Today, 27 April 2007, Afternoon Edition

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  • 28 1 TODAY /A=ryJj-\CORP MICA (P) 314/10/2006 we set you thinking Friday April 27, 2007 todayonline.com TODAY /A=D]J\CORP MICA (P) 314/10/2006 we set you thinking Friday April 27, 2007 todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
    • 521 1  -  JOSE RAYMOND Despite setbacks, union's new leadership has cleared debts jose@media corp.com.sg THE figure just went up and up. After 10 months of getting the accountants to audit its books, the Singapore Rugby Union (SRU) discovered it had lost more than $1 million about four times
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    • 675 1  -  SHERALYN TAY sheralyn@media corp. com. sg THE Trim and Fit method was tried and will be discarded. Now, some would like to turn to an old-fashioned practice to combat the growing problem of obesity among Singapore's schoolchildren: Play. If experts from the National Institute of
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous

  • hot news
    • 683 2 -AFP YANGON Two of the world's most secretive nations, Myanmar and North Korea, agreed yesterday to restore diplomatic ties in a move that analysts said may help them bypass Western sanctions. China, which claims good relations with both countries, welcomed the announcement but
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    • 457 3  -  LEE U-WEN >DAYEXCLUSIVE u-wen@media corp.com.sg AT THE end of 2009, River Valley High School will move into a new 7.6 ha home in Jalan Boon Lay, a site more than twice as large as its old campus on West Coast Road. A
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    • 305 3  -  JASMINE YIN jasmine@media corp.com.sg THE biggest employer in Singapore is opening its doors to people who did not finish secondary school, as long as they pass a skills training and certification scheme conducted by the Workforce Development Agency (WDA). The Civil
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    • 366 2 They say Singaporeans At IKEA, we think with the sixth At IKEA, we believe if it's total comfort in life that you're The quality of your sleep is important and we want to be just right. That's why we have the Swedish Sleep Solution accessories is designed with all your
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    • 223 3 love to have the five "C's". you should start Comfort. looking for, then it's best to start with your bedroom, sure your beds and sleeping environment look and feel that ensures every detail of our bedding furniture and Like sleeping positions and even temperature. So whether your birthday suit, our
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  • singapore news
    • 233 4  -  GRACIA CHIANG LET'S give Singapore cyclists more elbow room. This was one of the key suggestions last night from participants at a focus group meeting to review the land transport system. The proposals ranged from the widening of kerbside lanes, to covering
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    • 399 4  -  LEONGWEEKEAT Upgrades, incentives will help airport keep top hub status, says Transport Minister weekeat@media corp.com.sg AS OTHERS close in on landing the world's premier airport status, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has set its sights on keeping Changi Airport ahead of the pack. During
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    • 205 4 —AP SINGAPORE'S decision to give hefty pay rises to Government ministers is a test case on fighting corruption in a region where it is rampant, the Commonwealth's chief said yesterday. Mr Don McKinnon, secre-tary-general of the group, felt it was
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    • 841 6  -  LOHCHEEKONG cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg THE decision by the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts and its use, for the first time, of the Minister's discretionary powers to ban a film based on the arrest and detention of a former journalist and politician throws up a number
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    • 308 8  -  -DERRICKA PAULO BY THE end of Primary 2, some pupils would be able to understand how to play "Simon Says". Others will be able to give simple instructions to their classmates. A few of them would be able to complete more difficult tasks, such as
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    • 279 8  -  DERRICK A PAULO MOE provides schools with funds for tech experts derrick@mediacorp.com.sg THEY are getting helpdesk, desktop support, network/server management, and more, but schools in Singapore still find themselves lacking in IT support. Their infocomm technology (ICT) projects are getting more sophisticated and there is
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
      • 76 10 The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) and the University of Cambridge will collaborate on PhD training in Biomedical and Physical Sciences, and Engineering. A*Star chairman Lim Chuan Poh and Cambridge's vicechancellor Professor Alison Richard will sign an agreement today at the British university to establish
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      • 65 10 There has been a spike in the number of chickenpox cases. In the latest update from the Ministry of Health on infectious diseases in Singapore, more than 9,900 cases of chickenpox have been reported so far this year, a 13 per cent increase from the same
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      • 109 10 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Registrar of Co-operative Societies is seeking views from the public on amendments to co-op regulations. Co-ops are businesses with a social purpose and are regulated through the Co-operative Societies Act. There are 91 registered co-ops with a total of 1.6 million members.
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      • 93 10 MediaCorp actor Christopher Lee will enter his plea on drink driving and traffic charges he faces next month. His lawyer. Senior Counsel LokVi Ming, has asked the Court to adjourn proceedings for the third time as he awaits a reply on Lee's latest representations to
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      • 55 10 Police arrested yesterday a man and a woman suspected of being involved in the murder of Chua Tee Yeong, 31, at a Clarke Quay bar on Monday. The suspects were arrested together in Holland Drive. They will be charged in court on April 28. Efforts are
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    • 362 10  -  JASMINE YIN Tanah Merah ferry terminal's new boarding system to cut queues, costs jasmine@mediacorp.com.sg THOSE departing Singapore for nearby islands such as Bintan and Tioman can look to a more punctual and comfortable start to their vacation, following a $3-million facelift of the Tanah
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    • 357 12  -  CLEMENT MESENAS EDITOR-AT-LARGE clement@mediacorp.com.sg SCHOLAR turned pioneer-entrepreneur Dr Andrew Benedek (picture) is here to guide Singapore's researchers to make breakthroughs in water reclamation techniques, and reap dividends for the industry in the process. A university professor who decided to follow his entrepreneurial instincts
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    • 360 12  - In Raffles' own words DAPHNECHUAH RI loans three letters written by nation's founder to NLB daphne@mediacorp.com.sg LOCKED away from prying eyes for years, three letters written almost two centuries ago by Sir Stamford Raffles can now be viewed by the public. The letters are among 134 heritage materials that Raffles
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  • world news
    • 243 14 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has lodged a protest with the British Broadcasting Corporation for airing interviews with "rejected" leaders of opposition political parties. Information Minister Zainuddin Maidin criticised the British broadcaster for giving airtime to opposition leaders whom he said had been "rejected" by
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    • 699 14  -  NAZRYBAHRAWI Political heavyweights have turned Ijok by-election into an affair of national concern IN IJOK, MALAYSIA nazry@mediacorp.com.sg HE MAY be a greenhorn in politics, but Mr X Parthiban the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate in this week's by-election in Selangor has had to learn the
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    • 460 17  - A Singaporean suggestion CAMIE DE SOUZA CHANNEL NEWSASIA SM Goh urges Beijing to consider moving manufacturing, investments out of China to curb surplus camie@media corp.com.sg BEIJING Singapore's Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong has suggested China consider moving its manufacturing and investments outside of the country to ease the pressure of
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    • 215 17 -AFP BANGKOK Thailand's Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont met the leader of some 2,000 monks protesting outside Parliament yesterday to hear their de- mand that Buddhism be declared the kingdom's official religion. The monks are pressurising the Thai government to declare Buddhism the state religion where
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    • 248 17 -AGENCIES WASHINGTON Elvis is out Baseball is in. United States President George W Bush who had a notably cozy relationship with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, is trying to get closer to his successor, Mr Shinzo Abe. Mr Bush will host Mr Abe
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
      • 78 18 —AFP British army chiefs are wrangling over whether to send Prince Harry to Iraq, the Ministry of Defence said yesterday. The ministry said the 22-year-old's impending deployment was under "constant consideration". Earlier, The Sun newspaper had reported that the second lieutenant could be stopped from
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      • 91 18 An Indian court ordered the arrest of Hollywood star Richard Gere yesterday for kissing Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty at an Aids campaign event this month, saying it was an obscene act committed in public, reported Reuters. Mr Gere's kisses at the event in New Delhi
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    • 408 18  -  SOERYOWINOTOIN The pressure is on as Indonesia's President gets set to shake-up his Cabinet JAKARTA news@media corp.com.sg INDONESIA'S President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has promised to reshuffle his Cabinet in less than two weeks. But the jury is still out with many Indonesians asking: "Is this really what
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    • 147 20 -938UVE 10X Optical Zoom with Image Stabilizer $5-MILLION youth fund has been set up by Singapore to build a stronger Asean identity. At the opening ceremony of the sth Asean Ministerial Meeting on Youth, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the regional grouping must strengthen
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    • 359 20 SEOUL South Korea's spy agency said yesterday that North Korea may be preparing to invite United Nations atomic inspectors to its key nuclear facility, as a prelude to shutting it down. Unusual activity has been spotted
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    • 287 20 —AP SMUGGLED POULTRY BRINGS NEW FLU FEARS MALAYSIA is stepping up vigilance over poultry smuggling amid fears that frozen chicken meat is being illegally shipped from China and other countries hit by bird flu, a news report said yesterday. Customs officials have destroyed 25 tonnes of
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    • 810 20 —AP Fears that poor nations will not be able to benefit from vaccines again cited as reason for U-turn on previous pledge DENPASAR Indonesia has gone back on its pledge to resume sending bird flu samples to the World Health Organization (WHO), while
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    • 335 23 -AFP US hip hop star barred from entering the country due to lengthy rap sheet SYDNEY Controversial American rapper Snoop Dogg has been denied entry to Australia because of his evergrowing list of criminal convictions. The cancellation of the visa for the
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    • 163 23 -AP BEIJING Good grades alone may not be enough to earn a place in Chinese universities students may also have to prove their physical fitness under an Education Ministry proposal. The proposal comes after a ministry survey showed despite increases in heights in
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    • 348 23 -AFP COLOMBO The leader of the United States-arm of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers had been arrested in New York for supporting "terror" activities on the island, the US embassy in Colombo said in a statement yesterday. Karunakaran Kandasamy, also known as
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    • 270 23 -AP SYDNEY A judge in Australia held a state-owned railroad partly responsible for the rape of a Taiwanese woman because her ankle injury weeks earlier at a train station prevented her from escaping from her attacker, a newspaper reported yesterday. The court ordered
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    • 362 24 -AGENCIES Ex-Bangladeshi PMs 'could face charges' DHAKA Bangladesh's emergency government backtracked on plans to exile two former prime ministers. But the government yesterday appeared to threaten them with corruption charges if they stayed in the country. Late on Wednesday, the mil-itary-backed government lifted a ban on
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    • 478 26 Who tipped off some journalists before raids? Not us, says PM Blair LONDON Britain's senior-most anti-terrorism officer has launched a veiled attack on his political masters by accusing "spin doctors" working for Cabinet ministers of leaking highly-sensitive operational intelligence to the media for short term
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    • 221 26 -AFP PARIS Mr Francois Bayrou, the defeated centrist whose 6.8 million voters are key to France's presidential race, on Wednesday refused to endorse either socialist Segolene Royal or right-winger Nicolas Sarkozy in the May 6 run-off. "I will give no instructions for the vote.
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    • 309 29 AP I WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidates rebuked Republican rival Rudy Giuliani yesterday for suggesting that the United States could face another major terrorist attack if a Democrat is elected next year. But the former New York Mayor did not back down. Democrat Illinois
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    • 491 29 -AFP WASHINGTON Defying President George W Bush's veto threat, the US Congress yesterday set a timeline to withdraw US troops from Iraq, with a top Democrat saying it sets "a new course, away from a civil war with no end in sight". Immediately after the Senate
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    • 191 32 -AGENCIES LONDON A large English cheddar cheese has become a star of the Internet, attracting more than 1 million viewers to sit and stare at it as it slowly ripens, Reuters reported. First placed in front of a webcam in December,
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    • 234 32 -AFP JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (picture), already weakened by a string of headline-grabbing scandals, yesterday faced another criminal probe into suspected corruption. In a report to Parliament, the Premier and the AttorneyGeneral, Israel's top public watchdog has recommended that a criminal
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    • 469 36  -  RODNEY TAN WEE HONG Letter from I REFER to Mr P N Balji's commentary, "Two good leaders who missed being great" (April 24), which highlighted an anonymous quotation that stated: "A great leader is one who plans his exit when he or she enters the
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    • 370 36  -  TAN KIN LI AN Facts should have been checked before statements about former NTUC Income chief were published Letter from I REFER to the commentary by Mr P N Balji, "Two good leaders who missed being great" (April 24). Mr Balji made the following statement
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    • 742 37  -  Tabitha Wang With so many scammers around, you have to be on your toes BUDGET TAITAI newsOn ewstoday.com. sg THE man on the line was a complete stranger and he sounded apologetic. "Please help me. I deposited a cheque into your account by mistake." "Oh dear,"
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    • 259 38  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY I UNDERSTANDING GROWTH Have you ever wondered why an infant is unable to reach out and take hold of an object or control the movement of his hands orfeet? This happens because the human nervous system is inadequately insulated at birth and
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    • 1239 38  -  MILES HILTON-BARBER This blind man is reaching for the skies to give the gift of sight back to others coffee with 58, Blind adventurer and motivational speaker HE HAS crossed the Sahara Desert, completed the Siberian Ice marathon and conquered the highest mountains in Africa
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    • 341 43  -  PETER LOW WAI KEONG Telemarketing practices are becoming a costly nuisance and authorities need to review them Letter from I AM glad that the Spam Control Act was passed in Parliament recently. It was a good step forward as we move towards being
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    • 523 44  -  EDMUND LIM WAI HOONG It's not just job applicants who lie about their strengths, employers and HR executives do, too Letter from THE report, "Asians on the job hunt, armed with lies" (April 26), presents only one perspective that of the employer's. Employers and human
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    • SHORTTAKES
      • 78 44  -  CHRISTINE TEY: I notice that the new identification cards (ICs) issued, unlike the previous ones, do not indicate the cardholder's blood group. In the event of an emergency such as a road accident, this piece of information will prove vital as
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      • 72 44  -  HUANG LIU SHEN: Ayoung man I know works for a supermarket in Clementi. On the first "no plastic bags" day last week, that supermarket outlet gave free bags to people who complained a lot, scolded the store staff and refused to pay for the
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      • 65 44  -  AMOS LEE: I refer to the report, "Reckless driver finally charged (April 24). I feel that such drivers should not be allowed behind the wheel while their cases are under investigation. In fact, restriction of certain privileges must be implemented. For instance, a list of
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    • 363 46  -  VERNON LEE 938 LIVE, BLOOMBERG Qimonda to open its first Asian 12-inch wafer fab plant in the Republic vernonlee@media corp.com.sg QIMONDA, one of the world's top three makers of memory chips, plans to spend more than $4 billion over five years to build a plant
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    • 114 46 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Singapore's specialty ingredients industry has received a $300-million boost with the opening of a new plant by Tate Lyle, a London-based maker of food and industrial ingredients. Officially opened on Jurong Island yesterday, the plant manufactures sucralose, a sweetener that is 600 times sweeter
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    • 207 46 —AFP, BLOOMBERG HEFTY drops in drug output caused Singapore's industrial production to fall unexpectedly last month for the first time in more than two years, prompting economists to cut estimates for last quarter's growth. Manufacturing, which accounts for a quarter of Singapore's US$l34-billion ($203-billion)
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      • 278 48  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN Private sector can expect over 340 tenders hedirman@media corp.com.sg A DIGITAL facial screening machine, a handheld device that acts as a tour guide, and a system for quick computer forensic work. These are just some of the in- focomm projects worth
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      • 231 48 BLOOMBERG THE Thai government plans to set up a telecommunications pool a company that will own the country's network by the third quarter of this year as it seeks to create a level playing field for the industry. Under the plan, the two state
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      • 50 48 BLOOMBERG Oil rig maker Keppel Corp said first-quarter profit rose 48 per cent to $251.6 million, or 31.6 cents a share, as an increase in exploration activities worldwide spurred demand for platforms and oilfield services. Sales for the quarter ended March 31 rose 31 per cent to $2.03 billion.'
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        • 4 50 ST Index 2,157.81 +0.01
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        • 74 50 —AFP SHARE prices closed 1.32 per cent higher yesterday as investors snapped up blue chips after the Dow Jones Industrial Average struck a record peak, dealers said. The ST Index closed up 44.21 points at 3,406.89 on volume of 2.92 billion shares worth $2.48 billion. There were 473 gainers,
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        • 51 50 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by Nikkei *****429.17 +193.01 +1.12 HK Hang Seng *****.29 +130.51 +0.64 Australia ASX200 6212.20 +24.00 +0.39 Mumbai Sensex *****.88 +11.11 +0.08 Korea Camp 1553.13 +7.58 +0.49 KLCI 1315.97 -1.53 -0.12 SET Index 690.79 +0.49 +0.07 Jakarta Camp 2016.03 +29.36 +1.48 Shenzhen B 586.07 +9.73
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      • 329 50  -  JOHNSON CHOO Capita Land to enter Russian logistics property market johnsonchoo@media corp.com.sg CAPITALAND plans to go into the lucrative Russian logistics property market and ultimately launch Russia's first logistics real estate investment trust (Reit). The Asian property giant signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Euroasia Logistics,
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      • 223 53 -AFP QANTAS confirmed yesterday that it had signed an agreement to buy a 30-per-cent stake in Vietnam's Pacific Airlines, ending months of speculation about the deal. Qantas chief financial officer Peter Gregg said the airline would help Pacific Airlines develop a business plan to
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      • 87 53 "MY SON-in-law is one of Emirates' chief pilots. He's flown the A3BO and says it's a piece of cake," said Emirates Airlines' executive vicechairman Maurice Flanagan. "We don't go the way of paying our pilots more pay for flying a bigger plane. They
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      • 261 53  -  TORCHING LI IN DUBAI chingli@media corp.com.sg REFLECTING the breakneck pace of growth in Dubai, Emirates Airlines yesterday announced a record US$B44 million ($1.3 billion) in net profit for last year up 2 5 per cent from the year before. It also flew a record 17.5 million
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      • 223 54 -BLOOMBERG MALAYSIA, the world's largest issuer of Islamic debt, may ease rules to allow overseas banks to set up standalone Islamic banks in its latest bid to attract investment "Locally incorporated foreign banks have Islamic windows but would like to
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      • 411 54 BLOOMBERG Energy efficiency to top economic agenda CHINA will take steps to restrain its industrial production growth, setting energy conservation and environmental protection as priorities in economic policies, said the country's top planning agency. The Chinese economy may maintain a "steady and relatively fast" growth
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      • 341 55 —AFP On back of strong sales, firm sees most profitable Q1 ever THRIVING sales of iPod music players and Macintosh computers pushed up Apple Inc's quarterly profits by 88 per cent from a year ago. Apple said its profits in the quarter ending March 31 amounted to
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      • 380 56 -AFP Fed sees mixed economic conditions for the US THE United States economy is seeing an expansion that is "only modest or moderate" with softness in real estate, manufacturing and auto sales in many regions, the Federal Reserve said in its Beige Book. The report, to be used
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    • 1179 58  -  Raven Hanson Even an exhausted-looking Michael Buble has plenty of charm to spare in Los Angeles plus@newstoday.com.sg MICHAEL Buble has quite a success story to tell. It could almost be a fairy tale, if it weren't so obvious how much of himself this self-confessed workaholic
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      563 62  -  Felix Cheong FRIDAY WITH FELIX plus@newstoday.com.sg TALK about multitasking. Meet James Lee: Editor, producer, cameraman, scriptwriter, actor and director. You name it, this selftaught film-maker has probably done it. Not only is the 34-year-old Malaysian a one-man show, he's also part of a Renaissance of young
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    • 109 64 -AGENCIES Actor Hugh Grant has been arrested over allegations he attacked a photographer before throwing a tub of food at him. Photographer lan Whittaker told the Daily Star newspaper that he was kicked before the tub was hurled at him. The London Metropolitan Police confirmed
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    • 69 64 -AFP Drew Barrymore tops this years edition of People magazine's "Most Beautiful" list. The 32-year-old star of the Charlie's Angels franchise, nudged out the likes of Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts to take the top spot. Barrymore graces the cover of the magazine's
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    • 332 64  -  WINSONTEO Survivor: Fiji cast-off claims he was smart winson@mediacorp.com BEING robbed of a chance at a million dollars on Survivor: Fiji might seem like a major loss, but contestant Edgardo Rivera who was eliminated last week takes comfort in the fact he wasn't taken advantage of.
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      • 483 66  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL Who has it better: S'poreans or Arctic Inuits? Nat Geo's Davis goes to geographic extremes to find the answer juliana.rasul@mediacorp.com.sg DO DOCUMENTARIES present "exotic" cultures correctly? National Geographic explorer-in-residence Wade Davis has his reservations. "Most shows are all about celebrating the exotic
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      • 158 66 —AGENCIES BEIJING There will soon be a Chinese version of the popular American TV series, Prison Break. The Beijing Morning Post reported on Wednesday that the Zhongbo Media Group had bought the rights to adapt the movie from Fox Broadcasting for US$l.2 million ($1.82 million). But
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        • 268 69  -  Jeanine Tan FILMREVIEW by E GORGEOUS young people brooding over unrequited love may just be the main draw of this film, because while the cast emote beautifully and look pretty as a picture while they're at it the story doesn't hold enough weight to mean much of
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    • 386 72  -  JOSE RAYMOND Balestier Khalsa's coach and club manager give their statements, after Fathi reports bribe offer jose@mediacorp.com.sg AN S-LEAGUE player has been questioned by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) for allegedly offering Balestier Khalsa defender Fathi Yunus $8,000 to get himself sent off during a match
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    • 326 72 -AFP SAN ANTONIO, Texas The top-seeded Dallas Mavericks and the San Antonio Spurs both rebounded with Game 2 victories on Wednesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) to even their National Basketball Association playoff series. The Mavericks, shocked by lowly Golden State in their
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    • 688 73  -  DARREN LAI Chairman confident blue skies around the corner after club's first win NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2007 Gombak Utd v Liaoning Guangyuan Jalan Besar Stadium, 7.30pm darren@mediacorp.com.sg BEFORE last Thursday, Liaoning Guangyuan's record in the NTUC IncomeYeo's S-League 2007 was six defeats out of six.
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    • 235 73  -  DARREN LAI NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE2OO7 Young Lions 1 Balestier 0 A STUNNING 40-metre shot from midfielder Shukor Zailan settled the NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2007 contest between the Young Lions and Balestier Khalsa at the Jalan Besar Stadium last night. The victory lifted
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    • 720 74 -AGENCIES Ponting issues war cry after tearing apart Proteas CRICKET WORLD CUP SEMI-FINAL Australia v South Africa GROS ISLET, St Lucia Australia skipper Ricky Ponting cannot wait for tomorrow, when his all-conquering team take on Sri Lanka in the Cricket World Cup Final. The
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    • 769 75 -AGENCIES LONDON Fresh from their rollercoaster Champions League semi-final win over AC Milan on Tuesday, Manchester United return to their race with Chelsea for the Premiership tomorrow. United are aiming to repeat their treble feat of 1999, while the Blues are going for an unprecedented
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    • 166 75 —AFP LONDON Arsene Wenger (picture) has paid tribute to Alex Ferguson's achievement in building his third great Manchester United team by saying he deserves to be named as the Premiership's manager of the year. Wenger said Steve Coppell also deserved recognition for establishing Reading in the top
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    • 338 75 -THE GUARDIAN LONDON William Gallas' relationship with Arsenal has soured and he is likely to move to Real Madrid this summer. The France international was involved in a dispute with one of the young players at the Emirates Stadium and he has failed to
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    • 454 76 -AGENCIES Champs must win next week to stay in contention for 3 trophies this season UEFA CUP Semi-Final (First Leg) Osasuna 1 Sevilla 0 PAMPLONA (Spain) Spanish league strugglers Osasuna turned on the style to claim a precious 1-0 home win over reigning Uefa Cup champions
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    • 301 76 -DPA UEFA CUP Semi-Final (First Leg) Espanyol 3 Werder Bremen 0 BARCELONA Goals from Moises Hurtado, Walter Pandiani and substitute Ferran Coro gave Espanyol a fully deserved 3-0 victory in their Uefa Cup semi-final first leg tie against Werder Bremen here yesterday (early today, Singapore time).
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