Today, 21 May 2007, Afternoon Edition

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    14 1 TODAY /AediaCorp we set you thinking MICA (P) 314/10/2006 Monday May 21, 2007 todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOONEEDITION
    • Article
      Govt forecasts 5 to 7 per cent growth for this year
      356 1 THE Singapore economy expanded by 6.1 per cent in the first quarter of this year after 6.6 per cent growth in the previous quarter, the Mm istry of Trade and Industry announced this morning. The growth momentum (on a
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    • Article
      Profit limit for F1 organisers
      1119 1  -  LAN DE COTTA EXCLUSIVE Excess earnings will flow back to Government, will be used to offset future grants ian@media corp.com.sg THERE is a cap on how much profit Mr Ong Beng Seng can earn from staging the Singapore Grand Prix. This is part of the
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon THE GAY DEBATE AND THE BREAKTHROUGH
      769 2  -  P N BALJI CHANNEL NEWSASIA EDITORIAL DIRECTOR balji@media corp. com. sg NO amount of print or pressure, or even persuasion, is going to change the Government's stand on what is being described by some as an archaic and discriminatory law: A law that makes
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      JBJ plans to set up new political party
      683 2  -  LOHCHEEKONG AT AGE 81, when most people would be relaxing and spending time with their grandchildren, Mr Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam is instead gearing up for a new challenge. One of Singapore's most colourful Opposition figures, he announced his political comeback yesterday. "I
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  • Singapore news
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      Dengue cases hit record high last week
      476 4  -  JASMINE YIN More hospital beds expected byyearend with dengue spike jasmine@media corp. com. sg THE dengue situation in Singapore has reached fever pitch, with the weekly number of cases hitting 180 last week, an all-time high for this year. With a total of
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      Lock icon IS EARLY RETIREMENT POSSIBLE WITH RISING COSTS?
      307 4 ERC A good education, a good paying job and retirement at 65. That's hardly the case nowadays. With the escalating tag on all expenses, it is time to reflect on the harsh reality. However, retiring young and rich is not out of the
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      Lock icon Another Singaporean killed by falling tree
      242 4 —AGENCIES ANOTHER Singaporean has been killed by a falling tree on Mount Ophir in Johor, not far from the spot where a trainee teacher died last Tuesday. Mr Abdul Razak Abdul Hamid, 48, a security officer at the Changi Airport, was crushed on Saturday
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      Lock icon Thaksin puts in $300m bid for Man City
      282 4 AGENCIES BEFORE he can start a revolution of his own at Manchester City Football Club, former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will need the help of Thailand's central bank in his bid for the club. He has asked the Bank of Thailand
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      A bigger, snazzier Tanglin Mall soon
      518 6  -  GRACIA CHIANG Expansion to be completed by October gracia@mediacorp.com.sg THE venerable Tanglin Mall is next in line for a facelift Come October, the shopping centre, which is more than a decade old, will get 20,000 square feet added to its four-storey complex. The mall
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      89 8  - —WEETECKHIAN DRAGONBOATTUG-OF-WAR The Singapore River was the birthplace of a new race yesterday: The dragonboattug-of-war. The 60 teams of 12 competed two at a time, vying to reach the finish line while being linked to each other via a pulley system. Also getting into the splash of things at the
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    • Article
      Genetic link to sudden deaths
      364 8  -  TAN HUI LENG Five new cases a year of heart condition that killed seven-year-old boy huileng@media corp. com. sg CASES of sudden death that hog the headlines are often caused by cardiac arrests that happen to adults. Children who die suddenly, however, are more likely
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      Lock icon Chemical attack drill in condo
      167 8  -  JASMINE YIN jasmine@media corp.com.sg WHEN the siren sounded at about 4pm, about 100 residents of Kingsgrove Condominium hurried to their respective master bedrooms, which come with attached bathrooms, and got to work sealing off all openings with garbage bags and masking tape. The mock poisonous
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
      • Article
        PCF TO ABSORB GST INCREASE
        58 8 The PAP Community Foundation (PCF) will absorb the 2-percentage-point increase in the goods and services tax for six months from July 1. This will cost the PCF about $772,000. Also, charges for all the PCF's existing services will be frozen until June 2008, in line
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      • Article
        DRIVER DIES AFTER CAR SLAMS INTO PILLAR
        93 8  -  LOHCHEEKONG A male driver, believed to have been drinking, died yesterday after he slammed his car into a pillar at a flyover near Vivo City. According to the Singapore Civil Defence Force, the accident occurred at 5.56 am along Telok Blangah Road. The
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        WOMAN 'SLASHES AT COFFEESHOP HELPER
        112 8  -  LOHCHEEKONG FOLLOWING a commotion at a coffeeshop on Commonwealth Avenue, the police have arrested a woman in her 60s. Eyewitnesses told Today that the woman seemed "mentally unsound" and wielded a fruit knife after getting into a scuffle with a female coffeeshop helper, who was
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      303 5 lysMU SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY Beyond any doubt Our University of Choice V Daniel Ng r Raffles Junior College National Schools' Badminton Champion Lee Kong Chian Scholar j Associate rroressor X M HwX School of Accountancy Joshua Lai 4>^ J^^t^^ National Junior College B jH M) President Scout L^ Business Management
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      348 6 m AVIVA Higher CPF returns with no lock in. Why wait? Current CPF-OA interest rate BIG c interest rate BIG c, a single premium endowment plan from Aviva, gives you 40% 3 more returns on your CPF-OA savings. There's no lock-in period, so you can withdraw anytime with no penalty
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      120 6 >c r Release your passion! I '^TV- if^_ 1 We give you the ultimate experience in learning the i latest gaming technology which includes Maya, 3D I Game Engine, visual effects and more. We offer a Certification/Diploma in Games Design I and Development and even provide you with the I
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      285 7 Museum Hoppin' Bus Tours Check out these museums and explore our rich culture. Four fascinating routes to choose from! r University Jaunts 23 May City Tales 24 May Learn about the Chinese diaspora, Singapore's rich biodiversity and Find out about urban planning, literary pioneers and childhood memorabilia, homegrown artists. #Jurong
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      32 8 START is formed by Autohub Asia one of the largest direct i nporters of cars from around the globe. With our established track record, we ensure trust starts here. I www.start.sg tlilV
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Guinness 'record' upsets Jakarta
      326 10 Publisher claims Indonesia has 'highest deforestation' rate in the world MEDAN Indonesia yesterday took issue with the Guinness Book of Records for describing the country as a place where forest destruction is taking place at the fastest rate in the world, and said that the figures
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      Lock icon Malaysian corp in hot water again
      217 10 —AP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's volunteer corps has found it self in hot water again, after its officers wrongly detained an Indian national software professional whom they mistook to be an illegal immigrant The officers arrested Vijay Kumar Varadan even though he produced a photocopy
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      Malaysia studying Singapore transport system for Johor
      179 10 JOHOR BARU The Malaysian government is studying Singapore's transport network as a model for the Iskandar Development Region (IDR) in southern Johor. It plans to create an integrated public transport system that will connect the region with the rest of the country. The
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      Lock icon Cases proof Taiwans' judiciary democratic
      395 12 TAIWAN'S President Chen Shui-bian said that while he may be embarrassed by the corruption charges levelled at his wife, and for the jailing of his son-in-law over corruption last year, these cases are proof that Taiwan's judicial system is open and democratic, and that no
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      Lock icon Poison found in toothpaste
      386 12 -AGENCIES Consignment to Panama from China found to have poisonous ingredient BEIJING Customs officials in Panama have discovered diethylene glycol, a poisonous ingredient in antifreeze, in 6,000 tubes of toothpaste imported from China, putting China's safety record under the spotlight once again. The toothpaste, marketed under
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      Lock icon Iraqi cash funds Al Qaeda HQ
      323 13 -AGENCIES Money out of Iraq eases Al Qaeda's financial problem WASHINGTON United States officials have detected a significant increase in the movement of Al Qaeda operatives and money from Iraq into Pakistan's tribal territories. In one of the most troubling trends, Central Intelligence Agency
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      Lock icon Aussie Taliban to complete jail sentence on home soil
      230 13 —AFP ADELAIDE Convicted "Australian Taliban" David Hicks (picture), 31, was sent back to Australia yesterday to complete his nine-month sentence on home soil after spending more than five years in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. His return ends his longrunning fight
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon NEW DEPUTIES FOR VIETNAM
        102 13 -AFP Vietnamese yesterday voted for a new national assembly in a fiveyearly election that would bring new faces to the legislature while maintaining the Communist Party's grip on power. Over 50 million eligible voters were due to elect 500 new deputies from a field of 875
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        A NEW LEADER FOR EAST TIMOR
        63 13 Nobel Peace Prize winner Jose Ramos-Horta was sworn in as East Timor's President yesterday. Mr Ramos-Horta, 57, who won a landslide victory in the presidential election earlier this month, replaces former guerrilla leaderXanana Gusmao. The poll was the first since the former Portuguese colony
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        Lock icon MAHATHIR ON RECOVERY'S PATH
        73 13 -AFP The health of Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is improving since the heart attack, but he will stay in hospital for further care. The National Heart Institute said he has been transferred out of the cardiac care unit to a regular ward after doctors
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      105 10 jj \Skh&M'^%!ttßNi HSI McDonald's launched a charity drive that invited I I will go towards helping sick children from needy 1 v families. We took to the streets to see just how t k^l big-hearted and supportive Singaporeans are! 1 y j 1 spotted! Get your $2 Shrek Ears at
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      485 11 Can your baby learn to read even before he learns to talk? Between the middle of pregnancy and a child's second and third birthday, the child's brain cells are growing at the fastest rate. During this "Brain Growth Spurt", it is important that you provide your child with all the
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      Why an anti-gay law?
      507 14  -  JOHN TAN LAI YEW CHAN Section 377 A not key reason why gays stay or leave Spore Letter from I REFER to the report "What price, the pink dollar?" (May 19) by Jasmine Yin and Gracia Chiang. There is no doubt that Section 377 A of
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    • Letter
      Jobs for the seniors
      376 14  -  SEAH LEONG KHAI Letter from I WRITE in response to the Government's proposal to enact a law to get employers to rehire workers beyond the age of 62. I have my doubts about this indirect way of raising the mandatory retirement age of 62 as it
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      Review Act to give it bite
      457 15  -  PAULCHANPOHHOI Help consumers be informed buyers Letter from I REFER to the News Comment, "A case of consumer woes" (May 10). I see the paradox in the spirit of the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act (CPFTA). When a professional body like the Singapore Medical
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    • Letter
      Be fair to all job applicants
      325 15  -  JASMINE SOHHUITSAN Letter from WITH regards to fair employment practices, I am glad some employment agencies are going the extra mile. But what's regrettable is that most of them will ask for the job applicants' age. And once known, the agencies would inform the
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    • Article
      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      258 16  -  DR JAMES DOBSON kjoijuiuh BLENDED FAMILIES I I want to offer a word or two of advice today to those who are planning to remarry after divorce or the death of a spouse. When children are involved, this is called a blended family, and it poses
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      Lock icon Healthcare's booster shot of IT
      1125 16 IT'S not often that one gets to revolutionise the way things work in large institutions, but Mr Linus Tham was lucky enough to do it twice. As the chief information officer (CIO) of the National Healthcare Group (NHG) puts it, his foray into the healthcare
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    • SHORTTAKES
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        A RIGHT NAME CHOICE
        127 17  -  LIM POH SENG I am so happy that the new general hospital in Yishun is being named after the late tycoon and hotelier Khoo Teck Puat. It is an appropriate gesture, given his family's generous donation towards building it. I hope this will encourage more people
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        EXCELLENT SERVICE
        136 17  -  PAUL ANTONY FERNANDEZ On May 17,1 noted that the bus captain of SBS service 57 (SBS 217T) demonstrated excellent customer service. At the XX Women's and Children's Hospital, a Chinese lady who could only speak her native language asked the bus captain, who was Indian, if his bus
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  • Business
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      Lock icon Challengers in drug race
      444 18  -  CHRISTIE LOH China, India ahead of Spore in race for pharmaceutical investments: PwC christie@media corp.com.sg EVEN as the Government injects large doses of resources to grow the life sciences industry, Singapore is apparently not the top choice for the majority of drug firms looking for places
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    • Article
      Amtek in several takeover talks
      207 18  -  CHRISTIE LOH MULTIPLE parties have approached Amtek Engineering about taking over the main-board-listed electronics manufacturer. In a stock exchange filing on Friday night, Amtek's board said that it had "received a number of approaches directly from other parties on a possible transaction involving the shares
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      Lock icon DBS' Islamic bank starts operations this month
      165 18 -AGENCIES DUBAI Investments has completed the US$25-million ($3B-million) acquisition of a 5-per-cent stake in Singapore-based Islamic Bank of Asia, which will start operations this month. The Dubai company, which owns stakes in almost 30 companies in the glass, pharmaceutical and real-estate industries, revealed
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      New home loans tied to SOR
      362 19  -  CHRISTIE LOH Standard Chartered moves ahead in booming market christie@media corp.com.sg WITH the property market booming and financing getting cheaper, Standard Chartered Bank is moving aggressively in Singapore's mortgage space. Over the past week alone, the foreign lender has launched two home loans pegged
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    • marketwatch
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        Lock icon SINGAPORE
        104 19 -AFP Share prices will probably consolidate this week after a record-breaking run, dealers said. Emerging concerns about slower economic growth may also weigh on sentiment, they said. Recent data showed that Singapore's non-oil domestic exports in April fell 0.4 per cent from a year ago, while analysts had forecast
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        Lock icon Your S$1 buys
        33 19 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by UOvP UK pound Yen HKS RM Euro u.uuuu ***** 79.407 5.1255 2.2242 0.4853 Rupiah Baht Peso AS IndianRs Yuan 5782.4 21.589 30.521 0.7964 26.693 5.0282
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        Commodities
        21 19 Gold US$/oz Silver US$/oz Platinum US$/oz Rubber cents/kg Palm oil RM/tonne Brant crude US$/barrel 662 13 1326.2 371.25 2540 69.22
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    • succeed
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        Eyes are windows to the sale
        588 20  -  NICHOLASBOOTHMAN GRACIA CHIANG SUCCEED with succeed@newstoday.com.sg This and other tips on connecting with people PEOPLE have to buy you before they buy your product When people like you, they see the best in you and look for opportunities to say yes to you. All
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        BRAINFOOD
        258 20  -  John Kotter LEE U-WEN I Our Iceberg Is Melting Penguins are all the rage these days in the movies, and now, it seems they're invading books, too. In Our Iceberg Is Melting, award-winning author John Kotter from the Harvard Business School shows, in his unique style, how to deal
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        noticeboard
        105 20 GOT A LEGAL ISSUE AT WORK? Managing employment conflicts and resolving them properly are part and parcel of any organisation today. The tricky part is knowing how to do so in the right way. This one-day workshop, organised by HomeTeamNS, will talk about the different types of conflict, the
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      • Article
        CEO101
        129 21 what strategies do you use against those who exaggerate their skills and qualifications? EDWARD LIU, MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION MANAGEMENT SERVICES: While first impression matters, we prefer to keep an eye out for substance instead. History and experience get our attention, but knowing
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        Lock icon A firm hand but warm touch
        493 21  -  LOHCHEEKONG cheekong@media corp. com. sg AT 28, Ms Peggy Ong is hardly your run-of-the-mill number-crunching economics graduate who churns out lengthy reports. Her Pro Teach student-care franchise employs a staff of 150 in 19 centres, looks after 4,000 children and generates an annual turnover
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      806 22 -AP SHE was an "amazing talent", a young singeiH with a wonderful voice who wrote beautifuS songs. But she was no beauty, plus she wasH flat-chested and overweight as well. I Remembering the aspiling star, music execu- I tiveJodyGerson still feels I terrible about thinking: I
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      The two faces of Malay theatre
      243 24  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL TEATER Ekamatra's annual showcase of student plays last Saturday presented two very different sides of Malay theatre old-fashioned moralism and contemporary absurdism. First up was Mat CD, a didactic look at the types of Malay youth ex-gangster versus religious boy in
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      Lock icon Michael Moore's big issue
      621 24  -  ROSS WALLACE AP Controversial director 'not taking lightly'probe of his alleged violation of US laws IN CANNES ross@mediacorp.com.sg THE worst fear of most directors at the Cannes Film Festival is that their movie will be greeted with boos or poor reviews. For American film-maker Michael Moore,
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      Lock icon Washington's future is still a grey area
      300 25 -AP ISAIAH Washington's Dr Preston Burke may have packed his bags in the season finale of Grey's Anatomy but that doesn't mean the actor is being dumped by the show, his publicist said on Friday. "We fully expect to be back in the
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      House of Kane
      343 26  -  ZU LOTH MAN zul@media corp.com.sg ELECTRONIC music may be a hit at the clubs, but Singaporean dance music promoters don't get the recognition they deserve. Or so says Tan Kane lan, who has set up his own music label to address the injustice. The 23-year-old better known
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      An album with a difference: Pop goes Zen
      262 26  -  -WINSONTEO THIS is one religious CD with a difference. On Buddha Smiles, an abbot takes the lead vocals in this case he is the Venerable Shi Kwang Sheng from the Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery, one of Singapore's largest Buddhist
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      689 27  -  SERENE HUANG serene@media corp.com.sg THERE is a bit of France at Greenwood Avenue, but not of the wine-swirling, finedining sort. Refreshingly different, Sebastien's Bistrot is rural Provence at its most authentic Frenchman Sebastien Reullier should know. He made sure there was the countrystyle decor,
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      93 28  -  EVELINE GAN Think you can't have too much of a good thing? Well, now with Pizza Hut's Variety Meal Box, you can. Pizza Hut's latest offering will delight fans, and fickle minded eaters. The Variety Box (ideal for two to three persons) comprises two personal 6-inch
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      A BRAND NEW MENU
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      1379 29 AFTER HOURS MOSAIC MONDAY HIKMAH II INTERVIEWWITH CHEN SHUI-BIAN Chasing The Competition Do Not Disturb: Recollections Suria, 9pm Channel News Asia, 8.32pm 11.32pm Channel 5, 11pm Arts Central, 10pm l*i m M^^^ in El lie is asked by £™J i pWJ The budget hotel is eNi^ v,. her editor to
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      315 30 NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2007 Young Lions 0 Geylang United 0 AS IF inspired by Saturday night's dour English FA Cup final between Chelsea and Manchester United, the Young Lions and Geylang United treated a 2,534-strong crowd at the Jalan Besar Stadium last night to
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      Lock icon Carlos keeps Real Madrid at the top
      468 31 AFP Barca thrash Atletico Madrid but remain behind leaders FOOTBALL La Liga MADRID A late winner by veteran galactico Roberto Carlos earned Real Madrid a 3-2 victory at Huelva last night (early today, Singapore time) to keep them on top of the Spanish
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      312 31 -AFP MELBOURNE Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone (picture) has warned that the Australian Grand Prix will be moved overseas unless the race is held at night in a move designed to boost global TV ratings, reports said yesterday. Melbourne's contract to host the Australian
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      Lock icon See you in August, boys
      663 32 AGENCIES Mourinho professes love for Stamford Bridge and pledges to stay on with club FA CUP FINAL Chelsea 1 Man United 0 LONDON You can rest easj now, Chelsea fans. Following the Blues' dramatic FA Cup triumph over Manchester United, Jose Mourinho quashed any lingering
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      482 32 -AGENCIES LONDON Petr Cech insisted he is back to his best after helping Chelsea to FA Cup Final glory against Manchester United. The 1-0 success at Wembley on Saturday capped an emotional season for Cech, following the horrific head injury he
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      133 33 ■AFP BERLIN England international Owen Hargreaves (picture) will quit Bayern Munich and sign for Manchester United this summer, the German club's president Franz Beckenbauer confirmed yesterday. After months of speculation, the 26--year-old midfielder, who has only played nine games for Bayern this season because
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      442 33 AGENCIES LONDON It ended dramatically with Didier Drogba's 116 th minute winner, but the consensus was that Saturday's FA Cup Final at the new Wembley stadium was more a slog than a joy to watch. Manchester United brought the promise of their exhilarating brand
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