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    20 1 TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Wednesday May 4, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    Lock icon Don't break the system: PM
    733 1  -  ‘Singapore is a precious jewel, understand it, how it works, what is its spirit’ LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Five years to the day when he last stood at the Singapore River to deliver his previous lunch-time rally, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong pledged to
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    MM IS MM, WE ARE DIFFERENT, WE DO IT OUR WAY: PM LEE
    227 1 You know MM’s style. He tells it like it is. When he tells you something, you know exactly what he’s thinking and what he’s talking about, straight from the shoulder. No ifs, no buts, solid hard talk.
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      29 1 Couldn’t be at the rally? Videos of key GE2011 rally moments The easy way there: Download the Tag Reader app for your smartphone from http://gettag.mobi and scan this Tag
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  • SINGAPORE VOTES 2011
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      Lock icon Health budget should be tripled: James Gomez
      599 2  -  CHEOW XIN YI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Singapore Democratic Party’s (SDP) James Gomez (picture) has proposed increasing the Republic’s health budget from its allocated S$4 billion this year to at least S$10 billion to fund the building of more hospitals, recruit more healthcare administrators
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      Lock icon Healthcare, our outcome as good as any other's: Khaw
      565 3  -  ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Don’t judge a healthcare system just by the number of its hospital beds. Responding to the Singapore Democratic Party’s (SDP) call for the number of hospital beds to be doubled, Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said
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      Lock icon We have made mistakes: PM Lee
      507 4  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday reached out to apologise to all Singaporeans about mistakes in the last five years under the watch of the People’s Action Party and pledged to make adjustments to the system to make it
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      Lock icon Centre policies on what matters: Tharman
      596 6  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam has expressed surprise at the Opposition’s failure to recognise the “basic realities” of the global economic conditions in their election manifestos and rally speeches. He urged voters to watch the current global debt and inflation
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      Lock icon The Opposition's take on the 5 key issues
      1274 8  -  LOH CHEE KONG, CHEOW XIN YI, LIN YANQIN, NEO CHAI CHIN, TANYA FONG cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Prime Minister has called on voters to refocus their minds on five longterm issues and the Opposition yesterday was happy to go along. After all, the
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      Lock icon Issues not on PM’s list
      563 10  -  TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY CHEOWXINYI, LIN YANQIN, NEO CHAI CHIN, NG JINGYNG ANDTANYA FONG SINGAPORE More alternative voices in Parliament, high ministerial salaries and the social impact of the influx of foreigners are the common issues that Opposition parties believe are important to
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      REVIEW OF HDB INCOME CEILING WILL BE COMPLETED IN SIX MONTHS: MAH BOW TAN
      303 12  -  SARA GROSSE, JOANNE CHAN National Development Minister Mah BowTan has hinted that the monthly income ceiling for new Build-To-Order (BTO) flats could be raised from S$8,000 to S$10,000, following a review after the General Election. But
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      Lock icon If PAP loses GRCs, it will weaken Government
      672 12  -  It will also impede leadership renewal, warns DPM Wong Kan Seng JONATHAN PEERIS, TAN YO-HINN jonathanpeeris@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng says the loss of a few Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) will have serious implications and severely weaken the current
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      PAP’s Hwee Hua maligning my character: WP’s Low Thia Khiang
      572 14  -  TEO XUANWEI xu anwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Workers’ Party (WP) secre-tary-general Low Thia Khiang has hit out at Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office Lim Hwee Hua for her comments on Hougang Town Council’s financials, which he alleged was “an accusation on
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      Lock icon WP hopefuls bank on home-ground ties
      499 16  -  CHRISTOPHER TOH christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Two Workers’ Party (WP) candidates contesting in the Single Member Constituencies (SMCs) of Joo Chiat and Sengkang West respectively are banking on home-ground advantage to score electoral wins over their opponents. Speaking at a WP rally in Punggol East SMC
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      Lock icon Aljunied flats 'fetched higher resale prices' than those in Hougang: Mah Bow Tan
      508 18 SINGAPORE Flats in Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (GRC), just across the road from the single-seat ward of Hougang, fetched average resale prices that were 3 to 16 per cent higher than flats in Hougang, Minister for National
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      Lock icon I learnt a lot knocking on doors: Vikram Nair
      329 18  -  TAN WEIZHEN SINGAPORE Block visits may be unfashionable to some in the Opposition but for Mr Vikram Nair (picture) they have been nothing short of educational. At last night’s rally at Woodlands Stadium, the PAP new candidate for Sembawang GRC told
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      Lock icon Don't let Opposition destroy foundations with ill-conceived policies: Swee Keat
      485 20  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore’s recovery from the recent economic crisis was not achieved merely on “autopilot”, as claimed by the Opposition. In fact, not many realised how close the global economy came to a complete meltdown, new People’s
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      Lock icon PAP can be more compassionate and less calculating: Chuan-Jin
      407 23  -  New face acknowledges PAP has strong record but it is not a perfect one, and party must listen LEONG WEE KEAT SINGAPORE Many people may still support and trust the People’s Action Party but new face Tan Chuan-Jin (picture) wants it
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      YE KUNG, SIM ANN DEFEND PAP'S RECORD HELPING LOW-INCOME WORKERS
      285 23  -  LEONG WEE KEAT Mr Ong Ye Kung and Ms Sim Ann, both former civil servants and new People’s Action Party (PAP) candidates, yesterday defended the party’s record in helping low-income workers and asked whether the Opposition had concrete plans to
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      Lock icon WHERE IS MM LEE'S APOLOGY, ASKS NSP'S NOR LELLA
      207 24  -  SHAMIR OSMAN A National Solidarity Party (NSP) candidate, Ms Nor Lella Mohamed (picture), has called on Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew to apologise to the Malay-Muslim community over his remarks on Muslim integration. She noted that in an earlier interview, MM
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      Lock icon Teo Ho Pin has done a good job: SDP’s Alec Tok
      413 24  -  ANSLEY NG ansley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) candidate for Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency (SMC) Alec Tok has acknowledged that his opponent and incumbent in the ward, DrTeo Ho Pin, had done a good job since the last
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      YOUTH ASKS SENIOR MINISTER GOH CHOK TONG ABOUT MM LEE’S COMMENT ON ALJUNIED
      200 26 C Question from 20-year-old Question from 20-year-old Prasanth Selvam: One of the things that has irked me is the comment by MM Lee with regards to Aljunied, when he said if you vote for the Workers’ Party
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      Ministers invest time and effort talking to youth
      628 26  -  REPORTING BY HETTY MUSFIRAH, EVELYN CHOO, TAN YO-HINN SINGAPORE While Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong is confident of strong support from elderly residents in Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (GRC), he is unable to get a feel of what the younger population
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      Lock icon PAP brought problem of foreign worker dorms to Pioneer: Chia
      345 28  -  SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE National Solidarity Party candidate for Pioneer Single Member Constituency (SMC) Steve Chia has accused the People’s Action Party (PAP) of bringing problems relating to foreign workers to the constituency. “This problem of the foreign worker dormitories
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      Lock icon PAP and NSP trade barbs in Mountbatten
      506 28  -  ANSLEY NG SINGAPORE On paper, their credentials are quite similar. Mr Lim Biow Chuan owns a law firm and fights for consumers’ rights as the vice-president of the Consumers Association of Singapore. His rival candidate in Mountbatten Single Member Constituency (SMC), Ms Jeannette
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      Lock icon It's responsible not to disclose plans now: WP
      530 29  -  TANYA FONG tanyafong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Workers’ Party (WP) has come under fire from the People’s Action Party for not laying out its municipal plans for the constituencies in which it is contesting. Speaking at a press conference after a WP walkabout in
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      Lock icon ‘This battle is ours to fight'
      543 30  -  Minister George Yeo welcomes help from PAP heavyweights but it’s up to his team to win IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE He welcomes the endorsement of the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) big guns but Foreign Minister George Yeo says the battle for Aljunied Group
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      PM thanks Jeyaretnam for apology
      112 32 SINGAPORE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has accepted Reform Party chief Kenneth Jeyaretnam’s apology for misquoting him. “The Prime Minister thanks Kenneth Jeyaretnam for his apology and accepts it,” said Mr Lee’s press secretary, Mr Chen Hwai Liang, yesterday. At an election rally on Saturday
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      Lock icon PAP posters in Aljunied vandalised
      432 32  -  IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Vandals have defaced or removed posters and banners put up by the People’s Action Party (PAP) team contesting in Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (GRC) the latest victims among parties contesting in the General Election. Ms Tan Bee Lan, election agent
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      Baby abandonment still a concern
      564 34  -  MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE There is enough help available for distressed women with unwanted pregnancies in Singapore. But awareness of these services needs to be drummed up to prevent cases of abandonment, say welfare officials. A total of 14 cases of abandonment were recorded from
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      A gentle reminder from ICA about your passport
      159 34 SINGAPORE With the June school holidays approaching, Singaporeans are reminded to ensure that their passports have at least six months’ validity on the day they plan to leave the country. The Immigration Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said yesterday there is often a rush
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      89 34 EDITOR’S NOTE With the onset of the campaign period forthe General Election, Today will be devoting more pages in the newspaper to election-related coverage. As a result, the Comment Analysis and Voices sections will only be available online. This arrangement will last until May 9. The two sections can be
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      106 34 Previously...Mr P saves the day by putting out a fire! Wi k> I i J BW C We have neve Let me help you clean this up. Why don't you come over to our house for dinner later? We have space for one more She said it's hard for her
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      500 38 Osama was so near, yet so far Pakistan intelligence embarrassed that hideout was only a few hundred metres from military academy AGENCIES ISLAMABAD Pakistan’s main intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), has said it is embarrassed by its failure to find Osama bin Laden, in its first comments on the
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      World War IV is not yet over
      720 40  -  COMMENTARY KUMAR RAMAKRISHNA This commentary is exclusive to Today. The writer is an Associate Professor and Head of the Centre of Excellence for National Security at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological The death of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan
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      422 42 AGENCIES WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama was able to monitor the raid that led to the death of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden “in real time” from the White House, it has been disclosed. Mr Obama watched events unfold sitting in the White House
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      Lock icon Bragging rights for Osama raid go to ...
      384 44 Bragging rights for Osama raid go to AP WASHINGTON The raid that killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan yesterday will go down in history as the most important covert operation since 911, earning the elite Navy SEAL Team 6 that carried it out permanent bragging rights for finishing off the
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      165 44 AGENCIES Controversy emerged yesterday over whether Osama bin Laden used one of his four wives as a human shield in a last desperate attempt to save his life before he was gunned down by US special forces in his hideout in Pakistan.
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      201 45 AP AUCKLAND A tornado ripped across part of New Zealand’s largest city yesterday, turning cars and sending debris slicing through the air, witnesses and news reports said. At least one person was killed and about 20 injured, said a hospital official. The swirling dark-grey
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      194 45 AGENCIES BANGKOK Thai Deputy Prime Minister of security affairs Mr Suthep Thaugsuban said yesterday that holding immediate talks with Cambodia over the temple dispute is not easy. Speaking after a Thai soldier was killed and three wounded overnight, Mr Suthep said
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      171 45 AGENCIES JAKARTA The pirates who boarded the Singapore-flagged MT Gemini vessel are still not in communication with any authorities, a senior Indonesian minister said yesterday. Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Djoko Suyanto said the pirates would probably open lines of communication
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      248 46 AGENCIES TOKYO Sony’s Internet security crisis has deepened after the company revealed that hackers had stolen the data of another 25 million users of its PC game system in a second massive breach. A spokesperson for Sony Computer Entertainment Hong
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      129 46 BANGKOK POST BANGKOK The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has put Thailand, China, India and Indonesia on its list of top pirates of intellectual property. The annual Special 301 Report said 42 of 77 nations reviewed were either aiding intellectual piracy or doing too
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      58 46 Priority Watch List: Algeria, Argentina, Canada, Chile, China, India, Indonesia, Israel, Pakistan, Russia, Thailand, Venezuela. Watch List: Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Jamaica, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Spain, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine,
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      102 48 REUTERS French first lady, Carla Bruni, has fanned rumours she is pregnant, clutching a shawl to her belly during a newspaper interview and fending off inquiries with the words “my lips are sealed to protect something Asked by a Le Parisien reporter if the
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      281 48 AP NEW YORK The best place in the world to be a mum is Norway, a study measuring the well-being of mothers and babies shows, while Afghanistan comes in last in the Save the Children’s 12th annual Mothers Index, which was released
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      187 50  -  LOIS CALDERON DBS Group has finally hired a new chief executive officer for its Singapore-based Islamic unit in a move it says underscores its commitment to grow its Islamic banking franchise in the region. The Islamic Bank of Asia (IB Asia) yesterday
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      290 50 AGENCIES HONG KONG Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co is seeking to raise up to US$2.2 billion (S$2.7 billion) in an initial public offering (IPO) ahead of its listing in Hong Kong on May 20 and has secured key investors including Temasek Holdings and Pfizer, people
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      72 50 STOCK CALLS Hold S$1.91 OCBC Investment Research keeps rating. However, it cuts the fair value to S$2.07 from S$2.16, saying that both diesel and electricity costs post uncertainties for the transport company. The house says that “while management expects the lower average fares from the implementation of distance fares
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      203 51  -  STELLA LEE Rates for hotel rooms here will continue to rise even with the increase in supply, benefiting from increased visitor arrivals that hit an all-time high of 11.6 million last year, according to a report by hospitality consultant CBRE Hotels. Last year, hotel
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      383 51  -  LINETTE LIM linettelim@mediacorp,com.sg SINGAPORE Most newlylisted initial public offerings (IPOs) on the Singapore Exchange have been lacklustre. Units in Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPH Trust), which made its debut in March as Singapore’s largest initial public offering at US$5.4 billion (S$6.6 billion), have been trading around 9
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      132 51 The Australand Property Group, in which CapitaLand holds a majority stake, has agreed to buy the 38-ha Ashlar Golf Course in Blacktown, Sydney, for the proposed development of a residential master-planned community. The developer, listed in both Singapore and Australia, said yesterday that subject to
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      293 51 ASIA TRADER AND INVESTOR CONVENTION 2011 7-8 May 2011, MBS Convention Center www.theATIC.net ATIC SINGAPORE Vote first SOLID gold nuggets be wo Nl S' Asian equity markets and commodities prices are making historical highs. Will they keep going higher? How will YOU take advantage? Hear what the renowned international and
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      489 52  -  A local company builds on technology that will change the way we watch TV PETER YEO SINGAPORE MTV changed the way we hear or see, rather music and propelled the television into every household. But, if Aleph Labs get their way, their technology will change the
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      240 52  -  KOK XING HUI KOK XING HUI, REPORTING FROM BLACKBERRY WORLD CONFERENCE IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA ORLANDO By summer this year, BlackBerry users worldwide can look forward to a new BlackBerry Bold with a 2.8 inch touch screen and the new OS 7. While the new BlackBerry
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      487 53  -  Harness the power of group buying with MediaCorp’s new e-commerce website MELODY TAN IMAGINE gathering your friends and getting a collective discount off your purchases at the stores? Working on a similar concept, consumers can now enjoy the power of group savings via a new e-commerce website
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      287 53 THE NEW YORK TIMES CHINESE computer manufacturer Lenovo, largely unknown to the average American consumer, is trying to get its products into the hands of the coveted 18- to 25-year-old Apple generation, which has been raised on all things iPod and iPad. Earlier this year,
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      190 54 AGENCIES LONDON Norwich City will return to the Premier League next season for the first time since 2005 after clinching promotion on Monday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). The Canaries made sure of finishing as runners-up to Championship winners Queens Park Rangers by beating Portsmouth 1-0, striker
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      133 54 REUTERS BANGKOK Thailand have been kicked out of the 2012 men’s Olympic qualifying competition round for fielding an ineligible player, local media reported yesterday. The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) told the Bangkok Post they would appeal after being thrown out following a first round penalty shootout
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      623 54 Schalke believe an early goal can rattle Red Devils CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL, SECOND LEG Man United vs Schalke (United lead 2-0) AGENCIES MANCHESTER Schalke can still reach the Champions League final, so says the man who is the only rea- son the Germans still have a
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      425 54 AP BETHESDA (Maryland) Webb Simpson called it a “bad rule”. He was penalised a stroke because the ball moved as he was addressing it on the green, costing him one stroke and perhaps his first PGA Tour victory. The US Golf Association appears to agree.
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      104 55 AP Former Sri Lanka test captain Hashan Tillakaratne said yesterday he will tell the International Cricket Council that matches were fixed during his career. Tillakaratne, a politician in Sri Lanka’s opposition, said he will reveal the names of those involved in fixing matches
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      102 55 AP The Formula 1 designer at the heart of the 2007 spy scandal will return to the sport next month to head an overhaul of the Williams team’s technical department. Williams, who have yet to pick up a point from three races in this season’s championship,
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      86 55 AP John Higgins won his fourth snooker world championship title yesterday morning (Singapore time), beating 21-year-old upstart Judd Trump 18-15 in the final at The Crucible. Higgins trailed 10-7 going into the second day of the final, but the veteran won five straight frames to seize
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      138 56 AP PARIS The French Football Federation has begun its inquiry into claims that national team coach Laurent Blanc and other coaches secretly agreed on a quota restricting the number of black and Arab players in national training programmes. Investigative website Mediapart published explosive claims
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      579 56  -  Fresh from a training stint in Taiwan, table tennis star thinks of late grandma LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE She became the first Singaporean to win the sea-son-ending ITTF Pro Tour Grand Final last December. Ranked as high as world No 2 in January,
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      No longer in elite Olympic programme, but Li's not out in the cold
      507 56  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE She will be 30 on Aug 9, a veteran of three Olympic Games and owner of a silver medal from the last one in Beijing in 2008. But Li Jiawei remains hungry for
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      138 57 REUTERS LOS ANGELES The Dallas Mavericks overcame a 16-point deficit and an aggressive Kobe Bryant to steal Game One of their second round playoff series with a lastsecond 96-94 triumph on Monday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). Dirk Nowitzki scored a teamhigh 28 points, including the
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      122 55 SPORTS FIXTURES i- This match is played on neutral ground. For fixtures of all UE Champions and UE Europe, please visit Singapore Pools website. Turkey Race MOTOR RACING Qualifying Final Sat, 07/05/11 7.00pm Sun, 08/05/11 8.00pm LIVE TELECAST AT LIVEWIRE(MARINA BAY SANDS RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA) SPORTSBUZZ(POMO) Asian Champ UE Champions
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      71 56 IE 3 TRUSTED SINCE 18 9 9 www.kgc.or.kr Hwal Sam 28 THE SUPER-CHARGED HEALTH DRINK The 6-year old Korean red ginseng has a total of 37 varieties of ginsenoside, which is more than the American ginseng which contains only 14 varieties. box per $48 UP Benefits of Korean Ginseng: Relieves
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      467 57 N M National Museum of Singapore <SV The nayoone 14 MAY to 26 JUNE 2011 A National Museum initiative for Children's Season 2011 Presenting over 10 original works and installations from artists and creative professionals in Singapore and internationally. The PlayDome inspires children to be creators and observers on screen,
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      47 14 SINGAPOR Comprehensive online coverage of General Election 2011 Today it t you thinking rof a SINGAPORE VOTES 2011 ■Y. p .illy tat* Wm« rhftl» ■J VOTE2011 west com grc 3<xxl ol diversity Hng Rung Latest News ge.sg todayonline.com channelnewsasia.com m.ge.sg* *Available only on smartphones. /AediaCorp channelnewsasia.com TbDAYonline.com
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      235 13 ON MEDIACORP WE ARE SINGAPOREANS Channel 5, 8pm Catch celebrity icons Rosie Phua from Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd, Sezairi Sezali, Nat Ho and more in this special Mother’s Day episode. 3-PLUS-1 III Channel 8, 8pm It’s Kate Pang and Zhou Ying versus Zhang Zhen Huan and Yuan Shuai. Will
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      285 13 ON MEDIACORP FORENSIC HEROES II Channel U, 10pm Guoying is worried when she learns that Sam might be in danger. Tim discovers that someone had deliberately hid the fact that a key pouch was reportedly found at the management office. WATCH THIS SPACE (Last Episode) okto, 10pm The idea behind
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      255 12 1 No Regrets, A Tribute To Edith Piaf The life story of the La Vie En Rose singer, from Piaf’s birth on the povertystricken streets of Paris to her rise to international stardom. Hosted and narrated by Hossan Leong, with songs in French and English performed by
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      34 12 SUDOKUplus DIFFICULTY RATING: HOW TO PLAY The rules are easy. Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. COPYRIGHT UCLICK YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION
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      719 11  -  Spanning generations, LEGO has gone from a plastic brick toy company to reinventing itself in the digital world JEREMY HU FROM what I can remember of my preschool days, they comprise mainly three memories: Eating, sleeping and toys.While the former two are still a substantial part
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      310 11  -  SITE OF THE WEEK: PREVVIEW MAY CHUA JOB seekers hoping to make their CVs stand out may want to consider stepping in front of a camera. Launched recently, local job portal Prevview is centred around video resumes. It hopes to help both applicants and
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      531 10  -  REVIEW: XBOX360 RAZER ONZA TOURNAMENT EDITION NIZAM ALI I’VE been playing on the Xbox since 2004 and I’ve seen a fair line-up of third party controllers.While the experience thus far has not been impressive, I was excited about the Onza.After all, this is a product
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      120 10  -  ANDROID APP OF THE WEEK: PETER YEO CAUGHT the election fever over the long weekend? Cool your head over hot issues at political rallies.This nifty app provides information such as venue and time schedules to all the rally sites as well as lets you learn about the
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