Today, 16 October 2003, Afternoon Edition

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    8 1 TODAY todayonline.com Thursday October 16,2003 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Chinese craft returns safely
      435 1 Reuters Triumphant finish to maiden space voyage BEIJING China's first manned spacecraft touched down this morning, capping the country's bid to join the former Soviet Union and the United States in an exclusive space club. Suspended by a giant parachute, the space capsule carrying "taikonaut" Yang
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      Lock icon Wall St pulls back
      72 1 -AFP NEW YORK Wall Street shares dipped slightly yesterday, ending a four-session winning streak, as investors cashed in on the month's impressive performance despite upbeat economic data and earnings reports. The Dow Jones industrials edged down 9.93 points (0.10 per cent) to 9,803.05, the Nasdaq shed
      -AFP  -  72 words
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      Lock icon NY ferry crash kills 10
      81 1 Reuters NEW YORK A New York ferry slammed into a terminal yesterday, killing 10 passengers and injuring scores of people as it tried to dock in high winds at Staten Island, city officials said. The vessel crashed at the end of its 8.3-km run from
      – Reuters  -  81 words
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      The big wage reform hurdle
      664 1  -  Lee Ching Wern by] chingwern@newstoday. com. sg IT must be the biggest mystery in labour relations. Everyone agrees that companies should not be saddled with rigid wage bills in these difficult times and should have the flexibility to reward their employees based on performance and
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      51 1 NEWSX^/lEWS no sex please, we're thai Kingdom cleans up as it awaits Apec leaders/3 global player Sing Tel ups its stake in Globe Telecom/8 the ad kings Finalists for The Advertising Hall of Fame announced/4, 1 8 koh buck song On the state of Singapore's soul/23 HF I wW %iWr^
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      42 1 I^k-r J./- --Wji JLfgft 1 Carrefour <f> JB" H// I ■'i Vk suzanne walker on single motherhood/sfj| S*f I J iHi read XmJiKRk v ravi veloo on being single iranengon ILIFsL ><^v in singapore/53 being happy/62 dll 'n/lfl C^ f SUPER] BUYS!
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      30 1 [iBREAKn] k\ Turn to pg 45 J A fcg^for details t Jet* BPECTACULAR rfpAYS BY THE SEA Great Ocean Road links .^^a 5 the pearls along a silver chain/38 Travelli
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Man in court for training 'Nazi' dog
      130 2 BERLIN A German man got into trouble with the law after he taught his dog to raise his right paw in an "Adolf Hitler" salute in front of two policemen. The black mongrel sheepdog, called Adolf, is <2 alleged to have performed the
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      Lock icon A kingdom sanitised
      723 3  -  S Murali Thailand spring-cleaned in time for Apec by in Bangkok murali@newsto day. com. se A YEAR ago, walking through Bangkok's most famous IT mall, Pantip Plaza, was an experience in itself. Every three metres, you would be greeted by a man thrusting a catalogue of movie
      – AFP photo  -  723 words
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      Lock icon Oscar time for best ads
      385 4  -  Janice Lee Today photo I Hall of Fame Awards finalists announced by janice@newstoday.com.sg IT'S the results that matter most. And it's with this in mind that the Singapore Advertising Hall Of Fame Awards move into its fifth year with 79 finalists vying for industry acknowledgement.
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      613 2 lliTl?.TlTiMWVra f Hthe art of articulation ar'ticU'lcMion (a:-tlk fy3-l§'shan) n, I. Endowed with the power of speech. 2, Composed of distinct, meaningful syllables or words, as human speech. 3. Expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language: an articulate speaker. 4. Characterized by the use of clear, expressive language: an
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      15 2 'SAVE' It's part of our brand name. We guarantee it! LOOK OUT FOR SAVINGS INSIDE
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      276 4 Canon Taking up photography has never been more rewarding. If you've always dreamt of being a shutterbug, now's the perfect time to get one of our best-selling EOS cameras. Not only will you enjoy amazing savings of up to $522, but our extended warranty will also cover your camera for
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon CPF: Alternative housing loans
      191 8 Channel News Asia SINGAPOREANS who find it difficult to pay their monthly housing instalments because of the recent CPF changes can now apply for short-term loans from the Government Yesterday, the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board announced details of the Government Bridging Loan (GBL) scheme to
      – Channel News Asia  -  191 words
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      SingTel to raise stake in Globe
      466 8  -  Chan Chao Peh The move will allow the telco to build a bigger Asian presence by chaopeh@newstoday.com.Sj SINGTEL yesterday moved a step closer to its goal of becoming a pan-Asian powerhouse when it agreed to raise its stake in its Philippines associate, Globe Telecom.
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      189 8 P^w? career dynamics Is Your Career Taking You To Your Wealth? Q "a" Q 1 Can You Get To Your Riches In Your Current Job? I What Do You Need To Do To Change It? IORO< X SUPP< How Are You Going To Do It? Whether you are an employer
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  • LETTERS
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      Penny pinching
      339 10  -  Narayana Narayana Bank surcharge for counting change hits small business SO the ante has been upped, from the humble one-cent coin to the five-cent coin, which it appears will soon count for virtually nothing. Readers will recollect that sometime early last year, the Government announced that one-cent coins
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      JC students not in study
      75 10 I REFER to the article, "Think like a genius" (Today, Sept 8). It was reported that in the third International Mathematics and Science Study, "Singapore's upper primary and lower secondary students ranked top. Junior college students, however, were in 30th place." I would like to
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      Middle class on losing end
      178 10  -  Fok Kah Hon I WAS disappointed to read that students enrolling in the Integrated Programme at National Junior College probably will see a jump in their school fees next year. Although most secondary school students will pay fees of about $30, students enrolling in NJC
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      HDB, not CPF, has first charge on flats
      173 10 I REFER to the report, "Prudence is key when it comes to buying a house" (Today, Oct 4). The report said: "If the couple are buying the flat from the HDB for the first time, their CPF funds will be protected because
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      169 10 February 2004 Intake {Prelim results accepted} Trinity Graduates were offered places at the prestigious University of Melbourne for Medicine, Law, Commerce, Dental Science, Physiotheraphy, Veterinary Science, Biomedical Science, Engineering, Architecture, Computer Science, Science and the Arts. Ms Catherine Tay, Admissions Officer, Trinity College will be available for: Interview Session Thursday
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      241 10 Your letter can also appear on this page. Give your full f^S name and address and ,mwm i wr'te to: Today, 24, Raffles > Place, #28-01/06, Clifford Centre, Singapore *****1; Fax:6s-*****217; E-mail: news@newstoday.com.sg A Toast to Priority x*s«^^ The first ever China-Direct Wholesale Centre has arrived in Singapore. At jw^
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      140 11 Canon You can't go wrong! Meet the new Canon XNU i 255 Bubble Jet colour printer. Plus you can enjoy printing speeds of up to 12 ppm for Not only does it look stylish, but it also works hard mono and 9 ppm for colour printouts. What's more, the at
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Lock icon Intel profit up
      195 12 Agencies Asia leads biggest sales rise in 3 years INTEL Corp, the world's biggest manufacturer of semiconductors, reported that third-quarter profit more than doubled on the biggest sales increase in more than three years as demand in Asia surged. Net income rose to US$l.66 billion ($2.88 billion),
      — Agencies  -  195 words
    • Market WATCH
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        Lock icon Singapore
        107 12 Dow Jones SINGAPORE shares closed higher yesterday, dovetailing gains on Wall Street where Intel Corp's strong earnings confirmed the global technology sector is finally recovering. The ST Index climbed 18.23 points, or 1.1 per cent, to close at 1,748.96, but was off the day's high of 1,751.46. On the
        – Dow Jones  -  107 words
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        World markets
        60 12 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd 10,899.95 12,056.18 3,291.90 5,924.38 -66.48 +200.16 +0.30 -14.04 -0.61% +1.69% +0.01% -0.24% Korea Comp 764.23 -2.29 -0.30% KLCI 783.21 +0.58 +0.07% SET Index 576.10 +7.63 +1.34% Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B 650.44 1,356.15 253.37 +1.72
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        Your S$2 buys
        36 12 US$ 0.5761 UK£ 0.3447 Yen 62.724 HK$ 4.4607 RM 2.1893 Euro 0.4914 Rupiah 4862.6 Baht 22.835 Peso 31.529 A$ 0.8348 Indian Rs 26.303 Won 676.38 C$ 0.7628 Yuan 4.7865 NZ$ 0.9674 NTS 19.569
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        Commodities
        21 12 Gold uss/oi 375.200 Silver uss/oi 4.920 Platinum uss/oz 727.500 Rubber centsAg 222.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1747 Brent crude uss/barrel 31.06
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        STI —1,748.96 +18.23
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        SGX most active
        52 12 By volume Close Change '000 CAM Int Adroit EDMI Horizon Cosco Inv CHT SeeHS 0.185 0.130 0.395 0.230 0.610 0.965 0.145 +0.020 +0.020 +0.045 +0.095 +18.2 +9.5 +8.0 +10.9 449,131 98,787 72,337 70,512 53,550 45,190 43,013 KingWan AlliedTech LabroyMar 0.170 0.555 0.525 +0.065 +0.025 +13.3 +5.0 41,548
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        SGX top rises
        78 12 By Close Change Seaview 9.650 +0.550 OCBC 11.900 +0.400 Venture 20.300 +0.400 CITYDEV 6.200 +0.300 DBS Bk 6% NCPS *****.200 +0.200 GreatEast 11.300 +0.200 SPH 20.000 +0.200 SPH100 20.100 +0.200 Haw Par 4.440 +0.140 Innovalu 1.650 +0.120 By percentage Close Change Falmac 0.135 +50.0 Goldtron CPS*****6 0.040
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        Lock icon SGX top falls
        85 12 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by By Close Change OCBC 4.5%NCPS *****2.300 -0.200 APB Breweries 6.200 -0.150 OUE 6.500 -0.100 KepCorp 5.650 -0.050 Thai Prime200USS 8.550 -0.050 SBSTransit 500 1.330 -0.030 Courts Sp 0.625 -0.025 AustlandAS 1.780 -0.020 Bonvests 0.505 -0.020 Hyflux 1.970 -0.020 By percentage Close Change
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      Lock icon SIA plans more flights
      336 14  -  Chan Chao Peh by chaopeh@newstoday.com.si SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) plans to increase its capacity by more than 10 per cent next year as traffic recovers to pre-Sars levels. The flights will service the United States, China, India and Australia. "We believe the market will be more buoyant
      Wong Khing Chong  -  336 words
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      Office space race
      420 16  -  Lee Yew Meng Firms on the move as competition lowers rental prices by yewmeng@newstoday.com.sg NEXT year will be the litmus test of whether the third-quarter increase in office occupancy rates in Raffles Place the first improvement in 10 quarters can be sustained. That is when 800,000 square
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      Lock icon China trade surplus dives
      166 18 -AFP BEIJING China's trade surplus fell 86.7 per cent in September compared with a year earlier as surging imports left it with the smallest monthly balance this year, the Ministry of Commerce said. A rise of 39.9 per cent to U5541.65 billion ($72.4 billion) in imports
      -AFP  -  166 words
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      Lock icon Fewer bankruptcies in Japan
      136 18 AFP TOKYO The number of Japanese business failures last month fell to the lowest level for 51 months as smaller companies clung on through restructuring efforts and public aid, a research firm said yesterday. In all, 1,238 companies went under last month, down 18.2 per cent
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      227 18 Channel News Asia Channel News Asia Dow Jones Agencies Novena Holdings says it will issue a $4.64 million bond to Sure World Capital that can be converted into shares in the lifestyle company at 29 cents per share within two years from the date of issue. Creative Technology
      — Channel News Asia; — Dow Jones; — Agencies  -  227 words
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      366 13 Henderson Global Technology Fund celebrates its 6th anniversary While investing in technology has proven to be one of the most volatile sectors in recent years, the Henderson Global Technology Fund, since its launch in Mm October 1997, has still delivered a positive annualised mwk return of 2.4%*. f\ Being one
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      1100 18 Advertising Feature *AJ How to Motivate Your p- Child to_Excel in School Adam Khoo reveals his strategies on how to excel in examinations. From Scoring 'F's to Scoring 'A's Starting from the bottom of a neighbourhood school, Adam Khoo skyrocketed to scoring 8 points for the 'O' Levels, scoring straight
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Six countries in six days
      388 20 Security tops agenda in Bush's whirlwind Asian tour WASHINGTON US President George W Bush has a reputation for not being a curious tourist while on overseas trips so he isn't likely to be disappointed during his whirlwind tour of Asia. Mr Bush was to leave
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      UK train info from India
      98 20 LONDON British commuters will have to call Bangalore to find out about train services in Britain under a leaked plan to save up to £10 million ($28.8 million) by shifting the country's national rail enquiries service to India, The Guardian reported. Indian call centre workers
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      Lock icon Bomb attack on US convoy in Gaza kills 4
      180 22 Agencies GAZA At least four people were killed and one injured by an apparent roadside bomb attack against a convoy of US diplomatic vehicles in the Gaza Strip yesterday, Israel Radio reported. The convoy, which included officials from the office of
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      Lock icon Chatroom shutdown underway
      306 22 Reuters LONDON On Tuesday, Microsoft Corp began the systematic shutdown of its online chat rooms, silencing a once boisterous forum for oddball rants and political observations darkened by spammers and sex predators. Last month, the world's largest software company stunned the industry and the millions who use
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      155 22 CNETAsia Tech Guide Forums present J^^Njf Technology Beyond Limits 21 October 2003 Raffles City Convention Centre m M Singapore Program Who should attend This half-day event promises insightful presentations which include: Senior executives of > Optimizing the Business Value of IT: SMEs responsible for Delivering the Integrated Portfolio formulating IT
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon The state of S´pore´s soul
      824 23  -  Koh Buck Song Republic has come a.long way but h where are fh-e'rebels with a cause? SOUL has been discussed in Singapore since the *****. But does it have a different meaning today, as the country more proactively than most nations seeks to redefine itself
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  • WATZUP?
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      Lock icon Who me?
      343 24 -AFP Dark horse beats the odds to win Booker LONDON Australian first-time novelist and reformed drug addict DBC Pierre beat the odds on Tuesday to win the Booker Prize, Britain's most famous and most coveted literary award, for his debut novel Vernon God Little. Pierre, 42, who lives
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      Ditch that itch
      458 25 Don't let dandruff and an itching scalp progress into a hair loss problem IMAGINE this you see a cute member of the opposite sex. The person is stylish, dressed in designer black and is walking towards you with a smile. But up close and personal, you are
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      What is the BioHerbalogy Hair Care System?
      90 25 YUN Nam's BioHerbalogy Hair Care System is a unique formula offering faster and more effective results for hair problems. This system was developed from many years of scientific research. The system blends Yun Nam's traditional Chinese herbal formulae with advanced technology, and tests
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      AC NIELSEN: YUN NAM IS TOP!
      53 25 A recent survey revealed that people believe Yun Nam Hair Care, established since 1985, is the "most effective hair care centre". In an April 2003 AC Nielsen survey, eight times more interviewees voted Yun Nam more popular than its competitors. APRIL 2003 SURVEY RESULTS
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      867 68  -  neil humphreys by. compared to england neil@newstoday.com.sg -i- 1 I was 17,1 was gay. I was U.IILII an active homosexual. I was promiscuous, too, spending my time with a number of attractive young men, while spurning the fairer sex. My uncle (and at times, my
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      400 71 I -J- is not for Nik Ho to handle a brand-new set of wheels with kid gloves, as many Singapore drivers tend to do. As soon as he took delivery of his gleaming Volvo V7O sports wagon from the showroom, the 32-year-old management consultant was
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      309 77 CHICAGO Was it the curse of the goat? Or was it simply the fickle hand of fate once again spoiling a Chicago Cubs victory party? Whatever the reason, the bizarre descended on Wrigley Field in Game 6 of the National League
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      318 78  -  Stanley Ho IT WAS one of the most moving scenes ever at an S-League match. When the final whistle was blown at the Yishun Stadium last night, Sembawang Rangers chairman Charles Siahaan and his wife broke down and cried. They were joined
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      379 78  -  Tan Yo-Hinn A YEAR ago, Remy Ong was collecting silverware like it was going out of fashion. He finished second in the AMF World Cup, bagged three Asian Games gold medals and won the Santa Claus Open. Fittingly,
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