Today, 11 July 2008

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    20 1 TODAY Friday July 11 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY Friday July ii 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    A hike and a respite
    815 1  -  LEONGWEEKEAT COMMUTER FARES Operators get higher cap on fare revenue increases; but transfer penalty to be scrapped weekeat@mediacorp.com. sg IT WOULD be a fare hike with a welcome twist one that could see many commuters paying less. October is when train and bus fare hikes
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    Father Kang gets new job
    646 1  -  ANSLEYNG SHERALYNTAY and/ sheralyn@mediacorp.com.sg HE WALKED into prison a priest convicted of embezzlement. Soon, he will be walking out about halfway through his sentence into a new job as a litigation support executive at a local law firm. Father Joachim Rang is getting his second
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    Lock icon Tang may face jail time
    773 1  -  ANSLEY NG ansley@mediacorp.com. sg HE WAS supposed to face charges at Court 26 at 9am yesterday, but Tangs' chairman Tang Wee Sung was too sick to do so. The second son of retail tycoon C K Tang checked into the emergency department at Gleneagles Hospital
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      224 1 m ALLZOUKEDUP 1 Meet Tracy Philips, jj Hlk Singapore's party |J Ik girl extraordinaire. COLUMN PHINWONG The Plus Editor is happy to be to be stuck in the past. There's wisdom and euphoria in the past, he says, revealing that he's a retrosexual and proud of it. He would rather
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      Lock icon cAll-you-can-eaf season pass
      507 2  -  NEOCHAICHIN LEONGWEEKEAT PUBLICTRANSPORT For a flat fee, commuters to enjoy vextensive travel on MRT buses chaichin@mediacorp.com. sg HEAVY users of public transport have been asking for it, and soon, an integrated season pass for commuters could become a reality. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) said yesterday that
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      Lock icon Pak Lah to stay till 2010
      648 3  -  Najib Abdullah AGENCIES MALAYSIAN POLITICS deal with strikes KUALA LUMPUR Despite intense pressure to step down over poor poll results and high fuel prices, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has defused the challenge to his leadership of the ruling Umno party. He announced
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      BE PART OF THE FUTURE.
      89 3 TODAY is expanding. We are looking to hire experienced journalists Copy Editor. To turn plain copy into a sparkling, refreshing read. Candidates must have a keen interest in news, be familiar with the local political scene. They should be able to work late and under
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      A $320,000 fine
      454 6  -  CONRAD RAJ INSIDERTRADING Cosco #s ex-financial controller first to be fined this year editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has imposed one of its heaviest civil penalties ever on the former financial controller of Cosco Corporation Singapore, Teo Chuan Teck (picture), by fining him $320,000
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      Boyfriend charged with murder
      214 6 THE man accused of killing 18-year-old Jeevitha Panippan has been charged with murder. Pathip Selvan Sugumaran, 22, remained passive in the dock as the charge was read out in the Subordinate Courts yesterday morning. He is alleged to have caused the death of his girlfriend, Ms
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      Philip Yeo to head NBS advisory board
      282 6 NANYANG Business School (NBS) yesterday unveiled a new advisory board structure comprising a Board of Advisors, a Graduate Board and an Undergraduate Board in a move to help it achieve its vision of becoming one of the world's top 25 business schools by
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      Lock icon Life-vests required at this year's RSYC Regatta after tragedy
      235 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SAILORS at the upcoming Republic of Singapore Yacht Club (RSYC) Regatta will be required to wear life jackets at the start of the keel boat races. The organisers have included this safety measure in light of the recent death
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      Lock icon ENHANCING BIODIVERSITY
      85 8 A photographer snaps a row of newly-grown Dipterocarp trees at Yishun Park, which is the site of Singapore's first Dipterocarp Arboretum. Dipterocarp means "twowinged fruit" and this name is derived from the winged fruits of this family of iconic trees. The arboretum is an initiative by National Parks
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      THE COST OF DOING TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE
      825 8  -  DR 001 GIOK LING NEWS COMMENT Thinking beyond the basic economics of sustainability THE debate on the greening of lifestyles and consumption, particularly in affluent societies, has taken a rather economic turn. Questioning the costs of greening efforts has tended to cloud
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      Lock icon Creative cost cutting
      636 10  -  NEOCHAICHIN HITBYTHE HIKES Employers up allowances, find other means to offset fuel, ERP costs chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg COURIER company boss Wilson Gomas found himself in a bind this week before he could even decide if higher petrol and Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) costs could be passed on to customers
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      No reduction in diesel prices because ...
      388 10  - No reduction in diesel prices because TAN HUI LENG huileng@mediacorp.com.sg MOST private motorists are enjoying a respite with pump prices down 4 cents a litre, but why is the price of diesel still unchanged at $2,033? This puzzled Today reader Zhuo Jian Guo who asked if it was due to
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      Singers come together to celebrate Singapore
      258 12 FOR the first time, a music concert will be part of the official National Day celebrations and it is one of the main highlights of a variety of events that will run through to Aug 24. The "mega concert", called Heart Rock Concert, will
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      Redford to add the buzz
      410 12  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH SINGAPORE SUN FESTIVAL Award-winning star will be the narrator for a performance christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg BEST known for his award-win-ning work as both an actor and a director, Robert Redford is putting on another cap at this year's Singapore Sun Festival: As narrator for the performance
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      253 2 NEW FORMULA Maximum fare adjustment (0.5 x change in CPI) (0.5 change in average monthly earnings) -1.5 per cent 1.5 per cent represents half of operators' average productivity gains. Previously, figure was 0.3 per cent. Relative weights CPI and monthly earnings unchanged. New formula to last for five years, instead
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      183 3 PIGMENTATION. HIDE THE SYMPTOMS OR TREAT THE PROBLEM? S H The thing about pigmentation is that you can't run away from it. You can try to hide it with regular I t i creams but they work only on the surface, leaving the cause untouched. What you need is something
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      Lock icon Chinese tourists go missing
      234 14 AFP CROSS-STRAITS TROUBLES Taipei's fears of an influx of illegals heightened as three women disappear TAIPEI Three Chinese tourists are missing in Taiwan, an immigration official said yesterday, highlighting fears that relaxed cross-straits tourism may open a floodgate of illegal immigrants. The women had arrived in
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      Lock icon IS IT'ZHONGHUA TAIPEI', OR IS IT 'ZHONGGUO TAIPEI'?
      157 14 AP It's all semantics, but Taiwan is protesting China's attempt to fiddle with the name that it will compete with in the Beijing Olympics next month. Vice-Chairman LiuTe-shun of the Mainland Affairs Council in Taipei said "Zhongguo Taipei", a name he said
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      Lock icon Terror threat worries China as Beijing detains 82
      309 14 BEIJING China said yesterday it faced a serious terror threat in its troubled Muslimmajority north-west ahead of the Olympics, and announced 82 "suspected terrorists" had been detained there this year. The 82 belonged to five groups that "allegedly plotted sabotage against the
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      Lock icon Overwork kills Toyota engineer
      205 14 AP TOKYO AJapanese labour commission has ruled that one of Toyota's top car engineers died from working too hard the latest in a string of such findings in a nation where extraordinarily long hours for some employees are common. The man, 45, was under severe pressure
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      Beware those Klang budget hotels ...
      162 16 Beware those Klang budget hotels KLANG The Malaysian police will investigate claims that secret cameras have been installed in budget hotels in Klang to film couples having sex, The Star reported yesterday. The footage is then sold to vendors of pornographic VCDs and DVDs. A local Malay-language daily reported that
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      Lock icon Govt in disarray
      595 16 AFP THAI POLITICS Chaos as Foreign Minister resigns, major reshuffle in Cabinet likely BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's five-month-old government was in disarray yesterday after Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama resigned following a series of bruising court defeats for the Cabinet. Mr Noppadon became the third top
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      Lock icon KL, Canberra to train Afghan teachers
      344 16 AP PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia) Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd yesterday praised Malaysia's revitalised democracy, as the two countries celebrated their warming ties by announcing a plan to jointly train teachers from Afghanistan. Mr Rudd, on his first visit to Malaysia since taking office, said Malaysia's
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      Lock icon Stagger work hours or...
      339 18 AGENCIES INDONESIA'S POWER CRUNCH Face more blackouts, businesses told JAKARTA The Indonesian government is taking a tough stance in its current exercise to solve the power shortage plaguing the country. Indonesia's current affairs publication Tempo has reported that the government has told industries to shift some
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      Lock icon Mystery of the missing billions
      223 18 AFP JAKARTA Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has opened an investigation to locate billions of dollars worth of missing state oil and gas revenues, an official said yesterday. Senior regulators from state oil and gas company BP Migas have been questioned after an audit found
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      Lock icon 'Mass hysteria causes school, factory closures
      445 20 AFP BANGLADESH HEALTH SCARE Students complain of acute pain, headaches and fainting spells DHAKA A mystery illness which health experts are describing as "mass hysteria" has struck students at four schools in Bangladesh in the past week, forcing them to close temporarily. The condition
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      Lock icon DON'T DROP THIS $42,900 BAUBLE...
      48 20 Krebs Glas of Lauscha in Germany has decorated a transparent glass ball with finely-sculpted solid 12 karat gold and 120 diamonds. The price? A cool 20,000 euro (U5542,900) per piece. The small village of Lauscha is the birthplace of glass Christmas ornaments. AP
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      Lock icon Small dogs snap more
      96 20 AFP PARIS Small dogs, especially dachshunds, are likelier to attack strangers and other dogs compared with pit bulls, rottweilers and other macho breeds, a study published on Wednesday revealed. Researchers in the United States surveyed owners of 30 breeds of dogs to assess how the pets
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        THAKSIN SCALES THAILAND'S RICH LIST
        113 22 FormerThai Prime MinisterThaksin Shinawatra has scaled Thailand's rich list despite having US$2 billion ($2.7 billion) in assets frozen by the Thai authorities, while he stands trial for corruption, Forbes revealed yesterday. The billionaire, who was deposed in a 2006 military coup, is now the country's
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        INDONESIATO FORCE MANUFACTURERS TO USE BIOFUEL FROM OCTOBER
        135 22 Indonesia, the world's largest producer of palm oil, plans to force manufacturers to use biofuels for some of their energy needs to reduce dependence on imported oil amid soaring global prices. A member of the Energy Ministry's biofuel team said a decree
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        SOUTH KOREAN PARLIAMENTTO PROBE BEEF NEGOTIATIONS WITH US
        131 22 South Korea's parliament yesterday agreed to launch a probe into government negotiations with Washington on resumed American beef imports that sparked public outrage over fears of mad cow disease. The planned probe is a blow to President Lee Myung Bak, whose leadership
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      Lock icon Envoys seek verification
      414 22 AGENCIES NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT TALKS Actual process may take months, says US envoy BEIJING Talks on North Korea's nuclear programmes resumed here yesterday after a nine-month break, with envoys looking to verify a declaration of Pyongyang's atomic activities. The latest round of six-na-tion talks comes after the North
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      Lock icon BATTLING WITH FIRE
      57 25 A California department of forestry firefighter monitors a backfire in Concow, California. Firefighters have been battling the Butte Lightning Fire Complex fires that have charred nearly 49,000 acres, burned 50 to 60 buildings and prompted the evacuations of close to 10,000 people as the fire threatens the
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      Rice warns Iran: US will defend Israel
      360 25 MID-EASTTENSION Iran's state TV says Tehran test-fires more missiles in the Persian Gulf TEHRAN Iran test-fired more long-range missiles overnight in a second round of exercises meant to show that the country can defend itself against any attack by the United States or
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      Lock icon US welcomes India's decision on nuclear plant checks
      245 25 AFP VIENNA A top US envoy yesterday welcomed India's decision to open up some of its civilian nuclear reactors to United Nations inspections as a pre-condition for a controversial nuclear cooperation deal between the United States and India. But analysts said the
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      Bush triumphant as Senate passes wiretap Bill
      255 26 WASHINGTON The United States Senate on Wednesday passed a Bill expanding legal authority for electronic wiretaps by spy agencies, handing victory to President George W Bush after a standoff over anti-terror strategy. The measure includes retroactive immunity for telecommunications firms that aided warrantless
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      Lock icon Still much to do about the climate
      588 26 AFP GBSUMMIT No headway on opening door to emerging powers TOYAKO (Japan) United States President George W Bush's last Group of Eight (G8) summit only inched forward the fight against climate change but drew the battle lines more sharply than ever between rich
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        Lock icon ALL HOSPITALS IN NEPAL SHUT
        136 28 AP Striking doctors in Nepal shut down all hospitals and clinics in the nation yesterday because they wanted better government protection against attacks by angry relatives of patients who have died. Emergency services remained open. Doctors say there have been several incidents over the past
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        Lock icon FRITZL FACES 10YEARS PRISON
        140 28 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH Josef Fritzl, 73, may face only 10 years in prison for locking his daughter Elisabeth, 42, in a dungeon for 24 years and forcing her to bear seven of his children in the cellar in his home in Amstetten, Austria. He is facing potential charges
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      Lock icon Life gems are forever
      473 28 AFP DEATH AND IMMORTALITY Swiss company can turn ashes of loved ones into sparkling mementos CHUR (Switzerland) —At the end of their days, many people end up buried, in flames, frozen, or mummified. But, some lucky ones are spending eternity as sparkling diamonds, thanks to a
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      Lock icon Israel in new forum with Arabs
      355 28 AFP PARIS Leaders from some 40 countries rich and poor, foes and friends are to meet in Paris on Sunday to launch the Union for the Mediterranean, a flagship project of French President Nicolas Sarkozy. But, the new forum for cooperation is already facing
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      Why you're feeling the pinch
      415 30  -  Koh Puay Ling (Ms) RISING UTILITIES Hotter weather, higher tariffs among the reasons Letter from Manager (Customer Services) SP Services Ltd I REFER to the feedback from your readers, Van Dawei and Claire Elaine Jerusha Devan on their utility bills in the letters, "Why the
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      Lock icon Water safety: Sailors have a part to play too
      176 30  -  LowTeo Ping Letter from President, Singapore Sailing Federation WE REFER to Mr Freddie Kee's letter, "Another death: Isn't it time we learn?" (July 10). We sympathise with the families of Levin Angsana, Reuben Kee and those who have lost their loved
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      260 32  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY.... RESPECT FORTHE ELDERLY Many years ago, I saw a TV documentary that I've never forgotten. It focused on the life of an elderly woman named Elizabeth Holt Hartford, who lived alone in a Los Angeles slum. These were her parting words, which
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      Are we stretching things too far?
      262 32  -  Wong Weng Fai SPORTS EXCELLENCE No true acceptance of foreign talent if S #pore #s role is no more than that of paymaster Letter from I REFER to Mr Leonard Thomas' article, "Medal is on, I just hope the nation is" (July 10). On
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