Today, 30 April 2007, Afternoon Edition

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    28 1 TODAY /A=diaCofip MICA (P) 314/10/2006 we set you thinking Monday April 30, 2007 todayonline.com TODAY //\=D]ACORP MICA (P) 314/10/2006 we set you thinking Monday April 30, 2007 todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
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      Lock icon Another US shooting incident leaves at least 3 people dead
      224 1 -AFP WASHINGTON At least three people were killed yesterday (early today, Singapore time) when a gunman opened fire at a shopping mall in Kansas City, Missouri, police said. The gunfire sent shoppers scrambling for cover at the Ward Parkway Centre,
      -AFP; ERNEST CHUA  -  224 words
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      Lock icon DON'T LET THEM DROP OUT
      789 1  -  LEE U-WEN Higher employment rate masks problems women face in staying on the job u-wen@media corp.com.sg THE signs, at first glance, look encouraging. The employment rate among Singapore's women, even those in the older age group, has been rising. So well, in fact, that the
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  • hot news
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      A FORTNIGHT THAT SHOULDN'T BE FORGOTTEN
      981 2  -  P N BALJI The SGX controversy and the lessons on how to enhance Spores image EDITORIAL DIRECTOR balji@media corp.com.sg THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) just can't seem to getitright The conffict-of-interestissue that should have been settled decisively in a day dragged on for a fortnight,
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      Lock icon Singapore-Israel ties set to expand
      235 2 CHANNEL NEWSASIA JERUSALEM The long-standing ties between Singapore and Israel could see collaboration on more fronts, with both countries set to sign an agreement expanding the scope of cooperation beyond defence, to greater exchanges in culture and education, and improved economic links. In Israel at
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      Lock icon US 'may meet with Iran at Iraq talks'
      215 2 -AFP WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday did not rule out a meeting with her Iranian counterpart on the sidelines of a multinational conference on Iraq security this week. "I will not rule out that we may encounter each other,"
      -AFP  -  215 words
    • Article
      High averages are not enough
      565 3  -  SHERALYNTAY Singapore must measure itself against other countries' peaks: Tharman sheralyn@media corp. com. sg LET'S not get caught up in the fact that, against the rest of the world, Singapore scores "high averages" in terms of education, healthcare and standards of living. That is no
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  • singapore news
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      A slow start for AMK Hub
      550 4  -  ANSLEYNG Mall's management addresses tenants' gripes over low traffic ansley(Smediacorp.com.sg IT WAS touted as a one-stop entertainment and retail suburban mall and will open officially with much fanfare in June. But since its soft launch last December, there have been growing rumbles of discontent
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      Patients will be allowed to withdraw more from Medisave from tomorrow
      390 4  -  SHERALYNTAY PATIENTS will fork out less cash for hospitalisation, day surgery and psychiatric bills as the increases to Medisave withdrawal limits kick in tomorrow. The daily limit for in-patients will be raised by $50 to $450, while those undergoing
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      It's time to sign up for a Wireless Adventure
      245 6 If you haven't registered yet, you'd better hurry. Registration for mobile phone giant Nokia's islandwide race, styled after the popular television reality series The Amazing Race, closes on May 13. Called "Wireless Adventure", the oneday event organised to discover what Nokia
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    • Article
      Lock icon Defence pact will forge closer ties: Minister
      267 6 —ANSLEYNG THE recent defence pact between Singapore and Indonesia would enable the armed forces of the two countries to forge closer ties in the fields of joint training and technology exchanges, Singapore Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean said yesterday. "The defence cooperation agreement
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon CHEE AND SISTER BEGIN MAY DAY WALK
        98 6 —AFP The Singapore Democratic Party's secretary general, Dr Chee Soon Juan, and sister Siok Chin yesterday morning began their walk across the island, as part of his party's activities to highlight the plight of Singaporean workers on May Day. Wearing a T-shirt bearing
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        TRANSPORT MINISTER ON INDIA VISIT
        75 6 Mr Raymond Lim, Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs, is in India for a five-day visit until May 5. He will visit New Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai, and have meetings with Indian political leaders and senior government officials. Mr Lim will also
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      A lookout for who's naughty or nice
      486 6  -  LEE U-WEN Grassroots leaders given warrant cards to pull up or praise TelokKurau Sec students outside school u-wen@media corp.com.sg EVEN after their school day is over, the 820 students of Telok Kurau Secondary School will have their behaviour in public scrutinised by unique
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      Lock icon SAYING 'I DO... ALL OVER AGAIN
      196 6  -  LEEU-WEN Madam Sharon Goh (right) and her husband Philip Kee, who celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary this year, renewed their vows at a Marine Parade Town Council carnival yesterday. Looking on are (from left) Senior Minister Goh ChokTong and Justice of the Peace Dr
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Grounded after fatal crash
      386 8 -AP Vietnam War-era helicopter unit suspends operations in Philippines MANILA The Philippine air force grounded its Vietnam War-era Huey helicopters yesterday after one crashed into a busy street in a central city, killing nine people. The UH-1H plummeted out of control while landing. It crashed outside
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      55 8 AP CRY BABIES: Toddlers Rion Yuine (left) and Seira Aoki are held by college sumo wrestlers as they compete in a screaming contest for babies, known as Naki Sumo (Crying Sumo). This traditional ritual is performed as a prayer for the good health of children, and was enacted at Senso-ji
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      Lock icon Careful with the mistress, but don't neglect kin
      211 8 -AFP BEIJING Government officials in China risk getting sacked if they use their influence in favour of a lover or a mistress, or engage in other forms of corrupt behaviour. A new 55-article regulation, scheduled to take effect on June 1, details
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      Lock icon More than one million rally in Turkey for secularism
      314 8 ISTANBUL More than a million people took part in a rally in Istanbul yesterday in defence of Turkey's secular system, and against the military's threat of intervention amid a political crisis over presidential elections. The crowd carrying red-and-white Turkish flags and
      -AFP; AF  -  314 words
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      Lock icon WARMING UP FOR THE BIG FIGHT
      545 9  -  NAZRYBAHRAWII I AFP Ijok by-election leaves former DPM Anwar down but not out IN IJOK,MALAYSIA nazry@media corp.com.sg MALAYSIA'S ruling coalition has won the Ijok by-election with an increased majority, but analysts said it was only a temporary setback for former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar
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      Lock icon Murder suspects on campaign trail in India
      256 9 -AP LUCKNOW (India) Six Indian politicians awaiting trial on murder or abduction charges have been using mobile phones to campaign for re-election from prison. The politicians in the northern Uttar Pradesh state have been calling their supporters who broadcast their speeches live to
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon DIPLOMAT SAVAGED BY LIONS
        72 10 -AFP A young Australian diplomat was mauled by lions in Zimbabwe but survived because her boyfriend scared the animals away. The Sunday Telegraph reported yesterday. Ms Gemma Huggins, 27, was visiting a wildlife park outside Harare when a lion grabbed her by the head and shook
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        Lock icon TODDLER SHOT DEAD IN THAI SOUTH
        52 10 AFP Suspected separatists shot dead a three-year-old boy in Thailand's restive south yesterday, hours after Muslims gathered to protest the killing of a retired teacher. The shooting came after more than 100 veiled women and their children called for peace at a mosque in
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        Lock icon PAKISTAN LAUNCHES PROBE INTO SUICIDE BLAST TARGETING MINISTER
        56 10 -AFP The Pakistan government has set up an investigation team to probe a suicide blast targeting the Interior Minister, which injured him and killed 28 others. Mr Aftab Sherpao had just finished addressing a crowd on Saturday when the bomber rushed towards
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      Lock icon Wolfowitz to plead his case today
      424 10 AFP Girlfriend, lawyer will be at meeting with bank directors WASHINGTON World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz heads into a crunch meeting with restive bank directors today, accused of peddling personal influence for his girlfriend and pursuing right-wing US policy goals. At the meeting with
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      Lock icon Top conductor flees Hong Kong smog
      350 10 AFP HONG KONG The renowned conductor in charge of Hong Kong's leading orchestra has pulled his family out of the city because of its pollution. Dutch maestro Edo de Waart, who conducts Hong Kong's acclaimed Philharmonic Orchestra, told the Sunday Morning Post he had
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      Software piracy is inevitable
      644 11  -  CHIA HERN KENG Industry must find ways to workaround it Letter from I REFER to the report, "Piracy acceptable, say 4 in 10" (April 26) on software piracy. Some years ago a local programmer had written a piece of software which was given a rave review
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      Lock icon Rights of all owners must be protected during sale
      188 11  -  TAN KIM LIANG .ettertrom LATELY, we have been reading nany letters outlining the grievinces suffered by a significant lumber of minority homeowners ?fho were forced into selling their louses in en bloc decisions. The fact that many are comaelled to write
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      240 12  -  DR JAMES DOBSON by...................... THE CAUSES OF PROMISCUITY Many studies show that instability in a marital relationship has a profound effect on children. For example, a team of researchers at the Oregon Social Learning Centre tracked the behaviour of 201 secondary and junior college school boys
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    • What are HR people really like?
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        It's not all lies all the time
        398 12  -  RICK LIM SAY KIONG Letter from MR EDMUND Lim Wai Hoong seems to have painted a negative picture of many human resource (HR) practitioners in Singapore ("The mask we all wear", April 27). As an HR practitioner myself, sadly I have to agree
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        Lock icon But double standards exist
        166 12  -  SUSHMAJYOTHI Letter from I AGREE with Edmund Lim on the double standards adopted by recruiters. I come from Bangalore, India, and have been in IT recruitment for the past three years. I have worked with recruiters in the United States and Europe. Nowhere in the world
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      Company meeting minutes online must be accurate
      249 12  -  DENIS DISTANT Letter from WITH minority shareholders taking greater interest in goings-on at annual general meetings (AGMs), there is an increase in instances of minority shareholders successfully voting against tabled resolutions. The recent AGMs of Genting International and Isetan had resolutions voted down
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      Spam Control Act needs to be given sharper teeth
      194 12  -  PETER LO Letter from I REFER to the letter, "Time to put unsolicited calls on hold" (April 27). The writer is correct to note that the Spam Control Act does not cover telemarketing calls only emails and SMS messages. However, even
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    • Letter
      By all means, add subsidised beds
      374 13  -  LAN ZHONG ZHENG Letter from I CONCUR with the opinion of the reader who wrote the letter, "More hospital beds the remedy" (April 26). Indeed, from my fleeting hospital attachment at one of the restructured hospitals in Singapore, I managed to catch a glimpse
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      Chance to show 'green' side
      359 13  -  SCOTT H El DECKE Letter from IN YOUR newspaper and others, I see many letters and articles written about Singapore being a "green" city. I agree with that label in many ways but see a contradiction in its "addiction" to the private car. Does Singapore
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  • Businesstoday
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      Lock icon Rents shoot up in boomtown Macau
      376 14 —AFP WITH an estimated US$25 billion ($37.9 billion) of foreign investment committed to growing the renewed casino industry, Macau has been transformed since 2004 from a crime-ridden decrepit no-go zone to a flourishing family holiday destination. Besides punters in search of a lucky break
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      Lock icon China increases bank reserve rate
      411 14 —AFP, BLOOMBERG Central bank sets new 11 benchmark due to strong 1Q CHINA'S central bank yesterday ordered major commercial banks to set aside more money in reserves in an effort to slow its economy after a higher-than-expected 11.1-per-cent first-quarter growth. The required reserve ratio will
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      Lock icon CORPORATEBRIEFS
      269 14 AFP BLOOMBERG, AFP The proposed takeover bid for Qantas is deemed too low and failed to take into account recently-improved market conditions, said a key investor. Balanced Equity Management, yesterday. It confirmed that it would not accept the A 55.45 ($6.86) per share offered last December by private equity
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      Lock icon Indians feel the pinch
      246 15 —CHANNEL NEWSASIA However, Bank of India says higher loan rates necessary to check inflation RISING home loan interest rates are threatening to throw India's real estate boom off course. Many families paying mortgages see the latest hikes as a potential debt trap. New Delhi residents like
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      Lock icon Mittal tops money list
      133 15 —AFP LONDON Indian-born steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal (picture) yesterday topped the list of Britain's richest again with a fortune estimated at£19.25 billion ($58.29 billion). The Sunday Times Rich List 2007 said that the combined wealth of Mittal and the other richest 999 people amounts to just
      —AFP; AFF  -  133 words
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      Ascott sold club in China for $199m
      104 15  -  JOHNSON CHOO THE Ascott Group has formally divested a non-core asset The Maters Gold Country Club in Guangzhou yesterday under a compulsory acquisition by the Chinese government. It received a total cash compensation of $199 million from the Guangzhou Land Office. The land
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      Lock icon marketwatch
      112 15 —AFP Singapore share prices are expected to trade lower with some profit-taking in the week ahead because of the shortened trading week, dealers said. Financial markets closing tomorrow for Labour Day, coupled with investors not wanting to be exposed with public holidays in China and Japan, are the main
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      Your S$1 buys
      27 15 USS 0.6597 UK£ 0.3302 Yen 78.8977 HKS 5.1595 RM 2.2563 Euro 0.4832 Rupiah 5989.9733 Baht 21.6531 Peso 31.3302 AS 0.7949 Rupee 27.1051 Yuan 5.0892
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      Lock icon Commodities
      29 15 i SGX, I Bloomberg, Dow Jones Gold US$/oz 681.80 Silver US$/oz 13.58 Platinum US$/oz 1,2930.00 Rubber cents/kg 348 Palm oil RM/tonne £350.00 Brent US$/barrel 67.96 Information provided by
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    • SUCCEED the business of learning
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        TRAINING FOR INTERNET AGE
        609 16  -  JOHN BITTLESTOIM MOST people are aware of the value of the Internet as a source of information. Rather fewer are aware of its growing use as a source of buying. Few see it as their promotional medium. Everyone is aware that the Internet has changed our
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        BRAINFOOD
        336 16  -  LEE U-WEN Top Performer: A Bold Approach to Sales and Service I Stephen C. Lundin MANY of us are familiar with the famous blind busker who plays from day to night at the Orchard MRT underpass. Walk above along the main shopping belt and you'll see numerous street performers
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        noticeboard
        151 16 HONE YOUR BUSINESS WRITING SKILLS Want to become a better business writer? Shirley Taylor will hold a two-day workshop, organised, by LCI Executive Seminars. She will show you practical tools and techniques to improve your writing. What: Workshop on Business Writing When: May 10 to 11, 9am to spm
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      201 14 Healthy Male Participants Needed The Pfizer Clinical Research Unit (PCRU) needs healthy participants for a scientific study involving an investigational and a marketed medicine. The purpose of this study is to investigate how the investigational drug in the blood will be affected in the presence of the marketed jMkk drug.
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      DEAL-ING WITH PURE, DUMB LUCK?
      997 18  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL By the looks of Channel s's new game show, Deal Or No Deal, contests of skill may be giving way to network no-brainers Juliana.rasul@mediacorp.com.sg WIN a cool $250,000 without having to do much at all. That seems to be the premise of
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      DEAL WITH IT
      240 19 You know it involves a lot of money and very little brain power but how exactly does Deal Or No Deal work? It's a simple format: One contestant faces 26 gorgeous girls, all holding briefcases that contain sums ranging from $1 to $250,000. The contestant picks one
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    • in cinemas
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        Lock icon Where are you, Sam?
        430 20  - Where are you, Sam Clement Mesenas Newton-John drops hint of new love in Singapore CONCERTREVIEW by Olivia Newton-John Body, Heart and Spirit Tour HAS Olivia Newton-John found a new love in Singapore? The singer, still gorgeous at 58, held a capacity crowd in thrall for two hours on Friday night
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      • INADDITION
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          Lock icon AISHWARYA RAI SUMMONED OVER KISS
          95 20 -AP BOLLYWOOD megastar Aishwarya Rai has been summoned to court to explain an "obscene" kissing scene, Indian officials said yesterday, just days after a similar row engulfed Hollywood's Richard Gere. Rai, who married into the Indian film industry's most famous family last week, was ordered
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          Lock icon FINAL VOYAGE FOR STAR TREK'S SCOTTY
          67 20 -AP THE ashes of Star Trek actor James Doohan were successfully launched into space yesterday from a site in New Mexico, watched by cheering fans. Part of the remains of the actor, who played Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, were sent about 113 km above the
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          Lock icon TWO X-MEN SPIN-OFFS IN PIPELINE
          73 20 -AFP Two spin-offs from the X-Men movie trilogy featuring characters played by lan McKellen and Hugh Jackman are in the works. Variety reported. McKellen is unlikely to feature prominently in Magneto, however, as it will tell of the character's early life as he struggles to
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        68 22 FIRST STRIKE: International action film star and gongfu legend Jackie Chan sparring with a fan during a stop in Singapore on Saturday to grace the official opening of his fourth California Fitness Jackie Chan Sport Club at Velocity Novena Square Mall. The 53-year-old superstar, whose most recent film was last
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        SLAVES TO THE RHYTHM STILL
        476 22  -  ZULOTHMAN After 20 up-and-down years, Wings just happy 'family' intact zul@media corp.com.sg IN two decades, Malaysian legends Wings have gone from secondary schoolmates who performed at Malay weddings to regional rock titans. Yes, the quartet are Malay rock royalty but bassist Eddie (real name Samsaidi
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    • eatout
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        Lock icon Good Broth brewing on Duxton Hill
        634 23  -  SERENE HUANG This bar restaurant's superb food and charming ambience is worth the trudge serene@mediacorp.com.sg SOMETHING'S brewing atop Duxton Hill at Broth which stands for Bar Restaurant On The Hill. I love its location, near enough to walk to from the Tanjong Pagar MRT
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