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    20 1 TODAY Friday November 20, 2oog www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY Friday November 20, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    Recession is over
    750 1  -  ESTHER FUNG ESTHER FUNG SINGAPORE ECONOMY But MTI says 'durability of the recovery' remains uncertain esther@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With growth in the key economies gaining a firmer footing, policymakers in Singapore are expecting the economy here to grow modestly next year even as they warn that the outlook
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      Smart grid may hold the answer
      575 2  -  LINYANQIN *****4 yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Consumers could soon be using energy in a more efficient way. They could be able to use household appliances that switch themselves off during peak periods when electricity prices are higher. They could even be able to buy electricity at
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      Lock icon Bukit Timah hit by floods
      618 3  -  LEONGWEEKEAT WETWEATHER weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It was too late when restaurant manager Kesab Limbu got to the Sixth Avenue Centre's basement car park: Within minutes, floodwaters gushing through small ventilation sills turned the area into a "swimming pool". "The water rose quickly to my neck," said
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      Lock icon A firm with the wind in its sales
      587 4  -  NEOCHAICHIN GREEN ENERGY Cygnus Power wants to harness the natural power of the wind chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The ventilation units of large buildings and shopping malls could one day be the site of wind farms in Singapore if a local start-up has its
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      Hilda Foo is the first female to win this school award
      359 4  -  ONG DAI LIN SINGAPORE She chose to visit a Cambodian village and build a house there as part of her school's "Challenge Week". Hilda Foo also cooked a meal for the villagers and rode on a motorcycle the first
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      Lock icon Obama talks tough on Iran
      504 6 THE NEWYORKTIMES US FOREIGN POLICY American President also takes a stern tone with North Korea, Iran SEOUL United States President Barack Obama delivered a stern message yesterday to North Korea and Iran that they risk further sanctions and isolation if they do not rein in
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      Lock icon SOUTH KOREA PRESENTS OBAMA WITH TAEKWONDO 'MASTER' BELT
      152 6 AFP South Korea yesterday presented US President Barack Obama with a taekwondo outfit including an honorary black belt as a memento of his stay, officials said. President Lee Myung Bak personally chose the gift in recognition of Mr Obama's past interest in
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      Lock icon South Korea offers talks on stalled US free trade pact
      284 6 AFP SEOUL South Korea yesterday said it is ready for talks to ease American car-mak-ers' concerns about a stalled free trade agreement, as United States President Barack Obama cautioned that several issues must still be settled. In a bid to
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      SATISFACTION NOT GUARANTEED... YET
      638 8  -  TEOXUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg POINTOFVIEW FOR years, poor service standards in Singapore have been a bugbear for consumers here. And of late, grouses have largely centred around the growing numbers of foreign service staff here who have trouble communicating in English. The hunt for solutions to the language
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      Victim reveals more of ordeal to female officer
      345 10  -  ANSLEYNG ALLEGED GANG-RAPE ansley@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE The victim of an alleged gang rape had told her boyfriend and police officers attending to her that she had been put in a van by several men and molested. But the 17-year-old student later revealed
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      Lock icon Arrested after two months of playing cat-and-mouse
      152 10 SINGAPORE He eluded the police for almost two months, but the men in blue persisted, and on Wednesday, they arrested a 35-year-old man suspected of being involved in loansharking activities. The man first came to the notice of the police on Sept 26,
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      Teenager pleads guilty to loan shark harassment spree
      356 10  -  SHAFFIQALKHATIB shaffiq@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In just three days, a teenager committed loan shark harassment acts at eight different blocks of flats all over Singapore. The 17-year-old boy started his crime spree on Aug 13, when he and an accomplice vandalised a wall at
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      Look out for a star-rated loo
      233 12  -  SINGAPORE The Restroom Association of Singapore (RAS) is far from reaching the target it has set itself for public toilet cleanliness. When it launched the Loo Campaign last year, it aimed to have 70 per cent of public toilets achieve a three-star rating by
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      Lock icon 4 individuals, 7 projects win
      445 12  -  EVELYN CHOO PRESIDENT'S DESIGN AWARDS evetynchoo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Four outstanding designers and seven projects have won this year's President's Design Awards. President S R Nathan gave out the annual awards aimed at encouraging the local design industry to raise the bar in areas such as architecture
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      Lock icon Solar energy gets a boost
      286 14  -  RACHEL KELLY SINGAPORE The price of solar technology is an issue that the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (Seris) is gearing up to tackle. Jointly supported by the Economic Development Board (EDB) and the national University of Singapore, the institute will tie up with
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      A cause to bring a smile to your face
      131 14 SINGAPORE About 1088 primary school students at Haig Girls School, teachers and parent volunteers penned well-wishes on 'smile cards' yesterday in an effort to raise funds for sick children at National University Hospital and KK Women's and Children's Hospital. They also
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      New scheme to deter errant agents
      907 14  -  LINYANQIN VOLUNTARY EDUTRUST SCHEME yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Some overpromise on the school's facilities; others tell potential students they can work while they pursue their studies here all in a bid to profit from a foreign student's move to study in Singapore. And it is these
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      Lock icon AN AMBIENT EXPERIENCE
      100 16 001 BOON KEONG The National Heart Centre Singapore and Philips inaugurated the first Ambient Experience cardiac catheterisation laboratory in Singapore. Philips' Ambient Experience concept aims to reduce the anxiety of heart patients undergoing interventional or cardiac electrophysiology procedures, as well as improve the work flow of physicians.
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        TWO NEW DIGITAL MEDIA COURSES AT STORE POLY
        140 16  -  NURVIANAMUBTADI In line with Singapore's vision to be a global media hub, Singapore Polytechnic will offer two new courses in digital media. The first is the Diploma in Digital Animation, which centres on animation production. The second is the Diploma in Visual
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        SINGAPOREANTO HELM AIR NAVIGATION COMMISSION
        107 16 A Singaporean will take over as president of the Air Navigation Commission (ANC) at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) next year. Mr Mervyn G Fernando is currently the official from the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) serving in the ANC. He will assume
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        TWENTY SIM GE STUDENTS GET SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
        176 16 Twenty SIM Global Education (SIM GE) students received their scholarship awards at the inaugural SIM Global Education Scholarship Award ceremony last night. The awards were in recognition of their outstanding academic excellence and leadership and sports and artistic talent. Up to 35 scholarships
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon BRIDGING THE TAIWAN STRAIT
      665 19 THE NEWYORKTIMES JONATHAN ADAMS ONCE China and Taiwan had agreed on the substance of the financial cooperation deal they signed this week, they still had a few details to decide: Where should they sign the pact, what names should they use to sign it, and which
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      Lock icon Karzai sworn in
      610 21 AGENCIES POLITICS IN AFGHANISTAN Afghan President seeks unity, vows to fight corruption KABUL Tainted by a flawed election and allegations of high-level corruption in his regime, Afghan President Hamid Karzai was inaugurated yesterday for a second term, vowing to combat corruption and reaching out to his political
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      Lock icon Counter-terror chief calls for tougher laws
      376 23 AFP INDONESIA JAKARTA Indonesia's counterterror chief called yesterday for greater power to hold suspects, warning that Islamist extremists remained active despite the death of terror mastermind Noordin Mohammed Top. Mr Saud Usman Nasution, head of the Detachment 88 elite coun-ter-terror squad, said the country
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      Lock icon China to tighten supervision of online games
      241 23 BLOOMBERG AFP BEIJING China has vowed to tighten supervision of its fastgrowing online games market, saying some games contained content that was "harmful" to players. Some online games used "bloody, violent and obscene" content to attract players, hurting their "physical and psychological health",
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      Lock icon Radical measures wont stop spread: Experts
      622 24 AP AFP HINI PANDEMIC LONDON Health experts say extraordinary measures against Influenza A (H1N1) most notably quarantines imposed by China, where entire planeloads of passengers were isolated if one traveller had symptoms have failed to contain the disease. Despite initially declaring success, Beijing now
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      Lock icon Separated twins set for full recovery
      205 26 AFP MELBOURNE Two Bangladeshi twins look set to make a full recovery from surgery to part their conjoined heads, doctors said yesterday, as one woke up and started talking just two days after the operation. Australian neurosurgeon Wirginia Maixner said two-year-old Trishna and Krishna
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      Lock icon PM Najib to step into MCA crisis
      413 26 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER MALAYSIAN POLITICS KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian Prime Minister, who has so far resisted openly intervening in the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) leadership tussle, said yesterday he will meet party leaders individually after describing the crisis as getting "worse". "For there
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      Lock icon Cambodia banishes Thai aviation staff
      192 26 AFP BANGKOK Cambodia has ordered all Thai air traffic control staff to leave work after one of them was arrested on charges of spying on former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra, a company letter showed yesterday. Thai-owned civil aviation company Cambodia Air Traffic Services (Cats), which
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      Lock icon No after-hours MACC questioning
      159 26 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian High Court yesterday delivered a rebuff to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's (MACC) investigative procedures by ruling that it has no right to question witnesses in an investigation beyond normal office hours, which are from 8.30am to 5.30pm. It also
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      Lock icon Bomb attack kills 19 outside Pakistan court
      204 28 PESHAWAR A suicide bomber struck a court in Peshawar yesterday killing 19 people, the sixth attack on the north-western city in 11 days as Pakistani troops press a major antiTaliban offensive. The bomber hit at the main gate of the building, which was
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      Lock icon What will Arroyo do?
      372 28 AFP PHILIPPINE POLITICS President steps down as leader of ruling coalition MANILA President Gloria Arroyo yesterday stepped down as leader of the Philippines' ruling party but offered no clues about her future plans amid talk she may seek a seat in Congress. Mrs Arroyo, whose six-year
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      Lock icon Killers' appeal denied
      426 30 AFP FAILED BANGLADESHI COUP OF 1975 DHAKA Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wept and was "overwhelmed with emotion" as the nation's highest court squashed an appeal by her father's convicted killers, her spokesman said yesterday. The ruling paves the way for the execution of the five former
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      Lock icon 600 million lack toilets in modern India
      365 30 MUMBAI In Mumbai's slum areas, about 81 people share a single toilet. In some places it rises to an eye-watering 273. Even the lowest average is still 58, according to local municipal authority figures. Unsurprisingly, it is still common to see people squatting
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      Lock icon US wants peace in Kashmir
      368 30 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH NEW DELHI The United States is pushing India and Pakistan to finally solve their dispute over Kashmir to remove biggest obstacle to progress in the war on terror, a Kashmiri separatist leader has claimed. Mr Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, the leader of the moderate
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      Lock icon Study says alcohol keeps heart disease for men at bay
      302 32 AFP PARIS Men who drink alcohol every day see a nearly one-third average reduction in the risk of coronary heart disease, according to a longterm study among Spanish men published yesterday. The research unfolded over a decade among more than
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      Lock icon They had ties to Pakistan
      433 32 AGENCIES TERROR PLOT SUSPECTS CHICAGO Two Chicago men accused of plotting an armed attack on a Danish newspaper may have been involved in planning the November terror attacks in Mumbai, India last year. David Coleman Headley, 49, and Tahawwur Hussain Rana, 48, are accused of
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      Lock icon New CIA ad eyes Middle Eastern recruits
      338 32 AP DEARBORN (Michigan) There's a swirl of activity in a spacious, modern kitchen as final meal preparations are made. An older man tries to swipe a felafel off an appetiser plate but instead gets a loving hand slap from a woman. The happy,
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      Lock icon Six may face fraud charges
      292 36 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH THANTOM' EXPENSES SCANDAL LONDON Three British Members of Parliament (MPs) and three peers may soon face criminal charges of fraud, following investigations by Scotland Yard into the abuse of the parliamentary expenses system. Britain's top prosecutor is expected to make a decision
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      Lock icon UK police arrest 2 connected to spread of Zbot virus
      170 36 AP LONDON British police have arrested two persons connected to the spread of a data-thieving virus thought to have infected tens of thousands of computers worldwide, Scotland Yard said on Wednesday. The electronic crimes unit of London's police force said
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      Lock icon Osama bin Laden's son refuses to follow in father's footsteps
      255 38 THEGUARDIAN RIDAYAH Having a famous father is not always easy. So what to do when your surname is Bin Laden? In an interview with the New Statesman, Mr Omar bin Laden (picture), the fourth son of the world's most wanted
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      Lock icon Franco-German deal causes anger
      410 38 AFP, THE GUARDIAN EU COUNCIL PRESIDENT BRUSSELS Germany and France are to strike a deal on who they want for the coveted post of first permanent European council president, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced yesterday, sparking anger in other European capitals over a feared Franco-German stitch-up. As
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      Lock icon Hillary's 'crush' on British minister
      124 38 AFP NEW YORK Talk about Washington and London's special relationship. United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gushes over Britain's youthful-looking, 44-year-old Foreign Minister David Miliband, in the latest issue of the US Vogue magazine. "Oh my God!" she was quoted as saying in the
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      Lock icon Palin, fans see red over Newsweek cover photograph
      249 40 AP NEW YORK Of all the adjectives one might use to describe Newsweek magazine's current Sarah Palin cover, "unflattering" probably is not one of them. But Ms Palin says the posed shot of her in running gear, including short black shorts originally
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      Lock icon 'Aggressive espionage'
      377 40 AP CHINA STEALING MORE US SECRETS Chinese Embassy rejects panel's claim WASHINGTON A United States congressional advisory panel yesterday said Chinese spies are aggressively stealing American secrets to use in building up Beijing's military and economic strength. The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission also said in its
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        Lock icon SOMALI PIRATES HIT US SHIP AGAIN
        95 40 AGENCIES Somali pirates attacked the United States-flagged Maersk Alabama on Wednesday for the second time in seven months and were thwarted by private guards on board the vessel who opened fire with guns and set off a high-decibel noise device. The latest incident took
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        Lock icon NO CHANGE IN POLICY ON BREAST CANCER
        111 40 AFP The United States government on Wednesday distanced itself from a report that has triggered an outcry in the country after it recommended that women under the age of 50 should not be routinely screened for breast cancer. The doctors and scientists in
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      Lock icon WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, SIR
      666 43  -  BRIAN WHITAKER THE GUARDIAN POINTOFVIEW MrObama has talked about vrespect on his Asian tour but risks a muddle over its meaning AFTER respectfully bowing to the Emperor of Japan last week, President Barack Obama travelled on to China where both countries agreed that "the fundamental
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      Lock icon US Senate to begin work on healthcare overhaul
      235 44 AGENCIES WASHINGTON The United States Senate has received a US$B49-billion ($l.l-trillion) healthcare Bill and is set to begin work on what has become the biggest domestic issue facing President Barack Obama's administration. Initial manoeuvring on the Senate floor is expected this week
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      Lock icon Obama defends trial
      393 44 AFP,THE DAILYTELEGRAPH SEPTnTRIAL He believes Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be executed WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama, defending plans to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (picture) in civilian court, predicted on Wednesday that the accused Sept 11 plotter would be convicted and executed. US Attorney-General Eric Holder assured
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      Lock icon Arkansas police officer uses Taser gun on girl, 10
      199 44 AP LITTLE ROCK (Arkansas) A police officer in a small Arkansas town used a stun gun on an unruly 10--year-old girl after her mother gave him permission to do so. Now the town's mayor is calling for an investigation into whether
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      173 48  -  DR BILL MAIER BY HELPING KIDS ACCEPT STEPPARENTS Today there are more "blended" families than ever. But any step-parent can tell you that "blending" two families isn't that easy. Step-parents tell me their biggest struggle is simply figuring out their role in the family. They're expected
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      187 49 9 Flock over to our Latin fiesta I [South American Grande Extravaganza! 21 Nov to 27 Dec 2009 S/,se/?or,we'regoingLatinothisschoolholidays.lVleetourflamboyantSouth American native.the Caribbean I ./f an Flamingos frequently stan Flamingo, and enjoy sizzling music, dance and martial arts from this colourful part of the world. Grab the family none leg, sometimes
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      726 50  -  SHAMIROSMAN SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW, AND THE HOLIDAYS When I play I don't think about how old I am, I just focus on helping the team get the job done... I hope my goal silences my critics, just like it silenced 40,000 Thai fans. Aleksandar
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      251 50 SINGAPORE The OneAsia Tour kicked off this year but came up short. There were only five tournaments instead of the 10 or more promised initially. Yesterday, in a bid to deliver more, the tour announced a new partnership with World Sport Group (WSG),
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      208 51  -  SINGAPORE As expected, the Singapore's women claimed the team silver at the Asian Table Tennis Championships in Lucknow, India, yesterday. The Republic's women paddlers, who bagged the team silver behind China at last year's Olympic Games, once again found the Chinese too strong, going down 3-1
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        86 51 Singapore's hopes of a title at the 45th QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in Malaysia fizzled out after Bernice Lim failed to reach the last eight. The 17-year-old finished 20th with 6,407 pinfalls in the last 24 early yesterday morning in Malacca. Yesterday, South Korea's Choi Yong-Kyu took
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        183 51 lAN DECOTTA Malaysian doctors were forced to put football legend Santokh Singh in an induced coma yesterday after he was struck with an unknown virus and admitted into Hospital Besar Kuala Lumpur. The 57-year-old formed one of the most respected defensive partnerships in Asian football when
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        106 51 AFP Caster Semenya will keep her world gold Boom medal and the results of her gender testing will not be made public, the South African sports ministry said yesterday. The ministry said Semenya's lawyers, South Africa's government and the laaf had reached "total agreement" on her title won
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      553 52 AGENCIES INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL Fury among the Irish as Frenchman uses his hand in build-up to the mortal blow WORLD CUP QUALIFIER, PLAY-OFF France l Ireland l (after extra-time) France win 2-1 on aggregate PARIS A deflected goal in Ireland and a handball in France were enough
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      261 52 AGENCIES WORLD CUP QUALIFIER, PLAY-OFF Bosnia-Herzegovina o Portugal 1 Portugal win 2-0 on aggregate ZENICA (Bosnia-Herzegovina) A secondhalf strike by Raul Meireles was enough to break Bosnian hearts and send 2006 semifinalists Portugal through to the World Cup finals on Wednesday night (yesterday morning, Singapore time).
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      436 52  -  DAVID NGIAU POINTOFVIEW deputy sports editor david@mediacorp.com. sg FIRST of all, let's get this straight. It wasn't a handball by Thierry Henry. It was "un 'andball". Doesn't it sound so much better coming from a Frenchman like Thierry "Ohn-ree"? Mais oui. Jokes aside, the France captain
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      600 53 AFP ***** Yahya the hero as Egypt can only think of what might have been WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS, AFRICA Algeria i Egypt o KHARTOUM Algeria qualified for their first World Cup in 24 years with a 1 -0 win over Egypt on Wednesday, triggering wild celebrations
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      301 53 AGENCIES DONETSK (Ukraine) Otto Rehhagel may well replace Guus Hiddink as the coach with the midas touch, after his Greek men stunned home side Ukraine 1-0 on Wednesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) to book their berth in the 2010 World Cup finals
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      68 53 The 32 teams that have qualified for next year's World Cup are EUROPE ZONE: Netherlands, England, Spain, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Serbia, Greece, Switzerland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Portugal, France ASIA ZONE: Japan, Australia, South Korea, North Korea AFRICAZONE: South Africa (hosts), Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Algeria
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      496 54  -  TREVORTAN DESKTOP COMPUTER REVIEW APPLE IMAC (27-INCH, 3.O6GHZ INTEL CORE 2 DUO) Omission of a few features doesn't make us want it less trevor@mediacorp.com.sg APPLE'S iconic all-in-one (AIO) desktop computer, the iMac, underwent a longawaited facelift recently. The latest iMacs come with 21.5-inch or 27-inch backlit
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      357 54  -  TREVORTAN TREVORTANIN TOKYO IN SPANISH, "alegria" means joy or pleasure. That's where Canon's series of Legria digital camcorders got its name from. There doesn't seem to be much joy in the digital camcorder market, however. It was hit hard by the economic downturn and by
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      234 54 AFP WASHINGTON The birth of Wikipedia, the death of Napster, the launch of the iPhone, Facebook and Twitter were named by the Webby Awards on Wednesday as among the top 10 Internet moments of the decade. Other events singled out by the New
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      673 62 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH ASSET MARKETS SocGen warns that public debt levels have almost reached point of no return LONDON Be ready for a possible "global economic collapse" within the next two years, Societe Generale is advising its clients, as the bank maps a strategy of defensive investments
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      756 64 THE NEWYORKTIMES,AGENCIES OECD REPORT China and Asian economies supporting growth in richer counterparts but debt and unemployment weigh heavy PARIS China has helped to pull countries in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development back towards economic recovery, but the path to sustained growth
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      311 64 BLOOMBERG BEIJING United States President Barack Obama has told Chinese leaders that Washington expects to see progress by next year on making the yuan's exchange rate "more flexible", the US Ambassador to China, Mr Jon Huntsman, said. Mr Obama, in meetings in Beijing with
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      479 66 AGENCIES BURSA MALAYSIA Investors snap up shares as firm aims for higher dividend while keeping Ebitda margin above 50% KUALA LUMPUR Maxis, Malaysia's biggest mobile-phone operator, gained 8.4 per cent on its trading debut as the company said it was prepared to pay investors
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      259 66 AGENCIES HONG KONG Minsheng Banking Corp, China's first privately-owned lender, raised HK$3O.l billion ($5.4 billion) in its Hong Kong initial public offering, even as private equity firm Hopu Investment Management decided against buying into the deal, sources said yesterday. Minsheng Bank priced the
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      311 67  -  WONGSIEWYING EMERGING MARKETS Analysts say strong showing unlikely to taper off soon siewying@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The strong showing in emerging markets is unlikely to taper off soon and further upside is expected, said Morgan Stanley analysts at its Asia Pacific summit yesterday. Morgan Stanley's Chief Asian and
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      140 67 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE Despite the current glut in office space, Singapore may face a shortage in 2014 due to the lack of new supply. Speaking at a real estate conference in Hong Kong yesterday, Mr Choy Chan Pong, the senior group director of land sales and administration
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        62 68 62 cents Buy DMG keeps call but trims price target to $1.12 from $1.20 to reflect enlarged share base after $154 million placement. Strong interest from institutional investors in the placement bears testimony to its track record as an established commercial property developer in China's Chongqing city and
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        51 68 56 cents Buy DMG keeps call and raises price target to 68.5 cents from 42 cents, based on 6.8X FYIO price/earnings ratio, to reflect improved earnings prospects. It expects the China-based provider of wireless telecom equipment to secure more contracts as Chinese telcos upgrade existing networks to meet coverage
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        55 68 $1.08 I Trading Buy CIMB maintains call and $1.25 price target, saying Genting S'pore should continue to benefit from positive catalysts as the January opening of its integrated resort nears. Broker notes Resorts World Sentosa's announcement on hotel room rates, ticket prices for its Universal Studios attractions are
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        19 68 Wednesday 2,745.04 v 0.72% Tuesday 2,764.95 T 0.68% Monday 2,783.85 A 2.08% Friday 2,727.23 A 0.04%
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        27 68 iang Seng 22,643.16 T 0.86% Jikkei 9,549-47 T 1.32% lhanghai 3,320.61 A 0.53% ieoul 1,620.54 A 1.03% flumbai 16,785.65 T 1.25% Malaysia 1,276.65 A 0.12%
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        23 68 US$1 $1,390 ¥100 $1,564 £1 i euro A$i RMi $2,312 HK$ioo $17.94 $2,066 RMB100 $20.36 $1,276 RS100 $2,977 $0,410 RPio,ooo $1,454
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      168 68 DOW JONES SINGAPORE Singapore low-cost carrier Tiger Airways is considering an initial public offering of at least US$5OO million ($695 million) some time next year, a person familiar with the situation said. "At this time, they are considering a US$5OO million minimum but it could change
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      528 68  -  RACHEL KELLY CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MAS wants to promote this by setting up a council rachel@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) plans to set up a Corporate Governance Council aimed at promoting a high standard of corporate governance among locally-listed firms. This would help maintain and
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      449 68 DOW JONES NEWSWIRES next Monday, calling them "massively value-destructive". While CIT has yet to announce where it plans to source this funding, Mr Calvert told Dow Jones in a Tuesday interview that it is talking with NAB and other banks about prospective
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      787 71  -  SEOWJIAMIN TODAY EXCLUSIVE Rihanna's developed a dirty mouth with her new album Rated R but she doesn't use it on MrYou-Know-Who plus@mediacorp.com.sg WE KNOW what you're thinking. You want all the goss on Chris Brown. Unfortunately that's the one question that was off-limits. He Who Shall Not
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      509 72  -  MAY SEAH TODAY EXCLUSIVE in los angeles may@mediacorp.com.sg Lots to like about the new 10 Things I Hate About You THE 1999 teen flick 10 Things I Hate About You starring Julia Stiles and the late Heath Ledger in an update of Shakespeare's The Taming Of The
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      501 74  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH tewt christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg FIRST she was a TV actress, then an indie chick. Now she's hitting the high notes with songs like The Show and Trouble Is A Friend. Yes, we're talking about Los Ange-les-based Australian singer-songwriter Lenka, and she'll be swinging by our shores
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      561 76  - Mellow gold? Not quite CHRISTOPHERTOH Time hasn't tempered punk band the Buzzcocks, says singer Pete Shelley christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg THE last time the Buzzcocks performed here in 1992, there was pandemonium all around the SLF Auditorium. At least, that's my recollection as a nerd who only got introduced to the sound of
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      322 78 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH TEEN DAMPER Teen queen Cyrus says she'll never watch Twilight MILEY Cyrus, the star of Disney series Hannah Montana, has criticised New Moon, the new Twilight film, saying she will "never" go to see it. "I've never seen it nor will I ever," she
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      HISTORY REPEATING
      590 80  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH POINTOFVIEW This year seems to be a bumper for local music from the past, but is anyone listening? christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg IT HAPPENED, as these things often do, while checking my email, when I was asked to take part in a survey vis-a-vis local music. Almost immediately, I read
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      638 82 AP IN TREATMENT Ex-Kiss drummer Peter Criss caught the disease in early stage LYING in bed one night in 2007, Peter Criss felt something strange: a small lump on his left breast. "I thought, 'It's a nodule, I'm a guy, I don't think it's anything
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      203 84 JENNIFER Hudson (picture) is set to star as the former wife of South Africa's first black President, Nelson Mandela, in the drama Winnie, reported Variety. According to the publication, Hudson will play Winnie Mandela in the film based on the Anne Marie du Preez Bezdrob
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      516 84  -  MAYSEAH ICE STAR ASIA Melody Chen and MoeAlkafftaketo the ice in new reality competition may@mediacorp.coms.g CAN people who haven't skated since they were children pull off a professional ice dance performance? That's the $10,000-ques-tion that local TV personalities Melody Chen and Moe Alkaff, MediaCorp Radio Lush
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      258 86  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH CD REVIEWS BY REALITY KILLED THE VIDEO STAR ROBBIE WILLIAMS WILL this be the last solo album from Robbie Williams after failing to pip JLS to the top spot in the UK charts when it came out? Will Robbie really get it on with his former
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      119 86 WAKING UP ONE REPUBLIC Whoa! The first minute of the first track on OneRepublic's second album sent shivers down my spine. And no, I'm not prone to uncontrolled shivering. The song Made For You surely surpasses their previous massive hit, Apologise (a wimp of track if there ever was one,
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      BEAUTIFUL MESS — LIVE ON EARTH | JASON MRAZ
      97 86 BEAUTIFUL MESS LIVE ON EARTH JASON MRAZ Recorded live in concert, the gem in this offering is the accompanying DVD. Not only does the concert video have one track not available on the CD (Fall Through Glass), but it also has a documentary on making music videos with Jason and
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      117 86 PLAY ON CARRIE UNDERWOOD There is enough "country" here to keep this rooted in that particular section of your music store, but the pop shout-outs will see Carrie Underwood tagged as "crossover" from now on, like when Shania Twain released Come On Over. But apart from the very Shania-esque Cowboy
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      ECHO | LEONA LEWIS
      124 86 ECHO LEONA LEWIS I must admit I like looking at Leona Lewis' visage. That's a good thing because this album borders on the boring. The opener, Happy, sounds like a remake of Sinead O'Connor's own remake of Nothing Compares 2 U. Which meant I quickly skipped to the next track,
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      263 88  -  ryer PIRATES of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp is the sexiest man on the planet, according to People magazine. Depp, 46, headed a list of 15, catching People's attention not so much for his swashbuckling antics in the Pirates franchise, or his freakish charm in
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      115 88 www. todayonline. com/blogs POPARAZZI The Anime Festival Asia 09 isn't just about Japanese cartoons. Some of Japan's top artistes like Shoko Nakagawa (picture) and musician Yoshiki Fukuyama have been putting their music to anime. FOR ART'S SAKE! The RAT interrogates poet Felix Cheong and unleashes
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      356 90  -  MAYO MARTIN ARIOTOFART Mexican freedom fighters set camp at SAM mayo@mediacorp.com.sg THE revolution will not be televised, goes the song. But that doesn't mean it can't be put up on show. Frida Kahlo's somewhat distracted self-portrait as The Lady Of Sorrows (right) may be getting all the
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