Today, 14 May 2010, Afternoon Edition

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    45 1 TODAY ICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PUBLICATION NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Friday May 14, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY Mica (P) 160/10/2009 a Publication of news hotline 6822 2268 friday May 14, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking May 14, 2010 a publication of
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  • Article
    Pay TV changes slammed
    730 3  -  Mda rejects cable association’s claim that ‘viewers will lose out’ NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Consumers may have cheered when mandatory crosscarriage of pay-television content was announced two months ago, but a regional association representing many content owners now warns that the public are the very
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      146 3 Radio. Now on iPhone. MeRa^io Listen to all 13 MediaCorp Radio Stations on MeRadio. Download the app free through your App store. MEAL 3 PC CHICKEN TENDERS TAS BK CHICK! CRISP :v •w 7 m v.- .feJS P pfe&v IN* Now, BK CHICK'N CRISP™ comes with more value. With three
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      53 3 Page 3 Robin hood oPened at cannes. what will PReMieRe at screensingaPoRe? comment&analysis RogeR Mitton VietnaM Puts on its haPPy face 14 RichaRd haRtung diPloMatic iMMunity is needed 16 conRad Raj lessons leaRned fRoM woRld cuP tV bids 18 don’t Miss 20 Pages of T including our coverage of the
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      264 6 A GUIDInG HAnD PAGE 4 0^ ms s to* e Successful property investors will share their insights at this seminar on great property strategies for 2010. This preview will encapsulate how one can grow limited funds into a multi-million dollar property portfolio. This course is conducted by experts led by
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  • NEWS
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      No more tuition fee deposit? Schools say pay more or pay upfront
      624 6  -  Ng JiNg yNg jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In barely a month, the level of fee protection afforded to students in private schools is set to rise and so will the actual fees they have to pay. As part of the
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      PARENTS MADETO BEAR INSURANCE COSTS, TOO
      155 6  -  NG JING YNG Besides having to pay more in terms of school fees, parents will need to fork out for insurance costs. The Council for Private Education is requiring private schools to purchase fee protection and medical insurance if they wish to continue enrolling
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      Mentor scheme is music to these youngsters' ears
      286 10  -  internationally-renowned musicians to guide S’pore National youth Orchestra LYNDA HONG lyndahong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE W~~ld-~~~~w~~d cl~ss~c~l ~us~c~~~s l~k~ A~d~~~ G~~~~~~ll~ w~ll b~ ~~~t~~~~~ y~u~~ ~us~c~~~s S~~~~p~~~. T~~ ~~ws w~s sw~~t ~us~c f~~ f~u~ y~u~~ ~~~b~~s f~~~ t~~ S~~~~p~~~ N~t~~~~l Y~ut~ O~c~~st~~ (SNYO) ~s t~~
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    • Article
      lonescu fails to get warrant annulled
      141 10 SINGAPORE~~ d’ Aff~~~~s t~ S~~~~p~~~ S~lv~u I~~~scu, ~~s f~~l~d ~~s b~d t~ ~~v~ ~~t~~~~t~~~~l ~~~~st w~~~~~t ~~~~~st ~~~ull~d. ~~d~~ ~~p~~t~d t~~t t~~ H~~~ ~~u~t ~~j~ct~d ~~s ~pp~~l ~s ~t ~l~s~d t~~t ~t c~~~~t ~ul~ d~cu~~~ts ~~qu~sts ~ssu~d by st~t~s w~t~ w~~c~ d~~s ~~t ~~v~
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    • Article
      He forged signatures to steal $500k
      253 12  -  SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB shaffiq@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A former employee of a real estate company has pleaded guilty to forging signatures to withdraw more than $500,000 from the bank accounts of a condominium management committee. Chew Swee Siong, 31, pleaded guilty to 28 charges. Another 158 were
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      Lock icon A faster, more precise way to zap tumours
      393 12  -  CLAIRE HUANG clairehuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE More cancer patients will now be able to receive faster and more precise radiation treatments as one of Singapore’s two national cancer centres beefs up its facilities. The National University Cancer Institute Singapore’s (NCIS) Radiation Therapy Centre is
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      Child programme founder vanishes
      376 14  -  Franchisees, investors file Magistrate’s Complaint against Little neuro founder david ng Pak Siong ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE He started Little Neuro Tree (LNT) in 2007 using a tri-lingual programme to develop the minds of children aged between three months and five years. Conducted in English,
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      Lock icon Red Shirt general shot in the head
      367 14 AGENCIES BANGKOK A renegade Thai army general accused of marshalling a paramilitary force among the opposition “Red Shirt” protesters was seriously wounded after being shot in the head yesterday, as Mr Veera Musikapong, chairman of the group and three senior leaders quit after
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      Remembering Benjamin Mok
      245 14 Silent ride hopes to raise awareness of cycling safety SINGAPORE A silent ride to promote cycling awareness and safety as well as to remember the thousands of cyclists killed or injured on roads will be held on May 22. This year’s Ride of Silence will cover 47km
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      Lock icon 30 months’ jail and 6 strokes of the cane for slashing his mother
      326 16  -  SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB shaffiq@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Two years ago, Koh Kim Swee (picture) hit his mother on the head with a hammer and was jailed for 15 months. Now, the 23-year-old will have to spend 30 months behind bars
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      Lock icon BUSINESS HIRING SEES BIG INCREASE
      172 16 In a sign that confidence has returned to the hiring market across Asia, the number of jobs ads increased by 46 per cent in the first three months of this year, compared with the same period last year. This, despite a dip in February due
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    • Article
      FIVE TEENAGERS CHARGED IN DISTRICT COURT WITH THEFT
      144 16 Five teenagers have been charged in a district court with theft. One of them is 19-year-old Ahmad Karrazi Noah Mohammad Noah. He allegedly stole a motorcycle worth about $4,000 along Marang Road in the HarbourFront area on Feb 16 this year. The
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    867 8 Dr Goh decided that one key strategy for survival was for Singapore to “earn out living from as far away as possible”. “He said we must never earn out living from our neighbours And that’s when we went to scout for investments from the Americans, the Japanese, everybody you see...
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      6 10 >> priNcipLe OF dipLOMatic iMMuNity iS SOuNd
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      8 14 >> CoMMent: VietnaM PutS on itS haPPy FaCe 14
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  • VOICES
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      FGCUS ON THE FAMILY
      212 18  -  BY DR JAMES DOBSON IN SEARCH OF HEROES Children nowadays live in a world without heroes, and that may be because we’ve taught them that genuine heroes don’t really exist. According to Mr Peter H Gobbon, headmaster of the Hackley School in New York, the tradition
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      SIA: Choice of pilots based on merit, corporate fit
      152 18  -  Letter from Raymond Tan Vice-President, Divisional Services Flight Operations, Singapore Airlines WE REFER to the letter “My career can’t take off” (May 13) written by Mr James Tan. Singapore Airlines selects its pilots on merit and according to its operational requirements.
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    • Should we drive our kids to school?
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        Yes — it’s why cars were invented
        264 18  - Yes it’s why cars were invented Letter from Danny Tan I REFER to the letter “Why do we pamper our children so much?” (May 12) by Mr Pua Ching Liang. Mr Pua argued that when he was young, kids would walk or take the bus to school, as their parents
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        No — or we'll become a nation of softies
        129 18  - No or we'll become a nation of softies Letter from Jeffrey Law Lee Beng I AGREE with the points raised by Mr Pua. Unless children are accustomed to physical hardships during their formative years, they may find it difficult to withstand the harsh realities of life in future. Today’s children
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        No — the world is polluted enough
        206 18  - No the world is polluted enough Letter from Kim Scarabello I REFER to Frances Ann Lim’s response (“You call it a traffic jam, I call it family bonding time”, May 13), and I’m concerned about the message sent by parents who drive their children to school. Sleep in a little
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      Our reservoirs start from drains: PUB
      351 18  -  Letter from Yap Kheng Guan Vice-President, Divisional Services Director, 3P Network, PUB PUB, the national water agency, thanks Mr Johnnie Chia for his feedback “Let’s go canoeing in our drains” (May 12). Rainwater which falls in our drains and canals are channelled into the
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  • COMMENT & ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon Vietnam puts on its happy face
      946 20  -  But you shouldn’t buy Hanoi’s claims that it’s a better place to invest than thailand ROGER MITTON It has been sad to witness the unrest on the streets of Bangkok. But it has been even sadder to see how some of Thailand’s “fraternal” Asean
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      Lock icon The principle of diplomatic immunity is sound
      773 22  -  But it requires reciprocal respect by both sides for it to work the way it’s meant to richard hartung The writer is a former diplomat. He is currently a consultant who has lived in Singapore since 1992. From parking with impunity to getting
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      Lock icon Get the ball rolling early
      675 24  -  Lessons learnt from the World Cup broadcast CONRAD RAJ conrad@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is editor-at-large at Today. J udging by some recent comments, it appears as if football fans here ought to be grateful that we will be able to watch all 64 games of the
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      281 22 WEALTHS JACADEMY —5 W ADAM KHO Asia s Top Success Coach UNIVERSITIES DON'T TEACH YOU HOW TO BECOME COTG...WE DO! It is really important to excel in school and get a good education. However, schools don't teach us one of the most important life skills; how to make, manage and
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Smiles all round after 1st Cabinet meet
      519 34 Ministers of new British coalition government discuss economy, afghanistan AGENCIES AGENCIES LONDON New British Prime Minister David Cameron chaired his first Cabinet meeting yesterday, gathering former rivals in a historic coalition aiming to defy warnings that it is too divided to last. Deputy
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      Lock icon BAGHDAD BLAST KILLS 9
      63 34 a late-night car bomb tore through a cafe in Baghdad’s Sadr City on wednesday, killing nine people and wounding 32 others. Police said the bomb appeared to have detonated prematurely, killing three suspected militants in the car. the blast left several cars burned while the cafe
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      Lock icon Anwar and I had trysts abroad, says accuser
      280 34 AFP KUALA LUMPUR The young man who has accused Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim of sodomy said yesterday they had trysts during trips to Hong Kong, Singapore and Bangkok. In cross-examination of the accuser, 25-year-old Mohamad Saiful Bukhari Azlan, the defence has
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      Lock icon 'DEAR NOYNOY' ADVICE ON FACEBOOK PAGE
      125 34 AP Filipinos have swamped a new Facebook page to offer words of advice for their next president-apparent, Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, telling him he should choose upright Cabinet members and quit smoking. Mr Aquino’s promise to wage war against rampant corruption has raised
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      Lock icon Najib makes lightning historic visit
      365 36 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER SIBU Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak became the first Prime Minister to attend a celebration in honour of a Chinese deity on Wednesday but the historic visit opened him to criticism from the opposition Pakatan Rakyat (PR) for being all too brief.
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    • Article
      Lock icon Non-Muslims in M’sia allowed to bet
      241 36 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s government will allow non-Muslims to bet on international sports events in a bid to counter illegal gambling estimated to be worth billions of dollars each year. Ascot Sports, a company linked to Malaysian tycoon Vincent Tan, has received a licence
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      Lock icon MALAYSIA IDENTIFIES SITES FOR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
      99 36 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER The Malaysian government has identified Pahang, Johor and Terengganu as the possible states for a proposed nuclear power plant due to the availability of remote locations that are close to water sources, in line with international rules. However, it is
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      Lock icon TERROR CRACKDOWN
      74 36 police in indonesia said three terror suspects were arrested yesterday, a day a~ter ~i~e ~en were shot dead in the latest anti-terror operations there. National police spokes~an Brigadier-General Zainuri Lubis said the ~en arrested in central Ja~a Sukoharjo are suspected o~ belonging to al Qaeda in aceh, whose
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      Lock icon Victims in China school attack as young as 3
      271 38 AGENCIES HANZHONG Children as young as three were among the victims in an attack at a kindergarten in north-western China that killed nine people, a doctor said yesterday. China’s top policeman urged police at all levels to ensure schools are protected,
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    • Article
      Lock icon North Korean women being sold in China
      197 38 AFP SEOUL Young female refugees from North Korea are increasingly becoming a commodity in China, where they can be sold for up to US$1,500 ($2,070) a head, according to a Seoul campaigner. The human trafficking has become more prevalent amid a shortage of
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      Lock icon The Sting comes to life in China
      279 38 AFP SEOUL A gang set up fake casinos to cheat wealthy South Koreans golfing in China out of millions of dollars in a scam inspired by film plots, a newspaper reported yesterday. Sixteen people have been charged and another five wanted by the
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      Lock icon Taiwan appoints new Vice-Premier
      162 38 AGENCIES TAIPEI Taiwan’s top financial regulator was named deputy premier yesterday, replacing Deputy Prime Minister Eric Chu of the ruling Kuomintang party, who resigned to run for mayor of New Taipei city in November. Mr Sean Chen, head of the Financial Supervisory Commission, will assume the
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      Lock icon $44M SELF-PORTRAIT
      88 42 a self-portrait by the late ‘pope of pop’ andy Warhol sold for a record uS$32.5 million ($44 million) at Sotheby’s in new york on Wednesday, underlining the return of big spenders to the international art market. the stark 1986 image of Mr Warhol’s famous face and unkempt hair
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      Lock icon Yet-to-be-released iPhone found in Vietnam?
      209 42 AP HANOI This time it’s not a crazy story about a man who left a phone in a Silicon Valley bar. The latest clamour over a possible next-generation iPhone prototype has erupted in an unlikely place Vietnam. Mobile phone accessory salesman Tran Manh Hiep rushed
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      Lock icon A battle over resources 'golden goose'
      336 42 australia’s proposed tax on mining profits prompts a fierce struggle AGENCIES SYDNEY Australia’s proposed new tax on mining profits has prompted a fierce struggle between the industry and the government for the extraordinary riches of the Asia-led commodities boom. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd yesterday
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      Lock icon Plane crash sole survivor stable, confused
      274 42 AFP TRIPOLI The Dutch boy who miraculously survived a Libya plane crash that killed 103 people is stable but confused, a doctor said yesterday, as relatives arrived in Tripoli to comfort him. “The child underwent several rounds of surgery to his legs. He had
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      Lock icon SLUG-EATING DARE SPARKS AUSTRALIA HEALTH ALARM
      142 42 AFP The Australian health authorities yesterday warned people against eating raw slugs after a man who ingested one became critically ill with a rare form of meningitis. New South Wales health officials issued the warning following media reports that a 21-year-old man had been
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      Lock icon Obama and Karzai 'reaffirm their friendship'
      207 43 AGENCIES WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama said a visit to Washington by Afghan President Hamid Karzai had “reaffirmed their friendship”, as the two leaders engaged in a determined public effort to mend fences. After months of traded insults which had once threatened the
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      123 43 BP has released the first photo showing oil spewing out from the broken pipe into the Gulf of Mexico, a mile under the surface of the water. The move follows pressure from United States government officials over its handling of the Deepwater Horizon oil
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      276 43 AFP BEIJING A Falungong-linked group which promotes Internet freedom and is banned by China says the United States State Department has offered it US$1.5 million ($2.1 million) in funding. China condemned the move yesterday as the two sides prepared to meet in
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      79 46 AP The largest United States drugstore chain, Walgreen, said on Wednesday it will hold off selling what was poised to be the first over-the-counter genetic test, after the Food and Drug Administration said the kit has not been proven effective. Pathway Genomics had
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      69 46 AFP Italian police smashed a drug-trafficking ring secretly using a convent outside Milan and seized 40kg of cocaine. The nuns at the convent in Piacenza “had no idea it was going on”, said Carabinieri Colonel Edoardo Cappellano. “A Colombian security guard let in accomplices under the
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      79 46 AGENCIES A judge in the western Argentine province of Mendoza has ordered Facebook to close all groups set up by minors, after thousands of adolescents used the website to organise mass truancy from school. About 11,000
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      80 46 Japan’s Prime Minister yukio hatoyama, his poll numbers sagging over a row with Washington, may have caused his popularity to dive even further among fashionistas with a garish 1980s-style checked shirt he wore during a recent meet-the-people barbecue. Fashion critic don konishi lashed out at the
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      412 46 Marry someone of the same age THE GUARDIAN BERLIN The secret to a longer life is to marry someone the same age, if you are a woman, researchers say. Marriage generally improves life expectancy, but the age gap between a couple affects the life expectancy of
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      212 35 World-renowned artists to work with Singapore's top young musicians through LANXESS SNYO Classic mentoring programme. Nothing speaks to the future of Singapore more eloquently than the beautiful music of the Singapore National Youth Orchestra. And now, German specialty chemicals company LANXESS is pleased to announce the three-year LANXESS SNYO Classic
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      403 41 Eurosportnews CH 206 FIFA WORLD CUP PACKAGE 64 Matches Live' Football Channel CH 222 Spanish La Liga German Bundesliga J-League Brazilian League Copa Libertadores FOOTBALL CHANNEL Eurosport CH 205 Tour De France Rugby Union: Heineken Cup, HUMISPORT Guinness Premiership French Top 14 1 IAAF Diamond League World Marathon Majors FIA
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      286 42 J Dubai Summer Surprises U7 jun -1 Aug 2010) With more than 2 million visitors at this annual major shopping and family entertainment extravaganza, this is certainly an event not to be missed. QSS&Sf As seen on MediaCorp Channel 8 News, 10pm Nightly till Sun 16 May 5D3N Somerset Jadaf
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      181 43 More and more children are enjoying milk because of Mamil® Milk Time. Keep a look out for this exciting programme in preschools all over Singapore! Start your kids off strong. Give them a great start to life by supporting their development. Mamil® Gold milk contains all the nutrients of milk
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      205 46 THAILAND ♦trade exhibitions 2 0 10 SINGAPORE Come visit the LARGEST Thailand exhibition in Singapore MaJf02O1O* Royal Thai Embassy, Orchard Road Come explore and experience the largest Thailand exhibition in Singapore. Be enticed with its endless offers of unique and quality Thai products that is only available in this exhibition.
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      630 48 England boss Capello says he can deal with the weight of a nation hungry for another title AGENCIES LONDON While the smart money’s on Brazil and Spain, Fabio Capello insists he will consider it a failure if England do not make it to the World
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      409 48 AFP ROME Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho has revealed he will coach Real Madrid, in an interview to be published in today’s Panorama news magazine. The Portuguese boss has long been linked with a move to the Spanish giants next season although he
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      693 51  -  SSC chief calls for r&d to help local athletes excel IAN DECOTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It is common to find Asians packing a supply of instant noodles when they make a trip abroad, especially to a western country. This just in case the craving for home fare kicks
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      419 51 AGENCIES europa League atletico 2 Fulham 1 (after extra time) MADRID Atletico Madrid’s summer splurge last year was paltry compared to their cross-town rival Real Madrid’s, who spent more than US$300 million ($414.2 million) on assembling a team featuring the
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      136 52 PHILIP GOH Mitch ‘the Dragon~ Chilson (top) delivered victory for his adopted ~ingapore, knocking out ~~aiwan~s Zhang Jing Xiong in last night~s main event at the resorts world Singapore Martial Combat 2010. the 32-year-old american recovered from a low-blow in the opening round to land a righthand punch
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      562 52  -  Badminton team still in transition, says SBa chief LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Badminton fans here have not had much to cheer about since 1986, when Wong Shoon Keat, Lau Wing Cheok and Hamid Khan qualified for the Thomas Cup finals. It’s been more than two decades
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      213 52 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Defending champions China ruthlessly dispatched Indonesia yesterday in their seemingly unstoppable drive for Uber Cup glory, with only South Korea in the way of a seventh consecutive title. The Chinese, unbeaten at the women’s world team badminton championships in 12
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      Lock icon Hungry Stags looking to outrun Bulls tonight
      334 52 SHAMIR OSMAN ~~L~~~u~ tampines v gombak Jalan Besar Stadium, 7.30pm SINGAPORE It has not been a good start to the Great EasternYeo’s S-League campaign for Gombak United. Though the Bulls pulled off victories over the likes of defending champions SAFFC and Home United,
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      238 53 AGENCIES NEW YORK Some medication, massages and rest are all that Tiger Woods needs to heal his sore neck, which led to him quitting the final round of the Players Championships last week. But it seems like there is no patching up his marriage with
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      598 53  -  But beat goes on as handball boys eye spot in yog contingent LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As the clock ticks down to the inaugural Youth Olympic Games from Aug 14 to 26, the 19 boys in the Singapore handball team are keeping their fingers crossed
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      64 48 your Sporting Fix Football today 7.25pm S-league Tampines Rovers vs Gombak Utd (StarHub Ch222) toMorrow 1pm J-league FC Tokyo vs Shimizu S-Pulse (StarHub Ch222) golF 9.45pm Epga Calla Millor Mallorca Day 2 (StarHub Ch213) toMorrow 3am pga Valero Texas Open Day 2 (StarHub Ch255) 7.45pm Epga Calla Millor Mallorca Day
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      78 53 MMI rftio o o V^VH Enjoy Fresh Mints with IMPACT'S 12 exciting limited edition "Co For Goal" tins! Manufactured in Germany using the same flavour as the popular Fresh Mint (Black tin), giving you top grade sugar-free mints with the highest quality. Also available in standard packaging are five other
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      387 54 > J A I i i Vmaml <n. r 11 A A i Offers,validfromVI_4~27iMay/20,10: Jfe.4 lie stocks last! No traders allov iS UNotavaiabeatGGKH n ANot available at TC, PM, SSC CGK. V6. =3? -c Come down to GIANT for our wide selection of clothes and home furnishings from Thailand! With
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      118 56 PRINCESS (TERRACE Experience the cultural heritage of Penang at our award-winning Princess Terrace. For the whole month of May, enjoy Singapore's best-loved Penang Buffet for Free when you dine with three other persons. Price: $38 (adult) $23.80 (child) For reservations, please call 6318 3168. "Terms and conditions apply t\ -m
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      71 58 Acoustic Trio 15 May Ngak Trio 29 May Acoustic Trio MIG 15 May Get a on Us! Next month JUST JAZZ at Cool Deck Every Sat in June, 6pm 1am Flea Flow 22 23 May, 2pm-8pm A day of crazy shopping for vintage, second-hand branded goods and various collectibles. Also,
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      292 60 SINGAPORE A unit of Keppel Logistics, Transware Distribution Services, said yesterday that it has suspended four senior employees following a “complaint received by the company”. Responding to queries from MediaCorp, Keppel Logistics chief executive officer Gui Eng Hwee said the suspension is to facilitate internal
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      30 60 Hang seng Ç Ç 20,422.46 (+1.04%) Ç Ç Ç nikkei 10,620.55 (+2.18%) sHangHai 2,~10.51 (+2.06%) australia 4,652.~8 Ç (+1.~5%) MuMBai 1~,265.8~ (+0.41%) Ç Malaysia 1,346.92 (+0.21%) seoul 1,694.58 (+1.90%)
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        67 60 neutral $2.1~ CIMB downgrades its rating from “Outperform”, saying most of the good news has been priced in, with 2Q10 net profit increase of 7.3 per cent on year to US$46.9 million ($64.8 million) in line with the broker’s expectations. The house raises FY10-12 EPS estimates by 1
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        57 60 neutral 54.5 cents CIMB cuts rating from “Outperform” and lowers the target price to 61 cents from 73 cents after cutting EPS estimates by 3 to 20 per cent for FY10-12 to factor in lower gross margin assumptions following management’s signalling of lower-than-expected tenders in the mineral resources sector,
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      419 60  -  unveils plans for triple roles in next gen broadband services RYAN HUANG ryanhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Carrying voice and data traffic is part of SingTel’s traditional carriage business which now makes up 75 per cent of its revenues. But the telco wants to depend less on that model
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      271 59  -  TRAVIS TEO travisteo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Mainboard-listed Tiger Airways recorded a net profit of $28.2 million for the full year ended March 31, reversing a net loss of $50.8 million last year. This includes the recognition of deferred tax benefit on losses accumulated in Australia for
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      193 59 MILLET ENRIQUEZ Supply chain management solutions firm YCH Group is venturing into China’s cosmetic industry through a partnership with cosmetic brand Mary Kay China. YCHGroupsaid it started providing logistics services for Mary Kay China on January 18 and has spent the past few months
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      TES OPENS FACILITY IN SINGAPORE
      134 59 United Kingdom-based TES Aviation Group is on an expansion mode globally and has opened a multi-million-dollar facility in Singapore its first facility outside the UK. TES Aviation Group is an aircraft engine asset management service provider, with global staff strength of over 100. The new
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      108 58 Mainboard-listed luxury resorts operator, Banyan Tree, said that its first quarter net profit rose 2 per cent onyearto $5.34 million.The improved earnings was accompanied by a 9 percent hike in its revenue to $96.2 million. Banyan Tree said the good showing was largely
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      OLAM POSTS 2.5% INCREASE IN Q3 NET PROFITS
      97 58 Commodities player Olam posted a 2.5-per-cent increase in its third-quarter net profit to $89.2 million from a year ago. it says the better showing was due to strong performance across all its business segments edible nuts, spices and Beans, Confectionery and Beverage
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      588 58  -  Move follows US lawsuit as dutch firm seeks to foil Sembcorp’s hostile bid CONRAD RAJ editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg Singapore Netherlandsbased water company Cascal is mounting a public relations and investor relations campaign, including a media blitz, to fend off a US$206-million ($285-millon) hostile takeover bid by Singapore’s
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      296 56 new govt sets up commission on industry reform THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON British banks face the threat of extinction in just one year after the new coalition Government pledged to establish an independent commission to decide whether to break up the lenders by separating deposit taking
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      Lock icon US to probe if banks duped ratings firms
      200 56 AFP NEW YORK New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is investigating whether eight banks misled ratings agencies to inflate the grades of certain mortgage securities, American media reported yesterday. The investigation comes as federal authorities probe the business practices of financial firms
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      Lock icon Macarthur scraps Gloucester takeover
      185 56 AGENCIES SYDNEY Australian miner Macarthur Coal has given up its A$1.2 billion ($1.5 billion) bid for fellow national Gloucester Coal, which is 87.7 per cent owned by Singaporelisted commodities giant Noble Group. Macarthur said yesterday in a statement to the Australian Securities Exchange: “Both Macarthur and
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      163 56 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia’s economy leapt 10.1 per cent in the first quarter from the year earlier, its highest jump in a decade, and is on track for 6-per-cent full-year growth, Prime Minister Najib Razak said yesterday. “Following the favourable growth performance coupled with the government
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      197 56 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian statecontrolled conglomerate Sime Darby has asked its chief executive Ahmad Zubir Murshid to go on leave ahead of his November contract expiry as it investigates nearly RM1 billion ($430 million) of cost overruns. Prime Minister Najib Razak said the
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      70 64 May 14, 2010 a publication of CANNES RuSSEll cRoWE’S in a GooD MooD. noboDy GEtS Hit by a pHonE. >> t12 LOS ANGELES EXCLUSIVE JOSHUA JACKSON AND THE CAST OF FRINGE FOLLOW THE SCIENCE. >> t2 A DAWG NAMED PITbULL AND HIS REbElutIoN. >> t6 THE ‘RICE’ OF MYANMAR’S CONTEMPORARY
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    1240 65  -  Los ANgeLes excLusive TELEVISION Fringe’s Joshua Jackson, John Noble and creator J J Abrams would agree that sometimes life is stranger than fiction MAY SEAH in Los Angeles I ONCE had a nightmare in which I was at an all-you-can-eat buffet consisting of a vast and marvellous spread.The
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      205 66 m 123 VISA VISA Set sail with great savings from Star Cruises! <3^ 4 I i 1-for-1 3-Night Penang/Phuket Cruise Departure: 30 May 2010, Sunday 2-Night Malacca/Kuala Lumpur Cruise Departure: 2 June 2010, Wednesday Hurry, offer ends 16 May! For enquiries or reservations, please contact Star Cruises' appointed travel agencies
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      130 67 Can’ t performAILYLIFEBEI&BAC simple tasks? Can’ t enjoy outdoor life? Pain when walking? IS YOUR DAILY LIFE BEING AFFECTED BY KNEE BACK PAIN DON’ T LET PAIN RULE YOUR LIFE!!!Can’tenjoyoutdoorlife?Painwhenwalking? PUBLIC FORUM FREE“ a chance to meet Singapore’ s oldest marathon runner” 16 May 2010 (Sun) Time: 3.00pm 5.00pm at
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      421 68 MM lO J* J liVi!#; KIPS'EP1T122 Intenriatipnal Museum m mmmm? Enjoy Over 40 Museum Activities islandwide! Funky Forest by Theodore Watson and Emily Gobeille Art Garden Children's Season Singapore Art Museum at 8Q Be charmed by a series of interactive art as galleries transform into magical art gardens. Expect lots
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      Have some ferocious fun
      494 69  -  Cuban-American rapper Pitbull wants to start a ‘rebelution’ Christopher Toh christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg THE Collins Cobuild dictionary defines a pit bull as “a very fierce kind of dog”, before adding: “Some people train pit bull terriers to fight other dogs.” While Cuban-American rapper Pitbull won’t be fighting other
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      503 71  -  Myanmar artist plays farmer for gallery installation Mayo Martin mayo@mediacorp.com.sg ARTIST Po Po has been playing farmer lately for Terrace, an art work that’s literally watered down. The site-specific installation is part of Play:Art From MyanmarToday, an ongoing group show at Osage Gallery. Curated by Isabel
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      A strange kind of contentment
      396 72  -  concert review: DeeP PurPle Despite the decibels, Deep Purple’s concert was cosy and comforting CHRISTOPHER TOH I WAS never a massive Deep Purple fan. Sure, I knew Smoke On The Water enough to play it, but at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Tuesday night, something
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      87 73 >> www.todayonline.com/blogs Star GazinG: Your Showbiz Sista is always With You, but now, so are Chen Hanwei, Rui En, Nat Ho and Adrian Pang. For art’S Sake: The Singapore Arts Festival kicks off; the RAT snoops around. PoParazzi: Your Abang Of The Airwaves wants to
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      274 73 Sean Penn pleads no contest; paparazzo wins AP SEAN Penn pleaded no contest to vandalism on Wednesday, effectively ending a case in which the Oscar-winning actor was videotaped kicking a celebrity photographer. Penn was not present in court and entered the plea through his attorney.
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      389 74  -  Movie RevieW: THe LoSeRS PG, 97Min Mayo Martin mayo@mediacorp.com.sg EAGER to catch The A-Team on the big screen? Here’s another rip-roaring slambang affair that will do more than whet your appetite courtesy of, er, the Clay Team. Based on DC’s Vertigo comic book series of the same
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      381 75  -  CANNES EXCLUSIVE Never mind that director Ridley Scott was home under doctor’s orders Robin Hood star Russell Crowe had everything under control Genevieve Loh in Cannes genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg IF YOU’RE wondering why a film about a beloved English folk legend stars two Australians and is the opening
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      406 75 A leaner Cannes Film Festival doesn’t mean the stars can’t throw on their red carpet best AP THIS year’s lineup at the Cannes Film Festival is leaner and less star-studded than usual, but you wouldn’t know that from Wednesday’s high-glamour opening ceremony. Hollywood celebrities from Eva
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      178 69 Date: 22 nd May 2010 Time: 2:00pm to 3:30pm (Registration starts at 1:30pm) Venue: Health Promotion Board, Level 7 Auditorium To register, Call 1800-688 6886 during office hours. Limited to the 1 st 200 callers. Admission is free. An Insight To The Birth Process A Medical Perspective Know about the
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