Today, 20 February 2009

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    10 1 TODAY Friday February 20, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    Lock icon Staying open, with safeguards
    649 1  -  LOHCHEEKONG cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg WORLDWIDE, debate rages on how far states should intrude to pull the financial sector out of the mire. In Singapore, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong believes while there are regulatory gaps to be filled, the Government should work through financial institutions when it has
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    Anwar on bullets in the mail and an undercover CCTV recording
    583 1 KUALA LUMPUR Even before the political spectacles involving frog legislators and nude photos have run their course, Malaysians were yesterday treated to another "expose" this time involving threats, bullets in the mail and a sting operation. Speaking in Parliament,
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    You'll save 2 to 38 cents
    820 1  -  NEOCHAICHIN TRANSPORT FARE REVIEW chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg IF ALL you take is a single bus or train trip to work, you'll save 2 cents per trip from April 1. But if you like four in 10 commuters in Singapore make at least one transfer, say from
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      341 2 I Rye questions to ask your dentist about acid erosion. 1. What is it? 4. What can I do about it? Acid erosion is a softening and gradual loss of the surface of the Visit your dentist for the best advice. He may tell you that tooth's enamel. If you
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  • NEWS
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      SHOULD PTC MEET MORE OFTEN?
      846 3  -  LEONGWEEKEAT NEWS ANALYSIS Volatile situation requires responsive fares, but making tweaks is not so simple weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg IT DOES much of its work away from the spotlight and surfaces usually in the second half of the year to announce public transport fare changes, if any. This
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      PRC overstayer fined
      427 6  -  ZULOTHMAN IN COURT Syndicates extend social visit pass by falsifying address, marriage zul@mediacorp.com.sg SHE needed her social visit pass to be extended and, through an acquaintance, met two Chinese men who said they could do it. Yang Jun said she had never met the men before; the
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      Ex-policemen in court for corruption
      355 6  -  ZULOTHMAN THREE policemen landed on the wrong side of the law when they were hauled to the Subordinate Court yesterday for corruption, including charges of receiving sexual favours, at least the third such case in recent months. Ong Thiam Hock, 35, is accused of 12
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      Lock icon 'Cut fares, lower surcharge
      966 8  -  fsdfsadf SUFIANSUDERMAN PUBLICTRANSPORT As bus and train fares get cvt cabbies interviewed gripe about loss of business due to higher fares sufian@mediacorp.com.sg "IT IS about time to cut fares for taxis. We are already losing customers to buses and MRT due to the recession. During peak
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      AVA bans pork from Taiwan
      317 10  -  ALICIA WONG alicia@mediacorp.com.sg RAW pork products from Taiwan have been banned for now, as the authorities there have suspended exports of these following the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in two Taiwanese farms. Singapore also suspended imports of pork, pork products and dairy products from Taiwan
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      Lock icon Social networking = disease?
      394 10  - Social networking disease? ALICIA WONG INTERNET ADDICTION Isolation could lead to increased health risks alida@mediacorp.com.sg THE next time your doctor asks about your social life, he's not being nosy. He could have read a report that says excessive social networking online and reduced face-to-face contact could lead to significant health
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      It's now a different climate in schools
      426 12  -  ONG DAI LIN ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION Students are delving deeper into issues; topic of study includes renewable energy dailin@mediacorp.com.sg THEY are no longer only learning about how to save electricity or the importance of plants in nature. Primary school children are now delving deeper
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      Sex education: Just an SMS away
      305 12  -  ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SEX education for teenagers is now an SMS or an Internet connection away. Sex expert, DrWei SiangYu, also known as Dr Love, has launched an interactive sexual wellness online forum for teenagers to contact him on issues related to sex. "It
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      Lock icon A safe place to research quakes, tsunamis
      433 14  -  HETTY MUSFIRAH CHANNEL NEWSASIA hetty@mediacorp.com.sg IN AN article in December in the renowned Science journal, he warned that the next great Sumatran earthquake is coming in the next few decades. Yesterday, the Earth Observatory of Singapore headed by Professor Kerry Sieh (picture) signalled
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      The 1st step is the hardest
      402 14  -  CLAIRE HUANG COMMUNITY MEDIATION Centres help to resolve 7 in 10 disputes, as more seek help dairehuang@mediacorp.com.sg MORE people are finding it hard to resolve disputes, be it with their neighbours, families or with friends. So more are making their way to Singapore's three
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      Lock icon RSAF'S NEW EYE IN THE SKY
      97 15 The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) received its first Gulfstream 550 Airborne Early Warning aircraft at Tengah Air Base yesterday. The RSAF has acquired a total of four G550-AEW aircraft to replace its ageing E-2C Hawkeyes, which have served for over 20 years.
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      Lock icon Security, traffic among the 14 conditions worker's dorm must meet
      380 15  -  JOANNE CHAN 938 LIVE joannechan@mediacorp.com.sg AS EARLY as August. That's how soon the foreign workers' dormitory in Serangoon Gardens is expected to be up and running. The selection of an operator to run it is already underway, five months after
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      5 8 2009 Reasons to enjoy Singapore
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      Lock icon Wong heads overseas to escape
      518 16 POLITICAL SCANDAL PETALINGJAYA Opposition member and Bukit Lanjan Assemblyman Elizabeth Wong, who described the furore over her scandalous photographs as the "darkest episode" in her life, has gone overseas to escape the attention and possible "fresh assaults". In a press statement yesterday, Ms Wong said
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      Lock icon Perak politics thrown into further turmoil
      376 16 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Prime Minister accused the opposition yesterday of insulting the royalty potentially a seditious act in a deepening political tussle over the control of the state of Perak. The conflict escalated on Wednesday when the Perak State Assembly suspended Chief Minister
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      Lock icon N Korea steps up warmongering
      394 18 AGENCIES CLINTON'S ASIATOUR It declares troops are ready for vall-out confrontation' with South Korea SEOUL North Korea stepped up its war rhetoric yesterday, saying its troops are "fully ready for an all-out confrontation" with South Korea ahead of a visit to Seoul by United States
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      Lock icon China issues call to crush Tibetan 'separatists'
      200 18 AFP BEIJING China has ordered government and security forces in Tibet to crush any signs of support for the Dalai Lama, state media said yesterday, as the tense 50th anniversary of an anti-Chinese uprising nears. A conference of Tibetan leaders ordered the authorities
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      Lock icon Japan PM apologises for Finance Minister debacle
      178 20 AFP TOKYO Japan's embattled Prime Minister Taro Aso apologised yesterday for the finance minister who resigned after appearing drunk at a press conference. Mr Aso, 68, facing a grilling by opposition lawmakers, has also come under attack from his own party members, including
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      Lock icon Bets are on Netanyahu
      455 20 AFP ISRAELI PM President Peres to announce govt pick by Monday JERUSALEM Hawkish Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday gained pole position to become Israel's next Prime Minister after ultra-nationalist Avigdor Lieberman backed his bid to form a government. The support from Mr Lieberman's Yisrael Beitenu party
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon BRITAIN: MOST EXPENSIVE TRAIN RIDES
        98 22 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH Average season tickets and day returns in the United Kingdom cost almost twice as much as the next most expensive country, according to a comprehensive study by rail watchdog Passenger Focus. A passenger on a commute into London each day could expect to pay
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        Lock icon WORLD'S FIRSTCLONED WOLVES TO MATE TO TEST REPRODUCTION
        95 22 AFP One of the world's first cloned wolves will mate with another clone to test their reproductive ability in an unprecedented experiment. Snuwolffy (Seoul National University wolffy) will pair up with the male clone Minguk in April, according to South Korean cloning
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      Lock icon Touchy topics
      430 22 AGENCIES US PRESIDENT IN CANADA Obama to convey pro-trade message to assuage concerns over protectionism WASHINGTON United States Barack Obama's first foreign trip as President a down-to-business visit with an essential economic ally, Canada was light on time but loaded with touchy matters. The world watched this morning
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      Lock icon Philip Morris told to pay $12.2m to smoker's widow
      177 24 AFP NEW YORK A Florida court ordered United States tobacco giant Philip Morris to pay US$B million ($12.23 million) to the widow of a lung cancer victim on Wednesday, in a case that could set a precedent for 8,000 similar trials
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      Lock icon Narcotics abuse explodes online
      551 24 THE GUARDIAN DRUG DEALING Calls for global action as Internet dealing escalates LONDON The Internet is playing an increasing and "alarming" role in the trafficking of both illegal and unauthorised prescription drugs, according to the body that monitors the trafficking and use of narcotics. Chemicals used
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      Lock icon Iraqi journalist's trial postponed
      192 26 AP BAGHDAD The trial of an Iraqi journalist who gained cult status for throwing his shoes at former United States President George W Bush was adjourned yesterday as supporters said he should be praised for standing up to the US "occupier", not punished. Muntadhar Al Zeidi
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      Lock icon BALANCING POWER IN EURASIA
      607 26 THEGUARDIAN NEWS ANALYSIS WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama announced on Tuesday that the US would commit 17,000 more troops in an effort to stabilise Afghanistan. Washington's renewed focus on the region comes coupled with broader shifts in foreign policy. The most profound of these was
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      Lock icon US a 'nation of cowards' on race: Holder
      302 27 AGENCIES WASHINGTON The US is a "nation of cowards" that fears frank discussion of race, said Mr Eric Holder, the first black attorney-general. Forthe country to make racial progress, people must feel comfortable discussing racial matters, Mr Holder said on Wednesday in
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      Lock icon 5-year tour if duty
      398 27 AFP, THE NEW YORKTIMES vMjtimtitimm WASHINGTON The top American commander in Afghanistan, General David D McKiernan, said on Wednesday that the heightened troop levels that President Obama ordered for Afghanistan could remain in place for as long as five years. Gen McKiernan, who spoke at a
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      279 16 Thank Guru It's Friday! Hong Kong Specials Fly Cathay Pacific fr $427 Up to 35% off Hotels 3D2N Holiday Package fr $459 Qantas Airways Airfare Package Sale Australia Fly fr $634, 4D3N fr $791 (Prices mcl. all taxes, no hidden extras) ZUJi.COITI.SQ I Jggg I J^Jmi* $&> \\MtXtfi\WPf)i Mr Vincent
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      394 18 OCBC CYCLE SINGAPORE ROPD CLOSURES. SUNDQY, 22 FEBRUPRV. OCBC Cycle Singapore 2009 will be held on Sunday, 22 February. The following roads will be closed on the day and slight traffic congestion is expected. Kindly avoid the affected roads or take alternative routes to your destination. F1 Track Event Venue
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      239 24 JOB OPPORTUNITIES I MIGRATION TO r JfJ Genesis Forbes f AUSTRALIA SEMINAR ———J LIVE YOUR DREAM DOWN UNDER Here's your opportunity to discuss employment opportunities face to face with recruiters from Australia's Department of Education and Training (DET). If you are seriously thinking about migrating to Australia and starting a
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      195 27 tIB \^T -fIC From now till 28 Feb 09 Booth opposite Giordano 12pm Bpm GONG XI FA CAI! Downtown East wishes you a How to catch the Prosperity Prosperous and Auspicious Lunar New Year! To bring you new Auspicious fishes year cheers, we have prepared more than 4,000 freebies and
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      POINT OF VIEW
      55 28 Passion or not, we have to be realistic. I studied and paid for a diploma and degree in Early Childhood using my years of savings. It's only right that we get a higher starting salary to reflect the worth of our education. Violet Valery, on the debate
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      Make the implicit explicit
      588 28  -  JackTsen-Ta Lee VOTING: RIGHTOR PRIVILEGE? Affirming right to vote in the Constitution would pre-empt the possibility of abuse by future govts Letter from Assistant Professor of Law School of Law Singapore Management University I WAS heartened to hear the Minister for Law X Shanmugam's statement in
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      221 30  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY..... GOING DOWN FOR THE THIRD TIME When my wife Shirley and I got married, we took a trip to a local resort. She quickly jumped into the pool before I could get there. There were sunbathers everywhere, and a lifeguard stood watch.
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      Flyer shops: Take advantage of the crowds
      188 30  -  Michael Farthing Letter from ON SATURDAY, my family and I took advantage of the Singapore Tourism Board's "2009 reasons to enjoy Singapore" promotion offering free tickets on the Singapore Flyer. We arrived at Bam and joined the queues of others who were obviously
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      Lock icon I JUST MET THE RUDEST COPS
      785 30  -  Tabitha Wang BUDGETTAI-TAI voices@mediacorp.com.sg I WAS stopped by two Hong Kong police officers in busy Graham Street market recently. Three hours later and I was still steaming over the incident. Not because they stopped me they were only doing their job but because they
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      Who bears the cost of concessionary fares?
      237 30  -  Soffy Hariyanti Abdul Rahim Letter from Press Secretary to Minister for Transport WE REFER to the letter by Mr Chen Khin Wee, "There's an equal need" (Feb 18), on the need for equal concessions for polytechnic and junior college (JC) students. We would
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      870 32  -  MAY SEAH MOVIES TODAY EXCLUSIVE K-20 STAR TAKESHI KANESHIRO AND HIS MONA LISA SMILE in tokyo may@mediacorp.com.sg USUALLY, when I'm in Tokyo, only three names matter a lot to me. Joel Robuchon, Sadaharu Aoki and Pierre Herme. This time, I added one more to the
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      713 34  -  PHINWONG MAL ADJUSTED plus editor phin@mediacorp.com.sg I REMEMBER a time when the mere mention of the word "sex" would cause everyone in the room to giggle gleefully, hands over their mouths, faces flushed with coy embarrassment. "Eee-er," they'd say, stifling a terrible titter, "You very dirty
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        81 35 Feng Zhu, a leading concept designer from Hollywood {Transformers, Star Wars Episode 111 Revenge of the Sith) is launching a new school in Singapore come April this year. The FZD School of Entertainment Design will offer a one year full-time diploma in entertainment design, which caters to both
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      517 36  -  MAY SEAH NEW ON TV Wong Lilin goes where no woman would dare to go may@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN MediaCorp TV Channel 5 embarked on a programme that would give viewers access to the inner workings of practices shrouded in mystery or controversy, they knew there
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      124 36 AP FIRSTTHREE IDOL FINALISTS Meet the first three finalists of American Idol Season 8: Alexis Grace, a soulful 21-year-old single mother from Tennessee; Michael Sarver, a beefy 27-year-old oil rig worker from Texas; and Danny Gokey, a spikey-haired 28-year-old church music director from Milwaukee. The trio received
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      605 37  -  MAY SEAH TALKING MOVIES The BBC's Tom Brook gives his Oscar predictions may@mediacorp.com. sg IF YOU'RE putting money in your office Oscar pool, it might be reassuring to get a peek at what film expert Tom Brook (picture) is predicting —just to be
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      449 38 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH BRIT AWARDS 2009 New girl beats out Coldplay, Radiohead for Best Album nod DUFFY (picture) dominated the Brit Awards, but vowed not to let success change her as she walked away with three awards. Speaking after the ceremony, the Welsh songstress said she
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      1035 39 TV LISTINGS ON MEpJACORP ....™.™__™....g.... BAR BENDER PUTERIOMERA Channel 8 7Dm 6.00 AM Entertainment Tonight 3.00 Survivor XVIII: Tocantins 9.30 NewssTonight Suria 8 300 m .-...j^. s -3° Prime Time Morning 3.45 Planet's Funniest Animals VII 10.00 Ghost Whisperer IV 1^ ■1^ 9-30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show VI 4.00 Heroes:
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      624 40 The Guardian AGENCIES ENGLISH CLUB FOOTBALL Red Devils look as if they are on a tear to win their third successive title English Premiership Man United 3 Fulham o MANCHESTER Before the clash with Fulham, Sir Alex Ferguson wrote off all challengers except Liverpool in the race
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      483 41 AGENCIES EUROPEAN CLUB FOOTBALL O'Neill's men stumble for second successive time, but he won't entertain fatigue talk Uefa Cup, ist leg, round of 32 Aston Villa 1 CSKA Moscow 1 BIRMINGHAM -Just last week, Aston Villa were billed as even possible English champions, after their shock
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      555 42  -  LAN DE COTTA SINGAPORE FOOTBALL Late entry into S-League means passing Beep Test mark not compulsory for Brunei club's players ian@mediacorp.com.sg DPMM's target of a top-three finish in the Great-Eastern-Yeo's S-League 2009 season could be an empty boast, after the Football Association of Singapore
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      262 42 AGENCIES PERTH Mardan Mamat (picture) fired in a superb 7-under 65 in the first round of the Johnnie Walker Classic yesterday, taking a share of second spot alongside Australia's Tony Carolan at The Vines Resort. Unheralded Dutch golfer Robert-Jan Derksen was the first-round leader after a 64.
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      215 42  -  LAN DECOTTA THEY finished runners-up last season, but only retained seven members of their 25-man squad for the 2009 campaign. Many were curious whether the Super Reds (picture, in red) could replicate last year's form for the Great East-ern-Yeo's S-League 2009 season. If last night's
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      607 43  -  TANYO-HINN SINGAPORE FOOTBALL So used to being called "whipping boys Dolphins are hungry for change Great Eastern-Yeo's S-League 2009 Sengkang Punggol vGombak Jalan Besar Stadium, 7.30pm, live on Ch 5 yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg IN THEIR short history, Sengkang Punggol have always been known as the whipping boys.
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      297 43  -  TANYO-HINN THEY'VE lost national defender Precious Emuejeraye to rivals Woodlands Wellington. But Gombak United chairman John Yap insists Emuejeraye's departure will not derail their hopes of another strong showing in this season's Great Eastern-Yeo's S-League. Speaking ahead of tonight's opening live match against Sengkang
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      553 44  -  LOW LIN FHOONG DRIVERS, IRONS, PUTTERS LPGA Tour hit in the pocket, but Pressel says it's game on Mnfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg BOASTING 30 events in 11 countries and a total prize purse of more than US$55 million ($B4 million) this year, the LPGA Tour is the flagship for
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      70 40 SPORTS BET ING WITH THE LEGAL BOOKMAKER —■i-i.ii-'i-"M—aawßW S.League Sengkang Combak Fri, 20/02/09 7.30pm International Football Shandong Luneng Oita Trinita Sun, 22/02/09 9.30 am International Football LA Galaxy Suwon Sun, 22/02/09 12.00pm This match is played on neutral ground. E Premier, E League Champ, German, Italian and Spanish League matches
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      52 40 SPORTS ON TV TODAY 9.30 am NHL Oilers v Stars, Ch 117 8.30 am Tennis Regions Morgan Keegan C'ship, Ch 22 1.30pm Golf Johnnie Walker Classic, Ch 26 11pm SPL Rangers v Kilmarnock, Ch 115 11.30pm NBA Celtics v Jazz, Ch 24 6.35am-n.3spm Sports Zone Minutes Hourly Sports updates live
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      178 41 CAREER f Mfc& @REDOK 21 February 2009 (Sat) 10am to 6pm Bedok Central (Open space outside NTUC Fairprice, Blk 212 Bedok North Street 1) Training Institutions Hiring Companies Vacancies Ascott Centre for Excellence Changi General Hospital Administration Assistants At-Sunrice Global Chef Academy eFusion Solutions Cashiers Centre for Urban Greenery G4S
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      92 44 Today you should take a moment and think about yesterday. 1, 2, 3. That's long enough. After all, it is, or was, yesterday. While you can learn something from it, you can't change it. Today is the day that really matters. Today is the past, the present and the future
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      1048 46 MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS 2009 ]UST when you think you've seen the craziest of mobile phone technology and design, along comes this year's Mobile World Congress, in Barcelona, Spain. The four-day annual conference, which ended yesterday, has thrown up some interesting devices from crafty manufacturers eager to push every
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      488 46  -  GRASS-HOPPER XBOX 360 GAME REVIEW BANJO KAZOOIE: NUTS BOLTS THE Banjo Kazooie series goes as far back as 1998, and has spawned four series over various platforms. Known for its 3D platform/adventure genre, the game stars a bear named Banjo and a
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      529 47  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN NOTEBOOK REVIEW PANASONICTOUGHBOOK CF-F8 hedirman@mediacorp.com.sg IT SURE seems like I know a thing or two about hardy laptops. My trusted five-year-old companion has survived a soaking in torrential tropical downpours, high altitudes and frostbite-inducing weather in the Alps and the harsh sand and
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        189 47 Local education provider ERC Institute is collaborating with animation company, Crystal Computer Graphics, to train game developers. ERC Institute's Diploma in Game Design and Development course has already seen its eighth intake. The new tie-up will offer students taking the diploma an overseas internship in any
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        111 47  -  HEDIRMANSUPIAN Japanese game studio KOEI has announced that it is recruiting up to 60 staff for its Singapore studio over the next two years. It currently employs close to 50 game programmers, designers and computer graphics artists. "Our objective is to groom a pool of
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      328 50 AFP GOVERNMENT AUDIT Up to $i.3b misused by state's three biggest banks CHINESE banks and other financial institutions embezzled or misappropriated hundreds of millions of dollars last year, the country's top auditor said yesterday. A total of 6 billion yuan ($1.3 billion) was misused in 20 major
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      227 50 BLOOMBERG BNP Paribas, France's largest bank, had a loss of €1.37 billion ($2.65 billion) in the fourth quarter, after market swings drove the investment banking division to its first quarterly deficit. The bank's loss compares with a €1.01 billion profit in the year-earlier period,
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      266 50 BLOOMBERG BOEING, the world's second- biggest builder of commercial jets, will pay bonuses, grant raises and award top-performing employees, rather than skip the benefits, to help reduce the number of layoffs needed, said chief executive officer Jim McNerney. He said freezing wages or
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      381 51 AGENCIES STANFORD GROUP Texas tycoon donated to Presidential campaigns WASHINGTON Tycoon R Allen Stanford and his Houston-based Stanford Group spent US$7.2 million ($ll million) since 1999 on campaign donations and lobbying as lawmakers tackled such issues as financial fraud and Virgin Islands tax breaks. Then-House Majority
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      422 52  -  FREDERICK LIM CHANNEL NEWSASIA INVESTING Fund managers use certain forecasting tools such as technical analysis frederickl@channelnewsasia.com INVESTING is essentially about trying to predict where asset prices will be in the future. While volatility is inherent in financial markets, it is possible to predict where prices
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      222 52 AGENCIES SINGAPORE employees of Hewlett-Packard (HP) will be facing pay-cuts starting April, as the headquarters implements wage cuts and retrenchments to cope with the recession. The company which is the world's largest personal-computer maker has about 6,000 staff here, according to 2006 local
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      287 53 SINGAPORE EXCHANGE SINGAPORE Exchange (SGX) is introducing measures to make it easier and quicker for listed companies to raise funds by selling new shares. From today, firms will be able to raise up to the equivalent of 100 per cent of their existing issued
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      231 53 TWO days after its parent company Singapore Airlines (SIA) unveiled its cost-cutting measures, regional carrier Silk Air announced that it was adopting Friends-International as its official charity. "Especially during these challenging times, we want to reach out to the communities we serve in the region and
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      217 53 BLOOMBERG VENTURE Corp, Singapore's biggest publicly traded electronics maker, said fourth-quarter profit tumbled to the lowest in at least 31 quarters as demand slumped and it booked a deficit from collateralised debt obligations (CDO). Net income fell 94 per cent to $4.6 million
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      208 54 CHANNEL NEWSASIA DESPITE sinking global trade, Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) plans to raise containershipping rates on its Asia-Europe routes. Its unit, APL, wants to charge as much as US$25O ($380) more for carrying a 20-foot box from Asia to Europe starting April 1. On
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      607 55  -  CONRAD RAJ BUSINESS COMMENT Going into a market like the US will never be easy editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg OFTEN times, the lure of a potentially huge and a supposedly rich market is difficult to resist. And so Osim International latched on to the American dream of raking in
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        57 56 16 cents I Hold Deutsche maintains rating for the sports apparel maker; cuts price target to 18 cents from 24 cents, saying the FYOB results were below expectations. Brokerage warns orders at upcoming trade fairs could disappoint as Chinese sportswear firms could face declining prices and higher costs
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        56 56 $1.16 I Neutral ÜBS upgrades rating for the shipper from "Sell" and raises target to $1.20 from $1.10. Says NOL's valuation looks reasonable, implying "valuation of 0.5 to 0.6 times price/book multiple for FYO9/FY10". Brokerage says while NOL's '08 results were subpar, firm's cost reduction efforts might be better
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        85 56 $4.83 I Reduce BNP Paribas reiterates rating, cuts target price to $4.20 from $4.85, following release of 4QOB results. Says performance was "dismal", noting weak noninterest income, spike in provisions and credit deterioration. Brokerage cuts OCBC's FYO9 earnings forecast by 10 per cent on higher credit charges but FYIO
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        19 56 Wednesday 1,651.06 A 0.80% Tuesday 1,637.92 T 2-55% Monday 1,683.31 T 1.31% Friday 1,705.64 A 1.23%
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        27 56 iang Seng 13,023.36 Jikkei 7,557-65 ihanghai 2,227.13 ieoul 1,107.10 /lumbai 9,042.63 ;LComp 899.59 A 0.06% A 0.31% A 0.78% T 0.55% A 0.30% A 0.49%
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        23 56 US$1 £1 i euro A$i RMi $1,526 ¥100 $1,628 $2,196 HK$ioo $19.68 $1,941 RMB100 $22.32 $0,990 RS100 $3,073 $0,417 RPio,ooo $1,263
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      691 56  -  ESTHER FUNG FRASERAND NEAVE F&N to revive and launch its own brands as it ends long-time relationship with Coca-Cola esther@mediacorp.com.sg A HOMECOMING with sweet memories. It was with such sentimental language that Fraser and Neave (F&N) yesterday declared its mission to recapture "hearts
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      405 56 A WORLDWIDE crackdown on tax havens will be spearheaded by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, even as ÜBS, the largest bank in Switzerland, agreed on Wednesday to divulge the names of wellheeled Americans suspected of using offshore accounts at the bank to evade taxes. As
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      299 56  -  BARRY PORTER barryporter@mediacorp.com.sg DESPITE continuing losses and escalating development costs for the Sentosa integrated resort (IR), key staff at Mainboardlisted Genting International will receive shares for doing well. A total of 5.5 million Genting shares have been awarded to selected employees and directors as
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