Today, 10 April 2008, Afternoon Edition

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    27 1 TODAY /Aedij\Corp MICA(P) 132/10/2007 we set you thinking Thursday April 10, 2008 todayonline.com TODAY /A=n>]j-\CoRP MICA(P) 132/10/2007 we set you thinking Thursday April 10, 2008 todayonline.com I
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
    • Article
      Lock icon Growth rebounds on pharmaceutical output
      263 1 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE'S economy rebounded in the first quarter from a contraction as rising production by drug companies staved off the effects of slowing global demand. Gross domestic product grew an annualised 16.9 per cent in the three months ended March, after shrinking 4.8 per cent
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      Lock icon Jade Tech under CAD probe, Aussie to track down assets
      734 1  -  Mr Domenic Gatto. CONRAD RAJ AND ZULOTHMAN conrad@mediacorp.com.sg MAN WITH A MISSION: THE failed Jade Technologies takeover has been referred by the bank that had been advising on the deal to the anti-graft watchdog for investigation. "We have reported the
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Kinks in S'pore's ambitions to be an academic melting pot
      674 2  -  ALICIA WONG JINNY KOH DESPITE changing schools, the 16-year-old student from China simply could not adapt to life in Singapore. In the end, the stress proved to be too much and he decided to return home. His case is not
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      Colour-coded safety
      809 3  -  NGJINGYNG JINNY KOH Pictorial books and charts to help keep patients safe AND jingyng@media corp.com.sg MANY developed nations do it Hire healthcare workers from abroad. This is the reason why language and cultural barriers are now the biggest challenges to patient safety. In Singapore, the National Healthcare Group
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  • news
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      Lock icon S'pore gets first female Solicitor-General
      565 4  -  LEONG WEE KEAT KohJuat Jong takes over from Walter Woon,whoisnewAG weekeat@media corp.com.sg A PRESIDENT'S Scholar has become the first woman to be appointed the Solicitor-General (SG) in the Attorney-General's Chambers here. Ms Koh Juat Jong (picture), 48, will leave her role as the Registrar of
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    • Article
      Lock icon Most civil servants happy with jobs: Poll
      475 4 938 LIVE A SURVEY has found that the majority of public servants here are satisfied with the effectiveness of their service. Two-thirds of the 1,600 public officers polled said they were actively engaged in their jobs, meaning they were satisfied and energised about
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    • Article
      Faster Internet access on mobile phones soon?
      390 6  -  Sing Tel, M 1 plan to upgrade networks HEDIRMAN SUPIAN hedirman@media corp.com.sg YOU could be accessing bandwidthheavy movies and websites in the blink of an eye on your mobile phones, as Singapore telcos move to upgrade their wireless networks. Sing Tel chief executive
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    • Article
      Lock icon Across-the-board increase in COE prices
      270 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA PRICES of Certificate of Entitlements (COEs) have climbed across the board ranging from three to 12 per cent in the first tender exercise for the new quota year. Industry players said cuts in the COE supply, which will be the lowest in five
      — CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  270 words
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      StarHub fined $10,000 for 'lesbian kissing scene'
      268 6 THE Media Development Authority has fined Star Hub Cable Vision $10,000 for airing a commercial that depicted "lesbian kissing scenes". The MDA posted a statement yesterday on its website about the cable operator's breach of TV advertising guidelines, "which disallows advertisements that condone
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      42 8 SHIPPING OUT: Personnel from Underwater World Singapore netting the fish in the aquarium in the Wisma Atria basement. More than 100 fish from the aquarium built in 1996 are being moved to their new home at Underwater World on Sentosa. ERNEST CHUA
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      Be very careful with this beer
      169 8 IF YOU love swigging that bottle of American-made Samuel Adams beer (picture), forget about putting it to your lips for now because some bottles could be contaminated with pieces of glass. The Boston Beer Company, maker of the alcoholic beverage, said its inspectors found
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      Lock icon Ex-teacher appeals molest conviction
      776 8  -  TEOXUANWEI Court hears it could be a case of one person's word against another's xuanwei@media corp.com.sg IT WAS a keenly-followed trial that spanned 80 days over nine months and spawned a 254-page written judgement from the district judge when former teacher William Ding Chun Fong was
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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      Lock icon Holding on to a Lifeline
      433 10  -  JINNY KOH NGJINGYNG Harness to help people escape high-rise fires jinny@media corp.com.sg IT WOULD be a terrifying decision to make -jumping out of a burning building or perishing in the flames. Now, one company has come up with a device to help you make that
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      CHEAP PILLS ARE HARD TO SWALLOW
      809 12  -  Attempts at'cheap at all cost' medicines are killing innovation NONOYOPLAS LATE this month, public health activists and policy experts from around the world will head to Geneva, Switzerland, to attend a World Health Organisation (WHO) conference on intellectual property rights. There, the attendees will
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      26 9 China Eastern Airlines, Jet Airways, Qatar Airways and United Airlines are now operating from Terminal 3. Visit changiairport.com or call 1800-542-4422 for flight information. CHANGi AIRPORTSINGAPORE
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  • world news
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      74 14 VOLCANO WOES: Indonesians living near a 'mud volcano' that has been spewing sludge for nearly two years in Surabaya, East Java, now have another problem to contend with flammable gas. Highly concentrated methane is pouring into nearby residential areas and worried locals say they are afraid to cook at home
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      Lock icon North Korea claims 'agreement reached with US'
      301 14 -AGENCIES SEOUL North Korea yesterday said it has reached agreement with the United States on its promised nuclear declaration. This is an issue that has so far blocked progress in a six-nation disarmament deal. A foreign ministry spokesman quoted by state media said
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      Lock icon Mahathir unlikely to be prosecuted: AG
      142 14 —AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's attorney-gen-eral Abdul Gani Patail has reportedly dismissed calls to prosecute former premier Mahathir Mohamad for abuse of power, saying there is no evidence against him. Mr Abdul Gani said the leader was investigated by police in 2000 over alleged interference
      —AFP  -  142 words
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      Lock icon S Korean ruling party set for election victory
      382 14 —AGENCIES President Lee gets mandate despite low voter turnout SEOUL Voter turnout fell to a historic low in yesterday's South Korean elections, but nevertheless gave the new president's conservative party an overall majority in parliament. President Lee Myung Bak's Grand National Party
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      Lock icon Malaysia's CJ backs call for reforms
      231 14 —AP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's top judge yesterday supported calls for the creation of an independent panel to select judges. Chief Justice Abdul Hamid Mohamad's statement was the first clear sign from the judiciary that it is prepared to undergo reforms and free itself from
      —AP  -  231 words
    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon M'SIAN TRAIN PLUNGES INTO RIVER AFTER LANDSLIDE
        80 16 —AGENCIES Three people were killed and at least 20 injured when a Malaysian train plunged down a ravine and into a fast-flowing river yesterday, officials said. Most of the 43 people on board scrambled to safety although police are still searching for possible
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        Lock icon M'SIAN ACTIVIST IN HOSPITAL AFTER BEING DENIED MEDICATION, SAYS LAWYER
        143 16 —AFP An ethnic Indian activist who is being held without trial under Malaysia's security laws, has been hospitalised after being denied medication for diabetes, his lawyer said yesterday. P Uthayakumar and four other members of the Hindu Rights Action Force
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      WILL BN BE RELEGATED TO THE OPPOSITION?
      659 16  -  NAZRYBAHRAWI BN risks losing its ruling status if it continues its race politics agenda nazry@media corp.com.sg WITH Malaysians now voting across racial lines, a fact brought out in the recent national polls, the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, runs the risk of becoming irrelevant
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      Lock icon Taiwan's Ma cautions against swift China ties
      270 18 -AFP TAIPEI Taiwan's President-elect Ma Ying-jeou has cautioned against a rapid rapprochement with China, despite hopes from supporters of swift moves to improve cross-Strait ties, a report said yesterday. Mr Ma told Financial Times he would not personally engage in a dialogue with
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      82 18 MEET FLOCKE, KNUT IS SO 7ESTERDAV: Female polar bear cub Flocke German for snowflake -at a zoo in Nuremberg, Germany. Since making her debut, the four-month-old cub, which has been hand-reared on fears that her mother might harm her, Flocke fever has gripped Germany. Last year, Knut, another cub, also
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      Lock icon Rudd stirs Tibet storm in China
      354 18 —AFP But Aussie leader opposes boycott of Olympic Games BEIJING Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said yesterday that there were significant human rights problems in Tibet, in a speech delivered to university students here at the start of a four-day trip to China. "Australia,
      —AFP  -  354 words
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      Lock icon Elite guards ready for riots
      380 20 —AGENCIES Hand-picked flame escorts belong to special police unit BEIJING The Chinese guards of the Olympic flame seen fending off protesters in London and Paris are elite members of the paramilitary units which crushed dissent in Tibet, The Daily Telegraph reported. The 30 blue track-suited
      —AGENCIES  -  380 words
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      Lock icon Protests could backfire: Activists
      141 20 —AFP Human rights groups have warned protesters against targeting the Olympic torch on its route through San Francisco. Thousands of activists were poised to protest here yesterday as the torch arrives for the United States leg of its global tour. This follows protests along the relay
      —AFP  -  141 words
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      Lock icon Tibetan monks protest in China
      114 20 —AFP Monks at a major Tibetan Buddhist monastery in northwest China defied authorities to stage a protest in front of foreign reporters yesterday. The incident marked the second time demonstrating monks have upstaged a government-escorted foreign media tour of riot-hit Tibetan regions and indicated anti-China
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      Widow wants kids with dead hubby's sperm
      274 22 LONDON The widow of a US soldier killed in Iraq has had his sperm frozen four days after his death in hope of bearing his children, The Times of London reported. Mrs Kynesha Dhanoolal won a restraining order preventing the US military from
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      Lock icon Kids kept for sex
      403 22 —AFP ELDORADO A Texas po lygamist compound emptied of more than 400 children was the site of pervasive sexual abuse where girls were groomed to accept sex at puberty, and boys were indoctrinated to perpetuate the cycle, officials said in court records released on Tuesday. Girls
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  • GLOBALROUNDUP
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      Lock icon SECURITY BOOSTED AMID VIOLENT PROTESTS OVER PRICES IN HAITI
      145 24 -AFP Blue-helmeted UN peacekeepers were called in on Tuesday to protect Haiti's presidential palace after violent demonstrations against high food and fuel prices broke out in the capital Port-au-Prince. Earlier that day, Haitian police clashed with protesters and fired in the
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      Lock icon TOXIC GAS LEAK KILLS TWO AT PAKISTANI NUCLEAR PLANT
      104 24 DPA Atoxic gas leak at a nuclear facility in eastern Pakistan killed two employees on Tuesday, authorities said. The leakage of the non-radioactive toxic gas occurred at the nuclear reactor in Khushab, about 250 km south of the capital Islamabad, Pakistan's
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      Lock icon SMALL BOMB BLAST RIPS THROUGH NEPAL'S CAPITAL
      96 24 AFP A small bomb exploded outside a hospital in Nepal's capital of Kathmandu yesterday, less than 24 hours before the country's landmark polls that will decide its political future. "A minor bomb was set off outside Bir Hospital, but no one was injured,"
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      Lock icon Separatists in South Thailand seek peace
      270 24 -AP BANGKOK One of the major groups associated with a Muslim separatist insurgency in southern Thailand said it wants to work with the Thai government to find a peaceful solution to the issue. A statement posted on Tuesday on the Pattani United Liberation Organisation
      -AP  -  270 words
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      Lock icon New player joins online Scrabble battle
      254 24 -THE GUARDIAN LONDON The online battle for the hearts of Scrabble players has intensified after Real Networks, one of the official rightsholders of the game, rolled out an authorised version on Facebook to rival the popular Scrabulous application. Scrabble by Mattel, which is still
      -THE GUARDIAN  -  254 words
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      Lock icon Thai Health Minister to quit
      133 24 -AFP Thailand's Health Minister will resign, after a government agency found that he had concealed his wife's stock holdings. Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said yesterday. The National Counter-Corruption Committee ruled on Tuesday that Mr Chiya Sasomsub broke the law by failing to inform the agency
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      Lock icon Japan's 'male geishas9
      382 26 Japan's 'male geishas 9 CNN Women's latest'accessory' as their earning power increases TOKYO At first glance, the man and woman at the nightclub look like any other couple on a date. He flirts and pours champagne, while she looks at him and laughs. This isn't a date, though. It's business.
      — CNN  -  382 words
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      Lock icon HK exec on trial for molesting cab drivers
      183 26 DPA HONG KONG A high-profile Hong Kong businessman went on trial yesterday, accused of molesting male taxi drivers as they drove him home after a night out Mr Stephen Gan Fock-wai, known as the Prince of White Flower Oil, is accused of
      — DPA  -  183 words
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      Banking on less paper wastage
      337 28  -  ALAN ALLAN Using e-statements can also reduce expenses for firms Letter from THERE is an urgent need for each of us to play a part in helping to fight global climate change and the public banking sector can lead the way. Lately, I learnt that
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      Shelter at cemetery, please ...
      82 28  - Shelter at cemetery, please DAVID SOH JIN HOE Letter from THERE is no shelter at the Christian Cemetery at Jalan Bahar to protect visitors from either the scorching sun or a sudden downpour. Besides, the bus shelter along the main road is very far away. If you are at the
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      Bike licensing not practical
      81 28  -  HU FANGDA Letter from I REFER to "License bicycles" (April 8). Bicycle licensing is a good idea in theory but there are too many bicycles and cyclists in Singapore as many shops sell bicycles. The difficulty of enforcing this ruling is apparent And what about existing
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      169 30  -  DR BILL MAIER BY GOOD SLEEP GOOD GRADES Most kids will tell you that school starts when the bell rings in the morning. But research says it actually starts the night before, when their heads hit the pillow. You wouldn't want your child going to school
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      Lock icon A good ride? Not in my experience
      411 30  -  LEECHUI HSIA Our award-winning train service leaves much to be desired, says commuter Letter from I READ with a mixture of incredulity and slight consternation reports that SMRT clinched the "Best Passenger Experience" award at the inaugural Metro Awards. The judges from Denmark
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      More trips – it's about time
      165 30  - More trips it's about time LIM BOON HEE Letter from Train operator SMRT has announced plans to roll out an extra 700 train trips a week, from the middle of next month, to cut waiting time and ease crowds. This is what it should have done years ago, instead of
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      Lock icon Why should clubs suffer for the Lions?
      158 30  -  RASHID OSMAN Letter from I REFER to "S-League clubs back the Lions" (April 9). It's heartening to note that, for once, a compromise has been reached between the clubs and the national team. There has been a lot of resistance in the past,
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      Lock icon That's our food they're eating
      211 31  -  GEORGE JACOBS Meat production wastes precious resources: Reader Letter from WHILE the current food shortages result from a complex combination of causes, many people do not realise that meat production is one of the main causes. Why is meat connected to food shortages? Currently, we
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      Why so many sales promoters?
      209 31  -  IVAN SIEW Letter from WHENEVER I step into the premises of any pharmacy chain here, I see sales promoters marketing a plethora of products ranging from acne care to zinc tablets. I was browsing at one recently, taking my time reading the labels on some
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      Keeping it simple, sometimes the hardest thing to do
      250 31  -  MOHAMAD ROSLE AH MAD Letter from WHEN I had to replace my 10-year-old television set, I realised that hunting for a "normal" colour TV the cathode ray tube (CRT) type in Singapore is very difficult. Bearing in mind Prime Minister Lee
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      309 32  -  ESTHER FUNG Hotel group commits $138 m to build 2 hotels and plans 18 more in the country in 5 years esther@media corp.com.sg MILLENNIUM and Copthorne (M&C) Hotels is expanding into India for the first time. It wants to build 20 hotels there in the next
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      59 32 Singapore-based Ascendas will invest in a $290-million development project in Coimbatore, India. Through a 50-50 joint venture, it will develop a 53-acre site over six to seven years. The project includes a special economic zone and other space for residential and commercial developments. Ascendas owns
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      410 32 AGENCIES THERE is now a one-in-four chance of a global recession, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned in its semi-annual World Economic Report released yesterday. In a downbeat assessment of the economic prospects, the IMF slashed its growth figures for almost every country in
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      216 33 CHEOWXINYI China Zaino International, a China-based maker of backpacks and luggage bags, is seeking to raise $87 million through a listing on the Singapore Exchange Mainboard. The money raised would be used to expand its production capacity and distribution network. as well
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      380 33  -  ESTHER FUNG Investment firm's stake is part of the collateral esther@mediacorp.com.sg MERRILL Lynch has confirmed that it has been left holding a big stake in Jade Technologies after its failed takeover. In a stock exchange announcement, the United States investment bank revealed that it seized
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        310 34 BLOOMBERG THE United States vowed to supply the Philippines with as much rice as the world's biggest buyer of the grain needs after some of the largest exporters cut sales to safeguard domestic stockpiles. "You are assured absolutely,"
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        374 34 AGENCIES Budget carrier shuts down its operations after just 17 months BUDGET carrier Oasis Hong Kong Airlines has shut down its operations after being in service for just over 17 months. The airline had made headlines by offering one-way fares to London for as low
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        741 37  -  MATTHEW LYNN -BLOOMBERG HAS the hedge-fund industry been built on a series of lies? For the past decade, its explosive growth has been based on a simple claim: That skilled money managers, motivated by high performance fees, could outperform the market when it was going
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        397 38 —AFP THE International Monetary Fund estimates worldwide losses stemming from the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States could reach US$945 billion ($1.3 trillion) as the impact spreads globally. In a particularly stark report, the IMF said falling US housing prices and rising
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        363 38 -AP But battle over deputy governor continues JAPANESE lawmakers have endorsed the acting Bank of Japan chief as its governor, ending a power vacuum at the central bank's helm by approving the government's third candidate for the job. But Japan's opposition-controlled upper house of Parliament
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      1293 40  -  Christopher Toh Guitar-wielding girls who pen their own songs are back, thanks to the Web OVER 2 million people logged on to You Tube over the summer last year to catch a young girl of I Japanese and Irish-American parentage sing some song about being
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      203 41 JONI MITCHELL Best known for songs like Both Sides Now, Big Yellow Taxi and River, nine-time Grammy winner Mitchell (picture) has been recognised as one of the key female singer-songwriters to emerge from the late '60s who paved the way for future generations of songwriters. SUZANNE VEGA
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      495 42  -  GENEVIEVE LOH She's looking hot, thanks to this S'porean stylist genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg MOST people attend Paris Fashion Week and come away with a free goodie bag. Kenneth Goh, however, came away with a new friend -Janet. That's Miss Jackson, if you're nasty. A chance meeting with his
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        66 44 Van Morrison Van Morrison has finally released an album of completely original material that pays tribute to his roots: There's blues (How Can a Poor Boy), soul/gospel {School of Hard Knocks), folk That's Entertainment) and bluegrass [Song of Home). Despite the different musical influences, Morrison holds it
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        71 44 Counting Crows It's been a long time since we heard anything from Counting Crows, so fans will relish this album as it retains the familiar sounds that made them famous this time with a bite that seemed lacking in their previous two outings. Interestingly, they've
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        58 44 Saskia Laroo The indomitable Saskia Laroo's latest effort blends jazz fusion, Caribbean styles and acid grooves into one funky collection that bebops along at a percolating pace. Songs such as Jazzin' Jamzox Big Blues are at once reminiscent of Miles Davis, Quincy Jones or even Herbie Hancock, and
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        160 45 WHO'LL SPEAK FOR LOVE TRAINCHA Traincha Oosterhuis' second tribute album to Burt Bacharach features more hits, but doesn't push any boundaries. HAARP MUSE This Brit trio show why they're one of the best live acts around, with this CD and DVD package taken from their gig
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        40 45 Ning This Euro-sounding album is Malaysian chanteuse Ning's English debut. It doesn't quite show off her voice as it plays second fiddle to the programmed beats and such. A disappointment, really, because she's brilliant when she sings.
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        56 45 Chemistry This Japanese duo infuses dance-pop with R&B, and the result is this highly grooveable album of 14 tracks, including collaborations with Monkey Majik and R&B singer John Legend (on Tokage). But while critics may say this sticks to a tried-and-tested formula, there is enough chemistry in
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        55 45 Yang Pei-An This album runs through the various different musical styles that Yang Pei-An says is responsible for his musical make-up. You get a dose of typical love songs like Just Another Look at You, dramatic ballads like Big Ocean, retro-sounding pop tunes like My Pride, and hard-hitting rockers
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        68 45 Libera Libera 24 boys with cherubic voices may not be as famous as the Vienna Boys Choir, but give them time. It's not all hymns and traditional music here. Libera take on remakes of Enya's Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) and Brian Wilson's Love and Mercy, as well as
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        63 45 Rogue Traders The Australian band's third album offers more of the NewWave electro-meets-punk previously heard, especially on songs like Don't You Wanna Feel and Never Liked You. A nice blend of melody and some of the catchiest riffs from Down Under. Also included is a bonus
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        598 46  -  CHRISTOPHER TOH Don't let pretentious students tell you what's good music and what's not that's my job christophertoh@media corp.com.sg YOU might have read with amusement or indignation the report about how British music school Guitar-X recently polled students from several of London's music schools to compile
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      389 47  -  ANNETTE TAN Baking produces great-tasting, healthy food such as these onion rings and calamari rings food@newstoday.com.sg ALMOST all of us have experienced it before: You invite a bunch of friends over for drinks and nibbles at the end of the week, only to find on the
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      1175 48  -  ZULOTHMAN Take advantage of the low US dollar to visit one of the world's most sophisticated cities zul@media corp.com.sg THE Singapore dollar continues to strengthen against the United States currency touching $1.38 on Tuesday and for many, this means a holiday Stateside is now affordable. While
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        117 51 There are two good reasons to book a flight to Houston on Singapore Airlines before Friday. One is the special fare: $1,388, inclusive of taxes and surcharges. That means, the figure you see is what you pay. The other is
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      431 52 The city hosts the Olympic Torch and a hot-air balloon festival this month i butthat'snotall there is to see and do in the Australian capital WHEN the 2008 Beijing Olympic Torch Relay passes through Canberra two weeks from now, it will shed light on some unexpected
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