Today, 15 September 2008, Afternoon Edition

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    20 1 TODAY Monday September 15, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY Monday September 15, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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      NEWS LATEST
      135 1 idead, 20 missing At least one person died and about 20 remained unaccounted for after a ferry sank yesterday near Turkey. Page 3 Boost for Obama Barack Obama's campaign announces a record fundraising haul of US$66 million ($94 million) last month. Page 16 Hurricane Ike Rescuers searched Hurricane
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      COLUMN
      48 1  -  Conrad Raj Why are we selling our power stations to foreign investors? They are valuable, strategic assets and there are companies here like Keppel Corp and Sembcorp willing to run them. Perhaps it's not too late to do an IPO of PowerSeraya, suggests our Editor-at-Large. Page B3
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      Unjustified fears?
      1010 1  -  ZULOTHMAN TODAY EXCLUSIVE New statistics show foreigners, including construction workers, commit fewer crimes in relation to Singapore residents zul@mediacorp.com. sg JUST how justified are Singaporeans in their perceptions of foreign workers as a rowdy bunch who are prone to crimes against property and are a danger to women?
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      SPORTS LATEST
      81 1 Genoa 2 Milan 0 Italian giants AC Milan continued their spluttering start to the season, losing their second game on the trot as Ronaldinho, Kaka and Pato continue to misfire. Page 28 Real 4 Numancia 3 Real Madrid survived a couple of scares before picking up their first
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      Quick thinking – the sterling difference
      576 2  - Quick thinking the sterling difference TEOXUANWEI SAF MEDAL FOR DISTINGUISHED ACT xuanwei@mediacorp.com. sg HE HAD only six seconds to react before the live grenade that accidentally landed behind them, beside the ditch less than two metres away, exploded. And only one thought flashed through the mind of Second Lieutenant (2LT)
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      FIVE BRAVE MEN
      183 3  -  TEOXUANWEI Since it was gazetted in June 1997; five men have been awarded the SAF Medal for Distinguished Act. Second Lieutenant (2LT) Kok Khew Fai, however, is the first-ever full-time national serviceman to receive the award. Lieutenant-Colonel (LTC) Toh Boh Kwee, First Warrant Officer Mohinder Singh and
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      Lock icon S'pore scores in Perc judiciary survey
      383 3 AFP REGIONAL financial centres Hong Kong and Singapore have the best judicial systems in Asia, with Indonesia and Vietnam the worst, a survey of expatriate business executives showed. In the Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (Perc) survey, Hong Kong's judicial system topped the vote
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      Lock icon One dead, 20 missing in Turkish ferry tragedy
      254 3 AFP ANKARA—At least one person died and about 20 remained unaccounted for after a ferry carrying at least 100 people and 75 vehicles sank late yesterday off north-western Turkey, officials said. The 118-metre roll-on-roll-off ferry sank shortly after leaving the town of
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      Lock icon Bangkok seeks to win back smiles
      469 4 AGENCIES EMERGENCY LIFTED BANGKOK Thailand's acting Prime Minister lifted a state of emergency in Bangkok yesterday, after meeting with the army chief and other senior security officials. He urged all sides in the political crisis to find a peaceful compromise and restore the country's
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      Lock icon A PEEK AT LIFE IN JAIL
      80 4 TREVOR TAN The Yellow Ribbon Project's firstever experiential exhibition, Our Crossroads, was held over the weekend at Marina Square Central Atrium. The exhibition shared true-life accounts of ex-offenders with the public to inspire greater acceptance of deserving ex-offenders. Visitors also experienced mock interviews with
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      Lock icon Bringing back the Singapore of old
      626 6  -  JESSICA YEO PRESERVING HERITAGE A revamped Cuppage Terrace will feature a charming mix of haunts jessica@mediacorp.com.sg IN SINGAPORE, traces of the past tend to be replaced by developments for the future. But one commercial project is about to buck the trend. Cuppage Terrace will
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      Lock icon Are we now self-sufficient?
      827 8  -  LINYANQIN SINGAPORE'S WATER SUPPLY That goal is not in the plans for now; drive to make desalinated and reclaimed water more price competitive yanqin@mediacorp.com. sg SINCE independence, Singaporeans have lived with the belief that the future would be bleak without a pipeline, literally, to Malaysia. With
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      Lock icon Borrow one for up to 6 months
      335 10  -  ALICIA WONG WHEELCHAIR SHARING SCHEME alicia@mediacorp.com. sg WHAT IF a needy resident falls and injures himself, but cannot afford a wheelchair? To help those in such a fix, the North West Com Care Local Network launched yesterday the first-ever district-level Wheelchair Sharing Scheme.
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      SREE NARAYANATO BUILD ANOTHER HOME
      248 10  -  ALICIA WONG With its home for the aged sick at full capacity and many people on the waiting list, the Sree Narayana Mission Singapore has confirmed it will build another home, said its president Bhargavan Sujatha. She gave further insight yesterday into the Mission's plans
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      Lock icon Man collapses in KPE event
      440 10 938 LIVE A MAN is in critical condition, after collapsing yesterday morning inside the unopened Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway. This, during a race inside the tunnel to celebrate the completion of the 12km underground highway. Identified as Mr Koh Sien Chin, 48, he was neither a
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      290 6 THINK SUCCESS. THINK ]VH)IS Uncover The Complexities H Oklahoma City University -^X L%^^ Ranked Top Tier of America's Best Colleges (Western Regional Universities) OT 116 I I I 11Q by the US News 8. World Report from 2001 2008 Fully accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges Schools (NCA)
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      63 11 f WILLIAMS Mi OFFICIAL PARTNEH In Singapore, parts of ABN AMRO are becoming RBS and now we can offer you more. More products, greater global reach and sharper customer focus. Plus, of course, the renowned RBS 'Make it happen' philosophy that 1 drives us to deliver results for you. To
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      Maruah presents paper on Asean Human Rights body to top panel
      317 12 MARUAH (Singapore) has drafted a position paper on the proposed Asean Human Rights body, and submitted it on Sept 11 to the High-Level Panel (HLP) tasked with drafting the terms of reference of the proposed body. To ensure that
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      Lock icon Anwar plans mass rally
      412 12 MALAYSIAN POLITICS Opposition leader says he has enough support to pull off a parliamentary coup KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's party yesterday announced a mass rally against a government crackdown which he said was aimed at preventing him from seizing power within days. Mr
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      Both Barisan and opposition courting MP crossovers
      251 12 KELANTAN Both the Barisan Nasional-led federal government and Parti Keadilan Rakyatled opposition have been trying to pinch Members of Parliament from the other side following the March 8 general elections, reported The Star. This was the main reason why both sides rejected the
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      Lock icon Umno members not obligated to follow plan
      340 12 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR United Malays National Organisation (Umno) members are not obligated to follow what is merely an understanding between the two leaders over the ruling party's leadership transition plan, reported The Star newspaper. Mubarak, the association of former Barisan Nasional
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      Lock icon Suspects detained
      394 13 AGENCIES NEW DELHI BLASTS NEW DELHI Police commandos carried out raids across New Delhi, detaining several people believed to be connected to a series of blasts that ripped through the Indian capital, killing at least 21 people and wounding about 100 others. A series of at least five
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      Lock icon Spicy food may have killed British bride
      174 13 'AFP NEW DELHI A British bride who died 10 days after marrying a local man in India may have been killed by asthma provoked by eating spicy food, her doctor was quoted as saying yesterday. Ms Charlotte Bending, a 24-year-old mother of two,
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      Lock icon Freeport mine rocked by explosion
      194 13 AFP TIMIKA (Indonesia) An explosion occurred at an airport belonging to US mining giant Freeport in Indonesia's eastern Papua province yesterday, but there were no casualties, police said. Freeport operates a copper and gold mine in Papua that has long been a source of tension
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        Lock icon POWERFULTYPHOON SLAMS INTO TAIWAN, INJURES 13
        107 14 AFP TAIWAN A powerful typhoon pounded Taiwan on Sunday with fierce winds and torrential rains, causing thousands of people to flee their homes and leaving at least 13 people injured. Traffic was severely disrupted as Typhoon Sinlaku made landfall in northeastern Han county early
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        Lock icon JAPANESE MAN KILLS 1, WOUNDS 6 IN STABBING RAMPAGE
        108 14 AP JAPAN An enraged vendor went on a stabbing rampage at a festival in central Japan, killing one man and wounding six others attending late-night celebrations to welcome the onset of fall. The suspect, MrToshiaki Arai, said he was angry that
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      Lock icon Russian general on board crash jet
      223 14 AFP AEROFLOTTRAGEDY Engine failure could have sparked flames PERM (Russia) An Aeroflot Boeing-737 jet crashed near a Ural mountains city yesterday, killing all 88 passengers and crew on board, after reportedly catching fire in the sky, the airline said. Among the victims was General
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      Lock icon Worst crash in 15 years
      494 15 AP I I HUMAN ERROR BLAMED 25 dead after rail engineer runs stop signal LOS ANGELES A commuter train engineer who ran a stop signal was blamed for America's deadliest rail disaster in 15 years a wreck that killed 25 people. A preliminary investigation found
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        Lock icon LIVNI PREPARESTO ENDTALKS WITH SYRIA IF SHE BECOMES NEXT PM
        128 15 THE SUNDAYTELEGRAPH The woman who is on course to become Israel's next Prime Minister is preparing to end fledgling peace talks with Syria unless it cuts its ties with Iran and the militant Hezbollah group. MsTzipi Livni, who is expected
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        Lock icon ANOTHERTRAVELCOMPANY GOES BUST IN BRITAIN
        99 15 AP Britain's aviation regulator says tour operator X S Holidays has gone bust-the second British tour operator to go under this week. On Friday, tens of thousands of travelers were stranded when the country's third-largest tour operator Leisure Group PLC collapsed. Civil Aviation Authority press
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      Lock icon Search widens for survivors of Hurricane Ike
      253 16 AFP GALVESTON (Texas) Rescuers searched Hurricane Ike's trail of destruction and floods for survivors yesterday, amid news that at least three people were killed by the storm in the weather-ravaged port city of Galveston. Fears mounted of an impending gasoline crunch after Ike
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      Lock icon $94m boost
      502 16 AFP AFTERNOON UPDATE Obama trounces McCain in August fundraising CHICAGO Barack Obama's campaign announced yesterday a record fundraising haul of US$66 million ($94 million) last month, amassing a big advantage over John McCain in the closing stretch of the White House race. The figure, which smashed the Democrat's
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      Lock icon Beverly Hills' upscale bums
      533 17 AP HOMELESS PEOPLE To some, living among the rich and famous isn't so bad BEVERLY HILLS (California) Being homeless in this upper crust enclave is not exactly like living on the street in other places. There are handouts of US$2,OOO ($2,850) and bottles of Dom Perignon,
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        Lock icon TASTEFUL' SEX TOYS FOR MIDDLE-AGED COUPLES
        133 17 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH One of the world's biggest electrical companies has announced it will launch a "tasteful" sex toy range for middle-aged British couples called Relationship Care. The Dutch multinational Koninklijke Philips Electronics (Royal Philips Electronics) said the products are designed to enhance couples' sexual
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        Lock icon PITBULLS MAUL INFANT TO DEATH IN NEVADA HOME
        85 17 AP A family's two pit bulls burst into the house from the backyard to attack a 4-month girl, mauling her to death even as her grandmother tried to escape with the baby into another room. The grandmother, who was baby-sitting at the
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      163 14 A Public Healthcare Educational Seminar by SINGAPORE MEDICAL GROUP I 1 E k LASIK Forum The Lasik Surgery Clinic Dates: 18 Sept 2008 (Thurs) 19 Sept 2008 (Fri) Time: 7pm Venue: The Lasik Surgery Clinic 290 Orchard Road #13-01/06 Paragon Medical Singapore *****9 Refreshments will be served. Speakers: Dr Marc
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      477 17 The Women in Our Lives Reebok Pink Ribbon Walk 2008 $35 for Adults 4 oct I Organised by BCF Opening launch to mark the beginning of the Breast $20 for Children spm-7pm Call 6352 6560 Cancer Awareness Month. 5-12yrs Raffles Landing Site, Registration closes 21 Sep (Refreshments Empress place (Beside
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      Lock icon SINGAPORE SEEN SMALL COST FOR SAFETY
      112 18 On Aug 30, an elderly couple alighted from SBS bus No 40 and made their way on the pavement, heading towards Aljunied MRT Station. The man took a stumble followed by the woman. Despite the help of their walking sticks, the elderly couple nearly
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      POINT OF VIEW
      131 18  -  Lai Yew Chan I refer to lHow about just 500 foreign workers' (Sept 12). Rationally speaking, the fears of Serangoon Gardens residents are not unfounded. Unless the problems, real and potential, can be addressed effectively, the prospect of a workers' dormitory in the vicinity will still send
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      September Sweetness turned sour
      259 19  -  Ethel Chong SINGAPORE BIENNALE 2008 Volunteers should be thoroughly briefed beforehand Letter from I VISITED the South Beach Development to view the exhibits at the Singapore Biennale 2008 over the weekend. Three incidents miffed my visit: Firstly, while buying tickets, my family and I were kept
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      Here's how to make cycling safe for all
      405 19  -  Harold Tay Letter from I REFER to "A cycle of change" (Sept 13). The writer has overestimated the importance of integrating bicycles on buses. This distracts from more important issues such as road safety. The most important thing that can be done
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      242 19  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY CHILDREN ARE EXPENSIVE Considering how expensive and difficult it is to be a good parent, many people wonder these days why anyone would want to even have children. I'm reminded of a woman who boarded a Los Angeles bus a fewyears ago
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      11 19 A Journey of HOPE brought to you by Parkway Cancer Centre
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      EYES ON THE PRIZE
      82 20 Guests eyeing theG H Mumm champagne Jeroboam -the official champagne of Formula 1 worldwide, for each season until 2010-that awaits the top three racers at the victory podium of the 2008 Formula 1 Sing Tel Singapore Grand Prix. The 3-litre bottle was unveiled by Pernod Ricard,
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      Lock icon They're revving it up in style
      1160 20  -  CHRISTOPHER TOH The last four contestants on Sing Tel Grid Girls open up christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg UNLESS you havejust returned from Mars, you'll know that pretty much everyone in the country is abuzz with the 2008 Formula 1 Sing Tel Singapore Grand Prix coming up next
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      Lock icon PLUS PICKS NEED FOR SPEED
      217 21 For those who can't get enough of the Formula i Grand Prix. FORMULA i DATABASE A fairly up-to-date database on everything and anything you've ever wanted to know about Fi, from drivers' birthdays to latest news reports, as well as fun facts. For example, did
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      Lock icon Gossip Girl makes Ugly Betty star frown
      208 22 AGENCIES SPEND enough time watching today's teen shows and you'll end up being a mean, mean girl. That's what actress America Ferrera (picture) thinks. In a recent US Weekly interview, the star of the ABC sitcom Ugly Betty was reported to have said
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      Lock icon Oh, what Joi
      279 22  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH LOCAL MUSIC Singer JoiChua charms China christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPOREAN singers are apparently the artistes dv jour when it comes to China. Last week, it was Kelvin Chen Weilian who performed at the opening ceremony of the Paralympics. Yesterday, for the second year running, singer Joi Chua (picture)
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      Lock icon Wet, wow and wonderful
      318 24  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH A FUN NIGHT FHM S #pore turns io Andrea Fonseka tops again christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg THERE was no lack of babes and beauties at FHM Singapore's party celebrating their annual poll of the 100 Sexiest Women in the World on Friday night. The party also commemorated the
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      1063 25 TV LISTINGS ON MEDIACORP CHANNEL 9 N. M ED ACOR p MEGA MONDAY MOVIE LIVING TREASURES II The Fast and The FurioUS S.ooAM Entertainment Tonight 4.00 Gilmore Girls VII 12.30 AM 101 More Things Removed Channel News Asia 8 30pm (Available inTmeHD On HDS) E. 30 PnmTimMoming Tc,Whom,tMayConcern from the
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      Lock icon A book 49 years in the making
      361 26  -  TANYO-HINN A LARGE crowd turned out for the launch of The Singapore Grand Prix: 50 Years in the Making on Saturday, and to get up close to a life-sized Formula 1 car model and try out a simulator at Audio House's Liang Court
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      Lock icon Vettel takes centrestage
      640 26  -  SCOTT MARSH ITALIAN GRAND PRIX Toro Rosso ace becomes youngest driver to win a Formula 1 Grand Prix race in monza scott@mediacorp.com.sg IT WAS a perfect weekend for racing fans, even with the rain. Yesterday afternoon, Sebastian Vettel relegated the world championship battle to the sidelines, as
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      Lock icon You've got a long way to go, baby
      620 27 AFP ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Mark Hughes admits City are still some way off from matching Chelsea's depth English Premiership Manchester City i Chelsea 3 MANCHESTER Mark Hughes admitted the 3-1 home defeat to Chelsea on Saturday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) underlined how far
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      Lock icon Everton welcome CahilPs timely return
      397 27 AFP English Premiership Stoke City 2 Everton 3 STOKE Australia international Tim Cahill marked his return to the Everton side with the winning goal in their 3-2 Premier League victory away to top-flight newboys Stoke City here yesterday. Everton, who had been 2-0 up before
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      Lock icon Pressured by fans, Ashley ready to flee Magpies' nest
      454 28 AFP LONDON Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley announced yesterday he wanted to sell the troubled English Premiership club and revealed that he feared for his children's safety if he turned up at matches. Ashley, a self-made billionaire, has become a hate
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      249 28 AFP MADRID Real Madrid got their title defence up and running yesterday (this morning, Singapore time), grinding out a 4-3 home victory over newcomers Numancia who shocked the reigning champions by taking the lead twice. It was a first win of
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