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    42 1 TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF yVI =D!ACORP NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Thursday April 21, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking Today MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Thursday April 21, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    Lock icon WP housing proposal 'dangerous': Mah
    758 1  -  Why does Workers’ Party want to push down value of existing flats, asks Mah Bow CHEOW XIN YI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It will not just be a raid on Singapore’s reserves, but an illegal one at that. National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan’s latest response to
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  • SINGAPORE VOTES 2011
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      WP unveils 4 candidates
      731 2  -  CHRISTOPHER TOH christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In their party chief Low Thia Khiang’s words, they possessed the 3Cs and 2Ps that exemplified all Workers’ Party (WP) candidates: Credibility, capability, character, passion and public spiritedness. And the first four candidates three of whom are contesting in their maiden elections
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      'We're not just fielding anyone who comes to us'
      629 2  -  TANYA FONG tanyafong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Workers’ Party’s (WP) “star catch” has undoubtedly attracted the attention of the PAP’s big guns: Foreign Minister George Yeo was the latest PAP heavyweight to weigh in on WP candidate Chen Show Mao in a The
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      Shanmugam questions WP's vision of a 'First World Parliament'
      502 3  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Workers’ Party’s (WP) vision of a First World Parliament, ultimately, is for it to unseat the People’s Action Party and form a future government, Minister for Law and Home Affairs K Shanmugam said yesterday. Speaking
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      WILL TANJONG PAGAR GRC SEE CONTEST LED BY EX-REFORM PARTY CHAIRMAN?
      194 4  -  NEO CHAI CHIN Will theTanjong PagarGroup Representation Constituency see a contest on May 7? According to Reform Party (RP) secretary-general Kenneth Jeyaretnam, its former chairman Ng Teck Siong is “very passionate about contesting against Minister Mentor Lee (Kuan Yew)”.
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      Lock icon RP unveils its candidates for West Coast GRC
      562 4  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Reform Party (RP) is backing out of constituencies with multi-cornered fights, said its secretary-general Kenneth Jeyaretnam as he announced its candidates for the five-member West Coast Group Representation Constituency (GRC) last night. “We are not sending
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      PAP candidates back up party manifesto with ideas
      578 6  -  ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It may not delve into the details or specify policies, but there are suggestions now to go with the People’s Action Party election manifesto. Five of the PAP’s new candidates whom MediaCorp spoke to have tacked on
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      Sitoh not banking on upgrading offer to win votes in Potong Pasir
      432 6  -  TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE For the 2006 General Election, an S$80-million upgrading plan was offered to Potong Pasir residents if Mr Sitoh Yih Pin were elected. It didn’t work. Now, the People’s Action Party (PAP) candidate for the
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      Lock icon Three-cornered fights still expected
      333 8  -  NG JING YNG jngyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As Nomination Day approaches, the number of multi-cornered fights are decreasing by the day. Yesterday, the Reform Party (RP) was the latest to announce it was giving way in two consituencies. With RP’s move, the number of likely three-cornered fights between
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      SDA PASIR RIS-PUNGGOL CANDIDATES: WHO ARE THEY?
      96 8  -  NG JING YNG With a week to go before Nomination Day, the identity of the last two members of the SDA slate for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC is still a mystery. The four candidates confirmed are Mr Goh Kim Seng, Mr Mohammad Shafni Ahmad,
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      NSP unveils 24-year-old candidate for Marine Parade GRC team
      259 10 SINGAPORE The People’s Action Party’s team for the Marine Parade GRC might have its youngest candidate in three decades Ms Tin Pei Ling, 27, on its slate. But the National Solidarity Party (NSP) appears to be keen to outdo the PAP
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      An unlikely posse eyes candidate posts
      528 10  -  TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The first day for election candidates to collect their nomination documents kicked off to a bustling start, with wave after wave of MP-hopefuls from three of the main Opposition parties turning up at the Elections Department yesterday. But first to
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      Lock icon Jaya's quiet determination
      348 12  -  TAN WEIZHEN SINGAPORE Senior Minister S Jayakumar’s “calm and decisive” leadership during crises, guiding Singapore to shine within the international community, came up for special praise from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday. Professor Jayakumar, who is retiring from public service after 31 years, was also acknowledged
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      Lock icon Lim Boon Heng, the 'workers champion'
      307 12  -  TAN WEIZHEN SINGAPORE Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Lim Boon Heng, who is retiring after 31 years in politics, has been lauded for his ability to connect with the ground and his understanding of the hopes and fears of workers here. The tribute
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      Lock icon He helped the Malay community
      348 12  -  TAN WEIZHEN SINGAPORE He was a Member of Parliament, then a Cabinet Minister the first to helm the Sports portfolio and finally, Speaker of Parliament. But it was Mr Abdullah Tarmugi’s role in helping the Malay–Muslim community here to “steadily progress alongside other communities”, especially
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      Former RP vice-chair 'unlikely to return' but will still contest
      275 14  -  TEO XUANWEI SINGAPORE Former Reform Party (RP) vice-chairman Alec Tok said it is “unlikely” that he would rejoin the party he quit some two weeks ago. Instead, he is in the “final stages” of deciding between standing as an Independent
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      'Opposition recognises value of better qualified candidates'
      448 14  -  KEN TEH kenteh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE For this coming General Election, Opposition parties have attracted better qualified candidates, including some who have credentials similar to those of the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) candidates. Five of the National Solidarity Party’s (NSP) candidates have postgraduate degrees and
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      Lock icon 866,000 tuned in to Question Time with PM
      190 14 SINGAPORE A total of 866,000 viewers aged 15 years and above tuned in over the last week to watch Question Time With The Prime Minister. The television programme was hosted by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong with 24 members of the public.
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      Nee Soon GRC's iPad 'outreach programme' suspended
      365 16  -  IMELDA SAAD SINGAPORE A contest which offered residents a chance to win an iPad, if they connect with a website set up to raise the profile of PAP candidates for the new Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency (GRC) has been suspended with immediate
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      Exams, sports events and plays postponed because of GE
      446 16  -  SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE With the Nomination and Polling dates confirmed for April 27 and May 7, some sports associations, institutes of education, even organisers of arts events will have to tweak their schedules. Students at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon Faltering in a stormy sea of debt
      1124 18  -  MARTIN WOLF Martin Wolf is chief economics commentator at the Financial Times. THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED It is astonishing that Standard Poor’s can say anything about the best-known debt class in the world that is deemed to add value. This business is, after
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      Lock icon Football’s stakes just became life-and-death
      1042 20  -  The latest nail-bomb incidents raise sectarian tensions in the beautiful game to sickening levels PAUL GILFEATHER gilfeather@mediacorp.com.sg Paul Gilfeather is principal correspondent at Today. News that Britain’s Catholics are on high alert after Celtic manager Neil Lennon and two others were sent nail bombs in
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      Lock icon The online universal public library, and its enemies
      1043 22  -  If only every book and article ever written could be put online for anyone to read, anywhere PETER SINGER Peter Singer is Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University and Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne. His most recent book is The
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      Lock icon Launching your business: 4 common mistakes
      954 24  -  RICHARD BRANSON Richard Branson is the founder of the Virgin Group and companies such as Virgin Atlantic, Virgin America, Virgin Mobile and Virgin Active. 2011 RICHARD BRANSON (DISTRIBUTED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES SYNDICATE) Reader John Gachiri asks, what are some of the most
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  • VOICES
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      Governance, a serious business
      420 26  -  Letter from Eric Tin Keng Seng SINGAPORE is again at the crossroads of deciding the trustees of governance for the next five years. The electorate must make informed decisions. Governance is a serious business to be undertaken only by those truly committed to improving the lives
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      DANGEROUS RIDING?
      47 26 Reader Jeffrey Billington snapped this photo along Upper Bukit Timah Road on Tuesday. While admiring the ‘superb balancing act, worthy of a circus performance’, he wonders if it doesn’t render the rider’s rear-view wing mirrors useless? ‘But hey, he’s making a living,’ Mr Billington concludes.
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      Childcare a hassle for parents in CBD
      211 26  -  Letter from Shirlene Sim I REFER to Ms Esther Tan’s letter “Earlier closing hours at childcare centre leave mum in a bind” (April 20). The 7am to 7pm operating hours for childcare centres in the suburban residential estates are at odds with a
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      Cat-eye markers used at some locations
      136 28  -  Letter from Helen Lim Deputy Director, Media Relations Land Transport Authority WE REFER to Mr Mohsen Ghadessy’s letter suggesting the installation of cat-eye markers on the expressways to improve lane visibility especially on rainy evenings (“See road lanes better with cat’s eyes”, April 14).
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      Healthcare needs right people for the right job
      411 28  -  Letter from Mathew Thomas Vice-President, Public Relations Communications Singapore Medical Group I READ with great interest the commentary by Dr Jeremy Lim and Professor Audrey ChiaChan (April 18), which opened with: “Should we be leaving our health system in the hands of
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      87 26 Mdm Elsie How, a nursery teacher is one of the 100 model workers honoured today by the labour movement. Her "can-do" spirit in coming back into the workforce after 30 years as a housewife is commendable. Elsie is an outstanding teacher who is well-loved by her students. She's very patient
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      125 28 VOICES ONLINE This is a matter of perspective. Marina Bay Sands has transformed our skyline, and the integrated resort is a work of art. What you see are the three hotel towers topped by the amazing SkyPark, the ArtScience Museum, Shoppes, and the expo convention centre. What you don’t see
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon Lower roaming charges across the Causeway
      492 30  -  TRAVIS TEO travisteo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singaporeans and Malaysians travelling across the Causeway may be more inclined to keep their mobile phones switched on after May 1, when telecom operators in both countries start to cut back on roaming charges. The Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) said
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      30,000 low-income union members to benefit from U Stretch vouchers
      213 30 SINGAPORE Close to 30,000 low-income union members will have more to spend on basic necessities when the labour movement’s U Care Fund rolls out its first assistance programme for this year the U Stretch vouchers. Each successful applicant will receive
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      MOM launches work safety campaign
      168 30  -  LOIS CALDERON SINGAPORE The Ministry of Manpower yesterday launched its campaign for safety and health in the workplace in a bid to reduce work-related fatality ratio to 1.8 deaths per 100,000 workers by 2018. “Last year, our workplace fatality rate has fallen to a new
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      Small-and big-car COE premiums up; Open Cat down
      112 32 SINGAPORE Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums for small cars, big cars and motorcycles rose in the latest bidding exercise. The COE for small cars (1600cc and below) and taxis rose S$788 to S$44,000 while that for big cars (more than 1,600cc) jumped
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      Lock icon Singapore-made satellite sent into space
      321 32  -  LOIS CALDERON SINGAPORE The Republic has not yet joined the space programme bandwagon but its satellite capability is certainly gaining traction. The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has confirmed India’s successful launch into space of Singapore’s first locally-built mi-cro-satellite yesterday. University officials said the move did
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      Public transport industry workers to benefit from WDA's new framework
      232 34 SINGAPORE About 12,000 workers in the public transport industry are set to benefit by upgrading their skills under a new framework for the industry which was launched yesterday by the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA). This comes at a crucial
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      MAN DIES AFTER BEING HIT BY A TAXI IN KALLANG
      94 34 A man died after he was hit by a taxi in Kallang early yesterday. Investigations are in progress but the victim is believed to be a resident of Block 3B in Upper Boon Keng Road. It was not clear whether
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      Charges dropped against ex-banker, philanthropist
      252 34  -  JO-ANN HUANG SINGAPORE Two women, who said their modesty had been insulted and outraged by philanthropist and former banker Alfie Othman, yesterday withdrew their charges against him. No reason was given by the prosecution why the women, who are in their 20s, decided not to
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      Ex-personal assistant jailed
      171 34  -  JO-ANN HUANG SINGAPORE —A former personal assistant was yesterday sentenced to 30 months’ jail when she admitted to pocketing close to S$160,000 of her employer’s company funds through criminal breach of trust, theft and forgery. Noreen Cainong Enriquez, a 35-year-old Singapore permanent resident, admitted misappropriating funds from
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      Lock icon Japan to limit entry to zone near nuclear plant
      450 38 AP TOKYO Japanese authorities may for the first time strictly enforce their evacuation zone around a crippled nuclear plant, citing concerns Wednesday over radiation risks for residents returning to check on their homes. About 70,000-80,000 people were living in the 10
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      Lock icon Company abandons nuclear reactor project, writes off S$410m
      180 38 THE NEW YORK TIMES TEXAS The company planning the largest nuclear project in the United States two giant reactors in South Texas announced on Tuesday that it was giving up and writing off its investment of US$331 million (S$410 million), after uncertainties
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      Lock icon A week in Asia for Australian PM
      152 40 AP SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard departed yesterday for a week-long trip to Asia for business talks with leaders in Japan, South Korea and China, the nation’s top trading partners. Ms Gillard landed in Tokyo last night and will travel to Seoul
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      Lock icon Home for now, albeit cramped in Japan's evacuee shelters
      541 40 AP KISAI (Japan) The evacuated families in the school gym outside Tokyo are bound by their suffering to those in shelters closer to the disaster zone. Both lost homes, friends and livelihoods in the tsunami that pounded north-eastern Japan last month.
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      Lock icon TAINTED BEAN SPROUTS LATEST FOOD SCARE IN CHINA
      159 42 AP In the latest food scare to hit China, the authorities in a northeastern city have found bean sprouts tainted with banned food additives to make the vegetables grow faster and look shinier, state media said on Wednesday. The Legal Daily newspaper
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      Lock icon US SENATORS IN CHINA AMID CRACKDOWN
      125 42 AP An unusually large group of 10 United States senators visited China yesterday amid a major crackdown by the authorities on the country’s dissident community. It was one of the largest and most senior Senatorial delegations ever to set foot in China. Delegation members
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      Lock icon A rare case of animal activism in China
      327 42 AP BEIJING After spotting a truck packed with 580 whimpering dogs (picture) on a Beijing highway, a man put out a call on a microblogging site, begging fellow animal lovers to help him force the driver to release the animals. Around 200
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      Lock icon Ai Weiwei lawyer reappears in China
      318 42 THE GUARDIAN BEIJING A Chinese human rights lawyer linked to the missing artist Ai Weiwei has re-emerged after a five-day disappearance, which began shortly after he posted a microblog message saying he was being followed. Mr Liu Xiaoyuan tweeted to say he was back
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      Lock icon Rising sea levels trigger disasters in China
      207 42 REUTERS BEIJING Gradually rising sea levels caused by global warming over the past 30 years have contributed to a growing number of disasters along China’s coast, state news agency Xinhua said on Wednesday. Sea levels along China’s coastline had risen 2.6 mm per
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      Lock icon TUNISIAN COURT DROPS CASE AT HEART OF PROTESTS
      141 44 AP A Tunisian court dropped charges on Tuesday against a policewoman whose dispute with a fruit vendor who killed himself sparked a chain of events that unleashed uprisings around the Arab world. The state news agency TAP said the case against Ms
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      Lock icon SYRIA LIFTS HATED LAW BUT PROTESTERS UNIMPRESSED
      138 44 AGENCIES Syria did away with 50 years of emergency rule but emboldened and defiant crowds accused President Bashar Assad of simply trying to buy time while he clings to power. Repealing the State of Emergency was once the key demand of the monthlong
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      Lock icon UN COUNCIL MEMBERS CALL FOR RESTRAINT IN YEMEN
      130 44 REUTERS Members of the United Nations Security Council called for restraint and political dialogue in Yemen as the 15-nation body discussed the violence there for the first time on Tuesday, diplomats said. Butthe closed-door meeting, requested by Germany, failed to agree on
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      455 44 THE GUARDIAN TRIPOLI Libya could hold free elections, supervised by the United Nations (UN), within six months of the end of the conflict engulfing the country, the foreign minister said yesterday. Mr Abdul Ati Al Obeidi, who took over from
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      Lock icon 'At least 846 killed in Egypt protests'
      211 44 AP CAIRO At least 846 Egyptians died in the nearly three-week-long popular uprising that toppled long-serving president Mr Hosni Mubarak, electrifying the region, a government fact-finding mission announced on Tuesday. In their report, the panel of judges described police forces shooting protesters in
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      Lock icon S$20m 1 Malaysia email plan sparks online protest
      475 46 AP KUALA LUMPUR —Thousands of Malaysians mocked a RM50 million (S$20.5 million) plan to offer government-linked email accounts to all adults, saying on Wednesday that most Internet users already have free email service. The project has swiftly turned into an embarrassment for
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      Lock icon Thailand extends ISA powers in capital
      174 46 AGENCIES BANGKOK Thailand’s government has extended special security powers in Bangkok ahead of the one-year anniversary of a violent crackdown on anti-government protesters. The Cabinet agreed on Wednesday with the security agencies’ suggestion to retain for another month the Internal Security Act in areas
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      Lock icon MANILA FIRE LEAVES 8,000 HOMELESS
      96 46 Residents sifted through their charred houses yesterday, a day after a fire razed a squatters colony in Makati City, Manila. The Philippine authorities are blaming a defective electrical outlet the massive fire left about 8,000 people homeless. Fire chief Ricardo Perdigon said a tenant had
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      THAI COUPLE ARRESTED FOR OFFERING SWINGER SERVICES
      170 46 Thai police have arrested a married couple after the husband offered his wife’s sexual favours to people who wanted to have an orgy, The Nation reported. The price? A mere 500 baht (S$20.70) fee for each participant. The couple was arrested at a
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      Lock icon TEXAS WILDFIRE RAGES ON
      91 48 A growing wildfire, which started on Friday and has swept across Texas, would not reach the heavily populated metropolitan area of Fort Worth, a state forestry official said on Tuesday. The fire started last week near Possum Kingdom Lake about 110km west of Forth Worth, one
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      Lock icon More red faces at Pentagon
      434 48 Plans to make defence department building bomb-resistant posted online REUTERS WASHINGTON In what officials admit is a major breach of security, a document describing design features intended to make a new United States defence department building bomb-resistant has been posted on a public government website.
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      Lock icon WIKILEAKS SUSPECT MANNING BEING MOVED
      229 48 AP The Army private suspected of giving classified data to WikiLeaks is being moved from a Marine jail south of Washington to a state-of-the-art facility at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas, where Pentagon officials said more extensive mental, emotional and physical health care will be available.
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      Lock icon Students hurt as 6-year-old drops pistol
      312 48 THE NEW YORK TIMES HOUSTON The kindergarten students were just sitting down in a cafeteria at Betsy Ross Elementary School on Monday when a loaded pistol tumbled out of the pocket of a six-year-old boy and discharged, injuring him and two other children, school
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      Lock icon SOME NY CAB DRIVERS TO WEAR BULLETPROOF VESTS
      155 48 REUTERS New York City livery cab drivers, often called to crime-rid-den neighbourhoods, are being armed with bulletproof vests. Citing some deadly attacks, the New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers distributed the vests on Monday and drivers started using them immediately. Those
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      Lock icon INQUIRY OPENS INTO ‘THREE CUPS OF TEA’ CHARITY
      183 48 AP Montana’s attorney general is scrutinising the charity run by Three Cups of Tea co-author Mr Greg Mortenson after reports questioned whether Mr Mortenson benefited from money donated to build schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Attorney General Steve Bullock’s announcement Tuesday follows
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      Lock icon Woman slit victim's throat, and cut baby out of pregnant woman
      215 50 AP BOWLING GREEN (Kentucky) A woman in Kentucky used a stun gun to subdue an expectant mother before killing her and cutting the baby boy from her body, a police investigator testified on Tuesday. Kentucky state police detective Chad
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      Lock icon Student's last moments caught on a webcam
      210 50 AP TORONTO Canadian police said they still do not know what caused the death of a student from Beijing who was last seen alive on a webcam by her boyfriend in China, who witnessed her struggling with a man before the camera was
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      Lock icon TORNADO-HIT NORTH CAROLINA TO GET FEDERAL AID
      62 50 AP United States President Barack Obama declared a major disaster for parts of North Carolina (picture) after last weekend’s tornadoes, which killed at least 23 people and damaged or destroyed more than 800 homes. The announcement on Tuesday clears the way for residents
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      Lock icon A CLOSE SHAVE FOR MRS OBAMA'S PLANE
      144 50 AP Air traffic controllers directed a plane carrying First Lady Michelle Obama to abort a landing at Andrews Air Force Base because it was too close to a military cargo jet, officials said on Tuesday, in yet another embarrassment for the Federal Aviation
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      Lock icon UK police brace for royal wedding protests
      277 52 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON British police are planning a “pre-emptive strike” against anarchists who are planning to disrupt the royal wedding, senior officers have revealed. Keen to prevent the scenes of disorder which accompanied the Trades Union Congress (TUC) march last month, the
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      Lock icon TRADE PLACES WITH KATE? MOST UK WOMEN SAY NAY
      120 52 REUTERS An overwhelming majority of British women say they do not envy Ms Kate Middleton, a survey showed on Wednesday. Asked how much they envied Prince William’s fiancee, 86 per cent of women polled by YouGov said they did not feel
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      Lock icon Parcel bombs sent to Celtic manager
      198 52 AGENCIES LONDON Parcel bombs intended to kill or maim have been sent, three times over the past several weeks, to the manager of the Celtic soccer team and two high-profile fans of the club the manager’s lawyer and a senior Scottish politician. The three
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      Lock icon WHITE HOUSE MOVES TO TIGHTEN RULES ON PAINKILLER PRESCRIPTIONS
      163 54 THE NEW YORK TIMES The Obama administration said on Tuesday that it would seek legislation requiring doctors to undergo training before being permitted to prescribe powerful painkillers like OxyContin, the most aggressive step taken by federal officials to control both the
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      Lock icon Obama takes tax plan to Facebook billionaires
      276 54 REUTERS SAN FRANCISCO United States President Barack Obama was preparing to face a tough audience yesterday afternoon when he brought his tax-hike-for-billionaires message to Facebook Silicon Valley is full of the sort of people the President wants to pay more taxes. National debt
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      Lock icon US SHUTS DOWN FAKE ACAI BERRY NEWS WEBSITES
      143 54 AP Consumers searching for unbiased journalism on the acai berry diet clicked their way into a scam, according to federal regulators who have filed lawsuits in six states in an attempt to shut down the alleged Internet tricksters. The Federal Trade Commission
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      Lock icon BEE SWARM KILLS SOUTH TEXAS COUPLE, INJURES SON
      113 54 AP Officials said bees swarmed an elderly couple at their South Texas ranch, killing both and injuring their son. Jim Hogg County sheriff’s deputies said 90-year-old William Steele was spraying insecticide on a bees’ nest on Monday when the bees attacked him,
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      Lock icon Too much television is bad for children
      256 56 AGENCIES SYDNEY Children who spend more time than average watching television are more likely to develop heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes later in their life, according to researchers from the University of Sydney. The study, which was reported yesterday by the
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      Lock icon KISS A FROG? BAD IDEA FOR BOTH YOU AND THE FROG
      135 56 In the world of make-believe, kissing a frog could turn him into a prince. In real life, touching them can kill the creatures and cause serious problems for humans too. April is National Frog Month and frogs can transmit
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      Lock icon DESK JOB ‘DOUBLES BOWEL CANCER RISK’
      167 56 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Having a desk job for more than a decade doubles the risk of a major type of bowel cancer, according to new research. Worse, scientists found even office workers who regularly exercise are still twice as likely to get a tumour
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      Lock icon BREAST IMPLANT REMOVAL STOPS DEVICE-LINKED CANCER
      146 56 BLOOMBERG Breast implant-linked lymphoma can be controlled by removing the implant and the surrounding tissue, researchers said. The industry-funded study by the Rand Corp is based on a review of 29 cases of a rare form of immune-system cancer in breast-implant patients and input
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      FORMER MITRE HOTEL SITE NOW THE BOUTIQ
      302 58  -  LINETTE LIM A consortium comprising Heeton Holdings, KSH Holdings and TEE International yesterday soft-launched The Boutiq at 143/145 Kiliney Road. The three companies respectively hold 45 per cent, 35 per cent and 20 per cent of the luxury residential development project. The property,
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      271 58  -  STELLA LEE stellalee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Keppel Corporation, the world’s top offshore oil rigs builder, said its net profit for the first quarter of this year grew by 7.8 per cent from the same period last year to S$346 million as rising fuel
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      432 58  -  CONRAD RAJ editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The nation is in “election fever” and so is The Tanglin Club, the gathering place off Scotts Road for the business elite among expatriates and locals. While the nation grapples with issues like foreign talent,
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        56 60 Hold S$ 7.98 Phillip downgrades from Buy and cuts its fair value to S$8.77 from S$9.88. After the exchange’s weak-er-than-expected 3Q, it says “SGX may report lower FY2011 earnings versus FY2010. 9M11 adjusted net profit... is S$233.2 million and SGX will have to make more than S$86.87 million in
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        59 60 Neutral S$ 2.66 Nomura maintains rating with target price of S$2.75. Says that as expected, Straits Asia benefited from higher year-to-date coal prices, with Q1 net earnings rising 269 per cent year-on-year. “Volumes at both Jembayan and Sebuku were in-line, and lower strip ratios helped offset the
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      55 60 WEDNESDAY CLOSE +3,165.80 (+1.29%) Tuesday 3,125.37 q 0.60% Monday 3,144.38 q 0.28% Friday 3,153.30 q 0.18% Thursday 3,158.92 q 0.41% TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Genting SP 128,637 $2.180 p 2.347% GoldenAgr 104,195 $0.695 p 0.725% Dyna-Mac 72,249 $0.690 p 0.730% Tuan Sing 60,364 $0.420 p
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      29 60 HANG SENG 23,896.10 (+1.60%) Ç NIKKEI 9,606.82 (+1.76%) Ç Ç SHANGHAI Ç Ç 3,007.04 (+0.27%) AUSTRALIA 4,859.00 (+1.37%) MUMBAI 19,471.00 (+1.83%) MALAYSIA Ç 1,531.02 (+0.62%) SEOUL 2,169.91 (+2.23%)
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      17 60 US$1 s$1.244 £1 s$2.031 €1 s$1.781 ¥100 s$1.509 RM1 s$0.411 Rp10,000 s$1.433 HK$100 s$16.00 RMB100 s$19.06
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      475 62 BLOOMBERG LONDON/NEW YORK Gold rose above US$1,500 an ounce to a record in London and New York as a weaker dollar and concern about debt and faster inflation spurred demand for an alternative investment. Silver reached a 31-year high. The dollar
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      Lock icon ‘Li Ka-shing’s yuan IPO raised s$2b in HK’
      1070 64 BLOOMBERG HONG KONG The first stock sale denominated in yuan marked a different kind of milestone for Li Ka-shing: It was the first time in at least eight years the billionaire had to settle for the lowest amount sought in an initial
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      Lock icon Fitch affirms Singapore at ‘AAA’
      642 66 SINGAPORE Fitch Ratings said yesterday that it has affirmed Singapore’s Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at “AAA” with Stable Outlook, and has also affirmed the Republic’s Short-Term Foreign Currency IDR at “F1+” and its Country Ceiling at “AAA”. “Singapore’s ‘AAA’ sovereign
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      581 67  -  Investment houses lower SGX’s target price after Q3 profits drop LINETTE LIM linettelim@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) (picture) dismal financial performance for the fiscal third quarter has prompted a number of investment houses to revise downwards their 12-month targets for the bourse’s share price. Credit Suisse,
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      370 59 2.30pm 4.30pm Begonia Lawn Get traditional with our Easter Outdoor Egg Hunt! Registration is now closed. 1 pm 7pm Event Square Meet Alice and her friends from Wonderland and get photos taken! Photo pass available 30 minutes before each session. Limited to 1st 50 families only. rTi ..3 5pm 5.30pm
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      32 60 VOTE20n SINGAPORE Comprehensive online coverage of General Election 2011 Today Q PUSH* ■Tl ‘■3 m J ge.sg todayonline.com channelnewsasia.com m.ge.sg* ‘Available only on smartphones. /A=diaCorp A channelnewsasia.com TODAYon I i ne. com
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      33 60 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.
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      349 64 “From Broke To Owning 53 Properties!' learn From Ms Wendy Kwek How She Helped Many A,ere 8 How Can YOU Profit From The Property Market DESPITE The New PROPERTY RULING! Do YOU want to OWN properties with LITTLE OR NO MONEY? Register Now for a FREE 2-hours Property Investment Seminar
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      RIM announces key updates for tablet developers
      221 68  -  PETER YEO SINGAPORE Research In Motion (RIM) has made two important introductions for developers yesterday: The BlackBerry WebWorks SDK 2.0 for Tablet OS and Smartphones, and the final version of its BlackBerry Tablet OS SDK for Adobe AIR. With the BlackBerry WebWorks release,
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      Lock icon New iPhone 'to ship in September'
      419 68 Activities around Apple’s suppliers point to new iPhone this REUTERS HONG KONG Apple suppliers will begin production of its next-generation iPhone in July this year, with the finished product likely to begin shipping in September, three sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
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      iPhone users in for a great deal
      198 68  -  PETER YEO SINGAPORE Chasing that next great deal on Groupon is now easier if you’re an iPhone user. With the official Groupon application launch on Apple’s app store on April 14, iPhone and iPod touch users can browse daily deals, access existing Groupon
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      152 68 SITAR SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TECHNOLOGY AND APPLIED RESEARCH (A Government of India Society) PO Box No. 1640, (Opp. K. R. Puram Railway Station Booking Office) Doorvani Nagar P.O., Bangalore-560 016, INDIA, Ph: 91-080-2565 3588, Extn. 9809, Direct: 91-080-2565 0356, Telefax: 91-080-2565 0829, E-mail: purchase@silarindia.com Website: www.sitar.org.in Reference No. SITAR/MEIVIS/03
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      571 69 www.facebook.com/ WeHeartSydney VIVID SYDNEY Light, Music, Ideas From 27 May to 13 June 2011, Vivid Sydney will transform the city into a magical wonderland of colourful lights and surprising adventures, with interactive light art sculptures and giant fire installations that everyone can enjoy nightly for free! Accommodation Specials Enjoy up
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      Lock icon Paving the road to the region
      560 70 issue. Published by SPRING Singapore. OPERATING businesses in Singapore means easy access to quality resources, so much so that business owners almost take it for granted. And they get a rude shock when setting up their businesses in developing countries. Mr Charles Quek (picture),
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      633 70 Here's how to collect money from slow payers THE NEW YORK TIMES SMALL-BUSINESS owners know it is cash flow or die. While the recession officially ended in June 2009, many companies are still reeling. Credit can be hard to come by, and profits have not completely bounced back. On top
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      217 71 Norman MILLENIA WALK M9 STM i 15% MADE In' IRALIA Domayne Australia Jaime 2 Seater Sofa Fully imported and made in Australia. Length 1 78cm Was $1,589 NOW s 499 Norton 2 Seater Sofa with Recliner Upholstered in Fabric Was $1,199 NOW 699 ED Kate 2 Seater Sofa with Chaise
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      900 72 Pardew, Fergie both insist they were robbed of a penalty THE GUARDIAN ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Newcastle 0 Man United 0 LONDON Sir Alex Ferguson blamed referee Lee Probert rather than fatigue or Cheik Tiote’s successful suppression of Wayne Rooney for his side’s failure to win at St
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      Lock icon Arsenal lack winning mentality: Fabregas
      693 73 THE GUARDIAN LONDON Cesc Fabregas has voiced grave misgivings over Arsenal’s refusal to spend big in the transfer market, saying the club must decide whether they want to “go out to win or to develop players”. He also said that the managers of the top
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      669 73 Ancelotti admits Chelsea’s lack of depth has hurt them this season THE GUARDIAN LONDON Carlo Ancelotti has admitted that Chelsea’s squad was too weak this season and the policy of trimming senior players last summer, while offering youngsters more of an incentive to excel, was exposed
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      Lock icon Bowling coach Foo in line for new post
      504 74  -  SBF want a technical director to push sport to next level, oversee plan for new training centre TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE On Tuesday, Singapore Bowling Federation’s (SBF) William Woo was named Coach of the Year for 2010, after the Republic’s bowlers returned
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      122 74 AP LONDON Bernie Ecclestone insisted yesterday that Formula 1 is not for sale, brushing off reports that Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp is interested in taking over the sport. Sky News reported that News Corp has begun talks with Mexican telecom magnate Carlos Slim about forming
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      Lock icon Anthony’s heroics can’t stop Celtics
      397 74 AP NBA PLAYOFFS Boston 96 NY Knicks 93 BOSTON Amare Stoudemire didn’t play in the second half and Chauncey Billups didn’t play at all, and still the Boston Celtics needed more late heroics from one of their Big 3 to beat the New York Knicks
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      598 75  -  Japanese coach Takuma upbeat as he talks of his new team’s potential LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Normally a lively bunch, this time they were quiet, huddled together on the pitch at the Singapore Sports School. It was not because they had just finished a
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      239 75  -  LOW LIN FHOONG The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) made history yesterday when they inked a memorandum of understanding with the Japan Football Association (JFA). The JFA had previously signed agreements with their French and Spanish counterparts, but the partnership with the FAS is their first
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      Lock icon Sports Institute's new chief Lim out to create 'podium-ready athletes'
      351 75 SINGAPORE The Singapore Sports Council (SSC) yesterday announced the appointment of Associate Professor Fabian Lim as the Singapore Sports Institute’s (SSI) first executive director. Lim will begin his duties from June 1, 2011. MediaCorp broke the news of Lim’s appointment
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      82 74 SPORTS FIXTURES For fixtures of all E League Champ, Italian and German League, please visit Singapore Pools website. LIVE TELECAST AT LIVEWIREfMARINA BAY SANDS RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA) German League Freiburg Hannover Fri, 22/04/11 2.30am Always play with care. Do not bet illegally. T Towards Community No person under the age
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      695 76 Windows®. Life without Walls™. Dell recommends Windows 7. Change is easy. With the new Inspiron R-series laptop with SWITCH® by Design Studio, you can switch your laptop lid in seconds. You can tell It's Dell. 0 The power to do more Dell™ Inspiron™ 14R Show off your finest features. Online
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      65 1 ARTS MUSIC MOVIES TELEVISION WINE DINE STYLE DESIGN HEALTH TECH TRAVEL CARS THE BIEBSTER MAKES A FAN OUT OF US. WELL, ALMOST T6 NATALIE PORTMAN TOTALLY HAS A THING FOR HER THOR DIRECTOR T8 TRAVEL VOLCANO TREKS, VIRGIN FORESTS AND BEACH-BUMMING COSTA RICA IS PARADISE T16 APRIL 21, 2011 A
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      Lock icon Star on the rise
      1160 2  -  First-time Most-Popular artiste nominee Eelyn Kok models Star Awards red-carpet-worthy threads Lynette Koh lynettek@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN you have practically made your acting career from playing the villainous and venomous “other woman”, endearing yourself to television audiences can be tough. That could explain why it took Eelyn Kok
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      497 5 All the inspiration to Live Beautifully, inside and out. Never Before! 7 Days only (21-27 Apr 20W Watsons, Ujo uo- Srore. A V B f/'t our Passport' 0 I Health, VS/eUness Beauty^ 3X Points is on basic tier points only and do not duplicate with other bonus points tiers.Terms and
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      453 6  -  Okay, not really, but Justin Bieber did put on an impressive show CHRISTOPHER TOH YOU can say what you want about Justin Bieber that his voice is as flat and tinny as a Disney character’s, that he’s not as good-looking as what some make him out to
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      Lock icon Sheen loses custody battle
      197 7 REUTERS SELF-PROCLAIMED warlock Charlie Sheen on Tuesday lost a bid to win sole custody of his young sons from ex-wife Brooke Mueller, celebrity news website TMZ. com reported. Sheen and Mueller spent about two hours in a closeddoor Los Angeles court hearing on who was best
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      Lock icon Isla Fisher signs on for Gatsby
      156 7 REUTERS ISLA Fisher is in negotiations to join fellow Australian Baz Luhrmann’s 3D adaptation of The Great Gatsby. She will join Leonardo DiCaprio,Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan in the Warner Bros project, which is eyeing a late-summer start. Ben Affleck is also in negotiations
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      Lock icon Tim Robbin’s mum dies days after dad
      139 7 AP ACTOR-directorTim Robbins’ mother, musician Mary Robbins, has died. She was 78. Robbins’ father, Gil Robbins, died earlier this month. Robbins said his mother died on Sunday of a heart arrhythmia, just 12 days after her husband of nearly 59 years passed away.
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      You Thor, me Jane
      816 8  -  Natalie Portman throws off her ballet shoes to hang with a Norse god GENEVIEVE LOH YOU could say Natalie Portman’s been busy. If you like stating the obvious. The 30-year-old actress won the Oscar, Golden Globe and pretty much every other Best Actress award for pirouetting
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      568 10 Republicans ridicule Donald Trump’s flirtation with 2012 presidential race REUTERS LEADING Republicans are mounting an attack on real estate tycoon Donald Trump, worried that his flirtation with a 2012 presidential run might hurt their chances to field a serious challenge to Barack Obama. Many Republican officials
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      Lock icon Jeff Bridges the rock star
      182 10 REUTERS HE WON an Oscar last year for playing a washed-up country legend in Crazy Heart. Now, Jeff Bridges is going to release a major-label debut album in the summer, said Blue Note Records on Tuesday. The actor collaborated on the project with producer T-Bone
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      246 12 Former Idol judge Kara DioGuardi opens up about sexual abuse REUTERS FORMER American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi (picture) said she was once date-raped by a “fairly known producer” who jumped on top of her and started speaking incomprehensibly in Spanish. In her
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      Who are WE?
      163 12  -  GENEVIEVE LOH THE movie theatres formerly known as EngWah Cinemas unveiled a new identity for its cinema operations in Singapore yesterday at Suntec City. Now known as WE Cinemas, it is in line with EngWah Global’s objective to re-invent its image, expand its presence and provide a
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      514 10 'THE MOST THRILLING MOVIE OF THE YEAR! Shawn Edwards, FOX-TV PULSE-POUNDING and w ENTERTAINING AS HELL. Richard Reaper, REELZCHANNEL c 4-v r Genevieve Loh, TODAY .Ti NHAAL NAGHAN 4 m GW 122/ C nex nex SERANGOON CENTRAL, LEVEL 4 SOURCE CODE* 11:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30, 5:30,7:30,9:30, 11:30 ARTHUR (CS) 10:40am, 12:50pm,
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      729 12 VIVOCITY MARINA SQUARE YISHUN GRAND, GREAT WORLD PLAZA SINGAPURA GVmax A CHINESE GHOST STORY*▲+ MAND 7.00 9.30pm 12.00am 1900 912 1234 www.gv.com.sg m.gv.com.sg ARTHUR*▲ 11.00am 12.00 1.40 4.10 4.50 6.40 7.20 9.10 9.50 11.40pm 12.20am A CHINESE GHOST STORY*▲+ MAND 11.30am 1.50 4.10 6.30pm SCREAM 4▲ 11.20am 1.40 4.10 6.40
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      1177 16  -  Central America is usually overlooked in favour of its southern neighbours, but you’re missing out on the wonders of its most developed country Wu Shangyuan travel@mediacorp.com.sg FUN fact: Costa Rica is home to some 6 per cent of the world’s total identified species.There are more than 850
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      238 23 Travel buzz and fuss Returning to Japan As Fukushima rushes to rebuild itself, the Official Tourism Guide for Japan (www.japantravelinfo. com) updated its travel advisory on Monday to say that the greaterTokyo area has already restored its usual conditions with no more periodical blackout, while other regions are
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      62 17 Singapore Decides What's shaping the general election? What are the key concerns of voters? How will this year's votes reflect the new face of Singapore? Stay tuned as we bring you the latest updates and insights. MediaCorp providing the most complete news coverage in Singapore. /MediaCorp A M 958 Today
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