Today, 5 September 2008

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    19 1 TODAY Friday September 5, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY Friday September 5,2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    COLUMN
    27 1 Phin Wong When you disrespect the Booze Code, you give the rest of us lushes a bad name. So if you've had enough, stop. Page 52
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    COMMENT
    33 1 Who's using whom? The Republican message about the Palm offspring comes across as contradictory: Hey, media, leave those children alone so we can use them as we see fit. Huh? Page 30
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    SINGAPORE
    27 1 Spore-China FTA The talks have been completed, and now the free trade deal between Singapore and China is ready to be signed next month. Page Bl
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    SPORTS
    28 1 Youth Olympics Singapore will field new sports, handball, wrestling and modern pentathlon, and handball's chief Mary Ang is getting to grips with building a team. Page 57
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    WORLD
    34 1 India scandal The homicide conviction of Sanjeev Nanda, an arms dealer's son, suggests India's rich can no longer act with impunity, but the country's judicial system remains flawed. Page 28 8PM 1 AM
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    A $30-million suit
    657 1  -  LEONGWEEKEAT TODAY EXCLUSIVE IT company seeks damages after NUS terminates deal, varsity lodges counter-claim weekeat@mediacorp.com. sg AN INFORMATION technology (IT) solutions provider is seeking more than $30 million in damages from the National University of Singapore (NUS) after their business pact fell through. X Solutions Pte Ltd
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    Lock icon Out of a dark tunnel, 4 years on
    645 1  -  LEONGWEEKEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg FOUR years ago, they were the villains faulted by an official inquiry into the tragic collapse of Nicoll Highway. The stark image of that low point for the company, published in every newspaper, was of its bosses bowed in apology.
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    Six hours, two murders
    125 1  -  TEOXUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg POLICE had their hands full yesterday with two murders involving foreigners occurring within six hours of each other. The grisly murders, one in a Henderson flat in the early hours of the morning and another in a Geylang hotel around mid-day, were committed in
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      29 1 M WOMEN DUPED They were promised good jobs but ended up having to work in bars. I fir?* &4k* RAMADAN Break fast tonight 7.08PM Start fast tomorrow 5.31 AM
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      165 2 Cushion yo Hari Ray This Hari Raya, celebrate the festivities with ease. Mix and match from IKEA's wide range of home furnishings furniture and put together a fresh look for your home in no time. From colourful cushions, rugs and throws to well- i fifl HJORDIS fabric d fe/r m'r
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon Cabinet floats referendum
      583 3 .AGENCIES THAILAND INTURMOIL PM Samak digs in refuses to dissolve Parliament BANGKOK Under pressure from anti-gov-ernment demonstrators, Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said yesterday he would hold a nationwide referendum to let the public decide how the standoff should be resolved. He said the timing and the specific
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      Jealousy, and a fire
      386 4  -  TEOXUANWEI MURDERONE xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg THE first call came at 6.45 am. A 28-year-old Chinese national man had been found dead in his Henderson Road flat with multiple stab wounds, and the clues at the scene pointed at a flatmate, a fellow countryman, as the murder suspect. Slightly
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      Lock icon Gruesome find under Geylang hotel bed
      252 4  -  TEOXUANWEI MURDERTWO NOTHING seemed amiss when he entered the hotel room to tidy up. But when the male cleaner lifted the mattress to change the bedsheets, he saw bloodstains under the queen-size bed. As he bent down to check under the divan, an even
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      Lock icon Going to the US? Get a permit online
      131 6 938 LIVE SOON, Singaporeans who visit the United States will have to apply online for authorisation to travel. The mandatory Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (Esta) will kick in on Jan 12 next year. All citizens of the 27 visa waiver countries,
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      Varsity demands apology from ST
      247 6 A US-registered university, which The Straits Times (ST) alleged in recent articles was one of many offering degrees for sale, is demanding an apology from the newspaper. Dr Jerry P Haenisch, the chancellor of Preston University, took umbrage with two reports carried on Aug 29
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      They need a helping hand
      1011 6  -  ESTHER NG FOREIGNWORKERS More can be done to aid those duped into shady jobs here, say NGOs estherng@mediacorp.com.sg THEY were promised well-paying jobs as waitresses in Singapore, food and lodging all paid for; all they needed to do was to buy an air ticket. But
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      Lock icon HELP THE TREE GROW
      105 8 In conjunction with the Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore 2008 triathlon event this Sunday, title sponsor Aviva Singapore has teamed up with the Yellow Ribbon Project to raise awareness and funds for the charity as part of the insurance giant's corporate social responsibility efforts. As part of
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      Lock icon Buy a hungry child lunch
      595 8  -  NEOCHAICHIN SOLVING FAMINE UN World Food Programme calls for more corporates to help out chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg WITH countries scrambling to secure their food supplies in the wake of high food prices, the private sector has a bigger role to play in feeding the world's poor, said
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      Lock icon Youth step up for the animals
      726 10  -  ONGDAILIN ONG DAI LIN AND 938 LIVE PROTECTORS'GRANT Eight groups get first seed-funding-ever for animal welfare initiatives dailin@mediacorp.com.sg ONE group of Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC) students wants to hold a week-long carnival to raise awareness complete with "cruelty-free" vegetarian food and a petition to
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      A family-friendly city? There's still room for improvement
      469 10  -  LINYANQIN yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg THE latest Marriage and Parenthood package to boost the birth rate might address some of the concerns couples have. But a survey by Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) before the announcement, shows that other issues may still linger. For instance, nearly
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      Lock icon e-Yoga suit, anyone?
      572 13  -  ALICIA WONG INTERACTIVE DIGITAL MEDIA $IBm in funds awarded to 13 proposals to merge virtual, physical worlds alicia@mediacorp.com. sg INSTEAD of trudging down to the gym, you could take real-time yoga lessons through the Internet. Just put on a suit with built-in sensors, that will compare your
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      134 13 SnnMst. 100 Year Celebration^^* mi Vslt 1 i I M TBrms and conditions: 1. Hie cmtast period is fram 7 August to 22 SGptgmbei 20D8. 2. This ant«t Is opan to all dlizens ond pennanant rßsidenls of Singaponi, ampt employies of F&N Foods Pie Lid, Its subiidiorißS, business porters and
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      Lock icon Tej resigned after wife collapsed due to stress
      253 14 AFP BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said yesterday he had accepted the resignation of his Foreign Minister but refused to step down himself despite more than a week of street protests. Foreign Minister Tej Bunnag, a former royal adviser who took
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      Lock icon 'A vicious circle of corruption'
      564 14 AP THAI POLITICS Thai protest leader vows to save democracy from "corrupt politicians' BANGKOK Mr Sondhi Limthongkul, 61, says he is fighting to save Thai democracy from what he calls the corrupt politicians who have abused it to remain in power. But analysts say the
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      Ex-Umno Youth official submits 'proof of PM Abdullah's alleged misdeeds
      329 17 KUALA LUMPUR A former United Malays National Organisation (Umno) Youth executive council member has reportedly submitted proof of Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's alleged misdeeds. News portal Malaysiakini said Mr Mazlan Harun (picture) was at the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA)
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      Lock icon Govt lends a hand for Eid
      312 17 AP RAMADAN IN MALAYSIA Malaysia gives fuel subsidies for buses so that thousands can return home KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government has agreed to subsidise diesel for buses during upcoming Muslim festivities after transport cutbacks sparked by high fuel costs left thousands of people
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      Lock icon Will Gerakan quit BN?
      524 18 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER MALAYSIAN POLITICS Major decisions will not be made while emotions are still raw in the party KUALA LUMPUR If it was put to a vote today, Gerakan members would choose to leave ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. That damning verdict was given by
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        MALAYSIA TO COUNTER OIL PALM SMEAR CAMPAIGN
        99 18 A high-level Malaysian delegation would meet with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Europe next week in an effort to counter what it said was a smear campaign against the oil palm industry, reported The Star newspaper. Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation general manager Len
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        DOCTOR REITERATES HE FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SODOMY
        111 18 The doctor who examined Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan after the latter had lodged a police report alleging he had been sodomised by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has resurfaced to "set the record straight", reported The Star. Pusrawi Hospital's Dr Mohamed Osman Abdul
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      Lock icon THE QUESTION OF LEGITIMACY
      703 21  -  WAN HAMIDI HAMID THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER NEWS ANALYSIS TWELVE more days and it will be revealed whether Mr Anwar Ibrahim's Sept 16 takeover of the Malaysian government is a reality or nothing more than the former Deputy Prime Minister's psychological warfare against the Barisan Nasional (BN)
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      Lock icon Aso faces competition
      381 23 AFP JAPAN MINISTERIAL RACE New rivals include Kaoru Yosano and Nobuteru Ishihara TOKYO Japan's flamboyant former Foreign Minister Taro Aso, the front-runner to be the country's new Prime Minister, met resistance yesterday as two economic reformists vowed to give him a fight. Mr Aso, who supports government
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      Umno branch leader hurt in acid attack
      231 23 KOTA BARU An Umno branch leader was seriously injured on the face when an unknown man splashed acid on him at his house near here in the Malaysian state of Kelantan two days ago. National news agency Bernama quoted Deputy Kelantan police chief
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      Lock icon Schools built on 'tofu dregs'
      305 25 AFP SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE Construction rush may have led to weak school buildings: Govt BEIJING Schools that collapsed in the Sichuan earthquake may have been substandard structures hastily built in a construction frenzy, China conceded yesterday. Mr Ma Zongjin, director of the expert committee on the
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      Lock icon Hong Kong considering ban on fishing trawlers
      254 25 AFP HONG KONG A consultation paper from the Food and Health bureau said yesterday that the city is considering banning fishing trawlers in its waters to save fish stocks. The drastic proposal comes as annual catches were estimated to be 26,700 tonnes, 30
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      Lock icon Childhood dream dashed...
      236 26 AFP IDENTITYCRISIS Fake police officer nabbed by "colleagues' BEIJING A former security guard in central China passed himself off as a police officer for three years before being caught, fooling even his wife, state media reported yesterday. Mr Zhang Haitao, 28, a resident of the central city
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        Lock icon ENVOYS TO MEET ABOUT N KOREA NUCLEAR PLAN
        119 26 AFP North Korea's negotiating partners will meet in Beijing today to discuss its initial steps to restart its plutoniumproducing nuclear reactor, officials said. South Korea's foreign ministry expressed "serious concern" at the move, which comes amid a deadlock in long-running six-nation disarmament
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        Lock icon SNAKEONAN AIR INDIA PLANE
        124 26 AFP Crew on an Air India jet discovered a snake coiled up under a seat and were unable to catch it as it slithered around the plane, the airline said yesterday. The snake was disturbed during a routine check on the Air India A 319 aircraft,
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        Lock icon CHINA MINE EXPLOSION KILLS AT LEAST 24
        85 26 AP A gas explosion at a mine killed 24 people and injured six yesterday in north-east China, state media said. The official Xinhua News Agency said the accident occurred in a coal mine in Fuxin, a city in Liaoning province Forty-one men were
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      Lock icon Money cant get you off the hook
      313 28 AFP INDIA'S ELITE ANDTHE LAW But judicial system still remains deeply flawed NEW DELHI The homicide conviction this week of the son of a wealthy arms dealer suggests that India's rich and powerful can no longer act with the impunity of the past,
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      Lock icon India and Nepal trade blame for floods
      328 28 AFP KATHMANDU India and Nepal are trading barbs in an escalating dispute over the failure of flood defences that left hundreds of villages underwater and millions of people destitute. An embankment along the Kosi river in southern Nepal was breached on Aug 18,
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      Lock icon Hockey mum Palm steals McCain's spotlight
      469 30 AGENCIES Republicans formally declared Mr John McCain their presidential candidate, but his nomination was overshadowed by a fiery speech from his running mate, Mrs Sarah Palm, who launched a slashing counter-attack on her critics and blasted Democratic candidate BarackObama. Mr McCain locked up the
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      Lock icon REPUBLICANS TELL MEDIA TO LAY OFF
      700 30  -  TED ANTHONY AP NEWS COMMENT The Republican message about the Palm offspring comes across as contradictory: Hey media, leave those children alone so we can use them as we see fit. ST PAUL (Minnesota) For two days, the chorus from Republicans on television news
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      Lock icon A TALE OF TWO AMERICAS
      845 32  -  LINDAGRANT THE GUARDIAN NEWS COMMENT Will the US elections signal an all out war between the red and blue states? A PHOTOSHOPPED picture of Mrs Sarah Palm has been doing the rounds for the past few days; it shows her in a Stars and Stripes
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        Lock icon BRISTOL PALIN'S NEW GAL PAL?
        124 32 DPA Bristol Palm, the pregnant 17-year-old daughter of Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palm, may have a new pal. According to Access Hollywood in a report on Wednesday, another celebrity teenage mum, Jamie Lynn Spears, has sent a baby gift to Palm, in an apparent gesture
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        Lock icon TABLOID COULD BE SUED OVER PALIN ALLEGATIONS
        103 32 BLOOMBERG The McCain campaign said legal action "will be considered" against the National Enquirer after the tabloid published allegations that Alaska Governor Sarah Palm, the Republican vice-presidential candidate, had an extramarital affair. "The smearing of the Palm family must end," Mr McCain's senior
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      Lock icon Russian credibility in grave doubt': Cheney
      292 34 AFP GEORGIA CONFLICT TBILISI United States Vice-President Dick Cheney accused Russia of having invaded Georgia as he arrived yesterday to bolster the pro-Western government following the announcement of a billion-dollar aid package, from the US. After talks with President Mikheil Saakashvili, Mr Cheney said
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      Lock icon Putin tops Vanity Fair's '100 most influential' list
      258 34 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH LONDON Vanity Fair has unveiled its annual list of the world's 100 most powerful and influential people, what the magazine calls "the New Establishment", and topping the table for the first time is Vladimir Putin (picture). The Russian Prime Minister,
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      Lock icon Judge writes off gambler's $5m debt
      572 36 AGENCIES LONDON A man who regularly won and lost millions in a night at London casinos won again on Wednesday when the High Court upheld his refusal to pay £2 million ($5 million) in gambling debts after he cancelled a cheque, because he disliked
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      Lock icon Hooked on a cause
      302 36 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH SHARK FIN PROTEST Artist hangs herself with hooks from London shop ceiling to dramatise protest LONDON An artist has pierced her skin with shark hooks and hung herself from a shop ceiling in a statement against the treatment of sharks. Ms Alice Newstead took
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      Lock icon Their dark plight
      198 38 AP JAKARTA Indonesian doctors were forced to operate on three patients without electricity following a power failure in a hospital with no emergency generator backup, relatives of the patients said yesterday. The abdominal, orthopedic and ear-nose-throat surgeries were performed on Wednesday for an hour without pumps or
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      Lock icon Prosecutor gets 20 years
      334 38 AFP CORRUPTION IN INDONESIA Case was a warning of the government's strict stance JAKARTA A disgraced Indonesian prosecutor was sentenced to 20 years'jail yesterday for accepting a U*****,000 ($942,500) bribe from a businesswoman to drop a major embezzlement case. Mr Urip Tri Gunawan's conviction after a
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      Lock icon Pakistan summons US ambassador
      209 38 AFP ISLAMABAD Pakistan summoned the United States ambassador and protested a cross-border raid that killed at least 15 people in a village in South Waziristan, officials said yesterday. "The US ambassador in Pakistan was summoned to the foreign ministry on Wednesday and a very strong protest
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      247 42 SERANGOON GARDENS SAGA blogged at singaporelifetimes.blogspot.com (FOREIGNERS in our midst) appear to be haunting residents in Serangoon Gardens. The stated concern is that these people will probably clog up their roads. Some view it as a security concern, as if the Government is moving a bunch
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      266 42  -  Maureen Foo Letter from I REFER to "Not in our backyard" (Sept 3). I have lived in Serangoon Gardens since I was nine months old and called it home for 29 years. Over time, it has retained a sense of homeliness and a reputation for good eats.
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      239 44  -  Phang KokChiew POLYCLINICS Services could be improved, but one should consider constraints of polyclinics Letter from I REFER to "Here's how to trim that long wait" (Sept 3) about Hougang Polyclinic. There is undoubtedly a need for continuous improvement to the services and operation
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      219 44  -  LooSiewWah Letter from I REFER to "Seeing red (Sept 3) and "Organisers did the right thing" (Sept 4). I'm also enthusiastically into organised runs, for example, the Anlene, Shape and GE events as well as the Singapore Marathon. Each time before a race starts,
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      204 44  -  JAMES DOBSON BYDR LOVE'S PRICELESS GIFTS I received a copy of a letter recently written by an 80-year-old grandmother to the members of her family. This is what this quiet lady named Mom Keltner wrote on that day. She said: "I hate having to rely on
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      711 46  -  TABITHAWANG BUDGETTAITAI The Others have breached our shores, and we are fighting a losing battle news@newstoday.com. sg TO EXPLAIN my excitement to a Hong Kong friend when I was watching the women's tabletennis team final of the Beijing Olympics I told her: "It will be
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      1148 48  -  MICHELLE BONG NIGHTLIFE COMEBACK OFTHEYEAR One Fullerton chases its former glory, and just in time for the Fi Grand Prix too plus@newstoday.com. sg NOT quite a grand old dame but no spring chicken either, lifestyle venue One Fullerton has always been a temptress
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      267 50 One Fullerton's tenant list reads like a who's who in the F&B and nightlife scene. WHERE: Pierside Kitchen Bar, #01-01 WHEN: Since 2000 WHAT: Chic eatery serving modern Australian fare, with a champagne bar in the works WHERE: Palm Beach Seafood Restaurant, #01-09
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      656 52  -  PHINWONG MALADJUSTED plus editor phin@mediacorp.com.sg It's wrong to use the power of vodka for evil I ALMOST tripped over a man last week. He wasn't a midget dressed in black spandex bent over tying his tiny shoelaces. This man was, in fact, quite large.
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      254 54  -  MAY SEAH WEEKEND PLAN Get your groove on at Funktion, a throwback to the #Bos may@mediacorp.com.sg SHOULDER pads. Leg warmers. Spandex. No, it's not a scene from one of Michael Kors' nightmares. These are the priceless relics of a bygone era. Remember those school functions of your
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      185 54 WEILIAN PERFORMS AT PARALYMPICS It's not just the athletes from Team Singapore who are gearing up for the 13th annual Paralympics in Beijing. Local singer Kelvin Chen Weilian (picture), who shot to fame after winning MediaCorp's Project Superstar in 2005, has been chosen to perform at the opening
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      404 55  -  MAY SEAH BODICE RIPPER Heaving bosoms and men in tights The Tudors panders wonderfully may@mediacorp.com.sg IT IS not easy being seductive and intense all the time. In fact, according to Natalie Dormer, it's "very tiring". Of course, she does it so well, you'd never be
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      587 57  -  LOWLINFHOONG CLOCK'S TICKING Recruitment of talent the main issue with Games looming large linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg AS THE country gears up to host the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in 2010, three new national sports associations (NSAs) are set to join the 60-strong roster in
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      411 57  -  TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg AS SINGAPORESAILING charts a path towards medal glory at the London 2012 Olympics, president LowTeo Ping said yesterday their athletes would not need to go full-time to achieve the target. Speaking at a press conference at One 15 Marina Club at Sentosa Cove
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      294 58  -  MILTON TAN TWO of the three contenders for the 2008 NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League title were in action last night and they both won to heap pressure on champions SAFFC, who play Sengkang Punggol tonight. The Super Reds beat RHB Singapore Cup finalists Woodlands Wellington 2-1 at Yishun
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      488 58  -  SHAMIROSMAN SINGAPORE FOOTBALL FAS committee will meet next week to decide if he can play for Gombak shamir@mediacorp.com.sg IN JANUARY 2005, Agu Casmir was a hero, one of the key members of the Singapore side that stormed to a Tiger Cup triumph. The future looked bright for
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      317 58  -  LOW LIN FHOONG IF FENG Tianwei had any doubts about how she had captured the hearts of Singaporeans with her gutsy performance at the Olympic Games, they were surely erased when the women's table tennis team visited the Singapore Sports School yesterday. The Olympic
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      573 59  -  MILTON TAN SINGAPORE FOOTBALL Club confirm Grabovac as caretaker coach for the rest of the season NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2008 SAFFC vSengkang Punggol Jalan Besar Stadium, 7.30pm sports@newstoday.com.sg SENGKANG Punggol chairman Ben Lim confirmed yesterday that Mirko Grabovac will be in charge of the club for the
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      302 59  -  MILTON TAN SHAHRIL Ishak's place in the Singapore squad for the Asean Football Federation Suzuki Cup at the end of the year could be in jeopardy. The Home United midfielder has been out of action for over a month since his appearance in the
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      460 60  -  LOWLINFHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg ONE of the main goals of the tournament was to build unity among the teammates. With five rookies selected in the 12-member Singapore national netball team for the Fisher Paykel Nations Cup 2008, bonding was crucial in the build-up
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      80 61 SPORTS ON TV TODAY 7am MLB Yankees v Rays, Ch 23 7am Tennis US Open, Ch 22 B.loam Football Mortagua v Arsenal, Ch27 9.30pm Golf European Masters, Ch26 TOMORROW 12.30 am Tennis US Open, Ch 22 12.30 am Cricket India women's tour of England, Ch 110 2.30 am Football Under-2iC'ship
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      659 62  -  TREVORTAN REVIEW NOKIA 6210 NAVIGATOR Navigation is a breeze, but the lack of WiFi might not agree with some people trevor@mediacorp.com.sg THERE was a time when a mobile phone was just a mobile phone. These days, the mobile phone has to have a plethora of attributes
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      173 62 HEDIRMAN SUPIAN NIXON D9ODSLR The Nikon D9O DSLR has a killer feature that we think should be standard on all high-end cameras. Its D-Movie function allows the camera to capture high-definition footage at resolutions of up to 720p, at 24 frames per second in motion JPEG
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      Web browsers: The Chrome wars
      823 64  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN REVIEW GOOGLE CHROME BETA The newcomer pits itself against the giants, but how does it fare? hedirman@mediacorp.com.sg THE next step in world domination for Google, it seems, is a brand new Web browser. Christened Chrome, it's been in the pipeline for the past
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        NEW CANON LAUNCHES
        202 64  -  ARIELTAM Fans of Canon's digital imaging products will be pleased to know that the Japanese manufacturer is making available an extensive portfolio of products, targeted to reach our local shores at the end of the month. The star offering is the 15.1-megapixel EOS 50D ($2,099, body only)
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        NANO GETS BIGGER
        96 64  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN Don't buy that iPod just yet. Apple is rumoured to release a new range of iPod nanos and a tweaked iPod touch on Sept 9. A new version of iTunes 8 is also expected to be launched around that time. Closer to home, the Government's
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        97 64 AFP Sony has announced that it will launch its new Play Station Portable (PSP) in Japan on Oct 16, as it seeks to catch up with rival Nintendo's DS consoles. The PSP-3000, featuring a high-resolu-tion liquid crystal display and a built-in microphone, will sell for 19,800 yen ($260)
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      299 65 K%_— -..OTCli^:^ Lj -I I- H X mm^ 91 '< 'j» v' Mid-Autumn Festival Celebrations from 1 7 September 2008 epa Operating hours Observe the Chinese tradition of at the Promenade Foyer. flwi| Open daily: B:3oam 10:30pm moon-gazing on Singapore Flyer, the j tf§ world's largest giant observation wheel. Fantastic
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      1004 66 ANNOUNCEMENT "1 It is disappointing that The Straits Times articles of August 29, 2008, "At least 218 here have off-the-shelf degrees" and Aug 30 2008, "Degree of Deception" contained so many factual errors about Preston University. The articles' research was superficial and simply repeated erroneous assumptions and untrue innuendo from
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      330 67 AGENCIES US STOCKS Grim economic prospects send investors scurrying NEW YORK US shares tumbled in morning trade yesterday as a glum economic outlook heightened investor fears, despite stronger-than-expected reports on the service sector and labour productivity. At press time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 229.60 points, or
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      169 67 AGENCIES FRANKFURT The European Central Bank (ECB) yesterday kept interest rates at a seven-year high to fight inflation even as the eurozone economy teeters on the brink of a recession. ECB policymakers left the benchmark lending rate at 4.25 per cent, even as it
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      213 67 BLOOMBERG INDONESIA'S central bank said it remains "on alert" to fight inflation after increasing its benchmark interest rate for a fifth straight month. Governor Boediono and his seven colleagues increased the policy rate by a quarter point to 9.25 per cent, according to a statement
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        71 68 Chinese drinks firm Trump Dragon Distillers has seen its Singapore initial public share offering fully-subscribed despite weak market sentiments, raising $34.1 million. The funds will be used to expand its "baijiu" drinks range, which includes its signature Siwu brand. Said Trump Dragon's executive chairman Gao Feng, "Our successful
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        ANWELL GETS $10M INJECTION FOR SOLAR BUSINESS
        79 68 Anwell Technologies yesterday said that a group of Singapore investors have injected $10 million into the company's solar business. A wholly-owned subsidiary, China Bright International Enterprises, will issue three-year, interest-bearing redeemable notes to the investors. Because the notes are not issued by the
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        FSL APPLIESTO LIST ADRS
        69 68 The manager of First Ship Lease Trust (FSL Trust) yesterday said it applied to start an American Depository Receipt (ADR) programme. The trust's ADRs will be listed on OTCQX in the United States and be available for trade by US investors. FSL Trust Management's chief executive,
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      451 68  - The spirit is willing but the execution is weak ESTHER FUNG esther@mediacorp.com.sg BOSSES often express a willingness to develop the next generation of leaders in their companies, but few actually do much to bring the new people on. Just 23 per cent of the chief executives surveyed in six Asian
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      517 69  -  CHEOWXINYI ECONOMIC INTEGRATION IN ASIA Robust policies needed to help workers deal with the changing economy cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg EVEN as Asian countries reap the rewards of integration, countries in the region must manage its negative side effects of economic restructuring and labour market disruptions, warned Senior Minister of
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      216 69 DOW JONES AUSTRALIA'S Labor government is apparently intent on keeping Singapore Airlines and other carriers off the lucrative route between Australia and the United States, at least for the time being. Transport Minister Anthony Albanese said yesterday that the government's aviation green paper
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        70 70 $3.10 I Hold Westcomb starts the hotel group with a $3.18 price target, based on a 35-per-cent discount from revalued net asset value to reflect a lack of liquidity and uncertainties over existing projects. It expects the firm to struggle to find new tenants for its New Zealand
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        60 70 34 cents Fully Valued DBS Vickers downgrades the hotel group from "hold" and cuts the price target to 28 cents from 50 cents. "We were bullish, but execution has been slow in translating into earnings," the brokerage says. It adds that the group may face higher financing costs
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        93 70 $1.15 I Hold DBS Vickers downgrades the trusts from "buy" and slashes the price target to $1.23 from $2.02. It says price performance may be capped in the near term given the expected contraction in FY2009 distribution per unit because of slowing tourism. But it expects a
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        22 70 J3a>± 3>±.^^ tiui a>±.j±^ :i $2,548 HKsioo $18,311 euro $2,069 RMB100 $20.gi Ksi $1,193 Rsioo $3,224 !Mi $0,417 Rpioo $0,015
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      CLOSE LOOK ATTHE HIGH FLYERS
      67 70 ÜBS has signed up as the title sponsor for the Singapore stopover of the Volvo Ocean race 2008-2009. It will be the first time the prestigious international yacht event will visit Asia, with stopovers in Singapore, India and China. Fans can have a close look
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      440 70  -  MARISSACHEW FREETRADE AGREEMENT Singapore, China set date to sign bilateral pact marissa@mediacorp.com.sg THE talks have been completed, and now the free trade deal between Singapore and China is ready to be signed, in a ceremony planned for next month. The China-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
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      MNCs snap up prime office space
      304 70  -  LOHCHEEKONG cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg DESPITE the sluggish economy, downtown office rentals show no sign of budging from high, with multi-nationals seemingly largely unfazed by top dollar demands for prime space. Yesterday, office landlord Capita Commercial Trust (CCT) announced that mining giant BHP Billiton had renewed its
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