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  • 20 1 TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Monday May 9, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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  • 583 1  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In his first, albeit indirect, comments about the results of Saturday’s General Election, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said at a community event in Tanglin Halt last night that “2011 has seen a generation that does not remember
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    • 374 1 COMMENT&ANALYSIS SIMON TAY WHAT GEORGE YEO’S LOSS MEANS FOR SINGAPORE 6 EUGENE K B TAN POST ELECTION, LET THE HEALING BEGIN D4LL] The power to do n (■l GOD^OD r c fSB 3E> ■n You can ft StarHub Dell Streak 2-year 3G mobile voice data plan 138 (SmartSurf 300, with
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  • HOT NEWS
    • 498 2  -  CHRISTOPHER TOH, LIN YANQIN christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE There was no “secret formula” to securing 64.8 per cent of the votes at Hougang single-member constituency, claimed the Workers’ Party (WP) Member of Parliament-elect Yaw Shin Leong yesterday. Instead, Mr Yaw, 34, credited the strong foundation
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    • 710 3  -  SUJADI SISWO Indonesia Bureau Chief, Channel NewsAsia sujadi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Leaders both at home and also from around the region have expressed a combination of pain, surprise and even sadness that Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo was defeated in Saturday’s General Election,
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    • 726 4  -  IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Despite predictions the People’s Action Party (PAP) could see its share of the votes erode, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong had expected Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (GRC) to at least buck the trend.
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    • 930 6  -  COMMENTARY SIMON TAY Simon Tay is chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs. One of the most significant outcomes of May 7 has been the defeat of Foreign Minister George Yeo in the Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (GRC). It is the People’s
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    • 805 8  -  Aljunied voters cite need to be heard and MM’s ‘repent’ remark as reasons they voted for WP LIN YANQIN, CHRISTOPHER TOH yanqinl@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE She has lived in Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (GRC) for over 20 years and considered herself a staunch People’s Action Party
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    • 982 10  -  COMMENTARY EUGENE K B TAN The writer is assistant professor of law at the Singapore Management University’s School of Law. Post-material or aspirational issues featured prominently in General Election 2011. The People’s Action Party’s (PAP) heavy reliance and focus on its track record of
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    • 159 12 SINGAPORE Though the General Election is over, Ms Nicole Seah (picture), the National Solidarity Party (NSP) candidate who contested in Marine Parade GRC, was seen walking the ground and talking to residents yesterday. The five-member NSP team had garnered 43.35 per cent
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    • 295 12 SINGAPORE Despite their loss in the West Coast GRC, the Reform Party (RP) secretarygeneral Kenneth Jeyaretnam said he will still move to the West Coast as promised. He currently lives off Newton Road. “I promised to move into West Coast should
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    • 92 12 SINGAPORE Hougang MP-elect Yaw Shin Leong met with a minor car accident in front of Rivervale Plaza in Sengkang yesterday afternoon. Nobody was hurt in the accident. When contacted, Mr Yaw of the Workers’ Party said he was driving very slowly when he
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    • 571 13  -  NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE You have not seen the last of him. Veteran opposition leader Chiam See Tong yesterday told reporters that he would stay on in politics to complete, what he described as “unfinished business” that he
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    • 231 14  -  PATWANT SINGH SINGAPORE The People’s Action Party (PAP) team that won the contest in BishanToa Payoh Group Representation Constituency (GRC) went on a victory parade yesterday evening to thank the residents who had voted for them. Deputy Prime
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    • 252 14  -  SARA GROSSE SINGAPORE The People’s Action Party (PAP) won Jurong Group Representation Constituency (GRC) with 67 per cent of the votes, bringing three new faces into Parliament. This includes 34-year old Desmond Lee. The rest of the team comprises
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    • 198 15 SINGAPORE Third time lucky Sitoh Yih Pin, Member of Parliament (MP)-elect for Potong Pasir Single Member Constituency, was up and about early yesterday morning, thanking residents for their support. Mr Sitoh beat his opponent, Mrs Lina Chiam, 62, from the Singapore People’s
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    • 214 15  -  WAYNE CHAN SINGAPORE Just hours after their victory was announced, the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency (GRC) team was out on its “thank you” parade yesterday morning. Led by Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee
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    • 721 7 fpORTScapode Looking to get fit and make a new friend or two as well, 150 sports enthusiasts flocked to the Sportscapade event on 26 February 2011, organised by the Singapore Sports Council. Held in the huge facilities at the Jurong West Sports and Recreation Centre, singles had fun with Archery,
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
    • 875 16  -  We’ve tilted too far toward a scientific basis of medicine infusion of humanities will make us better doctors JEREMY LIM, ROHINI OMKAR PRASAD Dr Jeremy Lim is chair of the SingHealth Centre for Health Services Research. Dr Rohini Omkar Prasad is a Research Associate atNUS-GAI.
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    • 906 18  -  Why it must focus on new sources of wealth creation, and move from export- to service-based growth WILLIAM PESEK William Pesek is a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. BLOOMBERG Mark Zuckerberg shouldn’t lose too much sleep about China’s Facebook beating him
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    • 685 19  -  ISOBEL COLEMAN Isobel Coleman is a senior fellow and director of the Civil Society, Markets and Democracy Initiative at the Council on Foreign Relations. BLOOMBERG In the United States, Osama bin Laden’s killing by Navy SEALS has brought celebrations and feelings of victory
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    • 1074 20  -  STEPHEN S ROACH Stephen S Roach, a member of the faculty at Yale University, is non-executive chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia and author of The Next Asia. PROJECT SYNDICATE Asia needs a new model consumer. A post-crisis generation of “zombie consumers” in the
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  • VOICES
    • 224 22  -  Set aside empty GRC as a ‘wild card’ window Letter from Ng Ya Ken A QUESTION many Singaporeans might have asked yesterday morning when they found out that the People’s Action Party (PAP) team led by Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo had lost in the Aljunied
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    • 401 22  -  Letter from Teo Chin Ghee Jeremy I REFER to recent comments by Mr Mah Bow Tan and various PAP ministers on how rising property values have benefited Singaporeans and in particular, his thoughts that this is an issue for new property buyers but that once
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    • 274 23  -  Letter from Low Kim Song THE Opposition parties went into overdrive preparing their proposals and manifestos for the General Election. The PAP has been quick to reject all the proposals thrown up. This is to be expected, as in the heat of an election,
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    • 284 23  -  Letter from Tan Ghee Tiong NOW that the election is over, I have this to say: Emotive issues such as rising inflation and property prices are not peculiar to Singapore, but are a global phenomenon (think of the Arab world in transition, think Europe,
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 472 24  -  Possibility of raise in income ceiling for BTO buyers will help sandwiched class MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE First-time home buyers will welcome the call to raise the income ceiling to qualify for new HDB flats, property analysts said yesterday, a move which will
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    • Article, Illustration
      139 24 Part of the roof of the Chijmes historical building complex near the junction of Bras Basah Road and Victoria Street collapsed, following a collision involving a car and a taxi yesterday morning. The police said they received a call at about 11.15am about the accident. The driver of
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    • 170 26  -  LOIS CALDERON SINGAPORE —While makers of cold and fever medications in the United States have said they will discontinue infant drops containing acetaminophen to avoid confusion that can lead to dangerous overdoses, Singapore health authorities say they have not received any signal of
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    • 266 26  -  LOIS CALDERON loiscalderon@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE More mothers spent their special day in style this year, as improved economic conditions allowed consumers to loosen their purse-strings. Yesterday, many were treated to fine dining, free concerts and museum visits, as well as all the
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  • WORLD
    • 136 30 Buses negotiating a flooded portion of suburban Makati City near Manila yesterday. Tropical storm Aere lashed the north-eastern Philippines yesterday, killing at least six people and forcing more than 100,000 villagers to flee from farming towns threatened by landslides. The storm slammed into Catanduanes province
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    • 363 30 AGENCIES JAKARTA South-east Asian leaders made little headway yesterday in helping Thailand and Cambodia end a deadly border dispute that could undermine peace and stability in the region as the Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) pushes for economic integration. The prime
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    • 155 30 REUTERS South-east Asian leaders said yesterday that they were considering allowing Myanmarto chairthe 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) group in 2014, backing away from an earlier draft statement that said they had already agreed to the country’s request. A communique
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    • 117 30 REUTERS At least 15 people were injured yesterday when armed police officers broke up a protest by at least 2,000 mostly-female garment workers demanding unpaid bonuses after their plant was closed by a fire, police and witnesses said. Officers armed with guns, shields
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    • 108 30 REUTERS Japanese officials said yesterday they were committed to nuclear power after Prime Minister Naoto Kan called for a nuclear plant in central Japan to close, but that the target of obtaining half of Japan’s electricity from nuclear power by 2030 needed
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    • 371 31 AP WASHINGTON From a shabby, makeshift office, he ran a global terrorist empire. The world’s most wanted man watched newscasts of himself from a tiny television perched atop a rickety old desk cluttered with wires. For years, the world only saw the
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    • 207 31 AP KANDAHAR (Afghanistan) Afghan security forces clashed with militants in Kandahar for a second day yesterday after the Taliban unleashed a major assault on government buildings in the southern city, an Interior Ministry spokesman said. Mr Zemeri Bashary said a firefight broke out when security
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    • 254 32 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Food and drink sold in Britain face a growing threat from groups who might try to poison supplies, MI5 has warned. Industry chiefs have been told that their sector is vulnerable to attacks by
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    • 119 32 AP Muslim mobs set two churches on fire overnight in Cairo during sectarian clashes that left 12 dead and more than 200 injured. Military authorities arrested 190 people, immediately sending them to military prosecutions and threatening the maximum penalty against anyone attacking
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    • 118 32 AP State media in Bahrain said the King has ordered an end to the emergency rule imposed in mid-March to quell a wave of anti-government protests in the Gulf country. Bahrain state television said the state of emergency will
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    • 129 32 AP A 12-year-old boy was killed yesterday as gunfire and shelling erupted in the central Syrian city of Homs, a flashpoint in the widespread seven-week-old uprising against President Bashar Assad’s autocratic regime, an activist said. The death coincided with a major crackdown in
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    • 213 32 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON A man described as a suspected terrorist sympathiser closely linked to the July 7 bombers has worked for Scotland Yard and a string of councils to run training courses about “engaging” Muslim youths. Tafazal Mohammad, known as “Taf”,
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    • 347 34 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON It is one way to consume junk food without it being bad for you. One of Britain’s biggest petrol suppliers is now melting down crisps, pies and pasties to make motor fuel at its £50-million (S$101-million) biofuel plant in Lincolnshire.
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    • 114 34 AP The founding father of modern China learned about democracy in Hawaii and used the islands to raise money and support for political efforts that would lead to the overthrow of the Qing imperial government. Now, Taiwan is using the centennial anniversary
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    • 272 34 AP AMSTERDAM Denmark earns the biggest share of its national revenue from producing windmills and other clean technologies, the United States is rapidly expanding its clean-tech sector, but no country can match China’s pace of growth, according to a new report obtained by The Associated
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    • 84 34 Thousands of Buddhist monks walking among believers during an alms offering ceremony in Bangkok’s shopping district yesterday. Around 12,600 Buddhist monks attended the ceremony ahead of Vesak Day, the annual celebration of Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and death, on May 17. The event was organised to pay
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    • 118 34 BLOOMBERG The United States Air Force launched a US$1.3-billion (S$1.6-billion) satellite made by Lockheed Martin Corp that is designed to improve early warning of enemy ballistic missiles, officials said. After years of delays and cost overruns, the satellite, part of the Space-Based
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    • 89 34 AP In Taiwan, a newspaper reported that the island has begun to deploy a new locally developed supersonic ship-to-ship missile.The mass circulation Liberty Times said in yesterday’s report that Taiwan has deployed the Hsiung Feng III missile on various military ships. Analysts say the
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    • 124 35 AP Two dresses worn by Princess Diana and designed by Catherine Walker have sold for a record US$276,000 (s$342,000) at an auction in Beverly Hills. Mr Darren Julien, president and CEO of Julien’s Auctions, said on Saturday that a black crepe evening
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    • 344 35 BLOOMBERG LONDON Mr Lakshmi Mittal topped the Sunday Times ranking of the 1,000 wealthiest people in Britain for a seventh year and Mr Alisher Usmanov leapfrogged Mr Roman Abramovich to No 2 as the list’s combined wealth rose 18 per cent over
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    • 113 35 AP The next-to-last space shuttle flight has been delayed again, this time to at least the middle of May for extra electrical tests. Mission managers decided on Friday that shuttle Endeavour would blast off no earlier than May 16. The space station delivery
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    • 463 36 THE NEW YORK TIMES TOKYO With deep-tread tires and ample ground clearance, a rugged 4-wheel-drive Hummer or Jeep might seem the best choice for navigating through the wrecked cities of north-eastern Japan. The areas pummelled by the earthquake and tsunami in March would
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    • 66 36 Casts of German, Russian and United States military helmets, modelled as turtles, were displayed at Trocadero near the Eiffel Tower in Paris yesterday. The art installation, made of 1,000 casts by French artist and sculptor Rachid Khimoune, is intended to denounce global violence and coincides with the
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    • 371 36 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON For mobile phone users, a flat battery or a lost charger are among the frustrations of modern life. Now, new research promises a way to recharge phones using nothing but the power of the human voice. Electrical engineers have
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  • BUSINESS
    • 435 37  -  CHRISTOPHER HOWELLS christopherh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The fundamental uptrend in commodity prices is broadly set to continue, according to analysts. This comes despite selldowns in major commodities last week after weaker than expected data from the world’s biggest economy that suggested economic growth was not as strong as previously
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    • 55 37 FRIDAY CLOSE 3,099.52 (-0.33%) Thursday 3,194.73 p 0.91% Wednesday 3,165.80 p 1.29% Tuesday 3,125.37 q 0.60% Monday 3,144.38 q 0.28% TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE GoldenAgr 46,469 $0.655 p0.769% Genting SP 36,188 $2.100 q0.474% HHPH Trust US$ 31,092 $0.905 p1.117% Noble Grp 29,889 $2.060 q 0.483%
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    • 98 37 STOCK CALLS Hold 66.5 cents OCBC Investment Research cuts Raffles Education Corp’s fair value estimate to S$0.650 from S$0.815, and maintains a Hold rating. This follows the group’s Q3 earnings, which showed a 15.4-per-cent decline in revenue on-year and reflected a 33.7 per cent and 20.6 per cent
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    • 270 38 THE GUARDIAN LONDON The new chief executive of HSBC, Mr Stuart Gulliver, will lay out his three-year vision for the global banking group this week in a set-piece presentation in which he is expected to announce plans to scale down operations in
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    • 476 38 BLOOMBERG BRUSSELS European Union officials may require Greece to provide collateral for aid as policy makers struggle to prevent the euro area’s first sovereign debt restructuring, said a person with direct knowledge of the situation. Expanding the €110 billion (S$195 billion) lifeline Greece
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    • 224 38 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Sales at retailers in the United States probably climbed in April, reinforcing evidence that employment gains are allowing Americans to weather higher fuel costs, economists said before reports this week. The projected 0.6 per cent gain in purchases would follow
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    • 255 38 BLOOMBERG MELBOURNE Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan said there will be “substantial” savings in the coming budget after revenue was crimped by a record exchange rate, the nation’s costliest natural disasters and Japan’s earthquake. Mr Swan, who delivers his budget to Parliament tomorrow, said the deficit
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  • DIGITAL
    • 1036 39  -  Today’s voters should be engaged through the use of social media COMMENTARY PETER YEO peteryeo@mediacorp.com.sg Peter Yeo is Today’s deputy digital media editor. The 2011 General Election has finally come to an end. I will miss the excitement of hustings and the emotional rollercoaster
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  • SPORTS
    • 679 40 Defeat to Stoke leaves Wenger’s men with only second place to fight for THE GUARDIAN ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Stoke 3 Arsenal 1 LONDON Arsenal’s disappointing season took another turn for the worse yesterday, with a deserved 3-1 defeat which leaves them with nothing but second place
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    • 503 40 THE OBSERVER MANCHESTER Sir Alex Ferguson believes it would constitute “an astonishing decision” if Chelsea chose to relieve Carlo Ancelotti of his duties at the end of the season, with the Italian set to discuss his future at Stamford Bridge in the week
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    • 550 41 After Serie A success, Milan dream of Champions League triumph REUTERS MILAN AC Milan won Serie A for the first time in seven years yesterday (Singapore time as an insipid goalless draw at AS Roma clinched the title with two games to spare and finally ended
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    • 166 41 REUTERS MADRID Cristiano Ronaldo scored four goals as Real Madrid demolished Sevilla 6-2 yesterday morning (Singapore time) to deny Barcelona the chance to wrap up the Primera Liga title. Ronaldo took his league tally for the season to 33, two ahead of Lionel Messi
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    • 221 41 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LOS ANGELES David Beckham was involved in a car crash on one of the busiest roads in Los Angeles on Saturday (Singapore time). The footballer was unhurt in the crash on the 405 freeway as he was driving his eldest son Brooklyn, 12,
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    • 512 42 German stretches lead over Hamilton as Red Bull celebrate 1-2 finish AGENCIES FORMULA 1 Turkish Grand Prix ISTANBUL Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel won the Turkish Grand Prix yesterday as Red Bull erased last year’s embarrassment and pain with a delightful one-two finish. Vettel’s third win
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    • 257 42  -  LOW LIN FHOONG ROTTERDAM Feng Tianwei’s quest to win the biggest individual title of her career received a huge boost yesterday after she was handed a relatively easy draw at the World Table Tennis Championships. The world No 6, who came up empty
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    • 436 42 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON At first sight the October 2009 Champions League clash between Debrecen and Fiorentina encapsulated why football is such a compelling sport. The Italians won 4-3. Adrian Mutu, the former Chelsea player who had served a drugs ban appeared to complete his
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      500 43 Mosley hails Pacquiao as the ‘best fighter in the world’ after lopsided AGENCIES LAS VEGAS Manny Pacquiao caught Shane Mosley early, then chased him the rest of the night. Not much more he could do against an ageing fighter who seemed only to want to survive. Pacquiao won
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    • 320 43 AP NBA Playoffs Boston 97 Miami 81 (Miami lead 2-1) BOSTON His left arm wrapped in a sleeve and dangling lifelessly by his side, Rajon Rondo broke for the basket and sailed past LeBron James for a layup. The dislocated elbow
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    • 220 11 ON MEDIACORP THE IN-LAWS Channel 8, 9pm Baozhu questions Jiazhen about the cheque in front of everybody. Jiazhen admits that was her dowry. Baozhu tells Jianhai off and Jiazhen is surprised that Baozhu was kept in the dark regarding this. MONEY MIND Channel NewsAsia, 7.32pm, 12.31am New home loan packages
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    • 649 11 6.00AM Ninja Warrior 6.30 Prime Time Morning 8.00 The Amazing Race XVIII (Direct Off Satellite) 9.30 The Martha Stewart Show VI 10.30 Style By Jury 11.00 Million Dollar Listings II NOON Under One Roof II 12.30PM Heartlanders IV 1.00 The Ride Home 2.00 The Martha Stewart Show VI 6.00AM Tuesday
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    • 295 11 ON MEDIACORP HUNTER HUNTED okto, 9pm In an animal sanctuary in Sierra Leone, Africa, three sight-seers and their driver are attacked by a huge chimpanzee. Two teams of experts one in Africa, the other in the United States try to find out the true motive behind the attack. UMMI II
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  • THINGS TO DO
    • 233 10 TODAY' S top 5 1 Avril Lavigne: ‘The Black Star Tour’ The multi-platinum selling singer returns to Singapore to promote her fourth album Goodbye Lullaby. Lavigne was last here in 2008 and performed a sold out concert. Date: Today Time: 8pm Venue: Singapore Indoor Stadium Ticket: S$95 to S$ 1
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    • 20 10 Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Henry Ward Beecher
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  • DESIGN
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    • 133 8 A CLEANER FRIDGE: The best way to clean the inside of your refrigerator isn’t to run out and buy a new unit.You need an intensive purge. Switch off the power and fill a cooler with ice to store all usable foodstuff removed from the fridge after chucking
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 374 7 REUTERS THE US economy may still be sluggish but don’t worry about the supermodels. The world’s 10 top-earning models pulled in a collective US$112 million (S$142 million) during the past year, a 30 percent increase from the previous year, thanks in part to consumers spending again on the
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    • 374 7 REUTERS FORMER Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger will co-host the upcoming TV singing show The X Factor Fox television said on Saturday, but there was no official word on whether former American Idol judge Paula Abdul had signed up as the final judge. Scherzinger
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      694 6 The upcoming slate of TV programmes sure looks a lot like its past NEW YORK TIMES IT’S a rule of the industry: “Imitation is the sincerest form of television.” Nothing will be more sincere next season than the TV network hype promoting newly cast knockoffs and modernised nods
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    • 430 5  -  Thriller Live has all the right moves but the tribute to Michael Jackson just proves the man can’t be replicated Adeline Loh features@mediacorp.com.sg JUST two words Michael Jackson still get crowds dancing in droves.The proof is in the West End production Thriller Live. It is what
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    • 77 4  -  MAYO MARTIN A relatively quiet week for the arts as election season climaxed. Thriller Live, a full-on musical extravaganza about the life of Michael Jackson and his former group The Jackson 5, opened at Marina Bay Sands. But it couldn’t compete with the real “thriller” that
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    • 241 4 THEATRE 4.44 The Decimal Points collaborative series between Cake Theatrical Productions and The Substation presents this multi-media showcase combining performance art and cinema courtesy of first-time director Brian GothongTan. Four individuals are “pushed into hyper real levels through a series of live and filmic vignettes blurring the lines of
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    • 233 4 REUTERS JAILED Iranian film directors Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof will be honoured at the Cannes film festival this year, organisers said on Sunday. Rasoulof’s Good Bye the story of a young Tehran lawyer trying to get a visa to leave Iran, and This
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  • ARTS
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    • 37 1 ARTS MUSIC MOVIES TELEVISION WINE DINE STYLE DESIGN HEALTH TECH TRAVEL MAY 9, 2011 A PUBLICATION OF SINGAPORE ARTS FESTIVAL’S KUMPUNG SPIRIT T3 TV’S BLAST FROM THE PAST T6 GISELE, HEIDI, KATE WAKE UP FOR MILLIONS T7
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