Today, 28 April 2005, Afternoon Edition

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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Big rise in terrorist attacks and deaths
      226 1 -AFP Most of those killed were in the M-E, says CIA body WASHINGTON Terrorist activity in the world increased sharply last year with the number of attacks and dead more than tripling, the US National Counterterrorism Centre said yesterday. The NCTC, an arm
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      Lock icon Bush, Cheney in security scare
      137 1 -AFP WASHINGTON US President George W Bush fled to an underground bunker yesterday after his security detail feared an aircraft had entered restricted airspace near the White House, his spokesman said. "It was quickly learned that it was a false alarm and that all was
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      Lock icon Moussaoui pleaded guilty despite death penalty
      128 1 -AFP WASHINGTON Zacarias Moussaoui pleaded guilty last week to charges linked to the Sept 11 attacks despite thinking that he would surely face the death penalty, according to a transcript of a closed-door meeting with his judge released yesterday. US prosecutors have said they
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      Lock icon Stocks higher as jitters subside
      136 1 -AFP I NEW YORK US stocks swung higher yesterday as a sharp fall in crude oil prices and solid earnings helped offset jitters over a report of weak durable goods orders that sparked fears of an economic slowdown. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 47.67
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      Lock icon Oil prices slide as Bush pledges new policy
      293 1 -AFP NEW YORK Oil prices tumbled more than 4 per cent yesterday as traders shifted their outlook after a strong rise in US inventories and a pledge from President George W Bush to cut dependence on foreign oil. New York's main contract,
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      Lock icon IRs = jobs for locals
      494 2  - IRs jobs for locals Derrick A Paulo PM Lee gives assurance that foreign worker quotas will apply to resorts derrick@newstoday.com.sg A SIGNIFICANT number of the 35,000 jobs to be generated from the integrated resorts (IR) will go to Singaporeans. Giving this assurance, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (picture) noted that
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      Lock icon Poly to offer IR-specific courses
      81 2 Newsßadio 93.8 NGEE ANN Polytechnic has revamped some of its courses to prepare students for jobs at integrated resorts (IRs). From this year, business and accountancy students can opt to major in Resort Management The polytechnic has also repackaged its Diploma in Facilities Management for
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      Lock icon CDL may enter casino race
      182 2 Bloomberg CITY Developments Ltd (CDL), which is in talks with the groups bidding to construct Singapore's integrated resorts (IR), may link with a partner before the final proposals are due, chairman Kwek Leng Beng said yesterday. "We are talking and we have to see which
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        Now to ensure the success of the IRs
        761 3  -  Prithpal Singh Old ways of thinking should be discarded as Singapore embraces a dramatic new mindset SO, WE'LL have two Integrated Resorts (IRs) come 2009. But in the interim period, we need to take action to help transform mindsets in Singapore so
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      Lock icon Wildlife to be killed to feed Zimbabweans
      328 4 JOHANNESBURG Fresh from his disputed victory in Zimbabwe's parliamentary elections, President Robert Mugabe has turned his sights on the country's wildlife reserves in a bid to feed thousands of famished villagers, according to South African media reports. Zimbabweans are reeling under a serious
      s-_.__-_ AFP  -  328 words
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      Flights to India: Tiger Airways seeks rights
      238 4 It is also looking at flights to destinations in China TIGER Airways, Singapore Airlines' budget carrier, is seeking approval to start flights to India and China to tap the growing travel demand in the world's two most populous nations, chief executive Tony Davis
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      Lock icon Get on your feet
      56 4 NTUC Club wants its new clubhouse its seventh so far to be Singapore's "ultimate dance club". Located along the waterfront at The Esplanade, DXO aims to cater to young professionals who want to party after a hard day's work. Clubbers can expect performances by local and
      WEE TECK HIAN  -  56 words
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      Lock icon MM Lee, Mahathir have informal meeting
      193 4 Channel News Asia MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew yesterday met former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad for an hour in Kuala Lumpur, where they discussed Islamism in Malaysia and the writing of memoirs. Relations between Singapore and Malaysia, according to Dr Mahathir, "look very
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  • singapore news
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      NKF introduces new $20m cancer fund
      518 6  -  Chen Siya Patients with household income under $3,500 eligible for subsidy siya@newstoday.com.sg TO MAKE cancer care more accessible to less well-off Singaporeans, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has unveiled a $20 million NKF Cancer Fund Patient Support Programme (PSP) to help ease the financial
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      Lock icon S'poreans prone to strokes: Study
      260 6 Patricia Yap AS MANY as four in every 100 Singaporeans over the age of 50 has suffered a stroke. This already high incidence of stroke could more than double in the next 20 years as the population ages. This was the rather alarming finding was
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      Lock icon The Aspara spas to open in Japan
      139 6 Nur Idayu Suparto SPACARE International that owns the local spa brand The Aspara signed franchising and trademark licensing agreements with Spa Care Japan Company yesterday to open up to 60 spas and eight Cosmoprof Academies in Japan. This move will make Spa Care
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      Lock icon Suits in running gear
      66 8 Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, flagging off the JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge at the Esplanade Bridge. Nearly 10,000 people from more than 300 companies and organisations took part in this year's 5.6 km race. "The number of participants has far exceeded
      TREVOR TAN  -  66 words
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      Online petition to stop live animal shows at zoo
      479 8  -  Sheralyn Tay Recent mishaps show public safety, animal welfare endangered, says local group sheralyn@newstoday.com.sg A LOCAL animal welfare group has launched an online petition to ban live wild animal shows at the Singapore Zoo and Night Safari after a series of
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    • SINGAPOREsnippets
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        Lock icon King Abdullah learns from S'pore
        112 8 Channel News Asia Visiting King of Jordan Abdullah Hussein has urged businessmen from Asia and the Middle East to lead economic growth in the two regions. Speaking at an investment seminar here, the King, who leads a delegation from the Arab Business Council, said his
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        Lock icon Teen grabbed from MRT track
        70 8 Newsßadio 93.8 Police have arrested an 1 8-year-old man after he was found walking on the MRT track at the Paya Lebar Station yesterday evening. Eyewitnesses said several members of the public grabbed the teenager and pulled him back onto the platform before a train
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        Lock icon ERP rates increase
        117 10 Channel News Asia Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) rates at three gantries will be raised by 50 cents from May 3. This follows the Land Transport Authority's quarterly review of traffic conditions on ERP-priced roads and expressways. The ERP rate at the East Coast Parkway along Ford Road
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        Lock icon Congestion expected at Tuas and Woodlands
        111 10 Newsßadio 93.8 The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) suggests that travellers who intend to visit Malaysia this Labour Day weekend plan their journey well, warning of possible traffic congestion at the Tuas and Woodlands Checkpoints. The ICA says traffic volume could be highest on
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      Students as salesmen
      362 10  -  Tan Hui Leng Hwa Chong Institution CCA gives students commercial experience huileng@news today, com, sg DEMANDING clients, furious bargaining, repeated negotiations the salesperson's daily grind has hit Hwa Chong Institution (HCI), which runs an entrepreneurial co-curricular activity (CCA), Techmonix Solutions. Said its 16-year-old head of marketing, Fong
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  • world news
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      Lock icon China extends $2.67b to Philippines
      597 12 AFP 14 loans and investment agreements signed, 10 of which are government-to-government deals MANILA China extended loans and investments worth a combined US$l.62 billion ($2.67 billion) to the Philippines yesterday during a state visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao, Filipino officials said. It was reported
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      Lock icon Kuomintang chief Lien seeks peace with China
      268 12 -AFP NANJING (China) Taiwan's opposition leader was mobbed by large crowds here yesterday as China heaped praise on his "peacemaking" visit and hit out at Taiwan's independence-leaning administration. Escorted by police cars, Kuomintang (KMT) chairman Lien Chan drove to the mausoleum of party
      -AFP  -  268 words
    • this QUIRKY world
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        Lock icon Ogling casino cameras
        91 12 AP Four surveillance camera operators at Caesars Atlantic City Hotel Casino have been accused of using the equipment to ogle women, according to a complaint filed on Tuesday. In December, the same casino was fined $80,000 for incidents involving two camera operators who trained their in-ceil-ing cameras
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        Pretty in pink
        108 12 Hardened criminals were forced to wear nothing but pink underwear, flip-flops ana handcuffs to walk to a new prison, reported ananova.com. Humiliating the inmates by forcing them into shocking pink underwear, flip-flops and handcuffs was the brainchild of Joe Arpaio, who has been called America's toughest sheriff.
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        Labradors wed
        79 12 Two labradors whose owners met on the Internet got married in a lavish ceremony in India, ananova.com reported, auoting Asian News International. Shamsher and Diana married in a in a traditional Hindu ceremony in the north Indian city of Jaipur, the dogs "met" through a website run by
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      Lock icon New Malaysian agency to patrol Malacca Strait
      190 14 -AP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has formed a new maritime agency that will begin patrolling the Strait of Malacca in June to curb rising piracy and the threat of terrorism. The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) will start monitoring the Strait and other territorial
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      Lock icon New era in aviation takes off
      97 14 The Airbus A3BO, the world's largest passenger plane, took off successfully on its maiden flight at Blagnac near Toulouse in France yesterday, launching a new era in aviation. The 555-seat doubledecker superjumbo took off from the Toulouse-Blagnac airport under clear skies as thousands of
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      Sacked for being gay?
      371 14 Banker sues HSBC for discrimination LONDON A high-flying banker in the City of London is suing HSBC, one of the largest and most respected financial institutions in the world, for £5 million ($15.7 million), claiming that he was sacked for being gay. Mr Peter Lewis, 43,
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      Lock icon Syrian grip strong as ever?
      371 16 AFP Lebanese joy over troop withdrawal may be premature, says US BEIRUT With Syrian soldiers finally out of their country, the Lebanese are set to mark their new-found independence with elections next month. Doubts, however, linger over whether Damascus has truly relinquished control. Washington has
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      Lock icon Israelis flood Gaza Strip to protest planned pullout
      242 16 -AP NEVE DEKALIM (Gaza Strip) Thousands of opponents of Israel's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip began pouring into the area early yesterday to join a large protest against the plan. Gaza settler leaders said they expected at least 100,000 people to
      -AP  -  242 words
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      Majority Chinese, S Koreans dislike Japan
      245 16 TOKYO Nearly two thirds of Chinese and South Koreans dislike Japan and more than 80 per cent oppose Tokyo's longstanding dream of obtaining a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, reported AFP, citing a new survey. Sixty-four per cent of Chinese and 63
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      Lock icon 33 die in train-bus collision in Sri Lanka
      184 18 AFP COLOMBO At least 33 people were killed and 30 were wounded yesterday when an express train ploughed into a bus at a level crossing in northern Sri Lanka, police and hospital officials said. The bus tried and failed to cross the
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      Lock icon Two-year term for next HK chief: Xinhua
      207 18 AFP BEIJING China ruled yesterday that Hong Kong's next chief executive should serve two years instead of five, in a move critics say undermines the rule of law in the former British colony. "The term of office of the next HKSAR (Hong Kong
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        How the NST can get out of its rut
        798 18  -  Ryan Chong M'sian daily will need more than new format to relive its glory days THE New Straits Times (NST) is one of the oldest newspapers in this region. It's also one of the most conservative. It has also become the
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      Lock icon Rivals unite to confront China's textile surge
      467 19 ■AFP But analysts feel sanctions may distort global economy and lead to greater protectionism WASHINGTON The wave of Chinese textile exports flooding the United States and European markets may re-unite the trans-Atlantic powers against the Asian giant after an arms sales controversy drove
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon Bunker-busters 'will kill many'
        70 20 -AP While nuclear weapons that burrow underground can destroy fortified bunkers, they also can cause severe casualties on the Earth's surface, the US National Research Council said yesterday. These ground-penetrating warheads need less power to destroy the bunkers than weapons detonated at ground level but they
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        Lock icon Jackson's ex-wife testifies
        88 20 -AFP Michael Jackson's former wife and mother of his two elder children, Debbie Rowe, took the witness stand yesterday to testify against the pop icon at his child-sex trial. Her testimony is expected to focus on a video interview she did in early 2003 praising Jackson as
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        Lock icon Gates wants foreign engineers
        65 20 -AP Microsoft Corporation chief Bill Gates urged the Bush administration and legislators yesterday to abolish immigration limits on foreign engineers who can be hired by US companies, a sensitive subject among American technology workers watching their own jobs increasingly move overseas. The world's richest man was
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      Lock icon Blair, liar?
      241 20 AP UK elections start getting personal LONDON The campaign for Britain's May 5 elections took on a personal tone after the main opposition Conservative party chief Michael Howard called Prime Minister Tony Blair a liar and reports said the premier was also preparing to lash back at his
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      UK expats can vote by mail
      170 20  -  OVER 11,000 British expats in Singapore may be eligible to vote, according to figures from the 2001 United Kingdom (UK) general election. However, according to Mr Robin Fox, an agent in the Hong Kong branch of the Conservative Party abroad, many expats do not
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        Is Musharraf that keen on cricket?
        730 22  -  Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr The truth is, he went to watch the match in India to help further the US' goals for its war on terror NEW DELHI Pakistan President, General Pervez Musharraf, ostensibly came to India earlier this month to watch the sixth
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      Focus On The Family
      252 24  -  Dr James Dobson Tbnws by I BEES AND FLIES: EXPERIMENT I heard recently about an experiment in which 12 bees were placed in a jar in a darkened room. A light was beamed onto the bottom of the glass, and then the top lid was removed.
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      Towards an end to racial stereotyping
      129 24  -  [3JJJJJJJJEJH RJ^ I COULD not agree more with Ms Haslinda Shamsudin's view that racial acceptance is preferable to racial tolerance ("When Singaporeans truly learn racial acceptance", April 26). In fact, I would like to suggest that we take a hard look at Hawaii as
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      I Say GIVE RACISTS A SECOND CHANCE
      746 24  -  Dharmendra Yadav CHUA Cheng Zhan is a name that the people of Singapore, especially its ethnic minorities, will remember for a while to come. He is a scholar of Singapore's prestigious public service, whose views have given a new lease of life to
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      Lock icon When medical nets encumber...
      1195 26  -  Tan Hui Leng SIEWNGUNGCHIA on r.__!____ i_ i__ Son encounters policy snarls as he braves on with mum's cancer treatment Ie in k crowc I 40, freelance business lecturer WHEN Mr Siew Ngung Chia's 65-year-old mother was diagnosed with lung cancer last September, he knew the
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      Treating disabled people as equals
      452 28  -  SAAD NAVEED PALL MY VISION FOR SINGAPORE And becoming a place where kids are allowed to enjoy their childhood Kyi MY INSPIRATION for a vision for Singapore came from a most unlikely source a fast food restaurant. On Monday I decided to have an early
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      Clarification
      247 28 IN THE report, "Resale levy on HDB flats to continue: Mr Mah" (April 19), it was stated that "in the case of those affected by the Selective Enbloc Redevelopment Scheme (Sers), Mr Mah (Bow Tan) said HDB lessees need not pay a resale levy if it is their first
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      Why my Singapore is different...
      52 30 IT'S a sign of how far we have come as a nation, that expressions of nationalist feelings in China don't resonate with Chinese Singaporeans, said Siew Kum Hong in yesterday's News Comment, "Why my heart does not beat for China". Readers give a wide range
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      "If it does not affect me, it does not bother me"
      214 30  -  |CHENG CHEE KHIAW THE writer was right in saying that people should not react to any event from the standpoint of their ethnicity. He should perhaps also have stated that people should not do so from the standpoint of
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      We cannot ignore our history with Japan
      167 30  -  YONG VOON-FEE| Letter from I AM a Singaporean who has been doing business in Shanghai for 5 years. I participated in the protest against Japan in Shanghai. The true reasons that we do not see any protests in Singapore against Japan are: [1]
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      Lock icon Don't confuse our culture and nationalism
      317 30  -  YE ZHANRONG Letter from IT IS true that any feelings with regards to Japan's actions are not "for China", but for Singapore's own dignity and, to a larger extent, as a human being reacting to genocidal atrocities. Despite many criticisms and complaints from outside
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      383 32  -  NELSON QUAH New building is a literary icon; now to make it a social icon I Letter from I WISH to congratulate the National Library Board (NLB) for the new state-of-the-art 16-storey National Library building at Victoria Street that is scheduled to open its doors
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      278 32  -  ANDY TAN Letter from I READ the responses from readers ("Formula 1 for Singapore?", April 25) with amusement Firstly, I don't think the interest in Fl is overstated at all, as Chin Li Cheng claims. During the Fl weekends
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      377 32  -  PREETI ATHAVLE] Letter from ON MOVING to Singapore about five years back, I had read and heard a lot about Singapore schools, the associated stress and the "obsession" with academic performance. So, it was with a lot of trepidation that I enrolled
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      Lock icon UOB may sell or merge Philippine unit
      283 34 Bloomberg Subsidiary loses as much as $30 million a year UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) may sell its Philippine unit or merge it with another firm to minimise losses from the business, company president Wee Ec Cheong said. The bank said it was looking
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      260 34  -  Christie Loh TROUBLED Accord Customer Care Solutions (ACCS) said new blood could join the existing management team if new investors are found. But the mobile phone aftermarket services provider shied away from saying if co-founder and chief executive Victor Tan would be removed. It was
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        4 34 ST Index 2,145.34 -4.3
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        53 34 Dow Jones SHARES fell yesterday following Wall Street's overnight decline in response to data showing US consumer confidence had deteriorated. The ST Index slipped 4.3 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 2,145.34. In the broad market, decliners outnumbered advancers 256 to 1 82. Traded volume totalled 655.3 million shares
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        61 34 Im Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd 11,005.42 13,839.64 3,987.50 5,778.27 -30.41 -0.28 -19.94 -0.14 -11.60 -0.29 -26.98 -0.46 Korea Comp 930.16 -14.3 -1.51 KLCI 872.45 +0.02 +0.00 SET Index 664.63 +2.50 +0.38 Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1,032.21 1,830.32 251.30
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        Commodities
        21 34 Gold uss/oi 435.90 Silver uss/oi 7.22 Platinum uss/oi 875.00 Rubber cents/kg 220.00 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,448 Brent crude uss/barrel 54.26
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        56 34 UniFiber StarCrusUSS AusGroup FuYu ACCS UTAC Capitaland SingTel GlobalVoice Gen Int USS Close 0.220 0.305 0.210 0.515 0.255 0.575 2.560 2.620 0.060 0.210 Change -0.055 +0.040 -0.040 +0.010 +0.010 +0.060 +0.020 -0.005 +0.025 -20.0 +15.1 -7.2 +4.1 +1.8 +2.4 +0.8 -7.7 +13.5 'OOO 104,100 78,789 48,960 24,549
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        78 34 By$ Creative 50 Close Change 14.400 +0.400 Jariline C&C 12.400 +0.400 DBS Bk6%NCPS10 109.200 +0.200 KepCorp OCBC 10.800 +0.100 13.600 +0.100 SIA 11.300 +0.100 Capilalanil NOLMBLeCW*****0 2.560 +0.060 0.980 +0.055 APB Breweries 8.500 +0.050 Haw Par 5.300 +0.050 By percentage Twinwooil Close Change 0.055 +120.0 Teledata 0.040
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        78 34 By Close Change DBS 14.600 -0.400 JMH 400USS 18.000 -0.200 HSCEI5000SGAePW***** 0.380 -0.150 KepCarpMBL eCW*****1 0.690 -0.110 STIETF100 21.700 -0.110 F&N 15.800 -0.100 FirslEng 1.130 -0.100 HSI*****SGAeCW*****0 1.790 -0.100 OCBC4.55SNCPS100 102.100 -0.100 OUE 8.450 -0.100 By percentage Close Creative DBeCW*****3 0.005 Change -50.0 Burwill 2k 0.090 -43.8
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        41 34 SGX,I Bloomberg US$ 0.6068 UK£ 0.3192 Yen 64.495 HK$ 4.7352 RM 2.3060 Euro 0.4698 Rupiah 5,802.2 Baht 24.031 Peso 33.001 A$ 0.7821 Indian Rs 26.535 Won 608.65 C$ 0.7575 Yuan 5.0235 NZ$ 0.8416 NTS 19.081 Information provided by
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        Lock icon The SMB as a global player
        662 35  -  Chow Perm Nee Information technology products are key to making this a reality pennnee@newstoday.com.sg JUST how does a small-and-medium business (SMB) leapfrog into the big league? The answer: With the right use of technology. That's according to two corporate chieftains of the logistics sector
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        What they said about the event
        105 35 The organisers have managed to get good speakers in this seminar. This has helped me learn how our local heroes have succeeded, and understand how they have evolved from SMBs to global enterprises through the use of IT Mr Gerry Tan, managing director of
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        Lock icon Rig orders boost SembCorp Marine profit by 12 per cent
        306 36 Bloomberg SEMBCORP Marine, Singapore's second-biggest marine company by sales, said firstquarter profit rose 12 per cent as it repaired more ships, built more oil rigs and converted more tankers into oil platforms. Net income rose to $23.9 million, or 1.64
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        Lock icon Sterling performance
        238 36 Bloomberg Suntec Reit exceeds estimate, will distribute $24 million SUNTEC Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit), a Singapore property trust partly owned by billionaire Li Ka-shing, said net income available for distribution to shareholders exceeded its estimate by 5.7 per cent It will distribute $24 million, or 1.86 cents
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        Lock icon Ascott's Q1 profit falls 51 %
        163 36 Ascott's Q1 profit falls 51 Bloomberg ASCOTT Group, the biggest serviced apartment operator in Asia and Europe, said that its first-quarter profit fell 51 per cent from a year earlier. Profit dropped to $2.4 million, or 0.15 cents per share, for the three months ended March 31 from $5 million,
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        Osim Q1 hits $8.1m
        169 36 OSIM International's first-quarter net profit rose 56 per cent, driven by strong customer demand for its range of healthy lifestyle products. It had a profit of $8.1 million, or 1.81 cents per share, compared to $5.2 million, or 1.17 cents, a year ago. Revenue rose 26
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        Lock icon A WALK IN PARADISE
        570 38  -  WEE TECK ffIAN Gurmeet Singh Savour the rustic magic of Changi along its coastline boardwalk PHOTOGRAPHS BY Tucked neatly away in the far eastern corner of Singapore is Changi Village, a picnic retreat and party area that gained popularity as far back as 1845. Everything changes
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        HOW TO GET THERE
        106 38 The boardwalk consists o Point Walk, Cliff Walk, Kelc and Sunset Walk. Entry j points are at Changi Saili and Changi Beach Club. Own transport: Park at Village and walk to starting Singapore Sailing Club. Public transport: Bus N< at the terminal at Changi V front
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        NIKON COOLPIX 7900 AND 5900
        280 38 Nikon Coolpix 7900 and 5900 are the latest additions to Nikon's high quality compact Coolpix series. Packing a 7.1 and a 5.1 megapixels CCD sensor respectively, the Coolpix 7900 and 5900 continue Coolpix's tradition of producing excellent image quality. Both are armed with a 3x
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        SHORTLISTED ENTRIES
        137 39  -  FLORA AND FAUNA was taking a walk at Fort Canning Park one evening with my Nikon FMIO SLR when I came across this really old tree. After observing it for a while, I chose this angle as it shows off the trees outstretched branches. I shot in black
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        NIKON BEST PHOTOGRAPH CONTEST
        241 39 Capture nature at its best and stand to win a Nikon Coolpix 8400 or 4800! Send us the photograph which you have taken using a Nikon camera together with your particulars (full name, NRIC No., email address and contact number). You are also required to submit
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        Lock icon STATS ChipPAC CEO defends $902m purchase
        185 40 Bloomberg STATS ChipPAC chief executive Tan Lay Koon defended the US$54B million ($902 million) acquisition that formed the world's third-largest computerchip tester, after the purchase was questioned by shareholders at the company's annual general meeting yesterday. STATS ChipPAC, which will report first-quarter results today,
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        Protect shareholders' interests: SGX
        393 40  -  Valeric Law Bourse organises first talk in Mandarin on corporate governance valerie@newstoday.com.sg THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) continued to push for better disclosures by its listed companies, as it gave its first talk in Mandarin on corporate governance to company directors and senior executives yesterday. In his
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        Lock icon Thai Military Bank buys 51% of Macquarie unit
        185 42 Dow Jones BANGKOK Thai Military Bank said yesterday it signed an agreement with Macquarie International Holdings to buy a 51-per-cent stake in the latter's Thai brokerage unit, Macquarie Securities (Thailand). Thai Military Bank will purchase 10.2 million shares for about 550 million
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        Lock icon Growth in East Asia to slow: World Bank
        510 42 AFP High oil prices, weaker expansion in global electronics sector cited GROWTH in East Asia's emerging economies is projected to slow to 6 per cent this year as the region moves into a phase of more moderate but sustained expansion, the World
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        Lock icon Protection for Chinese banks
        463 44 AFP China mulls rules to curb foreign lenders along prosperous east coast BEIJING Foreign banks operating in China may soon face new rules curbing their spread along the country's prosperous east coast, state media reported yesterday. The rules will encourage foreign lenders to do business in
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        Lock icon US consumer confidence dives to a five-month low
        235 44 -AFP WASHINGTON US consumer confidence tumbled this month to the lowest level since last November, amid deepening concerns about the outlook for jobs and income growth, a survey showed. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index for this month sank to 97.7 from
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        Lock icon ADB-backed initiative to boost Asian debt
        712 45  -  William Pesek Jr Bloomberg Handy online guide seen accelerating development and enhancing liquidity of regional bond markets news@newstoday.com.sg IN A big step towards realising the vast potential for bonds in the world's most vibrant economic region, the Manila-based Asian Development Bank's (ADB) AsianBondsOnline web
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          Lock icon Asia Travel.com Holdings (22 cents) – Fully Valued
          101 46 Asia Travel.com Holdings (22 cents) Fully Valued DBS Vickers After visiting the company's new management, we believe that FYOS will be a year for rebuilding The new chief executive officer, Dr Ong Nai Pew, needs time to rebuild areas that have hit operational hiccups, reinforce working areas and generally tweak
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          Lock icon Jurong Technologies Industrial Corp ($1.66) — Outperform
          115 46 Jurong Technologies Industrial Corp ($1.66) Outperform Dow Jones OCBC Research keeps "Outperform" call on Jurong Tech with fair value of $1.96, after a solid set of March quarter results recently from Motorola, its best customer. It added that Motorola's guidance for the June quarter was also better than analysts' estimates.
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        Electro Tech in $30.5m IPO
        273 46 Offers 61m shares at 50 cents each MAINBOARD-bound Electro Tech Investments, a holding company for an international group that specialises in contract design and manufacturing services, has launched its initial public offering in Singapore. It is offering 61 million new shares at 50 cents each
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          141 46 CREATING a comfortably chic home need not burn a hole in your pocket. Shoppers now have home2be, another quality brand from Nobel Design Holdings. For those who like contemporary furniture, home2be offers trendy furniture featuring Italianinspired designs at prices that are kind on the wallet. While there are
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          147 46  -  Jessy Chua DETOXIFICATION is a good way to rid the body of impurities, toxins and accumulated waste. With its natural ingredients, Ozeon combines botn a cleansing and detoxification formula that works together to improve the health of the gastrointestinal system, liver and Kidneys. Marketed by Reborne,
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      167 36 SATS provides airport ground handling services to over 45 scheduled airlines operating through Singapore Changi Airport. We invite applicants for the following position: CONTRACT AVIATION SCREENING AGENT REQUIREMENTS: You should possess one of the following: 1 GCE 'O' level with credit in English/Maths; or 1 SPM/SAP with credit in English;
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      894 48  -  JeanineTan The Asian Festival of First Films, the Singapore International Film Festival two major film festivals, two different purposes can both survive? jeanine@newstoday.com.sg NO, ONE won't "cannibalise" the other. That's how it's possible for two major film festivals to exist side by side in Singapore, says one
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      446 50  -  Yong Shu Chiang Impressive selection of Asian movies at the SIFF show the future's bright for regional film, say judges shucniang@newstoday.com.se MORE than half the Asian films contending for awards at the Singapore International Film Festival (SIFF) will be screened from today until the coming weekend, when the
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      99 50 The Malaysian Prime Minister's wife, Endon Mahmood (bottom row, in purple) seen here with Ho Ching, executive director and chief executive officer of Temasek Holdings was in town on Tuesday to view an exhibition of her kebayas, a collection she has been assembling since young. Over
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      394 50  -  Clarence Lim THE medieval witch-hunt horror is not over. While many may assume that murders committed to rid society of suspected witches are a relic of darker, olden times, they still take place today. In the *****, there were over 500 incidences of violence and
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      142 52 THEATRE veteran and playwright Li Xie will act in Dramabox's upcoming production Happy, an adaptation of Oscar Wilde's love letters, The Happy Prince and Salome. It will run from May sto 15 at the Esplanade Theatre Studio. Tickets available through Sistic. "I'm currently reading The History of
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        84 52  -  Sally Beauman DESPITE the sentimental title, The Landscape of Love is a briskly efficient page-turner. The story centres on the mystery surrounding The Sisters Mortland: The tragedy-marked trio of siblings and subjects of the acclaimed portrait by Lucas Feld. The sisters are beautiful Julia, enigmatic Finn
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        296 52  -  Hitomi Kanehara Venessa Lee Cheng Puay Koon HITOMI Kanehara's Snakes and Earrings sets out to shock with the kind of nonchalance her gang-ster-punk-wannabe characters aspire to. Teen narrator Lvi obsesses about bodypiercing, tongue-forking and exquisite tattoos while describing with an almost perceivable shrug alcohol addiction, masochistic sexual
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        550 53  -  Meryin Tay Divergence star Kwok adopts Zen-like approach to career mervin@newstoday.com.sg IN 2000, Aaron Kwok was crowned the most popular male singer in Hong Kong. It was an award he picked up after losing out on it the year before. However, he was not as ecstatic as
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        150 53  -  MERVIN TAY BY A Universal Music 10th Anniversary Concert IF YOU were a fan of Cantopop in the 80s and 90s, but have lost touch with the scene somewhere along the way, this three-disc concert DVD makes for an excellent refresher. Staged last November to celebrate Universal Music's
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        305 54  -  Pearlyn Tham Jean Yip's new treatment promises just that pearlyn@newsto day, com. sg GET beautiful skin in just five steps or in terms of time spent one hour and 40 minutes. The new five-step Derma Silk Whitening Peel treatment from Jean Yip promises to
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        103 54 THANKS to Estee Lauder, some good things in life do come free. From tomorrow till next Thursday, Estee Lauder will be holding a Mother's Day makeover promotion at Seiyu Bugis Junction. Just call 6338 6383 and without any purchase needed, you and your mother
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        135 54  -  Pearlyn Tham U2 KICKS off the summer season with its island-inspired clothing collection for both men and women. Go fun and flirty with the U2 Ladies range of casual sportswear and smart casual separates done in floral prints and gorgeous colours including hot pink, sky blue and
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        148 54 IT'S Mother's Day specials galore at Hougang Mall from this Saturday (April 30) to May 15. For starters, spend $50 (maximum three same-day combined receipts) and you will receive one of 1,500 chic tote bags, available in six colours. That same $50 purchase will
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      173 55 Restore your smile with dental implants JANICE loves to have her pictures taken with family and friends for keepsake. But lately, this usually sociable finance manager tries to avoid these photo-taking opportunities. Poor oral hygiene and years of neglect have resulted in gum disease, leaving Janice with
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      130 55 having implants? Dental implants look, feel and function like your own natural teeth. You regain the capabilities you had with your natural teeth, giving you renewed confidence and the ability to enjoy life. You can chew apples, munch on nuts and enjoy
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      62 55 implants A dental implant is a small titanium screw that serves as the replacement for the missing tooth root. The implant is placed in the upper or lower jaw, and serves as an anchor for the replacement tooth. A few days of rest is all
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      55 55 Dental implants are ideal for people who have lost one or more of their teeth due to injury, disease or decay. Even older patients can enjoy the benefits of dental implants. As long as they have good general and oral health, they shoula be healthy
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      65 55 The cost depends on the number of dental implants and replacement teeth required. Although dental implants may initially be more expensive than other treatment methods, it often turns out to be the best long-term investment as it lasts much longer. Unlike other treatment methods such
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      153 55 The technology is available at leading dental clinics such as Raffles Dental. Make an appointment for a consultation. This is when you will be able to get a preliminary examination, find out what can be done, and get
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      177 55 With Invisalign, you can now smile wider. Invisalign helps to straighten your teeth without making you feel self-con-scious about wearing braces. As suggested by its name, Invisalign is an invisible brace and easy to remove. Invisalign uses comfortable plastic aligners to move teeth. There are
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      Eat a bowl of SOUP
      278 56  -  Amy Van This hearty pumpkin soup is easy to whip up for a quick meal THE pumpkin is a member of the gourd family, which also includes marrows, squashes and melons. It has a rather thick rind and orange-coloured flesh that is mildly sweet in
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      useful tips
      58 56 1. Buy pumpkins that are heavy for their size and blemish-free. 2. Store whole pumpkins at room temperature for a few weeks or refrigerate up to two to three months. 3. When removing the rind, use a very sharp knife and carefully slice if off. Scrape out the
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      Pumpkin soup
      140 56 Ingredients Serves 3 to 4 2 tbsp oil 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1 shallot, chopped 1 red chilli, chopped 1 tbsp thinly sliced lemongrass 1 tomato, chopped 375ml chicken stock 1 small pumpkin, peeled and diced Salt and sugar to taste 250ml coconut milk 1 to 2 sprigs
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        181 58  -  eS. BH Think you know all about the City of Angels? It has some unexpected treats in store for you KHSiiiW Hb t <mf JK H^Ht^SV >~ ware. Peripherals of all types come with great prices, but be warned: Not all of it is genuine. The same
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        283 60 SAYING it with flowers or chocolates is so passe. Express your love or appreciation in a novel way: With a travel gift certificate. Zuji, the Asia-Pacific's leading online travel company, has launched the "AirTicket To Anywhere" e-voucher. This e-voucher offers you the chance to buy
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        Scandinavian dreams
        300 62 Fly with SAS this summer your next trip could be free FLY to Scandinavia or another destination in Europe from Singapore with Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) this summer and your next trip with SAS could be free. All you need to do is to fly any time from June
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        64 62 SAS is the world's first airline to offer real-time wireless high-speed Internet access across its entire long-haul fleet. Stay connected with SAS Net Access from the comfort of your seat where you can email and surf the Web. SAS flies non-stop from Copenhagen to
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        317 62 AFP LONDON A British restaurant has emerged as the best in the world in an annual list that also revealed Britain a country often laughed at for its poor cuisine is home to the largest number of top eateries. The Fat Duck, located in a
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        Towns as old as time
        333 64 A Lion Rock and a Sacred Tooth are two of Sri Lanka's mystical relics DURING the days of the British Empire, Kandy, the last capital of Sri Lanka's kings, was described as the "loveliest town in the loveliest island". The empire is long gone but
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        222 64 Those looking for under-$5OO travel packages for that long weekend getaway or for some family fun during the June holidays may want to check out Chan Brothers' Mid-Year Travel Fiesta. The fair, which ends on May 1, is being held at the Bishan Junction 8
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        Days of fun and sun in Sydney
        754 66 MediaCorp TV stars Joanne Peh and Qi Yuwu could not get enough of the good food, spectacular views and fun-filled activities during a recent visit to Sydney, feted by many as the world's best city, and its beautiful surroundings. The duo were there
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      1551 68 __^_______________________________________________________________________itu First Mums BP^ Chase 0«"%_"^ Star Choice (Debut) I Up Close Khaw Boon Wan Channel s,Bpm TB •^T*_P^^__ i D'mners __Ll I Channel 8,8.30pm j Channel News Asia, B.oopm Su Lin goes through the IVF Channel 5,8.30pm B^H j Hi_ -ji"]Pt-* B Want to know Singapore's healthcare system is
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    128 71 Nationality: English Place of birth: Liverpool, England Date of birth: Aug 30, 1951 Playing career: Southport (1971), Barrow (1971), Port Elizabeth City (South Africa, 1972), Arcadia Shepards (South Africa, 1973), Wolverhampton Wanderers (1973-75), Birmingham City (1975-76), Nottingham Forest (1976-78), Newcastle United (1978-80), Aston Villa (1980-85), Sheffield
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      Wanted, a good referee
      70 71 bINCHI rC vice-chairman Wang Jinhui (right) wants television replays to be used to discipline errant players. He claimed Chilins striker Yao Li was on the receiving end of a kick by Geylang United defender Mark Williams in their S-League clash last Friday, but the incident was
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      Darby reaches magical ton
      67 71 WHEN Home United beat Woodlands 4-0 last Sunday, it was coach Steve Darby's 100 th game in charge of the Protectors since he arrived in Singapore at the end of 2002. Incredibly, the Englishman has suffered only 17 defeats in all competitions— the S-League, Singapore Cup,
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      Albirex coach Maeda a lucky boy
      69 71 ALBIREX Niigata goalkeeper coach Nobuhiro Maeda has escaped serious punishment, after he threw a water bottle at Woodlands Wellington striker Masrezwan Masturi. The incident occurred during Woodlands' 2-1 win over the Japanese side two weeks ago, when Maeda tossed a bottle at Masrezwan as
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      Time running out for Williams
      66 71 SPtCULAIION is rite that Woodlands Wellington midfielder Mark Williams (right] is on the verge of leaving the club. After starting the first four games under former coach Matt Brown, the Englishman has not seen action since Brown was dismissed. The former Brentford midfielder played in
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      No striking options for Albirex
      81 71 WITH his team struggling for goals, Albirex Niigata coach Otsuka Ichiro is desperate to sign a new striker to beef up his squad. He brought 22-year-old Matsuzono Takahiro to Singapore last week with the intention of signing the youngster. But the night before his mandatory
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      117 73 osmm SINGAPORE ASIAN TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP 2005 mm 111 T -iff W #M CATEGORY EVENT SWIM CYCLE RUN t£±* Individual Olympic Distance 1500 m 40km 10km "^MIJI^J Sprint 750 m 20km skm VHJ^Bv Mini 200 m 10km 2km Kids (10-14yrs) 200 m 10km 2km Kids(7-9yrs) 100 m skm Ikm JM Relay
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      164 75 League Home Team Away Team „Match Ki ck°ff (Singapore date/time) S.League Bal Khalsa Woodlands Thu, 28/04/05 7.30pm Sleague Paya Lebar Albirex Thu, 28/04/05 7.30pm Spanish League Osasuna Villarreal Fri, 29/04/05 2.30 am UE Cup Parm CSKA Moscow Fri, 29/04/05 3.00 am UECup Sporting Alkmaar Fri, 29/04/05 3.15 am S.League Tampines
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      Lock icon Shevchenko is waiting
      603 76 Agencies Chelsea, Liverpool should be afraid: Milan ace is likely to face them in the final CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL, IST LEG AC Milan 2 PSV Eindhoven 0 MILAN The bad news for Chelsea and Liverpool is that Andriy Shevchenko should be waiting for one of the English
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      Lock icon Defiant Hiddink refuses to fly the white flag
      304 76 -AFP MILAN PSV Eindhoven coach Guvs Hiddink (picture) has pulled off miracles with lesser teams before. And the Dutchman will not allow his team to go out of the Champions League without a fight. The Dutch League champions suffered a heartbreaking 2-0
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      Lock icon Ferdinand in the dock?
      126 76 AFP LONDON Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand has been accused of getting some friends to beat up a photographer who was hassling him outside a London nightclub. Police said they were investigating an alleged brawl involving the centre-half, in which a 36-year-old photographer claimed
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        664 72  -  S MURALI Golfers must contend with a bunker in the middle of the eighth green in Shanghai GOLF BMW Asian Open NEWS EDITOR IN SHANGHAI murali@newstoday.com.sg I SUPPOSE every golf designer in the world would want to make something about his course unique. And when Japanese designer
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        Lock icon Shi destroys former employers with penalty goal
        263 72  -  ERIC DING NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE Young Lions 1 Sinchi 0 sports@newstoday.com.sg HE BEGAN his career with Sinchi FC in 2003 and was so impressive that he was selected for Singapore's Foreign Talent Scheme. Last night, Shi Jiayi, now starring for the Young Lions,
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        Jordan Al Riyadi complete line-up
        171 72  -  Tan Yo-Hinn JORDANIAN Basketball League finalists Jordan Al Riyadi have been confirmed as the fourth and final team for the inaugural Singapore Cup 2005, to be held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium from May 6-8. Jordan Al Riyadi will join Australian champions Sydney Kings, Korean
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        S'pore's slow start
        112 72 SINGAPORE made a lacklustre start to the sth World Ranking Masters bowling championship on Tuesday (yesterday morning Singapore time). At the Kegel Bowling Centre in Florida, Singapore's top bowler Remy Ong finished the first of three eight-game blocks in 24th out of 25 positions after registering 1,510
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        Relive Tiger Cup win
        113 72 THREE months ago, Singapore beat Indonesia 5-2 to win the Tiger Cup Final. Now, fans can relive that historic achievement, as well as the Lions' campaign trail, in a souvenir VCD, which is released today. Entitled "Return of the Kallang Roar", the two-disc VCD also contains
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        538 73 -AP With O'Neal shackled, Miami turn to their back-up centre NBA PLAYOFFS Heat 104 Nets 87 MIAMI Alonzo Mourning was supposed to be an insurance policy for the Miami Heat, someone to give them a few good minutes off the bench and take some rebounding and
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        Lock icon Becker's daughter in the limelight, five years after brief affair in a cupboard
        378 73 LONDON The first television interview with Boris Becker's five-year-old daughter Anna Ermakova was conducted by the RTL network in Germany yesterday, and it proved that no DNA test was needed to establish paternity, reported The Times. Her
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        1050 74  -  ROHITBRIJNATH THURSDAY WITH sports@newstoday.com.sg But for me, one image persists all year Ladies in yellow Chanel suits sip' ping coffee by the blue of the Mediterranean as players on russet' Coloured courts perform their unique sliding ballet. Sweat flying from heads like a punched
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          695 75 GETTY IMAGES AFP Liverpool escape with a draw as Blues rue woeful finishing "^a^a^a^a^a^ CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Chelsea 0 Liverpool 0 LONDON Battling Liverpool struck a mighty psychological blow by holding Chelsea to a goalless draw in the all-English Champions League semi-final first leg at Stamford Bridge this morning.
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          Lock icon Boro stay in chase for Europe
          200 75 AFP ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Newcastle 0 Middlesbrough 0 NEWCASTLE Newcastle United ended their five-match pointless streak when they were held to a 0-0 home draw with Middlesbrough this morning. Boro keeper Brad Jones denied Newcastle a muchneeded win with a superb save off a James
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          171 75 P W D L F APts Chelsea 34 26 7 1 65 13 85 Irsenal 34 22 8 4 74 33 74 rlan ULd 34 20 10 4 50 21 70 iverton 34 17 7 10 41 34 58 jverpool 35 16 6 13 48 36 54
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          203 75 AFP LONDON Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson could face disciplinary action after English football's governing body the Football Association (FA) asked him for an explanation of a comment he made after Sunday's game against Newcastle. The combative Scotsman said after the 2-1 victory that
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