Today, 27 July 2009, Afternoon Edition

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    20 1 TODAY Monday July 27, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY Monday July 27, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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      afternoon latest
      170 1 8 Political turmoil in Tehran rears its head again, as one Cabinet minister is sacked and another resigns. 8 Palm was flipping burgers and dishing out hot dogs at picnics announcing her forma resignation as Alaska Governor. ■"1 The vote in Iraq's Kurdish l^i region has been marred
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      Lock icon A bounce or a blip?
      477 1 CHANNEL 938 LIVE i NEWSASIAv SINGAPORE ECONOMY While 0.2 saw a rebound, Finance Minister cautions outlook for the future is determined by external factors SINGAPORE'S gross domestic product (GDP) may have rebounded by 20 per cent in the second quarter of this year but Finance
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      Lock icon Sarkozy in hospital
      173 1 AGENCIES PARIS French President Nicolas Sarkozy, a known fitness fanatic, was taken to hospital yesterday after he collapsed while jogging through the park of the Palace of Versailles. He was taken by helicopter to a military hospital in Paris at the end of his Sunday run in
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon The sports that bind us
      449 2  -  LEONGWEEKEAT NATIONAL DAY 2009 Playing sports together acts as a vgood unifier'for the community, says PM Lee weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg AS SINGAPORE approaches its 44th birthday with a host of events being lined up by constituencies to commemorate the occasion, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong reminded Singaporeans
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      Lock icon 12 bombs found
      291 3 AFP PHILIPPINES FERRY MANILA Twelve bombs were found hidden inside a bathroom in a ferry in the central Philippines, raising fears of another bombing campaign by militants, the coast guard said yesterday. The improvised explosive devices, made of bottles with gunpowder, blasting caps, shrapnel and wiring, were
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        BANQUET FOR 840 FOREIGN WORKERS
        88 3 Some 840 foreign workers in Paya Lebar were recognised fortheir contributions to Singapore in a dinner hosted byAljuniedGßCat Kovan Hub last night. The "Banquet for International Workers" brought together workers from Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and China. Member of Parliament for
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        TWO H1N1 PATIENTS IN ICU
        115 3 Two HINI patients a 61-year-old man with ischaemic heart disease and a 14-year-old boy with a history of asthma and epilepsy were warded in intensive care yesterday. The older patient was admitted to Singapore General Hospital's isolation ward on Thursday after one week of cough,
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        MAN FOUND DEAD AFTER FIRE
        82 3 A man was found dead after a fire was put out in a one-room flat in Ang Mo Kio on Sunday night. The unit was on the eighth floor of Block 115, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4. The man, who is believed to be Chinese,
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      Lock icon India launches first nuclear sub
      334 3 AGENCIES NEW DELHI India yesterday launched the first nuclear-powered submarine built on its soil, underlining the military advances made by the rapidly developing nation. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called it a "historic milestone in the country's defence preparedness" as the 6,000-tonne INS Arihant (Destroyer of
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      Lock icon S'pore mourns death of film-maker
      488 4  -  GENEVIEVELOH YASMIN AHMAD DIES genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg ACCLAIMED Malaysian film and advertising director Yasmin Ahmad (picture) died on Saturday night in the Damansara Specialists Hospital in Kuala Lumpur from complications following a stroke. She was 51. But as Malaysians mourn the loss of a remarkable woman who
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      Charity through web games
      154 4 PLAY a web game and help the disadvantaged. A new initiative launched yesterday by the South West Community Development Council (CDC) in collaboration with local bank POSB allows online players to do their bit for charity while trying to beat the highest scores. At website ClicktoAid.Sg,
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      A nation of friends
      370 6  -  NEOCHAICHIN SINGAPORE SOCIETY chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE'S multi-religious, multi-racial and secular society is "not a weakness, but a strength", said Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean yesterday at a community event organised by the chairmen of 69 mosques here. And it is through our daily interactions with other
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Does new Iran Cabinet have a revolving door?
      360 8 AFP AFTERNOON LATEST TEHRAN Iran was plunged into fresh political turmoil yesterday as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sacked his Intelligence Minister, while his Culture Minister resigned, saying the government has been weakened. Former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani meanwhile came out publicly to deny
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    • Cleric brokered Swat deal, now he's arrested: Official
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        Lock icon THE ZELAYA CIRCUS DESCENDS ON NICARAGUAN BORDER
        90 8 AP Ousted President Manuel Zelaya (picture) yesterday encamped his roving government in exile inOcotal, a sleepy Nicaraguan mountain town near the Honduran border, leaving some locals star-struck and others leery. Teenagers riding two to a bicycle, wrinkled coffee farmers, a shoeshine boy, a
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        Lock icon PALIN OFFICIALLY A 'HOCKEY MOM' AGAIN
        115 8 AGENCIES Former US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palm has formally resigned as Alaska governor, 18 months before the end of her term in office. She announced her resignation abruptly on July 3, and handed the reins over to Alaska's Lieutenant-Governor Scan Parnell at a picnic
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      Lock icon Former minister is new Macau Chief Executive
      166 10 AFP MACAU Former Culture Minister Fernando Chui, 52, was yesterday named the new Chief Executive of Macau on a pledge to diversify the gambling hub's economy and rid the Chinese territory of corruption. Macau, which has a population of 550,000, has a separate
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      Lock icon Web of terror links revealed
      265 10 AFP JAKARTA BOMBINGS Bonds through marriages, schools JAKARTA The return of deadly suicide bombings to Jakarta that killed nine people after years of quiet has turned attention on a complex web of marriages and schools that provide militants with succour and recruits. Police are under
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    • EYE ON ASIA
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        Lock icon HACKERS PUT CHINA FLAG ON WEBSITE
        58 10 AP AUSTRALIA Hackers posted a Chinese flag on the Melbourne International Film Festival website in an escalation of protests against the planned appearance by exiled Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer, who Beijing blames for the recent ethnic riots in Xinjiang. The cyber attack came after
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        Lock icon PRESIDENT ELECTED HEAD OF RULING PARTY
        62 10 AP TAIWAN President Ma Ying-jeou was elected chairman of the ruling Nationalist Party yesterday, a position that will shore up his control over the pace of contacts with China. Mr Ma could arrange a historic meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao, as they could
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        Lock icon BANK OFFICIAL SUSPECTED IN $10M SCAM
        77 10 AP mmi:i;<»i!ia A South Korean bank official has been arrested for allegedly swindling nine investors out of US$7 million ($lO million) and spending more than US$3 million on lottery tickets, police said yesterday. The 45-year-old put the money into his bank accounts, returned US$2.B
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        Lock icon 3,000 PROTEST AGAINST LAND DEAL
        55 10 AP CHINA More than 3,000 villagers in eastern China have clashed with police while protesting against alleged official corruption in a land compensation deal, according to a Hongkong-based human-rights monitor yesterday. Ten residents of Shipu town, Zhejiang province, were injured in the clash with over
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon IRAN PROTESTER DIES IN JAIL
        71 12 AFP An Iranian student arrested in protests against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election has died in jail. It is the second such death reported in recent days. Eternad newspaper said Mr Amir Javadifar "died in prison". Iranian official reports say at least 20 people died and
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        Lock icon EXOTIC ANIMAL AMNESTY DAY
        64 12 AP Owners of exotic animals in Connecticut have been given a day of amnesty to turn in their illegally-owned pets. The state Department of Environmental Protection's hosted its first exotic amnesty day on Saturday at the Bridgeport Zoo. Owners turned over at least 135 animals, including
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        Lock icon OF KILTS AND CONTROVERSY
        96 12 AP More than 40,000 Scots from around the world descended on Edinburgh for an event billed as the largest gathering of the clans in 200 years. Members of the Scottish Diaspora assembled on Saturday for The Gathering 2009, which includes a traditional Highland Games, whisky tasting,
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      Lock icon A stained vote?
      192 12 AP IRAQI POLITICS AFTERNOON LATEST Claims of doctored ink mar Kurdish polls SULAIMANIYAH (Iraq) An opposition party this morning claimed there had been violations in the presidential and parliamentary elections in the selfruled Kurdish region but said it still expected a strong showing. Iraq's Independent High Electoral
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      Nuance, a so-called memo and threats ...
      442 14  - Nuance, a so-called memo and threats ProfessorThio Li-ann FORMER NMP CLARIFIES A FEW POINTS Letter from I WRITE to clarify a few points in "Former NMP calls off professorship at NYU" (July 24). First, the online petition asserting I was an "opponent of human rights" over-sim-plistically assumes "gay rights are
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      Rethink shooting of crows
      516 15  -  Bhaskaran Kunju NEA'S CULLING PROGRAMME Letter from I WRITE with regard to the culling of crows as carried out by the National Environment Agency (NEA). I live in an HDB estate in the northern part of Singapore where the culling of crows is carried out about
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      FOCUS® ON THE FAMILY
      181 15  -  DR BILL MAIER BY PREPARING FOR A NEW BABY So, how would you feel if your husband brought home another woman? Believe it or not, that's how many kids may feel when a new baby arrives home from the hospital. When young kids struggle with jealousy
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      115 15 HAVE YOUR SAY. email voices@mediacorp.com.sg or visit www.todayonline.com/voices ~jamescook T\ 1 T a r\ TT -up? Public Lecture Senes II _=ssi MfapHMlHfaipfKM Presented by: 'f MMM^WmMm]J^^QBEImMJ& Professor Timothy Roberts /^V J9^2^ lfJH5SiflPi"iWJflBI BSc(Hons)PhD <-** 7.00Pm to 8.30pm ■MMRWsipiMpi^ Dean of Research 600 Upper Thomson Road, |£l2£fl L|22iJUliil!iiEfl James Cook University
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    • MOVIES
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        Lock icon Hollywood appeases the geek gods
        615 16 AP COMIC-CON 2009 The stars were out in full force to celebrate their inner geeks ROBERT Downey Jr said he wished he could don a Mexican wrestling mask and stroll the Comic-Con floor to check out all the collectible toys and geeky-cool stuff. Peter Jackson
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      Lock icon 'A huge party'
      146 18 VERN'S WHITE WEDDING Laughter, tears and a whole lot of booze VERNETTA Lopez must have really good connections from her wedding planner business the blushing bride managed to secure a beautiful sunny day for her own white wedding. The Class 95FM DJ and actress married 38-year-old IT
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      983 19 TV LISTINGS ON MEDIACORP CHANNEL 9 N. MEpiACORp MEGA MONDAY MOVIE HUMAN SPIRIT 6.00 AM Entertainment Tonight 4.00 Planet's Funniest Animals Anchorman: The Legend of Paycheck 6 3 0 Prime Time Morning 4.30 Liverpool Tourof Asia 2009: Ron Burgundy The World S btrongeST GIN Channel 5,7pm 9-30 The Rachael Ray
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  • sports
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      Lock icon Lessons from the best
      547 20  -  SHAMIR OSMAN THE KOP COMES TO ASIA 2009 Liverpool teach Hariss and Co a thing or two FOOTBALL FRIENDLY Liverpool 5 Singapore o shamir@niediacorp.com. sg IT WAS probably his biggest stage, as Hariss Harun, 18, faced Argentina skipper Javier Mascherano on the National Stadium pitch last
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      Lock icon YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE ... AT A LIVERPOOL MATCH IN STORE, THAT IS
      39 20 YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE AT A LIVERPOOL MATCH IN STORE, THAT IS TREVOR TAN Fernando Torres (below) gets all the attention from the Singapore fans; Liverpool midfielderYossi Benayoun (black) torments Singapore's Daniel Bennett (red); Singapore fans display their banners.
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      Lock icon They came to Anfield, at Kallang
      582 21  -  LEONARDTHOMAS THE KOP COMES TO ASIA 2009 Liverpool fans live a dream as their favourites end their pre-season on a high sports editor leonard@mediacorp.com. sg MORE than 45,000 came, most wearing the famous red, many named Carlsberg tinged with the latest sheen, others in
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      Lock icon Heartbreak for Ting Wen
      419 22  -  TANYO-HINN WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS Swimmer smashes national record, but fails to make final yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SCHOOLGIRL Quah Ting Wen made the women's national 400 m freestyle mark her own, on a quiet opening day for Singapore, as none of their swimmers progressed beyond the heats at the
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    • Hamilton in the hunt again
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        Lock icon CONTADOR CLINCHES TOUR
        76 23 AP Alberto Contador won the Tour de France for a second time yesterday, and Lance Armstrong capped his return to the race with an impressive third-place finish. Andy Schleck of Luxembourg, Contador's biggest rival among title contenders in the mountains, was second overall. Mark Cavendish of Britain
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        TERRY 'TOTALLY COMMITTED'
        88 23 John Terry has broken his silence over his future plans, stating that he is "totally committed" to Chelsea despite persistent interest from Manchester City. In a statement released on Chelsea's official website, Terry said he had never considered leaving the club. Added Terry: "What is clear to
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        SHEARER BREAKS SILENCE
        97 23 Alan Shearer has admitted he is "in limbo" over his situation at St James' Park. Newcastle United are still to appoint a permanent manager as uncertainty over the Championship club's ownership persists. Shearer, 38, took over on a short-term basis in April but was unable to prevent
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        Lock icon ALMOST THERE, IBRAHIMOVIC
        91 23 AGENCIES Zlatan Ibrahimovic is poised to complete his move to Barcelona. The Sweden striker arrived at the Spanish city yesterday ahead of a medical examination today. "Everything seems to be all set, it just needs my signature," he said of the move, reportedly worth €45 million ($92
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      Lock icon Hamilton in the hunt again
      493 23 AGENCIES MOTOR RACING AFTERNOON UPDATE World champ clinches first win of the season BUDAPEST Defending champion Lewis Hamilton returned to form with a vengeance yesterday when he ended a 10--race winless streak with victory in the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Englishman, 24, produced a flawless
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      78 21 SPORTS ON TV TODAY 1.30pm Racing FlAGTChampionship 2009, Ch 24 Bpm Aquatics Fina World Championship Day g, Ch 21 TOMORROW 12.38 am Cricket Twenty 20 Cup 2009: Kent v Durham, Ch 110 2.10 am Cricket Twenty 20 Cup 2009: Kent v Durham, Ch 110 Bpm Aquatics Fina World Championship Day
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