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    13 1 TODAY //\=£>Jj\COßP MICA(P) 314/10/2006 we set you thinking Wednesday March 21, 2007 todayonline.com
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    Rogue fashion in five-figure territory
    420 1  -  TORCHING LI chingli@mediacorp.com.sg CALL it riding on the coattails of infamy. A blue-and-yellow striped jacket that once belonged to British rogue trader Nick Leeson has fetched "five-figure" bids and counting in an auction that started on Sunday. Depending on the bidding situation, the hammer price
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    Lock icon Your tax or your passport ...
    885 1  - Your tax or your passport JASMINE YIN jasmine@media corp.com.sg Myanmar nationals here say embassy is double-taxing them ONE is a domestic worker earning just $300 a month too little for the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (Iras) to bother her with taxes. Another is a private student here, with no
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      30 1 RED FACES, NOT RED CARPET, IN HK 3 NEW HOME FOR STORE ARTTAKES SHAPE 4 THE AMAZING RACE Buckle up: Man Utd, Chelsea are on a collision course Page 55
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      SINGAPORE SHRINKING
      538 2  -  JASMINE YIN With alarmingly fewer babies and more elderly, UN paints a stark picture for Singapore jasmine@media corp.com.sg THIS is one ranking where Singapore would not want to be so high up the list. Unfortunately, while it is behind South Korea, it is way ahead of other Asian
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      Positive feedback from Japanese business community, says PM Lee after visit
      353 3  -  MAYWONG maywong@mediacorp.com.sg IT WAS not just a getting-to-know you session. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said meeting the who's who in the Japanese business community has given him an idea of what they think about investing in Singapore. Wrapping
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      Lock icon Red faces, not red carpet
      481 3 -AGENCIES Hong Kong sweats over bad air and luxury liner fiasco HONG KONG It was touted to be the event of the year for Hong Kong's cruise industry. But when the posh cruise company Cunard's flagship, Queen Mary 2, came a-calling during its maiden voyage
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      286 2 r■ T< Money makes money is an age old saying. In a recent newspaper article, Y\ T*l I*"* Y\ was highlighted that the rich is getting richer whilst the lower income J-J.W -L Ivll group is struggling along. This is because the lower income group is i 1 competing with
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      Not easy to keep up with the big boys
      652 4  -  LEE U-WEN Spore the most conducive for business, but lags behind bigger cities in other areas u-wen@mediacorp.com.sg FIRST, the good news: A global study of high-flying cities has ranked Singapore as the most conducive to do business in. While that is
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      Lock icon Myanmar PM in Singapore hospital
      259 4 AFP MYANMAR'S Prime Minister Soe Win (picture), who is believed to be the mastermind behind a deadly attack on opposition forces four years ago, is in a Singapore hospital with an unspecified medical problem, an embassy official said yesterday. Lieutenant-General Soe Win arrived "quite some
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      New home for S'pore art takes shape
      380 4  -  DAVID CHEW david.chew@media corp.com.sg SINGAPORE has stepped up its drive to give shape to the new home of its art treasures. It is also searching the world for the person who will act as the guardian of these treasures. Singapore's National Arts Gallery
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      Jumping from car to a day in jail
      427 6  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@media corp.com.sg After damaging repo man's car and calling the judge 'cute', bankrupt with violent mood swings is sentenced HER sports car was going to be repossessed but Wong Nguek Chin was reluctant to part with the Mitsubishi Lancer
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      Lock icon NKF ex-treasurer Loo absolves himself of blame in Forte deal
      553 6  -  LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@media corp.com.sg FOR almost three months, he remained silent as civil and criminal proceedings were launched against former directors of the old National Kidney Foundation (NKF). Former treasurer Loo Say San took to the stand for the
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      Lock icon To Sirs, with love
      542 8  -  LEE U-WEN u-wen@media corp.com.sg With a presence in the heartlands, retail institute reaches out to train adult workers THE national push for skilled manpower to feed the booming retail industry has made its way into the heartlands. The Singapore Institute of Retail Studies (Sirs) a training
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      Number of cases down as World TB Day comes up
      257 8  -  TAN HUI LENG huileng@mediacorp.com.sg THANKS to its growing affluence and good public health programmes, Singapore has seen a steady decline in tuberculosis (TB) cases over the last decade. Last year, there were 1,256 new cases, which works out to 34.8
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      Lock icon Stepping up to the Mark
      404 10 938 LIVE, CHANNEL NEWSASIA Govt may revise Building Act to drive environmental sustainability in Singapore IS GOING green worth the cost? The Government certainly thinks so. Despite the slightly higher construction costs of envi-ronmentally-friendly buildings, it is embarking on a greater push for such buildings,
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        BUILD COHESION TO WITHSTAND CRISES
        219 10  -  SHERALYNTAY It has taken 40 years of concerted community effort to build the harmonious multiethnic society Singaporeans enjoy today, but whether this bond will hold in times of national crisis remains to be seen. Speaking at the last of five Community Engagement Workshops yesterday. Minister
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        CLEARER SKIES AS HAZE LIFTS A LITTLE
        95 10 The haze situation in Singapore improved slightly yesterday, with PSI readings of 34 moving air quality into the "good" range. On Monday, the PSI rose into the moderate range with a reading of 52 the highest level this month. According to the National
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      Cricket fans run into a sticky wicket
      170 10  -  NAZRYBAHRAWI IT WAS a gathering to celebrate a rare sporting moment, but those who participated in a public procession last Sunday could now be in trouble with the law. About 100 Bangladeshi cricket fans, mostly foreign workers, had gathered last Sunday evening at
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      119 4 GETTY IMAGES At the Government level, we're quite serious about it-taking a hard look at the economics, at the technical and practical aspects, and what it entails in staging an F1 in Singapore. But again really this has to be a private sec-tor-led effort in the sense of, you need
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      418 8 >^ADAM KHOO JL LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES A/.G R 0 U P "Adam Khoo taught fl| me the skills and strategies to reachj L^l the peak of M Jk my career." A |L Lorraine Koh Ming San Ranked the fop J of Financial Advisors (COT) M within 2 monthsl 1 Design a
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      33 9 f TEACHING AS A CAREER' SEMINAR] 24 March 2007 (SATURDAY) 2:3OPM to S:3OPM ORCHARD HOTEL LEVEL 3 GRAND BALLROOM I 1 A U I i f il I k L*l I LKj |j||4|
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      Lock icon 'Spiderman' busted again in KL
      183 11 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR French "Spiderman" Alain Robert was arrested yesterday twothirds of the way through a daredevil attempt to scale Malaysia's Petronas Twin Towers without ropes or safety equipment The 44-year-old rock-climber, brandishing a Malaysian flag, was grabbed by firemen waiting on the 60th floor
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      Lock icon 6 months after coup – little to show
      438 11 6 months after coup little to show -AGENCIES Thai junta promises polls this year but does little to ease growing criticism BANGKOK In a nationally televised press conference yesterday, the leader of Thailand's junta promised elections by the end of the year, a move aimed at defending the coup that
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        Lock icon M'SIA CALLS FOR US PULLOUT FROM IRAQ
        58 12 -AFP Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar yesterday urged for the United States to withdraw its troops from Iraq saying there would be no peace unless Iraqis solve their troubles by themselves. Speaking to lawmakers in Parliament, he also urged Iraqis to unite
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        JOHOR TO INTRODUCE WATER TAXIS
        85 12 Johor will introduce by year-end water taxis to ferry visitors to its new administrative centre, the New Straits Time reported yesterday. The Johor State New Administrative Centre (JSNAC), expected to be ready by year-end, is at Nusajaya, about 30km from the city centre. It is
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        Lock icon PHILIPPINE REBEL TO CONTEST GOVERNOR POST
        72 12 —AFP Philippine Muslim rebel leader Nur Misuari was yesterday allowed out of detention to file his candidacy for governor of Sulu, a southern island considered to be his stronghold. Escorted by heavily armed police, he declared that his victory "is already a foregone conclusion"
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      Don't write off Indonesia
      561 12  -  FAWZIAH SELAMAT fawziah@mediacorp.com.sg Its potential yet to be unveiled: Oxford don WHEN President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono took office in 2004, he promised to clean up the country and get rid of corruption and bureaucracy. But three years later, many foreign investors are still hesitant in parking
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      Lock icon 3 Indonesian airlines risk closure
      222 13 JAKARTA Indonesia's Adam Air, Wings Air and Dirgantara Air Service could fall into the Transportation Ministry's lowest rating category when the results of a recent audit are announced, an official said. "It is possible that those three airlines will fall into the third category of
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      Lock icon Work in a massage parlour? Where's your certificate?
      150 13 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Selangor has launched a clean-up of its massage parlours to curb illicit sex and the spread of diseases amid a tourism drive, The Star newspaper said yesterday. From May, only certified masseuses would be allowed to work and operate
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      Lock icon Philippines short of weathermen
      141 13 -AFP MANILA The Philippines, which is battered by about 20 tropical storms a year, is fast running out of experts who can predict when and where future storms will strike. Mr Martin Rellin, the director of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), said
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      Lock icon Show us the money, says North Korea
      387 14 -AFP Still, Beijing indicates Pyongyang is ready to close reactor BEIJING China said yesterday that North Korea was ready to close its main nuclear reactor although Pyongyang has so far insisted that the United States first release its US$25-million ($38.16-million) fund now frozen
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      Lock icon China to introduce anti-graft textbook
      223 14 AFP BEIJING China's Communist Party school is compiling its first anti-corruption textbook for top cadres in the latest sign of official concern over rampant graft. The Central Party School will eventually include the new text in its official curriculum for high-ranking party members, the China
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      Lock icon GM mosquitoes could beat malaria
      160 14 BLOOMBERG LONDON Mosquitoes genetically engineered to resist a malaria-causing parasite may offer a new weapon in the fight against one of the developing world's biggest killers. Such mosquitoes, which have an impaired ability to transmit the Plasmodium parasite, were hardier and capable of producing more
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      Lock icon Dialect clash ?
      356 15 Dialect clash —AGENCIES Taiwan to stop recognising Mandarin as sole official language in move set to anger China TAIPEI Taiwan plans to abandon its long-standing policy of recognising Mandarin as the island's only official language, Premier Su Tseng-chang said yesterday in a move that would likely anger rival China. Mr
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        Lock icon JAPAN TO PLAY KEY KYOTO ROLE
        67 15 -AFP Japan aims to play a leading role in the post-Kyoto battle on global warming and will seekthe full engagement of the United States and China, the world's top two polluters, officials said yesterday. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will ask his Cabinet to develop
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        WESTERN EATERIES TO BE RATED
        97 15 Beijing will rate restaurants, cafes and bars that serve Western food, aiming to help the expected influx of foreign visitors for next year's Olympic Games make more informed choices, according to Reuters, citing a China Daily report. "This move aims to improve Beijing's Western food
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      Lock icon You can't get lost with these sneakers
      161 15 AGENCIES WASHINGTON Running shoes equipped with a tiny Global Positioning System (GPS) chip that can locate the wearer anywhere in the world will hit stores by June. The US$35O ($535) sneakers has already attracted interest from military and healthcare officials in several countries.
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      Lock icon Mighty rivers running dry
      423 16 AGENCIES Dams, climate change among threats facing Asia's waterways GENEVA Five rivers in Asia serving over 870 million people are among the most threatened in the world, as dams, water extraction and climate change all take their toll, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) said
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      Lock icon Iraq hangs Saddam's former No 2 on war anniversary
      211 20 -AFP BAGHDAD Iraq sent another of Saddam Hussein's former henchmen to the gallows yesterday as the nation still battling a raging insurgency and sectarian conflict marked the fourth anniversary of the United States-led war. Before dawn broke yesterday, Iraq executed Saddam's
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      Lock icon UK schools can ban veils
      374 20 AGENCIES Final decision in the hands of principals I LONDON British head-1 teachers will be awarded the I right to ban the Muslim veil or I any other religious clothing fromH their classrooms if they feel they are impeding learning, according to government guidelines disclosed
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      Lock icon P&G awarded $29 million over Satanism rumours
      317 20 AP CINCINNATI The world's largest consumer products company, Procter Gamble (P&G), has won a jury award of U5519.25 million ($29.38 million) in a civil lawsuit against four former Amway distributors accused of spreading false rumours linking the firm to Satanism. The US District
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      Lock icon And now for the 'blue card'
      408 22 —AFP EU considering US-style'green card' system to attract more qualified immigrants BRUSSELS Inspired by the famous American "green card" scheme, the European Commission is considering introducing its own "blue card" to attract more qualified immigrants. An impact assessment is currently being drawn up and
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      Taiwan eyes wealthy migrants
      157 22 TAIPEI Taiwan's newly established National Immigration Agency is eyeing wealthy and well-qualified migrants while at the same time aiming to reduce the number of incoming illegal immigrants, the Financial Times reported yesterday. According to Mr Wu Chen-chi, the agency's chief, Taiwan is now "developing a set
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        Lock icon GAS BLAST KILLS 78
        68 22 NYT A methane gas explosion on Monday in a Siberian coal mine killed at least 78 people, with dozens still trapped underground at press time. The accident, described as Russia's worst in a decade, occurred at the Ulyanovskaya coal mine when about 200 peo pie were
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        Lock icon 63 DIE IN RUSSIAN FIRE
        81 22 AFP At least 63 people died yesterday when a fire ripped through a retirement home in southern Russia, Interfax reported. Some 33 more were injured in the fire that broke out in Kamyshevatskaya village in the Kuban region, officials said, adding that a total of
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      265 22 WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY 2007 Sunday, 25 March 2007, 11am 6pm, Bishan Community Library y i Down Syndrome Association (Singapore) commemorates World Down Syndrome Day 2007! World Down Syndrome Day is celebrated every year on 21s: March. The significance of this date lies in the triplication of the 21s: chromosome,
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      CHANGI CAN FLY HIGHER
      248 24  -  EDDYTAN Nevermind awards, better to thrive Letter from I REFER to the report, "Changi gets a wake-up call" (March 14) and Liang Dingzi's commentary, "Changi must learn to excite" (March 20). Unfortunately, details of the survey by Airports Council International (ACI) are not available and we
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      Differentiate Changi with Asian focus and airport casino
      474 24  -  LIEWKAIKHIUN Letter from WHETHER for departure and arrival, saying farewell or welcoming friends and relatives, I always look forward to being at Changi Airport As far as I know, it is the only airport in the world that with its wide selection
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      SIA could improve check-in services
      267 25  -  CASEY KWAN Letter from I READ with great interest the article, "Changi must learn to excite". As a frequent traveller who flies out of Changi almost weekly, mostly for work, I find the groundhandling services of Singapore Airlines rather lacking. As I usually take the
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      Home turf seems a disadvantage for local students
      200 25  -  POH KIM HWEE Letter from F I AM deeply saddened by the recent influx of foreign talent. Not only are companies employing cheaper foreign talent, but schools are also following this trend. In the upcoming inter-school sports competitions, foreign students will once
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      Lock icon Improve appraisal system for teachers
      475 26  -  LIMWEEHING Letter from Plug loopholes in EPMS and make it more transparent I WAS a teacher who taught in two secondary schools before resigning a year ago. Like Mr Ho Kong Loon, who wrote the article, "Let's not forget the basics in teaching" (March 19),
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      Let students themselves be the judge of teachers
      398 27  -  PAULINE TAN Letter from AN APPRAISAL is often carried out to help assess one's performance. In the teaching line, an appraisal also helps the management understand the strengths and weaknesses of teachers, identify and track potential leaders, as well as guide those
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      Save our heritage
      232 27  -  TAN SWEE HUANG Letter from I REFER to the recent discussion following Mr Siew Kum Hong's article on the Fort Canning Tunnel, "How important are those five minutes?" (March 12). The National Library and the old National Theatre are national institutions that will be sorely missed. So,
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      225 28  -  DR JAMES DOBSON DEALING WITH A PREGNANT DAUGHTER What should parents do when a teenage daughter comes to them and says the painful words, "Mom and Dad, I'm pregnant"? Responding to a teenage pregnancy is one of the most difficult trials a parent can face. At
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      More needs to be done to make life better for elderly
      202 28  -  CHUAKIMCHOO Letter from I REFER to the letter "Care for the aged" by David Goh Kia Ngan (March 19). A number of matters, I feel, require urgent attention. It is too tedious for the aged to use the beautiful
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      isay OLD AGE, NEW ISSUES
      793 28  -  ZAFARANJUM THE current debate on the ageing population of Singapore and elderly care is quite timely. Between 1980 and last year, the number of people aged above 65 more than doubled to 291,000 here. By 2020, their number will be 575,000. This problem is not
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      Lock icon Provide fair conditions for SMEs to grow
      417 29  -  CHIAHERNKENG Letter from Despite Government schemes, SMEs face unfair competition TO PLEAS for help by small-and-medium enterprises or SMEs, the Government's response is usually to point to the assistance schemes already in place. SMEs have often been told that they must be able
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      199 29  -  NOELLETANGSHUKYEE Letter from Manager, Corporate Marketing and Communications SMRT Corporation Ltd I REFER to the letter, "Withdrawing service 608 will hurt commuters" (March 6) by Koh Chin Chye. City Shuttle Service was first introduced in 1975 as part of the "Park and Ride"
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      450 32  -  ANSLEYNG ansley@mediacorp.com.sg No, says3oo-member Spore shipping body THE Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) has opposed a call for any mandatory cost sharing to maintain navigational safety in the Malacca and Singapore straits, along one of the world's most important maritime trade routes. In a statement,
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      159 32 DOW JONES CHINA'S banking regulator has approved the locally incorporated entities of four foreign banks to begin offering unrestricted local-currency services to Chinese individuals a landmark move that grants those foreign banks equal treatment with domestic banks. The four banks are Citigroup, HSBC Holdings, Standard
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      106 32 DOW JONES LONDON London Diversified Fund Management (LDFM), the United Kingdom-based hedge fund with US$4.4 billion ($6.7 billion) under management, is opening an office in Singapore to expand its Asian trading capability, said managing partner Rob Standing. The office will trade fixed income
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      127 32 MOBILEONE, the smallest of three mo-bile-phone companies in Singapore, paid chief executive officer Neil Montefiore between $1.25 million and $1.5 million last year, according to the company's annual report. Mr Montefiore, 54, was given 880,000 share options last year. In 2005, he
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      533 34 DOWJONES The Republic's a magnet for boutique money managers SINGAPORE'S push to become a top financial centre has triggered a surprise windfall, as the Republic has become the choice perch for Japan-focused hedge funds on the run from a tangle of tax worries and regulatory
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        97 34 -AFP Share prices closed 0.11 per cent firmer yesterday, coming off early highs as profit-taking eroded sharp gains made on the back of Wall Street's rise on Monday night, dealers said. They said investors were reluctant to position aggressively ahead of the two-day US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)
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      455 35  -  TORCHING LI chingli@mediacorp.com.sg MAS urges insurers to go beyond mere 'compliance of rules' TAKING a step back from keeping financial institutions in line, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has a message for industry players: Follow the spirit of the law, not just the letter of
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        215 35 -938 LIVE DOW JONES Authority (URA) has placed a commercial site in the central business district on a reserve list where it will await a minimum bid before being put up for public tender. The land parcel is located at the intersection of Anson Road and Enggor
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      232 36 BLOOMBERG TOTAL Access Communication, Thailand's second-biggest mobilephone operator, plans to offer new stock to United Communication Industry investors and take the company private as part of its share sale plan in the country. Total Access, traded in Singapore, said that it would
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      459 36 —AFP Beijing bans firms from using IPO proceeds to invest in stocks SHANGHAI China has banned firms flush with new share sale proceeds from investing the money in securities in the latest regulatory move aimed at cooling stock market fever. "Companies should not directly or indirectly
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      264 36 -DOW JONES HANOI Vietnam expects to conclude a deal selling a part of the state's stake in Pacific Airlines to Australia's Qantas Airways in the next one or two months, a senior government official said yesterday. Mr Le Song Lai, deputy director-general
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      452 38 BLOOMBERG Banks pick up where US central bank left off, restricting access to credit BANKS in the United States have picked up the baton from the US Federal Reserve, restricting access to credit, months after chairman Ben S Bernanke stopped raising interest rates. Countrywide Financial
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      199 38 -AFP WASHINGTON The United States and South Korea grappled with sensitive bilateral trade issues on Monday as they entered the final lap of talks to flesh out a free trade agreement (FTA) ahead of an end-March deadline. Chief US negotiator Wendy Cutler and her
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      88 38 -BLOOMBERG THAI police will complete a probe in two months into whether shareholders of investment company Kularb Kaew complied with the law in helping foreign investors acquire Shin Corp, said Police Chief Sereepisuth Taemeeyaves. Police plan to question 20 more people before forwarding
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      427 39  -  ASHRAF SAFDAR ashraf@mediacorp.com.sg Spring Singapore to help F&B industry here become culinary leader ENTREPRENEUR Jonathan Chan's newest culinary venture caters to discerning folks seeking a taste of Americana in their food. Nestled amid the greenery of the Saddle Club area, Mr Chan's
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      265 39  -  CHOW PENN NEE pennnee@media corp.com.sg WHEN Cathay Organisation Holdings found that families were not patronising its cinemas as often as teenagers and other segments of the population, the company set about making its theatres more family-friendly. The leisure and entertainment group created a
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      239 39 MediaCotp artiste, Gulmit Singh There's a world of colours and experiences waiting for you in Canberra. Witness the incredible spectrum of colours and shapes 4» of the Balloon Fiesta, have fun in the snow at the Snowy Mountains, or visit one of the 140 wineries that dot the nearby countryside.
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      1233 40  - Beeps, honks moviemagic mffiFffli Everyday noises become music to the ears in the hands of The Analog Girl, whose latest work aims to bring the wonder of The Arabian Nights to life DABBLING in sound might not be the best way to describe what electronic musician "Analog Girl" does for
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      202 41 TEN years before Walt Disney brought Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to the big screen, there was Berlin-born avant-garde film-maker Lotte Reiniger's The Adventures of Prince Achmed (Die Abenteur dcs Prinzen Achmed), which is the oldest surviving full-length animated feature. Hailed as one of
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      424 42  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL Julia na.rasul@media corp.com.sg SO, SANJAYA Malakar is still in and a former backup singer who has toured with the likes of Usher, Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake is out? Something is not right on American Idol, but hardcore fans shouldn't be surprised. It's a
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      240 42 -AFP NEW YORK The closest British supermodel Naomi Campbell came to fashion accessories yesterday was a toilet brush and a pair of rubber gloves, as she swopped her stiletto heels for a pair of combat boots at the beginning of a
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        68 44 This weekend, come to the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) dressed in red to get free admission to the galleries as they celebrate all things crimson. Entry is half price for those who don't come in red. From Chinese red tea appreciation to betel chewing
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        87 44 MediaCorp Raintree Pictures is collaborating with Hong Kong's Emperor Motion Pictures to adapt Jack Neo's I Not Stupid for the China market. The newversion of the successful film franchise will focus on the pressures schoolchildren face in the Chinese education system. Raintree is also working with Greater
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        76 44 Three silent Japanese films will be screened by the Asian Film Archive at the University Cultural Centre, NUS at 7.30pm today. Yasujiro Ozu's Woman of Tokyo (1933), Mikio Naruse's Nightly Dreams (l933) and Kenji Mizoguchi's Osen of the Paper Cranes (1935), share themes about the
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      OUR INFAMY, OUR STRENGTH
      399 44  -  JULIANA JUNE RASUL Julia na.rasul@media corp.com.sg Amazing Races devious duo Rob and Amber Morano may be out, but they'll never be gone ALTHOUGH their increasingly heartless tactics have been hard to swallow, Rob and Amber Morano's early exit from The Amazing Race All-Stars is likely to
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        442 46 Cantopop star Alan Tarn has a knackfor reviving pals'careers WINSON TEO winson@media corp.com.sg IT WOULD seem that Alan Tarn Wing-Lun one of Hong Kong's most enduring showbiz icons isn't content with personal success. Affectionately known as "Principal Tarn" by the media, he recently made headlines again by
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      77 44 BOXOFFICE M In Singapore (March 15-18) RANKING MOVIE WEEKS IN CINEMAS 1 (1) 300(M18) 2 I 2 Stomp the Yard 1 3 The Messengers 1 4 (2) Music and Lyrics 2 5 The Haunted School^ (Mandarin) 6 (6) Happily NEver After 2 7 (5) Just Follow /.ai/i/(Mandarin) 5 8 (3)
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      379 50 AGENCIES SWIMMING World Swimming Championships Lenton banks on stronger gluteal muscles to regain 100 m freestyle title MELBOURNE Most ladies work hard to get rid of those extra kilogrammes dragging down their behinds. But not Australian swimmer Libby Lenton, who's been working hard doing the exact opposite.
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      273 50 -AFP MELBOURNE Open water swimmers are a hardy lot They know the risks they take when they plunge into the ocean. But even then, the athletes competing in the world title race have said it was the toughest they had ever encountered. Screams could
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      593 51 -AGENCIES CRICKET WORLD CUP, GRPB Bermuda v India Indians set two records, but Dravid knows Friday's opponents will be tougher PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad What a relief it must have been for India's cricket team, rebounding from their upset loss to Bangladesh in their World Cup
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      177 51 ■AFP MELBOURNE Indian cricket great Sunil Gavaskar has apologised for referring to David Hookes' death when criticising the Australian team's on-field behaviour. Gavaskar hit a raw nerve here by linking the death of former Test cricketer Hookes, who died after he was punched outside a
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      413 51 -AGENCIES BASSETERRE, St Kitts As Pakistan seek to rebuild their reputation as a serious cricket force after a disastrous World Cup, the soul-searching, and finger-pointing, has begun in earnest Pakistan's early exit from the World Cup on Saturday at the hands of Ireland's parttimers,
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      880 52  -  TANYO-HINN yohinn@media corp.com.sg Olympic hopefuls head for two-month training stint to prepare for the first qualifier in July TOUTED as an Olympic hopeful, Teo Wee Chin was selected for Project 0812 when it was unveiled in January. The sailor joined 20 other elite
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      255 53 -AFP NEW YORK Eleven professional wrestlers have been linked in documents to the Internet drug distribution ring that has produced charges against 20 people, Sports Illustrated reported. In a website posting, the magazine said investigators uncovered the names while sorting through information
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      403 53  -  CUBBY LEONG cubby@mediacorp.com.sg AFC CUP GROUP F Tampines Rovers 2 Osotspa 1 Alam Shah winner helps Stags edge out Thais, as race for last eight hots up DESPITE a poor performance, Tampines took a step closer to the AFC Cup quarterfinals with a 2-1 win over Thai
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      264 50 /\A=diaCorp *Mt As Singapore's largest broadcaster and one of the region's most renowned broadcasters, MediaCorp offers a complete range of media businesses: TV, Radio, m m (Entertainment Productions, Movie Productions, Newspapers, Magazines, Electronic PIM Media and other broadcasting services. MediaCorp's vision is to become one of kJ Asia'stop media companies
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