Today, 9 November 2006

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    27 1 TODAY /A=DIJ\CORP share your free newspaper MICA(P) 314/10/2006 Thursday November 9, 2006 todayonline.com TODAY share your free newspaper /Aelj]j-\Corp MICA (P) 314/10/2006 Thursday November 9, 2006 todayonline.com
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    Judges have room to move as laws move with the times
    1130 1  -  LOH CHEE KONG More teeth proposed to deal with new-age crimes while upholding values of old cheekong@media corp.com.sg ALMOST three years in the making and 22 years since the last changes were made, proposals to amend Singapore's criminal laws
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  • Article
    Battle of the bloggers hints at social divide
    687 1  -  DERRICK A PAULO derrick@media corp.com.sg ONE Singaporean blogged about his concerns for his future, the other lambasted him and called him a loser. An online uproar ensued. The episode some weeks back between 35-year-old Derek Wee and Raffles Junior College student Wee
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      40 1 INSIDE hot news 2 Singapore news 4 world news 12 voices 20 business 26 plus 33 chystyle 38 traveller 40 1v radio listings 46 classad 47 sports 48 we set you thinking Hi H ft Tii Hi Hr hL^B Kill
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon TRENCH WARFARE ON CAPITOL HILL?
      1029 2  -  RICHARD KEIL CATHERINE DODGE BLOOMBERG AND THE political world that Mr George W Bush inhabited for the last six years the one he ruled ended yesterday. The new world, in which Democrats have picked up more than the 15 seats needed to control the House
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    • Article
      Lock icon BUSH CALLS PELOSI
      168 2 AGENCIES PRESIDENT George W Bush yesterday made congratulatory phone calls to Democrats, inviting them to the White House for lunch today to begin mapping an agenda, a White House spokeswoman said. Democrats captured the US House of Representatives for the first time in 12 years, and moved
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      Lock icon Tears forgotten, Rafidah turns on Mahathir
      401 3 -AGENCIES Malaysian minister rallies behind PM Abdullah Badawi KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian minister who wept publicly when former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad announced his retirement, has turned on her mentor. International Trade and Industry Minister Rafidah Aziz (picture), a one- time protege of Dr
      -AGENCIES; TODAY FILE PHOTO  -  401 words
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  • singapore news
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      Child-sex hunters in law's crosshairs
      443 4  -  ANSLEYNG ansley@mediacorp.com.sg PARLIAMENTTODAY Overseas jaunts could result in stiff jail sentences SINGAPOREANS who go overseas to have sex with children could soon face the music at home after their jaunt In its current review of the Penal Code, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has
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      Lock icon More protection against rape for wives in future?
      317 4 ANSLEYNG AT PRESENT, a woman cannot cry rape if the man who forces himself on her is her husband. This is because men have marital immunity and cannot be charged with raping their spouses. But if an amendment in the Penal Code
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      MPs urge stronger social safety nets
      547 6  -  LEE U-WEN PARLIAMENTTODAY Suggestions include topping up Medisave u-wen@media corp.com.sg ONE suggested making the workfare bonus permanent. Another took issue with the "many helping hands" approach. Members of Parliament repeatedly revisited the issue of strengthening Singapore's social safety nets yesterday. Their suggestions differed but
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    • PARLIAMENTBRIEFS
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        Lock icon TWO DEPUTY SPEAKERS APPOINTED
        29 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Parliament has elected two deputy speakers. They are Southeast District mayor and MacPherson MP Matthias Yao and Tanjong Pagar GRC MP Indranee Rajah.
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        Lock icon USE RESOURCES BEYOND REGION
        159 6 938 LIVE While it is important for Singapore to take part in regional platforms such as the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, the Republic should also look into other means if these platforms are unable to resolve regional issues. The point
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    • Article
      Accountability enhanced
      432 8  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@media corp.com.sg Proposed Charity Bill amendments give added powers to regulators GREATER powers may be given to regulators in the charity sector, under amendments to the Charities Bill tabled in Parliament yesterday. The bill maps out the additional functions, duties and powers of the Charity
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      Lock icon MP Sam Tan's maiden speech wows the House
      351 8  -  LEE U-WEN u-wen@media corp.com.sg HE TOOK to the podium, cleared his throat and faced his audience, which included many a seasoned Cabinet minister including Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. But far from being nervous, Member of Parliament Sam Tan Chin Siong (picture)
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      LTA can now venture abroad
      245 8  -  TORCHING LI AN AMENDMENT to the Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore Bill was introduced yesterday to allow the statutory board to "develop and manage" land transport systems not only in Singapore but also in other countries. Previously, the LTA's activities were limited to the
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      Facelift for 'grungy' Market St Car Park
      208 10  -  -ASHRAFSAFDAR THE granddaddy of car parks has been given a $14-million facelift The Market Street Car Park located in the heart of the central business district now comes packed with not just parking lots, but food and beverage outlets and even a spa.
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      A pinch on purpose
      498 10  -  LEE U-WEN Firm to cut workers' pay as part of crisis simulation exercise u-wen@media corp.com.sg SOMETIME next year, more than 100 employees from the Crescendas Group will have their salaries docked for three straight months. No, they are not being penalised. This move is part of
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      Lock icon When little things are litter things, too
      172 10 93BUVE SOME Singaporeans think nothing of dropping tissues or cigarette butts on the floor. This is part of the preliminary results of a survey conducted by the National Environment Agency (NEA) to uncover the behaviour and mindsets of litterbugs. Said Senior Parliamentary Secretary
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      Lock icon Singapore's service slip-up
      186 11 938 LIVE SINGAPORE'S ranking for customer service in the annual Global Competitiveness Report has fallen from 17th place last year to 26th. Mr Lim Swee Say, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, noted that Singapore was eighth on the list in 1998. This year, Hong Kong which
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      Not dishonest, just indifferent
      386 11  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@media corp.com.sg Lawyer who placed herself in conflict of interest suspended A LAWYER was suspended from practice for two years after a Court of Three Judges, the profession's highest disciplinary panel, found "a clear indifference" towards the best interests of her clients. While
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon THAI PM IN S'PORE FOR INTRODUCTORY VISIT
        75 11 -938UVE Thailand s Prime Minister General Surayud Chulanont will make an official visit to Singapore today as part of his introductory visits to regional countries. He will be accompanied by officials, including Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance M R Pridiyathorn Devakula.
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        Lock icon MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN TRUCK ACCIDENT
        86 11 938 LIVE An elderly man was seriously injured after he was run over by a truck yesterday. The accident happened at about 2pm at the junction of Sims Avenue and Tanjong Katong Road. Taxi driver Abdul Halid Jumaat, who called the MediaCorp news hotline,
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        Lock icon GLOBAL PANEL TO DISCUSS LOCAL WATER PLANS
        73 11 CHANNEL NEWSASIA A panel of international water experts will meet here this week for the first time to discuss Singapore's environment and water technology plans. The International Advisory Panel to Singapore's Environment and Water Industry Development Council established earlier this year will look
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Malaysian analyst knew dead model
      362 12 AGENCIES, CHANNEL NEWSASIA KUALA LUMPUR Top Malaysian political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda (picture) claims he had nothing to do with the gruesome murder of a Mongolian model, who was shot and blown up. His lawyer, Mr Shafie Abdullah, said yesterday: "I had a short interview
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      Lock icon A possible dose of ISA for rumour-mongers
      361 12 -AFP M'sia threatens harsh action after untrue SMSes spark religious protest KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has warned it would apply a law, which allowed for detention without trial, to anyone who used mobile phone text messages or SMS to spread libellous or false information.
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      A big role for South Asia on world stage
      328 13  -  S RAMESH rameshs@media corp.com.sg But Foreign Minister George Yeo says the sub-continent must avoid internal conflict SOUTH Asia can play a major role in global politics only if the sub-continent itself is not embroiled in its own conflicts. Singapore's Foreign Minister
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon NOW IT'S ONE DOG PER FAMILY...
        85 14 -AFP Beijing has launched a "one dog policy" for each family in an effort to curb a sharp rise in rabies linked to the ballooning population of unregistered canines. Those who run afoul of the law face fines up to 5,000 yuan ($1,000) and
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        Lock icon TOP UN ENVOY TO VISIT MYANMAR
        84 14 AFP Top United Nations official Ibrahim Gambari will make his second visit this year to military-run Myanmarto press the junta for democratic reform and see detained democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been held under house arrest for 10 years. Mr Gambari,
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      Lock icon Ex-HK health chief to become next WHO boss?
      326 14 -AGENCIES World health body nominates Dr Margaret Chan but critics point to her poor Sars response GENEVA The World Health Organization has nominated Hong Kong's former health chief Margaret Chan as its next director-gen-eral a post leading the global fight against Aids,
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      Lock icon Shinawatra family to fight tax charges
      184 14 -AGENCIES BANGKOK Deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's family will fight the Thai Revenue Department's decision to hold two of his children responsible for taxes on the sale of Shin Corp to Singapore's Temasek Holdings, which was initially billed as tax-free, a lawyer said yesterday.
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      Lock icon Five senior Shenzhen judges busted for graft
      310 16 -AFP High-profile arrests mark biggest ever corruption scandal in China's special economic zone BEIJING Five senior judges from the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen have been arrested on corruption charges in the special economic zone's biggest ever graft scandal, state media reported yesterday.
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      Lock icon Boost for embattled Taiwan president
      230 16 -AP TAIPEI Taiwan's ruling party yesterday said that it would not support efforts to recall President Chen Shui-bian, whose grip on power has been threatened by mounting corruption scandals. The Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) decision removed a major obstacle to Mr Chen completing his term
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      Lock icon 'Erase' Israel
      301 18 —AFP Hamas-led govt makes threat after Jewish state kills 18 Palestinian civillians BEIT HANUN (Gaza Strip) The Hamas-led Palestinian government has called for Israel to be "erased" from the map after Israeli artillery killed 18 Palestinians, including a oneyear old baby girl, in northern Gaza yesterday morning. In
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      Lock icon Saddam to hang by year end?
      126 18 -AFP LONDON Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki said in an interview with BBC that he expects Saddam Hussein to be executed before the end of this year. "We are waiting for the decision of the appeals court and if it confirms the sentence... We
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  • Voices
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      A pragmatic view of 'altruism'
      442 20  -  JIMMY HO KWOKHOONG Letter from It's better to have volunteers with 'ulterior motives' than no volunteers at all I REFER to Ms Frances Ong Hock Lin's I Say commentary, "'Volunteering' with an agenda" (Nov 8). She calls for volunteers to distinguish and separate volunteerism and
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      Our distrust of volunteers may discourage them from offering assistance
      102 20  -  JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG Letter from NOT all professionals such as doctors, trainers and lawyers who give free public talks and conduct workshops do so with ulterior motives. We must dispel the notion that every one of them has an
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      225 22  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY I A CURE FOR UNDERACHIEVEMENT One of the most troubling of all problems with children is underachievement in school, where a child refuses to use his or her potential. While there's no simple solution to this laid-back response, there are some approaches
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      Clearing the air on haze index
      570 22  -  JOSEPH HUI Letter from Director, Pollution Control Department National Environment Agency PSI accounts for body size, health effects of exposure over 24-hour period not just at a point in time WE REFER to the News Comment, "The PSI scale when 50+50 isn't 100" by
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      Our ways and words
      532 23  -  WEE HUNG LIH Letter from English-speaking Chinese don't try to be ang moh they want a unique identity I REFER to Wong Hoong Hooi's letter in "A culture of superiority" (Nov 8). I write from the point of view of an English-speaking Chinese who, incidentally, does
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      Estimate that didn't add up
      201 23  -  JEFFREY HO Letter from IN ITS letter last month, SP Services said that "utility meters are read once in two months. During the months when the meters are not read, the consumption is estimated based on the average of the two actual readings preceding". My
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      NBA matches on cable soon
      168 24  -  CAITLIN FUA Letter from Manager, Corporate Communications Investor Relations, Star Hub WE THANK Mr Marcus Wong Wee Kong for his letter, "Pay-per-view options for sports programmes?" (Nov 8). Due to the cumulative increase in the overall sports programming costs, Star Hub had no choice but
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      URA does not regulate layout of shops at malls
      151 24  -  PETER TAN GUANLEONG Letter from Deputy Director (Development Control) Urban Redevelopment Authority WE REFER to the letter: "Tampines Mall a chicken coop" (Nov 6) by Mr Gary Lee, who said his shopping experience at Tampines Mall has worsened since it was
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      THEIR WORK DOESN'T END WITH THE SHIFT
      526 25  -  MICHAEL WEE michael@mediacorp.com.sg serve right IT ISN'T just about putting on your best service front when you're on duty, but off duty as well. On one of his rounds at the Night Safari, Mr Mohd Emmey Nenpari (picture), 39, an operations assistant with
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      Does 'service' include being a scapegoat?
      213 25  -  TITUS LIN YUXI Letter from ONE day, a customer called and asked if I had the number for Cathay Pacific airlines. My job has nothing to do with airlines and I could not answer her. I was scolded even when I offered to find
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      246 20 we set you thinking todayonline.com 1 Opinions. Thoughts. 1 Concerns. What moves you? 1 What irks you? Tell us. 1 Write, email or fax us a letter 1 with your full name, contact number and address. we want your voice 11 November (Saturday), 2pm 6pm Singapore Power Club (Somerset MRT)
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      73 23 VOICES ON RADIO Has English earned a place at the heart of Singapore culture oris it still a language of the 'outsiders', of locals who are rS^YT^^l wannabe ang mohs, and II IPX. "I of business more than fEp^| soul? nrvV/tj Tune in to 938Live's I lIT J 3 Talkbackftom
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  • Businesstoday
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      Centillion partners French giant
      443 26  -  CHRISTIE LOH christie@media corp.com.sg With Veolia on board, Oei Hong Leong's stake in ex-Citiraya may see bigger gains ahead SHOWING gratitude the Chinese way, tycoon Oei Hong Leong gently patted the hand of his new business partner from France. "I'm very confident, more than before," said
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    • Article
      Foreign banks must maintain certain assets here
      236 26  -  CHRISTIE LOH BRANCHES of foreign full and wholesale banks here must soon start maintaining a minimum level of assets in Singapore in proportion to their liabilities. "Such a requirement would help to improve the recovery of assets from a failed foreign bank branch
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  • business news
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      Lock icon Sing Tel earns $95 6m
      182 28 -AFP SINGAPORE Telecommunications (Sing Tel) yesterday reported a 19-per-cent rise in net profit for its fiscal second quarter ended Sept 30, boosted by a strong showing from its regional associates. The company said its net profit jumped to $956 million, or 5.77 cents a share,
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    • Article
      Food Empire more than doubles Q3 profit
      106 28 SINGAPORE-based Food Empire Holdings reported a net profit of $8.5 million, or 2.11 cents per share, in its fiscal third quarter ended Sept 30, more than doubling its earnings in the corresponding period a year earlier. Revenue of the company, well known for
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    • marketwatch
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        Lock icon Singapore
        86 28 DOW JONES SHARE prices closed lower yesterday on across-the-board profit taking after Tuesday's recordhigh performance. Some brokers said the decline could mark the beginning of a long-awaited correction. The ST Index ended down 13.92 points, or 0.5 per cent, at 2,735.30. In the broad market, losers beat gainers 404
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        World markets
        55 28 Nikkei 225 *****.74 -177.67 -1.88 Hang Seng *****.24 -128.87 -8.68 ASX 5459.28 -32.48 -8.59 Taiwan Wtd 7178.34 -6.31 -8.89 Korea Comp 1388.87 -7.37 -8.53 KLCI 1887.29 +4.81 +8.48 SET Index 738.93 +8.83 6.66 Jakarta Comp 1646.96 -8.88 -8.49 Phils Comp 2755.28 -37.46 -1.34 Shenzhen B 352.14 -8.63 -6.18
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 28 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by Gold US$/oz 627.70 Silver US$/oz 12.68 Platinum US$/oz 1,192.30 Rubber cents/kg 270.50 Palm oil RM/tonne 1,663.50 Brent crude US$/barrel 59.75
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      400 29  -  CHOW PENN NEE $203 m facility to be built on Jurong Island pennneee@media corp.com.sg AMIDST rising oil prices and growing concern over climate change, Singapore is set to become the home of the world's largest biodiesel plant. To be built by Australian renewable
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      188 29 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE is setting up an Energy Studies Centre next year to look into how competition for energy sources is influencing policies and strategies of major energy suppliers and consumers. Deputy Prime Minister S Jayakumar says that Singapore, being an
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      241 29 BLOOMBERG STARHUB, Singapore's secondlargest telephone company, said that its third-quarter profit rose 25 per cent as it signed up new customers for services from mobile phones to cable television. Its net income was $81.4 million, or 3.94 cents a share, up from
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      283 30 DOW JONES Chip company on trackforslb revenue target SINGAPORE-based semiconductor equipment maker Asti Holdings plans to build a new plant next year, either in China or Malaysia, said its executive chairman Michael Loh. The plant is set to be operational by early
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      136 30 -DOW JONES BIOTECHNOLOGY giant Genentech said yesterday it had taken an option to buy a planned pharmaceutical plant in Singapore from Lonza Group for US$29O million ($453 million), plus an additional US$7O million if the facility meets certain requirements. Lonza will build
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      348 31  -  NEOCHAICHIN chaichin@media corp.com.sg Spring Spore commends nine professionals who rendered excellent service NINE individuals received SuperStar awards the highest of all award categories at the Excellent Service Awards (EXSA) ceremony held at Ritz Carlton Millenia yesterday morning. The guest of honour, Minister in the Prime Minister's
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      352 31 Sergeant Abdyllah bin Juma'at of the Airport Police Division, Singapore Police Force. Besides ensuring airport security, he provided such good service that an initially irate passenger said he could see "why the Singapore Police Force is regarded as one of the best trained and most effective police forces
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      471 32  -  EVELINE GAN eveline@media corp. com. sg Fair Price's Used Textbooks Project has helped more than 100,000 students YOU may not give your old school textbooks a second glance, but Siti Anisha will be more than happy to receive them during the Fair Price Used Textbooks Project
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      355 34 -GRACE YAP CLASSROOMS aren't the dreary venue for exercises in rote learning, at least not where five students from Pei Hwa Secondary School are concerned. A lesson on the evolution of Singapore housing was the inspiration for a video project that earned them
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      367 35  -  ASHRAFSAFDAR ashraf@mediacorp.com.sg HE HAS been labelled the master of puns and double entendres. From his pen have come some of Britain's most memorable comedies, including episodes of TV's bawdy Benny Hill Show and the quirky Avengers (which was made
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      229 36  -  ■ARIEL TAM BOOKREVIEW Mitch Albom MEET Charles "Chick" Benetto a down-and-out former Major League baseball player, an alcoholic, an estranged husband and father, and a broken, bitter man. He decides to end his life and on a final journey to his hometown, he is involved in
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      402 36  -  ZAFARANJUM zafar@media corp.com.sg Bollywood's first 'supergroup' brings its magic to Esplanade NEARLY a decade ago, something unusual happened in the musical bylanes of Bollywood. Three disparate musical talents each with some success in the world of music came together to form the industry's first music "supergroup". Classically-trained artist
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      141 36 Esplanade's Indian Arts Festival, Kalaa Utsavam, wraps up this weekend but there are still plenty of performances to catch. DAVID CHEW picks the highlights. WHAT: The Separation: Kalinga Trilogy Part 2 Where Part 1 of this set-in-Singapore play ended with an Indian immigrant couple adopting a Chinese baby, this
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      124 37 DJ XU BING (picture) of MediaCorp Radio Capital 95.8FM will join other popular radio personalities in a Chinese-language theatre production cheekily titled IMF (International Marriage Forum) by The ETCeteras. The play will be staged on Dec 22 and 23 at the Raffles Hotel's Jubilee Hall. Call *****360 for tickets.
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        719 38  -  PEARLYN THAM pea rlyn@media corp.com.sg WHAT sounded like the incessant ticking of clocks formed the musical backdrop for up-and-coming fashion designer Harry Halim's showcase at this year's Asian Young Fashion Designers Contest (AYFDC). But thankfully, this didn't indicate that time had run out for Singapore's representative, who was crowned
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        292 38 TOUCHING BASE WITH CONTROL Not happy with what you were born with? You can even change the colour of your skin tone now, with Shu Uemura's Base Control range. Available in six shades, this innovative formula contains finegrained powders coated with ammo acids and can be used on its
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        728 40  -  ARIEL TAM ariel@mediacorp.com.sg About 1,500 m up, you'll feel free as a bird SOMETIMES, pleasure comes only after a considerable amount of pain. That was indeed the case when my friend and I travelled recently to check out the newlyrevamped luxury resort up the balmy
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        452 42 -MCT Chicago's attractions go beyond its silver screen image of gangsters and ER STANDING before the gleaming "Cloud Gate" bean sculpture in Millennium Park (picture), tourist Rama Rao Vunnam, a doctor from India stretched his arms wide, lifted his chin and smiled broadly as a friend clicked a
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        103 44 AP BUSINESS travellers, including those from Asia, are avoiding the United States and heading to Europe because of the stringent US security measures imposed on international visitors. However, Europe is failing to fully capitalise on increased interest from Asian travellers because many countries do not have
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        173 44 Royal Brunei's global connections mean that it can offer its passengers great savings to more destinations. The airline's partners include British airline bmi. Emirates, Eurostar train and Shanghai Airlines. Together, they connect travellers to some 30 cities in the Middle East and Europe. For example,
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        146 44 Passengers on Qantas international flights from Australia can now choose healthier choice meals, with the airline becoming the first licensee of the National Heart Foundation of Australia's new Tick for meals eaten out. The meals identified on in-flight menus, include chicken with pesto and tomato,
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        174 44 Go camping on the high seas. That is what Star Cruises is offering passengers during the school holiday season from Nov 18 to Dec 31. It's Camp Out Sea onboard. SuperStar Virgo has two themes. In November, the camping programme is based on some good old
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        668 45  -  BERNADETTE CHONG Hokkaido, in Japan's north, boasts quaint landmarks and spectacular scenery traveller@newstoday.com.sg IT'S hard not to be moved when you are in Hokkaido in northern Japan. MediaCorp artiste-turned-tour guide Michelle Chong can attest to that While the prefecture is one of Japan's least developed regions, it is
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      257 48 -BLOOMBERG Wenger, Pardew could be fined or banned for bust-up LONDON Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and his West Ham counterpart Alan Pardew were charged with improper conduct by English football's ruling body for a scuffle during the Hammers' 1-0 win last weekend. The coaches had to be separated
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      569 49  -  TANYO-HINN Susilo not allowing himself to be distracted ahead of Asian Games yohinn@media corp.com.sg LATER this month, Ronald Susilo will pack his bags for the 15th Asian Games in Doha (Dec 1-15). But among the items that he won't be bringing are memories of two
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      193 49  -  CUBBYLEONG CHAN Keng Kwang yesterday became the first Singaporean to qualify for the round of 64 of the World Pool Championship in Manila, Philippines, before he was eliminated by home and tournament favourite Marlon 'Marvellous' Manalo. Chan is showing form that he won't be
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      227 50  -  CUBBYLEONG FORMER Asian Tour chief executive Louis Martin (picture) has signed on with International Sports Management (ISM) to help expand Ernie Els' course design portfolio in Asia. The pair met more than 15 years ago when Martin was the chief executive of South Africa's Sunshine
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      638 51  -  JOSE RAYMOND Home star striker Goncalves set to return to Brazil after 11 years jose@media corp.com.sg FOUR years ago, he talked about making Singapore his home, after being one of the first footballers to have been offered Singapore citizenship under the Foreign Sports Talent (FST) scheme. Today, Egmar
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      366 51  -  SAZALI ABDUL AZIZ muhammad.sazali@mediacorp.com.sg NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2006 Geylang 3 SAFFC 2 SAFFC's 22-match unbeaten streak was sensationally brought to an end last night, after a 3-2 defeat to Geylang United at the Bedok Stadium. A Fathi Yunus double condemned the
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