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    20 1 TODAY Monday July 28, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY Monday July 28, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    Lock icon BLAST FROM THE PAST
    62 1  -  001 BOON KEONG Singapore HeritageFest 2008 celebrated a slice of local motoring heritage by showcasing over 40 vintage beauties I in a display near the Asian Civilisations Museum yesterday. These racing heroes of the past took turns to zip down Connaught Drive in a Grand Prix
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    780 1  -  ALICIA WONG SEX EDUCATION New Aids prevention scheme to target vhigh-risk students alicia@mediacorp.com.sg A NEW programme to stop the spread of Aids and other sexually-transmitted infections (STI) among youth here is being drawn up by the authorities but what is different this time is that the
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    Pro-family, SME style
    792 1  -  LINYANQIN yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg THE well-furnished nursing rooms at ÜBS Singapore are so popular that there are daily "rush hours" to use them a far cry from many smaller firms here which expect breastfeeding mums to use storerooms or even toilets to express milk. Apart from such familyfriendly facilities
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      126 1 A PUBLICATION OF JWediaCorp MICA (P) 132/10/2007 IM^^ fmm Fly fr°m KUa'a LUmPUr B°°kin 9 Period: 28 Ju.y 5 August 2008 angi ermma Travel Period: 1 September 13 November 2008 *t Kuala Lumpur *penan g now that's real s-stan _^> ■^Mfc&tm. froms^^t; Be Smart. Choose Air Asia. m om\km 1
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      198 1 Jp^ggT TV#S NEW GOLDEN BOY Chua Enlai says money matters because he's worth it COLUMN CONRAD RAJ In an area where so much money changes hands, selfregulation is just not enough to protect consumers from rogue real estate agents. It is time for the Government to introduce tighter legislation. Page
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      MAKING BABIES: BOSSES, FRIENDS, RELATIVES MUST CHIP IN
      362 2  -  ALICIA WONG Singapore needs the "proverbial stork" to visit more regularly to deliver babies, and hopefully a new package of measures to be unveiled next month, coupled with a strong collective desire towards supporting family life will do the trick, Deputy Prime
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      Lock icon UMNO CALLS IN GRAFT WATCHDOG
      148 3 AGENCIES Malaysia's ruling party has, in a turnaround, asked the country's anticorruption watchdog to help it wipe out money politics and vote-buying in the contest for top posts in the United Malays National Organisation (Umno), which has become a heated and closely watched contest since
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      Cracks in the opposition
      473 3 MALAYSIAN POLITICS DAP wants Pakatan Rakyat to relook PAS membership KUALA LUMPUR Dissent has begun to show in Malaysia's three-party opposition coalition, Pakatan Rakyat, with one component party openly declaring that it wants the alliance to relook the membership of Islamic party Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS).
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      Lock icon FANCY SOME KETUPATTO GO WITH THAT?
      54 3  -  001 BOON KEONG MrTakeru Kobayashi of Japan (left) and Joey Chestnut of San Jose, California, seen here during the Major League Eating contest Asia Face-off in Singapore yesterday. Mr Kobayashi won the contest aft^r mnsuminn un to c kilnnrammp*; of <:ntnv. hpatinn thp Californian
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      Saucy stuff you've never seen before
      493 4  -  ALICIA WONG RAW ENTERTAINMENT Win $10,000 for your vmost outrageous 7 party video at new site alicia@mediacorp.com. sg EVER wondered what those hot and leggy FHM girls do behind the scenes during those ever so saucy photo shoots? Or what cool and collected Channel
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      Lock icon Going greener and cleaner
      686 6  -  ALICIA WONG and ESTHER NG ALICIAWONG ECO PLAN South West CDC launches draft environment plan alicia@mediacorp.com.sg MORE community gardens and trees, cleaner toilets and increased neighbourliness, these are what residents in the South West District could see in the next 10 years, with the launch of
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      Having a day off, with a difference
      333 6  -  ZULOTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com. sg IT IS a domestic worker hang out with a difference. Every Sunday, nearly 2,000 women make their way to the Mujahidah Learning Centre at the Mujahin Mosque in Stirling Road. But they congregrate there because of a skills training programme
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      84 4 INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT #V^ 1 Tel: 6777-6996 t Email: enquiry @nanyang.edu.sg Website: www.nanyang.edu.sg 8 Shenton Way #05-01/02, Singapore *****1 I Career Talk/Course Preview on Jj^^ Tourism and Hospitality on 30th July at 7.00pm /^4 Call NOW for reservation. P^^s I^^* MAKE UP m vm i^^^H i^^^^^l INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT |4M
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      47 8 EPA Protesters hurling rocks yesterday during a demonstration in the northern Indian city of Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir. A curfew was clamped on Jammu after demonstrations in support of its demand for revocation of the order cancelling transfer of land to a temple.
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      Lock icon Women try to open plane door mid-flight
      258 8 THEOBSERVER BERLIN Two British women caused panic on a holiday flight from Greece when they attacked cabin staff with a vodka bottle and fought to open the emergency exit at 30,000 feet, one screaming: "I want some fresh air." The drunken pair had
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      Lock icon Exploding oxygen tank may be the cause
      485 8 AGENCIES HOLE IN PLANE If confirmed, findings could affect 747 jets worldwide MANILA Air safety investigators said yesterday that an exploding oxygen cylinder may have been to blame for tearing a threemetre hole in an Australian Qantas jumbo jet in mid-air, nearly causing
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      Lock icon 23 years and still going strong
      385 10 AGENCIES CAMBODIA ELECTIONS Temple row with Thailand has helped Hun Sen stay in power PHNOM PENH The ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) yesterday claimed victory in general elections, setting the stage for Prime Minister Hun Sen to extend his 23-year grip on power. "We
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      Lock icon New Thai foreign minister goes to Cambodia for border talks
      286 10 AFP BANGKOK Thailand's new foreign minister faced a tough challenge immediately after being sworn in yesterday, as he headed to Cambodia for talks on a tense border dispute that brought down his predecessor. Incoming ministerTej Bunnag (picture) is determined to
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      Lock icon Army called out after attacks
      279 12 AGENCIES AHMEDABAD BOMBINGS Little-known group claims responsibility for wave of 16 bombings AHMEDABAD The authorities appealed for calm yesterday as the army was called out after a wave of bombings killed 45 people in Ahmedabad, a city rocked by deadly Hindu-Muslim riots six years ago.
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        Lock icon SOUTH KOREA CANCELS CYCLE RACES AFTER BOMB THREAT
        117 12 AFP South Korea's cycling governing body cancelled a slew of races at its main velodrome yesterday after receiving anonymous warnings that the venue would be blown up, officials said. The Cycle Racing Association issued an emergency notice cancelling all 14 events atGwangmyeong
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        Lock icon NEPAL'S NEWVICE-PRESIDENTTAKES OATH IN HINDI, SPARKS PROTESTS
        139 12 AP Nepal s Supreme Court was to consider a lawsuit yesterday against the newly-elected Vice-President for taking his oath of office in a foreign language, an official said. During last week's swearing-in ceremony, which was broadcast live by several national television stations, Vice-President
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      Lock icon Anwar eyes by-election
      363 14 AGENCIES MALAYSIAN POLITICS KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's opposition figurehead Anwar Ibrahim said on Sunday that he aims to return to parliament for the first time in a decade later this year if a court orders a by-election near his home town. By that time, he said, ruling coalition
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      Lock icon Transvestites detained in Kelantan pageant
      148 14 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Islamic officials in Malaysia have detained 16 transvestites as they contested the "Miss Universe Asia 2008" title at a resort hotel in the north-eastern state of Kelantan, which is ruled by the opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS), the New Sunday Times reported.
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      Lock icon Maids protest in HK
      198 14 HONG KONG Some 600 foreign maids marched through downtown Hong Kong yesterday to demand the abolition of the monthly fee that residents must pay to employ them. The protesters, mostly from Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines, fear many maids will lose their jobs because of expected
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      Lock icon London's Myanmar link
      190 14 THEOBSERVER LONDON The London insurance connection accused of propping up the military junta of Myanmar will be revealed in a report to be released this week by Burma Campaign UK. Three Lloyd's of London operators, Kiln, Atrium and Catlin, will be named as helping to insure the
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      Lock icon The rape of Tungsha's reefs
      419 16 AFP TAIWAN-CHINA RELATIONS Hong Kong's demand for seafood is hurting coral reefs in the area, says a park official TUNGSHA (Taiwan) China fishermen have been accused of poaching in Taiwan's first marine national park where the authorities here say the fishermen's destructive methods are endangering
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        Lock icon TAIWAN BRACES FOR TYPHOON FUNG WONG
        84 16 AGENCIES Taiwanese stacked sand bags at doors and boarded up windows yesterday as Typhoon Fung Wong approached the island, whipping up waves along its coast and triggering a rock slide that injured a man. Packing winds of i37kmh, Fung Wong is expected to hit
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        Lock icon LA STEPS UP FOOD FIGHT
        72 16 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH Los Angeles has stepped up the war on obesity by preparing to ban any new fast food restaurants such as Burger King and KFC in its poorest and unhealthiest district. In an attempt to encourage better eating habits among the area's mainly black
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      Lock icon Obama, McCain go to battle over wounded US soldiers
      218 16 AGENCIES WASHINGTON White House hopeful Barack Obama is facing sharp criticism from Republican rival John McCain for cancelling a visit to wounded United States soldiers in Germany. Mr McCain's campaign contended that his Democratic rival Obama had chosen foreign leaders and
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      I SAY WHO WILL GROW OLD WITH YOU?
      528 18 ANSLEY Ng's lament in "Helping singles meet singles" (July 25) put a smile on my face. He sounds like a "typical" Singaporean who, without the right incentives dangling before him, is unable to muster enough oomph to follow his heart. Social skills
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      155 20  -  DR BILL MAIER BY HELPING TEENAGERS LOOK AHEAD TODAY If you want your teenagers to do well in college, make sure they have some sense of direction before they get there. Kids who know what they want to do with their careers are much more likely
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      Can more be done?
      136 20  -  April Chia THE STRAYS DILEMMA Relaxing pet ownership rules might be an answer Letter from I REFER to "The stray dilemma for animal groups" (July 25) and "Reader: You should not cull strays as you please, AVA" (July 26-27). While I agree we should not be
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      We donate to humans but not to animals
      222 20  -  Calvin Teo Letter from I REFER to "The stray dilemma for animal groups" (July 25). The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) does have a Responsible Pet Ownership project. Perhaps the AVA can enlighten the public as to how effective the campaign has
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      74 20  -  Arthur Lim I refer to Taying lip service to retirees' (July 26-27). The mindset of most employers is akin to that of those living in a cave. One wonders if these employers ever grow old? When will they have compassion and appreciate the fact that while older
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      Lock icon Catch him if you can
      1434 22  -  KARMAN TSE KINGS OFTHE HILL Chua Enlai is the new golden boy of television karmanifpmediacorp.com. sg YOU'VE been watching a lot of Chua Enlai on TV recently. Only, you might not have realised it. "Chua Enlai, who?" asked a few people when this reporter did
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      Lock icon Eason sure can dance
      400 24  -  TREVORTAN CONCERT REVIEW Eason Chan proved he had all the right moves with both the girls and boys trevor@mediacorp.com.sg ON SATURDAY night, Eason Chan proved he not only has the right voice, but the right moves as well. It's a pity the crowd only warmed up
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      Lock icon Johnny Griffin dies at 80
      313 26 JAZZ GREATS JAZZ saxophonist Johnny Griffin (picture), who played with America's greats from Thelonious Monk to Lionel Hampton but chose to live in France, died hours before a concert, his agent said on Saturday. He was 80. Griffin, whose career spanned more than half a
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      PLUS ROUNDUP
      92 26 LORD OFTHE RINGS ACTOR ARRESTED Actor Scan Bean, who played Boromir in The Lord of the Rings, was taken into custody after his wife, Georgina, allegedly called the police after a late-night argument and told officers that Bean assaulted her. The actor, 49, was held for about six
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      114 23 luyfuf Singapore Parenting Congress 2008 16 17 August 2008 Understanding children, especially teenagers, can be difficult, find out how you can bridge the gap with your teenager. Sat 16 Aug 2.30pm 6.00pm (Malay) When Words Fall on Deaf Ears MrYusof Ismail Knowing Your Children Better: What Work and What Doesn't
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      259 29 ABUJA (Nigeria) Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson insists Cristiano Ronaldo can handle his new-found high-profile lifestyle, reported Sky Sports yesterday. The Portuguese wing ace has been at the centre of this summer's biggest transfer saga as Real Madrid attempt to lure him away
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      421 31 AFP ROADTO BEIJING It's not all rosy at the Olympic Village for athletes BEIJING The Olympic host city was blanketed in smog yesterday, as a senior Chinese environmental official warned more measures might be needed to clear the capital's air for the Games. With just 12
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      737 32  -  LYNDON REGO CRISIS LEADERSHIP How to become an effective leader in extreme situations succeed@mediacorp. com.sg CRISIS, as anyone who has been through one would know, forces people to think and behave in new ways. Extreme crisis exponentially ratchets up that response. Crisis response requires both planning
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      471 33 AGENCIES US HOUSING RESCUE BILL Analysts watch if markets get boost from legislation WASHINGTON United States Senate lawmakers on Saturday overwhelmingly passed a broad package of housing legislation, hoping to calm financial markets and appease voters amid the ongoing deterioration of the real estate
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