Today, 6 April 2007

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    28 1 TODAY //\=DJA.CORP we set you thinking MICA(P) 314/10/2006 Friday April 6, 2007 todayonline.com TODAY /A=DJJ\CORP we set you thinking Friday April 6, 2007 todayonline.com I MICA (P) 314/10/2006
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    Lock icon Malaysia blasts Perodua demolition job
    244 1 KUALA LUMPUR The host of a popular British motoring show has come under attack in the Malaysian Parliament for labelling one of the country's cars the worst in the world, the BBC reported. BBC presenter Jeremy Clarkson voiced his frustrations with the Perodua Kelisa in
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    Lock icon S'pore could become Asia's sports umpire
    686 1  -  LOH CHEE KONG Republic among the favourites to host sports arbitration court's regional base cheekong@media corp.com.sg A BITTER tussle over who should own the television rights to the world cup coverage. Another doping scandal that could see a disgraced sports superstar banned for life.
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      TOP BANKERS' ACCOUNTS
      138 2 2006 total pay package: B9 million to $9.25 million Bonus: 88% Base salary, director's fees end incentives: 12% 2005 total pay package: BB.3millon and $8.5 million Bonus: 87% Base salary, director's fees land incentives: 1 3% UOB chairman Bwee Cho Yaw 2006 total pay package: $7.5 million
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      Lock icon So, who's Singapore's best paid bank chief?
      490 2  -  TORCHING LI UNITED Overseas Bank chairman Wee Cho Yaw received a bumper pay packet of as much as 559.25 million last year, once again making him the highest-paid executive amongst Singapore's three local banks. UOB, which reported a record net income for the
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      A case of substance and physical abuse
      442 3  -  LEONGWEEKEAT Court told of Nonoi's stepfather's drug use, quick temper weekeat@media corp.com.sg ON TRIAL for murdering his two-year-old stepdaughter Nonoi, Mohammed Ali Johari is flawed in many ways. The 30-year-old has a below-average IQ score, a history of substance abuse and a quick
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      Lock icon Side-effects prompt S Korea to suspend prescription of Tamiflu to young people
      244 3 —AGENCIES SOUTH KOREA'S health authorities have suspended the prescription of anti-flu medicine Tamiflu to young people, following reports of severe side-effects in 128 Japanese users. Eight had killed themselves while other users mostly children and teenagers had exhibited
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      While it's not price fixing, fee guidelines harm competition: Commission
      345 4  -  TAN HUI LENG huileng@media corp. com. sg A FORM of price-fixing? Although the answer is no, the Singapore Medical Association's (SMA) fee guidelines still contravene the Competition Act, which came into effect last year. Spelling this out at a press
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      Lock icon A DEADLIER DENGUE LURKS
      659 4  -  NAZRYBAHRAWI Den-2 strain may take over as dominant virus: NEA nazry@media corp.com.sg MOSQUITO-breeding season is back, with a possibly deadlier sting. As the National Environment Agency (NEA) warns of a possible dengue outbreak, one of its worries is that a switch in the strain of virus
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      Lock icon It's still your place, Johor Malays told
      264 4 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Johor yesterday sought to reassure Malay Malaysians they will not be sidelined by a relaxation of proMalay policies in the area, and ruled out a planned free-access zone in the state. In a bid to draw foreign investment to the
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      Lock icon Woman's body found in the sea near Esplanade
      217 4  -  LEE U-WEN u-wen@mediacorp.com.sg THERE was drama in the Central Business District early yesterday when the body of a woman was fished out of the sea, just off the Esplanade. The victim, later identified as a 26-year-old Singaporean Chinese woman, was found at
      PHOTO COURTESY OF SINGAPORE CIVIL DEFENCE FORCE  -  217 words
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      136 3 Singapore too orderly. KOMPLEMENT. And for IKEA, your bedroom is always a great place to KOMPLEMENT interior fittings with a PAX wardrobe clever wardrobe organisers down to cozy quilt covers and harmony that lets you sleep soundly. So visit your IKEA 1 comfy and affordable designs during IKEA Bedroom Weeks
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  • singapore news
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      Civil service pay review, other issues up for debate in Parliament
      199 6 THE disruptions to granite supply from Indonesia, and what steps the Singapore Government would take to prevent unjustified mark-ups of construction costs, will come up for discussion when Parliament sits on Monday. While the widely-anticipated civil service salary revisions
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      Eyeing the old
      349 6  -  -GRACIA CHIANG Temasek Poly students innovate to make life easier for the aged A PAIR of glowing slippers with a light sensor that is triggered when an elderly person slips his feet into it. A break-water rubber rim with holes that can be fitted onto cups to
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon CORONER'S ENQUIRY INTO NSMAN'S DEATH
        127 6 -938UVE A coroners inquiry is underway as to why a national serviceman was found dead in camp. Driver Ambrose Yeo Chang Wen, 20, was found at the foot of a four-storey building in Hendon Camp last September. Some hours earlier, Mr Yeo had admitted to
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        Lock icon S'PORE TO HOST WATER-RELATED LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
        77 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Singapore will play host to the first Singapore Desalination and Water Reuse Leadership Summit next week. Minister for Environment and Water Resources, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, will open the summit to be held on April 11 and 12. More than 100 global leaders
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        Lock icon SMRT'S NEW EXPRESS SERVICE CUTS TIME BY ABOUT 20%
        66 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SMRT's new Express Service 854E between Yishun and Bedok aims to cut travelling time by up to 20 per cent. It will call only at selected stops of its parent bus service 854 and take alternative routes via the
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      Lock icon Coming your way: The eco-friendly mall
      262 7  -  HOEYEENNIE, CHANNEL NEWSASIA A URINAL that uses no water and sensors that monitor carbon monoxide levels in the air these are coming to a shopping mall near you. The eco-friendly features of City Developments Limited's soon-to-be completed City Square Mall (picture) have won it
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      Lock icon Shedding some light on global dimming
      565 7  -  SHERALYN TAY Pollution is blocking out sunlight-which is hiding the effects of global warming, warn scientists sheralyn@media corp.com.sg GLOBAL warming is only half the story, there's another phenomenon we're in the dark about- literally. Too many pollutants in the air causes a reduction of
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      Ugly incident on MRT left commuter 'shaken'
      409 8  -  SHERALYN TAY sheralyn@media corp.com.sg IT STARTED off as just another train ride home for Mrs Alicia Pan. She was chatting with a friend when the passenger seated next to her suddenly spat on the floor and started to shout According to her, he
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      Lock icon SINGAPORE'S SPECIAL-INTEREST ENVOYS
      706 8  -  NAZRYBAHRAWI Malays are a bridge to warmer Asean relations nazry@media corp.com.sg IN THE past month, Malay community leaders here have been trying to spread a bug among the community. This bug has bitten many Singaporeans, but the Malay community appears to have its fair share of problems
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      49 6 13CH X /CHALL E N G Find OUt more at the Friday 13 April 2007 upcoming briefings! 1500 hrs 1700 hrs National University of Singapore Lecture Theatre 6 Friday 20 April 2007 1500 hrs- 1700 hrs Nanyang Technology University Lecture Theatre 19A www.dsta.gov.sg/techxchallenge s£^\SSi £r^ y^V^' Sr Defence Science
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      76 8 ■n fii j EdHto Siiiill is J\ "Easter Sunday is IT!" is a play that integrates J music, drama and dance. 1 11 II It traces the journey of 2 jlI teenagers, their struggles, beliefs and relationships. The discovery of the true meaning of Easter and the significance of Jesus'
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      24 8 www.seletarbroadway.com.sg 1 C>O Exhibition 6 th to Bth8 th April c Adnife.. l^k C^Rt Venue JSM B vUIIT6C Singapore, X^i S^r Exhibition Convention Centre
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      Lock icon Southern Thai mosque bombed, 16 wounded
      286 10 -AP BANGKOK- Attackers fired a grenade into a mosque in Thailand's restive south yesterday, wounding 16 Muslim worshippers in an act of defiance after the authorities imposed a strict curfew to contain escalating violence, officials said. Police suspected at least five Muslim insurgents were
      -AP  -  286 words
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      Another by-election in M'sia
      365 10 Selangor assemblyman from ruling BN dies as parties campaign in poll in Melaka KUALA LUMPUR Another by-election will be held in Malaysia following the sudden death of Selangor state executive councillor X Sivalingam, who died of a heart attack in India on Wednesday, Bernama reported. Deputy
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      Lock icon 'Do they understand how blogs work?'
      251 10 KUALA LUMPUR A government minister has proposed that bloggers in Malaysia be required to register in an effort to control anonymous posts with malicious content Energy, Water and Communications Deputy Minister Shaziman Abu Mansor suggested in Parliament that compulsory registration should be used for
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      Lock icon S Korea's 'iron rice bowl' cracking
      186 10 -AFP SEOUL The "iron rice bowls" enjoyed by South Korean public employees a reference to job security regardless of work performance are starting to crack. Seoul's metropolitan government has surveyed all its 10,000 employees and listed 102 who will be reassigned to menial tasks
      -AFP  -  186 words
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      Lock icon Penang Bridge shut after hoax
      168 10 -AP KUALA LUMPUR The landmark Penang Bridge in Malaysia was closed temporarily after a bomb hoax, Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak said yesterday, dismissing speculation the incident was related to a Muslim separatist insurgency in neighbouring Thailand. The 13.5-km bridge connecting the island of Penang
      -AP  -  168 words
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      Lock icon Top female Democrat meets all-male council in Saudi
      227 12 -AGENCIES RIYADH United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited an all-male advisory council in Saudi Arabia, a key ally, yesterday after discussing Iraq with King Abdullah on the last leg of a controversial Middle East trip. Ms Pelosi, whose earlier stop in
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      Lock icon Home at last for British navy crew
      520 12 —AGENCIES Freed from Iran, 15 sailors and marines celebrate with champagne LONDON A British navy crew returned home yesterday from Iranian captivity to the relief of a nation, after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced their surprise release and ended the two-week crisis. The 15
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      Lock icon Govt officials to get free burial plots in Jakarta
      261 14 JAKARTA Council members in Jakarta have passed new laws to reward government officials with free burial plots in the city, the BBC reported. Plots in Jakarta's crowded cemeteries are expensive, and military veterans and government officials will now have first priority
      AFP  -  261 words
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      Playboy
      186 14 Indonesian hardliners vow to keep fighting 'pornography' JAKARTA The editor-in-chief of Playboy Indonesia did not violate indecency laws in the world's most populous Muslim nation and will not have to serve time behind bars, judges ruled yesterday, angering religious hardliners. Mr Erwin Arnada faced a maximum penalty of two-and-a-half
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      Death reveals monkey
      164 14 HONG KONG With speculation rife over who will inherit the US$4 billion ($6 billion) estate of late Hong Kong tycoon Nina Wang (picture), new tales emerged yesterday about the unusual private life of Asia's richest woman. Tales of nights spent with her pet monkey and her legendary
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      Lock icon Thailand criticised for blocking You Tube
      349 15 -AGENCIES BANGKOK The Thai government retained a ban on the popular You Tube video website yesterday despite the removal of a short film deemed insulting to the country's beloved monarch. The move to block the site has been criticised by media rights groups. Even
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      Lock icon editor acquitted
      132 15 -AP of 190 million Muslims. Though most practise a moderate form of the faith, fundamentalists have made inroads in recent years. Nearly 100 members of the Islamic Defenders' Front, which has a history of attacking bars, nightclubs and Western embassies, gathered outside the court and shouted "God is
      -AP; AFP  -  132 words
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      Lock icon business for Asia's richest woman
      158 15 -AFP Although newspapers heaped praise on Ms Wang, many focused on her quirky lifestyle. Ming Pao Daily News published an interview with her Filipina domestic helper, named Mina, who said Ms Wang never raised her monthly salary beyond HK$4,OOO ($775) in the 14 years she
      -AFP; AFP  -  158 words
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      251 12 BATHROOM HAZARDS SUCK PROTECT YOUR HEALTH AND HOME TODAY >mJJ- J| A poorly ventilated bathroom traps excess moisture to become a hotbed for mould, mildew and bacteria to breed. Breathing these airborne pollutants can cause serious lung problems in those with allergies and asthma. If left I M unchecked in
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  • Voices
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      Offence to leave car engine idling
      148 16  -  TAN QUEE HONG Letter from Acting Director, Pollution Control Department, National Environment Agency WE REFER to the letter, "Idling and stifling" (March 3) by Mr Tan Siok Ha. It is an offence under the Environmental Pollution Control (Vehicular Emissions) Regulations to leave an engine
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      Lock icon Moving on to calmer waters
      1130 16 Ex-NCSS chief Cheong leaves behind a past filled with tension to serve communities beyond Spore HE HELPED to steer the charity sector to calmer waters after a slew of scandals —first involving the National Kidney Foundation, then the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped, and
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      Lock icon THE FRUSTRATED GARDENER
      776 17  -  Tabitha Wang Oh, for some earth to call my own BUDGET TAI TAI news@newstoday.com.sg THIS always happens to me when I'm cooking. The spices are sizzling, the meat is just ready for the pot when oops, I forgot the tumeric/ginger/pandan leaves. Everything has to be turned off
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      267 18  -  DR JAMES DOBSON m CAT'S CRADLE One of the most poignant songs ever written is Cat's in the Cradle by the late Harry Chapin. The lyrics of that sad song tell the story of a father who has good intentions toward his young son, but there
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    • A clear line must be drawn ...
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        Lock icon Else, pedestrians and cyclists will still cross each other's paths
        151 18  -  FREDDIE LIMWEISIANG Letter from I REFER to the letter, "Riders, pedestrians, drivers need own space to avoid endangering each other" (April 4). I hope that any legislation that may come about as a result of this issue will address the
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        Road users must know rules, logic behind them
        373 18  -  CHEONG LAI HONG Letter from I AGREE with the letter writer on the need to clarify where cyclists belong. I hope the Traffic Police is working on dedicated road rules for cyclists. However, I hope such rules will not be drawn up
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    Shares reach new record high
    190 22 SINGAPORE shares closed at a record high yesterday, supported by gains in technology and agricultural plantation stocks and a rise in Wall Street overnight, dealers said. However, profit-taking ahead of the long Easter weekend curbed the market's upside, they said. Singapore financial markets are closed
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    Lock icon Thai hospital buys Asia Renal
    112 22 BLOOMBERG BUMRUNGRAD Hospital, Thailand's second-largest provider of medical services by value, will buy a Singapore company that treats kidney patients. Bumrungrad will buy all of closely-held Asia Renal Care for US$7O million ($lO6 million) in cash through its unit, Bumrungrad International. The Bangkok-based company will
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    Lock icon CORPORATEBRIEFS
    279 22 -AFP DOW JONES -938 LIVE 938 LIVE US investment firm Legg Mason invested $7.2 million to acquire a 5.3 per cent stake in Singapore semiconductor equipment maker ASTI Holdings. In a statement yesterday, ASTI said Legg Mason bought 30 million ASTI shares at 24 cents a share, representing 5.3
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    Lock icon Big battles lie ahead
    653 22  -  TORCHING LI Having overcome 1997 crisis, region faces new challenges: World Bank chingli@media corp.com.sg A DECADE after the Asian financial crisis, the region is "much wealthier, has fewer poor people and a larger global role than ever before" but new challenges could derail this growth, said
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    Lock icon Kohlberg Kravis plans $1 billion takeover of MMI
    258 22 BLOOMBERG KOHLBERG Kravis Roberts Co made an offer to buy Singapore-list-ed MMI Holdings, a maker of computer disk-drive parts, valuing the company at about $1 billion. KKR will pay $1.65 a share, the New York-based private equity firm and MMI said in
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    Spring unveils $20m fund to help train SME bosses
    376 23  -  JOHNSONCHOO johnsonchoo@mediacorp.com.sg SMALL and Medium Enterprise (SME) bosses can now go back to the classroom cheaply. To help SMEs better run their businesses, Spring Singapore has unveiled a $20 million programme that hopes to get 1,000 SME managers and chief executive
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  • marketwatch
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      ST Index— 3,345.86+12.94
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      SGX most active
      28 23 Gen Intl LnttVis PDC Corp Armstrong IndoAgri 0.92+0.005 +0.5106.056 0.34 +0.08 +30.8 88.470 0.085 +0.015 +21.4 80.372 0.21 +0.02 +10.5 60.726 1.210 +0.100 +9.0 55.427
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      SGX top rises
      23 23 UOB DB eCW*****3 0.67 +88.7 LnttVisW*****7 0.205 China SunMEReCW***** 0.085 CITYDEV CA eCW*****0 0.490 +86.4 +70.0 +53.1 Digiland 0.015 +50.0
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      SGX top falls
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      World markets
      53 23 Nikkei 225 17.491.42 -52.67 -0.30 HK Hang Seng 20.209.71 +207.01 +1.03 Australia ASX200 6.077.1 -20.10 -0.30 Korea Camp 1.482.04 -1.37 -0.09 Thailand SET 692.47 -1.07 -0.2 Jakarta Camp 1.895.61 -26.44 -1.38 Phils Comp 3.294.23 +46.23 +1.42 Shenzhen B 538.28 +2.38 +0.44 Mumbai Sensex 12,856.08 +69.31 +0.54 Malaysia KLCI
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      Lock icon SINGAPORE
      85 23 -AFP Share prices closed at a record high yesterday, supported by gains in technology and agricultural plantation stocks as well as a rise on Wall Street overnight, dealers said. TheST Index rose 12.94 points or 0.39 per cent to 3,345.86, surpassing the record set on Wednesday. But profit-taking ahead
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      Commodities
      20 23 Gold US$/oz 677.40 Silver US$/oz 13.62 Platinum US$/oz 1,258.90 Rubber cents/kg 349.25 Palm oil RM/tonne 2,130.0 Brent US$/barrel 68.85
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      Lock icon Your S$1 buys
      33 23 SGX, Bloomberg USS 0.6603 UK£ 0.3345 Yen 78.442 HKS 5.1610 RM 2.2786 Euro 0.4941 Information provided by Rupiah 6008.6 Baht 21.459 Peso 31.661 AS 0.8070 Indian Rs 28.485 Yuan 5.1006
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  • business news
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      Lock icon DBS bid for Korean bank may get union's backing
      216 24 -BLOOMBERG DBS Group Holdings may get the backing of Korea Exchange Bank's labour union should it offer to buy Lone Star Funds' controlling stake in the South Korean bank. Korea Exchange's union members would not discriminate against a foreign bank if
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      Lock icon S'pore, Thailand move on bonds
      421 24 —AFP, DOW JONES NEWSWIRES SINGAPORE and Thailand have agreed to "move ahead with bilateral cooperation on establishing an electronic bond platform linkage". This is according to a draft statement released yesterday at a meeting in Chiang Mai among finance ministers of the Association of Southeast
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        UNLEASH THE INNER GENIUS WITH MAMIL GOLD
        165 24 IN CONJUNCTION with the third instalment of Sony Pictures' Spider-Man coming to screens in Singapore on May 1, Mamil Gold has rolled out a Spider-Man 3 nationwide redemption programme. Until May 31, customers simply need to keep their proof of purchase of all
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