The Straits Times, 4 August 2004

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    33 1 The Straits Times BEST IN NEWSPAPER DESIGN IN ASIA Established 1845 WeaiieS (lay* August 4, 2004 1 14 Pages in six parts mita (p) 048/03/2004 •-P A Singapore Press Holdings publication OU Cents
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    Lock icon Restructuring works, says upbeat DPM
    592 1  -  SUE-ANN CHIA Bu Strong rebound in economy comes from taking tough action; if all goes well, there'll be better bonuses for workers ECONOMIC restructuring is working and Singapore is now better positioned to face the future than many others because it was willing to take
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    Lock icon How EDB got the 'pretty girl'
    272 1 IT STARTED with a call from Creative Technology chief Sim Wong Hoo to Economic Development Board (EDB) chairman Teo Ming Kian in March last year. "He said, 'I have access to Lucasfilm. Are you interested?* Mr Teo recounted yesterday at a press briefing. For
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    Lock icon The Force is with S'pore: Lucas studio soon
    506 1  -  AUDREY TAN By ASSISTANT MONEY EDITOR A SLICE of Hollywood glamour landed in Singapore yesterday, as the film company behind blockbusters Star Wars and Indiana Jones announced plans to set up a production studio here, its first foray outside the US. By
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      147 2 NO FOOD AT THIS FAIRPRICE OUTLET A NEW NTUC FairPrice outlet in Bukit Merah sells clothes, VCDs and bicycles, among other things, but you won't find food there. The 14,5005q ft HomeMart occupies the space vacated by the Housing Board's former Bukit Merah sales office and is targeted at
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      83 2 FINANCE GURU DEFIES THE ODDS JAPANESE Financial Services Minister Heizo Takenaka is riding high two years after his appointment to the hot seat, writes Colin Donald. His recent move to privatise Japan Post marked a victory for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who has long tried to reform the post
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      91 2 ACT FAST TO AVERT TERROR THREAT THE recent incident in which a man died after he fell into the path of an MRT train exposes a serious weakness in the public transport system here, writes Straits Times reader Lim Boon Hee. The incident could well have involved a bomb
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      84 2 LI FE WHO SAYS I'M SLEAZY? HONG Kong singer Alex To does a fiill monty in the music video of Take Off, the title track of his new album, and his promotional tactic involves asking fans to strip in order to get the album at a discounted price. But he
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      111 2 Blaze survivors quizzed in probe TWO days after the supermarket inferno in Paraguay that left 364 dead, survivors were questioned as part of a probe into claims that the store's exit doors were locked to stop customers from fleeing without paying. Student Juan Morinigoy, 23, said: "I got out
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      131 2 Abdullah's appeal at Christian gathering IT'S not often that the premier of a Muslim-majority nation addresses a meeting of Christian elders but Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi did just that yesterday when he appealed for religious moderation at a World Council of Churches conference. He urged religious leaders
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      85 2 'Exported' vehicles seized VEHICLES that have been deregistered and declared to be scrapped or exported may still be on the roads here. A raid by the Land Transport Authority on a scrapyard offKranji Road last Saturday netted 72 such vehicles, bringing the total seized since April 14 to 202.
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      96 2 mon e y WTO PACT MAY BE YEARS AWAY WHILE global trade talks are back on track, with 147 World Trade Organisation members agreeing to cut and eliminate farm subsidies and other tariffs, it could well take another three years before a pact is sealed. Trade and Industry Minister George
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      81 2 CONSUMERS BOOST MEDIA REVENUE CONSUMERS overtook advertisers as the main source of revenue for the US media industry last year. A new study showed consumer spending on media last year rose 6.5 per cent to U*****.4 billion (Ss3O7-7 billion), while advertising grew by 3.2 per cent to U*****.8 billion.
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      159 2 HK STATION ACCUSED OF BRIBERY THE former host of a Hong Kong radio show has accused the Commercial Radio station of trying to "bribe" him into not contesting in the Sept 12 Legislative Council polls. Mr Albert Cheng said it had offered to pay him until his contract expires
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      79 2 HE'S GOT OLYMPICS ON HIS MIND MR NG Ser Miang has many things to keep him busy. He is a Nominated MP, ambassador to Norway and Hungary, and chairman of NTUC Choice Homes Co-op. But this month, he will be preoccupied mainly with the upcoming Athens Olympics. The International
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      Lock icon Judge questions workers on safety issues
      518 3  -  WOONWUITEK By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT As workers recount day of the accident, a main concern at the highway inquiry: Did they get adequate safety training? Critical point SENIOR District Judge Richard Magnus asked: "Were you told what to do in event of an accident?" Some
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      Lock icon Accused faces child porn charges too
      399 3  -  K.C.VIIAYAN SYDNEY STUDENT MURDERS By THE SAF officer accused of murdering his flat-mates in Sydney was hit with 11 more charges, including possessing child pornography, in an Australian court yesterday. Ram Puneet Tiwary, 25, was charged with the additional offences when he appeared in
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      Lock icon Bush wants an intelligence czar
      391 4 WASHINGTON President George W. Bush has described the United States as a "nation in danger", amid warnings of possible Al-Q^eda attacks on American cities. As security was tightened around financial institutions, he urged Congress to clear the way for a new national intelligence director, and
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      Lock icon Paya Lebar Way residents say no to upgrading
      563 4  -  TANHUIYEE DARYLLOO Bv and The precinct is the second to reject plans for main upgrading; MP Teo Ho Pin calls for review of the 12-year-old programme A SECOND Housing Board neighbourhood has spurned its shot at the Main Upgrading Programme (MUP), prompting
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      Lock icon ACCEPT THE RESULT
      38 4 1 share the disappointment of the residents who voted for upgrading and were looking forward to it. But as the proposal did not receive sufficient support, we have to respect the result.' MP Matthias Yao
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      Lock icon WHY I ABSTAINED FROM VOTING:
      51 4 Paya Lebar Way resident Yeo Mui Lee, 45, whose husband is unemployed, said she did not vote as she could not afford the $5,300 the upgrading programme would cost her. They have two teenage children and spent $45,000 on renovating their flat five years ago.
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      Lock icon What it should have been
      49 4 IN A July 1 report, "Damaged Paris airport terminal to reopen soon", we said that American Airlines had moved its Paris operations from Charles de Gaulle airport to Orly airport. The airline has clarified that it has not transferred its operations to Orly airport.
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      Lock icon China signals FTA talks may face setbacks
      715 6  - China signals FTA talks may face setbacks JASON LEO W By CHINA BUREAU CHIEF DPM Lee's Taiwan trip has 'dampened the mood', Beijing says; Minister George Yeo hopes delay if any won't be too long BEIJING Singapore's plans to launch talks with China for a free trade agreement (FTA) "could
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      Lock icon Vasanthi quits law to become a nurse
      522 6  - Vasanthi quits law to become a nurse LYNN LEE %L tance learning from the University of Wolverhampton in England. There are about 200 midcareer professionals like her taking the two-year diploma programme for diploma holders or university graduates with no nursing training. She gets an allowance of $950 a month
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      Lock icon 'BY SOME MIRACLE, I GOT OUT BEFORE THE DOORS CLOSED. AFTER ME, NO ONE GOT OUT.'
      65 7 Student Juan Morinigo, 23 AFP THE GRIEF "STRICKEN! A woman weeps for her relative at a funeral mass. REUTERS THE FATALITIES! Soliders and medical staff lining up the remains of the fire victims, many
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      Lock icon 'ALL OF US WHO SUFFERED THIS TRAGEDY WANT TO KNOW WHY IT HAPPENED AND MAKE THE GUILTY PAY;
      39 7 Ms Mirta, 60, who lost her 19-year-old daughter REUTERS THE OWNER! Juan Pio Paiva denies that the supermarkets doors were locked.
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      Lock icon Blaze survivors recount tales of horror
      500 7 Witnesses tell of chaos at scene of Paraguay supermarket fire as officials urge survivors to help in investigations ASUNCION As his family held a candlelit vigil, Mr Ruben Aguiar feared his missing sister had suffered a horrifying death and would be found among the
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      Lock icon Fearful Christians trying to flee Iraq
      495 8 Fearful Christians trying to flee Iraq Many want to get to Syria or Jordan, fearing more violence in the wake of Sunday's deadly wave of bombings targeted at churches These people, they love blood. They hate humanity. They hate us. They want all Christians to leave. Iraqi Christian Wissam Sagman
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      Lock icon Female soldier in US court
      369 8 IRAQI PRISONER ABUSE SCANDAL FORT BRAGG (North Carolina) A US military court yesterday began a hearing to decide whether a female soldier who held an Iraqi prison- er on a leash should stand trial in an abuse scandal that outraged the Arab world. Private Lynndie
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      Lock icon New US weapons zap the fight out of enemies
      385 9 The devices can paralysepeople, Fry missiles and stop a vehicle NEW YORK A few months from now, Mr Peter Anthony Schlesinger hopes to zap a laser beam at a couple of chickens or other animals in a cage a few dozen
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      Lock icon HAUTE GARBAGE:
      47 9 AFP One man s trash is another man s clothing inspiration. These creations by costume design students are made from rubbish. They were part of a costume parade at the Swinbourne TAFE in Melbourne yesterday. Period and animal costumes were also included in the parade.
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      Lock icon Aussie mothers delay births for bonus
      431 9 Aussie mothers delay births for bonus Hospitals report more caesarean deliveries after July 1 when cash bonuses became available CANBERRA Good things come to those who wait, so the saying goes. For patient, pregnant Australian women made mothers in July, those good things were a baby and a cash handout.
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      Lock icon Howard's coalition level with Labor
      176 9 SYDNEY Prime Minister John Howard's conservative coalition has drawn level with the Labor opposition, according to a poll published yesterday, prompting forecasts of a September election. The Australian newspaper's Newspoll showed the Liberal-National coalition neck and neck with Labor, each scoring 50 per cent in
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      585 10 I^^^^^^^^^^^\3 Weary workers at financial institutions mentioned in terror alert accept extra security measures as necessary NEW YORK Under the steady gaze of police officers sporting body armour and automatic weapons, workers headed to their jobs through a gauntlet of identity checks and bag searches
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      471 10 WASHINGTON Most of the Al-Qaeda surveillance of five financial institutions that led to a new terrorism alert on Sunday was conducted before the Sept 11, 2001, attacks, and the authorities are not sure whether the casing of the buildings has continued since then, intelligence
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      Lock icon Bush policies 'made world angry at US'
      190 10 KERRY BLAMES PRESIDENT GRAND RAPIDS (Michigan) Democratic candidate John Kerry accused President George W. Bush of dragging his feet in bolstering US defences against terrorism and said he should call a special session of Congress to adopt the recommendations of the Sept 11
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      Lock icon Security on roads around the Capitol tightened
      304 10 Security on roads around the Capitol tightened WASHINGTON A security net was thrown over the Capitol on Monday as police began to inspect cars, buses and trucks headed towards the complex that houses the US Congress in response to the elevated terror alert of possible car bomb attacks. In a
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      545 11 Britain remains at high state of alert but government is not moving armed police to protect London's financial buildings LONDON Britain maintained a heightened state of alert yesterday following reports that Al-Qaeda was targeting unspecified sites in the country. But the government declined to follow
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      310 11 Australia upholds visa of 'honour killing' author Best-selling book has been labelled a fraud BRISBANE A Jorda-nian-born author who arrived in Australia on a special visa for internationally renowned artists can stay in the country even though her bestselling book has been labelled a fraud by local media, the government
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      200 11 LONDON Unemployed Britons with an aversion to the office grind are being tempted from their sofas with a range of unusual summer jobs, including being a Roman centurion or spending all day on a beach. The posts are among a series of jobs available this
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      466 12 'Naked runner' held over death of missing wife He appeals on TV for help in searching for his wife, then is put in psychiatric ward; his wife's body has not been found SALT LAKE CITY A man whose credibility began crumbling the day he first reported his pregnant wife missing
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      348 12 Top doc says too many women bad for medicine MORE WOMEN, LESS INFLUENCE LONDON Having too many women doctors will cause the medical profession to lose its power and influence, one of Britain's most senior doctors has said, adding that an equal number of men and women is the best
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        150 14 Clinton affair: Monica to talk about earnings APPEARANCE AT TV FESTIVAL LONDON Former White House intern Monica Lewinsky has agreed to appear at an Edinburgh television festival this month to discuss the money she made from her relationship with former US president Bill Clinton, organisers said. She will join Ms
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        145 14 BAGHDAD Deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has sent a letter to his grandson in Jordan telling him to be strong and care for his family, according to Al-Arabiya television yesterday. The letter, delivered by the International Committee of the Red Cross, was addressed to Mr
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        73 14 LOS ANGELES California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has settled a lawsuit against a firm that makes bobblehead dolls in his image. The former Hollywood actor, who is fiercely protective of his image, sued Ohio Discount Merchandise in April to halt production of the plastic dolls that featured a
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        84 14 LOS ANGELES A world-renowned genetic scientist dubbed the "father of gene therapy" has pleaded innocent to molesting a young girl who was taking martial arts lessons from him. University of Southern California gene therapy pioneer William French Anderson, 67, was in court on Monday following his
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        65 14 James Hubbard, 74, a convicted killer who is within days of becoming the oldest US prisoner executed in decades, has asked an appeals court to block his execution, arguing that he is too old and sick to be put to death. Russell Yates, the husband of Texan housewife Andrea Yates
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        64 14 This defendant knew where his paws were/ Prosecutor William Jay, disputing claims by Walt Disney World worker Michael Chart rand. 36, who is accused of fondling a 13-year-old girl's breast while she posed for a photo with him dressed as character Tigger. Chart mml says he did not know
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      51 15 World's biggest Swan Lake THE "swans" of Russia's Tchaikovsky Perm Ballet pose in front of Munich's Nymphenburg castle all 48 of them, 12 more than in previous productions of the famous Swan Lake. The company is performing in Munich. In front are prima ballerina Elena Kulagina and dancer Roman Geer.
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      184 15 CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida) Nasa launched a messenger to Mercury yesterday the first spacecraft in 30 years to head to the Sun's closest planet. The probe, named Messenger, rocketed away in the predawn moonlight on what will be an 8-billion-km, 6V2 -year journey. Scientists have
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      355 15 For first time, US media revenue generated by paying customers exceeds revenue from advertisers NEW YORK Consumer spending last year overtook advertising as the primary source of revenue for the US media industry, reflecting the growing popularity of pay television, DVDs and the
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      205 15 NEW YORK As American consumers face a continuing explosion in the ways they can be informed and entertained, they are responding by devoting an increasing amount of their time to media. A study, published by Veronis Suhler Stevenson (VSS), a media merchant bank, shows
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        Lock icon TWO ADMIT KILLING PROSmifTES
        117 15 DARWIN Two 18-year-old men admitted to police that they murdered two Thai-born prostitutes who were bound and thrown alive into a crocodileinfested river in northern Australia. Prosecutors told the Darwin Magistrates Court yesterday that Ben William McLean and Phu Ngoc Trinh admitted killing the women, who
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        Lock icon RACIALLY INSENSITIVE ROAD NAME CHANGED
        84 15 BEAUMONT (Texas) Jefferson County commissioners voted unanimously to rename a rural road that Jap-anese-Americans said had carried a racially insensitive name for nearly a century. The commissioners, voting 4-0 with one member absent on Monday, accepted a proposal by residents who live along Jap Road
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        Lock icon MASS GRAVES FOUND IN IVORY COAST
        104 15 ABIDJAN Three mass graves containing at least 99 bodies have been found in northern Ivory Coast in a region under rebel control where clashes took place between rival factions last month. "Some of these people were killed by gunshots. According to reliable witnesses, others
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        Lock icon PROTEST AGAINST BENEFITS REFORMS
        155 15 MOSCOW Hundreds of Russians, mostly elderly and poor, demonstrated against legislation that would strip away treasured Soviet-style benefits sucfc as free transportation and health care, replacing them with cash payments. In Moscow's second major protest in days against the Bill, which has sparked heated debate and
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        Lock icon LABOUR MEMBERSHIP PLUMMETS IN BRITAIN
        131 15 LONDON Membership of Britain's ruling Labour Party has halved since Mr Tony Blair became prime minister, raising fears that support is plummeting in the wake of the Iraq war, a British newspaper said yesterday. Labour's executive was told last month that membership had dipped to
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        Lock icon TALKING HEALTH BOOK FOR AFGHAN WOMEN
        159 15 WASHINGTON The Bush administration is sending talking electronic books to Afghanistan to give women basic lessons about public health. The concept is based on LeapPad, a top-selling line of electronic books that help children learn to read. The books have a small wand that
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      434 1  - At this NTUC shop, you can buy. SERENE GOH Reports by Food is off the shopping list in FairPrice's Bukit Merah store at ex-HDB sales office FORGET the grocery list. At the first-of-its-kind NTUC FairPrice HomeMart, you'll find everything but food. The general merchandise outlet has bicycles, VCDs, This Fashion
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      179 3 ABOUT 650 caregivers at NTUC childcare centres are getting their flu shots free this year. Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is donating Fluarix vaccine doses to NTUC Childcare as part of its annual effort. First to get them were 16 staff members at the
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      235 5 THE Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) has suspended the import of ducks from a farm in Perak, after it found an infection suspected to be avian flu in a consignment which arrived last Wednesday. The AVA said the suspension was a precautionary measure, as
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      303 6 2 months' jail for pinching, slapping maid Housewife was not happy with maid's work WHEN Miss Dwi Susanti Supriyatno started work at the home of Jenlyn Tjiunardi, things seemed to go smoothly. Miss Supriyatno, 23, and her 28-year-old employer, a permanent resident here, had no problems communicating since both are
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      222 6 A DRUNK attacked two paramedics treating his nead wound after a fall. Tan Ah Choon, 57, shoved one several times in the chest and punched the other in the eye. He also ripped off his bandages and challenged paramedics Tan Hua Chin, 21, and Low
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      423 7 5 years' jail and 24 strokes for robbery that left construction worker dead TWO Thai workers who assaulted a countryman and robbed him of $200 and a mobile phone were yesterday sentenced to five years in jail. Their victim died from his head
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      598 9  -  YAP SU-YIN %l Part of the money earned is used to train the housewives in new skills A GROUP of Pasir Ris housewives have banded together to do their neighbours' chores for a fee that will be used partly to
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        137 9 SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) passengers can now send an SMS text message by mobile phone to check in for flights and save time at the airport. Customers can already use the Internet, phone or fax to check in. Then, all they need to
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        133 9 EARLIER REGISTRATION FOR PROPERTY OWNERS LANDED property owners can now officially register their ownership earlier, following an improvement in the land survey system used by the Singapore Land Authority. The quicker registration will allow them to start building earlier, said a registered surveyor, Mr Tang Tuck Kim. "For example, if
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        430 10  - Single and for love no wires attached HOKAWEI By People at SOU event try Bluetooth, putting profiles on cellphones and sending them out to all in 20m radius STRANGERS gathered at a dark and smoky bar in the Mohamed Sultan Road area last Wednesday night and gave new meaning to
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        310 10 AFTER he had discovered the secret of life, Dr Francis Crick had to figure out what else to do with himself. We can all relate to this dilemma. Your resume says, "Discovered secret of life", but what have you done lately? Dr
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      104 1 KUALA LUMPUR Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi delivered an emotional speech at the conference of the World Council of Churches after a Christian prayer had been said for his cancer-stricken wife. Near the end of his address, the Premier stopped to wipe away tears from his eyes as
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      341 1 nese New Year greeting cards to Chinese political parties, community leaders, educational organisations and businesses. He highlighted his message of religious unity yesterday to the WCC, citing a passage each from the Bible and the Quran to show there are values common to the two
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        208 2 Free car wash' pollutes Beijing water supply BEIJING Motorists who wash their cars in a shallow waterway near a reservoir in Beijing could unwittingly damage a power-generation plant that runs on water from the storage basin, said a report yesterday. The dirty water from the cars could also pollute river
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        568 2  -  CHITA CHIN HON By CHINA CORRESPONDENT US senator says Washington's sale of weapons to Taiwan is a result of China's own military build-up BEIJING A visiting US Senate delegation has rebuffed China's demand that Washington halt arms sales to Taiwan and ruled out
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        190 2 TAIPEI Taiwan's military yesterday brushed off China's threat to crush any independence attempt by the island, showing no alarm at the latest volley in the war of words across the Taiwan Strait. Beijing sees Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's plan to adopt a new Constitution
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        150 2 Cambridge to teach Chinese language BEIJING Cambridge University plans to start a course on the Chinese language to cater to students' growing interest in China and its culture, says ViceChancellor Alison Richard. Speaking on Monday at Beijing University where she was conferred an honorary doctorate, Professor Richard said the course
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        146 2 BEIJING The energyguzzling Chinese economy is expected to import a record 110 million tonnes of crude oil this year, a rise of 21 per cent from last year, state media said yesterday. The world's second largest oil consumer will also import 40 million
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        208 2 BEIJING China has started developing its first unmanned lunar exploration craft in order to meet its timetable of reaching the moon. Work on the craft, named Chang'e 1, is going smoothly, making members of the moon programme confident that the launch will go ahead
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        351 3 SHANGHAI The first hint that the Chinese version of former US President Bill Clinton's memoir might not be quite right is that for most of the book, he's not even telling the story. Alfred A. Knopf, publishers of Mr Clinton's best-selling My Life, say
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        200 3 HONG KONG A Hong Kong teenager reached into a fountain hoping to scoop up a fish but ended up being bitten by what turned out to be a man-eating piranha, officials said yesterday. The 14-year-old boy was taken to a local hospital on
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        369 3 HONG KONG The outspoken former host of a popular radio show here has accused the station of attempting to prevent him from standing in next month's legislative election. Mr Albert Cheng appeared uninvited at a press conference hastily convened by the
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        306 3 BEIJING State broadcaster China Central Television will launch six payTV channels this month, an executive said yesterday, as part of an ambitious national plan to take its cable networks digital. Timed to take advantage of the Athens Olympics and set up with an investment
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        533 4 Japanese crack down on illegal Chinese students Tokyo also tightens visa rules to cut number of overstayers after universities admit foreign students in large numbers TOKYO At first glance, the leafy campus of Josai International University, outside Tokyo, appears idyllic. But with Chinese students comprising nearly a quarter of Josai's
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        82 4 IS THIS a panda or Hello Kitty? Well, both it is called Hello Kitty HanPanda, complete with trademark red ribbon. These stuffed "Half Pandas" created by Japanese art and visual image director Nagi Noda are on show at the Kitty Ex exhibition at Tokyo's Mori
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        278 4 COLOMBO Soldiers, sandbags and barricades have returned in force to the capital of Sri Lanka in the tightest security since its ceasefire two years ago, after slayings and a suicide bombing raised fears that this tropical island could slip back into war. The country
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        244 4 RAMON MAGSAYSAY AWARDS MANILA The military doctor who blew the whistle on the Chinese government's cover-up of Sars last vear is among this year's winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards, Asia's equivalent of the Nobel Prize. Dr Jiang Yanyong, who had called for a
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        244 4 Pakistan and India optimistic at start of talks NEW DELHI Nucle-ar-armed rivals India and Pakistan are hoping to ease visa curbs and increase cross-border visits as officials meet in a bid to ease decades of discord between the two neighbours. "The sky is the limit," said Pakistan's Cultural Affairs Secretary
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          Lock icon WOMAN BURIED BY HUSBAND RESCUED
          107 4 CALCUTTA A woman whose husband allegedly tried to kill her as she could not bear him a child was rescued three days after being buried alive in a pit in the eastern Indian state ofWest Bengal. Ms Hemantabala Mahata, aged about 25, was found alive
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          116 4 BANGKOK About 80 men wielding crowbars destroyed a market in Bangkok after vendors refused to vacate land that the property's owners planned to turn into a public park, a police official said yesterday. The demolition crew wrecked about 150 stalls and dumped five truckloads of
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          Lock icon MANILA ARRESTS TWO MUSLIM MILITANTS
          93 4 MANILA Two Muslim militants were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the country's worst terror attack that killed 22 people in Manila four years ago. Mamasao Naga and Abdul Pata, both Filipinos who worked with suspected Jemaah Islamiah bomb expert Fathur Rohman Al Ghozi, were
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          100 4 MANILA Former Philippine Vice-President Arturo Tolentino, who served alongside dictator Ferdinand Marcos, died yesterday of cardiac arrest, his family said. He was 94. Born of humble parentage, Mr Tolentino rose to become one of the leaders of the Philippine Congress before Marcos declared martial law in 1972.
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          53 4 BANGI Malaysia's Higher Education Ministry wants to give laptops to allstudents at public higher learning institutes. Higher Education Minister Shafie Mohamad Salleh said the plan would allow students to follow their studies without having to attend lectures. The idea will be tabled in the
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        471 5 Bangkok admits troops used excessive force as inquiry panel finds that peaceful tactics could have averted bloodshed BANGKOK The Thai government yesterday promised to pay compensation to the families of 32 Muslim militants massacred in a mosque. Following a report by
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        83 5 come into contact with detained terrorist suspect Hambali. The probe seeks to determine whether there are any financial links between insurgents in the south and it 1 Al-Qaeda operatives, intelligence sources said. Indonesian Al-Qaeda leader Hambali arrested in Ayutthaya last August by a joint force of
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        223 5 Thailand and Malaysia to seal border plan BANGKOK Thailand and Malaysia are due to finalise a "master plan" this week to develop their border areas in an effort to curb a wave of violence in Thailand's largely Muslim south, Thai officials said yesterday. The joint development strategy (JDS) would be
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        168 5 NEW YORK Carl and Clarence Aguirre may soon be able to look at each other for the first time. If all goes as planned at a Bronx hospital, the boys, two-year-old Filipino twins who are joined at the top of their heads, will be
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        326 5 JAKARTA President Megawati Sukarnoputri has directed local governments sharing borders with neighbouring countries to build monuments to demarcate those borders. Speaking to the main players in the tourism industry on Monday, she said Indonesia would soon issue a new map of the
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        177 5 BACOLOD (Philippines) A 14-year-old girl in central Philippines is suing her parents for treating her "like an animal" and leaving her chained to a post for a year, social workers said yesterday. The girl, whose name is being withheld, fled her home in
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        293 6 iKUALA LUMPUR A forner Perwaja Steel corporate lirector yesterday said that he company's decision to reease payment of RM76.4 milion (5534.6 million) in full to i Japanese steel firm, rather than in staggered sums, was not unusual. Prosecution witness Lawfrence Lim made
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        44 6 he fell after he was shot dead by a guard. He .stormed into the Hong Leong Bank branch in Taman Sri Sinar, Segambut, with an accomplice on Monday. The second robber, who was injured, fled on a motorcycle. NEW STRAITS TIMES
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        418 6 ABDULLAH'S TOUGH STANCE PUTRAJAYA Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi wants this message broadcast: Crime does not pay. The Malaysian leader, responding to the shooting death of a policeman by robbers who also put a bullet into his partner, urged police to catch and
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        540 6  - Minister denies challenge to Mufti's fatwa REME AHMAD By MALAYSIA BUREAU CHIEF He queries newspaper's report on issue, but New Straits Times insists its story is accurate 'I DID NOT CHALLENGE HE MUFTI OR USE THE SAID WORD. IT IS ROUGH LANGUAGE WHICH SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN USED IN SUCH
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        519 7 SOCCER Goalkeeper Liu the hero as hosts pip three-time champions Iran on penalties BEIJING China squeezed through to their first Asian Cup final in 20 years yesterday, downing 10-man Iran in a dramatic penalty shoot-out to set up a mouth-watering showdown against
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        528 7  -  JEFFREY LOW By SOCCER CORRESPONDENT DOWN to 10 men and down by a goal, yet Japan came back not once but twice from the brink of defeat last night to gain their rightful, albeit miraculous, place in Saturday's Asian Cup final. In a seven-goal thriller at
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        1276 8  -  TAY CHENG KHOON BY A serial Cheerleader, then-SSC chairman Ng is seen here welcoming 2001 World Masters champion Jesmine Ho home at the airport. From one port of call to another, he it as a sailor or a sports administrator, Ng Ser Miang will continue his love
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        373 8 ATHENS The United States track and field team took another blow on Monday, when sprinter Calvin Harrison (right) a gold medallist at the 2000 Sydney Games was suspended for two years for a second drug violation. That leaves him ineligible for the upcoming Athens Games after
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        496 8 GOLF RANCHO SANTA FE (California) Even before the lights came on, Hank Kuehne looked lost on a prime-time stage. The longest hitter in golf hit the shortest drive in the six-year history of Monday Night Golf. And that is saying plenty considering LPGA stars Karrie
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          66 8 SINGAPORE'S two boys' doubles teams could only finish 13th and 40th at the World Junior Bowling Championships in Guam yesterday. Stanley One and Helmi Chew combinedfor 2,410 pinfalls and finished 13th, 189 pinfalls short of the victorious Swedish pair of Robert Anderson and Mikael
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          96 8 KENTUCKY Derby and Preakness winner Smarty Jones, who fell a length shy of becoming the first wianer of American horse racing's TriEle Crown in 24 year* when e lost the Belmont Stakes, has been retired. Owners Roy and Pat Chapman announced on Monday that
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          50 8 DUTCH footballer Robin van Persie was attacked by two men when be returned to Holland with Arsenal. The striker was spat on and had his car kicked repeatedly while driving with his wife in Amsterdam on Friday night. Neither was hurt, reported The Evening Standard.
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          78 8 A STOPPAGE-time winner from Park Tae Won allowed third-from-bottom Balestier Khalsa to overcome fifthplaced Woodlands Wellington 3-2 in an S-League soccer match last night. Park had given the visitors the lead in the 31st minute at the Woodlands Stadium, but Kim Eun Cher equalised on
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        424 9 SOCCER Nothing official yet but reports say move to Real Madrid is imminent LONDON Has the haggling begun? Or are Real Madrid holding out for an even lower price for Arsenal's Patrick Vieira? Whatever it is, both clubs were silent yesterday over an official
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        511 9 SVENGATE: FA chairman next? LONDON Another head is set to roll at the Football Association in the wake of England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson's fling with a secretary and it will not be the Swede's. Instead, the latest person to suffer will be FA chairman Geoff Thompson, who is expected to
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        339 9 HONEST gelding Magnum Force showed he was set to continue the impressive run of trainer Laurie Laxon and keep his unbeaten fibresand record in tact at Kranji on Friday night with a smart final workout yesterday morning. The chestnut, set to run in the $75,000 Class 3 Premier
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        89 9 FRESH from winning the South Australian jockey premiership with 96 wins, Australian jockey Paul Gatt, 25, has been granted a freelance permit to ride in Singapore for three months and will commence riding at Kranji this Friday. Gatt, who goes to scale at
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        191 9 LONDON Manchester United star Paul Scholes stunned England yesterday by announcing his retirement from international football. The 29-year-old, who has spent his entire career at United, has 66 England caps, scoring 14 goals. He has played in two World Cups and two European Championships, but has
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        92 9 RATHABAI NATARAJAN Departed on 22-7-04 YOU HELD US IN YOUR ARMS AT BIRTH. BUT WE COULD NOT HOLD YOU IN OURS A T DEA TH BUT FOREVER WE WILL HOLD YOU IN OUR MEMORIES AND OUR HEARTS WITH LOVE RESPECT From your dear grandchildren who were abroad at
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        51 9 RATHABAI NATARAJAN Departed: 22 July 2004 Karumathi Prayers will be held on 05/08/04 (Thursday) night at Blk 9 Holland AvettO2-72 Athma Shanti Pooja will be held on 06/08/04 (Friday) at 7.30pm at Sri Sivan Temple, Gtylanq East Ave 2 Please treat this as a personal Invitation. THE
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        45 9 6th Anniversary In Loving Memory of Linda Maggie Loh Uang Fah Departed 4 August 1998 You had no time to say goodbye, In us your memory will never die. Deeply missed and t always cherished by husband Peter Chong, m children and loved ones. >J£
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        1056 10 I LEE CHIN KHEAN 1 I A B c: 82 1 I Called home to be with the Lord on 3 August 2004. M 1 Dearly missed and always remembered by loved ones. I Beloved wife: Wong Bee Eng m m Sons: Daughters-in-law: S it Lee Khim Tat Richard Lew
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        64 11 Aug 3 CHANGE HONGKONG: Hang Seng *****.12 +155.73 MALAYSIA: KLSE Comp 825.53 -1.96 CHINA: Shenzhen B 241.35 -1.70 AUSTRALIA: Sydney All Ord 3565.30 +10.70 JAPAN: Nikkei *****.57 -81.67 THAILAND: SET Index 630.81 -5.89 INDONESIA: Jakarta Comp 757.29 +7.83 PHILIPPINES: Manila Comp 1562.03 -2.44 SOUTH KOREA: Seoul Comp 726.44
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        36 11 NOL 75,050,000 Chart SemiCond 26c 34,205,000 KiVentures 10c 30,695,000 NOL DB eCW*****1 21,749,000 BiO-Treat HK4OC 17,847,000 BTelecom US2c 16,440,000 UTAC USISC 15,838,000 Rowsley Ltd 2.5c 15,169,000 China Paptr US4c 15,136,000 Noble Grp HK2SC 14,700,000
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        130 11 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE ('000) Main Sdq Total Main Sdq Total Multi Ind 14,271 14,271 33,471 ***** Manufacturg 203,446 9,005 212,451 180,078 1151 *****9 Commerce 49,779 1,354 51,133 36,847 352 ***** Tpt/Stor/Com 135,473 83 135,556 307,505 60 307 565 Finance 49,811 7,895 57,706 145,277 3,621 148 898 Construction
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        Lock icon NYSE moves towards more electronic trading
        546 12 Plan to help big investors announced amid jitters over terrorist alerts, rising interest rates and political uncertainty NEW YORK On a day of trading clouded by fears of a potential terrorist attack, Mr John Thain, the new chief executive of the New York Stock
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        374 12 NEW YORK They've got the money. Now, will they really spend it? For years, the consumer has driven economic growth in the United States. Now "the baton has been passed" to business, says Wells Fargo economist Sung Won Sohn, and bolstered
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        210 12 Sag in US consumer spending in June WASHINGTON Consumer spending in the United States took a much deeper dive than expected in June, as shoppers cut back on purchases of expensive items such as cars given slowing income growth, a government report showed yesterday. Personal spending dropped 0.7 per cent
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        49 12 Yesterday's dose: 1155.73 points) tg Kong stocks rose more per cent following strong results from HSBC afflxwgh weak China plays and fund flow merries took the shine off the wider index. Volume was above recent averages, with HKSM.2S billion (553.16 billion) changing hands. ~Revtcbs
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        71 12 Yesterday^ dbse: 825.53 (Down 1 .96 points) Malaysian blue-chip shares ended down 024 per cert for a second straight day of tosses as concerns about security and sky 1 high oil prices weighed on the market, though stocks such as Berjaya Land gained. Overall volume was a
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        47 12 Yesterday's close: 241.35 (I>own 1.7 points) Chinese share prices closed tower, pressured by energy stocks as investors continued to cash in on thefr recent gains, dealers said. f Tne Shenzhen B-share Index was down 01 per cent on turnover of HK594.08 million. AFP I
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        62 12 Yesterday's close: (Up 10.7 points) Australian share prices closed 0.27 per cent higher, with the broader All-Ordinaries Index setting a fresh record, driven by .1 market leader News Corp and stronger banks as positive earnings results continued to flow 1 in, dealers said. Turnover was 888.09 million
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        65 12 tterday's close: ,140.57 (Down 81.67 points) The Nikkei share average fell for a second day to close 0.73 per cent lower, with individuals rushing to sell as the outlook for global markets worsened on growing uncertainty over oil prices and security. Trading edged higher with
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        66 12 CRUDE PRODUCT PRICES Crude/Product Month* Change Prtee (U.t) BBL Crude/Product Month* Change Price (USS) BBL Brent Blend Sep +0.45 40.39-40.44 Minas Aug +135 39.80-39.85 W Texas Interm Sep +0.51 44.20-44.24 tNaphtha CIF Jap +U5 405.50-406.50 Dubai Fatah.... Aug +O.TI 36.22-36.27 Naphtha k +005 42.70-42.75 Tapis Blend Aug +1-0 44.06-44.10 tCST-180HSFO
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        522 12 OPEN HIGH LOW SETT VOL OP/HIT EURODOLLAR FUTURES Sepo4 98 075 98.080 98.055 98.070 2846 ***** Deco4 97 670 97.670 97.640 97.655 3456 ***** Maros 97 275 97.275 ***** 97.250 4634 ***** Junos 96 890 96.890 96.860 96.880 3677 ***** SepOS 96 545 96.545 96.520 96.535 1496
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        131 12 Foreign Currency Note Rates (9am, Aug 3, 2004) Buying Sailing Singapore dollars to one unit of foreign currency Australian dollar 1.1980 1.2130 Canadian dollar 1.2820 1.2970 Eur o 2.0530 2.0760 NZdoHar 1-0870 1.1120 Sterling pound 3.1170 3.1520 US dollar 1-7060 1.7250 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency
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        932 12 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS 52-Wk Tal Last Vol Day Last Quote High Low Coda Company Sale ♦or- 'OOP High Low Buyer Seller ABNfIOO6I3S UK- AD8n1.845%*****5S 25 13 3779 ASL Marine WOBO4Ol 14 unch 3 14 14 14 15 2 0.5 3697 AcmaWo4lll6 0.5 0.5 142 74.5 3602 Amtek W*****0 77 75
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        Lock icon Oil gushes above US$44, Opeosays its hands aiie tied
        469 13 OIL prices hit new record levels above US$44 a barrel yesterday but the head of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) said there was little it could do for now to cool the red-hot market. US light crude rose
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        Lock icon China chides lenders for over-tightening credit
        396 13 China chides lenders for over-tightening credit Regulator and newspaper say banks should boost support to private firms and not overdo loan curbs BEIJING China moved yesterday to avoid harsh, unintended effects of its economic cooling policies, with a top regulator and an influential newspaper saying banks should not curb lending
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        Lock icon HSBC to seal Chinese bank deal on Friday
        361 13 SHANGHAI HSBC Holdings will sign a deal on Friday to buy a 19-9 per cent interest in China's fifth-largest bank the biggest sale of a stake by a local bank to any foreign investor. The sale of the stake by Bank of
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        638 14  -  EDNAKOH FINANCE CORRESPONDENT "When we closed in Geneva, the mood was sweet... there was a sense of unity, and we should build on this political goodwill to move as much as we can in the coming months. BG Yeo, who says further
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        Lock icon Public calls for better cover when CPF insurance scheme privatises
        443 14  -  LORNATAN By Feedback on plan to privatise DPS calls for enhanced benefits but CPF Board says there will be no drastic changes initially CENTRAL Provident Board (CPF) members and their families can lopk forward to a new, improved Dependants' Protection
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        Lock icon Manufacturers upbeat on 3rd quarter
        429 14  -  NARENDRA AGGARWAL By] ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT A NEW survey by the Singapore Manufacturers' Federation (SMa) has found that local manufacturers continue to be upbeat about business prospects in the next few months, adding weight to the results of a poll released by the Economic Development Board
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        Lock icon S'pore eyes slice of Asia's growing oil and gas sector
        397 14  - S' pore eyes slice of Asia's growing oil and gas sector ARTHUR POON Bv SINGAPORE is positioning itself to tap the move of more oil- and gas-based activities to Asia in coming years, in line with the growth of China and the development of oil and gas fields in the
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        Lock icon Astra drives Jardine C&C first-half profit to new record again
        489 15  -  CHRISTOPHER TAN By SENIOR CORRESPONDENT Strong sales growth sees Indonesian motor and agriculture unit contributing over 80% of JC&C's 5266m earnings INDONESIAN group Astra International has once again propelled Singapore-based Jardine Cycle Carriage's (JC&C's) earnings to record levels. For the
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        Lock icon MCL Land sells office block below book value
        163 15 MCL LAND, the 66 per cent owned property unit of Jardine Cycle Carriage, is selling 78 Shenton Way its last key commercial property at below book value. Ferrell Realty, the buyer understood to be owned by Indonesia's Lippo Group, will pay US$BB
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        Lock icon Restructure nets SCS $8.6m in 2nd quarter
        229 15 INFORMATION technology (IT) and communications service provider Singapore Computer Systems (SCS) yesterday reported net profit of $8.6 million for the second quarter ended June after just breaking even in the same period last year. It said it benefited from restructuring and streamlining its
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        Lock icon Dairy Farm doubles gain
        255 15  -  LEESUSHYAN By DAIRY Farm, which operates retail outlets in several regional markets, saw half-year profit nearly double from US$44 million (5575.9 million) to US$B5 million, buoyed by an improving regional economy and acquisitions. Sales rose to US$l.92 billion from US$l.66 billion for the six months ended
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        397 15  - NOL and DBS send STI past 1,900 mark HUGH CHOW TAKING STOCK SINGAPORE shares broke through the 1,900-point mark to close at their highest level since February 2001, spearheaded by gains made by governmentlinked companies ahead of next week's National Day holiday and change of Prime Minister. The benchmark Straits
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          Lock icon FIRST-HALF PROFITS UP 24% AT HK LAND
          56 15 HONGKONG Land Holdings (HK Land), the biggest landlord in Hong Kong's central business district, said first-half profit rose 24 per cent after a rebound in the economy. The Singapore-listed company said profit, excluding property revaluations, increased to US$lO4 million (Ssl79 million) from US$B4
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          67 15 CHINA-BASED Full Apex Holdings is investing 110 million yuan (Ss23 million) to set up a plastic bottle production plant in Beijing to meet consumer demand when the Olympics are held there in 2008. The mainboard-listed group said the plant is expected to have
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          40 15 YONGNAM Holdings said yesterday it has clinched contracts worth a total of $38 million. The mainboard-listed firm said they include contracts valued at $21 million for work at a coal-fired power plant in Johor, Malaysia.
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        50 15 TOP RISES Aug 3 Cents NOL DB eCW*****1 45.5 44.4 14.0 China Infra 5c 6 20.0 1.0 GMG Global 5c 3 20.0 0.9 Inno-Paclc 3 20.0 0.5 WahShing HK20c 19 18.8 3.0 Shining 15c 10.5 16.7 1.5 PMDataKk 11 15.8 1.5 CityDevDßSeCWos.... 59.5 14.4 7.5 Novena 15c 24 14.3 3.0
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        533 6 With three new schools bring added to its roster, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) plans to take the next step towards improving its local and international This is part of its drive to be the second comprehensive university here after the National University of Singapore (NUS). Currently, NTU
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        125 10 97 minutes Opens tomorrow THE media notes reveal that 120 outfits were made for the three certified hot chicks cover girl-actress Ase Wang, Miss Singapore 2003's 2nd runner-up Celeste Valdes lim and film producer Cindy Ng in this hip, homegrown chick flick, directed by Gallen
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      348 14 THE fading artform of Chinese street opera, or wayang, will experience a revival at the inaugural Singapore Street Opera Festival next weekend. Jointly organised by arts groups Arts Inc and De Dynasty Arts, the three-day event will feature open-air street opera performances by three Singapore opera troupes at
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      6 1 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2004 TheStniitsTimes ComputerTimes
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      92 1 Home theatre-in-a--box systems appeal to young, modern home-owners like! Mr Wee Tian Sin," 29, and his wife, Alice, 27. They bought a home theatre, together with a 43-inch pla#| ma TV, for the princely sum of m $11,000. All to tuff? their living room j into a movie
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        462 2 Prices start from $588 but you have to get used to a new software interface and miss out on cool games with the ePC. CHUA HIAN HOU tests it out BARGAIN-HUNTING Singaporeans snapped up nearly 1,000 sets of the new low-cost ePC desktop within a week of its
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        93 3 Are you getting value for money? Price CPU Memory Hard disk drive Optical Monitor (CRT) Software Warranty Office 1 ePC3I7 $588 Intel Celeron I.7GHz 40GB 52x CD-ROM Philips 15-inch Debian Linux and OpenOffice (Office 1 offers Microsoft XP Home Edition and Works 7.0 for $159. Total costs will
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        390 3  -  ChuaHianHou SETTING up the system was a breeze. The cables were all size- and colourcoded so there was little chance of making a mistake. After plugging in all the necessary cables, I powered up the system. It took about two minutes to boot up
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        712 4 Signal strength must be one to two bars on the indicator, so users can make calls and send SMS and MMS messages on a 3G service Street level measurement criteria for 3G services will ensure that high service levels are maintained. USERS of
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        397 2 Highlights Logitech Spotlight contest Winners J£™ theatre-in-a-box packages are the in things page 4 Issues Disk libraries offer reliable, low-cost data back-up with no overhaul in staff training or workflow 18 Hands on Get up to speed with your 56K modem 20 Reviews Work or play, the Centrino-based Fujitsu EBOIOH
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        488 12 Home theatre-in-a-box packages now cost less than $600 and come with a DVD player, amplifier and speaker system to bring that cinema experience to your living room. With 23,455 units of these packages sold last year, BILLY TEO says it's time to sit up and
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        395 14 With a home theatre-in-a box, enjoy the latest movies in all their glory A HOME theatre-in-a-box (HTIB) offers the convenience of a speaker system packed with a DVD player and amplifier (also called receiver) with all the connections provided. Once you buy an HTIB system, all you
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        239 14 BUSINESS development manager Nicholas Ng, 35, spent $2,300 putting together a home theatre system, preferring to assemble it instead of buying an all-in-one package. His gear consists of a Toshiba DVD player, a Yamaha audio-visual receiver (amplifier) and a set of five Arcus speakers and
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        154 14 DVDs have helped to drive home theatre-in-a box HTIB sales up, thanks to falling prices, surround soundtracks and better visual quality than VCDs. Many DVD movies contain a Dolby Digital and some offer a DTS soundtrack that splits the sound effects into several channels that
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        290 15 DIM the lights, pull the curtains, grab a tub of popcorn and the home of civil servant Wee Tian Sin becomes an instant cinema. Mr Wee, 29, was one of those who decided to buy a plasma screen for the living room of his executive
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        137 15 LARGE screen displays like LCD TVs and plasma screens are becoming more popular. These big screens are considered to be the best option for showcasing a DVD movie in its full cinematic glory, bring to life details lost on a budget cathode-ray tube (CRT)
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        700 16 Want to watch larger-than-life movies at home? Check out what's available in affordable LCD and plasma TVs and projectors The PC as an entertainment machine Get a PC with a DVD-ROM drive, DVD playback software and an LCD monitor and you have a home theatre. Many new PCs
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