Today, 4 December 2008, Afternoon Edition

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  • 20 1 TODAY Thursday December 4, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY Thursday December l\, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    • 38 1 US union's pledge American auto workers have stood by ailing automakers and vowed to make tough sacrifices in exchange for a massive US$34-bilion ($52--billion) US government bailout to save the vital industry from collapse. Page Bl
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      35 1 City waste chances Mark Hughes' Manchester City wasted a series of chances to claim their third Uefa Cup victory and had to settle for a 0-0 draw against Paris St Germain. Page 64
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    • 796 1  -  TEOXUANWEI> ONG DAI LIN FOREIGN WORKER DORMS Residents react, as 10 new sites for temporary housing unveiled AND xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg AS THE Government unveiled 10 more sites for temporary foreign worker accommodation, some lessons appear to have hit home for residents, their representatives and policymakers alike from
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    • 164 1 AFP WASHINGTON Middle East envoy Tony Blair has called for a new strategy to bring the Gaza Strip back into the peace process and warned that a proposed two-state solution risked slipping away. Mr Blair offered few details for the future of Gaza but entertained
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    • 145 2 I ne io temporary aormitory sites nave a total capacity for about 20,000 bed spaces. Two vacant state properties the former Queenstown Polyclinic at 51 Margaret Drive (picture), and the former CAAS office at Upper Changi Road North -will be up and running in three to six months.
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    • 627 3  -  LINYANQIN MUMBAITERROR Michael Puhaindran relives the happy times -and the anguish of last chat with his wife yanqin@mediacorp.com. sg LIKE all newlyweds, their marriage had its teething problems she worked long hours as a lawyer, affecting the time they
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    • 728 4 AGENCIES TURMOIL INTHAILAND BANGKOK A Thaksin ally has emerged as a favourite to become the next Prime Minister as the deposed Thai government moves to reincarnate itself for the second time in four months. According to The Nation, Public Health Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung
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    • 329 6 HERE'S more respite for the needy in the form of a $6million assistance package by NTUC Income. Some 77,000 of its Incomeshield policyholders, most of whom hold plans pegged to the B and C wards in restructured hospitals, will get help in coping with the
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    • 407 6  -  NEO CHAI CHIN COE UP Tight credit lines act as brakes, even as small car premiums and dealer prices rise chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg IT WAS largely expected: The $2 Certificates of Entitlement (COE) for small cars proved a fluke, as prices in that category yesterday rebounded to $7,721.
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
      • 110 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Donations in kind to the Salvation Army have more than doubled this festive season, and the charity is looking for more help to cope with the increased load. Its donations has now gone up to more than 20 tonnes a day. The organisation
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      • 89 8 Singapore's National Smoking Control Programme has been lauded with a Good Practice Award for Comprehensive Tobacco Control in Cities, by the World Health Organisation. The award recognises outstanding practices and innovative, successful approaches to tobacco control that adhere to the MPOWER package, which
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      • 67 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco), Mr Koichiro Matsuura, will be in Singapore today and tomorrow, under the auspices of Singapore's United Nations Distinguished Visitors Programme. Mr Matsuura will call on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Senior
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    • 484 8  -  ESTHER NG EXECUTIVE WAGE CUTS Unions hope firms will emulate example of Temasek, Capita Land estherng@mediacorp.com.sg TOP executives taking a wage cut over their non-executive staff have been in the news recently, with big firms like Temasek Holdings and Capita Land setting the example
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    • 497 10  -  ZULOTHMAN RAPE AND MOLEST CASE Student who molested girl is jailed 10 months, while rapist friend gets 5V2 years zul@mediacorp.com.sg HE WENT for a party with a friend in September last year, and ended up molesting another guest a 19-year-old girl whom they had gotten
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    • 247 10  -  SUFIANSUDERMAN GOING beyond giving cash handouts, the Central Singapore Community Development Council (CDC) is showing residents how to cope with the recession through a special Survival Guide it has developed. Namely, it will help residents to budget and plan their finances, advise them on where and
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    • 331 12  -  RACHEL KELLY CHANNEL NEWSASIA OPCO PROPOSALS Sing Tel, Star Hub and Mi could make bids, whether solo or in consortiums: Analysts rachel@mediacorp.com.sg AS TOMORROW'S deadline looms for proposals to be submitted from those hoping to be the operating company (OpCo) of Singapore's Next Generation
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    • 304 12 AGENCIES NORTH Korean negotiator Mr Kirn Kye Gwan flew into Singapore late on Tuesday. He was followed by chief United States nuclear envoy Christopher Hill a day later. Now the two will meet face-to-face in an effort to conclude a deal over Pyongyang's nuclear
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    • 791 14  -  ALICIA WONG CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Companies need to change their mindset and explore customer social responsibility aucia@meaiacorp.com. sg IMAGINE if every time you pay a parking fine, a child gets fed. Or when you pay for an excess baggage fee, 10 trees
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  • WORLD
    • 406 16 AGENCIES AFTERNOON LATEST Govt has "special duty to help solve the Mumbai terrorist attacks NEW DELHI The US Secretary of State, Dr Condoleezza Rice, has said that Pakistan bears a "special responsibility" to help get to the bottom of last week's terrorist attacks in Mumbai,
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    • 196 16 AGENCIES WASHINGTON The United States has the authority to prosecute suspects involved in last week's terrorist attacks in Mumbai because there were American victims, At-torney-General Michael Mukasey said at the Justice Department yesterday. "I believe we do have jurisdiction," Mr Mukasey told reporters.
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    • 371 18 AGENCIES NEW DELHI Indian police who fought terrorists last week in Mumbai had defective bulletproof vests, First World War-era firearms and insufficient weapons training, police sources have told The Times. Many of the policemen wore plastic helmets and body protectors designed for sticks
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    • 479 18 AGENCIES TERROR IN MUMBAI But doubts raised over India's list of suspects ISLAMABAD Indian police believe a top member of Pakistanibased militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba masterminded the attacks on Mumbai that killed some 188 people, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal {WSJ). Yusuf Muzammil, the group's
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    • 151 20 GENIUS-TURNED-PROSTITUTE KUALA LUMPUR Math genius Sufiah Yusof (picture), 23, is no longer working as a prostitute. She now prefers to be a social worker. The former Oxford University prodigy made global headlines when she admitted to being a prostitute, charging her clients £130 ($293) for a "session".
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    • EYE ON MALAYSIA
      • 98 20 Just a day after former de facto Law Minister Zaid Ibrahim was sacked from United Malays National Organisation (Umno), opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim revealed yesterday that the two leaders have had discussed his political future. Mr Zaid had resigned from the Cabinet on Sept 15.
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      • 127 20 Bollywood heartthrob Shah Rukh Khan (picture) is excited about being scheduled to receive the title of Datuk on Saturday from the Governor of Malacca in the presence of 1,000 invited guests. "After I heard about the award, I have not stopped telling everyone around
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    • 278 23 AP FIGHTING TERROR Police liaisons to boost security cooperation BEIJING China will send additional police officers to liaise with security forces in countries facing major terror threats, in a bid to boost cooperation and head off attacks, the Public Security Ministry said yesterday. An
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    • 270 23 AP HARRISBURG (Pennsylvania) A casino gambled and lost big time. Now it's asking thousands of customers to give it a break. Hollywood Casino at Perm National Race Course set out to do something nice for its best customers, rewarding 1,000 of them with free
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
      • 108 23 AFP Hong Kong has found the toxic chemical melamine in another Chinese brand of eggs, authorities said yesterday, as the food safety scandal continued to spread to China's wider food chain. The eggs came from an egg farm in China's Jilin province,
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      • 110 23 MOVIE POLITICS CAPE NO. 7 AP laiwan .resident Ma Ymg-jeou says China should not ban a Taiwanese hit film because it could help mainlanders better understand their neighbours on the self-governed island. Mr Ma praised Cape No. 7 as a film that truly reflects ordinary people's lives. He says he
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    • 537 24 THE GUARDIAN GLOBAL FOOD SHORTAGE Gulf state offers to invest in infrastructure in exchange for land NAIROBI Qatar has asked Kenya to lease it 40,000 hectares of land to grow crops as part of a proposed package that would also see the Gulf
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    • 276 24 THE GUARDIAN LONDON A British surgeon volunteering in the Democratic Republic of Congo saved the life of a teenage boy by amputating his shoulder using instructions texted by a colleague in London. Dr David Nott, 52, a general and vascular surgeon at Chelsea and
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    • 888 25  -  DR PAVIN CHACHAVALPONGPUN NEWS COMMENT Money is the force behind Thailand's political crisis THAILAND'S political campaign is no longer fuelled by ideology, but money. Money has become a key ingredient in the deadly battle between the anti-government force, led by the People's Alliance for
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    • 263 26 AFP LONDON Up to one in 10 children are thought to be victims of maltreatment in high-income countries, experts said yesterday, warning that child abuse is much more widespread than most people think. The researchers from universities in Britain and the United
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    • 270 26 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH WORK-LIFE BALANCE Critics oppose idea, saying move would cost UK firms an extra $1551x1 a year LONDON Parents in Britain will soon be able to request family-friendly flexible working hours. The Queen's speech will give workers the right to ask their boss to alter
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    • 575 28  -  JESSINTATAN JESSINTATAN SAVING THE PLANET Nobel Peace Laureate's initiative calls for every country to assume responsibility towards nature jessinta@mediacorp.com.sg THE Republic of Costa Rica wants to help "illuminate the path of peace" for the world through a global initiative to reverse environmental degradation. Visiting
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    • 197 30 AFP SEATTLE A judge here yesterday re-imposed a 22-year jail term on an Al Oaeda member, dubbed the Millennium Bomber, who was convicted of plotting to bomb Los Angeles Airport on New Year's Eve in 1999. The judge handed down the
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    • 483 30 AFP AFTERNOON LATEST Nomination may not satisfy Hispanic voters CHICAGO United States President-elect Barack Obama yesterday named New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson as his Commerce Secretary, dubbing him a top "economic diplomat" who would help lead the US out of its financial crisis. The President-elect made
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    • 177 18 Q r\ o Suntec Convention Centre v) O <? Level 3 Gallery West 1^ 6 December, Saturday 12 pm-6 pm AN EC Technology Expo |2008 www.nec.com.sg/expo2ooB I* ____M i iW/ fl r V rJt__jM-/jrt*fij ll .j__________n^_M-_ni I:"'*r^^-7^- Space Systems Energy-saving Server Robotic Technology HUMAN&ECO-FRIENDLY I N NOVATIONS First time ever,
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    • 660 19 Need more support in raising and caring for children? Financial support for parents has been enhanced since 17 Aug 2008 ENHANCED BABY BONUS ENHANCED SUBSIDIES FOR CENTREBASED CARE The Baby Bonus cash gift and matching government contribution through the Children Development Account More childcare centres will be set up over
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    • 60 21 Singapore's prudent financial approach has made us strong. Together, we will weather this storm. With a continued 'AA' rating by Standard Poor's, NTUC Income remains your solid partner. As part of NTUC, we are people focused, not profit focused. Serving 2 million Singaporeans, we have earned the trust of the
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    • 174 32  -  Andy Lee TRAFFIC CONGESTION LTA should enforce lane discipline and speeding for heavy vehicles Letter from 1 REFER to" Drivers must give way, or else" (Dec 2). I feel that the most important issue that needs to be addressed when cutting down travelling time and facilitating
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    • 187 32  -  Brian Selby Letter from I REFER to" Why not just say so?" (Dec 3). As a Singapore Food Industries (SFI) minority investor, I strongly agree with Conrad Raj's commentary. While this left-pocket right-pocket deal may be the most "equitable" way to give Temasek a
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    • 315 32  -  Oh Eng Bin andTeoYi Jing Letter from Company Secretaries Bright World Precision Machinery Limited THE Board of Directors (the "Board") of Bright World Precision Machinery Limited (the "Company") refers to (i) the takeover offer made by China Holdings Acquisition Corporation ("CHAC")
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    • 156 34  -  DR BILL MAIER I BY MARITAL OVER-ANALYSIS It's not unusual for a wife to want to talk about the state of her marriage. "Are we close enough?" "Is there something more we should be doing?" Some women have a tendency to worry, even when things are
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    • 46 34  -  Loh Wei It's everyone's responsibility to be vigilant. But how can we be when able-bodied people on buses and trains sleep through the journey? How then can they report any suspicious-looking person? Wake up, Singapore We have to be awake to be vigilant.
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    • 739 34  -  Glen Yang New bus lane rules may help passengers get around faster, but at what cost to the rest of traffic? I REFER to "Drivers must give way, or else ..."(Dec 2) The Land Transport Authority (LTA) states that
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      • 60 44 Playwright and poet NgYi-Sheng's first book of poetry, Last Boy, has won this year's Singapore Literature Prize for the English category. Prizes were also awarded for the Chinese, Malay and Tamil categories. The winners received a cash prize of up to $10,000. The biennial award was
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    • 962 50  -  JENNY KONG SICHUAN Chengdu is steeped in the classics, even among the skyscrapers jenny@mediacorp.com. sg BEFORE I left for Chengdu, China, I had joked with my colleagues that my trip included a "pugilistic retreat" to Mount Emei (pronounced Er-mei) where I was going to "search for elusive
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    • 490 52 DIVING in the Maldives? Been there. Skiing in Whistler, Canada? Done that. Still, the adrenaline junkie in you is raring to get your fix this Christmas. AARON CHONG [aaron@mediacorp.com.sg) checks out more adventure trips you can take this season. LAST HURRAH SKYDIVING IN NEVADA, USA Take
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    • 755 54  -  JENNIFER CHEN HOTELS Hotels are offering fantastic deals... if you can afford to travel jennifer@mediacorp.com.sg IT WAS a bargain too good to pass up. Deluxe rooms at the Baan Yin Dee Boutique Resort in Phuket was going for $65 per night, a seventh of its
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    • 537 56  -  JENNIFER CHEN TONYFERNANDES Asian budget carrier pioneer talks about more XL-S #pore flights jennifer@mediacorp.com.sg AIRASIA chief executive officer Tony Fernandes was all glee on Monday when the low-cost carrier began the first of its seven daily flights from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur. The reasons were many.
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    • 220 58  -  AARONCHONG Ml CUSTOMERS going abroad can now leave their travel guides at home. The telco has just tied up with travel guide publisher Lonely Planet to provide customers with a portal through which they can find out more about a destination. This
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    • 157 58  -  AARONCHONG What could be better than going on an action-packed holiday and making new friends? Contiki Holidays, which offers tours for travellers aged 18 to 35, is offering seven new itineraries ranging from a 10-day trip to Vietnam to a 28-day Big Indochina Adventure that comprises Cambodia, Laos,
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    • 332 62  -  SHAMIR OSMAN IN JAKARTA Not one player out on the GSMB Stadium pitch at yesterday's training session looked like he felt he was already in coach Radojko Avramovie's first XI. There was hard running all over the pitch, rebounds were chased down, loose balls booted to
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    • 660 63  -  LEONARD THOMAS SPORTS MATTERS sports editor leonard@mediacorp.com.sg Rivals are eager to make Lions cower Avramovic #s men must show no fear I CAME across a story about the Malaysia-Singapore friendly in the New Straits Times on Monday, where the reporter described Lions' goal machine Aleksandar
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    • 486 64 AFP AFTERNOON LATEST Premier League side cannot find the finishing touch UEFA CUP Manchester City o Paris St Germain o MANCHESTER Manchester City wasted a series of chances to claim their third consecutive Uefa Cup victory as Mark Hughes' side settled for a 0-0
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    • 381 64 DPA CARLINGCUP Man United 5 Blackburn Rovers 3 LONDON Carlos Tevez scored four goals as Manchester United survived a late scare to beat Blackburn Rovers 5-3 last night (this morning, Singapore time) for a place in the semi-finals of the Carling Cup. The Argentine also
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    • 472 66 'AP HOOPSACTION Lakers can only look on in the final second as winning streak ends NBA Indiana 118 LA Lakers 117 INDIANAPOLIS Troy Murphy and Danny Granger spent most of Tuesday night (yesterday morning, Singapore time) working to keep the Indiana Pacers close to the Los Angeles Lakers.
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