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Title Section29 2010-01-18 1 TODAY Monday January 18, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you TOD4Y MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PublICAtIon of nEWS HotlInE 6822 2268 Monday January 18, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking29 words
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Article49 2010-01-18 3 8Veteran journalist P n balji picks apart Indian journalist Sunanda Datta-Ray’s audacious new book about the relationship between Singapore and India and comes away both amused and impressed. B2Editor-at-large Conrad raj wonders why Tiger Airways did not wait to turn a profit before launching an IPO.49 words
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611 2010-01-18 3 ESTHER NG - ‘AllAH’ ControVErSy In M’SIA ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp. com.sg SINGAPORE Singaporeans must not be lulled into complacency, believing that racial and religious conflicts can never happen in Singapore. Referring to the recent religious tension in Malaysia, Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng said that Singaporeans611 words
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478 2010-01-18 3 ESTHER NG - ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Some Singaporeans have wondered if it would make more sense to combine community self-help groups under one body or have them come under community development councils (CDCs), amid a rising number of mixed marriages and an expected increase in478 words
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NEWS
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Article, Illustration562 2010-01-18 5 HaITI EarTHQuaKE THE NEWYORKTIMES, AGENCIES PORT-AU-PRINCE As precious water and food supplies began reaching parched and hungry earthquake survivors on the streets of this shattered city, despair and desperation have plunged certain quarters in and around the capital into blatant lawlessness. Across theTHE NEWYORKTIMES, AGENCIES; AFP - 562 words
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Article, Illustration636 2010-01-18 6 HaITI earTHQuaKe AGENCIES, THE NEW YORK TIMES PORT-AU-PRINCE The World Health Organisation has estimated that between 40,000 to 50,000 people in Haiti have been killed by the earthquake, as rescue workers continue into the sixth day of searching for survivors. Trucks piled with corpses haveAGENCIES, THE NEW YORK TIMES; AFP - 636 words
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Article, Illustration348 2010-01-18 7 ASHA POPATLAL - BreaD anD Butter issues ASHA POPATLAL asha@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE One by one, residents who rose to pose questions on bread and butter issues to Law Minister K Shanmugam were given the same assurance: That Singaporeans will always come first. Those worried about job security andDON WONG - 348 words
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159 2010-01-18 7 Law Minister K Shanmugam has urged Singaporeans not to assume guilt in the hit-and-run accident which has been linked to Romanian Charge d’Affaires Silvio Ionescu. Speaking to reporters yesterday, Mr Shanmugam, who is also the Second Minister for Home Affairs said that while159 words
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Article, Illustration522 2010-01-18 10 naTural disasTers scientists say possible huge quake could kill as many people as the 2004 tsunami AFP PARIS A huge wave-generating quake capable of killing as many people as in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami could strike off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, and theAFP - 522 words
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Article538 2010-01-18 10 TEO XUANWEI SINGAPORE For property deals in future, both buyer and seller will have to give the go-ahead before any payment can go through. This new two-party signatory system forms the centrepiece of measures that the Law Ministry is seeking to roll out to tackleTEO XUANWEI - 538 words
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Article949 2010-01-18 12 P N BALJI - POiNT OF ViEW P N BALJI PICK a sexy angle, go against conventional thinking, dig deep into the memory banks of the key players through interviews and informal chats, sprinkle the story with juicy behind-the-scenes anecdotes and you have a book that becomes a must-read.949 words
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Article262 2010-01-18 14 DYLAN LOH - Medifund coverage DYLAN LOH SINGAPORE Cancer drugs could be the next medications to come under Medifund if the Ministry of Health’s extension of help for payment of HIV drugs proves effective, said Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan. HIV drugs can cost about $10,000 per patient262 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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Article137 2010-01-18 14 The People’s Association is looking for aspiring songwriters to pen an original song that captures the experience of living in a multi-racial and multi-cultural Singapore. The song can be in any of the four official languages, but non-English entries will have to be accompanied by a137 words
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Article, Illustration141 2010-01-18 14 Health Interest Groups were launched yesterday in Sembawang GRC, Nee Soon Central SMC and Nee Soon East SMC to encourage residents to lead a healthy lifestyle. About 80 Health Champions will be appointed to recruit and mentor residents, friends and relatives to take charge of their141 words
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Article78 2010-01-18 14 Some 1,300 parents and students gathered at the Nanyang Technological University’s Yunnan Garden campus for Parents’ Day on Saturday. NTU says the event gave parents of first-year students an opportunity to familiarise themselves with campus life. It was held in the second semester to allow the78 words
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731 2010-01-18 15 ZULOTHMAN - Malay-MusliM CoMMunity ZULOTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com. sg DO WE need more Malay social workers to deal with needy families in the Malay-Muslim community because they understand the culture and religious beliefs better? Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs Dr Yaacob Ibrahim certainly thinks so. He recently said: “I731 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration358 2010-01-18 16 ‘CheMiCal ali’ Saddam’s cousin to die for gassing 5,000 Kurds AGENCIES BAGHDAD Saddam Hussein’s notorious cousin “Chemical Ali” (picture) was convicted yesterday of crimes against humanity. He received his fourth death sentence, this time for ordering the gassing of Kurds in the Iraqi town of Halabja,AGENCIES; AFP - 358 words
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Article, Illustration168 2010-01-18 16 AP MANILA Fire raced through a slum near the main port in the Philippine capital, killing a 5-year-old girl, gutting hundreds of shanties and leaving 4,000 people homeless. There were no other reports of deaths or major injuries in the Saturday night blazeAP - 168 words
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169 2010-01-18 16 AFP KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government has warned against excessive use of micro-blogging sites like Facebook and Twitter, arguing that they could erode the country’s culture, a report said yesterday. Mr Rais Yatim, the information and communication minister, said Muslims and other religious groups mustAFP - 169 words
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GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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Article, Illustration98 2010-01-18 18 AP North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (picture, far left) said his country must strengthen its armed forces, state media reported yesterday. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency yesterday said Mr Kim had inspected a joint army, navy and air force drill thatAP; AFP - 98 words
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100 2010-01-18 18 AP A dragon boat paddled by students during a race team practice in Malaysia collided with a tug boat and sank yesterday, drowning a student and teacher, said the police. Four people are still missing. The dragon boat was carryingAP - 100 words
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Article, Illustration163 2010-01-18 18 AFP Jyoti Basu, the charismatic Indian Marxist who headed the world’s most electorally successful communist party for two decades, died at the age of 95. Basu, who was the longest serving chief minister in Indian political history, led the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) toAFP - 163 words
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123 2010-01-18 18 AP A busy terminal at John F Kennedy International Airport was evacuated after a man opened a restricted door and set off an alarm, authorities said, making it the second known security breach at a New York-area airport thisAP - 123 words
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103 2010-01-18 18 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER A faction led by Mr A Vathemurthy, deputy president of the Malaysia Makkal Sakthi party, yesterday sacked president R S Thanenthiran after he failed to answer several charges against him. According to The Star newspaper, the faction comprising of a majorityTHE MALAYSIAN INSIDER - 103 words
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Article, Illustration580 2010-01-18 20 South Korea’S Medical touriSM AFP SEOUL It built its economy on ships, steel and semiconductors, but now South Korea is pushing a new growth engine a major share of the world’s booming medical tourism market. The government’s goal is some 1 million foreign patients a yearAFP - 580 words
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214 2010-01-18 22 AFP SYDNEY Australian parents who are struggling to cope with their children will be sent “super nannies” to help them raise their offspring properly, under a state government plan released yesterday. The southern state of Victoria will begin a trial later this year,AFP - 214 words
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Article, Illustration102 2010-01-18 22 The western Japanese city of Kobe marked the 15th anniversary of a massive 1995 earthquake yesterday, just days after a devastating tremor killed tens of thousands in Haiti. Prime Minister yukio Hatoyama, Crown Prince naruhito and Crown Princess Masako attended a ceremony in Kobe, where a 7.2-magnitudeAFP - 102 words
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Article306 2010-01-18 24 uS PoLITICS AGENCIES BOSTON United States President Barack Obama headed to Massachusetts yesterday in an attempt to prevent a Democratic defeat in a closer-than-expect-ed Senate race that has raised Republican hopes of dealing a crippling blow to his health care reform agenda and other topAGENCIES - 306 words
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Article, Illustration328 2010-01-18 24 AGENCIES KIEV Ukrainians cast their first presidential ballots since the 2004 Orange Revolution yesterday, in an election that could steer the country from its pro-Western course and strengthen ties with Russia. Opinion polls show former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, a pro-RussianAGENCIES; AFP - 328 words
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Article, Illustration602 2010-01-18 26 BrITaIn’S BIG frEEzE Surge in births expected after uK’s coldest winter in 50 years THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Midwives and economists are predicting a major baby boom in Britain this autumn following the “big freeze” during which millions stayed indoors due to heavy snow and icyTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; AFP - 602 words
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Article, Illustration315 2010-01-18 26 AP MADRID A Spanish lawmaker was horrified to learn the FBI used an online photograph of him to create an image showing what Osama bin Laden might look like today. The image using Mr Gaspar Llamazares’ photo appeared on a wantedAP - 315 words
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371 2010-01-18 26 THE GUARDIAN LONDON The country’s most senior doctors, lawyers and accountants will be told they must draw up plans showing how they will make their professions less elitist. The move is part of the British government’s attempt to increaseTHE GUARDIAN - 371 words
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Article, Illustration617 2010-01-18 27 A tour of Los Angeles gangland for $65 AP LOS ANGELES Only kilometres from the scenic vistas and celebrity mansions that draw sightseers from around the globe to Los Angeles, a bus tour is rolling through the dark side of the city’s gang turf. On Saturday, passengers paying US$65 ($90)AP - 617 words
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Article427 2010-01-18 28 Farah abdul rahim - ForeIGN WorKers aND THeIr CoNTraCTs Letter from Farah abdul rahim Director, Corporate Communications Ministry of Manpower IN “Stricter measures needed” (Jan 12), Ms Stephanie Chok presented an incomplete picture of how the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) handles complaints of employment violations. Firstly, MOM427 words
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Article, Illustration187 2010-01-18 30 citizen BEng - BY citizen BEng global THE PROCESS OF EXTINCTION It’s a well-known fact that behaviour that glE??? is not reinforced will eventually disappear. i????????????????? This process is called “extinction”, and it o?????? can be very useful to parents and teachers. Children whine because it works. We’re too187 words
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Article, Illustration412 2010-01-18 30 Kwan Jin yao - The use oF ‘aLLah’ Letter from Kwan Jin yao I REFER to “An attack on unity” (Jan 16-17) estobuild by Mr Ooi Kee Beng. From the onset, it is important not to confuse the two separate issues at hand: The premeditated attacks on churches412 words
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68 2010-01-18 30 ??????? ??????? ?? ?? ?????? ??? ????????? ???????? ????? ????? ??? ??? ?????? ?? ????? ???? ?????? ???????? ????? ??? ???????? ?????? stephanie yeo Xin ying - Letter from stephanie yeo Xin ying???????????????????????????????????????????? I REFER to “Clearing up for a good cause” (Jan 15). If we adopt the system where custom-?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ers slide their trays onto tray racks at a collection point in food courts and fast food restaurants for68 words
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Article, Illustration1375 2010-01-18 32 MAYSEAH - ordEr In THE CourT In a run-in with the law, how helpful would the stars of The Pupil be? MAYSEAH may@mediacorp.com.sg MEDIACORP TV Channel 5 has boldly taken on the genre of the courtroom drama. The Pupil is a series, inspired by actual cases,1,375 words
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Article318 2010-01-18 35 AP GOLDEN Globe Awards host Ricky Gervais has firm ideas about who should win at the ceremony this morning and who should have been nominated in the first place for instance, him. He plans to follow in the footsteps of Bob Hope, who, as AcademyAP - 318 words
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Article, Illustration147 2010-01-18 35 AP CONAN O’Brien’s (picture) battle with his network certainly hasn’t hurt his ratings. With his jabs at NBC network executives apparently resonating in a country filled with the unemployed, viewership has soared. O’Brien’s ratings have been rising through the week, which was an extraordinary one inAP; AFP - 147 words
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Article, Illustration561 2010-01-18 36 CrITICS’ CHoICE aWardS War drama takes in Best Picture and Best director AP IRAQ war drama The Hurt Locker and its director took top honours at the Critics’ Choice Awards, while Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds and James Cameron’s Avatar won the most awards.AP - 561 words
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252 2010-01-18 43 AFP LONDON Carlo Ancelotti believes Nicolas Anelka has shown he can cover for the loss of Didier Drogba following the striker’s two-goal display in the 7-2 thrashing of Sunderland on Saturday. Drogba is on international duty with Ivory Coast at theAFP - 252 words
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Article, Illustration266 2010-01-18 43 AGENCIES MANCHESTER A stream of questions about rivals Manchester City was slowly beginning to irritate Sir Alex Ferguson at his pre-match press conference on Saturday, but he caught himself. Manchester United were due to host Burnley later that evening, but their derby with City tomorrowAGENCIES; AP - 266 words
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Article, Illustration493 2010-01-18 45 auSTraLian oPEn Eight tennis stars come out to play in fundraiser for Haiti earthquake victims AFP MELBOURNE The top stars in tennis raised at least A$200,000 dollars ($256,500) for the Haiti earthquake victims yesterday in a hastily-arranged charity doubles match led by Roger Federer andAFP - 493 words
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Article, Illustration583 2010-01-18 46 LOW LIN FHOONG - SingaPORe SPORTS Chin hui’s bent on making it to the youth Olympics after last year’s let down LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE Last year, sprinter Ng Chin Hui was embroiled in a selection controversy before of the Asian Youth Games in June, when the 16-year-oldLOW LIN FHOONG - 583 words
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Article, Illustration291 2010-01-18 46 LOW LIN FHOONG - LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE Having routed the KL Dragons 92-74 in the Asean Basketball League at the Singapore Indoor Stadium last Monday, the Singapore Slingers came up against a hostile, 2,000-strong crowd at the MABA Stadium in Kuala Lumpur yesterday and were humbled inPHOTO COURTESY ASEAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE - 291 words
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Article, Illustration110 2010-01-18 46 Close to 600 paddlers competed in the annual Singapore Canoe Marathon 2010 at the Marina Reservoir yesterday, which saw the participants taking part in 12 categories with distances of 22km, 27km and 36km. Coming out tops in the K2 Junior Men’s category was Brandon Ooi, 16, and Joshua110 words
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Article51 2010-01-18 51 $3.10 Outperform Macquarie maintains rating, raises target price to $3.67 from $3.24 on higher earnings forecasts. Broker raises FY09 and FY10 net profit forecasts by 19 per cent and 23 per cent respectively to reflect revised assumptions post recent Q3 ‘09 results with stronger income, lower provision51 words
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280 2010-01-18 51 MILLET ENRIQUEZ SINGAPORE —Corporate write-downs in the last two years have put impairment reporting under the microscope. As more of such reporting is expected as a result of the economic downturn, top management should be more involved in the process, said Ernst and YoungMILLET ENRIQUEZ - 280 words
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