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  • 75 1 The Singapore Council of Women's Organisations celebrated its 25th Anniversary with a glitzy gala dinner last night at the Ritz-Carlton Millenia. President SR Nathan (right), the guest of honour, was presented with the coffee-table book Her Story featuring contributions from 30 women
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  • 565 1  -  Valeric Law Troubled ACCS and Citiraya a study in contrasts valerie@newstoday.com.sg THE similarities are uncanny. Both were former stock darlings that fell from grace weeks after the other. When the authorities came knocking, citing alleged fraud, both recruited restructuring specialist Nicky Tan to tidy up the
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  • 345 1  -  Tan Hui Leng huileng@newsto day, com. sg SINGAPORE plans to follow New York, California and Ireland and ban smoking in pubs, bars, nightclubs and karaoke lounges, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Yaacob Ibrahim told Parliament yesterday. Businesses likely to
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  • 206 1  -  Chow Perm Nee IT HAS been 18 months in the making and still counting but the planning committee of Singapore 2006 is setting the stage for the Republic to be in the world spotlight. Come September next year, Singapore will
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    • 40 1 NEWSX\YIEWS HDB cheer Rules on flat purchases by citizens' foreign spouses relaxed/3 Vice grip Man who jumped to his death on Monday had weakness for gambling/3 Face in the Crowd Plight of unwed mum and her 8-month-old baby/16 EbT li
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    • 24 1 See Page 6: Past success, future hopes «MAS CHAIRMAN 1 SM GOH CHOK TONG 1 ON THE IMF, WORLD I BANK MEETINGS BUSINESS 25
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  • hot news
    • 112 2 Channel News Asia A Ministerial Statement will be made in Parliament to explain any decision taken on the issue of a casino in an integrated resort, said Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang yesterday. MPs will be
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    • 379 2 -AP BEIJING China put forward a law yesterday authorising an attack if Taiwan moves toward formal independence, turning up the pressure on the self-ruled island while warning other countries not to interfere. Taiwan denounced the legislation as a "blank cheque to invade"
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    • 509 3  -  John Bittleston WHETHER the tragic case of Mr Simon Lee and his family is about debt or about something else, we don't yet know. But if debt was the cause, it is bound to strike a note of fear in the hearts of those tempted to
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    • 257 3 Channel News Asia HE WAS a compassionate family man who loved helping the elderly, but had a weakness for gambling. This was how church pastors described Mr Simon Lee, 40, who allegedly jumped to his death on Monday. Mr Lee,
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    • 215 3 Newsßadio 93.8 THE Housing and Development Board (HDB) has relaxed the rules on flat purchases by citizens with foreign spouses. Citizens with spouses who are non-citizens or non-Singa-pore permanent residents, can now use the Singles Grant for a purchase if they are 21
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  • Singapore news
    • 446 4  -  Sheralyn Tay Environment minister announces new lease of life for Semakau landfill sheralyn@newsto day, com. sg FOR years it has been the resting place for Singaporeans' rubbish. But from next month, the Pulau Semakau landfill could serve as a recreational haven for nature lovers, bird
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    • 170 4  -  Tan Hui Leng A NO-CLAIM bonus component in MediShield would encourage healthy lifestyles, but it is not feasible as some patients may postpone medical treatment just to avoid losing their bonus for the year, said Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan yesterday. Making this suggestion was
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    • SINGAPORE snippets
      • 81 6 Budding entrepreneurs will soon have a one-stop Web portal and help centre to turn to for advice on which government help scheme or resource best suits their business needs, announced Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang yesterday. Spring Singapore had conducted a
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      • 76 6 The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has launched its first undergraduate double degree programme combining the study of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) with the biosciences. Currently only diploma courses in TCM are available. Up to 30 students will begin the first three years of the
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    • 243 6  -  Jasmine Yin Singapore women's council is 25 j asmine.yin@newstoday.com. sg LOOKING back and going forward two incongruent themes aptly summed up the 25th anniversary celebrations of Singapore Council of Women's Organisations (SCWO) last night More than 730 people attended the dinner at the RitzCarlton Millenia, including
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    • 182 8  -  —Jasmine Yin THERE is a major shake-up ahead for the private security service industry, with plans to professionalise service providers and match them more effectively with clients. Talks are underway between industry players and regulatory authorities to certify the skills competency of security
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    • 244 8  -  Sheralyn Tay IDA unveils 10-year infocomm road map sheralyn@newstoday. com, sg INFOCOMM is still sexy and 10 years from now, it will even sexier. That was the message sent yesterday at the Singapore Infocomm Foresight 2015 Symposium, where the Infocomm Development Authority
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  • ELDER-FRIENDLY HOMES
    • 630 9  -  Jenny Kong In this first of a two-part feature, we visit a designer home that is created with the elderly in mind jenny® newstoday.com.sg THE unique architecture of this house in Serangoon has caught the eye of many a visitor to the area. The stylish exterior
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  • world news
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      • 563 10  -  Anil Netto .-IPS Govt's plan to privatise water sparks furore news@newstoday.com.sg PENANG Plans to privatise water resource management in Malaysia have come under fire from civil society groups that fear the move will lead to higher tariffs and burden the poor. In January, the Parliament
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    • 149 10 Agencies JAKARTA Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono yesterday toured a military base on Batik Island, which is close to a disputed oil field claimed by both Indonesia and Malaysia. Analysts said the dispute exposed a deep distrust that could lead to greater troubles
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    • 337 13 Agencies Syria's incomplete withdrawal fails to impress BEIRUT Syrian troops have started to move out from positions in Lebanon. The move came after Beirut and Damascus announced a long-awaited pullback that has not impressed the international community. France and the United States stepped up
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    • 171 13 -AFP HONG KONG Embattled Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa has confirmed his resignation plans to top aides, a press report said yesterday. Mr Tung told members of his Cabinet and other key officials on Monday that he had decided to resign and had discussed his
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    • GLOBAL roundup
      • 82 13 -AFP A judge in the United States jailed an Indonesian woman for 46 months for forcing a maid from her home country into virtual slavery. Trisanti took the victim to Los Angeles on a tourist visa in 1 997 to work for her, federal prosecutors
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      • 70 13 -AFP The wife of an unemployed loner, believed by Taiwan police to be respon- sible for the mysterious election-eve shooting of President Chen Shui-bian last year, apologised yesterday for her late husband's actions. The widow of Chen Yi-hsiung said her husband
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      • 43 13 AP China's Parliament yesterday approved 78-year-old former President Jiang Zemin's resignation from his last official post as chairman of a government military body, bringing a symbolic end to a transfer of power to a younger generation of leaders.
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    • 190 14 Agencies THE brother of Mr Michael Jackson's alleged child sex victim has given the jury a graphic testimony of how he twice witnessed the pop icon molesting the young boy. The boy, now 14, told district attorney Tom Sneddon how, on one trip to Neverland, Mr
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    • 64 14 After exposing her breasts to Prince Charles in Wellington yesterday, Ms Hannah Plant, 23, breastfeeds her baby as she is escorted away. She was part of an anti-royalist protest during the royal visit to the New Zealand capital. The protesters called the prince a parasite
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    • 429 14 Agencies Nominee is committed to world body, says Rice WASHINGTON President George W Bush has named hardline diplomat John Bolton (picture) who has never hidden his antipathy towards the United Nations to be the United States ambassador to the world body, drawing immediate flak
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  • 234 16  -  Dr James Dobson TblMTs by j THE RETURN HOME Recently I heard an incredible story of the perseverance of the Pacific Salmon from a nature video produced by the Moody Institute of Science. A stalwart salmon was spawned in a hatchery in northern California, released into
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    • 857 16  -  JANE Plight of one unwed mum and her eight-month-old baby tie in le crowd 27, office administrator and unwed mother LIKE many new mothers, Jane (not her real name) believes her eight-month-old daughter's smile is a balm to the frustrations of her daily grind. But
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    • 96 18  -  ROBERT CHAN Letter from MR MANO Sabnani ("Time to tighten corporate governance", March 4) is right. There should be special rules for majority-controlled companies as it is very easy for them to steamroll minority shareholders. It is a fact that many fam-ily-controlled companies appoint "friends"
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    • 494 18  -  X BHAVANI Newspaper readers can then appreciate how different countries see the same issues I Letter from FSDFDSFDSFDSFDSFDSF COMPREHENSIVE and objective coverage of regional issues has been one of the strengths of Singapore newspapers. For Singapore to thrive as a cosmopolitan city state,
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    • 461 21  -  MS LIM HUAY CHIH Will ensure smoother, more userfriendly admission exercise in future I Letter from Director, Corporate Services, Ministry Of Education WE REFER to the letters in Today on March 4 and 8 on the Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) Internet System. We would like to
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  • Businesstoday
    • 398 22 Bloomberg DEUTSCHE Bank is offering to buy some of the US$53O-million ($862-million) debt from creditors of China Aviation Oil (Singapore), or CAO, for 40 per cent of the amount owed, according to an e-mail sent by the bank to a creditor. The
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    • market BUZZ
      • 177 22 AS WATSON has entered the Turkish market by buying local health and beauty retail chain Cosmo Shop. Cosmo Shop, with its seven outlets currently, is the pioneer of health and beauty retail concept and one of the strongest players in Turkey. "Turkey is an attractive
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    • 147 22 Dow Jones SESDAQ-bound China-based Sunpower Group aims to raise about $8.4 million in net proceeds from its initial public offering (IPO), according to a prospectus registered with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The industrial environment products manufacturer is offering investors 113.2 million shares at
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    • business news
      • 374 25  -  Chow Perm Nee IMF-World Bank meet will benefit Spore through spin-off events, spending pennnee@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE will play host to global business and political leaders next year during the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank. It is the first time that
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      • Market WATCH
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        • 219 25 Dow Jones SGX, Bloomberg SHARE prices closed lower, hit by mild profit-taking after five straight sessions of gains, a mixed performance on Wall Street overnight and higher oil prices. The ST Index (STI) ended down 5.49 points, or 0.3 per cent, at 2,1 60.63 after trading between 2,174.90 and
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      • 278 26 .-AFP South-east Asia is a lucrative market the carriers cannot ignore: Source KUALA LUMPUR Rival Indian carriers, Jet Airways and Air Sahara will start maiden flights to the region in a bid to secure a stake in the lucrative South-east Asian routes.
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      • 142 26 Channel News Asia CONSTRUCTION company Wee Poh Holdings has entered into two debt restructuring agreements with its creditors. The first is a deal between its unit, Wee Poh Construction, with United Overseas Bank, Maybank and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, involving debts of more than $5
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      • 92 26 Bloomberg COMMODITIES supplier Olam International, whose shares began trading on the Singapore Exchange last month, said that first-half profit rose 55 per cent to $22.6 million, or 4.22 cents per share, in the six months ended Dec 31. Sales rose 39 per cent to $1.46 billion
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    • 473 27 "My army experience provided valuable lessons on leadership, planning and implementation and execution of strategies. I find these skills highly relevant in today's dynamic and competitive banking environment, where we need to plan effectively and execute with precision to stay relevant to our customers'
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    • 323 28  -  Mervin Tay VETERAN Hong Kong actress Nancy Sit was an hour late for a press conference yesterday afternoon. She had good reason to be tardy. She had been at MediaCorp Radio Capital 95.8FM to record a show and it took longer than expected. "My Mandarin
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      485 28  -  Yong Shu Chiang Audiences are giving fluffy films a rest, says Shine screenwriter shuchiang@newstoday.com.sg LIFE stories are in vogue in Hollywood and screenwriter Jan Sardi attributes the trend to audiences preferring "real-life stories" to fluff. "They want something more substantial, stories about real people," he said. Long before
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    • 336 41 -AFP CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Juventus v Real Madrid (first leg 0-1) TURIN Real Madrid midfielder Zinedine Zidane (below) claims his team will not sit on their slender advantage in their crunch Champions League clash here against his former club Juventus. The Spaniards won
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    • 202 40 AFP MOHALI, India Pakistan's saviour Asim Kamal was disappointed after missing out on a century in the first Test against India yesterday, but said the threefigure knock would come soon. "I can't describe how disappointed I am," Kamal, 28, said after his stubborn 91
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