Today, 23 June 2011

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    39 1 TODAY MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 Thursday June 23, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking Today MICA (P) 057/10/2010 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Thursday June 23, 2011 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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      347 1 OG CARDMEMBER SPECIAL 1 THERMOS 350ml stainless steel vacuum insulated bottle for hot cold beverage. light compact opening wide enough for ice cubes UP $50 OG Member $25 www.og.com.sg 3 coburs THE GREAT SINGAPORE SALE AT OG OFF 26 Jun11 ADDITIONAL 5% OFF WITH MAYBANK CARDS Most brands regular-priced items;
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      1143 2 THE GREAT SINGAPORE SALE AT OG Don’t Leave Home Without These Coupons! Shop And Win More at OG this GSS 2011 BRADFORD BERMUDAS UP $49 with this coupon e-c-Limited to 1 pair per customer from 23 to 26 June 2011 Men’s Dept while stocks last GOLDLION EUROPEAN FABRIC 'S/SLEEVED SHIRT
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    Lock icon Fewer first-timers tie the knot
    507 1  -  But the number of remarriages has gone up ESTHER NG estherng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Marriages registered last year may have suffered the first annual decline since 2003, but Cupid was certainly busy among Singaporeans who re-married. The latest marriage and divorce statistics showed that the number of
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    Throwing the book at discriminatory hiring
    718 1  -  MOM evokes little-known provision against recruitment agency which advertised vacancies for PRs and Employment Pass holders only CHEOW XIN YI, ONG DAI LIN cheowxinyi@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A little-known provision under the Employment Agencies Act was evoked recently to take a recruitment agency to task for
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      46 1 IN YOUR T SECTION COMMENT&ANALYSIS NOURIEL ROUBINI GOOD REASON TO BELIEVE THE WORLD ECONOMY HAS HIT A SLUMP12 THOMAS FRIEDMAN HOPING FOR THE SHOCK-THERAPY OF A SERIOUS THIRD PARTY CANDIDATE IN 2012 14 PANKAJ MISHRA WHEN A YOGI TAKES ON INDIA’S ELITE, NO ONE WINS 16
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  • HOT NEWS
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      LATEST COE PREMIUMS
      37 2 CATEGORY QUOTA PREMIUM CHANGE A (Small cars, taxis) s$50,244 q s$3,146 B (Big cars) s$67,700 p s$4,700 C (Goods vehicles) s$31,089 p s$2,083 D (Motorcycles) s$2,290 q s$201 E (Open) s$65,490 p s$3,490 BLOOMBERG
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      Lock icon Malaysia and Singapore to cooperate on Internet safety
      353 2 AGENCIES SINGAPORE Malaysia and Singapore have agreed to establish cooperation in the area of Internet safety. Malaysia’s Information, Communication and Culture Minister, Dr Rais Yatim, said cooperation in this field would enable a gathering of experts to assist both countries in addressing
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      Redesign eldercare sector to attract more S'poreans: MG (NS) Chan
      384 2  -  JOANNE CHAN joannechan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The labour-intensive eldercare sector will need to be redesigned, in order to attract more Singaporeans to take up jobs in the industry, according to Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Chan Chun Sing. The
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      Lock icon Who could fill Tony Tan's shoes at GIC?
      574 3  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Dr Tony Tan’s (picture) possible candidacy in the coming Presidential Election could leave the door wide open for a new executive director at the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC). Dr Tan is understood to be collecting
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      Singapore monitoring Hong Kong scarlet fever outbreak closely
      363 3 MACAU A day after Hong Kong recorded the second death from scarlet fever this year, neighbouring Macau reported a surge in the number of cases. According to figures from the territory’s health bureau, the Macao Daily Times reported yesterday that there were
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      DBSS flats will still be in demand if sensibly priced, say analysts
      387 4  -  JO-ANN HUANG joannhuang@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Despite the negative reaction to the latest Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) launch Centrale 8, there will still be demand for such flats going forward, industry watchers have told MediaCorp. The Ministry of
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      Should financial institutions provide home loan fact sheets?
      287 4  -  MILLET ENRIQUEZ SINGAPORE The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is seeking public feedback on a proposal to require financial institutions (FIs) to provide a fact sheet when marketing loans for residential property. as it cautioned that the “current low global interest rate
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      Stringent water treatment process at Bedok plant: PUB
      240 6  -  EVELYN CHOO evelynchoo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE National water agency PUB said yesterday the treatment process at its Bedok plant is stringent and its water is safe to drink straight from the tap. The assurance came in the wake of a decomposed body being found
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      Lock icon Students to get their feet wet learning at PUB's river classroom
      407 6  -  ONG DAI LIN SINGAPORE Students in Clementi will have a river classroom near their schools for outdoor learning, while residents in Rochor will have a green community area in a few years under the national water agency PUB’s Active,
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      Lock icon Militants escape from Yemen prison
      273 8 AP SANAA Security officials said 57 militants, mostly from Al Qaeda, escaped from prison in southern Yemen yesterday. The militants were among 62 inmates in the Mukalla Jail in Hadarmout province. They attacked prison guards and seized their weapons as bands of gunmen targeted guards
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      Lock icon Abhisit pans Pheu Thai's plan for south
      334 8 BANGKOK POST BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has slammed the opposition Pheu Thai Party proposal to turn the three southern border provinces into a special administrative zone, saying it would create a divide between the authorities and local residents. Speaking on the
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      Thai panel to investigate perjury allegations against Yingluck
      493 8 But PheuThai keeps lead over Democrats in north-east region BANGKOK Thailand’s Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has said that it will form a fact-finding panel to look into perjury allegations involving Pheu Thai candidate Yingluck Shinawatra before deciding whether a full investigation
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      Lock icon NTUC FUND-RAISING DRIVE A STEP CLOSER TO S$10M TARGET
      151 10  -  ALVINA SOH The National Trades Union Congress’ (NTUC) year-long fund-raising drive to help the less fortunate is a step closer to achieving its s$10 million target with the launch of a new initiative yesterday. Jointly launched by NTUC FairPrice and NTUC-U
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      s$124m compensation package for Qantas
      182 10 SYDNEY Qantas Airways has reached a US$100.6 million (S$124 million) compensation package with engine-maker Rolls-Royce, after a mid-air engine explosion in November last year forced a Qantas A380 with about 460 people on board to make an emergency landing in Singapore. The incident prompted Qantas
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      Brother dead but teen has charge reduced
      288 10  -  SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB shaffiq@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE He had originally been charged with murdering his mentally unstable brother and could have been sent to the gallows if convicted. However, Umar Othman pleaded guilty yesterday to an amended charge of voluntarily causing grievous hurt, a less serious
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      14 2 DBSS FLATS WILL STILL BE IN DEMAND IF SENSIBLY PRICED, SAY ANALYSTS PAGE 4
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon That stalling feeling
      918 12  -  There’s good reason to believe the world economy has hit not just a soft patch, but a persistent slump NOURIEL ROUBINI Nouriel Roubini is chairman ofRoubini Global Economics (www.roubini.com), Professor of Economics at NYU’s Stern School of Business, and co-author of Crisis Economics. PROJECT SYNDICATE Despite the
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      Lock icon America’s 100 days
      958 14  -  Why I’m looking for the shock-therapy of a serious Third Party candidate in 2012 THOMAS L FRIEDMAN Thomas L Friedman is an American journalist, columnist for The New York Times and author. THE NEW YORK TIMES There is something crazy about what is going on in the
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      Lock icon When a yogi takes on India's elite, no one wins
      1428 16  -  PANKAJ MISHRA Pankaj Mishra is a Bloomberg View columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. BLOOMBERG A few years ago, I visited a yoga camp run by Baba Ramdev (picture) near my home in the Himalayas. Ramdev is India’s latest
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      343 12 HAVE YOU BEEN LOSING MONEY LATELY? Why Amateur Traders Always Get Beaten In A Volatile Market KHOO LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES _G ROUP u Conrad's Wealth Academy Trader (WAT) course provided me with a good understanding of indicators trends in stock trading. Being a businessman, Conrad's course has also opened my mind
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      581 17 •m i A m e c 5£? I l ii a ILil \sSl IJ m IU as i. Auckland is 30 minutes to anywhere. Must try: sailing, island hopping, rainforest trek, picnicking on a volcano, food and wine tour, bungy jumping, quad biking, sea kayaking, diving, surfing, camping, dolphin watching,
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  • VOICES
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      Monster invasion
      321 18  -  Letter from Sandra Jayandran I LEARNT with great interest that a threestorey “monster” home being built in the Simei area is upsetting the neighbours. Most are unhappy that the house, which occupies almost all the land it sits on, will ruin the aesthetics of their estate. Some residents
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      WHY NO WI-FI ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT?
      179 18  -  LETTER FROM CORDELIA FOO In an era where monumental focus is placed on connectivity, our trains place pretty far down the rungs of technological innovation. Trains, stations and buses have yet to offer wireless Internet access for commuters. The average Singaporean spends about 2.5
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      Buzz at the Sentosa Boardwalk
      239 20  -  Letter from Jimmy Wong Events Director, Sentosa Leisure Group I REFER to the letter, “Sentosa’s Avenue of Stars?” by Mr James Cheo (June 21). I thank Mr Cheo for his kind comments. Beyond offering our guests an additional mode of entry to the island, the
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      Bringing together the generations through activities
      275 20  -  Letter from Joan Pereira Director (Family Life Active Ageing Division), People’s Association I REFER to the letter, “Bring back 3-tier families” (June 18) by Mr Peter Loon Seng Chee. The People’s Association (PA) agrees with the writer that it is important to inculcate values
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      A Garden City indoors
      174 20  -  Letter from Lim Poh Seng WE HAVE a Tree Planting Month every November, at the beginning of the rainy season. I would like to propose a Flower Planting Month or Home Plants Month to be held in May or June, the months with the hottest average
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      The troublesome cost of days off for maids
      197 20  -  Letter from Sheila Shanmugam I REFER to the article, “Should maids get a day off every week?” (June 22). This suggestion raises more questions than answers. We should not forget that employers’ interests should also be protected. The risk of maids absconding
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      290 18 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices A LAW DEGREE IS NOT JUST FOR LAWYERS “I was keen to stay in the technology sector but wanted to move into a field that allowed me to leverage my existing knowledge and experience with legal work.” Michael
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      108 20 VOUK MOURNS preg toddler MO Tot^ s July issue On Sale Now fab promotions Win fabulous treats from PapaMama, plus MAM baby bags by meyota! handy hints P 98 Terrific playscapes your little one will love p.28 Ways to tickle V -t your tot’s t funny bone AVAILABLE AT MAJOR
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Unauthorised RWS packages: Woman involved arrested
      351 22  -  NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE One of the two women who sold unauthorised Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) packages to consumers via a web forum has been arrested, even as victims with unfulfilled packages discuss how to recover their money. Police confirmed that a woman
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      Lock icon NDP fun packs go green this year
      302 22  -  SARA GROSSE saragrosse@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Save the light sticks from the National Day Parade (NDP) fun pack and reuse them as table lamps, with this year’s packs and their contents have been designed to be kinder to the environment. The tote bag itself is
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      Police clarify protocol for the removal of war relics
      252 24 SINGAPORE The police stressed yesterday that the use of qualified and licensed specialist contractors to dispose of war relics those assessed as not an imminent threat to public safety is a well-established practice. In the last six months, there were more
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      Man charged with two counts of maid abuse
      190 24  -  SHAFFIQ ALKHATIB SINGAPORE A 30-year-old man accused of two counts of maid abuse is believed to have kicked his domestic helper’s forehead, punched her in the left eye and stepped on her upper back after she was pushed to the floor, a
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      Two suspected drug traffickers arrested
      184 24 SINGAPORE The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) arrested two suspected drug traffickers in an operation on Tuesday. An associate and two drug abusers were also caught. According to a press release from the CNB yesterday, about 500g of heroin and about 5g of “ice” worth more
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      BODY FOUND FLOATING IN SUNGEI PUNGGOL
      89 24 The body of a man was found floating in Sungei Punggol near Sengkang West Avenue yesterday morning. The police received a call at 7.10am from a member of the public requesting for assistance. The man, believed to be 83-year-old Lim Hong Sai, was pronounced
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      Father was told SMRT's offer was out of ‘goodwill’: Thai embassy
      376 26  -  NG JING YNG, SATISH CHENEY jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The Royal Thai Embassy in Singapore had made it clear to the Thai national whose daughter lost both legs in a freak MRT accident that the S$15,000 offered by the SMRT was
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      Lock icon Brisk ticket sales before final train leaves KTM station
      385 26  -  HOE YEEN NIE yeennie@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As the day of the last KTM train pulling out of the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station draws near, sales of tickets for Malaysia-bound trains departing from the station have been brisk. At the station yesterday, all
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      A faster route to a culinary degree
      281 26  -  VIMITA MOHANDAS vimita@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Food and beverage (F&B) workers here will now find it easier and faster to get a degree at one of the world’s top culinary institutes. Their stepping stone to the United States-based Johnson and Wales University are Singapore’s Workforce
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon M'sia to kick off amnesty programme on July 11
      352 28 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government has said that its largest amnesty programme for illegal workers will begin on July 11 with a two-week registration drive. It will gather the fingerprints of the illegal workers for a biometric database that will
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      Lock icon Sarawak leader denies secret Swiss bank account
      283 28 AP KUALA LUMPUR The longtime leader of Malaysia’s largest state yesterday denied accusations that he holds any secret Swiss bank account containing massive riches amassed through corrupt timber deals. Mr Abdul Taib Mahmud, who has been Chief Minister of Sarawak for three decades,
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      Lock icon PHILIPPINE TROOPS CAPTURE TWO ABU SAYYAF SUSPECTS
      132 32 AP Army special forces attacked an Abu Sayyaf jungle encampment yesterday in the southern Philippines and captured two militants believed to be holding three Filipino hostages seized by the Al Qaedalinked group. There was no sign of any of the three hostages at
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      Lock icon JAPANESE PARLIAMENT EXTENDS SESSION, PM CLINGS TO POST
      132 32 REUTERS Japan yesterday extended Parliament’s session to the end of August to pass legislation as it strives to recover from an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis, enabling Prime Minister Naoto Kan to try and achieve his legislative goals before fulfilling a pledge
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      Lock icon IT’S NOT ALL SWIMMINGLY GOOD
      60 32 A picture of a man swimming is seen on a polluted river as a worker collects rubbish from a bamboo raft beside it in Jakarta yesterday, on the 484th anniversary of the city. Indonesian artist Fanny Octavianus placed the picture in the river to protest
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      Lock icon Australia reviews deployment of defence forces, with eye on Asia
      288 32 AP CANBERRA Australia is reviewing how it deploys its defence forces in response to a military build-up in Asian countries such as China and India and the growing need to protect its natural gas resources off its north-west coast. The
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      Lock icon BAN KI MOON GETS SECOND TERM AS UN CHIEF
      115 32 AP The United Nations (UN) General Assembly voted unanimously on Tuesday to give Mr Ban Ki Moon a second term as SecretaryGeneral, praising him for strengthening the world body’s role and visibility in difficult circumstances. The 192-member assembly applauded as it
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      Lock icon CHINA PLANS TO STEP UP FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION
      103 32 AGENCIES China’s ruling Communist Party said yesterday that it plans more inspections and supervision of officials as it battles corruption, a deep-root-ed problem that could hurt political stability. The party will monitor the use of public vehicles and supervise officials’ financial assets
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      128 38 REUTERS A game application is trying to raise awareness of the now largely forgotten epic floods which inundated Pakistan almost a year ago, hoping to use social media and smartphones to reach an untapped group of people. Relief Copter (picture) is an effort
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      315 38 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Hospital patients are at risk of catching infections such as MRSA and C difficile from “biohazard” pillows which are ridden with 30 different bugs, according to a new study. Nurses are required to regularly wash their hands and disinfect
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      363 40  -  LINETTE LIM linettelim@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE A Hong Kong developer yesterday unveiled Thomson Grand, its latest residential property project here. The development, a 361-unit condominium, is located in Upper Thomson. Cheung Kong Holdings is Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-Shing’s property development arm. Thomson
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      363 46 THE NEW YORK TIMES SAN FRANCISCO Photographers will have one less excuse for missing that perfect shot, when an innovative camera comes out later this year from a company called Lytro. Its technology allows a picture’s focus to be adjusted after it is taken. While viewing
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      492 48  -  IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg BOYS UNDER-18 ASIA CUP HOCKEY, POOL A Singapore 0 Pakistan 6 SINGAPORE Pakistan showed just why they are Asia’s best junior team as the defending champions stamped their class, beating hosts Singapore 6-0 in their Pool A tie, proving
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      499 49  -  Bill Ng points to lack of concrete evidence, says club will appeal SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.comsg SINGAPORE The act has been condemned, conciliatory steps taken, and Tuesday saw the Football Association of Singapore’s (FAS) disciplinary committee dole out punishments to Hougang United and Etoile FC for
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      119 49  -  TAN YO-HINN Minutes after landing at Changi Airport at 5.20am yesterday, South Africa’s netball team headed straight for the courts to shake off the jet lag and get in a quick workout, signalling just how serious they are about winning the July 3-10 Mission Foods World Netball
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      166 50 REUTERS SEOUL Striker Ji Dong-won is set to become the latest South Korean to join the English Premier League after his K-League club Chunnam Dragons said yesterday they had agreed terms with Sunderland. The 20-year-old would travel to Sunderland to complete a medical
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