Today, 23 December 2008, Afternoon Edition

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    10 1 TODAY Tuesday December 23, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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  • COLUMN
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      BIZ LATEST
      43 1 Bail us out, too American property developers join in the clamour for US government funds. Page B3 NZ economy woes A third straight quarter of contraction meant the New Zealand economy saw its first annual contraction since Q3, 1998. Page B3
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      NEWS LATEST
      23 1 vl am Pakistani' Only surviving gunman from Mumbai attacks has written a letter requesting help from Islamabad, says India. Page 14
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      SPORTS LATEST
      21 1 Terry lets side down Chelsea captain sent off but Blues escape with a point at injury-hit Everton. Page 33
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      Lock icon The test that failed
      816 1  -  ESTHER NG SURPRISE PREGNANCY Maid gave birth after medical results came back negative estherng@mediacorp.com.sg THE doctor's tests on Oct 8 had given the maid the all-clear so employer W L Lim was shocked when, just two months later, Nina gave birth to a premature baby after
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      Cut wages, not CPF rates: Boon Heng
      548 1  -  ONG DAI LIN THE speculation has some employers keeping their fingers crossed, but Mr Lim Boon Heng is opposed to cutting Central Provident Fund (CPF) contributions to contain business costs a possibility, say analysts, when wage guidelines are tweaked next month. "A CPF
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  • NEWS
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      More uptake, in a downturn
      626 3  -  ONG DAI LIN FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEMES Expect more bosses to offer family-friendly schemes next year dailin@mediacorp.com.sg MORE companies are introducing flexible working arrangements, and one piece of good news for workers in the difficult year ahead is that more employers could turn to such measures.
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      Lock icon Richard Yong's wife jailed for 22 months
      328 3 AGENCIES HONG KONG Sentenced behind bars for 22 months by a Hong Kong court yesterday, her jail term is longer than the 15 months meted out to her husband, former chairman of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF), Mr Richard Yong, who was convicted
      AGENCIES; CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  328 words
    • Article
      Wages assured, but 179 workers may be sent home
      243 4  -  LEONGWEEKEAT THEIR passports will have to be returned on Friday, while months of wages owed to the 179 Bangladeshi workers are due to be paid by their employer by Jan 9. Still, even as they have settled into a new dormitory
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      Lock icon Meeting patients in the Middle
      521 4  -  NEOCHAICHIN HEALTHCARE EXPANSION Parkway Holdings to manage hospital in Abu Dhabi chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg PARKWAY Holdings still wants to attract patients from overseas to Singapore, but for now, it is planning to set up closer to the Middle East by managing a new hospital in Abu Dhabi.
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    • Article
      Stumped by math, science at PSLE
      384 6 MOE REPORT CARD But Malays did better at TV levels, statistics show MALAY pupils continued to see a slight dip in performance at the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) especially in science and math but showed a marked improvement at the GCE "A" levels
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      Lock icon FLOATS BRIGHTEN UPTYRWHITT CHRISTMAS PARADE
      43 6 TREVOR TAN Tyrwhitt Road came alive with colourful floats and festive pageantry during the "Celebrate Christmas Tyrwhitt" event held byConvenant Vision Christian Church and various grassroots organisations. Some 800 food parcels were also given out to needy Families.
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        'SATS CEO WAS NOT HURT'
        141 6  -  LEONGWEEKEAT Singapore Airport Terminal Services (Sats) has refuted a Times of India report that the company's chief operating officer Karmjit Singh was "beaten up" last week by a group of Air India employees at Mumbai airport. Executives from Sats and National Aviation Company of India
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        DRUNK DRIVEROF PRIME MOVER ARRESTED
        94 6  -  938 LIVE Police have arrested a suspected drunk driver of a prime mover after he allegedly caused serious injuries to a motorcyclist on Sunday night. The suspect, a man in his 40s, was driving along Yishun Ring Road and was making a right turn into
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      Tempers flare over delays at Malaysian High Commission
      432 8  -  ANSLEYNG ansley@mediacorp.com.sg HE SUBMITTED his passport one-and-a-half weeks ago to his travel agent, in order to apply for a visa to travel to Malaysia. But yesterday night, the Chinese national was found waiting in frustration at the Malaysian High Commission to get
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      Maximum fine, ban for driver
      436 8  -  TEOXUANWEI DEATH CRASH Late-night trip ended in tragedy for two students xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg A YOUNG driver who lost control of his car and sent it hurtling down a ditch killing two of his friends sitting in the backseat was yesterday fined a total of $10,500 and
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  • WORLD
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      M'sia to unveil more measures
      319 10 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia will announce more measures in February to boost its economy, as falling tech sales and an expected rise in job cuts raise the spectre of a recession next year, The Malaysian Insider reported yesterday. The country has banked on strong Asian and
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      Lock icon King calls for peace
      284 10 AGENCIES THAI POLITICS Thai monarch issues rallying cry amid threat of new protests BANGKOK Thailand's revered monarch has called on the new government to make peace its priority after months of protests that divided the nation. King Bhumibol Adulyadej made the comments yesterday as he presided
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      Lock icon Hudud laws 'not Pakatan policy'
      181 10 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR By declaring that his party would introduce hudud laws if it wins federal power, Parti Islam Se-Malay-sia (PAS) vice-president Husam Musa may have unwittingly placed the issue on the Kuala Terengganu by-election agenda. Yesterday, the Democratic Action Party (DAP) quickly
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon IRAQI SHOE-THROWER TRIALTO BEGIN DEC 31
        125 10 AGENCIES The trial of MuntazerAl Zeidi, the Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at United States President George W Bush, will start next Wednesday. He stands accused of "aggression against a foreign head of state during an official visit", an offence that carries a
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        Lock icon CREW BEGINS REPAIR OFUNDERSEA CABLES
        111 10 AP A French crew has begun fixing undersea cables which were damaged on Friday, disrupting Internet and phone communications in the Middle East. They released a robotic submarine to search for two of the three damaged cables. Once found, the cable ends will be pulled
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    • EYE ON ASIA
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        Lock icon EX-PRESIDENT'S BROTHER CHARGED FOR GRAFT
        109 12 AGENCIES SOUTH KOREA South Korean state prosecutors yesterday charged the elder brother of former President Roh Moo Hyun with accepting millions of dollars in bribes during his sibling's term in office. Mr Roh Gun Pyeong, 66, was accused of taking 2.96 billion won ($3.27 million)
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        Lock icon STRONG PIG NAM ED TOP ANIMAL
        110 12 AFP CHINA A pig that survived for 36 days buried underneath rubble in quake-hit southwest China has been named the nation's animal of the year. The pig won the award in an online vote after its ordeal earned it celebrity status and a plush
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      Lock icon HAPPY 50TH, TOKYO TOWER
      62 12 AP Modelled after Paris' Eiffel Tower, but painted in orange and white to make it more visible to aircraft, the world's tallest self-supporting steel structure has attracted some 156 million visitors since it opened on Dec 23,1958. As a symbol of Japan's post-war economic miracle, it
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      Lock icon China to crack down on gangs
      239 12 AP ORGANISED CRIME BEIJING China plans to set up a special unit to crack down on organised crime, which is on the increase as the country's economy slows, state media said yesterday. The Ministry of Public Security is creating a new division that will
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      Lock icon Mumbai gunman seeks help from Pakistan
      293 14 AP AFTERNOON LATEST Islamabad under pressure to turn over group's leaders NEW DELHI The only gunman captured after last month's deadly attacks in Mumbai has insisted in a letter handed to Pakistan yesterday that he is a Pakistani citizen, according to the latest effort
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      Lock icon Rice got jewellery, Bush got iGallop
      193 14 AP WASHINGTON Arab leaders showered the United States' top-ranking diplomat with jewellery worth almost half a million dollars last year, while American President George W Bush only got a third that including exercise gear from Singapore. The city-state's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong gave
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      Lock icon Thousands share $4.6b 'big one'
      147 14 AP MADRID Economic woes eased for thousands in Spain yesterday as the Christmas lottery billed among the world's richest dished out some €2.32 billion ($4.67 billion) in prizes. The top prize of the lottery, dubbed El Gordo (The Fat One), went to holders of tickets
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    LIFE-CHANGING WORK
    676 15  -  LYNETTE KOH 4i MediaCdrp D 4 Carol Smith learns a couple i of life lesfons fflm the little tykes in Cambodia At a DBS-sponsored stationery drive lastmonth, volunteers were pleasantly surprised. An hour before the stationery drive officially began at 11am, donors had already begun milling around with
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      POINT OF VIEW
      49 16  -  Ko Po Hui Having seen the National Stadium stage its 'farewell' game time and again since its official closing in June last year, I can't help but wonder if the relevant parties are on time to meet their tight schedule to complete the Sports Hub project.
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      Caregiver vs child
      316 16  -  DrTanChekWee HEALTHCARE Domestic helpers can never fully fulfil the role of family Letter from I RECENTLY made a home visit to an elderly man who is home-bound because of an advanced illness. While I was there, the daughter expressed her frustration with the standard of care rendered
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      How to deal with pesky en blocs
      146 16  -  Chong Wan Yieng Letter from Head, Corporate Communications Ministry of Law WE REFER to the letters "Just leave me alone!" (Dec 16) by Lee Siew Hua and "A loophole, a headache" (Dec 19) by Yeo Han Tiong. We would like to clarify that
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      216 18  -  DR JAMES DOBSON ////BY THE STORY BEHIND SILENT NIGHT It was Dec 23,1818, in the small Austrian village of Oberndorf. Father Josef Mohr had begun preparing the music for the Christmas Eve service at his church. That evening, he attended the town Christmas play, then made
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      Lock icon THE ROJAK VISIONARY
      793 18  -  AGATHA KOH BRAZIL COFFEEWITH voices editor agatha@mediacorp.com.sg For his causes, social entrepreneur painted dustbins and wants to see murals across the island HE DISARMINGLY calls himself "rojak", and carries the theme through on the website of the social enterprise that he founded. Of Social Creatives, Faris Basharahil
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      6 16 HAVE YOUR SAY. news@ newstoday.com. sg
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      Lock icon Caution: Art times ahead
      1021 22  -  MAYO MARTIN S TRE-ttUS SIDE OF THE CRISIS TODAY looks at how the performing and visual artist can cope with a bumpy 2009 mayo@mediacorp.com.sg Next year, all of Singapore's artists will be on the same rocky boat, whether they paint or pirouette. Last week, we took
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    • PLUS ROUNDUP
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        BBC WORLD DEBATE SERIES
        69 26 BBC World News presents a special episode of The World Debate series, which was recorded in Singapore for the first time. A panel of international intellectuals and policy-makers discussed the question "Will the 21st Century be 'the Asian Century?'" The World Debate airs Saturday at 5.10pm
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        BUIH BUIH SABUN
        49 26 The NUS llsaTari is staging Buih Buih Sabun (Bubbles) which combines the story of Hang Tuah and Hang Jebat with some interesting use of props and lighting. Dec 28, Bpm, University Cultural Centre Hall, NUS. Tickets at $10 to $16 from Sistic. In Malay and English.
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        BLOODTIES
        61 26 SlM's Film and Performing Arts Society presents a comedy of three stories involving siblings squabbling over their father's inheritance, a daughter struggling with her mother's dementia, and a mother with daughters adopting different family values. The all-student production runs from Jan 9 to 10, Bpm, Victoria Theatre. With a
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      Hello, little Suzy
      349 26  -  MAY SEAH CHRISTMAS TV Three original telemovies for the holidays may@mediacorp.com.sg CHRISTMAS is just around the corner, and a giant gift-wrapped present mysteriously shows up on the doorstep of a grumpy, lonely old couple. Inside, they find not Christmas goodies, nor Christmas decorations but a little girl
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    • HEALTH
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        Are you really ready for a rub-down?
        724 28  -  EVELINE GAN SERIOUS ABOUT RELAXING In certain situations, a massage could worsen an existing medical problem eveline@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN Mrs Helen Seah booked an appointment with her regular masseuse, she expected instant relief for her aching shoulders. Instead, she ended up with a torn
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        ASK THE DOC
        467 28  -  DR CHIANG WEN CHIN ANNOYING ASTHMA QUESTION FROM WORRIED WHEEZER I am 13 years old. I experience asthma every time I have a cough and sometimes when I catch a cold. With asthma, comes the wheezing. It is very irritating when I am not able to breathe
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        Start oral hygiene from a young age
        666 29 mMy son is almost three years old. Is this a good time to start brushing his teeth? When should I stop using a damp cloth and start using a toothbrush to clean his teeth? Alt is definitely a good time to start brushing
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      740 32  -  SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE FOOTBALL Despite Vietnam setback, S #pore #s Indra and Bennett feel the future's bright shamir@mediacorp.com.sg THEY are both veterans of the team, having collected 103 and 81 caps respectively for their country. Battle-scarred as they are, striker Indra Sahdan Daud and
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      249 32 AP THOUSAND OAKS (California) Age is starting to creep up on Vijay Singh, who turns 46 in February and spent the last three months taking the longest break of his life to let nagging injuries heal. But against a world-class field at Tiger Woods'
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      194 32 SINGAPORE'S best women golfers will battle it out for one coveted spot at the HSBC Women's Champions 2009 from Feb 5-6 at Tanah Merah Country Club. The local qualifying tournament will see local women golfers with a handicap of two or below competing over
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      373 33 AFP AFTERNOON LATEST io-man Chelsea hold off an Everton side lacking the firepower to capitalise ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Everton o Chelsea o LIVERPOOL Ten-man Chelsea failed to go top of the English Premier League after being held to a goalless draw away to Everton here
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      315 33 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Mark Hughes has said that he will try to sign players who can make an "immediate impact" during next month's transfer window as he tries to revive Manchester City's fortunes. In addition, he says, he has been given assurances by the
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      342 33 AP NEWCASTLE Newcastle striker Michael Owen says he will not decide his future with the club until the end of the season when his contract runs out. The announcement means that Owen, who has scored nine goals in 16 games for
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      773 34  -  SHARON VASOO ELECTRIC DREAMS Audio House founder-owner confident of achieving $651x1 target turnover by this year news@newstoday.com.sg THESE days it is impossible to avoid the flood of bad news. Economic growth is slowing, companies are laying off staff by the thousands and no one knows just
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      421 36 THE GUARDIAN AFTERNOON LATEST US property developers warn of $sBob credit crunch WASHINGTON American property developers are pleading for assistance from the United States government to help them through tough financial times, joining a lengthening queue for public support behind banks, financial services corporations and carmakers. Leading
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      136 36 BLOOMBERG WELLINGTON New Zealand's economy contracted for the third straight quarter, extending the nation's first recession in 10 years and adding to the prospect the central bank will cut interest rates to a record low next month. Gross domestic product declined 0.4 per cent from
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      189 36 AP NEW YORK Caterpillar, the world's largest maker of mining and construction equipment, said yesterday it will cut executive compensation by up to 50 percent next year because of weakening demand triggered by the global economic downturn. The company also said it will reduce
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      169 36 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK The auditing firm under investigation for signing off on disgraced investor Bernard Madoff s firm's financial statements has a "for rent" notice on the door, according to the firm's landlord. Friehling Horowitz, which operated out of a 550-square-foot office space
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        141 37 BLOOMBERG Australia's anti-trust regulator has begun legal action against Singapore Airlines' cargo unit, alleging that it acted in a cartel with other carriers and fixed prices. SIA Cargo is alleged to have entered into arrangements between 2001 and 2005 to fix the price of
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        148 37 The Financial Industry Disputes Resolution Centre (FIDReC) said it has to date received 106 formal complaints related to failed Lehman-linked structured products. And it expects more to come. To cope with the increase, FIDReC has added more than 30 adjudicators who will be dedicated
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          77 38 No festive cheer US stocks closed lower on concerns over corporate earnings and plunging retail sales as well as deteriorating commercial property values in an economy reeling from prolonged recession. In a Christmas holidayshortened trading week, stocks continued their slide, with technology and financials particularly weak. The Dow
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          88 38 Doubts on demand Oil prices retreated as weak energy demand stemming fromtheglobaleconomicslowdown continued to plague the market. Light sweet crude for delivery in February slid U552.45 to close at U5539.91 a barrel in New York. The January contract expired on Friday after diving in intraday trade to as
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          69 38 Continental gloom European stocks fell for a fourth straight day as signs increased that a deteriorating global economy was snuffing out earnings. National benchmark indexes fell in nearly all the 18 western European markets, with the exceptions being bourses in Austria and Ireland. Britain's FTSE 100 fell 37.77
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        305 38 <EPPEL Corp's executive chairman and chief executive Lim Chee Onn will step down come Jan 1 as part of the firm's succession plans. But L he will remain as a nonexecutive chairman, the conglomerate said yesterday. Mr Lim,
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        736 38  -  KELVIN CHOW FUND RAISING Move will place it on more even footing with OCBC and UOB kelvinc@mediacorp.com. sg DBS Group Holdings' plans to raise $4 billion through a rights issue would place the bank in a stronger position to face a very challenging year ahead,
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        449 38  -  CHEOWXINYI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg THREE Singapore insurance brokers have been told by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to stop offering financial advisory services for new transactions from today. The regulator said yesterday in a statement that it was withdrawing on Jan 22 the
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