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    27 1 TODAY bflkj share your free newspaper MICA(P) 112/07/2005 Wednesday March 29, 2006 todayonline.com TODAY /AeljjaCorp share your free newspaper Wednesday March 29, 2006 todayonline.com I MICA(P) 112/07/2005
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    The StanChart springboard
    793 1  -  CHRISTIE LOH Temasek's big buy fuels talk of global banking ambitions christi e@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPOREAN tycoon Khoo Teck Puat's investing maxim was simple but astute: "When no one wants it, that's the time to buy a few million." Twenty years after he bought into Britain's Standard Chartered Bank
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    All bets placed, it's dealer's draw in Marina Bay IR race
    684 1  -  VALCHUA ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR va l@newstoday.com.sg ARCHITECTURAL models have been flown in, top-secret meetings that stretched till 4am wrapped up and one chapter of the integrated resort (IR) race is finally coming to an end. Today the four bidders
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  • hot news
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      'A mandate for PM Lee's team'
      504 2  -  TORCHING LI DPM Wong: This election is about empowering new leadership chingli@newstoday.com.sg THE upcoming election is not just about the People's Action Party (PAP) and its sterling track record. More importantly, it's about empowering Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his new team. Putting
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      WHAT IF IT IS A CLEAN PAP SWEEP?
      822 3  -  TAN SAI SIONG More fuel for critics, but our model of democracy ensures there will be dissent and diversity in Parliament WHOSE worst nightmare will it be if the People's Action Party (PAP) makes a clean sweep at the next General Election
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      31 2 /t a freafc accident that brought us /to this island. Or was it fate? I don't know what to believe anymore." Jack Everything Happens For A Reason 1 111 1 H
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  • singapore news
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      No faulting their pedigree
      624 4  -  TORCHING LI Despite matching stands, new PAP candidates promise robust debate chingli@newstoday.com.sg THE second line-up of People's Action Party (PAP) candidates unveiled yesterday for public scrutiny were all of the tried and tested pedigree: Two lawyers and one labour movement high-flyer. When probed, their views on
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      Lock icon Promoting family-centric policies in Singapore
      276 4  -  -ANSLEYNG HE IS a father of two and, during his student days, worked in kitchens. And if elected to Parliament, Mr Seah Kian Peng, said that he would focus on promoting the "family-cen-tric" model. Improving the quality of family life either by having more flexible
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      Lock icon A candidate who minces no words
      328 4 -ANSLEYNG IN 1997, after two "tea sessions", Ellen Lee Geek Hoon was offered the chance by the People's Action Party (PAP) to contest that year's General Election. But Mdm Lee turned them down. "I have been approached before but did not take it up
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      Lock icon Representing PAP in court – and now in the GE
      446 4  - Representing PAP in court and now in the GE ANSLEYNG a nsley@newstoday.com.sg HE HAS represented People's Action Party (PAP) leaders such as Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong in defamation suits against Opposition figures. So inevitably, lawyer Hri Kumar was yesterday asked for his views
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      HFMD still spreading
      450 6  -  JASMINE YIN Number of cases doubled in past week jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg THE Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) shows no signs of abating in Singapore, with the number of cases more than doubling in the past week, according to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Health (MOH).
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      Lock icon HDB responds on Potong Pasir lift plan
      234 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE Housing Development Board (HDB) has clarified the issue of the lift upgrading programme for Potong Pasir. In an interview with the media on Sunday, the Member of Parliament for Potong Pasir, Mr Chiam See Tong, had said the HDB did
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon WALL-CARRYING TRAILER BUMPS LAMP-POST
        119 6 938 LIVE A section of Punggol West Flyover heading towards Sengkang was closed due to an accident yesterday afternoon. It involved a trailer that lost control and ended up leaning against a lamppost at a 45-degree angle. The trailer, belonging to the Syscon company, was carrying
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        Lock icon CLASSES TEACH HEALTH, WORKPLACE SAFETY
        80 6 938 LIVE The National Trades Union Congress, together with employers and the Government, has launched a series of training workshops to encourage a more pro- active approach towards workplace safety and health. The workshops, which started today, will run until August this year. The workshops
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        Lock icon CAMBODIAN KING VISITS
        79 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Cambodian king will be visiting Singapore from today to Friday at the invitation of President S R Nathan. King Norodom Sihamoni will be accompanied by a delegation comprising his High Privy Councillor, Cambodia's Deputy Prime Ministers and its Ambassador to Malaysia. During the king's
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      Lock icon Raja, my dear old friend
      613 8  -  CLEMENT MESENAS Lee Khoon Choy recounts friendship and struggles with former minister EDITOR-AT-LARGE clement@newstoday.com.sg TEARS flowed amid ripples of laughter as old friends gathered yesterday to talk about the greatness of a humble man, Singapore's first Foreign Minister S Rajaratnam, who died recently. Addressing a
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      Shopowners raise prices of all hot drinks – not just coffee
      355 8  - Shopowners raise prices of all hot drinks not just coffee -AUDREY LIM FIRST it was coffee, now it is all hot beverages. Patrons of some coffee shops such as Chin Tai Eating House and Cafe Link in Tampines were greeted with an unwelcome surprise when they ordered their drinks. The
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      Lock icon Getting footballers back on their feet
      513 10  -  VINITARAMANI Centre's treatment heals knee injuries much faster vinita@newstoday.com.sg THE treatment isn't new and injuries affecting the knee ligament may not ruin a footballer's career, but for footballers in Singapore's S-League and Prime league, it could decide how quickly they can return to the
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      Lock icon A cool 1 million sq ft of retail space
      210 10 CHANNEL NEWSASIA VIVOCITY, Singapore's largest retail and lifestyle outlet, will have a world's first when it opens later this year. It will house both commercial activities and an international collection of artwork spread out across more than 1 million square feet
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Israelis vote in crucial polls
      190 12 —AFP JERUSALEM Israel headed to the polls yesterday in a momentous election that could redraw the borders of the Jewish state and uproot tens of thousands of settlers from the occupied West Bank. Acting Premier Ehud Olmert has made the poll a de facto referendum
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon AFGHAN CONVERT FREED
        58 12 -AFP Afghan Abdul Rahman, who was facing the death penalty for converting to Christianity has been freed from prison. Justice Minister Sarwar Danish said yesterday. Mr Rahman was released because there were problems with the case presented against him in court and because of doubts over his
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        Lock icon AUSTRALIA BANS SPAM
        54 12 —AFP The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) registered what they said was the world's first industry code for battling spam, a set of rules that could impose fines as much as Aslo million ($11.5 million) on Internet service providers (ISP) who fail to help counter the
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      Lock icon Shopping for trouble?
      348 12 —AGENCIES Anti-Thaksin protesters lose support as they decide to move to malls BANGKOK Thai protesters seeking to oust Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra threatened yesterday to paralyse downtown Bangkok with a new demonstration. The protesters have camped out for two weeks outside Dr Shinawatra's offices in Bangkok, calling
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      Lock icon Bush shakes up White House, chief of staff quits
      149 12 -AFP WASHINGTON White House chief of staff Andrew Card has resigned and will be replaced by budget chief Joshua Bolten, President George W Bush said yesterday. Mr Bush has come under intense pressure in recent weeks, including from within his own
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      Lock icon Sept 11 suspect invites death
      411 14 -AFP Admits he was part of attacks, fingers another suspect ALEXANDRIA (Virginia) Rarely has a a defendant sunk his own case so spectacularly. Al Qaeda agent Zacarias Moussaoui told a United States court on Monday how Osama bin Laden ordered him to fly a fifth
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      Indian state pays criminals to surrender
      291 14 PATNA (India) India's most lawless Bihar state has launched yet another attempt to get tough on crime paying criminals to surrender and give up their weapons, reported the BBC. At least a murder takes place every two hours, a rape is committed every six
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      Lock icon M'SIA WAKING UP TO WOMEN'S RIGHTS
      709 15  -  Nazry Bahrawi However, the country needs to send a clear signal that its women are capable of holding their own EARLIER this month, Malaysian women's rights activists got a boost when three noted women made impassioned speeches against female oppression in the name of
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      Lock icon Hamas Cabinet ready, but ...
      274 16 Hamas Cabinet ready, but —AGENCIES NewPM's rejection of international demands draws flak from Israel, US RAMALLAH (West Bank) Hamas won parliamentary approval yesterday for its first government after incoming Palestinian premier Ismail Haniya unveiled his political programme with a call for talks with the key players in the Middle East
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        Lock icon PRAGMATIST PM
        85 16 Premier Ismail Haniya is a slick Hamas leader, who hails from a rundown refugee camp, embodies the modern business-like face of what the West brands a terrorist organisation. The father of 13 and grandfather is, at 43, the youngest ever Palestinian premier. Mr Haniya has been jailed several
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        FIERY FOREIGN MINISTER
        76 16 Mr Mahmud Al Zahar, 61, is a traditional hardliner who is never afraid to issue fiery denunciations of not just Israel but the West and former ruling faction Fatah, and believes in continuing the armed struggle with Israel. He has been forced by Israel into exile and
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        Lock icon US-EDUCATED FINANCE MINISTER
        52 16 -AFP Mr Omar Abdelrazeq, 48, a USeducated economics professor, has to deal with a burgeoning financial crisis sparked by Israel's refusal to hand over customs duties it collected for the Palestinian Authority and its imposition of sanctions. He has said that the Palestinians would not bow to
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      Lock icon New pill may cut breast cancer risk
      201 16 -THE GUARDIAN LONDON Scientists are working on a new generation of chemical contraceptives that could hugely reduce side-effects, including the risk of breast cancer and blood clots, 50 years after the first trial of the pill. Studies suggest that aside from stopping women
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      Lock icon France hit by nationwide protests
      226 16 AFP PAEIS Hundreds of thousands of people took part in nationwide demonstrations against French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin's youth jobs law yesterday as police took action to stop more outbreaks of violence in the capital. Unions claimed another success in their escalating campaign against
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      Lock icon Charles Taylor disappears
      240 17 —AGENCIES Liberian leader goes missing from villa in Nigeria ABUJA Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, a war crimes suspect, has gone missing from a villa in Nigeria where he was living in exile, Nigerian presidential spokeswoman Remi Oyo said yesterday. The disappearance comes three days after Nigerian
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      Lock icon Register, or get disconnected
      93 17 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia will terminate the mobile telephone lines of prepaid-line users if they fail to register by the end of the year, a top official said yesterday, amid concerns that militants were using cell phones to detonate bombs in neighbouring southern Thailand. Registration is
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      Syed Hamid seeks to tone down bridge debate
      214 17 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar yesterday sought to tone down the rhetoric over a new bridge across the Johor Straits, asking lawmakers not to comment on half-truths that could cause misunderstandings. "Our negotiators know what things to discuss and
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    • Going downhill, over time
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        When efficient workers get penalised
        184 18  -  DENNIS TAN Letter from I AGREE with Vincent Chia's comments on the work culture in Singapore. To stay competitive, people often have to do overtime. I work in an audit firm and have come to realise that it is not putting much effort into recruiting
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        Be smart, work flexibly
        184 18  -  VIKRAM SHAH Letter from WHILE it is true that staying late at work has developed into a culture here, most people tend to work longer hours for another important reason: Job security. Many think, especially in the last few years, that if they do not work
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        Caught in long-hours trend?
        81 18  -  RONALD KOH LIANG HOO Letter from THE situation here reminds me of the Japanese work culture of employees not going home just because the boss was still around whether working or chatting. Also, when a man goes home early, his wife and neighbours will assume he's
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        On call even on holiday
        210 18  -  IRENECHEONG Letter from AT MY workplace, most of us have been given a notebook computer which links to our office computer, while some are issued with a phone so that we can be reached at all times. Even on vacation, we are asked to switch
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      Unlikely Legionella link
      204 18  -  DRNG LEECHING Letter from Head Environmental Health Institute National Environment Agency WE REFER to the letter, "Pollution not only outdoors" (March 23) and thank Lionel De Souza for the feedback. Most office buildings have a dedicated air-handling unit to bring fresh air into the building. In this
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    • SHORTTAKES
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        F1 LEAD TO U-TURN?
        87 18  -  COLIN ONGTAUSHIEN: I read with interest about the possibility of a Singapore F1 race ("Singapore pit-stop for F1 March 28). I will not argue about the positive spillover effects in terms of job creation, tourism and even boosting the vibrancy of our economy. But it is
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        RIGHT TO KNOW
        86 18  -  CHARLES TAN: What appears to be a mystery about the no-go Feelin' Good Party (March 28) is the lack of recorded documentation from the various parties involved. It appears that the "middlemen" were led into a difficult position and forced to remain tight-lipped. As consumers, the party-goers,
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    • Back to the real issues
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        Voters' mandate gave the opportunity
        133 19  -  ONGTIONGUNG Letter from I'M CONCERNED when People's Action Party's (PAP) Members of Parliament, including the new candidates, say the PAP has a "track record" of serving the people while the Opposition doesn't While I have no doubt about that, I would like to remind Singaporeans
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        Forget the'carrots', get back to basics
        102 19  -  DAVID SOHPOHHUAT Letter from MOST Singaporeans have reached a level of maturity and it is sad to see "carrots" being proposed to get the citizens to vote for the ruling party. Let's bear in mind that the money for the carrots comes from the
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      Replaced leaking hose, thanks
      141 19  -  AW SEE KUAN, PBM Letter from lhairman Kampong Chai Chee Ansar Residents' Committee WE THANK Mr David Soh for bringing to our attention the leaking hose at a garden run by our Residents' Committee (RC) (March 24). The Kampong Chai Chee Ansar RC set up the
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      Peg coffee prices to rental rates?
      216 19  -  LIM ENG LEONG Letter from DURING the 1960s and *****, a ceramic cup of kopi-o cost 10$ or 20$ with milk. Prices have gone up to today's 60$ (kopi-o) or 70$ (with milk) a glass. In using a glass, a stallholder just adds more
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      223 20  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY I DOWNWARDLY MOBILE We've all heard of corporate ladder-climbers who've earned the label "upwardly mobile". But I betyou haven't heard of too many people being downwardly mobile at least not by choice. I know of two physicians in Hershey, United States, who
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      Could bystanders have helped?
      231 20  -  MOHAMAD NOOR ABDULLAH Pull out all stops to ensure that no time is lost during emergencies Letter from I REFER to the article, "Police probe baby's death" (March 27), on the death of an infant at Singapore Expo who died while the ambulance, in which it
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    • HDB parking charges: Readers suggest some flexible options
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        A day, night season parking system would be economical
        139 20  -  MICHAEL CHUAKHENG HWEE Letter from THE current monthly charge of $90 by the HDB for parking at its multi-storey car parks at new towns such as Sengkang and Punggol is hefty. Most of us who drive would only park our cars
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        How about Sesame Streetstyled baby parking coupons?
        133 20  -  BASIL LEE Letter from I HAVE two babies to drop off at my par-ents-in-law's place for baby-sitting everyday. Even though I spend less than 10 minutes dropping them off, and likewise picking them up, I have to utilise $1 worth of coupons daily.
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      Lock icon World Cup and the extras
      182 21  -  DENIS DISTANT LEONG KUM CHUEN Letter from THE World Cup is back again and Star Hub is all set to make hay while the sun shines by charging cable TV customers extra to watch the matches. Why does the extra sum they already pay to
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      Rising costs behind price tweak
      315 21  -  CAITLIN FUA Reply from Manager, Corporate Communications Investor Relations, Star Hub WE REFER refer to the letters by Mr Leong Kum Chuen and Mr Denis Distant. Back in July 2005, we had the intention to make the complete World Cup package available to Sports Group
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      isay MAKING A MARDAN OUT OF A MOLEHILL
      563 22  -  THOMAS KOSHY THE Cinderella story of golf caddy turned pro Mardan Mamat, 39, and his journey to becoming the nation's first European Tour champion, gives pause for reflection. Mardan's extraordinary and inspiring devotion to golf began when as a 13-year-old, he sneaked
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      sayagain
      59 22 From caddie to world-class A player, Mardan is fortunate that his rise was not hindered by economics. It was propitious that he had a good mentor in the Jurong Club Captain, A C Wong, who groomed and supported him. Hopefully, others who have the talent will be supported by
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      Vigilante justice, blogger-style
      702 23  -  Mr Miyagi Have computer will condemn poor car parkers be warned YOU'RE looking for a parking space at Suntec City and there it is a red Subaru parked across two lots. Makes your blood boil, doesn't it? Now, you can take a picture of the offending car
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      445 24  -  SHOBHATSERING BHALLA URA's sale of land above Somerset MRT may set new pricing benchmark shobha@newstoday.com.sg A THIRD large Orchard Road site has been released for sale by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) in what experts believe could set a new benchmark for property prices
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      214 24 CHANNEL NEWSASIA AN INITIATIVE to protect deposits of up to $20,000 for individuals and charities in the event that their bank fails is set to kick off on April 1. The Deposit Insurance Scheme, which was unveiled by the Government last year, covers
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      378 25  -  LEECHINGWERN Mortgage consultants will offer independent advice free of fees chingwern@newstoday.com.sg HOMEBUYERS confused by the array of housing loan products available on the market can now seek the help of a mortgage consultant the latest profession to emerge in the local financial industry.
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      135 25 DOW JONES KEPPEL Corp said yesterday it had secured an order to build aUSSIB4-million ($298-million) jack-up oil rig for India's Jindal Group. The deal calls for the design, engineering and construction of the rig, as well as bearing the costs of getting the rig operationally
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      70 25 -DOW JONES SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) said yesterday its unit SPH Multimedia Private had bought a 35-per-cent stake in Tom Outdoor Media Group for US$26 million ($42 million). SPH said the investment would give it a "foothold into China's rapidly-growing outdoor advertising market".
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        404 26  -  LEECHINGWERN First Chinese property developer to list on SGXto benefit from growth in Henan province, where it is based chingwern@newstoday.com.sg AS CHINA'S major cities brace themselves for a possible slump from an overheated real estate market, the property sector in the less-developed inland Chinese provinces
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        151 26  -  -JANECHIAPOCO YESTERDAY marked the conclusion of a two-and-a-half week diplomatic conference on trademark law that resulted in a revised international treaty named after host country Singapore. Held by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the conference was the first of its kind in Asia. Called
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          117 26 Dow Jonas SHARES rose to a six-year closing high yesterday, boosted by buying interest in property counters ahead of today's deadline for the submission of proposals for Singapore's first integrated resort with casino. "The property sector is the main fuel for the rally," said a local trader. The ST
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        483 27  -  VALERIE LAW Bourse plans launch of new funds to give investors exposure outside Singapore va lerie@newstoday.com.sg THE Singapore Exchange (SGX) plans to further develop its Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) products by launching up to four new funds by the end of the year. An ETF
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        207 27 BLOOMBERG CAPITALAND, which has 18 per cent of its $18.2 billion of assets in China, plans to double its investments in the country in five years, said Mr Lim Ming Van, the chief executive officer of its Chinese unit. The Singapore-based
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        204 28 DOW JONES ADVERTISING spending across 12 key markets in the Asia-Pacific region reached a record US$6B.6 billion ($lll billion) last year, according to Nielsen Media Research's latest data. Media spending, measured across television, newspapers and magazines, rose 15 per cent last year from
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        524 28 -DOW JONES China's forex reserves swell, likely top Japan's BEIJING The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank, has defended stoutly its right to choose its own foreign exchange system, suggesting it will maintain its policy of allowing a gradual appreciation
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        232 29 -AGENCIES CHINA Aviation Oil (CAO), which averted bankruptcy after a US$55O million ($B9O million) derivatives trading scandal, said yesterday it has completed its restructuring and its shares will resume trading today after a 16-month suspension. The stock was suspended in November 2004 when the jet-fuel trader sought
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        115 29 The Marina Mandarin and the Canadian High Commission will present a Canadian Food, Wine and Cultural Festival until April 2. Catch the world's fastest oyster opener, Patrick McMurray, in action at AquaMarine, treat your palate to a slice of Canada with culinary delights
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        693 30  -  VASU MENON Better-than-expected growth boosts sentiment but no clear favourite in investment region news@newstoday.com.sg FUND managers are generally optimistic about equity markets given the stronger-than-expected economic growth so far this year, according to a poll of 14 fund managers by Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp's Wealth Management
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        282 31  -  JANECHIAPOCO FOR THE fourth consecutive year, Singapore's small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) will be been given the opportunity to voice their concerns through the SME Development Survey, which was launched on Monday. DP Information Group (DP Info), a credit and business information
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        366 31  -  JANE CHIAPOCO Comprehensive list will come in handy for networking ja nec@newstoday.com.sg ALMOST 2,000 of the region's franchises are getting a surge of global exposure with the world's first Asia-Pacific Franchise Directory which was unveiled last night. The 200-page directory lists Asia-Pacific franchises from
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      1340 32  -  ROSS WALLACE Think Singapore's poster boy for adventure Khoo Swee Chiow has done it all? No chance-he's only just begun DEPUTY PLUS EDITOR ross@newstoday.com.sg BLIZZARDS, deadly ocean currents, hurricaneforce winds, air so thin it can leave you gasping for breath, water so cold it can freeze your
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      258 33 Nov 16,1964: Khoo Swee Chiow born I into a family of eight children in Port Dickson, Malaysia to a shopkeeper father and housewife mother. 1984: Left Malaysia to study computer I science at the University of Melbourne. 1987: Came to Singapore as informa- I tion systems officer after earning
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      469 34  -  ZUL OTHMAN Determined to keep music in their lives, Concave Scream release album No 4 zul@newstoday.com.sg FOR a long while, veteran homegrown rockers Concave Scream found themselves in the trap that has claimed many Singaporean musicians: The demands of family and "day jobs" overtook their musical aspirations. "Dealing
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        86 34 -AP Actress Scarlett Johansson topped the list of the 100 sexiest women in the world in a poll of readers by the United States edition of FHM magazine. The 21-year-old actress said in a statement: "One of the best things for a woman to hear is
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        40 34 Irish romance author Sheila O'Flanagan will meet fans at Borders bookstore on Orchard Road at Bpm. Her new book Connections, a collection of short stories set in the wild Caribbean, is out at all major bookstores.
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        86 34 -AP The rivalry between the author of The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown, and his courtroom nemesis, Michael Baigent is heating up. Brown's novel goes on sale in paperback in North America today, just as Baigent's The Jesus Papers: Exposing the Greatest Cover-up in
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      265 35  -  AMELYNN LIONG Ding Fan's modernised Chinese opera targets non-traditional audience a melynnl@newstoday.com.sg FOR those who suspect Chinese opera is stuck in a rut, think again. A fusion of Chinese opera and elements of drama and the modern musical, The Origin of Dreams, which will be
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      414 36  -  AMELYNN LIONG Mother-daughter team blames exhaustion for their losing on The Amazing Race a melynnl@newstoday.com.sg NO CLAWS, no temper. Unlike the members of some all-girl teams on The Amazing Race who screamed and schemed their way through the challenges, Wanda and Desiree the only mother-daughter team
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      285 36 -AP LOS ANGELES Simon Cowell's new TV talent show promises to be a real circus. Singers, comedians, jugglers, animal acts and anyone else hungry for stardom will be welcome on America's Got Talent, the new series that Cowell, the tarttongued judge on
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      323 37 -AGENCIES Story of revolution remains the top draw in Spore but slips down a notch in the US FAR from striking fear in the hearts of moviegoers, the masked terrorist of Vfor Vendetta was the top draw at the Singapore box office over the weekend
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      142 37 -AP NOW that George Clooney's an Academy Award winner, he and his crew are returning to their thieving ways. Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon will star in Ocean's 13, the third flick in their franchise about a gang of lovable crooks. A supporting-actor Oscar
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      554 42  -  LEONG WEE KEAT We do not want our four years of preparation to go down the drain just because you lose a contact lens during the Olympics. Singapore Sailing's Andrew Sanders Sailors to undergo Lasik surgery to boost medal chances at Beijing 2008 weekeat@newstoday.com.sg THEY
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      185 42  -  DARREN LAI NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE2OO6 Tampines 3 Sengkang 2 PERES De Oliveira's (picture) late strike gave reigning champions Tampines Rovers a 3-2 victory over a brave Sengkang Punggol side at the Tampines Stadium last night With the score at 2-2 and 10 minutes left on
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      64 42 THE inaugural National Beach Soccer League (NBSL) season will kick-off at the end of April with a total of 24 teams participating in the Premiership and Championship divisions. Matches will be played on Saturdays and Sundays at the Big Splash, East Coast Park. Registration
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      332 42 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Thailand star Thongchai Jaidee said receiving a special invitation to play in next week's Masters was a dream come true. Thongchai was handed the invitation on Monday to play at Augusta and will become the first Thai player in 35 years to
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      817 43  -  LAN DE COTTA But STB says cost a major consideration... Malaysia's Sepang expresses caution ia n@newstoday.com.sg THE Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has welcomed the possibility that Singapore could now host a round of the Formula 1 world championships. In an exclusive interview, Today reported
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      213 43 EVER wanted to rub shoulders with top sevens stars, attend dinner with John Eales and Martin Johnson as guests and hold grandstand tickets to Singapore's hottest international sports event-the Standard Chartered Sevens Singapore? Members of the public now have the opportunity to bid for
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      185 43 ■AFP SYDNEY A group of athletes from Sierra Leone who went missing after the Melbourne Commonwealth Games have said they fear genital mutilation and death if they are sent home. Fourteen members of the impoverished African nation's team went missing from the athletes village last
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      507 44 -AFP Houllier hopes to take French club to where they've never gone before CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, QUARTER-FINAL IST LEG Lyon v AC Milan LYON Lyon will attempt to keep their European dream alive today (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) without star playmaker Juninho, but manager Gerard Houllier
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        127 44 THE2OO6 World Cup Organising Committee opened the internet ticket portal on Monday, providing fans with the chance to return match tickets or legally transfer them to other supporters. The internet portal on www.FlFAworldcup.com w\\\ be open from March 27 until April 9 and it will reopen again
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        108 44 FRANCESCO Totti has been making speedy progress in his attempt to recover from a fractured ankle, but Christian Vieri is now a World Cup doubt for Italy. Totti returned to the training field just a month and two days after picking up the break
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      220 44 -AFP LONDON Robbie Keane (picture) said Tottenham were "desperate" for Champions League football, after scoring twice in Spurs' 2-1 come from behind league win against struggling West Bromwich Albion at White Hart Lane. "It means a hell of a lot," insisted Keane, after a
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      616 45 -AGENCIES Goal drought worries coach Mancini, cloud hangs over striker Adriano's future CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, QUARTER-FINAL IST LEG Inter Milan v Villarreal ROME Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini has threatened to wield the axe on his underperforming stars for today's (tomorrow morning, Singapore time) Champions League quarter-final,
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      301 45 -AGENCIES LONDON Didier Drogba could quit Chelsea if the club's fans continue getting on his back, warned his uncle. Despite scoring both goals in a 2-0 win, Drogba was jeered by his own fans after going to ground following an innocuous looking clash with
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      273 45 -AGENCIES MADRID Real Madrid president Fernando Martin has confirmed that England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is one of seven men they have targeted to become the club's new coach. In an interview with Spanish television station Antena 3, Martin also said that the Spanish giants were
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