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    26 1 TODAY /A=dij^Corp share your free newspaper MICA(P) 112/07/2005 Tuesday March 7, 2006 todayonline.com TODAY /AbdiaCorp share your free newspaper Tuesday March 7, 2006 todayonline.com MICA(P) 112/07/2005
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    Running past 2,500
    587 1  -  CHOW PENN NEE Analysts optimistic bullish stock market can be sustained pennnee@newstoday.com.sg FUELLED by a resurgent economy, the stock market's benchmark ST Index (STI) powered past the key 2,500 mark yesterday to reach within striking range of its all-time high, which was set more than six years
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    Lock icon Ang Lee makes history with Oscar triumph
    210 1  -  JEANINETAN jeanine@newstoday.com.sg BROKEBACK Mountain may not have taken home the coveted prize for Best Picture at yesterday's Academy Awards it lost to surprise winner Crash but its Taiwanese director Ang Lee (picture) became the first Asian in Oscar history to receive the award
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon National Service first, then varsity
      696 2  -  LOH CHEE KONG Change in rules means no more putting off of duty for degree studies cheekong@newstoday.com.sg LESS than four months after the controversy over its stance on draft dodgers, the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) announced yesterday that it has revised the rules under which
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      HISTORY IS NOT JUST ONE LINEAR TRUTH
      548 3  -  WAYNE SOON Enrich our understanding of S'pore's past by bringing in alternative, diverse accounts THE recent death of Mr S Rajaratnam sparked a profound debate in the press: Why are there Singaporeans who don't know that Mr Rajaratnam wrote our Pledge and that
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      258 2 Day f Earn on your investment immediately! If you take up a regular-premium investment linked plan (ILP), you are likely to pay 150% of your annual premium as distribution cost. Supposing you invest $300 a month, this distribution cost will take away $5,400 from your savings which may go to
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      374 3 Realise your full potential today. Your future success begins today! With an impressive $35-million UniCampus, you'll enjoy superb facilities while pursuing recognised programmes awarded by established universities. Many have realised their dreams. You can be next. Call now and start your journey to success. Think Success. Think MDIS. PfeUNIVERSITY OF
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  • singapore news
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      Lock icon A futuristic bridge with a view
      514 4  -  LEE U-WEN $68m bridge in Marina Bay area expected to be ready by 2009 u-wen@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPOREANS and tourists will have one more reason to start flocking to the new-look Marina Bay. At the end of this year, work will begin on a futuristic, $68-million
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      TONGKATALI GETS A RISE OUT OF MPS ...
      172 4  - TONGKATALI GETS A RISE OUT OF MPS LEE U WEN IT SEEMS Singaporeans will go to great lengths to boost their sexual performance even if it means stealing. In a light-hearted moment in Parliament, Tampines GRC MP Yatiman Yusof praised the Government's plans to develop the Gardens by the Bay
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    • Article
      AVA steps up bird-flu defence
      245 4  -  LEE U WEN SINGAPORE has beefed up its defence against a bird flu outbreak with two new measures. The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) is implementing a voluntary segregation system where the disease can be self-con-tained should a farm or cluster get affected. This includes
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      All smiles, but what happened?
      388 6  -  LOHCHEEKONG S'pore Democratic Alliance keeps mum about meeting; Chiam See Tong absent cheekong@newstoday.com.sg IT WAS touted as a meeting to work out the avoidance of three-cornered fights, the addition of new members and a possible overall strategy for the Opposition. But with Singapore Democratic Alliance
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      Aljunied GRC residents will be the judge: MP
      253 6  -  —TEOXUANWEI THE fact that the opposition Workers' Party has been working the ground recently in her backyard is apparently not unsettling Aljunied GRC MP Cynthia Phua. Like some of her party colleagues, Madam Phua believes that residents in her constituency will consider
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        HAWKERS LEARN GOOD MANNERS
        123 6  -  TEOXUANWEI RESIDENTS in Paya Lebar Kovan will find their next visit to the market much more pleasant. Besides finding fresh produce at low prices, they will also be greeted by friendlier and customer-service oriented hawkers and stall-holders. More than 100 hawkers in the area yesterday attended
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        Lock icon SNEAK PREVIEW OF BUDGET TERMINAL
        104 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The public can get a sneak preview of the new Budget Terminal as it goes through some final preparations before its launch. From March 15 to 19, visitors can take a free guided tour of the single-storey building near Changi Airport. They will
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        2 HAVE TOBACCO LICENCE SUSPENDED
        91 6  -  -AUDREY LIM Two tobacco retailers have had their tobacco retail licences suspended for six months after they were caught selling cigarettes to under-aged youths even after they were fined $2,000 for their first offence last year. Goh Tiow Kee, who runs a store in Bedok,
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      Step-dad charged with kid's murder
      202 6  -  VINITARAMANI WITH his hands clasped and gesturing as if to say "forgive me" or "I love you" towards his family, 29-year-old Mohammed Ali Johari was charged in court yesterday for the murder of his two-year old stepdaughter, Nurasyura Mohamed Fauzi. But he did not once
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      More S'poreans sign up for AMD
      158 6  -  JOANNMEUNA LOPEZ ALMOST 4,000 Singaporeans have signed up for the Advance Medical Directive (AMD) Act since its implementation in 1997. In fact, the adoption rate rose sharply last year- from 350 in 2004 to 1,328 after the high profile Terri Schiavo case in the
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      292 5 l/SMU SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY More than jobseekers Fast trackers Serene Tan I Mr ifll BF B mtt w Contracting and Procurement VJ 1131 |r -^B& Category Manager Energy, Asia A H^^ M^^ Shell Eastern Petroleum Vj Hf* 4b i^fl NgChiehKwong Jfl |V Financial Analyst Benedict See Toh Financial Management Programme
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      181 7 OLYMPUS Your Vision, Our Future j___. The Toughest Creature in the Ocean Meets the Toughest Camera on Land Take it to the extremes and soak up the tumbles and hard knocks of life the new *shock P roofu P to I.smetres r%22; sS^;^ OlympUS 720 SW IS DUlIt tO take
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Why Thai farmers love Thaksin
      703 8 THE NEW YORK TIMES While thousands protest in Bangkok, rural residents have no complaints BAAN SUKSOMBOON (Thailand) From her wooden stilt house surrounded by rice padi fields, Ms Sudjai Srimongkol stared down at her grunting piglets and chirping chicks on Sunday, shrugging off a question
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      Lock icon Nuclear agency boss hopeful about Iran
      357 9 AFP Agreement on Tehran's nuclear programme could be struck in a week, he says VIENNA As members of the United Nations nuclear watchdog met yesterday to weigh in on the Iran nuclear controversy, its chief, Mr Mohamed Elßaradei, expressed his hope that an agreement
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      Lock icon Friendly fire or negligent homicide?
      315 11 AGENCIES US army launches criminal probe into death of football star-turned-soldier WASHINGTON The United States Army opened a criminal investigation into the "friendly fire" death in Afghanistan of US football star Pat Tillman. The probe aims to determine if negligent homicide was involved. Mr Tillman's
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon MILITANTS TARGET NIGERIAN OIL
        54 11 Militants in Nigeria have vowed to cut daily oil exports from this West African nation by another 1 million barrels by the end of this month. A wave of assaults on oil facilities has cut production by 455,000 barrels per day. Nigeria normally exports 2.5 million
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        Lock icon THIS CRAP SMELLS GOOD
        61 11 -AFP Researchers have succeeded in making the sweet smell of vanilla come out of cow dung. In a world-first recycling project, a one-hour process allows cow faeces to produce vanillin, the main component of the vanillabean extract, the state-run International Medical Center of Japan said. The
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        Lock icon TAIWAN'S BIGGEST WAR GAMES EVER
        40 11 -AFP Taiwan will launch its largest military exercises ever next month. The games will end in July, the Apple Daily reported Over 20,000 soldiers will be mobilised. The games will be held in Nan county.'
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        Lock icon SCIENTIST ADMITS 'FAKING' RESEARCH
        31 11 -AFP Disgraced bouth Korean cloning expert Hwang Woo-Suk has for the first time admitted playing a key role in fabricating stem cell research, Yonhap news agency said.
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      163 9 CLE ARVISION presents The 'No Cut' Epi Lasik Route to Perfect Vision Epi Lasik is the new frontier in the evolution of laser vision correction. Unlike Lasik, Epi-Lasik does not cut into the cornea. It uses a newly designed micro-keratome that mechanically SS»" separates or cleaves an ultra thin flap
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      58 10 l^B RflP ITE is the first and only education institution to be awarded /—*W flatte. *EWmWJ c nat' ons most prestigious Singapore Quality Award, P^Em^^ distinguishing us as a world-class organisation. SINGAPORE QUALITY AWARD 1 W A* Uiineii excellence 2005 Winner B^^^^^J -X~~ 1 EM j]jJljjjj jAJbVziyj Jjzjyj J J-J^v^
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      237 11 HI THE UNIVERSITY OF^ SJjfi Western Australia Achieving International Excellence Professor Barry J. Marshall UWA Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences Nobel Prizewinner in Medicine 2005 Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Science) WorldTop 100 D r Bachelor of Science (Genetics) University Bachelor of Science (Molecular
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  • Voices
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      isay WHEN ADULTS HELP TEENS HURT THEMSELVES
      628 12  -  Jeremv Lim news@newstoday.com.sg I MAY not be the best person to preach healthy living because I do not have a body that can be used to advertise a health product. But being a person with a disability, I am always annoyed when I
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      Smoking at bus stops: How can I stop it?
      174 12  -  MELVIN LIM Letter from I WOULD like to firstly express my appreciation to the people involved in implementing the smoking bans at an increasing number of public areas. However, it seems that there are difficulties with enforcing the rules, especially at
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      Lock icon Why Agu was given another chance
      627 14  -  FRANCIS J GOMEZ Remorseful striker seeks atonement; to pay off debt through pay cut: Woodlands Letter from Chairman, Woodlands Wellington I REFER to the letter by Ms Sumita Sreedharan ("Why is Agu not repaying debt?", March 2). Woodlands Wellington Football Club would like to
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      Awakened thrice at night by recruits' singing
      170 14  -  TANLAYYAN Letter from I AM a resident of Marine Parade and my apartment block is situated next to East Coast Park. In recent months, I have noticed the park has been increasingly used as a training ground for army recruits. On Feb 28
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      Give goodies to 'senior NSmen' and mums
      216 16  -  DANNYCHUA DJRAJ Letter from Letter from STAY-at-home mums and those with a few dependents do not get any benefits under the Workfare Bonus scheme. In the United States, they have found that 75 per cent of such mums do parttime work or are
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      Bring in the professionals
      325 16  -  WINSTON WONG Offer accounting, secretarial services to sports associations to tighten controls Letter from THE recent troubles at Cuesports and the Singapore Rugby Union (SRU) raise the question whether sports associations need help in accounting, financial and secretarial management. Many committee members are former sportsmen and
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      sayagain
      66 16 We should give people some leeway to do harmless stuff like listening to music, talking loudly on the phone. Tomorrow, something you dO may irritate SOmeOne elSe, Sparking Off a complaint that requires the authorities to intervene... this is an endless loop and can only be stopped by showing
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      COMMENDING SUPPORT FOR TOTAL DEFENCE
      127 17  -  EVELINE GAN TOTAL DEFENCE AWARDS SPECIAL FEATURE eveline@newstoday.com.sg HONOUR ROLL MiDAs LEAGUE ComfortDelgro Corporation Ltd DBS Bank Gems Marine Pte Ltd Hanson Building Materials (S) Pte Ltd HiapShing Shipping Pte Ltd Huationg Contractor Pte Ltd Maritime Port Authority of Singapore Megastone Holdings Pte Ltd Nanyang
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      274 18  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY TRY MAKING A GAME OUT OF IT When you try to teach your young child to be responsible and you just don't get anywhere, what can you do? Well, many times turning a teaching situation into a game is the best way
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    • Letter
      Tweak the open appraisal system
      108 18  -  NELSON QUAH Let employees assess immediate superior Letter from MR LIANG Dingzi ("Money alone can't buy happy workers", March 2) hit the nail on the head when he singled out the lack of feedback as the cause of unhappiness for some employees. The open appraisal
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      More feedback needed
      183 18  -  HASUNDASHAMSUDIN Letter from EVEN with great salaries, a new office, the best technology, excellent benefits and training, talented employees continue to leave companies. According to a study by the Gallup Organization, this has much to do with how staff were treated by their managers. Mr Liang says
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    • SHORTTAKES
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        TRAFFIC JAM NOT THE CAUSE
        88 18  -  VINCENT CHIN: I refer to the reply from SBS Transit's Tammy Tan ("Why 'bus bunching' happens", Feb 23). It is heartening to hear that productivity is still important to the operator and I am also glad to hear that the Automatic Vehicle Management System will
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        REAL ISSUE NOT ADDRESSED
        120 18  -  YOUNG PAKNANG: I refer to the reply from Ms Lynn Ong of the Land Transport Authority (LTA) explaining the requirement for registrants' details to be painted on light goods vehicles (March 2). Am I the only one having problems understanding the explanation? The LTA requires valid
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        VIEWS APPRECIATED
        44 18  -  KOHJUANKIAT: Executive Director Singapore Business Federation (SBF) We thank Mr Cheng Shoong Tat and Mr Frankie Chia for their views on SBF membership ("When membership does not have its privileges", March 2). We will contact them to discuss how we can help.
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      557 13 I P With HSBC credit cards, great deals at a dollar are no longer a thing of the past! Miss those good old days when you could do a lot with a dollar? You could buy lots of candy, catch a movie or enjoy a satisfying meal for just a
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      74 17 nr I Your company's name can be on the prestigious MiDAs League honour roll! Log on to www.miw.com.sg and fill up the assessment I 'aV I report today! If you're an NSman who believes that your employer has what it takes to be a TDA winner, nominate your company I
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  • Businesstoday
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      Lock icon India's XLRI to start classes here in June
      568 22  -  SHOBHATSERINGBHALLA S'porewill be the regional headquarters of the prestigious business school shobha@newstoday.com.sg THE flow of top Indian educational institutions into Singapore shows no sign of letting up, with another leading Indian business school getting clearance to start classes here. Xavier Labour Relations
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      Lock icon NOL's volume falls
      121 22 BLOOMBERG NEPTUNE Orient Lines said it handled 2 per cent fewer boxes in the six weeks to Feb 10 because the Lunar New Year holidays stalled demand. The company handled 211,200 40-foot containers from Dec 31 to Feb 10, compared with 215,300 in the same period a
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      Lock icon Government sets aside $3.9b in loans, grants to SMEs
      170 23 BLOOMBERG THE Government, trying to boost entrepreneurship, said yesterday it would set aside $3.9 billion over five years in grants and loans to help local companies expand their businesses. A total of $900 million will be in grants, 35 per cent
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    • marketwatch
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        ST Index -— 2,512.88+19.45
        3 23 ST Index 2,512.88+19.45
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        World markets
        58 23 Nikkei 225 15,901.16 +237.82 +1.52 HK Hang Seng 15,811.83 +9.83 +0.06 Australia ASX200 4,903.90 +5.40 +0.11 Korea Comp 1,344.76 +15.81 +1.19 Thailand SET 750.81 -2.58 -0.34 Jakarta Comp 1,262.69 +1.43 +0.11 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 2,148.32 +17.95 248.69 -2.34 +0.84 -0.93 Mumbai Sensex 10,735.36 +139.93 +1.32 Malaysia KLCI
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        SGX most active
        56 23 China Sun Frt Links ChinaEssen GlobalVoice Luzhou Reyoung SKY Petrol China Dairy CG Tech Hongguo 0.685 +0.035 +5.4 54,933 0.065 +0.005 +8.3 51,245 0.590 +0.005 +0.9 46,182 0.155 -0.005 -3.1 33,884 0.535 +0.055 +11.5 33,254 0.460 +0.020 +4.5 28,946 0.530 -0.010 -1.9 27,584 0.445 +0.045 +11.3 24,766
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        SGX top rises
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        SGX top falls
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        Lock icon Singapore
        172 23 AGENCIES SHARE prices rose yesterday in line with regional gains, with the key market benchmark posting its biggest one-day rise in a week to breach the key 2,500-level. The ST Index advanced 19.45 points, or 0.8 per cent, to 2,512.88. In the broad market, advancers outpaced decliners 296 to
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 23 US$ 0.6156 UK£ 0.3503 Yen 72.019 HK$ 4.7766 RM 2.2821 Euro 0.5108 Rupiah 5,654.3 Baht 23.839 Peso 31.445 A$ 0.8267 Indian Rs 27.269 Won 600.16 C$ 0.7001 Yuan 4.9473 NZ$ 0.9271 NT$ 19.989
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 23 SGX, Dow Jones and Bloomberg Ml uss/oz 569.20 Silver uss/oz 10.23 Ptaum uss/oz 1,057.00 Mkt cents/kg 343.75 Mini RM/tonne 1/460.00 BMtnhuss/b«i 63.86 Information provided by
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    • business news
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        Lock icon SembCorp divests logistics unit
        551 24  -  VALERIE LAW It will book a gain of between $430m and $475m from sale of its 60% stake in SembLog va lerie@newstoday.com.sg SEMBCORP Industries has agreed to sell its 60-per-cent owned logistics unit for at least $749 million to Toll Holdings, Australia's biggest freight company. Toll
        3EMBCORP INDUSTRIES ANNUAL REPORT  -  551 words
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        Lock icon CORPORATE BRIEFS
        216 24 AGENCY REPORTS SembCorp Industries said its unit SembCorp Simon-Carves had won a US$2OO-million ($325-million) contract to build a single-stream low-density polyethylene facility in the United Kingdom. The contract, awarded by global chemicals giant Huntsman Corp, comprises the engineering design and construction of the plant. The plant will have
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      • PARLIAMENTBRIEFS
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          FINANCIAL SERVICES TO FALL UNDER FAIR TRADE ACT
          58 26 Financial services will soon be included in the Consumer Protection Fair Trading Act (CPFTA). The Ministry of Trade and Industry is currently working with the Monetary Authority of Singapore to come up with the implementation details, said Minister of State for Trade
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          77 26 Implementation details of JTC's plan to divest some of its ready-built industrial facilities will be finalised by the middle of this year. In November, JTC announced that it would divest such facilities in certain market segments, including 71 high-rise factory blocks, three business park
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          MORE MONEY FOR START-UPS, ENTREPRENEURS
          67 26 Second Minister for Trade and Industry Dr Vivian Balakrishnan said the Government would be pumping additional capital into local start-ups and SMEs through the Start-up Enterprise Development Scheme, the Business Angel Scheme and the Enterprise Fund. An additional $60 million will be injected into the
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          55 26 To promote technology innovation in SMEs, Spring Singapore will set up an Enterprise Technology Fund which will work with industry associations and service providers to provide SMEs with technology support and facilitate the secondment of research experts, said Minister for Trade
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        369 26  -  LEECHINGWERN Transport Minister Yeo: Move a vote of confidence for S'pore chingwern@newstoday.com. sg IT MIGHT have lost P&O to Dubai recently, but that didn't stop Singapore port operator PSA Corp from celebrating the official opening yesterday of a new terminal a joint venture between PSA
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        193 26 -BLOOMBERG HSBC Holdings, Europe's biggest bank by market value, had a 25-per-cent increase in secondhalf profit on gains from lending to consumers and companies. Net income in the final six months of 2005 rose to U557.49 billion ($12.18 billion) from US$5.9B billion a
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        629 27 DOW JONES China to lead growth in the region: Baring Asset Management ASIA-Pacific equities funds will outperform global equities funds this year, with China the main engine of economic growth, said Mr Khiem Do, Baring Asset Management's portfolio manager for its Asia-Pacific Fund. Stock
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        559 28  -  JANECHIAPOCO MediaCorp urges 4As, TNSto resolve differences ja nec@newstoday.com.sg A STALEMATE between the Association of Accredited Advertising Agents Singapore (4As) and media research ratings company TNS has resulted in the suspension of TV data service to the former as of 11am yesterday.
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        643 28  -  S MURALI mura li@newstoday.com.sg YOU would think that a company that ended the year just US$2 million ($3.2 million) shy of a record USsl billion in turnover would be rather content But contentment does not seem to be a necessary "C" in
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        457 30  -  ELAINE NG IN KUALA LUMPUR Only by tapping into these applications will the use of 3G in mobile phones explode: Nokia VP elaine. ng@newstoday.com. sg TELECOMMUNICATIONS I companies and mobile handset makers have been singing the praises of 3G for a while now but
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        348 30  -  ARIEL TAM RETAILERS on the move now have another payment collection option other than cash. Local wireless network operator Digital Network Access (DNA) Communications is collaborating with Mobile Credit Payment (MCP), a wireless solutions provider, to offer retailers a portable, wireless credit card payment system.
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        621 32  -  ARIELTAM High-definition system makes video-conferencing made clear, smooth and easy a riel@newstoday.com.sg VIDEO-CONFERENCING in the workplace is not uncommon. In this age of virtual meetings, more and more companies are taking to communicating with staff, partners and clients via the Internet. They call it
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        304 32  - I see you anytime, anywhere -ARIEL TAM I TANDBERG, a provider of visual communications solutions, has launched a portfolio of products aimed at reducing operational costs and raising the productivity levels for enterprises through multimedia collaboration "anytime, anywhere and for anyone". First up is the Tandberg Content Server, which seeks
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      100 32 Simply attach Grid's island-wide walkie-talkie with a credit card reader cum printer and y^\ €i^[M? you have a mobile device that allows for /^V<J& H^iSsjT^ instant real-time credit card payment X^PSfNv Double up the usage by using Grid's mobile N^-JUI phone service to make calls just like a mobile |jK^d|
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      137 32 I Coping With Difficult -*W^ J CUSTOmerS 27/3/06 (Mon) 9am spm; $35Of5%GST pp 5 11k Customer and Service Provider I TV* i K Relationship Call EfeffllOr Of J -MmtasandßehavioralCoraequences M33 2310 fef delai'ls| 2 -Professionalism in Service J -Skills and Competency Development Specific Applications S KespondinetDaDitßcultCsstomerSituation The Angiy Customer g
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      1308 34  -  JEANINETAN FELIX CHEONG Predictable, play-it-safe Oscar night ends with a Crash jeanine@newstoday.com.sg ACADEMY AWARDS ROU CWELL J EXCEPT FOR IT'S just as well yesterday's 78th Academy Awards ended with Crash winning the Oscar for Best Picture that one rather surprising triumph helped inject a dose of unpredictability into
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      500 36  -  JENNIFER CHEN -AP IT'S the stuff that red carpets are made of: Polyester. Or whatever fills out plush penguins these days. Along with the übiquitous starlets in their dazzling gowns and dapper men in their spiffy tuxedoes a passel of waddlers made a splash in
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        65 36 AGENCIES Actor John Travolta is to play the lead female role in the new film version of Hairspray. The 52-year-old will play dowdy housewife Edna Turnblad in the movie, said Daily Variety. Hairspray, which has become an award-win-ning Broadway stage musical, was first made into
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        LOCAL FILM-MAKER IN FRENCH FEST
        110 36 Singapore film-maker Royston Tan's 4.30 is among the works in competition at the Festival dv Film Asiatique, a celebration of Asian films that runs from tomorrow until Sunday in Deauville, France. The eighth edition of the event features films from across Asia, with the highest
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        87 36 Limited $10 tickets to the Fireßall performance (April 27 to May 1) will be offered on Friday as part of the Ecnad Project's 10th Anniversary celebration. Fireßall is a contemporary arts event featuring everyone from dancers to fashion designers and film-makers. The usual price for tickets
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          127 38 Cocteau Twins The Cocteau Twins were one of the more enigmatic yet overlooked bands of the 1980s. The English trio made up of singer Elizabeth Fraser, bassist Simon Raymonde and guitarist Robin Guthrie may have split in 1998 after eight outstanding albums but their influence on current
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          109 38 Fab Four Suture Throughout their 16-year-career, English post-rock outfit Stereolab have skirted the confines of pop music, often substituting genre-defying high art doodling for conventional music-making. Album number 14 actually compiled from the band's recent singles proves Stereolab are as eccentric as ever: In a musical climate
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          114 38 Jason Mraz Like James Blunt, American troubadour Jason Mraz is a clean-cut singer songwriter whose radiofriendly tones were custommade for commercial success. You certainly can't fault Mraz's clear, tenor voice and easygoing, optimistic lyrics: Most of the music is well-crafted and easy on the ears, especially on The
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        MY FAVOURITE ALBUM
        100 38  -  PATRICIA MOK This week, we ask comedienne and actress Patricia Mokfor her music pick. ON MADONNA'S CONFESSION ON A DANCEFLOOR: I love this album as it is very 80s and this is a period that brings back good memories for me. I'm a retro fan and I
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        861 40  -  MALASREEDHARAN New programme targets childcare centres to ensure preschoolers eat healthily hea lth@newstoday.com.sg COME April, store manager Karen Ong will be sending her daughter, 30-month-old Shermaine, in a childcare centre. Said Karen: "Shermaine is a picky eater who's used to her grandmother's home-cooked meals. How will she
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        516 42  -  JANICE GOH Study finds that students who eat breakfast perform better in school ja nice@newstoday.com.sg IT PAYS to start the day right with breakfast, studies in Hie Journal of the American Dietetic Association indicate. Researchers who studied breakfast and cereal consumption
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        797 42 CELEBHEALTHWATCH FLY Entertainment artiste Cheryl Miles has come a long way since her days with Cherry Chocolate Candy the all-girl trio which took top spot in Talentime 2001. The multi-talented lass, who is also a dance and fitness instructor, has since ventured into hosting
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        373 43 -KRT BUMBLE Bee nods his head, then waddles down the runway with what looks like complete confidence, looking around at the lights, the buckets, the water hoses, the visitors, his reflection and the research scientists, who with their laptop computers, collect data
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        635 44 IAILMENT3APPROACHES Buttherearewaysto treat it to feel better THE intervertebral discs are structures that serve as shock absorbers in the spine between the bones that make up the spine (or vertebrae). It comprises an outer fibrous shell and an inner gelatinous core.
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        171 44 CARING FOR YOUR NECK Do you often wake up with pains in your neck? This talk will discuss ways of preventing such pains and injuries. Date: March 9 Time: Ipm to 2pm Venue: National University Hospital, Health Education Hub, Main Building 1, Level 1 Registration/Enquiries: Call 6772 2184 BE
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      584 47 GOLF Ford Championship MIAMI Tiger Woods knew he had to keep making birdies to stay ahead of the pack, and he delivered the kind of shots that make him so difficult to beat Everything changed on the 18th hole on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) in
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      221 47 -AP MELBOURNE Drug cheats competing at this month's Melbourne Commonwealth Games will be caught by the largest testing programme in the event's history, Commonwealth Games Federation chief executive Mike Hooper said yesterday. "Our message to any athlete foolish enough to attempt to go down
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      366 48  -  CUBBYLEONG RIGHT now it is just a coincidence, but if they continue in the same vein then the Chinese swimming team will be accused of making it a habit. There were another seven gold medals on offer at the 7th Milo Asia Swimming Championships
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      632 48  -  CUBBYLEONG Tao Li strikes first-ever gold for Republic in Asian meet DAY TWO 7th Asia Swimming Championships cubby@newstoday.com.sg THE Asia Swimming Championships started in 1980 and Singapore have never struck gold in the competition. How fitting then that the hoodoo was broken last night on home
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      398 49  -  DARREN LAI Super League champs Perlis a pale shadow of team that conquered Malaysia lastyear AFC CUP, GROUP E Home United v Perlis darren@newstoday.com.sg THEY may be the defending Malaysian Super League champions, but Perlis coach Abdul Rahman Ibrahim has played down his team's chances of
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      208 49 -AFP ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Tottenham 3 Blackburn 2 LONDON Martin Jol (picture) said the next few weeks would be critical to Tottenham Hotspur's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League, after his side carved out a hard-fought 3-2 win at home to
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