Today, 1 September 2004

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    14 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Wednesday* September 1, 2004 mita (P) 103/07/2004 I
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    Lock icon Silk Air unlikely to be mauled by Tiger
    596 1  -  Tay Tsen-Waye Airline's unique role will ensure survival, say experts waye@newstoday.com.sg BUDGET carrier Tiger Airways promised the lowest airfares: At least 40 per cent less than the average lowest fare in Singapore. Yesterday, the affiliate of Singapore Airlines (SIA) proved that it
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    Lock icon Jiawei says 'I will' to Susilo
    256 1  -  Tan Yo-Hinn yohinn@newstoday.com.sg IT has been one of Singapore's worst kept secrets, but it was confirmed yesterday: Singapore's most famous sporting couple will tie the knot National badminton star Ronald Susilo proposed to his girlfriend, table tennis star Li Jiawei, just a couple of
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      138 1 /A-diaCorp Make every day count. This September, just spend 7 days in a row and get 8x the Rewards points*, guaranteed. On top of great deals at over 500 outlets in Singapore, you'll enjoy tantalising discounts* at: Bab Noodle Cuisine Xpress Dcvi Fusion An Indian Feast Kia Hiang Restaurant Superbowl
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      29 1 NEWSX^/lEWS MRT mishaps Woman killed, another hurt in two accidents/2 Fund trouble Allianz Dresdner to drop six unit trusts here/14 Glamour girl David Gan styles photo shoot winner joanne/25
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  • HOT NEWS
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      Lock icon 2 MRT accidents in 1 day
      443 2  -  Raymond Andrew 1 woman killed, 1 hurt in separate incidents; no foul play suspected raymond@newstoday.com.sg IN separate accidents, two women fell onto the railway tracks yesterday and were hit by trains. In the first accident, which happened at 1.50pm, Loh Suan Choo was hit
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      4 of 9 Nominated MPs plan to apply to serve another term
      374 2  -  Lee Ching Wern AT LEAST four out of the existing nine Nominated Members of Parliament (NMP) are applying to serve another term. The deadline for the submission of nominations for the next batch of NMPs closes today at
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      Dawn of a more humane S'pore
      751 3  -  Karim Raslan |\IEWS£&DUO£D^— PM Lee's stress on lifestyle issues promises to help nation out of 'hothouse' PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong has always found it difficult to carve out an independent image for himself, to step out of the shadow of his father, modern
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      Lock icon Taiwan calls off war games in goodwill move
      279 3 Reuters TAIPEI Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian has asked the military to call off the annual war games in a goodwill gesture aimed at mirroring China's cancellation of its joint-force military drills. China had withdrawn about 3,000 soldiers from a military exercise on
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      Lock icon Sack of chestnuts causes scare on Orchard Rd
      99 3 -AFP POLICE sealed off an area outside the Thai Embassy temporarily yesterday after receiving information about a suspicious sack which later turned out to be full of chestnuts, police and witnesses said. Police spokesman Victor Keong said they were notified around noon
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      Lock icon 12 Nepal hostages likely murdered
      319 4 AFP Note posted on Al Qaeda-linked group's website DUBAI Twelve Nepalese taken hostage in Iraq by an Al Qaeda-linked group have been executed, according to a statement posted on an Islamist website yesterday. The statement by the Islamist Army of Ansar al-Sunna was accompanied by
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      Lock icon Suicide blasts in 2 Israeli buses kill 12, hurt 80
      233 4 -AFP BEERSHEVA (Israel) At least 12 people were killed and more than 80 wounded in a twin suicide bomb attack on two buses in the southern Israeli city of Beersheva yesterday, police and medical sources said. Police sources said one
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      Lock icon Democrats slam Bush for loser's comment
      245 4 -AFP WASHINGTON President George W Bush said in an interview on Monday that he does not believe the United States-led war on terror can be won a statement that opposition Democrats exploited with great gusto. Asked in an interview on NBC television whether the
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      347 2 MASTERS QUALIFICATIONS 18 24 months Part-Time and 1-Year Full-Time NEWCASTLE BUSINESS SCHOOL *!SslSfeSfc!sHr— ITl ,Tiirr.Ti(iTrr« TTT/ Consider issues of leadership principles practice. The programme NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY, UK highlights the importance of instructional leadership. Interpersonal H^k leadership, strategic leadership and management skills. ■tjl M^ with Highlight the importance of instructional leadership,
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      80 2 Purified v Polluted air (Virus, germ, impurities, carbon dioxide; Air-Release x? c^ monoxide, smoke, dusts unpleasant smell) fragrance ion, JL' V*>i»V) antibiotics Bi S. ir—^ o-j o «*Air Purifier Humidifier (First 100 Customers Only! Don't Miss it! Call NOW!) 'Apparently, major departmental stores offer at $88 Widest Selection of Aromatheraphy
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      363 4 Specifications Introducing For bookings and advertising TODAY Food Festival 2004! enquiries, please call: Weekend TODAY will be publishing simon Kan 9 9185 6185 a special food supplement over lch5 d H°lmber 9 f, 7, 6,? °9°] t 9 glorious weeks from 2 October to Ng Kwee Song f. 7. 4.
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  • HOME NEWS
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      Housing policies' family bias remains
      470 6  -  Derrick A Paulo But Mah willing to consider giving singles bigger grant if they stay close to parents derrick@newstoday.com.sg WHEN the Government released the details of its latest housing policies yesterday, it signalled that tending to the needs of singles would not come at the
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      MediaCorp investigation: Dismissed DJs had 'consistently made' lewd remarks
      369 6  -  David Chew THE part-time radio DJs whose services were terminated last month had "consistently made distasteful and inappropriate" remarks on air, MediaCorp's human resources head Chua Hoe Sing yesterday told Today. An internal investigation had shown that the on-air banter between
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      Tiger outruns rivals in discount fare fight
      366 8  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla Sees overwhelming response to $1 airfares toThailand shobha@newstoday.com.sg ITS first commercial flight has yet to take off, but Tiger Airways has already set a record. The latest budget airline to hit town set an airline industry record yesterday with its
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      Lock icon Zoe to push for healthy lifestyles
      177 8  -  Tan Hui Leng MEDIACORP artiste Zoe Tay has become the first celebrity ambassador for the National Healthy Lifestyle Campaign. More than two months pregnant, Zoe, 36, told Today she took up the assignment readily. "It's important to maintain a healthy lifestyle because it not
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      EDBI invests in private school
      224 10  -  Ng Shing Vi EDB investment arm takes 18.5 per cent stake in Nanyang Institute of Management shingyi@newstoday.com.sg EDB Investments (EDBI), the investment arm of the Economic Development Board of Singapore, has invested $500,000 in Nanyang Institute of Management, a private education provider. The deal will
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      SINGAPORE snippets
      252 10 New award for clinical and translational research A new award has been launched to promote clinical and translational research in Singapore. The Clinician Scientist Investigator Award will help leading clinician scientists translate basic research into tangible treatment therapies for patients. Award recipients will get monetary support for between
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      248 8 LIVE THE AMERICAN DREAM It Obtain a prestigious degree wtih uppFR IO \WMIVERSITY double majors in 12 months i«».ts. Affordable course fees 100% in Singapore Direct honours with double majors at no extra cost BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONS) ACADEMIC PATHWAY IN BUSINESS BACHELOR DEGREE Management Finance Marketing HR Management Award
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      145 8 "A Carmelite heritage, tradition devotion" The Lord who marches before you; I he will be with you and never fail you or forsake you. So do not fear or be dismayed. Dt3i-.8 EVERY THURSDAY |fe Holy Infant Jesus Novena mo#. r 1 •/h4^t Novena 5.30pm Mass 6.00pm Mt\ Zjm EVERY
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      589 9 Some business calls tend to take a little longer than others. When you need more time to communicate your corporate objectives, you'll be glad you turned to Star Hub IDD 018. No rush to get your message through, no need to cut your conversations short. And if you call on
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      Focus On The Family
      238 12  -  Dr James Dobson TblMTs by COST OF BEING A PARENT Considering how expensive and difficult it is to be a good parent, many people wonder these days why anyone would want to even have children. I'm reminded of a woman who boarded a busafewyearsago and sat
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      Implementation is key
      329 12  -  Yak Chin Hua Employer resistance shouldn't be allowed to hit strategy to lift birth rates I REFER to the report "The ifs and buts of childcare leave" (Aug 31 morning edition). I am disappointed that the first sign of a weakness in implementation has appeared in our
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      Race policy hits flat owners
      224 12  -  Nirmala Gopalakrishnan I APPLAUD Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong for lifting the curb on the sale of HDB flats to singles. Could Mr Lee also lift the restriction on ethnic groups for resale flats? We have been trying to sell our home for the last
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        Swimmers ignored
        85 12  -  Ignatius Lim As a Singaporean, I was disappointed to find that there were no YIPs or officials at the Changi Airport to greet our swimmers returning from the Athens Olympics. This was in contrast to the scene at the airport when our badminton team returned from Athens. The
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        The greying problem
        86 12  -  Chen Zhen A lot has been said and done recently, but the focus is, again, on the baby bonuses and the new generation. However, there is a pressing issue that cannot wait to be addressed. More help needs to be given to the able "retirees" to get
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      Star Hub: We welcome competition where it benefits consumers
      457 12 I REFER to Mr Stanley Ho's article "Still no EPL telecast" (Aug 28-29), and more specifically, to Mr Stephen Noble's quote in the same article, "The way to go is to have another cable TV operator to break the monopoly and
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  • BUSINESS NEWS
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      Allianz drops 6 funds
      427 14  -  Val Chua Move by world's second-largest fund manager follows AlG's closure of 12 unit trusts last week val@newstoday.com.sg ALLIANZ Dresdner Asset Management (Adam), the world's second-largest fund manager, is planning to close six of its funds in Singapore due to the high costs involved in running
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    • Market WATCH
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        Singapore
        106 14 SHARE prices closed higher in quiet trade, as an overnight drop in oil prices spurred light buying in select blue chips. However, investors remained cautious after Wall Street's weak close on the first day of the Republican National Convention in New York and on concerns over mixed economic indicators
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        SGX top falls
        69 14 KepCorp 7.100 -0.200 By percentage Falinac -0.020 -25.0 lardine C&C 6.950 -0.150 Yongnam -0.005 -25.0 3PBal 3.320 -0.120 Easycall -0.030 -20.0 SrealEast 11.600 -0.100 1st Software -0.010 -13.3 DUE 7.200 -0.050 EKN -0.005 -12.5 :sa /ICOM 1.010 -0.040 0.950 -0.035 Dayen Colex -0.030 -0.015 -12.0 -11.1 Dayen
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        SGX top rises
        74 14 By$ By percentage 3CBC 103.300 +0.200 L&M 0.010 +100.0 Fhai Prime 200 0S$ 10.200 +0.200 CfrPlus 0.045 +80.0 IITYDEV 6.350 +0.150 PSL 0.080 +60.0 iTIETFlOO 19.220 +0.150 BakerTech 0.180 +50.0 IITYDEV 3.820 +0.140 PDC Corp 0.045 +28.6 DBS 15.600 +0.100 Mayfran 0.065 +18.2 Elec OSS 2.910 +0.100
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        Your S$1 buys
        36 14 us$ UK£ Yen HK$ RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.5834 0.325 64.1005 4.5509 2.2171 0.4842 5447.0667 24.3035 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NTS 32.7956 0.8338 27.053 672.3941 0.769 4.8291 0.8972 19.8833
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        Lock icon ST Index – 1,918.34 +12.89
        97 14 ST Index 1,918.34 +12.89 Dow Jones exercise after market close. Sing Tel will cancel 1 out of 14 shares and buy back the cancelled stock for $2.36 each. The stock closed up 3 cents, or 1.3 per cent, at a four-week high of $2.29. Bank stocks also gained on news
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        SGX most active
        60 14 fy volume SingTel iisco Corp JniFiber ilL Intl Weghmani SDS STATS Chip PAC (1 Ventur bartered jpitaland Strike Close 2.290 0.855 0.145 1.030 0.300 1.130 0.290 1.090 1.590 0.050 Change +0.030 +0.020 +0.045 +0.010 +0.030 +0.010 +0.050 +0.005 +1.3 +2.4 +4.6 +3.4 +2.7 +3.6 +3.2 +11.1 'OOO
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        World markets
        59 14 Index Nikkei 225 Value *****.79 Change Pis -102.74 -0.92 Hang Seng Ml Ordinaries laiwanWtd *****.28 3552.70 5765.54 -27.50 -1.50 -23.40 -0.21 -0.04 -0.40 Korea Comp 803.57 -1.62 -0.20 KLCI 827.98 +6.49 +0.79 SET Index 624.59 +12.14 +1.98 Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Mumbai Sensex 754.70 1579.83 222.07
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 14 Bloomberg Information provided by SGX, Gold us$/oz 411.400 Silver us$/oz 6.785 Platinum us$/oi 867.000 Rubber ms/kg 234 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1529 Brent crude us$/iami 42.28
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      Lock icon NOL shareholders advised against offer
      316 15 Shipping firm's adviser tells them to sell their shares in market if price better thanTemasek's $2.80 bid NEPTUNE Orient Lines (NOL) shareholders may be better off selling their shares in the market rather than accepting a $2.8-billion offer by Temasek Holdings, the adviser for Singapore's
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      Lock icon Hua Kok finds a white knight
      166 15 Channel News Asia CONSTRUCTION firm Hua Kok International has found a new white knight just a day after it announced a doubling of full-year net loss to $26 million. In June this year, Hua Kok had announced that its plans for a reverse takeover
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      Lock icon M 1 may introduce wireless Web service next year
      192 15 MOBILEONE (Ml), Singapore's second-largest mobile-phone services provider, said that it may introduce high-speed wireless Internet services that can be used away from the office or home next year. The company is evaluating systems that would allow computer users to surf the
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      Lock icon Asean fast-track
      367 16  -  Tor Ching Li Agriculture, tourism to gain from fast regulatory approval chingli@newsto day, com. sg REGIONAL airlines and budget carriers may be able to expand in Asia faster and wider, should the launch of the Asean Pioneer Project Scheme (APPS) take off as planned at the second Asean
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      CORPORATE briefs
      277 16 A-Reit to add $75m Techpoint to portfolio Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (A-Reit) said that it will buy Techpoint, a six-storey industrial building in Ang Mo Kio for $75 million. A-Reit said the acquisition of the property is expected to contribute positively to its earnings. BIL back in
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    • market BUZZ
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        Preview some degree courses at Auston tonight
        140 18 IF YOU are thinking of taking up a degree in engineering management, business, business administration or communications-related programmes, here is a preview you will not want to miss. The preview is for programmes of University of Western Sydney and Upper lowa University, being
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      Lock icon Gold glitters once again
      425 18  -  Vasu Menon Current uncertainties have resulted in a rally for the precious metal GLOBAL uncertainties, especially the sharp rise in oil prices, have caused gold prices to rally to a four-month high. With oil prices on the upswing, gold prices have risen from US$372 ($638) an
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      UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
      2439 18 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS The data contained herein has been obtained from company reports, financial reporting services, periodicals and other resources believed to be reliable. Enquiries: Although carefully verified, data on compilations is not guaranteed by Upper A Reuters Company and may be incomplete. No offer or solicitations to buy Call
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      94 16 The Hunt Is'On'FoFSingSore^BM^HKt Camp^staf^HMi^l Channel B's all new reality programme is combing Singapore's 9^^ f\ tertiary institutions for attractive, charismatic and 9^ good-looking babes and dudes! Who will win the coveted title of Singapore's first School Belle and Beau? M 1^ I Host 1" Stay tuned to Channel Bto find
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      254 17 111 I I I N > T^ pieipod AUCTION /> Simply spend at least $50 at A V ■-"^xl M Funan The IT Mall from 1- 30 M V. L Sept, '04 and be eligible to bid W J for any of these products from al J starting price of
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  • WORLD NEWS
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      Lock icon French Muslims outraged
      336 21 Agencies Efforts raised to secure release of journalists held hostage in Iraq PARIS While members of France's Muslim community are not all that happy with a new law banning the Islamic headscarf in state schools, they roundly condemned the kidnapping of two journalists in Iraq over the
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      Lock icon PM's sober call as Malaysia celebrates N-Day
      286 21 -AP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysians cheered 47 years of independence Tuesday with splashy celebrations tempered by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's call to resist any foreign interference that could imperil the country's sovereignty. Mr Abdullah and other government leaders joined tens of thousands of
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      Lock icon Milosevic's 1,600 witnesses
      151 21 AFP THE HAGUE Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic began his long-delayed defence against charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity before a United Nations court yesterday, denouncing the accusations as "unscrupulous lies". Milosevic, 63, is acting as his own lawyer. He told the court he
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      Meet Luna, a friendly killer whale
      110 21 GOLD RIVER (British Columbia) A "playful" killer whale who likes to frolic alongside fishermen has damaged three boats in separate incidents in recent weeks. Luna, described by fishermen as a friendly 5-year-old whale, has made frequent contact with people and boats in waters off
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    • GLOBAL roundup
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        Lock icon Drunk driver brought headless victim home
        48 21 Reuters A Georgia man drove home with a friend's headless body after a truck accident and then went to bed while the remains dangled out of the window. The man faces charges including vehicular homicide and drunk driving, police said on Monday.
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        Lock icon NZ to amend citizenship rules
        34 21 -AFP New Zealand will amend its laws so that babies born in the country to non-resident parents do not automatically receive citizenship, Internal Affairs Minister George Hawkins said yesterday.
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        Lock icon Thailand uncovers terrorist plot
        42 21 AP Thailand's Special Investigation Department's (SID) IT section has uncovered plots by two international terrorist groups to launch attacks in Thailand. SlD's Information Office, however, could not give any details for fear that it would affect national security.
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      THE GROWING TREND OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
      606 22  -  Recta Raman recta newstoday.com.s< IN TODAY'S working environment, climbing up the corporate ladder can only come after you have demonstrated your ability to not only "do more with less" but also to deliver quality results. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Science,
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      Lock icon Turning poor farmers into millionaires
      271 22 -IPS Abdullah's Green Revolution to narrow income gap KUALA LUMPUR With an estimated two million farmers and fishermen trapped in poverty, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has reprioritised agricultural development to help generate wealth and narrow the income gap. Government statistics show that many
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      Illegal workers paying 'protection money'
      262 22 PUTRAJAYA Corrupt enforcement agency personnel in Malaysia are reportedly charging illegal immigrants RMSO ($22) each not to take action against them. Home Affairs Minister Azmi Khalid said this "protection money" was the main reason for the spread of illegal settlements in towns and plantations in
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      Scientists discover Earth-like planet
      135 22 LONDON European scientists have reportedly found a distant planet that could be home to life. It is the first planet detected that is like Earth. According to The Guardian, the planet which orbits a star called mv Arae every 9.5 days in the southern constellation Altar
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      Lock icon Tokyo braces for the 'Big One'
      424 23 AP The last destructive earthquake in 1923 toppled buildings, set the city aflame and killed 140,000 people TOKYO Japan's capital has a 90-per cent chance of being devastated by a major earthquake some time in the next 50 years, according to a study by
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    • GLOBAL roundup
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        Lock icon SBY denies any US funding
        58 23 Reuters Indonesian presidential candidate Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono yesterday rejected rumours that he and his Democrat party have received funding of US$5O million ($85.7 million) from the United States. The allegations have led to the circulation of pamphlets urging voters not to choose him in the
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        Lock icon Release of Viet prisoners
        27 23 AP Vietnam will release more than 8,500 prisoners as a good-will gesture when it celebrates independence day tomorrow, statecontrolled Vietnam News reported yesterday.
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        Lock icon North Korea gets aid from Down Under
        68 23 AP Australia yesterday said it will send millions of dollars in aid to alleviate shortages of food, water and medical equipment in North Korea. The government will give As 3 million ($3.6 million) in aid to the World Food Programme, and split another
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  • COMMENTARY
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      426 24  -  Lan De Cotta ian@newstoday.com.sg I FEEL giving money to boost the declining population in Singapore may not work if the fundamental problem is not addressed that men here are not succeeding at doing what comes naturally. Some local men, so I
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      449 25  -  Jeanine Tan Who needs plastic surgery v^/hen you've got David Gan? j eanine@newstoday. com.sg ON A lazy Monday afternoon at Passion hair salon, celebrity stylist David Gan fussed over the locks of Joanne Ng in the mother-hen style he's famous for. Armed with a straightening iron, he styled
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      245 25 WHO says men can't do housework and look after kids? MediaCorp artiste Chew Chor Meng aims to debunk that myth, as he dons an apron and plays maid to the Yubo family for new MediaCorp TV Channel 8 variety show Maid to Order, which debuts
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      132 25 Last Thursday's Singapore Idol the first episode that viewers here got to vote for their favourite would-be pop star attracted over 70,000 votes via SMS and telepoll lines. At the end of the live results show, Jeassea Thyidor, Olinda Cho
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      362 25  -  Yong Shu Chiang ON A spring day in Frankfurt last March, Thomas Liauw, his pinky finger and a new friend were the centre of attention for a gathering crowd of onlookers. Outdoors in cool weather, freshly acquainted Miro Simic gave him an impromptu
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      235 26  -  Eveline Gan BY HIS own admission, Zhou Chong Qing was far from a looker in school he admits to being "short" and "nerdy" during his secondary school days. Which is why he and Belinda Lee are relishing their next assignment, as co-hosts of
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      411 26 -AFP High hopes for M'sia's costliest film, Princess of Mount Ledang KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's costliest-ever movie hits screens nationwide yesterday on the country's independence day, amid high hopes that it will become the latest international success from Asia's booming cinema industry. Princess of Mount Ledang is a Malay-language
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        187 27  -  Yong Shu Chiang FINALLY released after two years on the shelf, Zhang Yimou's Hero topped the North American box office chart last weekend, with a better-than-expected showing. Studio Miramax said it sat on the film, nominated for the foreign-lan-guage film Oscar last year,
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      222 30 -AFP KARACHI Asia's hockey playing nations must make a collective effort to overcome their persistent Olympic decline before the next Games in Beijing, ex-Pakistani Olympians said yesterday. Asian powers Pakistan and India, who have 11 Olympic titles between them, finished a poor fifth
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      514 30 Reuters Brazilian de Lima content with bronze after intruder attack OLYMPICS Men's marathon RIO DE JANEIRO Vanderlei de Lima, who won bronze in Sunday's Olympic marathon after being attacked by a spectator when leading the race, says his happiness with the medal outweighs any bitterness
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      143 30 AFP CLAIREFONTAINE France captain Patrick Vieira said yesterday he was fit to play against Israel in the 2006 World Cup qualifier this weekend. "I am fit to play on Saturday night. I've been training for 10 days with Arsenal," the Gunners skipper
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      663 31 Reuters American legend delights crowd on opening night TENNIS US Open, first round NEW YORK Never write off the Las Vegan legend. Andre Agassi (picture) returned to his favourite hunting ground to serve up a traditional late-night feast on the opening day of the US Open.
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      179 31 -AFP OLYMPICS Men's 110 m hurdles BEIJING China's Olympic track hero Liv Xiang dismissed suggestions yesterday that he will move to the United States to build on his historic gold medal performance in the 110 m hurdles. Asked if he planned
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      336 31 NEW YORK Dressed for a night on the town, Serena Williams was all business in her first match in four-and-a-half weeks. The American strode into Arthur Ashe Stadium for the first round of the US Open wearing knee-high black boots, a pleated denim miniskirt,
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      598 32 Agencies Ferguson gets another raw gem to polish LONDON Sir Alex Ferguson has nurtured the likes of David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and the Neville brothers. The Manchester United manager takes great pride in his ability to turn raw teenagers into international superstars. But
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      252 32 AFP ROME Juventus signed Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic from Dutch giants Ajax yesterday. Juventus coach Fabio Capello, who had tried to sign the Swedish international last year when he was coach at Roma, has signed Ibrahimovic on a four-year deal. No financial details have
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      318 32 AFP ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Portsmouth 4 Fulham 3 PORTSMOUTH On paper, this match looked like a drab affair, but it proved to be anything but Portsmouth beat Fulham 4-3 in a fastpaced Premiership match on Monday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). Aiyegbeni Yakubu scored a hat-trick
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      531 33  -  DAN PEK Tampines three points away from first S-League title after defeating Balestier NTUC INCOME-YEO'S S-LEAGUE Tampines Rovers 4 Balestier Khalsa 0 dan@newstoday.com.sg THERE'S just no stopping Tampines Rovers. They took another step towards their first S-League championship following last night's convincing 4-0 thrashing of Balestier
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      281 33 Reuters PRIMERA LIGA Valencia 2 Villarreal 1 MADRID It was a victorious start for Claudio Ranieri, but the experienced coach knows his side must improve if they want to retain their title. Valencia edged out Villarreal 2-1 in a nervy Mediterranean derby
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      334 33 Everton chase Porto's McCarthy LISBON Everton are in talks with European champions FC Porto to sign South African striker Benny McCarthy, private radio TSF reported yesterday. The 26-year-old was the Portuguese league's top scorer last season with 20 goals, but is not seen as a favourite of Porto's new
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      416 34 Continued from Page 1 Finally, he brought out a rose-shaped jewellery box that contained the ring. But Susilo declined to reveal further details. "It's so embarrassing! How can I say what sort of ring it is or how much it costs," said Susilo, who left last
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      133 34 NOT one of Team Singapore's 16 athletes can claim prize money under the Multi-million dollar Award Programme as none of them won any medals at the Athens Olympics. But there could yet be a consolation. Nominated Member of Parliament Ng Ser Miang is expected to ask Dr
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      744 34  -  TAN YO-HINN Jiawei's greatest enemy: Singapore paddler admits she cracked under the pressure of chasing a medal yohinn@newstoday.com.sg THE defeat was almost two weeks old, but many still ask why national table tennis star Li Jiawei cracked at the Athens Olympics as she missed out on two opportunities to
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      410 34  -  STEFANIE LOH stefanie@newstoday.com.sg THE star of Sydney 2000 was Jing Junhong, who made it to the semifinals but fell short of winning a medal. The star of Athens 2004 was Li Jiawei, who replicated Jing's performance but again, didn't quite have
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      277 35 It is a wonderful reception! Some of the students have been here overnight. It just shows you how it has captured the imagination and pride of the country. Dr Vivian Balakrishnan Our forefathers were from China too. Does that make us any less Singaporean? Student
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