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    10 1 TODAY Tuesday May 26, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    in the news
    230 1 /^Malaysian opposition leader L/Anwar Ibrahim speaks on racial harmony, the New Economic Policy and his longtime foe Dr Mahathir Mohamad. 8 At the inquiry into David Widjaja's death, his 'online wife', 18-year-old Chua Jia Yu, provided the court with a glimpse of his cybergaming world. 1 /I
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    Time for a review
    640 1  -  ALICIA WONG SINGAPORE INVESTMENT COMPANIES MPs call for greater openness fromTemasek and GIC alicia@mediacorp.com.sg AS THE world economy took one knock after another in the past year, Temasek Holdings and the Government of Singapore Investment Corp's (GlC's) investment decisions have also come in for some hard
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    New way to boost SMEs needed: MPs
    575 1  -  NEOCHAICHIN chaichin@mediacorp.coms.g LURING multi-national companies (MNCs) here to create jobs has been the cornerstone of Singapore's economic model since the *****. But perhaps it is time for a restrategising to raise up the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) that today provide 60 per
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      'Start with electoral boundaries'
      341 2  -  ALICIA WONG IN PARLIAMENT alida@mediacorp.com.sg THOUGH it may put the People's Action Party's dominance at risk, the "sheer symbolism" of having smaller Group Representation Constituencies (GRC) and more Single Member Constituencies (SMC) willl "go a long way towards convincing Singaporeans that the PAP is serious about
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      Call for a review of foreign worker policy
      189 2  -  NEOCHAICHIN SHOULD Singapore tighten its "liberal" foreign worker policies? Some Members of Parliament think so and have called for a Government review. Jurong MP Halimah Yacob urged for a review of foreign worker quotas to reflect today's situation of higher unemployment and
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      Lock icon World blasts Pyongyang
      647 3 AGENCIES NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEARTEST TOKYO The world reacted with alarm as North Korea carried out a second and more powerful underground nuclear test yesterday, defying international pressure to rein in its atomic programme. In addition to the nuclear test, the North apparently also test-fired a shortrange ballistic
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      Lock icon Mum's cooking never tasted better
      674 4  -  ESTHER NG CHANNEL NEWSASIA EATING IN Household spending up as more eat at home and food prices go up estherng@mediacorp.com. sg IN A bid to tighten belts, more Singaporeans are opting for homecooked meals instead of dining out. As a result, the average monthly household
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      Lock icon If I were PM...'
      546 6  -  ANSLEYNG ANWAR IBRAHIM ansley@mediacorp.com. sg ONE way he would improve racial ties in Malaysia if he were Prime Minister, said opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, would be to stop awarding scholarships to the children of government ministers. Describing his experience when his eldest daughter Nurul Izzah now
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      Online 'wife' takes the stand
      570 8  -  ZULOTHMAN WIDJAJA HEARING zul@mediacorp.com.sg AFTER a day of hearing into David Widjaja's gaming world, including his online "wife", the last piece of information presented yesterday gave a glimpse of what the inquiry into his death will delve into when it closes today. Dr Christopher Syn,
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      Home Team hones in on new media
      222 8 FACEBOOK, You Tube new media platforms such as these will be new recruiting grounds for the Home Team. The Police, Singapore Civil Defence Force and the Singapore Prison Service have already begun to tap them. These agencies will also seek to persuade full-time
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    • SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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        Lock icon ERP RATES CUT FOR HOLIDAYS
        82 10 938 LIVE Electronic Road Pricing rates at 27 gantries will be reduced by between $0.50 and siforthe June school holidays. The gantries include those on the CTE and the Bugis-Marina Centre Cordon. The Land Transport Authority said the revised rates will apply from May 30
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        FREE ENTRY FOR VEHICLES
        76 10 From next Monday, foreign-registered vehicles entering Singapore will be allowed free entry from noon onwards, instead of the usual spm, on weekdays. This is in conjunction with the June school holidays and part of ongoing initiatives to attract foreign visitors to the Republic. The shorter Vehicle
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        Lock icon NDP: APPLICATIONS CLOSED
        74 10 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Applications for the National Day Parade (NDP) closed yesterday. Tickets will be balloted and successful applicants notified by telephone between June 9 and 18, according to a statement by the NDP committee. Applicants can collect their tickets at The Float Marina Bay between June 20
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        Lock icon WAGE GUIDELINES OUT SOON
        88 10 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The National Wages Council (NWC) is expected to release its wage guidelines for 2009-10 on June 3. The council has said it will take into account the economy and labour market, as well as measures already in place to tackle the downturn. The NWC
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      Contractor launches counter claim
      414 10  -  ONGDAI LIN ACRES LAWSUIT dailin@mediacorp.com.sg THE firm had allegedly dumped wood chips on the site of an animal shelter construction project, which contaminated the land. Now it is not only disputing the claim, it is counterclaiming $180,000 from the Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres).
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      Lock icon A top leadership change at EDB
      215 12  -  LOHCHEE KONG THE leadership at the Economic Development Board will change hands in July with Mr Leo Yip, 45, taking over as chairman from Mr Lim Siong Guan, 62. A recipient of the Singapore Police Force Overseas Scholarship, Mr Yip was appointed EDB's deputy
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      Lock icon Man gets death penally
      320 12  -  ONGDAILIN STIRLING ROAD MURDER dailin@mediacorp.com.sg HE HAD surrendered to the police and told them he had killed his wife. When the case went to trial, Tharema Vejayan Govindasamy claimed ignorance of the events on the night his wife died. The verdict? Before a packed courtroom, Justice
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Myanmar lashes out
      359 14 AGENCIES AUNG SAN SUU KYITRIAL YANGON Myanmar's military regime yesterday lashed out at international criticism of the trial of Ms Aung San Suu Kyi, as the European Union called for the immediate release of the pro-democracy leader. As the trial of the Nobel Peace Prize winner entered
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      Lock icon Asem spotlight on Myanmar, N Korea
      310 14 AP HANOI North Korea's announcement of a second nuclear test and Myanmar's trial of Aung San Suu Kyi seized the attention of foreign ministers from Asia and Europe meeting yesterday in Hanoi. Government ministers and other highranking officials said the nuclear test, as well
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      Lock icon Chen being watched closely
      208 15 AFP TAIPEI The Taipei detention centre said it will keep a closer watch on former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian, following the suicide of ex-South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun, the Taipei Times reported yesterday. Mr Roh's suicide has attracted a lot of attention in Taiwan, the newspaper
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      Lock icon US Speaker holds her tongue
      295 15 AP I VISITTOCHINA Long-time critic of Beijing dodges human rights issues SHANGHAI United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (picture), long-time critic of Beijing, toured China's financial capital yesterday but stayed clear of human rights issues. Ms Pelosi's silence at least in public is especially notable
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      Lock icon Taiwan and China to push ahead with economic ties
      180 15 AP BEIJING The head of Taiwan's ruling party promised yesterday to push ahead economic ties with China during a visit meant to further the quickly warming relations between the two sides. Nationalist Party chairman Wu Poh-hsiung arrived yesterday in Beijing for
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      Lock icon Allegations of PKR bribe
      363 16 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER MALAYSIAN POLITICS Penanti independent claims party offered her cash to withdraw from by-election PENANTI (Penang) Independent candidate Aminah Abdullah claimed yesterday that Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) officials had tried to bribe her by offering the post of Penang Municipal Council president and RMBO.OOO
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      Lock icon Clash looms in PAS polls
      350 17 AGENCIES MALAYSIA POLITICS KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Islamic opposition party faced a rare factional clash after a popular official announced yesterday that he plans to challenge a top leader in upcoming elections. Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) vice-president Husam Musa (picture) said he will take on incumbent
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      M'sia Datuk title scam exposed
      165 17 KUALA LUMPUR Some social climbing Malaysians are falling for a scam of fake royal titles from an unrecognised sultanate in Mindanao in the Philippines. The titles of Datuk Seri, Datuk Paduka and Datuk, supposedly from Sultan Kudarat are being offered for between RMBO.OOO ($33,180) and
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      Lock icon Philippine police foil bomb attack
      184 17 AFP MANILA Police in the Philippines have foiled a bomb attack at a busy port in the country's south. The bomb was disarmed after employees of the Superferry shipping company's ticketing office in Butuan city's port of Nasipit alerted maritime police to a suspicious package
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      Lock icon Is a bomb a year away?
      326 18 AGENCIES IRAN'S NUCLEAR CAPABILITY Iran could develop a nuclear weapon soon WASHINGTON Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff, has said Iran could be just a year away from developing a nuclear weapon. In a stark warning, he
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      Lock icon Mongolia's opposition claims top post
      206 18 AP ULAN BATOR The opposition has won Mongolia's presidential election. Mr Elbegdorj Tsahia (picture), the winner, is a two-time former Prime Minister. He campaigned for the largely ceremonial post on a theme of change and anti-corruption which appealed to urban voters, especially in the capital
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      Lock icon IRAN AND ISRAEL AREN'T WORLDS APART
      776 19  -  MEIR JAVEDANFAR THE GUARDIAN NEWS COMMENT MY NAME is Meir Javedanfar, and I live in "oonja". Meaning "there" in Persian, this word is used by some Iranians to refer to Israel, during telephone conversations with friends or relatives living in the Jewish state. Their
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      Lock icon ANGST OVER 'PEACEFUL EVOLUTION'
      731 20  -  ROGER COHEN THE NEWYORKTIMES NEWS COMMENT Communist leaders no longer fear revolution, but the demands of an emerging middle-class THE Vietnamese Communist Party, like its fraternal party in China, has identified the No 1 threat it faces. The looming danger is called "peaceful evolution". The architects
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      Lock icon Powell fights back
      379 21 THE GUARDIAN US POLITICS Republicans need to be Ynore inclusive' to avoid its decline, says former general WASHINGTON Former United States Secretary of State Colin Powell has joined the battle for the soul of the Republican party by warning that in succumbing to "diktats from the right
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      Lock icon Odourless cocaine seized
      140 21 .AFP BOGOTA Colombian police seized a shipment of black cocaine that is almost impossible to detect with traditional antitrafficking methods, regional police chief Fabio Cardona said on Sunday. "It's the first time we have encountered this type of cocaine," Mr Cardona said after reporting that 15 packets
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      Lock icon Ban on women in close-combat roles under review
      190 21 THE GUARDIAN LONDON A ban on British servicewomen engaging in hand-to-hand combat with enemy forces is under review, the Ministry of Defence said. Servicewomen are currently excluded from roles where there is a requirement to kill the enemy face-to-face, but a review
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      Lock icon Cyclone hits Bangladesh, India
      146 22 AFP DHAKA Bangladesh evacuated more than 400,000 people yesterday to emergency shelters on the south-western coast as a cyclone hit the country, as well as neighbouring India, officials said. Government weather forecast said Cyclone Aila made landfall between Bangladesh's Khulna district and Sagar Island in India's
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      Lock icon Berlusconi promises to explain relations with teen
      251 22 AP ROME Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has promised to explain his relationship with an 18-year-old woman at the heart of a political and personal scandal. In a CNN interview yesterday, Mr Berlusconi denied he lied about his relationship with Ms Noemi Letizia
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      Lock icon So they don't become sick
      342 22 THENEWYORKTIMES US HOSPITALS Facilities turn to audacious ways to connect with the public NEW YORK The aim of Ms Shila Renee Mullins' brain surgery was to remove a malignant tumour that threatened to paralyse the left side of her body. But the Methodist University Hospital
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      Lock icon Preacher dies; violence in India
      345 23 AGENCIES TEMPLE BRAWL VIENNA A Sikh preacher died yesterday after being attacked at a temple in Vienna, Austria, by a group of fundamentalist Sikhs armed with knives and a handgun, police said. Sixteen other people were injured in the attack that killed Sant Rama Nand,
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      Lock icon Nearly 2.4m uprooted in Pakistan fighting
      206 23 AGENCIES ISLAMABAD Nearly 2.4 million people have registered with the provincial authorities after fleeing an anti-Taliban military offensive this month in north-west Pakistan, the United Nations and government officials said yesterday. Ms Ariane Rummery, spokeswoman for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said they
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      Safety: Singapore's big selling point
      152 24  -  Daniel Gedal Letter from AS AN expatriate who has lived here for five years, I was quite disturbed to read the report "Abduction case: 10 years'jail for taxi driver" (May 23-24). This is the kind of incident I expect to hear of in other countries.
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      Lock icon THE ELEPHANT MAN
      930 24  -  AGATHA KOH BRAZIL COFFEEWITH voices editor agatha@mediacorp.com.sg After 37 years at the zoo, Kumar knows a thing or two about animals WHEN Kumar Pillai talks, you listen because when was the last time you met someone who has been out at sea for 41 days with three
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      A different world of caregiving costs
      370 25  -  Ng Sock Cheng RELIEF FORTHE DISABLED Letter from I BELIEVE that much more can be done in terms of tax reliefs and monetary grants to assist disabled folk and their families. Currently, both able-bodied and disabled parents must earn less than $2,000 a year
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      234 25  -  DRJAMES DOBSON BY... A TRUE LOVE STORY Every now and then, I come across a love story worth remembering. Let me share one with you that you may have read about in Reader's Digest. It began when a man named Kirn met a young woman named
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        1174 28  -  MAY SEAH THE ROYAL RIVALS Zoe and Farm sound off but can the stars of The Ultimatum talk through their giggles? may@mediacorp.com.sg THE royal party was on the move. A fussy flurry of facilitators kicked up dust as an imaginary trumpet heralded the regal arrivals.
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        113 30 Kids aged between four and 14 (as of June), get your act together, because okto's One Minute of Fame competition is back. If you have an interesting talent such as singing, dancing, impersonation and so on, put together an act that lasts exactly
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        55 30 Prison Break's action-packed fourth and final season sees Michael and Lincoln in the final confrontation to seek justice from The Company but the odds, and the enemies, are piling up against the guys. Catch Prison BreaArthrice a week from June 2, every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 10pm
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      588 30  -  MAYSEAH FANNVZOE How do we know Farm and Zoe aren't fibbing? We as|ed I the man they call vmum'- David Gan Zoe and Farm said they're not afraid of getting older. Is that true? It's true. They've been on this Earth long enough to know their place in
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      284 31 SINGAPORE ARTS FEST 2009 This year's rock music instalment of the artsfest features new initiatives ROCK music fans who go to this year's Rock the Sub on June 6 held in conjunction with the Singapore Arts Festival will probably notice a difference. This year, as part
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      98 31 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH Actress Emma Thompson, whose forthcoming film Last Chance Harvey centres on a riotous wedding day, says she prefers funerals. Marriage ceremonies are "very difficult", says the 50-year-old actress, who married her second husband, the actor Greg Wise, in 2003. "I have never
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      25 29 SURE OR NOT? 1 Are they really so pally? m9Lj We put Farm and Zoe H to the DAVID GAN lie-detector test! page 30 A
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      697 32  -  EVELINE GAN LEG WATCH They could lead to serious medical complications eveline@mediacorp.com.sg THE 50-year-old man had gone to see Dr Imran Nawaz about a chronic ulcer in half of his leg. He had lived with the condition for about a decade. Instead of treating the
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      279 34 HEP B VACCINATION WHILE BREASTFEEDING QUESTION FROM MRS KANG I'm breastfeeding myone-and-a-half-year-old child. I'd like to protect myself against Hepatitis B. Is it safe to be vaccinated while I'm breastfeeding? Will the vaccine affect my child in anyway? If it's not safe, what can Ido to protect
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        44 34 Incorporate some exercise into your daily routine. This fun and fuss-free weekly workout is specially targeted at busy individuals Time/date: 6.30pm to 8.30pm, every Wednesday Venue: Bukit Panjang Plaza, Garden Plaza. Registration/Fee: Free. Call Ms Kho Ho Ping at 6435 3012.
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        54 34 Learn about the myths and facts of Lasik, and who is suitable for the treatment at this free public forum. Time/date: 7pm to Bpm, Thursday Venue: Auditorium, Level 4, Tower Block, Singapore National Eye Centre, 11 Third Hospital Avenue. Registration/Fee: Free. Registration required. Call 6322
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      631 35  -  EVELINE GAN With a well-planned diet, diabetes sufferers need not give up their favourite grub WELL-GREASED roti prata dipped in sugar and curry, buttered toast and fried noodles. For foodies used to having such decadent local breakfast fare regularly, being diagnosed with
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      1101 36 TV LISTINGS ON MEDIACORP CHANNEL ON MEDIACORP RED THREAD 6.00 AM Entertainment Tonight 4.00 Life Is Wild MN Without A Trace V MUDHAL PAYANAM r o 6.30 Prime Time Morning 5.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show VI I.OOAM Entertainment Tonight Lnannel 5, apm g3O The E||en DeGeneres showVl 6.00 Entertainment Tonight
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      839 38  -  LEONARD THOMAS TST T^W So many from all around the globe are gathering for a match-up for the ages sports editor in rome leonard@mediacorp.com.sg CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL Barcelona v Manchester United THEY were standing ahead of me in the queue at passport
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      836 39  -  JOSE MOURINHO THE DAILYTELEGRAPH CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL A win will make Ferguson the greatest ever, but don't expect beautiful football sports@newstoday. com.sg WILL Manchester United versus Barcelona be a great final? Yes. These are two great teams, of course, and obviously there are big
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      646 40  -  LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE SPORTS Association lauds work by outgoing chief, who will continue to serve in a voluntary capacity linfhoong@mediacorp.com. sg THE Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) announced yesterday the appointment of former general manager Wong Hui Leng as its chief executive officer. She will
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      356 40 AFP LONDON Burnley were promoted to the English Premier League yesterday as Wade Elliott's stunning strike earned a 1-0 victory over 10-man Sheffield United in the Championship play-off final. Owen Coyle's club can look forward to a £60 million ($l3B million) windfall
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      Lock icon Home for wrestlers
      406 41  -  TANYO-HINN SINGAPORE SPORTS yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg THE nine-month-old Wrestling Federation of Singapore (WFS) will get a permanent home in five weeks' time. The national sports association, which has been holding its national training sessions at the Assumption English School, was formed last September. It's now busy preparing a team
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      178 41  -  SHAMIR OSMAN THE Safra Singapore Bay Run and Army Half Marathon is into its 18th edition this year and organisers put a premium on safety for this year's race on Aug 16. There will be 17 water points, up from 13 last year, with point lengthened
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      524 41  -  ASDWIGHT GREAT EASTERN-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2009 Super Reds v DPMM FC Yishun Stadium, 7.45pm sports@newstoday.com. sg MANY predicted debutants DPMM FC would finish at the bottom of the Great Eastern-Yeo's S-League 2009 table. The Brunei club went on a 10-game unbeaten
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      52 39 SPORTS ON TV TODAY gam NBA LA Lakers v Denver Nuggets, Ch 23 spm Tennis French Open, Ch 22 5.43pm Cricket West Indies Tour Of England 2009, Ch 110 9.45pm Cricket West Indies Tour Of England 2009, Ch 110 5P.9.?!? 95 MPI9 6.35am-11.35pm Sports Zone Minutes Hourly Sports updates live
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      406 42 MEDIACORP has taken another step in recognising the crucial relationship between media owners and agencies with its Agency Reward and Recognition Programme. Last Tuesday, winning agencies were feted in a ceremony at Caldecott Broadcast Centre. They had demonstrated the highest amount of billings in
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      537 42  -  SHERMAINEWONG SCENT SUCCESS Two-in-one, liquid and solid perfume earned Nanyang Business School team top prize in marketing contest shermainewong@mediacorp.com.sg THEY lived up to their name Magnifique or "magnificent" in French and convinced the judges that theirs was indeed a splendid concept. Britney Cheong, Ng Vi
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      434 43 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH USTREASURIES Beijing fears money creation will weaken US dollar and devalue its foreign reserves CHINA has warned the United States over the latter's rampant "printing" of new money, warning a top member of the Federal Reserve that it is increasingly disturbed by
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      226 43 AFP SHANGHAI China will resume new stock market listings as early as next month, a move that reflects the strong performance of domestic shares this year, the country's securities regulator said. New listings will get the green light after June 5, once new draft
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      341 44  -  NG BAOYING CHANNEL NEWSASIA MANUFACTURING OUTLOOK Orders have been falling as recession takes its toll: SMa baoying@mediacorp.com.sg THE outlook for Singapore's manufacturing sector this year remains bleak, despite what some analysts say are early signs of an economic recovery. The Singapore Manufacturers' Federation (SMa) said
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        87 44 DOW JONES A lawsuit filed by Petroßig I in New York bankruptcy courts to stop Jurong Shipyard from selling an oil rig has been adjourned to June 1. Petroßig I sought bankruptcy protection last week and simultaneously sued the Sembcorp Marine unit, which it hired to
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        58 44 DOWJONES Temasek Holdings' stake in Standard Chartered has grown to 19.11 per cent, or 369.5 million shares, from 18.81 per cent after the investment firm received a stock dividend, the bank said yesterday. The stake is still below the 20-per-cent foreign ownership limit the Hong Kong Monetary
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        93 44 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Shell's new plant, the Shell Eastern Petrochemicals Complex, will be the largest industrial user of NEWater here. Shell has commissioned a NEWater pipeline, and this, together with four new product pipelines and eight existing ones, will supply the water to its new plant.
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        95 44 Two independent directors (IDs) of beleaguered Sino-Environment Technology are seeking assurances from the company that it will continue its business operations after the resignation of four key management personnel, including chief executive and chairman Sun Jiangrong. Shares in the Fujian-based waste
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        83 44 938 LIVE Trading on the Singapore Exchange was disrupted yesterday morning due to a glitch in the updating of the FTSE ST Index series. In a statement, FTSE said a technical fault prevented the STI from being distributed for about an hour. The issue was resolved shortly after
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      439 45  -  KELVIN CHOW MERGER PLANS Deal will lead to emerging market telecom powerhouse NEW DELHI India's top mobile company, Bharti Airtel, has renewed tie-up talks with South Africa's flagship cellular firm MTN to create "an emerging market telecom powerhouse". Under the proposed deal, Bharti, which crossed the
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      257 45  -  KELVIN CHOW kelvinc@mediacorp.com.sg HOME-GROWN rigging and mooring equipment supplier Teho International plans to raise $1.7 million in net proceeds from an initial public offering (IPO) on the Catalist board. Teho is only the third company in Singapore to launch an IPO this year amid
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        65 46 92 cents I Buy Deutsche upgrades from "Hold" on the view that the developer will be a key beneficiary of volume recovery in the upperend and middle portion of Singapore's residential market. It says that a pipeline of launchready projects gives the firm a competitive edge. It raises the
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        67 46 $1.111 Underperform CIMB downgrades rating for Capita Commercial Trust from "Outperform" on what it deems a "painfully dilutive" rights issue. It cuts the target price to 71 cents from $1.12 to reflect enlarged unit base and lowers DPU forecasts for 2009 to 2011 by 37 to 39 per cent.
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        63 46 35.5 cents I Buy DBS Vickers upgrades from "Hold", and raises the target to 57 cents from 19 cents after increasing the valuation peg to 6 times FYIO earnings from 2.5 times to account for normalisation of equity risk premium. Says its move to raise $298.7 million from rights
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        18 46 Friday 2,245.27 A i.55°/° Thursday 2,210.97 2-57% Wednesday 2,269.24 A 0.39% Tuesday 2,260.36 A 3.83%
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        27 46 Hang Seng 17,121.82 A 0.35% Nikkei 9,347.00 A 1.31% Shanghai 2,610.01 A 0.48% Seoul 1,400.90 T 0.20% Mumbai 13,913.22 A 0.19% KLComp 1,053.14 A 0.75%
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        23 46 US$l $1,419 ¥100 $1-523 £1 $2,301 HKsioo $18.68 1 euro $2,024 RMBIOO $21.23 Asi $1,129 RSIOO $3,059 RMi $0,415 RPio,ooo $1,414
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      467 46  -  DESMONDWONG CHANNEL NEWSASIA BUSINESS ANALYSIS Proceeds could be used for defensive purposes amid worsening climate: Analysts desmondwong@mediacorp.com.sg KEPPEL Corp's $660-million gain from the sale of its stake in oil refiner Singapore Petroleum Company (SPC) could provide a much-needed buffer to help the conglomerate ride
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      320 46  -  GLENDACHONG CHANNEL NEWSASIA glendac@mediacorp.com. sg NANJING A consortium of Singapore companies will jointly develop another eco high-tech city in China. The groundbreaking ceremony for the Singapore-Nanjing Eco High-Tech Island was held yesterday morning, officiated by Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng.
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