Today, 21 February 2009

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    10 1 weekendTODAY February 2i 22, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    VOICES
    25 1 Nightcap needed? William Pesek lists five reasons why Japanese leaders might be excused for drinking in excess these days. More sake, anyone? Page 14
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    LIVING
    34 1 All tressed up It's the season to experiment with big and bold hair pieces, says Pearlyn Tham, as we show you the top fashion accessories to help you flaunt your style. Page 19
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    SPORTS
    39 1 Kuyt flashes red Arsene Wenger may have labelled Manchester United "untouchable", but Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt insists the title race is not over yet, as he insists that the Reds "have players just reaching their peak". Page 34
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    Lock icon Now, maybe they'll buy
    578 1  -  ESTHER NG NO GST Retailers try a new tactic to lure shoppers estherng@mediacorp.com.sg WITH that four-letter word, sale, no longer guaranteed to get the cash registers ringing non-stop, some retailers are turning to anothertacticto lure shoppers back: Absorbing GST on some days. Among them: Retail chains
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    Two sailors kidnapped by pirates
    268 1 TWO sailors aboard a Singa-pore-flagged tug boat have been kidnapped by pirates in the Straits of Malacca. The tug, with a barge in tow, was attacked on Friday afternoon near Penang, enroute from Colombo to Singapore The vessel's owner is now in contact with the
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  • NEWS
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      Its not the 'great validator'
      450 2  -  ALICIA WONG CLIMATE CHANGE Expert says don't use climate as excuse for protectionism alicia@mediacorp.com.sg VIETNAM, Thailand and Indonesia have all announced definite plans, while Singapore is not ruling it out, even though building a nuclear power plant was once not an option. But this is
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      SingTel launches 'Google phone'
      249 2  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN hedirman@mediacorp.com. sg WANT a new toy? Singaporeans will be the first in Asia to get their hands on the new Google-based smartphone, available at SingTel's retail stores from Saturday. Dubbed the "Dream", the phone made by Taiwan's HTC is seen as a worthy challenger
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      Rest easy, law students: Firms still hiring
      255 2  -  LEONGWEEKEAT ENTRY requirements for the legal sector may have been relaxed, but law students should not have "sleepless nights with regards to employability", Law Minister X Shanmugam said on Friday. The shortage of lawyers here "is not going to disappear overnight", even though
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      NOT IF, BUT WHEN
      1193 3  -  LOHCHEEKONG Both surveys, in March 2008 and in February, were based on a random poll of 200 people, conducted informally via telephone, email and street interviews. cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg AS THE country's most-wanted terrorist remains at large, the question on most Singaporeans' minds is no longer where Mas
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      Lock icon ALL IN A DAY'S WORK
      1005 4  -  TEOXUANWEI MEN IN BLUE 1 Besides catching criminals, policemen have to learn how to capture snakes _J xuanwei@mediacorp.com. sg HE'S trained to chase after the bad guys but Staff Sergeant Juraimi Mohd Amin joked that he and his colleagues have become experts at catching snakes
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      Lock icon BEYONDTHE CALL OF DUTY ...
      54 4 BEYONDTHE CALL OF DUTY SI Koh and SS Juraimi checking on a flat whose owners are harassed by loansharks. TREVORTAN SI Koh and SS Juraimi helping a drunk man to his feet along Boat Quay. TREVORTAN The policemen clearing a tree branch which was blocking the way of residents at
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      Lock icon Message for dirty old men
      450 6  -  ZULOTHMAN SEXWITH UNDERAGED PROSTITUTE Jail a must, says judge, as he cuts sentence from a year to nine months zul@mediacorp.com.sg THE defence lawyertraipsed through the red-light district of Geylang, looking for posters that warned Singaporeans of the consequences of having sex with underaged prostitutes under
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        NO CHANGE IN ENTRY RULES TO IRS
        128 6 Singapore isn't considering relaxing rules imposed to curb problem gambling, including a $ioo a day levy on citizens and permanent residents entering the integrated resorts (IRs), even as the global economic slowdown reduces visitor numbers, said Mr Aw Kah Peng, chief executive officer
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        FARE CUTS ON PREMIUM SERVICES, TOO
        123 6 SBS Transit said on Friday it will lower ez-link fares of its non-basic bus services by up to 20 cents, from April 1. The cut will be in effect until June 30 next year. SBS Transit currently offers a total of 60 non-basic bus
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        DIESEL, PETROL PUMP PRICES CUT AGAIN
        99 6 Pump prices for diesel and 98 octane petrol were reduced by 4 cents a litre on Friday, the second cut in two days. Shell led the move at 3pm, with ExxonMobil, SPC and Caltex all following within an hour. Diesel now costs $1,143 a
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      446 6 OCBC CYCLE SINGPPORE ROOD CLOSURES. SUNDRY, 22 FEBRUPRY. OCBC Cycle Singapore 2009 will be held on Sunday, 22 February. The following roads will be closed on the day and slight traffic congestion is expected. Kindly avoid the affected roads or take alternative routes to your destination. F1 Track -Event Venue
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      831 7 Visit us V Toa Payoh HDB HUB Roadshow from 22 to 25 Feb 2009, 10 am to 9pm I Best Denki's Plaza Singapura Roadshow from 22 Feb to 1 Mar 2009, 10 am to 10 pm I I "^H I Bomjs Gits |i!i9Tt^R|^l ttWV» ,^k I |«IJM Or ©?n°-Sft he
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon BEWILDERED IN MALAYSIA
      867 8  -  OOIKEEBENG POLITICAL MESS Perplexed in Perak f stupefied inSelangor-nowonderthemassesar^^ THE energy fuelling the electoral tsunami that saw members of the opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat (PR) win in five states in northern Malaysia last March was general indignation over the rapidly deteriorating state of governance in the country.
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      Lock icon Perak's Zambry defies suspension
      149 8 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER PERAK Menteri Besar Zambry Abdul said he will defy Speaker V Sivakumar's suspension order and attend the next assembly sitting. He said Mr Sivakumar had no jurisdiction to suspend him. Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi dismissed the idea of a snap election in
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      Lock icon Secretary Clinton names special North Korea envoy
      303 10 AGENCIES SEOUL United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton named a special envoy for North Korea on Friday but warned the communist nation that ties with the United States will not improve unless it stops threatening South Korea. The envoy, Mr Stephen
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      Show us videos, says graft panel
      295 10 ANWAR EXPOSE GEORGETOWN The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Ahmad Said Hamdan has asked opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to show the video recordings which allegedly show former Kedah Mentri Besar Mahdzir Khalid offering PKR's assemblyman Lim Soo Nee RMS million ($2 million) to
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      Lock icon US fear over Syariah law deal
      176 10 AFP WASHINGTON The United States has expressed concern to Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari that a deal allowing Syariah law in the volatile Swat valley amounted to a possible capitulation to Taliban militants. US envoy Richard Holbrooke told CNN on Thursday that he had
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      Lock icon 50 hurt in turbulence on Tokyo-bound flight
      217 11 AGENCIES TOKYO Severe turbulence jolted a Tokyobound Northwest Airlines flight from Manila on Friday, injuring 50 passengers and crew, officials said. The turbulence hit the plane while it was circling, about 30 minutes before landing. The plane suddenly descended, sending passengers without their
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      Lock icon Rohingya issue a regional problem
      327 11 AFP INDON-THAITIES Abhisit in Jakarta to discuss plight of Muslim boat people BANGKOK Indonesia and Thailand agreed on Friday that the issue of the Myanmar Rohingya boat people should be tackled together by countries in the region, said visiting Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. Thailand
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      Lock icon Australia to fast-track sale of 'fire-safe' cigarettes
      171 12 AFP AUSTRALIA'S government moved on Friday to fast-track the introduction of "fire-safe" cigarettes, following the country's deadliest wildfires ever. A discarded cigarette butt has been linked to one of several major blazes that swept through the state of Victoria this month, killing 208
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      Lock icon THIS MOSAIC NATION
      1150 12  -  BERNHARD PLATZDASCH INDONESIAN ELECTIONS xtra@mediacorp.com. sg Fragile coalitions the order of the day again at this year's polls POST-New Order party politics has been characterised by severe fragmentation and the lack of a single dominating faction in the Indonesian Parliament. This was the case in the aftermath
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      Lock icon He wasn't hard to find, says FBI
      506 13 AGENCIES,THE GUARDIAN INVESTMENT SCAM Bureau tracks tycoon down to Virginia in wake of financial fraud allegations WASHINGTON A global hunt to find the Texan tycoon R Allen Stanford in the wake of allegations that he masterminded a massive financial swindle ended on Thursday
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      Lock icon Netanyahu to form new Israeli government
      171 13 AGENCIES JERUSALEM Israeli President Shimon Peres asked Mr Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday to form a new Israeli government, ending speculation which had persisted since Israel's inconclusive general election last week. Mr Netanyahu, 59, named Iran as Israel's main threat after accepting the task of
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      445 10 Ist of its kind in Singapore TODAY Digital Edition Read it online or offline. It's FREE! H Russia 'set for 2.2% GDP British bank RBS slashes bonuses by over 90% Russia launches major gas I, The Russran economy will I Russia on Wednesday contract Dy 2.2 oerce-it this ,^l. I
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      50 11 1 of its kind in Singapore iTODAY on iPhone/iPod Touch For the latest news updates on the go. It's FREE! I M 1 J I Q I In pi ii 11 I iPhone available only at all Sing Tel retail shops. D http://www.todayonline.com/iToday AA=diaCorp XOIIAJI JWl—LJi^KK^^JtS.^ we set you thinking
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      40 13 Ist again iTODAY on Android-powered mobile phone in Singapore For the latest news updates on the go. It's FREE! Sing Tel Dream available only at all Sing Tel retail shops. D for Androidhttp://www.todayonline.com/iToday M-diaCorp XOIIAjI Xl—^'^^ty/x/- we set you thinking
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    • Letter
      OM post for all
      119 14  -  Lv Cheng Yang Letter from Director, Personnel, Ministry of Education IN HIS letter 'Relook hiring policy, MOE' (Feb 16), Mr Ang Kok Siang asked why MOE is recruiting only ex-Ministry of Defence (Mindef) or Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) uniformed officers for the post of school
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      There must be a reason for neglect
      130 14  -  Jeffrey Law Lee Beng Letter from I DO not agree with the letter, "Force children to perform their duty" (Feb 19). When our children become adults and get married, they have the freedom to make the choice of whether they want to provide
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      Lock icon NIGHTCAP, ANYONE?
      891 14  -  WILLIAM PESEK POLITICS Why Japanese leaders might be excused for drinking xtra@mediacorp.com.sg I DON'T know which cold medication Shoichi Nakagawa is taking, but I want some. Anyone who has seen the video of Japan's Finance Minister at last weekend's Group of Seven (G-7) meeting in Rome may be
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  • business
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      Montefiore's new job
      276 16  -  KELVIN CHOW TELECOM INDUSTRY Former Mobile One chief is now an independent consultant: Total Telecom kelvinc@mediacorp.com. sg SINCE leaving the helm of Singapore-listed telco Mobile One at the end of January, Mr Neil Montefiore is now an independent consultant on the telecommunications industry. This emerged from an
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      NEW RESEARCH CENTRE FOR MECHANOBIOLOGY
      128 16  -  ONG DAI LIN The National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Ministry of Education will jointly provide $150 million in funding to set up a fourth Research Centre of Excellence (RCE) in Mechanobiology. Mechanobiology is the study of the interrelationship between mechanics and biology. The new
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      Straits Times Index sinks below 1,600
      292 16  -  ESTHER FUNG esther@mediacorp.com.sg THOSE waiting on the sidelines for basement bargain stocks will rejoice at this: The Straits Times Index (STI) closed on Friday under 1,600 points for the first time since September 2003. The index fell 2.11 per cent to finish at 1,594.94
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      Lock icon YALE'S FINANCIAL WIZARD FACES HIS CRITICS
      1203 18 INVESTMENT David Swensen calls for long-term view, even in the midst of this chaos Thefinancial crisis has sparked a debate about the Yale model, that it doesn't work as advertised in the current market. What's your response? The first thing I'd say is it's
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  • weekend Living
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      Lock icon LET'S PLAY TRESS UP
      989 19  -  PEARLYN THAM HEADTURNERS 'Tis the season to experiment with big and bold hair pieces pearlyn@mediacorp.com.sg THIS may sound like a marketing tagline for Orchard Road, but it's true: You never know what you will find along Singapore's most famous shopping street. For me, it was a
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    • STYLE
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        BEAUTY BUCKS RECESSION
        368 21  -  PEARLYN THAM BEAUTY industry insiders must have heaved a sigh of relief when Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said in his Budget 2009 speech that people still want to look good in bad times. Now, the preen-and-primp trade has been given a second vote of confidence from a
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        ATAGLANCE
        308 21 FLOWER POWER The new Kenzo Power fragrance for men proves that real men do like flowers. Encased in a minimalist sake bottle-inspired flask is an eau de toilette with a zesty yet masculine mix of spicy, citrus, woody and, of course, floral notes. Priced from $89 for a 60ml
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        THORNY BUT SWEET PICKINGS
        556 22  -  SHERMAINE WONG KING OF FRUIT Durian season or not, durian snacks are available (all year round) shermainewong@mediacorp.com.sg WRITING this article was a challenge. Not because I suffered writer's block, but because I had a hard time convincing two sceptical, durian-hating colleagues that the fruit actually tastes
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        OUR PICK OF MUST-TRY DURIAN PASTRIES
        316 22 PARAMOUNT HOTEL WHAT Cafe Vanda at Paramount Hotel has been churning out durian puffs (right) for its tunch and dinner buffets since 1 990 (puffs also available at $1 0.80 per box, takeaway). The puffs are light while the durian filling is rich. Durian
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        SIMPLE PLEASURES
        493 23  -  DON MENDOZA EASY DOES IT Think unfussy American diner favourites made with quality ingredients and served, well, over easy donm@mediacorp.com.sg OVEREASY'S decor is a swish tribute to the American diner, complimented with sexy industrial accents. Cosy plush back-to-back red booth seats and a curved stone bar counter are
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        FOODNOTES
        148 23  -  DON MENDOZA HOT DEALS Regardless of the numerous times we've seen a guy eat a slice of pizza straight of out of the icebox, especially in the movies, a cold pizza just doesn't taste as good. In fact, the other thing we hate more than a late pizza delivery
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        A PERFECT V10
        718 24  -  COLIN YONG ACE AUDI Audi takes the fight straight to Ferrari and Porsche IN MARBELLA, SPAIN colin@mediacorp.com.sg JUST a couple of years ago, you would have had a chuckle if someone said the fiercest rival for a Porsche 911 had an Audi badge on its nose. Then
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        NEWSTRACKS
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        E-CLASS COUPE REVEALED
        96 24 Mercedes-Benz will showcase its new E-class Coupe at next month's Geneva Motor Show. The car replaces the current CLX and will be positioned further upmarket. It's based on the latest E-class saloon (the CLX shares its underpinnings with the smaller C-class), so there's much more interior space.
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        THE 5 SERIES GETS HIGH
        103 24 BMW says its Concept 5 Series Grand Turismo is designed for people who want more space and a higher seating position than in a standard 5 Series, but who don't need a huge SUV. Despite the sloping roof there's plenty of room for passengers, while
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        OPENING UP THE 500
        103 24  -  COLIN YONG The tiny Fiat 500 hatchback will soon be joined by an open-top version called the 500 C. It's not a full convertible like a Mini, though the powered fabric top rolls back like a sardine tin cover, leaving the sides of the roof intact.
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      111 25 ORAL HYGIENE Mouthwash risk? I UyQm^^ra^Hl COULD that daily gargle of mouthwash containing alcohol increase your chances of getting oral cancer? Most mouthwashes bought off the shelvesS. m here contain alcohol on average, it makes up about 22 per cent of content. Local ■■■Hh dentists told Today that in the
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  • PLUS
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      Lock icon First photo of battered Rihanna
      172 26 The first photo of singer Rihanna following her alleged dispute with boyfriend Chris Brown has been leaked. Celebrity website TMZ.com obtained the first reported photo on Thursday. Reportedly taken by police at the scene, the photo shows Rihanna with her eyes closed, two contusions on
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      Lock icon Superman returns... in bullet time?
      471 26 THE GUARDIAN SUPERHERO UPDATE Wachowski Brothers do Superman, new Batman flick in the works WHAT could be worse for fanboys, at least than the current dithering at Warner Bros over the future of its Superman (picture) franchise? It's been three years since Bryan Singer's Superman
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    • PLUS ROUNDUP
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        LIVES ON STAGE
        80 26 The National Museum of Singapore's theatre series Staged Lives continues this weekend with Story of a Rabbit, a whimsical monologue by artist Hugh Hughes, which was a sell-out success at 2007's Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Rounding off the series will be Cake by Ladykillers (Australia) and Strange Resting
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        SDT'S CINDERELLA
        76 26 Singapore Dance Theatre isstaging Cinderella from March 6to 8 at the Esplanade Theatre. But before that, they'll be holding a fundraising ball on Feb 28,7pm, at the Shangri-La Hotel, Island Ballroom. For donations of $20,000, guests will be seated at the YIP "Fairy Godmother" gala table for 12.
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        ONE F4 DUDE
        64 26 Former popular F4 boyband star, VannessWu, will be in Singapore on Feb 25 to promote his latest feature film Kung Fu Chefs. Fans of the star will get a chance to catch him in person at Cathay Cineleisure Orchard, Basement ion Feb 25 at 7pm or hear
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      Behind the cognac name
      404 27  -  STEVEN CHIA stevenchia@mediacorp.com.sg MY NAME is Chia... Steven Chia. But would I say it that way if I had a famous last name? Would I flaunt or hide it? Think Paris Hilton, Norah Jones and Prince William well, some of them flaunt it, some of them
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      PRIMETIME MORNING
      161 27 NEXTWEEKON Be informed and entertained with the Primetime Morning Interview. Weekdays on Channel News Asia. MONDAY Heart attack and stroke kill more women each year than cancer, Aids and malaria combined. We learn more about its symptoms and why women are more likely to suffer an unrecognised heart
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      8 27 g\ Channel News Asia THE PRIMETIME MORNING INTERVIEW
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      979 29 SUNDAY ON MEDIACORP Channel 5,10pm «*>. H m\ B The pianist begins in Warsaw, Poland in 1939, first introducing Wladyslaw BMp*jiß?^Tfc-«ijrt^jLt Bfcjfegj^'"" \|lWwS(fiti Unexpected Access is a brand-new Bl Szpilman as a pianist for the local radio. He is soon introduced to Dorota, who S3 Vv2^^^S^HP^^9Ki2&^l'^^^Mfiu&i six-episode series that opens
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      565 31  -  LAN DE COTTA SINGAPORE FOOTBALL Warriors know they have huge targets on their backs, but they're up for the challenge Great Eastern-Yeo's S-League 2009 Balestier Khalsa vSAFFC Toa Payoh Stadium, Sunday 7. 45pm ian@mediacorp.com.sg While the other clubs were focused on getting their S-League
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      279 31  -  LAN DECOTTA THEY finished bottom last year, and even before they step onto the field for their first match of the Great Eastern-Yeo's S-League 2009 season, Balestier Khalsa have been given little chance of improving on their position. But coach Nasaruddin Jalil isn't
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      560 32  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE SPORT After Olympic success, table tennis star wants to hit the heights in April linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SHE tasted glory at the Beijing Olympics last year, and now Feng Tianwei is eyeing world championship success. The world No 6, who teamed up with
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      338 32  -  TANYO-HINN Great Eastern-Yeo's S-League 2009 Gombak United 1 Sengkang Punggol o yohinn@mediacorp.com. sg WITH new signings like former Home United marksman Indra Sahdan and ex-national captain Aide Iskandar, Sengkang Punggol were tipped to finally shed their perennial whipping boys tag this season. But
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      210 33 AGENCIES PERTH Singapore's Mardan Mamat was on fire in the first round of the Johnnie Walker Classic when he carded a 7-under 65. He was not as hot on Friday, but was steady instead, posting a oneunder 71 in the second round to be two
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      324 33  -  LOWLINFHOONG OCBC CYCLE STORE 2009 Elite cyclists want rain on Sunday, but they're not betting on it linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg PANASONIC team rider David McCann will be praying for rain at Sunday's OCBC Cycle Singapore 2009. The seven-time Irish cycling champion arrived in Singapore on Thursday and says
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      305 35 SPORTS ON TV SATURDAY 8.30 am Tennis Regions Morgan Keegan quarter-finals, Ch 22 8.30 am NBA Raptors v Knicks, Ch 23 8.30 am NHL Anaheim v Detroit, Ch 117 11am Golf Johnie Walker, Ch 26 4pm Biathlon World C'ship, Men's Mass Start, Ch 113 6.15pm Biathlon World C'ship, Women's Relay,
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