The Straits Times, 25 November 2005

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  • 639 1  -  Yap Su-Yin Agencies can tap information on 74,000 households m Com Care Database By SINGAPOREANS m need of financial aid should get it more quickly as a result of an effort to track down needy families and share their information with aid
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  • 677 1  -  Maria Almenoar "I thought I would get a score of around 260. I really didn't expect this/ PSLE TOP SCORER ADIL HAKEEM, 12. The Rosyth School pupil scored an aggregate of 282. By Adil's achievements He scored A*s m all
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  • UPFRONT
    • 1126 1  - Garment trade a boon for Dhaka's women Ravi Velloor By In Dhaka BANGLADESH'S BIG EMPLOYER I The ready-made garment industry employs some 1 .8 million directly and, by some estimates, another 1 8 million depend on it one way or the other. That means one m seven Bangladeshis has a
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    • 482 2 SECTION ONE Unfiliai son rebuked Prime 3-4 A High Court judge Asia 8-24 yesterday blasted a World 25-33 37-year-old man who D ~-j had sued his aged parents Keview d4 d/ and three brothers over Insight 38-39 the family's foodcourt FYI 40 business for being SECTION TWO nfSSkn Home H1-H24
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  • PRIME
    • 595 3  - Toxic water flows into Harbin Tracy Quek Residents brace for more days without mnning water; poisonous stretch will take 40 hours to pass By China Correspondent In Beijing HARBIN'S 3.8 million residents braced themselves for several more days without running water as they waited for a 80km stretch of toxic
      AFP; REUTERS  -  595 words
    • 186 3 London GEORGE Best's "hours are numbered", the doctor treating the legendary ex-Man-chester United soccer player said yesterday Best is unconscious m intensive care m a London hospital, and his doctor said he had about 24 hours to live. "I think it's the final
      BLOOMBERG; REUTERS  -  186 words
    • 447 4  - No minimum first deposit, fees for this bank account Kelvin Wong By FREE banking sounds like a contradiction m terms these days but it is making something of a revival thanks to an initiative from NTUC and OCBC Bank. The two are launching an account that boasts no minimum initial
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    • 692 4  -  Goh Chin Lian Project director is first of five accused parties m the case to be sentenced •By Four others charged A PRE-TRIAL conference is scheduled for Dec 12 for four other parties charged with offences for the Nicoll Hignway collapse. They are:
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    • 438 3 SONGHUA CRISIS EXPOSES CHINA'S WATER WOES, CHINA PAGE 14-15 B lS ___L^ H I__^______**___.__L_*^l. _H A_* _L*_m^__Hß__s_______Sßjh BlyjyßßL^P^^^^^^^^^^^^^sm #> "Pi tn npc r% <jis^^^^BEEß____d_is---________s_-~Bffl '^tf rj_f__WH_B________fl^____ißM^__________^ f *W*sw -**sS______________i_| _3____B______lSi__* »^"w^^_?T___^_R' <^_B_f__^ _____s^^'v TPB^__^ w W*^-^ __,:-I^^B| •'^iapy'SiSieMlHHfi^^ i" 1 L "iy__^__F" H_ Ti-4* '_JS_??^gflß^aSpß(ggsM^E^ > Hi^^ag yjßjp-aC^-r -J_r>-'^f»-:" l
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    • 58 4 GLITTERS _____^___J_____Kk v For the jaded, jewellery is jewellery. It needn't be. In a 16-page special feature, we look at the colour and creativity that shine through this year's jewellery offerings and the trends that are likely to take hold next year. NO MONEY, NO RESULTS School says it won't
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  • ASIA
    • 533 8  -  Lee Tee Jong South Korean stem cell pioneer resigns from all posts after admitting he breached ethics rules By South Korea Correspondent In Seoul SOUTH Korean cloning pioneer Hwang Woo Suk resigned yesterday from his official posts, after admitting to using human eggs from his
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    • 203 8 PROFESSOR Hwang Woo Suk, 52, once said he would like to be remembered as a scientist who helped find cures for the incurable. Born to poor farmers during the Korean War m the early *****, he embarked on a career m embryonic stem cell
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    • 483 8 Virgin row Popular Indian actress Khushboo is under fire for telling Indian men not to expect virgin brides. PAGE 19 __HEKff9fl fl_______________L__T r ll _____HHl HH ■^a4a_____________B-_-_-_^r '__^_Fi^^^sc^e^ES^^S^^tifefe&^^^^S^^^^s*^^^- R_T' fli BBRRB "^^l 7t_^^___H .^RfcttX _PBI r^ ___^^^Si___^B mm zW gLgjite^M: fiiga|^r^ f#^^ r^j^^_^B^^^^jißp^^^H|wi^^^^^ B I JP® > *l M #KJfl|
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  • CHINA
    • 245 10 Shenzhen MIGRANT workers m Shenzhen are crying foul after a 20-year-old model from Harbin was allowed to register as a permanent resident of the booming southern Chinese city, not long after winning the Miss Asia beauty contest. Most of these workers cannot obtain
      CHINA DAILY; ASIA NEWS NETWORK; AP  -  245 words
    • 444 10  -  Clarissa Oon China fears that Japan's new charter will sanction military build-up and war-shrine visits By China Correspondent In Beijing ASIAN countries were concerned by Tokyo's move to amend its Constitution, Beijing said yesterday, as a commentary carried by China's state media warned against a "dangerous
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    • 311 10  - US can help China-Japan relations Eugene Low By US Correspondent In Washington THE United States should step m to keep relations between Japan and China from deteriorating further, say some American scholars here. During his recent visit to Asia, President George W. Bush had encouraged China and Japan to mend
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    • 532 12 With the iron rice bowl taken away, many now feel financially insecure Shanghai CHINESE families are saving about half of their earnings, a widespread practice which analysts believe has contributed to a "global savings glut" that has helped push down interest rates
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    • ASIA QUICKLY
      • 91 12 WASHINGTON: The US government has dropped all pending decisions to impose quotas on Chinese textile imports after the two nations clinched a deal to regulate the trade. The Commerce Department said all 24 outstanding requests by US industry groups for so-called safeguards on textile imports
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      • 95 12 BEIJING: Chinese police have arrested 27 people, mostly charity workers, for buying and selling babies through state-run orphanages m the central province of Hunan, state media reported yesterday. Police on Monday arrested the head of Hengyang county orphanage and six other employees, as well as 20 others
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      • 83 12 HONG KONG: More than a million people visited Disney's newest theme park m Hong Kong, company bosses said yesterday, despite reports that visitor numbers had been way below expectations. A statement from the company's California headquarters hailed the park a success, 100 days after its
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      • 75 12 BEIJING: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will visit France, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Portugal before attending an East Asian summit m Kuala Lumpur next month, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said yesterday Mr Wen's trip would be from Dec 4 to 15. spokesman Liv Jianchao
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      • 55 12 KUALA LUMPUR: Asean is studying the feasibility of a free trade pact with the European Union (EU), a Malaysian minister said yesterday. International Trade and Industry Minister Rafidah Aziz said the study could take up to two years as it involved 25 European countries
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      • 100 12 JAKARTA: Indonesia cut its 2005 economic growth forecast yesterday and said inflation would end the year at around 16 per cent after recent huge fuel price increases, before slipping to single-digit growth by the end of next year. Ms Miranda Goeltom, senior deputy governor at its
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      • 89 12 BANGKOK: A Thai court yesterday threw out a defamation case against talk show host Sondhi Limthongkul, only for Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to file a fresh lawsuit against the media boss. The first suit, filed by three police officers m Yasothon provincial court m north-eastern
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    • HARBIN WATER CRISIS
      • 724 14  -  TSCHANG CHI-CHU Insufficient water, wastage and pollution worsen resource supply By China Correspondent In Beijing FOR generations, Harbin residents have relied solely on the Songhua River for their drinking water. But even if the Harbin authorities had not turned off the taps because of the
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      • 159 14 BENZENE is a clear, colourless, volatile liquid derived from petroleum, with a characteristic sweet "aromatic" smell. It is a basic chemical used m the petrochemical industry to produce a wide range of everyday products such as paints, dyes, packaging, adhesives, cigarettes and compact discs. It is also
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      • 173 14 Harbin TWO other Chinese cities that are also dependent on the Songhua River for water supply also had their taps turned off, local media reported yesterday. But water supplies have since resumed to both Songyuan, Jilin province, and Zhaoyuan, Heilongjiang province, as the
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      • 182 14 Harbin HARBIN is a city gripped by confusion. The toilets cannot be flushed, showers are banned, the trains are full and residents are hoarding every drop of water they can find. But there were few signs of panic m Harbin, where most residents
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      • 156 14 Vladivostok RUSSIA yesterday declared a state of emergency m its far eastern Khabarovsk region bordering China and cut water supplies to the area. The state of emergency will be effective today, local officials said. China is setting up a hotline for quick contact between officials from
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      • 422 15 Harbin HARBIN'S famous Ice Festival, which attracts tens of thousands of Chinese and foreign tourists each year, will go ahead as planned m January, tourism officials said yesterday. The Harbin International Ice Festival's organising committee said the environmental disaster would not affect the event because
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      • 85 15 Beijing A SENIOR government official and an oil company representative have apologised publicly for the contamination of the Songhua River. Jilin province Vice-Governor Jiao Zhengzhong said sorry to the people and businesses of Harbin city m Heilongjiang province, the Beijing News reported. A
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    • TAIWAN POLLS
      • 909 16 ELECTION BATTLEGROUNDS Taiwan's two main parties the ruling Democratic Progressive Party and opposition Kuomintang will square up against each other m next week's local elections. In the countdown to the polls, Straits Times Taiwan Correspondent Ong Hwee Hwee looks at what is at
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      • 602 17  -  Ong Hwee Hwee »DPP By Taiwan Correspondent In Taipei THE ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is not fighting next week's local elections m the best of shape, having been battered by a series of damaging scandals that saw its ratings hit rock bottom
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      • Article, Illustration
        93 17 Kuomintang candidate Chou Hsi-wei, 47, (right) has the staunch support of his twin brother to thank if he were to win his seat m next week's election. Running for the hotly contested post of Taipei county magistrate, he got his twin brother to stand m for him at
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      • 605 17  -  ONG HWEE HWEE »KMT Taipei IF THE pundits are right, the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) could be close to fulfilling its campaign pledge to "win back Taiwan" m the upcoming elections. With the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) tainted by scandal, the KMT looks set
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  • EAST ASIA
    • 385 18 Recommendation m final report would avert succession crisis TOKYO A GOVERNMENT panel on Japan's imperial succession has submitted a final report to the Prime Minister, for- mally recommending that women and their children be allowed to ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne to avert a looming
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    • 342 18 Taipei TAIWAN is viewed more favourably m the major economic powers m the world than China. according to a survey commissioned by the island and released yesterday. But academics say the island will have to work harder to translate that support into concrete diplomatic
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    • 145 18 Seoul SOUTH Korea's Constitutional Court ruled yesterday m favour of a government plan to move two-thirds of its ministries to a proposed administrative area about 160 km south of the capital Seoul. The decision was a partial victory for President Roh Moo Hyun but fell
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  • INDIA/SOUTH ASIA
    • 499 19 Group, which recently killed two judges, threatens more violence Dhaka BANGLADESH is facing a growing threat from a banned Muslim militant group, Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JuM), which m the past few months has escalated its violent campaign to impose syariah law m the country. The group
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    • 461 19 Actress in row for defending pre-marital sex New Delhi A POPULAR south Indian actress has been pelted with sandals, tomatoes and rotten eggs and taken to court for telling Indian men not to expect their brides to be virgins anymore. Khushboo, a 35-year-old star of Tamil-lan-guage movies, told a magazine
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
    • 632 20  -  Salim Osman Lifting of US arms embargo means Jakarta<:an upgrade air force By Indonesia Correspondent In lakarta INDONESIA will not be going on a shopping spree for new arms, after the United States lifts an arms embargo on military sales to the country
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    • 249 20 Jakarta INDONESIAN police have raided a major drug factory, the second m the past few weeks, and are looking for a Dutch citizen believed to be m volved m the plant. Drug squad detectives raided the factory, capable of producing more than 280,000 Ecstasy
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    • 462 21  -  Luz Baguioro Funding from foreign groups also comes via banks and NGOs By Philippines Correspondent In Manila "Funds from the Jl and Al-Qaeda were being sent to that account. The money that goes to that account is used by the Abu Sayyaf and the
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    • 242 21 Bali INDONESIAN budget airline Air Paradise ceased operations on Wednesday after suffering massive losses following the second Bali attacks, leaving hundreds of tourists stranded on the island. Close to 2,000 passengers, most of them from Australia, have been stranded, said Mr Kadek Wiranatha,
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    • 407 21  -  Salim Osman By Indonesia Correspondent In Jakarta THE absence of former Golkar leader Akbar Tandjung's name from a list of party members who will receive long-service awards tomorrow has raised eyebrows. The party's steering committee has decided to confer the awards on party
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      • 99 30 WASHINGTON: A senior US official on Wednesday acknowledged mounting pressure from the European Union (EU) on Washington to come clean about reports of secret CIA prisons m eastern Europe. But he stressed his country's right to protect itself against terrorists. Assistant Secretary of State
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      • 115 30 AUCKLAND: A jilted husband who threatened to fly a plane into the Southern Hemisphere's tallest tower m New Zealand was trying to get his wife's attention, a court heard yesterday. After drinking whisky at Auckland's Ardmore Airport on Sept 17, David Turnock, 33, stole a
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      • 107 30 BAGHDAD: A car bomb blew up outside a hospital where Iraqi police were gathered m a town south of Baghdad yesterday, while a suicide bomber targeted a crowded market m Hilla. The hospital bomb killed 31 people and wounded more than 20 others. Police said
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      • 74 30 OTTAWA: Canadian opposition lawmaker and Conservative leader Stephen Harper introduced a no-confidence motion yesterday that is expected to oust Prime Minister Paul Martin's minority government within days. Opposition parties, united to force an election likely m January, are likely to vote on the motion on Monday
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      • 209 32 LEBANESE television journalist May Chidiac, who was mutilated m an assassination bid m September, has made her first public appearance since the incident. She said she was determined to go back to work: "They thought I would never work again, but I will go
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    • 703 33 Chilean Bachelet set to follow Germany's Merkel, Liberia's Sirleaf Santiago THE world may yet see its third woman leader elected m as many months. Ms Michelle Bachelet is on course to become Chile's first woman president when the country goes to the polls
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    • 396 34 THE imminent execution of a Vietnamese- Australian man for drug offences is churning up quite a wash of angst from across (he seas. South-east Asian countries maintain a lordly indifference to the spectacle of Australia's wilder media acting up whenever travelling Aussies trip up over
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    • 2230 34  -  Andy Ho CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN SINGAPORE Is the human rights situation m Singapore as dire as some critics say? Amnesty International's black-and-white approach misses the mark because it does not take into account what may be called the Singapore model of criminal justice By Senior
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    • 1112 36  - Exam grading a worthwhile exercise Tan Scow Hon Exams remain legitimate as a way to assess students despite emphasis on holistic education By MEANINGFUL LEARNING Taking pains to bring students through their work and correcting them can m fact help them dissociate their esteem from their grades, because they will
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    • 1083 37  -  Tan Sai Siong By For The Straits Times SHOULD our conscience be wracked by the fact that every few months m Singapore, an elderly person whom the world and his family have forgotten dies alone and is left to rot for days before an unbearable
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    • 750 1  -  Arlina Arshad Cross-border sex trade brings women from Batam to Geylang By SPOTTING THE FAKE At least 23 women recently used a marriage certificate like this one (right) to gain entry. The following telltale signs indicate that this "Buku Nikah" the Indonesian marriage
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    • 272 2  -  Theresa Tan By POLICE say the vice situation m Singapore is "under control" as a result of enforcement action. In the first six months of this year, about 1,700 illegal foreign prostitutes were caught. Last year, about 5,200 women were nabbed, compared to
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    • 172 2 THE cobbler arrested m connection with a matchmaking scam was remanded m custody when he appeared before a district court yesterday. Fan Kiet Teng, 64, is accused of cheating a matchmaking agency, Vietnam Brides International Matchmaker, by issuing a dud $10,000 cheque to its managing
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    • 232 3 MR ANG LAX HOON, 72, came to Singapore from China's Fujian province at the age of 16. He started his first coffee shop m Sembawang m 1964, and after running it for 20 years, was evicted by land developers. In anticipation of
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    • 676 3  -  Selina Lum Stephanie Yap Lawsuit over family foodcourt business thrown out of court By UNFILIAL SON "I can only describe him as an unfilial son. In Chinese, bu xiao shun." JUSTICE LAI on Mr Ang Kin Chiew HATS OFF TO FATHER "I
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    • 305 6 POLICE returned with a mannequin to an alleged murder scene m Chai Chee Road on Wednesday, trying to re-enact the death of a 75-year-old woman. Madam Wee Keng Wah was found dead at the foot of her block on Oct 19 at about
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      • 55 7 1. Before making payment, confirm with the vendor the price of the goods or services being purchased to avoid any errors due to miscommunication. 2. Consumers have the right to seek redress under the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act, if they have paid for goods or services that
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      • 90 7 A consumer made a dinner reservation at a Chinese restaurant after viewing their menu online. The waitress whom she spoke to read out the dishes on the menu back to the consumer to verify that it was indeed her menu of choice. After the dinner, the consumer realised
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      • 60 7 Because the consumer had paid for a set of dishes which she did not receive as agreed upon, she sought Case's help to get a discount. Case negotiated with the restaurant for a further 5 per cent discount on top of the 5 per cent the restaurant
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    • 648 8  -  Yap Su-Yin KEN KWEK They say it will help them do a better job but urge safeguards for confidentiality By ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY BOGGED down by the timeconsuming task of collating financial data from needy applicants, social workers sometimes took up to two weeks just
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    • 296 8 VOLUNTEERS are swinging into action to help connect lonely elderly Tampines Changkat residents with their community. ComCare-Silver Connect, a subsidiary under the Com Care Fund, is a pilot project aimed at engaging older folk m need of social assistance, and it includes those
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    • 297 8 FROM chicken rice paradise, to land of world-class chefs. Singapore has made its mark m the food world and that is official. The Singapore national culinary team out-cooked nine other countries to become Culinary World Masters at the Salon Culinaire Mondial, the
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    • 690 9  -  Salma Khalik Teen overcomes Type 2 diabetes with diet and exercise By Health Correspondent SHALINI Selvaraj, 14, is still overweight. But unlike three years ago, she is no longer at higher risk of suffering a heart attack, stroke, kidney failure and other
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    • 557 12  -  William Han More than 1,000 marinejobssetto be overhauled soon By AT THE age of 45, Mr Chua Scow Tiong is launching a new career for himself m the marine industry. After being laid off as a towtruck driver, Mr Chua spent a year
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    • 129 12 Two new foreign envoys meet President THE newly appointed ambassadors of Madagascar and Zambia presented their creden tials to President S R Nathan m separate ceremonies at the Istana yesterday. They are Madagascar's Mr Jocelyn Bertin Radifera, 65, and Zambia's High Commissioner Sipakeli Keli Walubita, 61, said the Foreign Ministry.
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    • 285 12  -  Lee Sze Yong By EXPECT more halal dishes to be available m Chinese restaurants within three years' time. As part of a $7 million training and development plan, the Restaurant Association of Singapore (RAS) wants to get more chefs to learn to cook Chinese
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    • 122 12 THE Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army, General Djoko Santoso, received Singapore's prestigious military award, the Meritorious Service Medal (Military). yesterday from Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean. In a statement, the Ministry of Defence said that the medal recognises Gen Santoso 's "outstanding
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    • PSLE RESULTS
      • 314 14  -  JANE NG NORTHLAND Primary pupil Andria Jamil, 12, was upset when she was moved to the weaker EM3 stream m March this year. She was struggling m most of her subjects, and her parents told her school they were worried she would not be able
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      • 568 14  -  Jane Ng EM3 stream pupil studied for and took the exams m Muhammadiyah Welfare Home By ONE of the top PSLE scorers m the EM3 stream. who notched up a Grade 1 m each of his subjects, did not attend a single day of
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      • 511 15  -  Liaw Wy-Cin And another pupil from the school is one of top six IVtelay pupils m this year's exam By TWO things stand out about one of this year's top PSLE pupils. Unlike the other five top scorers, Yueh Yuan Teng,
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      • 169 15 ALMOST 90 per cent of places m the 43 schools m the Direct School Admission scheme are still available but many top schools have just over half their places left. Under the scheme, introduced last year to give schools more flexibility m admitting students, 1,620 students
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      • 262 15 IT IS odd to see the name of a premier school m the list of schools which have made good progress. But there it was: Henry Park Primary. The premier school off Holland Road, which has the Gifted Education Programme, managed to up its A
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    • 471 17  -  Arlina Arshad GETTING READY FOR PSLE 2008 22 undergo 1-year programme to help them prepare first batch of 400 pupils By TAKING A NEW APPROACH "I get pupils to come up with their own questions for Maths problem sums. They will feel more involved
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    • 450 17  -  Krist Boo By THE idea of seamless shopping along Orchard Road through underground links is being revived again by the authorities, after property owners failed to show much interest earlier. Urban planners and tourism authorities had tried to nudge developers into action, but
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    • 339 18  - Cut waste green label for office Stephanie Yap Ricoh Asia Pacific is one firm which has won label from Spore Environment Council By MS MASAYO Hada does not have her own wastepaper basket by her desk at Ricoh Asia Pacific. Instead, the Japanese assistant manager takes her trash to a
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    • 110 18 Residents at Geylang East Home for the Aged had a treat yesterday when the Singapore Zoo's mobile learning exhibition made a stop at the home m Aljunied Crescent. The team from the zoo brought animals such as sugar gliders, stick insects, tarantulas
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    • 626 20  - 'Tis the season to be wary. of pickpockets Khushwant Singh Latest figures show snatch theft up 58%, cellphone theft 44% and robbery 34% By POLICE have urged shoppers to hang on to their bags and valuables this festive season as snatch thieves and pickpockets take advantage of die crowds to
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    • 503 21  - Maid abuse cases declining Marcel Lee Pereira But many cases still unreported and more welfare still needed, say civic organisations By Looking back NUMBER of substantiated maid abuse cases 1997 157 1998 89 i 1999 82 2000 87 2001 41 2002 43 2003 \7O 2004 \|s9 2005* 32 January to
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    • 426 21  -  YapSu-Yin By FOREIGN workers they toil on construction sites, as cleaners and m many other jobs most Singaporeans shim. They are here for short periods but form a key part of the infrastructure, and Singapore must ensure they are given a fair deal and
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    • 533 24  - Jet Airways not out to be low- co st airline Karamjit Kaur The Indian carrier, which is set to expand, hopes to offer value for money By Transport Correspondent ON COMPETITION "Prices will settle down after a while and find their own level." MR V. RAJA, Jet Airways' vice-president for
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    • FORUM
      • 597 26 >> ONLINE FORUM For more readers' views, log on to http://www. straitsti mes.asia 1 .com. sg/forum. Access to online letters is free. Spore Broadcasting Authority's rules slowing down the Web Be fair to cats. We could live with a few
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      • 273 26 IN EARLY August, I called a contractor on the Building and Construction Authority (BCA)'s approved list of window contractors to retrofit my windows with stainless-steel rivets. Two days later, a contractor from another company (M/S Silver Star Aluminium Construction) came to inspect my windows
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      • 197 26 WE REFER to the article, "SMRT, union reach llth-hour deal and avert labour dispute" (ST. Nov 19). We wish to clarify that the collective agreements for SMRT Trains and SMRT Buses were concluded successfully on Nov 17 and Oct 27 respectively between SMRT and the
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      • 371 26 HELPING YOUTHS AT RISK I AGREE with Mr Zakir Hussain's assertion that there is a need for Malay/Muslim organisations (MMOs) to seek new ways to engage youths at risk ("Help youth at risk with sympathy, not sermons"; ST, Nov 18). A former rehabilitation officer, I
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      • 435 27 MADAM Serena Foo related her experience m trying to enrol her children m Singapore schools after returning from living abroad ("Homecoming blues: Finding schools for sons"; ST, Nov 17). The Ministry of Education (MOE) provides advice and help to returning Singaporeans and Permanent
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      • 429 27 I REFER to the article, "$l6O million plan to transform East Coast Park" (ST, Nov 17), and to Miss Wong Wai Han's letter, "Don't make ECP an entertainment centre" (ST, Nov 21). I couldn't agree more with Miss Wong's assessment
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    • SPORTS
      • 38 29 s£a <s4m___ The Sports Editor Tay Cheng Khoon (from top) is leading the team of reporters Marc Lim, Alvin Foo, Chan Tse Chueen, Peh Shing Huei and photographers, Albert Sim and Ong Chin Kai.
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      • 519 29  -  Chan Yi Shen WATER POLO With a game to spare, team win as they can't be caught by nearest rivals Philippines By SINGAPORE have won the first gold medal of the 23rd South-east Asia Games through an early triumph by the water-polo team. They recorded their
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      • 634 29  -  Marc Lim SOCCER By Sports Correspondent In Bacolod (Philippines) SEA Games WITH seconds remaining and the match between Singapore and Indonesia deadlocked at 0-0 at the Paglaum Stadium referee Kirn Dong Jin put the whistle between his lips. Then Khairul Amri floated a
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      • 87 29 Singapore 0 Indonesia 0 Singapore: Lionel Lewis, Isa Halim, Baihakki Khaizan, Precious Emuejeraye, Juma'at Jantan, Khairul Amri, Tengku Mushadad, Shi Jiayi (Rosman Sulaiman, 75th), Ruhaizad Ismail (Itimi Dickson, 28th), Shahril Ishak, Agu Casmir (Ashrin Shariff, 64th). Indonesia: Samsidar. Mahyadi Panggabean. Ledi Utomo, Maman Abdurahman, Richardo Salampessy, Tony Sucipto,
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        • 606 30  -  Chan Yi Shen THE SEND-OFF SNOC boss tells SEA Games athletes to steel themselves and do their best By STEEL yourself for the battles ahead, do your best and bring glory to Singapore. That was the stirring message from Singapore National Olympic Council president
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        • 948 30  -  Nicholas Fang SWIMMING By Singapore team Men: Mark Chay (50m free, 100 m free, 200 m free, 100 m back, 4xloom free relay, 4xloom medley relay, 4x200m free relay), Leslie Kwok (50m free), Gary Tan (100 m fly,
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        • 620 31  -  Alvin Foo BOWLING We're not thinking medals, we're thinking games, says ace kegler By Spore team Men: Remy Ong, Lee Yu-Wen, Alvin Kwang, Sam Goh, Jason Yeong Nathan, Terence Tan Women: Michelle Kwang, Jazreel Tan, Jennifer Tan, Alice Tay, Rena Teng, Evelyn Chan Medals
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        • 460 31 Manila HOSTS Philippines are confident of topping the medal table at the 23rd South-east Asia Games, which starts on Sunday. However, with football the main focus, the glory could go to Thailand. The 10-day biennial event opens officially m Manila, although competitions will also
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        • 146 31 THAILAND hope to win 104 golds m their bid to regain their overall champion status m the South-east Asia Games m Manila. The nine-time overall champions and perennial powerhouse have not held the honour since 2001. In both the last two Games, they lost to the
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        • SEA SIDES
          • 68 31 PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo will arrive m Ba colod City on Tuesday to cheer the Filipino athletes. Bacolod representative Monico Puentevella said yes terday that the President will have lunch with sports officials of the participating countries and cheer the Philippine volleyball and boxing teams. Puentevella
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          • 94 31 CAMBODIAN Crown Prince Norodom Biddhapong has pledged to remain m Bacolod City with the Cambodian athletes until the SEA Games activities there are over. "I'll be here until all the Cambodian athletes leave Ba colod City," said the prince, who is an avid sportsman,
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          • 102 31 MALAYSIA'S karate coach P. Arivalagan, who has targeted for seven gold medals, is worried about the Philippines' ambition. As host nation, the Philippines, who are also eyeing seven golds, are often fancied when it comes to subjective sports. For instance, Vietnam grabbed 12 golds when they
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          • 125 31 MOST of the training venues provided for Indonesian athletes m Metro Manila are not ready. Said Indonesian official Kusnan Ismukanto: "I have toured the places provided for the athletes' training and it turns out most of them are not ready. "Those that are ready are dirty,
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      • 851 32 SOCCER NO POINT GETTING FIRST "The consequences of being first or second, I don't see. If you are first, you can get Real Madrid. What's the difference of playing Bayern Munich or Juventus, or Milan or PSV? Look at last year
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      • 655 32 PHOTOS Liverpool THE Champions League has offered sanctuary to Rafael Benitez and Liverpool. Last season it erased the pain of a poor domestic campaign. This time, Liverpool's passage into the knockout phase of the tournament on Wednesday night backed Benitez m his insistence that
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      • 560 32 Luxemburgo' s job on the line following Lyon draw Madrid REAL Madrid coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo will be fired unless his under-performing team stage an immediate improvement. Real president Florentino Perez is said to have warned the Brazilian on Wednesday, after the 1-1 Champions League draw against Lyon, that his future
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      • 158 32 GROUP E P W 0 L F A Pts AC Milan 5 2 2 19 4 8 Schalke 04 5 2 2 1 10 6 8 PSV Eindhoven .s 2 12 2 6 7 Fenerbahce 5 113 7 12 4 GROUP F P W D I F AJPte
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      • 641 33 SOCCER He scores all the goals m 4-0 win m Turkey; Adriano hat-trick puts Inter m knockout stage Istanbul THE two Milan clubs had their star strikers to thank for resounding victories m the Champions League on Wednesday. AC Milan have yet to make
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      • 377 33 London ALAIN Perrin became this season's first Premiership manager casualty when he was sacked by Portsmouth yesterday. The Frenchman lasted just eight months. Head coach Joe Jordan will take charge for tomorrow's home match against champions Chel sea, and until a permanent sue cessor is found.
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      • 529 33 Kochi (Japan) MICHELLE Wie salvaged a one-over 73 with two superb birdies late m the first round of the men's Casio World Open yesterday. The 16-year-old, who started from the ninth hole, had bogeys on the 16th, second and third
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      • 695 33 »GOLF Poipu Beach (Hawaii) TIGER Woods returned to his old form and dominance m the PGA Grand Slam of Golf. The world No 1, who battled a stomach virus m the opening round, won the exclusive 36-hole event for a record sixth
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      • 549 34 SOCCER As crisis threatens embattled club, defender hopes for 'rub of the green' Manchester EVEN as doubts emerged about Manchester United's ability to continue attracting big sponsorship deals, defender Rio Ferdinand said that all the side need is a bit of luck. Ferdinand was defiantly
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      • 321 34 London CHELSEA'S shirt sponsorship accord with Samsung the third most lucrative m soccer has widened the financial gap between the Premiership's rich and poor teams. In its annual report on team shirt sponsorship m Europe, sports consultant Sport Markt AG said Chelsea's five-year agreement
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      • 511 34 BASKETBALL Milwaukee ALLEN Iverson's latest brilliance was not enough to get Philadelphia a victory. Iverson scored an NBA season-high 45 points, but Michael Redd had 32 for Milwaukee and the Bucks beat the 76ers 108-97 on Wednesday night. Iverson, who was 13-of-30 from
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      • 366 34 BASKETBALL NBA: Atlanta 120 Boston 117, Orlando 91 Washington 83, Detroit 1 14 Denver 89, Charlotte 108 New York 95. Phoenix 100 Houston 88, Miami 100 Portland 79, Oklahoma City 84 Minnesota 80, Milwaukee 108 Philadelphia 97, Sacramento 114 New Jersey 105, San Antonio 113 Golden State 89, LA
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        • 52 34 LONDON: Middlesbrough defender Abel Xavier was banned by Uefa for 18 months on Wednesday, for failing a drugs test. The 32-year-old Portuguese tested positive for toe banned anabolic steroid dianabol. He is toe first Premiership footballer to be banned for taking performanceenhancing, as opposed to recreational
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        • 67 34 LOS ANGELES: Mike Austin, the world record-holder for longest drive m a professional golf tournament, died on Tuesday of natural causes. He was 95. Austin is best known for blasting a 5 15 -yard drive during the 1974 US National Senior Open m Las Vegas. The drive, hit
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        • 55 34 SHENZHEN (China): Golfer Jean van de Velde wants to call for a ban on women entering men's events. After threatening to enter next year's women's British Open, after the men's version was thrown open to women golfers, the Frenchman aims to discuss the issue with European Tour's
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    • OBITUARIES
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        342 34 RAMA SELVARAJOO THEVAR Age: 73 Passed away peacefully on 24 Nov 2005. Dearly missed fondly remembered by: Wife: Amutheveli(Kanchana) Sons: Daughters-in-law: Devendran Francina Jodhi Narendran Sheila Khandakar Jalendran Amarendran Granddaughters Priyadharshini Prabhodhini Peshhalaa Ayeesha Kashmirra Pavitra all Relatives. Our father is resting at Seasons Park Condo 493 Yio Chu Kang
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        226 35 mmmmma have fought the good fight. I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is m store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day and not only to me, 4^ but also to all
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        167 35 W^ "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not be m want... and I will dwell m the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23 MELANIA TAN GEAK KIEW Age: 84 Was called home to be with the Lord on 23 November 2005. Dearly missed and always remembered by loved
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        117 35 LIM KIA SUAN Passed away peacefully on 23 November 2005, sadly missed and fondly remembered by loved ones. Wife: Leong Kee Fong Sons Daughter-in-law Anthony Lim Heng Yong Joyce Chia Tze Ping Adrian Lim Heng Yeow Jeffrey Lim Heng Long Brothers: Sisters-in-law: Kia Mm Brenda Lam Kia Chin Rosalind Kia
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        72 35 With Heartfelt Condolences Deepest Sympathy to The Family of the Late ANG MUI NGOH, ANN Departed on 24 November 2005 Sadly missed and always remembered by: The Management Staff of l Palatinit Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd The family of the late ONG BOON LEONG Departed on 20 Nov 2005 wishes to
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        115 35 In Loving Memory of YAP TEONG HUAT AUCE TEO KEOW UM SIMON CHRISTOPHER FLORENCE Departed 9 April 1983 Departed 25 Nov 2004 Thou art gone, dear Dad Mum. Gone beyond the world of tears. But the memory of both of you will forever linger, Through the passing years. Dearly missed
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    • OBITURIES
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        518 36 I "To live is Christ, to die is gain" I Beloved husband, loving father and grandpa I CHAN THAI CHWEE 1 Called home to be with the Lord on 23 rd Nov 2005. I Thai Chwee upheld his faith m Christ to the very end and passed away peacefully I
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        126 36 ft** v^ r* O^yr heartfelt condolences and deepest sympathies to our Director Jason Lee Boon Leng and family for the demise of his beloved mother i Lim Bon Tan Departed on 22 November, 2005 From the Management Staff of: X BOX KTV Pte Ltd K-Pool Snookerium Pte Ltd S2l Foodcourt
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      • SGX SECURITIES
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        • 1646 37 52 WEE* TEL MMUCY LAST Tr* DAY Ml HI ICtf HI6H LOW CMC CMTMTT TUKB SALE +0R- 008 MM LOW DIV% P/E SMIL 15 118' AAGrpl3c 21 62 202 5000 ABRHldgssc 19.5 +05 105 20 19.5 10 117 3/6 13 2319 AdampakBc 18 +1 80 18 17.5 15.6
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        • 70 37 52 WEEK TEL CURRENCY LAST VOL OAV GR'S NET H GAP HI6H LOW CODE COMPANY TRADES SALE +DR TOO HI6H lON MV PI JMII ***** ***** 6065 Diamonds USlolsocd 6095 IS DJ US Tech U***** 6097 IS MSCI Spore U5555 6101 ISS&PSOO U***** ***** ***** 6170 SPDRS USll2oocd
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      • 506 38 But its latest Xbox 360, which was released on Tuesday, will be profitable, says chairman Bill Gates Los Angeles MICROSOFT, the world's largest software maker, loses at least US$l53 (Ss26l) on each Xbox video game console it sells, based on
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      • 321 38 Shanghai CHINA'S central bank will conduct its first currency swap, worth about US$5 billion (SsB.s billion), today, mopping up cash from the banking system while kicking off trade of the derivative as Beijing moves towards a freer currency. The People's Bank of China
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      • 129 38 A CROWD of shoppers marked a melee m the rush for the new Xbox 360 video game console at a Wal-Mart Supercentrein north-east Maryland, and it took 10 police officers to restore order. A crowd of about 300 people waited up to 12 hours for the
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      • 282 38 Canon develops printer for digital TV broadcasts Tokyo CANON said yesterday it has developed a printer that can print information from digital TV broadcasts and aims to expand the business to 100 billion yen (551.43 billion) m five years. Canon plans to launch the ink jet printer m Japan m
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      • 40 38 w__ j i Yesterdays close: 14,742.58 (+34.26 points) Japanese share prices closed mixed with the benchmark index continuing near five-year highs, as investors took their cue from New York, where technology and other stocks rose overnight. AFP
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      • 38 38 Yesterday's Mmstocks ended slightly higher, with property stocks extending gams made m the previous sess, °n after rt a Fe H d minutes report.and ahead of the trading debut of the Link Reit. REUTERS
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      • 38 38 Yesterday's close: 1.112.8 (+7.06 points) n Chinese shares rose for a second day, as steel majors Baoshan and Wuhan gained on speculation that brokerages are buying the shares before selling warrants on the BLOOMBERG NEWS
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      • 44 38 Yesterday's close: 4,652.3 (+35.7 points) m Australian share prices closed 0.77 per cent higher on the back of gains m the banking and resource sectors, snapping a three-day losing streak. Volume was 1.19 billion shares, worth A54.64 billion (SSS.B billion). AFP
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      • 28 38 Yesterday's close: 903.65 (+0.75 point) Malaysian share prices closed flat, as investors remained cautious ahead of the release of third-quarter economic data next week. AFP
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        36 38 Yesterday's close: WB*i J3JJB3J* than a month. ICICI Bank led lenders higher, on optimism plans by some of the nations biggest banks t 0 se„ shares wj|| he| th b t 6 BLOOMBERG NEWS
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      • 31 38 Yesterday's close: 1,078.17 (+17.09 points) Indonesian share prices closed 1.61 per cent higher, outperforming firmer regional markets, with gains led by Telkom and Perusahaan Gas Negaraon company-specific AFP
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      • 33 38 Yesterday's close: 669.79 (+0.58 point) Thai stocks closed little changed m subdued trade, as an ongoing row between the government and its critics slowed action on the trading f'oor- AFP
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      • 142 38 November 24 FOREIGN CURRENCY NOTE RATES (9AM): SINGAPORE DOLLARS TO ONE UNIT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY Source: HSBC Bank USA, Spore Branch (*M'sian ringgit: Interbank rate by OCBC) UNIT TRUSTS TABLE APPEARS ON MONDAYS Buying Selling Aust dollar 1.2420 1.2570 Can dollar 1.4360 1.4520 Euro 1.9880 .2.0100 Malaysian ringgit* 0.4471
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      • 262 38 November 24 Stock Name Wt Close Change Allgreen 50c 0.32 1.330 Ascendasreit 1.00 1.990 +0.060 BIL Intf US20C 0.55 1.370 -0.010 CapitaLant) 3.28 3.320 +0.020 CapitaMall 0.81 2.260 +0.020 Chart SemiCond 26c 0.79 1.200 CityDev 50c 2.47 8.500 ComfortDelGro 25c .1.70 1.570 +0.020 Cosco Corp 20c
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      • 73 38 November 24 ISDN Hldgs 5c 21,479,000 UTAC US15c 18,321,000 SingTel 15c 16,873,000 Global Voice 5c 15,900,000 Belong 5c 15,480,000 GeneMedix lp 15,373,000 GlobalTest 10c 14,148,000 Ascendasreit 12,173,000 STX PO KW100 11,664,000 Biosensors USO.OIc 11,030,000 Pearl Energy US12.5C 10,425,000 UniFiber 10c 9,916,000 Sin Soon H lc 8,918,000 Macquarie MP
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      • 468 39 China tightens rules on brokers' own investments Clean-up aims to stop the rampant practice of creating false accounts Shanghai CHINA unveiled its first set of rules yesterday to control and watch over brokerages' own investments, the sector's single biggest source of losses, as regulators tightened their grip over the ailing
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      • 279 39 SINGTEL is not likely to buy Telecom Corp of New Zealand's AAPT unit m Australia as the brand is "not strong", Deutsche Bank said m a report. An alliance or joint venture between Optus. Australia's second-largest phone company, and AAPT, the
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      • 330 39 Hong Kong SHARES of Hong Kong's first real estate investment trust (Reit) may rise on their first day of trading as investors are attracted by a dividend yield that is 50 per cent more than that of the benchmark Hang
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      • 518 40  -  Lorn a Tan But insurance body says exits will not affect Singapore motorists adversely By Finance Correspondent A CHAIN of motor accident assessment centres set up by the insur ance industry to help stamp out inflated insurance claims has suffered another blow with
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      • 453 40  -  Joyce Teo By Property Correspondent SINGAPORE'S largest industrial landlord, JTC Corp, yesterday awarded five projects worth about $500 million to four private developers. This comes three days after the Government announced that JTC will divest itself of part of its portfolio where
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      • COMPANIES IN BRIEF
        • 93 40 UNITED Overseas Bank's (UOB's) president and deputy chairman, Mr Wee Ec Cheong, has been unanimously elected chairman of the Asean Banking Council. The council is the executive arm of the Asean Bankers Association and meets annually to formulate policy and coordinate activities. Mr
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        • 107 40 FOODCOURT operator Food Junction Holdings yesterday posted a 3 per cent rise m fullyear net profit to $7.9 million, despite a 6 per cent drop m turnover to $43.9 million. A 223 per cent increase m interest income from fixed deposits was largely
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        • 75 40 LOGISTICS provider CWT Distribution will develop a 28,000 sq m cold hub at Fishery Port Road to meet increasing demand m the food and beverage (F&B) industry. The two-storey CWT Cold Hub will include a freezer and chiller as well as air-condi-tioned
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      • 327 40  -  GRACE NG A KEY challenge m the highly competitive world of private banking is persuading clients to use fewer banks and consolidate their wealth with the big global players, said a top private banker yesterday during a visit to Singapore. Compared
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      • 367 40  -  Grace Ng By SWISS private bank Clariden opened its first branch m Singapore yesterday and is looking to lure 15 more private bankers to join a team of nine over the next three years, to front its foray into
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      • 519 41  - Transpac 's plan for $90m rights issue hits a snag Lee Su Shyan Directors and adviser disagree on course of action regarding possible takeover bid By Companies Correspondent UNDERPERFORMING venture capital fund company Transpac Industrial, which aims to raise $90 million for a bold revamp of its investment strategy, is
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      • 1084 26 Young Pleasant Looking Basic Pay+Commission+lncentives Good Communication Skills Able to work on retail hour Sundays Holidays Malaysian Form 5/ Chinese PRs can apply Interested Call 6552 3633 OR Walk m Interview at Singapore Radio Industry Pte Ltd 465 Tagore Industrial Avenue (Off Upper Thomson Rd) email: wtOtecno.com.sg a— i—^— a—
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      • 711 27 g) TECHNICAL TECHN.CAL I mmmmmmmW^^ E Engineer Asst/Tech Job Description: Troubleshoot repair, calibrate and maintain maebnery and equipment Carry out plant improvement projects Job Requirements: Intermediate Nitec (NTC 3)/Malaysian Diploma m Electrical 'installation/ Electrical/ /Mechatronics 2 years' relevant experience Fresh school leavers will be considered for the technician post BENEFITS:
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    • 430 28  - 'Tis the season to be hunting LEONG PHEI PHEI Your search for the perfect job should continue even as the year draws to a close By LIKE many job seekers, Mrs Juliet Chan (not her real name), 30, is shelving her search for greener pastures temporarily during the months of
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    • 134 28 MR David Wee (left), Lee Hecht Harrison's director for Singapore, offers the following advice for executives who really want to maximise their job search during the holidays: Contact old friends with a personal note or telephone call. This could foster new and exciting leads.
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