Today, 21 May 2011

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      68 2 glorious m i’m lovin’ if You know it as a timeless favourite a quarter pound of Australian beef, perfected with cheese, onions, tangy mustard and pickles. But at McDonald’s™ we also know the Quarter Pounder with Cheese"as the delicious result of starting with a simple zero. Because we believe the
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    Lock icon Top litigator, and now S'pore's top diplomat
    952 1  -  TANYA FONG tanyafong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Having made his name in the courtroom as one of Singapore’s top litigators, Mr K Shanmugam (picture) will soon be making his mark on the global stage as the Republic’s top diplomat. On Saturday, Mr Shanmugam, who left legal
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      184 1 Tell people the truth about every policy choice. That’s the way we sustain our credibility over the long term and it’s the long-term interests of Singaporeans that have to be foremost in our minds. Deputy Prime MinisterTharman Shanmugaratnam on the Government’s approach after the General Election PAGE 3 Unlike the
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  • HOT NEWS
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      REACH in a unique position: Amy Khor
      541 2  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE If the People’s Action Party (PAP) Government’s efforts to listen and engage Singaporeans more are to bear fruit, REACH its official feedback arm will be central to the endeavour. Already, REACH is exploring ways to improve engagement with
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      'IMPROVE AFFORDABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY AND ADEQUACY OF HEALTHCARE'
      178 2  -  JOANNE CHAN Noting that healthcare continues to “vex many Singaporeans”, addressing the affordability, accessibility and adequacy of healthcare will be Dr Amy Khor’s priority when she takes on her new post as Minister of State for Health. The key challenge was how to
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      Government should tap into energy of youth, says Chan
      313 2  -  SEET SOK HWEE SINGAPORE —Today’s youth no longer want to be prescribed to, and would rather be part of the policy-making process, said Ma-jor-General (NS) Chan Chun Sing (picture). Speaking on Friday, the Tanjong Pagar Member of Parliament and new Acting
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      Lock icon It's about doing the right thing, says Tharman
      568 3  -  SAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL saifulbahri@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With the drastic Cabinet reshuffle earlier in the week, newly-appointed Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam conceded that public expectations of change are high. But speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a community event on Friday, Mr Tharman
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      Lock icon Make HDB a 'popular icon' again: Khaw
      214 3 SINGAPORE In his last blog post as Health Minister, Mr Khaw Boon Wan (picture) said he is determined to make housing and the Housing and Development Board (HDB) Singaporeans’ “popular icon” again. Recalling how he had entered the Ministry of Health (MOH) in
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      Lock icon Qatar could lose World Cup if corruption claims are true, says Blatter
      370 4 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ZURICH FIFA president Sepp Blatter has left the door open for a possible re-vote to the 2022 World Cup, won by Qatar. Mr Blatter, who is standing for re-election, has conceded that there is considerable
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      Lock icon Fukushima crisis claims another victim as TEPCO loses S$19 billion
      621 4 BLOOMBERG TOKYO Tokyo Electric Power’s (TEPCO’s) president was forced to resign as the Fukushima nuclear crisis triggered a loss of ¥1.25 trillion (S$19 billion), in the fiscal year ended March 31,2011, the biggest for a nonfinancial Japanese company. TEPCO said
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      Lock icon Wife opens heart and purse strings
      834 6 AGENCIES NEW YORK “How is he?” Anne Sinclair asked quietly, after the judge had called a recess. “Depressed,” said Mr William Taylor, her husband’s attorney. “He hates this.” Ms Sinclair, 62, the wife of ex-International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, on Thursday night
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      All about context when it comes to political actions
      632 8  -  CHEOW XIN YI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE There are no guidelines, but call it a basic expectation. When it comes to taking part in political activities, town council employees may not have anything in black-and-white to go by, except to be mindful of
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      MND TO ANNOUNCE FORMATION OF NEW TOWNS
      232 8  -  CHEOW XIN YI The National Development Ministry will announce on Friday the formation of new towns, 14 days after the publication of General Election results. More details will be provided on who the town council chairmen will be and the new names of
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      24 2 It’s FREE! on iPad For the latest news updates on the go. Get the latest news, photos and videos from on your iPad. http://www.todayonline.com/iTODAY
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      317 7 STEAL THE LIMELIGHT WITH THE STYLISH LG OPTIMUS BLACK FROM Ml. ■rf! Q 12:38PM 0 J 0 ■2 38 0 i mm > jthtT' i .ft. 'A i r 6? 11 f v/ c« 1 LG Optimus Black Latest ULTRA Bright Nova Display Lightest slim design (9.2mm, 109g) 50% less
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      134 8 Be A Business IT Master That Transforms Lee Jong Rae Citi Japan, VP, Technology Infrastructure re David Chan Citi Singapore VP, Capacity Management Lipika Bhattacharya Consultant, k Application Development A 4 4 As Asia's banking and financial hub, Singapore demands a new breed of business IT professionals adept in process
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      338 9 SAVE UP TO 35% ON YOUR MOBILE LINES. With M1 Multi-Line Saver, enjoy the flexibility of bundling mobile and/or broadband lines, and save up to 35% on your mobile lines. For details, visit m1.com.sg/mls. Nokia C2-01 $0 With SunLite above Plans Samsung GALAXY S Super Clear LCD $48 With LiteSurf
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon Financial regulation: A shield asunder
      2156 10  -  Will an uneven playing field lead global players to base themselves where they will get an easier time? BY TOM BRAITHWAITE BROOKE MASTERSAND JEREMYGRANT THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED On a late January day in a discreet basement room of the Grischa Hotel by the ski
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      Lock icon Illusions of democracy
      1038 14  -  Social media may help foment revolution, but governing in the real world is not so easy ESTHER DYSON Esther Dyson, CEO of EDventure Holdings, is an active investor in a variety of start-ups around the world. PROJECT SYNDICATE The Internet is an extraordinarily powerful tool. It has
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      187 10 THINK SUCCESS. THINK MDIS. Think connection in Media and Communications to inspire others. ZJ o mi Oklahoma City University The First Most established American Mass Communications programme in Singapore. The U.S. News World Report has ranked Oklahoma City University in the Top Tier of American's Best Colleges (Western Regional Universities)
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      389 13 IN THE HEART OF GOOD-CLASS LANDED ENCLAVE 4 S* IT" •*K S^BBH e '""'■'I- aJt [u a-NS* ra .-Cv, I ip■P 'r 4 tot?raJte> j SBjfe. NEW RELEASE OF CHOICE UNITS 3-bedroom apartments from $1.23m FREEHOLD PHASE 1 OVER 90% SOLD From the alluring rainforest landscapes to the bountiful mix
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  • VOICES
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      Science, compassion and religion
      313 16  -  Use environmental impact studies to guide believers on the best species to release Letter from Chong Kwek Yan IN MANY parts of Asia, the practice of animal liberation has kicked up much debate in terms of animal welfare and the impact on the environment. Some have
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      A COUNCIL OF ELDER STATESMEN
      135 16  -  LETTER FROM PREM SINGH Instead of having ad hoc political appointments of senior advisors to key corporations, I would humbly recommend that a permanent Council of Elder Statesmen be created to serve the essential economic objectives of our nation. The Council ought to comprise outstanding
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      PROPOSAL FOR A FAMILY-BASED COE BIDDING SYSTEM
      109 16  -  LETTER FROM SHARIFAH GAMAR ALBAHAR With COE prices on the rise, making it unaffordable for many to own a car, I would like to suggest that the COE system be tweaked to allow for a dual bidding system. The first tier with a
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      In defence of Oliver Stone
      297 16  -  Letter from Galen Yeo HAVING read “Alarm bells when filmmaker positions his work as history” (May 19) and Paul Gilfeather’s commentary “Oliver Stone’s history of the world” (May 16), I feel it would have been informative for someone to transcribe and print Oliver Stone’s (picture)
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      Check reflection level of your window film
      173 16  -  Letter from Ho Sein Yean Deputy Director (Housing Maintenance) Housing Development Board WE REFER to the letter from Mr Tan Teck Wee, “Are reflective window films really a nuisance?” (May 14). Under HDB’s prevailing renovation guidelines, flat owners are allowed to install non-reflective
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      WHY THE 10-DAY DELAY IN PAYMENT?
      100 16  -  LETTER FROM CORRY SUTANDI On May 1, I made full payment on two of my credit card bills using an iNETS machine. The due dates for both cards were May 4. However, when my statement came, I noticed that although the May 1 iNETS
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  • SINGAPORE
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      A stent that dissolves in the body ...
      317 22  - A stent that dissolves in the body SABRINA CHAN sabrinachan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Patients who suffer from coronary artery disease are usually implanted with drug-coated metal stents, but for the first time in Singapore, two heart disease patients have been successfully treated with a bioresorbable stent which eventually dissolves and is absorbed
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      Struggle to fill job vacancies
      189 22 SINGAPORE ManpowerGroup’s sixth annual talent shortage survey has revealed that one in three employers worldwide is struggling to fill key vacancies. The results of the survey released on Friday revealed that 44 per cent of employers in Singapore are experiencing difficulty filling critical positions in
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      NSMAN DIES AFTER LIVER FAILURE CAUSED BY AN UNKNOWN VIRUS
      118 22  -  EVELYN LAM A 22-year-old Singaporean NSman died after suffering from acute liver failure caused by an unknown virus. On May 1, Hoo Shuwei came down with a high fever and was later admitted to the Singapore General Hospital (SGH). His
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      ICA's largest haul of contraband cigarettes in five years
      192 24 SINGAPORE The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has scored its largest haul of contraband cigarettes in five years 412,000 packets of cigarettes on which duty had not been paid. The cigarettes have an estimated street value of S$4.12 million. The evaded
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      Lock icon Witness picks out Ionescu in court line-up
      228 24  -  CLAUDIA CRAIU, SARA GROSSE saragrosse@mediacorp.com.sg BUCHAREST Lined up with four other men in a Bucharest courtroom, former Romanian diplomat Silviu Ionescu (picture) was picked out by a witness here via videolink as the driver behind the wheel of the embassy car involved in
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      Man jailed, fined for giving bribes of S$2.4m
      217 24  -  SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB SINGAPORE A businessman was sentenced on Friday to four months’ in jail and fined S$180,000 for giving bribes worth about S$2.4 million. Andrew Tee Fook Boon, 44, had handed out what is believed to be one of the biggest sums
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      277 22 A LAW DEGREE IS NOT JUST FOR LAWYERS 7 was keen to stay in the technology sector but wanted to move into a field that allowed me to leverage my existing knowledge and experience with legal work.” Michael Peevey Global Agreements Manager (IT) “A University of London Law degree provides
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      321 23 Last Day “Confidence comes naturally with thicker and healthier hair.” Philip Chew, 35 Male Pattern Hair Loss 2 A 1 c 3 r Guess Make a INSTRUCTIONS: Match the After (1,2 or 3) and Before (A, B or C) pictures of our successful real-life testimonials correctly (Example: 1A, 2B, 3C).
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon N Korea's Kims in China visit confusion
      334 26 REUTERS SEOUL North Korea’s ruler Kim Jong Il made a surprise visit to China on Friday, South Korean media reported, amid a series of confusing reports about who was involved and the purpose of the trip. South Korea’s media quoted South Korean presidential
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      Lock icon Western Turkey braces for more aftershocks
      206 26 ANKARA (Turkey) More aftershocks could hit western Turkey in the coming days, after a 5.9-magnitude earthquake partly collapsed some buildings and a mosque. The quake, which struck at 11.15pm local time on Thursday, killed at least three people and injured nearly 100 people. It
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      Lock icon Tharman gets Asian backing for IMF top job
      291 26 AGENCIES MANILA South-east Asian nations backed Singapore’s Finance Minister, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, as a possible choice to succeed Dominique Strauss-Kahn as head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Frenchman Strauss-Kahn, who is facing sex crime charges in New York, resigned on Wednesday.
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      Lock icon Pakistan to take delivery of 50 fighter jets from China
      235 28 BLOOMBERG BEIJING Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Chinese President Hu Jintao met in Beijing on Friday, amid signs the countries are boosting already close military ties in the wake of the United States raid that killed Osama bin
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      Lock icon In the shadow of Osama killing, Pakistan Taliban claims attack on US consulate convoy
      250 28 AGENCIES PESHAWAR (Pakistan) Pakistan’s Taliban said it had attacked a United States consulate convoy in the volatile north-western city of Peshawar on Friday, the latest in a surge of violence since US forces killed Al Qaeda
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      Lock icon New settlement row brews in Jerusalem
      428 28 Israel approves building plan ahead of Netanyahu and Obama meeting AGENCIES WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were sharply at odds over the terms for Middle East peace ahead of a highly anticipated meeting in the White House
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      Lock icon One small step for man ...
      344 29 One small step for man THE GUARDIAN LONDON Baseball champion Rob Summers was hit by a speeding car in Portland, Oregon, three years ago, which smashed into his legs and left him with appalling injuries. He was told he would spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair. But
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      Lock icon M'sia police clamp down on Facebook fraudsters
      185 29 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR The authorities in Malaysia believe they have broken up a crime organisation targeting women on Facebook, after they arrested two Nigerian men and a Malaysian woman believed responsible for a series of frauds here and abroad. The police
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      Lock icon E-books outsell print books at Amazon
      147 29 AGENCIES NEW YORK Online retail giant Amazon has said that sales of digital books for the Kindle electronic reader have surpassed sales of print books for the first time. “Customers are now choosing Kindle books more often than print books,” Amazon founder and chief
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  • SCIENCE
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      Lock icon More free-floating planets discovered
      764 30 THE GUARDIAN Astronomers have found a clutch of planets that wander alone through interstellar space. The discovery of the objects, which do not orbit any star, will help scientists better understand how planetary systems form and evolve. The 10 free-floating planets are thousands of light years
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      Lock icon Extreme US weather is the 'new normal' climate, say experts
      255 30 REUTERS WASHINGTON Heavy rains, deep snowfalls, monster floods and killing droughts are signs of a “new normal” of extreme United States weather events fuelled by climate change, scientists and government planners said on Wednesday. “It’s a new normal and I
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  • BUSINESS
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      STI
      55 32 FRIDAY CLOSE 3,168.54 (-0.13%) Thursday 3,172.56 p 1.00% Wednesday 3,141.21 p 0.15% Tuesday 2,797.21 UNCH Monday 3,136.48 q 0.86% TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Genting SP 191,994 $2.040 q 1.45% EuNetworks 102,203 $0.015 p 50.00% GoldenAgr 81,582 $0.705 p 0.71% Summit 52,240 $0.175 p 9.38% Noble
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      ASIA
      13 32 HANG SENG Ç 23,199.39 (+0.16%) È NIKKEI 9,607.08 SHANGHAI 2,858.46 (-0.04%) È
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      FOREX
      11 32 US$1 s$1.235 £1 s$2.005 €1 s$1.768 ¥100 s$1.511 RM1 s$0.410
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      CDL Hospitality Trusts
      58 32 STOCK CALLS (S$2.09) Hold Phillip Securities downgrades from Buy and cuts its target price to S$2.04 from S$2.38, saying “downside risks may creep in and overshadow the buoyant tourism market.” It says possible interest rate hikes at year-end, increased foreign worker levies and rising fuel surcharge in
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      Showing the money
      426 32  -  LINETTE LIM linettelim@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Some blue-chip Singapore companies have been giving out hefty dividends lately including Singapore Telecommunications and Singapore Airlines which have announced record dividends despite reporting declines in their fourthquarter net profit in what analysts say may be the beginning of a longer term trend.
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      SINGAPORE WHOLESALE TRADE SURGES IN Q1
      135 32  -  JULIE QUEK Singapore’s wholesale trade continued to improve in the first quarter, with the foreign component expanding 16.8 per cent from the corresponding period last year, according to the Department of Statistics. All sectors except for transport equipment experienced growth. When compared to the
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      904 34  -  COMMENTARY MICHAEL TAN Mr Michael Tan is head of Premier Wealth Advisory, OCBC Bank Benjamin Franklin once famously noted:“ Nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”. Two concepts the average person does not like to dwell on and with good
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      335 38 REUTERS NEW YORK Tyler Hamilton, who was allowed to keep his Athens Olympics gold medal despite failing a doping test, has finally confessed to cheating and accused other top cyclists, including Lance Armstrong (picture), of doing the same. In an interview to be aired by 60
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      513 38 Blackburn Rovers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City, Blackpool and Wigan Athletic are all fighting for their lives. The Daily Telegraph looks at each team’s chances of survival with former Hull manager Phil Brown, who’s no stranger to relegation battles. EPL RELEGATION SCRAP The Daily Telegraph BLACKBURN 15th, 40pts, GD:
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      308 38 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH MANCHESTER Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed Edwin van der Sar, Patrice Evra, Darren Fletcher, Dimitar Berbatov and Paul Scholes will all start against Blackpool with Van der Sar appearing for the last time in the league. Despite fears that Ferguson was
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      695 40  -  He has lost his decisiveness at the start, Spanish fans hope it is only a blip COMMENTARY IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is senior F1 correspondent with MediaCorp NewsHub. When he collected his second drivers’ title in 2006 as a Renault ace,
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      491 41  -  With 2016 Olympics in Rio, sailing chief Tan says the top competitions will be in the region TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro is more than five years away but SingaporeSailing are already planning well ahead. Four
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      135 41 NETBALL fans here will be able to catch some intense action when the Singapore national squad take on their Malaysian counterparts not once, but twice this weekend. The two sides will meet at 6pm on Saturday and again at 10am on Sunday, as they tune up
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      311 39 OLYMPIANS ON SPORTSZONE The Olympic Games takes centrestage on 938LIVE’s SportsZone on Saturday. Preparations for the 2012 London Games (July 27-Aug 12) are well underway and Singapore’s elite athletes are working hard to make the cut. On Monday, Singapore’s 167 Olympians were honoured at a gala dinner the first Olympians
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      152 39 S.League Albirex Home United Sat, 21/05/11 7.30pm German Cup Duisburg Schlk04 Sun, 22/05/11 2.00am This match is played on neutral ground. For fixtures of all E Premier, Spanish, Italian, J League, K League and US Soccer League, please visit Singapore Pools website. J League Camba Osaka Albrx Ngata Sat, 21/05/11
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    359 41  -  EWAN MAH ewanmah@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Canon SuperSeries 2011 competitive league rolled off on Friday night at the Orchid Bowl at SAFRA Tampines under the watchful eyes of former world champions Remy Ong and Jasmine Yeong-Nathan. The two national bowlers were
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      314 17 SATURDAY THE SHENG SIONG SHOW Channel 8, 9pm (Live) Join hosts Kym Ng and Dasmond Koh for more games, cash giveaways and performances in the new season of The Sheng Siong Show! The guest artiste for tonight is former member of South Korean boy band U-Kiss, Kim Ki Bum (picture).
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      721 17 A PILLOW CASE OF MYSTERY Channel U, 7.30pm Although Shilun agrees with Xiangrong about inconsistencies surrounding the suspect’s crime, he pretends not to accept them. Mingzhu decides to helpTianba to collect evidence to reverse the verdict as she believes there are hidden issues in that case. CHANNEL 6.00AM Dinner Takes
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      1193 16 SUNDAY KUNG FU PANDA Channel 5, 7.45pm (TV Premiere) In the Valley of Peace, Po the Panda finds himself chosen as the Dragon Warrior despite the fact that he is obese and a complete novice at martial arts. Voicing by Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman and Angelina Jolie. CHANNEL CHANNEL 7.30
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      Jetsetting with ... Christy Chung
      412 10 Jetsetting with Christy Chung THE 40-year-old sexy mummy that is Christy Chung can still rock couture, as she proved strutting down the catwalk for local designer Francis Cheong Couture Collection at the Audi Fashion Festival last Wednesday. But before she transformed into a model muse, the Marie France Bodyline spokesperson
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      70 9 THE Audi Fashion Festival wrapped up seven show days of glitz and glamour at the Tent@Orchard on Thursday, giving fashion cats a reason to live again. Among the guests spotted checking out Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter 2011 collections of Francis Cheong, Missoni,Antonio Berardi, Greyhound and more were Hong
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      690 7  -  From clothes to interviews, Giles Deacon does everything with much wit and style Serene Lim serenelim@mediacorp.com.sg IT WAS a poetic finish to the Audi Fashion Festival on Thursday when the House Of Ungaro sent its models down the runway for the closing walk.The Autumn/Winter 2011 collection ran the
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      447 5 5 questions with Beatrice Chia-Richmond SHE is best known as an awardwinning stage actress and director, but Beatrice Chia-Richmond has been steadily expanding her portfolio.The 36-year-old mother-of-one is now the creative director of Running Into The Sun, a subsidiary of Fly Entertainment, bringing international acts such as Korean boyband Super
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      569 2  -  LENS KEVIN DELANEY EIk iNcUt JJork Sun css Simon Wiesenthal, who survived Hitler’s death camps to become the most dogged of Nazi hunters, stressed that he was seeking “justice, not vengeance.” Either way, the feeling was sweet. A biographer, Tom Segev, wrote that the sight of
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      690 6  -  By DOREEN CARVAJAL EljciXcUt Jlork ®imc0 PALMA, MAJORCA The old stones of the historic quarter of the Spanish island of Majorca are worn smooth with secrets ignored by most tourists that pour into this city from cruise liners on the sparkling
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      728 6  -  By HIROKO TABUCHI Sljc JfrUr Jlork Simcs ISHINOMAKI, Japan Across this nation, there is a shared realization that the disasters unleashed on March 11 have exposed the fragility of its postwar economic order and that a recovery will not be a return to
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      567 7  -  By SIMON ROMERO ®1)C Jfctu JEjork eimcii BOGOTÁ, Colombia This city emerged as a mecca for urban planners over the past decade. Freethinking mayors brought about a remarkable renaissance by trying everything from creating an innovative low-emission rapid transit system to sending hundreds
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      504 7  -  By SARAH MASLIN NIR ®1)C JfcUf JJork Eimc‘1 LABADIE, Haiti On a junglecovered hill, about 25 Creole-speak-ing kindergartners chanted numbers inside a gleaming classroom. Past noon, they spilled into the courtyard to dash across the gravel in a blur
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      704 8  -  By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT, YASIR GHAZI EI)C JfoUf JJ ork ehucs BAGHDAD In downtown Baghdad, a police headquarters has been painted two shades of purple: lilac and grape. The central bank, a staid building in many countries, is coated in bright red stripes.
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      878 10  -  By LIZ ALDERMAN SljcJfclu Jlork eimc‘1 DROGHEDA, Ireland Brian and Rosie Condra are among hundreds of thousands of Irish who, over the last few years, finally started to catch up with and even surpass many of their European neighbors. But now,
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      Lock icon Indian Microlender Sees Its Luster Dim
      613 10  -  By VIKAS BAJAJ ®1)C JfcUt JJork Eimcss MUMBAI, India SKS Microfinance, India’s largest microlender, was once seen as a model for how microcredit firms could do very well for themselves by making small loans to poor people. Now the company seems to symbolize the
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  • SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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      Lock icon Walking Through Fire Creates Heartfelt Bonds
      455 11  -  By PAM BELLUCK EljciXcUt Jlork Euncs For as long as anyone in the tiny Spanish village of San Pedro Manrique can remember, people there have been walking on fire. They do it every June 23, at midnight, celebrating the summer solstice by crossing a
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      Lock icon Antarctica Penguins’ Fortunes Change
      759 11  -  By ANDY ANDY ISAACSON Sljc Jfrut Jlork Euncs ROSS ISLAND, Antarctica Climate change has created a paradise for some penguins and a purgatory for others. Cape Royds is home to the southernmost colony of penguins in the world. Beyond lies the Ross Sea, a southern extension
      Sljc Jfrut Jlork Euncs; ANDY ISAACSON FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  759 words
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      Lock icon Penetrating the Cosmos While Coping on Earth
      821 12  -  By CLAUDIA DREIFUS Elje Jfetu Jlork Sun css TEMPE, Arizona —Like Einstein, he is as famous for his story as for his science. At the age of 21, the British physicist Stephen Hawking was found to have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Lou Gehrig’s disease,
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      585 12  -  By GUY GUGLIOTTA Eljc iNVut Jlork Sun css For those who hunt for life on other worlds, water in its liquid form is perhaps the leading indicator. Life as we know it on Earth is based on water and carbon. And
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  • LIVING: WITH ANIMALS
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      Lock icon Canine Soldiers, Beloved and Battle-Tested
      815 13  -  By ELISABETH BUMILLER Eljc JsVut JJork Elm css WASHINGTON—American Marines were on a foot patrol last fall in the Taliban stronghold of Marja, Afghanistan, when they shot and killed a lethal threat: a local dog that attacked the Marines’ Labrador retriever. If the Labrador on
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      Lock icon Use of Animals Rises In Therapy for Children
      544 13  -  By JANE E. BRODY Eljc Jfrlu JJork Stale* A growing number of psychotherapists are using therapy animals, especially in the treatment of children with emotional, social and even physical problems. Among the pioneers is Aubrey H. Fine, a psychotherapist and professor at
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      Lock icon A Risky Creature Comfort: Sleeping With a Pet
      854 14  -  By BOB MORRIS El)e ;XcUt Jlork Ehnc$ Every night for the last year, Kathy Ruttenberg has been getting into bed with Trixie, a 7-kilogram Vietnamese pot-bellied pig. “She’s a great cuddler if you lie still,” said Ms. Ruttenberg, a 53-year-old artist who
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      Lock icon Beasts of Burden Are Back As Farmers Spurn Diesel
      657 14  -  By TESS TAYLOR El)e JCcto Jlork Smncs SHEFFIELD, Massachusetts On a sunny Sunday just before the vernal equinox, while many farms were oiling and gassing up tractors, Rich Ciotola was setting out to prepare a pasture using a tool so old
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  • ARTS & STYLES
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      Lock icon Global Guitarist Refuses To Be Pinned Down
      671 15  -  By LARRY ROHTER el)c iXcUt Jlork Eimes The music business has never quite known what to make of Gary Lucas. But that’s what happens when you’ve played guitar with everyone from Captain Beefheart to Leonard Bernstein (on his “Mass”), and your tastes and
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      709 15  -  Art review HOLLAND COTTER 5JI)e iNcUt JJork ®unc$ “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, a survey of the career of the British fashion designer who committed suicide lastyearat40,is about control and change. The show is ethereal and gross,
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      Lock icon Performance Art With Political Points
      828 16  -  By CAROL VOGEL Sljc JCcUt jlork Shucs About a dozen people were gathered around identical models of airline business-class seats, impeccably fashioned in wood. Around one, a young professional dancer and gymnast bent her body in graceful movements. The routine lasted 17 minutes, far longer
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      Lock icon All the President’s Melodrama, on Film
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