Today, 27 September 2008

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  • 20 1 weekendTODAY September 27 28, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking weekendTODAY September 27 28, 2008 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    38 1 day I toFi Look out forToDAY's race day special on Sunday! More cosmopolitan Last year, close to 40% of locals married foreigners, who also fuelled population growth here, according to the Govt's first population breakdown. Page 10
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    31 1 Graceful exit? Umno is pushing back party polls to March in an apparent bid to let Mr Abdullah Badawi (picture), Malaysia's Premier, make a "dignified" exit from politics. Page 22
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  • 41 1 Technical recession Experts say Singapore is likely to be hit by two straight quarters of negative growth as output is down for the second month in August. But they predict the Govt will counter with more relief measures. Page 30
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  • 42 1 Calling the shots It may be called the English Premier League, but of the 20 clubs, half are foreign-owned. Sunderland is the latest to join the fray with an American now in control. Page 65 9PM 6 AM 9PM 5 AM
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  • 491 1 AGENCIES US BAILOUT Financial rescue talks start again from scratch THE US$7OO-billion ($998-bil-lion) plan to bail out United States financial institutions and save the world economy from a meltdown lay in tatters on Friday, with dramatic images of US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson down
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    • 17 1 RAMADAN Break fast Saturday 6.59PM Start fast Sunday 5.26AM Break fast Sunday 6.59PM Start fast Monday 5.25AM
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    • 76 1 m\ FmT s II ■Nil II M s d jl 1 n9Eb t^A- '*'"''"»'jF^ BT'^ IW" .—LJii'i^iiii~, I flbv ~^^taig ''Ml'f ritji y I r '^ffWif- ~J"r[| t |kL_ *i t■^lf J j^B X "i-" I' -t -^Htf >: t <3k i ■|[8?^ ANDTHENTHEREWAS NIGHT First Fi night practice gets
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  • NEWS
    • 961 2  -  STANLEY JEREMIAH XTRA HEALTHCARE COSTS Why we should be spending more out of our own pocket on medical expenses WE SHOULD expect to spend 12 to 15 per cent of our income on healthcare. This was the evaluation of Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan at a Sing
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    • 909 3  -  ESTHER FUNG NEXT-GENERATION BROADBAND Open Net consortium wins bid to roll out national network esther@mediacorp.com.sg BY THE end of 2010, two-thirds of households and businesses here will have access to ultra-high speed broadband that will let them share videos or attend real-time classes online with ease
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    • 559 4  -  LAN DECOTTA XTRA SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX ian@mediacorp.com.sg The man of the Fl moment, Mr Bernie Ecclestone (picture), fought jet lag and a flu to spend 30 minutes on Friday evening withjournalists. Here are excerpts from the press conference: Are you surprised that Singapore is able
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    • 706 6  -  LEONARD THOMAS, LEONG WEE KEAT, TAN HUILENG AND ZUL OTHMAN CHOKEPOINTS MINOR BUMPS FORMULA 1 A good run for Singapore, in Fi #s first night outing leonard@mediacorp.com.sg THERE had, at first, been some loudlyvoiced doubts about holding the race at night. And then, on Friday morning,
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    • 129 6 A classroom with vroom for some SOPHIAHUANG THEY paid for their day at the races out of their Edusave funds. Nineteen students from class 3TI of Punggol Secondary School went trackside for a hands-on learning experience in Element Business Skill, a subject introduced for Normal (Technical) students this year. Before
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    • 112 6 while Ferrari fans fly the flag LEONG WEE KEAT MASSA or Raikkonen they are not, but a trio of Singaporeans proved almost as popular as the two Ferrari drivers. Toting two huge Ferrari flags one specially imported from Italy, the other bought at Suntec City they were stopped "at least
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    • 191 6 Rain, rain, go away AGENCIES TORRENTIAL rain fell early on the day of the practice runs, but dried up long before the Fl cars hit the Marina Bay circuit. Heavy rain in parts of Singapore between 6.30pm and B.loam on Friday, resulted in flooding in the city in areas including
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      140 8 The drivers were out to test the track last night, and the fans were there to lap up the sights and the spills. TODAY photographers Ernest Chua, Sophia Huang, Koh Mvi Fong, Ooi Boon Keong, Trevor Tan, Wee Teck Hian and Don Wong were there to bring you the
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    • 633 10  -  ESTHERNG BIRTHRATES AND CULTURALTRENDS Population also grew at the fastest rate since 1980 estherng@mediacorp.com. sg TEN years ago, performance poet Chris Mooney, 44, came to Singapore to explore opportunities in the emerging art scene. He found work and a wife in Ms Savindar
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    • 475 10  -  NEOCHAICHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg A HUE and cry was raised earlier this year when new Electronic Road Pricing gantries were slated to go up in batches, but a scaleback will occur from Monday. Some evening rates for 15 gantries in the Central Business
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    • 305 12  -  ANSLEYNG ansley@mediacorp.com.sg THE robbery and drug suspect who assaulted two police officers before attempting a sprint to freedom at the Subordinate Courts could face preventive detention when he is sentenced in three weeks. Mr Jamaluddin Salam, 32, who faces 14 charges including robbery, drug consumption, causing hurt
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    • 119 12 ONG DAI LIN JUST three months after the inaugural Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) was held in June, plans have already been laid for a bigger event next year. To be held on June 22 to 26 at Suntec Singapore, it will be themed "Sustainable Cities Infrastructure
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    • 820 12  -  CONSTANCE SINGAM XTRA GENDER EQUITY Men have to do to the boys what women have done to the girls A RECENT survey in this newspaper highlighted the problem men here are facing. It found that one of the reasons Singapore is seeing fewer marriages is
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    • 639 15 MediaCorp Radio DJ Jean Danker finds her style in statement pieces WHEN Class 95FM DJ Jean Danker bought her studio apartment two years ago, her furnishing goals were pretty simple. With a laugh, Jean said: "I just wanted to fill up the space, and I wasn't very concerned about
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    • 267 16  -  ALICIA WONG alicia@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN Mr Wong Chee Fapp, 56, forgot to carry his Cash Card with him last weekend, he figured he could buy another from the nearest petrol station or 7-11. But as the engineering manager recounted: "I went to Tanglin
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    • 54 16 4-ROOM UNITS NewatTP@D: $457,000 to $555,000 Resale at Jalan Membina (2ist-25th floor): $493,000 to $560,000 5-ROOM UNITS NewatTP@D: $545,000 to $646,000 Resale at Jalan Membina (i6th-25th floor): $648,000 to $670,000 Resale figures for 5-year-old flats; floor area varies. Taken from HDB Infoweb on sept 22. HDB BALLOTING A
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    • 192 16 ANSLEYNG A POLICE officer was hurt on Monday when another fired a round from a sub-machine gun and hit him in the groin. The two Police National Service Fulltime (PNSF) officers were on guard duty at a police key installation protection training camp along
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    • 249 16 FOR those waiting to snap up a public flat in the iconic 50-storey integrated housing development, the good news: Some 428 fourand five-room units at The Pinnacle@Duxton are among 992 available under the Housing and Development Board's (HDB) latest balloting exercise launched on Friday. The much-hyped
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  • WORLD
    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
    • 247 20 AGENCIES TERROR PLOT LINK German commandos arrest two suspects on plane BERLIN German commandos arrested two Somali-born terror suspects on a KLIvl jet on Friday who media reports said had links to a group behind a foiled plot last year to attack United States interests. Security forces
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    • 52 20 IT'S NOT A BIRD OR A PLANE AP Swiss adventurer, Yves Rossy, crossed the English Channel using a homemade jet-propelled wing on Friday. Mr Rossy leaped from a small plane and fired up his jets to make the 35-kilometre trip from Calais in France to Dover in England in about
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    • 183 20 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH MISSISSIPPI The first United States presidential debate will go on with or without Republican John McCain, organisers have said. The Arizona senator had threatened to skip the showdown with Democrat presidential nominee Barack Obama unless a Wall Street bailout
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    • 344 22 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH NEW YORK The world's richest brothers are embroiled in a bitter £1.2 billion ($3.1 billion) libel battle after one of them allegedly accused the other of industrial espionage in a newspaper interview. Mr Anil Ambani, the world's sixth richest man,
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    • 408 22 .AGENCIES, WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY JESSINTATAN MALAYSIAN POLITICS Umno postpones election to allow the PM a graceful exit KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's ruling party has signalled that the increasingly-unpopular Prime Minister may step down by March, but pledged to allow him a "dignified" exit from politics.
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    • 201 22 AFP WASHINGTON The potential link between mobile telephones and brain cancer could be similar to the link between lung cancer and smoking, something tobacco companies took 50 years to recognise, scientists told a subcommittee in the United States House of Representatives on
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    • 999 24 XTRA MONEY MELTDOWN Why these funds have stayed almost invisible amid the recent market turmoil RICHARD HARTUNG SOVEREIGN wealth funds (SWFs) were highly visible global investors over the past year, pouring money into a multitude of industries. Financial institutions were a favourite target, and
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    • 633 26 THE COUNTRY'S LEGAL SYSTEM The flap over chief justice's retirement age highlights system's failings PUBLIC concern about the issue of the Chief Justice's retirement age has reached panic level. Until today, the majority of the factions involved have agreed on the government's proposal to extend the
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    • 271 26 SEPUTAR INDONESIA roundup *^> I Seputar is Indonesia's 3rd largest circulating paper.lt is owned by MNC, which has a strategic and financial partnership with Media Corp. I Be the lucky winner to walk away with a stylist living room make over worth 1 0,000. Send us a current photo of
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    • 219 28  -  Lucas Png FOOD SAFETY When "manufactured by' and "manufactured in mean different things... Letter from RECENTLY, I bought a bag of garlic bread from a supermarket. Due to the recent dairy product scandal, I decided to check where the garlic bread was manufactured. After reading every
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    • 124 28  -  MakWai Keong Letter from I REFER to "Passengers should not be ferried precariously" (Sept 26). During Tuesday's heavy downpour, I saw this lorry on the Pan-Island Expressway, heading towards Jurong, with its passengers holding onto ponchos, umbrellas and canvas sheets to shield themselves from
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    • 121 28  -  Mariann Macs Letter from I REFER to "Passengers should not be ferried precariously" (Sept 26) and share Mr Lionel De Souza's concern about passengers hitching rides in the back of lorries and trucks. What's appalling is that these lorries have been given the green light
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    • 271 28  -  Tina Hung Letter from Deputy Chief Executive Officer National Council of Social Service I REFER to "Simplify gadget guidelines" (Sept 25). We commend the Society forthe Physically Disabled for the good work it has been doing to promote the use of assistive technology among people with
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    • 100 28  -  Chia WoonYee Letter from Director of Technology Society for the Physically Disabled WE REFER to "Simplify gadget guidelines" (Sept 25). We would like to clarify that the Open Door Fund, which provides employers with funding to adapt the workplace environment and purchase assistive devices
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    • 87 28  -  Joseph Wong Letter from I REFER to "Celebrities feeling the heat" (Sept 24). William Shakespeare said: "All the world's a stage. And we men and women merely players." However one looks at it, celebrities endorse products not because they believe in the products,
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  • business
    • 431 30 BLOOMBERG MANUFACTURING August industrial output falls 12.2 from a year earlier SINGAPORE'S industrial production contracted for a second month in August on declining electronics and pharmaceutical output, suggesting the economy could slide into a recession this quarter. Manufacturing, which accounts for a quarter of Singapore's economy,
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    • 237 30  -  KELVIN CHOW kelvinc@mediacorp.com.sg AT THE end of the first week of its new regime governing short-selling of securities, the Singapore Exchange (SGX) has spelled out in increased detail how the rules work. The new rules are intended to deter situations when short-sellers fail to deliver
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    • 402 30  -  ESTHER FUNG MARISSACHEW «.ND esther@mediacorp.com.sg IT WAS back to business as usual at the Bank of East Asia's (BEA) Singapore branch on Friday, after dealing with a deluge of customers the day before. "Things are back to normal," said Mr Lim Lok Chiang, the
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    • 468 32 SUB-PRIME CASUALTIES This time, it's Washington Mutual... JPMORGAN has become the biggest US bank by deposits, after taking over the branch network of Washington Mutual (WaMu) for US$l.9 billion ($2.7 billion). WaMu was seized after a run on the bank left it "unsound", the US
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    • 342 32 DOWJONES HSBC has become the latest global banking giant to lay off staff, slashing 1,100 jobs in its global banking and markets division worldwide. The 1,100 jobs, of which about half of them in the United Kingdom, account for 4 per
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    • 177 32 DOWJONES A DEAL for Maybank to buy a 56 per cent stake in FT Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII) from Temasek Holdings of Singapore for US$l.5 billion ($2.13 billion) collapsed yesterday altera deadline expired, it is understood. "The deadline passed at two
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    • 197 32 THE former boss of American International Group (AIG), the world's largest insurance company, is planning to sell at least some of his large stake in the troubled business. Former chief executive Maurice "Hank" Greenberg intends to offload stock in the company, he told
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    • 89 32 $4° million is invested to the construction of a state-of-■f"^ art P'* Building for the 2008 F1 Singapore Grand Prix? This three-storey building covering 23,000 square metres, houses important facilities for the event: Race Control Centre with monitors providing live feed from 24 CCTV cameras around the circuit N 36
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  • weekend living
    • MAKAN
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        1421 34 FORMULA FEASTING Your get-up-to-speed pre- and post-race companion to feasting during the Fl season DON MENDOZA (donm@mediacorp.com.sg) and AARON CHONG (aaron@mediacorp.com.sg) THE flags have been hoisted and the curtains have be raised on what has already been judged as history in the making for the Singapore Grand Prix
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      • 935 36 BEST VIEWS Some of the best seats in the house at this weekend's historic event come alongside some of the finest food the city has to offer. DON MENDOZA sussed out a handful. THE 2008 Fl Sing Tel Singapore Grand Prix is set to be a visual
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      • 691 38 BEST BREWS Whatever your poison, you won't be short of a choice celebratory pop, swig or sip. DON MENDOZA highlights a few. BALACLAVA, SUNTEC CONVENTION CENTRE The ambience here is chic and refined, and boasts a high ceiling, plush leather sofas and some of the finest
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      • 1227 40 BEST IN OUR VIEW It's going to be a tight race when it comes to deciding where to have your next meal without leaving the action too far behind. DON MENDOZA puts together a brief but trusty line-up of sure winners for your dining pleasure.
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        428 44 DESSERT CENTRAL Just minutes away from the action are devilish sweet treats just waiting to be savoured. DON MENDOZA presents^ the best to you. I GELARE CAFE, SUNTEC CITY The appeal is clear: All-natural premium ice cream from Australia made with no preservatives or fillers. And if that
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        261 45  -  DON MENDOZA THE GRAPEVINE Don't forget to take the time to enjoy your favourite sips don@mediacorp.com.sg MANY of the restaurants mentioned in this guide to wining and dining well on race weekend boast exceptional wine lists. A few have even garnered awards for their prized selection of
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      • 492 46 Fl PROMOTIONS Can't get enough of Fl AARON CHONG recommends treats offered only during the Singapore Grand Prix weekend. ESMIRADA AT CHUMES Drink like an Fl winner with the official champagne of the races, Mumm Champagne. Until Sunday, you can enjoy it at a discounted rate of
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      • 563 48  -  SARAH FORD QUICK BITES A look at a few of the fastest and nicest ways to get fed this race weekend food@newstoday.com.sg IN THE build up to the Grand Prix, I had recently noticed how quick my usual waiter was in manoeuvring the interesting circuit
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      • 141 48 NIPS TIPS With more booze to be had this weekend than almost any other, we thought you could do with a few quick tips on drinking well. Always go from lighter drinks to heavier ones. And pace yourself by having a soft drink or juice in between cocktails. The sweeter
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      • 1094 49  -  PEARLYN THAM FOURMULA 1 FASHION Fashion, like racing, comes and goes in a flash. Small wonder then, why the big names in fashion love the big names on the racetrack. YOU can call me a speed devil. I've hurtled down winding roads, negotiated
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        652 51  -  PEARLYN THAM STREET THREADS That's the one thing the experts agree on when it comes to choosing your look for the Night Races pearlyn@mediacorp.com.sg If you're attending this weekend's inaugural 2008 Formula 1 Sing Tel Singapore Grand Prix, should you dress up or dress down? Check your
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        347 51 If you're attending the night races this weekend, PEARLYN THAM (pearlyn@mediacorp.com.sg) shows you how to keep track of your looks. POWER POWDER Guys, keep your skin matte under the bright lights at the tracks with the made-for-men 4VOO Shine Reduction Powder ($99). Available at WhatHeWants stores at #01-06
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        533 52 FAST TIMES It's all about beating time in motorsports and these racinq-themed watches do the job, PEARLYN THAM (pearTyn@mediacorp.com.sg) says FROM MONACO TO SINGAPORE Chopard has been a partner of Monaco's Grand Prix de Monaco Historique since 2002 a fitting reason for it to introduce the Grand
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      • 171 52 Gentlemen and ladies, start your engines and don't let these great buys zoom past you. 1. LOOK COOL, STAY WARM Zip up in style in this men's racing-inspired jacket ($199.90) from Kappa's Racing Collection. Available at #02-58 Vivo City, #02-12 Jurong Point, #01--23/24 Queensway Shopping
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      • 775 53  - 2 FERRARIS A BREED APART JULIAN LOW ON AND OFF THE TRACK 4 Even a supercar inspired by Fl is no match for the real thing news@newstoday.com.sg IT GOES without saying that a Formula 1 car is on a different performance plane altogether from the average family saloon. But how
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      • 485 54  -  COLIN YONG Fl's official Safety Car can never be overtaken on a race circuit colin@mediacorp.com.sg FULLY suited up in racing gear, Bernd Maylander could easily pass off as a Formula 1 race driver around the paddock. But he is always at the back of the grid
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        329 54 COLIN YONG It's not Formula 1 but cars will be thrilling spectators by zooming about in tight quarters just a stone's throw away from the Marina Bay Street Circuit. Celebrated stunt driver Russ Swift is back in town once again to perform his precision driving manoeuvres during
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      • 738 56 Move aside, Formula 1 cars. The shopping malls around the race circuit have their share of adrenalin pumping action this weekend, too MARINA SQUARE Sleepless in Singapore? This weekend, Marina Square will be open until midnight. Until octs, you can enjoy special discounts at the stores
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        489 59 Fl WEEKEND Plenty to see, read and 'dolly' this weekend FORMULA 1 ON TV Couldn't get a ticket to a night at the races? Don't worry. MediaCorp TV Channel 5 will be broadcasting both the qualifying sessions and the actual race for Formula 1. Tune in at
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      • 924 60  -  CHRISTOPHER TOH TODAY EXCLUSIVE Metallica is badder than ever with their latest album Death Magnetic christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg AFTER waiting five years, heavy metal fans are drooling over the latest album from the Metallica treasure chest, Death Magnetic, their ninth studio album, and their fifth consecutive No 1 album.
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    • 245 59 I SINGAPORE BIENNALE 2008 -M^^T J**^^T This year, Singapore's largest international contemporary visual arts exhibition a^A^^aW VA will surprise and awe with a selection of works revolving around the theme THE EUROPEAN A^A^y T^L of Wonder. From II Sept to 16 Nov, I lam to 9pm, City Hall South Beach
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  • SPORTS
    • 800 64  -  MILTON TAN SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN SINGAPORE FOOTBALL Booted out of the AFC Cup, Warriors now aim to repeat last season's double feat NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2008 Tampines Rovers v SAFFC Tampines Stadium, Saturday 7. 45pm sports@newstoday.com.sg SAFFC returned from Oman on Wednesday after a
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    • 313 64 MILTON TAN FOURTH-PLACED Tampines Rovers are 14 points adrift of S-League leaders Super Reds, and 12 behind defending champions SAFFC. While the yawning chasm in points may seem too big a gap to bridge with just seven matches left, the Stags are
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    • 382 65 AGENCIES ENGLISH FOOTBALL Black Cats are ninth Premier League club under foreign controlling interest SUNDERLAND North-east club Sunderland have become the latest Premier League side to undergo a change of control after Ellis Short (picture), a Dallas-based millionaire Irish-American fund manager, became the largest single
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    • 530 66 ENGLISH FOOTBALL Wenger revels in his side's newfound confidence at both ends of the pitch English Premiership Arsenal v Hull City LONDON It has not taken long for Arsenal to banish the gloom which threatened to overwhelm the English Premier League club during their turbulent
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    • 345 66 THE GUARDIAN quadruple LONDON Petr Cech believes Chelsea's squad are the strongest the club i have had since he arrived four years ago and, allied with the style of football Luiz Felipe Scolari has introduced since becoming manager, they have the potential to win
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    • 603 68  -  STEVE MCMAHON STRAIGHTTALK For the game to move forward, it's time for a panel to decide on the validity of bookings sports@newstoday.com.sg REFEREES are once again under the microscope after an eventful weekend of football in the 2008/09 Barclays Premier League. Chelsea's match against Manchester United
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    • 337 68 THEGUARDIAN LONDON Newcastle United remained manageress last night, after a day of intense negotiations concluded with Terry Venables turning down the chance to become Kevin Keegan's short-term successor. Mike Ashley, the club's owner, may now turn to David O'Leary, the former Leeds
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    • 254 68 THEGUARDIAN LONDON West Ham are facing a fresh legal challenge over the Carlos Tevez affair as up to a dozen players relegated with Sheffield United in 2007 consider suing the London club for loss of earnings. At least 10 players, including captain
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    • 571 69 AFP ENGLISH FOOTBALL Bitter rivals look to kickstart their seasons in 208 th Merseyside derby English Premiership Everton v Liverpool Goodison Park, Saturday j.^spm LIVERPOOL —Fierce local passion ensures the Merseyside derby is never short of an edge but the outcome of this weekend's meeting
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    • 360 69 AFP MANCHESTER Ryan Giggs (picture) has challenged his Manchester United teammates to launch a 10-game winning streak by overcoming Bolton Wanderers at home this Saturday. The reigning Premier League and European champions have been slow out of the blocks this season, winning just
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    • 744 70  -  LOW LIN FHOONG THE RACE IS ON It's a close title race, but Ferrari driver Massa remains calm before the big event linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg LIKE many of the 20 drivers in Formula l's 10-team roster, the week has been a blur for Ferrari ace Felipe Massa.
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    • 368 70 LAN DE COTTA THE President's lunch held at the Istana on Friday, marking the official party to welcome Formula 1 to Singapore, had the Republic's who's who in attendance as well as a roll call of the sport's biggest names and international
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    • 756 71  -  TANYO-HINN THE RACE IS ON Lunches at 6pm the norm in Renault's garage yohinn@mediacorp.com. sg JUST as the fuel that goes into the multi-mil-lion dollar, 300 kmh Formula 1 cars is important, so too is the food the drivers eat. Tarik Ait Said, the Fl events
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      410 72 Fl FACTFILE pit stop in action The job in the pits is one of the most pressurised in the world of Formula 1 and pit stops have become more and more important over the years. As overtaking moves become rarer, pit stops have become the prime opportunities to
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    • 317 72 'AFP TORO Rosso driver Sebastian Vettel (picture) has denied that his move to sister team Red Bull Racing next season is a backward step after making his breakthrough at the Italian Grand Prix this month. The 21-year-old became the youngest driver
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    • 145 74 ERNESTCHUA Honda driver Rubens Barrichello in car No 17, failed to negotiate the quick bend into the pit straight, sending the back of his vehicle into the concrete wall during last night's first practice session at the 2008 Formula 1 Sing Tel Singapore Grand Prix. Red
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    • 435 74  -  SHAMIR OSMAN THE RACE IS ON Spore Grand Prix support races feature talents as young as 15 shamir@mediacorp.com.sg THE young drivers of the Formula BMW Pacific were the first to burn rubber on the Marina Bay street circuit Friday afternoon, hitting the
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    • 194 74 BLOOMBERG FORMULA One's first after-dark session on Friday saw some drivers losing their way. Ferrari's Felipe Massa was among nine drivers who spun off during the second 90-minute tryout in downtown Singapore, with Toro Rosso's Sebastian Vettel winner of the Italian Grand Prix
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    • 609 75  -  SHAMIR OSMAN THE RACE IS ON Support races not so hot as fans brace for the hell and fury of Fi on Sunday shamir@mediacorp.com. sg THE speed demons are back in Singapore for the first time since the last Singapore Grand Prix in 1973, and
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    • 599 76  -  LAN DE COTTA THE RACE IS ON Fi roar hits Singapore for the first time, as Hamilton and Massa tear up the track formula 1 correspondent ian@mediacorp.com.sg THE deafening roar of 20 Formula 1 engines echoed around Singapore for the first time ever last night.
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