Today, 13 November 2006

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    14 1 TODAY Frew mica (P) 314/10/2006 share your free newspaper Monday November 13, 2006 todayonline.com
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    Time to reinvent the growth model?
    1235 1  -  LOH CHEE KONG Analysts urge Spore to use steady economic conditions to address growing problem of widening income gap cheekong@media corp. com. sg IT IS time to reinvent Singapore's economic model and there has never been a better time to act It's no secret
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    Lock icon Poker tournament, lottery trade fair... S'pores in the game
    463 1  -  ANSLEY NG ansley@mediacorp.com.sg LAST night, 160 poker players from around the world staked their claim to $3 million in prize money. By Friday, about 700 players will have been dealt a hand at the Betfair poker tournament. The high-stakes pot is
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      88 1 Get your FREE 16-page I arts event guide at I selected Starbucks and Coffee Bean &Tea Leaf outlets, hotels, the airI port, ticketing centres, I Singapore Visitor centres and J selected I I Pm" «Bfe?Jon I gramme I VbllUbS. CONTEMP ORaw >y ■ARTIN PRINTS 3 J Weekday "SABO I K-^
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  • Singapore news
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      Roads closed, exams delayed for Bush visit
      243 4 SOME roads and expressways will be closed this Thursday and Friday, during the two-day visit of United States President George W Bush. While the duration of the closures will be kept to a minimum for the movement of the presidential motorcade, the Singapore
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      SINGAPORESNIPPET
      85 4 STUDENT BEATS SMS WORLD RECORD A 16-year-old Raffles Institution student yesterday beat the world record at the Sing Tel SMS Shootout. Ang Chuang Yang, who sends an average of 1,000 short messages a month, clocked 41.52 seconds typing a set text provided by Guinness, faster than the 42.22 seconds
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      Preparing for the inevitable
      869 4  -  VALCHUA Health Minister's search for solutions to caring for the sick and elderly val@media corp.com.sg THE silent struggles of the elderly do not often hog the headlines, but the problems are real and set to grow as Singapore rapidly ages a worry that lies heavy on
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      93 6 SINGAPORE SPORTS COUNCIL PHOTO COURTESY BEST FOOT FORWARD: The 2nd Link Bridge came alive yesterday morning with 6,000 runners taking part in the 7th edition of the Singapore Johor 2nd Link Bridge Run 2006. The competitive 10km race was flagged off by the guest of honour, Mr Teo Ser Luck,
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      NKF 'withheld information'
      544 6  -  DERRICK A PAULO Defendants say the charity has failed to disclose hundreds of documents derrick@media corp.com.sg TWO defendants in the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) civil lawsuit have accused the charity of refusing to disclose information relevant to the case. Former NKF directors Richard Yong and Loo Say
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      See how civil servants work
      252 8  -  —TORCHING LI FOR some, the public service is synonymous with red tape, paper pushing and everything else that falls under the broad category of "administration". To give a clearer picture of what civil servants actually do, and to recognise their achievements over the past 10
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      Emergency guide book out
      270 8  -  ANSLEY NG Ministry manual notes protocol for grassroots ansley@mediacorp.com.sg GRASSROOTS leaders charged with preparing their constituencies for emergencies will now have a clearer view of their roles and the protocols should terrorists strike, thanks to a guidebook published by the People's Association (PA). Launched yesterday by
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      Lock icon Condo buyers queue for three nights
      223 8  -  SHERALYN TAY sheralyn@media corp.com.sg FOLLOWING successful preview sales last weekend, enthusiastic buyers of the CapitaLand and Lippo Group development The Metropolitan located near Redhill spent three nights queueing in wait for the condominium's official sales launch. "The queue started last Wednesday night because people
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      Lock icon SPC's indoor station
      147 8 SHELDON TROLLOPE HOME-GROWN oil company, SPC, recreated a service station, complete with actual pumps inside the hall of the 2006 Singapore Motor Show. In addition to dozens of new cars being unveiled at the show, visitors will also be able to check out a comprehensive array of
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      Lock icon HDB rental rates revised
      257 8 CHANNEL NEWSASIA THE Housing and Development Board (HDB) has released details of a new rental structure to start in March that will ensure rental subsidies reach low-income families with no alternative housing options. Besides building more new rental flats, rental rates will be aligned with household
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      680 5 Christmas in Singapore just got a whole lot cooler. Use your HSBC credit card and enjoy a host of goodies lined up just for you. Treat yourself to a pint Of Gelare ice cream (worth To qualify for your free pint of Gelare ice cream and a chance to win
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      236 6 I J "Our intention is to grow exportable, Made-by-Singapore animation and gaming content for international markets" W LM .Seto Lok Yin, Director. J Industry Development Division Media Development Authority, Singapore. Source from Animation 'Xpress S* ii i iykeconlro^ HiiiE design LASIK7 Find out the focts now! i O REGISTER NOW
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Abdullah's here for the long haul
      781 10  -  FAWZIAH SELAMAT KUALA LUMPUR FAWZIAH SELAMAT I'm no one-term PM, says Malaysian leader IN.... fawziah@mediacorp.com.sg IN AN uncharacteristic show of defiance, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi declared yesterday that he is "not a one-term PM". Just a day ahead of his party's annual
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      Lock icon Aung San Suu Kyi allowed to meet top UN envoy
      210 12 -AFP YANGON Military-run Myanmar hopes to relieve growing pressure from the United Nations Security Council by allowing a rare meeting between detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari, analysts said. The top UN envoy met
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      Lock icon Hanoi cleans up its streets
      489 12 AGENCIES Sidewalks cleared ahead of Apec meet HANOI Mr Tran Thanh Cat has been selling tea for 10 years at a tiny sidewalk cafe on Hanoi's Ly Thuong Kiet Street, and most of those years he's been living in fear of the police. Though sidewalk
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon ANALYST IN MURDER CASE DETAINED FURTHER
        72 14 -AFP Top political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda, who has close links to Malaysia's government, has been detained for two more days. His lawyer, Mr Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, said the extension would allow police to complete their probe of the high-profile murder of his client's
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        INDONESIAN POLICE MAKE EXPLOSIVE FIND
        97 14 Police found explosive powder, cables and shrapnel in the house of a man suspected of being behind a bomb blast at an American fastfood restaurant in Jakarta, a spokesman said, suggesting more attacks were planned. Officers declined to speculate on a motive for the blast,
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        Lock icon MAN, 105, WEDS 22-YEAR-OLD
        47 14 AP A 105-year-old Malaysian man has married a 22-year-old woman in Malacca, the New Straits Times said. Mr Sudar Marto has a 69-year-old wife, six sons, 19 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. His new wife, Ms Ely Maryulianti Rahmat, is a maid from Indonesia.
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      Lock icon Taiwan's Ma accused of graft
      341 14 AFP Ruling party demands probe into alleged embezzlement TAIPEI Taiwan's opposition leader, Taipei Mayor Ma Yingjeou, will be questioned tomorrow over the alleged misuse of "special expenses", in a new twist to the scandals plaguing President Chen Shui-bian. Mr Ma yesterday confirmed reports that he
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      Lock icon Iran urges alternative to UN
      215 14 DPA TEHRAN Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday called on Asian states to seek an alternative to the United Nations for resolving world conflicts. "I think that we should not focus all our hopes on ineffective bodies which are severely under the influence of bullying powers,
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      Lock icon Where trash men fear for their lives
      600 16 -NYT NEWS SERVICE In Baghdad, one can get blown up by hidden bombs BAGHDAD Mr Sabah Al Atia sometimes calls home every 10 minutes when he is working to let his wife know he is still alive. After all, his job is one
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      Uproar in Penang council over journalist's skirt
      290 16 PENANG Following complaints about video footage of a woman reporter's thighs, a top Penang official has expressed his misgivings about "sexy" attire, The Star newspaper reported. The New Straits Times (NST) journalist had claimed that a closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera operator had zoomed
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      35 13 "Thank You!" j£k J^FxCELLENT I Urn v\ WARD A record 87 winners from our great team of people picked up the Excellent Service Award 2006 all because of your vote of confidence! EXCELLENT M fcpCERVICE
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      35 15 "Thank You!" j£k J^FxCELLENT I Urn v\ WARD A record 87 winners from our great team of people picked up the Excellent Service Award 2006 all because of your vote of confidence! EXCELLENT M fcpCERVICE
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      Lock icon The wind beneath her wines
      868 18  -  SUREKHAYADAV A Nepalese orphanage inspired a 19-year-old S'poreanto publish her first book, Kitesong in the crowd w 'ml [gjlllg^^^^l news@newstoday.com.sg LOOKING AT the stack of illustrated books in front of her, all 19-year-old pre-medical student Tan Wai Jia can think about is how much money
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      To be less complaining, Singapore needs to be more mature and open-minded
      338 21  -  RICK LIM SAY KIONG HELEN TAN Letter from I READ the report, "Ask not what your country can do for you" (Nov 10) with interest Efficiency can be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, we are supposed
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      Look to home first
      479 21  -  LEONG SZE HIAN Surplus better spent on the needy than on boosting reserves Letter from I REFER the report, "The sacred cow's here to help" (Nov 11). The main thrust of the debate in the current Parliamentary session has been on the need to do more
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      Drivers can't always anticipate delays, so e-parking system is fairer
      312 23  -  TERENCE TONG WAI TUCK Letter from I AM not sure why certain public car parks in Singapore are still using coupon parking rather than Electronic Parking System (EPS) (David Kwok's letter, "When will we see electronic parking in all HDB
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      Danger in the escalator gaps
      424 23  -  TANKOKCHUAN Safety features, checks must be brought up to par with those for lifts Letter from TO REDUCE the number of escalator mishaps, everyone has a part to play. The design and installation of escalators should be improved. The Building Control Regulations stipulate that "lifts
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      249 24  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY.... JUST THE WAY THEY ARE Sometimes even the best of parents have a hard time accepting their children just the way they are. Parents of a child who is extremely shy, for example, will often ask me howthey can pull him out
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      A dead end?
      299 24  -  AHMAD ELMYMOHDYUNOS For many ITE-graduate nurses, career growth seems elusive Letter from VARSITIES offer graduate and diploma nursing programmes for fresh O-level graduates and mid-ca-reer professionals. What of nurses who graduated from the Institute of Technical Education (ITE)? The path starts when secondary school leavers fail to
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      Provide free bus ride when designated bus is delayed
      159 24  -  CHUAKHENGYEOW Letter from I ARRIVED at the bus stop after work at 9.20pm on Friday. The SBS Transit bus service number 14 arrived 45 minutes later at 10.05pm! I have over the years given feedback to SBS Transit about the late
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      180 24 enriching families *****444 www.family.org.sg travel management Adas Irfln 1 RAVEL HK#P Hk II HH *^k I HT^^B H^^^^l 11 Standing From Left: Nurhidayu Hussain Elizabeth Steel Lena Thoo Helen Lee Irene Loh Yvonne Tong Xian Xiv Ling Rafidahwati Rafii Soo Gay Meng Rose Chan Lian Suat Hoon Belinda Lim Sitting
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      9 24 Focus the Family Singapore Limited Founder: Dr James Dobson
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      265 25 "Thank you for gonuj t|» Extra Mi(e" RSH Limited congratulates our service champions for obtaining fl otrs| the Excellent Service Award 2006 ■HPfS^ I^^ IJIG 1 organised by SPRING Singapore KB M M l^l^j /^C/ y^V Zar° Sj^^Be Massimo Dutti \w* ""ITS I Chong Foon Yam Fion Kang Hooi Chee
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  • Businesstoday
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      Lock icon Zune may start to a slow beat
      531 26 -AFP Music player has a lot of catching up to do: Analysts SAN FRANCISCO Microsoft's sturdy Zune foot soldiers will march out tomorrow in the United States to try and topple Apple's world champion iPod MP3 player. Zunes, echoing iPod's design but is
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      Lock icon Li Ka-shing funds, Telefonica to buy PCCW stake
      217 26 -DOW JONES HONG KONG Financier Francis Leung said yesterday that he had finalised the members of a consortium for the acquisition of a controlling 22.7-per-cent stake in Hong Kong-listed PCCW. As well as Mr Leung, the consortium is made up of two
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        Lock icon Foreign banks to face curbs in China: Analysts
        389 28 -AFP CHINA is gearing up to open its financial services market in line with its World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments, but analysts said that the new rules were likely to fetter foreign banks' full participation in the sector. Beijing gave the green
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      • marketwatch
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          Singapore
          130 28 AFTER rising to a record high earlier in the week, the ST Index (STI) closed at 2,745.31 points last Friday, gaining 0.8 per cent, or 23 points, over the previous week. "The market is still in a clear uptrend, and the fundamental story is still intact" a local broker
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          Your S$1 buys
          36 28 us$ UK£ Yen HK$ RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.6428 0.3364 75.6139 5.0023 2.3386 0.5006 5859.5 23.515 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NT$ 32.074 0.8382 28.741 600.44 0.7279 5.0556 0.9652 21.079
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          Lock icon Commodities
          26 28 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by Gold US$/oz Silver US$/oz Platinum US$/oz Rubber cents/kg Palm oil RM/tonne Brent crude US$/barrel 630.10 13.12 1,209.60 272.50 1,650.00 59.71
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        Lock icon Beijing expedites anti-monopoly law
        222 28 BLOOMBERG CHINA will expedite the passing of a proposed anti-monopoly law to keep overseas capital from controlling businesses critical to its security, the National Development and Reform Commission said. The country will also gradually reduce tax exemptions given to overseas firms and seek to prevent tax
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        What percentage of how you got to where you are now is luck, hard work and sheer talent, respectively?
        133 30 CEOIQI MS CHONG PHIT LIAN, CEO, JETSTAR ASIA: I would say "talent" contributed 10 per cent to my progress as there are many others who have similar or better "talent" than
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        The first 100 days
        704 30  -  JOHIV BITTLESTON What can you do in this period that will improve your chances of success? A VERY good maxim for a new chief executive officer (CEO) is "Start as you mean to go on". It also happens to be right for an employee recently appointed
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        BRAINFOOD
        250 30  -  LEE U WEN www.dreamsalive.com Paul Bauer DID a philosophy class during your undergraduate days put you to sleep? Here's a refresher course for you to catch up on those basic ideas you've missed, all at the touch of your fingertips at www. dreamsalive.com. Life, according to inspirational American speaker
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        QUIZTIME
        312 31  -  -SEBASTIAN KOH Q: Thanks so much for your column. Forme, it was a timely reminder that we should always stay true to ourselves in the midst of life's complexities and dynamics. That's the best guidepost we have. Nonetheless, you mentioned that your privileged background was one of the chief
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        Lock icon FACING OFF THE ODDS, NATURALLY
        711 31  -  LOH CHEE KONG oriTßego cheekong@media corp.com.sg HAVING graced the covers of fashion publications and setup a successful business even before he hit the big three "0", the life of Mr Charles Ng could hardly have been better scripted. But the 29-year-old, who had also won
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      394 33  -  -ZULOTHMAN HADY'S SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM ISN'T ENOUGHTO QUELL HIS PASSION NOW IT'S SONGWRITING EVEN though he got his start as a live performer, Hady Mirza admits he is falling in love with the idea of being a recording artiste. "I get a kick from both performing live
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      534 43  -  CUBBY LEONG Woodlands chief Gomez and coach Steinnebrunner claim Rams set for 2007 assault 2006 RHB SINGAPORE CUP 3RD/4TH PLAYOFF Woodlands 1 Balestier 1 (Woodlands win 5-3 on penalties) cubby@mediacorp.com.sg AGAINST the odds, Woodlands Wellington came from behind against Balestier Khalsa last night to win a
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      274 43  -  JOSE RAYMOND jose@media corp.com.sg PALESTINE could be sanctioned by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) if they do not turn up for their Group E Asian Cup qualifier here on Wednesday. The Palestine Football Association had asked for a postponement of the tie against Singapore as
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      371 43  -  CUBBYLEONG THEY don't work on a huge budget and are unable to snag the big stars, nevertheless S-League minnows Balestier Khalsa can look back on a credible 2006 campaign. The Tigers are currently seventh in the 2006 NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League with two games to
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      510 44  -  JOSE RAYMOND Striker can't agree terms with club, who also release Itimi and Basile for 2007 jose@media corp.com.sg WHEN Agu Casmir's career was in limbo, Woodlands Wellington came to the player's rescue. Now the relationship between club and player looks to have come to an end.
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      215 44 SINGAPORE bagged their first points of the season at the China Al Grand Prix in Beijing yesterday. Al Team Singapore's Christian Murchison (picture) came in eighth in the feature race to collect three points and US$3O,OOO ($47,000) in prize money. Italy's Enrico Toccacelo emerged the winner in the
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      300 44 -AFP TEST RUGBY France 3 New Zealand 47 LYON, France New Zealand confirmed their tag as World Cup favourites with an awesome display of rugby against a clueless France and coach Graham Henry admitted he now has a selection nightmare for the
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      59 45 AUSTRALIA TAKES FIRST CUP TEST! Faces Ghana in Asian Cup 2007 preparations! International Football Australia"1" Ghana Wed, 15/11/06 3.45 am This match is played on neutral ground. Sales closes 5 minutes before kick-off time, or at the outlets' closing time. For PoolzConnect members, sales closes 5 minutes before kick-off time.
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      820 46  -  Leonard Thomas Imperious as they are right now, Fergie's men must fire on Nov 26 to prove they're title contenders THEY passed and moved as if they had been playing together for years, rather than just the last two months. Paul Scholes and Michael Carrick
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      428 46 LONDON The storm of controversy surrounding Graham Poll shows no sign of abating, after Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson accused the head of the referees' governing body of showing favouritism towards Chelsea before their top-of-the-table clash on Nov 26. Ferguson yesterday branded Keith Hackett's
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      288 47 -AFP LONDON Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has spoken out about his time as England manager, claiming he was right to take untested teenager Theo Walcott rather than Jermain Defoe to the World Cup. In an interview with The Observer yesterday, the Swede reflected
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      152 47 LONDON Wayne Rooney and David Moyes are at war after the Everton boss sensationally carried out his threat to serve a writ against the Manchester United superstar. The News of the World revealed yesterday that Moyes has decided on the unprecedented move to take legal action
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      143 47 LONDON Milan president Silvio Berlusconi claimed yesterday that Chelsea striker Andrei Shevchenko would like to return to the Rossoneri. The Ukraine international, who made a big money move to Stamford Bridge back in the summer, has so far struggled to adapt to life in English football.
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      31 49 f EXCELLENT pCERVICE A 2006 "Sms™ 5 Singapore Association of Singapore Attractions Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TRAVEL AGENTS SINGAPORE SINGAPORE HOTEL ASSOCIATION THE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION Of SINGAPORE
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      473 50  -  NEOCHAICHIN chaichin@media corp.com.sg SERVICE staff are an integral part of a company's value chain and "any one weakness in the system will make an entire system weak'/ said Mr Lim Swee Say. The Minister in the Prime Minister's Office was the guest-of-honour at the Excellent
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      640 52 THINK of the term service excellence and Spring Singapore comes to mind. The agency behind the promotion of service excellence in Singapore started way back in 1994 with the launch of the Excellent Service Award a national award to recognise individuals in the services industry for their
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      640 54  -  SERENE HUANG The smiling sergeant who gives visitors a positive first impression of Singapore ASK Sergeant Abdyllah bin Juma'at about his service philosophy and he will have you know that it pays to be nice, even though some of his peers beg to differ. "Some people have
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      723 56 Multi-service award winner goes all out to ensure that Night Safari visitors have a picture-perfect experience IT'S easy to see why operations assistant Emmey Mohd bin Nenpari is an Excellent Service Award (EXSA) SuperStar recipient. After a warm hello and a firm handshake, he leads the
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      658 56 EXSA Gold Award Winners Ms Irene Ang, South East Community Development Council Ms Kua Soh Heong, Marine Parade CC Mr Kenneth Lee, Social Development Service (SDS) Ms Poon Ngo Kuwee, Kebun Baru CC EXSA Silver Award Winners Ms Adeline Choo, Tampines North CC Ms Chua Poh Lan,
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      693 58  -  NEOCHAICHIN Polyclinic nurse goes extra mile for patients, and takes care of their relatives too FOR senior staff nurse Jasmine Heng, it's the little gestures that go a long way in showing patients that she cares. She helps elderly patients into examination rooms, addresses them by
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      1177 60 Good service begins with anticipating guests' needs, says multiple award winner RECENT news reports have suggested that the best service provided in Singapore is by foreign staff, but guest services executive Rachel Tan begs to differ. "To me, service is regardless of (one's) nationality," said
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      663 62  -  -LYNETTEKOH This bus captain is a step ahead when it comes to service SBSTransit (SBST) senior bus captain Ong Sze Err once made an elderly man cry by helping him board the bus. Sze Err recounted: "He told me, 'even my children don't take such
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      967 64  -  SERENE HUANG Good cheer and a "never-say-die" attitude take her a long way IT WAS like the proverbial search for a pin in a haystack Christina Loh had to dig through five bags of trash to find a mobile phone. And it wasn't even hers. The
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      1316 66  -  -LYNETTEKOH Even demanding customers are won over by her charm and helpfulness DIFFICULT customers do not faze Lye Siew Ling, an assistant store manager at the G2OOO store at Seiyu Bugis Junction. Once, an irate customer at her outlet made a hapless colleague run to seek Siew
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      644 67  -  JANICE GOH A big smile is the ticket to customer service IN 2001, the coach that Irene Loh, a tour leader, was on overturned and crashed in Korea. Despite the wounds on her neck and legs, Irene only had one thought on her mind the well-being of
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      1126 68  -  -JANICE GOH Customers don't need to see her face to hear her smile "IT'S important not to beat around the bush with policy holders," said Ms Natalie Chua in measured tones, as she shared the ins and outs of serving customers as a contact centre
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      620 70 Excellent service can be made even better SERVICE providers have done a good job in meeting customers' expectations; and they have what it takes to bring service excellence to the next level. This was the message Ms Lav ChuenWei, chairman of the Excellent Service Award
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      195 52 leQming redefined Quality accredited education. Anytime. Everywhere. "...Excellent Services Reflect the Professionalism of -^^zJa Informatics Education" "I appreciate the excellent services and guidance which Ms Nancy Soria has extended to my son and I during these past i' w "*HPeim*iiK£Hß4F v& vft im years of being with Informatics. Her excellent
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      69 54 At Bossini, we take great pride in our Kg 2^j^W V people. Our Excellent Service Award Jifc^ 0W F H winners are a testament to our ftP ji dedication in providing only the best 9hl -'J^Si |m '"^>, service that comes straight from the JMttlNii r%f?) At> heart. You can
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      21 54 f EXCELLENT LCERVICE Every greeting or smile can go A LONG WAY. WONG WOON LIONG Director-General Civil Aviation Authority of Spore
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      858 55 jf SbarHub iv^ lYt 178 congratulations! To everyone who keeps Singapore hubbing. At Star Hub, we believe in delivering the best to all our customers. Take a look at our 178 Excellent Service award recipients. They've gone the extra mile to help you get the most out of every mobile,
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      345 58 w^ m t_X/-s Singapore Zoological Gardens endeavours to be among the top zoological institutions in the world, *&r |L the core competencies and professional image of the staff are constantly being evaluated and j^^ enhanced to ensure high quality service delivery that has come to be expected. Staff undergo continuous
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      2499 59 is ComfortDelGro /A SdIUIGS OUT 5tdTS J/Z^rr™:™^^ H f excellent A record number of 1,083 staff, <s^ <T „—•»<«—--^i T" v /y/ P^2006 buS CaPtainS and CabbieS frOm %*O<*%>C^ f S the ComfortDelGro Group will I 1 <^ receive the Excellent Service Award this year. I 11 s Well done
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      437 63 f r M V r 1 XI r ll I 'r 1 x I Management staff, Slimming Sanctuary 1 'P^^^T I^"^B service comes first! ri^l€ Slimming Sanctuary always puts customer service first. We're proud to have our staff recognised I fl sM with the Excellent Service Award (EXSA) in 2006.
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      229 64 We Put Our Heart Into fV^| Congratulations to our 69 retail staff on winning the SPRING Singapore Excellent Service Award 2006. |:V:^i CHIA SWEE WAH GUNAVATHI D/O KRISHNAN LIM SIEW HOON EMM ASPIYAH BTE OSMAN CHENG LEE HUANG FOO YOKE KEONG GOH SALLY HII LU CHING KOK MEE UNG KUEK
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      86 65 l&h. '^^Rm^^^ tne co^ee connoisseur EXCELLENT SERVICE THAT I GOES BEYOND AN EXTRA MILE! Heartiest congratulations to tec for its outstanding achievement in Excellent Service Award 2006. 6nr\tr\\ ibocr |X| BANCHOON XVl\ HAMPTONFORD XfyV^f miflULx: J U^ MARKETING (PTE) LTD \.^4 SINGAPORE PTE LTD I// mn.,«Mm)P».Ud. IKiSKSBImII deNovoclesiGn foodstuff B'"i\
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      105 66 STAR, GOLD SILVER STAR AWARD Saroja Sadasivan P Evelyn Phua Ton Kin JS^"" customer service and GOLD AWARD achieving customer Norziah Zainal satisfaction. Noryati Bte Tawal Our staff exemplify the Harpal Kaur commitment to our quality Olganathan Jayanthi service standards as we strive to deliver exceptional SILVER AWARD service David
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      74 68 4 At NETS, we deliver our service with passion. And there is no better example of this than the exemplary service provided by our staff. The Excellent Service Awards that have been awarded to our staff by SPRING Singapore is a glowing recognition of NETS' consistent pursuit of service excellence.
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