Today, 11 November 2008

Microfilm: NL29534
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      399 1 More than just a family outing, it's a magical day of games, goodies and savings tips. Plus, you get to win S$3,800 worth of prizes in our games and contests. Have fun with your little loved ones at the POSB Family Fair. Besides games and contests, we've also lined up
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      31 1 EASY DOES IT Coaches say Avramovic has no cause for concern over injured national stars. SPORTS 36 Page 18 page 16 Page 3 Page 2 Page 13 Page B1 Page B2
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  • COLUMN
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      Agatha Koh Brazil
      33 1 Our Voices Editor speaks to Derrick Kwa, former Gifted Programme student turned blogger who is part of an Internet collaboration to author a book that will benefit a children’s charity.
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  • COMMENT
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      One day, but not yet
      42 1 Barack Obama’s victory in the United States presidential elections raised the question: Will Singapore have a nonChinese PM soon? Not yet, says P N Balji, as political and social conditions here are very different from the US.
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  • LOCAL
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      Cisco saves the day
      33 1 A man entered a UOB branch yesterday wearing a tudung and baju kurung, but his chin stubble aroused the suspicions of a Cisco guard who foiled the robbery attempt.
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  • WORLD
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      Firearms boom
      29 1 Gun sales in the United States jumped 15 per cent last month as enthusiasts, fearing Barack Obama would impose new firearms restrictions, went on a buying spree.
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  • BUSINESS
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      Turnaround artists
      25 1 When things are looking down, that’s good news for corporate restructuring firms, as demand for their services has been on the up recently.
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    Sinking sands?
    23 1 CapitaLand denies speculation that it could be part of a rescue effort to save the Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort project.
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    LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME
    62 1 The maldives most of which lies just 1.5m above sea level will divert a portion of its billion-dollar annual tourist revenue into buying a new homeland. This will serve as an insurance policy against climate change that threatens to turn the island’s 300,000 inhabitants into
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    Why S’pore can wait
    645 1  -  ECONOMIC STIMULUS CHEOWXINYI cheowxinyi@mediacorp. com.sg ONE after the other, governments in the Asia Pacific have been pledging big money to stimulate their slowing economies: China, Japan, Australia, South Korea and neighbouring Malaysia. But Singapore is not doing that just yet. On the Sunday China unveiled a
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    Lock icon CPF CUTS NOT ON THE CARDS FOR NOW: LIM SWEE SAY
    172 1 CHANNEL NEWSASIA CPF cuts are a last-resort measure to keep business costs down, and are unlikely to be implemented for now, said Labour chief Lim Swee Say. “Any talk about CPF cuts at this moment is way too premature
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    Will less mean more for charities?
    635 1  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp. com.sg THE theory seems to fly in the face of instinct: Could the economic recession that is now spurring local charities to brace for a fall-out, see more donations going their way? In 2003, when Singapore was hit by the
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    Masthead
    24 1 (2nd edition) TODAY afternoon edition Tuesday November 11, 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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  • BIZ LATEST
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      Fannie’s bleeding
      24 1 (2nd edition) US mortgage finance company may need more than US$100 billion ($148.9 billion) in funding after reporting a record US$29-billion loss in Q3.
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    GM’s bleak outlook
    20 1 (2nd edition) An analyst downgrades shares in the troubled Detroit automaker, saying they might be worthless within a year.
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    Secret spending
    27 1 (2nd edition) The US Federal Reserve is refusing to identify the recipients of the almost US$2 trillion ($2.98 trillion) of taxpayer money given out in emergency loans.
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    UK bailout flawed?
    23 1 (2nd edition) HSBC chief executive officer Michael Geoghehan said London’s bailout of financial institutions could encourage more reckless behaviour by the banks.
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    SPORTS LATEST Catch us if you can
    28 1 (2nd edition) “It feels nice to be up here in the lead,” says Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard, taunting reigning Premiership champions Manchester United.
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    Lock icon America’s past meets America’s future
    814 1 (2nd edition) AFTERNOON LATEST AFP WASHINGTON United States President-elect Barack Obama, on his way to his historic Jan 20 swearing-in, held his first face-to-face talks with President George W Bush on Monday and got his first look at the Oval Office. Mr Bush and Mr Obama, who
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    Lock icon US special forces in secret strikes in MidEast
    590 1 (2nd edition) AFP WASHINGTON, DC United States special forces have conducted nearly a dozen secret operations against the Al Qaeda in Syria, Pakistan and other countries under a broad 2004 mandate approved by President George W Bush, The New York Times reported yesterday (this
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      Lock icon Not quite a close shave
      485 2  -  Disguised as woman, stubble gives robber away to alert guard FOILED BANK ROBBERY ANSLEY NG ansley@mediacorp. com.sg HE PROBABLY thought his female disguise was clever but the would-be robber did not bank on his stubbled chin arousing the suspicions of an alert security guard. At
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      Lock icon Ahmadinejad gets Obama rub
      162 2 (2nd edition) THE NEWYORKTIMES TEHRAN President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad received praise from Iran’s reformist politicians and withering criticism from its conservatives after he sent Mr Barack Obama a letter last week congratulating him on winning the American presidential race against Mr John McCain. On Saturday, reformist politicians offered praise
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      ONE DAY, BUT NOT JUST YET
      602 3  -  Conditions here differ from the us, so don’t expect to see a non-Chinese PM soon NEWS COMMENT P N BALJI The writer is the director of the Asian Journalism Fellowship, a joint project of Nanyang Technological University and Temasek Foundation, and the former editorial
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      Nothing like a financial downturn...
      777 4  -  Business schools remain optimistic despite the tough economic outlook HIGHER STUDIES ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp. com.sg work experience to ensure his or her skill sets are relevant. We assess the individual’s personality to make sure he or she fits in with our culture. That will
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      Lock icon China milk items may soon return to shelves
      171 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA MILK products from China may soon be back on the shelves in Singapore. Channel NewsAsia learnt this from the Singapore Toys and Confectionery Dealers Association after about 100 food importers met the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) for a closed-door
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      Making sure they don’t quit their jobs
      476 6  -  Full- and part-time workers to get written employment contracts CONSERVANCY WORKERS ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg IN A bid to lure and retain workers in the conservancy sector where the turnover rate among locals is 20 to 30 per cent 14 PAP Town Councils are
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      TIME FOR A BREAK
      64 8 More than 57 hours (as of 9.30 last night) into the MediaCorp Radio Subaru Impreza Challenge, 34 contestants including filipino donald Gonzaga (right) and two Thais from the regional team were still in contention for the ultimate prize of a subaru Impreza car. Contestants (above) dash
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      Lock icon Professionals choose CNA
      389 8 MEDIA CHANNEL NEWSASIA CHANNEL NewsAsia is the first choice for affluent decision makers here when it comes to getting their news. Three out of four respondents to a survey by independent global market research firm Synovate, chose the channel as their preferred source, among all media, including
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon CUT IN ERP RATES FOR SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
        140 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Motorists using the Lorong 6Toa Payoh exit between 8am and 8.30am from Nov 15 to Dec 31 will not have to pay the usual $1 Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) gantry charges. This is because the ERP rates at some gantries will
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        Lock icon USE YOUR EZ-LINK CARDS TO PAY TAXI FARES
        137 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Come next month, SMRT cab passengers can pay their taxi fares using their ez-link cards. All that a commuter has to do is place his card on the reader in the cab and a receipt will be issued showing the
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        SM GOH ON WORKING VISIT TO HK AND MACAU
        115 8 Senior Minister Goh ChokTong is currently on a working visit to Hong Kong where he will deliver a keynote address on governance and growth in emerging Asia, which will be attended by leaders from government, business, academic and media sectors. He
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        Lock icon PROGRAMME TO HELP CURB DRUG PROBLEMS
        93 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Australian Federal Police. Singapore’s Central Narcotics Bureau and the Australian Federal Police have organised the Integrated Narcotics Enforcement Programme, with 21 participants from the Asean region. Through classroom lectures and site visits, both agencies will share with Asean government officials their strategies
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      Lock icon Joy and danger in Afghanistan
      560 10  -  all in a day’s work for soldiers deployed to help in reconstruction SAF OVERSEAS MISSIONS TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg CHANNEL NEWSASIA words, “every soldier aspires to experience and overcome the challenges of an operating environment”. On Nov 17, the SAF will also send two 20-man medical
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      Lock icon Joy and danger in Afghanistan
      565 10 (2nd edition)  -  all in a day’s work for soldiers deployed to help in reconstruction SAF OVERSEAS MISSIONS TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg REPORTING BY CHANNEL NEWSASIA WITH ADDITIONAL THEIR six-month deployment in central Afghanistan was coming to an end, and all had been peaceful and safe until a self-made
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      33 2 We welcome you to sign up to receive our latest TRAVEL DEALS via our weekly eNewsletters at www.airfares.com.sg All fares shown are inclusive of airport taxes fuel surcharges. Terms Conditions Apply. TA 920
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      33 2 (2nd edition) We welcome you to sign up to receive our latest TRAVEL DEALS via our weekly eNewsletters at www.airfares.com.sg All fares shown are inclusive of airport taxes fuel surcharges. Terms Conditions Apply. TA 920
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      301 3 BUILDING FUTURES One success story at a time I need to up my game with a postgraduate qualification WE HAVE THE PLAN 0*. APMI KAPLAN ASIA PACIFIC MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA CRICOS *****C Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Business Management Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) Contribution to knowledge
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      157 4 World class Qualifications with a Global Edge. 1 V SUCCES MDIS BUSINESS SCHOOL A not-for-profit professional institute for lifelong learning MORE THAN 12,000 STUDENTS r i Affiliations with Universities /I Globally MDIS UiMC 501 Stirling Road Singapore *****1 Tel: 6278 8000 Fax: 6278 5312 THINK SUCCESS. THINK MDIS I PRIFYSGOL
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      294 5 textbooks: $70 tuition fees: 150 e investing in your child’s future back home: priceless MasterCard Money Send 1 assn Send money to loved ones overseas safely and conveniently. Exclusively for DBS customers. DBS and MasterCard® MoneySend™ let you make international fund transfers as easy as clicking a mouse. This new
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      235 6 Market Crashes Create MILLIONAIRES. Be ONE of them! The financial crisis presents extraordinary opportunities for you to make your fortune. However, most Singaporeans are not educated to tap these opportunities. If you want to position yourself to ride the wave and come out way ahead of this crisis, you must
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      140 6 Visit us at National Library Building, Victoria Street from 15 16 Nov 08, 11am 6pmto donate stationeries to help the children of Cambodia. Tune in to Class 95FMfor more details. CURTIN SINGAPORE Opening In December Australia’s Curtin University of Technology has been delivering degree programmes in Singapore through its local
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      610 7 SI 413-08 Items available at Carrefour Suntec City L2 main entrance (Tel: 6334 7466) Carrefour Plaza Singapura B2 main entrance (Tel: 6336 8728) instore from 11 Nov -13 Nov 2008 GET THE BEST DEALS HERE! GET THE HIGHEST TRADE-IN VALUE OR FREE EXCLUSIVE PREMIUMS! Trade-in K660i/K810i/N6300 at $210 Now! Trade-in
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      94 8 JOY AND DANGER IN AFGHANISTAN. 10 162 East Coast Road Singapore *****8 Tel 6344 8894 Fax: 6345 4616 Email: enquiries@graces-studio.com Website www.graces-studio.com We have moved to a new Bigger Better premises OPEN FOR 2009 REGISTRATION NURSERY TO DIPLOMA LEVEL Trinity /Guildhall London Exam Speech Drama Communication Skills Public Speaking Musical
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      14 8 SET LUNCH 8.90 FROM pizza set l unch save up to $6.60 U.P. $15.50
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      818 11 Brought to you by Come fly with us The Singapore Girl is now 40 years old, but she remains as iconic as ever as Janice Ng has repeatedly learnt over her seven years as a flight stewardess with Singapore Airlines. Said the 27-year-old with a smile: “I always wanted to
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Strong quake hits north-west China
      266 12 AFP BEIJING An earthquake of 6.5 magnitude struck north-west China’s Qinghai province yesterday, shaking buildings hundreds of kilometres away and sending people into the streets. It hit at 9.22am (Singapore time) about 150km north-east of Goldmud city in Qinghai, said the United States Geological Survey
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      Lock icon Chinese officials cancel Taiwan trips
      197 12 AP TAIPEI At least two groups of Chinese officials have cancelled plans to visit Taiwan because of violent protests against a Chinese envoy when he visited the island last week, a Taiwanese official said yesterday. The Chinese called off the trips after protesters clashed with
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      Lock icon STORM SURVIVORS
      60 12 Hurricane Paloma levelled hundreds of homes along Cuba’s southern coast before losing steam on Sunday and weakening from a Category 4 storm into a tropical depression. Crashing surf and a powerful sea surge sent waves almost 1.5 km inland as the storm ravaged Santa Cruz del Sur, the
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      Lock icon No progress in talks, says China
      273 12 DIALOGUE WITH DALAI LAMA ENVOYS AFP, DPA BEIJING China said yesterday that talks with envoys of Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, had failed to make progress, and insisted it would not compromise on the status of the Himalayan region. “Our contacts and
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      Lock icon Palin attacks prompted Obama death threats
      309 13 SECURITY THREATS THE DAILY TELEGRAPH WASHINGTON Mrs Sarah Palin’s (picture) attacks on Mr Barack Obama’s patriotism provoked a spike in death threats against him, Secret Service agents revealed. The Republican vice-presidential candidate accused Mr Obama of “palling around with terrorists”, citing his association with
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      Lock icon Sales of guns rise in wake of Obama’s victory
      230 13 AFP WASHINGTON Sales of guns in the United States jumped as gun enthusiasts fear Mr Barack Obama and his Democratic allies in Congress will impose new restrictions on firearms. Last month, as Mr Obama appeared headed for victory, sales of guns
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      Lock icon US ordered secret strikes: Report
      192 13 AFP WASHINGTON US special forces have conducted about a dozen secret operations against Al Qaeda and other Islamic militants in Pakistan, Syria and other countries, The New York Times reported on Sunday. The operations were conducted under broad war-waging authority given to them by the
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      Lock icon Girl, 13, was a suicide bomber
      374 13 (2nd edition) AFTERNOON LATEST AFP In another incident, at least 28 people were killed, including women and schoolgirls, in a triple bombing in a Baghdad market, the deadliest attack to rock the Iraqi capital in months, security officials said. The attackers detonated a car bomb in
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      Lock icon Goodbye, Phoenix: Mars mission ends
      254 13 (2nd edition) AFP WASHINGTON Nasa scientists said yesterday that the Phoenix Mars lander had ceased to operate because the diminished sunlight resulting from seasonal changes no longer powers the robot’s solar arrays. Scientists with Nasa’s Mars Exploration Programme told reporters that United States space officials were pleased
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      Zaid Ibrahim gets show-cause letter
      340 14 MALAYSIA POLITICS KUALA LUMPUR Former de facto Law Minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim has been issued a show-cause letter by his party, the United Malays National Organisation (Umno), over his outspoken opposition to the Internal Security Act (ISA). According to a Malaysian Insider report, the controversial
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        SHAHRIZAT WON'T CHALLENGE RAFIDAH
        154 14 The Umno women’s wing deputy chief said yesterday she will not challenge former Trade Minister Rafidah Aziz for the chief post in the party polls next March, reported The Star daily. This came as Ms Shahrizat Abdul Jalil urged her boss to fast forward the women’s
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        Lock icon MONGOLIAN WOMAN'S MURDER CASE ADJOURNDED
        156 14 AGENCIES ing Mr Najib to Ms Altantuya. The Altantuya murder trial has been postponed till Jan 15 to give the defence lawyers time to find and interview witnesses, many of whom are either missing or unavailable. Policemen Azilah Hadri, 32, and Sirul Azhar Umar, 36,
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      Lock icon Extradition to follow Thaksin
      412 15 THAILAND POLITICS AFP BANGKOK The authorities in Thailand will press for the extradition of ousted Premier Thaksin Shinawatra no matter where he goes to live, officials said yesterday after Britain revoked his visa. “No matter China or the Philippines, we have an extradition treaty with both
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      Bali bombers’ lawyers to sue
      248 15 JAKARTA Lawyers for the three Bali bombers said they plan to file a lawsuit against the Indonesian government, alleging the execution process violated human rights. “The executions were not done in accordance with existing procedures. We are preparing to take legal steps,” said lawyer Agus
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        Lock icon THAILAND CONFIRMS NEW BIRD FLU OUTBREAK
        128 15 AFP A fresh outbreak of the bird flu has been detected on a backyard farm in Northern Thailand, six months after the kingdom was declared free of the deadly virus, the Agriculture Ministry said yesterday. The H5N1 strain of avian influenza was found in
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        Lock icon CAMBODIA PROBES CHOPPER CRASH
        123 15 AFP The Cambodian authorities pledged yesterday to investigate a helicopter crash that killed the country’s police chief, amid conflicting reports about the doomed craft’s last moments. Chief of police Hok Lundy, a close associate of Prime Minister Hun Sen, was killed on Sunday evening along with
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        Lock icon WEB OF RUMOURS PROMPTS S KOREA TO SNARE 2,000 NETIZENS
        112 16 AFP South Korean police have rounded up more than 2,000 people for spreading malicious rumours on the Internet during a month-long crackdown sparked by the suicide of an actress. The National Police Agency said 11 people have been formally arrested
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        Lock icon PERU TO SUE YALE UNIVERSITY FOR MACHU PICCHU RELICS
        123 16 AP Peru has reportedly approved a plan to sue Yale University for thousands of Inca artifacts excavated decades ago by a United States scholar at Machu Picchu. MrThomas Conroy, a Yale spokesman, said the university has stated in the past that
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        Lock icon Maldives to buy land for new home
        342 16 CLIMATE CHANGE THE GUARDIAN MALE The Maldives will begin to divert a portion of the country’s billion-dollar annual tourist revenue into buying a new homeland as an insurance policy against climate change that threatens to turn the 300,000 islanders into environmental refugees, said
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      115 12 SAFRA m sfi Vi V7 V? 'T mm ;v MEMBERS' SPECIAL V 0 o Off Online Fares* Vy! TS®-" 0Visit http://mysafra.safra.sg to book. *Seats are subject to availability Fares quoted are on one-way basis and are inclusive of airport taxes, fuel, insurance, administrative surcharges as well as 50% discount off
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      127 15 OP www.loveamp.sg One love is all you need. Live it up with this exclusive Levi’s® Tee* when you purchase a concert ticket. More details at www.loveamp.sg °ne kve Don’t let AIDS get in the way of love World AIDS Day Concert Stefanie Sun Hady Mirza Hossan Leong Dim Sum Dollies
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      384 16 Clarence Chee is leading the largest community of profitable FOREX traders in Singapore! Attend our Free Talk and learn... why spot forex trading is fast becoming popular among the “smart” investors today. how our “live” traders are achieving a consistent success rate of more than 80% monthly by using our
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      518 17 Building a nest of possibilities By growing her funds through her CPF, Chew Hui Chin can let her money grow with peace of mind For 29-year-old copywriter Chew Hui Chin, putting aside savings for a rainy day has not been a priority until intends to hold off on dabbling in
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      POINT OF VIEW
      35 18  -  Chin KeeThou The canal in the vicinity of Joan and Olive roads, built to alleviate flooding, drains excess water from MacRitchie Reservoir. The nurseries there should use this water for their plants.
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      THE TEEN WHO CAN
      886 18  -  COFFEE WITH AGATHA KOH BRAZIL voices editor agatha@mediacorp.com.sg LOVE may make the world go round, but for Derrick Kwa, love is what makes a good blog. And blogs are what makes the world go round. “What makes a good blogger is very subjective. It’s a very
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      FOCUS® ON THE FAMILY
      247 20  -  BY DR JAMES DOBSON THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE I never cease to be amazed at what some people will do to get someone to love them. I read recently of a love-struck man who began spending himself into bankruptcy in order to gain the
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      Lock icon ‘Let market forces take their course ’
      277 20 ‘Let market forces take their course INTEGRATED RESORTS Public funds should not be used to save the mega projects Hsien Loong, what has turned out to be a prescient question. He asked: What if the two IRs were to fail? PM Lee’s response was that the Singapore Government will not
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      Eradication of illegal betting is not STC’s job
      165 20 Gambling Code of Practice on one hand, but on the other, keep providing more convenient venues to make gambling accessible. It is like telling your children that smoking is bad but you continue to smoke and leave packs of cigarettes all around
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      236 23 Get your exclusive free preview tickets now! M1 customers can redeem a pair of preview tickets to the M1 Box Office Preview of BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA with 400 SunPerks points. Simply log on to www.m1.com.sg from November 11, 9am onwards to redeem. *While stocks last. Seat allocation will be determined
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      329 27 ENID BLYTON THE DAILY TELEGRAPH English author behaved like a ‘spiteful teenager’ ENID Blyton had the emotional age of a 13-year-old because fierce arguments between her parents “froze” her development, according to her only surviving daughter. The creator of the Famous Five and the Secret Seven
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      115 27 GUARDIAN WITH a US$120 million ($178 million) budget and an A-list cast, director Baz Luhrmann’s new movie Australia promised a Titanic-style blockbuster from an epic tale of adventure across the outback. But the film’s tragic ending proved a little too harrowing for Hollywood studio chiefs. After “intense”
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      95 28 TIPS ON FOOT CARE FOR DIABETICS Find out how to prevent foot complications as a result of diabetes. Date: Thursday Time: 1pm to 2 pm Venue: NUH, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Health Education Hub, Main Building 1, Level 1 Fee/Registration: Free. Regis­tration required. Call 6772 2184. BEYOND
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      378 28  -  Certain kinds of food do make you feel and sleep better CHEERY CHOW EVELINE GAN eveline@mediacorp.com.sg AT MEALTIMES, my healthconscious mother goes for wholesome soups and wholemeal bread. But in times of emotional upheavals, she raids her well-stocked pantry for junk food think peanut butter, cookies and
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      373 29 like cottage cheese, turkey and milk, which contain tryptophan, can help to form sleep-promoting serotonin.” Drinking warm milk, or taking a warm bath before bedtime, might also help. Explained Dr Lim: “The warm milk causes your body temperature to rise. When the body temperature cools, there is
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      236 30 THE NEWYORKTIMES WOMEN who gain more than 18kg during pregnancy are about twice as likely to give birth to a heavy baby as those who gain less, according to a new study. Mothers of babies who weigh more than about 4kg at birth
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      262 30 Pet allergies are due to dander, not hair PET PEEVES THE NEWYORKTIMES various animals, often causing allergic reactions in susceptible persons. Dogs such as poodles with coats that don’t shed and hairless dogs will typically produce less dander than other types of dogs,
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        682 31 Q1 I stopped going for my regular dental appointments when I became pregnant. I gave birth six months ago. Since then, I feel that my teeth have become more sensitive. Sometimes, when I brush them, my gums bleed. How can I improve the situation? AIt
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      203 32 THE NEWYORKTIMES THE FACTS By now, the old saying about drinking eight glasses of water a day has been thoroughly debunked. But a similar adage about excess water and healthy skin persists. Where or how the
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      116 30 HEALTH LISTINGS Nuh heaLTh TaLKs For womeN Women, take charge of your health. Pick up tips on how to manage urinary incontinence and learn more about menopause and its symptoms at this talk, which will be conducted by National University Hospital specialists. Date: Nov 22 Time: 1pm to 4pm Venue:
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      237 31 askthedentista public education project supported by the Singapore Dental Health Foundation (www.dentalhealth.org.sg) and Lion Corporation Healthy Gums, Healthy Teeth! r w Systema Complete Gum Care System from Japan Cares for gums, for stronger, healthier teeth! The Importance of Gum Care Healthy gums are the foundation for healthy teeth. But the
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      1086 34 6.00AM Entertainment Tonight 6.30 Prime Time Morning 9.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show VI 10.30 The Oprah Winfrey Show 11.30 Martin Yan’s China Along the Yangtze NOON The Rachael Ray Show II Wedding Dance, Dance Off 1.00PM Makansutra Raw (Available in True HD on HD5) 1.30 Spell Cast: Grand Final 2.00
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      155 35 What would encourage you to have children? Hear from renowned speakers at the Maybe... Baby? seminar and allay your fears of starting a family. Morning Session: 29 November 2008 (Saturday), 9.30am 1pm First comes love, then comes marriage ready for the baby carriage? by Ms Joanna Koh-Hoe, President of Focus
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      546 36  -  Coaches say Avramovic has no cause for concern over injured national stars Singapore football SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg AS SINGAPORE prepares to defend its crown in the AFF Suzuki Cup, which will be co-hosted by Indonesia and Thailand from Dec 5 to 28, national coach Radojko
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      172 36  -  SHAMIROSMAN Dr Cormac O’Muircheartaigh, acting medical director and sports physician of the Singapore Sports Council, does not recommend that footballers play through injury, or before they are fully healed. “It is harder for footballers to play through injury because there is a lot of turning,
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      396 36 AFP Cricket Test India v Australia NAGPUR (India) India capped a tight bowling display to record a crushing 172-run victory over Australia in their fourth and final Test and wrap up the series 2-0 here yesterday. Australia suffered their biggest losing margin in 19 years,
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      526 37  -  Korean star wonders why course was made tougher Golf Barclays Singapore Open 2008 asIa’s major TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg WITH its narrow fairways, uncompromising rough and slick greens, the Serapong Course at Sentosa Golf Club has a reputation for being one of the toughest layouts in Asia. This year,
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      581 37  -  NTuC Income-yeo’s s-League 2008 Balestier Khalsa v Super Reds Toa Payoh Stadium, 7.45pm MILTON TAN sports@newstoday.com. sg WITH two games left to go for the leading contenders in the NTUC Income-Yeo’s S-League 2008, the Super Reds’ dream of becoming the first
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      329 38 AFP Golf HSBC Champions SHANGHAI Amid the jubilation of his HSBC Champions victory yesterday, Spaniard Sergio Garcia (picture) declared that he was eyeing the world No 1 ranking and possibly even a celebrity wedding. During a post-tournament press conference, Garcia, 28,
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      642 38 Manager wants Gunners to build on big win over United ENGLISH FOOTBALL that takes a lot of hard work. I would not be afraid to use any of my young learning their jobs.” HisTory’s aGaiNsT LaTiCs Englishman Jack Wilshere, 16, is another player
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      772 39 ENGLISH FOOTBALL AFP THE GUARDIAN Man City owners said to be unhappy but Hughes defiant despite slump MANCHESTER Manager Mark Hughes played down suggestions that Manchester City’s Abu Dhabi owners are losing patience with his team’s poor run, after Darren Bent scored twice to seal a
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      122 39 (2nd edition) THE GUARDIAN Chelsea are considering advanced plans for a new stadium in Battersea, an hour’s walk from their home at Stamford Bridge. The proposed new ground would hold between 65,000 and 75,000 fans and would have a retractable roof. The proposed development is expected to
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      241 39 (2nd edition) DPA LONDON Manchester City’s owners insisted yesterday that they support manager Mark Hughes (picture), despite a string of poor results. City lost 2-1 at home to Tottenham on Sunday, their seventh defeat of the season and one that saw them slide to 13th in the
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      276 39 (2nd edition) AFP BARCELONA Spain’s world No 1 Rafael Nadal (picture) yesterday confirmed that he will not compete in the Davis Cup final against Argentina this month due to a knee injury. The 22-year-old made the announcement at a press conference after receiving the results
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      168 1 AGENCIES MAIL and logistics group Deutsche Post says it will cut 9,500 jobs and close all of its DHL express service centres in the United States, amid heavy losses in the market there. In a statement released yesterday, the Bonn-based
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      146 1 THE United States government has provided new financial assistance to troubled insurance giant American International Group, including pouring US$40 billion ($60 billion) into the company in return for partial ownership. The action was announced jointly yesterday by the US Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department.
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        76 1 (2nd edition) Fall on nagging worries US stocks slid overnight after recession and corporate worries wiped out opening gains inspired by China’s massive economic stimulus package and a bigger bailout of insurer AIG. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 73.27 points (0.82 per cent) to 8,870.54 at the market close
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      144 1 (2nd edition) BLOOMBERG DETROIT General Motors plummeted to its lowest level in 59 years after a Deutsche Bank analyst downgraded the shares, saying they may be worthless in a year. “Even if GM succeeds in averting a bankruptcy, we believe that the company’s future path is
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      346 4 GLOBAL OUTLOOK AFP AUSTRALIA’S central bank has lowered its forecast for economic growth, reflecting what it said was the deterioration of the global outlook and some unwinding of the mining boom. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) yesterday said it expected annualised gross domestic
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      313 4 BLOOMBERG HSBC is defying the sickness in much of the rest of international banking, by reporting a rise in third-quarter profit. Its asset sales and growth in Asia offset a worsening economy in the United States, where bad loans rose. The bank, which has developed from
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