Today, 18 October 2010, Afternoon Edition

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    28 2 AFTERNOON EDITION TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Monday October 18, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking OCTOBER 18, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF
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    Lock icon ‘US govt doesn’t want fair trade, it just wants
    427 2 THE NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING China sharply rebuked the Obama Administration yesterday for opening an inquiry into Beijing’s subsidies to clean-energy industries, charging that American own industrial subsidies far exceed China’s and warning bluntly that Washington “cannot win this trade fight”.
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    Lock icon Rooney says he’ll walk out on Man U
    636 2 Fallout with Fergie could see Old Trafford lose its idol THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Wayne Rooney has told Manchester United he will not sign a new contract at Old Trafford, prompting the club to seriously contemplate selling the England forward in the
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon President’s Star Charity show raises $5.65 million
      277 4 VIMITA MOHANDAS SINGAPORE Spectacular lights, music, dances and acrobatic displays all in high definition glory for the first time. The President’s Star Charity 2010 saw MediaCorp celebrities, international artistes and dance enthusiasts wowing the audience in a two-and-a-half-hour live show. Taking on this
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      Lock icon Pentagon braces for Wikileak dump
      321 4 AFTERNOON LATEST AGENCIES WASHINGTON The Pentagon is braced for its biggest-ever security breach of classified information as Wikileaks, the website that publishes leaked official documents, prepares to release 400,000 intelligence files related to the Iraq war. A task force of 120 people has been assembled
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      Lock icon Al Qaeda threat in Europe ‘is real’
      334 4 AGENCIES PARIS Saudi intelligence services have warned of a new terror threat from Al Qaeda against Europe, particularly in France, Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux said yesterday. He said the warning of a potential attack by Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula was received
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      Lock icon RUSSIA LOOKS TO FORMALISE RELATIONS WITH THE EU
      129 6 NYT Ahead of a summit meeting later today in France between the leaders of Germany, Russia and France, Moscow is asking for regular participation in the European Union committee that is responsible for setting the bloc’s foreign policy. “We would like Russia
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      Lock icon Subtle Senses closed at the weekend
      373 7  -  ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE First it closed its Ngee Ann City branch, five months after taking over True Spa’s operations. Now Subtle Senses has closed its two remaining outlets albeit, for the weekend. Some customers, apparently, are waiting for today, to see if the
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      Lock icon Temasek Review willing to change its name, only if...
      282 7 ONG DAI LIN SINGAPORE The anonymous team behind socio-po-litical website Temasek Review say that they are willing, in principle, to change the name of their website. It is not known where the team is based but they said they would agree
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      $10m given out as part of first Smart Energy Challenge
      194 9 SINGAPORE Five local consortia have received a total of $10 million in funding as part of the first Smart Energy Challenge (SEC). The Energy Market Authority (EMA) said the challenge, launched last November, aimed to support the development of new
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      Bingo! One gene, after search through 21,000
      275 9  -  ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE They embarked on an investigation of the 21,000 genes in the entire human genome. The prize was the discovery of a gene that can simplify the transformation of mature adult cells into human embryonic stem cells. The project
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      Lock icon US a holiday hotspot
      211 9 SHARON SEE SINGAPORE The longer school break and the lure of a White Christmas are typical reasons that make the year-end a peak period for travelling. Now, with the economy on the mend, travel agencies at the two-day “NATAS Journeys Winter 2010” travel fair over the
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      31 4 BRILLIANT ROSE' NEW YORK SINCE 1996 Celebrating 14 years of Brilliance. Flagship store now opens at Marina Bay Sands. TOKYO BEIJING SINGAPORE SEOUL KUALA LUMPUR HONG KONG TAIPEI SOUTH AFRICA INDONESIA
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  • VOICES
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      Lock icon A case for green refrigerants
      340 11  -  They have been used as safe, viable alternatives to very harmful ones Letter from Selwyn Wallace THE recent article, “SCDF U-turn on use of ‘green’ refrigerants” (Oct 11), raises questions about what may have influenced the Singapore Civil Defence Force’s decision. The use of green
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      Relook criteria for issuing spa licences
      143 13  -  Letter from Alice Chia I WENT to Subtle Senses in Cuppage Terrace yesterday to have a facial done. The appointment had been confirmed on Friday, Oct 15. It was a shock to see five people waiting outside who also had con- firmed appointments for
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      How we can reduce our ecological footprint
      208 13  -  Letter from George Jacobs for the Veggie Thursday Project I REFER to the report “One Singapore resident’s ecological footprint equals that of 33 Africans” (Oct 14). We could significantly reduce Singapore’s ecological footprint by reducing our meat consumption. To put it simply, eating
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      iPad to the rescue...
      144 13  -  Letter from JohnYap A FEW days ago, I was stuck in a lift in my condominium with two little girls and their maid. The maid and I did not have our mobile phones with us. After pressing the button for the alarm for several minutes, all
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      136 11 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices 11th Anniversary Special (Selected Outlets) fromtl8th-29th Oct 2010 OFF Sj|i|a|gfwhole cake fflm$28.80 Sua I Price: S$48.00 WHILE STOCKS LAST! Terms Conditions: Valid for Take Away only All prices are subjected to prevailing GST No advance orders No writing
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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      Snap elections in Malaysia soon?
      836 15  -  OOI KEE BENG The writer is a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. His latest book on Malaysia is Between Umno and a Hard Place: The Najib Razak Era Begins (Refsa &Iseas). Malaysia’s gross domestic product is expected to grow by 7
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      Vignettes from Kabul
      875 17  -  NICHOLAS D KRISTOF The writer is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner A few vignettes to explain why I believe America’s strategy in Afghanistan isn’t working: Scene One: A home in Kabul where I’m having tea with a remarkable woman, Ms Soora Stoda, who runs a logistics company
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Trapped Chinese miners ‘have frail survival odds’
      435 19 AGENCIES AP YUZHOU Rescuers working frantically to help 11 Chinese miners trapped by a deadly gas blast on Saturday fear they may have suffocated or been buried by coal dust, as loved ones kept a vigil yesterday and the death toll rose to
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      Lock icon China wants to ‘maintain Japan ties’
      195 19 AGENCIES BEIJING China wants to maintain ties with Japan after protests were held over a ship collision in contested waters last month that brought relations to their lowest in years. “China and Japan are important neighbours,” Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said
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      Lock icon After the violence, the voting begins in Karachi
      259 21 REUTERS KARACHI Voting in a byelection started in Pakistan’s biggest city and commercial hub Karachi yesterday after violence killed at least 25 people. The ethnic Pashtun-based Awami National Party (ANP) boycotted the by-election after complaining that its rival, Karachi’s dominant Muttahida Qaumi
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      Lock icon 10,000 HUNGRY KIDS, 10,000 EMPTY PLATES
      51 21 Some 10,000 empty plates were laid out on the Champ de Mars, next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Saturday, to mark United Nations’ World Food Day. The plates symbolised the 10,000 children around the world who die of malnutrition every day. AP
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      Lock icon STAMPEDE AT TEMPLE DURING FESTIVAL
      99 21 AP A stampede in a packed temple during a Hindu festival in northern India killed 10 people and injured 11 yesterday, the police said. About 30,000 people offering prayers to the goddess Durga had packed into the Tildiha village temple in Bihar state on the
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      Lock icon SOMALI PIRATES HIJACK FISHING BOAT
      129 21 AP Somali pirates have hijacked a South Korean-operated fishing boat with 43 sailors, Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said yesterday. Two South Korean, two Chinese and 39 Kenyans were aboard the 241-tonne Kenya-registered trawler when it was attacked on Oct 9 in the waters off Kenya’s Lamu
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      Lock icon AUSTRALIA GETS ITS FIRST SAINT
      109 23 AP Pope Benedict XVI gave Australia its first saint yesterday, canonising nun Mary MacKillop, who was briefly excommunicated because her order exposed a paedophile priest. Speaking in Latin on the steps of St Peter’s Basilica, the Pope solemnly also read out the names of five
      AP  -  109 words
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      Lock icon German multiculturalism has failed: Angela Merkel
      329 23 REUTERS POTSDAM Germany’s attempt to create a multicultural society has “utterly failed”, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday, adding fuel to a debate over immigration and Islam polarising her conservative camp. Speaking to a meeting of young members of her Christian Democrats (CDU), Ms
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      315 19 Study In Australia Open Day Sat 30th Sun 31st Oct 2010, 11am 5pm Orchard Hotel, Grand Ballroom Level 3, 442 Orchard Road IDP Education is organising the STUDY IN AUSTRALIA OPEN DAY for students intending to further their studies in Australia. Applications to the institutions can be submitted during the
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      202 19 Healthy Participants Needed Pfizer Clinical Research Unit (PCRU) needs healthy participants for a research study involving an experimental medicine used for the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The purpose of this study is to investigate the amount of the experimental medicine present in blood after single and multiple
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  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
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      26 23 Sales close at 6pm Draw at 6.30pm at PoMo WFC SINGAPORE FJ Towards Community Purpose and Benefit RCB REG NO: *****0202G p or details, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg
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      257 24 WORK IN A PLACE LIKE NO OTHER! Resorts World™ Sentosa promises you a rewarding career that will be a world of fun. With 4 world-class hotels, over 100 F&B and retail outlets as well as the region's first Hollywood movie theme park, we provide diverse job offerings and career advancement
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon OFFENCE IS THE BEST REVENGE
      205 26 Samuel Eto’o scored another cracking goal to give Inter Milan a 1-0 Serie A win at Cagliari yesterday and hit back at the fans who held up the game three minutes after kickoff with racist chants directed at the Cameroonian. A public announcement was made
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      Lock icon No sunshine for Liverpool
      441 26 After a momentous week, embattled Reds fail to fire for their new owners AGENCIES ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Everton 2 Liverpool 0 LIVERPOOL Liverpool’s new era of American ownership began in failure yesterday as Everton beat their Merseyside rivals 2-0 at Goodison Park to leave the Anfield club
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      Lock icon World Cup host bid rocked by bribery sting
      322 26 THE GUARDIAN AFTERNOON LATEST LONDON Fifa was put under intense pressure to suspend the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups last night pending a full inquiry into alleged vote-selling by two senior officials. Allegations that two key members of
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      Lock icon 28 goals in 31 games for unstoppable Tevez
      303 28 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH AFTERNOON LATEST Blackpool 2 Manchester City 3 BLACKPOOL Captain Carlos Tevez maintained his remarkable scoring record for Manchester City as they overcame a stubborn Blackpool to go second in the Premier League in last night’s late game, closing the
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      Lock icon Another Italian for England gig after Capello?
      355 28 THE DAILY LONDON Carlo Ancelotti has put himself in the frame to replace Fabio Capello after admitting he would like to become the England manager in the future. Capello, whose position has come under increased scrutiny since the 0-0 draw against Montenegro on
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      Lock icon Murray easily on top against Federer
      250 29 REUTERS SHANGHAI Britain’s world No 4 Andy Murray romped to a 6-3, 6-2 win over Switzerland’s Roger Federer to claim the Shanghai Masters title yesterday. The 23-year-old Scot was in impeccable form throughout the one-hour, 25-minute contest, breaking the third seed’s serve four times
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      Lock icon Giants win, Zidane set to get cosy with Mourinho
      332 29 AGENCIES MADRID Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain scored twice each as Real Madrid beat Malaga 4-1 to go top of the Spanish league on Saturday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), while Barcelona used a second-half surge to top Valencia 2-1 and keep
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      Lock icon Alleged bribery scandal rocks Fifa
      614 29 Investigation launched after newspaper’s sting operation on officials over World Cup bids AP LONDON Fifa said yesterday they will examine evidence from a British newspaper alleging that two of their executive committee members offered to sell their votes in World Cup bidding. The Sunday Times
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      Lock icon One more silver, another step for Tao Li
      589 30  -  Singapore swimming star shaping up well as clock ticks down to Asian Games TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE She has been very much on the radar among the best butterfly sprint specialists on the continent after her exploits at the 2006 Asian Games and
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      Lock icon Neo’s Slingers make hard work of poor Dragons
      332 30  -  PHILIP GOH ASEAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE Singapore Slingers 74 Westports KL Dragons 61 SINGAPORE Five long-range bombs in the final quarter propelled the Singapore Slingers to a 74-61 win over the Westports KL Dragons in the Asean Basketball League (ABL) yesterday at the
      COURTESY OF FRANCIS ESPELETA  -  332 words
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      Asian Games swimmers cheer Ang
      218 30  -  TANYO-HINN SINGAPORE Tao Li may have been the only local swimmer to medal at the Sin-gapore-leg of the Fina/Arena Swimming World Cup over the weekend but national coach Ang Peng Siong is not worried. Even though the event is a short course (25-metre) meet instead
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      Lock icon At last, Harrington wins
      191 30 AP JOHORBAHRU Padraig Harrington won the Iskandar Johor Open yesterday, securing his first victory in two years. The three-time major champion posted a 3-under 69 in the final round for an overall 20-under 268 at the US$1.25 million ($1.62 million) Asian Tour event. “There’s no doubt
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      54 26 Next year should be a better year for me. I have every intention of getting back to my best... What is my target next year? All four Grand Slam titles, and I should win at least one of them. Tennis great and 2005 Australian Open winner Serena Williams speaking to
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  • Page 29 Miscellaneous
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      50 29 p y© Always play with care. [responsibiyy 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, visit www.singaporepools.com.sg or call 6786 6688 Towards Community Purpose and Benefit SINGAPORE POOLS RCB Reg No: *****0202G
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  • BUSINESS
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      Lock icon First AIA dividends after June next year
      425 32 AGENCIES HONG KONG The coming Hong Kong listing of the AIA Group is expected to raise US$14.1 billion ($18.3 billion) for bailed-out insurer American International Group’s repayment of bailout funds from the US government, the Asian insurer said. In a prospectus, AIA said
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    • WEEKLY ROUNDUP (OCT 11 TO 15)
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        DOW
        63 32 FRIDAY CLOSE 11,062.78 (-0.29%) Thursday 11,094.57 q 0.01% Wednesday 11,096.08 p 0.69% Tuesday 11,020.40 p 0.09% Monday 11,010.34 p 0.04% THE WEEK AHEAD US banks will be in the limelight this week as several household names including Citigroup and Bank of America report earnings and investors worry a forced
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        US
        9 32 NASDAQ 2,468.77 (+1.37%) Ç S&P500 1,176.19 (+0.20%) Ç
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        EURO
        13 32 FTSE100 Ç 5,703.37 (-0.42%) Ç Ç DAX 6,492.30 (+0.57%) CAC40 3,827.37 (+0.21%)
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        COMMODITIES
        4 32 OIL US$81.25 (-US$1.44)È
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        FOREX
        17 32 US$1 $1.298 US$1 £0.625 US$1 €0.716 US$1 ¥81.310 All figures correct as at 8am this morning
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    • STOCK CALLS
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        OLAM
        49 32 Buy $3.30 Olam +2.5 per cent at almost twoweek high of $3.31, may end higher for third straight day, as current strength in commodity prices deemed positive for company. If current momentum continues in coming sessions, three-year high of $3.37 set earlier this month expected to be challenged.
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        EZION HOLDINGS
        60 32 Buy 74 cents Ezion Holdings +2.8 per cent at 74 cents; stock among SGX’s top-10 most traded today, still benefiting from news on Wednesday provider of marine logistics, support services to oil and gas industry has entered JV with Germany’s BBC Chartering for ownership of multi-purpose vessel, has
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      136 35 BLOOMBERG Builders in the United States probably started fewer homes last month, while production rose for a seventh month evidence of uneven growth, economists said before reports this week. Work began on 580,000 houses at an annual rate, down 3 per cent
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      135 35 REUTERS China’s gross domestic product is likely to rise about 9 per cent next year, showing a slowdown from an estimated growth of 10 per cent this year, a senior researcher at a government think-tank said in remarks published yesterday. Mr
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      37 39 OCTOBER 18, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF WHAT DO PEOPLE GET UP TO IN SMALL, MYSTERIOUS TOWNS? >> JUST WHO MAKES THE PERFECT MEAL? >> T6 ANDY ROURKE: ‘I WOULDN’T CALL MYSELF A DJ!’ >> T8 PORTUGUESE DESIGNS TAKE CENTRESTAGE. >> T15
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