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Title Section26 2008-06-23 1 TODAY yV\=ryJj-\CORP MICA(P) 132/10/2007 we set you thinking Monday June 23, 2008 todayonline.com TODAY /V\=ryJj-\CORP MICA(P) 132/10/2007 we set you thinking Monday June 23, 2008 todayonline.com26 words
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Article, Illustration350 2008-06-23 1 AGENCIES MANILA A ferry carrying more than 700 passengers and crew capsized during a typhoon off the Philippines and many are feared, dead, officials said yesterday. Relatives wept as they waited for news. A handful of survivors struggled to shore after the ferryAGENCIES; AP - 350 words
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Article558 2008-06-23 1 NAZRY BAHRAWI - There's enough for now, but NAZRY BAHRAWI Climate change, population increase likely challenges to Singapore's water supply: WHO nazry@media corp.com.sg EVEN AS they commended Singapore's exceptional water management system, international water quality experts part of a high-level World Health Organisation (WHO) panel yesterday cautioned against the dangers of complacency. In558 words
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Article, Illustration291 2008-06-23 1 LIN YANQIN - LIN YANQIN yanqin@media corp.com.sg FOR 24 hours, they lived in rooms made of clear Perspex and tackled challenges to prove that they were, indeed, the most eco-friendly person in Singapore and win $10,000. But between slugging it out over charades and knowledge quizzesWEETECK HIAN - 291 words
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Miscellaneous33 2008-06-23 1 SIMON TAY STUNNING COPENHAGEN, OR SUNNY STORE? COMMENT PAGE 2 ASIAN PERSUASION KYLE KWONG LEARNS ABOUT CHINESE FOOD IN CHINA PLUS•PAGE 26 FEAR THE RUSSIANS SAYS OUR MAN IN VIENNA SPORTS PAGE 3733 words
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Miscellaneous12 2008-06-23 1 MANAGING DISASTERS: HOW SINGAPORE CAN HELP THE WHO HOT NEWS «PAGE 312 words
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Article, Illustration964 2008-06-23 2 SIMON TAY - SIMON TAY The best cities to live in are those with a diverse and vibrant outlook COPENHAGEN basks in sunshine, all midsummer revelry, with songs and lots of drinking. The city also celebrates being first among "The World's 25 Top Cities for Quality of life",964 words
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Article, Illustration711 2008-06-23 3 NAZRYBAHRAWI - NAZRYBAHRAWI Foreign and young S'porean talent the key to success in upcoming Olympics nazry@media corp.com.sg THE jinking runs of soccer's lesser lights in the ongoing Euro 2008 tournament toppling some of the continent's best footballing nations on the way offer hope that711 words
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237 2008-06-23 3 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia yesterday announced plans to set up separate pumps at its border petrol stations to sell fuel to foreigners at market rates so that only locals can benefit from subsidised petrol. The new pumps will target Singaporeans and Thais who make dayAFP - 237 words
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224 2008-06-23 3 Singapore's water expertise can help the region in disaster relief, and it is taking that first step by helping China analyse water samples in the aftermath of the Sichuan earthquake disaster. The samples are currently being monitored at the224 words
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Article, Illustration389 2008-06-23 4 TAN HUI LENG - TAN HUI LENG Also, are'pre-pandemic' vaccines safe, effective? IN KUALA LUMPUR huileng@mediacorp.com.sg JUST as vaccines against HSNI are hitting headlines recently, experts will discuss in November if the World Health Organisation (WHO) needs to maintain a bigger stockpile of vaccines to combat a flu pandemic. Other issues389 words
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Article, Illustration269 2008-06-23 6 LIN YANQIN - LIN YANQIN yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg THE threatening skies were not ideal for a sports carnival, but busloads of residents from the South West district gamely turned up at West Coast Park yesterday morning, hoping to send off their inaugural Community Sports Festival with a bang. Unfortunately, the weatherLIN YANQIN - 269 words
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Article, Illustration822 2008-06-23 6 ALICIA WONG - ALICIA WONG Singapore Arts Street makes its heartland debut in Hougang alicia@media corp.com.sg WHEN it comes to appreciating art, wealth or talent is not a criteria for admission. Art is for all, said the organisers of Singapore Arts Street And so, yesterday, those at Hougang Central HubWEETECKHIAN - 822 words
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Article, Illustration344 2008-06-23 8 Barisan Nasional packs them off to Beijing for fear they would join opposition MALAYSIA'S Barisan Nasional (BN) leadership has sent some of its members of Parliament in Sabah and Sarawak on official visits overseas because it is worried that they will leave or cross over to opposition alliance344 words
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Article, Illustration341 2008-06-23 8 AGENCIES BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said yesterday he would resign if a no-confidence vote went against him in Parliament, but lashed out at protesters surrounding his office in an effort to force his ouster. The demonstrators, led by the People'sAGENCIES; SSI - 341 words
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Article, Illustration300 2008-06-23 8 -AP JAKARTA A major survey of Indonesia's child care institutions released this month found orphanages flooded with children separated from their parents not by death, but because of poverty. The study by the United States-based charity Save the Children and the Indonesian government was the-AP - 300 words
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GLOBALROUNDUP
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83 2008-06-23 10 -AFP A suicide bomber blew herself up in the centre of the Iraqi city of Baquba yesterday, killing at least 16 people and wounding 40. She detonated her explosive vest against a police patrol nearthe gate of the Diyala provincial governor's headquarters and-AFP - 83 words
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103 2008-06-23 10 -AP Rebuilding in two of China's provinces hit by last month's earthquake should be completed by 2010, Premier Wen Jiabao said yesterday. He also said that regular life in Shaanxi and Gansu provinces should be close to normal soon. The two provinces were not damaged-AP - 103 words
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86 2008-06-23 10 -AFP A 44-year-old man who is auctioning his life on the Internet was celebrating yesterday as bidders fought over who would take his store assistant job, his home and his friends as he seeks to start over again. The British immigrant to Australia said-AFP - 86 words
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Article, Illustration331 2008-06-23 10 -AP Chinese vacationers to Taiwan prohibited from gambling, too BEIJING Chinese visitors to Taiwan will not be allowed to gamble or engage in "pornographic activities", China's state news agency reported yesterday. The warning was issued by the Cross-Strait Tourism Association, the official Xinhua news agency-AP; AFP - 331 words
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Article, Illustration220 2008-06-23 12 AFP SEOUL-Chung Mong Joon, a wealthy South Korean politician and vice-president of the world's football governing body Fifa, declared yesterday he would run for the nation's ruling party leadership. The six-term lawmaker said he would bid for the Grand National Party'sAFP - 220 words
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Article, Illustration573 2008-06-23 12 AFP Clashes continue as President Lee warns of'venomous'Web SEOUL After weeks of tumultuous protests inspired largely by South Korea's netizens, the country which claims to be the world's most wired society is considering new ways to monitor the Internet This comes as police andAFP - 573 words
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Article, Illustration138 2008-06-23 14 Post-Cyclone Nargis joint assessment teams comprising 250 members have completed their assessments, two weeks after they were deployed to the affected Yangon division and Ayeyawaddy (Irrawaddy) delta. In a media statement issued on Saturday, the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) said the preliminary findingsAF - 138 words
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Article, Illustration427 2008-06-23 14 JESSINTATAN - JESSINTATAN As junta continues to resist aid, is it time for the UN to invoke Chapter VII? jessinta@media corp.com.sg MORE than a month after the start of international relief efforts in Myanmar, the junta's hardening stance against aid agencies has drawn calls for the427 words
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Article, Illustration734 2008-06-23 16 WILLIAM LANGLEY - WILLIAM LANGLEY THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH MR BARACK Obama has raised more money than any presidential candidate in the history of the United States and still the great, green waves of wonga roll in. The cash pays for saturation television advertising and the salaries of almost– THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH; AFP – - 734 words
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Miscellaneous6 2008-06-23 10 IS KOREAN GOVT'S NEW INTERNET BEEF6 words
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324 2008-06-23 18 YEO KEE CHIANG - YEO KEE CHIANG This way, they can make better choices Letter from I REFER to the report "When liposuction goes wrong (June 21-22). The Singapore Association of Plastic Surgeons (Saps) should be commended for highlighting the potential lack of insurance cover when liposuction is324 words
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Letter, Illustration239 2008-06-23 18 HENRY SOH - HENRY SOH Letter from I REFER to the letter "Saturday ERP 'unnecessary'" (June 21-22). I concur with the writer that there is no apparent traffic congestion in the Suntec City and Marina area. I drive to Millenia Walk every Saturday at 2pm via Fullerton Road239 words
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147 2008-06-23 18 LESLIE WANG - LESLIE WANG Letter from I REFER to the letter "Revised ERP can be beneficial" (June 21-22). The writer has missed the point of the latest round of Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) changes because if "we should be applauding the Land Transport Authority (LTA) for forcing147 words
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Article266 2008-06-23 20 DR JAMES DOBSON - DR JAMES DOBSON THE TYRANNY OF SELF-BLAME I read a true story once about a Russian man who hid in his attic for 25 years because of a crime he thought he had committed. When he finally decided to face the music, he learned that266 words
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Article, Illustration853 2008-06-23 20 SARAH SUM- CAMPBELL - SARAH SUM-CAMPBELL I REFER to "Obstacles bring 'Save Sufiah Programme' to a halt' (June 18). Dr Mashitah Ibrahim of the Malaysian Prime Minister's department was quoted as saying that Ms Sufiah Yusof "was believed to be under a black magic spell". I cannot853 words
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Article, Illustration356 2008-06-23 22 CHRISTIE LOH - CHRISTIE LOH christie@mediacorp.com.sg LIKE a mannequin jolted into a living being, Ms Jessica Tan Soon Neo (picture) suddenly threw her arms into the air. The calm smile before the clicking camera had given way to a wide grin. "Chope! Chope!" she protested, using the Singlish equivalent ofDON WONG - 356 words
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Article, Illustration541 2008-06-23 22 -AGENCIES Only Saudi Arabia raises oil output; other members defer to September meeting CONSUMER nations stepped up pressure on the oil powers yesterday to increase production at an international summit on spiralling crude prices. But divisions within the 13-nation Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries-AGENCIES - 541 words
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Article, Illustration140 2008-06-23 22 UNLEASH YOUR INNER BEAST WITH WILDLIFE UNLIMITED PLUS Wildlife Reserves Singapore launches new Wildlife Unlimited Plus membership. Experience the variety and benefit of three parks in one membership. The membership offers you and your family (two adults and three children) free entry into Jurong Bird Park, the Singapore Zoo140 words
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Article, Illustration65 2008-06-23 22 Buy any Marigold Peel Fresh 1 litre pack (picture) and get discounts off movie tickets and a free medium-sized popcorn at Cathay Cineplexes. Simply present the pack coupon at any Cathay Cineplex. On weekdays, pay $6 for a ticket (usual price: $7.50 to $9); on65 words
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124 2008-06-23 23 -BLOOMBERG BARCLAYS may lose the financial backing of the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) after a senior member of the Qatari royal family revealed his 42-million-euro ($B9-million) legal claim against the bank, reported Britain's Sunday Times. The QIA is one of four foreign investors tipped to-BLOOMBERG - 124 words
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Article, Illustration128 2008-06-23 23 AFP SINGAPORE shares are expected to remain volatile and track key economic news from the United States next week. CIMB-GK Research's regional economist Song Seng Wun said investors would be watching oil prices as well as the US Federal Reserve's policy meeting on Tuesday and— AFP - 128 words
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Article, Illustration366 2008-06-23 24 LOHCHEEKONG - LOHCHEEKONG The Levity Effect by Adrian Gostick and Scott Christopher Laughter is the best medicine -even at the workplace. From Lego America to Principal Financial Group -where employees zip around on scooters and set up mini golf courses in their offices respectively companies in the United States have found366 words
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Article, Illustration643 2008-06-23 24 JOHN BITTLESTOIM - JOHN BITTLESTOIM DON'T you dread it when the voice at the other end of the phone says: "Hello, so-and-so, how are you today?" The egregious sales pitch that follows is enough to bring up your breakfast British actor and writer Peter Ustinov had a point.FAIZAL - 643 words
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Article145 2008-06-23 25 SIM-RMIT UNIVERSITY GRADUATION SHOW Tagged as the Oddinary Exhibition, it will feature works by the latest batch of graduates from the university's design and communication design courses. Through a gallery of "Ordinary" boxes made "Extraordinary", students will express their artistry by transforming a simple unembellished box into an object145 words
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Article, Illustration1259 2008-06-23 26 Karman Tse - Karman Tse She's a Chinese chef who can't speak Mandarin, but Kylie Kwong knows the best way to communicate is through the stomach ten+one in Kuala Lumpur karman@mediacorp.com.sg ktf" KYLIE Kwong was at a loss for words the first time she set foot in her ancestral home, Toishan1,259 words
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Article, Illustration440 2008-06-23 30 MAYO MARTIN - MAYO MARTIN How Joan Chen and a little editing saved the Forbidden City mayo@media corp.com.sg RUMOURED to comprise 9,999 rooms, China's Forbidden City (picture) in Beijing has been touted as the largest palace complex on earth. And if it weren't for some judicious snipping440 words
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Miscellaneous1250 2008-06-23 31 HUM ilffifflflßH SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE 111 THE HUMAN SPIRIT ZON SI KECIL XC THE MOVIES Channel 5, Bpm The Man with No Face Cef Jr Jungle Book Rikki-Tikki-Tavi to the Rescue Arts Central, 9pm Suria, 7pm Kids Central, spm It's now about 33cm long children, when it's1,250 words
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Article, Illustration581 2008-06-23 32 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH TENNIS Wimbledon LONDON —If you are flying economy class to the United States from the United Kingdom in the next two weeks, be ready to have a sports superstar sitting next to you. Venus Williams, the defending Wimbledon champion, revealed onTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; GETTY IMAGES - 581 words
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Article, Illustration628 2008-06-23 32 PAUL GREEN - PAUL GREEN NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2008 Balestier Khalsa v Dalian Shide Toa Payoh Stadium, 7.45pm paul@mediacorp.com.sg AFTER an encouraging run in the AvayaJ&J League Cup, which saw them win the third/fourth playoff last Monday, Balestier Khalsa have their sights set on climbing up from theBKrW DONWONG - 628 words
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Article, Illustration499 2008-06-23 33 LONDON Roger Federer has bristled at suggestions that his powers are on the wane this season. The murmurs began after the world No 1 was seen him dumped out of the Australian Open in January, with Novak Djokovic winning their semi-final in straight sets.:■ ; '■■-' ■ • -■'■■■ ■ GE^Y IMAGES - 499 words
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Article, Illustration225 2008-06-23 33 SHAMIR OSMAN - SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE faced Sri Lanka in the third/fourth play-off of the third Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Cup at the Delta Stadium yesterday, turning in a scintillating performance to despatch their opponents 4-0. But better news awaited the team afterTodAY FILE PHOTO - 225 words
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Article, Illustration399 2008-06-23 33 LOWLINFHOONG - LOWLINFHOONG linfhoong@media corp.com.sg YOU may not have heard of the Singapore Ice Hockey Association (SIHA), but they aim to change that soon. The fledgling national sports association (NSA), which started in 2000 and only received their provisional NSA status from001 BOON KEONG - 399 words
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Article120 2008-06-23 33 — SHAMIR OSMAN - SHAMIR OSMAN THE first day of competition at the National Pencak Silat Championship 2008 started yesterday, with the future and young talent on the mind of Singapore Silat Federation chief executive director, Sheikh Alau'ddin. Citing the example of local silat club Kedung Putih making their debut120 words
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Article, Illustration287 2008-06-23 34 AFP VIENNA, Austria Turkey are so decimated by injury and suspension ahead of their Euro 2008 semifinal against Germany on Wednesday that they may resort to playing reserve keeper Tolga Zengin as an outfield player, according to coach Fatih Terim. "He could come on— AFP - 287 words
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Article, Illustration671 2008-06-23 34 THE OBSERVER Hard talk, a boldtacital move revived Germany's campaign, says Ballack BASEL, Switzerland Embarrassed and angered by the loss of their second group game to Croatia on June 12, the German squad took it upon themselves to address problems that threatened to remove them from— THE OBSERVER; II AF - 671 words
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Article, Illustration761 2008-06-23 34 -AFP FORMULA 1 French Grand Prix PARIS Felipe Massa and Ferrari dominated yesterday's French Grand Prix and took charge of this year's Formula 1 world championship with their third double of the season. Massa's third win this year and eighth of his career lifted him back-AFP; 7 m GETTY IMAGES - 761 words
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Article, Illustration712 2008-06-23 36 -AGENCIES Overjoyed Hiddink hails win over Dutch as a career first EURO 2008, QUARTER-FINAL Holland 1 Russia 3 (after extra-time) BASEL, Switzerland Guvs Hiddink danced onto the pitch on Saturday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) after Russia beat tournament favourites Holland 3-1 in extratime, to secure-AGENCIES; AFP - 712 words
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Article, Illustration367 2008-06-23 36 AFP Marco van Basten (picture) tipped Russia to go on and win Euro 2008 after Holland were beaten 3-1 (after extra-time) in their quarter-final here on Saturday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). "I told them (Russia) they had played veryAFP; GE^Y IMAGES - 367 words
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Article, Illustration790 2008-06-23 37 Kenneth Goh - Kenneth Goh in Vienna kenneth@mediacorp.com.sg With Arshavin the ace in the pack, Hiddink's fine side are getting better and better EURO 2008 will be much poorer without the exciting Oranjemen, who had run rough-shod over their Group C opponents Italy, France and Romania. On Saturday (yesterday3E^Y IMAGES - 790 words
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Article, Illustration236 2008-06-23 37 AFP MOSCOW Hundreds of thousands poured out into the streets all over Russia early yesterday to a cacophony of honking and shouting as news came in of Russia's historic 3-1 Euro 2008 quarter-final win over Holland. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev congratulated theAFP; J ■ AFF - 236 words
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