The Straits Times, 1 March 2006

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  • 673 1  -  Nirmal Ghosh He says he's ready to proceed with snap poll after opposition spurns olive branch By Thailand Correspondent "I am happy to cooperate on anything...as long as they are democratic ways." MR THAKSIN "Our stance is still the same. We have changed nothing."
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  • 471 1  -  Erica Tay By SINGAPORE was the sec-ond-largest export market for China's low- and mid-skilled contract labour after Japan last year, according to Chinese officials here, who estimate that there are as many as 70,000 such workers here. This export of labour is just one
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  • UPFRONT
    • 1131 1  -  Nicholas Fang By Sports Correspondent ON A hot Monday afternoon, close to 40 schoolboys clad m white flannel uniforms are gathered around a strip of artificial turf playing cricket at Unity Secondary School m Choa Chu Kang. The scene seems incongruous, given that cricket
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    • 528 2 SECTION ONE Chee faces charges Prime 3-4 Opposition politician Asia.. 6-16 Chee Soon Juan is facing World 17-22 contempt of court o o charges over remarks Review 23 26 that are said to have FYI 27 "scandalised the SECTION TWO Singapore judiciary. Home Hl-Hll PAGEH3 IOTl 0TU sjsi "]l Mangrove
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  • PRIME
    • 510 3  -  Chua Chin Hon WONT BUDGE AN INCH "Do not underestimate the mainland's ability and determination to crack down on separatist activities." STATEMENT FROM CHINA, on Mr Chen's move to drop an advisory council on unification ITS FOR THE PEOPLE "Did Ah-bian do anything wrong? Am
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    • Article, Illustration
      516 3 Scientists m Indonesia unearth South Kingstown (Rhode Island) SCIENTISTS have discovered a lost "kingdom" on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa, east of Java, buried for nearly two centuries by a volcanic eruption. The cataclysmic eruption of Mount Tambora on April 10, 1815 hailed as a Pompeii Of The
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    • 582 4 Decision could come by the weekend; Manila gears up for arrest of more coup-plotters Manila DEARTH OF DISCIPLINE "This is what happens when you punish coup plotters with 20 push-ups, reinstate them and even promote them." EDITORIAL IN PHILIPPINE STAR, referring to the
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    • 344 4  -  Krist Boo By THIS year started at a gallop for the tourism industry, a strong signal that recent efforts to promote Singapore are paying off. Tourism statistics m January saw double-digit jumps over the same month last year: m visitor arrivals, length of stay and
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  • ASIA
    • 612 6  -  Nirmal Ghosh Thai PM could call opposition's bluff; military might emerge as wild card By Thailand Correspondent In Bangkok CARETAKER Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has a reputation for being a fighter, and m his business career has often taken daring risks and come up trumps.
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    • Article, Illustration
      784 6 Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has written an open letter m response to his critics who charged that he and his family had sold out the nation or sought to avoid taxes when they sold their telecommunications company to Singapore's Temasek Holdings. Below are excerpts of his letter: Why did
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    • 725 7 THAILAND'S revered King has the moral authority to defuse the current crisis, breaking the impasse and moving the political debate forward. One option open to him is to suspend certain provisions of the Constitution and appoint an interim prime minister. But the
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  • CHINA
    • 465 8 Taipei TAIWAN yesterday marked the 59th anniversary of a popular uprising that killed thousands of civilians. The date commemorated as Peace Memorial Day is seen as a key rallying point for the Taiwanese independence movement. Hundreds of weeping relatives of those killed joined commemorations
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    • 599 8  -  Eugene Low By US Correspondent In Washington America's influence over Taiwan m doubt TAIWAN'S decision to stop the operations of an advisory council overseeing unification with China has raised questions about how much leverage Washington has over Taipei's cross-strait policies. President Chen Shui-bian's defiance of US warnings
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    • 290 8  -  CHEN'S MOVE TO DROP UNIFICATION COUNCIL By Ong H wee Hwee Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei A DEFIANT Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian has defended his decision to drop an advisory council on eventual unification with China. "Did Ah-bian do anything wrong?" he asked not once but four times during
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    • 376 8 Analysts believe Mr Chen will focus his attention on his pet project pushing for a new Constitution for Taiwan. In fact, the President has made it clear that constitutional amendments will be the central plank of his governance m
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    • 677 10  - Ex- editor now has bigger following Tracy Quek By China Correspondent In Beijing Recent crackdowns Dec 28, 2005: Yang Bin, the editor-in-chief of the Beijing News, is fired after publishing politically sensitive articles. Dec 30, 2005: Xia Yitao, deputy editor-in-chief of Southern Metropolis Daily, is dismissed over a report about
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    • 791 10  -  Clarissa Oon Rare victory for media, thanks to outcry from party elders and editors By China Correspondent In Beijing A FEISTY weekly newspaper supplement banned a month ago will hit the streets once again today, marking a rare victory for
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  • EAST ASIA
    • 500 12 Quality of teaching m rural areas to be raised, to match standards m cities Beijing Improvements BESIDES raising spending m education to 4 per cent of GDP, China plans to: strengthen the quality of teaching m the countryside, such as by
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    • 352 12 Tokyo A JAPANESE opposition member yesterday apologised for implicating the son of a ruling party member m a scandal surrounding Internet company Livedoor. Mr Hisayasu Nagata, of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), had alleged that former Livedoor president Takafumi Horie ordered a
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  • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
    • 450 13  - India unveils new pro -growth budget Ravi Velloor But service tax on flights and cruises could affect some Spore companies By India Bureau Chief In, New Delhi Budget highlights Maximum import duty on non-farm goods cut from 15 per cent to 12.5 per cent Service tax raised by two percentage
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    • 233 13  -  P. Jayaram By India Correspondent In New Delhi INDIA yesterday raised its defence expenditure by 7.2 per cent to 890 billion rupees (5532.6 billion) to hind the ongoing modernisation of its armed forces. The increase was less than the 8.1 per cent growth
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    • 176 13 Jaipur (India) SALMAN Khan and four other Bollywood stars have been charged m a case involving the killing of protected wild animals. A court m the Indian state of Rajasthan on Monday charged Khan with poaching during an illegal hunting trip m Jodhpur m
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    • 552 13  -  RAVI VELLOOR New Delhi A SENIOR Indian diplomat is to be appointed as a top political adviser to UN Secre-tary-General Kofi Annan, a position which could place him among the contenders for the organisation's top job when Mr Annan retires at the
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
    • 624 14  -  Salim Osman Bali 2002 Aussie Embassy 2004 JW Marriott Hotel 2003 Bali 2005 Thousands of dollars sent by courier toJI leaders, says senior police official BY Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta ALL four suicide bombings m Indonesia were personally funded by Osama bin Laden who
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    • 141 14 Yudhoyono in Brunei at start of tour Bandar Seri Begawan INDONESIAN President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono yesterday met Brunei's' Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah after arriving m the country on Monday on the first leg of a South-east Asian tour which also covers Cambodia and Myanmar. He also met business executives as well
      AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE; AFP  -  141 words
    • 496 15  -  Devi Asmarani Action plans aimed at attracting investors to infrastructure talks By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta THE Indonesian government, desperate to attract foreign investment to help develop the country's poor public infrastructure, has announced a comprehensive policy that aims to do just that.
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
      • 50 15 RAIPUR (India): Maoist rebels set off a landmine under a truck yesterday m the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, killing 55 people and wounding at least 20 others. The attack came on the eve of a visit to India by US President George W. Bush. REUTERS
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      • 64 15 DHAKA: Two separate courts m Bangladesh have sentenced 22 Islamic militants to death for bomb attacks m the country last year. A court m western Jhenidah condemned 21 militants m connection with bomb explosions m the town while a court m north-eastern Sylhet city sentenced
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      • 41 15 BEIJING: Chinese lawmakers yesterday ratified an international convention to fight the financing of terrorism. This would add to the legal arsenal China may use to fight the unrest m the west of the country. REUTERS
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      • 72 15 BEIJING: A team of Russian pilots will fly fighter jets through a narrow cave m central China m a tourist stunt that will cost each spectator 6,800 yuan (551,40.0) each to watch, state press said yesterday. There are 20,000 tickets up for grabs. The
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      • 56 15 KUALA LUMPUR: An explosion at a chemical factory m Penang yesterday killed two people and injured two others. The four contractors were doing maintenance work at the time of the explosion. Two men died instantly, a third was critically injured and hospitalised while the fourth
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  • MALAYSIA
    • 512 16  -  Leslie Lau Pump prices rise by more than 20% as government warns against profiteering By Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIANS woke up yesterday to the country's biggestever fuel price hike, with pump prices leaping by up to 23 per cent m a
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    • 151 16 Kuala Lumpur A MALAYSIAN prison warden has been sentenced to death for killing a young inmate, amid frequent complaints by human rights groups of abuse by law enforcement officials. The Kuantan High Court m eastern Pahang state ruled on Monday that Azhar Che Wil
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    • 163 16 Penang FIRST, it was drain covers. Now, fire hydrant arms are disappearing from the streets of Penang. In Seberang Perai, 551 fire hydrants have had their arms stolen, forcing the state fire and rescue department to spend RMI.2 million (*****,000) on repairs. It
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  • WORLD
    • 833 17 Late bloomers will lose out under scheme to nurture bright kids: Critics London The problem In the end, nothing should get m the way of us doing the best for children. Currently 40 per cent of children are not getting good enough results and
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    • 171 18  -  REME AHMAD MALAYSIA'S most popular television station apologised last night for broadcasting the Danish caricatures of Prophet Muhammad. TV3, which broadcast the cartoons on Feb 3 at the height of the controversy, apologised for offending its viewers at the start of its main news programme
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    • 510 18 But it hits out at reprisal attacks against its citizens Brussels THE European Union said it regretted that Muslims had found cartoons of Prophet Muhammad offensive but denounced violence directed against EU citizens m reprisal attacks over the images. The cartoons, first published
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    • WORLD QUICKLY
      • 102 18 LONDON: Bombs killed at least 32 people m Baghdad and wrecked the tomb of Saddam Hussein's father yesterday, as the ousted leader was m court for the first time since days of sectarian violence pitched Iraq towards civil war. In other developments, Iraqi Interior
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      • 66 18 GAZA: Iran has agreed to provide a Hamas-led Palestinian Authority with enough money to make up for any cuts m foreign aid, a senior Hamas official said yesterday. But the official, Khalil Abu Laila, and other Hamas spokesmen could not confirm a report m the London-based
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      • 67 18 WASHINGTON: President George W. Bush's job rating is at an all-time low of 34 per cent, amid strong opposition to the Dubai Ports World deal and growing pessimism over the Iraq war, according to a CBS News poll. Fifty-nine per cent of respondents said
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      • 63 18 LONDON: Police investigating a £53 million (Sslso million) armed robbery at a security depot m Kent have been given more time to interview two men who were arrested on Sunday. Police have four men m custody over last Wednesday's raid, the biggest cash heist m
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      • 75 18 RIYADH: The leader of Al-Qaeda m Saudi Arabia, Fahd bin Faraj Al-Joweir, was among five militants killed m Monday's shoot-out m Riyadh, the Saudi Interior Ministry said yesterday. It also said he had participated m last week's foiled attack on the major oil installation of Abqaiq,
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    • GROWING U.S. DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE IN ASIA
      • 799 20  -  Diplomatic shuffle demonstrates Washington's shifting view of global affairs By Eugene Low US Correspondent In Washington WASHINGTON'S move to send more diplomats to China and India reflects the growing importance of both nations to US foreign policy. China will be getting 15
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      • 604 20  -  Azhar Ghani By Indonesia Bureau Chief In Jakarta WITH a population of about 2.5 million people, the city of Medan on Indonesia's Sumatra island is the bustling capital of a province that is rich m oil, natural gas, timber and
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      • 303 20  -  EUGENE LOW FRONT AND BACK "We must work on the front lines of domestic reform as well as m the back rooms of foreign ministries. We will need (diplomats) to engage with private citizens m emerging regional centres, not just with government
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    • SPOTLIGHT PEOPLE
      • 268 21 REACTING to a new book quoting Mr Karl Rove as saying she will be the 2008 Democratic nominee for president, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (right) said that President George W. Bush's chief political strategist "spends a lot of time obsessing about me". Noting
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      • 132 21 JAILED British historian David Irving has again said he does not believe Hitler presided over a systematic attempt to exterminate Jews m Europe. During his trial m Austria, Irving said he had changed his mind over claims the Holocaust did not happen, the BBC reported. But,
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      • 146 21 MR OTIS Chandler, who transformed his family's Los Angeles Times from a provincial, conservative paper into a respected national media voice, died on Monday at the age of 78. He had been suffering from a degenerative brain disorder known as Lewy body ""disease. As a
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      • 157 21 BOLLYWOOD star Aamir Khan is going ahead with legal action against a film magazine for using his photograph m a film awards campaign. Khan wants 21 million rupees (*****,000) and an apology from the magazine, Filmfare. He is also asking the publishers not to
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    • 595 22 Festival celebrated on smaller scale as city rebuilds after Katrina's wrath New Orleans SIX months after Hurricane Katrina tore the lif e out of New Orleans, Mardi Gras has brought fun back to the city lovingly dubbed "the Big Easy". As the
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    • 314 22 Forget phishing, keylogging' s the new scam New York MOST people who use e-mail now know enough to be on guard against "phishing" messages that pretend to be from banks or businesses but are actually attempts to steal passwords and other information. But there is evidence that phishing may already
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  • BIRD FLU CRISIS
    • 678 19  -  Vince Chong Less resistance from poultry sellers and consumers as more go for frozen chickens By Hong Kong Correspondent "I always thought frozen chickens were just good for curry, because the taste is masked anyway but after a while, you just forget
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    • 204 19 A DEAD cat has tested positive for the HSNI type of bird flu m Germany, the country's first case of bird-to-mammal transmission, the national veterinary laboratory said yesterday. The cat was found on the northern island of Ruegen, where most of Germany's more than 100 bird
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    • 393 23 TAIWAN'S President Chen Shui-bian has again churned up a tempest m the strait by shutting down a unit m the Presidential Office devoted to relations with China. He came just an adjective short of calling the National Unification Council and its guidelines for eventual unification relics.
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    • 955 24  -  Hans-Werner Sinn By UNDERSTANDING, IN TIME Replacement incomes and minimum wage laws don't work. It may take another decade or two for politicians to understand this, but m the end they will understand. A MARKET economy is efficient, but it is not just.
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    • 795 25  -  Sunanda K. Datta-Ray By For The Straits Times THE razzmatazz of president Bill Clinton's visit m 2000 may not be repeated when US President George W. Bush reaches Delhi today with wife Laura and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, hard on the heels
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    • 1093 26  - Life after politics for Raja K. Kesavapany By For The Straits Times MANY have paid tribute to the late Mr S. Rajaratnam as statesman and for the political legacy he left behind. This article is about his life after politics, at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (Iseas). In November
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    • 8 1 HOME THE STRAITS TIMES WEDNESDAY MARCH 1, 2006
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    • 836 1  -  Tracy Sua Runaway boy, 10, says: He disappears 5 times m 10 months, frantic mum wants him put m a home By INCREASING numbers of runaway children seem to come from families with step-parents. However, according to the Singapore Children's Society, they are
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    • 338 2  -  David Boey SOLDIER'S DROWNING But Mindef to probe further to see if they should be eourt-martialled By FOUR soldiers who were criticised by a coroner for not doing enough to stop an army regular from drowning will not face criminal charges. The Attorney-General's
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    • 123 2 Justice Andrew Phong Boon Leong became the youngest Judge of Appeal when he was sworn m by President S R Nathan yesterday. Last year, he was appointed a judicial commissioner on Jan 3 and elevated to a High Court judge on Dec 8. At 48, Justice Phane is
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    • 247 2 EX-HIGH COURT JUDGE DIES MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew yesterday paid his last respects to the late Mr Lai Kew Chai, the retired High Court judge who presided over several highprofile cases including the Huang Na murder Mr Lai died of stomach cancer on Monday.
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    • 403 3  - Chee faces contempt of court charges K.C. Vijayan Opposition man m trouble over remarks against judiciary during bankruptcy hearing By OPPOSITION politician Chee Soon Juan is facing contempt of court charges over remarks that are said to have "scandalised the Singapore judiciary" at his recent bankruptcy hearing. Chee's offending statement
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    • 234 3  -  Elena Chong By THE 27-year-old driver of a private bus which fatally hit an elderly pedestrian at a road junction m July last year was fined $8,000 and banned from driving for six years yesterday. Cheong Chun Kwan pleaded guilty to
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    • 390 3  -  Stephanie Yap By SINGAPORE police have confirmed they are m Kuala Lumpur to discuss with Malaysian police the extradition of Tan Chor Jin, who fled across the Causeway after the executionstyle shooting of nightclub owner Lim Hock Soon. Police spokesman Lily Lee
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    • 345 3  -  Chong Chee Kin By HOTEL cleaner Hairul Anuar Sazali pocketed two diamondencrusted platinum rings left on a washbasin m a hotel room. Then, 10 minutes later, when he went to the next room to continue his chores, he stole money found there. Yesterday, Hairul,
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    • BUDGET DEBATE
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        427 4 "The Singapore brand has gained a strong reputation m the world (and) our competitors envy or fear us, but they cannot bring it on themselves to compete with us on a level playing field." MR TAN SOO KHOON (East Coast GRC), on Australia refusing to let Singapore Airlines
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      • 718 4  -  Leslie Koh LONG-TERM HELP MPssayWorkfare Bonus not handouts but tied to work By Older workers have a tough time "I have a resident who used to be the leading steward of a very good airline. He was paid up to $3,500 plus allowances,
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      • 431 4  - Opportunity Funds the durian in the Budget Lynn Lee By THE "durian" or the best and biggest offering m a Budget that promises to share the "fruits of growth" must be the Opportunity Funds for schools, said Nominated MP Eunice Olsen. The sums, which will cost the Government $50 million,
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      • 399 4  -  William Han By HOUSEWIVES may not go out to work, but their job as full-time stay-at-home mothers should count too, said several MPs yesterday. Therefore, they should get the Workfare Bonus that was announced m the Budget, argued Ms Irene Ng, an MP
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      • 658 5  -  Aaron Low SHORT-TERM TACTIC? They are massive and precisely targeted to win votes, it claims By DIFFICULT TO PLEASE 'They are like what the Teochews say, when you don't have something, you complain you don't have it When you do have, you still try to
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      • 868 5  -  Lydia Lim FROM THE GALLERY BY Senior Political Correspondent OPPOSITION MPs believe this year's Budget will work so well to win votes for the PAP, they seem ready to throw up their hands and say: We give up. For that
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      • 639 5  -  Sue-Ann Chia By THE Government is misleading Singaporeans on the true state of its finances, charged Non-Constituen-cy MP Steve Chia yesterday. It is actually far richer than it has made itself out to be, he said, continuing
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      • 272 6  -  Marcel Lee Pereira By THE Land Transport Authority (LTA) and the Traffic Police will review the need for school buses to have seat belts, m view of an accident last month m which eight pupils were injured. Until that
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      • 471 6  -  Narendra Aggarwal HELPSMEs Help them get share of business when Govt divests, say MPs By Economics Correspondent SMALL and medium enterprises (SMEs) need help m getting a share of the business when the Government divests its firms, and m going overseas, MPs said yesterday.
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      • 308 6  -  TEE HUN CHING HONOUR Singapore's founding fathers while they are still alive, said Ms Irene Ng. (Tampines GRC) yesterday. Tap a palpable desire among Singaporeans to do so, and have a committee involving them on how to remember these men who sacrificed so
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      • 308 6  -  NARENDRA AGGARWAL POLITICAL considerations' and domestic interests have got m the way of business deals, and are used by Western nations to thwart Asia's competition and economic muscle, Mr Tan Soo Khoon (East Coast GRC) suggested yesterday. He cited examples, including Australia's decision
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      • 336 6  -  Daryl Loo By THE billions to be poured into research and development impressed several MPs yesterday who stressed it was important that the discoveries be turned into products that can be sold on the market. Urging that Singapore emulate the United States, Dr John
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      • 508 7  -  Goh Chin Lian HELP JOB SEEKERS It will determine if firms discriminate or failed job seekers use it as an excuse By DO A proper study to find out once and for all if employers discriminate against non-Mandarin speakers, suggested Mr Ahmad
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      • 225 7 TAKE the bold step forward and sound the death knell for estate duty, Dr Ong Chit Chung (Jurong GRC) urged the Government yesterday. Places such as Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and even Malaysia have done away with the tax. Dr Ong wondered why
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    • 671 8  -  Radha Basu One hectare can absorb the carbon dioxide spewed by a vehicle m a year, so scientists urge Govt to plant mangroves along coastline By A TEAM of scientists from the National Institute of Education (NIE) is asking the Government to plant mangroves along Singapore's coastline, a
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    • 165 8 S 'pore wins praise from UN on anti-pollution measures RECENT research, including one by the National Institute of Education here, has shown that mangroves can act as effective carbon "sinks". The National Parks Board is trying to increase the extent of land covered by mangroves where possible, but given that
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    • 125 10 Tackling Tourette's Syndrome TOURETTE'S sufferers are perhaps a misunderstood group of people. They are often portrayed on TV and m movies as people who cannot control themselves from bursting into obscene words and gestures. Yet, according to experts, Jess than 15 per cent of people with Tourette's Syndrome scream obscenities.
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    • 454 10  -  Arlina Arshad New Workplace Safety and Health Act comes into effect today By FROM today, employers, factory managers and doctors who fail to report worksite accidents to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) can be jailed and fined. The new Workplace Safety and
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    • 247 10  -  Chua Hian Hou By WORLD No. 3 computer maker Lenovo Group launched a new line of desktop and notebook computers for home and small businesses yesterday, the first time the company which shot to fame with its December 2004 purchase of IBM's
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    • 346 11  -  Christopher Tan By Senior Correspondent A TECHNICAL glitch on the first day of a $36 million online vehicle transaction system caused long queues at the Land Transport Authority (LTA) office m Sin Ming Drive yesterday. Hundreds of people were still waiting their turn well
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    • 372 11  -  Liaw Wy-Cin Career, education exhibitions for students also on By CLOSE to 500 academic and administrative staff from universities around the world are m Singapore from today until Friday for a conference on how to market their educational institutions m Asia. This
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    • 179 11 JC, poly postings out on Friday STUDENTS who have applied to enter the junior colleges, polytechnics, Millennia Institute or Institute of Technical Education (ITE) can find out where they have been posted from Bam on Friday. They can check information on the Joint Admissions Exercise at the Ministry of Education
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    • QUICK NEWS
      • 104 11 EXECUTIVES m the convention and exhibition business can now hone their skills back m school. Classes on which microphone to use, how to market to an incentive group and even selecting the right sound system for an event, will be taught m an advanced certificate programme
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      • 106 11 THE designers behind Tokyo's famous Roppongi Hills building will draw the plans for the Marina Bay integrated resort if the MGM Mirage-Capita-Land consortium wins the bid. The partners yesterday named New Yorkbased Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) as the chief architect for its proposal, which
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      • 550 12 I FOLLOWED with interest the news coverage of former Deputy Prime Minister S.Rajaratnam because he was a man I knew little of. I've heard his name and knew he was a former minister but did not realise that he was one of the
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      • 103 12 IT APPALS all helpless consumers that the drinks stalls are comtemplating a price increase because of higher sugar price. All this while, drinks stalls charge the same price for hot beverage, whether sugar is added or not. This profiteering should not be left
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      • 235 12 ABOUT a year ago, I complained to the Ministry of Education (MOE) about a MOEcertified teacher who, without credential, was teaching psychology m a MOE-registered private school. The ministry said its prerequisites for registering a private school are limited to ensuring its adequacy m
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      • 181 12 OUR Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has come out with a $2. 6 b help package for all Singaporeans. I'm so happy. I've three children. My eldest son attends a Minds school. My second daughter is m Primary 1. My third son is going
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      • 254 12 I WANT to highlight a situation which is getting worse and not getting attention from the authorities. Since late last year, many foreign workers have been hawking cigarettes at the Yew Tee Industrial Estate near Stagmont Ring. The situation has become worse with many of them
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      • 451 12 WE THANK Mr Johnny Lam for his "Budget Terminal viable only for the airlines" (ST, Feb 17). The Budget Terminal was built to suit the "nofrills" business model of budget carriers. Low fares are possible because these carriers oil costs m their
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      • 216 12 THE article "Football can help Singapore gel" (ST, Feb 27) has precisely the same point m a letter I once wrote to the Forum page. I said that when I was growing up, my friends and I took every opportunity to play football
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      • 330 12 IN THE letter "Why go after visitors at remote car park" (ST, Feb 21), the writer said on Feb 13, a team of six officers was out to issue as many summonses as possible at the car park beside Bukit Batok Nature
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    • SPORTS
      • 1154 13 FLORENTINO PEREZ QUITS REAL MADRID "I don't regret bringing the best players m the world to this club, but perhaps I wasn't able to make them understand the importance of their responsibilities. Maybe I have educated them badly." FLORENTINO PEREZ (left) Pferez's legacy at Real Madrid BORN m
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      • 748 14 SOCCER They need to impress m final game before Eriksson names World Cup squad m May Liverpool International friendlies Today Austria v Canada Croatia v Argentina Live, Ch22, tomorrow, 3.10 am England v Uruguay Live, Ch24, tomorrow, 3.30 am France v Slovakia Holland v
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      • 408 14 LONDON AND then there were six. The Football Association has drawn up a shortlist of six candidates to succeed SvenGoran Eriksson when he steps down as England coach after June's World Cup Finals m Germany. The Swede was forced to resign
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      • 348 15  -  Nicholas Fang SPORTS HUB By FOUR consortiums entered bids to build the Republic's sports hub by yesterday's 4pm deadline for the pre-qual-ification stage of the bidding exercise. The number was a pleasant surprise for the Singapore Sports Council, considering that the project
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      • 327 15  -  NICHOLAS FANG LAST CHANCE 'The S-League does not need any players who cannot conduct themselves professionally on and off the pitch despite being given a second chance." S-LEAGUE CEO WINSTON LEE on Agu Casmir (above) AGU Casmir, the enfant terrible of Singapore football, should make
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      • 509 15  -  Alvin Foo SOCCER But Khairul, the star of Iraq's defeat, says Lions know there is no room for complacency By YOUNG Khairul Amri is on a high. For it was his sensational free kick that put the Lions ahead en route to a
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      • 236 15 SIX of the Palestine players whom Singapore will face tonight m an Asian Gup qualifier are based m Chile. They play for Palestino, a Santiago-based club founded m 1920 to serve the interests of the 100,000-strong Palestinian community m Chile. The club are 10th m
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      • 378 15 RUGBY Singapore Sevens Adult season tickets: Grandstand $105, gallery $55 until March 15, $135 and $70 respectively after Concession tickets (tertiary students NSmen): Gallery $35 until March 15, $50 after Youth season tickets: Grandstand $30, gallery $15 until March 15, $35
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      • 665 16  -  Alvin Foo Elizabeth Tan is poster girl material, and sets her sights on Beijing 2008 By Factfile Name: Elizabeth Tan Date of birth: April 16, 1984 Height: 1.75 m Weight: 68kg Family: Dad Bobby, 52, flight steward. Mum Yee Kheng, 50, admin executive.
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        • 63 16 MELBOURNE: Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell said he expects to run close to his world record time m the 100 metres at this month's Commonwealth Games. He stopped short of predicting he would better the 9.77 seconds he ran m Athens last year but said he
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        • 43 16 ROTTERDAM: Footballer Robin van Persic is no longer a suspect m a rape case, a spokesman for Rotterdam's public prosecutor said yesterday. The case against the young Arsenal star has been dismissed for lack of evidence, she said. REUTERS
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        • 44 16 HOUSTON: The Houston Rockets were sloppy and lost 94-111 to the Phoenix Suns m a National Basketball Association game on Monday. The win made it seven m a row for the Suns and broke Houston's three-game winning streak. ASSOCIATED PRESS
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        • 41 16 LONDON: Germany's soccer captain Michael Ballack yesterday denied a report m Britain's Daily Mail saying that he nad agreed to join English Premiership champions Chelsea. "I nave not signed anything," said the Bayern Munich midfielder. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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      • 241 16 BASKETBALL NBA: Detroit 84 Cleveland 72, Atlanta 104 New Jersey 102 (OT), Miami 101 Toronto 94, Memphis 108 Washington 98, San Antonio 121 New York 93, Dallas 104 Philadelphia 92, Phoenix 111 Houston 94, Milwaukee 110 Denver 89, Sacramento 115 Portland 91, LA Clippers 95 Charlotte 87, Utah 117
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    • OBITUARIES
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        98 16 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of The Late MR VICTOR LOW SIAK KWANG Departed on 27 February 2006 From The Management Staff of Einar Lange Management A/S Oslo, Norway With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of The Late MR VICTOR LOW SIAK KWANG Departed on
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        306 17 a With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to Mr Frank de Jong Vice President General Manager, tAsia Pacific Valves the demise of his beloved wife ALISON JANE de JONG on 27 February 2006 From: The Management and Staff of EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD 10th Anniversary Our Grandmother Ist
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        365 17 w* IST ANNIVERSARY O^ THALAI THEVASAM C. N. Devaki Departed on 1 March 2OOS In our hearts your memory lingers Sweetie tender, fond and true, There is not a day, dear mother, That we do not think of you. Dearly missed ft forever cherished by Sons, Daughter, Son-in-law, Daughter-in-law, Grandchildren
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        229 17 Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of the late MR LAI KEW CHAI Departed on 27 February 2006 From: Attorney-General Chan Sek Keong Solicitor-General Chan Seng Onn Second Solicitor-General Lee Seiu Kin and Senior Officers from the Attorney-General's Chambers S Tiwari Lee Sing Lit Lawrence Ang Mathew Joseph Jeffrey Chan Wong
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        63 18 The Bible says Blessed are the dead who die m the Lord that they may rest from their labours, For their deeds follow them. With Condolences to Mrs Dorothy Lai, Stanley, Amy and members of the Lai Family LAIKEWCHAI From: John Edmund Haggai International Board of Trustees Singapore Board Executive
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        175 18 "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be m want. ..and I will dwell m the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 2 3 NG SIE W KHENG Age: 80 Was called home to be with the Lord on 27 February 2006. Dearly missed and always remembered by loved
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        53 18 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of the late MRIAIKEWCHAI 7 February 1941 27 February 2006 Judge of the Supreme Court 1 July 1981 6 February 2006 Chairman of the Board of Legal Education 1 October J9Bl 7 March 1993 From Chairman, Members And Staff of THE BOARD
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        139 18 i have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is m store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day- and not only to me, but also to all who
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        543 19 CHOO KIM NEO Age 82 Called home to be with the Lord on 27 Feb 2006, leaving behind beloved: Husband: (Yap Thiam Chin, deceased) Sons: Daughters-ln l,aw: Yap Seng Wah Chan Gual Em Yap Vi Vbna Yap Seng Mual l.eong Wai Peng Yap Seng Chee Chua Cha Yap Beng Wah
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        418 19 With Deepest Sympathy and Heartfelt Condolences to The family of the late MR LAI KEW CHAI From: The Forum of Senior Counsel Alvin Yeo Amarjeet Singh Andre Yeap Chelva Rajah Christopher Lav Davinder Singh Deborah Barker Engelin Teh Giam Chin Toon Goh Phai Cheng Harry Elias Indranee Rajah Jimmy Vim
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        135 20 With Deepest Sympathy Heartfelt Condolences to The Family of the Late Lai Kew Chai j From: CHAIRMAN DIRECTORS 1 MANAGEMENT STAFF SQUIRE MECH PTE LTD 1 SQUIRE MECH SDN BHD SQUIRE MECH (SHANGHAI) CO LTD 1 7 press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has
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      • 348 22 Washington THE United States economy grew at a 1.6 per cent annual rate m the fourth quarter, the weakest pace m three years but a bit swifter than originally thought, the government said yesterday. While the upward revision from the originally
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      • 343 22 New York A NEW portable media device that allows users to listen to music, play video games, browse the Internet and jot handwritten notes is the initial vision of a product m development by Microsoft and its partners, the software giant said yesterday. Microsoft
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      • 32 22 Yesterday's close: 15,918.48 (-31.41 points) Hong Kong shares ended lower as investors booked profits after recent gams, while declining commodity prices weighed on Hong Kong-listed mainland companies. REUTERS
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      • 28 22 Yesterday's close: 16,205.43 (+12.48 points) Japanese stocks closed slightly higher, reversing early losses as market sentiment remained buoyant following the return of foreign investors. AFP
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      • 39 22 Yesterday's close: 4,921.3 (-2.8 points) Australian shares closed little changed, as gains m banks offset weaker miners hit by lower metal prices. Volume was 1 29 billion shares, worth As 4 4b billion (555.37 billion). AFP
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      • 35 22 Yesterday's close-. 1,299.03 (+1.84 points) Chinese stocks finished higher, with Minsheng Bank and Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery helping the index reverse losses, after the two companies reported higher 2005 earnings. BLOOMBERG NEWS
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      • 32 22 Yesterday's close: 928.94 (+0.28 point) Malaysian stocks closed flat with investors worried by the prospect of inflation and higher interest rates after the government sharply raised fuel prices. AFP
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      • 30 22 Yesterday's close: 1,230.66 (-4.75 points) Indonesian stocks closed 0.38 per cent lower as moderate profit-taking hit blue chips Telkom and Bank Mandiri following Monday's sharp gains. AFP
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      • 33 22 Yesterday's close: 749.23 (-3.87 points) Thai stocks ended lower after the main opposition parties announced an unprecedented election boycott of a snap poll called by Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. AFP
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      • 250 22 February 28 Stock Name W1 Close Change Allgreen 50c 0.31 1.370 +0 020 Ascendasrert 100 2.160 -0.020 BIL Intl US2Oc 0.57. 1.520 Capita Land 3.86 4.200 +0.020 Capita Mall 0.78 2.330 -0.020 Chart SemiCond 26c 0.8? 1.350 -0.010 Cityoevsoc 2.56 9.500 +0.250 ComfortDelCro 25c .1.66 1.650
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      • 137 22 February 28 Source: HSBC Bank USA, Spore Branch ("M'sian nnggit: Interbank rate by OCBC) FOREI6N CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.1900 1.2030 Can dollar 1.4150 1.4310 Euro 1.9120 1.9340 Malaysian ringgit* 0 4369 0.4373 NZ dollar 1.0620 1.0850
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      • 588 22 WORKING TOGETHER "The government and the BOJ are trying m concert to move the economy out of deflation. The question of what measures are needed m accordance with this policy is a matter for the BOJ to decide." MR KOIZUMI,
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      • 450 23 Regulator's comment comes on the back of US offer for country's biggest tobacco maker Seoul SOUTH Korea may toughen regulations on share tender offers to help shield domestic companies from hostile takeover attempts, a senior official at the country's top financial
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      • 595 24  - Nissan revs up production plans for Asean Christopher Tan No. 2 Japan carmaker may export Thai-made models to Singapore m two years' time By Senior Correspondent NISSAN Motor plans to export up to five models from Asean mainly out of Thailand m the medium term, and car buyers m Singapore
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        • 124 24 DROP FEE INCOME EATS INTO UOB KAY HIAN'S GAIN UOB Kay Hian Holdings reported a 11.6 per cent drop m net profits to $75.5 million for the year ended Dec 31, due to lower income from commissions and fees and higher personnel expenses. Group commission income for the year ended
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        • 110 24 QAF, best known for its Gardenia bread, achieved a 138 per cent jump m full-year net profit to $23.9 million, from $10 million last year, on a 43 per cent jump m revenue. The increase m revenue to $885.9 million for the
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      • 214 24 MUMBAI SINGAPORE investment company Temasek Holdings is keen to buy a stake m Tata Sky, a direct-to-home venture between India's Tata gr,oup and media baron Mr Rupert Murdoch's Star TV, a news report said yesterday. Indian media portal Televisionpoint.com quoted an unnamed senior executive of
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      • 239 25  -  Lee Su Shyan By CHINA Aviation Oil (CAO) returned to the black last year after a crushing loss of $864.87 million the previous year. But it is hardly time to celebrate as auditors Ernst Young did not give the accounts a
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      • 588 25  - Citiraya ex-CEO's home nets $3m Joyce Teo Singaporean who clinched the bungalow is believed to be a businessman. He declined to give his name and said only that he plans to live m the house. He was accompanied by a woman. The sale price of Ng Teck Lee's freehold detached
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      • 529 26  -  Azrin Asmani By Companies Correspondent Accused of insider trading KOH (above) pleaded guilty to 13 out of 125 charges related to insider trading and non-disclosure of shareholding changes. He was accused, among others, of buying shares using his son's account between Oct
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      • 443 26  - CDL reports 12% slide in full -year profits Joyce Teo One-time gain m 2004 a reason; firm still proposing special dividend By Property Correspondent Up and coming CDL chairman Kwek Leng Beng expects high-end prices to rise by more than 10 per cent this year and said the company will
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      • 465 26  - Fuel costs drag down NOL's earnings Chua Kong Ho By SOARING oil prices ate into Neptune Orient Line's (NOL's) coffers as the shipping line reported a 15 per cent fall m full-year net profit to US$BO4 million (Ssl.3 billion) from US$943 million m 2004. y )0 A sharp spike m
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      • 791 27  -  Kelvin Wong Better result aided by growth m operating profit and lower loan allowances By Finance Correspondent Strategy for next five years OVERSEAS EXPANSION Shift emphasis from adding more countries to focusing on deeper market penetration m Malaysia, Indonesia and China Expand
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      • 670 27  -  Goh Eng Yeow ►TAKING STOCK By i TAKE a potent feel-good factor and add m some better-than-expected results from heavyweights like OCBC Bank and you have yet another six-year high for the market. And traders reckon there is even more to come,
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      • 465 27  -  Gabriel Chen By FOCUSED EFFORTS 'The strong performance of our businesses such as utilities and marine engineering demonstrates the success of our strategy." MR TANG SEMBCORP Industries, Singapore's third-largest conglomerate by market capitalisation, yesterday reported a 22.5 per cent drop m
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      • 235 27  - DIRECTORS' TRADES CHUA KONG HO NOBLE DIRECTOR DOUBLES HOLDINGS NOBLE Group independent director lain Ferguson Bruce has been bargain-hunting again, picking up another 100,000 shares on the open market last Friday to add to his 100,000 shares bought last November. In both instances, he bought after Noble's share price declined.
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      • 212 28  -  LEE SU SHYAN OVERSEAS EXPANSION SUPER Coffeemix Manufacturing is getting some serious firepower to help it expand abroad m businessman Oei Hong Leong who was appointed business consultant and popiah king Sam Goi as vice-chairman of the company. Both men are
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    • 786 10 FOUR SEASONS PK. Beautiful 4+2 rms. 2260 sqft. F'hold. Excellent investment. SJK 9730 9730 THE CLAYMORE. 2680 sqft/ 3+l. Pte lift lobby. New kitchen/ toilet. Tenanted. Call 6733-5838 WK LEONIE GDN 1733 sqft 3+l. Good facing. Well kept. Tenanted. Full facilities. S neg. *****152 MRE D.09/10 F'HOLD 2-BDRMS. 2 units.
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  • CATS RECRUIT Scholars' Choice III
    • 5 1 CATS RECRUIT Scholars' Choice III
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    • 74 1 Dreams. Challenges. Accomplishments. Thirty-nine scholars talk about these and more m the last of three scholarship specials. On a high: Standing at the top of Swissdtel The Stamford are (from left) Ms Karen Chung (CPF), Mr Chew Chec Keong (PUB), Ms Loh Woon Sien (IDA), Ms
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    • 705 2  - A job with a sea view LYNN SEAH Public Sector scholarships By SPECIAL Project Editor: Lyn Chan Contributors: Alvin Lai, Andrew Duffy, Chan Sect Fun, Cindy Tong, Elizabeth Leong, Greg Waldron, Jason Hahn, Ling Yeo, Lynn Seah, Mary Lim, Raymond Poon, Simon Koh Writers: Daphne Lee, Geraldine Tan, Leong Phei
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      • 26 3 Career development opportunities spanning: Vffl Science .Technology \L~\LJ'\\J> fr ENERGY "g W PTJ% jßmfff|ffl r ■Si s lN capore a s**s^r 13 spr/nc f irCl lU
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    • 807 4 Colour the world green they mentioned this job, and I thought why not? I realised I loved plants and how they're intertwined with our lives. > MR SHAMRIL BIN JAMIL National Parks scholar Shamril Bin Jamil waxes lyrical about nature's place m Singapore to Andrew Duff/ IT IS natural for
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      • 75 4 W JBIII^I^IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII^IIIk^ n. bbbK l»""M»M"M»M"M»M"M»M"M»M"M»lßßiBWk^r^^'My^aaaaaaaaaa H '11 -s- ''^^l^jfcL CPF Overseas Undergraduate Scholarship xTTS^vjs. Imagine stretching yourself to be the best that you can possibly be. And imagine a /4fek 1 J^"* fast-track career full of diverse challenges combined with the opportunity to make a \fl^ V^Bq— tW&J real difference
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      • 273 5 m Dream it. Do it. m The World's My Playground A^^K I Trans: I mx __HIJ^BJS I Traits J^. Bold, Imaginative, Analytical M j^tf^^ tt^^M Confident, Versatile, Adventurous I^^^T r^- -r T ISf No Excuses. Just Solutions. Afißr I IT No Pitch is Too Tough II IJ|fl 1] H ill
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    • 636 6 Getting the bigger picture on a policy A steep learning curve at work built her confidence, Central Provident Fund Board scholar Karen Chung tells Chan Sect Fun HYou also have to learn how to tell people you don't agree with them. You have to be humble about it as well.
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    • 549 6 Standing on her feet Podiatrist Melissa Phua tells Greg Waldron how her scholarship has helped her help other people It makes me feel really good to know that I can make a difference and improve their quality AS a podiatrist inTanTock Seng Hospital's Department of Rehabilitation, Ms Melissa Phua's job
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    • 440 7  - Adding some local flavour GERALDINE TAN By Spring Singapore's Mr Tan Jit Hin is no chef, but it is his job to make sure that only safe, good-quality foods leave his clients' factories RECENTLY, Mr Tan Jit Hin has taken to reading food labels while grocery shopping. Not just because
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    • 717 9 Bringing home the bacon Attracting money to Singapore provides constant excitement, Economic Development Board scholar Jayson Goh tells Andrew Duffy Ito I've benefited from a system that helped me to study overseas, and I want to make sure that the system continues to help others. That's what motivates me. €fc
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      • 111 9 B^jH iBBBBBi: that m^^Nßiiost." m a Police Scholar, you play many roles in enfoj ppore. It Is more than U| Icareer. In fact, it is a calling. With exemplary (MB^^B^Wp^Jg^^Pßutg and compassion, *F^bbbbbßbbbbs 6lu SGrve tne community in your country. And th€§ S well as heartbreaking j^^B^^^fc «^^^^K --'SP^ moments.
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    • 633 11  -  ANDREW DUFFY A VaLV- Singapore Police Force scholar Teo Chun Ching's ability to take charge led him to the uniformed services By few Joining the police force was a way of making a real impact on society and the community. A9t SUPT TEO CHUN CHING TO
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      • 298 11 Graduate with a global outlook at one of the world's best universities. Immerse yourself m a vibrant knowledge-sharing environment with a truly global perspective, right at home. Join us to realise your dreams and reach new peaks of excellence. NUS Undergraduate Scholarships GMS recipients will be provided full annual tuition
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    • 652 12  -  JASON HAHN Working with the Prisons Department fulfils Ministry of Home Affairs scholar Liow Zee Ping's aspiration for a meaningful career By P The inmates are a group ignored by society. Our job is help chart and rebuild their lives. MA MR UOW ZEE PING THE
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      • 143 12 Allied Health Professionals Specialists m Healthcare "If you havUgft BM^^^^^^^^B 'T^i-^' M^ MBMMMm* MOH Health Science Scholarship §As a Health Science Scholar, you will be a key member of the multidisciplinary team of healthcare specialists caring for patients. With the scholarship, you will embark on a very special career m
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    • 522 13  - Taking the direct approached LING YEO By t« Take up research as early as you can. Go knocking on doors. Don't wait. Knock hard enough, and you will get a response. A| MS SHIREEN GOH A*Star scholar Shireen Goh knocked on the doors of university dons to find a mentor.
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    • 664 14 The Ministry of Education offers scholarships to those who believe that teaching is a calling. Ms Grace Phua and Ms Wong Yingyi are two such people, finds out Daphne Lee. Ms Grace Phua (left) A teacher should be more than an educator, said Ms Phua. "For
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    • 663 15  - Serving his country is his reward ANDREW DUFFY Mr Warren Mah, a Monetary Authority of Singapore scholar, puts his love for economics to good use By There's far more money to be made working for a private corporation. But people don't take scholarships from government agencies to get rich. I
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    • 615 16 Doing the difficult Ms Kwek Poh Heok thrives on complex issues, which is why she enjoys taking on more challenges and responsibilities, as Jason Hahn finds out I was lucky m that f my parents gave me a lot of autonomy m deciding my career and educational paths. On the
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      • 824 17 AQD I AccountantGeneral's Department rAinnn i'^^Tj THE preferred CHOICE Yuqian's stint m AGD also convinced her that a career m AGD is ||il!r Hong Yuqian has always been clear about what is best for her. one of richness and variety. She could see herself being part of '^I^| S^^^P^PpPWK^R||B^^^B| Deciding
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    • 724 18 Globe-trotting helps in his job For International Enterprise Singapore scholar Teo Eng Dih, seeing the world was as important as getting a degree. Geraldine Tan finds out more. WW In this job you really get to understand relationships, and how to build them. I like being able to help companies
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    • 275 19  - She will teach you to speak up LING YEO For Ms Elizabeth Teh, a National Council of Social Services scholar, switching from a job m human resources to one m speech therapy was a natural career progression By Ms Elizabeth Teh, 29, has made what seems to be an exceptionally
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    • 508 19  - Building on his dreams ELIZABETH LEONG Mr Cheng Hsing Yao's desire to build around the soul of a city impressed the Urban Redevelopment Authority into giving him a scholarship By WHEN he was 10 years old, Mr Cheng Hsing Yao was already building his own city. True, it was two-dimensional,
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    • 688 20  - Never a dull moment SIMON KOH By Dr Yeoh Lean Weng and Mr Koh Zhi Xiv are more than 20 years apart m age, but both share one common bond Defence Science and Technology Agency scholarships. They share their experiences of studying overseas. Dr Yeoh Lean Weng MOST people who
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    • 469 21  - Spreading. her wings CINDY TONG Opportunities to shine within the Civil. 1 Aviation Authority of Singapore have made Ms Angela Lam's career exciting By MS ANGELA Lam's scholarship from the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) to study business administration at the National University of Singapore paid off m more
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    • 544 22  - Figuring it all out ANDREW DUFFY Ms Hong Yuqian, a scholar with the AccountantGeneral's Department, gets a kick out of numbers By ACCOUNTANTS do not generally get good press. So, to be the poster girl of the "newage accountants" at the Accountant-General's Department (AGD) is a challenge. Ms Hong Yuqian,
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    • 535 22 Ms Han Hwee Chin stayed on m Jurong Town Corporation even after serving out her scholarship bond. Mary Lim finds out why. MS HAN Hwee Chin chose to study for a degree m real estate at the National University of Singapore (NUS) because of the field's dynamic
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    • 595 23 Selling Singapore to the world Singapore Tourism Board scholar Edward Chew tells Leong Phei Phei why his scholarship was the perfect choice WHEN Singapore Tourism Board (STB) scholar Edward Chew, 28, accepted a scholarship to study hospitality at New York's Cornell University m 1999, he did not expect to be
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      • 126 23 R?^Bf 1 ■■> IYi^HB Jfl m/ Wf NHG Health Sciences Scholarship for Degree Programmes and Jrrj^^^^^^^^Hp^J^l^ r\ M NHG Health Sciences Bursary for Diploma Programmes m: 19HH^^^V m I Nursin 9 M ,^-J W M Diagnostic Radiography p, Jl jBH^ 1 Radiation Therapy iM Occupational Therapy \«fW r wh! t
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    • 558 24 Imaging disease Healthcare scholarships Not going with the flow has its benefits, Sing Health scholar Muhammad Khairul bin Saidi tells Elizabeth Leong MR Muhammad Khairul bin Saidi had a place at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), but he was not content with a "default choice". He said: "After receiving my
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      • 166 24 j[ Singapore Power Scholarship 2006 fl Work or play, many things need to be m place before things '|9^^^^B^H^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^K^v start rolling m the right direction. You need the right drive. The right attitude. And the right track record. Jf all these are already r^ well m place, you may just
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    • 590 25  - Seeking career therapy LYNN SEAH National Healthcare Group scholar Lee Soak Yee gave up a stable job at a bank to seek a more fulfilling career By Physiotherapist can help contain escalating healthcare costs, and also help patjents improve their quality of life. MS LEE SOAK YEE FAMILY members and
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      • 259 25 an OCBC Bank Bond-free, with your best *te interests at heart. r —^^^L^K^L #^H 1 v "^■fll^^^^^^^^^^^^^B II *^H I*v i^^l.^i H IA 1 Via A^B "11 J 4| BjJP «F 111 "Bl M I Ba^Mn B L. .J k^J ill mB Preferred Fields Of Study Management or Nautical Science
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    • 770 26 The lure of big money Financial Services scholarships Mr Kevin Bong opted for a financial services scholarship over one from the public sector and has no regrets, he tells Andrew Duffy PI felt that the 6IC career path would give me what I wanted from life being m finance, dealing
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    • 498 27 Risk and reward Ms Mandy Koo tells Greg Waldron how a scholarship from the Singapore Exchange helped her begin a fulfilling career m finance THE world of finance has always appealed to Ms Mandy Koo, who accepted a threeyear scholarship from the Singapore Exchange (SGX). Tlie SGX is a key
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    • 618 28 Free to choose her path Ms Loh Dan Up tells M Greg Waldfprf how ay? scholarship frtffn OCB I've been very fortunate to have chosen my current academic path based purely on my interests and strengths, and there is no fear of how marketable or attractive I might be as
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    • 573 29  - Helping companies save money GERALDINE TAN Senior tax advisor at KPMG Gregory Fong finds great satisfaction and challenge m his work by WW My favourite part of the job is knowing that I have contributed positively to the operations of a company. MR GREGORY FONG CHOOSING a course of study
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    • 636 30 a thirst for knowledge Scholarships from utilities companies A PUB scholarship took Mr Chew Chee Keong abroad and changed his life BY THE time he completed his A levels at Hwa Chong Junior College, Mr Chew Chee Keong knew what he wanted from his career. "Water whether it involves supply,
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    • 516 31  - Seeing the light Elizabeth Leong A Singapore Powec scholarship put Ms Foo Suan Wee on the management fast track MS FOO SuanWee has always wanted to be m a position of power. In her case, however, it is power m its most literal sense. The Singapore Power (SP) scholar has
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    • 435 31 Food for thought Scholarships awarded by universities Ms Grace Tan is blending her love for food with her academic studies, and is enjoying herself immensely, she tells Elizabeth Leong UNDERGRADUATE Grace Tan's interest m food started when she studied nutrition m secondary school. After her A-level exams, the Raffles Junior
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      • 195 31 «Ps pe.7 'i i Imagine how this leaf can alter our global temperature. Share m the vision of a better quality of life for the community, as an NParks Scholar The National Parks Board (NParks) manages about 4,500 ha of parks, playgrounds and nature reserves. Take the first step towards
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    • 618 32  - Good work has its rewards ANDREW DUFFY By becoming a scholar was not smooth, but that has helped him appreciate life's blessings more The first time Mr Ong Ben Chick applied for a Nanyang Scholarship, he was turned down. Two years later, after his national service, he applied again. "They
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      • 582 32 .Social Service Careers <fl^^ where you can make a DIFFERENCE m the lives of others. V L ItM— wimm it- H 2jJ^ j Are you -tneoneP i^i X It takes a very special kind of person to thrive m the social service sector, where the challenges are many but the
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    • 506 33 A taste for refinement Building on an engineering background Business and pleasure can go hand m hand, as Raymond Poon learns from ExxonMobil scholar Lai Man Wai WORK helped Mr Lai Man Wai discover a personal passion. "I enjoy fine wine m my leisure time," said Mr Lai, 34, "because
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    • 522 33 Putting it all together NATSTEEL scholar Siah Keng Boon tells Elizabeth Leong how his childhood passion guided him towards a course m mechanical engineering MR SIAH Keng Boon liked to dismantle cars and other toys when he was a child. He wanted to see what made them tick, he said.
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