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    26 1 TODAY /A=diaCorp share your free newspaper MICA(P) 112/07/2005 Wednesday April 26, 2006 todayonline.com TODAY share your free newspaper Wednesday April 26, 2006 todayonline.com /V\ED}j\CORP MICA(P) 112/07/2005
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
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      Lock icon Lehmann launches Gunners into final
      572 1 —AFP VILLARREAL, Spain Goalkeeper Jens Lehmann saved a last-ditch j penalty from Argentine playmaker Juan Roman Riquelme as Arsenal rode their luck all the way to the final of the Champions League here last night (this morning, Singapore time). German keeper saves last-gasp penalty to
      —AFP; -AP; AP  -  572 words
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      Lock icon More trouble looms for SDP as some of its leaders apologise
      574 1 LOH CHEE KONG cheekong@newstoday.com.sg LATE last evening, the website of Singapore Democratic Party carried a terse announcement "The SDP's podcasts is (sic) suspended due to an order by the Election Department We apologise for the termination." Then, continuing with
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      Lock icon Stocks fall on concern over interest rates while oil closes lower
      159 1 -BLOOMBERG US stocks fell the most in two weeks as unexpected increases in consumer confidence and home sales heightened concern that the Federal Reserve will keep lifting interest rates. Shares of energy companies slid after President George W Bush
      -BLOOMBERG  -  159 words
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      Capping the risk premium
      827 2 No storm clouds, good times are rolling, so how will Singaporeans vote? IN THE world of finance, the term "flight to safety" refers to the phenomenon of investors moving their money into low risk, or safe, assets in times of economic uncertainty. If one were to
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    • Article
      Maid's murder charge reduced to manslaughter
      252 2  -  -TEOXUANWEI FILIPINO maid Guen Garlejo Aguilar has escaped a possible date with the gallows after her murder charge was reduced to one of manslaughter yesterday. At a preliminary inquiry at the Supreme Court, Deputy Public Prosecutor Cheng Howe Ming applied for Aguilar, 30, to
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    • Article
      Singapore is First World and so is its Government: MM
      201 3 MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has rebutted criticism by Workers' Party chief Low Thia Khiang that the People's Action Party is not a First World government If the PAP did not have the capabilities of a First World government, said
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      Lock icon WP shows off its 'global citizens'
      298 3  -  -CHEOWXINYI GLOBAL citizens with a mature worldview that was how the Workers' Party (WP) described its final batch of candidates yesterday. First was 29-year-old Glenda Han, the founder of Ig's Heaven, a local chain store retailing in giftware and homeware. Ms Han, who sold
      001 BOON KEONG  -  298 words
    • Article
      Workers' Party to field 20
      668 3  -  DERRICK A PAULO Long-term ambition is to contest more than half the seats, says chairman derrick@newstoday.com.sg WHEN the Workers' Party files the papers to contest Ang Mo Kio GRC, it will be the first time the party is taking on the Prime Minister directly in
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  • Singapore news
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      Lock icon NKF claims $12m from Durai & co
      596 4  - NKF claims $12m from Durai co LOHCHEEKONG $2.09 m sought from ex-CEO, and over $9m for drop in donations, legal costs and botched contract payouts cheekong@newstoday.com. sg IF THE new board of the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) gets its way in its civil suit against former chief executive T T
      PHOTOS BY LOH CHEE KONG  -  596 words
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      Promises made on borrowed ideas: Dr Lee
      798 6  -  JASMINE YIN PAP's anchor minister shrugs off SDA's programmes for Jalan BesarGßC jasmine.yi n@newstoday.com.sg FOREIGN workers congregating in Serangoon and at the void decks on Beach Road, scarce car park lots on Arab Street, lack of childcare amenities and buses, and mosquito problems.
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      Lock icon A symbolic challenge
      617 6  -  JOSE RAYMOND LEECHINGWERN PM faces fight on his own turf but his team looks up for it jose@newstoday.com.sg AS the five People's Action Party (PAP) branch secretaries of Ang Mo Kio Group Representative Constituency (GRC) met last night to discuss logistics and strategies for the General Election
      LEECHINGWERN  -  617 words
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      Lock icon JBJ-backed candidate likely for single ward
      290 8  -  ANSLEYNG a nsley@newstoday.com.sg WHILE his hope of running in the General Election (GE) has been dashed, veteran Opposition figure J B Jeyaretnam is likely to give his support to a newcomer in next week's polls. Yesterday, the 82-year-old, who cannot contest in this GE
      TREVOR TAN  -  290 words
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      Lock icon Tampines can be S'pores 2nd Suntec City, says SDA
      774 8  -  LEE U-WEN Its GRC candidates give an inkling of how they will serve the residents SDA'S CANDIDATES: TAN LEAD SHAKE 37, IT engineer in an MNC Enjoys books on economics, history and computing Married with two children Contested two previous elections
      TREVOR TAN  -  774 words
    • Article
      Different IR requirements for Sentosa
      418 9  -  -VALCHUA Land price, assessment criteria to be released on Friday, says Minister FEWER bidders are expected for the Sentosa integrated resort (IR) as compared to its downtown cousin in Marina Bay, said Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang. This is because not many
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    • Article
      Beware of banks' minimum home loan
      325 9  -  -TEOXUANWEI IT SEEMS the perfect deal: The value of your flat has increased and after you sell it, you need pay only a small amount to move into a bigger home. The trouble is, banks here may not lend you the "small amount". Consumers
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    • SINGAPORE SNIPPETS
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        Lock icon HFMD CASES DOWN BY HALF
        61 9 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The number of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases fell by about 50 per cent, from 784 to 399, since the public alert was raised early last month. This comes after stepped up prevention and control measures by the HFMD Task Force.
        — CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  61 words
      • Article
        Lock icon 530,000 PREPAID SIM CARDS AT RISK
        69 9 CHANNEL NEWSASIA About 530,000 pre-paid SIM cards risk deactivation on May 2 as they have not been re-registered. The regulation was put in place last November to curb criminals and terrorists from using them. Users who wish to continue with their existing card after
        — CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  69 words
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Suicide bombers attack Egypt resort
      346 10 —AGENCIES Dozens of locals and foreign tourists killed and wounded DAHAB Three suicide bombers walked on to a busy street in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Dahab yesterday and set off simultaneous bomb blasts killing at least 23 people and injuring as many as
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      Lock icon Sri Lanka launches strikes on rebels
      191 10 —AFP COLOMBO The Sri Lankan government launched strikes on Tamil Tiger rebels yesterday in retaliation for a failed assassination attempt that left at least 10 people dead and risked returning the country to war. Air and naval attacks were carried out against a cluster
      —AFP  -  191 words
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      Lock icon Strong quake off west coast of Sumatra
      173 10 —AFP HONG KONG A strong earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia early today, the Hong Kong Observatory said. The quake was centred some 420 km south-south-east of Banda Aceh, the capital of northern
      —AFP  -  173 words
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      Lock icon For peace of mind, go ezyCash
      1050 11  -  JANE CHIAPOCO Two very satisfied customers recommend GE Money-Sing Post personal loan scheme janec@newstoday.com.sg SHE was burdened with credit card bills for months. However, a loan did not seem like a feasible option until she saw an article on ezyCash, the personal loan scheme
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon ANOTHER TERM FOR VIETNAM PARTY LEADER
        92 12 -AFP Vietnam Communist Party chief Nong Due Mann was formally appointed to another five-year-term yesterday at the closing ceremony of the ruling party's 10th national congress. Mr Nong, 65, remains at the helm of the powerful politburo that is the governing nerve centre of
        -AFP  -  92 words
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        Lock icon DISPARAGING EMAIL
        83 12 -AP An Islamic rights group urged Michigan State University to discipline an engineering professor, Mr Indrek Wichman, for disparaging Muslims in an email he sent to the school's Muslim Students' Association. In his email, he referred to "dissatisfied, aggressive, brutal, and uncivilised slave-trad-ing Moslems" and said: "If you
        -AP  -  83 words
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        Lock icon IRAN LEADER LETS WOMEN WATCH FOOTBALL MATCHES
        55 12 -THE GUARDIAN Iranian women will be allowed to attend football matches in big stadiums for the first time since the 1979 Islamic revolution. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that the premises will have a separate place for women and families. He added that
        -THE GUARDIAN  -  55 words
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        SABAH BASE FOR AH LONGS
        59 12 Illegal moneylenders, also called ah longs, were setting up base in Sabah, ahead of the World Cup in June, and offering people "loans" to place bets. Sabah's Consumer Association warned residents not to fall prey to the loan schemes as they could end up becoming
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      NEW AXIS OF TERROR?
      846 12  -  EMANUELSHAHAF Definitely not. Nor is it a formidable one that cannot be dismantled RECENT developments in the Middle East, including the victory of Hamas in the Palestinian elections, Syria's continued support of terror and Iran's aggressive nuclear aspirations and escalating invective against the United States and
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      Lock icon Thai king 'won't appoint' new PM
      196 13 —AFP BANGKOK Thailand's widelyrespected king yesterday rejected the opposition's calls to appoint a new Prime Minister to end the country's long-running political crisis even as he branded the recent elections as undemocratic. King Bhumibol Adulyadej, in his first public remarks on the issue, rebuffed
      —AFP  -  196 words
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      Lock icon Iranian bravado ahead of UN meeting
      440 13 -AGENCIES Ahmadinejad expects no UN sanctions, says Tehran may drop out of non-proliferation treaty TEHRAN Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad facing a United Nations deadline on Friday to stop uranium enrichment boldly predicted the UN Security Council would not impose sanctions on Tehran and warned
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      KL out to silence critics
      682 15 It says scrapping the plan for a half-bridge was the'best'option KUALA LUMPUR In a move intended to silence critics, Malaysia issued a 17-page statement to refute allegations that the current administration had sacrificed the country's sovereignty when it decided to scrap plans on replacing the
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    • Too good for its own good?
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        It's in PAP's own interest to have viable opposition
        318 16  -  JOHN YEOSEOW YONG Letter from THE People's Action Party (PAP) could prove too successful for its own good eventually, in one aspect. Even as Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong said on Sunday that there is room for a credible Opposition, if
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        Opposition kept unbalanced by politically-sawy PAP
        322 16  -  BOON CHIN AUN Letter from THE one thing you can say about the PAP is that they learn from their mistakes. From Anson in 1981, to the introduction of Opposition in the form of Mr Chiam See Tong and Mr Low Thia Khiang, they
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    • Letter
      Working past 62 welcomed
      192 16  -  GOHSOONPOH Letter from Deputy Secretary Public Service Division Prime Minister's Office I REFER to Mr Lim Boon Hee's letter on giving older workers an opportunity to continue working past 62 in the public sector, "Let older workers choose" (April 22). The Public Sector supports the recommendations
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    • Letter
      Is this 'political'?
      123 17  -  LAW CHIN SOON Were MPs canvassing for votes at'neutral'site? Letter from I REFER to the report, "Yip's 'campaigning' cut short" (April 24) in which Kelvin Sim, senior manager of Yio Chu Kang Community Club, pointed out that "all People's Association (PA) facilities are considered neutral and political
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    • Letter
      Insufficient proof against key officers
      159 17  -  JEAN TAN Letter from Director, Corporate Communications for Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Manpower I REFER to the letter, "Proceed with charges; get ex-NKF officials to pay fines" (April 24). The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) had forwarded its investigation findings and recommendations to the Attorney-Gen-eral's Chambers
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      Real rentals affect annual value
      322 17  -  HAN KOK JUAN Letter from Director (Social Programmes), Ministry of Finance WE REFER to Mr Jeffrey Ho Loon Poh's letter "Higher taxes on the other hand" (April 17) and Mr Ahmed Ibrahim's letter "Landed property doesn't reflect ground reality" (April 18). Mr Ho has asked
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      259 18  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY I... DON'T LABEL YOUR KIDS Most of us would remember childhood cjassmates who were saddled with nicknames like "loser" or "big ears" or "piggy". But these playful titles may have major significance in the life of a sensitive child, greatly influencing how
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      Loyal customers penalised
      290 18  -  JAMES CHOOTECK SONG Don't slight them while wooing new ones Letter from IN BUSINESS school, we learn that it costs far less for a business enterprise to go all out to retain a customer than to get a new customer. Accordingly, loyal customers should be provided with
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      No mandate for Clementi Park just yet
      191 18  -  ROBERT BACSAFRA Letter from Many of us residing in Clementi Park are perturbed over your report, "En bloc fever hits district 21" (April 22). The article stated, "Spurred by the success of the sales, the owners of Clementi Park condominium are planning to
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      Public can try out new fitness equipment
      141 18  -  KONG YIT SAN Letter from Director, (Parks and Parks Business) National Parks Board WE REFER to the letter, "Exercise equipment not fit to be used" (April 20) and thank Mr Ong for his feedback. Fitness equipment in parks are inspected regularly and defects
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      Union membership open to all, even retirees, says NTUC
      195 18  -  NEO GIM KIAN Letter from Director, Corporate Communications Department, National Trades Union Congress I REFER to Mr Noor Mohamed's letter, "Be fair to old union members, says retiree" (April 25). Union membership is open to all work- ing persons, including professionals
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  • Businesstoday
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      $7.5b worth of Govt business
      414 20  -  CHOW PENN NEE Bulk of spending will be on construction contracts pennnee@newstoday.com.sg THE business community can look forward to the Government spending $7.5 billion on goods and services this fiscal year, the Ministry of Finance said yesterday. The bulk of that amount, or $4.7 billion,
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      Lock icon Spore Petroleum's first-quarter profit falls to $68 million
      148 20 -DOW JONES OIL refiner and petrol station operator Singapore Petroleum Co (SPC) yesterday reported a 6.6-per-cent decline in first quarter net profit due to higher sales costs. Net profit for the three months ended March 31 was $67.9 million, or 13.28 cents
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        71 20 DOW JONES SHARE prices ended lower after a fall in Chinese stocks traded in Hong Kong and weakness in local small-capitalisation issues. The ST Index ended down 8.89 points, or 0.3 per cent, at 2,583.61. Losers led gainers 419 to 171 as 1.5 billion shares shares worth $1.2 billion
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        World markets
        55 20 Nikkei 225 *****.29 +55.89 +0.33 Hang Seng ASX *****.77 5269.80 -127.90 +19.70 -0.77 +0.38 Taiwan Wtd 7059.94 -36.10 -0.51 Korea Comp 1431.15 +0.21 +0.01 KLCI 944.09 +0.73 +0.08 SET Index 763.88 -7.66 -0.99 Jakarta Comp 1458.78 +15.91 +1.10 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 2232.55 284.62 -17.93 +1.26 -0.80 +0.44
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 20 Gold US$/oz 623.90 Silver US$/oz 11.78 Platinum US$/oz 1,132.70 Rubber cents/kg 346.25 Palm oil RM/tonne 1/482.00 Brent crude US$/barrel 72.99 Information provided by 'SGX, Bloomberg
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        SGX most active
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        474 25 BLOOMBERG Favourable outlook for labour market to provide impetus for more consumer spending THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) expects economic growth to accelerate in the coming months, after slowing to a yearlow in the first quarter, on rising electronics exports. Expanding economies globally are boosting
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        354 25 Abu Dhabi-based Aabar Petroleum Investments' purchase of a 48.3-per-cent stake in Pearl Energy, an oil explorer, has triggered a mandatory offer for the remaining shares of the Singapore company at $1.95 each. The offer, which is conditional upon Aabar gaining 50 per cent of Pearl, values the target company
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        207 26 -AGENCIES SINGAPORE Aircraft Leasing Enterprise said yesterday it had ordered ten 737 "Next Generation" aircraft from Boeing due to strong demand from airlines. The aircraft leasing company added that the planes would be delivered in 2009 and 2010. The order is worth
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        386 26  -  CHRISTIE LOH NRF's advisory board holds inaugural meet christie@newstoday.com.sg BEFORE the Government invests large amounts of funds into grooming the environmental technologies and digital media industries, it is consulting luminaries who have flown in for their first-ever pow-wow as a highlevel panel. Sitting on
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        402 29 BLOOMBERG Move to curb overheating comes as unsold projects rise 23.8% BEIJING China announced yesterday plans to curb new real estate projects and other overheated sectors by cutting credit in an effort to cool an economy that boomed at 10.2 per cent in
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        214 29 —AFP NEW YORK The former top executive of IT management software firm, CA Inc, Sanjay Kumar, pleaded guilty on Monday to participating in a US$2.2-billion ($3.5-billion) accounting fraud and obstructing a subsequent investigation. The Sri Lankan-born Kumar, former chairman and chief executive of
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        347 30 Sector urged to work together to tap on global opportunities THE local process industry will get a $4.4-million boost to upgrade capabilities to better serve Singapore's key oil and gas, and chemical sectors, announced Mr Chan Soo Sen, Minister of State for
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        153 30 LOCAL furniture distributor Sitra Holdings (International) has received the Economic Development Board's (EDB) Regional Headquarters (RHQ) Award, making it the first among local enterprises in the furniture industry to do so. Sitra is a distributor of wood-based and lifestyle furniture carrying its proprietary brands. The
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        141 30 LOCAL businesses are benefiting from the changes that were made to the Weights and Measures Act and Regulations four months ago, according to Government agency Spring Singapore. These companies have enjoyed savings in manpower and transport costs with the introduction of
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      167 30 fr Discover the heart of James Cook University (JCU) is one of Australia's premier research and teaching universities. Bringing programs direct from its parent campus, you can expect enriching university education at JCU Singapore. JCU SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S LONGEST-STANDING PROVIDERS OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS. MASTER OF EDUCATION 3
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      1562 33  -  David Chew He founded a professional orchestra for a newly-independent nation Meet the man behind the SSO, Bernard Tan plusicons legends*pioneers*heroes IN ANY discussion of the pioneers of classical music in Singapore, there are a few names that spring to mind. There's Paul Abisheganaden, the
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      61 34 JOIN renowned novelist and travel writer Paul Theroux, author of Saint Jack, The Mosquito Coast and the recent New York Times bestseller, Blinding Light, at the Central Lending Library tomorrow from 7.30pm to 8.30pm. He will give a short talk, followed by a Q&A session
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      97 34 Check out these films tonight at the ongoing Singapore International Film Festival. Tickets at $8.40 are available from Ticket Charge. Call 6296 2929. AKU MAHU HIDUP (I WANT TO LIVE) 7pm, Alliance Francaisa Part of the M Amin tribute, this social realist drama made in 1970 revolves around a
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      521 34  -  ZULOTHMAN Homegrown music festival organiser Malcolm Davies goes small to make it big zul@newstoday.com.sg LAST January, Singapore's first major music festival at Sembawang Park headlined mainly by homegown acts failed to make much of an impact. Put together by Prince of Wales Pub owner Malcolm Davies, the event
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      229 34 -AP LOS ANGELES Comedies, frequently snubbed by award shows, will be front and centre at this year's MTV Movie Awards. The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Wedding Crashers lead with five nominations each, MTV announced yesterday. Both films will compete for best movie along
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      384 36  -  AMELYNN LIONG Playing a maternal figure came easily to Karena Lam a melynnl@newstoday.com.sg VANCOUVER-born actress Karena Lam may not have any children but taking on the role of a mother in Home Sweet Home came naturally to her. "As a woman, I think it's instinctive for me to
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      332 37 —AGENCIES The Sentinel debuts at No 1 at the Singapore box office A BODYGUARD on the run from the law outraced a pack of Antarctic sled dogs on the run from the elements on the weekend as The Sentinel ousted Eight Below from the top spot
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      176 40 MEDIACORP features prominently in the development of Singapore's broadcasting history. We commenced Radio broadcast on 1 June 1936 and Television on 15 February 1963. Today, MediaCorp is Singapore's largest broadcaster with a complete range of media businesses. As part of its content-driven strategy, it produces highly-rated multi-lingual and multi-genre local
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        322 42 —AFP ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Aston Villa 0 Man City 1 BIRMINGHAM, England Manchester City had Darius Vassell to thank for bucking their run of six successive losses with a 1-0 win at Aston Villa last night (this morning, Singapore time). England international Vassell latched on
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      512 43  -  JOSE RAYMOND Events company gets go ahead to field Spore racer in series'second season jose@newstoday.com.sg MOTOR racing fans, keep your fingers crossed. If everything goes according to plan, there may be a Team Singapore car at the Al Grand Prix series later this year
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      423 43  -  TANYO-HINN yohinn@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE'S badminton team returned from last month's Commonwealth Games in Melbourne with only one silver and one bronze medal, a performance Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) president Lim Swee Say described as "disappointing". Now, he expects a better showing at the 21st
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      179 43  -  CUBBYLEONG SINGAPORE threw away a cushy 2-0 lead before surprisingly losing to Croatia 3-2 on the second day of the 2006 Liebherr World Team Table Tennis Championships yesterday. With six Singaporeans in the world's top 100 compared to Croatia's Tamara Boros (No 7) and Sandra Paovic
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      93 43 ODDS AGAINST MILAN Barcelona unbeaten at home. S.League Young Lions SAF FC Wed, 26/04/06 7.30pm UE Champions Barcelona Milan Thu, 27/04/06 2.45 am S.League Geylang Bal Khalsa Thu, 27/04/06 7.30pm S.League Gombak Albirex Thu, 27/04/06 7.30pm" UE Cup Middlesbrough Steaua Fri, 28/04/06 3.00 am UECup Sevilla SchlkO4 Fri, 28/04/06 3.30
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      658 44 -AGENCIES Ancelotti counts on Italians' experience to shock Ronaldinho and Co CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL 2ND LEG Barcelona vAC Milan (1-0 after first leg) BARCELONA AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti admits that containing Ronaldinho on a night when he is in the mood can amount to mission impossible.
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      125 44 THE closing date for teams that wish to register for the National Beach Soccer League (NBSL) first division has been extended till May 31. The inaugural league offers attractive prizes, including cash money of up to $3,000. Interested teams can download the entry form at www.beachsoccer.com.sg
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      256 44 -BLOOMBERG LONDON Ronaldinho, the world footballer of the year who calls himself "ugly but nice," ended David Beckham's threeyear tenure as football's richest player, according to France Football magazine's annual rich list The buck-toothed Brazilian playmaker's earnings more than tripled in the last
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      577 45 -THE GUARDIAN B^^nt^u^^^wQHKWfgfjli^Mili LONDON If Big Phil gets the job, life won't be dull. Combative, provocative, emotional and adventurous, Luiz Felipe Scolari is everything that Sven-Goran Eriksson is not Whether or not the introduction of such a character into the England set-up would be like throwing
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      233 45  -  DARREN LAI AFC CUP 2006, GROUP E Home United 2 New RadiantO darren@newstoday.com.sg HOME United kept alive their slim hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup, after beating New Radiant 2-0 at the Bishan Stadium last night. Despite
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        148 45 REAL Madrid star and French World Cup winner Zinedine Zidane (picture) has already told the Spanish giants that he will be retiring at the end of the season, AS sports daily reported yesterday. According to AS, Zidane, due to give a news conference today to
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        121 45 BAYERN Munich's German international midfielder Sebastian Deisler revealed yesterday that he is again receiving treatment for depression, after being ruled out of this summer's World Cup. The 26-year-old said that after learning last month that he would be sidelined for six months with another injury to his
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        100 45 A COLOGNE brothel touting for clients with a World Cup-themed banner has blacked out the flags of Iran and Saudi Arabia after threats from Muslims. The giant banner on a high-rise building shows a semi-naked woman and the flags of the 32 countries in the World
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      26 45 10.30 am NBA Playoffs, Ch23 11.15 am Cricket Australia Tour of Bangladesh, Ch9s 2.30 am Football Champions League semi-final, 2nd leg: Barcelona v AC Milan, Chs&Ch23
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