Today, 7 March 2007

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    13 1 TODAY /A'OiACORP we set you thinking MICA(P) 314/10/2006 Wednesday March 7, 2007 todayonline.com
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    MediShield to reach out to all newborns
    495 1  -  TAN HUI LENG huileng@mediacorp.com.sg WITH one eye on the year 2020, when the realities of an ageing population will start to sink in, and another on the immediate future, the Government has started to put in place a healthcare system that will serve
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    Lock icon SHAKEN, NOT STIRRED
    997 1  -  LOH CHEE KONG AGENCY I TOR CHING LI, TAN HUI LENG, LEE U-WEN, CHRISTIE LOH, PEARLYN THAM, EVELINE GAN AND GRACIA CHIANG But situation is much bleaker at Ground Zero in Sumatra following series of quakes cheekong@media corp.com.sg ALONG Shenton Way, the tremors sparked a short burst
    AGENCY I; TOR CHING LI, TAN HUI LENG, LEE U-WEN, CHRISTIE LOH, PEARLYN THAM, EVELINE GAN AND GRACIA CHIANG; TREVORTAN; AFP; PHOTOS AFRWEETECKHIAN.TREVORTAN, DON WONG, JASON HO, LOH CHEE KONG; YENYOK  -  997 words
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      Public outcry raises organ donation opt-out rate
      114 2  -  TAN HUI LENG huileng@media corp. com. sg The number of those who opted out of the Human Organ Transplant Act (Hota) increased after a highly-publicised Singapore General Hospital incident in which a brain dead man's organs were harvested on Feb 6 despite violent
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      209 2 If you enjoy the prestige that comes from being the best in your field, then you'll appreciate the professional advantages derived from attaining the PMP, the profession's most globally recognized and respected credentials. The PMP designation following your name tells current and potential employers that you have demonstrated a solid
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  • singapore news
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      Lock icon Forging the right connections
      534 4  -  TORCHING LI IT-powered countries will do well in a globalised world: MM chingli@media corp. com. sg COUNTRIES need to stay connected to progress in the increasingly globalised world, said Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew last night at a 90-minute forum that closed the second Russia-Singapore Business
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      Govt planning to fix a single rate for potable and used water, streamline pricing
      245 6  -  -SHERALYNTAY INSTEAD of paying two different prices for potable (drinking) water and used water that which runs into our sewers Singaporean households could be paying the same rate for both types of water from next year.
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      Bugged by littering
      390 6  -  SHERALYN TAY Under-30s are major culprits, according to first NEA survey sheralyn@mediacorp.com.sg THE litterbugs are thriving and they tend to be those who practically grew up with the anti-littering campaigns of the past 40 years. Singaporeans under 30 years of age are the most indifferent to littering,
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    • PARLIAMENTBRIEFS
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        MASTER PLAN FOR HAZE
        86 6 Singapore has teamed up with the Indonesian province of Jambi in Sumatra to develop a Master Plan to tackle the annual haze. It will focus on five areas: Fire prevention; fire suppression; legislation and enforcement; early warning and monitoring; and regional and international collaboration. Dr Yaacob
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        TOWN COUNCILS GET MORE CASH TO FIGHT DENGUE
        141 6 In recognition of efforts by Town Councils in preventing dengue, the Environment and Water Resources Ministry has set aside some $3.4 million a year for the next two years to offset some of the costs associated with such programmes. This is in
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      Nothing owed, so what was $20k for?
      455 8  -  ANSLEYNG NKF executive tells court she 'never heard of DTC, to which payment was made ansley@mediacorp.com.sg AN EXECUTIVE at the National Kidney Foundation's (NKF) building department testified yesterday that interior designer David Tan Kee Kan had done work on many occasions for the
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      Lock icon 'Visibility clear, road dry' when car hit shuttler
      358 8  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@media corp.com.sg THE flashing green man at the pedestrian crossing had turned to red and a car, with its horn blaring, was fast approaching. Although hesitant, Korean shuttier Kirn Mi Scon and her two companions decided to cross Guillemard
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        IRAQIS TRAINING HERE TO REBUILD THEIR COUNTRY
        83 8 A group of Iraqi diplomats began a three-week training programme here yesterday as part of Singapore's effort to help in Iraq's reconstruction, said the Foreign Ministry. The programme, comprising English-language training and the work of foreign service officers, was organised at the request
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        Lock icon MURDER SUSPECT HELD
        57 8 -938UVE The police have arrested a man in connection with the murder of Mr Lim Chye Huat, 35. Mr Lim was assaulted by at least 10 men at Fullerton Road on Sunday morning after leaving a karaoke lounge. He died later in hospital. The police have identified
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        S'PORE TEAM IN TEHRAN
        46 8 Senior Foreign Minister of State Zainul Abidin Rasheed leads a Singapore delegation to the seventh Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation Council of Ministers' meeting in Tehran. Held today and tomorrow, the forum explores economic cooperation among littoral and island states.
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        Lock icon SCOUTING FOR JOBS
        47 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA On Saturday, more than 10,000 scouts will begin scouring the island for jobs in return for donations. The annual Job Week raises funds for the Singapore Scout Association. For the first time, girl scouts will join the boys in the job hunt.-
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      CLIMATE TALK IS NO HOT AIR
      793 10  -  LIANG DINGZI Spore can be global green model with conducive rules THAT some Members of Parliament (MPs) spoke of a lack of resources dedicated to combating global warming during the Budget debates should not be a surprise. In fact, the paltry mention by only
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      No tax return, no hassle
      234 10 ABOUT 45,000 Singaporeans have been spared the hassle of filing their tax returns this year, thanks to an initiative dubbed "No-Return-No-Filing" by the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras). The pilot project affects two groups initially. The first group of 35,000 are those with dividend
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      309 5 j^ fifflr SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT Or UNIVERSITY social sciences Thinker, doer and leader y A\ \K ChenHaoyi 2nd Year Undergraduate Social Sciences B^^ YuShuli v 3rd Year Double Degree Student v\>i a v \^S\ Social Sciences Information Systems M I *y \W A fi^i? Professor David Chan 1 X Associate Dean
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      193 7 THEY'LL TELL YOU TO BE A REALIST. WE SAY FOLLOW THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM N'US. Designed and built by NUS engineering students, Centennial U's Whether you'd like to take an active role in a social or sports ranking of No.l in Asia at the 2006 Formula Society of Automotive
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  • world news
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      Lock icon We are after sand smugglers: Jakarta
      397 11 -AGENCIES Navy steps up patrols, claims commodity price shooting up JAKARTA The Indonesian navy says it is stepping up patrols to nab Singaporebound smugglers looking to cash in on the rocketing price of sand, Antara reported yesterday. According to the news agency, the chief
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      Lock icon Abdullah shrugs off remarriage rumours
      123 11 -AP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yesterday brushed aside talk that he plans to marry again, less than two years after his wife died of cancer. "They are all rumours, just rumours," the 67-year-old Prime Minister said with a smile, when asked to
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      Lock icon Malaysia's ruling coalition to discuss election preparations next week
      207 11 -AP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's ruling coalition will meet next week to discuss preparations for a possible early general election. "Elections will definitely be on the table, but I don't think (Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi) will say when it will be.
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      Lock icon Thailand orders iTV off air
      427 12 -AGENCIES Temporary move comes after broadcaster fails to pay fees, fines BANGKOK Singapore's Temasek Holdings-con-trolled Independent Television (iTV) was taken off the air temporarily at midnight by the Thai government after it failed to pay close to 100 billion Thai baht ($4.6 billion) to the
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      Lock icon Top economist is new Thai Finance Minister
      145 12 AGENCIES BANGKOK Thailand has named a former World Bank economist Chalongphob Sussangkarn (picture) as its new Finance Minister. Mr Chalongphob, who heads the Thailand Development Research Institute, replaces Mr Pridiyathorn Devakula, who resigned abruptly last week. But Deputy Prime Minister Kosit Panpiemras, who
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      Lock icon After bumping up its defence spending, China says it is 'transparent, accountable'
      293 14 -AFP BEIJING China defended its military ambitions yesterday, saying it has been transparent and accountable to the international community. Speaking to reporters at a press conference, Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing insisted that China is only interested in peace
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      Lock icon Taiwan rocket could strike HK, Shanghai
      331 14 -AP New missile with I,oookm range was tested last month, says newspaper TAIPEI Taiwan has tested missiles that can hit Hong Kong and Shanghai, the United Daily News reported yesterday, amid renewed tensions between the island and China. Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian attended the
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      Lock icon One small step ...
      373 16 One small step -AFP Talks with N Korea will set agenda on how to normalise bilateral ties, says US NEW YORK The United States and North Korea have begun groundbreaking talks in a first step toward normalising ties and cementing Pyongyang's commitment to scrapping its nuclear arms programme. Less than
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      Lock icon ABE WON'T BUDGE ON ABDUCTIONS
      116 16 -AFP Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday vowed never to budge on the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese citizens as the two countries prepared fortalks on normalising ties in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi. Tokyo has refused to fund a six-nation deal on
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon TAIWAN VP JOINS PRESIDENTIAL RACE
        89 16 I I -AP Taiwan's Vice-President Annette Lv (picture) has said she will run for President next year, becoming the fifth declared candidate thus far. Ms Lv, 63, of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), joins opposition leader Ma Ying-jeou, former Premier Frank Shieh (DPP), DPP
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        Lock icon S'PORE SEEKS CLARIFICATION ON COMMENT BY INDONESIAN MINISTER
        113 16 Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has sent a Third Party Note (TPN) to the Indonesian embassy seeking clarification on a comment made by Indonesia's Maritime and Fisheries Minister, Mr Freddy Numberi. An MFA spokesman confirmed that a TPN had been sent
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        Lock icon NO NEW INTERNET CAFES FOR CHINA
        66 16 -AFP China will not be approving any more licences for Internet cafes this year, the official Xinhua news agency has reported. There are currently about 113,000 Internet bars in China. China's fast-rising Internet population soared 23.4 per cent to 137 million last year. Xinhua
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        Lock icon CHENEY TREATED FOR BLOOD CLOT
        69 16 -AFP United States Vice-President Dick Cheney, who has suffered four heart attacks, sought medical attention on Monday for a blood clot in his left leg. "An ultrasound revealed a deep venous thrombosis (DVT) or 'blood clot' in his left lower leg. His doctors will treat
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      Lock icon Israel, Iran most negative influences in the world: Poll
      341 18 —AFP Canada, Japan, European Union seen as most positive, says BBC survey LONDON Israel and Iran are perceived as having the most negative influence on the world, followed closely by North Korea and the United States, according to a poll to
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      Controversy in France over 'Louvre Abu Dhabi'
      333 18 PARIS A debate is raging in France over the government's decision to build a branch of the Louvre the country's world famous art gallery in the United Arab Emirates capital of Abu Dhabi, reported the BBC. The deal, signed yesterday, will be the
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      Tremors are no kid's play
      238 20  -  ETHELCHONG Schools, childcare centres need SOPs on whatto do when buildings shake Letter from TREMORS from two earthquakes in Sumatra affected parts of Singapore yesterday. My son was evacuated twice from his childcare centre at The Concourse on Beach Road when the tremors caused the
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      Mahjong event for charity cancelled
      134 20  -  GOPALKRISHNAN Letter from Chairman, Nee Soon East Community Club Management Committee I THANK Mr Sherman Low Sze Hong for his views expressed in his letter, "Do we want to encourage gambling in the name of charity?" (March 3-4), on the Mahjong Challenge, which was scheduled
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      What are the civil servants' real gripes?
      207 20  -  JOSEPH KHOO Letter from I READ with interest the report, "Keeping the Civil Service attractive" (March 3-4), in which it was revealed that civil servants' pay is likely to increase. The main basis for the pay increase, according to the report, is to
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      Lock icon It drives one crazy
      361 21  -  LAN MILNE Tourists streaming in, but are Singapore's taxis ready to welcome them? Letter from I READ with interest the letters on taxi queuing in Singapore and the comparison with Hong Kong. Having lived in Hong Kong before moving here, I am well placed to comment
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      Drop the taxi surcharges, have only two rates
      377 21  -  CHONG LEE MING Letter from I REFER to the letter by Mr Paul Chan, "Needed: Hard look at taxi efficiency" (March 2). I have another perspective on the statistics highlighted by Mr Chan. Why is the level of demand for taxis in
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      237 22  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME Though the world has largely forgotten it, July 1 is the anniversary of one of the worst military catastrophes in human history. It was called "The Battle of the Somme", and it took place in France during
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      Keep children's libraries alive
      522 22  -  JO-ANNE WEE Reading centres have vital community, upbringing role Letter from HOW many Singaporeans are aware that there are 15 CCLs located in 15 estates nationwide? CCLs (Community Children's Libraries) are small libraries located in the void decks of some HDB estates, and are targeted at
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      Boat owners sail into rough weather
      411 23  -  HENG KOON Boating a tough indulgence due to N Park's new rules Letter from THE Singapore Government has for decades encouraged Singaporeans to engage in healthy sports and outdoor activities. Like thousands of Singaporeans, I responded by buying a small motor boat and took
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      What would Aesop make of the sand dispute?
      221 23  -  LIM BOON HEE Letter from THE new allegations by an Indonesian minister about foreign "mafia" contractors in cahoots with Indonesian businessmen plundering Indonesia's natural resources like fish and marine sand, reminds me of one of Aesop's wise parables. Singapore is accused of
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        SGX most active
        27 26 Gen Int GuthrieG llbngnam SingTel ChinaEnergy 0.885+0.080 +9.9 201.792 0.435 +0.040 +10.1122.559 0.255 +0.020 +8.5 51.856 3.240 +0.100 +3.2 51.768 1.010 +0.040 +4.1 39.307
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        SGX top rises
        19 26 HSI*****SGA*****0 0.095 +137.5 AscendasSGA*****5 0.095 +111.1 FHTK 0.010 +100.0 ICBCCA *****2 0.270 +92.9 HSI*****DB*****B 0.130 +85.7
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        SGX top falls
        22 26 Nikkei225DB*****B 0.050 -75.0 DBS DB *****9 0.015 -72.7 Nikkei225DB703l2A 0.015 Digital W*****6 0.005 SembMar DBS*****0 0.135 -70.0 -50.0 -44.9
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        Lock icon SINGAPORE
        85 26 -AGENCIES THE ST Index (STI) closed 1.82 per cent higher in line with firmer regional markets which rebounded from recent steep falls. Trading here continued even as some office buildings in Singapore's downtown were shaken by tremors. The STI rose 54.23 points to 3,036.52. In the broad market, gainers
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        Commodities
        20 26 Gold US$/oz Silver US$/oz Platinum US$/oz 639.2 12.75 1,180.60 Rubber cents/kg 344.25 Palm oil RM/tonne 1,928 Brent US$/barrel 60.38
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        World markets
        53 26 Nikkei 225 *****.50 +202.25 +1.22 HK Hang Seng *****.56 +393.68 +2.11 Australia ASX200 5771.80 +118.20 +2.09 Korea Camp 1402.93 +26.78 +1.95 Thailand SET 674.24 -4.78 -0.70 Jakarta Camp 1732.43 +33.61 +1.98 Phils Comp 2973.27 -24.61 -0.82 Shenzhen B 466.51 +4.93 +1.07 Mumbai Sensex *****.09 +282.05 +2.27 Malaysia KLCI
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        Lock icon Your S$1 buys
        33 26 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by uss UK£ Yen HKS RM Euro 0.6541 0.3394 76.145 5.1117 2.2979 0.4984 Rupiah Baht Peso AS Indian Rs Yuan 6030.9 21.549 31.901 0.8447 29.144 5.0654
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      Lock icon Some respite for Asian stocks
      371 26 -AGENCIES ASIAN stocks yesterday stemmed an equities slump that eroded more than US$2.4 trillion ($3.7 trillion) from the value of global markets. "Stocks have fallen a bit too much recently," said KTB Asset Management Co fund manager Choi Mm Jai. "Once global markets stabilise, we
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      Lock icon Citigroup offers $17 billion to purchase Nikko Cordial
      139 26 BLOOMBERG CITIGROUP has offered US$lO.B billion ($16.5 billion) to acquire Tokyo-based Nikko Cordial Corp to shore up an in-vestment-banking partnership that has lost business because of an accounting scandal at the Japanese brokerage. Citigroup said in a press release yesterday that it
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      Lock icon Qantas buyout cleared by Canberra
      198 27 -BLOOMBERG THE Macquarie Bank-led buyout of Qantas Airways, Australia's biggest airline, won government approval, clearing a major obstacle for the Asll.l-billion ($13.1-billion) bid. The bid was cleared after the buyout group agreed to a range of conditions, including providing services to regional Australia and continuing
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      483 27  -  CHRISTIE LOH Science, tourism among areas slated for greater Spore-Russia collaboration christie@media corp.com.sg THEY first roped in Singapore to help create special economic zones (SEZ). Less than two years on, the Russians are looking at collaborations on tourism, science and port management areas also primed
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        210 28  -  SHOBHATSERING BHALLA shobha@media corp.com.sg THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) yesterday released for sale by tender a 3.5-ha site in Beach Road, believed to be the sec-ond-largest non-residential site ever put up for such a sale by the Government. It is only
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        412 28  -  NAZRYBAHRAWI A developed Islamic finance sector desirable as the Mid-East looks east: SM nazry@mediacorp.com.sg THE Middle East is looking east, and Singapore can become its gateway to Asia, said Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong (picture) yesterday at an international Islamic finance conference here. Middle-Eastern countries
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        218 30 -AFP WASHINGTON Growth in the vast services sector of the United States economy cooled last month, a survey by the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) showed on Monday. The ISM non-manufacturing index fell to 54.3 per cent last month from 59 per
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        476 30 BLOOMBERG Political unrest drags Thailand's growth to a two-year low THAILAND'S economy grew at its slowest pace in almost two years last quarter, as political turmoil that provoked a military coup undermined confidence. The economy expanded 4.2 per cent in the quarter ended Dec 31
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        639 32  -  MIRAKASHINATH Contrary to the common perception, SMEs too can be rewarding employers mira@mediacorp.com.sg LOW pay, no training, poor job prospects with a "family-run" business environment that other employees may not find conducive. These common myths about working with a small and medium-enterprise (SME)
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      98 27 SINGAPORE ft Saturday 10 March, 2007 9:3oam Flag off Ceremony, Sir Stamford Raffles Statue, Victoria Theater Concert Hall. 1:00pm Award Ceremony, Speakers Corner, Hong Lim Park. The race is the final leg of a week's long trading competition where NTU-lIC students (NTU Investment Interactive Club) take-up the challenge, and test
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        73 36 -AP Spider-Man Swill make its worldwide debut in Japan on May 1, three days before the action film premieres in North America on May 4. The premiere will be held at a Tokyo cinema on April 16. Those expected to attend include director Sam
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        80 36 In aid of Unifem Singapore and the Association of Women for Action and Research, a charity screening of homegrown film Cageswill be held at GV Grand on Monday. Cages explores the relationship between a visually-impaired boy, his mother and his grandfather. Tan Kheng Hua heads the cast.
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        49 36 Hong Kong singer Jacky Cheung will be in town for a one night-only concert on July 13 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium as part of his "The World of Jacky Cheung World Tour". Tickets at $198, $168, $128, $88 are now available from Sistic.
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        44 36 Aspiring scriptwriters could see their scripts travel to the Cannes Film Festival this year for a chance to be picked up by international film distributors thanks to the Cinetopia Pitch-a-Movie competition. Visit www.cinetopial96.com to submit entries. The closing date is April 13.
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      448 36  -  WINSONTEO Disney On Ice creator Kenneth Feld reveals how he puts on successful production winson@media corp.com.sg IF YOU could put on the greatest show on earth, what would it be like? That's the question 58-year-old Kenneth Feld who has spent nearly half his life as the creator and
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      459 38  -  WINSONTEO When Anna Meets Anna, Karena Lam gets her most challenging role to date winson@media corp.com.sg IF YOU'VE ever felt like you had to be in two places at once, spare a thought for Karena Lam. In the upcoming film Anna Anna, the 28-year-old Hong Kong
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      456 39  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL Singer Antonella Barba's sexy online photos may have kept her on Idol but her competitors' silence on the issue says it all Julia na.rasul@media corp.com.sg THE sixth season of any show is bound to get tedious, but not if you've got a secret weapon
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      776 41 I"YOURHOROSCOPeIuDAY by Eugenia Last ARIES (March 21 -April 19) LIBRA (Sept 23 Oct 22) HYou may feel pulled in too many directions Your timing is good for networking with the today. Decide what you really want to do right people and convincing everyone that and follow through. Although you could
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      415 43  -  DARREN LAI AFCCUP,GRPE SAFFC 0 Mahindra United 2 darren@media corp.com.sg SAFFC'S return to Asian competition after a five-year absence ended in disaster when they were gunned down 2-0 in front of their own fans by India's Mahindra United, in their opening AFC Cup Group E clash at the
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      210 43  -  -DARREN LAI GEYLANG United recorded their worst-ever season in the S-League last year, finishing second from bottom out of 11 teams. That has not stopped Five Stars Tours, a major player in the Singapore-Malaysia coach tour business, from pumping in $300,000 into the Bedok-based club for 2007
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      557 44  -  CUBBYLEONG As Sports Hub bidders prepare for presentations, Singapore Gold partners reveal their Florida card cubby@media corp.com.sg THE Singapore Sports Council's (SSC) task is to make the Republic a top-10 sporting nation in Asia by 2010. After the Singapore Sports School opened their doors in 2003,
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      154 44  -  CUBBYLEONG SEMBCORP Industries have set up a $50,000 scholarship for aspiring sportspersons in the fields of football and badminton who want to pursue a tertiary education. Every year, the Football Association of Singapore and Singapore Badminton Association will receive $25,000 each under the scholarship programme. On Friday,
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      219 44  -  CHERYL NG LAST night, 13--year-old national ice skater Alexandria Wong performed for guests, including Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, at the 2nd Russia-Singapore Business Forum's ice-skating extravaganza at Siloso Beach, Sentosa. But an even bigger highlight for the secondary one student of Methodist Girls School was
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      657 45  -  TANYO-HINN GOLF Clariden Leu Spore Masters 2007 yohinn@media corp.com.sg HE HARDLY ever let the public see how he felt, so when Mardan Mamat broke down in tears with wife Nazariah in his arms after winning the Singapore Masters at Laguna National Golf and Country
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      364 45  -  -TANYO-HINN IT'S NO secret Darren Clarke (picture) and Tiger Woods are close friends. However, when asked about his friendship with the all-conquering American world No 1, Clarke clammed up yesterday, refusing to divulge anything. Other than that, world No 52 Clarke was all smiles at the
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      344 47 -AGENCIES CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Bayern Munich v Real Madrid (Real lead 3-2 after Ist leg) MUNICH A loss against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena and it could be all over for Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello (picture). The Germans host Real here tonight (tomorrow morning, Singapore
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