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    22 1 /A=DIJ\CORP TODAY incorporating IMTCiItS MICA(P) 112/07/2005 Thursday November 17, 2005 todayonline.com /A=£JJJ-\CORP TODAY MICA(P) 112/07/2005 incorporating otrGmS Thursday November 17, 2005 todayonline.com
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    Lock icon NKF charity tree gets a trimming
    820 1  -  LEECHINGWERN Streamlining of charities continues with Cancer Fund's closure chingwern@newstoday.com. sg DETERMINED to go back to basics, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) yesterday parted with the money it had raised under its cancer fund. But the issue of aggressive fundraising among charities continues to
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    Lock icon Building too tall, cash too short, Peermont quits race
    603 1  -  ANSLEY NG a nsley@newstoday.com.sg WHEN South African casino and hotel operator Peermont Global Limited did not show up on Tuesday to collect the request for proposals (RFP) document, this newspaper speculated as to whether this signalled the end of its bid.
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  • hot news
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      Terror ideology spreading: SM
      460 2  -  DERRICK A PAULO Desire for Islamic Utopia, forces of technology aiding suicide bomber recruitment derrick@newstoday.com.sg THE news that a husband-and-wife suicide team was deployed to detonate themselves at a Jordanian wedding party last week tells of an emerging and dangerous trend in the war on terror,
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      Lock icon GORILLA SYNDROME IN THE S'PORE WORKPLACE
      741 3  -  JOSEPH TAY HAPPY employees are productive workers. Intuitively, we know that is true. Recent research on worklife balance by the Ministry of Manpower and Nanyang Technological University seems to confirm it So, will employers try harder to make their workers happy? Some may assume
      AFP  -  741 words
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      Lock icon The Proton sweetener?
      460 4 Malaysian carmaker gave journalists free use of 30 cars to sway media, say sources KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's ailing national car maker Proton gave journalists and influential external parties such as car agents free use of its cars for long periods, a move which critics said is an
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  • singapore news
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      Action against abuse
      539 6  -  JASMINE YIN Two Singaporeans move to take child protection to an international level jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg ONE meal at a hawker centre costs more than what hundreds of millions of children in developing Asian countries live on for one day. These children as many as 600 million of them
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      Lock icon It's safe to leave your child in a childcare centre here
      324 6  -  -JASMINE YIN IF YOU are one of the many parents in Singapore who leaves your child in a childcare centre, you have probably wondered if your child is being treated well. The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
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        Lock icon CAPITAL PUNISHMENT A COUNTRY'S CHOICE
        151 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Singapore maintains it is a country's sovereign right to decide whether to have capital punishment within its criminal justice system. A Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson was responding to media queries on the press statement issued by a United Nations (UN) human rights expert.
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        Lock icon STORE TO PICKUP EMPLOYABIUTYTIPS FROM JAPAN
        81 6 -938UVE Minister of State for Education and Manpower Gan Kirn Yong is in Japan on a four-day visit to learn from the country's experience in improving the employability of older workers. Mr Gan, who chairs the Tripartite Committee on Employability of Older Workers, will
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        Lock icon SAF STRIKES IN CALIFORNIA
        63 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The Singapore Armed Forces is conducting its first 3G integrated strike exercise. More than 300 airmen and soldiers are participating in the military drill, called Exercise Forging Sabre. It will be held in an area twice the size of Singapore, at the United States
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        Lock icon PROF JAYAKUMAR IN INDONESIA FOR SECURITY TALKS
        75 6 CHANNEL NEWSASIA Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security S Jayakumar is in Indonesia for an official visit. In a meeting yesterday, he exchanged views with Indonesian VicePresident Yusuf Kalla on regional security and bilateral cooperation. Prof Jayakumar also met the
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      East Coast Park, 30, gets a facelift
      700 8  -  TORCHING LI Better accessibility, carparks, gardens in $160 mil revamp chingli@newstoday.com.sg EAST Coast Park will get a $160-million facelift in several waves of redevelopment and you can have a say on what should be done. Announcing the East Coast Park Concept Plan yesterday,
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      Lock icon Idol's back, end of argument
      537 10  -  ELI SA CHI A Auditions in February as producers put last year's disagreements behind them elisa@newstoday.com.sg TAUFK Batisah will finally have some company next year when Singapore Idol returns for its second season. MediaCorp TV Channel 5, which organised and produced the reality talent show,
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      Man charged for CPF scam
      209 10 ANOTHER man was charged yesterday on 107 counts of buying shares using cash and selling them to himself at higher prices, to deceive the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board into releasing his money earlier. Chen Gin Seng, 49, had apparently bought shares of Lum Chang
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      Lock icon Picture perfect
      353 11  -  VINITARAMANI One man painted his praise for the newspaper he loves vinita@newstoday.com.sg PICTURE a typical Singapore scene: A coffee shop table laden with kopi or teh, a saucer of egg and kaya toast Lying on the table along with the morning's meal is a copy of Today newspaper.
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      Where did they go?
      163 11  -  -LOHCHEEKONG POLICE are investigating the mysterious disappearance of more than 10 metal posts from the railings along the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE). They are treating the case as theft. Each of the posts along the BKE near the Zhenghua flyover is 68cm long and costs about
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      Art on a roof
      221 11  -  CHRISTIE LOH HEARTLANDERS of Tampines North will soon get to enjoy classical overtures without leaving their estate. From next month, the community club (CC) along Tampines Street 41 recently overhauled to the tune of $3.8 million will stage monthly arts events, including live band concerts, on
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      PM Lee arrives in Busan for Apec talks
      254 12  -  FRANCIS KAN IN BUSAN BUSINESS EDITOR fra ncis@newstoday.com.sg PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrived in the major South Korean port city of Busan last night to attend a meeting of Pacific Rim leaders where issues including trade liberalisation, the avian flu and
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        Lock icon CHINA'S IST HUMAN BIRD FLU CASES
        67 12 -AGENCIES China's health ministry yesterday confirmed the country's first human cases of bird flu, the official Xinhua news agency said. Two human cases had been confirmed in the central province of Hunan and one in Anhui in the east, it said. The announcement came
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        Lock icon A CHANCE FOR INDO-PAKISTAN PEACE
        69 12 -AFP Last month's earthquake is a chance for India and Pakistan to reach a "final solution" to their long-standing dispute over Kashmir, President Pervez Musharraf said yesterday. But India also needed to grasp the opportunity as "you don't clap with one hand", Mr Musharraf said
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      Lock icon China slams Bush's Taiwan comments
      407 12 ■AFP -AGENCIES Taipei is 'a model of democracy' remark irks Beijing BUSAN China said it would not tolerate any interference over Taiwan, after United States President George W Bush hailed Taiwan as a model of democracy and urged Beijing to open dialogue with Taipei. "Taiwan
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      Lock icon 9 family members slain in Thai south
      166 12 -AGENCIES NARATHIWAT Unknown assailants attacked three homes belonging to Thai Muslims yesterday in a remote village in Thailand's restive south, killing nine people from the same family. Eight others, including four children, were wounded in the attack on 80-Ngo village in Ra-ngae district
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      Lock icon Last-minute deal sees US stay in charge of Internet
      343 16 TUNIS The United States has won its fight to stay in charge of the Internet, despite opposition from many countries. In an eleventh-hour agreement ahead of a United Nations Internet summit in Tunis, Tunisia, negotiators agreed that the US would remain
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      Lock icon Car bomb rocks Kashmir
      389 16 AGENCIES Suspect arrested in similar Pakistan blast SRINAGAR (India) A day after a car bomb killed three people in Karachi in Pakistan, another massive car bomb blast, this time in Indian Kashmir's summer capital, claimed four lives and wounded 40 people yesterday, police said. The powerful
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        Lock icon BUSH GOES ZEN
        132 18 ■AFP United States President George W Bush yesterday learned how to pray like a Buddhist at a Zen temple and inquired about his socks as he was enlightened, a priest said. Mr Bush, opening a week-long visit to Asia, took off his shoes with his wife Laura
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        LUNATIC SQUABBLE
        117 18 Chinese company Beijing Lunar Village Aeronautics Science and Technology Co is fighting for the right to pitch plots of land on the moon for sale after the authorities shut the scheme down on charges of profiteering and lunacy, reported Reuters. "There is not a law or regulation in
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      Lock icon Clear choices in Sri Lankan poll, but...
      602 18 -AGENCIES Today's crucial presidential election closest contest since 1979 COLOMBO When 13 million Sri Lankan voters cast their ballots today, they will do so with clear choices before them and the sense that this is the closest contest for the top job since
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      Lock icon READY, SET, FIRE!
      338 19  -  TORCHING LI Olympics of gaming world will boost industry here: Vivian Balakrishnan chingli@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE may not be able to host the Olympics, but it can host the Olympics of the cyber world the World Cyber Games 2005. About 700 cyber athletes and 300 media representatives from all
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      DIDYOUKNOW?
      180 19 The WCG 2005 Grand Final attracted a record number of participating countries (67) with an expected turnout of 700 players This year, WCG welcomes nine new countries Croatia, Belarus, Moldova, Macedonia, Turkmenistan, Greece, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Egypt •The average age of the players is 20 Lajos Hegedus, 39, from
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      IT'S NOT JUST A GAME
      528 19  -  -ARIEL TAM Today chats with Mr Hank Jeong, president and chief executive officer of International Cyber Marketing (the global organiser of WCG) on his views on the local media and digital entertainment scene. How much hasWCG grown since it started? WCG has expanded rapidly in
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      Lock icon Once-mighty Saddam gets beaten up by clerks
      248 20 AFP NICOSIA Ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein has shown no remorse during questioning and was beaten up when he hurled an obscenity at two of Shia Islam's holiest figures, a source close to the investigation said. The source, an Iraqi lawyer briefed by
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      Lock icon Shocking find in underground Baghdad cell
      404 20 AGENCIES 173 Iraqi prisoners, many brutally beaten WASHINGTON A search for a missing teenager by US troops in Iraq turned up an unexpectedly grisly find when more than 170 Iraqi prisoners were discovered locked underground, many beaten and malnourished. The Iraqi government faced calls
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        Lock icon POLYGAMY BLAMED FOR FRENCH RIOTS
        67 20 AFP Employment minister Gerard Larcher has blamed polygamy as one possible reason for the widespread rioting in France. Multiple marriages among immigrants may cause racial discrimination in the job market, he said. Large, polygamous families sometimes led to anti-social behaviour by youths who did not
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        Lock icon BOMBER'S FUNDS CAME FROM MALAYSIA: REPORT
        62 20 AFP Azahari Husin, one of Asia's top terror suspects who was killed in a Shootout in East Java last Wednesday, was apparently financed by supporters in Malaysia. Media Indonesia, quoting sources close to the investigation, said that a foreign diplomat was the intermediary and
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        Lock icon US IMMIGRANTS CHARGED WITH ACTING FOR BEIJING
        43 20 AFP A Chinese immigrant engineer and two relatives, accused of stealing sensitive US Navy warship technology and trying to smuggle it to China, have been charged by a US court with acting as agents for Beijing.
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      374 22  -  ZHUO BAORU Loan sharks harass resale flat buyers in hunt for ex-owners Letter from WE ARE a newly-wed couple who just collected the keys to our resale flat in Sembawang last month. However, instead of looking forward to renovating our flat, we have been
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      Allow payment of transport fees from CDA funds
      242 22  -  ZAIDI ISMAIL Letter from I HAVE a substantial amount in the Children Development Account (CDA) under my third child's baby bonus scheme. I am glad that this account is extendable to all siblings below the age of six, as, in my case,
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      NS deferment: Apply yourself
      81 22  -  LEEBENGCHOO Letter from Senior vice-president, PSB Academy I REFER to the article, "Graduate before turning 20" (Nov 14). The article may have created the impression that the PSB Academy has a special scheme to help male students defer their NS commitments. We wish to clarify that
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      Lock icon isay NEVER TOO YOUNG TO BE A LEADER
      658 25  -  JEREMY LIM WHEN I was asked to speak at the first National Primary Young Leaders' Day 2005,1 wondered if the participants students from Primary 4 to 6 were too young to learn about leadership. The seminar held last week at Kallang Theatre
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      Travel to bird flu areas okay
      436 27  -  KAREN TAN WONGSIEWHOONG Advisory by WHO only warns against exposure to infected birds and undercooked meat, eggs Letter from Director Corporate Communications Ministry of Health Director, Schools Ministry of Education DR LIM Boon Hee ("No flu vaccines for students...", Nov 10) had raised concerns
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      Unfair to factor in subsidies for flats
      288 27  -  DARREN LEE SIAKFEI Letter from I REFER to the letter by Mr James Chi, "Include carparks in conservancy fees" (Nov 14), which was in response to Ms Chiam Moi Leng's letter, "Standardise HDB conservancy charges" (Nov 12). Mr Chi argues that since bigger
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      236 28  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY ea era COPING WITH ANXIETY One of the unfortunate characteristics of life in the modern world is the high level of anxiety that so many people experience today. Most of us have moments when we endure emotional discomfort of one kind or
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      Management council woes? Take it to strata title board
      193 28  -  PATRICK SIO Letter from I REFER to Jeffrey Ho's letter, "Enforce mandatory audits" (Nov 16). I faced the same frustration. I bought a condominium where the developer had promised buyers a gym as part of the sale, but it came six
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      The $10,000 price tag is prohibitive
      244 28  -  GARY LEE The IR request for proposal kits should be made available to the public too Letter from I REFER to the article, "Gentlemen, place your bets" (Nov 16), on the request for proposals (RFP) kit for the Integrated Resorts with a casino. I
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      The HDB accounts for everyone
      435 28  -  TAY BOON SUN Letter from for Director, Corporate Development Housing Development Board I REFER to the letter, "Waive resale levy for the poor" (Nov 4), by Mr Leong Sze Hian. The writer felt that HDB's policies on rental flats and resale levy have made it
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      437 30  -  CHRISTIE LOH Sees consideration of 26 cents a share as more acceptable christie@newstoday.com.sg MINORITY shareholders are pouring scorn on a second attempt to take toy maker Wah Shing International private, especially when the stock's price has risen very close to the offer on the table.
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      220 30 938 LIVE RENOWNED economist Stephen Roach said that the global economy is heading for a tough 2006 as demand-side risk increases and current account imbalances continue. Speaking at a luncheon talk yesterday, the Morgan Stanley chief economist said that the world economy
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        146 30 Dow Jones SGX, Bloomberg SHARE prices snapped a two-day losing streak to close higher yesterday, led by Singapore's three major banks. The ST Index rose by 13.97 points, or 0.6 per cent, to 2,254.46. Gainers led losers 257 to 222 while 662.1 million shares worth $614.9 million were traded.
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        55 30 Nikkei 225 *****.87 +79.10 +0.56 Hang Seng ASX *****.54 +23.13 4621.10 +17.90 +0.16 +0.39 Taiwan Wtd 6046.20 +15.46 +0.26 Korea Comp 1267.16 +13.30 +1.06 KLCI 896.80 +2.47 +0.28 SET Index 675.31 -6.27 -0.92 Jakarta Comp 1025.82 +3.75 +0.37 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 2060.75 -2.99 192.91 +0.83 -0.14 +0.43
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        54 30 GlobalVaice 0.185 +0.005 +2.8 28,097 Noble Grp 1.290 +0.030 +2.4 23,926 China Sun 0.455 +0.020 +4.6 17,742 UniFiber 0.330 +0.030 +10.0 17,443 STATSChP 1.080 +0.030 +2.9 16,177 CapitalandDBG0424 0.185 +0.030 +19.4 14,552 Biosensors 1.220 -0.020 -1.6 14,463 CapitalandDBG0227 0.425 +0.065 +18.1 13,761 China Hong 0.445 11,369 SingTel
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        21 30 Gold US$/oz Silver US$/oz Platinum US$/oz Rubber cents/kg Palm oil RM/tonne Brant crude US$/barrel 472.60 7.82 986.00 276.75 1427.50 54.10
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        36 30 us$ UK£ Yen HK$ RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.5875 0.3385 69.862 4.5566 2.2207 0.5014 5880.8 24.185 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NT$ 32.062 0.8011 26.878 608.26 0.7007 4.7496 0.8573 19.686
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        300 32 BLOOMBERG Regional growth spurs demand, CEO projects 'double-digit' sales rise DATACRAFT Asia, which sets up corporate computer networks, reported its best quarterly performance in 12 quarters as regional economic growth spurred demand for its services. Its net income was US$3.6 million ($6.1 million), or 0.76 US
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        191 32 FREE Internet phone calls will be brought closer to Singaporeans, with Pacific Internet (PacNet) tying up with Luxembourg-based Skype to provide Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services here. Essentially, Skype's VoIP services allow users to make free and unlimited calls between Skype-en-abled PCs, and cheap
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        98 32 THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) said yesterday the highest tender it received for a residential parcel of land in Tiong Bahru was equivalent to $3,770.50 per square metre. The highest bid, from CRL Realty and Lippo Group International, values the plot of
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        326 35 -AFP LONDON Sophisticated criminal gangs are placing their agents inside leading British banks to commit large-scale fraud, the country's leading financial regulator warned. "There is increasing evidence that organised criminal groups are placing their own people in financial services firms," said
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        474 35 -DOW JONES Loan growth remains slow, inflation in check SINGAPORE'S key three-month money market rate has vaulted to a five-year high of 3 per cent as banks battle for funds to compete in the lucrative consumer loan market amid a hawkish policy stance by
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        168 36 BLOOMBERG CHINA should resist US demands to allow the yuan to appreciate because such tactics violate World Trade Organization rules, said Columbia University economics professor Robert Mundell, who won the Nobel prize in 1999. The common figure of 20 to 25 per
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          134 36 JOHNNIE Walker has entered the stylish and dynamic international world of Formula 1 with Team McLaren Mercedes. Singaporeans can experience the glamour and excitement of Formula 1 with Johnnie Walker right here in Singapore. Stand to win the sleek, stylish Tag Heuer Formula 1
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          WEAR A TRIBUTE TO OL' BLUE EYES
          71 36 ORIS is dedicating an exclusive watch collection to the great entertainer, Frank Sinatra. The line was launched during the international watch fair, Basel World 2005. The Frank Sinatra Foundation has given the Swiss watch manufacturer permission to market watches under the names, "Frank
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        752 36 -AGENCIES 'Very low-profile' market mover sold 100,000 tonnes of copper he didn't own BEIJING Mr Liv Qibing, the Chinese trader at the centre of speculation on the London Metal Exchange (LME), is a quiet man who kept a low profile even as he built positions that
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        283 36 -BLOOMBERG FAKE Viagra pills, Gillette razors and Chanel perfume were among 2.06 billion yuan ($434 million) of counterfeit goods seized in China in the past year, the Ministry of Public Security said. Chinese police investigated 2,991 cases of intellectual property violations and arrested
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      1579 38  -  Neil Humphreys VmrfM On John Lennoir J^^^^^j^^^^^^U^MfjM drink of *>Wto£,%£iZ%'T aM>- T'*" to tt,,f Butft*. JJ^** 1 "O"' I™"* I couW slick He plays. He paints. And he's polite. Rolling Stones legend Ronnie Woodl leaves Neil Humphreys star-struck Deputy Plus Editor neil@newstoday.com.sg RONNIE WOOD picks up the
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      789 40  - The Sex Pistols RUBBISH! ZULOTHMAN Former manager McLaren trashes iconic group, attacks Johnny Rotten zul@newstoday.com.sg MALCOLM McLaren is an innovator and a charlatan to both fans and critics alike. His name inspires great debate within the music industry and he remains one of postpunk's most controversial characters, having been at
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      402 40 -AGENCIES NEW YORK Mark David Chapman gunned down the world's greatest musical icon 25 years ago. Time has passed, but the killer has admitted that nothing has changed and "nothing could have stopped him" from shooting John Lennon. His twisted quest to track down
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      231 41 LONDON An original poster for Fritz Lang's classic 1927 science fiction film Metropolis (picture) has sold for a world record price of U*****,000 ($1.2 million). A US collector bought the art deco work by graphic artist Heinz Schulz-Neudamm one of only four known copies from
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      467 42  -  DAVID CHEW Nobel Prizewinner's ink paintings on display for first time david. chew@newstoday.com. sg GAO Xingjian's work is finally here in Singapore. For the first time in Asia, a retrospective of the first Chinese language Nobel Prize winner for Literature will be held at the Singapore
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          85 44 San Francisco residents have complained of noise from a Rolling Stones stadium concert with one man suggesting that the ageing rockers were too deaf to notice. People living near the stadium spoke of windows and floors vibrating. City officials were considering the use of a sound
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          96 44 Basic Instinct star Sharon Stone (above) has agreed to drop a lawsuit against a surgeon whom she accused of jeopardising her career by falsely claiming he had given her a facelift, a lawyer said on Tuesday. Stone, 47, filed a suit against Beverly Hills plastic surgeon
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          64 44 In life, James Doohan was the Star Trek engineer who worked miracles on the Enterprise, but a rocket meant to blast his remains into space has engine trouble. A Falcon One rocket was to lift the ashes of Doohan, who played engineer Montgomery "Scotty" Scott, into
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          91 44 An auction tonight for Art Outreach will see works by renowned artists such as Tan Swie Hian being sold to raise funds for the non-profit organisation that provides Singapore schools with free art appreciation lessons. Donated by the Land Transport Authority, the works are part of the
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          88 44 Fifteen films, including the March of the Penguins (picture), will compete for next year's best feature-length documentary Oscar at the 78th annual Academy Awards, organisers said on Tuesday. Five contenders will be picked as nominees for the 2006 Oscars when nominations are unveiled on Jan
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        146 44 AFP LOS ANGELES Superstar Michael Jackson has not bought an island estate off Bahrain, isn't selling his California haven Neverland Ranch, and is not recording songs with his children, his spokeswoman said yesterday. The unusual quiver of denials was aimed at setting the record straight
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        219 45  -  Peter Mayle DAVID CHEW BOOKREVIEW -"GOOD bread is one of the oldest pleasures on earth", writes Peter Mayle in his latest book. Confessions of a French Baker. The entertaining read is part novella, part recipe book and part memoirs of French baker Gerard Auzetwhom Mayle
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        283 45 -AGENCIES BRITISH author Nick Hornby whose books include High Fidelity, Fever Pitch and About A Boy has been accorded a rare literary accolade. His novel A Long Way Down was shortlisted for the £30,000 ($88,635) Whitbread award in a series of surprise decisions which swept
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        181 45 FORMER gymnast, ballet dancer and now actress Jeanette Aw has returned to her dancing roots in dance idol drama The Rainbow Connection, which is currently airing on weekdays at 9pm on MediaCorp TV Channel 8. When she's offset, she likes to get a little romance into her life. "I
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        313 46  -  PEARLYNTHAM would love Dockers' new Never-Iron Cotton Khaki range of pants pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg WANTED: Men who are always in a rush, who need to look smart and who don't like to do the ironing. If this sounds like you or a guy you know, you will
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        238 46  -  -PEARLYNTHAM IT'S just a little more than a month away from Christmas, but here's the good news: You can still achieve a trim figure in time for those year-end soirees. At Mary Chia Beauty Slimming Specialist, you can now undergo the non-invasive
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        270 46  -  PEARLYNTHAM SKINCARE for acne-prone skin has come a long way since the days when all you had to keep those blemishes away was a humble pot or tube of pimple cream. These days, acne-prone skin can enjoy the luxury of an entire skincare regimen. Formerly
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        760 47  -  EVELINE GAN Watch brand Swatch hits a high point as it unveils its new creation, the Fun Boarder, which measures altitude eveline@newstoday.com.sg "YOU aren't afraid of heights, are you?" one of the guides asked casually, as I nervously eyed Europe's highest outdoor elevator, the Hammetschwand Elevator. Ascending from
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        449 48  -  EVELINE GAN NTUC Fair Price's Used Textbooks Project is back to offer needy students help eveline@newstoday.com.sg IF YOU have a pile of old school textbooks lying in the store room, here's a good chance to do your bit for charity. The long-running NTUC Fair Price Used
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        781 49  -  EVELYN KHOO Visit Hong Kong and try sightseeing, trekking or going to the beach instead traveller@newstoday.com.sg MY FRIENDS who embark on annual shopping pilgrimages to Hong Kong were amazed when I returned from a trip recently with the about same amount of luggage I left with.
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        55 50 ZUJI makes travelling easier by offering customers access to 400 airlines, 60,000 hotels and more than 50 car hire companies. Every week, it will offer flight and hotel deals to the top 10 destinations.To book, visit wwwzuji.com.sg/today or SMS the word today to 8 100 1234 for more travel
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        242 50 THE power and martial arts skills of the Shaolin Masters will come alive on the SuperStar Virgo starting this month. Kingdom of Kung Fu, a USsl-million ($1.7 million) production, brings together a multiaward winning international cast of 30 artistes from Europe, South America and Asia. The show,
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          104 50 SriLankan Airlines is giving travellers an early Christmas present: A 5595 promotional return fare from Singapore to London, Paris or Frankfurt via Colombo. This special offer, exclusive of taxes, is valid for travel out of Singapore until Dec 15 (terms and conditions apply). SriLankan Airlines
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          94 50 Cathay Pacific Airways has entered into a code share services agreement with Air China on flights to Beijing. Air China will place its code on 10 weekly Cathay Pacific flights to the Chinese capital and Cathay Pacific will do the same on three daily
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        777 51  -  FAROOKH SHAIKH There are still value-for-moneydealstobe had in a city known for its pricey goods traveller@newstoday.com.sg SUMIMASEN is an all-purpose word for the Japanese, serving diverse functions depending on the occasion. "Please", "Excuse me", "Sorry" take your pick, the word shall provide. This one-word ice-breaker,
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        603 52  -  BETH J HARPAZ Casinos aside, 'Sin City' also has plenty to keep mum, dad and kids occupied LAS VEGAS It's been about a decade since some Las Vegas resorts tried to market themselves as family destinations. The emphasis on fun for the kiddies has since given way
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