Today, 7 January 2010, Afternoon Edition

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    22 4 MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PublICAtIon of nEWS HotlInE 6822 2268 afternoon edition TODAY thursday January 7, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    SingPost says sorry
    508 4  -  TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The stunt certainly got a lot of publicity, but as a result, SingPost has now issued an apology, one which may be too late to stave off a police investigation. As the latest sponsor of the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, which Singapore will host
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    welcome back, becks
    19 4 With the World Cup looming, who’s moving where to get noticed by their international coaches? 44
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    Lock icon Detroit bomber charged in court
    296 4 AftERnoon lAtESt AFP WASHINGTON Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was yesterdaycharged with attempted murder and trying to use a weapon of mass destruction aboard a plane in the United States, as underfire security chiefs vowed to revamp intelligence services. The 23-year-old Nigerian was indicted on six counts
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      276 5 h. to V m r 4 U k u I MINI PRICES IMil SAVINGS! IKPO HALI 5*7-17 IAN 2010 10.30AM-10PM a BRING HOME MORE THAN EXPECTED! Ladies Apparel: Beauty Branded Sports Apparel Colour Concept Esprit Freestyle G2000 Gioven Kelvin Miko Minimum New Line Pierre Cardin Roses Sabina Sorella Surfers Paradise
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  • NEWS
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      OBAMA WANTS ANSWERS BUT IS THAT ENOUGH?
      613 7  -  anaLysIs BEN FELLER The writer covers the White house for The associated Press. AS THE White House portrays the dramatic scene, President Barack Obama summoned his national security team to the Situation Room for a lecture about accountability after the failed terrorist attack
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      Lock icon OBAMA HALTSYEMEN TRANSFERS, VOWS PRISON CLOSURE
      121 7 aFP United States President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he has suspended transfers of freed Guantanamo Bay inmates to Yemen following the Christmas Day airliner attack, but renewed his vow to close the notorious prison. He is under intense pressure from domestic critics not
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      Lock icon Parents head overseas for help
      654 8  -  Child PrOdigy ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Three years ago, Ainan Celeste Cawley passed the O-Level chemistry paper just a month after his seventh birthday becoming the youngest person to have passed the subject. His parents then enrolled him in chemistry practical classes at Singapore
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      Lock icon St Joseph's pioneers did not disappoint
      380 8 ZULOTHMAN SINGAPORE The last few days have been “nervous times”, as St Joseph’s Institution (International) principal Brian Christian puts it. The school’s first cohort, who sat in November for the International Baccalaureate (IB) examinations, were due to get their results. And when they were
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      Fewer in full-time jobs
      440 9  -  POLyTechnic graduaTes LIN YANQIN yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE If recent national employment figures possibly cast diploma holders in a comfortable position relative to degree holders, the five polytechnics’ graduate employment survey released yesterday was slightly less rosy. This is because full-time employment rates dipped slightly last year for
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      Lock icon More Gitmo alumni returning to terror: Pentagon
      302 12 AP WASHINGTON One in five terror suspects released from the Guantanamo Bay prison has returned to the fight, according to a classified Pentagon report expected to stoke an already fierce debate over United States President Barack Obama’s plan to close the military prison.
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      Lock icon COE PRICES RISE ACROSSTHE BOARD
      51 12 TODAY FILE PHOTO Cars (1,600cc and below) and taxis p $352 $18,502 Cars (above 1,600cc) p $1,301 $19,190 goods vehicles and buses p $1,101 $19,001 Motorcycles p $38 $889 open category p $2,000 $19,889 in total, 4,010 bids were received for the 2,929 up for
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      A ‘world first’ for budget carriers
      563 12  -  Jetstar-airasia alliance NEO CHAI CHIN AND WONG SIEWYING chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It is a groundbreaking alliance that will save “hundreds of millions of dollars” for budget carriers Jetstar and AirAsia eventually and bring about lower fares. Also potentially on the cards: The joint procurement of
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      Man behind heist gets time in jail
      295 14  -  TEO XUANWEI SINGAPORE A man who planned a burglary of $1 million worth of branded cosmetics and perfumes was sentenced to 32 months in jail yesterday. Gopikumar Menon S G M Garunagaran (picture), 37, had with three others carried out the heist, the
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      9 sailors missing off Pedra Branca
      322 14  -  Capsized ship LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As nightfall descended yesterday in the South China Sea and search and rescue operations continued the fate of nine Indonesians missing at sea remained unknown at press time. The group was on board the Singa-pore-flagged Ocean Lark
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      Teens arrested for beating up off-duty cop
      383 14  -  SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB SINGAPORE He was off duty when he saw four teenagers smoking at a playground, and he chided them for it. Senior Staff Sergeant (SSSG) Lim Lye Hock even told them he is a policeman. But that did not stop the group
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      Learning to look for a job
      292 16  -  Finding employmenT S RAMESH rameshs@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE More help is on the way for a group of people who are taking a bit longer to find new jobs. The five Community Development Councils (CDCs) will continue to focus on professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs).
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      SMRT puts missing person posters programme ‘on hold’
      318 16  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp. com.sg SINGAPORE When the SMRT first started working with Crime Library in 2006, allowing posters of missing persons to be placed at all bus interchanges and MRT stations, it was hailed as an endorsement of the nonprofit group’s
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    • SINGAPORE BRIEFS
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        $1.4 WORTH OF CIGARETTES SEIZED
        61 16 Over 150,000 packets of contraband cigarettes worth $1.4 million, as well as $51,200 in cash, were seized in island-wide operations by Singapore Customs during the Christmas celebrations and New Year countdown. The raids crippled a syndicate and foiled two smuggling attempts. The syndicate’s mastermind, a
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        O-LEVEL RESULTS OUT ON MONDAY
        54 16 The GCE O-Level results will be released on Monday. School candidates may collect their results from their schools at 2pm that day. Private candidates will be notified by post. Results may also be accessed through the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board website at www.seab.gov.sg from
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        Lock icon HEARING ON MOSQUE FIRE DELAYED
        57 16 SHAFFIQALKHATIB A 14-year-old boy, whose alleged act of mischief led to a fire at the Kampung Siglap Mosque, has had his court hearing adjourned to next Wednesday, as the prosecution wanted more time to investigate the actual cost of damage caused by the blaze. The
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        Lock icon AVA RECALLS BONSOY SOY MILK
        88 16 EVELYN CHOO A soy milk product, Bonsoy Soy Milk, has been recalled by the Agri-food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) as the product was found to contain unusually high levels of iodine. Anyone who has consumed the product and who feels unwell should seek medical attention
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        Lock icon BABY FOUND IN WASHING MACHINE
        59 16 DYLAN LOH A teenager is assisting police in investigations after she gave birth to a baby boy and hid him in a washing machine. The child was eventually discovered by her mother, who called for an ambulance on Dec 29 last year. The baby was
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  • WORLD WORLD
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      Lock icon Two charged over stolen Malaysian jet engines
      196 18 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR A Royal Malaysian Air Force sergeant and a businessman were charged yesterday over the theft of two US-made fighter jet engines worth US$29 million ($40.5 million) that were stolen from an airbase. Tharmendran Nagarajah, a 42-year-old sergeant, faces 10 years
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      Lock icon Ban on use of ‘Allah’ reinstated
      366 18 religion in Malaysia govt wins bid to stay dec 31 ruling AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysian court suspended a ruling yesterday that allowed a Catholic newspaper to use the word “Allah”, after the government argued the decision could cause racial conflict. Malaysia’s high court
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      Lock icon Japanese PM names deputy as new Finance Minister
      163 18 AFP TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said yesterday he had picked his deputy, Mr Naoto Kan, as Finance Minister to replace 77-year-old Mr Hirohisa Fujii, who is stepping down for health reasons. Mr Hatoyama said Mr Fujii’s resignation was unavoidable due
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      Lock icon Two charged over stolen Malaysian jet engines
      196 19 www.channelnewsasia.com/video AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR A Royal Malaysian Air Force sergeant and a businessman were charged yesterday over the theft of two US-made fighter jet engines worth US$29 million ($40.5 million) that were stolen from an airbase. Tharmendran Nagarajah, a 42-year-old sergeant, faces 10
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      Lock icon Ban on use of ‘Allah’ reinstated
      366 19 ReLigiOn in MaLaysia govt wins bid to stay Dec 31 ruling AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysian court suspended a ruling yesterday that allowed a Catholic newspaper to use the word “Allah”, after the government argued the decision could cause racial conflict. Malaysia’s high court
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      Lock icon Healthcare Bill almost sealed
      174 19 AP WASHINGTON The United States House and Senate are “very close” to finalising historic legislation revamping the nation’s healthcare system, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said yesterday after she and other Democratic leaders met with President Barack Obama at the White House. Her optimistic prediction came after
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      Lock icon China’s deep freeze triggers power shortage
      181 21 AFP BEIJING frigid Siberian cold front gripping northern and central China has caused coal and power shortages as residents scramble to keep warm, state press reported yesterday. Temperatures early yesterday in Beijing fell to -16.7°C the lowest in the capital since 1971 as rare
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      Lock icon Chaos as chill sweeps Britain
      293 21 WeaTher Woes AFP LONDON Britain’s most brutal winter in 30 years caused chaos for travellers yesterday as snow and ice hit airports and roads, while bitterly cold temperatures cloaked much of Europe. Millions of people in London and the south-east of England woke up to
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      Lock icon WHEN DAD KNOWS BEST...
      776 23  -  PoinT oF VieW THOMAS L FRIEDMAN THE NEW YORK TIMES SURELY, the most important, interesting and, yes, heroic figure in the whole Christmas Day Northwest airliner affair was the would-be bomber’s father, Nigerian banker Alhaji Umaru Mutallab. Mr Mutallab did something that, as far as we
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      Lock icon ICE-COLD SPHINX
      36 26 an ice sculpture of the Great sphinx of Giza at the annual harbin International Ice and snow sculpture Festival in north-east China on Tuesday. The annual event is now in its 26th year. AFP
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      Lock icon Britain mulls ‘targeted profiling’
      338 26 aIrporT sECurITy AGENCIES LONDON Controversial pas-senger-profiling techniques could be used in response to the attempted Detroit plane bombing, the British Home Secretary has announced. Mr Alan Johnson said he was looking at whether “additional targeted profiling’’ was needed to beef up airport security. Passengers could be
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      Lock icon Bottles of honey cause airport shutdown
      204 26 AP CALIFORNIA The suspicious material found in a piece of luggage that delayed flights and prompted the shutdown of a California airport on Tuesday, turned out to be soft drink bottles filled with honey. A passenger’s suitcase tested positive for TNT at Bakersfield’s Meadows
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      Lock icon Chinese negotiator left out in the
      177 27 climaTe Talks FallouT THE GUARDIAN BEIJING A senior member of the Chinese negotiating team at Copenhagen has been shifted from his post, prompting speculation that he has been punished for the debacle of the climate talks. Mr He Yafei, who was at the forefront
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    • EYE ON ASIA
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        Lock icon POLITICAL CANDIDATE SHOT DEAD
        69 27 The Philippines AFP A retired policeman who was planning to run for a local position in the Philippines was shot dead in the latest in a rash of attacks on candidates for the May elections, a police spokesman said yesterday. Mr Julio Esquibias was killed in
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        Lock icon 15 NEW BIRD FLU DEATHS IN 2009
        53 27 indonesia AP Indonesia has reported 15 more bird flu fatalities in 2009, taking the national death toll to 134. The Health Ministry says 20 people were infected with bird flu last year and 19 cases were fatal. Four of the deaths had previously
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      Lock icon CIA bomber ‘coerced to work for Jordanian spy agency’
      291 28 AP ZARQA (Jordan) The suspected Jordanian double agent who killed seven Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officers in Afghanistan was thrown intojail by Jordanian intelligence agents to coerce him to track down Al Qaeda’s No 2 leader, counter-terrorism officials said on Tuesday.
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      432 28 iran’s nuCLear eFForTs THE NEWYORKTIMES TEHRAN Last September, when an Iranian uranium enrichment plant buried inside a mountain near the holy city of Qom was revealed, the episode cast light on a wider pattern: Over the past decade, Iran has quietly hidden an
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      Lock icon Al Qaeda leader arrested
      370 29 War on Terror Foreign missions reopen after yemeni security forces capture ‘terrorist elements’ AFP SANAA Yemeni security forces, under United States pressure to rein in extremists, yesterday captured a key Al Qaeda leader believed to be behind threats that saw foreign embassies in Sanaa closing their
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      Lock icon Anti-depressants do little for mild cases: Study
      153 31 AGENCIES WASHINGTON Patients with mild or moderate depression may benefit little from anti-depressants and may be better treated with alternatives, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers combined data from six studies involving 718 adult outpatients who
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      358 31 ChILdhOOd OBEsITy AFP PARIS A new device aimed at discouraging eaters from gobbling their food is a useful tool in combating childhood obesity, according to a study published online yesterday by the British Medical Journal. Doctors carried out an 18month assessment of a small computer-linked scale
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      Blame the ‘slacking’, not the system
      476 33  -  eDuCaTion Letter from Benjamin Lee email voices@mediacorp.com.sg or visit www.todayonline.com/voices The writer is a 17-year-old JC studentemailv I refer to “My son deserves a second chance” (Jan 6) by Mr Vincent Tan. Mr Tan’s stinging criticisms of our education system, based on his son’s
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      Lock icon ‘Priority cabins’ in trains, not seats
      134 33  -  Letter from Joshua ng I refer to “enforce the ruling” (Jan 4). Why not introduce “priority cabins” on MrT trains reserved for the physi-cally-challenged, elderly citizens and todayonline.com today@mediacorp.com.sg pregnant women. These cabins should .PublisherPhilip. be allocated such that they are near the Dput
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      FOCUS® ON THE FAMILY
      180 35  -  BY DR JAMES DOBSON THE BROKEN FAMILY EPIDEMIC Adolescence has always been a time of unusual stress but many teenagers now have to handle more than they can bear. Recently, a newspaper carried a report from a convention of the American Psychological Association. Many of the
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      Letter-boxes that cried wolf
      170 35  -  MaiLbox vandaLisM Letter from Lai seow hiang I READ with concern about SingPost’s campaign to create publicity for itself. There were concerns from the public about the masked “vandal” that struck at various letter-boxes across the country. Even the police were deployed to investigate if a
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      167 35  -  Letter from Lily Chan-Wong Jee Choo Deputy Director, Policy and Property, Housing and Development Board I REFER to “Tweak this extra benefit” (Dec 30) from Mr James Ang. The Government recognises that young couples and lowerincome families buying their first homes will need more help.
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      129 35  -  Letter from Chan Cheng Lin I READ “Vandal strikes on New Year’s eve” (Jan 4) with great disappointment. It is distressing to know that the only thing eye-wit-nesses could do was to film the vandal brazenly committing the offence in public. Calling the police immediately would have effectively
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      1297 39  -  THe siMPsons Turn 20 How a doodle of his family gave MattGroening the longest-running TV comedy, and a billion-dollar pop icon JOHN PRESTON THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ONCE, a long time ago, a couple called Homer and Marge had a son. Later on, this boy would be
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      368 41  -  cd reViews by CHRISTOPHERTOH +65 indie underground Various THIS compilation encompasses songs from the local indie music scene of the last 20 years (read: Musicians and singers who aren’t called Stefanie Sun, Kelvin Tan, Kelly Poon, JJ Lin, Taufik, Hady and Kit Chan). You may have heard
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      THE CLASSIC ERIC MOO ERIC MOO
      99 41 ERIC Moo is the Malaysian singer-songwriter who, back in the ’90s, was one of the top Mandopop crooners. After a period of inactivity, the 46-year-old Moo is back with his first effort in six years: Covers of 10 classic love songs originally performed by
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      HAPPY HOUR UNCLE KRACKER
      76 41 WHEN Uncle Kracker, aka Matthew Shafer, released that hit Follow Me, all those years ago, it encapsulated all that was cool in the world of American pop music. This album though, sounds a little bit tired and contrived. Perhaps it’s because the album, which was supposed
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      SPEED OF LIFE NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND
      116 41 THE Nitty Gritty Dirt Band have been setting the pace in the world of country for the longest time and on this, their latest offering, they show no signs of slowing down. With 11 original songs, including the tongue-in-cheek Tulsa Sounds Like Trouble
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      ONLY REVOLUTIONS BIFFYCLYRO
      92 41 TAKE a hard-hitting, four-on-the-floor pop-rock song with a splash of nu-punk, add the requisite two-part harmonies, a pseudo-drawl in the vocal delivery and you get Biffy Clyro. It’s an interesting name, Biffy, because everyone in the band is called Ben or Neil or James no Biffy. That’s
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      543 42  -  In COnCErT Musician Ken stringfellow says the simpler the music, the better CHRISTOPHER TOH christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg FIRST things first: Ken Stringfellow (picture) has nothing to do with the famous club, Stringfellow’s. He has, however, been an integral part of the indie music scene since his debut album
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      272 43  -  The OTher IdOL nanyang Polytechnic’s open house gets an Asian Idol endorsement TERENCE LEE terencelee@mediacorp.com. sg RUB shoulders with Asian Idol Hady Mirza at a free campus concert held at the Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) Open House today. The sophomore Singapore Idol will be belting out hits
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      213 43 AGENCIES WHY do celebs love Tweeting so much? Well, besides a fondness for talking about themselves, OK Magazine says it’s for good, cold, hard cash. According to the magazine, celebrities like Nicole Richie, Kim Kardashian and Audrina Patridge can reportedly earn up to US$10,000 ($13,975) per Tweet
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      35 41 SUDOkU plus difficulTy raTing: yesTerday’s soluTion how To play The rules are easy. Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. CopyrighT uCliCk
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      52 42 TODAY ThIs WEEK On CLass 95FM Stuck in a complicated relationship? Share your story and win tickets to the Class 95 preview of It’s Complicated starring Meryl Streep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin all this week on Lunchbreak with Carol. Weekdays, 10am to 2pm on Singapore’s No 1 English Station,
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      493 43 CATHAY CINEPLEXES 8 6235 1155 www.cathay.com.sg THE CATHAY 2 Handy Road, Levels 5 ft 6 DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MORGANS?* 12.10pm, 2.40, 5.00, 7.20,9.40pm CIRQUE DU FREAK:THE VAMPIRE'S ASSISTANT* 1.00pm, 3.10, 5.20, 7.35, 9.50pm INVICTUS* 2.00pm, 4.35,7.10, 9.45pm OLD DOGS* 12.05pm, 3.10,5.05, 9.20pm THE TREASURE HUNTER* 12.45pm, 2.50, 5.00,
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    439 44  -  Brought to you by FairPrice Wholemeal Bread is chock full of whole grains and other nutrients, making it a healthier choice ANNETTE TAN food@mediacorp.com.sg With the festive season behind us and yet another looming on the horizon, there is an oftheard refrain echoing across the land. It
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      1031 45  -  greenland getting to know the world’s largest island beneath its cool exterior WU SHANGYUAN traveller@mediacorp.com. sg WHETHER it’s fishing through frozen fjord waters or scaling the sides of trapped icebergs, Greenland will make you feel like you’re living out scenes straight from Discovery Channel. From the moment
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        82 45 Singaporeans travelling to India on short notice can now make use of the visa-on-arrival service available at airports in New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. The service costs US$60 ($84) and requires two passport photos. The pass is valid for one stay of up to 30
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        JUMP THE QUEUE, FOR A PRICE
        117 45 Remember that sinking feeling you had when, despite being among the first wave of passengers to exit the plane, you were stopped by the snaking queue at immigration? For a price, this can be skipped. Visit www.premiumtrack.com to book Premium Track Meet and Assist,
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        HILTON AT HALF PRICE
        75 45 Book a weekend stay at a Hilton hotel before Jan 31 to get rooms at half price. The sale applies to Friday, Saturday, Sunday and someThursday night stays throughout the year at participating hotels in Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Properties in North, South and
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      1048 47 ON medIaCOrP THe PuPIL Channel 5, 8.30pm This is a local English drama series on the legal profession. It gives us a sneak peek into the world of Singapore lawyers and the cases they take on as civil litigators. GOING HOme Channel U, 8pm Host Charlyn Lin joins Zhang Zhen
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      275 49  -  PHILIP GOH SINGAPORE For the first 10 minutes of their Asean Basketball League (ABL) clash against the Philippine Patriots last night, the Singapore Slingers played like a bunch of amateurs. It was no surprise the league-leading Patriots led 21-9 after the first quarter. Perhaps
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      705 49  -  inTernATionAL fooTBALL Bizarre penalty decision helps sink Lions, who now need a result in Jordan AsiAn Cup quALifier, Group e Singapore 1 Iran 3 SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE There was a cardboard box placed outside the West entrance of the National Stadium by a group
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      Lock icon Wanted: Sailors with fire in the belly
      610 50  -  SinGaPore SPorT incoming sailing chief Low says athletes here need to ‘think like champions’ TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE Table tennis delivered an Olympic medal at the 2008 Beijing Games. Tao Li made history when she became the first swimmer from the Republic to
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        145 50 AP Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola says he is to blame for his team’s 2-1 loss against Sevilla in the Copa del Rey on Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). The coach said yesterday that “he messed up’’ with his team line-up and tactics for Barca’s round-of-16 first-leg
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        Lock icon HENIN'S COMEBACK GATHERS PACE
        141 50 AFP Henin’S CoMebaCk GaTHerS PaCe Former world No 1 Justine Henin’s (picture) comeback gathered pace yesterday with a hard fought 6-4, 6-3 win over Sesil Karatantcheva in the second round of the Brisbane International. The 27-year-old remains on track to meet fellow Belgian Kim Clijsters in
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        Lock icon RONALDO RULES FACEBOOK
        108 50 AFP Real Madrid’s Portuguese international striker Cristiano Ronaldo is the most popular sports star on Facebook, the sports daily Marca reported yesterday. The flamboyant footballer could count 3.2 million fans on his social network site yesterday, putting him ahead of Swiss tennis star Roger Federer’s 3.18 million
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        Lock icon RUGBY'S PLAYER OFTHE DECADE: O'DRISCOLL
        180 50 AFP Leinster and Ireland centre Brian O’Driscoll has been named as the player of the last decade by Rugby World magazine. O’Driscoll, who last year skippered Ireland to their first Six Nations Grand Slam and helped Leinster win the European Cup, has been a major
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        BECKFORD WANTS TO GO
        66 52 FA Cup giantkillers Leeds United’s goalscoring hero Jermaine Beckford yesterday handed in a transfer request opening the way for a lucrative move possibly to Newcastle United. The 26-year-old, whose contract expires at the end of the season, scored his 20th goal of the season for the
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        MORE SNOW WOES
        61 52 Arsenal’s Premiership match at home to Bolton Wanderers last night was called off because of heavy snowfall. A statement on the Arsenal website read: “Despite making every effort to stage tonight’s match against Bolton Wanderers, the sudden and unpredicted adverse change in weather conditions in the Highbury
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        REAL'S $5M PAYDAY
        58 52 Real Madrid will collect €2.5 million ($5 million) to face Albanian champions Gramozi Erseke, owned by oil magnate RezartTaci, in a friendly match on Jan 20, the online edition of Spanish sports daily Marca reported yesterday. “There will be no absences, the entire team is coming, including
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        GOODBYE TO SAGGING BUTT?
        85 52 Former Manchester United midfield player Nicky Butt, who has played in about half of Newcastle’s matches this season, is contemplating retirement. “I just want to enjoy playing the game while I can before worrying about what to do once I’ve stopped,” said Butt, 34. “I’m signed
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        Lock icon GUNMAN GILBERT BANNED
        46 52 AGENCIES NBA commissioner David Stern indefinitely suspended Gilbert Arenas without pay yesterday, saying the Washington Wizards guard is “not currently fit to take the court”. Arenas is under investigation by federal and local authorities after admitting to bringing guns to the locker room.
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      Lock icon All for a World Cup ticket
      566 52 aFTERnOOn LaTEST Beckham plays first match back in Serie a, Vieira plays possibly his last all to secure international call-up AFP MILAN Two grizzled veterans of the international football scene last night made their boldest moves yet toward ensuring they continue to figure in
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      Lock icon Two Fergies soon to clash in top flight?
      258 52 AFP LONDON Darren Ferguson, the 37-year-old son of Manchester United boss Sir Alex, yesterday returned to football management as manager of Preston North End and already declaring he had higher ambitions than remaining in the Championship. Ferguson, who left Preston’s secondtier rivals
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      Lock icon Pay up, Pompey
      124 52 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Portsmouth have been accused of threatening the “integrity” of football and the Premier League as the club yesterday missed a second, self-imposed deadline to pay the squad their December wages. Nick Cusack, the senior executive of the Professional Footballers’ Association, said that the club’s
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      444 53 crashgaTe: The afTerMaTh THE DAILY TELEGRAPH PARIS Formula 1’s governing body, the FIA, insisted yesterday that the lifetime suspension imposed on former Renault boss Flavio Briatore still applies, despite it being overturned by a Paris court. On Tuesday, the high court in Paris ruled the
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      277 53 AP LOS ANGELES Representatives for Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr wrapped up a lengthy mediation session on Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) with no word on any progress on the drug-testing issues endangering the boxers’ prospective March 13 bout. Pacquiao promoter
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      Lock icon A 3-D World Cup
      132 53 AFP LAS VEGAS Television will enter a new dimension, after US sports broadcasters ESPN announced here on Tuesday they will show some World Cup football matches live from South Africa in 3-D. The new “ESPN 3-D” service plan at least 85 live sporting events during the
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      80 49 SPORTS ON TV TODAY 8am NHL Maple Leafs v Flyers, Ch 117 10am Tennis Hopman Cup: Australia v Spain, Ch 24 11.30am Basketball UCLA v CAL, Ch 117 7.45pm Golf Africa Open, Ch 26 9pm Biathlon World Cup Overhof, Ch 113 TOMORROW 4.45am Golf SBS C’ship, Ch 26 8am NHL
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      228 55 Mr naoto Kan, co-founder of the political group that ousted the Liberal Democratic Party from power four months ago, yesterday took over as Finance Minister, tasked with preventing a relapse into Japan’s worst postwar recession. Deputy Prime Minister Kan was named by
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        76 55 Wishy-washy trade Wall Street stocks ended little changed as the market digested a disappointing report on private-sector jobs and US Fed minutes showing concern about high unemployment. The Dow gained a mere 1.66 points (0.02 per cent) to close at 10,573.68, barely ending in positive territory after a
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        OIL PRICES
        82 55 hit 15-month high Crude oil topped US$83 a barrel in New York for the first time in 14 months, getting a boost from a weakening US dollar late in the day. New York’s main futures contract, light sweet crude for delivery in February, jumped US$1.41 to settle at
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        EURO MARKETS
        75 55 Barely move Europe’s main stock markets closed little changed as investors kept to the sidelines in the hope crunch US jobs data later in the week will give a clearer lead on the economic prospects, dealers said. London’s FTSE 100 index of leading shares edged up 0.14 per
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      405 55 AFTErnOOn LATEsT Just last month, members were divided on whether to roll out further stimulus measures THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON Members of the United States Federal Reserve continued to grapple with uncertainties facing the economy at their most recent meeting, with some members suggesting that
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      125 55 BLOOMBERG MANILA—San Miguel, the largest Philippine food and beverage maker, agreed to a takeover offer that values the company at 171.7 billion pesos ($5.2 billion) and which will untangle its ownership structure. Top Frontier Holdings, controlled by San Miguel directors, plans to offer 75 pesos
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      Tightening criteria for Mainboard
      409 56  -  sgX prOpOsaL MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has proposed revisions to the admission criteria for companies listing on the Mainboard, a move which market experts believe can strengthen Singapore’s position as a leading global capital market. In a consultation paper issued yesterday,
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      249 56 TAN HUI LENG SINGAPORE The high-end private property segment got its first boost this year with news that all 60 units of CapitaLand’s Urban Suites phase one launch were sold during its preview held just before Christmas. Phase one units of
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      Lock icon SIIRD investing $10.6m in four new projects
      167 57 JONATHAN PEERIS SINGAPORE Singapore-Israel Industrial R&D Foundation (SIIRD) is investing an additional $10.6 million in four new projects, which cover a wide range of technological advancements developed by the partner companies. They include: A cost-effective cold chain management solution, a smart grid compliant
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      285 57 MEdIaRINg SINGAPORE From an Internet Protocol communications solutions provider, Mainboard-listed MediaRing is transforming itself into a mobile Internet player with a new brand name Spicei2i. The move is in line with the company’s plans to tap the growing number of young mobile users in the Israel-to-Indonesia belt
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      255 57 SINGAPORE Visitor arrivals to Singapore are set to increase with the opening of the two integrated resorts early this year. However, the hotel operating environment is expected to remain challenging, according to hospitality consultant CB Richard Ellis Hotels (CBRE Hotels) yesterday. This is because approximately 29 new
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      393 58 PrOPerTy BLOOMBERG SHANGHAI China will limit credit for some home purchases to reduce speculation and rein in surging prices, Housing Minister Jiang Weixin said. The nation will “further restrict credit for the purchase of second homes and curb speculative housing investments”, he added. On
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