Today, 9 February 2009

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    10 1 TODAY Monday February g, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    COLUMN
    22 1  -  Conrad Raj Businesses would have more financing options if there were more players in the market, contends our Editor-at-Large. Page B2
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    COMMENT
    30 1 HoChing's next job After stepping down from the helm of Temasek Holdings, Ms Ho Ching should turn to philanthropy, rather than enter politics, says P N Balji. Page 3
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    WORLD
    39 1 lAnwar should repent' In the wake of the political turmoil in Perak, DAP national chairman Karpal Singh openly demanded Mr Anwar Ibrahim quit as Pakatan Rakyat chief, accusing him of being unfit to lead the opposition. Page 13
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    PLUS
    29 1 All Shaun, no shame Shaun Chen is probably the freshest-faced bad boy you will ever meet. But would he go all the way for his craft? Page 22
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    Lock icon No-frills housing, please
    737 1  -  ANSLEYNG SOME MPSSAY: ansley@mediacorp.com.sg NO PLAYGROUNDS or covered walkways in new HDB estates. Nor any barbecue pits. New flats should have very basic floor tiles, meanwhile. It is hardly the usual call from Members of Parliament, who tend to push for upgrading in their constituencies. But two
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    Lock icon S'pore-US team invent 200x-better microchip
    496 1  -  SUFIANSUDERMAN sufian@mediacorp.com.sg A TEAM of Singaporean and American scientists have created the world's most efficient microchip, which was unveiled in the United States yesterday (lam, Singapore time) to a gathering of researchers and global companies such as Intel, AMD and Nokia. And if used in
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon WHAT SHOULD HO CHING'S NEW ROLE BE?
      804 3  -  PN BALJI Ms Ho Ching NEWS COMMENT Philanthropy rather than politics PART reflective, part practical, part futuristic... Ms Ho Ching (picture) bared them all in a one-sentence soundbite of an answerto a question on whether she had any regrets leaving Temasek Holdings. "I
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      Now for that Singapore brand
      511 4  -  LINYANQIN MICA FUNDING $230 m in funds set aside for filmmakers, but are any strings attached? yanqin@mediacorp.com. sg THE Government has set aside $230 million to develop Singapore's media industry. Do filmmakers have any concern that they may not be able to produce biting socio-political
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      More local television content draws viewers
      249 4  -  LINYANQIN yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg TO DRAW more viewers, MediaCorp television channels Suria and Vasantham set out to find out what they wanted to see. And the efforts have led to higher ratings for both channels, in particular for Vasantham, which saw a 50-per-cent increase in average
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      Lock icon S'poreans can stay afloat
      371 6  -  ANSLEYNG ONGOING RECESSION PM Lee says S #poreans have been given vlife jackets' to survive crisis ansley@mediacorp.com. sg THE Year of the Ox will be a tough one with "storms" worldwide, but Singaporeans have been given "life jackets" in the form of initiatives like Jobs Credit
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon MANY NEWCONDO UNITS SNAPPED UP
        103 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA There is still a strong demand for some private condominiums despite the economic gloom, it seems. Nearly a quarter of the 712 units in the Caspian condominium development, nearthe Lakeside MRTStation, were snapped up within the first two days of its opening over
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        Lock icon INDIANS, CHINESE MARKTHAIPUSAM
        123 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Hindus in Singapore celebrated Thaipusam yesterday. Some 8,000 devotees walked the 4-km route from the Sri Srinivasa Perumal temple in Little India to the Hindu temple on Tank Road carrying spiked structures known as "kavadis" or milk pots. Said devotee Vairavan: "I've been carrying kavadis
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        Lock icon REGISTRATION FOR NS NOW OPEN
        74 6 938 LIVE All male Singapore citizens and Permanent Residents born between Sept 9 and Dec 3 1991, are required to register for National Service from today. Registrants may sign up online at www.ns.sg or go down personally to the Central Manpower Base to do so.
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      Lock icon BEING PREPARED
      75 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA More than 500 South-west CDC residents-with SMRT staff and SMU students learnt how to conduct an emergency evacuation of an MRT train during an exercise yesterday morning. The drill involved a mock arsonist attack-cum-bombing of a westbound train travelling between the new Pioneer and Joo Koon
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      Lock icon It's not for the rewards'
      569 8  -  ALICIA WONG WORKING WITHTHE NEEDY Just ig this teen is no stranger to reaching out to the elderly and poor alida@mediacorp.com.sg HE QUESTIONED if public assistance recipients were getting enough, and discovered, maybe not. Upon learning that Singapore's needy received $330 monthly, 19-year-old David Ang
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      Lock icon Teo Chee Hean in Germany
      142 10 938 LIVE, CHANNEL NEWSASIA DEFENCE Minister Teo Chee Hean is in Germany to attend the 45th Munich Conference on Security Policy. The four-day conference brings together some 300 pol-icy-makers, including defence and foreign ministers, parliamentarians, military leaders and security experts, from more than 50 countries.
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      Lock icon SHOULD IT BE RECESSION PROOF?
      1108 10 NATIONAL DEFENCE EXPENDITURE But in tough times, there is no painless way to do this RICHARD A BITZINGER, ADRIAN KUAHWEEJIN AND BERNARD FW LOO THE CURRENT global economic crisis, and the strain it has put on government fiscal balances, raises a potentially bristling question for
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      58 4 Be The y^ Industry! J^y ■■■■■ipiil INSTITUTE What will the 2 IRs bring to Singapore economy What career opportunities are available How to position tap on these opportunities iKnTflflTrlfffifil How to embark onto a successful IR career yffitatfltfiraSEftM Presented by: ifl| 9M ERC <^L»e E3H I *POSI I.Qt,\LITTCHSS I i
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      273 5 :-r.='S|^f B^^CBC^W with: No. of Chances IOJ Enjoy o,B°/o p.a. I Any new eligible Singapore Dollar OCBC Savings or Current Account opened 10 Pvtrs Intoroct 4 I Existing eligible Singapore Dollar OCBC Savings or Current Accounts 2 10 for 38 days! I Every Ssl,ooo monthly average balance in an eligible
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      351 6 Asia's best kept secrets% i^^ml M TTiey won't be for long. v\^+ %X /H?*?! All-in fares from All-in fares from All-in fares from $240 $270 $340 I Kuching, Medan Kota Kinabalu, Chiang Mai, Danang, Langkawi, Phuket, Siem Reap Phnom Penh The unexplored world beckons. Especially with our all-inclusive two-to-go fares.
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      117 7 Save Your Hair Your Pride I r^^ I YUN NAIVT m m haircare M 1 H CASE 1 PROBLEM: CAgE 2 I PROBLEM: I M 1 OUy Scalp r^ H 1 aw«ffisctiv»r««tein^r«*MMhr 'Herbd veatowertsredly mU I[l C^^i^^?*^^— R^^e^^atn^n^a^un Nam addressed my" I H jn jus, three months was easier than
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      234 8 A member of Learn from the Best to W Bring out the Best in You j^> A Discover Loughborough University *^r\ I at PSB Academy F J Top 12 UK Business School (The Times Good University Guide 2009) L f A University of the Year (The Sunday Times University Guide
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon China fights drought with cloud-seeding
      165 12 AGENCIES BEIJING China fired thousands of shells loaded with cloud-seeding chemicals into the sky and prepared to divert water from its two longest rivers to fight the country's worst drought in decades. The drought, which has hit most of the north since November, is also
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      Lock icon Deadliest-ever blaze rages on
      445 12 AGENCIES AUSTRALIAN WILDFIRES Arsonists believed to be culprits in some fires: Police HEALESVILLE (Australia) Towering flames razed entire towns in southeastern Australia and burned fleeing residents in their cars as the death toll rose to 84 yesterday, making it the country's deadliest fire disaster. At least
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    • EYE ON ASIA
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        Lock icon JAPAN'S ECONOMY MINISTER SUGGESTS ADDITIONAL STIMULUS PLAN
        109 13 AFP Japan's Economy Minister Kaoru Yosano said yesterday the government may consider offering an extra economic stimulus package if the economy deteriorates further. "I think that would be a wise move," Mr Yosano told the private broadcaster TVAsahi, when asked what will be
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        Lock icon NUDEARTCLOTHED IN CHINA PROTEST
        95 13 AFP Chinese Internet users angered by censorship in cyberspace have dressed up images of famous renaissance nudes in a protest against Beijing's crackdown on "vulgar" online content. Images posted as part of the protest include Michelangelo's statue "David" shown in a Mao suit (picture). The protest
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        Lock icon MALAYSIATO LOWER ELECTRICITY COST BY 7 TO 10 PER CENT: REPORTS
        131 13 AFP Malaysia will lower electricity tariffs for households and industry by seven to 10 percent by the end of the month, said Energy Minister Shaziman Abu Mansor. Mr Shaziman said his ministry had been in talks with state energy
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      Lock icon 'It is time for Anwar to repent'
      391 13 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER MALAYSIAN POLITICS Karpal calls on Pakatan chief to step down GEORGETOWN In the wake of the political turmoil in Perak, Democratic Action Party (DAP) national chairman Karpal Singh (picture) openly demanded that Mr Anwar Ibrahim quit as Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
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      Lock icon British terrorists are biggest threat to US: CIA
      303 14 THE SUNDAYTELEGRAPH US HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama has been warned by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) that British extremists are the greatest threat to US homeland security. To prevent a repeat of the Sept 11 attacks being launched
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      Lock icon Initiation tests gone too far
      160 14 THE SUNDAYTELEGRAPH LONDON Downing a pint containing a live goldfish, eating raw squid and wearing kippers around necks are among the bizarre and sometimes dangerous initiation ceremonies at Cambridge University, it has been disclosed. The tests organised by sport and drinking clubs for first-year students
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon SWISS VOTE FOR EU MIGRANT LABOUR DEAL
        104 15 AGENCIES Swiss voters overwhelmingly supported a governmentbacked motion to prolong free movement of labour with the European Union. Nationwide results from a referendum showed that some 60 per cent agreed to expand the existing deal to allow free access to citizens of Romania
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        Lock icon TENSION IN MADAGASCAR AFTER VIOLENT ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS
        107 15 AGENCIES Tension hung over Madagascar's capital yesterday, after police opened fire on anti-government protesters on Saturday, leaving at least 28 people dead. More than 200 others were injured in the unrest when presidential guards shot at the demonstrators who attempted to march to
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        Lock icon RUSSIA WELCOMES US CALL FOR FRESH START
        127 15 AGENCIES Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said yesterday he had a "very positive" reaction to United States Vice-President Joe Biden's call for a fresh start in relations between Washington and Moscow. In a speech on Saturday, Mr Biden pledged a new tone
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      Lock icon The battle for voters begins
      330 15 AFP ISRAELI POLITICS Candidates gunning for votes ahead of tomorrow's election JERUSALEM Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday vowed to stop rocket fire from Gaza as top candidates battled it out for a record number of undecided voters ahead of the general election tomorrow. Speaking hours after
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      Behold, hear the lionesses roar
      636 16  -  Nazreen Banu WOMEN'S FOOTBALL Letter from Head, Women's Football Department Football Association of Singapore WE REFER to the letter "Don't let lionesses go out with a whimper" (Feb 5) by Mr Bhaskaran Kunju. We thank Mr Kunju for supporting Singapore women's football. The Football Association
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      176 20  -  DR BILL MAIER BY BEWARE COMPUTER-OBSESSED KIDS Are your kids spending several hours each day on the Internet or playing video games? It may be time to pull the plug. Millions of kids are spending a good part of their days glued to a video screen.
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      SHORT TAKES: EDUCATION
      141 20  -  SAMSONYUEN (HONG KONG) STORE SHOULD BE CONFIDENT IN OWN SYSTEM LETTER FROM As a teacher from Hong Kong, I'd like to express my views on Singapore's primary-school reforms. Hong Kong has undergone big revamps in its education system in recent years. Secondary schools will scrap all exams
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      WHY NOT ADAPTTHE OLD BRITISH SYSTEM?
      216 20  -  TAN CHI WEI LETTER FROM I refer to the article, "Don't scrap exam" (Feb 6) By Mr Tan Ben Mathias. He mentioned that students often have exams and receive a final grade without any feedback. This is particularly so at local universities. Examinations are
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      DSAS clarifies important point
      236 20  -  Leo Boon Wang MULTI-LEVEL MARKETING Any form of benefit for recruiting participants in an MLM plan is illegal Letter from Chairman, DSAS WE REFER to the report on Sunshine Empire (Feb 5). The Direct Selling Association of Singapore (DSAS) wishes to clarify an important point of
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      140 16 j Has the global m credit crunch derailed your home-buying I 1 plans? m Send your thoughts to W voices@mediacorp.com.sg^^^B ifXelebrate the^Magic at Changi AfrpqrU Singapore Changi Airport celebrates the winners of our festive promotion*. I Congratulations to the 3 winners of a trip for 2to Congratulations to the 3
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      179 16 HAVE YOUR SAY. email voices@mediacorp.com.sg or visit www.todayonline.com/voices Healthy Male Female Participants Needed! Pfizer Clinical Research Unit (PCRU) needs healthy participants for a scientific study involving a marketed antibiotic used to treat infections. Purpose: To establish the relationship between the concentrations of the antibiotic and heart activity. Trie safety and
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      392 17 Dell" recommends Windows Vista® Business M r>■ I'll I (intel) J Centrinogj WE SUPPORT YOU- X 1 AND YOUR HARDWAR ft I At Dell", we understand the pressures you face when it comes to managing technology and your organisation. After all, we started out as a small business too. Which
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      54 18 A child who shies away from speaking up in class needs you to encourage him so that he overcomes his fears bit by bit and feels like he can truly participate. Hi St I fl XV f V r> H Pf You'd be amazed at the difference you can make
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      36 19 A child who is eager to answer questions needs you to motivate her such that her infectious enthusiasm rubs off on her classmates for a lively learning environment. jmj I'l <H i Ministry of Education SINGAPORE
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      372 21 _-fl^ GIVE YOURSELF f^^A A SEXY, FULL f C-CUP WHICH ALL V WOMEN DESIREI j|^--(^: ckf ■899fl l9RliB Jm Ann Kok _Hl_^^^^^4_ fl^__^4_ L.^ ifl Wk MediaCorp Artiste ■HHI|^9MI|HP|lHlR|^4|P|IHl|kVH Ml Slim Fit Ambassador _^m^^^^^^^y^^^^^^^^^^^^^H tt As a celebrity, I need to have a slim, sleek figure but slimming badly affected
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      All Shaun and no shame
      660 22  -  MAY SEAH KINGS OFTHE HILL may@mediacorp.com.sg HE'S the freshest-faced bad boy you'll probably ever meet. Shaun Chen gained a reputation for being bad almost immediately upon embarking on his acting career. He was even rumoured to have gotten a tad too fresh with co-star Jeanette
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      PLUS ROUNDUP
      201 24 DUKING ITOUT It's all testosterone and sophistication with AXN's new men's magazine show The Duke, which explores the world of alpha-male domination. The show gives you a taste of the daily lives of successful Asian men and explores what makes them tick. Hosts Marc Nelson, Rovilson Fernandez (from
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      His third shot at love
      486 24  -  MAYSEAH REALITY TV If at first you don't succeed, Bachelor Jason Mesnick says vtry again' may@mediacorp.com.sg SOME people would be worried about being the unlucky 13th Bachelor, but Jason Mesnick is more focused on hoping the third time's the charm. If the name sounds familiar,
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      Golden girls revue
      584 25  -  GENEVIEVE LOH MAYO MARTIN THEATRE REVIEW MENOPAUSE THE MUSICAL A guy and a girl watch a musical about menopause he loves it and genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg SHE SAID OH, MAN PAUSE! Written by a woman. Directed by a woman. And all about women with hot flashes. How many shows
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      Lock icon United back at the summit
      765 27 AFP ENGLISH CLUB FOOTBALL English Premiership West Ham o Man United 1 LONDON Manchester United hammered out a statement of intent to their title rivals as the champions returned to the top of the Premier League with a 1 -0 win at West Ham yesterday
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      Lock icon 10-man Arsenal and Tottenham in goalless draw
      331 27 AGENCIES AP English Premiership Tottenham o Arsenal o LONDON Arsenal survived Emmanuel Eboue's sending off and an injury to Emmanuel Adebayor to earn a 0-0 draw at Tottenham in the north London derby yesterday. In stoppage time, Spurs goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini tipped over
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      Lock icon Right to the bitter end
      601 28 AFP ENGLISH CLUB FOOTBALL Reds have staying power says Benitez after last-gasp win English Premiership Portsmouth 2 Liverpool PORTSMOUTH Rafael Benitez insists Liverpool are strong enough to compete for the Premier League title despite needing a half-fit Fernando Torres to rescue a 3-2 stoppage time
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      371 28 "AFP LONDON Tough-mind-ed England coach Fabio Capello insists he will not be swayed by sentimentality when it comes to handing David Beckham a record-equalling 108 th cap. The 33-year-old former skipper, currently thriving in his loan spell at Serie A giants
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