Today, 20 March 2007

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    42 1 TODAY yV\=£yJj-\CORP we set you thinking MICA(P) 314/10/2006 o o 6 _c "E o (0 o o o CM o CM H CO (0 ■o (A 0) |2 TODAY we set you thinking Tuesday March 20, 2007 todayonline.com MICA (P) 314/10/2006 //\=D}J\CORP
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    Hospital costs sneak up as economy hums
    759 1  -  TAN HUI LENG Wage increases blamed, but some seek more protection for needy huileng@mediacorp.com.sg DON'T like the heftier numbers on your hospital bill? Blame the economy. Apparently, it is doing too well. Almost every hospital in Singapore has raised its charges admittedly by
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    Lock icon A coach dies, a game is stained
    651 1  -  RAHULPATHAK ASSOCIATE EDITOR rahul@media corp.com.sg IN A sport where hyperbole is the norm, the World Cup of Cricket has claimed its first flesh-and-blood victim. Hours after his team were sent crashing out of the tournament in the Caribbean islands, Pakistan's coach and former
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      Hold your breath, now...
      415 2  -  SHERALYN TAY Haze back,though not at hazardous levels seen in Thailand sheralyn@media corp.com.sg AS THICK smoke from forest fires and slash-and-burn farming cloaks Thailand in its worse haze in 14 years, Singapore, too, has not been spared. The Republic experienced a slightly hazy start to the
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      CHANGI MUST LEARN TO EXCITE
      879 3  -  LIANG DINGZI THE noticeable absence of Singapore's Changi Airport in the 2006 top-three rankings of the world's best airports by the Airports Council International (ACI) should not come as a surprise. The wake-up call came as early as a year ago when ACI announced its
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      240 3 Tomorrow's successful media managers >H^^k make the right choices today. /^J^B H Oklahoma City University, USA RankedTopTier of America's Best Colleges (Western Regional Universities) by the i < ft Oklahoma City University US News World Report from 2001-2007 Wk Vimita Mohandas MDIS Graduates winners at MediaCorp News Awards! Broadcast Journalist.
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      Ads stop as Ms Lim's 'relatives' emerge
      437 4  -  LOH CHEE KONG cheekong@media corp. com. sg THE search for two elderly heiresses could be nearing completion with some people already staking their claims to the fortune. The search for the aunts of Lim Chhui Ngor who died last June in her 50s
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      Lock icon Trade links with Tokyo get deeper
      408 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Spore, Japan agree on a deal that allows greater access to each other's markets JAPAN and Singapore have revised and endorsed an economic agreement to bring about greater liberalisation in trade between the two partners. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and
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      Lock icon Trim & Fit programme on its last lap
      223 4 Trim Fit programme on its last lap 938 LIVE, CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE national Trim And Fit (TAF) programme (picture) an institution among students for the last 15 years and feared by the tubby ones will be phased out from schools next year. Replacing it will be a more holistic approach
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      Wife killer's jail term challenged
      399 6  -  LEONGWEEKEAT Sentence 'inadequate' compared to that of similar cases: Prosecution weekeat@media corp.com.sg IT WAS a departure from previous culpable-homicide sentencings. Han John Han's sentence of three years' jail for killing his pregnant wife and unborn child was "inadequate" when compared to similar cases where the
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      A LOOK BACK AT OTHER CASES
      116 6 I* Last May, Filipino maid Guen Garlejo Aguilar was I jailed for 10years after pleading guilty to strangling fellow maid Jane Parangan La Puebla. I Aguilar was found to be mentally unsound and I had strangled Mrs La Puebla in a dispute over money.
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      Risk centre to keep S'pore safe, not sorry
      369 6  -  LOH CHEE KONG cheekong@media corp. com. sg SINGAPORE'S move to put in place an early warning system to avert potential threats before disaster strikes is gathering pace an experimentation centre will be set up as early as August The centre will develop
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Women the latest targets of violence in southern Thailand
      295 8 AGENCIES SABAYOI (Thailand) Suspected Islamic separatists shot dead four people yesterday in Thailand's Muslim-majority south as the nation's junta chief visited the region amid soaring sectarian tensions. Among those killed were three Buddhist women working for a farm project who were
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      Lock icon Environmental emergency declared
      346 8 AFP Northern Thai provinces face disaster from haze BANGKOK The Thai government yesterday declared an environmental emergency in two northern provinces including tourist hotspot Chiang Mai after a choking haze caused by forest fires worsened. Official figures showed that the air quality in Chiang Mai and Mac
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        CERTIFIED AS DEAD TWO YEARS AGO, MAN RETURNS HOME
        133 8 A Malaysian man mistakenly certified as dead two years ago was reunited with his family last week after a social worker helped to identify him. Mr S Samy Pillai, 50, was believed to have been killed in a hit-and-run accident in
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        Lock icon FOUR WESTERNERS NABBED FOR PAEDOPHILIA IN PATTAYA
        126 8 -AFP Two Britons, an American and a Finnish man were arrested in Thailand's eastern resort town of Pattaya yesterday and charged with sexually abusing under-aged girls. Glenn Richard Allen from the United States, a Finnish man identified only by his first name. Hero,
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        Lock icon MALAYSIA'S KING MAKES MAIDEN SPEECH IN PARLIAMENT
        108 8 AFP Malaysia's new king yesterday urged racial harmony among Malaysians in his maiden speech to parliament after being installed in December. Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, whose duties are largely ceremonial, warned that racial strife could tear the country apart. "Harmony among the people
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      Lock icon Five ministries join fight against Ah Longs
      343 10 AGENCIES Malaysia launches year-long crackdown on loan sharks KUALA LUMPUR The Malaysian government has launched a year-long crackdown on loan sharks, following recent reports of increased harassment against defaulters. The problem has become so serious that it prompted the government to form a
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        Lock icon FEWER PLACES TO LIGHT UP IN SYDNEY
        100 10 AFP Australian smokers now have even fewer places in which to confidently light up after a Sydney council named parks and bus stops as smoke-free zones. Fines of up to Asllo ($133) can be issued to those who smoke in parks, public squares,
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        Lock icon BAN SOUGHT ON FOREIGNERS WHO SET UP NON-TRADITIONAL SECTS
        93 10 -AFP A Malaysian state has warned it will seek to expel foreigners who establish Islamic sects that do not preach traditional teachings. Such sects are considered subversive in Malaysia. Religious officials from Selangor said they would urge the federal National Registration
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        Lock icon SMOKE, TREMORS PROMPT WARNING ON SUMATRA VOLCANO
        114 10 -AFP Indonesia has raised the alert level for a volcano. Mount Talang, on Sumatra island following increased smoke and tremors, said Mr Dalifa Marjusi from the local vulcanology office. Smoke is reportedly rising to 800 metres, signalling that an eruption could be imminent.
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      Lock icon Hong Kong hit by fake HK$1,000 notes
      141 12 -AFP HONG KONG Hong Kong authorities are struggling to replace HKsl,ooo ($195) notes issued by banking giant HSBC in 2000 and 2002, after finding more than HK$7OO,OOO in high-quality fakes. More than 700 HKsl,ooo notes purportedly issued by HSBC were found in the
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      Lock icon Sanctions row resolved
      424 12 AFP US will release all US$25 million in frozen North Korean funds BEIJING The United States said yesterday it had struck a deal with North Korea on a long-running financial sanctions dispute, clearing the way for progress in talks on ending Pyongyang's nuclear arms programme. All of
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      Check it out: Time for your health screening
      956 13 You should go even if you feel fine early detection could save your life Consider this: Almost half the number of Singaporeans diagnosed with hypertension had no previous knowledge of their condition prior to attending an annual health screen. Many of us
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      Lock icon US embassy convoy hit by Kabul suicide attack
      188 14 -AFP KABUL A suicide attacker drove an explosives-filled car into a United States embassy convoy in the Afghan capital on Monday, wounding several embassy staff and at least one child. The attack on the road to the eastern city of Jalalabad is
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      Lock icon Europe wakes up to bold India
      664 14 -AFP Staff sent over to learn from Indian IT companies HANOVER (Germany) India enjoys an unparalleled reputation as an outsourcing destination for the high-tech sector and its diaspora of homegrown computer programmers has been transforming the global economy. But some European entrepreneurs are turning
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        Lock icon U.S. WITHDRAWAL BY NEXT YEAR?
        106 15 AFP The United States House of Representatives is expected to consider this week crucial budget legislation for the Iraq war, which includes a provision requiring a US withdrawal from the country by September next year. But White House national security adviser Stephen Hadley said such
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        Lock icon IT'S TOO SOON TO PULL OUT: HOWARD
        103 15 -AFP Australian Prime Minister John Howard said yesterday he saw "signs of hope" in Iraq during a weekend visit there. But he also said it was too soon to gauge the success of a United States troop surge in the country, echoing Washington's
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        Lock icon THEY GOT THE WRONG MAN FOR DANIEL PEARL'S MURDER
        101 15 -AFP Lawyers for a British-born militant sentenced to hang for the murder of Mr Daniel Pearl will now try to seek his release after a top Al Qaeda operative last week admitted to having beheaded the journalist. Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh
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      Lock icon US gets thumbs down from Iraqis
      416 15 AGENCIES More than 70% view coalition forces as 'occupiers' rather than 'liberators': Survey BAGHDAD Only a third of the Iraqi people now believe that the American-led occupation of their country is doing more good than harm, and a solid majority support an immediate military
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      Lock icon AMERICANS FAR LESS CONFIDENT
      196 15 -AGENCIES Americans are now starkly less confident of their country's involvement in Iraq, according to a CNN poll to gauge the level of public support since the United Statesled invasion of Iraq. According to the survey, only 35 per cent of Americans are confident about the
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  • Voices
    • Let this little red dot be green
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        Stop wastage of resources, chopping down of old trees
        526 16  -  TAN MENG LEE Letter from' WHILE P N Balji ("The clock is ticking fast and Singapore needs a voice", March 19) makes a case for environmental consciousness, I wonder about our wanton waste of finite resources. Take the case of relatively
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        Compelling reasons to have strong environmental focus
        144 16  -  CHANDRA M THANABALAN Letter from I WISH to applaud P N Balji's article. There are compelling reasons for Singapore to establish a strong environmental movement The current population is touching five million. This, associated with our land mass and closely-knit media capabilities, means
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        Rein in CO2 emissions
        113 16  -  RAMCHAND RAMESH Letter from AS PART of the drive for a greener Singapore, we need to rein in CO2 emissions. Today, vehicle owners have to pay road tax that is based on cubic capacity of the engine. So, a car with a 1600 cc engine has
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      214 18  -  DR JAMES DOBSON DIFFERING ASSUMPTIONS Most human conflict results from differing assumptions by the two parties. When husbands and wives engage one another in angry combatthey often feel hurt, rejected, insulted and assaulted bythe other person. But when these battles are analysed objectively, we often see
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      Statistics don't back library closures
      381 18  -  IRVING TJIN Why shut down CCLs when NLB's annual reports show a rising trend in their usage? Letter from I I REFER to the recent reports and letters about the looming closure of the remaining Community Children's Libraries (CCLs) in Singapore. In a letter to
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        ONE SALE FORTHE PRICE OFTWO
        177 18  -  MURALISHARMA I recently received a letter informing me that as all the bonus shares for the original Sing Tel shares had been given out, I could sell my original Singtel shares by March 31 at the post office for a lower brokerage fee. I have
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      Lock icon isay GET FRESH WHEELS FOR AGEING PMETS
      707 20  -  ADRIAN TAN HERE'S a little suggestion for the employers who say that they can't find enough Singaporeans to fill middle-man-agement posts: Hop on a taxi. Have you noticed that many taxi drivers these days are PMETs professionals, managers, executives and technicians who lost
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      A reality check on how hospitals view subsidised patients
      300 20  -  GOH KIAN HUAT Letter from I REFER to Associate Professor Lee Wei Ling's letter, "It's not a numbers game" (Mar 13). Patients should feel relieved that public hospitals and doctors are not recognised first and foremost for the number of private
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      426 17 New programmes. New experiences, t^cs*^ 7 New dreams. o^^ It's always exciting to learn something new. Grab this unique opportunity and enrol in our new programmes. I 1 -^UnSIM New Degree Programmes: BA/BA (Honours) in Translation and Interpretation V^ The aim of this degree programme is to train professional translators
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      129 18 enriching families ©*****444 www.family.org.sg SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY Master of IT in Business (Financial Services) The School of Information Systems (SIS) at the Singapore Management University (SMU) is pleased to launch a unique, first-of-its-kind Professional Masters Programme for preparing technology and operations professionals to assume leadership positions in the banking and
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      9 18 Focus the Family Singapore Limited Founder Dr James Dobson
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      237 20 MediaCotp artiste, Gurmit Singh There's a world of colours and experiences waiting for you in Canberra. Witness the incredible spectrum of colours and shapes Lml of the Balloon Fiesta, have fun in the snow at the Snowy Mountains, or visit one of the 140 wineries that dot the nearby countryside.
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  • Businesstoday
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      Lock icon Bye Singapore, Hi Shanghai?
      446 22  -  TORCHING LI 48 multinational HQs jumped on the Bund-wagon last year chingli@media corp.com.sg EVEN as rival cities Singapore and Hong Kong go head to head in the battle for businesses, Shanghai is hot on their heels as the next hub for companies' headquarters. According to a
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      First Ship Lease Trust prices IPO shares at 98 US cents each
      255 22  -  CHOW PENN NEE FIRST Ship Lease, a Singapore-based shipleasing firm, launched an initial public offering of a shipping trust yesterday with 220 million units priced at 98 US cents ($1.49) each. At this offer price which is higher
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      Lock icon CORPORATEBRIEFS
      91 22 DOWJONES Julius Baer Holding, Switzerland's biggest independent money manager, has won approval to open a wholesale bank branch in Singapore. The wholesale banking license allows it to offer "basic Singapore dollar products such as current accounts, deposits and loans for all clients including Singapore residents", the Zurich-based bank said.
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      Lock icon Tiger Airways sets up Australian unit
      201 23 -AFP TIGER Airways has set up a subsidiary in Australia after getting regulatory approval, the Singapore-based budget carrier said yesterday. Tiger Airways Australia was incorporated last Friday in the country's Northern Territory state where its capital city, Darwin, was the airline's first Australian destination,
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    • marketwatch
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        ST Index—3,113.39 +44.64
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        SGX most active
        28 23 BakerTech Gen Int Auston THBEV Sunpower 0.075 +0.040+114.3 39.605 0.840 +0.030 +3.7 39.243 0.330 +0.055 +20.0 20.667 0.260 +0.005 +2.0 19.387 0.345 +0.040 +13.1 17.977
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        SGX top rises
        19 23 BakerTech W110B13 BakerTech FHTK 0.050 0.075 0.010 +150.0 +114.3 +100.0 HSI198DDSGAD7D33D HSI194DDSGAD7D33D 0.100 0.225 +81.8 +80.0
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        SGX top falls
        21 23 PetraCRB eCWD7D81D 0.270 HSI*****BNP*****9 0.205 -63.3 -50.6 HSI*****SGA*****0 0.255 KepCorp DB ePW*****2 0.020 HSI*****BNP*****9 0.110 -50.0 -50.0 -42.1
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        Lock icon World markets
        59 23 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by I Nikkei 225 *****.55 +265.40 +1.59 HK Hang Seng *****.74 +313.24 +1.65 Australia ASX200 5859.70 +23.40 +0.40 Korea Camp 1443.39 +15.51 +1.09 Thailand SET 669.14 -1.91 -0.28 Jakarta Camp 1777.89 +1.52 +0.09 Phils Comp 3041.38 -20.87 -0.68 Shenzhen B 497.17 +9.60 +1.97 Mumbai
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        Lock icon SINGAPORE
        128 23 -DOWJONES The benchmark ST Index rose as investors hunted for bargains following losses last week. Still, traders said the rise was not a sign of a recovery and that the index was likely to trend lower in the short-term. The index rose 44.64 points, or 1.5 per cent, to
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        Commodities
        20 23 Gold US$/oz 653.90 Silver US$/oz 13.22 Platinum US$/oz 1,221.20 Rubber cents/kg 340.50 Palm oil RM/tonne 1954.0 Brent US$/barrel 61.45
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        Your S$1 buys
        28 23 uss UK£ Yen HKS RM Euro 0.6552 0.3369 76.926 5.1191 2.2937 0.4925 Rupiah 6044.6 Baht 21.459 Peso 31.923 AS 0.8216 Indian Rs 28.883 Yuan 5.0690
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      Lock icon CORPORATEBRIEFS
      170 23 -938 LIVE -938UVE Property firm Sim Lian Group has won a contract worth $85.3 million to build a 10-storey entertainment complex at Victoria Street for Jack Investment. The project is scheduled to complete in 2008. Morgan Stanley has taken up about 50,000 cubic metres of clean oil storage at
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    • business news
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        Lock icon Barclays, ABN discuss possible takeover
        456 24 BLOOMBERG BARCLAYS is in talks with ABN Amro Holding about a possible purchase of the largest Dutch bank in what would be Europe's biggest financial-services merger, according to someone familiar with the situation. Barclays, the United Kingdom's No 3 bank, might offer about 60 billion
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        Lock icon China Mobile seeks bids to build first 3G phone network
        312 24 -BLOOMBERG CHINA Mobile Communications, which controls the world's largest wireless operator by users, invited bids for contracts worth as much as 24 billion yuan ($4.7 billion) to build China's first high-speed network. The company asked equipment-mak-ers including Nokia and Ericsson
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        Lock icon MAS: Still in talks on A380 aircraft order
        300 25 BLOOMBERG MALAYSIA Airlines (MAS) said that it was still in talks with Airbus over an order for six A3BO superjumbo aircraft in response to a newspaper report that the airline was likely to cancel the purchase. The national carrier and its parent,
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        Lock icon China approves plan to build large jet to rival Boeing
        381 25 —AGENCIES WATCH out Boeing and Airbus. China has approved a plan to build large passenger aircraft to compete with Boeing and Airbus, which together currently dominate the country's fast-growing aviation market. The decision was made at a meeting of the
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      • marketbuzz
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          HARTFORD HOLDS CHARITY BAZAAR
          165 26 HARTFORD Institute's charity campaign to raise funds for the Spastic Children's Association of Singapore (SCAS) kicked off with a charity bazaar on March 15 and 16. A bowling competition at Victor's Superbowl will take place this coming Sunday. Monies raised will be used to support the
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          FOR A BETTER BACK, AIBI SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL INVITES YOU TO ATALK
          166 26 DO YOU suffer from back-pains or body aches? Many times, this is due to poor posture, gravity-pull and ageing. A medically proven device -the Hang Ups Inversion Table distributed by Aibi may correct these back problems. Simply hanging upside
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          The prize of art
          476 26  -  JOSEPH YADAO The designer of the Tourism Awards trophy works around the fundamental elements of space joseph.yadao@media corp.com.sg HIS works can be found all around town, yet many do not know who he is. Artist and sculptor Sun Yu Li, whose works can be seen at
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          177 27  -  -JOSEPH YADAO Media communications specialist company Mediaedge:cia (MEC) has been named the Global Media Agency of the Year 2006 by American marketing and advertising publications Advertising Age and Adweek. The five-year-old agency is enjoying the fruits of last year's labour, and MEC Singapore was
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        581 27 SMU's top grads give credit to the varsity's education methods IT SHOULD come as no surprise that the top graduates or valedictorians of the Singapore Management University (SMU) all come from the university's School of Accountancy (SOA). After all, this is the school whose students
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          685 28  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN hedirman@media corp. com. sg LADIES and gentlemen, the world is shrinking. Fast With the help of online social networks, it is becoming exceedingly easy to get connected with people, even over a span of great distances. Now you can find a date, update your
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          408 29 SLOW DESKTOP, INACCURATE CLOCK Q: I have been experiencing problems with my HP Pavilion t46Bd desktop recently. •The computer is slow. It takes a while to run MS Word. •After a normal shutdown, I switch off the electrical power from the 13A socket. When I next use the
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        231 29 Possibly next on the search giant's agenda Google is developing its I own mobile phone, according to a report from Reuters. An official from the online search giant was quoted in Spain last week, acknowledging that the company is looking into developing a mobile phone.
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      1056 30  -  Zul Othman THEY'RE CALLEDTHIS GENERATION'S OASIS, BUT BRIT BAND ARCTIC MONKEYS AREN'T ABOVE CALLING THE FAME GAME 'CELEBRITY BOLLOCKS' zul@newstoday.com.sg EXCITEMENT, it seems, follows the Arctic Monkeys wherever they go. Never mind that they snatched the top two prizes at last month's Brit Awards in London
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      234 31 IT'SA HIT THE Arctic Monkeys aren't the first band whose success owes to offbeat marketing. ZUL OTHMAN chronicles four other success stories. SEX PISTOLS (1977) Some may argue that punk rock icons the Sex Pistols were little more than a boy band assembled by storeowner Malcolm McLaren. Not entirely untrue
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      117 32  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL LAN McKellen (picture), the metal-helmeted villain in the X-Men films, will appear here in rather different garb in the Singapore Repertory Theatre's staging of the Shakespeare classic King Lear. Today has learned that the two-time Oscar-nom-inee has agreed to star
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        168 32 Introducing Joss Stone TO START an album with former footballer-turned-actor Vinnie Jones waffling on about how he embodied change is puzzling to say the least. Of course. Joss Stone's decision to do just that has something to do with the 19-year-old English soul singer's view of this third
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        165 32 Pocket Symphony THEIR 1998 debut Moon Safari set a ridiculous benchmark: Honeyed in tone and intoxicatingly atmospheric, it quickly became the standard by which all chill-out efforts are judged. Frustratingly, it also became the calling card for the French duo known as Air. So much so that their efforts
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        131 32 Ten New Messages LIKE their counterparts Bloc Party, London-based foursome The Rakes excel at crafting postpunk soundtracks of metropolitan unease. However, they do it minus the melodrama, singing instead about dead-end jobs, broken relationships and big-city malaise. With their second album Ten New Messages, The Rakes have conjured
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        328 34  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL With latest show, artist Lin weaves long-time interest in women's issues into works featuring needles, thread Julia na.rasul@media corp.com.sg NEEDLES and thread take on a new dimension in artist Lin Tianmiao's newest exhibition at the Singapore Tyler Print Institute (STPI). In Focus on
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        780 36  -  JOANNEYAP This Saturday is World Tuberculosis Day. Although tuberculosis is no longer as prevalent in Singapore as it used to be, up to 1,000 new cases are diagnosed annually. Today looks at what can be done to control the infection. joanne@media corp.com.sg ONE in three people in
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          69 36 A stoma is a surgically-created opening in the large intestine that allows the removal of faeces from the body. At this talk, a stoma therapist will be on hand to share more about the different types of stoma and the ways of managing it. Date: Today Time: Ipm
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          54 36 Join orthopaedic and hand surgeon Dr Kanwaljit Soin as she tells us how to prevent osteoporosis, as well as the kinds of medication available. Date: Thursday Time: 7pm to Bpm Venue: Junction 8 Office Tower, Level 7, Singapore Heart Foundation Multi-purpose Room Fee/Registration: $5 (Wings member), $8 (non-members). Registration
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          62 36 How much fibre do we need in our diets and can it help ease constipation? Find out how you can include more dietary fibre into your daily diet. Date: Thursday Time: Ipm to 2pm Venue: National University Hospital, Health
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          51 36 Learn more about hysterectomy aftercare and get tips on the alternative treatments available for common gynaecological conditions. Date: Saturday Time: Ipm to 2pm Venue: Wings Centre, Junction 8 Office Tower, Level 6, Unit 5 Fee/Registration: $5 (Wings member), $8 (non-members). Registration required. Call 6250
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        607 37  -  JOANNEYAP Eating more fruit can prevent common vision problems joanne@media corp.com.sg AN apple or orange a day keeps not just the doctor away, but also eye problems at bay. Incorporating more fruit into one's diet helps boost eye health and stem vision problems such as cataracts,
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        781 38 Emotional disruptions such as anger, anxiety and depression can also affect the normal functioning of organs, especially the stomach and liver. Jin Jin Hua, acupuncturist I am 60 years old and have been treated for primary open-angled glaucoma for the past 10 years. I am now on
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      683 41 -AP Fiji superstar shows no signs of slowing down as he bags his 31st US PGA win GOLF Bay Hill Invitational ORLANDO Vijay Singh kept staring at the silver trophy from the Arnold Palmer Invitational, turning it slightly at the base to make sure
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      301 41 -AP LOS ANGELES Kobe Bryant went on a scoring spree over the weekend. Bryant followed his NBA season-high 65-point outburst with 50 on Sunday night (yesterday morning, Singapore time) as the Los Angeles Lakers held off the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves 109-102. In Friday's
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      129 41 -AFP MELBOURNE Powerhouses China stamped their mark on the World Swimming Championships yesterday, capturing both diving golds on offer in their quest for a clean sweep of all 10 medals. Wang Feng and Qin Kai got the ball rolling in the men's 3m synchronised springboard, beating Canada's Alexandre
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      728 42 —AGENCIES Everton's in-from hitman could partner Rooneyin England's vital clash with Israel LONDON When England fly out to Tel Aviv on Thursday, it will be on a wave of scepticism and negative hype. But Steve McClaren is currently experiencing only what every England manager of
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      386 43 Lampard refutes reports he's looking to quit Chelsea LONDON Frank Lampard has moved to quash growing speculation over his future by insisting he has no intention of invoking a Fifa rule that could see him leave Chelsea in the summer. The England international has been
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      187 43 LONDON The Football Association (FA) have said that they will investigate allegations of financial impropriety over West Ham's signing of Javier Mascherano (picture) last year. The News of the World claimed on Sunday to have documents detailing a £339,000 ($1 million) payment in relation
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      59 42 The Spiritual Assembly of the baha'is of Singapore wishes all baha'is a very happy Naw-Ruz Happy naw-ROz (BAHA'I NEW YEAR, BAHA'I ERA 164) The fundamental purpose animating the faith of god and His Religion is to safeguard the interests and promote the unity of the human race, and to foster
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      408 44  -  CUBBYLEONG NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2007 Gombak United 0 Home United 4 cubby@media corp.com.sg HOME United maintained their 100 per cent record in the 2007 NTUC IncomeYeo's S-League after defeating Gombak United 4-0 at the Jurong West Stadium last night. Posting their third
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      581 44  -  TANYO-HINN Swim team off to worlds with SEA Games, and possibly the Olympics, on their minds yohinn@media corp.com.sg THE last time out, they were simply at the event for experience. This time, the Singapore swimming team will head off to the 12th Fina
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      565 45 AGENCIES As Pakistan mourn coach Woolmer, former players say skipper's decision to quit long overdue ISLAMABAD While the cricket fraternity in Pakistan and the rest of the world yesterday mourned the death of coach Bob Woolmer, former players fiercely criticised captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, saying he should have quit
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      350 45 AGENCIES LONDON England cricket managers should have acted earlier to curb all-rounder Andrew Flintoff s (picture) bingedrinking excesses, British newspapers said yesterday, after he was fired over a drunken incident in St Lucia. But lan Botham, England's legendary all-rounder who was famous for his
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