Today, 19 March 2008, Afternoon Edition

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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
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      'Don't lose heart, Home Team'
      800 1  -  CHRISTIE LOH christie@mediacorp.com.sg INSPECTOR Tay Yuanqi is "sort of fed up" with the jokes and hardhitting words circulating in cyberspace about how the authorities let Jemaah Islamyah 01) leader Mas Selamat Kastari escape from a detention centre three weeks ago, during a trip to the
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      Lock icon US stocks soar on Fed rate cut and Goldman, Lehman earnings
      425 1 BLOOMBERG US stocks (picture) rallied the most in five years as the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark rate and as earnings from Lehman Brothers and Goldman Sachs allayed concern that investment banks are collapsing. Lehman, the fourth-biggest securities firm,
      BLOOMBERG; AFP  -  425 words
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      Lock icon MANY FRESH FACES BUT...
      874 1 -AGENCIES PM Abdullah brings back two old-timers into Cabinet PUTRAJAYA Out A controversial symbol of the Old Guard: Ms Rafidah Aziz. In: A highly-respected lawyer who did not even make it to the list of Umno candidates in the recent polls: Mr Zaid Ibrahim. In an
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      81 2 Stand a chance to win a free holiday to Adelaide with Qw Adelaide every 2 packs of VITAGEN LESS SUGAR purchased! hXlSouth Australia. Please see entry form for details www.southanstralia.com.sg VITAGEN LESS SUGAR is specially formulated for consumers who are health conscious and are concerned about their sugar intake. Every
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon A vital tool put to the test
      403 2  -  CHRISTIE LOH Mapping programme a great help in hunt for Mas Selamat christie@mediaocorp.com.sg COLLECTING information can often be a tedious task. Butfor the Home Team, the past three years of building up a database on the island's terrain has been the "most important"
      WEETECK HIAN  -  403 words
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      Lock icon Man of peace or hypocrite?
      575 3 AGENCIES Violence 'premeditated and masterminded by Dalai clique', says PM Wen BEIJING Is the Dalai Lama, the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize winner, a man of peace or is he a "hypocrite" responsible for instigating violent anti-China riots in Tibet? Facing local and foreign reporters yesterday,
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      180 4 MDIS: A Great Chapter in My Life ~~M THINK SUCCESS. THINK J||^— ""^^^^^^M I I MDIS. TRUSTED BY MORE THAN 12,000 fr ~jj^~ I STUDENTS FROM 55 COUNTRIES. H *1 I MASS COMMUNICATIONS SERIES n MASTER OF ARTS Wtm f' I Commences Aug 08 (part-time) Oklahoma City University I 12/
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  • singapore news
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      Rethinking end-of-life care
      551 4  -  TAN HUI LENG Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School gets into palliative care research huileng@media corp.com.sg SINGAPOREANS, with one of the lowest infant mortality rates in the world, are well cared for at the beginning of their lives but when it comes to end-of-life care, there are disturbing gaps
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      LTA funds more R&D
      230 4  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@media corp.com.sg A $50-MILLION Land Transport Innovation Fund to promote research and development efforts was launched by Transport Minister Raymond Lim yesterday. While this will bolster collaboration on innovative projects between the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and its partners, commuters and transport users
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      Lock icon They're going the distance ... for love
      618 6  - They're going the distance for love NEO CHAI CHIN Local dating agencies set up overseas offices, launch inter-city meet-ups chaichin@media corp.com.sg TO ADD a dash of romance to work trips and extended work stints, dating agencies in Singapore, it seems, are finally catching up with their jet-setting clients. From setting
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      Pants too tight? It's your testosterone
      445 6  -  JINNY KOH jinny@media corp.com.sg IT MAY have been funny when movie character Austin Powers lost his mojo, but it is no laughing matter when it comes to testosterone deficiency syndrome (TDS), especially as most men are apparently unaware of the warning signs. An expanding
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      Lock icon Bon voyage, SQ308
      487 8  -  JINNY KOH I watch www.channelnewsasia.com/video I SlA's A3BO takes flight to London amid furore in UK over aviation costs jinny@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Airlines sent off its latest A3BO to London with much fanfare yesterday and a hope that the superjumbo can overcome the issue of fewer landing slots
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      It all depends on age for Gillman Heights
      408 8  -  TEOXUANWEI xuanwei@media corp.com.sg THE new laws regulating en bloc sales that kicked in last October may mean controversial collective sale tangles are unlikely to arise again. But for Gillman Heights, where the sale process started before the rules were tweaked, the 22
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      Lock icon Was a punctured tyre to blame?
      283 8  -  -L£ONGWEEKEAT THERE was blood, twisted metal and broken glass. So great was the impact of the crash, that one stone seat at the bus stop was flung over 10m across three lanes of Penang Road. On day two of the trial yesterday, the court
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      Write a song, learn the Prophet Muhammad's values
      214 10  -  NGJINGYNG jingyng@media corp. com. sg A SONGWRITING competition, a mobile gallery display and even an Amazing Race-type contest These are among a slew of youth-centric activities that have been planned for the Muslim community during the four-month long celebrations to mark Prophet
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      His finger on the world's taps
      451 10  -  SHERALYN TAY Man whose work is behind Newaterwins inaugural Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize sheralyn@mediacorp.com.sg IT IS largely thanks to the revolutionary work of this man that Singaporeans now have Newater. Canadian-born researcher Dr Andrew Benedek (picture) is the pioneer behind low-pres-sure membrane technology,
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      Lock icon Northlight shows the way
      478 12  -  LOH CHEE KONG Hands-on learning success spurs Assumption Vocational to follow cheekong@media corp. com. sg THE success of the Northlight School formula with its blend of hands-on learning in a close-knit school community has spawned another school of its kind. Next year, Assumption Vocational Institute (AVI)
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon HDB LAUNCHES JADE SPRING
        104 12 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Housing and Development Board (HDB) is offering 576 two-, three- and four-room flats in Yishun for sale under the Build-To-Order (BTO) system. Jade Spring ©Yishun, Phase 2 is the second BTO launch for this year. The prices of the units range from $77,000
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        ROAD BULLY JAILED FOR RAMMING OVERTAKER
        99 12 A road bully was jailed five weeks for ramming his car into the back of another in February last year. Chan Swee Leng, struck the back of Mr Loh Chien Wei's car three times after the latter overtook him. Mr Loh's repair bill came
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Dissident on trial as China denies pre-Olympic crackdown
      314 14 -AGENCIES BEIJING Prominent Chinese dissident Hu Jia went on trial in Beijing yesterday accused of subversion, as the government denied launching a crackdown on dissent ahead of the Olympic Games in Beijing. Mr Hu, 34, was detained in December. He pleaded not
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      Ma threatens to boycott Olympics over Tibet
      433 14 China's military crackdown in Tibet burst into Taiwan's election yesterday as the front-runner for president said he would consider boycotting the Olympic Games and lashed the Beijing leadership. Mr Ma Ying-jeou, of the opposition Kuomintang, said that if elected on Saturday, he could
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      Lock icon China under inflationary pressure
      395 14 -AGENCIES Inflation soared to 8.7% last month, its highest level in nearly 12 years BEIJING China's premier warned yesterday already-high inflation may accelerate as the country prepares to host the Beijing Olympics. But he promised an anxious public that price increases can be held to the
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      Lock icon A BURDEN FOR TAIWAN'S NEXT PRESIDENT
      823 16  -  MARIA SIOW Today in Taiwan GHJHGJ EAST ASIA BUREAU CHIEF mariasiow@media corp.com.sg IF FORMER Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui was instrumental in sowing the seeds of mistrust that Beijing now has for Taipei, then incumbent Chen Shui-bian would be the one responsible for allowing the
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      SUPPORT FOR TIBET 1N...
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      Lock icon THE SOFTER SIDE OF α350
      727 19 It's not always a snap for beginner photography buffs to make the leap from digital still cameras (DSCsj to digital SLR (D-SLR) cameras. With their plethora of advanced features, the latter can intimidate users who have only had experience with a DSC. Sony's newest D-SLR
      From left: Lynn Tan, Julian W and Takashi Yasuda; LYNETTE KOH JASON HO  -  727 words
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      Lock icon Bird flu in Indonesia could mutate into human form: UN
      227 20 —AFP ROME The bird flu situation is "critical" in Indonesia, where the virus could mutate and cause a human pandemic, the United Nations food agency warned yesterday. "The prevalence of avian influenza in Indonesia remains serious despite national and international
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      Rabbit fever hits Thailand
      293 20 BANGKOK- There is an emerging disease in Thailand rabbit fever or tularemia, The Bangkok Post reported yesterday. The director-general of the Disease Control Department, Mr Thawat Sundarachan, said the first victim was a 37-year-old woman who died in Kui Buri district, south of the capital, in
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      Lock icon Gang charged with selling blood
      213 20 -AFP NEW DELHI Police in northern India said yesterday they had busted a crime racket in which a gang held 17 men captive and forced them to give blood several times a week, selling it for thousands of dollars. The men all poor migrant workers
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon COURT RELEASES KERVIEL
        102 22 -AP A French court has ordered the release of a Societe Generale trader accused of causing billions of euros in losses for the bankthrough unauthorised trades. Jerome Kerviel had been held at a Paris prison since Feb 8, while investigators have been looking into one of history's
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        Lock icon ARREST MADE IN HK PROSTITUTE MURDERS CASE
        60 22 -AFP Police said they arrested a Pakistani man in Macau yesterday in connection with the murders of four Hong Kong sex workers. The women have been found murdered since Saturday, prompting fears that a serial killer was targeting prostitutes. Superintendent Steve Li said
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        Lock icon RAT'S HEAD FOUND IN CRACKERS; AVA ISSUES RECALL
        200 22 -AFP A South Korean food company issued a public apology yesterday after a suspected rat's head was found in a bag of shrimp crackers. Nong Shim, South Korea's largest processed food maker, said it has stopped producing the snack pending an investigation
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      S'porean downs $65 Ok of heroin
      247 22 Sentenced to nine years'jail for his smuggling attempt BRISBANE A Singaporean man swallowed more than A 5500,000 ($651,000) worth of heroin and then tried to smuggle it into Australia, an Australian court was told yesterday. According to the website news.com.au, prosecutors said Teck Boon
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      Lock icon Opposition nixes Tanami; no central banker for Japan
      207 22 -AFP TOKYO -Japan's government failed yesterday in a last-ditch attempt to avert a leadership vacuum at the country's central bank amid a global credit crisis, as the opposition rejected its second candidate. The government proposed Mr Koji Tanami, head of Japan's development
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      990 17 Advertising feature Brought to you by BDBS A lifeline in times of need Approval in 5 minutes branches island-wide, DBS Cashline provides When his elderly father first contracted the flu, Mr Sng duly went down to the branch and after the convenience of accessing cash easily 53-year old Mr Ambrose
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      438 18 ACC I J J ls a" '**akes*° Colorectal Cancer is the most common cancer in Singapore. It has risen by more than 100% over the 30-year period and currently more than 1500 cases are reported each year. However, with early detection, colorectal cancer can be cured. Studies have shown that
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      502 20 MIGRATE TO AUSTRALIA PAY NO TAX! Jointly presented by NTRUST Australia Immigration Specialists and ipac Financial Planning Singapore I on Wed, 26th March 2008,6.30-8.30pm Call 6738 4431 or register at www.ntrust.com.sg. fpac **trust X (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD H Receive a FREE Mighty Savers™ I _^fl A zipper file when you
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      270 24  -  TAYAI CHENG Letter from Senior Director Public Library Services WE THANK Mr Matthew Lee for his suggestion to use the display screens at bookdrops to show loan return information "A display screen, perhaps?" (March 12). Currently, the "Returned" display screen at the library bookdrop already
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      Take that load off kids' backs
      289 24  -  RICKBODLAENDER In this high-tech era, why do they need to carry so many books? Letter from RECENTLY, I took a bus. When it stopped at Dunman High School, the bus rapidly filled up with students. What struck me was the size of the students'
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      193 28  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY.... FOCUS ON THE FAMILY BY DR JAMES DOBSON THE NO-KNOCK POLICY We've been talking these last few days about youngsters who need a little help coping with peer pressure and rejection. Another suggestion for parents is that they teach their kids what
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    • Letter
      It's our personal attitude that makes the difference
      64 28  -  JASON CHIAM CHIAH SERN, REDHILL Letter from NO MATTER what rules are introduced, the attitudes of pedestrians and cyclists will determine if they can share Singapore's pavements. How many times have pedestrians been guilty of walking on clearly designated cycling paths along
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      Ringing a bell does not constitute right of way
      114 28  -  KWWONG,TAMPINES Letter from I HAVE lived in Tampines for almost 20 years and worked in Tampines Central for three years. I walk to and from my office every day. I have often seen cyclists riding through crowded bus stops instead of
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      Lock icon Cycling – a green, healthy solution to our traffic woes
      283 28  - Cycling a green, healthy solution to our traffic woes BUKITTIMAH Letter from PATRICIA CHEE, I REFER to "The politics of sidewalks" (March 15-16). There seems to be growing demand for bicycle lanes in Singapore, yet urban planners do not seem to be heeding these calls. Cycling offers several benefits. It
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      Cyclists just want to reach their destination in one piece
      232 29  -  WUXIANGCHAO, HOUGANG Letter from I REFER to "The politics of sidewalks". Ravi Veloo refers to a rule created in 1981 that makes it illegal for cyclists to ride on the pavement Rule 28 of the Road Traffic Rules. However, there
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    • WE CAN'T SHARE THE PAVEMENT
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        We need a study that is more accurate and representative
        194 28  -  EDMOND NG CHOON CHAI, SEMBAWANG Letter from I CONCUR with Ravi Veloo, that it would be almost impossible for pedestrians and cyclists to share the pavement A cyclist recently rode into my arm as I stretched to press the button
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        Would cyclists bother about pedestrians' safety?
        168 28  -  LAI YEW CHAN, TAMPINES Letter from THE pilot study at Tampines has been augmented by public education. However, would this undo the deep-seated roots of inconsiderate or rash behaviour? Cyclists on the pavement may be more careless as they are less likely to be
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        Lock icon Why not conduct a more detailed study?
        313 28  -  UPPER BUKITTIMAH YEOW MEI SIN, Letter from RAVI Veloo has highlighted a key issue: Why should a stretch of pavement in Tampines be used as the sample for the rest of Singapore? If the Tampines study leads to a ruling that allows cyclists
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      Keep S'poreans small, ban char kway teow?
      215 29  -  GOH KIAN HUAT Letter from I REFER to the report "Beware! Super-sized S'poreans on way" (March 17). My nine-year-old daughter, classified as severely overweight, has been attending counselling sessions with food nutritionists at the Health Promotion Board for the past two years. However,
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        868 34  -  ANDYMUKHERJEE IN THE end, Citic Securities Co was lucky to sidestep the messy unraveling of Bear Steams. Five months ago, the biggest Chinese brokerage wanted to buy 6 per cent of the New York-based securities firm for US$l billion ($1.38 billion). Miraculously for Citic,
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          190 36 China's Fortune SGAM has received approval to launch a mutual fund this Monday to invest in foreign-list-ed Chinese shares, the fund said. The new fund, which would mark China's sixth Qualified Domestic Institutional Investor mutual fund, will have an investment ceiling of US$3 billion
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          64 36 AGENCIES Government of Singapore Investment Corporation has cut its stake in Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical to 5.91 per cent from 6.09 per cent, the Hong Kong-listed company said. GIC sold 4.1 million shares Friday at an average price of HK53.044
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      472 49  -  LOWUNFHOONG Two Spore women in the mix as Laser Radial qualification battle heats up linfhoong@media corp.com.sg SINGAPORE'S sailors are well in the hunt at the Women's Laser Radial World Championship in Auckland, New Zealand, as they battle to book a spot for the country in
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      460 49  -  -TANYO-HINN WITH the Olympic Games a little over four months away, the training programme of Singapore swimming star Tao Li is about to be ramped up. The 18-year-old has qualified for the 100 m butterfly event for the
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      143 49 -AFP EINDHOVEN Pieter van den Hoogenband headlines the European swimming championships here in Holland, as the competition in his homeland provides contenders with a chance to fine-tune their preparations for this summer's Beijing Olympics. The giant Maastricht native readily admitted hitting top form
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      566 50  -  PAUL GREEN NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2008 Geylang United v Young Lions Bedok Stadium, 7.45pm paulgreen@mediacorp.com.sg HE MADE his debut for the Young Lions last season, but failed to find the net. On Sunday, five games into the NTUC Income-Yeo's
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      472 51  -  JOSEPH YADAO joseph.yadao@media corp.com.sg FORMULA 1 ace Nico Rosberg admits the first Singapore Grand Prix on Sept 28 has already raised the excitement levels in the paddock, but the Finn cannot help but have some reservations about safety issues. The street
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      224 51  -  -PAUL GREEN MALAYSIAN Super League side Kedah were in dreamland after just 11 minutes of their AFC Cup, Group D clash with Home United last night, when Shafiq Jamal shot the visitors into the lead. But once the home side got back on level
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      629 52 —AGENCIES Aussie backfrom rehabilitation programme after being barred following controversial England-Pakistan encounter DUBAI Darrell Hair, the Australian umpire who was barred from standing in top-level cricket matches following a controversial abandoned Test between England and Pakistan, was yesterday reinstated as one of the game's
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      291 52 -AFP EINDHOVEN (The Netherlands) Home fans did not even have to wait for the entrance of Olympic champion Pieter van den Hoogenband as the Dutch contingent got off to a flying start at the European championships yesterday (early today, Singapore time), their
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      301 53 -AFP MADRID World record holder Haile Gebrselassie (picture) has confirmed in an interview that he will not run in the Beijing Olympics marathon due to the climatic conditions in the Chinese capital. Instead, he would focus on the 10,000 metres, the
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