Today, 28 May 2003, Afternoon Edition

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    12 1 TODAY SHARE YOUR FREE COPY Wednesday May 28, 2003 > MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Three myths
      385 1 about entrepreneurship in Singapore SINGAPORE is many things, but a haven for entrepreneurs it is not At least that's the perception of many people within and outside the country. In a speech this morning at the Singapore Malay Chamber of Commerce and Industry breakfast forum, Mr Raymond Lim
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      Lock icon US stocks rally
      77 1 Reuters NEW YORK-The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average climbed 179.97 points, or 2.09 per cent, to 8,781.35, ending at its highest level since midJanuary. The Nasdaq Composite gained 46.60 points, or 3.09 per cent, to 1,556.69, and the Standard Poor's 500 Index rose 18.26 points, or 1.96
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      Lock icon Oil hits 5-week highs
      67 1 Reuters NEW YORK-World oil prices hit fresh fiveweek highs yesterday, as the prospect of less supply from OPEC producers threatens to cut further into low US fuel inventories. US light crude rose 19 cents to US$29.35 ($50.61) a barrel, after hitting a high of US$29.63, the
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      69 1 Our links to India are also very good. We have begun negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement which should be concluded within a year. As India looks eastwards, we are their best partner in the region. Singapore can be a Hong Kong to India as it reforms and opens
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      113 1 frett k Deutsche Post World Net MAIL EXPRESS LOGISTICS FINANCE W& i mtm There's a new global standard in express delivery, freight and logistics. DHL Worldwide Express, global leader in air express, Danzas, global leader in air and ocean freight, and Deutsche Post Euro Express, European leader in parcel delivery,
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  • HOT NEWS
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      S'pore clears the air on accusations flying in M'sia
      247 2  -  Kim-Kyna Tan IF THE Malaysian press is to be believed, Singapore has been exporting 56 Sars cases enough to trigger an epidemic to its neighbour across the Causeway. The vast discrepancy between Malaysian media reports and the truth on the ground
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      Lock icon Hanging strikers
      94 2 Agencies Striking teachers hanging themselves under a bridge yesterday as education workers demonstrated in Rouen, north-west-ern France against the government's pension reform plans. French air traffic controllers, teachers and garbage collectors spearheaded afresh wave of public sector strikes to force the government to withdraw a pensions reform Bill
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      Air impasse
      698 2  -  S Murali Chan Chao Peh No easy solutions; SIA and pilots have sound arguments by and murali@newstoday. com. sg IT SEEMED like a simple issue. Company is in big financial trouble, hit by the Sars outbreak. Company needs to cut costs. Company prefers to cut wages rather than
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    • Heat is on
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        Lock icon Iran under pressure over Al Qaeda links
        285 3 Agencies TEHRAN As US policymakers gathered overnight to discuss the issue of "axis of evil" member, Iran, with Pentagon officials, one joke made during the US-led war on Iraq no longer seems funny. Some people in Iran had jested: "When the Americans beat
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        Lock icon 'Occupation'? No, the word is 'disputed'
        163 3 AFP JERUSALEM Hours after stunning the country and his party for using the term "occupation" to refer to Israeli presence in the Palestinian territories, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (picture) went into damage control mode. "People did not understand me," a parliamentary source quoted Mr
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        Lesson from Toronto: Stay vigilant
        354 3 WHAT has happened in Toronto, which has reported 11 new Sars cases and at least 26 suspect cases since the latest outbreak on Friday, proves that vigilance is still the name of the game. Toronto was taken off the World Health Organisation's (WHO) list of
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    • Redefining performance
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        Servhe experts
        555 3  -  Derrick A Paulo by derrick@newstoday.com.sg IT HAS a history that dates back to 1858, and its window displays have witnessed Singapore's evolution as a shopping paradise. Fast forward to the 21 st century and Robinsons is still a pioneer, not only in shopping, but in skills training in
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      100 2 \k\jj/r The Professional Mentor B«RMIT Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) I^JSSI UNIVERSITY Mechanical Communication I I Accredited by lEAust 111 V' ?U 0 > RankedTOP 10 UNIVERSITY V. 2 W I by'The Good University Guide" LLLLtILLCr QUALITY EXCELLENCE AWARDS by lEAust Email DEAKIN BaChelOr Of Technology imcschool@imctech.edu.sg A Bachelor of Engineering
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      10 2 Carrefour 4to Singapore DNT MISS TODAY 1! OUTSTANDING SUPERBIYI CHECK
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      75 3 Organisations committed to the NSRS constantly redefine work performance. ulillllllir re000, 11'56 their people to scale new heights. wr^ More than 5,000 companies are implementing the NSRS. More than Y 100,000 have been trained, assessed, certified. And recognised for achieving mn I I/*"* performance standards. l\.l I» VJ the NSRS
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Sigh of relief...
      386 4  -  Grace Tay New drug helps Alzheimer's sufferers by grace@newstoday.com.sg IT IS not a drug to replace all drugs, but it spells hope for sufferers of Alzheimer's disease. A new study on 240 patients in America, conducted by Johnson and Johnson, showed that long-term therapy with the drug
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      Lock icon SOS evacuation for Sars patients
      180 4 -Newsradio 93.8 Today photo by INTERNATIONAL SOS, the world's largest medical assistance company that provides global emergency services, has developed a system to transport Sars or suspected Sars patients from place to place, with a low risk of infecting others. Patients can be "cocooned" in
      -Newsradio 93.8; WEE TECK HIAN  -  180 words
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      Cabbies to the rescue
      103 6  -  Grace Tay FOOD From The Heart (FFTH), the three-month-old charity bread distribution project, is still on a roll. This, despite reports earlier this month that it needed to find a sponsor to lessen its monthly $20,000 operational expenses or face closure. With help now coming from
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      Germ zapper
      243 6  -  —Joy Frances Anti-Sars bulbs on sale soon ANOTHER anti-Sars product is hitting the streets and it is endorsed by some big names. The bacteria-busting BioHealth Light will be sold at Cold Storage, Carrefour and Meidi-ya outlets, while NTUC Income will promote it to its policy holders. Sakae Sushi,
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      Blind will not be weak link in anti-Sars fight
      152 8 IN response to the report, "Cool a thermometer that talks" (Today, May 26), we wish to state that the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped (SAVH) and the Singapore School for the Visually Handicapped (SSVH) have taken measures to ensure that
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      ECP's real need
      315 8  -  Sarah Seow Ming Hui Cleanliness and unspoilt nature I REFER to the report, "One giant playground" (Today, May 26). The upgrading plan for East Coast Park seems like the typical knee-jerk response of building more shops and eateries to attract lost crowds. But is that the best
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      Matrix revamped?
      89 8  -  Ravi G COULD the film censorship board be a bit more liberal when rating movies such as The Matrix Reloaded! Why couldn't they show two versions the R(A) version and a cut version for kids? Extensive cuts disrupt the understanding of a movie, especially in the case of
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Services down 3.5% in 1Q03
      182 10 Reuters SINGAPORE'S services industry suffered a drop in income in the first quarter, hurt by weaker insurance, real estate and transport businesses, according to official data released yesterday. Except for medical and financial services, all components of the business receipts index fell even before the
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    • Market Watch
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        World markets
        55 10 Im Index Value Ch hange Pts NIKKEI HANG SENG 8120.24 9420.81 -107.08 -71.90 -1.30 -0.76 ALL ORDINARIES 2950.80 -14.20 -0.48 TAIWAN WED 4451.11 -14.46 -0.32 KOREA COMP 614.30 -3.35 -0.54 SET 400.69 3.81 0.96 JAKARTA COMP 480.27 1.86 0.39 PHILIPPINES COMP 1035.99 -10.95 -1.05 SHEN7HEN B 223.00 1.28
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        Straits Times Index- Intra-day Chart
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        SGX most active
        56 10 By volume May 27 UniFiber Horizon NOL WizOffice Surface MT Reed Chartered BIE Intl AsiaFoodP GES Close 0.110 0.085 1.320 0.070 0.530 0.170 0.775 0.750 0.140 0.320 Change +0.005 +0.080 +0.010 -0.005 -0.020 -0.010 -0.010 +4.8 +6.5 +1.9 -2.9 -2.5 -1.3 -6.7 '000 75,346 63,207 25,715 23,432
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        SGX top rises
        78 10 Bys May 27 Close Change Iselan(S) 2.320 +0.220 SingamasC 2kHKS 2.500 +0.100 NOL 1.320 +0.080 Chemlnd 0.900 +0.070 GPBal 2.330 +0.050 JMH4OOUSS 6.000 +0.050 Seaview 5.650 +0.050 Mentor 0.340 +0.030 VibroPwr 0.175 +0.025 Avaplas 0.210 +0.020 By percentage May 27 Close Change MediaS 0.015 +50.0 Goldtron 0.025
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        SGX top falls
        78 10 May 27 Close Change Creative 50 11.400 -0.200 May 27 ChipEngSW*****2 Close Change 0.010 -50.0 SPH 100 16.600 -0.200 El-Nets 0.010 -33.3 Venture 14.900 -0.200 WBLCorpW*****1 0.200 -31.0 GrealEast 8.900 -0.150 CraflP 0.060 -20.0 SIA 9.450 -0.150 Globa 0.020 -20.0 SIA 200 9.450 -0.150 CITYDEV 3.680 -0.120
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        Singapore
        134 10 SINGAPORE shares slipped yesterday on profit-taking in blue chips such as City Developments but Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) soared after posting robust results. The Straits Times Index fell 0.75 per cent, or 10.04 points, to 1,325.30. The index had risen 3.5 per cent over three straight sessions to Monday's
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 10 US$ 0.580/ UK£ 0.3535 Yen 67.8105 HK$ 4.5286 RM 2.2064 Euro 0.4900 Rupiah 4752.77 Baht 24.2002 Peso 30.7174 A$ 0.8801 Indian Rs 27.2102 Won 695.961 C$ 0.7978 Yuan 4.8061 NZ$ 0.9930 NTS 20.1562
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        Lock icon Commodities
        23 10 SGX BLOOMBERG Gold uss/oz 372.55 Silver uss/oi 4.647 Platinum uss/oi 664.00 Rubber cents/kg 180 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1481 Brent crude uss/borrel 29.66
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      Lock icon 98 Holdings offer to Oei
      230 13 Bloomberg Stock dividend to win his support NATSTEEL's controlling shareholder said it will allow Mr Oei Hong Leong (picture) to receive a dividend in stock, in a bid to win the financier's support for the dividend plan. Mr Oei, who owns 29.9 per cent of
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      Lock icon Corporate Briefs
      381 13 AFX-Asia Bloomberg Bloomberg AFX-Asia AFX-Asia AFX-Asia Agencies SGX'S NEW CFO: Singapore Exchange named Seek Wai Kwong its new CFO, effective June 2, the latest personnel move by CEO Hsieh Fu Hua. Mr Seek, 48, is from DBS Group Holdings, where he directed the lender's wealth management business. He
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      Black ßerry's here
      223 14 StarHub, RIM officially launch wireless handheld STARHUB and Canada's Research In Motion (RIM) have announced the commercial launch of Blackßerry, the leading secure wireless e-mail, data and voice platform in Singapore. The Blackßerry wireless platform allows StarHub's corporate users to manage their corporate e-mail, data and Personal
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      Lock icon Thai Total Access subscribers up
      138 14 Reuters BANGKOK Singapore-listed Total Access Communication, Thailand's second-largest mobile phone company, said yesterday its net number of new subscribers rose 19 per cent in April from March. Total Access, which is 30-per cent owned by Norway's Telenor ASA, said it registered 75,485 net new subscribers
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      Lock icon Thakral slumps 92%
      219 18 Bloomberg THAKRAL Corp, a Singapore-based distributor of consumer electronics, said that profit in fiscal 2003 fell 92 per cent after the previous year's earnings were boosted by a one-time gain. Profit for the year ended March 31 fell to $14.7 million from $175.7 million a year ago.
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      Lock icon Corporate Briefs
      197 18 AFXAsia COSCO PROFITS SURGE: Cosco Investment (Singapore) said its net profit for the first quarter ended March 31 rose 132 per cent to $2.96 million, up from $1.27 million a year earlier. This rise was the result of better cost control, higher profit contributions from associated companies and
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      4406 18 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS The data contained herein has been obtained from company reports, financial reporting services, periodicals and other resources believed to be reliable. Although carefully verified, data on compilations is not guaranteed by Upper A Reuters Company and may be incomplete. No offer or solicitalions to buy or sell
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Jakarta tightens grip on Aceh separatists
      199 20 AFP BANDA ACEH (Indonesia) As the military offensive against the Aceh separatists enters its ninth day, Indonesia is tightening its choke-hold on the province and on the Free Aceh Movement (GAM). The police have also sent a "red alert" to Interpol, requesting help in
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      Lock icon From strays to sniffers
      46 20 Thai soldiers parading stray dogs which have undergone training to be sniffer dogs in Pakchong, Thailand yesterday. The dogs, caught as strays on Bangkok streets, are replacing expensive imported dogs as sniffer canines for narcotics control and other security purposes. Reuters photo
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      Hu hits the road
      317 20 China's leader makes first trip as head of state MOSCOW China's new leader, Hu Jintao, marked his debut as an international statesman as he embarked on his maiden trip as head of state. The 11-day trip will take him to four countries. Mr Hu's first stop
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      Iraq: An overstated threat?
      349 21 Criticism mounts as alleged weapons of mass destruction yet to be found WASHINGTON Amid a flare-up of guerrilla activity and street violence in Baghdad, recriminations are growing about the war on Iraq, with some saying the threat posed by Mr Saddam Hussein's regime was overstated. One
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      Hollingworth's benefits spark furore
      194 21 SYDNEY He may be leaving his office but Australia's disgraced governor-general, Mr Peter Hollingworth, is still causing a stir. Yesterday, Australian Prime Minister John Howard (picture) was forced to defend the generous retirement benefits going to Mr Hollingworth, who resigned this week over a long-running sex
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Sars and the Singaporean
      806 22  -  Frederick Lim Crisis has brought out the best and the worst by news@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPOREANS have been forced to take a Sars test And it's not a medical test that I am talking about it's a test of character. Maybe it was inevitable the coming of a
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  • WATZUP?
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      Lock icon Rejected again
      658 23  -  Serene Foo Drama Box denied funding for keeping vagina image PRIVATES going public are still a no-go after three years. Theatre group Drama Box made headlines in 2000 when the National Arts Council (NAC) refused to fund their Mandarin production of THE vaginaLOGUE. The reason: A picture of
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      Just for juniors
      391 24 Three opportunities to turn your kid into aTV star HE'S brainy. She's talented. And they want to be television stars? Show them the way, mama! Today susses out three golden opportunities that can bring your juniors fame and more. Singapore's Brainiest Brainies, alert! The creators of the
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      Lock icon Gay reality TV shows a very real reality
      444 24 Reuters/HoUywood Reporter NEW YORK Speciality arts and culture cable channel Bravo, which is owned by NBC, will court viewers this summer with American TV's first prime-time gay-themed reality dating series. Similar in format to ABC's The Bachelor, Boy Meets Boy features an
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      DAILY BREW
      233 24 Catch tonight's episode of Crimewatch: DO you know how to tell the difference between a real and a fake currency note? The latest episode of Crimewatch tells the case of a counterfeit currency syndicate. And in an interview, the 20-year-old syndicate leader, who is now serving his term,
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      100 years of political intrigue
      561 25  -  Prof Tom my Koh This book review is the second in a series of monthly reviews by the Library Ambassadors for the Library Ambassador Campaign. Organised by the National Library Board, the year-long campaign aims to promote reading and learning through the participation of well-known
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      BOOK REVIEW
      140 25  -  Professor Tommy Koh Amitav Qhosh The Qlass Palace by by news@newstoday.com.sg I BELONG to a book club that meets once a month. On April 3 this year, we met to discuss Amitav Ghosh's book, The Glass Palace. Ghosh has written a very ambitious book that spans over 100
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      Lock icon Divine weekend for Bruce
      325 26 Reuters/Hollywood Reporter LOS ANGELES As Americans celebrated Memorial Day on Monday, the gods were smiling on Universal Pictures as the Jim Carrey (picture) vehicle, Bruce Almighty, rang up an estimated US$B6.4 million ($148.8 million) during the fourday holiday weekend. Almighty, in which Carrey plays a man
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    • IN CINEMAS
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        Lock icon Governor Arnie?
        227 27 Will wife give Terminator the green light to run? AFTER the release of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines this summer, guess what Arnold Schwarzenegger is going to get up to next? Running for office, specifically, that of Governor of the State of California. The only potential obstacle,
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        Sarandon at it again
        141 27 SUSAN Sarandon has attacked the Oscars, accusing organisers of trying to control even what winners do with their awards, reports The Telegraph. In a recent interview, Sarandon said she resented how Oscar winners are made to "sign a piece of paper saying you'll never sell the
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      414 29  -  Tan Yo-Hinn Grateful Wijesinghe extends coaching contract with NS by yohinn@newstoday.com.sg LAST year, her bags were packed and she was all set to return home to Sri Lanka. But an 11th hour intervention by Ivy Singh-Lim, the president of Netball Singapore (NS), saw Hyacinth Wijesinghe stay on
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      85 29 SYDNEY Australia's undisputed world junior welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu said yesterday he was negotiating to fight the son of former world heavyweight champion Leon Spinks. Tszyu wants to move up to welterweight to face International Boxing Federation champion Cory Spinks, whose father Leon beat Muhammad Ali in 1978.
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