The Straits Times, 6 April 2009

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    20 1 MICA (P) 191/11/2008 MONDAY, APRIL 6 2009 S|Si A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1845 90 CENTS THE STRAITS TIMES.
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      Lock icon Last pitch in Indonesia
      60 1 CAMPAIGNING for Indonesia's coming polls drew to a close yesterday. At the weekend, the three big guns President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Vice-President Jusuf Kalla and former president Megawati Sukarnoputri wrapped up their campaigns with large-scale rallies to win the votes of the 170 million people who
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      Lock icon Dad slays family in US
      61 1 UNITED States police at the weekend were trying to work out why a father apparently slaughtered his five children before taking his life. The children, aged seven to 16, were found dead with gunshot wounds in the family's mobile home on Saturday, after the father's
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      Lock icon United beat Villa 3-2
      36 1 ENGLISH Premier League heavyweights Manchester United were spared the blushes after Federico Macheda's last-minute winner at Old Trafford yesterday. The 3-2 result saw United reclaim top spot from Liverpool. SPORT PAGE B9
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      Lock icon Engineering new interest
      62 1 A GROUP of engineers, dismayed that it is now tougher to find new talents in their field, have set up a group to fan new interest in engineering as a career option. Their audience: Students of secondary schools, junior colleges and the polytechnics, who are being drawn
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      Lock icon Underground city?
      41 1 A TEAM of geologists has found limestone deposits beneath a 10km stretch of land in the western part of Singapore, opening the door to the possibility that buildings may well be built downwards rather than up. HOME PAGE B4
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    Lock icon F1 WASHOUT AT SEPANG RACE
    59 1 SEE SPORT PAGE 81l PHOTO: BMW-Sauber driver Nick Heidfeld standing in the pouring rain which made driving conditions at yesterday s Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang impossibfe, even behind the safety car. The race was abandoned with only 32 of the scheduled 56 laps completed.
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    Lock icon Defiant N. Korea fires rocket, sparks outcry
    586 1  -  Kwan Weng Kin Lee Jun Bok Obama leads global condemnation; Security Council to meet today By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT SEOUL/TOKYO: Brushing aside warnings from the international community, North Korea launched a long-range rocket yesterday, putting another wrinkle into efforts to denuclearise the North and
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    Lock icon Soccer players tackle fleeing thief
    425 1  -  Teh Joo Lin By TWO S-League soccer players put their skills chasing down opponents on the pitch to good use at the weekend, sprinting after a man who had filched a bag from the Toa Payoh Stadium stands. The suspect, 38, was the third culprit
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        Lock icon Don't deny India its Nano-lution
        69 2 WE SAY It has no air-conditioning, stereo or air bags. It has been mocked as a lawn mower for four. It will compound India's traffic woes. No one, however, should deny India the modern equivalent of the Beetle or the Mini. That said, the country's
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        Lock icon A global superpower
        28 2 COLUMNS A new wave of best-sellers is pressing China to use its economic influence to become a global superpower, says Grace Ng. WORLD PAGE All
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        Lock icon Bull run or bear rally?
        34 2 Market observers continue to debate whether the recent run-up signals the start of a bull run or is just a bear rally, says Goh Eng Yeow. MONEY PAGE 818
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        Lock icon Nato's basic problem
        17 2 Many fundamental questions about Natos future remain unanswered, says Jonathan Eyal. REVIEW PAGE Al6
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        Lock icon Entering politics
        45 2 OUR READER SAYS The Government should remove obstacles preventing private-sector talent from joining politics, says Soh Ah Yuen. FORUM PAGE AlB 0 ONLINE BLOGS www.straitstimes.com Radha Basu looks at living life in the face of death, and urges readers to seize the moment.
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      Lock icon Protect foreigners in payment for kidneys
      953 2  -  Salma Khalik To avoid exploitation, have follow-up care and work with other nations By HEALTH CORRESPONDENT THE law has been amended, and living kidney donors can now get some form of recompense for their sacrifice. But debate on the issue continues. The sticking point
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      Lock icon Family among over 100 sick after eating famous rojak
      724 3  -  Nicholas Yong One of three affected siblings falls into coma; Geylang stall closed as investigation continues By April Chong LAST Wednesday, Madam Siti Hamidah, a housewife in her 40s, was hit by diarrhoea after tucking into Indian rojak at a well-known
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      72 4  -  Mugilan Rajasegeran By PHOTOJOURNALIST What happens a minute before Bam? Straits Times photographers show their interpretation of that moment in the Prime pages every Monday entitled 7.59. We aim to capture everyday scenes across the island with a different perspective, bringing readers a slice of life that would perhaps
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      Lock icon Banks lure big earners with more credit
      708 4  -  Joanna Seow StanChart first to take advantage of relaxation in credit card limits By HIGH net worth individuals will be enjoying increased spending power in the months to come as banks take advantage of relaxed rules on credit card limits. Standard Chartered is
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      Lock icon Tight security at Edison Chen meet
      396 4  -  Boon Chan By MEDIA CORRESPONDENT THERE were 30 security guards. Bags were thoroughly checked, and a velvet rope barrier separated the stars on stage and the media. The heightened security at this press conference at the Grand Hyatt Singapore hotel yesterday was because Canadian-born
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      Lock icon Self-help groups 'play critical role in bad times'
      680 5  -  Sue-Ann Chia Tharman hails their success in offering aid By MR SAMUEL Kitehpar never did well in school, failing his Primary School Leaving Examination and, later, dropping out of the Institute of Technical Education (ITE). But his life changed during his national
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      Lock icon Wanted: Names for new Nominated MPs
      375 5  -  SUE-ANN CHIA STARTING today, people can submit names of those whom they think are suitable to be Nominated MPs. They have until 4.30pm on May 11 to do so. Nomination forms are available from Parliament House, the Clerk of Parliament said in a statement
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  • prime nuclear threat
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      Lock icon Obama calls for N-arms curbs
      848 6 Singapore urges restraint SINGAPORE said yesterday it was "deeply concerned" about North Korea's rocket launch, and urged all parties involved to exercise restraint. Responding to media queries, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: "We are deeply concerned by this development. We regret
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      Lock icon N. Korea will be tougher to deal with now
      636 6  -  Kwan Weng Kin Lee Jun Bok NEWS ANALYSIS By JAPAN CORRESPONDENT Additional reporting by TOKYO: North Korea's rocket launch yesterday is likely to encourage it to take a tougher stance against international society. North Korea could possibly inspire new respect and
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      Lock icon Beijing's leverage limited
      328 6  -  Peh Shing Huei By CHINA BUREAU CHIEF BEIJING: China urged calm and restraint yesterday after North Korea's rocket launch, with analysts saying it is a distraction Beijing does not need in the midst of the financial crisis. Foreign Ministry spokesman Jiang Yu said in a brief online
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES WORLD.
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      Lock icon Malay vote split but BN has edge
      649 7  -  Hazlin Hassan Najib faces first big test in Bukit Gantang polls near heart of Perak constitutional crisis By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT TAIPING (Perak): Huge billboards proclaiming "Daulat Tuanku", or "Long live the King" greet visitors entering Perak, belying the political tension that surrounds the
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      Lock icon Hopes up a bit for BN win in Kedah
      499 7  -  Elizabeth Looi By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT SUNGAI PETANI: With less than 48 hours to go before the Bukit Selambau by-elec-tion in Kedah, ruling coalition Barisan Nasional (BN) appears to have raised hopes of wresting the seat from opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's Parti
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      Lock icon 13 detainees freed
      92 7 KAMUNTING: Police yesterday freed 13 people detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA), after new Prime Minister Najib Razak ordered their release. They were escorted out of the Kamunting detention centre in three batches and driven straight to their homes or hotels after being greeted by their
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        Lock icon Campaign season draws to an end
        656 8  -  Lynn Lee Political leaders wrap up their promises at final election rallies By INDONESIA CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA: After three weeks of performance and promise -filled rallies across the country, Indonesia's election campaign has come to a close. For the next three days, all parties will
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      • Over the weekend, the three main contenders wrapped up their campaigns. STs Indonesia Bureau was at their rallies.
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          Lock icon President woos Central Java
          284 8  -  Salim Osman By SEMARANG (Central Java): As campaigning came to an end, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono drove his Democratic Party machine right into rival territory. Over the weekend, he made Central Java his target a stronghold of Ms Megawati Sukarnoputri's party and the base for
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          Lock icon Concert for Kalla's supporters
          310 8  -  Wahyudi soeriaatmadja By BOGOR (West Java): Supporters enjoyed a free music concert on the final day of Golkar's campaign rally yesterday, under cool streams of water sprayed from a cannon above them. As dangdut singers and popular music continued to play for over an hour, a
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          Lock icon Megawati lists plans
          339 8  -  LYNN LEE JAKARTA: Sporting bright red T-shirts, flags and banners, around 70,000 supporters of former president Megawati Sukarnoputri showed up for her party's final rally here over the weekend. It was hardly the strongest showing, however. At her peak, in 1999, the chairman of the Indonesian Democratic
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        Lock icon Suicide blast at Pakistan mosque kills 22
        497 9 More than 50 people at Shi'ite mosque injured as violence escalates ISLAMABAD: A suicide bomber attacked a crowded Shi'ite mosque south of the Pakistani capital yesterday, killing at least 22 and wounding dozens more, officials said. Pakistan has been plagued by rising violence
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        Lock icon Tamil Tigers cornered, 420 rebels dead: Army
        351 9 COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's military said it has killed 420 Tamil Tiger rebels since last Friday and confined the rest to a no-fire zone, where the last act of the 25-year separatist war will play out. Tens of thousands of civilians are also trapped
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        Lock icon Faster clearance to Iskandar
        212 9 SINGAPORE businessmen who travel frequently to the Iskandar Malaysia economic zone in Johor could soon find crossing the border faster, when Malaysia implements a new clearance system. The Malaysia Automated Clearance System will be set up at the Causeway and Second Link in phases, said the
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        Lock icon When the axe falls, B.Y.O.B. (Be your own boss)
        625 10  -  Ho Ai Li S72J2JT7" This is part of an occasional series by The Straits Times' network of overseas bureaus on how communities and companies around the world are coping with and surviving the global downturn. More Taiwanese seek out franchise deals
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        Lock icon Tension eases at border flashpoint: Thai PM
        265 10 BANGKOK: Cambodian and Thai officials held urgent talks to prevent fresh fighting on their border yesterday, after months of tension over disputed land near the Phreah Vihear temple flared up last week into deadly gunbattles. In another sign of cooling tempers, Thai Prime
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        Lock icon China lifts tourist ban in Tibet after 2 months
        356 10 BEIJING: China has reopened Tibet to foreign tourists, state media said yesterday, almost two months after imposing a ban in anticipation of politically sensitive anniversaries. A group of 11 German travellers arrived in the regional capital of Lhasa late last Saturday,
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        Lock icon Filipinos march in HK over 'nation of servants' article
        222 10 HONG KONG: More than 1,000 Filipinos marched through Hong Kong yesterday to protest against a local magazine columnist who described the Philippines as a "nation of servants" in a satirical article. Chanting "No to racism. No to Discrimination" and carrying banners
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    • world memo from beijing
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        Lock icon Chinese flip new page in push to be superpower
        885 11  -  Grace Ng New wave of bestsellers pressing Beijing to exert its economic influence By CHINA CORRESPONDENT IT IS time for China to wage a bloodless economic war, says a collection of books here which has shot up the bestsellers list. The
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    • world international
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        Lock icon Netanyahu vows to work on peace
        595 12 New Israeli PM promises agenda for Middle East issues in coming weeks JERUSALEM: New Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday said his government would immediately get to work on Middle East peace issues, promising to present a diplomatic agenda in the coming weeks. Speaking
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        Lock icon 200 Mecca mosques 'facing wrong direction'
        261 12 RIYADH: Muslim worshippers at about 200 old mosques in Mecca have been praying in the wrong direction for decades because the mosques were not built correctly, a Saudi newspaper said yesterday. The mosques were not built precisely based on the qibla, the official alignment
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        Lock icon $14,800 per minute
        354 12 TONY BLAIR'S SPEAKING FEE: LONDON: Those looking to hire former British prime minister Tony Blair to speak at an event had better be willing to pay. Mr Blair, who was recently paid nearly £400,000 (S$890,000) for two halfhour speeches in the Philippines, has emerged as the world's
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        Lock icon Another UK minister in expense row
        424 12 LONDON: Another British Cabinet minister has become embroiled in a row over expenses, following reports that he was making a handsome profit through his housing allowances. The Sunday Telegraph yesterday said Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon, while defence secretary, lived rent-free at the expense of
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        Lock icon Dad, 5 kids dead in murder-suicide
        611 13 FOUL PLAY "This was not a tragedy. It was a rotten murder." Pierce County Sheriff Paul Pastor Children shot in their mobile home; father's body found in car near casino 32km away GRAHAM (Washington): A father apparently shot to death five of his children,
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        Lock icon 24 Afghan kids found living in Rome sewers
        211 13 ROME: Italian police have discovered 24 Afghan children living in filthy conditions in the sewerage system under a Rome railway station, Italian media reported over the weekend. The children, ranging in age from 10 to 15, were unaccompanied and some were in
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        Lock icon Scientists locate brain's moral centre
        453 14 Researchers found that humans respond to moral quandaries by activating areas of the brain associated with abstract thought and such basic emotions as sex, fear and anger. Certain parts of brain activated when faced with moral dilemmas LONDON: Scientists have made significant headway into a
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      • IN BRIEF
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          Lock icon Robot learns like baby
          157 14 SUITA (Japan): Japanese researchers said they are developing a humanoid which can think like a baby and evaluate a mother's facial expressions. With 197 film-like pressure sensors under its light grey rubbery skin, Child-robot with Biomimetic Body, or CB2, can also recognise human touch, such as
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          Lock icon 2 aid workers kidnapped
          114 14 PARIS: Armed men in Sudan's Darfur region kidnapped two aid workers from a French humanitarian group overnight, the organisation said yesterday. The two team members of Aide Medicale Internationale (AMI) were abducted at Ed al-Fursan in southern Darfur, where the organisation has been providing medical relief
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          Lock icon Madonna adoption fails
          108 14 LILONGWE (Malawi): Madonna plans to appeal against a court ruling that she is not eligible to adopt a three-year- old orphan girl, Chifundo "Mercy" James, because she has not lived in Malawi long enough, her lawyer said. The pop singer left Malawi on her private jet yesterday
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          Lock icon Fewer foreign workers
          92 14 TAIPEI: Taiwan has cut the number of foreign workers and maids working on the island by 24,000 since November, as a result of the global economic slowdown, it was reported yesterday. As of February, there were 349,000 foreign workers and maids in Taiwan, largely from South-east Asia,
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          Lock icon PM loses grandson
          131 14 HARARE: Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai lost a two-year-old grandson just four weeks after his wife died in a road accident, his spokesman said yesterday. The toddler, Scan, who lived with his parents in Canada, drowned in a swimming pool at Mr Tsvangirai's home in the Zimbabwean
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  • THE STRAITS TIMES REVIEW & FORUM.
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      Lock icon Don't deny India its Nano-lution
      434 16 IT HAS no air conditioning, stereo or air bags. It has been mocked as a lawn mower for four. Top Gear, a popular television programme in Great Britain, has likened it to a Pokemon. Nothing doing. The Nano India's first-ever "people's car" is taking India
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      757 19  -  Nur Dianah Suhaimi New group aims to dispel myth and re-ignite interest in engineering By WHERE ARE ALL THE GIRLS? "There are those who fear engineering is a tough course, and also a handful of boys who say engineering courses have few
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      1067 20 October 2007: Malaysia Dairy hired Ernst Young to review Mr Thio Keng Poon's travel expenses between Jan 1, 2005 and Sept 30,2007. Nov 16, 2007: The report showed he had repeatedly made double claims on the same air tickets once from Cotra Enterprises, another
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      241 25  -  AHMAD OSMAN BY THE family is the focus of the second 2009 issue of OCBC Bank's Ask OCBC financial and lifestyle planning publication for consumers. The free quarterly publication urges Singaporean parents wanting their children to go to universities to save money more frequently
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      175 25  -  Ahmad Osman AIRASIA is riding on the success of its four new routes linking Singapore to Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta, and Bali in Indonesia since March 24. At least three additional new routes may be connected to Singapore this year after the budget airline received 80,000 forward
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      408 25  -  Karen Teng FANS of diamonds, the world's most precious gemstone, will have the rare opportunity to see a veteran craftsman in action at an Orchard Road shopping centre. Mr Maarten de Witte, who has 25 years' experience, will show off his skills in two diamond workshops
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      568 26  -  Jessica Jaganathan SOAPBOX We may feel young, but science likes telling us that ageing begins early By YOURSAY HAVE something to say about articles in Youthlnk? Thinking of contributing a story? E-mail styouth@sph.com.sg with your name, age and contact number. ANYONE who
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      785 26 MY LIFE A recent Synovate survey revealed that while Singaporean youth are among Asia's busiest, they are also less happy than their counterparts in Indonesia and the Philippines. Youthlnkers say why Fulfilling expectations of others SOCIETY demands that we get good grades, get
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      528 26 MY THOUGHTS YOUR article on the youth of Singapore tickled me. Having studied and lived in the United States, I adore the people I have met, and I miss my friends. Here are my own observations about the American youth. 1. They love Singaporean youth.
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      506 26  -  Goh Wen Zhong LETTERS HOME By IN SPITE of the gloomy economic outlook, I find myself spending more than ever. Call me financially foolhardy, but I've never been at a better time in my life to live life to the
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      975 27  -  Richard Jolly Macheda the hero as Red Devils rise from the dead against Villa Manchester United 3 Aston Villa 2 By benitez claims Liverpool have developed a winning mentality Fulham 0 Liverpool 1 LONDON: Liverpool will head into their Champions League quarter-final with Chelsea on Wednesday
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      415 27 Everton 4 Wigan Athletic 0 LONDON: Brazil striker Jo scored twice for Everton as they kept their bid for European football next season on course with a 4-0 Premier League win over Wigan yesterday. This victory was Everton's biggest of the season and managed
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      477 28 "I'm sort of dreading going there to play him because he is in a different class." JOHN TERRY, on having to face Steven Gerrard in the Champions League this week Chelsea captain dreads Reds counterpart in European q-final clash LONDON: Chelsea captain John Terry, normally not
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      316 28 LONDON: Alan Shearer insists he can still lead relegation-threatened Newcastle United to Premier League safety despite tasting defeat in his first match in charge. Chelsea kept up their title challenge with a comfortable 2-0 victory at St James' Park, thanks to
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      258 28 LONDON: Arsenal are set to offer Cesc Fabregas an amazing £4 million (SsB.B million) signing-on fee to secure the captain to a new deal. The midfielder marked his return from injury by setting up both goals for Emmanuel Adebayor in Saturday's 2-0 Premier League
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      208 28 LONDON: Sprinter Usain Bolt has some advice for Cristiano Ronaldo, and it has nothing to do with speed. "The first thing I'm going to tell him is, 'Stop acting like a wuss'," the 100 m and 200 m world-record holder told the Guardian, confirming
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      199 28 LONDON: Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez may be blocked from signing new players, and may even be forced to sell the likes of Fernando Torres, after the latest twist in the club's ownership saga. Co-owner Tom Hicks' holding company for the Texas Rangers baseball
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      108 28 SHOPPERS along Orchard Road were treated to a glimpse of Blobby, the cartoon spokesman for the Singapore 2010 CAN! (Create Action Now!) Festivals yesterday. The CAN! movement is a youth initiative to raise awareness of the inaugural Games and get the community involved in
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      711 29 MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX Kers' Ist podium NICK Heidfeld's second-place finish in the Malaysian Grand Prix yesterday was a small piece of Formula One history. It was the first podium finish for a car fitted with the Kers energy storage and power-boost system. But the German's second
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      217 29 KUALA LUMPUR: Ferrari are off to their worst start to a Formula One season since 1992, and Felipe Massa is not certain the team can recover. The Brazilian and Kimi Raikkonen finished yesterday's Malaysian Grand Prix out of the points, as they did in
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      679 29 Malaysian GP Results Race stopped at 31 laps 1 Jenson Button (Gbr) Brawn, 55min 30.6225ec 2 Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW +22.75ec 3 Timo Glock (Ger) Toyota +23.5 4 Jarno Trulli (Ita) Toyota +46.1 5 Rubens Barrichello (Bra) Brawn +47.3 6
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      526 30 Belarussian teen beats Serena Williams to bag Sony Ericsson crown KEY BISCAYNE (Florida): Rising from her chair following the final change-over, Serena Williams glanced at her skirt and brushed away some lint, trying to look good in defeat. It was not easy. A sore leg and
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      456 30  -  Lin Xinyi By WITH barely three weeks to go before the World Individual Table Tennis Championships, Singapore's national paddlers have had to change tack. Feng Tianwei and Co. were expected to be in the midst of a month-long training stint in China to prepare for
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        69 30 WELLINGTON: Indian opener Gautam Gambhir scored a magnificent 167 to close the door on New Zealand's faint hopes of saving the series in the third and deciding cricket Test. India were 531 runs ahead of New Zealand and had reached 349 for five in
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        48 30 PHILADELPHIA: The Philadelphia 76ers clinched a National Basketball Association play-off spot by beating the Detroit Pistons 95-90 on Saturday. Andre Iguodala (above) scored a season-high 31 points and Andre Miller had a triple-double with 21 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds. ASSOCIATED PRESS
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        75 30 RANCHO MIRAGE (California): American golfer Kristy McPherson, boosted by three consecutive birdies from the 10th hole, held her nerve to snatch a one-shot lead after Saturday's third round of the Kraft Nabisco Championship. The 27-year-old upstaged some of the biggest names in the game with
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        91 30 LONDON: A referee booked a footballer who allegedly broke wind as an opponent took a penalty. The kick was saved but the referee ordered it to be retaken after he decided the noise put the penalty taker off. The alleged offender, who plays for Manchester
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      91 30 LONDON: The 100-1 outsider Mon Mome, ridden by Liam Treadwell, sprang a huge surprise by winning the Grand National at Aintree racecourse on Saturday. Mon Mome, bred in France and whose name means "My Kid", was 10th in the race last year but cantered
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      398 30 Basketball NBA Toronto 102 New York 95, Chicago 103 New Jersey 94, Philadelphia 95 Detroit 90, Orlando 88 Atlanta 82, Miami 118 Washington 104, Memphis 107 Milwaukee 102, Denver 120 LA Clippers 104. Cricket Third Test 3rd day in Wellington: India 379 all out and 349-5 (G. Gambhir 167).
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      175 28 S-League Today Balestier Khalsa v Woodlands Wellington (Toa Payoh, 7.45pm) Wednesday Super Reds v Albirex Niigata (Yishun, 7.45pm) Thursday Tampines Rovers v Young Lions (Tampines, 7.45pm) Friday DPMM v Gombak United (Jalan Besar, 7.30pm) Live, Chs, 7.25pm Saturday Sengkang Punggol v SAFFC (Hougang, 7.45pm) Sunday Geylang United v Home United
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      25 31 2ND ANNIVERSARY IN CHERISHED MEMORY V.KAKTHIGASU PAUL DEPARTED 6TH APRIL 2007 Dearly missed and always Remembered by beloved wife Molly Charles and all Loved Ones
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      106 31 We The Family Of The Late PHYLLIS TAN KIN MEE (Departed on 31 March 2009) wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all relatives, friends, ex-colleagues, ex-class mates, priests, National Cancer Centre, and business associates for their kind prayers, assistance, attendance, condolences and contributions during our recent bereavement.
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      131 31 SIVAGNANAM S/O NALLAYA Age: 69 passed away peacefully on 5 April 2009 leaving behind loved ones. Wife: V Supuletchimi (Ayee) (In-laws: Veerasamy Pethayee, deceased) Sons: Daughters-in-law: S. Ilangkumaran R. Jaishree S. Uthayakumaran R. Angalaparameswari Daughter: Son-hi-law: S. Thilakam A. Rajenikanth Brothers-hi-law: Sisters-in-law: V. Balakrishnan B. Indira Dcvi G. Sandrarajan V
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      148 31 2nd Anniversary Hari Om Lakshmi Narayana BADHRI NARAYANA Departed on 6th April '07 Two years had passed but my heart still yearns for you. I'm feeling weird without you. Most of the time I cannot cry enough for your heart to hear me as circumstances prevents me. Why do I
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      30 31 2nd ANNIVERSARY IN EVER-LOVING MEMORY OF TEOTONGWAH DEPARTED ON 6TH APRIL 2007 Sadly missed and fondly remembered by Wife SiewPeng Son ChenHian Daughter KarTin Son-in-law Joseph Cheng Grandson Michael Cheng-Teo
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      148 31 I have fought the good fight, I haveJmished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7 mm?. m BERWINSEE HAK GEI, __^><^*W*— 48years old Called home to be with the Lord on 4 April, 2009. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: TanSuayMoi Daughter-. See Ting
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      85 31 R.T. MOORTHI (RONNIE THOMAS) Age: 86 Ex-Staff of British High Commission passed away peacefully on 04/04/09. Dearly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Son: Daughter-in-law: M.S. Maniam (Tabla Maniam) Gouri Choi Daughter: Son-in-law: M. Rukumany M. Ramasamy Granddaughter: Grandson-in-law: R. Kalah Rajesh Kannan Grandson: R. Saravanan Great Grandsons: Arinn
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      239 31 "lam the Resurrection and the Life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in Me will never die." John 11:25-26 MARIA FOO TOCK CHIN (&M&) Age: 82 was called home to be with the Lord on 4 April 2009. Dearly missed and
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      79 31 BENEDICT TEO TEE WAN (CHARLIE) Age: 76 was called home to be with the Lord on 5 April 2009 leaving behind loved ones. (Wife: Veronica Lee Kirn Lian, deceased) Son: Daughter-in-law: Jeffrey Teo Cheng Yew Eileen Tong Ai Ling Caregiven Sundiah Wake is held at Church of Our Lady of
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      962 36  -  Goh Eng Yeow CAI JIN By I MARKETS CORRESPONDENT WHATEVER the past 19 months has thrown at investors, they can't complain that they haven't been treated to some gratifying market rallies. There have been six at last count since the bull-run
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      270 36 CHARLOTTE (North Carolina): Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank's strategy to ease America's financial crisis is working even as he acknowledged being "extremely uncomfortable" about last year's bailouts of big financial firms. He was referring to the Fed's unprecedented
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      469 34 WASHINGTON: United States Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the Obama administration will "keep acting as forcefully as we can" to pull the nation out of a recession. In an interview yesterday on the CBS Face The Nation programme, Mr Geithner said the
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      369 34  -  Yang Huiwen By SEMBCORP Industries chief executive Tang Kin Fei was paid about $8.85 million last year, about 30 per cent more than 2007. His pay then was $6.8 million and $3.06 million in 2006. The increment last year was mainly due to
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        316 32  -  LEE SU SHYAN WARRANT WATCH THE large capitalised property counters put in a good showing last week, undeterred by the news that home prices here had shrank 14 per cent in the first quarter of this year. News that pending home sales in the United States
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        550 55  -  huang lijie AN EVENING WITH SURREAL GOURMET 808 BLUMER Where: Intercontinental Hotel When: April 28, 7 to 11pm Admission: $188, Citibank cardmembers enjoy 10 per cent off ticket price, call 6270-1254 or go to www.worldgourmetsummit.com Bob Blumer, TV host of the popular food
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      367 56  -  chang tou liang concert EMMA KIRKBY WITH LONDON BAROQUE Esplanade Concert Hall Last Saturday The English soprano Emma Kirkby, blessed with one of the most distinctive voices in all of music, made her Singapore debut in a programme of mostly George Frideric Handel (1685-1759).
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      405 58  -  chang tou liang 13. clip Answer MAHLER'S TENTH Singapore Symphony Orchestra Shui Lan, Conductor Esplanade Concert Hall Last Friday Just when one thought that the Singapore Symphony Orchestra had wrapped up Gustav Mahler's symphony cycle with the 90-minute Third Symphony last year, yet another unperformed
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      703 78 CATS RECRUIT fdf g Fvcnt.s Diary APRIL 21 THE ASIAN SUMMIT FOR SECRETARIES AND ADMIN PROFESSIONALS (ASSAP) This one-day conference featuring six international speakers will be followed by three one-day workshops, including one on Projecting A Professional Image on April 24. For details, call 6838-1069, e-mail assap@ shirleytaylortraining.com or visit
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        477 39  -  Lim Pow Hong The Little Flyers won a special award for their flying machine because of the effort they put into making it look good. By Singapore Amazing Flying Machine Competition 2009 was an amazing success. Participants and aviation enthusiasts can relive the moments at
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        261 39  -  LIM JUN YI BY Aviation history could have been written differently if Chuhachi Ninomiya (1866-1936) had had military superiors with a fraction of his daring. At 24, the Japanese came up with the idea of a manned flying machine, drawing inspiration from the gliding of
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        188 40 What would you do if you had a second shot at life? Class of 1989's Mike O'Donnell is a star on his high school basketball team. College scouts want him and a bright future is in his grasp. However, he gives it
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        518 42 A group of 20 teens from the Philippines visited Singapore as part of Friends@YOG. j finds out how the teens charmed their hosts Not only did they charm the girls but they also disarmed their basketball opponents with their sportsmanship. Twenty teenage boys from the Philippines made dozens
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        517 44 1. Do your research: Before you bargain for an item, make sure you know its market price. You are less likely to be ripped off if you know what the recommended retail price is. 2. Goods and Services Tax (GST) scams: Not all shops have to charge GST,
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        523 45  -  Kimiko Chan Why is there a quarrel about who can use the toilets on the International Space Station? explains Who is arguing about what? A Russian astronaut (or cosmonaut, as they call them in Russia) has revealed that his American colleagues on board the International
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        109 45 VAMPIRE FICTION The Kiss of Death Marcus Sedgwick London: Orion Children's, 2008 Call No: V English SEG Night Road A. M. Jenkins New York: Harper Teen, c2OOB. Call No: V English JEN Blue Bloods Melissa de la Cruz New York: Hyperion, 2006. Call No: V English DEL
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        1899 49  -  Sim Chi Yin By China Correspondent, The Straits Times, March 27, 2009 LAST WEEK'S LESSON: NOTES TO ANSWERS Last week, our lesson was based on an article about the rise, fall and return of ideology. Exercise A asked you to find the meaning of
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      209 38 REDNANO FIND OF THE DAY CAPTION CONTEST SAY WHAT? The image above signifies an important event in Singapore's history. Find out what event it is on Rednano Find of the Day www.rednano.sg/findoftheday and come up with your own caption for the event. Submit your entry online at www.rednano.sg/contest and stand
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      627 50 INTHEEND §TL iWtfi^^ fsUDOKU k i ft^V Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively HiIUHiRYf I I I 2 I 4 I Match these digits to the reasons they made the news O D 1) Malaysia's investment bank
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