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    14 1 TODAY /AediaCorp MICA(P) 132/10/2007 we set you thinking Thursday May 22, 2008 todayonline.com I
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  • Slew of legal suits hits Singapore Swimming Club
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      Lock icon Dow plunges on oil jitters
      125 1 -AFP NEW YORK Wall Street plunged yesterday after crude oil prices hit record highs and the Federal Reserve slashed its growth forecast for the year, while signalling a pause in interest rate cuts. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 227.49 points to 12,601.19, the Nasdaq
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      Pedra Branca: 4 possible outcomes
      718 2  -  DERRICK A PAULO Assistant News Editor derrick@media corp.com.sg AS HE leaves for The Hague to hear the decision on the dispute over Pedra Branca, Am-bassador-At-Large Tommy Koh is crossing his fingers that a "seductive argument" by Malaysia does not find any favour with the International
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      SLEW OF LEGAL SUITS HITS SINGAPORE SWIMMING CLUB
      584 2  -  -CONRAD RAJ YET another social club is swirling in controversy amid a slew of suits by disgruntled members. The Singapore Swimming Club is currently facing three suits in the High Court, with several more in the pipeline, according to sources. With its
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      MediaCorp in fund-raising show for quake victims
      338 3  -  HOEYEEN NIE yeenNie@media corp. com. sg A FEW groups in Singapore have come together to put up a special three-hour charity concert this Sunday, to raise funds for children orphaned by the Sichuan earthquake. It will be beamed "live" from the MediaCorp studios
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      It's for real and I will get the numbers to grab power, says Anwar
      570 3  -  NAZRYBAHRAWI A CONFIDENT Anwar Ibrahim met foreign correspondents based in Singapore yesterday and opened the door a wee bit more on his plans to grab power. Once the former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister and now torch-bearer
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      Baby Bonus banks battle to woo parents
      702 4  -  ESTHER FUNG NEO CHAI CHIN Stanchart, OCBC may roll out more enticements esther@mediacorp.com.sg TWO banks are neck-and-neck in what could be the start of a "rates war" to snag a larger market share of the baby bonus pie just over two months before
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      Lock icon Welcome to leisure island
      638 6  -  LOHCHEEKONG cheekong@media corp.com.sg SOON, when someone claims there is nothing to do in Singapore, you can tell him to go fly a kite. Or cycle around the island, literally. Alternatively, he can relax amid the rustic charms of Changi on a spa treatment table, soak up
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      Lock icon $30m for Punggol Waterfront Town
      418 6  -  HASNITAAMAJID CHANNEL NEWSASIA hasnita@media corp.com.sg THE Government will spend about $30 million to develop key features of the new Punggol Waterfront Town. Most of that amount will go towards the man-made, 4.2-km Punggol Waterway, which will be constructed next year $25 million will be spent
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        Lock icon FOLDABLE BIKES ALLOWED ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT FROM SATURDAY
        96 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA From this Saturday until Nov 24, cyclists will be allowed to bring foldable bicycles on board public transport, in a six-month trial initiative by the Land Transport Authority (LTA). The bicycles will be allowed on MRT trains every weekday during
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        Lock icon ONLINE GUIDE TRACKS JOBS
        130 8 -CHANNEL NEWSASIA If job-seekers see red on the Ministry of Manpower's (MOM) website, it means good news. A labour market guide produced by the MOM and Workforce Development Agency aims to give job hunters a broad overview of opportunities in the 11 industry groups in the
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      Doctor: I was blackmailed
      504 8  -  ZUL OTHMAN GP caught having affair with assistant sues partners for 'forcing'him to sell shares zul@mediacorp.com.sg HE FIRST heard the rumours in 2000, but Dr Khairul Abdul Rahman was unwilling to believe that his partner, Dr Tarn Tak Chuen, was involved in an affair with a
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      Lock icon Waterfall in house project a winner
      415 8  -  JINNY KOH jinny@media corp.com.sg FROM pebbles to a pond to a waterfall one could be forgiven for thinking that one has strayed into a mini-forest smack in the bustling Orchard area. Except that these natural elements are part of the interior landscape of a
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      learning from business greats
      656 9 For NUS Business School undergraduates Grace Chew and Elaine Hee, the highlight of their study trip, 'Dream Trip to the USA, was not so much a bout the opportunity to visit the country. It was the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to talk business with investment guru Warren Buffett.
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      his classroom: the world
      234 9  -  LYNETTE KOH From a start-up in New York City to the Hong Kong offices of a multinational banking consortium, NUS Business School has afforded 24-year-old finance major Erwin Teo several global learning opportunities. Last January, the third-year student headed to New York University's Stern School of
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      Lock icon S'pore's up on peace scale
      648 10  -  ALICIA WONG But global survey shows citizens could do with a little more trust in one another alicia@mediacorp.com.sg IT HAS a reputation for being safe and low on violence but Singapore, which is generally peaceful, could do with a little more trust among its citizens,
      DON WONG; SOURCE EIU, VISION OF HUMANITY, ART FAIZAL  -  648 words
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      Lock icon Asean students look beyond the bottom line
      333 10  -  NAZRYBAHRAWI nazry@media corp.com.sg A DINER that serves cuisines unique to the countries of South-east Asia while providing jobs to poor farmers who could supply its owners the recipes and basic foodstuffs such as rice and spices. Welcome to the Asean Cafe. This innovative
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      Lock icon He's a man on a mission
      445 12  -  NGJINGYNG jingyng@media corp. com. sg HOW about a techno Master of Business Administration (MBA) that incorporates elements of information technology or a graduate business programme with a focus on the mathematical sciences. With MBA courses proliferating on the local scene, these are some of
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      Chee, supporter found guilty
      231 12 OPPOSITION politician Chee Soon Juan and a party supporter were yesterday found guilty of speaking in a public area without a licence in April 2006. However, sentencing for Chee, the Singapore Democratic Party's (SDP) secre-tary-general, and Yap Keng Ho who each face a fine of up
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      Helicopter crash lands
      109 12 A REPUBLIC of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) helicopter crashlanded yesterday afternoon at the Sembawang Air Base. The Super Puma AS 332 helicopter had two pilots and one air-crew specialist on board when the accident happened, said the Ministry of Defence (Mindef). The chopper, which was on a
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      Lock icon Mahathir cajoles MPs on his blog
      489 14  -  JESSINTATAN -AGENCIES, Step down temporarily and unseatthe PM, he says KUALA LUMPUR Former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has urged Malaysian lawmakers to temporarily leave the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition to force a leadership change. "This is a way to force Abdullah to
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      'Dr M didn't quit because I prompted him'
      219 14 ALOR STAR Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) member Ismail Wan Teh said he had no intention of adding fuel to fire when he challenged Dr Mahathir Mohamad to quit the ruling coalition, local press reported yesterday. Mr Ismail said he had asked the
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      Lock icon Robbers in underwear terrorise family
      104 14 -AP Five robbers have baffled Malaysian police by breaking into a house while clad only in underwear. Miri town police chief Jamaludin Ibrahim said yesterday that the men were armed with knives and gave three family members a rude awakening before dawn on Sunday in
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      Lock icon Japan law allows military use of space
      235 14 -AFP TOKYO Japan passed a new law yesterday allowing the use of space programmes for defence, an official said, reversing a decades-old policy amid increasing concern about military threats in the region. While Japan has no current plans for a new defence project
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      Lock icon Suharto's fall eclipsed
      430 16 -AFP Street protests swell but SBY calls it an exercise of democracy JAKARTA —Indonesians took to the streets in angry protests over the soaring cost of food and a planned fuel price hike yesterday, as an economic "crisis" overshadowed the 10th anniversary of Mr Suharto's fall. Demonstrators
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        Lock icon PRAYERS ANSWERED AS PLANE, OUT OF FUEL, LANDS NEXT TO 'JESUS' SIGN
        143 16 -AP When the microlight airplane they were in ran out of fuel, two New Zealand pilots offered prayers and were able to make an emergency landing in a field coming to rest next to a sign reading, "Jesus
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        Lock icon POLICE TOLD TO SMILE, OR ELSE
        101 16 -AP Philippine police officers were instructed yesterday to smile in public or face suspension in an attempt to spruce up their image as rough and rude. The new guidelines were announced after one of the country's bloodiest weeks in crime. Ten people were shot
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      Lock icon US wary of Myanmar fundraising
      225 18 AFP WASHINGTON The United States questioned on Tuesday the relevance of a scheduled fundraising conference for cyclone-battered Myanmar, saying that it was more important for military rulers in the South-east Asian state to provide swift increased access to disaster-hit areas. "Without an adequate and independent
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      Lock icon Ban's life-saving trip
      365 18 AFP UN chief wants Myanmar to open up to more help YANGON United Nations Secretary General Ban Xi Moon said yesterday that he would meet Myanmar's reclusive junta leader during a high-profile trip to convince the country to accept a full-scale cyclone relief operation. Mr Ban landed
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      Lock icon N Korea to blow up nuke plant tower
      331 20 -AFP Destruction of structure to symbolise its commitment to nuclear disarmament SEOUL North Korea plans to blow up the cooling tower at its Yongbyon atomic complex to symbolise its commitment to nuclear disarmament, a senior South Korean official said yesterday. The tower
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      Lock icon ETA leader detained in anti-terror raid
      218 20 -AFP BORDEAUX (France) French and Spanish police have seized the suspected leader of the Basque separatist group ETA in a joint raid hailed by both countries yesterday as a major blow against terrorism. Javier Lopez Pena, 49, was detained along with three other suspected
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      Lock icon US paper money discriminates against the blind
      312 22 AFP WASHINGTON A US federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that the country's one-sized paper money discriminates against the blind and told the government to change the currency's size and texture. The court upheld a previous ruling in November 2006 by federal Judge
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      Lock icon Democratic race in final lap
      740 22  -  NEDRA PICKLER -AP Can Obama win over Clinton's supporters? WASHINGTON The Democratic presidential race is all but over. Barring a cataclysmic change of events, Barack Obama will win enough delegates to win the party's nomination. The only real issue is whether he and rival Hillary
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        Lock icon THAILAND PLANS JULY REFERENDUM ON CHARTER AMENDMENTS
        89 23 ■AFP Thailand will hold a referendum in early July on whether to amend a military-backed constitution, which was approved by voters less than a year ago. Premier Samak Sundaravej announced yesterday. Voters will not be asked to approve the amendments only to decide
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        Lock icon STRIKE OVER MAOIST MURDER BRINGS KATHMANDU TO A STANDSTILL
        140 23 ■AFP Nepal's capital was brought to a tense standstill yesterday after the family of a businessman murdered by Maoists called a day-long general strike. "All schools and major markets are shut," Kathmandu police chief Sabendra Khanal said. "Extra police have been
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      Lock icon Indian minister meets Musharraf
      304 23 -AFP Two countries resume stalled peace process ISLAMABAD India's Foreign Minister held talks with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf yesterday as the nuclear rivals expressed optimism about their four-year-old peace process. Mr Pranab Mukherjee is in Islamabad for the first time in more than a year to
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      Lock icon Dalai Lama prepared to attend Olympics
      377 24 AFP Tibetan govt-in-exile calls for temporary halt to protests LONDON The Dalai Lama yesterday urged Tibetans not to disrupt the Olympic torch relay when it passes through Tibet on its way to Beijing. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader even suggested he would be prepared
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      Lock icon Radical exiles to kick off mock Games
      285 24 AFP Radical Tibetan exiles are to kick off their rival "Olympics" in northern India today, less than three months ahead of the real event to be held in Beijing. The event will feature just a handful of events, including swimming, archery and shooting,
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      Lock icon No arms race, we want peace, says Ma
      542 27 -AGENCIES Reiterates calls for diplomatic reconciliation with China TAIPEI On his first day yesterday as Taiwan's President, Mr Ma Ying-jeou pledged not to enter into an arms race with China but said he would build on the island's defence to deter a
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        Lock icon AUSTRALIAN STATE MINISTER WHO PREYED ON BOYS
        118 27 AFP A former Australian state minister has been sentenced to nearly 14 years in jail on child sex and drugs charges by a judge who described him as "predatory and manipulative". Milton Orkopoulos, the former New South Wales state minister for Aboriginal affairs,
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        Lock icon RUDD HITS OUT AT FAT-CAT SALARIES
        106 27 -AFP Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd urged company executives to rein in their salaries yesterday, amid a furore over an AsBo million ($lO4 million) payout to the head of an investment bank. He was speaking after it was revealed that outgoing Macquarie bank chief
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      Lock icon CRYING PRIME MINISTER A PEO
      924 30  -  ANDREW JACOBS Sichuan quake cements Wen's place as the kinder, gentler face of communism HE IS widely known as the "crying Prime Minister," although he prefers to be called "Grandpa Wen". Over the past week, as Mr Wen Jiabao toured earthquake-shattered towns and cities across
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      Lock icon Chinese magazine shut down for sexy quake pictures
      150 31 —AGENCIES BEIJING A Chinese magazine has been shut down for printing pictures of scantily-clad women posing in rubble (picture) for a special report on the country's devastating earthquake. The New Travel Weekly, a small lifestyle magazine, ran photos of sultry models in
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      Lock icon He willingly does it all
      624 32  -  NGJINGYNG Mr Tan is more than a chum to centre's old folks jingyng@media corp. com. sg A WIDE grin lights up his cherubic face, as 62-year-old Tan Kok Chuan cajoles an elderly patient to sing him a song. Madam Lee Ah Doey, 80, obliges by
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      188 34  -  DR BILL MAIER BY HOW TO BUILD A STRONG MARRIAGE Do me a favour. Look around and locate something that's green. If you're in the car, you may see a green light or a green car. Whatever the case, I'll bet you didn't have much trouble,
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      488 34  -  LT-GEN WINSTON CHOO (RETD) All donations received for cyclone, quake will be properly disbursed Letter from Chairman, Singapore Red Cross THANK you for supporting the Singapore Red Cross (SRC) in our humanitarian work towards the Myanmar cyclone and China earthquake disasters. In the last three weeks,
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      Laws needed against errant telemarketeers
      316 34  -  KUMKUM SETH Letter from I HAVE been subjected to about five calls daily from a company trying to sell me royal jelly or brain boosters. They avoid disclosing their identities. They ask personal questions, and harp on the fact that they know where I live.
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      429 36 SINGAPORE'S Neptune Orient Lines is ready to make a US$6 billion ($B.l billion) to $7 billion cash offer for Germany's Hapag-Lloyd and is confident of winning the container shipper despite an expected bid from a rival consortium led by the
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      441 36  -  TEOXUANWEI CHEOWXINYI Companies question whether contingency planning is worth paying for AND xuanwei@media corp.com.sg SINGAPORE companies are well aware that disruptions to their operations can hit them hard in the pocket But few take steps to put in place contingency measures. Two surveys by the Singapore
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      369 36 -DOWJONES SINGAPORE'S anti-corrup-tion agency has been keeping a fresh close watch on practices in the ship refuelling sector. According to bunker traders contacted by the watchdog, The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB), the agency is believed be looking into the operations of several
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        Lock icon Search is on for Singapore's Entrepreneur of the Year
        211 38  -  TIMOTHY OUYANG CHANNEL NEWSASIA timothyouyang@mediacorp.com.sg THE search for Singapore's Entrepreneur of the Year has begun. This year marks a milestone in the award's history, as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. The competition is jointly run by the Association of Small and
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        Jade Tech scraps China oil plans
        162 38  -  CHEOWXINYI Plans to fund coal-mining project in Indonesia AS PART of its new strategy to focus on coal mining, Jade Technologies is scrapping plans to buy an oil refinery and a nearby land parcel in China in a joint venture with E3 Holdings. Instead,
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          78 38 DOW JONES The Urban Redevelopment Authority has not received any bids for a hotel site in Little India put up for sale in February. It will announce new plans for the site, located between Race Course Road and Bukit Timah Road once "a
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          NEW ANGSANA RESORT IN THE CARIBBEAN
          92 38 Banyan Tree Holdings has signed a management contract to run a resort and spa under its Angsana brand on Saint Lucia in the Caribbean. This will be the group's fourth foray into the Caribbean -three of which are Angsanabranded developments. Banyan Tree chairman Mr
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          Lock icon APRIL CPI COULD HIT 7%
          96 38 -DOW JONES Singapore's consumer price inflation probably reached 7 per cent in April as food and energy prices showed no signs of cooling, according to a Dow Jones Newswire poll of economists. Official figures are due on Friday. In March, the CPI rose 6.7 per
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        607 40 -THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Bank rumoured to be eyeing Lehman or ÜBS BRITISH banking giant Barclays is considering making a daring takeover bid for a rival as part of a move to raise capital from shareholders. There has been intense speculation about whether Barclays will follow
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        664 42  -  JOHN M BERRY IN THE summer of 1974, Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani, concerned that world oil prices had risen too far too fast, sought to bring them down by auctioning Saudi oil for whatever it might bring. His worry was that high
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        359 42 BLOOMBERG OIL prices are heading to almost US$l4O a barrel in the next eight years, according to futures contracts on the New York Mercantile Exchange. This is on concern that growth in supply may fail to keep pace with rising demand. Oil for delivery
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        WORTH THEIR WAIT
        882 43  -  Lynette Kdh See these three service crew battle it dut dn the small screen BY SAPIYAH BTE MHD ZINAN, 20 RESTAURANT LAWRY'S You started working at Lawry's at 16. What prospects do you see for yourself? I've still got a lot to learn, but I hope to
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        448 44 BLOOMBERG BILLIONAIRE Warren Buffett wraps up a four-day European tour today to identify potential acquisition targets. He is said to be willing to consider minority investments in the right family-owned businesses. "He's not only looking for 100--per-cent acquisitions, he's also looking at
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        774 44  -  JOSH FUNK —AP Meet Mr Charlie Munger, the man who got Warren Buffettto invest differently THE two men who run Berkshire Hathaway have an arrangement Warren Buffett is the face of the company and Charlie Munger (picture) stays mainly in the shadows. That works well for
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        CENTRAL BANKS UNDER FIRE
        641 46  -  WILLIAM PESEK FEW central bankers would envy Mr Lee Seong Tae's dilemma in Seoul. The Bank of Korea governor is under pressure to trim interest rates amid accelerating inflation. Mr Lee refused to do so on May 8, arguing that commodity prices and a declining currency
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        278 46 -DOW JONES THE Bank of Thailand has left its policy interest rate unchanged at 3.25 per cent, as widely expected, but warned it could raise the rate if inflation continues to rise. "Risks to inflation increased markedly from the previous meeting," the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)
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      1183 48  -  HDFHSD H B9 ffi! JJGJ DON'T cringe film starlet Scarlett Johansson is now a singer. Yes, she may be the most luscious blonde on our big screens today, but the other Boleyn girl with the pearl earring who got lost in translation on the island has
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      Emperor's Love
      84 52 J Bug ++H Most of the songs here feature lush orchestration that adds a certain cinematic drama to the whole album, which ably lifts and sits rather nicely with J Bug's plaintive vocals. With the focus on this big a sound, it would be understandable if you mistook
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      Romantique Electrique
      95 52 Leonard T He's been called a genius for his "revivalist" synthpop, but local producer Leonard T's been doing this long enough to know what works. And this album complete with its throwbacks does work. Club beats slide in and out effortlessly as Leonard mixes his brand of synthesiser
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      84 52 The Doors +++H Although there are some overdubs, most of the songs you hear are "as was" in 1970. Singer Jim Morrison gave one of his best performances, and the band is tight, easily following his lead (as heard during the 22-minute rendition of When The
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      This Kind of Love
      64 52 Carly Simon ++H This is her 24th studio album, but the first since 2000's The Bedroom Tapes. But while some songs are accessible (mostly the acoustic treatments like This Kind of Love and Hold Out Your Heart) others like Island or People Say a Lot, with
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      66 52 Ashlee Simpson ++H Considering the flak she's had to endure over the last couple of years about her incompetence, you've got to hand it to Ashlee Simpson for coming back fighting despite the opposition. This album is a fun piece that doesn't tax the brain much. There are
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      153 52  -  CHRISTOPHER TOH CDREVIEWS YUOYUI cnristopnertoiKSmed iacorp.com.sg Scarlett Johansson I Yes, this is the long-awaited ScarJo I album featuring her covers of Tom I Waits' songs. But the standout track I really is Song For Jo, a song she cowrote with producer Dave Sitek. It's in
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        135 54  -  KARMAN TSE REMEMBER Desmond Sim? He's back. And what better way to make a comeback than to cosy up with his former onscreen flame, the "Queen of Caldecott", Zoe Tay? Sim who made headlines when his character raped Zoe Tay's Bobo in 1991's Pretty Faces
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        MAY THE BEST DAVID WIN... TODAY
        178 54 AFTER a rip-roaring performance yesterday, the two Davids Archuleta (left) and Cook (right) and the world will find out today which one of them will be crowned the new American Idol. But despite rocker Cook's surge in recent weeks, the judges were unusually united
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      549 56  -  MAYO MARTIN DIRECT FROM CANNES John Woo's latest movie promises 2,000 battleships, 800,000 soldiers and even more pigeons IN CANNES, FRANCE mayo@media corp.com.sg FOR his comeback Chinese-language epic movie Red Cliff, Hong Kong-turned-Holly-wood director John Woo promises a visual spectacle of over 2,000 battleships, 800,000
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        1200 58 Euro 2008 or no, Austria and Switzerland have plenty to keep travellers diverted OVERHEARD recently from a tourist in one of Vienna's grand cafes: "Waiter, I'll try a slice of your soccer tort." Okay, so it's actually Sacher (SAH'kerr) Torte, the famed Viennese chocolate cake filled with apricot
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        1095 60  -  SUKI LOR Teahouses in Taiwan provide good reasons to sit down for a break traveller@newstoday.com.sg TEA-LOVERS are spoilt for choice in and around Taipei when it comes to places to indulge in a good cup of tea, as I found out on a recent trip to
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        254 61  -  -CHARISSATAN HONG Kong Disneyland has opened the gates to its very own mini universe where whimsy, song, dance and animated Disney characters rule. Launched last month to great fanfare, the It's A Small World attraction is a leisurely boat ride that takes visitors
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        173 62 Royal Caribbean's Project Genesis set to dwarf other cruise liners ROYAL Caribbean has raised the bar when it comes to operating a massive cruise liner. When its Project Genesis sets sail next year, it will be the biggest passenger ship to sail the seas. At
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          69 62 ASA Holidays is having an inhouse travel fair. Until June 8, find special deals for destinations around the world. OCBC cardmembers get up to $200 off per couple for selected departures. There are also free holidays to be had if you charge a minimum of $3,800
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          124 62 If you've always wanted to see Proboscis Monkeys in the wild or curious about the diverse wildlife in the jungles of Borneo, the 4D/3N Brunei Splash Package makes a trip there hard to resist. Starting from $560 (taxes and fees excluded), you get round trip economy tickets;
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          109 62 Being rained in may be a good thing when you're staying at the stylish Indigo Pearl in north-western Phuket. Until Oct 31, the five-star resort is offering guests a free night stay if the sky pours for more than three consecutive hours. Staying in to
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