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Title Section25 2010-05-25 1 TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 Tuesday May 25, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking MAY 25, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF25 words
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NEWS
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584 2010-05-25 4 US wants change, but China will only accept it on their terms NYT AFTERNOON BEIJING China and the United States opened three days of highlevel meetings yesterday meant to broaden and deepen the ties between the world’s largest developed and developing economies.NYT - 584 words
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Article, Illustration134 2010-05-25 4 Ed Miliband gets early Labour nod LONDON Mr Ed Miliband (picture), the former British Climate Change Secretary, late yesterday surprisingly beat his brother David in the race to became the first Labour leadership candidate to receive enough nominations to enter the ballot. It was disclosed134 words
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358 2010-05-25 4 ESTHER NG; MAY WONG - ESTHER NG AND MAY WONG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Property experts have hailed the move announced yesterday to relocate the railway station from Tanjong Pagar to Woodlands in the north as timely. Singapore has plans to redevelop the Tanjong Pagar area into a new waterfront city,358 words
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287 2010-05-25 4 S RAMESH SINGAPORE Toll charges for the Second Link will be reduced significantly to increase the road connectivity between Malaysia and Singapore. This was announced by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong after their retreat in SingaporeS RAMESH - 287 words
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Article, Illustration584 2010-05-25 5 NEO CHAI CHIN - Some say competition from China a cause for worry for REC NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Will the Renewable Energy Corporation’s (REC) $2.6 billion solar manufacturing plant in Singapore the world’s largest, which is nearing completion stand up to competition from Chinese584 words
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Article, Illustration396 2010-05-25 6 ANDRE YEO - First batch of locally-trained veterinary technologists graduates ANDRE YEO andreyeo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE They used to be hired mainly from the Philippines, but Singapore can now boast locally-trained veterinary technologists. Last week, the pioneer batch of diploma in veterinary technology (VeT) students graduated fromPHOTO COURTESY DELIA QUEK - 396 words
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177 2010-05-25 6 SINGAPORE The Romanian Embassy in Singapore has told the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Singapore Attor-ney-General’s Chambers that Romanian representatives to the joint working group will be here from May 26 to 29, and would like to interview a list of witnesses177 words
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83 2010-05-25 6 From Saturday, electronic road pricing (ERP) rates for 12 gantries will go down by 50 cents or $1 for the June school holidays, said the Land Transport Authority (LTA) yesterday. These include the seven gantries along the Central Expressway which will have83 words
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Article, Illustration68 2010-05-25 8 This is one of three special brassieres from China valued at $2.2 million now on display at Aimer’s VivoCity boutique until June 1. Handcrafted in gold and platinum and embellished with diamonds, rubies and sapphires, the bras are by Aimer, an international lingerie brand. Also on display is68 words
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Article251 2010-05-25 8 ONG DAI LIN SINGAPORE Afraid that he would lose his two $1,000 notes, Mr Wong Boon Pow kept the money with him instead of registering it for safekeeping with the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) where he was admitted. But Mr Wong, 53, showed seniorONG DAI LIN - 251 words
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Article201 2010-05-25 8 ONG DAI LIN - ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE He was the owner of a four-room flat in Jurong West but Ivan Tey was desperate for money. So he approached different housing agents and asked them to get him prospective tenants as he wanted to collect rental deposits from them.201 words
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Article, Illustration196 2010-05-25 8 ONG DAI LIN SINGAPORE As well as being unhappy with his boss, an accounts officer had also lost money on soccer bets. So Indonesian national Wanto forged his boss’s signature on company cheques and siphoned off nearly $500,000. Wanto (picture), 29, was employed by a restaurant,ONG DAI LIN - 196 words
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199 2010-05-25 8 S MUSTAFA SINGAPORE Flat buyers can look forward to more public flats under the Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS). The Housing and Development Board (HDB) awarded a tender yesterday for a site that could yield about 700 DBSS flats in Yishun to GuthrieS MUSTAFA - 199 words
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VOICES
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Article316 2010-05-25 10 Goh Kian Huat - Other libraries should emulate Jurong West’s system for CDs, VCDs Letter from Goh Kian Huat I APPRECIATE that the National Library Board (NLB) has reviewed its policies to allow ordinary library members to borrow six items each time, including two audio-visual items such as compact316 words
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191 2010-05-25 10 Hong Dr Phua Kai - Letter from Dr Phua Kai Hong Ex-President (1988-1990) LSE Alumni Association of Singapore WHEN I submitted the original version of the citation for the Distinguished Alumnus Award of the London School of Economics (LSE) Alumni Asso- ciation of Singapore to Dr191 words
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Article, Illustration216 2010-05-25 12 DR JAMES DOBSON - BY DR JAMES DOBSON BLUE I was walking toward my car outside a shopping centre a few weeks ago when I heard a loud and impassioned howl. I spotted a man about 15 metres away who was in great distress. His fingers were caught in the216 words
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241 2010-05-25 12 Chin KeeThou - Stop the act of buying, freeing animals on Vesak Day Letter from Chin KeeThou ON VESAK Day which marks the birth, enlightenment and passing of the Buddha many followers and devotees buy captive animals from pet shops and set them free as a241 words
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Article120 2010-05-25 12 Stephen Roberts - Letter from Stephen Roberts I REFER to “Make road tax a green tax” (May 21). Carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution is a global issue and Singapore should not stand by the wayside while other countries take the initiative in these matters. Over the past three years120 words
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129 2010-05-25 12 Eugene Tan; Helen Lim - Letter from Eugene Tan Secretary, Public Transport Council Letter from Helen Lim Deputy Director, Media Relations Land Transport Authority WE REFER to “Distance Fares a misleading term” (May 18). The term “Distance Fares” is reflective of a distance-based fare structure. As the writer129 words
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Advertisement81 2010-05-25 13 CONGRATULATIONS TO PRUDENTIAL PLC ON ITS SUCCESSFUL LISTING ON THE MAIN BOARD OF THE SINGAPORE EXCHANGE. l PRUDENTIAL CREDIT SUISSE HSBC <!► AIlen&Gledhill CLEARY uprhprt cmith GOTTLIEB HERBERT SMITB ADVOCATES SOLICITORS SLAUGHTER AND MAY BOWNE BRUNSWICK (fomputershare ■c s m EQUINITI Credit Suisse is acting as sole sponsor for the81 words
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COMMENT & ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration900 2010-05-25 14 ANDYXIE - The rich have left the stock market for the property market, leaving the ordinary investor to suffer ANDYXIE BLOOMBERG A bartender at my neighbourhood pub recently asked me how the Shanghai stock market was performing. I said it was at about 2,600BLOOMBERG - 900 words
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Article, Illustration665 2010-05-25 15 CONRAD RAJ - Investors should welcome proposed financial CONRAD RAJ conrad@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is Today’s editor-at-large. The recently proposed safeguards by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for those who invest in financial instruments like unit trusts here, while long overdue, are indeed welcome. The measures come in665 words
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Article, Illustration998 2010-05-25 16 SIMON TISDALL - Confirmation that the Jewish state has nukes increases the pressure on Obama SIMON TISDALL The writer is an assistant editor at The Guardian and a foreign affairs columnist. THE GUARDIAN Israel has long been assumed to possess nuclear weapons. TheTHE GUARDIAN; AFP - 998 words
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WORLD
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178 2010-05-25 18 AGENCIES NEW DELHI India’s Prime Minister said yesterday that a major diplomatic effort was under way to improve ties between India and Pakistan. Mr Manmohan Singh’s comments came three weeks after he and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani agreed to resumeAGENCIES - 178 words
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Article, Illustration411 2010-05-25 18 Court to decide on whether to issue arrest warrant based on charges of terrorism AGENCIES BANGKOK Thailand’s criminal court will rule today on whether to issue a warrant to arrest fugitive former Premier Thaksin Shinawatra on terrorism charges in connection with deadly street rallies. Department ofAGENCIES; AFP - 411 words
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263 2010-05-25 18 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR The complaints committee of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) yesterday proposed installing CCTV cameras in interrogation areas as part of an overhaul to its investigation procedures following the death last July of Mr Teoh Beng Hock, an opposition political aide.THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER - 263 words
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Article, Illustration59 2010-05-25 19 British longdistance swimmer Lewis Pugh gestures after completing his swim in Lake Pumori at an altitude of 5,300m on Saturday, below the summit of Mount Everest. The environmental campaigner wanted to make the highest altitude swim ever in a glacial lake, to highlight the impact of global warmingAFP - 59 words
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297 2010-05-25 19 AGENCIES SEOUL South Korea’s President Lee Myung Bak has cut trade to North Korea, vowing the country would “pay a price” for a torpedo attack on a warship that killed 46 sailors. He also banned the North’s merchant ships fromAGENCIES - 297 words
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290 2010-05-25 19 THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON In the days since United States President Barack Obama announced a temporary ban on permits for drilling new offshore oil wells, at least seven new permits for various types of drilling have been granted, according to records. The records alsoTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 290 words
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189 2010-05-25 20 AP CANBERRA Australia ordered the expulsion of an Israeli diplomat yesterday after investigators concluded Israel was responsible for forging four Australian passports that were used in the slaying of a Hamas operative in Dubai. Australia’s reaction echoes that of the United Kingdom, which in March expelledAP - 189 words
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Article, Illustration60 2010-05-25 20 Indonesian performers parading with their bodies and faces painted as masks during the traditional Topeng or mask festival in Malang, East Java province. Held in many parts of Indonesia, the highly-popular festivities vary from modern colourful cutouts, papier-mache and painted faces to the traditional woodcarvings symbolising faces of spiritualAFP - 60 words
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536 2010-05-25 20 Secret apartheid-era papers give first official evidence of Israeli nuclear weapons THE GUARDIAN WASHINGTON Secret South African documents reveal that Israel offered to sell nuclear warheads to the apartheid regime, providing the first official documentary evidence of the state’s possessionTHE GUARDIAN - 536 words
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Article, Illustration179 2010-05-25 21 AFP Australian scientists yesterday unveiled the world’s smallest electronic switch measuring just a few atoms, which will shrink microchips by up to 100 times and revolutionise computing speeds “exponentially”. The seven-atom transistor measuring four-billionths of a metre and embeddedAFP - 179 words
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Article, Illustration91 2010-05-25 21 A huge fire broke out at the main market in Myanmar’s biggest city, Yangon, yesterday, destroying hundreds of shops. No victims were reported, shop owners and officials said. ‘Hundreds of firemen are still trying to put out the fire,’ a police official said, adding that he didAFP - 91 words
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104 2010-05-25 21 AGENCIES The husband of Brittany Murphy has died of a heart attack at his home in Los Angeles, five months after the Hollywood actress died. British screenwriter Simon Monjack, 39, was reportedly found unconscious in the bedroom on Sunday night by Ms Murphy’sAGENCIES - 104 words
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120 2010-05-25 21 AP An animal rights group known for provocative protests is trying a more staid tactic to influence companies: Buying stock. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) now owns a piece of at least 80 companies, including McDonald’s and Kraft Foods. PetaAP - 120 words
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Article, Illustration503 2010-05-25 21 Brought to you by The life sciences programmes atMDIS gave them a firm grasp of the field Melody Tan With their eyes on the rapidly developing life sciences industry, Anusha Vasudev and Alex Wong turned to the degree programmes at the Management Development Institute of SingaporeMelody Tan; JASON HO - 503 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration650 2010-05-25 22 LOW LIN FHOONG - Sean, Wei Ning, Zachary favourites for Youth Olympic wildcard spots LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As the dust settles on track and field’s Asian Area Qualification for the Youth Olympic Games (YOG), which was held at Bishan Stadium over the weekend, each member of Singapore’sWEETECK HIAN - 650 words
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Article168 2010-05-25 22 LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE Wang Yuegu, the world No 13 in women’s table tennis, was left shell-shocked yesterday when she was steamrolled by the Czech Republic’s Iveta Vacenovska, ranked 45 spots lower. Vacenovska levelled the scores at 1-1 in the Group B clash of the WorldLOW LIN FHOONG - 168 words
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Article, Illustration258 2010-05-25 22 AGENCIES PARIS Shoulders went bare in the stands as the mercury soared on centre court, but there was no distracting top seed and defending men’s champion Roger Federer (picture) as he coasted to a comfortable 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 win over Australia's PeterAGENCIES; AFP - 258 words
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137 2010-05-25 22 Men: Julian Reister (Ger) bt Feliciano Lopez (Spa x27) 6-1, 7-6 (7/5), 6-2; Stanislas Wawrinka (Swi x20) bt Jan Hajek (Cze) 6-1, 6-3, 6-3; Taylor Dent (US) bt Nicolas Lapentti (Ecu) 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3); John Isner (US x17) bt Andrey Golubev (Kaz) 6-4,137 words
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Article, Illustration557 2010-05-25 23 TANYO-HINN - Phelps could miss Youth Olympics due to an international meet in California TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE American swim sensation Michael Phelps, Chinese diving star Guo Jingjing and the world’s greatest female pole-vaulter, Yelena Isinbayeva, were among the first sports ambassadors to be named for the inauguralAFP - 557 words
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Article256 2010-05-25 23 IAN DECOTTA SINGAPORE The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) have moved to ease the pressure on a congested S-League calendar now that the proposed tournament pitting the top three local and Malaysian clubs has been put on the backburner. The cross-Causeway tournament was originally planned forIAN DECOTTA - 256 words
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212 2010-05-25 23 IAN DE COTTA SINGAPORE With the economy picking up, demand for hospitality suites for this year's SingTel Singapore Grand Prix from Sept 24 to 26 is picking up momentum. Organisers Singapore GP revealed yesterday that 67 per cent of the 10,000 tickets costing between $3,500IAN DE COTTA - 212 words
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Article, Illustration583 2010-05-25 24 Despite his stunning season, Milito is likely to ride Argentina’s bench this summer AGENCIES LONDON Diego Milito’s unique achievement of scoring the goals which sealed each leg of Inter Milan’s historic Serie A, Coppa Italia and Champions League treble has transformed him into Europe’s must-have striker. Yet,AGENCIES; AFP - 583 words
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Article, Illustration718 2010-05-25 26 But England’s shaky defence and lightweight midfield could be their downfall THE DAILY TELEGRAPH AFTERNOON LATEST INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY England 3 Mexico 1 LONDON On a night of Mexican waves, Wembley waved goodbye to England, but Fabio Capello can wave goodbye to any hopes of winning theTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; AFP - 718 words
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Article150 2010-05-25 26 Ronaldo Co held by minnows AFP INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY Portugal 0 Cape Verde 0 LISBON Portugal suffered a blow to their morale ahead of next month’s World Cup finals in South Africa yesterday as they were held to a 0-0 draw by minnows Cape Verde, ranked 117th in the world, inAFP - 150 words
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Article112 2010-05-25 26 AFP INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY South Africa 1 Bulgaria 1 SOWETO Carlos Alberto Parreira hailed his South Africa side despite seeing them held 1-1 by Bulgaria in a 2010 World Cup warm-up yesterday. “There was a lot of improvement and you can see the team areAFP - 112 words
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Article115 2010-05-25 26 AFP INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY Argentina 5 Canada 0 BUENOS AIRES Two-time World Cup winners Argentina eased to a 5-0 victory over Canada yesterday for a morale-boost-ing win ahead the World Cup. Even with Lionel Messi rested, the Argentinians had little trouble from one of the game’sAFP - 115 words
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Article, Illustration444 2010-05-25 33 PETER YEO - Briq Communications, the youngest media agency in Singapore, aims to be a giant PETER YEO peteryeo@mediacorp.com.sg MEDIA stalwart Pat Lim is out to prove a point, that is ‘locals can do it better, if not just as well, as foreign companies’. And that is the idea behindJASON HO - 444 words
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343 2010-05-25 33 TERENCE LEE - Media partners awarded in Agency Reward and Recognition TERENCE LEE terencelee@mediacorp.com.sg MINDSHARE Singapore and Starcom Media Worldwide have emerged tops in the Platinum category for the second year running in MediaCorp’s Agency Reward and Recognition Programme. The Awards is organised by MediaCorp in343 words
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BUSINESS
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Article344 2010-05-25 28 THE NEW YORK TIMES MADRID About 720,000 investors outside the United States who lost money to the convicted swindler Bernard Madoff have settled with their banks, receiving about US$15.5 billion ($21.8 billion) in all, according to law firms representing those victims of the fraud. TheTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 344 words
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Article59 2010-05-25 28 MONDAY CLOSE 10,066.57 (-1.24%) Friday 10,193.39 p 1.25% Thursday 10,068.01 q 3.60% Wednesday 10,444.37 q 0.63% Tuesday 10,510.95 q 1.08% NYSE TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Citigroup 839.1m $3.78 p 0.80% Bank of America 170.2m $15.40 q 3.69% Sprint Nextel 123.4m $4.79 p 8.62% Ford 90.9m59 words
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Article21 2010-05-25 28 US$1 $1.405 US$1 £0.694 US$1 €0.810 US$1 ¥90.215 US$1 A$1.213 US$1 HK$7.802 All figures correct as at 8am this morning21 words
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OVERNIGHT
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Article104 2010-05-25 28 US slump continues US stocks slumped on new fears over Europe’s debt crisis, triggered by the rescue of a Spanish savings bank (see earlier report on Page B3). The Dow lost 126.82 points, extending last week’s massive losses when the blue-chip index shrank more than 4 per104 words
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Article73 2010-05-25 28 Hovering above US$70 Oil prices stabilised in New York, pausing a three-week drop that has seen prices fall 20 per cent amid market concerns over the eurozone’s debt crisis and a fragile global economic recovery. New York’s main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in July, managed a modest73 words
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Article489 2010-05-25 28 BA crew strike again, but airline says 70% of customers should be able to fly THE NEW YORK TIMES LONDON Thousands of flight attendants for British Airways began a five-day strike yesterday after their union and the airline failed to agree on a costcutting plan thatTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 489 words
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230 2010-05-25 30 THE NEW YORK TIMES SAN FRANCISCO Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, is turning his attention to Silicon Valley. Mr Blair will become a senior adviser at Khosla Ventures, the venture capital firm founded by Mr Vinod Khosla, an entrepreneur, investor and proponentTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 230 words
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Article259 2010-05-25 30 BLOOMBERG SAN FRANCISCO Apple CEO Steve Jobs will address the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference next month, a sign Apple may be planning to unveil the next version of its iPhone, analysts said. “Given Apple’s track record, the most likely scenario is that they’ll introduceBLOOMBERG - 259 words
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Article, Illustration102 2010-05-25 30 The inflation rate remained stable with the consumer price index (CPI) increasing only marginally last month. Data released yesterday by the Department of Statistics shows CPI in April was up by 0.9 per cent on-month. Compared to the same period last year, CPI went upBLOOMBERG - 102 words
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131 2010-05-25 30 Hiap Seng Engineering said its full year net profit jumped 143 percent on year to $31.5 million on the back of a 12.4-per-cent increase in revenue to $252 million. Hiap Seng said apart from a positive impact from higher revenue, the net131 words
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138 2010-05-25 30 Mainboard-listed retailer Metro Holdings posted a 46.5-per-cent surge in its fourth quarter net profit to $56 million. That’s on the back of a 15-per-cent rise in revenue to $39.9 million. Metro said the higher profits were mainly due to a higher gain138 words
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189 2010-05-25 31 AGENCIES The Japanese government has kept its outlook of the world’s second largest economy unchanged in May despite signs of a stronger recovery, suggesting it remains vigilant about potential risks such as the European debt crisis. “The economy has picked up steadily, butAGENCIES - 189 words
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166 2010-05-25 31 AGENCIES The recovery in the US economy that began last year will be stronger than previously estimated even as concerns over the European debt crisis mounted, according to a survey by the National Association for Business Economics. The world’s largest economy will expandAGENCIES - 166 words
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179 2010-05-25 31 AGENCIES Thailand’s economy grew at its fastest pace in 15 years in the first quarter as exports recovered, but the country’s worst political violence in decades is likely to crimp expansion overthe rest of the year. Gross domestic product expanded 12 perAGENCIES - 179 words
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Article, Illustration518 2010-05-25 31 US, European shares mixed in volatile trade, while Chinese market rises in relief rally AGENCIES NEW YORK Stock markets in the United States and Europe traded in roller-coaster fashion in intra-day dealings yesterday as investors remained jittery following a bailout of a regional bankAGENCIES; BLOOMBERG - 518 words
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754 2010-05-25 32 AP WASHINGTON The most sweeping changes to financial rules in the United States since the Great Depression might not prevent another crisis. Experts say the financial regulatory Bill approved by the Senate last week, and a similar Bill thatAP - 754 words
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Article, Illustration569 2010-05-25 37 GENEVIEVE LOH - CANNES EXCLUSIVE MOVIES Glitz and glamour outshine the films at the 63rd Cannes Film Festival GENEVIEVE LOH genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg IT IS the glitziest and arguably the most prestigious film festival in the world, held annually against the gorgeous backdrop of the Cote D’Azure. Michael Douglas,AFP - 569 words
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Article, Illustration327 2010-05-25 39 MAYO MARTIN STATE OF THE ARTS: We’re breathless. Singapore Tyler Print Institute has brought in a mega-blockbuster contemporary art show featuring artists such as Jeff Koons and Damien Hirst.The Asian Civilisations Museum announces its new director, Dr Alan Chong.The Singapore Art Museum pulls off a coup, signing an MOUMAYO MARTIN - 327 words
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Article, Illustration373 2010-05-25 39 Cross your fingers that these films make it to our multiplexes GENEVIEVE LOH Another Year (Mike Leigh) Previous Palme d’Or winner Leigh delivers a solid and simple family drama starring his regular muses Jim Broadbent and Lesley Manville. The quaint film stands out in the midstGENEVIEVE LOH - 373 words
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Article, Illustration534 2010-05-25 41 Thai film and two Oscar-winners take top prizes in Cannes AP THE hypnotic Thai film Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives won the top honour at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, while Academy Award winners Juliette Binoche and Javier Bardem earned actingAP; Photos AFP - 534 words
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Article, Illustration918 2010-05-25 45 Martyn Palmer - Mick Jagger on the sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll behind making the Rolling Stones’ 1972 masterpiece, Exile On Main Street Martyn Palmer features@mediacorp.com.sg THE DAILY TELEGRAPH FOR a few moments it’s hard to reconcile the dapper, rather conservatively dressed 66-year-old lounging on the rooftop terrace ofTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; AFP - 918 words
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Article134 2010-05-25 49 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH A little sugar to put junior at ease DOCTORS have found that giving children a small amount of sugar before an injection made them much less likely to cry.They suggest that the sweet substance should be used before children are given vaccinations, many of whichTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 134 words
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Article856 2010-05-25 49 Eveline Gan - The thyroid gland is the ‘master controller’ of the body Eveline Gan eveline@mediacorp.com.sg HER hair began falling out shortly after she gave birth to her second child. At first, Mrs Chong thought it was part-and-parcel of the whole post-natal rigmarole. But even after a year, the856 words
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Article, Illustration64 2010-05-25 50 Signs of an overactive thyroid: Having a good appetite but persistent loss of weight Feeling that your heart beats too quickly •Trembling fingers Frequently feeling anxious or nervous Diarrhoea Menstrual irregularities Heat intolerance Signs of a sluggish thyroid: Persistent weight gain Constant tiredness and lethargy Depression Constipation64 words
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