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    20 1 TODAY Thursday September 4, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY Thursday September t\, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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        Palin hits back
        29 1 Vice-presidential pick Sarah Palm will aim to quell a raging personal and political storm with her high-stakes primetime speech to the Republican National Convention. Page 4
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        Hanna strikes
        29 1 Tropical Storm Hanna knocked out power to the southern Bahamas yesterday and officials from Nassau to South Carolina warned residents to prepare for possible evacuations. Page 2
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        Euro sinks
        27 1 The euro fell below US$l.44 for the first time since January yesterday after further bleak data on the eurozone economy fueled recession fears. Page Bl
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        Xbox now cheaper
        30 1 Microsoft Corp, the world's largest software maker, has cut the price of its Xbox 360 video game consoles to compete with market leader Nintendo Co. Page B2
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    • COLUMN
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        Leonard Thomas
        28 1 Our youngsters must know that success is only possible if they marry talent with an unshakeable will to win, says sports editor Leonard Thomas. Page 62
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      Lock icon Days jail, $17k fine
      1018 1  -  LEONGWEEKEAT LEONGWEEKEAT TANG WEE SUNG Judge exercises judicial mercy in first case against organ buyer weekeat@mediacorp.com. sg AT PRECISELY 2.30pm, retail magnate Tang Wee Sung rose from his seat in the dock to learn his fate. He stood unaided for 30 minutes, showing no emotion as
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    • SPORTS LATEST
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        Hammers attacked
        18 1 Alan Curbishley reveals disagreements over transfers were behind his reasons for leaving West Ham. Page 65
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        Check your head
        17 1 Pele and other Brazilians condemn Robinho for choosing Manchester City over Chelsea. Page 65
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        The other Safin
        22 1 Watch out Marat, your little sister Dinara has moved a step closer towards winning the US Open. Page 65
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon Hanna strikes
      273 2 AP AFTERNOON UPDATE Tropical storm takes aim at Bahamas, could hit eastern US coast as hurricane NASSAU, (Bahamas) Tropical Storm Hanna knocked out power to the southern Bahamas yesterday and officials from Nassau to South Carolina warned residents to prepare for possible evacuations as it moves north and
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      Lock icon Rockefeller is not his real name
      115 2 AP BOSTON A German man calling himself Clark Rockefeller, who is accused of kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter and is being investigated in a California couple's disappearance, was charged yesterday with giving a false name to police. Investigators say Rockefeller is really German citizen Christian
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      Lock icon Did PM Samak meet the King?
      632 3 AGENCIES THAILAND IN TURMOIL Foreign Minister quits amid rumours ofPPsM #s resignation BANGKOK Thai Foreign Minister Tej Bunnag handed in his resignation yesterday in what is the latest blow to one of South-east Asia's key economies and tourist destinations, as the country continued to
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      Lock icon Palin strikes back
      414 4 AFP AFTERNOON UPDATE Republican VP pick to break silence as controversy rages ST PAUL (Minnesota) Vice presidential pick Sarah Palm will aim to quell a raging personal and political storm with her highstakes primetime speech to the Republican National Convention this afternoon (Singapore time). The party's nominating
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      Lock icon McCain just doesn't get it: Obama
      242 4 AFP WASHINGTON Democrat Barack Obama yesterday went on the attack against John McCain, saying the Republican White House campaign had no economic policies and was out of touch with the hardships Americans face. "John McCain's campaign manager said that this election is not going
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      Lock icon A SAD REMINDER FOR BESLAN VICTIMS
      60 6 AFP Two women console each other in front of a wall plastered with images of victims of 2004's Beslan tragedy. Yesterday marked the fourth anniversary of the deadly terrorist tragedy in the Russian town. The hostage crisis that took place in a school left
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      Step up and get a 'discount'
      545 6  -  NEOCHAICHIN CARTEL WHISTLEBLOWERS Competition authority enhances leniency for insider; who cooperate chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg HELP protect the public from a commercial conspiracy and you could be well rewarded for your honesty. The Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) yesterday announced new incentives encouraging industry insiders to blow
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      Royal treatment for old books
      775 8  -  NEOCHAICHIN NATIONAL HERITAGE Library receiving more old films and literature chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN the red-brick National Library at Stamford Road was torn down in 2004, some Singaporeans lamented the loss of a part of our heritage. But since its relocation to a contemporary, white 16-storey building
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      Young and old should get vaccinated: HPB
      219 10  -  TAN HUI LENG huileng@mediacorp.com.sg THE Health Promotion Board (HPB) is going beyond its usual hygiene advice of covering your mouth and washing your hands in this year's influenza prevention campaign. Instead, it is singling out vulnerable groups the very young and elderly as
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      New powers for Commissioner
      358 10  -  LINYANQIN CHARITIES ACT Proposal to allow him to start inquiries, remove board members yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg A YEAR after the last changes were made to the Charities Act, more tweaks are being proposed to enhance governance and accountability. Key among the changes mooted is allowing the Commissioner of
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      6 more premium bus services
      156 10 ON MONDAY, SMRT Buses will launch six more premium bus services to provide more comfortable and direct morning travel for commuters working in Jurong East, Orchard Road, Shenton Way and Robinson Road. The services will cater to residents living in Toa Payoh, Sunset Way, Choa
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      Lock icon Bush's $1.4b plan for Georgia likely to anger Russia
      234 12 BAKU (Azerbaijan) The administration of United States President George W Bush plans to announce a US$l billion ($1.4 billion) aid package to help rebuild Georgia after its rout by Russian forces last month, officials said yesterday, as Vice President Dick Cheney
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      MPs handle the heat
      653 12  -  ESTHERNG SERANGOON GARDENS GeorgeYeo Lim Hwee Hua assure residents worries will be heard estherng@mediacorp.com.sg IT was a two-and-a-half hour affair that, at times, was tense or got downright fiery. But the two Members of Parliament (MPs) took the heat from unhappy Serangoon Gardens residents in their
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        COES MOSTLY DOWN
        133 14 Prices of COEs for cars were mostly lower in the latest bidding exercise. The COE price for small cars of i,6oocc and below fell $3,788 to $9,501, the lowest in one year. For big cars, the COE price was $501 cheaper at $13,389. Dealers say the price
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        NATAS ISSUES ADVISORY
        131 14 Recent events in Thailand have caused concerned travellers to cancel or postpone their tours and ask travel agents for full refunds. The National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (Natas) has hence issued an advisory. Chief executive Robert Khoo explained that agents are subjected to cancellation policies and
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        GOOD PROGRESS FORTIANJIN ECO-CITY PROJECT
        137 14 The parties involved in Tianjin Eco-city, a Singapore-China project were commended for its rapid and good progress at a meeting in Tianjin co-chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng and Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Qishan. It noted that underthe leadership and guidance of the joint
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      500 family-friendly jobs on offer at fair
      440 14  -  JESSICA YEO EMPLOYMENT FAIR jessica@mediacorp.com.sg LIKE so many others at what was touted as Singapore's first family-friendlyjob fair, 43-year-old Yuthi Mariana was after one thing: Time for family and herself. "With flexible hours, I would be able to look after my 8-year-old daughter
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      20 world experts to offer glimpse of future
      215 14 IN THE not-too-distant future, artificial intelligence can be found even in construction sites while biotechnology will allow man to grow human organs at will. Such exciting glimpses into how science and technology can reshape cities around the world, will be offered by
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      Anwar poaching parties?
      476 16 MALAYSIAN POLITICS Opposition icon asking BN coalition partners to defect: Report KUALA LUMPUR While all eyes are on possible defections by disgruntled Members of Parliament (MPs) from the ruling Barisan Nasional, opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is believed to be quietly enticing BN component parties to pull out
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      BAN ON FOREIGN HINDU PRIESTS NOT LIFTED
      105 16 More than three months down the road, the government's promise to lift the ban on foreign Hindu priests and temple workers remain unfulfilled, the Malaysian Hindu Sangam told local media. Its president, Mr AVaithilingam, highlighted on Tuesday what it considers a crisis of
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      Lock icon Sony's not enough: Gerakan
      209 16 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Mr Najib Razak's apology does not go far enough, ethnic Chinese politicians yesterday said of the Deputy Prime Minister's response to a ruling party official's remarks describing Chinese as "immigrants" who should not receive equal treatment with the Malay Muslim majority. The politicians
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      Lock icon 'TSUNAMI-LEVEL AID' NEEDED
      123 22 AFP Flood-hit northern India is in dire need of international aid on the level of that seen after the 2004 Asian tsunami. 'We will definitely need the support of international organisations and agencies, the same as after the tsunami in 2004 or the Gujarat earthquake' in 2001,
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      $48m over the budget
      314 22 MALAYSIAN NAVY PROJECT Report says poor planning, mismanaqementto blame KUALA LUMPUR The Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM) overspent by RM114.22 million ($47.77 million) when building its jetty headquarters in Sabah, Malaysiakini reported yesterday, citing the Auditor-General's Report 2007. The construction costs of the project, which is located
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      Lock icon Pakistan PM escapes assassination
      237 22 .AFP ISLAMABAD Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani escaped an apparent assassination attempt when two shots hit his motorcade yesterday, just three days before the country's presidential election. Officials said Mr Gilani was not in the car at the time, but the brazen daytime attack underscored
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      Lock icon The Philippines scraps peace panel
      218 22 AFP MANILA Philippine President Gloria Arroyo yesterday scrapped a government peace panel seeking to end a deadly and drawnout Muslim rebellion in the south, officials said, in a major shift in policy. The move threatens the future of a five-year-old ceasefire between the government and
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      STD infections at alarming level in Bali
      239 24 BALI The number of sexuallytransmitted disease (STD) cases among the male population of the Indonesian island of Bali has reached an alarming level, warned a specialist on STD. The Jakarta Post quoted Dr Made Wardhana as saying that in the first half of
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      Lock icon A Quranic test for candidates
      308 24 AFP INDONESIAN ELECTIONS BANDA ACEH (Indonesia) A plan to test election candidates in Indonesia's Aceh province for their knowledge of the Quran will go ahead despite objections from national parties. "We will implement the local ordinance on political parties requiring all legislative candidates to take
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      Lock icon A woman Prime Minister?
      337 26 AGENCIES JAPAN CRISIS TOKYO Yuriko Koike (picture) has emerged as a possible contender to be Japan's first female Prime Minister, with heavyweights in the ailing ruling party urging her to challenge conservative favourite Mr Taro Aso. Mrs Koike, 56, a former television anchorwoman who has been
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon BLAIR'S SISTER-IN-LAW TRAPPED IN GAZA
        93 26 .AFP Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's sister-in-law says she is trapped in the Gaza Strip as Israel refuses to let her leave the Palestinian territory she entered aboard a protest boat. Israeli authorities have rejected Ms Lauren Booth's request to leave Gaza, arguing she
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        Lock icon PLAY THE DIDGERIDOO AND BECOME INFERTILE?
        95 26 AGENCIES Australian girls have been warned that playing the Aboriginal didgeridoo could lead to infertility as a consequence of messing with 'men's business. The publication of the Australian edition of The Daring Book for Girls, which includes instructions on playing the long, tubular instrument,
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        Lock icon DRUG SMUGGLING TUNNEL HAS AIR-CON
        85 26 AFP Mexican police have discovered an air-conditioned tunnel, used for drug-smuggling operations, located less than 60 metres from the United States border in northwest Mexico. The tunnel included an electric rail for container transport, ventilation and lights as well as air-conditioning. State officers on patrol
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      Lock icon China may raise poverty line to help more poor
      230 28 AP BEIJING China may raise its poverty threshold to double the number of people eligible for government help as income gaps reach their widest level in three decades, state media reported yesterday. A possible proposal to raise the income line below
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      Lock icon Cremation law led to murders
      319 28 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH ELDERLY BUMPED OFF Wealthy families resort to buying bodies to avoid cremating kin SHANGHAI Police in South China have reportedly arrested nine suspects for murdering elderly or infirm villagers and selling their bodies. The corpse-selling operation was designed to help wealthy families avoid
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      Lock icon All up in smoke ...
      464 31 All up in smoke THE DAILYTELEGRAPH TRAGIC BREAKDOWN Millionaire kills family sets mansion on fire, then shoots himself LONDON A British million-aire-businessman murdered his wife and daughter before setting his mansion ablaze and killing himself in an hour-long burst of violence after seeing his company collapse. Police said CCTV footage
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      Lock icon Mentally ill man guns down six
      344 31 AP ALGER, Washington A terrifying shooting spree that stretched from a small northwest Washington town onto the state's busiest highway left six people dead and at least two more wounded on Tuesday. The dead included a Skagit County sheriff's deputy and the wounded included
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      Lock icon A PROFILE IN CYNICISM
      794 32  -  MARGARET CARLSON NEWS COMMENT McCain's Palm choice more like a made-for-TV movie BY........... IT COULD have been a match.com ad: Presidential candidate, in need of running mate acceptable to the clan gathering over Labour Day, seeks Married White Female. Must like fossil fuels, guns, mooseburgers, children,
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      Lock icon Much ado about Palin
      458 34 AGENCIES AMERICA VOTES She faces a slew of troubles, including her link with Alaskan secessionist party ST PAUL(Minnesota) Mrs Sarah Palm made the speech of her life addressing Republicans yesterday night, putting her a heartbeat away from the highest office in the United States. But on
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      546 40 The vital role full-time mothers play should not be underestimated SARAH SUM-CAMPBELL news@newstoday.com.sg I REFER to "Simply a matter of choice" (Sept 3), "Balancing job and junior" (Sept 1) and "Hail the mothers who stay home" (Aug 29). Regarding full-time mothers becoming childcare teachers,
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      175 40  -  DR JAMES DOBSON I BY LEARNING TO SLOW DOWN A prescription for renewed family life could begin with this simple phrase: "Slow it down". People work hard and play hard, and rarely have time to talk or even sit down and rest. This kind of killing
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      243 42  -  Bin Hee Heng Letter from I REFER to "Savings may not be a safe bet" (Sept 1). Besides equity-linked structured financial products which banks in Singapore push to their retail customers, as has been raised by Mr Tan Kin Lian, the former
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      226 42  -  Bala S Rajaratnam CALL TO LAWYERS More should be done to prevent wasting court time Letter from I REFER to "Cash for the acquitted?" (Aug 26). It was comforting to hear Law Minister X Shanmugam state that the trial process is "designed to prove guilt...
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      316 42  -  Benny Tan Letter from I REFER to "Seeing red" (Sep 3). While I commend the writer in wanting to take part in the Nike+ 10K Human Race for charity, as well as her enthusiasm for maintaining a healthy life style, I disagree with her viewpoint.
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      144 43 s">*__ DOUBLE the SMASHES! DOUBLE the POWER!/' "W Catch the SENSATIONAL BADMINTON ACTION M 4^ffhh as our local shuttlers battle it out for top Jf TW^fJIUw doubles honours. m Wr^XXT Watch the grand finals this Saturday, 6 September 11 *iHand win attractive lucky draw prizes! il 4H~4^tl (Terms Conditions apply)
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        1698 44  -  CHRISTOPHER LOH ASOUNDSPREAD Whether you're 16 or 60, there's something for everyone this month christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg THEY say that the language of music is universal, but let's face it my dad, who prefers Cliff Richard, doesn't get why I like Metallica or Nirvana, and I'm still trying
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        197 45 HEADS UP anime fans! For the first time ever in South-east Asia, Singapore will host the Anime Festival Asia 2008 (AFAOB) on Nov 22 and 23 at the Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Centre. Organised by I-Promo Events and Marketing in partnership with Dentsu Singapore, the AFAOB will
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          JOURNEY TO THE WEST
          261 46 /lONKEY (DAMON ALBARN AND FRIENDS) IF YOU'VE been following his musical career, then you'll know that Damon Albarn is anything but predictable. After all, he led Britpop darlings Blur, co-created the cartoon hip-hop band Gorillaz and convinced retired punk legend Paul Simonon (of The Clash) to
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          THE BEST OF AUDIOPHILE JAZZ VOICES VARIOUS
          74 46 Disc 1 is James Bond themes, Disc 2 has Pink Floyd songs. All are redone lounge style, which means this a pretty strange bag. What works? Cassandra Steen's quiet take on The Living Daylights; as well as Money by Samina and Breathe by
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          FIGHT WITH TOOLS FLOBOTS
          96 46 jst when you thought the future of music would c filled with insipid lyrics and pubescent musial themes, comes this alternative hip-hop band 3 set things straight. Combining rock music with rticulate rapping, courtesy of vocalists Jonny 5 nd Brer Rabbit think Red Hot Chili Peppers,
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          LOUDER THAN LIGHT WICKED AURA BATUCADA
          86 46 Someone once said the key ingredients to any song is rhythm and melody. The 12-piece local percussion outfit that is Wicked Aura Batucada has plenty of the former, and while the latter isn't as pronounced, it still won't stop you from having a good
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          REVOLUTIONARY CAMERON CARPENTER
          79 46 We don't doubt Carpenter's ability to play the organ because he really can play but only a pretentious git would put "world premiere recording" next to a recording of his original works, as if everyone would ignore this album if he didn't draw attention to the fact
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          TROUBLE RAY LAMONTAGNE
          69 46 If you like your acoustic song laced with a little spunk, this is the album for you. Take all the best bits of John Mayer, Rod Stewart and Jack Johnson, mix together, and leave to set for about 45 minutes, and you'll get Ray Lamontagne. Trouble was
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        A 'radical approach'
        442 48  -  MAYO MARTIN VENICE BIENNALE S #pore sends vsupergarden' to international show mayo@mediacorp.com.sg A BICYCLE, a book, a stool and some buttons. These are just some of the works visitors will see upon entering the Singapore Supergarden at the 11th Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition in Italy, which
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        S'pore's next superstar might just be found at this inaugural festival
        257 50  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH SYAKIRAH Noble could very well be the next big thing in the Singapore music scene. Here's the kicker: She's only eight years old. Today was treated to her singing an evocative rendition of Diana Ross' If We Hold
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        Lock icon Back to the same old zip code
        451 50 AP TV REINCARNATION The new ***** is reassuringly unsurprising THERE weren't a lot of surprises on the premiere of *****. Who wanted surprises? A modern-day reprise of the '90s TV phenomenon Beverly Hills, *****, this teen drama was kept tightly under wraps before
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        Local band to open for Avril Lavigne
        155 50  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH WANT to open for your favourite rock star? Maybe you should just try asking the organisers. That's how local punk band, Pervy Boy, got to be chosen to open for Avril Lavigne's The Best Damn Tour this coming Sunday. The band had
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        Lock icon SPEARS OF HEALTH
        454 52  -  ANNETTE TAN Low in calories and high in nutritional content, asparagus are as close as it gets to the perfect vegetable food@newstoday.com.sg ASPARAGUS advocates like to talk about how it is one of the most nutritionally well-balanced vegetables in existence. It is rich in folic acid, which
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      867 54  -  JAFRI M ROADTRIP South Australia's coastal drive reveals rock wonders, giant lobsters and more traveller@newstoday.com. sg JUST keep driving. Along South Australia's Limestone Coast, a leisurely week-long drive can turn into the most charming, exploratory journey. Intriguing volcanic and natural landscapes, stunning coastal
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      681 56  -  CAROL PUCCI ITALY Tropea in the country's southern tip shares joys of onion and lovely old buildings traveller@newstoday.com. sg GUIDEBOOK followers have the Cinque Terre, the five cliff-hug-ging villages along the northern Italian coast. European jet-setters camp out in villas on the island of Capri. Tour groups
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      IF YOU GO
      154 56 Where: Tropea is on the southern Calabrian coast between Rome and Sicily in the "toe" of Italy's boot. Trains travel into a small station in Tropea (www.trenitalia.it for schedules). It's a 10- to 15-minute walk to the town centre. Lodging: Lots of choices. Casa Del Sole is
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      655 58 AP AMEF& JiOpS THE majestic Canyon de Chelly in Arizona is lined with towering red sandstones. But the physical landscape is only part of the draw. The canyon, replete with thousands of ruins, carvings and paintings on stone, is revered by the Navajo people. It is classified as
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      262 60 GO AHEAD, rip this paper apart. Readers with keen eyes would have already done so. That's because the first 110 people to present a clipping of the Chan Brothers Travel and Today joint promotion when they buy a holiday package at the travel
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      514 60  -  JENNIFERCHEN PHOTOGRAPHY Photographer Kris Leßoutillier on his work behind the lens WITH sophisticated digital cameras becoming increasingly affordable, anyone can take a good photograph. But as Facebook demonstrates, not every photograph is worth a thousand words. So, what's the key to a good travel
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      1017 61 ON MEDIACORP CHANNEL ON MEbJACORP SINGTEL GRID GIRLS WORLD CAFE ASIA Channel q Qpm 6.00 AM Entertainment Tonight Hood 11.00 Project Runway IV Shanohai 6.30 Prime Time Morning The Golden Arrow I Started Crying a 9-30 The Tyra Banks Show 111 4.00 Gilmore Girls VII NOON Janice Dickinson Modelling Arts
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      717 62  -  LEONARD THOMAS SPORTS MATTERS sports editor leonard@mediacorp.com.sg S #pore #s young athletes must realise talent alone cannot fulfil dreams THERE will be a loud roar when the women's table tennis team walk out at the Singapore Sports School this afternoon. The Olympic silver medallists
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      336 62  -  SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg AN INSPECTION of the Marina Bay floating platform (picture) by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) yesterday revealed only one significant obstacle standing in the way of the Nov 21 RHB Singapore Cup Final between SAFFC and
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      Lock icon The swim's on her mind
      511 63  -  TANYO-HINN PARALYMPIC GAMES Singapore's medal hope Goh not getting all excited over the Water Cube yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg for gold at the 13th Paralympic Games said, in a telephone interview, yesterday: "The pool and the venue are really good, but I'm not really excited about it. "To
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      564 63  - Fisher Paykel Nations Cup LOW LIN FHOONG Title Sponsor Fisher&Paykel innovative living Papua New Guinea rule as attack strategy pays off linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SIZE proved to be the stumbling block for Singapore's netball team yet again as the Republic lost 67-48 to Papua New Guinea at the Fisher Paykel Nations Cup
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      Lock icon Home United's science of recovery
      496 64  -  MILTON TAN SINGAPORE FOOTBALL Sivaji and his staff monitor fitness of players as the title race heats up NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2008 Home United v Gombak United Bishan Stadium, 7.45pm WITH champions SAFFC surprisingly going down to Albirex Niigata on Tuesday, Home United have a
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      327 64  -  MILTON TAN IN THEIR previous encounter with Balestier Khalsa in the 2008 NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League in April, goals from Khairul Amri and Hariss Harun were enough to seal a 2-0 win for the Young Lions at Jalan Besar Stadium. Tonight, though, both men will be
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      495 65 AFP asfsfsdf Ex-manager reveals disagreements with West Ham board over transfers LONDON Alan Curbishley admitted he resigned as West Ham manager after falling out with the club's owners over their transfer policy. Curbishley's decision to quit was triggered by the departures of Anton Ferdinand and George McCartney
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      280 65 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH LONDON Former Brazil striker Pele has told Chelsea they have had a lucky escape after failing to sign Robinho from Real Madrid. Robinho moved to Manchester City on transfer deadline day for £32.5 million ($82.6 million), catching everyone by surprise, with Stamford
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      433 65 AFP NEW YORK Dinara Safina (below), who is trying to follow in her brother's footsteps and win her first Grand Slam title at a US Open, defeated Flavia Pennetta 6-2, 6-3 in the quarter-finals yesterday (this morning, Singapore time). Russian sixth seed Safina, who
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      888 66 DAILYTELEGRAPH ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP More and more, England's top football league is being used as an advertising tool LONDON For those who have been predicting football's imminent financial implosion for the best part of 15 years, this week has brought yet further reproach. Once more
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      236 66 AGENCIES LONDON Manchester City's new billionaire owners are mulling a mind-bog-gling world-record £135 million ($344.5 million) bid for Cristiano Ronaldo in the January transfer window before turning their sights to, among others, Fernando Torres of Liverpool and Cesc Fabregas of Arsenal. "Ronaldo
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      37 63 Fisher Paykel Nations Cup 2008 Main Sponsor Partners Official Transport Official Drink Partners in Sports In Support of Sports Promotion Enemizer -oifuoß pßicmimmus^mPE^s ESBI |[oj H H^ A^^^ P|_l|S SINGAPORE Ijlfj^lQ^l Giving Hope. Improving Lives. SPORTS COUNCIL
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      35 65 I League Home Team Away Team (sin'J^date^.e) I MOTOR RACING SINGAPORE [p AYot Always play with care. fl^^~J reap oral bty] Do not betilogaly. Towards Community W^^MmM Purpose and Benefit fl^™^H ROB Reg No *****0202G
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      76 66 SPORTS ON TV TODAY 7am Tennis US Open, Ch 22 5.45pm Cricket India Women's tour of England, Ch 110 9.30pm Golf European Masters, Ch26 5.45pm Cricket India Women's tour of England, Ch 110 11pm Tennis US Open, Ch 22 TOMORROW 3am Golf BMWC'ship, Ch 26 7am MLB Yankees v Rays,
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      491 67  -  MOHD ISMAIL PROPERTY COMMENT Revamp of Jurong East could translate into high resale prices for property there UNLIKE Jurong West, which boasts over 70,000 homes, Jurong East has always been viewed as a rather sleepy estate with just over 22,000 homes. Even neighbouring Bukit Batokand Clementi
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      1003 68  - 'What goes up will also come down 5 LOHCHEEKONG THE FUTURE OF LUXURY PROPERTIES But analysts divided over 2010 "nightmare scenario' cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg DESPITE healthy profits reported for subsales in the first seven months of the year, there seems to be an uneasy air looming over the property market in particular,
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      474 67 JReal People, Reai Weight Loss!] Just when we thought that the market had seen all it could, there is yet an other American I Slimming Pill in the shelves of our Singapore Stores, promising Real Results. According I to users, this Slimming Pill really seems to work, and very Fast!
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      713 70  -  MATTHEW LYNN BLOOMBERG BUSINESSCOMMENT The next investment bubble is easy to spot, if you look in the right places DOT-COMS? Done that. Property? Oil? Corn? Been there, got the Tee-shirt and took the losses. One thing we know for sure about today's global economy is
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      305 70 BLOOMBERG MR ASHOK Ruidas was happy to sell his family's rice fields for a Tata Motors factory to build the world's cheapest car. Now, he's facing ruin as the plant may not open. Tata said yesterday it may move the factory in Singur, West Bengal,
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      166 72 BLOOMBERG AS RISING airfares and a slumping world economy hit tourism, Shangri-La Asia, the region's biggest operator of luxury hotels, expects to book fewer rooms this year. The firm's net income fell 15 per cent to U*****.7 million ($195 million) in the first half,
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      265 72 BLOOMBERG MEGATAKEOVER Purchase of Huiyuanfors3.3b to be biggest takeover in China COCA-COLA is making its larg-est-ever overseas acquisition by buying China Huiyuan Juice Group for HK$l7.9 billion ($3.3 billion). The world's biggest softdrinks maker will pay HK512.20 a share in cash, triple the last closing price
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      56 74 KOH MUI FONG Bosch has set up a regional headquarters for research and advance engineering in Singapore and will invest up to $30 million I in a modern laboratory with high-tech I equipment to I develop a new I organic-based I solar cell I
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      307 74  -  CONRAD RAJ INSIDERTRADING editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg GRIT-BLASTING specialist See Hup Seng has decided to keep on its chief executive, despite his being recently found guilty of insider trading by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Mr Yap Sew tendered his resignation after being fined
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      147 74 BLOOMBERG CAPITALAND has agreed to sell an office property in Beijing for US$352 million ($505 million), freeing up funds for other developments in China. The Singapore-based company will recognise a gain of $163 million from the sale of Capital Tower Beijing to Sky Property Management. The
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      325 75  -  MARISSACHEW FIRSTTO BATATHEN TO SCHOOL marissa@mediacorp.com.sg GENERATIONS of Singaporean children who went first to Bata and then to school have Mr Thomas John Bata, who died on Monday in Toronto, Canada, to thank. Czech-born Mr Bata, who was behind the shoe company's drive to open
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      230 75 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Microsoft Corp, the world's largest software maker, has cut the price of its Xbox 360 video-game consoles to compete with market leader Nintendo Co. The Xbox 360 Arcade was reduced to U*****.99 ($287) from U*****.99, Microsoft said yesterday in an e-mailed
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        80 75 Singapore Press Holdings, Singapore Exchange and FTSE Group said yesterday that they will announce the results of the first review of the component stocks of the Straits Times Index after the market close on Sept 11. The results of a review of
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        NEW COURSE FORASPIRING ACCOUNTANTS
        101 75 Singapore's national accountancy body will introduce the Associate Chartered Accountant course from January next year in a collaboration with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). "The launch of this qualification will help create a larger talent pool for accountancy firms in Singapore,
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        TWO MORE INDUSTRIAL SITES UP FOR GRABS
        118 75 The Urban Redevelopment Authority yesterday put out fortendertwo industrial sites, at Übi Avenue 4 and Kallang Pudding Road. Both were previously on the reserve list, where sites do not come up for public tender unless a bidder undertakes to offer a minimum price.
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          147 76 Wall Street mixed US stocks closed mixed yesterday as falling oil prices reminded investors of the slowing global economy, with a contraction in the eurozone underlining growth concerns. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose a scant 16.13 points (0.14 per cent) to 11,533.05 at the market close, while
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          73 76 Oil dips Oil prices closed modestly lower yesterday as the market focused on demand amid a slowing global economy and signs that Opec is under pressure to cut supply. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in October, slipped US$O.36 to close at U*****.35 a barrel
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        64 76 GDP FORECAST Private sector economists have sharply cut their forecasts for Singapore's economic growth this year, following increasingly negative data here and overseas. The median consensus from 20 professional forecasters for the country's 2008 gross domestic product (GDP) now stands at 4.2 per cent, showed a Monetary
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        650 76  -  LOHCHEEKONG CODE OF PRACTICE cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg AS REPRESENTATIVES of the world's sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) successfully hammered out details of a voluntary code of practice yesterday, Singapore's two own funds found themselves having to play catch with those from several countries in a scorecard by a Washington
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        294 76 \FP NEW YORK The euro fell below US$l.44 for the first time since January yesterday after further bleak data on the eurozone economy fueled recession fears. The euro fell to U551.4492 around sam this morning (Singapore time) from U551.4517 in New York late Tuesday.
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      529 77 Need more time for your family? Leave benefits for fathers and mothers will be enhanced C Employers are encouraged to grant the leave benefits from 17 Aug 2008 and will be required to do so upon legislation /o^% T~s\ EXTENDED MATERNITY LEAVE Wlm y~s /^U^\ Maternity leave extended from 12
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