Today, 24 June 2010, Afternoon Edition

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    47 1 TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 Thursday June 24, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking AFTERNOON EDITION TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Thursday June 24, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking JUNE 24, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF
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    Germany sets up a clash for the ages
    358 3 JOHANNESBURG It was a night of high drama, a roller-coaster of emotions and almost unbearable tension. But what a payoff. When the dust had settled and the referees blown the final whistle on the Group C and D matches played last night,
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon Australia gets a new leader
      390 6 Kevin Rudd dumped as Julia Gillard becomes nation’s first female Prime Minister THE DAILY TELEGRAPH AFTERNOON LATEST CANBERRA Australia has its first female Prime Minister after Mr Kevin Rudd stood down on Thursday, handing the leadership to his deputy Julia Gillard (picture). Mr Rudd was
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      Lock icon Russia-Belarus gas conflict expands
      282 6 THE NEW YORK TIMES MOSCOW European officials for the first time yesterday accused Belarus of restricting energy supplies through its territory in what one official described as an “attack” on the European Union amid an increasingly tense energy standoff over unpaid debts on natural gas between
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      Man who killed ex-wife takes own life in prison
      464 6  -  SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB shaffiq@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE He was in remand at Changi Prisons Complex, pending trial for the murder of his ex-wife a capital charge. But Yu Qiangguo, 45, hanged himself using prison -issue materials while behind bars on Sept 20 last year,
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      Lock icon Safra Toa Payoh to undergo redevelopment
      385 7  -  Largest Safra club is expected to welcome 90,000 visitors MUSTAFA SHAFAWI mustafa@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Safra Toa Payoh clubhouse will undergo a $52-million redevelopment. Come early 2013, NSmen and their families will be able to enjoy a brand new Edutainment Hub with a comprehensive range
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      University students, staff being monitored for possible terror links
      353 7 KUALA LUMPUR All Malaysian universities have been given a “watch list” of staff and students said to have had contact with Syrian university lecturer Aiman Al Dakak, an Al Qaeda operative on a recruiting mission in the country, reported the New
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      Singapore, New South Wales to work closely on foreign law issues
      348 8  -  ESTHER NG esthern@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Complex commercial and family disputes involving issues of foreign laws could be resolved faster under a new arrangement between Singapore and the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW). The Supreme Courts of Singapore and
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      Lock icon Tests not done properly, so judge throws out man’s conviction
      381 8 ZUL OTHMAN SINGAPORE It was a question of interpretation that got a man off his drug conviction yesterday. Lim Boon Keong, 27, had been convicted of drug consumption last November, and sentenced to three years’ jail in a district court.
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      Lock icon Singapore pilots soar in France
      302 10  -  Collaboration with French, Indian air forces a first NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In the last one-and-a-half weeks, Singapore’s pilots have been soaring in the skies of France, participating in air combat exercises alongside their peers from France and India. Under Exercise Garuda 2010, the
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      RESULTS OF LATEST COE OPEN BIDDING EXERCISE
      35 10 Vehiclte type Price Change $31,510 +$1,^59 1 Small cars 2 Goods vehicles, buses $31,689 +$1,500 3 Category B $39,9"--$91 4 Open Category $41,006 +$6 5 Motorcycles $1,454 +$2
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      Lock icon CONSUMER PRICES AT 14-MONTH HIGH LAST MONTH
      205 10 JO-ANN HUANG Consumer prices held at a 14-month high last month, rising 3.2 per cent on-year, according to the latest data by the Department of Statistics (DOS). This increase was driven mainly by higher transport, housing and food costs, said DOS. Transport costs
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      Lock icon NEW ONLINE INITIATIVE IN SUPPORT OF GOING GREEN, EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR
      196 10 SAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL A new initiative to promote environmental consciousness will be launched soon. The 364 Movement aims to take environmental issues a step beyond just campaigns and events. The Waterways Watch Society, a volunteer group which helps
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      THE LOREAL PARIS OFFICE INVASION MAKE-UP WORKSHOP BEAUTY SECRETS
      485 11 Brought to you by L’Oréal Paris Office Invasion Make-Up Workshops aim to empower corporate ladies with make-up tips to look good for work everyday! It was lunch time but the ladies at Hewlett-Packard Singapore and Manulife Financial were more interested in
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      Green fingers to battle for Gardener’s Cup
      200 12  -  EVELYN CHOO SINGAPORE The Singapore Garden Festival is giving gardening groups a platform to showcase their works for the first time. Eight teams which have been flexing their green fingers for eight months will vie for a new local championship, called the Gardener’s
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      Expedite timetable, train lorry drivers
      298 12  -  After recent accidents, Dr Lim Wee Kiak wants safety rules to kick in quickly JEREMY KOH jeremykoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Nine male workers were injured when a lorry they were in skidded and crashed into a tree at the junction of Jurong Port Road and Jalan Buroh
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      DON'T TOSS USED TONER CARTRIDGES
      131 12 If it is the usual practice in your office to toss used toner cartridges into the rubbish bin, stop and think about this. Did you know that if you recycle them, you can help keep one hundred million tonnes of waste out of the landfills
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      MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY MOLESTED 11-YEAR-OLD GIRL FACES MORE CHARGES
      134 12  -  SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB A man who allegedly masqueraded as a doctor to molest an 11-year-old girl now faces five other similar charges. Ng Ban Keong, 53, was charged on June 16 for molestation at a carpark staircase at Golden Landmark Shopping Centre
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  • VOICES
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      Patient-care is fundamental KPI
      323 14  -  Linking staff’s weight to performance appraisal borders along discrimination Letter from Ms Diana Chia General Secretary Healthcare Services Employees’ Union I read with concern, “Hospital staff must walk the talk”, (June 19). In it, Mr Liak Teng Lit, CEO of Alexandra Hospital and Khoo Teck Puat
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      264 16  -  BY DR JAMES DOBSON WHEN FRIENDS’ MARRIAGES BREAK UP Divorce may be happening more and more these days, but there’s still something about it that shocks us when we hear that close friends are separating; and we say to ourselves: “I wish there was something I
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      For the employees’ own good
      337 16  -  Hospital staff will benefit from being role models Letter from Cecilia Pang Communications, Alexandra Director, Corporate Communications, Alexandra Health WE REFER to the report “Hospital staff must walk the talk” (Weekend Today, June 19-20). Alexandra Health acknowledges the different perspectives on this topic. An unhealthy
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      LTA needs more than just eyes on the road
      183 16  -  Letter from Eric Lim I READ with dismay the Land Transport Authority’s statement on how it is enforcing Off-Peak Car regulations (“LTA: More ways to track OPCs”, June 22). Enforcement via “eyeball” verification by LTA-appointed officers is like using tennis nets
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      304 14 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices COUNCIL FOR THIRD AGE PRESENTS :fiV« Agers awards 2010 ACTIVE AG-EING-. ACTIVE LIVING. Sam Liu, 73 Volunteer IT trainer to seniors 21st century netizen Active Agers IDA Infocomm Champion Award 2009 Sabapathy Gopalakrishnan, 74 Volunteer fitness instructor to
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      3 14 >> ALEXANDRA HEALTH RESPONDS
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      219 16 A NEW SOURCE OF ENERGY: ENTREPRENEURS PAGE FC. CFO. COO. CEO. Nice initials start with an SMU MPA There’s never been a better time to pursue a career in the accounting profession. Market demand is especially strong today and career opportunities for accountancy graduates are many and varied. Update and
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon A new source of energy: Entrepreneurs
      900 18  -  Easy oil is never easy and we need private enterprise to help find and implement the alternative RICHARD BRANSON 2010 RICHARD BRANSON (DISTRIBUTED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES SYNDICATE) With oil from the wreck of the Deepwater Horizon rig continuing to flow into the
      © 2010 RICHARD BRANSON (DISTRIBUTED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES SYNDICATE); YEN YOK  -  900 words
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      Lock icon The Chancellor’s big bet
      954 20 The coalition’s junior partners have also dipped their hands in the blood of the cuts to come THE GUARDIAN EDITORIAL Presenting his emergency budget, British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (picture) made two enormous wagers, while pulling off two important tactical victories. The “unavoidable budget”
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      Lock icon General McChrystal truly bared it all
      941 22  -  MARGARET CARLSON The writer, author of Anyone Can Grow Up: How George Bush and I Made It to the White House and former White House correspondent for Time magazine, is a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are her own. BLOOMBERG We finally know
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      Lock icon So, what’s second prize going to be?
      970 23  -  THOMAS L FRIEDMAN The writer has won three Pulitzer Prizes, the most recent in 2002 for commentary. THE NEW YORK TIMES General Stanley McChrystal’s trashing of his civilian colleagues was unprofessional and may cost him his job. If so, it will be a
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      4 22 >> MCCHRYSTAL’S JOB IN DOUBT
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Loose lips sink US general
      429 25 Obama strips McChrystal of command; Iraq war hero Petraeus to take over AFP AFTERNOON LATEST WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama stripped General Stanley McChrystal of his command of US and Nato forces in Afghanistan for making disparaging remarks about administration officials just over a
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      Lock icon Containment cap taken off: BP
      194 25 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK BP has removed a cap that has been sending oil from its leaking Gulf of Mexico well to one of two ships on the surface of the water, United States Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen said. An underwater remote-operated vehicle accidentally closed
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      Lock icon AUSTRALIAN BODY URGES LIMIT TO SLOT-MACHINE BETS
      154 27 Australia’s popular “pokies” or slot machines should be limited to A$1 ($1.20) per bet to help curb problem gambling, an official report said yesterday. The Productivity Commission said the poker machines should also carry voluntary loss limits to prevent gamblers from getting carried
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      Lock icon HK legislators attack limited electoral reform
      279 27 AGENCIES HONG KONG Hundreds of protesters chanting slogans and blowing vuvuzelas faced off yesterday as Hong Kong legislators debated a controversial plan to enact limited political reforms in the Chinese territory. If successful, the legislative reforms would be the first to pass in Hong
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      Lock icon No marching, chanting of slogans
      306 28 Myanmar military junta lays down election rules AP YANGON Political parties seeking new members ahead of Myanmar’s historic elections were warned yesterday they cannot chant slogans, march or say anything during rallies that tarnish the image of the country. The rules are part of a
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      Lock icon CHINA WARNS OF FRESH RAIN ONSLAUGHT
      112 28 Weather forecasters warned yesterday of a fresh onslaught of downpours across southern China, which has already been battered by floods and landslides that have killed more than 200 people. The weather centre said rain was likely to continue for another three days in some
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      Lock icon UN’s ‘hidden agenda’
      205 28 AGENCIES COLOMBO Sri Lanka accused the United Nations yesterday of a “hidden agenda” behind its plans to investigate violations of humanitarian laws during the civil war’s final stages. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon’s appointment of a panel to advise on any violations was “an attempt to
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      Lock icon Toyota, Honda stop production
      200 28 AP TOKYO Toyota Motor and Honda Motor yesterday said they stopped production at some of their car assembly plants in southern China after parts suppliers were hit by more labour unrest. The fresh walkouts at the Japanese car-makers are slowing output and adding to costs at
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      Lock icon Organic farming gains ground in China
      288 28 AFP BEIJING Mr Ji Yunliang worked as a missile researcher and later earned a doctorate in chemistry at a prestigious Beijing university. Now, he is running a small organic farm. In a country hit by a series of food safety scandals, the interest in
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      Lock icon China clamps down on online gaming
      155 29 AFP BEIJING Web users in China will have to register their names before playing games online as part of the nation’s first official set of rules governing the booming market, state media said yesterday. The regulations, which also require online game companies to self-censor,
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      Lock icon India fury over US 'double standards' on BP
      355 29 AP, THE GUARDIAN NEW DELHI Indians have reacted with fury to President Barack Obama’s tough stance against BP, accusing the United States of double standards over the 1984 Bhopal disaster. Bhopal is considered the world’s worst industrial disaster, where at least 15,000
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      Lock icon US targets ‘libel tourism’
      180 29 AFP WASHINGTON Senior lawmakers from the United States unveiled legislation on Tuesday to shield US journalists, authors and publishers from “libel tourists” who file suit in countries where they expect to get the most favourable ruling. “England, Brazil, Australia, Indonesia and Singapore are just a few
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      Lock icon No link between child cancer and phone masts: Study
      380 30 AFP PARIS The largest study of its kind said pregnant women who live near a mobile phone mast do not run a higher risk of having a child who develops leukaemia or other cancer in infancy. The study was published yesterday
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      Lock icon Australia to cull 2,000 kangaroos
      335 30 Country’s national emblem causing havoc on the roads, in homes THE DAILY TELEGRAPH SYDNEY They might well be Australia’s national emblem, sitting proudly on its coat of arms and featuring prominently in its latest tourism campaign, but the kangaroos are no longer safe. The government
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      Lock icon Judge blocks deep-water drilling moratorium
      293 30 THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON A federal judge in New Orleans on Tuesday blocked a six-month moratorium on deep-water drilling projects that President Barack Obama’s administration imposed after the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The White House swiftly vowed to appeal the
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      Lock icon US snuffs out ‘light’ cigarettes
      329 30 AFP WASHINGTON A United States law banning the sale of so-called “light” or “mild” cigarettes took effect on Tuesday, but some anti-tobacco groups say the makers are sidestepping the rules by using colour-coded packaging. The measure signed into law a year ago by President Barack
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      Lock icon Hacker arrested for extorting sexually-explicit videos
      309 31 AP LOS ANGELES A hacker took control of more than 100 computers and used them to extort sexuallyexplicit videos from women and teenage girls by threatening to release their personal data. Luis Mijangos, 31, an illegal alien living in California, was arrested on a
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      Lock icon MILLION DOLLAR PHOTOGRAPH
      77 31 This mural-sized 1938 photograph by Ansel Adams, Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, was sold for a record US$722,000 ($1 million) on Monday during Polaroid’s auction of its treasured archive, as part of its bankruptcy proceedings. The collection of more than 1,000 photographs by big names such
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      Lock icon WORKERS GO ON STRIKE, PASSENGERS GROUNDED
      100 31 AP Striking port workers were preventing hundreds of passengers from boarding ferries heading from Greece’s main port of Piraeus to Aegean holiday islands yesterday, despite a court order declaring their strike illegal. Tempers frayed at the port, with passengers arguing and occasionally scuffling with
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      Lock icon GOOGLE COULD FACE PROSECUTION OVER STREET VIEW
      109 31 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Google could be prosecuted in France after it “accidentally” gathered sensitive data belonging to users, such as passwords, when putting together its Street View service. The French data protection agency will examine if any privacy laws had been breached. The
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      52 32 Litter cigarette butts and you could end up paying a $300 fine. So let's make it our responsibility to bin all litter and keep Singapore clean. For more information, please call the NEA hotline at 1800-2255 632. DO THE RIGHT EHINCj LET'S BIN IT7 National Environment Agency Our Environment Sustain
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  • SPORTS
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      Lock icon A clear-out at SAA?
      588 33  -  Exodus of key staff at the national sports association expected after AGM tomorrow LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Hot on the heels of national relay coach Hamkah Afik’s resignation on June 11, key secretariat staff at the Singapore Athletic Association (SAA) are expected to head for
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      344 33 SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE Singapore Hockey Federation (SHF) president Annabel Pennefather (picture) has a wish list for the sport: For the Youth Olympic Games team to do well at the Aug 14-24 inaugural meet here; the senior men’s side to break into the top six in Asia
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      502 34  -  Track builders say they have motorcycling’s premier championships in their sights IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE SG Changi, who will construct the Republic’s first permanent track, confirmed yesterday they are looking at bringing MotoGP here after the rights holder of the series, Carmelo Ezpeleta, expressed
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      402 34 LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE There is nothing like meeting some of your best youth Olympians up close. And that is precisely what the Republic’s telecommunications giant said they will do through their “SingTel Inspires” programme launched yesterday. Primary and secondary schools here will get
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      342 34 LOW LIN FHOONG The Republic will take part in every sport at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games here from Aug 14 to 26. Five more individuals from athletics, tennis, rowing, canoeing and windsurfing earned the nod from the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) yesterday,
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      472 36 Isner and Mahut locked in epic first-round battle AP AFTERNOON LATEST WIMBLEDON Even the scoreboard couldn’t keep up in John Isner’s marathon first-round match with Nicolas Mahut. The electronic sign keeping track courtside as the points passed and the game totals rose went blank while 23rd-seeded
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      122 36 AP Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson is leaning toward retirement, but will wait until next week to make his final decision. Jackson said yesterday that he will get the results of another battery of medical tests before deciding whether to end his matchless coaching
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      236 36 BLOOMBERG WIMBLEDON Six-time champion Roger Federer won in four sets to reach the third round at Wimbledon. Americans Andy Roddick and Venus Williams, both finalists last year, also advanced yesterday (early this morning, Singapore time). Switzerland’s Federer, the top seed, who is bidding
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    748 42  -  INVEST ANDREW ROBINSON Andrew Robinson is market analyst at Saxo Capital Markets THE timing of the announcement from China that it was to revert to a managed float of its currency was a welcome surprise to markets, but has failed to really ignite a
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      236 38 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON United States Federal Reserve officials retained a pledge to keep the benchmark interest rate at a record low for an “extended period” and signalled that Europe’s debt crisis may harm American growth. “Financial conditions have become less supportive of economic growth
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        87 38 Housing hurts stocks United States stocks ended mixed after new-home sales tumbled to a record low and the Federal Reserve signalled caution over the US economic recovery while maintaining ultra-low interest rates. Market sentiment was dampened after the government said new-home sales dropped 32.7 per cent from
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        71 38 Supplies weigh on crude Crude oil fell for the second straight day after US government data showed an unexpected gain in petroleum supplies and a decline in new-home sales. The Energy Department said oil inventories rose 2.02 million barrels to 365.1 million last week. Supplies were forecast to drop
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      237 40 BLOOMBERG NEW YORK The United States real estate market threatens to undercut the Obama administration’s stimulus-driven economic recovery as home sales resumed their record slide following the end of the federal homebuyer tax credit. New-home sales tumbled 33 per cent last month
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      232 40  -  TRAVIS TEO travisteo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It appears more accountants in Singapore have taken up jobs in the banking sector as the economy recovers. Some 25 per cent of accountants have joined banks in the past few months, according to the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore (Icpas).
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      259 40 BLOOMBERG BERLIN Billionaire investor George Soros said continental European banks have not been “properly cleansed” after the credit crisis because they have not marked the value of their holdings to market prices. “The current crisis is more a banking crisis than a fiscal
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      157 41 BLOOMBERG SHANGHAI Templeton Asset Management’s Mark Mobius said the end of the yuan’s exchange-rate peg has not made China’s stocks more attractive, challenging speculation that a stronger currency will spark a rally in equities. “The yuan appreciation will not have a dramatic impact
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      256 41 BLOOMBERG DUBAI Emirates, the biggest international airline, is rattling rivals in Europe and Asia with a growth splurge that may be as game-changing for long-haul carriers as the expansion of Ryanair and Southwest Airlines. The 25-year-old company is acquiring a fleet of 90 Airbus
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      170 41 BLOOMBERG HONG KONG Henderson Land Development, the Hong Kong developer controlled by billionaire Lee Shau Kee, was questioned for a seventh time by the government over luxury apartment transactions that spurred efforts to cool home prices and a crackdown on marketing tactics. The
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      123 41 RYAN HUANG The number of millionaires in the Asia-Pacific region has risen by 25.8 percentto 3 million, catching up with Europe for the first time. According to the 14th Annual World Wealth Report by Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management and
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  • WORLD CUP 2010
    • GROUP C SLOVENIA V ENGLAND
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        644 46  -  Capello’s men overcome nerves to advance, rivals Germany could be next LEONARDTHOMAS in Johannesburg, South Africa leonard@mediacorp.com.sg 2010 WORLD CUP, GROUP C Slovenia 0 England 1 JOHANNESBURG After all the turmoil, amidst all the uncertainty, England are still alive at the 2010 World Cup finals here
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        684 48 After a week of pain, England’s success finally brings joy to beleagured manager AFP PORT ELIZABETH The expression on Fabio Capello’s face at the start of England’s match with Slovenia last night said it all. He was supposed to be the coach who
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        292 48 AFP PORT ELIZABETH England’s World Cup campaign finally took off last night at the third attempt as Fabio Capello’s side qualified for the last 16 with a 1-0 win over Slovenia. But the United States took top spot in Group C
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        698 49 Striker’s last-ditch winner sends the US through to last-16 clash with Ghana AGENCIES AFTERNOON LATEST PRETORIA Landon Donovan was moments from reliving his worst football heartache a first-round World Cup exit when he scored the most important goal of his life to send the United States into
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        344 53 AGENCIES JOHANNESBURG Ghana can go further in the World Cup, midfielder Sulley Muntari said yesterday, despite needing a Serbian loss to qualify for the Round of 16. “We want to prolong our stay here,” said the Inter Milan star. “We want to win every game.
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        472 53 For 15 minutes, Australians had a glimmer of hope AGENCIES NELSPRUIT Tim Cahill and Brett Holman scored second-half goals last night (this morning, 2.30am Singapore time) to help Australia beat Serbia 2-1 in Group D of the World Cup, but it ended in tears
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        496 52  -  LEONARD THOMAS in Johannesburg, South Africa leonard@mediacorp.com.sg JOHANNESBURG After 32 minutes, after his defence had just escaped a dangerous Ghana attack, Joachim Loew finally reacted. He bellowed from the touchline; with an exuberant wave of his right hand he urged his players
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        629 52 Germans licking their lips over looming clash with their old rivals AGENCIES AFTERNOON LATEST JOHANNESBURG Germany coach Joachim Loew admitted he is relishing the prospect of facing old enemies England in Bloemfontein on Sunday with a World Cup quarter-final place at stake. “The round of 16 game
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        407 54 AFP Japan’s altitude training may pay dividends when they clash with Denmark for their group’s remaining ticket to the World Cup second round at Rustenburg tonight (tomorrowmorning, Singapore time). Coach Takeshi Okada has described the tie as the “match of our lives”, with
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        518 54 Denmark-Japan clash will decide who reaches last 16 AP RUSTENBURG Japan and Denmark will meet in a decider today (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) to determine the final team from Group E to advance to the next round of the World Cup. Japan need at least a draw,
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        695 55 Robben wins battle to be fit as Dutch look to heap misery on Cameroon JOHANNESBURG Dutch star winger Arjen Robben is impatient to get his World Cup campaign underway and hopes he gets the nod for the final Group E game against eliminated Cameroon today
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        GROUP E — WHAT THEY’RE PLAYING FOR
        236 55 GROUP E WHAT THEY’RE PLAYING FOR The Dutch have assured themselves of a place in the second round while their opponents tonight, Cameroon, have already been eliminated. The group winners will face the runners-up of Group F— which comprises Paraguay, Italy, New Zealand and Slovakia while a second-place finish will
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        539 56 Defending champions face must-win clash with Slovakia AGENCIES IRENE If struggling Italy can’t manage to beat Slovakia today, the Azzurri could match France’s unenviable 2002 World Cup feat of exiting at the group stage as defending champions. “We’re worried,” midfielder Daniele De Rossi said. “I’ve
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        Lock icon TALK ABOUT AN ‘OWN GOAL’
        105 56 AP An Italian politician has drawn a sharp rebuke from the national football federation for remarks implying Italy would “buy” a victory in their crucial World Cup group match against Slovakia tonight. The defending champions have had two draws against Paraguay and New Zealand in
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        317 56 AGENCIES JOHANNESBURG Defending World Cup champions Italy are not the only ones feeling the pressure. Their opponents today in a crunch Group F decider, Slovakia, have been taking on a fair amount of heat from the media following their 1-1 draw with New Zealand,
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        442 57 Paraguay, New Zealand aim to leave lasting impressions at World Cup AP POLOKWANE Paraguay and New Zealand will be trying to write their own pieces of World Cup history when they meet in their final Group F match today. Paraguay top the standings with four points
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        GROUP F — WHAT THEY’RE PLAYING FOR
        240 57 GROUP F WHAT THEY’RE PLAYING FOR Any two of the four teams in Group F could be eliminated tonight, though it’s likely to be New Zealand and Slovakia tipping their bell boys on the way out of their digs tomorrow. Group winners will face the runners-up of Group E either
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      53 59 SIMMER IN THE ART AND SOUL OF NEW-WAVE BULGARIA. >> T22 JUNE 24, 2010 A PUBLICATION OF MICHAEL JACKSON’S EARNING MORE AFTER A YEAR OF BEING DEAD. >> T6 HOW THE HELL IS GLASTONBURY MIDDLE AGED? >> T12 SO LONG, IDOLVILLE HELLO, MUSIC SEZAIRI SEZALI SHOOTS FOR THE STARS. (INCLUDING
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    1003 60  -  MUSIC CHRISTOPHERTOH christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg W/o/ Jr.jairi Jaja/i may Ati/l 6e an army 6oy /jat /e /aArt t let ityet in t/ie way of ma/tiny k /i) /in 6a6y //A c/e6ut |k a/6am Wake Www WE’RE in Eastward Audio, a comfy little recording studio in the heart of Chinatown,
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      519 64 Michael Jackson’s estate has earned more than $346m in the year since he died THE DAILY TELEGRAPH IT WOULD seem that all those people who said Michael Jackson might earn more in death than in life are being proven right. Like the estates of Elvis
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      235 66 Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr are engaged available beautiful people gene pool dries up THE DAILY TELEGRAPH BRITISH actor Orlando Bloom and Australian Victoria’s Secret model Miranda Kerr have announced their engagement. The pair met backstage at a lingerie catwalk show in New
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      248 66 MTV star takes on lead role in remake of 1984 film AGENCIES A NEW face in Hollywood is stepping into Kevin Bacon’s shoes for a longdelayed remake of Footloose. Paramount Pictures announced Tuesday that Kenny Wormald will take on the role Bacon originated in the
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      400 68 Katya Grineva The renowned classical pianist performs selections from Liszt, Schubert and Marcel Tyberg.June 24, 7.30pm, Esplanade Concert Hall.Tickets start $70 from Sistic. Prodigies Of The World Some of the finest young talents take the stage. June 24, 1pm. Conservatory Concert Hall.Tickets at $60 from Sistic. Engelbert Humperdinck The
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      262 70 AFP MORE than 170,000 people are expected to attend Britain’s famous Glastonbury festival this weekend as the world’s largest open-air music and performing arts event celebrates its 40th anniversary. Revellers are packing their wellies and wet-wipes as they prepare to descend on the festival in Somerset, south-west
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        266 72 Relooking a classic CHRISTOPHER TOH ‘HOURS DAVID BOWIE COMING off the experiments with dance and electro metal, David Bowie’s last album of the 20th century saw him shifting gears. Earlier in the year, Bowie had worked on the soundtrack for the video game, Omikron. Reworked versions of
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        209 73  -  BY CHRISTOPHER TOH LAWS OF ILLUSION SARAH IT’S very difficult to dislike this new album by the Canadian queen of soft pop, Sarah McLachlan. Laws Of Illusion marks a sevenyear wait for new studio material that isn’t seasonal or featured in a soundtrack. And at first listen,
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        SPARKLERS | AMBER KUO
        119 73 SPARKLERS AMBER KUO FOLLOWING her star turn in the awardwinning movie Au Revoir Taipei, Mando-pop sweetheart Amber Kuo turns her attention back to music with this third album, Sparklers. This time, she has rounded up some of the top songwriters of the generation including Peter Lee, Paul Lee, Khalil Fong,
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        BODY TALK PT I | ROBYN
        163 73 BODY TALK PT I ROBYN IT HAS been quite a while since we’ve heard from Swedish dance chanteuse Robyn. And what do we get with her return? An album that relies on how creatively one can take simplistic melodies and beats, and turn them into some of the most infectious
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        LEAVE YOUR SLEEP | NATALIE MERCHANT
        102 73 LEAVE YOUR SLEEP NATALIE MERCHANT INSPIRED by conversations with her daughter, Natalie Merchant’s “concept” album of sorts features songs, poems and ditties that were actually written for children, such as The Dancing Bear, The King Of China’s Daughter and Maggie And Milly And Molly And May. But that doesn’t mean
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        SECOND SIGHT | TRACY HUANG
        104 73 SECOND SIGHT TRACY HUANG AFTER establishing herself as a ballad singer, Tracy Huang decided to take a different approach with this album, opting for more upbeat tunes influenced by the then burgeoning club and New Wave rhythms, while still maintaining her inimitable vocal styles.The result is this slightly uneven album
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        157 73 SEA OF COWARDS THE DEAD WEATHER ACCORDING to guitarist/singer Jack White, the album title refers to the way the Internet “allows people to make a statement that the whole world can read and listen to but they’re too much of a coward to leave their actual name”. The Dead Weather
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      686 76 Brought to you by CHILECh’ng Poh Tiong shares the beauty of wines from the Latin American country I’ve always found Chilean wines to be highly satisfying; recently, it has become even more pertinent to consume wine from Chile. Before I divulge that pressing reason to enjoy Chilean wine,
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