Today, 19 March 2007, Afternoon Edition

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    14 1 TODAY /A=DJj-\Copp MICA (P) 314/10/2006 we set you thinking Monday March 19, 2007 todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
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      Lock icon Pakistan's cricket coach Woolmer dies a day after shock defeat
      368 1 -AFP KINGSTON (Jamaica) Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer (picture), who died here yesterday (early today Singapore time), had said late on Saturday that he felt devastated by his team's stunning World Cup exit at the hands of Ireland. "I am
      -AFP; ~AP  -  368 words
    • Article
      Help for dialysis patients
      711 1  -  TAN HUI LENG Govt pledges $4m in subsidies to needy patients huileng@mediacorp.com.sg TWO years after the scandal at the National Kidney Foundation broke, which led to a public backlash and a drastic fall in donations, more money in the form of subsidies is being pumped in
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      91 1 ARTS EXPLOSION Getyour FREE 16-page arts event guide at selected Starbucks and Coffee Bean &Tea Leaf outlets, hotels, the airport, ticketing centres, Singapore visitor centres and selected programme venues 8 "*****6"*****9" Weekday &r\ C| -y^ /^/^t r^ KNODDbinwithlid 1 I P°lyester powder coated steel. K^ V^ V^ X CA. X
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon After spate of plane crashes, the Indonesian authorities get tough
      670 2  -  FAWZIAH SELAMAT —ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM AGENCIES fawziah@mediacorp.com.sg INDONESIA'S new air transport chief has threatened to close down all airlines which fail to meet safety standards within the next three months. Mr Budhi Muliawan Suyitno said the government would announce a
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      Lock icon Singaporeans pay up $3.4m in M'sian fines
      364 2 Johor automated system used to track down motorists with outstanding summons JOHOR BARU Singaporean motorists have paid a total of RMB million ($3.4 million) in Malaysian traffic fines over the past three years. Some 73,630 traffic summonses were issued to Singaporeans across the
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      EVERY MINNOW HAS ITS DAY
      172 3 GOLIATHS do fall, every once in a while. But when you get two such upsets on the same night, it's earth-shattering. On Saturday night, lightning strucktwice in the Caribbean at the Cricket World Cup, when two giants of the game were felled. The Irish team,
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      THE CLOCK IS TICKING FAST AND SINGAPORE NEEDS A VOICE
      875 3  -  P N BALJI Timing is right for the little red dot to go green in a big way EDITORIAL DIRECTOR balji@media corp.com.sg WITH the kind of ideological clarity and intellectual unity being shown by most of the world's politicians, businessmen
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      374 2 MILLIONAIRES HELPING OTHERS BE UNEMPLOYED TRUE wealth starts with you firing yourself from your current employment. The wealthiest individuals to the likes of Bill Gates, Li Ka Shing and Sim Wong Hoo have all created fortunes. They are able to retire young and rich by choosing the path less travelled
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  • singapore news
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      Lock icon Real-time bus arrival info for heartland riders
      482 4  -  JASMINE YIN Info-panel trial to start in Orchard, AMK, Sembawang jasmine@media corp.com.sg TWO Housing and Development Board towns, Ang Mo Kio and Sembawang, will join Orchard Road in a trial to provide bus commuters with real-time arrival data by July. And the Land
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon AVA PROBES US PET FOOD RECALL
        215 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Agri-Food Veterinary Authority (AVA) is investigating the recall of several brands of pet food in North America and Mexico. Canadian petfood company. Menu Foods, has recalled dog food sold under 46 brands and cat food sold under 37 brands, after it
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        Lock icon LOVE BUS TO SPREAD THE JOY OF PARENTHOOD
        89 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA An eye-catching "love bus" will be making the rounds to spread the joys of parenthood. The I-Love-Children bus is the first of its kind here and is the brainchild of non-profit organisation, I Love Children. The roving resource centre provides
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      Lock icon HEART ON A STRING
      251 4  -  WINSONTEO winson@media corp.com.sg He didn't hit the heights he had hoped for. The Venerable Shi Ming Vi was forced to call off his attempt to scale City House last night as part of the Ren Ci Chanty Show when the ropes he was using tangled during
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      Lock icon A stroll along Singapore's north coast
      541 6  -  LEONG WEE KEAT URA's plan to develop Woodlands waterfront will give residents another recreational getaway weekeat@media corp.com.sg SUN, surf and turf. That is the enticement awaiting Singaporeans living in the north. And the wait may not be too long for residents of Sembawang, Woodlands
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      Herbs, powder, pills ... and the confusion
      472 6  - Herbs, powder, pills and the confusion ANSLEY NG ansley@mediacorp.com.sg TO HELP consumers navigate through a maze of herbs, powder and pills in the world of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) is calling for more stringent guidelines in the way such goods are sold. Next Thursday,
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge turns 75
      215 8 -AFP SYDNEY Tens of thousands of Australians thronged the Sydney Harbour Bridge yesterday to mark the 75th birthday of the iconic landmark which has come to represent the city to millions around the world. An estimated 200,000 people are expected to walk the 503
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      Lock icon Korea talks show progress
      449 8 -AP US, North Korea have reached solution on sanctions, according to top Chinese official BEIJING There were signs of progress yesterday on the thorny issue of United States financial sanctions that have frozen some US$25 million ($3B million) in North Korean funds, as envoys met to
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      Lock icon US flights hit by snow storms
      188 8 -AP NEW YORK Hundreds of passengers were stranded for hours overnight on planes that couldn't take off from John F Kennedy and other airports because of the ice and snow storm that pummelled the north-east Some 1,000 flights were affected. Pilots and officials blamed
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon PRO-DEMOCRACY RALLY IN HONG KONG
        104 8 DPA More than 5,000 people staged a protest march demanding democracy by 2012 in Hong Kong yesterday, one week before the territory's leader for the next five years is chosen. The march was held to send out a message at next Sunday's vote when Beijingappointed
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        Lock icon THAI MUSLIMS FLEE TO MALAYSIA
        94 8 ■AFP A group of 24 Muslims from Thailand's insur-gency-plagued south have fled to Malaysia to escape alleged intimidation by the Thai military. Fearing for their safety, the group complained that they have been beaten and that their sons have been missing or detained since 2005,
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        Lock icon INDONESIA HIT BY MODERATE QUAKES
        93 8 -AFP Two moderate earthquakes hit eastern Indonesian islands yesterday, but there were no reports of casualties or structural damage. The first temblor, measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale, hit the North Maluku provincial capital of Ternate and nearby islands at 2.32 am, triggering panic among
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      Lock icon What bombings did to Islam in Indonesia
      435 10 -AP Terror campaign has divided the militants, but expect more attacks, says JI man KUDUS (Indonesia) An alleged leader of the Jemaah Islamiyah 01) militant group said bombings in Indonesia have hurt Islam's cause there, but he warned of more attacks by small
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      Lock icon Death for terrorists in M'sia
      144 10 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has introduced a new tough antiterror law under which convicted terrorists and those who fund them face the mandatory death penalty, it was reported yesterday. The Sunday Star said the new law came into effect on March 6. A minister declined
      -AFP  -  144 words
    • Article
      All a myth, says Najib of those rumours of rift
      179 10 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak is the latest political leader here to become a victim of rumours on the Internet Yesterday, Mr Najib refuted reports on the Internet that there are differences between him and Prime Minister
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon M'SIA REFUSES TO BOW TO US PRESSURE ON FA
        101 10 -AP Malaysia will not bow to pressure from Washington to meet the White House's fast-closing window to push a free trade pact through Congress without amendments. Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak said yesterday. At least five rounds of talks between Malaysia
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        Lock icon BABY BOY FOR BRUNEI'S CROWN PRINCE
        76 10 -AFP Brunei's Crown Prince Al Muhtadee Billah Bolkiah has become a father with the birth of his first-born, a baby boy, by his half-Swiss wife, the sultanate announced. The future king's wife, Ms Sarah Salleh, gave birth to the boy on Saturday at 3.50pm
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        Lock icon TAIWAN APPOINTS TOP POLICY PLANNER TO US
        66 10 DPA Taiwan has appointed its top China policy planner, Mr Joseph Wu, as the island's representative to the United States. Mr Wu will become the first official from the ruling pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party to head Taiwan's quasi-embassy in the US. All his
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        Lock icon SRI LANKA NAVY SINKS SUSPECTED REBEL BOATS
        55 10 -AFP The Sri Lankan navy yesterday sank two cargo vessels believed to be smuggling weapons for Tamil Tiger rebels off the eastern Arugam Bay coast, the defence ministry said. Sri Lankan naval craft destroyed the ships after they failed to stop for inspection
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      Lock icon Slash prices or else, drug makers told
      605 11 -AFP Thailand threatens to use more generic drugs, such as for cancer and Aids BANGKOK-Thailand's Health Minister has threatened to expand the country's generic drug programme to include cancer and more Aids medication, unless pharmaceutical companies sharply cut their prices. In an interview
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      Lock icon Thai villagers protest attack on Islamic school
      242 11 -AGENCIES SONGKHLA (Thailand) More than 500 Thai Muslim villagers gathered at Sabaiyoi town yesterday to demand justice from the authorities after a midnight attack on a Muslim school left three students dead and eight wounded. Thai police said unidentified assailants attacked Bamrungsart school
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon HUNDREDS IN KL PROTEST IRAQ WAR
        124 12 -AFP Hundreds of people held a noisy protest outside the United States embassy in Malaysia yesterday to condemn the US occupation of Iraq ahead of the fourth anniversary of the invasion tomorrow. About 300 people gathered outside the embassy in Kuala Lumpur as policemen,
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        Lock icon EMERGENCY LANDING FOR HOWARD
        111 12 -AFP A plane carrying Australian Prime Minister John Howard made an emergency landing in Iraq after the cabin began to fill with smoke shortly after take-off, reports said yesterday. Mr Howard was on a secret visit to southern Iraq on Saturday when the RAAF C-130 Hercules
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        OLMERT: NO MORE TALKS WITH ABBAS
        102 12 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert yesterday ruled out resuming talks on Palestinian statehood with President Mahmoud Abbas and urged the international community to shun his new government with Hamas. Mr Olmert said any talks with Mr Abbas will be limited to the "quality of
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      Lock icon Iraqi insurgents use dirty bombs to up terror level
      430 12 -AGENCIES US warning comes after spate of deadly chlorine attacks BAGHDAD A disturbing twist in Iraq's insurgency has emerged, after multiple suicide bombings using chlorine-laden trucks killed at least eight and wounded up to 350 people here at the weekend. The
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  • Voices
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      Lock icon isay LET'S NOT FORGET THE BASICS IN TEACHING
      573 14  -  HO KONG LOON THE issue of assessment in schools of teachers, not students was a recent topic in Parliament. It was raised by Nominated MP Siew Kum Hong and ended with the Minister of State (Education) Lvi Tuck Yew saying that older
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      Avoid sending 'mixed signals' to your children on sexuality and contraception
      311 16  -  DR lAN SNODGRASS Letter from LIKE many views today, Frances Ong's comment, "Creation, Sex and Condoms" (March 16) is equivocal about the bond between marriage, sex and babies. She sees no antithesis between having babies and using contraception even
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      Care for the aged
      373 16  -  DAVID GOHKIANGAN Setting up committees is fine but there are urgent things to do Letter from RECENTLY, the media have reported on the plans of the Ministerial Committee on Ageing. These will, when fully implemented, be helpful to senior citizens, and many of us are looking
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      A NECESSARY MOVE?
      116 16  -  JOSIAH CHIA Letter from I AM writing on behalf of my senior citizen friend. Recently, Toa Payoh Sports Hall began charging $2.50 for the use of its badminton courts by senior citizens on weekdays. It used to cost nothing. Is such a move necessary? The amount means
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      259 18  -  JAMES DOBSON BYDR FENCES MAKE GOOD NEIGHBOURS Sibling rivalry was responsible for the first murder on record when Cain killed Abel. And it's been going on at a furious pace ever since. While conflict between brothers and sisters occurs in virtually every family, it is possible
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      Lock icon Nothing to see? Look again
      442 18  -  YEOSIOKPENG Singapore has more attractions than some visitors realise Letter from BUDGET Tai Tai's "Sweet Sour Spore" (March 16) is an amusing but sad tale. Her well-travelled friend, Dan, missed the warmth and courtesy of the "four million smiles" campaign by a few months. Singapore,
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      Lock icon Gastronomical returns
      282 20 Republic's food firms enjoy brisk business in the Middle East SINGAPORE food manufacturers are enjoying the sweet taste of success in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) the largest Middle-Eastern market for the Republic's food exports. Seventeen Singapore firms including sauce supplier Kwong Cheong Thye raked in as much
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      Lock icon WBL's board supports offer to acquire MFS Technology
      316 20 -AGENCIES ELECTRONICS maker WBL Corp has reiterated its support for a proposed voluntary general offer by its United States unit, Multi-Fineline Electronix (M-Flex) to acquire its Singapore unit, MFS Technology. The board of is also recommending that WBL accept M-Flex stock instead
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    • marketwatch
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        110 20 ■AFP SHARE prices here are expected to trade sluggishly in the week ahead with investor concerns over the United States economy set to be the dominating theme, dealers said. "I would say investors are taking a wait-and-see attitude until the current uncertainties clear up," said DBS Vickers retail market
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 20 SGX Bloomberg Information provided by Gold US$/oz Silver US$/oz Platinum US$/oz Rubber cents/kg Palm oil RM/tonne Brent crude US$/barrel 653.90 13.22 1,221.20 339.50 1,970.50 60.14
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      Lock icon Spore firms in oil exploration deal with Myanmar: Report
      109 20 -AP YANGON Two Singaporean-registered companies with a link to Russia have signed a deal for offshore oil and gas exploration in Myanmar, state media reported on Saturday. Silver Wave Energy and Silver Wave Sputnik Petroleum have signed a deal with the
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    • Article
      Temasek and GIC may buy stakes in Bombay Stock Exchange: Report
      153 20 TWO weeks after the Singapore Exchange (SGX) made its first overseas foray by acquiring a 5-per-cent stake in the 132-year-old Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), it appears that other suitors such as Temasek Holdings and The Government of Singapore Investment
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      Lock icon China raises rates to 6.39 per cent to slow inflation
      344 21 -AGENCIES CHINA has raised interest rates for the third time in 11 months to curb inflation and reduce asset bubbles in the world's fastest-growing major economy. The one-year benchmark lending rate has been raised to 6.39 per cent its highest
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      Lock icon Virgin Atlantic eyes Europe-NY services under open skies deal
      285 21 -AGENCIES VIRGIN Atlantic Airways, owned partly by Singapore Airlines (SIA), will look to start direct flights between New York and several continental European destinations if a so-called "open skies" deal is agreed between the United States and the European Union (EU).
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    • SUCCEED the business of learning
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        How to test a company's culture
        697 22  -  r,1!MH...1^,!« SUCCEED WITH succeed@newstoday.com.sg It's in how a company treats its customers, staff, suppliers WE NOTICE other people's personalities. Usually we come quickly to a view about them. First impressions are important and seldom wrong. Another's personality is his or her culture. It reflects
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        FALL IN PAY, RISE IN QUALITY TIME
        571 22  -  GRACIA CHIANG on th ego gracia@media corp. com. sg THERE was a time when Ms Sumathi Menon used to wake up early so she could sneak out of her home before her daughters could see her leaving for work. Then, her younger daughter
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        Your management sucks
        282 23  -  Mark Stevens -LEEU-WEN BRAINFOOD The cover of this book jumps right at you when you're browsing through it. In large white letters against a blood red background, it simply reads: "Your management sucks (see details inside)". According to author Mark Stevens, his book promises to reveal important
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          THE BUSINESS OF ANALYSING
          122 23 Have you ever wondered why eggs are placed next to bread in a supermarket? When you applyfor car insurance, do you know why your insurance company requires all sorts of personal information aboutyou and your car before deciding on your premium? Well, in the information age,
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          MANAGING THE MEDIA DURING A CRISIS
          109 23 If you're in public relations and corporate affairs, or involved in strategic planning, here is the perfect workshop for you. This oneday course, conducted by HRM Skills, will give you an insider's guide on how to handle media interviews and identify practical strategies for
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          IS YOUR COMPANY READY FOR GLOBAL CHANGE?
          150 23 You can have the greatest strategy in the world, but if your vision of the future is wrong, you and your company may end up travelling faster in the wrong direction! Here's your chance to hearfrom a leading futurist and global change guru,
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        CEO101
        126 23 the big question: in choosing a profession, should money be the motivating factor? MR KENNY GOH, DIRECTOR OF CHERUBIM EXCHANGE AND FOUNDER OF SEXPO, REPLIES: "I work for money to build my foundation and bring me closer to my goal. Money itself is unlikely to continue motivating someone to
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      Trash TALK
      923 24  -  Juliana June Rasul IjOSERS WIN, NUFF SAID. in Los Angeles Juliana. rasul@mediacorp.com.sg MEN are like parking spaces. All A the good ones are taken and the fl I ones that are left are handicapped I so you just need to calm down I and find yourself a man
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      HILARITY HITS
      233 25 THE OFFICE Adapted from Ricky Gervais' original, the American version stars Steve Carell as Michael Scott, the infuriating boss of the Dunder-Mifflin Paper Company. Mocked and despised by everyone but suck-up assistant Dwight, Michael pretends to be the "World's Greatest Boss" for the cameras that document the everyday
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      405 26 -AFP Finally, film awards recognising the best of cinema from this region HONG KONG Celebrities across Asia will bring glitz and glamour, as well as some healthy competition, to Hong Kong tomorrow for the first pan-Asian film awards ceremony. The Asian Film Awards are launched this
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      234 26  -  Amelynn Liong CONCERTREVIEW by Mosaic Music Festival Presents Futon FOR a band that shares the name of a Japanese mattress, Anglo-Thai electro-rock quartet Futon are far from soft and cozy sound-wise. Serving up an electrifying performance as part of the Heineken Music Club portion of the Esplanade's
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      332 28 —AGENCIES Famed music producer Phil Spectorfaces murder charges 4 years after alleged crime LOS ANGELES 0 J Simpson did it Robert Blake did it Does Phil Spector have it in him? To win acquittal on murder charges, that is. The long-awaited trial of the
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      64 28 -AP LOS ANGELES Oscar-win-ning actress Cate Blanchett (picture) is in negotiations to star opposite Harrison Ford in the long-awaited fourth instalment of the Indiana Jones series. "She is in negotiations, yes," her publicist said yesterday, without elaborating. Filming is scheduled to begin later this
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      861 29  -  SHERMAINEWONG The good life continues with Italian eatery's new menu shermainewong@mediacorp.com.sg REVAMPING a menu is a brave step for any restaurant to take. More often than not, customers stubbornly swear by their old favourites. And if it ain't broken, why fix it? So, when the
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        225 29 NEOCHAICHIN If you're meeting clients or friends over a meal this month, consider the set lunches and dinners at The Oriental hotel's Cherry Garden restaurant. The chic Cantonese eatery, on the fifth level of the hotel, has some seafood delicacies among the dishes that make up this month's
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      93 29 ALL-DAY BAK KUT TEH (Available round-the-clock) Indulge in a steaming bowl of peppery soup with tender pork ribs. Served with fragrant yam rice, crispy V°u tiao' and braised salted vegetables. At only $13.80 per set. Side orders of pig offal, braised pork knuckle, DIVFD-OADDf 11 braised tow kee and spicy
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      743 31 YOURHOROSCOPETODAY by Eugenia Last ARIES (March 21 -April 19) LIBRA (Sept 23 Oct 22) Hlf it has to do with business or learning, hop You'll be drawn to someone today who will to it and go the distance. Don't be afraid to ask H get your mind working creatively. You
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      619 32 -AFP Losers finish with the best total in 11 matches GROS ISLET (St Lucia) England tried to make light of Andrew Flintoff 's absence with a 51-run victory against Canada in their World Cup Group C match here yesterday (early today, Singapore time). England made
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      517 32 -AFP BASSETEREE (St Kitts) Brad Hodge hit a maiden one-day hundred and Michael Clarke scored an unbeaten half-century to help Australia achieve a thumping 229-run World Cup win over Netherlands here yesterday (early today, Singapore time). Australian middle-order batsman Hodge
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      731 33 AGENCIES Hughes fuming but Curbishley doesn't care as his side climbs off the bottom ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Blackburn 1 West Ham 2 BLACKBURN West Ham United came from behind to finally get their first away win of the season, taking them off the bottom of
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      546 33 -AFP LIVERPOOL (England) Andy Johnson struck a dramatic injury-time winner to send Arsenal crashing to a 1-0 defeat against Everton at Goodison Park yesterday (early today, Singapore time). England hitman Johnson, named in Steve McClaren's squad to face Israel in Tel Aviv next Saturday, took
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      173 32 Healthy Male Participants Needed The Pfizer Clinical Research Unit (PCRU) needs healthy participants for a scientific study involving an investigational and 2 existing medicines. The purpose of this study is to determine relationship between investigational medicine (a combination formulation) and 2 existing medicines. In addition, the safety of single doses
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      89 33 CRUCIAL FOR ENGLISH GIANTS! Chelsea Manchester Utd bid for Cup final. S.League Gombak Home United Mon, 19/03/07 7.45pm E Cup Manchester Utd Middlesbrough Tue, 20/03/07 4.00 am E Cup Tottenham Chelsea Tue, 20/03/07 4.05 am Asian FC Cup Tampines Osotpa Tue, 20/03/07 7.30pm Asian FC Cup Happy Valley SAF FC
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      756 34 Ferrari's Raikkonen wins season opener, but McLaren take slim constructor's lead FORMULA 1 Australian Grand Prix MELBOURNE If yesterday's Australian Grand Prix season-opener is any indication, we're looking at an extremely tight Formula 1 season ahead. Kimi Raikkonen won his first ever
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      687 34 MELBOURNE Just by showing up, rookie Lewis Hamilton had made history as the first black driver in Formula 1. But that was never going to be enough for the McLaren team-mate of world champion Fernando Alonso. Yesterday, the 22-year-old Hamilton claimed a podium finish in
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      417 35 GOLF TCL Classic SANYA, China Chapchai Nirat (picture) completed a dominant start-to-finish victory at the TCL Classic yesterday, becoming the third Thai to win a tournament co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and European Tour. The 23-year-old, who led the US$l million ($1.52 million) event from
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      303 35 CUBBYLEONG NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2007 Geylang United 0 Korean Super Reds 1 AFTER conceding eight goals in their opening two games of the season, the Korean Super Reds finally got their first points of their campaign after a deserved 1-0 win over Geylang
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