Today, 8 July 2008

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    10 1 TODAY Tuesday July 8 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    COLUMN
    47 1 AGATHA BRAZIL Jarret Huang, the Raffles Institution student who engaged Dr Vivian Balakrishnan in a dialogue on press freedom and freedom of expression last week, lives and breathes politics. But in Coffee With Agatha, he says he is looking to a career in law. Page 22
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    COMMENT
    30 1 PEACEFUL GIANT Asian states should pay tribute, but not as tributaries, to China, a rising economic power with a major influence on regional peace, says Simon Tay. Page 18
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    SINGAPORE
    37 1 ERPCHANGES Some motorists queued, some chose to stay clear and some were seen making U-turns to avoid passing through the new ERP gantries which came intro operation yesterday almost causing collisions with other vehicles. Page 6
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    WORLD
    48 1 INDON ELECTIONS The huge jump in bank transfers involving millions of dollars, is highly suspicious, Indonesia's financial intelligence unit reported, with its chairman not ruling out that the transactions were connected to politician and political parties taking part in next year's legislative and presidential elections. Page 12
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    BUSINESS
    61 1 NOL CEO RESIGNS Dr Thomas Held has been replaced with immediate effect just two years after the abrupt resignation of his predecessor, Mr David Lim. Page BI TOP BANKER SAYS UOB chairman Wee Cho Yaw calls the current financial crisis 'the worst he has encountered' in almost 50 years
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    'Time to heal'
    758 1  -  ANSLEYNG DAVE TEO CASE Judge sentences him to 9 years, 2 months'jail and 18 strokes ansley@mediacorp.com. sg THE court may have meted out National Serviceman Dave Teo Ming's fate yesterday, but it remains uncertain what the corporal 's true plans were after he smuggled a SAR-21 rifle
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    Donations to charity up 50 per cent
    540 1  -  SHERALYNTAY sheralyn@mediacorp.com.sg FOR 19 years of his life he has worked here and built a family here so, recently-retired businessman William Bird, 62, felt it only right to give back to his "adopted country". Said the Englishman, who is a Permament Resident and
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      49 1 Ijl HERITAGE CENTRE A A heavily-guarded fortress where artefacts get ll YIP treatment I I Jl PLUS 24 *^<^_ __r:^-^ «_____p^ H____ ____3__B____ _PS _y» r j*\ VTWrI __r___P __l-~ 1-■ _SI; _k ____F f*-^_-E_pMl j* Tp ■___B___P?^^^__l >: J____frt____. tLlM _S_|__ __i > v JnB i^ l_ i rj
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      5 1 COMMENT: ISARMSOFFENCES ACTTOO BROADLYWORDED? 10
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    Lock icon Ideas from an English Village'
    612 1  -  LINYANQIN yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg FOR one group of special needs pupils, confidence came in the form of a bistro, which they operate to sell food to their teachers and mainstream peers. For the latter group of pupils, understanding and acceptance of their special needs counterparts grew through
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    Lock icon A NEW PLACE FOR GIVING
    288 2 Through one window, the Singapore River glistens. Through the other, the towering buildings of the Central Business District (CBD). Launched last night, and aptly named The Giving Place, the new location for the National Voluntary and Philantrophy Centre (NVPC) at The Central along EuTong Sen
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      HOW HE WAS CAUGHT
      219 2 For almost 24 hours, former infantry corporal Dave Teo Ming wandered around with an SAR-21 rifle and several bullets in a haversack. He travelled from Mandai Hill Camp to his home in New Upper Changi Road, then on to Golden Mile Complex before heading to Geylang.
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      Lock icon Enough is enough
      682 3 AGENCIES MALAYSIA POLITICS Malaysians fed up with political bickering: Abdullah KUALA LUMPUR Saying that Malaysians were fed up with the political imbroglio, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi promised yesterday to steer the country back to normalcy and address the needs of the people. He said he was
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      More charges for wife of the 'slipper man'
      215 4 THE wife of opposition party member Tan Lead Shake now faces two additional charges, in addition to an earlier one for murdering her husband's brother. China-born Wu Yun Yun was yesterday charged with the attempted murder of Mr Tan's sister-in-law, Ms Huang
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      Service 128 – a pleasant surprise
      420 6  - Service 128 a pleasant surprise LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg MAYBE it was the first day of the new service, or maybe it was a Monday, but a pleasant surprise greeted commuters including this reporter yesterday morning, when we took the first bus to mirror the route of an MRT line
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      Lock icon A dangerous dash to maKe a U-turn
      568 6  -  LEONGWEEKEAT NEW ERP GANTRIES Motorists try to avoid CBD cordon as new ERP rates, gantries and extended operating hours start weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg MOST turned away; some waited, while a few chose to stay clear. Judging by what happened on the roads yesterday evening, motorists
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      Mentally ill, but okay for Mdm Amutha Valli to travel, says psychiatrist
      367 8  -  ANSLEY NG ansley@mediacorp.com.sg A PSYCHIATRIST who diagnosed Mdm Amutha Valli Krishnan with post-traumatic stress disorder yesterday stuck to her guns, as a defence lawyer sought to poke holes in her report by pointing out that the plaintiff had
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      'Don't forget the young and the old'
      408 8  -  LINYANQIN MEDIA REVIEW Chinese shows have room for improvement yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg THE range of Chinese language programmes on television may be wide, but more thought could be put into entertaining and educating those at both ends of the age spectrum. This was the verdict
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      Lock icon Innocent-looking toys didn't fool ICA officers
      151 8 THE two stuffed toys sat innocently on the back seat of the Malaysian-registered car. But the officer from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) was suspicious one of the toys did not seem as soft or cuddly as such toys normally are. During a
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      CULPABLE, JUST BEING IN HIS COMPANY
      723 10  -  THOMAS KOSHY NEWS COMMENT Is the law under which Ong Boon Jun was charged too broadly worded? YESTERDAY, Corporal Dave Teo Ming was sentenced to nine years and two months in jail and 18 strokes of the cane. Now, it is worth revisiting the
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  • WORLD
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      Spike in dubious deals
      377 12 INDONESIAN ELECTIONS Number of suspicious financial transactions up 30 per cent ahead of polls JAKARTA Indonesia's financial intelligence unit has warned of suspicious financial transactions and money politics during next year's legislative and presidential elections unless monitoring efforts are enhanced, The Jakarta Post reported yesterday. Over
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      Opposition-ruled Perak set to fall to BN
      225 12 IPOH The opposition-controlled northern state of Perak will fall to the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition on Aug 31, claimed Perak BN chief and former Chief Minister Tajol Rosli Ghazali in a New Straits Times (NST) report on Sunday. Malaysia celebrates its 51
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      BN party drops no-confidence threat
      339 12 KUALA LUMPUR The Sabah Progressive Party (Sapp), a component party of Malaysia's ruling coalition, has called off a threatened no-confidence motion against the Prime Minister, local reports said. Sapp vice-president Chua Soon Bui, who appeared in Parliament for the first time yesterday after having been
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      323 13 AP GBSUMMIT UN World Bank chiefs urge nations to make progress on climate change, food crisis RUSUTSU (Japan) Top industrialised nations need to push forward global talks on climate change and demonstrate their commitment to help poorer nations grapple with rising food prices, the United Nations (UN)
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      Lock icon Police biased towards Thaksin: Protesters
      258 13 AFP BANGKOK More than 2,000 anti-govern-ment protesters yesterday blocked one of the busiest roads in downtown Bangkok, accusing police of bias in favour of supporters of ousted Premier Thaksin Shinawatra. Protesters from the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) marched to the national police headquarters, in
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      Lock icon China to provide free Bibles during Olympic Games
      276 14 AP BEIJING China will provide free copies of the Bible during the Olympic Games to athletes, spectators, tourists and anyone else who wants one. About 10,000 bilingual copies of the Bible will be distributed in the Olympic Village, which houses athletes and
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      Lock icon Algae poses health risk for sailors
      288 14 AFP POLLUTION Olympic athletes complain amid massive clean-up bid QJNGDAO World-class sailors are rarely afraid of water, but the bright green algae that adorns the surface of their Beijing Olympics venue has left many boaters fearing for their health. The grass-like growths that have
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      Lock icon Bride's designer gown falls apart at altar
      212 16 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH ROME A bride is suing a designer after her £2,000 ($5,390) wedding dress came apart on her big day, leaving her seminaked at the altar. The 30-year-old woman, who cannot be named due to Italian privacy laws, claims her big day
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      Lock icon US election is turning me grey: Obama
      228 16 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH WASHINGTON Eighteen months of campaigning as the youthful politician set to change Washington is, by his own admission turning Senator Barack Obama grey. A month before his 47th birthday, the Illinois senator admitted to donors last week that "the grey is coming
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      Lock icon Make him pay, not the prostitute
      507 16 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH SOCIAL ISSUES Women's guild wants UK to adopt Swedish sex law STOCKHOLM Gunnar, a 45-year old Swede, has just taken a 15-minute taxi ride across to Copenhagen, Denmark, for a bit of fun. He's just spent £200 ($540) for a few drinks
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      Lock icon NO NEED TO FEAR THIS GIANT
      939 18  -  SIMON SCTAY NEWS COMMENT Asian states should pay tribute to a peace-seeking China, but not as tributaries DIRECT flights between Taipei and the mainland, the first in nearly six decades, are the latest signs of less tension and greater stability. This is not only
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      Lock icon Embassy attack leaves 40 dead
      380 19 SUICIDE BOMBING Blast in the heart of Kabul scatters flesh and limbs at Indian consulate A statement from Afghan President Hamid Karzai's office said: "The President strongly condemned the terrorist attack against the Indian Embassy in Kabul and considers it the work of enemies of
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      Beware! GPS devices can rat on your crime
      238 19 LONDON Travelling without satellite navigation (Satnav, known in Singapore as Global Positioning Systems or GPS devices) has become unthinkable for many drivers including the criminal fraternity, it would seem. Police now find Satnav systems to be a valuable aid in implicating owners
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      How we are evolving
      573 20  -  Sanjay Perera NATIONHOOD There's still more work to do but S #pore is becoming a fair and just society Letter from I REFER to the article "A modern authoritarianism" (July 7). John Kampfner seems to be turning to the increasingly jaded concepts of the "free market"
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      Thank you, we couldn't have made it without you
      244 21  -  John Gee Letter from President Transient Workers Count Too EARLIER this year, Transient Workers Count Too (TWC2) was facing the threat of running out of money to pay its way. Our office would have to be closed, with a deep impact
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      Why isn't Net access free?
      132 21  -  Nelson Quah Letter from NOWADAYS, it is not uncommon for cafes or fast-food outlets to provide free Internet access to customers. Customers are usually allowed to use the computers provided to surf the Internet, free of charge, for one hour, depending on demand for the
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      Lock icon Pleased with the show, but...
      235 21  -  Goh Kian Huat NDP Must we have a lucky draw to spur us to bag our litter? Letter from I HAD been unsuccessful in the balloting exercise to get tickets for the National Day Parade (NDP). Luckily, my son is in the Boys' Brigade contingent,
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      220 22  -  DR JAMES DOBSON I BY HEALTHY FIGHTING It's not the fights that should worry us, but it's what happens when the fights are over. Almost all marital partners experience conflict from time to time, and these minor confrontations can actually be healthy to the relationship. A
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      Lock icon POLITICS AND PRESS FREEDOM, AT AGE 15
      862 22  -  AGATHA KOH BRAZIL COFFEEWITH voices editor agatha@mediacorp.com.sg OBVIOUSLY, I was once 15 years old, but the memory of that time has faded. And I was never a boy to boot, so that made it harder working out how to break the ice with
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      Lock icon 7th Storey: No other choice
      360 23  -  Geoffrey Lim Andrew David Fassam URBAN DEVELOPMENT All options explored before decision made to demolish hotel Letter from Deputy Director, Media Relations Land Transport Authority and Deputy Director, Urban Planning and Design, Urban Redevelopment Authority WE THANK readers for sharing their views about the New
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      Ads may be 'naughty', but they do help to save lives
      149 23  -  James Martin Letter from I REFER to the report "New ad guidelines: Stick to facts, leave out the naughty" (July 2). The authorities have announced new guidelines requiring condom advertisements to focus on protection rather than the pleasurable aspects.
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      New ad guidelines: Stick to facts, leave out the naughty
      99 23  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg condom usage. Promoting the pleasurable aspect of condoms can still be done in a tasteful manner. I believe it is an important part of encouraging condom usage that should not be removed. Arguments that we "protect
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      217 23 FC. CFO. COO. CEO. fc?SMU V SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT Nice initials start with an MPA UNraßsnv There's never been a better time to pursue a career in the accounting profession. Market demand is especially strong today and career opportunities for accounting graduates are many and varied. Update and expand your professional
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      Lock icon Where old art goes on vacation
      1181 24  -  MAYO MARTIN HERITAGE CONSERVATION CENTRE There's a heavily-guarded fortress here where artefacts get the VIP treatment and lots of tender loving care mayo@mediacorp.com.sg IF I get reincarnated, I want to come back as a Ming Dynasty porcelain tea cup. It was a surreal thought
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      Lock icon PLUS PICKS BOTOX FOR ART
      151 25 ONYOUTUBE, SEARCH FOR: SEBASTIANO MAINARDI,THE SCIENCE OF ART, IMA A nine-minute behind-the-scenes video on restoration work done on a painting by Italian Renaissance artist Sebastiano Mainardi uploaded by the Indianapolis Museum of Art. READ ABOUT ART RESTORATION: THE CULTURE, THE BUSINESS, AND THE SCANDAL Authors
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      New songs, album artwork go missing before launch
      287 26  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH THEY say that into every ocean a little rain must fall, but for artiste manager William Soh of M5 Royal Music, it's more like a thunderstorm. While at a rehearsal for the launch of the Love Infinity charity single on Sunday,
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      The look of music
      530 26  -  CHRISTOPHER TOH ABSTRACT ALBUM Visual art meets pop music with aspidistrafly, a Web-design duo christophertoh@mediacorp.com. sg WHAT happens when two designers get together to make music? Well, the result could be as abstract as aspidistrafly, a local duo who will launch their first official full-length album
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      Lock icon Madonna speaks out
      260 27 AGENCIES CELEBRITY WATCH Statement released denying divorce, affair MADONNA has finally spoken out against growing rumours of a divorce and an extra-marital affair. The pop star released a statement to People magazine on Sunday, denying that she is divorcing Guy Ritchie or having an affair with baseball
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      604 28  -  EVELINE GAN SAVEYOUR KIDNEYS Drinking enough water and eating citrate-rich foods can inhibit stones eveline@mediacorp.com. sg TAXI driver Lee Thian Sze was caught unawares when his doctor found a fist-sized stone in his right kidney two years ago. Despite the sheer size of the stone it measured
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      147 29 OVERCOME INSOMNIA Having poor sleep can have a negative impact on your health. Learn how to overcome insomnia at this talk. Date: Tomorrow Time: 7pm to 8.30pm Venue: Bishan Junction 8 Office Tower, #06-05 Fee/Registration: $12. Registration is required. Call 6250 1012. Open to women aged 40 and
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      494 29  -  EVELINE GAN YOU stick to your exercise regimen religiously and opt for non-fatty foods such as leafy salads at mealtimes. So, why is it that you still can't seem to shake off those extra pounds that have sneaked up on you since Christmas? The problem
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      76 29 It's not just your lungs that'll reap the benefits. I IS Eu Yan Sang's Cordyceps Mycelia Capsules not only help to improve respiratory s H health, they also help to nourish the kidneys. And with active ingredients cultivated H BliHriil from the Cs-4 strain, also known to be found in
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      1364 30 THEYANG SISTERS II LIFESTYLE I W.I.T.C.H. JMhK, DRAMASUTRA Yang Tube Bare Beauty: Ambassadors' Wives Edition-Canada The Key/Happy Birthday Will ij!|_| SP{_ Janji Diana II Channel 5,8.30pm Arts Central, 9.30pm ■*,m Kids Central, 4.30pm _\_\_WWT_V Suria, 9.30pm the neighbourhood and -^^pj^sJf finale of this season's Bare *^^til-'A(S Guardians goon a rescue
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      935 31  -  LEONARD THOMAS SPORTS COMMENT In one of sport's great clashes, skill and courage ruled, with Nadal the brightest of stars sports editor leonard@mediacorp.com.sg COURAGE is when a professional boxer steps into the ring with two fists and his talent as the only protection from a
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      551 32  -  LOWLINFHOONG NETBALL Netball chief believes the region is the first step to increasing the sport's appeal worldwide linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg THE International Federation of Netball Associations (Ifna) are aiming for the sport's inclusion in the 2020 Olympic Games, the body's president revealed yesterday. According to Ifna president
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      185 32 AFP LONDON Russia forward Andrei Arshavin is only interested in playing for Barcelona despite reported interest from the English Premier League, his club claimed yesterday. "Arshavin wants to move to Barcelona, he doesn't want to play anywhere else," a spokesman for his club Zenit St Petersburg
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      297 32 AFP SYDNEY Uzbekistan, who thumped Singapore 7-3 in a wonderful display of attacking football on their way to Asia's final round of World Cup qualifiers for 2010, will open their Group 1 campaign by hosting Australia in Tashkent on Sept 10. The
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      451 33  -  CUP FOOTBALL Young Lions missing Khairul and suspended Isa ahead of Cup clash with Thai outfit QUARTER-FINAL, FIRST-LEG Bangkok University v Young Lions Jurong East Stadium, 7.45pm KENNETH GOH kenneth@mediacorp.com.sg BARELY three hours after V Sundramoorthy arrived back in Singapore, the Young Lions coach was
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      340 33 AFP LONDON Motor racing chief Max Mosley's sadomasochistic session with five women contained "not even a hint" of Nazi behaviour, he told a court here yesterday as he launched a breach of privacy action. Kicking off his case against News Group Newspapers in the
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      155 33  -  KENNETHGOH THAILAND'S Tobacco Monopoly shaded both halves of last night's RHB Singapore Cup 2008 quarter-final, second-leg clash with Woodlands Wellington. But when it came down to a penalty shootout, the Singapore side held their nerve to win 4-2 and qualify for the semi-finals. The match
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      318 34 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH VIENNA (Austria) No sooner was one tournament over than Samuel Eto'o turned his mind to the next. While having enjoyed and rejoiced in the victory of Spain, the country where he has spent the past 11 of his 27
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      185 34 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH LONDON Manchester United are considering appointing Brian McClairas a replacement for Carlos Queiroz, Sir Alex Ferguson's No 2, who is widely expected to take over from Luiz Felipe Scolari as Portugal manager. Although the club will want compensation for Queiroz, Ferguson has
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      765 34 THE GUARDIAN ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP nS^^BSj PRAGUE (Czech Republic) It is a measure of Petr Cech's character and his sense of accountability that immediately after his error that effectively cost the Czech Republic their chance of progress into the quarter-finals of the 2008 European Championship he returned
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      26 34 SPU RTS BET ING WITH THE LEGAL BOOKMAKER I Singapore Cup Bangkok Uni Young Lions Tue, 08/07/08 7.45pm Singapore Cup Tampines Home United Wed, 09/07/08 7.45pm
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      382 35  -  JOSEPHYADAO FERAL PHONE Consumers get more with Motorola-Ferrari collaboration joseph.yadao@mediacorp.com.sg IT MAY still be a couple of months before the inaugural SingTel Singapore Grand Prix, but don't be surprised if you hear the high-pitched shriek of a Ferrari Fl engine. It could just be the ring
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      324 35  -  JOSEPHYADAO THE reign of DVD camcorders could be short-lived following the arrival of Canon's HF and FS range of flash memory camcorders. "Flash memory is gaining popularity as a replacement for hard disk drives. Our new range of flash memory camcorders will set standards for both
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      473 36 SIA DOWN UNDER Airline urges Australia to share lucrative US route CANBERRA The Australian government is facing fresh calls for a more liberal aviation policy, particularly on the lucrative route between Australia and the United States, ahead of the release of a government blueprint on future
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      381 38  -  CHEOWXINYI cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg VETERAN banker Wee Cho Yaw has seen many economic crises in his 48 years in the banking business. Yet UOB's chairman, who is now in his late 70s, says: "I believe that this current financial crisis is the worst I
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      59 36 EPA A Filipino man's hair stands as he holds on to a metallic ball of a Van De Graaf generator at one of the booths of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Science Fair in Manila, Philippines, yesterday. The fair showcases inventions and new innovations in products
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        115 36 Infrastructure works for Universal Studios Singapore will begin with the award of a $705-million building contract to a unit of China Metallurgical (Group) Corp (MCC). The theme park will feature 24 rides and attractions and is scheduled to open in 2010 as part of
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        97 36 Hong Kong-based property developer Fortune Group is seeking a listing on the Singapore Exchange via a reverse takeover (RTO) of Catalist-listed sanitary fittings distributor Showy International in a deal worth $545.4 million. The proposed RTO will be done through the issue of 1.65 billion new
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      364 37  -  CHRISTIE LOH But he also expects prices to slip below US$lOO next year christie@mediacorp.com.sg "WHAT goes up must come down"... That doesn't seem to apply to oil at the moment. Prices of the "black gold", having doubled from last year to an unprecedented
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      285 37 BLOOMBERG TEMASEK Holdings is putting Singapore's largest power generator up for sale, further opening the electricity sector to competition after selling Tuas Power which it owned since 1995 earlier this year. The sale of Senoko Power will be completed by the end of next year,
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        68 38 $5-88 Reduce Nomura has lowered its target price to $5.13 from $5.32 to reflect lower valuations for the property developer's subsidiaries. Nomura expects CapitaLand's earnings growth to slow in FY2009 to 2010 as weak selling prices for key en bloc projects shrink margins. On the developer's retail business, Nomura
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        66 38 58.5 cents I Outperform CIMB maintains its rating but cuts its target price for the cosmetics firm to 91 cents from $1.29 to reflect an assumed P/E ratio of 8, down from 11, because of "general sector compressions". But it remains positive on the stock, saying Beauty China benefits
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        58 38 $1.38 I Hold Kim Eng maintains its rating but cuts its target price for the container company to $1.59 from $2.01 to reflect downward revision in company's earnings estimates estimates by 10 and 13 per cent in FY2009 and 2010, respectively. It says that high oil prices are leading
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        115 38 $1.43 I Overweight Lehman starts coverage with a $1.78 target price, saying its market value of $2.2 billion and strong credit standing will give it a better chance of securing financing in an uncertain environment. With tenancy renewals due in FY2OOB to 2010, Lehman believes "any give-back of
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      69 38 Thanks to CapitaLand, about 60 children from Cannosaville Children's Home visited Changi Airport's Terminal 3 yesterday, accompanied by volunteers from the property giant. The children had a rare opportunity to visit secure areas such as the aerobridge and the transit lounge where they spent some time feeding
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      528 38  -  CONRAD RAJ Dr Thomas Held SUDDEN EXIT Container business group head Ronald Widdows to take over from CEO Thomas Held editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg NEPTUNE Orient Lines' group president and chief executive Dr Thomas Held has been replaced with immediate effect by the head of group's container business
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      301 38  -  ESTHER FUNG esther@mediacorp.com.sg COFFEE, cocoa, sugar, platinum, aluminium and gold are what some analysts recommend investing in. "We are still in the middle stages of a commodities boom," Mr Frederic Hervouet, managing director of commodity investor derivatives in Asia at BNP Paribas.
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      202 37 Professor Richard Kerley, Pro-Vice Chancellor (International), Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh Queen Margaret University W ASIA CAMPUS The QMU Asia Campus (Branch of Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh) The QMU Asia Campus is Singapore's latest Tertiary Education Institution.Together with East Asia Institute of Management (EASB), we bring you a wider range of
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