Today, 6 November 2008

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      260 1 THE FIRST MOM Meet Michelle Obama, who says her children will always come first WORLD 18 THE pRESiDENT’S MEN Who will obama pick to help him lead? 2 pM lEE To obaMa South-East asia is important to america 4 WHaT WENT WRoNG? Was it Mccain’s fatal confession or 16 MaRKET
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    Lock icon A BLACK MAN IN THE WHITE HOUSE
    915 1  -  Having set a new baseline for equal rights, can Obama now be a great President? NEWS COMMENT THOMAS L FRIEDMAN THE NEWYORKTIMES AND so it came to pass that on Nov 4,2008, the American Civil War ended, as a black man Barack Hussein
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    24 1 (2nd edition) afternoon edition TODAY Thursday November 6, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking A PUBLICATION OF MICA (P) 233/10/2008 hotline 6822 2268 ADVeRtiSe 6333 9888
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      The Real tormentor
      30 1 (2nd edition) Del Piero rolls back the years and wins a standing ovation at the Bernabeu as he helps Juventus to a 2-0 Champs League win at Real Madrid.
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      An old favourite
      29 1 (2nd edition) Also nearing the twilight years of his career, Ryan Giggs showed no sign of age as he scored to earn Manchester United a point against Celtic.
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    Lock icon His cold rhetoric
    661 1 (2nd edition) Russian President Medvedev welcomes US counterpart Obama with a missile warning AFTERNOON LATEST THE NEWYORKTIMES MOSCOW President Dmitri Medvedev of Russia greeted his future American counterpart, Mr Barack Obama, with bristling language yesterday (this morning, Singapore time), promising to place short-range missiles on Russia’s Western border if
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  • BIZ LATEST
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      Dow back to reality
      26 1 (2nd edition) Index plunges 5.1 per cent as investors take stock of economic realities, after a day of euphoria following Mr Obama’s election victory.
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      He’s ‘terminated’
      21 1 (2nd edition) Lehman Brothers CEO Richard Fuld will have no job by the end of the year and no bonus, too.
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      Google walks away
      26 1 (2nd edition) The Internet search giant ditches plans for an advertising partnership with Yahoo, who may be forced to turn to Microsoft for growth plans.
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  • NEWS LATEST
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      obama’s team
      23 1 (2nd edition) The US President-elect has named his transitional team, and made an offer to Rahm Emanuel to be his Chief of Staff.
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      Most votes ever
      24 1 (2nd edition) Americans cast the most votes in their history on Tuesday, and Mr Obama wins with the most number of votes ever.
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      How he celebrated
      22 1 (2nd edition) Mr Obama had breakfast with family, went to the gym, and looked into family matters schools and a funeral.
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  • NEWS
    • PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA
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        Lock icon All the President’s men ...
        719 2 All the President’s men Who’s obama going to pick to help him lead? AGENCIES WASHINGTON Within weeks of capturing his party’s nomination in June, Mr Barack Obama began assembling a transition team leading rival John McCain to quip that he was prematurely “measuring the drapes” of the Oval Office. But
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        Lock icon President-elect names his team
        387 2 (2nd edition) Transitional team assembled; Chief of Staff offer on table AFTERNOON LATEST AGENCIES WASHINGTON, DC United States President-elect Barack Obama pivoted quickly to begin filling out his new administration yesterday (this morning, Singapore time), making an offer to hard-charging Illinois Representative Rahm Emanuel to be White House
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        Lock icon Elation in Singapore
        506 3  -  RACHEL LIM rachell@mediacorp.com.sg EMOTIONS ran high among Americans here when news broke at mid-day that Mr Barack Obama had been elected the first AfricanAmerican President of the United States. Applause, the popping of champagne and shrieks of joy were heard in a room at the American Club,
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        244 3 AFP Champagne corks popped across Asia as former schoolmates in Indonesia, the Japanese town of Obama and thousands of American expatriates celebrated Mr Barack Obama’s triumph. Bars were packed in cities from Beijing to Sydney as election fever gripped the region yesterday. Former classmates of the new president-elect
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        PM Lee to Obama: ‘You can count on S’pore’
        317 4 EXPRESSING his “warmest congratulations” for the “decisive victory after a long, hard battle”, in separate letters to President-elect Barack Obama and Vice-President-elect Joe Biden, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made a call for strengthening ties with Southeast Asia. TO MR OBAMA:
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        Yeo: A ‘steep climb’ ahead ...
        521 4  - Yeo: A ‘steep climb’ ahead ALICIA WONG alicia@mediacorp.com. sg FOR an African-American to become the leader of the world’s most powerful country is, “by any measure, a historic event and a deeply inspiring one”, said Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo. However, Mr Yeo noted that expectations of the incoming 44th
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        PM Lee to Obama: ‘You can count on S’pore’
        317 4 (2nd edition) EXPRESSING his “warmest congratulations” for the “decisive victory after a long, hard battle”, in separate letters to President-elect Barack Obama and Vice-President-elect Joe Biden, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made a call for strengthening ties with Southeast Asia. TO MR OBAMA:
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        Lock icon Most votes ever cast, most votes ever won by a candidate
        351 4 (2nd edition) AFTERNOON LATEST AFP WASHINGTON, DC With record numbers of Americans casting ballots in Tuesday’s election, the first AfricanAmerican President-elect won more votes than any candidate in United States history, reports and records of the US National Archives show. He
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      Lock icon ‘Beware the euthanasia mentality’
      496 6  -  Council of churches warns of consequences for society MERCY-KILLING DEBATE LIN YANQIN yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg IT WOULD be a mistake to see euthanasia, voluntary or otherwise, as an act that affects only the individual patient and their families, said the National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS). Days
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      Woo the young? Like Obama, use the Net
      455 6  -  ALICIA WONG alicia@mediacorp.com.sg MUCH of leadership takes place increasingly through new media, said Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo and its use was an “important reason” for United States President-elect Barack Obama’s victory. He used this medium to reach segments of Americans “who
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      Lock icon ‘Beware the euthanasia mentality’
      496 6 (2nd edition)  -  Council of churches warns of consequences for society MERCY-KILLING DEBATE LIN YANQIN yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg IT WOULD be a mistake to see euthanasia, voluntary or otherwise, as an act that affects only the individual patient and their families, said the National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS). Days
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      Woo the young? Like Obama, use the Net
      455 6 (2nd edition)  -  ALICIA WONG alicia@mediacorp.com.sg MUCH of leadership takes place increasingly through new media, said Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo and its use was an “important reason” for United States President-elect Barack Obama’s victory. He used this medium to reach segments of Americans “who
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      MEDIACORP’S TRAVEL FIESTA 2008
      133 8 mediaCorp’s Travel Fiesta 2008 held last weekend at suntec Convention hall was a roaring success. More than 25,000 people turned up for the inaugural two-day travel fair which generated more than $8.5 million worth of tour bookings. Contributing to the large turnout were publicity trailers which
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      PUBLIC FUNDS: BE SAFE, NOT SORRY
      781 8  -  Should town councils be investing in risky products? NEWS COMMENT LOH CHEE KONG cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg IF THE recent comments by Dr Teo Ho Pin, coordinating chairman for the People’s Action Party (PAP) town councils, were meant to provide answers and some assurance, they probably threw
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      Lock icon Will competition lower electricity tariffs?
      487 10  -  INTERNATIONAL ENERGY WEEK NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg NOT only will Singapore’s import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) help diversify its energy sources, it could also lead to a 20-per-cent decrease in energy prices in the future, said industry players at the Singapore Electricity Roundtable yesterday.
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      20-year-old murder suspect from China charged
      205 10  -  TEO XUANWEI THE Chinese national who allegedly stabbed his flatmate to death on Monday afternoon was yesterday charged in a district court with murder. According to court documents, Mr He Junbo, 20, is accused of knifing Mr Wu Yun Zhong, 18, sometime between 3pm
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        MOH TO AMEND HUMAN CLONING ACT TO PROVIDE FOR DONOR COMPENSATION
        124 10  -  ONG DAI LIN The Ministry of Health has accepted all the recommendations of the Bioethics Advisory Committee on the provision of human eggs for research. The ministry will amend the Human Cloning and Other Prohibited Practices Act to provide
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        Lock icon COE PRICES FALL
        97 10 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Certificate of Entitlement (COE) prices fell for all categories except for big cars, in the latest bidding exercise. COE prices for cars of over 1,600cc rose by $712 to $8,301. For small cars of less than 1,600cc, the COE price was down by $534 to
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        Lock icon 1,020 GRAVES AT KWONG HOU SUA CEMETERY TO BE EXHUMED: SLA
        90 10 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) will be exhuming 1,020 graves at the Kwong Hou Sua Teochew Cemetery off Woodlands Road from March next year. The SLA said the land, which is approximately 70,000 square metres, will be
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        SIX PARTNERS TO HELP BOOST URBAN TRANSPORT
        118 10  -  LEONG WEE KEAT Land transport research received a boost yesterday when the Land Transport Authority (LTA) signed a Memorandum of Collaboration with six partners to foster technology collaboration in support of the Singapore Urban Transport Solution initiative. The latter aims to promote Singapore
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      Lock icon The best chance of cure: Early discovery
      679 12  -  Early detection and treatment key to avoiding relapse: Doctors CERVICAL CANCER NEOCHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com. sg) NINE years ago, a pregnant Madam Siti Fatimah first discovered she had cervical cancer. She had her womb removed, and then underwent chemotherapy. In 2006, the 35-year-old mother
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      Lock icon Money down, risk-taking up
      419 14  -  Syndicates are exploiting travellers hit by the downturn, says ICA CRIME SYNDICATES ANSLEY NG ansley@mediacorp.com. sg WITH the current economic downturn, some travellers who are tight for cash might resort to helping syndicates ferry illegal items into Singapore. But the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA), which
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon WHERE MCCAIN WENT WRONG
      388 16  -  A fatal confession, some self-contradicting campaign moves and a late argument may have led to his defeat NEWS ANALYSIS ALEX SPILLIUS IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA THE DAILY TELEGRAPH THROUGHOUT this campaign, Senator John McCain was running against two people: Senator Barack Obama and President George W Bush.
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      Lock icon McCain calls for unity behind Obama
      309 16 AFP PHOENIX (Arizona) Republican John McCain conceded defeat in the United States presidential election here yesterday, congratulating Democratic rival Barack Obama and calling for Americans to unite behind their new leader. “My friends, we have come to the end of a long journey. The
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      Lock icon The first day of the rest of his life
      444 16 (2nd edition) Breakfast, an hour at the gym, family matters the order of the day for Obama AFTERNOON LATEST AFP CHICAGO Obama enjoys a quiet first day after his historic victory; time for family, thanking staff Mr Barack Obama began his first full
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      Lock icon McCain calls for unity behind Obama
      309 16 (2nd edition) AFP PHOENIX (Arizona) Republican John McCain conceded defeat in the United States presidential election here yesterday, congratulating Democratic rival Barack Obama and calling for Americans to unite behind their new leader. “My friends, we have come to the end of a long journey. The
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      Lock icon ‘A mandate for change’
      271 18 AGENCIES WASHINGTON Democrats surged to a 56-seat majority in the United States Senate, wresting five seats from the Republicans as voters approved a mandate for change with the election of Mr Barack Obama as President. Leading lawmakers hailed their expanded control of the 100-member Senate as
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      Lock icon Michelle’s story
      513 18 Mrs Obama becomes ultimate symbol of the American dream THE FIRST MOM AFP WASHINGTON Mrs Michelle Obama has said it herself: Nowhere but in America would her story be possible. Born Michelle LaVaughn Robinson on January 17, 1964, she grew up in a workingclass Chicago neighbourhood as the
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      Lock icon No ‘technical recession’ in ‘09: Najib
      477 20 $2.9-billion stimulus package is ‘sufficient’ MALAYSIAN ECONOMY KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government is confident the country will not slip into a technical recession next year, Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak (picture) said yesterday. He was quoted by Bernama news agency as saying the RM7
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      Lock icon M’sia crackers banned in Thailand for melamine risk
      134 20 AFP BANGKOK Thailand’s health authority has removed a Ma-laysian-made brand of cream crackers from the shelves after detecting excessive levels of the toxic chemical melamine, officials said yesterday. The Thai Food and Drug Administration said it found 6.08 mg per kilogram of
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      Lock icon M’sian teens charged with kidnapping infant to sell
      119 20 AP KUALA LUMPUR An official says a Malaysian court has charged two teenagers and a woman with kidnapping a month-old baby, allegedly for sale to another couple. The court official says the three were accused of kidnapping the baby last week from
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      Lock icon MALAYSIA HAS LITTLE CHOICE BUT TO SPEND
      618 22 NEWS ANALYSIS THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER RECESSION this is one word that crushes the spirit like no other; that can plunge a country into an abyss of pessimism; keep consumers at home with their wallets closed and put any government on the defensive. Just
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      ‘We must not forget Pak Lah’
      367 25 Former chief minister proposes Abdullah be given a role once he steps down MALAYSIAN POLITICS KOTA KINABALU (Sabah) A former state chief minister has proposed that Mr Abdullah Ahmad Badawi be given a role in United Malays National Organisation (Umno) once he retires as
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      Lock icon Asian demand behind shark depletion
      268 25 AFP SYDNEY Asian demand for shark’s fin soup is pushing the animal’s population in the wild to new lows, the Australian government and a wildlife trade monitoring group said in a report released yesterday. The report found that while more than one-fifth of shark species
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      Lock icon Five more killed in Thailand’s bomb-hit south
      267 26 AFP YALA (Thailand) Suspected separatist militants have killed five civilians in Thailand’s troubled south and burnt down a school, after twin bomb blasts wounded 74 people, the authorities said yesterday. The police said gunmen broke into two homes in Yala province late on
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      Lock icon They’re calm, ‘ready to die’
      327 26 Clerics to visit trio before executions BALI BOMBERS AFP CILACAP (Indonesia) The execution of the three Bali bombers appeared imminent yesterday as wooden posts on which to restrain them in front of a firing squad were erected on their prison island, said officials. Senior Islamic
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      Lock icon Worst coach tragedy in 16 years
      361 29 Cigarette fire kills 20 people on tour bus FIRE ON THE AUTOBAHN AGENCIES HANNOVER (Germany) A tour bus caught fire on an autobahn near the northern city of Hannover yesterday, killing 20 people, police said. Survivors told authorities the fire broke out in the
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      Lock icon Russia wary of Asia missile buildup
      213 29 AP TOKYO Moscow is closely monitoring the development and deployment of missiles in Asia, Russia’s Foreign Minister said yesterday, adding that such moves create a confrontational atmosphere and should not be pursued. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov did not single out any specific country, but
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        CHINESE WARSHIP ZHENG HE PAYS FIRST VISIT TO CAMBODIA
        124 31 The Zheng He yesterday became the first Chinese warship to dock in Cambodia, signalling deeper military cooperation between the two nations. The ship, which carries more than 400 military personnel, will remain at the port of Sihanoukville until the weekend. Chinese
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        LANDSLIDES, WORST FLOODS IN A CENTURY KILL 51 IN CHINA
        130 31 Parts of south-western China have been hit by their worst floods in more than a century as well as landslides that have killed 51 people and left 43 missing. In Yunnan province, the landslides and mud-rock flows followed at least
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        Lock icon 55 SENTENCED OVER TIBET UNREST
        126 31 AGENCIES Sentences have been handed down so far to 55 people involved in a March 14 anti-China riot in Lhasa, according to China’s state media. The report quoted the vice-chairman of theTibetan regional government, Baema Cewang. The official report of fresh convictions comes as Beijing
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      Lock icon Building on historic pacts
      430 31 CHINA-TAIWAN TIES AFP TAIPEI Taiwan and China plan to build on historical pacts that narrow the distance between the former enemies with comprehensive economic, trade and financial cooperation, the two sides said yesterday. Officials who attended closed-door seminars on crossStrait economic cooperation discussed banking, tax and
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        Lock icon CAPTAIN OF CAPSIZED PHILIPPINE FERRY DETAINED
        116 32 AP The captain of a crowded ferry that overturned in freak weather, drowning 42 passengers, was detained yesterday on suspicion of operating the vessel illegally. About 100 people were rescued and eight were missing after the ferry capsized on Tuesday. It sank after leaving
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        Lock icon MEXICO’S INTERIOR MINISTER DIES IN PLANE CRASH ON PEDESTRIAN STREET
        134 32 AFP Mexican Interior Minister Juan Camilo Mourino, 37, died with seven others in a small plane crash in Mexico City yesterday. President Felipe Calderon promised a full investigation. In a brief statement to journalists, he said the minister “was one
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      Lock icon Is this Jong Il?
      299 32 Photos show N Korean leader appearing healthy, with a full head of hair N KOREAN PRESIDENT AFP SEOUL As part of a continuing campaign to counter reports that leader Kim Jong Il has suffered a stroke, North Korea released more photographs yesterday. The official Korean Central
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      587 34  -  Containment is clearly not a solution; rooting out is. I SAY Colin Chee The writer is a member of the Save Joo Chiat Work Group RECENT media reports about rampant sleaze in the residential neighbourhoods of Duxton and Haig Road hint at one drawback of
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      189 36  -  BY DR BILL MAIER TEACH KIDS TO LIVE WITHIN A BUDGET Sometimes, it seems easier to just buy our kids what they need, ratherthan give them an allowance and expect them to budget. But the easiest approach isn’t always the best. Some friends started giving their
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      308 36 I SAY Blogged atthefw.wordpress.com THE disparity between the transport concession fares for tertiary/polytechnic and JC/ITE students do not stand up to scrutiny. The degree of disparity is questionable. Why should an archetypical 17-year-old polytechnic student let’s call him Tan pay as much as 89 per cent
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      171 36 Letter from Arthur Lim I REFER to “It’s not all their fault” and agree with Mr John Tay. A relationship manager is a salesperson who acts under the instructions of top management. When something fails, unfortunately they are the bogey-men and -women. Sure,
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      67 34 Tune in to LTA traffic news for the most current updates on the go. more innovations are on the horizon. An emerging technology is Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition, or HCCI. Petrol engines featuring HCCI achieve ignition through compression like a diesel engine, with very efficient combustion resulting in low emissions.
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      72 34 VOICES ON RADIO The~ problems~ of~ gambling~ take~ on~ greater~ significance~ now~ that~ we~ are~ in~ a~ recession.~ How~ should~ we~ handle~ these~ problems?~ Also,~ with~ a~ casino~ in~ the~ works,~ who~ should~ be~ excluded~ from~ entry~ to~ such~ places?~ How~ long~ should~ the~ exclusion~ period~ last?~ Tell~ us~ what~
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      1355 38  -  It’s not just foreign bands playing at hotel watering holes... Could that be Jeremy Monteiro? LIVE GIGS CHRISTOPHER TOH christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg MENTION “hotel lounge music” and most will probably think of either cheesy foreign mariachi-style bands singing English pop songs in odd accents or some pianist playing
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        127 40 Concert organiser LAMC Productions announced that the venue for the Rockstar Taste of Chaos show has been moved to DXO, following the pullout of two of the acts, Atreyu and MUCC. As I Lay Dying and Story of the Year are still coming and will now play
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        58 40 Up and coming contemporary Chinese artist Zi Peng is holding his first solo exhibition in Singapore. The 26-year-old Shenyang-based artist will showcase works that depicts himself as a boy set in a dreamlike world. The exhibit is ongoing at Lukisan Art Gallery, 26 Smith Street until
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        43 40 Osage Singapore brings together 23 of the most cutting-edge contemporary artists from the Philippines, fresh from an exhibit at Osage Hong Kong. Until Dec 7 at Osage Singapore at 11B Mount Sophia, #1-12. Open 10 am to 7pm, Tuesday to Sunday.
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        83 40 Its cultural performances galore this weekend at the Singapore Flyer, with the first-ever Chinese winners of the National Indian Music Competition playing the sitar and tabla until Monday. Take a ride on the Flyer with an in-flight audio guide and river taxi connection to Clarke Quay. Other treats
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        74 40 After lying low for two decades, a veteran artist makes a comeback with an ongoing exhibit at Black Earth Art Museum. Organised by Tembusu Art Gallery, The Art Journey of Low Puay Hay features the artist’s “discontinued” watercolour pieces as well as a new series of landscape
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      517 42  -  Singer Anastacia says she won’t change the way she does things she’s baCk CHRISTOPHER TOH christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg YOU can call American singer Anastacia crazy or insane. Heck, she’ll probably agree with you. For instance, she’ll ***** about everything, including the weather. “I’m in London now doing a
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      240 42 AP THE United States has voted, and Barack Obama is its new President. And Diddy feels like it’s all his doing. “I felt like my vote was the vote that put him into office. It was down to one vote, and that was going to
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      723 46  -  BY CHRISTOPHERTOH One fine Mayday POETRY OFTHE DAY AFTER MAYDAY After spending almost a year on the road as they embarked on their Down to Earth world tour, Taiwanese rock quintet Mayday went right back into the studio to work on their seventh album. Half a year later,
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      45 42 Sudokuplus diffiCulTy raTiNg: yesTerday’s soluTioN: how To play: The rules are easy. Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. What are your views on Sudoku Plus? Email us at plus@newstoday.com.sg CoPyrighT uCliCk
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    325 48  -  With FairPrice’s range of Domremy sparkling grape juices, you can join the party even if you don’t take alcohol ANNETTE TAN food@newstoday.com.sg I AM an utterly hopeless teetotaller. This means that at parties, I constantly have to politely decline champagne or cocktails, only to have people ask
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      1058 50 Annual tour marking 1929 crash sheds light on Wall Street’s turbulent history THE BUCKSTOPS HERE AP THE enduring symbols of Wall Street’s fabled, turbulent history are inescapable on this walk through the epicentre of American capitalism. Over there, at 23 Wall, is the former headquarters of
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      448 52  -  World’s richest city wants a share of tourism pie ABU DHABI JENNIFERCHEN jennifer@mediacorp.com.sg THE tourism officials say that there is no competition, that there is no one-upman-ship when it comes to producing recordsetting, unprecedented tourist attractions in the emirate. Yet, it’s hard not to compare the grand
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      597 54  -  Website offers US lodging that’s up to 70% cheaper than hotel rooms LOG ON AARON CHONG aaron@mediacorp.com. sg WITH the strength of the US dollar bouncing back, here’s a way to save money on accommodation and experience the local lifestyle when you’re travelling in the United States. New York
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      198 56 baNyaN Tree’s spa speCial Enjoy Banyan Tree’s award-winning spa treatment for free when you book three consecutive nights’ stay at any Banyan Tree hotel or resort worldwide. The 90-minute massage is worth US$100 ($147). To get the best rates for rooms, visit banyantree.com. KINABALU ON ATIGER Wake up
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      415 56  -  Adventurer Josh Bernstein explores ancient mysteries in travelogue COUCH SURFING JENNIFERCHEN jennifer@mediacorp.com.sg IT’S easy to sell Josh Bernstein, the host of travelogue Into the Unknown with Josh Bernstein, as a real life Indiana Jones. Like the whip-wielding fictitious adventurer, Bernstein has travelled the world in search of relics
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      513 53  -  Step into a storybook Christmas at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort from Nov 28 to Jan 2 and be dazzled with visions of sugar plums and Santa, royal pageants and glittery parades. Take the kids to see Mickey and his friends, for a fairytale adventure they will remember for
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      513 53 (2nd edition)  -  Step into a storybook Christmas at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort from Nov 28 to Jan 2 and be dazzled with visions of sugar plums and Santa, royal pageants and glittery parades. Take the kids to see Mickey and his friends, for a fairytale adventure they will remember for
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      321 51 sQ 31 A VOYAGE DISCOVERY OTHER ON' i ARK LF a STAND A CHANCE TO CRUISE FOR FREE AT THE MEDIACORP TRAVEL FIESTA! L i ip 3 Nights Best of Malaysia Cruise Singapore Departures: Dec 9, 12 19, 2008 Jan 9 16, 2009 Ports of Call: Singapore, Penang, Kuala Lumpur
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      40 53 Brought to you by For a jolly good time, visit Hong Kong Disneyland Resort this year end.The Christmas events run from Nov 28 to Jan 2. BOOK NOW! Call your travel agent or log on to www.hongkongdisneyland.com for more information.
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      40 53 (2nd edition) Brought to you by For a jolly good time, visit Hong Kong Disneyland Resort this year end.The Christmas events run from Nov 28 to Jan 2. BOOK NOW! Call your travel agent or log on to www.hongkongdisneyland.com for more information.
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      193 58 PRIVILEGED All About Defining Yourself Season Pass (Ch 509), anytime On Demand Megan has been compiling research on Laurel with the intention of presenting a book proposal to her, but Sage discovers Megan’s notes and emails them to Laurel before Megan has a chance to explain.
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      752 58 CHaNNeL 6.00AM Entertainment Tonight 6.30 Prime Time Morning 9.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 10.30 The Oprah Winfrey Show 11.30 Martin Yan’s China NOON The Rachael Ray Show II 1.00PM The Price Is Right 2.00 Amazing Animal Videos III 2.30 Style By Jury 3.00 The West Wing VII 4.00 American Idol
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      549 60 Struggling AS Roma hit Premiership leaders for three as Scolari seethes EUROPEAN CLUB FOOTBALL AGENCIES Champions League, group A AS Roma 3 Chelsea 1 ROME The latest legend of Rome’s magnificent Trevi Fountain is that you need to throw three coins into the water, with
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      384 60 AFP Champions League, Group D Liverpool 1 Atletico Madrid 1 LIVERPOOL Rafa Benitez admitted he is concerned by Liverpool’s lack of a cutting edge after his side needed a dubious penalty to salvage a 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid in their Champions League Group D match
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      318 60 (2nd edition) AFP Champions League, Group G Celtic 1 Manchester United 1 GLASGOW A late equaliser from Ryan Giggs denied Celtic a famous victory as Manchester United emerged from Parkhead with a 1 -1 draw yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) that virtually ensures the defending
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      162 60 (2nd edition) AFP Champions League, Group G Arsenal 0 Fenerbahce 0 LONDON Arsenal could not shake off the scars from their battering at Stoke as Arsene Wenger’s side were forced to settle for a frustrating 0-0 draw against Fenerbahce in the Champions League yesterday (this morning, Singapore time). After
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      175 61 AGENCIES PARIS Renault ended speculation about Fernando Alonso’s future when they announced yesterday that the two-time world champion has extended his contract with them for another two years. The French team have also retained Nelson Piquet, who made his Formula 1 debut with them this
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      159 61 AFP GENTING HIGHLANDS Former top Asian Football Confederation (AFC) official Peter Velappan yesterday labelled a plan to move the governing body’s headquarters out of Malaysia as a “foolish move” that will destroy regional unity. AFC president Mohamed bin Hammam has proposed relocating the organisation from
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      379 61 (2nd edition) AGENCIES LONDON World champion Lewis Hamilton says he intends to drive for the McLaren team for the rest of his Formula One career. Hamilton made the pledge at a “welcome home” event staged by McLaren at their base in Woking, Surrey, yesterday. “I love
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      528 62  -  Japanese trio deal fatal blow to Koreans’ title hopes NTuC income-yeo’s s-League 2008 Super Reds 0 SAFFC 3 MATCH OFTHE SEASON SHAMIROSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com. sg WITH less than two weeks to go in the NTUC Income-Yeo’s S-League 2008, last night’s match between the Super Reds and
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      267 62  -  TANYO-HINN FOUR of the world’s biggest professional rugby club sides will do battle at the inaugural Rugby World Club Challenge in Singapore next July. Yesterday, organisers The Amici Group and the Singapore Cricket Club (SCC) revealed that Guinness Premiership sides Gloucester RFC
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      543 63  -  ParkTae Won is one goal away from becoming the eighth player to net 100 S-League goals NTuC Income-yeo’s s-League 2008 Gombak United v Woodlands Wellington Jurong West Stadium, 7.45pm SINGAPORE FOOTBALL MILTON TAN sports@newstoday.com. sg WOODLANDS Wellington’s Park Tae Won will have extra incentive to score
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      250 63  -  MILTON TAN NTuC Income-yeo’s s-League 2008 Geylang United v Dalian Shide Bedok Stadium, 7.45pm GEYLANG United have confirmed that Mike Wong (picture) joined their coaching staff on Nov 1. Today reported on Oct 23 that the 43-year-old was the likely replacement for Jozef Herel,
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      449 1 (2nd edition) THE NEWYORKTIMES SAN FRANCISCO Google, the Internet company, said yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) that it had decided to walk away from an advertising partnership with Yahoo to avoid a legal battle with federal antitrust regulators who had notified the companies
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      445 2  -  CHEOWXINYI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com. sg CONSUMERS expecting an iPhone from StarHub by the end of this year will now have to wait longer. Those hoping for a bumper crop of year-end festive promotional offers may also be disappointed as the global economic and financial crisis works its
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      448 2  -  Bank will take a prudent attitude about lending MARKET DOWNTURN KELVIN CHOW kelvinc@mediacorp. com.sg OCBC bank is being very cautious, with its chief executive, David Conner saying yesterday: “The market out there is quite scary and it continues to be scary.” In response, OCBC Over-sea-Chinese Banking
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      154 3 AFP BANGKOK Thailand’s state electricity firm said yesterday it had signed a contract with a company to conduct a feasibility study for what would be the nation’s first nuclear power plant. The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, or Egat, signed a US$4.97-million ($7.35-million) contract
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      118 3 THREE men have been named as Singapore’s top entrepreneurs by professional services firm Ernst Young and one will eventually be selected to represent the country at the Ernst Young World Entrepreneur Of The Year awards in November. The three businessmen on the shortlist
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      320 3 (2nd edition) 1.30AM LATEST NEW YORK United States stocks retreated as economic jitters returned a day after a powerful pre-election rally, as Americans elected Democrat Barack Obama as president. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 233.29 points (2.42 per cent) to 9,391.99 at 1720 GMT (1.20am
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      127 3 (3rd edition) THE DAILY TELEGRAPH SAN FRANCISCO Wells Fargo, the biggest bank on the West Coast of the United States, plans a US$10-billion ($14.8-billion) offering of common stock after agreeing to buy Wachovia last month. The bank, which disclosed the offering yesterday, previously announced plans
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        687 7  -  BUSINESS COMMENT LOH CHEE KONG cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg IN A market where sentiment rules, the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s (URA) recent changes to the land sales programme have quite naturally cheered up developers. But has the intervention, which included cancelling the ongoing tenders for two sites, come
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