Today, 29 December 2006

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    27 1 TODAY /A=DiACORP share your free newspaper MICA(P) 314/10/2006 Friday December 29, 2006 todayonline.com TODAY /A=diaCorf share your free newspapei MICA (P) 314/10/2006 Friday December 29, 2006 todayonline.com
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    The cable disconnect
    741 1 Telcos wouldn't lay more lines-now we're paying for it WEDNESDAY Dec 27, 2006 will go down in history as the day the digital world was stopped by a natural disaster. As businesses start to count the losses and telecommunication companies rush to repair the underwater cables destroyed
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    Lock icon SNAKES ON A (TECTONIC) PLATE!
    156 1 -AGENCIES BEIJING Forget the quake experts. How are the snakes behaving? Two days after tremors in Taiwan knocked the digital world off its axis, state media revealed China has come up with its own system to predict the next big one. In it, snakes take
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  • Article
    Seen jet fuel lying around? Call the cops
    221 1  -  LEECHINGWERN chingwern@media corp. com. sg ON THE face of it, this would qualify as just another minor theft. But the fact that the jet fuel additive which has gone missing from a facility in Jurong Island can be used as a component
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      The aftershock for S'pore businesses
      483 2  -  CHRISTIE LOH Analysts estimate Taiwan quake to cost multi-millions in local business losses christie@media corp.com.sg WITH Internet services still not fully restored, businesses here could rack up multi-million-dollar losses, pundits say. Thankfully, however, the damage was capped by the holiday season's muted economic activity and
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      When black and white doesn't help
      662 3  -  LEE U-WEN Recruitment discrimination still a problem despite revised ad guidelines u-wen@media corp.com.sg WHILE surfing online job portals at home recently, IT manager N Prasannakumar was flabbergasted when he came across one particular requirement in an advertisement It read: "Non-Indians preferred." The advertisement, posted
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      Lock icon WHAT'S THE CAUSE OF THE WEATHER, MAN?
      847 4  -  HEATHER LIMA DPA Freak storms, droughts may not be due to global warming FLOODING in the Horn of Africa, typhoons in Asia, drought in Australia, and the latest prediction is that Arctic ice may melt completely in the summer months as soon as
      — DPA; AFP  -  847 words
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      Lock icon Bogus data masks China's pollution woes, state media says
      267 4 —AFP BEIJING Soaring pollution levels in China may be even worse than expected because local governments bent on economic growth are lying about their progress in meeting environmental goals. Data reported by China's regional governments indicates that a national goal to
      —AFP  -  267 words
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      Lock icon US thaws stance on global warming
      342 4 -AGENCIES WASHINGTON It has taken white, furry polar bears to melt the United States' stance on global warming. After stonewalling environmental groups for years, the US finally acknowledged that these creatures are under threat from declining Arctic ice levels. As a concession, it has
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      140 2 iililill New Year R Go flat ou Flat tired just thinking about it? You needn't be. We flat so the savings we enjoy on storage, shipping and purchasing helps us to keep our prices low too. But to carry home and assembling the purchases yourself. You do your «19. LACK
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      92 3 esolution #1 t to save -pack most of our furniture and buy in large volumes are passed on to you. Not having commissioned salespeople the resolution to save, you can help by bringing home part. We do our part. Together we save. It's that simple! CO < I—i 1 I—l
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      36 3 R PLAY AT WORK Criteria which should not be in job advertisements, according to guidelines on non-discriminatory job ads issued by the Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices: AGE D GENDER RACE MARITAL STATUS LANGUAGE RELIGION
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      152 5 Additiondl I /O 4- T w«m w«a l_l "IX" s&rm 2 W Bilf] B^ a DUI ciM n Bl 1 ii I^Kgd Bi Celebrate the New Year in style with this season's latest cuts. Exclusively for DBS Credit Cardmembers, enjoy an additional 10% off at Tommy Hilfiger. Hurry, this special
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      Two firms win farmland agri-tainment bids
      304 6  -  ANSLEYNG ansley@mediacorp.com.sg TWO companies won bids to turn three plots of land in Lim Chu Kang into "agri-tainment" projects, possibly turning the area into a rustic countryside with farmstays, cafes and outdoor spas. HLH Agri R&D won the bid for the largest land parcel
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      The last hurrah for Neptune
      530 6  -  ZUL OTHMAN Iconic cabaret-restaurant will stage last show tonight -hold on, it's fully booked zul@mediacorp.com.sg IT WAS the Crazy Horse of its era, a Singaporean institution that was a byword for glamour and sauciness in its heyday. Now, 34 years after its opening, The Neptune
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      Kallang Theatre to shut, too
      326 6  -  DAVID CHEW davidchew@media corp.com.sg THE curtain will come down on the Kallang Theatre on March 31. A fixture on the local arts scene for nearly two decades, it has been overshadowed in recent years by newer kids on the block like the Esplanade Theatres on
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      Lock icon When the principals go back to school
      425 8  -  LEE U-WEN Mentoring scheme lets newbies tap seniors' know-how and experience u-wen@mediacorp.com.sg STARTING next March, newly-appointed school principals will soon be given the chance to be mentored by experienced school leaders from the fraternity. The Ministry of Education is partnering the Academy of
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon DON FAILS TO GET CASE DROPPED
        118 8 -938UVE The Nanyang Technological University don accused of spitting at a security guard and reckless driving was in court again yesterday. Associate Professor Wang Jianliang's lawyer, Mr Andy Yeo, tried to get the case dismissed by arguing that the incident was a quarrel between
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        Lock icon EXCHANGE 2006 PARKING COUPONS
        57 8 938 LIVE Atimely reminder from the Urban Redevelopment Authority: Parking coupons valid for this year or earlier cannot be used from Jan 1. But motorists can exchange unused expired coupons for new ones at various locations, including HDB branch offices, from Saturday. They cannot be exchanged
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  • world news
    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon SOUTH KOREAN OBESITY CLINICS LIVING OFF THE THIN OF THE LAND
        80 10 -AFP Many medical clinics are cashing in on South Koreans' obsession with weight loss by prescribing expensive obesity treatments for people of normal weight. The health ministry has found that 40 per cent of those given obesity treatments were
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        Lock icon G'DAY, CHINESE-SPEAKING SPIES
        72 10 —AFP Australian intelligence chiefs have boosted recruitment of Chinese-speaking spies but are struggling to attract Arabic speakers. The Australian newspaper said the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) had more than doubled the number of spies from non-English speaking backgrounds in the past two years. Many of
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        Lock icon NEW REFORM MINISTER FOR JAPAN
        87 10 -AFP Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appointed a new administrative reform minister yesterday after Mr Genichiro Sata stepped down over misuse of political funds by his supporters. Mr Yoshimi Watanabe, a senior vice-min-ister in the Cabinet office and son of a former foreign minister, will
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        Lock icon PFIZER WINS VIAGRA CASE IN CHINA
        80 10 -AFP United States drug maker Pfizer Inc has won a court case in China against two companies for copying its immensely popular male impotency treatment Viagra. A Beijing court had ordered Beijing Health New Concept Pharmacy to stop sales of pills similar to Viagra,
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      Lock icon A low-cost way to boost M'sian tourism
      391 10 -DOW JONES NEWSWIRES With floods disrupting transport services, the govt could allow budget airlines to fly into M'sia KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia may allow more low-cost Asian airlines, including Singapore's Tiger Airways and Bangkok Air, to fly to the country to ensure the success
      -DOW JONES NEWSWIRES; AFP  -  391 words
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      Lock icon No change to China's one-child policy
      301 10 —AP BEIJING China has no plans to change its one-child policy, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said, adding family planning was critical to the country's modernisation plans. The official Xinhua news agency earlier quoted Mr Wen as saying the "government will adhere to the basic
      —AP; AFP  -  301 words
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      Lock icon Journos, press groups sue President Gloria Arroyo's husband
      273 12 —AFP MANILA About 40 journalists, press groups and news groups filed a class action yesterday against Philippine President Gloria Arroyo's husband, claiming that his libel suits against them had violated press freedom. The class action, filed in Makati city, accused Ms Arroyo's
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      Lock icon Abu Sayyaf leader dead?
      425 12 —AFP Philippine govt conducts DNA test to confirm if body is that of leading terrorist ZAMBOANGA (Philippines) The United States is helping the Philippines' government identify the remains of a man said to be the elusive leader of the Al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf terror group, the
      —AFP; AFF  -  425 words
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      Lock icon Rains won't let up on M'sia
      482 14 -AFP Floods continue as the govt battles criticism from the victims KUALA LUMPUR The worst is yet to come, as the weatherman issued warning yesterday that the weather will worsen with heavy rains expected in the coming days. As the government came under fire
      -AFP; AFF  -  482 words
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      Lock icon WEATHER HAMPERS EFFORTS TO REACH INDONESIAN FLOOD VICTIMS
      369 14 -AFP A mob of 100 in Payabedi, Indonesia looted an aid distribution post yesterday, complaining they had not received any food supplies. The mob, made up mostly of mothers carrying their children, stormed the government-managed aid post in Aceh Tamiang, the district
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      Lock icon Saddam pens his farewell
      82 16 Excerpts from a letter in the name of Saddam Hussein, posted on a website earlier this week: ifafijCt for A. tetirSßfa' fo (fC ffdt cUsis *W veers ef-tkihkity h&hs AYfAM ewe fretr*- hd**vocv tkikkfry ktdi^Ahty ike, rtijkh ckeitit k*H +h& htebUs ef^mz etktir cewdrfes mAfAfMcKcv us
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      Lock icon Saddam speaks before execution
      496 16 -AP Former Iraqi dictator calls his people'not to hate' but loyalists threaten to retaliate BAGHDAD For a man who advocated violence all his life, Saddam Hussein is now calling on Iraqis not to hate the United States-led forces that invaded Iraq in 2003. In a farewell
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      Lock icon Record human bird flu deaths in 2006
      278 18 BLOOMBERG CAIRO Bird flu this week killed three members of a family in Egypt, pushing the number of fatalities worldwide this year to 79, which is more than what was reported in the previous three years combined. The Egyptian Ministry of Health and
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      Lock icon Blogosphere goes grey
      537 18 -AFP There is a growing legion of senior bloggers, especially in the 50 to 70-year-old range PARIS There was a time when the Internet was almost the exclusive domain of youth. But that sort of ageism will soon be irrelevant judging by the small but growing number
      -AFP; YOUTUBE COM  -  537 words
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      203 11 'Snowfall' and Fireworks A Resplendent Festive Experience i'^mSHs^ i. 1 fi yin ■Wt y^ r? -.h, r^. .^.^ll Utr jSm F T i ".*Fry"~'ff^"^* J iJf- h^LJ/i ,/r '■fit _^^^^Bl^^^A 3D 6 CiaC UI ia r SnOWTall New Year's Eve 'Snowfall' at the Jewel Box Dance the night away The
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      425 16 S> CAN YOU BRING FOOD INTO A SINGAPORE? Many travellers may wish to bring home food after their holidays, especially during the festive season, but do you know that there are restrictions on what you can bring in from overseas? The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) is responsible for maintaining
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      Rain warnings given out based on satellite and ships' data
      252 20  -  LAM KENG GAIK Letter from Chief Meteorological Officer Meteorological Services Division National Environment Agency (NEA) WE REFER to the letters, "Why no warning on floods" (Dec 22). Prolonged heavy monsoon rain usually affects Singapore in the months of December and
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      Lock icon Preparing for the unpredictable
      630 20  -  YAP KHENG GUAN Fact that most of Singapore unaffected by floods a testament to drainage works but unexpected can happen Letter from Director, Drainage Public Utilities Board (PUB) THE PUB, the national water agency, thanks Khoo Lih-Han and Henry Lim Li Shun for their letters, "Plan
      WEETECKHIAN  -  630 words
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      Mind your manners, please
      764 22  -  BUDGET TAITAI Tabitha Wang Surely that's not too much to ask for the New Year? I WAS standing in line to collect concert tickets, resigned to a long wait as a man in front of me debated Ham-let-like on his seating arrangements ("2B or not 2B?").
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      249 24  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY... MOTIVATING YOUR CHILD THROUGH SECONDARY SCHOOL SLUMP It's called the secondary school slump, and in my years as a teacher, I saw it happen over and over again. A child who does perfectly well in primary school enters secondary school, and then
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      Lock icon isay WHO NEEDS AN ICON?
      826 24  -  CLARENCE CHIANG 2006 HAS been a harvest for architecture aficionados. Not a week has gone by without a headline on yet another mega-proj-ect Already, we've welcomed the revamped Singapore Art Museum and, in Vivo City, the first in a line of glitzy new malls. The
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    • Letter
      Why not a third IR to invigorate Punggol?
      283 25  -  JYANZI KONG Letter from NOW that we have settled on the two integrated resorts (IRs), it is time to look further ahead to future sites for possibly another IR It has been noted in recent discussions that both existing IR sites will
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      Develop Changi as attractive home-base for execs commuting to work in S Johor
      456 25  -  TAN KOK LIANG Letter from IN VIEW of the rapid development of neighbouring countries, especially the upcoming Iskandar Development Region in South Johor, Changi Airport and the surrounding areas can be developed into an ideal area for
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      No rule book on minding Ps and queues
      226 26  -  JIMMY HO KWOKHOONG Letter from I REFER to the Serve Us Right article, "Draw the line at jumping" (Dec 28). Liang Dingzi emphasises the obligation of service staff to stop customers from jumping the queue. It can happen directly or indirectly. In
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      Allow for SMS code back-up
      232 26  -  HENGSIUMIN Letter from I REFER to the letter, "Bank on safety and convenience" (Dec 27). I agree with Timothy Su that we should not be charged if we lose the token and it is the only security measure the bank has for Internet banking. I
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      Nature comfort
      558 27 Ir^Utl £ri4l h* ma id/id, us zil&pstf&j jvu ysi wii&M 4r^^^&i^ We all know how important sleep is. Get less than normal, and you can't wake up, you're grouchy and tired throughout trie day and hardly get anything done. According to experts, up to eight out of 10
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      Lowdown on negative ions
      328 27 Q: What are ions? A: lons are ultra-fine particles. There are positive and negative ions. Despite their name, negative ions are the good guys. Q: Where are positive ions found? A: They're usually found in abundance in built-up areas. In fact, any gadget that gives off
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      59 20 we set you thinking todayonline.com 1 Opinions. Thoughts. I Concerns. What moves you? What irks you? Tell us. Write, email or fax us a letter with your full name, contact —-~^jjumber and address. we want your voice citygaS^ GASTARIFFS Gas tariffs will be reduced by 0.84 cents per unit with
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  • Businesstoday
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      CPF raises bar for investment funds
      415 28  -  VALCHUA Move to cut sales charges and expense ratio will also affect over 400 existing funds DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR val@mediacorp.com.sg IN A move to protect retirement nest eggs, the CPF Board will tighten its rules over existing and new funds, by slashing sales charges
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      OCBC submits papers to incorporate in China
      273 28  -  CHOW PENN NEE A DAY after DBS Bank received the regulatory nod to access China's huge savings market, its local rivals also declared their intention to follow suit, with one submitting its forms already. OCBC Bank could be one of six foreign banks
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      Lock icon GIC buys Nanjing site for $473m
      218 32 -DOW JONES A JOINT venture between the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) and Yanlord Land Group has bought a residential and commercial site in Nanjing, China for about $473 million. The 306,126-sq-m site, sold through a government land auction, has a potential gross
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      Lock icon CORPORATEBRIEFS
      203 32 BLOOMBERG -DOW JONES Quill Capita Trust (QCT), a real estate investment trust, received 7.6-times subscription for the 11 million units offered to the Malaysian public in its initial public offer. Earlier last week, the institutional tranche of 83 million units was 12.41 -times subscribed. The final retail price was
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      213 34 -AFP WASHINGTON Terrorism and copyright piracy were among top security challenges that confronted American businesses in Asia this year, the United States State Department said in a year-end security analysis on Wednesday. US businesses had to step up spending to protect
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      181 34 -AP SHANGHAI A Shanghai company allegedly used an illicit loan from a city pension fund to invest in one of China's biggest shopping malls, according to the state-run newspaper Shanghai Securities News. The allegations are over a 2.7-billion-yuan ($531-million) loan from the city's
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      169 35 —AFP HONG KONG Vodafone, the world's largest mobile phone operator, has submitted an offer for Hutchison Essar of India valuing the company at US$l7 billion ($26 billion) to US$lB billion, a report has said. The bid has been submitted to majority shareholder Hutchison Telecom, owned
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      539 35 -AFP HANOI Vietnam enjoyed a bumper 2006 after an uncertain start as two decades of initially modest economic reforms bore fruit, making the country one of the most promising emerging markets in Asia. The year started badly as Hanoi struggled to agree
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        240 44 THE first Singapore-made film of 2007 is set to arrive, guns blazing. Next Thursday, the gala premiere of the Chinese triad noir thriller, One Last Dance, will be heldatGVVivoCity. Gracing the red-carpet occasion will be stars Francis Ng and Ti
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      573 54 -AP Powerful Detroit can't stop Knicks busting out with another triple overtime win NBA New York 151 Detroit 145 (3rd OT) NEW YORK The longer the game, the better the New York Knicks are. The Knicks withstood their third overtime (OT) game in 10 days and their
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      248 54 —AFP BEIJING New rules that will give foreign journalists a freer hand in China through the 2008 Beijing Olympics should be extended after the Games if things go well, a top Chinese media official said yesterday. "If the new regulations prove beneficial to our development
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