Today, 7 May 2009, Afternoon Edition

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    22 1 TODAY Thursday May 7, 2009 afternoon edition www.todayonhne.com we set you thinking TODAY Thursday May 7, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    202 1 6 lON Orchard has 3,000 vacancies to fill. Yesterday, it launched a recruitment drive to help its tenants find the right employees. ■"1 Service standards here, l^i contrary to recent reports, deserve more recognition, says Prof Robert Johnston, a specialist in service excellence. O C 2 Touring
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    Lock icon Lest fatigue sets in...
    1354 1  -  LEONGWEEKEAT HINI FLU OUTBREAK Step down from Orange to Yellow to conserve resources for big battle possibly ahead: Khaw weekeat@mediacorp.com. sg JUST one week ago, the world braced for a devastating enemy thought to be as deadly as Sars. Influenza A (H1N1) was suspected to have
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    Aware's, other sex ed courses put on hold
    688 1  -  ONG DAI LIN ALICIA WONG and. dailin@mediacorp.com.sg THE schools had found the workshops appropriate and did not get any negative feedback from pupils and parents. But now, the Ministry of Education (MOE) has suspended the sex education programme by the Association of
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  • NEWS
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      Lock icon BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY
      95 2 DONWONG HINI FLU OUTBREAK A bus driver has his temperature checked, while acting executive secretary of the National Transport Workers' Union (NTWU) and assistant secretary-general of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) Ong Ye Kung looks on. In a regular visit to the Clementi Bus Interchange
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      What S'pore, HK have in common
      512 2 Each is at the same time, in worst and best position for a flu pandemic THE bad news: The economies of Singapore and Hong Kong are at the greatest risk due to the Influenza A (H1N1) pandemic, according to a Nomura International survey. The
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    • GLOBAL ROUNDUP
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        AFGHANISTAN
        96 2 Afghanistan's only known pig has been taken off display at Kabul Zoo and locked away to avoid panic among visitors who may be worried about the Influenza A (H1N1) pandemic. The zoo's director Aziz Gul Saqib said he had sent emails to other international zoos to find out if
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        HONG KONG
        72 2 The Health Chief has rejected accusations the city overreacted by forcing hundreds of people into quarantine to prevent a HINI flu outbreak, and said the authorities are searching for six tourists who did not report to them. Almost 400 people have been isolated from the public under a
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        CHINA
        87 2 China lifted a HINI quarantine for a group of Canadian students two days early, after Ottawa and the World Health Organization asked Beijing to explain such measures, but said it would continue its strident checks on travellers from affected regions. Other Asian countries remained on guard. The group of
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        Lock icon NORTH KOREA
        69 2 North Korea said it is increasing precautions against the Influenza A virus, including quarantining foreigners. Foreigners entering the North, especially those from flu-affected regions, "are strictly quarantined", said Mr Pak Myong Su, a top quarantine official. Incoming foreigners suspected of being infected "are under medical surveillance in isolation
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        THE PHILIPPINES
        48 3 The Influenza A virus scare has forced the Philippines to reschedule world boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao's victory parade in Manila. Mr Pacquiao's parade and meeting with President Gloria Arroyo at Malacanang Presidential palace will now be held on Monday after he flies home from Los Angeles.
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        BRUNEI
        57 3 Around 200 British soldiers were held overnight in Brunei this week after arriving on a flight from Britain, over fears they could have the Influenza A virus. Three of the soldiers, two of whom had recently visited Mexico, were deemed at risk of carrying the virus after their chartered
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        Lock icon US
        136 3 The US Navy cancelled the deployment of a San Diego-based ship and ordered its crew to be treated with anti-viral drugs after a crew member's illness was confirmed as the Influenza A virus. Navy spokesman Lieutenant Scan Robertson said there were also about 50 suspected cases of the virus
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      Lock icon MM Lee's message in a tree
      674 4  -  BY ALICIA WONG GREENING SINGAPORE alida@mediacorp.com.sg HE HAD proposed various improvements to the greening of Singapore to no avail until then-Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew stepped in with firm words. After three to four years of effort and submitting 10 pages of justifications, Singapore's
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      3,000 jobs up for grabs
      421 6  -  ONGDAI LIN lON ORCHARD HE STUDIED hospitality and tourism at Murdoch University, but Mr Darren Cai is ready to try for a job in the retail industry. "I'm still a fresh graduate, no matter where I go, I'll always start from the bottom," said Mr
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      Lock icon SINGAPORE'S OK
      70 6 WEETECKHIAN Cleaning at Bugis stepped up with the revival of Singapore's OK, a campaign aimed at raising the hygiene standards public places. This is part of Singapore's continued vigilance against the spread of infectious diseases. It will be rolled out progressively at hawker centres and markets, food shops
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      Lock icon Why a 'blood transfusion' may not work
      310 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA, 938 LIVE IT MAY be a time-tested policy, but the "blood transfusion" approach retrenching workers during a downturn and hiring new ones when the good times return may not be in the company's best interests these days. Instead, companies should look
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      Job ads rose 18.6% in Ql: Report
      200 8 EVEN as the economic recession deepened, the volume of job advertisements, interestingly, has picked up between January and March. The number of job ads in Singapore rose 18.6 per cent, according to the Robert Walters Asia Job Index which tracks ad volumes, online
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      Lock icon Family matters
      388 8  -  ZULOTHMAN NATIONAL FAMILY CELEBRATIONS But 6 in 10 Singaporeans say they could spend more time bonding zul@mediacorp.com.sg THE recession may have put a strain on their finances, but it seems a majority of families here are sticking together to weather the storm. A recent National Family Council (NFC)
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      2 insurers help with downturn
      294 10 TWO more insurers have come up with schemes to help policyholders in these troubled times. Amid the recession and threat of a pandemic, NTUC Income is offering all children who are Singaporeans or permanent residents here a one-year free upgrade from MediShield to its hospitalisationand
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      Hands, hearts in tough times
      670 10  -  NEOCHAICHIN I:WWJ:IHd;MJMJA™ag^B chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg PUBLIC servants can help Singaporeans during challenging times by showing "understanding, empathy and sensitivity for people", said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister in Charge of the Civil Service Teo Chee Hean yesterday. And there is no shortage of such individuals, judging from
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      THE POWER IN YOUR HANDS
      523 11 PHOTO JOURNEYS WITH H^j Catch actor Thomas Ong, Y.E.S. 93.3FM DJ Bukoh Mary, food blogger Dr Leslie Tay and Canon expert Jino Lee at the Powershot seminar where they will share their experiences and tips on getting the best out of a compact digital camera.
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      S'PORE: A SERVICE GEM IN THE MAKING
      802 12  -  :ROBERT JOHNSTON NEWS COMMENT PROFESSOR THE recent reports that Singapore organisations are providing "less than sparkling service" must be a source of concern to a country that prides itself on its service standards. It must be of even greater concern to the Government
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon 22 NEW MRTTRAINS ON ORDER
        100 14 938 LIVE The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded a $368-million contract for 22 new trains forthe North-South and East-West lines. The trains are scheduled to be delivered to Singapore between 2011 and 2012. With the 22 new trains and modifications for an additional track
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        Lock icon $900 RISE IN SMALL-CAR COES
        100 14 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Certificate of Entitlement (COE) prices rose in all categories in the latest bidding exercise, hitting a six-month high. The biggest rise was seen in the COE price for Category A (engine capacity below i,6oocc), which rose by $900 or nearly 12 percent to
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        LEARN TO COOK AT LAU PA SAT
        97 14 Want to learn how to cook? At the Lav Pa Sat Festival Market, you can take part in monthly workshops conducted by top chefs. On May 16, the executive chef of Mandarin Oriental Singapore EricTeo will kick off the series by sharing his
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      Lock icon A $20m jolt for electric cars
      390 14 CHANNEL NEWSASIA ELECTRICVEHICLES New taskforce to look at introducing them in Singapore A MULTI-AGENCY taskforce has been set up to lead tests and research into the introduction of electric vehicles (EVs) in Singapore from next year. Some $20 million has been set aside to
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      Lock icon 3 arrested before session
      386 17 AGENCIES, THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER PERAK ASSEMBLY KUALA LUMPUR The police have arrested Parti Islam Se-Malaysia vice-president Mohamad Sabu, Parti Keadilan Rakyat Youth leader Badrul Hisham and another unidentified activist yesterday, on the eve of the Perak state assembly session. Their arrests come afteranother activist, Wong Chin
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      Lock icon Actor Dom DeLuise dies
      117 17 AP LOS ANGELES Dom DeLuise (picture), the portly actor-comedian whose affable nature made him a popular character actor for decades, has died. He was 75. His son, Michael DeLuise, said that his father died on Monday night. The actor, who loved to cook and eat almost
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      Lock icon Over 40,000 flee Pakistan's Swat Valley
      271 17 AGENCIES PESHAWAR (Pakistan) More than 40,000 civilians have fled deadly clashes in Pakistan's Swat Valley, officials said yesterday, amid fears that fighting between Taliban and security forces will torpedo a peace deal. Deadly clashes flared overnight in Mingora, the main town in Swat a
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      Lock icon Maoists vow to step up protests in Nepal
      169 19 AP KATMANDU Nepal's communists vowed yesterday to step up protests and block a new government from forming unless the President supports the firing of the country's army chief in a dispute over integrating former rebels into the military. President Ram Baran Yadav
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      Lock icon Brit clinches it
      379 19  -  NEOCHAICHIN AFP THE BEST JOB INTHEWORLD Charity worker Ben Southall is headed for Hamilton Island HAMILTON ISLAND (Australia) The British charity worker who beat more than 34,000 other candidates to look after a tropical island off Australia says he is an adventurer who once worked as a
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      Lock icon NO KNOWN ANTIDOTE FOR PANIC
      736 20  -  SIMON JENKINS THE GUARDIAN HiNi FLU OUTBREAK AT LAST, an expert has spoken. "It's just like a cold says girl, 12," according to the front page of the Daily Mail. The paper had tracked down a flu victim who was suffering from the "killer virus"
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    • EYE ON ASIA
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        Lock icon GOVTTO SEEK $26.5M OVER OIL SPILL
        89 22 AFP Australia Australia will seek more than US$18 million ($26.5 million) in compensation from a Hong Kongbased shipping company over a massive toxic oil spill during a storm. Swire Shipping's cargo liner Pacific Adventurer released about 200,000 litres of heavy fuel oil off the
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        Lock icon NEW AFGHAN AID PACKAGE UNVEILED
        81 22 AFP South Korea South Korea's cabinet yesterday unveiled a new aid package for Afghanistan reportedly worth some US$74.1 million ($109 million) overthree years, but did not discuss sending troops back to the war-torn country. Officials said the Cabinet approved the package hours before a summit
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      Lock icon Long jail terms for $714m scam
      254 22 AFP LAS VEGAS Two former Bank of China managers and their wives were jailed yesterday for their part in a scam that saw them steal US$4B5 million ($714 million), the United States justice authorities said. The two men, Xv Chaofan and Xv Guojun, were
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      Lock icon War of words over war chest
      306 22 AP MILITARY SPENDING BEIJING Chinese military officials have rejected criticism by Washington that China's rising military power is focused on countering the United States. Beijing said US pressure was behind Australia's bid to boost its defence spending. US officials have increasingly spoken out about
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      Lock icon Lawyers who approved 'torture' likely to go scot-free
      193 24 THE GUARDIAN THE Bush administration lawyers who approved the use of waterboarding and other brutal interrogation techniques are likely to escape prosecution a United States justice department draft report said. The lawyers, at worst, face being referred to their bar associations for
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      Lock icon Engagement of Iran? Why not?
      351 24 AP ISRAELTELLSUS Israel's Peres reassured of US commitment to country's security WASHINGTON Israeli President Shimon Peres cautiously endorsed new United States gestures to Iran after a longer-than-expected visit with President Barack Obama on Tuesday, saying that the American leader should be given a chance to
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      Lock icon With hubby in tow...
      281 26 THE GUARDIAN IRANIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN A radical departure for the Islamic republic, Mrs Zahra Rahnavard (picture), wife of Iranian politician Mir Hosein Mousavi, has accompanied her husband to a succession of rallies as he seeks to unseat President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the presidential election on
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      Lock icon 'Many Afghans dead after US bombings'
      215 26 AP KABUL An Afghan provincial police chief said yesterday that more than 100 civilians had been killed in United States-led coalition air strikes on Tuesday in western Afghanistan. Farah province police chief Abdul Ghafar Watandar said: "This information is based on the reports given
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      Lock icon The gene that makes gambling run in the family
      186 28 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH LONDON Gambling and risk taking habits really do run in the family, claim scientists who have found a gene that makes you more likely to be persuaded to have a flutter. Researchers at the University College London (UCL) believe
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      Lock icon Face revealed
      372 28 AP TRANSPLANT CLEVELAND Five years ago, a shotgun blast left a hole where the middle of her face had been. Five months ago, she received a new face from a dead woman. Ms Connie Culp stepped forward on Tuesday to show off America's first face transplant, and her
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      446 30  -  from Jennifer Chan SEX EDUCATION PROGRAMME Letter Press Secretary to Minister for Education IN RECENT weeks, the Ministry of Education (MOE) has received feedback on the Sexuality Education Programme conducted by Aware, as well as other lesson material not involving Aware. MOE has done a thorough
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      288 30  -  M Lukshumayeh Letter from I REFER to the report "Sports Awards: No best man, no top coach" (May 6). Singapore table tennis enjoyed its pinnacle of achievement when our women's team won the silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics Games. While this was a
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      163 32  -  DR BILL MAIER BY l HOW BABIES DEVELOP Are you wondering if your 12-month-old is ever going to walk? Babies don't always develop as quickly as we'd like and parents are natural worrywarts. A good friend of ours recalls watching his 13-month-old boy crawling around the
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      371 32  -  Subana Hall Spare a thought for the elderly ladies you meet MOTHER'S Day is fast approaching, and even if you have forgotten, it is only a matter of time before you come across one of the numerous posters at shopping malls to remind
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        942 36  -  CHRISTOPHER TOH LOCAL BANDS ON TOUR Touring doesn't always make money for local bands but it's a vgood experience' christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg IT SEEMED like a dream-come-true when Singaporean instrumental band I Am David Sparkle got invited to play at the renowned South by Southwest Festival (SXSW)
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      360 38 Just how do you prepare for a tour? Marcia Tan and lAm David Sparkle offer advice. Plan your tour properly so that you're not wasting money. "For touring bands, everyday you don't perform is a loss," said Tan. "When Electrico tours, there's no off day." Curb your expectations.
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      496 40  -  MAYO MARTIN BIG ART New show at STPI features big names James Rosenquist and Frank Stella mayo@mediacorp.com.sg IMAGES straight out of Moby Dick and of rubbish in outer space are set to overwhelm viewers at the Singapore Tyler Print Institute's annual show featuring really big works by
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        126 42 Royal Selangor and Heineken unveiled a new unique tankard window display on Tuesday, which was inspired by the latest range of tankards from Royal Selangor. Highlighting the theme, Tank Up at Royal Selangor, hundreds of Heineken beer bottles were arranged creatively in the shape of
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        82 42 If you fancy listening to songs of India, head down to the Esplanade this weekend. Presented by the Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society and Esplanade, Vocal Traditions of India is a brace of concerts featuring traditional North Indian classical music as performed by the award-winning Kaushiki Chakraborty
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        TONY NOMINATION FOR MUCH ADO DESIGNER
        101 42 Here's another reason to turn the spotlight on Singapore Repertory Theatre's new production, Much Ado About Nothing. Its lighting designer, Rick Fisher, has received a Tony Award nomination it was announced yesterday, for his work on Billy Elliot on Broadway. The Britain-based Fisher also
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      326 44  -  ANNETTE TAN Robust Thai flavours, organic asparagus and wholesome canola oil make for a delicious combination f ood@newstoday.com.sg I have always been partial to smaller sized asparagus, which tend to come from South-east Asia. I like that they are less woody and fibrous
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      92 46 THE LIGHTER, THE CHEAPER As airlines battle to undersell each other in the fare stakes, Jetstar Asia has zoomed in on baggage weight to give travellers a better deal. Customers going for short breaks who do not have check-in luggage can save $15 one way on their tickets.
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      705 46  -  JUSTIN CHEONG DANANG The fireworks may draw the crowds, but it's the simple beauty in the hills that takes the breath away justin@mediacorp.com.sg SOMETIMES, appreciating the beauty of a place is in the details. So it is with Danang. Blink and you'll miss its fleeting treasures: A
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      1154 48 TV LISTINGS ON MEDIACORP CHANNEL 9 N. MEpiACORP RED THREAD CHELLATHIN CHELLAM S.ooAM Entertainment Tonight 3.30 Hey Paula! Results t,tO3 tpiSOde 12 5 30 Prime Time Morning 4.00 World's Most Amazing Videos 11.00 Criminal Minds IV bseSt DUCICIy Channel 5, Bpm 9.30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show VI 5.00 The Ellen
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      857 50 AFP AFTERNOON LATEST CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI-FINAL, SECOND LEG Chelsea l Barcelona l Aggregate score 1-1, Barcelona advance to the final on away goals rule LONDON Andres Iniesta scored one of the most dramatic goals in Champions League history to sink Chelsea yesterday (this morning, Singapore
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      591 52  -  LOW LIN FHOONG COACH OFTHEYEAR AWARD linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg THE Singapore Table Tennis Association's (STTA) decision not to nominate Liv Guodong for Coach of the Year honours for this year's Singapore Sports Awards has created quite a stir. Churchill (left) worked wonders with Tao
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      474 52  -  SHAMIR OSMAN GREAT EASTERN-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2009 Gombak United v Geylang United Jurong West Stadium, 7.45pm shamir@mediacorp.com. sg TONIGHT'S Great Eastern-Yeo's S-League 2009 encounter promises to be an exciting clash. Gombak United, who are third in the table behind leaders DPMM FC by just
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      817 53  -  LEONARD THOMAS SPORTS MATTERS I sports editor leonard@mediacorp.com.sg FOR much of last year, Singapore's newly crowned Sportswoman of the Year Jasmine Yeong-Nathan's exploits on the bowling lanes did little to indicate what was to come. She won two bronze medals in
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      224 53 LEADING infrastructure and civil engineering firm OKP Holdings Limited have been awarded a oneyear contract worth $4.8 million from the Land Transport Authority to modify and re-surface roads for this year's Formula 1 Sing Tel Singapore Grand Prix circuit. The Phase 3
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      91 53 S.League Albirex Bal Khalsa Thu, 07/05/09 7.45pm S.League Combak Ceylang Thu, 07/05/09 7.45pm UECup Shakhtar Dynamo Kiev Fri, 08/05/09 12.30 am UECup Hamburg W Bremen Fri, 08/05/09 2.45 am S.League Young Lions Woodlands Fri, 08/05/09 7.30pm E League Champ and German League matches are also on sale. For more details,
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      79 53 SPORTS ON TV TODAY 7am Hockey NHL Playoffs, 2nd Round, Ch 117, 305 6.30pm IPL Bangalore v Rajasthan, Chin 8.30pm Cricket West Indies England tour Day 2, Ch 111 9.30pm Golf EPGA: BMW Italian Open Day 1, Ch 26 10.30pm IPL Chennaiv Punjab, Ch 111 ....TOMORROW 12.25 am Uefa Shakthtarv
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      692 54  -  CHUATEEYONG BUSINESS COMMENT RECENTLY, the Malaysian government announced a few major decisions that have been positive and I hope that there are more to come. On the economic front, the decision to scrap the 30-per-cent bumiputera equity requirement for the 27 services subs-sec-tors and also to
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      181 56 938 LIVE THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected a gloomy outlook for the Singapore economy, saying it will shrink by 10 per cent this year and another 0.1 per cent next year. The IMF's outlook is the bleakest so far in the
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      439 56 AGENCIES AIG NEW YORK The American International Group (AIG) gave out about US$454 million ($668 million) in previously undisclosed performance bonuses to staff for the fiscal year 2008, according to various news agencies. Revealing this on Tuesday in response to questions
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      68 58 JASON HO Singapore supermodel Charmaine Ham (far left) opened for Christian Lacroix at his Spring/Summer 2009 Couture collection, shown at the opening gala of the Audi Fashion Festival (AFF) 2009, held at the Tent@ Orchard last night. British supermodel
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      462 58  -  TAN HUI LENG SINO-ENVIRONMENT TECHNOLOGY huileng@mediacorp.com.sg SINO-ENVIRONMENT Technology has delivered another jolt to shareholders with the resignations of four key management personnel. Among those to tender were three out of the company's seven board members: its chief executive and chairman Sun Jiangrong, chief operating officer You
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          98 60 Four-month high US stocks advanced to a fourmonth high as investors speculated that banks do not need as much capital as had been projected and a report showed that employers cut fewer jobs than economists estimated. The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded up 102.99 points to 8,513.64, the
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          68 60 Crude hits US$56.34 Crude rose above US$56 for the first time since November after a smaller-than-expected increase in US stockpiles. Crude supplies rose 605,000 barrels to 375.3 million last week, the highest since 1990, the Energy Department said. A 2.5 million-barrel gain was forecast by analysts. Crude for
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          51 60 Solid gains European stock exchanges closed with solid gains. Britain's FTSE 100 index added 59.55 points to 4,396.49, France's CAC 40 rose 58.51 points to 3,283.51 and Germany's DAX gained 27.68 points to finish at 4,880.71. The national benchmark indexes advanced in all 18 western European markets, except
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        534 60  -  ESTHER FUNG esther@mediacorp.com.sg DON'T get too excited by the recent stock market bounce and more encouraging economic news. The United States is still in the middle of a deep U-shaped recession, according to celebrated New York University economics professor Nouriel Roubini. Dr Roubini, who
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        700 60 BLOOMBERG AFTERNOON LATEST Banks that need to raise money can do so in a number of ways, says Treasury Secretary WASHINGTON United States Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has said that none of the 19 banks that underwent government stress tests are insolvent and
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        246 60  -  CONRAD RAJ editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg SOME senior management reshuffling, including resignations by key executives in Singapore, took place recently at the Asia-Pacific division of UBS, Switzerland's leading commercial bank. UBS, which has been bleeding red ink since the United States mortgage loans debacle two years ago,
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