Today, 5 August 2003

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    13 1 TODAY Tuesday August 5, 2003 MffA (P) 002/11/2002 www.todayonline.com SHARE YOUR FREE COPY
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    Lock icon Death of a middleman
    750 1  -  Tor Ching Li Hyundai's top executive a likely victim of South Korea's domestic turmoil by chingli@newstoday.com.sg EMBROILED in a scandal about making secret payments to North Korea's leadership and kicked about like a political football, the chairman of Hyundai Asan fell 12 storeys to his death
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      257 1 /ABDIA.CORP Carrefour WE ARE OPEN AT BaM THIS SATURDAY 9AUG! I EZRA I EZRA HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 23 March 1999) Invitation in respect of 28,000,000 New Shares of $0.20 each comprising:--(a) 3,000,000 Offer Shares at $0.34 for each Offer Share by way of public
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  • HOT NEWS
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      MediaCorp turnaround
      509 2  -  Val Chua Corporation bounces back by posting net profit of $134.4 million by val@newstoday.com.sg MEDIACORP'S fortunes swung around last year, with the group posting a net profit of $134.4 million after losing $119.5 million a year earlier. The turnaround was partly due to an exceptional gain of $126.6
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      Today sees $13m revenue rise
      157 2  -  Val Chua THIS newspaper grew its revenue substantially from $19 million to $32 million last year, despite an economic slowdown and heavy price-cutting by rival newspapers. TODAY, a joint venture by MediaCorp, Sing Tel and SMRT, also successfully halved its losses from $18.2 million to
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      Lock icon New financial secretary for Hong Kong
      136 2 Agencies HONG KONG Hong Kong named a free marketeer as new financial secretary and a graft expert as security chief yesterday in a reshuffle aimed at preventing a fresh public revolt against leader Tung Chee-hwa's policies and style of government Both men moved to
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    • NEWS ANALYSIA/ BY DERRICK A PAULO
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        The storm without end
        818 3 Row over foreign employment drags on THE storm over the jobs issue may have subsided but the confusion has yet to clear up. The focus, though, is no longer on the NTU report, which had claimed that three out of four new jobs in recent years
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      The MNP lure
      444 4  -  Chan Chao Peh New plans of telcos just defensive measures? by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg THE new mobile price plans that were launched in quick succession by the operators last week seem to have created the impression that a brutal price war is in the works. However, underneath the flurry
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      Lock icon Boys can, too
      142 4 Today photo by The Fabric of the Nation project is breaking down an old stereotype: It is not true that boys can't sew. These days, needlework lessons are not just for the girls, especially at Jin Tai Secondary School and Marsiling Secondary School. Student Eng Jun Chao
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      Battle of the titans
      402 6  -  Joy Frances Brother vs brother trial pit top legal eagles against each other by joy@newstoday.com.sg FROM shipping to hotels, these brothers have launched some 55 companies together. But yesterday, they were at the High Court, divided over some $30 million. The brothers who started the Sampta
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      Lock icon More than $150,000 raised for charity
      344 6 THIS year, Sing Tel collected twice as many folded hearts for its corporate charity programme the Sing Tel Touching Lives Fund as compared to last year. The company said it had amassed more than 150,000 paper hearts, folded using Today newspaper, its official media
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      Know FTAs to take advantage of them
      162 6 Ministry of Trade and Industry officials will today clear doubts about the free trade agreements (FTAs) signed by Singapore. Organised by the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) and supported by TiE, a global network of entrepreneurs and professionals, the meeting will clarify
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon More gas for S'pore
      362 9  -  Teo Hwee Nak Sumatra is third source to meet growing needs by hweenak@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE'S third source of energy is ready and, in four days' time, the 477 km pipeline from Sumatra will start supplying natural gas to meet the Republic's growing energy needs. Over the next
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      Lock icon MPs to meet SBS Transit officials
      243 9 Channel News Asia SBS Transit has been under plenty of pressure of late and it seems as though things are not getting any easier. First, Buangkok residents started lobbying the North-East Line operator to open their station. Now, Hougang residents are unhappy that it
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      Superstar Surinder
      532 10  -  Tor Ching Li Asia's first liver-transplant patient still going strong after 13 years by chingli@newstoday.com.sg MRS Surinder Kaur may not be very articulate, but after 13 years of anonymity, she wants to let the world know this: "My life is now as normal," said the 38-year-old housewife, who
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      Lock icon One in five NUS students is a foreigner
      237 10 Channel News Asia THE National University of Singapore (NUS) welcomed its new cohort of undergraduates a melting pot of diverse culture with students from more than 30 countries yesterday. One-fifth of the NUS's new intake are foreigners. The 20 per cent excludes
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      Beware of new virus in 'innocent-looking' file
      310 10  -  Sol E Solomon THE next time you get a message that is supposedly signed off by your network administrator informing you that your e-mail account is expiring: Beware. It could be an attack of the W32.Mimail-A@mm virus, which arrives in the form of
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  • LETTERS
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      SMEs do get served
      198 12  -  Lee Suan Hiang I REFER to the article, "Wanted: Big-name banks for SMEs" (Today, July 31), which reported on comments made by the Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Foreign Affairs, Mr Raymond Lim. Mr Lim was speaking at the launch of the Blue
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      30 12 Your letter can also appear on this page. Give your full name and address and write to: Today, 24, Raffles Place, #28-01/06, Clifford Centre, Singapore *****1; Fax:6s-*****217; E-mail: news@news today.com.sg
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      Older workers worry about cuts
      277 12  -  Yak Chin Hua Laws must protect them from age discrimination I REFER to the news commentary, "Age discrimination" (Today, Aug 4). I strongly support the call for legislation to protect older workers from pay cuts, dismissals and pre-emptive layoffs. Proposed and expected reforms to the
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      Application was to convert shop living quarters, not HDB flat
      440 12 WE refer to the letter, "Govt's role to help, not hinder entrepreneurs" from Mr Max Leong (Today, July 29). In his letter, Mr Leong said that Mr Yang took months to persuade the authorities to allow him to convert his
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      First the axe, then the tax
      151 13  -  Leong Sze Hian I REFER to media reports that Singapore Airlines staff who accepted a "golden handshake" from the airline have to pay income tax on the lump sums they received. It is perhaps ironic that, while companies and workers are generally financially disadvantaged
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      Dispel all doubts, MOM
      215 13  -  Ronald Koh LH Ministry must provide a good overall picture of job situation WITH reference to the report, "Storm over jobs issue" (Today, Aug 1), I am puzzled that the NTU professors got it wrong as they used "public data" because they did not have access
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      Woes of employer trying to recruit admin assistants
      211 13  -  Eddie Teo I BEG to differ from Mr Augustine Quek's observation in his letter, "Not hungry enough?" (Today, Aug 4). I have been trying to recruit candidates to join my company as admin assistants for the past few months. Some of those
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon US$ down
      322 14 AFP THE US dollar slipped against the yen and the euro on doubts over a US economic recovery following disappointing US labour market data coupled with fears about renewed terrorist attacks. The dollar was quoted at 119.90 yen ($1.75) yesterday afternoon, down from 120.13 yen in New York
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      Lock icon S'pore GIC sells KFC M'sia's shares
      144 14 Bloomberg THE Government of Singapore Investment Corp sold 20 million shares in KFC Holdings (Malaysia), the No 1 fast food group in Malaysia, to the company's two senior executives in off-mar-ket trades worth RM74 million ($34.37 million). KFC group executive chairman Izhar Sulaiman and
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    • Market Watch
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        Lock icon Singapore
        89 14 Bloomberg LED by the banks, Singapore's stocks fell, with the key index sliding for a fifth day. Computer-related stocks such as Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing slid on concern that demand for their products will fall after US jobless and manufacturing reports signalled that the world's largest economy isn't recovering fast
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        World markets
        61 14 Index Value Change Pts Nikkei 225 9452.79 -158.88 -1.65% Hang Seng KLCI Sydney All Ords Taiwan Weighted Korea Composite Thai SET Index Jakarta Composite Philippines Comp *****.10 723.24 3115.80 5377.19 718.54 494.84 503.94 1198.19 -65.50 +0.21 -10.20 -13.32 -8.72 +3.30 -4.76 -37.11 -0.64% 0.03% -0.33% -0.25% -1.20% 0.67%
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 14 US$ 0.57 UKE 0.35 Yen 68 HK$ 4.43 RM 2.16 Euro 0.50 Rupiah 4,819 Baht 24 Peso 31.15 A$ 0.87 Indian Rs 26 Won 671 C$ 0.79 Yuan 4.70 NZ$ 0.97 NTS 19.55
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        Lock icon Commodities
        23 14 Gold uss/oi 347.80 Silver uss/oi 5.097 Platinum uss/oi 678.90 Rubber centsAg 180.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1 243 Brent crude uss/barrel 29.60 SGX
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        Straits Times Index — 1,448.1 +0.2
        5 14 Straits Times Index 1,448.1 +0.2
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        SGX most active
        63 14 By volume Aug 4 Sunningdale Ipco Full Apex Brilliant Devotion Chartered Juken Tech Integra DatacrftUSS CH Offshore Close 0.420 0.155 0.555 0.460 0.310 1.010 0.315 0.105 0.990 0.330 Change +0.050 +0.010 +0.025 +0.015 +0.020 -0.030 +0.010 -0.005 -0.020 +0.025 +13.5 +6.9 +4.7 +3.4 +6.9 -2.9 +3.3 -4.5
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        SGX top rises
        78 14 By$ Hug 4 Close Changi IhODBeCW*****61 US$ 119.200 +2.901 >PH 19.100 +0.301 KepCorp 5.250 +0.101 OUE 7.200 +0.101 >IA 10.900 +0.101 5PH100 19.000 +0.101 fenture 18.100 +0.101 F&N 9.750 +0.051 Robinson 6.500 +0.051 iunningdale 0.420 +0.051 By percentage Hug 4 Presscrete Close Changi 0.070 +27.: Goldtron 0.030
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        76 14 Bloomberg )y$ \ug 4 Close Changi JukitSem 12.600 -0.601 )BS 11.200 -0.401 DCBC 10.500 -0.301 ieaview 5.950 -0.301 JOB 12.800 -0.301 ihang Asia 2kHKS 6.250 -0.251 )CBC4.5°/.NCPS100 102.500 -0.201 iTIETFlOO 15.710 -0.141 3reatEast 10.200 -0.101 )y percentage Xug 4 Close Change El-Nels 0.015 -25.0 'NE Micron 0.145
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      Lock icon Lower-than-expected Q2 profits drive DBS, UOB shares down
      295 16 Bloomberg SHARES of DBS Group Holdings (DBS) and United Overseas Bank (UOB) fell after Singapore's two largest lenders by assets reported lower-than-expected second-quarter profits. DBS, Singapore's biggest bank, said on Friday that in the three months ended June 30, profit fell 28
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      Car sales rev up
      357 16  -  Lee Yew Meng Extra COEs, lower upfront cash and Sars help boost demand by yewmeng@newstoday.com.sg IT'S going to be a good year for the car industry here. In the first six months of this year, car sales have shot past the 60,000--unit mark or 61 per
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      Lock icon Corporate Briefs
      273 16 AFX-Asia AFX-Asia OMNI MOLD said its net profit for the first half to June fell 65.5 per cent to $683,000 from 1.981 million a year earlier, despite a 14.5 per cent year-on-year rise in overall sales to $15,344 million. Higher sales from existing and new customers was offset
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      Lock icon Healthy profit
      329 19 Bloomberg Great Eastern's second-quarter profit up 41 per cent GREAT Eastern Holdings, the insurance company controlled by Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp the smallest of the three banks here enjoyed a second-quarter profit rise of 41 per cent after rising stock prices boosted its profits. The insurer, one of the
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      Lock icon SingTel's customer base up
      168 19 Bloomberg SINGTEL, South-east Asia's biggest phone company, said that the number of mobile phone subscribers using its services and the services of Asian companies it has invested in rose 51 per cent to 37 million. The company said that its customer base for mobile services at
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      Lock icon $52m settlement
      99 19 AFX-Asia HONG Leong Asia said its subsidiary, China Yuchai International, has settled a dividend dispute with China Yuchai's unit, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery. Following the out-of-court settlement, Hong Leong Asia said it has received the $52 million dividend owed to it by Guangxi Yuchai. Hong Leong Asia chief executive
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      Gas Supply inks 20-year deal to supply to City Gas
      133 19 GAS Supply will supply City Gas with natural gas under the terms of a gas purchase agreement The agreement is a 20-year supply contract for up to 15 million standard cubic feet per day of natural gas, commencing in September.
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      Lock icon Condo site target of JV
      131 19 AFX-Asia PROPERTY developers Capita Land and City Developments have formed a 50-50 joint-venture company to acquire the 407,3875q ft Parkview Condominium site here for $165 million by way of a collective sale. The developers intend to redevelop the site at a cost of about $320
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      Lock icon ST Assembly names new CFO
      95 19 Bloomberg ST ASSEMBLY Test Services, the world's fourthlargest provider of chip-testing services, has named Mr Dov Oshri as chief financial officer. Mr Oshri, who had been vice-president of finance and operations for Orbotech, will fill the job that was vacated by chief executive Tan Lay
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      Lock icon SIA Eng forms joint venture to service Indon airports
      104 20 AFX-Asia SIA Engineering has signed an agreement with Indonesia's Jasa Angkasa Semesta to form a joint venture company called Jas Aero-Engineering Services. The company will provide aircraft line maintenance services at Indonesia's major airports. SIA Engineering will take a 49 per
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      Lock icon Asiatravel aims to soar
      417 20 AFX-Asia Company expects positive earnings in second half as travel picks up AS TRAVEL demand to Asian destinations, which dropped drastically because of the Sars outbreak, begins to rebound, Asiatravel.com Holdings expects positive earnings in the second half to September. "Bookings for worst Sars-hit Asian destinations,
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      Lock icon Technical hitch delays 20 MAS flights
      98 20 Bloomberg A TWO-HOUR computer glitch in the Malaysia Airlines reservation system delayed 20 domestic and international flights on Sunday, said Malaysian Transport Minister Chan Kong Choy, according to the Star newspaper. Fourteen international flights departing from Kuala Lumpur International Airport for destinations which included
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      HSBC's $2.5b profit leap
      328 22 First-half earnings rise 26% on contributions from last year's acquisitions GLOBAL banking giant HSBC Holdings' first-half earnings rose 26 per cent from a year earlier, beating expectations by a wide margin on the back of maiden contributions from its US$l4.2-billion ($24.9-bil-lion) Household International acquisition in the
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Rice 'set to rise'
      377 24 Powell and Armitage slated to bow out WASHINGTON The US administration may see major changes in its line up, if President George W Bush is re-elected at next year's polls. The Washington Post yesterday reported that one of the President's top lieutenants, Secretary of State Colin
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      Lock icon Putin visits KL, will sign fighter jet deal
      242 24 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Malaysia yesterday for an official visit during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and sign a US$9OO-million ($1.6 billion) deal to supply 18 Sukhoi fighter jets. Mr Putin, the
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      Lock icon Uproar as gay bishop elected
      260 24 Agencies Blair had a real George Bush problem. Bush is disliked by a large segment of the British public. He offends the European sense of nuance. The favourite European colour is grey and the only colours Bush recognises are black and white. So, in supporting
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      Lock icon 'Weapons-in-radio' airline alert
      139 24 AFP WASHINGTON The discovery at Al Qaeda cells of equipment modified to conceal small arms was a reason the Bush administration issued last week's hijack threat warning, Newsweek reported in its latest edition. Hand-carried travel equipment, including cameras and portable sound equipment, that could be taken without
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      178 24 Reuters LONDON Britons are dancing to the vocals of Ms Cherie Blair, the wife of Britain's Prime Minister, this summer. Ms Cherie stepped in to help her husband Tony Blair when he was asked to sing during a grilling by Chinese students in Beijing last month on
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      896 26  -  Go Ashokh Menon Those looking for work must learn to create own income by news@newstoday.com.sg IF you have been retrenched or are unemployed, stop looking for a job. Instead, you need to create opportunities for yourself and look for income. Unemployment, which rose to 4.5 per
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  • AN ELDERCARE SPECIAL
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      473 28  -  CHAN SEET FUN Elderly enjoy wide range of activities at day care by news@newstoday.com.sg HE IS 76 years old and training for a sports meet. Retired clerk, Mr Gopal Krishna Nair, spends his afternoons honing his newly-acquired bocchia skills at the Salvation Army Bedok Multi-Service Centre for the
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      301 28 ANOTHER centre which provides rehabilitative care is Apex Day Care for Elderly at Bukit Meran View. Said centre manager Grace Chiam: "We have the necessary equipment to help stroke patients, heart patients and patients experiencing weakness in the limbs." Many are wheelchair-bound
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      317 28 FAMILIES caring for the elderly with dementia need not do so alone. Help comes from centres such as the Apex Harmony Lodge at Pasir Ris Walk, which offers residential care, respite care and day care for elderly persons who have been diagnosed with dementia.
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      68 28 FACT: Some day care centres open as I^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^hl h early as 7am and close as late as I FACT: Exercise keeps them functional I FACT: Transport, at a small fee, can 9pm. I and healthy. They get to socialise I be arranged. too. E-mail UM_Pei_Yee®tncds.gov.sg if you have feedback on
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      67 29 Another public education effort by: V\j[) MCDS N***^^^ I FACT: Relationship between the careI giver and the elderly may improve. The caregiver can go out to work, FACT: Cost of using day care services relieving the family's financial oranges from $200 to $300 a month. I str a in t
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      316 30  -  -ElisaChia WILL they turn up or won't they? Taiwanese boyband 5566 said in June they were going to skip the Singapore Hit Awards this year because they were unhappy over "losing" the Recording Industry Association Singapore's (Rias) Best Selling Album of the Year award to local
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      124 30 CLOSE to half of those listening to the radio are tuning in to Mandarin channels, according to a Nielsen Media Research survey. Mandarin radio stations Y.E.S. 93.3FM (27.8 per cent), Capital 95.8FM (26.6 per cent) and Love 97.2FM (19.2 per cent) took the top three spots.
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      576 30  -  Serene Foo In her 80s, she manages firm, acts and eyes catwalk FRESH graduates or the retrenched who are having a hard time finding a job, take heart in this 83-year-olds energy and drive. Mdm Majorie Ho meets clients during the day and plays actress during
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      Young talents, fine art
      401 32  -  Sian E Jay SAM presents 38 works by secondary and junior college students by news@newstoday.com.sg TWO galleries at the Singapore Art Museum (SAM) are displaying 38 works by young Singaporeans aged between 13 and 18. Anyone expecting to see unsophisticated daubs will be in for a
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      Even the decades are better for Air Supply
      544 32  -  Lan De Cotta by ian@newstoday.com.sg THEY have been here three times in the last four years and a few other times since 1980 when they charmed the world with their brand of soft rock ballads. Air Supply has not failed to pack
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        Marrow-mindedness
        234 34  -  Pauline DLoh R Chef Tsang's marrow dish sweetened with whole scallops AGATHA Christie's iconic character, Hercule Poirot, wanted to retire to the English countryside after his illustrious career as a private detective and grow marrows in his garden. Whether he did or not, only the true Agatha Christie fans
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        164 34 PDL THIS chef with the boyish good looks seems too young to be where he is executive Chinese chef at the Shangri-la Hotel, home to one of Singapore's top dining rooms, a place where state banquets, dinners and balls of major significance are held. Although his demeanour in
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        MARROW STUFFED WITH WHOLE DRIED SCALLOPS
        241 34 RECIPE Ingredients (Serves 4): I kg Chinese marrow (hairy gourd) about two marrows 500g carrots 300g baby bokchoy (xiaobaicai) I OOg dried scallops 1 11 teaspoon cornstarch (for sauce) Seasoning: I /4 teaspoon sugar 1/4 teaspoon fine salt 1/4 teaspoon oyster sauce 1/5 teaspoon
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        868 35  -  Genevieve Woo No surgery needed if you detect arthritis early by genevieve@newstoday.com.sg MOST of us take for granted our ability to walk, climb the stairs or even to squat. Unless we have had an accident or are handicapped, such activities do not pose a problem.
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        90 36 Reuters/Hollywood Reporter LOS ANGELES Forget merger talk or J Lo's latest change of agents. The real agency war happens on summer Saturday afternoons on a level playing field. Putting aside negotiations for a day, the town's talent agencies take to the softball diamond. Now
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        227 36 US cinema admissions drop below 200 million IF YOU'VE felt that the past month's line-up at the cinemas has been a little lacklustre, you're not alone. Movie-goers in the US and Canada felt the same, as they shied away from cinemas last month, making it a disappointing month
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        393 39 There is power of persuasion in pictures A PICTURE M^L is worth a thousand a mwords. Just ask property agent Mr Johnson Tan (picture), who's a firm believer in the power of images. In fact, pictures help him clinch deals, the most recent being a corner terrace unit.
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      662 51 -AFP Swede secures a career Grand Slam and thanks the men for her improved play Golf Women's British Open Sorenstam pips Pak Se Ri LYTHAM ST ANNE'S Annika Sorenstam's amazing season continued when she wrote another chapter in the history books with her victory in the Women's
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      336 51 Reuters MELBOURNE South Africa mounted a strong defence yesterday against accusations from Australia coach Eddie Jones that the Springboks deliberately used dirty tactics in Saturday's Tri-nations match in Brisbane. "What actually makes us angry is the fact that we are written off as
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      235 51 Reuters WELLINGTON All Blacks doctor John Mayhew said yesterday he had cleared Jonah Lomu to return to competitive rugby this month even though he is still battling a rare kidney disease. Winger Lomu is having dialysis treatment for nephrotic syndrome in a bid to return to
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      Lock icon Lay off Beckham
      596 52 Reuters Confident Zidane speaks up for his new team-mate TOKYO France midfielder Zinedine Zidane has warned Real Madrid fans not to expect too much too soon from David Beckham. "You should not expect more from him than he has already shown at Manchester United," Zidane said yesterday.
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      416 52 -AFP HOCKENHEIM World champion Ferrari admitted it had suffered its "most difficult and disappointing race of the season" here on Sunday after rival Williams-BMW dominated the German Grand Prix. The Italian team looks to have been caught and passed by the inform Williams team
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      577 53 Agencies Another United stroll, but Fergie admits Argentine could leave Football Champions World Series Man United 3 Barcelona 1 PHILADELPHIA As Manchester United's sparkling pre-season form rolled on here Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time), the intrigue surrounding its Argentine midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron deepened after the match. Uruguayan
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      310 53 Reuters Badminton World Championships China lands three out of five titles BIRMINGHAM China won three of the five titles at the world badminton championships on Sunday but there may yet be a sting in the tail. Eyebrows were raised
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      87 53 BORDEAUX The father of two young French tennis hopes has been arrested and imprisoned on charges of drugging the rivals of his children, police said yesterday. The man is accused of secretly administering the anti-stress drug Temesta, which can cause drowsiness, to the rivals which his son and
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      No murder
      93 53 JOHANNESBURG South Africa's Civil Aviation Authority yesterday denied claims that former cricket captain Hansie Cronje, who died in a plane accident last year, had in fact been murdered. The Londonbased Observer Sports Monthly reported at the weekend that foul play could have been involved when the plane crashed
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      Ntini rising
      71 53 LONDON South African Makhaya Ntini has climbed four places to sixth in the Test bowling ratings after his 10-wicket haul in the second Test win against England at Lord's. His captain Graeme Smith, who scored a record 259 as South Africa completed an innings victory, also moved up
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      79 53 LONDON Celtic is considering legal action in a bid to force its way into the English Premier League. Dermot Desmond, the major shareholder in Celtic, said the 20 English clubs had acted illegally when they voted unanimously to reject any application from Celtic and Rangers to join
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      474 54 AFP US Open champion holds off Tiger to win Golf Buick Open Furyk aiming for Tour's money lead GRAND BLANC Always one of the most consistent players on the PGA Tour, Jim Furyk is taking his game to an even higher level. The US Open champion held
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      Lock icon No strings pulled
      405 55  -  Stanley Ho Singapore wins comfortably, but still lacks a playmaker Tiger Beer International Series Singapore 4 Hong Kong 1 Rafi struggles in central midfield role by stanley@newstoday.com.sg IT WAS a promising performance from the Lions, but unless they unearth a playmaker soon, they may encounter difficulties in
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      238 55  -  Tan Wee Boon IF NATIONAL coach Radojko Avramovic was pleased with the Lions' 4-1 win over Hong Kong last night in an international friendly, he was clearly not showing it. At the post-match press conference, Raddy laughed when Mohd Muzammil, chairman of the Football Association of
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      406 55  -  Tan Yo-Hinn by yohinn@newstoday.com.sg THEY may have finished last, but it was their timing that counted. Running in the 4xloom men's relay final at the BayerLeichathletik Meet in Leverkusen, Germany on Sunday, Singapore's sprinting quartet did enough to put
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