Today, 15 April 2010

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    31 1 TODAY Thursday April 15, 2010 TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PublICAtIon of nEWS HotlInE 6822 2268 Thursday April 15, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking april 15, 2010 a publication of
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      982 6 Exclusive $10 buffet deals with Citibank Gourmet Pleasures. 7th Storey Wilkie Edge 2nd diner at $10 for a la carte Steamboat Wilkie Edge Tel: 6238 7887 10 at Claymore 2nd diner dines at $10 for lunch (Mon Sat) 4th diner dines at $10 for dinner Pan Pacifi c Orchard Tel:
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  • Article
    S’pore should ride on growth momentum: PM
    349 3  -  MAY Wong maywong@mediacorp.com.sg WASHINGTON Reacting to the strong economic showing in the first quarter, Mr Lee Hsien Loong said Singapore has made a remarkable recovery. “Nobody a year ago would have imagined that we would have come out and picked up so fast.
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    A dramatic rebound...
    603 3  -  but inflation is now the bugbear Wong SIEW YIng siewying@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE After the economy’s 32.1-per-cent quarter-on-quarter leap in the first three months of the year the most dramatic improvement on record since the mid-1970s the Government has significantly upped its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) forecast for the
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    Ionescu property seized
    432 3  -  ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A “real estate” property in Bucharest belonging to suspended Romanian diplomat Silviu Ionescu has been temporarily seized by his government. The Prosecutor’s Office in Romania told MediaCorp yesterday that the “provisional seizure” was made on Feb 3 with the aim of “satisfying
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      104 3 iTODAY on Blackberry For the latest news updates on the go. Q Download the latest version of the application from your device's App store. PAgE 3 roof of tHE World roCkEd 6.9-MAgnItudE quAkE HItS qIngHAI CoMMEnt&AnAlYSIS ConrAd rAj HIdIng PAY goES AgAInSt SPIrIt of CorPorAtE govErnAnCE CodE 24 YurIko koIkE
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon Growth forecast conservative: Analysts
      440 7  -  MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE After the first quarter’s stunning performance, private sector economists are now revising their growth forecast up for the year to between 7.5 per cent and 9.5 per cent, a tad higher than the Government’s revised projections announced yesterday. On-year gross domestic product
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      Lock icon Roof of the World rocked
      330 10 6.9-magnitude quake shakes Qinghai province AGENCIES BEIJING A strong earthquake hit a remote mountainous area in China yesterday at 7.49am local time, killing at least 400 people and injuring 10,000 as mud-and-wood houses and at least one school collapsed. The quake, measuring at least 6.9-magnitude,
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    • Article
      ‘Growing religious assertiveness a concern’
      470 10 SINGAPORE Religious worship these days is no longer confined to the mosque, church or temple. The success of charismatic churches in holding “megasermons” at commercial venues, has “inspired other religious groups to organise similar large-scale worship events” at malls and exhibition centres, for instance, noted
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      World’s first 3D TV trial in S’pore
      457 12  -  GLADYS OW AND GENEVIEVE LOH gladysow@channelnewsasia.com CANNES Singapore is set to be the first country in the world to undergo a nationwide 3D TV trial. The trial, to be carried out this year one possibility is in August, when the inaugural Youth Olympic
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      Lock icon Clinton, PM Lee on improving US-Asean ties
      172 12 MAY WONG WASHINGTON Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discussed how the US can further engage the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) and Asia. They feel this could be done through new regional architecture such
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      Lock icon World Cup ‘live’ telecast: Lui optimistic
      210 12 GLADYS OW CANNES Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Lui Tuck Yew is optimistic that football fans in Singapore will be able to watch the World Cup “live” on television. It is mutually beneficial for the Federation of International Football Association (Fifa)
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      A World Heritage Site in S’pore?
      607 14  -  Government calls for study, observers weigh in with options LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Cambodia has Angkor Wat, Malaysia boasts the town of Malacca as one and the Great Wall of China is one of the best well known so why can’t Singapore have
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      Lock icon Relax... at accredited spas
      651 16  -  15 spas sign up for Case accreditation scheme TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Before the recent spate of high profile closures, the spa industry had long been dogged by complaints of hardselling tactics. Now, the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case), through the launch yesterday of a new
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      Lock icon Insurance options for spa industry
      281 16 TEO XUANWEI SINGAPORE The two spa industry associations have come up with some insurance options so that consumers can get their money back without having to incur any extra cost if their spa closes down unexpectedly in the future. The Spa Association of Singapore (SAS)
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      Lock icon New Circle Line stations: More trains for opening day
      264 18 LIN JIAMEI singaPoRe Commuters wanting to try out the 11 new Circle Line stations on opening day this Saturday can expect more train services and a shorter wait. And the longest length of time they will need to switch MRT lines
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      Millionaire’s daughter takes stand
      428 18  -  she ‘did not see cheque being delivered but was aware of the matter’ NG JINGYNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg singaPoRe The daughter of a self-made millionaire took the stand in the High Court yesterday and said that there was no need for her to cheat others of their money.
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      UNION S
      84 20 union square, an NTuC Club clubhouse, has reopened in new premises at amara shopping Centre. Not only that, it is now open seven days a week to ‘further enhance the salsa experience’, the club said yesterday. Voted Best salsa Club in 2008, union square now features dJs and
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      Lock icon A call for better cloud control
      198 20 JANICETEO SINGAPORE Industry standards are required to regulate and monitor the increasing application of cloud computing, cybersecurity experts have told MediaCorp. Cloud computing refers to Internetbased computing where shared resources, software and information are provided to computers and other devices on-demand. These standards are
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      No signed deal with Al-Jazeera: M1
      291 22 SINGAPORE Local telco M1 has no contractual agreements with Al-Jazeera, M1 said yesterday in a press statement, denying a news report that said it “inked a deal” with the Qatar-based broadcaster to carry its news bulletins and some documentary programmes. “Contrary to the report,
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    • Article
      In praise of IMH
      619 22  -  satisfaction survey shows that patients are more willing to recommend the institute ALICIA WONG alicia@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When her daughter, who suffers from attention deficit disorder, was doing poorly in school, their doctor wrote a detailed letter to the teacher explaining the condition and how to teach
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      Lock icon NTU associate professor charged
      142 22 NG JINGYNG SINGAPORE A Nanyang Technological University (NTU) associate professor was charged in court yesterday with molesting a 22-year-old student. Li Jinyan, 40, allegedly molested her on Sept 11 last year by touching her left buttock with his hand while they were in his office at
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      Lock icon FIRE AT DEFU LANEWORKSHOP
      70 24 a fire broke out at a car spare parts workshop at defu lane early yesterday. The singapore Civil defence Force was alerted at 12.20am and the blaze was brought under control within 30 minutes of arrival. The damage was largely confined to the front portion and
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      Lock icon three-in-one flu vaccine available by the end of the month
      564 24  -  CLAIRE HUANG clairehuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Local experts have advised the public to vaccinate themselves against influenza with the new three-in-one vaccine that will be available at the end of the month. This is because “old” vaccines don’t work well against new
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      146 14 The guru says: Small prices don’t make big headlines. We shrunk hotel prices! Up to 60% off hotels and beach resorts worldwide. Get an extra $20 off hotels when you book a flight on us this April. Great fares, small prices. Singapore Airlines Book by 20 Apr. Travel by 30
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      186 18 Thais BRacing foR a final showdown Page 27 21ST CENTURY LEARNING TO EMPOWER YOUR CHILD FOR LIFE! A New Innovation from Adam Khoo Success Learning System Learning Academics 'I Am Gifted! Graduates AdamKhoo Creator and Master trainer of the 'I Am Gifted!' Programme Introducing 21ST Century Learning for an even
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    Photo journeys with
    569 23 P186C Brought to you by During Y.E.S. 93.3FM DJ Lin Peifen’s recent trip to Sydney, organised by Canon Singapore andTourism New South Wales, she did not expect to fall in love with the metropolitan city’s beaches. She recalled: “I’m not a beach person, but I really liked
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  • VOICES
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      Give it a chance
      279 26  -  Greater local support will boost S-League’s morale I call on Singaporeans to give the S-League a chance and support their local clubs. You might find it quite entertaining. Besides, if Singaporeans don’t watch the S-League, who Letter from Joel HungYi Guang I HAVE been following the
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      HOLD ONLINE POSTERS ACCOuNTABLE
      216 26  -  LETTER FROM YEO SHuAN CHEE i refer to “News sites rethink anonymous online comments” (April 14). everyone has a rightto express his or herfeelings orto comment be it in real life or online. But having this right does not mean not having to bear any responsibility
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      Lock icon VIVID SYDNEY
      601 27 No one knows Sydney better than local Johanna Griggs, television and sports host of Network Seven, Australia. In the four-part series, Johanna is the first celebrity to share her favourite things to see and do, and share her insights as to why there is no other place like
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      FOCUS® ON THE FAMILY
      170 28  -  BY DR JAMES DOBSON SAYING ‘I’M SORRY’ Many people have a hard time saying they are sorry to anyone, let alone their children. Although it is difficult to do, apologising when we are wrong provides opportunities to teach valuable lessons to our sons and daughters. I
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    • Article
      What about some comfort?
      433 28  -  i Say Murali SharMa I refer to “Only one case of non-compli-ance” (April 6). Every six months the Public Transport Council conducts a service performance survey on buses. The review seems to concentrate on passenger loading, bus breakdowns, accidents, frequency of service, departure and arrival times.
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      A placard for the less able, please
      210 28  -  letter from Johnnie Chia I REFER to “What next for the less able if cross-country bus routes are scrapped?” (April 14). One hassle for the visually-handi-capped is the need to ask fellow commuters to identify the service number whenever a bus arrives at
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      Sufficient parking lots for residents
      175 28  -  letter from lim Teck Jit Victor Head, Yishun Branch Office Housing Development Board WE REFER to “Pressed for parking” (April 9). Mr Esmond Chng is referring to car park Y6 at Blocks 150 to 161, Yishun Street 11. It is grouped with its adjacent car
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  • Page 28 Miscellaneous
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      31 28 VoiCeS on radio Is there a downside to the HDB lift upgrading programmes? Tune in toTalkBack on 938Live from 8.15am to 8.45am tomorrow. Call us at *****938 and share your views.
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  • COMMENTS&ANALYSIS
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      Why shy away from a little competition?
      614 32  -  away Not fully disclosing top executives’ pay goes against spirit of corporate governance code If SingTel, Sembcorp and SGX can comply almost fully with the code and disclose remuneration details of board members and key executives, why can’t the CONRAD RAJ conrad@mediacorp.com.sg The
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      Lock icon The Dear Leader nuclear weapons company
      1023 34  -  The foreign currency earned by the export of missiles and weapons goes directly into Mr Kim Jong Il’s pocket, or is used to fund further nuclear development. In 2002, it was estimated that more than 120 North Korean nationals were working at more than
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      Lock icon Thailand PM Abhisit’s minefield
      827 35  -  Election Commission’s decision on democrat party further complicates matters Even if he (Mr Abhisit) manages to navigate the minefield, the EC’s decision means what awaits him on the other side could be something just as deadly. somrouTai sapsomboon and TulsaThiT TapTim The writers are journalists at
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  • World
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      Lock icon Bracing for final showdown
      451 36 Thais rally at Victory Monument in Bangkok to oppose Red Shirts AGENCIES BANGKOK Hundreds of pro-government Thais rallied in Bangkok yesterday to challenge their rival Red Shirt protesters who poured into Bangkok’s commercial heart, ready for the “final round” in their fight to overthrow the embattled
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      Lock icon Pornthip to testify, but only if safety is assured
      259 36 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said yesterday the government can ensure the safety of Thai pathologist Dr Pornthip Rojanasunand only if she provides details of the alleged threat to her life. The Thai expert had earlier told Malaysiakini
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      Lock icon SCMP SAYS SORRY FOR NAMING WRONG ‘HU’
      88 38 SCMP SAYS SORRY FOR NAMING WRONG HU’ AFP Hong Kong’s leading English-language daily the South China Morning Post (SCMP) apologised yesterday after a photo caption misidentified China’s President Hu Jintao as a jailed human rights campaigner. The front-page caption on Tuesday which accompanied a photo of Mr Hu arriving at
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      Lock icon REEF-WRECKING CAPTAIN, CREW ARRESTED
      107 38 today. ap Australian police arrested a Chinese ship captain and officer yesterday, and charged them with damaging the Great Barrier Reef, more than a week after their coal carrier ran aground and tore a 3km gash in the protected area. The 47-year-old master of the Shen
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      Lock icon Senior official sentenced
      283 38 AGENCIES BEIJING A Chinese court yesterday sentenced to death a former top police and judicial official convicted of sheltering criminal gangs who ran rampant for years in the southwestern city of Chongqing. The verdict against Wen Qiang, the former head of Chongqing’s judiciary and an ex-deputy police
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      Lock icon HK’s new reform recipe
      199 38 AGENCIES HONG KONG Hong Kong yesterday paved the way for a move towards universal suffrage with a proposal to boost the number of lawmakers and increase the number of people that elect the city’s leader. But pro-democracy lawmakers said they would not support the measure, accusing
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      Lock icon Killer’s death no solace to girl’s father
      328 40 Extremist had murdered 15-year-old and two others in 2005 AFP JAKARTA The death in a police raid of an Islamic extremist who led the beheading of three Christian schoolgirls in Indonesia five years ago gave little solace to the father of victim Theresia
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      Lock icon ‘Let judges carry arms’
      129 40 AFP MANILA The Philippines’ highest court has called for the nation’s judges to be allowed to carry guns ahead of next month’s elections, saying they needed weapons to defend themselves. The Supreme Court said giving judges special permits to carry firearms would allow them to do
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      Lock icon Tomb clashes: 100 hurt
      131 40 AFP JAKARTA About 100 people were injured, many seriously, in violent clashes yesterday between security forces and demonstrators here. Police fired tear gas, pepper bullets and used a water cannon to disperse dozens of men armed with machetes and sticks who had massed to stop the
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      Lock icon ‘Ousted Kyrgyz President must stand trial’
      149 42 AFP BISHKEK Kyrgyzstan’s interim leader yesterday refused to offer any compromise to deposed President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, demanding he be put on trial for the bloodshed in protests last week. “Bakiyev has exceeded the limits of his immunity by spilling blood and now he must
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      Lock icon Vatican promises new measures to fight abuse
      345 42 AGENCIES VATICAN CITY The Vatican has gone into full-fledged damage control mode, promising new initiatives to address the priest sex abuse scandal before Pope Benedict XVI’s (picture) visit to Malta this weekend. Abuse victims on that majority Roman Catholic Mediterranean island are seeking
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    • Article
      Lock icon Rousing support but no specifics
      346 47 world leaders support us president’s call for nuclear security AGENCIES WASHINGTON World leaders have endorsed United States President Barack Obama’s call for securing all nuclear materials around the globe within four years to keep them out of the reach of terrorists. But they offered few
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      Lock icon MIcHEllE GoES
      119 47 mrs michelle obama arrived in mexico late on Tuesday as part of her first official solo trip as the united states’ first lady following a surprise stopover in quake-hit haiti. mrs obama was due to meet with her mexican counterpart margarita zavala yesterday and visit mexico city’s celebrated
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      Lock icon ISRAEL WANTS CITIZENS OUT OF SINAI
      91 47 AP Israel yesterday warned its citizens to leave Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula immediately, citing “concrete evidence of an expected terrorist attempt to kidnap Israelis in Sinai”. Israel’s anti-terror office took the unusual step of calling on families of Israelis visiting the Sinai to establish contact
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      Lock icon QATAR TO DISCIPLINE DIPLOMAT
      98 47 AFP Qatar will discipline a diplomat who sparked a security scare by smoking in the toilet of a United States passenger jet and joking he was trying to set his shoes alight. The diplomat, who is set to leave the US shortly, would face “necessary and
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      195 48 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Nadia Bloom, an 11-year-old girl with Asperger’s syndrome, has been found alive after spending five days alone in an alliga-tor-infested swamp in Florida. Thegirl was last seen riding her bike and was thought to have walked into the
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      117 48 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Two Argentinian convicts who escaped from jail evaded capture after disguising themselves as sheep. Maximiliano Pereyra, 25, and Ariel Diaz, 28, who were jailed for robbery offences, dressed in full sheepskin fleeces with realis-tic-looking heads after escaping from a maximum security jail
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      353 48 higher income, better education cited as reasons for the first significant drop worldwide in decades AGENCIES NEW YORK For the first time in decades, researchers are reporting a significant drop worldwide in the number of women dying each year from complications during pregnancy and childbirth
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      131 47 Dental Implants Dental Implants look and feel just like natural teeth. But are they the “perfect solution” to replace your lost teeth? Find out the answer at a special Consumer Education Forum on Dental Implants Organised by the Singapore Dental Health Foundation Date: Sunday, April 18th Time: 2-4pm Venue: Suntec
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      283 50 AGENCIES LONDON The wealthy group of Manchester United fans known as the Red Knights met yesterday to finalise the structure of their proposed bid to buy the heavily-in-debted club. No bid, however, is expected before the end of the season, with the group keen
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      553 50  -  Singapore now a game away from joining asia’s best after beating m’sia SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg HSbC aSian 5 nationS diviSion 1 Singapore 22 malaysia 20 SINGAPORE For a while, it looked like it was all slipping away. A 16-point showing in a dominant opening 36
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      Lock icon Creating a din of their own
      434 51  -  organisers plan slew of activities for heartland in youth olympics build up We are confident that most of the events will see full houses. ADHE SARARIANY ANDI DJOHAR adhesara@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The world’s most watched event, the World Cup, takes centrestage in South Africa from
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      TEO: NO EXCUSE FOR POOR SPORTSMANSHIP
      271 51  -  TANYO-HINN The recent spate of unsavoury incidents in the local schools sports scene have not been the best advertisement for the build-up to August’s inaugural Youth Olympic Games, which Singapore will host. Speaking at a ceremony yesterday to mark the relocation of the Games’
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      Bows sheathed in archery association-parent dispute
      325 51  -  TANYO-HINN SINGAPORE The Archery Association of Singapore (AAS) and Stephen Cheok, the father of national archer Elizabeth (picture), are a step closer to resolving their dispute. While several issues remain unresolved after over nine hours of talks at the Singapore Mediation Centre yesterday, both
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      253 52 LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE—The Singapore Sports Council’s (SSC) follow-up audit of the Singapore Athletic Association (SAA) is well underway, after they submitted the relevant documents to the SSC on Tuesday. The SAA had requested for more time to sort out the paperwork when the council visited the
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      630 53 woods confirms us open showing as reports claim it’s all over with wife elin AGENCIES FAR HILLS (New Jersey) A day after saying he wasn’t sure when and where he’ll play next, Tiger Woods has confirmed his attendance at June’s US Open. On Sunday, after
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      214 53 LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE Sprinters Ng Chin Hui and Shanti Pereira (picture) were yesterday crowned king and queen of the track, respectively, after winning four gold medals each at the National InterSchool Track and Field Championships. Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) student Chin Hui finished tops
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      175 54 THE GUARDIAN Juventus have asked Rafael Benitez for a decision on his career plans within the next 10 days as they attempt to finalise their shortlist to succeed Alberto Zaccheroni at the Stadio Olimpico. The Liverpool boss remains the Italian club’s preferred choice to
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      Lock icon MESSI TO ENGLAND? NO WAY. CESCTO BARCA? DEFINITELY
      194 54 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Lionel Messi has ended any hopes the likes of Chelsea, Manchester City or Inter Milan may have had of one day signing the Argentine. Messi, who arrived at Barca as a 12-year-old back in 2000, said yesterday: “Will I
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      816 54 Title is in sight for Chelsea after gritty victory over Bolton AGENCIES English prEmiErship Chelsea 1 Bolton 0 LONDON Given the controversy surrounding Chelsea’s 1-0 home win over Bolton on Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), Blues manager Carlo Ancelotti’s assertion that “the Premier League is now
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      69 50 Your Sporting fix football todaY 8.45am Copa lib Universidad Catolica v Flamengo (Ch27) tomorrow 1.55am la liga Almeria v Real Madrid (Ch27) 3.55am la liga Valencia v Athletic Bilbao (Ch27) baSketball 8am nba Hornets v Rockets (Ch22) tenniS 4.30pm atp Monte Carlo Masters (Ch22) CriCket 10.30pm ipl Chennai v Delhi
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      74 54 "Secrets to SCORE A1 in O level" workshop r? In this workshop, Yew Kiin will share with you SLearning pattern MINDSET of your child SAdvo™ Success System to CHANGE your child's results from F9 to A1 SSecrets to SCORE A1 in O level Math Science Date: 17 April 2010, Saturday
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      53 54 S.League Live telecast on Fni 7.30pm lp yA Always play with care. |responsibiy[ 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 FU RCB
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    698 62 Invest index fund assets triple as investors embrace exchange-traded funds THE NEWYORKTIMES Conrad de aenlle TWO trends in fund investment have progressed side by side for several years: Strong flows of money into exchange-trad-ed funds (ETFs) and into portfolios that track the movements
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      54 56 WEdNEsday closE 3,019.74 (+1.62%) tuesday 2,971.60 q 0.19% Monday 2,977.17 p 0.17% Friday 2,971.97 p 0.30% thursday 2,963.19 q 0.83% top 5 By VoluME NaME Vol pricE chaNgE oceanus 78,064 0.410 p 6.50% yangzijiang 76,004 1.430 p 5.93% cachE 72,551 1.000 p 4.17% coscocorp 65,630 1.810 p 4.62% goldenagri
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      28 56 haNg sENg Ç 22,121.43 (+0.08%) Ç NiKKEi Ç 11,204.90 (+0.39%) shaNghai 3,166.18 (+0.16%) australia Ç 5,017.90 (+0.79%) MuMBai closed Ç Ç Malaysia 1,335.89 (+0.10%) sEoul 1,735.33 (+1.45%)
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        57 56 $3.97 Neutral Macquarie downgrades Singapore Press Holdings to Neutral, cuts target price to $4.12 after lowering EPS estimates to assume higher staff costs, lower investment income. Notes Q2 staff costs higher than expected, investment income below view. Says while print advertising recovery over next two quarters will be positive
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        66 56 55 cents hold DBS Vickers downgrades Sinotel Technologies to Hold from Buy. Cuts target price to 61 cents. Cuts FY10-11 earnings estimates by 8 to 12 per cent to assume weaker margins. Says China-based supplier of wireless telecom services and equipment needs to deliver gross margins of over 35
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      STI surges past 3,000
      290 56  -  First time in nearly two years that index reaches benchmark JO-ANN HUANG joannhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Financial stocks pushed the blue-chip Straits Times Index above the 3,000-point mark, the first time the local benchmark has done so since June 2008. The STI opened at 2,985.21 and closed at
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      393 56 JULIE QUEK SINGAPORE Investor sentiment is at an all-time high since the onset of the 2008 financial crisis, driven by optimism about the economy’s growth prospects. Based on the quarterly Investor Dashboard Survey by Dutch financial services group ING, the Republic’s investor sentiment index
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      CapitaMalls revenue climbs 41%
      213 58 Q1 net profit rises to $97m, a nine-fold jump SINGAPORE CapitaMalls Asia (CMA) has posted a first quarter net profit of $96.8 million, up more than nine-fold from a year ago. Revenue in the first three months of its fiscal year rose 41 per cent to
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      Lock icon MTQ CEO’s son to take the helm
      175 58 JO-ANN HUANG SINGAPORE Mainboard-listed marine services specialist MTQ has appointed a new chief executive officer. With effect from July 1, Mr Kuah Boon Wee, son of the current executive chairman and CEO Kuah Kok Kim, will become the group’s CEO. Mr Kuah Boon
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      MAS ISSUES NEW REGULATIONS FOR ISTISNA TRANSACTIONS
      126 58 The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued new banking regulations to clarify its policy on Islamic banking by explaining the regulatory treatment of specific Islamic structures. Specifically, the regulations refer to Singapore-based banks who want to enter into Istisna or project finance
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      KEPPEL ACQUIRES BRAZILIAN SHIPYARD FOR $69 MILLION
      133 58 Keppel Offshore and Marine (O&M), a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Corp, said that it has acquired a 7.6-hectare shipyard in Navegantes, Brazil. The shipyard will be operated by Keppel O&M’s specialised shipbuilding arm, Keppel Singmarine. Keppel O&M’s total investment in the yard,
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      AUSTRALAND BUYS RIVERFRONT LAND PARCEL IN AUSTRALIA
      136 58 CapitaLand’s Australian unit, AustraLand, has bought a 1.8-hectare fully serviced land parcel at the Northshore Hamilton site, fronting the Brisbane River in Queensland. The purchase price will be a combination of an upfront payment of US$11.1 million ($15.3 million) and a share of
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      Lock icon PRICIER AUSSIE HOMES COULD SPELL HIGHER RENTS
      136 60 BLOOMBERG Australian residential rents may rise by more than 10 per cent this year as landlords pass on higher home prices and increased borrowing costs to tenants, Australian Property Monitors (APM) said. Average rents rose 1.5 per cent in the first quarter, with
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      Lock icon GDP up, yuan peg down?
      319 60 Estimated 11.7% growth could force Beijing to let currency gains resume BLOOMBERG BEIJING China’s economy may have expanded 11.7 per cent in the first quarter, the fastest pace in almost three years, making officials more likely to raise interest rates and scrap the yuan’s peg
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      Lock icon Debt doubts devil Greece
      208 60 AFP ATHENS Greece suffered a new setback yesterday when its borrowing rate shot up again to above 7 per cent. The government of Prime Minister George Papandreou faces renewed doubts on international markets about its ability to borrow. Greece has to borrow heavily to avoid default
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      Lock icon TO SLOW INFLATION IN INDIA, LET FOREIGN SHOPS IN: WAL-MART
      141 60 BLOOMBERG Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, said India’s inflation would slow by at least 2 percentage points should the government allow an increase in foreign investment in the industry. “The benefits foreign direct investment in retail can bring to contain
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      150 56 capitaMalls rEVENuE cliMBs 41% FroM BroKEragE rEsEarch aNd agENcy rEports disclaimer: readers should seek independent financial advice before making any investment decision. today cannot be held liable for any consequence arising from the use of this information. V, The Marriott Wedding Workshop Harriott. CELEBRATE A LIFETIME OF MEMORIES _jmncapore__ Getting
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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      1023 65  -  The foreign currency earned by the export of missiles and weapons goes directly into Mr Kim Jong Il’s pocket, or is used to fund further nuclear development. In 2002, it was estimated that more than 120 North Korean nationals were working at more than
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      826 66 Election Commission’s decision on democrat party further complicates matters AFP THE NATION somrouTai sapsomboon and TulsaThiT TapTim In the midst of the political chaos, the Election Commission has dropped a bombshell. The decision to seek the dissolution of the ruling Democrat Party could not have come
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      43 67 WHO’S AFRAID OF OPRAH REY?EVERYBODY.>>t1tOCAtCRE WINFREY? EVERYBODY. >> t14NEMAtOCAtCHGAPOREFESt. ASIAN CINEMA tO CAtCH ttHESINGAPORENALFILMFESt.NAt tHE SINGAPORE ONALFILMFEI INtERNAtIONAL FILM FESt. >> t17E’SABEACHINCCO.>>t26LIFE’S A BEACH IN ROCCO.>>t2MOROCCO. >> t26 april 15, 2010 a publication of LADIES, YOUR K‘N’R ROCK ‘N’ ROLL U.>>t2 NEEDS YOU. >> t2 Paramore’s Hayley
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  • MUSIC
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      QUEEN OF NOISE
      1084 68  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg Can girls rock as hard as the guys? Hell, yeah NEXT month, a rock biopic called The Runaways hits our big screens. It documents with a lot of artistic and dramatic licence, apparently how singer Cherie Currie got together with singer/ guitarist Joan Jett to
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      Great niGhts beGin from
      185 69 brought to you by 17:59 marks the transition between two halves of the day the end of work time and the beginning of our time; made up of our mates, our plans, our interests and our beer. 17:59 is when our time begins; and our time
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      272 69 Be the one to win $500 cash, or four other great consolation prizes! Simply send your Great Night moments with Guinness (photos and captions) to 1759Guinness@mediacorp.com.sg (files should be about 2MB each). Closing date for submission is May 2 (midnight). Results will be published in Today on May 13. Terms
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
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        255 72  -  Vocabularies bobby McFerrin christoPher toh Back in 1988, Bobby McFerrin broke new ground in the world of a capella when his ever-the-optimist ditty, Don’t Worry Be Happy, became a smash hit. But even though the composer, conductor, lyricist and singer has grown leaps and bounds since
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        PLASTIC BEACH GORILLAZ
        259 72 I have delayed reviewing this album solely because I’m not sure if I agree with it or not. I mean, I am impressed by what I like (Stylo, Superfast Jellyfish if mostly for the title Cloud Of Unknowing and Glitter Freeze). But I’m not sure if I
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        I AM JOCIE JOCIE GUO
        108 74 This album kicks off with the schizophrenic Gimme A Call, which mixes balladic verses with a dance chorus. Needless to say, it’s difficult to listen to.This can be said about the rest of the album. See, while Jocie does excel in the ballads (Clear Blue
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        The boom box
        328 74  -  RevolveR the Beatles (1996) Relooking a classic record CHRISTOPHERTOH Curiously enough, many still forgo this album in favour of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band as the height of The Beatles’ artistry. Sorry, wrong. Here’s why: Every musical aspect that the band is known for is encapsulated
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