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Title Section29 2010-03-30 1 TODAY Tuesday March 30, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PublICAtIon of nEWS HotlInE 6822 2268 TODAY tuesday March 30, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking29 words
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Article, Illustration680 2010-03-30 2 tERRoR AttACk female suicide bombers strike during rush hour AGENCIES MOSCOW Two female suicide bombers wearing belts packed with explosives blew themselves up on packed metro trains in Moscow’s morning rush hour yesterday, killing at least 38 people and wounding 102. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin vowedAGENCIES; AFP - 680 words
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Article241 2010-03-30 2 TAN YO-HINN - TAN YO-HINN SINGAPORE Except for football, the cheapest ticket for sports events at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games will be $10, the most expensive $30. And students and the elderly will pay the same as adults. There will not be any season passes or package241 words
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Article, Illustration431 2010-03-30 2 Abhisit open to calling of polls, but AGENCIES BANGKOK For the second straight day, they sat and talked face-to-face but it was still a stalemate in Bangkok as Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva told the Red Shirts he was open to calling elections before his term ends but this wouldAGENCIES; AFP - 431 words
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Article435 2010-03-30 5 rio TinTo case australia calls jail terms ‘harsh’, rio fires convicted employees after verdict AGENCIES SHANGHAI China jailed an Australian executive with mining giant Rio Tinto for 10 years and handed stiff jail terms to three of his colleagues yesterday for stealing tradeAGENCIES - 435 words
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Article, Illustration325 2010-03-30 7 ESTHER NG - Why they are so hot BuILT-TO-Order PrOJecTs ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE It has “blossomed” into an estate with many amenities such as a wet market, the MRT and Compass Point. As such, applications for the 126 fiveroom units of a Built-To-Order (BTO) project, Fernvale Ridge in Sengkang, have been 10325 words
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201 2010-03-30 7 SINGAPORE Family ties among Housing and Development Board (HDB) residents have become stronger, going by the number of those who live with or near their parents, and how often they visit them. A sample household survey by the HDB has found that, in 2008,201 words
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407 2010-03-30 8 TEO XUANWEI SINGAPORE When the Consumers Association of Singapore concluded that Stansfield College and the Singapore Institute of Commerce had breached CaseTrust for Education regulations by failing to insure 479 foreign students’ fees, shouldn’t the consumer watchdog have focused on rectifying the problem rather thanTEO XUANWEI - 407 words
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Article469 2010-03-30 8 ESTHER NG - GLobaL surVey of sTudenTs More than 80% of s’pore students polled want to start their own business ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE They want to be entrepreneurs and they want to do it in five years. Of the 2,319 Singapore university and polytechnic students polled in469 words
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Article, Illustration367 2010-03-30 10 ZUL OTHMAN; DYLAN LOH - LIfe ON caMpus New Nus residential college takes a leaf from Ivy League’s book ZUL OTHMAN AND DYLAN LOH zul@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Come August next year, some 2,900 students will work, study and play in the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) University Town (UTown) now beingOOI BOON KEONG - 367 words
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323 2010-03-30 10 NEO CHAI CHIN SINGAPORE Asian governments need to find the right balance of public and private sector funding for health care financing to avoid the mistakes of the American and European systems. So said several experts at the presentation of an Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)NEO CHAI CHIN - 323 words
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Article, Illustration479 2010-03-30 12 CHRISTOPHER TOH - RIS LOW ON RADIO WHAT GIVES? POINT OF VIeW CHRISTOPHER TOH christophertoh@ IF YOU tuned into the Shan Rozz Show on MediaCorp’s 987FM yesterday evening you would have heard Ris Low (picture), the former beauty queen. Not as a guest but as a radio DJ. Yes, the girl who coinedWEE TECK HIAN - 479 words
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Article169 2010-03-30 12 SINGAPORE After suffering investment losses of $6 million in Indonesia, he decided to work as a consultant, helping others to set up multi-level marketing companies and he never intended to cheat anyone. The founder of the now defunct multi-level marketing company, Sunshine Empire, James Phang169 words
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Article427 2010-03-30 13 ANDRE YEO - driving in The rain ANDRE YEO andreyeo@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE It can be as simple as switching on windscreen wipers when the drizzle starts. But some drivers forget to do that even when it rains, according to the Automobile Association (AA) of Singapore. And when it pours, as it427 words
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Article98 2010-03-30 13 An attempt to pass off contraband cigarettes as women’s shoes was uncovered at the Woodlands Checkpoint on Thursday when the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority found 3,360 cartons of cigarettes in the boxes. The customs duty and GST payable on these were almost $258,000. A Malaysian-registered lorry had98 words
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Article94 2010-03-30 13 Service staff in the ION Orchard shopping mall are being equipped with skills to provide a more personalised service to tourists from China and India, the result of the Employment and Employability Institute (e2i) and Orchard Turn Developments taking their collaboration a step further. The first class94 words
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Article76 2010-03-30 13 The Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, an A*Star research institute, is collaborating with Sweden’s Linkoping University to pursue research on environmental technologies. The research will focus on three areas, including remanufacturing and clean production technology processes. A*Star said yesterday these areas represent the research focus and strengths of76 words
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Article108 2010-03-30 13 The School of Science and Technology Singapore has received an $8.1 million donation from the Ngee Ann Kongsi philanthropic foundation. The money, to be given over five years, will be used for annual scholarships and bursaries. This translates into an annual sum of $1.62 million. The school108 words
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Article, Illustration515 2010-03-30 14 MyaNMar eLecTIoNs as NLd fails to register for impending polls AFP AGENCIES YANGONo The party of ~eta~~e~ oppo~~~ t~o~ lea~er Au~g Sa~ Suu Ky~ ye~ter~ay ~a~~ ~t woul~ boycott poll~ expecte~ later th~~ year, after the cou~try’~ m~l~tary ruler~ ~~tro~uce~ a co~trover~~al elect~o~ law.AFP; AGENCIES; AP - 515 words
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211 2010-03-30 14 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER KUALA LUMPUR Perka~a’~ rac~al ~tateme~t~ at ~t~ weeke~~ co~gre~~ have fr~ghte~e~ ~o~~ Malay bu~~~e~~me~ a~~ may have ju~t re~ ver~e~ a~y ga~~~ from to~ay’~ a~~ou~ceme~t of the New Eco~om~c Mo~el (NEM). Perka~a ch~ef Ibrah~m Al~ cla~me~ that Bum~putera~ ~houl~ r~ghtly ow~ 67 perTHE MALAYSIAN INSIDER - 211 words
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170 2010-03-30 14 AFP WASHINGTON A major~ty of Amer~ca~~ approve of how Pre~~~e~t Barack Obama ha~~l~~g the ~~tuat~o~ Afgha~~~ta~, accor~~~g to a poll that co~~c~~e~ w~th h~~ ~urpr~~e v~~~t o~ Su~~ay to the A~~a~ ~at~o~. Mr Obama’~ v~~~t, h~~ f~r~t ~~~ce tak~~g off~ce, wa~ to pre~~ Afgha~AFP - 170 words
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Article374 2010-03-30 16 cOMBATInG InTERnAL THREATs Beijing to spend $105b, almost the same as its defence budget THE DAILY TELEGRAPH BEIJING China is spending record amounts on “domestic security” amid fears the main threat to the country’s future will come from within. Almost £50 billion ($105 billion) will beTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 374 words
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180 2010-03-30 16 AFP TOKYO A former aide to Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama yesterday admitted to cooking the books on political fundraising reports to hide money from the premier’s own family fortune. The funding scandal has hurt the half-year-old government led by Mr Hatoyama, whose approval ratingAFP - 180 words
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108 2010-03-30 16 Malaysia AFP Sixteen migrants were on the run yesterday after escaping from a detention centre near the ~ua~a ~umpur ~nternationa~ Airport~~ immigration officia~s said~ The 12 Afghan and four Myanmar nationa~s were a~~ victims of human trafficking and were awaiting deportation~ “TheAFP - 108 words
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101 2010-03-30 16 Myanmar AFP A bus company in mi~itary-ru~ed Myanmar has been to~d to stop caning drivers and conductors for ~etting too many passengers on buses~~ a ~oca~ newspaper reported yesterday~ According to the Myanmar Times~~ Bandoo~a Transport brought in the punishment on two routesAFP - 101 words
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109 2010-03-30 16 The Philippines AFP A court in the Phi~ippines has dismissed rebe~~ion charges against a powerfu~ c~an accused of being behind a massacre of 57 peop~e~~ the justice secretary said yesterday~ Mr A~berto Agra to~d DZBB radio the judge issued an order to re~ease thoseAFP - 109 words
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Article421 2010-03-30 17 souTh KoreaN shIp decades-old North Korean munition may be the culprit, says minister AGENCIES SEOUL A mysterious blast that tore a South Korean warship in half might have been caused by a mine dating back to the 1950-53 Korean War, Seoul’s Defence Minister said yesterday.AGENCIES - 421 words
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132 2010-03-30 17 AP BEIJING The wife of a dissident Chinese lawyer, missing since Feb 4 last year, said she was relieved he is alive and appealed that he be able to leave China and join his family in the United States. Gao Zhisheng resurfaced on Sunday, sayingAP - 132 words
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163 2010-03-30 17 AP CANBERRA The United States has raised concerns with Australia about the impact of a proposed Internet filter that would place restrictions on Web content, an official said yesterday. The concerns of Australia’s most important security ally further undermine plans that would makeAP - 163 words
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179 2010-03-30 18 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Having battled extremists and Russian spies, some of the veteran intelligence officers of British security service MI5 are encountering a foe they cannot master: Information technology. MI5 is launching an unprecedented round of redundancies to improve the overall levelTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 179 words
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Article, Illustration376 2010-03-30 18 iraQi elecTiOns AP CAIRO The challenge by Iraq’s Shia Prime Minister to election results which showed him coming in closely behind his chief rival Sunni-backed Ayad Allawi is a risky tactic. If Mr Nouri Al Maliki (picture) succeeds in his attempt to block the secularAP; AFP - 376 words
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155 2010-03-30 18 THE GUARDIAN ROME In a country where almost everything from Prada handbags to mozzarella has been counterfeited, it appeared there was little left to fake in Italy. But fraudsters have sunk to a new low with a scam which threatens to break theTHE GUARDIAN - 155 words
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Article, Illustration784 2010-03-30 19 PAUL GILFEATHER - POINT OF VIeW It is likely that if he does win, Mr cameron will only secure the smallest of workable majorities a situation a crack team like Mr Miliband and Mr Balls could exploit to maximum effect. PAUL GILFEATHER principal correspondent gilfeather@mediacorp.com.sg TWO of784 words
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voices
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Article, Illustration259 2010-03-30 20 Dr Lim Wee Kiak - GrassrooTs orGaNIsaTIoNs Building community bonds a key aim of Pa’s work Letter From Dr Lim Wee Kiak Member of Parliament for Sembawang GRC Adviser to Canberra Grassroots Organisations I REFER to “The quota and its limitations” (March 8). Dr Gillian Koh rightly pointed out the challenge of259 words
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Article95 2010-03-30 20 adrian Bek yongguang - Letter from adrian Bek yongguang I REFER to “Coming to the end of the long route” (March 29). We should not be overreliant on just one transport system. In the “hub and spoke” model, we are being too over-dependent on trains to carry the bulk95 words
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Article48 2010-03-30 20 In our report “Play by night” (March 23), we stated that the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) designed the NightOut! campaign. This is incorrect. The NightOut! campaign is a multiagency initiative led by a committee comprising the STB, the National Arts Council, the Urban Redevelopment Authority and NParks.48 words
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Article, Illustration236 2010-03-30 22 DR JAMES DOBSON - BY DR JAMES DOBSON HELPING A PRICKLY PERSON When you want to offer advice to a person about a flaw or a shortcoming in his or her character, it’s best to do it the way porcupines make love: Very, very carefully. It’s often difficult to open236 words
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319 2010-03-30 22 Geraldine chay - sTudenT inTake poLicies should mission schools ignore their roots for the sake of staying competitive? it is no wonder that catholic schools end up being ‘elitist’, as non-catholic principals will eventually bow to the pressure for the school to excel strictly in academic319 words
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Article212 2010-03-30 22 Tay Tse chuan eugene - Letter from Tay Tse chuan eugene EARTH Hour, which came and went on Saturday, is not just about switching our lights off, it’s about two key forces at work: The Asymmetry Principle versus the Rebound Effect. The Asymmetry Principle suggests that when you212 words
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Article, Illustration1269 2010-03-30 24 CHRISTOPHER TOH - Beyond modern Seven steps to recognising contemporary art CHRISTOPHER TOH christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN a photograph bagged the top prize at the UOB Painting Of The Year contest, I scoffed. What is the art world coming to when a photograph can win a painting competition? You don’t understand, a1,269 words
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Article, Illustration249 2010-03-30 26 CHRISTOPHER TOH - CHRISTOPHER TOH IN THE first collaborative project of its kind, the National Environment Agency (NEA) and Warner Music Singapore have joined hands to produce a special compilation album featuring songs that promote environmental consciousness. The album, Go Green, will feature songs that embody the249 words
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Article, Illustration243 2010-03-30 27 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH ACTOR Kiefer Sutherland (picture) has spoken of his “role of a lifetime” as Jack Bauer in the cult television series 24, following the decision to scrap the show after nine years. The American producer of the series, Fox, announcedTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; AFP - 243 words
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Article, Illustration239 2010-03-30 27 BreasT cancer caMPaIGn THE DAILY TELEGRAPH AUSTRALIAN star Kylie Minogue is fronting a breast cancer charity campaign for the first time following her own successful battle with the disease. Together with actress Sienna Miller and model Claudia Schiffer, Minogue posed for pictures wrapped in a silk sheetTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 239 words
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Miscellaneous35 2010-03-30 25 sudOKu dIffIcuLTy raTING: plus hOw TO pLay The rules are easy. Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. CopyrighT uCliCk yesTerday’s sOLuTION35 words
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Miscellaneous345 2010-03-30 27 IS CD y^D im ftd 85 Years Of Entertaining The World 6738 055 WHEN IN ROME ICS)* 11:00am, 1:00pm, 3:00 5:10, 7:20,9:30 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON ICS)* 11:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30,5:30 DIARY OF A WIMPY KID* 11:15am, 1:15pm, 3:15, 5:15,7:15 REMEMBER ME 1:30pm, 4:30, 6:50, 9:10 JUST ANOTHER PANDORA'S BOX345 words
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Miscellaneous1064 2010-03-30 27 VIVOCITY MARINA SQUARE YISHUN GRAND, GREAT WORLD PLAZA SINGAPURA GVmax 1900 912 1234 www.gv.com.sg HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON*?11.40am 2.00 4.30 7.00 9.30pm m.gv.com.sg HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 3D* 11.00am 1.30 6.40 9.10pm KIDNAPPER?+MAND 2.15 4.35 6.55 9.15pm HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON*?7.20pm WHEN IN ROME*?12.50 3.10 5.20 7.301,064 words
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Article, Illustration875 2010-03-30 28 EVELINE GAN - hoardErs health Ever been labelled a karung guni man? It might be time to seek help EVELINE GAN eveline@mediacorp.com.sg TO MOST people, things like old plastic bottles, empty food containers, shopping and grocery bags are merely useless clutter. But for one middle-aged woman, MabelFAIZAL - 875 words
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Article, Illustration106 2010-03-30 29 eveline Gan - eveline Gan ‘High on sugar’ It is possible to become addicted to the “high” that is associated with eating sugary foods. When you eat sweet stuff, your blood glucose levels surge and creates an energy burst, causing a temporary spike in mood, explained Yondi Lee, a holistic nutritionistjasOn hO - 106 words
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Miscellaneous1193 2010-03-30 30 ON MedIaCOrP SIzzLING WOkS Channel 5, 8pm Join hosts Pornsak and Li Teng as they take you through a culinary journey to show you the best, the most interesting and the most value-for-money tzechar in town! Each week a Chinese cuisine chef will guest star as he critiques the 31,193 words
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Article627 2010-03-30 32 TAN YO-HINN - 2010 YOuTH OlYmpic Games Youth Olympic tickets go on sale tomorrow, organisers confident of a sellout TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE They spoke to the Ministry of Education and consulted a cross-section of schools. They pored over ticket prices of major sporting events like the 2008 Beijing627 words
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Article, Illustration175 2010-03-30 32 Prices Preliminary rounds $10; Quarter-finals/semi-finals $15; Finals $30. The exception is football, where tickets forthe uncovered section of Jalan Besar Stadium costs $5 (prelim rounds), $7.50 (quarter-finals/semi-finals) and $15 (final) Ticketing details for the opening and closing ceremonies will be announced next month. They will be allocated viaOOI BOON KEONG - 175 words
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Article, Illustration466 2010-03-30 33 LOW LIN FHOONG - singapore saiLing hosts are favourites, but s’pore’s sailors want to stay as asian games kingpins LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE They topped the 18-nation field at the Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, in 2006, returning home with five gold medals. With just 10 months to goSINGAPORESAILING - 466 words
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324 2010-03-30 33 SINGAPORE Organisers yesterday shed light on the competition format for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. The Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee (Syogoc) also revealed details on the mixed gender events and mixed National Olympic Committee (NOC) events324 words
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Article, Illustration242 2010-03-30 34 LOW LIN FHOONG SINGAPORE Barely 24 hours after defeating South Korea’s Seok Ha Jung 4-0 for the Asian Cup bronze medal, Singaporean paddler Feng Tianwei (picture) was back on court at the US$250,000 ($349,900) Volkswagen 2010 Cup at Guangzhou Gymnasium yesterday. Singapore’s world No 5, seededLOW LIN FHOONG - 242 words
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Article, Illustration629 2010-03-30 34 IAN DE COTTA - singapore FooTbaLL Football chief Zainudin optimistic republic will watch games ‘live’ IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE While he refused to say if he knew anything about the progress of negotiations to screen “live” World Cup matches here, Football Association of Singapore (FAS) president Zainudin NordinAFP - 629 words
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347 2010-03-30 34 LONDON Sven-Goran Eriksson is relishing the challenge ahead of him, after being appointed as Ivory Coast manager for the World Cup. The former England boss, whose most recent role was as director of football at Notts County, was named as Vahid Halilhodzic’s successor over347 words
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Article, Illustration713 2010-03-30 35 european fooTBaLL after a golden period with ajax, van gaal can begin his climb back up tonight AGENCIES chaMpions League quarTer-finaL, 1sT Leg Bayern Munich v Manchester United MUNICH If there is a prototype to Arsene Wenger then perhaps Louis van Gaal (picture) is it. TheAGENCIES; AFP - 713 words
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Article97 2010-03-30 35 i have never played a game against Bayern that was not extremely difficult and a test of endurance for both teams. united captain gary neville since the 1999 final, playing united has always been a big thrill. This duel has history, so i’m looking forward to it.97 words
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Article, Illustration108 2010-03-30 42 Maybank singapore has clinched the excellence in employee engagement award given out by The asian Banker as part of its retail Financial services awards programme. said Mr Wong Ken Fye, head of human resources, Maybank singapore: “It is important that employees strike a balance108 words
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Article, Illustration342 2010-03-30 42 TERENCE LEE - *scape down to 25 finalists, the competition to unveil the first *scape New Media ambassadors heats up TERENCE LEE terencelee@mediacorp. com.sg *SCAPE, a non-government organisation for youth, is one step closer to choosing the winners of its New Media Ambassador Quest competition. The 25 finalists were revealed342 words
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Article, Illustration681 2010-03-30 41 PETER YEO - MCYS and Avante bag top honours at the Viewers’ Choice 2009 awards PETER YEO peteryeo@mediacorp.com.sg ADVERTISEMENTS may have provided toilet breaks in the past, but, of late, some television commercials have been so captivating we stop to watch them and wait for the feature presentation to run681 words
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Article37 2010-03-30 37 $3.60 Outperform CIMB upgrades from Underperform and raises the target price to $4.12 from $3.58, based on blended FY11 P/E and discounted cash flow valuations after increasing fiscal FY11-12 earnings estimates by 9 per cent.37 words
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Article35 2010-03-30 37 $10.98 Reduce Nomura raises the target price to $9.62 from $9.26 after increasing FY10-12 earnings forecasts by 12 to 14 per cent to factor in better-than-expected selling prices for developer’s W Residence project.35 words
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Article74 2010-03-30 37 5-DAY5TI CLOSING MON 2,929.14 A °79% Friday 2,906.28 a 0.G1W Thursday 2,888.37 A ox> 7% Wednesday 2,886.36 0.66% Tuesday 2,905.66 A 0 57% MARKETS CLOSE Hang Seng 21,237.43 A 0 88% Nikkei 10,986.47 0.09% Shanghai 3,123.80 A 2.09Tb Seoul 1,691.99 0.34% Mumbai 17,711.35 A 0 Malaysia 1,319.21 A74 words
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Article233 2010-03-30 37 AGENCIES WASHINGTON The United States government yesterday announced it would divest its 27-per-cent stake in Citigroup this year, in what would be one of the largest stock sell-offs in history. The US Treasury said it intended “to fully dispose of its approximately 7.7AGENCIES - 233 words
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Article471 2010-03-30 37 MILLET ENRIQUEZ - SEARCH FOR DIRECtORS MILLET ENRIQUEZ emelita@mediacorp.com. sg SINGAPORE The growing call to professionalise and raise the standards of independent directors has prompted the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID) to develop a new “matching service” that can help companies find suitable candidates to471 words
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Article268 2010-03-30 39 GEORGINA JOSEPH SINGAPORE The mining industry has been growing as developing countries seek resources for growth and Singaporebased mining firm OM Holdings wants to raise its profile in the manganese production market as one of the world’s top five producers of the element. TheGEORGINA JOSEPH - 268 words
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Article376 2010-03-30 39 CHRIS HOWELLS - yTl cOrP M’sian firm confident about its property business in s’pore CHRIS HOWELLS chris hOwells christoperh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Malaysian infrastructure conglomerate, YTL Corp, which has been on an expansion trail in Singapore, said that it is on track to nearly doubling its sales this year from376 words
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288 2010-03-30 39 MAY WONG SINGAPORE The Singapore economy is poised for a stellar performance with gross domestic product expected to grow between 11 and 20 per cent in the first quarter of this year compared to a year ago. Analysts reckon that electronics and pharmaceuticals areMAY WONG - 288 words
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251 2010-03-30 39 JO-ANN HUANG SINGAPORE Shares of mainboard-listed United Pulp and Paper Inc (UPP) jumped to life yesterday, rising 28.6 per cent on news that the former “remisier king” Peter Lim has raised its stake in the company. The stock, which was hardly traded, gained threeJO-ANN HUANG - 251 words
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Article217 2010-03-30 40 AGENCIES DUBAI Dubai Holding, a conglomerate owned by the emirate’s ruler, is considering options that include the restructuring of as much as US$20 billion ($28 billion) in debt, the Financial Times of London reported yesterday. The conglomerate may appoint a financial adviser to explore theAGENCIES - 217 words
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131 2010-03-30 40 Greece yesterday issued a seven-year bond to raise €5 billion euros ($9.4 billion). This was seen as a first test of the market barely four days after the European Union and the International Monetary Fund agreed on a financial safety net131 words
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132 2010-03-30 40 AFP Hong Kong yesterday announced plans to introduce laws that ensure listed firms disclose price-sensitive information early, with those who fail to do so being fined up to HK$8 million ($1.44 million). The proposal was put forward avoid a repeat of the Citic Pacific scandal,AFP - 132 words
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750 2010-03-30 40 RICHARD HARTUNG - POinT Of view as the us Treasury pays higher rates to meet increased funding needs while demand for its notes weakens, mortgage and other interest rates in the us and singapore could also rise. RICHARD HARTUNG The writer is a consultant who has750 words
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