Today, 11 April 2006

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  • 39 1 TODAY /A=diaCorp Frew share your free newspaper MICA(P) 112/07/2005 E o o 6 c c o > (0 o CD o o CM Q. < > (0 ■o (A TODAY /A=diaCorp share your free newspaper Tuesday April 11, 2006 todayonline.com MICA(P) 112/07/2005
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  • 612 1  -  JASMINE YIN F1 GPa possibility, as is a fast-tracked decision on Marina Bay IR: Minister jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg JUST days after this newspaper reported that Formula 1 czars were open to the idea of bringing the world's top motorsport event to Singapore, the Government has indicated that
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  • 627 1  -  TORCHINGLI chingli@newstoday.com. sg FIRST, it was about foreign cars guzzling Malaysian petrol. Now, Malaysia is feeling sour about foreign purchases of its sugar. According to a report in The Star yesterday, Malaysian Customs officers have been confiscating packets of sugar off bar-gain-hunting
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  • Page 1 Miscellaneous
    • 49 1 hot news 2 Singapore news 4 world news 8 voices 14 business 22 wealth 25 impact 26 infotech 28 plus 30 healthtoday 34 tv radio listings 39 classad 40 sports 41 we set you thinking INSIDE WOMAN Hollywood power-player Jodie Foster can't wait to get old 4 i 3£
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  • hot news
    • 1054 2  -  MICHAEL HOR Past Chief Justices were right for their time, as surely CJ Chan will be for his THERE have only been two Chief Justices in independent Singapore. A third will take office today. The investiture of a new Chief Justice is a momentous event.
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    • 313 3  -  LINYANQIN If you owe Iras money, you may find arrears taken from payouts ya nqinl@newstoday.com.sg ALTHOUGH some 2.3 million Singaporeans qualify to receive Progress Package payouts, about 22,000 will receive less than they qualified for, or even nothing at all. This group will have the
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    • 143 3 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE Member of Parliament for Hol-land-Bukit Panjang Group Representation Constituency (GRC) David Lim, will not run in the upcoming General Election. Citing work and time constraints, he said he was increasingly unable to play as large a role in the communi- ty as
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    • 481 4  -  TAN HUI LENG Diabetes, hypertension sufferers for a start; more details next week huileng@newstoday.com.sg IN A major move which will benefit at least 300,000 diabetics, the Ministry of Health (MOH) will allow the use of Medisave for the longterm treatment of chronic illnesses at
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    • 228 4  -  JOSE RAYMOND jose@newstoday.com.sg TWO months ago, national footballer Hafizat Jauharmi (picture) was on top of the world when he was recalled to the national team after a three-year hiatus. Last Friday, the 30-year-old footballer's world crashed in around him after he was sentenced to a
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    • 151 4  -  TEOXUANWEI MORE than 200 police, fire, medical and environment officers were at the Tuas Second Link yesterday, after a Singaporebound lorry carrying 80 drums of concentrated hydrochloric acid crashed into two motorcycles. Ten drums containing the corrosive liquid fell onto the
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    • 182 6  -  LEE U WEN SINGAPORE has been picked to host a major eco-fair later this year, taking a step towards establishing itself as an environmental hub in Asia. Vietnam and South Korea had been keen to host the Eco-Products International Fair. Some 100 companies and more than
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    • 498 6  -  CLEMENT MESENAS Saudi Crown Prince arrives as kingdom looks to invest in Asia EDITOR-AT-LARGE clement@newstoday.com.sg SAUDI Arabia's Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (picture), the senior-most dignitary from that country ever to come here on an official visit, arrived yesterday. "The Crown Prince's visit is a
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    • 333 6  -  LEE U-WEN u-wen@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE has overtaken Tokyo as the most attractive Asian city to live and work in, according to the latest global survey conducted by international human resources consultancy Mercer. The Republic climbed one spot from last year to 34th, replacing the
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  • world news
    • 382 8 —AGENCIES Student groups, unions triumph; serious blow for Prime Minister Villepin PARIS French President Jacques Chirac abandoned his government's youth jobs law yesterday, clearing the way to resolve one of the worst social and political crises to hit France in decades. Following a high-level
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    • 235 8 AGENCIES KATHMANDU The Nepalese government imposed a curfew on the capital, Kathmandu, for the third consecutive day yesterday in an attempt to try to halt widespread protests. Three people have died in the two days of unrest, as thousands of demonstrators defied earlier curfews.
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    • GLOBLROUNDUP
      • 118 8 ■AFP At least 100 people were killed yesterday when fire swept through large tents packed with shoppers at a trade fair in north India. "At least 100 people are dead," Mr Rajiv Sabarwal, police chief of Meerut, 80km north of New
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      • 58 8 -AFP Military-ruled Myanmar has decided to restore diplomatic ties with North Korea, after more than 20 years, in a bid to circumvent Western sanctions. Analysts said Myanmar plans to purchase military equipment with the new partnership while North Korea
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      • 58 8 ■AFP Air pollution in Beijing hit "hazardous" levels yesterday, amid warnings of sandstorms engulfing northern China in the coming days, meteorology officials said. The poor air quality comes as London Mayor Ken Livingstone and members of his city's 2012 Olympic Games organising committee met with
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    • 191 10 -AP KUALA LUMPUR The government wants to revive traditional theatrical performances banned in Malaysia's sole op-position-led state, saying the country's rich cultural heritage must be preserved. Culture Minister Rais Yatim said in remarks published yesterday the government will build a RMIS million ($6.6
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    • 393 10 Howard's govt dragged deeper into the scam SYDNEY Prime Minister John Howard of Australia yesterday agreed to testify at an inquiry into sanctionsbusting bribes paid to Saddam Hussein's Iraq as his government was dragged deeper into the scandal. The inquiry is probing
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    • this quirky world
      • 86 10 -AP A Malaysian nearly fainted when he received a RMBO6 trillion ($350 trillion) phone bill and was ordered to pay up within 10 days or face prosecution. Mr Yahaya Wahab said he disconnected his late father's telephone line in January after he died and settled the
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      • 78 10 A tipsy sales girl bought a rusty old screw on eßay for £55 ($154), ananova.com reported. Do-it-yourself shop boss Ben Talbot, 23, put the three-and-a-half-inch screw on the Internet auction site for a laugh. But Ms Chantal Bell, 24, bought it as a present for a
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    • 177 12 NO KIDDING, POLITICS IS A DIRTY GAME —AFP •"DRUNKARD!" Challenger Romano Prodi tells Premier Silvio Berlusconi during a TV debate: "The prime minister clings to figures like a drunkard clings to lampposts, not for illumination, but to keep standing." •"USEFUL IDIOT!" Mr Berlusconi's retort to Mr Prodi: "Prodi is like
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    • 442 12 -AFP Centre-left coalition led by Romano Prodi seen winning with 50-54% of the vote ROME Italian voters yesterday ousted Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi after an acrimonious election campaign, exit polls showed, ending his flamboyant five-year reign and handing victory to a centre-left coalition led
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  • Voices
    • 562 14  -  S MURALI mura li@newstoday.com.sg GUYS, I need help. My 20-month-old son cries every time I leave the home. I know that I am probably not spending enough time with him, but journalism isn't the best job in the world when it comes to having
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    • 145 14  -  LIM BOON HEE Letter from EVEN if the People's Action Party (PAP) loses the Hougang ward to the Opposition in the coming General Election, the Government might consider the wishes of residents of Realty Park a landed estate of 172 households if more than
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    • 348 14  -  TEOH SEE LEONG Letter from Director (Collections and Recovery) Central Provident Fund Board WE REFER to Ms Michelle Jean Yeang's letter, "Progress Package: Signing up online for others easier" (April 7), and Mr Ng Cheuk Hung's letter, "Save paper, make Progress" (April 3). Singaporeans can
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    • 240 16  -  DR JAMES DOBSON POOR PAOL GETTY American educatorWilliam Lyon Phelps once said: "Every man who is happily married is a successful man, even if he has failed in everything else." And I certainly agree. For many years, I lived a short drive from the J Paul
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    • 488 16  -  CAROLINE TAN Childcare centre puts kids at risk with lax compliance with measures to curb HFMD Letter from I REFER to the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports' (MCYS) letter, "Keep sick child away from others" (April 6). It is good to be reassured that
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    • 134 16  -  GRACE CHUA Letter from I TAKE the MRT from Chinese Garden and I've noticed an "uncle" who sits at the passageway railing near the overhead bridge every morning. He stares at the women who walk by and if they are alone, he attempts to chat
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    • 232 18  -  ERIQUETAN Let diverse views be aired... Letter from I REFER to the letter "Be sensitive to beliefs when Hollywood film airs" (April 10). Mr Heng Cho Choon means well with his concerns about religious sensitivities. But I think banning The Da Vinci Code movie
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    • 44 18  - truth will prevail over heresy NELSON QUAH Letter from I READ with amusement the report about the Gospel of Judas (April 8-9). "The Gospel of Judas" is of the same genre as the Gospel of Thomas and the Gospel of Mary Magdalene from which
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    • 477 18  -  LIM PHAY-LING Sale of PSB units more jobs, capabilities for S'pore Letter from Director, Corporate Communications Spring Singapore I REFER to the letter by Ms Eunice Tan "Was key asset sold off?" (April 7). Spring Singapore appreciates this opportunity to clarify the points raised. The "Yellow Pages"
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    • 75 18  -  SAMUEL LEE: I REFER to the report, "NEA ups anti-mozzie efforts" (April 7). The "10-minute Mosquito Wipe-Out" routine misses mosquito larvae found in condensation trays under or behind refrigerators. Almost every home has a fridge, but few people clear the condensation trays every month, if
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    • 81 18  -  PETER CHONG: I REFER to the letter from Mr Michael Chua Kheng Hwee suggesting a flat-rate admission fee for Sentosa (April 10). I disagree. Sentosa is not just a theme park. I go to Sentosa to stroll amongst the greenery and take a dip in
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    • 101 18  -  COLIN ONG TAUSHIEN: I AM ecstatic about the launch of the new innovative Chinese teachers' portal (portal.sgchinese.innovative-teachers.com), which aims to be the resource and forum for all Chinese teachers here. I would like to take this initiative a step further by encouraging the various
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    • 91 16 CATHERINE LIM ...AMUSES So men will make few passes At a girl who wears glasses? Well, they make even fewer At a girl who surpasses! MUSES He was a good and gentle soul Who went in search of God His pilgrim's journey took him On roads taken and untrod. He
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    • 512 22 DOW JONES Singapore's fastest growth in 2 years bodes well for the rest of Asia SINGAPORE'S economy grew at its fastest pace in two years, helped by global demand for electronics and drugs, signalling export-driven Asian economies are on track for strong growth this year.
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    • 151 22 SINGAPORE Telecommunications yesterday confirmed layoffs at its Singapore operations, a move that comes just two weeks after 200 jobs were cut at its Australian unit, Optus. "This exercise is part of an ongoing organisational renewal process," a SingTel spokesman said. He declined to say
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    • marketwatch
      • 4 22 ST Index 2,545.92 -6.13
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      • 56 22 Nikkei 225 17,456.50 -106.79 -0.61 HK Hang Seng Australia ASX200 16,521.59 +49.01 5,192.30 -40.60 +0.30 -0.70 Korea Comp Thailand SET 1,390.29 -4.07 757.51 -12.02 -0.29 -1.66 Jakarta Comp Closed Phils Comp Shenzhen B 2,207.94 -0.79 201.55 +4.40 -0.40 +1.59 Mumbai Sensex 11,662.55 +73.11 +0.63 Malaysia KLCI 942.47 -1.24
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      • 130 22 Dow Jones SHARES fell yesterday, led by property stocks, which were weighed down by profit taking amid concerns that global interest rates could continue rising for some time. The ST Index ended down 6.13 points, or 0.2 per cent, at 2,545.92. In the broad market, decliners outpaced advancers 387
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      • 36 22 USS 0.6224 UK£ 0.3565 Yen 73.746 HK$ 4.8304 RM 2.2858 Euro 0.5138 Rupiah 5,598.1 Baht 23.762 Peso 31.898 AS 0.8549 Indian Rs 27.941 Won 593.93 C$ 0.7151 Yuan 4.9856 NZ$ 1.0235 NT$ 20.176
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      • 23 22 SGX, Dow Jones Bloomberg GiH uss/oz 601.50 SirWUSS/oz 12.45 PMnrn 1,095.00 FMkir cents/kg 344.25 MlllißM/tonne 1,397.00 BmtnhiisS/barrti 68.00 Information provided by and
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    • business news
      • 392 24 BLOOMBERG Firm is reducing its holdings in S'pore while buying overseas assets in order to achieve a more diversified portfolio SINGAPORE investment company Temasek Holdings may "gradually" reduce its stakes in CapitaLand and SembCorp Industries as the share prices of the companies
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      • 186 24 KS Energy Services, which has a market capitalisation of $651 million, said that a major shareholder planned to sell part of its stake. Details of the transaction are still being finalised, the company said. The company understands from the shareholder that there will not be a sale should there
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      • 181 24 -AGENCIES SEMBCORP Marine, Singapore's second-largest maker of offshore rigs after Keppel Corp, said its shipyard unit secured a U*****.5-million ($266-million) order to build an oil platform for Jacklnvest I, a company controlled by Norwegian businessman Berge Larsen. Jurong Shipyard will start building the jack-up rig
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      • 160 24 SINGAPORE-based NanoMaterials Technology, a company specialising in the development and commercialisation of production technologies for nanomaterials, opened its new $2.5 million facility in Ayer Rajah Crescent yesterday. Nanomaterials refer to the class of ultrafine materials measuring less than 100 nanometres in size. One nanometre is
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      • 182 24 -AGENCIES OVERSEA-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) has accepted a $329.1-million offer from Indonesian property company Lippo Karawaci Corp for a residential site in central Singapore. OCBC said in a statement filed with the Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday that it expected to recognise a gain
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    • the business of personal finance
      • 925 25 The CPF minimum sum scheme explained WHILE many of us look forward to withdrawing part of our CPF savings at age 55, with the present life expectancy about 50 per cent of Singaporeans aged 62 today can expect to live at least another 20 years
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    • impact the business of marketing
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        532 26  -  LEECHINGWERN Key target group of Caltex forms almost 50% of drivers chingwern@newstoday.com.sg FOR THE next few years, Caltex will focus on cleaning car engines literally. Looking ahead, the petrol brand's business strategy for the Asia-Pacific region is to improve its positioning and market share by simply helping drivers
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      • 216 26  -  JANECHIAPOCO ja nec@newstoday.com.sg THE outlook for the advertising market in Singapore this year appears to be sunny. According to a Asia-Pacific market forecast by media communications company Universal McCann, advertising here is expected to grow 3 per cent year-on-year. This comes after a 7
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      • 361 27  -  SHOBHATSERINGBHALLA JUST as his dedication and foresight touched so many during his life, even in death Dr Gamini Korala's towering personality remains larger than life for many in the insurance industry here. As the man behind the formation of the Life Underwriters Association and the
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      • 610 27  -  SHOBHATSERING BHALLA New Zealand festival will show it offers much more, such as avant-garde films and biomed research shobha@newstoday.com.sg CUTTING-EDGE concepts in the fight against cancer, award-winning films and gourmet cuisine constitute some of the eye-opening offerings at the second annual "New Zealand New Thinking" Festival
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      • 308 29 —AP BOSTON In an effort to I boost the level of data security on portable computers, cell phones and other gadgets, IBM Corp is unveiling a method for injecting encryption capabilities into the heart of the machines' circuitry. There are multiple ways to achieve encryption, the mathematical
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        182 29 LENOVO 3000 NlOO NOTEBOOK COMPUTER The first Lenovo-branded dual-core notebook computer is now in the market. Designed for small business customers with a limited budget, the Lenovo 3000 NlOO weighs about 2.5kg and comes in 14.1-inch and 15.4--inch widescreen models. It is available with an Intel Core Duo or
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      • 796 29 -AFP Despite slowdown elsewhere, mobile TV has taken off around this region I CANNES (France) TV on I the move is being pushed as the next "must-have" portable entertainment accessory by telecom companies. The only snag is that while it is proving to be a hit
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    • 450 33  -  RAHUL VENKIT This beauty queen, who turns 25 today, has huge ambitions ra hul.venkit@newstoday.com.sg MISS Singapore Universe 2006 was all about fire and ice. Although it was freezing cold inside the MediaCorp TV Theatre, when the buxom Carol Cheong sashayed down the ramp in her bikini, she
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