Today, 1 April 2008, Afternoon Edition

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    23 1 TODAY MICA(P) 132/10/2007 we set you thinking Tuesday April 1, 2008 todayonline.com TODAY Frew we set you thinking Tuesday April 1, 2008 todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
    • Article
      Train delays on NEL
      99 1 THERE were delays in the train service on the North-East Line, which is operated by SBS Transit, from 7.10 to 7.31 this morning. A caller to the MediaCorp News Hotline, Mr Faizi, said the train he took from Seng Kang stalled at Serangoon Station for about
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      Lock icon US stocks close higher after Treasury reform proposal
      417 1 —AFP Wall St ends bearish first quarter of the year on a positive note NEW YORK US stocks posted modest gains yesterday, capping the worst quarterly performance in five years, as investors digested a major financial regulatory overhaul proposal by US Treasury
      —AFP; AFP  -  417 words
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      Your piggy bank is protected, in the event of a bank run
      949 1  -  ESTHER FUNG esther@media corp. com. sg LIKE the bird flu or Sars, it is one of those global contagions most Singaporeans never truly expected to hit home. Yet, if Bear Stearns, the United States' fifth-largest investment bank, can
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon S'pore could field F1 team
      456 2  -  LAN DE COTTA DA EXCLUSIVE SingaPride Racing to field local team for night race ian@media corp.com.sg IN A stunning boost for Singapore, Today has learnt that a local team could well line up on the grid for the Formula 1 season next year. Timing the
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      Lock icon Still at the SCC helm – but barely
      373 2  - Still at the SCC helm but barely TANYO-HINN yohinn@media corp.com.sg JUST as he had done repeatedly in the past, former national hockey goalkeeper Anwarul Hague (picture) showed a safe pair of hands again in staving off a bid to deny him yet another year as president of one of Singapore's
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      275 3 MDIS: A Great Chapter in My Life M Jf^ THINK SUCCESS. THINK MDIS. IIH As a stucfent at MVIs/^^^ M j you can enjoy onCine access to J> AHHIFUF A HLARAI FllfiF lk\ I I video-recorded lectures, ft VIIIEVE ft ULU Dft L EUUC 1111 discussion forums and other (earning
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      Lock icon Jammed landing gear forced pilot to land here
      473 4  -  ANSLEYNG Australian pleads guilty to breaching Spore airspace in his Cessna aircraft ansley@mediacorp.com.sg WITH his landing gear jammed after taking off from a Thai resort, and no way of dumping the fuel onboard, Australian pilot Rhys Henry Thomas decided to fly his
      NEWSASIA  -  473 words
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      Lock icon Public service week to forge pride, dedication
      269 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THIS May will see the launch of Public Service Week, with 110,000 public officers taking a pledge on their commitment and dedication to serve Singapore and Singaporeans. Organised by the Public Service Division, the public service week will be observed from
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        WOMAN FOUND DEAD
        75 6 A 28-year-old Malaysian Chinese woman was found dead yesterday in a room in Block 110, Rivervale Walk. The police received a call at 6.40pm informing them about the discovery by the landlords of the particular unit. The woman was found on a bed and in a state
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        'KIDNAP' SCAMMERS CALLER ID TRICK
        127 6 Phone scammers here are now resorting to a new trick: Making incoming call numbers appear legitimate. The telephone number of the police or the Courts may appear in the caller ID of the victim's phone, when in reality, no calls were made from these agencies.
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        NEW HOSPITAL HOLDS JOB FAIR
        125 6 Two years before it opens its doors to its first patients, the proposed Khoo Teck Puat Hospital in Yishun is already looking to recruit more than 1,000 new staff. The hospital is organising a job fair on Thursday, starting at 3pm, to offer nursing, allied
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        Lock icon APPROVAL PERIOD TO BE EXTENDED
        75 6 -938 LIVE The Housing and Development Board (HDB) and Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) will be extending the approval period for their Home Office Scheme (HOS) from the current three years to five years from tomorrow. The HDB and URA introduced the HOS in June 2003.
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        NEA GETS NEW CHAIRMAN, BOARD
        113 6 The National Environment Agency (NEA) will have a new chairman from today. Ms Chew Gek Khim takes over the helm from outgoing chairman Simon Tay, who has headed the agency for the past six years. Ms Chew, who is active in community service and volunteers
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      Lock icon 'The herd instinct'
      725 6  -  LOH CHEE KONG -NGJINGYING What can be done about the'non-genuine'buyers of Build-To-Order flats? cheekong@media corp.com.sg THE high number of applications for the Housing and Development Board's (HDB) Build-To-Order (BTO) flats in most instances over-subscribed several times has many frustrated flat-seekers wondering if more could be done to
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      Lock icon A revolutionary idea – a hotel in a park
      646 8  - A revolutionary idea a hotel in a park JINNY KOH Balestier Road site will face Sun Vat Sen Memorial Hall jinny@media corp.com.sg IMAGINE a hotel development in the midst of a public park. Better still, one that blends in with the area's heritage. That could soon be a reality following
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      Here, you can learn Raffles-class hospitality
      414 10  -  TEOXUANWEI 'Iconic'hotel brand teams up with Republic Poly to groom service professionals for booming industry xuanwei@media corp.com.sg WITH the Formula 1 Grand Prix and the integrated resorts coming to town, tourism here is well placed to continue its red-hot streak for the next few
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      Lock icon Herbs from Fu Van Sang come with certification
      567 10  -  ALICIA WONG alicia@mediacorp.com.sg IF YOU find something wrong with your herbal supplements, Eu Van Sang International can now track down the source of the problem even as far down the line as which plot of land the herb was grown on. This
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      344 5 Ml^r SMU Accountancy IV SiVIU ■P SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT Above all, its about UNIVERSITY Professional Excellence f Interactive Pedagogy SMU pioneered a broad-based, interactive pedagogy which develops your critical and J Global Exposure analytical thinking, communication and presentation skills. It sharpens your leadership C_-^# and team-building potential and instills in you
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Dr M backs PM's challenger
      470 12 -AGENCIES 4 Cabinet ministers support open Umno contest, Najib says party may review rules KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's former Premier Mahathir Mohamad has backed a former Finance Minister's bid to challenge Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi after the ruling coalition's recent surprise losses at the polls.
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      Lock icon THE WEST WILL EXPLOIT MALAYS IF ANWAR BECOMES PM: MAHATHIR
      112 12 Dr Mahathir Mohamad (picture) said foreign powers will exploit Malays if they chose Mr Anwar Ibrahim as Malaysia's Prime Minister, said Bernama news agency. He said Mr Anwar had a glib tongue. "When he talks about Islam, Muslims will think
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      Lock icon Malaysia won't raise price of rice
      239 12 -AP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has no plans to raise the retail price of rice, but efforts are underway to ensure adequate rice stockpiles in case of a shortage of supply. Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak said yesterday that the government regulates the price of
      -AP  -  239 words
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      MATURE RESPONSE TO THAT VIDEO
      628 14  -  NAZRYBAHRAWI Good time for Muslims to bridge the gulf with West? nazry@mediacorp.com.sg IT DEPICTS Islam as a warmongering faith, but the 17-minute anti-Quran video released by Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders online last Friday has failed to prove thatvery assertion. Yes, there were protests as expected.
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    • WORLDWIDEREACTIONS
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        DUTCH MP EDITS FILM TO PRE-EMPT LAWSUIT BY DANISH CARTOONIST
        84 14 Dutch far-right lawmaker GeertWilders will amend his film to pre-empt legal action over possible copyright infringements, but he will not alter the film's anti-Islam message, ANP news agency said yesterday. MrWilders will remove a caricature of the Prophet Mohammed by
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        Lock icon INDONS PROTEST AGAINST FILM
        74 14 -AFP Around 50 Indonesian demonstrators gathered outside the Dutch embassy in Jakarta yesterday to protest against the film. Protesters waved placards reading "Holland go to hell", called filmmaker Wilders "the Christian terrorist", and threw water and eggs at the embassy building. Some called for the death
        -AFP  -  74 words
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        MUIS CONDEMNS THE FILM
        82 14 In a statement yesterday condemning the film, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (Muis) said the video aimed "to incite hatred of Muslim immigrants among Europeans by including acts of violence that were committed by radicals". "It intentionally distorts verses from the Holy Quran in order
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      Lock icon Wen invites Taiwan for 'big-issue' talks
      216 16 ■AFP BEIJING Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has invited Taiwan to hold "big-issue" talks on establishing direct transport links and signing a peace agreement, state media reported yesterday. Mr Wen, speaking to reporters during a visit to Laos, extended the invitation in his first public
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        MILITARY-STYLE CLOTHING A NEW TABOO IN THAILAND
        65 16 Military-style camouflage clothing is now a fashion taboo, according to Thailand's Defence Council. Mr Peerapong Manakij, the deputy spokesman for the Defence Ministry, said wearing clothes that resemble a full or partial military uniform is illegal, the Bangkok Post reported. Insurgents in the
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        Lock icon INDONESIAN BOY ON RUN WITH $13,800
        71 16 -AFP Indonesian police yesterday said they are searching for a nine-year-old boy who ran away from his home in Jakarta with more than US$lO,OOO ($13,800) in cash belonging to his father. The boy reportedly bought a Playstation video games console and a mobile phone
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      Lock icon Boosting links to bridge the region
      395 16 -AFP Closer integration will boost development of Mekong region VIENTIANE (Laos) Mekong region premiers meeting in Laos yesterday pledged to strengthen transport, power and telecom links between their six countries, saying closer integration will boost trade and development The Prime Ministers of China, Thailand,
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      Lock icon Burning worry begins
      348 17 —AFP Pro-Tibet activists among those planning to disrupt Olympic torch relay BEIJING China launched the Olympic torch relay yesterday but tight security highlighted concerns that protests over Tibet, human rights and other issues may tarnish its journey around the world. President Hujintao (right) officially sent the flame
      —AFP; AFP  -  348 words
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      Lock icon S Korea President to donate entire salary
      213 17 -AFP SEOUL South Korean President Lee Myung Bak has promised to donate his entire salary to underprivileged people during his fiveyear term. The offer came during Mr Lee's unscheduled meeting on Sunday with reporters, aides said. Mr Lee had donated his salary to
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        Lock icon N KOREAN JETS FLEW NEAR BORDER WITH SOUTH 10 TIMES
        83 17 —AFP North Korean jet fighters have tested South Korean defences by flying near the border repeatedly in the past month. The North's jets, including MiG-21s, had flown near the heavily fortified border 10 times since conservative President Lee Myung-Bakwas inaugurated
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        Lock icon RUSSIA READY TO PRODUCE BIRD FLU VACCINE JOINTLY WITH S-EAST ASIA
        128 17 ■AFP Russia is set to work with South-east Asian countries to produce bird flu vaccines, Antara news agency reported. Mr Alexei Kupriyanov, deputy director general of Microgen at Russia's Health Ministry, said the company had developed two vaccines. Mr
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      Lock icon All 5 aboard killed as plane crashes into house
      226 18 -AFP LONDON Investigators yesterday began probing what caused a small jet to crash in south-east-ern England, killing all five people on board and destroying a house (picture). The plane crashed into a house in Farnborough, Kent, on Sunday, causing a fire.
      -AFP; AFP  -  226 words
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      Lock icon The Western look
      268 18 -AFP Al Qaeda grooming militants to slip into US WASHINGTON The head of the main United States spy agency has warned that Al Qaeda is training operatives who "look Western" and who can enter the country undetected to conduct terrorist attacks. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director-general Michael
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      Lock icon Myanmar's draft charter bars Suu Kyi, cements military role
      213 18 -AP YANGON Myanmar's draft constitution ensures that prodemocracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi cannot make a political comeback and guarantees a strong military presence in Parliament, according to a copy of the proposed charter obtained yesterday. Completed in February, but yet
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      It's not about trust, but transparency
      283 20  -  GOH KIAN HUAT Patients deserve to know exactly what they are paying for at clinics Letter from I REFER to "Pay more on Good Friday?" (March 24). The Singapore Medical Council has ceased issuing guidelines on consultation fees, so I am not surprised that
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      Lock icon isay LIFE HAS MANY SHADES OF GREY
      704 20  -  THOMAS KOSHY A RECENT Newsweek poll showed that having an extramarital affair and having it made public was not likely to cost the "offender" in the popularity stakes. It would be the least likely reason for people to vote against a person in
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      Why were F1 lights tested during Earth Hour?
      124 20  -  PATRICK WONG FOOK SENG Letter from I WISH to congratulate the organisers for the successful test on Saturday night of the lighting system for the inaugural Sing Tel Singapore Grand Prix later this year. But I also wish to highlight the fact
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      Cap car loans, reduce car use
      155 20  -  ARTHUR LIM Letter from THE Government has been introducing numerous initiatives to reduce the number of cars on the roads and to encourage the use of public transport But one area it should look into is the liberal financing for motor vehicles. Currently, anyone
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      173 24  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY HAPPY HOME, HAPPY CHILDREN As strange as it may sound, every household has a personality. You can usually detect within a few minutes if a home is lighthearted and winsome, strict and rigid, or depressed and pessimistic. Every family member contributes to
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      An awful evening at the theatre
      197 24  -  CHARRISA LU Reader is appalled at inconsiderate Singaporeans Letter from I AM an 18 year-old student who attended the play The Pillowman at the DBS Arts Centre on Sunday night I arrived to find that my seat in the theatre had been taken up
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      Lock icon Provide cover before tragedy strikes
      79 24  -  YEOSIOKPENG TODAY FILE PHOTO Letter from SINGAPORE has one of the highest rates qf lightning activity in the world.) We also have many uncovered pedestrian bridges. Since lightning strikes the nearest point of least resistance, a pedestrian using an overhead bridge is often the highest
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      305 20 Alert us. Seen something newsworthy in your neighbourhood? Call the MediaCorp Hotline at 6822 2268. Have your say. Have a view to share? Email us at news@newstoday.com.sg with your full name, contact number and address. Get your copy. Contact our circulation department at 1800 my Today (1800 698 6329) to
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      223 23 k Brighter I Get your exclusive free preview tickets now! M 1 customers can redeem a pair of preview tickets to the Ml Box Office Preview of DEFINITELY, MAYBE with 400 L M.MWB Sun Perks points. Simply log on to www.ml.com.sg from April 1, 9am onwards to redeem. MOVIE PREVIEW
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  • Business
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      Lock icon Citigroup splits its business units
      252 26 -AP NEW YORK Citigroup plans to split its consumer banking unit from its credit card business as part of a broader reorganisation to cut costs and simplify the large financial institution's structure, the company said yesterday. Citigroup named Ms Teresa Dial, 58, global head of
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      Female bigwig to helm Great Eastern
      227 26  -  CHRISTIE LOH In a country where women rarely chair listed companies, the latest honour goes to accounting stalwart Fang Ai Lian (picture), who will soon head the board of Singapore insurer Great Eastern Holdings. She will succeed Mr Michael Wong Pakshong, as he plans
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      Lock icon Weak US markers push S'pore shares down
      275 26 -AGENCIES SINGAPORE shares closed lower yesterday as weak economic leads from the United States on Friday and lower US stock futures led investors to sell off existing holdings. "Given recent gains, we prefer to wait on the sidelines and take profit," said UOB-Kay-Hian
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      Russian bank seeks Temasek as partner
      254 26  -  TIMOTHY OUYANG timothyouyang@media corp. com. sg AMID the current global credit squeeze, financial institutions in Europe and the United States are increasingly looking to Asia for fresh capital injections. Russia's largest investment bank, Troika Dialog, is the latest seeking co-investors from the region for
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      Lock icon Good time to invest in gold, say experts
      329 26 AMID the credit market crunch, weakening US dollar and high oil prices, owning stakes in the gold and mining sectors is becoming more fashionable. Gold, as the traditional safe-haven commodity during volatile market swings and high inflation, saw its price beat the
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      Joint Spore-Israel R&D projects receive $1.5 m in fresh funding
      258 28  -  -CHEOWXINYI FOUR Singapore-Israel joint research and development projects worth some US$2.B million ($3.9 million) have received fresh funding from an inter-governmental corporation. Called the Singapore-Israel Industrial Research and Development Foundation (SIIRD), it will fund a total of US$l.l million for
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      Lock icon UBS may seek more capital
      481 28 BLOOMBERG Bank suffering from cash drain, says Sonntag newspaper ÜBS AG, the European bank with the highest losses from the United States sub-prime crisis, may ask shareholders to approve a capital increase of as much as 16 billion Swiss francs ($22.4 billion), Sonntag newspaper said,
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      Lock icon Olam stocks surge after plan to raise $307 m announced
      238 30 BLOOMBERG OLAM International, a Singapore-based supplier of food ingredients, had its biggest gain in a week after announcing plans to raise about $307 million by selling stock to existing shareholders. 01am, which sells ingredients to companies such as Nestle the
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      CALLING THE BLUFF ON ASIAN DECOUPLING
      485 30  -  ANDYMUKHERJEE THE stock-market scorecard for the first quarter of 2008 is very different from what analysts expected at the start of the year. The four best-performing Asian markets have been Taiwan, Pakistan, Thailand and Sri Lanka, posting gains of between 2 and 8 per
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      307 31  -  -JOSEPH YADAO RAFFLES City Shopping Centre, which turns 21 this year, is celebrating its entry into "adulthood" with a makeover. To mark the completion of the first phase of renovations, the fashion-oriented mall held a fashion show featuring
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      1142 32  -  Mayo Martin If you thought people with bad manners only go to the movies, think again. They run rampant in museums and theatres, too. Today looks at the state of etiquette in the arts world in a polite manner, thankyou very much. mayo@mediacorp.com.sg I W reporter I
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      784 35  -  EVELINE GAN Eye experts caution against taking the 'rub' out of the contact lens cleaning cycle eveline@media corp.com.sg BEFORE "no-rub" multipurpose solutions came along, cleaning contact lenses was a troublesome affair that involved a 20-sec-ond rub-rinse-soak regimen. Today, for contact lens users like Aza Wee, the
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      322 36  -  Dr Lim Li Ling I feel tired easily although I sleep at least seven to eight hours a night However, my mind is never at rest I dream continuously from the moment I fall asleep to the moment I wake up. As a result, I wake up
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      545 39 —AGENCIES despite tabloid report of latter's alleged role in Nazi sex video LONDON Formula 1 ringmaster Bernie Ecclestone has come to the defence of old friend Max Mosley, insisting yesterday there was no need for the FIA president to step down in the wake of a video
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      431 39 -AFP MIAMI World number ones Roger Federer and Justine Henin advanced at the U557.54-million ($10.4-million) ATP and WTA hardcourt event here yesterday, Henin in straight sets and Federer thanks to an injury retirement. Swiss superstar Federer was leading Robin Soderling 6-4,
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      268 39 -AFP SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN, Arizona Lorena Ochoa retained her Safeway International crown in dominant fashion on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), posting a seven-stroke victory in the US$l.5 million ($2.07 million) LPGA event The world No 1, who led by one at the start
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      254 40  -  PAUL GREEN NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE2OOB Gombak3 Geylang 1 INSPIRED by talismanic striker Gabriel Obatola, Gombak United rallied from a goal down to beat Geylang United 3-1 at Jurong West Stadium in last night's NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2008 match. After a goalless first-half, the match
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      442 40  -  LOWUNFHOONG Susilo, women's pair and mixed doubles team on course for Singapore's Olympic squad linfhoong@media corp.com.sg SO FAR, Singapore have booked spots in three sailing events for the 2008 Olympics, while swimmers Tao Li, Nicolette Teo, Bryan Tay and Quah Ting Wen will all line up
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      507 41  -  PAUL GREEN Midfielder Aliff has come to the fore as Stags try to cope with the loss of some stars NTUCINCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE2OOB Woodlands vTampines Rovers Woodlands Stadium, 7.45pm paulgreen@mediacorp.com.sg MEETINGS between Tampines Rovers and Woodlands Wellington have always been highly competitive affairs, and tonight's NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League
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      352 41 —AFP ROME With just seven matches left in the 2007/08 Serie A season, AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti is beginning to feel the heat. On Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), mid-table side Atalanta handed the Rossoneri their second consecutive 2-1 home defeat. Milan have
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      260 41 -AFP MADRID Real Madrid captain Raul Gonzalez (picture) now stands joint second, along with Carlos Alonso Santillana, in the club's all-time scorer's list after notching his 290 th goal for the side in their 3-1 win over Sevilla on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). It was
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      843 43  -  CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUARTER-FINAL, IST LEG Roma v Man United MANY thrive in it, as if the heavy weight of expectation they carry sits lightly on their shoulders. Sometimes they become even stronger because of it. Others prefer to make progress quietly to elude its choking
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      289 43 They could be crucial in this match-up, one a wing-back the other a midfield veteran. Both can unlock opposing defences and also chip in with goals. Don't be surprised if they play a pivotal role and decide which side makes the last four. HE IS a
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