Today, 18 April 2006

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    27 1 TODAY /A=DIJ\CORP share your free newspaper MICA(P) 112/07/2005 Tuesday April 18, 2006 todayonline.com TODAY /A=diaCorp share your free newspaper Tuesday April 18, 2006 todayonline.com I MICA(P) 112/07/2005
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    Lock icon Durai, Yong to be charged today
    356 1  -  ANSLEY NG a nsley@newstoday.com.sg FORMER National Kidney Foundation CEO TT Durai will be charged in court today, ending months of talk about whether action would be taken against him for his role in Singapore's biggest charity scandal, sources told Today. The move comes nine
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    Lock icon A nuclear storm rising
    528 1 -AGENCIES Defiant Iran drops bomb hint, dares US to attack it TEHRAN An increasingly defiant Iran has indicated that it will ignore a United Nations Security Council demand to freeze its controversial nuclear programme by April 28. The snub comes in the wake of revelations that
    -AGENCIES; AP  -  528 words
  • Article
    Casinos? NKF? Do voters care at all?
    635 1  -  JASMINE YIN jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg SO, what was the fuss about? As Singapore prepares to go to the polls, it appears that the two issues that provoked the loudest outcry last year will have very little impact on the way votes are cast Last year,
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      31 1 INSIDE hot news 2 Singapore news 4 world news 8 voices 14 business 18 impact 26 plus 30 1v 39 classad 40 sports 41 we set you thinking HBi If iHi
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon IS POLITICAL TEA TOO BITTER A BREW?
      1151 2  -  TEO HWEE NAK Can Singapore afford the apathy characterised by a reluctance to step forward? DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR hweenak@newstoday.com.sg PSA chief Grace Fu drew some appreciative laughter when she opened her speech at Saturday's 20th anniversary of Young PAP. She confessed that she
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      Lock icon Medisave lifeline for outpatients
      513 3  -  TAN HUI LENG Move will improve management of chronic illnesses huileng@newstoday.com.sg IN A major shift for the Singapore healthcare system, Medisave withdrawals will be allowed for outpatient care of diabetes, hypertension, lipid disorders and stroke. The scheme is expected to be implemented by the year's end
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      S'pore is tops for job creation
      294 4  -  LEE U-WEN Govt efforts play big role in upping employment u-wen@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE is a world leader in encouraging job creation, with 43 per cent of citizens giving the Government the thumbs-up for its efforts so far. This finding, from a new global survey conducted
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      No manifesto, but Chiam shows his hand
      270 4  -  LOHCHEEKONG cheekong@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE Democratic Alliance (SDA) chairman Chiam See Tong is taking a realistic approach to the coming General Election and has decided not to come up with a party manifesto. His reasoning? Manifestos sketch out plans of governance and there was no
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon WATERFRONT DESIGNERS SHORTLISTED
        97 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Ten teams from landscape architectural firms including Singaporebased and overseas ones have been shortlisted to design the Gardens by the Bay, Singapore's three new gardens to be built on the waterfront. More than 70 entries were submitted by 170 firms from 24 countries,including the United
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        Lock icon RETIREMENT VILLAGE IN PIPELINE
        130 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Government has shortlisted a few potential sites for the construction of a retirement village, and the Ministry of National Development is currently studying the details. Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan said in the past, the idea of building retirement villages was put on
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        Lock icon HIGH PASSENGER TRAFFIC FOR CHANGI AIRPORT
        64 4 —AFP Changi Airport received 2.85 million passengers last month, up 8.3 per cent from the previous year and 11.76 per cent higher than in February. A total of 8.2 million passengers passed through Changi in the three months up to March, up 10.2 per
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        Lock icon MORE RAIN COMING YOUR WAY
        53 4 -938 LIVE The weather bureau says rainfall for this month will be substantially above average. There has been very wet weather in the past two weeks, especially in eastern Singapore. The weather bureau said to expect more rain in the next two weeks as the
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      To bee or not to bee
      587 6  -  LEE U-WEN u-wen@newstoday.com.sg WOULD bees be suitable to keep as pets in your home? That is one scenario that English teacher Ms Ellene Tan posed to her students during one lesson recently, and the responses she had were, in her words, "fascinating". According to
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      Lock icon Childcare centres still careful to prevent HFMD outbreaks
      237 6 -CHEOWXINYI THE number of hand foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases has dropped. With a peak of 785 cases a week reached in late March, only 451 cases were reported last week, according to the Ministry of Health. Still, childcare centres are
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      177 7 We've been fastening for 75 years. iJow ifs your turn to Cisten to wfiat we'cffike to say: urtfiank you" As we celebrate our 75th year in Singapore, one thing is clear. dreams with us, and trusted us to listen to financial markets for It is your unwavering support that has
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Malaysia students to study ethnic relations course
      183 8 —AP KUALA LUMPUR University students in multi-ethnic Malaysia will be required to pass a course aimed at helping them understand other races and promoting a healthy debate on ethnic integration. Thousands of first-year students at Malaysia's 11 state-run universities will have to study
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      Lock icon Suicide bomber kills 8 in Tel Aviv
      217 8 ■AFP TEL AVIV Eight people were killed and dozens more wounded by a Palestinian suicide bomber who blew himself up yesterday in Tel Aviv. The attack took place shortly before the swearing in of the new Israeli parliament following last month's election won
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      Lock icon Weakened Bush, reluctant Hu
      527 8 -AGENCIES As his ratings dive, Bush will seek major concessions, but Hu may not oblige WASHINGTON President George W Bush, under pressure from Congress to get tough with China, needs President Hu Jintao's help to show it is better to engage than to alienate Beijing. Mr
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      Lock icon Beijing blanketed by sand
      128 9 —AFP BEIJING Millions of residents woke up yesterday to find Beijing covered in a thin layer of sand another reminder that the desert is moving closer to the Chinese capital. People drove to work in cars that had been coloured yellow and brown by the dust
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      Lock icon No referendum needed on bridge
      389 9 AGENCIES MP responds to Dr M's suggestion, says Cabinet has power to revoke decision KUALA LUMPUR There was no referendum when the Government decided to build a bridge across the Johor Strait, so there shouldn't be any reason to have one now to scrap the
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      Lock icon Nepal opposition's economic war
      264 10 —AFP King deploys army to ensure food delivery to residents KATHMANDU Residents of Nepal's capital faced more hardship yesterday as opposition parties declared economic war on King Gyanendra, with food and fuel shortages worsening after nearly two weeks of strikes and protests. But the king deployed
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      Lock icon Catholic mag publishes Prophet cartoon
      212 10 —AGENCIES ROME A cartoon depicting the Prophet Mohammad in hell has been published by an Italian magazine close to the Roman Catholic conservative Opus Dei group, bringing angry criticism from Muslim groups and disapproval from the Vatican. The drawing in Studi Cattolici takes its inspiration
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      Lock icon China bans ships near disputed gas fields
      199 10 —AP TOKYO A reported Chinese ban on ship traffic around dispute gas fields in the East China Sea could violate the United Nations convention on the law of the sea, a top Japanese government official said yesterday. Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe said
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      Lock icon Another controversial Thai
      401 12 —AFP Senate candidates could also face disqualification BANGKOK Thai voters go to the polls tomorrow to elect a new Senate, with the nation still reeling from controversial snap elections two weeks ago that led Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to step aside. The Senate race has unfolded in
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      Lock icon THAKSIN RIVAL FACES ARREST
      151 12 -AFP A key leader of the anti-Thaksin protests has defied a subpoena over an alleged insult to Thailand's king, police said yesterday. Media tycoon Sondhi Limthongkul (picture) had been ordered to meet police yesterday for questioning over his statements during a rally in March. Instead, he
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon LET WORKERS TAKE LEAVE DURING WORLD CUP, MINISTER TELLS BOSSES
        72 12 -DPA Malaysian bosses have been urged to allow workers to take leave during the World Cup season so that fans can watch pre-dawn match screenings without affecting their productivity at work. Human Resources Minister Fong Chan Onn said fans would
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        Lock icon TRAFFIC FINES TO PAY FOR IMPORTED ROAD SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS
        77 12 -AFP A foreign private company will install digital cameras to record traffic offences on Malaysian roads, and will be paid out of fines collected from offenders. Some 300 cameras are to be set up nationwide by early next year. The cameras
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        Lock icon MINE BLAST KILLS TEEN SOLDIER
        73 12 -AFP A Tamil Tiger teen soldier has been killed in a Claymore mine blast in northern Sri Lanka. The United Nations said the 17-year-old fighter died in a mine attack last week in the northern district of Vavuniya and asked the guerrillas to demobilise all
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  • Voices
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      isay DON'T WATT TO SAY 'GOOD JOB'
      577 14  -  Jeremy Lim news@newstoday.com.sg TWO headlines within a week in the Voices pages caught my attention. It was difficult for me to miss them as they were preceded by a bold word in red: Accolade. The first one, "All hail this cabbie" (March 28),
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    • Letter
      Landed property doesn't reflect ground reality
      231 14  -  AHMED IBRAHIM Letter from I REFER to the Progress Package awarded to share part of the Government's surpluses with Singaporeans. I am 66 years old and live in a semi-de-tached house, a leasehold property with 29 years left I will receive $200 in cash
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      232 16  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY I COUNT TO 10 WHEN ANGRY We've often heard the old suggestion that we should count to 10 when we get angry. Is there any validity to this advice? Actually when angry feelings come over us, it can indeed be very valuable
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      Lock icon Let kids choose parental visits
      637 16  -  ALICE TAN The law can't help a dad who failed initially to fight for the right to see his child Letter from I WAS sad to read the letter "Consider dads' rights too" by Bill Lim (April 12). The truth is, many dads face this
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      Linkways built in good time
      175 16  -  ADELENEYEO Letter from Public Relations Manager Tampines Town Council WE REFER to the letter "Puzzling pace of upgrading works" (April 13). Improvement projects, cyclical and upgrading works implemented by the Town Council are continually carried out in Tampines to enhance the estates for our residents.
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      sayagain
      64 17  -  Steve KNgo My fear is this: What if the Opposition parties gain a strong foothold in Parliament? If they get 10 seats, they will want 20 more. Eventually they will want to take over the country. It is likely they will spend more time 'fighting' in Parliament and politicking
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    • SHORTTAKES
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        LIVE POLITICAL DEBATE ON TV?
        116 17  -  BENJAMIN HO JOONWAH: Kudos to MediaCorp for producing forums featuring both the Prime Minister and the Minister Mentor addressing two very different segments of Singapore society. However, it seems that only the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) is providing a clear vision for Singapore. Yes,
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        NKF ISSUE A CHEAP VOTE GETTER
        111 17  -  KHOO LIH-HAN: It is disappointing that the Opposition plans to use the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) saga to win votes rather than relying on its own ability, credibility and pool of talent. What if the NKF incident had not taken place so close to
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      Political insurance ?
      435 17  - Political insurance LIMSOONHENG Letter from I HAVE witnessed all the general elections since the day Mr Lee Kuan Yew entered politics. With each, we celebrated the wisdom of the electorate for not abandoning the People's Action Party (PAP). It has proven thus far to be led by men of integrity
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      132 17 J Time to renovate? Find it fast with Yellow Pages. Home Decor on page 1031 Air Conditioning on page 156 1 Interior Designers on page 560 IM W i I I I-tlji- A-ri-o-r "HAVE YOUR SAY" LUCKY DRAW 1I I J 1 FHE LATEST If you've flipped Yellow Pages, called
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      Lock icon M1 rattles broadband market
      319 18  -  CHRISTIE LOH christie@newstoday.com.sg IN A move that challenges Singapore's two providers of fixed broadband services, Mobile One (Ml) is slashing the price of its 3G plan for unlimited Internet access on-the-go. The country's smallest mobile phone operator yesterday said the subscription rate of '3G Sun Surf
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      CORPORATEBRIEFS
      240 18 Singapore Airlines (SIA) filled 69.8 per cent of total capacity last month, up 2.3 percentage points from March a year earlier. Its passenger load factor, which measures the extent to which its planes are filled, rose 4.1 percentage points to 75.8 per cent, due to the addition of flights
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      Lock icon Oil prices hit US$7O in Asian trade
      141 18 -AFP OIL prices touched US$7O a barrel in Asian trade yesterday on concerns over tight petrol stocks in the United States and continued fears that Washington could attack Iran's nuclear facilities. Late afternoon in Asia, benchmark New York crude for May delivery was
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      Lock icon Citigroup reports $9b profit in Q1
      125 18 -AGENCIES CITIGROUP, the world's biggest financial services company, reported a 3.6-per-cent increase in first-quarter earnings, led by record revenues at its securities unit and its international banking operations. Net income in the three months ended March 31 climbed to U555.64 billion ($9 billion), or
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        Lock icon Key exports up 16.8% in March
        285 20 -AFP SINGAPORE'S main exports rose 16.8 per cent last month from March a year earlier, led by Pharmaceuticals and electronics, underpinning the Republic's robust economic growth projections this year, analysts said. While the non-oil domestic exports (NODX) growth rate was below analysts' estimates of
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      • marketwatch
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          Singapore
          68 20 SHARE prices rose yesterday, with the key market benchmark ending higher for the first time in three trading days. The ST Index added 5.96 points, or 0.2 per cent, to close at 2,550.34. In the broad market, gainers outpaced losers 348 to 241. Traded volume amounted to 1.9 billion
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          Lock icon ST Index — 2,550.34 +5.96
          64 20 ST Index 2,550.34 +5.96 Bloomberg Devices, gained 7 cents, or 4.7 per cent, to $1.57. China-related stocks climbed after President Hu Jintao said on Sunday that the nation's economy grew at a faster-than-expected 10.2 per cent in the first quarter. Shares of Fabchem China doubled on its debut to close
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          Your S$1 buys
          36 20 uss 0.6239 UK£ 0.3548 YBn 73.818 HK$ 4.8402 HM 2.2901 Euro 0.5121 Rupiah 5,608.9 Baht 23.691 Peso 32.034 A$ 0.8521 Indian Rs 28.166 Won 596.21 C$ 0.7159 Yuan 5.0038 NZ$ 1.0043 NTS 20.252
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          Lock icon World markets
          61 20 SGX, Dow Jones, Bloomberg Information provided by Nikkei 225 HK Hang Seng Australia ASX200 17,000.36 Closed Closed -233.46 -1.35 Korea Comp Thailand SET 1,422.63 759.42 -10.09 +3.99 -0.70 +0.53 Jakarta Comp 1,306.78 +4.66 +0.34 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 2,229.36 288.89 +5.39 +5.17 +0.24 +1.82 Mumbai Sensex 11,539.68 +302.45
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          Commodities
          20 20 Gold US$/oz 608.60 Silver US$/oz 13.23 Platinum US$/oz 1,104.00 Rubber cents/kg 347.25 Palm oil RM/tonne 1,414.00 Brent US$/barrel 71.07
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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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    • wealth business of personal finance
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        Equities get confidence vote
        912 22  -  VASU MENON Their outlook appears good, sayfund managers in poll news@newstoday.com.sg FUND managers were generally optimistic over the outlook for equity markets, the latest OCBC Fund Poll revealed. OCBC's Wealth Management Unit recently polled 14 fund managers to get an update of their views on the
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        Lock icon When not enough is a good thing
        507 24  -  VALERIE LAW With production not keeping pace with demand commodity-linked firms stay attractive for investors valeri e@newstoday.com.sg WITH the price of oil nearing US$7O per barrel and gold having crossed the US$6OO ($965) mark a level not seen since 1981 there is little
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        Fraser Serviced Residences in $800 m Middle-East venture
        150 24 SINGAPORE serviced residences operator, Fraser Serviced Residences, and Kuwait-based regional investment bank, Global Investment House, have partnered to create a Middle Eastern hospitality holding company that intends to invest US$5OO million ($BOl million) over the next five years in serviced residence properties
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    • impact the business of marketing
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        Rare reverse takeover
        420 26  -  TANG LI Advertising agency Mandate buys over agency from owner news@newstoday.com.sg IN ONE of the advertising industry's rare reverse takeover deals, a local advertising agency owned by one of Singapore's leading business groups has changed hands. Mandate Advertising International, one of Singapore's most well-established homegrown advertising agencies,
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        Lock icon How The Apprentice came good for them
        306 26  -  JANECHIAPOCO ja nec@newstoday.com.sg LEADING management school Asia Pacific Management Institute (APMI), which is sponsoring the television show The Apprentice, could not have asked for a better response to the show, made popular by American tycoon Donald Trump. APMI's chief executive Patrick Ho said
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        Lock icon A magic mushroom
        788 27  -  JANE CHIAPOCO janec@newstoday.com.sg FOR more than three decades, Dr Jannie Tay, 60, has been the face of luxury watch giant and industry icon, The Hour Glass, steering it prudently into international waters amid steady revenue growth. Then in 2004, Dr Tay leveraged on her pharmacology background and
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          184 27  -  Former entrepreneur Nanz Chong built a name for herself with the chain store company 0ne.99. But she did not let that name go down when the company closed in 2003. In fact, Ms Chong changed gears to become an author and motivational speaker. Now
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          138 27 From May this year, mobile phone users will be able to tune in to Bacardi B-Live Radio a mobile and online service that is powered by technology solutions firm Sydus. The new radio service is the world's first brand-funded global digital music service. It will play
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        370 28  -  ELAINE NG IN I ON-DEMAND business I software solutions provider Net Suite is taking Software as a Service (SaaS) business applications for the mid-market to the next level. With the launch of Net Suite Version 11.0, the software company is helping mid-sized companies profit
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        451 28  -  ELAINE NG Personal information could be encoded and used to bring likeminded people together, says BT elaine.ng@newstoday.com.sg I IN SIX years' time, your children could be en- tertained by video tiles in the bathroom, sitting in a playroom with wallpaper that changes appearance to promote feelings
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          68 28 Access infrastructure solutions provider Citrix Systems has opened a call centre in Singapore to serve its 21,000 customers in the Pacific region, following the company's recent establishment of other dedicated customer facilities, including the Pacific Customer Care Centre and Asia Consultancy Services Practices, here.
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          79 28 On-demand customer relationship management specialist Salesforce.com is offering mobile applications with AppExchange Mobile, through its acquisition of Sendia Corp. With AppExchange Mobile, current and future AppExchange partners will be able to extend their on- demand applications to most mobile devices with no
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          68 28 BMC Software, Fujitsu, HP and IBM have announced plans to create an interoperability specification that would enable customers to federate and access information from multi-vendor IT infrastructures. The companies plan to submit a draft specification to an industry standards organisation later
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          1047 29  -  ARIELTAM More companies are using monitoring tools to track employees' online activities a riel@newstoday.com.sg I ADMIT it, all of us are guilty of surfI ing websites, checking private email and chatting via instant messaging on the office computer during working hours. But
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      967 30  -  Zul Othman THERE is a rock revolution underway at dance clubs around the world. While thousands of dance DJs pore over stacks of records in search of that elusive sure-fire dance-floor hit, a new breed of taste makers are rocking clubs armed with little more than
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        64 31  -  Concave Scream Homegrown rockers Concave Scream make a comeback with album No 4, Horizons, and it's a welcome return. Decade-long music veterans. Concave Scream craft songs that are uniquely their own. Mournful vocals, tripped-out arrangements and rock-out moments dominate the 20 tracks here. Tight and stacked with memorable moments.
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      69 31 This week we ask Esam, guitarist and vocalist of the Stoned Revivals for his all-time favourite disc. ESAM ON TEENAGE FANCLUB'S BANDWAGONESQUE I like albums with a lot of noise on them, but Teenage Fanclub were different. Even though this record came out in 1991 during the
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        64 32 A local governor in Namibia said Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt told him they would have their baby in his country and were considering giving the child a Namibian name, according to The Sunday Times o^ South Africa. Namibian immigration officials confirmed earlier this
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        52 32 George Michael crashed into three cars while trying to park his SUV in London early Sunday, the Daily Mirror reported yesterday. The paper said a representative of the British pop star had tried to contact the car owners on the same day to reimburse them for
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        58 32 Chat online with lan Wright of Globe Trekkerfame tomorrow from 6.30pm to Bpm at www.travelandlivingasia.com/chat. The intrepid traveller will give fans a sneakpeak of his experiences in his latest show, YIP Weekends With lan Wright, which will run on Discovery Travel Living (Star Hub Channel 16)
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      387 32  -  AMELYNN LIONG Homegrown outfits pitch in for charity a melynnl@newstoday.com.sg THESE guys are doing it for the love of music and for the good of charity. Homegrown bands, including Lunarin, Electrico, Stoned Revivals, Phorous and The Observatory, have come together to lend their talents to a
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        606 34  -  YONG SHU CHIANG plus@newstoday.com.sg WANT extra pocket money? Forget about a handout, get a job. That's what Michael Glawogger got from his father when he was a high school student in Austria decades ago. He ended up working as a labourer in Germany, demolishing houses and
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        879 36  -  SHERALYN TAY Breastfeeding brings benefits to both mother and child hea lth@newstoday.com.sg LIKE most mothers who continue breastfeeding their children after returning to work, Madam Tang Lai Mvi commuted daily, armed with a bag of empty milk bottles, a hand pump and a
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          39 36 Discover the latest techniques in correcting myopia and astigmatism. Date: April 22 Time: 1.30pm to 4pm Venue: Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Level 1, Theatrette Registration/Enquiries: $5 per person. Registration required. Call Dennis at 6357 8266
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          53 36 Meet Ana Forrest, a renowned yoga teacher at this one-day workshop. Born with leg and torso deformities. Ana will share her experiences and explore the practice of Forrest yoga with participants. Date: April 23 Time: Various times Venue: Pure Yoga studio, Ngee Ann City
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          74 36 Discover the benefits from herbs that have been used for centuries in ayurveda. Participants can look forward to learning about the powerful compounds in herbs and plants that can address common lifestyle related health issues. Date: April 22 Time: 2pm to spm Venue: NTUC Centre, Seminar
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          74 37 When should a child start wearing braces to realign his or her teeth? Is it too late for braces treatment when you have reached adulthood? Find out how the realignment of teeth with braces goes a long way to help someone gain self-confidence.
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        326 37  -  REETA RAMAN MORE than one in three Singaporean men aged 50 and above, suffer from benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), according to survey results from the Singapore Urological Association. The prostate is part of the male reproductive system. Its main function is to
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      663 41 —AP Bryant leads team into the post-season and Phoenix could well be the match-up NBA LA Lakers 109 Suns 89 LOS ANGELES Helped by the absence of Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant put on his usual one-man offensive show and the Los Angeles Lakers easily clinched a
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      389 42  -  TAN YO-HINN yohinn@newstoday.com.sg HE IS credited with putting Singapore on the bowling map, when he won a silver medal at the 1970 World Games in Copenhagen. Now, Henry Tan may be returning to the national fold. According to sources, 63-year-old Tan is in
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      238 42  -  CUBBY LEONG cubby@newstoday.com.sg AFTER 13 years, the Asian Junior Championships will return to the Kallang squash courts from June 6-10. While the Singapore Squash Rackets Association (SSRA) have yet to name their three representatives for the under-15 and under-19 (Boys and Girls)
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      531 45 —AFP ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Tottenham 1 Man United 2 LONDON Wayne Rooney scored twice as Manchester United kept the Premiership title race alive for another two weeks at least, beating Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at White Hart Lane here yesterday. The stocky striker converted an eighthminute cross and finished
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        109 45 ENGLAND'S World Cup hopes have suffered a blow with the news that Tottenham Hotspur defender Ledley King has broken a bone in his left foot. The injury could sideline him for three to four weeks and leave him in a desperate race against time to
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      303 45 —AFP BLACKBURN- Steven Gerrard (picture) and Dietmar Hamann have presented manager Rafael Benitez with a double injury scare just days before Liverpool's FA Cup semi-final with Chelsea. The midfield duo were missing from Liverpool's 1-0 victory over Blackburn Rovers on Sunday, the Reds' seventh
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