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Title Section20 2011-04-01 1 TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Friday April 1, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking20 words
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Article, Illustration203 2011-04-01 1 LYNDA HONG - LYNDA HONG SINGAPORE She may have once described herself as an apathetic youth but a transformed Ms Bernise Ang last night bagged MediaCorp’s Singapore Woman Award 2011. A self-confessed band geek in high school, Ms Ang, 31, believes in the power and promiseWEE TECK HIAN - 203 words
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516 2011-04-01 1 TAN WEIZHEN - Telco ‘reviewing legal options’ against OpenNet for alleged problems caused by NGNBN TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The standoff began when StarHub started sending letters repeatedly to the company laying the fibre-optic cables for Singapore’s Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network (NGNBN). But the telco claimed516 words
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192 2011-04-01 2 S RAMESH - S RAMESH SINGAPORE Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong has given the clearest hint yet on which of the two SAF generals, who recently left service, will join the Marine Parade GRC team for the coming elections. In a Facebook posting yesterday,192 words
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Article, Illustration481 2011-04-01 2 TANYA FONG - TANYA FONG tanyafong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE He championed rehabilitation for ex-offenders and roused support for local football. Now, Senior Minister of State (Law and Home Affairs) Ho Peng Kee (picture) will retire from politics to be “more active in church as an elder”. AssociateTANYA FONG - 481 words
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61 2011-04-01 2 AbdullahTarmugi (East Coast GRC) Ahmad Magad (Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC) Ang Mong Seng (Hong Kah GRC) Chan Soo Sen (Joo Chiat) Ho Peng Kee (Nee Soon East) Lee Boon Yang (Jalan BesarGRC) Matthias Yao (MacPherson) Ong Kian Min (TampinesGRC) Ong Seh Hong (Marine Parade61 words
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Article484 2011-04-01 2 TEO XUANWEI - But party chairman is in the dark over most of their identities TEO XUANWEI xuanwei@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Voters can expect seven candidates from the Singapore People’s Party (SPP) at the coming elections, party chairman Sin Kek Tong revealed yesterday. The slate includes Mrs Lina Chiam, 62,484 words
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439 2011-04-01 3 TANYA FONG - TANYA FONG SINGAPORE Pirates armed with parangs swooped on Marina 26, a S$5.8 million tugboat last Tuesday just 22km off the coast of Pulau Tioman, a dive spot popular among Singaporeans. More than 10 pirates mainly Indonesians took charge of the tugboat439 words
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501 2011-04-01 3 NG JING YNG - NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE First, it was the issue of academic freedom. Then British author Alan Shadrake’s conviction for contempt of court became a talking point in negotiations to set up Singapore’s first liberal arts college. There were also protracted501 words
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JAPAN CRISIS
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351 2011-04-01 4 AGENCIES TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said yesterday that the entire Fukushima nuclear plant must be decommissioned, Kyodo News reported. Mr Kan made the remarks during a meeting with the Japanese Communist Party chief Kazuo Shii. The announcement came a day after TokyoAGENCIES - 351 words
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182 2011-04-01 4 Singapore’s Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority has extended its suspension of imports of fruits and vegetables from Shizuoka prefecture in quake-hit Japan. Shizuoka is located in the Chubu Region, south-west of Tokyo. This is the 10th prefecture to be affected by182 words
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153 2011-04-01 4 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Hundreds of people evacuated from towns and villages close to the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant are being turned away by medical institutions and emergency shelters as fears of radioactive contagion catch on. Hospitals and temporary refuges are demanding that evacuees produce certificatesTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 153 words
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Article150 2011-04-01 6 Youths are banding together to perform at a concert to raise at least S$100,000 for the survivors of the Japan earthquake and tsunami. Titled “You Are Not Alone” (Anatawa Hitorijanai), the concert will be held from 5pm to 10pm on April 16 at Far East150 words
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359 2011-04-01 6 RACHEL KELLY - RACHEL KELLY rachel@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A new standard to help data centres reduce their energy consumption, operating cost, and enhance their competitiveness was unveiled yesterday. The Singapore Standard for Green Data Centres is jointly developed by the Information Technology Standards Committee (ITSC),359 words
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203 2011-04-01 6 ONG DAI LIN - ONG DAI LIN SINGAPORE More than a month after it said that it would continue with a study trip to the Middle East, the Singapore Management University (SMU) told MediaCorp yesterday that it has postponed the study trip due to the unrest in203 words
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Article, Illustration158 2011-04-01 8 Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew having a warm and friendly chat with his good friend President Ma Ying-jeou in Taoyuan on Tuesday. Mr Lee has known Mr Ma since the 1980s during his visits to Taiwan. Mr Lee commended Mr Ma on his policy158 words
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212 2011-04-01 8 SINGAPORE Facing problems in providing the required level of care to its patients, the Bright Vision Hospital (BVH) will become a subsidiary of Singapore Health Services from today. The Health Ministry (MOH) said the hospital in Lorong Napiri, off Yio Chu Kang Road, had212 words
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614 2011-04-01 8 NEO CHAI CHIN - NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Singaporeans’ penchant for upgrading and pride in their homes have propelled them to the top ranks of paint consumers in the world. The republic uses an average of 47kg of paint per capita among the highest in614 words
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314 2011-04-01 10 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB - SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB shaffiq@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE For robbing a Temasek Polytechnic student and making off with more than S$2,000 in cash and valuables, a 20-year-old full-time National Serviceman will be put on 30 months’ probation and perform 190 hours of community314 words
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171 2011-04-01 10 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB - SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB SINGAPORE A 22-year-old man became the 11th person to be sentenced for having sex with the same underaged girl. For committing the offence, Yang Zhen Long will serve 15 months’ probation and perform 100 hours of community service.171 words
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219 2011-04-01 10 SINGAPORE Thirty people, five of them women, have been arrested for their suspected involvement in loansharking activities during a 14-hour islandwide operation. On Monday, between 8am and 10pm, officers from the Ang Mo Kio Police Division conducted simultaneous raids in Bedok, Chai Chee, Sin Ming,219 words
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98 2011-04-01 10 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB - SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB A 41-year-old woman has been charged with cheating 13 people of nearly s$140,000. Ng Lay Har allegedly fooled them into handing over their money between June 2009 and January last year. It is believed she told them her brother was98 words
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159 2011-04-01 10 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB - SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB A teenager has been charged with molesting a 15-year-old girl last Thursday. He is believed to be involved in several other such cases. Jeremy Yeo Ming Che, 16, allegedly committed the offence at around 8.30pm at the void deck of Block159 words
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120 2011-04-01 10 The police have arrested two youths, aged 18 and 19, who are believed to be involved in a robbery at Wellington Circle in Sembawang. They are believed to have assaulted a teenaged couple on the night of March 22 near Block 501120 words
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Article, Illustration179 2011-04-01 12 SARA GROSSE - SARA GROSSE Before stepping inside the Singapore Flyer, visitors can now look at how it was put together. A new interactive gallery part of the Flyer’s S$10 million master plan was unveiled yesterday, showcasing how the 165m observation wheel was constructed, as well asPHOTO BY WEE TECK HIAN - 179 words
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88 2011-04-01 12 The public can look forward to free entry and tours at the Malay Heritage Centre this month, ahead of its closure in May for redevelopment. The closure in May will be followed by the closure of the compound later in July. While both88 words
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Article, Illustration312 2011-04-01 12 SATISH CHENEY - SATISH CHENEY satish@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE While figures show that service standards in Singapore have improved over the last three years, businesses acknowledged Singapore still lagged behind other countries in satisfying customers, and there is room for improvement. Singapore Tourism Board (STB) chief executive Aw KahPHOTO COURTESY STB - 312 words
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200 2011-04-01 12 NG LIAN CHEONG, ALVINA SOH - NG LIAN CHEONG, ALVINA SOH The National Environment Agency (NEA) will be distributing pamphlets to advise the public on maintenance for graves, to warn against “freelance contractors” who claim to do grass-cutting on graves when they have not done so. The agency which will200 words
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Article, Illustration220 2011-04-01 12 ALVINA SOH - ALVINA SOH SINGAPORE Move over ladies, time for the men to strut their stuff. Asia’s first Men’s Fashion Week (MFW) (picture) opened with a big bang last night at the Marina Bay Sands. At the resort’s Expo Hall, the excitement was palpable. From models preppingPHOTO COURTESY WORD OF MOUTH COMMUNICATIONS - 220 words
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VOICES
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502 2011-04-01 16 AHMAD NIZAM ABBAS - I SAY AHMAD NIZAM ABBAS Ahmad Nizam Abbas is an associate director of Straits Law Practice. This is an edited version of a blogpost at The attention given to one particular candidate in the coming General Election has overshadowed all others. I’m502 words
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269 2011-04-01 17 Tan Pei Ying - Letter from Tan Pei Ying AS a young Singaporean with that allimportant vote in my hands, I believe I express a concern many of my peers hold. With news of Ms Tin Pei Ling’s candidacy in the coming elections, an interesting bit in269 words
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Article225 2011-04-01 17 Young Pak Nang - Letter from Young Pak Nang DR JANIL Puthucheary, a People’s Action Party candidate in the coming General Election, relocated to Singapore in 2001 and became a citizen in 2008. Prior to 2001, he had lived in several other countries. Thus, we are seeing a person225 words
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90 2011-04-01 17 JEANNIE ONG - LETTER FROM JEANNIE ONG HEAD, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS INVESTOR RELATIONS, STARHUB We refer to Ms Tan Siyun’s letter “TV signal down for 6 months after OpenNet Installation” (March 31). We are deeply concerned about OpenNet making unauthorised access to, tampering with and damaging our90 words
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Article, Illustration1195 2011-04-01 18 PAUL BLUSTEIN - Why this expatriate in Japan is still hankering for Fukushima spinach PAUL BLUSTEIN Paul Blustein, a former Tokyo correspondent for the Washington Post, is an author and researcher affiliated with the Brookings Institution and the Centre for International Governance Innovation. The opinionsBLOOMBERG; AP - 1,195 words
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Article, Illustration1005 2011-04-01 20 PETER BERGEN - Islamists have had a marginal role in these revolutions, but that could be changing PETER BERGEN Peter Bergen is a programme director at the New America Foundation and the author of The Longest War: The Enduring Conflict between America and Al QaedaTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; REUTERS - 1,005 words
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Article, Illustration768 2011-04-01 22 NICHOLAS D KRISTOF - NICHOLAS D KRISTOF Nicholas D Kristofis a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner. THE NEW YORK TIMES Egypt is a mess. Nearly two months after street protests inspired a demo- cratic revolution, the transitional military-backed government has proposed you guessed it a lawTHE NEW YORK TIMES - 768 words
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WORLD
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287 2011-04-01 24 This is what China is worried about AGENCIES BEIJING China yesterday warned that military spending by global powers, especially the United States, needed close watching, and said Beijing’s growing military forces confronted diverse and complex security challenges in Asia. China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) spelled out its concerns in aAGENCIES - 287 words
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229 2011-04-01 24 AGENCIES BEIJING Media reports and eyewitnesses say paramilitary troops and riot police have defused a large-scale, five-day protest by thousands of farmers and rural residents who were upset about being moved off their land in Yunnan province in south-west China. State media yesterday called theAGENCIES - 229 words
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120 2011-04-01 24 AP Umar Patek, the main Indonesian suspect in the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people, was shot and wounded by security forces who arrested him in Pakistan, an Indonesian official said yesterday. The deputy commander of Jemaah Islamiyah was arrested in PakistanAP - 120 words
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Article, Illustration572 2011-04-01 26 THE GUARDIAN REUTERS NEW YORK The scope of active United States and British involvement with the Libyan rebels came under close scrutiny on Wednesday night as it emerged that western intelligence agents were on the ground in the country and that USTHE GUARDIAN; REUTERS; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 572 words
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154 2011-04-01 26 AP Facing a massive protest movement demanding reform, Syria’s President set up committees yesterday to look into the deaths of civilians during nearly two weeks of unrest and replacing decadesold emergency laws. The moves appear to be a carefullydesigned attempt by President BasharAP - 154 words
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236 2011-04-01 30 REUTERS PESHAWAR A prominent Islamist politician narrowly escaped an assassination attempt yesterday when a suspected suicide bomber blew himself up near his car in Pakistan’s north-west, killing at least 11 people, government officials and aides said. Several people accompanying cleric Fa-zl-ur-Rehman, head of the Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-IslamREUTERS - 236 words
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Article, Illustration63 2011-04-01 30 Protesters smashing a symbolic wall representing the three big oil companies in the Philippines at the end of their protest caravan yesterday near the Presidential Palace in Manila. An organisation representing transport operators and drivers led the protest, calling for the repeal of the country’s Oil DeregulationAP - 63 words
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177 2011-04-01 30 AGENCIES WELLINGTON Some victims of Christchurch’s deadly earthquake over a month ago may never be identified and their remains may be buried in a mass grave, New Zealand’s Chief Coroner, Judge Neil McLean, said yesterday. Police have named 169 victims of theAGENCIES - 177 words
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189 2011-04-01 32 NUSA DUA (Bali) Foreign ministers of 43 countries have agreed on a regional framework to fight human trafficking in the Asia-Pacific region. The framework was a significant step even though it was nonbinding, said Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa, because it took189 words
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276 2011-04-01 32 AP NEW DELHI India is now home to 17 per cent of all people in the world as its population climbed to 1.21 billion this year, though growth actually slowed for the first time in 90 years, census officials said yesterday. The SouthAP - 276 words
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116 2011-04-01 32 N KOREANS NEED TO KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON’ AP A South Korean activist has floated propaganda balloons towards North Korea, despite Pyongyang’s threat to retaliate. Mr Park Sang Hak said the balloons were launched yesterday from a hill near the border. Among its contents were 200,000 propaganda leaflets, US$1 notesAP - 116 words
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113 2011-04-01 32 BLOOMBERG South Korea has scrapped plans to build a new international airport for Busan, the nation’s sec-ond-largest city, after concluding it would be too expensive. Constructing the airport in the south-east of the country would cost as much as 14 trillion won (S$16.1BLOOMBERG - 113 words
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Article223 2011-04-01 34 AGENCIES OLTEN (Switzerland) —A letter bomb exploded yesterday at an office of the Swiss nuclear power industry in the northern city of Olten, injuring two people, according to the police. The explosion happened shortly after 8am local time, as staff were opening the morning’s post inAGENCIES - 223 words
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Article, Illustration144 2011-04-01 34 AP WASHINGTON The United States government is warning people to stay out of giant see-through inflatable spheres known as “water walking balls” (picture) because of the risk of suffocation or drowning. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said yesterday it “does not know ofAP - 144 words
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121 2011-04-01 34 AP Vietnamese police said a train had on Wednesday crashed into a minibus just outside the capital, killing nine people. Police in Hanoi’s suburban district of Thuong Tin said seven people died at the scene and two others in hospital. PoliceAP - 121 words
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Article141 2011-04-01 34 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER AP The Bible Society of Malaysia (BSM) finally picked up its shipment of 5,100 Malay Language Bibles, or Alkitab, from Port Klang on Wednesday night but with a caveat. The BSM said in a statement that it will not be selling theTHE MALAYSIAN INSIDER; AP - 141 words
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112 2011-04-01 34 AP Officials said a landslide triggered by heavy rains has buried alive three miners who were resting in their bunkhouse in southern Philippines. A civil defence officer said yesterday that two other miners were slightly injured at the same site in SouthAP - 112 words
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234 2011-04-01 36 AGENCIES KANSAS CITY Search engine giant Google has chosen Kansas City, Kansas, as the first place that will get its new ultra-fast broadband network. The city would be the inaugural site for the “Fiber for Communities” programme, which Google says will be capableAGENCIES - 234 words
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Article, Illustration188 2011-04-01 36 A murder puzzle THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON The FBI is appealing to amateur code-breakers for help to solve a 12-year-old murder in the United States after experts have been confounded by encrypted notes found with the body. The body of Mr Ricky McCormick, 41, was dumped in a field inTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH; PHOTO COURTESY FBI - 188 words
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242 2011-04-01 36 THE GUARDIAN LONDON A female security guard has been arrested near London’s Olympic stadium here on suspicion of possessing explosives, it has emerged. The 40-year-old dog handler was held after her vehicle was searched in a car park off Pudding Mill Lane on TuesdayTHE GUARDIAN - 242 words
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Article, Illustration541 2011-04-01 38 Two old warriors, Muralitharan and Tendulkar, will slug it out for one last shot at World Cup glory AGENCIES MOHALI (India) It seems as if it has all been scripted. Sachin Tendulkar versus Muttiah Muralitharan in the World Cup cricket final. The greatest batsman of his generation versus theAGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 541 words
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Article, Illustration462 2011-04-01 38 SINGAPORE After training in secret for a few months, he told a packed news conference he would return to competitive swimming in early February, with the big goal to win at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Earlier this week, he saidGETTY IMAGES - 462 words
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Article171 2011-04-01 38 REUTERS TOKYO Teenage Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa has pledged to donate all of his earnings this year to the relief effort for the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in his country. As well as handing over everything he makes on the domesticREUTERS - 171 words
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Article, Illustration489 2011-04-01 40 Fergie laments injury woes as Man United revisit scene of League Cup hammering AGENCIES LONDON Premier League leaders Manchester United resume their bid for a record 19th English title by returning to the scene of their heaviest defeat this season. United wereAGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 489 words
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288 2011-04-01 40 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH MERSEYSIDE Liverpool and England striker Andy Carroll has been described as the new Didier Drogba and will even surpass the Ivorian in terms of quality, according to Joe Cole. Cole believes his Liverpool team-mate, 22, is better than DrogbaTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 288 words
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346 2011-04-01 40 REUTERS ROME Surging Inter Milan, firmly back in contention for a sixth consecutive scudetto, can end AC Milan’s season-long occupation of top spot in Serie A when the city rivals clash tomorrow. Just two points now separate the sides with eight matchesREUTERS - 346 words
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Article, Illustration534 2011-04-01 42 SHAMIR OSMAN - Plan for English training stint forYouth Olympic heroes abandoned SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE They roused the nation with their bronze-medal performance at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games last year, showing off an effervescence and a brand of football that attracted more and more fans.TODAY FILE PHOTO - 534 words
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Article, Illustration297 2011-04-01 42 TAN YO-HINN - TAN YO-HINN SINGAPORE Some of the pain from last November’s Asian Games in Guangzhou has eased for Remy Ong (picture). On Wednesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), the 32-year-old Singapore bowling star clinched the 5th Kingdom International Open Saudi Arabia title after edging outPHOTO COURTESY OF SINGAPORE BOWLING FEDERATION - 297 words
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379 2011-04-01 42 SHAMIR OSMAN - SHAMIR OSMAN SINGAPORE The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore’s (IRAS) new private lottery tax system kicks in today, after months of feedback from clubs that will be affected. The nine local football clubs in the Great Eastern-Yeo’s S-League379 words
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Article, Illustration522 2011-04-01 44 TAN YO-HINN - Six-hectare park set to host leading world events and will also be training base for Singapore team TAN YO-HINN yohinn@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) World Dressage Challenge is one of the biggest events in the sport’s calendar and, for the first time, itPHOTO BY WEE TECK HIAN - 522 words
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Article, Illustration884 2011-04-01 13 BETTINA WASSENER - BETTINA WASSENER property@mediacorp.com.sg THE NEW YORK TIMES SIBANG (Indonesia) When Macarena Chiriboga came to Bali in 2009, she had just finished a master’s degree in architecture in the United States, doing her thesis on the use of bamboo as a building material.THE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO COURTESY IBUKU - 884 words
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Miscellaneous105 2011-04-01 40 SPORTS FIXTURES For fixtures of all E Premier, E League Champ, Spanish, Italian, German and K League, please visit Singapore Pools website. LIVE TELECAST AT LIVEWIRE(MARINA BAY SANDS RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA) SPORTSBUZZ(POMO) S.League Tampines Home United Fri, 01/04/11 7.30pm LIVE TELECAST AT LIVEWIRE(MARINA BAY SANDS RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA) German League105 words
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251 2011-04-01 9 SINGAPORE The Singapore property auction market registered a significant drop in total sales value and number of transactions in the first quarter of the year, chalking up a total of 17 transactions worth only S$27.87 million, property consultants Colliers International said. Colliers said that251 words
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553 2011-04-01 9 JONATHAN PEERIS - JONATHAN PEERIS SINGAPORE The retail leasing market gave mixed signals in Q1 2011, said property consultants CB Richard Ellis (CBRE). It said monthly rents for prime Orchard Road averaged S$30.10 psf per month in the first quarter, reflecting a decrease of 0.5 per553 words
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Article, Illustration586 2011-04-01 11 COLIN TAN - COMMENTARY COLIN TAN property@mediacorp.com.sg Colin Tan is the head of research and consultancy at Chesterton Suntec International. When the most recent set of property cooling measures were announced in mid-January, many people expected a knee-jerk reaction even if a few felt the new rules were benign. Others586 words
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Advertisement191 2011-04-01 3 Are You Struggling To Earn $8,000 A Month? Do You Want To Start A Profitable Business in Singapore and 16 Countries Worldwide? President, Northwest Invention Center, USA Booming Business! "Started in United States Expanded to Australia, Canada, Mexico, Hawaii, India.. Dr Sobey launched Camp Invention, which now has more than191 words
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404 2011-04-01 1 CHRISTOPHER HOWELLS - CHRISTOPHER HOWELLS christopherh@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The CEO of DBS Group Holdings, Mr Piyush Gupta, took home a pay packet of just over S$8 million for 2010. The company’s CEO earned S$1.2 million in salary, S$2.7 million in cash bonuses and S$4.1 million in404 words
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Article74 2011-04-01 1 THURSDAY CLOSE +3,105.85 (+0.34%) The Singapore market ended higher, with the benchmark STI rising 0.34 per cent to close at 3,105.85 points yesterday. Wednesday 3,095.32 p 1.26% Tuesday 3,056.95 q 0.01% Monday 3,057.38 q 0.44% Friday 3,070.84 p 0.91% TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE HPH Trust74 words
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Article30 2011-04-01 1 HANG SENG Ç 23,527.50 (+0.32%) Ç È NIKKEI Ç Ç 9,755.10 (+0.48%) SHANGHAI 2,928.11 19,445-20 AUSTRALIA 4,837.90 (+0.33%) MUMBAI 19,445.20 (+0.80%) MALAYSIA Ç Ç 1,545.13 (+0.88%) SEOUL 2,106.70 (+0.73%)30 words
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Article12 2011-04-01 1 OIL US$116.220 (+0.95%) Ç GOLD US$1,432.700 (+0.55%) Ç COPPER US$37.740 (+0.61%)12 words
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Article29 2011-04-01 1 US$1 $1.260 £1 $2.027 €1 $1.792 ¥100 $1.522 A$1 $1.303 RM1 $0.416 Rp10,000 $1.449 HK$100 $16.20 RMB100 $19.25 RS100 $2.826 All figures correct as at 9pm last night29 words
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Article92 2011-04-01 1 Buy S$1.18 DBS Vickers upgrades Biosensors to Buy from Hold and raises its target price to S$1.35 from S$1.13, assuming that Japan approvals for BioMatrix should be granted within the next 12 months; “This should present a catalyst for the counter in the near term.” It says for past92 words
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Article90 2011-04-01 1 Buy 66.5 S’pore cents UOB KayHian says so far this year, small-cap oil services stocks have underperformed the offshore heavy engineering stocks and the STI, while rigbuilders Keppel and SembMarine have each risen 8 per cent on strong rig order wins. The house notes small-cap oil services are a90 words
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584 2011-04-01 1 AGENCIES NANJING (China) Finance ministers made modest progress yesterday towards reform of a global monetary system that French President Nicolas Sarkozy said is so unstable that it could tip the world economy back into crisis. Ministers and central bankers fromAGENCIES - 584 words
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342 2011-04-01 7 SINGAPORE A day after the Hong Leong Group put in a bid for a residential site in a consortium which included a Japanese partner, CapitaLand said yesterday that it will partner Mitsubishi Estate Asia (MEA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Estate (MEC),342 words
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397 2011-04-01 7 REUTERS BRUSSELS Microsoft stepped up its rivalry with Google with a formal complaint to European Union’s (EU) anti-trust regulators, claiming Google systematically thwarts Internet search competition. It is the first time Microsoft itself the target of anti-competition action in the United StatesREUTERS - 397 words
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Article, Illustration134 2011-04-01 5 For the rest of this month, Carlton Hotel’s Wah Lok Cantonese Restaurant is serving up a delectable range of Wagyu dishes. Using beef air-flown from Australia, Wah Lok incorporates flavourful Tajima Wagyu into a tasty range of specially-created a la134 words
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Article, Illustration107 2011-04-01 5 Have an egg-citing time this April as Swissotel Merchant Court celebrates both Easter and Administrative Professionals’ Week. At the Ellenborough Market Cafe from April 22 to 24, children will be engrossed in the Easter egg hunt sponsored by Nestle while you tuck into107 words
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Article, Illustration90 2011-04-01 5 Casio Computer Co announced last week that its partnership with the Red Bull Racing Formula 1 team is set to continue in 2011. Casio plans to capitalise on this relationship to build up the brand image of its EDIFICE full-metal watch, the90 words
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Article, Illustration79 2011-04-01 5 If you’re a fan of fruit juices, then now is a “berry” good time to indulge. For just this month, you can enjoy a combo pack of a 1L F&N Fruit Tree Fresh Blueberry and Cranberry No Sugar Added Juice, a 1L pack of F&N Fruit79 words
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Article, Illustration130 2011-04-01 5 The same team behind the food pages of Singapore’s favourite entertainment and lifestyle weekly is launching a new standalone food guide. BITE: The 8 DAYS Eat Out Guide features reviews of almost 200 of Singapore’s best eateries across 26 food categories, from Buffet,130 words
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Article, Illustration52 2011-04-01 5 If you enjoyed last year’s Watsons Beauty Unveiled, don’t miss the second season of the popular infotainment programme. Watsons Beauty Unveiled II debuted last week on March 24, and airs every Thursday at 8.30pm on Channel 8. Missed an episode? Visit xinmsn.com/ Watsonsbeautyunveiled2 to52 words
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Article, Illustration88 2011-04-01 5 Last weekend, the DaySpring Residential Treatment centre was officially opened by President S R Nathan. DaySpring’s new treatment centre is Singapore’s first small-group therapeutic home to help high-need youth who have suffered abuse. Residents undergo individual counselling and participate in group work, as well as88 words
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Article, Illustration151 2011-04-01 3 SINGAPORE Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, or GIC, said that it officially opened an office in India yesterday. Located in Mumbai, the office has been operational since the end of last year and is GIC’s eighth overseas office. Some of the other locations include New151 words
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Article, Illustration631 2011-04-01 3 REUTERS HONG KONG Sands China, the Macau unit of billionaire Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands Corp, said yesterday it is being investigated by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) for alleged regulatory breaches, the latest twist in a case that involves allegations ofREUTERS; BLOOMBERG - 631 words
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435 2011-04-01 3 TRAVIS TEO - TRAVIS TEO travisteo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In what was called an “extremely volatile” quarter, the Singapore market ended lower, with the benchmark STI falling 2.6 per cent to close at 3,106 points yesterday. Stocks were battered by the crisis in the Middle East and435 words
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346 2011-04-01 2 STELLA LEE - STELLA LEE stellalee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Total bank lending in Singapore rose 17.3 per cent in February to S$334 billion from a year earlier, data released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore showed. Month-on-month lending rose 1.6 per cent lower than346 words
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163 2011-04-01 2 Transport operator Comfort DelGro’s outdoor advertising arm, Moove Media, plans to make its maiden foray into Sydney, Australia. It has formed a subsidiary, Moove Media Australia, with a start-up cost of about A$1 million (S$1.3 million). Moove recently won the rights to all163 words
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150 2011-04-01 2 KEPPEL T T TO SELL 35% STAKE IN WUHU ANNTO LOGISTICS Mainboard-listed Keppel Telecommunications Transportation, through its subsidiary Keppel Logistics, has agreed to sell its 35 per cent stake in China-based logistics services firm, Wuhu Annto Logistics Company for S$52.6 million to its majority shareholder. In a statement to the150 words
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91 2011-04-01 2 The Ministry of National Development has appointed four new members and re-appointed nine existing members to the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) board for a two-year term. The four new board members are President-Designate at Nanyang Technological University Professor Bertil Andersson, CEO91 words
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Article, Illustration923 2011-04-01 2 M G Lord - How Elizabeth Taylor’s Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? took on a national censorship system and won M G Lord features@mediacorp.com.sg REUTERS ON JUNE 10, 1966, Life magazine did one of its many cover stories on Elizabeth Taylor. Far from her usual smouldering beauty, she looked puffy,REUTERS; AP - 923 words
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Article, Illustration585 2011-04-01 4 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH FARLEY Granger, the actor who died in Manhattan on March 27 at age 85, found stardom in Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope and Strangers On A Train before ditching Hollywood for TV and the stage. Later, he wrote a memoir chronicling his numerous flings withTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 585 words
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Article, Illustration488 2011-04-01 6 May Seah - Sela Ward fights her fear of gore to join the cast of CSI: NY May Seah may@mediacorp.com.sg ALTHOUGH Sela Ward knew what she was getting herself into when she joined CSI: NY for its new seventh season, she said she still gets creeped out488 words
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Article, Illustration631 2011-04-01 8 May Seah - Dana Delany makes the dead talk in her new drama Body Of Proof TODAY EXCLUSIVE May Seah may@mediacorp.com.sg “DID you know that Singapore has the lowest rate of infectious diseases?” said Dana Delany, the moment I introduced myself and told her where I was631 words
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Article, Illustration489 2011-04-01 9 Christopher Toh - A former banker returns to her first love: Music Christopher Toh Christopher christophertoh@mediacorp.com.sg THERE are those who wouldn’t recommend becoming a singersongwriter in Singapore as an appropriate career move. Which was why it was a bit of a surprise to people around her when Natalie Hiong489 words
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Article, Illustration278 2011-04-01 11 1 The Cardinal Bengans The art of improvisational comedy by India’s foremost improv group, consisting of comedians and theatre personalities includingVir Das andAshwin Mushran.This interactive performance will feature improvised games and scenes based on audience participation. Date: Today Time: 8pm Venue: RockAuditorium, Suntec City Mall Tickets: S$50278 words
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Article, Illustration911 2011-04-01 12 Trevor Tan - Which of these compact cameras will make you the envy of your friends? Trevor Tan technology@mediacorp.com.sg Intuitive, fast and sleek OLYMPUS has sounded its advanced-digital-compact camera battle cry with the XZ-1, on the backs of other successful cameras such as the Panasonic Lumix LX5 and Canon’s Powershot S95.911 words
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Article, Illustration334 2011-04-01 13 MAY CHUA - WEBCAM REVIEW: IPEVO POINT 2 VIEW USB DOCUMENT CAMERA MAY CHUA THE IPEVO Point 2View USB Document Camera certainly lives up to its name. It is flexible so you can manipulate it to point at anything you want to show your video conference partner. The camera swivels334 words
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Article, Illustration547 2011-04-01 14 May Chua - Apps you can never have enough of them. So make space and add these to your treasure chest May Chua maychua@mediacorp.com.sg FOR ANDROID Best Apps Hungry for apps?This directory lists apps based on your needs. Categories such as “daily organisers” and “best when travelling” can be useful for547 words
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Article, Illustration128 2011-04-01 14 MAY CHUA - ANDROID APP OF THE WEEK MAY CHUA THE loveable face of Google’s Android operating system the little green robot is now the star of its own app. Androidify lets you create a version of the mascot in your likeness. To create your own robot, just enter the customisation menu128 words
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