Today, 26 May 2006, Afternoon Edition

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    26 1 TODAY /A=D)Jj\CORP share your free newspaper MICA(P) 112/07/2005 Friday May 26, 2006 todayonline.com TODAY /AediaCorp share your free newspaper Friday May 26, 2006 todayonline.com MICA(P) 112/07/2005
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
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      Lock icon Australia, E Timor agree on deployment
      426 1 —AFP SYDNEY The Australian and East Timorese governments agreed early today on the terms of engagement for some 1,300 Australian troops sent in to restore order in the fledgling nation, Prime Minister John Howard said. "We've been asked to go in. We've gone in,
      —AFP  -  426 words
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      Lock icon Waterfront an en bloc watershed?
      691 1  -  FGDSF Record collective sale reshapes property landscape shobha@newstoday.com.sg ON TUESDAY night, Singapore's biggest residential collective sale to date took place, with the massive Waterfront View being sold to two major local developers for $385 million. But experts and analysts see the recordsetting deal as one
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      Lock icon US stocks, oil close higher
      159 1 BLOOMBERG US stocks staged their biggest rally in a month after the government said first-quarter economic growth was faster than initially estimated. While the 5.3 per cent annual rate of growth last quarter was more than the government's preliminary estimate, the pace trailed the forecasts
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  • hot news
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      NEEDED: RIGHT FIX FOR WORK STRESS
      665 2  -  LIANG DINGZI Will counselling clinics be a feature of tomorrow's office in psychologist-run HR dept? IT IS quite timely that while we celebrate our economic achievements, along come the findings of an international business survey that suggest Singaporean businessmen may be paying dearly for
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      Lock icon Common East Asian market can wait: MM
      449 3 —AFP Gradual integration is best, says Lee Kuan Yew TOKYO The time is not ripe for East Asia to follow the European Union's single currency system or borderless flow of people. Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said that "Singapore would be uncomfortable" with
      —AFP  -  449 words
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  • Singapore news
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      Lock icon New post, same approach
      884 4  -  TORCHING LI Political up-and-comer he maybe, but MP Lvi Tuck Yew's not there for the fame chingli@newstoday.com.sg HE MAY be a public figure now and an up-and-coming politician but Rear-Admi-ral (NS) Lvi Tuck Yew had no qualms about hopping onto a train yesterday to get to
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    • Article
      The youth deposit a helping of heart
      320 4  -  KESANG DEMA kesa ng@newstoday.com. sg WITHIN days of its May 16 launch, the Youth Bank portal initiated by non-profit organisation Heartware Network has received an overwhelming response and not just from the youth. More than 600 youth volunteers, mostly in their mid-teens and
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      Necessary sacrifices
      623 6  -  LEECHINGWERN But newly-appointed MOS Lee Vi Shyan says he's ready chingwern@newstoday.com.sg WHILE being a Minister of State (MOS) and MP is definitely an honour, it also comes with quite a few sacrifices. For Mr Lee Vi Shyan, the newly-ap-pointed Minister of State for Trade and Industry, his new
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      Lock icon Dengue cases double over past two weeks
      186 6 -938 LIVE THE number of dengue cases has gone up again over the past two weeks. The National Environment Agency (NEA) is urging the public to remain vigilant, especially in the months to come. According to the NEA, the number of dengue cases
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      Lock icon Keppel takes the blame for deadly fire
      247 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA KEPPEL Shipyard and its safety assessor have pleaded guilty to charges brought against them by the Manpower Ministry for a deadly flash fire on board the vessel Almudaina two years ago. Seven workers, who were carrying out welding works below deck,
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      Lock icon GSS kicks off, more heartland bargains
      381 8 UNYANQIN IN A region crowded with similar shopping festivals, this year's Great Singapore Sale (GSS) is looking to heartland shopping and more promotions to maintain its 13-year edge as the best place for quality bargains not just among tourists, but also locals. Said Singapore
      UNYANQIN; WEETECK HIAN  -  381 words
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      More workers seek help from NTUC
      545 8  -  TORCHING LI Union will formalise process to represent members from non-unionised companies chingli@newstoday.com.sg FACED with a rapidly changing corporate environment, more workers are turning to the national labour movement for protection and representation. According to the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) which shared its
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      SDP defamation suit to be heard in court on June 6
      308 10 THE fate of the Singapore Democratic Party will be decided on June 6. That is the date the lawsuit involving the 26-year-old party will be heard in the High Court. The party is facing a defamation suit filed by
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      Lock icon Making compensation available for crime victims
      620 10  -  UNYANQIN Various means of redress discussed at crime symposium ya nqinl@newstoday.com.sg SHOULD there be more ways to help victims of crime go from being helpless to being empowered in seeking redress, or even monetary compensation? Issues on this theme were debated at the first
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      Lock icon More carrots for Mice players
      448 13  -  JASMINE YIN New campaign and awards scheme to boost exhibitions and conventions sector jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE is feeding its growing appetite for business travellers and the conventions and exhibitions industry by dangling more carrots to industry players in the coming months. A new campaign for the
      WEETECK HIAN  -  448 words
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      Lock icon Gambling addicts to get more help
      183 13 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) has announced a new pilot programme with two social service agencies to offer community-based intervention services for gambling addicts and their families. The two-year programme, starting this September, will be rolled out by Thye Hua
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Gun battles rage across East Timor
      457 14 AGENCIES Blood flows in the streets as international troops fly in DILI About 150 elite Australian troops in full combat gear flew into the capital city of Dili yesterday as a rebellion by disaffected former soldiers turned into outright war in several parts of
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      Lock icon Fresh hopes for Suu Kyi's release
      282 14 AFP AFP YANGON Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi's surprise meeting with a United Nations' envoy has lifted hopes among her supporters that Myanmar's military rulers may soon release her from house arrest, but analysts are far more cautious. The junta's latest order confining
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      Lock icon Villagers urged to quarantine themselves
      242 14 AFP JAKARTA Health experts in an Indonesian village hit by an unprecedented bird flu outbreak have asked more than 30 people to quarantine themselves to contain any potential further spread, officials said yesterday. People who had close contact with any of seven relatives who have
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      Lock icon Former top Enron executives guilty, face long prison terms
      182 16 —AGENCIES A US jury has convicted former top Enron executives Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling of orchestrating the fraud that destroyed the company, giving prosecutors a victory in a case that symbolised the corporate crime sparked by the stock market bust
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      Lock icon M'sia cracks down on piracy
      318 16 -AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Shoppers planning to visit Johor Baru to stock up on pirated DVDs and VCDs may be disappointed soon after the government unveiled plans to crack down on piracy. The Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry will station plain clothes officers at popular
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon SIPADAN WRECKER OFF THE HOOK
        78 16 -AFP The contractor who destroyed a coral reef at Malaysia's top dive spot of Sipadan by scraping over it with a barge has got off with an apology and the cost of a clean-up, reported The New Straits Times yesterday. Sabah state authorities, where Sipadan
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        Lock icon BEATEN TO DEATH BY HIS FRIENDS
        62 16 -DPA An Indian man was beaten to death by 10 of his friends after they accused him of stealing their mobile phones, the Berita Harian said yesterday. The 20-year-old was beaten up by his compatriots at his apartment in Selangor, officials told the newspaper.
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      Lock icon Indian medicos step up protest over college quotas
      287 19 -AFP NEW DELHI Striking Indian doctors cut back on emergency services yesterday after the government said it would go ahead with legislation to raise quotas for lower castes in universities. Doctors and medical students who have been on strike for more than
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    • Article
      Lock icon China says US has a 'cold war mentality'
      429 19 -AFP Beijing strongly protests Pentagon report BEIJING China has strongly protested against a Pentagon report that says Beijing's rapid military build-up poses a credible long-term threat to the United States. "The US Defence Department's report, which exaggerates China's military strength and expenditure
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      Lock icon SRI LANKA'S OTHER WAR
      770 20  -  KAUNGASENEVIRATNE The government and Tiger rebels battle for hearts and minds at home and abroad as war drums beat news@newstoday.com.sg WITH the Ceasefire Agreement signed between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in 2002 all but a piece of
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      WHY RURAL POWER IS THE NEW BIG DEAL
      712 22  -  ERIC TEO CHU CHEOW Asian nations reap the sweet fruits of political expediency news@newstoday.com.sg ALONG with Asia's considerable economic growth, there seems to be another rising phenomenon in Asia rural power, which emanates from two socio-political forces. Firstly, social redistribution is now
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      More sex please, we are British
      298 24 Lovers'theme park to open in London LONDON A sex theme park designed to enhance its visitors' lovemaking skills will open in the heart of London on Sept 7, the academy's director announced. "Amora The Academy of Sex and Relationships" hopes to seduce up to
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      Lock icon Brain waves move robot
      218 24 -AGENCIES TOKYO In a step toward linking a person's thoughts to machines, Japanese car-maker Honda said it has developed a technology that uses brain signals to control a robot's very simple moves. The technology that Honda Motor Co developed with ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories could be
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      Lock icon Taylor Hicks, American Idol
      108 24 AP LOS ANGELES Taylor Hicks, the mop-topped manic dancer who wooed television audiences with his raw singing style and boisterous personality, was named the winner of the current edition of the American Idol singing contest. Hicks, 29, of Birmingham, Alabama, became the latest in a string
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  • Voices
    • Untangling the open Web
    • Letter
      No way youth here are politically apathetic
      276 28  -  JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG KHOO LIH-HAN Letter from I AM heartened by the interest shown by our young in local politics, in the report "Students today, leaders tomorrow?" (May 25). Today's students are relatively better off, more knowledgeable and have no qualms about
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      With a bit of faith, tears and Robogirl
      960 30  -  mr brown Not all autistic children are savants like Daddy's girl, most struggle in a world not designed for those with special needs I went to the hospital with my oldest child, Faith, aged five, on Wednesday. We decided to get a
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      Hello there soldier, it's time to scramble
      575 34  -  LIMXINSHENG Gaps exist in Mindefs use of electronic services to communicate with NSmen Letter from I MUST commend the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) on its resourceful use of electronic services for communicating with NSmen. However, the way National Service notifications are sent out
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      Employers have ultimate discretion on medical leave
      178 34  -  JULIA NG Letter from Senior Assistant Director, Corporate Communications for Permanent Secretary Ministry of Manpower I REFER to the letter by Dr Lee Yung Seng, "Doing away with the MC hassle" (17 May), suggesting that the law be amended to allow every employee
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      Reining in the 'herd' instinct
      589 35  -  CHIAHERNKENG Collective economic safeguards are needed to counter sudden stock market crises Letter from THE letter "Capital controls an option" (May 25), in response to my earlier commentary ("Governments can prevent panic selling", May 22), states that "moral hazard arises when a government intervenes to
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      Mental demons and the power of faith
      773 36  -  CHEOWXINYI She overcame abuse, depression and shame to inspire others to heal themselves in the crowd ANNATEO 48, fashion designer xinyic@newstoday.com.sg SHE looks like your typical fashion designer at a charity gala dinner, immaculately groomed, hair neatly coiffed, her multilayered-asym-metrical dark green outfit
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    • Letter
      When rules foil creative students
      376 38  -  RANDY HO PIN VAN Algebra improved his poor maths scores but teacher was not happy Letter from I READ the letter written by Sim Sock Hoon, "Let primary school kids use algebra" (May 24), and recalled an incident which happened to me years ago in
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    • Article
      sayagain
      35 38 Judge their performance, but don't breakthe spirit of these aspiring young Singaporeans who have put themselves before the nation on television. Denis De Kretser, who asked the Singapore Idol judges to "please grow up".
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      240 40  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY.... FOR PARENTS OF REBELS If you're the frustrated parent of a very rebellious and difficult child, I think I can encourage you today. I knowthere are times when you feel like throwing in the towel, but if you choose to remain steady,
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        98 40  -  KAREN WEE: While the incident of the inappropriate placement of Da Vinci Code ads on the floor bearing the image of Christ was a grave oversight, lam grateful for the quick reaction that erected the barricade (see SMRT letter, "Da Vinci floor ads removed". May 25). I
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        107 40  -  COLIN ONGTAUSHIEN: I have noticed a dramatic increase in the amount of unsolicited commercial flyers, which are discarded and add to the work of cleaners. An accumulation of the flyers can pose a fire hazard, especially with smokers who carelessly dispose of their cigarettes. I suggest
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      466 42 -AP Recent stock market slide not likely to portend crisis: Analysts WHEN the United States Federal Reserve raised interest rates two weeks ago and suggested more hikes might come stock investors in Asia, who had enjoyed spectacular returns over the past year, had little clue their
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        68 42 SHARES fell yesterday to their lowest in four months amid concerns that interest rates would continue to climb in line with the credit-tightening environment in the United States. The ST Index lost 32.10 points, or 1.3 per cent, to end at 2,404.45, the lowest close since Jan 26. In
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        54 42 Nikkei 225 15,693.75 -213.45 -1.34 Hang Seng All Ordinaries 15,696.89 -125.75 4,976.80 -60.90 -0.79 -1.21 Taiwan Wtd 6,861.65 -15.36 -0.22 Korea Comp 1,295.76 -37.62 -2.82 KLCI 923.97 -3.78 -0.41 SET Index 701.03 -13.07 -1.83 Jakarta Comp Closed Phils Comp Shenzhen B 2,229.33 -23.25 295.37 +0.55 -1.03 +0.19 Mumbai
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        25 42 SGX, Dow Jones Bloomberg Information provided by and Sold US$/oz iilver US$/oz 'latinum US$/oz lubber cents/kg 'aim oil RM/tonne vrt.iu 12.575 1,290.00 413.75 1/407.50
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      224 44 SembCorp Marine said yesterday it sold a 82-per-cent stake in a deepdrilling jack-up rig for US$97 million ($154 million) and would realise a net profit of $13.3 million. The stake was sold to the rig's minority shareholder, Skeie Group, which owns 35.5 per cent of Norwegian oil producer S
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      236 44  -  CHOW PENN NEE Victor Tan conspired to cheat Nokia, falsified documents pennnee@newstoday.com.sg TWO key figures in the financial scandal at Accord Customer Care Solutions (ACCS) yesterday pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to cheat mobile phone maker Nokia and falsifying documents. Former ACCS chief executive
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      167 44 CHRISTIE LOH CONCERNS about economic fundamentals and global imbalances were the reason behind the recent selloff in stock markets worldwide, even though overall growth prospects remained strong, according to Mr Rodrigo de Rato, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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      215 45 BLOOMBERG THE Thai baht climbed, rebounding from its lowest in more than a month, on speculation that Bangkok-based Thai Beverage will take money back to the nation after its stock sale in Singapore. Thai Beverage raised $1.37 billion
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      266 45 BLOOMBERG MICROSOFT Corp, which bought 22 firms for about US$75O million ($1.19 billion) in the past year, is planning more purchases and "long-term" investments to fuel growth, chief executive officer Steve Ballmer said. "You ought to expect us to continue to do more acquisitions,
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      403 45 -BLOOMBERG US probe into stock options widens to rival fund scandal THE practice of illegally awarding stock options to executives at artificially low prices has become the focus of the biggest investigation in the United States on corporate wrongdoing since the probe into illegal mutual-fund
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      763 46  -  ADRIAN TAN news@newstoday.com.sg OPEN market share buybacks are becoming a fashionable way of returning cash to shareholders. So far this year, Armstrong Industrial Corp, Datacraft Asia, OverseaChinese Banking Corp and United Overseas Bank have done it. There is also market speculation that Star Hub
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      378 48 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Broadcaster exploring new platforms to boost viewership and expand business MEDIACORP is aiming to boost its reach to viewers by capitalising on the latest technology and new platforms. The broadcaster is using the Internet to deliver television programmes, in addition to using the traditional
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      207 48 DOW JONES COURTS (Singapore), a retailer of furniture and electronics, said full year net profit rose 87 per cent from a year earlier on robust sales growth and expansion in Thailand. Net profit for the fiscal year ended March 2006 was $6.7 million, up
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      252 52 -BLOOMBERG SAUDI Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is seeking to buy US$2 billion ($3.2 billion) worth of shares in Bank of China, the first investment in a Chinese company by the world's eighth-richest man. Bank of China the country's second-largest lender
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      430 52 BLOOMBERG Says former NYSE chairman Grasso THE Tokyo Stock Exchange tops the list of merger candidates once the current wave of consolidation among the American and European securities markets runs its course, former New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) chairman Richard Grasso said. A merger between
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          223 50 KIDS Company brings World Cup fever to kids in Singapore in its first soccer tournament and carnival ever at *Scape Youth Park tomorrow and on Sunday. Kids Company/ 7-Eleven Go for Goal, in collaboration with 7-Eleven, is an opportunity for both boys and
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          129 50 THIS is a very advanced course for semipros and above to further their digital SLR photography and post processing techniques and skills. Editing is an integral part of digital photography and this session will enable students to enhance their knowledge. The session
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          SUE AND HER DINO FRIENDS STOMP INTO SINGAPORE
          298 50 TH E Dinosaurs! A T. rex named Sue and Friends exhibition at the Singapore Science Centre will take you on a journey back in time to more than 65 million years ago to a time when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. For the
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        784 50  -  CAROLINE BAUM BLOOMBERG Short-term swings in values reflect the vagaries of the market COPPER up, stocks down, bonds down. No, wait, it's copper down, stocks down, bonds up. Can someone please help me get a handle on these inter-market relationships? As best I
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      518 54 KRT c Books are so popular in home decor that even those who don't read acquire them INTHE United States, some homeowners buy volumes based on length at half-price bookshops, or send orders to a Californian book decor specialist who ships Danish language books by
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      496 57 AP Nash and Diaw spark late Phoenix comeback WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Phoenix 121 Dallas 118 (Phoenix lead series 1-0) DALLAS So far in the playoffs, the Dallas Mavericks have pushed around Pau Gasol and outlasted Tim Duncan. But Steve Nash and an agile big man? They still
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      186 57 -AFP FORMULA 1 Monaco Grand Prix MONACO Defending drivers world champion Fernando Alonso laid down an early marker here yesterday as he set the fastest time in opening free practice for Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix. But the Spaniard, driving a Renault, may face a resurgent McLaren-Mercedes
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      Lock icon We're still the best
      430 58  -  LI ZAI SHI Muratovic confident Tampines can win historic three league titles in a row sports@newstoday.com.sg THEY clinched the S-League title for the first time in 2004 and successfully defended their crown last season, but this year could prove to be the most challenging yet for
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      ONE ON ONE
      172 58 with Woodlands Wellington defender Daniel Bennett Luke Cheong, 19, National Serviceman How has playing in the UK with Wrexham made you a better footballer? Bennett: The time I spent with Wrexham made me a stronger footballer and it also taught me how to adapt to the different
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      Lock icon Finally, a Sengkang win
      469 58 NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE Sengkang 2 Geylang 1 SENGKANG Punggol notched their first victory of the 2006 NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League season after a 2-1 win over fellow stragglers Geylang United at the Hougang Stadium. Sengkang came into the game without a win in nine games. A goal
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      642 61  -  LEONGWEEKEAT But chief Low will not make predictions on its Olympic chances weekeat@newstoday.com.sg WITH their recent successes, Singapore Sailing are by far the standard bearers of sporting excellence in Singapore. A sweep of the team and individual titles at the International Optimist Dinghy Association South
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      379 61  -  CUBBYLEONG cubby@newstoday.com.sg THERE was plenty of promise on the opening day when four Singaporeans took their respective places in the top 10 positions of the 27th Asia Pacific Junior Golf Championship. But, George Anthony Foo and Joshua Shou are the only ones remaining in the top 10
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      598 62  -  Tan Yo-Hinn Two teens savour moment with Orlando, Milwaukee players WHEN asked for their most memorable moments as a basketball player, national under-18 players Wong Wei Long and Low Khai Kit struggled to recall any. Until yesterday. In what is the highlight of their basketball
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      62 62 BRAVING blustery winds on a chilly and damp morning yesterday, NBA stars and 2006 adidas Superstar Camp ambassadors Milwaukee Bucks point guard T J Ford (left) and Orlando Magic centre Dwight Howard took a moment at The Great Wall in Badaling, on the outskirts
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      275 64  -  DARREN LAI He is by no means a household name like Asian Games gold medallist Remy Ong, but at last year's 38th Singapore Open, David Wong (picture) was the only national bowler to qualify for the men's masters stepladder finals. But his sixth place
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      133 64  -  CUBBYLEONG The Singapore women's team once again demonstrated their prowess in the region after defeating Indonesia 3-1 in the team final of the sth South East Asian Table Tennis Championships 2006 yesterday. Despite missing Li Jiawei who is currently in Europe playing on the ITTF Tour, Tan
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      468 64  -  JOSE RAYMOND Latiff aims to keep his place in national squad jose@newstoday.com.sg THE only thing which remains the same about Ahmad Latiff Khamaruddin, he insists, is the colour of his hair. Yesterday, the 27-year-old Johor FA player put on a Lions training jersey at
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      364 64  -  DARREN LAI darren@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE may be the reigning netball Asian champions, but their egos took a beating during the Commonwealth Games in March this year. Kate Carpenter's girls lost all five group matches and finished a disappointing 12th overall, after losing to Saint Vincent
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      317 57 IdBTOII BIPE BE ju -I lIS IT? Fannie tells us she is a visitor to Singapore and noticed people add Is it?" to a sentence to make it a question. "For example: I was on the phone and I said: "This is Fannie speaking." And the person said: "Fannie, is
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      182 61 3 *Gombak vs Tampines TOTAL GOALS ODD OR EVEN? ft Odd $1.88 Even $1.82 S.League Gombak Tampines Fri, 26/05/06 7.00pm International Football Korea Republic Bosnia Fri, 26/05/06 7.00pm International Football Saudi Arabia Czech Republic Sat, 27/05/06 12.00 am Euro Champ U2l Denmark U2l Holland U2l Sat, 27/05/06 12.15 am Euro
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      125 62 OSIM SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL TRIATHLON 2006 \V\ V V^ Mil i "jCATEGORY EVENT SWIM CYCLE RUN <fl| Individual Olympic Distance 1500 m 40km 10km nV^fc. Sprint 750 m 20km skm .^..IHL^B Mini 200 m 10km 2km l|l Kids (10-14yrs) 200 m 10km 2km |ftW M jB v~i--i-i--r-i- v~uI Relay Olympic Distance
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        649 66 V Back-up goalkeeper Green suffers serious injury, Owen still has trouble finishing well READING England's final countdown to the World Cup began uncertainly as a "B" selection went down to a 2-1 defeat by 10man Belarus in a match marred by a serious injury to back-up goalkeeper
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        267 66 —AFP LONDON Robert Pires is leaving Champions League finalists Arsenal for a twoyear deal with Spanish side Villarreal, the French winger confirmed yesterday. "After six wonderful years at Arsenal, full of fantastic moments, I have decided to accept a new challenge at Villarreal for the
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        268 66 —AFP PARIS A pan-European car-jacking gang is believed to be behind a weekend burglary at the Riviera home of Juventus midfielder Patrick Vieira, who was knocked out with gas during the raid, police said. Six eastern Europeans, including a woman and the two
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      507 67 AGENCIES Striker undergoes gruelling work to be in optimum condition for Brazil's World Cup opener WEGGIS, Switzerland Ronaldo says he will be as fit as his Brazil team-mates in one week well in time for the World Cup holders' first game, against Croatia on June
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      231 67  -  FOOTBALL FRIENDLY -AFP Ireland 0 Chile 1 DUBLIN Steve Staunton's second game in charge of the Republic of Ireland ended in a 1-0 defeat here on Wednesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) to a Chilean side that included an impressive first-half performance from Liverpool winger
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        109 67 ARGENTINE football fans turned out in numbers on Wednesday atthe Monumental Stadium to give a boisterous send-off to their World Cup squad. More than 60,000 packed the ground clad in the team colours as the national side defeated an under-20 select 4-0 in theirfinal training
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        78 67 VETERAN Brazil defender Roberto Carlos revealed on Wednesday he had received an offerfrom Chelsea and would give them an answer before the World Cup finals start on June 9. The 33-year-old Real Madrid left back said: "I have received a three-year offer from Chelsea and I
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        FRENCH KEEPER WALKS OUT...
        102 67 FRANCE coach Raymond Domenech's preparations for the World Cup hit a snag on Wednesday when second keeper Gregory Coupet (picture) abruptly packed his bags and left the squad's hotel. The Lyon player drove off with his family in his private car only to return to the
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        85 67 WORLD Cup debutants Ghana have been given added incentive to do well at next month's World Cup with a US$2O,OOO ($31,600) cash bonus set aside for every victory during the initial group stage. The financial carrot was announced by Osei Bonsu Amoah, the Ghana Sports
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      183 70 I hee Hui Shan (huishanl@newstoday.com.sg) trails MediaCorp artiste Adam Chen as he unearths his favourite suburban buys from the Central district Our first stop: I Q«eenswayShop P /ng Centre I UimitedEdt, #01-21 stock, I U,B ft/ o///-remin srpnt AS n e e bis. $29- 9o,cau 3 An airtd
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      543 72  -  Recta Raman Recta Raman Jenny Kong Quirky finds Something fun, something interesting, something yummy there's always something to do in the city THE MAN AND THE MASK It's just a little wooden shop-cart on Sago Street but what it sells are meticulously hand-crafted works rich in culture
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      276 74  -  Recta Raman Pearlyn Tham Pearlyn Tham THE DENIM DIGS Is shophouse shopping the next big retail thing? Perhaps, as another newcomer joins the ranks of stores located in old shophouses. A denim paradise, it also sells tees from Mandy Moore's label Mblem, clothes from rock
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      267 76  -  Pearlyn Tharn PUT YOUR STAMP ON IT This speciality store boasts thousands of rubber stamps and their accompanying accessories, priced from $3 to more than $40. According to owner Wang Loo Wee, the stamps sold here are known for their durability and their intricate motifs.
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      343 77  -  Eveline Gan Eveline Gan Laureen Toh BBBBBBwg^^d BBP^^i^aaai^Bl r^^^^ißßßßßßl BREEL: In the swimming drama The Champion, a group of water babes played by Fiona Xie, Felicia Chin, Jeanette Aw and Xiao Qiao run down a stretch of road in their swimwear after losing a bet to the rival
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      686 79 EVENTS AT CAPITALAND MALLS Meet and greet Over the Hedge characters Don't miss the opportunity to get up close with the characters from the new animation movie Over the Hedge. Catch them as they present a series of highly-entertaining performances and join them as they invite children
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      1077 80 When it comes to her favourite activity, the words more than roll off Project Super Host winner Cvi Fang's tongue they spill out. Laureen Toh (laureent@newstoday.com.sg) finds out I don't believe in buying clothes from just one brand, no matter how many people convince me that it's
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      1065 84 Pearlyn Tham (pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg) shows you which best-selling red lipsticks to paint your pout with TIME YOU FOUND A NEW FLAME A range of seven "temptingly desirable" shades is whatyou will get in the L'Oreal Paris Colour Riche Forest Flame collection. Slick on 347 Wine Sparkle if you
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      405 88 The central zone is red hot this sale season, as Freddie Khajotia and Soh Yu Wei find out SHOPS: Aliya: 290 Orchard Road, #03-47, Paragon (6836 1403) Alternatives: 260 Orchard Road, #04-25A/K2/K3, The Heeren Shops (6738 0085) Atlantic Optical: 501 Orchard Road, #02-09 A, Wheelock Place (6734
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      1478 94  -  Ross Wallace Like the courageous journalist who crusades to expose Communist witch hunter Joseph McCarthy in Good Night, and Good Luck, David Strathairn is... IF THERE was an Academy Award for best vocabulary, David Strathairn would be the hands-down winner. While some actors struggle to explain
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      198 98  -  ASHRAFSAFDAR ashraf@newstoday.com.sg ONE of the actors in Play on Earth, Keagan Kang, was roped in at the last minute to replace Lim Yu Beng in one of the most ambitious Singaporean theatrical projects to date. Keagan said the production is as much a "cinematic
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      419 100  -  ZULOTHMAN zul@newstoday.com.sg THE Mother may just be the best Singapore band you've never heard. Formed in 1992, they are considered one of the nation's best rock acts. TV addicts might remember The Mother as a competitor in the Asia Bagus regional battle of the bands in 1995.
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      418 106  -  ASHRAFSAFDAR ashraf@newstoday.com.sg HARESH Sharma had no shortage of juicy material when crafting The Necessary Stage's latest play, Mobile. "I even talked to a migrant Thai sex worker who killed her mamasan (the madame of a brothel)," he said. Due to make its
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        577 112  -  Neil Humphreys Clever animated flick slyly pokes fun at its adult audience FILMREVIEW by I Over the Hedge THE controversy surrounding The Da Vinci Code ensured that Dreamworks' latest animated effort, Over The Hedge, slipped into the cinemas with very little fuss. That's unfortunate because Over
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