Today, 9 March 2006, Afternoon Edition

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    29 1 TODAY Frew share your free newspaper MICA(P) 112/07/2005 Thursday March 9, 2006 todayonline.com TODAY /A=diaCorp share your free newspaper MICA(P) 112/07/2005 Thursday March 9, 2006 todayonline.com I TODAY /A=DIACORP
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
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      Lock icon Optus 'may buy Aussie network'
      91 1 BLOOMBERG SINGTEL'S Optus unit may buy the Vodafone Group's network in Australia to cut costs, according to the Australian newspaper. Optus has had due diligence teams at Vodafone to review the assets, the newspaper reported, without saying where it got the information. Buying Vodafone's network
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      Lock icon Security Council Big 5 meet on Iran
      370 1 BLOOMBERG Permanent members discuss how to deal with Tehran's nuclear ambitions UNITED NATIONS Key members of the UN Security Council huddled here yesterday to discuss how to handle the Iranian nuclear crisis after the UN nuclear watchdog agency wrapped up talks in Vienna
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      29 1 hot news 2 Singapore news 4 world news 12 voices 24 business 34 plus 46 tv radio listings 64 classad 65 sports 70 we set you thinking 'RKMY r-flrfl
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  • hot news
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      New panel to invest CPF funds
      422 2  -  LEE U-WEN Aim to help Singaporeans enhance retirement and investment funds u-wen@newstoday.com.sg A NEW international panel has been formed to advise the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board on ways to help Singaporeans enhance their retirement funds. The 11-member group, scheduled to meet for the
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      Lock icon North Korea launched 2 missiles, says US
      265 2 BLOOMBERG NORTH Korea launched two-short range missiles yesterday. A US official in Washington who confirmed this added that the test was a reminder of the threat posed by that country and the standoff over its effort to develop nuclear weapons. "Indications are that
      — BLOOMBERG  -  265 words
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      MORE ROOM UNDER THE BANYAN TREE?
      786 3  -  TENGQIANXI Public talk by ex-detainees points way to expanded political sphere in Spore TWO weekends ago, at forums organised as part of the Ml Singapore Fringe Festival and held by The Necessary Stage, three Singaporeans who are former political detainees addressed the public for
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  • Singapore news
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      Lock icon Call for tenders to study new expressway
      172 4 —ANSLEYNG IT FIRST appeared in an Urban Redevelopment Authority concept plan to remake the Marina Bay area. And on Monday, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) invited companies to submit a feasibility study on the proposed Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE). If the study goes
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      Better engage the shapers of tomorrow
      592 4  -  LOHCHEEKONG MPs comment on the untimely university hostel, fee hikes cheekong@newstoday.com.sg THE recent university fee hikes got undergraduates worked up when they were announced last month. And Members of Parliament (MPs) raised their concerns again yesterday, barely a week after Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam
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      New jobs went to S'poreans
      413 6  -  LEE U-WEN More than 55% of the 110,800 jobs last year went to citizens and PRs, says Minister u-wen@newstoday.com.sg THE majority of new jobs created last year went to Singaporeans, and not foreign nationals. Singaporeans and permanent residents secured 61,000, or over 55 per cent,
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    • PARLIAMENTBRIEFS
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        TEACHERS TO COMBAT GAMBLING
        66 6  -  RENNIE WHANG With two upcoming casinos by 2009, the Ministry of Education (MOE) will work closely with the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports to get teachers involved in tackling gamblingrelated problems among students. To West Coast GRC MP Ho Geok Choo's query, Mr Hawazi
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        EASIER TO TAKE UP 3RD LANGUAGE
        65 6  -  RENNIE WHANG Starting from 2007, the MOE will no longer impose the academic eligibility criteria for students who want to learn non-native Mother Tongue Languages as a third language. Already, a rising number of schools have been conducting conversational non-native Mother Tongue Language lessons
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        GIFTED PROGRAMME TO STAY
        65 6  -  RENNIE WHANG The Gifted Education Programme (GEP), which has received much flak lately for breeding elitism, will not be abolished in primary schools. Instead, the MOE will "build on the strong foundation" of the GEP, said Mr Chan Soo Sen, Minister of State for Education. Schools
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      NTU graduate lands $11,000-a-month job
      218 6  -  UNYANQIN TWO local universities have so far released glowing employment reports about their graduates, complete with higher starting salaries. But beat this: An entry-level salary of $11,000 a month? That's what a Nanyang Technological University computer engineering graduate is earning as a software engineer at
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    • Article
      Encourage social enterprise, say MPs
      169 6  -  —JASMINE YIN MORE social enterprises should be encouraged because they are a viable way to help the needy break out of the poverty trap, without breeding dependency on the Government, said Tampines GRC MP Sin Boon Ann in Parliament yesterday. Social assistance is currently given
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      Sex education must evolve: Olsen
      213 6  -  MAGDALENE LIE news@newstoday.com.sg PARLIAMENTARY discussions sizzled yesterday when Nominated MP Eunice Olsen urged the Ministry of Education (MOE) to redefine the way schools teach teenagers about the birds and the bees. "The truth is many of our teenagers are having sex," said Ms Olsen, referring
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    • Article
      Teachers' privacy
      155 6  -  -RENNIE WHANG PARENTS, if you call your child's teacher at all times of the day, it could constitute harassment Minister of State for Education Chan Soo Sen issued this warning, in response to an MP who highlighted the trend of parents who demand for teachers' mobile phone numbers
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      Let's sail to the S'pore Airshow
      707 8  -  VALCHUA A ferry service, retail village and cheaper tickets part of the plans for biennial show ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR val@newstoday.com.sg FOR a brand new event that is stepping into giant shoes, the Singapore Airshow 2008 will pull no punches when it comes to delivering
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      Shattered confidence in flat windows
      552 10  -  CHEOWXINYI Could ill-fitting components be behind Punggol windows prone to breakage? xinyic@newstoday.com.sg PUNGGOL resident Madam Sharon Lim and her neighbours didn't have to rush to change their window rivets to abide by the new safety regulations last year their flats are only three years old.
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon MAN, 52, TURNS HIMSELF IN FOR HENDERSON MURDER
        96 10 938 Live A 52-year-old odd-job labourer has surrendered himself to the police in connection with Tuesday's murder at Henderson Road. He turned himself in yesterday at the Accident and Emergency Department of the Institute of Mental Health, where at about 9.50 am,
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        Lock icon NONOI'S BODY IDENTIFIED
        55 10 938 Live Forensics have confirmed that the body of a little girl recovered under Aljunied Flyover last Saturday is that of Nur Asyura Mohamed Fauzi. The two-year-old was reported missing on Mar 1 and her disappearance sparked an islandwide search. Her stepfather, Mohamad Ali Johari, was charged
        — 938 Live  -  55 words
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        Lock icon COE PRICES UP ACROSS THE BOARD
        77 10 938 Live COE prices have gone up across all categories. A 20-per-cent increase was seen for big cars, at nearly $12,600, up from $10,500 in the last bidding exercise. For cars below 1600 cc, COEs rose $1,100 to around $11,200. In the Open category,
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        Lock icon CORRECTED POLLING MAPS AVAILABLE FROM ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT
        104 10 938 Live The Elections Department has made a mis- take in the numbering of 22 polling districts under the electoral divisions of Bukit Panjang, Holland-Bukit Timah and Tanjong Pagar. The errors, however, do not change the boundaries of these three electoral divisions and
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        Lock icon MORE INFOCOMM PROS THAN EVER
        144 10 Channel News Asia The number of infocomm professionals in the market reached an all-time high last year, a survey shows. Some 111,400 workers were employed in this sector, up 3.1 per cent from the previous year. The survey by the Infocomm Development Authority showed that
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Indian blast suspect shot dead
      476 12 AGENCIES Counter-terrorism forces on high alert after triple bombings at Hindu temple, train station VARANASI (India) Indian police yesterday shot dead an Islamic militant suspected of links to a triple bombing that killed at least 23 people in the holy Hindu city of Varanasi and
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon TWO MORE CATS DIE OF BIRD FLU IN GERMANY
        68 12 AFP Two more cats have died of the HSNI bird flu virus, the German agricultural ministry announced on Tuesday. Their cadavers were discovered on the Baltic island of Ruegen, where the first case of a cat which died of avian flu
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        Lock icon AFTER BEING INDICTED, DELAY WINS REPUBLICAN PRIMARY
        65 12 BLOOMBERG Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay beat three Republican primary challengers in his first election since he quit after being indicted last year for money-laundering. Mr DeLay, 58, won 62 per cent of the vote in his Houston-area congressional district, according to
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        Lock icon ARTIFICIAL IMPREGNATION OF ELEPHANT A SUCCESS FOR THAIS
        72 12 AFP Thai scientists have claimed their first success in artificially impregnating an endangered Asian elephant, the Bangkok Post newspaper reported yesterday. The 25-year-old elephant named Kaud is now eight months pregnant after undergoing the procedure in June last year, the newspaper said.
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      Lock icon 'Creator' of Dolly the sheep says he didn't clone her
      229 12 EDINBURGH The scientist known worldwide as the man who cloned Dolly the sheep, the world's first cloned animal, admitted on Tuesday that he was not responsible for the scientific breakthrough that made headlines around the world, The Daily Telegraph reported.
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      Lock icon Climbing Everest in inter-faith harmony
      198 12 -AFP SAN FRANCISCO Followers of different faiths will unite in an international team of "peace climbers" in a bid to scale the world's highest peak next month, organisers said. The mountaineers for the Mount Everest "peace project" come from seven countries and five of the
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      Lock icon Annan calls for drastic UN reform
      199 12 -AFP UNITED NATIONS United Nations chief Kofi Annan has called for drastic management reform to make the world body leaner, more effective and more accountable, sparking an outcry from staff concerned about proposed outsourcing. Mr Annan, who is stepping down after completing his second
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      Lock icon THE SANCTIONS SOLUTION
      884 14  -  EMANUELSHAHAF International pressure could be brought to bear on Israel if only Iran stops playing the rogue straight IN JERUSALEM news@newstoday.com.sg PRESIDENT Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been advancing aggressively on a collision course with the West over Iran's intentions to go ahead with uranium enrichment, purportedly for peaceful
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      Lock icon IRANIAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARD INFILTRATING IRAQ: RUMSFELD
      210 14 —AFP US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has accused Iran of sending Revolutionary Guard forces into Iraq to make trouble, and warned Tehran it was "an error in judgment". "They are currently putting people into Iraq to do things that are harmful to the future
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    • this quirky world
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        STUDENTS MULTITASK... USING BOTH HANDS AT SAME TIME
        81 16 The Veena Vadini School in India is teaching all its 72 students to use both their hands to write on different subjects simultaneously, reported Ananova.com. All the students between ages four and eight at the school at Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh use
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        IPOD IS POPE'S FAVOURITE
        83 16 Pope Benedict XVI likes to unwind by listening to his iPod, reported The Sun. The Pope was given an iPod Nano as a present by staff at Vatican Radio, it said. Officials have loaded it with religious music, and pieces by Beethoven, Mozart and Chopin. "He
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        TOWN COUNCIL SAYS CHURCH CROSS IS AN ADVERTISEMENT
        74 16 A church has been told it needs planning permission for a cross. Minister Paul Nzacahayo was told he had to pay £75 ($215) for permission to erect a free-standing cross because the town council says it's an advertisement. Speaking at Dudley Wood
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      Lock icon Thaksin-linked companies to be boycotted
      352 16 —AFP Toyota, Heineken and Nescafe among nearly 100 firms protesters plan to boycott BANGKOK Thai protesters threatened yesterday to boycott nearly 100 companies and products linked to Mr Thaksin Shinawatra, racheting up the pressure for him to resign. The boycott list includes several top international
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      Lock icon Just work harder, Italy's Berlusconi tells the poor
      189 16 —THE GUARDIAN ROME As a comforter of the poor, Mr Silvio Berlusconi has secured a place for himself in the annals of Italian history. Asked by a television interviewer on Tuesday what he could do to help a worker on 1,500 euros
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      Lock icon Family holds key to missing link?
      380 18 —AFP Six siblings found in Turkey who walk on all fours could aid human evolution research LONDON A family that walks on all fours could aid research into the evolution of humans. Researchers believe the five brothers and sisters in Turkey, who can walk
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      Lock icon 'Women in tight dresses are not demons'
      220 19 -AP JAKARTA Hundreds of women marched in Indonesia to mark International Women's Day yesterday some to protest a bill that would impose jail terms for kissing in public, and others to protest what they call the unfair application of Islamic law. One demonstrator
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      Lock icon Muslim women suffer "apartheid'
      316 19 -AFP In M'sia, they are second class citizens: Mahathir's daughter KUALA LUMPUR The daughter of former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has likened the status of Muslim women in Malaysia to that of South African blacks under apartheid. Ms Marina Mahathir, a prominent social activist, made the
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      Rape victims denied access to abortion
      205 19 LONDON More than 120,000 women are raped in Mexico each year, according to official figures. However, the real figure could be a lot higher as 90 per cent of victims do not even report their rape, a top rights activist was quoted by the
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    • GLOBAL
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        Lock icon MAYOR IMPEACHED FOR NEGLECTING DUTY DURING FIRE
        81 20 -AFP The Buenos Aires municipal council has impeached Mayor Anibal Ibarra after finding him guilty of dereliction of duty following a December 2004 nightclub fire that killed 194 people Families of victims of the fire celebrated with tears and hugs as the council
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        Lock icon NO MORE WHIPPING STUDENTS IN MALAYSIAN SCHOOLS
        66 20 AP Malaysia's schoolteachers will soon be barred from publicly whipping students for disciplinary offences, the government announced yesterday. Deputy Education Minister Noh Omar said teachers who continue to mete out such punishment will face action ii the ministry gets complaints, the Bernama news
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        Lock icon TV HOST, PRODUCERS TO FACE CHARGES OVER STAMPEDE
        78 20 AFP Philippine government investigators said yesterday they would file criminal charges against the host and producers of a popular television game show over a stampede at a taping that claimed 71 lives. They laid the blame for the Feb 4 disaster at
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      Lock icon Sun storms may go on power trip
      251 20 -AFP Blackouts, disrupted communications and danger to astronauts predicted WASHINGTON An intensification of storms on the surface of the sun in coming years could disrupt satellites, communications and power grids on Earth and endanger astronauts, American scientists are forecasting. A new 11-year solar
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      Lock icon 24 men found strangled or shot across Baghdad
      185 20 -AP BAGHDAD American and Iraqi patrols discovered 24 bodies many of them handcuffed and strangled in various parts of Baghdad, the authorities said yesterday, while bombings and gunfire claimed at least 11 other lives elsewhere in Iraq. A United States military patrol
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      Lock icon isay WHY YOUR VOTE MATTERS
      641 24  -  ADRIAN TAN VOTING in a General Election is compulsory, so you have to go into the voting booth even though you know who will form the next Government There are two reasons why your vote matters: One is best illustrated by a true story, while
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      Waiting for JBJ's fire
      135 24  -  HARRY CHIA Letter from JUST when we thought that "old generals never die, they just fade away", Mr J B Jeyaretnam is back "Will JBJ be back?", (March 8). If he clears his debt, Singaporeans can look forward to another exciting General Election. JBJ is always
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      Increase medical school intake to address shortage of doctors
      264 24  -  JEFFREY HO LOON POH Letter from I UNDERSTAND that every year, hundreds (if not thousands) of Singaporean students who achieved multiple As in the A levels are not successful in their applications to the National University of Singapore (NUS) medical school
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      Small relief for deferring NS training
      356 26  -  JOHANNES KUAH Tax relief reduced by half as Iras sees'year' differently from Mindef Letter from FOR the past six years, I've been faithfully attending In-Camp-Training (ICT) and claiming NSmen tax relief without problems. But when I tried to file my income tax form recently,
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        223 26  -  MICHAEL TAY Letter from I REFER to the report, "National Service first, then varsity" (March 7). I am the parent of a 16-year-old sitting for his 0 levels this year and learnt with dismay of the Second Defence Minister's announcement of Mindef's new
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        128 26  -  GARY LEE Letter from I AM surprised at Mindef s double standards in allowing only Public Service Commission (PSC) scholars to defer their NS for degree studies. I am wondering if the rationale is to maintain the PSC scholars' "academic momentum" to compete
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      133 26  -  HAN KOK JUAN Letter from Director (Social Programmes) Ministry of Finance I REFER to the letter by Mr Danny Chua, "Investors' bane?" (March 6), asking whether Singapore's estate duty regime makes us less competitive in asset management, compared to countries without estate duty.
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      239 28  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY.... BOOK LEARNING VS. COMMUNITY SUPPORT If you've checked out the parenting section of a bookstore lately, you've probably noticed literally hundreds of authors who want to tell you howto raise your kids. Have you ever wondered if they really know more than
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      166 28  -  KELLY LEX Letter from WITH reference to the letter by James Chi, "Enforcing smoking ban" (March 8), I wish to highlight my experience. As I waited for the lift on Aug 8 last year, I saw, through the close circuit television (CCTV), a
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      SINGAPORESEEN BEAM ME UP, SCOTTY
      115 28 Senior civil servant Dicky Seah Chong Huat, 45, was walking along Clarke Quay one evening when he saw this unusual sunset. He was armed with his camera and managed to capture the moment, which is reminiscent of that iconic Star Trek instant when Captain Kirk
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      882 28  -  CHOONGYOKELENG WE COME across men who say things like: "A man can still have extramarital affairs even though he is happily married" or "It is not natural for men to be monogamous". A woman can never understand. Why would a man want to seek
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      561 30  -  TAN HUI LENG His IQmay be low but Jumaat is aiming high -toteach others JUMAAT HID/W^^^ 19, SIA-Minds trainee huileng@newstoday.com. sg JUST as other 18-year-olds were getting ready for higher education last year, Jumaat Hidayat was mulling his future. The 1.85 m tall student was
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      266 30  - These tomatoes cropped up after upgrading works RICK LIM SAY KIONG Letter from I REFER to both Mr Neo Chew Peng's letter "I say Ang Mo Kio, you say tomato" (Feb 24) and Lim Wei Lee's reply "That 'tomato' sign" (Mar 4). Replying as the public relations manager for Ang
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      140 32  -  ONG-ANG Al BOON Letter from Director, Association of Banks in Singapore WE REFER to the letter, "Why credit line not allowed for Nets?", by Denis Distant (March 2). We wish to clarify that customers can continue to use their ATM cards to make purchases
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      140 32  -  DRCEUATAN Letter from President Singapore Physiotherapy Association I REFER to the article on "For horses, dogs... and S-League footballers?" (March 6) which reported that a club physiotherapist, Mirko Jelicic, was caught for using "animal" medicine and performing accupuncture. In view of this incident, we encourage
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      429 32  -  DAWN LOW Commuters were informed of delays, extra trains deployed Letter from Senior Manager, Corporate Marketing and Communications, SMRT Corporation Ltd I REFER to the letter "Reinstate bus routes if train track problems persist" by Chua Kirn Choo (March 2). We understand commuters' frustration
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      Lock icon Ex-CAO chief to plead guilty to six charges
      717 34 BLOOMBERG Trial adjourned to March 15 as defence and prosecution finalise terms of plea deal CHEN Jiulin, the former chief executive of China Aviation Oil (Singapore), or CAO, will plead guilty to six charges related to the jet-fuel supplier's US$55O-million ($897 million)
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        132 34 —AGENCIES SGX, Dow Jones Bloomberg SHARES ended mixed yesterday, but blue chips closed in positive territory as the market benchmark bucked the downward trend seen in the regional bourses. The ST Index closed up 13.45 points, or 0.5 per cent, at 2,502.60. In the broad market, decliners outpaced gainers
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        58 34 Nikkei 225 HK Hang Seng Australia ASX200 Korea Comp Thailand SET 15,627.49 -98.53 15,493.09 -109.27 4,873.00 -6.70 1,314.05 -2.62 723.86 -14.50 -0.63 -0.70 -0.14 -0.20 -1.96 Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1,233.60 -12.66 2,099.26 -22.65 239.30 -0.712 -1.02 -1.07 -0.30 Mumbai Sensex 10,508.85 -216.82 -2.02 Malaysia KLCI
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        53 34 Hongguo 0.380 +0.030 GlobalVbice 0.145 -0.005 Luzhou 0.520 +0.020 UTAC 0.900 -0D20 SingTel 2.670 -0.010 Capitalaid eCW***** 0.375 -0.025 China Sun 0.660 ChinaEssen 0.555 -0.015 GlobaFTest 0.290 -0.010 Canialaid 4.100 -0.060 +8.6 44,680 -3.3 33,006 +4.0 31,710 -2.2 31,107 -0.4 25,301 -6.3 24,799 23,448 -2.6 21,148 -3.3
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        21 34 Gold US$/oz 550.50 Silvar US$/oz 9.98 Platinum US$/oz 1,031.50 Rubber cents/kg 332.75 Palm oil RM/tonne 1,445.50 Brant crude USS/barrel 60.74
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        67 34 JMH 400US$ JSH 500US$ 19.100 +0.900 12.000 +0.600 SIA 14.700 +0.600 SIA200 14.600 +0.400 F8N Fliai Prime200US$ 19.200 +0.300 5.500 +0.200 JOB 15.300 +0.200 Venture Robinson 13.200 +0.200 6.600 +0.150 IAC 200US$ 3.600 +0.140 HSCB5800SGA8PW***** 0.290 +41.5 SIABNP8CW*****4 0.230 +35.3 Unidux 0.060 +33.3 QTYDEVDB8PW*****9 0.065 +30.0 SIABNP8CW*****1
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        67 34 M)EVW*****0 7.100 -0.450 !hanAsia2kHK$ 12.200 JGX BNP eCW*****4 1.260 -0.300 -0.230 5GXCA8CW*****4 1.200 -0.220 HYDEV 9.650 -0.200 Jealive50 12.100 -0.200 5GXMH.8CW*****6 1.250 -0.160 5GXCS8CW*****1 0.345 -0.125 [PVCAeCWD***** 0.240 -0.110 1SCB5900SGA8CW***** 0.615 -0.105 N0LDB8CW*****0 0.080 -46.7 SPH BW ePW*****5 0.065 -45.8 U0BMBL8CW*****7 0i)20 -42.9 BiosensotDBeCW*****7 0.010 -33.3 STATSChPWBLXCW0B0330
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        36 34 US$ 0.6129 UK£ 0.3522 Yen 72.139 HK$ 4.7579 RM 2.2797 Euro 0.5133 Rupiah 5,708.4 Baht 24.029 Peso 31.385 A$ 0.8338 Indian Rs 27.236 Won 601.98 C$ 0.7053 Yuan 4.9334 NZ$ 0.9416 NT$ 19.939
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        454 36 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Companies losing out in public projects due to lack of awareness THERE are over US$3B billion ($6l billion) worth of public development projects in the Greater Mekong area, which includes Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar, and International Enterprise
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        Lock icon Concord Energy to build $326m plant on Jurong Island
        250 36 BLOOMBERG CONCORD Energy, a closelyheld Singapore oil company, will spend US$2OO million ($326 million) to build an oil refining plant on Jurong Island. Concord Energy plans to build a plant known as a condensate splitter, which will process 75,000 barrels of
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        Lock icon Temasek takes 9.9% stake in India's Tata Teleservices
        79 36 DOW JONES SINGAPORE investment company Temasek Holdings said yesterday it had bought a 9.9-per-cent stake in Indian telecommunications company Tata Teleservices for an undisclosed amount. The investment provides an opportunity for it to participate in India's fast-growing telecommunications market, Temasek said in
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          RETURN OF THE CONDOM HEROES
          87 36 Atop-selling condom maker in Japan has added fillip to its bottomline by sponsoring the podcast of Singapore funnyman mr brown on The mr brown Show (feeds.feed burner.com/mrbrownshow). Mr Andy Ong, Okamoto Condoms' marketing manager, said the company saw a "natural fit" between mr brown listeners
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          85 36 A wide range of information on parenting was dealt out at a recent seminar "Advances in the Growth and Developmental Needs of Children" by paediatricians from Washington DC and Singapore (picture). Dr Benny Kerzner from Washington DC, spoke on nutrition; Singapore's Dr Low Kah Tzay talked about
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        Queenstown and beyond
        1338 38 Ped tie swdhzina tud And Ml od in New ZedMd Hot and humid summer months in Singapore have started seeping in as locals troop to air-conditioned shopping malls to chill. New Zealand is luring Singaporeans to cool off in the country's famed winter resorts. Packed with autumn
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        Lock icon Temasek firms raise stake in Shin
        377 40  -  LEECHINGWERN They now own 65.8% of Shin, watering down speculation investment firm may nix deal chingwern® newstoday.com.sg BUCKING speculation that it may abort the Shin Corp takeover due to intensifying opposition from Thai protesters, Temasek Holdings has instead increased its stake in the Thai
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        Lock icon SPH to launch free Chinese morning daily
        116 40 DOW JONES SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) said yesterday it would launch a Chinese language morning newspaper on June 1. SPH said the newspaper, which has not been named, would be distributed free of charge. The new newspaper will initially be available daily from
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        Lock icon SGX proposes listing rules for hedge funds
        230 40  -  -VALERIE LAW THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) is seeking public opinion on its proposed framework for the listing of hedge funds released yesterday. "A robust framework with necessary safeguards is needed for the listing of hedge funds As hedge funds have different characteristics and
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        Kg Glam shophouses sold for $7.6m
        185 40  -  —VALERIE LAW THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) sold 11 unrestored conservation shophouses in Kampong Glam for a total of $7.58 million in a public auction held yesterday. The successful bids ranged from $420,000 to $1.86 million per parcel. The highest bids were for 771
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        Lock icon US House to block DP World takeover
        365 44 BLOOMBERG But President Bush has threatened to veto legislation that holds up the acquisition THE United States House of Representatives will vote next week to block a state-owned Dubai firm's takeover of terminal operations at six US ports, acting before the Bush administration
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        112 44 BLOOMBERG US stocks snapped this year's longest losing streak as falling oil prices sparked the first advance in five days. Shares of the New York Stock Exchange rallied in their debut. The Standard Poor's 500 Index added 2.59 points to 1,278.47. The index was earlier
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        213 44 BLOOMBERG THE United States said yesterday that it will begin formal negotiations for a free-trade accord with Malaysia, the second major Asian economy the Bush administration has tapped for commercial partnership this year. "Malaysia's rapidly growing economy will help generate meaningful export opportunities
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        Lock icon MAS may sell planes to raise funds
        132 44 BLOOMBERG MALAYSIAN Airline System (MAS), which plans to replace 39 of its Boeing planes, may sell 30 aircraft to raise about RM759 million ringgit ($333 million), The Star newspaper reported yesterday. MAS may ask its parent, Penerbangan Malaysia, to sell as many as
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        833 42 BLOOMBERG Singapore chip tester a turnaround story after restructuring: Fund manager SHARES of Stats ChipPac, South-east Asia's biggest tester and packager of semiconductors, are poised to outperform regional indexes, said Mr Jens Peers, a Dublinbased fund manager at KBC Asset Management, which manages a
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        210 42 BLOOMBERG DAIRY Farm International Holdings' Mannings drugstore chain plans to open up to 10 stores in China this year, the South China Morning Post said, citing Dairy Farm Group health and beauty director Caroline Mak. Hong Kong's largest drugstore chain now has 11
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      1180 47  -  Zul Othman RDCK'S GONE BIICK TD ITS RDDTS: JUST DME NHM HMD HIS GUITHR WHEN American rock icon Bruce Springsteen played at the Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb 8, his live solo performance of Devils Dust came as a breath
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      312 46  -  ZUL OTHMAN starters list of the new folkies, 14 as suggested by Antony and the Johnsons I Am A Bird Now (2005) Antony Hegarty's second album brought him instant fame and rightfully so. Mm/18/rcfA/oi/i/issoul music at its most poignant-it channels the spirits of Nina Simone and
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      Lock icon Superman star's wife dies at 44
      232 48 —AP DANA Reeve, the singer-actress who married the strapping star of the Superman movies and then devoted herself to his care and his cause after he was paralysed, has died of lung cancer, a year-and-a-half after her husband. She was 44. Although Dana had
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      405 48  -  JEANINETAN jea nine@newstoday.com.sg THE idea of inner city kids learning ballroom dancing may seem incongruous, but it proved to be the winning formula for Mad Hot Ballroom. The independent documentary, which has been well received by critics in North America, opens in Singapore
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      175 48 —AFP AN ONLINE song co-op that claims to be the world's most diverse music store went live on the Internet from its United States headquarters yesterday. La la launched a beta-version website at lala.com, with 1.8 million album titles available for trade
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      183 50 —AP TERI Hatcher, one of the stars of ABC's Desperate Housewives, says in the upcoming issue of Vanity Fair that her uncle molested her 35 years ago. The 41-year-old actress said she learned in 2002 that a 14-year-old victim of her uncle had
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      450 50 —AGENCIES Author invents pen that allows her to sign autographs through an electronic link AUTHOR Margaret Atwood has invented a remote-controlled pen that allows her to sign books for fans from thousands of miles away. Autographs are signed on an electronic pad while Atwood chats with
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      306 50  -  —AMELYNN LIONG UNLIKE women of the 17th century, who were forbidden to appear on stage in the male-domi-nated theatrical world, most women these days are free to express themselves in the creative arts. In line with efforts to encourage greater involvement by women in this field,
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        124 51 —AP Gordon Parks, who captured the struggles of black America as a photographer for Life magazine and then became Hollywood's first major black director, died yesterday at age 93. Parks, who also wrote fiction and was an accomplished composer, died at his home in New York.
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        92 51 Life and relationships are precarious," said award-winning Indian artist Viren Tanwar. "Any moment, one can slip through if we are not sensitive enough. What holds true to life is the element of love." One series of paintings depicting circus acrobats is an allegory of
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      330 52  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL Penguin repackages literature for the new age, so go on, judge a book by its cover Juliana j@newstoday.com.sg LOLITA has just gotten a chick-lit makeover. As part of Penguin's newest Red Classics series, the latest incarnation of the sexually-charged story of a pre-teen girl
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        361 53  -  Ross Wallace Neil Labute If Neil Labute's output as a playwright and film director is anything to go by, human nature hasn't come all that far in the past few thousand years. In plays-turned-films such as In the Company of Men (1997), Your Friends Neighbors (1998) and
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        207 53  -  Juliana June Rasul E L Doctorow In a time of seemingly never-ending human hostility, E L Doctorow takes readers back 150 years to give them a sense of the emotional detritus of war. The March recounts the five month-long journey undertaken by General William Sherman a man "almost
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      102 53 "I'm reading Amartya Sen's The Argumentative Indian. Sen deconstructs the notion of India as an exotic land filled with yogis. Algebra, geometry and astronomy, for instance, emerged from there too. Sen is Indian but offers a framework of looking at the country both as an insider and outsider. As
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      419 50 How Can I Give IHL My Child A Brighter^^ Future? C-^%^ UIUI Vi I Six-year-old Nicolette Goh did not have much interest in Mathematics before joining Kumon. But she becomes £9 increasingly interested in the subject after picking up the j Kumon Method and will self study without any supervision.
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      309 54  -  PEARLYN THAM L'Oreal's thermo-activated treatment ensures healthy-looking sleek hair pea rlyn@newstoday.com.sg HAIR trends may come and go, but sleek, smooth and straight hair never seems to go out of fashion. After all, frizzy, curly or wavy tresses can be a little tricky and
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      129 54 IF YOU are a collector of Cyma watches, you'll want to own one of 130 limited edition pieces of the Cyma timepiece shown here. And if you are an Andy Lav fan, you'll want to do so even more. This is because the
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      149 54  - Combat ageing while you're still young PEARLYNTHAM WHEN you reach the age of 25, your skin metabolism starts to slow down, so stop thinking that you won't suffer from the signs of ageing skin until decades later. This is why Skin Perfect, a natural oral nourishment, is formulated to boost
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    520 55  -  AMYVAN A slice of cheese is all it takes to give your sandwich a boost food@newstoday.com.sg THE quesadilla is one of my favourite Mexican appetisers. Needless to say, I must have it whenever I dine at a Mexican restaurant. Which is why I thought I must share this
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      746 56  -  CHAN MAY PENG Nestled in the Himalayas, mysterious Bhutan is opening up to tourists traveller@newstoday.com.sg NESTLED between India and Tibet, this little Himalayan Buddhist kingdom is as pristine as any place could possibly be, with its breathtaking landscape of valleys with meandering glacial melts and snowcapped
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      450 58 Rest and relax by the beach in Haikou, or shop till you drop in Shenzhen BE IT a dose of retail therapy that you need or some relaxing time by the beach, you can enjoy all these and more in two of China's popular
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        82 58 HERE'S your chance to enjoy discounts on OTO Bodycare products when you book a Royal Brunei Airlines' flight. The Super Value Add promotion applies to bookings for all destinations for travel from March to June. It gives you discounts of between
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        89 58 STAR Cruises' passengers can now access GSM mobile services onboard its ships, SuperStar Virgo and Star Pisces. The new service provides passengers with an option to make and receive calls as well as send and receive text messages on their mobile
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        BRAND NEW PREMISES FOR AIR FRANCE KLM
        201 58 AIR FRANCE KLM, the world's largest airline group by turnover, has a brand new office in the heart of Singapore's central business district. Located at 79 Anson Road, #06-01/02/03, the office houses both the airlines' administration, reservations, ticketing and sales and marketing departments.
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      697 60  -  EVELINE GAN Fandi and Wendy enjoy a dreamy getaway in Queensland eveline@newstoday.com.sg PERHAPS it's the clear azure skies, charming beaches or the luxurious hinterlands. There's something enchanting about Queensland which makes it the perfect backdrop for couples in the mood for love. For Singapore soccer legend Fandi Ahmad
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      Lock icon Memoirs of a tourist geisha
      901 62  -  ANNE BOTHWELL —KRT As Kyoto's geishas become more elusive, fans try to imitate them... in the studios traveller@newstoday.com.sg KYOTO Spotting a geisha is difficult Becoming one takes years of training and sacrifice. But for about US$B5 ($138) in a Kyoto studio, you can get the
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      Activity-based learning for children
      263 68 Montessori method has them learning through inquiry too MAKE learning fun and eventful for your kids with the range of hands-on enrichment classes at the Modern Montessori International (MMI) Group. The group, one of the first to offer the Montessori method of teaching in Singapore in
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      565 69 Thinking treats lined up at Science Centre LEARNING about science need not be about grasping mind-boggling concepts in the classroom. This holiday, the Singapore Science Centre has a wide range of fun learning activities that will stimulate your child's creativity and curiosity in the subject through technology,
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      382 57 MM* i HiiTul j? It *"^B J SS I n Bb < w Li v 1 r kl m 1 m m *t^& \l i Located off the east coast of Malaysia, Redang is one of the region's most beautiful island getaways, endowed with pristine beaches, clear waters and a
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      576 65 ARIES (March 21 -April 19) LIBRA (Sept 23 Oct 22) HThis is a good time to look at real estate or V^HJ Begin the long hard task of getting everymake a long-term commitment to some- Wj^ one to do things your way. You have the crething that will help ensure
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      145 65 HELPLINE EMERGENCY LINES City Gas (to report gas supply 1800-752-1800 interruption, low pressure and leakage) Civil Defence 995 (Fire and Emergency Ambulance) Non-emergency ambulance 1777 Police 999 Police hotline 1800-255-0000 SPPowerGrid 1800-778-8888/ (to report power failure) 6778-8888 Traffic Police 6547-1818 Water Supply 1800-284-6600 HELPLINES —GENERAL Samaritans of Singapore 1800-221-4444 Society
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      197 67 WEATHERTOt Amsterdam 5/7 C rainy London 3/10 C rainy q. Auckland 12/21 C showers Los Angeles 9/17 C partly cloudy OlflgapOre Bali 25/29 C rainy Manila 25/31 C thunderstorm 24/34 C BSBegawan2s/31C showers Melbourne 13/25 C fair Bangkok 25/35 C partly cloudy New Delhi 15/30 C thunderstorm Bangalore 20/31 C
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      1094 70 NEW YORK TIMES Upcoming book details slugger's steroid use and could sound death knell for Giants'star SAN JUAN Barry Bonds may never be able to live this down. The San Francisco Giants superstar has been rated in some quarters as the greatest baseball player of all time. But
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      1176 71  -  TANYO-HINN Thaworn admits Laguna's Masters Course isn't his cup of tea yohinn@newstoday.com.sg IF THERE is one course that Thaworn Wiratchant hates, it must surely be the Laguna National Golf and Country Club's Masters Course. In four previous visits to the course for the Singapore Masters since 2002,
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      687 72  -  CUBBY LEONG Tao Li sets a new mark, but she's not celebrating cubby@newstoday.com.sg JOSCELIN YEO has set the benchmark and Tao Li is determined to surpass it Which explains why the swimming starlet is not too ecstatic about achieving her personal best yesterday.
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      298 72  -  -DARREN LAI NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2006 Balestier 2 Woodlands 2 WITH skipper Akihiro Nakamura and ace striker Osagie Ederaro both suspended, Balestier Khalsa would probably have settled for a draw before kick-off, in their clash against Woodlands Wellington last night And the home side showed
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      177 72 S-LEAGUE newcomers Sporting Afrique could not have asked for a bigger baptism of fire to their S-League debut as they take on two-time defending champions Tampines Rovers at the Tampines Stadium next Friday at 7pm. If that's not enough to give them the jitters,
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      941 73  -  DARREN LAI Geylang and Sengkang out to prove the pundits wrong da rren@newstoday.com.sg IT IS only their first match of the season, but for Geylang United and Sengkang Punggol, their clash at Bedok Stadium tonight is the start of what could be a season-long battle to avoid the
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        485 74 —AFP Arsenal the only team left to carry English flag into quarter-finals LONDON Arsenal will be the Premiership's sole representatives in the quarter-finals of the Champions League after yesterday's (this morning's, Singapore time) goalless draw at Highbury completed a 1-0 aggregate victory over Real Madrid. This was no
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        579 74 —AFP CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ROUND OF 16,2 ND LEG AC Milan 4 Bayern Munich 1 (Milan win on 5-2 aggregate) MILAN, Italy Filippo Inzaghi scored twice as AC Milan thrashed Bayern Munich 4-1 here yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) to storm into the quarter-finals
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      565 75 —AFP No fairy-tale ending as defending European champs bow out to Benfica and find exit door LIVERPOOL Liverpool's defence of their Champions League title ended yesterday (this morning, Singapore time) on an Anf ield night that will go down as one of the most bitterly frustrating in the club's
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      190 75 —AFP CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RD OF 16,2 ND LEG Lyon 4 PSV Eindhoven 0 (Lyon win on 5-0 aggregate) LYON, France A double by Portuguese international midfielder Tiago inspired Lyon to a 4-0 victory over Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven in their Champions League last 16
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      447 75 •ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger has told Sven-Goran Eriksson that Ashley Cole will be fit for the World Cup finals. The Gunners fullback has been outforthe majority of the season through injury, and suffered yet another setback when he damaged his ankle while playing for the reserves recently. However,
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      123 71 TOTAL GOALS ODD OR EVEN? v SAF FC vs Home United g; Odd $1.82 Even $1.82 S.League Geylang Sengkang Thu, 09/03/06 7.30pm UECup Palermo SchlkO4 Fri, 10/03/06 I.ooam UECup Steaua Real Betis Fri, 10/03/06 I.ooam UECup Lille Sevilla Fri, 10/03/06 2.00 am UE Cup Rapid Bucharest Hamburg Fri, 10/03/06 2.30
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      BEYOND THE MEDAL COUNT
      806 76  -  Rohit Brijnath THURSDAY WITH news@newstoday.com.sg Athletes must ask themselves if they have been the best they could be atthe Games A BUDDHIST monk, showing off his mastery of simple logic, said before the 1992 Olympics of participating athletes: "More will lose than win." But wise words
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      323 76 —AFP MELBOURNE Commonwealth Games organisers denied the withdrawals of swimming superstar lan Thorpe and world marathon champion Paula Radcliffe had wrecked the 71-nation event's appeal. Games chief executive John Harnden said yesterday that he would have preferred to have "The Thorpedo" performing in front
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        310 80 NIXON COOLPIX SI DIGITAL CAMERA > BOOTH: 8218 GIVING you the right mix of functionality and style, the Coolpix SI from Nikon boasts a slim silhouette at 89. 9x57.5x19. 7mm, thanks to a right-angled optics system that allows the zoom lens to function without protruding
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        225 80 CANON POWERSHOT A 430 DIGITAL CAMERA > BOOTH: 8180 IF YOU'RE looking for a camera that will not bust your tight budget, try Canon's Power Shot A 430. The 4-megapixel camera is powered by Canon's Digic II imaging processor and equipped with a 4x retractable optical
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        OH SO EASY
        202 80 KODAK EASYSHARE Z650 > BOOTH: 8338 THE Kodak Easyshare Z650 brings you closer to your photography subjects with its Schenider-Kreuznach Variogon lOx optical zoom lens. The 6.1-megapixel camera is Kodak's latest addition to its Z-series line. Equipped with the proprietary Kodak Color Science image processing chip, your
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        A SONG WITH YOUR SNAP
        175 80 SAMSUNG 16 PMP > BOOTH: 8328 f^ ,m ™7 S &St Camm WIA a P°rtable med'* player (PMP f unctlon the Samsung jg pMp the standard functions of a 6-megapixel digital camera as well as MP3 music file playback functions The device features 3x optical
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        THE CYBER WAY
        204 81 SONY CYBER-SHOT W5O CAMERA > BOOTH: 8210 THE 6-megapixel Cyber-shot W5O is an affordable and easy-to-use camera equipped with Sony's proprietary Clear RAW NR, a technology that curbs colour noises commonly found in highly sensitive pictures. The camera also reduces blurry images caused by moving target objects
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        A BETTER VIEW
        199 81 FUJIFILM FINEPIX VlO DIGITAL CAMERA > BOOTH: 8130 EQUIPPED with a whopping three-inch liquid crystal display screen, Fuji Photo Film's FinePix VIO lets you take and view photos with greater ease. The 5.1-megapixel camera features Fuji- film's proprietary Real Photo technology, said to produce high-quality images at
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        SMALL WONDER
        213 82 RICOH CAPLIO RR63O > BOOTH: 8318 WEIGHING about 150g (without battery and Secure Digital card), the 6.1-megapixel Ricoh Caplio RR63O digital camera is compact enough to fit into your pocket. It is armed with 3x optical zoom and 4x digital zoom, giving you a combined 12x zoom. For
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        E'S GOT IT
        285 82 OLYMPUS E-330 DIGITAL SINGLE LENS REFLEX > BOOTH: 8111 SAID to be the world's first digital single lens reflex (SLR) camera to feature a continuous live view on its liquid crystal display (LCD), the Olympus E-330 allows photographers to shoot with greater flexibility. This latest addition to
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        IT'S A LOCK
        139 84 IMATION 4GB MICRO HARD DRIVE > BOOTHS: 8428, 6101, 6146, 6221, 6236, 6241, 6376, 6611, 6751, 6753 INCORPORATING Toshiba's 0.85-inch disk drive the Ration Micro Hard Drive measures less than an inch in diameter small er than the size of a quarter and stores up to 4GB
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        A TOUCH OF EASE
        96 84 MAXTOR ONETOUCH 111 > BOOTH: 6131 I Mf XTOR'S One Touch 111 fanuly O f exter nal storage and backup systems ."mean to I provide easy-to-use, automated backup and restore solutions for PC and Mac users The System Rollback feature helps PC systems to recover after
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        STORAGE 101
        151 84 NETGEAR STORAGE CENTRAL SCIOI > BOOTH: 6311 THE Netgear Storage Central SCIOI is an expandable shared storage device that offers enterprise-class technology for home and small office use. v CAN Billed as the first storage solution that offers Z-SAN IP-storage technology, it enables data transfers based on Internet
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        STYLE ON THE MOVE
        68 86 SONY VAIOTX27> BOOTH: 8210 Stium M Processor Ultra Low Voltage£3 £2GHz) ;isiesss installed traditional Chinese). A full set of Sony multimedia applications is bundled, including Sonic Stage Mastering Studio software for music management and Click to DVD software for one-click DVD mastering. The TX-27 notebook is
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        SEE MORE, DO MORE
        280 86 LG Tl EXPRESS DUAL > BOOTH: 8410 EQUIPPED with Intel's latest Core D uo processors, LG's 14.1-inch widescreen notebook, the Tl Express Dual is powered by a Pentium M processor with a 667 MHz front-side bus. The accompanying chipset is capable of handling up to 4GB
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        THINKING MAN'S NOTEBOOK
        247 86 THINKPAD X6O AND T6O SERIES > BOOTH: 830S BOASTING a battery life of up to 11 hours, Lenovo's ThinkPad X6O and T6O series notebooks feature Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology, including the Intel Core duo processor and the Intel Mobile 945 Express chipset. The X6O Series offers
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        A NEC FOR VISUALS
        136 88 NEC VERSA PBlOO 1703DR_DC > BOOTH: 8139 THE NEC Versa PBlOO 1703DR_DC home entertainment notebook is great for movie buffs, thanks to its 15 4inch Super Shine Screen wide-screen TFT display that reportedly delivers vivid and sharp images The notebook features Intel Centrino mobile technology, an
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        100% NIFTY
        286 88 TOSHIBA SATELLITE AlOO AND MlOO SERIES > BOOTH: 8143 EQUIPPED with the latest Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology, Toshiba's Satellite AlOO and Mloo notebook series give you advanced features in a portable design (starting at 2.26 kg). Every notebook in the AlOO and MlOO series comes with these
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        A NOTEBOOK FOR LIFE
        300 88 FUJITSU LIFEBOOK P7120 > BOOTH: 8241 MADE for those constantly on the go, the Fujitsu Lifeßook P7120 i boasts computing performance in a 1.38 kg package, thanks to a lightweight optical drive made of titanium and aluminium. Despite its lightweight form factor and a thinness of
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        ALL BUSINESS
        188 88 HP COMPAQ NX6125 > BOOTH: 8488 INCORPORATING AMD's Turion 64 mobile technology, the HP Compaq nx 6125 notebook computer offers a secure mobile solution for small and mid-sized businesses. The Mobile Data Protection System reduces the risk of data corruption by protecting the hard drive from shock and
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        PICTURE PERFECT
        228 90 PHILIPS 7FFIAW DIGITAL PHOTO DISPLAY > BOOTH: 6711 INSTEAD of having your digital images tucked away in your computer, display them on the mantelpiece or on the desk using the Philips Digital Photo Display 7FFIAW. Said to be the first digital picture frame to offer the same level
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        GAME ON!
        38 90 vßwawKvw*™*""" 100™' 23' THEVX2o2s T f^^^ a^ wl descreen liquid crystal^y crave to meet the demands of a^» J^_ as es and photo^eafo tic entertil mThe VX 2025wm monitor Withever y purchase, get a tree uvi
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        BLACK BEAUTY
        210 90 PIONEER PDP-436HDG PLASMA TV > BOOTH: 8301 EQUIPPED with two proprietary picture-processing technologies, Pioneer's 43-inch high-definition Pure Vision Black plasma television, the PDP-436HDG, promises realistic colour reproduction tor an enjoyable viewing experience. Pure Black Panel technology and the improved Pure Drive II technology work together to reproduce blacker
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        THE CLEAR CHOICE
        170 90 SONY HSP SERIES MONITORS > SOOTH: S2iO a P'ov.de rich coW^p™ Action, sharp picturM contrast. gn The SDM-HS9SP and SDM -1 O n ni J a COMrast «tio of Both 7t 600:1 res PecriveJ y Both models are ld eaJ for gamjg -f Jigh-qua% DVD vfeC g
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        LIGHT METAL, HEAVY METTLE
        138 92 SHIRO RK MP3 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER > BOOTH: 6138 SHEATHED in a cool metallic casing, the ultraportable Shiro RK MP3 digital audio player supports MP3, WMA and WAV playback. It comes with a built-in FM tuner and recorder so that you can listen to and record
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        ZEN MASTER
        205 92 CREATIVE ZEN VISION:M PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYER > BOOTH: 8250 THE Creative Zen VisiontM is a 30GB video player, photo viewer and Ml 5 P Equipped with a 2.5-mch high-res-olution 262,144-colour liquid crystal display, the portable media player 1a able to" display digital videos, photos, full-coloured menus and album
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        MOTION SWEETNESS
        162 92 ALTEC LANSING INMOTIONIMII PORTABLE SPEAKER > BOOTH: 6311 ALTEC Lansing's inMotion iMI 1 portable speaker system lets you blast your iPod music anywhere. Measuring 8.5x1.4x4.3 inches, the speaker system is small enough for you to carry it to the beach or to a party. The iMll has chic
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        I 'EAR YOU
        130 92 PANASONIC RP-HZE6O/RP-HJESO/ RP-HJE7O EARPHONES > BOOTH: 8230 FOR the audiophile who desires greater comfort and portability in your musical indulgence, Panasonic has three pairs of earphones for you to choose from. To provide users with a comfortable fit, the RP-HZE6O earphones come with earhangers and hinges while
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    • printers
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        BROTHER DOES IT ALL
        315 94 BROTHER DCP-120C MULTI-FUNCTION CENTRE > BOOTH: 8305 THE four-in-one Brother DCP-120C is a colour inkjet flatbed multi-function centre (MFC) with printing, copying, scanning and direct printing capabilities. This all-in-one machine prints directly from a variety of media cards, including Smart Media, Compact Flash, Memory Stick, Memory
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        PRO PERFORMER
        23 94 HP COLOR LASERJET 1600 > BOOTH: 8146 takmg the guesswork out of printer manage satill WkhT ma, keT PCr handlm more ver-
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        FAST FAST FAST
        23 94 ml XEROX PRINTERS DOCUPR^T 203 A BOOTH: 8 8 US Get fat I promodonal pr.ce of $169 (usual pnce: $199).
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        SCREEN QUEEN
        73 94 LEXMARK P4350 ALL-IN-ONE PHOTO CENTRE > BOOTH: 8458 -Jour li quid cltZtZTlr SPWtS 3 L7^h Put in fuJJ coJou/before y^ f n^ Review the outI editing features and SSn^^l^ 6*^ Kctßridge and storaje C arT C3meras 20° whenS^nXraKr 7kSt Buy the P4350 all-in-one at a Promotional price of
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    • miscellaneous
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        FINDING MIMO
        235 96 D-LINK DI-634M/DWL-GS2OM/DWL-G6SOM > BOOTH: 6533\ D-LINK'S Mimo (multiple input, multiple output) series of network products includes a wireless router (DI--634M), a PCI adapter (DWL-GS2OM) and a cardbus adapter (DWL-G6SOM). Based on the latest Mimo technology, these devices help to provide a cost-effective solution for integration into an existing
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        POWER IN A QUARTER-HOUR
        99 96 SANYO MQSO4 CHARGER > BOOTH: 6448 SANYO'S MQSO4 charger lets you power up your nickel metal hydride (Ni-MH) batteries in just 15 minutes. Featuring a world autovoltage of ACIOO-240V, you can bring the charger with you anywhere you go. Other useful features include four built-in controls
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        MOBILE GATEWAY
        197 96 SMC SMCWTVG WIRELESS TRAVEL VOICE GATEWAY > BOOTH: 8241 SMC Networks has an all-in-one travel device, the SMCWTVG Wireless Travel Voice Gateway, targeted at users of Voice over Internet protocol (VoIP). With this device, you can turn a hotel room into a hotspot to receive private wireless connectivity.
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        MOVING PICTURES
        185 96 BENQ CPI2O WIRELESS DIGITAL PROJECTOR > BOOTH: 8401 SAID to be the world's smallest wireless digital projector the BenQ CPI2O weighs a mere I.3kg and !s close in footprint to a sheet of A5-sized paper It features XGA (1,024x768) native resolution, brightness 0f1,500 ANSI lumens and a 2,000:1
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        TAME THAT GAME
        304 96 LOGITECH G5 LASER MOUSE > BOOTH: 6138 MADE for PC Jmm gaming, the Logitech G5 laser mouse features a weight-tuning system that allows users to customise the weight and balance of th. mouse according to individual preference. The mouse comes with lo miniature round weights eight weighing
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