFRICR... R BRTTLE 15 RBuUT TD RRGE... RND ONE MRN IS TRICING YOU INTO THE THICK OF THE RCTIGN Join Leonard Thomas through his football Safari, as he treks across South Africa to cover the 2010 World Cup
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      294 45 Create A 2nd Source of Income With Less Than 2 Hours A Day" Dear Friend, Do you feel trapped in the daily stresses and pressures of work and personal life? Well I did! Years ago, I took a step to start trading as an alternative source of income. It started
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    575 45 ENTERPRISE Two-year-old company produces high-quality 3D productions FOR Dreamarvel Pte Ltd, the first seeds of the business were planted when the company’s three founders, Mr Tan Jeck Meng, Mr Lau Yueng and Mr Yang Xuefeng created a 3D character project titled “Digital Puppet Live”. It is a photo-realistic
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      221 43 ECZEMA Other Skin Problems Allergy Hives Eczema Can't find a solution after years of medication and creams? “I had eczema since young. It started from a small dot and grew into a dark, itchy patch of thick skin over the years. My mum tried different kinds of creams, medication and
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      298 42 •«N I KAPLAN BUILDING FUTURES One success story at a time I need a good start in education for the right career WE HAVE THE PLAN FOR GCE 'A', '0\ 'N' LEVELS AND ITE GRADUATES Advanced Diploma Bachelor Degree HIGHER EDUCATION ACADEMY 3 Years Diploma in Business Administration Develops students
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      287 40 SINGAPORE The nominating committee of health care provider Parkway said its vice-chairman Richard Seow should not be considered an independent director (ID) in relation to the partial offer by Malaysia’s state investment arm Khazanah. By a majority vote of 3 to 1, the committee
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      21 40 US$1 £1 €1 ¥100 A$1 RM1 Rp10,000 HK$100 RMB100 RS100 1.390 2.112 1.748 1.581 1.178 0.434 1.532 17.85 20.50 2.967
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        70 40 Outperform 97 cents Macquarie starts coverage with a $1.39 target price, saying the mas-sage-chair maker is on the cusp of a strong turnaround in operations, driven by its renewed focus on core business and profitability, and aided by strong expansion in China. Adds that its confidence in Osim is
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        62 40 Outperform $1.37 Daiwa keeps price target at $1.46 but upgrades from “Hold” on the view that the risk-reward ratio has improved after price correction over the last three months. The house says an immediate price catalyst could be the asset enhancement initiative for the trust’s Causeway
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      Sweet domination
      351 40  -  Wilmar plans plantations in bid to satisfy Asia’s sweet tooth DESMOND WONG desmondwong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Palm oil giant Wilmar International said yesterday it hoped to expand its sugar business arm by setting up plantations in Indonesia and Brazil. Over the next five years, Wilmar plans to invest “hundreds of
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      239 42 CHRIS HOWELLS SINGAPORE Regulators are in a good position to start setting rules for the banking sector on the use of more risky financial instruments, said analysts. This has risen from the proposed Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection
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      275 42  -  JO-ANN HUANG joannhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Trade between Europe and Singapore is likely to remain robust despite concerns over the European debt crisis, said the European Union (EU) delegation to Singapore yesterday. While austerity measures proposed by several European countries may temporarily limit exchanges
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      213 42 TRAVIS TEO SINGAPORE Investors here are increasingly moving to conservative asset classes, such as overseas properties in Australia, because of poorer risk appetite after the recent global financial crisis. According to Westpac Private Bank, it has seen 18 percent of its Australia and New Zealand
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      382 43 costs. AGENCIES LONDON The United Kingdom is working on crisis action in the event that British energy giant BP is ruined by the costs of coping with its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, The Times of London reported yesterday, citing unidentified
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      226 43 AGENCIES SYDNEY Australia yesterday left its key interest rate unchanged at 4.5 per cent for the second consecutive month, citing concerns about growth in Europe and China that could affect the global recovery. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), which has raised the key rate six
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      212 43 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s economy performed “not so well” in the second quarter, according to the country’s top economic planner Nor Mohamed Yakcop, but he insisted it was not headed for a double-dip recession. The minister in charge of the Economic
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      Lock icon US widens tax probe
      581 44 HSBC clients who fail to disclose offshore accounts face criminal investigations BLOOMBERG NEW YORK The United States Department of Justice is conducting a criminal investigation into HSBC Holdings clients who may have failed to disclose accounts in Singapore or India to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
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    • EYE ON THE MARKET
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        326 44 Some investors with a shortterm view on the recently volatile market have made use of index warrants to engage in short-term trading. When choosing warrants, apart from studying the terms of warrants, one should be aware of the variables that affect pricing. According to
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        492 44 As global markets emerged from the shadows of the 2008 financial crisis, news of the Greek bailout and other developments around the world kept investors on theirtoes. The increase in uncertainty and volatility saw investors seeking a safe haven in fixed
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      156 40 FROM BROKERAGE RESEARCH AND AGENCY REPORTS Disclaimer: Readers should seek independent financial advice before making any investment decision. Today cannot be held liable for any consequence arising from the use of this information. INTRODUCING THE BACHELOR OF ARTS (COMMUNICATION STUDIES) The University of Western Australia (UWA) is one of the
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  • WORLD CUP 2010
    • SEMI-FINAL GERMANY VS SPAIN SEMI-FINAL GERMANY VS SPAIN SEMI-FINAL GERMANY VS SPAIN
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        Lock icon Stage set for Torres to strike
        626 56  -  COMMENTARY Liverpool ace believes he will lead Spanish attack against the Germans LEONARD THOMAS in Cape Town, South Africa leonard@mediacorp. com. sg The writer is executive sports editor at MediaCorp NewsHub. There is always song and dance at this World Cup, there are beaming
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        523 52 AGENCIES DURBAN Germany’s World Cup harmony may have been disrupted after skipper Philipp Lahm (picture) said he had no intention of willingly giving up the captain’s armband when Michael Ballack returns to fitness. Lahm’s comments, in an interview with the newspaper Bild,
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          ONE TO WATCH
          151 52 Results First round: vs Switzerland 0-1, vs Honduras 2-0, vs Chile 2-1 Round of 16: vs Portugal 1-0 Quarter-final: vs Paraguay 1-0 Scorers: David Villa (5), Andres Iniesta (1) World ranking: 2 Previous appearances 1934 quarter-finals, 1950 4th, 1962 1st rd, 1966 1st rd, 1978 1st rd,
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          156 52 TOMORROW, 2.30AM PROBABLE LINEUPS Results First round: vs Australia 4-0, vs Serbia 0-1, vs Ghana 1-0 Round of 16: vs England 4-1 Quarter-final: vs Argentina 4-0 Scorers: Miroslav Klose, Thomas Muller (4); Lukas Podolski (2); Cacau, Mesut Ozil, Arne Friedrich (1) World ranking: 6 Previous appearances 1934
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        Lock icon Casillas trumpets Spain's team ethic
        481 47 AP DURBAN Spain captain Iker Casillas believes his squad’s teamwork and commitment to attractive football are the reasons why they have made it to the World Cup semi-finals, while teams led by superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have not. Casillas will captain the European
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        Lock icon 'Schweini' is all the buzz now
        860 47 Germany's 'Piggy' ready to lead team to World Cup title THE DAILY TELEGRAPH DURBAN Bastian Schweinsteiger was being interrogated about life in the fast lane, his beautiful model girlfriend and the idea that, when he returns home to Munich after his triumphant World Cup,
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        Lock icon Spain win over sceptical ex-boss
        293 47 AFP MADRID Spain’s Euro 2008 winning coach Luis Aragones (picture) said on Tuesday he believed the Spanish would beat Germany in their World Cup semi-final a far cry from the critical comments he has been making throughout the finals. Aragones, 71, said he had witnessed
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        Lock icon Germans despair as 'psychic' octopus plumps for Spain
        328 48 AFP BERLIN The cries of despair from all around Germany could probably be heard in South Africa as a “psychic” octopus called Paul tipped Spain to beat Germany in the football World Cup semi-final. The eight-legged oracle, who has successfully predicted all
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      Lock icon A refitted Germany purrs so ominously
      675 51  -  COMMENTARY Loew's men will not grant Spain's wish that they be allowed to play their game LEONARD THOMAS in Cape Town, South Africa leonard@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is executive sports editor at MediaCorp NewsHub. Imet some Dutch fans on Monday night here by the Waterfront,
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      Lock icon Fabregas eyes starring role
      499 55 Spain midfielder ready to push for starting place against Germany THE GUARDIAN DURBAN It has been a bit-part show for Cesc Fabregas in this World Cup, but the Spanish midfielder is challenging striker Fernando Torres for a starting place in their semi-final against Germany, the team
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      Lock icon Spain's secret to getting ahead
      283 55 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH DURBAN Former Spain and Real Madrid defender Fernando Hierro (picture) believes a change in mentality has been the main reason behind his country’s sudden improvement at major championships. Spain are in the semi-finals of the World Cup for the first time, while they
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      WHAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN
      59 55 In our report, “One Basque, a Bavarian, and a huge prizefight” (July 6, 2010), we referred to Spain midfielderXavi Hernandez as a Basque he is actually of Catalan ethnicity. In another report (June 16, 2010), we referred to Carles Puyol as captain of Spain it
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      59 60 THE TABLES ARE TURNED ON PREDATORS, AND MORE, IN THIS WEEK’S MOVIE REVIEWS. >> T8 THE AHH IN PASTA: BONTA’S THREE AND GOING STRONG. >> T12 SAKE SUNDAYS: FREE FLOW OF RICE WINE —AND CHAMPAGNE—AT TAKUMI TOKYO. >> T14 LEO THE MASTERMIND DICAPRIO SLIPS INTO OUR THOUGHTS IN INCEPTION; WE
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    THE INCEPTION OF LEO
    1240 61  -  MOVIES Leonardo DiCaprio talks about living the dream GENEVIEVE LOH in Los Angeles genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg INCEPTION is director Christopher Nolan’s (The Dark Knight) stunning new original sci-fi actioner about the ability to access people’s minds and subconscious through dreams. For this journalist, being able to access a
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      279 63 THE 2 -5 SEPTEMBER 2010 Sunteo Singapore Levels Q> Q, 0,© 0 I.T CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION IN SINGAPORE WORTH WAITING FOR MANWNSITFMKM&IS NEW PRODUCTS BFLMBLLTIMRLS BBMBSDWWMIAHFSS OR HOME KIL IN ONE BULLDINUM Showfloors with 4 metres Walkway in Each Hall 820 Leading Manufacturers and Suppliers 345,000 sq ft of I.T,
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      29 65 STILL SHOWING Toy Story 3 (PG) The Karate Kid (PG) Knight And Day (PG) Letters To Juliet (PG) Repo Men (M18) The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (PG) Toy Story 3
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
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      Lock icon A test of faith
      247 67 MOVIE REVIEW: CHLOE B21, 96min GENEVIEVE LOH SEEING as how infidelity seems to be headlining in Hollywood these days, Chloe a remake of Anne Fontaine’s 2003 French film Nathalie comes at an opportune time. Delivered in his typical style, Oscarnominated Canadian auteur Atom Egoyan explores themes
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      Lock icon Shoot 'em up
      283 67 MOVIE REVIEW: PREDATORS /NC16, 107min CHRISTOPHERTOH THIS movie is a sequel of sorts to the 1987 movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as the leader of a Special Forces unit that gets attacked by an alien predator in the jungles of Guatemala. This time, the humans find themselves on
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      SCENE STEALER
      86 67  -  GENEVIEVE LOH JONAH HEX: “Maybe the thing to do is to do the most awful movie I can find,” said Josh Brolin in 2008 about playing Jonah Hex. Well, the film has fanboys’ opinions of DC comics’ legendary post-apocalyptic, anti-hero cowboy split down the middle even with John
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