Today, 9 February 2010

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    21 1 TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PUBLICATION OF /ABDIACORP NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Tuesday February g, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS:
    69 1 Pastor Tan’s comments were highly inappropriate and unacceptable as they trivialised and insulted the beliefs of Buddhists and Taoists. They can also give rise to tension and conflict between the Buddhist/ Taoist and Christian communities. The Internal Security Department told PastorTan that in preaching or proselytising
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    APOLOGY BY PASTOR RONY TAN, FOUNDER, LIGHTHOUSE EVANGELISM
    144 1 I have received a number of emails from people who have been saddened and hurt by the testimonies of an exmonk and an ex-nun. I realised that my presentation and comments were wrong and offensive. So I sincerely apologise for my insensitivity
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    ISD calls up pastor
    505 1  -  ReLigioUS haRmonY LEONGWEE KEATANDONG DAI LIN weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The founder and senior pastor of a Christian church here publicly apologised last night for being “offensive” and “insensitive” after three video clips of him questioning Buddhist and Taoist beliefs sparked outrage among many Singaporeans. Pastor Rony Tan
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      728 1 6333 9886 MEDHCORP ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES miniStRY oF home aFFaiRS: Pastor Tan’s comments were highly inappropriate and unacceptable as they trivialised and insulted the beliefs of Buddhists and Taoists. They can also give rise to tension and conflict between the Buddhist/ Taoist and Christian communities. The Internal Security Department told Pastor
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      Figures up for three areas
      513 3  -  aNNuaL CriMe sTaTisTiCs youth, thefts, house break-ins are top three concerns, say police NG JINGYNG jingyng@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE A change in values and lifestyles has contributed to the marked increase in the number of girls having underaged sex. Annual crime statistics released by the police
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      Lured by easy money, more teens break the law
      446 3  -  NG JINGYNG jingyng@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE In their search for a quick buck, more youth are turning to illegal money activities. This was reflected by the huge jump in the number of teenagers arrested for offences related to unlicensed money lending last
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      Lock icon 20,000 applications denied
      518 4 ausTraLIa MIGraNT CLaMPdOWN AGENCIES SYDNEY Australia yesterday axed 20,000 migrant applications in a major overhaul aimed at clamping down on foreign students gaining permanent residency through courses such as hairdressing and cookery. The country tightened its migration rules in favour of English speakers and professionals, saying the
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      Lock icon Avalanche kills 17 soldiers
      72 4 AFP SRINAGAR Seventeen Indian soldiers were killed yesterday in an avalanche that slammed into a group of 70 combat troops at a high-altitude warfare training camp in Kashmir. Army spokesman Colonel Vineet Sood said the avalanche struck in the Khelenmarg mountains, close to the Kashmiri ski
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      Lock icon 'Observe, not meddle'
      550 5 anwar Trial Malaysia tells foreign governments to stop interfering in anwar trial AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia yesterday warned foreign governments not to criticise its justice system or “meddle” in the sodomy trial of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim. The trial, which Mr Anwar, 62, says is a political
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      Lock icon More headaches for Toyota
      355 5 AGENCIES TOKYO Toyota’s woes are set to deepen as the world’s largest car maker faces fresh scrutiny over its handling of an accelerator defect while an imminent global recall of its Prius hybrid for brake problems could be expanded to cover a flagship model from the
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      Lock icon Here's why you should stop at two...
      427 7  -  MediCaL sTudy drinking more than two soft drinks a week increases risk of pancreatic cancer SATISH CHENEY AND NEO CHAI CHIN satishkumar@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE A study out of Singapore has found a link between drinking sugared soft drinks and pancreatic cancer. Led by
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      CPI dipped in second half of 2009
      332 7  -  EPHRAIM SEOW ephraimseow@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Prices of consumer goods in Singapore fell across the board in the second half of last year. Data released yesterday by the Department of Statistics (DOS) shows that the consumer price index (CPI) for general households in the July
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      Lock icon NEA hands out $4.8m to 5 projects
      201 9  -  eNviroNmeNT TeChNology researCh NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE They could turn household waste and discarded plastic bags into sources of energy, make air pollution control cheaper for power plants and incinerators, and ramp up the productivity of landfills in Singapore and the
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    • 3 OF THE 5 WINNING PROPOSALS
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        ELIMINATING THE PROBLEM OF PLASTIC WASTE
        169 9 Singaporeans are massive users of plastic bags, generating 680,000 tonnes of plastic waste annually, of which only 9 per cent is recycled. The remaining 620,000 tonnes is incinerated, and Nanyang Technological University professor Wang Jing-Yuan and his teammates want to slash this amount by
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        SPEEDING UP LANDFILL RECLAMATION
        166 9 Landfills now require 20 to 40 years in order to stabilise, but the time span could be halved, if the researchers from the National Technological University (NTU) and construction technologies firm Chemilink achieve a breakthrough. And instead of using reclaimed landfills for parks or golf courses,
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        CUTTING THE COST OF REMOVING POLLUTANTS
        130 9 During the burning of fossil fuels, nitrous oxides and cancer-causing dioxins are produced. To make it cheaper for power plants and waste incinerators to remove these pollutants, a team from Nanyang Polytechnic is looking for a cheaper catalyst than titanium dioxide, which is commonly
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      Labour Court won back over $1.5m last year for more than 1,500 local workers
      232 11  -  MUSTAFA SHAFAWI mustafa@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE The Labour Court here recovered more than $1.5 million last year for more than 1,500 local workers who had filed claims against their employers, covering everything from salary arrears, notice pay
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      Specialists in every field
      440 11  -  NaTIONaL CaNCer CeNTre ALICIA WONG alicia@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE At the newest national cancer centre here, patients will not only be able to consult cancer specialists, but tap on the expertise of other medical specialists, as well. As part of the National University Health System (NUHS), “one huge
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        STUDENTS ACCEPTED TO JCS, INSTITUTES TO EXTEND TRAVEL CONCESSION
        79 13 Students accepted into junior colleges and centralised institutes this year must extend the validity of their concession cards by the end of the month, in orderto continue enjoying concessionary bus and train fares. Those who fail to do so will not
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        FESTIVE OPERATIONS FOR TRAINS, BUSES
        86 13 The MRT, LRT and selected SBSTransit and SMRT buses will operate beyond the usual hours during the Chinese New Year festive season. On Saturday there will be services until as late as 2.25 am (departing Marymount Station) and 3.03 am for the last LRT train
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        WSH AUDITORS GIVEN STATUTORY DUTIES
        80 13  -  SRAMESH From next month, Workplace Safety and Health auditors will play a key role in enhancing the safety of workplaces as they have been given statutory duties and powers by the Ministry of Manpower. Under the new regulations, these auditors will be required to advise
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      A 'conduit' or catalyst'?
      474 13  -  Kidney For saLe Case Court ponders businessman’s role TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE Was Whang Sung Lin’s role in the illegal kidney transplant deal involving retail magnate Tang Wee Sung merely that of a “conduit”, or as prosecutors painted him to be, a “catalyst”? The 45-year-old
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      Lock icon Bird-ringing for a better understanding
      462 14  -  OrniThOLOgy ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE On his round last October to check the mist nets in the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (SBWR), he spotted a black and yellow bird stuck in one of the nets. Assistant conservation officer Ramakrishnan Kolandavelu recognised the bird as
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      20 4 KAPLAN HIGHER EDUCATION I want to inspire minds and shape lives WE HAVE THE PLAN v N W <■ '.QUALITY CLASS
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      45 4 Today is taking part in the IFRA International Newspaper Colors Quality Club 2010-2012 for print TODAY is taking part in the IFRA International Newspaper Color Quality Club 2010-2012 for print quality and this col-quality.Thiscolorpatchispart our patch is part of the entry requirement of the entry
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon China police shut down hacker-training business
      365 15 CYBERATTACKERS We must join forces and attack these websites. Notice on the hacker site AP BEIJING Police in central China have shut down a computer hacker-training operation that openly recruited thousands of members online and provided them with cyberattack lessons and malicious software, state
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      Lock icon GOOGLE WARNS CHINESE COPYCAT WEB SITE
      143 15 AFP Google has warned a copycat Chinese website to stop using a logo that resembles the American Internet giant’s or face possible legal action, state media reported yesterday. The warning issued to the “Goojje” website comes as Google is contemplating its future in China
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      Lock icon Taipei stays firm on Beijing ties
      298 15 AGENCIES TAIPEI Taiwan’s top China negotiator yesterday said that the United States’ decision to sell US$6.4 billion ($9.1 billion) in arms to the island will not affect steadily improving ties between Taipei and Beijing. Mr Chiang Pin-kung’s comments came amid strong Chinese protests against
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      Lock icon Fine for bullying suicidal waitress
      242 15 AFP SYDNEY An Australian court yesterday fined four cafe workers for constantly bullying a 19-year-old waitress, who eventually threw herself off a building in a suicide. The men avoided jail, but were fined a total of A$335,000 ($413,650) by the Melbourne Magistrates Court after pleading
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    • EYE ON ASIA
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        Lock icon DEAD MAN FOUND IN DELTA PLANE
        76 17 Japan AFP Japanese authorities found the body of a man in the landing gear of a Delta airliner that arrived in Tokyo from New York. The dark-complexioned man was carrying no passport. “Doctors say he probably froze to death and that he suffered a
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        Lock icon 20,000 SECURITY FORCES DEPLOYED
        77 17 Thailand AFP The Thai government has begun to deploy at least 20,000 extra security forces across the country ahead of a court ruling on the fortune of ousted Premier Thaksin Shinawatra, a spokesman said yesterday. Government spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn said protests would be allowed but violence
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      Lock icon 'Made in M'sia' China products
      373 17 illegal Trade THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian firms could be at risk of being penalised for a surge of China-made products that are being exported to the European Union as Malaysian goods to evade anti-dumping laws and duties. The European Anti-Fraud Office (Olaf) said
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      Lock icon NGOs up in arms over 'no panties' campaign
      154 17 THE STAR BUTTERWORTH An antiValentine’s Day group is up in arms against a “no panties” campaign urging female university students to not wear panties on Feb 14. The Secretariat Against Social Ills Penang said that the “no panties” campaign is targeting female
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      Lock icon Battle to electrify Kandahar shows Afghan dilemma
      464 19 energy woes AP KANDAHAR About 90 factories sit vacant in the economic capital of southern Afghanistan. They could fight militants in a way no army could, employing thousands of people and giving them a reason to shun the Taliban. A lack of reliable
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      Lock icon Pakistanis doubt Taliban chiefs are in Baluchistan
      176 19 AP QUETTA If Afghan Taliban fighters and their top leaders are roaming around this remote part of Pakistan as the United States alleges, the police chief here says he has not seen them. “Point them out to me,’’ Mr Abid Hussain Notkani says.
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      Lock icon Yanukovich wins
      347 21 uKraINe PresIdeNTIaL eLeCTION Pro-russia candidate clinches tight vote AFP KIEV Ukraine has narrowly chosen the pro-Russia Viktor Yanukovich as its next President, results showed yesterday, after elections that rejected the West-leaning policies of the Orange Revolution. But with his margin of victory so far just over 2 per
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      Lock icon BLAST OFF
      66 21 space shuttle The Endeavour and six astronauts rocketed into orbit yesterday, on what is expected to be the last night-time launch for the shuttle programme. The shuttle is set to arrive at the International space station early tomorrow. Commander George Zamka and his crew will deliver and install
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      Lock icon Gas-drilling yields a foul byproduct
      210 21 AP HARRISBURG (Pennsylvania) A drilling technique that is beginning to unlock staggering quantities of natural gas underneath Appalachia has also yielded a troubling byproduct: Powerfully briny wastewater that can kill fish and give tap water a foul taste. Drilling crews across the country have been
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      Lock icon Blast kills five and injures 12
      328 23 us POWer PLaNT aCCIdeNT AGENCIES MIDDLETOWN (Connecticut) Rescuers searched yesterday for survivors or more dead in the rubble of a US power plant after a massive gas explosion tore it apart and killed at least five workers and injured a dozen or more. Officials
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      Lock icon Ties cut over ancient treasure
      175 23 AFP TEHRAN Iran cut ties with the British Museum on Sunday in protest at repeated delays in the loan to Tehran of an ancient Persian treasure, the Cyrus Cylinder, a senior official said. In London, a British Museum statement expressed “great surprise”, adding they had
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      Lock icon Iran unveils enrichment plan
      111 23 AP TEHRAN A senior Iranian envoy says he has formally told the United Nations nuclear agency that his country will enrich uranium to higher levels. Mr Ali Asghar Soltanieh says Tehran will start enriching up to 20 per cent from its present stock of lower enriched
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      Lock icon Italians spend $11 billion a year on fortune tellers
      163 24 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ROME Italy’s worst recession since World War II has prompted Italians to spend a staggering £5 billion ($11 billion) a year seeking finan~ cial advice, not from banks and brokers, but fortune tellers and as~ trologers, accordingtothe~uropean Consumers
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      Lock icon UK universities to slash jobs
      237 24 PubLIc sPeNdING cuTs THE GUARDIAN LONDON Universities across the United Kingdom are preparing to axe thou~ sands of teaching jobs, close campuses and ditch courses to cope with government funding cuts. Other plans include using post~graduates rather than professors for teaching and the delay of
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      Lock icon Annual prison rodeo floored by budget crisis
      180 24 AP McALESTER (Oklahoma) Cowboys are the latest victims of Oklahoma’s budget woes. For the first time in nearly 70 years, Oklahoma’s annual prison rodeo has been cancelled hurting business owners, dis~ appointing tourists and steal~ ing the rodeo~riding dreams from penitentiary~bound participants. Gone
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      Really open to all?
      297 26  -  seNTosa IsLaND Letter from Marcus LeeWui Boon I AM shocked at the new charges for entry to, and for parking at, Sentosa. I have been taking my dog to the island resort for weekly swims for almost two years now. We enjoy the weekly exercise and
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      Not accusations, but inspiration
      161 26  -  Letter from yee Jenn Jong I WAS impressed to hear the testimonies of great athletes like C Kunalan, Mani Jegathesan and others about how they were motivated to train and perform because of Mr Tan Eng Yoon (Feb 1). These athletes achieved greatness for Singapore at
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      FOCUS® ON THE FAMILY
      169 28  -  BY DR BILL MAIER Child brain A child’s brain is a terrible thing to waste especially when there’s so much you can do to stimulate it. As kids grow and develop, even the smallest daily task makes a difference in their cognitive skills. And there’s so
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      Lock icon NO MORE FOR POORER?
      424 28  -  i say Modern marriages equate wedded bliss with financial stability GilberT Goh A FRIEND of mine recently separated from his wife of five years. The worst part of the separation was when she walked out last year while he was jobless. She was not open either
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      1012 30 FILM 101 Julianne Moore joins a long tradition of vamps on the verge of a breakdown in A Single Man THE DAILY TELEGRAPH THERE were moments during the new film A Single Man, as I watched Julianne Moore drink yet another cocktail, puff on yet
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      91 34 WHaT NOIse Is aLL abOuT If you haven’t been to its previous editions, book a date to check out the Noise Singapore Festival Showcase, which kicks off on Feb 25 at Raffles City. The showcase will feature works from the “graduates’ of Noise Singapore 2010, a seven-week
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      455 34  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH IT LOOKS like concert-goers might have another regular venue to head for if they want to catch their favourite music acts: The Compass Ballroom at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS). It has already played host to American rock band Boys Like
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      411 35  -  COnCerT reVIew Florence +The Machine and The xx couldn’t be more different ZUL OTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com. sg IT WAS a double-bill feature at the Esplanade Theatre on Sunday night and most certainly a study in contrasting styles. On one hand, you had The xx the morose English
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      348 31 J2 IK r Put something special in your ang bao this festive season. Give your loved ones the limited edition NETS FlashPay Card, the fastest and most rewarding way to pay. Use the card on the MRT/LRT and Public Buses as well as at ERP gantries 1 carparks" and retail
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      7 35 KICKInG The habIT, aGaInsT all Odds 34
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      35 35 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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      1094 35 1900 912 1234 www.gv.com.sg VIVOCITY MARINA SQUARE YISHUN GRAND, GREAT WORLD PLAZA SINGAPURA GVmax m.gv.com.sg 14 BLADES*?+ MAND 12.50 3.30 6.15pm 14 BLADES*?+ MAND 1.15 4.00 6.45 9.30pm EDGE OF DARKNESS 12.15 4.50 9.35pm 14 BLADES*?+ MAND 11.25am 1.50 4.25 7.00 9.35pm UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: A NEW BEGINNING 10.55am 3.15 9.10pm
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      366 36 a bad EyE QuEry from connIE Kum In my left eye, I have long-sightedness of 600 degrees, myopia of 175 degrees and astigmatism of over 600 degrees. In my right eye, I have myopia of 175 degrees. I consulted two eye doctors some years back and both
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      Kicking the habit, against all odds
      701 36  -  GamblInG addIctIon as long as problem gamblers are willing, it can be treated EVELINE GAN eveline@mediacorp.com. sg BESIDES the artery-clogging prawn rolls and bak kwa, what I look forward to every Chinese New Year are the card games. This Sunday, my family and relatives
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      IT'S ALL IN THE MIND
      291 36 According to French clinical psychologist Dr Bruno Cayoun, who developed the Mindfulness-integrated Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in 2004, the technique helps people learn to control their thinking processes. There are four stages: stage 1, 2: changing reactive habits The first step focuses on the person’s emotions
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      203 37 need help? call the Gambling helpline at 1800-6-668-668 or visit www.nams.org.sg. medicine department fulness-integrated Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (MiCBT), which can be used to help gamblers shake off their addiction (see box). Traditionally, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is used as part of the treatment programme for problem gamblers at IMH. CBT
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      1267 38 ON MedIaCOrp yOur HaNd IN MINe Channel 8, 7pm Zhao Dezhu patronises the coffeeshop. When Shanguo learns that he is a Chinese physician, he grabs the opportunity to find out the tricks to bearing a son. Qiumei takes Zhao Dezhu to Jinying’s house. She asks him not to let Jinying
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      324 39 VI Choic e Vote Now! If your favourite TV commercial becomes the Top Local (Singapore/Malaysia) or Top International TVC of 2009, you will stand a chance to win the following cash prizes. Tune in to Channels 5, 8, U, okto, Suria and Vasantham or log on www.mediacorp.com.sg/ viewerschoice2009 to watch
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      Race on for gold in medal design
      519 40  -  2010 YouTh oLYmpiC gAmes ioC will decide winner, final look will be confirmed in April TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A caricature drawing, an impression of the Greek goddess of youth Hebe in a victory pose, and the five Olympic rings encased simply in a
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      249 40  -  SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE Gombak United’s start to the 2010 Great East-ern-Yeo’s S-League season has not gone off smoothly. The Bulls fell 1-0 to Tampines Rovers in their opening game last Friday, and while they bounced back with a 2-1 win over Balestier Khalsa last night, their much
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      263 40  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE Top cyclists from Australia, Italy, Great Britain and New Zealand will feature in the 2010 OCBC Cycle Singapore, which flags off on March 7 at the F1 Pit Building. Youth will also take centrestage at this year’s event. The
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      Lock icon Monsieur Prasitharath, if you want to play, please get fit
      488 41  -  SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE On Friday night, Etoile FC will make their debut in the Great Eastern-Yeo’s S-League 2010 season in front of a “live” television audience. They will take on fellow rookie foreign outfit Beijing Guo’an in the
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      Lock icon A family vigil
      568 41  -  singaPOre sPOrTs slingers forward wai sian still in iCu after serious training accident LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Lim Wai Sian’s family has only one wish this Lunar New Year. Dad Lim Lai What, mum Tan Lai Ngoh and elder brother Lim Peng Thian want the basketball
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      128 41 national sailors roy Tay (right) and Terence Koh won the silver medal in the men’s 470 open at the singapore airlines sail auckland regatta, which concluded on sunday at auckland’s Kohimarama yacht Club. Tay and Koh, who are both vying to
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      378 42 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Arsene Wenger admitted his Arsenal side are now “outsiders” for the title, following the north London team’s defeat by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), courtesy of two Didier Drogba goals in the first half.
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      584 42 english FooTball so far at least, united boss Ferguson can’t get italian to bite AGENCIES LONDON All else being equal, what separates the men from the boys in the final stretch is composure. The most famous managerial meltdown in the Premier League years belongs to
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      292 42 Chelsea Feb 10 everton (a); Feb 20 Wolves (a); Feb 27 Man city (h); Mar 6 portsmouth (a); Mar 13 West ham (h); Mar 21 blackburn (a); Mar 27 aston Villa (h); april 3 Man united (a); april 10 bolton (h); april 17 Tottenham (a); april 24
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      521 43 super bowl XlIV brees comes out on top in the battle of quarterback stars as Mardi Gras hits town early AGENCIES MIAMI Drew Brees (above) was once dismissed as too great a risk and unlikely to recover from injury, much the way that the city
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      60 40 SPORTS ON TV TODAY 8pm Cycling Tour of Qatar, Ch 113 9pm Tennis WTA Tour: Paris, Ch 113 TOMORROW 3.40am EPL Man City v Bolton, Ch 27 3.45am EPL Portsmouth v Sunderland, Ch 118 3.45am EPL Wigan v Stoke, Ch 119 4am EPL Fulham v Burnley, Ch 22 SPORTS ON
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      72 42 SPORTS BETTING E Premier, E League Champ and Italian League matches are also on sale. For more details, please check Singapore Pools website. |p L A Yri) Alwayi play w.lh core. |in3porwlbivi Cto not bet illegally. No person under the aye ot 18 years shall be allowed to purchase a
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      556 51  -  YOuTHs FOr YOuTH To target youth, you need to speak the lingo PETERYEO peteryeo@mediacorp.com. sg THE conventional thinking among marketers is that youth have a higher disposable income. They generally have less liabilities, which lets them spend more on their pursuits of entertainment and fashion. Corporations look at
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      77 51 Visitors to the ben Jerry’s scoopshop at VivoCity last Friday were treated to a “mini concert”, as patrons belted out orders in tune to their favourite song to get a free scoop of ice-cream. Known for their creative and innovative marketing ideas, such as the annual Free-Cone
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        70 44 $1.73 Neutral CIMB upgrades from Underperform and raises the price target to $2.01 from $1.77 after increasing FY10-12 EPS forecasts. The brokerage revises upwards the selling price forecasts for Wing Tai’s properties by 10 to 15 per cent, citing strong demand. It says the developer’s low land costs
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        65 44 $2.95 Outperform Credit Suisse upgrades from Neutral and raises the price target to $3.72 from $3.40, saying the stock is now the preferred pick among Singapore telcos due to its attractive valuation and potential catalysts. “Our analysis suggests SingTel is likely to declare a special dividend,” it says, adding
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        56 44 $14.32 Outperform Credit Suisse retains rating and raises the price target to $17.50 from $16.70, based on 1.5X P/B, after increasing fiscal FY10-11 earnings forecasts to reflect strong 3Q10 results. It tips FY10 earnings of $207 million versus a $98 million loss estimate previously, and FY11 earnings of $1.25
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        78 44 5-DAY STI CLOSING MON 2,693 62 A 0.37% Friday 2,683.56 2.24% Thursday 2,744.98 Y 0.72% Wednesday 2,764.84 A 1.62% Tuesday 2,720.87 Y 0.56% MARKETS CLOSE Hang Seng 19,550.89 Y 0.58% Nikkei 9,951.82 Y 1.05% Shanghai 2,935.17 Y 0.14% Seoul 1,552 79 Y 0.91% Mumbai 15,935 61 A 0.13%
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      37 44 Chinese workers attend the completion ceremony of the Chinese pavilion at the site of the World expo 2010 in shanghai yesterday. Most of the other pavilions are still to be finished. aFP AFP
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      506 44  -  aseaN CaPITaL MarKeTs MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The vision to integrate Association of South-east Asian Nations capital markets reached a new milestone as four participating stock exchanges appoint a unit of NYSE Euronext to develop an electronic trading link between them. A letter of intent was signed
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      268 44 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE Temasek Holdings plans to sell $1 billion of 10-year bonds to fund operations. Temasek Financial will sell the bonds, which will be issued under the Singapore state-owned investment company’s US$10 billion ($14.2 billion) global medium-term note programme, Temasek said in an e-mailed
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        APB OFFERS HEINEKEN $337 MILLION DEAL
        86 46 Asia Pacific Breweries will pay a slightly higher price to Dutch brewer Heineken for its acquisition of Indonesia’s PT Multi Bintang Indonesia. In December last year, APB had said it would pay some 2.23 trillion rupiah or about $337 million for Heineken’s stake in
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        DUAL-LISTING FOR Z-OBEE APPROVED
        93 46 Plans for a dual-listing in Hong Kong by mainboard-listed design services provider, Z-Obee Holdings, have received the green light. The firm said yesterday that the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong has granted an approval in principle for its proposed Hong Kong listing. Z-Obee believes a dual
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        RICKMERS TIGHTENS CASH FLOW
        81 46 Mainboard-listed shipping trust, Rickmers Maritime, is distributing 5.7 US cents per unit in the fourth quarter, down 75 per cent on year. This is despite its income available for distribution rising 12 percent on-yearto US$17.7 million. Rickmers said it is only giving out about 14 per
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      Samsung secures bid to build
      240 46  -  s’POre’s FirsT lng Terminal MAY WONG mayw@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE Samsung C&T Corporation will build Singapore’s first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal in Jurong Island. The Singapore LNG Corporation or SLNG announced this at a signing ceremony yesterday. The Energy Market Authority set up SLNG last
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      Firm to build logistics hub
      193 46  -  geOrgina JOsePH SINGAPORE Home-grown firm Yang Kee Logistics has announced a multi-million dollar plan to build a new hub at Jurong Pier Road. The total investment for phase one of the hub is expected to come up to $45 million. The five-storey hub, with a
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      Mapletree files bankruptcy petition
      68 47 SINGAPORE Mapletree Logistics Trust said it has filed a bankruptcy petition against Mr Ang Chee Seng company director of Alchemi Assets as he had defaulted on the lease agreements for a property at 9 Tampines Street 92. The real estate investment trust company has obtained a
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      Ready notes by Citibank
      93 47 SINGAPORE Citibank Singapore said it will be rolling out its Chinese New Year Cash Delivery Service to its customers’ doorsteps this month. The United States-based bank says the service will provide additional convenience and security for customers to get crisp new notes with minimum hassle. Launched
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      Poised for further growth
      333 47  -  vIStajEt Higher revenue expected in asia and Middle-east CHRIS HOWELLS christopherh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Vistajet, the world’s second largest private jet company, is expecting to see further growth in its business, in Asia and the Middle East. Last year, revenue at the company rose by some 20 per
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      Tender awarded to highest bid
      140 47 SINGAPORE The Housing and Development Board has awarded the tender for the residential site at the junction of Sengkang West Avenue and Fernvale Link to a unit of City Developments, Sunmaster Holdings. The company submitted the highest tender for the site at $200.5 million out
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      415 49 eMerGING eCONOMIes AGENCIES NEW DELHI The Indian economy is expected to grow 7.2 per cent in the financial year ending March as a surge in manufacturing and a rebound in services blunt the impact of a drop in farm output, the federal government said yesterday.
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      287 49 AGENCIES TOKYO Japan’s current account surplus continued to recover in December as strong demand from China and other Asian countries led the first rise in overseas shipments in over a year. The Ministry of Finance said yesterday that December’s surplus grew for the fifth straight
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      330 50 CONGLOMEraTE IN TrOUBLE dubai World seeks to sell assets to repay debt It is understood that dubai World will look to sell its assets individually rather than as a THE daILy TELEGraPH, AGENCIES DUBAI Debt-laden Middle Eastern conglomerate Dubai World is preparing to sell off some of
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      193 50 AGENCIES PARIS Eurozone countries face no risk of “contagion” from the debt and deficit crises afflicting Greece, Portugal and Spain, the chairman of ratings agency Fitch said yesterday. Mr Marc Ladreit de Lacharriere told Europe 1 Radio that while the state of public finances
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      180 50 AFP MANILA The call centre and outsourcing industry in the Philippines grew 19 per cent last year to more than US$7 billion, an industry official said yesterday. The figure appears to cement the country’s position as the world’s No 2 call centre and outsourcing market after
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