Today, 28 July 2005, Afternoon Edition

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      31 1 NEWSWIEWS Iconoclasm Can we create a uniquely Singaporean symbol?/3 Listen up Lend us an ear and we'll speak up: Jeremy Lim/26 Back to front He walks backwards into the record books/28
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      46 1 See earlier report on Page 14 bw BW .^BBBk. B^T BY? r-^~-* II II Ml V I |B9p aVa I bVt I LATEST NEWS SMALLER LOSS FOR STATS CHIPPAC/2 SINGAPORE 'MUST MOVE FAST ON ISLAMIC STOCK INDEX/2 IRA MAN FREED IN BID TO SPUR PEACE DECLARATION/2
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon US grounds shuttle fleet
      233 1 AFP Nasa acts after foam insulation breaks off during launch of Discovery HOUSTON (Texas) Nasa said yesterday it was grounding the US space shuttle fleet after a large piece of foam insulation broke off from the fuel tank of the Discovery shuttle on lift-off. While the
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      Lock icon Stocks rise on good news
      141 1 AFP NEW YORK US shares flew higher yesterday on the wings of robust economic news and a rosy outlook for aviation giant Boeing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 57.32 points to close at 10,637.09, the Nasdaq edged up 10.23 points to 2,186.22 and the
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      Women 'harboured offenders'
      132 1 LONDON Three women were arrested in south London late yesterday on suspicion of "harbouring offenders" in connection with the attempted bombings here a week ago, police said. "They have been taken to a police station in central London where they remain in custody," a spokeswoman at Scotland
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Undeterred by 400m walk
      607 2  -  Jasmine Yin Residents, MP poll commuters to lobby for Buangkok station jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg THE LATEST salvo fired in the long-running tussle over Buangkok station took place early yesterday, between residents living in and around Hougang and Sengkang, and North-East Line transport operator SBS Transit At 6.30 am,
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      Lock icon IRA man freed in bid to spur peace declaration
      237 2 AP BELFAST (Northern Ireland) Britain yesterday paroled an Irish Republican Army man convicted of murdering nine Protestant civilians, a gesture designed to spur a long-sought IRA peace declaration. For several months the Irish, British and US governments have demanded that the
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    • Article
      Lock icon Smaller loss for Stats Chippac
      216 2 Bloomberg STATS Chippac Ltd, the world's third-largest provider of testing and packaging for semiconductors, reported a smaller loss for the second quarter compared with the previous three months as demand picked up. The second-quarter net loss was US$l5.l million ($25.1 million), or 8 US cents
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      Lock icon Singapore 'must move fast on Islamic stock index'
      147 2 Bloomberg SINGAPORE should develop an Islamic stock index to deepen its capital market and help boost its position as a financial centre, The Business Times reported today, citing a panel of experts on Islamic financing. The market authorities must act fast to
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        Trying to bottle the essence of S'pore?
        704 3  -  Liang Dingzi Who do we think we're fooling? National pride, icons can't just be dreamt up overnight AS SINGAPORE prepares to celebrate 40 years of nationhood, there's a certain level of disquiet about our national identity. This is evident in the debates about
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      Lock icon Iran to restart uranium reprocessing despite pact with Europe
      188 4 AP TEHRAN Iran will restart some nuclear activities, including a key step prior to uranium enrichment, despite a European agreement over its contentious atomic programme, which the United States says is designed to build nuclear weapons, outgoing President Mohammad Khatami said
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      Lock icon China springs a surprise
      482 4  -  Clement Mesenas It joins US, Japan in declining to attend Asia-Pacific security forum Foreign Editor in Vientiane clement@newstoday.com.sg CLOSE on the heels of the United States and Japan, the foreign ministers of China and India also said yesterday that they would not be attending a major
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      Lock icon Dad of 77 turns birth control guru
      250 4 -BBC ADDIS ABABA An Ethiopian man with 11 wives and 77 children is urging people not to follow his example, and is giving advice on family planning and contraception. After seeing his fortune disappear under the competing demands of his enormous family, Mr
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  • singapore news
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      Why a doctor doesn't buy Took's 'delusions'
      625 6  -  Wong Fei Wan Illness was too sudden and he didn't share story with police feiwan@newstoday.com.sg WHEN Took Leng How first told Dr G Sathyadevan his story of the three Chinese men who, he claimed, had murdered Huang Na, the senior consultant psychiatrist from
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    • SINGAPOREsnippets
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        Lock icon Fine, arrest warrant for improper air-con installations
        176 6 938 Live Two people have been taken to task for failing to install air-conditioning units properly. Their shoddy work had led to two air-conditioning units falling from two HDB flats in Chai Chee and Ang Mo Kio last year. No one was hurt
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        Lock icon 16 schools hold balloting for Primary 1 places
        89 6 938 Live Balloting for Primary 1 places was conducted yesterday at 16 schools under Phase 2B of the registration process. This phase of registration is for children whose parents are volunteers at the school, grassroots leaders, or those connected to clans and
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        Lock icon Two-week campaign to curb handphone thefts
        99 6 Channel News Asia The National Crime Prevention Council and the Singapore Police Force are embarking on a two-week islandwide campaign against mobile phone thefts. This is in response to the high incidence of crimes involving mobile phones for the first half of this year.
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        Lock icon S'pore to head team setting up ISO standard for exhibitions
        95 6 Channel News Asia Singapore will lead in the establishment of the first international standard for the exhibition industry. The new ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation) standard seeks to raise the bar on service, operations and transparency in the exhibition management
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      Lock icon Pictured: N Day babies, since 1965
      272 8 SINGAPORE photographer Tay Kay Chin has come out with a novel National Day Babies project that features unique portraits of 40 Singaporeans born on August 9, one each year since 1965 when the country became independent. The 40 Singaporeans have been chosen from different
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      'Stop domestic violence' gets ministry's support
      269 8  -  Lee U-Wen u-wen@newsto day, com. sg BUOYED by its success last year, the nationwide campaign to help victims of domestic violence piece their lives together again is back in a big way. The "Stop Violence in the Home" campaign, launched by The Body Shop
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      Why take it out on the young volunteers?
      573 10  -  Jasmine Yin Minister asks for patience, tells VWOs to behave jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg YOU may not feel like donating to charities, but don't vent your frustrations on young volunteers trying to raise funds, said Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) Dr Vivian
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      S'pore is more than a red dot
      337 10  -  Loh Chee Kong IS SINGAPORE just a tiny red dot on the world map? Some of the 440 junior college students who attended the annual Temasek Seminar yesterday thought so. And Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean and former Singapore Ambassador to the United
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      A scrubber and a warning system that save lives and money
      286 10  -  Tor Ching Li RISK has its returns even in the public sector. Since the launch of The Enterprise Challenge (TEC) fund five years ago, the government has forked out about $19 million to support 68 radical innovations that went
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      I love myself
      488 11  -  Vinita Ramani Self-aware women at forefront of campaign vinita@newstoday.com.sg IF IT were up to them, Wong Foong Ling and Sangeetha Naidu would not label themselves "extraordinary women". When approached by Today for an interview, Ms Wong confessed she knew very little about feminism and women's issues. And
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      Lock icon Sichuan outbreak'baffling'
      441 12 AFP WHO stumped by disease that has killed 24 people BEIJING A disease caused by bacteria from pigs that has killed 24 people in south-west China is feared to have infected more than 100 others, leaving the World Health Organization (WHO) baffled. As of noon yesterday, Sichuan reported
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    • this QUIRKY world
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        Maths formula shows way to impress ladies
        62 12 University College London researchers have found that wining and dining is the best way for men to woo women instead of buying expensive presents or costly jewellery, reported Reuters. The scientists came to the conclusion after developing a mathematical formula and modelling courtship
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        Radio time for foul-mouthed bird
        71 12 Barney, a five-year-old macaw, has been put in isolation and made to listen to the radio after swearing at distinguished visitors at the Warwickshire Animal Sanctuary in Britain, reported The Guardian. He told the mayor to: "F*** off," before turning to a woman vicar and
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        Screaming lovers
        60 12 British lifeboats, coast guards and police turned out when screams were heard from a rubber dinghy only to find a naked couple making love, reported The Mirror. A startled walker at Hollicombe beach in Devon, called in the emergency services after hearing the loud lovemaking. The couple, both
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      Lock icon Philippines 'close to recovery'
      184 12 AFP MANILA President Gloria Arroyo said yesterday the Philippines was on the verge of economic take-off and it should not be held back by the political crisis sparked by allegations that she cheated to win the elections in May last year. "There are two Philippines: one
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      Drop charges, Thaksin urges
      169 12 BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has urged that charges be dropped against 59 Muslim protesters who were arrested at a demonstration in which 87 people died last year, a senior minister said yesterday. The National Reconciliation Commission (NRC), a government-appointed body drafting a peace plan
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Aquarium world
        46 14 Australia's Oceanis Group will open South-east Asia's largest aquarium at Siam Paragon in Bangkok in November. Siam Ocean World, which will cost 1 billion baht ($4O million), will be as big as two football fields and accommodate 20,000 visitors per day, The Nation reported.
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        Lock icon Lesbian bike brigade
        96 14 -AFP The city of San Francisco will support lesbian motorcycle club Dykes on Bikes in its drive to obtain a patent for its name. The city council will vote on a measure that urges the patent office to grant the bikers the trade- mark. The club's previous
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        Lock icon Death penalty for six
        41 14 -AFP A court in northern Vietnam sentenced six people to death for trafficking nearly a tonne of heroin. Eight accomplices were sentenced to life imprisonment while another eight were handed prison terms of up to 30 years.
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      Lock icon Re-armed, set to strike
      459 14 Agencies Bombers turn flat into explosives lab after failed attacks in London LONDON British police fear that four would-be suicide bombers could have re-equipped themselves with explosives from their bomb factory after their attacks failed last week. The police yesterday arrested four men, including one of
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      Lock icon SHOOT-TO-KILL NEEDS NO WARNING
      184 14 The Guardian BRITISH police can now shoot suspected suicide bombers dead in the head without warning them first. The killing of an innocent Brazilian man in a London underground station on Friday has drawn attention to the tactics police are using to prevent terror attacks. It
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      Lock icon Their secret gas pact
      363 16 -AFP US, Australia reject international deal, cut own to reduce greenhouse gas SYDNEY Australia and the United States have been secretly negotiating a new international pact on greenhouse gas emissions to replace the Kyoto Protocol, which they refused to sign, an Australian minister said yesterday. China,
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      Lock icon Bush aims to push hardliner to UN
      207 16 -AFP WASHINGTON The Bush administration had no choice but to name John Bolton as United Nations ambassador during a Congressional recess, influential opposition Senator Joseph Biden said. "Right now, it's the only way" to get Mr Bolton to the United Nations, said Mr
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      Man's 'dead' wife returns after 7 years
      311 16 BANGALORE Mr Chandrashekar Hiremath was shocked when his wife, Ms Sheela Vibhuti who died seven years ago walked back into his life this week, reported The New Indian Express yesterday. But Mr Hiremath, 53, soon learned that his 33-year-old wife had staged her
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      Lock icon Accusations fly in UN row
      341 17 Agencies Pursuers of Security Council seats hit with allegations of blackmail UNITED NATIONS Another hurdle in the race for seats on the UN Security Council (UNSC) appeared on Tuesday as Italy accused the Group of Four (G4) Brazil, Germany, India and Japan of resorting to
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      Lock icon India calls for calm as Honda plant bleeds
      264 17 -AFP NEW DELHI India sought to calm fears of a foreign investment flight as tensions kept up for a third day near a Japanese Honda Motor plant where police and workers have fought pitched battles. However, a Nihon Keizai Shimbun report yesterday
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      Budget airline's fall strands 5,000
      228 17 A BRITISH budget airline collapsed and grounded all its flights, stranding more than 5,000 passengers overseas. The Times newspaper reported yesterday that another 100,000 people holding advanced bookings had had their summer holiday plans thrown into disarray as EUjet, a Kent-based budget airline, ran out
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      With media watchdog ruling, bald and overweight is the new sexy
      251 18 LONDON Drink companies in Britain have been ordered to hire paunchy, balding men for advertisements under new rules banning any link between women drinking and sex, reported The Times. It said that watchdogs have issued a list of male
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      Love, or just good chemistry?
      342 18 Possibly both, according to new hormone studies NEW YORK Could a chemical actually make someone fall in love? Not just infatuation or lust, but lasting love? The stuff that forms the foundation of marriages and turns two-timing partners into faithful spouses? According to researchers, it
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      Focus On The Family
      292 20  -  Dr James Dobson w "Eovy's by THE PRINCIPLE OF THE FLYSWATTER As I sat writing a book a few weeks ago, a nasty black fly found his way into my study and began buzzing around my head. He was particularly pesky and refused to be shooed
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      Lock icon Just a waste of public funds
      834 20  -  RAMCHAND RAMESH MOHDROSLE AHMAD SEE LEONG KIT Focus on Singapore brand, not unnecessary sub-branding exercises READERS' responses to the URA's reply "Marina Bay brand is more than just a name" (July 27): I Letter from I READ the response from Michael Koh, director, Urban
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    • Letter
      Why give those who complain the right to remain anonymous?
      321 22  -  TANCHEKWEE Letter from 1 AT LEAST one night a week, two other volunteers from my estate and I trap stray cats, take them to the vet for sterilisation and then release them back at the estate. We believe that this
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      A creative way to help needy
      363 22  -  LEOWXIANYIN SingTel's Touching Lives campaign will help revive faith in charities Letter from THIS morning, I was enjoying my daily dose of Today when I came across an appeal for readers to contribute to the Sing Tel Touching Lives Fund. Firstly, let me applaud
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    • Letter
      Killing innocents not justified
      134 22  -  [MICHAEL SANDPEARL I Letter from I READ with horror the article by Mr William Pfaff, "War of the worlds, old against the new" (July 27). There are no circumstances in which the random killing of innocent people can be justified. This statement cannot and must not
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    • Keep watching the skies!
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        Three close encounters with 'unexplainables'
        291 24  -  MAHATHIR ABDOLLA I Letter from IT IS difficult to make believers out of people nowadays. We are living in a world of facts, explanations and sensible theories. Things we cannot explain scientifically with mathematical formulas or the laws of physics, we tend to label as
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        Silent 'flying fish' seen in Crawford Road area
        77 24  -  KOH PENG LONG Letter from SOME years back, while on an early-morning walk, I saw a UFO streaking across the sky in the Crawford Road area. It was like a huge fighting fish with bright turquoise and orange hues heading in the
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        Even if UFOs don't exist, I want to believe
        233 24  -  [LIEWBAUJI I Letter from I AM a staunch believer in UFOs. I relish reading about Roswell, Area 51, UFO sightings, etc. Even so, my enthusiasm is slowly eroding as the many "debunking" arguments sink in of experimental balloons and the test
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      isay LEND US AN EAR AND WELL SPEAK OUR MINDS
      754 26  -  Jeremy Lim news@newstoday.com.sg RAAD! is the new cool. Launched recently by NMP Eunice Olsen, Raad! is a great happening for students in secondary schools and for the National Institute of Education. Raad! a lifestyle guide which "aims to inform, educate
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      Lock icon He walked backwards to glory
      631 28  -  I DEO GOVINDASAMY Lo/z C/zee i&>w^ face in the crowd 50, backward-walker THE Malaysian media nicknamed him "Forrest Gump", after Tom Hanks' character who ran across America in the Robert Zemeckis' hit film. Mr Deo Govindasamy, who grew up in an Ipoh orphanage, walked 222
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    • Letter
      Ultimately, it's NEA's responsibility
      118 28  -  LIM BOON HEE Letter from SINCE the National Environment Agency (NEA) deals with environmental hazards, shouldn't the most crucial role of NEA be the external environment? I feel the majority of the NEA employees should be engaged outdoors doing round-the-clock monitoring, inspection and active surveillance work
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      291 21 I Sing Tel TOUCHING Ny LIVES FUND Show how much you care and make a difference to the lives of less privileged children and young people. Be part of the moment. It takes so little to bring so much hope and joy to their lives. Whether they have learning difficulties,
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      Lock icon Rush for ringgit and yuan eases
      445 30  -  Christie Loh Money changers say supplies are stable christie@newstoday.com.sg EVEN as the Chinese and Malaysian governments are trying to quell speculation on their currencies, Singapore's man in the street is betting that the yuan and ringgit will gain even more after last Thursday's revaluation.
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      153 30 Dow Jones SINGAPORE Petroleum Co (SPC) said that the net profit for its second quarter ended March 31 rose four-fold from the year-ago period, boosted by soaring oil prices. The company, which refines oil and operates petrol stations, said that net profit for the
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      206 30 Flextronics reported net profit of U5599.6 million ($166 million), or 17 US cents per share, for its first quarter ended June 30, compared to US$7B.3 million, or 14 US cents per share, in the corresponding period a year ago. Net sales rose 0.4 per cent to US$3.9 billion. Osim
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        Lock icon SingPost Q1 net profit rises 13.2 per cent to $29.5 million
        263 32 Dow Jones SINGAPORE Post said yesterday that net profit for its fiscal first quarter rose 13.2 per cent, thanks to strong growth in its mail, logistics and retail businesses. Singapore's dominant provider of domestic and international mail services said
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          61 32 Index Value 0 Pis .hange Nikkei 225 11,835.08 +97.12 +0.83 Hang Seng 14,801.86 +31.93 +0.22 All Ordinaries 4,347.60 +9.50 +0.22 Taiwan Wtd 6,327.25 -38.91 -0.61 Korea Comp 1,093.03 +2.43 +0.22 KLCI 931.97 -3.77 -0.40 SET Index 665.72 +8.81 +1.34 Jakarta Comp 1,178.11 +0.109 +0.01 Phils Comp Shenzhen B
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          SGX most active
          57 32 fy volume JniFiber Mo-Treat biosensors SingTel iuntecReit Huan Hsin iTX PanOcean ilectroTech JTAC )elonq Close 0.390 0.750 1.140 2.830 1.210 0.710 0.970 0.620 0.730 0.145 Change +0.005 +0.020 +0.040 +0.030 -0.090 +0.005 +0.005 +0.010 Pts +1.3 +2.7 +1.4 +2.5 -11.3 +0.5 +0.7 +7.4 '000 44,753 43,819 41,096
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          76 32 By Close Change lardine C&C 12.900 +0.300 IMH400USS 18.400 +0.300 ISH500USS 11.300 +0.300 ihang Asia 2kHKS 14.100 +0.300 :ascaCorpSGAeCW***** 0.910 +0.250 BukilSem 15.500 +0.200 KepCorp 12.500 +0.200 :oscoCorpDBeCW*****9 1.120 +0.185 5TIETF100 24.160 +0.160 FortuneReit HKS 6.650 +0.150 By percentage Close I Change 3oldtron 0.015 +50.0 :ascaCarpSGAeCW***** 0.910
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          70 32 By$ Close iealive50 12.400 Change -0.200 F&N 16.700 -0.200 XBC 12.600 -0.100 /enture 15.800 -0.100 HuanHsin 0.710 -0.090 <epLcnd5GAeCW*****3 0.475 Hyflux 3.860 Hyflux CA eCW*****5 2.910 ilAEngg 2.440 -0.090 -0.060 -0.060 -0.060 )y percentage Close :hina Dairy W*****40.045 Change -25.0 ilar lech 0.020 -20.0 iimSiangC 0.070 (obleGrpDBeCW*****2
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          132 32 Dow Jones SHARES rose yesterday, led by blue chips, with the benchmark ST Index reaching a new five-and-a-half year high. The ST Index advanced 1 1.85 points, or 0.5 per cent, to close at 2,333.62, its highest since January 2000. In the broad market, advancers outnumbered decliners 253 to
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          36 32 US$ 0.5991 UK£ 0.3449 Yen 67.465 HK$ 4.6581 RM 2.2475 Euro 0.4993 Rupiah 5,888.3 Baht 24.986 Peso 33.656 A$ 0.7955 Indian Rs 26.041 Won 616.87 C$ 0.7382 Yuan 4.8615 NZ$ 0.8826 NTS 19.142
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          30 32 SGX, I Dow Jones and Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 429.00 Silver uss/.i 7.025 Platinum uss/oi 881.00 Rubber cntsAg 301.00 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,361 Brent crude uss/borrei 57.85 Information provided by
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        251 33 Bloomberg KEPPEL Land, Singapore's thirdlargest developer by assets, said yesterday net profit in the second quarter was little changed at $30.8 million from $30.5 million in the same period a year earlier. Earnings per share for the period was flat
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        352 33  -  Chow Perm Nee Unifiber to start accruing revenue soon pennnee@newstoday.com.sg AFTER being criticised for not having a concrete business, United Fiber System (Unifiber) has unveiled a plan that will see it generating revenue within weeks. While its acquisition process of a pulp mill located
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        386 34 Dow Jones OCBC, UOB expected to report higher year-on-year profits but DBS' may drop by half: Analysts SINGAPORE banks are likely to report lacklustre second quarter results due to tight interest margins here and weakness in global treasury markets. However, United Overseas Bank
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          NSmen, are you game enough?
          119 34 NATIONAL Servicemen (NSmen) can battle it out online for a chance at some cold hard cash at the MIW Online Challenge. Organised by the NSmen's portal MIW all NSmen (that is, Pre-enlis-tees, NSFs, NSmen and In-Service Personnel) are invited to take up this challenge where
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          Holistic experience for you on Sunday
          134 34 THE Holistic Experience on Sunday from 8.30 am to 2.30pm at the Singapore Swimming Club is a half-day event encompassing yoga, meditation and talks organised by the Womens' Indian Network (WIN). Renowned Art of Living instructor Rhea Plllcil will talk and conduct a session
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          Spend a day of dance with champions
          119 34 THREE hundred couples from 17 countries will compete at the the 6th SGDF Singapore Open Dance Sport Championships on Sunday. Singapore couples will be ranked at the event and then chosen to represent the country at the 2005 Asian Indoor Games, 2005 SEA
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          Food glorious food at Singapore Expo
          110 34 IT is going to be all about food when Food World takes over the Singapore Expo Hall 6B from tomorrow till Sunday from 1 1 am to 9pm. Taste heritage food items from the 60s that are disappearing, such as ice balls, red wine
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        EARNINGS FORECAST FOR SINGAPORE'S THREE LOCAL BANKS
        26 34 to of estimates ionsensus for 2Q 2005 IQ 2005 6 $431 m $412m 5 S411m S406m 3 S320m S298m
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        Booming opportunity for S'pore investors
        276 34  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla RENTAL returns in India average between 10 and 13 per cent a year and demand is booming in every sector of the property market, said experts yesterday at a seminar organised by the Singapore Business Federation. This market is now accessible to
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        Lock icon Royal Bank of Scotland to buy up to 15% of Bank of China: Report
        299 36 -AFP HONG KONG Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), the second-biggest British bank, will buy as much as a 15-per-cent stake in Bank of China (BOC) for up to US$5 billion ($8.3 billion), a press report said
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        Lock icon M'sian economy to gain from peg change: Moody's
        311 36 Bloomberg Country's debt ratings won't be affected MALAYSIA'S decision to scrap its ringgit peg for a managed float system will improve government finances, damp inflation and fuel economic growth, Moody's Investors Service said. The ringgit will strengthen "gradually"' over the next year
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        Lock icon Where is ringgit headed?
        735 37 Dow Jones Market consensus is further appreciation over next few months KUALA LUMPUR The ringgit's relentless climb since its dollar peg was abandoned late last week appears to be slowing at around 3.7500 to the US dollar the level at which the Malaysian central bank has
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        698 38  -  John Dorfman Bloomberg news@newstoday.com.sg POTENTIAL customers often ask me when they should start investing in the stock market, while my existing clients wonder when they should buy more shares. In each case I usually give a very long answer, which boils down to
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          Lock icon RSH (70 cents) – Buy
          103 38 RSH (70 cents) Buy Dow Jones Sias Research initiates coverage on sporting and lifestyle goods retailer RSH with a "Buy" recommendation and a target price of 86 cents, which is deemed reasonable given expectations of a healthy growth rate in the foreseeable future. Sias Research says RSH is led by
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          Lock icon DBS ($ 15.60) – Fully Valued
          108 38 DBS 15.60) Fully Valued Kirn Eng Securities We expect DBS to report tomorrow second-quarter net profit of $430 million, up 4 per cent sequentially. Net interest income should increase modestly on an expanded loan book and stable margins. Interbank rates continued to trend up in the quarter although yields on
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          Lock icon UOB ($14.80) – Hold
          107 38 UOB ($14.80) Hold Kirn Eng Securities UOB is also reporting its second-quarter results tomorrow. We expect a net profit of $415 million, up 2 percent from the previous quarter. There should be a modest improvement in operating performance, with slightly higher net interest income and firming margins. Treasury income, however,
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      201 34 Healthy Participants Needed The Pfizer Clinical Research Unit (PCRU) needs healthy participants for a scientific study involving 2 marketed medicines. The purpose of this study is to compare two formulations of the 2 marketed medicines, ie. to compare the amount of medicine in the blood when they are taken as
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      240 35 MediaCorp Press Limited, the publisher of TODAY, the second most read English morning daily, invites tenders for: The Provision of Newspaper Distribution Services (The selected party will have to provide lorry/van to carry newspapers to various locations) I COLLECTION OF TENDER DOCUMENTS I Tender document can be obtained from 3
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      194 38 Singapore International Assist We are your partner for Life's Critical Moments. We are proud to showcase our Guide to Private Medical and Dental Care Specialists in Singapore. The first 300 to purchase our book and present it to the Lasik Surgery Clinic (featured in the guide) will receive a fully
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      958 40  -  Steven Shalowitz Toting luggage 62kg overweight and brazenly unapologetic I wonder why they wouldn't let me board the plane at Croatia jrUtpffice news@newstoday.com.sg THE Croatian government loves me. Why shouldn't it? I helped alleviate its $24-billion foreign debt by paying a hefty sum in
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      The queen is back to rule the roost
      261 41 BRING it on the fake lashes, the killer heels, the bling-bling: Singapore's iconic drag queen is back in the business. Fans who miss Kumar (picture) and his camp cabaret act can head to Gold Dust, a theatre bar at Orchard Towers. "I
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      212 41  -  David Chew THE first Singapore Design Festival will be held from Nov 9 to 23, with the event to be staged in venues across the country. The festival, which aims to bring together the local and international design communities, hopes to attract some 50,000 visitors,
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      Lock icon Forty years of performing for the Everyman
      204 42 Lorraine Lim SLIGHTLY more than a month before Singapore became independent on Aug 9, 1965, the late Kuo Pao Kun founded The Practice Performing Arts Centre. The company quietly turned 40 a few weeks ago and has plans for a series of commemorative
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      Lock icon The old pitched against the new
      345 42  -  Joyce Lin Confidence and quirks stand out V j oyce@newstoday.com. sg IT WAS a showdown of newbies versus more established production houses at yesterday's Project Pilot Superpitch session at Changi Village Hotel. Of the 83 entries submitted for this year's contest, organised by Arts
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        356 43  -  Jeanine Tan Popular MTV heartthrob leaves to pursue a film career jeanine@newstoday.com.sg POPULAR MTV VJ Utt (picture) is no longer with the music channel on a full-time basis. The 30-year-old has left MTV Networks Asia to pursue a career in acting and film production. This means
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        494 43  -  Mervin Toy Mervyn Jay HAVING to sing and dance was evidently trying for Project SuperSta/s male semi-finalists last night as they had to sing a ballad first, then an upbeat tune. Jason Tan found it difficult "taking care of dancing and vocal delivery at the
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        543 44  -  Vinita Ramani Writer Devika Bai's debut novel deals with her ancestors' migration from India to Malaya vinita@newstoday.com.sg MALAYSIAN author Devika Bai's ancestors were the clansmen of a legendary Indian warrior-king of the 17th century. For a period in Indian history, the Mahrattas ruled vast parts
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        128 44 Actor Jeff Wang (picture) will be participating in the President's Star Charity extravaganza, which will be telecast live on MediaCorp TV Channel 5 on Sunday. "I enjoy reading motivational books like Chicken Soup for the Soul and even cooking books, particularly recipes for Western cuisines, when I
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          Camilla
          164 45  -  Renessa Teng Rebecca Tyrrel THE woman once vilified as a marriage breaker seems increasingly confident in her public role. But does Ms Camilla Parker-Bowles enjoy her semi-official standing as a consort/ Prince Charles' new wife? To critics, she will always be a manipulative marriage breaker. But she is always
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          The Wonder Spot
          80 45  -  Joyce Lin Melissa Bank IT'S chick lit, sans the glamourous nights out on the town and torrid love scenes. Melissa Bank's novel is essentially a life story following angst-ridden protagonist Sophie Applebaum through the different stages of her life. The novel is at times dull with irrelevant
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          55 46 If you like Japanese fashion accessories, head down to Fie Japan, which retails products sourced from Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. Prices start from $10. The designer collection priced between $70 and $350 features handcrafted accessories made from precious materials such as silver, brass and pink gold. Fie Japan
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          Wearable Warehouse
          70 46 For the autumn-winter 2005 season, Warehouse is going Romantic Military, Thrift Shop Chic and Heritage. For the first look, expect lush velvet mixed with studs and braid trims, and the juxtaposition of edgy looks with softer silhouettes. Thrift Shop Chic is about being eclectic, so express yourself with
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        264 46  -  Pearlyn Tham Serum for radiant skin, dazzling peepers pearlyn@newsto day, com. s; IT WILL come as good news for fans of Estee Lauder's Idealist Skin Refinisher serum that their eyes can now enjoy the same skinsmoothening benefits of this awardwinning product The brand recently launched its
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        397 46 In this column series, Dr Theresa Chew, co-founder, president and chief executive officer of Expressions International, answers TODAY readers' beauty, spa and wellness questions. She is also the president of the Spa Wellness Association (Singapore). Expressions International is a leading beauty, spa, wellness and slimming services
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        Skincare full of goodness
        238 48  -  Pearlyn Tham CLEANSING and moisturising are two important steps in a skincare regimen. Acknowledging this, St Ives has launched a new Apricot Radiance cleanser and FresH2o moisturiser ranges. Whatever your skin type, there is a St Ives Apricot Radiance cleanser that is right for you. For
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        202 48  -  Pearlvn Tham Get rid of cellulite with these sculpting strips pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg QTRIP off dimpled skin literally, Owith Lancome's new Body Sculptesse Anti-Cellulite Strips. These innovative strips reduce cellulite, create contours and slim thighs. Each strip is chockful of ingredients. These include a vegetal complex to lessen the "orange
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        288 48  - Pretty in pink or blackberry or beige Pearlyn Tham THERE'S more to beautifying your lips than slicking on your favourite lip colour. According to make-up guru Bobbi Brown, even this may change "from season to season, by occasion, with age and with your mood". Her advice? Decide on a few
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          42 48 Forget the usual frames. German eyewear brand Grotesque is all about "bizarre, crazy and unusual" designs with handmade, ergonomic frames, like the spider one pictured. Priced from $770, Grotesque frames retail at Pacific Optical Company (#Ol-13, The Adelphi).
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          Another Cheung for Lux
          43 48 Actress Cecilia Cheung (right) is the fourth Hong Kong star and the third with the surname Cheung to become the spokesperson for Lux in Singapore. Her prede- cessors were Hong Kong celebrities Maggie Cheung, Cnerie Cheung ana Shu Qi.
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        551 49  -  Amy Van CARROT CAKE Serves 6 to 8 Ingredients: 250g grated Australian carrots 60g walnuts or almonds, chopped 50g sultana or raisins, chopped 50g dried cranberries, chopped 200g brown sugar 1 85ml vegetable oil 3 eggs 225g flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp bicarbonate of
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        619 50  -  Trevor Tan Once a military base, this vacation hot spot has something for everyone trevor@newstoday.com.sg EVEN a space shuttle would have no problems landing at the international airport in the Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ), quipped a Philippine tourism official. I got the feeling
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        361 52  -  Karen Jackman karenj@newstoday.com.sg For an island getaway which has it all beautiful beaches, top-notch hotels, all the comforts of home in an exotic sun-kissed setting Koh Samui takes a lot of beating. Getting to Thailand's third-largest island is a cinch there are daily 90-minute flights from Singapore via
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          292 52 To celebrate National Day, Qantas and British Airways offer attractive deals for last-minute holiday-makers. "Twin city" tickets, priced from $520, include a free stopover at one more city. Pick two cities from this list: Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Sydney and Melbourne. For example, you
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        713 56  -  CUBBYLEONG cubby@newstoday.com.sg THEY are only 14, but already, the duo have set tongues wagging. Coach C Elangovan touts them as possible SEA Games medallists, X Jayamani says they are the two most outstanding talents in their events in the country. Chua Khai Leng and Yvonne
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        342 56  -  DARREN LAI BOWLING 17th Cathay Superclassic 2005 darren@newstoday.com.sg IF ANYONE had suggested to David Wong that he would be leading the field after the second day of the 17th Cathay Superclassic 2005, the 23-year-old would have branded the person crazy. Not even selected for the
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        510 57 Agencies American star wins an overdue showdown with Hackett SWIMMING 11th World Swimming C'ships MONTREAL Michael Phelps is back. The American shook off the disappointment of his first event at the World Swimming Championships with an emphatic victory in the 200 m freestyle Tuesday (yesterday morning, Singapore),
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        197 57  -  LAN LYE ian.lye@newstoday.com.sg THE tragic death of Geylang United Football Club's youth player Attif Bin Tahir two weeks ago stunned the football fraternity. The Eagles will pay tribute to the striker tonight, when they take on the Thailand League All-Stars in a benefit match at
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        151 57  -  Lan Lye SOME 585 golfers will do their bit for charity this weekend when they take part in the first 21-hole charity tournament, organised by the Tanah Merah Country Club at their Tampines Course. "Tanah Merah Country Club are organising this year's charity golf event
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        277 57 AFP PRETORIA Australia have made four changes for Saturday's Tri-Nations opener against South Africa in Pretoria, with Matt Dunning, John Roe, Morgan Turinui and Daniel Vickerman coming into the starting line-up. Dunning will replace Al Baxter at tighthead prop, while at lock, Mark Chisholm makes
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          555 58 -AFP Strachan's debut as Celtic boss ends in humiliating defeat BRATISLAVA Gordon Strachan suffered a disastrous first competitive match as Celtic manager following their 5-0 defeat to Artmedia Bratislava in the European Champions League yesterday night (this morning, Singapore time). The scoreline at the Tehelne
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          387 58 Agencies LA CORUNA Newcastle suffered a narrow 2-1 defeat at Deportivo in the first leg of their Intertoto Cup semi-final yesterday night (this morning, Singapore time). The Magpies struggled early on and fell behind when Ruben Castro sidefooted home Diego
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          272 58 AFP LONDON Joey Barton has been fined more than £120,000 ($348,400) by Manchester City after being sent home from his team's tour to Thailand for bad behaviour. The club found him guilty of gross misconduct for his part in the incident in
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        365 59 Agencies MADRID Real Madrid have finalised the 16 million euro ($32 million) sale of Argentina defender Walter Samuel to Inter Milan, according to reports in Spain. Inter were understood to have agreed to pay 3 million euros up front for
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        194 59 -AFP LONDON English Championship club Millwall called off their match with Asian football powerhouses Iran yesterday. The friendly had been arranged for Saturday in the interest of public safety after the club received what it called "intelligence from a number of sources". There had
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        178 59 AFP LONDON Manchester City completed the signing of Darius Vassell (below) from Aston Villa for £2 million yesterday. The 25-year-old striker has agreed personal terms and committed to a fouryear contract, after completing a medical yesterday. "He is likely to make his first-team debut in
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