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    26 1 TODAY /A=DlACORP share your free newspaper Friday April 28, 2006 todayonline.com MICA(P) 112/07/2005 TODAY jM=O/ACORP share your free newspaper Friday April 28, 2006 todayonline.com MICA(P) 112/07/2005
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
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      47 up for grabs, issues back in focus
      896 1 PM relishing challenge as PAP Govt not returned to power HOURS after it became clear that the ruling party had not sewn up the General Election (GE) on Nomination Day itself, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong insisted that he was glad things
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      Lock icon Flextronics Q4 profit falls
      214 1 BLOOMBERG FLEXTRONICS International, the world's largest maker of custom-made electronics, said fourth-quarter net income declined to U5542.9 million ($67.92 million) as costs from shedding assets rose. Profit in the period ended March 31 fell to US 7 cents a share, from U5574.2 million, or US 12
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    Lock icon Let's see your full slate, Opposition: MM
    689 2 To be taken seriously it must field a capable, ambitious alternative government THE Opposition should come up with its own slate of 84 candidates if it wants to be taken seriously, said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew. Mr Lee was speaking after he
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    SDP papers over Ling-Chee cracks
    428 2  -  -DERRICKA PAULO THE Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) will have its logo on the Sembawang and Bukit Panjang tickets come May 6 but party unity between its two sets of candidates appears unlikely to extend further than that SDP chairman Ling How Doong, who is contesting
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    Lock icon Parties to make broadcasts
    135 3 SINGAPORE'S four political parties will each be given a chance to speak directly to Singaporeans in two party broadcasts to be held tomorrow and next Thursday. Each party will be allotted time based on the number of candidates it is fielding. With 84 candidates, the People's
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    Rallies roll out tonight
    466 3  -  ANSLEY NG Crowds expected for Aljunied, Potong Pasir a nsley@newstoday.com.sg THE most electrifying event in any General Election (GE) kicks off tonight, with four election rallies being held islandwide. Befitting its hot-seat status, Aljunied which will see a contest between the the People's Action Party (PAP)
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    Lock icon Jitters, smiles and gender ticks
    781 4 Nomination Day comes with its share of drama and tension for the candidates THE day's overall results may have thrown up no real surprises, but there was drama, colour and confusion to spare as the political parties filed their nomination papers yesterday. Minister Mentor Lee
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  • ELECTIONBRIEFS
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      SWEE SAY SHOWS TENDER SIDE
      79 4  -  LOH CHEE KONG PAP's Lim Swee Say showed his tender side again in the highly-charged atmosphere at Fajar Secondary School. Shouts of "Minister Lim, we support you!" broke out as Mr Lim, who enjoyed a walkover in Holland-Bukit Timah GRC, arrived. Overwhelmed, Mr Lim took
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      TIME IS RIGHT, SAYS SDA
      117 4  -  CHOW PENN NEE The ground is sweet for the Opposition in Tampines GRC. So says SDA candidate Abdul Rahman. Based on the party's ground assessment, 20 per cent of the 126,163 voters here are "hardcore" Opposition loyalists. This "marginalised" bunch are in "their 40s, frustrated,
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      EXCITEMENT PROVED TOO MUCH
      87 4 The rain did not dampen the spirits of supporters although the excitement might have proved too much for one Workers' Party flag bearer, who suffered a mild heart attack. He was attended to by outgoing PAP MP Dr Warren Lee, before being taken away in an
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    Syed's sideshow at Bendemeer Primary Nomination Centre
    301 4 THERE was much excitement at the Bendemeer Primary Nomination Centre today when a man, claiming to have ties with the prestigious Alsagoff family, said that he would run as a candidate if incumbent MP Chiam See Tong failed to show up. Mr Syed
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    Lock icon No contest, but there are battles to fight
    457 6 37 PAP candidates elected unopposed will now chip in to help their colleagues JUST under half the People's Action Party (PAP) candidates sailed into Parliament through walkovers. And their colleagues who will have to contest won a ready army of volunteers. After
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    Where are all the independents?
    465 6 THE biggest surprise in a Nomination Day in which other aspects stuck closely to the script is that there will be no independent candidate contesting the polls next month. With the exception of 1980, candidates who are not affiliated to any political party have been
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    Lock icon WP's Gomez did not submit minority certificate application
    192 6 —CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE Elections Department has confirmed that Workers' Party (WP) candidate James Gomez (picture) did not submit an application for a minority certificate. This, despite Mr Gomez having claimed that he had done so on the eve of Nomination Day. The
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    Lock icon 'A' teams in Aljunied
    506 8  -  LEECHINGWERN PAP's 'originals' led by Minister Yeo take on Workers' Party challenge chingwern@newstoday.com.sg IMMEDIATELY after nominations closed yesterday, Foreign Minister George Yeo and his team members in Aljunied GRC hit the ground running. Seen as the People's Action Party (PAP) team faced with one of the
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    Lock icon Peanuts – and a little bit of help from PAP
    414 8  - Peanuts and a little bit of help from PAP CHRISTIE LOH HOURS after receiving a helping hand from the ruling party, the Singapore Democratic Alliance (SDA) team contesting Pasir Ris-Punggol yesterday greeted residents with "fortune cookies" and peanuts. After surviving a near-disqual-ification from the election on Nomination Day yesterday morning,
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    Of confidence and choices
    379 8  -  LEECH ING WERN LOH CHEE KONG IT HAS fielded its youngest team in Ang Mo Kio against the Prime Minister no less and the Workers' Party (WP) admits that it is not out to win the GRC. "We are prepared to lose. We said this all
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      612 10 2 sss lillMr Mil SI Sp 91 Battleground resolves itself 84 hot Seats The die is cast. Some 37 People's Action Party members ■frjjJ£^| 47 Contested aye een declared el ectedto Parliament unopposed Bifarri shan-Toa I on Nomination Day itself. The remaining 47 seats will (Stover witness straight contests between
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      1027 11 SINGLE MEMBER CONSTITUENCY CONTESTS NO CONTEST Nee Soon BUKIT PANJANG CHUA CHU KANG papvWp SMi::i:::ii,4Wv...tHisi SMi::(24,;i7rw..iteis) gLMdyiajS (4) New single-seatward carved outof Holland- Thisward has been contested for the pastfive AijU-lEa f HoupancSMC Bukit Panjang GRC. Its residents have not had elections. PAP candidate Gan Kirn Yong takes Helmed by
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    ELECTION SNAPS
    269 12 Nomination Day seen through the lens Photos: Don Wong, Eddie Chen, Ernest Chua, Jason Ho, Koh Mvi Fong, Ooi Boon Keong, Sng Li Wei, Trevor Tan, Wee Teck Hian and Wong Khing Chong WET AND WHITE: PAP candidates for Holland Bukit Timah GRC and Bukit Panjang SMC heading
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    Lock icon Sitoh makes Potong Pasir pitch
    531 14  -  LOHCHEEKONG PAP challenger promises to 'revitalise' Potong Pasir; Chiam refers to his 22-year track record cheekong@newstoday.com. sg THE People's Action Party's (PAP) candidate in Potong Pasir, which has been under Opposition rule since 1984, has grand plans to "revitalise" the estate. Said Mr Sitoh Yih
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    Yip challenges rival to debate at joint rally
    456 14  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@newstoday.com.sg THEY may be former colleagues but expect no love lost when People's Action Party (PAP) candidate Seng Han Thong squares off against National Solidarity Party's (NSP) Yip Yew Weng for the single seat of Yio Chu Kang. Moments
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    Stakes escalate as Gan, Chia vie for Chua Chu Kang
    486 14  -  —TORCHING LI IN CONTRAST to the 1,200 People's Action Party (PAP) supporters that thronged Bukit Panjang Government High School in bus-loads yesterday, National Solidarity Party (NSP) secretary-general Steve Chia arrived with his team of 11 in a minivan and brought
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      Lock icon Philippine May Day bomb plot foiled
      291 16 —AFP MANILA Philippine police yesterday said they had foiled a plot by Al Qaedalinked militants to carry out a bombing campaign against crowds celebrating the Labour Day holiday. Police raided a bungalow, which was allegedly rented by Abu Sayyaf rebels, in the eastern Manila
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      Lock icon 'All's not lost in bilateral issues'
      405 16 Syed Hamid wants issues with Spore to be given a 'rest' PUTRAJAYA Malaysia's Foreign Minister, Mr Syed Hamid Albar, has hinted that all may not be lost for Malaysia and Singapore to discuss outstanding bilateral issues. He said discussions were not the only means
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    • this quirky world
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        MAYBE, THEY'LL CALL IT WOK AND ROLL'
        87 16 A new company in Shanghai aims to turn kitchen grease from city eateries into ecologically-friend-ly vehicle fuel, purifying up to 40 tonnes of the smelly, slippery stuff each day, the Shanghai Daily reported. That could amount to a daily output of more than
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        POLICE! HAND OVER THE DOUGH
        50 16 A German police commissioner has been arrested for robbing a bank near his police station. The 52-year-old was caught after using his girlfriend's car as a getaway vehicle, reported ananova.com. He stormed into the bank in Trier, Rhineland-Pfalz, wearing a mask and brandishing a gun.
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        FEAR THE MATHS TEST? SET SCHOOL ABLAZE
        79 16 Three Argentinian schoolchildren set fire to their school to get out of a maths test. Two girls, aged 15 and 16, and a boy, 15, set curtains alight in a classroom at Santa Maria School in Buenos Aires. The flames spread to other
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      Lock icon Snoop Dogg held after airport brawl
      134 16 BLOOMBERG LONDON Rapper Snoop Dogg was among six people arrested yesterday at London Heathrow Airport after a fight with police and British Airways staff. Dogg, 33, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, and five others were detained as they became "abusive and pushed officers"
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      Lock icon Ceasefire declared in Nepal
      280 18 -AFP Maoist rebels call three-month truce KATHMANDU Maoist rebels in Nepal called a three-month ceasefire yesterday after a "people's movement" forced the nation's monarch to recall parliament after a four-year gap. The Maoists answered politicians' pleas for a ceasefire a day before the country's mothballed parliament
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        Lock icon FORMER PREMIER ACCUSED OF CAMPAIGN FRAUD
        84 18 AFP Former Israeli Premier Shimon Peres is being investigated over allegations that he received illegal contributions for his failed campaign to retain the Labour party leadership, judicial sources said. Mr Peres is suspected of receiving U*****,000 ($507,900) from two overseasbased billionaires to finance his
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        Lock icon M'SIA FIGHTS GRAFT IN CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT
        80 18 AFP Corruption watchdogs yesterday applauded Malaysia's decision to transfer more than 100 frontline Customs officers from their posts in a lightning operation to wipe out graft. Customs director-general Abdul Rahman Abdul Hamid told The New Straits Times that most of the officers would be
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        Lock icon EYE INFECTION CASES MORE THAN DOUBLE
        77 18 BLOOMBERG The number of confirmed cases of a potentially-blinding eye infection has more than doubled in the past two weeks in the United States. The disorder has been linked to a Bausch Lomb Inc contactlens cleaner. The Centers for Disease Control and Preven-tion has
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      Lock icon Mobile phones affect brain function, say researchers
      241 18 -AFP SYDNEY Radiation from mobile phones affects the way the brain works, Australian researchers have found. Scientists from the Brain Sciences Institute in Melbourne's Swinburne University of Technology found that people's response times slowed during a 30-minute mobile phone call but their memory
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      Lock icon 40,000 homeless after Sri Lankan attacks ?
      454 20 40,000 homeless after Sri Lankan attacks —AGENCIES Refugee exodus follows two days of government air strikes against rebel targets COLOMBO Some 40,000 civilians fled their homes in northeastern Sri Lanka to escape government air strikes on Tamil rebel areas in recent days that have killed at least a dozen people,
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        GIRLS FORCED TO STRIP IN MALAYSIAN SUPERMARKET
        72 20 A supermarket in Malaysia's Kedah state is under investigation for allegedly forcing its female workers to strip naked, reported The New Straits Times. The authorities launched a probe after two of its cashiers claimed they were forced to strip by an over zealous
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        Lock icon HURRICANE KATRINA'S NEXT CASUALTY?
        71 20 —AP Hurricane Katrina's latest fatality should be Fema, the nation's disaster response agency, a United States Senate inquiry concluded in calling for a government overhaul to avoid future failures like those the devastating storm exposed. Eighty-six recommendations by the bipartisan panel indicate the US is still
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      Lock icon Malaysian minister faces jail for contempt of court
      239 22 —AP KUALA LUMPUR A Cabinet minister in Malaysia could be jailed after an Islamic court cited him for contempt for failing to transfer millions of dollars in cash and assets to his former wife in their divorce settlement, local media reported yesterday.
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      Those gatal single mums
      444 22 MP's statement that they are to blame for wrecking marriages sparks uproar KUALA LUMPUR A politician from the opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) caused uproar in Parliament after he branded single mothers as horny. During a debate about aid for single mothers, PAS lawmaker Abdul Fatah
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      Lock icon Wrong body sent from Iraq: Howard gets an earful
      167 22 —AFP SYDNEY Prime Minister John Howard was woken up to take a call from an angry woman whose husband was the first Australian soldier to die in Iraq after the wrong body was sent home. Mr Howard was woken up at
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      Lock icon Thai Supreme Court meets to resolve crisis
      555 23 -AFP Judges considering fairness of April 2 snap poll BANGKOK Thailand's Supreme Court met yesterday to consider invalidating snap polls held earlier this month, in a bid to resolve a months-long political drama that has forced out the Prime Minister. The unusual gathering
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      Lock icon S Korea apologies for photo of Vietnamese 'brides'
      291 23 -AFP HANOI South Korea has apologised to Vietnam after a Seoul newspaper published a photograph showing Vietnamese would-be brides lining up for a Korean suitor, a diplomat at the South Korean embassy said yesterday. South Korea's Chosun Daily last week published an
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      Lock icon Brother of Rabin assassin jailed for Sharon threats
      119 23 -AFP JERUSALEM The brother of the Jewish extremist who murdered Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was yesterday sentenced to 12 months in prison for threatening the life of former Premier Ariel Sharon. Hagai Amir is already serving a 16-year sentence for conspiring
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      Lock icon 'The Fixer' lights up Japan's politics
      769 24  -  Rosnah Ahmad With Ichiro Ozawa back in the limelight, Japanese politics is in for some interesting times IT MUST be the mother of all ironies. At a time when Japan's ruling party of erstwhile grey men has been shaken to the core by the
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      Lock icon Blair's 'Triple-whammy Wednesday'
      679 26 THE GUARDIAN Two allies face calls to quit; DPM Prescott misses House session after affair exposed LONDON British Prime Minister Tony Blair's government was severely shaken on Wednesday, when two of his closest allies faced calls for their resignation and Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott went to
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      Lock icon Bollywood yearns for an Oscar
      712 28  -  SANJAYKAPOOR IN NEW DELHI A DEBATE is raging in India over why its Hindi-language films do not win Oscars. About 800 to 900 films are made every year in India, but the world's most productive film industry just cannot figure out what it takes to
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      Non-Muslims to face Islamic law in Aceh?
      229 30 JAKARTA The Indonesian government wants non-Muslims in Aceh province to be tried under a proposed Islamic court, reported The Jakarta Post yesterday. Non-Muslims accused of committing ordinary crimes such as theft and adultery should be tried under the planned shariainspired bylaws known as
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        Lock icon INDONESIA CUTS JAIL TERMS
        66 30 —AFP Five Australians of the so-called Bali Nine group who were convicted of heroin trafficking in Indonesia have had their life sentences reduced to 20 years, a court official said yesterday. The Bali High Court however upheld the death sentences for two other Australians convicted of
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        Lock icon FIRM SUED FOR SPANKING
        109 30 —AP Lawyers for Ms Janet Orlando, 53, who was spanked in front of her co-workers as part of what her employer said was a camaraderiebuilding exercise asked a jury for at least US$l.2 million ($1.9 million) for the humiliation she claimed to have suffered. Employees were
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      Lock icon Mum on trial for killing 9 of her babies
      304 32 -AFP Court reduces charge from murder to manslaughter FRANKFURT AN DER ODER (Germany) A German woman went on trial for manslaughter yesterday after the bodies of nine of her new-boms were found hidden last year in her parents' garden. Sabine H,
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        Lock icon CHICAGO TAKES FOIE GRAS OFF MENU
        49 32 AFP Chicago has banned the sale of foie gras in its restaurants because city officials thinkthe French delicacy is cruel to ducks and geese. Fines will range from US$25O ($396) and US$5OO for every day that a restaurant is caught serving the dish.
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        Lock icon SPY AGENCY PLACES AD FOR AGENTS
        106 32 AFP For the first time in its 97-year history, MI6 Britain's foreign spy agency has published an open advertisement for new recruits in a newspaper. Historically, MI6 is believed to have recruited promising individuals through covert introductions and recommendations. Ml 6's inaugural advert in
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        Lock icon INDONESIA TO APPOINT SPECIAL ENVOY FOR PALESTINIANS
        51 32 AFP Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, will be appointing a special representative to the Palestinian Authority. "The special envoy will establish staff based in Ramallah or another place," Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was quoted as saying by the Detikcom news
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      Lock icon Plants that may cure Aids found in Borneo
      207 32 AGENCIES GENEVA Plants thought to help treat or cure cancer, Aids and malaria have been found in the rainforests of Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei, according to a report from the global conservation group, WWF. But the rapid destruction of trees much of
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      171 33 1 MMA ROBERTS JOJO SAR^AXTOFjI J^^^ A Fish-Out-Of-Watcr Comedy. <■ fffl JW IBM WMtHI—JHBHIti \1» MWaW WW. m A w IN THEATRES APRJL 27^; V^t iSfflfe^^tf!*/ T^ f 4Kjk| Spend $120* from now at any shop Spend $80* from 29 April at any CWl*^* in Junction 8 and participate in
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      isay WP SHOULD PROMOTE ITS STAND IN MEDIA
      462 34  -  CHIA HERN KENG I WISH to comment on the slate of Worker's Party (WP) candidates with impressive academic and professional qualifications. If a past General Election (GE) is any guide, having highly educated candidates contest a GE is not in itself enough.
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      Tried Opposition better than newbies
      193 34  -  LEE KHENG HUAT Retired businessman, 67 Voter in Joo Chiat I HAVE been solidly behind the PAP since the day it came into power. I am happy with the PAP in government and with two tried-and-tested Opposition members in Potong Pasir and Hougang. So I
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      Full-time or part-time, MPship is like NS
      155 34  -  JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG HR consultant, in 60s, Voter in Yio Chu Kang I WOULD like to comment on Soon Sze Meng's letter, "Why not be MPs fulltime?" (April 27). People will vote for Members of Parliament who are mostly available when their
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      isay THEY DESERVE A THUMBS-UP
      299 36  -  HO KONG LOON SINGAPOREANS go to the polls on May 6. It is crucial that they see the macro in absolutely clear perspective. The recent abrupt decision by the Malaysian government not to build the "Half or Scenic Bridge" has a vital lesson that voters
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      A secret vote for the disabled too
      398 36  -  RON CHANDRAN-DUDLEY Honorary Secretary and founder president. Disabled People's Association Member, Political Development Feedback Group AS POLLING Day draws near, we at Disabled People's Association are excited about voting as we care for Singapore its security, development and standing in the world. While
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      Voting for quality time
      897 40  -  mr brown Material comforts and convenience are not viable substitutes for listening and being there for the family WOW, my constituency is finally seeing some General Election action! How long I have waited for this day to vote! No longer do I feel like less of
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      SPC station staff given short breaks
      205 41  -  ERICA LEE Letter from Manager, Head Retail Sales Development, Singapore Petroleum Company Limited WE REFER to Mr Boey Yee Kwong's letter "Why can't kiosk staff sit?" (April 27) and appreciate his concerns for pump attendants. We are similarly concerned for the welfare and safety
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      254 42  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY.... LOOK IN THE MIRROR Do you want to see what kind of men and women your children will grow up to be? Take a look in the mirror. A wise man once said: "The footsteps a child follows are often those that
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        Why should we pay tax on unearned income?
        181 42  -  LAW SIN LING Letter from THE Ministry of Finance said that investigating "the financial circumstances of each and every Singaporean" is "intrusive and make the scheme complex and complicated" ("Real rentals affect annual value", April 26). This statement is odd given that
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        Only scrutinise those who appeal for a better payout
        93 42  -  BINHEEHENG Letter from WHILE I agree with Ministry of Finance's Han Kok Juan that there is no perfect method to assess an individual's means in determining the amount he or she should receive under the Progress Package, the current method could
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      Why rob people of an option to locate missing loved ones?
      127 42  -  JOHN CHAN Letter from I REFER to the report, "Crime library asked to remove flyers" (April 27). Families with a missing loved one will try all means to locate him or her. The Crime Library offers another resource for
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        Share refund query still not answered
        186 45  -  NG SWEE POH Letter from THE issue raised by Mr Noor Mohamed ("Be fair to old union member, says retiree", April 25) regarding NTUC Fair Price membership share refund was not addressed by NTUC's director of Corporate Communications Neo Gim Kian in his reply,
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        Felt let down by customer service
        271 45  -  TAN KIM HOCK Letter from IT WAS gratifying to read NTUC's Mr Neo Gim Kian's letter (April 26). I am impressed by the speed of the response and his helpful and conciliatory tone, which I am sure was welcomed by union members in the
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      Lock icon Cables at block of flats may encourage burglars to strike
      144 45  -  MAKWAI KEONG Letter from MY BLOCK of flats are being re-painted. Gone are the days when wooden poles were tied together with rattan strings for such works. Now, we have high-tech equipment that use motorised decks hoisted and guided by
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      Council unaware if most condo owners back plan for en bloc sale
      313 46  -  TAN HENG KHIM Letter from Chairperson, 21st Management Council Clementi ParkCondo I REFER to the article, "En bloc fever hits district 21" (April 22), which stated that "the owners of Clementi Park condominium are planning" to put the
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      Callous attitude of pet shop staff
      278 46  -  QIU LISHI Salesman tries to hurry through sale Letter from I THINK it's time we take action on irresponsible pet shops. I was at a Holland Village pet shop last weekend when I witnessed a couple buying a poodle pup. After discussing the price,
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      Gauge demand for coupons
      176 46  -  LOKESIEWMENG Letterfrom I REFER to the joint reply from the Housing Development Board and Urban Redevelopment Authority on the subject of introducing shorter period parking coupons ("No need to introduce shorter parking coupons", April 6) and Mohamad Noor Abdullah's letter ("Not all car parks use EPS",
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      The forest is a pharmacy and more
      930 48 A Western scientist gains a wealth of knowledge from indigenous peoples Ethnobotanist HE LIVED with native healers in Samoa and other parts of the world for more than 30 years to learn the therapeutic benefits of native plants used by indigenous tribes. One
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      Time to mend fences with Malaysia
      175 48  -  HUANG SHOOUCHYUAN Letter from MUCH has happened in Malaysia in the past fortnight I do not know (or really care) who knew what and when, or even if this person really said such a thing. All I know is that this is an opportune
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      377 39 f~^~~~Too RAJIXJL^XJ. SETS OF PORTABLE Sin S apore's very own *JJ DVD PLAYERS TO BE WON! T*jf]jfW/ tftiL&jOJ See in"store posterfor more detailSi 1,,...,.■',_■.,.,,.-^ W @w» w^^i te^f: ml I t U fc'V'^/^ "^>x «AMBIPUR ias: <ar Airco Starter Airco Refill The TirSt real liquid pertume IfliPßArrFTer Morning Mist/ Morning
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      92 42 CATHERINE LIM AMUSES The grammarian says a kiss Though it kicks up quite a storm Is really just a conjunction Of lips in the plural form. But since it's also a noun That's more common than proper When it is not declined It can be quite singular. His definition is
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      114 47 v^hcoiths, rj^bs ™«> ttflflf DeCIUly moments p^KI W|T SEES—* MM MM r Face Lilting Cream \=Ji fV^^ Bio-esseT^~ Wella Vase|ine with Lip Eye Make-Up Remover 125 ml Face Lifting Cream 40g Decore Hair Colour Intensive Care Lotion Assorted 725 ml H La/s Stoo^^^^^B^ %111^ "VIIWIV Pokka Assorted 163g Lemon 1000
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      133 49 Y^^ woman on earth A. Mothers, the warm blanket hugging you from the rains of life and giving you unconditional love for a lifetime. Now it's your turn to give her your gift of love this Mother's Day. mti Your Mom PENDANT 0T $l9Bnett Bk^l B|BjBM^J (5376DD) J/,sf l^^l BNfl'TStf^B
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      MediaRing to pursue bid to purchase Pacific Internet
      173 50 MEDIARING said yesterday that it would go forward with its bid to acquire all the shares of Nasdaq-listed Pacific Internet (PacNet) after receiving the necessary approvals from its shareholders and the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore. The offer will commence 14 to
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      Lock icon Keppel's Q1 profit up 17%
      408 50 BLOOMBERG Oil rig-manufacturer reports net income of $170 million KEPPEL Corp, the world's largest maker of shallowwater oil rigs, said that first-quarter profit rose 17 percent as a jump in crude prices brought in orders for exploration platforms and oilfield services. Net income rose to
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      Lock icon Maple Tree announces $8.3m distributable income
      157 50 DOW JONES MAPLETREE Logistics Trust yesterday announced a distribution per unit (DPU) of 1.11 cents for the first three months of this year, higher than the 1.05 cents in the last quarter of last year. The real estate investment trust, or Reit, which owned
      — DOW JONES  -  157 words
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        S'pore can sustain more than two local banks: Wee
        280 52 Bulk of Singapore-dollar deposits placed with country's three local lenders SINGAPORE can support more than two local banks as long as they remain competitive, according to the chairman of United Overseas Bank (UOB), the country's second-largest lender after DBS Group Holdings.
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          ST Index —2,601.06+4.41
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          World markets
          58 52 Nikkei 225 17,114.54 +58.61 +0.34 HK Hang Seng Australia ASX200 16,742.85 5,300.20 +70.19 -27.00 +0.42 -0.51 Korea Comp 1,452.53 +1.31 +0.09 Thailand SET 770.01 -0.39 -0.05 Jakarta Comp 1,474.61 -7.11 -0.48 Phils Comp 2,281.39 +34.25 +1.52 Shenzhen B 285.15 +1.86 +0.66 Mumbai Sensex 11,835.02 -103.51 -0.87 Malaysia KLCI
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          SGX most active
          50 52 BrightWor UTAC GlobalTest MediaRing Goldtron GMG US$ STXPO Wee Poh Sun East Pearl Energy 0.700 76,266 1.060 -0.010 -0.9 57,666 0.365 +0.030 +9.0 51,843 0.505 +0.040 +8.6 49,107 0.025 39,005 0.055 +0.015 +37.5 33,428 0.740 -0.105 -12.4 31,587 0.010 +0.005+100.0 30,509 0.530 +0.030 +6.0 30,059 1.950 29,432
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          SGX top rises
          67 52 Fffll 22JJ00 +0.500 KepCoip APB 15JJ00 +0.400 11.100 +0.300 Creative 50 10.400 +0.300 JSH500US$ 11-300 +0.300 IOICoipeCW*****8 0.630 +0.215 Jaidine CSC ***** +0.200 Robinson 6300 +0.200 KepCoipeCW*****4 STIETF100 0.740 +0.185 26.700 +0.160 SembMareCW*****5 0.010 +100.0 Wee Poh 0.010 +100.0 CoscoCorpeCW***** 0.140 +64.7 IOICoipeCW*****8 0.630 +51.8 SPHeCW*****6 0.015
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          SGX top falls
          69 52 ]BSBk6%NCPS10 108.000 -1.700 WBLCorp 6.750 3megaNav50 25.800 -0.450 -0.400 DBS 17.200 -0.200 JMH 4D0USS 18.200 -0.200 lhaiPrime200US$ 5.900 -0.200 jpitalandeCW***** 1.290 -0.120 5TXP0 0.740 -0.105 tag Asia 2kHK$ 13.700 JTEngg 3.160 -0.100 -0.100 Capital ePW***** 0JJ05 BBSePW*****2 0.005 -50. -50. STXPOeCW*****8 0.035 -46. Biosensor ePW***** 0.055 -35.
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          Lock icon Singapore
          153 52 AFP SHARES rose marginally yesterday as late profit-taking trimmed gains that had taken the benchmark to a record intra-day high earlier, dealers said. The ST Index rose 4.41 points, or 0.17 per cent, to close at 2,601.06, off an alltime intra-day peak of 2,615.59. In the broad market, gainers
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          Your S$1 buys
          36 52 US$ 0.6311 UK£ 0.3538 Yen 72.182 HKS 4.8966 RM 2.2922 Euro 0.5077 Rupiah 5,562.9 Baht 23.726 Peso 32.667 AS 0.8404 Indian Rs 28.425 Won 596.67 C$ 0.7126 Yuan 5.0617 NZ$ 1.0027 NT$ 20.155
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          Lock icon Commodities
          27 52 SGX, Dow Jones Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 639.10 I Sim uss/oz 12.68 PUiB uss/oz 1,140.50 I fllbblt cents/kg 346.25 RMRM/tonne 1,430.00 BrnitoiJiiKvii.iißi 71.301 Information provided by and
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        Lock icon Raffles earns $11.6m in Q1, boosted by interest gains
        245 54 -BLOOMBERG RAFFLES Holdings said its firstquarter profit rose 6 per cent, boosted by interest income from cash raised after selling its hotel division, including the 119-year-old Raffles Hotel, last year. The company, which is also selling its 45-per-cent stake in Raffles
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        Lock icon China raises benchmark lending rate
        292 54 BLOOMBERG Aims to prevent economy from overheating CHINA'S central bank unexpectedly raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time since October 2004 to curb surging investment in the world's fastest-growing major economy. The one-year lending rate will be raised to 5.85 per cent from
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        Lock icon Sing Post's Q4 profit at $30.9m
        124 54 BLOOMBERG MAIL operator Singapore Post said its fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 16 per cent, helped by revenue growth in its mail, logistics and retail operations. Sing Post's net profit increased to $30.9 million, or 1.62 cents per share, for the three months ended March
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      • Article
        CORPORATERRIEFS
        147 54 Sing Tel will recognise Asl3o million ($155 million) in tax credits from a loan that was made in June 2002 for the purchase of its Australian unit Optus. Sing Tel said this would be a one-time addition to its earnings in the three months ended March 31. "The total
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        Lock icon Stats ChipPac swings back in Q1
        562 56 -BLOOMBERG Chip tester forecasts growth in second quarter STATS ChipPac, South-east Asia's biggest tester and packager of semiconductors, reported a second straight quarter of profit on improving demand for chips used in mobile phones. The company's sales forecast beat estimates. Net income was US$l2
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        Lock icon Stocks higher on Bernanke remarks
        194 56 BLOOMBERG US stocks rose for a second day yesterday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke signalled the central bank may soon break its streak of 15 consecutive in-terest-rate increases. The prospect that the Fed may pause enabled the market to bounce back from initial losses,
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        Lock icon Banking on better results
        787 58 -BLOOMBERG Singapore banks are likely to post gains in first-quarter profit: Analysts DBS Group Holdings, Singapore's biggest bank, and its two local rivals will probably say that first-quarter profit rose, as economic growth here helped boost credit demand. Net income at DBS probably rose 15 per
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        Lock icon Sony reports $919 m Q4 loss
        402 60 -BLOOMBERG Deficit much smaller than earlier forecast, as TV sales surge in the run-up to the soccer World Cup in June SONY Corp, the world's second-largest maker of consumer electronics after Matsushita Electronics, reported a smaller fourth-quarter loss than it had forecast, helped by
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        CAD investigates Permasteelisa
        95 60 PERMASTEELISA Pacific Holdings said yesterday that the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) was conducting an investigation into the company and that its staff were fully cooperating in the police probe. The company did not disclose the details of the investigations in its regulatory filing with the Singapore Exchange
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        Guocoland's profit soars to $58.3m
        97 60 PROPERTY developer GuocoLand reported yesterday a 262-per-cent surge in its third-quarter net profit to $58.3 million, or 9.01 cents a share, as a result of a onetime gain from the sale of its investment in Hotel Properties Ltd last month. Guocoland booked a $40.1-million extraordinary
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        Lock icon Hyundai chairman faces embezzlement charges
        734 64 BLOOMBERG HYUNDAI Motor Co chairman Chung Mong Koo is facing charges of misusing company funds and embezzling 100 billion won (US$l6B million) to bribe lawmakers, South Korean prosecutors said. "We filed for an arrest warrant for chairman Chung Mong Koo with the court," said Mr
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        Lock icon Genting considers loans and share sales for IR project
        216 64 CHANNEL NEWSASIA GENTING International said at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) yesterday that it planned to finance the Marina Bay integrated resort (IR) project through bank loans and share sales. The Malaysian-based group is one of four bidders for the Marina
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        Lock icon Aberdeen upbeat on Thailand, plans fund
        532 62 —AGENCIES King Bhumibol's call for courts to resolve country's political stalemate boosts investment sentiment BANGKOK Aberdeen Asset Management is upbeat about the unfolding political developments in Thailand after King Bhumibol Adulyadej suggested courts should step in to end the impasse. In fact, Aberdeen, the
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          ComfortDelGro($1.60)
          116 62 Buy ABN Amro starts coverage on ComfortDelGro with a Buy recommendation and a $1.90 price target, saying that the transport firm's overseas expansion will boost growth. It says that the company has operations in 7 countries and China will likely be the "jewel in the crown". It notes that
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          QAF (64 cents) – Buy
          105 62 QAF (64 cents) Buy DBS Vickers keeps its Buy recommendation on QAF, and raises its price target for the stock to 77 cents from 74 cents after it reported strong Q1 results. QAF's net profit rose 37 per cent to $7.6 million as revenue grew 56 per cent to $263.5
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          96 62 Dow Jones ($3.16) —Neutral CIMB-GK Research cuts its recommendation for ST Engineering to Neutral from Outperform and its price target for the stock to $3.28 from $3.40 after easing fiscal 2006 earnings forecast by 5 per cent. CIMB says ST Engineering's Q1 results were disappointing and that muted
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      569 68 KRT Here's a tip for weeding out the unwanted and the mantra is: let it go' MAYBE you're getting ready to move or just cleaning up your home. Either way, you're discovering you've got lots of junk cluttering up your living space.
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      555 70 —AP Bryant not the MVP, but he cools the disappointment the best way possible NBA PLAYOFFS, WESTERN CONFERENCE LA Lakers 99 Phoenix 93 (series tied 1-1) PHOENIX He may have been pipped to the NBA MVP crown by Steve Nash, but Kobe Bryant would have been
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      253 71  -  DARREN LAI STRUGGLING giants Geylang United just cannot seem to get their season going. Last night, Atthaphol Puspakom's side somehow contrived to throw away a twogoal lead with just two minutes of injury time left on the clock, as Balestier Khalsa stunned the home fans at
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      183 71  -  CUBBYLEONG THE Singapore women's team may have missed out on automatic qualification for the quarter-finals of the 2006 World Team Table Tennis Championship, but they are still alive in the competition. At the AWD-Dome in Bremen, Germany yesterday, the Singapore women beat the United States 3-1
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      123 71 THE AVIVA Singapore Barbarians beat a Hong Kong XV 31-20 in a friendly at the School of Physical Education (SPE) last night. The visitors led 20-16 at half-time with tries from Andrew Chambers (two) and Simon Smith, and a penalty and conversion by Kwok Leung.
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      535 71 —AFP Defending champions want to continue all-conquering run BADMINTON Thomas Cup/Über Cup SENDAI, Japan China's highly fancied women shuttlers hope their men's team, led by world No 1 Lin Dan, can come up trumps and make it a double whammy in the Thomas Cup and
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      771 72  -  LI ZAI SHI One's low key, the other's fired-up for a championship run NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2006 Home United v Woodlands Wellington sports@newstoday.com.sg TWO of the pretenders to Tampines Rovers' S-League crown clash tonight at the Jalan Besar Stadium. Both Woodlands Wellington and
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      114 72 He is considered an S-League journeyman, and has represented the likes of Sembawang Rangers, SAFFC and Albirex Niigata. For the last two seasons, 29-year-old Japanese midfielder Akihiro Nakamura has made Balestier Khalsa his football home. He has certainly been a hit with the Toa Payoh outfit and
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      477 74 —AGENCIES Mourinho wants Chelsea fans to give side that extra push ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Chelsea vMan United LONDON -Jose Mourinho says it does not matter when his Chelsea side clinch their Premiership title. But if the Blues fans want their team to win it at home against closest
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      308 74 —AGENCIES LONDON Their players clashed on the pitch yesterday morning (Singapore time). But West Ham manager Alan Pardew and Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez joined forces after the game to urge the Football Association to show "sympathy" and "common sense" and allow red-card-ed pair Hayden
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      662 75 Boro rise from the dead the second time to qualify for final against Sevilla UEFACUP SEMI-FINALS 2ND LEG Middlesbro 4 S Bucharest 2 (Middlesbro advance to final on 4-3 aggregate) Sevilla 1 Schalke 0 (Sevilla advance to final on 1-0 aggregate) MIDDLESBROUGH, England For the second successive
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        90 75 bblMhlUA captain Simao Sabrosa is a doubt for this year's World Cup finals, after he sprained his left ankle during a Portuguese league match last weekend. The 26-year-old picked up the injury during his side's 1-1 draw at Nacional da Madeira on Sunday and will likely
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        87 75 OLIVER Kahn may have lost the Germany goalkeeping position to rival Jens Lehmann, but according to the Panini World Cup sticker album he is still the Nol. Bayern Munich star Kahn was left shattered at the beginning of April when Germany coach Jurgen Klinsmann announced
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        81 75 ENGLAND striker Michael Owen delivered his country's World Cup hopes a major boost yesterday with confirmation that he is ready to return to Premiership action at Birmingham City tomorrow. The 26-year-old has been out of Newcastle's first team since Dec 31 when he fractured a bone
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      248 75 -AFP LONDON Arsenal skipper Thierry Henry on Thursday became the first player to be named Footballer of the Year for the third time. The 28-year-old (picture) was chosen for the prize by the Football Writers Association. Sir Stanley Matthews, Kenny
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      41 73 wHIFJBiiiSS^SB Co-title Sponsors of S.League: Partner In Sports S.League Sponsors: FAS Lifestyle Partner: slgapore Rl-B^ Sin§Tel mikasa JW], PI ft INCOME %&0 rEJ Club Main Sponsors: »—^JLSJWiL-^ SAiivo J^^L FT>I S ArtSE: SI <»HY U nD n i ifSSX niaxell tJ
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      42 74 I liiyei NI VEA FOR MEN PRESENTS TODAY'S COVERAGE OF THE BARCLAYS ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE yff£Jj/ M. SKIN CARE RANGE WBM T FEEL THE COOL! luH after shave it NMftmi M H V MILD Kfl >^^^^B SEA MINERALS iB^H V VITAMIN ENRICHED
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      155 75 Home United vs Woodlands 2 WHICH TEAM TO LEAD AT HALF TIME? < Home Unrted $2.45 Draw $2.60; Woodlands $2.80 v Chelsea vs Manchester Utd @29 Apr, 7.30pm 8> TOTAL GOALS OVER OR UNDER? Over 2 Goals $2.45 Exactly 2 Goab $3.3Q; Under 2 Goab $2.3Q *S.League Home United Woodlands
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      490 76 -AFP For the pro-English camp, it's a LONDON Luiz Felipe Scolari is to succeed Sven-Goran Eriksson as England manager, a series of reports here claimed yesterday, sparking surprise and some protests that the job should go to a foreign coach for a second time. The Brazilian
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      736 76  -  Leonard Thomas PELE'S eloquence on the field will forever be remembered but how could we have known his spoken word would also be seared in history. His "beautiful game" is the blissful marriage of football and artist It is also the artistry a team displays
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      443 82  -  EUSACHIA THE judges have made their decision and the Top 28 for Singapore Idol 2 have emerged. In fact, the contestants have just completed a five-day boot camp that ended yesterday at a location that was kept hush-hush, just like
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      467 84  -  DAVID CHEW Historians, art experts and scientists set The Da Vinci Code straight in new show david.chew@newstoday.com.sg MORE than 43 million copies have been sold worldwide, in 44 languages, but the world still hasn't had enough of Dan Brown's controversial The Da Vinci Code. As the
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      376 84  -  ASHRAFSAFDAR IT IS set in the era of sex symbol Marilyn Monroe's greatest success, Elvis Presley's first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show and movie queen Grace Kelly's transformation into Princess Grace of Monaco. In 1950s Chicago, high school punk Danny
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        42 88 Catch performances by acting up-and-comers in Chiaroscuro: Monologue Sessions from May 5 to 7 at Bpm in The Substation Guinness Theatre. Tickets at $6 are available at the Substation box office. Call 6337 7800 for more information.
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        49 88 Attention designers. The red dot design award, the world's most prestigious prize for designers, is calling for applicants to provide designs that will shape the future in 14 categories, ranging from entertainment to packaging. For more information and online registration, visit www.red-dot.de
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        THE BEST OF BUILDING DESIGN
        108 88 The search for Asia's top architect has begun. The Singapore Institute of Architects, organisers of the SIA-Getz Architecture Prize for Emergent Architecture in Asia, are on the look out for both new and promising talent as well as prominent architects who have made significant contributions
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      407 88  -  AMELYNN LIONG Concert to spread anti-drug message a melynnl@newstoday.com.sg ROCK music comes clean this Saturday at the Project Green Grass concert. Happening at the Youth Park, the event is designed to spread the anti-drug message to urban youth in a non-preachy way. And what better way
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      352 90  -  ZUL OTHMAN Irish pub to celebrate 10th anniversary of being a home away from home zul@newstoday.com.sg EVEN though it's nestled in the quieter end of Orchard Road, Muddy Murphy's Irish Pub is arguably one of the area's more popular live music hotspots. "I think we create a big
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      Tall tales, small kids
      376 92  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL For youngsters, an 'immersive' experience where the stories really are larger than life Juliana r@newstoday.com.sg CHILDREN may have heard the story of The Little Mermaid a dozen times, but how many can boast they heard it while sitting on a giant starfish and
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      157 92  -  David Chew ARTSREVIEW Wolfgang Laib: Transit- Transition FOR those in need of some divinity in their lives, German artist Wolfgang Laib's exhibition at the Earl Lv Gallery, LaSalle-SIA College of the Arts is the place to go. It draws influences from Hinduism, Islam
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      487 94  -  DAVID CHEW National Arts Council to take fresh look at facility needs of arts organisations david. chew@newstoday.com. sg EVERYTHING old is new again? Well, not quite. Although some of the oldest buildings in town, from disused schools to vacated chapels, have been turned into arts housing
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        THE SUBSTATION
        57 94 Formerly an electric substation owned by the Public Utilities Board, it was taken over from the SLA in 1986. Four years later, it was converted into a multi-disciplinary arts centre founded by the late theatre doyen Kuo Pao Kun Dating back to 1926, the building is a historical
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        STAMFORD ARTS CENTRE
        53 94 Originally built by the Japanese in the 1900s, the Stamford Arts Centre (above) was used as a Japanese school right up to the Second World War. It later became the premises of Stamford Girls' Primary School. Today, it houses arts groups such as Theatre Practice and the
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        SCULPTURE SQUARE
        60 94 The first Baba church in Singapore, the chapel was constructed by a Charles Philips in 1870 for use as a Christian institution. According to the Urban Redevelopment Authority, it is one of the few remaining Gothic-style buildings in Singapore. Today, it also is a non-profit, independent arts organisation
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      456 96  -  JEANINETAN with jeanine@newstoday.com.sg LOVE him or hate him, there's just something about Jack Black that makes him a bankable comedian-actor for the big studios. After playing a slimy movie director in King Kong, he turns on the altruistic charm in the August release Nacho Libre as a
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        433 98  -  Neil Humphreys Kids will love Disney's latest, but it offers nothing new FILMREVIEW by ....I The Wild YOUNG children take comfort in familiarity and repetition. In any environment, change tends to be viewed with uncertainty. Whether it is the classroom or the cinema, kids are creatures of
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        Election 2
        314 98  -  Elisa Chia FILMREVIEW by.... ONE can't help but marvel at the speed with which the Hong Kong film industry spins out new productions. Johnnie To's Election was hailed as a force to be reckoned with when it opened in Asian cinemas in October. Offering a realistic snapshot of
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        223 99  -  Jeanine Tan FILMREVIEW by,.... AQUAMARINE is like, such a cool movie. But that's only if you're a tween. Adults who watch the film may wrack their brains to recall a time when life revolved around your best friend, that unattainable cute boy and shared secrets. In this film about
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        You Are My Sunshine
        339 99  -  JeanineTan FILMREVIEW by DESPITE the lack of marquee names and a plot with mass appeal, You Are My Sunshine was a major box office hit in South Korea but that doesn't mean it's much different from standard romantic fare. This weepy Aids drama is based on
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        108 100 Catch these films tonight at the Singapore International Film Festival. Tickets priced at $8.40 are available from Ticket Charge. Call 6296 2929. FLIES ON THE WALL 7pm, AlliancG Francaise An assertive documentary film-maker stumbles on the dark secrets of a small Danish town when she visits the place on
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        304 100  -  Jeanine Tan Scenery more memorable than romance FILMREVIEW i i by Daisy ALL the right elements are in place for a PanAsian blockbuster. So, it's a pity that the strongest memory that Daisy leaves in the end is of its scenery. South Korean heavyweights Jeon Ji
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        189 100  -  Felix Cheong FILMREVIEW i i by -I mm LIKE a con man trying to pull a fast one by talking a blue streak, the first 20 minutes of The Alibi is a whirl and a blur. Characters walk in and out quickly and the setup is over before
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