Today, 21 February 2008, Afternoon Edition

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  • 26 1 TODAY /AediaCorp MICA(P) 132/10/2007 we set you thinking Thursday February 21, 2008 todayonline.com TODAY /A=ryU\COPP MICA(P) 132/10/2007 we set you thinking Thursday February 21, 2008 todayonline.com
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  • THE 'WHAT IFS' OF OLYMPIC VOTING
    • 345 1 —AFP NEW YORK Oil prices struck a new record of U*****.27 a barrel yesterday amid renewed global supply jitters, analysts said. New York's main oil futures contract, light sweet crude for delivery next month, subsequently receded, but closed up US 73 cents at
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    • 886 1  -  SHERALYN TAY CHEOWXINYI Do more to encourage energy-efficient practices, urges business community AND sheralyn@media corp. com. sg BUDGET 2008 may mean different things to different people. But for some in the business community, it is noted for its silence on the green front. Several
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  • hot news
    • 667 2  -  P N BALJI RESEARCH BY JASON LEE EDITORIAL DIRECTOR balji@media corp. com. sg IF at 7pm today, the Padang is awash with a sea of sad faces, don't blame it on the lack of effort, will or hunger on Singapore's part to host the
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    • ATTHEAIRSHOW
    • 598 3  -  LEONGWEEKEAT Second firm looking atS'poreasspace tourism base while first hits funds snag weekeat@media corp. com. sg THE latest plot sounds familiar but the suspense has not abated: Will space tourism take off here or be consigned to the realm of pure science fiction? Virgin Galactic the space
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    • 222 3 CRACKS have been found on almost half of Qantas' "jumbo" jets, Australian air safety inspectors revealed. The airline inspected its fleet of 30 Boeing 747-400s, following electrical problems on a flight from London to Bangkok last month, and found cracks in the "drip
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  • singapore news
    • 312 4  -  SCOn MARSH ■jg BiLJH scott@media corp.com.sg THE competition for the Republic of Singapore Air Force's (RSAF) advanced jet trainer (AJT), which will help RSAF trainee pilots better adapt to its advanced fighter aircraft, is hotting up. And the leading contenders Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), BAE
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    • 333 6  -  TAN HUI LENG huileng@media corp.com.sg PATIENTS who are detained or forced to be admitted to psychiatric institutions will get better protection under the proposed Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Bill by the Ministry of Health (MOH). Under the existing law, there is no provision
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    • 408 6  -  LIN YANQIN NTUC to help women better understand their various roles yanqin@media corp.com.sg A SURVEY of some 3,000 baby boomers in Singapore has found that nearly a third of women have never worked before something which could have consequences on their financial situation in their old age.
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    • 308 8 Further learning, immersion stints in the works: MOE A PART-TIME degree programme in the Malay language. Direct admission to a similar programme in the Tamil language. These are among the latest options available to Mother Tongue Language teachers as the Ministry of Education (MOE) steps
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    • 352 8 Foreign Minister George Yeo will be headed to North Korea in May with an offer from the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean). "The Foreign Ministers of Asean agreed for me to suggest to the North Korean government that it accede to
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    • 250 8 TEOXUANWEI IS THE Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act (CLTPA) due for a revision? That was the question thrown up in the High Court yesterday as lawyer Jimmy Vim appealed against the twicerenewed detention order imposed on his client Wong Sin Yee, 49. As
      — TEOXUANWEI  -  250 words
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  • world news
    • 450 10  -  JESSINTATAN PENANG EXCLUSIVE Head Karpal will contest seat from his wheelchair IN jessinta@media corp.com.sg VETERAN opposition politician Karpal Singh (picture) dubbed the 'Tiger of Jelutong' when he was the constituency's fiery Member of Parliament for almost two decades will be defending his current Bukit Gelugor
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    • 224 10  -  ANSLEY NG i IN JOHORBARU THE son of former Malaysian Health Minister Dr Chua Soi Lek looks set to carry on his father's political legacy. Sources at the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) told Today that Mr Chua Chee Yong, a 30-year-old auditor in a
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    • 266 12 Asians the swing voters in White House race —AFP WASHINGTON Asians have become a critical swing voter bloc in the US presidential election race, with rival parties courting them ahead of another intense White House contest. "If this is a close election, then the ways in which the Asian-Amer-ican vote
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    • Article, Illustration
      390 12 —AGENCIES Obama stretches streak with Wisconsin, Hawaii wins MADISON (Wisconsin) Barack Obama won the Wisconsin primary and the Hawaii Democratic caucuses on Tuesday, giving him 10 straight triumphs over a fading Hillary Clinton in their epic struggle for the Democratic presidential nomination. Presumptive Republican nominee John McCain,
      —AGENCIES; EPA  -  390 words
    • 357 14 —THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Sports carmaker says London's 210% hike of congestion fee is unjust LONDON Car company Porsche will launch a legal challenge over London mayor Ken Livingstone's decision to hike the capital's congestion charge from £8 ($22) to £25 ($69) per day for gas-guzzling vehicles.
      —THE DAILY TELEGRAPH; VIBERG  -  357 words
    • GLOBALROUNDUP
      • 93 14 —AFP Pakistani opposition parties mulled the formation of a coalition government yesterday, after storming to victory in elections and leaving President Pervez Musharraf's position in jeopardy. Mr Nawaz Sharif, the man Mr Musharraf removed from power in a coup in 1999, and Mr Asif
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      • 119 14 —AFP Military experts sounded the alarm yesterday over the Japanese military's ability to defend the country after one of its most advanced naval destroyers crashed into a fishing boat, leaving two people missing. The 165m-long Atago destroyer crashed into a tunafishing boat off the
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      • 70 14 —AFP A strong 7.5-magnitude quake rocked Indonesia's Aceh province yesterday afternoon, killing three people, seriously injuring 25 others and briefly sparking a tsunami alert. Indonesia's meteorological agency said the quake, which sparked mass panic, struck 42km northwest of Sinabang, off the west coast of Sumatra.
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  • Voices
    • 505 16  -  UMBEEKHIM Letter from Director Corporate Communications For Permanent Secretary Ministry of Trade and Industry WE REFER to the article, "A silver lining to a lower GDP?" (Feb 15), which makes several assertions about Singapore's economic performance that we would like to comment on.
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    • 213 18  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY MANNERS AND COURTESIES Let's talk today about teaching some fundamental principles of courtesy and manners to our children. It's an interesting topic given the coarsening of society and the rudeness that has become so common today. That in itself is good reason
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    • 276 18  -  CHONG KIM HWA Commuter alert: Don't stand too close to bus doors Letter from ON JAN 21, I boarded SBS Transit Service No 198 a Superßus service at the Jurong East Library. It was 8.30 am and the bus was very crowded, so I had to
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    • 204 18  -  VENACEGOHHUAWEI Letter from I READ with interest the report, "More opting for poly route to higher education" (Feb 20). My friends and I sat for the 0-level exams last year and scored fairly decent marks, which permits us entry into a myriad of polytechnic courses.
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  • Business
    • 285 20 BLOOMBERG MACQUARIE MEAG Prime Reit, the owner of stakes in two downtown malls, posted its biggest gain since its trading debut in September 2005 after saying the trust may be sold. Macquarie Meag shares rose 10 cents, or 9.3 per cent, to $1.18 at
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    • 361 20 —AGENCIES Further credit fallout, swelling oil prices spook investors ASIAN stocks tumbled on fears banks will report more sub-prime-related losses and after oil surged above US$lOO a barrel. In Tokyo, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group led banks lower after the Financial Times said Credit Agricole SA may announce
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      1262 22 New Zealand On Wheels CHRISTCHURCH CANTERBURY CHRISTCHURCH Canterbury is a region of contradictions and contrasts: pure adrenalin, fun and excitement mixed with a little peace, quiet and relaxation. Comfortable driving distances from the alps to the ocean allow visitors the flexibility to pack more into their holiday.
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    • business news
      • 507 24  -  ROSALIND MATHIESON DOW JONES Lofty prices are here to stay; will it further fan inflation in Asia? IT'S BEEN a slow flirtation, but oil is finally breathing the air above US$lOO. Now what? Did we really wake up yesterday and find the world had materially changed?
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      • BUSINESSBRIEFS
        • 101 25 BLOOMBERG PT Indosat, Indonesia's second-largest phone company and a unit of Temasek Holdings, will sell 1.5 trillion rupiah ($231 million) of bonds in April to raise funds for boosting network coverage and luring new subscribers. Indosat will offer 1 trillion rupiah of five-year
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        • 110 25 ESTHER FUNG Malayan Banking said yesterday that strong Singapore operations contributed to growth in group profit and revenue for the first half of the fiscal year ended Dec 31. Maybank's Singapore operations registered a 52-per-cent increase in gross profits for the half-year ended Dec 31,
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      • 179 25  -  ESTHER FUNG Company's Q4 profits down amid major restructuring esther@mediacorp.com.sg LIFESTYLE products player Osim International yesterday announced weaker-than-expected results for the fourth quarter because of disruptions caused by major restructuring the company undertook last year. The restructuring included making cuts to expenses and replacing managerial positions, which offset
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    • 32 23 Let celebrity Melody Chen take you on an amazing road trip in New Zealand On Wheels on MediaCorp Channel 5 from 9pm to 9.30pm today and Thursday, Feb 28 and March 6.
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    • 274 26  -  HI years on, Canadian M singer k.d. lang still shows no signs of stopj I ping. Just don't remind her how long she has a W been in the biz. "I really like the position I'm in," said the singer and she wasn't talking about the
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    • 108 26 A TOAST TO THE ARTS Five arts groups have just received a post-Chinese New Year hong bao treat from Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) Foundation. Yesterday, APB launched Inspire Programme, a new arts adoption initiative. The recipients Indian dance group Apsaras Arts, Chinese orchestra DingXiaoyan Ruan Ensemble, theatre group Cake
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    • 318 27 —AFP POLICE have arrested 10 people in China for producing, selling and buying explicit photos of Hong Kong celebrities, state media reported yesterday as the fallout from the scandal rumbled on. And it's all Edison Chen's fault Police in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen have
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    • 499 28  -  CHRISTOPHER TOH Simple Plan is back with an album... that sounds just like Justin Timberlake's christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg SIMPLE Plan's drummer is sitting in a Dempsey Road bar with a twinkle in his eye. "We're really excited about this," said Chuck Corneau about their third album, simply titled Simple
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        • 123 29  -  Christopher Toh by Jay Chou I've often said live CDs can't recapture the same excitement and hoopla of actually being at the gig. But that was before I heard this one by Jay Chou. Recorded last year, it ably captures the spirit of his concert here
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          126 29 k.d. lang parfi-ratewaterihed Let's just get it out of the way: This album is greatwell, for k.d. lang, anyway. It's everything you'd expect from the crooner smooth melodies and easy rhythms that don't tax the ears but what's fantastic is that she still possesses the uncanny ability to ably
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        • 150 29 The Mars Volta Finally, there is an album that lives up to its title. There is plenty of bedlam on this 12-song collection but, oh, what a beautiful sound it makes. From the moment the drums and guitars kick in on Aberinkula until the last notes
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      • ALSO ON THE RACKS
        • 50 29 This debut effort confirms that while Tan's singing gets the job done, it's not exactly under the "exceeds all expectations" category. Kicking off with a remake of Melee's Built to Z.asf(retitled as Regardless), it's a mix of ballads and pop numbers that suit his vocal range well.
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        • 51 29 This two-CD compilation is the first such album for Hins Cheung, and comes with four tracks that have been remixed and are released here for the first time, as well as three live tracks and collaborations It also features a karaoke DVD and a photo
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        • 55 29 You'll either think this is a great album, with its organic sound and feel, or that it is deadly dull and you would rather listen to lectures on the historic importance of yeomen living around the Aral Sea in the year 1000. Nice, poignant songs for
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        682 30 The first meeting we ever had I think everybody in the room was, like,'Oh, this is going to be really fun and easy*, because we just got along really well. Hudson of her chemistry with McConaughey Hudson, McConaughey on wild jellyfish, pythons, stunts and parenthood IN THE
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    • Traveller
      • 784 32  -  JOSEPH YADAO joseph.yadao@media corp.com.sg EVER been plagued with regrets on that flight back home? I have. Thoughts of "If only I had..." can run through my mind the entire journey. It was my second night in Sydney and I wasn't a happy camper. Walking down its
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      • 246 34  -  JOSEPH YADAO PLAN your leave now because SA Tours' SA Mega Fair is back again with more redhot deals to entice you. Have some fun in the Bali sun for just $99 per person, or welcome the arrival of spring in Taiwan or
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      • 268 36 —AFP Fairy-tales'come true' at Tokyo concept cafe FOR women, there's sipping coffee in Tokyo's trendy eateries. And then there's sipping coffee at the Butlers Cafe in the Shibuya district Here, Western waiters in dapper suits call their female customers princesses and crown them with tiaras. Their
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      • 257 38  -  LYNETTEKOH WITH all the great deals that travel agencies are offering, the countdown to this year's Natas travel fair is proving to be an exciting experience in itself. Until Feb 27, Chan Brothers Travel is offering several Natas countdown exclusives, including gifts like a
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      • QUICKTOURS
        • 162 38  -  JOSEPH YADAO Lush green parks along the Yarra River, cafe-lined city streets and European-style architecture have bestowed Melbourne the title of Australia's most stylish and romantic city. The romance continues a few hours' drive from the city. For that couple's getaway, stay for two days at the Mornington
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        • 84 38 It's time to pack your bags, with Zuji Singapore's "World on Sale" travel sale on now until the end of March. Expect savings of up to 46 per cent from last December's airfares to major travel destinations tickets to London are now available for $821. There
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