Today, 3 August 2010, Afternoon Edition

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  • 46 1 TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 Tuesday August 3, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking AFTERNOON EDITION TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Tuesday August 3, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking AUGUST 3, 2010 A PUBLICATION
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  • Article, Illustration
    110 3 THE NEW YORK TIMES President Dmitri Medvedev yesterday declared a state of emergency in seven regions as forest and peat bog fires raged across Russia, killing dozens and leaving thousands homeless in a heat wave that has badly hurt Moscow and many other parts of the country. Moscow
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  • 522 3 Obama to make good on campaign pledge on Iraq THE NEW YORK TIMES ATLANTA Nearly eight years after he denounced what he called a “dumb war” in Iraq and nearly two years after he won the White House promising to end it, United States President Barack Obama
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  • NEWS
    • 155 5 FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE A three-tonne stainless steel sculpture now takes pride of place at the Nanyang Technological University, which houses the world’s first Youth Olympic Village. President S R Nathan, third from left, yesterday unveiled The Wind and Wings yesterday. The sculpture, by awardwinning Singapore artistYeo Chee
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    • 659 5  -  A team of 700 chefs will serve up dishes from around the world at Games Village ADHE SARARIANY ANDI DJOHAR adhesara@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Foods like Swedish meatballs, Turkish kebabs, French croissants, African piri-piri roast chicken and local favourites chicken rice and satay are on the menu. The grill, pots
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    • 365 5 SINGAPORE The first Olympic torch relay here will see some 2,400 torchbearers carrying the flame on its journey from the heartlands to the financial district and Marina Bay, passing schools, parks and iconic landmarks along their way. The Singapore Youth Olympic
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    • 329 7 Well was gushing at rate of 62,000 barrels a day THE NEW YORK TIMES AFTERNOON LATEST NEW ORLEANS Nearly 5 million barrels of oil have gushed from the BP’s well since the Deepwater Horizon spill began on April 20, federal scientists said
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    • 96 7 THE GUARDIAN BP began the final preparations to permanently plug its leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico last night, 105 days after the gusher put the future of one of the world’s biggest oil companies and an entire region in jeopardy. The well could be permanently
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    • 408 7 AP JERUSALEM Israel agreed yesterday to participate in a United Nation investigation of its deadly raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla last spring, a surprising departure from its traditional distrust of the world body. Israel expressed confidence the inquiry would find its
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    • 401 8  -  TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Almost a year after two youth were run over by a train near Upper Bukit Timah Road at least the third time since 1995 that people have been reportedly hit by railway trains in Singapore nothing has changed as far
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    • 221 8  -  ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE He might have escaped a jail term when he punched Member of Parliament Seng Han Thong in 2006. But less than four years later, former taxi driver Koo Tong Huat (picture), 78, will find himself behind bars after running
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    • 138 10 Getting to Sentosa from the airport and the city will now be even more convenient for tourists. From tomorrow, a new tour coach service will connect key locations around Singapore to Sentosa, Resorts World Sentosa and Mount Faber. The Sentosa Rider aims
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    • 116 10  - HOTELS, RESTAURANTS NEAR PADANG HEAVILY BOOKED ON AUG 9 HETTY Singaporeans are gearing up to celebrate the nation’s 45th birthday going by the surge in bookings on the big day at the hotels and restaurants near the Padang. Rooms at SwissotelThe Stamford had been snapped up as early as April
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    • 281 10  -  ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE To help a friend placate his wife, lawyer Dixon Ng Bock Hoh had forged court documents, for which he had been suspended from practice for two years. Yesterday, he was also fined $6,000 by the courts. It was the same friend
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    • 260 10  -  ONG DAI LIN SINGAPORE A former worker at a voluntary welfare organisation was fined $10,000 for receiving kickbacks amounting to $17,500 from a transport provider. Lau Yeow Hui, once a welfare programme coordinator at the Society for the Physically Disabled (SPD), admitted yesterday to three corruption
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    • 244 12  -  S RAMESH rameshs@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Falling from height remains the top killer among workers at worksites. There were 10 such cases in the first half of this year, says the Manpower Ministry (MOM). This compared with 11 cases during the same
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    • 127 12 CHANNEL SINGAPORE The labour movement’s U Care Fund has exceeded its fund-raising target of $10 million this year. It has raised a total of $11.6 million. The labour movement’s social enterprises contributed more than half of the total funds raised. The U Care Fund was
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    • 133 12 The Government feedback channel, Reach, says its new supervisory panel has a stronger youth and new media representation. This is to help it further strengthen its engagement of Singaporeans, and take advantage of possibilities offered by new media. Eighteen
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    • 101 12  -  SRAMESH The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) director-general, MrYukiya Amano, called on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Istana yesterday. Singapore’s Foreign Ministry says both leaders discussed the key challenges facing the IAEA. Mr Lee commended the agency on its work
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      54 12 More than 300 people visited the inaugural Motoring Heritage Day exhibition on Sunday at the historic Old Ford Factory along Upper BukitTimah Road. Forty-two vintage and classic cars were on display in the exhibit organised by the Malaysia and Singapore Vintage Car Register and the National Heritage Board.
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    • 135 12  -  SHARON SEE Singapore digital media companies seeking to expand in China and beyond can now tap a new $100 million fund, following an agreement signed in Shanghai yesterday between Singapore’s Media Development Authority and a China-based venture capital firm, Gobi Partners. The
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  • VOICES
    • 500 14  -  Studies show that you die two years earlier for every year you work beyond 55 Letter from Tan Kok Tim I REFER to Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew’s comments in “I don’t think there should be a retirement age: MM” (July 29). Japanese Nobel Laureate Dr
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    • 198 16 a. w>esf rov* Singapore lyfl DISCIPLINE IS LIKE A BATTERY It’s the balance between the positive and the negative that provides the benefit. To illustrate, if you place the cable on the positive pole of a car battery, nothing happens. Then take that cable off the
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    • 432 16  -  Employees must be given a chance to be heard Letter from Theresa Theresa Goh C K WITH reference to the letter “Not forced to leave job” (July 30) from the Ministry of Manpower, it is assuring to know that the ministry takes a serious
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    • 57 16  -  LETTER FROM JOSEPH LOW Thank you very much for the much-appre-ciated addition to Today’s weekend edition. The NewYorkTimes is one of my favourite foreign newspapers and one that I read online most of the time. Adding the Today-New York Times International Weekly to WeekendToday
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    • 136 16  -  Letter from Allan F De Silva I REFER to the front-page advertisement on WeekendToday wishing all nurses a Happy Nurses’ Day on Aug 1. Kudos to the Singapore Flyer and other corporate supporters for publicly acknowledging and saluting the heroes who quietly go about
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    • 359 14 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices Mental Health and! Resilience in Children h Adolescents mi Topics Is your child facing academic anxiety, peer pressure and family problems? Learn how you can nurture resilient and mentally tough kids to cope with life's challenges in this
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  • COMMENT & ANALYSIS
    • 903 18  -  Glitches should not just be accepted as the price of progress, but problems to be creatively solved YEO LAY HWEE The writer is a Senior Research Fellow with the Singapore Institute of International Affairs. As we prepare to celebrate 45 years of independence, I can’t help
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    • 570 19  -  RICHARD HARTUNG The writer is a consultant who has lived in Singapore since 1992 Flying on Singapore Airlines used to mean the secret flavour of Kris Chili Sauce. No more. Now it’s Tropicana chilli sauce, surely a good brand yet, perhaps,
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    • 828 20  -  WILLIAM William Pesek is a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. BLOOMBERG Sony’s funk may be ending. Five years of shaking up the Japanese bellwether are beginning to pay off for chief executive officer Howard Stringer. And not a moment too soon,
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  • WORLD
    • 291 22 AGENCIES PESHAWAR Furious Pakistanis mourned the dead and blasted the government yesterday for failing to provide enough emergency assistance during floods that have killed up to 1,300 people. United Nations chief Ban Ki Moon has pledged aid of up to US$10 million ($13.5 million). The
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    • 182 22 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim yesterday asked the High Court to drop the sodomy charge against him, over claims that a female prosecutor had an affair with his accuser Mr Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan. Thejudge agreed to adjourn the case until Aug 9,
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    • 365 24 AFP SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard vowed yesterday to tear up the rule book on traditional campaigning and be herself, as a new opinion poll showed this month’s election was on a knife-edge. Ms Gillard, who has come under fire for her
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    • 119 24 AFP Layers of trash floating in the Yangtze river (picture) are threatening to clog China’s massive Three Gorges hydroelectric dam. The garbage is so thick in parts of the river that people can walk on the surface, state media reported yesterday. Nearly
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    • 109 24 BLOOMBERG China’s police have apologised to an investigative reporter who was placed on a wanted list for writing about alleged insider trading at a listed firm. The Public Security Bureau of Lishui city in eastern Zhejiang Province ordered county police to
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    • 256 25 AFP SYDNEY A child develops lead poisoning every nine days in an Australian mining town where mining giant Xstrata is facing legal action over high levels of lead found in children’s blood, a study showed. The report in the Medical Journal
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    • 288 25 THE DAILY TELE GRAPH LONDON The number of foreigners entering the United Kingdom on student visas rose by a third to more than 300,000 last year, prompting renewed warnings of a loophole in immigration law. Figures showed the number of students entering Britain from
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    • 167 25 AGENCIES New sanctions against North Korea will target narcotics trafficking, money counterfeiting and other “illicit and deceptive” activities that provide the regime with the hard currency that is used to build nuclear weapons, a senior United States envoy said yesterday.
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    • 137 26 AP LOS ANGELES American actress Lindsay Lohan (picture) has been released from jail but she is not exactly a free woman. Lohan was discharged yesterday after serving 14 days of a 90-day sentence for violating her probation in a 2007 drug case, Los Angeles
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    • 126 26 AFP BEIJING Taiwanese IT giant Foxconn yesterday opened a new assembly plant in central China, as the troubled firm begins to move its operations inland to limit soaring labour costs. Foxconn, which has been accused of mistreating Chinese workers following a spate
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    • 122 26 HARDCORE PORN ON INDONESIAN PARLIAMENT SCREENS Hardcore porn was broadcast on the Indonesian Parliament’s internal information service yesterday, shocking journalists and bureaucrats who rely on the screens for updates on political events. The images, apparently taken from the Internet, filled the screens for about 15 minutes before security guards managed
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    • 231 26 Key Iran ally Brazil offers to take in woman sentenced to death by stoning THE GUARDIAN RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has stepped into the international outcry over the Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery by offering
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    • 223 26 AP HAVANA Cuban President Raul Castro said on Sunday that his government will scale back controls on small businesses, lay off unnecessary workers and allow more self-employ-ment significant steps in a country where the state dominates nearly every facet of the economy.
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    • 249 27 AP MANILA The three-term Mayor of Hiroshima who spearheaded a global campaign for nuclear disarmament and a photographer who documented river pollution in his native China are among this year’s winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards. The awards, announced yesterday, are considered
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    • 75 27 A drunken man went on an hour-long rampage while driving a shovel loader in northern China, killing 11 people. On Sunday, 38-year-old Li Xianliang killed a customer at the Hongyuan coal depot in Hebei province’s Yuanshi county where he worked. Li, who had been drinking, then drove his
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    • 130 27 AFP NEW YORK The city that never sleeps? Tell that to New York’s bedbugs. The tiny blood suckers specialise in feeding off sleeping bodies and this summer in the Big Apple they are enjoying the pickings of their lives. After infesting unprecedented
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    • 105 27 COLD CUTS COULD CAUSE BLADDER CANCER: STUDY AFP American researchers have found that cold cuts made with red meat are a possible cause of bladder cancer, according to a study published in the journal Cancer. Red meat has been linked with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and certain cancers,
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  • SPORTS
    • 328 28 PATWANT SINGH SINGAPORE With 11 days to the start of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, 70 per cent of all the tickets have been sold. In response to queries from MediaCorp, the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (Syogoc) said through e-mail that the
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    • 598 28  -  Cheryl hopes the flu bug won't strike before Games begin TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE By her own admission, national swimmer Cheryl Lim is her own worst enemy. Often before a meet, she will fall ill or suffer an injury. In less than two weeks, she will
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    • 591 29  -  Sports School track athletes out to fine tune in Thailand ahead ofYouth Olympics IAN DECOTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg NAKHON SAWAN The annual Thailand Sports School Games has featured Singapore athletes since 2005, but this year’s event, the 13th edition which opened here yesterday and
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    • 234 29 SINGAPORE The magical lure of sport is working even in warravaged Somalia, according to NewsBlaze. The news website based in California has reported that Somali National Olympic Committee (NOC) have confirmed they will participate in the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, which will be held
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    • 616 30  -  S'pore's rhythmic gymnasts raring to go, Rachel faces truly tough competition LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Their loud chatter echoed through the hall, typical of a bunch of 15-year-old girls all excited when asked to strike a winning pose for a photo shoot for this
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    • 431 30  -  IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg NAKHON SAWAN Thais are well-known for their warmth, few will disagree their cuisine is also world-class. They also know how to put together a grand celebration. Yesterday’s opening ceremony for the 13th Thailand Sports School Games in Nakhon
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    • 396 31 AFP COLOMBO (Sri Lanka) India’s world batting record holder Sachin Tendulkar (picture) is poised to become cricket’s most-capped Test player today, adding another milestone to one of the sport’s most accomplished careers. Tendulkar will overtake former Australian captain Steve Waugh when he takes
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    • 374 31 Corruption charges politically-motivated, says Aussie official 2 months before Delhi Games begin AFP SYDNEY Australia’s top Commonwealth Games official said yesterday he suspects the New Delhi Games have become a political football in India amid claims of corruption in the construction of facilities. But Perry
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    • 213 31  -  LOW LIN FHOONG Construction woes and corruption claims continue to dog the build-up to the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. The Games will be held in India’s capital from Oct 3 to 14. Singapore will send 71 athletes to New Delhi,
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    • 593 32 Huang’s Liverpool takeover bid ‘stepped up’ as Reds hope to keep Torres AGENCIES LONDON The battle for ownership of Liverpool has returned to the spotlight with reports that Chinese billionaire Kenny Huang has made a direct offer to the Royal Bank of Scotland to
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    • 347 32 AFP LONDON Manchester United stalwart Paul Scholes has poured scorn on the title hopes of rivals Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur. Harry Redknapp’s Spurs clinched fourth place last season, while Roberto Mancini’s City finished fifth and just missed out on a Champions League spot despite
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    • 189 32 THE DAILY TELE GRAPH LONDON Manchester United midfielder Anderson (picture) was fortunate to survive a serious car crash in Portugal on Saturday morning. The Brazilian spent several hours in hospital after the accident, which occurred in Braga, in the north of the country.
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    • 509 34 AGENCIES AFTERNOON LATEST BUDAPEST Michael Schumacher has acknowledged that his controversial impeding manoeuvre against Rubens Barrichello at the Hungarian Grand Prix was too hard and has apologised to the Brazilian. Schumacher said on his website that after reviewing Sunday’s incident he agrees with the stewards that the
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    • 316 34 AFP LONDON Sol Campbell has slammed the “pathetic” Newcastle fans who criticised his fitness after the former England defender was photographed looking overweight. Campbell was described as a “fat belly” on Newcastle Internet messageboards following the publication of the photo (right) of him in
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    • 238 34 THE GUARDIAN BUENOS AIRES Argentina’s national team director, Carlos Bilardo, says the door remains open for Diego Maradona to return as the country’s coach. Maradona’s contract as Argentina coach was not renewed following the World Cup after disagreements with the Argentinian FA. However, Bilardo whom
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    • 131 34 AFP In a perhaps ironic twist, Chelsea’s Salomon Kalou has told Manchester City they cannot buy this season’s Premier League title. “Manchester City can do well because they have brought good players in this year but the reality is on the pitch. You can have
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    • 104 34 AFP Mexican captain and two-time Champions League-winning defender Rafael Marquez signed a multi-year deal with the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer yesterday. Marquez was released two days earlier by the Spanish club and joins former Barcelona starThierry Henry and Colombian forward
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    • 67 29 SPORTS BETTING UE Champions matches are also on sale. For more details, please check Singapore Pools website. Ip Yrii Always play with care. [responsibly) Do not bet illegally. No person under the age of 18 years shall be allowed to purchase a ticket or to claim any prize. For details,
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    • 454 38 US media owners are looking for a new lease of life from China AGENCIES NEW YORK Even as America picks itself up from last year’s economic crisis, the bruised movie and publishing industry looks for a handout from beyond its shores. The New York Times had reported
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    • 171 38 SILKAIR recently launched an interactive site dubbed the SilkAir Explorers. This initiative is meant to encourage travellers to share their experiences through a custom virtual journal. Till Dec 31 this year, travellers can recreate highlights of their trips and
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    • 276 37 I am amore. I am more. Leap out spirit-free. Challenges are lesser than what they seem. I can do all things. Celebrate Our Nation's 45 th Birthday 7 9 August 2010 H rlJTJzjj i)OU ucii Come dressed in Red 8c White to any Amore outlet and receive an attractive goodie
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  • BUSINESS
    • 323 36 AP WASHINGTON Manufacturing in the United States grew for a 12th month in July, providing a lift to the slowing recovery. And many manufacturers said they were willing to hire, a sign that the industry could help ease the nation’s high
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    • 57 36 Friday 10,465.94 q 0.01% Thursday 10,467.16 q 0.29% Wednesday 10,497.88 q 0.38% Tuesday 10,537.69 p 0.12% MONDAY CLOSE 10,674.38 (+1.99%) NYSETOP 5 BYVOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Citigroup 292.2m $4.19 p 2.20% Bank of America 129.4m $14.44 p 2.85% Ford 76.4m $13.16 p 3.05% General Electric 67.2m $16.41 p
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      • 104 36 Lifted by HSBC, BNP US stock markets swung higher as sentiment was buoyed by better-than-expected earnings from European banks and strong US data. “Positive data and bank earnings out of Europe set the tone for a strong buying effort,” said analysts at Briefing.com. The market had been
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      • 66 36 Leap past US$81 Oil prices breached US$81, striking levels last seen in May, with sentiment boosted by soaring global stock markets, strong bank results and solid US economic data. New York’s main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in September, finished the day at US$81.34, up US$2.39. London’s Brent
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    • 443 36 Regulation overhaul will "reshape the entire financial system', says Geithner BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the United States government will press ahead with its overhaul of financial regulation under a new law intended to strengthen supervision and prevent future crises. The
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    • 100 36 VOLVO IS NOW CHINESE-OWNED NYT Chinese carmaker Zhejiang Geely said yesterday it had completed the purchase of Volvo from Ford and named a chief to lead it. Li Shufu, chairman of Geely, said the completion of the deal the first time a Chinese carmaker has acquired 100 per cent of
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    • 186 36 ANDROID PHONES GAINING GROUND ON THE IPHONE AFP Smartphones running on Google-backed Android software are gaining ground in a hot American market, according to figures released yesterday by industry-tracker Nielsen Company. “While the iPhone has been the head-line-grabber over the last few years in the smartphone market, Google’s Android OS
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    • 97 36 NEWSWEEK DEAL ALL BUT SEALED NYT A deal to sell Newsweek magazine to a 91-year-old stereo equipment magnate could be announced latertoday, a move that would signal the end of a half-century of ownership by the Washington Post Company. One person familiar with the sale process confirmed that the Post
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    • 332 37  -  JONATHAN PEERIS jonathanpeeris@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Mainboard-listed water specialist Hyflux has entered into an equal joint venture with Japan’s Mitsui and Co to develop projects in China, and is seeking to delist Hyflux Water Trust (HWT) from the Singapore Exchange. The joint venture company,
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    • 160 37 HSBC H1 NET PROFIT MORE THAN DOUBLESTO $9.28 AP British bank HSBC Holdings’ first-half net profit more than doubled to US$6.8 billion ($9.2 billion) as provisions for bad loans in the United States fell by nearly half. Europe’s largest bank in terms of deposits said yesterday its profit for the
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    • 155 37 SEMBCORP'S STAKE IN CASCAL RISES TO 96.43% Sembcorp Industries said its majority stake in United States-listed Dutch water firm Cascal has risen to 96.43 per cent. It made the announcement with the close of its tender offer for all the issued and outstanding common shares of Cascal The offer, at
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    • 145 37 COSCO Q2 NET PROFIT SURGES BUT FIRM CAUTIOUS DOW JONES Cosco Corp’s second-quarter net profit nearly doubled due to higher contributions from its dry bulk shipping and shipyard operations but the China-based company painted a cautious outlook for the rest of the year. Net profit for the three months ended
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    • 106 39 ■pjr P <->• DARE TO DREAM MORE THAN EVER BEFORE Join us as we celebrate our dreams and passions as a nation. Watch, hear, read and connect with us, as our journalists bring you live reports from the parade grounds, capturing the excitement of the inaugural Presidential Drive-Past at the
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    • 35 40 Today is published by MediaCorp Press Ltd, Caldecott Broadcast Centre, Annex Building, Level 1, Andrew Road, Singapore *****9 Tel: 6333 3888. Printed by KHL Printing Co Pte Ltd, 57, Loyang Drive, Singapore *****8. Tel: *****222
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    • 42 41 AUGUST 3, 2010 A PUBLICATION ART MENTOR TWO EXHIBITIONS EXPLORE THE LEGACY OF MM LEE. >> T2 IDOL JUDGING PANEL SHAKEN AND STIRRED. ABOUT TIME, TOO. >> T10 FOUL THINGS: WHY ART NEEDS TO BE MESSED UP. >> T6 GOT MILK. CHILDBIRTH NOT NECESSARY. >> T14
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  • ARTS
    • 1203 42  -  Two group exhibitions explore the legacy of Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg THE portrait at Objectifs Gallery only offers a partial view of the man’s face. But it’s not hard to recognise that familiar gaze. It’s the Minister Mentor himself. The artwork, by visual artist
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      372 44  -  MAYO MARTIN STATE OF THE ARTS: The local scene has struck gold with the opening of Asian Civilisations Museum’s latest show, Sumatra: Isle Of Gold, and news of rare Chinese treasures from a shipwreck being exhibited later this year. But the biggest haul would have to go to TheatreWorks’
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    • 147 45 <®> CROWN E PLAZA MUTIARA KUALA LUMPUR THE PLACE TO MEET. "malavsia mega sales" J Singapore weekend break: (noun) SHOPPING SPREE IS JUST A STONE'S THROW AWAY. Prefect shopping spree with best bargains in town at Crowne Plaza Mutiara Kuala Lumpur. 1. Complimentary Breakfasts (2 adults 2 kids) (Buffet dinner:
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 526 46  -  Trenton Doyle Hancock looks at the dirty side of things MAYO MARTIN LAST March, African American artist Trenton Doyle Hancock was in the midst of finishing one of his artworks for his show A Day Ahead A Head A Day at the Singapore Tyler Print Institute (STPI). Walk
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    • 366 47 Mad Men's plus-sized star feels ignored in LA THE DAILY TELEGRAPH MAD Men’s size-14 star Christina Hendricks said she was made to feel “invisible” when she first moved to Los Angeles where the show is filmed. The 35-year-old, who swept to fame in her role
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    • 103 48 AP JUST call her Mrs Beatz.Alicia Keys has married producer Swizz Beatz, with whom she is expecting her first child. A representative for Keys on Sunday confirmed the wedding. The Grammy winner and Beatz whose real name is Kaseem Dean announced their engagement in May. The
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    • 154 48 AP THE Material Girl is illuminating the City Of Lights, where she’s shooting her latest film, W.E. The film tells the romance between King Edward VIII and American divorcee Wallis Simpson for whom he gave up the English throne. Dressed entirely in black and heavily
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    • 973 50  -  The shakeup to the judging panel is the perfect time to add some life into a flagging product Jon Caramanica features@mediacorp.com.sg THE NEWYORK TIMES AMERICAN Idol is holding auditions for its 10th season, to be broadcast next year, but those lining up to sing for producers
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    • 169 46 Saturday. 14th August 2010. 1 :30pm 5:00pm. Venue: Auditorium, NUHS Tower Block 1E, Kent Ridge Road, Level 1 Singapore 1 ***** Programme Highlights ZWelcome Address Prof Yong Eu Leong Senior Consultant Chief, Department of Obstetrics Gynaecology, NUH Obesity A Ticking Time Bomb: Implications to Fertility and Pregnancy Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran
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    • 1005 52 ON MEDIACORP ON MEDIACORP CHANNEL THE NOOSE (Season Finale) Channel 5, 8.30pm 3.00 Heroes III 4.00 Don’t Forget The Lyrics! Singapore 5.00 Video Zonkers 5.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show VII 6.30 The Price Is Right USA 7.30 Wheel Of Fortune 8.00 Buffetlicious 8.30 The Noose III (Season Finale) 9.00 Just
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  • 295 53 THINGS TO DO 1 The Philharmonic Winds 10th Anniversary Concert Led by Leonard Tan,The Philharmonic Winds will perform works including Percy Grainger’s The Power Of Rome And The Christian Heart. British maestro Timothy Reynish will guest conduct in Frank Bridge’s Pageant Of London. Date: Today Time: 7.30pm
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    • 918 54  -  It is possible to breastfeed even if you've never gone through childbirth Eveline Gan breastfeedingEveline eveline@mediacorp.com.sg LIKE other new mums, Sally (not her real name) shared a fulfilling breastfeeding relationship with her newborn baby. But unlike them, she did not go through pregnancy and the painful process of
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