Today, 29 May 2007, Afternoon Edition

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    28 1 TODAY /AediaCorp MICA (P) 314/10/2006 we set you thinking Tuesday May 29, 2007 todayonline.com TODAY /AbdjaCorp MICA (P) 314/10/2006 we set you thinking Tuesday May 29, 2007 todayonline.com
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  • Japan minister's suicide to protect PM?
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      Lock icon Researchers use human antibodies to neutralise H5N1 virus
      378 1 -AFP PARIS Researchers in Switzerland have successfully immunised mice against the HSNI strain of bird flu using human antibodies taken from survivors of the deadly virus, according to a study released yesterday. The antibodies, reproduced at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine,
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      Lock icon Hotel Phoenix to close from Aug
      664 1  -  CHRISTIE LOH >DAYEXCLUSIVE Owner OCBC yet to submit application for redevelopment works christie@mediacorp.com.sg ROOM rates in the Orchard area could soon hit new highs as a landmark hotel in the prime belt prepares to shut its doors. From August, Hotel Phoenix (picture) will temporarily
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Japan minister's suicide to protect PM?
      216 2 -AGENCIES TOKYO Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government was rocked yesterday after the country's farm minister killed himself only hours before he was to face questions in Parliament over a scandal involving political donations and rigged contracts, officials said. Mr Toshikatsu Matsuoka, 62, Minister for
      -AGENCIES  -  216 words
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      Lock icon Christopher Lee begins jail term
      427 2  -  ANSLEYNG Actor drops plan to appeal, says he's filled with 'regret and guilt' ansley@mediacorp.com.sg ACTOR Christopher Lee (picture) spent his first night in jail yesterday, after deciding not to appeal against a jail sentence for a hit-and-run conviction. Accompanied by several friends and his manager,
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      Lock icon Body of man in kayak mishap found
      628 3  -  NAZRY BAHRAWI Hours later, another body is also spotted in the reservoir nazry@media corp.com.sg NEARLY three hours after the body of Mohammed Burhan Khoka, 34 who apparently drowned after his kayak capsized on Sunday was found, another body turned up in mysterious circumstances
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      267 3 ladstart to a c /^^k the growing media industry. p^^B H Oklahoma City University, USA M mM Ranked Top Tier of America's Best Colleges (Western Regional Universities) by the US News World Report from 2001 2007 j» flirT ATini\/TA Prrv TTiymrPDcrrv Named as one of the' Best College in the
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  • singapore news
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      Held up at starting line
      513 4  -  JASMINE YIN Some students of UNSW Asia's foundation course unhappy with options jasmine@media corp.com.sg IT IS an unprecedented move that, after days of intense brokering, will see local and locally based foreign universities cast aside their rivalries to take in students stranded by the University
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      S'porean NSF succumbs to Taiwan jet crash injuries
      247 4  -  —LOHCHEEKONG A FULL-TIME national serviceman, who was severely injured following a military accident in Taiwan, died yesterday. On May 11, aTaiwanese fighter jethad crashed into a military camp and killed two Singaporeans and two Taiwanese pilots, and injured nine others including Lance
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      Pirates rob Singapore fishing boat of money, catch
      200 4  -  LOHCHEEKONG A SINGAPORE fishing boat was attacked by pirates some 800 metres off Pedra Branca on Sunday. According to the Chinese newspaper Lianhe Wanbao, the ship's 43-year-old captain, who wished to be known only as Mr Tan, said that he and nine
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      Cancer mortality in decline
      303 6  -  TAN HUI LENG Survival rates have increased despite rise in the number of patients huileng@media corp. com. sg THE incidence of cancer in Singapore has almost doubled in the past 35 years. But survival rates have also been going up, easing some of the stigma associated
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      Lock icon Verdict on Durai in 2 weeks
      363 6  -  ANSLEY NG ansley@media corp.com.sg FORMER National Kidney Foundation (NKF) chief T T Durai, who stands accused of falsifying papers to get the charity to pay a long-time business associate, will find out in two weeks if he will be convicted. District Judge Aedit Abdullah
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon RISE IN NUMBER OF HFMD CASES OVER THE PAST MONTH
        111 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The number of hand, foot and mouth disease cases in childcare centres hit 570 as of May 25, up from about 460 cases a month ago. As most are of the less dangerous CAI6 strain, the Ministry of
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      Siblings jailed for evading tax
      297 8  -  LEONGWEEKEAT A PAIR of siblings tried to fool the tax authorities by claiming that the two active companies they were directors of were, in fact, "dormant". But investigators discovered otherwise, and yesterday in the first such case to be prosecuted here each was jailed for
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      Lock icon MID-EAST MORE THAN BELLY DANCING
      912 8  -  NAZRYBAHRAWI nazry@mediacorp.com.sg THEY like Singapore's efficiency and cleanliness, but when it comes to forming bonds, the Malaysians do it better. This is the collective view of some high-net-worth Middle Easterners who recently visited Singapore after a trip to Kuala Lumpur. The sentiment, their tour agent
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      262 6 y t Authorised retailers: Department Stores: Metro Century Square Mohamed Mustafa Samsuddin Co. Mustafa Centre, Serangoon Plaza OG Orchard Point Tangs Orchard. City Chain Outlets: Ang Mo Kio Hub, Bugis Junction, Centrepoint, Central, Clementi Central, Moments at City Link, Great World City, Hougang Mall, IMM, Junction 8, Jurong Point, Lot
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      51 9 New aviation security measures for hand-carry luggage m. m. b^^b have been implemented. Most passengers, however, can still continue to purchase duty-free liquor and I l^^l perfumes without restrictions at Changi Airport and bring them onboard. For more information, AIRPORTSINGAPORE please check with any Changi Airport shop staff, or visit
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Market blast kills 4
      331 10 -AGENCIES Another bomb explodes in Songkhla a day after HatYai rocked by blasts SABAYOI (Thailand) A bomb exploded yesterday in front of a busy market in the southern Thai province of Songkhla, killing four people and wounding about 25. The attack in Sabayoi district came as
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      Hospital ceiling comes crashing down
      147 10 SUNGAIPETANI In a continuing series of mishaps relating to new government buildings in Malaysia, 28 ceiling panels came crashing down at the Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital in Kedah, which started operations last October, the New Straits Times reported yesterday. No one was injured when the
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      Lock icon Defence pact runs into flak in Parliament
      374 10  -  SUJADI SISWO INDONESIA BUREAU CHIEF CHANNEL NEWSASIA sujadi@media corp.com.sg SEVERAL Indonesian lawmakers have rejected the Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) that Jakarta has signed with Singapore. They said the legislative assembly will notratify the agreementunless the government renegotiates its terms. The rejection has now
      — CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  374 words
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      Lock icon Thaksin's website blocked ahead of ruling
      214 10 AGENCIES BANGKOK Thailand's army-backed government has blocked ousted Premier Thaksin Shinawatra's website amid heightened tensions ahead of a court decision on the future of two key political parties. The hi-thaksin.org website can no longer be accessed in Thailand due to "security concerns", said an
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      Lock icon China's rising pork prices threat
      298 12 —AFP China's Premier warns that'social stability'is at stake BEIJING China's Premier has called for steps to stabilise pork supplies and rein in soaring prices of the staple meat, warning that "social stability" is at stake without a solution, state media reported yesterday. "We have noticed
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      Lock icon Beijing lashes Pentagon report on its military
      205 12 —AFP BEIJING China lashed back yesterday at a United States report on its military might, saying the Pentagon was playing up the issue for underhanded motives. "The US Defense Department's report exaggerates China's military expenditures out of ulterior motives and continues to disseminate
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      $10,000 fine for increasing the price of iced Milo
      217 14 KUALA TERENGGANU A restaurant that charged RMI.BO for a glass of iced Milo 20 sen to 30 sen more than the usual price has been hit with a staggering RM22,500 ($10,139) fine, said The Star. According to the report, the move
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      Lock icon M'sian pipeline in the works
      370 14 —AGENCIES 20% of oil flowing through Malacca Strait to be diverted KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian, Indonesian and Saudi Arabian firms signed agreements yesterday to build a pipeline that aims to divert 20 per cent of oil flowing through the strategic Malacca Strait, said the project owner,
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      Lock icon New 'golden age of Islam'
      372 15 '.—AP Collective Muslim effort to change perceptions, reclaim economic glory KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia, Indonesia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan challenged Islamic countries yesterday to work together to create a new golden age for Muslims. The five nations told an Islamic conference that many
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon TERROR SUSPECTS NABBED IN SPAIN
        75 15 —AP The Spanish police arrested 15 people in nationwide raids yesterday on suspicion of recruiting volunteers for terror training in Afghanistan and Iraq. Twelve were arrested in Barcelona and in two other towns in the north-eastern region of Catalonia. Two suspects were arrested in the
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        Lock icon NEW WITNESS KEY TO MUNIR MURDER
        142 15 —AFP The police said yesterday an Indonesian musician holds the key to solving the poisoning murder of a leading rights activist who died on a Garuda flight. The musician, Mr Raymond Ongen Latuihamalo, had been placed in witness protection as part of a police
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        Lock icon LESBIANS BANNED AT GAY HOTEL
        55 15 —AFP An Australian hotel popular with gay men has won the right to refuse entry to heterosexuals and lesbians. The landmark decision by a civil tribunal gives the Peel Hotel in Melbourne the right to refuse entry to people considered a threat to the safety
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      Lock icon New genes linked to breast cancer found
      298 15 —THE GUARDIAN LONDON The most significant advance in the understanding of breast cancer for a decade was announced on Sunday with the identification of a new group of common genetic markers for the disease. Scientists have discovered four genes which, if faulty, can
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      Lock icon CNN sued for linking Chavez to Al Qaeda
      218 16 -AFP CARACAS Venezuela filed lawsuits yesterday against the US cable network CAW for linking President Hugo Chavez to the Al Qaeda terrorist organisation, and against a Venezuelan TV network for "encouraging" the assassination of Mr Chavez. The move comes a day after
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      Lock icon Iran, US in 4-hour talks
      381 16 —AP Baghdad meeting was focused on Iraq only BAGHDAD The United States ambassador in Baghdad said he and his Iranian counterpart agreed broadly on policy towards Iraq during four hours of groundbreaking talks yesterday, but insisted that Iran end its support for militants. In the
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      Lock icon Peretz ousted as party leader
      144 16 -AFP TEL AVIV Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz was ousted as Labour party chief last night, leaving a former Premier and a former general neck-and-neck in a key primary which threatens Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's ruling coalition, polls and unofficial results showed. Mr Peretz came
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      Lock icon Potential breeding sites – these hollow stems and depressions
      176 18  - Potential breeding sites these hollow stems and depressions LIMKOKKIONG Letter from WHILE it is heartening to learn that the National Environment Agency is dedicating another 150 officers to the fight against dengue fever, its sister agencies need to take steps to ensure public properties under their care do not contain
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      Lock icon Struggle for a room at the inn
      350 18  -  ALEX LIM KWANG HAI The obstacles thatyoung Singaporeans face when trying to buy their first home Letter from AFTER getting married in November last year, my wife and I have been trying in vain to buy a flat We have applied to a
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      Lock icon Gantries needed at above-ground stations
      123 21  -  CHRISTINE TEY Letter from I HAVE just returned from a holiday in Hong Kong and was impressed with the gantries installed at the train stations to safeguard against commuters falling. SMRT should consider installing such gantries on their above-ground stations. It is impossible for staff
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      Revised noise laws from Oct 1
      258 21  -  TAN QUEE HONG, Letter from Acting Director Pollution Control Department National Environment Agency WE REFER to the letter, "Is construction more important than our welfare?" (May 23) and would like to thank Ms Anne Wong Holloway for her feedback. Singapore is an urban compact
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      Lock icon Let's bring back the holidays
      238 22  -  EMMA SUE Time off should be a real break, not crammed with even more lessons Letterfrom I SHARE the sentiments in Mary Tan's letter, "What happened to holidays?" (May 25). With three Primary school-going children, it is hard to find a day where they can
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      Give more time for open house
      238 22  -  GOH KIAN HUAT Letter from ON SUNDAY, my family of four visited the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) open house at Changi Naval Base. When we arrived at the Expo MRT station, we walked from Singapore Expo Hall 6 to Hall 1 to take
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      284 24  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY 'SORRY' SEEMS THE HARDEST WORD Have you ever found the courage to say, "I'm sorry" to a child? It's a tough thing to do and, frankly, my father never was very good at it. I remember working with him one day in
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      Lock icon Parents should instill values but not
      1088 24  -  MUHAMMAD RIDZAL A HAMID JERUSHADEVAN Universal rules could make youths become inflexible Letter from I REFER to Ho Kong Loon's article, "Watch it! Writing is on the wall" (May 24) and Benjamin Gan's response "Teaching kids good behaviour: Parents, schools must do it together"
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      Bishan Family Park decision pending survey results
      185 26  -  LEE BOON LENG Letter from Executive Manager (Corporate Services) Bishan-Toa Payoh Town Council I REFER to Mr Thierry Tan's letter, "Conserve green areas in HDB estates" (May 24). Bishan-Toa Payoh Town Council works in partnership with the Citizens Consultative Committee (CCC), a grassroots
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      Lock icon Stop your friends
      343 26  -  AUDREY ANG ...and loved ones too from driving if they drink Letter from Assistant Director (Media Relations) Singapore Police Force POLICE agree that drink driving is a highly irresponsible act that should not be condoned by society, a view expressed by Mr Ansley Ng ("Hit drink drivers
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  • Business
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        SGX most active
        26 28 Digiland BanJoo Penguin HLG Magnus 0.040 -324.712 0.150 +0.025 +20.0 184.426 0.250 +0.005 +2.0 57.370 0.445 +0.005 +1.1 53.956 0.170 -0.005 -2.9 44.573
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        SGX top rises
        21 28 DBS DB *****1 0.015 +50.0 Nikkei225DB*****B 0.035 +40.0 SembMai SGA*****3 0.735 +26.7 SembMarMBL*****0 0.290 +26.1 Jasper 0.025 +25.0
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        Commodities
        20 28 Gold US$/oz 655.30 Silver US$/oz 13.00 Platinum US$/oz 1,277.80 Rubber cents/kg 373.75 Palm oil RM/tonne 2,685.00 Brent US$/barrel 70.54
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        91 28 —AFP Singapore share prices closed 0.77 per cent higher after Wall Street's gains last week prompted investors to target selected blue chips, dealers said. The ST Index added 26.74 points to close at 3,513.37 on a volume of 2.52 billion shares worth $1.73 billion. Gainers beat losers 387 to
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        SGX top falls
        22 28 Nikke225SGA*****7 0.025 -68.8 SPHMBL *****3 0.020 KepCorp BNP*****0 0.005 CharteredDB*****6 0.025 -55.6 -50.0 -44.4 Gen Int DBS070G11 0.015 -40.0
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        Your S$1 buys
        28 28 uss UK£ Yen HKS RM Euro 0.6548 0.3302 79.683 5.1209 2.2173 0.4867 Rupiah 5729.1 Baht 21.541 Peso 30.089 AS 0.7994 Indian Rs 26.529 Yuan 5.0052
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        World markets
        53 28 Nikkei 225 *****.59 +106.38 +0.61 HK Hang Seng *****.76 +9.10 +0.04 Australia ASX200 6251.40 -1.40 -0.02 Korea Camp 1657.91 +13.35 +0.81 Thailand SET 727.93 +8.79 +1.22 Jakarta Camp 2076.75 +16.32 +0.79 Shenzhen B 752.71 +29.43 +4.07 Mumbai Sensex *****.89 +59.44 +0.41 Malaysia KLCI 1345.99 +6.91 +0.52 Information provided
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      Wee, the en bloc king
      483 28  -  JOSEPH YADAO joseph.yadao@media corp.com.sg BANKING tycoon Wee Cho Yaw's (picture) web of companies spanning UOL Group to Sing Land has emerged as the top en bloc buyer in Singapore since 2005, according to data from Jones Lang LaSalle. His companies which have collectively acquired around
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      190 28 BLOOMBERG CHINA'S CSI 300 Index rose above 4,000 for the first time, driven by a surge in new investors who are ignoring warnings of a bubble to enter a market that has doubled this year. "There is lots of liquidity flowing into the market,"
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      75 28 —AP Indonesia will unveil new measures soon to boost liquidity in the stock market, and is working with Malaysia to allow dual listings of each other's exchange, its Trade Minister Mari Pangestu said yesterday. The government is finalising the capital market
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      329 30 BLOOMBERG BRITAIN-based Standard Chartered Bank plans to double the number of its private banking units to 20 in the next four years to meet demand from the growing ranks of wealthy investors. The bank plans to open 10 private banking centres in
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      362 30 SlA,Temasekmay pay $1.4b for chunk of China airline: Sources China Eastern Airlines is potentially a goldmine for Singapore Airlines. The Chinese airline industry has one of the highest growth rates worldwide. Mr Greg Kuhnert, a London fund manager SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) and parent Temasek Holdings may
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      319 30  -  JOHNSON CHOO 938 LIVE DOW JONES 938 LIVE Genting International will be buying back the 25-per-cent stake that Star Cruises holds in Resorts World At Sentosa for $255 million. At an extraordinary general meeting yesterday, the board received overwhelming shareholder support for Star Eagle Holdings, a Genting subsidiary, to
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      173 31 FINANCIERS are being sought for the 5,000 km regional rail link proposed between Singapore and Kunming in southcrn China, Malaysian International Trade and Industry Minister Rafidah Aziz said yesterday. According to Bernama, Ms Rafidah said the Manila-based Asian Development Bank and China could help fund
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      295 31 BLOOMBERG THE tug of war for Queensland Cotton Holdings continues, with Singapore suitor 01am International raising its bid to A 5159.4 million ($199.5 million). This offer, in which 01am will pay A 55.65 a share in cash, trumps rival Louis Dreyfus' offer as
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      429 32  -  JOSEPH YADAO Eyewear maker jumps on the sports marketing bandwagon with duathlon sponsorship joseph.yadao@mediacorp.com.sg THE Oakley City Duathlon on May 20 drew more than 1,500 participants, making it one of Singapore's largest combined running and cycling event to date. Part of the inaugural Marina
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      238 32  -  —JOSEPH YADAO BRAND awareness among consumers is what enables labels like L'Oreal and Oral-B to grab a foothold in the Singapore health and beauty industry. By working closely with retailers like Guardian, both brands have been able to adapt to changing consumer needs, successfully
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      300 32  -  JOSEPH YADAO FOR almost two weeks, partygoers inadvertently contaminated "crime scenes" across Singapore as action and adventure TV channel AXN brought the CSI experience to life with its "CSI Effect" marketing campaign. With all three instalments of CSI (CSI:
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      880 34  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN Virtual worlds online are more than just eye candy, says this veteran CNN correspondent hedirman@mediacorp.com.sg VIRTUAL worlds that were once only seen in movies like The Matrix can now be experienced, albeit in a primitive state, with three-dimensional online communities like Second Life, which
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      547 35 —AFP Tech market for the poor heats up with new rivals NEW YORK A programme to provide millions of low-cost laptops to students in poor countries is set to start production in September, even as commercial competitors prepare to offer even cheaper models. The idea from Dr
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      1135 36  -  ZUL OTHMAN Remember AksiMat Yoyo? The iconic children's programme is the inspiration for Suhaimi Jais, the new vice-president of MediaCorp TV 12 Suria, as he steers the channel in a new direction zul@mediacorp.com.sg LONG before a Singlish-spouting contractor with a silly perm took Singapore, Johor and
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      474 38  -  UM KUAN CHIANG Oriental beauties among favourites for Miss Universe kuanchiang@media corp.com.sg IT LOOKS like there will be an Asian fiesta at this year's Miss Universe pageant in Mexico. Not one, not two, but three Oriental beauties are among the favourites to win the
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      241 40 —AP LAS VEGAS Workers pulled glittery suits and platinum records out of cardboard boxes on Sunday ahead of what's being called the largest auction of Jackson family memorabilia ever. Auction staff unpacked and displayed more than 1,100 items including rhinestonestudded costumes, faded
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      524 40  -  ROSS WALLACE DEPUTY EDITOR (PLUS) IN CANNES Japanese, S Korean films honoured as Romanian entry wins Golden Palm ross@mediacorp.com.sg ON A night when Asian films were honoured with two major awards at the 60th Cannes Film Festival, Romanian director Cristian Mungui took home the top prize
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        123 41  -  Zul Othman by It Won't Be Soon Before Long QUITE like Keane and Coldplay, Los Angelesbased quintet Maroon 5 are specialists at middle-of-the-road rock that's hip with the masses. Their 2002 debut Songs About Jane shifted over 2.7 million copies. and, naturally, there was pressure to meet the
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        130 41 Trip The Light Fantastic HER transformation from indie rock darling to glitter ball dance diva is now complete: On her third album Trip The Light Fantastic, 28-year-old Briton Sophie Ellis-Bextor conjure an album that dishes out glamour and pop with equal aplomb. To be fair, one of the
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        264 42 MediaCorp has won two prestigious awards for its high definition documentaries on Indonesia. Voiceless Art and The Mud were both produced by Caldecott Productions International, MediaCorp's HD company, and entered in the US International Film and Video Festival. A film about three artists and their visions
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        325 42  -  —WINSONTEO IT'S easy to think that you know it all, especially when you live in a country that's been called "a little red dot". Not for MediaCorp artistes Adrian Pang, Kym Ng and Michelle Chia, who are co-host-ing Code Red Channel B's new
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      403 43  -  JOANNEYAP In conjunction with World No Tobacco Day on Thursday, Today looks at a new study on smoking and a mother who kicked the habitforthe sake of her kids joanne@media corp.com.sg IF THE recent gory anti-smoking ads haven't persuaded you to stub out that cigarette, perhaps
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      426 43 MOTIVATED BY MY CHILDREN Renay Periera decided to quit smoking in 2004 because she was tired of hiding in the bathroom during her frequent cigarette breaks. "I would be standing on the bathtub so that I could stick my head out the window to smoke, as I didn't want
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      647 44 MCT New cancer drugs provide alternatives to chemotherapy CANCER survivors know the aftermath of chemotherapy. The cancer may be gone, but not the side effects of the drugs. In fact, the treatment, which uses chemicals to combat cancer, can be so harsh that some people have had
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      512 44 Combining Traditional Chinese Medicine with Western treatments may benefit patients WHILE researchers are attempting to formulate targeted therapies for various forms of cancer, some patients are turning to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to help ease the adverse side effects of cancer treatment, which
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      596 45 My sinus condition usually acts up whenever I travel overseas in the spring, when the flowers are in bloom and there is a lot of pollen in the air. I would get hayfever symptoms of which are bad headaches, a fever and runny nose and this usually
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      425 46 ACUPUNCTURE AND STROKE What role can acupuncture play in stroke management and how can it complement western medicine in treating the condition? Find out at this talk. Date: Today Time: Ipm to 2pm Venue: National University Hospital, Health Education Hub, Main Building 1, Level 1 Fee/Registration: Free. Registration required.
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      529 46 MCT PSYCHOLOGISTS have long known that stereotypes about intelligence can be selffulfilling, leading women, minorities and even non-Asian math students to perform poorly if others expect it of them. Exactly why that happens is a mystery that researcher Sian Beilock of the University of Chicago,
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      638 47  -  JOANNEYAP Research suggests cocoa may lower blood pressure joanne@media corp.com.sg HERE'S good news for chocolate lovers: Results of a recent study have found that food with a high cocoa content, such as dark chocolate, might be beneficial in lowering one's blood pressure. Researchers at the University
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      1359 48 THE 2007 MISS UNIVERSE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS I BOOMBASTIK FACETS Channel 5, 9am (Live) 10pm (Encore) Mermaid Man And Barnacle Boy IV/DoingTime Anugerah 2007 (Live) Channel News Asia, 8.32pm 11.32pm Kids Central, 6pm Suria, 8.30pm Tl„ 1.1,: I, 'r„r,,.',-l:.,!n: fJ Tl-'- I- I ,l- from beautiful Mexico City. Join hosts Vanessa
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      294 49 —AFP NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Cleveland 88 Detroit 82 CLEVELAND, Ohio Everyone's been predicting a Spurs-Pistons final, but someone forgot to tell Leßron James. King James held court at home on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), pouring in 32 points to
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      474 49 —AFP South Korea sets date for summer tournament in the middle of AFC's marquee competition SEOUL While they won the battle with Malaysia, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will definitely not be too happy with the latest distraction to their muchhyped 2007 Asian Cup finals.
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      415 50  -  TANYO-HINN After two-year break, sprinter gunning for a place in SEA Games relay squad yohinn@media corp.com.sg NATIONAL 100 m record-holder U X Shyam could return to the national fold. Shyam, who last raced competitively for Singapore at the 2005 SEA Games in the Philippines, has indicated his
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      217 50 —AGENCIES MONTE CARLO Motor-racing's ruling body FIA confirmed yesterday they will investigate McLaren-Mercedes, following the team's victory in Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix, where Fernando Alonso took the chequered flag and was followed home by teammate Lewis Hamilton. "The FIA have launched an investigation into incidents
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      288 50  -  -DARREN LAI TURN up at the Central Shopping Mall, located directly above Clarke Quay MRT Station, this Saturday and members of the public could well witness a new Singapore record for the most number of people juggling footballs at the same time in the H-TWO-0 Ultimate Challenge
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      279 50  -  DARREN LAI NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2007 Geylang 1 Gombak 1 IT WAS honours even at the Bedok Stadium last night, as a depleted Geylang United held off Gombak United in a hard-fought 1-1 draw in the 2007 NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League. With former Singapore international Fadzuhasny
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      476 51 -BLOOMBERG American's match was one of seven completed, 58 others postponed because of weather TENNIS French Open A DAY after her sister overcame the rain and finished strong against a younger opponent at the French Open, Venus Williams did the same to reach the
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      330 51 -DPA TENNIS French Open PARIS Even Roger Federer's god-like status in tennis could not prevent the heavens opening as he led a set and two breaks against Michael Russell at the weatherjinxed French Open yesterday (early today, Singapore time). Shortly afterwards, play was
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      967 52 DPA Derby to dance with bis boys ENGLISH CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFF FINAL Derby 1 West Brom 0 LONDON Stephen Pearson fired Derby County into the English Premiership as his secondhalf goal clinched a 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion in the Championship playoff final last night.
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      565 53  -  Kenneth Goh Benitez'public bashing of Liverpool's powerbrokers has set tongues wagging kenneth@mediacorp.com.sg THE unique kind of support took seed during the Bill Shankly era, it grew as the club thundered across domestic plains, then when they sacked Europe, to establish Liverpool as one of
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      317 53  -  TANYO-HINN ONE of the hottest tickets of the year will go on sale tomorrow. The Singapore Sports Council (SSC) yesterday announced ticket details (see box) for the closing ceremony of the National Stadium, which will be held on June 30. Entitled "Field of Dreams A Tribute to
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