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    20 1 TODAY Wednesday June 17, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY Wednesday June 17, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    in the news
    247 1 2 More IT help for the needy was one of the many schemes announced at the Infocomm Media Business Exchange launch at CommunicAsia 2oog. O Japan banned all trade with -J North Korea as a punishment for the regime's latest nuclear and missile tests. 6 Whang Sung
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    They had signs of flu but still went shopping ...
    527 1 They had signs of flu but still went shopping HE BEGAN showing signs of flu in the United States, but Singapore's 48th confirmed HINI case did not postpone his flight or, upon his return, call an ambulance straightaway instead, he returned to work, attended a function, went shopping and even
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    Lock icon Getting ready for the recount
    739 1 AGENCIES IRAN POLITICS Seven people killed during clashes on Monday in Tehran TEHRAN Iran's Islamic leadership is prepared to conduct a limited recount of disputed presidential elections, a spokesman said yesterday, drawing the ruling clerics deeper into a showdown that began with street clashes and
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      Lock icon So everyone's wired up
      663 2  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN ESTHER FUNG MEDIA BUSINESS More help for needy to plug in, free wireless access until 2013, help for IT grads, professionals AND hedirman@mediacorp.com.sg BROADBAND access at just $1.50 a month for needy households, free access at Wireless@SG hotspots extended until 2013, and $20 million
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      THE FUTURE OF TV LOOKS LIKE THIS...
      440 2  -  HEDIRMANSUPIAN Imagine trying to explain the unique Peranakan culture to friends around the globe, as you watch an episode of The Little Nyonya in an online setting. You'll share your thoughts in a chat-box as the show runs on a souped-up television set,
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      Lock icon A nuclear North is a grave threat': Obama
      471 3 AGENCIES 2 AM LATEST WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama said that a nuclear-armed North Korea poses a "grave threat" to the world, and he vowed to end a cycle of allowing Pyongyang to create crises and then be rewarded with incentives
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      Quarantine returning workers: MOM
      433 4  -  ESTHERNG HINI IN SINGAPORE EMPLOYERS here have been advised to quarantine their returning or newly-arrived foreign workers from countries with community transmission of the Influenza A (HI Nl) virus, and to arrange separate accommodation where feasible. But will this pose a problem for bosses of domestic
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      Lock icon Tang's nephew-in-law guilty
      405 6  -  TEOXUANWEI KIDNEY FOR SALE He stood to pocket $100,000 from illegal deal xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg THE last of five men prosecuted in Singapore's first organ trading case has been found guilty of instigating his relative and a friend to enter into the arrangement for a fee. Following a five-day
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      Two put on Restriction Order
      203 6  -  LEONGWEEKEAT A SINGAPOREAN member of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist network was released from detention yesterday and placed on a Restriction Order under the Internal Security Act. This means that Arifin Ali, alias John Wong Ah Hung, will require permission from the authorities to travel
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      Lock icon Staying open — and prepared
      418 8  - Staying open and prepared ZULOTHMAN HINI IN SINGAPORE Sars HFMD have helped them respond to another crisis, say pre-schools zul@mediacorp.com.sg SOME have wondered if the school holidays, which end next week, should be extended with families returning in the midst of a global HINI pandemic. But most pre-schools do not
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      17 accused of fixing prices of bus tickets
      226 8 SIXTEEN companies and a business association have been called to account for allegedly fixing the prices of express bus tickets from Singapore to Malaysian destinations, from 2006 to 2008. The Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) yesterday issued a Proposed Infringement Decision against
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      Lock icon New to the game
      334 10  -  TEOXUANWEI MARINA BAY SANDS xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg IT WAS a dreamjob she was willing to forsake her childhood passion for. Despite having been in love with dance since she was seven, Joline Ng switched track altogether after graduating from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts' dance school last
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      Haw Par Villa, Caldecott named as Circle Line stations
      258 12 NEXT stop, Haw Par Villa A hint of Chinese folklore awaits commuters on the Circle Line (CCL), for the Villa along Pasir Panjang Road, which houses figurines and statues dating back to 1937, has been named as one of the stations
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      10 major roads to go live
      371 12  -  LEONGWEEKEAT EM AS SYSTEM weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg TEN major arterial roads, which serve as alternative routes to expressways, will soon be covered by the Land Transport Authority's (LTA) live surveillance and information alert system. Yesterday, the LTA awarded a $40-mil-lion contract to ST Electronics (Info-Comm Systems)
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      Lock icon Bric shows solidarity
      348 14 AFP EMERGING POWERS Brazil, Russia, India, China meet, insist they're not in it to compete YEKATERINBURG (Russia) Leaders from the world's leading emerging powers met yesterday to show their unity amid the economic crisis and coordinate strategy for increasing their influence. Presidents Dmitry Medvedev of Russia, Mr
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      Indian PM warns Pakistan
      176 14 YEKATERINBURG (Russia) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday met Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari for the first time since the Mumbai attacks, bluntly declaring that Pakistani soil must not be used for terrorism. "My mandate is to tell you that Pakistani territory should not be used
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      Lock icon The haze thickens
      269 16 AFP AIR QUALITY Neighbouring Malaysia suffers as Indonesian hotspots flare up JAKARTA More than 400 fires have been recorded burning in Indonesia's Riau province so far in June, a huge increase from the same time last year, officials said yesterday. Smoke from the fires is causing the
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      Lock icon China says unpopular filtering software optional
      190 17 AP BEIJING China appeared to cave in to public pressure yesterday by announcing that computer users are not required to install Internet-filtering software though it will still come with all PCs sold on the mainland. When contacted, a Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
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      Lock icon 'Best girl on the planet' freed
      454 17 AGENCIES SOCIALJUSTICE Waitress who stabbed Chinese official released BEIJING A Chinese karaoke bar waitress who became a folk hero after fatally stabbing a communist official who demanded sex was freed yesterday by a court that ruled she had acted in self-defence, state media said.
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      Lock icon Lethal injections, no more shooting for China's criminals
      170 18 AP BEIJING The city of Beijing will use only lethal injections to execute condemned prisoners instead of shooting them, the China Daily newspaper said yesterday. The Beijing Municipal High People's Court is preparing for the change by the end of this year
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      Lock icon Bangladesh hops aboard
      318 18 DPA ASIAN HIGHWAY NETWORK Dhaka decides to join network which will link Asia, Europe DHAKA Bangladesh has decided in principle to sign an agreement to link it with the Asian Highway Network, which is due to connect Asia and Europe and includes 32 countries, a report said
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      WHEN BEING HONEST DOESN'T PAY
      662 19  -  MARIA SIOW TODAY IN CHINA east asia bureau chief mariasiow@mediacorp.com.sg THERE is only one word to describe the massive irregularities which took place during China's recently concluded nationwide college examinations alarming. Despite threats and warnings not to do so, many students continued to short of
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      Don't implicate Sultan in Manohara row: Palace
      164 20 KUALA LUMPUR Kelantan Sultan Ismail Petra has again sought to distance the palace from the marital dispute involving his son, Muhammad Fakhry Petra, and Indonesian model Manohara Odelia Pinot, reported Malaysiakini. The Sultan's office issued a statement yesterday, saying that comments made by
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      Lock icon Target 2010
      354 20 3LOOMBERG MALAYSIAN ECONOMY Malaysian govt aims to narrow deficit by next year KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's government intends to narrow the budget deficit in 2010 by reducing expenses to offset falling revenue, Second Finance Minister Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah said yesterday. "We are looking at what operating costs we must
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      731 21  -  SIMON TISDALL THE GUARDIAN NEWS COMMENT Iran awaits the next move from formidable ex-leader THE man accused by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of masterminding the opposition campaign to oust him from the presidency has dropped out of view since election day. But former President Ali Akbar
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      470 23 AFP AFGHANISTAN ELECTIONS Campaigning kicks off as Afghans prepare to pick their next president KABUL Campaigning for Afghanistan's second presidential elections kicked off yesterday with hundreds of posters hoisted in the capital and candidates setting out to win over voters new to democracy. By contrast, the southern
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      Lock icon Sri Lanka rights abuse probe ends abruptly
      182 23 .AGENCIES COLOMBO A Sri Lankan government investigation into human rights abuses during its war with Tamil Tiger rebels has been disbanded with more than half of its cases unresolved, an official said yesterday. Mr Nissanka Udalagama, a former Supreme Court justice who chaired
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      Lock icon S Korean allegedly kills boy to cover up drink driving
      195 24 AP SEOUL A South Korean man allegedly shot and killed a 10-year-old boy after hitting him with his car, apparently to hide the fact that he was driving drunk, police said yesterday. The man, whose family name is Lee, struck
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      China drafts new legislation
      234 24 ANIMAL ABUSE BEIJING China is drafting its first law to protect animals from abuse, which could see serious violators end up in jail, state media reported yesterday. The draft, which will be published in August to solicit opinions from the public, covers violations such as abusing
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      Lock icon Making honesty a policy in Indonesia cafes
      501 26 THE NEWYORKTIMES ANTI-CORRUPTION SAMARINDA (Indonesia) A country not known for its transparent practices in business, politics and many other areas, Indonesia is pressing ahead in its long-running anti-corruption drive by opening up cashier-free "honesty cafes" across the archipelago. During a break at a
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      Lock icon NO PETROL NEEDED
      35 27 A hydrogen-powered car capable of accelerating to Bokmh at a 386--km range was unveiled in London yesterday. The Riversimole urban car's design will be posted for free use on the Web EPA
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      Lock icon Marcos jewels to remain in Philippine govt's hands
      173 27 AFP MANILA —The Philippines yesterday said jewellery worth US$3lO million ($451.6 million) confiscated from former First Lady Imelda Marcos would remain under lock and key in the government's control. Justice Secretary Agnes Devanadera met yesterday with officials from the Presidential Commission on
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      470 27 BLOOMBERG US CAR BUYERS WASHINGTON United States consumers may be able to collect as much as U554,500 ($6,600) by September on vehicle tradeins under a "cash-for-clunkers" legislation up for a vote in the House today. The provision, scheduled to be taken up by the Senate
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      Lock icon Kuril Islands volcano delays some Japan flights
      160 28 AFP TOKYO Japan's two major airlines said yesterday that ash clouds from a volcanic eruption in the Kuril Islands had delayed several of its flights to and from the United States and Europe. All Nippon Airways (ANA) said that three US-bound flights were
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      Lock icon Ma defends legal battle
      361 28 AFP TAIWAN POLITICS Taiwan President denies case against prosecutor is abuse of power TAIPEI Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou (picture) yesterday defended his legal battle against a prosecutor, saying his move simply aimed to underscore the shortcomings of the legal system. Mr Ma lodged an appeal with
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      Lock icon Britain says 'yes' to inquiry
      399 30 AP IRAQ WAR But Brown says vno to holding sessions in public LONDON British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has authorised a long-awaited inquiry into the Iraq War, but is defying requests from bereaved families and anti-war activists to hold sessions in public. Mr Brown told
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      Lock icon Iraq: No need for US combat help
      200 30 AFP BAGHDAD Iraq will not call on United States forces to take part in combat operations after they pull out from urban centres in two weeks, Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki said in remarks published yesterday. Mr Maliki told French daily Le Monde
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      Lock icon Reforms raise cost concerns
      550 31 THENEWYORKTIMES US HEALTHCARE PLAN WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama went before a convention of receptive but wary doctors on Monday to make the economic case fora health care overhaul, both for the nation and for the physicians' own bottom lines. But as Mr Obama spoke
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      Lock icon Oh, boy ... Six angry mums sue
      158 31 Oh, boy Six angry mums sue AP NEW YORK Six New York City mothers are suing the maker of a baby sex test that touted its product as "infallibly accurate" saying the test results they received were wrong. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, the women claimed they received
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      Lock icon 'Date night' that's drawing fire
      382 32 rAP TIMEOFF WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama is drawing fire for a recent "date night" with his wife in New York City and a family vacation in Europe. Critics similarly harassed previous presidents about the cost to taxpayers of such private outings, and those
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      Lock icon Poor countries vulnerable
      342 33 'AFP INFLUENZAA(HiNi) Flu could cripple developing nations' health services: UN UNITED NATIONS World Health Organization (WHO) chief Margaret Chan (picture) warned on Monday the current Influenza A (H1N1) pandemic could cripple fragile health services in poor countries. "Developing countries have the greatest vulnerability and the least resilience.
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      Lock icon H1N1 victim's baby dies
      129 33 AP LONDON The premature baby of the first person in Britain to die of Influenza A (HI Nl) has also died. A Scottish government spokesman, who declined to be named, said yesterday that the baby did not die from the flu. The baby died on Monday,
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      Lock icon Thailand to hand out 1 million flu booklets
      184 33 AFP BANGKOK Thailand said yesterday it would distribute 1 million public health booklets about Influenza A (HI Nl) afterthe number of infections rose more than 2 O-fold in a week with a cluster of student infections. The health ministry confirmed a further
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      45 34  -  Jeffrey Law Lee Beng I often see a foreign couple picking up discarded wrappers and bottles and throwing them into the rubbish bin on their way to Punggol Park in the morning. If they can do it with zeal, why not us?
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      433 34 TIONG BAHRU Letter from Margaret Chung On behalf of 33 Tiong Bahru residents and supporters (names and addresses provided) WE WRITE in response to recent newspaper reports regarding the declining quality of life in the conserved Tiong Bahru estate. Since the gazetting of Tiong Bahru as a
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      174 36  -  DR BILL MAIER BY USE THE INTERNET WISELY We all know there's a lot of bad stuff on the Internet, but what about the good stuff? With all the talk about the dangers of the World Wide Web, you would think it has no redeeming qualities.
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      288 36  -  DrTanChekWee Don't jump to conclusions your pet may not be the cause of your allergies FOR years, he was the centre of attraction, a cute little puppy in a family of two elderly parents and an unmarried son. Then one day the son got
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      301 36  -  Elaine Koh Letter from Senior Manager, Corporate Marketing and Communications, SMRT Corporation I REFER to the letter "Why I rush into the train" by Mdm Luo (June 6-7). We would like to advise passengers not to rush for the train when the train
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      468 38 BUDDY MOVIES Soon to hit our cinemas: The latest in a long line of Hollywood big screen bromances, reports genevieve loh (genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg) IT'S official. Bromance is the new black. Wingman, sidekick, buddy, saddle-pal call it what you will, but it's pretty obvious that Pop Culture's term dv jour
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      Jay & Silent Bob
      187 41 Jay Silent Bob Seth C^Evan [JAYAND SILENT 808 STRIKE BACK Iconic pot-smoking New Jersey potty mouths Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) refer to each other (well, one of them does at least) as "my hetero-life-mate". 'Nuff said. SUPERBAD] Man couples are usually forged out of adversitvbutfor hiah-school
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      82 41 Sam Frodo [THE LORDOFTHE RINGS] Talk about sticking by your friend through it all. From giant spiders to ores to one pesky Gollum, there were more than enough times Sam (Scan Astin) could have thrown the towel in. Yet the hobbit sticks by his doe-eyed fragile mate Frodo (Elijah Wood)
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      Black, white and loved all over
      267 42  -  GENEVIEVELOH MOVIE REVIEW ITRAILOFTHE PANDA You won't be able to resist the cuddly stars, stunning scenery genevieveloh@mediacorp.com. sg YOU can never go wrong with pandas. Especially when these deceptively serene-looking endangered Chinese national treasures appear as cute and cuddlylooking as they do (sans sharp
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      Lock icon David Letterman apologises to the Palins
      251 43 AFP LOS ANGELES American talkshow host David Letterman on Monday apologised for making a raunchy joke about Alaska Governor Sarah Palm's 14-year-old daughter. The 62-year-old funnyman issued a heartfelt apology on CBS' The Late Show for a gag that drew a furious response from
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      This homme-com is awesome
      272 43  -  MAYSEAH MOVIE REVIEW I LOVE YOU, MAN DUDE, this movie is super-awe-some. And we cannot wait to see it again. It's got Jason Segal who, in our eyes, can do no wrong as well as Paul Rudd. It's a winning combination tried-and-tested by the Judd Apatow
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      346 44 "AP SUPER-REVIVAL Two years after his death, the Marvel superhero has a new lease on life, literally NEW YORK Captain America is rising from the grave. The Marvel Comics superhero returns for the five-part series Captain America Reborn, beginningjuly 1. But Marvel won't disclose how he
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      252 38 •^©ißlk HONGKONG -^W^^^j] K^J "i From n June to 31 August, hang loose with Stitch at Hong Kong Disneyland as you join JiKJy in the aJI-new, playful Stitch's Summer Dance Bash! Main Street U.S.A. will explode^ 4 i>4 with the colorful sights and sounds of summer as Stitch throws the
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      SEPANG NEGOTIATE NEWSTARTTIME FOR M'SIAN GRAND PRIX
      220 46  -  LAN DECOTTA Malaysia are trying to turn back the clock for their Formula 1 race at Sepang. For the first time, organisers flagged off this year's Malaysian Grand Prix on April 5 at spm instead of the usual start time of 3pm, to
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      Lock icon Japan race series eyes S pore stop
      480 46  -  lANDECOTTA SINGAPORE SPORTS ian@mediacorp.com.sg A FRACTURED foot failed to stop Super GT chairman Masaaki Bandoh from making his first trip to Singapore. Getting around in a wheelchair, he was at the Marina Bay Paddock yesterday at the official announcement of Singapore driver Melvin
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      Lock icon A tantalising trans-Tasman derby
      287 47 "WHETHER it is Bledisloe Cup matches, one-day cricket, netball, basketball or even tiddlywinks, the match-up between New Zealand and Australian teams is one that gets our blood boiling," said tvnz.co.uk, the website of a national broadcaster in New Zealand. The same goes for hockey, you can
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      Duric breaks duck as SAFFC book final berth
      173 48  -  AS DWIGHT LEAGUE CUP, SEMI-FINAL Home United o SAFFC 2 AFTER an indifferent start to the 2009 League Cup, SAFFC beat archrivals Home United 2-0 at Jalan Besar Stadium last night to reach this Saturday's final. They will face DPMM, the very
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      He's the one, say SAA
      450 48  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE SPORTS Athletics body back former Flyer GM Yeo for post of CEO linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg THE Singapore Athletic Association (SAA) yesterday expressed full confidence in Steven Yeo as their choice for chief executive officer. Yeo quit as general manager of the Singapore Flyer
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      Lock icon Bullish Benitez
      409 49 AGENCIES ENGLISH FOOTBALL Title is close says Reds boss, as Liverpool look to confirm Glen Johnson signing LONDON Rafael Benitez is in a confident mood, even after the revelation earlier this month of Liverpool's alarming loss of £42.6 million ($101.9 million) for the year ended July 2008. Perhaps
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      239 46 World Cup Australia Japan Wed, 17/06/09 6.20pm World Cup Korea Republic Iran Wed, 17/06/09 7.00pm Confederations 2009 Spain Iraq Wed, 17/06/09 10.00pm World Cup Bahrain Uzbekistan Thu, 18/06/09 12.30 am World Cup Saudi Arabia Korea DPR Thu, 18/06/09 2.00 am Confederations 2009 South Africa New Zealand Thu, 18/06/09 2.30 am
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      90 48 SPORTS ON TV TODAY 4pm Rugby World Junior C'ships, Ch 26 6.55pm Football Asian WC qualifier: Korea v Iran, Ch 24 10pm Tennis WTATour: Eastbourne, Ch 113 TOMORROW MN Athletics lAAF Grand Prix Ostrava, Ch 113 12.25 am Football Asian WC qualifier: Bahrain v Uzbekistan, Ch 24 1.55 am Football
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      Jumping on the Twitter bandwagon
      627 50  -  ESTHER FUNG esther@mediacorp.com.sg NEW MEDIA THE chinchilla was fenced up in the corner of a room, walking around on pieces of paper with "tweets" printed on them. When the rodent finally left its poop on a "tweet", the entrepreneurs behind map-based search engine gothere.sg cheered.
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      364 51 ABOUT one in five small and medium-sized enterprises in Singapore expect their trade financing needs to increase over the next three months, according to a survey by HSBC. Increased needs for trade financing, which is used to pay for the buying and selling
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      511 52  -  MICHAEL DERBY DOWJONES BUSINESS ANALYSIS Fed officials say robust growth needed first UNITED States Federal Reserve officials appear to be working to put a stop on what have been growing market expectations the central bank could raise rates later this year. In their comments,
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      179 53 938 LIVE CITIGROUP may find it harder to retain and attract top employees while it is holding on to federal bailout money, the banking group's chairman said on Monday. Mr Richard Parsons (picture), who was named chairman in January, made his comments five days after
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      Lock icon 'Not hearsay'
      318 53 BLOOMBERG AIG DISPUTE US judge rules speeches by former chief can be admitted in $6.3-billion lawsuit UNITED States District Judge Jed Rakoff ruled that speeches by Mr Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, the former chief executive of the troubled American International Group (AIG), aren't hearsay and can be heard in
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      Lock icon GM sells Saab to Swedes
      126 53 AP STOCKHOLM Saab Automobile, General Motors' struggling unit known for its family cars, was rescued yesterday by a Swedish consortium led by Koenigsegg Automotiv, a tiny luxury car-maker which produces only a dozen custommade models a year. GM said in a memorandum of understanding that
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      Lock icon BOJ in no rush to undo exit strategy
      409 54 AGENCIES JAPAN ECONOMY Central bank governor warns no guarantee of sustained economic rebound TOKYO Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Masaaki Shirakawa has said there is no guarantee that the country's nascent economic revival will be sustained, indicating the central bank is unlikely
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      193 55 .AFP acquired on reasonable commercial terms, domestic products should be purchased," the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said. While the notice was issued to local governments at the start of the month, the Chinese media only reported it this week. There was no
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      450 55 BLOOMBERG SCO ANNUAL SUMMIT China offers credit support to Shanghai forum states CHINA has offered to lend Central Asian nations US$lO billion ($14.6 billion) to help them weather the global recession, joining Russia in seeking greater influence in the region through aid. Chinese President Hu Jintao yesterday announced
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        TO DAD WITH LOVE
        89 56 This Father's Day, put a glow on dad's face with quality health products from Eu Van Sang. And to put a smile on /our face, the traditional Chinese medicine company is offering discounts up to 30 per cent. Items on offer were carefully selected by Eu
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        GET MARRIED FOR FREE
        169 56 How much should you budget for a grand wedding dinner? You could start with $0, thanks to Singapore Marriott. The hotel believes that the best things in life friendship, kindness and love don't cost a cent, hence it is offering soon-to-weds a chance to win an
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        FOR POWERFUL VOCALS
        105 56 Soothe the itch in your throat with the new Huiji Herbalmint Vocal-Care. This new product, by the brand behind the popular Huiji Waist Tonic, is made using quality Chinese herbs and an advanced manufacturing process to extract and filter the herbs. This syrup is said to provide
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        NATURAL ATTRACTION
        190 56 Take on the role of "nature detective" at Sentosa's latest attraction, where nature, education and fun go hand in hand. At the Sentosa Nature Discovery gallery, start your journey exploring interactive and colourful exhibits and learn interesting facts about Sentosa's natural heritage. Spread out over two storeys, there
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        145 56 It is easy to exercise discipline when repaying loans at least, with G E Moneys latest offering. The "Last Instalment Waiver" is available to new customers for the company's ezyCash personal loan. Those demonstrating prompt repayment will be rewarded with a complete
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      Lock icon Eurocopter to set up base here
      285 57  -  SATISH CHENEY CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE AVIATION IN LEBOURGET, FRANCE satishkumar@mediacorp.com. sg THERE'S good news for Singapore's aviation industry. The world's leading helicopter maker, Eurocopter, announced yesterday on the first day of the Paris Air Show that it will be setting up its South-east Asia
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      Lock icon A sure-cell from Singapore
      255 57 CHANNEL NEWSASIA AFTER four years of intense research, a Singapore company has unveiled one of the world's lightest, next-generation fuel cell technologies. It is an alternative power system that does not emit carbon and yet makes small aircraft more efficient. These small aircraft are usually unmanned
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      Lock icon Strength in numbers
      223 58 CHANNEL NEWSASIA MOBILE SOFTWARE ALLIANCE LEADING industry mobile software companies have formed an alliance in Singapore to help smaller firms planning to expand overseas. Launched yesterday at the Communicasia 2009 convention, Mobile Alliance Singapore's first association focused on innovations in mobile software application aims to help one
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      Lock icon Sweet success with hotel tender
      119 58 938 LIVE FRAGRANCE Assets, a unit of Mainboardlisted Fragrance Group, has won the tender for a much sought-after hotel site on Short Street, the Urban Redevelopment Authority said yesterday. The group had submitted the top bid of $15.5 million, out of a total of 15
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      Lock icon SIA Engineering staff to take no-pay leave
      159 59 938 LIVE SIA Engineering Company yesterday said it had reached an agreement with its three unions on no-pay leave. Under the terms, staff will take up to two days of no-pay leave every month, starting July. Lower wage staff will take up to
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      121 60 OCEANUS 27.5 cents I Buy OCBC Investment Research starts coverage with a 40 cents target price. OCBC says the abalone farmer ranks among the lowestcost producers of its kind worldwide, and as it evolves, downstream businesses are expected to contribute to earnings. ALLGREEN 97.5 cents Equal-weight Morgan Stanley
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      88 60  -  The cast and crew of Bodyguards and Assassins were surrounded by pomp and festivity befitting the starstudded movie's epic theme during a press conference yesterday in Shanghai. Most of the cast was present, arriving on either the same horses or sedans used in filming. MediaCorp Raintree
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