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Title Section13 2008-03-21 1 TODAY /A^djaCorp MICA(P) 132/10/2007 we set you thinking Friday March 21, 2008 todayonline.com13 words
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Article, Illustration807 2008-03-21 1 NEOCHAICHIN - NEOCHAICHIN The Tibetan community in Spore rallies behind the Dalai Lama chaichin@media corp. com. sg THEY may not hold a Tibetan passport, and some have never lived in their motherland. But gathered at a meditation centre in Geylang listening to a news podcast downloaded from websiteNEO CHAI CHIN - 807 words
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636 2008-03-21 1 LOWUNFHOONG - LOWUNFHOONG linfhoong@media corp. com. sg IN A programming coup that sports fans hail as a sign of true competition at last, Sing Tel has secured exclusive media rights to the hugely popular Uefa Champions League and Uefa Cup for three seasons from next636 words
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Miscellaneous7 2008-03-21 1 CHINA SENDS IN TROOPS WORLD «PAGE 127 words
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hot news
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Article, Illustration805 2008-03-21 2 JESSINTATAN - JESSINTATAN Tough for Razaleigh to shift Umno support from PM, but don't dismiss him: Analysts jessinta@media corp.com.sg KUALA LUMPUR Four years ago, the prince from Kelantan tried to mount a challenge against a highly-popular Abdullah Ahmad Badawi for the United Malays National Organisation (Umno) presidency805 words
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Article, Illustration450 2008-03-21 2 ZUL OTHMAN; NGJINGYNG - ZUL OTHMAN NGJINGYNG zul@mediacorp.com.sg NEVER before has the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) had to step up inspections on departures at land checkpoints to this level for this long. The focus has always been on arrivals from Malaysia. But the escape ofPHOTO COURTESY CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 450 words
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494 2008-03-21 3 JINNY KOH - JINNY KOH jinny@mediacorp.com.sg AFTER being slapped with the highest fine imposed by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) on a train operator, SMRT has decided to appeal. It wrote to the LTA yesterday asking for a review to moderate the $387,176 penalty by494 words
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Singapore news
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Article, Illustration537 2008-03-21 4 ANSLEY NG - ANSLEY NG Hardly 'just a collision', says CJ, and gives him four years ansley@mediacorp.com.sg IT WAS an uphill task for defence lawyer Alan Moh yesterday as he tried to convince Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong why his client, who had been found guilty of a537 words
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660 2008-03-21 4 TAN HUI LENG; yenyok [ - TAN HUI LENG yenyok[ huileng@media corp.com.sg IT MIGHT seem like a disease out of place and time in a First World city, but surprisingly, tuberculosis (TB) is some 75 per cent more prevalent in Singapore than in most660 words
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Article, Illustration739 2008-03-21 6 CHITRARAJARAM - CHITRARAJARAM Breadwinner mums earn esteem for aceing daily grind DEPUTY EDITORIAL DIRECTOR, MEDIACORP chitrarajaram@media corp.com.sg THIS is not about women running for presidency, making it to the top of their professions or succeeding in a man's domain. No, this is about the women who don't makeYEN YOK - 739 words
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SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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84 2008-03-21 8 Passengers on Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Silk Air will pay a bit more, with a hike in the fuel surcharge for tickets issued from March 26. The new surcharge: For flights between Singapore and Asean countries, US$3O ($4l), up from US$26; to the United84 words
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123 2008-03-21 8 -ANSLEYNG The state of a car's tyres was the subject of debate yesterday in the trial of Wong Heng Chiang, whose car crashed at a bus stop on Penang Road, injuring six people. Defence lawyer Subhas Anandan said his client lost control of the-ANSLEYNG - 123 words
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Article599 2008-03-21 8 LOH CHEE KONG - LOH CHEE KONG Also, institute's top students to work with A^Star scientists cheekong@media corp. com. sg FIRST there was the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme, which bright students could strive for on top of A-level certification. Now, enter the junior college diploma which is fast finding599 words
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TRAFFICSNIPPETS
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Article80 2008-03-21 10 Phase one of the widening works for the Central Expressway is starting between Ang Mo Kio Aye 1 and Ang Mo Kio Aye 3. The Land Transport Authority has awarded a $16.86-million contract to Or Kirn Peow Contractors and preparatory works have begun. The aim80 words
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Article69 2008-03-21 10 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Braddell Road/Thomson Road/Lornie Road Flyover should open by July, and it should help ease the traffic congestion on Lornie Road during the morning peak hours, said the LTA. The morning jam used to dissipate by 9am, but in recent weeks it has– CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 69 words
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Article112 2008-03-21 10 A road re-alignment will be carried out at the junction of Temasek Avenue and Raffles Boulevard from Ipm Monday. To be in effect for three years, this is to facilitate work on the Downtown MRT Line Stage 1. To access the Millenia Tower entrance. Centennial112 words
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Article92 2008-03-21 10 Also to facilitate work on the Downtown Line, traffic will be diverted along Cross Street and Upper Cross Street, extending from Far East Building to Chinatown Point, from Bam Saturday. The diversion will be until end-June to facilitate the design, construction and completion of Chinatown Station92 words
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Article, Illustration402 2008-03-21 10 WONG MUN WAI - WONG MUN WAI CHANNEL NEWSASIA NUS,NUH unveil faster, cheaper, painless way to test for d ia betes munwai@mediacorp.com.sg THERE is now a faster and cheaper method to find out if a person has diabetes. The Wrinkle Test, developed by researchers at the National UniversityCHANNEL NEWSASIA; 001 BOON KEONG - 402 words
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world news
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Article, Illustration417 2008-03-21 12 -AFP Military build-up in Tibet, neighbouring provinces begin as China rejects talks with Dalai Lama BEIJING Thousands of soldiers were seen in Lhasa yesterday amid reports of a huge military build-up. Long military convoys were on the move in Tibet while troops (picture) also poured into-AFP; AFP - 417 words
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Article, Illustration273 2008-03-21 12 -AFP BANGKOK Thailand's Supreme Court has agreed to hear a vote fraud case against the Speaker of Parliament, which could lead to the sacking of ousted Premier Thaksin Shinawatra's close ally. Mr Yongyut Tiyapairat is accused of bribing local officials in-AFP; AFP - 273 words
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373 2008-03-21 12 -AP BANGKOK Somewhere in the firmament of Michelin-starred chefs, there must be one willing to accept US$B,OOO ($11,000) for a single night's work. The only catch is that this particular dinner at a Bangkok luxury hotel has stirred up a mighty controversy and-AP - 373 words
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GLOBALROUNDUP
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93 2008-03-21 12 -AFP Astronaut Takao Doi spoke to the Japanese Prime Minister from the International Space Station yesterday to report that he had successfully completed his mission to attach a Japanese laboratory capsule, Kibo, to the space station. The Japanese astronaut showed Prime Minister-AFP - 93 words
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122 2008-03-21 12 -AP South Korean police have arrested a man suspected of illegally trading in human eggs for infertile couples. The suspect, identified by his family name Kirn, used the Internet to arrange the transactions, police officer Kirn Ku Hyun said yesterday. The-AP - 122 words
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Article, Illustration334 2008-03-21 14 Europe faces'severe' reaction for publishing cartoons insulting the Prophet, he warns CAIRO Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has accused Pope Benedict XVI (picture) of helping in a "new Crusade" against Islam and warned in a new audiotape of a "severe" reaction for Europeans'BLOOMBERG - 334 words
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Article, Illustration351 2008-03-21 14 JAKARTA Indonesian Vice-Pres-ident Jusuf Kalla (picture) appears to be making full use of the absence of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) to enhance his image as an effective leader in the eyes of both the public and the media, a local report"BLOOMBERG - 351 words
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240 2008-03-21 14 -AP -AFP SYDNEY—Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd came under fire yesterday for accepting free overseas trips while in opposition from a Chinese businessman with links to Macau casino magnate Stanley Ho. Mr Rudd said there was nothing untoward in allowing businessman lan Tang's company,-AP; -AFP - 240 words
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GLOBALROUNDUP
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100 2008-03-21 14 ■AP South Korea's food protection agency yesterday said it will send a fact-finding team to a Chinese factory that produced a popular snack food found to contain a suspected rat's head. The Korea Food and Drug Administration will send investigators to the■AP - 100 words
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87 2008-03-21 14 Thailand's state railway labour union said delays in the delivery of spare parts for train wheels could lead to derailments, the Bangkok Post reported yesterday. Union president Riengsak Khaengkhan said the purchase of 10,000 hub rings worth about 131 million baht ($5.8 million) has87 words
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77 2008-03-21 14 -AP A Kansas man whose girlfriend authorities say spent nearly two years sitting on the toilet in a bathroom in their house, has been charged. Kory McFarren, 37, was charged on Monday with mistreatment of a dependent adult. McFarren, 37, who called the police about-AP - 77 words
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Article492 2008-03-21 16 -AP -AGENCIES White House records show scant evidence of her role in key foreign policy events WASHINGTON More than 11,000 pages of former first lady Hillary Clinton's White House schedules were released Wednesday, but they shed little light on her boasted credentials to be commander-in-chief. The New-AP; -AGENCIES - 492 words
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Article, Illustration285 2008-03-21 16 -AFP PLOMBIERES-LES-DIJON (France) A severely disfigured woman was found dead at her home on Wednesday, a local prosecutor said, only two days after a court rejected her request for the right to die, in a case that stirred much emotion in France. The high court-AFP - 285 words
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181 2008-03-21 18 -AFP TAIPEI Taiwan's first elected president threw his support yesterday behind ruling party candidate Frank Hsieh, saying the nation needed a counterweight to the opposition-controlled parliament "I will cast my vote for Frank Hsieh, but no matter what the outcome is I respect-AFP - 181 words
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Article649 2008-03-21 18 JASON LEE - JASON LEE Voters knock DPP for eight'sluggish'years jasonlee@mediacorp.com.sg HOW would a Frank Hsieh presidency differ from a Ma Ying-jeou presidency? Observers Today spoke to held mixed views, but there was consensus on two aspects of Taiwan's polls tomorrow. First, the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)649 words
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Voices
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543 2008-03-21 20 CHONG SIANG SING - Does every child really count CHONG SIANG SING Student-teacher ratio within limits, so why did autistic twins have to leave school? Letter from SINGAPORE is a wonderful place to live in, though perhaps not for my six-year-old autistic twin boys. After they had attended two-hour playgroup sessions three times a543 words
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Letter, Illustration348 2008-03-21 20 GWEE El PENG - GWEE El PENG Letter from MY FRIEND is in her 20s and is a childcare teacher in a kindergarten run by the PAP Community Foundation (PCF). She has worked there for three years. She was told that her wage increments had beenTODAY FILE PHOTO - 348 words
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188 2008-03-21 20 JESSICA CHAN GEAKCHOO - JESSICA CHAN GEAKCHOO Letter from I WAS in a car with a friend from Australia when we drove past a HDB estate. Being the proud Singaporean that I am, I pointed out to my friend a wellequipped playground that we188 words
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Article183 2008-03-21 22 DR JAMES DOBSON - DR JAMES DOBSON I BY NO MAGIC BULLETS Our commentaries this week have focused on building self-confidence in the child who is physically or emotionally different-the one who faces a tough social challenge. Despite these wonderful suggestions that I've provided, let me conclude by acknowledging that183 words
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Safety concerns are fine, but did LTA consider all the factors?
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148 2008-03-21 22 PETER LI M - PETER LI M Letter from EVEN after the new rule introduced by the Land Transport Authority (LTA) has been tweaked, it is still difficult for us the visually handicapped to travel, especially in the Central Business District. We rely on taxis to get directly148 words
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148 2008-03-21 22 TINANG - TINANG Letter from IT IS interesting to note that many inconsiderate drivers on our roads are not taxi drivers. I have observed cars being double and even triple-parked at the bus-stop outside Fu Lv Shou Complex along Rochor Road. Many parents do this so148 words
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Article, Illustration778 2008-03-21 22 Tabitha Wang - Tabitha Wang news@newstoday.com.sg Malls are out and open-air bazaars are in again, in HK I WAS in Hong Kong last week. It was meant to be a nice, long weekend of pampering and shopping. Instead, it became a game of Dodge the Flu. Okay, it wasYEN YOK - 778 words
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212 2008-03-21 24 MICKEY CHIANG - MICKEY CHIANG Letter from FOOD is close to the heart of Singaporeans and we like our hawker centres to be within easy reach. So, the simultaneous closure of the Adam Road Hawker Centre and nearby Farrer Road Hawker Centre for renovations is a212 words
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Letter, Illustration226 2008-03-21 24 GOHKIMHOE - GOHKIMHOE Man checked in for flight-with wife's obsolete passport Letter from LAST week, my wife, daughter and I were at Changi Airport's Terminal 1 to catch a Valuair flight to Jakarta. We felt that the lady who checked us in for the flight was quiteFAIZAL - 226 words
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Miscellaneous15 2008-03-21 22 SO MUCH FOR BEING VIGILAISTT Man checked in for flight -with wife's obsolete passport 2415 words
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Business
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Article, Illustration474 2008-03-21 28 ESTHER FUNG - ESTHER FUNG Many are in the red, yet only 5 per cent see need to embrace technology esther@mediacorp.com.sg EVEN though Singapore experienced high economic growth last year and large companies have announced record annual profits, more start-ups were in the red last year as compared toFAIZAL - 474 words
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309 2008-03-21 28 -AGENCIES ASIAN shares ended off early lows yesterday, hit by a sharp pullback in commodity prices that dragged down shares of resource issues such as BHP Billiton in Sydney, Zhongjin Gold in Shanghai and Korea Zinc in Seoul. Commodity producers were among the-AGENCIES - 309 words
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business news
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Article424 2008-03-21 30 BLOOMBERG After denying rumours of banks withdrawing credit, it rises 9.4% a 2-month high OLAM International, the Singapore-based commodities supplier, rose the most in two months after denying that banks are pulling credit lines because of its links to a Bermuda-based broker whose stock plunged thisBLOOMBERG - 424 words
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Article, Illustration333 2008-03-21 30 FROZEN DELIGHTS AT AVA EVENT Discover how tasty frozen meat can be this weekend at the two-day event organised by the Agri-food and Veterinary Association. It starts tomorrow and runs from 10am to 9pm attheToa Payoh HDB hub. Let cooking experts and celebrities show you ways to prepare delicious333 words
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BUSINESSBRIEFS
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146 2008-03-21 30 Singapore-listed Allco Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) has received in-principle approval to extend the maturity date of $550 million in debt. Allco (Singapore), the Reit manager, said the approval pushes the maturity date to Dec 31 next year from146 words
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Article166 2008-03-21 30 DOW JONES The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) has named 11 pre-qualified consortium leads interested in bidding to be the operating company of the country's high-speed national broadband network. They include Sing Tel, Star Hub, Mobile One, City Telecom HK and Nippon TelegraphDOW JONES - 166 words
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Article, Illustration495 2008-03-21 30 BLOOMBERG INDUSTRIAL and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and Standard Chartered are among banks that may bid for a US$l.9-bil-lion ($2.6-billion) stake in Hong Kong's Wing Lung Bank, two people familiar with the matter said. Chairman Michael Wu and his extended family are— BLOOMBERG; BLOOMBERG - 495 words
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Article, Illustration477 2008-03-21 31 BLOOMBERG MR JIM Rogers, co-founder with George Soros of the Quantum Hedge Fund, is investing in Taiwan on expectations this week's presidential election will install a government that will improve ties with China. Mr Rogers, 65, said he recently bought exchange-traded fundsBLOOMBERG - 477 words
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Technology
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Article, Illustration757 2008-03-21 34 APPLE'S Mac machines are renowned for their industrial design and aesthetic appeal, and its peripherals —such as the latest slim keyboard and Mighty Mouse are just as sleek. However, some Mac addicts prefer to use third-party peripherals, and there is a huge, thriving757 words
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Article, Illustration261 2008-03-21 34 -TREVOR TAN THE Canon Ixus compact digital camera series is renowned for its sleek design. But its silver shell has become increasingly boring. Taking cues from its competition, Canon has, for the first time, clothed its latest Ixus 80 IS in five-TREVOR TAN; TREVOR TAN - 261 words
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technews
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Article, Illustration533 2008-03-21 36 HEDIRMAN SUPIAN - HEDIRMAN SUPIAN Thirty per cent of uploaded videos by TV viewers are aired on US cable channels hedirman@media corp.com.sg FANCY seeing your made-for-Internet flicks broadcast on television and getting paid for them? Viewers of Current, a news and information television network based inPHOTO COURTESY PORTABLE FILM FESTIVAL - 533 words
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Article, Illustration685 2008-03-21 38 ARIELTAM - ARIELTAM ariel@mediacorp.com.sg THERE are many people in the world who equate "free time" with "zealous Net surfing". They spend every opportunity browsing the Internet on their precious handhelds: At bus stops, restaurants, libraries, swimming pools, toilets and, very often, during board meetings and685 words
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190 2008-03-21 38 -AP SEATTLE Microsoft has posted a major package of updates and security fixes for Windows Vista. The world's largest software-maker said Service Pack 1 will improve Vista's reliability, security and performance, though many components have been released during monthly updates since the operating system-AP - 190 words
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Article, Illustration1277 2008-03-21 40 Asif Ansar - Asif Ansar More Singaporeans are embracing international cultures and celebrating festivals with various expatriate communities asif@mediacorp.com.sg Swigging beer and backing up against tanked-up Irishmen in funny hats at every turn for a blurry moment, it felt like being in the Emerald Isle and not the1,277 words
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Article, Illustration129 2008-03-21 42 ROCKET MAN SINGAPORE BOUND The legendary Sir Elton John will pop into Singapore for a concert on May 7 as part of his Rocket Man Tour. With more than three decades of Top 10 hits to his name including Daniel, Rocket Man, Candle in the Wind and Want Love129 words
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Article, Illustration646 2008-03-21 42 ASIFANSAR - ASIFANSAR asif@mediacorp.com.sg IT'S kind of unnerving when you go to a bar and don't find one especially if it takes pride as a fine whisky bar. That's what happened when we checked out the chic Naumi hotel bar which claims to have more than 50 types of whiskies.KOH MUI FONG - 646 words
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Article, Illustration489 2008-03-21 44 Asif Ansar - Asif Ansar THEATREREVIEW by I One-Man Star Wars Trilogy YOU'D be forgiven for thinking you were at an IT convention from the number of geeks present except these guys are clutching lightsabres and Star Wars books and gleefully exchanging notes with stormtroopers489 words
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Article, Illustration455 2008-03-21 45 -AGENCIES Kids who act their age, and Robert Downey Jr too! WHAT'S new in the celebrity world these days? Kids, kids and more stuff for kids (and like-minded adults). After playing a children's beauty pageant contestant with a dysfunctional family in Little Miss Sunshine, the pint-sized charmer Abigail-AGENCIES; s*l GETTY IMAGES - 455 words
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Article153 2008-03-21 45 MEXICAN MURALS AND MODERN ART EXPERT AT SAM If you want to see an art expert who talks big and still makes complete sense, drop by the Singapore Art Museum (SAM) tomorrow afternoon for a lecture on Mexican murals. Dr Alejandro Ugalde's lecture The Impact of Mexican Muralism on153 words
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Article, Illustration717 2008-03-21 46 CHRISTOPHER TOH - CHRISTOPHER TOH KTTunstall just wants to have fun and be green -on tour christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg XT TUNSTALL'S groundbreaking performance of her big hit Black Horse And The Cherry Tree on the influential British music show Later With Jools Holland helped propel the singer's rise in popularity. Now, four years717 words
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Article, Illustration467 2008-03-21 48 PAUL GREEN - PAUL GREEN Sengkang's Saswa and Balestier's Nasaruddin are busy trying to keep their teams off the bottom NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2008 Sengkang v Balestier Jalan Besar Stadium, 7.30pm paulgreen@mediacorp.com.sg BOTH Saswadimata Dasuki and Nasaraddin Jalil are on a steep learning curve. Despite little experience, the twoDON WON G, WEE TECK HIAN - 467 words
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Article, Illustration256 2008-03-21 48 — PAUL GREEN - PAUL GREEN BOTH players hail from Japan and are friends, although for 90 minutes tonight that will be forgotten when their two sides meet Both Hiroyuki Yamamoto of Sengkang Punggol and Balestier Khalsa's Haruki Seto are happily settled in Singapore, even if their■II MM I DON WONG, KOH MUI FONG - 256 words
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Article, Illustration610 2008-03-21 49 SHAMIR OSMAN - SHAMIR OSMAN Avramovic will play a wait and see game as key defenders try to get into shape FOOTBALL FRIENDLY Singapore v Australia sha mir@media corp.com.sg FANS just want to see goals, but to a football coach the foundation for success is always a clean sheet.KOH MUI FONG - 610 words
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Article, Illustration335 2008-03-21 49 PAUL GREEN - PAUL GREEN IT'S NOW six wins out of six for the Super Reds, after the Korean outfit beat Albirex Niigata 2-1 in their NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2008 clash at Yishun Stadium last night The result meant the Super Reds moved to the topTREVOR TAN - 335 words
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Article139 2008-03-21 49 -AFP CHONBURI, Thailand Local young gun Sattaya Supupramai and Korean teenager Noh Seung Yul both shot impressive eight-under-par 64s for the joint lead after the first round of the US$3OO,OOO ($416,974) Asian Tour International yesterday. Taiwan's Lin Wen-Tang and England's Simon Griffiths were just one shot-AFP - 139 words
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Article, Illustration538 2008-03-21 50 LOWUNFHOONG - LOWUNFHOONG But she may not be in the running for China, despite helping Singapore Sailing make history linfhoong@media corp.com.sg AFTER six days of intense competition off Auckland's Takapuna Beach, Elizabeth Yin (picture) cruised through the final two races at the Women's Laser Radial World Championship yesterdayPHOTO COURTESY OF SINGAPORESAIUNG - 538 words
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Article, Illustration629 2008-03-21 51 Lan De Cotta - Lan De Cotta After a week of intense scrutiny, Italians confident of success in Malaysia Formula 1 correspondent in Kuala Lumpur ian@mediacorp.com.sg IT WAS only one race out of 18, so all the fuss over Ferrari's poor start to the 2008 Formula 1 season3ETTY IMAGES - 629 words
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Article, Illustration386 2008-03-21 51 — LAN DE COTTA - LAN DE COTTA MOKHZANI Mahathir is taking the credit for the idea to hold a Formula 1 race in the cool of the night As Singapore continues to work on the first night race on the Formula 1 calendar on Sept 28 along theGETTY IMAGES - 386 words
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Article, Illustration807 2008-03-21 52 -AGENCIES CRISTIANO RONALDO Ronaldo overtakes Best's goal mark, but the critics still want more and Liverpool on Sunday is his chance ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Man United 2 Bolton 0 MANCHESTER His two strikes against Bolton here on Wednesday night (yesterday morning, Singapore time) brought his tally-AGENCIES; 3ETTY IMAGES - 807 words
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Article, Illustration720 2008-03-21 52 -AFP ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Tottenham 4 Chelsea 4 LONDON Avram Grant talks a good game. He tried his best to remain upbeat about Chelsea's pursuit of the Premiership title, after the thrilling 4-4 draw with Tottenham on Wednesday night (yesterday morning,-AFP; GETTY IMAGES - 720 words
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394 2008-03-21 53 LONDON David Beckham (picture) is on track to win the 100 th England cap he craves in a friendly against France in Paris next week, after winning a recall to the squad for Fabio Capello's second match in charge. Head coach Capello394 words
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Article, Illustration101 2008-03-21 53 Goalkeepers: David James (Portsmouth), Scott Carson (Aston Villa), Chris Kirkland (Wigan) Defenders: Wayne Bridge, John Terry, Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Glen Johnson (Portsmouth), Wes Brown, Rio Ferdinand (Man Utd), Joleon Lescott (Everton), David Wheater (Boro), Jonathan Woodgate (Tottenham), Matthew Upson (West Ham) Midfielders: Gareth Barry, Ashley Young (AstonGE^Y IMAGES - 101 words
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