Today, 30 April 2009, Afternoon Edition

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    20 1 TODAY Thursday April 30, 2009 www.todayonline.com i/ve set you thinking TODAY Thursday April 30, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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      in the news
      238 1 4 Overall employment in Singapore shrankforthe first time since Sars in 2003, and unemployment jumped to a fiveyear high of 4.8 per cent in March. 6 Aware has to switch venues again for its extraordinary general meeting on Saturday but this time for law and order concerns.
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      Lock icon New war, tougher foe
      813 1  -  LEONG WEE KEAT LINYANQIN SWINE FLU OUTBREAK weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg IT IS only a matter of time, he said. While Singapore has no confirmed cases yet of the swine flu that is cropping up across the globe, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan noted: "We are such a global
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      DON'T RUSH TO TAKE TAMIFLU: HEALTH MINISTER KHAW
      326 1  -  NEOCHAICHIN Are the stockpiled 1.2 million courses of Tamiflu and Relenza antiviral drugs enough for Singapore's population, should the swine flu invade our shores? Yes, said Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan in reply to a question. Stocks enough for a quarter of
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      Lock icon WHO raises alert level, wants pandemic plans activated
      816 1 AFP GENEVA The World Health Organisation raised its flu alert yesterday (early today, Singapore time) signalling that a swine flu pandemic is "imminent" as a toddler in the United States became the first to die of the disease outside of Mexico. "All
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  • NEWS
    • SWINE FLU OUTBREAK
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        Lock icon TRACKING THE OUTBREAK...
        234 2 AGENCIES AUSTRALIA Minister approves new powers to detain and disinfect people suspected of carrying swine flu. Incoming flights to Australia have to declare any suspected flu cases on arrival. BRITAIN Health officials to send information leaflets to every home next week. More than 30 million face masks
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        BANKS, SCHOOLS, HOTELS SWING INTO ACTION
        299 3  -  LINYANQIN AtOCBC Bank's buildings, visitors had their temperatures taken, while its employees were issued masks, thermometers and gloves. At some schools, students went through their temperaturetaking drills, while hotels here have begun dusting off their pandemic management guidelines. With the swine flu alert level
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      Job pool shrinks
      426 4  -  Qi's total employment is negative for first time since Sars in 2003; unemployment at 4.8% FOR the first time in nearly six years, overall employment in Singapore has slipped into negative territory. The labour market shed 1,000 jobs in the first three months of the year, due
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      Here come the Trust Teams
      309 4 CONFUSED by the various help schemes for companies and how to take advantage of them in this downturn? Firms can now tap the expertise of the Trust Teams, a new initiative which will provide advice and assistance on how to implement the recessionary measures in
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      Police to Expo: Say no
      360 6  -  ESTHERNG VENUE OFAWARE EGM estherng@mediacorp.com.sg FIRST, it was space constraints that forced a change of venue. Now, the Association of Women for Action and Research (Aware) has to switch venues again for its extraordinary general meeting on Saturday but this time because of law and
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      Lock icon Lush incentives for high-rise greenery
      316 6  -  ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE the Garden City is reaching for the skies and that is why, to emulate cities like Stuttgart, Portland and Tokyo that plume their buildings with greenery, the Government is tossing more carrots to developers here to do the same. Under the
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      'Loans', not cash out from deal
      426 8  -  TEOXUANWEI TANG'S KIDNEY-TRADING CASE Whang's lawyer argues middleman was inconsistent xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg THE main players who brokered an illegal kidney-for-sale transaction involving retail magnate Tang Wee Sung were a doctor and medical concierge Wang Chin Seng, defence lawyer Subhas Anandan charged yesterday. During cross-examination yesterday,
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      A tighter, leaner show
      353 10  -  ONGDAILIN NDP 2009 dailin@mediacorp.com. sg IT WILL start later, and might end half-an-hour earlier than usual, but Singaporeans won't be short-changed at this year's National Day Parade (NDP.) Despite the downturn, the nation will have "a meaningful celebration", said Brigadier General (BG) Tan Chuan-Jin, chairman of
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      Young PAP's new website launched
      261 12  -  "lohchee kong c^@^,co^ IT IS chairman TeoSer Luck's hope that the revamped Young PAP (YP) website, launched yesterday, will "rise above" Internet clutter and become a website that gets noticed by "key decision-makers, community and Government leaders". And to do that, it will be "anchored
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      That bus trip just got faster
      328 12  -  WaitinQ time in bays is m rh ehnrtor nn ac motorists Steer Clear Lfo'ng'wee'keat GIVING WAY Waiting time in bays is much shorter now as motorists steer clear weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg MORE public bus commuters can look forward to faster journeys as the Land Transport Authority
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      292 3 THINK SUCCESS. THINK JVJDJS VITG 'l^G I"©9W/ MDIS BUSINESS SCHOOL [School Code: MBS] mm _^^y|l^l Accounting Finance Business Administration f^%Wf f||g WO! Bankings Finance [NEW] (Specialising in International Business/Marketing) Banking a Investment Management [NOT] Communications (Communications Management) Banking Wealth Management fNEW] Entrepreneurship Management S*^ fC3I I^^ Business Management Studies International
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      234 4 Discover How a First-Class Honors Graduate turned Full Time Trader achieves consistent profits even in Today's Market Downturn using Forex Tradingl /PS*. ff^ "Keong Hee is a wonderful teacher... He has been able to simplify his training approach and W I course materials so that even a beginner like *'A
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      272 6 f^ I A\m itaidJy For Tf hj® NJ®xdf Jf BULL RUN...Are You? ,t^ While most people remain in their comfort zone and stay away from the stock markets for fear of uncertainty from today's financial crisis, there is another group of people who do the opposite. The most successful entrepreneurs
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      377 8 I "in a world of stock market volatility /An A 11 I/Uftft I financial insecurity, anyone interested in I trading needs two things above all: a solid I grounding in the economic "Big Picture" and I a realistic understanding of the psychology I of markets traders. jL jL^ I Conrad
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      Lock icon Taiwan to be given observer status on WHO body
      181 16 AGENCIES TAIPEI Taiwan said yesterday it would be granted observer status on the World Health Organization's (WHO) supreme governing body a further sign of the island's rapidly warming ties with China. Taiwan's accession suggested Beijing had dropped its long opposition to
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      Lock icon Wen and Aso meet in Beijing
      432 16 AFP SINO-JAPANESETIES PMs pledge to lay stronger foundation for cooperation BEIJING The Prime Ministers of China and Japan pledged yesterday to lay a stronger foundation for cooperation between the historic Asian rivals amid global economic and health crises. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao emphasised the
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      PDI-P, Golkar plan coalition of 6 parties
      288 19 JAKARTA The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) and the Golkar party are planning to build a coalition with four other parties to challenge President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of the Democratic Party in the July presidential election, according to party executives. "The coalition
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      Lock icon N Korea threatens nuclear, missile tests
      363 19 AP NUCLEARTENSIONS SEOUL North Korea threatened yesterday to conduct nuclear and missile tests and start a uranium-enrichment programme in addition to its existing plutonium-based one, unless the United Nations apologises for criticising its recent rocket launch, dramatically raising its stake in the worsening standoff
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      Lock icon Army secures Kashmir capital before vote
      210 21 AFP SRINAGAR Indian police and paramilitary forces locked down Kashmir's summer capital yesterday to prevent anti-election demonstrations after protests flared overnight. Troops patrolled the deserted streets of Srinagar, the urban hub of a nearly two-decade-old revolt against New Delhi's rule of the Muslim-majority state.
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      Lock icon Pakistan storms Buner, Taliban fights back
      373 21 AP TERRORISTTHREAT ISLAMABAD Pakistani airstrikes killed dozens of Taliban fighters in a fierce struggle to drive them from a district near the capital, while the militants took over police stations and kidnapped more than 50 security forces, the army said. One member of the
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      Lock icon China slams French auction of looted relic
      178 22 AFP BEIJING Cultural officials in China yesterday harshly criticised plans by a French auction house to sell an 18th century jade imperial seal, in the latest row over the sale of looted relics. The auctioneer BeaussantLefevre has advertised the item on its website,
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      Lock icon No breakthrough
      294 22 AFP SRI LANKAN CONFLICT Britain, France fail to broker truce COLOMBO The foreign ministers of Britain and France said yesterday they had failed to persuade Sri Lanka to end its offensive against Tamil rebels and allow aid in for civilians trapped by the fighting. "We tried very hard
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      Lock icon Mukhriz stands firm on NEP
      374 25 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER BUMIPUTERA POLICY KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry Mukhriz Mahathir yesterday stressed that he will defend the New Economic Policy (NEP) even though the government plans to liberalise the economy. Prime Minister Najib Razak had recently announced that
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      Lock icon Umno to decide on Penanti today
      142 25 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR The political bureau of the United Malays National Organisation (Umno) will meet this afternoon to decide if the party should contest the Penanti by-election. Party president and Prime Minister Najib Razak, who had earlier mooted the idea of not
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon RUSSIAN DESTROYER CAPTURES 29 PIRATES
        97 26 AFP A Russian naval destroyer on Tuesday seized 29 suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia. The defence ministry quoted Russian news agencies as saying that weapons such as machine guns and handguns, equipment including satellite navigation devices and a large number of empty shells
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        Lock icon SOUTH KOREAN RESEARCHERS CLONE FOUR GLOWING PUPPIES
        102 26 AFP South Korean scientists said yesterday they have created dogs that glow red by using a cloning technique that opens the way for research into human diseases. The four cloned beagles, all known as Ruppy, contain a fluorescent protein that makes them glow
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      Lock icon Obama fumes over photo op
      471 26 AGENCIES AIR FORCE ONE US President calls for an inquiry into aerial photo shoot over New York WASHINGTON The White House plans an inquiry into a low-flying photo shoot by a presidential plane that caused panic among New Yorkers and cost taxpayers U*****,835 ($491,300). President
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      Parents should be involved as well
      364 28  -  Woon SookYi SEXUALITY EDUCATION Don't just leave it to schools or authorities Letter from such non-textbook, sensitive issues. Sexuality education in particular. Sexuality education delivered by external parties, who are also shaped by a value system, cannot be neutral or balanced. At such a
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      Promotion encourages sticking around
      337 28  -  Farah Nadia Jamalludin Letter from I WOULD like to relate what happened to me at a supermarket outlet yesterday. This particular chain has a promotion programme where every $15 spent would entitle customers to a sticker. Collect 12 stickers and you can get a $9 rebate
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      FOCUS® ON THE FAMILY
      260 32  -  DRJAMES DOBSON .1 c Tl BY A CHANCE NOT TO BE SQUANDERED One of the most poignant songs ever written is Cat's in the Cradle by the late Harry Chapin. The lyrics of that sad song tell the story of a father who has good intentions
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      Thanks for helping a stranded passenger, Siti
      203 32  -  Serene Lim Letter from I AM writing to express my appreciation to SMRT counter staff Siti Rafidah. When I was at the Raffles Place MRT Station on Monday at 7pm, I realised I had left my wallet in the office. I was carrying
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      I SAY WHEN MEN GET ABUSED
      467 32  -  Terrance Ang An organisation to help male victims of domestic violence cope is timely THE story of Russell Tan in "Jail term cut for wife-slasher" (April 28) could not have come at a better time. While Singaporeans have been focused on the unfolding conflict
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      25 28 "When you are kind to others, it not only changes you. It changes the WOrld/ 9- Harold Kushner O^ Singapore kindness.sg B^^~-kindness .V movement ctb
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      1051 36  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH Pet Shop Boys singer says new album hails new era christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg I WAS a little excited to be speaking to Neil Tennant, aka the Voice of the Pet Shop Boys. After all, the electronic pop duo has been the purveyors of pop party music for
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      124 38 IF YOU fancy yourself to be like Susan Boyle or Holly Steele, then prove it by becoming the next Singapore Idol. The third instalment of the popular singing competition is back, and online registration opens tomorrow. What you need to do is fill in the online
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        286 40 SOUNDS OFTHE UNIVERSE DEPECHE MODE In Wrong, the lead single off this new album, lead singer Dave Gahan sings about being at the wrong place at the wrong time. But Depeche Mode's latest album could not have come at a better time. Musically, the album draws from
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        134 40 PETER DOHERTY So much has been made of Peter Doherty's offstage excesses the drugs, the rehab, the relapse such that many of us have forgotten what's most important when it comes to Doherty: The music. And does he deliver on this solo album that also features contributions from Blur
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        132 40 EVLYN KHOO Homegrown singer-songwriter Bevlyn Khoo may not be as big a household name as Corrinne May, but give her time. Khoo is already making a name on soundtracks she performed the closing theme for The Little Nyonya, as well as for An Enchanted Life. Her debut
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        121 40 THE RAKES Take a serving of Gang of Four, stir in a tablespoon of Franz Ferdinand, add a dash of The Killers and sprinkle with a bit of David Bowie, and you get The Rakes. They're probably one of the most exciting bands to emerge from the UK in
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        107 40 FEVER RAY This new solo project from Karin Dreijer Andersson of Swedish electronic band The Knife is one heck of an album. The distended vocals of opening track Had a Heart, a slow exploration paired with the "heartbeat" of the drums, belies what the rest of the album
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        70 40 STEVIE NICKS The inimitable Ms Nicks is one legendary singer for many reasons or maybe just because she's managed to withstand the test of time and look none the worse for it. This album features updated versions of songs from her time with Fleetwood Mac, and solo
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        70 42 Organisers have clarified that the price for the two ticketed performances in Esplanade's ATapestry of Sacred Music festival is $35 and not $25 as reported yesterday. Sounds of Ecstasy, a performance by the Rizwan Muzzam Qawwali Group from Pakistan (tomorrow, gpm); and Music of the Desert, featuring
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        77 42 Sculpture Square's new exhibit Urban Playground features the works of the Artist Caravan group comprising JoeySoh Pei Ling, Ong XiaoYun and MichelleTan Chum Wei. For four weeks, the group immersed themselves in the Bugis area to create site-informed works via installation pieces, sculptural works and drawings. The
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      971 45  -  SHERMAINEWONG HONG KONG It's known to be a costly city but Hong Kong on the cheap is easier than most people think shermainewong@mediacorp.com.sg HAVING travelled to Hong Kong numerous times for leisure, I never fail to hear disdainful comments from my friends in response to yet
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      225 45 ON THE OTHER HAND WHERE TO SPLURGE SHOP Lane Crawford {www.lanecrawford.com), which has five outlets in Hong Kong, offers endless hours of shopping pleasure. It stocks well-known brands ranging from Chloe to Dries Van Noten and Marni. For independent shops, visit Island Beverly (1 Great George St, Causeway Bay), a
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      104 46 SNAP HAPPY If you see happy and you know it, snap a picture and submit it to Club Mcd for a chance to win a five-day stay at one of its Asia-Pacific resorts plus a US$lO,OOO ($15,000) photography contract. The contest challenges photographers to interpret and capture the
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      276 48  -  JENNIFERCHEN TRAVEL GUIDES FREE products are attractive at the best of times. At the worst of times, they are snapped up like hotcakes, as free PDF travel guide supplier Fastcheck revealed in its April 2009 trend report. Indeed, travellers on a budget are rapidly turning to the
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        93 48 Travel bargains are the highlight for customers as Asia Global Vacation celebrates its second birthday with a slew of attractive offerings. For selected travel packages to China, Hong Kong, Cambodia and Bali, the second passenger travels free. Short trips to places such as Ho Chi Minh and
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        102 48 Visiting Penang but not wanting to spend nine hours on the road? You now have an alternative, and a budget one at that, when you fly with lowcost carriers (LCC) Air Asia and Jetstar Asia, both of which will launch routes between Singapore and Penang starting June
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        76 48  -  KAYLENEHONG Another full-service airline has jumped into the fray in offering summer holiday deals. If you still can't find a getaway among the spate of airfare promotions, check out Malaysia Airlines' discounted all-inclusive tickets to Australia, Europe and South Asia. Retunrn flights to Rome start from $1,082 and
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      1093 50 TV LISTINGS ON MEDIACORP CHANNEL ON MEDIACORP RED THREAD 6.00 AM Entertainment Tonight 3.00 Identity II 10.00 American Idol VIII CHELLATHIN CHELLAM Channel 5, Bpm 6.30 Prime Time Morning 4.00 World's Most Amazing Videos 11.00 Criminal Minds IV Best Buddy I '.^^^^H_H^H I 9-3° The Ellen DeGeneres show Vl IM
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      687 52 AFP AFTERNOON LATEST But Ferguson's men fail to capitalise fully on their domination of the game CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL, FIRST LEG Manchester United 1 Arsenal o MANCHESTER (England) Manchester United will take a 1 -0 lead into the second leg of their Champions League
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      506 53 JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT BOXING Philippines hypnotised by a boxer with a rags-to-riches tale who is doing them proud MANILA Manny Pacquiao was rushed past hundreds of passionate supporters while Ricky Hatton was able to joke with his backers as the two boxers arrived in Las Vegas
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      529 53  -  ASDWIGHT RHB SINGAPORE CUP PRELIMINARY ROUND Balestier Khalsa v Home United Toa Payoh Stadium, 7.45pm, live on Ch 5 sports@newstoday.com. sg HOME United head coach P N Sivaji remains bullish about his side's ability to fight on all fronts despite
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      521 54  -  LEONARDTHOMAS SPORTS MATTERS sports editor leonard@mediacorp.com.sg SHEIK Alau'ddin must be hurting badly right now. For someone who once ruled the world of silat, defeat, or failure, whatever one might call it, the word simply did not exist for the three-time world heavyweight champion. It
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      265 54  -  LAN DECOTTA THE South China Morning Post yesterday reported that Hong Kong ditched 18-time English champions Liverpool in favour of Tottenham Hotspur for an Aug 2 date, claiming the Reds made exorbitant demands. Liverpool are due in Singapore fora preseason friendly on
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      260 54  -  SHAMIR OSMAN HARD running Pelita Jaya were more than a match for DPMM FC's robust physical play last night in their preliminary round clash in the RHB Singapore Cup. But a controversial goal by the inform Abdelhamid Berguiga gave the S-League leaders a 1 -0 victory
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      150 54 IN FURTHER proof that Singapore is growing as a sports hub, Sportel, the world's leading sports convention, announced yesterday it would descend on the country next year. Top decision-makers from some of the world's leading broadcasters, cable and satellite services, sports federations and marketing agencies
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      984 55  -  LOWLINFHOONG LOW LIN FHOONG ASIAN YOUTH GAMES 2009 Organisers confident work on Youth Games' facilities will leave a lasting legacy linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE will host the first Asian Youth Games from June 29 to July 7. The event will help the organisers as they build
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      108 55 SPORTS ON TV TODAY 7am NHL Playoffs, Ch 117 8.45 am Football Colo Colo v Palmeiras, Ch 27 5.55pm Cricket Somerset v Durham, Ch 110 6.30pm IPL Delhi v Deccan, Ch 111 7pm Tennis Rome Masters, Ch 22 9.45pm Golf Open de Espana, Ch 26 10.30pm IPL Chennai v Rajastan,
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      488 56  -  CHEOWXINYI HOME OFFICES Hong How Investments tests the market with a new SoHo development cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com. sg LOCAL developer Hong How Investments is testing the market with the soft launch of 14 units in a SoHo development on Armenian street (below). It has cut its
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      190 58  -  SEMBCORP Marine, the world's second-largest oil-rig builder after Keppel Corporation, yesterday said it was reserving its right to sell a US$45O million ($668.8 millon) semi-submersible after its owners failed to make their final payment on time. As final payment was not made, SembMarine unit Jurong
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      190 58 THE Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC) will soon have nearly 20 per cent of Citigroup and one board seat, the United States Federal Reserve's Board of Governors said in a letter released on Tuesday. According to a Bloomberg report, GIC "committed to limit its representation on
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      345 59  -  CHEOWXINYI UOB CHAIRMAN WEE CHO YAW cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg LAST July, he called the current financial crisis the worst he had ever encountered. Yesterday, veteran banker Wee Cho Yaw whose views are closely followed by some investors offered his latest prognosis. "Up to
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        97 59 TAN HUI LENG After writing off $77.31 million for its investment in United States retailer Brookstone, Osim returned to the black with a $3.2-million operating profit after tax for the quarter ended March, said the firm yesterday. It turned around from a net loss of $13.2 million
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        107 59 938 LIVE Dayen Environmental yesterday said it offered Putra Pacific Holdings a 13.2-per-cent stake in the Singapore-listed company. It plans to issue 31 million new shares to Putra, a Singapore-based investment holding firm owned by Mr Wijoto Tjiptodihardjo, chairman of Malaysia-listed chemicals and
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          99 60 Stock prices soar Wall Street rallied as investors saw seeds of recovery in a weak report on the US economy and were encouraged by a Federal Reserve statement that the pace of contraction was easing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 168.78 points to finish at 8,185.73, the
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          64 60 Crude at U5550.97 Oil prices rose even though the US government reported that the country is using less than it has in years and that inventories are bloated. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in June, leapt US$l.O5 to close at U5550.97 a barrel. Given
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          62 60 Higher close European stocks rose as earnings at companies from Siemens to Sanofi Aventis showed that profits are weathering the worst of the global recession. Britain'sFTSEloorose93.l9 points to 4,189.59, France's CAC was up 65.92 points at 3,116.94 and Germany's DAK gained 97.14 points to 4,704.56. The national benchmark
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        198 60  -  .ESTHER FUNG Looking back on the 2003 Sars outbreak, analysts say a swine flu pandemic would deal a big blow to Singapore's economy but the pain would not last long. Citigroup economist Kit Wei Zheng said the Sars impact was "very
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        782 60 AP JS ECONOMY US central bank leaves key interest rate unchanged WASHINGTON The United States Federal Reserve said yesterday that it sees signs the recession is easing and that the US economic outlook has "improved modestly" since last month. Against that backdrop,
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        269 60  -  CHEOWXINYI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg TEN shareholders of Main-board-listed TTL Holdings have written to the company's top 50 investors, asking them to vote against the plastic components maker's plan to issue convertible bonds. During a meeting next Thursday, shareholders will vote on TTL's proposal to issue zero coupon
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