Today, 4 April 2006

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    26 1 TODAY /A=diaCorp MICA(P) 112/07/2005 share your free newspaper Tuesday April 4, 2006 todayonline.com TODAY /A=DJJ-\CORP MICA(P) 112/07/2005 share your free newspaper Tuesday April 4, 2006 todayonline.com
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    Lock icon A crutch for the ill and dying
    738 1  -  TAN HUI LENG Early CPF withdrawal made possible for the terminally ill huileng@newstoday.com. sg IN A humane gesture aimed at making the final days of terminally-ill CPF members easier, they will be allowed to withdraw their savings before the age of 55. Others
    — Manpower Minister DrNg  -  738 words
  • Article
    Johor squirms as Malaysia contemplates levy, 'petrolling' borders
    661 1  -  TORCHING LI chingli@newstoday.com. sg BARGAIN-sawy Singaporeans who frequently drive up to Malaysia for cheap goods, cheap food and even cheaper fuel may have to put the brakes on their excursions when a RM2O ($8.77) entry fee is levied on foreign vehicles possibly
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      43 1 hot news 2 Singapore news 4 world news 8 voices 12 business 15 wealth 17 impact 18 infotech 20 plus 22 healthtoday 26 1v radio listings 30 classed 31 sports 32 we set you thinking 11 B HB up SI bTJ BBBBm _BB
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Stiffer penalties for NS dodgers
      558 2  -  LOHCHEEKONG Exit controls start earlier but passports valid longer cheekong@newstoday.com.sg THE paltry $3,000 fine that pianist Melvyn Tan paid last year for dodging the draft had its repercussions in Parliament yesterday as harsher penalties were put in place to deal with those who default on
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    • Article
      Lock icon Making it easier for returning kids to re-enter school
      214 2 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE Ministry of Education (MOE) is introducing three measures to make it easier for returning Singaporean children to re-enter the local education system. The ministry said this would give Singaporeans the assurance to venture and work abroad. From 2001
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      Lock icon No podcasting during elections
      367 2 —CHANNEL NEWSASIA PODCASTING will not be allowed during elections as it does not fall under the "positive list" which states what is allowed under election advertising. Dr Balaji Sadasivan, the Senior Minister of State for Information, Communications and the Arts, added that streaming of videos during
      —CHANNEL NEWSASIA; TODAY FILE PHOTO  -  367 words
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      Lock icon Moves to attract the best legal minds
      265 2 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE is changing the way its legal service attracts and manages talent, so as to draw the best and most promising law graduates, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Law Professor S Jayakumar. The personnel management system will be revised
      — CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  265 words
    • PARLIAMENT
      • Article
        PRIVATE LOTTERIES ACT AMENDED
        64 2  -  LOHCHEEKONG The Private Lotteries Act was amended to change the tax regime for fruit machines in private clubs. Previously, the turnover was computed from the amount of coins remaining in the cash box of these machines. Under the amendments, the taxation rate will be set at
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        Lock icon FEWER HFMD CASES
        61 2 CHANNEL NEWSASIA There were 721 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease last week, a drop from the surge of 785 cases the week before. Senior Minister of State for Health, Dr Balaji Sadasivan, said doctors are instructed to give infected children seven days of rest as
        — CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  61 words
    • Article
      UNCOVERING THE 'DARK MATTER'
      799 3  -  ADRIAN TAN Intellectual Property keeps US economy afloat despite record trade deficit THE United States current account deficit reached a record high last year up 20 per cent to U*****.9 billion ($1.3 trillion). If the dollar were not the world's reserve currency, conventional wisdom says that
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      Lock icon Big day around the corner
      441 4  -  LEECHINGWERN PAP chairman says party is in fourth gear as poll date draws 'closer and closer' chingwern@newstoday.com.sg PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong has shifted into "fourth gear" for his election preparations an indication that polling day is drawing "closer and closer", said People's Action Party's
      WEETECKHIAN  -  441 words
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      THIRD TRY GETS PAP THEIR MAN
      298 4  -  —ANSLEYNG In the past decade, Mr Masagos Zulkifli was approached three times by the PAP. But in the first two brushes, Mr Masagos decided to focus on his career with Sing Tel and Perdaus, or the Singapore Adult Religious Students Association. "The average for
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      EDUCATION IS THE WAY UP FOR THE LOW-INCOME GROUP
      296 4  -  —ANSLEYNG When Malaysia-born Lee Bee Wan was in Primary Five, her parents both rubber tappers in rural Malacca -wanted her to quit school so she could start working like most of the children her age and help feed her six other
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      HE'S GOT MINISTERIAL POTENTIAL
      324 4  -  LEECHING WERN He is the first new PAP candidate so far to be explicitly identified as having ministerial potential. As PAP chairman Lim Boon Heng yesterday introduced former IE Singapore chief executive officer Lee Vi Shyan, 44, his staff were informed that Mr Lee had resigned
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      Lock icon Thai Rak Thai leads polls: Thaksin
      202 4 —AGENCIES BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra last night said that his party had earned 57 per cent of the vote in controversial weekend elections but said he will step down if a proposed independent reconciliation committee asks him to resign. "Thai Rak Thai
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  • Singapore news
    • SINGAPORE
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        Lock icon NATIONAL WAGES COUNCIL WANTS YOUR FEEDBACK
        62 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The National Wages Council (NWC) is inviting members of the public and organisations to give feedback regarding wages and wage related guidelines. The NWC is hoping to receive suggestions on how companies can shift from a seniority-based wage system to a performancebased
        — CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  62 words
      • Article
        Lock icon HOP ON TO THE SENTOSA SHUTTLE SERVICE
        48 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Visitors can now get to Sentosa via Singapore Airlines' Hop-on bus. The service, which shuttles between popular attractions in Singapore, will take visitors from Clarke Quay to Sentosa. The service operates daily from 10am to 6pm at one-hour intervals.
        — CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  48 words
    • Article
      HDB scheme grounded
      425 6  -  JASMINE YIN Board shares concerns raised about private sector bids to market its 400 unsold flats jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg IT STARTED off with a bang, but ended with a whimper. Despite strong interest from the private sector, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) has decided not to award a
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      Lock icon Dr Chee's passport impounded
      229 6 LOH CHEE KONG BANKRUPT Opposition figure Chee Soon Juan's passport was impounded after he tried to leave the country last Saturday. An Immigration and Checkpoint Authority (ICA) spokesperson said that Dr Chee's passport was impounded as he was unable to show that the Official Assignee (OA)
      — LOH CHEE KONG  -  229 words
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      Lock icon JBJ gets extension
      156 6 938 LIVE THE High Court has granted bankrupt Opposition figure J B Jeyaretnam another three months to pay outstanding legal costs of $6,500. The costs are for previous court hearings to discharge himself from bankruptcy. Justice Judith Prakash extended the earlier March 24 deadline to July 3
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  • world news
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      Lock icon 'M'sia can't unilaterally demolish Causeway'
      352 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Second Foreign Affairs Minister Lim states Spores position SINGAPORE'S position is that Malaysia cannot unilaterally demolish its side of the Causeway and replace it with a half bridge. Asked for an update in Parliament, Second Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr Raymond Lim, said yesterday
      — CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  352 words
    • GLOBAL
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        Lock icon HK JAILS YOUNG AUSSIES FOR DRUGS
        104 8 —AFP Three young Australians were jailed for between nine and 13 years in Hong Kong yesterday for trying to smuggle heroin into Australia last year. The trio were arrested last April after police raided their low-budget hotel room and found 114 condoms and several
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        Lock icon STORE IS NO 1 AMONG ASIAN EXPATS
        94 8 II \J —AFP Singapore was considered the best place for overseas Asian workers to live, followed by Australian cities Sydney and Melbourne, according to a lifestyle survey by human resources firm ECA. But another favourite. Hong Kong, continued to plummet down the list
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      Lock icon Foreign govts warming up to Hamas?
      236 8 —AGENCIES JERUSALEM Several countries are reported to be in contact with the new Hamasled Palestinian government, a move that could draw the ire of the United States and European Union which have listed the radical group as a terrorist organisation. According to reports by
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      Lock icon Sex, naughty media and teenage kids
      325 10 BLOOMBERG WASHINGTON Adolescents who get a heavy diet of music, television, magazines and movies are more likely to have sex between the ages of 14 and 16 years than those who have minimal exposure, said a study published in the journal Pediatrics. White 12-to-14-year-olds
      — BLOOMBERG; AFP  -  325 words
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      Lock icon Indonesia to review dealings with Aussies
      344 10 —AGENCIES Move aims to ease tensions between the two countries JAKARTA President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono yesterday called for a review of all cooperation with Australia, including on illegal migration amid a growing row over Indonesian asylum-seekers. The new move appeared to be aimed at
      —AGENCIES; AFP  -  344 words
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      Lock icon Eye scans to catch student drug users
      192 10 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian students will be forced to have their eyes scanned by trial technology for detecting drug use amid concerns that more children are turning to illegal drugs, a report said yesterday. Deputy Education Minister Noh Omar said the pilot project
      — AFP  -  192 words
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      Lock icon Princess' birthday party descends into drunken chaos
      197 11 —AFP LONDON A party celebrating the 16th birthday of Prince Andrew's daughter, Princess Eugenic, turned into a drunken binge, with the luxurious home of her mother the Duchess of York winding up "in a real state", British tabloid The Sun reported yesterday. Prince
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      Lock icon Even terror bosses do get demoted
      349 11 -AFP Iraq's Zarqawi sidelined because of mistakes AMMAN Iraq's resistance has replaced Jordanian-born Abu Musab Al Zarqawi as political head of the insurgents, confining him to a military role, the son of Osama bin Laden's mentor said on Sunday. "The Iraqi resistance's high command
      -AFP  -  349 words
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  • Voices
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      isay WHEN SCORING POINTS MATTERS
      733 12  -  JEREMY LIM I FEEL honoured and grateful to have been selected to meet Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, during his recent visit to Singapore. When I received the unexpected invitation from Mr James Soh, the executive director of the National Youth Achievement Award (NYAA)
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    • Letter, Illustration
      NKF issue rekindled?
      199 13  -  LIMBOONHEE Govt's success in handling affairwill be put to the test Letter from THE public backlash and outcry against the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) started when its former chief executive officer TT Durai's $600,000 pay package was revealed in court. Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan's skillful handling
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      Base upgrading on wards' needs
      302 13  -  JUNE 001 FWAI EE Letter from I REFER to the letters and articles about upgrading and the forthcoming election, including "Hougang 'can be beautiful'" (March 27) about Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong's concern for Hougang. Mr Goh is a nice man and he has always
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      Diversity of PAP candidates meets S'poreans' needs
      209 13  -  KHOO LIH-HAN Letter from PEOPLE'S Action Party (PAP) A party for all. That is the tagline I would attach to the PAP. Besides the present Cabinet ministers and MPs who are of various ages, races and background, the new batch of candidates is
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      FOCUS ON THE
      244 14  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY A.D.D. IN ADULTS Psychologists used to believe that attention deficit disorder, or A.D.D., went away when children reached puberty. That's what I was taught in graduate school. But we now know that the problem is a lifelong condition. Many adults with A.D.D. learn
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    • Letter
      Hassle to opt for payouts by cheque
      227 14  -  RASHID OSMAN Why isn't option or necessary forms available online? Letter from ELIGIBLE Singaporeans can now start registering for the Progress Package. Heeding the CPF Board's advice to sign up online, my wife and I did as instructed and will be waiting for
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    • Letter
      Channel funds to tap $10.5b market
      139 14  -  JEFFREY HO LOON POH Letter from I REFER to Sonny Yuen's letter, "Give subsidies for efforts to use reusable sources of energy for city light-up" (March 27) and URA's reply, "Lighting's no longer a luxury, it's necessary" (April 1). While the Urban Redevelopment Authority,
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    • Letter
      Risky contracts common in shipworks
      192 14  -  STEVE KNGO Letter from I REFER to the letter "s6Bsm for $250 m contract doesn't add up" by Dennis Distant (April 3). The dispute involving SembCorp was referred for arbitration and heard by a tribunal of three arbitrators in London. Being in the business of
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    • Letter
      NEA to keep closer watch on bulk bins
      133 14  -  S SATISH APPOO Letter from Head, Environmental Health Department National Environment Agency WE REFER to the letter, "Rubbish bins a danger?" (March 25-26). In the cleaning of public areas, including public roads, pavements and drains, refuse and silt are placed in plastic
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    • SHORT
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        TOLL ON PRICES OF IMPORTS?
        74 14  -  COLIN ONGTAUSHIEN: It has been reported that Malaysia may be implementing a RM2O ($8.80) toll to drive into the country either from Singapore or Thailand, to defray fuel subsidies. I wonder if this may have a significant impact on inflation in Singapore, taking into account
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        MORE EVENING DEGREE CLASSES
        121 14  -  BENJAMIN GAN: Catharina LaPorte's disappointment with our limited choices of degree programmes for working adults echoes my sentiments exactly ("A degree too far to alter course?", April 3). Just like the young woman she met on the ferry, many of us discover our true calling in
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        FREE EXAM WORKSHEETS ONLINE
        93 14  -  LAUCHINLOONG Managing director, 1800-Tuition.sg: I refer to the letter "Place past examination papers online, JCs" (April 3). Mr Colin Ong will be pleased to know that 1800-Tuition.sg, Singapore's Tuition Network, will be publishing free-to-copy examination-format worksheets online soon, starting with the primary level. This is a
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      115 14 CATHERINE LIM ...AMUSES 'Am I the only one?'purred the groom In the joy of the consummation The bride frowned, pouted and asked 'Why must everyone ask me that question?' MUSES When conquistadores saw Inca gold Their eyes shone bright with greed But nobler to say they had come With their
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  • Businesstoday
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      Lock icon Sharp jump in private home prices
      516 15 —AGENCIES HDB resale values also higher in first quarter from previous one, but improvement slight SINGAPORE'S private home prices rose for an eighth straight quarter in the first three months of this year after the economy expanded and restrictions for buyers eased, pushing prices
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      FEWER PROPERTIES IN MORTGAGEE AUCTIONS AS ECONOMY STRENGTHENS
      277 15  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla IN A sure sign of a strengthening economy and an improved property market, the number of properties put up for auction dropped by between 18 per cent and 20 per cent in the first quarter of this year. Down
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      Lock icon $1 million pay-cut for NOL chief exec
      190 15 BLOOMBERG NEPTUNE Orient Lines (NOL) slashed the 2005 remuneration of its chief executive David Lim (picture), after the net income of Asia's fourthlargest container shipping company fell for the first time in three years. Mr Lim received between US$2.O5 million ($3.32 million) and
      — BLOOMBERG  -  190 words
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      Lock icon Keppel wins $165m oil rig contract
      115 15 DOW JONES KEPPEL Corp yesterday said it had secured a contract worth US$lO2 million ($165 million) from United States-based Diamond Offshore Drilling to upgrade a semi-sub-mersible oil rig. Semi-submersibles are rigs that operate in deep waters, while jack-up oil rigs operate in shallower waters.
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      Lock icon Temasek hires PR firm for UK market
      165 15 BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE investment company Temasek Holdings, which last week bought a stake in London-based banking group Standard Chartered, said it had appointed public relations company Weber Shandwick to manage its communications in the United Kingdom market Temasek hired Weber Shandwick, which is owned
      — BLOOMBERG  -  165 words
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      Lock icon DHL raises express delivery rates
      159 15 DOW JONES LOGISTICS and express delivery company DHL yesterday said it would increase rates for express shipments in the AsiaPacific region to offset rising costs. The increase, by an average of 4 per cent, will be effective from May 1, the company said in a
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    • business news
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        Lock icon A $1.6-billion target
        268 16 BLOOMBERG Thai Beverage may raise that much in Spore initial public offering: Sources THAILAND'S largest brewer plans a USsl-billion ($1.62-billion) initial public offering (IPO) in Singapore after anti-alcohol protesters blocked an offering in Thailand last year, three bankers involved in the sale said. Thai Beverage, which is
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        Lock icon Kwek Leng Beng's pay surges threefold
        114 16 —BLOOMBERG CITY Developments (CDL) paid executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng at least three times more than a year earlier, boosted by bonuses from its hotel unit. Mr Kwek, 65, was paid between $8.25 million and $8.5 million last year, compared with his 2004 pay
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        Lock icon Wee Cho Yaw paid as much as $8.5 million last year
        214 16 BLOOMBERG UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB), Singapore's secondlargest bank, paid chairman Wee Cho Yaw as much as $8.5 million last year when the bank reported record net income. Mr Wee, 77, was paid between $8.3 million and $8.5 million last
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      • MarketWatch
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          ST Index— 2,548.68 +15.28
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          Lock icon Singapore
          74 16 DOW JONES SHARE prices closed higher for the eighth consecutive session to hit a fresh six-year high. The ST Index rose 15.28 points, or 0.6 per cent, closing at 2,548.68. Gainers led losers 395 to 194 as 1.77 billion shares worth $1.3 billion were traded. Looking ahead, a trader
          — DOW JONES  -  74 words
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          World markets
          55 16 Nikkei 225 *****.31 +273.65 +1.60 Hang Seng ASX *****.75 +258.71 5180.50 +50.80 +1.64 +0.99 Taiwan Wtd 6660.76 +46.79 +0.71 Korea Comp 1379.75 +20.15 +1.48 KLCI 928.23 +1.60 +0.17 SET Index 738.67 +5.42 +0.74 Jakarta Comp 1329.31 +6.33 +0.48 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 2189.77 -6.18 267.20 +3.35 -0.28 +1.27
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          Lock icon Commodities
          26 16 SGX, Bloomberg Gold US$/oz 586.70 Silver US$/oz 11.52 Platinum US$/oz 1,070.40 Rubbar cents/kg 351.00 Palm oil RM/tonne 1/421.00 Brant crude US$/barrel 66.04 Information provided by
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          SGX most active
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          SGX top rises
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          SGX top falls
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          Your Ssl buys
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      297 16 Only Education Group awarded the Singapore Government I P^l Enterprise 50 Awards in 2002, 2003, 2004 2005 III! *L 3002 2003 ?004 2005 J 3 YEAR Direct Honours Degrees -^V. Direct 2nd Year entry for relevant Polytechnic students* SfcJvA |H1 :Eec OoTo Nmks°l BSc Information Systems g®^ IMI political science.
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      392 17  -  VALERIE LAW Investment amounts as low as $8,100 for the debt paper instead of the usual $200,000 valeri e@newstoday.com.sg A FINANCIAL product tailored to retail investors here who want exposure to corporate bonds was unveiled yesterday by United States investment bank Lehman Brothers. The
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      179 17  -  —VALERIE LAW IN A drive to encourage Singaporean youth to save and spend wisely, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) wants secondary school students here to be ambassadors for Money Sense, its national financial education programme. Over 4,000 secondary students from 30 schools who
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      DRIVE-IN MASSAGE PARLOURS TO HELP MOTORISTS UNWIND
      271 18 PLUS (Malaysia's North-South Highway management) and OTO Bodycare have set up the first OTO Plus Highway Rejuvenation Point at Sungei Buloh Overhead Bridge Restaurant (North-Bound). At the opening ceremony on March 27, Dato' Seri S Samy Vellu, Malaysia's Minister of Works, noted that
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      THE MAGIC OF ANCIENT GREECE COMES TO LIFE
      177 18 THE film, Greece: Secrets of the Past, sets out on a quest to uncover the buried secrets of one of the world's most enlightened societies ancient Greece during the Golden Age, that is the 100 years from 500 BCto4oo BC. During this
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      MARIGOLD SIGNS FIONAXIE AS SPOKESPERSON FOR ITS JUICES
      265 18 MARIGOLD Peel Fresh has signed a year-long contract with MediaCorp artiste Fiona Xie to be its brand spokesperson for its range of pasteurised fruit juices. With Fiona as the face of the brand, the company hopes to enhance its brand image and
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      AWEEKEND OF BRIT-STYLE RETAILTHERAPY
      113 18 IN CONJUNCTION with the Singapore Fashion Festival 06, the Raffles City Garden Court was transformed into a one-stop Brit-style retail area incorporating "the best of British retail space" as part of the hyßrit 06 event that was opened last Friday. Knightsbridge, Notting Hill, Brick Lane, Oxford
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      412 18  -  JANECHIAPOCO The award-winning Philips Experience Showroom invites you to feel the future ja nec@newstoday.com.sg ALTHOUGH tucked away in a comer of Toa Payoh, the Philips Experience Showroom recently made news when it won the International Forum Design (iF Design) 2006 Public Design/Interior Design award. The iF Design Awards,
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      345 18  -  —JANECHIAPOCO WHEN it opens its doors here within two years, The St Regis is expected to be one of the most deluxe addresses in town with a personal butler personifying one of the hotel's main values: Customised and detailed attention. Its ultra posh
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      710 19  -  SHOBHATSERING BHALLA Nestle is setting the benchmark in producing healthy foods shobha@newstoday.com.sg WHILE Singaporean consumers are increasingly taking to exercise and "healthy lifestyle" fads, some leading food and beverage manufacturers are recognising that health is the way not merely to higher growth rates, but also to good
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      Teaching SMEs and MNCs to be size-wise
      393 19  -  SHOBHATSERINGBHALLA SINGAPORE'S small and medium enterprises (SMEs), long languishing in the shadow of their more famous multi-na-tional counterparts (MNCs) will soon have some help in burnishing their corporate images from a local stalwart. Come July, the Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS) will
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        174 19 JANECHIAPOCO Mr Kenniess Wong (picture). Interactive Hub's co-founder and vice-president of sales, spearheads the company's new Network Sales Team division to focus on web partners with market, consumer or subject-specific websites. Such web partners include EPSNsoccernet, Friendster, and Street Directory. "With the new structure, we are
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        153 19 JANECHIAPOCO Cable television's Asian Food Channel (AFC) has plans to widen its regional distribution with the help of Ms Anne Chan (picture), AFC's new vice-president of Channel Sales. She started her new position this month. Increasing AFC distribution throughout Asia Pacific is foremost on
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        118 20 The National Infocomm Competency Centre (NICC), the main accreditation body promoting and facilitating infocomm certifications in Singapore, is inviting all certified professionals to reward themselves by participating in its Certification Olympiad 2006, a drive to promote the awareness of infocomm certifications. This year's challenge has
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        85 20 McAfee Inc has formed a partnership with mobile device management company Smart Trust to develop a solution that will allow mobile operators to deliver integrated mobile virus protection to subscribers. Based on the McAfee Virus Scan Mobile package and the Smart Trust Smart Manage
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        ACCELERATE APPLICATION DELIVERY OVER THE WAN
        82 20 Blue Coat Systems has unveiled its MACHS technology for acceleration of applications across the enterprise wide area network (WAN). MACHS adds a framework of acceleration technologies to the latest software for Blue Coat's ProxySG appliances and it is reportedly the first solution to accelerate
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      The future is liquid
      638 20  -  ARIEL TAM Samsung's placing its bets on LCD panels becoming the dominant screen technology IN HANOVER a riel@newstoday.com.sg I THANKS to sliding prices, I the demand for liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs is booming, and Korean digital powerhouse Samsung Electronics intends to exploit the burgeoning growth
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      236 20 ERROR DEFAULTS LOADED Q: Every time I switch on my computer, this message appears: "CMOS checksum error. Defaults loaded. Warningl CPU has been changed or CPU Ratio changed fail. Please re-enter CPU settings in the CMOS setting and remember to save before you quit." Can I solve the problem
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      927 21  -  ARIELTAM with a three-layered authentication approach a riel@newstoday.com.sg A YEAR back, if you menI tioned "phishing" in a conversation, all you would get were remarks about baits and fly rods, and more than a few confused glances. Now, thanks to a rise in the
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      423 21  -  ELAINE NG I ONLINE fraud can take I many forms such as phishing by fraudulent websites and spyware disguised as innocuous files and threats to consumers are increasing as Internet banking becomes more prevalent To beef up online banking security, the Monetary Authority
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      743 22  -  Zul Othman Acrimonious splits or not, bands are regrouping to cash in on the demand for reunion tours OLD soldiers never die, they just fade away. Or so the saying goes. Unless, of course, you're a rock 'n' roll veteran, in which case you regroup for highly
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        111 22 Yeah Yeah Yeahs Riding on the wave of hype spawned by the coming of the White Stripes in 2002, the Yeahs'were hailed as The Next Big Thing never mind that they have released little more than a handful of EPs. While their 2003 debut Fever To Tell
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        Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited
        99 22 Various Artistes Serge Gamsbourg -who died in 1991 is best remembered as a French pop renegade who continually pushed the boundaries of what was acceptable. He's been cited as major influence on everyone from Beck to film composer David Holmes, so this compilation of the artist's best-known
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        MiSangre
        97 23  -  Juanes Being pitched as the male Shakira can't be too good for the ego but rocker Juanes (real name Juan Esteban Aristizabal Vasquez) doesn't seem to mind. After all, he's proving to be Colombia's biggest export since cocaine and Pablo Escobar. Moreover, like his forerunners, he is raking in
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      BACKONSTAGE
      243 23 ZUL OTHMAN looks at some bands that have taken a second stab at rock stardom. INKS While the move to replace departed singer Michael Hutchence via a television talent show was controversial, it was a commercially-successful one. The first single from the band's album. Switch, was released exclusively through
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      MY FAVOURITE ALBUM
      90 23  -  PIERRE PNG This week we ask Pierre Png, star of the MediaCorp TV Channel 8 drama, Yours Always, for his pick. ON RAY CHARLES' THANKS FOR BRINGING LOVE AROUND AGAIN: Ray Charles is a true legend and I've been a fan of his since day one. Every
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      What's Inside Clive Owen's head?
      597 24  -  ROSS WALLACE The actor who has paid his dues doing bit parts and action thrillers just wants a little romance DEPUTY PLUS EDITOR INNEWYORK ross@newstoday.com.sg IF CLIVE Owen has yet to join the ranks of Hollywood's top leading men, it's fair to say he's well
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      A Singapore movie classic returns
      79 25 Ring of Fury, the Singaporean martial arts film that was banned in 1973, will be screened at The Arts House on Thursday at 7.30pm as part of an ongoing programme by the South-east Asian Cinematheque. Cast and crew will be present at the screening. The
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      Lock icon Did people power see Chee Yang through as Singapore's first Campus SuperStar?
      396 25  -  MERVINTAY WAS it mass support that prevented Campus SuperStar finalist Renfred Ng from winning the MediaCorp TV Channel U singing quest on Sunday? After all, his family was rumoured to be trying very hard to generate votes for
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        Lock icon VISUALLY DISADVANTAGED
        652 26  -  JANICE GOH Myopia, one of the risk factors for glaucoma, is prevalent among children in Singapore ja nice@newstoday.com.sg FOR some time now, studies have shown that glaucoma is genetic. But there is more to this than meets the eye, as a new study suggests. If your brother or
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        SHARING GOOD EYECARE HABITS
        217 26 Myopia affects 63 per cent of our 12-year-olds and 28 per cent of seven-year-olds, according to figures published in 2002 in the Singapore CohortStudyofthe Risk Factors for Myopia an ongoing study by the National University of Singapore and the Singapore Eye Research Institute. As part of
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        Lock icon The link between soft drinks and cancer – there's none
        677 28  - The link between soft drinks and cancer there's none JANICE GOH Yale study just a start, not enough data to conclude that soda prevents cancer NEW research suggests that carbonated soft drinks are not linked to oesophageal cancer, according to a study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute,
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        835 28 AILMENT3APPROACHES GOUT is a disease of the joints, characterised by sudden attacks of severe joint inflammation, in which they become swollen, red and very painful. The cause does not lie in the joints, but in the blood. It is due to a raised blood
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        190 29 KRT HOW much would you spend per inch to make your son or daughter taller? According to research published recently in Archives of Pediatrics Adolescent Medicine, the average price tag for using growth hormones to add two inches of height to children is US$lOO,OOO ($162,000).
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        171 29 HAIR LOSS The forum will highlight common causes of hair loss in children, male and female pattern baldness, how to remove excess hair effectively and all about supplements, shampoos, tonics and wigs. Date: April 8 Time: 2pm to spm Venue: Meritus Mandarin Hotel, Level 4, Mandarin Court Registration/Enquiries: $12
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      139 23 fl S^l^pfll Select Catering Services Limited WvUvv U 36 Senoko Crescent Singapore *****2 Relax 9 Pamper 9 Soothe 9 Indulge Indulge in a selection of Western, Oriental and Fusion Catering Cuisine Bth April 2006 28 China Street #01-01 M The Pavilion, Far East Square lUMP Session 1: 10.00 am 12.00pm
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      143 24 Recognized UK bachelor and masters degree fully delivered in Singapore Programmes: NOTTINGHAM* English for Foreign Students TRENT UNIVERSITY "Nottingham Trent Business School -Hotel Management Programme Ranked Nodi out tf 124 universities in UK." I (Diploma Advanced Diploma Degree) oar&m cmmw aw Bachelor of Arts Hons) in Management Bachelor of Arts
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      182 28 Autism A RAY OF HOPE Defeat Autism Now!™ The Defeat Autism Now!™ Conference has been successfully presented bi-annually by the US-based Autism Research Institute (ARI) for over 10 years, each conference attracting more than 1,000 participants. The ARI has documented more than 1,000 cases of chiildren who had been diagnosed
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      28 29 HEALTHLINE TOPIC FROM THE HPB From now until Sunday, you can learn more about Parkinson's disease by calling the Health Promotion Board's Health Line on 1800 848 1313.
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      507 31 ARIES (Mar 21 -Apr 19) LIBRA (Sept 23 Oct 22) H Don't expect things to run according to plan V^B Someone will be out to get you one way or in your personal life.You may take things the Wj^ another. Don't set yourself up for disapwrong way or overreact emotionally.
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      145 31 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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      345 32 —AP Champs stroll in rain-hit opener, then celebrate MLB White Sox 10 Indians 4 CHICAGO The Chicago White Sox celebrated the past Then newcomer Jim Thome showed them the promise of a new season. Thome hit a two-run homer after a three-hour rain delay and
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      148 32 —AFP RANCHO MIRAGE, California LPGA Hall of Famer Karrie Webb beat Lorena Ochoa with a birdie at the first playoff hole on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) to win the Kraft Nabisco Championship, the first Major of the women's season. Australia's Webb, 31, holed out the final
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      548 33 —AP Bryant's 43 sees him tie Baylor's points record NBA LA Lakers 104 Houston 88 LOS ANGELES Another highscoring game by Kobe Bryant, another Lakers milestone. Bryant scored 43 points on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) in Los Angeles' 104-88 victory over the Houston Rockets. It
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      378 33 —AP GOLF Bell South Classic DULUTH, Georgia After posting the lowest total of his career and finishing with the fourth-best score in relation to par in PGA Tour history, Phil Mickelson faced a big question: Does he have anything left for the Masters this week? For
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      1287 34 NEW YORK TIMES As the Masters loom, let's not forget the influence of Earl and Tida on the world No 1 GOLf Masters DULUTH, Georgia Before the playoff at the Buick Invitational in January, a small woman walked slowly to the scorer's trailer
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      Lock icon Mardan plots Euro assault
      554 35  -  TANYO-HINN Singapore champ picks his tour events, but first up is a British Open slot in July yohinn@newstoday.com.sg LAST month, Mardan Mamat created sporting history by becoming the first Singapore golfer to win a European Tour event when he won the US$l million ($1.6 million) Osim
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      226 35 —AFP CRICKET India v England GOA, India Yuvraj Singh (picture) smashed a rapid ton and Irfan Pathan grabbed four wickets as India beat England by 49 runs in the third one-day international yesterday. Yuvraj, 24, struck three sixes and 10 fours in his 76-ball 103 his
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      Lock icon Bowlers all set for Bangkok tourney, for now
      339 35  -  CUBBY LEONG cubby@newstoday.com.sg THE 9th Asian Schools Bowling Championship, which begins this Saturday in Bangkok, Thailand, was meant to be competitive, and fun as well. But, the daily protests in the Thai capital in the build up to Sunday's election could see
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        121 36 ENGLAND will be among the favourites to win in Germany, but defender Rio Ferdinand (picture) remains cautious about his side's chances. "It's wrong for us to think that far ahead," Ferdinand said. "To think about winning it is a discredit to the other teams. In your
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        LEHMANN NO 1 IN SCHUMACHER'S EYES
        152 36 WEST Germany's goalkeeping star from the 1982 and 1986 World Cups, Toni Schumacher, says the body language of Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann suggests he will be Germany's No 1 goalkeeper at this summer's World Cup. The goalkeeping duel between Bayern Munich custodian Oliver Kahn
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