Today, 27 May 2009, Afternoon Edition

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    10 1 TODAY Wednesday May 27, 2009 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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      182 1 3 North Korea launched a third missile this time at night yesterday, a day after conducting an underground nucleartest. 4 In a Today exclusive, we find out why a businessman was billed $14,000 by a photo agency for images used on his website. 1 Q Pro-democracy leader
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      Lock icon Dialogue before decision
      822 1  -  ALICIA WONG THE FILMS ACT Political films consultative committee unveiled; outlines the way forward alicia@mediacorp.com.sg AS THE gatekeepers of a new "social experiment" in Singapore introduced themselves for the first time yesterday, they promised it would be conducted in close consultation with film-makers. The seven-member advisory committee
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      'Clean govt not due to Opposition'
      682 1  -  LOHCHEEKONG NEOCHAICHIN AND cheekong@mediacorp.com. sg VOTE for or join the Opposition now, in case the People's Action Party (PAP) becomes corrupt in the future? That's a flawed premise in Hougang MP Low Thia Khiang's argument, said Ms Indranee Rajah, one of two Government backbenchers
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      'Pick and choose' MNCs – the way forward: MP
      432 2  - 'Pick and choose' MNCs the way forward: MP LOHCHEEKONG IN PARLIAMENT cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg INSTEAD of rolling out the red carpet for all multi-national corporations (MNCs), Singapore should "pick and choose" the ones that are prepared to sink in significant investments and have a higher share of their earnings retained here. That,
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      Lock icon Pyongyang tests yet another missile
      410 3 AP NORTH KOREAN NUCLEARTEST SEOUL North Korea lashed out at the United States and reportedly launched three more short-range missiles even as the United Nations Security Council members debated possible new sanctions against the communist nation for its latest nuclear test. North Korea test-fired two
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      Billed $14k for images on website
      586 4  -  LINYANQIN TODAY EXCLUSIVE But photo agency halves settlement claim after businessman questions basis yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg IT WAS a simple brochure about his consultancy services which he put up on his website, and for about two years, businessman Alan not his real name barely gave it
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      Lock icon Suzhou was the 'right decision': MM
      209 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA FIFTEEN years on, the Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) is a success story which will continue to be replicated in other Chinese cities. Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew who was in Suzhou for SlP's celebrations of its 15th anniversary, said Singapore made the
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      Lock icon MDIS DEVELOPS ENTREPRENEURS AND BUSINESS LEADERS
      997 5 The Bradford degree propelled two students to the top of the business world FROM budding engineers to accomplished business leaders Clarence Tan and Albert Foo, who were trained in mechatronics and electrical engineering respectively, have their Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Business and Management
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      Lock icon More concessions for seniors?
      415 6  -  NEOCHAICHIN IN PARLIAMENT chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg ALLOWING cabbies to work beyond the age of 73, structured elder-care training for foreign domestic workers, more concessions for seniors. These are some possibilities in the wind, as Minister-in-charge of Ageing Issues Lim Boon Heng gave an update on efforts to help
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      Show some heart, say MPs
      266 6  -  NEOCHAICHIN SHOW more leniency to rental flat occupants. Allow HDB flat owners easier downgrade. Offer a one-off amnesty for taxi drivers in danger of licence suspension. These are some of the ways that Government agencies can convey compassion and empathy as Singaporeans grapple with the
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      Lock icon 'A recipe for disharmony
      378 8 IN PARLIAMENT NMPThioLi-ann speaks out against Ynilitant secularism' LOHCHEEKONG cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg WHILE Singapore's secularism dictates that religion should not be mixed with politics, religion is "not separated from public life and culture", law academic Thio Li-ann (picture) asserted in Parliament yesterday. And those who engage in public
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      Lock icon WHERE THERE ARE ILLEGAL SMOKES, THERE'S FIRE
      48 8 TREVOR TAN Some 5 million cigarettes, confiscated by Customs officials, were incinerated yesterday. The cigarettes had a potential 1 street value of almost $3 million. Between t January and May, I 52 million contraband cigarettes 1 have gone up in flames.
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      A Govt loan to get your Masters?
      201 8 TO HELP Singaporeans trying to upgrade themselves at private universities but are finding it tough to get a bank loan, the Government should step in with a comprehensive programme of student loans, proposed MP (Bishan-Toa Payoh) Hri Kumar. Students in major economies like
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      Executives get a reality check
      454 10  -  LINYANQIN PMETJOBS Half not confident they are ready for a forced career change: Survey ARMED with higher education and job experience, they typically think highly of their ability to switch careers. But with their workplaces among those hit hardest by the recession, reality seems to
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      56% ready to join public sector
      303 10  -  LINYANQIN yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg FACED with uncertainty about the economy and layoffs in the private sector, about half (56 per cent) of Singapore employees will consider moving into the public sector, a survey by recruitment specialist Robert Walters has found. Job security is the big draw,
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      Lock icon Most of the blood was David's
      595 12  -  ZULOTHMAN WIDJAJA HEARING Scientist describes her take on the gruesome scene zul@mediacorp.com.sg IT IS still not known exactly when David Widjaja sustained the 19 cuts 18 superficial and one deep on his right wrist before he fell to his death on campus grounds at
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      Lock icon She forged hubby's signature to steal from him
      344 14 ONGDAILIN SHE needed money for her personal expenses and to settle her debts. So, she forged her husband's signature to withdraw $100,000 from a joint bank account held by him and his mother. Yesterday, Candace Reis Ang Hui Hoon, 28, was jailed
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      Ex-NParks officer gets 4 months' jail
      338 14  -  ONGDAILIN MONEY FOR INFO dailin@mediacorp.com.sg FOR $3,000, a National Parks Board (NParks) employee was prepared to reveal the evaluation criteria for an official tender to a company interested in a fishing pond project. Yesterday, Leong Pak Sing, 39, a former business development manager at
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      COFFEE IN ALL ITS FLAVOURS
      40 16 Mr Stanley Samuel, country manager, South-east Asia, Nespresso Singapore, introducing the various coffee flavours connoisseurs can enjoy on the new Nespresso CitiZ range of coffee machines, launched last evening at Equinox Complex, Swissotel The Stamford.
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      It is not just a childhood illness
      547 16  -  ESTHER NG CHICKEN POX Elderly also at risk as they tend to have weaker immune system estherng@mediacorp.com.sg CHICKEN pox is mild and patients usually make a full recovery, but it tends to be treated as a childhood illness. Which may explain why the
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      Lock icon Almost the real thing
      306 17 938 LIVE NURSETRAINING NUH's intelligent mannequins help nurses refine skills NURSES training to be specialists in critical care at the National University Hospital (NUH) are getting help from technology to ensure their practice is as realistic as possible thanks to a $250,000 simulation laboratory. The laboratory
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      Shangri-La talks this weekend
      137 17 THE 2009 Shangri-La Dialogue on Asia-Pacific defence and security issues will be held from Friday to Sunday at the ShangriLa Hotel. Police are putting in place measures to ensure security and the safety of the delegates from 27 countries. Road blocks and security checks will be
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      Police bust illegal soccer betting syndicate
      208 17 POLICE have busted an illegal soccer betting syndicate, arresting 10 men in the process. The islandwide swoop by officers of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Monday afternoon also led to the seizure of more than $114,000 in cash, desktop computers, laptops, thumb drives,
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      603 18 AFP AUNG SAN SUU KYI The two words Myanmar #s pro-democracy icon said when asked if she had breached restriction order YANGON Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi told her trial yesterday that she did not violate the terms of her house arrest by offering "temporary shelter"
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      Lock icon Pakistan takes on the Taliban
      464 19 AGENCIES SWAT VALLEY As fears of a humanitarian catastrophe grow PESHAWAR Pakistani security forces said yesterday they were closing in on Taliban bastions in the north-west as a rights group warned of a humanitarian catastrophe for those trapped in the war zone. As a punishing
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      Lock icon Opposition leader Nawaz Sharif's ban lifted
      165 19 AGENCIES ISLAMABAD Pakistan's top court lifted a ban on opposition leader Nawaz Sharif that prevented him from running in elections. This clears the way for the popular politician to contest the post of Prime Minister in 2013. "The judgment is that the order disqualifying
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      Lock icon Cyclone Aila lashes India, Bangladesh
      152 20 DHAKA Bangladesh and India launched major relief operations yesterday after a cyclone tore into the northern coast of the Bay of Bengal, killing at least 94 people and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless. Many of the casualties in Bangladesh were reported to be children who
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      Lock icon Military to add more soldiers
      250 20 AP SRI LANKA COLOMBO Sri Lanka's military said it plans to enlist at least 100,000 more soldiers to head off any resurgence of the separatist Tamil Tigers, who were routed by government forces last week to end over 25 years of civil war. The troop
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      Lock icon Sunnier days ahead?
      306 22 AFP CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS China and Taiwan to start economic pact talks BEIJING Chinese President Hu Jintao said yesterday talks with Taiwan on an economic pact were likely to start in the second half of the year, reported state media, in yet another sign of warming ties. "Both
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      Lock icon China says it is not a fake drug hub
      194 22 AGENCIES BEIJING China has been unfairly branded a centre for fake drugs, an official with the country's drug watchdog said yesterday, accusing some overseas companies of sourcing their raw materials through illegal suppliers. Chinese manufacturers and other players along the drug
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      Lock icon France-China relations in danger?
      175 22 AP PARIS The Dalai Lama is likely to be honoured by the Mayor of Paris during a June visit, a Tibetan representative said yesterday. If it takes place, it could unravel months of diplomacy by French officials who have worked to repair relations with China, strained
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      Lock icon NAJIB WANTS TO BE HIS OWN MAN
      797 26 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER NEWS COMMENT PRAGMATISM, and not bending to the will of former prime ministers, has emerged as the dominant principle behind deci-sion-making in the early days of the Najib administration, as Prime Minister Najib Razak seeks to reconnect the Barisan Nasional
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      Lock icon Arrested while taking photos
      205 27 AGENCIES MALAYSIAN POLITICS Opposition lawmakers vow to continue hunger strike KUAIA LUMPUR Malaysian police arrested 14 protesters, including opposition lawmakers, after they launched a hunger strike to protest the government's takeover of Perak. They were released on bail yesterday. Perak has been in crisis since February
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        Lock icon PLEAS FOR CHIN PENG'S RETURN REJECTED
        105 27 AFP Malaysian ministers have rejected pleas to allow the return of exiled former communist chief Chin Peng, who led a bloody 12-year insurgency half a century ago. MrChin lost his final legal appeal to return to Malaysia last month, but several groups, including members
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        Lock icon POLICE SEEK INTERPOL'S HELP TO FIND RAJA PETRA
        116 27 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER Malaysian police said they are seeking the help of Interpol to apprehend fugitive blogger Raja Petra Raja Kamaruddin, who is believed to be in Brisbane. The Inspector-General of Police made the announcement yesterday, in the first official acknowledgement that
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        Lock icon WORK TO START ON MALAYSIA WATER TUNNEL
        102 27 AP Work will start next week on a tunnel that will deliver water to Malaysia's most developed state to ease anticipated shortages. The 45-kilometer tunnel will be able to transfer almost 2 million litres of water a day from the Semantan River in
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      CAN LEE BREAK PRESIDENTIAL CURSE?
      697 28  -  MARIA SIOW NEWS COMMENT east asia bureau chief mariasiow@mediacorp.com.sg WITH his untimely death, former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun hasjoined the ranks of his predecessors in meeting an ignominious end in one form or another. Indeed, the misfortunes of the country's former presidents read like
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      Lock icon WHO mulls pandemic threshold as cases near 13,000
      170 32 AFP GENEVA The World Health Organisation wants scientists to help clear up the criteria needed for declaring a pandemic as HINI cases worldwide soared to nearly 13,000 yesterday, spreading further in the Middle East. "We are trying to see what kind of
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      Lock icon Redistribution of power: Cameron
      356 32 THE GUARDIAN, AGENCIES BRITISH POLITICS Opposition leader's proposal aims to restore faith in govt LONDON British opposition leader David Cameron proposed a radical redistribution of power yesterday, hoping to restore faith in government following a scandal over the misuse of public funds. In an article in
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      Lock icon US offers $3.6m reward for information on suspects
      173 32 DPA WASHINGTON The United States has offered US$2.5 million ($3.6 million) in reward money for information leading to the capture or conviction of three Filipinos with alleged ties to the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group. The State Department will pay up to US$l
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      Lock icon Fears that marginalised Greek Muslims are a ctime bomb' waiting to explode
      275 34 AFP ATHENS Religious elders here fear that the city's long-margin-alised Muslims are a "time bomb" waiting to explode after a sudden eruption of violence offered a glimpse at their sense of anger and frustration. Two days of clashes
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      Lock icon Smoking out the opium trade
      387 34 THE GUARDIAN AFGHANISTAN UN wants "flood of drugs' to devalue opium KABUL United Nations officials in Afghanistan are attempting to create a "flood of drugs" in the country intended to destroy the value of opium and force poppy farmers to switch to legal crops such
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      Lock icon Obama picks Hispanic judge for Supreme Court
      175 36 AP WASHINGTON President Barack Obama yesterday nominated a Hispanicjudge to the United States Supreme Court a choice unlikely to shift the ideological balance on the country's highest judicial panel. Mr Obama's selection of the 54--year-old Sonia Sotomayor, whose parents moved to New York
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      Lock icon Chinese academic wins court battle
      329 36 THEGUARDIAN NTERNETCENSORSHIP His website was closed by censors after he wrote about corruption BEIJING A Chinese academic has successfully sued an Internet company for closing his website after he posted articles on subjects including corruption and environmental issues. Mr Hu Xingdou, professor of economics at
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      Lock icon Canada's Governor-General eats seal meat to back hunters
      234 36 AP RANKIN INLET (Nunavut) Canada's Governor-General ate a slaughtered seal's raw heart on Monday in a show of support forthe country's seal hunters but a European Union spokesman yesterday called the display "too bizarre to acknowledge". Governor-General Michaelle Jean gutted the seal
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      381 38  -  Jiang PeiJu CHILDCARE CENTRES Allow us overworked, harried parents to pick up kids later Letter from I REFER to the letter "Childcare centres change with the times" (May 25). I share the sentiments of the writer. Being a working mother of two young children,
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      343 38  -  Ng Mie Ling Letter from Coordinating Director Family Development Group Ministry Of Community Development, Youth And Sports We refer to the letter "Private companies should play their part" by Mariann Macs (May 21). The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) recognises that effective
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      52 39 When I moved to Punggol five years ago, it was a beautiful green land, with cool refreshing air in the morning, birds chirping away now there is nothing but construction, digging and deforestation. The forested area now looks like a wasteland. AndrewsonTan, responding to 'Deforestation in my
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      167 39  - Retrenched need the help now D M Samy Letter from I WAS recently at the North West CDC office to look for a training course under the Spur (Skills Programme for Upgrading and Resilience) scheme. I was disappointed to find that most of the courses had already started, with only
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      215 39  -  DRJAMES DOBSON BY NIGHT TERRORS Have you ever been awakened in the middle of the night by a boy or girl who was obviously terrified but couldn't tell you why? That child may have just experienced what's known as a "night terror," which is very different
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        901 40  -  GENEVIEVE LOH CELEBRITY SMACKDOWN Who would walk away from a death match witl all their limbs intact? genevieveloh@mediacorp.com.sg ONE is the fourth instalment of a revered cult sci-fi franchise (sorry," mythology", according to a certain Mr Bale). The other, a monstrous 3D animated blockbuster
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        215 42  -  GENEVIEVELOH MOVIE REVIEW DANCE SUBARU! BASED on a popular Japanese manga by Masahito Soda, Dance Subaru! stars 20-year-old Okinawa-born actress Meisa Kuroki as a determined ballerina who stays true to her dreams despite all obstacles. Move over Flashdance and Step Up it's Asia's turn for a stab
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        334 42  -  GENEVIEVELOH MOVIE REVIEW TERMINATOR SALVATION Non-stop action to keep everyone happy genevieve@mediacorp.com.sg THERE'S no James Cameron and no Arnold Schwarzenegger headlining the film. Only Batman as the world's only messiah against the machines. Critics have panned it and it lost the box-office fight for top spot to
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        248 43 GENEVIEVELOH MOVIE REVIEW MONSTERS VS ALIENS IF THERE were a way to subliminally introduce all the cheesy B-grade monster flicks of bygone years to children today, this would be it. From The Fly to The Creature from the Black Lagoon to Attack of the 50
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        189 43 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH MEL Gibson, whose wife of 28 years filed for divorce six weeks ago, has disclosed that his Russian girlfriend is pregnant. "This is true," he said during an appearance on The Tonight Show with jay le.no after the host asked him to
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      136 44 AFP PHOENIX Retired boxer Mike Tyson's four-year-old daughter, Exodus, died yesterday, a day after becoming entangled in the cable of an exercise machine. "Exodus Tyson was pronounced deceased at 11.45 am today at the hospital," a Phoenix police officer said in an e-mail. "Our
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      407 44  -  CHRISTOPHERTOH DESIGNSINGAPORE Council gets $551x1 in funding for Phase 2 christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg TURNING Singapore into a global city for design creativity in Asia that was the vision of the Design Singapore Council when the Design Singapore initiative started five years ago. And they are staying the course.
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      479 46 AP I'M, LIKE, FAMOUS Is prying into their lives really none of our business? LOOK at me. Look at my life, my body, my antics, my kids, my home. It's okay come on in. It's a fair deal: I'm getting famous, you're getting entertained. Everybody's happy.
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      1199 47 TV LISTINGS ON MEDIACORP CHANNEL ON MEDIACORP THE ULTIMATUM 6.00AM Entertainment Tonight 3.00 The Kids Are In Charge Flood KALAKKAL 10 Channel 8, Qpm 6.30 Prime Time Morning 4.00 Psych II MN Tim Gunn's Guide To Style Vasantham, 7.30pm ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■i Ye Sono. Nian the 9'3° The Ellen DeGeneres Show VI
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      1094 48  -  LEONARD THOMAS EUROPEAN FOOTBALL sports editor in rovne leonard@mediacorp.com.sg CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL Barcelona v Manchester United 2.45 am, tomorrow morning (Spore time) THEY trained yesterday in the mid afternoon Rome sun and it was baking hot, but Manchester United were cool
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      803 49  -  TANYO-HINN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL He's singled out but Barca's wizard insists no player is bigger than his club yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SOMEWHERE in the seaside town of Caste lldefels near Barcelona is the home of the Messis. In it, a room is filling up
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      93 50 Lionel Messi will debut the new adidas F-soi boots in tonight's Champions League Final between Barcelona and Manchester United. The football boots, the latest in the popular adidas F5O range, will be launched next month. They retail at $299. adidas are giving away
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      213 51 Rio Ferdinand v Samuel Eto'o If Ferdinand is fit to play, United's chances of success are vastly improved with his strength, pace and reading of the game more than a match for the direct goal threat that Eto'o poses. The Cameroonian international's 29 goals in 35 league
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      61 51 Man Utd (4-4-2): Van der Sar; O'Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra; Park, Carrick, Anderson, Ronaldo; Rooney, Berbatov Barcelona (4-3-3): Valdes; Sylvinho, Toure, Pique, Puyol; Xavi, Hleb, Iniesta; Messi, Eto'o, Henry Referee: Massimo Busacca is 40 and from Monte Carasso in the southern, Italian-speak-ing part of Switzerland. Assistant referees: Matthias
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      53 51 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH 2007-08 Champions League semi-final, second-leg: Man Utdi Barcelona o 2007-08 Champions League semi-final, first-leg: Barcelona o Man Utd o 1998-99 Champions League round 1: Barcelona 3 Man Utd 3 1998-99 Champions League round 1: Man Utd 3 Barcelona 3 1994-95 Champions League round 1: Man Utd
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      47 51 Chijmes 30 Victoria Street •The Cage 38 Jalan Benaan Kapal (call ahead as a big crowd is expected: *****345) Manchester United Restaurant Bar 32 Boat Quay The Marquee 21 Church Street, Capital Square 2 (Man United fans) Singapore Pools, Sportsbuzz@ Paradiz 1 Selegie Road
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      554 52  -  PHILIPGOH hdfhdf Nicol David, other top squash players due here for Women's Masters philipgoh@mediacorp.com.sg THE world's top women's squash players will be back in Singapore for a third consecutive year with the staging of the Singapore Women's Masters 2009 from Aug 3-8. Andrew
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      660 53  -  SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE FOOTBALL No rush to return, butTampmes striker Khairul hopes to start playing again by late July GREAT EASTERN-YEO'S S-LEAGUE2OO9 Tampines Rovers v Balestier Khalsa Tampines Stadium, 7.45pm shamir@mediacorp.com. sg JUST into the second round of this year's Great Eastern-Yeo's S-League 2009
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      254 53  -  SHAMIR OSMAN IT WAS a rather different Noh Alam Shah (picture) who showed up at the City Hall MRT Station yesterday. TheTampines Rovers forward is known to be robust on the football pitch, with more than a dash of hot temper thrown in, but yesterday he was
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      336 55 DOWJONES RECOVERY MEASURES TOKYO —Japan has announced a new crisis measure to help the nation's small but internationally-active companies obtain United States dollar-denominated loans, in the latest attempt to support businesses amid globally tight credit conditions. The measure involves the govern-ment-linked Japan Bank for
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        131 55 This June holiday, head down to Downtown East (DE) for a fun-filled experience. Meet and greet Transformers heroes Bumble Bee and Optimum Prime from June 15 to 28 at the Event Square. Get a taste of real racing experience on the Sing Tel simulator plus meet
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        193 55 Slumberland recently launched its latest and innovative product of the year the Temp Smart mattress. The new Slumberland Temp Smart mattress adapts and regulates to microclimate, preventing fluctuations in body temperature to ensure the right temperature for your body at all times. It uses the technology
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      295 56 AP CHINA'S ECONOMY BEIJING China wants to encourage private investment in state-controlled industries such as railways, oil and power generation in an effort to boost the efficiency of its economy. The government will "speed up research into encouraging private investment" in oil,
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      174 57 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's export-driven economy is expected to shrink by more than what was forecast this year, said Second Finance Minister Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlah yesterday. In March, the government warned that the economy could contract 1 per cent this year despite
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      464 57 AP AUTO INDUSTRY MILWAUKEE The clock is ticking on a June 1 deadline for General Motors (GM) to restructure, and this make-or-break week is expected to bring more plant closures, employee concessions and other last-minute efforts. Without changes, the United States government has
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      532 58  -  ROSALIND MATHIESON DOWJONES BUSINESS ANALYSIS THE recent slide in the US dollar against Asian currencies provides central banks in the region with the opportunity to do some quick replenishing of their foreign exchange reserves. Buying the US dollar now means central banks can put some
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      419 59  -  TAN HUI LENG ORIENTAL CENTURY UNITS S #pore-listed education provider wracked with cash flow problems huileng@mediacorp.com.sg THE Chinese subsidiaries of Singa-pore-listed education provider Oriental Century are "on the verge of insolvency as they face severe cash flow problems that may potentially jeopardise their ongoing operations",
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      110 59 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE board of directors of main-board-listed publisher Eastern Holdings are assisting in investigations by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB), the company said yesterday. The directors were interviewed by the CPIB from May 21 to 25, the company said. The
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      164 59 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE senior management of SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC) will take a pay cut from next month. In a filing with the Singapore Exchange yesterday, SIAEC said there will be a 20-per-cent reduction in wages for its chief executive William Tan Seng Koon. Other
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      294 61  -  KELVIN CHOW kelvinc@mediacorp.com.sg SOME 500 fresh graduates are vying for just 30 positions that broking house CIMB-GK Securities is looking to fill, in a clear sign that the global economic downturn has created an employer's market. In its latest open house, CIMB-GK is hoping
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          76 62 Another day of rises European stocks rose for a second day, led by retailers, after US consumer confidence jumped the most in six years, adding to speculation that the worst of the economic slump may be over. Britain's FTSE 100 rose 46.43 points to 4,411.72, Germany's DAK surged
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          81 62 Crude at 6-month high Crude oil rose to a six-month high after it was reported that US consumer confidence had increased and that demand may rebound. Oil followed gains in the stock market after the Conference Board's sentiment index surged to 54.9, more than forecast and the biggest
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          55 62 Futures down US$5.6O Gold fell in New York as the strengthening US dollar reduced its appeal as an alternative investment. The currency strengthened after North Korea carried out a nuclear test last week. Gold typically moves inversely to the US dollar. Gold futures for delivery next month fell US$5.6O
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        132 62  -  DESMONDWONG INVESTORS in Singapore will soon be able to invest in India's booming commodity market, thanks to an agreement signed between the Singapore Commodity Exchange (Sicom) and the National Commodity Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) in India. The agreement will allow futures contracts to be
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        404 62  -  YASMINEYAHYA CHANNEL NEWSASIA OFFSHORETRADING Singapore eyes bigger share of commodities trading market yasmine@mediacorp.com.sg SOME 53 international commodity trading firms are setting up regional or global offshore trading and marketing headquarters in Singapore this year, said trade promotion agency IE Singapore. Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang
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        253 62 AFP NEWYORK-Wall Street powered higher yesterday as a surprisingly strong reading on US consumer confidence buoyed hopes of economic recovery, offsetting jitters over North Korea's nuclear and missile tests. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 196.17 points to end at 8,473.49, the Nasdaq
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