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Slew of measures aimed at creating SME haven
THE Government aims to make Singapore the best place in the world for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to start, grow and globalise. A slew of new measures was outlined in the Budget aimed specifically at this sector of the economy.... [Read more]

Inappropriate time slots for prime-time trailers
I am a regular viewer of Ch5 and I am bothered by some of the commercials and shows aired by the channel. Being the premier English channel in Singapore, I expect MediaCorp to be more in tune with the larger English-speaking... [Read more]

Directors' trades
2 AZTECH DIRECTORS EXERCISE OPTIONS TWO independent directors at Aztech Systems exercised stock options recently after a resurgence in the company's stock market fortunes. Mr Colin Ng, a lawyer, exercised 500,000 share options on Monday. The exercise price was 11 cents.... [Read more]

Not allowing a scientist the exclusive use of his research findings may be detrimental in the long run
The direction of biomedical research has been brought into question and, as a consequence, the symbiosis between industry and research. One proposal was that although a manufacturer would be free to spend millions to secure a cure (new medicine), after three... [Read more]

MBA students turn class projects into 'real' business
THREE postgraduate business students saw the 'real' in their real estate class projects for what it could mean - real opportunity.The trio identified the demand for short-term housing rentals of under a year, and the clientele - mature, executive-type students who... [Read more]

Industry views
THE BIG QUESTION'The big question is also how the industry can bring together all these resources for all the big upcoming projects and manage the scale without sacrificing on quality.'PROFESSOR GEORGE OFORI, head of the Department of Building (School of Design... [Read more]

Red light for traffic photo contest
KUALA LUMPUR - EMBARRASSED officials have suspended a contest offering citizens cash for photographs of traffic offenders after protests from lawyers. The 'Snap, Send and Win' contest had a weekly prize of RM150 (S$66) for the best picture of traffic offences,... [Read more]

Innova JC goes big on new media
STUDENTS at Innova Junior College do not just write General Paper essays when it comes to current affairs - they make documentaries too. Before assembly every morning, the students catch up on college news through their very own podcast show. There... [Read more]

Floods cripple much of Jakarta
JAKARTA - MUCH of Jakarta was crippled yesterday as the worst deluge in five years cut road, rail and telecommunications links to the Indonesian capital. Three-quarters of the sprawling city of 12 million people was under water, and officials now face... [Read more]

Almost all quake-hit cables fixed
BEIJING - CHINA'Sbiggest telecommunications companies have restored nearly all phone and Internet capacity that was affected by last month's earthquake near Taiwan, state media reported yesterday.China Telecom and China Netcom said major cables handling fibre-optic traffic, mostly between China and North... [Read more]

Results
BASKETBALLNBA: Dallas 80 Houston 77, Cleveland 114 LA Lakers 108.CRICKETFirst Chappell-Hadlee series one-day match in Wellington: Australia 148 all out in 49.3 overs (M. Hussey 42; Bond 5-23, Gillespie 2-27, Vettori 2-26, McMillan 1-3). New Zealand 149-0 in 27 overs (L.Vincent... [Read more]