Today, 2 June 2008

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    13 1 TODAY yV\=ryJj-\CORP MICA(P) 132/10/2007 we set you thinking Monday June 2, 2008 todayonline.com
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    Lock icon FILL HER UP ... FOR NOW M'sia to review petrol sale ban
    253 1 FILL HER UP FOR NOW M'sia to review petrol sale ban AP Malaysia has put off plans to ban foreign-reg-istered vehicles from filling up on subsidised petrol in its border areas with Singapore and Thailand, Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak, who was in Singapore to attend a security summit, told
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    Lock icon Impassive amid a raging storm
    760 1  -  ZULOTHMAN Myanmar minister sticks to 'no strings' refrain as donor nations fume zul__mediacorp.com.sg HE APPEARED at the Shangri-La Hotel yesterday to give an update on Myanmar's recovery efforts in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, which tore through the impoverished nation last month. Instead, Myanmar's Deputy
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    WHICH HAT WAS TAN KIN LIAN WEARING?
    672 1  -  P N BALJI NEWS COMMENT EDITORIAL DIRECTOR ba Iji ©media corp. com. sg IF MR Tan Kin Lian's intention was to win the war, not just a scrappy battle, then he made two strategic errors in his consumer rights campaign against NTUC Income.
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  • hot news
    • Article
      Should identity of HIV patient be revealed?
      785 2  -  ZULOTHMAN zul ©media corp.com.sg SINCE 1992, the identities of persons living with HIV have been protected under the Infectious Diseases Act, although they can be named if they are charged in court Over the years, there have been a few reports. But, what
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      80 3 AND THEY'RE OFF!: Parents and their children at the starting line of the 800 m fun run during the inaugural Cold Storage Kids Run 2008 yesterday morning. The run was organised exclusively for some 3,000 children between the ages of three and 13 and their families. One event of an
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    • Article
      ASEAN TO ENHANCE PRACTICAL SECURITY COOPERATION
      278 2 To adapttothe changes of the regional security landscape, the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) has taken several steps to strengthen its defence sectors and to enhance practical security cooperation through the Asean Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM), Singapore's Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean
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      Lock icon Mrs Lee in stable condition
      137 3 938 LIVE MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's wife (picture) is in stable condition after suffering a stroke 21 days ago and has become more alert since surgery on May 17. A statement yesterday by Mr Lee's office said she is making slow but steady progress
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      Lock icon The fatter you are, the fatter your bills?
      566 4  -  SHERALYNTAY As -obesity Jevels go up, insurers plan price-hikes to match sheralyn__mediacorp.com.sg FOR years, campaigns have been the primary vehicle for the obesity prevention message. Still, obesity rates have climbed. The Ministry of Health's (MOH) response has been to throw its weight
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      Lock icon Struggling at the heart of the storm
      657 6  -  LIN YANQIN Singapore volunteers tell of plight faced by cyclone survivors in Irrawaddy Delta yanqin__mediacorp.com.sg IN THE capital city of Yangon, except for the cracks in the ground where Cyclone Nargis had uprooted the trees, life appeared to be back to normal as
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      Lock icon American jailed for insults
      124 8 938 LIVE A UNITED States citizen, formerly a Singaporean, has been arrested without bail for "threatening, abusing and insulting" a High Court judge. According to the police, Gopalan Pallichadath Nair allegedly sent an offensive email to the Attorney-Gener-al and the Solicitor-General. The content in the email
      — 938 LIVE  -  124 words
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      Lock icon They walked the talk
      298 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA TNT, DBS flex corporate muscles to raise funds for relief efforts IT WAS a day for walking or running for charity yesterday as logistics company TNT held its annual charity walk to raise $100,000 for the United Nations World Food Programme to fight child
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  • world news
    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        JB POLICE CHECKING EMPTY HOUSES
        86 12 Police in Johor Baru have been checking on homes left vacant by people who have gone on vacation during the current school holidays. The Sfar reported yesterday. Assistant Commissioner Zainuddin Yaakob said the police had been patrolling the neighbourhoods of homes participating in the Safe
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        JOURNALISTS CONTINUE MARCH IN KUALA LUMPUR DESPITE BAN
        104 12 Journalists and bloggers marched in downtown Kuala Lumpur yesterday morning in support of press freedom, despite a police ban, Malaysiakini reported. The Walk for Press Freedom took place after a dialogue between the press and de facto Law Minister Zaid Ibrahim, who
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        SINGAPORE MILITARY SENDS AID TO QUAKE VICTIMS IN CHINA
        61 12 Two Singapore military aircraft loaded with humanitarian aid worth US$BO,OOO ($109,000) headed to quake-devas-tated south-west China yesterday, the Government said. The C-130 aircraft were expected to arrive in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province with a cargo of blankets, groundsheets, tents
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      Lock icon If Samak doesn't go, we won't: Thai protesters
      235 12 AP BANGKOK Anti-government protesters in Thailand will keep up their demonstrations until Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej steps down, one of the group's leaders said yesterday. Mr Chamlong Srimuang, a former Bangkok Governor who helped lead similar protests in 2006, said the 500
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      M'sia not giving up on Pedra Branca
      334 12 Search for letter to prove sovereignty will continue, says Foreign Minister KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has renewed its search for evidence to stake its claim on Pedra Branca, which Singapore has jurisdiction over, according to a recent ruling by the International Court of Justice
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      81 13 A VOTE AGAINST TOLERANCE: Members of the hardline Islam Defenders Front at the National Monument in Jakarta yesterday. About 200 Christians, moderate Muslims and members of Ahmadiyah-a Muslim sect the government may ban were at the monument when the hardliner group broke up their religious tolerance rally. The group beat
      AP  -  81 words
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      Lock icon Dr M's new ploy to oust PM
      340 13 AFP Law-makers should be independents -itwill also keep Anwar from top job KUALALUMPUR-Malaysia's former Premier Mahathir Mohamad has urged disgruntled ruling party law-makers not to defect to the opposition in their bid to oust embattled Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, but to become
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      Minister urges Malaysian women to carry condoms
      220 13 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Deputy Health Minister urged women in the country to carry condoms to protect themselves against HIV, a report said yesterday. "This is not to debase them, but to protect them. Women are the first ones to get exploited by their
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      Lock icon Asia will be world's centre of gravity: French minister
      213 14 -AGENCIES ASIA must stop treating Europe as a junior partner, French Defence Minister Herve Morin warned. Addressing the Shangri-La Dialogue regional security forum in Singapore yesterday, he said: "During the 25 years to come, the centre of gravity of the world
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      Lock icon 'Honour killing' in Iraq claims another victim
      431 14 -THE OBSERVER First, daughter killed for befriending soldier, now she's shot BASRA (Iraq) Moving from safe house to safe house, Ms Leila Hussein lived her final weeks in terror. It was the price she was forced to pay after denouncing and divorcing her
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      Lock icon Chopper crashes while evacuating quake survivors
      205 16 AFP MIANYANG (China) A military helicopter crashed while evacuating injured survivors of China's earthquake, state media said yesterday, underlining the lingering risks of a disaster that has killed more than 69,000 people. The chopper crashed on Saturday amid fog and strong turbulence as its
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      Lock icon Japan's first female PM?
      485 16  -  JESSINTATAN CHANNEL NEWSASIA Yuriko Koike talks about the need for a'paradigm shift' jessinta__mediacorp.com.sg HER name has been bandied about as a prime candidate to become Japan's first female Prime Minister. Journalist-turned-politician Yuriko Koike (picture), 55, said that Japan needs a "paradigm shift" one that includes calls
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      Lock icon Housewife or suicide-bomber? Extremists debate role of women in terrorism
      328 17 -AP CAIRO Muslim extremist women are challenging Al Qaeda's refusal to include or at least acknowledge women in its ranks, in an emotional debate that gives rare insight into the gender conflicts lurking beneath this form of Islam. In response
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      Lock icon Dealt another blow
      402 17 AFP Michigan and Florida's voting sway reduced WASHINGTON The Democratic Party has restored the states of Michigan and Florida to its presidential convention with only half their voting power, dealing a severe blow to Ms Hillary Clinton (picture) ahead of Sunday's primary in Puerto Rico. But on
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      Lock icon PARTY TRAIN:
      51 18 Revellers with alcoholic drinks on a Circle Line tube train in London on Saturday night, before the ban on drinking alcohol started at midnight. The transport system was heavily disrupted as thousands held an unauthorised 'drinks party' organised through social networking websites. Police made at least six arrests.
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      Lock icon BANGKOK IN FOR A HOT SUMMER
      868 18  -  SIMON TAY Military acting as referee between competing groups MONTHS of relative quiet have ended in Bangkok. While the pro-Thaksin People's Power Party (PPP) clearly won the elections, political contestation for and against the controversial former Prime Minister are heating up again. Rumours persist
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  • Voices
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        Invest in a system to buffer MRT noise pollution
        178 20  -  HARESH KUMANAN Letter from I REFER to the letter "Just let those noisy trains roll" (May 30) by Khirman Mohammed Anis. I find his ability to adapt to loud noises rather strange, since the human race only goes through a very
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        Horns, screeching brakes disturb those living nearby
        133 20  -  GERALD LIM YEW KIAT Letter from I AGREE with the comments by Naveen Kumar in his letter "Spare a thought, lower the decibels" (May 29). The MRT trains have been running for years but SMRT has been slow in reducing the noise levels
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    • Flight prices of fancy
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        Passengers should be charged for airline frills
        168 21  -  SYLVESTER WONG Letter from I REFER to the comment, "What's in the price of that air ticket?" (May 29). I believe that it is natural for airlines to pass on any increase in cost to customers. Here are some thoughts that airlines may
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        Unhappy with price? Just walk away
        139 21  -  PETER CHONG Letter from I REFER to the comment, "What's in the price of that air ticket?" I agree that ultimately, what matters to the consumer is how much he has to pay in all. Unfortunately, the consumer is first lured into the shop
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        No other transport provider would get away with it
        76 21  -  MICHAEL DIETRICH Letter from LIANG Dingzhi's comment offers food for thought The current practice of quoting "fantasy air-ticket prices" borders on deception. Which other transport service provider is allowed to give a quote which is only a fraction of the actual
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      147 21  -  DR BILL MAIER BY KIDS'MEDIA HABITS When I was a child, being sent to your room was a punishment. But today, many parents can't get their children to leave their rooms. Children's bedrooms have become their media hubs. Children have televisions, video games and even computers
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  • Business
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      Stepping on the gas
      457 22  -  CONRAD RAJ Rich Land to transform itself and seek its fortune in energy EDITOR-AT-LARGE conrad__mediacorp.com.sg YET another company listed on the Singapore Exchange is seeking to change its fortunes by moving into the booming energy sector. Mainboard-listed Rich Land Group, now an inland logistics services provider,
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      63 22 DIGGING OIL: Keppel Corp, the world's largest maker of offshore oil rigs, has secured yet another contract from United States-based ENSCO International to build a US$537-million ($731 -million) ultra-deepwater offshore oil rig, scheduled for delivery in 2012. Crude oil futures traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange have risen 33
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      Merchant Court goes for $208 million
      219 22 KINGDOM Holding, the investment company controlled by Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, said its Fairmont Raffles Hotels International unit has sold The Swissotel Merchant Court in Singapore. Bloomberg said yesterday the 476-room hotel was sold for US$l53 million ($2OB million), citing an emailed
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    • business news
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        Lock icon Inflationary fears to dog Singapore shares: Analyst
        199 24 AFP SINGAPORE shares are expected to start on a soft note this week, as investors continue to worry about rising inflation spurred by high energy prices and the state of the United States economy, said an analyst Soaring inflation, combined with the economic
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        Lock icon Manufacturing slows in China
        358 24 Quake, declining consumption affect 4th-largest economy MANUFACTURING in China, the world's fastest-growing major economy, expanded at a slower pace in May as export growth weakened. The Purchasing Managers' Index fell from a record 59.2 to 53.3 in April, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said
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    • the business of learning
      • Succeed
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          brainfood
          311 26  -  —LOHCHEEKONG The Talent Powered Organization by Peter Cheese, Robert J Thomas Elizabeth Craig The words "talent retention" almost always roll off the tongues of corporate bigwigs these days. But the sad truth is, in the words of the authors, "business understanding of how people add value, how to invest
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          Lock icon Let's get physio
          580 26  -  UN YANQIN Former IT worker seeks dream job in healthcare despite 50% pay cut yanqin__mediacorp.com.sg ABOUT five years after he volunteered to help the elderly, Mr Chioh Chai Kuei (picture) thought about getting a full-time job in the healthcare industry. It wasn't an easy decision as it
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          ceo 101
          122 26 How do you create a family-friendly workplace? CHARLOTTE THNG, HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES, CITI MARKETS AND BANKING SINGAPORE, REPLIES: At Citi, we believe that a family-friendly work environment is key to achieving a healthy work-life balance. Practices such as job-sharing, remote access and flexi-hour work allow our staff
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      889 28  -  LORRAINE LIM Exploring Africa with his best friend Ewan McGregor was an amazing adventure for actor Charley Boorman especially because they kept falling off their bikes IN LONDON plus@newstoday.com.sg FOR many, meeting the President of a country would be a scary enough experience. Imagine having to meet the
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      60 29 DANCING PRINCE: At his From Now on Live in Concert in Singapore on Saturday, Nicholas Teo displayed a versatility not normally associated with the balladeer. The Kuching-born singer, also known as Prince, kicked off his two-hour show with a medley of fast numbers New Song, Game and Superidol- and showed
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      249 30 AFP AROUND 100 teenagers marched on the offices of a widely-read British tabloid on Saturday to protest its suggestion that their favourite "emo" band, My Chemical Romance (picture), encouraged suicide. They objected to the Daily Mail's description of the United States group as a
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      358 30  -  MediaCorp set to launch its second Green Month campaign on Thursday IF YOU switch on the TV or pick up a copy of Today on Thursday and notice something different in the colour scheme of things, don't panic. It's because your favourite newspaper and TV channels are going
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      666 32 AP Jamaican clocks 9.72 in the century sprint to break his countryman's world record TRACK AND FIELD Reebok Grand Prix NEW YORK Like lightning out of nowhere, Usain Bolt is now the world's fastest man. The Jamaican sprinter, who doesn't even consider the 100 metres his best race,
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      465 32 AP SEATTLE Fans in the United States aren't seeing Brazil's "A" team during their two-game tour this week, and on the evidence of Saturday's (yesterday morning, Singapore time) 3-2 win over Canada, they aren't seeing the five-time world champions' "A" game,
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      313 33 THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH LONDON Arsene Wenger is reportedly planning to leave Arsenal when his contract expires in 2011 to become president of Paris St Germain. The Frenchman, who was appointed Arsenal manager in 1996 and has overseen one of the most successful
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      568 33 AFP Skipper Ballack claims his side are peaking nicely for this month's championships INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY Germany 2 Serbia 1 GELSENKIRCHEN Germany captain Michael Ballack netted the winner in his side's 2-1 victory over Serbia on Saturday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) in their final warm-up before
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      311 33 AFP BRISBANE Harry Kewell (picture) scored another crucial goal to unlock Iraq and edge Australia closer to the 2010 World Cup Finals. Kewell, 29, whose goal against Croatia lifted Australia into the second round of the 2006 World Cup finals, grabbed the winner two
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      202 34 LISBON Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed yesterday he will make an announcement on his future this week, Sky Sports reported yesterday. Ronaldo has been heavily linked with a record-breaking move to Real Madrid in recent weeks, although United are determined to keep hold
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      517 34  -  SHAMIR OSMAN Inileev halts training session early, but insists the Lions will not be underestimated shamir__mediacorp.com.sg IT IS an eight-hour flight from Tashkent to Singapore, and Uzbekistan arrived in the Republic late on Saturday, just 48 hours before their Group 4 Asian Zone World Cup qualifier
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      405 34  -  SHAMIR OSMAN sl.amir__mediacorp.com.sg IT WAS the first distance race run at night in Singapore and Benjamin Meto enjoyed the experience, clocking in at two hours, 40 minutes and 21 seconds. And not just because he was one of
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      649 35  -  SHAMIR OSMAN Avramovic believes Lions are well-prepared to battle high-rated Uzbeks WORLD CUP QUALIFIER Singapore v Uzbekistan shamir ©media corp.com.sg IT HAS been billed as the biggest match in the history of Singapore football, but ringmaster Radojko Avramovic and his Lions are taking
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      261 35 I am confident that we can beat Uzbekistan. Simply put, I have complete faith in our national coach Raddy. I think there is a good spirit within the team, and that will make a difference. Getting a win will put us in very good stead to qualify for
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