Today, 23 August 2007, Afternoon Edition

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    14 1 TODAY /A=diaCofip MICA (P) 314/10/2006 we set you thinking Thursday August 23, 2007 todayonline.com
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  • Ghost of '88 back in Myanmar as protesters take to the streets
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      Lock icon In a league of its own ...
      882 1  - In a league of its own LEE U-WEN EXCLUSIVE NUS plans university town at old Warren Golf Course u-wen@mediacorp.com.sg IT MAY be facing keener competition as Singapore plans for a fourth and perhaps fifth tertiary institution, but the country's oldest university is not standing idly by. Come 2010, the way
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      29 1 COE PRICES DROP HALVED TO $8,100 FOR SMALL CARS NEWS PAGE 8 I WHY YOUNG MEN PREFER TO DATE 'OLDER BUT NOT ELDER' WOMEN ANXTRA PERSPECTIVE IN WEEKEND TODAY
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      194 1 J* flHH I A BLUNDER by England B§TJj|j if^lll^A^il I goalkeeper Paul Robinn Ml m son (in black) enabled Germany to equalise K^^^^^^^^U^^^^^^^ after England had gone M one up in their friendly in I LH.^1 EliLaJ London yesterday early m W WMS^W Germany went on to S^^l W y
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Ghost of '88 back in Myanmar ...
      367 2 Ghost of '88 back in Myanmar -AGENCIES YANGON The ghost of 1988 is back to haunt Myanmar's military generals amid mounting public anger over a massive fuel price hike. A pro-junta mob yesterday broke up a rare demonstration by about 150 pro-democ-racy activists in the former Myanmar capital the second
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      Jakarta fights to control bird flu
      442 2  -  TAN HUI LENG Spore health team in Indonesia to help huileng@media corp.com.sg INDONESIA registered another bird flu death yesterday as a 28-year-old woman who died in Bali was confirmed to be the country's 84th human HSNI fatality. This is Bali's second such death in
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      Dengue cases fall for 2nd week
      483 3  -  SHERALYN TAY But new Woodlands hotspot found due to HDB roof gutter sheralyn@media corp.com.sg A LITTLE rain, a nice stretch of warm weather and a tiny spot of still water make for perfect breeding conditions for the Aedes mosquito, but the recent period of
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  • Singapore news
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      Lock icon 'A CIVIL SERVANT WITHOUT COMPARE'
      869 4  -  LOH CHEE KONG ■JhWjsiVtMMtliMflM PR 3ES3[titl3 cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg IN HIS final weeks lying in a hospital bed, a frail former minister Howe Yoon Chong could not speak but had a smile for everyone who visited him as he struggled to recover from a stroke, his driver
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      11 bid for Scotts Rd transitional office site
      373 6  -  DAPHNE CHUAH daphne@mediacorp.com.sg THE Government's first transitional office site at Scotts Road has attracted a strong response from 11 bidders with a top bid of $37 million as its tender draws to a close yesterday. The 15-year leasehold site, which is located
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      Lock icon Filipino IT engineers flocking to Singapore
      632 6  -  UNYANQIN Demand for them here leaves companies in the Philippines in the lurch yanqinl@mediacorp.com.sg THEY flock to Singapore, drawing three times what they are paid in the Philippines. They gain valuable experience here working for multi-national firms, contributing to their country's economy with their
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      COE for small cars down by more than half
      288 8  -  —JASMINE YIN CERTIFICATE of Entitlement (COE) prices fell across the board generally in the latest open bidding exercise, with those for smaller cars registering a 50 per cent drop. A COE for Category A cars 1,600 cc and below now costs
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      IRON OUT KINKS IN BLUEPRINT FOR ELDERLY
      828 8  -  YAPMUITENG IN HIS National Day Rally speech on Sunday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong spent a lot of time addressing the issue of Singapore's ageing population. He revealed some unpublished information: There are 9,000 Singaporeans aged 90 and older, of which 500 are
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      Mastermind's nights of terror
      464 10  -  ANSLEY NG Prostitutes picked up in Geylang,then robbed and raped ansley@mediacorp.com.sg TOGETHER with his cousin and friends, he preyed on streetwalkers in the red light district of Geylang. He would give the women a lift in his cousin's car on the pretext of going somewhere for
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      Lock icon Sulian Tan-Wijaya leaves STB
      159 10  -  W I W-* W *t*E I I TANHUILENG The Singapore Tourism Board's (STB) high-profile director of service quality Sulian TanWijaya is leaving the statutory board. She will be joining Hong Kong-based property developer Sino Land as its general managerto develop a new precinct in the Fullerton
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      Lock icon Indonesian maid charged with murder
      208 10 ■ANSLEYNG AN INDONESIAN maid accused of killing her elderly employer just 10 days after starting work here, was charged with murder yesterday. Tri Lestari, wearing a grey round-neck T-shirt, stood passively during the brief mention as a Bahasa Indonesia interpreter at the Subordinate Courts read
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      Lock icon Appeal of Falungong duo dismissed
      241 10 —ANSLEYNG THE High Court yesterday threw out the appeal of two Falungong members against an illegal assembly conviction. However Justice Kan Ting Chiu, who heard the Magistrate's Appeal, reduced the sentences of Madam Seah Ah Toh and Mr Chua Eng Chwee, as both were first
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      131 8 TOURISM HOSPITALITY CASINO OPERATIONS EVENTS FOOD BEVERAGE AN EDUCATION WITH f> £f\ A DIFFERENCE! With an estimated of 60,000 new jobs created with the opening of 2 Integrated Resorts MB fe| k in Singapore, the tourism hospitality industry will offer ambitious individuals unlimA ited potentials! ACPE is a leader in
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      Lock icon M'sia to set up Islamic bank in south Thailand
      405 12 -AP -AP PM Abdullah also agrees to help end Muslim revolt PENANG Malaysia will help set up an Islamic bank in southern Thailand as part of efforts to economically develop the region that is in the grip of a Muslim insurgency,
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      Lock icon Philippine police foil bus bomb plot
      286 12 -AGENCIES MANILA Police discovered a bomb on a passenger bus in the Philippines' restive south 15 minutes before it was timed to explode and just hours after another blast in the area. A powerful time bomb hidden under a concrete bench exploded in a
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      Lock icon REMOVE ABU SAYYAF VIDEO FROM YOUTUBE MILITARY
      103 12 -DPA The Philippine Armed Forces plan to ask the popular Internet video-sharing website YouTubeto remove two clips of Abu Sayyaf rebels seeking funds and support, a military spokesman said yesterday. The clips about the Islamic rebel group, responsible for some of the worst
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    • ANWAR SAYS ...
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        MALAYSIA IS LOSING ITS SHINE
        32 13 "The Malaysian media has constantly portrayed the country to have emerged triumphantly since the 1997 financial crisis. But... Malaysia is significantly falling behind its South-east Asian neighbours."
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        COMPARE THE COUNTRY'S SUCCESS OBJECTIVELY
        50 13 "Yes, Malaysia is a great success story compared to Somalia and Zimbabwe. But how do we then assess, fairly and objectively, Malaysia with Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea? Singapore Airlines has registered billions in profits, while Malaysia Airlines has registered billions of ringgit of losses."
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        HOW CONTRACTS ARE AWARDED IS OF GREAT CONCERN
        61 13 "Recently, the Malaysian government unveiled a series of development projects so massive that the word 'mega' does not even come close to describing its magnitude. I am not against development per se, but when it incurs tens of bi lions of taxpayers'
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        CORRUPTION HAS BECOME WORSE
        32 13 "Look at the corruption indices it is worse now. The major corruption cases brought to court are just shadow play. I do not believe the situation has improved."
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        BUMIPUTRA POLICY MUST GO
        49 13  -  "Malaysia has to dismantle its old, obsolete economic policy, including the New Economic Policy (or NEP, which is an affir-mative-action programme for Malaysian Malays). We need a new economic agenda to propel the country forward, and to meet challenges brought about by globalisation." —JASON LEE
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      'Problem isn't S'pore'
      543 13  -  NAZRYBAHRAWI It is Malaysia's governance, corruption, foreign policy: Anwar nazry@media corp.com.sg MALAYSIA is celebrating its 50th independence anniversary at the end of the month, but not all is fine and dandy across the Causeway. Racial and religious matters alongside issues of good governance and a sluggish economy
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      Lock icon US goods shoddy?
      245 14 AGENCIES China steps up product checks in tit-for-tat move BEIJING China has found shipments of soybeans and heart pacemakers from the United States to be substandard, China's top quality control agency announced this week. China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) said it found
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        USED CHOPSTICKS SCARE IN CHINA
        83 14 In the latest food and safety scare out of China, a factory in China has been caught for recycling used chopsticks and selling them without disinfection. When officials raided the factory, they found about 500,000 pairs of recycled bamboo chopsticks and a packaging machine, reported
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        Lock icon PROSECUTORS AFTER TOMMY'S STASH
        81 14 -DPA Indonesian state prosecutors yesterday filed a civil lawsuit against Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, the youngest son of former President Suharto. The suit is aimed at recovering money linked to a multi-million-dollar land exchange scam in the *****. "We're seeking the return of some 500 billion
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      Lock icon Recall woes hit more China goods
      162 14 -AP WELLINGTON More Chinese products have come under scrutiny as Australia, New Zealand and United States companies ban China-made blankets and dog treats. Chinese-made blankets containing high levels of formaldehyde have been recalled across Australia and New Zealand. The recall by Australia-based retailer Charles
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      Lock icon I'm still popular: Thaksin
      360 16 -AFP Former Thai PM happy with poor turnout for army-backed Charter BANGKOK Ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said that the strong "no" vote in this week's referendum on an army-backed Constitution was proof that he remains popular in Thailand. About 58 per cent of Thai voters
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      Lock icon M'sian PM Abdullah may bail Port Klang out of debt woes
      274 16 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian authorities said yesterday that they will investigate the possible corruption of officials from the country's troubled port operator, which has more than US$l billion ($1.53 billion) in debts. There has been widespread speculation that Prime
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        Lock icon BALI'S SECOND BIRD FLU DEATH
        100 16 -AFP A 28-year-old woman who died on Indonesia's resort island of Bali has been confirmed as the country's 84th human bird flu fatality. A second test indicated that the woman, a chicken vendor who died on Tuesday, was suffering from avian influenza, said Mr Joko
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        Lock icon DID TUNA SANDWICH KILL DIPLOMAT?
        92 16 -AP The family of a top South Korean diplomat in Beijing is seeking answers his death. They believe it was caused by a tuna sandwich that he bought from an eatery in Beijing. His death comes as Beijing struggles to allay global worries about the
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      Lock icon THAKSIN LIKELY TO KEEP ON SCORING
      765 17  -  DAVID FULLBROOK HOW times change. Only a few months ago, the junta in Bangkok was clear that no good could come if Mr Thaksin Shinawatra, the Prime Minister toppled in last September's coup, ended his exile in London. Mr Thaksin, seemingly playing on the
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      Lock icon Nuclear safety to top agenda at Asean meeting
      211 19 -AFP NUCLEAR safety issues are expected to feature prominently in talks among South-east Asian ministers when they gather in Singapore today, as the region turns to nuclear as an alternative energy amid soaring oil prices, diplomatic sources said. The Association of South-east
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      Lock icon Abe calls for 'arc of freedom'
      358 19 -AFP India cool towards Japanese PM's vision NEW DELHI India and Japan yesterday vowed to push for an economic partnership agreement by December, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe urged New Delhi to join Tokyo in the creation of an Asian "arc of freedom". Mr
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      Lock icon A-Space: Networking tool to help CIA agents to share data
      270 20 -AGENCIES WASHINGTON The Central InteUigence Agency (CIA) is to open a communications tool for its staff, modelled on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace, the Financial Times (FT) reported. The project, known as A-Space, aims to improve the
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      Lock icon CIA knew but didn't act
      432 20 -AP Watchdog blames agency's top officials WASHINGTON As many as 60 people within the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) read a cable referring to two of the 19 hijackers involved in the attacks on America on Sept 11, 2001, before the event, yet the information was
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      Lock icon Did you know a billion live on less than $1.50 a day?
      251 22 -BLOOMBERG NEW YORK How many people in the world live on less than US$l ($1.50) a day? When United States workers in an online survey answered that question, 23 per cent correctly said a billion people or more.
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      Lock icon Power shock
      349 22 -AFP Urgent steps taken to meet Japan's electricity demand TOKYO Japan's largest power company yesterday took rare emergency measures to address an imminent power shortage due to record heat and the suspension of an earthquake-hit nuclear plant. Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco), the world's biggest private power company,
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    • Siblings should share the burden
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      269 26  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY THE COST OF A LITTLE LIE How do you teach basic honesty to kids? I can tell you how my mother did it. When I was in Secondary 2,1 had to read a number of books during the first semester. But like
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    • Piracy by any other name
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        Odex should not benefit from illegal downloads
        250 26  -  LAM WENG KEEN Letter from ODEX'S tactics such as seeking compensation of up to $5,000 against illegal downloaders are unlikely to stop piracy. Odex's actions have left parents and guardians, who have little idea of the illegal online activities their children are up
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        If people can'tfind legal ways to watch anime, they should do without it
        168 26  -  TAN HAU TECK Letter from AFTER reading Mr Toh Hsia Yee's letter, "Anime downloads: Grey areas" (Aug 20), I felt rather uncomfortable. While I don't agree with Odex's excessive measures, I definitely disagree with Mr Toh, who
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      Lock icon Safe cycling on our roads: It's time for a campaign
      190 26  -  HENRY LEE Letter from I AM usually quite tolerant towards cyclists on the road, as long as they keep to the side of the road. After all, there is no cycling lane and they have to contend for space with
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      Bad memories of WWII no longer linger in our minds
      219 28  -  CHIAKUMMENG Letter from I REFER to Mrs M Kobayashi's letter, "History with sensitivity, please" (Aug 22), on Singapore's educational approach to historical and racial harmony issues. I can understand her frustration and anger in learning that her child was inadvertently
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      THE STARS OF TAMPINES
      650 28  -  LIANG DINGZI serve right I HAVE a story to add to Today reader Asmah Jantan's heartland experience ("Heartland shops should strive for good service, too", Aug 16). There was a big closing-down sale in Tampines, and the store was packed with shoppers. Signs posted all over
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      388 30  -  CHEOWXINYI A MEASURE of stability seeped into Asia's stock markets yesterday as investors grew more confident that the United States Federal Reserve will manage to defuse a crisis in credit markets. Confidence to step back into financial markets grew after Mr Ben Bernanke
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      200 37  -  JOSEPH YADAO joseph.yadao@media corp.com.sg MACQUARIE Pacific Star, the manager of Macquarie MEAG Prime Real Estate Investment Trust (MMP Reit), yesterday said it had increased its 50-per-cent stake in Renhe Spring Department Store in Chengdu, to 100 per cent. "Our increased stake in the Renhe
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      215 37 -DOW JONES THE debt financing in a takeover bid for United Test Assembly Center (UTAC) is "watertight" despite the recent unravelling of the United States credit markets, people familiar with the deal said yesterday. The $1.20-per-share bid by private equity firms TPG Capital and Affinity
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      415 39  -  -MAYO MARTIN ANDY Chia is a huge fan of Michael Jackson. But when he plays the dizi (traditional Chinese flute), he's more likely to think about Lao Tzu or a Chinese legend like Madame White Snake. After all, he's playing an instrument
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      149 40 -THE GUARDIAN ONE of China's biggest stars, Jet Li (picture), has spoken out against the heavy film censorship in his homeland which means many Hollywood films never make it into cinemas. Li, who started making films in Hong Kong before moving to Hollywood said
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      250 41 -AP DESPITE being scheduled to perform and having been nominated for three awards, including Video of the Year, it is unclear if troubled British singer Amy Winehouse (picture) will attend the MTV Awards on Sept 9 in Las Vegas. Winehouse has put
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      791 54 -AFP Goalkeeper Paul Robinson's blunder presents a goal-scoring opportunity which Kuranyi accepts with pleasure LONDON Germany got revenge on England and piled the pressure on manager Steve McClaren with a 2-1 friendly win at Wembley here yesterday (early today, Singapore time). England were not
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      Lock icon Hungary shock world champions Italy 3-1 in friendly
      384 54 DPA BUDj^PEST Hungary swept away their recent woes yesterday (early today, Singapore time) to shock reigning world champions Italy 3-1 in a Budapest friendly. The Italians have yet to begin their domestic season, but were still hot favourites to beat Hungary, who
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