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    22 2 afternoon edition TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PublICAtIon of nEWS HotlInE 6822 2268 Wednesday March 17, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    Lock icon Israel thumbs its nose at US demands
    434 2 THE NEW YORK TIMES JERUSALEM The discord between the United States and Israel over Jewish building in East Jerusalem deepened yesterday with Israeli officials saying they would reject demands by Washington and expressing anger over the public upbraiding of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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    Lock icon A very special win
    845 2 AftErnoon lAtESt THE DAILY TELEGRAPH CHAMPIonS lEAguE Chelsea 0 Inter 1 (Inter win 3-1 on agg) LONDON Still the Special One. Still the king of Stamford Bridge. Still the tactical grand master. Jose Mourinho, Inter’s inspiration, orchestrated Chelsea’s first home defeat in the Champions League in
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      24 2 Tiger’s coming back Mark the date: Woods has pencilled in an April 8 return to professional golf at the Masters at Augusta. PAGE 50
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon NO NUKES IN IRAN ... FOR NOW: PETRAEUS
      163 6 NO NUKES IN IRAN FOR NOW: PETRAEUS AP The United States’ top commander in the Middle East says Iran’s efforts to obtain a nuclear weapon have been delayed “a bit” and that Iran won’t get a nuclear weapon this year. General David Petraeustold a Senate panel yesterday that international pressure
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      Lock icon Weaning the Web addicts
      344 8 sOUTh KOrea sTePs In AFP SEOUL South Korea will offer gamers and other Internet addicts free software from next year to limit the time they spend on the Web, said the Prime Minister’s office on Tuesday. The government, which estimates the highly-wired nation has about 2
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      Lock icon It’s going to get faster on the mobile cyber highway
      387 8  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN hedirman@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE Mobile broadband speeds are set to double to 42Mbps by the second half of the year. And this might not burn a hole in your wallet. With SingTel promising to make the faster speeds available
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      ‘Calls to actress can be traced’
      309 9  -  NG JING NG SINGAPORE One of the women linked to the Jack Neo saga, Foyce Le Xuan (picture), said yesterday that the Police have assured her that they will be able to track down those who have been making threatening calls to her mobile
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      Lock icon Singaporeans face trial in UK
      456 9 insider Trading agencies, agencies, The daily Telegraph LONDON Two Singaporeans are set to face trial in the United Kingdom in connection with an alleged insider trading scheme spanning 10 years involving shares listed on London’s Alternative Investment Market. The first Singaporean, Angie Littlewood, nee Angie
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      Sports School pioneer dies, aged 63
      248 9  -  IAN DE OTTA SINGAPORE He was a pioneer who dared take on a project some had doubts would succeed. Thanks in large part to Mr Moo Soon Chong (picture), who died yesterday at the age of 63, the Singapore Sports School is the institution
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      Lock icon A wild ride, never min d the ‘creative tweaks’
      492 11  -  UniVeRsAL sTUdiOs sinGAPORe NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE The world’s tallest duelling roller coasters zipped up and down at breakneck speed, the middle-aged staff at the Madagascar attraction were all sunshine and smiles, and the pizza at Loui’s NY Pizza
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      A new hope for the SIFF
      356 11  -  MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE Last year was a tough time for the Singapore International Film Festival (SIFF). But like the themes of optimism and hope that are found in this year’s selection of movies, the team behind it are looking at the brighter
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      S’pore will cooperate to ‘fullest extent possible ...’
      175 13 S’pore will cooperate to ‘fullest extent possible SINGAPORE The Ministry of Law has replied to the Romanian Ministry of Justice, to say that “Singapore will cooperate with the Romanian authorities in their investigation on Dr Silviu Ionescu to the fullest extent possible under our law”. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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      ‘Why wasn’t life-saving device used?’
      312 13  -  death Of GOlfer Man’s family wanted to know what could have been done to save him SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB shaffiq@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE A coroner’s inquiry into the death of a golfer at the Tanah Merah Country Club began yesterday with testimony centred around the use of
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      LTA launches mobile service for transport information
      181 13 SINGAPORE A new mobile service will make it easier for commuters and motorists to access land transport information on a single platform. MyTransport.Sg, launched by the Land Transport Authority (LTA), allows commuters to access a wide range of transit and traffic information from
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      Freelancers blast tardy paymasters
      634 14  -  unPaid creaTives ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE Disgruntled freelancers who have not been paid on time by production houses have taken their grouses online various forums and blogs have appeared, carrying the names of some companies. Big Communications was named in a local arts forum, while
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      ‘I may appear scheming ...’
      346 15  - ‘I may appear scheming In cOUrT ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE One month after they had met in November 1999, Dr Stephanie Chee asked Dr William Tan in an email if he had plans to settle down. While lamenting about his previous romantic relationship, Dr Tan said that while he
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      Lock icon Maid threatens teen with knife, then flees
      224 15 EVELYN CHOO AND SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB SINGAPORE The police are looking for an Indonesian maid who reportedly threatened her employer’s 15-year-old daughter with a knife before running away yesterday afternoon. The girl suffered bruises on her head and scratches on her arm. Taxi driver
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      Lock icon BANYAN FIRE STATION
      77 15 The new Banyan Fire station at Jurong Island was officially opened by Mr K shanmugam (Minister of Law and second Minister for home affairs) yesterday. strategically located at the centre of the Jurong Island extension, the fire station manages a fleet of 12 emergency vehicles, including fire
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      Two new BTOs in Sengkang, Sembwang
      535 16 housing suPPly SINGAPORE First-time flat buyers will have more choice, with two new Build-To-Order (BTO) projects launched in Sengkang and Sembawang yesterday. In all, 828 units will be offered and 95 per cent will be set aside for first-timers, said the Housing and Development
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      Lock icon What’s in a procession?
      559 17  -  appeal aGainst aCquittal sDp five had ‘unity of purpose’ in 2007 march, prosecutor says ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE The march from Speakers’ Corner in Hong Lim Park to Queenstown Remand Prison was “more than just walking” from one point to another, said the prosecution
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        M’SIAN MAN ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT, ATTEMPTED ROBBERY
        150 17 A 28-year-old Malaysian man was arrested by Police within a day after he had assaulted and attempted to rob a 54-year-old woman in a lift on Monday morning. The woman had entered the lift at Blk 838 Hougang Central at about 2.25 am,
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        COMFORTDELGRO STAFF, FAMILIES TO MARK EARTH HOUR
        102 17 Over 22,000 ComfortDelGro staff and their families will make it a point to switch off lights during Earth Hour next week. However, bus interchanges and train stations will not join in the effort for safety and security reasons. Where possible though, lights will
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        S’PORE STUDENTS TOP ANGUS ROSS PRIZE
        73 17 Two students from Singapore have topped the 2009 Angus Ross Prize which is awarded for the best performances in the A-Level English examination by a non-United Kingdom candidate. The winner is Lin Ruizi of Hwa Chong Institution with Nicole Kang of Meridian Junior College
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        SCDFTO ENCOURAGE VOLUNTARY CERTS
        116 17 The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) is encouraging industrial and commercial building owners not covered under the mandatory Company Emergency Response Team (Cert) scheme to set up Voluntary Certs. There are about 2,000 of them, and SCDF will conduct a series of briefings for them from
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      Lock icon Supreme Court’s paperless direction
      180 18 NG JING YNG SINGAPORE Forget about the laborious filing and manual updating the Supreme Court of Singapore has gone paperless for its Practice Directions. This is a thick set of documents which regulates court procedures and practices. Members of the public will be able to access
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      The ‘big push’ into the community side
      514 18  -  social WorK ALICIA WONG alicia@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE Social workers can play a key role in community work whether it is helping new citizens integrate or organising events. This community aspect has gradually given way to more interpersonal, counsel-ling-centred social work, and that is
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Fonseka: Court martial biased
      344 19 sri Lankan PoLitics AGENCIES COLOMBO Former Sri Lankan army chief Sarath Fonseka, who lost his opposition bid for the presidency in January, objected yesterday to his court martial hearing on the grounds that the panel formed to decide his fate was biased against him, an ally
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      Lock icon MCA faces battle of presidents
      169 19 AP KUALA LUMPUR Former Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) president Ong Ka Ting (picture) announced yesterday he would contest the post again, setting the stage for a possible three-corner fight in the March 28 party polls Mr Ong, who led the MCA from 2003 to 2008,
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      Lock icon M’sia’s Anwar drops fight against judge
      173 19 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim decided yesterday not to seek the dismissal of his sodomy trial judge, hoping to dispel criticism he was delaying the politically-charged case. Mr Anwar’s lawyer said the defence did not want to be accused of delaying
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      A warning sign of heart disease
      378 20 erectile dysfunction NEW YORK Erectile dysfunction is a strong predictor that men will die of heart disease, according to researchers. A German study published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association showed that men with cardiovascular disease and erectile dysfunction were twice as
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      Lock icon ‘Filter search results’, Google warned
      142 20 AGENCIES BEIJING China yesterday again warned Google not to stop filtering its web search engine results, as speculation mounted about the company’s plans to make good on its threat to leave the country over censorship and cyberattacks. “We have all along maintained a policy of
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      Lock icon China artists compensated $1.4 million
      165 20 AFP BEIJING A group of artists who held a daring protest in Beijing over the razing of their studio district have received US$1 million ($1.4 million) in compensation from developers. The group, from the “008” art district in eastern Beijing, had stood up to companies
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      Lock icon Indian state leader under fire
      332 22 BanKnOTe GarLand AFP NEW DELHI A firebrand Indian politician who champions the poor faced a hail of criticism yesterday for wearing a garland of banknotes and spending millions of dollars on a lavish rally. Coverage of celebrations organised by Ms Mayawati, the Chief Minister of
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      Lock icon US-Indonesia military deal uncertain
      308 22 AFP WASHINGTON The United States said on Monday it could not predict when it would resume full military ties with Indonesia, as it laid out the details of President Barack Obama’s trip to Jakarta and Bali next week. In the run-up to the visit, Indonesia has
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      Lock icon Artists angry over sex ban
      428 24 ManGa LaW conTroversy THE DAILY TELEGRAPH TOKYO Some of Japan’s leading “manga” artists have voiced their opposition to a government proposal to outlaw sex and violence in children’s comics and impose an age limit on anyone buying sexually-explicit manga. Headed by such well-known figures in
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      Lock icon Woes could spark collapse of North Korea regime
      182 24 AFP SEOUL Tighter international sanctions and a host of domestic problems including chronic food shortages could spark regime collapse in North Korea, an influential think-tank says. The International Crisis Group (ICG), in a report released late on Monday, said the state has
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      Lock icon Hundreds of Palestinians clash with police in Jerusalem
      144 25 AFP JERUSALEM Hundreds of Palestinians clashed with police in several East Jerusalem neighbourhoods early yesterday amid heightened religious and political tension in the Holy City. Police fired rubber bullets and stun grenades at protesters in the Shuafat refugee camp who hurled rocks
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      Lock icon British boy, 5, freed in Pakistan
      302 25 KIdnaP VIcTIM AFP JHELUM A five-year-old British boy kidnapped at gunpoint while on a family holiday in Pakistan nearly two weeks ago has been released safe and sound, relatives and officials said yesterday. Sahil Saeed (picture) was taken from his grandmother’s house in the
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      Lock icon THE BIDEN EFFECT
      744 26  -  PoinT oF VieW ROGER COHEN THE NEW YORK TIMES I’M teMpted to see Vice-president Joe Biden’s visit to Israel as a parable: Nice guy wanders into mess and truth is revealed. We’ve had, for example, prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu clarifying the fact that “Israel and the United
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      Lock icon No more monkeying around
      168 27 AFP MELBOURNE An Australian state police force yesterday promised to stamp out any racism in its ranks after a report claimed officers harassed, beat and taunted African youth with terms like “monkey”. Chief Commissioner Simon Overland of Victoria Police, which has been under fire for its
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      Lock icon ‘Agreeing to disagree’
      434 27 aUssIe-sInO TIes AFP SYDNEY Relations with China are “back on track”, Australia said yesterday, adding it was optimistic Beijing would behave as a “responsible stakeholder” in global harmony as its power grows. Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said ties would be tested “from time to time, owing to
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      Lock icon Toyota dismisses account of runaway Prius on California expressway
      282 29 AP SAN DIEGO Toyota dismissed the story of a man who claimed his Prius sped out of control on the California expressway, saying on Monday that its own tests found the car’s accelerator pedal and backup safety system were working just
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      Lock icon Green and mean?
      366 29 PsycholoGIcal sTUdy THE GUARDIAN BERLIN A study finds that ethical consumers are less likely to be kind and more likely to steal. When Al Gore was caught running up huge energy bills at home at the same time as lecturing on the need to save electricity, it
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      Lock icon His new sense of sight
      340 30 seeing technology AFP LONDON A British soldier left blind by a grenade in Iraq has told how his life has been transformed by ground-breaking technology that enables him to “see” with his tongue. Lance Corporal Craig Lundberg, 24, can read words, make out shapes and
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      Lock icon Michael Jackson estate reels in $280m record deal
      125 30 AP LOS ANGELES The estate of Michael Jackson has landed the late King of Pop the biggest recording deal in history: a US$200 million ($280 million) guaranteed contract with Sony Music Entertainment for 10 projects over seven years, according to a person
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      Lock icon EU money spent on ski trips and ‘TV propaganda’
      270 30 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH BRUSSELS The European Parliament has come under fire for spending millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money on a “propaganda” television service, ski trips and language lessons for staff. In a report, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) raised
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        FIJI DECLARES STATE OF DISASTER
        101 31 Fiji’s government yesterday declared a state of disaster as the first deaths were reported in the cyclone-ravaged Pacific nation where 17,000 people have fled to evacuation centres. The leader of the military regime, Voreqe Bainimarama, said although the full extent of the damage from Cyclone
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        Lock icon LA RATTLED BY QUAKE
        82 31 AGENCIES Los Angeles and its surrounding areas were rattled early yesterday by a 4.4 magnitude earthquake, United States seismologists said. There were no reports of damage from the tremor, which struck at 4.04am local time. The quake was centred about 16km east of downtown Los Angeles,
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      Lock icon ‘False shuffles’ won him $9.8m
      240 31 casinO cheaTing ring AGENCIES SAN DIEGO An American man who led a card-players ring that cheated dozens of casinos out of US$7 million ($9.8 million) was sentenced on Monday to nearly six years in federal prison. Phuong Quoc Truong has admitted to leading the ring,
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      Lock icon A CLASH OF CIVILISATIONS
      630 33  -  AnALYsis MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN AP WITH the West locked in conflicts across the Muslim world, why would anyone add fuel to the fire? A small group of Europeans have been doing just that provoking death plots and at least one murder by turning out art that derides
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        Lock icon MEN CHARGED AFTER SWEDISH CARTOONIST ‘PLOT’
        103 33 AFP Two Muslim men were charged in Ireland on Monday after an investigation into an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who drew a crude cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed, Irish state media said. An Algerian was charged with sending a menacing text
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        Lock icon FRENCH WOMAN ON TRIAL FOR SIX BABY MURDERS
        109 33 AFP A 38-year-old French woman went on trial on Monday, accused of strangling or smothering to death her six newborn babies. Celine Lesage, a petite brunette who has a teenage son was arrested in October 2007 after the father of one of
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      Lock icon German priest in church abuse scandal suspended
      181 37 AGENCIES BERLIN—A German archdiocese that Pope Benedict XVI oversaw from 1977 to 1986 said on Monday that a priest convicted in 1986 of sexually abusing children has been suspended for violating a condition that he maintains no contact with minors. The disclosure came
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      Lock icon Shortest man dies at age 21
      146 37 THE GUARDIAN ROME The world’s shortest man, Mr He Pingping, who was 74.6cm tall, has died in Rome. The 21-year-old died on Saturday after he was admitted to hospital with chest pains. He was in the Italian capital to take part in a television
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      Lock icon It’s the ‘gene’ in regeneration
      277 39 The healing ‘sWiTch’ THE DAILY TELEGRAPH PHILADELPHIA Regrowing amputated limbs, fixing broken backs and damaged brain cells could one day become reality after scientists discovered a gene that is key to what is being seen as an almost magical ability. Researchers have found that the
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      Lock icon Stub out, undo arterial
      167 39 AP ATLANTA Smoking is one of the top causes of heart disease, and about one-third of smok-ing-related deaths in the United States are due to heart disease. But a year after kicking the habit, smokers’ arteries showed signs of reversing a problem that can set the
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      PAST GHOSTS, PRESENT TENSIONS
      650 40  -  Point of vieW PAUL GILFEATHER principal correspondent NINE years ago, I was travelling with Tony Blair when he became the first British Prime Minister to set foot on Argentine soil. That was a big deal then, his visit to the border town of Puerto Iguazu coming
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      101 40 What should you look for when you hire? Hire on Merit. Be a Fair Employer. Skill and ability are basic qualities that make a good employee. Hiring on merit means looking at whether a person can do the job well. It is not about the wrinkles on the face or
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      208 41  -  THe JaCK Neo saGa Haven’t we heard it all before at a reunion dinner table? Look, it isn’t that new or interesting... Let’s leave the gossip-mongering to Hollywood. Letter from Chua su yin WHEN I read the headlines about the Jack Neo scandal, my first thought was: Oh,
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      234 43  -  BY DR JAMES DOBSON Developing common interests If you drew a circle around a list of your spouse’s interests and another circle around your own, would those circles overlap? The more those circles overlap, the more interests you share with your mate. The better chance you have
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      508 43  -  I say how to bring that canadian welcome to the yOG Liang Dingzi SINGAPORE will host the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in August. The event will attract a lot of attention since it is the first time it is being held, and expectations are high because of
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      202 45  -  LocaL FiLM raintree Picture’s dynamic duo Man shu sum and Kelvin Tong are the most exciting film pairing in years GENEVIEVE LOH genevieveloh@mediacorp.com. sg ONE is an industry veteran armed with 30 years of experience and tenures ranging from then Television Corporation of Singapore to the Media Development
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      593 45 You have your own company Boku Films and you’re the new creative director of Raintree. How do you balance the two roles? I still make my own films but I also help Raintree with evaluation of concepts, coming up with story ideas, stuff like that. I’m the script-reader
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      407 45 Why the decision to create the role of creative director at Raintreefor Kelvin? Besides the obvious? (Laughs) I remember watching Eating Air for the first time in the ’90s. I bought a ticket to go watch it I must have been the only old person in the
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      355 49  -  Movie revieW The LoveLy Bones GENEVIEVE LOH genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg PETER Jackson may have conquered Middle Earth with his Lord Of The Rings trilogy, but with The Lovely Bones, the visionary director seems somewhat, but not entirely, defeated. In a role far more demanding than her Oscar-nominated turn in
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      290 51  -  Movie revieW KidnaPPer GENEVIEVE LOH genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg POPULAR film-maker Kelvin Tong wants to prove he has what it takes to deliver high-voltage suspense thrillers that rival those made in Hong Kong or even Hollywood. And with Kidnapper, he valiantly tries, ticking all the requisite, if unoriginal, boxes to
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      259 52  -  Movie review book of eLi GeNevieve LoH HOLLYWOOD must really think the sky is falling, given the endless line of apocalyptic films it’s thrown our way. In Book Of Eli, Denzel Washington is, well, Eli a mysterious and righteous traveller who owns
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      262 52  -  Movie review reMeMber Me GeNevieve LoH FIRST-time feature film director Allen Coulter wants Remember Me to be a typical angsty romance for swooners, a heart-on-the-sleeve story about two wounded souls finding each other. Girls will watch it because Edward Cullen is in it. We know right from
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      236 52  -  Movie review coNfUciUs GeNevieve LoH IT’S been reported that China apparently took Avatar off the screens to forcefully make way for Confucius, the big-budget govern-ment-financed biopic about the legendary Chinese sage. That’s so not the Confucius way. And neither is this dreary film. You know Confucius. The
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      Lock icon Keeper fumbles, crushing Sevilla’s dreams
      314 56 Champions League Sevilla 1CSKA Moscow 2 (CSKA win 3-2 on agg) AFP SEVILLA A costly goalkeeping blunder from Sevilla captain Andres Palop helped CSKA Moscow qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time with a 2-1 win here last night. The Russians march
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      151 56 AP TURKU (Finland) David Beckham was back on his feet and walking on crutches yesterday after surgery to repair the torn Achilles’ tendon that will sideline him for about six months. The 34-year-old former England captain “feels fine and is happy” as he recuperates from Monday’s
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        84 56 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Steven Gerrard has escaped censure from the Football Association for his apparent forearm smash on Michael Brown during Liverpool’s 4-1 win over Portsmouth on Monday night after referee Stuart Attwell confirmed he dealt with the incident at the time. The official stated his belief
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        83 56 AFP James Milner put Aston Villa back at the heart of the battle for a Champions League place with the decisive strike in a 2-1 win overWigan last night. The England World Cup hopeful struck the winner just after the hour mark after Gary Caldwell
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      518 56 aFTernoon LaTesT Tiger Woods will make his return at the scene of his first masters triumph AGENCIES NEW YORK Tiger Woods said last night (this morning, Singapore time) he will make his return to golf at next month’s Masters at Augusta. The world No1,
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      609 57 european FootBaLL Barcelona aim for argentine wizard encore to end stuttgart’s run AFP chaMpions League Last 16, 2nd Leg Barcelona v Stuttgart (Teams tied 1-1) MADRID Lionel Messi has, at the ripe old age of 22, won all a player can win at club level six consecutive
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      262 57 AP INDIAN WELLS Andre Agassi (picture) said he was “out of line” and apologised for poking fun at Pete Sampras during a charity match last week. Long-time rivals Agassi and Sampras were wearing microphones during the match, and the crowd at Indian Wells Tennis Garden
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      523 58  -  2010 asian GaMes asian championships first of many lined up for singapore sailors TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE At the Asian Games in Doha four years ago, Singapore emerged the continent’s leading sailing nation with their haul of five gold, three silver and two bronze medals. With 239
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      188 58 AGENCIES FLORIDA Tiger Woods (picture) will return to competitive golf next month to play in the Augusta Masters, he said in a statement on his website yesterday. “The Masters is where I won my first Major and I view this tournament with great
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      522 59  -  2010 yoUTh oLyMPic GaMes duo are the only s’pore swimmers to meet tough Fina standards so far TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Swimmers Rainer Ng and Amanda Lim are a touch away from representing the Republic at the Aug 14-26 Youth Olympic Games here. The duo,
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      207 59 awayGreaT easTern yeo’s s-LeaGUe 2010 Beijing Guoan 1 Tampines 2 SINGAPORE Tampines Rovers opened up a five-point lead in the Great EasternYeo’s S-League table after beating Beijing Guoan 2-1 away at the Yishun Stadium last night. The eastern giants are in the hunt for their third league
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      51 59 S.League Live telecast; tonight 7.30pm lp yA Always play with care. [responsibly! Do not bet illegally. No person under the age of 18 years shall be allowed to purchase a ticket or to claim any prize Visit our website at www.singaporepools.com.sg Towards Community Purpose and Benefit SINGAPORE RCB Reg No:
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      105 67 BALESTIER MARKET ENJOY GREAT, SMNGSl 15'MARCH APRIL' 2010) FOOD+DRINK=SAVE r Indulge in your all-time favourite dishes paired with the drink of your choice. Combo Meals start from as low as $3.80. G FFARD BALESTIER ROAD BALESTIER PLAZA Terms Conditions: Only valid at Balestier Market. Not valid with other discount privileges
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      326 67 lA/ ITC School of Laws LAW ONLY AT ITC! UNIVERSITY OF LONDON External System AFFILIATE CENTRE V THE PROFESSIONAL ADVANTAGE "All oil companies thrive on contracts of sale and technology, among others. A law degree is not only a prerequisite to be part of the law department in an oil
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      502 67 desIGnInG a neW PrOdUcT DESIGNING a revolutionary new device is one thing, but having it survive trials and test-bedding before it can be marketed. This much CADI SCIENTIFIC found out, as it developed its key product SmartSense, a multi-purpose integrated wireless sensing system designed to enhance patient
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      406 66 Windows®. Life without Walls™. Acer recommends Windows 7. tArm yourself with the Acer range of state-of-the-art solutions to business efficiency. Designed to amplify your performance in all that you aim to achieve. SOLUTIONS TO EFFICIENCY TravelMate 4730-652G25Mn List Price: $1,198 $999 After $199 Instant Cash Off! FREE! Norman Security Suite
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      73 65 Chen Han Wei Cynthia Koh Terence Cao Darren Lim Ong Ai Leng Zhang Yao Dong Tracy Lee Phyllis Quek Koh Yah Hwee Desmond Tan Rayson Tan May Phua Executive Producer: Winnie Wong .wi Story: Ang Eng Tee F M in iiH; 1 \fiia lrj Ute A country bumpkin's misadventures in
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      303 64 fW&2010 1 31 March Over 40 Partner Events in 4 Weeks! This March, participate in Media Fiesta and join us in a month-long festival that will take you through an exciting journey to celebrate and discover our media world! Hosted by: Organised by: mda ®pico la Supported by: Ministry of
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      315 63 Register for your fflff i/ w/f 90min Forex Tratl n9 Essentials Seminar. „4^«awe a s rj A *y J *3 "Forex U" Dates: Venue: Register: '©(fa jt '/Mrt j| 21 Mar (Sun) 11.30am SAFRAYishun 1) By Web: W 21 Mar (Sun) 3.30pm Tanjong Pagar www.ForexDrivingSchool.com B 19 Mar (Fri) 7.30pm
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      245 62 Health f/\y Promotion Board 0 When it cones to ifour 1 1 v s health, trust only e REAL experts t If you have children aged 2 to 6, come down to the Firm Foundations Family Carnival for the best advice on child health. With interactive stage shows, art craft
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      440 61  -  MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The former Alkaff Mansion (picture) could soon rekindle its old sparkle as plans to develop the site into a dining, museum or spa kicked off with the search of a new tenant yesterday. The Singapore Land Authority (SLA) launched a
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        79 61 Fed boost US stocks ended higher as investors cheered the Federal Reserve’s pledge to keep interest rates “exceptionally low” “for an extended period” after a policy meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 43.83 points (0.41 per cent) to 10,685.98, as the blue-chip index rallied for the sixth
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        OIL PRICES
        75 61 interest rates boost World oil prices rebounded from recent heavy losses to reach US$82 a barrel, as the US Fed kept interest rates on hold. On the eve of an Opec production meeting, New York’s main contract, light sweet crude for April delivery rallied above US$82 per barrel,
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        73 61 eu boost European investors gave a positive response to a European Union contingency plan to save Greece from default, sending share prices sprinting higher. But gains were tampered by tentative traders waiting on the US Fed interest rates announcement. London’s FTSE 100 index added 0.48 per cent to
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      106 61 honda will recall more than 410,000 Odyssey minivans and element small trucks in the united states because of braking system problems. The recall includes 344,000 Odysseys and 68,000 elements from the 2007 and 2008 model years. honda said in a statement that overtime, brake pedals can
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      350 61 AFTernOOn lATesT us Fed extends measures to prop up borrowing, home sales BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON United States Federal Reserve officials repeated their pledge to keep the main interest rate near zero for an “extended period” and confirmed that emergency measures to prop up the housing market will
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      New managing director for MediaCorp Press
      146 62 SINGAPORE MediaCorp has appointed Mr Patrick Yong (picture) as managing director of MediaCorp Press, which owns and operates Today. Currently senior vice-presi-dent and head of sales (News, Radio, Print and Ethnic Business) at MediaCorp, Mr Yong is taking over from Mr Philip Koh, who
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      EENP to begin next month
      169 62 SINGAPORE The National Environment Agency (NEA) will start the Energy Efficient National Partnership (EENP) next month and will help companies build the necessary capabilities to attain higher levels of energy efficiency. Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment and Water Resources Dr Amy Khor told an
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      It’s only a matter of time
      345 63  -  inTeresT raTe hikes dBs Bank predicts interest rates across asia could go up to combat inflation JONATHAN PEERIS jonathanpeeris@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE DBS Bank expects interest rate hikes across Asia to happen sooner rather than later because Asia’s dramatic V-shaped recovery has surprised many market watchers.
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      202 63 SINGAPORE Credit ratings agency Moody’s says Singapore’s banking system outlook is stable, but it has a negative long-term rating on the three rated local banks. The negative ratings on DBS Bank, OCBC Bank and United Overseas Bank are largely due to the banks’ significant
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      363 64 A 16.8b gorilla resOUrces indUsTry rio Tinto, chinalco in talks to develop huge iron ore field in Guinea AGENCIES SYDNEY Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto is reportedly in talks with China’s state-owned Chinalco regarding a massive project in Guinea, raising hopes of a rapprochement that could unlock one of the
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        126 64 Consumer electronics retailer Gain City is holding a mega sale as part of its 29th anniversary celebrations. Featuring its usual host of fantastic promotions, the sale includes a weekly lucky draw, where 29 sets of LG 42” LED TV are waiting to be won. For
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        143 64 Good news for young fans of a certain funloving, Bikini Bottom-dwelling sea sponge. On March 20 to 21, NTUC Club has specially organised four special Meet and Greet sessions at Downtown East so the kids can get up close and personal with the
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        CELEBRATING 15 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE
        164 64 Celebrate the Singapore Marriott’s 15th birthday this April! The first five callers to book a weekend stay atthe iconic hotel from March 22 to 26 will be rewarded with a scrumptious buffett dinner for two worth $130++. With many exciting malls located a stone’s throw
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      683 65  -  POinT OF vieW Financial reform efforts pit Us against europe STEVENSON JACOBS AP NEW YORK United States policymakers are struggling to agree on new rules to avoid another financial crisis. A global consensus? Even harder. Efforts are raging on three continents, with at least as many ideas
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      281 66 BeveraGe IndusTry AP NILAI (Malaysia) Beverage giant Coca-Cola will build a new bottling plant in Malaysia. It will invest some RM1 billion ($420.5 million) over the next five years to boost growth in the South-east Asian market. The investment comes as the world’s largest soft
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      214 66 AGENCIES NEW YORK The administrator for failed United States investment bank Lehman Brothers has filed plans to end the largest bankruptcy in American history, opening the way for the creation of a new company. “The proposed plan represents a fair economic resolution for all Lehman creditors
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      197 61 How To Win In The Stock Market Using Warren Buffett's Strateaies!" Market crashes in 1973,1987,1997 2001 created great fortunes for intelligent investors, such as Warren Buffett and Li Ka Shing. Do not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of picking up good stocks that can set you up financially free for the
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      84 68 Awards 2010 The Awards Night Now it's time to announce The Most Popular Radio Personality and winners of the other exciting categories. Joining us is a stellar cast of international and local performers including Italian crooner Patrizio Buanne, Americal Idol Season 7 finalist Jason Castro, singer-songwriters Rico Blanco and Alarice,
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    547 69  -  Presented by ust savour WITH OC B C C ARD S byO Eat it, drink it, smell it lemongrass is one versatile herb Dylan Tan STAR INGREDIENT LEMONGRASS From scented candles to essential oils, the distinctive scent of lemongrass is used to overcome insomnia, stress and headaches. Beyond
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      148 69 1 ayam Buah Keluak An all-time Peranakan favourite, this is a tedious dish to prepare and cook. And the best thing about Chef Li’s version: The lack of a strong bitter aftertaste. 2 ayam Kai luak (Mustard Chicken) You won’t find this in any other Peranakan restaurant because it is
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