Today, 5 June 2010

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    28 1 WedczwL law MICA (P) 162/10/2009 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 June 5 6, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking JUNE 5 6, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF
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    A $989,000 fine
    593 1  -  Sistic slapped with heavy fine for ‘abuse of dominance’ ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It is the largest fine the Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) has imposed on a single company to date and the first for “abuse of dominance”. Beyond the headline figure of the $989,000 penalty
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      73 1 BIG STORY GREEN SHOOTS IN S’PORE 2 NEWS GREEN GRASP OF HOME 11 WORLD COMMENT&ANALYSIS IT’S A FISHY BUSINESS 16 THE FIGHT FOR OUR FORESTS 18 ‘WE’RE PAMPERED’ 19 SCIENCE HOTTEST YEAR ON RECORD? 28 ENERGY-SAVING SUBSIDIES 26 T MALADJUSTED WORLD GONE MAD STYLE GORGEOUS IN GREEN TRAVEL THE CALL
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  • THE BIG STORY
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      Green shoots in Singapore
      1096 4  -  but while Government agencies are more welcoming of activists, the public could take more ownership of green issues, say NGOs, conservationists VENESSA LEE correspondent venessa@mediacorp.com.sg HE REMEMBERS it as a suspenseful time, marked by a feeling of dread. Unknown to him then, green activist Dr Ho
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      Roaming charges between S’pore and M’sia may fall by 20%
      572 5  -  RYAN HUANG ryanhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Good news for Singaporeans who travel frequently across the Causeway and likewise for Malaysians. Mobile phone autoroaming charges between the two countries may fall by as much as 20 per cent as early as August, if
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon Activist ship on course for possible showdown
      313 6 AFP JERUSALEM The Rachel Corrie activist ship kept its course for a Saturday arrival in Gaza or confrontation even as Israel vowed it would halt any attempt to break the blockade on the Palestinian enclave. The ship was around 240km from Gaza and
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      Lock icon ATOUCH OF GREEN TO RESORTS WORLD
      138 6 It first went against convention by displaying the time on its plasma screens. Now, Resorts World at Sentosa (RWS) has done it again by building an open-air garden in its casino. The 1,100-sq-m green space includes cascading water features and tables for punters to
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      Time to give founding mothers credit
      373 6  -  ONG DAILIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In the wake of Dr Goh Keng Swee’s death, much has been written about the role of founding fathers in Singapore’s history. But what about the founding mothers? How much thought Singapore has put in to chronicle the contributions of
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      14 firms fined $188,000 for colluding on bids
      197 6  -  ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Fourteen electrical companies were fined $188,000 for manipulating tender bids, but Arisco Engineering and Maintenance Services was exempted from the financial penalty after it blew the whistle and cooperated with the Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS). It was
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      MRT vandalism: Swiss national to face charges
      322 8  -  SUREKHAYADAV SurekhaYadav@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A 33-year-old Swiss male national who is alleged to have broken into an SMRT depot and vandalised a train will be charged in court today. He faces a charge of trespassing into a protected place and two charges of vandalism.
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      Lock icon A $70m boost for healthcare, special needs
      214 8 ALICIA WONG SINGAPORE The healthcare and special needs sectors are getting a $70 million boost. Temasek Cares chairman Richard Magnus said on Friday the new endowment gift from Temasek Holdings will be used specifically in these two areas. For instance, programmes to develop
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      39 ARRESTED IN CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL MONEYLENDING
      105 8 Police have arrested 30 men and nine women aged between 18 and 62 for suspected involvement in loansharking activities. During the operation on June 3 and 4, police carried out raids at Jalan Besar, Circuit Road, Tampines, Sengkang East Way, Hougang, Ang Mo
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      Lock icon THIRD MAN CHARGED IN KALLANG MURDER CASE
      90 8 LEONG WEE KEAT A third man was charged in court on Friday with the murder at Kallang Road. Tony Anak Imba, aged 31, is accused of killing Indian construction workerShanmuganathan Dillidurai. The 41-year-old’s body was found in an open field at Kallang Road
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      Relief cabbie charged with threatening East Coast GRC MP
      252 10  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A 52-year-old relief taxi driver was charged in a district court on Friday for allegedly threatening East Coast GRC Member of Parliament Lee Yi Shyan. On March 1 at around 9.15pm, Teo Kian Seng allegedly told
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      NUMBER OF FALLEN WINDOWS FROM FLATS UP 60%
      204 10 The number of fallen windows from high-rise flats and apartments rose some 60 per cent last year to 71 cases. Sliding windows accounted for 40 per cent of the total number of fallen windows recorded from January to May, said a joint
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      WATERS AT EAST COAST, CHANGI BEACHES NOW SAFE: NEA
      113 10 It is now safe to return to water activities at East Coast Beach and Changi Beach. The National Environment Agency (NEA) said checks on Friday morning showed the water at the two beaches have returned to normal. However, the public may
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      CONSIDER GETTING H1N1 VACCINE AS ALTERNATIVE: MOH
      110 10 With an increase in flu activity in recent weeks, the public may consider getting the H1N1 vaccine as an alternative if the seasonal flu vaccine is not available at clinics here, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). The H1N1 vaccine is recommended especially
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      TWO IN THREE LET LOCAL STAFF WORK BEYOND 62
      112 10 Fifteen per cent of private companies with a re-employment policy did not offer to re-hire local employees when they reached 62, with the lack of suitable jobs cited as a common reason. Other factors included the employees’ poor work attitude and
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      Before he was Reverend Kong Hee ...
      1031 12  - Before he was Reverend Kong Hee Former schoolmates recall an easygoing student who enjoyed swimming and life NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE At a Raffles Institution Class of 1980 reunion five years ago, he was on the receiving end of friendly jibes. “Never knew you could do this, man,” former
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      TV ads highlight of this year's Saving Gaia campaign
      188 13 SINGAPORE This year’s Saving Gaia campaign by MediaCorp will have an emotive tone when it kicks off on World Environment Day today. The broadcaster believes that with the tagline, “If we save our planet we save ourselves”, the message will get
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      Green grasp of home
      385 13  -  Treetops first in service apartment sector to get Green Mark Gold PETER YEO peteryeo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Going green has its rewards, especially for Treetops Executive Residences, (picture) managed by DTZ Debenham Tie Leung Hospitality Management Services. It has won them the prestigious Green Mark Gold Award, an
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      145 12 SMART INVESTING Understanding Risks, Managing Your Money. Smart Investing For Everyone. What is the investment outlook? What are some of the investment products to consider for your portfolio? Are these products suitable for you? What are the products' features and risks? Do you need to take these risks? Are you
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      154 13 OCBC Sunday Banking r w •e- SK~; Make time with your family this Sunday. Let's talk about the family bonding activities at our Sunday Banking branches. Visit www.ocbc.com/mightysaversforfull list of June activities. Stand to win a family holiday to Hong Kong Disneyland f www.facebook.com/DreamsSpace Let OCBC help make your parenting
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  • VOICES
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      Please volunteer
      289 16  -  Less IT-savvy taxpayers count on e-Filing helpers Letter from Deanna Choo Director (Corporate Communications) Inland Revenue Authority Of Singapore (Iras) and Ooi Hui Mei Director (Corporate Communications) People’s Association WE REFER to the letter “Why I’ll never volunteer again” (May 27) by Mr Tan Tiong Heng. We have
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      SHOULD RIGHTS ISSUE HAVE BEEN NIXED?
      147 16  -  LETTER FROM DENIS DISTANT Prudential announced the cancellation of its proposed rights issue on June 2, after the shares traded on SGX went ex rights. Investors who bought Prudential shares before 5.05pm on June 1 on a cum rights basis because of the attractive
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      A CALL FOR HARMONY
      93 16  -  LETTER FROM GURMIT SINGH KULLAR In light of the events surrounding City Harvest Church, there has been a great deal of online chatter critical of the religion. This is a very disturbing state of affairs. Singapore is a multi-cultural nation and religious tolerance for one another
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  • COMMENT & ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon It’s a fishy business
      797 18  -  Continued refusal to put bluefin tuna on endangered species list will destroy species, rob livelihoods ACHIM STEINER The writer is the United Nations’ Under-Secretary-General and UN Environment Programme Executive Director. PROJECT SYNDICATE If you happen to be a salamander known as the Iranian Kaiser spotted newt,
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      Lock icon Adding firepower to the fight for our forests our forests
      788 20  -  How helping Indonesia cut emissions will benefit Singapore and you RICHARD HARTUNG The writer is a consultant who has lived in Singapore since 1992. The deal between Norway and Indonesia to save Indonesian forests is a gamechanger in more ways
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      ‘We’re environmentally pampered’
      1129 21  -  A chat with Howard Shaw, executive director of the S’pore Environment Council VENESSA LEE venessa@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is a correspondent at Today. How much do Singaporeans care about saving the Earth, judging from their actions? You can’t generalise but there is a growing fraternity of the converted,
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon INDONESIAN TYCOON-POLITICIAN DENIES TAX BRIBES
      103 24 AFP Fresh allegations that companies linked to Indonesian tycoon and politician Aburizal Bakrie bribed an official to avoid paying millions of dollars in taxes are baseless, a spokesman for the Bakrie family said on Friday. “Our companies including Bumi Resources have been audited by independent
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      Lock icon New PM vows to rebuild Japan rebuild Japan
      350 24 Naoto Kan pledges close ties with Washington AGENCIES TOKYO Former Finance Minister Naoto Kan became Japan’s new leader on Friday, pledging economic recovery and close ties with Washington after his predecessor quit over a dispute about an American air base. Mr Kan
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      Lock icon S Korea refers sinking of warship to UN Security Council ship to UN Security Council
      334 24 AFP SINGAPORE South Korea on Friday referred the alleged sinking of one of its warships by a North Korean torpedo to the United Nations Security Council despite a threat of retaliation from its communist neighbour.
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      Lock icon OBAMA POSTPONES TRIP TO AUSTRALIA, INDONESIA
      111 25 AFP United States President Barack Obama has postponed a trip to Australia and Indonesia, the White House said on Friday, in a sign the unchecked Gulf oil spill is now making waves in his broader agenda. The announcement delays for a second time the
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      Lock icon Jackpot machines tell players when they’ve had enough
      249 26 THE GUARDIAN MADRID They clink, chime, beep and bellow out musical jingles in the corner of every Spanish bar. But now noisy fruit machines in Catalonia will also carry health warnings, telling gamblers that if they play too long, the machines may
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      Lock icon BP slapped with $97m bill
      360 26 ‘Furious’ Obama plans trip to Gulf Coast, cancels Indonesia visit again AGENCIES WASHINGTON The federal government slapped BP with a US$69 million ($97 million) bill on Thursday to cover initial costs of responding to the largest oil spill in United States history. An angry President
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      Lock icon News cleaned of blood in China
      501 27 Xinhua editor reveals how coverage was edited THE NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING As China held its collective breath, the nation’s first astronaut Yang Liwei floated back to the motherland, having orbited Earth 14 times in the Shenzhou 5, or Divine Capsule. It was October
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      Lock icon CHINA HIKES MINIMUM WAGES AS LABOUR WOES MOUNT: STATE MEDIA
      137 27 AFP China has launched a round of minimum wage hikes to address the nation’s widening income gap, following growing labour disputes and a string of worker suicides. Beijing said the minimum monthly salary in the capital will be raised 20
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      Lock icon BRITISH PRIME MINISTER MEETS SURVIVORS OF MASS SHOOTING
      112 27 AGENCIES British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday visited some of those injured by a taxi driver on a shooting spree across rural Cumbria that killed 12 people and wounded 11. Mr Cameron and Home Secretary Theresa May visited the survivors at
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      Lock icon China to subsidise energy saving cars to boost sales
      340 28 BLOOMBERG BEIJING China, the world’s biggest polluter, plans to subsidise purchases of energy-effi-cient vehicles to help cut emissions, potentially increasing sales of green cars by more than 400 billion yuan ($82.4 billion). At least 4 million energyefficient vehicles may be sub-
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      Lock icon Nokia launches bike-powered handset
      182 28 AP HELSINKI Nokia, the world’s largest mobile phone maker on Thursday launched four lowpriced handsets and a charger that can be connected to a bicycle's dynamo which charges when the wheels turn. The bicycle charger kit and handsets some with a standby battery time of up
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  • SCIENCE
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      Lock icon A $10 test for autism?
      415 30 Diagnosis from as young as 6 months would allow for much better treatment THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Autism could be turned into a “preventable” disease after British scientists develop a simple test for the condition. Diagnosis of autism has always been difficult and often the
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      Lock icon Malaysian minister defends animal testing
      212 30 AP MALACCA A Malaysian minister on Monday defended plans to build an animal testing medicine lab in his state, saying God created monkeys and rats for experiments to benefit humans. Malacca Chief Minister Mohamad Ali Rustam said the lab had been approved, and animal testing
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      Lock icon The hottest year ever?
      300 30 April temperatures past 2005 high, ice caps melting at record rate AGENCIES LONDON New data from some of the world’s leading climate researchers and institutions suggest that 2010 is shaping up to be one of the warmest years ever recorded. Scientists at the United States National
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      Lock icon THERE’S HOPE YET FOR ASTHMATICS: US SETS NEW SULPHUR DIOXIDE STANDARDS
      227 30 THE NEW YORK TIMES The United States Environmental Protection Agency issued a new health standard on Thursday for sulphur dioxide emissions, the first such revision in nearly 40 years. The agency said the new standard, adopted under the Clean
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      Lock icon California goes BYOB(ag)
      246 31 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LOS ANGELES California is to become the first state in America to ban plastic bags in supermarkets in a move Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called a “great victory for the environment”. Shoppers will have to bring their own reusable bags or pay at least 5
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      Lock icon Of intergalactic telescopes, molecules and DNA robots
      310 31 THE NEW YORK TIMES OSLO Scientists competing to build humongous telescopes, elucidate the machinery by which brain cells signal each other, and manipulate individual atoms and molecules into submicroscopic structures, were among the winners of one of the richest prizes in science the
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      Lock icon 520 days on a space mission to nowhere
      637 31 Six men have been locked up together in simulated journey to Mars AGENCIES MOSCOW Six men have begun a gruelling simulated mission to Mars that will see them spend almost a year and a half locked up in a mock spaceship deep
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  • BUSINESS
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      Lock icon EX-POSB CEO BERTIE CHENG RETURNS AS ADVISOR
      138 32 JANICE TEO DBS Bank has appointed former POSB chief executive officer Bertie Cheng as POSB Advisor. DBS Group CEO Piyush Gupta said that Mr Cheng will help POSB understand its roots as it aims to better serve Singaporeans. POSB recently announced that it
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      Bullish on Asian bonds
      335 32  -  Confidence is returning, say analysts JO-ANN HUANG joannhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Demand for Asian high-yield corporate bonds is expected to rise as companies embark on new growth on the back of stable balance sheets and rapid development in the regional economy, said market experts. “A lot of companies
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      UOB AIMS TO RAISE STAKE IN SOUTHERN BANK: REPORTS
      128 32 United Overseas Bank (UOB) has asked for the permission of the Vietnamese government to raise its stake in Ho Chi Minh-based Southern Bank from 15 per cent to 20 per cent. Dow Jones newswires said the unlisted lender disclosed the proposal
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      Lock icon SINO-ENV JUDICIAL MANAGEMENT APPLICATION GRANTED
      95 32 MILLET Sino-Environment Technology Group said its application for judicial management has been granted by the High Court. In a filing with the Singapore Exchange, the firm said the High Court has appointed Mr Seshadri Rajagopalan and Ms Ee MengYen Angela of Ernst andYoung as judicial
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      Lock icon Europe posts sluggish Q1 growth
      216 33 AGENCIES BRUSSELS Europe posted feeble economic growth figures for the first quarter, well short of those of the United States and Japan, with analysts offering little optimism for the future amid a public spending squeeze. The European Union on Friday released data showing that seasonally-adjusted
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      Lock icon Shares slump on Europe concerns, weak US job data
      448 33 AGENCIES LONDON Stock markets dived on Friday and the euro plunged to a four-year low against the United States dollar, as concerns over the European debt crisis were compounded by a worse-than-expected May US employment report. About 45 minutes after the
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  • SPORTS
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      630 34  -  Veteran British coach to handle Tao Li’s training for Asian Games and Olympics TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With just over two years left to the 2012 London Olympics, national swimming star Tao Li has landed herself literally a “Prime” coach to prepare her for the big event. On
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      398 34 AFP PARIS Robin Soderling (picture) blasted his way past Tomas Berdych into the French Open final on Friday. The towering Swede won a bruising encounter 6-3,3-6,5-7,6-3, 6-3 and on Sunday he will go up against either four time former winner Rafael Nadal of Spain
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      636 35  -  American hoping to reignite his career with fourth Open victory IAN DECOTTA ian@mediacdorp.com.sg BOWLING 43rd Singapore International Open Orchid Bowl Orchid Country Club, 9.30am SINGAPORE When American Tim Mack steps onto the bowling lanes at the Orchid Country Club on Saturday morning in the hunt
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      452 35 LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE The sport of rugby is looking to maul its way into the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and beyond. And the Singapore Rugby Union (SRU) have received a massive injection of funds to set them on their way. Standard Chartered
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      137 35 SINGAPORE They may call themselves “veterans” but there will be nothing dowdy about the way they’ll be swinging their bats or fielding during this Saturday and Sunday’s Denis Meyer Veterans Cricket 6s at the Ceylon Sports Club and Indian Association grounds. The event has drawn
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      389 36  -  Lakers stomp all over the Celtics and send a resounding message NBA FINALS, GAME 1 LA Lakers 102 Boston Celtics 89 AGENCIES LOS ANGELES This was the type of game Lakers coach Phil Jackson relishes, in which Kobe Bryant is not employed as an escape
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      304 36 ADHE SARARIANY ANDI DJOHAR SINGAPORE A week after they learnt that they had been selected for the inaugural Youth Olympics Games here from Aug 14 to 26, the Singapore boys’ handball team got the dream draw they had been hoping for. During Friday’s draw at
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      7 36 International Football Holland Hungary Sat, 05/06/10 8.00pm
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      173 36 TENNIS Sat 9pm (StarHub Ch255) Watch out for Samantha Stosur, the first Australian woman in 30 years to reach a Grand Slam final. She will play Francesca Schiavone in the French Open SPORTS ON SATURDAY FOOTBALL 7.55pm Int’l Holland vs H’gary (StarHub Ch 222) 2.40am Int’l Switz vs Italy (StarHub
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  • WORLD CUP 2010
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      512 37 Green initiatives at World Cup not enough, say critics THE GUARDIAN LONDON Green football initiatives kicking off in South Africa and Brazil clash with the countries’ overall environmental performance. South Africa, who host the 2010 World Cup from June 11 to July 11, has
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      380 38  -  Former Japan ace tipsXavi and Co to lift World Cup crown SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In front of cameras with various spotlights trained on him, Hidetoshi Nakata is as good as any in the business. The 33-year-old may have left the football limelight, but he is
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      301 38 AGENCIES SEOUL South Korea’s World Cup squad has been using a specially built “thin-air” lounge to acclimatise for South Africa while Japan has given each team member an oxygen tank. South Korea and Japan are taking seriously the need to get a head for heights
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      439 38  -  IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Football fans looking for a new venue hosting World Cup parties during the tournament in South Africa from June 11 to July 11, can have their kick on board the cruise liner Leisure World. Singapore’s most famous football fan,
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      519 40 Defending champs have only chumps in the attacking department AFP ROME Italy head to South Africa for the defence of their World Cup title with a major problem they’re missing a No 10. Marcello Lippi’s squad of 23 for this tournament is conspicuous
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      294 40 AGENCIES INNSBRUCK (Austria) Cesc Fabregas may be Arsenal’s captain, and a player who could walk into any club team in the world. Yet, his relatively low place in the hierarchy of Spain’s massively-talented midfield is also clear as he was given a run-out
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      102 40 This week on SportsZone, we countdown to the start of the Fifa 2010 World Cup on June 11. With 32 teams and 64 matches played across South Africa, there will only be one team left standing on July 11. Will it be perennial favourites Brazil,
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      717 41  -  COMMENTARY Dark horses Serbia, Ghana and Chile have a shot at upsetting the form book DAVID NGIAU david@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is deputy sports editor at Today. The World Cup would be pretty boring if Goliath always won. And as much as we thrill to the skills of the
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      360 41  -  DAVID NGIAU david@mediacorp.com.sg France look unsteady under Raymond Domenech, who will step down after this World Cup, and few will shed a tear for them should they exit early it will be karmic payback for the way they qualified, Thierry Henry’s handball denying
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      665 42  -  COMMENTARY Spain striker ready to make goalkeepers cry en route to Golden Boot TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp. com.sg Hobbled by injuries this season, I wouldn’t be surprised if both England’s Wayne Rooney and Fernando Torres of Spain struggle a bit at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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      Xavi, the humble architect of success
      454 42  -  TODAY PREDICTS WORLD CUP0 TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg When I was asked who I thought the winner of the Golden Ball, the award given to the best player of the upcoming World Cup in South Africa, would be, one name immediately popped up: Xavi Hernandez. If
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      310 43 AGENCIES SION (Switzerland) Ivory Coast have suffered a major blow just days before the start of the World Cup after captain and star striker Didier Drogba broke his right arm on Friday. French media reports quoted Drogba as saying he would miss the
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      99 43 AFP England skipper Rio Ferdinand faces a nervous wait to see if he will be fit for the World Cup after hurting his knee in the squad's opening training session in South Africa on Friday. The Manchester United defender went for a scan after he
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      134 43 AFP Mexico beat defending champions Italy 2-1 in a friendly game here on Thursday, but Mexican coach Javier Aguirre was far from satisfied. “We played a good match but we should have scored a lot more goals,” said Mexico coach Javier Aguirre. “It’s
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      106 43 AP Nelson Mandela is determined he will attend the opening game of the World Cup in Johannesburg on June 11, Fifa president Sepp Blatter said on Friday after meeting the former president. Speculation is intense over whether the 91-year-old will be well enough to
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        230 44 CELEBRITIES SAY I think that Japan will win it! Well, I’m only saying that because I’m supporting Japan. I like England’s chances, I think it’s about time they won it again, though I’m not sure they have the cohesiveness that a good team needs. Vernetta Lopez, radio DJ According to
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        665 44  -  COMMENTARY My heart says yes but alas my head says no TERRY O’CONNOR The writer is the CEO of Courts. Once every four years, we Englishmen talk ourselves and our mates at the pub into believing that our Three Lions will finally become world beaters.
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        690 45  -  COMMENTARY Serbia will spring a surprise as Europeans take advantage of winter cool NICK REES Nick Rees is Emirates Manager, Singapore and Brunei. Ihave idled many an evening before previous World Cups mulling over how each team would do and who would advance,
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        247 45 Today WRITERS SAY No surprises here, it’ll be Brazil over England in the semis, Spain easily past Germany in their last four meeting, and the Selecao to win it all. I’d like to see Holland go all the way, and if they surprise the Brazilians in the quarter-finals, then it’s
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      Lock icon The semis will be special
      764 46  -  COMMENTARY Big guns set to fire in South Africa with a never-before seen finale on the cards LEONARDTHOMAS leonard@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is executive sports editor at MediaCorp NewsHub. In 1986, Diego Maradona danced with a football in the Mexico sun. Sixteen years earlier, Pele and
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      32 46 WHO WILL WIN THE WORLD CUP? Today’s odds 5:1 6:1 7:1 11:1 14:1 18:1 30:1 40:1 55:1 70:1 80:1 90:1 100:1 120:1 130:1 140:1 200:1 200:1 300:1 320:1 400:1 500:1 1,000:1 1,500:1
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      27 47 WHO WILL BE CHAMPIONS? PAGES W2-W4 THE TOP SCORER? DAVID VILLA W6 THE BIG FLOP? ARGENTINA W7 THE TOP SCORER? DAVID VILLA W6ESURPRI THE SURPRISE PACKAGE? SERBIA
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      34 49 A IT’S NOT TOO LATE 28 PAGES OF RESPONSIBLE LIVING JUNE 5 6, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF COLUMNS >> T2 FOOD >> T4 STYLE >> T8 SHOP >> T10 DECOR >> T12 CARS >> T14 TRAVEL >> T24 Artwork Yen Yok
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  • COLUMN
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      774 50 GUEST COLUMNIST Actor Chua Enlai wants to be good to the planet if only the planet didn’t taste so darn good MIDWAY through Champagne brunch, I was asked how green I was. I had perhaps imbibed a few too many flutes of bubbly. So, I should’ve
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      792 51 MALADJUSTED There’s a thin line between ‘activist’ and ‘crazy person’ I DON’T like people very much. Nothing personal, Sweetheart I’m an equal opportunity misanthrope. I don’t like babies (too loud), kids (too hyper), teenagers (too teenager-ly), young adults (too smug), 30-somethings (too neutered), the middle-aged (too deluded),
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      153 51 /■£s& s £Fm ,K IF rr \k*& i vtr-. vV I <r kV Qpvj-kipKvQ I INSTITUTE OF ART W vl IWU f J I LONDON NEW YORK SINGAPORE YOUR PATHWAY TO A CAREER IN THE INTERNATIONAL ART WORLD MA in a Day 19 June 2010 Registration Closes 18 June 2010
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  • FOOD
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      697 52  -  Are we letting our propensity to overindulge take Mother Earth closer to the brink of extinction? Don Mendoza donm@mediacorp.com.sg A CORNFIELD of limited-edition designer bags it may have helped to sell, but the notion that a little indulgence never hurt anyone also holds true in many other circumstances,
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      539 52 What would you do if you knew that DON MENDOZA Shark fins suck Overfishing and the barbaric act of shark fining notwithstanding, the unsustainable international trade (including illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing of sharks) has recently put even more species of sharks on the International Union For Conservation Of Nature
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      468 54 If everyone adopts dairyand meat-free diets, the worst impacts of climate change would be greatly reduced, says the UN THE GUARDIAN A GLOBAL shift towards a vegan diet is vital to save the world from hunger, fuel poverty and the worst impacts of
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      The simple truth
      502 55  -  RAISING Because my daughters deserve to know that my beef is not with beef with Don donm@mediacorp.com.sg Don Mendoza donm@mediacorp.com.sg donm@mediacorp.com.sg LIFE was much simpler in the ’80s when I was just a lad. Cliched life mysteries back then were less fussy and easier to engage in
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      Love your dairy, love the fact
      116 55 BITE SIZED IT’S evident: Healthy soil equals healthy animals equals healthy dairy products. Some are also increasingly more affordable. As is the case with True Organic’s range of premium NASAA-certified organic cheese and milk owned by the Cooperative of Australia’s Organic Dairy Farmers (ODFA).
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  • STYLE
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      690 56  -  Lynette Koh lynettek@mediacorp.com.sg NOT too long ago, a store was considered eco-friendly if it put your shopping in a reusable canvas tote instead of a plastic bag. Not anymore. In recent months, new stores dedicated to eco-friendly fashion and beauty products have popped up here, while several
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      718 57  -  Lynette Koh lynettek@mediacorp.com.sg GET a new wardrobe for free, without increasing your fashion carbon footprint: It almost sounds too good to be true. Enter swishing which may sound like the name of an unorthodox bedroom practice, but actually refers to the idea of getting together
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  • SHOP
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      254 58 NEW online lifestyle store 12buy.sg (that’s “one-two buy”) carries a range of eco-friendly cashmere scarves, toys and children’s apparel, as well as printers and computer notebooks. Spearheaded by Loo Pei Fen, whose father is the CEO of IT retail chain Challenger, 12buy.sg marks Challenger’s
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      448 58  -  Wear ‘upcycled’ accessories to make a real statement Lynette Koh lynettek@mediacorp.com.sg BAGS made from leather, canvas and nylon are common. But have you heard of bags that are made from seatbelts, candy wrappers and fire hose? These carriers are just a few examples of the fashion-forward “upcycled”
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    659 60  -  DECOR Energy efficient light and appliances that help the environment and the wallet Erika Foo erikacleo@mediacorp.com.sg Energy-saving tips Appliance basics: Invest in an energy efficient appliance. Check the Energy Label on the appliance or learn more about its energy rating on the National Environment Agency’s website, http://els.nea.gov.sg/ mels/aircon.asp
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      68 60 Capital 95.8FM PSLE Congress 2010 9-11 June 2010, Wed Fri 8.30am 6pm From time management and speed reading skills to memory and revision techniques, the three-day congress is packed with engaging talks and interactive activities to help parents prepare their children forthe all important year-end examination. RV < /rfc-)}- C-d//
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      691 62  -  Do vampires dream of electric steeds? Volvo’s cool prototype electric C30 says they will Derryn Wong cars@mediacorp.com.sg FICTIONAL vampire Edward Cullen (of Twilight fame) drives a regular Volvo C30. But a far better choice for him would be the electric version of Volvo’s fun lifestylehatch. It swoops
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      58 64 NEWS TRACKS MOTORISTS who pump at least $50 of Shell fuel will qualify for an instant lucky draw from June 1 to Aug 31. If you have “1,000” in the last four digits of your receipt sale number, you can win $1,000 worth of
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      125 64 DERRYN WONG VOLKSWAGEN has announced two variants of the Golf hatchback and Polo compact hatchback. Both feature the new 1.2 TSI (turbocharged) engine, which is the smallest engine to be featured in its local line-up. The 105bhp powerplant with a peak torque of
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      535 64 Is it possible to live with an electric car in Singapore? We took Mitsubishi’s iMiev electric vehicle for a week-long test drive DARYLLEE HOLLYWOOD has lied to us:A quick check outside your window will reveal that although we’re a decade into the new millennium, there’s nothing
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      961 66 SATURDAYTV NORBIT (TV Premiere) Channel 5, 7.30pm Mild-mannered Norbit has always had it rough, since the day he was left abandoned at a combination Chinese restaurant and orphanage. Recently forced to marry Rasputia, the gluttonous control freak, he is at his wit’s end. Then his childhood sweetheart, Kate, moves back
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      1079 67 SUNDAYTV THE INCREDIBLES (TV Premiere) Channel 5, 7.15pm Former superhero Bob Parr (aka Mr Incredible) hasn’t quite settled successfully into suburban life along with his wife and kids.Thrust back into the world of fighting crime, the Incredible family is back in familiar territory saving the world from Syndrome, a former
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