Today, 14 March 2006

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    26 1 TODAY TODAY /AbdiaCorp share your free newspaper Tuesday March 14, 2006 todayonline.com MICA(P) 112/07/2005 /A=diaCorp share your free newspaper MICA(P) 112/07/2005 Tuesday March 14, 2006 todayonline.com
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    Lock icon Death by escape attempt?
    575 1 AGENCIES Neither suicide nor a natural death, Milosevic may have taken drugs to deliberately worsen his condition THE HAGUE At first, it appeared that the man known as the "Butcher of the Balkans" had cheated justice by dying of a heart attack before a court on
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  • hot news
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      No long wait to varsity for returning NSmen
      494 2  -  LOHCHEEKONG New arrangement lets NSmen graduate one semester earlier cheekong@newstoday.com.sg WHAT could potentially have been a long wait for full-time national servicemen to start their university classes has now become a window to matriculate early. Three local universities announced yesterday that, starting
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      SDP hits out at 'missing' member
      431 2  -  LOH CHEE KONG cheekong@newstoday.com. sg THE opposition pact that was struck so quickly last Friday seems to be facing its first ruptures. In just 30 minutes last week, seven opposition parties had managed to avoid all potential threecornered fights, save for a minor disagreement
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    • Article
      WHY SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE
      792 3  -  TAN SAI SIONG So much sound and fury but it's so hard to find Opposition candidates IF ONE thing makes the imminent General Election (GE) different from those of the recent past, it is this: Opposition parties will have no ground to complain that they
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      346 2 YOU CAN OWN YOUR DREAM BIZ! Do you want financial independence? Most financially successfulindividualsgetrichbystartingtheirownbusinesses. Ml You may have that idea but you are scared of failure, of losing X your hard earned money or not sure if you can make the cut. 15 th March 2006 7.15pm 61 Robinson Road,
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      425 3 ■fSI University Of South Australia PhD in Business and Management IN cracos *****b Most successful doctoral program in the region with more than 170 graduates in Asia O Information Session with Professor Bruce Gurd on Thursday, 23 March 2006 at 7pm i i' a niinai mi ijl m r Master
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  • singapore news
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      Lock icon WDA found jobs for 27,000 last year
      272 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE Workforce Development Agency (WDA) helped 27,000 people find jobs last year, more than half of whom were aged 40 and above. It also put more than 166,000 workers through skills training. The statutory board, in its report card for last
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    • Article
      Kuan sorry, settles case with cheque
      459 4  -  DERRICK A PAULO This takes care of my vindication, says Chia derrick@newstoday.com.sg IT ALL began when someone leaked a story to the media that Mr Andrew Kuan had been "ousted" from his condominium's management council in May 2001. It ended yesterday with Mr Kuan's
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      Lock icon Hunt for Tampines gang of 4
      149 4 ■938 LIVE POLICE are on the lookout for a gang of suspected teenaged delinquents who preyed on their peers in a Tampines neighbourhood at the weekend. The four assaulted and robbed three 15-year-old boys within an hour on Saturday afternoon in two separate cases.
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      A pricey piece of Orchard Rd
      427 6  -  LEE U-WEN $1.38b deal inked for Orchard Turn but delays could cost developers $10m a month u-wen@newstoday.com.sg MONTHLY revenue losses of up to $10 million are facing the joint developers of Singapore's latest shopping destination if they don't complete the Orchard Turn project by
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      Lock icon New school to turn out more nurses
      175 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA NURSES now have a new training home to call their own. Located near the Central Business District, the new nursing institute is set to train about 8,000 nurses this year in advanced medical skills. The training rooms at the new Alice
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    • Article
      Where Komodo dragons can get acupuncture
      271 8  -  TEOXUANWEI xua nweit@newstoday.com.sg SOME of us trust Western doctors, some swear by Chinese physicians. Ah Meng, 46, prefers the latter. The celebrity orangutan is one of the animals at the Singapore Zoo receiving alternative treatment methods the grandmother of six is taking a powdered
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      Siglap's Miss Counterfeit
      425 8  -  UNYANQIN JOANNMEUNA LOPEZ Pays taxi drivers homemade $50 bills, flees with change ya nqinl@newstoday.com.sg SHE was no expert but with ready excuses and quick getaways, a 17-year-old girl managed to dupe nine taxi drivers into giving her change for her homemade $50 counterfeit notes. Her crime spree
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      Let the games begin
      414 10  -  DERRICK A PAULO AND LEE U-WEN Focus is on the likely new PAP nominees for elections derrick@newstoday.com.sg THE guessing games that accompany every General Election (GE) in Singapore has now turned to the likely new election candidates for the People's Action Party (PAP). Today understands that
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      Lock icon JBJ's political fate to be known today
      386 10  -  ANSLEYNG a nsley@newstoday.com.sg BANKRUPT Opposition figure J B Jeyaretnam will know today if he can clear the way to contest the upcoming General Election. Last week, the 81-year-old said he was raising money to repay the $600,000 debt he owed on account of
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      99 7 HEPS! I know I will set the stage for change, with my degree from NTU. I can express my views on important issues, and the experience has motivated me to further contribute to society. At NTU, I experience a whole new way of learning, thinking and living. The innovative cross-disciplinary
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      1091 9 Advertisement skincare news Pigmentation Reduced In Clinical Study Professor amazed about results g^ g|nw 4^%" t IN a clinical study published in the premier q T II F C'^'lE^l^'E medical journal, British Journal of Dermatology, IL |fft vvltNvt ".^Mmj- 'i amazing results on fading skin pigmentation 4^ were achieved by
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      459 10 ACCELERATE YOUR BUSINESS WITH THE WORLD'S FASTEST* WIDE-FORMAT PRINTER. The HP DesignJet 9000s Printer Series isn't just the fastest printer in its class* it also boasts a surprisingly low acquisition cost**. This outstanding print solution uses low-solvent* inks to deliver vivid professional prints that resist fading for three years without
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      500 11 FRANKLIN TEMPLETON FUNDS 111 YEARS IN SINGAPORE FRANS-Tf^ETON 10" FRANKLIN TEMPLETON I INVESTMENTS INVESTMENTS INVESTMENTS f[; n CJempfe/o/? /> FBAimiHV TEMPLETON FVNDS j ftnr^/7 <Fii ti/JB Emerging l^^^SSr 111 r V j MJrea runum Markets Fund I *^v» I China Fund Inception date: 28 October^ J AconcL i^e. A Consistent
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  • world news
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      Lock icon A royal hint?
      490 12 AGENCIES TV replay of Thai king's effort to end 1992 crisis sets political tongues wagging BANGKOK A television broadcast of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej's historic mediation in the May 1992 riots has sent an ambiguous message as mass protests against Prime Minster Thaksin Shinawatra got underway here
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      Lock icon NOTHING HAS CHANGED FOR SINGAPOREANS IN THAILAND
      339 12  -  -THAMCHENFYE The security situation for Singaporeans and the outlook for Singapore businesses in Thailand remain stable despite the ongoing controversy over the sale of Thai telecommunications company Shin Corp to Temasek. There have been no reported cases of Singaporean business travellers and tourists
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      Talks still on: S'pore
      430 13 City-state reacts to M'sian plans on building 'half-bridge' SINGAPORE is surprised that Malaysian leaders continue to talk about the construction of a "half-bridge" when both sides had agreed earlier that negotiations on a "full-bridge" to replace the Causeway is continuing. In a statement issued by Singapore's
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      Lock icon Return of those handsome Bangladeshis
      184 13 -AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Thousands of illegal Bangladeshi workers banned from Malaysia because local women were finding them too attractive are now entering the country on student visas under the pretense of learning English, the New Straits Times reported yesterday. The newspaper quoted Home Affairs Minister
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        Lock icon BIRD FLU STRIKES MYANMAR
        89 13 -AFP Myanmar reported its first outbreak of bird flu in poultry yesterday. Myanmar veterinary officials told the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) that 112 birds had died of the virus on March 8 near the city of Mandalay, and the authorities have culled birds and quarantined
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        M'SIA EYES PARANORMAL TOURISM
        92 13 Paranormal tourism could be the next money-spinner for Malaysia. The chief operating officer of the Malaysia Association of Tours and Travel Agents, Mr Phua Tai Neng, said Malaysia had an edge because of its rich folklore and beliefs. They plan on testing the market and the
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      Got what it takes to become Dutch?
      371 14 Here's the test: Watch a film of men kissing and women topless without flinching AMSTERDAM Would-be migrants to the Netherlands will have to watch a film featuring two men kissing in a park and a topless female bather, reported The Sunday Times of
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      Lock icon Online search blows CIA spies' cover
      203 14 -AFP CHICAGO The names of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) personnel, including covert operatives, internal telephone numbers and locations of two dozen of the spy agency's installations can be found through Internet searches, reported the Chicago Tribune. Through online services that provide public, legally obtained
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        Lock icon CHINA DRAFTS NEW LAW TO BAN TRADE IN HUMAN ORGANS
        89 14 —AFP Chinese legislators are drafting a law that would ban the trade in human organs, state media said yesterday, following reports that Japanese and Malaysians had died from botched transplants in China. The push for legislation comes despite recent claims
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        M'SIA MULLS AIRPORT TAX HIKE
        65 14 Malaysia is expected to raise airport taxes as early as tomorrow, sources told the New Straits Times newspaper. This means passengers could end up paying between RM6O and RM6S ($26 and $28) for international flights and RMIO and RMI2 ($4.30 and $5.25) for domestic routes,
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      Lock icon 'Regime change' huddles in Washington, but Iran plans second nuclear power plant
      334 16 AFP TEHRAN As the United Nations Security Council prepares to meet to discuss how to encourage Tehran to suspend its controversial nuclear programme, the country's energy minister said Iran is to start work in the next six months
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      Lock icon France warms up to Asean
      449 16 AFP Paris ready to accede to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation, says top minister FRANCE has submitted a letter of intent to accede to the Association of South-east Asian Nations' (Asean) Treaty of Amity and Cooperation. If Asean accepts France, it will become the
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      They pocket dowry, abandon thousands of brides
      221 16 LONDON Hundreds of British Indian men have been accused of abandoning their new brides in India after securing dowry payments of up to £9,000 ($25,300), The Times of London reported. Police in India are probing more than 1,000 claims from young women that
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      371 15 How to invite luck into your home Gemstones are thought to harness the strength of Mother A jL^ Nature. Each area of your house represents an V j L y aspect of your life that can be affected by a s. gemstone. Gems can unlock your potential and bring positive
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      Lock icon isay TOWARDS A BETTER RIDE
      634 18  -  LIANG DINGZI THERE has been a stream of letters from Today readers complaining about inefficient public transport and its poor customer service. A recent gripe was the bunched arrival of buses. It reminded me of the days in the 1970s when popular TV comedians Wang
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      Anti-bus bunching strategy in place, but not for all services
      333 18  -  TAMMY TAN Letter from Director Corporate Communications SBS Transit I REFER to the letter "Deviate from routes should buses bunch" by Mr Boris Chan (Feb 24). With regard to Mr Chan's suggestion, SBS Transit has already put the practice in
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    • Letter
      Overprotection breeds paranoia
      160 18  -  DRTANCHEKWEE Letter from MANY years ago, a young mother brought her child to the clinic where I worked. The child was a picture of glowing health. She was there because she sneezed once in the afternoon. I examined the child and was glad the mother didn't insist
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      Maid for whose comfort?
      275 20  -  CHUNG KING CHI Why our maid is happy working sans days off... Letter from I REFER to Neil Humphreys' article in Weekend Today "A sad tale, maid in Singapore" (March 11). My family is very grateful that the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has made the enlightened
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      18 hours a day, 365 days a year? It's inhuman
      212 20  -  JOAN D'ARCY Letter from THE outcry that should have accompanied the Parliament's decision not to mandate a day off a week for maids was conspicuous by its absence. Families with members who have "special needs" should be the exception and
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    • Letter
      No child's play: Autism detection best left to experts
      252 20  -  CHIAKOKHWEE Letterfrom IN REFERENCE to the report "PAP kindergartens to help spot autism early" (March 6), I am glad that the People's Action Party (PAP) kindergartens have taken an important step to partner with the Autism Resource Centre to address the
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      219 22  -  DR JAMES DOBSON THE COMPARISON TRAP BY Have you ever played the "if only" game? I've played it. I'm pretty sure you have too. All it takes is you, your spouse and one other person. The game goes like this. If 0n1y... if only my wife
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      More online traffic, hence jam
      522 22  -  LYNN ONG LTA's e-services are accessible to all, and do more Letter from Deputy Manager, Media Relations Land Transport Authority WE REFER to the report, "Car dealers see red over LTA teething blues" (March 10) and would like to clarify some of the issues raised.
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      181 18 Do you know an average translator makes over USSB,OOO monthly? DO YOU KNOW? How to make US$B,OOO monthly in the translation Industry? Freelance Translator have the opportunity to work anywhere In the world? The Language Translation market Is exceeding $20 billion? Why the Translation Industry is booming now? Where the
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  • Businesstoday
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      Labroy entry into oil rig business sees $475m in deals
      348 24  -  VALERIE LAW valeri e@newstoday.com.sg MAINBOARD-listed Labroy Marine, which until recently was only involved in transportation and shipbuilding, marked its entry into the offshore rig building business with significant deals. Yesterday, its Labroy Offshore subsidiary said that it secured two contracts
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        World markets
        55 24 Nikkei 225 *****.51 +245.88 +1.53 Hang Seng ASX *****.87 +97.82 4951.38 +63.28 +8.63 +1.29 Taiwan Wtd 6544.63 +53.95 +8.83 Korea Comp 1338.28 +18.21 +1.38 KLCI 922.83 +8.87 +8.81 SET Index 732.88 +4.78 +8.65 Jakarta Comp 1243.66 -3.76 -8.38 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 2121.76 +18.39 246.52 +3.66 +8.87 +1.51
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        SGX most active
        49 24 ChinaMilk 0.875 229,042 LabroyMar 1.380 +0.190 +16.0 30,549 Japan Land 0.110 29,176 YHI 0.480 24,496 W>royMai8NP***** 0.155 +0.070 +82.4 18,882 TechQMSGas 0.640 +0.040 +6.7 17,032 Chartered 1.470 +0.020 +1.4 15,651 HSI*****DB*****0 0.170 -0.015 -8.1 14,603 GlabalVaice 0.140 -0.005 -3.4 14,526 China Dairy 0.425 -0.025 -5.6 13,093
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        SGX top rises
        62 24 :reative 50 12.200 +0.300 IMH400USS 19.000 +0.200 )UE 11.700 +0.200 5GX 3.040 +0.200 5IA 14.600 +0.200 .abroyMar 1.300 +0.190 5GXCA8CW*****4 1.260 +0.160 :iTYDEVW*****0 7.400 +0.150 ipLand 6.250 +0.150 5GXBNP*****4 1.300 +0.140 .abroyMarBNP***** 0.155 +02.4 5PH MBLW*****6 0.015 +50.0 >TATSChPMBLXCWaG0330 0.015 +50.0 5GXSGA*****1 0.155 +47.6 5GXCS*****1 0.395 +41.1
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        SGX top falls
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        Lock icon Singapore
        140 24 -DOWJONES SHARE prices closed higher yesterday following gains on Wall Street on Friday due to better-than-expected US jobs data. Investor sentiment was also bolstered by gains in most regional bourses. The ST Index closed up 15.41 points, or 0.6 per cent, at 2,512.14. Advancers led decliners 267 to 259
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 24 US$ 0.6143 UK£ 0.3559 Yen 73.107 HK$ 4.7683 RM 2.2834 Euro 0.5158 Rupiah 5676.2 Baht 24.038 Peso 31.493 A$ 0.8394 Indian Rs 27.334 Won 602.08 C$ 0.7129 Yuan 4.9455 NZ$ 0.9578 NT$ 19.972
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        Lock icon Commodities
        23 24 SGX, Bloomberg G* uss/oz 541.30 Sini uss/oz 9.96 Plat™ 1,012.70 Rubtar cents/kg 332.25 Pita oi 1,441.00 Bmtcnidi usS/bami 61.10 Information provided by
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      Mixed over the OUE-UOL venture
      269 24  -  CHOW PENN NEE THE joint venture by Overseas Union Enterprise (OUE) and United Overseas Land (UOL) to own and develop two properties has garnered mixed reactions by industry watchers. Under an agreement, OUE will transfer Overseas Union House (OUH) and Change Alley Aerial Plaza to
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        Lock icon DBS, Kookmin eye Korea Exchange stake
        208 26 BLOOMBERG DBS Group Holdings will compete with Kookmin Bank to buy a 6 trillion won ($9.9 billion) stake in Korea Exchange Bank, in South Korea's largest takeover. DBS said in a statement that it would make a solo bid for the Seoul-based lender. Kookmin,
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        A good first-day spurt
        403 26  -  LEECHINGWERN Milk bull semen company China Milk makes a strong Singapore Exchange debut chingwern@newstoday.com. sg CLOSE on the heels of China Fishery's successful debut, shares of China Milk Products Group, a China-based dairy genetics and raw milk supplier, surged by as much as 57.3 per cent
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        Lock icon Malaysian banks' 5-month takeover tussle to end soon
        429 28 BLOOMBERG Southern said to have given nod to revised $3b Bumi-Commerce offer BUMIPUTRA-COMMERCE Holdings, Malaysia's No 2 lender, said that it was revising its RM6.3-billion ($2.8 billion) bid for Southern Bank, the nation's biggest banking takeover. The bank will announce the revised
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        282 28 AFP BEIJING China's consumer inflation rate slowed sharply to 0.9 per cent year-on-year last month due to a drop in food prices and distortion caused by the Chinese New Year holiday, the government said yesterday. China's consumer price index (CPI) in February rose
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        853 30  -  WILLIAM PESEKJR Boosting value of currency will help countries improve their economies news@newstoday.com.sg FUNNY how the biggest economic story last year China's currency is barely on investors' radar screens this year. Those who want China to boost the yuan's value haven't changed
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        843 33  -  CHOW PENN NEE Banks eye lower income group amid concerns they could fall into debt pennnee@today.com.sg CREDIT cards and unsecured lines of credit have become a popular tool used by Singaporeans to boost their spending power and manage their personal finances. More
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        801 34  -  JOSEPH BALADI To emerge successful, big bosses in Asia must also act as brand managers news@newstoday.com.sg INCREASINGLY, companies in China and some Asian countries are exhibiting leadership that demonstrates an understanding of two critical things: The importance of developing sustainable relationships with customers through
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        467 35  -  JANE CHIAPOCQ MasterCard users stand to win tickets to the World Cup finals and meet the legend janec@news today.com.sg AS PELE, the legendary Brazilian footballer, strode into Shanghai's Shangri-La Hotel ballroom wearing a smile and a camelcoloured suit, the crowd's enthusiastic reaction proved that although
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        393 35  -  SHOBHATSERING BHALLA shobha@newstoday.com.sg IN A landmark corporate event last week that marked the convergence of its three units into one company, global giant Proctor Gamble (P&G) brought together a diverse range of skincare, haircare and fragrances. The grouping of P&G's beauty
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          184 35  -  -JaneChiapoco WEEKENDS at Ikea are renowned island wide for the line of cars stretching much farther than a driver's patience. In a bid to alleviate the congestion, the Swedish brand icon recently relaunched its shuttle bus service to run every weekend and public holidays until June 4.
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          166 35  -  -Jane Chiapoco MOVING upwards from patch products for the heels and cellulite, Dermalife has launched a new do-it-yourself patch concept with the Breast Collagen Mask, the first of its kind mask. The mammary "enhancer" is set to improve elasticity, nourish the skin, and prevent breast sagging for
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        537 36  - 'Middle-sourcing' a new window of opportunity ELAINE NG It's all about helping the West manage their IT outsourcing contracts elaine.ng@newstoday.com.sg I OUT with outsourcing. The new I buzzword in town is middle-sourc-ing a concept coined by Mercury Interactive, a developer of application testing and performance management software. Middle-sourcing is about
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          93 36 To simplify the way users access information, Exalead has unveiled Exalead One: Workgroup 4.0, an enterprise search product designed for small businesses and divisions within a large organisation. The workgroup solution is built on the company's unified technology platform Exalead One: Search and enables users
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          MOVING DATA 10 TIMES CURRENT SPEED
          121 36 IBM has launched BladeCenter H, its latest blade computing systems that provide businesses up to 10 times the capacity to move data across their networks. The systems collapse servers, storage devices, networking infrastructure and security appliances into a single location in the datacentre. They
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          112 36 Brocade Communications Systems has launched four products to provide IT professionals with storage area network (SAN) building blocks within and across data centres. The SilkWorm 4900, reportedly an industry-first 64-port, 4Gbps SAN switch provides for port aggregation and simplified management of SAN environments. The SilkWorm 7500
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        446 36  -  ELAINE NG IN BANGKOK elaine. ng@newstoday.com. sg ON AVERAGE, each worker now uses 6.4 different types of communication devices, while employees are getting more mobile, with more than a quarter of them travelling once a month. As such, businesses suffer
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        730 37  -  ADRIAAN PELZER Google is the search tool dujour but will it still be tops when Microsoft poses a challenge? infotech@newstoday.com.sg THE past few months have been I exciting in the world of online searches. The market dominator, Google, has attracted the scorn of many a free-speech lobbyist and
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        226 37 My computer recently turned off by itself when I was in the middle of a game. What could have caused it? Tan Chin Han A computer that switches off by itself without any warning or undergoing the shutdown process is often an indication that something physical is at fault.
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      142 30 open house WYM Saturday, 18 March If 11 SIM University Singapore's 1^1 1 I 4th University is dedicated to working SfUUffU professionals and adult learners. ISUiyUUIiI Approved by the Ministry of Education, >i it is the only university that offers a unique learning system that empowers you to balance your
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      427 33 healthiswealth jflfc In this column series, gflk B Dr Theresa Chew, co-founder I V k and CEO of Expressions :£M iy^l ran International and President of Spa Wellness Association (Singapore), answers beauty, |t-, -'M spa and wellness questions JB by Today readers. JM Expressions International is a leading beauty, spa,
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      1264 38 —AGENCIES More about introspection than sleaze, Prince is set to sizzle with his new album FEW artists have created a body of work as rich and varied as that of Prince. Born Prince Rogers Nelson, his purple majesty is a pop culture icon who has consistently pushed boundaries
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      316 39 ZUL OTHMAN lists his must-buy Prince albums i Sign'0'The Times His first real solo offering since he split with his backing band The Revolution, Sign '0' The Times is the sound of the late 1980s encapsulated in a single album. Daring and defiant it may be, but it wasn't
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      258 40  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL THIRTY acting hopefuls were forced out of their comfort zone over the weekend as they were asked to present their hosting and acting skills in the middle of Orchard Road in MediaCorp TVI2 Suria's maiden outdoor auditions last Sunday. The 30 contestants
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      416 40  -  AMELYNN LIONG After four bands in 10 years, Jeremy Sharma has now gone solo amelynnl@newstoday.com.sg MUSICIAN Jeremy Sharma may be 29 years old, but he's no fresh sprout in the Singapore music scene. Sharma, who is currently pursuing a Masters degree in Fine Art at
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        127 42 We Are Scientists IF THE rise of bands such as Franz Ferdinand and Babyshambles gives new respect to the new breed of indie rock, then American trio We Are Scientists are reminder that substance is better than hype. With Love And Squalor is the perfect example
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        111 42 Skin IF ALL else fails, go back to what you know. That seems to be the mantra for Skin's (real name Deborah Anne Dyer) second album. The move comes as no surprise to long time fans her debut Fleshwounds tried to broaden the manic yelps she perfected
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        93 42 Skye AFTER parting ways with trip-hop trio Morcheeba, you would expect former singer Skye bclwards to fashion something completely different to avoid being typecast. However, Mind How We Go is Edwards' still in the Morcheeba groove -11 songs of mid-tempo niceness that wouldn't be out of
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      120 42 This week: Thespian Mark Waite (picture) tells us what he's listening to when he isn't rehearsing for Chay Yew's A Language of Their Own. His new play stages from March 30 to Apr 9 at the Esplanade Theatre Studio. "Actually, I'm hooked on James Blunts Back to
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      95 42 -AFP DEAUVILLE (France) The only woman director taking part in this year's Asian Film Festival at Deauville won the event's top award, the Lotus d'Or. China's Li Yu, 32, won the prize for Dam Street, a drama centred on the life of a
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      119 42 -AP LONDON Scan Connery (picture) has undergone surgery for a kidney tumour and is recovering at his home in the Bahamas, his spokesman said on Sunday. The 75-year-old Scottish actor underwent the operation a few weeks ago in New York. "He's very fit-he's 100 per
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        30 44 What are the signs and symptoms of the flu? Find out when you call the Health Promotion Board's HealthLine at 1800 848 1313, until Sunday.
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          70 44 What's the skinny on the obesity problem here? A panel of doctors will discuss issues such as diet myths, slimming pills, the tricks and trade secrets of effective exercise and stomach bands and balloons for weight loss. Data: Saturday Time: 2pm to
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          72 44 The forum will address topics such as new breakthroughs in ultrasound, how to better detect female cancers and what all the fuss is about in female sexual dysfunction. Date: March 25 Time: 1.30pm to 4.30pm Venue: National University Hospital, Auditorium, Kent Ridge Wing 2, Level
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          52 44 Are you suffering from shoulder pains? This talk will discuss ways to prevent shoulder injuries and how you can seek help from physiotherapy management. Date: Thursday Time: Ipm to 2pm Venue: National University Hospital, Health Education Hub, Main Building 1, Level 1.
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        906 44  -  LAUREEN TOH Campaign ropes in youngsters to get their peers to quit smoking la ureent@newstoday.com.sg JUST two months ago, Jamie (not her real name) smoked her way through 80 sticks of Marlboro weekly. Then, the 21-year-old undergraduate suffered a serious asthma attack linked to her smoking
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        550 45  -  -JANICE GOH YOU may benefit from a lower risk of stroke if you diligently take daily servings of certain food, research suggests. British researchers who reviewed eight studies covering stroke and the consumption of fruits and vegetables said people who reported eating
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        796 46 Two marathoners, including a 79-year-old, reveal what keeps them running and running after all these years PUFFING, panting and sometimes stopping to catch their breath, last week's National Vertical Marathon saw marathoners between the ages of 12 and 79, take on 43
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        547 46 -KRT COLUMBIA (South Carolina) Many people may envy Sleeping Beauty for her long, luxurious slumber, but nobody wonders about her health was once she woke up. So it's no wonder that people's eyebrows shoot up when Shawn Youngstedt tells them he's studying the
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      619 49  -  CUBBY LEONG Baroch's probably one of a few men to have turned down Sharapova cubby@newstoday.com.sg HE WAS so good Russian superstar Maria Sharapova approached him twice to take her under his wing. Both times tennis coach Michael Baroch turned the 2004 Wimbledon champion down. A long-time coaching understudy
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      335 50 AGENCIES LONDON Just a month ago, both Liverpool and Arsenal were seemingly headed in different directions. The Reds had beaten the Gunners by a solitary goal at Anfield to go second in the English Premiership as the defeat sent Arsenal even further behind in
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