Today, 3 June 2010

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    47 1 TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PUBLICATION OF /ABDIACORP NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Thursday June 03, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Thursday June 3, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking JUNE 3, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF
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    Lock icon Sayonara, Hatoyama
    422 3 Resignation may be good for Japan AGENCIES TOKYO Japan’s revolving door politics claimed yet another victim yesterday, but Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama’s resignation along with that of his party secretary-general Ichiro Ozawa last month could put the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and the country in a
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    Lock icon THE FRONTRUNNER FOR THE JOB OF PRIME MINISTER
    126 3 AFP Japan’s Finance Minister Naoto Kan, 63, (picture) is a former grassroots civic activist. Nicknamed “Ira-Kan” or “Irritable Kan” for his fiery temperament, he served as leader of the Democratic Party of Japan in 2004, but stepped down after admitting he had
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      133 3 COMMENT&ANALYSIS LOUISE ARMITSTEAD AND HARRYWILSON WHERE DID PRUDENTIAL-AIA DEAL GO WRONG? 18 MATTHEW LYNN CHARGING FOR NEWS WON’T WORK 20 THOMAS FRIEDMANTURKEY AND ISRAEL: WHEN FRIENDS FALL OUT 22 FN FN y collagenplus S collagenplus I Believe In Beauty You Can See. Available in Peach and Mixed Berries. The only
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon Sands betters the odds
      587 6 At the rate it is going, MBS will exceed analysts’ cash-flow projections: COO BLOOMBERG LAS VEGAS The Marina Bay Sands (MBS) integrated resort is set to exceed analysts’ cash-flow projections this year as gamblers flock to the new complex, said its parent company, Las Vegas Sands.
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      Murder, robbery suspects charged
      441 6  -  Sixth suspect LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Two days before going on a vicious crime spree which left one dead and three others seriously injured, six members from a Malaysian gang allegedly robbed another victim in the Kallang area. According to court documents, Shahman Anak Milak,
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      Lock icon AIG eyes deal with sovereign wealth funds
      596 7 GIC, Temasek, Qatar Holding possible cornerstone investors THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Plans by Prudential of Britain to become Asia’s biggest insurer are in tatters after talks to cut the agreed US$35.5 billion ($50 billion) price-tag of AIA collapsed amid speculation that its owner,
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      3 years'jail for maid who had sex with boy
      440 7  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A foreign domestic worker who had sex with her employer’s 12-year-old son was jailed three years for the offences yesterday. The 27-year-old Indonesian woman, who cannot be named to protect the victim’s identity, had sexual intercourse
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      When business and religion mix...
      547 8 SINGAPORE New Creation Church counts Rock Productions, Omega Tours and Travel, and BrightStar Child Development Centre among its six affiliates. City Harvest Church has its City Harvest Community Services Association and the School of Theology. It also bought a stake this year in Suntec Singapore’s
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      Lock icon ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT UPDATING RECORDS OF POLLING VENUES
      164 8 S RAMESH, NG JINGYNG Singapore’s Elections Department is in the process of updating its system records of all premises that will be used as polling stations or counting centres for the next General Election and Presidential Election. It has sent letters to schools
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      Lock icon HFMD REACHES EPIDEMIC LEVEL
      87 8 SATISH CHENEY Cases of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) have reached an epidemic level in Singapore. Last week, the number of cases hit 706. In March this year, the figures crossed the epidemic level too. The Ministry of Health said the two seasonal peaks are
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      Airshow organiser takes on Spore’s Cannes
      378 10  -  GENEVIEVE LOH genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It is positioned as a glamorous film festival that will premiere both Asian and World cinema Singapore’s own Cannes. And to organise the inaugural edition of ScreenSingapore next June, the Media Development Authority Of Singapore (MDA) has appointed Singapore Airshow
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      New tiered fee structure for US visas
      194 10 SINGAPORE From tomorrow, a new tiered fee structure will kick in for those travelling on non-immigrant visas to the United States. Announced by the US Department of State yesterday, the new Machine Readable Visa (MRV) for temporary visitors for work or pleasure such
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      Lock icon IT to play bigger role in teaching of Mother Tongue Languages
      366 10 JEREMY KOH SINGAPORE The committee tasked to review the teaching of Mother Tongue Languages has been getting ideas from teaching systems around the world. In her first public comments on the ongoing review, the director-general of education, Ms Ho
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      1986 disaster spurred his pioneering work
      442 12  -  SingHealth’s group COO shaped SAF’s capability to assist in disaster relief ZUL OTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When the Hotel New World in Serangoon Road collapsed in 1986, it left a lasting impression on a young military doctor. Disaster management was a new concept in Singapore
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      Something new to wow the crowds at NDP 2010
      360 12  -  City march to reenact history against a modern backdrop CLAIRE HUANG claire@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Organisers of this year’s National Day Parade promise to wow Singaporeans with several new elements. They range from the use of the Padang in the Presidential drive-past, to
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      Lock icon Singapore 1960’s Gen X curators
      249 14 SUREKHA A YADAV SINGAPORE The year was 1960 and there was a sense of promise and potential after self-government had been achieved. And an exhibition titled Singapore 1960 to capture the spirit of that significant year is now on at the National Museum. Among the
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      International experts offer suggestions for media sector
      385 14 MDA’s panel also praises Singapore’s progress SINGAPORE International experts have suggested that Singapore extend its core strength in services to the media industry by raising its importance as a media services centre. This will mean building and aggregating companies that provide ancillary services
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      Lock icon The day the phone rang non-stop
      242 14 ESTHER NG SINGAPORE The phone rang off the hook for Bollywood Veggies owner Ivy Singh-Lim the day Today reported about her appearance in court on May 3. And in the days that followed, she had to allay the concerns of more customers. For example,
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      BEACHES AFFECTED BY OIL SPILL EXPECTED TO OPEN THIS WEEKEND
      133 14 Beaches affected by last week’s oil spill are expected to open by this weekend. Environment and Water Resources Minister Dr Yaacob Ibrahim told reporters on the sidelines of a community event that officers will monitor the waters for any deterioration.
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      Back to school, legal eagles
      271 16 SINGAPORE A proposed plan to introduce a compulsory Continuing Professional Development (CPD) scheme for members of the legal profession here will be put up for public feedback later this year. Under this scheme, Singapore lawyers will be required to fulfil a specified number of hours
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      14 licensed moneylenders inspected by the police
      200 16 SINGAPORE Several documents, personal computers and notebook PCs were seized during a joint inspection on 14 licensed moneylenders late last month. Officers from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Registry of Moneylenders carried out the inspections on May 20 in Toa Payoh, Jalan
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      CATS’ EYE VIEW
      116 16 Cat lovers are in for a treat this month. The ‘Cats of the World’ Photo Exhibition is back for a fourth year running. On display will be a selection of some 50 snapshots of cats captured in their element graceful, lazy, sneaky, aloof, loving. The shots by
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      AVOID ROADS AROUND AND NEAR SHANGRI-LA HOTEL
      192 16 Delegates from 28 countries will be attending the 9th International Institute of Strategic Studies Asia Security Conference taking place from tomorrow at the Shangri-La Hotel. The three-day meet is to discuss regional defence and security issues. As with previous meetings, security will be
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      PATIENTS' WORDS REASSURE KHAW
      133 16 Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan says his recent hospitalisation for a heart bypass assured him that Singapore’s health system is of a high standard. Mr Khaw said this was the feedback he received from patients of all classes he met during his frequent walks as part
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      Lock icon AVA seizes alleged bear gall bladder, seller at Expo caught on video
      229 16 MUSTAFA SHAFAW SINGAPORE A gall bladder, allegedly from a bear in China, was seized by the authorities from a food exhibition on Tuesday. Investigators from the Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres) received a tip-off from a
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      334 10 I I Property Investment Strategies Successful property investors will share their insights at this seminar on great property strategies for 2010. This preview will encapsulate how one can grow limited funds into a multimillion dollar property portfolio. This course is conducted by experts led by Andy Ong who grew $10,000
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  • VOICES
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      Take the cue from Companies Act
      234 18  -  Amend Societies, Charities Acts to protect members Letter from SimonTeoh I READ “Tighter reigns or different rules for religious charities?” (June 2) with great interest. I believe there should be more regulations to ensure greater accountability and transparency in the finances of religious organisations
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      Consent form tantamount to indemnity form?
      75 18  -  Ho Mun Chuen I RECEIVED a consent form for an event organised by my daughter’s child care centre, stating that it would not be liable for any legal action or suits should any accident or mishap take place during the event. By signing it,
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      168 20  -  BY DR BILL MAIER WHEN KIDS GET CHUBBY Kids today are spending more time than ever in front of the television or computer screen. And dormant kids tend to be chubby kids. As parents, it’s our job to recognise when our kids aren’t getting enough sunshine
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      Police foot patrols humble and basic, but effective
      245 20  -  Letter from James Ang I REFER to “Would more police foot patrols have helped?” (June 2). The Neighbourhood Police Post (NPP) system was started in 1983 to engage the community as a strategic partner in community policing. However, in 1997, the Neighbourhood
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      Past awards not enough for safety
      222 20  -  Letter from Derrick Chee Secretariat, National Water Safety Council Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports Jose Raymond Deputy director, Media Relations and Social Media Singapore Sports Council WE THANK Mr Jason Lee for his letter “New programme has coach swimming in circles” (May
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      9 18 POLICE FOOT PATROLS HUMBLE AND BASIC, BUT EFFECTIVE PAGE
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  • Page 18 Miscellaneous
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      29 18 VOICES ON RADIO Have you ever been bullied in a public place?Tune in toTalkBack on 938Live from 8.15am to 8.45am tomorrow. Call us at *****938 and share your views.
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  • COMMENT & ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon Where did the deal go wrong?
      1135 22 Prudential chief executive Tidjane Thiam had key investors on his side, but AIG just wouldn’t budge THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LOUISE ARMITSTEAD AND HARRYWILSON In the early hours of Sunday morning, Prudential chief executive Tidjane Thiam was handed the prize for which he’d been fighting
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      Lock icon Charging for news won't work
      892 24  -  Why Murdoch’s attempt to charge Times of London’s online readers is doomed to fail MATTTHEW LYNN Matthew Lynn is a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. BLOOMBERG There are a few simple rules that will stand you in good stead in the
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      Lock icon Turkey and Israel: When friends fall out
      963 26  -  THOMAS L FRIEDMAN THE NEW YORK TIMES As a friend of both Turkey and Israel, it has been agonising to watch the disastrous clash between Israeli naval commandos and a flotilla of “humanitarian” activists seeking to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza. Personally,
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      251 24 LET ADAM KHOO EMPOWER YOUR CHILD TO SUCCEED... IN PSLE AND IN LIFE! LAST PREVIEW before year-end AdamKhoo Creator and Master Trainer of the 'I Am Gifted!' Programme Singapore Book of Records' Most Prolific Behavioural Change Trainer What makes the 'I Am Gifted! 7 programmes so uniquely effective in helping
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    SMART SHOPPER
    622 28 Hosted by GOES INTERNET TV SHOPPING OUR lives and the Internet are intertwined and a major reason for our reliance on it is for entertainment. With video-sharing sites such as YouTube and the like, there’s no need to fret if you miss your must-watch TV programme because you
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Israel kicks out activists
      395 30 Fresh standoff looms with another foreign aid ship due to arrive AGENCIES JERUSALEM Hundreds of activists detained during a deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla were kicked out of Israel yesterday as a new standoff with a pro-Palestini-an aid ship loomed. With nine bodies lying
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      Lock icon India, Indonesia worst for red tape in Asia
      348 30 AFP SINGAPORE Regional financial centres Singapore and Hong Kong have the most efficient bureaucracies in Asia, according to a survey of expatriate business executives by the Hong Kong-based Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (Perc). The survey, released yesterday, cited India, Indonesia and
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      Lock icon Maoist-hit India has massive police shortage
      254 30 AFP RAIPUR India’s Home Minister P Chidambaram said yesterday at least 335,000 police posts were vacant across the country as the government struggles to tackle a spreading Maoist insurgency. Mr Chidambaram told a security conference that India even lacked police stations in some regions
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      Lock icon Woman stabs nine in China train rampage
      263 30 AFP BEIJING A woman armed with a knife went on the rampage on an overnight passenger train in northeastern China, stabbing and wounding nine people as they slept, state media said. The attack, early on Tuesday morning on a train in Heilongjiang province,
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      Lock icon Foxconn raises worker's pay by 30 per cent after suicides
      332 32 AGENCIES TAIPEI Shaken by a spate of suicides at its China plants, Taiwan’s manufacturing giant Foxconn said it was raising the pay of workers by 30 per cent, a greater increase than first planned. The company, which makes iPhones, iPads
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      Lock icon OFFICES SEARCHED IN FRENCH ARMS SALETO MALAYSIA: SOURCE
      119 32 AFP French financial police have searched the offices of naval arms manufacturer DCNS and industrial group Thales in connection with a probe into the sale of submarines to Malaysia, a judicial source said on Tuesday. Documents were seized in the operation, which
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      Lock icon SOUTH KOREANS GO TO POLLS AS NORTH KOREA LOOMS LARGE
      126 32 AFP South Koreans went to the polls yesterday in larger numbers than expected for elections overshadowed by security concerns over North Korea with surveys showing the ruling party ahead in key races. The sinking of a South Korean warship in
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      Lock icon HEAVY RAINS IN CHINA
      71 32 At least 18 people have died and more than a dozen are missing in the Guangxi region in southern China after days of torrential rain which triggered landslides and flooding. The pounding rains began on Monday and now affect nearly 1.2 million people in 12 countries,
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      Lock icon Taiwan to test missile that could reach Beijing: Report
      185 32 AFP TAIPEI Taiwan is to test a missile for the first time that could hit Beijing, a report said yesterday. The island's defence ministry immediately denied the report on the mediumrange surface-to-surface missile, but said research was being carried out on
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      Lock icon Taliban suicide squad targets peace forum
      359 36 AGENCIES KABUL A Taliban suicide squad armed with rockets yesterday targeted a national Afghan peace conference attended by 1,600 delegates. The “peace jirga” was hosted by President Hamid Karzai in a bid to seek a consensus on how to end nearly nine years of
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      Lock icon Global military spending soars despite crisis
      259 36 THE GUARDIAN STOCKHOLM Governments around the world might be heralding an age of austerity, but the aftershocks of the global financial crisis have had little impact on military budgets, a leading think-tank said yesterday. Last year, US$1.5 trillion ($2.1 trillion) was spent on weapons,
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      Lock icon Abhisit survives no-confidence vote but coalition is fractured
      293 38 AFP BANGKOK Thailand’s Premier easily survived a parliamentary no-confidence vote yesterday over his handling of deadly street protests, but a row erupted within his fragile ruling coalition. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has been accused by his political opponents of violating human rights
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      Lock icon BUILDING TOPPLES
      80 38 A four-storey apartment building collapsed in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka and the debris buried some nearby shanties, killing at least 20 people and injuring 25 others, the authorities said yesterday. The structure, built on columns, toppled over late on Tuesday, flattening houses where scores of low-paid garment
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      Lock icon Rafidah to BN: Listen to the people
      199 38 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Veteran leader Rafidah Aziz has advised the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) leadership against repeating mistakes, by listening to the voters and not party members when selecting candidates for the next general election. The former Minister of International Trade
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      Lock icon Cancer deaths could double by 2030
      158 40 AFP GENEVA Cancer could claim 13.3 million lives a year by 2030, almost double the 7.6 million deaths from the illness in 2008, according to the World Health Organization’s cancer research agency. A new calculation tool by the International Agency for Research on Cancer
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      Lock icon JAMES BOND'S RIDE FOR SALE
      113 40 The Aston Martin driven by Sean Connery in the James Bond movies is going on sale at a London auction in October. The silver 1964 Aston Martin DB5, dubbed by car auctioneers RM Auctions as ‘the world’s most famous car’, is expected to fetch at
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      Lock icon Titanic director joins effort to plug Gulf spill
      369 40 AGENCIES WASHINGTON “Top kill” didn’t stop the Gulf oil spill. How about something “titanic”? As the scope of the disaster widened the authorities have closed more waters to fishing and said areas near the coasts of Alabama and Mississippi had oil washing
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      Lock icon Old fogy? Not this grandad
      178 42 AP ST LOUIS—A bald, heavyset man who has robbed 21 banks in the eastern and central United States is proving to be so elusive that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has given him a name the “Grandad Bandit” and announced plans on Tuesday to
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      Lock icon Drug ring that tried to bribe president's son got busted
      204 42 AFP NEW YORK The United States said on Tuesday it broke up a drug ring that attempted to bribe the son of Liberia’s President and export US$100 million ($141 million) of South American cocaine from ports in West Africa. Eight
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      132 43 An irreverent online game in which a cartoon of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is hurled into the air by a hammer thrower has been launched by One, the anti-poverty lobby group founded by U2 singer Bono. The game ‘Hurl Berl’ carries a message
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      118 43 AFP Hundreds of seemingly drunk parrots are falling out of trees and the sky in a northern Australian town, mystifying veterinary surgeons who are struggling to care for them. The brightly-coloured lorikeets are showing classic signs of drunkenness by losing all
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      352 43 AGENCIES LONDON An American cage fighter accused of ripping out the heart of his training partner while he was still alive will be charged with murder and torture, though his lawyer blamed the killing on a psychotic fit. Jarrod Wyatt (picture), also
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      634 44  -  Loh calls time, Tang’s ready to take over, but Low’s in the mix LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE There is little doubt that recent developments in Singapore track and field would have raised the eyebrows of Singapore Athletic Association (SAA) presidential candidate Tang Weng
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      566 44  -  COMMENTARY LEONARD THOMAS leonard@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is executive sports editor at MediaCorp. Tang Weng Fei had one crack at reviving track and field when Loh Lin Kok made way for his protege to become Singapore Athletic Association (SAA) president
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      Hockey rallies behind the men
      550 45  -  Facebook group has garnered 217 signatures, as SHF mull Asian Games appeal SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE They finished fifth out of seven teams at the 2006 Asian Games hockey qualifiers in Bangladesh, just shy of the top-four required to earn their ticket to the Doha
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      706 45 AFP PARIS Samantha Stosur of Australia wrecked the Grand Slam hopes of Serena Williams yesterday, outplaying the world No 1 and top seed 6-2, 6-7 (2/7), 8-6 in a thrilling French Open quarter-final. The upset was the second in a row for the No 7-seeded Stosur, and
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      234 47 ADHE SARARIANYANDI DJOHAR SINGAPORE Just four days after clinching the World Team Championship’s title in Moscow and faster than you can holler “queens of the world”, the Singapore women’s table tennis squad are packing their bags once again to catch another flight this
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      563 47  -  Tennis looks like only sport that may not make the mark LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Another 22 individual athletes from 11 sports were yesterday given the nod for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games here from Aug 14 to 26, boosting the Republic’s contingent
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      504 48 But Nicklaus still expects Woods to break Majors landmark AFP DUBLIN (Ohio) Jack Nicklaus still expects Tiger Woods to break his all-time record of 18 Major golf titles, even though the world No 1 is struggling with injury, scandal and sec-ond-ranked Phil Mickelson. Nicklaus will host defending champion
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      44 45 YOUR SPORTING FIX GOLF TODAY 10.30pm EPGA Celtic Manor Wales Open (Ch213) TOMORROW 3am PGA Memorial Tournament (Ch255) TENNIS 8pm French Open (Ch203) ICE HOCKEY 8am Stanley Cup Finals: Philadelphia v Chicago (Ch256) SPORTSZONE MINUTES Sports updates live hourly on 938Live (6.35am to 11.35pm)
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    976 56  -  ANALYSIS INVEST PAUL SULLIVAN After a nice run, the stock market looks a lot like the movie Jaws 2: Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water... (cue the menacing music). But before the concern about Greek debt and
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      127 55 Save our planet and we save seks Take responsibility. Take action. Join us to make a change today. Gaia Life Challenge Bugis Junction, 26 June 1pm 27 June 1pm (24 hours challenge) Channel NewsAsia Saving Gaia Series 4, 2 June 7 July, Wednesdays, 8.30pm okto Home, a special environmental docu-feature,
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      342 49 Khazanah said to plan biggest sale of Islamic bonds in Sing BLOOMBERG KUALA LUMPUR Khazanah Nasional Bhd, Malaysia’s state investment company, may raise as much as $500 million from the biggest sale of Islamic bonds, or sukuk, denominated in Singapore’s currency. Khazanah is seeking to fund its takeover of Singapore-based
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      82 49 WEDNESDAY CLOSE +2,727.57 (+0.45%) Tuesday Monday Friday Thursday 2,715.44 2,752.60 Closed 2,739.70 q p p 1.35% 0.47% 1.62% TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Genting SP BakerTech GoldenAgr Z-Obee SingTel 88,425 64,678 44,200 31,727 25,925 1.030 0.420 0.500 0.350 2.910 p p p p p 4.04% 31.25%
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      ASIA
      30 49 HANG SENG È È 19,471.80 (-0.13%) Ç È Ç NIKKEI 9,603.24 (-1.12%) SHANGHAI 2,571.42 (+0.12%) AUSTRALIA 4,381.00 È (-0.73%) MUMBAI 16,741.84 (+1.02%) È MALAYSIA 1,276.02 (-0.54%) SEOUL 1,630.40 (-0.66%)
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      13 49 OIL È US$72.56 È È (-0.21%) GOLD US$1,224.00 (-0.24%) PLATINUM US$1,539.50 (-0.55%)
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      29 49 US$1 £1 €1 ¥100 A$1 RM1 Rp10,000 HK$100 RMB100 RS100 1.4112 2.0697 1.722 1.53 1.177 0.4275 1.528 18.11 20.66 3.001 All figures correct as at 9pm last night
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        49 49 Neutral $0.50 DMG downgrades from “Buy”, cuts target price to $0.50 from $0.85. Tips lull period ahead for Chinabased developer as pace of home sales slows following Chinese government’s recent tightening measures. Expects RMB697.6 million worth of yet-to-be billed sales to provide earnings cushion during slowdown.
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        NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES
        67 49 Buy $1.83 UOB KayHian starts at “Buy” with $2.28 target price, based on 1.4X 2011 P/B. Says stock deserves valuation premium over peers due to shipping group’s high value-added services, high operating flexibility, robust balance sheet following last year’s US$960 million rights issue. Notes NOL has number
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        SINGAPORE AIRLINES
        55 49 Hold $14.10 Daiwa downgrades from “Outperform” on view current price already captures improvement in operations. Cuts target price to $13.84 from $15.55, on view market will assign lower valuation as recovery in traffic, yields already widely expected. Despite downgrade, does not expect substantial share price downside from current
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      Developers’ bullish bids
      530 49  -  Upper Serangoon residential site draws a near-record tag EPHRAIM SEOW ephraimseow@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Property developers are still bidding aggressively for land despite the Government’s announcement of more land sales in the second half of this year. As the tender closed for the residential site at Upper Serangoon yesterday,
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      Thai Beverage looks to World Cup cheer
      244 51  -  JO-ANN HUANG joannhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore-listed Thai Beverage is counting on the World Cup mania to boost beer sales as the company expects beer consumption to increase by as much as 30 per cent during the period. At the same time, the Thaibased food
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      Sunray on SGX watchlist
      180 51 SINGAPORE Mainboard-list-ed Sunray Holdings has been placed on the watchlist of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) from today following the firm’s losses for three straight years. In an SGX filing yesterday, Sunray Holdings said its board of directors “will put in effort to apply to SGX for
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      Cascal told to review bid
      141 51 SINGAPORE Conglomerate Sembcorp Industries has asked shareholders of its takeover target, Cascal, to carefully review the recommendations of the Cascal board. It made the comment after the board of US-listed Dutch water firm Cascal’s board again rejected its US$206 million ($290 million) offer. Yesterday, Cascal’s
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      Navis offers 37.2% premium for Eng Kong
      142 51 SINGAPORE Private equity firm Navis Capital Partners has launched a cash offer for mainboard-listed container services company Eng Kong Holdings. It’s offering 29.5 cents for each share of Eng Kong that it does not already own and this values the logistics and integrated
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      MANUFACTURING SECTOR CONTINUES TO GROW
      98 52 Singapore’s manufacturing sector expanded for the 13th consecutive month in May, on the back of higher orders and production output. The monthly Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) showed a reading of 52.2, a marginal increase of 0.3 points over that of the previous month. A PMI
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      SIAS HONORARY MEMBERSHIP FOR CAPITALAND CEO
      95 52 Property developer CapitaLand’s CEO Liew Mun Leong has been conferred a Distinguished Honorary Membership by the Securities Investors Association of Singapore (Sias). Sias said the appointment is in recognition of Mr Liew’s support for transparency to shareholders and the investing community, including retail investors
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      Derivatives trading on SGX grew strongly in May
      248 52 SINGAPORE Derivatives trading on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) grew strongly in May, with trading volume rising 40 per cent from a year ago to 6 million contracts. Meanwhile, daily average volume in the derivatives and commodities market grew 34 per cent to
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      303 54 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Developing-nation stocks are probably “past the worst point” for the year because the global economy will avoid slipping back into recession, according to Mr Antoine van Agtmael, chairman and chief investment officer of Emerging Markets Management. “In terms of the economy, the next
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      207 54 JO-ANN HUANG SINGAPORE Business deals that could be worth as much as US$3.6 billion ($5 billion) are expected to be secured at the upcoming CommunicAsia2010 exhibition which will be held here in two weeks’ time. This is about 17 per cent higher than the value of
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      182 54 BLOOMBERG MACAU Casino gambling revenue in Macau, the world’s biggest gambling hub, almost doubled last month, according to a source. Gambling revenue for the city’s casinos last month rose to about 17 billion patacas ($3 billion) from 8.8 billion patacas a year earlier, according to
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  • WORLD CUP 2010
    • GROUP F ITALY, NEW ZEALAND, PARAGUAY, SLOVAKIA GROUP F ITALY, NEW ZEALAND, PARAGUAY, SLOVAKIA
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        793 67 Italy boss Lippi looks set to stick with his 2006 vintage AGENCIES ROME There are two ways of looking at Italy, who open their 2010 World Cup campaign on June 14 in South Africa. The optimist would say that the storied Azzurri, who won their fourth
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        408 68 AGENCIES ROME Four-time world champions Italy have kept faith with nine members of their victorious 2006 side for this year’s World Cup. Veteran captain Fabio Cannavaro and winger Mauro Camoranesi are among the nine named yesterday by Italy coach Marcello Lippi in his final 23-man
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        Italy
        42 68 5 16 Winners (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006), runners-up (1970, 1994) European Group 8 winners It was a great night, a real celebration for Italian football I see in Inter a good sign for our road ahead at the World Cup. 14:1
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        ONE TO WATCH
        120 68 Gianluigi Buffon, 32 Loyal and steady, Gianluigi Buffon continues to justify his record price tag and reputation as the best custodian in the world. Acquired by Juventus from Parma for roughly €54 million ($93.1 million) in 2001 a record that still stands, three times what the next
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        WHO WILL WIN THE WORLD CUP?
        26 68 Today’s odds 7:1 11:1 14:1 18:1 55:1 70:1 80:1 90:1 100:1 120:1 130:1 140:1 200:1 300:1 320:1 400:1 500:1 1,500:1
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        532 65 Long-shots New Zealand head to South Africa in fine fettle after scalping Serbia AFP WELLINGTON Teams are starting to sit up and take notice of minnows New Zealand after two credible World Cup warm-up matches, says captain and Blackburn Rovers star Ryan Nelsen. The All Whites,
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        NZ
        67 65 78 1 Winners ’30, ’58, ’62, ’70, ’02 1st in Oceania, beat Bahrain in Oceania/Asia playoff As far as the rest of the world is concerned we are pretty much ‘stocking filler’ to pad out the group But all the while we have been plotting world domination from our
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        111 65 Ryan Nelsen, 32 One of the best footballers ever to come from New Zealand, Blackburn Rovers captain Ryan Nelsen has been the mainstay of the All Whites defence for a decade. Christchurch-born Nelsen was a talented cricketer as a junior, but took up a football scholarship at
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        Slovakia
        39 65 34 8 Winners ’30, ’58, ’62, ’70, ’02 Runners-up (1934, 1962) We’ve got nothing to lose in South Africa and there’s no pressure on our shoulders. Why can’t we go there and cause a bit of stir? 300:1
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        125 65 Martin Skrtel, 24 Slovakia qualified by topping a strong group including Slovenia, Czech Republic, Poland and Northern Ireland, and Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel was one of the key men in their success. At 1.91m, he's naturally aggressive and good in the air, but is also deceptively quick
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        603 66 Paraguay out to breach World Cup mental hurdle AGENCIES LONDON For years, Paraguay have lived in the shadow of their more illustrious South American neighbours Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, who have between them won half of the 18 previous World Cups. This year could
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        59 66 31 7 2nd round (1986, 1998, 2002) 3rd in South American qualifying If you look at some of the European groups, there’s a huge difference in quality between the top and the bottom teams. That doesn’t happen in South America. In some cases in Europe, you can see which
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        130 66 Roque Santa Cruz, 28 Paraguay's squad is weakerthan in previous tournaments, but in Roque Santa Cruz they at least have one proven world-class performer. It will be Manchester City striker's third World Cup, after making his debut for Paraguay at the age of 17. His talent was
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    • GROUP E CAMEROON, DENMARK, JAPAN, NETHERLANDS GROUP E CAMEROON, DENMARK, JAPAN, NETHERLANDS
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        846 63 Holland coach van Marwijk has a ‘happy problem’ on his hands AGENCIES ROTTERDAM (The Netherlands) As England manager Fabio Capello grapples with the age-old question of how best to get Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard to play together on the same
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        Holland
        47 64 4 8 Runners-up (1974, 1978), 4th (1998) European Group 9 winners If we can work on giving everything for each other the whole tournament I believe we will be unstoppable. With these four players in one team we will have an excellent chance of success. 11:1
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        131 64 Wesley Sneijder, 25 Being dumped by Real Madrid last summer, to make way for the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka, was a blessing in disguise for Wesley Sneijder, a real match winner of prodigious menace. Said the Inter Milan playmaker last August: "Leaving Madrid is not
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        746 64  -  COMMENTARY Best side to have never won the World Cup? That could change on July 11 DAVID NGIAU david@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is deputy sports editor at Today. Holland bear the unwanted tag of “Best Team Yet to Win the World Cup” like an albatross around their
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        535 61 Temperamental skipper is key to Cameroon’s progress AGENCIES COVILHA (Portugal) On June 8, it will be exactly 20 years to the date when Cameroon opened the 1990 World Cup with a 1 -0 win over then-world champions Argentina, which still ranks as one of the biggest shocks
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        42 61 19 5 Quarter-finals (1990) African Group A winners As things stand now, I cannot see any African country winning the World Cup but I feel they have the potential to reach the semi-finals. Ghana and Ivory Coast look the best bet.
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        30 61 100:1 Samuel Eto’o, 29 low cards within a minute of each other in Cameroon's 3-1 loss to Portugal in a friendly.
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        445 62 Matsui insists coach’s semi-final target not as far-fetched as it seems AGENCIES JOHANNESBURG Despite this being their fourth Finals, Japan could still find themselves over-powered at World Cup 2010 in South Africa. Japan became the first team to book their place after
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        61 62 36 3 Quarter-finals (1998) European Group 1 winners I do not believe I’m overconfident. I believe I have the confidence I need in my ability, and if you ask me I am going to tell you straight. If you ask me if I am one of the best strikers
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        119 62 Nicklas Bendtner, 22 Arsenal fans aren't sure if they love or hate Nicklas Bendtner, but there's no questioning Danes' love for the i.g3m-tall striker. Bendtner, who his critics in London say he picks and chooses when he wants to play, scored six times in 13 Premiership starts,
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        49 62 45 3 2nd round (2002) Asia Group 1 runners-up It’s a bad situation for Okada. The situation now is exactly (like it was) when Okada was coach at the World Cup in 1998, the team has exactly the same stupid mentality. Okada has confusion in his head. 400:1
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        111 62 Shunsuke Nakamura, 31 Despite calls from some pundits for coach Takeshi Okada to drop the fading Shunsuke Nakamura, the midfielder remains Japan's undisputed star player and will likely be the team's creative force. A set-piece specialist and tricky down the wing, Nakamura possesses a left foot so
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      504 58 AFP PARIS As 32 teams gear up to do battle for the right to be the world’s best national team for the next four years, another battle has already begun off the pitch, with adidas facing off against rivals Nike and Puma
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      454 58  -  COMMENTARY Just get on with the game, says our social footballer TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp. com. sg The writer is a senior reporter at MediaCorp NewsHub. As a kid besotted with the “beautiful game”, I often wondered how those infamous brown or orange-coloured leather balls
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      791 59  -  COMMENTARY The team is the priority, and Defoe’s inclusion simply meant lightweight Walcott had to be axed HENRY WINTER The writer is chief football correspondent at The Daily Telegraph. THE DAILY TELE GRAPH Theo Walcott was never going to win the World Cup
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      323 59 AFP SINGAPORE People like a flutter and betting on football matches is big business, but in parts of Asia it is illegal and police across the region are cracking down ahead of the World Cup. Tens of millions of dollars are expected to be
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    1593 73  -  MUSIC Do tribute bands warrant the same attention as their heroes? CHRISTOPHER TOH christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg HERE’S a quick poser: Would you pay top dollar for a Chanel knock-off, or would you splurge on the original? That’s a question I’ve been mulling over. Don’t worry, I’m
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      345 77 Patriozio Buanne The Italian crooner sings your favourite classics tonight. 8pm, Max Pavilion, Singapore Expo.Tickets start $75 from Sistic. The Circus of Sound Percussion group SMU Samba Masala perform. June 4 to June 6,7.30pm, Esplanade Outdoor Theatre. Free. Stand In Line Featuring rock bands DropbeatHeartbeat,The Droogees and Roadkill. June
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      432 81 Spider-Man actress back on the witness stand as star witness in burglary trial AP IT WAS witness stand, the sequel, for Kirsten Dunst. The Spider-Man actress reprised her role Tuesday as a star witness against a mechanic being tried, for the second time, on
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    314 84 THINGS TO DO 1 Singapore 1960 An exhibition of over 300 artefacts, including a 100-year old Strohmenger grand piano and hundreds of popular vinyl records as well as publications. Date: Till Aug 22 Time: 10am to 6pm Venue: National Museum of Singapore, Exhibition Gallery 1 Admission: Free
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      927 87  -  Enter a world of calm seas and secret coves in Turkey where princes once found refuge Nellie Huang Huang travel@mediacorp.com.sg IN THE quiet, I can only hear the clopping of horses trotting on the cobblestone paths and see the occasional eagle circling the sky. Along the
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