Today, 3 May 2004, Afternoon Edition

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    13 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Monday May 3, 2004 < MITA (P) 002/11/2002
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon 'No' to Sharon
      460 1 Agencies Likud members reject plan to pull out of Gaza JERUSALEM A large majority, 61 per cent, of ruling Likud Party members voted yesterday to reject Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to unilaterally withdraw from the Gaza Strip, public television reported. The figures, broadcast early today,
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      Prof Arthur Lim, surgeon with an eye for justice
      686 1  -  Tay Tsen-Waye waye@newstoday.com.sg HE'S always spoken his mind, so it's no surprise that he has called his biography Say what should be said. As he settled into his seat in his sprawling office at Gleneagles Hospital, surrounded by rosewood furniture and
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  • HOT NEWS
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      'Answers' part of draft guide
      296 2  -  Loh Chee Kong i_ l __sz\__ j_ a Students accept NTU's explanation MANY Nanyang Technological University (NTU) students who sat for last Wednesday's accountancy exam have accepted the school's explanation of the supposed "leak" and its decision not to require candidates to retake the paper.
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      Free media and nation-building
      743 3  -  Koh Buck Song |\IEWSS&!S!S£SL VISITORS from the developing world often arrive here with a keen interest in discovering some secrets. They want to know how and why the Republic's economy did so well, especially during the best years of the "Asian miracle". One of the less
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      Project Wings takes off
      404 4  -  Tor Ching Li PAP Women MPs launch project to aid women and children THIS Labour Day, 10 of the People's Action Party's (PAP) women parliamentarians birthed their labour of love of the past five months. Their baby Project Wings (Women Inspiring, Nurturing and Grooming Singaporeans) will
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      Trust is Singapore's core strength: PM
      166 4 THE TRUST between workers, employers and the Government is Singapore's core strength and has pulled the country through tough times. In his May Day Rally speech on Saturday, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said: "During bad times, Singaporeans did not quarrel and fight over
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      Lock icon Today hits Cheers, FairPrice Xpress stores island-wide
      211 4 A MONTH after Today became available at all 7-Eleven stores, Today readers now have yet another avenue to get their hands on a copy of their favourite read. Starting today, this newspaper will be available at all Cheers convenience stores and Fair Price
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      779 2 As an Accredited Institution, LASALLE-SIA College of the Arts introduces a new academic structure that allows you to progress seamlessly from Foundation to BA (Hons). You may choose to graduate at Level 2 with a Diploma or continue to Level 3 and earn a BA (Hons). To develop your ideas,
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      257 3 UNIVERSITY OF LONDOn"^^^^^ y diversity Direct Honours Degrees Diplomas cay^n d u 9 n e wersity Ecooom \cs /V Slir6r VUciy towards IHI of economics and f2l tr\r\ rtiinlihif Honr-nn POLITICAL SCIENCE" L^^#l^»^^^B^|Cl lIL JCTy I t^%^ Permission to teach Diploma in Economics Mfc for relevant I ISyr ■J =WCI
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon Thaksin: Please leave us alone
      386 6 Tells 'foreigners' to let his govt deal with unrest in south Thailand BANGKOK In the wake of growing international criticism that Thai security forces used excessive force against rebels in its southern provinces, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra called on "foreigners" to back off and let
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      Lock icon Arroyo cancels rallies on bomb threats
      207 6 Reuters MANILA Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo cancelled a political meeting next week in the troubled southern island of Mindanao because of threats by Muslim militants, a campaign spokesman said yesterday. Ms Arroyo, ahead by a comfortable 10 points in various opinion polls before
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      Lock icon Sasser worm to hit hardest today
      170 6 -AFP STOCKHOLM A new Internet worm that attacks computers with certain Microsoft operating systems was spreading rapidly yesterday and is expected to culminate today when people return to work, experts said. Millions of computers worldwide may have been affected by the Sasser worm and
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon Poland PM resigns
        77 6 Reuters Poland's unpopular leftist Prime Minister Leszek Miller resigned formally with his entire Cabinet yesterday, a day after taking his country into the European Union. The long-anticipated resignation is set to be accepted by President Aleksander Kwasniewski, who will appoint another leftist former Finance Minister Marek Belka,
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        Lock icon Reclamation protest in HK
        79 6 AFP Up to 12,000 Hong Kong demonstrators yesterday unveiled what they described as the world's longest blue ribbon to protest against plans to reclaim large portions of Victoria Harbour. The protesters unfurled the 3,000 m ribbon along the scenic waterfront where the government plans to reclaim
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  • HOME NEWS/LETTERS
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      Lock icon A rogue's redemption
      720 8  -  Ng Shing Vi 'Hero' award puts paid to footballer's chequered past RUMOURS dogged former national soccer player Tohari Paijan (picture, left) after he was arrested for match fixing in 1981 by the Commercial Affairs Department His career has seen its ups and downs since the highs include
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      Local and foreign films censored equally, says board
      613 8  -  Wang Chee Yann THE article, "More film fest entries get the snip this year", (Today, April 27) gives the impression that local films submitted by the Singapore International Film Festival (SIFF) are treated more stringently by the Board of Film Censors (BFC)
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      Media's instant label of 'Muslim' separatists wrong
      197 10  -  Irwan Jamil THERE is a widespread misconception that Muslims resort to violent means to get their views across and are inclined towards terrorism. One recent case in the news has been the standoff between Thailand's armed forces and Muslim separatists in the south
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      Collapses reveal cracks in system
      247 10  -  Carlson Chong Grave flaws in tender-evaluation process need to be addressed I REFER to your news comment, "Collapses raise difficult questions" (Today, April 30). I agree that the recent collapses have raised the issue of awarding tenders for projects to the lowest bidder. There is
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      Supply and demand guide Iras' revision of Annual Value
      177 10  -  (Mrs) Lee Leng Kiong WE REFER to the news comment written by Mr Lee Han Shih, "Are HDB owners being overtaxed?" (Today, April 28). Mr Lee questioned the Iras' method of determining the Annual Value based on the prevailing market rents.
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      StarHub soon to hit 1,000,000 mark
      281 12  -  Chan Chao Peh Telco targets one-third market share by year-end STARHUB, the smallest mobile phone operator in Singapore, is set to sign up its 1,000,000 th customer sometime this month, even as more than eight in 10 people are mobile phone users in the
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      OCBC shareholders approve GE takeover
      191 12 OCBC indicated yesterday its "firm intention" in making a $2.8 billion takeover offer for its insurance associate Great Eastern Holdings, following approval by its shareholders. Great Eastern shareholders will receive 0.976 OCBC share for each share they own. They will receive the document and acceptance
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    • MarketWATCH
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        Lock icon Singapore
        117 12 AFP Singapore shares should extend their gains this week on the back of expected stronger earnings results by blue chip firms, dealers said last Friday. The ST Index closed at 1,842.03 on Friday, down 25.61 points or 1.37 per cent from the previous week. At least four companies, including
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 12 US$ 0.5864 UK£ 0.3315 Yen 64.834 HK$ 4.5745 RM 2.2281 Euro 0.4957 Rupiah 5102.0 Baht 23.459 Peso 32.825 A$ 0.8175 Indian Rs 26.042 Won 686.81 C$ 0.8039 Yuan 4.8542 NZ$ 0.9493 NTS 19.494
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 12 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oi 387.50 Silver uss/oi 6.09 Platinum uss/oi 794.20 Rubber centsAg 252.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,887 Brent crude uss/barrel 35.12 Information provided by
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      Lock icon POWER MANAGEMENT
      789 14  -  Chan Chao Peh I Indonesia's GBP is growing its coal-mm|j|9 business* wjfttrthree Spore companies as/woWd i^&rkeijbooirns I THANKS to businessman Low Tuck Kwong, some 700 Indonesian schoolchildren living near his coal mines are receiving free schooling, textbooks and uniforms. By doing so, Mr Low president director of PT
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      Diversifying for sound investing
      347 14 SOME may wonder what the secret of a successful portfolio is more cash, bonds or equities? The truth is that there's no fool-proof formula. How much you allocate to each asset class depends on your risk-appetite and investment horizon. However, risks and volatility can be smoothed
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      138 14 "This six-part weekly series is brought to you by Standard Chartered and Today." Advice you can use! -m m Standard 4L M W V k Chartered jsg MM W M [SMS. t°jA U5! Trade off a little return for a large reduction in risk. I True or False <Qs> <Your
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  • SAVVY INVESTOR
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      Arrk will drive Avaplas' new growth
      587 17  -  Joel Ng Earnings of $3.8 m forecast for plastic moulder Avaplas in FY2005 after proposed acquisition by Arrk OVER the last few years, Avaplas has been plagued by excess capacity and loss of market share to lower-cost regions, resulting in severe margin erosion. However,
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      AIR-ISTOCRAT
      812 18  -  Clement Mesenas IF one were to describe Emirates airline in two words, it would be "UN Girl". With the airline's personnel coming from over 100 nationalities the result of its recruitment policy it is not uncommon to find its in-flight cabin crew to be sometimes composed of staff who
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      Lock icon Valuair goes after the women
      429 19  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla EVEN before its first commercial flight, Singapore's first budget airline, Valuair, is all set to mark out its territory by splashing out on a well-funded regional marketing campaign. It will soon be spending several million dollars on a six-month branding and marketing
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        Lock icon The 'after'glow
        163 19 Shobha Tsering Bhalla FLUSH from the success of its "Nikebeautiful" campaign last year, which saw the sportswear brand redefine the concept of beauty, it launched recently the "after" campaign— which emphasises the benefits of exercise for women. The campaign includes a booklet "after" to be distributed at gyms
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Bush refrains from joking about WMD
      124 20 Reuters WASHINGTON United States President George W Bush refrained from making any jokes on Saturday about the US failure so far to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, adopting a rather dark tone at a traditional annual dinner organised by journalists covering the
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      Lock icon Al Qaeda suspected in Yanbu gun attack
      110 20 Reuters. SYDNEY The Al Qaeda terrorist network was most likely behind the gun attack in the Saudi Arabian port of Yanbu, which killed five Western engineers including an Australian man, Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer said yesterday. The men, including two Americans and
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      Pakistan demands justice for killings
      107 20 ISLAMABAD Yesterday, Pakistan condemned Macedonia's acknowledged staged killing of six Pakistani immigrants two years ago to boost its image as a "war on terror" ally and said it will demand compensation. "This is the most heinous crime committed by the Macedonian authorities. We are demanding
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      Lock icon Iraqi prisoners faced 'sadistic' abuses
      562 20 UK authorities could face war crimes charges WASHINGTON An explosive scandal over the shocking treatment of Iraqi prisoners showed no signs of abating yesterday as a United States Army report revealed that detainees faced numerous "sadistic, blatant and wanton criminal abuses" by US soldiers including
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  • COMMENTARY/WORLD
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      Lock icon Favourite SBY-Kalla duo may not win
      1119 22  -  Yusman Ahmad Path to Indonesian presidential palace for partnership littered with many obstacles CURRENTLY, the most favoured to win Indonesia's presidential election on July 5 is the Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono-Jusuf Kalla partnership. The pair is considered an ideal combination, representing the Javanese and nonJavanese
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        Lock icon Overloaded boat sinks, 38 die
        68 22 Reuters Rescuers in Vietnam were searching yesterday for people missing since their boat sank off the country's southernmost coast, as the death toll rose to 38. The boat, a fishing vessel illegally carrying about 152 passengers on a holiday outing, sprung a leak and began
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        Lock icon ill Suharto out of danger
        45 22 Reuters Indonesia's former president Suharto, in hospital for six days for internal bleeding, is improving but will stay in hospital for another weeK. Mr Suharto, 82, had suffered from a complication of the digestive system and was in critical condition.
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      15 22 SAT*GMAT GRE* TOEFL Do you have what it takes? (Next Intake: 9 May 2004) www.highq.com.sg
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      It sure ain't brain surgery
      578 23  -  Elisa Chia America's Next Top Model finalist Elyse Sewell can't contain her disdain for modelling ELYSE Sewell wondered what she was doing among the bimbos. Armed with degrees in Spanish and biology, the finalist on the reality TV show, America's Next Top Model, was billed
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        Dongfang Billy crowned 4 times
        550 25  -  Wendy Cheng DJ takes popularity, talent honours at Golden Mike Awards LOVE 97.2FM radio DJ Dongfang Billy walked away the biggest winner at the Golden Mike Awards on Saturday. Organised by MediaCorp Radio, the biennial ceremony awards DJs from its three Mandarin stations Y.E.S. 93.3FM,
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        Lock icon Heading towards maturity in the arts
        680 26  -  Jason Chong -After 12 years, LaSalle-SIA is poised to become a full-fledged arts university AFTER studying in Australia for 10 years, Elena Wang was looking forward to returning to Singapore to visit her family. Initially, she thought she'd have to return to Australia again
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        The key to happiness
        591 27  -  Low Shi Ping You may find it in these Italian dishes with Asian influences ASK any Italian and they'll tell you that food is an integral part of their culture it is considered the key to their hearts and happiness. Coincidentally, many Singaporeans share the same
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          A QOO EBI MEAL ATYOSHINOYA
          128 27 HAVE the best of both worlds when you dine atYoshinoya. Its food is a combination of two cultures as it serves authentic Japanese cuisine in a fast-food environment. This new lip-smacking meal, Ebi Bowl (Prawn Bowl), will refresh your taste buds. All Yoshinoya Ebi meals
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          COFFEE BEAN'S CUP OF TEA
          160 27 GREEN tea beverages are known to boast health benefits such as boosting the immune system, lowering blood sugar levels and are anti-ageing. Now you can have both the health benefits and the refreshing taste with Coffee Bean's new spring tea promotion. The Green Tea Ice
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