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    20 1 TODAY Thursday October i, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY Thursday October i, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    New cyber defenders to guard critical sectors from attacks
    601 1  -  TEOXUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Imagine if, one day, a blackout hits every home on the island. Your office email can't get through to overseas clients. You cannot access your bank account or online government services. Or if traffic lights across the island
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    Lock icon Pandemonium as buildings collapse
    483 1 AFP. AGENCIES SUMATRAN QUAKE JAKARTA Thousands of people were trapped under rubble and at least 75 people killed after a major earthquake shook Sumatra island yesterday. The 7.6-magnitude quake —which struck within 24 hours of a major earthquake in the remote Samoan islands in the Pacific
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    Lock icon Panic across S'pore
    614 1  -  LEONGWEEKEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The scene "felt like a Jurassic Park moment", according to one Shenton Way executive. The workday was winding down at around 6.15pm, when Mr MH Farik's chair began shaking. Then, the water in his mug began to slosh around. As more items in his
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon Tsunamis wipe out villages in Pacific islands
      270 2 AGENCIES APIA —Towering tsunamis churned up by a huge earthquake slammed into the Samoan islands on Tuesday, killing at least 141 people as they wiped out entire villages and flattened tourist resorts. Monster waves that measured between 3m and 7.5 m high pounded
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      Lock icon It's not always a tech whiz behind attacks
      416 3  -  HEDIRMANSUPIAN AFP SINGAPORE The way Hollywood depicts it, there is a genius hacker behind the cyber-at-tacks that threaten to bring down nations. But in the real world, this is not always the case. Cyber-terrorism need not even involve a coordinated group of
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      Lock icon Hosting of the 2013 SEA Games in doubt
      585 4  -  TANYO-HINN SPORTS HUB DELAY Could Singapore offer to host event another time or continue but decentralise events? yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It was to have been the big bang with which the pride of Singapore sports would celebrate its rebirth. But delays in the
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      Lock icon Brunei football association suspended, DPMM in limbo
      387 4  -  SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With just five games left to the end of the season, Brunei side DPMM's participation in Singapore's S-League is in limbo after football's world governing body, Fifa, suspended the Football Association of Brunei (Bafa) for government interference in the
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      Lock icon WHO LOVES HU?
      814 6  -  MARIA SIOW CHANNEL NEWSASIA POINTOFVIEW east asia bureau chief mariasiow@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN President Hu Jintao presides over China's military parade at Tiananmen Square today, you can expect splendour, grandeur and a spectacular display of military might. But what you are less likely to be greeted with is the
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      Lock icon Preacher denies killing porn star
      218 6 AGENCIES PASADENA A self-styled preacher who was a contestant in the TV beauty pageant The Sexiest Bachelor in America has pleaded not guilty to murdering his girlfriend, a Singapore-born pornography actress. Brian Randone, 45, was arraigned in Superior Court and remained in custody on US$2
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      Lock icon Fury heads to Laos, Cambodia
      381 8 AGENCIES TYPHOON KETSANA PHNOM PENH Typhoon Ketsana extended its destructive rampage through South-east Asia yesterday, with Cambodia and Laos being the latest countries to be hit as the regional death toll rose to more than 300. In Cambodia, at least 11 people were killed and
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      Philippine nationals in S'pore rally to help typhoon victims
      443 8  -  LINYANQIN yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE He was in Manila over the weekend when Typhoon Ketsana hit the Philippines. But it was only when Donald Cruz saw the news footage of the devastation on returning to Singapore that he realised how serious it was.
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      PUTONYOUR DANCING SHOES ...
      204 10 PUTONYOUR DANCING SHOES This year's President's Star Charity is inviting viewers to put on their dancing shoes during its live telecast on MediaCorp's Channel 5 on Oct 11, from 7.30pm. The two-and-a-half hour live show, hosted by Adrian Pang and Michelle Chia, will see celebrities from MediaCorp's Channels, B, Ui
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      A prenatal risk to kids?
      325 10  -  ALICIA WONG HINI INFECTION alida@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Expectant mothers infected with a HINI strain of Influenza A could give birth to children at greater risk of cardiovascular disease in adulthood, according to a new study at the University of Southern California (USC). The study, which examined
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      Haze picks up again
      167 10 SINGAPORE Brief periods of "slightly hazy conditions" hit Singapore yesterday, and this is likely to continue for the next two days, said the National Environment Agency (NEA). The 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) was at 53, in the moderate air quality range, as of 4pm. Some
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      Lock icon Ris Low's replacement to be announced soon
      149 10 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE The replacement for Miss Singapore World will be known in a month, said pageant organiser ERM World Marketing, after Ms Ris Low, 19, gave up her title on Tuesday following the furore over her conviction for credit card fraud. Although
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      I molested my girls, admits dad
      699 12  -  ANSLEYNG SEXUALABUSE Man pleads guilty to touching, peeping at his daughters over 12 years ansley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE On many occasions over almost 12 years, he abused his position as a father, sexually exploiting two of his daughters including performing oral sex on one of them
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      Suspected church thief charged
      97 12  -  ANSLEYNG SINGAPORE A man arrested on suspicion of committing at least 15 thefts from several churches has been charged in court. Thirty-year-old Neo Eng Keong, Michael, was charged with a single count of stealing a handbag from Hephzibah Christian Fellowship church on Alexandra Road on Aug
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        SATURDAY ROAD CLOSURES
        94 14 With the Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Walk to be held this Saturday, the following roads will be closed: Eu Tong Sen Street (between Outram Road and Upper Cross Street) from 7pm to 8.30pm; and the two right lanes of Eu Tong Sen Street (between Upper Cross Street and
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        TIME TO GO DOTTY
        146 14 If those life-sized cow cutouts tickled your fancy, from today, you can sport one on your lapel and help out a charity at the same time. ComfortDelGro Corporation and Moove Media, its outdoor advertising arm, are launching a three-month long "Moove Love" charity drive leveraging on
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        Lock icon STORY OF YOUR LIFE
        214 14 Here's your chance to see the cycle of life as told through the story of the human body. From Oct 23 to March 6, the Science Centre Singapore will be holding an exhibition showing the anatomical structure of the human body and its functions, from conception
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        MELBOURNE RECEIVES A380
        69 14 Singapore Airlines' inaugural A3BO flight to Melbourne, 5Q227, took off from Changi Airport on Tuesday and touched down early yesterday, with 453 passengers. This makes the Australian city the sixth in the SIA worldwide network to receive the superjumbo, after Sydney, London, Tokyo, Paris and Hong Kong.
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        HAVE YOU SEEN HER?
        57 14 The police are appealing for details on the whereabouts of 14-year-old ChelsieChoo PeckSie, last seen at Andrew and Grace Home at Mattar Road on May 11. She is about 1.6m tall and slim, of fair complexion, and with long, straight black hair. Anyone with information can
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        EZ-LINK DEADLINE EXTENDED
        111 14 Ez-link card holders will now have up to next Wednesday to exchange their old cards for the new Cepas-compliant ones, with yesterday's deadline extended. The cards can be replaced at any TransitLinkTicket Office and post office. No further extension will be granted afterOct7, the Land Transport Authority
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        'S'PORE NO 1 FOOD PARADISE'
        127 14 This year's Singapore Food Festival drew more than 354,000 visitors, one in four of them tourists and of the latter who were surveyed, more than 90 per cent gave it the thumbs up. One in three tourists ranked Singapore as the No lfood paradise, up
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      442 5 You can now have emails from all popular web-based email accounts pushed to your Nokia N97, E63 and E7l. Enjoy savings on data charges and have full control of your phone, privacy and data with PHONESafe. Enjoy these exclusive offers at our Raffles Place Roadshow, outside OUB Centre, 1-2 October
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
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      134 12 jP|H|ff^^HwTv During My Darkest Hours HMI was expelled from school at the age of 9 V«V My Parents split up when I was 13 Blf tic Mvfirst book>"' am Gifted So Are You!" nM B was rejected by 9 publishers k^, I I lost $250K when my interior design business
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      747 15 Creating shared memories Mr Dick Yip blogS "When my mother passed B I T^lf He also contributes to tO kfiGD thfi fsmilv away in January 2007, my i I LjKjl Serangoon our Kampong, a 1- extended family flew in from I "I i" m^-1 i: ZJi At constituency blog for
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon VICTORY ... BUT AT WHAT COST?
      622 16 VICTORY BUT AT WHAT COST? THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER POINTOFVIEW THE justification for naming former Negri Sembilan chief minister Mohd Isa Samad as the United Malays National Organisation (Umno) candidate for the vacant Bagan Pinang state seat has started. Echoing a line from the Prime Minister, Umno Deputy President Muhyiddin Yassin
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      Lock icon Toyota recalls 3.8m cars in US due to 'deadly' floor mat
      272 16 AGENCIES WASHINGTON Vehicle-maker Toyota has issued its largest US recall involving 3.8 million vehicles after a deadly crash in California that was believed to be the result of an accelerator that got stuck on a floor mat. The recall
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      Lock icon Alleged NY bomb plot conspirator pleads not guilty
      242 18 AGENCIES NEW YORK An Afghan immigrant pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to conspiring in a large-scale bombing plot meant to target New York around the anniversary of 9/11. In a hearing the federal court in Brooklyn, Judge Raymond Dearie ordered Najibullah Zazi,
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      Lock icon Determined to hit India again
      613 18 THENEWYORKTIMES TERRORTHREAT Lashkar-e-Taiba responsible for Mumbai attacks, dormant but alive KARACHI Ten months after the devastating attacks in Mumbai by Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the militant group remains largely intact and determined to strike India again, according to intelligence officials and current and former members of
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      Lock icon The terrorist becomes the terrorised
      377 20 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH FAMILY HEROINE Farmer's daughter disarms terrorist, shoots him dead with assault rifle NEW DELHI An Indian farmer's daughter disarmed a terrorist leader who broke into her home, attacked him with an axe and shot him dead with his own gun. Ms Rukhsana Kausar,
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      Lock icon Japanese tourist found dead
      220 20 AFP JAKARTA A female Japanese tourist has been found dead on the Indonesian holiday island of Bali after a suspected kidnapping and rape. Ms Rika Kasano, 33, was found partially decomposed with her belongings scattered around her near the popular tourist beach of Kuta in southern
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      Lock icon 4,000 Americans headed for home
      207 21 AP WASHINGTON The United States is speeding up its military withdrawal from Iraq, the top American commander there said. The reduced number of troops in Iraq from 124,000 to 120,000 by the end of this month marks the latest US step in winding down the
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      Lock icon You can rate your Warner music again
      182 21 AP LOS ANGELES YouTube said on Tuesday that music videos from Warner Music will return to the site in the coming months after a nine-month dispute over splitting ad revenue. Most of the catalogue of videos from artistes such as Madonna (picture), Metallica
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      Lock icon Bamboo church collapses after hours of heavy rainfall
      188 22 AFP KATHMANDU A church building collapsed during a Christian convention in eastern Nepal, killing at least 23 people and injuring dozens more, police said yesterday. Around 1,500 Christians had gathered in the town of Dharan for the meeting when a makeshift three-storey
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      Lock icon A rare legal win for Chen
      291 22 AFP LIBEL CASE TAIPEI Taiwan's ex-leader Chen Shui-bian scored a rare legal victory yesterday as a court cleared him of defamation over claims that military personnel enriched themselves in a French frigate deal. Mr Chen, who left office last year, was sued by five
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      Lock icon BIG AND SHINY
      89 24 EPA One of the biggest diamonds ever found has been discovered at a mine in South Africa. The rough 507 -carat white stone, being held up by mining firm Petra Diamond's chief executive Johan Dippenaar, was unearthed at the Cullinan mine, north-east of Pretoria. No value has
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      Lock icon Brown 'unlikely to win polls'
      391 24 AFP BRITISH POLITICS PM promised little change in speech to party: Papers LONDON British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will fail to lead his party to victory at the next general election, local newspapers concluded yesterday after his key speech at his Labour Party's annual conference.
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon MALAYSIA, SAUDI ARABIA SET UP INVESTMENT FUND
        116 26 AFP Malaysia and Saudi Arabia yesterday said they would establish a US$2.5 billion ($3.5 billion) partnership to invest in oil and gas and real estate projects in Malaysia and overseas. The joint-venture company is a collaboration between government development and investment firm iMalaysia
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        Lock icon POLANSKI 'GETS 5 FRANCS A DAY'IN SWISS JAIL
        133 26 AFP Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski (picture) is being held in a "rudimentary" jail cell in Zurich and receives 5 Swiss francs ($6.86) in pocket money daily, a Swiss newspaper reported. "He told us that he did not lack anything and that he
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        Lock icon NEW VEGEMITE NAME IS'EPIC FAILURE'
        108 26 AP Australians welcomed the new, creamier version ofVegemite, an iconic national spread, when it launched earlier this year. But they have no appetite for its name. After an immediate backlash to the winning name in a nationwide contest iSnack2.o Kraft Australia announced yesterday it would
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      Lock icon THE HEAT IS ON
      64 29 EPA Activists carrying masks depicting world leaders called on rich countries to do more to combat climate change during a demonstration in front of the United Nations building in Bangkok yesterday. Some 4,000 participants and observers are attending two weeks of talks in Thailand to come
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      Lock icon A food crisis is on the way
      401 29 THE GUARDIAN GLOBAL WARMING South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa will be hardest hit LONDON Twenty-five million more children will go hungry by the middle of this century as climate change leads to food shortages and soaring prices for staples such as rice, wheat,
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      Lock icon Michael Jackson estate sues foundation over name
      184 29 AP LOS ANGELES Michael Jackson's estate sued a foundation on Tuesday which bears the name of one of his most famous songs, Heal the World. The federal court lawsuit claims the Heal the World Foundation is improperly using trademarks and websites to create
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      Lock icon Will China lend more support?
      553 30 THENEWYORKTIMES SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN Beijing's ties with Tehran complicate diplomacy BEIJING United States officials met with their Chinese counterparts in Beijing last month, carrying a plea from Washington: If Iran were to be kept from developing nuclear weapons, China would have to throw more diplomatic
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      Lock icon Democratic fundraiser gets 24 years' jail
      191 30 AFP NEW YORK Chinese-American businessman and fundraiser for the Democratic Party, Norman Hsu, was sentenced on Tuesday in New York to 24 years prison for fraud. Hsu, 58, was convicted on charges of operating an US$BO million ($113.5 million) pyramid fraud, or Ponzi scheme,
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      Lock icon Schoolgirl who died after cervical cancer injection had medical condition
      207 32 THEGUARDIAN LONDON The 14-year-old British schoolgirl, Natalie Morton, who died shortly after having a cervical cancer vaccination, was probably killed by an underlying medical condition, preliminary results from a postmortem examination revealed on Tuesday. Dr Caron Grainger, director of public
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      Lock icon Fat women live shorter lives
      312 32 AP OBESITY BLUES LONDON Being fat in middle age may slash women's chances of making it to their golden years in good health by almost 80 per cent, according to a new study. American researchers observed more than 17,000 female nurses with an average age
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      9 20 83% saw the lady turning counter-clockwise. http://www.todayonline.com A/AsdiaCorp Publication
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      101 21 Same, same... but different. Made different. Grown different. NTUC Income started as a cooperative where m\j people, quite simply, came before profits. With a commitment to make insurance affordable and accessible to all Singaporeans, I iA Stronger and more resilient, weathering crises f\w|;;;. g" For instance, we are the only
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      9 24 17% saw the lady turning clockwise. http://www.todayonline.com A/AsdiaCorp Publication
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      179 34  -  LimTeck Kong STRUCTURED PRODUCTS Letter from EARLY last month, I walked into a bank to seek clarification about the abrupt closure of one of their structured investment products. The personal financial consultant who attended to me was ill-prepared. He had neither the knowledge nor the ability
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      89 34  -  JennyToh ELDERLY CORNER ABUSED Letter from I often see parking enforcement officers idling at the Senior Citizens'Corner at the void deck of Block 4,TohYi Drive, at all hours of the day, chatting, dirtying the tables with their food, and smoking even when there are elderly folk around. Cigarette
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      164 36  -  DRJAMES DOBSON BY YOUR FAMILY AS A HOT AIR BALLOON Is your family soaring above the clouds right now, or are you weighed down by activities, appointments, and acquisitions? My friend tells the story of the first hot air balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean. When
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      390 36  -  Joel Kong THE RIS LOW SAGA We should withdraw from the Miss World competition until the local edition is better organised Letter from I HAVE been following the saga involving former Miss Singapore World Ris Low and the statements made by the relevant parties. While I
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      132 36  -  Murali Sharma Letter from How a beauty pageant winner is chosen has been called into question by the Ris Low saga. It is all about how Singapore's representative will conduct herself with the eyes of the world on her. Yes, it is a
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        598 38  -  MAY SEAH THATWEDDING Fann and Chris held a lovely wedding dinner but well have to take their word for it may@mediacorp. com.sg FANN Wong and Christopher Lee's wedding dinner, held on Tuesday at the Shangri-La Hotel, was a lavish and glitzy affair. At least, that's the
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        74 38 Need some help getting through the busy work day and battling the postlunch slump?Tune in to Carol on Class 95FIWS Lunchbreak as she helps you take your mind off the office madness while serving up Singapore's best mix of music! All this week, take part
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        383 40  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH CELEBS WITH HEART Class 95 Morning Express DJs put their feet where the money is christophertoh@medicacorp.com.sg THIS Saturday, the Class 95FM's Morning Express crew Mark van Cuylenberg (aka the Flying "FD" Dutchman), Vernetta Lopez and Glenn Ong will don their walking shoes and make a trek
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        411 42  -  GENEVIEVELOH TVTALK SHOW ON STAGE Benjamin Lee aka Mr Miyagi says it's no joke writing for your best friend genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg BLOGGER, author and comedy writer Benjamin "Mr Miyagi" Lee has been best friends with Hossan Leong since they were 12-year-old Anglo Chinese School boys. Because they
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          204 44  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH BY THE RESISTANCE MUSE MUSE have sometimes been described as Radiohead copycats, especially during their formative years. That description, however, is a misnomer. Where Radiohead have a tendency to go all introspective at times, Muse offer pomp and contemplation in equal measure. This album sees
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          93 44 BACKTO BASICS JOI CHUA SINGAPORE girl Joi Chua's album Back To Basics is one of those albums that's easy on the ear, with her vocals floating placidly on a sea of musical mellowness. There's nothing here that will jolt you, but at the same time, it won't irk you either.
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          107 44 SHE LOVES JAZZ JULEE KARAN THIS album is a great exercise in how to take the most annoying songs of all time, such as My Heart Will Go On, I Will Always Love You and Against All .ftMeft JXara Odds, and turn them into gloriously kSrlt -loves ]az palatable remakes,
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          99 44 RICEBOY SLEEPS JONSI ALEX ALEX is visual artist and musician Alex Somers, while Jonsi is Jon Por Birgisson of Sigur Ros fame. Together they make ambient music that's at times reminiscent of Sigur Ros, but more ethereal, even as it sounds like a sonorous system of atonal resonance and dissonance.
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          99 44 LET'S TAKE THE NEXT CATAPULT KOH DE WEI ACCORDING to his bio, local boy, and apparently musical polyglot, Koh De Wei armed himself with recording programme Cakewalk, "terrible lyrics and a delusory sense of inspiration", and produced this DIV effort. It's rough around the edges: The mix comes complete with
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      19 38 fPOPARAZZI Gary Chaw needs to rest after beating up I Justin Lo, so he's not coming to Singapore. blogs.todayonline.com/poparazzi
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      719 46  -  TANCHUI HUA BATANGAI Escape the concrete jungle and into a tribal heartland traveller@newstoday.com.sg IF YOU really, really want to get away from it all, here's one trip you could take. And it doesn't break the bank. Deep in Sarawak's interior, lush forests surround a pristine lake. Here,
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      363 48 AP MEET AND GREET Mingle with Parisians and other travellers A CURE for Parisians' brusque, haughty reputation may be at hand. Take a website, add a hint of anise-based pastis liqueur, a game of petanque and international travellers ready to mingle. Two young entrepreneurs are introducing visitors
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      247 48 MCT Whether it's helping visitors discover an off-the-beaten borough in New York or a hidden corner of Paris, members of an international federation called the Global Greeters Network offer travellers the chance to get to know a city from a native's point of view. Rather than
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      266 49 PHOTO COURTESY OF BANGKOKTHROUGHTHE LENS SeetheThai capital in a different light while picking up photography skills from National Geographic lensmen. From Novigto 22, renowned NatGeo photographers Michael Yamashita, David Alan Harvey and Ira Block will share their expertise in capturing cityscapes and local subjects, as well as using
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      319 50  -  ANNETTE TAN FairPrice's exclusive Imperial Cordyceps Chicken gives your chicken soup extra oomph food@newstoday.com.sg The term "chicken soup for the soul" must have been coined for good reason. Nothing calms our spirits like a nourishing bowl of it made by our mothers, or by any of
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      293 52 AFP ROME After weeks of fervent speculation that Renault driver Fernando Alonso (picture) is set to join Ferrari next season, the Italian Formula 1 outfit confirmed yesterday that they have signed the two-time world champion. A statement by Ferrari said that the agreement
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      583 52  -  SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE FOOTBALL Warriors slip up at Gombak but Fifa ruling may hand them S-League title soon GREAT EASTERN-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2009 Gombak United 2 SAFFCI shamir@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE SAFFC will have to wait another day to pop the bubbly. The runaway leaders, bidding for
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      547 53  - Ready, steady lAN DE COTTA SINGAPORE SPORT After several delays, work on Sports Hub will start early next year ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In February this year, the Government said the new Sports Hub would be ready in time for the 27th SEA Games in 2013. It would have been the perfect
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      298 53  -  TANYO-HINN SINGAPORE Newlycrowned Tour Championship winner Phil Mickelson will headline the upcoming US$5 million ($7.05 million) Barclays Singapore Open. The 39-year-old world No 2 will be returning for a third successive year to the tournament, which is regarded as the "Major of
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      564 54 AGENCIES BIfBHWSBiBHJHIB Free-flowing Arsenal break down defensive Olympiakos with late van Persic goal CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, GROUP H Arsenal 2 Olympiakos o LONDON Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has mocked those urging him to spend the club's latest profits, pointing out that the transfer window is closed and
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      462 54  -  SHAMIR OSMAN GREAT EASTERN-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2009 Albirex Niigata v Young Lions Jurong East Stadium, j.^spm shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Tonight's Great EasternYeo's S-League 2009 encounter at Jurong East Stadium promises to be a lively affair, with two sides brimming with confidence and looking to finish their
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      736 55 AGENCIES EUROPEAN FOOTBALL Liverpool boss blasts team for *worst performance' he has seen, as Chelsea, United loom CHAMPIONS LEAGUE,GROUP E Fiorentina 2 Liverpool o FLORENCE How the mighty fall. Liverpool, for five years the doughty scourge of Europe, conquerors of the Nou Camp, the
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      269 55 AP CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, GROUP F Barcelona 2 Dynamo Kiev o BARCELONA Lionel Messi and Pedro Rodriguez were both on target in Barcelona's 2-0 win over Dynamo Kiev on Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), which saw the defending European champions move to the top of Group
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      89 53 S.League Albirex Young Lions Thu, 01/10/09 7.45pm A League Cold Coast Utd Wellington Fri, 02/10/09 6.00pm S.League Ceylang Super Reds Fri, 02/10/09 7.30pm UE Europe, German and K League matches are also on sale. For more details, please check Singapore Pools website. Qualifying Sat, 03/10/09 I.oopm Japan Race Final Sun,
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      639 56  -  PAULJLIM THE NEWYORKTIMES PORTFOLIO PLANNER INDIVIDUAL investors can't do much to improve the miserable performance of the stock market, but they may be able to help their own portfolios. Thanks to the severe bear market of the last year or so and a
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      525 58 BLOOMBERG EXCHANGE RATES Won leads as confidence hits 2-year high SEOUL The South Korean won rose, leading gains in Asian currencies in the third quarter, after a central bank report showed that confidence on the part of manufacturers had reached a two-year high. The
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      229 58 SINGAPORE Office property real estate investment trust KReit Asia is planning to raise $620 million through a one-for-one rights issue. It is offering about 667 million rights units at 93 cents each, representing a 21.2-per-cent discount to K-Reit Asia's closing price of $1.18 per unit
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      330 58 BLOOMBERG BEIJING China's sovereign wealth fund has bought a stake in the London-traded unit of Kazakhstan's state-run energy company, taking its spending on resources to at least U553.69 billion ($5.20 billion) this month. The China Investment Corporation, which holds almost US$3OO billion,
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      Glow in office space sector ...
      331 59  - Glow in office space sector TANHUI LENG SINGAPORE RENT But supply glut ahead continues casting shadows huileng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The decline in office rents slowed in the third quarter this year, thanks to rising interest in leasing activity. However, the sector is expected to remain soft as a supply glut meets
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      227 59  -  TAN HUI LENG Rental decline for high-tech industrial properties like science and business parks eased in the third quarter this year. The average rental for space in these high-tech industrial parks fell 5.9 per cent to $3.20 per sq ft per month in 03, compared
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        49 60 $2.751 Hold UOB KayHian raises the target price to $2.69 from $2.40 to reflect change in valuation approach, maintains it rating. Says while company's aerospace division unlikely to see quick recovery, electronics and land system divisions are growing in prominence on back of delivery of noteworthy contracts.
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        51 60 $0.721 Outperform CIMB initiates call at Outperform, setting its target price at $1.08. Broker says company is wellplaced for order wins on series of LNG and mineral projects in Australia. "Tendering for various contracts is underway and we believe AusGroup can secure an initial Asl2s-million ($155 million) contract in
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        108 60 $1.77 I Neutral CIMB raises target price to $2.00 from $1.71 on roll forward of target year to end-FYIO, but keeps rating. Says Ml remains top Singapore mobile pick, company is prime beneficiary of wired and wireless broadband, likes efforts to retain customers through innovative plans. Adds recent launch
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        18 60 Tuesday 2,663.31 1.30% Monday 2,629.25 W 1.26% Friday 2,662.82 W 0.17% Thursday 2,667.43 W 0.69%
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        27 60 Hang Seng 20,995.25 W 0.28% Nikkei 10,133.23 A 0.33% Shanghai 2,779.43 A 0.90% Seoul 1,673.14 W 1.00% Mumbai 17,126.84 A 1.63% Malaysia 1,202.08 V 0.51%
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        21 60 a>±.4uo tiiw 3,±.^/^ :i euro k$i !Mi $2,268 HKS1O0 $18.17 $2,064 RMB100 $20.63 $1,243 RS100 $2,927 $0,407 RPio,ooo $1,457
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      511 60  -  CHEOWXINYI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Heavyweight stocks linked to the Straits Times Index (STI) posted handsome gains in the last three months, thanks to the upbeat showing in the Singapore Exchange (SGX). A strong market rally on the back of growing confidence of an
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      575 60  -  ESTHER FUNG STOCK MARKET esther@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The last three months has been a bumper quarter for the stock market and the winning streak appears to be sustainable in the final quarter. Analysts expect the markets to stage a year-end rally in the fourth quarter that
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