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    66 1 TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 Thursday June 10, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Thursday June 10, 2010 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking TODAY AFTERNOON EDITION MICA (P) 160/10/2009 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE
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      202 2 THE GREAT SINGAPORE SALE AT OG www.og.com.sg STOREWIDE 20% off Last 4 days till 13 June 2010 Most brands regular priced items 20% off. Exclusions Apply. Participating price-controlled items given rebate voucher in lieu of discount. Discount not applicable to purchase of OG gift vouchers and pre-discounted items. Check in-store
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    Claims and counterclaims
    663 3  -  Regional bar association hits back at Marina Bay Sands in its countersuit LEONG WEE KEAT LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com SINGAPORE The organiser of last month’s Inter-Pacific Bar Association 2010 (IPBA) global conference has accused Marina Bay Sands of false representation and assurances in a counter-suit, according to
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      77 3 COMMENT&ANALYSIS I leave Asia with one big worry—that the rest of the world doesn’t get it. I worry, in particular, about the steady drumbeat of China-bashing in Washington, especially as we approach mid-term elections this year. MR STEPHEN ROACH, CHAIRMAN OF MORGAN STANLEY ASIA PAGE 18 A lH $5.90 Only
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    Lock icon ‘Unsustainable spending’
    641 4 Fed chief Bernanke: Budget exceptionally but necessarily large THE NEW YORK TIMES WASHINGTON The chairman of the United States Federal Reserve, Mr Ben Bernanke, warned yesterday that “the US federal budget appears to be on an unsustainable path”, but also recognised that the “exceptional increase” in the deficit
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      87 4 WORLD CUP PAGE W1 ‘DON’T WRITE US OFF’ LIPPI REFUTES CRITICS’ CLAIMS THAT THE AZZURRI ARE TOO OLD NADAL’S GOOD ON GRASS, TOO SPORTS 44 COMMENT&ANALYSIS DON’T MISS 28 PAGES OF STEPHEN ROACH NEW LESSON FOR RESILIENT ASIA 18 WSEM f f J j $5.4v Only WrUi AH Time TasJouvTe
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      Consumer protection, not open and shut
      631 5  -  Calls for pro-active action in regulating business registrations TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A businessman can start a company, pocket customers’ money, then shut it down. And he could well repeat this act without anyone noticing, as long as he is not convicted leading some
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      Lock icon 2,000 Chinese workers down tools in violent strike
      529 5 AFP BEIJING Dozens of employees have been hurt in clashes with the police in China as Honda was hit by a third work stoppage yesterday, in the latest labour unrest to disrupt the “workshop of the world”. The fresh labour unrest, which
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      The numbers are looking good ...
      511 6  - The numbers are looking good Growth expected to hit 9 per cent this year, says MAS survey JO-ANN HUANG joannhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Even with the possibility of a slowdown arising from sovereign debt risks in Europe, private sector economists remain bullish about Singapore’s economy. “Singapore’s economic growth numbers are strong in
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      Lock icon Putting the brakes on bike accidents on expressways
      365 6 EVELYN CHOO SINGAPORE With 40 per cent of deaths involving motorcyclists on the road happening on expressways, the Traffic Police are looking at introducing a voluntary course on safe riding on the expressways later this year for those who have recently qualified
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      138 6 airfares.com.sg MISA TRAVEL Tel 6538-0318 More airfares More cities More promotions More travel deals Thai Airways Philippine Airlines Asiana Airlines Delta Air Lines China Airlines Kathmandu S$ 625 Manila S$ 390 Seoul S$ 782 Tokyo S$ 830 Surabaya S$ 228 Osaka S$ 748 Cebu S$ 449 Jeju S$ 926 New
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      TREE TOPPLES
      97 8 KOH MUI FONG A 69-year-old woman had a rude shock while walking near the Istana in Orchard Road yesterday. She was injured when a tall raintree fell on her at the Istana Park. A civil defence spokesman said the incident happened at about 4pm. The woman was conscious
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      Lock icon Parents, don’t leave those kids alone
      507 8  -  ONG DAI LIN dailin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Looking vulnerable, the boy looked like the perfect target. A woman had been observing him for a while and moved in for the kill. Was she planning to abduct him? Fortunately, his maid was there to prevent what might
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      342 10 V£V e ?*oV Successful property investors will share their insights at this seminar on great property strategies for 2010. This preview will encapsulate how one can grow limited funds into a multi-million dollar property portfolio. This course is conducted by experts led by Andy Ong who grew $10,000 into a
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      School tracks down student’s vulgar tweet, tells her to remove it
      620 10  -  She had tweeted a message criticising her school, but her Twitter account does not have her full name ALICIA WONG alicia@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Unhappy with her school’s dress code, she whipped out her mobile phone, logged into her Twitter account,
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      Lock icon YOUNG INVENTORS
      94 10 A pair of siblings has won the top prize in the junior student section of the year’s Tan Kah Kee Young Inventors’ Awards. Twelve-year-old Ng Jing Chun and his sister Jing Ni, 9, both from Henry Park Primary School, had come up with a door guard which could
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      Lock icon Local study into link between thyroid disorders and depression
      237 10 CLAIRE HUANG SINGAPORE Researchers at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) are hoping to beat the blues by treating thyroid disorders. Studies overseas have shown some association between the two, but results have not been conclusive. There will be a clinical trial
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      Lock icon Chirps that saved their day
      243 12 SINGAPORE It was an unexpected burst of song from a stack of crates on a motorcycle which gave the game away and led to the biggest seizure of smuggled birds at the checkpoints since 2006. In a joint statement, the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA)
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      Promising results for TTSH’s antimicrobial programme
      452 12  -  Hospital able to reduce cost by prescribing appropriate antibiotics at the right dosage and duration ALICIA WONG alicia@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Over a year, it has seen patients recover faster and get discharged sooner. This comes with doctors being able to better prescribe appropriate antibiotics at
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      An alternative way to have a family
      510 14  -  CLAIRE HUANG clairehuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A blessing to the family. That’s how Madam Chang Chee Siah describes her seven-year-old adopted daughter, Olivia. The 40-year-old mother of three told MediaCorp that she and her husband had tried to conceive but were not able to at
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      239 14 COE prices rise across the board CATEGORY CHANGE PRICE Car (1600cc and below) taxi p $2,662 $30,051 Car (above 1600cc) p $5,402 $40,002 Goods vehicle and bus p $800 $30,189 Motorcycle p $140 $1,452 Open p $2,000 $41,000 BLOOMBERG Comfort is... simply another name for Stressless® Words like wellbeing, weightlessness
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      S'pore continues to face challenges in emergency care: Balakrishnan
      226 16 SINGAPORE Singapore continues to face challenges in emergency care as the country continues to develop in this specialised area, said Community Development, Youth and Sports Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan. He was speaking yesterday at a fourday international conference on emergency medicine
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      Lock icon $5,000 FINE FOR SLAPPING MAID
      114 16 ZULKIFLI OTHMAN She slapped her maid for dipping herfingers into a potto get a piece of lady’s finger to eat. For that, 71-year-old Ang Geok Choo was fined $5,000 at a district court yesterday. The court heard that in June last year, maid Peppy Meganingsih
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      Lock icon KALLANG FIVE TO BE HELD FOR ANOTHER WEEK
      165 16 ZULKIFLI OTHMAN Five people, believed to have been involved in the recent spate of attacks in the Kallang area, appeared before a district court yesterday. The five from Sarawak, who are between 19 and 31 years old, are general workers here. They
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      Lock icon LIE LANDS INDONESIAN MAID IN JAIL
      127 16 ZULKIFLI OTHMAN Indonesian maid Etik Sugiarti, 23, wanted a change of employer. So, she made a police report claiming that her employer’s father had molested her. But at a district court yesterday, Etik was jailed for eight weeks for the lie. According to court
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      Lock icon FAKE COSMETICS LAND COMPANY IN LEGAL TROUBLE
      147 16 ZULKIFLI OTHMAN A retail company was yesterday taken to court for allegedly importing or selling fake cosmetics. At the hearing, Mr Eric Chew acting on behalf of South Korean company VOV Cosmetics said its representatives found fake versions of its brands in Ta
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      230 18 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices m ww wm ChipsmorefMysterY/Island .1 RPJ Lots tCi B w h 0Ur Marquee Downtown East 13th June 2010 6— ft Register at www.chipsmore.com.sg for 3 Special Goodie Bag. 1$ Fair Price Fair Price Xtra FairPricef/hest ~«Qji Downtown €agt
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      32 18 VOICES ON RADIO What’s your take on the graffiti found in the SMRT depot? Tune in to TalkBack on 938Live from 8.15am to 8.45am tomorrow. Call us at *****938 and share your
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      Draw the line, SGX
      316 18  -  Questions abound over Pru’s withdrawn rights issue Letter from Narayana Narayana I REFER to the letter “Should rights issue have been nixed?” (June 5-6). I think this must be the first time in the history of the Singapore stock exchange that a listing has been quoted
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      Flyers — the new chewing gum
      140 18  - Flyers the new chewing gum Letter from EricChia Kuan Meng I REFER to the report “Littering: A fine mess” (June 7) and the letter “Start with the junk mail in our letterboxes” (June 9). Make it happen! Let’s keep Singapore the cleanest city the world. We have achieved it in
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    • The curious case of the diners and the casino
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        The spirit of the law
        244 20  -  Letter from Darius Lee I REFER to the report “Group walked through casino without paying” (June 8). It is unhelpful to frame every single issue as a legal one, with loose talk of sanctions and penalties. The issue is first and foremost an administrative one,
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        Diners hard done by
        140 20  -  Letter from Denis Distant IF INDEED the usual exit from the restaurant was by either of the two lifts both of which were out of order and the only other way out was by the staircase which led to the casino, how could the restaurant patrons
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        Law should be clarified
        230 20  -  Letter from Tan Sin Liang I AM a compliance lawyer who recently acted for one of the casinos. This incident has raised an interesting issue: Is a lift breakdown a legal excuse not to pay the mandatory levy to enter the casino? Does the law provide
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      209 20  -  BY DR JAMES DOBSON IS MOTHERHOOD BORING? When I hear someone comment that being a mother and homemaker is boring, I have a simple response: You're right! The truth is, almost any occupation you can name involves long hours of tedious activity. Few of us enjoy
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    Lock icon The new lesson for resilient Asia
    987 22  -  COMMENT&ANALYSIS STEPHEN ROACH The writer is the chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia and author of The Next Asia. He will be joining the faculty of Yale University on July 1. THE FINANCIALTIMES Asia has come through the global crisis of 2008-09 with flying colours.
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      Lock icon When a man has to have a 42-inch TV
      538 24  -  With the World Cup looming, a HD-ready, plasma, flat-screen gizmo suddenly made sense NIGEL FARNDALE THE DAILYTELEGRAPH It would be an exaggeration to say that Mary, my wife, isn’t speaking to me at the moment. She is. Every now and then
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      Some women do get it
      495 24  -  EDRIC SNG edric@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is design editor at Today. “Who’s that guy rolling around on the floor? Is he important?” It was only Didier Drogba, the man at the end of every Chelsea move, the monster of a striker who’d just bagged 36 goals
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      419 26 posi'tvelyday Champions for Sports 2010! The POSB Everyday Champions for Sports Award is a special award for the unsung heroes around us who have inspired others through sports. Together with the Singapore Sports Council, POSB is honoured to recognise the efforts of everyday Singaporeans and organisations that strive to make
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      Lock icon Startups, a gift for new grads
      836 26  -  THOMAS L FRIEDMAN The writer has won the Pulitzer Prize three times, most recently in 2002for commentary. THE NEW YORK TIMES If you have a son or daughter graduating from college this year, you’ve probably gotten the word. When meeting this year’s grads it’s
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      Lock icon Not quite the Cold War, but...
      961 28  -  Gusts of a military chill signal a more forceful China MICHAELWINES THE NEW YORK TIMES If anyone ever doubted it, a testy exchange at a Singapore conference last weekend made it clear: Relations between the American and Chinese militaries are in a very deep
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      Lock icon CHINA TRIES TEENAGE GIRL ON SEX CHARGE
      107 30 AFP A 17-year-old girl in China has been tried for having sex with two men, in the latest case to raise questions about the nation’s changing sexual mores, state press said yesterday. Her father, who reported the case to the police, has insisted
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      Lock icon CHINA LAWMAKER GETS LIFE FOR DRUNK DRIVING DEATHS
      108 30 AFP A local lawmaker was sentenced to life in prison in Zeijiang province, China, after ploughing his car into a crowd, killing four people and injuring eight others, state media said yesterday. The April incident happened after Yang Shuzhong, 48, had been
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      LESS THAN HALF OF MISSING MALAYSIAN POLICE WEAPONS RECOVERED
      108 30 The Royal Malaysian Police force has lost 62 firearms since 2001 but less than half of them have been recovered, Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein told the lower house of Parliament yesterday, Bernama news agency reported. The items lost include dozens of
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      Lock icon UN slaps fresh sanctions on Iran
      456 30 AFP UNITED NATIONS The international community stepped up their battle with Iran over its nuclear programme yesterday with the United Nations Security Council passing a tough fourth round of sanctions. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad threatened to suspend nuclear negotiations in response to what United
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      Lock icon IRAN GUARD CORPS FACE SANCTIONS
      138 30 About 40 companies, government entities and a top official, face an assets freeze or a travel ban under the UN Security Council sanctions resolution: Mr Javad Rahiqi, head of Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran’s Isfahan nuclear technology centre, the only individual named. Some 15 entities
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      Lock icon Drought wilts Thailand’s rice crop
      165 32 AP BANGKOK The world’s largest rice exporter, Thailand, is facing major losses to its next crop of rice and a water crisis because of the worst drought in nearly two decades. Rice output for the next crop cycle, ending in August, could fall to 2
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      Lock icon Aquino warns of crisis as he is named President
      362 32 AGENCIES MANILA Mr Benigno Aquino was proclaimed the 15th President of the Philippines amid joyous celebrations yesterday, but he struck a sombre tone as he warned the impoverished nation was in crisis. The 50-year-old bachelor achieved one of the most emphatic
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      SINGAPORE LEADERS CONGRATULATE AQUINO
      181 32 Singapore’s leaders have sent congratulatory letters to Mr Benigno Aquino III on his election as the 15th President of the Philippines. In his letter to Mr Aquino, President S R Nathan said: “Your message of change and hope has resonated strongly with the people of the
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      Lock icon S Korea allows aid to be sent to the North
      420 34 Children to benefit from $4.5 million worth of powdered formula milk AFP SEOUL South Korea approved sending humanitarian aid to North Korean children yesterday despite its punitive measures on the impoverished country for the deadly sinking of a warship. The
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      Lock icon Malaysia princes end feud over luxury car
      250 34 AP KUALA LUMPUR Two Malaysian princes reached an out-of-court settlement yesterday to end a spat over who had the right to use a Bentley luxury car owned by their father. The dispute between the sons of Sultan Tengku Ismail Petra has embarrassed the
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      Lock icon POLICE PROBE CELEBRITIES OVER SEX VIDEOS
      107 34 AFP Three Indonesian celebrities who allegedly appeared in sex videos posted on the Internet will be questioned for possible breaches of a new anti-pornography law, police said yesterday. Two explicit clips widely circulated online this week appear to show popular singer Nazril Ariel having
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      Lock icon THAI TEACHERS FAIL HIGH-SCHOOL TESTS
      109 34 AFP High school test results in Thailand have revealed a failure rate of over 80 per cent in mathematics, biology and computer studies among the teachers. Their failure rates in their own subjects were about 88 per cent for computer studies, 84 per cent for
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      Lock icon Israel set to accept ‘quid pro quo’ Gaza deal
      411 35 AGENCIES, THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Israel is set to accept a plan under which it would ease its Gaza blockade in return for the international community agreeing a limited probe into a deadly flotilla raid, it was reported yesterday. Britain is
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      Lock icon Seven dead as gunmen torch Nato trucks
      285 35 AGENCIES ISLAMABAD Gunmen attacked military vehicles and goods destined for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) in Afghanistan, torching up to 60 trailers and killing seven people in an unprecedented assault near Islamabad, police said yesterday. The overnight attack was the first on
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      Lock icon Bhopal waste still contaminating drinking water after 25 years
      470 40 AFP BHOPAL India’s justice system took 25 years to deliver a verdict on the company executives blamed for the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster, but the pollution clean-up operation is taking even longer. Campaign groups, environmental groups and scientists have warned that
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      Lock icon Highest death tolls on India’s roads
      306 40 THE NEW YORK TIMES NEW DELHI India overtook China to top the world in road fatalities in 2006, and it has continued to pull steadily ahead despite a heavily agrarian population, fewer people than China and far fewer cars than many Western countries. While
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      Lock icon New legislation to cope with spill
      288 42 Republicans ‘have always protected Big Oil’: AGENCIES WASHINGTON President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are trying to prevent a political disaster as they try to convince frustrated Americans that BP and Republican cosiness with the oil industry are to blame for the ongoing oil
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      Lock icon WHAT HORSES ARE MADE OF
      68 42 A plastinated horse at The Amazing Bodies exhibition which opens in Melbourne this month, offering visitors an opportunity to see and understand the anatomy of animals. The exhibition showcases a variety of whole animal bodies that have undergone plastination a process invented by Gunther von
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      Lock icon LASER POINTER DAMAGED TEEN’S EYESIGHT: BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
      116 42 AFP A teenaged boy damaged his eyes while playing with a laser pointer, doctors said in a letter to the British Medical Journal yesterday, warning that youngsters were at risk of permanent damage to their eyes from highpowered laser pointers. The boy
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      Lock icon SNAKE POPULATIONS MAY BE IN DECLINE WORLDWIDE
      107 42 AFP Distinct populations of snake species on three continents have crashed over the last decade, raising fears that the reptiles may be in global decline, according to a study published in the British Royal Society journal Biology Letters yesterday. Other factors known to
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      Lock icon Centre-right takes lead in Dutch polls
      162 44 AFP THE HAGUE Polling stations opened across the Netherlands yesterday for elections dominated by Europe's economic woes and led by the centre-right liberal party with its plans to slash public spending. Close to 12 million Dutch are eligible to vote for 150 seats in
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      473 44 AGENCIES LOS ANGELES Anti-incum-bent sentiment largely prevailed in primary elections in the United States on Tuesday, which saw female candidates emerge as the big winners. Tuesday’s votes which is held in 12 of the 50 US states could set the tone for midterm
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      201 46 AFP South Africa launched the continent’s first high-speed rail link on Tuesday, just in time to whisk a mass influx of World Cup fans from the country’s main airport into uptown Johannesburg. The US$3 billion ($4.2 billion) Gautrain project has been dogged
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      332 46 AFP LONDON The British government is planning to introduce an obligatory English language test for all non-European Union immigrants seeking to join their spouse or marry here, it announced yesterday. All migrants from outside the European Union will have to demonstrate “a basic command
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      110 46 AFP PARIS Anti-smoking laws in England prevented 1,200 heart attacks in their first year, according to a study published yesterday by the British Medical Journal. The analysis is based on emergency hospital admissions for England, a country with a population of 49 million, from July
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      69 48 YOUR SPORTING FIX GOLF TODAY 10.45pm EPGA Estoril Open (StarHub Ch213) TOMORROW 3am PGA Tour St Jude Classic: Day 1 (StarHub Ch255) 3.15am USPGA St Jude Classic: Day 1 (StarHub Ch213) 10.45pm EPGA Estoril Open Day 2 (StarHub Ch213) FOOTBALL TOMORROW 7.25pm S-League Albirex Niigata vs SAF (StarHub Ch222) 10pm
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      512 48  -  Popov, Guo among 46 Olympians chosen as role models for inaugural YOG IAN DECOTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE They are icons of their sport and champions who the International Olympic Committee (IOC) hold in high esteem as embodying the values of the Olympic spirit. In the
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      Lock icon One event, two winners in national meet
      238 48 Parker Lam, Nicko Biondi both set meet record in men’s 50m breastroke ADHE SARARIANY ANDI DJOHAR SINGAPORE Drama unfolded at the National Swimming Championships yesterday when Parker Lam and Nicko Biondi battled stroke for stroke to finish joint winners in the men’s 50m
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      374 48 GREAT EASTERN-YEO’S S-LEAGUE Etoile FC 4 Tampines Rovers 0 SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE A fatigued Tampines Rovers were surely seeing stars by the time referee K Kalimuthu called proceedings to a close last night at the Jalan Besar Stadium. Vorawan Chitavanich’s men ran themselves to the ground, but
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      Lock icon ‘King Kenny’ wants the hot seat
      477 51 Former Anfield great’s appointment would sit well with fans THE GUARDIAN LONDON Some 19 years after leaving the club, Kenny Dalglish says he is ready to answer the call of Liverpool fans by making a sensational return as manager after Rafael Benitez agreed to
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      Lock icon Rafa will take Inter higher, says Mascherano
      289 51 AFP MILAN Rafael Benitez (picture) has agreed to become the new coach of European champions Inter Milan, the Italian side’s president Massimo Moratti said on Tuesday night (yesterday morning, Singapore time). “We’ve got an agreement, we finalised the last details that in any
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      Lock icon Blues let 3 players go
      221 51 AFP LONDON Germany captain Michael Ballack, England’s Joe Cole and Brazilian veteran Juliano Belletti will be released by Chelsea when their contracts expire at the end of the month, the club said yesterday. The departures of Ballack and Cole on free transfers will spark a
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      Lock icon Lakers crash Boston’s Garden party
      389 53  -  Allen’s shooting woes allow visitors to seize the advantage NBA FINALS, GAME 3 Celtics 84 Lakers 91 AGENCIES BOSTON The Celtics had high hopes on Tuesday night yesterday morning, Singapore time after splitting the opening two games of the NBA Finals in Los Angeles, but
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    927 64  -  ANALYSIS INVEST Exporters and companies with large revenue streams in Europe are among those worst hit DAVID MACKENZIE David MacKenzie is Product Manager, Asia ex-Japan Equities atSchroders. Asian markets have not been immune to recent bouts of market volatility and weakness. As we are all
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      69 62 2010 FIFO Wirld Cup LIVE Telecast 11 June-12 July 2010 UNIONI The Esplanade Mall, #01-13F Tel:6582 4896 Princess Theatre Building, #02-02 Tel: 6445 4345 The Amara, #05-01 Tel: 6224 6116 SB SCARLET CITY DANCE CLUB LIVE ENTERTAINMENT K ROOMS POOL AMK Hub, #04-02 Tel: 6582 4145 jirsviPiLAci Choa Chu Kang
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      44 61 r_ Jm] SU-TONG I CJ SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY »SfT "I EllJi PARK la* INOTMI1QN 1I ■a a Su-Tong Science and Technology Park Promotion Seminar is to be held in the Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore Grand Ballroom (Level 1) from 16:00 to 20:00 of June 10th, 2010.
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      187 59 PROPOSED MERGER COULD SAVE MARINE FIRM UP TO $5M FROM BROKERAGE RESEARCH AND AGENCY REPORTS Disclaimer: Readers should seek independent financial advice before making any investment decision. Today cannot be held liable for any consequence arising from the use of this information. SMART INVESTING Understanding Risks, Managing Your Money. Smart
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      Stiff competition for Orchard Road latecomer
      302 59 SINGAPORE A proposed mixed-hotel-and-retail development on the site of the former Specialists’ Shopping Centre and Hotel Phoenix may face stiff competition, as it will be a latecomer in the revamped Orchard Road shopping strip, said industry players. But experts also believe the new development
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      52 59 WEDNESDAY CLOSE 2,745.80 (-0.03%) Tuesday 2,746.61 q 0.19% Monday 2,751.88 q 1.95% Friday 2,806.51 p 0.47% Thursday 2,793.47 p 2.42% TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE GentingSP 83,538 1.040 UNCH RafflesEdu 68,885 0.285 q 3.39% GoldenAgr 63,484 0.490 q 1.01% Teledata 26,383 0.030 q 14.29% Healthway 23,690
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      ASIA
      30 59 HANG SENG 19,621.24 (+0.69%) Ç È NIKKEI 9,439.13 (-1.04%) SHANGHAI 2,583.87 (+2.78%) Ç AUSTRALIA 4,385.30 (+0.09%) Ç MUMBAI 16,657.89 (+0.25%) Ç MALAYSIA 1,290.08 (+0.15%) Ç È SEOUL 1,647.22 (-0.26%)
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      17 59 US$1 $1.414 £1 $2.050 €1 $1.693 ¥100 $1.547 RM1 $0.427 RP10,000 $1.529 HK$100 $18.13 RMB100 $20.69
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        52 59 Buy 95 cents DBS Vickers starts with $1.05 target price. Says Singapore-based industrial property trust offers investors highest yield protection among S-Reits, backed by defensive rental income stream derived from master lease agreement on portfolio of modern, high-quality logistics assets with in-built annual rental escalation of 1.5
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        51 59 Hold 30 cents Phillip Securities downgrades from Buy, cuts target price to 34 cents from 58 cents after lowering abalone farmer’s FY2010 earnings forecast by half to RMB397.2 million; “we are expecting 2010 to be a quiet year for Oceanus due to the ongoing restructuring of its restaurant
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      Hot property market to cool?
      442 59  -  Analysts expect drop in transactions WONG SIEWYING siewying@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The local property market is in for a correction in the coming months, said industry players, citing tell-tale signs like a plateau in home prices and a drop in transaction volumes. The Singapore Institute of Surveyors
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      Lock icon Sponsorship deals set to soar
      278 61 DESMONDWONG SINGAPORE Sponsorship deals in AsiaPacific are set to take off this year, with some observers saying the value of such deals could grow as much as 40 per cent onyear to about US$2.1 billion ($2.9 billion). Sports sponsorship currently drives the market in Asia,
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      Lock icon C2O WILL SAVE UP TO $5M FROM PROPOSED MERGER
      170 61 JULIE QUEK Catalist-listed marine logistics firm C2O Holdings said yesterday it would reap estimated cost savings of between $2 million and $5 million a yearfrom its proposed merger with mainboardlisted Swissco International. The enlarged group called Swissco Holdings would enjoy economies
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      CASCAL SHAREHOLDER TAKES SEMBCORP TO COURT
      152 61 A shareholder of United Stateslisted water firm Cascal has started legal proceedings in a US district court against conglomerate Sembcorp Industries. The shareholder is alleging that Sembcorp failed to disclose material information in its offer materials for the takeover of Cascal. Sembcorp disclosed this
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      YANLORD, GIC TO DEVELOP, MANAGE CHINA PROPERTIES
      117 61 Mainboard-listed Yanlord Land Group is tying up with an affiliate ofGIC Real Estate to develop and manage properties in China. Yanlord and Reco Yizhong have set up a subsidiary for this purpose with a registered capital of US$300 million ($416 million). The subsidiary,
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      PARKWAY LIFE REIT BUYING SIX PROPERTIES IN JAPAN
      116 61 Mainboard-listed Parkway Life Reit said it is buying six properties in Japan worth about $60.5 million. The properties are nursing home and care facilities and will be funded by borrowings. Five of the properties are located in densely populated residential areas in
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      Lock icon Excessive movements hurt growth: Noda
      213 62 Japanese Finance Minister fails to indicate support for weak yen BLOOMBERG TOKYO Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda (picture) said excessive currency movements can hurt growth, failing to indicate whether he supports a weaker yen even as the nation’s currency surges against the euro. “I will
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      Lock icon Fortis to raise funds as Parkway battle heats up
      191 62 BLOOMBERG NEW DELHI Fortis Healthcare said it plans to raise as much as 27.5 billion rupees ($827 million) after Malaysia’s state investment company submitted a bid to take control of one of the Indian hospital operator’s affiliates. Fortis’ board also approved
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      A reprieve for Rickmers
      171 62  -  DESMONDWONG desmondwong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Rickmers Maritime has been granted a five-year extension to repay a US$130-million ($184 million) top-up loan facility from its lenders, the company said in a stock exchange filing. At the same time, Polaris, a sister company within the Rickmers Group, has released the
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      158 67 RECHARGE Critical Thinking Leadership Problem Solving THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE DEGREE A Reputation of Excellence Associated with 5 Nobel Laureates 102 Rhodes Scholars 104 Fulbright Scholars Programs Offered in Singapore Campus POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS MASTER OF COMMERCE (ACCOUNTING) MASTER OF COMMERCE (APPLIED FINANCE) MASTER OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE MASTER OF BUSINESS
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      225 73 m rAsnion hotoe THAI 2010 2:00pm 6:00pm Come visit the largest Thai fashion showcase at VivoCity, and get the latest seasonal designs from some of the top designer brands from Thailand. 10-14 June 2010 10am 10pm daily Show Schedule 10 June 2010 Siam Fashion Promenade 10:00am 12:00pm Business Networking 11:00am
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      Lock icon Four men charged to answer the call
      737 74  -  COMMENTARY South Africans show what the World Cup means to them, hopefully the stars will do the same LEONARDTHOMAS in Johannesburg, South Africa leonard@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is executive sports editor at MediaCorp NewsHub. I am sure all of you heard the noise back
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      Lock icon Beat Brazil? Why not, says ‘Asian Rooney’
      542 72 Striker Jong confident in North Korea’s German-like team spirit AFP TEMBISA (South Africa) North Korea’s best-known player, Jong Tae Se, says he hopes the team can change the image of the isolated nation and believes they could topple mighty Brazil. Jong, who plays
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      Lock icon Brazil here to win, not party, says Gilberto
      247 72 AFP JOHANNESBURG Experienced midfielder Gilberto Silva said yesterday that Brazil were “not here to have a good time” but win a sixth title as they prepared to begin their World Cup campaign in South Africa. “We are not here to have a
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      Lock icon Klose to top form
      224 72 AFP ERASMIA (South Africa) Germany coach Joachim Loew is confident striker Miroslav Klose will end his slump and return to the goalscoring form which made him the World Cup’s Golden Boot winner four years ago. And with 10 goals to his name, Klose is the only
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      Lock icon CHILE EASE PAST NZ
      156 73 AFP Chile beat World Cup minnows New Zealand 2-0 in yesterday’s only pre-tournament friendly here. Gonzalo Fierro struck after 68 minutes and Estedan Parades net- ted four minutes later to give the South Americans victory against their fellow World Cup qualifiers in KaNyamazane, a town near
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      238 73 AGENCIES Leading measuring and test equipment provider Agilent Technologies Inc have been chosen by the South African Doping Control Laboratory (SADoCoL) as the primary provider of gasphase testing instruments for the 2010 World Cup, which takes place in South Africa from June 11 to
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      Lock icon UK BOSSES DREAD WORLD CUP ‘SICKIE EPIDEMIC’
      284 73 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Business managersfearthat the World Cup could cost them up to £1 billion ($2.06 billion) in lost working hours due to employees following matches online, discussing football in the workplace and taking unauthorised absences. Research published by the Chartered Management Institute
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      730 70 We end this series of seven profiles with the coach who spotted Carlos Tevez when he was nine THE GUARDIAN Carlos Tevez, according to Ramon Maddoni, who coached the Argentine forward at Club Parque I FIRST saw him playing for a small neighbourhood team
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      282 70 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH JOHANNESBURG Argentina blew hot and cold in their World Cup qualifiers but if Carlos Tevez has his way, Diego Maradona’s men will go in with all guns blazing in their Group B opener against Nigeria on Saturday. By Tuesday, the two-time
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        452 71  -  COMMENTARY TANYO-HINN yoh inn @mediacorp.com.sg The writer is a senior reporter at MediaCorp NewsHub. The song I Get Knocked Down by one-hit wonders Chumbawamba aptly sums up Diego Maradona. “I get knocked down, but I get up again, you’re never going to
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        493 71  - If Argentina win the World Cup, I’ll do a Diego DAVID NGIAU david@mediacorp.com.sg The writer is deputy sports editor at Today. We may revere Diego Maradona for his brilliance as a player, but let’s not read too much into his erratic ways. Argentina fans hope there is a method to
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      364 68 AGENCIES RUSTENBURG England’s footballers have already felt the lash of Fabio Capello’s tongue this week. Yesterday, it was the turn of some of the photographers following Wayne Rooney and Co’s every move at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Campus as they prepare for their World Cup opener
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      663 68 Ex-skipper speaks for first time about the moment Capello stripped him of captaincy THE DAILY TELEGRAPH RUSTENBURG John Terry has promised his manager, Fabio Capello, that he will not be distracted by losing the captaincy and will give everything to assist Steven Gerrard in England’s quest
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      365 68 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH With Wayne Rooney’s suspect temper once again in the spotlight, an aromatherapist, nursery school teacher, psychologist, former rugby star and former Manchester United manager offer suggestions on how to deal with the striker’s short fuse. Joyce West, aromatherapist
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      299 69 AGENCIES LONDON English and American diplomats have launched a good-natured war of words ahead of the sides’ World Cup clash tomorrow, after betting on the outcome of the fixture. The American Ambassador to London and his British counterpart in Washington have wagered a meal
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      404 69 AGENCIES IRENE The United States will “fight and claw” against England in the opening World Cup Group C game on Saturday, according to goalkeeper Tim Howard (picture). “We are scrappy,” Howard said. “We are going to fight. And I’m sure if we kick them
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      581 66 Striker in high spirits after ‘perfect’ warm-up, declares himself ready AGENCIES WORLD CUP WARM-UP Spain 6 Poland 0 MURCIA (Spain) Spanish sensation Fernando Torres was in buoyant mood after marking his return from injury with a goal as Spain routed Poland 6-0 on Tuesday (yesterday morning,
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      478 66 AFP GLASGOW South Korea midfielder Ki Sung Yong has warned his team’s fans not to expect another fairytale run to the World Cup semi-finals. As joint-hosts in 2002, South Korea produced one of the great World Cup stories as they defeated Portugal and Poland to
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      329 67 MAN WHO INJURED DROGBA SAYS AFP Japan defender MarcusTulio Tanaka says he has a lot to prove at the World Cup beyond his instant fame as the man who injured Ivory Coast star striker Didier Drogba. The gutsy Brazilian-born centre-back clashed with the Chelsea marksman and forced him to go
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      339 67 AGENCIES WORLD CUP WARM-UP Lausanne 1 Ivory Coast 1 NYON (Switzerland) Ivory Coast showed how much they missed star striker Didier Drogba on Tuesday, missing a host of chances in a 1-1 draw against Swiss second division club Lausanne. In Drogba’s absence, coach Sven-Goran Eriksson
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      440 75 MARADONA: MAD MAN OR GENIUS? PAGE W5 LOOK OUT FOR THE LATEST ON THE WORLD CUP IN OUR AFTERNOON EDITION W1 TODAY WEDNESDAY JUNE 9, 2010 ETO’O SAYS: IT’S AFRICA’S TIME W7 The form of champions? Spain ruthless in last match before World Cup; Torres, Fabregas on scoresheet AFTERNOON LATEST
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      1258 80  -  WORLD CUP SPECIAL And we don’t mean the highest number of goals scored CHRISTOPHER TOH christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg YOU’VE seen them work wonders on the pitch, score remarkable goals and execute impossible saves. But sometimes, you’ve got to wonder if, deep down, these footballers also have some other hidden talent
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      561 84  -  Up-and-coming local band Stellar Memory doesn’t want to be a flash in the pan Christopher Toh christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg MANY musicians will tell you that getting the right mix is important to how great your songs sound. And as far as mixes go, Stellar Memory seems to have got it
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      324 86 Theremin-ising Electro musician Shueh-li plays the theremin, backed by string quartet, Artsylum. June 10, 7.15pm and 8.15pm, Esplanade Concourse. Free. Mzansi! This concert celebrates the modern music of South Africa. June 11, 6pm, Fort Canning Park. Tickets $65 from Sistic. Age Of Sinfonia Singapore’s “symphonic metal” band perform tracks
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      553 88  -  The latest Bachelorette Ali Fedotowsky means business when it comes to getting that engagement ring May Seah may@mediacorp.com.sg TRANSCRIPT COURTESY SINGTEL MIOTV IT IS the stuff of modern-day romance. You might remember 25-year-old Ali Fedotowsky leaving the previous season of The Bachelor, despite having
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      324 90 Judge doubles bail to $280K after ‘alcohol-related violation’ AP LINDSAY Lohan’s alcohol-monitoring bracelet got her in trouble on Tuesday with a judge who doubled the actress’ bail to US$200,000 ($283,500). Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Marsha Revel determined that Lohan had violated the terms of her
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        232 92  -  REVIEWS BY CHRISTOPHER YOUR FRIEND CLAIRE GUO JING SHE was dubbed the “Pure Love Princess”, after her “pure love” trilogy of albums that concluded with last year’s Singing In The Trees. But it would appear that Claire Guo has decided to forge a different path
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        108 92 TO THE SEA JACK JOHNSON IT IS easy to understand why this album got to the top of the UK charts. After all, Jack Johnson has carved a career of having music that’s so easy listening, it can’t get any easier to listen to. It starts with a bright opener,
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        109 93 DISINTEGRATION (DELUXE EDITION) THE CURE AFTER a series of fluffy offerings, Disintegration delved deep into the psyche, as repetitive riffs, dark imagery and haunting themes pervaded throughout each song, and cemented The Cure as indie icons of the ’80s. This reissue offers not just cleaned up sound, but also two
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        102 93 THE OPTIMIST NEWYOUNG PONY CLUB THIS second album by Tahita Bulmer and band offers a great foursong salvo Lost A Girl, Chaos, The Optimist and Stone that grabs you by the throat and makes you go “whoa!”, before letting itself steep into your consciousness. Here’s the funny thing:The rest of
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        325 93 The boom box Relooking a classic GARBAGE GARBAGE (1995) CHRISTOPHER TOH SHE was last seen as Catherine Weaver, a T-1001 terminator android in The Sarah Connor Chronicles, but Shirley Manson will always have a place in our hearts as the hot red-head standing in front of three guys in the
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      412 94 Dear Friend Hitler might be Indian cinemas’ first effort at portraying the dictator THE GUARDIAN HE IS a stalwart of Indian cinema who once played Gandhi on the small screen, while she is a former Miss India best known for her romantic comedy roles. Together,Anupam Kher
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      141 94 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH FORMERTakeThat bandmates Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow are set to release a duet, their first in 15 years. The announcement follows months of speculation about whether the pair could work together again after renewing their friendship.The song, Shame, was written jointly
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      129 96 AP BRITAIN says American singer Chris Brown has been denied entry into the United Kingdom, postponing his tour. Brown had been scheduled to perform in London, Manchester, Birmingham and the Scottish city of Glasgow but the British government’s Home Office said he had
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      289 96 Gemma Arterton reportedly marries Italian fiance in Spain THE DAILYTELEGRAPH RISING star Gemma Arterton wore a cream wedding gown as she made her bond with Italian sales manager fiance Stefano Catelli in a hilltop ceremony in Spain. The couple are reported to
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    309 105 PC SHOW Another quarter, another consumer electronics shopping bonanza but really, who’s complaining? The PC Show comes our way again, so tis the season to stock up on the latest gadgets or get the best bargains on something we’ve been eyeing all quarter. Over the span of
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  • DIGITAL CAMERA/CAMCORDERS
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      Canon
      236 107 IXUS 300 HS BOOTH A2016 SIZE 100x54x23mm WEIGHT 175g SENSOR RESOLUTION 10 megapixels LENS Ca non OPTICAL ZOOM 3.8x DIGITAL ZOOM 4x SCREEN SIZE 3 inches STORAGE SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC/MMCplus/HC MMCplus PRICE $599, with free 8GB SDHC card and camera case The Canon IXUS 300 HS features a bright, f/2.0 wide-angle
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      Toshiba HD Camcorder Camileo X100
      160 107 BOOTH B2006 WEIGHT 270g VIDEO RESOLUTION 1,920x1,080 SCREEN 3-inch touchscreen STORAGE SDHC/4GB built-in memory PRICE $419, with free 8GB SD card (usual price: $449) Choose between 30 frames per second (fps) in 1080p or 60fps in 1080i with the Toshiba Camileo X100. This high-definition camcorder
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      Samsung EX1
      190 107 BOOTH A2009 SIZE 114x63x29mm WEIGHT 210g SENSOR RESOLUTION 10 megapixels LENS Schneider OPTICAL ZOOM 3x DIGITAL ZOOM 3x SCREEN SIZE 3 inches STORAGE SD/SDHC PRICE $699, with free 16GB card, extra lithium battery, case The Samsung EX1 features a 24mm, ultra-wide focal length Schneider lens with 3x optical
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      Sony Cybershot DSC-TX5
      234 107 BOOTHS A2010, A2031 SIZE 94.0x56.9x17.7mm WEIGHT 144g SENSOR RESOLUTION 10.2 megapixels LENS Carl Zeiss OPTICAL ZOOM 4x DIGITAL ZOOM Up to approximately 22x (total) SCREEN 3-inch touchscreen STORAGE Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick PRO Duo/Memory Stick PRO Duo(High Speed)/Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo/SD Memory Card/SDHC Memory Card PRICE $599,
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  • NETBOOKS
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      Sony VAIO
      178 109 P Series VPCP115KG/B/D/P/W BOOTHS A2010, A2031 SCREEN SIZE 8 inches WEIGHT 618g OPERATING SYSTEM Wind ows 7 Home Premium PROCESSOR Intel Atom Z540 1.86GHz STORAGE 64GB MEMORY 2GB CONNECTIVITY WiFi (802.11b/g/n), Bluetooth GRAPHICS Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500 PRICE Not available at press time (usual price: $1,599) The
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      Acer one Slim AOD260
      217 109 BOOTHS A2007, A2024 SCREEN SIZE 10.1 inches WEIGHT 1.25kg OPERATING SYSTEM Windows 7 Starter PROCESSOR Intel Atom N450 (1.66GHz) STORAGE 250GB MEMORY 1GB DDR2 RAM CONNECTIVITY 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth GRAPHICS Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 PRICE $499 (usual price: $899) Beneath the tiny exterior of the Acer
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      Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t
      161 109 BOOTH A2013 SCREEN SIZE 10.1 inches WEIGHT 1.25kg OPERATING SYSTEM Wind ows 7 Home Premium PROCESSOR Intel Atom N470 (1.83GHz, 667MHz FSB, 512KB L2 Cache) STORAGE 320GB SATA HDD MEMORY 1GB DDR2 SDRAM CONNECTIVITY 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth, Ethernet GRAPHICS Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 PRICE $999 (usual price:
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      291 110 SONY make, believe VENUE: Suntec City Convention Hall, Level 4, Hall 404 Booth: A2010 DATE: 10-13 June 2010 TIME: 12 noon to 9pm THEPCSHOW2010 The 20th International a Showcase of the Latest Computer Hardware PARTICIPATING DEALER: Max Photo Pte Ltd Cyber-shot SINGAPORE Software v>uc h s. Stylish, Versatile And Fun
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  • LAPTOPS
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      Asus N61Jq
      153 111 (N82JQ28i7H50BC7PM) BOOTHS A2008, B2011 SCREEN 14 inches, HD WEIGHT 2.9kg OPERATING SYSTEM Windows 7 Home Premium PROCESSOR Intel Core i7-Q720QM 1.6GHz (with Turbo Boost up to 2.8GHz) STORAGE 500GB MEMORY 4GB CONNECTIVITY WiFi (802.11b/g/n), Bluetooth GRAPHICS Nvidia GeForce GT335M with 1GB dedicated video memory and Intel GMA HD
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      Sony VAIO E Series VPCEA17FG/B
      190 111 BOOTHS A2010, A2031 SCREEN SIZE 14 inches WEIGHT 2.35kg OPERATING SYSTEM Windows 7 Home Premium PROCESSOR Intel Core i5-520M 2.4GHz (with Turbo Boost up to 2.93GHz) STORAGE 500GB MEMORY 4GB (supports up to 8GB) CONNECTIVITY WiFi (802.11b/g/n), Bluetooth GRAPHICS ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 PRICE
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      Acer Aspire 4741G-5454G50Mn
      164 111 BOOTHS A2007, A2024, A2043 SCREEN 14 inches, HD WEIGHT 2.2kg OPERATING SYSTEM Windows 7 Home Premium PROCESSOR Intel Core i5-450M 2.4GHz STORAGE 500GB MEMORY 4GB CONNECTIVITY WiFi (802.11b/g/n), Bluetooth GRAPHICS Nvidia GeForce GT 330M with 1GB of dedicated video memory PRICE $1,398 (usual price: $1,598), with freebies
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      LG R590-P
      170 111 BOOTH A2005 SCREEN 15.6 inches, HD WEIGHT 2.54kg OPERATING SYSTEM Wind ows 7 Home Premium PROCESSOR Intel Core i7-820QM 1.73GHz (with Turbo Boost up to 3.06GHz) STORAGE 500GB MEMORY 4GB CONNECTIVITY WiFi (802.11a/g/n), Bluetooth GRAPHICS Nvidia GeForce GT 230M with 1GB of dedicated video memory PRICE $2,599, with
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      Toshiba QOSMIO F60-BD533
      184 111 BOOTHS A2006, B2006 SCREEN SIZE 15.6 inches, HD WEIGHT 2.7kg OPERATING SYSTEM Windows 7 Home Premium PROCESSOR Intel Core i7-740QM 1.73GHz (with Turbo Boost up to 2.93GHz) STORAGE 640GB MEMORY 4GB (afterfree upgrade; expandable to 8GB) CONNECTIVITY WiFi (802.11b/g/n), Bluetooth GRAPHICS Nvidia GeForce GT330M with up to
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  • LAPTOPS
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      HP ProBook 4421s
      128 113 BOOTH A2023 SCREEN 14 inches, HD WEIGHT 2.14kg OPERATING SYSTEM Windows7 Professional with preloaded Windows XP Professional PROCESSOR Intel Core i3-350M 2.26GHz STORAGE 500GB MEMORY 2GB CONNECTIVITY WiFi (802.11b/g/n), Bluetooth GRAPHICS ATI Radeon HD 4350 with 512MB dedicated video memory PRICE $1,399 The HP ProBook 4421S touts
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      Fujitsu LifeBook SH560
      138 113 BOOTH A2019 SCREEN 13.3 inches, HD WEIGHT 1.8kg OPERATING SYSTEM Windows7 Home Premium PROCESSOR Intel Core i3-330M 2.13GHz or i5-520M 2.4GHz STORAGE 320GB MEMORY 2GB (4GB after free upgrade) CONNECTIVITY WiFi (802.11b/g/n), Bluetooth, Ethernet GRAPHICS Intel HD Graphics or Nvidia GeForce 310M with 512MB of dedicated video
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      540 114 m asms O m y ©2010 Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Tv I TURN ON TOMORROW Star buys await you! Exclusive to PC Show 2010 10 13 June 2010,12 9pm daily SUNTEC Level 4 Hall 401 404 Mobile Computers Windows®. Life without Walls™. Samsung recommends Windows. N150 10.1" Netbook Thin and
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  • DESKTOPS
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      Acer Aspire M3400
      182 115 BOOTH A2036 MONITOR 20 inches, HD OPERATING SYSTEM Windows 7 Home Premium PROCESSORAMD Phenom IIX6six-core 1055T (2.8Ghz) GRAPHICS ATI Radeon HD5570 (1GB dedicated VRAM) STORAGE 1TB MEMORY 4GB DDR3 RAM CONNECTIVITY 802.11b/g/n PERIPHERALS Wireless mouse and keyboard OTHER FEATURES DVD Super Multi doublelayer drive, multi-in-one card reader,
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      Gateway One ZX69io-03g
      160 115 BOOTH A2043 MONITOR 23 inches, full-HDtouchscreen OPERATING SYSTEM Windows 7 Home Premium PROCESSOR Intel Core i3-530 2.93GHz GRAPHICS Nvidia Geforce GT240 with 1GB dedicated memory STORAGE 500GB MEMORY 2GB CONNECTIVITY WiFi (802.11b/g/draft-N), Bluetooth PERIPHERALS Gateway wireless keyboard and mouse OTHER FEATURES DVD Super Multi double-layer drive, 6-in-1
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      Lenovo IdeaCentre B500/B505
      220 115 BOOTH A2013 MONITOR 23 inches, full HD OPERATING SYSTEM Windows 7 Home Premium PROCESSOR Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400s 2.66GHz/ AMD 760 2.2GHz GRAPHICS Nvidia GeForce GT 240M 1GB STORAGE 500GB MEMORY 4GB CONNECTIVITY WiFi (802.11b/g/n), Bluetooth, Ethernet PERIPHERALS Wireless mouse and keyboard OTHER FEATURES DVD Super
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      639 116 Windows®. Life without Walls™. Dell™ recommends Windows 7. Treat yourself to PC Show deals online! Dell™ Inspiron™ 14R Dell™ Studio 14 $100 Cash Off Stay connected even when you’re on the go. Powered by the latest Intel® Core™ i3 processor. Online price $999* Get creative and connected wherever you go.
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  • TV/MONITORS
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      Acer S231HL LED Monitor
      105 117 BOOTHS A2007, A2024, A2043 SIZE 23 inches INPUTS VGA, DVI, HDMI (with HDCP) RESOLUTION 1,920x1,080 CONTRAST RATIO 12,000,000:1 PRICE $369 (usual price: $429) The sleek Acer S231HL LED monitor can make your desk look less cluttered as its depth is only 14.8mm. The 23-inch display uses
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      Samsung LCD 750 3D TV
      164 117 BOOTHS A2009, A2025 SIZE 46 and 55 inches INPUTS HDMI, D-sub, RF, PC Audio, USB, DVI Audio, component, composite, Ethernet RESOLUTION 1,920x1,080 CONTRAST RATIO 200,000:1 PRICE $4,499 (46-inch)/$5,999 (55inch), with Samsung BD-C*****D Blu-ray player, two pairs of adultsized Samsung 3D glasses and a limited-edition 3D
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      Sony Bravia KDL-40NX800 LCD TV
      140 117 BOOTHS A2010, A2031 SIZE 40 inches INPUTS HDMI, component, composite, Ethernet, D-Sub RESOLUTION 1,920x1,080 PRICE Not available at press time (usual price: $3,599) The Sony Bravia NX800 is one sleek goggle box with a brushed aluminum design and a glass screen that’s set perfectly with
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      HP Laserjet Pro M1212NF MFP
      190 119 BOOTH A2003 TYPE Laser multi-functional printer OUTPUT Up to A4, legal, letter PRINTSPEEDUpto 18 ppm PRINT RESOLUTION Up to 600x600 dpi (1,200dpi effective) CONNECTIVITY Hi-speed USB 2.0 port, 10/100Base-T Ethernet network port, RJ-11 Telephone port PRICE $378 (usual price: $389), with free trolley Businesses and
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      Canon LaserShot LBP5050 Colour Printer
      190 119 BOOTH A2017 TYPE Colour laser OUTPUT Up to A4, legal, letter PRINT SPEED 12 ppm (monochrome), 8 ppm (colour) PRINT RESOLUTION 9,600x600dpi (max) CONNECTIVITY USB PRICE $399 (usual price: $499), with free trolley and Dolce Mood Light radio clock Need a printer for the occasional
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      Lexmark Platinum Pro905
      197 119 BOOTH A2001 TYPE All-in-one inkjet OUTPUT SIZE Up to A4, legal, letter PRINT SPEED 33ppm (monochrome), 30ppm (colour) PRINT RESOLUTION Up to 2,400x1,200 dpi (monochrome), up to 4,800x1,200 dpi (colour) SCAN RESOLUTION 1,200x4,800 dpi (optical) CONNECTIVITY WiFi (802.11b/g/n), Ethernet (10/100BaseTX), USB 2.0, USB pass-through via PictBridge port
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      Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000
      116 121 BOOTH B2031 PRICE $59, with a free 2GB Sandisk USB flash drive The Microsoft wireless mobile mouse 4000 utilises advanced tracking technology called BlueTrack, allowing it to be used on virtually any surface, from smooth and shiny granite to carpet and unfinished wood. Only glass
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      Creative ZiiSound D5
      113 121 BOOTH B2032 PRICE $399 The ZiiSound D5, Creative’s flagship wireless speaker and an audio category winner in the German-based Red Dot Award: Product Design 2010, is capable of streaming music from just about any stereo Bluetooth device. Netbooks and laptops can connect to the ZiiSound via a
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      151 123 BOOTH A2047, A2044, A2026 PRICE $99 (usual price: $139), with free designer egg mouse Performance seekers on a budget should check out the affordable WRT160N router, which features a 4-port full-duplex 10/100 switch and highspeed Wireless-N (draft 802.11n) that lets both your Ethernet-wired and wireless devices
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      176 123 BOOTH B2040 PRICE $259 (usual price: $399) When it comes to convergence, the D-Link Xtreme N DIR-685 certainly lives up to its name. This high-end wireless home network router sports the 802.11n standard and dual USB ports to connect printers and external hard drives. Mount a
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  • CARTECH
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      155 125 BOOTH B2023 PRICE $89 Buttons with multiple uses on a Bluetooth headset can be confusing. That’s why the Plantronics Explorer 395 makes it easy for first-time Bluetooth users by coupling a compact, classic design that sports dedicated control buttons with high-quality audio performance and all
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      Jabra Cruiser Bluetooth Speaker Phone
      139 125 BOOTH A2022 PRICE $158, with free pouch and thumbdrive (usual price: $198) The Jabra Cruiser Bluetooth speaker phone uses dual-microphone technology to improve voice quality while reducing echo. When your phone rings, the Cruiser will announce the name of the caller by accessing the paired
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