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Article68 2009-08-28 1 Q A suicide attack in £1 O Pakistan's north-west tribal region kills 21 policeman and wounds 15 others, just hours after a US missile strike in South Waziristan kills eight militants. T~ r\ Aston Villa crashes out •J ZJ of the Europa League as they lose their play-off68 words
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Article, Illustration714 2009-08-28 1 ZULOTHMAN - ZULOTHMAN NATIONAL SERVICE Mixed reaction to proposal to allow company laptops, PDAs, wireless Internet in camps zul@mediacorp.com.sg A TIME could come when National Servicemen (NSmen) can bring along their companyconfigured laptops, Blackberries and personal digital assistants (PDAs) to in-camp training for use during non-training hours.FAIZAL; TODAY FILE PHOTO - 714 words
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NEWS
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371 2009-08-28 2 ZULOTHMAN - ZULOTHMAN IN RECOGNITION of their contributions, Record V is recommending more frequent and larger increments in the rank allowance for NSmen. Those in combat vocations should also have their allowance increased, the committee said, so that the allowance premium given to371 words
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390 2009-08-28 2 IMMEDIATELY available: Some 1,900 job vacancies in the public healthcare sector. As of last month, these were the number of positions waiting to be filled, spread across the roles of nurses, doctors, allied health professionals, administrative and support staff. Even as the390 words
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Article, Illustration570 2009-08-28 3 AGENCIES TYPHOON MORAKOT Taiwan President's decision puts warming China ties at risk TAIPEI In a move that is likely to anger neighbouring China, Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou announced yesterday that he had agreed to allow the Dalai Lam to visit the island to comfort survivors ofAGENCIES; AFP I - 570 words
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Article, Illustration561 2009-08-28 4 LINYANQIN - LINYANQIN Fi ROAD CLOSURES Taxis will be allowed into Marina Bay area yanqin@mediacorp.com.sg NOT only will the road closures for next month's Formula 1 Sing Tel Singapore Grand Prix last only seven days instead of 12, access to the Marina Bay area will also be eased561 words
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Article, Illustration69 2009-08-28 4 These children were taking part in the Kids in the Big World, organised by the United Square shopping mall from now till Sept 13. Children get to experience eight professions through role playing in realistic, simulated work environments. They can try their69 words
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Article, Illustration531 2009-08-28 6 ALICIA WONG - ALICIA WONG ABNORMAL HEART RHYTHMS alicia@mediacorp.com.sg IT MAY halve procedure time and ensure a safer, more effective outcome for patients with complex abnormal heart rhythms, such as rapid heartbeats. But more significantly perhaps, the new magnetic navigation system employed by the National Heart Centre SingaporeERNESTCHUA - 531 words
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Article, Illustration343 2009-08-28 6 AP LOS ANGELES A new generation of blood tests can quickly and reliably show if a person is having a heart attack soon after chest pains start a time when current tests are not definitive, two studies have found. The newer, sensitive tests giveAP - 343 words
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Article, Illustration572 2009-08-28 8 LEONGWEEKEAT - LEONGWEEKEAT CLIENT'S FALSE CLAIMS Important questions of law argued at appeal hearing weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg Prosecutor Jennifer Marie. Senior Counsel Wong Meng Meng who represented the Law Society in yesterday's hearing as a "friend of the court" also sought guidance and clarity from the Court ofTODAY FILE PHOTO - 572 words
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Article, Illustration427 2009-08-28 10 ONGDAI LIN - ONGDAI LIN DENGUE FEVER Dengue record shows downward trend, despite rise in cases worldwide dailin@mediacorp.com.sg EVERY five to six years, the number of dengue cases in Singapore rises to a peak, making up a typical cycle. But for the first time since there were dengue records427 words
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Article, Illustration243 2009-08-28 10 NOW there is one more service your mobile phone can deliver: The top news of the day, plus images to illustrate and convey the key point of every story. Sing Tel subscribers can get to enjoy these as the telco has joined forces243 words
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Article, Illustration64 2009-08-28 10 ERNESTCHUA Rescuers from the Singapore Civil Defence Force had to employ hydraulic spreaders and a 10-ton jack to rescue a man trapped in his car yesterday. The car had skidded into a drain at Pebble Lane at about 12.12 pm. The man, who was in theERNESTCHUA - 64 words
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Article302 2009-08-28 12 SCAMS ONTHE ELDERLY Months of perseverance and diligence pay off after police nab conman THE elderly were his prey. Posing as a Housing and Development Board (HDB) contractor, the man would approach his victims, claiming that the HDB was providing free fire-resistant doors. He would then302 words
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230 2009-08-28 12 HOLDERS of the new CEPAS-compliant ezlink card can now apply for another facility the new EZ-Reload by Giro service. This auto top-up facility complements the existing EZ-Reload by Card service which currently accepts auto top-ups via credit and debit card accounts. The EZ-Reload by230 words
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354 2009-08-28 14 ONGDAI LIN - ONGDAI LIN PHANTOM WORKER SCAM dailin@mediacorp.com.sg HE "EMPLOYED" elderly folk in their 80s, young students, and dead people in his company. But Tay Hian Chye did not hire them to work for him; instead he only wanted to make use of their identities to inflate354 words
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SINGAPORE ROUNDUP
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Article103 2009-08-28 14 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Three local educational institutions have been named among 28 institutions in the Asia Pacific and Japan as recipients of Hewlett-Packard's Innovations in Education award package. Under the global philanthropic initiative by HP, Crescent Girls' School and Cedar Girls' Secondary School will collectivelyCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 103 words
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Article114 2009-08-28 14 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has investigated more than 500 cases of illegal subletting at private residences so far this year. That is 25 percent more than the whole of last year. These cases involve the unauthorised partitioning of apartments, shophouses and terraceCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 114 words
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79 2009-08-28 14 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce Industry (SCCCI) has donated some $140,000 to victims of Typhoon Morakot in Taiwan. The money was handed over at a ceremony at the Taipei Representative Office in Singapore yesterday. The funds will be used exclusively for theCHANNEL NEWSASIA - 79 words
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Article, Illustration196 2009-08-28 17 THOUSANDS of the spectators who attended the country's National Day Parade in Marina Bay earlier this month have taken the "Care, Share and Be Green" theme to heart. They have responded enthusiastically to the green message, making the effort to returnPHOTOCOURTESYOFMRBEAN - 196 words
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Article, Illustration491 2009-08-28 17 938 LIVE WORK-LIFE BALANCE 95 firms applied to WoW! fund, more than in the last year TWO years after a construction firm put in place a comprehensive leave policy as part of its flexi-work programme, it has found that employees are less inclined to lie about938 LIVE - 491 words
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WORLD
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257 2009-08-28 18 BANGKOK Majority of people in Bangkok supported the Thai government's decision to impose the Internal Security Act in the Dusit area to prevent anti-government demonstrators from gathering on Sunday afternoon, media reports said, citing an opinion poll. In the poll conducted by Suan257 words
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Article441 2009-08-28 18 AFP UNREST IN NORTH-EASTERN MYANMAR Tens of thousands of ethnic people had fled to the Chinese border BANGKOK Fighting between Myanmar's military government and ethnic rebel groups in north-eastern Myanmar was expected to escalate after thousands of refugees fled to the Chinese border, activists said yesterday. TheAFP - 441 words
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182 2009-08-28 18 AFP SEOUL South Korea's government yesterday announced a multi-billion-dollar plan to build cheaper homes for low-income families hit by rising property prices amid the housing shortage. The project calls for building 320,000 homes on "green-belt" land by 2012 and a totalAFP - 182 words
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197 2009-08-28 19 JAKARTA Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago country, is planning to launch an inventory of its islands, reported The Jakarta Globe. The inventory will be used by the government to register the exact number of islands in its territory with the United Nations197 words
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Article398 2009-08-28 19 AFP INDONESIATERROR NETWORK Group led by terrorist leader finds it "disturbingly easy to recruit new members JAKARTA The terror network blamed for the Jakarta hotel bombings is "larger and more sophisticated" than thought, a think tank said yesterday as police quizzed suspects over possible Al QaedaAFP - 398 words
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243 2009-08-28 19 AGENCIES SYDNEY—A United Nations envoy slammed Australia's military-led intervention in remote Aboriginal communities and said racism was "entrenched" in the country, in a damning assessment yesterday. UN Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Rights James Anaya said the intervention policy, where thousands of troops andAGENCIES - 243 words
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139 2009-08-28 20 MANILA The Philippines will allow refugees at risk to stay pending their resettlement in a third country under an agreement signed yesterday. The Philippines has hosted 500,000 refugees, mostly from Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, over the past four decades. Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto139 words
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Article, Illustration459 2009-08-28 20 AP,THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER THE SAVE MCA CAMPAIGN PETALING JAVA A nationwide campaign was launched yesterday to call for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to remove the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) president OngTee Keat and reinstate the sacked deputy president. The "Save MCA" campaign comes after DrAP,THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER - 459 words
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Article, Illustration261 2009-08-28 20 .AP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's government has barred Muslims from a concert by American hip-hop group the Black Eyed Peas (picture) next month, because the event is organised by Irish beer giant Guinness. The prohibition comes amid an ongoing clampdown on alcohol consumption.AP; AFP - 261 words
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207 2009-08-28 20 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR The United States welcomes Malaysia's crackdown on human trafficking, but wants to see "results rather than rhetoric" before it can remove the South-east Asian country from a blacklist. Several alleged traffickers have been arrested and charged recently, after Malaysia was labelledAGENCIES - 207 words
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Article263 2009-08-28 20 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER SHAH ALAM The Parti Islam SeMalaysia commissioner in the state of Selangor, Dr Hassan Ali, may have exceeded his powers by unilaterally empowering mosque officials to arrest Muslims caught drinking alcohol. State officials said Dr Hassan should have first consulted the Selangor SultanTHE MALAYSIAN INSIDER - 263 words
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Article, Illustration421 2009-08-28 23 AFP NETANYAHU IN EUROPE Israeli PM calls for coalition to stop Tehran's nuclear programme BERLIN Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called yesterday, during a visit to Berlin, for "crippling sanctions" against Iran to stop its nuclear programme. After talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Mr NetanyahuAFP - 421 words
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182 2009-08-28 23 AFP BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives will likely take a hit in three state polls on Sunday but she still looks set to cruise to victory in the Sept 27 general election. Some 6.2 million people will go to theAFP - 182 words
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424 2009-08-28 24 AP CHINA WORLD EXPO 2010 Protesters against high-speed rail link complain of beatings by police SHANGHAI Construction of a high-speed rail link between Shanghai and the nearby city of Hangzhou is raising protests among residents who say the trains will run too close to theirAP - 424 words
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281 2009-08-28 24 AP BEIJING Beijing officials will offer nearly a million discount coupons in a bid to get residents to watch patriotic films opening next month, to mark the 60th anniversary of Communist rule. The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Radio and Television will issue 900,000 coupons to moviegoersAP - 281 words
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213 2009-08-28 26 AFP TOKYO -Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso yesterday admitted voters were unhappy with his party's performance ahead of a weekend election as a survey showed the main opposition was set for a landslide win. The untested centre-left Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ)AFP - 213 words
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Article, Illustration563 2009-08-28 26 AP JAPAN'S GENERAL ELECTION TOKYO -Japan is one of the world's most Internet-savvy nations except when it comes to politics. Decades-old rules have effectively banned campaigning on the Web. But this Sunday's general election is testing that restriction with some candidates blogging, tweeting and postingAP - 563 words
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225 2009-08-28 26 AFP SEOUL South Korea is considering restricting the operations of its Christian missionaries in the Middle East after dozens were expelled for their activities, officials said yesterday. Missionaries could run the risk of terror attacks and ordinary Korean tourists or businessmen mightAFP - 225 words
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Article, Illustration418 2009-08-28 28 AFP WOMEN IN DELHI Tired of being underpaid, mums from the slums train to become cabbies NEW DELHI A battered housewife, a Muslim widow and an illiterate mother of four are among a group of Indian women looking to carve out a living by breakingAFP; . AFP I - 418 words
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Article206 2009-08-28 28 AFP PESHAWAR A suicide bomber killed at least 21 policemen in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region this morning, after a United States missile strike killed eight Taliban militants, officials said. The suicide attack took place in the Khyber tribal region near the Afghan border just asAFP - 206 words
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286 2009-08-28 30 AFP TEHRAN Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that he has no proof the leaders of the post-elec-tion violence in June were backed by foreign states, state television reported. "I do not accuse the leaders of the recent incidents to be subordinate toAFP - 286 words
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409 2009-08-28 30 AFP AFGHAN ELECTIONS KABUL As Afghans await the results of a bitterly contested election, their country is caught in a complex guessing game about who will be their next President and how solid his mandate will be. The gap between the main rivals in the raceAFP - 409 words
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Article, Illustration268 2009-08-28 30 AP TEHRAN—Thousands of Iranians prayed and wept yesterday during a memorial for Iraqi Shia leader Abdul Aziz Al Hakim in the start of mourning that will encompass Shias in both Iran and Iraq, a sign of the key power-broker's network of influences and alliances.AP; . AFP - 268 words
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462 2009-08-28 32 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE LONDON One million patients of Britain's National Health Service (NHS) have been the victims of appalling care in hospitals across the country, according to a major report released yesterday. In the last six years, patients' lobby group, the Patients Association, claimsTHEDAILYTELEGRAPH - 462 words
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377 2009-08-28 32 AFP WASHINGTON The Pentagon has hired a private firm to investigate reporters seeking to embed with American troops in Afghanistan in order to find out how best to influence their coverage, a report said. Stars and Stripes, a military newspaper partly funded byAFP - 377 words
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199 2009-08-28 32 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH LONDON —Users of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter could face higherinsurance premiums because burglars may be using them to find out personal details. The warning came as a report, which was commissioned by United Kingdom insurers Legal andTHE DAILYTELEGRAPH - 199 words
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Article, Illustration521 2009-08-28 34 AP EDWARD KENNEDY WASHINGTON In an era of bitter partisan division, Senator Edward Kennedy's death silenced a singular voice of bipartisanship and compromise at a time when his colleagues are struggling over an elusive plan to overhaul the United States healthcare system. Congress could useAP; , EPA - 521 words
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Article469 2009-08-28 34 AGENCIES OAK BLUFFS (Massachusetts) It was fitting that President Barack Obama was in Mr Edward Kennedy's beloved home state when the senator died, given the Democratic giant's vital role in getting him elected. Mr Kennedy, who succumbed to cancer at 77, symbolically passed his family'sAGENCIES - 469 words
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Article, Illustration586 2009-08-28 38 THENEWYORKTIMES HOSTAGE HELD IN SOMALIA He slipped open a lock his captors had overlooked MOGADISHU, Somalia In the end, it all came down to a single forgotten bolt. Mr Marc Aubriere, a French security adviser who was held hostage in Somalia for more than aTHENEWYORKTIMES; AP - 586 words
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Article, Illustration314 2009-08-28 38 THE DAILYTELEGRAPH ROME Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his wife Veronica Lario agreed 10 years ago to live separate lives in an open marriage but his pursuit of starlets and models made a mockery of the pact, it has been claimed. His long-sufferingTHE DAILYTELEGRAPH; AFP - 314 words
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190 2009-08-28 38 THEDAILYTELEGRAPH PARIS In a surprising development for a country poised to ban the burqa, France's first primetime TV advertisement for halal food directly targets its five million Muslims, offering them microwaveable paella, lasagna and shepherd's pie prepared in accordance with Islamic law.THEDAILYTELEGRAPH - 190 words
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173 2009-08-28 40 BLOOMBERG Doctors should weigh the benefits of medical imaging against the risk of cancer from cumulative exposures to radiation, as the use of the tests grows, researchers said. Almost 70 per cent of around 950,000 patients surveyed underwent at least one imaging procedure,BLOOMBERG - 173 words
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Article, Illustration422 2009-08-28 40 'THE GUARDIAN GENETIC BREAKTHROUGH Four baby monkeys created in a laboratory in the United States could hold the key to the eradication of a class of incurable genetic diseases, scientists revealed on Wednesday. In an experiment that brings the creation of babies with three biological'THE GUARDIAN; AFP - 422 words
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Article, Illustration748 2009-08-28 42 TABITHAWANG - TABITHAWANG voices@mediacorp.com.sg EVERY few months or so, I get an e-mail from yet another acquaintance from Singapore telling me how lucky I am to be working in Hong Kong "where the big bucks are" and asking if I can look out for a job forFAIZAL ' - 748 words
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136 2009-08-28 42 Benjamin Gan - Benjamin Gan Letter from I REFER to "Get a grip on diction" (Aug 26). Mr Toh Chong Siong's observation is spot on. Many Singaporeans, including myself, have problems with dipthongs, diction, sentence construction and enunciation. On top of that, we mix and136 words
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Article177 2009-08-28 44 DR BILL MAIER - DR BILL MAIER BY WHEN KIDS SWALLOW THINGS II Would you know what to do if your child swallowed something harmful? Babies are always putting things in their mouths and sometimes they swallow things they shouldn't, like buttons or coins or even tiny toy parts. About177 words
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Letter, Illustration433 2009-08-28 44 ANDREW FUNG - ANDREW FUNG FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES From General Manager, Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices I REFER to "Older folks have it worse" and "Older and not wanted" (Aug 17 and 20). The challenges faced by mature workers in getting a job are recognised. Singapore, like many433 words
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Article, Illustration1872 2009-08-28 46 MAY SEAH - MAY SEAH SINGAPORE IDOL 2009 may@mediacorp.com.sg ON WEDNESDAY, Singapore Idol's 24 finalists were announced. Twenty-three will go home; one will win but they're all going to have one heck of a journey. Here they are young, vibrant and eager for you to get to know them1,872 words
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Article, Illustration362 2009-08-28 50 MAYO MARTIN - MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg FOR this year's The (Extraordinary) VConference, comedienne Irene Ang and her regular partner-in-crime Chua Enlai have recruited two "neophytes" into their fold: Brendon Fernandez and Shane Mardjuki. Given the talents of these precocious boys, we can't wait to witness theirPHOTO COURTESY FLY ENTERTAINMENT - 362 words
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Article, Illustration433 2009-08-28 50 MAYO MARTIN - MAYO MARTIN THEATRE REVIEW RECALLING MOTHER A touching, hilarious storytelling event for sons and daughters mayo@mediacorp.com.sg THE title of Checkpoint Theatre's latest treat is exactly what it's all about: Actresses Claire Wong and Noorlinah Mohamed basically talking about their respective mothers. The banter between the two long-time433 words
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Article, Illustration427 2009-08-28 52 MAYSEAH - MAYSEAH EX-TEEN IDOL Mark-Paul Gosselaar gets called to the Bar but high school never ends may@mediacorp.com. sg AND you thought Zack Morris from Saved By The Bell would end up pumping petrol in Beverly Hills. Well, he's now a lawyer. Take that, Mr Belding! At least427 words
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Miscellaneous971 2009-08-28 58 TV LISTINGS ONMEDI AC OR P CHANNEL^ 9. NM P A. C.0.? THE GENTLE CRACKDOWN 6ooAM Entertainment Tonight Grader? 10 30 singTelGridGirlsOn Tour VASANTHAM GOLD Channel B,7pm 6.30 Prime Time Morning 5.00 The Rachael Ray Show 111 11.00 Lonely Planet Ethiroli 1 Hhi ij. 9.30 The Rachael Ray Show 111971 words
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Article, Illustration418 2009-08-28 59 AGENCIES ENGLISH FOOTBALL Arsenal primed and ready for tomorrow's clash after Celtic win says Wenger LONDON Arsene Wenger is looking forward to Arsenal's first "big test" of their 2009-2010 English Premier League campaign, when they face defending champions Manchester United tomorrow. The Gunners beat Celtic 3-1AGENCIES; EPA - 418 words
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Article, Illustration308 2009-08-28 59 AGENCIES Arsene Wenger has defended Eduardo against accusations that he dived for Arsenal's penalty by hinting that his reaction to a potential collision with Celtic keeper Artur Boruc may have been influenced by the horrific leg-breaking injury against Birmingham a year-and-a-half ago. While candidly conceding thatAGENCIES; AFP - 308 words
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Article, Illustration365 2009-08-28 59 AFP PARIS Aston Villa crashed out of the Europa League yesterday (early morning, Singapore time) losing their play-off tie against unheralded Rapid Vienna just three days after handing mighty Liverpool a humbling Premier League defeat. In their second leg tie, played at a halfempty Villa Park, MartinAFP; EPA - 365 words
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Article, Illustration347 2009-08-28 60 AGENCIES MONACO Manchester United and the other members of the English Premier League "Big Four" have avoided a Champions League reunion with Cristiano Ronaldo (picture) and his new club, Real Madrid. But, from an English perspective, United got arguably the worst draw. They were pooledAGENCIES; AFP - 347 words
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Article102 2009-08-28 60 THE Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon has reached its quota of 50,000 participants, barely six weeks after registration opened on July 16. Of these, 82 per cent had signed up via the Early Bird promotional period from July 16 to Aug 5. Organised jointly by the Singapore102 words
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Article, Illustration415 2009-08-28 60 LOW LIN FHOONG - LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE SPORTS Sacked coach says he has been tarred, STTA insist matter is closed linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg ANOTHER disgruntled China coach aired his frustrations with the Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) yesterday. Youth coach Xv Xiangdong, whose services were terminated last month after a, LOW LIN FHOONG - 415 words
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Article, Illustration249 2009-08-28 62 TANYO- HINN - TANYO-HINN ALREADY already the best in his age-group for the Byte CII class in Asia, national sailor Darren Choy (picture) is set to add the world title to his name, one of two gold medals that the Republic are assured of at249 words
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Article, Illustration489 2009-08-28 62 TANYO- HINN - TANYO-HINN LAN DECOTTA. SINGAPORE SPORT 3 parties make their pitch to turn S #pore into motorsports hub yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg THE dash to build Singapore's first permanent motor race track is down to three parties SG Changi Pte Ltd, Singapore Agro Agriculture Pte Ltd and Sports Services Ltd.LAN DECOTTA.; DON WONG - 489 words
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Article205 2009-08-28 62 TANYO- HINN - TANYO-HINN MARDAN Mamat and Lam Chih Bing fired a level-par 71 in the second round foursomes yesterday to stay second overall with a 135 two-round total in the Omega Mission Hills World Cup Asian qualifiers at the Seri Selangor Golf Club in Petaling JayaThe205 words
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Article, Illustration236 2009-08-28 62 TANYO- HINN - TANYO-HINN AS PART of its "zero tolerance" safety policy, the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) have teamed up with the National University of Singapore (NUS) to develop a web-based hazard repository to help monitor, manage and control risks related with sports activities. To beTANYO-HINN - 236 words
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Article, Illustration568 2009-08-28 63 SHAMIR OSMAN - SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE FOOTBALL Striker Bekombo happy with Thai outfit but he's open to S-League return RHB SINGAPORE CUP 2009 DPMM v TTM Samut Sakhon Jalan Besar Stadium, 7.30pm Live on Channel 5 shamir@mediacorp.com.sg HE SCORED a total of six goals while plying his tradeTODAY FILE PHOTO - 568 words
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Article189 2009-08-28 63 SHAMIR OSMAN - SHAMIR OSMAN WITHOUT a win in the Thai Premier League since June 14, the management of TTM Samut Sakhon decided four days ago that a change was needed and handed the reins to former assistant coach Prajak Weanksong. He takes over from Kit Meesrisuk and189 words
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Article, Illustration607 2009-08-28 65 TREVORTAN - TREVORTAN DIGITAL CAMERA REVIEW: OLYMPUS PEN E-Pi trevor@mediacorp.com.sg THE hearts of many photographers were sent fluttering when images of the then rumoured E-Pl with the design reminiscent of the Olympus classic half-frame PEN SLR (singlelens reflex) were circulated on the Internet. Anticipation soon transformed into delight607 words
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Article, Illustration113 2009-08-28 65 You can now pipe music wirelessly throughout your home with the Creative Sound Blaster Wireless for iTunes(s2Bg), launched just this week. It boasts the ease of plug-and-play whether you're on a Windows-based computer or a Mac. The setup consists of a USB stick that you plug113 words
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Article, Illustration169 2009-08-28 65 TREVORTAN - TREVORTAN Have plenty of video files in your computer and tired of watching them on your small monitor? Storage solutions pioneer Western Digital (WD) has launched the WD TV Mini Media Player (MMP), which supports an array of video formats, including the popular169 words
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Article116 2009-08-28 65 AFP Nokia will launch a service enabling people to make financial transactions with their cell phones, the Finnish telecoms giant said on Wednesday. The "Nokia Money" service will make it possible "to send money to another person just by using the person's mobile phone number,AFP - 116 words
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Article, Illustration1112 2009-08-28 68 DAVID POGUE - DAVID POGUE THE NEWYORKTIMES SNOW LEOPARD BUYING software is not like buying a vase or a comb or a lawnmower, where you pay, take it home, and the transaction is complete. No, buying software is more likejoining a club with annual dues. Every year, there's a newTHE NEWYORKTIMES - 1,112 words
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Article, Illustration199 2009-08-28 68 TREVORTAN - TREVORTAN Tired of getting stuck in a traffic jam? Sing Tel has launched the first mobile device in Singapore that delivers realtime traffic information -the Nokia 6710 Navigator ($638, without contract). The 3.5G slider phone comes with "Walk and Drive Navigation" (free lifetime licence for Singapore,199 words
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275 2009-08-28 70 'AFP WASHINGTON Federal Reserve Board chairman Ben Bernanke was one of hundreds of victims of an identity fraud ring that stole over US$2.l million ($3 million) from individuals and financial institutions, Newsweek magazine reported on Wednesday. The magazine, citing court documents, said'AFP - 275 words
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Article411 2009-08-28 70 AFP BONUS FURORE Britain's financial watchdog chief backs move to curtail excessive pay LONDON The head of Britain's financial watchdog said he would back higher taxes on the financial sector as a measure to curb large bonuses. Mr Adair Turner, the chairman of the Financial ServicesAFP - 411 words
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Article, Illustration198 2009-08-28 72 WASHINGTON The chief financial officer of the investment company owned by Texas cricket mogul Allen Stanford yesterday pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a US$7 billion ($lO.l billion) fraud. James Davis, 60, the former CFO of Houston-based Stanford Financial Group, pleaded guilty to fraud andBloomberg! - 198 words
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Article344 2009-08-28 72 BLOOMBERG THE Federal Reserve said on Wednesday that identifying the financial institutions that benefited from its emergency loans would harm the companies and renderthe central bank's planned appeal of a court ruling moot. The Fed's board of governors asked Manhattan Chief US District Judge Loretta PreskaBLOOMBERG - 344 words
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Article416 2009-08-28 72 AGENCIES US ECONOMY Q2 GDP down i% unchanged from earlier estimate and bodes well for recovery WASHINGTON The United States government trumped expectations by leaving untouched its estimate of economic performance in the second quarter, saying inventory liquidation was deeper than first thought and consumer spending not asAGENCIES - 416 words
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Article, Illustration210 2009-08-28 72 AFP MELBOURNE Australian gaming group Crown has booked an Asl.2 billion ($1.45 billion) net loss for its fiscal year ended June 30 as the global financial crisis slashed the value of its United States casinos. Crown, part-owned by Australia's richest man James Packer, wroteAFP; BLOOMBERG - 210 words
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Article128 2009-08-28 73 938 LIVE A NEW accreditation body for local tax practitioners will be set up here by the fourth quarter of this year. This new body is aimed at raising the standard of technical competence and capabilities of tax practitioners in Singapore. The body will938 LIVE - 128 words
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Article, Illustration309 2009-08-28 73 938 LIVE OLAM INTERNATIONAL Three of its four business segments performed well MAINBOARD-LISTED commodities group 01am International has posted a 28-per-cent decline in its fourth quarter net earnings to $46.7 million from $64.9 million in the same three-month period ending June 30 a year ago.938 LIVE; BLOOMBERG - 309 words
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Article, Illustration148 2009-08-28 73 938 LIVE SINGAPORE-LISTED traditional Chinese medicine firm Eu Van Sang posted a 164-per-cent rise in its full year net earnings to $13 million. The higher net profit was because of the absence of one-off losses it recorded in the previous year due to discontinued938 LIVE; TODAY FILE PHOTO. - 148 words
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Article408 2009-08-28 73 FREDERICK LIM - FREDERICK LIM g\ Channel News Asia frederickl@niediacorp.com.sg SOME China-based companies listed in Singapore, or S-chips, are now looking to list in Hong Kong as a way to improve their valuations. And more are said to be thinking of doing so, according to analysts. "Basically,408 words
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Article158 2009-08-28 74 Dow rallies for Bth day United States stocks rose, while Treasuries and the dollar slipped, after a rebound in oil and natural gas spurred investors into more bets on riskier assets. The Standard Poor's 500 Index added 2.86 points and the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 37.11 to158 words
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Article85 2009-08-28 74 Hovering near US$73 Crude oil was little changed near US$73 a barrel after rising yesterday as equity gains lifted investor sentiment and the dollar weakened, boosting the appeal of commodities as a hedge against inflation. "Oil broke down through the US$7O mark, holding on briefly, before being pulled85 words
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Article, Illustration93 2009-08-28 74 ESTHER FUNG - ESTHER FUNG NTUC Choice Homes is planning a soft launch for a 39-storey condominium called Trevista at Braddell this weekend. NTUC is releasing 210 apartments for sale, comprising mostly 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom apartments with average prices of $830,000, $1,065 million and $1.43 million, respectively. The 590-unit93 words
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Article503 2009-08-28 74 CHEOWXINYI - CHEOWXINYI MAS'SUITAGAINSTDRTANCHONG KOAY cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg DO INTENTIONS matter when it comes to establishing whether there was manipulation of the market? This was a key issue that surfaced on the first day of hearing in the Monetary Authority of Singapore's (MAS) civil suit against fund manager DrTan Chong Koay503 words
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265 2009-08-28 74 938 LIVE THE Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) should take more decisive actions towards setting up a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP). This call came from the Apec Business Advisory Council (Abac) which recently met in Da Nang, Vietnam, to938 LIVE - 265 words
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