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    28 1 TODAY l 3! N MICA(P) 314/10/2006 we set you thinking Wednesday July 25, 2007 todayonline.com TODAY /A=£JJJ^CORP MICA(P) 314/10/2006 share your free newspaper Wednesday July 25, 2007 todayonline.com
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    Lock icon Accountants fail numbers test...
    702 1  -  AsAcra conducts first public review of auditing standards DERRICK A PAULO derrick@media corp.com.sg THEY go through the books of the biggest companies with a finetooth comb. Charities come under their microscope, too. Now, the shoe is on the other foot as Singapore's public accountants come under
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    Lock icon FISH POND OPERATOR FINED $5,000 FOR BREEDING MOZZIES
    262 2  -  LEONG WEE KEAT The operator of a commercial fishpond suspected to be one of the main causes of the dengue outbreak in Pasir Ris-was fined the maximum amount of $5,000 yesterday. Last month. National Environment Agency (NEA) officers found about 600 mosquito
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    Lock icon Dengue's worst bite ahead?
    740 2  -  SHERALYNTAY Cycles show uptrend: More getting ill during both peaks and lulls sheralyn@media corp.com.sg THE worst is not over in fact, this may only be the beginning. While the dengue scourge appears to be easing its hold on this island, as the number of cases dipped
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    Blogger exposes rent error
    517 3  -  LOH CHEE KONG $2,500 record figure not for one, but two combined 3-room Jurong East flats cheekong@media corp.com.sg IT WAS an eye-popping figure, even in the midst of a property market boom and it turned out to be too good to be true. On Saturday, The
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    Lock icon GOVT TO RELEASE MORE DATA ON HDB RENTS
    168 3 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Government is planning to release more market data on rents for HDB flats soon. This is to help potential tenants better understand the situation and make a more informed decision, said Minister of State for National Development Grace Fu
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    Hospital bills up 10% to 30% across all ward classes
    306 3  -  TAN HUI LENG huileng@media corp.com.sg AVERAGE public hospital bills have increased across all ward classes from 2005 to 2006, with the hikes ranging from 10 to 30 per cent. The Ministry of Health's (MOH) data showed that the average bill
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      Cheaper and faster lift upgrading for HDB residents
      322 4  -  DAPHNECHUAH daphne@media corp.com.sg RESIDENTS may soon pay 20 per cent less for their lift upgrading thanks to an innovation by the Housing and Development Board (HDB) that could save the Government about $230 million. Its new system will mean that lifts take
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      Boom time for hotels
      459 4  -  JOSEPH YADAO All time high $210 average room rate as visitor arrivals soar joseph.yadao@media corp.com.sg SINGAPORE hotels crossed a historic threshold last month, chalking an all-time high average room rate of $210 a night Not only was this the first time the $200 mark has been
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      Lock icon SINGAPORESNIPPETS
      15 4 DON WONG GREEN LIGHT: Dr Amy Khor installing an energy-saving bulb in this flat.
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      Lock icon SOUTH WEST DISTRICT GOES GREEN
      81 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The South West Community Development Council and Philips Electronics Singapore will reach out to more than 2,000 low-income households in the South West District over seven months. Some 6,000 energy-efficient light bulbs, sponsored by Philips, will be installed for free in 2,000 rental
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      Lock icon AGENT CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER
      95 4 -ANSLEYNG Property agent Chua Li Mian, 34, who allegedly set fire to the Yishun flat of former-colleague Goh Seng Chai on Sunday, has been charged with attempted murder. Prosecutors have asked for Chua to be remanded at the Institute of Mental Health for psychiatric evaluation
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      Lock icon Malaysia has the edge: MM
      368 6 But Singapore will give its neighbours equal attention to help develop their SEZs WHEN it comes to developing special economic zones (SEZs), Malaysia has the edge over Indonesia due to the former's political structure, said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew (picture). In Malaysia, when the
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      More young married couples in Spore going separate ways
      424 6  -  SHERALYNTAY sheralyn@media corp. com. sg AS PART of a worrying trend, divorces among those aged 20 to 24 have seen the sharpest increase in the last 10 years compared to that of all other age groups. But the largest number of
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      Lock icon ... and I'll not be launched in Spore
      213 6 and I'll not be launched in Spore —ANSLEYNG THERE will be none of the maniacal shoving and screaming by Singaporeans hoping to lay hands on the latest fashion craze a $25 canvas bag. On Pedder has scrapped the slated Aug 18 launch of the wildly popular "I'm Not A Plastic
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      Lock icon ITE graduates in great demand
      192 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA NEARLY nine in 10, or 89 per cent, of the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) graduates were gainfully employed within six months of completing their courses, according to last year's Graduate Employment Survey. Of those not employed, 60 per cent had received at
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      Lock icon NDPTICKETS UP FOR GRABS
      128 8 Today is giving away two pairs of tickets for the National Day Parade. Simply answer this question correctly: How long is this year's NDP fireworks finale? a) Three minutes b) Four-and-a-half minutes c) Six minutes Email your answer to ndpo7@newstoday.com.sg by noon tomorrow with your name,
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      A display to light up the night of Aug 9
      237 8  -  LEE U-WEN u-wen@mediacorp.com.sg EIGHT minutes' worth of fireworks will light up the night during this year's National Day Parade (NDP) and organisers say they have planned a number of surprises to dazzle the audience. With this year's parade being held
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      Part time, good time
      443 8  -  JASMINE YIN Work-life representatives to be appointed in public sector agencies over the next year jasmine@media corp.com.sg IF YOU send an email to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) about employment issues, your query could be answered from a computer in Woodlands home to labour relations officer
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      Kleptomaniacs, why do they keep on stealing?
      360 10  -  LEONG WEE KEAT Psychiatric evidence in case against shoplifter will help set sentencing benchmark, says judge weekeat@media corp.com.sg A KLEPTOMANIAC who stole while serving probation for previous thefts was yesterday given a brief respite from a heavier sentence. Judge of Appeal V X
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      No more 'Cannot lah' for retail staff
      181 10  -  UNYANQIN LINES like "I don't think it's worth the price" will no longer faze retail staff, thanks to a 32-page booklet that will teach them how to respond to customer objections in perfect English. To the customer who says no, staff can now
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      Lock icon Training for private security sector
      221 10 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE'S private security industry will soon be further enhanced to become a more professional, better trained and disciplined sector. The Private Investigation and Security Agencies Act would be amended to refine existing regulatory controls, said Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng. Under the
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      Lock icon Bulgarian medics fly home, receive pardon
      324 12 -AFP SOFIA Six foreign medics jailed for life in Libya for infecting children with the Aids virus were freed and flown to Bulgaria yesterday, after the European Union pledged to improve ties with Tripoli. The five Bulgarian nurses and one Palestinian doctor were pardoned
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      Lock icon US, Iran, Iraq to form security committee
      173 12 -AFP BAGHDAD Iraqi officials said yesterday that their country, the United States and Iran would form a trilateral security committee to address Iraq's spiralling violence. Iraqi officials first raised the idea of the committee two months ago at the three powers' first face-to-face
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      Lock icon Taliban offers to swap hostages for militants
      243 12 -AFP 8 of the 23 kidnapped South Koreans could be freed first KANDAHAR (Afghanistan) A Taliban spokesman said yesterday that talks to secure the release of 23 South Korean hostages had entered a "very sensitive phase" as a deadline to kill the captives
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      DEPUTY PM: MALAYSIA IS NOT IN AN ARMS RACE
      192 13 Malaysia said it will not compare the strength and weaponry of its armed forces with those of other countries as this could lead to an arms race, the New Straits Times reported on Monday. Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak said the
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      Lock icon We're a Muslim state, says Dr M
      419 13 —AGENCIES Islamic teachings 'are practised' in running of country KUALA LUMPUR Long before Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak raised eyebrows with his declaration that Malaysia is an Islamic state, an even higher-ranking minister had said the same thing then-Prime Minister Dr Mahathir
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      Lock icon Returned to sender: Taiwan's membership bid
      227 13 —AP TAIPEI The United Nations (UN) has rejected Taiwan's application to become a member of the world body, citing its adherence to the "one China" policy and its recognition of the Chinese government in Beijing. Quoting a spokesperson, dpa news agency said a letter
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        Lock icon DOLL-FACED JAPANESE MAGICIAN INJURED IN SHOW
        80 16 —AFP Japanese magician. Princess Tenko (picture), was seriously injured when metal swords trapped her in a box during a show. Tenko -who has performed in North Korea at leader Kirn Jong ll's invitation in 1998 and 2000 broke her right cheek and ribs in
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        Lock icon KILLER, WHO SOLD MAN'S ORGANS, GETS DEATH PENALTY
        75 16 —AFP A man has been sentenced to death in China for killing a homeless, mentally ill beggar and selling the deceased's organs to a group of doctors, state media said yesterday. Wang Chaoyang abducted the beggar last November and gave a lethal
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        Lock icon FORMER GUANTANAMO INMATE BLOWS HIMSELF UP
        77 16 —AFP A Taliban militant wanted for 2004's kidnapping of two Chinese engineers in Pakistan blew himself up with a grenade during a clash with security forces yesterday. Abdullah Mehsud, 32, who spent 25 months in Guantanamo Bay, killed himself to avoid arrest after his
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      Lock icon China mum, EU is worried
      362 16 —AFP Only 2 responses by Beijing to complaints about unsafe goods HONG KONG China has failed to respond adequately when asked to act on complaints about unsafe Chinese exports, said the European Union's (EU) consumer watchdog chief. Under an accord that took effect in May
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      Lock icon GLOBAL WARNING
      296 18 ■nn EUROPE is battling weather extremes as Britain continued fighting its worst floods in living memory yesterday, while the south and east of the continent was roasting in a heatwave that has claimed more than 30 lives. While parts of central and western England have been submerged for
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      Lock icon Don't target king: Thai PM
      314 19 —AFP BANGKOK -Thailand's armyinstalled Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont yesterday warned pro-democracy protesters not to lash out at the monarchy in their rallies against last year's coup. The warning came two days after more than 100 people were injured when protesters clashed with police who stopped
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      Lock icon Thai budget carriers under fire for misleading prices
      204 19 —AFP BANGKOK Thailand's aviation authority has imposed new marketing rules for the country's budget carriers after consumers complained that prices in their advertisements were misleading, an official said yesterday. Under the new regulations, the airlines are now required to submit their low-fare
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      Lock icon Debate 101, on You Tube
      356 20 —AGENCIES Citizens use power of the Web to debate presidential hopefuls CHARLESTON (South Carolina) Voters challenged the United States Democratic party's presidential hopefuls on Iraq, the military draft and the candidates' place in a broken political system, playing starring roles in a provocative, video-driven debate.
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      Lock icon Is $7.5 billion enough to buy Dow Jones?
      237 20 -AP BOSTON-The family controlling publisher Dow Jones is expected to decide within days whether it will let Mr Rupert Murdoch's News Corp buy the company for US$5 billion ($7.53 billion). The Bancroft family, who has owned The Wall Street Journal's publisher from
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      289 21 BUGIS fe^ij m^ junction ■:^ii- >"h- .s&*"■" ~\Udi&"- I From the Land Tantalising Thai »First in Singapore f Rock the Runway of a Thousand Smiles Bugissquare Ground Scatter Breaker: Bugissquare HvLam Street Indulge in an assortment of yummy Thai desserts nn- J I 27 July (Fri), spm 7pm J and
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      Prevent gaps in disease registry
      364 22  -  GOH KIAN HUAT Clear guidelines needed for disease reporting; exclude medical tourists Letter from I REFER to the report, "Killers: A crucial key" (July 24), which said the Ministry of Health is holding a public consultation on the National Registry of Diseases (NRD) Bill until
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      More homework and no play make children's life a misery
      324 24  -  Letter from BIBIANATAN CHEN MIN I REFER to the article "More to life than good grades" ouly 24) by Jacinthe Tay Wei Qi. I have four children and three are in primary school. When my children were in Primary 1,
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      Students with a debt burden
      421 24  -  Letter from LEONG SZE HIAN I REFER to the article, "A credit card for the young" (July 19). The new card aimed at students and young adults who do not earn enough to qualify for a regular credit card will offer a higher interest rate
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      Fast response needed at Budget Terminal
      236 24  -  UMBOONHEE Letter from THOSE of us who use the Budget Terminal notice many quirks that need to be resolved by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore. Peak hours for budget airline travel are unearthly slots at either 4am to 7am or 11pm to lam.
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      246 26  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY...... OVERNIGHT MAIL SYNDROME There's a new disease that's quickly spreading through the work place. Its symptoms are stress, mental lapses and lack of focus. The name of this disease is OMS Overnight Mail Syndrome. Modern technology and free enterprise have brought us
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      Lock icon isay OUR 18TH BIRTHDAY GIFT FOR OUR SON
      701 26  -  MRS BRIAN SIMON MY ELDEST son will turn 18 this week. He will be old enough to drink legally and his college mates have been waiting to take him to a pub. He can buy beer, cigarettes and even condoms legally. As
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        STAY VIGILANT FOR ILLEGAL WORKERS
        88 27  -  PETER FABIAN ANDREW I notice a recent increase in foreign workers at food stalls and shopping centres. I believe these workers are temporary pass holders as they have trouble speaking English. I hope the officers from the Ministry of Manpower are vigilant enough to spot
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        RECYCLING BAGS ADDING TO LITTER
        84 27  -  EDWARD TAN I refer to Daniel Law's letter "What's to stop frequent flyers littering corridor?" (July 24) and wish to add that even the National Environment Agency's contractor chucks their plastic bags at my front door. This is no different from that of the flyer
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        SUBSIDISED PATIENT TREATED WELL
        136 27  -  PHANGKOKCHIEW Since late 2004,1 have been a subsidised patient at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) Eye Centre, primarily for treatment of a cataract in one of my eyes. I was assigned Dr Wong Hon Tym who monitored my condition at six-to 12-month intervals. Cataract surgery was
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      Medical claims hit by red tape
      144 27  -  DAVID SOHPOHHUAT Letter from RECENTLY, a friend was diagnosed with a critical illness and the claim form was submitted to his insurers. However, it may take months for him to receive the insurance funds to help relieve his financial load. One reason is that
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      Official receipts presented, so why no GST refund?
      198 27  -  KOHHONGWAH Letter from A FRIEND from overseas recently visited Singapore and made many purchases. We went to the Tourist GST Refund counter at Changi Airport Terminal 2 to claim a GST refund. To our surprise, my friend was told by the officer,
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      358 30 DOW JONES MORE than 10 shareholders owning close to 15 per cent of United Test Assembly Center (Utac) are not satisfied with a bidding consortium's $1.20--per-share buyout offer for the company, a brokerage firm said. "Utac is the last large remaining listed test-and-assembly
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      334 30  -  CHEOWXINYI Property biggie eyes larger markets cheowxinyi@media corp.com.sg KEPPEL Land is all set to spread its wings further overseas as the Singapore-based property developer recorded strong local earnings during half time. The third-largest developer by assets yesterday reported a net profit of $125.5 million for
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      75 30 BLOOMBERG THAILAND'S Cabinet agreed to scrap a 15-day deadline requiring exporters to convert foreign-exchange earnings to the local currency to help curb strength in the baht. Exporters and individuals can now hold foreign curren- cies for as long as they want, the government said in a
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        342 32  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN CHEOWXINYI JOSEPH YADAO Knight Frank is launching the four-block City Towers housing development in Bukit Timah for sale by tender. The 104,535-square-foot freehold site is zoned for residential use at a plot ratio of 2:1 and has a height restriction of up to 24 storeys. Developers would
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          129 32 With MediaCorp artiste Jesseca Liv as the new face for Marigold Non Fat Yoghurt Drink, the drink maker hopes to further enhance its brand image and reinforce its position as the most popular yoghurt drink brand in Singapore. The drink is specially created to
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          149 32 Retailer Tangs sees reaching out to staff as a critical step towards service excellence. "To win the hearts of our customers, we have to first win the hearts of our staff," explained Mr Foo Tiang Sooi, CEO of Tangs. "Only when our staff believe
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        513 32 —AGENCIES China banks move westward with overseas acquisitions, investments in Euro firms THE jury is still out if an injection of funds by two Asian government-backed entities will eventually let Barclays gain control of ABN Amro. China Development Bank (CDB) and Singapore's Temasek Holdings'
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        274 33  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN THOUGH big corporations are usually the main targets of malicious hackers, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are also vulnerable to data loss and security threats. Mr Don Ng, Symantec Network Access Control Field Director, said: "Everyone is connected (and) this close connectivity exposes
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        319 33 —AGENCIES SINGAPORE share prices powered to a new all-time high yesterday, boosted by conglomerates and shipyard stocks, dealers said. The Straits Times Index added 29.78 to 3,665.13, surpassing the July 13 record of 3,654.61. About two stocks climbed for each that fell. July futures advanced
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      413 34  -  Ooi Boon Keong Get a sense of British photographer Martin Parr's wicked humour and irony in his Retrospective exhibition BRITISH photographer Martin Parr would have you know that everyone he has met in Singapore has asked if this was his first time here. So, he printed
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      923 35 PHOTO MAGNUM PHOTOS/ARTWORK YEN YOK IBack when documentary photographers went to remote places to record conflicts, suffering and poverty, you chose to stay in your own backyard and took photos of ordinary people. Why? What I'm interested in is trying to show my own hypocrisy and
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        305 36  -  Jeanine Tan The Simpsons Movie THE big screen version of The Simpsons doesn't have a remarkable plot, which buried under the irreverent, laugh-a-minute humour, might not be the first thing you notice. But this is not a half-hour TV slot it's an 88-minute feature film, which means you start
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      271 38  -  Felix Cheong Knocked Up might not be the greatest comedy ever but it will make you smile FILMREVIEW by I Knocked Up FROM Judd Apatow, the director behind the sleeper hit, The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), comes another fratboy comedy that goes one up on fart jokes. The premise
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      286 38  -  Felix Cheong FILMREVIEW ....by I Gone Shopping THAT Singaporeans' favourite pastime is shopping is a subject matter ripe for satirical pickings. But sadly, Gone Shopping chooses to window dress rather than smash the idea right open. This debut feature by Wee Li Lin is really
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      269 38  -  Felix Cheong FILMREVIEW ...by I La Vie En Rose THAT it took the French more than 40 years after her death to make a biopic of iconic singer Edith Piaf is criminal. For like her American peer Billie Holiday, hers is a life
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      717 41  -  —THE GUARDIAN Infighting over, much has changed at Stamford Bridge these last couple of months LOS ANGELES Compared to the last few summers at Stamford Bridge, it has been a quiet couple of months so far at Stamford Bridge. There has been no money-spinning transfer
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      277 41 meanwhile, Fergie's fuming as battle for Heinze could get ugly —AFP MACAU Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson spoke yesterday of his anger at the conduct of Gabriel Heinze's (picture) agent, hinting that his defender could have been approached illegally, reported BBC Sport. On Monday, Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez revealed the
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      478 42 —AGENCIES Ljungberg says Henry's sale puts a question mark on Arsenal LONDON Freddie Ljungberg's decision to quit Arsenal for West Ham was prompted by the loss of Thierry Henry to Barcelona and the Swede's disappointment at the club's failure to sign "top players". Ljungberg moved across
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      170 42  -  CUBBYLEONG BANGKOK University have one foot in the 2007 RHB Singapore Cup semi-finals, after an impressive 3-1 win over Balestier Khalsa in the first leg of their quarter-final clash at the Toa Payoh stadium last night. Striker Masahiro Fukasawa (picture, right) was the star of the night,
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      482 42  -  CUBBY LEONG RHB SINGAPORE CUP 2007 QUARTER-FINAL,2ND LEG Woodlands v Home United Woodlands Stadium, 7.45pm cubby@mediacorp.com.sg WITH half the season gone they are in sixth place, trailing leagueleaders Home United by 18 points. Woodlands Wellington know their S-League title hopes are over for
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      273 43  -  TANYO-HINN yohinn@media corp.com.sg TEN days ago, Singapore triple jump star Stefan Tseng just missed out on bronze at the sth International Association of Athletics Federations (lAAF) World Youth Championships, which was held in Ostrava,
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      324 43 to get used to it "Also, the co-ordination all through my jump phase can be a lot better. I'm not getting enough 'hang-time' and it's affecting my distances. I also need to improve on my strength to be able to withstand jumping longer distances." The
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      417 43 —AGENCIES NEW YORK An FBI gambling investigation into retired referee Tim Donaghy and possible match-fixing sparked credibilitycrushing fear around the National Basketball Association (NBA) on Monday amid more disturbing reports. The New York Post, citing an unnamed source, reported that Donaghy was ready to
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      161 43 —AFP PARIS Formula 1 supremo Bernie Eccelstone yesterday made a spectacular U-turn on his decision to wipe the French Grand Prix venue of Magny-Cours from the 2008 season by saying the circuit will be retained for next year. In a meeting with France Prime Minister
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      659 44 —AFP Japan wary of opponents' aggressive approach, Gulf giants complain of fatigue ASIAN CUP SEMI-FINAL Japan v Saudi Arabia 9.20pm (Singapore time) HANOI Japan coach Ivica Osim has warned that the defending champions will face an unknown quantity when they clash with long-time rivals
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      225 44 —AP JAKARTA Hosts Indonesia would rather see South Korea and Japan contest this Sunday's final of the Asian Cup, believing the match up would attract the most supporters to its cavernous Gelora Bung Karno Stadium here. Tournament organiser Nugraha Besoes said he
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      683 45 —AFP But they face a tough battle against a spirited Iraqi outfit playing for a cause ASIAN CUP SEMI-FINAL Iraq v South Korea, 6pm (Singapore time) KUALA LUMPUR The last time these two sides met, South Korea thumped Iraq 3-0. It was a
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      290 45 —AFP KUALA LUMPUR Iraq's Brazilian coach Jorvan Vieira (picture) launched a furious tirade against the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) yesterday, after his team were forced to wait up to six hours to get into their hotel. The Iraqi squad arrived in Kuala
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      489 48  -  TEXT LYNETTE KOH PHOTO JASON HO With a stellar list of research and academic achievements, Jan Han had an action-packed learning journey at NTU. TEXT There is another reason why Jan could not be an otaku: He simply would not have the time. Having recently graduated with
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