Today, 10 May 2012, Afternoon Edition

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  • 41 1 Today MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE *****268 Thursday May 10, 2012 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking AFTERNOON EDITION TODAY MICA (P) 031/10/2011 A PUBLICATION OF NEWS HOTLINE 6822 2268 Thursday May 10, 2012 www.todayonline.com we set you thinking
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  • 1149 1  -  Nomination Day set for next Wednesday Straight fight likely between PAP, WP candidates LOH CHEE KONG news editor cheekong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Almost a year after Singaporeans headed to the ballot box, Hougang residents will be going to the polls again. And the rest of the country
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  • HOT NEWS
    • 576 2  -  LIN YANQIN assistant news editor yanqinl@mediacorp.com.sg manifesto of a First World Parliament.” ADDITIONAL REPORTING BYTAN WEIZHEN ANDWOO SIAN BOON SINGAPORE Ahead of the Workers’ Party (WP) unveiling its candidate for the Hougang by-election later today, party chief Low Thia Khiang has
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    • 228 2  -  LIN YANQIN Can Workers’ Party (WP) chief LowThia Khiang resign from his seat in Aljunied GRC, and field himself as a candidate in his former stronghold of Hougang? The scenario, though unlikely, is “theoretically” possible under Singapore’s Constitution, according to
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    • 578 3  -  TAN WEIZHEN weizhen@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE As news broke yesterday that a Writ of Election has been issued for a by-election in Hougang, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong reminded citizens in a posting on his Facebook page of former Workers’ Party (WP) Member of Parliament (MP)
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    • 407 3 by Lee Hsien Loong on Wednesday, 9 May 2012 at 16:22 In the General Election in May 2011, nearly all seats were contested. Many important issues were aired and debated. In the outcome, Singaporeans gave the PAP team a clear mandate
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    • 367 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums for vehicles finished mostly higher at the close of yesterday’s latest round of bidding, even though the Government had signalled that plans to cut the growth rate of vehicles may be delayed. COE premiums for
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    • 180 4 The number of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) cases fell by 8 per cent last week after recording four-year highs in the previous two weeks. There were 122 less cases last week, compared to the 1,590 which were seen in the week ending
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    • 160 6  -  IAN DE COTTA The bid by a consortium led by Singaporean Bill Ng to buy Scottish Premier League football club Glasgow Rangers is back on. This is after American tycoon Bill Miller’s withdrawal on Tuesday left the stricken club which has debts amounting
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    • 478 6  -  Suggestion to boost customer care, command and control structure SUMITA SREEDHARAN sumitas@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE More dynamic bus bridging services, better customer care as well as a stronger command and control structure for public transport operator SMRT were among a series of recommendations proposed yesterday
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    • 240 8 REUTERS WASHINGTON The first of a new class of United States coastal warships will be sent to Singapore next spring for a roughly 10-month deployment, the US Navy said yesterday, spotlighting a move that may stir China’s fears of US
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    • 507 8 Telco easily beats analyst forecasts AFTERNOON LATEST AGENCIES SINGAPORE Surpassing analyst forecasts, Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) this morning announced that fourth quarter net profit for the Group grew 30 per cent to S$1.29 billion, up from S$991.7 million a year earlier, primarily
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    • 427 10 AGENCIES WASHINGTON The suicide bomber despatched by the Yemen branch of Al Qaeda last month to blow up a United States-bound airliner was actually an intelligence agent for Saudi Arabia who infiltrated the terrorist group and volunteered for the mission, American and foreign officials
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    • 273 10 AP DUBAI Ibrahim Hassan Al Asiri (picture) has built a reputation as Al Qaeda’s bomb-making savant one potential near-miss at a time: Explosive-rigged underwear aboard a Christmas flight to the United States in 2009, printers fitted with high-grade explosives the next year
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  • COMMENT&ANALYSIS
    • 1811 12  -  Rising Indonesia offers huge potential for those with the stamina to last the distance. This first of a two-part special report looks at the country’s political cracks on the one hand, and the huge attraction of its middle-class market on the other hand SHOEB KAGDA in
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    • 533 14  -  SHOEB KAGDA Freddie Low has been into the homes of some of Indonesia’s most wealthy families. He has helped to decorate and fill million-dollar homes with classical European furniture and state-of-the-art music systems, which seem to be all the rave among the
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    • 954 16  -  Amid a greying society, the concept of successful ageing has to be redefined KUA EE HEOK Dr Kua Ee Heok is a Professor in the Department of Psychological Medicine, National University of Singapore, and Senior Consultant Psychiatrist in the National University Hospital. He is the
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    • 797 19  -  WILLIAM PESEK Tokyo-based William Pesek won the 2010 Society of American Business Editors and Writers prize for commentary. BLOOMBERG Buying overpriced coffee at foreignowned cafes in developing nations always gets me thinking: How many hours must the average local work to afford
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  • VOICES
    • 439 22  -  I SAY Daniel Wong The writer is the author of The Happy Student: 5 Steps to Academic Fulfillment and Success (Write Editions®, 2012). Last year, I completed my formal education, 17 years of it. In thinking about my experience, I realise
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    • 145 22  -  Letter from Vivian Poon WITH Certificate of Entitlement prices soaring, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) should consider reviewing the restrictions in the Off-Peak Car (OPC) scheme, to make it more attractive to new and existing car owners. For example, why not allow
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    • 119 22  -  Letter from Peter Khaw CRAFTED years ago, the policy of having a 10-year validity for Certificates of Entitlement (COE), even if a car is roadworthy, should be reviewed. To me, it is criminal to extend a COE at prevailing quota premiums. But car owners who scrap
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    • 105 22  -  Letter from Dave Yap IT IS ironic that the 10-year Certificate of Entitlement (COE) validity was implemented to keep our vehicles in good condition. With the rising COE prices, more cars older than 10 years are plying the roads. Rather than a
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    • 284 24  -  Letter from Sandra Lim Zi Yu GIVEN the well-documented cases of sex among teenagers now, I feel that the issue of underage sex itself, which I have sadly come to realise is rampant and becoming a norm among our youth, must be addressed. Being a
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    • 464 24  - To protect younger members of society I SAY Teo You Yenn The writer is an assistant professor in sociology at Nanyang Technological University and board member at the Association of Women for Action and Research. When my students embark on research projects, they are required to undergo ethics reviews. If
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    • 108 24  -  Letter from Chua Peng Kok Acting Director (Car Parks), Housing Development Board I REFER to Mr Michael Lim’s letter “Are lot numbers needed in EPS car parks?” (May 1). Parking lot numbers are required for several purposes. The numbers enable the public to provide
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    • 95 24  -  Letter from David Kwok Ng Kan FOR four years, motorists have tolerated the closure, due to construction work, of two lanes of the four-lane South Bridge Road near the junction with Upper Cross Street. During peak hours, traffic jams are the norm along this thoroughfare
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 438 26  -  ASHLEY CHIA ashley@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The number of people volunteering to be grassroots leaders has increased by about 16 per cent in the past five years, bringing the total to 32,000 as of December, last year. Those aged between 15 and 35 accounted for
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    • 238 26  -  SARA GROSSE SINGAPORE The Government is stepping up efforts to provide more support and facilities for the elderly by opening social, recreational and rehabilitation hubs for the elderly. By the end of this year, it will have four seniors
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    • 249 28 SINGAPORE Nanyang Technological University (NTU) researchers have developed a coating that has been shown to destroy 99 per cent of the bacteria and fungi it comes in contact with. The coating has a magnet-like feature that attracts bacteria and kills
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    • 204 28 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) have developed a biochip that promises to boost the development of more effective cancer drugs. The biochip investigates the effect of drugs on cancer stem cells (CSCs), which form a small and
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    • 201 28  -  CLAIRE HUANG Two men were fined S$30,000 each by a district court yesterday for a corruption conspiracy involving S$33,200. In addition to the fine, each man has to pay a S$33,200 penalty. Ho Chee Yew, 49, and Lee Cheong Chai, 53, pleaded guilty
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  • WORLD
    • 336 30 AP BEIJING China’s expulsion of an American reporter working for the pan-Arab news network AlJazeera has drawn criticism from other journalists and the United States and, in turn, a particularly tight-lipped reaction from Beijing. Ms Melissa Chan (picture), a US citizen, is the first accredited
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    • 138 30 AP TheTaiwanese police said the Chinese authorities have recovered a stolen medal that had been presented to a World War II general by Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek. The Bureau of Criminal Investigation said the silver medal awarded to General Hu
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    • 158 30 AP JAKARTA Air controllers lost contact yesterday with a Russian-made plane carrying 50 people, including the Russian crew, in western Indonesia, an official said. National search agency spokesman Gagah Prakoso said the Sukhoi Super-jet-100 (like that shown in picture) was on a demonstration flight when
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    • 264 30 BLOOMBERG BEIJING A Ferrari dealership employee took a spin on Nanjing’s 600-year-old city wall, leaving tyre marks on the Chinese relic and prompting an apology from the automaker. The dealer had rented a gate along the state-protected cultural property encircling the
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    • 136 32 AP A South Korean court has sentenced an American soldier to six years in prison for raping a teenage South Korean girl last year. The Seoul Central District Court’s sentencing of Private Kevin Robinson yesterday follows the sentencing in
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    • 62 32 Fire-fighters putting out a blaze yesterday at a threestorey garment store in Butuan City, southern Philippines. Seventeen employees sleeping on the top floor were killed, while three others escaped when bystanders helped pry open the steel main door on the ground floor. Investigators are trying to
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    • 260 32 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH TOKYO The maternal grandfather of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un worked as a collaborator with Japanese soldiers during World War II, according to documents unearthed in Tokyo. The troops were hunting Mr Kim’s paternal grandfather, Kim Il Sung, the founding
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    • 213 32 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH SEOUL North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has criticised the “pathetic” management of an amusement park in the capital for neglecting its upkeep in an unusual public rebuke of officials in the totalitarian state. Mr Kim toured the Mangyondae Funfair in
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    • 159 36 THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER The Saudi government is reportedly considering whether to impose restrictions or enforce a suspension of haj and umrah pilgrims from Malaysia over the recent Bersih gatherings in Mecca and Medina. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mr
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    • 290 36 AP BANGKOK A retired grandfather serving a 20-year prison term for insulting Thailand’s royal family died of liver cancer, a preliminary autopsy showed yesterday. Amphon Tangnoppakul had previously-undiagnosed, late-stage liver cancer that likely developed after his 2010 conviction for lese majeste, said
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    • 131 36 AGENCIES Malaysian police have arrested five suspects four men and a woman involved in the kidnapping of a 12-year-old Dutch boy in Kuala Lumpurtwo weeks ago. The suspects were picked up during separate police operations in Perak and Selangor between Sunday
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    • 165 38 REUTERS Hair stylist and fashion world icon Vidal Sassoon, who created a natural look in the 1960s and built a multi-million dollar business on his name, has died of apparent natural causes at his home in Los Angeles. He was 84. The
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    • 560 38 AFTERNOON LATEST AP WASHINGTON United States President Barack Obama declared his support for gay marriage yesterday in a historic announcement that instantly gave the polarising social issue a more prominent role in the 2012 race for the White House. The announcement was
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    • 281 40 AP LONDON Britain’s Conservative-led government plans to finally reform the centuries-old House of Lords and introduce direct elections for members. Attempts to overhaul the unelected 700-year-old Upper Chamber which does not make laws, but can amend legislation have frustrated British leaders for
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    • 203 40 AP LONDON Nine men in north-west England were sentenced to jail terms yesterday for luring girls as young as 13 into sexual encounters using alcohol and drugs a case that has stirred racial tensions and sparked claims that the authorities are
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    • 148 40 AGENCIES Ukraine has cancelled a summit for Central and East European leaders after a string of heads of state refused to attend the event over the treatment of jailed former Prime MinisterYulia Tymoshenko. In the latest blow to President Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine’s
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    • 241 42 AGENCIES CAIRO Truckloads of armed men attacked the Tripoli headquarters of Libya’s interim Prime Minister on Tuesday, in a new demonstration of the lawlessness pervading the capital just weeks before a scheduled national election next month. Officials of the interim Libyan government
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    • 164 42 AGENCIES VIENNA A South Korean inspector from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) died in an automobile accident in Iran on Tuesday during a tour to inspect nuclear facilities. Iranian media reported that the vehicle carrying two IAEA staff near the Arak heavy
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    • 133 42 AGENCIES Mark Rothko’s oil painting Orange, Red, Yellow (picture) sold for a record US$86.9 million (S$109 million) at Christie’s on Tuesday in the biggest post-war and contemporary art auction. The large-scale work surged past its US$45 million pre-sale high estimate amid multiple telephone
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    • 126 42 AP A roadside bomb struck a Syrian military truck yesterday, wounding six soldiers just seconds after a convoy carrying the head of the United Nations observer mission passed by. The blast blew out the military truck’s windows and caused a plume of black
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    • 167 44 AGENCIES One in every six cancers worldwide is caused by an infection that is preventable or treatable, according to new estimates published in the journal Lancet Oncology. The research indicates infections are attributable for nearly two million new cancer
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    • 292 44 AP ALBUQUERQUE (New Mexico) A scientific ghost town in the heart of south-eastern New Mexico oil and gas country will hum with the latest next-gen-eration technology but no people. A US$1 billion (S$1.25 billion) city without residents will be developed in Lea
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    • 183 44 AGENCIES The debate about overweight passengers on airlines has been reignited after some scientists and engineers claimed that current seat belts are not strong enough to protect heavy travellers. According to a New York Times report on Tuesday, aircraft engineers designed seat
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    • 277 46  -  LINETTE LIM WITH AGENCIES SINGAPORE United Overseas Bank posted yesterday a better-than-expected 12.4-per-cent rise in quarterly profit due to higher loan margins and fees and said it will pursue growth opportunities in the region. First-quarter net income advanced to S$688 million from S$612 million a
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    • 272 46  -  CONRAD RAJ editor-at-large conrad@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Frasers Hospitality, Singapore’s second-largest serviced apartments group with 73 properties across 39 cities worldwide, is going into hotels with the launch of its Capri by Fraser brand. “Capri by Fraser bridges the gap between hotels and serviced residences to meet the
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    • 231 48 REUTERS AFTERNOON LATEST BRUSSELS Euro zone governments kept Greece afloat yesterday after agreeing a payment of €5.2 billion (S$8.4 billion) from the region’s bailout fund, despite opposition from some member states following the Greek election results. The board of the European Financial
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    • 232 48 REUTERS NEW YORK The multimil-lion-dollar signing bonuses that big brokerages are doling out to recruit elite brokers may seem excessive, but internal reports from Merrill Lynch show why firms are willing to pay top dollar for a top broker. Nearly 46 per cent of the
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      55 48 WEDNESDAY CLOSE 12,835.06 (-0.75%) Tuesday 12,932.09 q 0.59% Monday 13,008.53 q 0.23% Friday 13,038.27 q 1.27% Thursday 13,206.59 q 0.47% NYSE TOP 5 BY VOLUME NAME VOL PRICE CHANGE Bank of America 173.4m $7.73 q~0.77% Pfizer 74.2m $22.45 p~1.13% Sprint Nextel 66.9m $2.40 p~2.13% General Electric 61.3m $18.91 q~1.77%
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    • 124 48 OVERNIGHT World stocks fall, bonds gain on Greek fears Global shares slid for a sixth day while safe-haven US and German government debt rose yesterday as rising fears about the fragility of Spanish banks and a political impasse in Greece worsened fears about the euro zone debt
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    • 272 50 BLOOMBERG SAN FRANCISCO Apple won dismissal of Proview Electronics’ California lawsuit seeking to block it from using the iPad name, according to a copy of the court order obtained by Bloomberg News. Proview, based in Taiwan, has sought to block shipments of Apple’s
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    • 342 50 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON Apple has been criticised by charities for not allowing direct donations within its iPhone and iPad applications. The technology giant was condemned by leading charities for “preventing direct donation from apps”. The report, produced by The Big Society Network,
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    • 134 52 SingTel, South-east Asia’s largest telco, has acquired a Silicon Valley start-up in the mobile advertising sector, its second in two months. SingTel’s Amobee unit said yesterday it bought Adjitsu, which provides tools to make three-dimensional animated ads in mobile apps for Apple’s iPhones and iPads, reported Reuters. The
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    • 275 52 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH LONDON A significant amount of child pornography is being uploaded onto Facebook every day, according to a new report. The world’s largest social network, despite deploying several techniques to censor this type of content, is playing host to many inappropriate images
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    • 264 52 REUTERS NEW YORK Twitter filed a motion in a New York criminal court seeking to quash a subpoena for Tweets and account records associated with Malcolm Harris, a Twitter user who was arrested last year on the Brooklyn Bridge during an Occupy
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    • 321 56 REUTERS LONDON Supporters of Welsh club Cardiff City are up in arms over proposals by their Malaysian owners to break with 100 years of tradition and change their kit from blue to red, replacing their Bluebird badge with a dragon. Their Malaysian backers want to
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    • 718 56  -  American pull-out triggers desperate call to S’pore group, but signs point to financial minefield IAN DE COTTA ian@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Barely three weeks after it looked over, the bid by the consortium led by Singaporean Bill Ng to land embattled Scottish Premier League giants
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    • 439 58  -  LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE His love for Spanish league champions Real Madrid transcends even friendship, and Kim Bao once ignored his close buddies who were supporters of FC Barcelona for a week after his club was beaten in El Clasico. The self-professed
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    • 510 60 Colombian striker decides Europa League final for second straight season AFTERNOON LATEST AP BUCHAREST Radamel Falcao decided the Europa League final for the second year in a row, scoring twice in the first half to lead Atletico Madrid to a 3-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao in
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    • 266 60 REUTERS LONDON Anyone involved in the proposed heavyweight fight between David Haye and Dereck Chisora at West Hams Upton Park stadium on July 14 will be stripped of their licence, the British Boxing Board of Control (BBBC) said yesterday. The pair were involved in
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    • 323 60 REUTERS BIRMINGHAM Blackpool thwarted a late rally by Birmingham in their Championship play-off semi-final last night, drawing 2-2 to clinch a 3-2 aggregate victory and set up a high-stakes final with West Ham. Goals either side of half-time by Steven Dobbie
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    • 64 1 ARTS MUSIC MOVIES TELEVISION WINE DINE STYLE DESIGN HEALTH TECH TRAVEL CARS MAY 10, 2012 A PUBLICATION OF OUR SNEAK PEEK INTO JUSTIN BIEBER’S NEW ALBUM T4 THE WIGGLES DON’T WANT TO STOP T6 TRAVEL WANDERING THROUGH THE FASCINATING STREETS OF DUBROVNIK T8 CONNIVING AUNTIES GET UP TO HEARTLAND HI-JINKS
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        938 2  -  Would you watch these heartland adaptations of hit shows? MAY SEAH may@mediacorp.com. sg IN CASE you haven’t heard, you can now sign up to be a Ninja Warrior right here in Singapore.Yes, fans of the riveting reality obstacle course game show that huge phenomenon in Japan which spawned
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        486 3  -  As Mac Taylor’s dead wife, Jaime Ray Newman finally gets fleshed out in CSI:NY MAY SEAH CSI:NY fans will be excited to know that in the new eighth season, we get some in-depth flashbacks into a very important but hence little-known part of Detective Mac Taylor’s past
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      • 420 4 But Maurice Sendak wanted them to grow up too GUARDIAN MAURICE Sendak, who has died aged 83, said he refused to lie to children. He didn’t like being referred to as a children’s book illustrator, believing the term was disrespectful of his talents and cast him “in the
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      • 1114 4  -  Justin Bieber looks set to wow the world with his brand new album Tom Kihl features@mediacorp.com.sg IT’S A freezing, wet night in West London, but things couldn’t get much hotter. Outside the doors of Supperclub, the global concept club/restaurant, a mass of young girls shelter from
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      • 251 5 REUTERS IN AN unfortunately timed bit of courtroom manoeuvring, the Beastie Boys were sued last Thursday a day before the death of founding member Adam Yauch at the age of 47 over alleged illegal samples on their first two albums License To Ill and Paul’s Boutique. The
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      • 697 6  -  There’s more to The Wiggles than just songs about big red cars Christopher Toh christophert@mediacorp.com.sg SINCE releasing their first album in 1991, The Wiggles Anthony Field (aka Blue Wiggle), Murray Cook (Red), Jeff Fatt (Purple) and Greg Page (Yellow) have become a global phenomenon. As the
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      • 417 7  -  CONCERT REVIEW: MORRISSEY KEVIN MATHEWS SINCE its acrimonious dissolution in 1987, English band The Smiths has become one of the biggest influences on contemporary indie pop bands.And Morrissey, the singer/lyricist, has become the definitive hipster icon with his attitude, style and way with a lyric. The
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      • 1201 8  -  A dream destination for history buffs Gasthoori Manickam gasthoori@mediacorp.com.sg WHAT’S your pick for a European holiday? Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Scandinavia? What are the chances you’re going to say,“Hey, let’s go Dubrovnik”? I know, I know. Dubrovnik, Croatia, wasn’t even on my list of must-see places. But I
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        325 14  -  How to spend S$ 101 in a day while in Turkey (you big spender, you) MENTION Cappadocia and images of surreal, fantastical cave structures would invariably pop up.Yes, the Cappadocia region is an ancient land of undulating valleys and peaks, unusually spectacular rock formations and “fairy chimneys”; and Goreme,
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    • 333 16  -  The Alexia range of gourmet fries makes for irresistible treats Brought to you by ANNETTE TAN food@mediacorp.com.sg Most of us would be hard-pressed to name someone who doesn’t like potato fries. And really, what’s not to like? They are crisp, comforting and perfectly delightful in moderation. The Alexia
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      • 82 17 This event looks to shed light on the inspiration and production values behind the coming 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 Singapore
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      • 95 17 Commemorate Mother’s Day and help raise funds for Operation Smile Singapore. For the second year, pastry chefs from The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore and Singapore Marriott Hotel have teamed up to bake Valrhona Chocolate Banana cakes and each 500g cake is priced atS$28. Profits
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      • 110 17 The works of 12 writers, including playwright Ovidia Yu and poet Bani Haykal, focussing on the themes of desire and belonging, are presented in this 12-month project where one writer every month will have his or her letters
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      • 54 17 Cultural Medallion recipient Lee Wen’s artistic practice spanning 25 years in this important survey shows that includes installation, photographs, videos and documentation. Until June 10,10am to 7pm, Singapore Art Museum, 71 Bras Basah Road. Admission at S$10. Free on Fridays from 6pm
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      • 89 17 Film-makers looking to join the leagues of Boo Junfeng, Wee Li Lin, Tan Pin Pin and Eric Khoo, here’s your chance. The National Museum of Singapore is seeking submissions for Singapore short films made between 2011 and 2012. Celebrating its ninth season, this programme of the National
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      • 142 17 UPCOMING: Asia’s biggest international brass music festival returns forthe third consecutive year with a big bang. Presented by The Brass Society at Marina Bay Sands Singapore and supported by the National Arts Council, this annual music festival will showcase a myriad of exceptional musical talents from more than
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    • 231 18 ON MEDIACORP SEEDS OF DESTRUCTION (PART 2) (PG) Channel 5, 8pm Militant environmentalists Kate and Joe encounter a giant root that is rapidly growing and causing destruction and chaos in the country. Meanwhile, Jack Taylor contacts plant expert Jocelyn Snow, who suspects that a former colleague of hers may be
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