Today, 26 March 2007, Afternoon Edition

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    14 1 TODAY /A=ryJj-\CORP MICA (P) 314/10/2006 we set you thinking Monday March 26, 2007 todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
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      Lock icon Tamil Tigers launch their first air raid
      303 1 AFP COLOMBO Tamil Tiger rebels bombed Sri Lanka's main military airbase located next to the international airport today, leaving at least two airmen dead and 17 wounded, officials said. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) used two aircraft for the first time
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      Lock icon Pirates love the Singapore port
      882 1  -  LOH CHEE KONG They're riding the Spore brand to push their cargo elsewhere cheekong@media corp.com.sg IF YOU want to produce pirated discs, Singapore will be the last place you will choose as a base and a study proves that In fact, given its commitment to
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      46 1 FIRST LOOK MS SPORE UNIVERSE 2007 l\? Miss Singapore wi M^wm' A\M I Wm A Mm\mm±. m^Ammmm I PAGE 28 PNBAUI: MISSING PIECE IN CIVIL SERVICE PAYJIGSAW 2 ELECTIONS? NOT YET, SAYS MALAYSIAN PM ABDULLAH 8 TAO LI BOOKS HER PLACE IN BEIJING'S SWIMMING LANES 38
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      15 1 BANGLADESH MAKE CRICKET HISTORY 39 JAMAICAN POLICE HAVE VIDEO FOOTAGE THAT MAY SHOW KILLER/S 39
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      ONE MISSING PIECE IN THE JIGSAW PUZZLE OF CIVIL SERVICE PAY
      860 2  -  P N BALJI Because they're worth it-but how would the public know? EDITORIAL DIRECTOR balji@media corp.com.sg THERE is one cold, hard fact that the Government needs to convince itself of as it prepares for the Parliamentary debate on the
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      Lock icon WORTH PAYING WELL TO ATTRACT TOP TALENT, SAYS LABOUR CHIEF
      229 2 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Singapore needs good, effective political leaders and to retain these top talents in political office, their salaries must remain competitive, said labour chief Lim Swee Say. Mr Lim was speaking to the media after the launch of the
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      Lock icon Quake hits Kanazawa in Japan
      424 2 KANAZAWA (Japan) Homes collapsed to rubble, windows shattered, roads caved in and water pipes burst as a huge earthquake shook the sleepy Japanese peninsula of Noto yesterday, tossing frightened residents to the ground. At least 170 people were injured and one person was killed by
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      Explosions hit Hong Leong Asia owned granite quarry
      191 3 SABOTAGE is suspected to be behind four explosions that ripped through a granite quarry in Karimun, in the Riau Islands of Indonesia, on Friday. No one was injured in the blasts, which happened in the early hours of Friday at PT Karimun
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      Lock icon Natas fair sees drop in Thailand bookings, but Europe is popular again
      316 4  -  CHOW PENN NEE pennnee@media corp.com.sg ONE destination fell out of favour with Singapore travellers, another climbed back into their good graces. With an estimated 55,000 visitors thronging the National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (Natas) Travel Fair over
      WEETECK HIAN  -  316 words
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      An experiment in a lab called Johor
      669 4  -  FAWZIAH SELAMAT Bumiputra policy on hold for 6 sectors to lure investment fawziah@media corp.com.sg A LITTLE experiment in Johor, if it works, could change the face of Malaysia. But rumbles from local businessmen hint at the challenges that lie ahead. In the name
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      278 4 A network of 18 routes across 17 destinations covering 7 countries in Asia Pacific NEW! Perth Udon Thani (Vientiane) itnow Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Guangzhou, Haikou, Hanoi, ■MH Hat Yai, Ho Chi Minh City, Krabi, Manila (Clark), Padang, Phuket, Shenzhen, Udon Thani (Vientiane)* Buy between 26 Mar -1 Apr 07 f^
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      132 5 *AgM TECHNOLOGICAL \^7 UNIVERSITY A MB B La li An NTU education primes you for success in the fast-paced, high-tech global economy. College of Engineering The 4 colleges and 2 autonomous institutes provide distinctive specialisations and avenues to broaden your education through cross-disciplinary studies. Seize the many opportunities College of
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  • Singapore news
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      Eye spy a vision data mine
      526 6  -  SHERALYN TAY Singapore is ideal for eye research-if the subjects are willing sheralyn@media corp.com.sg EVEN as Singapore reiterates its commitment to biomedical research, regional interest in vision science and research is picking up with sights set on Asian-centric studies on myopia, glaucoma and other
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      Lock icon Not an easy route to green buildings
      285 6  -  WONGSIEWYING CHANNEL NEWSASIA siewying@mediacorp.com.sg A PROPOSED law on green buildings would see minimum standards being set for future developments yet even with the savings these eco-friendly buildings could bring, not everyone is ready to go green. Industry watchers point out that the construction
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      Lock icon SINGAPORESNIPPET
      93 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA MAN, 80, CRASHES CAR INTO VOID DECK An 80-year-old Chinese man suffered a cut on his forehead after he crashed his car into a void deck at Jalan Petir yesterday morning. He was said to have crashed into a tree before hitting a pillar at Block 210.
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      438 6 "ERC is an effective organization to groom I < the entrepreneurs of tomorrow. It is set up Iby entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs and they I I! |_J-j 1 I L^J J_M 'f 1 1 mean business" Douglas Foo, CEO, Apex-Pal International Fte Ltd Hnr'Nun^tr'Ql I "ERCs strength is that it is
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      340 7 SP^ fc?SMU R9 Jp SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY W Beyond business savvy Movers and shakers ,^d Mervyn Lek X Ist Year Double Degree Student yS% Business Management Economics ■■^^H SMU Scholar *■> /I D Eileen Lee jf fl 2nd Year Double Degree Student W E|y Business Management Accountancy It&tJ 1 Lee
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  • world news
    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon MALAYSIA GETS TOUGH ON SMOKING
        63 8 —AFP Malaysia's Health Ministry may impose retail floor prices for cigarettes to discourage smoking and stop tobacco companies from luring buyers with cheaper products. Health Minister Chua Soi Lek said a price war had made cigarettes cheaper despite the annual increase of levies for tobacco
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        AN NS CAMP FOR M'SIAN WOMEN
        44 8 Malaysia is planning on creating a women's only training camp for National Service female trainees. The New Straits Times reported. An experimental camp will be set up soon, it said. The camp trainers and commandant will be women.
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        Lock icon INDIA TEST FIRES NEW MISSILE
        67 8 —AFP India successfully tested a locally made air-to-air missile in eastern Orissa state yesterday, in the third such test since May 2003. It has a strike-range of 20km to 80km and can travel at twice the speed of sound, defence sources said. The test comes
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      Lock icon Mining firm blamed for 'mud volcano'
      205 8 -AFP JAKARTA A police probe into the cause of the "mud volcano" that has made 15,000 people homeless in Indonesia's East Java, points to negligence by a mining company, reports said yesterday. Mud began to flow out of a gas exploratory drilling well operated
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      Lock icon M'sian PM quashes election rumours
      497 8 -AGENCIES Early polls won't be held despite strong economy, he says KUALA LUMPUR With all the talk of an early election, Malaysia's Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has made it clear that he would not call for an election even though Malaysia has been experiencing
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      M'SIAN CHINESE WILL BACK BN: NAJIB
      233 8 Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak expressed confidence yesterday that the country's minority ethnic Chinese population will support the national coalition in an upcoming by-election. The by-election in the predominantly Chinese Machap constituency in western Malacca state will be held on April 12 following
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      Lock icon Strip club inferno kills 10
      199 10 -AFP MOSCOW A "fire show" at a Moscow strip club sparked an inferno that killed 10 people yesterday as prosecutors opened a new inquiry into Russia's latest fire disaster. A Bulgarian national was among the dead, who were all apparently overcome by toxic fumes. Four
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      Lock icon Another term for Tsang
      367 10 —AGENCIES Hong Kong Chief Executive keeps his job in first contested poll, which rival says was rigged HONG KONG Incumbent Donald Tsang (picture) trounced his challenger yesterday in Hong Kong's first contested leadership race since it returned to Chinese rule, but the losing candidate, Mr Alan
      —AGENCIES  -  367 words
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      Lock icon Bangkok reopens old airport
      140 10 —AFP BANGKOK Bangkok's nearly century-old Don Muang airport reopened to domestic flights yesterday to ease crowds at the city's troubled new airport, authorities said. Don Muang was one of Asia's busiest hubs until it shut in September last year, following the opening of the sparkling new
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon LIGHTS OUT IN SYDNEY
        99 10 —AFP Sydney-Australia's largest city-will be plunged into darkness for an hour this Saturday in an attempt at a world first blackout to raise awareness of global warming, organisers said. A successful switch-off called "Earth Hour" could then be copied by major cities around the world in
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        Lock icon PRINCE HARRY IN ANOTHER SCUFFLE
        105 10 -AFP A spokesman for Britain's Prince Harry denied the young royal was once again involved in a drunken scuffle with a photographer outside a nightclub. A red-faced Harry, third in line to the throne, was pictured stumbling to the ground and being helped to his
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      Lock icon British navy personnel arrested by Iran for 'espionage'
      330 12 —AGENCIES TEHRAN Fifteen British sailors and marines arrested by Iranian Revolutionary Guards off the coast of Iraq on Friday may be charged with spying. A website run by associates of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reported that the Britons would be put before
      —AGENCIES; AFP  -  330 words
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      Another rap on Iran's knuckles
      465 12 Fresh UN sanctions block arms exports, restrict aid, loans UNITED NATIONS A unanimous Security Council vote slapping fresh UN sanctions on Iran over its suspect nuclear programme signals Tehran's growing isolation, envoys of major powers said, while offering to resume talks to defuse the crisis.
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      242 10 Flexibility of a truly different degree A Jflj U2lGlobal Redefining education and learning. At U2l Global, It's not just about what you learn, it's about how you learn. Our international faculty thrives on nurturing your aspirations by actively guiding and helping you to become adept at formulating your own conclusions
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      10 10 your tax now! Log on to www.iras.gov.sg or call J
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  • Voices
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      Lock icon BLOOD TIES
      646 14  -  TING CHUNG HUA GRACIA CHIANG face f in the crowd I 49, antique shop owner gracia@mediacorp.com.sg WHEN Mr Ting Chung Hua, 49, had his liver transplant in 1998,81 packets of blood from 95 donors were used in the operation to save his life. His mission now is to
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      Try different benchmark for ministers' pay
      174 14  -  TAN KIN LIAN Letter from I BELIEVE most Singaporeans accept the rationale of paying attractive salaries to government ministers and top civil servants, and adjusting their salaries to reflect changes in the market. Perhaps the concern is the use of the current benchmark, which
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      265 16  -  DR JAMES DOBSON I BY P ii PREVENTING PROBLEMS IN OUR OLD AGE Did you hear about the 94-year-old man who went to the doctor because his hip was aching? The doctor examined him and said: "Well, what dp you expect? You're 94!" The man replied:
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      Changi won't stop striving to stay on top
      242 16  -  FOOSEKMIN Letter from Director (Airport Management) Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore WE REFER to the recent letters in Today that provided feedback and suggestions on Changi Airport The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) would like to thank all readers for their
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      When the last: 'no' says it all
      420 16  -  PAUL DAVIDSON No worker says yes forever to overtime, stress, abuse Letter from I COULDN'T agree more with the article, "Too many bad bosses" (March 24-25), which highlights the fact that bad bosses in Singapore are hastening the brain drain. I am an
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      One size fits all? Not for examinations
      382 18  -  LAWRENCE LOW Sitting for a national exam will go against weak pupils Letter from I REFER to the letter, "Standardise school examinations" by Raymond Ng (March 24 -25) and totally disagree with the writer's suggestion. An examination is a test of a candidate's
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      Silly to assume superiority or inferiority of any one culture
      239 18  -  WONGHOONGHOOI Letter from THE letter, "National pride with a sense of proportion" (March 23) conveys the writer's exhortation to "think beyond East and West". Asians today are offered two ways to treat their identities. One is to regard Asian ethnic
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      91 14 UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA An Australian Government Owned University BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION For local polytechnic diploma holders Cat 1 (18 mths): A diploma in business discipline. Cat 2 {24 mths): A diploma in engineering or other discipline. UNIVERSITY PREPARATION PROGRAM (UPP) For GCE "O" and or GCE "A" level holders
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      171 16 Healthy Male Participants I Needed The Pfizer Clinical Research Unit(PCRU) needs healthy participants for a scientific study involving an investigational and 2 existing medicines. The purpose of this study is to determine relationship between investigational medicine (a combination formulation) and 2 existing medicines. In addition, the safety of single doses
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      376 18 Attractive Low Fares USA! $838! Fly ANA's daily morning flight from Singapore to USA (via Narita) and enjoy true value. Not only is transit time reduced significantly, prices are slashed to give you more value for your money. ANA now has two daily flights departing from Singapore to Tokyo, giving
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      234 19 i |ife«Mve I nil j^ Lewis is a brilliant inventor with a surprising number of clever inventions y^j J to his credit. His latest and most ambitious project is the Memory Scanner, J a machine that will help him find his birth mother so they can become a family. But
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  • Businesstoday
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      Hong Leong buys One Balmoral for $125m
      145 20 THE HONG Leong Group has bought One Balmoral for $125 million through a collective sale, setting a new benchmark for Balmoral Road at $1,188 per sq ft per plot ratio for the 66,277 sq ftfreehold site. This includes a development charge of $1.1
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        Lock icon SINGAPORE
        161 20 -AFP Share prices are expected to consolidate next week, with investors keeping a close eye on how Wall Street fares amid conflicting views on the outlook for the United States economy, dealers said on Friday. Given the absence of fresh domestic drivers, the market will continue to monitor US
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        Your S$1 buys
        28 20 USS 0.6591 UK£ 0.336 Yen 77.849 HKS 5.1487 RM 2.2783 Euro 0.4962 Rupiah 6005.6 Baht 21.055 Peso 31.737 AS 0.8188 Indian Rs 28.728 Yuan 5.0957
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 20 SGX, Bloomberg Gold US$/oz 657.30 Silver US$/oz 13.23 Platinum US$/oz 1,233.40 Rubber cents/kg 352.5 Palm oil RM/tonne 2,010.00 Brent crude US$/barrel 63.33 Information provided by
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      Lock icon 2 million Americans could lose their homes
      590 20 —AFP Unscrupulous lending during recent housing boom means many can't afford mortgages THE dream of home ownership could turn into a living nightmare for millions of Americans in the next couple of years as home foreclosures are expected to skyrocket. Alarmed lawmakers, such
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        Lock icon Big boost for Hong Kong aviation this year
        308 22 —AFP HONG Kong's aviation sector is set for a strong 2007 as the southern Chinese city steps up a gear to remain a leading regional air hub, the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation said yesterday. The Sydney-based consultancy said in a report
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        Lock icon Dubai private equity firm eyes Asia, US
        219 22 BLOOMBERG Sheikh's company to focus on 'bolt-on' buyouts and co-investments DUBAI International Capital LLC, a private-equity company owned by the emirate's ruling sheikh, is seeking "bolt-on" buyouts to complement companies it already owns and will focus on expansion in the United States and
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        Lock icon China plans Asia's deepest oil well
        132 22 —AFP ENERGY-hungry China has started drilling what it says will be Asia's deepest oil and gas well, state media said yesterday. State-owned Sinopec plans for the Chuanke No 1 Well in southwest Sichuan province to reach a depth of 8,875 m (30,000 ft). If
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    • SUCCEED the business of learning
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          DO THOSE APPRAISALS RIGHT
          104 24 Appraisals are around the corner for many companies and it is a good time to familiarise yourself with the ins and outs of a successful system. This depends on one's knowledge of the system, its purpose, and awareness of the likely pitfalls or biases that may
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          SERIOUSLY, WHO HAS THE TIME?
          137 24 Time is a precious and expensive resource. Use it well and you are not only efficient, but also effective. For many who are poor managers of time, this burden weighs heavily and can lead to stress. This one-day programme, organised by the British Council, is
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          MAKE THE MOST OF THOSE CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS
          120 24 The difference between the most influential people and everyone else is simple: Influential persons know conversations are more than just words. Leaving your mark and making powerful impressions are all about talking right. This one-day workshop, organised by The GMP Group, is conducted
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        BRAINFOOD
        139 24  -  —LEEU-WEN 50 Math Science Games for Leadership Seah Wee Khee, Sukandar Hadinoto, Charles Png, Ang Ying Zhen, NUS High School 2nd Student Council NOT all of us enjoy Mathematics and Science, but picking up the concepts by playing games could help develop the love for both subjects. A group
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        Lock icon TESTING TIMES AHEAD FOR JOB HUNTERS
        581 24  -  ANDREW SHANAHAN GUARDIAN NEWS SERVICE It's not enough to have the right experience employers are now asking for much more SUCCEED with succeed@newstoday.com.sg APPLYING for a job has always meant jumping through a few metaphorical hoops but only recently have recruiters started asking jobseekers
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        127 25 the big question: in choosing your profession, should money be the motivating factor? MR DOUGLAS FOO, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF APEXPAL, REPLIES: "I believe financials should not be the single motivating factor. Personal interests, aptitude and dreams should also be considered. If one is solely tempted by financials, his
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        QUIZTIME
        133 25  -  Goh Kun Kee Q: What is the first step you took to make the career change from legal counsel to property agent, and have you had any regrets about switching jobs so far? Guest columnist Sumathi Menon replies: Primarily, what helped me make the switch was my family's continuous
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        Lock icon Serious about social work
        726 25  -  DERRICK A PAULO People can be taught how to manage charities: Professor deanslist professor glenn huhbard derrick@media corp.com.sg WHEN Professor Glenn Hubbard (picture) started teaching at Columbia University in the late 1980s, business students rarely registered much interest in social enterprise. "If you had a social
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      199 22 :i^tW^MSc>. Gums matter. $^^**ImSB So you smile m better! Gum disease is caused by the build-up of y dental plaque around the gums. In the early stages, gum disease is usually painless. If left untreated, it can lead to tooth loss. r aa heath iI.H).I.IJJUJ.H.III..I.ILUU« f r Brush at least
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      162 28  -  UM KUAN CHIANG THE rain held back long enough on Saturday night for the Miss SmgaEore Universe 2007 semi-finals to c completed at the romantic al fresco compound of trendy new Tanglin Village nightspot Oosh. The hour-long event began with the 23 semi-finalists sashaying on
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      436 28  -  ZULOTHMAN But ex-Suede singer wants to use his music to make the world a better place zul@media corp.com.sg SINGER Brett Anderson doesn't care if you like his music. It's a bold statement coming from the man who, as the lead singer for glam rockers Suede,
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      423 29  -  FELIX CHEONG IN HONG KONG plus@newstoday.com.sg IT'S a fanboy's dream come true: The chance to reboot the cartoons he grew up on. And 34-year-old American director Kevin Munroe is not apologising for giving four toxically-transformed turtles, named after Renaissance painters, an extreme makeover with Teenage Mutant
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      1023 34 Strike duo Morientes and Villa do their jobs against spunky Danes EURO 2008 QUALIFIER, GRPF Spain 2 Denmark 1 MADRID Spain's spluttering start to their Euro 2008 campaign continued when they made heavy weather of beating 10---man Denmark 2-1 in Real Madrid's legendary Santiago
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      310 34 —AGENCIES EURO 2008 QUALIFIER, GRP A Portugal 4 Belgium 0 LISBON Portugal had not beaten Belgium in 20 years going into their Group A clash here on Saturday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). Cristiano Ronaldo, who made the headlines in the build-up to the
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      376 38 —AGENCIES MELBOURNE French wonder Laure Manaudou (picture) blitzed her rivals in an astonishing front-running performance to defend her 400 m freestyle world title in near world record time here yesterday. The 20-year-old went out hard and was under her world record pace up until
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