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    13 1 Today todayonline.com we set you thinking MITA (P) 103/07/2004 July 28, 2004 < Wednesday
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    PM Goh will be No 2 in new Cabinet: SM
    611 1 SM Lee will be 'engaged in Spore, as long as he is able IN AN exclusive interview with news agency Reuters on Monday, Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew said that he would remain in Cabinet in an advisory role when
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    New Cabinet will see major changes
    819 1  -  Lee Ching Wern AS THE big day draws nearer, more pieces of the jigsaw are starting to fall into place. On Monday, Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew revealed that when Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong hands over the top job on Aug 12, Mr
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      Volunteerism down
      307 2  -  Lee U-Wen TWO in three residents here have never done a single volunteer act in their lives. The picture gets more dismal. According to the latest National Volunteerism Survey, regular volunteers are getting more scarce. The number of people who volunteer their time to worthy causes weekly or
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      Lock icon The deadly battle for Iraqi souls
      813 3 N EWSSSDUDSD^ With Christian evangelism deepening the crisis, what is needed is Muslim humanitarian aid Kalinga Seneviratne THE invasion of Iraq has been followed quietly by another invasion that of Christian missionaries, mainly from the United States and South Korea, who often disguise themselves
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      372 3 into tomorrow's "The Specialist Diploma Counsellors I I ""fIT I opportunities. 4 w* Counselling Psychology has SJLV^^ A ACC students reveal how the Specialist Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Counselling [fSat W W Cl I Psychology have enhanced their personal lives and careers. neprogram your skills for a stabler f
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      Lock icon Monarchy, the glue that binds society
      578 4  -  Clement Mesenas Monarchy links people to their roots, says Raja Nazrin Shah HE'S urbane, articulate and gracious. Princely perfect, you might say. And why not Raja Nazrin Shah (picture) is used tc being addressed as His Royal Highness. As the Crown Prince of Perak,
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      Tweak foreign labour ratio
      426 6  -  Lee Ching Wern NTUC chief says change needed to create more jobs for Singaporeans NATIONAL Trades Union Congress' (NTUC) Secretary-General Lim Boon Heng has suggested to the Manpower Ministry (MOM) that it tweak its foreign worker dependency ratio in some domestic services so that more jobs
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      Lock icon More homes here breeding mosquitoes
      249 6 Tan Hui Leng SINGAPORE saw a 26-per-cent increase in dengue cases from last month to this month, adding up to 2,992 dengue cases in the first seven months of this year. Both Ang Mo Kio and Yishun have emerged as Singapore's dengue hotspots with 302
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      349 6 Singapore, Malaysia to up counter-terror measures Malaysia and Singapore have agreed to find new ways to check the threat of terrorism over and above the coordinated sea patrols in the Malacca Strait announced earlier this month. The two have also agreed to step up the sharing of military intelligence.
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      People, not price, is what closes the deal
      415 8  -  Derrick A Paulo Survey shows cost not a top concern in firms' buying decisions IN THE competitive world of business, being big and selling cheap may not necessarily be better. The findings of a recent global sales survey suggest that the importance
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      Lock icon New anti-film piracy campaign launched
      217 8 Yong Shu Chiang TOUGH talk is one of the features of a new campaign against movie piracy, a problem that cost the local film industry US$B million ($13.8 million) last year. Using words such as "crime", "stealing" and "theft" to describe such piracy, film and
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      76 6 The Love Of God The Flower Mercy The Fruit He who heeds discipline shows the way of life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray. Pr 10:17 I Holy Infant Jesus Novena I t^y i»&kt Novena 5.30pm VJ/*I Mass 6.00pm Followed by Devotion M Sunday Devotion 2.00pm (Mandarin) wSSmm m
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      Are all councils facing deficits?
      295 10  -  Leong Sze Hian Find other ways to keep S&C fees down THE chairman of the Pasir RisPunggol town council explained that its service and conservancy (S&C) charges had to go up as it faces a $500,000 deficit for the year. I would like to ask
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      Double toll for faster getaway at Causeway
      146 10  -  Tan Kok Tim DESPITE the Second Link, many motorists driving to Johor Baru on day-trips prefer to use the Causeway. We can expect to see heavier traffic and longer queues during the coming long National Day weekend. One solution to this could be
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      Managing perceptions of inequality a challenge
      204 10  -  Lem Kok Chan I REFER to the letter, "Policy-mak-ing and the inequality gap" (July 26). Singapore's economic paradigm has always been based on efficiency, not equity. The focus is on enhancing the size of the pie, rather than on its distribution. Too much concern
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      DBS: Verbal authorisation not allowed for other products
      193 10 WE REFER to the letter from Mr Chong Chan Meng (July 23) regarding unauthorised bank debits. Mr Chong asked: "What are DBS' policies and criteria for accepting verbal authorisations for direct debit or interbank giro?" At DBS, verbal direct debit authorisation is
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    Fidelity's high-yield bond funds take off
    711 11 Investors like their diverse holdings and monthly dividends, as well as lower volatility compared to equity funds ONCE avoided by US investors in the 1 980s for their shaky fundamentals and "junk" image, high-yield bonds made a comeback in the 1990s and are now
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        SGX most active
        57 12 By volume Chattel ed Bio-Treat Intend Piogen Kl Ventui Capitaland GuangzhaolFB NOL China Paper Techcomp Close 1.050 0.820 0.165 0.190 0.290 1.530 0.245 2.290 0.335 0.360 Change +0.020 +0.010 +0.020 +0.030 +0.010 -0.040 +0.005 -0.035 +1.9 +1.2 +11.8 +2.0 +4.3 -1.7 +1.5 -8.9 'OOO 27,030 13,664 12,963
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        World markets
        60 12 Index Nikkei 225 Value *****.54 Pis -128.01 Change -1.15 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd *****.32 3489.70 5398.61 -18.51 +4.00 +66.90 -0.15 +0.12 +1.25 Korea Comp 738.51 +2.30 +0.31 KLCI 836.15 -2.34 -0.28 SET Index 633.21 -0.21 -0.03 Jakarta Comp 759.27 -2.52 -0.33 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1560.90
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        Commodities
        26 12 Information provided by SGX, Bloomberg Gold us$/oi 392.000 Silver us$/oi 6.245 Platinum us$/oi 805.500 Rubber cents/kg 236.75 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1437 Brent crude us$/borrel 38.11
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 12 US$ 0.5807 UK£ 0.3155 Yen 63.854 HK$ 4.5293 RM 2.2067 Euro 0.4783 Rupiah Baht 5301.83 23.9337 Peso 32.5658 A$ 0.8188 Indian Rs 26.8749 Won 674.458 C$ 0.7741 Yuan 4.8062 NZ$ 0.9129 NTS 19.801
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        Singapore
        51 12 Share prices closed higher as investors bought property and bank stocks on signs of a nascent recovery in the property market. The ST Index rose 13.10 points, or 0.7 per cent, to close at 1,869.08. Advancers outpaced decliners by 210 to 117 as 463.4 million shares were traded. Dow
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        STI – 1,869.08 +13.10
        3 12 STI 1,869.08 +13.10
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        SGX top rises
        76 12 By Close Change DBS 15.300 +0.300 By percentage OKP Close Change 0.200 +100.0 CITYDEV 6.050 +0.250 SinSoonH W*****9 0.080 +60.0 CITYDEV W*****0 3.480 +0.200 El-Nets 0.015 +50.0 F&N 13.800 +0.200 Semitech 0.170 +25.9 JMH400USS 12.200 +0.200 CiiPlusW*****7 0.050 +25.0 Venture 16.100 +0.200 JKTech 0.160 +23.1 STIETF100 18.770
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        SGX top falls
        78 12 By$ Creative 50 Bukil Sem Close 16.800 13.100 Change -0.200 -0.100 By percentage Yongnam MediaS Close Ch 0.015 0.010 hange -40.0 -33.3 Jul dine C&C 6.200 -0.100 PNEIndW*****8 0.020 -33.3 JSH 500USS KepCoip WBLCoip 5.400 7.250 3.020 -0.100 -0.100 -0.060 Easycall BBR Buiwill 2k 0.115 0.020 0.140
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      Lock icon NOL profit in Q2 nearly triples
      214 12 -Dow Jones GROWING shipping volume and higher freight rates pushed up the second-quarter net profit of Neptune Orient Lines to US$lB6 million ($320 million) a near three-fold on-year rise in earnings for the period ended June 25. The world's seventh-largest shipping company earned US$6B.5
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      Lock icon Hotels boost UOL's Q2 profit
      133 14 Bloomberg itiiL second-quarter pront 01 United Overseas Land (UOL) rose 47 per cent, boosted by higher profit from its hotels. Profit for the quarter ended March 31 rose to $34.9 millior or 4.94 cents, from $23.7 million, or 3.72 cents, a year earlier. Sales rose
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      CORPORATEbriefs
      65 14 Keppel FELS will build a US$l26-million ($2l Z-million) rig for Norway's Sinvest for its deep-sea gas drilling activities. The rig is expected to be completed in 26 months. Raffles Holdings said secondquarter profit fell 73 per cent to $9.5 million, as the company did not benefit from the one-off
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      POSB closes gap in HDB home loan market
      371 14  -  Val Chua Enjoying 29% of the pie, it places second after leader OCBC ONE-and-a-half-years after the Housing and Development Board (HDB) home loan market was liberalised, POSB the "people's bank" has narrowed the gap with market leader OCBC in capturing a slice
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      Spore, Vietnam to build on economic ties
      251 15 ucr v 11 riime mmisitu Lee Hsien Loong and Vietnam's Pei manent Deputy Prime Minister Mr Nguyen Tan Dung, met in Singapore yesterday to explore new ways to boost economic ties between the two countries. The two leaders "discussed proposals for both countries
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      SPC reports 46-fold profit surge
      69 15 SINGAPORE Petroleum Company (SPC) has reported a 46-fold surge in net profit for the second quarter after benefiting from high oil prices and demand for energy. Net profit for the three montns enaea June csv was $26.1 million, while sales rose 42 per cent to
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      Spore Technologies returns to profit after 2 years
      141 15 THE Singapore Technologies group has returned to profit after two years of losses, boosted by its semiconductor business and the sale of assets. The group's profit last year was $101.1 million, from a loss of $697.2 million the previous year, Singapore Technologies
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      Lock icon MAS in no hurry to launch budget airline
      173 16 AFP KUALA LUMPUR National flag carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS) plans to launch a no-frills carrier in six months but it will not rush into the budget sector as its current operation is still competitive. The airline has submitted a preliminary proposal to
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      Lock icon WTO talks: If's make or break
      220 16 -AFP Members still split over agricultural trade policies GENEVA Rich and poor countries in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) were still at odds yesterday as the 147 member states prepared to make a final drive to revive talks on dismantling global trade barriers. About
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      Lock icon Democrats blast Bush despite vow
      414 20 -AFP Party icons were to talk about Kerry's strengths at convention but slam president instead BOSTON US Democrats headed into day two of their national convention yesterday galvanised by an electrifying performance from former president Bill Clinton and blistering criticism of President George W Bush.
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      Lock icon Australia refuses to apologise to Spain, Philippines; sparks row
      197 20 Agencies CANBERRA A diplomatic spat has been brewing between Australia, Spain and the Philippines after Canberra refused to apologise to Madrid and Manila after criticising them for emboldening terrorists by withdrawing their troops from Iraq. Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said
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        Lock icon Bush takes a tumble
        53 20 Reuters US President George W Bush, for the second time in two months, fell off his bike while riding at his Texas ranch, a White House spokeswoman said on Monday. The incident left him with a scraped knee, unlike the previous accident, where he suffered minor
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        Lock icon Women married without their knowledge
        58 20 Reuters South Africa is urging women to check their marital status after thousands discovered that corrupt officials had "married" them to foreign husbands without their knowledge. The scam allows foreign men to get South African citizenship by marrying women whose identity cards have been stolen
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        Lock icon Frozen Ark of hope
        52 20 -AFP British scientists will create a "Frozen Ark" of preserved DNA from endangered animals and birds in hopes that species that go extinct in the future could be resurrected through cloning, project organisers announced yesterday. But they dismissed^ the idea of bringing back longextinct species such
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      PAS chief, PM on better terms
      197 20 KOTA BAHARU Malaysia's conservative opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia chief, Mr Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, thanked Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi who is also the Internal Security Minister for allowing his detained son to visit him after he had suffered a heart attack. Mr
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      HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS
      336 22 ANDY Lav. Hong Kong's "Heavenly King" and media-sawy charmer blessed with the gift of the gab. Naturally, he's a dream-come-true for journalists. Takeshi Kaneshiro. Temperamental Japanese heartthrob of extremely few quoteworthy quips. Quite a nightmare, really. Zhang Ziyi. Talented actress who rose to prominence in Crouching
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      Lock icon Huang Yida — now the prince, but once the pauper
      380 22 Huang Yida now the prince, but once the pauper -Jeanine Tan WHEN this reporter first met Huang Yida, he said in Mandarin: "You're the Englishspeaking sort, aren't you?" How did you know, I asked, somewhat bewildered because I had hardly said anything up to that point. His reply: "I can
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      TWO GUYS AND A GAL
      942 23  -  Karman Tse in Beijing House of Flying Daggers' three stars defy the reputations that preceded them uieany, ne naa a great aeai 10 say about Daggers, expounding generously his theories on the film and offering insights into the experience of making it, peppering the interview
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        Bourne starts supreme
        97 24  -  Yong Shu Chiang MATT Damon's sequel to 2002's The Bourne Identity was warmly welcomed by filmgoers, debuting at No 1 at the North American box office. The most successful opening of Damon's career, the film raked in U5552.5 million ($90.4 million), nearly doubling The Bourne Identity's opening.
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        S'pore-US film to be made here
        124 24  -  Jeanine Tan AMERICAN screenwriter-director Graham Streeter was intrigued by the picture he saw in a Singapore tourism book: Birdcages in the Tiong Bahru area, where songbird competitions are common. That was four years ago, on his first visit here. Now, he's set to make
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