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Title Section27 2008-05-20 1 TODAY /A=diaCofip MICA(P) 132/10/2007 we set you thinking Tuesday May 20, 2008 todayonline.com TODAY /A=iyJj-\CORP MICA (P) 132/10/2007 we set you thinking Tuesday May 20, 2008 todayonline.com27 words
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Article542 2008-05-20 1 NAZRYBAHRAWI - NAZRYBAHRAWI Asean acts as bridge between Myanmar and aid workers nazry@mediacorp.com.sg THE international community heaved a sigh of relief yesterday when Myanmar agreed to open its doors wider to allow in humanitarian help for survivors of Cyclone Nargis including hundreds of thousands of children virtually on542 words
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Article, Illustration827 2008-05-20 1 NAZRY BAHRAWI - NAZRY BAHRAWI —AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR In a move which sent shock waves through the country, former Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday announced his resignation from the party he joined in 1946 and helmed for 22 years. Observers—AGENCIES; AFP - 827 words
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Miscellaneous19 2008-05-20 1 aoOS to CANNES LEONARD THOMAS IN MOSCOW Look out for his Champions League match report^^^ THE SPORTS I 52119 words
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106 2008-05-20 2 JAKARTA A powerful 6.1-magnitude earthquake shook the western coast of Indonesia's North Sumatra province last night, according to a report by AFP quoting the meteorology office here said. The quake struck at a depth of 10km in a mountainous area 35km north-east of106 words
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Article, Illustration614 2008-05-20 3 JINNY KOH - JINNY KOH Stench from river affecting business, they claim jinny@mediacorp.com.sg YOU are dining alfresco by the river, tourists at the next table are taking in the tropical night scene, a gentle breeze blows and suddenly, there is a smell from the river. It isJINNY KOH - 614 words
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Article, Illustration76 2008-05-20 4 SPIRITUAL CLEANSING: On Vesak day, temples such as the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple carry out the ceremonial bathing of an image of baby Prince Siddhartha (the Buddha-to-be) which is placed in perfumed water with flowers. Buddhists take part in the ceremony by pouring the perfumed water over the statue. VesakWEETECKHIAN - 76 words
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Article552 2008-05-20 4 DERRICK A PAULO - DERRICK A PAULO Spore Poly and Massey University offer subsidised degree in food technology ASST NEWS EDITOR derrick@mediacorp.com.sg BETTER food, a greater variety of food and possibly even cheaper food a tie-up between two educational institutions could help to make Singapore more of a food552 words
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203 2008-05-20 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA MEDIACORP'S Channel News Asia and the Communication University of China have agreed to collaborate to boost media development in China. The university's media management school and Channel NewsAsia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Wednesday. This will result in annual media— CHANNEL NEWSASIA - 203 words
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Article, Illustration504 2008-05-20 6 ALICIA WONG - ALICIA WONG Colonel Tung relies on his army experience to ensure a successful NDP alicia@mediacorp.com.sg IT IS his first time organising Singapore's birthday celebrations and Colonel Tung Yui Fai is facing the challenge with gusto just like a military man would. As chairman ofJESSINTATAN - 504 words
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Article, Illustration349 2008-05-20 6 IF YOU haven't done so already, it is time to tighten your belt for tougher times ahead. Salary increments in Singapore for the next 12 months will lag inflation, according to the results of a survey by global management consultancy Hay Group released atBLOOMBERG - 349 words
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Article, Illustration748 2008-05-20 8 DROWCHEE CHUNG - DROWCHEE CHUNG In the long run, community hospitals are a less ideal alternative to home care HEALTH Minister Khaw Boon Wan recently announced the establishment of a community hospital in 2015, alongside a general hospital in Jurong. The rationale is to allow a seamless flowFAIZAL - 748 words
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Miscellaneous8 2008-05-20 6 OIL PRICES HIT RECORD HIGH BUSINESS «PAGE 328 words
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Article119 2008-05-20 10 —AFP MANILA Eight more people were killed in the northern Philippines as tropical storm Halong intensified yesterday, raising the death toll to 12, the civil defence office said. The storm lashed the northern Philippines on Sunday, with the provinces of Pangasinan and La Union—AFP - 119 words
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Article, Illustration291 2008-05-20 10 -AFP I BERLIN The Dalai Lama has held talks with German Development Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul yesterday in a meeting that has raised fresh tension with China. Ms Wieczorek-Zeul said they discussed Tibet and its ties with China during the meeting in Berlin that lasted-AFP I; AFP - 291 words
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Article383 2008-05-20 10 -AGENCIES Unclear if Sichuan quake relief workers still alive: Xinhua BEIJING Some 158 relief workers with the Sichuan transportation department were buried by mudslides in southwestern China over the weekend while working to repair quakedamaged roads, state media reported yesterday, citing an official with the Ministry-AGENCIES - 383 words
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Article, Illustration34 2008-05-20 12 BURIED ALIVE: Rescuers at a collapsed building in Shrfang last week. China warned time was running out to save survivors of an earthquake that has claimed an estimated tens of thousands of lives. AFPAFP - 34 words
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735 2008-05-20 12 -THE NEW YORK TIMES Trapped couple finds comfort, hope in embrace SHIFANG (China) At the moment of greatest despair, Mr Wang Zhijun tried to kill himself by twisting his neck against the debris. The chunks of brick and concrete that-THE NEW YORK TIMES - 735 words
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Article, Illustration466 2008-05-20 13 —AFP Overseas adoption, psychological problems await affected children CHENGDU (China) Twelve-year-old Huang Siyu has a pink plastic flower in her hair, a pained look on her face, and two broken legs. What is uncertain is whether she still has her parents. There has been—AFP; AFP - 466 words
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244 2008-05-20 14 AP JAKARTA South-east Asia's most wanted terror suspect, Noordin Top, may have evaded a massive manhunt and fled Indonesia, according to police documents obtained by The Associated Press. The claim that he has fled is contained in police investigation reports into two senior— AP - 244 words
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Article, Illustration352 2008-05-20 14 -AGENCIES Former Republican candidate eyes vice-Presidentspot WASHINGTON Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee said on Sunday he would like to be the running mate of Mr John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. "There's no one I would rather be on a ticket with than John McCain," said Mr-AGENCIES; BLOOMBERG - 352 words
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Article, Illustration685 2008-05-20 16 JASON LEE - JASON LEE Taiwan's outgoing President has plenty to mull over jasonlee@mediacorp.com.sg EIGHT years ago to the day, Taiwan was filled with anticipation of a brighter future. Disillusioned with the prevalence of "black gold" politics under old Kuomintang (KMT) governments, many Taiwanese hoped the inauguration of President ChenAFP - 685 words
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Article299 2008-05-20 19 AFP South Korea debates whether to give food to famine-threatened North SEOUL South Korea's ruling party and government officials held talks yesterday on whether to send badlyneeded food aid to North Korea after Washington promised Pyongyang shipments totalling 500,000 tonnes. South Korea welcomed the— AFP - 299 words
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Article, Illustration73 2008-05-20 19 FIERY MOBS: A man was set alight in Reiger Park, South Africa on Sunday during xenophobic clashes that shook Johannesburg. The wave of violence against immigrants left at least six dead on the inner city streets of South Africa's economic capital, police and witnesses said. Since last week, foreigners haveAFP - 73 words
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195 2008-05-20 19 -THE DAILY TELEGRAPH NEW YORK High food prices are here to stay and the world needs a "green revolution" to feed its growing population, the senior humanitarian official at the United Nations told The Daily Telegraph. Sir John Holmes, Britain's former Ambassador-THE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 195 words
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Article, Illustration768 2008-05-20 20 THE NEW YORK TIMES Will the next US President wear a skirt? It's looking increasingly unlikely SENATOR Hillary Rodham Clinton (picture) is probably in the waning days of her bid for the Democrat presidential nomination. In her own words, she has been— THE NEW YORK TIMES - 768 words
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Article, Illustration537 2008-05-20 23 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Italian minister Carfagna, a former showgirl, says it helps to be good looking ROME A former showgirl who has become an Italian Cabinet minister has admitted that you don't have to be pretty to get ahead in politics, but it helps. Ms Mara Carfagna,— THE DAILY TELEGRAPH; EPA - 537 words
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Letter, Illustration436 2008-05-20 24 ZAV HUSREF - ZAV HUSREF Threatened by a taxi driver for keeping to the speed limit Letter from ON SUNDAY, at about 11pm, I was driving in the right lane of Pasir Ris Drive 2, keeping to the speed limit of 60kmh. It is a two-lane roadFAIZAL - 436 words
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Letter124 2008-05-20 24 KAREN TAN - KAREN TAN Letter from Director, Corporate Communications Division Ministry Of Health HELEN Edmonds would like us to "Protect our kids, impose more preventive measures" (May 15) against the spread of Hand, Foot and Mouth disease (HFMD), given the current outbreak from China. Indeed, we should.124 words
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Article173 2008-05-20 26 DR BILL MAIER - DR BILL MAIER BY OVERCOMING FEARS Just because fears are irrational, does not mean they are not real -at least to the person who has to deal with them. People who struggle with fear often understand how irrational their worries are, but that does not solve173 words
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263 2008-05-20 26 MUHAMAD RANI OSMAN - MUHAMAD RANI OSMAN Letter from LAST Thursday, at about 2.50pm, at the Banquet food court at Harbour Front, my mother ordered a bowl of macaroni soup from a nasi padang stall. She was the stall's only customer. After about 10 minutes, she had to go263 words
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Letter, Illustration257 2008-05-20 26 GERALDINE CHAY MEI FONG - GERALDINE CHAY MEI FONG FAIZAL SAFETY Reckless manoeuvres by bus driver almost caused a serious accident Letter from ON FRIDAY at around 10.45 am, my husband and I were in our car in the middle lane of Thomson Road, towards Marymount Road in the257 words
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Article, Illustration737 2008-05-20 28 CONRAD RAJ - CONRAD RAJ N BINTAN bUIIUH-AI-LAHGE conrad@media corp.com.sg SINGAPORE-LISTED Gallant Ventures is making another effort to add more buzz to its Bintan projects by announcing a slew of new investments, including infrastructure, worth some $500 million. This time around it's not only the well-heeled it's737 words
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Article207 2008-05-20 30 DPA 75% surveyed changed at least one provider in the pastyear A MAJORITY of Singapore consumers have stopped doing business with at least one firm in the last year due to poor service, a survey said yesterday. Half of the 300 consumers queried rate the— DPA - 207 words
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436 2008-05-20 30 WASHINGTON A growing number of analysts are expressing confidence that the worst may be over for the United States economy, even if it struggles for some time due to weak housing, tight credit and high energy costs. Latest data suggests that the436 words
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Article369 2008-05-20 32 AFP Petrol prices up despite higher Saudi output SINGAPORE World oil prices crept towards US$l27 a barrel in Asian trade yesterday as traders predicted costlier crude despite Saudi Arabia's disclosure that it had boosted production. New York's main oil futures contract, light sweet crude— AFP - 369 words
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Article, Illustration562 2008-05-20 34 Microsoft and Yahoo in renewed talks SAN FRANCISCO Microsoft is once again trying to team up with Yahoo to challenge Internet search and advertising leader Google, although at this point the renewed talks have not escalated to another attempt to take over Yahoo. The Redmond-based soft-ware-maker disclosed itsAP - 562 words
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Article, Illustration376 2008-05-20 36 JOSEPH YADAO - JOSEPH YADAO M'sian biscuit manufacturer sets its sights on one of the top three spots in Spore biscuit market joseph.yadao@media corp.com.sg MR C X Tan is an ambitious man. If the chief executive officer of Malaysian biscuit manufacturer Munchy Food Industries had his way, every household in376 words
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Article, Illustration143 2008-05-20 36 — JOSEPH YADAO - JOSEPH YADAO COURTS STREAMLINES, CREATES IN-HOUSE ADVERTISING TEAM Electronics, IT and furniture retailer Courts has decided to create an inhouse team to handle the advertising needs of its Singapore, Malaysian and Indonesian markets from July. Courts in Asia is now under common ownership and the company believes it is143 words
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