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    23 1 TODAY /AeoiaCorp mica (P) 103/07/2004 incorporating utrCHIS Tuesday May 31,2005 todayonline.com I TODAY mica (P) 103/07/2004 incorporating ijirC^lS Tuesday May 31,2005 todayonline.com /SfcDIACORP
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    Green light given for fare hikes
    1023 1  -  Tor Ching Li Economic conditions not adverse, operators' profits not excessive: Public Transport Council chingli@newsto day, com. sg MOST public commuters except for children, students and NS men will face hikes of between 1 to 3 cents per bus or train trip from July
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    See the political space: It's there!
    936 1  -  Chng Nai Rui News Comment THERE is a vexing paradox in Singaporeans' desire for political change. It goes something like this. We claim there is no space for civil and political freedom news@newstoday.com.sq TTT here. We say we don't know what the rules are
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    Lock icon Chicken ducks fine for jaywalking
    111 1 -AP RIDGECREST (California) A chicken that was cited for jaywalking has clawed its way out of it The US$54 ($B9) fine for impeding traffic was dismissed by an appeals judge after its owners argued that the fowl was domesticated and could not be charged as
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      26 1 NEWSX\YIEWS Ooh, Asia! Regional faces in the Miss Universe spotlight/36 ■Al Grand Prix We can't afford to miss out, says lan De Cotta/51 Health Pages 40-44
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      ST journalist detained in China
      569 2 May be charged with 'stealing core state secrets' CHINA has detained The Straits Times (ST) chief China correspondent Ching Cheong, who had reportedly tried to obtain a manuscript of secret interviews with the late deposed Chinese leader Zhao Ziyang at the time. According to media
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      OUE trading arm suffers fraud of $ 1.3m
      124 2 OUE trading arm suffers fraud of 1.3m AN EMPLOYEE of Overseas Union Enterprise (OUE)'s trading arm has allegedly cheated the company of $1.3 million over three years. According to a statement released by OUE yesterday, an unnamed finance manager diverted monies out of the firm's bank account between February 2001
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    • Article
      Former Semb Enviro man charged
      72 2 ALVIN Mok Ec Wah, 33, was charged in court yesterday for misappropriating cash totalling $52,982.22 when he was a credit risk manager at SembCorp Environmental Management (SembEnviro). Mok is alleged to have committed two counts of criminal breach of trust between July 2002 and May
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    • Article
      Call for presidential candidate applications
      258 3 THOSE who wish to seek election as Singapore's next head of state can apply for a Certificate of Eligibility starting today. This certificate will state that the Presidential Elections Committee is satisfied that the applicant is a person of integrity, good character and reputation. Aspiring
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    • Article
      Lock icon Plastics in food containers linked to breast cancer
      413 3 The Guardian Chemicals leeched into body may affect growth of mammary glands: Study LONDON A chemical widely used in food packaging may be a contributing factor to women developing breast cancer, scientists have suggested. The study links the compound to the development
      — The Guardian  -  413 words
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  • Singapore news
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      Lock icon Doctor Humanity is in
      376 6  -  Tan Hui Leng He is one of 49 Healthcare Humanity Award recipients this year huileng@newstoday, com. sg FOR a period of time, Dr Anthony Thian would purposefully stash away in his clinic sample tins of milk powder given to him. The 40-year-old general practitioner did not
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      Water companies get headstart
      188 6  -  Sheralyn Tay THE Public Utilities Board (PUB) is giving private water treatment companies a headstart in the industry by allowing them to test innovations at the Bedok Water Reclamation Plant The test-bedding comes as part of PUB's effort to support private companies to develop and operate
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      Lock icon Opportunity for youths to shine
      111 6 Newsßadio 93.8 YOUTHS here will soon have a new festival to call their own. Shine, an event supported by the Ministry of Community Development Youth and Sports (MCYS), will feature youth talents from formal and informal youth groups. Organised by youths for youths, the festival
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      Lock icon SBY calls for security review
      359 8 Agencies Bombings shake Indonesian stock market, raise investment concerns JAKARTA President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called for an assessment of security officials following the twin bomb attacks in Sulawesi on the weekend. The review will apply to the performance of security officials in the field
      — Agencies; AFP  -  359 words
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      Lock icon Koizumi visits tomb amid shrine row
      197 8 AFP TOKYO Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi yesterday paid respects at a tomb for unknown soldiers killed in World War II amid an intensifying row with China over his visit to a separate war shrine. Under heavy rain, the prime minister laid a single
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      Lock icon Woman joins race to lead Germany
      80 8 Agencies FRANKFURT Germany's opposition Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has named Mrs Angela Merkel (picture) to challenge Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in elections this year. The nomination means Mrs Merkel might become Germany's first woman leader. Mr Schroeder plans to hold a confidence vote in parliament
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      Tobacco giants undeterred by ban
      179 8 HONG KONG Asian governments are tightening anti-smoking laws around the region, but that has not prevented giant tobacco companies from searching for new markets. As the world marks international No-Smoking Day today, the Asian authorities, emboldened by the successful implementation of bans in Europe and
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      Lock icon EU crisis as France rejects constitution
      542 10 Agencies 'No' vote driven by fear of job loss, say analysts PARIS In a stunning rejection of the European Union's (EU) latest ambitious move to unite its 25 nations, French voters shot down the bloc's first constitution, dealing a potentially fatal blow to the
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon 'Clean sweep' for Hariri junior
        63 10 AFP Mr baad Hariri, the son ot murdered former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri, claimed a clean sweep of all 1 9 seats in Beirut in the first phase of parliamentary elections. Hariri junior said he believed the clean sweep in the capital was more a
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        Lock icon Thai Airways plane makes emergency landing in Beijing
        73 10 -AP A Bangkok-bound Thai Airways International flight from Beijing was forced to return to the Chinese capital due to an engine problem, the second such emergency landing within a week, a spokeswoman said yesterday. On May 24, a Thai Airways Boeing 747-400,
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      Blair's wife accused of profiteering
      147 10 LONDON British Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife Cherie has been accused of profiteering from a speaking engagement in Washington around the same time her husband meets United States President George W Bush there. Next week's event, titled an evening with "the Trailblazing First Lady of
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      Lock icon China strikes back at EU, US import controls
      318 12 -AP Makes U-turn on export duties designed to avert trade war BEIJING China yesterday scrapped concessions meant to avert a trade war over textiles with the United States and Europe, cancelling a plan to increase export duties sharply in apparent response to
      -AP; AFP  -  318 words
    • this QUIRKY world
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        Lock icon Mum hires stripper for son's 16th birthday
        52 12 AP A mother who hired a stripper for her son's 1 6th birthday has been charged with corrupting young minds. The 34-year-old from Tennessee insisted that the performance didn't "harm him". She was arrested after she tried to get the photos developed at
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        Lock icon Church goes to the pub for new priests
        61 12 AP The British Catholic Church plans to print ads seeking new priests on beer mats the cardboard squares used in pubs and bars to rest drinks on. Conventional ads in newspapers and rail systems will also be published. The number of priests
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      Lock icon DNA testing growing popular with suspicious husbands
      146 12 -AFP SHENZHEN With the rise of extramarital affairs in China, DNA testing is becoming increasingly popular. Clinics have been enjoying a boom in business since last year. Mr Zhang Baohua, manager of the Guangdong Taitai DNA clinic, said about 250 families have taken
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      Focus On The Family
      281 14  -  Dr James Dobson w Tbmrs by, ROCKETS THAT WON'T FIRE Here's a question from a 20-year-old man who said, "I have no idea what to do with my life. I feel like a rocket sitting on a launching pad that just isn't going anywhere. How can
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      Lock icon Review eligibility for presidency
      275 14  -  CHIANG MING YU Trust S'poreans' maturity to choose I Letter from I COMMEND Derrick A Paulo for his insightful and thoughtprovoking article concerning the presidential election eligibility criteria, "The makings of a president", (May 30). In particular, I am struck by comments that our previous presidents,
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      Govt should not preselect
      215 14  -  DANIEL KOHKAH SOON I Letter from IT IS public knowledge that we'll have a presidential election soon. "The makings of a president" (May 30) draws our attention to the process of how the election is organised and the eligibility of candidates. One of the requirements for
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    • Letter
      Bigger, better library for Yishun
      178 14  -  JASNA DHANSUKHLAL I Letter from Manager, Corporate Communications, National Library Board WE REFER to Mr Chua Kirn Choo's feedback on the accessibility of the Yishun Community Library ("Residents of Yishun can benefit from a more accessible library", May 26) and concur with him that libraries
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    • Letter
      Facilities at Pasir Ris adequate
      123 14  -  TAYBOONSUNI I Letter from Senior Public Relations Officer for AG Director (Corporate Development) Housing and Development Board I REFER to Ms Jessica Tee's letter, "Amenities needed at Pasir Ris Central" (May 21). Ms Tee requested for more commercial facilities at Pasir Ris Central. Currently, residents
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    • Letter
      Pedestrians' role missed
      338 15  -  |TANCHOONHWEE Number of cars on the road is only part of the reason for traffic jams I Letter from I THINK the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and others who supported the new Electronic Road Pricing scheme have only focused on the number of cars on the road.
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    • Letter
      Time for courses in Mandarin as a third language
      191 15  -  ABDUL GHANIJAABAR I Letter from WITH the announcement by the Education Minister that more schools will be allowed to teach Malay as a third language, isn't it time to introduce the teaching of Mandarin as a third language for non-native speakers?
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      Let schools draw up own plan for kids
      235 16  -  TEO KUEH LIANG Trim and Fit programme needs review Letter from I READ with interest the I Say column, "One size does not fit all" (May 30). I agree with the letter writer that the Ministry of Education should review and improvise
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    • Letter
      Mindset change needed for health, beauty
      195 16  -  BENJAMIN GAN Letter from MS CONSTANCE Singam's wish for multi-ethnic representations of beauty is laudable and sensible, "Mirror, mirror on the wa11..." (May 30). I also agree with her desire for newer and healthier women role models for success and beauty. There has been
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    • Letter
      Reducing hurdles in way of the disabled
      257 16  -  HAN LIANG YUAN (Ms), TAN HENG HUAY, I Letter from Senior Manager, Corporate Communications Land Transport Authority Deputy Director, Public Affairs Corporate Development Department Housing Development Board WE REFER to the letter by Mr Chua Kirn Choo, "Too many hurdles for the disabled
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    • Letter
      Why remisier's pleadings kept from public?
      96 16  -  J B JEYARETNAM Letter from THE case of Mr Boon Suan Ban, the remisier who has been locked up in the Institute of Mental Health, is becoming shrouded in mystery. It is now reported that no one will be allowed to inspect the pleadings
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      SGX seeks to tweak listing rules
      586 17  -  Christie Loh christie@newstoday.com.sg THE recent slew of corporate scandals has prompted the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to mull over changes to its listing rules as part of its annual regulatory framework review. While the changes would increase costs, listing aspirants are unlikely to be deterred,
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        Advanced Systems may be taken over
        194 18 SEMICONDUCTOR equipment maker Advanced Systems Automation (ASA), which has a negative net worth of over $10 million, may soon be taken over, the company said in a statement yesterday. "The directors recognise that the company is unable to sustain its operations in the future
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        Lock icon ACCS shares fall 24%
        422 18 -Dow Jones Fallout from company's profit debacle continues ACCORD Customer Care Solutions (ACCS) shares extended their fall yesterday, hitting a new 52-week low following the firm's announcement last week of a profit overstatement ACCS shares plunged 24 per cent, or 4 cents, to close at 13
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        Sun Biz sells part of Auston stake
        218 18  -  Val Chua LESS than two weeks after a critical $4.7-million deal was called off, Sun Business Network (Sunßiz) yesterday announced another buyer for its stake in troubled education services provider Auston International Group. In an announcement yesterday, the Ses-daq-listed Sunßiz, formerly known as
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        CORPORATEbriefs
        157 18 United Overseas Bank and Visa launched the UOB Visa Platinum Business Card, which they touted as the first platinum business card in South-east Asia for small and medium enterprises. The credit card charges an annual interest rate of 8 per cent, and benefits include travel insurance of up to
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        It's business as usual at Parkway
        281 20  -  Chow Perm Nee Healthcare firm will 'continue down the path' that management has taken despite stake sale: Chairman pennnee@newstoday.com.sg INVESTORS can expect no major changes to Parkway Holdings' operations following the acquisition of a 26-per-cent stake in it by US-based venture capital firm Newbridge
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      • MarketWATCH
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          World markets
          54 20 ndex Value .hange Nikkei 225 *****.33 Pis +74.00 +0.66 Hang Seng Ordinaries faiwan Wtd *****.10 4132.70 6009.52 +130.32 +16.30 +17.97 +0.95 +0.40 +0.30 Korea Comp 969.04 +8.13 +0.85 KLCI 869.96 +0.85 +0.10 SET Index 668.20 +4.72 +0.71 lakarta Comp 1062.95 +1.46 +0.14 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1886.61 227.66
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          SGX most active
          55 20 By volume MS DniFiber \Aacqlntlnfra IITAC PFood Bio-Treat Chartered Soldtron :oscoMBLeCW***** Cosco Corp Close 0.130 0.300 1.140 0.635 0.930 0.615 1.190 0.010 0.185 1.770 Change -0.040 +0.025 +0.015 -0.070 +0.010 +0.030 +0.020 +0.060 -23.5 +9.1 +2.4 -7.0 +1.7 +2.6 +12.1 +3.5 '000 147,051 30,276 28,235 19,248 15,647
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          SGX top rises
          71 20 By$ JOB 14.500 +0.301 lardineC&C 12.900 +0.201 3CBC4.5XNCPS100 103.300 +0.201 ihangAsia 2kHKS 11.700 +0.201 DUE 8.400 +0.151 Pearl Energy 1.170 +0.131 iTI ETF100 22.300 +0.121 ZITYDEV 6.900 +0.101 jealive50 13.300 +0.101 DBS 14.200 +0.101 By percentage NobleGrpSGAeCW*****5 0.120 +33.: BBR 0.025 +25.1 Noble GrpDBeCW*****2 0.150 +25.1 tololouch
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          SGX top falls
          75 20 By$ Bukil Sem 13.300 -0.301 SingamasC 2kHKS 6500 APB Breweries 8.850 -0.151 -0.101 KepCorp 11.400 -0.101 SPH CA eCW*****6 0.030 -0.101 Pfood 0.930 -0.071 STI 220OSGAePWO51O28 0.615 -0.05: NOL DB eCW*****0 0.645 -0.051 Sp Land 5.450 -0.051 Franspac 2.100 -0.051 By percentage SPH CA eCW*****6 0.030 -76.!
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          ST Index – 2,171.92 +17.22
          4 20 ST Index 2,171.92 +17.22
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          Lock icon Singapore
          77 20 Dow Jones SHARE prices closed higher, led by stocks which are due to be included in the Morgan Stanley Capital International Singapore index (MSCI) today. The ST Index rose 17.22 points, or 0.8 per cent, to 2,171.92. Gainers edged losers 214 to 192 as 696.3 million shares worth $559
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          Your S$1 buys
          36 20 US$ 0.6027 UK£ 0.3309 Yen 65.068 HK$ 4.6889 RM 2.2903 Euro 0.4829 Rupiah 5717.2 Baht 24.328 Peso 32.796 A$ 0.7917 Indian Rs 26.272 Won 604.24 C$ 0.7585 Yuan 4.9882 NZ$ 0.8448 NTS 18.89
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          Lock icon Commodities
          27 20 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/ m 422.70 Silver uss/oz 7.27 Platinum uss/oz 864.70 Rubber ™tsAg 232.75 Palm oil Mm, 1418.50 Brent crude uss/borrei 50.78 Information provided by
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        A brighter picture for Asian high-yield equities
        713 25 Fidelity's Asia Pacific Growth Income Fund lets Singaporeans tap into one of the region's most compelling asset classes THROUGHOUT the Asia Pacific region, companies are generating more free cash flow and have significantly reduced debt. Excess cash can be returned to shareholders through
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    • savvy investor
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        The Power of Compounding
        577 19 LAST week, we highlighted the importance of keeping a close watch over your spending and having the discipline to save for your future needs. Once you have made saving a habit, the next step is to grow your savings by putting them to harder work. This
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        Lock icon Asia's Reits may gain as property prices rise in the region
        535 19 Bloomberg ASIAN real estate investment trusts, including Capita Mall Trust and Nippon Building Fund, may set new records this year amid growing demand for office space and rising property prices. "We're really positive on the outlook for Reits," said
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    • Weakth Your personal finance special
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        Lock icon Battle for deposits
        955 22  -  Chow Perm Nee Banks fighting tooth-and-nail for the saver's dollar pennnee@newstoday.com.sg THE übiquitous savings account that you had since you were a kid is set to undergo a transformation, judging from the various flavours of savings account offerings now bombarding the market and hogging the headlines. Apart
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        Lock icon Get interest upfront with Maybank's time deposit accounts
        223 22  -  Chow Perm Nee THE war on savings has extended to the fixed deposit front. Instead of the traditional time deposits that pay interest only upon maturity, Malaysia's Maybank has become the first bank in Singapore to pay interest upfront The interest will
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        Credit goes to the alma mater
        697 24  -  Seah Siew Hua Though exclusive, credit cards co-branded with one's school name have a limited market: Experts siewhua@newstoday.com.sg PRESTIGE and exclusivity sells. Banks offering credit cards know that. That's why even as the battle is being waged on the platinum card front, local banks
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        Lock icon Report lost cards quickly: You may be held liable for unauthorised transactions...
        493 24  -  Valeric Law WITH some three million credit cards in use here and an average of more-than-four cards for each user, you may hardly feel the pinch when one of your "plastic cards" gets lost But beware: If you
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    • the business of marketing
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        Cheers to the Effies!
        625 28  -  Greg Waldron The awards are the best measure of how well an ad works, experts say news@newstoday.com.sg FOR an industry that prides itself on the ability to inspire people to take clear action (read, to buy things), the advertising industry's awards system is rather unfortunate, say
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    • Impact
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        Good green gadgets
        664 29  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla Philips leads the way in product 'sustainability' shobha@newstoday.com.sg FOR a company that designs its products around the theme of sustainability, it should come as no surprise that it employs 1,300 engineers in one facility alone, all engaged full-time and specialising in product creation and
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        One Intel Pentium D chip does many tasks
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          252 29  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla More than 50 per cent of Singaporeans have set money aside and will spend the same or more than last year in the Great Singapore Sale (GSS), a new survey by Universal McCann said. Clothes, fashion and personal care items are at the
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          137 29  -  Shoba Tsering Bhalla In a ground breaking technological advance, real-time live programming from BBC World will become available directly to passengers onboard selected flights later this year, with Singapore Airlines being the first to offer this. BBC World will be accessible to passengers
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        838 30  -  Ariel Tarn To do so, developers must think like the enemy and anticipate his strategy ariel@newstoday.com.sg I SHE lives and breathes I security. She is Mary Ann Davidson. The statuesque 46-year-old is the chief security officer at Oracle Corp, overseeing just about everything
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          83 30 Nu Horizons, a provider of high-end components, is teaming up with local broadband equipment vendor nex-G to build WiMAX base stations that are optimised for 4G networks. Nex-G is using chip sets and demo boards from Nu Horizons as well as processors from Net Silicon.
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          77 30 Red Hat has opened a hub for Linux and open source education services for Asean here. Red Hat Learning Services offers a variety of training courses and the Red Hat Certified Technician (RHCT) and Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) certifications. The Red Hat Certified
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          55 30 Infineon has opened its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore. Located at Kallang Sector, the two 10- storey towers houses Infineon's production, logistics, sales and marketing, and research and development facilities. Along with an integrated circuit (IC) design centre, the headquarters is the global testing hub
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          297 31 WORLDWIDE PC shipments are I forecast to total 202.1 million units this year, a 10.2 per cent increase from last year, according to a preliminary forecast by Gartner. Gartner analysts previously projected worldwide PC shipments would increase 9.9
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          324 31 All-in-one colour laser series launched HP has launched seven I commercial printers targeted at small and medium enterprises as well as small office home office (SoHo) environments. Using these machines, you can produce marketing materials such as flyers, photos, menus and user guides from the
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      558 38  -  Zul Othman Former Padres front man Joe Ng returns to the stage with his latest rock band, Localbarboy news@newstoday.com.sg OVER the past few years, former Corporate Toil and Padres singer, Joe Ng has been busying himself with a hobby which is rather out of step with
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      157 39  -  Razali Abdullah WHEN Hi-5 performed here in 2002,1 took my family to the concert But when they came in 2003,1 figured that since the two little ones watch them every day on television, it was okay to skip that
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        171 41 KRT MANY new mums want to work out for no other reason than to get rid of those few extra pounds they put on during pregnancy. But the demands of dealing with an infant often put those goals on hold. The solution work out
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        220 41  -  Elisa Yang TURNS out that the Quaker guy was right after all. Oats are good for your health and how. Oats are nourishing whole grains that gain their distinctive flavour from the roasting process they undergo after being harvested. Whole grain
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        330 42  -  Reeta Raman IF you want 20 jyear-old MediaCorp artiste Felicia Chin to be happy, just give her some chocolates and an ice cream. The self-confessed foodie, who is gracing the screen in the new MediaCorp TV Channel 8 Chinese drama Portrait of Home, admits that
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        328 43  -  Reeta Raman SEVENTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD former Mrs Hawaii, Laurie Bachran (picture), is a beauty queen with a mission. No, it is not world peace that she is after. Instead, she has made it her calling to instil a desire in people to live their lives in
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        444 48 -AFP Track star looks to US nationals, and then the world championships HENGELO, Holland Given the chance to finally compete in Europe, Marion Jones had another disappointing performance. Jones finished second in the 100m here on Sunday night at the FBK Games, finishing in a modest 11.29
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        204 48 -AFP SYDNEY Struggling Bangladesh are not up to Test cricket standard and should instead be playing at a more realistic level, former Australia captain Kim Hughes said yesterday. Hughes, who led Australia in 28 Tests up to 1984, said his former team-mate and Bangladesh coach
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        188 49 -AFP WELLINGTON Illness has forced All Blacks captain Tana Umaga to withdraw from the trial match for the test side to play the touring British and Irish Lions, the New Zealand Rugby Union announced yesterday. "We want Tana healthy, that's the most important thing," said All Blacks
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        367 49 GOLF St Jude Classic MEMPHIS Justin Leonard frittered away most of an eight-stroke lead the largest on the PGA Tour this year before pulling out a one-stroke win over David Toms in the St Jude Classic on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). Leonard closed
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        384 50 Agencies Eriksson gives glowing tribute to his skipper as Owen eyes another goal F00TBALL FRIENDLY Colombia v England NEW YORK Sven Goran Eriksson has again thrown his support firmly behind England captain David Beckham. Eriksson was quizzed by reporters about the Real Madrid star, who was
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        169 50 Agencies CARDIFF West Ham United claimed the third and final promotion place to the English Premiership this season after they beat Preston North End 1-0 in the Championship playoff final at the Millennium Stadium here last night. A Bobby Zamora (picture) goal in
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        354 50 Agencies TENNIS French Open PARIS Argentinian duo Gaston Gaudio and Guillermo Coria, who fought out an epic 2004 men's final, saw their 2005 Roland Garros dreams come crashing down in the fourth round yesterday. Fifth-seeded Gaudio, who came back from two sets down
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        550 51  -  LAN DE COTTA Singapore has no compelling reason to to reject A1 GP series COMMENT THIRTY-TWO years after Australia's Vein Schuppan crossed the finish line in his MarchFord to take the chequered flag at the last Singapore Grand Prix, the Republic is on the brink
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        279 51 -AP HOCKEY Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Malaysia 0 South Korea 4 KUALA LUMPUR Jang Jong Hyun scored two goals to lead Asian Games champions South Korea to a 4-0 win over Malaysia yesterday, in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament The
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      551 52  -  CUBBYLEONG cubby@newstoday.com.sg PETER Robertson has fond memories of Singapore. On his first visit here in 2003, he came in first in the International Triathlon Union (ITU) race. It is no surprise he is looking forward to returning, for the Osim Singapore
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      512 53  -  ERIC DING Studies and football do mix for this budding Lion City Cup star sports@newstoday.com.sg IT IS talked about all the time, especially in Singapore how juggling studies and football is a truly tricky task. But Ho Junliang looks to have discovered the secret
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      300 53  -  CUBBYLEONG cubby@newstoday.com.sg THE Singapore under-16 A team were only formed four months ago. But if the atmosphere in the training session at the Geylang Stadium last Saturday is any indication, many of the boys are already fired up to win. Going into this Thursday's
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