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Title Section20 2011-05-24 1 TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Tuesday May 24, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking20 words
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Article, Illustration582 2011-05-24 1 SAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL - SAIFULBAHRI ISMAIL saifulbahri@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The door may be open for top Civil Service salaries to be relooked at, once the review of ministerial salaries is done. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister-in-charge of the Civil Service Teo Chee Hean indicated yesterday that this mayTODAY FILE PHOTO - 582 words
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Article, Illustration493 2011-05-24 1 AGENCIES LONDON Global stock markets slid yesterday as manufacturing growth slowed in China and as concerns deepened over Europe’s sovereign debt crisis. China’s Shanghai Composite Index led losses in Asia, with the benchmark suffering its worst fall in more than four months,AGENCIES; REUTERS - 493 words
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Advertisement20 2011-05-24 1 IN YOUR T SECTION NEWS INFLATION SLOWS TO 4.5 PER CENT IN APRIL 2 DARK DAY FOR LOCAL FOOTBALL 320 words
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Article254 2011-05-24 2 WAYNE CHAN, SEET SOK HWEE - WAYNE CHAN, SEET SOK HWEE SINGAPORE The rooftop water tank in Woodlands where a maid’s body was found on May 16 will be replaced. The Sembawang Town Council said it had been discussing with engineers on how to get this done and would inform residents254 words
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552 2011-05-24 2 JONATHAN PEERIS - JONATHAN PEERIS jonathanpeeris@mediacorp.com.sg WITH AGENCY REPORTS SINGAPORE Inflation in Singapore fell below 5 per cent last month for the first time in four months, supporting the authorities’ contention that consumer prices may have peaked even as analysts warn that risks remain onWITH AGENCY REPORTS - 552 words
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Article549 2011-05-24 3 PHILIP GOH - For the first time, S-League match is abandoned before kick-off after rival players fight PHILIP GOH philipgoh@mediacorp.com,sg SINGAPORE Eight months after the Young Lions and Beijing Guoan turned their football match into a brawl, another two S-League clubs have dragged the game into the gutter549 words
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Article, Illustration617 2011-05-24 4 ESTHER NG - ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Despite saying in 2009 that it would largely limit its engagement of the online community to the REACH (Reaching Everyone for Active Citizenry Home) platform, the Government has already gone some way in communicating with Singaporeans through agency websites,617 words
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Article, Illustration97 2011-05-24 6 Four Senior Parliamentary Secretaries were sworn in yesterday by President SR Nathan at the Istana. They were also presented with their Instruments of Appointment. The four are Mr Hawazi Daipi, who is the Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Education and Manpower, Dr Mohamad Maliki Osman, whoPHOTO BY ERNEST CHUA - 97 words
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Article, Illustration372 2011-05-24 6 SHARON SEE - SHARON SEE sharonsee@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Her years in the Civil Service have given her an appreciation of policy-making and implementation, while her experience as a grassroots volunteer has helped her connect with people. And both would put her in good steadTODAY FILE PHOTO - 372 words
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Article, Illustration164 2011-05-24 8 TANYA FONG - TANYA FONG A group of business owners has taken out an advertisement in a Chinese-language newspaper, congratulating the Workers’ Party on its performance in the recent General Election. The advertisement, which appeared on Page 2 of ZB Sunday the Sunday edition of Lianhe Zaobao164 words
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Article, Illustration595 2011-05-24 8 TANYA FONG; ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY TEOXUANWEI - TANYA FONG tanyafong@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY TEOXUANWEI SINGAPORE As they battled the sweltering heat under the void decks, Workers’ Party Members of Parliament for Aljunied GRC in Eunos, Paya Lebar and Serangoon met their residents for the first time. And while they continued with WP chiefPHOTO BY OOI BOON KEONG - 595 words
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252 2011-05-24 10 AGENCIES REYKJAVIK Britain warned that flights could be disrupted from parts of the country today by an ash cloud billowing from an Icelandic volcano but said it did not expect a repeat of last year’s travel chaos. Britain’s Met Office is predicting the plumeAGENCIES - 252 words
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Article, Illustration389 2011-05-24 10 AGENCIES KARACHI Troops recaptured a Pakistani military base yesterday after a 16-hour battle with as few as six Taliban gunmen who had launched their attack to avenge the killing of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. The assault casts fresh doubt on the military’s ability toAGENCIES; AP - 389 words
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Article, Illustration372 2011-05-24 12 MUSTAFA SHAFAWI - MUSTAFA SHAFAWI mustafa@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Manpower Ministry (MOM) has fined, for the first time, two dormitory operators a total of S$70,000 for aiding employers to put up foreign workers in unacceptable accommodation. One of them, ST9 Pte Ltd, was fined S$50,000PHOTOS COURTESY MOM - 372 words
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COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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Article, Illustration1371 2011-05-24 14 DAVID E SANGER - DAVID E SANGER THE NEW YORK SUMMER Watching United States President Barack Obama deal with the cascading uprisings in the Middle East this year has been a little like watching the Army Corps of Engineers try to stay one city ahead of theTHE NEW YORK SUMMER; THE NEW YORK TIMES - 1,371 words
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Article, Illustration753 2011-05-24 18 LESLEY WROUGHTON - LESLEY WROUGHTON REUTERS A backroom deal between Europe and the United States to select a new International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief could undermine the legitimacy of the global lender as well as a G-20 commitment to give emerging economies a greater voice.REUTERS; AP PHOTO - 753 words
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Article, Illustration718 2011-05-24 19 RICHARD HARTUNG - RICHARD HARTUNG Richard Hartung is a consultant who has lived in Singapore since Getting to know your neighbour is important. When you need advice or they need assistance, knowing your neighbour helps a lot. And when there is an emergency, it718 words
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VOICES
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Article321 2011-05-24 20 Chia Hern Keng - Letter from Chia Hern Keng I REFER to the report “Access to water tanks tightened” (May 20), in which town council coordinating chairman Dr Teo Ho Pin assures us that, from now on, only authorised town council staff and its Essential Maintenance Services Unit321 words
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Article232 2011-05-24 20 RAYMUND KOH JOO GUAN - side the Dhoby Ghaut MRT station. LETTER FROM RAYMUND KOH JOO GUAN RAYMUND KOH JOO GUAN I refer to the recent spot checks on bus service schedules conducted by Mountbatten MP Lim Biow Chuan and a Land Transport Authority officer to verify residents’ complaints232 words
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Article417 2011-05-24 20 Ho Kong Loon - Letter from Ho Kong Loon IN THE aftermath of the General Election, one observation that has been made is that those in the grassroots who provided the vital link between the top echelon of the People’s Action Party and constituents had painted a rosy picture417 words
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173 2011-05-24 22 Danny G Tan - Letter from Danny G Tan AS A driver, I am happy to see that many motorists are displaying the “1.5m matters. Share the road.” stickers as a sign of their awareness of the vulnerability of cyclists. I also note that many cyclists are173 words
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Article176 2011-05-24 22 Tay Boon Albert - Letter from Tay Boon Albert I REFER to the letter from Mr Mark Lim, executive director general, General Insurance Association of Singapore (“How an honest driver can protect himself”, May 20) After reading the reply which stated that a claimant who claims for176 words
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Article, Illustration158 2011-05-24 22 Debra Jean Chant - Letter from Debra Jean Chant I AM afraid Ms Goh Ching Lee left very big shoes to fill when she vacated the position as art director of the Singapore Arts Festival. The success of the 2009 festival and exposure was due to itsTODAY FILE PHOTO - 158 words
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Article166 2011-05-24 22 Dr Eugene Fidelis Soh - Letter from Dr Eugene Fidelis Soh Chief Operating Officer Tan Tock Seng Hospital WE REFER to the letter by Mr Wee Choong Seng “So can I pay with Medisave or not?”, May 16). Mr Wee was discharged from TTSH in March last year and referred166 words
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SINGAPORE
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351 2011-05-24 24 NG JING YNG - Police officer’s conduct brought up at appeal hearing NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE How an elderly woman’s confession that she poisoned her husband was obtained could come under scrutiny, as the police officer who investigated her case is now facing 14 charges of misusing351 words
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Article166 2011-05-24 24 SINGAPORE A general practitioner has been suspended for five months for professional misconduct. The Singapore Medical Council’s (SMC) disciplinary committee also fined Dr Kong Sin Ming S$5,000. Dr Kong, 64, practised at Kong Clinic Surgery in Block 293, Yishun Street 22. He pleaded guilty to 20 charges166 words
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Article167 2011-05-24 24 SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB - SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB SINGAPORE A 40-year-old man was placed on 18 months of probation for threatening to kill some people with a samurai sword and for using a golf club to hit his elderly father. Gan Wee Yeow had made a phone call on Nov 16 last167 words
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350 2011-05-24 25 SINGAPORE Six companies and one energy manager have earned themselves the inaugural Energy Efficiency National Partnership (EENP) Awards through measures like retrofitting the cooling and heating systems of their buildings to use energy more efficiently, and improving how they monitor energy use. This is the350 words
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Article128 2011-05-24 25 About 15 food stalls at Bedok have chosen not to join a nationwide initiative to hold food prices for six months. The stall holders at the Bedok Food Centre opted out of the scheme when it was launched by the Retail Price Watch128 words
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210 2011-05-24 25 MARIA SIOW - MARIA SIOW BEIJING Mr Lee Kuan Yew met Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing yesterday. During the meeting, Mr Xi congratulated the ruling People’s Action Party on its electoral victory. He said this will be beneficial to210 words
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Article, Illustration110 2011-05-24 26 The Land Transport Authority (LTA) has lowered the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) rates by between 50 cents and S$1 at 12 gantries for the June school holidays. The changes mainly affect the morning peak period. The gantries which will see lower ERP rates110 words
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92 2011-05-24 26 Commuters affected by distance fare corrections between July 3 and Nov 23 last year have made some S$130,000 in bus stop distance claims, said TransitLink. It has reminded commuters to get their refunds made by June 17. Any unclaimed amount at the end of92 words
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56 2011-05-24 26 The Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP) operating hours for foreign vehicles will end earlier at noon on weekdays, from May 28 to June 26. The move is in conjunc- tion with the June school holidays, said the Land Transport Authority. VEP fees remain nonchargeable56 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration318 2011-05-24 27 KABUL The Taliban have denied a report in the Afghan press that the insurgent group’s leader had been killed in neighbouring Pakistan, saying yesterday that Mullah Mohammad Omar is alive and in Afghanistan. “This is absolutely wrong. It’s only propaganda and we completely deny these rumours,”REUTERS - 318 words
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249 2011-05-24 27 REUTERS MANILA Defence ministers from the Philippines and China agreed yesterday to avoid unilateral action that may fuel tension in the South China Sea as Manila said the site of two recent incidents was unquestionably its territory. Last week, the media had reportedREUTERS - 249 words
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Article, Illustration281 2011-05-24 28 AGENCIES JOPLIN (Missouri) A massive tornado that tore a 10km path across south-western Missouri killed at least 89 people as it slammed into the city of Joplin, ripping into a hospital and leaving a forest of splintered tree trunks, behind whereAGENCIES; PHOTOS: AP - 281 words
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197 2011-05-24 28 AGENCIES NEW YORK Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique StraussKahn, who is charged with sexually assaulting a chambermaid, reportedly made advances on two other hotel employees and a flight attendant on Air France, a media report said. Moments before he was takenAGENCIES - 197 words
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Article250 2011-05-24 28 AGENCIES United States President Barack Obama yesterday began a four-nation tour of Europe in Ireland, where he explored his Irish roots in a town that was home to his great-great-great grandfather. Mr Obama, the son of a Kenyan father and Irish-American mother, visited theAGENCIES - 250 words
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293 2011-05-24 29 AGENCIES SYDNEY A team of Australia’s top scientists warned yesterday that coastal regions near the country’s largest cities of Sydney and Melbourne are highly vulnerable to rising sea levels caused by global warming. The government-appoint-ed Climate Commission said sea levels mayAGENCIES - 293 words
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216 2011-05-24 29 AGENCIES MADRID Spain’s ruling Socialists has suffered a crushing defeat in Sunday’s local elections, punished by voters after a week of protests over the stagnant economy and a high unemployment rate. The Socialists lost municipal strongholds Barcelona and Seville, as well asAGENCIES - 216 words
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99 2011-05-24 29 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH British police are trying to trace the owner of a life-size toy tiger which sparked a major operation involving armed officers and a helicopter in the city of Southampton. The alert was raised by several members of the publicTHE DAILY TELEGRAPH - 99 words
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92 2011-05-24 29 AGENCIES Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is seeking the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, adding some weight to a field of candidates seen as struggling to defeat President Barack Obama. In a video posted on the Internet, he promised a campaign that “tells the AmericanAGENCIES - 92 words
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BUSINESS
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305 2011-05-24 30 AGENCIES SINGAPORE Shares in Singapore-listed COSCO Corp plunged in heavy volume yesterday, hit by news of accounting irregularities at its parent, the state-owned China COSCO Group, and concerns over pending orders from a Norwegian customer. COSCO shares fell 14 cents, or 6.9 perAGENCIES - 305 words
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226 2011-05-24 30 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE Singapore Airlines (SIA), the world’s first carrier to fly the Airbus A-380, will reduce the number of seats on eight new superjumbos by 13 per cent to accommodate a bigger business class section. The on-order planesBLOOMBERG - 226 words
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208 2011-05-24 30 BLOOMBERG LONDON Singapore will create more jobs in financial services during the next 12 months than any other city, beating London and New York, according to recruitment firm Astbury Marsden, which advises companies in Europe and Asia. A survey of investment bankers showed 37BLOOMBERG - 208 words
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269 2011-05-24 31 LINETTE LIM - LINETTE LIM linettelim@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Malaysian billionaire Robert Kuok has offered to buy all the outstanding shares in mainboard-listed Allgreen Properties at S$1.60 per share, valuing the property developer at S$2.54 billion. The offer is made through Brookvale Investments, an investment holding firm owned269 words
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STOCK CALLS
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Article57 2011-05-24 31 Buy (S$1.17) DBS Vickers initiates coverage with a S$1.86 target price, saying the specialised builder of complex, highly customised offshore support vessels “is well positioned for new orders with commanding market share in high-spec OSVs and yards in Brazil”. The house adds that “improving execution and efficiency gains57 words
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Article53 2011-05-24 31 MONDAY CLOSE 3,110.48 (-1.83%) Friday 3,168.54 q 0.13% Thursday 3,172.56 p 1.00% Wednesday 3,141.21 p 0.51% Tuesday Closed TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL LAST CHANGE Genting SP 146,057 1.980 q -2.94% GoldenAgr 94,348 0.690 q -2.13% IndoAgri 82,868 1.720 q -15.69% Dyna-Mac 51,465 0.595 q -0.83% CoscoCorp 42,70453 words
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Article17 2011-05-24 31 HANG SENG È 22,711.02 NIKKEI È È NIKKEI 9,460.33 (-2-93) SHANGHAI 2,774.57 (-2.93) AUSTRALIA 4,642.96 (-1.89%)17 words
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109 2011-05-24 31 SINGAPORE Laguna Park in Marine Parade has been put up for an en bloc sale at an expected price of S$1.3 billion, sole marketing agent Knight Frank said yesterday. This is the second time the 99-year leasehold residential development has been put up109 words
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Article, Illustration548 2011-05-24 32 JUNE YANG - JUNE YANG juneyang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE When it comes to career advancement, the old adage often still applies: It is not what you know, it is who you know. But the increasing popularity of social media has added a new dimension to this it isAP - 548 words
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Article, Illustration286 2011-05-24 34 REUTERS PARIS French Open title hopefuls Novak Djokovic (picture) and Francesca Schiavone gave the Roland Garros crowd a glimpse only of their abilities yesterday as they sped into the second round on a hot, sunny day. Second seed Djokovic extended his winning streak to 38 matchesREUTERS; AP - 286 words
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Article, Illustration593 2011-05-24 34 Van Basten open to talks with Abramovich, Hiddink may become director of football, as Ancelotti bites the dust REUTERS LONDON According to sources close to him, Marco van Basten would be interested in becoming Carlo Ancelotti’s successor at Chelsea. The Blues are on the lookout forREUTERS; GETTY IMAGES - 593 words
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Article212 2011-05-24 34 AP LONDON TigerWoods has fallen to 12 th in the world rankings, dropping out of the top 10 for the first time in 14 years. Woods is currently sidelined with injuries to his left knee and Achilles tendon. He has not won aAP - 212 words
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Article, Illustration533 2011-05-24 35 Not exactly a care-free week in the United camp as Barca get set for Wembley AGENCIES LONDON Sir Alex Ferguson would have wanted a week free of distraction to prepare for Manchester United’s biggest test of all but the off-field controversy swirling around his most experiencedAGENCIES; GETTY IMAGES - 533 words
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253 2011-05-24 35 AGENCIES SINGAPORE Qatar 2022 World Cup officials yesterday described allegations they paid bribes to FIFA executives in return for votes as “distressing, insulting and incomprehensible”. And with FIFA president Sepp Blatter not ruling out a re-vote, if there was compelling evidence of corruptionAGENCIES - 253 words
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Article, Illustration184 2011-05-24 36 REUTERS MIAMI When Chicago Bulls forward Carlos Boozer said his team would be up against two great players from Miami in the NBA playoffs, few had any doubt about which one of the Heat’s “Big Three” he was omitting. On Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time),REUTERS; GETTY IMAGES - 184 words
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236 2011-05-24 36 REUTERS NEW YORK A former teammate of Lance Armstrong alleged on American television’s 60 Minutes on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) that cycling’s world governing body had helped the seven-time Tour de France winner cover up a positive drug test. Tyler Hamilton toldREUTERS - 236 words
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Article, Illustration560 2011-05-24 37 IAN DE COTTA - Singapore football chief Zainudin excited at the prospect of a Causeway derby IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE National coach Radojko Avramovic this evening will reveal the much-anticipated list of players in the running to make the final squad that willTODAY FILE PHOTO - 560 words
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Miscellaneous104 2011-05-24 36 SPORTS FIXTURES This match is played on neutral ground. For fixtures of all US Soccer League, please visit Singapore Pools website. Monaco Race MOTOR RACING Qualifying Final Sat, 28/05/11 8.00pm Sun, 29/05/11 8.00pm LIVE TELECAST AT LIVEWIREfMARINA BAY SANDS RESORTS WORLD SENTOSA) SPORTSBUZZ(POMO) Asian Champ Gamba Osaka Cerezo Osaka Tue,104 words
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Miscellaneous260 2011-05-24 9 ON MEDIACORP CRIME INVESTIGATION ASIA Channel 5, 10pm The use of mind manipulation in acts of crime has been around for the longest time. In Malaysia, however, it comes with some truly unexplainable twists. We unravel the secrets behind these crimes of “pukau”, or hypnotic spells, with the help of260 words
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Article, Illustration305 2011-05-24 8 TODAY' S top 5 1 The Crucible Written in the early 1950s,Arthur Miller’s enduring masterpiece takes place in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, and recounts the proceedings surrounding the Salem Witch Trials. Date: Until May 28 Venue: DBS Arts Centre, 20 Merbau Road, Robertson Quay Tickets: S$37 from Sistic Enquiries: www.stageclub.com305 words
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HEALTH
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Article, Illustration673 2011-05-24 7 Eveline Gan - Your peepers need UV protection too Eveline Gan eveline@mediacorp.com.sg MENTION sunburn,and lobsterred shoulders and flushed cheeks come to mind.While most of us faithfully slather on sunscreen before heading out in the scorching heat, we tend to neglect another body part our eyes. Like our skin,673 words
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Article76 2011-05-24 6 HEALTH LISTINGS GLAUCOMA is the No 1 eye disease that causes blindness. As it has no warning symptoms, most sufferers realise it only when it is too late. Learn about the risk factors and management of the disease from an opthalmologist. Date: Friday Time: 1pm76 words
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ENTERTAINMENT
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Article, Illustration392 2011-05-24 5 Malick wins Palme d’Or but everyone’s still talking about that Hitler ramble REUTERS TERRENCE Malick won the Palme d’Or in Cannes for The Tree Of Life, but the 2011 film festival will be remembered above all for the shock expulsion of Danish director LarsREUTERS - 392 words
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Article, Illustration146 2011-05-24 4 KEVIN MATHEWS - MATTHEW MORRISON MATTHEW MORRISON KEVIN MATHEWS RIGHT off the bat, it’s clear that this is a nobrainer commercial venture for everyone involved. Matthew Morrison has made his name on the hit TV series Glee and it makes perfect sense to parlay that association into a CD release.There is even a146 words
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Article, Illustration124 2011-05-24 4 KEVIN MATHEWS - THE VIEW KEVIN MATHEWS ONLY in Britain can a band like The View stand any chance of getting their music into the mainstream album charts and significant airplay. The beauty of the British pop music scene is that the bands (and the audience) never blink an eye124 words
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Article, Illustration159 2011-05-24 4 KEVIN MATHEWS - TV ON THE RADIO (TOTR) KEVIN MATHEWS WHY is it when a band decides to indulge in an eclectic approach to music-making, critics start bandying words like “arty”,“esoteric” and “experimental” in an attempt to classify and pigeonhole such bands? New York’s TOTR is one such band159 words
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Article, Illustration234 2011-05-24 4 CHRISTOPHER TOH - Relooking a classic record CHRISTOPHER TOH Different Class Pulp (1995) WHEN Britpop became not just a British phenomenon but an international one in the mid’90s, a whole slew of bands rode the wave to global success. One of them was Pulp, fronted by the peculiar-yet-strangely approachable Jarvis234 words
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Article, Illustration814 2011-05-24 3 CHRISTOPHER TOH - It’s hot about the money, money, money new pop sensation Jessie J wants hen music to matten CHRISTOPHER TOH TRANSCRIPT COURTESY UNIVERSAL MUSIC TECHNICALLY, new Brit pop sensation Jessie J’s career really started six years ago when she began writing songs for what would be her debutTRANSCRIPT COURTESY UNIVERSAL MUSIC - 814 words
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Article, Illustration427 2011-05-24 2 Kenny Loggins The singersongwriter bestknown for hits like Your Mama Don’t Dance, Footloose, What A Fool Believes performs.Today, 8pm, Singapore Expo. Tickets at S$88 to S$248 from Sistic. The Adventures Of The Mad Chinaman This solo recital by Dick Lee includes some of his best-loved hits like Rasa Sayang,427 words
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Article, Illustration268 2011-05-24 2 REUTERS EMINEM and teen idol Justin Bieber dominated the Billboard Music Awards Sunday, winning six awards each with the 38-year-old rapper taking the top honour for Artist Of The Year. With Eminem absent, Bieber helped lead the way on stage beside some of pop’s biggestREUTERS; Photo: Reuters - 268 words
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