Today, 25 August 2004

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    14 1 TODAY we set vou thinkinc 1 todayonline.com Wednesday August 25, 2004 MITA (P) 103/07/2004
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    Lock icon Susilo: I wasn't good enough
    849 1  -  Tan Yo-Hinn TANYO-HINN yohinn@newstoday.com.sg CONSIDERING he was the world No 9, Ronald Susilo raised the hopes of an entire nation when he defeated world No 1 Lin Dan of China in the opening round of the badminton men's singles in Athens. If he could beat
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    An open society? We'll see
    644 1  -  Lee Ching Wern Young Singaporeans sceptical about promised changes chingwern@newstoday.com.sg A KEY challenge in this age of globalisation is to give young Singaporeans both "wings" and "roots", said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the National Day Rally on Sunday. Announcing a slew of changes
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      22 1 NEWSJCyiEWS Constance Singam Seize the moment for change/3 Leonard Thomas China on the march/54 ALL ABOUT SINGLES IN OUR EXCLUSIVE SUPPLEMENT/35 46
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  • HOT NEWS
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      LTA man denies delay fears led to inaction
      495 2  -  Wong Fei Wan Nicoll Highway Collapse Inquiry: Day 16 Contractor told of design flaws 17 months later feiwan@newstoday.com.sg EVEN though the Land Transport Authority (LTA) knew the design method for the temporary structures at the MRT Circle Line work site was flawed,
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        Seize the moment for change
        722 3 In the new spirit ushered in by the PM's speech, S'poreans should feel more empowered to act Constance Singam PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong had me sitting on the edge of my seat during the entire length of his long speech and what a speech
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      Philippines bans imports of Malaysian poultry products
      197 4 MANILA The Philippines has banned imports of Malaysian poultry products after an outbreak of bird flu there, the agriculture department said yesterday. While Manila does not import live birds, poultry meat or eggs in commercial quantities from the neighbouring country, "there is a
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      Lock icon Iraqi teens abused in sadistic games
      333 4 New US investigation finds more horrors in Abu Ghraib prison WASHINGTON Military police dogs were used to frighten Iraqi teenagers as part of a sadistic game in the notorious Abu Ghraib prison, an army investigation into the abuses has found, according to the Washington
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      Lock icon Uproar over Thai soft loan to Myanmar
      213 4 -AFP BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (picture) yesterday defended a proposed multi-million dollar soft loan to Myanmar which could benefit the telecommunications empire he founded. Thailand's military-run neigh bour has sought 1.2 billion bahl ($52 million) in loans to overhaul its creaky
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      Lock icon Chinese construction workers owed $74b
      187 4 Reuters BEIJING China must help construction workers collect more than US$43 billion ($74 billion) in unpaid wages, some of which have been owed for a decade, or risk disrupting the economy, a senior official said. "Settling the issue of back payments is important for safeguarding
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Nicoll site work resumes
      376 6  -  Raymond Andrew Highway due to open to traffic by end of the year ravmond@newstodav.com.Sß RECONSTRUCTION work on Nicoll Highway finally began yesterday, after months spent removing debris, stabilising and refilling the area since the highway's collapse. And with the highway due to open to traffic by
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      Lock icon Senoko cuts staff by 126
      122 6 Channel NewsAsia SINGAPORE'S biggest electricity producer, Senoko Power, has retrenched 41 employees while another 85 have taken up its selective voluntary severance arrangement The 126 departing workers who have each been with the company for an average of 25 years are spread fairly evenly across
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      It could have been Prof Goh Chok Tong
      491 8  -  Lee U-Wen Former head of NUS geography department recalls SM Goh's dilemma 42 years ago u-wen@newstoday.com.sg AN INVITATION from the National University of Singapore's geography department arrived in Dr Rudolph Wikkramatileke's mailbox last week. But the 79-year-old former head of the department
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      All thanks to SERS
      432 9 HDB's Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme has many benefits SELECTED blocks of flats in Bedok South Avenue 3, Dover Road and Tao Ching Road have been earmarked as the latest Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS) sites by the Housing Development Board (HDB). Under SERS, residents
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      90% households happy with SERS
      193 9 THE HDB conducted a survey of 890 households that moved into their new replacement flats in 2000 and 2001 to gauge their satisfaction with SERS. An overwhelming 85 per cent of the households said they were happy with SERS, when it was first announced. This
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      A spirit of energy and excitement stirs in Sengkang
      258 9 WITH an energetic and vibrant town centre, and convenient transport links in the form of the MRT, LRT and an integrated bus interchange, as well as commercial facilities like Compass Point Shopping Mall, it is easy to see why Sengkang bustles
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      The accidental mayor who got 'invited to tea'
      882 10  -  Tor Ching Li But make no mistake about it, Dr Amy Khor is all set to reach out to the grassroots as a full-time politician chingli@newsto day, com. sg JUST one week after giving up real estate valuation in the heart of
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      S'pore eyes gaming pie
      571 12  -  Raymond Andrew IP rights protection, multicultural setting make it a big draw ravmond@newstodav.com.Sß LAST month, Singapore won the bid against five other major cities to host the World Cyber games next year. Then, early this month, the Economic Development Board (EDB) and Lucasfilm started by the
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        Lock icon New national award for students
        103 12 Newsßadio 93.8 A new national-level award to recognise outstanding students will be presented next year. The Lee Kuan Yew Award for All-Round Excellence will recognise students excelling in academic and nonacademic spheres at the end of their secondary education. Students from both express and normal
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        Lock icon Some food with eggs allowed in
        83 12 Newsßadio 93.8 Food products containing eggs will be allowed to enter Singapore provided they have been treated at high heat. The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore spokesperson said the high heat would have killed any potential viruses. As such, pre-treatea products such as
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        Lock icon Chinese characters tough for kids
        92 12 Newsßadio 93.8 Having students learn to write Chinese characters at a young age may be too tedious for their growing hands, said Minister of State for Education Chan Soo Sen, on the advantages of the new proposed modular approach in learning Mandarin, the concept of
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      Guarding against below-cost bids
      345 13 Set floor prices for building tenders to ensure low margins do not compromise safety, quality I REFER to your report, "LTA's choice of lowest bid queried" (Aug 24). The LTA's director of contracts and process said Nishimatsu-Lum Chang's (NLC) offer was "value for money". Its winning
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      New home for Speakers' Corner, perks for caretakers of aged needed
      323 13 I REFER to the reports, "A speech for all Singaporeans" (Aug 23) and "Planting the seeds of discourse" (Aug 24). While the Government has abolished the requirement for licenses for indoor talks or exhibitions and shows at Speakers' Corner,
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      Film audience for comedy/thriller force-fed horror flick
      163 14 I AM writing with regard to the trailer for the NC-16 Korean horror movie, Face, which was shown before the screening of the PG-rated movie, The Stepford Wives. Many in the audience at GV Grand on the night I was there were prepared
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      S'pore's Olympians: Heroes or chokers?
      792 14 From the Letter Editor's desk THERE were two kinds of Singaporean competitors in Athens: Failed heroes and those who just failed. For those that fell into the former group the ones who came agonisingly close to medals readers set aside their disappointment and dashed hopes.
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      34 14 Your letter can also appear on this page. Give your full name, address and phone number and write to: Today, 24, Raffles Place, #28--01/06, Clifford Centre, *****21; Fax: (65) 6534 4217; E-mail: news® newstoday.com.sg
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Koh Bros plans construction joint venture
      355 15  -  Jaime Koh Group will distribute entire stake in G&W to its shareholders in shares worth about $16 million jaime@newstoday.com.sg MAINBOARD-listed construction and property group Koh Brothers Group yesterday announced plans for a restructuring exercise aimed at sharpening its business focus. The restructuring will see
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    • Market WATCH
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        World markets
        58 15 Index Value Change Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Korea Comp KLCI SET Index Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Mumbai Sensex 10,985.33 12,646.49 3,539.70 Closed 792.34 804.89 600.03 738.866 1,542.01 218.05 5,067.39 Pis +24.36 +0.22 +214.72 +1.73 +4.60 +0.13 +4.69 +0.60 -3.72 -0.46 +0.48 +0.08
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 15 US$ 0.5848 UK£ 0.3239 Yen 64.215 HK$ 4.5519 RM 2.2211 Euro 0.4818 Rupiah 5,416.9 Baht 24.234 Peso 32.719 A$ 0.8250 Indian Rs 27.071 Won 674.46 C$ 0.7646 Yuan 4.8405 NZ$ 0.8845 NTS 19.924
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        Commodities
        21 15 Gold uss/oz 409.20 Silver uss/oi 6.70 Platinum uss/oi 843.60 Rubber centsAg 212.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,524.50 Brent crude uss/barrel 42.75
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        Lock icon Singapore
        121 15 Agencies SGX, Bloomberg SHARES closed higher yesterday as worries over high oil prices and their impact on economic growth eased slightly. The price of oil fell in Asian trade yesterday as Iraq reopened two pipelines. New York light crude changed hands at U5545.88 a barrel, U553.52 below last week's
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        ST Index: 1,905.4 +44.17
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        SGX most active
        61 15 ly volume Meghmani SDS Bio-Treat UniFiber Otiraya Kl Ventur GuangzhaolFB DMX Tech Tech Grp STATS ChipPAC Rotary Close 0.320 0.755 0.160 0.700 0.300 0.260 1.010 0.770 1.130 0.400 Change +0.040 +0.035 -0.005 +0.045 +0.010 +0.050 +0.040 +0.020 +0.010 +14.3 +4.9 -3.0 +6.9 +4.0 +5.2 +5.5 +1.8 +2.6
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        SGX top rises
        80 15 By Close Change DBS Bk6% NCPS10 109.000 +0.400 UOB 13.100 +0.200 CITYDEV 6.350 +0.150 CITYDEV W*****0 3.820 +0.100 Jardine C&C 6.950 +0.100 Venture 16.400 +0.100 Sp Land W*****3 2.170 +0.090 Sp Land 4.380 +0.080 CSA 1.050 +0.075 ElecUSS 2.820 +0.070 By percentage GMG USS Close Change 0.030
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        SGX top falls
        75 15 iTIETFlOO Close 18.900 Change -0.240 XBC 13.100 -0.200 Creative 50 17.800 -0.100 F&N 14.200 -0.100 Breweries 7.450 -0.050 «L Marine W*****1 0.110 -0.030 JeungWoh 0.275 -0.030 :ih 2.940 -0.030 Eco Water 0.140 -0.030 By percentage El-Nets Close 0.010 Change -33.3 HSL Marine W*****1 0.110 -21.4 IRECorp Eco
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      Temasek eyeing 77th Street?
      517 17  -  Tor Ching Li Or it may just be sussing out local SME scene chingli@newstoday.com.sg IS TEMASEK Holdings going into the fashion business? That is a question inevitably at the back of Ms Elim Chew's mind ever since the founder and managing director of the 77th Street
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      Lock icon China Aviation considers boosting stake in SPC
      179 19 Bloomberg CHINA Aviation Oil (Singapore), which last week agreed to buy one-fifth of a refiner in Singapore, said that it may increase its stake in the plant "If we can, of course we will," the company's chief executive Chen Jiulin said. "We never
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      Lock icon OCBC's Indon network to help Great Eastern expand there
      242 19 Bloomberg GREAT Eastern Holdings will expand to Indonesia using parent Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp's (OCBC) network. OCBC, which spent $2.8 billion raising its stake in Great Eastern to 81 per cent from 49 per cent since February, owns a fifth of Bank
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      CORPORATEbriefs
      141 19 China's Zhongguo PowerPlus Industries aims to raise $18.1 million in net proceeds from its Singapore initial public offering. The agricultural equipment maker is offering 89.5 million shares at 23 cents each. Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (A-Reit) will buy a five-storey office and showroom property for $44.8 million under
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      Lock icon ST Telemedia to keep major stake in StarHub: Source
      317 19 Dow Jones STT will likely be the only investor with a substantial holding SINGAPORE Technologies Telemedia (ST Telemedia) plans to keep a major stake in StarHub in the latter's upcoming initial public offering (IPO), a person familiar with the deal said
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      1 in 5 not ready to face financial hardship
      223 20  -  Tay Tsen-Waye A SURVEY of 500 Singaporeans, aged 20 and above, found that if forced to stop work in the event of an illness or accident, one in five would face grave financial hardship within three months. Commissioned by insurer American
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      Orchard Road landmark for sale
      151 20  -  Val Chua Crown Prince Hotel could fetch about $250 million val@newstoday.com.sg THE Crown Prince Hotel, a landmark in Orchard Road, is up for sale after its owner was revealed to have met with financial difficulties. The 23,000-sq-m freehold site is expected to fetch up to
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      Lock icon SilkAir will cut fares to beat competition
      165 20 Bloomberg SILKAIR will cut fares and market its higher-service standards to fight competition from new budget airlines, chief executive Mike Barclay said. "On a route-by-route basis we'll work out what gauntlet is laid down and we'll react to it," he said. "We're prepared
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    A FAMILY AFFAIR
    646 21  -  Reeta Raman o o S oj C/ 3 eSSC^ Setsa fam^ feoOS reeta@ newstoday.com. sg JOHANESS Chen may be only 20 this year, but listen to him wax lyrical over stamps and you realise that his extensive philatelic knowledge qualifies him as a long-time stamp collector. It
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    WORLD STAMP CHAMPIONSHIP
    168 21 You have heard of sports and even chess championships. But a stamp championship? Lesser known to those outside of the philately community, stamp competitions and championships have been around since the 1 980s. Points are awarded for presentation, the collection's relevance to the theme and the condition
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  • SAVVY INVESTOR
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      Lock icon NatSteel of little value without steel
      668 22 Dow Jones Investors troubled over sale of core assets to Tata NATSTEEL'S surprise decision to sell its core steel business may signal the end of the company that for three decades anchored Singapore's development as the country's largest steel maker. NatSteel last week agreed
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      2727 22 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS The data contained herein has been obtained from company reports, financial reporting services, periodicals and other resources believed to be reliable. Although carefully verified, data on compilations is not guaranteed by Upper A Reuters Company and may be incomplete. No offer or solicitations to buy or sell
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon Iraq to 'cleanse' shrine occupants
      89 23 Agencies NAJAF (Iraq) Iraqi national guardsmen are ready to "cleanse" the Imam Ali shrine of Shia militiamen "very soon" unless they leave of their own accord, the city's governor Adnan Al Zorfi said yesterday. Iraq's interim defence minister also told the rebels to surrender or
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      Great Sadr's ghost
      268 23 Iraqi militants say 'divine apparition' leads anti-US fight NAJAF (Iraq) Hundreds of sleepless militiamen spur themselves on in battle with stories of a divine apparition of their masked militant cleric Moqtada Sadr leading his fighters against the sophisticated weaponry of the US Army. "I have seen Moqtada
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      Religious faith costs US scam victims $50 million
      267 23 LONDON The FBI is hunting for a British-born fraudster who allegedly tricked more than 1,000 people out of almost £16 million ($5O million) with a religionthemed investment scam he started five years ago, reported The Guardian. Howard Welsh, 61, who allegedly set
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      Lock icon Once taboo, female sex survey to peek into China's bedrooms
      152 23 Reuters BEIJING How often do you have sex per month? Do you get pleasure in sex? Have you ever had extramarital affairs? These are some of the 34 questions women aged 21 and over will answer in China's first nationwide
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    • GLOBALroundup
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      Lock icon Abortion ship sails to Portugal
      396 24 DEN HELDER (Holland) A Dutch floating abortion clinic set sail for Portugal despite an attempt by the Dutch government to restrict its activities after visits to Ireland and Poland stoked controversy. In predominantly Roman Catholic Portugal, abortion is only possible when the mother's life is
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      Lock icon Experts predict Bush win
      427 25 Reuters GDP numbers point to second term but Iraq war factor could skew model WASHINGTON Despite an embarrassing failure in their forecasting four years ago, political scientists and economists are again predicting the outcome of the presidential election and most foresee a win for President George
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      238 25 Agencies CRAWFORD (Texas) President George W Bush called for ads attacking Democratic Party Senator John Kerry's record in Vietnam to be stopped, along with others run by independent groups and said his rival should be proud of his war service. "I think
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      144 25 Reuters BEIJING Gangs in China could have as many as one million members but despite collusion with officials, none yet is led by a Mafia-style godfather in the style of past secret societies, it was reported yesterday. Organised crime syndicates are a growing problem
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        592 26  -  Prem Singh THE Government's move to expand Singapore's economic interests outside the country is logical, considering our limited land and natural resources. One way to extrapolate this advancement of Singapore's wealth creation is to send Singaporeans to work overseas in establishments in which
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        950 26 South American nations could join in democratic move to oppose Washington's regional policies Kalinga Seneviratne THE emphatic victory of charismatic leftist President Hugo Chavez in Venezuela's recall election last Sunday may spur a democratic revolution in South America, which the United States is
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        48 27 -AFP A Republican plan to break up the CIA as part of a general intelligence overhaul set off a major partisan brawl in Washington as the head of the US spy agency joined Democrats in describinq the proposal as "a step backward".
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        65 27 -AFP A Chinese court ruled against two students who sued their school in Shanghai for breach of privacy after authorities broadcast a video of them kissing, the Shanghai Daily reported yesterday. The court ruled that Fuxing Hign School had the right to monitor student behaviour
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        54 27 -AFP Shanghai plans to host a Spanish bullfight the latest idea in the city's growing obsession with attracting international cultural and sporting events. A specially-built bullring will be set up at the Shanghai Sports Stadium, in which three matadors will fight six bulls, the Shanghai
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        55 27 AFP An Indonesian navy officer shot dead four army soldiers and wounded another critically in an incident in Aceh yesterday, an official said. Military sources gave several versions of the attack, suggesting the officer was suffering from stress and the effects of malaria or
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        91 27 Reuters Stray cats and their fleas put Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation's Radio 3 station off the air yesterday as fumigation experts were called in. "The problem with the cats is terrible. There are hundreds of them and they are running into the studios and over the
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        92 27 Reuters A Tanzanian who went to a witch doctor seeking the power to resist bullets and knife attacks, died when ritual cuts made on his body proved fatal. He was one of four suspected robbers from a village in Kasulu district in western Tanzania who visited
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      170 30 WE are all familiar with the expat in Singapore, but how many of us know of the "Singapore ang moh"? Today at 8.30 pm, on Channel News Asia's Get Real news programme, presenter Diana Ser meets Caucasians who have assimilated into Singaporean culture.
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      615 30  -  Elisa Chia The Amazing Race's Charla may have been the smallest competitor, but she had the biggest heart HOST Phil Keoghan, usually poker-faced, was in tears at the end of last week's The Amazing Race. Cousins Charla Faddoul and Mirna Hindoyan, both 28, were the last team to
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      388 31  -  Tan Hui Leng in Los Angeles Bourne Supremacy stars fazed by demands of job huileng@newstoday. com. sg THE first name in the film credits for The Bourne Supremacy, which opens here this week, is Matt Damon's. The second is that of Franka Potente, who burst onto the scene
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      HUH?
      211 31 Joan Allen stumped by jargon "IS THAT an iPod?" asked Joan Allen (right) with a discerning eye as she sat down at the table where the press converged. Just as we were thinking that she might start giving tips on how to use an MP3 player, the 48-year-old admitted
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      246 31  -  Eveline Gan ''pHREE failed attempts at an -L interview and one unsuccessful overseas call later, this reporter finally caught up with Canto-pop queen Sammi Cheng for an auspicious eight-minute talk over the phone. Speaking Cantonese, Cheng was friendly and candid, sounding nothing like the difficult diva
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        150 32 When your kitty is king of the household, nothing is ever too frivolous for him. Cats can be fussy eaters and they certainly know how to enjoy gourmet food. Even traditional favourites of felines, such as fish, must be specially prepared to enhance its taste and flavour
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        637 32 Although cats clean themselves daily, groom kitty regularly to ensure that she stays healthy GROOMING should start as soon as you bring your new kitten home. This helps to ease kitty into a regular grooming routine. Brushing kitty Shedding is common for cats, especially those with
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        189 33 Yong Shu Chiang TRIED-and-tested Hollywood film franchises were top draws for moviegoers last weekend. No 1 in North America was Exorcist: The Beginning, a prequel to horror classic The Exorcist that had to be reshot after an earlier version was deemed not scary enough.
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        515 33  -  Yong Shu Chiang f She's 69 and about to go semi nude. Is it any wonder Mother Reid is squeamish? shuchiang(g>newstoday.com.sg ANNE Reid (picture, foreground) is 69 years old and a relatively unknown actress whose career has largely consisted of comedic roles on British television. As a
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        202 34 -AP Roberts shuns films to focus on pregnancy NEW YORK Julia Roberts, who is pregnant with twins, plans to take a break from movies. In fact, she's throwing most plans out the window. "I'm not planning anything. I can't imagine how big I'm going to get in the
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      188 33 IPX OFFICE TOP 10 In the US (Aug 20 22) RANKING MOVIE WEEKEND CUMULATIVE WEEKS IN GROSS/USS GROSS/USS CINEMAS 1 Exorcist: The Beginning $1 8.05 m $1 8.05 m 1 2 Without a Paddle $13.53 m $13.53 m 1 3 (2) Princess Diaries 2 13.05 m $61.22 m 2 4
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      1824 35  -  Reeta Raman reeta@newstoday.com.sg SHE is in her late thirties, works in the finance sector and may be what you would consider a swinging single. Said Geetha*: "I travel frequently with my friends and while I date occasionally, I have no commitments and I'm happy." Singles like
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      1741 38  -  Pearlyn Tham pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg WELL-EDUCATED and upwardlymobile professional, with no time to find a date. If this sounds like you, you could be one of the swinging singles targeted by the new corporate Cupids dating service companies. While matchmaking agencies find life partners for their clients, the new
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      811 42 Martha Lee news@newstoday.com.sg THERE is a general misconception that just because you are single, you can get away with being over-indulgent and not planning your finances. But, as a single living in a city where the standard of living is high, there is even more reason
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      418 45  -  Lynn Seah news@newstoday.com .sq SINGLE and lonely, with nowhere to go on a Saturday night, or single and swinging, without a care in the world. Married and blissful or married and harassed, bogged down by worries and responsibilities. Who is happier the unattached or the hitched? The
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        191 46 Make a smooth move with the SGH-D4IOC slide-up mobile camera phone from Samsung. With its specially designed springs, this sleek looker has a semi-automatic cover that glides open and close gently with just a soft touch perfect for when you are in a hurry to
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        139 46 Now Creative Technology's portable audio player Zen Touch 20GB lets you listen to music on the go and in style. Its metallic graphite and white gloss-coloured exterior is a sure conversation starter but like the ideal Mr or Miss Right, it not only looks pleasing to
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        91 46 The new Motorola RAZR V3 gives a brand new meaning to the term "hi-tech". Design junkies will adore this 13.9mmthin metal-clad flip phone, which is made of aircraft-grade aluminum and boasts a unique precision-cut keypad with electroluminescent blue backlighting and an internal antenna. You can
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        127 46 If you want power and portability in your notebook computer, tote along Dell's new Inspiron 700m (see visual) with its 12.1--inch wide screen display. This is also the first time that a Dell notebook has a crystal clear LCD screen with a smooth finish so that you enjoy
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        92 46 Radio-listening will never be the same again with The Bug. Available in sleek black or white, The Bug from Pure-Digi-tal, the world's largest Digital Audio Broadcasting radio manufacturer offers crystal-clear and interruption-free sounds so your favourite radio hits have a CD-like quality to them. You can tune into
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        122 46 Women will love Samsung's SGH-E6OOC triband VGA camera phone. It's compact and lightweight (just 85g), and fits perfectly into chic little handbags. Spotted a pair of sexy heels that you think your best friend may like? Snap a photo of them with the inbuilt 300,000-pixel digital VGA camera
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        97 46 The Nokia 7610 megapixel camera phone works harder for you. This stylish tri-band model comes with a 64M8 reducedsize MultiMediaCard so you won't run out of memory storing all the photo-quality images and videos you'll be capturing. Printing those pictures are simple, with a compatible printer
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      467 50  -  ALVIN CHUA Stags boss believes tonight's clash will determine title race NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE Tampines Rovers v Home United, Tampines Stadium, 7.30pm news@newstoday.com.sg THE cautious approach is not for Vorawan Chitavanich. While his counterpart, Steve Darby, has opted to play down the significance of tonight's clash
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      393 50  -  TAN YO-HINN yohinn@newstoday.com.sg WHEN he was younger, Choo Tze Huang was an aspiring student-ath-lete struggling to juggle his academic and sporting pursuits. He even failed his preliminary N-level exams last year as a result, and only his sheer determination saw him through
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      509 51 Reports claim Ferguson sent officials to Madrid for talks with Real star CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, QUALIFYING ROUND Man Utd v Dinamo Bucharest LONDON As Manchester United prepared their depleted side for a crucial Champions League clash, they found themselves linked with one of the world's greatest
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      335 51 Agencies LONDON Newcastle United are ready to increase their bid for Everton's Wayne Rooney after their first £20 million ($61.77 million) offer was rejected. But Everton are unlikely to be swayed until the bidding for Rooney, 18, nears £30 million, according to BBC
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      238 51 ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Arsenal v Blackburn LONDON The permutations could not be simpler. Arsenal will rewrite Premiership history if they avoid defeat against Blackburn tonight (tomorrow morning, Singapore time). The Gunners drew level with Nottingham Forest's record sequence of 42 matches undefeated with a remarkable
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        389 52 Agencies OLYMPICS Athletics, women's 800m final ATHENS The look on Kelly Holmes' face as she crossed the line at the end of the women's 800m was one of pure amazement There she was seizing Britain's first middle-distance gold medal in 20 years, since Sebastian
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        668 53 Agencies Wariner emulates Olympic legend as Americans make it a 1-2-3 finish I OLYMPICS I Athletics, men's 400m final ATHENS Same coach. Same composure. Same speed around the curve. Same outcome. Jeremy Wanner is slowly filling the chasm left by track legend Michael Johnson when he
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        191 53 Reuters ATHENS Frank Fredericks (picture), one of the greatest, and unluckiest, sprinters of the last 20 years, said yesterday he would retire from athletics after the Olympic 200m final. The 36-year-old Fredericks, a national hero in Namibia after two decades of top-class performances in
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        145 53 -AFP ATHENS Ethiopia's Meserat Defar (picture) turned on the power over the final 250m of the Olympic Games women's 5000m to take gold in 14mins 45.655ec on Monday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). Kenya's Isabella Ochichi took the lead four laps from I home, as
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        1139 54  -  LEONARD THOMAS The great Red Army is on the march, shadowing the slick American sports machine THERE was a huge cheer from the Chinese journalists in the media workroom on Monday afternoon. Possibly outnumbered only by the Americans at the XXVIII Olympic Games, you can imagine how the
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        438 55 -AFP ATHENS Argentina remain on course to claim their first Olympic gold medal for 52 years after their men's football team thrashed Italy 3-0 in the semi-final yesterday. The South Americans have not won a gold medal in any event at the
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