Today, 13 November 2003

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    8 1 TODAY todayonline.com Thursday November 13,2003 MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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    Media crossroads
    830 1  -  Derrick A Paulo TODAY IS SINGAPORE'S 2ND LARGEST CIRCULATING DAILY NEWSPAPER! Let market decide outcome, says Minister derrick@newstoday.com.se FIRST, it was a possible rethink of the North East Line and the state of competition in Singapore's transport sector. Now, the competition conundrum in the media industry has been
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Media giants respond
      136 2 RESPONDING to comments made by Singapore's leaders about the small domestic broadcast market, Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) said losses for its TV arm, MediaWorks, are to be expected in the initial years of operation. It added that its "long-term growth strategy" was to "strengthen its presence across
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      No more fruit or congrat ads
      386 2  -  Teo Hwee Nak Govt agencies respond to cut waste ideas by hweenak@newstoday.com.sg NO more fruit at refreshment breaks when personnel directors of the various ministries meet every month. This was one of the suggestions taken up by the Cut Waste Panel, the Finance Ministry
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      Lock icon S'poreans to take on K2
      523 3  -  Stanley Ho Today Exclusive by Eight-man team plans to scale world's toughest peak in 2006 stanley@newstoday.com.sg MOUNT Everest may be the tallest peak in the world, but as far as mountaineering goes, it is not considered the summit of achievement Surprisingly, that honour belongs to
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      SM Lee out of hospital
      61 3 SENIOR MINISTER Lee Kuan Yew was discharged from the Singapore General Hospital yesterday, six days after he had prostate surgery. A statement from the Prime Minister's Office said that SM Lee made "an uneventful recovery". Dr Chris Cheng, Professor Foo Keong Tatt and Dr Tan
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      Hustler buys nude photos of Lynch but...
      118 4 NEW YORK Pornographer Larry Flynt said he bought nude photos of former soldier Jessica Lynch last month to publish in Hustler magazine but changed his mind because she is a "good kid and a victim of the Bush administration". The photos, which purportedly
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      Lock icon Booby-trapped Korans found in Mecca raids
      111 4 Reuters RIYADH Militants planning attacks in Islam's holiest city, Mecca, booby-trapped copies of the Koran to kill and maim pilgrims, the Asharq Al Awsat newspaper reported yesterday. The London-based daily quoted Saudi security sources as saying that this novel weapon was discovered in the
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      Cabbie traced by dad
      504 4  -  Joy Frances Father of Shankar's accuser tracked down key witness by j oy@newstoday. com.sg HE had spent most of his career as a top investigator and when his daughter told him that she had allegedly been molested by former television presenter Vidya Shankar Aiyar (picture), dad's
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      29 3 j|« WIN! IOONEY BACK IN ACTION* <T^IN CINEMAS PG3S Peace gamble or power ploy? Why Lankan President's move may bring the Sinhalese back into peace process See Page 22
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon Meet Creative's one-finger band
      383 6  -  Tor Ching Li TAKE note, Yamaha. The award-win-ning Prodikeys DM is keyed up to score at your home, school and office desk tops. Launched yesterday, CEO of Creative Technology Sim Wong Hoo calls the music-and-PC dual keyboard "music creation for the masses", "a one-finger band" and
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      All clear
      362 6  -  Tan Hui Leng Lab where researcher got Sars to re-open by huileng@newstoday.com.sg THE lab that was shut down after a post-doctoral student contracted Sars while conducting research on the premises is set to reopen on Nov 24 without the Biosafety Level 3 (BSL3) facility that it once housed.
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      White ribbon quest
      371 8  -  Ng Shing Yi Male inmates join drive to stop violence against women by shingyi@newstoday.com.sg TO protest domestic violence by men against women, 50 inmates of Jalan Awan Prison in Changi have volunteered 6,000 hours of their time to make 60,000 white ribbons. The inmates are men. The
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      NUH doctor suspended for forgery
      106 8 A DOCTOR who forged a colleague's signature to illegally obtain sleeping pills for his own use has been suspended for three months. Dr Samuel Ang Pei-Ming, a general practitioner, pleaded guilty to five counts of the offence before the Singapore Medical Council's disciplinary committee. He
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      Asean chief says no to censorship standard
      152 8  -  Elisia Yeo IT would mean that audiences from Hanoi to Jakarta and everywhere else in South-east Asia would see the same version of a film. But Asean SecretaryGeneral Ong Keng Yong said he opposes the idea of standardising censorship criteria across Asean. At
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      852 7 CTi CM X CO Advertisement Productivity up, operating costs down, thanks to IT manager's >, business decision. 1 StarHub Written by Felicia Thorn l^^j Mr Simon Foo, IT volume,"soys Mr Foo, p^ A i Manager of a Singapore- "we can now do so much Wffi wM js^ A based software
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      More help for consumers
      59 9 I REFER to your report, "Consumers to get more protection" (Today, Nov 11). The three-day period to allow buyers time to reconsider their decision applies to time-share contracts and direct-selling transactions. In the Bill, the limitation period starts when the consumer becomes aware of the misrepresentation.
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      Don't ape the West on show tickets
      122 9  -  M S Suresh I REFER to Mr Danny Chaplin's letter, "Wailing babies not welcome" (Today, Nov 11). The original letter writer, Ms Joseph, said there was no sign indicating that children under six were not allowed. No ticket for children under six could
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      Watch cable TV with DTU dishes
      225 9  -  Wong Yuen Meng Direct-To-User Pay TV promises win-win situation for viewers, property owners WITH the introduction of Digital Cable, it is an appropriate time to introduce another way of receiving Pay TV services: DTU (Direct To User) or DTH (Direct To Home). These types
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      Pickers and choosers punished
      195 9 I REFER to the letters "30-min wait for taxi? That's not efficient" by Ms Andrea Leung and "Forced to make booking" by Mr Adrian Kwong (Today, Nov 7). I would like to apologise for the unpleasant experiences of Ms Leung and Mr Kwong. Comfort drivers who
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      corporate briefs
      199 10 Parkway Holdings reported net profit of $1 0.027 million, or 1.52 cents a share, in its third quarter ended Sept 30, up from $5,129 million, or 0.71 cent a share, in the same period that of a year ago, as sales rose to $90.69 million from $84,271 million.
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    • Market WATCH
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        Lock icon Singapore
        112 10 Bloomberg SGX, SHARES closed higher yesterday as the market swung up on a technical rebound with governmentlinked companies (GLCs) leading the gainers. The ST Index climbed 18.41 points, or 1.1 per cent, to its intra-day high of 1,717.36, following two straight sessions of losses. Gainers outpaced losers 244 to
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        ST Index—1,717.36+18.41
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        World markets
        60 10 Index Value Change Pis Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Korea Comp 10,226.22 11,971.48 3,217.40 5,982.75 796.31 +19.18 -32.14 -0.30 -39.33 +8.54 +0.19% -0.27% -0.01% -0.65% +1.08% KLCI 790.31 -4.97 -0.62% SET Index Jakarta Comp 653.49 619.87 +5.94 +2.15 +0.92% +0.35% Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1,363.53
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 10 US$ 0.5764 UK£ 0.3461 Yen 62.663 HK$ 4.4709 RM 2.1904 Euro 0.5002 Rupiah 4889.5 Baht 23.002 Peso 31.804 A$ 0.8057 Indian Rs 26.106 Won 678.76 C$ 0.7562 Yuan 4.771 NZ$ 0.921 NTS 19.613
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        Commodities
        21 10 Gold uss/oi 388.000 Silver uss/oi 5.070 Platinum uss/oi 763.000 Rubber centsAg 215.25 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1718 Brent crude uss/barrel 28.91
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        SGX most active
        58 10 By volume Chartered NOL Horizon STAssemb KXD Sunray LabroyMar AlliedTeth SingTel Federal Close 1.580 2.130 0.225 2.140 0.420 0.480 0.520 0.585 1.790 0.530 Change +0.050 +0.050 +0.025 +0.140 +0.010 +0.010 +0.015 +0.045 +0.020 +0.080 +3.3 +2.4 +12.5 +7.0 +2.4 +2.1 +3.0 +8.3 +1.1 +17.8 'OOO 63,102 47,714
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        SGX top rises
        74 10 By$ Venture Close Change By percentage Close Change 19.300 +0.500 NHCeram 0.160 +45.5 DBS F&N Creative 50 SPH 14.400 +0.300 El-Nets 0.030 +20.0 11.700 +0.300 Globa 0.030 +20.0 18.000 +0.200 MediaS 0.030 +20.0 19.000 +0.200 Federal 0.530 +17.8 UOB 12.900 +0.200 PNE Micron 0.200 +17.6 STIETF100 KepCorp
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        SGX top falls
        79 10 By Close Change Shang Asia 2kHKS 6.800 -0.300 DBS Bk 6% NCPS *****.400 -0.200 JurEng 2.800 -0.120 GreatEast 11.000 -0.100 By percentage Close Change NWTech W*****1 0.050 -23.1 Goldtron CPS*****6 0.020 -20.0 Cathay Org 0.180 -18.2 BakerTech 0.150 -16.7 Isetan(S) 3.160 -0.100 RSH 0.440 -10.2 SIA 12.300
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      IT services to take off
      236 12  -  Chan Chao Peh as budget airlines raise spending by chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg GLOBAL demand for information technology (IT) services and systems are likely to benefit from increased spending by budget carriers, said a global airline industry co-operative. "We are likely to grow in the future, but growth
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      Harvey Norman sales up 3.8%
      286 14  -  Lee Yew Meng IT, electronics segment boost numbers by yewmeng@newstoday.com.sg CONSUMER electronics wholesaler and retailer Harvey Norman has found the IT and electronics segment of the retail industry growing robustly this year as the impact of the war in Iraq and the outbreak of Sars
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      corporate briefs
      163 14 Bonvests Holdings reported a net profit of $3,692 million, or 1.19 cents a share for the quarter ended Sept 30, up from $1.272 million, or 0.47 cent a share, in the year ago period. Sales rose 22.7 per cent to $59,882 million. Ossia International reported a net profit
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      SingTel gets pricing freedom
      293 16  -  Chan Chao Peh It can set prices for wholesale, retail markets without IDA approval by chaopeh@newstoday.com.s; SINGTEL has been exempted by regulator Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) from classification as a dominant licensee in the international telecommunications services (ITS) market, which includes the international direct
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  • SAVVY INVERSTOR
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      Lock icon Asian recovery intact
      574 18 Increasing domestic demand and strong exports will boost regional stocks, says investment guru WELL-KNOWN investment guru, Dr Mark Mobius of Templeton Asset Management, shares his views on Asian markets with Mr Vasu Menon, vice-president and chief editor of finatiQ Bank of Singapore {www.finatiq.com). Menon: Asian markets have
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    • WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY
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        SembCorp Industries ($ 1.28) – BUY
        90 18 SembCorp Industries 1.28) BUY SembCorp's 2003 Q3 net earnings benefited from newly-acquired Teeside in UK, which contributed a larger-than-expected $7.5 million at the PATMI (profit after tax and minority interest) level. Forward earnings are underpinned by a group order book of $3.9 billion. Value creation for shareholders is on track,
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        Labroy ($0.53) – BUY
        79 18 Labroy ($0.53) BUY Labroy Marine's Q3 earnings were above expectations, on the back of a surge in margins despite lower sales deliveries from its order book. We have raised our forecast by 12 per cent for FYO4 and our target price to 75 cents, representing 1 7.5 times FYO4 earnings
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • global roundup
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        Lock icon Sars-hit workers suffer bone disease
        134 20 AFP Up to half of the medical workers in Beijing wno were treated for the Sars virus are suffering from avascular necrosi, a bone-degenera-tion disease. At Peking University Hospital, 40 out of 93 staff members are affected, said a report. A specialist in infectious diseases
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        Lock icon Manila rally seeks Arroyo ouster
        56 20 i Reuters Around 7,000 supporters of ousted President Joseph Estrada gathered in Manila yesterday to demand that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo step down. National Security Adviser Roilo Golez said the march was not a national security concern and dismissed rumours that it was part of
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      Lock icon London fears Al Qaeda attack during Bush visit
      131 20 -AFP LONDON Al Qaeda terrorists using the cover of antiwar protests could attack US President George W Bush during his state visit to London next week, The Times reported yesterday, citing a Scotland Yard source. "We are not so concerned about some
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      Lock icon Bomber hits Italian base
      237 20 BAGHDAD A truck bomb killed 12 Italian soldiers yesterday in the first serious attack on Rome's 3,000-strong contingent with the US-led coalition in Iraq. Another officer from the paramilitary carabinieri police was reported missing in the explosion and fire that destroyed their base in the southern
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  • COMMENTARY
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      Lock icon Peace gamble or power ploy?
      848 22  -  Kalinga Seneviratne Why Lankan President's move may bring the Sinhalese back into peace process by news@newstoday.com.sg WHEN President Chandrika Kumaratunga sacked three senior ministers and put Sri Lanka's defence and internal security apparatus firmly under her command, pessimists and supporters of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe
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  • Article, Illustration
    Lock icon In a publicity bind
    587 24 Actor Jeff Chen learning how to cope with new role in Channel 8 THE laughs still come easy and his dimpled smile is still endearing. But speaking to Today about his soon-to-be released culinary programme Good Man, Great Taste on MediaCorp TV Channel 8, Taiwanese actor
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      467 39  -  Camy Tan Tianpo fires up the fashion quotient with a designer jewellery showcase by camy@newstoday.com.sg ELIZABETH Taylor once said: "I've never thought of my jewellery as trophies. I'm here to take care of it and to love it, for we are only temporary custodians
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    479 42 Service quality isn't enough, says Dr Balaji. Customers must be wooed and wowed with service excellence SOME 6,300 service staff from 1 99 companies were accorded the Excellent Service Award (EXSA) at a presentation ceremony last Thursday at the University Cultural Centre at Kent Ridge Crescent.
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    608 50  -  Chan Seet Fun Meet EricYeong, the taxi driver who goes that extra mile for his passengers by news@newstoday.com.sq SUPERSTAR award winner Eric Yeong Cho Ser has a work ethic that you wish all taxi drivers would adopt. Over the past seven years as a TIBS
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    579 58  -  Rachel Fang Senior immigration and checkpoints specialist Tee Soon Kay serves with all his heart A firm believer in teamwork, Mr Tee credits his team members for helping him to be conferred with the SuperStar award. AS a senior immigration and checkpoints specialist at Changi
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    618 60  -  Chan Seet Fun Seah Chye Soon is happiest when every tree and plant on Sentosa is well by news@newstoday.com.sg HE IS on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. All his 35,000 patients live in Sentosa and he is happy when they look green.
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    402 63  -  Justyn Olby Good service comes straight from the heart, says Staff Sergeant Chia Voon Yeow by news@newstoday.com.sq FOR many, an encounter with the men in blue often takes place under unhappy circumstances. As such, a friendly and understanding officer in uniform like Staff Sergeant Chia Voon Yeow
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    276 64 SPRING Singapore (Standards, Productivity and Innovation Board) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Its mission is "to raise productivity so as to enhance Singapore's competitiveness and economic growth for a better quality of life for our people". BESIDES wooing the
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      998 66  -  Rohit Brijnath Forget Pele, Hewitt, the Marlins and Vijay, everyone else is in the running EVERY 12 months this column (THIS YEAR HOPEFULLY WITH SOME HELP FROM YOU) selects a sportsperson of the year. It is bloody good fun especially since the only
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      170 67 -AFP WASHINGTON Four US athletes face lengthy bans after the lAAF confirmed they had tested positive for a new designer steroid, the USA Today newspaper reported yesterday. The four unnamed athletes' 'B' samples tested positive for tetrahydrogestrinone (THG) at the United States Track and Field Championships
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      721 67  -  Jonathan Davies It's looking like New Zealand v France, but England's still dangerous Today EXCLUSIVE by news@newstoday.com.sg WELL fancy that The "Big Four" everybody expected to be contesting this weekend's World Cup semi-finals have taken their places. But only France can claim to be playing at
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      376 67 Tennis ATP Masters Cup Battle for No 1 HOUSTON Andy Roddick underlined his determination to finish the year as world No 1, opening his account at the ATP Masters Cup yesterday with a feisty 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 win
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      579 68  -  Jose Raymond New SABA exco's election deemed 'illegal' by old team by j ose@newstoday. com.sg LED by former boxer CA Balan Nair, the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association (SABA) had a new team in the ring in January armed with grand plans to revive Singapore's ailing boxing scene.
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      191 68 -AFP HANOI Vietnam international Vu Nhu Thanh has been banned from playing professional football for five years for disciplinary reasons, officials said yesterday amid reports of his involvement in match-fixing. The punishment was handed down on Tuesday, a day after the 22-year-old midfielder was kicked out
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      371 68 LONDON Alex Ferguson and the Football Association (FA) looked to be heading towards another row yesterday, reported the Daily Telegraph. This after Manchester United stood by its manager's allegations of "plea bargaining" between the governing body and Arsenal over its Old
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      327 70 -AFP LONDON Michael Owen (picture) hinted for the first time yesterday that he could move to a club abroad if Liverpool fails to qualify for the Champions League. The England striker has 18 months left on his current contract at Anfield and has given no indication
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