Today, 27 July 2006, Afternoon Edition

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    14 1 TODAY /A=diaCorp Frew share your free newspaper MICA(P) 192/07/2006 Thursday July 27, 2006 todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOONEDITION
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      Lock icon Getting buses shipshape
      838 1  -  LEE U-WEN Operators face big fines for running late, overcrowding u-wen@newstoday.com.sg ARMED with sharp new teeth, the Public Transport Council (PTC) has had no hesitation baring them at the two public transport operators. It has not only spelt out the service standards SBS Transit and SMRT Buses
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      Lock icon Senate votes to extend sanctions on Myanmar
      180 1 -AFP WASHINGTON The US Senate yesterday voted to extend economic sanctions against the government of Myanmar for three years for what lawmakers decried as the ruling regime's lamentable human rights record. The Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act, which passed by a voice vote,
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      32 1 IMSIRg I hot news 2 Singapore news 4 world news 12 voices 20 business 28 plus 38 crtystyle 46 traveller 48 tv radio listings 54 classad 56 sports 58 ■rl 8 "*****6"*****9
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon INSECURITIES OF THE LOCAL BULLY
      969 2  -  IRFAN HUSAIN It's hubris on part of Israel to think that security is a oneway street-its neighbours must also feel secure AS ISRAEL bombs Lebanon with calculated ferocity, we are reminded yet again of the wide gap between military force and security. One can be
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
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        Lock icon EX-OFFENDERS, DISABLED TO GET EMPLOYMENT AID
        46 3 CHANNEL NEWSASIA The South West Community Development Council (CDC) has launched the Employability and Placement Programme to help about 26,000 ex-offenders and those with physical and intellectual disabilities. Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam announced the programme at the CDCs appointment ceremony.
        — CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  46 words
      • Article
        Lock icon APPEAL FOR INFO ON BUKIT MERAH HIT-AND-RUN
        68 3 -938UVE Police are appealing for information on a hit-and-run accident yesterday at 12.45 am, at a junction between Jalan Bukit Merah and Kirn Tian Road. A motorcyclist, a man in his 30s, suffered head injuries and was sent to Singapore General Hospital. The
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    • Article
      SBS may be fined up to $lm for NEL delay
      325 3  -  DERRICK A PAULO TRANSPORT operator SBS Transit may be fined for Monday's service disruption on the North East Line (NEL). The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is investigating the incident and could impose a penalty of up to $1 million. An
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      Lock icon FOGGING TRIGGERS NEL DELAY
      128 3 CHANNEL NEWSASIA There was another scare on the MRT North East Line on Tuesday night. Callers to the MediaCorp News Hotline (68 2222 68) spoke of passengers being evacuated at Dhoby Ghaut MRT after 11pm, but there was nothing wrong with the train service. A spokesperson
      — CHANNEL NEWSASIA  -  128 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Wall Street stalls after 2-day rally, oil closes higher
      174 3 -AFP NEW YORK Wall Street indexes closed slightly lower yesterday after two days of strong gains as investors mulled the latest batch of earnings reports and a Federal Reserve survey pointing to a cooling economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped
      -AFP  -  174 words
    • Article
      Lock icon Stats Chippac posts record profit, shares fall on forecast
      204 3 Bloomberg. STATS Chippac, South-east Asia's largest provider of chip-testing and packaging services, posted a record profit in the second quarter. The company's shares fell after third-quarter forecasts missed analysts' estimates. Net income rose to US$lB million ($28.46 million), or US 9
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  • Singapore news
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      Cert for travel agencies, but it's no guarantee
      367 4  -  JASMINE YIN jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg COMING hot on the heels of a spate of bad press on the shutdown of travel agencies is the CaseTrust-Natas accreditation scheme, launched yesterday by Singapore's consumer watchdog and the association representing the travel industry. The scheme is a
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      Lock icon Size matters – for S'pores foreign policy
      876 4  - Size matters for S'pores foreign policy LOH CHEE KONG Key to survival is not abstract ideals, but being flexible and learning to adapt: Lim cheekong@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE does not have the luxury of pursuing a foreign policy of abstract ideals because of a simple reason: The world can do without Singapore.
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    • Article, Illustration
      Lock icon The case of the 'ruined' front teeth
      587 6  -  ANSLEYNG Dentist lodges appeal over alleged failure to inform patient of dental risk ansley@newstoday.com.sg SHE was told by her dentist that a mini implant he would be performing on her front tooth was as simple as "just putting something into (her) gums". But
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      S'pores Dr Love gets the egg and the sperm in the mood
      346 8  -  TAN HUI LENG huileng@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE'S very own self-styled sex guru, Dr Wei Siang Yu, also known as Dr Love, is at it again. The man who launched Singapore's first sex-edutainment show on TV and runs a Love Boat
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    • Article
      Future e-casino hub?
      373 8  -  TORCHING LI Spore would be ideal place to host online casinos, says gambling software provider chingli@newstoday.com.sg WITH two casinos in the pipeline, online casino operators are now hoping that Singapore will consider issuing Internet gaming licences as well. Currently, Philippines is the only Asian country to offer
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    • Article
      Bird flu drills crucial for nursing homes
      169 8  -  -SHERALYNTAY NURSING homes and community hospitals, with their elderly populations, are a vulnerable segment, and could be even more so in the event of a bird flu pandemic, said Minister of State for Health Mr Heng Chee How yesterday. Speaking at bird flu
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      Lock icon Parading patriotism, on wheels
      166 10 -938UVE NATIONAL Day fever has started to grip the nation. And as part of the country's 41st birthday celebrations, vehicles on the road can now display the national flag. SBS buses will display their mini flags on their dashboards, while taxis will have theirs clipped to
      -938UVE; KOH MUI FONG  -  166 words
    • Article
      Greet, smile, thank, but don't complain
      428 10  -  TORCHING LI Cabbies to be trained to mind their P's and Q's when ferrying ***** delegates chingli@newstoday.com.sg THEY are supposed to be mini-tourism ambassadors when 16,000 high-powered delegates come to town in September, and the last thing they should do is gripe to our
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Meet the pianist extraordinaire
      213 12 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR The best-kept secret in global diplomacy is out United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (picture) will perform a piano recital at the annual gala of Asia's top security meeting, diplomats and reports said. The Asean Regional Forum this year has a heavy
      -AFP; AFP  -  213 words
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      Lock icon Will North Korea talk or not?
      662 12  -  SHARON VASOO SHARON VASOO Asean, key powers push for six-party nuclear discussions IN KUALA LUMPUR DEPUTY FOREIGN EDITOR sha ron@newstoday.com. sg ALL eyes will be on North Korea's Foreign Minister Pack Nam-Sun when he arrives here later today to attend a high-powered security forum
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        Lock icon AMERICAN COURT RULES IN FAVOUR OF MUSLIM INMATE
        86 12 AP United States prison staff who punished a Muslim inmate for refusing to handle pork do not have immunity from his religious-freedom lawsuit, a federal appeals court has ruled. Mr Henry Williams sued on constitutional grounds, saying he lost his cook's job
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        Lock icon COUPLE JAILED FOR MAKING THEIR KIDS LIVE WITH 22 DOGS
        82 12 -AFP A couple in Scotland were jailed on Tuesday for making their four children live in their house with 22 dogs Education officials were concerned after one of the children —who are aged five, eight, 12 and 13 began growling,
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        Lock icon ANOTHER BIG GLASS PYRAMID
        82 12 -DPA London's Tate Gallery, one of the world's largest museums of modern art, is to be expanded by 60 per cent with the addition of a gigantic glass pyramid, the gallery said. The futuristic extension, totalling 23,000 square metres over 11 storeys, is to be designed
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        Lock icon POTTER MAGIC FAILS IN JAPAN
        96 12 -AFP Harry Potter's magic has failed to work on Japanese tax authorities, who accuse the translator of the blockbuster books on the boy wizard of failing to declare millions of dollars in income, reports said. Yuko Matsuoka, 62, who has translated the books into Japanese
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        Lock icon ALMOST 3,000 BELIEVED DEAD, MISSING IN N KOREA FLOODS
        57 12 -AFP Nearly 3,000 North Koreans were believed dead or missing in floods and landslides after torrential rains hit the country, a respected South Korean human rights group said yesterday. Monsoon downpours caused much more damage than the secretive North's state media
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    • Article
      Lock icon EU defends decision to grant visa to Myanmar minister
      211 12 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR The European Union yesterday defended its decision to grant Myanmar's Foreign Minister a visa to attend a key summit with Asian states in Finland this September. Ms Hanna Lehtinen, the Secretary-General of the Asia-Europe Summit (Asem) Secretariat, denied
      -AFP  -  211 words
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      Lock icon UN observers killed in Lebanon
      853 14 —AGENCIES ■AFP But Israel denies accusations that it targeted UN post BEIRUT An Israeli air raid on south Lebanon killed four United Nations observers, overshadowing an international crisis meeting due to open in Rome. "I am shocked and deeply distressed by the apparently deliberate targeting
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      Lock icon Mahathir denies he asked tycoon to bail out central bank
      255 16 KUALA LUMPUR Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has denied allegations that he persuaded local tycoon Tajudin Ramli to buy a stake in national carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS) to help bail out the central bank, reported the New Straits Times
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      Lock icon Thailand announces its first bird flu death in months
      174 16 -AFP BANGKOK Thailand yesterday reported its first bird flu death in over seven months, raising new fears for the country's struggling poultry industry and putting health officials on high alert The victim was a 17-year-old boy in northern Thailand, who caught
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    • GLOBALROUNDUP
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        POLICE TO TACKLE TRUANCY
        60 16 Teams comprising police officers and officials from local and school authorities will hit Malaysian streets to persuade truants to attend school. Truancy is the main disciplinary problem in local schools, according to the New Straits Times. Around 23,000 students, or 0.52 per cent of the country's
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        Lock icon MILLIONS BET ON WELL DRAMA
        118 16 -AFP Indians gripped by the televised ordeal of a boy trapped for more than two days in a well bet millions of dollars on the outcome of the rescue attempt. The Times of India reported yesterday. Punters in the western state of Gujarat began betting
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        Lock icon SHARON TRANSFERRED TO INTENSIVE CARE
        77 16 AFP Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, comatose since January, was transferred to intensive care yesterday, according to a spokesman for the Tel Aviv hospital where he is being treated. The spokesman added that there had been no deterioration in Mr Sharon's condition. A Tel
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      Lock icon Inter-faith issues should not be discussed: Abdullah
      383 16 Level of religious tension 'worrying' KUALA LUMPUR All activities relating to the formation of the Inter-Faith Commission (IFC) should cease immediately as religious tensions in Malaysia have reached a "worrying" level, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said on Tuesday. The premier also called
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    • this quirky world
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        Lock icon POLICE THWART BID TO ROLL WORLD'S LONGEST JOINT
        81 18 AFP Police in eastern France said on Tuesday they had thwarted an attempt by a group of marijuana smokers to roll the world's longest joint by seizing a work-in-progress measuring 80cm in length. "At some point, these young people had wanted to
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      • Article
        Lock icon REVVING UP ON TEMPURA OIL
        83 18 -AP A Japanese research team plans to raise environmental awareness by entering a race car in the ParisDakar rally that runs on cooking oil used to fry tempura. The Land Cruiser 100, sponsored by Toyota, will be the first car completely powered by biodiesel to
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        THE PYTHON'S IN THE POST
        89 18 Chaos ensued at a German post office when a 1.5 m albino python suddenly wriggled out of a package, the BBC reported. A 28-year-old woman had tried to send the snake through the mail but it broke free of its packaging. She had sold the
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      Lock icon PM blames Alkatiri govt
      316 18 AGENCIES It mishandled cause of Timor Leste's unrest: Ramos-Horta JAKARTA Timor Leste's new Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta has said his predecessor's government was to blame for causing the recent violent conflict in the tiny nation, according to a report published yesterday. Mr Ramos-Horta told the Koran
      – AGENCIES; AFP  -  316 words
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      Lock icon Candidates urged to draw own conclusions from UN poll
      215 18 -AFP UNITED NATIONS (New York) United States envoy John Bolton on Tuesday urged four Asian candidates aspiring to succeed Mr Kofi Annan as United Nations chief to draw their own conclusions from a straw poll won by South Korean Foreign Minister
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  • Voices
    • Solving all those cabbies' woes
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        Create a new cooperative for cabbies, by cabbies
        384 20  -  ANDREW NG MUN KEONG Letter from I REFER to your report, "The cab conundrum" (July 22). As expressed by analysts and policy experts, clearly the agendas of all parties are not in congruence. The taxi driving profession was a shockabsorber during the
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        Cabbies with compatible personalities, personalised service wanted
        211 20  -  TIMOTHYTANGNAMYEN Letter from TAXI companies should help their drivers find ways to deal with the strain of hiring costs. One way could be to provide drivers with a tracking map through their satellite interface unit, showing the areas of Singapore plied by higher
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        Passengers should honour their telephone bookings
        85 20  -  STEPHEN LIM Letter from WE CABBIES were pleased and impressed with "The cab conundrum" in your weekend edition. It generally covered the taxi industry comprehensively. We felt that it could bridge the gap between the drivers and commuters' understanding, if you had just added
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      In religion's name
      294 21  -  i CATHERINE REILLY Pfaff's comment downplays the Dark Ages and Bush's hardline Christianity Letter from I REFER to the News Comment, "What does it all mean?" (July 24). Mr William Pfaff is quite right when he claims that the Age of Reason promised a kind of secular
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    • SHORTTAKES
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        WHERE CAN I PARK MY BIKE IN THE CBD?
        88 21  -  ERICH PFENNINGER: I refer to Poh Yu Seung's letter "CBD parking pains" (July 20). I also rely on commuting by motorbike into the CBD and until recently could park in the basement of OUB Centre, where my company is a tenant.
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        KEEP COMPLAINANTS' DETAILS PRIVATE
        81 21  -  RAYMUND KOH: I refer to Abdul Islam's letter, "How did cabby get passenger's details?" (July 26). I had sent feedback to the Land Transport Authority on taxi issues related to the scrapping of the peak hour surcharge and booking fees. My email, along with my phone
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        LESS HOMEWORK, MORE CREATIVE LESSONS
        78 21  -  GEETA ALLEN: I couldn't agree more with Jeremy Lim ("Sweeteners for school please", July 25) that school and lessons should be fun. I have a 7-year-old in Primary One who comes home with homework everyday. Today's schools employ a textbook style of teaching, which requires
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    • Letter
      Assessing public sector managers
      210 21  -  MOHAMAD ROSLE AH MAD Letter from I REFER to your report "Boot out ineffectual directors" (July 26) on how fewer public-listed companies here are evaluating the annual performance of their individual directors compared to two years ago. I have done two stints in the public sector.
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      FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
      227 22  -  JAMES DOBSON BYDR TEACHING KIDS TO WATCH TV COMMERCIALS When you sit down to watch a 30-minute television programme, eight minutes go to advertising. I'll have to admit it seems like much more than that to me, but over the course of just a week, we
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      Lock icon An animal instinct for photos
      975 22  -  001 BOON KEONG 69-year-old William Nai has been documenting the Singapore Zoo through his lens since its early days in the crowd 69, zoo photographer boonkeong.ooi@newstoday.com.sg YOU wouldn't normally think of Bambi as aggressive, but William Nai knows a thing or two about steering clear
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    • Letter
      No magic formula in raising kids
      520 24  -  DAVID POH My son was introduced to PC, gaming and cell phones when young but was not addicted Letter from I REFER to Frances Ong's ISay commentary, "Raising six kids, sans TV or gaming" (July 24). My wife and I were busy pursuing our
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      Makes sense for tour-ISM trio to leverage on each other
      166 24  -  HARRY CHIA Letter from I THINK the idea of Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia joining hands to draw tourists is a great one (News Comment "Say selamat datang to tour-ISM",JuIy26). Singapore is between two countries that offer what we cannot Nature
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      Lock icon A hut for a box
      288 25  -  ERIC KAN Not all smoke-free areas are free of smoke; designated rooms may work better Letter from I SUPPORT the Government's idea of setting up a non-smoking zone in coffeeshops, hawker centres, bus stops and interchanges. I understand some eateries are allowed to demarcate a
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      Fuzzy timing a solution to ERP congestion?
      214 25  -  LIM SOON HENG Letter from THE purpose of the Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) is to improve the average speed of vehicles during the peak period by an imposition of a levy at certain times of the day. The levy gradually reduces as the
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      Relaxing, not stressful spa services, please
      262 25  -  YVONNE CHIN Letter from' THERE'S so much talk about the service industry these days, but I think we can only improve if we start thinking about the customers' well-being and not just about building the bank account I have been going to beauty salons-cum-spas-cum-slimming
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      925 26  -  CLEMENT MESENAS EDITOR-AT-LARGE clement@newstoday.com.sg HOW would you like to retire with a million bucks to a country of your choice name your favourite spot on earth, the man from Seoul asked me. We had polished off the better half of
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      665 28  -  CHRISTIE LOH But some analysts say acquisition overpriced even as contract manufacturing giant hints at more purchases christie@newstoday.com.sg CONTRACT manufacturing giant Venture Corp has scooped up yet another electronics service provider here in a near $l-billion deal that is among the year's largest But
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      278 28 -AP NEW YORK Singapore-based, United States-listed Flextronics International, the world's largest maker of custom-made electronics, said yesterday that its net income rose 44 per cent in its fiscal first quarter. Flextronics' net income for the three months ended June 30 rose to US$B5 million ($134.9
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      210 28 -AGENCIES OIL refiner and explorer Singapore Petroleum Company (SPC) said yesterday its fiscal second-quarter net profit rose 33.5 per cent from the corresponding period a year earlier on record sales and a surge in refining margins. Its net profit for the three months ended June
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      263 30 Singapore Technologies (ST) Engineering's marine arm ST Marine secured a $32-million contract from Netherlands-based Baggermaatschappij Boskalisto repair and modify its cutter suction dredger. SembCorp Marine's Brazilian shipyard Maua Jurong won a US$55O-million ($B7O-million) contract to build a gas platform for Companhia Mexilhao do Brazil. Construction will begin immediately with
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        WORKSHOP SO MEN DO GET IT TOO
        228 30 DUE to the overwhelming response to the Ladies Wellness Workshops over the last three months, Copthorne King's Hotel is holding two Men's Workshops to prove that men do get it, in terms of their sex appeal, grooming and self-confidence, and their appreciation of
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        290 30 HUNDREDS of enthusiastic young people braved the uncertain weather last Saturday to cheer on their idols at a real-life sneak peek into Bid Upon A Star, an innovative online auction to raise money for critically ill children and youth. The four-hour preview at *scape, the
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        OVER 2,000 LUCKY AUDIO HOUSE CUSTOMERS ENJOY WINNING TREAT
        170 30 MORE than 2,000 people have won in the Audio House Soccer Frenzy draw so far and the firm has prepared more than $1 million worth of its vouchers to give away. The winners will get either a 100-, 50- or 20-per-cent
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      347 30  -  CHOW PENN NEE Debit cards to become more popular than credit cards: Visa pennnee@newstoday.com.sg THE popularity of debit cards is set to surpass that of credit cards here, according to Visa International. This trend is already prevalent globally in countries such as the United States, United Kingdom
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        4 30 ST Index 2,406.31 -1.25
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        61 30 DOW JONES SHARE prices ended flat, but still closed above the psychological-ly-important 2,400 level for a second consecutive session as sentiment was bolstered by overnight gains on Wall Street. The ST Index closed just 1.25 points, or 0.05 per cent, lower at 2,406.31 points. There were 248 gainers and
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        55 30 Nikkei 225 *****.07 -121.17 -0.81 Hang Seng ASX *****.24 +33.38 4935.70 -56.70 +0.20 -1.14 Taiwan Wtd 6376.39 -14.60 -0.23 Korea Comp 1279.08 -0.69 -0.05 KLCI 934.34 +6.29 +0.68 SET Index 690.92 +2.57 +0.37 Jakarta Comp 1312.83 +5.05 +0.39 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 2289.13 +21.46 294.34 -1.09 +0.95 -0.37
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        26 30 /SGX, Bloomberg Gold US$/oz 618.00 Silver US$/oz 10.95 Platinum US$/oz 1,229.50 Rubber cents/kg 367.00 Palm oil RM/tonne 1,508.00 Brant crude US$/barrel 73.28 Information provided by
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        55 30 THBEV MediaRing UTAC Biosensors SSH Corp China Sun Sys Access SunBusiness MAE Engg CoscoCorp 0.275 0.395 0.690 0.945 0.270 0.820 0.345 0.065 0.040 1.480 +0.005 +0.060 +0.020 -0.010 -0.005 -0.015 +0.005 +0.005 -0.020 +1.9 +17.9 +3.0 -1.0 -1.8 -1.8 +8.3 +14.3 -1.3 60,194 48,159 38,643 23,325 20,236
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        75 30 KepCorp 14.800 +0.300 OCBCCap3.93%PrefiO 96.700 +0.300 Shang Asia 2kHK$ 15.900 +0.200 UOB 15.500 +0.200 CITYDEV 8.850 +0.150 BukitSem 15.500 +0.100 DBS Bk 6% NCPS10 107.100 +0.100 TAC200US$ 3.900 +0.100 IS MSCI INDIA 100US$ 4.180 +0.080 SGX 3.420 +0.080 SIASGAeCW*****9 0.015 +200.0 Nylect 0.075 +66.7 SGXDBSeCW*****8 0.025 +66.7
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        36 30 US$ 0.6297 UK£ 0.3424 Yen 73.826 HK$ 4.8975 RM 2.3220 Euro 0.5006 Rupiah 5742.9 Baht 23.948 Peso 32.663 AS 0.8360 Indian Rs 29.485 Won 599.82 C$ 0.7189 Yuan 5.0296 NZ$ 1.0110 NT$ 20.647
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      Lock icon BORN IN INDIA, BUT MADE OVERSEAS
      1011 34  -  SHOBHATSERING BHALLA shobha@newstoday.com.sg YOU could say Indian-born global steel baron Lakshmi Mittal's stunning rise to become the world's fifth-richest man and owner of the world's largest steel company are not all his own doing. They owe something to his native country. I'm not referring
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      177 34 -938 LIVE KEPPEL Land insists that it is still in the race for the Sentosa Integrated Resort (IR) despite a report saying that its partner in the bid, Harrah's Entertainment, is likely to pull out of the bid. Speaking at a results briefing yesterday,
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      Lock icon S'pore factory output up 22.5% in June
      420 36 DOW JONES Sterling performance sets analysts expecting 2006 growth to top Govt forecast SINGAPORE'S manufacturing production expanded last month at a faster-than-ex-pected pace, which will likely prompt an upward revision in the Republic's secondquarter economic growth rate. The strong manufacturing figures issued yesterday
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      Lock icon PCCW spurns foreign suitors
      198 36 -AGENCIES HONG KONG Hong Kong's dominant phone operator said yesterday it had ended buyout talks with Australia's Macquarie Bank and United States private equity firm TPG Newbridge. The two foreign firms had made offers worth up to US$7 billion ($ll.l billion) for PCCW's core telecom and
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      CPF Board tops ACE Awards
      187 36  -  -LEECHINGWERN FOR the second year running, the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board is the most pro-en-terprise government agency, according to a survey commissioned by ACE (Action Community for Entrepreneurship). This is the third time that the board has been awarded in the ACE Awards, which
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      Bio Treat wins Shenzhen contract
      113 36 RIDING on the buoyancy of the wastewater treatment industry, SGX-listed Bio-Treat Technology, a biotechnology waste and wastewater treatment specialist in China, has won another turnkey contract in that country. The 270-million-yuan ($53.7-million) contract is for the construction of a new municipal wastewater treatment plant in
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      1158 38  -  David Chew There's no denying that Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves can heat up the screen they do it in The Lake House. Offscreen, a kiss would be like... ewww... ONE of Hollywood's most successful onscreen pairings, the Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock partnership has been ripe
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        KATHERINE HEPBURN AND SPENCER TRACY
        81 39 Legend has it that when these two Hollywood icons Hepburn was nominated for 12 Oscars and won four, Tracy earned 11 nods and won twice met on the set of Woman of the Year'm 1942, she told him: "I'm afraid I'm a little tall for
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        TOM CRUISE AND NICOLE KIDMAN
        77 39 Widely considered to be one of the most successful husband-and-wife acting teams to date. Cruise and Kidman met while working on Days of Thunder (1990) According to Cruise, his first reaction to meeting Kidman was "sheer lust". The feeling was apparently mutual and the couple
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        TOM HANKS AND MEG RYAN
        79 39 Having teamed up for the first time in Joe Versus the Volcano (1990), Hanks and Ryan sealed their legendary screen couple status with Sleepless in Seattle (1993) and later. You've Gof Ma//(1998). Unlike the above two pairings. Hanks and Ryan didn't get involved off the
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        MAGGIE CHEUNG AND TONY LEUNG CHIU WAI
        71 39 They were once dubbed the Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart of Chinese-language cinema but Hong Kong film veterans Cheung and Leung maintain that they could never be offscreen lovers because of "personality differences". That hasn't stopped them from sizzling in the seven movies
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        127 40 HADYMIRZA&gt; Michael Buble I've Got You Under My Skin Who knew that Hady was so versatile? He was a crowd pleaser with his suave moves and effortless rendition of this difficult song. To vote: 1900 112 1904 or SMS "4" to ***** (IDOLS) &lt; JONATHAN LEONG Michael Buble Kissing
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        99 40 RAHIMAH RAHIM &gt; Doris Day Dream A Little Dream The rock chick put on a lovely tiara, lost her angst and attitude and delivered a commendable effort. Rahimah's only shortfall was that she didn't look like she believed in what she was singing. To vote: 1900 112 1902 or
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        110 40 JAY LIM &gt; Robbie Williams Have You Met Miss Jones': There's no question Jay gave a polished performance his voice was strong and clear but it was just too predictable to get the audience or us excited. To vote: 1900 112 1901 or SMS "1" to ***** (IDOLS) &lt;PAULTWOHILL
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        97 40 JOAKIM GOMEZ &gt; Rod Stewart You Send Me Joakim always looks like he's enjoying himself onstage. Unfortunately, in trying to hit the falsetto notes, both his vocals and performance fell flat. Nothing enjoyable about that. To vote: 1900 112 1903 or SMS "3" to ***** (IDOLS) JASMINE TYE&gt; Frank
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      Idol On Demand's Daphne and band release debut album
      452 40  -  EUSACHIA IT'S a week before the launch of her debut album and Daphne Khoo is feeling the jitters. The album is not a solo effort. It's a record called Waiting for You by the band West Grand Boulevard, but that doesn't
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      Jacelyn splits from beau
      211 40  -  EUSACHIA JACELYN Tay (picture) has confirmed speculation that she and her fiance have called off their twoyear engagement. The MediaCorp ac-tress-host was at a press conference yesterday to promote upcoming series on MediaCorp TV Channel U, including Jacelyn's fashion infotainment show Follow Your Dreams, which debuts
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        MTV MOVIE AWARDS SHOW POSTPONED
        71 42 The inaugural MTV Asia Movie Awards have been postponed indefinitely owing to scheduling issues. The off-the-wall awards show, which was to have been held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Oct 7, would have seen trophies handed out in categories such as "best kiss" and
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        DANCE FESTIVAL AT ESPLANADE
        78 42 A dance bonanza takes place here from Oct 12 to 22 as the Esplanade launches da:ns festival 2006. Featuring a mix of homegrown and international acts and encompassing virtually every dance genre, the festival will see works by everyone from Russian group Eifman Ballet of St
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        FURNITURE-DESIGN CONTEST
        31 42 Design aficionados are encouraged to submit entries for the Furniture Design Award. Winners stand to win certificates, trophies and up to $5,000 in cash. Visit www.singaporefurniture.com for more details.
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      Lock icon Bossa Nova BELLE
      434 42  -  I JUSTIN CHEONG Ong scores jazzy high note with third album I justin@newstoday.com WITH a mother who belts out Cantonese opera, a father and brother who both play the guitar and sing, and a sister whose vocal pipes aren't too bad either, it's no wonder that Olivia
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        Lock icon Accidental art
        518 44  -  DAVID CHEW Artist Sandra Lee has a boating mishap to thankforthe exploration of a new medium david. chew@newstoday.com. sg SANDRA Lee may feel as if she's living out a fairy tale after becoming the first artist to be granted a residency at a luxury fivestar hotel. In a
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        the DEVIL may WEAR
        436 46  -  PEARLYNTHAM A flick with a title like The Devil Wears Prada is sure to be a fashion lover's delight pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg THE devil may wear Prada but the leading stars in the movie due out at the end of next month aren't entirely Prada-centric. At least not,
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        You're just three days from having better skin
        261 46  -  WHAT can you do in 72 hours? 1 In three days, you can take I a short vacation, revamp your bedroom or achieve clear and luminous skin. The last you can do with some help from MTM's new advanced 72-hours Whitening Serum.
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          HAVE A LACY AFTERNOON
          82 46 You may not associate sensual laces with lazy afternoons, but you will once you've indulged in the Lacy Afternoon Autumn-Winter 2006 make-up collection from Red Earth. Influenced by romance, drama and elegance, the collection features packaging with lace motifs and includes such musthaves as the Eternal
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          LET YOUR STYLE BLOSSOM
          97 46 Red and white accessories aren't your only fashion options this National Day. To pay homage to Singapore's 41st birthday and to our "Garden City" reputation, Risis introduces its Crystal Blossoms collection that is inspired by flowers found in Asia -the azalea, sakura, lotus and of course,
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          LITTLE WONDER
          99 46 The new Dior Homme 30ml eau de toilette is made just for the man who believes that good things do come in smaller packages. This more compact and lighter version of the original Dior Homme, launched lastyear, makes a great gift idea for the man who is always
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          EXCEL AT ANTHROPOLOGY
          98 46 Been hoping for a second Anthropology Homeware store downtown? Your wish has come true. The quirky shop has added a second store to its flagship Holland Village outlet and it's in the heart of town, at The Raffles Marketplace in Raffles City. Besides shopping for exclusive furniture
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      Lock icon A treat for CHOCOHOLICS
      599 47  -  AMYVAN Make this chocolate cake for your next party and you could be everyone's favourite host food@newstoday.com.sg CHOCOHOLICS will love this chocolate cake recipe which I'm about to share. Invest some time and a little patience, and you'll be rewarded with an absolutely satisfying chocolate cake
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        Lock icon 'My heart's in the Highlands'
        768 48  -  NORM GOLDSTEIN -AP With stunning vistas to take your breath away, Scotland is an artist's colourful canvas THERE is indeed poetry in the geography of the Highlands of Scotland. The country's laureate poet, Robert Burns, etched the literary vision hundreds of years ago: My heart's
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        Log on quick – the world is up for grabs
        360 50  - Log on quick the world is up for grabs BERNADETTE CHONG Zuji's new travel campaign offers the best deals online bernadette@newstoday.com.sg EXTRA, extra, read all about it: The world is now on sale! Featuring sombre-looking "world leaders" proclaiming on video that their countries are on sale and mock paperboys pounding
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        Smooth sailing under the Mediterranean sun
        719 52  -  REETA RAMAN Cruise ship offers a different way to see Italy reeta@newstoday.com.sg MY EASTERN Mediterranean cruise began on a grand note under a magnificent display of fireworks. The warm weather was tempered by a slightly chilly draft, making my June week on board the
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          RELISH THE EXOTIC FLAVOURS OF SHAHI THAU ON SIA
          200 53  -  Shahi Thali, an exquisite Indian meal, is the latest addition to Singapore Airlines' menu of routespecific ethnic cuisine. From next month. First Class passengers on flights between Singapore and Indian cities will have a taste of fine Indian food combining the
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          GROOVE TO TWICE AS NICE ONBOARD SUPERSTAR GEMINI
          107 53 Have double the fun on board the SuperStar Gemini as the singing duo of Westley Stevens and Shelly Dartez (picture) take centrestage on the cruise ship from now till Oct 20. Better known as Twice as Nice, the American couple have been
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      141 59  -  CUBBYLEONG THE Singapore Squash Rackets Association (SSRA) were $15,000 richer on Tuesday night, thanks to the movie The Lake House. The SSRA sold 15 corporate box seats at Golden Village Grand each going for $1,000 for the preview of the movie starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra
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