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Article, Illustration164 2010-05-06 1 dr sri mulyani to take top job at world bank JAKARTA Indonesia’s Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati (right), the investment community’s favourite reformer but a key figure in a criminal investigation into a bank bailout, quit yester- day to take a top job at the WorldAFP - 164 words
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Article835 2010-05-06 1 NEO CHAI CHIN - have the irs damaged their brands? NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg NEO CHAI CHIN SINGAPORE First, it was Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), which experienced crowd control problems when its casino opened and had to shut its Battlestar Galactica roller-coaster ride a week after Universal Studios SingaporeNEO CHAI CHIN - 835 words
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Advertisement454 2010-05-06 1 rec-ljv^ Indon Finance Minister quits dr sri mulyani to take top job at world bank JAKARTA Indonesia’s Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati (right), the investment community’s favourite reformer but a key figure in a criminal investigation into a bank bailout, quit yesterday to take a top job at the World454 words
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Article351 2010-05-06 3 AGENCIES She currently earns a little over US$24,000. Bhakti Securities analyst Reza Nugraha said her announcement came as a “shock to the index”. He added: “Investors have yet to see anyone credible to replace Sri Mulyani so they feel anxious.” Mr Yudhoyono praised Dr Sri Mulyani and said her newAGENCIES - 351 words
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Article, Illustration386 2010-05-06 3 THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON Why was Faisal Shahzad permitted to board a flight for Dubai some 24 hours after investigators of the Times Square terrorism case learned he might be connected to the attempted bombing? Though Shahzad was stopped before he couldTHE NEW YORK TIMES; Connecticut. - 386 words
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Article, Illustration102 2010-05-06 3 AGENCIES The Pakistani-American man arrested in the failed Times Square bombing has admitted his involvement and said he received explosives training in Waziristan, Pakistan an Al Qaeda and Taliban stronghold. Faisal Shahzad (picture), 30, has been charged with international terrorism and the authori- ties said he wasAGENCIES; AP - 102 words
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Article, Illustration517 2010-05-06 5 TEO XUANWEI - TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Their conference at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) has come to a close, but the chapter has not ended for the InterPacific Bar Association (IPBA). At its annual general meeting yesterday afternoon, German lawyer Axel Reeg raised a517 words
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Article, Illustration390 2010-05-06 6 tEo XuaNWEI - But local theatre company will still receive $170,000 in Government funding tEo XuaNWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Local theatre company Wild Rice has had its annual grant from the National Arts Council cut by $20,000. This was confirmed to MediaCorp by the council, which is a390 words
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449 2010-05-06 6 NG JING YNG - NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In the popular online game, World of Warcraft, players do not just “kill” other combatants or get “killed”. Instead, they can also spew vulgarities as well as racist and homophobic comments. In fact, this has been happening so frequently449 words
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Article, Illustration538 2010-05-06 8 CLAIRE HUANG - ‘To hell and back’ but with her uterus intact CLAIRE HUANG clairehuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Looking in the pink of health, it is hard to guess that at 31, Ms Lisa Guit has, in her own words, “been to hell and back”. She has made medical history in Singapore as the firstCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 538 words
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Article, Illustration353 2010-05-06 10 Ng JiNg yNg - Ng JiNg yNg jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Rats in busy Orchard Road? Yes, many of them bigger than the palm of your hand have been showing up in the stretch of bushes and trees outside Orchard Plaza over the last few months. And their numbers haveDON WONG - 353 words
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209 2010-05-06 10 ONG DAI LIN - ONG DAI LIN SINGAPORE The teenaged judoka from St Joseph’s Institution (SJI) who was hospitalised on April 20 after taking part in a national championship bout has yet to regain full consciousness. Tan Ser Yung, 16, has been moved from the intensive care209 words
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407 2010-05-06 12 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB - SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB shaffiq@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE An elderly woman has been convicted of poisoning her husband. Fong Quay Sim, 68, was found guilty of sprinkling ant killer containing arsenic in the food and drinks consumed by her husband between 2004 and 2005. The407 words
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281 2010-05-06 12 ZUL OTHMAN - ZUL OTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A man who had pleaded guilty to unlawfully owning a Singapore Identity Card (IC) had his sentence halved during an appeal at the Supreme Court yesterday. Deliveryman Tan Wei Shin, 23, was sentenced to four months’ jail281 words
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Article, Illustration451 2010-05-06 13 P186C Brought to you by An avid traveller who spends most of his time abroad in third world countries, Canon’s photography expert Jino Lee was recently in Sydney for a change. He said: “Sydney is a very interesting and vibrant city with plenty to see and the451 words
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85 2010-05-06 13 Join Y.E.S. 93.3FM DJ Lin Peifen, 987FM DJ Rosalyn Lee, artiste Thomas Ong and Canon photography expert Jino Lee at the Power In Your Hands seminar as they share their photographic journey of Sydney, and travel photography tips. Participants stand a chance to win85 words
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Article, Illustration71 2010-05-06 14 Passers-by in the suntec area last evening were in for a treat as BmW asia held a screening of a 3d animated clip which was projected onto the facade of suntec towers 2 and 3. according to BmW’s marketing director lito German, the company wantedERNEST CHUA AND 001 BOON KEONG - 71 words
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Article295 2010-05-06 14 ZUL OTHMAN - and ended with punches and head slams ZUL OTHMAN zul@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It all began with a war of words last year on Jan 27 between an odd job worker and a former flat-mate over the way the latter had “bullied” a mutual friend. A fight295 words
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Article, Illustration223 2010-05-06 16 Visitors to the Southern Ridges will soon be able to enjoy a wonderful chorus of birds at dawn when a new collection of tree species that draws birds is established. It is called the Singing Forestand is part of the NationalPHOTO COURTESY CAI YIXIONG - 223 words
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Article, Illustration170 2010-05-06 16 Imperial College London, one of the world’s leading institutions for science, technology and medicine, has honoured Mr Lim Chuan Poh, chairman of the Singapore Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star), by appointing him a Fellow of the College. It is the highest awardTODAY FILE PHOTO - 170 words
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138 2010-05-06 16 A survey of 150 retailers, from bookstores to supermarkets, by the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) has found that most of them have either an exchange or a refund policy. Some 70 have both policies in place, while about 60 have only an exchange policy.138 words
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VOICES
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Article389 2010-05-06 18 TehThienYew - Work together to protect the quality of graciousness Letter from TehThienYew General Manager, Singapore Kindness Movement Secretariat I REFER to “Where’s the soul?” (May 4) from Mr Raymond Lo and “Are we courteous only to some?” (May 5) from Mr Rick Lim. We share Mr Lo’s389 words
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Article94 2010-05-06 18 Ronald Koh - Letter from Ronald Koh I REFER to “Why budget hotels must be reined in” (May 3) from Mr Lionel De Souza, who said that “if budget hotels started sprouting up in residential areas, the Government must take measures to close them down My question to94 words
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Article, Illustration169 2010-05-06 20 DR BILL MAIER - BY DR BILL MAIER When children divorce It’s always tough to hear that someone’s getting a divorce. But what about when that “someone” is your child? There’s nothing quite as devastating as a divorce in the family and when your own child is involved the pain169 words
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220 2010-05-06 20 Lim yin-Fern - Letter from Lim yin-Fern Vice-President, Corporate Marketing Communications, Nets I REFER to “Why can’t new Nets cards be topped up at older POSB ATMs?” (May 4). We have contacted Mr Chan Chong Leong and explained the matter to him. We thank Mr Chan for220 words
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Article115 2010-05-06 20 hong Kwek siew - Letter from Kwek siew hong I REFER to “HDB flat fuse boxes should be locked up” (May 4) and agree with Ms Stella Yong that the fuse boxes should come with a locking device. A similar incident happened to my family last month but it was only115 words
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Article145 2010-05-06 20 James Ng - Letter from James Ng I REFER to “HDB flat fuse boxes should be locked up” (May 4) and understand Ms Stella Yong’s concern. However, it is with much consideration that fuse boxes are designed in this way. Imagine if the circuit breaker in your flat is145 words
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Miscellaneous29 2010-05-06 20 Voices oN radio Should budget hotels be allowed in residential areas? Tune in to TalkBack on 938Live from 8.15am to 8.45am tomorrow. Call us at *****938 and share your29 words
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COMMENT & ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration655 2010-05-06 21 SHOEB KAGDA - dr sri Mulyani Indrawati’s new appointment is Indonesia’s loss and the World Bank’s gain SHOEB KAGDA The writer is associate publisher and editor-in-chief of Globe Asia, Indonesia’s premier business magazine. He has been reporting on Indonesia and regional business news for more than655 words
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Article, Illustration706 2010-05-06 23 PAUL GILFEATHER - any alliance formed is bound to be fragile PAUL GILFEATHER gilfeather@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is the principal correspondent at Today. British voters go to the polls today to cast their ballot in a general election widely seen as too close to call. Most political observers areAFP - 706 words
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Article, Illustration653 2010-05-06 24 RICHARD HARTUNG - It could give future leaders a better ability to combine knowledge and information in new ways RICHARD HARTUNG The writer is a consultant who has lived in Singapore since 1992. Yale University president Richard Levin recently said in The New York Times: “The traditional653 words
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Article, Illustration744 2010-05-06 25 THOMASL FRIEDMAN - The oil spill is to the environment what the sub-prime mortgage mess was to the markets a wake-up call and an opportunity for radical change THOMASL FRIEDMAN The writer won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for commentary, his third Pulitzer for The New York Times. THE NEWTHE NEW YORK TIMES; AFP - 744 words
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Article, Illustration747 2010-05-06 26 ALICE SCHROEDER - ALICE SCHROEDER The writer is the author of The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life and a former managing director at Morgan Stanley. She is now a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are her own. This is an editedBLOOMBERG - 747 words
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WORLD
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120 2010-05-06 28 AFP Malaysia’s plan to build its first nuclear power plant ran into opposition yesterday from politicians and environmentalists who queried how necessary and safe it would be. The government on Tuesday said growing energy needs would be met by a nuclear powerAFP - 120 words
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Article, Illustration387 2010-05-06 28 three killed in fire at Greek bank AGENCIES ATHENS Three people died when a bank in central Athens went up in flames yesterday as tens of thousands of Greeks took to the streets to protest harsh spending cuts aimed at saving the country from bankruptcy.AGENCIES; AFP - 387 words
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Article, Illustration442 2010-05-06 28 AGENCIES BRIDGEPORT (Connecticut) Not long ago, Faisal Shahzad (picture) had a pretty enviable life: He became an American citizen after emigrating from Pakistan, where he came from a wealthy family. He earned an MBA. He had a well-educated wife and two children andAGENCIES; AP - 442 words
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115 2010-05-06 29 AFP Philippine election officials insisted yesterday that next week’s polls would go ahead, amid frantic efforts to replace more than 70,000 faulty memory cards that were to be used in vote counting machines. The Commission on Elections has come under enormous pressureAFP - 115 words
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Article, Illustration111 2010-05-06 32 a 1932 pablo picasso painting has sold for us$106.5 million ($148 million), a world record price for any work of art at auction. ‘nude, Green leaves and bust’, which had a pre-sale estimate of between us$70 million and us$90 million, was sold at christie’s toBLOOMBERG - 111 words
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107 2010-05-06 32 AFP A Chinese mother unable to handle her violent, mentally-handi-capped 14-year-old son and find proper treatment has chained him up to her farmhouse kitchen door for over five years. The local government in the eastern province of Zhejiang is seeking to register the boy’sAFP - 107 words
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106 2010-05-06 32 A study has found an ‘unequivocal’ link between early death and sleeping consistently for under six hours. The study covered over 1.3 million people and analysed 16 separate studies across Asia, Europe and the United States over 25 years. It was published in the106 words
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Article, Illustration327 2010-05-06 32 AGENCIES BANGKOK Thais put aside their political animosity yesterday to honour the country’s ailing monarch on the 60th anniversary of his coronation, as the Red Shirts hinted they could soon end weeks of antigovernment protests. But the protesters demanded a firm date for the dissolution ofAGENCIES; AFP - 327 words
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92 2010-05-06 34 AFP China could see a 73 per cent jump in heart disease by 2030 due to ageing, smoking, high blood pressure and other risk factors, said researchers who reviewed health since China’s economic reforms in the 1980s. “China is a prime exampleAFP - 92 words
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94 2010-05-06 34 AFP China will pour around 10 billion yuan ($2 billion) in economic aid into its restive Xinjiang region as it seeks to quell simmering unrest, state media reported. The injection of development funds will begin next year and is aimed at raising living standardsAFP - 94 words
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Article, Illustration304 2010-05-06 34 AFP BEIJING China could introduce a system requiring Web users to provide their real names before posting comments online, state media reported yesterday. Administrators of major websites in China, who are responsible for screening online postings, are already required to register their real names, the ChinaAFP - 304 words
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Article252 2010-05-06 34 AFP WASHINGTON The United States promised on Tuesday to seek a mutually acceptable solution with Japan on a US base after Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama abandoned calls to move it entirely off Okinawa island. State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said that the US appreciatedAFP - 252 words
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Article, Illustration369 2010-05-06 36 halal cosmetics industry estimated to be worth us$560 million AFP KUALA LUMPUR Entrepreneurs producing “halal” cosmetics say the global market is booming as more Muslims opt for beauty products that conform to Islamic rules. Ms Famiza Zulkifli made her first halal soap four years ago,AFP - 369 words
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Article188 2010-05-06 38 AP DUBLIN A new wave of dense volcanic ash from Iceland snarled air traffic yesterday in Ireland and Scotland and threatened to spill into the air space of England. Ireland’s key hub, Dublin Airport, cancelled all flights until midnight. More than a dozen other airportsAP - 188 words
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Article, Illustration433 2010-05-06 38 Opinion polls show Conservatives have only narrow lead going into today’s vote AFP LONDON Britain’s main party leaders launched a frantic final day of campaigning yesterday with one opinion poll suggesting that almost four in 10 voters in the cliffhangerAFP - 433 words
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Article, Illustration580 2010-05-06 40 goes blu-ray player shopping Shopping for a Blu-ray player can be a mind-boggling affair. While some tantalise shoppers visually with unique features that produce true-to-life images, others attract by offering a host of connectivity optionsforyourviewing and surfing pleasure. And then there are those that are those that are580 words
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Article, Illustration81 2010-05-06 43 an american woman who was born without arms or kneecaps is preparing to test for her black belt in taekwondo. Ms sheila radziewicz, 32, has been training for three years and is scheduled to take her test next month. The brown belt, who works as an advocate forAP - 81 words
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388 2010-05-06 43 AFP NEW DELHI India’s Supreme Court yesterday banned police and intelligence officials from forcing suspects to take “truth drugs” and lie detector tests during investigations to extract information. Law enforcement agencies in India have recently relied on the tests, including in theAFP - 388 words
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156 2010-05-06 43 AFP PARIS France is spending €4.4 billion ($7.7 billion) on a new modern university campus designed to rival Cambridge and Harvard as one of the world’s best. The Paris-Saclay super-campus is France’s answer to years of decline in higher education, with the result thatAFP - 156 words
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160 2010-05-06 44 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH AUCKLAND It is often the butt of jokes, but for migrants starting a new life in New Zealand, getting to grips with the Kiwi accent is no laughing matter. The flattened vowel, which turns “fish and chips” into “fush enTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 160 words
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326 2010-05-06 44 AFP VENICE (Louisiana) Emergency crew rushed to protect fragile shorelines and islands as the Gulf of Mexico oil slick spread, prompting a mobilisation of more National Guard troops and new alerts as far as the Florida Keys. With oil still gushing yesterdayAFP - 326 words
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Article, Illustration580 2010-05-06 46 TANYO-HINN - Youth Olympic Games organisers looking into increasing capacity for swimming, gymnastics TANYO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE More than 20,000 of the 320,000 tickets for sports events at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games have been purchased since they went on sale in March. With tickets for sports likeSIM YI JIN - 580 words
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228 2010-05-06 46 TANYO-HINN the World Cup kicks off on June 11, and the month-long football extravaganza is expected to exceed the estimated cumulative global tV audience of 26.3 billion that tuned in to watch the 2006 World Cup in Germany. But Sergey Bubka, chairman ofTANYO-HINN - 228 words
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Article, Illustration276 2010-05-06 46 SHAMIR OSMAN - SHAMIR OSMAN gREaT EaSTERn-YEo’S S-LEagUE 2010 Tampines 3 balestier 2 SINGAPORE When referee Abdul Malik blew the final whistle at the Jalan Besar Stadium last night, Balestier Khalsa players slumped to the ground, some covering their faces in anguish. They were the first team inKOH MUI FONG - 276 words
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Article, Illustration576 2010-05-06 47 LOW LIN FHOONG - Japanese sports giant ink huge deal for new s’pore marathon LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Last month, organisers of the inaugural Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore 2010, the Singapore Sports Council (SSC), roped in Dave McGillivray, the man behind the successful running of the Boston Marathon. Yesterday, thePHO TO COURTESY OF SSC - 576 words
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Article, Illustration389 2010-05-06 47 IAN DECOTTA SINGAPORE Brewerkz is best known for its in-house microbrewery. The owners are proud that the restaurant channels its own “handcrafted beer” to the bar taps at their Riverside Point location. Guests are encouraged to wash down their cajun pork chop andIAN DECOTTA; KOH MUI FONG - 389 words
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Article, Illustration874 2010-05-06 48 HE HAS won three Premier League titles, a Champions League medal, two League Cups and the Fifa World Club Cup. And Wayne Rooney’s only 24. His current campaign with Manchester United has been his best so far, with 34 goals in all competitions withAFP - 874 words
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223 2010-05-06 50 AP WELLINGTON (New Zealand) A 66-year-old New Zealander fell from a cliff while searching for his ball at the Howick Golf Course near Auckland on Tuesday. The man sustained serious injuries but was in a stable condition in Auckland CityAP - 223 words
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Article, Illustration553 2010-05-06 50 struggling in practice, one-time phenom Woods looks worse for wear THE DAILY TELEGRAPH PONTE VEDRA BEACH (Florida) Tiger Woods turned up at his press conference here on Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), but he wasn’t really there. Tiger looked tired. Tiger looked an empty man.THE DAILY TELEGRAPH; AFP - 553 words
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799 2010-05-06 51 MATTHEW LYNN - INVEST MATTHEW LYNN The writer is a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are his BLOOMBERG When the euro celebrated its 10th anniversary last year, it seemed to be a solid currency. Only a few eccentrics speculated about whether it may breakBLOOMBERG - 799 words
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Article305 2010-05-06 52 JO-ANN HUANG - JO-ANN HUANG joannhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Securities trading on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) rose 34 per cent year-on-year to $35.3 billion, reflecting investor optimism. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) reported an even bigger jump of 65 per cent from a year earlier to $486 million. The number305 words
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Article53 2010-05-06 52 wEdNEsday cLosE 2,860.31 (-1.41%) thursday 2,959.01 p 0.92% Friday 2,974.61 p 0.53% Monday 2,944.22 q 1.02% tuesday 2,901.18 q 1.46% toP 5 by VoLuME NaME VoL PricE chaNgE goldenagri 181,928 0.555 q 4.31% yangzijiang 82,321 1.320 p 3.13% genting sP 74,636 0.910 q 1.62% gMg 70,476 0.200 uNch Lereno53 words
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Article53 2010-05-06 52 $8.59 outperform CIMB upgrades OCBC from Neutral, raises target price to $10.00 from $9.38 after increasing FY10-12 earnings forecasts by 2 to 12 per cent to assume higher revenue in wake of better-than-expected Q1 results. CIMB also notes pick-up in loan-related fees, insurance contributions and wealth management fees in53 words
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Article58 2010-05-06 52 $0.38 buy Kim Eng Securities upgrades Raffles Education from Hold, raises target price to $0.48 after changing valuation methodology to include potential fair value gains from China property Oriental University City. While fiscal Q3 net profit of $9.1 million below expectations, the worst is likely over, with organic58 words
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Article456 2010-05-06 52 JULIE QUEK - JULIE QUEK JuLiE QuEK juliequek@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In a quick turn of events, Prudential said yesterday it had delayed its US$20-billion ($27.5-billion) rights issue because of regulatory discussions about its proposed purchase of AIA, in what market observers view as an embarrassing change of plans. The United456 words
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Article315 2010-05-06 54 CHRIS HOWELLS - CHRIS HOWELLS christopherh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE OCBC Bank posted record quarterly net profit of $676 million in the first quarter of this year, smashing analysts’ estimates of about $500 million for the period ended March 31. Net profit was up 24 per cent on-year on the back315 words
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218 2010-05-06 54 TRAVIS TEO SINGAPORE Singapore Airport Terminal Services (Sats) posted a 23.5 per cent onyear increase in its full-year net profit to $181.2 million. The improvement came on the back of higher revenue, which jumped nearly 45 per cent to $1.54 billion for the financialTRAVIS TEO - 218 words
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Article272 2010-05-06 54 EPHRAIM SEOW SINGAPORE Singapore-listed Chinabased waste recovery solution provider Sino-Environment may be facing another setback. In a filing to the Singapore Exchange yesterday, the firm said a proposed subscription of its shares by key management personnel from its subsidiaries in China could have fallen through. Sino-EnvironmentEPHRAIM SEOW - 272 words
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311 2010-05-06 55 MARIA SIOW - MARIA SIOW Channel NewsAsia’s East Asia Bureau Chief mariasiow@mediacorp.com.sg TIANJIN (China) Visible progress has been achieved in the Tianjin Eco-city project, a joint collaborative effort between Singapore and China. Singapore Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan made the observation after co-chairing311 words
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Article, Illustration81 2010-05-06 55 Guests, including economic development Board chairman leo yip (second from right), attending a tour of health care company abbott’s new us$20-million ($27-million) laboratory in singapore at the Biopolis research park. it is the firm’s largest nutrition r&d facility outside of the united states and it will focusPHOTO COURTESY ABBOTT - 81 words
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Article112 2010-05-06 55 Mainboard-listed water treatment firm Hyflux said its first quarter net profit jumped 25 per cent to $6.4 million from a year earlier. Revenue for the three months ended March rose 15 per cent to $101.3 million. Hyflux CEO Olivia Lum said the firm registered112 words
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137 2010-05-06 55 EPHRAIM SEOW Two more residential sites were released for sale yesterday by the Housing and Development Board. They are located in Punggol Field andYishun Avenue 2. Both were previously on the Government’s reserve list. The Punggol site has been set aside for an executiveEPHRAIM SEOW - 137 words
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121 2010-05-06 57 BLOOMBERG China is likely to reverse policies cracking down on the property market because they will put the nation’s 8 per cent economic growth target for this year at risk, Macquarie Securities said. “Ironically, it is the very effectiveness of the property market measures thatBLOOMBERG - 121 words
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146 2010-05-06 57 BLOOMBERG The Airbus SAS A380 superjumbo risks becoming a double-decker dud. Five years after the first test flight, the 525-seat jet is more than 200 units short of making the programme profitable. Only one new airline customer signed up forthe planeBLOOMBERG - 146 words
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316 2010-05-06 57 AP LONDON World stock markets fell further yesterday while the euro slid to a 13-month low as three people died in Athens during rioting against austerity measures imposed under an international bailout package for Greece. The FTSE 100 was down 39.28 points, orAP - 316 words
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Advertisement48 2010-05-06 61 SETS, DRUGS AND ROCK ’N’ ROLL The personal demons of rock sTars make for greaT cinema. >> T2 Tears for fears and Their fanTasTic Time machine. >> T6 newbies puT TogeTher an alTernaTive arTs fesT. >> T8 The euro’s down pack your bags for greece. >> T14 may 6, a48 words
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Article, Illustration1191 2010-05-06 62 CHRISTOPHER TOH - Rock biopics like their rock star protagonists can be a temperamental breed indeed CHRISTOPHER TOH christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg THERE’S nothing in cinema quite like the rock biopic. It seems to be the perfect combination of drama, comedy, thrills and spills and it comes with a ready-made soundtrack. What’sDavid Moir - 1,191 words
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Article, Illustration228 2010-05-06 65 CHRISTOPHER TOH - Believe in this BELIEVE IN JANE JANE ZHANG By Christopher CHRISTOPHER TOH POP singer Jane Zhang has been touted to be the next big thing from China and it’s not hard to see why. Last year, she formed her own record label (Show City Times), was signed to Universal Music,228 words
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Article, Illustration76 2010-05-06 65 BROKEN BELLS BROKEN BELLS BRIAN Burton (aka Danger Mouse) and The Shins’ James Mercer may seem an odd match, but the songs here are fantastic.Just listen to the opening salvo of The High Road, Vaporize and Your Head Is On Fire. Mercer’s vocals and songcraft seem to have transcended into76 words
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Article, Illustration88 2010-05-06 65 KEEP! KEWEI AND EIN EIN TAY Kewei is no stranger to the live music scene. But this EP with her collaborator Ein Ein is, well, great.The DIY effort contains two Mandarin songs, I’m Just Like That and Love Song, and an English track Come Closer, which, with it’s jazzy feel,88 words
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Article, Illustration92 2010-05-06 65 HEAD FIRST GOLDFRAPP I wasn’t sure what to make of this album at first because Goldfrapp, after a marvellous leap into “wyrd-folk” on 2008’s Seventh Tree, has returned to the electronic pop of their early albums.While many have said this is a step back, songs like Believer, Rocket and Alive92 words
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Article, Illustration68 2010-05-06 65 IRM CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG IT’S been a while since we heard from Beck, so Sorry, did I say Beck? I mean Charlotte Gainsbourg, whose album has been written and produced primarily by Beck. The music is at times disturbing and ungainly. But it fits her voice, which comes across as a68 words
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Article, Illustration117 2010-05-06 65 HERE LIES LOVE DAVID BYRNE AND FATBOY SLIM THE story of Imelda Marcos and Estrella Cumpas (who looked after Imelda when she was a child) is given a musical touch by David Bryne and Fatboy Slim, minus the melodramatic narrative found in other musicals. The “cast” is organic, with characters117 words
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Article, Illustration322 2010-05-06 65 CHRISTOPHER TOH - relooking a classic record CHRISTOPHER TOH tommy the who (1969) FOLLOWING their short mini rock opera A Quick One, While He’s Away (from the album A Quick One), and their “concept” album The Who Sell Out both of which could be considered test runs for this —Tommy322 words
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Article, Illustration238 2010-05-06 66 Aaron Kwok De Show Reel World Tour Encore 2010 (above) Featuring a ground-breaking (and record breaking) stage set, Aaron returns to wow audiences again. May 7, 8pm, Singapore Indoor Stadium. Tickets from $88, from Sistic. Thank They’re Over!!! Featuring indie acts Indus Gendi, Etc, Gloria and The Mo Chi238 words
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Article, Illustration400 2010-05-06 66 GENEVIEVE LOH - CONCERT REVIEW One big sing-along at the Tears For Fears gig GENEVIEVE LOH SURE, everybody wants to rule the world, but on Tuesday night at Resorts World Convention Centre Compass Ballroom, ’80s chart-toppers Tears For Fears actually did. In spite of technical glitches that plagued themPhotos Genevieve Loh - 400 words
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Article, Illustration464 2010-05-06 68 Mayo Martin - First-timers launch alternative mini-arts festival Mayo Martin mayo@mediacorp.com.sg ONE is a young theatre producer.The other, a young TV and film actress. And what was originally supposed to be an idea for a collaboration on a simple sketch piece last year has evolved into something larger an alternative464 words
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Article, Illustration260 2010-05-06 71 THINGS TO DO 1 Boleh! (below) Artworks that depict Malaysian culture, featuring prominent and emerging painters and sculptors such as Fauzulyusri and Justin Lim. Date: Till Sunday Time: 11am to 7pm from today till Saturday; noon to 6pm on Sunday Venue: Taksu Singapore, 43 Jalan Merah Saga260 words
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