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  • 67 1 TODAY /A=diaCorp share your free newspaper MICA(P) 192/07/2006 TODAY /AehjaCorp share your free newspaper MICA(P) 192/07/2006 E o o 6 c c o > (0 o CD o o CM C) l_ 03 -Q O O O > (0 ■o (A 3 I- E o o 6 c c o
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  • 789 1  -  TAN HUI LENG and SHERALYN TAY Health Ministry considering relooking scheme to allow patients to pay a smaller share of their hospital bills huileng@mediacorp.com.sg LARGE hospital bills aren't normally mentioned in the same breath as good news, but Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan is trying to bring
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  • 350 1 —AP LAS VEGAS The man who backed out of the race to build Singapore's first casino has blown a record art deal by elbowing a hole in the middle of Picasso's 1932 portrait of his mistress, Marie-Therese Walter. Casino mogul Steve Wynn,
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    • 33 1 hot news 2 Singapore news 6 world news 12 voices 20 business 46 plus 54 chystyle 61 traveller 62 tv radio listings 70 classad 71 sports 72 we set you thinking ijjPjiljffinl t
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    • 34 1 PUWlfcffi il!i and IB U!j!KHV sLj£& ROHITBRIJNATH: <£5v I R" R ft f MwfnmlOm MICHELLE i,^* I |-T^ 9 tiiLiii 76 'X Find out how on pages 32-45 STEPPING UP STEP-DOWN SUPPORT PAGE 6
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  • hot news
    • 167 2 POLYCUNICS: What is the effect of the heavy patient load on the quality of care? One contributing factor is that many people go repeatedly to polyclinics for referrals so they can receive subsidised hospital care. Also, one suggestion was that senior citizen
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    • 812 2  -  001 GIOK LING South-east Asians must act on the haze problem and not wait for govts to do something COMPARISONS are being made between the haze situation in 1997 and the one now enveloping parts of the region because of the forest fires in Sumatra and
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    • 480 3  -  TORCHING LI Condo-style HDB apartments, marketed by private developer, snapped up in 12 days chingli@media corp.com.sg SINGAPORE'S first public housing project built and sold by a private developer has set a record, with nine applicants vying for each unit. In its 12 days
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    • 414 4  -  ASHRAF SAFDAR HPB ropes in youth for campaign to combat rising number of infections among Singaporeans in their 20s ashraf@mediacorp.com.sg JUST two months after the spotlight was cast on the prevalence of unprotected sex among teenagers and the sharp rise in the number hit by sexually
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    • 426 4  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@media corp.com.sg THE Singaporean man who attempted to murder his two daughters with an overdose of sleeping pills knew his actions were wrong, a forensic psychiatrist told a Sydney court yesterday. While Dr Stephen Allnutt recognised that family circumstances were
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    • S'PORESNIPPETS
      • 93 4 An improvement in air quality yesterday is unlikely to carry over to today. The Pollutant Standards Index yesterday between 6am and 9pm fluctuated between 65 and 74. According to the National Environment Agency, a slight shift in winds to the easterly and southeasterly direction around
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      • 78 4 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew continued his high-level meetings in the United States with a meeting at the Pentagon with United States Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. According to Pentagon spokesman Major Patrick Ryde, their discussions "ranged from bilateral relations to regional and global challenges".
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      • 76 4 938 LIVE The trial involving two Falungong members will proceed despite attempts to halt it on grounds of unfairness. The Court of Appeal yesterday dismissed the members' lawyer's application to stay the proceedings, after a High Court judge had earlier done the same. Erh Boon
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  • Singapore news
    • 543 6  -  SHERALYNTAY Khaw: Elderly could get more subsidies for use of community hospitals sheralyn@mediacorp.com.sg ELDERLY Singaporeans may enjoy more subsidies when they enter community hospitals in the future, if an ongoing review by the Ministry of Health finds current subsidies for step-down care to be inadequate. The
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    • 329 6 938 LIVE FIFTEEN schools here have embarked on a programme to provide healthier drinks for their students, with drink manufacturers roped in to create new and improved concoctions. From this month, a new range of drinks with reduced sugar will be rolled out in
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    • 673 8  -  VALCHUA Culinary genius Alain Ducasse is one of Eighth Wonder's aces DEPUTY NEWS EDITOR val@mediacorp.com.sg WHILE its rivals are betting big on mega-aquariums, wildlife and robots, Sentosa hopeful Eighth Wonder wants to woo Singaporeans and tourists through their stomachs. It has roped in renowned chef Alain Ducasse
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    • 413 10  -  LEE U-WEN New Raffles Campus school to accept foreign students in '07 u-wen@media corp.com.sg SINGAPORE-BASED education services provider Raffles Campus has announced plans to open a new integrated international school here in January. On Monday, the Ministry of Education gave its in-principle approval to establish the E
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    • 196 10 CHANNEL NEWSASIA ULTIMATE frisbee or the Swiss game of Tchoukball are just some of the unique and unconventional sports that may be implemented in schools next year. Primary, secondary and junior college students may soon have a wider pool of Co-Curricular Activities (CCAs)
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  • world news
    • 528 12 BLOOMBERG Also concerned over possible arms race after the North's test TOKYO United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday said the US is ready to use the "full range" of its military might to defend Japan in light of North Korea's nuclear weapons test,
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    • 242 12 —AP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's Prime Minister said yesterday he is ready to meet with his predecessor, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, to settle their differences that have dominated the country's political scene all year. "Yes, I am also ready to meet him," Prime Minister
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    • 342 12 —AFP KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yesterday wished Hindu Malaysians "Happy Deepavali" to end a controversy over whether it is blasphemous for Muslims to extend the holiday greeting. He also weighed into a furore over the mixing of the main
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    • 210 14 —AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Air quality in Kuala Lumpur and Johor hit unhealthy levels yesterday due to smog from Indonesian forest fires. Kuala Lumpur was shrouded in a white haze as the air pollutant index jumped to 108, according to environment department data. A reading of
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    • 170 14 —AFP KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysian woman who said she was ostracised after being wrongly diagnosed with HIV while she was pregnant has won permission to sue her doctor and the government, The New Straits Times said yesterday. Malaysia's Court of Appeal said 31-year-old Norizan
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    • 428 15 —AFP Tamil Tiger suicide bombers infiltrate southern harbour, destroy Navy boats COLOMBO Suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bombers disguised as fishermen infiltrated a Sri Lankan port yesterday, destroying three gunboats and killing at least two people. Police opened fire and wounded three people in
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
      • 75 15 —AFP The Philippine government yesterday issued a deportation order against the Indonesian wife of Jemaah Islamiyah leader Dulmatin, who is wanted for the 2002 bombings on the Indonesian resort island of Bali. Istiada Oemar Sovie was captured by troops on the southern island of
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      • 60 15 Taiwan-born film-maker Ang Lee has been appointed an art and culture consultant for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Reuters reported. The 51-year-old Oscar winner will advise a creative team headed by Zhang Yimou and Steven
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    • this quirky world
      • 118 16 Sibu residents are getting a better deal than most Malaysian cities with public toilets that cost RM 100,000 ($42,000) to RM200,000 to build. The Star reported. The expensive restrooms, located near the Sibu Gateway, are being touted as friendly to users and the environment because
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      • 119 16 -AP A Chinese university is requiring law and business students to take golf lessons to prepare them for a business world where deals are made on the golf course, news reports said. While more schools are offering such lessons, Xiamen University in south-east
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    • 402 16 -AFP Thai, M'sian leaders vow to resolve conflict in Thailand's south KUALA LUMPUR Thailand's Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said yesterday that he wants to solve the insurgency in the kingdom's South by peaceful means and will reach out to Muslims in the troubled region. General Surayud,
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    • 364 17 -BLOOMBERG CARACAS (Venezuela) Venezuela will continue to fight for a seat in the United Nations Security Council even as the United States steps up efforts to obstruct its bid, President Hugo Chavez said. "I say here to
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    • 444 17 —THE GUARDIAN Chavez turns on the charm, pens love letter CARACAS (Venezuela) It could be the cover of a romantic ballad album, a man in a blue shirt with a soft gaze and a heartfelt paean that begins: "Always, I did everything for love." Meet Hugo
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    • 199 18 THE GUARDIAN TEHRAN Iran's Islamic government has banned high-speed Internet links in a bid to stifle domestic political dissent and combat the influence of western culture. In a blow to the country's estimated five million internet users, service providers have been told to restrict online
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    • 479 18 Palestinian doctors report previously unseen injuries caused by attacks GAZA CITY Doctors in Gaza have reported previously unseen injuries from Israeli weapons that cause severe burning and deep internal wounds, often resulting in amputations or death. The injuries were first seen in July, when
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    • 780 19  -  CHAD BOUCHARD IN YOGYAKARTA news@newstoday.com.sg THE MONSOON rains that have already brought heavy flooding to Thailand and India are inching toward Indonesia and thousands of earthquake survivors fear they will have no shelter from the deluge. Four months after a 6.3-magnitude quake levelled 300,000 homes in
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  • Voices
    • A mother's place
    • 266 20  -  TAN NGUAN SEN Letter from Director, Catchment and Waterways Public Utilities Board (PUB) PUB thanks Mr Ching for his letter, "Will worksite occupier have to answer for another's action?" (Oct 16). In the project he highlighted, the contractor and not the site occupier will be accountable
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    • 362 22  -  NALEEZAEBRAHIM Letter from Deputy Director, Media Relations Land Transport Authority I REFER to Mr Siew Ngung Chia's letter "More COEs, next ERP rates hike" (Sept 25). Mr Siew has rightly pointed out that the Vehicle Quota
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    • 174 22  -  JEFFREY LAW LEE BENG Because employers have yet to accept value of older workers Letter from I READ with concern the report, "Still a workforce to be reckoned with" (Oct 16). As our population ages rapidly and life expectancy increases, the employment of older
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    • 267 22  -  RICK UM SAY KIONG Letter from AS THE economy improves, many older workers are enjoying a high employment rate as more employers change their mindsets about hiring them. But I do not completely agree that this is an indication that
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    • 154 23  -  BERNARD BAKER Letter from Director, Public Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs WE REFER to the letter "Give SEA neighbours a say" (Oct 17), by Mr Errol Goodenough. Mr Goodenough asked for the MFA's comments. We entirely agree with him that issues which could have transboundary repercussions
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    • SHORTTAKES
      • 104 23  -  COLIN ONG TAU SHIEN: As Singaporeans gear up for more weeks of haze that may put a dampener on two upcoming holiday celebrations and weekend family outings, I am curious as to how our youth respond to this problem. I'd like to encourage the Ministry
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      • 80 23  -  KEVIN LAM: I have been seeing more cars fitted with licence plates with highly reflective and embossed letters and numbers. These plates are hardly legible in the day and even worse at night. I estimate you need to be within three metres to see the numbers clearly. Are
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    • 223 26  - Thanks for subtitling the news, but on other shows MURALI SHARMA Letter from RECENTLY MediaCorp introduced subtitles for the news. They are great, easy on the eye and a wonderful teaching tool as the viewer can follow almost all the spoken words by reading the subtitles. The lettering appears on
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    • 340 26 MEDIACORP'S RESPONSE: BEING fully aware of the importance of subtitles in bringing cultures and language groups together, we strive to provide subtitles in as many of our programmes as possible. All our prime-time Chinese drama serials, Arts Central's foreign programming, locally
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    • 255 28  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY... GROWING UP EARLY AND LATE I want to talktoday aboutfour growth patterns in the early teen years that have significance for self-confidence. First, there's the late-maturing boy, who is keenly aware that all his friends have grown up. He may be interested
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    • 608 28  -  LIANG DINGZI ON OCT 3,1 received my September statement from my bank. It came with an enticement: "Earn 3.25% p.a...." So, the following day, I called the bank to express my interest. The investment officer doubted the promotion was still valid.
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    • OFFICIALREPLIES
      • 135 30  -  TAY BOON SUN Senior Public Relations Officer for Director (Corporate Development) Housing Development Board (HDB) I refer to the letter, "If you build more, they will come" (Oct 11) by Ms Ng Gek Huang. The Design Build Sell Scheme (DBSS) is a new public
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      • 89 30  -  LEE LENG KIONG Director, Corporate Communications Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) I refer to the letter by Mr Denis Distant, "Expedite email replies" (Oct 13). We agree with Mr Distant that taxpayers' enquiries should be dealt with expeditiously. Although our service standard for
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    • 1054 30  -  DESMOND CHUA She fed us, clothed us, raised us, set straight our paths in life; now she has left us with a void in our house and hearts in memorium MADAM KOHCHOO LAN, 81 Mother IT HAS been a month since
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  • QualityandStandards
    • 299 32 Quality assurance and improved image are just some of the benefits SMEs stand to gain from adopting standards Is it true that standards are only for large companies and multinational corporations (MNCs)? Certainly not! According to Spring Singapore, standards can benefit all types of businesses,
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    • 582 34  -  Chan Sect Fun As SMEs make up more than 95 per cent of companies in the world, the ISO is looking at ways to help them extend their reach globally Small businesses stand to reap big benefits from adopting ISO standards that is the
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    • 304 34 International standards and MRAs help local companies go overseas In a globalised economy, international linkages are critical for businesses. To help local enterprises make their mark on the global business front, there is a standards and conformance (S&C) infrastructure, which includes standardisation, metrology, accreditation,
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    • 642 37  -  Lynette Koh Lee Chuan Seng wants to transform the construction industry into one that makes highly-standardised and efficient use of IT Years back, construction companies had to hire delivery trucks to transport more than just heavy machinery sometimes, they were also used to deliver large
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    • 598 37  -  Jenny Kong Tan Pui Guan helped the SAC gain recognition overseas, growing the export sector in the process When MrTan Pui Guan joined the newly-formed Singapore Accreditation Council (SAC) in 1996 and became its deputy chairman in 1999, he had only one aim to help
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    • 537 40  -  Lynette Koh As chairman of the Food Standards Committee, Tan Khieng Sin led a team that helped improve standards of food manufacturing Consumers can now enjoy fresher milk, thanks to the Singapore Standard Code of Practice on Cold Chain Management for Milk and Dairy Products
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    • 532 40  -  Recta Raman TUV SUD PSB gotto "the heart" of the standard to help its customers meet standards requirements For over 20 years, TUV SUD PSB Certification Pte Ltd has been driven by the constant emphasis on three key qualities which form the cornerstone of its success:
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    • 524 42  -  Jenny Kong For 20 years, chemist Yeoh Guan Huah worked on accreditation schemes and conducted training to boost lab industry Ask MrYeoh Guan Huah what fuels his two-decade long participation in accreditation, and he'll let you know that it's just pure passion for laboratory work and how
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    • 487 42  -  Chan Sect Fun As one of the first lift inspection bodies to be accredited, Ascentech is confident of its competence and integrity Giving the customer added peace of mind was a key motivating factor for AscenTech, a division of Otis Elevator Co, to get accredited
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    • 427 43 Multiple readers and tags can be used with little interferences thanks to new RFID standard Singapore's retailers, wholesalers, suppliers, manufacturers and logistics providers stand to enjoy greater productivity from the successful implementation of standards for "wireless recognition of items" or the technology known as
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    • 564 44 Singapore industry gets boost with three new standards The local standards scene is abuzz with activities as a number of new standards were launched to improve products and services. Here's a list of new standards that were launched recently: Code of Practice for Drainage of
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    • 355 45 With time authentication, you can be assured that the information you receive has not been altered If someone alters a critical piece of information in an internet transaction and modifies the time by which it was originally created, how does one ascertain which digital records
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    • 267 45 While Singapore celebrates 40years of quality and standards, the international body on electrical and electronic standards is also celebrating a significant milestone in its history the International Electrotechnical Commission (lEC) turns 100 this year. Founded on June 26 to 27,1906, the lEC develops international standards for electrical,
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    • 568 46 DOW JONES DBS catches up with UOB, as both cross 1m credit card holders DBS Group Holdings has caught up with longtime leader United Overseas Bank (UOB) in Singapore's credit card market, with both players now having more than 1 million cards in circulation. DBS told Dow
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      • 501 48  - Millennium Copthorne forays into China LOHCHEEKONG The chain opens its first hotel in the country IN SHANGHAI cheekong@media corp. com. sg TRAILBLAZING property tycoon Kwek Leng Beng is hardly ever seen as a "new-kid-on-the-block" in the hotel business but it is this position that he is finding himself in, as
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      • 211 49  -  -VALERIE LAW COURTS Megastore will unveil its largest store in Asia this December, in time to catch Christmas shoppers, said Mr Terry O'Conner, Courts (Singapore) managing director. Occupying more than 116,000 sq ft, Courts Mega Store offers three floors of retail space
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        • 54 49 DOW JONES SHARE prices closed slightly higher amid lingering worries over North Korea's nuclear ambitions and renewed concerns about inflation in the United States. The ST Index closed 4.72 points, or 0.2 per cent, higher at 2,642.42. Gainers, however, lagged losers 255 to 295 as 1.1 billion shares worth
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        • 55 49 Nikkei 225 *****.00 +41.41 +0.25 Hang Seng ASX *****.09 5313.20 +33.25 +31.90 +0.10 +0.60 Taiwan Wtd 7017.60 -57.53 -0.01 Korea Comp 1354.26 +2.96 +0.22 KLCI 975.09 -1.34 -0.14 SET Index 710.74 +0.00 +1.13 Jakarta Comp 1564.54 -2.27 -0.15 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 2546.53 329.34 +3.05 +3.69 +0.12 +1.13
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        • 26 49 SGX, Bloomberg Gold US$/oz 593.50 Silver US$/oz 11.78 Platinum US$/oz 1,083.00 Rubber cents/kg 301.25 Palm oil RM/tonne 1,523.00 Brent crude US$/barrel 60.94 Information provided by
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      • 394 50  -  CHOW PENN NEE Maybank also plans to focus on fee-based income and on core consumer banking pennnee@media corp.com.sg IN AN effort to reach its target customers, Maybank Singapore will be relocating four of its branches to the heartlands over the next two years. Since
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      • 205 50 -BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA), set to be the first to fly Airbus' A3BO, has not decided on the fate of its order for the world's largest commercial plane after delivery of the aircraft was delayed for a third time.
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      • 688 52  -  MIRAKASHINATH Singapore-led electronic seal project to help the sector save $64m annually mira@media corp.com.sg SINGAPORE has successfully completed a pilot run to test the use of electronic seals, or e-seals, on freight containers. The international standard will not only enhance the level of security present
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      • 251 53 BLOOMBERG CAPITACOMMERCIAL Trust, or CCT, one of Singapore's biggest downtown office landlords, said third-quarter distributable income to investors rose 19 per cent from a year earlier after acquisitions boosted rental payments. The property trust will distribute $19.4 million, or 1.8 cents a share
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      • marketbuzz
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    • 1178 54  -  iiFnTIH" ggjiffi Notre Dame de Paris single-handedly revived France's musical fortunes, helped largely by the government's clash with immigrants THERE are about 10 big name French musicals around, dating back to the *****, but none in recent times have achieved anything close to the success of the latest, Notre
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      • 582 56  -  ZULOTHMAN Robson Green may show off his acting chops on Wire in the Blood, but he can't hide his past as music chart-topper zul@media corp.com.sg BRITISH actor Robson Green is a man who enjoys trying on different hats. Currently seen as Dr Tony Hill in the hit
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      • 457 58  -  DAVID CHEW Law professor takes on psychologist's contempt for America in debut fictional work david. chew@media corp. com. sg HE MAY be a professor of law at Yale University, but don't ask Jed Rubenfeld why his first work of fiction wasn't a legal thriller or courtroom
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      • 302 60  -  JENNIFER CHEN Fish-out-of-water story beggars belief BOOKREVIEW I The Mission Song John Le Carre AS THE hero of a story about war and politics in the Congo, and eavesdropping, Bruno "Salvo" Salvador a Congo-born British citizen eager to serve his country makes you want to reach
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      • 1116 61 -AFP From pineapples to potatoes, all we can say to ethical fashion is: Sweet! PARIS Some of the tastiest fruit and veggies are no longer just for eating the ethical fashion industry has decided they have a place in your wardrobe, too. Sweet potatoes and pineapples
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        699 62  -  NAZIRKESHVANI traveller@newstoday.com.sg FIRST of all, let's get one thing straight It's not "Alor Setar". It's "Alor Star". And that's official. In 2002, the Kedah state government decided to drop the "c" from the spelling of the state capital for historical reasons. You see, the town one of Malaysia's
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      • 677 63 ARE you game to spice up your year-end family holiday to Sydney with a dash of adventure? Be a sport and rally your family to experience a host of exciting activities in Sydney and its beautiful surrounding regions. Here's a look at the Top 10 adventures you
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      • 648 66 -NYT Dilemma of plus-sized passengers to pay or not to pay for an extra seat WHEN Angela Hult caught an afternoon flight from Seattle to Portland, Oregon, a few weeks ago, she was looking forward to having some time and space to herself after a long
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      • 629 67  -  BERNADETTECHONG A jaunt through the souks,\ed by celebrity tour guide ChewChor Meng traveller@newstoday.com.sg TREADING on the soft sands of the desert. Sitting around blazing fires beneath the open sky. Listening to the strains of undulating Arabic music. For visitors to Dubai such as MediaCorp
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        507 68 NYT VISIT STORYBOOK LOCATIONS WHAT do Harry Potter, Thomas the Tank Engine, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Black Beauty have in common? Their stories are set in England, as are those of Mary Poppins, Paddington Bear and Peter Pan. Hoping to lure more young visitors to Britain, the National
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      636 72  -  DARREN LAI darren@mediacorp.com.sg HE PLAYED in a time recognised as the "golden era" of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and excelled at his game. Which means Mark Price must have been a really good basketball player. After all, the point guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1980s
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    • 540 73  -  JOSE RAYMOND High jump record-holder Sng hopes SAA will send Chan to Asian Games jose@media corp.com.sg IF THE Singapore Athletic Association (SAA) management committee decide to turn down the appeal of shot put stars Zhang Guirong and Dv Xianhui tonight, Michelle Sng will be the country's sole
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    • 228 73 —AFP JOHANNESBURG Organisers of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa denied yesterday that preparations were behind schedule, insisting they had made more progress than previous hosts Germany at a similar stage. "Comparatively, we are ahead of where Germany was at this stage," local organising committee
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    • 118 73 CUBBYLEONG WOODLANDS Wellington moved above the Young Lions into third place in the S-League after a 2-0 win over Geylang United at Bedok Stadium last night With three matches left in their 2006 league campaign, Woodlands are now a point adrift of second-placed Tampines Rovers,
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    • 831 74 —AGENCIES CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, GRPG CSKA Moscow 1 Arsenal 0 MOSCOW Arsene Wenger's winless record here in Moscow continued Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time) as CSKA Moscow beat Arsenal 1-0 in their Champions League Group G clash. His mood would not have got any better when European football's
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    • 283 74 —AFP CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, GRPE Dynamo Kiev 0 Lyon 3 KIEV French outfit Lyon rattled in the goals in their Champions League Group E clash against hapless home side Dynamo Kiev on Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), cruising to a 3-0 win as they continued to
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    • 522 75 —AGENCIES No goals, but 20-year-old shines after Ferguson names him captain CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, GRPF Man United 3 FC Copenhagen 0 MANCHESTER Sir Alex Ferguson is confident that Wayne Rooney has put his first prolonged slump in form behind him. The England striker failed to end his goal
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    • 996 76  -  Rohit Brijnath It's time this prodigy forgets the men's tour and starts concentrating on winning in the women's game MICHELLE Wie turned 17 some weeks ago and celebrated by hitting an air shot which earned her numerous headlines. She finished 21
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  • QualityandStandards
    • 299 79 Quality assurance and improved image are just some of the benefits SMEs stand to gain from adopting standards Is it true that standards are only for large companies and multinational corporations (MNCs)? Certainly not! According to Spring Singapore, standards can benefit all types of businesses,
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    • 582 80  -  Chan Sect Fun As SMEs make up more than 95 per cent of companies in the world, the ISO is looking at ways to help them extend their reach globally Small businesses stand to reap big benefits from adopting ISO standards that is the
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    • 304 80 International standards and MRAs help local companies go overseas In a globalised economy, international linkages are critical for businesses. To help local enterprises make their mark on the global business front, there is a standards and conformance (S&C) infrastructure, which includes standardisation, metrology, accreditation,
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    • 641 84  -  Lynette Koh Lee Chuan Seng wants to transform the construction industry into one that makes highly-standardised and efficient use of IT Years back, construction companies had to hire delivery trucks to transport more than just heavy machinery sometimes, they were also used to deliver large
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    • 599 84  -  Jenny Kong Tan Pui Guan helped the SAC gain recognition overseas, growing the export sector in the process When MrTan Pui Guan joined the newly-formed Singapore Accreditation Council (SAC) in 1996 and became its deputy chairman in 1999, he had only one aim to help
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    • 535 87  -  Lynette Koh As chairman of the Food Standards Committee, Tan Khieng Sin led a team that helped improve standards of food manufacturing Consumers can now enjoy fresher milk, thanks to the Singapore Standard Code of Practice on Cold Chain Management for Milk and Dairy Products
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    • 531 87 Recta Raman TUV SUD PSB gotto "the heart" of the standard to help its customers meet standards requirements For over 20 years, TUV SUD PSB Certification Pte Ltd has been driven by the constant emphasis on three key qualities which form the cornerstone of its success:
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    • 520 89  -  Jenny Kong For 20years, chemist Yeoh Guan Huah worked on accreditation schemes and conducted training to boost lab industry Ask MrYeoh Guan Huah what fuels his two-decade long participation in accreditation, and he'll let you know that it's just pure passion for laboratory work and how to
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    • 485 89  -  Chan Sect Fun As one of the first lift inspection bodies to be accredited, Ascentech is confident of its competence and integrity Giving the customer added peace of mind was a key motivating factor for AscenTech, a division of Otis Elevator Co, to get accredited
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    • 430 90 Multiple readers and tags can be used with little interferences thanks to new RFID standard Singapore's retailers, wholesalers, suppliers, manufacturers and logistics providers stand to enjoy greater productivity from the successful implementation of standards for "wireless recognition of items" or the technology known as
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    • 563 91 Singapore industry gets boost with three new standards The local standards scene is abuzz with activities as a number of new standards were launched to improve products and services. Here's a list of new standards that were launched recently: Code of Practice for Drainage of
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    • 356 92 With time authentication, you can be assured that the information you receive has not been altered If someone alters a critical piece of information in an internet transaction and modifies the time by which it was originally created, how does one ascertain which digital records
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    • 264 92 While Singapore celebrates 40years of quality and standards, the international body on electrical and electronic standards is also celebrating a significant milestone in its history the International Electrotechnical Commission (lEC) turns 100 this year. Founded on June 26 to 27,1906, the lEC develops international standards for electrical,
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