Today, 18 April 2007

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    13 1 TODAY /A=diaCorp MICA(P) 314/10/2006 we set you thinking Wednesday April 18, 2007 todayonline.com
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    Lock icon For just one family, an en bloc shock
    568 1  -  JASMINE YIN LOH CHEE KONG AND jasmine@media corp.com.sg ONE by one, her neighbours started moving out of the 39-unit condominium at Surrey Road and by Tuesday last week, the Gans were the only ones left and left without a clue. "We have
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    Lock icon A loner strikes, a nation weeps
    750 1  -  FAIZAL S Korean's rampage reignites debate on gun violence in US BLACKSBURG (Virginia) It has been described as senseless, surreal, intense and a total shock. But no one will ever know for sure what possessed a gunman to commit the deadliest massacre in American
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      Lock icon The echo of bullets
      544 2 -AGENCIES VIRGINIAMASSACRE BLACKSBURG (Virginia) Some played dead; others leapt out of windows or cowered in locked rooms, frozen in fear by the sound of bullets echoing through their university corridors. The students of Virginia Tech University will long remember the chaos and horror that visited their
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      Energy efficiency guidelines for homes and industries to come: Amy Khor
      318 3  -  CHRISTIE LOH christie@media corp.com.sg INSTEAD of leaving your electronic devices on standby mode, why not switch them off? This may be one of the recommendations for households under a soon-to-come national energy efficiency plan, Dr Amy Khor, Senior Parliamentary
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      SAY NO TO PLASTIC BAGS
      898 3  -  LEE U-WEN u-wen@media corp.com.sg YOU may not realise it, but each day, nearly every one of us brings a pest into the home. They are small, mostly pink, blue or white in colour, adaptable to land and water, and have caused the deaths of countless
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      91 2 Ms. Chew Near Lee (NRIC SXXXOO76D) struts J( away with a 4-piece SK Jewellery Diamond Set Cx!llr worth $8,000 simply for shopping at Vivo City y^o during Singapore Fashion Festival 2007. vst\ Congratulations also to the following lucl^ ej yyj winners of SK Jewellery Necklaces valued at $400: •Mdm. Rita
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  • Singapore news
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      Lock icon Keep focus on Asean, US urged
      430 4 DOW JONES PM Lee warns it may lose out as China builds influence DISTRACTED by violence in the Middle East, the United States is not paying enough attention to South-east Asia, losing its regional influence to a rising China and potentially weakening anti-terrorism cooperation,
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      Lock icon MR LEE SEES YEARLY GDP GROWTH OF 5% OR MORE OVER NEXT FIVE YEARS
      183 4 -DOW JONES Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong expects Singapore's economy to grow annually at "around 5 per cent or maybe more" over the next five years, at the upper range of the country's longterm forecasts. Mr
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      Better pay package for teachers in 2007
      216 4  -  NAZRYBAHRAWI nazry@media corp.com.sg TEACHERS will get an increase of between 5 per cent and 8 per cent in their annual salary this year, effectively 0.8 to 1.35 months of pay on top of their promotion benefits. "We are able to keep the salaries
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      Older, untrained? This bank wants you
      527 6  -  JOHNSONCHOO Seasoned professionals needed to serve as bank's relationship managers johnsonchoo@mediacorp.com.sg THE poaching of private bankers and a drying pool of good relationship managers have prompted at least one bank to start recruiting older Singaporeans with no experience in banking. In what is believed
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    • S'PORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon TREETOPS IN HIGH DEMAND
        88 6 938 LIVE The Housing Development Board's first eco-precinct, Treetops@Punggol, has proven to be a hit with Singaporeans. As at 3pm yesterday, HDB had received more than 3,200 applications for the 712 units available. HDB said this is one of the highest subscription rates of all its
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        Lock icon MUSEUM FRIENDS TO GATHER HERE
        67 6 938 LIVE Singapore will host close to 50 museum delegates from over 20 countries in a major global gathering from next Thursday. This is the first time the World Federation of the Friends of Museums General Assembly and Council Meeting -which involves museum volunteers is
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      Lock icon Work on robotic rehabilitation device gets PMO funding
      395 6  -  GRACIA CHIANG DAPHNE CHUAH gracia@mediacorp.com.sg ALL you need to do is think. Recovering stroke patients may soon get a new lease of life once a new rehabilitation device that directly links brain activity to movement takes off. Claimed to be the first
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      No to Falungong plea
      149 8  -  -LOHCHEEKONG THE court threw out an appeal by two Falungong members yesterday. In November, Ng Chye Huay, 43, and Erh Boon Tiong, 49, were jailed for 15 and 10 days respectively for defaulting on fines imposed on them after they displayed a banner with the words
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      Out of jail, back to school
      160 8  -  LOHCHEEKONG A RUSSIAN teen who is serving time in Singapore for consuming Ecstasy was released yesterday in time for her to start school in Switzerland. Yulia Kalinichenko, 18, who was visiting her Singa-pore-based parents, was arrested at the Ministry of Sound nightclub in October
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      Lock icon Singapore needs sexing up
      346 8  -  ANSLEY NG Locals not satisfied with their sex lives, according to survey ansley@mediacorp.com.sg SO MUCH for their staid reputation Singaporeans say they are not having enough sex and are unhappy with the quality of their sex lives. The latest survey by condom maker Durex found that
      SOURCE DUREX SEXUAL WELLBEING GLOBAL SURVEY, IMAGES KRT  -  346 words
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      Lock icon Thai PM to discuss Cabinet reshuffle
      321 10 AGENCIES New poll shows majority supports such a move BANGKOK Thai Premier Surayud Chulanont and his ministers may discuss a possible Cabinet reshuffle today, according to Ms Dhipavadee Meksawan, Minister to the Prime Minister's Office. They will also address the question of boosting efficiency,
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      Lock icon Nagasaki mayor allegedly shot by yakuza
      341 10 AGENCIES TOKYO The mayor of Nagasaki was shot and seriously wounded yesterday as he campaigned for re-election, officials said, in a rare gun crime reportedly linked to an underworld gang. Mayor Iccho Ito's face was badly bloodied and he showed no signs of responding
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      Lock icon Expect new Indonesian Cabinet line-up soon
      153 10 AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR The Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Mr Agung Laksono, has said that President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will reshuffle the Cabinet in the middle of this month. The new Cabinet line-up is expected to be announced on April 20 or
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      309 8 FINANCIAL GENIUSES TO SHARE THEIR tf nrl-| MONEY makes money is an age old saying. In a recent newspaper article, it was highlighted that wealth is created by a small group of people whilst the lower income group is barely struggling along. This is because the latter is not equipped
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Declare all your marriages, please
      170 11 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia has asked civil servants with more than one wife to declare their marriages to prevent disputes over pensions if they die. A spokeswoman for Malaysia's Public Service Department (PSD) said there had been cases of "long-standing conflicts" among widows over the
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      Lock icon DPM Najib pushes for that 'master ingredient'
      315 11 -AP M'sian students need to be proficient in English, so he calls for curriculum revamp KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's deputy leader has called for the country's school curriculum to be revamped to make students proficient in English, information technology and analytical thinking. English "is
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      Lock icon M'sia mulls pipeline to sidestep pirates
      274 11 -AP KUALA LUMPUR A massive Malaysian oil pipeline project, which will process and pump oil shipped from the Middle East, could avoid the risk of pirate attacks on tankers at the Malacca Strait, Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak said yesterday. Officials have said previously
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      Lock icon N Korea making the move, finally?
      151 14 -AFP SEOUL North Korea may be preparing to shut down a reactor which provides plutonium for nuclear weapons, days after it missed a deadline to do so under an international disarmament deal. United States spy satellites have spotted unusual movement of people and vehicles
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      Lock icon My family will fight on: JI suspect
      251 14 -AP Indonesian nabbed for supplying explosives meant to target Christians JAKARTA An Indonesian terror suspect arrested for allegedly supplying explosives to target Christians in the predominantly Muslim country says his family will fight for the creation of an Islamic state while he is
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      Lock icon Historians call on Japan to compensate former sex slaves
      301 14 -AFP TOKYO Historians who say they have proof that Japan was directly involved in sexual slavery have called for the government to compensate thousands of former "comfort women". Japan argues that war reparations are a matter between states, rather than between
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      Lock icon Ex-Bangladesh PM agrees to exile deal for sons' sake
      247 16 -AGENCIES DHAKA Bangladesh's last Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has agreed to go into exile in a deal with the militarybacked government in return for leniency for her sons, who are accused of corruption, officials said yesterday. "Zia has agreed to leave
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      Lock icon This mum says she was fired
      562 16 -THE GUARDIAN Former dealer'was asked to woo client to secure business' LONDON A BNP Paribas bank employee who claims she was forced out of her job after she had a baby was told by a colleague on her first day back after maternity leave
      -THE GUARDIAN; FAIZAL  -  562 words
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      98 16 I WBRING I YOUR OWN BAG 18 April 2007 18 April 2007, Wednesday, is the inaugural Bring Your Own Bag Day >|pa|^ (BYOBD). Shoppers are encouraged to bring their own shopping bags. Iw' I I I Subsequently, every Ist1 st Wednesday of the month will be a designated 0L 4%4BYOBD.
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      238 22  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BASIC TEMPERAMENTS We've been talking the last two days about a study of very strong-willed and very compliant kids from 35,000 families. What this investigation told us, by way of summary, isthatthe compliant child tends to be more at peace with himself or
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    • Letter
      Spam won't just disappear by 'magic'
      339 22  -  KBHAVANI Letter from Press Secretary to Minister and Director, Corporate Communications Department, Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts WE REFER to the letter, "ISPs' job to stop spam?" (April 16, by Mr Chia Hern Keng). Mr Chia has highlighted the difficulties faced in
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      Cafes must choose whether to allow pets
      229 22  -  CHENG SHOONG TAT Letter from IN RESPONSE to Mr Daniel Heng's letter, "Now, do we really want a pet owners' corner?" (April 16), I would like to suggest that the process of applying for a pet cafe licence be simplified and that the
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      Lock icon isay NOT ALL WINNERS IN EN BLOC SALES
      715 23  -  NGOEI BOON LIONG RECENTLY, the condominium I live in was sold en bloc and an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) was held. Several points came up during the meeting: The CSA (Collective Sales Agreement), a huge legal document, did not need to be
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      Lock icon CORPORATEBRIEFS
      199 24 CHANNEL NEWS ASIA -938UVE Market-watchers are expecting to see fierce bidding for a high-end luxurious penthouse near Orchard Road. The unit at The Boulevard Residence is scheduled to be up for auction next month. It is the last of only two super penthouse units at the premium freehold project
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      Lock icon ABN Amro says no to casino financing
      480 24  -  CHRISTIE LOH Dutch bank among big firms with 'green' social conscience christie@media corp.com.sg UNLIKE governments and companies increasingly lured by the lucrative casino business, ABN Amro is saying no to the glitz and gains. The line that the Dutch bank will not cross:
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      Lock icon Qatar National bank opens office in S'pore
      171 24 938 LIVE QATAR National bank, the largest lender in the Persian Gulf Emirate, has opened an office in Singapore to compete for new banking business in the Asia-Pacific. The bank's CEO AlialEmadi said in a statement that the Singapore representative office will help
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        Lock icon Singapore
        74 25 -AFP Share prices closed flat yesterday due to profit taking, dealers said. The ST Index closed up 1.17 points (0.03 per cent) at 3,415.32 on volume of 3.53 billion shares worth $2.37 billion. There were 379 risers, 414 decliners and 591 unchanged issues. Fraser Securities research head Najeeb Jarhom
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        ST Index— 3,415.32 +1.17
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        Lock icon World markets
        53 25 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by Nikkei 225 HK Hang Seng Australia ASX200 17,527.45 -100.85 20,788.61 +31.08 6,186.50 -11.20 -0.57 +0.15 -0.18 Korea Comp Thailand SET 1,528.66 -3.38 695.03 +2.57 -0.22 +0.37 Jakarta Comp 1,965.43 +1.61 +0.08 Shenzhen B 559.90 +4.99 +0.90 Mumbai Sensex 13,607.04 -88.54 -0.65 Malaysia KLCI
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        SGX most active
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        Commodities
        21 25 Gold US$/oz 694.50 Silver US$/oz 14.08 Platinum US$/oz 1,289.50 Rubber cents/kg 365.25 Palm oil RM/tonne 2,320.00 Brent crude US$/barrel 66.98
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        SGX top rises
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        SGX top falls
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        Your S$1 buys
        27 25 US$ 0.6609 UK£ 0.3307 Yen 78.8202 HK$ 5.1635 RM 2.2713 Euro 0.4881 Rupiah 6006.2789 Baht 21.5466 Peso 31.5169 A$ 0.7938 Rupee 27.6001 Yuan 5.1097
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      Lock icon Pharmaceuticals help recovery
      386 25 -AGENCIES Spores key exports grew 1.6% in March SINGAPORE'S key exports rebounded in March on robust shipments of Pharmaceuticals, which offset continued weakness in electronics, the Government said yesterday. Last month's non-oil domestic exports (Nodx), valued at $15.22 billion, rose 1.6 per cent over the same period
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        Lock icon Firms can take steps to limit impact of terror attacks
        239 26 938 LIVE, CHANNEL NEWSASIA WITH higher economic disruption and higher human casualties often cited as an aim of terror strikes, commercial and civilian establishments are therefore the most attractive targets for terrorists. Experts at the second annual National Security Conference
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        To stay 'many steps ahead' of cyber threats...
        350 26  -  HEDIRMAN SUPIAN Govermentto chart newinfocomm security masterplan hedirman@media corp.com.sg SINGAPORE will launch a new five-year Infocomm Security Masterplan next year to keep the local broadband network safe from cyber terrorism and to strengthen global collaboration in this area. Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister
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        Lock icon Red-hot despite cooling checks
        551 27 —AGENCIES China set to report blistering growth in face of govt's efforts to slow economy BEIJING China is set to report more blistering growth figures tomorrow, amid an emerging consensus that government attempts to apply the brakes have been far too feeble to slow the runaway
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        Lock icon Citigroup profits ebb as overhaul launched
        205 27 -AFP AMERICAN banking powerhouse Citigroup said its latest quarterly profits fell 11 per cent as it set aside cash for a major operations overhaul and at least 17,000 job losses. Despite cooling profits, Citigroup one of the world's biggest financial houses raked in a
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        Lock icon WHAT GROWS $1.5 MILLION A MINUTE?
        763 28  -  WILLIAM PESEK BLOOMBERG I analysis-gossip-opinion I ECONOMISTS don't like to admit to being stunned by anything, even in unpredictable Asia. Last week, ÜBS' Jonathan Anderson couldn't seem to help himself. The cause of the Hong Kongbased economist's dismay: China's currency reserves rose US$l million
        — BLOOMBERG; BLOOMBERG  -  763 words
    • growth the business of enterprise
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        Lock icon Global success, local approach
        507 29  -  JOHNSON CHOO Spore firm SNP gains from tapping into talent pool of economies where it is expanding johnsonchoo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPOREAN companies looking for growth outside the Republic have found it fruitful to tap into the local talent pool in their country of expansion. One such company is
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      90 25 He could SEE BETTER if he goes outdoors to play more often. Is your child spending a lot of time on unnecessary nearwork such as playing handheld or computer games? Do you know this could increase his chance of developing myopia? Emerging evidence shows that outdoor activity can protect against
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