Today, 29 May 2006, Afternoon Edition

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    26 1 TODAY /AediaCorp share your free newspaper MICA(P) 112/07/2005 Monday May 29, 2006 todayonline.com TODAY //\E£JJJ-\CORP share your free newspaper MICA(P) 112/07/2005 Monday May 29, 2006 todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
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      Lock icon Ring of fear bubbles
      767 1  -  DERRICK A PAULO Experts suggest Java quake could be sign of things to come derrick@newstoday.com.sg MOUNT Merapi's reawakening may have been the focus in recent weeks, but it was another earthquake that brought death and destruction to Indonesia again, leaving its people wondering: What's next? For
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      Lock icon Loach wins Palme dOr as war films scoop awards
      195 1 —AFP CANNES (France) Veteran British filmmaker Ken Loach (picture) carried off the coveted Palme dOr yesterday as the Cannes Film Festival jury handed out honours here to movies dealing with the brutalities of war. Loach, whose film, The Wind That Shakes
      —AFP; AP  -  195 words
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  • hot news
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      Quake relief pours in
      337 2 SINGAPORE'S disaster aid agencies have swung into action to help the victims of the Central Java earthquake. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong conveyed Singapore's deepest condolences to the families of the victims in a telephone conversation with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Saturday evening. Mr
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      Lock icon Hamas gets boost as PFLP agrees to join government
      394 2 —AFP RAMALLAH (West Bank) The radical Hamas group was given a boost yesterday when the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine announced it was willing to join the Hamas-led coalition government. The announcement came as tensions between Palestinian leader Mahmud
      —AFP  -  394 words
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      Lock icon Hunt for survivors continues
      649 3 -AGENCIES Yogyakarta reeling as toll for Indonesia quake tops 4,600 BANTUL Rescue workers dug desperately through rubble on Sunday for survivors of Indonesia's earthquake as weeping relatives buried victims and the death toll jumped past 4,600 as of last night. Thousands of troops and emergency rescue
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    • Article
      Lock icon Indonesian maids in S'pore struggle for information
      257 3 -938 LIVE MANY Indonesian domestic workers in Singapore are desperately trying to reach their loved ones in Yogyakarta after news of the devastating earthquake broke. Some of them, such as 32-year-old Peinah, do not know if their family members back home are alive
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    • Article
      A win for workers
      656 4  -  LOHCHEEKONG New alliance to eradicate workplace discrimination cheekong@newstoday.com.sg TURNED away from a job because you're too old? Perhaps it was because you're a newly married woman looking to have kids? Or, did you not even get to the interview because the job advertisement specified a particular
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      Lock icon Disney plans a Malaysian adventure
      211 4 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia is in talks with the Japanese operator of Tokyo Disneyland to bring the first Disney theme park to South-east Asia, a report said yesterday. Malaysian government officials and representatives from the government-linked conglomerate UEM World are negotiating with Oriental Land to
      -AFP  -  211 words
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  • Singapore news
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      Lock icon SDP's Chee appeals for donations
      307 6  -  —JOSE RAYMOND THE Singapore Democratic Party's (SDP) Chee Siok Chin (picture) has appealed for donations from the public to finance the two legal suits that the party is currently involved in. The appeal from Ms Chee, sister of SDP chief Dr Chee Soon Juan, was
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      Lock icon A style out of fashion?
      690 6  -  DERRICK A PAULO derrick@newstoday.com.sg Veteran politician JBJ says that current WP should confront more HIS fiercest opponent Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has labelled his style as anything from "gutter politics" to "streetfighter" tactics. Opposition veteran J BJeyaretnam prefers to describe his methods as "confrontational"
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon CYCLING EVENT ATTRACTS 6,000
        147 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Some 6,000 people participated in National Runway Cycling 2006 held at Paya Lebar Air Base yesterday. Organised jointly by SAFRA, Republic of Singapore Air Force and Singapore Sports Council, it was the only event in Asia that allowed cyclists and skaters on the runway,
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        Lock icon COINS TO FEATURE HERITAGE ORCHIDS
        152 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Monetary Authority of Singapore has launched the 2006 Heritage Orchids of Singapore Coin Set, featuring the hybrid orchids Vanda Tan Chay Van and Aranda Majula. Eight thousand sets of the $5 silver proof coins are being issued at the price of $133
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    • Article
      Changi to become more taxi-friendly
      453 8  -  CHEOWXINYI New Taxi Management System to be launched next year will cut down queues, waiting time xinyic@newstoday.com.sg ANYONE who has been to Changi Airport will find the sight of taxi queues snaking all the way to the highway a familiar sight In a bid to
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      353 7 ''^|F UNIVERSITY MBA MPA MERP Victoria University has been conducting their professional masters SIC recently launched the SIC Graduate School, an $8 million investment degrees in Singapore for over 13 years. With a view to strengthen its located across from the Clarke Quay MRT station and offers one of course
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  • world news
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      Lock icon East Timor needs more troops: UN
      526 10 —AGENCIES Present international forces struggle to curb violence DILI The chief of the United Nations mission in East Timor said yesterday that more international troops may be needed to restore order, as violence escalated in the streets. Observers said troops, mainly from Australia, have
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      Lock icon A PEOPLE STALK
      804 10  -  MARIANNE KEARNEY IN DILI WHEN a wild mob, armed with machetes and slingshots, began burning his neighbours' houses last Thursday, Dr Avelino Guterres, a doctor with two young children, did not venture out "We didn't want to see what was happening. We were too scared," he said.
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon 35TH BIRD FLU DEATH IN INDONESIA
        63 10 -AFP The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed the 35th bird flu fatality in Indonesia, a 29-year-old man who died 10 days ago in Jakarta. The WHO said two more in the country an 18-year-old man from Surabaya, the capital of East Java province, and
        -AFP  -  63 words
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        Lock icon SRI LANKA TO SEEK NAM'S SUPPORT FOR UN BID
        66 10 -AP Sri Lanka's candidate for the United Nations' secretary-general post, Mr Jayantha Dhanapala, is seeking the support of developing nations at this week's meeting of the 114-nation Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Kuala Lumpur, which he described as a "very influential grouping".
        -AP  -  66 words
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        Lock icon STAY AWAY FROM WAR SHRINE, JAPAN'S PM HOPEFULS TOLD
        87 10 -AFP Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori said the next premier should stay away from the controversial Yasukuni war shrine to mend fraying ties with China and South Korea. He said the issue has become politicised and has not benefited Japan's
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        DOCTOR HURLS SONS FROM 15TH FLOOR
        62 10 A 43-year-old doctor killed his two sons, aged four and eight, on Saturday by throwing them off the 15th floor of a landmark hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, and then jumped to his own death. The mother of the children told police that she
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      Lock icon China labour supply 'shrinking'
      209 11 -AFP BEIJING China, long known for its abundant workforce, is beginning to show signs of a shortage of cheap labour. Despite official figures indicating about 150 million excess labourers from the countryside waiting to find jobs in cities, signs have emerged that the labour supply is
      -AFP  -  209 words
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      Lock icon KL douses price hike protest
      366 12 -AGENCIES Police use batons and water cannons to disperse crowd in front of Petronas Towers KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police used batons and water cannons to disperse hundreds of anti-government protesters in the capital, arresting around a dozen activists and beating up several. More than 200
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      Lock icon Wineries tackle China forgers
      287 12 -AFP HONG KONG China's reputation as a counterfeiting paradise has got many wine makers up in arms, following reports of counterfeit French premium wines appearing in the market The counterfeiters have targeted the great vintages, some of which have been hard hit "We suffered terribly," said
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      Lock icon Indian protester sets himself on fire
      247 12 -AFP NEW DELHI An Indian man set himself on fire on Saturday in protest against a government move to reserve more places in top universities for lower-caste students, authorities said. Mr Rishi Gupta set himself alight at a protest rally in New Delhi and
      -AFP  -  247 words
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      Lock icon Volunteer militia fencing US border
      295 13 -AFP It plans barriers along 3,000 km of US border with Mexico LOS ANGELES A volunteer militia that conducts its own unofficial patrols of the United States-Mexico border started building a fence on Saturday aimed at stopping illegal immigrants from entering the US. The civilian
      -AFP; AP  -  295 words
    • this quirky world
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        BURGLAR FELL ASLEEP IN VICTIM'S BED
        86 13 A burglar who downed a bottle of vodka was caught after falling asleep in the king sized bed of one of his victims. Austrian home owner Gerhard Sobor, from Traisen, was quoted saying on ananova.com: "I walked into the bedroom and found a strange
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        DJ'S SKIRTS AND TOPS TOO SEXY'FOR THE AIR
        89 13 A female radio presenter has been sacked-for dressing too sexily on air. The 25-year-old DJ, known as Lady Ray, is now taking Germany's Radio Bremen to an industrial tribunal, ananova.com reported. The radio DJ said: "My boss told me that my skirts
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      Lock icon 32-hour week can affect unborn baby
      240 13 -AGENCIES LONDON Pregnant women who work more than 32 hours a week in stressful jobs risk the health of their unborn child, new research claims. Babies born to these women have been found to be five ounces lighter than the average birth weight the
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      251 11 ENGINEERING 1^Ml I I' ft* We take learning beyond books. At PSB Academy's School of Engineering, you are encouraged to apply fresh and original thinking in solving problems. Our partnerships with renowned universities provide you with more than just qualifications, they also equip you with relevant skills to succeed at
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      140 12 Go M.A.P Go! fA*-**" I****'1 5 days and counting Today, we will be covering the final set of A J^B the issues associated w. with your problem. While there may be innumerable instances flj of others, we believe we fin Hr V k**n A* ten have captured the 1 critical
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      124 13 J I lIP \m<¥ >,']^g ""I I Vicky Mukhi, 26, a BSc Business, First Class Honours graduate, whose Ai. employer promoted him to managerial level and gave him a pay rise. He is currently CEO of ePanya Pte Ltd, a company he started in 2005. L^^ Margaret Tan Sihui, 24,
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  • Voices
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      Lock icon isay AUNTIE, UNCLE, ALL THE SAME?
      721 14  -  GINA OLIVARES-JOCSON SINGAPORE, I am convinced, is populated not by ordinary citizens, but by aunties and uncles not in any way related to me. In this tiny Lion City, I find that a day without interacting with one or the other is nearly impossible.
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    • Letter
      Paltry $20-fine is insufficient to deter cycling on pavements
      232 14  -  LEONG LIP WEE Letterfrom THE Singapore Police Force should look into how cyclists are endangering other road users. I realise this is not only a problem in my Toa Payoh estate, but one faced by many other road users all over
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      Give TCM practitioners the authority to issue MCs
      235 15  -  NG WANG FENG Letter from THE recent discussion about a system tried in other developed countries whereby employees can take days off without a medical certificate (MC) raised concerns as to whether employees here are mature enough to handle this system without
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      Why not do a 'Google', LTA?
      434 15  -  ANDREW YAP Can the Govt earn profits from ads to fund the Progress Package payments? Letter from GOOGLE does not manufacture anything other than provide a service that is free of charge. Considering that the search engine grosses over US$2 billion ($3.16 million), it
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      221 16  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY MYSTERIES A very puzzled mother asked me: "Why is it that some kids with every advantage and opportunity seem to turn out bad; while others raised in terrible homes become pillars of the community?" I stood there nodding my head as this
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      Lock icon A captain's life voyage
      700 16  -  JANE CHIAPOCO Self-motivation helped this 51-year-old steer her career on the high seas in the crowd MERCY MANSU HOWARD 51, ship captain ja nec@newstoday.com.sg ONE hears Captain Mercy Mansu Howard before seeing her. Her voice so distinctive among her otherwise all-male crew resonates and cuts above
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      Greater variety fosters critical thinking
      404 17  -  GOH LIANG SONG Algebra useful but don't limit ways students learn it Letter from I READ the letter written by Ang Tok Woon, "Mindless use of algebra can stifle one's creativity" (May 27), and agree with what he has to say about the mindless application
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      Movie poisons art
      165 17  -  CYRELM Letter from I WAS watching TV one night when I saw the trailer of the movie, The Da Vinci Code. And I started to imagine, what if Leonardo the artist were still alive today? I grew up knowing that the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper
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      Lock icon Lacking space
      126 17  -  DENIS DISTANT Letter from THE Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has a $40-million budget to upgrade Orchard Road's pedestrian malls. The area is already jammed with pedestrians especially during weekends. The situation is further aggravated by the setting up of temporary booths selling a va- riety of goods, which
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      126 16 CATHERINE LIM ...AMUSES In the church the nervous groom Hears three words that sound grim After the bride gushes "I do" She whispers: "Aisle, altar, hymn." MUSES It is said of East and West Never the twain shall meet In Singapore there's perfect union A rare and wondrous feat The
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  • Buisnesstoday
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      Lock icon Equities still favoured despite volatility
      846 18 -DOW JONES Recent negative sentiment will pass and market corrections re-establish value: Fund managers INTERNATIONAL fund managers are sticking with their positive long-term outlook for equities globally, confident that the volatility and negative sentiment rattling markets due to United States inflation and interest rate fears
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      Lock icon Cambridge Industrial Trust eyes $120m IPO
      232 18 -AGENCIES THE slew of real estate investment trusts (reit) hitting the market shows no signs of waning despite the rising interest rate environment Cambridge Industrial Trust is seeking to raise about $120 million via an initial public offering (IPO) on the Singapore Exchange. The
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    • marketwatch
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        Lock icon Singapore
        246 18 Agencies PROPERTY stocks are expected to dominate trading this week after the Government last Friday announced that the winning bid for Singapore's first integrated resort with casino went to Las Vegas Sands. The US gaming operator will develop a $5-billion resort aimed at drawing more tourists here. Besides a
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 18 US$ 0.6336 UK£ 0.3385 Yen 70.895 HK$ 4.9135 RM 2.3072 Euro 0.4942 Rupiah 5,865.1 Baht 24.199 Peso 33.434 A$ 0.8346 Indian Rs 29.038 Won 598.79 C$ 0.7013 Yuan 5.0835 NZ$ 0.9945 NT$ 20.288
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        Lock icon Commodities
        27 18 Dow Jones SGX, Bloomberg Gold US$/oz 660.00 Silver US$/oz 12.75 Platinum US$/oz 1,298.10 Rubber cents/kg 421.25 Palm oil RM/tonne 1,399.00 Brent crude US$/barrel 70.59 Information and
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        Lock icon Inflation data not going Fed's way
        647 20 -DOW JONES Numbers suggest consensus that Fed funds target will stay at 5% may need revision NEW YORK The United States Federal Reserve cannot seem to catch a break when it comes to inflation, and that is adding a growing air of vulnerability to
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      • marketbuzz
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          LOVE IS IN THE AISLES
          153 20 Last Tuesday saw a crowd of over 200 people participate in Love Is In The Aisles, the first ever singles' shopping night at Carrefour Plaza Singapura. The friendly group registered around Bpm and proceeded to mingle and shop at the same time. The encouraging response
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          NIVEA'S NIGHT WHITENING MILK
          228 20 Nivea held a fun and creative sampling roadshow at Raffles Place on Thursday to launch its first-ever Night Whitening product that offers three times more effectiveness in skin whitening and moisturising while you sleep. The roadshow featured eight topless hunks, dressed in pyjama pants, distributing 4,000
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      • Article
        Lock icon OUE, UOB shares set to enjoy fillip
        496 20 —AGENCIES SHARES in Overseas Union Enterprise (OUE) and United Overseas Bank (UOB) are set to enjoy a fillip following news on Saturday that Singapore's second biggest bank and three of its associated companies would jointly sell a 55-per-cent stake in OUE to Indonesia's
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      • Article
        Lock icon Funds of funds assets growth slows
        593 21 DOW JONES Steep fees, lacklustre returns among the factors limiting new investments FUNDS of hedge funds, which combine the strategies of various managers by investing in several hedge funds, are not growing as much as they used to in terms of assets and it
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        Lock icon Rogue traders in NAB's $431m scandal convicted
        204 21 -AP MELBOURNE Two foreign exchange dealers were found guilty on Saturday for their part in a trading scandal that cost National Australia Bank (NAB) about As36o million ($431 million). Vince Ficarra, 27, and David Bullen, 34, said they believed they were following instructions
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    • SUCCEED the business of learning
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        Lock icon Haggling for the right reasons
        508 22  -  TEOXUANWEI Improve negotiation skills with the NUS-CMPartners negotiation programme xua nweit@newstoday.com.sg IT IS one thing to strike a deal, but quite another to strike one that you know for certain will benefit your company in the long term. "Before you even go to the negotiating
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        A scholarship programme for females in the tourism industry
        287 22  -  -JASMINE YIN A NEW scholarship programme has been launched for female working professionals in the travel and tourism sectors across Asia-Pacific. Buoyed by the robust growth of these sectors, as well as the rise in the socio-eco-nomic stature of women across
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        The most popular road to great success
        679 23  -  JOHN BITTLESTON Being well-liked is key to being successful; but it does not define success THE WAY TO SUCCESS PART 1 IN THIS and the next few articles I shall describe the most important attributes and activities to ensure success. I define success
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      1290 24  -  Juliana June Rasul julianar@newstoday.com.sg i»llgfiil DAVID Hasselhoff cried for him, so how could Taylor Hicks not win American Idol? After a headacheinducing two-hour finale last Thursday morning, which included celebrity guest appearances by the likes of Dionne Warwick, Al Jarreau and even Prince, grey-haired Hicks was finally
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      221 25  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL After being hyped as the next Kelly Clarkson for coming out of nowhere to become a frontrunner on American Idol, runner up Katherine McPhee ended her journey with a tuneless performance and Meatloaf (picture). During a conference call with the media, McPhee sounded like the fatigued
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        87 26 —AGENCIES Michael Jackson made his first public appearance since being acquitted on child molestation charges, choking up as he thanked Japanese fans at an awards ceremony on Saturday. "I'm honoured to be in Japan again and I'm very happy to be among the Japanese people because
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        46 26 -AGENCIES Oscar-winner Hilary Swank is to divorce her husband, actor Chad Lowe, their lawyer said. Swank, 31, who has won best actress Oscars for Boys Don't Cry and Million Dollar Baby separated from Lowe, 38, in January after eight years of marriage.
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      315 26 —AP The vigil is over as Jolie-Pitt baby arrives LOS ANGELES The baby has arrived and no, they didn't name her Brangelina. Thousands of miles from Hollywood but still within easy reach of celebrity hype, Angelina Jolie gave birth to Brad Pitt's daughter on Saturday
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      75 26 -AP LOS ANGELES American singer Gwen Stefani has given birth to a baby boy, Kingston James McGregor Rossdale, her Internet site reported on Friday. Stefani, 36, the lead singer of the alternative rock group No Doubt, is married to Gavin Rossdale, 38, the former lead singer and guitarist of
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      436 28  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL All-Malay group performs Chinese songs with aplomb at Channel Us band search Julia nar@newstoday.com.sg FOR weeks now, all-Malay a capella group Juz-B has been captivating audiences on the MediaCorp TV Channel U talent search Superßand with their silky renditions of Wang Lee Horn
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      209 28  -  Ross Wallace PERFORMANCEREVIEW by Hi-5 Live Action Heroes CYNICS might claim we live in a world without heroes, but five of them turned up in Singapore over the weekend to christen about 2,000 more. That's the size of the crowd that came out on
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      198 28 -AP CANNES (France) Spanish-language movies were the favourites for awards yesterday as the Cannes Film Festival jury prepared to award the Palme dOr, one of cinema's most prestigious honours. The nine-strong jury headed for the first time by a Chinese director, Hong Kong's Wong
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      401 29  -  AMELYNN LIONG Project Superstars Prince Charming releases first album a melynnl@newstoday.com.sg AS THE name of his newly released debut album Unicorn suggests, Project Superstar contestant Hong Junyang likes to compare himself to the mythical creature. "The unicorn looks very mild and distant on the outside but
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      66 29 Today marks the start of ticket sales for the National Museum of Singapore's Cine Singapore (Cine.SG) a five-month showcase of made-in-Singapore classic and unreleased films. The first part of the event runs from June 5 to Aug 9 and the second from Aug 14 to Nov 29. The
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        793 30  -  LAUREENTOH la ureent@newstoday.com.sg DEMPSEY Road, Rochester Park, Gillman Village what is it with leftover colonial barracks, a spot of greenery and the inaccessibility of it all that draws owners of bars and restaurants, and spoilt-for-choice diners to these areas? The Turquoise Room, a four-month-old restaurant in Gillman
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          187 31 Looking for something special to touch your dad's heart this Father's Day? The way to a man's heart is through his stomach, so treat Dad to a seven to nine-course Cantonese meal at Tien Court Restaurant in Copthorne King's Hotel. Choose from several set
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          146 31  -  BERNADETTE CHONG Add some extra flavour into your glass of Ribena with the new Ribena Blackcurrant Juice Cordial Apple! The familiar tang of ripe blackcurrant juice is now combined with the refreshing taste and pleasant fragrance of sweet red apples. The health-conscious
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        675 34 —AFP Stars criticise decision to begin French Open on a Sunday PARIS Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova led a chorus of disapproval over the controversial decision to begin the French Open on a Sunday, the first time a Grand Slam has dropped its traditional Monday start. Federer,
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        150 34 —AFP INDIANAPOLIS Pole-sitter Sam Hornish (picture) edged teen rookie Marco Andretti by .06 of a second yesterday, winning the 90th Indianapolis 500 in the second-closest finish in race history. Hornish, whose best finish in six prior Indys was 14th in 2001, overcame a pit
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      429 35  -  CUBBY LEONG Commonwealth champion bags another regional crown, sets sights on Doha cubby@newstoday.com.sg AFTER she cruised to victory in the women's singles final of the sth South-east Asia Table Tennis Championships, Zhang Xueling has now set her sights firmly on December's Asian Games. Following gold medal
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      534 35  -  DARREN LAI da rren@newstoday.com.sg BOTH the Stingrays and Vipers won their final round matches of the NTUC Fair Price Netball Super League (NSL) 2006 easily yesterday at the Bedok Sports Hall, confirming their top seedings ahead of the Grand Final. The Stingrays beat
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      796 36  -  LI ZAI SHI After a nightmare 2005, a fitter and more disciplined Mustaqim is looking to make up for lost time sports@newstoday.com.sg AFTER just a handful of matches this season, national coach Radojko Avramovic already felt he could say this about Mustaqim Manzun "He's come back to
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      439 37  -  JOSE RAYMOND And it looks as if Singapore's veteran skipper could sign for champions Tampines jose@newstoday.com.sg AFTER only six months playing for Johor, Singapore skipper Aide Iskandar is set to return to the S-League. The Premier League outfit failed to qualify for next season's Malaysian Super
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      832 37 LAST week, the S-League announced fans could win semi-final and final World Cup packages, courtesy of sponsors Hyundai. Four players with particular interest in the tournament in Germany (June 9-July 9) were chosen to front the campaign. While SAFFC's Englishman John Wilkinson was unavailable to talk about
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      711 38 World champion achieves dream of winning atthe principality, as Schumacher fights back FORMULA 1 Monaco Grand Prix MONACO Setting out from pole position, defending world champion Fernando Alonso of Spain drove to a clear win for Renault in yesterday's con-troversy-hit Monaco Grand Prix. His first win
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      925 40 THE GUARDIAN The whiff of scandal shadows Italy, but it could mean they'll be at their most dangerous COVERCIANO, Florence Everything they do, everywhere they go, the smell follows them around. They cannot shake it off. The Azzurri gathered last week to show off their chic and
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      505 41 -AP Zidane reaches a milestone, but struggles in his farewell atthe Stade de France WORLD CUP FRIENDLY France 1 Mexico 0 SAINT-DENIS, France Florent Malouda scored and France beat fellow World Cup qualifiers Mexico 1-0 in a World Cup warm-up at Stade de France on
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      Lock icon Ivorians hold fancied Swiss
      298 41 —AFP BASEL, Switzerland Ivory Coast came from behind to register a deserved 1-1 draw against fellow World Cup qualifiers Switzerland here Saturday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). The Africans' France-based midfielder Emerse Fae scored in the 47th-minute to cancel out Tranquillo Barnetta's opening goal for the Swiss,
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      449 42 —AGENCIES Hosts continue their preparations with a comfortable outing as Klinsmann experiments with his squad WORLD CUP FRIENDLY Germany 7 Luxembourg 0 FREIBURG World Cup hosts Germany boosted morale a fortnight before the finals with a 7-0 friendly drubbing of minnows Luxembourg here on Saturday (yesterday
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      385 42 DPA ACCRA Ghana coach Ratomir Dujkovic (picture) may well have scored an own goal barely two weeks before the World Cup gets underway and fans are screaming for him to be shown the red card. The Serb, who has been loved and hated in his
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      63 42 PICTURE OF THE DAY IN THE hullabaloo of World Cup preparations, it's nice to see the superstars take a breather once in a while. But top Italian striker Alessandro Del Piero was probabaly not expecting the close attention of the paparazzi as he, uh, answered
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      211 43 MIERLO, Netherlands Australia striker Harry Kewell (picture) expects to recover from his groin injury in time for the start of the World Cup. Kewell, 27, has joined up with his teammates at their training camp in Holland, after missing the 1-0 win over Greece in Melbourne last Thursday.
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      519 43 Beenhakker has had enough of the hype surrounding Gerrard, Terry and Co GRAZ, Austria Trinidad and Tobago's preparations for the World Cup hit a bump on Saturday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), but what caught the eye were comments by their coach Leo Beenhakker. The Dutchman taunted World
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      421 43 -AFP WORLD CUP FRIENDLY Holland 1 Cameroon 0 ROTTERDAM Ruud van Nistelrooy marked his 50th international appearance with the winning goal as Holland downed Cameroon 1-0 in a friendly here Saturday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). Van Nistelrooy, who is reported to be heading for the
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      154 40 Hfl GHANA STRONG ENOUGH FOR WIN! Jamaica 1 st of the three World Cup tune up games. International Football Jamaica Ghana Mon, 29/05/0611.00 am Euro Champ 1)21 Denmark 1)21 Ukraine 1)21 Tue, 30/05/06 2.45 am Euro Champ U2l Holland U2l Italy U2l Tue, 30/05/06 2.45 am International Football Czech Republic
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        519 44 -AFP MADRID If there's one player the fans of Spain and English club Arsenal will be keeping an eye on at this summer's World Cup, it has got to be the precocious midfielder Francesc Fabregas. Depending on the fitness of Spain and Barcelona regular Xavi, the teenager
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        500 44 -AGENCIES MADRID Real Madrid icon Raul is already playing catch-up in Spain's preWorld Cup goalscoring and popularity charts with his cross-city rival at Atletico, Fernando Torres. While the duo prepare to help Spain surpass a quarter-final exit at the hands of South Korea four years ago, Torres
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      630 45 -THE GUARDIAN Fan-squeeze at world champions' headquarters, but coach Parreira has no choice WEGGIS, Switzerland Brazil chose the idyllic lakeside village here in the Swiss Alps for some peace and quiet before the World Cup, only to find that it has been turned into
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        92 45 GERMANY forward Gerald Asamoah (picture) said that the World Cup tournament must not be ruined by neo-Nazis who have targeted him. The Ghana-born Asamoah, who plays for Schalke 04, said he, together with the German football federation DFB, won an injunction against a neo-Nazi organisation, which
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        77 45 FRANCE skipper Zinedine Zidane lashed out at fans who jeered and whistled team-mates, including goalkeeper Fabien Barthez, during Saturday's friendly win over Mexico. Barthez, who is despised by Parisian fans largely because he plays forthe city's bitter rivals Marseille, was barracked every time he touched the ball in
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        52 45 JAPAN'S World Cup footballers had no time to think about jetlag as they held their first training session little more than 12 hours after arriving in Germany. Japan's Brazilian coach Zico opened the 9.30 am session yesterday with a short speech to his 23 players, who then
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        55 45 FOOTBALL-MAD Brazilians will put business on the backburner next month, when the country defend their World Cup crown and compete for a record sixth championship title in Germany. The Sao Paulo stock market Bovespa and the Brazil Federation of Banks plan to close two hours early on
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