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  • 27 1 TODAY /V\=ryJj-\CORP MICA(P) 132/10/2007 we set you thinking Friday June 20, 2008 todayonline.com TODAY /V\=ryJj-\CORP MICA(P) 132/10/2007 we set you thinking Friday June 20, 2008 todayonline.com I
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  • 416 1  -  LOHCHEEKONG cheekong@media corp.com.sg AFTER three months of soaring rice prices, consumers can afford to breathe a little easier for now. From today, the prices of eight types of NTUC Fair Price's housebrand rice will be reduced by between 5 and
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  • 928 1  - Days before an Fl engine roars LEONG WEE KEAT DAI EXCLUSIVE From Sept 20, staggered closures planned for roads within CBD over 12 days weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg A MAMMOTH challenge in traffic logistics awaits even before the first Formula 1 car can whizz past on streets here. Over 12 days, from Sept
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    • 37 1 GAME ON FOR SCARCE TALENT HALF OF GAMING START-UPS FAIL, BUT... NEWS PAGE 4 NEWS COMMENT CAN OBAMA DO WITHOUT HILLARY? WORLD PAGE 22 HEY, MR VJ WHAT ON EARTH IS A VISUAL JOCKEY? PLUS PAGE 44
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    • 287 2 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Loyal lawmakers rallied behind Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at an emergency meeting yesterday, following a call for a no-confidence vote against the Premier from within his coalition. "Nobody (in the coalition) supports this motion. Everyone rejected it. What has taken
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    • 322 2  -  ZULOTHMAN MediaCorp's radio stations come up tops in research survey zul@media corp.com.sg THE results are in and Chinese language radio station Y.E.S. 93.3FM is the undisputed king of the airwaves, pulling in more than one million listeners weekly. According to AC Nielsen's Media Research Radio Diary Survey
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    • 708 4  -  TEO XUANWEI Gruelling hours, and half of local gaming start-ups fail but sector still promising xuanwei@media corp.com.sg EVER since the Government highlighted video gaming as an industry with unbridled growth potential some three years ago, the momentum has picked up to establish Singapore as a
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    • 404 6  -  LIN YANQIN Employers, like MediaCorp, warm up to idea of payout for workers yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg INFLATION might be eating away at wages, but at MediaCorp, employees will be receiving some help to cope with the rising cost of living. The company will give out $200 worth of
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    • 323 6  -  TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@media corp.com.sg THE recommendation was for employers to start pre-retire-ment planning for their workers a year before they hit 62 but one healthcare provider will give three years to the process. The National Healthcare Group (NHG), which unveiled its re-employment practices yesterday, also
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    • 509 8  -  ANSLEY NG Lawyers say court audio recordings are never given out ansley@mediacorp.com.sg THE court hearings are over and the sentences for contempt of court served, but another sequel involving the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) is taking place, involving two more contentious issues. First, the mystery of how
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    • 308 8  -  TAN HUI LENG IN KUALA LUMPUR huileng@media corp. com. sg FROM Sars to avian flu, there are now nearly 40 infectious diseases worldwide that were unknown a generation ago. What's worse, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has verified more than 1,100 epidemic events in the last
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    • 342 10  -  LEONG WEE KEAT New Woodsville Interchange will cut travelling time by more than half, come 2011 weekeat@media corp.com.sg WHEN one of the most complex road projects here is finished in three years' time, travelling time could be cut down by an average of 60
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
      • 112 10  - HE FALLS 15 STOREYS AND FRACTURES A LEG -ZULOTHMAN A man fell into the rubbish chute the depth equivalent to a 15-storey block- at the Tuas South Incinerator Plant yesterday, and walked away with only a fractured left leg. The 40-something Chinese worker fell into the hole at about 3.43pm,
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      • 99 10 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Registration for Primary 1 classes for next year will open from June 30 to Aug 28. All primary and full schools will be open for registration from Bam to 11am and from 2.30pm to 4.30pm on Mondays to Fridays. It is compulsory for all
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      • 91 10 To facilitate the rehearsal for National Day Parade 2008, the following roads will be closed to all traffic except authorised vehicles on Saturday from Bam to 11 pm: Republic Boulevard, towards Raffles Avenue from the Republic Avenue junction; Raffles Avenue, between the junctions of Raffles Boulevard and
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      • 64 10 M 1 has won two of the top honours at The Asian Mobile News Awards 2008, an annual event that recognises the best companies and individuals in the Asian mobile telecommunications industry. M 1 was crowned the Mobile Operator of the Year Singapore, while its
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    • 480 10  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@media corp.com.sg CHINA-BORN engineering graduate Zheng Cheng sees a bright future for Singapore's solar energy industry, and for this reason, he sees his future in this country. The 22-year-old Singapore Permanent Resident, who recently graduated with First Class Honours from
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    • 314 12 Yet-to-be-made-public data on China website SARAWAK, a Malaysian state on Borneo island, wants to build 12 massive dams over the next decade to harness its hydroelectric power putting the state in a collision course with environmentalists, reported news portal Malaysiakini. The plan, yet to be made public,
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    • 163 12 JOHOR B ARU The Sultan of the southern Malaysian state of Johor has vowed to find numerous ways to reclaim Batu Puteh or Pedra Branca, reported The Star. Sultan Iskandar Ismail said he wanted to remind all that he had not forgotten his
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    • 171 12 AFP KUALA LUMPUR The youth wing of Malaysia's opposition Islamic party said yesterday it will not hold a protest against two women who were to sing at a football match after a local leader criticised their plan. Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) youth wing in
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
      • 118 14 AFP A coalition of legal advocacy groups yesterday urged Indonesia to honour a promise to join the International Criminal Court (ICC) by 2009. A decree issued under former Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri vowed to ratify by the end of this year the founding
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      • 118 14 AFP South Korea's defence chief yesterday called for a probe into debt-stricken or spendthrift soldiers after a rare financial scam involving hundreds of army officers emerged. The order came a day after a first lieutenant hanged himself at his home in
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      • 110 14 -AFP An Australian senate committee looking into swearing on television yesterday recommended changes to broadcasting standards, prompted by objections to British chef Gordon Ramsay's (picture) expletive-laden Kitchen Nightmares show. Ms Anne McEwen, chairperson of the senate's environment, communications and arts committee, said submissions
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    • 370 14 Sorry about your beet -AGENCIES S Korean President apologises for ignoring public SEOUL President Lee Myung Bak (picture) apologised to South Koreans yesterday for the second time in a month over his government's handling of a US beef import deal which has sparked massive street protests. Mr Lee promised to
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    • 380 17 AFP Myanmar monks want junta leader to be tried for crimes against humanity BANGKOK Activist monks have called on the European Union to bring Myanmar's junta leader, General Than Shwe (picture), before an international court to face charges of crimes against humanity. The call was made in a
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    • 220 17 AFP Seven supporters of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi were arrested yesterday as they demanded her release during a brief protest to mark her 63rd birthday, her party said. More than 100 people had gathered outside the headquarters of her National
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    • 301 18 AP Another human foot has been discovered on the British Columbia shoreline, the second this week and the sixth within a year in a case that is confounding the police. Like most of the other feet, the latest find was a right
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    • 450 18 AFP Court ruling makes them eligible for benefits JOHANNESBURG A court has issued a landmark ruling classifying Chinese South Africans as black, making them eligible for benefits for those discriminated against under the former apartheid regime. The ruling from the Pretoria high court
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    • 400 19 AFP Congress to decide after talks with left-wing parties NEW DELHI India looks headed for early elections due to a worsening split between the ruling Congress party and its left-wing allies over a nuclear deal with Washington, reports and officials said yesterday. A government source
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    • GLORALROUNDUP
      • 111 19 -AFP A local official who helped negotiate the release of a kidnapped television presenter has been arrested and is to be charged in the abduction, the Philippine authorities said yesterday. In a bizarre twist to the nine-day hostage crisis, Alvarez Isnaji and his
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      • 126 19 AFP Two Muslims at a Barack Obama rally were barred from sitting behind the podium as campaign volunteers sought to prevent their headscarves from appearing in images with the Democratic presidential candidate. In two separate incidents on Monday at a rally in
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    • 1025 20  -  JOERGEN OERSTROEM MOELLER The rejection of the Lisbon treaty in Ireland won't hold back the EU. Here's why THE European Union is the only example of successful, rules-based international economic integration; it has even managed to move from economics into foreign and security policy
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    • 705 22  -  ROSNAH AHMAD rosnah@mediacorp.com.sg WILL he or won't he? Having won a bruising fight against the one-time "Inevitable One", all eyes are now on whether Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will offer Ms Hillary Clinton the consolation prize that she clearly covets just check her belated
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    • 849 24  -  CHITRA RAJ ARAM DEPUTY EDITORIAL DIRECTOR chitra raja ram@media corp.com.sg SCHOOL starts on Monday, after a somewhat mixed break for many students. The debate on the work piling up on our students during the holidays continues amid the pressure built up during term time. It has
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    • 164 26  -  DR BILL MAIER BY TEENS AND TOO MUCH' Teens today are busier than ever, and the stress can easily become overwhelming. I recently heard from a 17-year-old who couldn't stay awake in class. Her life was so busy that the stress kept her up at nights,
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    • 260 26  -  SUPT(NS) RAYMOND HUANG Letter from Founding Chairman, The Heartware Network WE REFER to the letter, "Threatening teenagers" (June 17) by Ms Cheryl Ong and commend her for being proactive. As the name of our charity organisation also ends with "Network", the writer
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    • 255 26  -  GEOFFREY LIM Aim is not to penalise ownership of vehicles Letter from Deputy Director, Media Relations Land Transport Authority WE REFER to the letter "Are we really saving?" (June 9). The writer suggested that the majority of motorists will pay more in Electronic Road Pricing (ERP)
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    • 836 28 Helping orphans of Asean cope through photography coffee with MURNI MASTAN I 31, Visual artist and film-maker MURNI Mastan debunks the notion that young, pragmatic Singaporeans have neither the time, nor inclination, to be more sociallyinvolved with their Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) neighbours.
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    • 402 32  -  ESTHER FUNG esther@mediacorp.com.sg A NEW, US$l billion ($1.36 billion) wafer plant has been officially opened by the Prime Minister, creating 800 new jobs ranging from engineers to machine operators. The new plant in Tampines is a 50-50 joint venture between Samsung Electronics and Siltronic,
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    • 499 32  -  CHEOWXINYI Commercial and residential parcels amounting to 4.3 m square feet on sale soon cheowxinyi@media corp.com.sg THE Government will offer 40 land sites for sale in the next six months, including 27 that were not sold in the first half of this year. The sites
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      169 32  -  CHEOWXINYI cheowxinyi@media corp.com.sg After being shut the past decade, the 79--year-old Capitol Theatre is set for a facelift. The "grand old dame" and three surrounding buildings between North Bridge and Stamford roads will be put up for tender around December as part of the government's land sales
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    • business news
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        • 85 34 BLOOMBERG Khazanah Nasional, Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund, plans to borrow $1 billion to increase its stake in Singapore-based healthcare company Parkway Holdings, according to two people involved in the deal. It has hired DBS and OCBC forthe five-year loan, which has an interest rate of
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        • 43 34 -DOW JONES Singapore Airlines and Saudi Arabian Airlines have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop routes between the two countries, according to a joint statement. The companies will also cooperate in areas including marketing and code-share arrangements.
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        • 112 34 ComfortDelGro will increase its stake in Cabcharge Australia, which is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and is a global leader in electronic payment systems for the transport sector. It will do so through a share swap agreement, which will result in ComfortDelGro owning 7.46 per cent
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      • 432 34  -  CONRAD RAJ EDITOR-AT-LARGE conrad@mediacorp.com.sg THE Police Force's Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) is looking into certain dealings in the shares of ship supplies firm Sinwa. The company's board yesterday announced that Sinwa chairman and chief executive Sim Yong Teng and executive director Tan Lay Ling are helping
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      • 104 34 BREADTALK is teaming up with the New York-listed company behind Carl's Junior to open 100 of the fast-food restaurants in China. It is forming a joint venture to open gourmet burger restaurants under the Carl's Jr brand in Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin, as well as the provinces
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      • 378 35 -BLOOMBERG CHINA'S monetary policy may be overwhelmed by inflows of speculative capital and the nation needs greater exchange-rate flexibility to make sure that doesn't happen, the World Bank said. "China is too large an economy not to have an independent
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      • 357 35 AP Qantas engineers will begin w with four-hour strikes in V Melbourne, 1 Sydney and Cairns on Monday. AS AIRLINES reel under the pressure of record fuel costs, workers in Japan and Australia are threatening strikes. Qantas engineers are planning a series of rolling strikes
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      • 365 36 -BLOOMBERG CHINA'S stocks plunged yesterday, resuming a decline that has wiped out US$l.2 trillion of market value, on renewed concerns the government will concentrate on measures to curb consumer prices rather than bolster equities. Citic Securities, the nation's biggest
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      • 378 36 BARCLAYS has launched a new retail fund in Singapore that enables investors to piggy-back on market moves of some of the world's most renown investors. It is suitably called the Investment Legends Fund and aims to provide long-term capital growth by investing in diversified asset classes
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    • 620 38  -  ARIEL TAM Mobile handset makers thrill the crowd at CommunicAsia with latest wonder phones ONLINE AND TECHNOLOGY EDITOR ariel@mediacorp.com.sg 'TIS the radiation-emitting season of mobile phones, and global handset makers have been pushing out their latest models with a cheery vengeance. At CommunicAsia, part of the Infocomm Media
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    • 294 38  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN CRACKBERRY heads hooked on email should check out Nokia's latest additions to its E-series phones the Qwerty-based E7l (picture) and the E66 slider. The Finnish maker launched the phones at the Nokia Connection event on Monday, a day before the
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      • 500 40  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN Technology to trackyour hand gestures in real time developed in Spore hedirman@media corp.com.sg FLAILING arms piqued my interest as I passed by the CommunicAsia booth for the Institute for Infocomm Research from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star). It turned out to
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      • 231 40  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN ENVIOUS of our Japanese neighbours who get to pay for purchases with a flash-and-go of their phones? We just might be able to do the same soon. Star Hub has announced that it is working with Japanese communications provider NTT DoCoMo
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      • 192 40  -  HEDIRMAN > SUPIAN COULD exhibitors at imbX find themselves being raided for patent infringements? In March, the German authorities raided booths at CeBIT, the world's biggest annual computer expo held in Hanover, confiscating devices that allegedly infringe on patents involving digital music or video broadcast functions.
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      • 388 40  -  ARIEL TAM GOOD old Sony Ericsson has decided to hold its own global mobile phone launch at the Singapore Flyer instead of rubbing shoulders with rival phone-makers at CommunicAsia this year. Among its slate of hot offerings are the 8.1-megapixel
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      • 660 42  -  TREVOR TAN Quality graphics and sound effects, but be demoralised by tough fighting sequences REVIEW NINJAGAIDEN II trevor@media corp.com.sg THE ORIGINAL Ninja Gaiden (NG) makes me feel like a complete loser. Not only are the platforming moves difficult to master, the fighting sequences are constant calamities as I
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    • 179 44 THE Vatican said on Wednesday that it is working on a set of guidelines for what it considers "good cinema". The move comes two days after the Vatican told producers of Angels Demons that their follow-up to The Da Vinci Code doesn't qualify. The Vatican
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    • 260 44 AP GOOGLE Inc's You Tube is setting up a virtual screening room to bring the work of independent film-makers to a global audience. Struggling film-makers already use You Tube to kickstart viral marketing campaigns. The new feature, which debuts on Wednesday, gives them an easy-to-find home and
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    • 622 46  -  GENEVIEVE LOH The musings of revered film-maker Michelangelo Antonioni have been turned into a book genevieveloh@media corp. com. sg ON JULY 30, 2007, the golden age of European art-house cinema died, along with one of its most revered master auteurs, 94-year-old Italian film-maker Michelangelo Antonioni. Discussed
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    • 163 48 AFP FRENCH FILM-MAKER DIES AT 100 French film-maker Jean Delannoy, who was crowned at the 1946 Cannes film festival for La Symphonic Pastorale (Pastoral Symphony), has died at age 100, his family said yesterday. The actor-turned-director gained prominence for his screen adaptations of literary classics such as the 1943
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      820 48  -  MAYO MARTIN AT THE SPORE ARTS FEST Shakespeare and friends, not to mention an army of rhinos, swept this reporter off his feet mayo@mediacorp.com.sg DO YOU know what SAF really stands for? It's the Shakespeare Arts Festival. Yes, the Bard seems to be everywhere this year. Earlier in
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    • 497 50 AP Scores of journalists and politicians turn up to pay last respects to Russert THE CROWD at Tim Russert's funeral Wednesday would have made a great panel on his weekend morning news show. The two men vying to become the next President of the United
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    • 138 50 INTERNATIONAL PHOTO FEST CALL FOR ENTRIES Photographers look here! The Singapore International Photography Festival has extended its deadline for submissions to its exhibition and workshops to June 30. The biennial festival will begin Oct 8. A first of its kind in South-east Asia, an expected 600 works will be
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    • 216 50 -THE DAILY TELEGRAPH A university is to hold a conference where academics will analyse "train wreck" female celebrities. The symposium on female celebrity hosted by the University of East Anglia (UEA), England, next week will analyse the new gender dynamics of fame and the seeming popularity
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    • 541 51  -  CHRISTOPHER TOH M'sian auteurYasmin Ahmad puts new spin on an old message christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg FOR YEARS, Singaporean national campaign commercials have often depicted a rose-col-oured vision of what life should be. That was before this Malaysian came along. Yasmin Ahmad, best known for her engaging,
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    • 140 51 GARDEN'VARIETY OPERA The Singapore Lyric Opera will hold its inaugural Opera in The Park on Saturday, 5:54pm, at Singapore Botanic Gardens' Symphony Lake. The free concert features musical pieces from Mozart and Verdi to Rodgers and Hammerstein in a mix of popular musical tunes like Tonight from West Side
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    • 286 51  -  KARMAN TSE BENEATH that suave and cool exterior, Tay Ping Hui is really a klutz who trips over himself, weirds people out with his OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder), and is "terrible with women". If you can't imagine it, see for yourself in the MediaCorp artiste's
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    • 527 53  -  PAUL GREEN As Dolphins look to climb up from the foot of the table, coach Saswa faces selection dilemma NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2008 Sengkang Punggol v Dalian Shide Siwu Jalan Besar Stadium, 7.30pm, live on 5 paulgreen@media corp. com. sg THEY have been rooted to the bottom
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    • 262 53  -  PAUL GREEN DALIAN Shide's players were probably as surprised as anyone when they were given the chance to return to China, following their elimination from the Avaya J&J League Cup in the preliminary round in late May. The Chinese side lost 1-0 to Albirex
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    • 737 54  -  SHAMIR OSMAN SHAMIR OSMAN Club chairman Teo says they have reached in principle agreement with young star sham ir@media corp.com.sg HE MAY have missed a gilt-edged opportunity to fire Singapore into the lead in their recent clash with Saudi Arabia at the National Stadium, but
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    • 117 54  -  LOWLINFHOONG SINGAPOREAN shuttler King Aiying will face world No 5 Pi Hongyan of France in the women's singles quarter-final at the U*****,000 ($342,300) Indonesia Super Series 2008 in Jakarta today. In the round of 16 yesterday, the 18-year old stunned eighth seed Yip Pui Yin (world No 12)
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    • 173 54  -  -TANYO-HINN HOSTS Singapore reached the semi-finals of the 3rd Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) men's tournament yesterday, after thrashing Brunei 8-0 at the Delta Stadium. The goals came from Hazmi Din Ibrahim (4), Harjeet Singh (3) and Farhan Kamsani. Bangladesh topped Pool A with 10 points, followed by
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    • 320 54  -  TANYO-HINN COMPETING at the British Open is a costly affair in terms of accommodation, travelling and other expenses. Yesterday, Lam Chih Bing, one of Singapore's top professionals, received a boost when OAAG presented him with a cheque, as he prepares for the oldest
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    • 143 54  -  PAUL GREEN THE NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2008 resumed last night and a fresh Woodlands Wellington were just too good for Balestier Khalsa, as they romped to a 3-0 at Woodlands Stadium. The S-League had taken a break in the last three weeks for the 2008 Avaya J&J
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    • 622 55 THE NEW YORK TIMES With Woods out, interest level in golf events around the world braced for a hit NEW YORK American network executives and sponsors were not visibly panicking that Tiger Woods would be gone from golf for the rest of the year as
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    • 353 55 MCT CHICAGO The magnitude of what Tiger Woods, 32, accomplished in winning the US Open and his short-term future came into clearer focus yesterday. Surprise No 1: he has a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) that will require reconstructive surgery.
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    • 294 55 MCT BOSTON None of the Los Angeles Lakers who got swept out of the TD Banknote Garden like purple compost heap, bears the real pressure now. After this, the questions all land on Andrew Bynum (picture). Son, you'd better be as good as
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    • 254 56 -AP WORLD CUP QUALIFIER Brazil 0 Argentina 0 BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil For all their much vaunted riches in attack, it was the defences that won out as Brazil and Argentina drew 0-0 in a World Cup qualifier on Wednesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). Argentina who had
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    • 213 56 -THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Chelsea's ambitions of bringing AC Milan playmaker Kaka to Stamford Bridge have been dealt a setback. The Brazilian international has said he does not want to leave the San Siro and that the only way he would move on would be if
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    • 656 56 THE GUARDIAN France coach admits disappointment but denies early Euro exit was a failure ZURICH The French Football Federation (FFF) are expected to remove Raymond Domenech as coach early next month after conducting a thorough review of the team's failings at Euro 2008. Domenech, in charge for four
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    • 500 57 -AGENCIES Hiddinkwill meet some old friends, when his men take on their quarter-final opponents EURO 2008, GROUP D Sweden 0 Russia 2 INNSBRUCK, Austria Russia's Euro 2008 quarter-final with Holland tomorrow will be a very special moment for Guvs Hiddink. Shortly after guiding Russia into the last
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    • 256 57 AGENCIES INNSBRUCK, Austria Guvs Hiddink said he was pleased by the way that playmaker and Russian footballer of the year Andrei Arshavin who scored their second goal had performed against Sweden after returning from suspension. The Zenit St Petersburg star returned from a two-match suspension to inspire
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    • 249 57 AFP MADRID Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero yesterday predicted Spain would break their "curse" in major competitions and beat Italy 3-2 in their Euro 2008 quarter-final on Sunday in Vienna. "We are good at football but the national team always
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    • 507 58 AFP After blood and heartache in 1994, Spain's former star midfielder wants revenge SALZBURG, Austria The Spanish press yesterday stepped up the pressure on Italy ahead of their Euro 2008 quarter-final, talking of a sporting "vendetta". Midfielder Enrique had his nose broken by an elbow jab
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    • 291 58 AFP VIENNA Croatia may go into tonight's (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) Euro 2008 quarter-final as favourites, but Slaven Bilic's men are wary of being caught out by Turkey's reputation as the comeback kings. The Croats made it to the last eight as comfortable winners
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    • 298 58 LAUSANNE, Switzerland Khalid Boulahrouz could miss Holland's Euro 2008 quarter-final against Russia tomorrow after the death of his prematurely-born daughter Anissa, BBC Sport reported yesterday. The defender, who played in all three of his side's Group C victories, left training on Wednesday after his wife, Sabia,
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    • 622 59  -  Kenneth Goh Terim's men have surpassed expectations, but Bilic' boys will ensure there is no bonus EURO 2008, QUARTER-FINAL Croatia vTurkey IT USED to be the case that Turkey were once whipping boys on the European continent The big boys were always guaranteed three
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    • 394 59  -  KENNETH GOH SINGAPORE took third place at the adidas 5 v 5 Football Challenge Champion 2008 tournament here yesterday. The Geylang United under--16 team, representing Singapore in the tournament held on the sidelines of Euro 2008, came from behind to beat Chongqing 2-1
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    • 825 76 STYLEPHILES DESERVE THE BESTTHAT MONEY CAN BUY IN BEAUTY SAYS PEARLYNTHAM A CELL-OUT SUCCESS If the Duracell bunny had used eye cream, it would most probably have been the Cosme Decorte AQ Eye Cream Meliority ($447), since it's packed with an ingredient known as a cell energiser.
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