Today, 16 July 2007, Afternoon Edition

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    10 1 TODAY /A=E/]j-\CoRP MICA (P) 314/10/2006 Monday July 16, 2007 todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
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      Lock icon Brazil stun Argentina to win Copa America
      63 1 Brazil's Vanger Love (right) celebrating after Argentina's Roberto Ayala (on the ground) scored an own goal to put Brazil ahead 2-0 just before the end of the first half in the final of the Copa America in Maracaibo, Venezuela yesterday [early today, Singapore
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      On Section 377 A...
      668 1  -  NAZRYBAHRAWI Forum on gay law well-attended, but change unlikely: MPs nazry@mediacorp.com.sg THE room was packed, the panellists were passionate and the questions came fast and furious. This was the mood yesterday as over 200 people gathered to discuss a hot issue should homosexuality remain outlawed here?
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      92 1 JULY 27,9 AM ISIYIU CONFERENCE HALL 1 ADMIN BUILDING, LEVEL 5 81 VICTORIA ST, SI ***** To register, email Juliet Ler at juliet@olivegrp.com, fax 6221 4511 or call 6325 6030. Weekday^ i 1 I Ir^ I -fl Mr^^ SOLSTA OLARP armchair KmJ IJV/VlUl W B^^^M^ I Whult black A M
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      54 1 NEWS COMMENT BEFORE YOU SEND THAT EMAIL, STOP AND THINK... HOT NEWS •PAGE 2 $1 BILLION PAY-OUT CHURCH SETTLES CHILD-ABUSE SUITS WORLD-PAGE 11 'SHAMEFUL' FOOTBALL TOP MALAYSIAN OFFICIAL RESIGNS SPORTS-PAGE 30 STUPID z^^^Vn HOMER! CULT SHOW /-v^x I ISN'T .> WHAT \_J NA IT used/ X\ TO BE TJ plus*
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      BEFORE YOU SEND THAT EMAIL, STOP AND THINK ...
      825 2  - BEFORE YOU SEND THAT EMAIL, STOP AND THINK THOMAS KOSHY WITH great power comes great responsibility. In an age where the power of instantaneous worldwide communication has devolved to the common man, this aphorism applies not only to comic book heroes but to the Average Joe as well. Even leaders
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      Lock icon 'A levels easier now': UK govt
      396 2 JUNIOR college students: If you did really well at your A-level examinations in the last few years, give yourself a pat on the back. But don't get carried away a British government adviser on education has become the first official to admit that the
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      A case of more for less
      785 2  -  DERRICK A PAULO Shorter courses, yet fees have gone up by 14 per cent on average at NUS Extension derrick@media corp.com.sg LIFE-LONG learning may be a national priority now, but as some students have found out, that is not enough to shield them from
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      isay NET-SAVVY NEED ENLIGHTENED ISLAMIC TEACHERS
      586 4  -  NAZRYBAHRAWI nazry@media corp.com.sg IN HIS quest to learn more about his religion, 28-year-old lawyer Abdul Basheer turned to the Internet instead of Islamic teachers. This could have been one of his first steps down the path to militancy. But choosing between the unregulated Web
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    • Dealing with the terror threat
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        Lock icon FILIPINO ACTIVISTS WANT NEW ANTI-TERROR LAW REVIEWED
        383 4 —AGENCIES MANILA Some 500 protesters took to the streets in downtown Manila to denounce a new anti-terror law that came into effect yesterday, warning it could be used to quell dissent against the government Protesters in the Philippine capital carried placards and banners
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        Lock icon UK SENIOR COP DEMANDS INDEFINITE DETENTION
        348 4 —THE GUARDIAN LONDON As investigations and arrests linked to last month's car bomb attacks on London and Glasgow continue, one of Britain's most senior police officers has demanded a return to a form of internment, which gives police the power to lock up terror
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        Lock icon AUSTRALIA: NEW LAWS TOUGH BUT NECESSARY
        137 4 —AFP The Australian government yesterday defended its tough new anti-terror laws after an Indian doctor was detained for nearly two weeks before being charged in connection with the failed car-bomb attacks in Britain. Mohammed Haneef, 27, is alleged to have provided "reckless" support to
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      Lock icon Soon: 24-hour dialysis
      322 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA, 938 LIVE NKF exploring idea of centre for North-east residents DIALYSIS patients in Hougang, Sengkang and Punggol will soon have a centre to call their own one that could feature a couple of firsts. For one, it may be the first 24-hour centre by the
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        Lock icon S'POREAN,34, DROWNS IN PHUKET
        147 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA A Singaporean drowned in Phuket on Saturday afternoon. According to online news reports from Thailand, 34-year-old Bernard Chua Hock Beng and a friend were swimming in the Andaman Sea off Patong Beach, when they were caught by strong ocean waves. Chua's friend was later
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        TWO KILLED IN ROAD ACCIDENTS
        105 6 Two fatal road accidents occurred in the span of less than two hours yesterday. Just before noon, a foreign student was killed when an SBS bus knocked him down in front of Tekka Mall. The pedestrian was pronounced dead shortly after police arrived, and the
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        73 6 1 DON WONG 1 STRjKING A MULTIRACIAL POSE: A student from Sengkang Primary School performing a traditional dance segment yesterday at Punggol North's Racial Religious Harmony Day Street Parade and Carnival 2007. Organised with the aim of deepening understanding and appreciation of the differences and similarities between cultures and religions,
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      Suntec loses out in award for best convention centre
      210 7  -  ANSLEYNG ansley@mediacorp.com.sg IT HAD hosted high profile international events like the International Monetary Fund-World Bank meeting last year, but Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre was pipped by the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) for the best Convention and Exhibition
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      'Sharp increase' in GST complaints
      484 7  -  LINYANQIN yanqin@media corp.com.sg IT HAS been a little more than two weeks into the Goods and Services Tax (GST) increase, but the number of complaints submitted to the Committee Against GST Profiteering (CAP) has jumped steeply. Almost 50 reports related to potential cases of profiteering
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      129 6 WARNING Many Startups. 50% Failed Within 2 Years. So, how much do you know about business management. what makes a successful entrepreneur? How to identify market trends and opportunities to maximize your investment What mistakes are commonly made by leading entrepreneurs and how to avoid them. How to think, act
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      Lock icon Rats back on menus in China
      298 8 —AFP SHANGHAI Rats are back on the menu in southern China, after traders capitalised on an outbreak of the rodents in neighbouring Hunan province following heavy floods. According to a report Saturday in the Information Times from Guangzhou, trucks full of mice were seen
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      Lock icon Virgin Atlantic may IPO, pushing value to $6b
      130 8 BLOOMBERG BILLIONAIRE Richard Branson is considering an initial public offering of Virgin Atlantic Airways which may give the company a market value of £2 billion ($6.17 billion), the Financial Mail reported, citing people familiar with the situation. Mr Branson may buy back
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      Lock icon Is reactor finally disabled?
      562 8 —AFP Analysts unconvinced of North's commitment to nuclear disarmament SEOUL North Korea confirmed yesterday it had shut down its Yongbyon reactor under the United Nations' supervision. But analysts warned of pitfalls ahead on the path to disarmament. The closure of the facility, which produces plutonium for
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      Lock icon 'New' Osama video surfaces after year of silence
      276 8 —AGENCIES DUBAI Al Qaeda's fugitive chief Osama bin Laden, who has not been heard from for more than a year, appeared in an undated videotape on the Internet (picture) yesterday, in which he praises martyrdom. "The happy (person) is the one chosen
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      Lock icon Typhoon weakens, but mudslides in Japan possible
      249 9 —AFP TOKYO One of the most powerful storms to hit Japan in decades headed away from Tokyo yesterday after leaving four people dead or missing, flooding hundreds of homes and triggering landslides, officials said. Typhoon Man-yi was weakening as it churned in the
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      Penang poised to be a logistics hub
      337 9 PENANG The Malaysian state of Penang is set for a makeover. It will position itself as a logistics hub within the next three years, through the implementation of the Ninth Malaysia Plan, which focuses on the country's development, Malaysian media reported yesterday. Chief
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      Lock icon Make-or-break nuclear talks
      145 9 —DPA NEW DELHI Top officials of India and the United States are scheduled to meet in Washington today for what is being seen as "make-or-break" negotiations on a landmark civilian nuclear deal. The pact, agreed to in principle by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President George
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      Lock icon A 20-year wait for peace in Thai south?
      216 10 —AFP HAT YAI (Thailand) Peace in the restive Thai South could be 20 years away, The Nation newspaper reported yesterday, citing the region's chief administrator. Speaking at a seminar in Hat Yai on Saturday, Mr Pranai Suwanarat urged the public to be
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      OIC head slams those who misuse Islam
      143 10 DUBAI The head of the world's largest Islamic grouping has strongly criticised Muslims who use Islam to justify their evil deeds, Bernama reported yesterday. "I do denounce all those who use force and violence, and aim to put their evil deeds under the
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      Lock icon Revenge for the Red Mosque?
      331 10 —AFP Almost 70 dead in attacks targeted at Pakistan military ISLAMABAD Suicide bombers killed nearly 70 people in three weekend attacks in Pakistan, police said yesterday, after Islamic militants called for holy war over a deadly army raid on a pro-Taliban mosque. At least 26
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      Lock icon Church to pay $1b to end abuse suits
      347 11 —AP LOS ANGELES Hundreds who claim they were abused by the clergy affiliated with the largest Roman Catholic archdiocese in the United States can expect to be paid more than US$l million ($1.5 million) each in a record US$66O-million settlement of their
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      Lock icon Aussie police on tail of Indian doctors linked to bomb plot
      198 11 AGENCIES SYDNEY Police raided a house in Perth as part of their investigation into links between Indian doctors working in Australia and last month's failed car bombings in Britain, officials said yesterday. Western Australia Attorney-General Jim McGinty said up
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      Lock icon Twist in case of medics infecting kids with Aids
      201 11 —AFP TRIPOLI Families of hundreds of Libyan children infected with Aids have accepted compensation topping US$4OO million ($606 million), a move that could lead to a death sentence on six foreign medics being lifted. Libyan Foreign Minister Abdel Rahman Shalgham said
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        Lock icon HAZE DISRUPTS FLIGHTS IN INDONESIA
        77 12 —AP Smoke from land-clearing fires disrupted flights serving Indonesia's part of Borneo island as the country entered its annual dry season, an official said yesterday. The haze covered the city of Pontianak in western Borneo over the past two days, delaying flights yesterday morning because
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        Lock icon RALPH NADER MULLING OVER 2008 PRESIDENTIAL RUN
        143 12 AP American consumer advocate Ralph Nader has told the Green Party's national convention he is considering a 2008 presidential run and accused Democrats of trying to shut smaller parties out of the political process. "No other country comes close to providing voters with
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        Lock icon TOP IMF POSITION OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS
        116 12 DPA The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has officially opened its nomination process for a new head of the development agency. The European Union has already thrown its support behind former French finance minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The IMF executive board said in a statement the
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      Lock icon ANWAR'S MALAY CARD
      1006 12  -  NAZRYBAHRAWI TODAYEXCLUSIVE Keadilan leader takes on newfocusashe straddles party rift nazry@media corp.com.sg HE HAS angrily condemned the detention of his senior aide Nathaniel Tan, accused of allegedly having secret documents relating to corruption claims and his 100-million-ring-git ($44-million) defamation suit against former boss Mahathir Mohamad has been
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      59 11 SThe University of Western Australia INTERNATIONAL QUALITY J The brightest and most discerning students in Western Australia choose The University of Western Australia for its commitment to quality teaching and international excellence. Now you can do the same in Singapore. 9QB3E Hffl A MEMBER OFTUV SUD GROUP VV 4UB"a°F In
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      SINGAPORESEEN
      96 14 CALLING ALL SHUTTERBUGS: Email us an interesting picture you have taken in Singapore. Give yourfull name, age, occupation, address and phone number and send a 300 dpi, <3M jpg file to: seen@newstoday.com.sg. Include a 50-word caption. I'M SINGAPOREAN, AND LOVTN' IT: As nightfall descended during a recent full-dress rehearsal
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    • KEEPING QUIET DOES NO GOOD
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        2LT Li Hongyi had the courage to speak up
        261 14  -  KHORCHINPUANG Letter from I READ with great interest, the report, "SAF acts on email complaint" (July 13), about 2nd Lieutenant (2LT) Li Hongyi's email that addressed the quality of officers in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). I believe that 2LT Li
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        Reprimand not right
        175 14  -  HUANG SHOOU CHYUAN Letter from I DISAGREE with the Ministry of Defence's (Mindef) reprimand of 2LT Li Hongyi. He brought the matter of a derelict fellow officer up but was met with red tape and inaction. Instead of tossing his hands up in defeat and becoming cynical
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      Clear the air on issue of blood
      324 15  -  LEONGSZEHIAN Staff shouldn't give impression it is supplied on condition of replacement donations Letter from I REFER to the media reports last week about a woman who died after giving birth to twins in a hospital, apparently due in part to some misunderstanding
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      Requests for emergency blood supply are given top priority
      238 15  -  DR DIANATEO Letter from Director, Centre tor Transfusion Medicine, Health Services Group, Health Sciences Authority WE WOULD like to clarify that the opening hours posted on the website are for members of the public who wish to donate blood. However, the
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      A sales visit this expectant mother hopes to get again
      168 15  -  JASMINE ONG Letter from I REFER to the recent talk about salespeople entering maternity wards to hawk their goods and services to new mothers. I too was offered their services when I was warded at Thomson Medical Centre, and my
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      221 16  -  DR JAMES DOBSON .....BY FLATTERY Flattery will get you nowhere, we're told. Well, that's not necessarily true in most areas of life, but it's surprisingly accurate when you're dealing with children. When it comes to children, flattery or inflationary praise is unnecessary, and it'll get you
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      Lock icon HIS BOOKS CROSS THE WORLD
      917 16 ...thanks to 600,000 book-loving kindred spirits BOOK Crossing the practice of leaving a book in a public place to be picked up and read by others, who then do likewise began in the United States six years ago when Mr Ron Hombaker, the co-founder of
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      Lock icon Tooth and nail battle with ugly S'porean
      264 17  -  KRIS LEE WAI LOON Woman clips nails on bus, hurls abuse at writer Letter from I WAS riding on the bus earlier this week when I saw a young woman, seated near the entrance, trimming her fingernails. Initially, I thought she just wanted
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      295 16 enriching families »6 33 6 1444 Focusont s ffia ly www.family.org.sg Founder: Dr James Dobson Presented by: Supported under Surrogate Employer Program synE csa o „,<* •sob I WORK STUDY TOURISM HOSPITALITY i Trainee Executive Program "With the integrated resorts coming up, this is an excellent time to consider the
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      Lock icon SGX-listed China XLX inks 5-year deal with Sinochem
      126 18 HEDIRMAN SUPIAN RECENT Singapore Exchange (SGX) debutant China XLX Fertiliser has signed a five-year distributorship agreement with Sinochem Fertiliser Company. Sinochem is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Sinofert Holdings Limited, the largest compound fertiliser producer and distributor on the mainland. Under the
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      Lock icon S'pore shares to continue bullish momentum this week
      210 18 —AFP SINGAPORE share prices are expected to continue their record-breaking momentum this week on the back of strong economic expectations, dealers said. The Straits Times Index ended last week at a new alltime high of 3,654.61, up 92.65 points or 2.6 per
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      Lock icon It takes (a lot of) cash to fight money laundering
      343 18  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN Global banks have spent 58% more in last 3 years to fight the crime: KPMG survey hedirman@mediacorp.com.sg IT IS becoming harder and more expensive to fight money laundering globally. Banks the world over have been spending an average
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      Lock icon Brunei Sultan wants larger role by SMEs
      204 19 W-J V^ V^ *t»r I I I I —AFP BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) must play a greater role in the economy of oil-rich Brunei, said Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah (picture) yesterday. In a speech marking his 61st birthday, the Sultan
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      Lock icon New list raises transparency
      461 19 —AFP But Indonesia's latest foreign investment limits puzzle investors JAKARTA Indonesia's new list of foreign investment limits by sector has caused head scratching among investors. But analysts and the government said that despite the confusion, it was a step towards untangling the infamous bureaucracy of South-east
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        Lock icon ZOO WHAT YOU LOVE
        518 20  -  LEE U-WEN mmam PHOTO COURTESY OFTHE SINGAPORE ZOO on [lie u-wen@mediacorp.com.sg HE WAS earning a comfortable salary as a manufacturing engineer. But 18 months into the job his first after graduation, Mr Cham Tud Yinn decided he had had enough. He did not want a career
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          WORLD'S TOP MARKETING GURU HERE
          119 20 Famous marketing guru Philip Kotler is making his first visit to Singapore in 10 years to give inspirational talks. Participants can look forward to an engaging experience where ideas such as using marketing as a tool to boost the performance of companies will be revealed
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          UNDERSTAND YOURSELF AND OTHERS
          111 20 What makes people tick? Why do we find it easier to get along with some people than others? This one-day course by the British Council will help participants understand factors that make people who they are at work. A psychometric profiling tool will be used to
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        Lock icon BRAINFOOD
        277 20 Strengths Finder 2.0 A NEW S UNGRADED Edition o( the Online Test (ram Gallups STRENGTHS FINDER Bl Nnv Vw-k Thar. BestscllingAtllhor TOM RATH AS THE famous inventor Benjamin Franklin once said: "Hide not your talents. They for us were made. What's a sundial in the shade?" Those words probably
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        653 21  -  SUCCEED with TOR HANSEN Know what you are good at, think big, have a big heart succeed@newstoday.com.sg THERE is a long way to wealth and a short way to wealth, and we say: Do both. But if you are going to get rich,
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        128 21 How does your company retain and attract female employees? MS JULIA GABRIEL, FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF JULIA GABRIEL CENTRE FOR LEARNING AND CHILTERN HOUSE CHILDCARE CENTRE, REPLIES: "We're a 98-per-cent female company. Because my husband and I started our education business as parents, it's natural for us to appreciate
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