Today, 8 November 2007

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    Masthead
    13 1 TODAY //\=DJACORP MICA(P) 132/10/2007 we set you thinking Thursday November 8, 2007 todayonline.com
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    More mega charity trouble
    768 1  -  LEE U-WEN tßen Ci under probe for possible financial j irregularities, I PC status won't be renewed u-wen@media corp.com.sg LIKE the old National Kidney Foundation, it is wellknown for its star-studded televised charity shows that rake in millions of dollars in donations. Now, the Ren Ci
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    Lock icon Abdullah's Umno speech, carefully crafted to placate all sides
    770 1 —AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR As party president, he had to play to the gallery, his Malay constituency. That included defending his youth chief for brandishing the keris during party gatherings. But as the Malaysian Prime Minister, Mr Abdullah Ahmad Badawi also had
    —AGENCIES; EPA  -  770 words
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      39 1 MYANMAR MESS JUNTA BLOW FOR GAMBARPS MISSION WORLD PAGE 8 ROBUST OUTLOOK SINGTEL CALLS IN $988 M Q2 GROWTH BUSINESS PAGE 17 NOT FOR DRINKING HE BUYS A $43,000 BOTTLE OF WHISKY PLUS•PAGE 20 NICELY NEAPOLITAN TRAVEL PAGE 24
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  • hot news
    • Article
      Flowers mark fatal spot
      323 2  -  LIN YANQIN After the death of Japanese toddler, the mood is sombre at Signature Park yanqin@media corp.com.sg THEY were a friendly, polite family from Japan, who greeted their Singaporean neighbours at Signature Park even though they did not always understand each other. And since they lost
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      Lock icon $lm action plan to fight haze
      486 3  -  SHERALYN TAY S'pore& Indonesia sign initiative to tackle forest fires sheralyn@media corp. com. sg SINGAPOREANS can keep their fingers crossed for the air to remain clear when haze season starts again in the middle of next year. This is because concrete measures to fight
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  • singapore news
    • Article
      M'sia cannot prove ownership of Pedra Branca: S'pore lawyers
      236 4  -  -MAY WONG TWO of Singapore's four international legal counsels in the Pedra Branca dispute went on the offensive yesterday to show that Malaysia has no evidence of ownership over the island. Professor Allain Pellet and Queen's Counsel lan Brownlie argued before
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      Lock icon Business chiefs back Games bid
      490 4  -  LEE U-WEN One will stamp S'pore 2010 logo on products; another to make Youth Games T-shirts u-wen@mediacorp.com.sg IF SINGAPORE makes the Nov 19 shortlist of cities to host the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in 2010, some top officials from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) possibly
      KOH MUI FONG  -  490 words
    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon HDB AWARDS SERS FLATS TENDER
        125 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Housing and Development Board (HDB) has awarded the tender for leasing 120 flats, vacated under the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (Sers) in Tiong Bahru,to Katong Hostel at $230,280 a month. These flats comprise 60 units of 3-room flats and 60 units
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        Lock icon MORE ERRANT CABBIES CAUGHT
        98 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has caught another 39 errant taxi drivers 26 for overcharging, seven for touting and the rest for refusing to pick up passengers. They were nabbed in crackdowns conducted between Oct 30 and last Saturday at popular nightspot areas such
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      • Article
        COE PRICES FOR SMALLER CARS DOWN
        82 4 Certificate of Entitlement (COE) prices for smaller cars jumped significantly in the latest round of bidding. The premium for Category A cars was $16,839, a $4,438 increase from last month. COE prices for bigger cars (up $412 to $18,001) and motorcycles (up $251 to
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    • Article
      Lock icon First zero-energy building here to be ready by 2009
      462 4  -  WONGSIEWYING -CHANNELNEWSASIA siewying@media corp. com. sg SINGAPORE will construct its first zero-en-ergy building at Braddell Road by 2009 to promote green technology. In all, $10 million will be spent to retrofit an existing facility, which was built in 1994, to incorporate
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      Lock icon What price, a woman's eggs ?
      602 6  - What price, a woman's eggs TAN HUI LENG A crucial issue, as stem cell research sparks demand huileng@media corp.com.sg HOW much should a woman be paid for donating her eggs for research? This is one of the big questions the Bioethics Advisory Committee (BAC) is grappling with, as it starts
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Bhutto-Musharraf showdown looming
      534 8 -AGENCIES Police arrest, tear-gas and baton-charge Bhutto's supporters ISLAMABAD Former premier Benazir Bhutto Wednesday urged Pakistanis to hold mass protests against a state of emergency declared by President Pervez Musharraf, setting up a showdown with the military ruler. Bhutto vowed to hold a rally in the garrison
      -AGENCIES; AFP  -  534 words
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      Lock icon Howard hit by record interest rates
      269 8 —AGENCIES SYDNEY Prime Minister John Howard's re-election hopes have been hit by the announcement of another hike in interest rates, the country's highest in 11 years. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announced it would raise rates by a quarter percentage point to 6.75
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      Lock icon Junta blow for Gambari's mission
      345 8 -AFP YANGON Myanmar's junta has rejected a proposal for three-way talks involving United Nations envoy Ibrahim Gambari and detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, state media reported yesterday. The generals also rejected what they termed foreign or UN "interference" in their affairs, Information Minister
      -AFP  -  345 words
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      Lock icon Web, a terror training camp
      369 10 -AGENCIES EU grants police new rights to crack down on radical Web use and checktravellers BRUSSELS European Union Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini unveiled plans on Tuesday to beef up the fight against terrorism, granting police new rights to check air travellers and crack down on
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      63 10 STEPPING OUT: Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej walking with the help of a walker while leaving hospital in Bangkok yesterday, after 25 days of treatment as millions prayed for his recovery. The monarch was admitted in the middle of last month after experiencing weakness on the right side of his
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      Lock icon A nation in mourning
      248 10 AGENCIES PUL-I-KHUMRI (Afghanistan) President Hamid Karzai yesterday declared three days of national mourning after 41 people were killed, six of them lawmakers, in the country's deadliest suicide bombing. A mass funeral was held in the rural town of Pul-i-Khumri, about 150km from the capital Kabul, where
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      Lock icon Iran hits key 3,000 N-target
      173 10 -AFP TEHRAN Iran has reached a key target of 3,000 centrifuges for uranium enrichment, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said yesterday, vowing to ignore United Nations resolutions calling for a halt to Tehran's sensitive nuclear work. "We have reached 3,000 machines," Mr Ahmadinejad told a rally in
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      81 12 AGENCIES LIGHTS, CAMERA, INACTION: Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus (in blue) joins Hollywood writers as they picket outside the set of hit TV show Desperate Housewives in Toluca Lake, California. Hollywood writers are on strike demanding a share of profits brought in from DVDs and online distribution of shows. Production of Desperate
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      Lock icon Yahoo apologises for turning dissidents in
      257 12 -AGENCIES WASHINGTON Yahoo chief executive officer Jerry Yang has apologised to the mother of an imprisoned Chinese dissident during testimony at a heated United States Congressional hearing probing Yahoo's role in jailing the man. Members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee repeatedly attacked Mr
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      Lock icon Election fever in Thailand
      396 12 DPA ■AFP Parties race to put up candidates for Dec 23 polls BANGKOK Thailand's political parties rushed to register candidates yesterday as campaigning kicked off for a Dec 23 election which, the junta insists, will restore democracy after last year's coup. There was a festive atmosphere
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      Lock icon YouTube warning before Finland's first school shooting
      162 13 HELSINKI An l&year-old senior high school student has reportedly killed at least seven people in a Finnish school including the headmistress, in what is believed to be the first school shooting in the country's history. The armed student barricaded himself in the Jokela
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      Lock icon Eight-limbed toddler's operation a success
      123 13 -AP DOCTORS in India completed a gruelling 24-hour operation yesterday on a girl born with four arms and four legs, and surgeons said the 2-year-old revered by many as a reincarnated goddess has a chance to lead a normal life. The surgery went "wonderfully well",
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      Lock icon Ozawa rejoins the fray but snubs govt offer
      321 13 -AGENCIES TOKYO Japan's main opposition leader has confirmed he would withdraw his resignation and set aside the idea of a grand coalition, even as the government urged his party to return to the negotiating table and end the current legislative deadlock. Democratic
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      PROTECT OPEN DISCUSSION
      82 14  -  HO KONG LOON Phobia of openness Letter from I REFER to the report, "NMP Thio gets threatening note" (Nov 7). The threats against Professor Thio Li-ann, following her speech in Parliament on keeping the Section 377A law on homosexual sex, is simply uncivilised behaviour. It appears that
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      Avoid law changes to prevent violence
      75 14  -  RACHAELNGLAYBEE Letter from IT IS unacceptable that NMP Thio, or anyone who voices his or her opinion, should be threatened in such a manner. I urge the police to look into the issue. If Singapore is not ready for open and responsible debate, then
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      How well are public figures protected?
      38 14  -  AMYANG Letter from I WOULD like to know what safety precautions are in place for public figures under such circumstances. And what is the Government's take on the threats against Prof Thio?
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    • Letter
      Sorry about $55 taxi fare
      120 14  -  TAMMY TAN Letter by Group Corporate Communications Officer ComfortDelGro Corporation WE REFER to the letter, "Forced to pay $55 for a taxi ride", by Sailesh Malhotra (Nov 5) and wish to apologise to him for the unpleasant experience he had with one of our cabbies.
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    • Letter
      Most cabbies are law-abiding
      219 14  -  ROBIN NG KIAN TIONG Letter from President, CityCab Operators' Association, NAHTUABAH President, Comfort Taxi Operators' Association, FOO CHI YONG President, Premier Taxi Operators'Association, KONG NAY FOO President, Smart Cab Operators'Association, CHIA HOCK PENG President, SMRT Taxi Operators'Association, and ONG HIAN TECK President, Trans-Cab Operators'Association WE REFER
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    • Article
      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      198 16  -  BILL MAIER BYDR "TEST DRIVING" A MARRIAGE Does it work when couples live together before getting married More couples than ever are trying to "test drive" their marriages before tying the knot. They're convinced that this is a good way to find out if they're compatible,
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      Lock icon Snuffing out all that puffing ...
      289 16  - Snuffing out all that puffing S SATISH APPOO NEAs stern action ensures smoking ban is not flouted Letter from Director, Environmental Healtn Department, National Environment Agency (NEA) WE REFER to the letter "Puffers pollute, stop them" (Weekend Today Nov 3-4). We thank Simon Ng Yap Beng for his feedback and
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      Lock icon Where once there was greenery ...
      134 16  - Where once there was greenery CARLYN LAW Letter from I REFER to the letter "Whither the trees" (Nov 6) by Albano Daminato and Lisa Garris, and I empathise with their sentiments about the fallen trees around Cross Street (picture). My colleagues and I have been working in an old shophouse
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    • Letter
      A way to get tough on antisocial acts?
      134 16  -  NELSON QUAH Letter from THE Scottish Parliament passed the Antisocial Behaviour Act (ABA) in 2004 with the intention of curbing noise pollution. The Act has been effective in curtailing noise pollution. I suggest that a similar Act be introduced in Singapore and
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  • Business
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      Lock icon Dutch financial giant ING beats Singapore's DBS to Thai bank deal
      219 17 BANGKOK Thailand's TMB Bank has chosen Dutch banking group ING Bank N V as its new strategic partner over a bid by existing shareholder DBS Group Holdings, sources close to the deal said yesterday. After a board meeting yesterday,
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      SingTel calls in robust $988m Q2 earnings
      484 17  -  ESTHER FUNG Regional sales boost net profit esther@mediacorp.com.sg A GOOD performance from regional associates and strong Australian sales vaulted Singapore Telecommunications' (SingTel) net earnings for the quarter ended Sept 30, and its shares closed 4 per cent higher at $3.96 yesterday. SingTel reported
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        ST ENGG HOISTS Q3 PROFIT BY 9.1%
        71 17 Singapore Technologies (ST) Engineering, Asia's biggest aircraft maintenance company, reported a 9.1-per-cent gain in thirdquarter profit on higher aerospace and marine industry revenue. Net income increased to $125.5 million, from $115 million a year earlier, the company said. Sales climbed 6.6 per cent
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        ALLGREEN BUILDS 58% Q3 GROWTH
        72 17 Allgreen Properties said third-quarter net profit rose by 58 per cent year-on-year to $35 million as the cost of sales fell. The revenue was $123.4 million, 15.5 per cent down from $146 million a year earlier due to lower sales of residential projects. The developer
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        Lock icon SCS NETS Q3 EARNINGS RISE OF 167%
        87 17 -AGENCIES Singapore Computer Systems (SCS) said its net earnings increased 167 per cent from that of a year earlier to $2.2 million for its third quarter ended Sept 30, on increased profit from its business solutions and infrastructure segments. Its revenue increased 10.8
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        UOB's boost for commercial banking
        183 18  -  CHEOWXINYI 4'hubs'to be set up in commercial, industrial areas cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) is setting up four commercial banking "hubs" premises close to industrial and commercial areas such as Boon Lay and MacPherson, and equipped with lounges and other facilities catering to businessmen. The
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          CRUDE OIL SOARS TO US$98 A BARREL
          94 18 Crude oil rose above US$9B a barrel for the first time in New York as the US dollar tumbled to a record low against the euro and producers evacuated platforms in the North Sea, following a storm forecast. BP and ConocoPhillips evacuated oil
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          NORTHERN ROCK MULLS SALES AND RESTRUCTURING OPTIONS
          67 18 Northern Rock, the UK bank bailed out last month by the Bank of England, has met at least three banks this week to discuss sale and restructuring solutions, the Financial Times reported. Northern Rock's financial advisers, Blackstone Group, Merrill Lynch and Citigroup, have
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          Lock icon CDO EXPOSURE TO HAVE MINIMAL IMPACT ON STORE BANKS: S&P
          132 18 -AGENCIES Standard Poor's said it continues to believe that the impact on the ratings of Singapore banks because of their reported exposure to CDOs (including US sub-prime mortgage-related instruments) is minimal at this time. The CDO exposures reported by DBS,
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      • Article
        Lock icon S'pore shares tumble on sub-prime woes
        161 18 -BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE'S stocks fell, led by banking shares on concern more provisions will be needed for investments related to US subprime mortgages. The Straits Times Index slid 0.3 per cent to close at 3,673.01. About four stocks fell for every three that climbed. "It's
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      • Article
        MAS seeks input on wholesale banking
        129 18  -  THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is seeking comments for a proposal to lower the minimum paid-up capital for locally-incorporated wholesale banks, which are restricted from accepting deposits from retail customers. Under the Banking Act, locally-incor-porated banks offering full banking activities and have extensive
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      • Article
        Joint venture to spur influx of Japan funds
        171 18  -  -ESTHER FUNG SOUTH-EAST Asian markets could see an influx of money coming from Japan, with a pact planned for an asset-management joint venture between brokerage firm Kim Eng Holdings and a unit of Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFJ) Financial Group. The venture with
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      144 18 TODAY until SUNDAY ONLY! Nov 8-11: Conrad Centennial Hotel (TwoTemasek Boulevard) Singapore 0 How to purchase manage a brand new [Freehold] Melbourne landed property or apartment while living in Singapore 0 Stats, property prices, rental info, interest rates other economic data 0 How to save thousands in stamp duty 0
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      Lock icon BEE-ING DADDY SEINFELD
      705 19 MCT Fatherhood has made comedian Jerry Seinfeld the butt of his own joke because there can be, as the father-of-jthree has learned, 'fun for the whole family'. And he has Bee Movie to prove it HE USED to joke that "there is no such thing as fun
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      A $43K WHISKY
      442 20  -  ASIFANSAR One man bought it for charity, but he's not going to drink it asif@mediacorp.com.sg ONE very charitable man forked out $43,000 for a bottle of whisky. No, he wasn't drunk it was all for a good cause. A rare John Walker 1805 whisky was auctioned off
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      PECULIAR AND FUN
      388 21  -  Mayo Martin There is lots for adults and kids to enjoy THEATREREVIEW by Chitty Chitty Bang Bang IT'S a peculiar family musical, this Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Whiny kids either get kidnapped by the authorities, or spend their lives cowering in fear deep in the bowels of
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    • INADDITION
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        BOLLY GOOD NEWS
        68 21 Those who like Indian movies will want to tune into Tamil Box Office (TBO), which was launched on Monday on mio TV. You get the best of Tamil blockbusters from the 1970s to the present, as well as celebrity interviews and an interactive song-request programme called Hello
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      • Article
        A GOLDEN CELEBRATION
        151 21 The Golden Village Cineplex at VivoCity celebrates its first anniversary on Nov 21 with two special party packages for cinema patrons. The standard party package is yours for $16. It includes a ticket for any movie between 6pm and 10pm on that day, a welcome drink, candy
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      MONKS & MONKEYS
      401 22  - MONKS MONKEYS MAYO MARTIN Artefacts from India, Hong Kong, Jakarta that trace early days of Buddhism mayo@mediacorp.com.sg BLINK and you'll miss it Two tiny terracotta monkey figures amid other artefacts. Nothing unusual, except they're both sporting erect penises and touching themselves. It's an unusual sidenote to On The Nalanda Trail,
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    • Article
      INADDITION
      85 22 LISTEN UP, MUMS AND DADS Tickets to the Baby Proms concert series by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) are so popular that parents say they have to book months in advance to get tickets. Because all four shows for this year's concerts have sold out, the SSO has added
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