Today, 6 August 2004, Afternoon Edition

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    13 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Friday August 6, 2004 MITA (P) 103/07/2004
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Soaring oil prices hit US stocks
      250 1 Reuters Dow ends below psychologically key 10,000 level NEW YORK US stocks suffered one of the sharpest declines of this year yesterday, knocking the blue-chip Dow below the psychologically key 10,000 level as crude oil prices resumed their march higher, chasing investors from equities.
      — Reuters  -  250 words
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      Lock icon Yahoo sued over online harassment
      129 1 -AFP LOS ANGELES An Internet surfer has filed a potential class-action lawsuit against the US online giant, Yahoo, accusing it of sheltering anonymous users who electronically harass message board users. The action, filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court, alleged that the Californiabased Internet provider
      -AFP  -  129 words
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      Supervisor caught 'between devil and deep blue sea'
      509 1  -  Ng Shing Vi and Wong Fei Wan EARLY on the day of the Nicoll Highway collapse, the worksite's main contractor Nishimatsu Construction and subcontractor Kori Construction were at loggerheads over whether or not they should send workers into the tunnel to shore
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      31 1 ACTION BEGINS ON SATURDAY, AUG 14 ATHENS 2004 099 /v\=DIACORP NEWSX^/IEWS Bush must go Fahrenheit 911 's director Michael Moore thinks so/3 EPL Special Countdown begins with complete fixture list/60 [ftlONOOAT|
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      21 1 P SUPERBUG KILLS 100 IN CANADIAN HOSPITAL BRITON HELD ON U.S. WARRANT HOT NEWS 2 WAS SOLDIER OBEYING ORDERS? WORLD 38
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon 'Deadly superbug' in hospital
      177 2 Reuters MONTREAL A mutant strain of bacteria had killed 100 patients in a single Canadian hospital since the beginning of last year, experts said yesterday, and they predicted a deadlier epidemic if urgent action is not taken. Dr Jacques Pepin, an epidemiologist at the University Hospital
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      Lock icon Briton held on US warrant
      126 2 -AFP LONDON A British citizen named as Babar Ahmad, whom the United States wants extradited, was arrested in Britain yesterday under the country's anti-terrorist act, police said. On Tuesday, British police arrested 12 other men, reportedly including a top Al Qaeda suspect, under the same
      -AFP  -  126 words
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      Yaacob: Social safety nets needed for poor
      526 2  -  Derrick A Paulo These will lessen the gap between the haves and have-nots SOCIAL safety nets will be critical to plug the widening gap between the rich and the poor in Singapore. Making this point yesterday was the Minister for Community Development and
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      Does the US deserve a better president?
      756 3  -  Asif Ansar ■M plllf QCQI Film-maker Michael Moore thinks so and he may have succeeded with Fahrenheit 911 asii(gnewstoday.com.sg Despite its flaws, Fahreri' heit 911 offers food for thought. Mr Moore hopes it will take the wool off the eyes of the Bush
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        KL cops foil attempt to kidnap VIP's son
        51 4 An attempt to kidnap the son of former Malaysian health minister Chua Jui Meng was foiled after two youths crashed his car after a 3km high-speed chase with the police, The Star reported yesterday. One of them was arrested but the other
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        Lock icon French image-maker dies
        56 4 AFP French photographer Henri CartierBresson (picture), universally hailed as one or the most influential image-makers of the 20th century and a pioneer in the art of photojournalism, has died at the age of 95. The famously reclusive cofounder of the Magnum photo agency died early on Tuesday
        – AFP  -  56 words
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        Lock icon Fear of losing job sent janitor on rampage
        51 4 Reuters A mentally-ill janitor who stabbed 15 children and at least three teachers in a Beijing kindergarten was afraid of losing his job, state media said. Xv Heping, 52, is now in police custody after going on the rampage that killed one
        — Reuters  -  51 words
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        Lock icon State-backed Arab militias to be disarmed
        57 4 AFP Khartoum is to start next week the disarming of statesponsored Arab militias accused of a reign of terror in the western region of Darfur as demanded by the United Nations Security Council. A police official said the disarmament would be carried out on
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      POSTCARDS FROM SINGAPORE
      120 4 SEND a postcard to a friend or relative and invite them to experience Singapore's vibrancy and unique blend of cultures first hand. Who knows, you might even win a prize. The postcards are available islandwide at all Singpore Post Offcies, Guardian Health Beauty Stores, the Singapore Zoo,
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      No more giving in, say coalition forces
      345 4 Common policy adopted to reject Iraqi extremists' demands WASHINGTON The United States and its 31 allies sent out a tough message to extremists in Iraq by adopting a common policy not to make any more concessions to kidnappers after the Philippines was forced
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      SINGAPORE SUPPORTS STATEMENT
      84 4 SINGAPORE said yesterday that it "strongly" supported the United States' statement on terrorism. "The kidnappings and brutal murders of innocent people by terrorists are intended to undermine the resolve of governments assisting in the reconstruction of Iraq," saia a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "Succumbing
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      Lock icon Public private partners
      341 6 Channel News Asia MOF looks at proven model to use private sector for public services THE Finance Ministry (MOF) is exploring opportunities to tap the ideas and resources of the private sector in delivering public services. The first desalination plant in the country has been highlighted as
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      Lock icon Sentosa's luge attraction
      219 6 IN A new, five-point $5 million development, Sentosa will become the first place in Asia with a luge attraction. Luge is a sport where riders can race down a hill along a speciallydesigned trail on a luge cart, which has a unique steering and braking system that
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Lock icon Stay alert: JI still has attack plans
      195 8 Channel News Asia HOME Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng has warned Singaporeans to stay alert for possible links between terrorist and criminal groups. Although some Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) leaders have been arrested, younger ones have taken their place, he said. Speaking at a
      – Channel News Asia  -  195 words
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      Maritime boom
      318 8  -  Tay Tsen-Waye First shipping degree 6 times oversubscribed between the industry, the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) and NTU. Demand for skilled manpower in the maritime sector is projected to increase by 47 per cent over the next 14 years, said Dr Balaji. The industry contributes six per
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        Lock icon 117 women nabbed in Geylang for suspected prostitution, drugs
        73 8 Channel News Asia Police arrested 1 1 7 women for suspected prostitution and drug abuse on Wednesday night in an anti-vice raid. The women were nabbed in and around entertainment outlets at Geylang, Joo Chiat and Tanjong Katong. Aged between 20
        — Channel News Asia  -  73 words
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        Lock icon Paid to pose as a terrorist
        108 8 Channel News Asia As part of ongoing efforts to weed out any weakness in its detection system and keep frontline officers on their toes, the Immigration and Checkpoint Authority has been testing the effectiveness of Singapore's border controls by deploying people to pose as
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        PM Goh's National Day message
        103 10 Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong will deliver the National Day Message this Sunday. This will be Mr Goh's last National Day message before he hands over power to his deputy Lee Hsien Loong. The speech will be broadcast across MediaCorp's Radio stations and all the
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        Lock icon Corruption in Singapore declining
        101 10 Channel News Asia Corruption in Singapore is on the decline, says the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB). Last year there were only 366 cases 30 per cent fewer than in 2000, which saw 515 cases. Singaporeans can now get a glimpse of some of the nigh-tech
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      A bleak future awaits Yijin
      324 10  -  She has passed polytechnic, but employers may prefer healthier graduates Kenneth Tan kenneth@newstoday.com.sg SITTING quietly behind Singapore Polytechnic's (SP) top graduates who were being honoured with awards, Zhuo Yijin cut a sad figure in the crowd of smiling faces. For many polytechnic students graduating this
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      MSG use is safe
      461 12  -  Turiadi Tests on mice cited in article were irrelevant I REFER to the News Comment, "Tasty but still bad for health" (Aug 3). The writer, Mr Richard Seah, questioned the facts put forward in the article "Tasty Facts about MSG" published in another newspaper on July
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      Richard Seah replies:
      126 12 MY ARTICLE cited "Chinese Restaurant Syndrome" merely as an example. It is just one of many adverse effects of MSG reported by independent, as opposed to industry-sponsored, researchers. Likewise, I was not referring to one specific study (by Tarasoff and Kelly, 1993). Rather, I had summarised a
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      Do more than just 'begging' for money
      179 12  -  John Chua IT'S that time of year when university students once again block all possible MRT exits asking passers-by for donations. The objective may be to get young people more involved in social work. But when I was an undergraduate, the aim to
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      Lock icon Homeless living life on their own terms
      582 14  -  Ma; (Retired) John Yap Poon Ann The poor do seek out the many shelters in Singapore, but some gladly refuse to stay in one I REFER to your report, "Homeless, Hopeless Helpless" in Weekend Today ouly 24-25) and the various responses. I appreciate
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  • Business News
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        Lock icon [ Singapore
        83 18 Singapore Dow Jones SHARE prices closed higher as investors bought ahead of the National Day long weekend, pushing the index to a new three-and-a-half-year high. Traders attributed the positive market sentiment to a "pre-National Day rally", as investors expect Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong to upgrade the Government's full-year gross
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        World markets
        62 18 Index Nikkei 225 Value *****.89 l Pis +50.87 Ch hange +0.46 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd *****.92 3538.90 5427.61 +211.66 -7.10 +110.74 +1.72 -0.20 +2.08 Korea Comp 743.35 +13.94 +1.91 KLCI 824.37 -0.51 -0.06 SET Index 618.90 -0.29 -0.05 Jakarta Comp 762.01 +3.70 +0.49 Phils Comp Shenzhen
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 18 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oz 395.200 Silver uss/oz 6.745 Platinum uss/oz 827.000 Rubber cents/kg 1434 Palm Oil RM/tonne 236.5 Brent crude uss/barrel 38.88 Information provided by
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 18 US$ 0.5805 UK£ 0.318 Yen 64.512 HK$ 4.5284 RM 2.206 Euro 0.4817 Rupiah 5352.5 Baht 24.084 Peso 32.452 A$ 0.8246 Indian Rs 26.917 Won 677.8 C$ 0.7638 Yuan 4.8048 NZ$ 0.8997 NTS 19.839
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        SGX most active
        59 18 By volume STAssemb NOL BIL Intl Rotary Intend Chartered SPH Hi-P NWTech SingTel Close 1.170 2.940 0.865 0.450 0.160 1.110 4.540 1.500 0.140 2.250 Change -0.140 +0.040 +0.080 +0.020 +0.010 +0.020 +0.100 +0.120 +0.015 +0.030 -10.7 +1.4 +10.2 +4.7 +6.7 +1.8 +2.3 +8.7 +12.0 +1.4 '000 67,743
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        SGX top rises
        79 18 By$ Close Changi IMH 400USS 13.300 +0.701 >IA 11.100 +0.401 iTI ETF 100 19.400 +0.371 :iTYDEV 6.400 +0.301 XBC 12.900 +0.301 /enluie 16.600 +0.301 :iTYDEV W*****0 3.860 +0.241 Creative 50 17.700 +0.201 F&N 14.600 +0.201 By percentage Close Change VlediaS 0.015 +50.0 DBS DB eCW*****1 0.250 +35.1
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        SGX top falls
        86 18 By Close Change STAssemb 1.170 -0.140 DBS Bk6% NCPS10 108.800 -0.100 Sincere 1.830 -0.100 GP Bat 3.240 -0.080 APB Breweries 7.600 -0.050 Shang Asia 2kHKS 7.400 TAC 200USS 2.690 -0.050 -0.050 Eastern Pub 0.135 -0.045 CSA 1.000 -0.040 Ml 1.570 -0.040 By percentage Close Change Eastern Pub
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      Temasek $2.80 offer 'very low'
      280 18  -  Val Chua Notable NOL investor may not accept TEMASEK Holdings' bid for Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) has been dismissed by one of the shipping group's notable shareholders, Norwegian shipowner John Fredriksen. Mr Fredriksen who owns nearly 5 per cent of NOL is unlikely to accept
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      Lock icon SingTel earns $700m in Q1
      318 20  -  Chan Chao Peh Its Australian unit, Optus, continues to be the group's largest revenue generator chaopeh@newstoday.com.sg lion, compared to $1.2 billion in the year-earlier period, when the divestment of Sing Tel Yellow Pages and Sing Post gave the telco a $703-million earnings boost Excluding the
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      Former SIA top official named head ofValuair
      212 22  -  Chan Chao Peh VALUAIR, Singapore's first low-cost carrier founded and chaired by former Singapore Airlines (SIA) chairman Lim Chin Beng, has appointed another long timer from the flag carrier as its first chief executive. Mr Sim Kay Wee, 55, who spent more than
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      Lock icon Capita Land's earnings fall 21% in second quarter
      441 22 Dow Jones Profit dip smaller than expected; company confident about prospects CAPITALAND reported yesterday a lower-than-expected drop in secondquarter earnings and said business in Singapore and China would continue to grow. South-east Asia's largest property developer said net profit in the quarter
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      Lock icon Great Eastern's Q2 profits rise 70%
      260 23  -  Val Chua val@newstoday. .com.sg LEADING insurer Great Eastern Holdings (GE) reported second-quarter net profit rose 70 per cent to $144.9 million, or 31 cents per share, after it sold its 6.3-per-cent stake in its parent OCBC bank. Without the exceptional gains of $71 million
      BLOOMBERG  -  260 words
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      Lock icon CORPORATEbriefs.
      326 23 Dow Jones Bloomberg Healthcare operator Parkway Holdings yesterday reported that its net profit rose almost four-fold to $13 million, or 1.8 cents per share, for the second quarter ended June 30, from $3.5 million, or 0.49 cent a share, in the same period last year. Revenue grew 32 per
      Dow Jones; — Bloomberg  -  326 words
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      Singpu announces $372m expansions
      402 25  -  Chan Chao Peh Chemicals maker plans to up production, cut cost SINGPU Chemicals, a China-based raw chemicals maker, is planning its largestever investment of US$2l6 million ($372 million) over the next three years to expand its production capacity, widen its product range and cut operating costs
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      Lock icon Dairy Farm shares hit record high
      299 25 Agencies SHARES of hypermarket and convenience store operator Dairy Farm International Holdings rose sharply for the third straight day, surging 6.6 per cent, or l 15 US cents, to a record closing high of L US$2.4l ($4.15) on the Singapore |l Exchange yesterday. It
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      Lock icon Virgin Atlantic orders 26 aircraft
      219 26 Bloomberg VIRGIN Atlantic Airways has ordered 26 A 340-600 planes from Airbus SAS worth about US$5.5 billion ($9.5 billion) tc expand its network. The carrier is 51-per-cent owned by UK billionaire Richard Branson's private investment company, Virgin Group, and 49-per-cent owned by Singapore Airlines. Virgin
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      Lock icon Malaysia to abolish air-fare fixing mechanism
      109 26 -AFP KUALA LUMPUR A pricing mechanism used by airlines and travel agents to fix air fares in Malaysia will be abolished from Nov 1. "With the abolition, travellers will be able to shop for lower fares, as airlines and travel agents will be free
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    • market BUZZ
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        Kids Company to hold book fair
        79 26 Kids Company will organise a Children's Charity Book Fair from today to Aug 15 at Millenia Walk, where secondhand books will be sold for between $1 and $2 each. The net proceeds will be donated to Children At Risk Empowerment Association (Care), a school-based
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        Carrefour fetes National Day
        99 26 To celebrate this National Day, Carrefour has earmarked Aug 9 for Singaporeans in a big way. Carrefour's Suntec City and Plaza Singapura outlets will open at Bam and will offer unique hourly specials. The first 500 shoppers at each store with a candy stick national flag
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      Lock icon Alpha's $2b target
      502 28 Dow Jones Keppel Land unit looks across Asia to meet goal ALPHA Investment Partners aims to have a $2-billion property portfolio by 2009, as part of parent Keppel Land's drive into fund management "We are targeting $2 billion in assets under management in five years," said Alpha
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      Lock icon Stats completes purchase of ChipPAC
      279 28 Bloomberg ST ASSEMBLY Test Services (Stats) has completed its acquisition of ChipPAC for US$54B million ($944 million) in stock to form a company that aims to be the world's thirdlargest provider of chiptesting and packaging services. The combined company Stats ChipPAC has factories in Malaysia,
      – Bloomberg  -  279 words
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      675 30  -  Tor Ching Li Sixty-two per cent of 50 fastest-growing companies in Spore over 10 years old ONLY young companies, five years into operations or less, can enjoy phenomenal growth in their annual turnover. True or false? Singapore's leading business and credit information bureau, DP Information Group (DP Info), has
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      375 30 Toy Tsen-Waye IF RAISING funds for a bio-technol-ogy start-up was tough after the dotcom bubble burst, try convincing male investors that the "fairer sex" needed a do-it-yourself diagnosis kit for a vaginal infection. This was the unenviable position that Dr Tan Sze Wee, chief
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      197 30 Ted Chen A NEW entrepreneurial hub aims to help aspiring start-ups overcome early hurdles, at charges that could be three times more elsewhere. The Entrepreneur's Resource Centre (ERC) launched a new 10,000-sq-ft set-up in Robinson Centre, offering office space and a suite of services. "The
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      206 34 -AFP SEATTLE (Washington) Just hours after scandalous American teacher Mary Kay Letourneau, 42, was released from prison, her former schoolboy lover asked to be reunited with her. Lawyers for Mr Vili Fualaau, 21, who fathered two of Ms Letourneau's children during an
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      134 34 Agencies LONDON British dailies reported yesterday that 12 terrorism suspects arrested two days earlier included a senior Al Qaeda figure planning to attack London's Heathrow Airport The Times, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail and The Sun each ran versions of the story,
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      309 34 -AFP Muslim force must be accepted by Iraqi people and operate separately from the US KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia yesterday laid down conditions for the deployment of a proposed Muslim peacekeeping force to Iraq, saying that they must be accepted by all Iraqi people and operate
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        58 36 Pahang is seeking a discussion with federal authorities about complaints that Tioman island would be adversely affected by the proposed construction of a jetty and a new airport, The Star reported yesterday. Mentri Besar Adnan Yaakob said the decision to either develop the island or maintain
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        59 36 AFP The Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Thailand yesterday to prosecute those who ordered excessive force during a raid in April on a mosque that left 32 lightly-armed militants dead. HRW made the call after a Thai government-appointed panel investigating the killings said troops were
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        51 36 AFP United States Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry has picked up endorsements from 200 business leaders. Mr Kerry was holding an "economic summit" in lowa with business and labour leaders. Notable names included Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Michael Lynton, chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures
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      340 36 -AFP So say rights groups, but a US official calls it a 'war of words' GUANTANAMO BAY (Cuba) A top United States official has cast suspicion on allegations by recently-released detainees that they were subjected to abuse during their detention at a Guantanamo Bay camp, calling
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      194 36 Agencies RIYADH Saudi Arabia will hold its first nation-wide elections starting this November in a landmark step towards political reform in the kingdom. The three-stage polls will begin in the capital Riyadh after the Eid ul-Fitr holiday in November, before taking place in the oil-rich
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      187 38 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police are now searching for a former postman who kept more than 21,000 undelivered letters for up to four years in a house he once rented. The 27-year-old ex-employee of Pos Malaysia Bhd, sacked last March for absenteeism, left mail
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      328 38 AFP Military intelligence officers 'were involved in prison abuse' FORT BRAGG (North Carolina) Two US Army officers testifying on the third day of a hearing of a soldier accused of mistreating Iraqi detainees at the Abu Ghraib Prison have implicated military intelligence officers in acts of
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        54 38 Reuters Two-year-old twins from the Philippines who were born joined at the head have been surgically separated but the next few days are critical to their survival, doctors said in New York yesterday. The procedure was complicated since the twins snared large blood vessels
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        58 38 Reuters Police in Ubahu-Ezike, Nigeria, have arrested 30 witchdoctors in a raid during which 50 decomposing bodies and 20 human skulls were found, a police spokesman said yesterday. Ritual killing is common in parts of the country where people believe they can become instant
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      755 40  -  mr brown Here's a bright idea: Tablet PCs. It costs just $3,000 and gives me one more reason to work overtime ONCE again, National Day rolls I around and we, the citizens of Singapore, patriotically gather our families together, sing a few national songs
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      183 42 THE Singapore Discovery Centre (SDC) will soon stage The Singapore Spirit, a fun and interactive sketch that will entertain and educate guests about Singapore as we prepare to celebrate our 39th birthday. It is a tale about two girls who have been assigned
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      730 44 What better way to celebrate our country's birthday than to spend a day immersed in the arts, culture and history? Come soak in the fun and activities as all National Heritage Board's museums open their doors for free! Running Risks The Singapore
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        540 45  -  Pauline D Loh SA Tours/TODAY Executive Gourmet Retreat 2004 Executive Gourmet Retreat heads south to New Zealand ON MY left, the majestic mountain ranges of the South Island wear a fine icing sprinkle of snow. On my right, the pounding surf of the Pacific Ocean puts on an
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        594 46  -  Yong Shu Chiang Moore thrives on controversy as he takes on the US govt in a funny, yet heart-rending manner Fahrenheit 911 MICHAEL Moore sure knows how to make people look foolish. The rabble-rousing film-maker has done it to countless bureaucrats, lobbyists remember Moore's baiting of Charlton Heston in
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        262 48 I The Notebook SUMMER flings don't last, they say. Well, in The Notebook, based on Nicholas Sparks' novel, the summer fling lasts for over 60 years. This lush romance drama, set in the quiet American South, proves to be more than the sappy love story one would
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        345 50 I DSFDS BIT'S like someone dangling la juicy piece of gossip before (you, then saying: "Nah, I'm (not telling!" Director M Night ShyaBmalan delights in yanking Byour chain like that It's no himself as a latter-day Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense. Unfortunately, The Sixth Sense will always
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        297 50 FILM REVIEW by yong shu chiang MANY 20-somethings today may remember Stephen Chow as Hong Kong's premier comic. But prior to Chow's brand of relentless nonsensical mirth, the idiot King and Clown Prince of comedy were arguably Michael Hui and his brother and sidekick Ricky. The
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        221 52 I Clouds in My Coffee IT'S a ***** being beautiful. So seems the message of Clouds in My Coffee, written and directed by local film-maker Gallen Mci (A Sharp Pencil), where the three main characters young ladies easy on the eyes are used and abused by
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      675 58 -AFP Japan slam Chinese boo boys, hosts promise to behave ASIAN CUP FINAL China v Japan BEIJING From territorial claims, to war atrocities and outrage over sex orgies, tensions between China and Japan are never far from bubbling to the surface. And now there's
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      512 59  -  DAN PEK Stags show mental strength to squeeze out narrow win over Jaguars NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE Tampines 1 Tanjong Pagar 0 WITH just seven games to go, the race for the NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League title could go to any one of three teams. Last night, Tampines
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      428 59  -  TAN YO-HINN TWO months ago, Today reported an incident of a stray bullet at the National Shooting Centre (NSC) that saw all open ranges there closed, pending an investigation ordered by the Singapore Sports Council (SSC). Yesterday, the Singapore Shooting Association (SSA) announced
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      Perses unveil grand 10-year plan
      269 59 FOR failing to fully comply with the Singapore Sports Council's Code of Governance, sepak takraw was re-classified from a "merit" to an "other" sport, last month. In a bid to get the sport back on track, the Singapore Sepak Takraw Federation (Perses) yesterday unveiled a
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      105 59 THE national men's 1,500 m freestyle record was rewritten last night by Lim Zhi Cong. At the Singapore Open Grand Prix II at the Toa Payoh Swimming Complex, the 17-year-old Raffles Junior College student clocked 16:33.115 ec, beating the previous mark of 16:36.49, set by Jason Lee
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      72 59 ANGLO-Chinese School (Independent) completed an unprecedented feat in schools rugby on Wednesday, after winning their eighth straight national schools 'C division title. Held at the Yio Chu Kang Stadium, ACS (I) defeated rivals Saint Andrews Secondary 18-7 to lift the Goh Keng Swee Challenge Shield. The win
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        550 61 Agencies England coach keeps his job as FA says he has 'no case to answer' LONDON England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson was yesterday cleared of any wrongdoing by the Football Association yesterday following the row over his relationship with a secretary working for the ruling body. The
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        340 61 -AFP NEWCASTLE Newcastle United's players have been told to get changed in their cars before training sessions as the English Premiership club battles to confine a conjunctivitis virus. Manager Bobby Robson has told his first-team squad to train in a local park because fumigation experts have
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        177 61 -AFP LONDON Alex Ferguson's plans for the new season were thrown into turmoil yesterday with the news that Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy will miss the next month because of a hernia. The 28-year-old Dutch striker, United's top scorer last
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      545 62 AFP Olympic terror strike fears see security stepped up in Rome, Larnaca, London and Geneva PARIS Security experts fear an attack on the Athens Olympics is more likely to come when athletes are in transit to and from the Games, rather than when they are in
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      131 62 Reuters ATHENS Athletes were taking off their cooling ice vests and switching off fans yesterday, as Olympics organisers said weather during the Games would be ideal for sport Searing heat has been the biggest worry for teams preparing their athletes for the Aug 13-29 Games, with many
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      384 62 AFP NAIROBI Traditional powerhouse Kenya are determined to shrug off the impact of the talent drain which has eaten away at their legion of top-class middledistance runners, by stamping their authority on the athletics events in Athens. Kenya have lost a host of runners
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      1505 60 Saturday, Aug 14 Blackburn v Portsmouth Saturday, Oct3o Arsenal v Birmingham Fulhamv Palace Boltonvßoro Birmingham v Portsmouth Tottenham v Liverpool Palace v Man City Birmingham v Palace Aston Villa v Liverpool Liverpool v Chelsea Charlton v Tottenham Charlton v Bolton Aston Villa v Southampton Norwich v Aston Villa Arsenal v
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      51 61 7am Tennis Masters Series Cincinnati Ch24 1 Oam Baseball Philadelphia Phillies v San Diego Padres Ch23 8pm Football Asian Cup: Iran v Bahrain Ch24 9.30pm Golf KLMOpen Ch22 Tomorrow 1 am Golf Jamie Farr Owen's Corning Classic Ch23 1 am onwards Tennis Masters Series, Cincinnati Ch24 4am Golf The International
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