Today, 5 May 2008, Afternoon Edition

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    13 1 TODAY /A=ryJj-\CORP MICA(P) 132/10/2007 we set you thinking Monday May 5, 2008 todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
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      Lock icon Real retain title in thrilling finale
      103 1 -AFP MADRID Real Madrid were crowned Spanish champions for the 31st time yesterday (early today, Singapore time) on defeating Osasuna 2-1 after scoring twice in a sensational final three minutes. Real were heading for defeat after Francisco Punal scored an 83rd-minute penalty against a
      -AFP; GETTY IMAGES  -  103 words
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      Lock icon CYBER BENDER
      775 1  -  NGJINGYNG Gaming cafes register as clubs to get around rules restricting entry for young patrons jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg IF YOU cannot the bend the rules, go around them. That's what some cybercafes here have been doing, to keep up a stream of young customers on weekdays. The regulations are clear,
      KOH MUI FONG  -  775 words
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      Lock icon Is era of cheaper petrol in JB about to end?
      745 1  -  CLEMENT MESENAS TAN HUILENG EDITOR-AT-LARGE clement@mediacorp.com.sg MALAYSIA said yesterday that it was considering using its chip-based national identity card to prevent visitors from Singapore and Thailand from buying cheap subsidised fuel meant for locals. But Singaporeans, who cross the Causeway
      TAN HUILENG  -  745 words
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon TAIWAN SCANDAL ON THE BOIL
      652 2 -AGENCIES Round-the-clock guard for Singaporean suspect as turmoil threatens to bring down senior official TAIPEI Authorities have searched the home of a Singaporean man being investigated for embezzling Taiwan's diplomatic fund as the scandal threatens to bring down senior officials in the party of outgoing
      -AGENCIES; AP  -  652 words
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      A loaf of bread a day to feed 4
      360 3  -  LOH CHEE KONG The rising cost of rice prompted this family to start eating bread cheekong@media corp. com. sg THE rising price of rice has prompted some Singaporeans to switch to cheaper house brands. But for Mr Choong Sing Choy, 50,
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      Lock icon Fifteen injured as buses collide
      194 3 LOHCHEEKONG A COLLISION at Admiralty Road between an SMRT bus and a private bus left 15 people injured yesterday evening. According to a Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) spokesperson, the casualties suffered injuries ranging from head wounds to fractures to the arms, ankles and collarbones.
      — LOHCHEEKONG; 001 BOONKEONG  -  194 words
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  • news
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      Lock icon To strike a balance
      490 4  -  SHERALYN TAY Anti-coagulation clinics help patients manage warfarin dosage sheralyn@media corp. com. sg IT IS a delicate balance too much could cause excessive internal bleeding, too little could lead to fatal clots. The double-edged sword of warfarin, a drug which thins blood to prevent abnormal clots
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      Govt 'seriously' considering seat belts on school buses
      387 4  -  LOH CHEE KONG cheekong@media corp. com. sg THE Ministry of Transport is "seriously" looking into making it mandatory by law for school buses to be fitted with seat belts, according to the ministry's Senior Parliamentary Secretary Teo Ser Luck. The recent death
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        BRISK WALK-QIGONG PROGRAMME
        84 6  -  TAN HUI LENG It was a healthy start to Sunday as Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan and North West District Mayor Dr Teo Ho Pin launched the Brisk Walk Qigong programme (picture), which adds qigong to the largest brisk walking programme in Singapore. There will be 26
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        SENIOR MINISTER TO VISIT LIBYA
        156 6 Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong will be the most senior Singapore leader to visit Libya in his first trip to the country from today to Thursday, at the invitation of the Libyan Government. The official visit will strengthen Singapore's political and economic relations with Libya,
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        TOP-LEVEL ASEM EDUCATION CONFERENCE BEGINS TODAY
        109 6 Education Minister Ng Eng Hen will attend the inaugural Asia-Europe Meeting (Asem) Conference of Ministers for Education in Berlin, Germany, from today until tomorrow. The Asem ministers will discuss cooperation between Asian and European countries in the areas of higher education and vocational training,
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      ENGLISH, CHINESE OR ROJAK?
      778 6  -  LIANG DINGZI Singaporeans should be careful not to mix languages as we welcome newcomers CONTROVERSIAL language issues are bound to plague a multi-racial community like Singapore. This is all the more so in recent times, as an increasing number of foreigners begin to work and reside
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      Lock icon 'There should be no shame in adoption'
      351 8  -  HIROSHI LIMMELL CHANNEL NEWSASIA hiroshilimmell@media corp.com.sg ALTHOUGH the concept of adoption is not foreign in Asia, the stigma of not having one's own child is among the problems couples face. Singapore's first adoption agency, Touch Adoption Services, is trying to change all that
      — CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  351 words
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      Efforts intensify as dengue spikes
      428 8  -  LOH CHEE KONG Number of cases up 35%, breeding sites up 42% cheekong@media corp. com. sg THE quantum of the fine has been doubled, public education campaigns redesigned and door-to-door community efforts intensified. But the dengue situation continues to get worse. In the first four
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      379 5 Renovating your home. V Buying new furniture. mmm 1 IJ(P Taking a holiday with 30% cash back. Vhatever your needs, a flexible loan with 30% cash back is the answer. Life has many different needs, and fulfilling them requires a flexible solution.That's why at HSBC, we've designed our loans to
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      145 6 ERC Institute was founded by Asia's top corporate titans to groom the next generation of successful professionals. Our unique education approach enables our students to learn from top business leaders and acquire financial skills that will be extremely valuable for their future. We are offering limited scholarships to celebrate the
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      340 7 With 88 flights a week, any time's a good time to visit Australia. Experience Australia now from $688* with Singapore Airlines. There's always something new to do in Australia. Go on a coastal getaway along our miles of perfect beaches. Enjoy nature at her finest with our unspoilt landscape and
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      169 8 If you enjoy the prestige that comes from being the best in your field, then you will appreciate the professional advantages derived from attaining the PMP®, the profession's most globally recognised and respected credentials. The PMP designation following your name tells your employers that you have demonstrated a solid foundation
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      28 8 c^ji^.tftn.-tiPHi.»j..^a in i Marvelous Monday. SPREAD THE GOODNESS EVERY MORNING. Philadelphia Cream Cheese, with 60% less fat than butter or margarine. Breakfast with a little taste of heaven.
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Drug fears may bar M'sian women travelling solo
      332 10 -AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian women travelling abroad on their own may need letters from their parents or employers in a bid to stop them becoming "mules" for international drug syndicates, reports said yesterday. The proposal comes as 119 Malaysians, 90 per cent
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      Lock icon Killer cyclone rips Myanmar
      310 10 AGENCIES Hundreds feared dead YANGON-Atleast3sl people were killed when cyclone Nargis tore through Myanmar over the weekend, state media reported yesterday. Myanmar's state channel MRTV said on their Sunday evening news broadcast that 109 people had been killed in Haing Gyi island, just off the coast
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      Lock icon No minimum wage: Abdullah
      88 10 ■AFP Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi is not prepared to introduce a minimum monthly wage despite mounting pressure from trade unions amid inflationary fears, reports said yesterday. Last Thursday, Malaysian Trades Union Congress president Syed Shahir Syed Mohamud called for salaries of at least RM1,200 ($517)
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      Lock icon Incest father mentally ill and should not be jailed: Lawyer
      202 12 -AFP BERLIN Mr Josef Fritzl, the Austrian who admits to imprisoning and sexually abusing his daughter for 24 years, should not go to jail as he is mentally ill, his lawyer told a German publication yesterday. "Mr Fritzl is mentally
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      76 12 AP CELEBRITY TOUCH: Hong Kong superstar Jackie Chan (left) and local village head Pu Huifang wave to the crowds as they light the dish atthe last checkpoint at the Tianya Haijiao, a tourism landmark in Sanya. The Olympic torch relay started its mainland leg yesterday on the tropical island of
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      Lock icon Tibet dialogue to continue
      375 12 -AFP SHENZHEN China and the Dalai Lama's envoys agreed to keep the door open on dialogue after holding talks here yesterday, state media said, although no breakthrough in ending the Tibet crisis was reported. The closed-door meeting was the first between the two sides in more
      -AFP  -  375 words
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      Lock icon HU JINTAO IS NOT ONE TO RETREAT ON TIBET
      354 12  -  BY DAVID EIMER THE DAILY TELEGRAPH I he gult between how the Chinese regard I ibet and the West's attitude to the Dalai Lama and the region has never been so wide. Tibet's supporters overseas, who range from Prince Charles to
      — THE DAILY TELEGRAPH  -  354 words
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      Lock icon FIVE MORE OFFICIALS SACKED OVER CHINA RAIL ACCIDENT
      103 14 —AGENCIES Five more railway officials were sacked for causing a train crash in east China last Monday that killed 72 people, state press said yesterday. "The mistakes of these officials directly caused the disaster," the Xinhua news agency cited local authorities as
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      Lock icon AUSTRALIAN POLICE DEFEND CLOSING PERTH AIRPORT
      117 14 -DPA Australian authorities yesterday defended their decision to shut Perth's international airport terminal for 12 hours after a security alert that proved unfounded. Over 3,000 travellers were evacuated from the terminal on Saturday after baggage handlers decided unaccompanied freight on a Malaysia Airlines flight
      -DPA  -  117 words
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      Lock icon Old wine in new bottles?
      515 14  -  JASON LEE Ma Ying-jeou's new Cabinet familiar, but few are complaining IN TAIPEI, TAIWAN jasonlee@mediacorp.com.sg POLITICAL critics have described it as "old wine in new bottles" but Presidentelect Ma Ying-jeou's Cabinet line-up seems to have gained popular support at least for the time being. Many
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      Lock icon Profiting from their plight
      686 16  -  VENESSALEE Immigration officers, traffickers in M'sia make millions from Myanmar refugees venessa@media corp. com. sg A NEW multi-million-dollar trade has been identified in Malaysia. Human traffickers earned as much as RMB.6 million ($3.7 million) last year from Myanmar refugees, while the immigration officers who colluded with
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      Lock icon Johnson gets the Tory revolution started
      281 16 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Newly-elected mayor Boris Johnson (picture) will launch a Conservative revolution in London this week, introducing a series of reforms as a test-bed for a future Tory government Mr Johnson, who defeated Labour's Ken Livingstone, will within days pour more police
      — THE DAILY TELEGRAPH; BLOOMBERG  -  281 words
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      220 14 Be PMP®Certified^"li Enjoy the professional advantages! Why become PMP® certified? The Project Management Professional (PMP®) is one of the world's most widely recognized professional credentials as it demonstrates your professional achievement. With this certification, it raises customer confidence and trust in yours and your organization's services, which in turn give
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      Are costs the only concern?
      285 18  -  LAI YEW CHAN Hiring foreign workers in the service industry is not sustainable in the long term Letter from I REFER to "WP: Only S'poreans at Hougang Town Council" (May 3-4). Challenging the Opposition to hire only Singaporeans, and the Opposition proving to the ruling
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      SSTA's reasoning on seatbelts not justified
      103 18  -  DAMIEN LEE Letter from THE authorities cannot sit on the fence and allow our children and their safety to be held hostage by the Singapore School Transport Association (SSTA) and their cost reasoning. Why are buses allowed to ferry more than the stipulated number
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      CashCard woes: Specific batch to blame
      157 18  -  SUHANAKHARUDIN Letter from Manager, Media Relations Land Transport Authority I REFER to "Cash Card Woes: What's to blame?" and "$lO fine an unfair slap" (May 1). Our investigations show that of the total number of ERP transactions in a month, about 300 cases of
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      isay BE FAIR WHEN ASSESSING FAULT
      472 21  -  DR WINSTON LEE SIEW BOON I REFER to "Jaywalker's death: Driver fined, banned for negligence" (April 29) and "Not all drivers are to blame" (May 3). It would appear that in Singapore, a driver is assumed to be negligent whenever a pedestrian is killed.
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      181 21  -  DR BILL MAIER BY EXPLAINING TO KIDS THE BIRDS AND THE BEES "Mommy, where do babies come from?" If your toddler has not asked that question yet get ready! Too often parents avoid these tough questions about the birds and the bees, and their kids grow
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  • Business
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      Lock icon Yahoo fends off Microsoft deal
      672 22 -AGENCIES SAN FRANCISCO Yahoo may have claimed victory after Microsoft said on Saturday it was walking away from its unsolicited takeover attempt for the Internet giant, but observers said the battle for control of Yahoo might not necessarily be over. "With the distraction of Microsoft's
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      Lock icon Positive US jobs report may boost Singapore share prices
      192 22  -  CHEOWXIN Yl —AGENCIES, SHARE prices in Singapore are likely to kick off on a positive note this week after a better-than-forecast United States jobs report pushed Wall Street higher for the third week. US employers cut 20,000 jobs last month, far
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    • business news
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        US MEASURES, ASIAN PRESSURES
        815 25  -  WILLIAM PESEK Why the region is'fed up' with dipping interest rates CHALONGPHOB Sussangkarn knows a thing or two about volatile currency markets. Until February, he was the Finance Minister of Thailand, which over the last decade saw its currency plunge too low and surge too high.
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      • Succeed
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          brainfood
          260 26  -  LOHCHEEKONG The Hlonverbal Advantage by Carol Kinsey Goman Our non-verbal signals often betray our true intentions. But they can also be harnessed to influence people around you and counter attempts by others to covertly exert superiority in a meeting. Think about this: How many of us realise that most
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        • the business of learning
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            New $38m campus for UK's first offshore university
            220 26 THE United Kingdom's first offshore campus in Singapore has moved into its new $38-million premises. The Queen Margaret University (QMU) Asia Campus has been operating at its Balestier site since May 2. The enhanced facilities of the new, self-contained campus at Ah
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            Lock icon East-West quality edge
            598 26  -  LIN YANQIN Cornell's MMH programme here gives students the best of both worlds yanqin@media corp. com. sg IT IS a simple concept one Masters programme conducted on two campuses on different continents to give its students maximum international exposure in the booming global hospitality industry. And in
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            Managers who inspire...
            806 28 They don't have to be geniuses or heroes to be good leaders ARE you an inspiration to others? The first and most obvious way is to be omni-competent that is, to be competent in all aspects. By excelling in various areas at work, you would naturally establish
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            quiztime
            321 28 Counselling READER MERLE DESOUZA ASKS: The loss of my child from a congenital lung condition last year prompted me to reach out to others and take up a course in counselling. I have just completed my Diploma in Counselling Psychology from the Academy of Certified Counsellors. I'm not sure
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            noticeboard
            84 28 BUILD A DYNAMIC TEAM Your success as a manager often depends on how well your team operates. Are they enthusiastic and motivated to do their best? With globalisation becoming a norm, contemporary managers have added demands of moulding a team with an eclectic cultural mix. This seminar takes a
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      266 28 OPPORTUNITY IN ADVERSITY Professional Forex Trader Clarence Chee, the developer of the M Dynamite Forex System and the Profit in Pivot System (PIPS), started T3B Forex Club has been coaching a growing group of P-^ ZJJ successful retail investors privately on how to profit consistently from the forex market. Come
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      Grenier on the other side
      1233 30  -  SEOWJIAMIN IN LONDON The swoonsome star of Entourage professes to being tragically romantic and wanting to be just like the character he plays on the hit TV show plus@newstoday.com.sg ADRIAN Grenier (picture) dresses just like his character Vincent Chase on the multi-award winning HBO series
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