Today, 2 March 2006

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    14 1 /A=diaCorp TODAY share your free newspaper 300Z/Z.O/ZLL (d) VOIIAI Thursday March 2, 2006 todayonline.com
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    Budget sound, sustainable: PM
    1068 1  -  CHRISTIE LOH Mr Lee refutes suggestions that it is an Election Budget christi e@newstoday.com.sg WITH "its feet on the ground and its eye on the future", the Government has drawn up a Budget that is prudent and supportive of the economy's ongoing restructuring efforts. Prime Minister
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      34 1 I hot news 2 Singapore news 6 world news 10 voices 18 business 26 plus 34 citystyle 42 traveller 44 fv radio listings 54 classed 56 sports 58 we set you thinking I ml
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  • hot news
    • Article
      PM Lee chides the Opposition
      575 2  -  TORCHING LI Low and Chia reproached by Mr Lee for trying to 'score political points' chingli@newstoday.com.sg PRIME Minister and Finance Minister Lee Hsien Loong turned up the heat on the Opposition yesterday. Not only did he criticise the Workers' Party (WP) "time bombs" and manifesto
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      CAMPAIGNTIME
      222 2 Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng yesterday revealed to the House that the Electoral Boundaries Review Committee had completed its report. The election deposit for the next General Election has also been increased by $500 to $13,500 per candidate. It is now with the Prime Minister, and a copy
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      Ministers' pay lags behind salary benchmarks: PM
      286 3 DECLINING to reveal exactly how much each cabinet minister is paid, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday shot down the suggestion that ministers who hold multiple portfolios are paid multiple salaries. In a written response to a question from Non-Constituency MP Steve Chia,
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      Lock icon Real-time screening at checkpoints?
      241 3 CHANNEL NEWSASIA TO PREVENT crooks from sneaking through Singapore under false identities, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority is looking at realtime screening of travellers at checkpoints during immigration clearance. The travellers will be checked against a database of known terrorists and wanted criminals, using facial and
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        Lock icon CIVIL SERVICE MAKES IT EASY FOR EXCONS TO WORK IN PUBLIC SECTOR
        143 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Civil Service is easing the way for exconvicts to work in the public sector from April 1 this year, said Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean, who is Minister-in-Charge of the Civil Service, yesterday. "The Civil
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        Lock icon UNIVERSITY FEE HIKES LOW COMPARED TO THE US AND UK
        150 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA University fees increased by an average of 5 per cent a year between 1990 and 2005, which is due largely to wage increase, said Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam yesterday. Mr Tharman said the increase is about 8 per
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      MONEY ALONE CAN'T BUY HAPPY WORKERS
      668 4  -  LIANG DINGZI Lack of feedback is why some employees are unhappy IT'S almost ironic that efficient Singapore should face an increasing number of "actively disengaged" employees. A Gallup poll of 1,006 working Singaporeans aged 18 to 54 shows this rising by a third, from
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  • singapore news
    • Article
      Postings surprise for JC students
      345 6  -  UNYANQIN Students stumble on test website with admissions results 2 days before release ya nqinl@newstoday.com.sg STUDENTS at Meridien Junior College got an early surprise yesterday after using their NRIC number to log onto a website: They found themselves looking at what were apparently the results
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      AVA says OK to sharks as pets but animal activists concerned
      432 6  -  -VINITARAMANI RESIDENTS and readers concerned about the welfare of a 1.7 metre nurse shark and two black-tipped reef sharks in an aquarium at Pare Palais condominium have been informed by the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) that a licence
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      Train delays not related, says SMRT
      366 6  -  LOH CHEE KONG FOR two consecutive days, commuters rushing to get to work were left frustrated as train services were disrupted along the North-South MRT line. The delays, which occurred during morning peak hours, affected some 32,000 commuters over the last two days. However,
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    • Article
      Board mooted to regulate local eyecare industry
      344 8  -  CHEOWXINYI xinyic@newstoday.com.sg ALL opticians in Singapore may soon have to go for compulsory competency tests and training courses. This recommendation, which comes following feedback from industry players and practitioners, is part of the Ministry of Health's (MOH) proposed regulatory framework to ensure high
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      25,000 sign Took petition
      510 8  -  LINYANQIN Convicted murderer's parents, wife hopeful he will be granted clemency ya nqinl@newstoday.com.sg IT HAS been more than a month since Took Leng How failed in his appeal against his conviction for the murder of eight-year-old Huang Na. But the hope that Took will be spared
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      Lock icon 'One Eye Dragon' handed over to S'pore police
      333 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE man who shook the country with an alleged execution-style slaying of a 41-year-old businessman on Feb 15 has been handed over to the Singapore authorities by Malaysian police. Tan Chor Jin (picture), 39, was flown back on a Singapore
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    • Article
      Phone operators to curb some content
      268 8  -  —JASMINE YIN SINGAPORE'S three mobile operators yesterday launched a code of self-regulation to address public concerns about youth having easy access to undesirable content on their mobile phones. This code, which was jointly developed by Star Hub, Ml and Sing Tel, applies to mobile
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      Lock icon She beat the exam jitters
      792 10  -  LEE U-WEN Test-phobic Eunice Lee overcame nerves to become most-improved student u-wen@newstoday.com.sg FIVE months ago, Eunice Lee harboured real fears that she would not be able to go to university. The former Pioneer Junior College student had just stumbled through her preliminary examinations, scoring grades
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      Heart-valve firm sets up Asia-Pacific plant in Singapore
      190 10  -  TEOXUANWEI xua nweit@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE took another step towards becoming a regional biomedical hub as top heart valve manufacturer Edwards Lifesciences set up a US$23 million ($37 million) manufacturing facility here. When completed in October 2007, the 98,000 sq ft facility in Changi
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    • Article
      Tourism Australia's ad a tad too colourful?
      262 10  -  DAVID CHEW david.chew@newstoday.com.sg ACCORDING to Australian newspaper reports, Tourism Australia's latest worldwide advertising campaign will be censored in Singapore because it does not comply with the Republic's strict censorship laws. The Age reported that the AslBo million ($217 million) campaign "So where the
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  • world news
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      Lock icon An emotional plea
      436 12 -AGENCIES Friday rally to kickstart his party's election campaign BANGKOK Embattled Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is to hold a massive rally tomorrow to "open his heart out" to his countrymen and counter growing opposition pressure for him to quit "Forget about making me resign. They have
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      Lock icon Arroyo faced 3 attempted coups
      133 12 —AFP I MANILA Rebel soldiers and police planned to seize the Philippines' main airport and national police headquarters, according to the country's top law enforcer, who released new details of an alleged coup against President Gloria Arroyo. Mr Arturo Lomibao said late on Tuesday that
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      Lock icon It's too late to stop P&O deal: Dubai
      167 12 —AFP WASHINGTON A senior official at Dubai Ports World expressed some sympathy with concerns about his company's plan to take control of operations at key United States ports, but said the deal was too far advanced to be undone. "We are not
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      Lock icon India-US nuke deal not off, but not now
      773 13  -  PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR ■AFP Indian official shifts focus from nuclear technology to agricultural technology news@newstoday.com.sg NEW DELHI Even as Air Force One, carrying President George W Bush, touched down in the Indian capital, the India-US civilian nuclear cooperation deal was not
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      Afghanistan veteran is new chief of JI
      354 14 Abu Dujana described by former mentor as intelligent, charismatic, even if he's not a great bomb-maker KUALA LUMPUR The Al Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) regional terrorist network's new chief has been described as intelligent, hardworking and having good management skills and leadership qualities,
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      Lock icon S Korea to Japan: Address military past
      241 14 -AFP SEOUL South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun (picture) yesterday bluntly told Japan that it has failed to address its militaristic past, saying it was a necessary step if the country wanted to become a world leader. In a speech marking a civil uprising
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      Lock icon Fatal organ transplants in China
      218 14 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysians have died from botched organ transplants in China, a Malaysian National Kidney Foundation official said according to a report yesterday, after Japan said it was investigating at least seven deaths. The foundation's vice-chairman, Dr Zaki Morad Zaher, told the New Straits
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      Lock icon TV stations' turn to say sorry
      412 16 -AGENCIES Malaysia's 7V3and ntv7say they erred in screening visuals of controversial cartoons KUALA LUMPUR Two Malaysian television stations have apologised for screening inadvertently visuals of the controversial cartoons depicting Prophet Mohammed and said they were prepared for any government punishment The TV3 and ntv7
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      Lock icon THE DANGER OF ISLAMIC TOTALITARIANISM
      163 16 -AFP The recent violence surrounding the publication of cartoons depicting Prophet Mohammed illustrate the danger of Islamic "totalitarianism", said Mr Salman Rushdie and a group of other writers in a statement. Mr Rushdie, French philosopher Bernard Henri-Levy and exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen were among
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  • Voices
    • Making the Budget goodies better
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        Have cash and non-cash benefits to curb excesses
        227 18  -  FARHATI AHMAD Letter from THE 2006 Budget has been widely described as generous. Every adult Singaporean will get at least $200 in cash and those from the low-income group may get up to a few thousand dollars from the $2.6 billion Progress
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        Means-testing criteria need to be fine-tuned
        197 18  -  DANNYCHUA Letter from THE means-testing criteria of annual individual income and property value needs to be tightened to ensure that maximum benefits are given to the most needy. A family of four with all members working, and another family of four with one breadwinner
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      • Letter
        Don't hold grudge against those who get more
        116 18  -  HARRY CHIA Letter from THERE must not be any grudge against the low-wage, low-income families and older Singaporeans for getting the bigger portion of the $2.6 billion Progress Package. These groups have been left behind because of economic restructuring and globalisation These
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      Why the empty seats during the Budget debates?
      165 18  -  CHRISTOPHER TEOKIAN LAM Letter from EVERY year, I watch the parliamentary Budget debate on television. Most of the time, there are many empty seats in the House. The current parliamentary debate is no exception. I am sure that members of the House
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    • Letter
      Why credit line not allowed for Nets?
      165 18  -  DENIS DISTANT Letter from BANKS in Singapore no longer let customers with chequeing accounts on which they have a credit line to use their ATM cards to make payments via the Nets system. This will affect shoppers who have been encouraged in recent
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      Reinstate bus routes if train track problems persist
      226 20  -  CHUAKIMCHOO Letter from THE train services provided by SMRT have left much to be desired over the past two days. We would like know whether things will worsen as the week goes by. On Tuesday, there were track problems on the NorthSouth
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    • When membership does not have its privileges
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        Apply statutory memberships in SBF to associations instead
        596 20  -  CHENG SHOONG TAT Letter from I THANK Mr Koh Juan Kiat and the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) for taking the time to reply to our letters on the issue of compulsory statutory membership of the SBF ("Helping you is our business", Feb
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        SBF not progressive, functions redundant
        147 20  -  FRANKIE CHI A Letter from IF INDEED, as the SBF says, it gets members' feedback, then I implore it to ask its members in an open and transparent manner if they feel the organisation is relevant and whether legislation making membership compulsory should be removed.
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      234 22  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY I PARENTAL GUILT In case you haven't noticed, parenthood is a very guilt-producing endeavour, even for the dedicated professional. Since there's no such thing as a perfect parent, we subject ourselves to constant cross-examination in the courtroom of parental acceptability. Was I
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      Why is Agu not repaying debt?
      331 22  -  SUMITASREEDHARAN Striker, not football club, should fork out the USs2ok sign-on fee he spent Letter from I HAVE been following the Agu Casmir saga over the months and I am disappointed by the way it has been handled. To my understanding, Woodlands FC will
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    • Letter
      Pare Palais condo's sharks are not dangerous: AVA
      344 22  -  GOHSHIHYONG Letter from Assistant Director, Corporate Communications for Chief Executive Officer, Agri-Food Veterinary Authority, Ministry of National Development WE REFER to the various letters, published between Feb 24 and 26, that raised concerns over the welfare of the nurse shark and black
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      Raja recognised with NTU Chair – and not posthumously
      209 24  - Raja recognised with NTU Chair and not posthumously BARRY DESKER Letter from Director Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies Nanyang Technological University I REFER to the letter from Chua Hin Bee ("Recognise efforts of people while they are still living", Feb 28). Citing the fact that the Institute of South-east
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      sayagain
      47 24 Instead of giving the great men who have done such great deeds for Singapore just grand State Funerals, let us do something while they're still alive if s more meaningful. Alice Yang, on leaders such as Mr Lee Kuan Yew and the late Mr S Rajaratnam
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    • Balancing the scales
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        The other side of a one-sided picture of history
        634 24  -  KWEKKHEELENG Letter from I REFER to the News Comment, "The hand that stokes the fire", by Charles Tan (Feb 27). Mr Tan's use of history to support an argument of moral equivalence between the West and the Islamic extremists is one-sided
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      • Letter
        No black and white answers here
        252 25  -  HUBERKAT Letter from in Germany THE claim that religious conflict started in the Middle Ages when "Christians from Europe fight- ing to wrest the Holy Land from the Muslims" is not exactly right Right after Prophet Mohammed's death, Mohammedanism aspired to become a world
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    • Letter
      Gone paperless, so why the processing fee, Acra?
      190 24  -  DAVID 001 Letter from THE Government has been encouraging the public to do transactions with government departments and statutory boards online via the Internet to cut down on paperwork and costs. With this in mind, I am wondering why the Accounting and
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    • Letter, Illustration
      Details on commercial vehicles needed to keep owners honest
      216 25  -  LYNN ONG Letter from Deputy Manager, Media Relations Land Transport Authority I REFER to Felix Yeo's letter "Personal details painted on light goods vehicle" (Feb 27). Light goods vehicles (LGVs) are used for commercial or business use and, to help reduce
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      114 18 University of London> External Programme I i lwlp|lw r .i, MBM The whole world is our campus at the University of London. You can attend classes at local colleges or you can study independently by distance learning. With 150 years' experience of providing degrees at a distance, it's clear why
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      102 19 r~ TORCH RELAY I 15TH ASIAN GAMES *<*. n-v I w-^^^ DOHA 2006 one j lonr^e-, i i follouJ the ffGme I The 15th Asian Games Doha 2006 from 1 to 15 December is a i i beacon for the spirit of both unity and diversity. I The Torch Relay
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      208 24 CORRECTION Elected President. This is incorrect. IN THE report, "His own man" Mr Rajaratnam had chosen the late (Feb 25-26), we stated that the late Mr Wee Kirn Wee, Mr Ong's predecessor, Mr S Rajaratnam had chosen the late to be appointed President after Mr Devan Mr Ong Teng Cheong
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  • Businesstoday
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      New board on SGX for SMEs?
      513 26  -  VALERIE LAW Besides providing additional funding avenue for growing firms, it will broaden pool of private equity investors va lerie@newstoday.com.sg THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) is considering setting up a third board for small and medium-sized companies (SMEs), said Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, deputy chairman of
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      Lock icon MM Lee's SIA remarks not a 'directive'
      255 26 -BLOOMBERG MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's comment for Singapore Airlines (SIA) to make its engineering and catering units independent is "not a directive" for the national carrier, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said. "The specific restructuring would have to be decided by the
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      228 26 BLOOMBERG THE Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC), which manages more than US$lOO billion ($162 billion) of the country's reserves, has achieved "good" returns against benchmark indexes and its peers, said Mrs Lim Hwee Hua, Minister of State for Finance. GIC, the Government's fund manager,
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      415 27 -DOW JONES Trio to be sentenced today for acquiescing to firm's failure to disclose losses, insider trading THREE non-executive directors of China Aviation Oil (Singapore), or CAO, yesterday pleaded guilty to charges of tacitly acquiescing to the company's failure to disclose its losses to the
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        Lock icon Spore to spend $135m on IMF-World Bank annual meeting
        252 28 SINGAPORE plans to spend $135 million on the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meeting in September, an event that may raise its profile as a "knowledge hub". The city-state expects the event to generate 300 meetings and draw 16,000
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        445 28  -  CHOW PENN NEE Firm to issue 65m shares at 11.48 cents each pennnee@newstoday.com.sg ACCORD Customer Care Solutions (ACCS) is looking to beef up its regional mobile phone services business through an acquisition. The company said yesterday that it planned to buy three
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        292 29 DOW JONES Robust trade growth, especially in Asia, boosts performance PSA International, the world's second-biggest port operator after Hong Kong's Hutchison, yesterday reported a 20-per-cent rise in full-year net profit due to booming regional trade led by China and India. Its net profit
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        228 29 —AFP SINGAPORE signed a free trade agreement (FTA) with Panama yesterday, the citystate's first such pact with a Latin American country. The Panama-Singapore FTA will cover issues such as trade in goods and services, customs procedures, telecommunications, financial services and investments, a Singapore Government statement said.
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        195 29  -  —JANECHIAPOCO SINGAPORE Telecommunications' (Sing Tel) Internet division Sing Net is making online surfing for Singaporeans faster and cheaper. Until March 31, Sing Net's 512 Kbps and 3.sMbps unlimited broadband plans will be available at monthly charges of $38 and $47 respectively under a
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          169 30 NTUC Income launched the Mandarin and Malay versions of the Know Your Insurance website at www.KnowYourlnsurance.com.sg. The website offers an alternate channel for people who are interested to learn about insurance at their own pace. Consumers can make informed decisions about different
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          189 30 TO WRAP up the four-month long Be An Active Woman campaign jointly organised by the Singapore Sports Council and the Women Sport Group, there will be a road show at Caltex House between 11am and 3pm from Monday to
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          194 30 ONE regular customer of Delifrance was rewarded for her loyalty last week. Ms Ang Lee Tjin, 56, won a seven-day-five-night trip for two to Paris in a lucky draw held by Delifrance. The prize, which includes a pair of economy class air
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          FOR ANDY LAU FANS
          98 30 AVAILABLE at City Chain and some of its stores are 130 limited-edition Cyma timepieces that are engraved with Cyma ambassador Andy Lav's signature on the back of the watch case. Only 1,800 such pieces are available in Greater China and South-east Asia. Retailing at $1,050 each,
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          HEALTHY DISCOUNTS AT EU YAN SANG NEW OUTLET AT PLAZA SINGAPURA
          109 30 WITH the official opening of Eu Van Sang Plaza Singapura,the outlet will give discounts of up to 40 per cent from today until March 6 on selected items. Two bottles of Premium Bird's Nest with Rock Sugar, for example,
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          119 30 SHARES ended barely changed yesterday as better-than-expected results from local companies helped offset bearishness towards technology stocks. The ST Index closed up just 0.71 point, or 0.03 per cent, at 2,482.67. In the broad market, gainers led decliners 305 to 240, with volume amounting to 1.43 billion shares worth
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          60 30 'SGX, Dow Jones and Bloomberg Information provided by Nikkei 225 15,964.46 -240.97 -1.49 Hang Seng Australia ASX Taiwan Wtd 15,818.09 -100.39 -0.63 4,850.60 -70.70 -1.44 6,613.39 +51.76 +0.79 Korea Comp Closed KLCI 921.56 -7.38 -0.79 SET 748.28 +4.23 +0.57 Jakarta Comp 1,239.27 +8.61 +0.70 Phils Comp Shenzhen B
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          54 30 ChinaEssen Magnus MediaRing Reyoung ChinaEntSp CG Tech China Paper C80 Pharm ChinaLife StarPharm 0.585 0.060 0.330 0.395 0.010 0.310 0.365 0.410 0.260 0.595 +0.060 +0.005 +0.025 +0.015 +0.045 +0.040 +0.005 +0.020 +0.015 +11.4 +9.1 +8.2 +3.9 +17.0 +12.3 +1.2 +8.3 +2.6 62,876 58.094 46,582 43,346 37,364 30,344
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          67 30 QTYDEV 9.950 +0.450 QTYDEVW*****0 7.450 +0.400 BukitSsm 13.200 +0.300 Fomn8 Reit HK$ 6.300 +0.250 SembCoip 3.200 +0.160 China Hong 1.200 +0.140 ChinaFish 2.600 +0.140 (M)EVBNP8CW)***** 0.410 +0.125 HKLand US$ 3.700 +0.120 S8mbCoipDB8CW*****7 0.500 +0.120 aTYDEVMBLeCW*****5 0.025 +400.0 PSL 0.060 +100.0 U0BMBL8CW*****7 0.030 +100.0 QTYDEVDB8CW*****4 0.235 +62.1 QTYDEVMBL8CW*****7
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          66 30 :ffll 18.500 -0.600 IMH400US$ 17.300 -0.400 3T1ETF100 24.800 -0.400 5IA 14.500 -0.300 lAsia 1.570 -0.230 jeative S50 12.500 -0.200 (epCoip 5IA2D0 13.800 14.500 -0.200 -0.200 ttkei225DBeCW*****0 1.340 -0.160 M. 2.380 -0.140 KepCoipBTJPePW*****4 0.005 DBSSGAeCW*****3 0.010 -83.3 -50.0 Venture DBeCW*****8 0.010 -50.0 NOLMBLeCW*****3 0.105 -46.2 NOLBBeCW*****0 0.195 -39.1
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          36 30 us$ UK£ Yen HK$ RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.6181 0.3522 71.641 4.7961 2.2926 0.5177 5,673.1 24.106 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NT$ 31.747 0.8315 27.399 600.21 0.7041 4.9679 0.9305 19.953
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          20 30 Gold US$/oz Silver US$/oz Platinum US$/oz 565.00 9.80 1,055.20 Rubber cents/kg Palm oil RM/tonne Brant US$/barrel 346.00 1,469.00 62.28
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        313 30 -BLOOMBERG Spore targets high-end market for Islamic financial services SINGAPORE will target large funds and high net-worth individuals to develop its Islamic finance industry because the investor base in the city-state is small, a central banker said yesterday. The Singapore Exchange, which operates the city's securities and
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      18 28 w Get ready -3C-', TO RAISE YOUR J GLASS TO THE WINNERS OF THE 20th Tourism Awards 2005
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    1323 32 A fusion on great fg Photo by Photo by Photo by Photo by Photo by Photo by Photo by I Melting pot of cuisine New Zealand's biggest city has more than 900 restaurants over its sprawling environs. From haute cuisine at elegant silver service restaurants to trendy
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      285 33 Brought to you by: Tourism New Zealand and Air New Zealand visitwww.newzealand.com www.airnewzealand.com.sg for more information on Auckland packages and other New Zealand destinations. WIN A FREE TRIP TO NEW ZEALAND! sSfSont^0 Z0 ea'and' TO K> H l°lTecesTf\^^l^J^i pieces It/ f/jj ?^^Y^^' idie,2ooe" al^ki from Wla*c" *AII entries must include
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      1288 34  -  Zul Othman Rumor Has Its substitute director he may be, but Rob Reiner knows his way behind the lens in Los Angeles zul@newstoday.com.sg Reiner (right) on Rumor Has It star Jennifer Aniston HE'S a celebrated filmmaker in his own right, with many of his films entrenched pillars
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        84 35 Based on the characters of a 1978 TV show. This Is Spinal Tap is a cult classic famed for its satire of the wild rock-star behaviour and musical pretensions of Led Zeppelin, Status Quo and The Beatles. Starring comedians Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry
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        STAND BY ME (1986)
        67 35 A coming-of-age story based on a short story by Stephen King, the story of a group of boys played by River Phoenix, Keifer Sutherland, Corey Fehlman and Jerry O'Connell, all virtual unknowns then on a quest to find a dead body remains a superb entry in
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        72 35 Efl Considered by many as the essential entry in Reiner's resume. Misery stars James 'Sonny Corleone' Caan as a bedridden author tormented by crazed fan Annie Wilkes (Kathy Bates in a classic performance). A few plotholes aside. Misery is disturbing from start to finish and a clear indication
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        84 35 4 I D Another Rob Reiner highpoint, this tense military drama was written by West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin who apparently got the idea from his military attorney sister. But what makes A Few Good Men memorable is its sharp, rapid-fire dialogue and excellent performances
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        WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (1989)
        112 35 I B When Harry Met Sally-with characters apparently based on Reiner and his friend, director Nora Epheron, respectively-is the quintessential '80s modern 30-something romantic comedy and has been hailed as the best entry in the genre since Woody Allen made Annie Hall. While somewhat fluffy
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      273 36  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL MEDIACORP Radio is looking for Singapore's own Gwen Stefani, posse included. Cheerleaders, drummers, rappers and even videographers will get the chance to take centrestage in the 987 Hollaback Crew competition, a one-of-a-kind talent search that mixes arts, music and sports
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      449 36  -  JANE CHIAPOCO Tourism Awards host Adrian Pang leads the way in recognising service ja nec@newstoday.com.sg FOR the second time, stage and television actor Adrian Pang will be the master of ceremonies at what is arguably Singapore's most glamorous hospitality event the Singapore Tourism Board's 20th Tourism Awards
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      249 36 BEFORE this year's Best Foreign Film nominee at the Academy Awards, the controversial Paradise Now, raised the profile of Palestinian films in Hollywood, there was pioneering Palestinian director Michel Khleifi. While his name may be foreign to Singaporean audiences now, it won't be that way
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      435 37  -  -JEANINETAN —ZULOTHMAN "I NEVER had aspirations to be a solo singer," declared English singer Skye from her home in Surrey on the south east of England. It is a surprising claim, especially for a vocalist (real name Skye Edwards) who was the
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      KIDS' CARNIVAL AT NGEE ANN CITY
      70 37 Colourful characters come alive this weekend at MediaCorp TVI2 Kids Central's Big in the City carnival. The Power Rangers (left) will fly into action from 11am to 9pm at Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza. Be the first to grab the Kids Central merchandise including
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      411 38  -  mm CONCERWEViafc 50 Cent- The Get Rich or Die Trying World Tour 2006 LAST Sunday, over 13,000 hip-hop fans descended to the Aktiv Square at Bangkok's Muang Thong Thani district for an open-air concert featuring top Thai rappers and a guest appearance by Fort Minor,
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      311 39  -  Ashraf Safdar THEATREREVIEW by. Ml Singapore Fringe Festival THE theatre offerings marking the start of the Ml Singapore Fringe Festival had a strong start with works that mocked the proclivity some have toward simplifying in order to understand. The Necessary Stage's Rosnah, Riverbed Theatre's Exploding Rice
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      76 39 Canadian performer Catherine Kidd (picture) brings playful ebullience to Sea Peach, a play she calls a cross between "Aesop's Fables and Dr Seuss". In an interview, Kidd revealed that she first performed Sea Peach in a swimming pool she rented "for only $1". Since then, she has toured
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      WHO'SREADINGWHAT
      109 39 ACTRESS Celine Rosa Tan will star in The Sound Collector, a children's play presented by Singapore Repertory Theatre's The Little Company. It will run until March 26 at the DBS Arts Centre Home of SRT. Tickets from Sistic. "The book I'm currently reading is called The Life and Times
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        175 40  -  LORRAINE LIM Robert O'Harrow ROBERTO' Harrow presents a chilling account of the burgeoning use of technology in the hunt for terrorists in the post-911 world. The author has a clear, clean voice, and intersperses dry facts with fascinating anecdotal material. And he doesn't merely chronicle how
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        191 40  -  -AMELYNNUONG Richard Pelzer FOR those unfamiliar with the Pelzer family, Richard Pelzer was one of five boys from a middle-class Californian family who lived out a nightmare of child abuse that the world would later learn of in A Child Called IT, written by Richard's brother Dave.
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        495 42 I WATCH WHAT I EAT, YET WEIGHT HAS GATHERED AROUND MY STOMACH. WHEN I WEAR A FIGURE-HUGGING DRESS OR PANTS, MY STOMACH PROTRUDES. HOW CAN I REDUCE THE UNSIGHTLY BULGE AROUND MY STOMACH? RACHEL FANG With age, women tend to put on weight aroundthe stomach and hips. Hence,the pear-shaped
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        TIME TO THINK
        289 42  -  PEARLYNTHAM This season, Bobbi's not brown anymore pea rlyn@newstoday.com.sg BETTER known for her signature earthy shades, Bobbi Brown is thinking pink this season. But going by her standards, you can rest assured the make-up guru's pink is anything but garish. Deliriously named the Pink Sugar Collection, the
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        289 42  -  AMANDA KOH CROSSING time zones is a common occurrence for jetsetters. And the Tag Heuer Link Automatic GMT Watch is perfect for this lucky bunch it allows the frequent traveller to zip through time zones and get the right time with
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        Bloomin' beauties
        219 43  -  PEARLYNTHAM FLOWERS bloom in spring and indeed, you'll find plenty of them in the Swatch Spring-Summer 2006 Jewellery Collection. Inspired by the themes Joy, Dreamy Lights, Spicy Whis- i pers and For Him, the collection is chock-full of floral mo- 1 p v tifs and influences. For instance,
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        898 44  -  SHOBHATSERING BHALLA Sikkim offers amazing sights, varied wildlife and a glimpse into an unspoilt culture shobha@newstoday.com.sg THE wonderfully fresh smells are a boon after the riotous olfactory melange of Kolkata and the absence of it in deodorised Singapore. In Sikkim, that landlocked Indian state nestled in the
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        Coasting your way to a great time
        716 46  -  LEE HUI SHAN Gold Coast offers fun-filled theme parks, exquisite food, scenic views and shopping traveller@newstoday.com.sg WITH attractions such as Dreamworld and Warner Bros Movie World, it is not surprising that Gold Coast is known as Australia's favourite playground. The two theme parks
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        Mega promotions at travel fair
        332 48  -  LEE HUI SHAN SA Tours offers attractive travel deals, lucky draws at sale this weekend huishanl@newstoday.com.sg FOR some great travel deals, head down to the SA Tours Mega Travel Sale on Sunday. The deals include discounts and bargains offered by airlines and hotels for holidays
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          113 48 TIGER Airways has started selling seats for flights to the Chinese cities of Shenzhen, Haikou and Guangzhou from April 15, 26 and 27 respectively. Fares for all flights will start from $49.98 one way (excluding taxes). "With fares as low as $49.98 one way,
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          101 48 Cathay Pacific Airways has been named "Airline of the Year 2006" by Air Transport World [ATW], a monthly aviation magazine. The winner is selected by a panel of judges which consists of /47Weditors from around the world. Cathay Pacific CEO
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        69 50 Members of Brazil's Portela samba school performing at Sambodrome Avenue on Tuesday during the traditional Rio de Janeiro's samba parade. Portela's parade wrapped up Rio's samba carnival featuring 14 of the city's top samba groups, with each group presenting an 80 minute parade dance before the 70,000
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        313 50  -  LAUREEN TOH Chan Brothers extends its travel offers this weekend la ureent@newstoday.com.sg CHAN Brothers Travel has a special treat for those who missed its travel bargains last weekend. Its World 'R' Us travel fair will be extended to this weekend. The fair will be held on
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        603 51 —AP Designing Disney's latest, detailed theme park rollercoaster ride involved a trek to a Himalayan monastery LAKE BUENA VISTA (Florida) -"Respect tradition beware," warn yellowed posters and weathered totem poles surrounding a 200-foot peak. Inside lives the biggest, fiercest creature Walt Disney designers have ever created the yeti
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        347 52  -  LAUREENTOH Carrier's new fleet of 8777s are promising luxury firsts la ureent@newstoday.com.sg WHILE industry analysts have tagged 2006 as a time of consolidation before dramatic fleet growth next year, Air New Zealand has been steadily rolling out eight new Boeing 777s and wooing passengers
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      330 58 —THE GUARDIAN PARIS For former military officer Christophe Fauviau, tennis was more than just a game, especially when his two children were on court Even if they were competing in a minor tournament, it was not enough for them
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      523 58 BLOOMBERG Premiership champions seek to help football in China KUALA LUMPUR English champions Chelsea want to help develop football in China and boost their commercial appeal in Asia by joining forces with the Asian Football Confederation. Peter Kenyon, Chelsea's chief executive, held talks with confederation
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      273 58 -BLOOMBERG KUALA LUMPUR Midfielders Michael Ballack (picture) and David Beckham aren't joining English Premiership champions Chelsea, the club's chief executive said. Peter Kenyon, responding to British newspaper reports, also denied that US striker Freddy Adu might be heading to Stamford Bridge next season. Bayern
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      Lock icon Flamboyant flamingos bullish
      594 59  -  DARREN LAI S-League's latest foreign club confident of success both on and off the pitch da rren@newstoday.com.sg PRIOR to obtaining his Asian Football Confederation (AFC) 'A' licence in December last year, R Balasubramaniam has only had three years of coaching experience as a Centre of Excellence trainer
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      Lock icon No hara-kiri this year for Albirex coach Otsuka
      436 59  -  -DARREN LAI BY THEIR own admission, Albirex Niigata (Singapore) have failed their fans and sponsors over the past two seasons. Since making their S-League debut in 2004, the Japanese team have managed two consecutive fifth-place finishes. But chairman Masao Konno insisted yesterday
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      487 60  -  Jose Raymond Palestine victory leaves Group E wide open ASIAN CUP QUALIFIERS Palestine 1 Singapore 0 in Amman jose@newstoday.com.sg THE Lions were sent crashing down to earth yesterday after they went down 1-0 to Palestine at the Amman International Stadium in a Group E Asian Cup
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      285 60 —AFP IRAQ revived their Asian Games dreams with a narrow 2-1 victory over China yesterday. In the oasis town of Al Am in the United Arab Emirates, China struggled against the West Asian champions, who were desperate to bounce back after a shock 2-0
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      402 60 —AFP CRICKET TEST India v England NAGPUR, India England opener Alastair Cook celebrated his debut with a half-cen-tury yesterday, but could not stop India seizing the initiative on the first day of the opening Test. The 21-year-old left-hander hit a gutsy 60 as
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      361 61  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@newstoday.com.sg HIS greatest claim to fame would be that he was a coach with China's national swimming team from 1991 to 1994. During his three-year stint, Wen Xinlong coached the likes of Huan Xiaoming and Liv Bichun to
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      175 61 —AFP IRAN'S World Cup build-up has been hit by the cancellation of friendlies due to the nuclear standoff, but coach Branko Ivankovic insists it hasn't affected them and they can beat anyone. The Croat said his team have ignored calls from several countries that the Islamic Republic
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