Today, 6 March 2009, Afternoon Edition

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    20 1 TODAY Friday March 6, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY Friday March 6, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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      BIZ LATEST
      40 1 Lloyds stake Britain is poised to increase its stake in Lloyds Banking Group as part of a deal that would also see the group agree to the government insuring its risky assets, according to the BBC. Page Bl
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      NEWS LATEST
      26 1 Brown charged Singer Chris Brown has been charged with two felonies stemming from an argument with his girlfriend, Rihanna, court documents show. Page 26
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      SPORTS LATEST
      52 1 Honda hope Honda Formula One team principal Ross Brawn was yesterday reported to be on the brink of securing a deal to save the team. The team might even be able to take part in the first Fl grand prix of the year in Melbourne later this month.
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      Lock icon Retail crunch: No need to panic ... yet?
      1104 1  - Retail crunch: No need to panic yet? LOHCHEEKONG ONGDAILIN LOHCHEEKONG FINANCIALCRISIS cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg ARE retailers on the verge of crisis or not? As their representative body cries out for help, shoppers who rub shoulders in crowded malls on weekends may be wondering. And at least one major landlord insists, there is
      ONGDAILIN; LOHCHEEKONG; LOWCHEE KONG  -  1,104 words
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      Lock icon 8% growth within reach
      687 1 AGENCIES CHINA'S ECONOMY No new stimulus plan from Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, as he promises to combat corruption BEIJING He didn't announce a much-anticipated extra stimulus package yesterday but Prime Minister Wen Jiabao still gave markets some cause for cheer when he said China's 8-per-cent growth
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      11 1 gj Congratulations on jaK your 10th anniversary, 4*thk^^, Channel News Asia!
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      43 1 TYCOON'S KID, BUT PARIS HILTON SHE'S NOT Foreign workers are a very vulnerable group. I wanted to understand how that vulnerability was being minimised, ignored, addressed or reinforced in our establishments and what we could do about it. Melissa Kwee {ml wkWlf^ I
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      39 2 I I 1 %r MORE FOR IKEA ALEXANDRA 317 ALEXANDRA RD, SINGAPORE *****5 IKEA TAMPINES SHOPPING HOURS 10AM TO 10PM (TILL 11PM AT IKEA TAMPINES) Free shuttle bus service from Tampines and Bedok MRT Station to the IKEA Tampines
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      Lock icon $4.2b stimulus plan
      484 3 AGENCIES, MALAYSIA ECONOMY KUALA LUMPUR In Parliament yesterday, Malaysia tabled plans for a RMIO-billion ($4.2-billion) spending plan to help bolster the economy amid fears it is on the brink of a recession. The new stimulus package, also called a mini-budget, follows a RM7-billion plan announced last November
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      Lock icon Tycoon´s daughter, but Paris Hilton she's not
      426 4 FORBES' HEROES OF PHILANTHROPY Melissa Kwee helps foreign workers by bypassing the middleman, cutting fees THE large fees some foreign workers fork out to agents in order to work in Singapore put social activist Melissa Kwee (picture) on a quest. To cut down
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      Lock icon WELL-KNOWN NAMES MAKE FORBES' LIST
      248 4 Four well-known names in Singapore are on the annual list of altruistic givers put out by the magazine Forbes Asia for this year. Mrs Margaret Lien of the Lien Foundation, Mr Chew Hua Seng of Raffles Education, UOB Chairman's MrWeeChoYaw and Mr Kwee Liong Tek
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      4,500 gaming jobs on offer
      482 6  -  TEOXUANWEI INTEGRATED RESORTS But job-seekers advised to be more flexible in Marina Bay Sands 7 second round of hiring xuanwei@mediacorp.com. sg BY JUNE, some 1,000 Singaporeans will have one foot in the door to a career at the Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort. In an
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      Lock icon Media, creative industries still hiring
      195 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SOME 10,000 jobs are expected to be created in the media industry over the next six years, said the Media Development Authority. But more immediate are some 300 skilled jobs and over 400 apprenticeship places on offer within the creative industries, for a
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      'I was provoked'
      396 8  -  LEONGWEEKEAT STABBING FRENZY Tan alleges wife challenged him vto show he was a man' weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg HE WAS appealing against a jail sentence for slashing his wife, but the prosecution started proceedings by laying down the facts of the attack. The victim spent 18 days in hospital of
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        'CARNAL CONNECTION' TEEN PLEADS GUILTY
        132 8  -  LEONGWEE KEAT They met on the Internet and he sent her a love poem. Three months on, in March 2007, XiaYun, then 17, asked the 10-year-old to be his steady girlfriend. They engaged in consensual sex on four occasions, nine months later. Yesterday, Xia pleaded
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        GOODALLTO SPEAK AT GORGEOUS GREEN GALA
        116 8 Acclaimed researcher and author Dr Jane Goodall will be the keynote speaker at an inaugural fundraising event, the Gorgeous Green Gala, in aid of the Jane Goodall Institute (Singapore). Dr Goodall is most famous for her work with chimpanzees in Africa. Also a United
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      Lock icon CNA celebrates 10th birthday
      461 10 MEDIA MILESTONE I think CNA have achieved a name for themselves; a certain branding. As far as I know, they are seen to be a very credible source of news and information, especially from an Asian perspective. It's the first thing I watch in the morning
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      Lock icon Shop To Win Today winner takes his prize
      241 12  -  ONG DAI LIN HE saved over $2,000 when he bought a plasma television for $4,899 at an IT fair last November. But Mr Wong Kok Meng did not expect to win the top prize, a Renault Megane Sedan 1.6( A), in the
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      HSBC Bank stands firm
      421 12  -  ZULOTHMAN HSBCSUED Bank's lawyers submit vnocase to answer zul@mediacorp.com. sg THREE foreign investors took HSBC Private Bank to the Supreme Court last week for allegedly breaching a collateral agreement. But yesterday, Rajah and Tann's managing partner and Senior Counsel Steven Chong who is representing HSBC told
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      Lock icon NUS brings engineering closer to design
      284 14 938 LIVE ENGINEERING education is taking a different tack at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Alongside ongoing efforts to enhance the curriculum, NUS will introduce a new educational track with design as its central focus. The aim is to equip the engineers of
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      Lock icon Keeping trees firmly rooted
      331 14  -  ESTHER NG NPARKS EXPERIMENT Grown in gravel and soil mix they thrive and are harder to uproot estherng@mediacorp.com.sg USING gravel to plant trees is not usually an accepted practice. But 20 raintrees were planted on a vacant piece of land in Jurong with some having as
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      52 14 D OCKSON Designer SALE up to 70% off Suntec Convention Exhibition Centre Level 2 Room 208 209 5 7 March (Thu Sat) 10am Bpm daily Payment by Cash, NETS Major credit cards *J)** Terms and conditions apply 4) CfifD /C2fD,/ POLO RALPH LAUREN POLO JEANS CO. RALPH LAUREN TOMMYS HILFIGER
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      Lock icon CRICKETERS, OFFICIALS RECOVER IN HOSPITAL
      154 16 AFP Pakistani umpire Ahsan Raza, 34, is recovering from two major surgeries after a bullet hit him in his back, seriously injuring his lungs and liver. He was travelling with Australian umpires Simon Taufel and Steve Davis. Their driver was killed. Two injured Sri Lankan
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      Lock icon Security lapses 'vivid': Official
      383 16 AGENCIES TERROR IN LAHORE LAHORE Pakistan's top official in Lahore conceded yesterday that "very vivid" security lapses allowed gunmen to ambush Sri Lanka's cricket team and escape. The acknowledgment followed allegations by a referee caught up in Tuesday's attack that police abandoned him like a "sitting
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      Lock icon Malaysian archaeologists find site of pre-Angkor civilisation
      211 19 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian archaeologists said yesterday they had discovered the main site of an ancient kingdom that predates the Angkor temples of Cambodia and could be the oldest civilisation in the region. Archaeological team leader Professor Mokhtar Saidin said the find, which
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      Lock icon Case goes to High Court
      237 19 AP, THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER ANWAR'S SODOMYTRIAL High Court rules Attorney-General order is valid KUALA LUMPUR The Kuala Lumpur High Court yesterday ruled that opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who is charged with sodomy for the second time, must face trial in the High Court. The ruling
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      Lock icon Altantuya's final moments
      200 19 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Allegations by a French newspaper about the final moments of murdered Mongolian interpreter Altantuya Shaariibuu before she was brutally killed in 2006 were raised in the Malaysian Parliament yesterday. Machang Member of Parliament Saifuddin Nasution read out an excerpt from Liberation newspaper
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    • EYE ON ASIA
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        Lock icon S'POREAN DETAILS CHANGI PLOT
        87 20 .AFP INDONESIA Singaporean terror suspect Mohd Hassan Saynudin told a Jakarta court yesterday: "I left Singapore in 2002 with (Jemaah Islamiyah leader) MasSelamat Kastari and went to Bangkok (where) we planned to bomb Changi Airport, but the plan was cancelled." ProsecutorTotok Bambang said Indonesian authorities believe
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        Lock icon MAN FUMES OVER BABY'S CONVERSION
        93 20 AP MALAYSIA A Chinese man is challenging the conversion of his baby daughterto Islam by his estranged wife in the High Court. Mr HooYing Soon, 28, said he was shocked to get a notice from the Islamic Syariah court granting temporary custody of their 15-month-old
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      Lock icon A step closer to connecting Asia
      391 20 AFP THAI-LAOS RAIL LINK BANGKOK Thailand and Laos yesterday officially opened the first rail link connecting the two countries over a bridge spanning the Mekong River, a step towards a regional dream of connecting Asia by rail. Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn presided over
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      Lock icon China tells Taiwan: Lets talk politics
      264 22 AFP CROSS-STRAITTIES BEIJING China is ready for talks on political and military issues with Taiwan, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao (picture) said yesterday, seeking to further a rapprochement between the rivals. "In the coming year, we will continue to adhere to the principle of developing
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      Lock icon 1.4 million guards for Indonesian elections
      206 22 AFP JAKARTA A 1.4-million-strong security force will be deployed to safeguard Indonesia's elections later this year, Indonesian police said yesterday. The security force will guard more than 500,000 polling stations across the massive archipelago, said national police spokesman Abubakar Nataprawira. "Around 80,000 polling stations
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      Lock icon A PRESIDENT, A BOY AND GENOCIDE
      728 25  -  NICHOLAS KRISTOF THENEWYORKTIMES NEWS COMMENT ICC arrest warrant for Sudan's President Bashir should be applauded AFTER a grenade exploded, Bakit Musa, 8, lost both his hands, one eye and the skin on half of his face. I met Bakit a couple of weeks ago
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      Lock icon Jackson confirms comeback in London
      183 26 AP LONDON Michael Jackson returned to the spotlight yesterday after eight years marked more by scandal than by song and told a crowd of screaming fans that he would play a series of London engagements his first concerts since 2001. Wearing his trademark sunglasses and
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      Lock icon Brown charged with assaulting Rihanna
      276 26 AP AFTERNOON LATEST LOS ANGELES Singer Chris Brown has been charged with two felonies stemming from an argument with his girlfriend, Rihanna, court documents show. Brown is accused of assault likely to cause great bodily injury and of making criminal threats. The 19-year-old R&B singer
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      POINT OF VIEW
      41 28  -  Thomas Lee Zhi Zhi, It is shocking that despite the fact that he committed a series of sexual assaults less than two months after his release from prison, he was granted early release twice. on felon Bala Kuppusamy
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      MY MIDDLE CLASS PRISON
      734 28  -  Tabitha Wang BUDGETTAI-TAI voices@mediacorp.com.sg MY FRIEND from Singapore just emailed me with the dreaded news: She has been retrenched. She could see it coming but even so, it still came as a shock, she said. Her situation is not so bad, she admitted, with a rich
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      228 30  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY.... OUT OF WORK Unemployment doesn't just affect individuals; it can devastate entire families. Author Donna Partow, a mum with an unemployed husband, says unemployment is just plain hard work and it's tough on everyone. Her husband, Cameron, began a job search with
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      Breathing room for homeowners
      381 30  -  G Shekar PROPERTYWOES Avoid foreclosure by granting moratoriums on loan repayment Letter from AS THE economic crisis deepens, banks should expect more people to default on their housing loan repayments. Under the circumstances, is it in the interest of the banks to implement the commonly-practised course
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      Affordability key: HDB
      374 30  -  Ignatius Lourdesamy Letter from Deputy Director (Marketing Projects), HDB WE REFER to the letters, "The social and financial impact of no-frills flats, estates" and "DBSS contractors will only sell at a profit" (Feb 11). HDB is mindful to ensure the affordability of public housing even as they
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      767 34  -  MAYO MARTIN THEARTS SOMETHING FORTHE WEEKEND FOR YOUNG 'UNS»THE'BABY'TURNSTEN Time to take out the party hats the baby is turning 10 this year. We're talking about that cornerstone event in local children's theatre, Prudential Children's First! Singapore International Festival for Children, which kicks off on Saturday.
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      213 36  -  GENEVIEVELOH MOVIE REVIEW DEPARTURES Dying is good for the soul genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg IT WAS the big surprise of the night, snatching the coveted Best Foreign Picture Oscar from under the nose of frontrunner Waltz with Bashir. What was so special about the dark horse that made
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      236 36  -  MAYO MARTIN MOVIE REVIEW WATCHMEN WATCHMEN, the highly-anticipated adaptation of Alan Moore's groundbreaking graphic novel about dysfunctional superheroes in an alternate Cold War era universe, will have fanboys (and girls) wetting their cosplay spandex pants. It's 1985. The world is at the brink of nuclear war. The Yanks
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      144 36  -  GENEVIEVE LOH MOVIE REVIEW LAST CHANCE HARVEY NEW York jingle writer and failed composer Harvey Shine (Dustin Hoffman) isn't having the best of days. He's in London to attend his daughter's wedding, but her stepdad's giving her away instead. He misses his flight home and is
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      182 36  -  GENEVIEVELOH MOVIE REVIEW I SERBIS RIGHT from opening scene featuring a full-frontal shot of a nubile young girl (Roxanne Jordan), one can't help but get the feeling that Filipino director Brillante Mendoza wants to convince the audience that Serbis, his prurient exploitation film about a family-run soft-core
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      560 38  - MOSAIC ROJAK? CHRISTOPHERTOH PLUS POINT Mosaic's current line-up may seem mainstream but it's not christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg IT WAS an ordinary day at the office last December when, suddenly, my colleague let out a whoop of delight. "Hey, the Mosaic Music Festival line-up is out!" he cried, before letting out a moan
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      94 40 AP ANOTHERTHREE IDOL FINALISTS The third group of three finalists headed to the Top 12 of American Idol have been named: Lil Rounds, 23, mother of three from Tennessee; Scott Maclntyre, 23, blind pianist from Arizona; and Jorge Nunez, 20, college student from Puerto Rico. The trio
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      288 40  -  MAYO MARTIN OPEN HOUSE Supreme Court opens its doors to the public with quirky mock trials mayo@mediacorp.com.sg WHO really killed Humpty Dumpty? A mock criminal trial featuring suspects like the Big Bad Wolf, Little Red Riding Hood and, er, Blind Mouse Satu is one of the quirky highlights
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      216 40 AP KIRK Douglas (picture) emerges from behind a black curtain and walks purposefully, if a bit unsteadily, to centre stage. "When you have a stroke, you must talk slowly to be understood," he says, smiling to a largely empty theatre at a rehearsal of his
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      591 42  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH NEW SOUND, SAME SINGER Former Soundgarden and Audioslave singer says he's always looking out for something new christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg DIFFERENT. That's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear singer Chris Cornell's latest album, Scream. It would ap--1 pear that Cornell, best known
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        111 46 Cinderella dressed inyellerwent downstairs to meet her fella ...And walked into a blend of the contemporary and the traditional in the Singapore Dance Theatre's (SDT) upcoming production of Cinderella. In this version by Graham Lustig, the path to true love between Cinderella and the Prince is
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        67 46 Brit rockers Oasis will be heading this way again for a concert on April 5. Having won the NME Award for Best British Band of 2008, Oasis will be here as part of their Dig Your Own Soul tour. April 5, Bpm at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
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      491 46  -  MAYO MARTIN SUPER FLICK Watchmen's creators on this two-decade movie in the making IN LOS ANGELES mayo@mediacorp.com.sg DURING the filming of Watchmen, Dave Gibbons had the bizarre experience of meeting his comic book characters in the flesh. "I walked into a scene; the Crimebusters meeting, and they
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      628 50  -  SHAMIR OSMAN HSBC WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS 2009 Creamer in joint-lead, but world No 1 Ochoa and second-ranked Tseng right in the mix shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SHE was battling illness and looked the worse for wear, but American golf star Paula Creamer refused to succumb yesterday in the first
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      244 50  -  SHAMIR OSMAN JOEY Poh, Singapore's only representative at the HSBC Women's Champions at Tanah Merah Country Club, finished the opening round in 71st spot. But do not feel sorry for the Sports School student. The 15-year-old carded a 6-over 78, finishing above seven professionals
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      570 51  -  LOW LIN FHOONG ASEAN BASKETBALL Airline CEO Tony Fernandes eyes shirt sponsorship deal with Red Devils, and a rocking basketball league linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg Last week, budget airline company Air Asia revealed they were interested in taking over from embattled insurance giants AIG as shirt sponsors
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      340 52 AFP AFTERNOON LATEST Principal said to be close to a deal to continue in races PARIS Honda Formula One team principal Ross Brawn (picture) was yesterday reported to be on the brink of securing a deal to save the team. The French web radio,
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      232 52 BLOOMBERG LIVERPOOL Striker Fernando Torres has said that he is "quite optimistic" of being fit to face Real Madrid and Manchester United in the next nine days, a period that may shape the season for the Reds. The Spanish forward, who has scored nine
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      510 52  -  LAN DECOTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg Great Eastern-Yeo's S-League Gombak United v Albirex Niigata Jalan Besar Stadium, 7.30pm IT IS common knowledge that a team that eke out results despite being below par are a dangerous outfit. Gombak United
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      628 53 AFP ENGLISH FOOTBALL ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Man City 2 Aston Villa o MANCHESTER His side are in danger of imploding just as the finish line approaches, but Aston Villa's Martin O'Neill is putting on a brave face. The Villa boss insists his team won't throw in the
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      74 50 SPORTS BET ING WITH THE LEGAL BOOKMAKER S.League Combak Albirex Fri, 06/03/09 7.30pm ECup Coventry Chelsea Sat, 07/03/09 8.30pm ECup Fulham Manchester Utd Sun, 08/03/09 1.15 am ECup Arsenal Burnley Sun, 08/03/09 9.30pm ECup Everton Middlesbrough Mon, 09/03/09 12.00 am E Premier, E League Champ, German, Italian, Spanish, J League
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      74 50 I SPORTS ON TV TODAY spm Eredivisie French Open, Ch 22 gam NBA Dallas Mavericks v New Orleans Hornets, Ch 24 11am Cricket Premier Cup, Vijay Hazare Trophy 2009, Ch 111 11.30 am NHL Dallas v Los Angeles Kings, Ch 117 12pm Golf HSBC Women's Champions 2009 Day 2, Ch
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      316 53 200^ GCE N, O AndA-level Examinations Registration For Private Candidates WHEN TO REGISTER HOW TO REGISTER 9 Mar 21 Mar 2009 Candidates can register through the Internet at the following website: http://www.seab.gov.sg GENERAL ENTRY REQUIREMENTS GCE N- O-LEVEL EXAMINATIONS Candidates must be at least 15 years old as at 1
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      409 54  -  TREVORTAN PC GAME REVIEW|THE LORDOFTHE RINGS: CONQUEST trevor@mediacorp.com. sg IF YOU are a fan of The Lord of the Rings (LOIR), you will relish the prospect of donning the gorgeous armour of Gondorian warriors or Elvish archers, and becoming Aragon, Gandalf or even Sauron. LOTR: Conquest lets
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      262 54  - Lights, camera and action! GRASS-HOPPER XBOX 360 GAME REVIEW YOU'RE IN THE MOVIES THERE are not many games on Xbox 360 that use the Live Vision Camera, so if you do not own this piece of hardware, get You're In The Movies, which comes bundled with one. The game is
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      698 56  -  HEDIRMANSUPIAN TECH COMMENT hedirman@mediacorp.com.sg AS A journalist, social media is the new frontier for me. It's a place where netizens thrive on self-generated content on blogs and social networks. Its viral nature is peer-to-peer communication at its finest, spreading content as fast as a click of
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      196 56 ATTENTION, penny pinchers (hey, with the current economic turmoil, you don't have to be ashamed to admit it). It seems that you can have your cake and eat it, too. SingTel's mio Home package bundles three services broadband, pay TV and a fixed
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      238 56 E9 UNIVERSITY OF |jj CANBERRA fig Australia's Capital B9 University BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (40 th INTAKE) Intakes in January, April, July and October Admission Requirements Category 1 (18mths) A Diploma in business discipline from any of the polytechnics in Singapore. Category 2 (24mths) A Diploma in engineering or other
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      175 58 BLOOMBERG TAIWAN, producer of more than 20 per cent of the world's computer-memory chips, may push six of its manufacturers to merge and deepen ties with overseas partners as the U5523.6 billion ($37 billion) industry grapples with record losses. Economics Affairs Minister Yiin Chii-ming
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      213 58 AGENCIES TAIWAN ECONOMY Corporate income tax to drop from 25 to 20 per cent TAIWAN has moved to reduce corporate and personal income taxes as part of the government's efforts to help lift the sagging economy. The government plans to lower the corporate income tax
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      512 61  -  FREDERICK LIM i\ Channel News Asia MONEY MIND ÜBS bullish that base metal and oil prices won't fall much lower frederickl@mediacorp.com.sg COMMODITY prices are likely to recover later this year or early next year, according to ÜBS Wealth Management. ÜBS is bullish about some base metals
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      58 61 BLOOMBERG Subic Bay in the Philippines is at its busiest since the United States Navy moved out 16 years ago. The traffic surge comes from ships carrying the same cargo nothing. Hundreds of vessels have been laid up worldwide ascontainer^^l lines try to boost rates depressed by US
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      180 63  -  KELVIN CHOW CHAIRMAN of mainboard-listed Beauty China Holdings, Wong Hon Wai, was forced to sell some of his shares this week to repay debts. In a Singapore stock exchange filing yesterday, the cosmetics firm said Mr Wong had pledged all of his 38 per
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      494 63  -  IRENE CHAN 938 LIVE SINGAPORE'S ECONOMY irenec@mediacorp.com.sg ECONOMISTS expect the Government to downgrade its official full-year growth forecast when it releases its first quarter gross domestic product figures next month. The fallout from the global financial crisis appears to have accelerated over the past two
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      156 64  -  CHEOWXINYI LOANS approval under Government-backed bank financing schemes jumped 77 per cent in February from a month earlier in a sign that tight credit conditions have further eased. Of particular note, approvals for its Bridging Loan Programme more than quadrupled to 182 in February.
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      450 64  -  CHEOWXINYI INSURANCE POLICIES Expect lower bonuses this year, industry chief warns cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg FEW people have asked to reduce or suspend their life insurance premiums since special measures kicked in last month to help policyholders during the downturn. To prevent hard-up customers from forfeiting their
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          86 66 Down onGM blues US stocks plunged because of corporate woes and disappointment over the lack of an expected new Chinese economic stimulus plan. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 281.40 points to end at 6,594.44, its lowest close since April 1997. The Nasdaq composite shed 54.15 points to
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          69 66 Crude falls USsi.77 Oil prices slumped after China announced no additional measures to revive its economy and a variety of US government reports suggested that energy use could fall further. Light, sweet crude for delivery next month fell US$l.77 to settle at U5543.61 a barrel on the New
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          65 66 All indexes lower European stocks fell after Aviva, the biggest insurer in Britain, reported a loss and China quelled speculation that it would add to its stimulus plan. Britain's FTSE 100 fell 116.01 points to 3,529.86, Germany's DAK lost 195.45 points to 3,***** and France's CAC 40 slid
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        365 66  -  TAN HUI LENG huileng@mediacorp.com.sg IN A bid to increase its slice of the housing pie, Maybank has rolled out a three-year fixedrate loan package with first-year interest at 1.6 per cent the lowest of its land in Singapore. With second- and thirdyear interest at 2.2
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        188 66 AFP LONDON Britain is poised to increase its stake in Lloyds Banking Group as part of a deal that would also see the group agree to the government insuring its risky assets, according to the BBC. It said the two sides were on the
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