Today, 8 May 2012, Afternoon Edition

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    22 1 AFTERNOON EDITION TODAY MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Tuesday May 8, 2012 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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    Lock icon Frustrated ex-MF Global Singapore staff file lawsuit
    450 1 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE A group of former employees at MF Global Holdings’ Singapore unit claim in a lawsuit that they are not being informed about how they will be paid money they are owed. The unit of the bankrupt company, once run by Mr
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      6 1 SPORTS 43 BLACKBURN GO DOWN REUTERS
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon Hollande pledges to fight austerity, increase spending
      604 2 AGENCIES PARIS Mr Francois Hollande, who defeated French President Nicolas Sarkozy to become the first Socialist in 17 years to control Europe’s second-biggest economy, has pledged to push for less austerity and more growth in the region as he started work on forming
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      Lock icon Greek election impasse heralds lengthy instability
      544 2 AGENCIES ATHENS Greece faces weeks of political turmoil that could scupper its financial bailout after voters, angry at crippling income cuts, punished mainstream politicians and let a far-right extremist group into Parliament and gave no party enough votes to govern alone. Amid uncertainty over
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      Lock icon Italy faces test over austerity
      318 2 AGENCIES ROME Several candidates opposed to austerity measures were making a strong showing yesterday in early projections from Italy’s local elections the first nationwide test for Premier Mario Monti since he was named to save Italy from its debt crisis. In Germany, a state election
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      Primary school maths: A vicious circle
      769 3  -  VOICES Schools, tuition centres, book publishers trying to outdo one another in setting tough questions, say teachers 18 TODAY WEDNESDAY MAY2, 2012 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As a recent letter to
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      Lock icon Reduced reliance on foreigners will lead to higher prices: MAS
      499 4 AGENCIES SINGAPORE Reducing Singapore’s dependence on low-cost foreign workers amid efforts to restructure the economy towards productivity-driven growth will lead to near-term price pressures from higher labour and business costs, a senior central bank official said yesterday. “With respect to
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      Lock icon New CEO for Tourism Board from June 1
      325 4 SINGAPORE The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) will have a new chief executive from June 1. Mr Lionel Yeo (picture), who is currently deputy secretary (development) in the Public Service Division of the Prime Minister’s Office and dean of the Civil Service College
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      SMRT ‘looking into passenger safety, welfare’
      547 6  -  HETTY MUSFIRAH hetty@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Train operator SMRT is studying a slew of measures to improve the safety and welfare of passengers during service disruptions. These include an automatic refund mechanism that reimburses the fares of affected commuters the next time they use their ez-link
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      Lock icon Former top sports administrator critically ill
      292 6  -  IAN DE COTTA SINGAPORE Former Singapore Sports Council (SSC) executive director Lau Teng Chuan, 83, who has stage 4 stomach cancer, is in critical condition. Last Friday, Dr Lau (picture) was admitted to the Singapore General Hospital. His daughter Li Choo told Today that
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      Lock icon New defence labs at S’pore’s 4th university
      362 6  -  ASHLEY CHIA SINGAPORE The Republic’s fourth university will play a part in elevating defence research and development here, with two new laboratories being set up as part of a partnership with the Ministry of Defence. Announced yesterday, the move will see the Singapore
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      Lock icon US should ensure no repeat of Chen incident, says China
      335 8 AGENCIES BEIJING China warned the United States yesterday to “take necessary measures” to ensure that they do not interfere again in its domestic affairs, criticising what they called US meddling in the case of dissident Chen Guangcheng. “The US side
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      Lock icon Bersih not aimed at toppling Malaysia govt, says Pakatan
      584 8 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Lawmakers from the opposition Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition have denied allegations that the Bersih rally on April 28 was their attempt to overthrow the government, insisting they would never resort to unconstitutional means to claim power. “Pakatan Rakyat
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      Lock icon Bali bombing accused apologises for first time
      309 10 AP JAKARTA The militant accused of building bombs for the 2002 Bali nightclub attacks that killed 202 people, apologised yesterday for the first time to the victims and their families. Umar Patek, a leading member of the Al Qaeda-linked network Jemaah Islamiyah, was
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
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      Lock icon Those revolting Europeans
      926 12  -  With austerity not working, regime change may not be all that bad PAUL KRUGMAN Paul Krugman is professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University and an op-ed columnist for The New York Times. THE NEW YORK TIMES The French are revolting. The Greeks, too. And
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      Lock icon The campus tsunami
      909 14  -  DAVID BROOKS David Brooks is a New York Times columnist. THE NEW YORK TIMES Online education is not new. The University of Phoenix started its online degree programme in 1989. Four million college students took at least one online class during the fall of 2007. But, over
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      Lock icon How oil supports autocrats
      769 16  -  MICHAEL L ROSS Michael L Ross is a professor of political science at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the director of the UCLA International Institute’s Center for South-east Asian Studies. He is the author of The Oil Curse: How Petroleum Wealth Shapes the Development
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  • VOICES
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      Hope for those who cannot see
      396 18  -  Singapore should have its own centre for electronic eye implants Letter from Noel Chia Kok Hwee I READ the report “Eye implants restore vision to blind patients” (May 5) with great interest. The Germans and the Americans have done it successfully. Now it is
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      Replace holidays that fall on Saturdays, too
      294 20  -  Letter from Leow Zi Xiang VESAK Day this year fell on a Saturday. The Holidays Act provides for public holidays which fall on a Sunday to be automatically replaced, usually on the following day. The rationale for this appears to be as follows:
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      Boost penalties for expressway accidents
      270 20  -  Letter from Lim Hock Ann Jack MOST motorists will agree that we have an excellent road- and trafficmanagement system. However, the driving habits of some road users leave much to be desired, especially on our expressways. I witnessed a seven car bump-er-to-bumper accident on the
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      Lock icon Joo Chiat who? Let our roads bear full names
      304 20  -  Letter from Khng Eu Meng QUITE a number of roads here bear the names of eminent people who were pioneers in various fields. These roads were named during colonial times. But it struck me that road names mostly do not include
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      153 18 have your say email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg join the community www.todayonline.com/voices I am amore. I am more. I am what I think I am, My mind goes beyond my physical. No boundaries. No limits, rLike us: facebook.com/amorefitness Follow us: twitter.com/amorefitness GYM I AEROBICS STEP KICKBOXING PIIATES YOGA SCULPTING DANCE
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  • SINGAPORE
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      Lock icon AT THE MALAY HERITAGE CENTRE
      122 22 Visitors to the revamped Malay Heritage Centre will get to view rare artefacts belonging to former Kampong Gelam residents and distinguished figures like Singapore’s first President Yusof Ishak when the centre re-opens in September after a year of redevelopment. There will be more than 150
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      Healthy habits from age 3
      332 22  -  SARA GROSSE saragrosse@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Pre-school children as young as three will be taught healthy habits, under a holistic framework called CHERISH Junior. With 8 per cent of children entering primary school overweight and studies showing that obesity is hard to reverse in adulthood, there is
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      STORMY WEATHER UPROOTS MORE THAN 100 TREES AT CHANGI BEACH PARK
      151 23  -  S RAMESH More than 100 fallen trees were found in the wooded areas of Changi Beach Park due to stormy weather over the weekend. The National Parks Board (NParks) yesterday said heavy rain and strong winds had felled many
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      Lock icon PLANTING A TREE FOR HOPE
      140 23 Former President S R Nathan planted a tree yesterday during a visit to the new Jamiyah Children’s Home in Guillemard Crescent in his capacity as CapitaLand Hope Foundation’s (CHF) new chairman, an appointment announced by the foundation yesterday following Mr Lim Chin Beng’s retirement from
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      He continued to practise while under suspension
      227 23  -  ALVINA SOH SINGAPORE A lawyer has been fined S$4,000 for continuing to practise while under suspension for malpractice. Low Yong Sen, 45, pleaded guilty to one charge of violating the Legal Profession Act by falsely using the title “Advocate and solicitor”. Two other
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  • WORLD
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      Lock icon Hainan highlights income gap
      469 24 REUTERS SANYA (China) A central government plan to create a high-end tourist industry on the tropical Hainan island has delivered a much-anticipated surge in economic growth, but it has also widened the wealth gap between the rich and poor that Beijing is trying to close. Money
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      Lock icon US keeps India waiting on waiver of Iran sanctions
      259 28 REUTERS KOLKATA United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leaned harder on India yesterday to deepen cuts of Iranian oil imports, saying Washington may not make a decision on whether to exempt New Delhi from financial sanctions for another two months.
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      Lock icon S KOREA TO CRACK DOWN ON HUMAN FLESH CAPSULES
      186 28 AGENCIES South Korea has seized thousands of smuggled drug capsules filled with powdered flesh from dead babies, which some people believe can cure disease, officials said yesterday. The Korea Customs Service unearthed 35 smuggling attempts since August of about 17,450 capsules
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      Lock icon N KOREA’S NO 2 OFFICIAL TO VISIT INDONESIA, SINGAPORE
      147 28 AGENCIES North Korea’s second-highest-ranking official will travel to Indonesia and Singapore in what may be an effort by the regime to seek support and guidance in improving its economy. Mr KimYong Nam, President of the Supreme People’s Assembly, will “soon” visit
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      Lock icon Could colourful biodiversity in Myanmar’s forests fade away?
      424 29 Lack of environmental laws a concern as country opens up AP YANGON As many as 40,000 gorgeously plumed birds known as the Gurney’s pitta (picture) thrive in the lowland rainforests of economically backward Myanmar. Across the border, Thailand’s last five pairs are
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      Lock icon China tycoon to rent land in Iceland for resort, despite cool reception
      196 29 AP SHANGHAI A Chinese real estate tycoon is hoping to rent land in Iceland to build a vast nature retreat after an attempt to buy it was rejected over concerns about such a large tract going into foreign
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      Lock icon Jurassic fart: Gassy dinosaurs may have helped warm Earth
      242 30 AP WASHINGTON Potty humour just got prehistoric. A new study suggests that dinosaurs may have helped keep an already overheated world warmer with their flatulence and burps 200 million years ago. The research published yesterday in Current Biology suggests that large
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      Lock icon Israel: No early election?
      134 30 AFTERNOON LATEST AP JERUSALEM Israeli media reports indicate that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reached agreement with the Kadima opposition party for a unity government, cancelling early election. There was no immediate comment from official sources on the decision that was reported this morning. The reports
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      Lock icon Playboy model steals presidential limelight
      241 30 REUTERS MEXICO CITY Mexico’s electoral authority apologised to voters yesterday after a sober presidential debate was upstaged by a former Playboy model and her revealing outfit. Clad in a tight-fitting white dress with a cut below the neckline to show much of her cleavage, Ms
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      Lock icon Putin sworn in as Russia’s President one more time
      238 32 AGENCIES MOSCOW Mr Vladimir Putin took the oath of office in a brief but regal Kremlin ceremony yesterday, while on the streets outside thousands of helmeted riot police prevented demonstrators from protesting against his return to the presidency. Mr Putin, 59,
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      Lock icon Syria holds parliamentary elections but opposition calls them a sham
      210 32 AP DAMASCUS Syrians cast ballots yesterday in parliamentary elections billed by the regime as key to President Bashar Assad’s political reforms, but the opposition dismissed the vote as a sham meant to preserve his autocratic rule. The voting for Syria’s
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      Lock icon London Mayor calls for probe into Britain’s foreign worker situation
      230 34 AGENCIES LONDON In one of his first acts since being re-elected as Mayor of London, Mr Boris Johnson called on Sunday for “an honest and unflinching” investigation into why so many British jobs are being given to foreign workers. He
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      Lock icon ‘Secret generation’ of carers for UK’s elderly
      331 34 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON A quarter of the population in the United Kingdom is involved in providing some form of care to older family or friends, a study has found. Furthermore, about one in five of them or almost three million said they
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      Lock icon DOTCOM’S RAP SONG LAMPOONS NZ POLITICIANS
      181 34 AGENCIES Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom, who is under house arrest in New Zealand awaiting extradition proceedings over charges of copyright and racketeering in the United States, has released a new rap song online. The song Amnesia, produced in collaboration with the Black Eyed Peas’
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      Lock icon ON A BLIND DATE IN CHONGQING
      78 35 Eighty-two people, including 50 construction workers, participated in a blind date event at a school in Chongqing municipality in western China on Saturday. A construction company organised the event to help its employees, saying they did not have much contact with women and were
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      Lock icon UK drivers who take drugs face jail and fine
      261 35 AGENCIES LONDON Drivers found to have taken drugs face a prison sentence of up to six months and a fine of up to £5,000 (S$10,000) under new legislation in Britain, ministers revealed yesterday. Offenders will also face an automatic driving ban.
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      Lock icon NEW HOPE FOR THOSE WITH BRAIN DISEASES
      151 35 AGENCIES Hopes have been raised for new treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other brain diseases after scientists found a drug could prevent brain cells from dying. Researchers in Leicester University said they injected the drug on mice with prion disease. It restored the
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      Lock icon BRITISH STUDY ON USE OF CURRY SPICE TO IMPROVE TREATMENT OF BOWEL CANCER
      165 35 AGENCIES British scientists are investigating if an ingredient in curries can improve the treatment of patients suffering from advanced bowel cancer, reported The Press Association. In a two-year trial in Leicester, scientists from Cancer Research UK and
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      155 33 The Singapore life insurance industry takes in $12 billion a year* But only one company shows how your policy performs. Actual Yield: Endowment For males and females, entry age 25 years, Polic y S$100 monthly premium 1 Term Maturing in 201 2 Average Maturity Yield (2008-2012) Actual Yield: Whole Life
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  • BUSINESS
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      516 36 BLOOMBERG AFTERNOON LATEST SAN FRANCISCO Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg (picture) and other officials touted growth prospects for the largest social network in a meeting with hundreds of would-be investors ahead of its record initial public offering (IPO). Investors watched a video featuring
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      55 36 MONDAY CLOSE 13,008.53 (-0.23%) Friday 13,038.27 q 1.27% Thursday 13,206.59 q 0.47% Wednesday 13,268.57 q 0.08% Tuesday 13,279.32 p 0.50% NYSE TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Bank of America 165.9m $7.96 p~2.84% AIG 153.1m $31.84 q~3.02% Sprint Nextel 36.7m $2.41 p~2.12% Citigroup 35.9m $31.67 p~0.22% General
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      122 36 OVERNIGHT Global shares, euro resilient World markets took political upheaval in Europe largely in stride yesterday, a day after voters in Greece and France delivered strong mandates against austerity measures, with the euro recovering from sharp losses and local equity markets up. The results of the weekend
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      Great Eastern launches health programme for customers
      228 38 SINGAPORE The Great Eastern Group yesterday became the first insurer in the region to launch an integrated health and wellness programme for customers, a move that signals a new direction for the life insurance industry. Live Great, which aims to help customers live
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      Lock icon Indonesia GDP slowest in six quarters at 6.3%
      226 38 Exporters expect shrinkage due to US and euro zone REUTERS JAKARTA Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, posted its slowest growth in six quarters in the first three months of this year as exports fell due to weaker global demand and the central
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      FJ BENJAMIN THIRD-QUARTER NET UP 9%
      108 38 Fashion and lifestyle group FJ Benjamin Holdings said yesterday its third-quarter net profit rose 9 per cent on-year to S$3.5 million despite softer consumer sentiment across key markets Group turnover for the three months ended March rose 7 per cent to S$95.8 million, boosted
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      Lock icon BLACKSTONE BUYS STARHUB BUSINESS PARK
      78 38 REUTERS The private equity Blackstone Group has made its first acquisition in Singapore, buying the StarHub Green project from Germany’s SEB Asset Management for S$215 million. Blackstone bought the 400,000 sq ft business park as part of an opportunity real estate fund, a source said.
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      Lock icon SEMBCORP TO BUY S$106.7M CHINESE POWER ASSETS
      71 38 DOW JONES Sembcorp Industries said yesterday it has signed an agreement to buy power assets in China for US$85.5 million (S$106.7 million). Sembcorp’s wholly-owned utilities subsidiary will acquire from US-listed AES Corp a 49 per cent stake in four wind power assets with
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      Lock icon WINDOWS 8 WILL NOT PLAY DVDS WITHOUT EXTRA UPGRADE
      188 40 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Microsoft’s new Windows 8 operating system (OS) will not play DVDs unless customers buy an extra upgrade or a high-end version of the OS, the company has announced. Users will either have to ac- quire the Windows 8
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      371 40 Amazon down to third place as Apple continues to dominate tablet market THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Sales of Amazon’s flagship Kindle, the Fire (picture), are reported to have fallen from 4.8 million in the last quarter of last year to fewer than 750,000 in the first
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      228 40 ideas igniting singapore media academy Upcoming Production Courses (May/June 2012) Lights. Camera. Action! No film or drama is ever perfect without a stellar cast of production people working behind the scenes. At Singapore Media Academy, obtain practical skills and manifest your talents under the bright lights of showbiz. Redefine your
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      270 41 Simple touches that make our world meaningful NEW Channel NewsAsia App for the iPad and iPhone Get it now at channelnewsasia.com/newsapp OR find us on the iTunes App store <1. View the latest news clips k ft SESSIC Bookmark articles for up to 3 days Channel NewsAsia home Story of
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      Lock icon We can still win the title: Hariss
      541 42  -  LionsXII vice-captain optimistic about title chances as Amri set for his first start in 11 months SHAMIR OSMAN shamir@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Forward Khairul Amri is set to make his first start for the LionsXII in their Malaysian Super League (MSL) clash at Felda United
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      Trax Global false starts on sponsorship deal
      506 42  -  LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Two months after pledging an unprecedented US$5 million (S$6.24 million) to the growth of athletics in the region, Trax Global a new backer for track and field have hit a major hurdle in their grand plans for the
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      Lock icon Wigan safe at Blackburn’s expense
      426 43 REUTERS AFTERNOON LATEST LONDON Blackburn Rovers were relegated from the Premier League yesterday after losing 1-0 at home to Wigan Athletic who ensured their survival in the top flight with the victory. Wigan defender Antolin Alcaraz scored with a header three minutes from time to
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      Lock icon Old boy Pellegrino now Valencia’s coach
      328 43 REUTERS MADRID Valencia have appointed Argentine former player Mauricio Pellegrino to replace Unai Emery as their coach from next season, the Spanish club said yesterday. “Mauricio Pellegrino is the new coach of Valencia for the next two seasons,” Valencia said in a statement on
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      Lock icon Bring on Wembley, cries Allardyce
      316 43 AGENCIES LONDON West Ham beat Cardiff 3-0 at home in the second leg of their Championship play-off match, putting the London team into the final to decide which club gains promotion to English football’s Premier League. West Ham won 2-0 at Cardiff and so takes
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      Lock icon In the Knick of time
      515 44 Anthony’s late 3-pointer saves New York from an early play-off exit AGENCIES NBA PLAY-OFFS New York Knicks 89 Miami Heat 87 DENVER Carmelo Anthony scored 41 points, and Amare Stoudemire had 20 points and 10 rebounds in his return from a cut hand as the
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      464 44 AGENCIES MELBOURNE The surprise decision to chop windsurfing from the Olympic programme has prompted jeers from leading athletes, but is being hailed by kiteboarders whose discipline will be showcased for the first time at the Rio Olympics in 2016. The International Sailing Federation (ISAF)
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      54 1 ARTS MUSIC MOVIES TELEVISION WINE DINE STYLE DESIGN HEALTH TECH TRAVEL CARS THE AVENGERS TAKE OVER THE US T4 MTV’S 24-HOUR CONCERT T4 HEALTH: GIVE WEIGHT LOSS SOME THOUGHT T6 HIP-HOP HERO MAY 8, 2012 A PUBLICATION OF BEASTIE BOYS’ ADAM ‘MCA’ YAUCH FOUGHT FOR TIBET, INDIE FILMS AND YOUR
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        1013 2  -  The Beastie Boys’ Adam “MCA” Yauch broke the rules of hip-hop to become an unlikely icon of rap Alex Rayner feature s@mediacorp.com.sg THE GUARDIAN IN HIS late teens, Adam Yauch (picture) “MCA” of the Beastie Boys did not look the type to be an effective rapper.When they met
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        Famous fans say goodbye
        417 3 Who’s a Beastie Boys fan? You might be surprised, going by Twitter reactions to MCA’s death Josh Groban, anyone? Duran Duran: “Rest in Peace Adam Yauch. Our condolences to your friends and family.” Snoop Dogg: “RIP MCA U are a Legend and a pioneer. #BeastieBoys4Life.” Justin
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        324 4 REUTERS MTV and the Viacom Music Group are returning to the birthplace of rock ‘n’ roll for the third O Music Awards, staging a road trip from Memphis to New Orleans in which one band will break the Guinness World Record
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        298 4 REUTERS THE Avengers proved that five superheroes are better than one by bursting into Hollywood’s record books with a massive $200.3 million (S$249 million) in ticket sales over its opening weekend in US and Canadian theatres, kicking off Hollywood’s summer movie season
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          256 5  -  SADAQA| RAM LI SARIP CHRISTOPHER TOH IFTHERE’S still any argument left about whether music is a universal language, this album will definitely support the proposition.Veteran Malay singer Ramli Sarip may have honed his musical instincts and made a name for himself performing rock songs, but these days,
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          ONE FINE DAY | CHERYL WEE
          164 5  - ONE FINE DAY CHERYL WEE CHRISTOPHER TOH AS IF winning modelling accolades wasn’t enough, Cheryl Wee has now decided to go the music route. And just what does this bode for her? The former beauty queen is the latest in a line of local musicians who are making their mark
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          ABSOLUTE BOYFRIEND ABSOLUTE BOYFRIEND
          144 5  -  CHRISTOPHER TOH TAIWANESE group Fahrenheit’s Jiro Wang stars opposite Korean actress Ku Hye Sun (of Boys Over Flowers fame) in Absolute Boyfriend, a fantasy drama romance between a heartbroken girl and the cyborg lover she orders from a website. Sort of like an updated, inverted version
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          TWIN SHADOW
          177 5  -  CHRISTOPHER TOH THE artiste known as Twin Shadow made such a big impression at this year’s Laneway Festival that it was inevitable for the anticipation of this release to be high. It’s a safe bet that fans are going to say this album lives up to its promise.Twin
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      GIG GUIDE
      167 5 That IndieThingYou Do Chijmes. Local indie musicians, including Cheating Sons, Deon Toh, Shelves, Shimona Kee, Cashew Chemists and more. Until May 12, various times, Chijmes Lawn. Free. More info visit https://www.facebook.com/ events/***************/. Morrissey. The man whom some call the “master of mope music” will make his Singapore debut.
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        742 6  -  Is your personality sabotaging your weight-loss goals? Eveline Gan eveline@mediacorp.com.sg FOR most people, losing the kilos is often just one part of the weight-loss challenge. Sustaining the weight loss is the other half of the battle. Too often, weight watchers win a battle but end up losing
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          96 7 Hormones maintain chemical levels in the bloodstream to help achieve homeostasis, which is a state of stability or balance within the body. Ketki Vinayachandra, nutritionist and iridologist, will share her views on stress and hormones, endometriosis, fibroids, menopause and the natural approach to balancing women’s hormones.
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          Sexual dysfunction in elderly men
          89 7 Dr Joe Lee, associate consultant of the department of urology at National University Hospital, will discuss about the treatment options available for sexual dysfunction and hypogonadism. He will also give advice on how elderly couples can better cope with their sexual limitations. Date: May 11
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          Lock icon Confessions of a snack-a-holic
          313 7 Ong N B loves to snack, especially at night just before bedtime. Although her weight is within the healthy range of the Body Mass Index, the 31-year-old said she has put on 2kg in a year, thanks to her unhealthy snacking habits. We got the avid
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          Go red for women picnic day
          103 7 As part of its Go Red For Women campaign, Singapore Heart Foundation is organising a picnic day to celebrate the women in your lives.There will be a kite flying competition with attractive prizes to be won, quad-line stunt kite performances and blood pressure screenings.
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        412 8 Want to quit smoking Try acupuncture or hypnosis REUTERS ACUPUNCTURE and hypnosis have been promoted as drug-free ways to help smokers kick the habit, and there is some evidence that they work, according to a research review that looked at 14 international studies. Researchers, whose findings appeared in the American
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    • THINGS TO DO
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        Ghost On Air Production Talk
        83 10 This event looks to shed light on the inspiration and production values behind upcoming local horror movie, Ghost On Air, starring local DJ Dennis Chew. He plays a DJ haunted by the very stories he is telling. Jointly organised by Merelion Pictures and the Singapore
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        Stamp Out Stigma Art Exhibition
        51 10 A collaborative effort between Silver Ribbon Singapore and the National Library Board, this exhibition provides a platform for people with mental health conditions and clients of mental health organisations to showcase theirtalents and express themselves. Until May 30,10am to 9pm, Marine Parade Public Library. Free
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        Rhythm with Nature
        65 10 This charttopping artiste was last in Singapore in 2009, and now Jason Mraz, best known for his hit I’m Yours, is back. And this time, he’s set to headline Rhythm with Nature, a series of events collectively held as part of the official opening of Gardens by
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        SMU Master of Science in Communication Management Information Session
        107 10 This information session provides an overview of the Master of Science in Communication Management which is a joint programme conducted with world renowned Executive Master of Science in Communications Management at the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), Lugano Switzerland. The 12-month,
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        Unveil Your Skin From Beneath, Beauty Workshop
        77 10 In conjunction with their 10th anniversary, Touche will be hosting an interactive beauty workshop and High Tea Buffet at the Hilton Hotel. The session will focus on clinical solutions to common and persistent skin problems Asians in particularface. May 26, Hilton Hotel Ballroom
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        Lock icon Postnatal Talk and movie screening
        95 10 With the release of What to Expect When You’re Expecting, Golden Village has invited KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) to conduct a postnatal talk for mothers-and fathers-to-be. Expectant parents and movie buffs alike can look forward to learning more about the characteristics of infants,
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      420 4 to® 1 1 3 M A Y 2 0 1 2 Runbikeswim Expo is Back! [Date: 11-13 May 2012 Time: 1 lam 8pm Venue: Singapore Expo Hall 4B Admission: Free 1 The biggest annual showcase of sports brands is back! RunBikeSwim connects sports enthusiasts with innovative equipment and fashion as
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      837 8 Ask The Cancer Expert V IW Dr Ang Peng Tiam Medical Director and Senior Consultant Medical Oncology Email: angpt@pcc.sg Waking up from vCo For more than two weeks, my patient has gotten my name wrong, but her mistake still delights me each day. Each morning, for the last two weeks,
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      32 11 Junior Begins Tonight Every Tue 8pm The second season of tv's most popular cooking competition where the little ones take on the biggest recipes to win the ultimate title. r A K,
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      231 11 ON MEDIACORP CRIME INVESTIGATION ASIA Channel 5, 10.30pm The discovery of one murder leads to a string of 10 others committed over a period of one year. Very Idam Henyansyah, known simply as Ryan, cruelly bludgeoned 10 of his victims to death before burying them in the backyard of his
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      667 11 CHANNEL 6.00AM Unbeatable Banzuke 6.30 AM Live! 9.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show IX 10.00 The Dr Oz Show 11.00 Multisport M7 Adventure Series 11.30 Great Ideas From JML 12.30PM Sayang Sayang 1.00 India: A Love Story 2.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos XXI 2.30 The Dr Oz Show CHANNEL 3.30 The
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      221 11 ON MEDIACORP MEN’S TALK Channel 8, 8pm This week in Men’s Talk, hosts Zeng Guo Cheng, Nono and Mark Lee speak to Kelvin Tan and Xiao Huang Qi on how they use their hearts to feel the notes of a song. PERFECT SPIN Channel NewsAsia, 10.33am For PR agencies, a
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