Today, 27 March 2008, Afternoon Edition

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      57 1 TIBET TURMOIL BUSH CALLS CHINA'S HU WORLD PAGE 18 GROUNDED AGAIN WHY SIA A3BO WOES ARE MAGNIFIED LOCAL PAGE 6 THE EMERALD ISLE TAKE A ROAD TRIP TO ENJOY IRELAND'S SPLASH OF COLOUR TRAVELLER PAGE 48 SPORE 2 LEBANON 0 LIONS AHEAD OF SAUDIS IN GROUP 1 FOR NOW SPORTS
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
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      Lock icon After a car accident, a one-stop service
      751 1  -  CHEOWXINYI JINNY KOH New process aims to reduce claim costs and prevent motor premiums from rising cheowxinyi@media corp. com. sg THE next time your car is involved in an accident, forget the tow truck or the nearest repair shop. Call your motor insurer
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      Lock icon Mas Selamat search gets more targeted
      631 1  -  NAZRYBAHRAWI nazry@media corp. com. sg EXACTLY a month after Mas Selamat Kastari became a fugitive, authorities believe he is still hiding on the island, said Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng, in an update that should address the worries of many Singaporeans who going
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      64 2 peel X mm ipesh I peel,.. A Queen Born With A Crown Revel in the glory of a true queen with every refreshing pack of MARIGOLD PEEL FRESH™ Mangosteen Mixed Fruit Juice Drink. Made from 100% juice, this violet wonder is brimming with Anti-Oxidant (Vitamin C). With no sugar added,
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon 1 in 2 more concerned about Security
      627 2  -  TEOXUANWEI A Today poll reveals how S'poreans feel about the search for Mas Selamat xuanwei@media corp. com. sg IT WAS an event that jolted one in two Singaporeans out of their sense of complacency, if results of a straw poll by Today are
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      GV UPS PRICES, TOO
      265 3  -  SHbHALYN lAY MOVIE-GOERS now have fewer options to turn to for cheaper tickets. Two months after Cathay cineplexes upped their ticket prices by 50 cents, Golden Village (GV) announced a similar increase in the basic tier of ticket prices. From today, the hike will see off-peak
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      Lock icon Senate probes Bear's sale
      115 3 BLOOMBERG Top lawmakers on the Senate Finance Committee are reviewing the terms of the taxpayer-backed sale of Bear Steams to JPMorgan Chase Co, for which the Federal Reserve had authorised a US$29-billion loan. Committee chairman Max Baucus and lowa Senator Charles Grassley sent a letter to
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      69 3 GUSH i A Queen With A Heart Full Of Goodness Savour Her Majesty's pristine purity with every delicious pack of MARIGOLD PEEL FRESH™ Mangosteen Mixed Fruit Juice Drink. Made from 100% juice, this violet wonder overflows with Anti-Oxidant (Vitamin C). With no sugar added, you're bestowed with sheer goodness, by
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      59 4 SX/Y^ THEY BREED,YOU BLEED. £§s^^ Jtt^%^^Vgmoo^\ Tne 9rim trutn is tnat tne Aedes mosquito is a highly adaptive creature that breeds all year round. And the dengue virus it carries can kill, regardless of the season. Have you done all you can to keep your family safe? Jrf f% *^rf*
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  • Singapore news
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      Ordinary heroine's gift of hope ... and life
      577 4  - Ordinary heroine's gift of hope and life LIN YANQIN VANILLA'S WOMAN OF THE YEAR AWARDS Cancer survivor gives comfort to 10,000 others in similar straits on her website yanqin@media corp.com.sg SHE might not consider herself an extraordinary woman, but the 10,000 women who visit Ms Molly Lee's (picture) website to
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      Lock icon Better safe than...
      533 6  -  NEO CHAI CHIN Groundings of A3Bos: Problems magnified because so few in service chaichin@media corp.com.sg THE spate of technical glitches that have hit Singapore Airlines' A3BO might seem a cause for concern, with the superjumbo grounded or flights delayed at least four times this year. In the
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      Paralysed cyclist gets $800k
      222 6  -  —ALICIA WONG MORE than two years after he was left paralysed from the neck down after crashing into a metal barrier at an overhead bridge in Tampines, a cyclist has finally been awarded nearly $800,000 in compensation. Mr Koh Liep Hang, 43, had earlier sued the
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      Keeping healthcare costs in check: R&D the answer
      385 6  -  TAN HUI LENG huileng@mediacorp.com.sg FROM providing cost-effective healthcare to being a champion of clinical research, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has not wavered from its mission of public healthcare provision as it looks to tackle medical inflation through research and development This
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      Lock icon Hawker's DNA, photos of knife surface as evidence
      333 8  -  ZUL OTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg THERE should be no surprises in a murder trial that's what Justice Kan Ting Chiu told prosecutors after they produced more strong evidence against hawker Eu Lim Hoklai at the High Court yesterday. This included images of a bloody
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      'Fun Tastic' anniversary bash
      200 8  -  NGJINGYNG jingyng@media corp. com. sg IT IS Singapore Pools' 40th anniversary and the Singapore Totalisator Board's 20th anniversary, and armed with "surplus funds", the two organisations are planning a huge party for all Singaporeans. The carnival at the Singapore Chinese Garden on Apr 26, named "FunTasia",
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      Soon, a Curtin campus here
      347 8 Promise of enhanced student experience PRIVATE education here is set to receive another boost, with the Curtin University of Technology planning to establish a campus in Singapore. The proposed campus will offer Curtin Business School courses and new programmes from other faculties, which will be
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      FOOD SAFETY: NEED FOR MORE VIGILANCE
      821 10  -  GREGORY DALZIEL NGSUECHIA As Spore diversifies imports, more investment needed to fund overseas inspections AND FEARS of a contamination of the food supply by terrorist groups have grown over the past 15 years. The United States, through international agreements, is spearheading the drive for
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      Lock icon Spray attack: Businessman charged
      178 12 A 40-YEAR-OLD man was charged in court yesterday in connection with a spray attack at Golden Landmark Shopping Complex (picture), which saw the evacuation of shoppers and tenants on Monday. Businessman Scow Mm Fu, together with an accomplice, is alleged to have caused hurt to Mr
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      Lock icon Show time at Dhoby Ghaut
      237 12 938 LIVE Land above station will feature an amphitheatre and a F&B pavilion THE vacant state land above Dhoby Ghaut MRT station will soon offer more than just a convenient access point for pedestrians making their way from the station to the surrounding malls. The
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      310 5 SMU Accountancy SMU I SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT Above all, it s about Professional Excellence I Interactive Pedagogy SMU pioneered a broad-based, interactive pedagogy which develops your critical and J Global Exposure analytical thinking, communication and presentation skills. It sharpens your leadership and team-building potential and instills in you a sense of
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      210 14 Hong Koto r 'l^^ H i^§Ssil; LaW Ml The most magical memories begin and end atone place only, Hong Kong Disneyland. With spectacular attractions like Space Mountain, The Golden Mickeys, Disney Parade and Fireworks, it's a magical adventure for the young and young at heart. Thefui continues if you take
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      Let's just do it
      388 14 Senior Umno members want party elections held this year as scheduled KUALA LUMPUR A day after Malaysia's ruling party announced the possible postponement of internal elections, several people, including a top party official and a former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's son, have come forward in protest
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      Lock icon PM, Sultan reaching deal on Terengganu?
      319 14 -AP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Prime Minister and the king yesterday came closer to resolving a clash over who should lead an oil-rich state in the country's north-east The public dispute the first between the constitutional monarchy and the executive poses a major embarrassment for
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      Lock icon Hsieh steps down, saying 'I failed to complete the mission'
      226 16 -AGENCIES TAIPEI Taiwan's losing presidential candidate Frank Hsieh (picture) yesterday stepped down as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), saying he was taking responsibility for the election defeat "I represented the Democratic Progressive Party to run in the
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      Lock icon A ballistic mistake
      438 16 -AGENCIES China upset at US' error in armament orders to Taiwan BEIJING China yesterday strongly protested the US military's mistaken delivery to Taiwan of four nuclear warhead fuses, demanding an investigation and steps to "eliminate the negative effects and disastrous consequences". In a statement posted on the
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      Lock icon Tibet: Bush calls Hu
      368 18 -AFP US leader expresses concern about turmoil WASHINGTON After weeks of silence, US President George W Bush intervened in the Tibet crisis yesterday, calling Chinese leader Hu Jintao to express concern over the bloody unrest. Mr Bush also asked Mr Hu to allow full access to
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      Lock icon Actor Richard Widmark dies at 93
      220 18 -AFP NEW YORK Hollywood actor Richard Widmark, who became an overnight star for his portrayal of a psychopathic killer in 1947 classic Kiss of Death, has died after a long illness, US media reported yesterday. Widmark died at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut on
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        Lock icon S KOREA TO BACK UN VOTE ON NORTH'S RIGHTS RECORD
        110 18 ■AP South Korea said it will vote in favour of a UN resolution about human rights in North Korea, a move that could anger the communist country amid a deadlock in international nuclear talks. The decision by the conservative administration
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        Lock icon PHILIPPINE ACTS TO HALT KIDNEY SALES
        104 18 -AP Philippine Health Secretary Francisco Duque has signed an order aimed at eradicating a thriving black market in kidney sales by people desperate to do anything to ease the crush of poverty. Mr Duque yesterday said that the order called for the creation of
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        Lock icon AQUINO'S DAUGHTER SUFFERS MISCARRIAGE
        114 18 -AP The daughter of former Philippine President and democracy icon Corazon Aquino suffered a miscarriage a day after announcing that her mother was battling cancer, officials said yesterday. Ms Kris Aquino, 37, a mother of two and popular television host, was seven weeks pregnant when she
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      Lock icon Imam's slaying poses 'key test' for justice in southern Thailand
      273 20 -DPA BANGKOK- The slaying and alleged torture by authorities of an imam in southern Thailand poses a "key test" for the country's justice system, deemed one of the causes of the cycle of violence in the area, Human Rights Watch
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      Lock icon Underground democracy
      292 20 -AFP Myanmar activists defy pressure, start secret campaign against Charter BANGKOK- Myanmar's prodemocracy leaders have been arrested or forced into hiding, while their speeches and leaflets have been outlawed and they have no access to the media. But activists say they are defying the pressure and have launched
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      Lock icon Clinton stokes pastor row
      347 22 -AFP ButObama campaign accuses her of dodging earlier storm WASHINGTON Ms Hillary Clinton has revived the row over fiery racial rhetoric by Democratic foe Barack Obama's former pastor, as she tried to dodge a storm over her overblown account of a 1996 trip to Bosnia. With
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        RUDE MALAYSIAN CABBIES TO BE TAUGHT MANNERS
        93 22 Malaysia wants to stop rude cabbies in their tracks by putting them through school, reported the New Straits 77mes(NST). Newly-appointed Tourism Minister Azalina Othman Said has proposed a training centre to teach manners to taxi drivers and other tourism industry front-liners. The A/STquoted
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        Lock icon US OFFICIALS LAUNCH BIRD FLU STOCKPILE IN THAILAND
        124 22 AFP US officials has officially opened a stockpile of equipment in Thailand designed to help Asian nations react rapidly to battle outbreaks of potentially deadly bird flu. The US ambassador to Thailand Eric John presided over the Bangkok launch ceremony for the
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        Lock icon EARLIEST EUROPEAN DATED TO 1.2 MILLION YEARS AGO
        93 22 -AFP Anthropologists delving into a cave in northeastern Spain said they had uncovered the earliest known remains of a human in Europe, a find that they dated to as much as 1.2 million years old. The exceptional fossil strengthens the theory that
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      Lock icon Trash, Mafia linked to cheese woes
      352 25 -AFP S Korea, Japan suspend buffalo mozzarella imports ROME Italian health officials planned a crisis meeting yesterday amid a sharp drop in sales of the country's famed buffalo mozzarella cheese (picture) after raised levels of the carcinogen dioxin were found in milk used to
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      Lock icon US biofuel policies 'outrageous'
      227 25 -AP INDIA'S finance minister said yesterday it was "outrageous" for countries like the United States to be turning food into biofuels at the cost of feeding the world's poor, who are already hit by the current surge in oil and food prices. Mr P Chidambaram said
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      FARMERS WARN OF RICE SHORTAGE IN THE PHILIPPINES
      120 25 Philippine farmers warned yesterday that the country was facing a serious rice supply crisis, as the government signed import deals to boost local reserves at a time of rising prices and shrinking global stocks. The National Rice Farmers Council said the shortage
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      Lock icon CAMBODIA HALTS RICE EXPORTS
      117 25 -AP Cambodia's Prime Minister ordered a ban yesterday on rice exports to neighbouring Thailand and Vietnam in a bid to curb rising domestic prices for the country's staple food. Prime Minister Hun Sen said Cambodia is halting rice exports for two months to help "ensure the
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      231 26 Alert us. Seen something newsworthy in your neighbourhood? Call the MediaCorp Hotline at 6822 2268. Have your say. Have a view to share? Email us at news@newstoday.com.sg with your full name, contact number and address. Get your copy. Contact our circulation department at 1800 myToday (1800 698 6329) to subscribe
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      Single mums need more support
      333 26  -  GERALDINE LEE SHOOK FEE Crackwhipon 'runaway' dads Letter from I REFER to your article, "Singular movers and shakers" (March 21). Kudos for an interesting insight and congratulations to the likes of Valli, Zainah and the many more unseen and unsung heroes mentioned in the report
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      Casinos and job training
      145 26  -  MELVINLEETIONGCHOON Letter from I REFER to the article, "Will there be enough S'poreans for casino jobs?" (March 24). I agree with Dr Alan Soh of AGMI International that Singapore should quickly step up activities to train locals to work in the two integrated resorts (IR) and
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      HUMBLED IN BHUTAN
      770 28 AN ADVERTISEMENT for volunteers on a website caught her eye, and before she knew it, Ms Ong Liping (picture) found herself working in the Himalayan state of Bhutan as part of the Singapore International Foundation's (SIF) Singapore Volunteers Overseas programme. A former senior applications analyst, Ms Ong
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      182 30  -  DR BILL MAIER I BY DINNER TABLE BATTLES There's nothing quite as frustrating as a child who refuses to eat during mealtimes. But is this battle really about food? I remember hearing about a family meal where a young boy's parents spent the entire evening trying
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    • Letter
      Why pick on China?
      181 30  -  GILBERT GOHKEOWWAH Games boycott uncalled for Letter from I AM a Singaporean working in Hubei, China. Recently, I've been following the events in Tibet and related news closely. I find the call for a boycott of the Beijing Olympics by certain quarters unnecessary and uncalled for.
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      Lock icon Signs in English not enough
      73 30  -  CHAN SIEW LEONG Letter from I REFER to recent reports on workplace fatalities. I notice that many signs and slogans on safety at construction sites are only in English. To help reduce such fatalities, perhaps these signs could be written in the languages that the
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      220 32  -  ESTHER FUNG esther@mediacorp.com.sg AS ASIA grows increasingly wealthy and sophisticated, the demand for insurance to hedge against risks will likely rise. And the Singapore insurance industry, with its established base of insurers, sound legal and regulatory framework and nimble labour force,
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      269 33 -AFP Electronics, transport engineering boosts Singapore's output SINGAPORE'S factory output rose an annual 10 per cent last month beating expectations on strong production in the electronics and transport engineering, the government said. Production of key export electronics expanded 12.3 per cent last month, faster than
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      305 33 -BLOOMBERG SP AUSNET, the Australian energy distributor of which Singapore Power is a majority owner, raised its profit forecast for the next business year, citing more generous regulatory rulings and lower interest costs. Net income is expected to be about 15 per cent higher than
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        603 34  -  MATTHEW COWLEY husinesscomment Global coordination needed to avoid a deepening crisis WHEN the finance ministers and central bankers of the Group of Seven major economies meet in Washington in April, they will face a global economy beset by worries about financial system stability
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        369 35 -AGENCIES Markets lukewarm as investors adopt wait-and-see stance ASIAN share markets ended narrowly mixed yesterday in directionless trade as investors awaited more cues on the health of the global economy. Investors have alternated lately between betting that the United States Federal Reserve has established newfound command
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        199 35 -AGENCIES ALL Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan's largest domestic airline, may set up a low-cost unit by March next year with the aim of starting flights from Tokyo's Haneda Airport in 2010. The carrier will open an office in Hong Kong next
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          86 39 Asia's emerging economies will probably slow "more visibly" from the second quarter, said economists Huang Yiping and Chua Hak Bin in a report. The region will grow 7.6 per cent this year, down from a previous prediction of 8.2 per cent, they said.
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          111 39 -AGENCIES India's Tata Motors has signed a multi-billion-dollar deal with ailing US auto-maker Ford to buy luxury British icons Jaguar and Land Rover for US$2 billion ($2.78 billion) to US$2.5 billion, the Press Trust of India reported. Quoting unnamed sources
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          88 39  -  -ESTHER FUNG The Urban Redevelopment Authority yesterday opened for bidding two reserved sites at Clemenceau Avenue/Havelock Road and Upper Changi Road North/Flora Drive. The Clemenceau Avenue site, with a site area of 0.55 hectare, is for a hotel development and the Upper Changi site,
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        360 39 BLOOMBERG China Huaneng gets funding despite global turmoil CHINA Huaneng Group, the nation's biggest power producer, hired six banks to arrange $2.25 billion of loans to buy Temasek Holdings' power assets, three people with direct knowledge of the deal said. BNP Paribas, Calyon, DBS Group
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        277 47  -  MAYO MARTIN mayo@media corp.com.sg THE Singapore Biennale 2008 is going to be leaner and meaner than its predecessor, said its organisers, who have whittled down the number of venues to just three this time round City Hall, the Marina Bay area and South Beach, achister of Art Deco
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        217 47 AH LONG AWT IN MALAYSIA Director Jack Neo's (picture) recent blockbuster Ah Long Pte Ltd has scored big in Malaysia, after raking in RM2.221 million ($960,171) in 10 days (as at March 23) at the box office, making it the biggest release for a Singaporean director there. This
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        93 54 Ship ahoy! There will be another cruise liner plying the Straits starting tomorrow, when the SuperStar Aquarius joins the Star Cruises family in Singapore. Entertainment onboard includes The Journey of Cheng Ho musical, which depicts the 15th century eunuch seafarer's journey from China to Malacca.
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      214 54 -DPA THE last Cold War frontier is gaining the attention of tourists. The Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) the heavily-fortified 4km land border between North and South Korea has divided the country since 1953. According to South Korea's tourism organisation (KTO), around one in 13 foreign travellers to
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      375 57 -AFP Panesar rips New Zealand apart for England's first away series win in 3 years NAPIER, New Zealand Monty Panesar spun England to a crushing 121-run victory as New Zealand went down despite a late flourish by teenager Tim Southee in the third and deciding cricket
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      176 57 -AFP ORLANDO, Florida Argentine guard Manu Ginobili came off the bench to score 28 points on Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), sparking the reigning NBA champions San Antonio Spurs past the in-jury-hit Orlando Magic 107-97. Michael Finley added 24 points and Tim Duncan contributed
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      849 58 -AFP Result shows Capello faces a huge task in bid to elevate his new charges to the level of their neighbours FOOTBALL FRIENDLY France 1 England 0 PARIS David Beckham was granted his 100 th cap, saw just over an hour of action
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      162 58 DPA HAMBURG It was a bad night for Euro 2008 co-hosts Austria and Switzerland as both lost their friendly internationals. Austria took a 3-0 lead against the Netherlands but still lost 4-3 while Switzerland were outclassed by Germany, crashing 4-0 in Basle. Andreas
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      381 59 -AFP LONDON Queens Park Rangers co-owner Flavio Briatore (picture) insisted yesterday the club would not "throw away their money" on new players despite announcing a five-year, £20 million ($55 million) sponsorship deal with Italian sporting goods manufacturers Lotto. The agreement is an impressive
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      397 60 LOWUNFHOONG THREE months after he was served with a 12-month domestic ban for attacking SAFFC defender Daniel Bennett at the RHB Singapore Cup Final on Nov 25, national striker Noh Alam Shah appeared before the Football Association of Singapore's (FAS)
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      287 61 —AFP ASIAN WORLD CUP Q'FIER, GROUP 1 China 0 Australia 0 KUNMING, China Star midfielder Shao Jiayi had a late penalty saved as China drew 0-0 with Australia despite a furious secondhalf onslaught in Asian World Cup qualifying here yesterday.
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