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    38 1 TODAY /A=diaCofip MICA(P) 132/10/2007 we set you thinking Thursday May 1, 2008 todayonline.com I TODAY /A=ryJj-\CORP MICA(P) 132/10/2007 we set you thinking o o "E R (0 o 00 o o CM CO > (0 "O (A 3 I-
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    Tough times call for flexi wages
    648 1 Put increases into variable bonuses where possible, PM Lee urges employers AFTER a sunny 2007 of robust economic growth and pay hikes, dark storm clouds are hovering over Singapore no thanks to worries over the United States' economy and global inflation. As such, both
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    Lock icon Ding walks free, after three years under a cloud of shame
    894 1  -  TEOXUANWEI xuanwei@media corp.com.sg HE LOOKED worn out, the toll of three years of public shame, accusatory looks thrown his way and roller-coaster emotions clear in his guarded manner. Sitting down with this reporter on Tuesday, with his fate to
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      35 1 •as? GOODBYE COURTS X SHANMUGAM READY FOR BIGGER CHALLENGE AHEAD HOT NEWS PAGE 3 BEFORE I GET OLD VETERAN ROCKERS SELLING OUT GIGS PLUS PAGE 22 NO AFTERNOON EDITION TODAY IT WILL BE BACK TOMORROW
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      Lock icon GIC may buy into more banks
      612 2 -BLOOMBERG THE Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC) may add more bank assets to its US$lB billion ($24.4 billion) of investments in ÜBS AG and Citigroup as it chases stable returns over periods as long as 30 years, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said.
      -BLOOMBERG; TODAY FILE PHOTC  -  612 words
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      Lock icon Record number of jobs for the taking
      527 2  -  LOHCHEEKONG Employers create a high of 68,400 positions in Ql, but jobless rate rises to 2% cheekong@media corp.com.sg SINGAPORE employers added a record number of jobs last quarter, as the economy's fastest expansion since 2003 encouraged companies to increase hiring to meet demand
      MANPOWER, PHOTO BLOOMBERG  -  527 words
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      Lock icon Goodbye to the 'cut and thrust'
      687 3  -  LEONGWEEKEAT On his last day as Senior Counsel, KShanmugam looks forward to bigger test as Law Minister weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg AFTER spending 90 minutes presenting his client's 99-page submission, the veteran litigator asked the High Court judge if he had any questions. No, replied Justice Choo
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      Singapore workers disadvantaged: WP
      310 4 THE Singapore economic model, one in which Singaporeans are dependent on foreigners for their jobs, has eroded the societal standing of the Singapore worker, suggested the Workers' Party (WP) in its May Day message yesterday. The WP cited an anecdote from Mr Lim Boon Heng, Minister
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      Lock icon Worker's hand crushed in printer
      319 4  -  ZULOTHMAN zul@media corp.com.sg ONE day after this year's Workplace Safety and Health Campaign was launched, a worker at a printing company in Kallang Bahru had his hand crushed in an industrial accident It is unclear what caused the printing machine about 2m high and said
      SINGAPORE CIVIL DEFENCE FORCE  -  319 words
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      Most patients were satisfied
      694 4  -  ALICIA WONG Service at hospitals, polyclinics better, survey finds alicia@mediacorp.com.sg WEEKS after one survey had rated public hospitals and polyclinics among the lowest in customer satisfaction, another one has found that most patients are either "satisfied" or "very satisfied" with their services. The later survey on
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      Lock icon SMRT debuts green fleet
      422 6  -  NGJINGYNG jingyng@media corp.com.sg THE push to make public transport the choice mode of travel got a green fillip yesterday as SMRT announced that commuters will soon be riding on the greenest buses in South-east Asia. And 300 new energy-friend-ly SMRT taxis will also be plying the
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      Lock icon Belt them up right
      420 6  -  JINNY KOH 5-month campaign will highlight the importance of using child seats jinny@media corp.com.sg ALTHOUGH Mr E T Ng has two child seats in his car, the 33-year-old engineer often lets his two-year-old son go unbuckled because the toddler does not like being strapped in. But
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        JAYAKUMAR, CJ TO RECEIVE PEDRA BRANCA JUDGMENT ON MAY 23
        114 6 The International Court of Justice's (ICJ) judgment on sovereignty over Pedra Branca, Middle Rocks and South Ledge will be delivered on May 23. Making up the Singaporean delegation that will receive the judgment are Deputy Prime Minister S Jayakumar, chief
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        MOH ISSUES POLIO VACCINATION REMINDER
        81 6 If you going to India or Nepal, the Ministry of Health is advising you to get immunised against polio. This reminder applies to travellers to countries with ongoing or recent transmission of the disease, including Afghanistan, Chad, Congo, Niger and Pakistan. Polio affects mainly infants
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      2 new flu strains expected to hit Singapore
      265 6  -  TAN HUI LENG huileng@mediacorp.com.sg TWO new strains of the flu bug are expected and together with a prevailing strain, they have been identified by the World Health Organisation as being the most likely to cause the flu this year. On Tuesday, GlaxoSmith-Kline
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      76 6 iIDJ^EIIIIGIUTION CENTER PTE LTD^KfjI ■^CANADA, AUSTRALIA N.Zfl; Date: 3 May 08 {Saturday) Time: 11am 2pm (2 English Sessions) 1 Venue: 1 Sims Lane, #04-06 One Sims Lane (Near Aljunied MRT Behind Shell Station) AGENDA: PATHWAY TO AUSTRALIA CANADA c Rights Benefits of P.R. |§> Free Education Low Uni Fees Medical
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Incest father could have murdered woman: Police
      378 8 -AGENCIES AMSTETTEN Police are looking into possible links between the murder of a young woman and Mr Josef Fritzl, the man who confessed to holding his daughter captive for 24 years and fathering her seven children, a senior law enforcement official said yesterday.
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      Lock icon Baby rice formulas have high arsenic levels
      272 8 -AFP PARIS Levels of arsenic in rice formula for babies are worryingly high, according to an investigation published yesterday into products widely sold in British stores. Scientists voiced their concern after testing 17 samples of three common brands of baby rice which were
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      Solemn Parliament or rowdy playground?
      520 8  -  JESSINTATAN Rowdy name-calling dominates opening of Malaysian Parliament KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's live parliamentary telecast may be reviewed after lawmakers traded insults and jeers during the first debate of the new Parliament yesterday. Information Minister Ahmad Shabery Cheek felt that several opposition MPs had tried to
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      Lock icon China admits that police killed Tibetan protester
      265 10 -AFP BEIJING China hailed the 100-day countdown to the Beijing Olympics yesterday, but simmering controversies over Tibet and the torch relay cast a shadow over the milestone. State press reported that police in north-western China on Monday shot and killed an ethnic Tibetan
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      Lock icon Children 'sold like cabbages' in China
      404 10 -AGENCIES Child labourers rescued in Dongguan, other southern cities BEIJING An area in southern China renowned as a major export hub is at the centre of a child labour scandal after more than 1,000 children were found toiling away in factories. The children, aged
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      Lock icon Contaminated drug puzzle deepens
      190 10 -AFP WASHINGTON United States drugmaker Baxter International said on Tuesday that its blood thinner heparin, which is produced in China and has been linked to dozens of deaths, appears to have been deliberately contaminated. "We're alarmed that one of our products was used in what appears
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      62 11 FAREWELL, LING LING: Giant panda Ling Ling, which was the most popular resident of Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, died yesterday. It was 22 years and seven months (equivalent to 80 to 90 years old in human terms). The male panda, which is the last one to survive at the zoo,
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      Lock icon Wrighteous anger...
      415 11 -AFP Obama disowns fiery pastor after 20-year friendship WASHINGTON Mr Barack Obama said on Tuesday that he was outraged at his former pastor, casting loose his friend of 20 years in a bid to mend damage to his White House hopes. The Democrat Senator flashed with anger as
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      Lock icon Rights for Aussie gays, but govt still opposes wedding bells
      213 11 ■AFP SYDNEY Gay and lesbian couples will have the same rights as heterosexuals under new Australian laws, but marriage will remain off limits, Attorney-General Robert McClelland said yesterday. Mr McClelland said the laws, which are expected to be in force
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      227 12  -  DR JAMES DOBSON I BY FOCUS ON THE FAMILY BY DR JAMES DOBSON TEENS AND PEER PRESSURE I once watched a documentary showing how Indian elephants are trained to serve their human masters, and I was struck by the similarity between these beautiful creatures and our
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      Lock icon Decision yet to be made
      247 12  -  NG SER MIANG 'Talk'of medals did not originate from committee or the lOC Letter from Chairman, Singapore Youth Ulympic Games Organising Committee I REFER to the articles on the Youth Olympic Games (April 24 and 25). Both articles made mention of "talk" that medals mightnotbe
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    • CASHCARD WOES: WHAT'S TO BLAME?
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        IN-VEHICLE UNIT?
        140 12  -  JIBBY JACOB Letter from THANK you for highlighting the problem for motorists in "CashCard troubles?" (April 30). In the past year, there were five occasions when no deductions were made from my CashCards. I also had the in-vehicle unit (IU) checked twice, with the inspectors telling me there
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        Lock icon CARD THICKNESS?
        100 12  -  BERNARD LIM Letter from I CAN'T agree more with your article, "Cash Card troubles?" I have written to the Land Transport Authority (LTA) about this but have not received any reply yet The new Cash Cards I bought are very thin and do not last over the last
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        ERP GANTRIES?
        133 12  -  ROBERTWONG Letter from I REFER to the report "CashCard Troubles?". I was called up by the LTA on three occasions because the Electronic Road Pricing gantries failed to trigger my lU. I sent my car to Vicom at Sin Ming for inspection and was told that nothing was
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      $10 FINE AN 'UNFAIR SLAP'
      143 12  -  MARIANN MAES Letter from I refer to the report, "Cash Card troubles?" While the LTA could continue to argue that its systems are in good order till the cows come home, it is apparent to most drivers that the system really is not as effective
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  • Business
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      Why the other three stuck with Swissco
      490 14  -  CHRISTIE LOH christie@media corp.com.sg IT WAS a "suggestion" that led to two different interpretations. While one side felt dutybound to raise alarm bells, the other was wondering what the fuss was. On Tuesday, in their first interview since governance issues led two independent
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      Banks get creative to court average Joe
      554 14  -  ESTHER FUNG esther@media corp.com.sg TAKING the kids to a soccer clinic, attending workshops on latest market trends and having flexible payment choices were perks once limited to the private banking client Not anymore. To capture a larger share of the mass consumer market,
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      Lock icon How to avoid the financial drain
      812 18  -  JOSEPH YADAO Understanding the concept of cashflow is crucial when it comes to managing costs joseph.yadao@media corp.com.sg WITH Singapore's inflation rate at a 26-year high, businesses are keen to explore ways to combat the effects of inflation and take advantage of the strong economy.
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      Jacelyn Tay: Once bankrupt, now a successful entrepreneur
      323 19  -  JOSEPH YADAO THERE was no better speaker to epitomise the theme of Survive and Thrive than MediaCorp artiste Jacelyn Tay, the founder of the Health Club. She has endured a rollercoaster ride in the last decade, from the highs of winning Star
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      Optimising business operations
      508 19  -  JOSEPH YADAO Survey findings reveal a positive correlation between adoption of technology and business success joseph.yadao@mediacorp.com.sg THE next time you think about scrimping on IT investments, think again you might not only be slowing your operations down, your business could suffer, too. This was one of the
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        Lock icon Will China Eastern budge?
        449 20 DOW JONES Temasek Holdings and SIA are confident shareholders will reconsider their offer SINGAPORE Airlines and its parent, state investment company Temasek Holdings, are confident that their offer to buy a combined 24-per-cent stake in China Eastern Corp (CEA) will be reconsidered by the Chinese carrier's
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        Singapore continues to be key player in Seagate's 5-year plan
        276 20  -  -ESTHER FUNG DATA storage company Seagate Technology plans to ship its next one billion hard-disk drives in the next five years and Singapore will be a key player in its global reach for higher production and market penetration. The world's
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      • BUSINESSBRIEFS
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          Lock icon COSCO SEES BIGGEST NET INCOME INCREASE IN MORE THAN 2 YEARS
          98 20 -AGENCIES Shipbuilder Cosco Corp said its first-quar-ter profit and sales doubled on demand for newvessels and ship-conversions. Its net income for the three months ended March 31 climbed to $84 million, from $42 million a year ago the biggest
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          Lock icon SINGPOST'S Q4 NET PROFIT FALLS 10.6% ON HIGHER COSTS
          136 20 -DOW JONES Singapore Post's (Sing Post) fourth-quarter net profit fell 10.6 per cent on year on higher expenses and a one-time impairment charge. Net profit for the three months ended March 31 was $34.5 million, down from $38.6 million a year
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          MORE BOARD CHANGES AT CAO
          96 20 Mr Tim Bullock, the group vice-president of global oil strategic performance unit at BP International, is replacing Mr Paul Reed as a BP nominee director in jet fuel supplier China Aviation Oil (CAO). Mr Bullock will also replace Mr Reed's role as a member of
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          Lock icon SUNTEC REIT'S Q2 DISTRIBUTION UP ON HIGHER RENTS
          90 20 Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust, one of Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka Shing'stwo property trusts in Singapore, said it will distribute $37.6 million to investors after rents at its properties rose. The trust, which owns offices and a shopping mall in Singapore,
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      Lock icon Amy Winehouse for Bond?
      242 22 -THE GUARDIAN AMY Winehouse has been working on the theme song for the next James Bond film, Quantum of Solace. Mark Ronson, who produced Winehouse's acclaimed Back to Black album, said yesterday they were working on the project together after Bond producers approached the troubled singer.
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      Lock icon OLD FOLKS DO IT BETTER
      763 22  -  Christopher Toh Life begins at 40? It certainly looks like it from all the veterans selling out concerts christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg EVER since it first began, rock V roll music was the voice of the young ones. Unlike other forms of music such as blues or jazz
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      Lock icon HOT OLD ACTS COMING TO TOWN
      444 23 SIR ELTON JOHN The Rocket Man's gig is set to be one of the top-grossing gigs this year here. Organiser Live Nation has even opened up the normally "restricted view" seats to give audiences an all-round view of the stage, which was designed to
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    • CDREVIEWS
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        Lock icon Dawn of a new age
        147 24 Hard Candy Madonna Maddy's 11th studio album is a fun affair- more so than her last disco-infused effort. Confessions on a Dance Floor. Track one. Candy Shop, sets the mood for the rest of the album, which is bound to get you high on a
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        Live in Phoenix
        90 24 Fall Out Boy Unlike their studio albums, which can get a tad too grating for comfort, this concert album is a great testament to Fall Out Boy as a live band. Onstage, they convey an energy that's lacking on their albums. Maybe it's the crowd's evident adulation,
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        Hercules and Love Affair
        94 25 Hercules and Love Affair If you like fearless and inventive someone like Boussh, say you'll want this album. Dance exploration and experimentation is the order of the day on this album that has more quirks than a web browser. Started by DJ Andy Butler, Hercules and
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        Blooddrunk
        69 25 Children of Bodom The Finnish metal band's sixth album is, once again, a punchy affair, heavier than their previous release possibly stemming from singer Alexi Laiho's admission that he was in an "aggressive" mood when making the album. Nevertheless, despite bearing the trademark "thrashier" sound you can hear the
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        Antidotes
        90 25 Foals Some may call this "math rock" but Foals' music doesn't move along a geometric progression. Instead, this arty album features songs that are reliant on stomping rhythms to push them through, augmented by syncopated beats and singer Yannis Philippakis' near-bleat-ing vocals, which means either you get into it
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      Lock icon Lan McKellen reprises role in The Hobbit adaptation
      234 25 THE GUARDIAN Guillermo del Toro has revealed more details about his forthcoming adaptation of JRR Tolkien's TheHobbit, days after he was confirmed as the project's director. Sir lan McKellen and Andy Serkis look set to reprise their roles as Gandalf and Gollum.
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      Lock icon OH SOY GOOD
      412 26  -  ANNETTE TAN Soya milk is a great-tasting substitute for cow's milk and it's just as healthy food@newstoday.com.sg SOYA milk is an excellent cow's milk substitute for people who are lactose intolerant or who are in search of a lower-fat alternative. Because soya milk is made from beans,
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    • Traveller
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        Lock icon A beach for bummers
        480 27  -  JUSTIN CHEONG Redang is worth repeated visits for its aquarium-like waters, powdery beaches justin@media corp.com.sg "YOU'RE going to Redang again!" is a common remark I get when I tell people I'm off to the island on the east coast of Malaysia for my April holiday. And
        PHOTOS JUSTIN CHEONG  -  480 words
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        TRAVELNOTES
        73 27 GET MORE FROM MASTERCARD IN JAPAN Until July 31, travellers who use their MasterCard for purchases at outlets that are part of the "MasterCard Enjoy! Japan" campaign will be eligible for bonuses such as exclusive offers at department stores, discount vouchers for spas and saunas, and the chance to
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        Lock icon Taiwan for romance
        273 27  -  JENNIFER CHEN WHAT do Taiwanese politicians slugging it out in Parliament have to do with the appeal of Taiwan as a travel destination? According to Taiwanese actor-director Wu Nien-Jen who was in town on Saturday to promote Taiwan with fellow tourism ambassador, pop star John Tsai it
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