Today, 31 May 2007

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    27 1 TODAY //\=£>Jj\COßP MICA(P) 314/10/2006 we set you thinking Thursday May 31, 2007 todayonline.com TODAY /A=D]J\CORP MICA (P) 314/10/2006 we set you thinking Thursday May 31, 2007 todayonline.com
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    Lock icon Thaksin's TRT party dissolved
    693 1 AGENCIES IHiTiUlfiU^j But top court rules that rival Democrat Party not guilty of poll fraud BANGKOK Troops in Thailand went on high alert as a top court ordered the Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party, founded by ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, to be dissolved, after two
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    Lock icon REHEARSAL ON PARADE
    142 1 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SHUTTERBUGS and tourists got a glimpse of what can be expected at this year's milestone National Day Parade the first to be held entirely over water as a hovering helicopter took part in a practice session at Marina Bay (picture). Organisers have received 469,401 applications
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  • hot news
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      One more man drowns, while another is saved
      216 2  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@media corp.com.sg IN THE third drowning here in four days, a man's body was found floating in the Kallang River yesterday. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) received a call at around 10.23 am about someone floating in the
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      Lock icon Malaysian court rejects woman's bid to be recognised as Christian
      445 2 AGENCIES PUTRAJAYA In a case that tested the limits of religious freedom in Malaysia, the country's highest court yesterday rejected a woman's bid to be legally recognised as a Christian after converting from Islam. The court has instead passed the
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      Lock icon WHO fans smoking-ban flames, while more Singapore firms vow to help staff quit
      443 3  -  UNYANQIN AGENCIES EVEN as more Singapore employers are helping their staff to quit smoking, the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged all countries to ban smoking completely at indoor public and work spaces. "The evidence is clear
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      Lock icon China ups stamp duty, regional stocks plunge
      588 3 -AGENCIES STOCKS across Asia fell in reaction to a plunge in the Chinese share market yesterday, reflecting regional nervousness over a bubble forming on Asia's most pricey bourse. China's stocks took their biggest tumble in three months, after the government tripled the tax
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      Riau launches charm offensive here
      660 3  -  NAZRYBAHRAWI nazry@mediacorp.com.sg A DAY after a Malaysian investment roadshow ended, it was Indonesia's turn to launch a charm offensive to attract more capital from Singapore to its shores. And visiting Riau Islands' Governor Ismeth Abdullah did not come empty-handed. He brought with him some new
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      328 2 SONY. I m 31 st May 3rd June i Suntec City Exhibition Centre, Hall 603, L 0 0 0 Booth 1716 (Ban Leong Technology PteLtd) Visit our booth at PC Show 2007 and enjoy exclusive deals for Sony Recording Media and Energy products. Get a free tote bag and memo
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  • Singapore news
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      Lock icon PC Show hopes to cash in on pre-GST-hike spending
      329 4  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN hedirman@media corp.com.sg SINGAPORE'S longest-running consumer electronic show opens its doors today for a four-day run at the Suntec Convention Centre. The PC Show marks its 17th year, occupying 114,100 sq ft of floor space this year. Organiser Lines Exposition
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      Lock icon 'Second chance' for Christopher Lee
      647 4  -  LEONG WEE KEAT DAPHNECHUAH weekeat@media corp.com.sg HE is paying the price of his drink-driving, hit-and-run offence but when actor Christopher Lee (picture) completes his jail term next month, he will get a "second chance" from his employer, MediaCorp. The company said yesterday it will not
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      Lock icon Civil service boon for elderly
      426 6  -  GRACIA CHIANG Move to hasten re-hiring process within 3 years gracia@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE'S civil service will speed up and implement the re-employment process for older workers within the next three years, rather than wait for legislative changes slated to happen in five years. This means that
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      Donors' blood samples to be used for research
      308 6  -  TAN HUI LENG huileng@media corp. com. sg BLOOD donors' contributions will now go not just to helping patients but researchers as well. Singapore's first biobank facility for blood samples has been setup by the National University Hospital (NUH) and the National University
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      MediaCorp Radio fined for bra stunt
      425 6 MEDIACORP Radio has been fined $15,000 by the Media Development Authority (MDA) for airing a segment deemed "controversial" on a morning show on 987FM. When contacted by Today, a spokesperson for MediaCorp Radio confirmed the fine and added: "We accept MDA's decision and recognise
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      Lock icon VANDALS DAMAGE 5 CARS IN PUNGGOL CAR PARK
      106 8  -  -UNYANQIN SEVERAL car owners got a rude shock when they found their cars sprayed with black paint on Tuesday. The cars were parked over two stories at the Punggol multi-storey car park at Block 131, Edgedale Plains. The police said five cars
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      CHINA: HEGEMONIC THREAT OR SPUTNIK?
      767 8  -  WILLIAM PESEK Possible financial crises make rivalling US economy unlikely despite rapid rate of growth IT IS oddly fitting that 2007 marks the 50th anniversary of Sputnik. Just as United States lawmakers panicked over the Soviet Union's 1957 space launch, they are overstating the effects
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        DONT RELEASE ANIMALS
        114 8 This Vesak Day, the National Parks Board (NParks) is urging the public not to release animals into nature reserves and reservoirs. About 90 per cent of domesticated animals die within a day of being released. The introduction of non-native animals into the local ecology also upsets the
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        APRIL VISITS HIT A HIGH
        79 8 Singapore welcomed 818,000 visitors last month, a record high for April. Indonesia, China, India, Australia and Malaysia were the top five visitor-gener-ating markets. Hotels saw an estimated $142.8 million in room revenue, 22.9 per cent more than in April last year, with average rates maintained
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      72 4 B1 S tilL I ■FIGHT DENGUE NOW BEFORE IT'SITOO^LAIM Ri\jflwF\*^HiaB <* I I II II i^ I II I n Tup H 'fill II II I I ■BaHET^J^ 1 ,^^^^^^^> V nV M0r 1 L\ i I I BA I I .^^Br I I H'iH Hi Mltef^ 4^H f II
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      137 5 /JV«V4fr Catch The i i^&fjQyr threat \iL Y SingaPB^e R §e?' e\P Riverfront shopping. Riverside dining. The Great Singapore Sale beckons and there is only one place to make a splash. Central presents a whole new world of unbeatable bargains, great offers and winning deals. So dive in now! The
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      55 6 Enjoy the convenience and comfort of a private car from $8 per hour, with petrol Make NTUC Income Car Co-Op your smart choice. m Join us as a member today! Sign up at any NTUC Income branch, call *****511 or visit www.carcoop.com.sg for details. I jjKf2^QKp\ -T t/Hf/- hAviw vttuw
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      86 7 X^ Lifestyle Fair \N a jw /M^/CT§ i\/^ In conjunction with the llcl^ (^T^^o ,-JlPlil^ 'I^^^P^ > II Italian festival,VivoCity brings 1 w^L' j*]oi7 v a little piece of Italy to Singapore. I 1 x B&Q~~^. I Xji The fair will feature interesting \J (nlzLrOKl^^ l/r\ Official Card citibank HB^^l^S
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      158 8 Perfection, I And Where yfcjj^ ITo Witness It. Discover the Stella Artois 1 Gold Standard Establishments, inside this newspaper. SPOTTCIM^SUPPORT! 3 I McDonald's™ launched a charity drive that invited I Singaporeans to wear Shrek Ears in support of i Ronald McDonald Children's Charity™ (RMCC). I I Priced at $2,100% nett
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      Lock icon New Zealand woman on oxygen machine dies after cut in home power supply
      316 10 -AFP WELLINGTON A New Zealand woman on an oxygen machine died shortly after a power company cut the electricity supply to her home over an unpaid bill, said family members. The alarm on her machine went off
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      Lock icon Hotel room incident sparks new row
      376 10 AGENCIES Indonesia upset over treatment of its official in Sydney JAKARTA A new political wrangle has further clouded relations between Indonesia and Australia. In the latest incident, Indonesia alleged that Australian policemen barged into the hotel room of a visiting Indonesian dignitary to deliver
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      Lock icon Stomach bug hits S'pore-HK cruise: 92 passengers, crew ill
      218 10 -AGENCIES HONG KONG A stomach virus outbreak has hit 92 passengers and crew on a cruise ship, travelling from Singapore to Hong Kong, health officials said yesterday. The Department of Health said the highly contagious norovirus was detected on the second
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      Lock icon Traveller with rare TB strain put into quarantine
      290 10 -AP ATLANTA A man with a rare and dangerous form of tuberculosis ignored doctors' advice and took two trans-Atlantic flights, leading to the first quarantine ordered by the United States government since 1963, health officials said. The man, whom officials did not
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      Lock icon Rice for North Korea delayed
      155 10 -AP SEOUL South Korea has urged communist North Korea yesterday to shut down its nuclear reactor and gradually open their heavily-armed border to regular train traffic, amid a heightening standoff over the North's refusal to abide by a disarmament deal. The Cabinet-level talks the highest
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      Lock icon Crisis talks in London over 5 Britons kidnapped in Iraq
      229 12 -AP BAGHDAD Hundreds of Iraqi and American troops cordoned off sections of Baghdad's Sadr City slum early yesterday and conducted a series of raids in an apparent effort to find five British citizens abducted from a nearby government building on
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      Lock icon Zoellick picked to head World Bank
      382 12 AGENCIES 5-year term slated for ex-US diplomat WASHINGTON President George W Bush has nominated former United States trade negotiator and diplomat Robert Zoellick (picture) as the new president of the World Bank. Mr Zoellick will replace Mr Paul Wolfowitz, said White House spokesman Tony
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      Lock icon Russia tests new missile systems
      163 12 DPA MOSCOW Russia's military tested two new missile systems on Tuesday, and hinted it may try to end a 1987 US-Russian treaty banning intermediaterange missiles. Moscow tested for the first time both its RS-24 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and short-range, high-precision winged Iskander-Mrocket system, Russian
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      112 14 -AFP A PROTEST WITH BARK AND BITE: A British artist ate a corgi. Queen Elizabeth M's favourite breed of dog, on Tuesday to protest against the alleged killing of a fox earlier this year by a group that included the Queen's husband. Prince Philip. Mr Mark McGowan's stunt was broadcast
      -AFP; AFP  -  112 words
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  • GLOBALROUNDUP
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      Lock icon IRAN CHARGES 3 WITH SPYING
      82 14 -DPA Iran has charged three detained Iranian-Americans with spying and acting against national security while the United States government called the charges "absurd". Academics Haleh Esfandiari and Kian Tajbakhsh were charged with "spying" for foreigners, while correspondent Parinaz Azima was charged with security offences, Fars
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      Lock icon TAIWAN EX-PRESIDENT TO VISIT YASUKUNI SHRINE
      89 14 -AFP Taiwan s former President Lee Teng-hui has said he will visit a Tokyo war shrine at the heart of tensions between Japan and China, in a move certain to outrage Beijing. China has already lodged a protest over the visit by Mr Lee,
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      Lock icon TAMIL WINS GOVERNMENT RECOGNITION IN INDIA
      72 14 -AFP The Tamil language has won official recognition from India's government, which has agreed to fund an institute to promote the language. The International Institute of Classical Tamil Language will be set up in Chennai, where language politics have often boiled over. While the
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      Lock icon ANOTHER MAN IMPLICATED IN LITVINENKO MURDER
      124 14 -AP A Russian who met former spy Alexander Litvinenko in London, together with the man British authorities accuse of murder, expects he may also be accused in the former KGB agent's poisoning death. Mr Dmitry Kovtun expressed solidarity with Mr Andrei Lugovoi, the Russian
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      Lock icon ALL FIRED UP OVER CHILLI
      105 14 -AP A manager at a Miami fastfood restaurant was shot several times in the arm on Tuesday for refusing a customer's request for more chill The customer at Wendy's drive-through restaurant had asked for more packets of chilli, but a worker told the customer that
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      336 14 JBmSL Goi^d Standard (|^i^m^^) ESTABLISHMENT As Obsessed With Serving The Perfect Beer As We Are About Brewing It. Following an island-wide quest by a panel of independent experts comprised of noted beer connoisseurs, respected journalists and experts in the hospitality industry these fine venues were appraised as Stella Artois Gold
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      Lock icon Look for a good track record
      470 16  -  JOELGN Globally recognised UNSW lacked hard figures to show it can succeed in Singapore Letter from AS A foreign undergraduate here, I have to admit that the closure of the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has increased my scepticism towards distance education. While
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      Lock icon Social workers, volunteers not the same
      389 16  -  JADE LOW-LIM Letter from I READ with interest the report, "Joannes greatest love" (May 17), about the new Channel 8 primetime drama, The Greatest Love of All, starring MediaCorp actress Joanne Peh. Joanne has said she might want to become a social worker should
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      Lock icon The secret to finding true happiness
      1234 18 "Contentment, peace and happiness are so much more valuable than material pursuits." This is a classic example of something that is easier said than done for many of us. But leave Venerable Chuan Xian out of the typecast, as he is one person who
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      FOCUS ON THE
      239 20  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY PARENTAL INSENSITIVITY If there's one lesson that parents need to learn most urgently, it's to guard what they say in the presence of their children. Many times, following speaking engagements, I've been approached by a mother about a particular problem her child was
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      serveusright WHY ARE WE WAITING?
      631 20  -  LIANG DINGZI SOME years ago when I visited Shanghai, I stood at a money exchange outlet, waiting for the teller to finish brushing her hair and preening before a mirror which she had on the counter, before she would serve me. At a departmental store,
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      SHOOT TO FRAME
      1126 22  -  DON WONG PHOTOGRAPHY tips PHOTOS TEXT TRAVELPHOTOGRA PHY Travel and photography often go hi in hand. The camera is one of thef things one includes when packing a trip since photography is one of bestwaysto document ourtravel periences. Pack wisely Versatility and mobility are the things to
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      Marina site up for sale
      504 24  -  JOSEPH YADAO Govt releases land parcel to ease office space crunch in prime areas joseph.yadao@mediacorp.com.sg IN A move to ease the office space crunch in the prime areas, a white site expected to receive bids of up to $1.1 billion at Marina View was offered
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      Lock icon 19,000 jobs at risk
      128 24 DPA AMSTERDAM Some 19,000 jobs would disappear if banking consortium Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), Fortis and Santander take over Dutch ABN Amro bank. In the Netherlands alone, 7,500 jobs would be lost, the consortium told Dutch unions during a meeting on Tuesday evening. On Tuesday,
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      Lock icon CORPORATEBRIEFS
      221 24  -  -JOHNSON CHOO -938UVE MCL Land's wholly-owned subsidiary, MCL Land Prime, has received approval from owners of a condominium and adjoining sites near Bukit Timah Road to sell the properties for $95 million in an en bloc sale. In a statement, MCL said the purchase of the freehold properties at
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      Lock icon Chemoil to acquire Helios Terminal
      133 25 DOWJONES MARINE fuel products supplier Chemoil Energy has received approval from its shareholders to buy Singapore's Helios Terminal Corp, Chemoil said in statement yesterday. Chemoil will buy all of Helios Terminal's shares from Andorra Services in a U5539.4 million ($6O million) deal that is expected
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      Lock icon Air Asia deal could be finalised soon
      272 25 DOW JONES Thai management said to be ready to sign THE management of Thai Air Asia is expected to soon sign a deal to buy the 50 per cent stake in the budget carrier held by Shin Corp and a Thai businessman, sources
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        SGX most active
        27 25 Jasper BanJoo Sapphire Gen Int SingTel 0.030 +0.005 +20.0 305.868 0.140 67.906 0.030 -0.005 -14.3 47.926 0.925 -0.015 -1.6 44.916 3.540 -0.020 -0.6 44.744
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        SGX top rises
        19 25 DBS BNP 0.255 +82.1 HSCEI9000DB HSI*****MBL AscendasSGA 0.045 +50.0 0.135 +35.0 0.155 +34.8 Chasen 0.020 +33.3
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        Commodities
        20 25 Gold US$/oz 663.40 Silver US$/oz 13.22 Platinum US$/oz 1,264.80 Rubber cents/kg 366.75 Palm oil RM/tonne 2,670.00 Brent US$/barrel 69.12
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        Lock icon SINGAPORE
        104 25 -AFP Share prices closed 0.45 per cent lower yesterday with sentiment hurt by a plunge in Chinese stocks after Beijing moved to cool its market by raising taxes on stock transactions, dealers said. However, they said local falls were limited and in line with the rest of the Asia-Pacific
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        SGX top falls
        20 25 CelestialML Gen Int DBS O.O1O 0.005 -71.4 -66.7 Nikkei225DB Hosen Nikke225BNP 0.010 0.205 0.040 -60.0 -53.9 -50.0
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        Your S$l buys
        27 25 uss UK£ Yen HKS RM Euro 0.6532 0.3304 79.467 5.0970 2.2224 0.4860 Rupiah Baht Peso AS Rupee Yuan 5774.0 21.479 30.261 0.7978 26.547 4.9944
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        Lock icon World markets
        53 25 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by Nikkei 225 *****.26 -84.30 -0.48 HK Hang Seng *****.76 -175.83 -0.86 Australia ASX200 6243.40 -74.20 -1.17 Korea Camp 1662.72 +0.92 +0.06 Thailand SET 737.40 +9.61 +1.32 Jakarta Camp 2055.39 -3.34 -0.16 Shenzhen B 680.66 -64.49 -8.65 Mumbai Sensex *****.38 -96.83 -0.67 Malaysia KLCI
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        Lock icon China warns punters of stock investment scams
        247 26 -AFP CHINA has warned investors to beware of a proliferation of stock scams spawned by the country's buoyant share prices, state media reported. Swindlers are peddling an increasing number of bogus stock investment schemes through phone calls, online messages and websites, Xinhua News
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        Lock icon Qantas 'doesn't believe' it broke 49-per-cent rule
        278 26 AFP Airline re-checking foreign ownership figures to make sure SYDNEY Australian flag carrier Qantas said it did not believe it was in breach of foreign ownership restrictions but was rechecking the figures to be sure. The government asked Qantas earlier this month to
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        Lock icon G9's Aussie broadband tussle
        303 26 DOW JONES THE Singapore Telecommu-nications-led "G9" group of companies said it has lodged a proposal with the competition regulator to build a multibil-lion-dollar high-speed broadband network in Australia, rivalling a plan by Telstra Corp. In a statement, the group of nine companies, which includes Macquarie Telecom
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      272 26 JLti AT CLARKE QU^AY The No.i International Live Music Venue SINGAPORE'S ■SL LARGEST ..f\ INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VENUE IS NOW T ml i If live music is your thing, then The Arena is the place where you can now get your kicks. Spread over a sprawling iO,OOOsq-ft area and costing S$3
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      950 28  -  ROSE RALLACE DEPUTY EDITOR (PLUS) IN CANNES ross@mediacorp.com.sg THERE'S a killer in the house. In fact, there's one in every house, or at least there would be if Jake Gyllenhaal had his way. In the south of France earlier this month for the Cannes Film Festival where
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      78 28  -  ROSE WALLACE BiWilHRSnBinM linlHiHK|Bin mm Hlliiiilißill IiHBiiBHBiSBHSS includes Robert Graysmith's 1986 Zodiac on which the latest Zodiac movie is based. The name also appears in graphic novels and comic stories. A San Francisco punk band is named after the serial killer. A web designer, Tom Voight, built
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      273 30  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL Watch how paper performs in this concert Julia na.rasul@media corp.com.sg HERE'S music you can see. Paper in its various forms large sheets, A4-sized, made into umbrellas and pom poms are used to dramatic effects in a unique concerto. Conductor and composer Tan Dun, 49, who
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      476 32 -AP Fallen celebs Spears and Lohan show remorse, but Brandy sues man who accused her of reckless driving WHEN you're a public figure mired in scandal, is it better to make a big show out of being sorry or, well, sue? Fallen stars Britney
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      621 34  -  ASIFANSAR WINSONTEO No sale of cigarettes for a day atthe club ahead of total ban asif@mediacorp.com.sg TODAY World No Tobacco Day is significant to Zouk, Singapore's pioneering super club. It will not be selling cigarettes to its customers throughout the day until midnight to mark
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      549 35 NTUC Fair Price's wine consultant CH'NG POH TIONG savours the freshness and many characters of Riesling GALILEO (1564-1642), the Italian philosopher and astronomer, once described wine as "sunshine shaped by water It is a very moving definition, one that should inspire even the most
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      946 36  - CHEVY, CHE ME SIMON TAN Inspired by a comedian and a revolutionary, an avid traveller hits the road to learn about history, culture and hairpin curves traveller@newstoday.com.sg MANY of us would remember Chevy Chase bumbling his way through Europe in his rental caravan and his family in tow. It was
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      470 38  -  DAN DAY -MCT Motorcyclist survives Balinese traffic to tell tale TO REACH the tranquillity of the ancient tombs of Gunung Kawi, one must survive the slapdash journey through the streets of modern Bali. We could have taken the smart approach, hiring a driver to shuttle us from our
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        40 38 Until June 24, Singaporean passport holders can enjoy more than 60 per cent off published room rates at the elegant Millennium Hongqiao Hotel Shanghai. To make reservations, email sales@millenniumhotels.com quoting "Singapore Passport Promotion", or call 6839 2834/09.
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        46 38 Until July 1, Lufthansa is offering special business class fares of $350 (excluding taxes and surcharges) from Singapore to Jakarta. The fares are for outbound travel up to July 7, with all travel to be completed by July 30. Affordable Business
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        62 38 Until June 30, Zuji offers fabulous hotel deals if you book your accommodation on its website. For example, you can get 20 per cent off your bill at the five-star Lebua at State Tower in Bangkok or 10 per cent off at the five-star Shanghai JC Mandarin. For
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      588 41  -  TANYO-HINN Newyouth development programme launched, asSßFaimto produce steady stream of talent yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg IN A bid to increase their talent pool, the Singapore Bowling Federation (SBF) launched the Milo Centre of Excellence (COE) yesterday. Set to kick off this July at the Orchid Bowl (SAFRA
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      137 41  -  TANYO-HINN Earlier this month, she was coy over speculation that she was eyeing bowling's top job. Yesterday, Singapore Bowling Federation (SBF) president Jessie Phua (picture) confirmed she would run for the post of president of the Federation Internationale de Quilleurs(FlQ), the sport's world governing body. "I
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      414 41  -  DARREN LAI FOOTBALL FRIENDLY Singapore under-23 2 Malaysia Olympic Team 2 darren@mediacorp.com.sg AFTER a shocking start where they gifted the visitors two goals, the Singapore under-23 side battled back strongly to draw 2-2 with the Malaysia Olympic team in a friendly at the
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        Lock icon A boy in scorching form
        829 42  -  CLEMENT MESENAS After his record run in 1978, ACS school] starSeow took on the J legendary I Kunalan I was somewhat overawed bythevastnessofthe National Stadium as we lined up. I was more familiar with Farrer Park. The stadium was empty, but the Tartan track looked
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        1031 43  -  HAKIKAT RAI Now 34, the National Stadium will make way for a new sports hub later in the year. To honour a Grand Old Lady that has become Singapore's most powerful and poignant sporting icon, Today has identified 34 of the most special sporting moments
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      863 44  -  Rohit Brijnath This champion may not last, but rest assured she will put on a show THURSDAY WITH EVERYTHING about Serena Williams says "watch me". The clothes. The accessories. The unbending look. The forceful physique. The Fight Club-inspired game. The fierce celebrations. Coy, one might suggest, is
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      317 44 AFP TENNIS French Open PARIS Second seed Maria Sharapova (picture) of Russia showed no signs of the shoulder injury that has dogged her for most of this year as she made a winning start to her French Open campaign yesterday. She beat France's Emilie Loit 6-3,
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