Today, 8 September 2008, Afternoon Edition

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    20 1 TODAY Monday September 8, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY Monday September 8, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    • NEWS LATEST
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        Help for banks
        62 1 United States regulators said they will help develop plans to restore capital at banks with "significant" holdings in Fannie Mac and Freddie Mac, after the government seized control of the two mortgage-finance companies. The Treasury Department and the Federal Housing Finance Agency yesterday placed the companies under
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        Ike aims for Cuba
        66 1 Hurricane Ike took aim at Cuba yesterday after leaving 20 people dead in Haiti, where fatalities from a succession of powerful storms in the past few weeks now tops 600. Ike was downgraded yesterday from a Category Four hurricane to a still potentiallydevastating Category Three, as
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        Graft probe
        47 1 Israeli police yesterday recommended indicting beleaguered Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on corruption charges in two different cases, but the premier's lawyers dismissed the move as irrelevant. The decision is unlikely to affect the political future of the 62--year-old, who has denied any wrongdoing. Page 4
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      COLUMN
      31 1 Conrad Raj Catalist firms have been hit with a double whammy, having to pay for the cost of their board members as well as the burden of sponsorship. Page B5
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      'THE REBEL'
      94 1 *M ~m-^^^^T mm\ m \W V THE SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX Meet long-haired, speed demon f and local boy Sonny Rajah Even after his family moved to Kuala Lumpur, Sonny Rajah's links with Singapore f continued through his love for motor racing winning on both sides of the Causeway.
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      Fear factor roils markets
      790 1  -  ESTHER FUNG TURMOIL IN ASIAN BOURSES Worst is yet to come and S #pore won't be spared, warn experts esther@mediacorp.com.sg THE turmoil in the Asian markets last week is just the beginning of worse to come, said economists and analysts, and Singapore is unlikely to be
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    • SPORTS LATEST
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        Nadal shocked
        26 1 Scotsman Andy Murray stuns world No 1 Rafael Nadal in the US Open semi-final to book a final date with Roger Federer. Page 30
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        I didn't break rules
        26 1 Lewis Hamilton insists race stewards are wrong to punish him, after the McLaren driver was stripped of his Belgian victory. Page 28
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        Powell disappoints
        24 1 Asafa Powell wins his 100 m race at the lAAF Grand Prix, but fails to beat Usain Bolt's world mark. Page 28
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon STOP MAKING A MOC KERY OF RULE OF LAW: LET'S ACCEPT GAYS
      802 2  -  HOKWON PING Why keep such an archaii statute when there's no intention to prosecute? news@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE is known to be economically liberal, but socially conservative. It is a rules-governed society with clear parameters for behaviour, whether political, economic,
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    • Token sentencing for organ trading? The debate goes on ...
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        ALL ARE EQUAL
        134 2 If MrTang had gone overseas to buy a kidney and had the operation done there, he would have had a less favourable medical outcome than if the operation had been performed in Singapore but no one would have considered him guilty of any offence But MrTang had
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        NONE ARE ABOVE THE LAW
        160 2 The essential point is that everyone is equal before the law. The rich buyer faced exactly the same charges as the poor donor... Representations were made to the Attorney-General's Chambers to drop the charge under the Oaths and Declarations Act (ODA). These were not acceded
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      Lock icon Ike pounds Haiti, Cuba's next
      306 4 AFP AFTERNOON UPDATE HAVANA Hurricane Ike took aim at Cuba yesterday after leaving 20 people dead in Haiti, where fatalities from a succession of powerful storms in the past few weeks now tops 600. Ike was downgraded yesterday from a Category Four hurricane to a
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      Lock icon Israel PM Olmert may face graft charges
      161 4 AFP JERUSALEM Israeli police yesterday recommended indicting beleaguered Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on corruption charges in two different cases, but the premier's lawyers dismissed the move as irrelevant. The decision is unlikely to affect the political future of the 62-year-old, who has denied
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      SPEAK UP, AND BE CONNECTED
      750 6  -  P N BALJI NEWS COMMENT As in Serangoon Gardens episode, dialogue between Govt and the people can aid in policy-making, decisions editorial director balji@mediacorp.com.sg IT IS unfortunate that the Serangoon Gardens episode is being framed as a them-ver-sus-us debate, for it hides from the mind's
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      Lock icon Towns for foreign workers in the works?
      242 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE Ministry of National Development (MND) is "seriously considering how to create townships for foreign workers which are sustainable and self-contained", said Foreign Minister George Yeo. Foreign workers have come under the spotlight, after an announcement of plans to turn the
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      Brighter road ahead for tots
      486 8  -  NEOCHAICHIN CHILDCARE SUBSIDIES NewCDAC scheme helps women return to work by defraying childcare costs chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg LIFE changed for Mdm Eviyanti Heo, 42, when her husband died when he fell in the bathroom. With only few months of savings to tide her over, she had to
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      From one great friend to another
      268 8 MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has sent his condolences to the family of Mr Samad Ismail, one of the founding members of the People's Action Party (PAP), who died on Thursday. He was 84. The two men were friends, even though "politically, we had
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      Locals shortlisted for South Pole trip
      230 8 TWO Singapore women have been shortlisted from 80 applicants for an expedition to the South Pole. Either senior engineer Lina Goh or freelance fitness instructor and IT consultant Sophia Pang, both aged 36, will represent Singapore in the Commonwealth Women's Antarctic Expedition and become
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Zardari needs to exercise moral authority
      672 10  -  TARIQALI THE GUARDIAN GUARDIAN NEWS COMMENT He may be a partner for the West, but he may not be the right choice for Pakistan news@newstoday.com.sg MR ASIF Ali Zardari (picture) singled out by fate to become Benazir Bhutto's husband, and who has done everything
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      Lock icon Mahathir's son wants to lead Umno Youth
      527 10 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Mr Mukhriz Mahathir, former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's son, has announced over the weekend his candidacy for a top ruling party post in year-end polls amid threats of an opposition takeover. He aims to be elected youth chief of the
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      Lock icon Democracy quest losing appeal?
      421 12 AGENCIES HONG KONG ELECTIONS Opposition camp expected to win fewer votes than in 2004 elections HONG KONG Voters in Hong Kong turned out in thinner numbers yesterday for legislative elections that threatened to set back the pro-democracy opposition and its push for greater political freedoms in
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      Lock icon End of India nuclear ban paves way for deal with US
      237 14 AFP NEW DELHI The Indian government was celebrating over a decision by nuclear-technology supplier nations to end the decades-old ban on trading with the country, saying it would propel India's future economic growth. India called the nuclear-trade waiver a
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      Lock icon Bangkok's latest tourist attraction
      289 14 AFP THAILAND IN TURMOIL BANGKOK Though some tourists have opted not to visit Thailand amid a state of emergency and anti-government protests, the demonstrators' camp ground has attracted one type of visitor: Budget travellers. Backpacking tourists, curious about emergency rule in the Thai capital, have toured
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      Lock icon NO RIFT WITH ARMY, SAYS PM SAMAK
      179 14 AP BANGKOK -Thailand's embattled Prime Minister denied a rift with the army yesterday, and dismissed the possibility of a coup to overthrow his government when he travels to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly meetings MrSamakSundaravej noted that Thailand's last
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      The Oprah-Palin show(down)
      418 16 TV INTERVIEW NEW YORK Ms Oprah Winfrey, America's favourite daytime television star, has refused to have Republican vice-presi-dential candidate Sarah Palm as a guest on her talk show. Ms Winfrey, a prominent supporter of Democratic nominee Barack Obama, has been facing pressure from conservative commentators and pundits
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      Lock icon Eat less meat to curb global warming: UN
      284 16 THEOBSERVER LNDON People should have one meatfree day a week if they want to make a personal and effective sacrifice that would help tackle climate change, the world's leading authority on global warming has said. "Give up meat for one day a
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      Lock icon More personal data missing
      251 16 AFP LONDON An urgent inquiry was underway in Britain yesterday after a disc containing the personal details of 5,000 justice staff went missing in yet another embarrassing data loss blunder. Those affected are employees of the National Offender Management Service (Noms), who may include many prison
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      40 15 WE SH RAN X THE COMPETITION. 216,000 of TODAY'S 590,000 readers are Professionals, Managers, Executives Businessmen. That's 2.5 times more than the local business daily's total readership of 86,000. (Source: Nielsen Media Research Media Index 2007) We set you thinking
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      POINT OF VIEW
      60 18 Foreign workers take up jobs that few people in Singapore would even think of doing. If no community wants such people living near them, then the Government might need to build an island so that they can live away from the mainland. Is this how we want
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      Should companies gain at our expense?
      378 18  -  QuekSoo Beng SERANGOON GARDENS Concerns of residents are social as well as economic, and are genuine and fearful Letter from I REFER to "We were them once" (Sept 5). Serangoon Gardens is generally a middle-class and not ultra-rich estate. We all know property values
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      194 20  -  DR BILL MAIER BY DOI DON'T FORGET TO FEED THEM FRUIT "Eat your vegetables!" That's what my mum used to say, and yours probably did, too. But today, we know that fruits are just as important. A new study shows that children who eat a diet
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      Lock icon Change of heart
      267 20  -  DrTanChekWee PETABANDONMENT Be kind, your cat looks to you for its existence Letter from THE residents who care for the stray cats in the area where I live alert each other whenever "new" cats and kittens appear, so that they can be taken in for sterilisation, or
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      AVA should guide the Town Councils
      142 20  -  Sharifah Abdul Jabbar Letter from I REFER to" Youth step up for the animals" (Sept 5). Let's start a pro-active kindness movement by involving grassroots resources such as schools, Residents' Committees and Community Clubs to instill a sense of empathy in our children, as
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      Situation Comedy
      1128 22  -  MAY SEAH TELEVISION LOCAL TV How far have local sitcoms come since Phua Chu Kang said goodbye? may@mediacorp.com.sg IF SITCOMS are a reflection of our society, how would we define the Singapore brand of humour? In Parental Guidance star Adrian Pang's unminced words: "Crass, infantile, and reliant on
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      Seasonal treats
      432 24  -  MAYSEAH NEW ON TV Get up to date with all the gossip in telly-land with mioTV may@mediacorp.com.sg YOU know their faces from the covers of gossip magazines, but you don't quite know what the Gossip Girl hoo-hah is all about. The answer can be found with mioTV. Its
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      Lock icon Mickey Rourke finally a winner
      208 25 AFP DARREN Aronofsky's The Wrestler, starring Mickey Rourke, won the coveted Golden Lion at the Venice film festival on Saturday. "I'd like to really thank the jury for making the right decision," said Rourke, 51, making a comeback with his performance as a has-been professional
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  • sports
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      Lock icon I didn't break rules
      612 28 AFP AFTERNOON UPDATE Hamilton insists stewards are wrong to punish him SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS (Belgium) Lewis Hamilton insisted yesterday that he did not deserve to be stripped of his thrilling Belgian Grand Prix victory. The McLaren-Mercedes driver was penalised 25 seconds, and demoted to third place, for cutting
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      Lock icon Powell wins but misses world mark
      270 28 AFP ROME Jamaica's Asafa Powell failed in his bid to set a new 100 m world mark at the lAAF Grand Prix meeting at Rieti yesterday as he clocked 9.82s in the final, having timed 9.77s in his heat. The 25-year-old had been targeting
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      Lock icon Little Benin march on in World Cup
      313 28 AFP JOHANNESBURG Minnows Benin reached the last qualifying phase in Africa for the 2010 World Cup yesterday, with giants Egypt and Ivory Coast poised to join them. Razack Omotoyossi scored twice as the Squirrels of Benin beat the Black Antelopes of Angola 3-2
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      Lock icon Croatia the enigma
      760 29 THEOBSERVER WORLD CUP FOOTBALL The game's struggling at home, but Croats are big internationally ZAGREB Last weekend, here at the Maksimir Stadium, the place England will revisit on Wednesday night praying for a less harrowing experience than their last trip, a league game took place between Croatian
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      Lock icon Paraguay hold on to top spot
      377 29 AFP South American World Cup qualifiers Argentina 1 Paraguay 1 BUENOS AIRES Paraguay's 1-1 draw against 10-man Argentina in Buenos Aires on Saturday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) was enough to retain their lead at the top of the South American World Cup qualifying table.
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      Lock icon Hip, hip Murray!
      637 30 AFP AFTERNOON UPDATE Scotsman shocks Nadal to book final against Federer NEW YORK Britain's Andy Murray advanced to his first Grand Slam final by stunning world No 1 Rafael Nadal yesterday in a US Open semifinal, booking a date with reigning champion Roger Federer today. The 21-year-old
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      Lock icon Super Reds not worried about goal difference
      581 30  -  MILTON TAN NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2008 Young Lions v Super Reds Jalan Besar Stadium, 7.45pm sports@newstoday.com.sg THE Super Reds have the second best defence in the 2008 NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League and it is a big reason they are well in the hunt for
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