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  • 37 1 TODAY Monday April 26, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you AFTERNOON EDITION TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 a pubLiCation of neWs HotLine 6822 2268 monday april 26, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking april 26, 2010 a publication of
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  • 605 3  -  Some Srangoon Gardens residents admit concerns unfounded ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Yes, we overreacted to the building of a dormitory for foreign workers in our estate, ad­mitted more than half of the Seran­goon Gardens residents interviewed by MediaCorp, but the issues raised were relevant and ultimately ben­efited
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    • 30 3 6333 9888 MediaCorp advertising enquiries monday april 26, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking star aWarDs Don’t miss 16 pages of t Winners on page 8 Wee teCk Hian 17
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    • 592 5  -  ALICIA WONG alicia@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY ONG DAI LIN SINGAPORE It has long been available here as an alternative to cigarettes. But could there soon be tighter restrictions, or even an end, to snus? Snus is a moist powder tobacco product, consumed by placing it
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    • 293 5 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER HULU SELANGOR Barisan Nasional (BN) won the hard-fought Hulu Selangor by-elec-tion yesterday, in what will be seen as a boost for Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s administration, but opposition alliance Pakatan Rakyat (PR) is expected to take heart from the close margin. BN’s candidate
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    • 463 5 New lost and found portal hits a glitch it’s not finders keepers LEONG WEE KEAT SINGAPORE Is it wrong to keep lost and found property? This issue surfaced recently after a new lost and found online portal, simply called Lost Found, was set up by former NTUC Income chief executive
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    • 466 6  -  if insurers suffer big losses due to volcano crisis ALICIA WONG alicia@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With thousands of travellers stranded abroad over the past week and trying to recoup their additional expenses by turning to insurers, could this have a knock-on effect for travel insurance premiums? Some
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    • 59 6 a referee looks on as one of two babies held by student sumo wrestlers breaks into tears during the ‘Baby-cry Sumo’ competition at Sensoji temple in tokyo yesterday. the annual contest saw some 100 participants. Japanese parents believe that sumo can help make babies
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    • 260 7 WHIPPING UP THE YOG BUZZ IN THE HEARTLANDS ZUL OTHMAN Youth Olympic Games (YOG) outreach committee chairman Zainudin Nordin readily admits there is no buzz yet in the heartlands for the event, but he is hopeful that could change soon. First up is a series of billboards to be placed
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    • 424 7  -  NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When Susan Elliott, 56, received the invitation to present at the Teachers’ Conference 2010 here in September, it was “a highlight of (her) career”, the Colorado State Teacher of the Year 2009 told MediaCorp. So,
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    • 380 9  - Total number of dengue cases down But South West District sees more cases than before CLAIRE HUANG clairehuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE After a sharp drop in 2008, the number of dengue cases in the South West District has gone up again, a spike that could be due to the rise in the
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    • 116 9 NTUC LAUNCHES 'POWER OF U' CAMPAIGN To reach out and connect with its 541,000 members, labour movement NTUC has launched a month-long “Power of U” campaign to celebrate May Day. The campaign allows members to save on retail offers, professional development courses and recreation deals throughout the month of May,
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    • 201 9 SINGAPORE Ever since it began its journey to become Singapore’s first official “cycling town”, pedestrian safety has not been the only issue Tampines has needed to tackle; abandoned bicycles have been another. Now, the town council has found a way to fix the problem, through a derelict
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    • 167 11 May SEaH’S Full rEport >> www.todayonline.com Best actor Chen Han Wei for Daddy at Home Best actress Chen liping for Reunion Dinner Best Supporting actor Zhu Hou ren for Reunion Dinner Best Supporting actress Constance Song for The Ultimatum Best drama Serial Together Best Variety programme It’s
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    • 382 13 The authorities urged to investigate potential fire hazards at residential units Letter from Chan Eng Pin I AM one of the residents living at People’s Park Complex. The recent fire at one of the shops here has prompted me to highlight the living conditions at
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    • 264 14 Former AG’s comments beg even more Letter from M Lukshumayeh I REFER to “I was kidding, says Walter Woon” (April 24). The more comments I read from the former Attorney-General, the more I’m convinced that perhaps he should refrain from commenting further with regard to his
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    • 166 14 Letter from DrThomas Sim WaiTat ONE easy way to make Cash Over Valuation (COV) more transparent for all resale flat buyers and sellers is for the Housing and Development Board (HDB) to provide better statistics. Currently, the only statistic given by HDB is the median COV.
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    • 215 14 Teenage aTTiTude How does a happy, cooperative 12-year-old boy or girl suddenly turn into a sullen, depressed 13-year-old? There are two powerful forces that overtake our children in the early pubescent years, and account for some of the strange behaviour that drives parents crazy. The first is social in nature,
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  • ■ COMMENT&ANALYSIS
    • 718 15  -  The move to do away with transfer penalties is commendable, but savings offered to commuters seem low CONRAD RAJ conrad@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is editor-at-large at Today. From July 3 commuters will not have to pay a penalty when they transfer from one bus to another
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    • 937 18  -  Efforts to hold Goldman accountable for its role in financial crisis is good news for asian markets WILLIAM PESEK BLOOMBERG Asia weathered the “Lehman shock” of 2008 with impressive calm. Now it is being tested by a jolt from Goldman Sachs. Markets
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    • 977 18  -  FAN GANG PROJECT SYNDICATE China registered a monthly trade deficit of some US$7.2 billion ($9.9 billion) last month, its first since April 2004. And yet, at around the same time, the United States Congress issued its loudest call ever to classify China as an
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  • ■ WORLD
    • 176 20 AFP TAIPEI Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou and the leader of the island’s main opposition party yesterday held their first televised debate on a proposed trade pact with mainland China. Mr Ma told Ms Tsai Ing-wen, chairwoman of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), that Taiwan
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    • 497 20 Thai Prime Minister vows to retake protest site AGENCIES BANGKOK—The Thai Prime Minister vowed to clear Bangkok’s commercial heart of anti-government Red Shirt protesters as he appeared on national television yesterday in a show of unity with his army chief. But Mr Abhisit Vejjajiva did
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      113 22 Nearly 100,000 protesters attended a rally on Okinawa yesterday to demonstrate against a United States air base in a row dominating Japan’s national politics and souring ties with Washington. ‘We will not allow the base to stay here,’ Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima told the cheering crowd. ‘We
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    • 386 22 Defence Minister says other possibilities are also under review AGENCIES SEOUL An explosion from a torpedo likely sank a South Korean warship that went down near the tense border with North Korea last month, the South’s defence minister said yesterday, amid growing speculation Pyongyang
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    • 277 24 AGENCIES YAZOO CITY (Mississippi) Rescuers combed neighbourhoods of wrecked homes in Mississippi, ferrying the injured on all-terrain vehicles where roads were impassable after a devastating tornado sliced through the state and killed at least 10 people, including three children. Heavy thunderstorms also swept across north
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    • 88 24 commemorations honouring new Zealand and australia’s war dead were marred yesterday when a military helicopter heading to memorial services in Wellington crashed, killing three people. the defence Force said the helicopter was part of a formation heading to Wellington to take part in a
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    • 99 24 ABBAS INVITED TO MEETOBAMA NEXT MONTH Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas has been invited to meet United States President Barack Obama in Washington next month to discuss efforts to revive the peace process with Israel. The two leaders were expected to discuss efforts to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks suspended in December
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    • 112 24 AL QAEDA GROUP CONFIRMS DEATH OF IRAQ COMMANDERS AFP Al Qaeda in Iraq has confirmed the deaths of two top commanders a week after American and Iraqi authorities announced they had been killed, an intelligence monitoring agency has said. Abu Omar Al Baghdadi and Abu Ayub Al Masri, who had
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    • 193 26 AFP WASHINGTON A former male nurse in the United States has been charged with aiding the suicides of a young Canadian woman and a Briton through the Internet, driven by “the thrill of the chase”, prosecutors said. William Melchert-Dinkel, 47, (picture) who the
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    • 499 26 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Britain’s Foreign Office issued a public apology on Saturday after an official document suggested Britain should mark Pope Benedict’s visit this year by asking him to open an abortion clinic, bless a gay marriage and launch a range
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    • 582 27 Despite Jakarta’s success, the battle is not over ROSNAH AHMAD JAKARTA Top terrorist leaders such as Noordin Mohd Top and Dulmatin are dead. An attempt to set up a new terrorist base in Aceh has been nipped in the bud. Despite these promising developments in
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    • 79 27 tens of thousands of people marched through Madrid and other Spanish cities on Saturday in support of Judge BaltasarGarzon, who was charged with abusing his authority by investigating atrocities committed during the civil war and the early years of General Francisco Franco’s dictatorship that were covered
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  • 437 29 Kalou fires rampant Chelsea back to the summit AFP English PrEmiErshiP Chelsea 7 stoke 0 LONDON Chelsea stormed back to the top of the Premier League as Salomon Kalou’s hat-trick inspired a 7-0 win over Stoke last night, which sent the Blues one point clear of
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  • 779 29 AFP English PrEmiErshiP Burnley 0 liverpool 4 BURNLEY Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard scored twice in a 4-0 win that condemned Burnley to Premier League relegation at Turf Moor last night and revived the Reds’ Champions League hopes. England midfielder Gerrard rode to the rescue of
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  • 651 31 england striker makes commitment after being voted player of the season by fellow professionals AGENCIES afternoon lateSt football LONDON England striker Wayne Rooney says he will be fit for the World Cup after being voted player of the season by his fellow English
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  • 241 31 AFP LONDON Manchester City’s bid to force themselves into European football’s elite tournament, the Champions League, has been thrown into the lap of a reserve goalkeeper from the Faroe Islands after first-choice goalkeeper Shay Given was taken off on a stretcher with
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  • Page 31 Miscellaneous
    • 70 31 SPORTS BETTING E League Champ, Spanish League and UE Champions matches are also on sale. For more details, please check Singapore Pools website. Ip yi, Always play with care, Do not bet illegally. No person under the age of 18 years shall be allowed to purchase a ticket or to
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  • 579 32  -  Tyre maker in talks to stage a race at Changi TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE They are one of the most recognisable names in motorsport, having had a long association with Formula 1, and Media– Corp have learnt tyre manufacturer Goodyear are looking to bring
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  • 372 32 AP OKLAHOMA CITY Last summer, when Kevin Durant suggested the Oklahoma City Thunder should be shooting for the playoffs this season, it was considered an outlandish statement. But look at them now. Durant scored 22 points, Russell Westbrook added 18 points and
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  • 569 33  -  Parents band together to give junior golf the push it sorely lacks TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE There’s no shortage of golfing talent in Asia. South Korea’s Noh Seung Yul and Japan’s Ryo Ishikawa are two of the finest youngsters plying their trade on the men’s
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  • 435 33 LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE Prior to the start of the FairPrice Foundation Netball Super League 2010 season, all eyes were on giants Nike Marlins and defending champions adidas Sneakers Stingrays. But it’s the Mighty Mannas who have proven to be the
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    • 808 47  -  TAKING CHARGE Identifying your leadership strategy WILLIAM PASMORE The writer is senior vice-presi-dent and global practice leader at the Center for Creative Leadership, which specialises in leadership education and research worldwide, including Singapore. How you lead is as important as what you are doing. That underlying belief
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    • 233 43 -m- &^vnnection Mystery H u n t HELP NEEDED TO FIND THE MISSING GREAT 7 It was said that the Jurong Bird Park had a 'Great Jewel' which filled the park with love, harmony and fun. One fateful morning, the 'Great Jewel' was found missing. If you have a knack
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  • BUSINESS
    • 254 41 thursday 11,134.29 p 0.08% wednesday 11,124.92 p 0.07% tuesday 11,117.06 p 0.23% Monday 11,092.05 p 0.67% dow 11,204.28 (+1.68%) tHe weeK aHead It will be another week of earnings reports in the US, a look at the GDP for the beginning of the year
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    • 471 41 World Bank shift is good news for emerging economies AP WASHINGTON The World Bank recognised China’s growing economic influence and agreed yesterday to elevate Beijing’s voting power to behind only the United States and Japan in the 186-nation lending organisation. Lifting China above a number of
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    • 241 41 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Greece moved towards securing an emergency aid package before debt payments come due in the middle of next month as Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou warned investors that they will “lose their shirts” if they bet the cash-strapped nation will default. Speaking to
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    • 775 42  -  PAUL GILFEATHER principal correspondent gilfeather@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Professor Daniel Tenen is to the war on cancer what Wayne Rooney is to football. Often casually dressed in a T-shirt and sometimes even shorts, this leading cancer expert spends his days preoccupied with the study of tumours.
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    • 181 43 FIRMS HEADTO SAUDI ARABIA AZHAR KHALID Saudi Arabia’s growing healthcare has spurred several Singapore companies to explore opportunities there. The latest firm to make a foray into Saudi Arabia recently was Mach 7 Technologies, which had formed a joint venture with Saudi-based firm Medisysto distribute healthcare image management solutions. While
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    • 458 43 JENNY KONG SINGAPORE Today has once again made history. The four-page front and back cover advertisement by Panasonic in the newspaper today is the first three-dimensional (3D) newspaper advertisement to be published in Singapore. When viewed through special glasses that come with
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    • 267 44 JO-ANN HUANG SINGAPORE KTL Global, a home-grown supplier of oil rigging equipment, has made its foray into the Middle East with a recent deal to set up a RM6-million ($2.6-million) rigging facility one of the biggest rigging and manufacturing facilities in the region.
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    • 458 44  -  MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The information technology (IT) sector is set to see a hiring boom in the next few years as experts expect an increase in demand for IT professionals especially at the senior and strategic levels, those in
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    • 596 44 What’s next after Goldman scare The global financial markets were relatively volatile with most countries beginning last week on a low due to a significant sell off in the United States on April 16, afterthe SEC announced its intention to file a lawsuit against Goldman Sachs.
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