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  • 27 1 TODAY /v\=DIACORP share your free newspaper MICA(P) 314/10/2006 Wednesday November 8, 2006 todayonline.com TODAY Frew share your free newspaper Wednesday November 8, 2006 todayonline.com MICA (P) 314/10/2006
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  • 743 1  -  ANSLEYNG Survey points to a hipper image, but those here ask: 'Really?' ansley@mediacorp.com.sg THAT tingle you feel up your spine is the rest of the world eyeing you with a tinge of envy. Sceptical Singaporeans themselves may be surprised, but according to a survey of 1,500 jet-setting
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  • 353 1  -  —AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police have detained a well-known political analyst and three police officers over the gruesome murder of a Mongolian woman. Police top brass, including InspectorGeneral of Police Musa Hassan, were tightlipped about the case and refused to reveal
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  • hot news
    • 377 2  -  LOHCHEEKONG Lee Kuan Yew picked as one of magazine's 60 heroes who transformed the region cheekong@media corp.com.sg MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has been named one of Time magazine's "Asian heroes" who helped transform the region into an economic powerhouse. In its 60th
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    • 308 2  -  -DERRICKA PAULO TRADE unionist and Member of Parliament Halimah Yacob will kick off the debate on the President's Address, which begins today in Parliament. A motion has been tabled in her name to thank Mr SR Nathan for his speech last Thursday, which he delivered on
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    • 551 3  -  LEONG WEE KEAT S'porean cleared of drug charge-he didn't know bogus pills contained Ice weekeat@media corp.com.sg THE first two times he took Viagra, he did not get the rousing effects he wanted. Desperate to address his erectile dysfunction and to "save money", Singaporean
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    • 154 3  -  JOSE RAYMOND A NATIONAL Under-15 footballer is being investigated for having sex with an underaged girl an offence that falls under the category of statutory rape. A police report was filed by the girl's parents on Aug 31, and the matter has been referred
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    • 277 3 Tomorrow's successful media managers Jf&^k make the right choices today. W^ H Oklahoma City University, USA Yap Koon Hong V W Ranked Top Tier of America's Best Colleges (Western Regional Universities) by the US Deputy Foreign Editor News World Report from 2001 2006. The Straits Times M ¥T Named as
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  • Singapore news
    • 327 4  - And the millions roll in for SJI International's aid kitty LEE U WEN THE cash gifts just keep landing on St Joseph's Institution (SJI) International's doorstep. The estate of the late Khoo Teck Puat, who was an old SJI boy in the *****, has donated $5 million to the school's
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    • 414 4  -  Upcoming tenders for 'signature projects' at thriving yuppie village LEONG WEE KEAT weekeat@media corp.com.sg A SLEEPY plantation site in the 1800s and an iconic army barrack in the *****, the former Tanglin Camp is undergoing another metamorphosis. Over the past three years, the 40-hectare site has seen
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    • SINGAPORESNIPPETS
      • 68 4  -  TORCHING LI Jetstar has tied up with 7-Eleven for payment collection, as part of the budget airline's second anniversary yesterday. Currently, those who book tickets via the Jetstar hotline can pay at 20 Sing Post branches. Payment at the 341 7-Eleven stores in Singapore can be
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      • 71 4 The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has deployed two Fokker 50s to conduct a Search and Locate operation after a civilian Super Puma helicopter from the Malaysian Helicopter Services crashed off an oil rig about 200 km from Dungun in Trengganu. A CH47 Chinook helicopter is
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    • 902 6  -  ANSLEYNG This keeps it a venue for world groups and businesses ansley@mediacorp.com.sg EVER wondered why so many international businesses choose to base their offices in Singapore? Apart from the dollars and cents, there is the simple but no less important fact that the
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    • 448 8  -  FAWZIAH SELAMAT Asean members can gain more on world stage if they come together fawziah@mediacorp.com.sg AS CHINA and India take the fast-track to growth, a strong Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) is seen as the key to helping Singapore prosper in this changing
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    • 404 8  -  DERRICK A PAULO IF THE number of bankruptcies in Singapore falls further in the next few years, it may not be due only to economic and job growth. The Ministry of Law (MinLaw) also hopes to help. It will put in place alternative
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    • 137 8 -938UVE THE Ministry of Defence (Mindef) will strengthen Singapore's total defence and continue its transformation into a third generation (3G) fighting force. Setting these goals in the President's addendum, Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean said Singaporeans cannot take security for granted, given the growing
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  • world news
    • 805 10  - AFTER THE DUST HAS SETTLED ROGER SIMON Should Democrats win Congress, they will have to work with the Republicans to resolve Iraq war problem WASHINGTON Mid-term elections have often been tame events in the United States. Some have come and gone without the public taking much notice. But not this
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    • 86 10 -AFP THE HAGUE The Dutch authorities have arrested five men and a woman suspected of recruiting volunteers for a jihad (holy war) in a probe into an international Islamic terror network, the prosecutor's office said yesterday. The suspects were arrested in the Hague and Amsterdam yesterday
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    • 94 12 —AFP Thai Premier Surayud Chulanont will visit Singapore and Brunei tomorrow. Gen Surayud will fly to Singapore after meeting Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah. He will hold talks with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong before returning home later the same day. Gen Surayud, who was
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    • 148 12 —AFP BANGKOK Thailand's Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont yesterday said he had asked the junta leader to lift martial law in some areas of the kingdom. The Premier also said the decision on lifting martial law had to be made by coup leader General Sonthi
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    • 405 12  -  NG HUN WEI Cultural performances to bring Botswana closer to those in the heartlands hunwei@media corp.com.sg BOTSWANA, one of Africa's most economically successful countries, is hoping to raise its profile here by organising a cultural awareness event in Singapore's heartlands. The one-day Botswana Awareness Event today
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    • 411 14 -AGENCIES Not going after high-ranking officials could backfire on President WASHINGTON Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono risks a political backlash for failing to go after "big fish" in a promised anti-graft drive that propelled him to office, local and international experts say.
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    • 103 14 AGENCIES Malaysia fell five places to 44th on this year's Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) from 39th place last year, according to reports announced in Berlin. Although Malaysia fell five spots, the number of economies in the index had also
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    • 292 14 —AP TEHRAN Iran will offer cash incentives to travel agencies to encourage Western tourists to visit the country, giving a premium for Americans, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported. The Islamic republic's political leadership has been trying to reach out to ordinary
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    • 445 15 -AFP Vietnam admitted to WTO, but its people fear the effects HANOI The World Trade Organization (WTO) admitted Vietnam as its 150 th member yesterday, opening the dynamic economy to a new era of greater international trade and investment. The WTO governing council met in Geneva and
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    • 199 15 -AFP GENEVA The executive board of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday selected candidates from Kuwait, China, Mexico, Japan and Spain for a shortlist of who would become the new direc-tor-general of the world health body, a diplomat said. Of the candidates, three
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  • Voices
    • 408 16  -  WONG HOONG HOOI English-speaking Chinese Singaporeans prefer being ang moh Letter from IN "ENGLISH isn't the enemy" (Nov 6), Mr Michael Wee expresses regret that English is still seen as something foreign here. I, on the contrary, rejoice that this is so. Consider the way two
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    • 122 16  -  ALAN WONG Letter from I AGREE completely with Mr Wee's sentiments regarding the official line that if you are Chinese, your so-called "mother tongue" is deemed to be Chinese as well. I reject this view. It is tantamount to telling an African American that
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    • 245 18  -  DR JAMES DOBSON BY TEACHING INDEPENDENCE SLOW AND SURE How does a child learn to handle freedom and independence? It takes a precise, calculated effort by his parents. Teaching your child to deal responsibly with independence and freedom is like letting him down from a high
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    • 554 18  -  FRANCES ONG HOCK LIN MY LOCAL university is organising an alumni reunion dinner next year. I received an email from the appointed class agent This email asked for information about other alumni and class particulars. I assumed the class agent wanted to contact as many
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    • 216 20  -  YAP SWEE HOO I REFER to Mr Jimmy Ho's insightful letter, "Grade requirement a burden on bicultural scholars" (Nov 2). Understandably, scholarship schemes are designed to groom our young talent to be pillars of society and future leaders. However, while they should rightly
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    • 377 20  -  MARYANNE MAES It's about caring for the entire ecological system-not just air, water and land Letter from I REFER to the report, "Climate change, air quality are top green priorities" (Nov 4). Yet another Clean and Green Week has arrived, and as in
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    • 222 21  -  MARCUS WONG WEE KONG I WOULD like to register my frustration over the sports channels on cable TV. First, the subscription price increased. The reason given for this was that the price of telecasting the English Premier League had increased and it wanted to cover
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    • SHORTTAKES
      • 93 21  -  GARY LEE I refer to the report, "Old Guard leave Robinson board" (Nov7). I am a Robinson's shareholder who attended the last annual general meeting (AGM). Besides Lippo's handling of the board of directors changes, I am also unhappy about Mr Stephen Riady's absence at the
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      • 83 21  -  SEESEOWYING Marketing Manager KFC Management Pte Ltd We refer to the letter "Good service on hold" (Oct3o). We have since established contact with Mr Ove Bysheim and apologised and explained to him the situation for his unpleasant experience, and he has accepted it. At KFC, our
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  • Businesstoday
    • 343 22  -  CHRISTIE LOH Intel and Micron to build a multi-billion flash chip plant here christie@media corp.com.sg HIGH-TECH jobs in a state-of-the-art facility are coming to town. About 1,500 positions will be created when American giants Intel Corporation and Micron Technology build their Nand flash memory plant in Singapore.
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    • 175 22 CHRISTIE LOH MIFFED that your Internet connection seems slower than what you signed up for? The telecoms regulator has been trying to solve the problem by encouraging operators of foreign websites to store their data on servers here. This would then boost the download
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    • 230 22 CHOW PENN NEE SINGAPORE-listed China-based water treatment firm Bio-Treat Technology has appointed two directors to head committees formed a week ago amid concerns over the company's corporate governance. Mr Phua Tin How, an independent director of Bio-Treat since May 2004, has been appointed the chairman
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    • 265 23 938 LIVE -DOW JONES -DOW JONES -DOW JONES Air Ocean's former chief executive, Thomas Tay, was yesterday fined $3,000 for offering a bribe to a Jet Star Asia manager with the aim of securing a contract from the low-cost airline. Tay still faces five charges under the Securities and
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    • marketwatch
      • 3 23 ST Index 2,749.22+20.09
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      • 58 23 Mikkei 225 16,393.41 +28.65 +0.18 -IK Hang Seng 18,939.31 +2.76 +0.01 Australia ASX200 5,491.60 +47.50 +0.87 <orea Comp 1,387.44 +8.25 +0.60 fhailand SET 738.90 +4.00 +0.54 Jakarta Comp 1,654.15 +13.30 +0.81 Dhils Comp 2,792.74 +28.85 +1.04 Shenzhen B 352.77 +5.34 +1.54 Vlumbai Sensex 13,156.66 -30.23 -0.23 Malaysia KLCI
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      • 51 23 ChinaEntSp PDC Corp Centillion 0.010 89,225 0.025 +0.005 +25.0 62,841 0.170 -0.010 -5.6 61,418 Digiland Magnus SingTel MMI Ouhua China Sun Pin.Agrit_.il 0.010 57,646 0.220 +0.010 +4.8 49,739 2.740 +0.050 +1.9 46,432 1.020 -0.050 -4.7 37,921 0.460 -0.065 -12.4 36,178 0.715 -0.015 -2.1 30,762 0.600 -0.050 -7.7
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      • 171 23 DOW JONES SHARES closed at a record high yesterday, with gains registered across the board following Wall Street's solid performance overnight. The ST Index ended up 20.09, or 0.7 per cent, at 2,749.22, surpassing the last closing high of 2,741.69 on Oct26. In the broader market, advancers beat decliners
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      • 36 23 US$ 0.6411 UK£ 0.3364 Yen 75.557 HK$ 4.9877 RM 2.3365 Euro 0.5026 Rupiah 5,845.6 Baht 23.489 Peso 31.915 AS 0.8294 Indian Rs 28.653 Won 601.38 C$ 0.7238 Yuan 5.0456 NZ$ 0.9585 NT$ 21.029
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      • 24 23 by Information provided SGX, Dow Jones and Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 627.10 Sim 12.65 PIb_i___ uss/oz 1,175.00 RlbbK cents/kg 272.00 P-taii 1,662.50 BraitndiiKvii.'iiiiii 59.67
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    • business news
      • 420 24  -  VALERIE LAW SHAREHOLDERS of Nasdaq-list-ed Internet service provider Pacific Internet (PacNet) yesterday voted out its three independent directors in an extraordinary general meeting (EGM). The EGM was called by its sec-ond-largest shareholder, Vantage, which holds a 28.6-per-cent stake in PacNet Vantage
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      • 212 24  -  CHOW PENN NEE A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND energy technology in Singapore will enable companies here to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions and cut utility expenses, come the end of the year. Known as trigeneration technology, it can produce three types of energy products electricity, steam and chilled
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      • 395 25  -  JOSEPH YADAO joseph.yadao@media corp.com.sg HOME buyers and property investors alike were all smiles at the HSBC's Property Seminar and Fair held at the Hilton Hotel over the weekend. The event saw an overwhelming turnout of about 350 participants. Seminar participants received an
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      • 482 25 HSBC home loans make owning that dream property cheaper, easier and faster. Ms Chua from HSBC was on hand to advise on the bank's wide array of financing options that are available to property buyers. She introduced home loan packages by HSBC that can
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    • growth the business of enterprise
      • 849 28  -  MIRAKASHINATH Many businesses here have realised the benefit of adopting cashless exchange mira@media corp.com.sg WHO would have imagined that barter was alive and thriving in the local business scene? Delhi Restaurant in Little India has been using barter as a business tool for two years. Chen
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      • 288 28  -  MIRAKASHINATH STRATEGIC alliances are a good way for smaller enterprises to tap into opportunities in the oil and gas sector in the Middle East, according to two companies that are part of a delegation led by International Enterprise (IE) Singapore visiting the region.
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    • 2182 30 BRAIN POWER Boost your child's memory so he can do better in school. That's what learning centre Mind Edge promises with its FUNtastic Achievers Programme for primary and secondary school students. Students will be taught using the
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    • 408 42  -  DavidChew .sirigajxire withl david.chew@newstoday.com.sg 77ms is the last instalment in an ongoing series on the Singapore Biennale 2006 which ends this Sunday. This week, we speak to the biennale's artistic director Fumio Nanjo about his favourite works in the inaugural event and his closing thoughts about it IT
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    • 514 48 -AGENCIES United boss almost packed it in, reveals Bobby Robson MANCHESTER Alex Ferguson marked his 20th anniversary at Manchester United by celebrating long into the night with close friends and peers. The momentous occasion on Monday night (yesterday morning, Singapore time) also saw him reveal his
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    • 420 49 Arsenal manager won't say sorry for Pardew incident and FA could act LONDON Arsene Wenger has refused to apologise for the remarkable touchline scenes that led to him and Alan Pardew engaging in a shouting and shoving match at Upton Park on Sunday. And his defiance could
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    • 193 49 Bad boy Diouf in the dock again -AFP LONDON Bolton Wanderers' Senegalese international El-Hadji Diouf (picture) has been released on bail after being arrested over allegations that he beat up his wife at their home. The 25-year-old forward was taken into detention early on Sunday following reports that he had
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    • 249 49 —AFP LONDON Chelsea could face another dose of disciplinary action over an onslaught on referee Graham Poll that has been seen as an attack on the official's integrity. After their 2-1 defeat by Tottenham on Sunday, defender Ashley Cole was widely quoted yesterday as
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    • 415 52  -  TANYO-HINN Singapore great Ang Peng Siong is set to play a vital role in the country's sporting development. Yesterday, the former Asian Games swimming champion confirmed he was part of the Sporting Culture Committee, a Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) initiative
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    • 201 53 THE 215-strong Singapore contingent bound for the Asian Games in Doha have no problems with accommodation. But several other countries, including sporting powerhouses Japan, did voice concern that the US$5OO million ($7BO million) athletes' village, built to house 10,000, will not be enough for the 13,500
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