Today, 26 June 2008

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    26 1 TODAY yV\=ryJj-\CORP MICA(P) 132/10/2007 we set you thinking Thursday June 26, 2008 todayonline.com TODAY Frew MICA(P) 132/10/2007 we set you thinking Thursday June 26, 2008 todayonline.com
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    Lock icon MM: It's Singapore's turn ...
    661 1  - MM: It's Singapore's turn LIN YANQIN To have countries facing water insecurity climb on her shoulders yanqin@media corp.com.sg WHERE other countries face problems with water scarcity and management, Singapore will be more than happy to step forward to share its expertise in solving such problems. And this is because of
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    Businesses face high inflation, costs
    585 1  -  CONRAD RAJ EDITOR-AT-LARGE conrad@media corp.com.sg ONE of the main challenges facing the business community today is how to deal with the new paradigm of high inflation and the high cost of fuel, food and raw materials. So observed Mr Stephen Lee, who yesterday stepped down
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon A slice of Singapore
      689 2  -  ALICIA WONG Familiar local food such as roti prata may soon become a part of the American diet alicia@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE food products, including the roti prata and instant noodles, will soon be jostling for space among frozen pizzas and tacos on the shelves of mainstream supermarkets
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    • Article
      End of Gillman Heights drama?
      533 3  -  ZULOTHMAN En bloc sale must goon, rules judge, but minority owners say they may appeal zul@media corp.com.sg AFTER three months of deliberation, Justice Choo Han Teck has delivered a 31-page judgment that for now signals the end of the Gillman Heights en-bloc saga. However, it
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      Lock icon Water Expo's fount of ideas
      382 4  -  NEO CHAI CHIN Exhibits include fish with fluorescent livers and spring water taps chaichin@media corp. com. sg MOST of the companies are showcasing sophisticated wastewater and membrane technologies, but there are some exhibitors with quirkier offerings at the Water Expo, which ends today. On display
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      Finding cheap solutions to save lives
      209 4  -  -NEOCHAICHIN MULTI-MILLION dollar water treatment systems are well and good, but in times of disaster, it is affordable technology that best serves the people. Calling for new ideas on affordable post-disaster solutions, the Nanyang Technological University's Lien Institute for the Environment (Life) launched its
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      Tapping on Singapore's expertise
      218 4  -  -LOHCHEE KONG WATER and environmental issues have brought Singapore and the Middle East even closer, with the signing of three Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) yesterday. On the sidelines of the Singapore International Water Week, the Republic signed an MoU with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to
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      Getting into the liberal arts action in US
      193 6 I STUDENTS at Ngee Ann Polytechnic need not have to wait for Singapore to set up its own liberal arts college. From next year, about 20 of them will get a taste of what the subject entails when they embark on a
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      Lock icon She looked sick, court told
      586 6  -  LEONG WEE KEAT Psychiatrist said to be too sympathetic towards plaintiff weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg THE images shown in court were those of a seemingly healthy and strong woman, but a psychiatrist said yesterday he has a different view they showed a sick woman instead. Dr Ong Thiew
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        PAY 4.98% MORE FOR POWER
        106 8 Singaporeans will have to pay more for electricity from next month. The tariff will go up 1.19 cents a kilowatthour from July 1, representing a rise of 4.98 per cent for households. SP Services said the rise was due to higher fuel oil prices. The
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        INFOTAINMENT IN THE TAXI
        102 8  -  Want to know where to eat, what to do or book a movie while you're in a taxi? ComfortDelGro is rolling out a six-month trial next month of a personal entertainment system with a variety of infotainment services. iCabTV will have an 8-inch LCD screen mounted
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        THIRD ACCIDENT AT TUAS
        57 8 Aworker sustained second-degree burns and was sent to hospital after a ship caught fire yesterday at a Tuas shipyard where two workers were recently killed by suspected gas poisoning. The Singapore Civil Defence Force took 20 minutes to bring the fire under control. This is the
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      Sick from slimming pills
      391 8  -  TAN HUI LENG huileng@media corp.com.sg TWO young people a man and a woman in their 20s suffered hallucinations, anxiety and other adverse reactions after taking a slimming product called Relacore, which they had bought over the Internet. Warning of the dangers of buying drugs and health
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      'LIVEABLE' CITIES: ALL THINGS TO ALL PEOPLE
      761 10  -  DR 001 GIOK LING LIVEABILITY might seem to be yet another measure added to the range that are already in place for comparing cities. Other measures of cities as places to live, work and play include the quality of life, sustainability, costs, competitiveness
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      71 4 Count Sing Tel Stand a chance to win a Motorola Handphone worth $508 everyday by counting the number of Sing Tel coverage icons in TODAY from cover to cover. Here's the first one to start you off: HD To play,tune into Class 95FM's Morning Express 7 9am, Mon Fri. With
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      183 5 -oJSx fel^^^H^^ y s Dreams. Realities. ■s I I After an evening of tantrums that shook the walls, Every minute, Kate's world is being enhanced by Kate has finally begun to dream. >» But down the those near and far. And every minute, Citi is helping. I hall, her father
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      156 8 "With frozen meat, f'^ I can cook f/ whenever I want." r m 1 KrystalLim,26 Admiralty W &a^^^S*jL^wVV Stretch your grocery dollar by choosing frozen meat and save at 111 toll least 15 to 20%. Some frozen meat cuts can even be 50% cheaper 111 1111 l toll Xl than
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      70 10 ■a i Vm i ■fWn9 VFH Long renowned for its authentic Cantonese cuisine, the new Kin Cuisine has revitalised itself for a whole new dining experience. For a menu that is familiar yet novel, Chef Lee Hiu Ngai brings decades of experience to his culinary creations. Good for business lunches
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  • world news
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      TT IS TOTAL GARBAGE'
      292 12 DPM Najib denies links with Mongolian's murder as'desperate' tries to ruin his image KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak has denied any links with the 2006 murder of a Mongolian woman and said the allegations were an attempt to tarnish his political career. "I
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      Lock icon Malaysia to drive out illegal migrants from Borneo
      215 12 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia says it will launch a massive operation to deport tens of thousands of Filipino and Indonesian illegal migrants from Borneo island where they are blamed for drugs and crime. Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak said yesterday that the
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      Lock icon M'sian family in new 'body-snatching' case
      233 12 AFP PENANG A new dispute over Islamic conversion has erupted in Malaysia, with the family of a Hindu man who committed suicide battling Islamic authorities over the rights to the body. Religious authorities said Mr Elangesvaran Benedict, who died on Sunday, was a Muslim
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      Lock icon Thai PM 'failed to protect monarchy'
      233 14 -AFP Samak's loyalties questioned, following an 'insulting' speech on the role of its monarchy BANGKOK Thailand's opposition questioned Premier Samak Sundaravej's loyalty to the revered monarchy yesterday, a serious charge that fanned the flames of a noconfidence debate on his government A junior minister
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      Lock icon Indonesia govt less corrupt: World Bank
      174 14 AFP JAKARTA A reform push by leaders in Indonesia has substantially improved the performance of government and cut into corruption in Southeast Asia's largest economy, the World Bank said yesterday. The bank's Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) report found governance had improved significantly in Indonesia
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      Lock icon Investigation into ferry disaster begins
      298 16 -AFP Philippines summons vessel owner and maritime experts SAN FERNANDO Philippine investigators started an inquiry yesterday into a ferry disaster believed to have killed 800 as rescuers extinguished slim hopes of finding survivors in the stricken vessel. More than 100 US and Filipino divers combed
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      Lock icon Fengshen hits flood-weary southern China
      134 16 AFP ZHONGSHAN (China) Tropical storm Fengshen struck China's southeastern coast yesterday, bringing new torrential downpours to a region reeling from heavy rains and deadly flooding since early June. The storm, which also packed high winds, made landfall in Guangdong province early in the morning, closing
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      Lock icon Indians, Chinese top world's rich list
      298 18 AFP INDIA and China have the world's fast-est-growing populations of millionaires, with a penchant for luxury travel, gems and designer clothes, a study released yesterday revealed. The number of Indian millionaires jumped 22.7 per cent last year to 123,000, followed by China where the
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        Lock icon FLORIDA TO RESTORE EVERGLADES
        72 18 AFP Florida has bought out the largest sugar producer in the United States in an effort to save the fabled Everglades wetlands, US media said. It involves some 75,678 hectares, bought for US$l.75 billion ($2.39 billion). The announcement capped months of secret negotiations with the US
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        Lock icon OCEANS EXPOSE RIDDLE ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING
        140 18 AFP A probe into levels of an important greenhouse gas above the tropical Atlantic has challenged assumptions about key sources of global warming, scientists said yesterday. Researchers found that natural chemicals in the atmosphere west of equatorial Africa destroyed 50 per cent more ozone
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      Lock icon Maori tribes get huge slice of NZ forests
      228 18 DPA WELLINGTON Seven Maori tribes became New Zealand's biggest forest owners yesterday in a multi-million-dollar compensation package from the government for past injustices under European rule. It was the biggest settlement negotiated under terms of a treaty Maori chiefs signed in 1840
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      Lock icon The return of Hillary
      314 19 -DPA She's back in the US Senate and committed to helping Obama's presidential bid WASHINGTON After more than a year on the campaign trail, Ms Hillary Clinton returned to her day job on Tuesday in the United States Senate to the sound of hearty applause and
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      Lock icon Bush reaches out to Philippines, Vietnam
      350 19 AFP WASHINGTON United States President George W Bush unveiled more help for the typhoon-battered Philippines and praised Vietnam's "noteworthy" progress on religious freedom in talks on Tuesday with their visiting leaders. Mr Bush offered "deep condolences" to President Gloria Arroyo and said he was
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      Lock icon Two wars that are taking their toll
      547 20 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Head of armed forces says Iraq and Afghanistan taxing British resources BRITAIN'S armed forces cannot go on running two major military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the head of the armed forces in Britain has admitted. The two wars have
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  • Voices
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      Too many hotel, gaming courses
      167 22  -  SIMON NG Letter from I REFER to "Subsidy to study at foreign varsity here?" (June 25). It is laudable if the Government subsidises a small number of students in foreign varsities based here. However, I feel that too much emphasis is being placed on hotel
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      Inappropriate to reveal criteria
      407 22  -  ANGELINA FERNANDEZ KELLY LONG Potential offenders may use it to avoid liability Letter frorr Director (Communications) Monetary Authority of Singapore Vice-president and head of Corporate Communications Singapore Exchange Limited THE report "Some consistency in punishment, please" (June 19) noted the need for "clear rules and regulations
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    • Article
      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      244 24  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY WHAT ARE YOUR KIDS WATCHING ONLINE? In 1985 and 1986,1 served on the United States Attorney-General's Commission on Pornography, which turned out to be one of the most difficult assignments of my life. For 18 months, I had the unenviable responsibility, with
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      Why he honked
      210 24  -  KUEKCHORUNG Cyclists not keeping to a single file, so driver alerted them: Investigations Letter from Manager, Corporate Marketing and Communications SMRT Corporation WE REFER to "Bikes vs bus" (June 17). SMRT buses places priority on safety and all our drivers are trained in this aspect. Our investigation
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      If only arts fest organisers had listened ...
      94 24  - If only arts fest organisers had listened LIMBOONHEE Letter from THE reasons for the low attendance at the Singapore Arts Festival are obvious if the organisers and National Arts Council (NAC) had sought audience input or taken heed of the negative public feedback from the beginning. I think the organisers
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      PI registration: So near yet so far away
      209 24  -  TAN CHOR HOON Letter from I REFER to "Disconnect the connections" (June 24). In view of the upcoming PI registration, the writer has so aptly highlighted the woes of many parents who unfortunately do not have the "right" connections with the "right"
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      68 22 VOICES on iTBTiI RADIO II A strong econo- I |\/E my, a good infra- ILI V C structure, a safe I environment or perhaps a vibrant arts scene what do you think makes a city liveable? And why? Which criterion is most important? Tune in to Talkßack on 938 Live
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  • Business
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      Temasek comes to Barclays rescue for secend time
      417 26  -  BARRY PORTER barryporter@mediacorp.com.sg TEMASEK will invest up to another £200 million ($539 million) in British bank Barclays as part of a major international fund-raising exercise to help shore up its balance sheet Temasek paid £975 million for its initial 2 per cent
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      Singapore's first private water fund
      393 26  -  CHEOWXINYI cheowxinyi@media corp.com.sg MALAYSIA'S Amlnvestment Bank Group and Singapore's Konzen Group have launched Asia's first private equity fund here to invest in water projects in the region. The proposed US$32O million ($437 million) fund will seek capital from institutional investors such as insurance companies and
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      Positive debut for first Catalist IPO
      406 26  -  ESTHER FUNG esther@media corp. com. sg MENCAST Holdings shares were propelled into positive waters of their Catalist debut yesterday but only just. The propeller equipment maker's stock rose 1 cent or 3.6 per cent above its 28 cents offer price to close at 29
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        Lock icon New commodities exchange for S'pore
        372 28 -DOW JONES Multi Commodity Exchange of India's Spore footprint will be likely to leverage on expertise in energy futures THE Multi Commodity Exchange of India, or MCX, has received permission to start a new commodities exchange in Singapore. It will be called The Singapore Mercantile
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        300 30 AL RAJHI Group, one of Saudi Arabia's most successful private investment companies, has entered a venture to form a fund management business focusing on Sharia-com-pliant real estate investment with Singaporean Yusof Wahid, the principal founder of the real estate fund management company, Asia Equity
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          67 30 DOW JONES Asiatic Group has been given a power supply contract in Cambodia that could be worth up to US$475 million ($650 million) over 99 years. It will supply power to the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone. The contract is expected to add US$4.B
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          69 30 DOW JONES Boustead Singapore said its associate reached an agreement to sell a property in Singapore for $200 million. GBI Realty, in which Boustead holds a 40-per-cent stake, will use the proceeds for working capital needs. Boustead, an engineering services and geo-spatial technology firm,
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        435 31 A New Deal for thousands THE NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE Approval near for Bill that will help US homeowners WITH home values continuing to drag the economy down, the United States Congress is poised to approve a huge package of housing legislation, including a refinancing programme which may save
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          109 31 -AFP Stanley Ho (picture) is taking his flagship firm public today as he battles the Las Vegas giants that have shaken up Macau's gambling industry. Once the only game in town, the 86-year-old tycoon's casinos are now just one piece of the multi-billion-dollar gaming industry
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        59 36 Jakob Dylan Jakob Dylan's acoustic solo outing may draw comparisons with his old man Bob, but this intimate recording is the sort of antidote we need in a time when we are besieged by computer-recorded anodyne pop music. Although his lyrics lack an immediate urgency, he paints such
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        62 37 Weezer The third eponymous Weezer album has the usual rock format, but with a bigger sheet for their musical tapestry. The songs are irresistibly catchy if a bit sentimental. But that's what makes this album so listenable and enjoyable, even the slightly more atmospheric and experimental numbers
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        63 37 N.E.R.D It's time for some action, sing the music collective N.E.R.D. Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo and Shae Haley tackle rap, electro, pop, rock and everything else on this collection of songs, which they say celebrates synthesia (the synthesis of two or more senses). We say this is a
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        61 37 Anna Nygren As the title suggests, this album is replete with slow ballads and evergreen standards that emphasise Nygren's breathy vocals and pristine piano playing. This is the kind of music that treads thinly on the line that leads to muzak, and will remind you of
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      132 37 HERE'S HEBE! Catch Hebe from Taiwanese pop trio S.H.E. tomorrow as she flashes her pearly whites at the Nobel Biocare World Tour Exhibition, being held in Singapore for the first time. Nobel Biocare will show how aesthetic dentistry can enhance one's smile and confidence. Hebe, who recently brightened her
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      530 38  -  CHRISTOPHER TOH Britfolksinger Jamie Scott brings his Park Bench Theories to Singapore for Singfest christophertoh@media corp.com.sg THEY'VE called him the new Jeff Buckley, and compared his work to Paul Simon, James Blunt, and just about every other acoustic guitar-toting singer. But Brit folk singer Jamie Scott brushes those
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        1268 40  -  JEANINETAN No time to explore China? Then head for Shanghai, where you can sample the gastronomic delights of the various provinces traveller@newstoday.com.sg SHANGHAI may be famous for its xiao long bao, but what a shame if that's the only must-try on your food itinerary. Part of
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        143 43  -  CHARISSATAN BUDGET airline Air Asia has recently unveiled The OnTime Guarantee, an unprecedented move among low-cost carriers. The scheme guarantees the punctual arrival of all flights. Should a flight be delayed due to normal circumstances, passengers would get e-vouchers worth RM2OO ($B4). The airline is also
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      608 50 AFP Third seed 'Djoker' crashes out as former world No 1 Safin rolls back the years TENNIS Wimbledon LONDON Marat Safin rolled back the years yesterday in sensational style when he sent Serbian third seed Novak Djokovic crashing out of Wimbledon. Safin, a former world No
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      239 50 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia, who have never won an Olympic gold medal, are offering a bonus of RMI million ($418,892) to any athlete who can bring home the top prize from this year's Beijing Games. Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak said the offer,
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      515 51 THE GUARDIAN Armed with lessons from the Scot, new Blackburn boss Ince knows what he wants LONDON New Blackburn Rovers manager Paul Ince has no intention of selling striker Rogue Santa Cruz to former boss Alex Ferguson. Ince was unveiled as Mark Hughes' successor at
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      111 51 -AFP BANGKOK Thailand's football coach said yesterday he has resigned after failing to get the national team through to the final qualifying round for the 2010 World Cup. ChanvitPolcheevin said he had submitted his resignation to the Football Association of Thailand on Tuesday, after a series of
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