Today, 4 November 2010, Afternoon Edition

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  • 45 1 TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 Thursday November 4, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Thursday November 4, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking NOVEMBER 4, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF
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  • 657 3 AGENCIES 2AM LATEST WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama took responsibility for voters’ frustration with the pace of economic recovery, which he said led to the Republican takeover in the House of Representatives. In his first news conference after the vote, he reassured
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  • NEWS
    • 362 8 THE GUARDIAN WASHINGTON The Tea Party movement has wielded a huge impact on the American political process that will ensure its influence for years to come, though it also suffered setbacks to its wilder fringes. Two big victories, by Mr Marco
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    • 636 10  -  LEONGWEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE From April, passengers transferring and transiting at Changi Airport will for the first time have to pay service and security charges. The $12 fee in total would affect about three in 10 passengers at the airport.
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    • 169 10 ZULOTHMAN SINGAPORE Following fears triggered by the discovery of a parcel bomb plot on cargo planes last week, Singapore airport authorities have put in place enhanced measures for cargo flights, a police spokesperson said in response to MediaCorp queries. There is already a robust screening
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    • 550 12  -  Student among six people nabbed by HSA in Interpol-led sting on fake medicine sold online ANDREYEO andreyeo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE She bought two packets of slimming pills online but suffered adverse reactions such as a dry throat after using them. To cut her losses
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    • 420 14  -  ZULOTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY HOEYEEN NIE SINGAPORE British author and journalist Alan Shadrake (picture) has been found guilty of contempt of court for his book on the death penalty here. But Justice Quentin Loh, who presided over the three-day hearing last month,
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    • 192 14 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB SINGAPORE Three men, aged between 19 and 21, were charged in court yesterday with the brutal killing of second-year Republic Polytechnic student Darren Ng. Tang Jia Min, 21; Ho Wui Ming, 20; and Chen Wei Zhen, 19, face the death penalty if convicted.
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    • 371 16  -  NG JINGYNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Battle lines were drawn last night by members of three political parties, in what may well be a first foretaste of how some election issues could be played out at the next General Election, due by February 2012. Taking on the
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    • 407 16  -  TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As the election buzz gets louder, unity within the Singapore Democratic Alliance ranks has taken another hit as the fallout continues between SDA chairman Chiam See Tong and his one-time righthand man Desmond Lim. A day after SDA leaders reportedly rejected
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    • 237 18  -  ZULOTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A man who dragged his victim into the bushes and raped her on Sept 8 last year has been sentenced to 16 years and six months for the crime. Yesterday, Justice Choo Han
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    • 136 18 SINGAPORE Six youth between the ages of 16 and 19 have been arrested for attempted robbery and assaulting a cashier at a convenience store in Block 109, Bukit Purmei Road. One of them had entered the store on Oct 26 and demanded money
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    • 68 18 A 41-year-old Singaporean has been arrested in connection with the death of a Japanese man. Mr Takanori Inada, 30, was found with injuries at Bukit Pasoh Road on Oct 23 and was taken to hospital. He succumbed to injuries and died
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    • 176 18 MUSTAFA SHAFAWI SINGAPORE The police have recently received several reports of outrage of modesty committed by people impersonating police officers. The culprits would use various reasons to conduct a check on the victim, such as to look for drugs, and take the opportunity to
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    • 242 18 SINGAPORE An obstetrician and gynaecologist has been fined $7,000 and censured by the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) for professional misconduct. Dr Wong Yoke Meng, who practised at Clinique Suisse in Paragon Medical Centre, was charged with making laudatory and misleading statements in an
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    • 116 20 Best shot forward: The winners and friends of the Best Birthday photo contest, organised by TODAY and Canon, showing off their prizes Canon Ixus 130 cameras at the prize presentation ceremony yesterday. They were joined by Ms LillianeTan (back row, first from left), marketing manager, Consumer
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    • 309 20 Work happiness indicator dips despite better economy SINGAPORE Employees in Singapore are not happier with their jobs this year despite an economic rebound, according to an online survey conducted by JobsCentral. Last year, the overall average score on the JobsCentral Work Happiness Indicator was 56.4. This year
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    • 222 20 Fewer registering for employment assistance SINGAPORE —With the upswing in the economy, the number of job seekers registered for employment assistance is now back at pre-recession levels, according to the five Community Development Councils (CDCs). Some 18,000 new job seekers registered
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    • 146 20 SINGAPORE The police have arrested a 47-year-old Singaporean who is believed to be the culprit in at least three molestation cases that date as far back as 1999. Dubbed the “Heartbeat Molester”, he would mostly approach the victims at void decks or lift lobbies, pretend to ask
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    • 198 23 SINGAPORE Researchers from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) are developing a costeffective and more rapid way to help doctors assess the effectiveness of cancer treatments. The new device measures the level of circulating tumour cells (CTCs) in the blood and
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    • 38 23 CATEGORY CHANGE PRICE Car (1,600cc and below) taxi p $1,586 $34,001 Car (above 1,600cc) p $900 $45,501 Goods vehicle and bus p $495 $31,006 Motorcycle q $237 $1,452 Open p $1,101 $46,001
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    • 152 23  -  SARAGROSSE SINGAPORE More than 2,600 healthcare professionals will attend the first Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress next week. The event on Nov 12 and 13 will showcase outstanding research through a competition with 33 scientific abstracts being shared at the contest. Four were presented at
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    • 124 25 HETTY MUSFIRAH MediaCorp’s Channel 5 and the Singapore Media Academy are collaborating to present the second Creative Video Awards with registration for the event open till Nov 30. The event gives creative individuals the chance to compete forthe highest honour in video
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    • 120 25 Some 40 of the best debaters from 10 international universities are meeting in Singapore for a week of intense verbal sparring in Mandarin. The teams will compete in the SPORE-Sinomem International Varsity Debate 2010, which started on Tuesday and will end on Sunday.
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    • 433 25  -  Local fans petition online for broadcasters to carry the matches IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Since the season kicked off on Aug 29, Serie A fans here have not watched a single match of their favourite league on television. Now, a campaign on Facebook to
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    • 342 23 You can have a retirement village in Toa Payoh but if your motive is really to dump your parents, that to me is wrong. Whether it’s in Batam or in Toa Payoh or in Ang Mo Kio, it’s all wrong. Minister for Health Khaw Boon Wan speaking to Today April
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  • VOICES
    • 234 27  -  Letter from Amanda Lee FOLLOWING the recent murder of Republic Polytechnic (RP) student Darren Ng, who was reportedly stabbed following a staring incident on Halloween, a Facebook group was started, named “Why students of Republic Polytechnic keep on dying?” (sic). Last I checked, there were 2,013
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    • 168 27  -  Letter from Ramachandran Ananth IN THE first week of October, I called the National Environment Agency to report a strange, intermittent chemical smell in Jurong West. The officers told me that the PSI reading was normal and there was nothing to worry
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    • 434 29  -  How doors are opened for people with disabilities: NCSS Letter from Tina Hung Deputy Chief Executive Officer National Council of Social Service WE REFER to Dr Noel Chia’s letter, “Life after Sped school” (Nov 1), and thank him for sharing his insights. The National Council of
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    • 296 29  -  Letter from Tan Liang Gim Merah Branch Head, South-West Regional Office National Environment Agency and Hui KokChoy Head, Bukit Merah Branch Office Housing and Development Board WE REFER to the letter from Mr Md Arshad, “I keep trying to report dengue
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    • 109 27 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices Chongqing was home A to many dynasties To experience them only takes a great story. n H ,r? v saM a s+euJardesr anWe "Kfrl u S<jage mos or, n, e sea.+ an j ■""•y"*"*- twos We of r*t«,
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
    • 1889 31  -  Obama jets off to New Delhi, eager to reassure India of its value to the United States EDWARD LUCE AND JAMES LAMONT FINANCIALTIMES At the fraught London meeting of the Group of 20 leading nations last year, Mr Barack Obama’s mood noticeably lifted when he met Mr Manmohan
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    • 899 35  -  BARRY DESKER The writer is Dean of the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University. South Korea is hosting the G20 meeting on Nov 11 and 12. From Singapore’s perspective, the meeting is important as it will discuss critical issues facing
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      713 38 Hosted by GOES TECH SUPPORT SHOPPING If you’ve been using your computer for some time, you may find that it’s no longer performing as well as before. Just like how humans need regular check-ups to ascertain their state of health, computers need tune-ups from time to time to
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    • 1030 39  -  Here’s how to lure power suppliers away from cheap, plentiful, easy-to-use coal JEFFREY D SACHS The writer is Professor of Economics and director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. He is also Special Adviser to United Nations Secretary-General on the Millennium Development Goals.
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  • WORLD
    • 275 41 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER GUA MUSANG Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin (picture) predicted yesterday that his Barisan Nasional (BN) ruling coalition would recapture the Galas state seat in Kelantan with a big majority in today’s by-election. The BN lost Galas for the first time in
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    • 363 41 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER BATU SAPI The final hours leading up to the Batu Sapi parliamentary by-election in Sabah today saw the opposition Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition going all-out to win hearts and minds here, as the Barisan Nasional (BN) denied allegations of vote-buying.
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    • 209 41 AP MANILA The United States and four other countries warned of possible terrorist attacks in Manila and the southern Philippines yesterday, sparking a security alarm in the sprawling capital. Although the US, Australia, Canada and New Zealand have previously issued similar alerts for the
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    • 210 43 AGENCIES, WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY MONICA KOTWANI MOUNT MERAPI Indonesia’s deadly Mount Merapi erupted yesterday with its biggest volcanic blast yet, spewing hot clouds up to 10km away. The blast yesterday afternoon followed a morning eruption that sent searing gas clouds down the volcano’s scorched
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    • 151 43 AP The authorities in southern India yesterday put military forces on alert as a tropical storm approached Andhra Pradesh, a coastal region already pummelled by heavy rains that have left 22 people dead and displaced 30,000. Army and navy personnel were on standby
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    • 448 43 AGENCIES HATYAI Transport and communications were severed and tourists were stranded yesterday after southern Thailand’s worst floods in a decade forced flight cancellations and left a bustling city in deep water. There were no reports of deaths or injuries but water
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    • 125 45 REUTERS Japan has warned Moscow yesterday against more visits to islands claimed by both countries, the Kyodo news agency reported yesterday. “We have conveyed our position that the Northern Territories are Japanese territory. We would like them to act accordingly,” Foreign
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    • 291 45 REUTERS SEOUL The South Korean navy fired warning shots to drive away a North Korean fishing boat at a maritime border yesterday the second incident in six days jangling nerves in Seoul ahead of next week's G20 summit. A military officer
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    • 269 45 AGENCIES BEIJING China’s military has staged live-firing war games in the South China Sea amid heightened tensions over the country’s territorial claims in the region. The annual drills, which were held on Tuesday, focused on a simulated beach assault. Some 1,800 naval forces and
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    • 219 47 AGENCIES WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged his Yemeni counterpart to boost security after a foiled bomb plot involving packages sent from the country to targets in the United States, the White House said. “The President emphasised the need for
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    • 197 47 AGENCIES BAGHDAD Rapid-fire bombings and mortar strikes killed 76 people and wounded more than 200 in mainly Shia areas across Baghdad on Tuesday, demonstrating the insurgents’ ability to carry out coordinated strikes. The bombings began in the evening and lasted for
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    • 154 47 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Police believe Roshonara Choudhry, a student sentenced to life in prison for attempting to stab to death a former government minister for supporting the Iraq war, was radicalised after watching online sermons by Anwar Al Awlaki. Awlaki is an
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    • 126 49 SRINAGAR Government forces have killed seven suspected Muslim rebels in four gun battles in Indiancontrolled Kashmir, police said yesterday, just days before United States President Barack Obama visits India. Officials fear the rebels could step up attacks to draw attention to the unrest
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    • 295 49 REUTERS ATHENS More parcel bombs may have been sent abroad from Greece, police said yesterday, as the authorities suspended overseas shipments of mail and packages for 48 hours following a wave of attacks on European government targets. Small bombs exploded at the Swiss
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    • 98 51 REUTERS Turkey has reinstated a ban on YouTube only days after lifting it, state agency Anatolian said. Access to YouTube, a unit of Google, has been banned for more than two years after users posted videos Turkey says are insulting to the republic’s founder, Mr Mustafa
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    • 80 51 MODERATE QUAKE SHAKES SERBIA REUTERS A moderate earthquake shook central Serbia early yesterday, killing two people when the roof of their home collapsed, and injuring at least 50, officials said. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said the tremor had a magnitude of 5.4 and its epicentre was 2km north of
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    • 311 51 REUTERS PARIS An Iranian woman accused of adultery would not be executed yesterday, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said, citing a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart. The German-based human rights group, the International Committee Against Stoning, said on Tuesday that Sakineh
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    • 347 53 REUTERS LONDON Britain’s coalition government will have to consider restricting visas for foreign students and curbing settlement rights if it wants to achieve promised cuts in immigration, a parliamentary committee said yesterday. The Conservative-Liberal Democrat government has already imposed an interim cap on
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      105 53 Paul the Octopus’ successor has made his public debut but his keepers are not yet promising deep soccer insight from the five-month-old, also named Paul. The youngster tentatively explored his new tank at the Sea Life aquarium in Oberhausen yesterday. Paul hails from near Montpellier in southern France
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    • 256 53 REUTERS LONDON People in the United States, Britain and India see war and terrorism as the top global challenges while the Chinese are more worried about climate change, according to a poll commissioned by King’s College London. In an Ipsos MORI survey conducted in
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    • 118 55 From Jan 1 next year, plastic bags will be banned in the Malaysian state of Penang. The ban will apply to all supermarkets, hypermarts, department stores, fast food chain stores and nasi kandar outlets, as well as convenience stores including petrol kiosks
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    • 328 55 REUTERS JAKARTA When United States President Barack Obama (picture) flies over the vast Indonesian archipelago next week, he will see first-hand the size of two of the nation’s greatest and most threatened resources: Its forests and seas. Both are widely
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    • 248 55 AP WELLINGTON New Zealand should severely limit the import and use of tobacco and aim to become a smoke-free nation by 2025, a parliamentary committee recommended yesterday. The proposal to drastically cut smoking rates was welcomed by health workers and given cautious support from the
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    • 346 57 THE GUARDIAN BERLIN A man left blind by a devastating eye disease has been able to read letters, tell the time and identify a cup and saucer on a table after surgeons fitted him with an electronic chip to restore his vision. Mr
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    • 206 57 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ANDALUSIA A 10-year-old Romanian girl has given birth in southern Spain and the authorities are evaluating whether to let her and her family retain custody of the baby. The baby was born last week in the city of Jerez de la
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    • 215 57 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH MADRID Spanish women are the most flirtatious in the world online, according to a survey by a dating website that said the results belie lingering perceptions of Spain as a socially conservative country. Badoo.com found that Spanish women are more likely
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  • SPORTS
    • 584 63  -  Team Singapore chef-de-mission attempts to inspire athletes ahead of Asian Games TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Earlier in the week, Low Teo Ping, Singapore’s chef-de-mission for the upcoming Asian Games, was in bullish mood, predicting the Republic’s athletic contingent of 241 men and women would return from
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    • 450 63 Team Singapore relaxed and united SINGAPORE While waiting for Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean and Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian Balakrishnan to arrive for the 2010 Asian Games flag presentation ceremony at Dunman High School’s auditorium yesterday, veteran discus thrower James Wong tried to rouse the
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    • 171 63 LOW LIN FHOONG Registration spots for the 2011 OCBC Cycle Singapore are filling up fast, after event organisers Spectrum Worldwide announced yesterday that close to 3,000 participants had already signed up for the night race from March 4 to 6. The figure is more than double the
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    • 623 65  -  One of the Wallabies’ finest blasts IRB for ignoring rugby development IAN DECOTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE He is one of the all-time greats of rugby union, rated by many as the best finisher in the game. Australia’s David Campese starred for the Wallabies in their 1991
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    • 323 65 SINGAPORE It has proven to be a popular initiative over the last few years, attracting a number of fans eager for their favourites to make the cut and the YEO’S People’s Choice Award 2010 is expected to generate a similar response among members
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    • 356 67 AGEN CIES BURSA (Turkey) It was against Turkish opposition in 1994 that one group of Manchester United youngsters served notice of their readiness to dislodge the old guard and claim centre stage. Expecting Gabriel Obertan and Bebe (picture) to emulate the feats of David
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    • 527 67 Luis Figo hails Spurs winger on a humiliating night for Inter Milan AGENCIES LONDON As the plaudits heaped around Gareth Bale (picture) on Tuesday night, there came one of the most resonant endorsements of the 21-year-old. Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp was deep in conversation with Luis Figo,
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    • 189 67 BLOOMBERG BUENOS AIRES Six weeks after Diego Maradona said he would “kill” to return as Argentina coach, the country’s football association appointed Sergio Batista to the position on a permanent basis. Batista, who took over as caretaker coach after Maradona’s contract wasn’t renewed in
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    • 461 70 John Henry: $415m ‘acquisition debt’ wiped out but Liverpool owner cannot guarantee he would not do what Hicks and Gillett did THE GUARDIAN ANFIELD First the good news for Liverpool fans: New owner John Henry (picture) has paid off the club’s £200 million ($415 million) “acquisition debt” Now for the
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    • 191 70 THE DAILY TELE GRAPH LONDON Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini is likely to sell Shaun WrightPhillips and Wayne Bridge in the January transfer window. Both players, signed for a combined £21 million ($43 million) by previous manager Mark Hughes, have failed to convince Mancini
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  • 1048 78  -  COMMENTARY INVEST PAUL SULLIVAN THE NEW YORK TIMES Green investing has been getting a boost lately through a combination of increasing attention to climate change and low returns from traditional investments. In the past, any investment that was based solely on being good for the
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  • BUSINESS
    • 274 72 MOK FEI FEI SINGAPORE Billionaire investor Peter Lim has just about taken control of healthcare services provider Thomson Medical Centre. In a filing with the Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday, Thomson Medical said Mr Lim’s investment firm, Sasteria, has acquired 21.9 million shares or 7.46
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    • 54 72 Tuesday 3,205.28 p 0.41% Monday 3,192.18 p 1.58% Friday 3,142.62 p 0.42% Thursday 3,129.50 p 0.16% STI TOP 5 BY VOLUME MONDAY CLOSE 3,224.97 (+0.61%) NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE FreightLinks 123,054 $0.090 p 12.50% GoldenAgr 119,745 $0.700 p 1.449% Informatics 94,200 $0.160 p 28.00% XinRen 60,163 $0.520 p 8.333% Genting
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    • 29 72 ASIA HANG SENG Ç 24,144.70 (+2.00%) NIKKEI 9,159.98 (unch) SHANGHAI È 3,030.99 (-0.47%) AUSTRALIA 4,722.60 (+0.45%) Ç Ç MUMBAI 20,465.70 (+0.59%) MALAYSIA 1,507.60 (+0.07%) Ç Ç SEOUL 1,935.97 (+0.93%)
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    • 17 72 FOREX US$1 $1.287 £1 $2.075 €1 $1.807 ¥100 $1.592 RM1 $0.418 RP10,000 $1.444 HK$100 $16.60 RMB100 $19.27
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    • 69 72 STOCK CALLS SATS Buy $2.89 DBS Vickers keeps SATS at Buy with $3.13 target price; says 2Q results within expectations, with net profit +10.5 per cent on year at $45.2 million on revenue +11 per cent at $401.2 million. Notes EBIT off 4 per cent, EBIT margin down 1.6 percentage
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    • 48 72 STRAITS ASIA RESOURCES Buy $2.33 Nomura reaffirms rating with $2.80 target price after 3Q profit after tax at US$23 million, topping house’s estimate by 10 per cent. Tips around US$80 million PAT for FY2010; says stock attractively valued, laggard play, has underperformed peers by 30 per cent year-to-date.
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    • 33 72 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.
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    • 418 72 Move may risk price rise similar to 2004 AGENCIES 2AM LATEST WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve may be underestimating the inflation outlook for the second time in less than a decade as it announced this morning it would pump more money into the United States
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    • 205 75 SINGAPORE Response remains lukewarm to the 19 American Depository Receipts (ADRs) recently launched on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), as unfamiliarity continues to deter investors from buying into them. ADRs are shares of non-US companies that trade in the American market. SGX launched the
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    • 334 75  -  JOANNE CHAN joannechan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore will ramp up plans to develop manpower for the clean energy industry and will train more than 2,000 specialists in the next five years. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said this at the opening of a new
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    • 249 76 RYAN HUANG SINGAPORE En bloc sales in Singapore are gaining momentum as overall collective sales for this year have hit $975 million, according to property consulting firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL). About 90 per cent of these transactions came from the
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    • 399 76  -  JO-ANN HUANG joannhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Mr Magnus Bocker, the chief executive of the Singapore Exchange (SGX), said yesterday that the road to a successful merger with the Australian Securities Exchange will be “long and bumpy”. But, Mr Bocker, who is slated to
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    • 131 76 The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) yesterday launched an industrial site for sale by public tender. Potential bidders for the land parcel at Pioneer Road North and Soon Lee Street must put in a price of not less than $13.8 million. The site was made
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    • 35 80 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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    34 83 THE FLAMING LIPS’ WAYNE COYNE PONDERS HIS FUTURE. T2 ON THE RISE: ROX GETS READY TO ROLL. T10 WILL FERRELL: DAD’S ADVICE REALLY DOES HELP. T18 WHERE STARS GO FOR THEIR HONEYMOON.
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  • 1361 84  -  MUSIC Why The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne isn’t ready to give up just yet CHRISTOPHER TOH christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg “WE’VE been invited a couple of times to play there, but for whatever reasons, scheduling or whatever, it didn’t work out,” said Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips
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    • 77 90 From now until Nov 12, tune in to Class 95FM and you stand a chance to win one of five 40-inch Sony Bravia 3D LED TV and fun pack plus a PS3 console worth over $6,000. Simply be the first caller in to answer a
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      377 90 Rox (picture) The young Brit singer has been touted by the press to be the next big thing. Also performing: Vanessa Fernandez, Jamie Drake. Nov 5, 8pm,TAB.Tickets at $38 MozART Singapore The MozART Group a quartet of musicians bring forth classical music with a twist. Nov 4, 7.30pm, SCO
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      574 92  -  British newcomer Rox promises a ‘cool’ night at her gig Christopher Toh christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg Rox IN HER bio, it states that Roxanne “Rox” Tataei “brings conviction to your soundsystem”. “A powerful voice on a stage with a tale or two to tell. Half Jamaican and half Iranian, at the
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    • 247 94 CD REVIEWS Ozzy Osbourne Scream KEVIN MATHEWS How does anyone reconcile the heavy metal satanic image of Ozzy Osbourne with that of the dithering lovable old fool on the reality show, The Osbournes? But maybe no reconciliation is necessary. On Osbourne’s new album (his 10th
      KEVIN MATHEWS; Reuters  -  247 words
    • 109 94 New Politics New Politics KEVIN MATHEWS This band plays a hooky pop-rock style, is heavily influenced by rap/hiphop, liberally uses the f-word in its lyrics, and its debut single, Yeah Yeah Yeah is a big hit in the United States. Thing is, New Politics is from Denmark, a predominantly non-English
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    • 104 94 Lil Jon Crunk Rock KEVIN MATHEWS Seriously, how can you argue with rap songs with titles like Pop Dat P***Y, Like A Stripper and Moist? Musically, the backing tracks provide adequate grist for Lil Jon to spin his inspired yarns about sex, sex and more sex. Which means an offering
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    • 110 96 Lucy Swann La Petite Mort CD REVIEWS CHRISTOPHER TOH Mention Norwegian music and people will usually think of affected acoustic-driven singer-songwriters like Kings Of Convenience or black metal bands. So it’s understandable that someone like Lucy Swann will slip under the radar. With hints of Tori Amos-meets-The Tings Tings, Swann’s
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    • 108 96 Sodagreen Once In A Lifetime CHRISTOPHER TOH Taiwan’s popular indie band sodagreen made their second foray into the Taipei Arena in September 2009. For those who missed that show, however, here is the memento. This set contains 11 tracks from the concert, as well as three new songs from the
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    • 105 96 Tricky Mixed Race CHRISTOPHER TOH Two years on from his “comeback” album release, KnowleWest Boy, the dude has put out Mixed Race, a sparser but just as direct release as its predecessor.Yes, as far as we are concerned, it’s still as in-your-face as the gravelly-voiced dude can make it. It
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    • 126 96 Pixie Lott Turn It Up Louder CHRISTOPHER TOH I know what you’re thinking: Why should we get this album when we’ve already got the original release, Turn It Up. It still has Mama Do and all those other songs that you know so well (er, if you are a Pixie
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      217 96 Relooking a classic record CHRISTOPHER TOH Kula Shaker K With swirling, psychedelic undertones, a strong Indian-meets-Britpop overtone and just some nifty rhythms and melodies, Kula Shaker’s debut album K was the fastest-selling debut album in Britain at the time, shooting up to No 1 on the British
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    • 479 98  -  Newbie NZ band I Am Giant eager to perform here Kevin Mathews features@mediacorp.com.sg IN NEW Zealand, there are giant geckos, giant eagles and even a giant rugby ball for next year’s Rugby World Cup. Perhaps it is this affinity with giants that caught the attention
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    • 582 100  -  Funnyman Will Ferrell on what made him tick Genevieve Loh genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg IN DREAMWORK’S latest 3D animation, Megamind, Will Ferrell plays the title character, a blue alien with a mega mind. Interestingly, this is only the 43-year-old’s second animated film (the first being Curious George), mostly because he
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