Today, 1 December 2004, Afternoon Edition

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    20 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Wc d 11 G S d Si V December 1, 2004 MICA (P) 103/07/2004
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      US casino company's share plan
      122 1 THE US casino company, Harrah's Entertainment, has offered to sell shares in Singapore's first casino project should the company beat rivals, including MGM Mirage, for the concession, Harrah's Chief Financial Officer Charles Atwood told Bloomberg News yesterday. Harrah's, which is buying Caesar's Entertainment to become
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      Lock icon Tom Ridge resigns
      46 1 AFP WASHINGTON US Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, 59, resigned yesterday, saying he would serve through to February next year unless successor is confirmed before that date. The announcement ended media speculation about whether Mr Ridge would remain in the new Bush administration.
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      Lock icon Stocks lower
      66 1 AFP NEW YORK US stocks swung lower yesterday after a drop in consumer confidence hit the retail sector and a weak dollar cast a shadow on the outlook for the economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 47.88 points to close at 10,428.02, the Nasdaq Composite Index shed
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      $900m in the red
      525 1  -  Francis Kan China Aviation Oil's new shock francis@newstoday.com.sg AFTER days of keeping investors in suspense, China Aviation Oil (CAO) shocked the market late last night with the revelation that it has racked up a staggering US$550 million ($900 million) in losses from trading in oil derivatives.
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      Lock icon PM Lee: Asean deadline should be earlier
      249 2  -  Tor Ching Li, agencies THE 2020 deadline set for the realisation of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) is too long, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong told reporters on the sidelines of the 10th Asean Summit in Vientiane, Laos, yesterday. Expressing hope that trade
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      Revving up regional ties with India
      130 2  -  Tor Ching Li AS YOU read this, more than 60 cars are whizzing their way towards Orchard Road from India with the ultimate destination being Batam. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was one of the Asean leaders who flagged off this inaugural India-Asean Car
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      Temasek buys shareholding of HDB Corp
      637 2  -  Derrick A Paulo derrick@newstoday.com.sg TEMASEK Holdings has taken delivery of its latest baby. The investment holding company has bought the entire shareholding of HDB Corporation from the Housing Development Board (HDB). The purchase was announced jointly yesterday. Both parties declined to disclose the transaction
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      The many guises of gambling
      763 3  -  Lee Han Shih Even if casino plan is killed, Singaporeans can put their money in lotteries, jackpots and stocks WHAT is it about a casino that has got the religious bodies in Singapore so riled up? The Government floated the idea in March of allowing
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      Lock icon Malaysians with HIV to get free medication
      288 4 New Straits Times Malaysia one of only a few countries to provide such drugs KUALA LUMPUR From next year, Malaysians infected with HIV will get free life-prolonging drugs, once the medicines can be produced locally. Health Minister Dr Chua Soi Lek said that
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      31 die as plane skids in Solo
      78 4 JAKARTA Thirty-one people were killed and 61 injured yesterday when a passenger plane skidded off a rain-soaked runway at Solo Airport in Central Java, AFP reported. There were 146 passengers and seven crew aboard the Lion Air flight from Jakarta. Among the injured
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      Asean's response on Myanmar muted
      556 4  -  Tor Ching Li in Vientiane chingli@newstoday.com.sg THERE had been hopes that the 10th summit would see a new sense of direction take shape within the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean), but the two-day event closed yesterday with an all-too-familiar note of ambiguity. And once
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    CHRISTMAS TRIMMING
    396 6  -  Melody Tan THE Christmas decorations are up and, soon, yuletide tunes will fill the air. Yes, it's that time of the year again when we make plans to kick back, relax and indulge in endless rounds of wining and dining. It's also that time of the year when
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  • Singapore news
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      Mayors look for young blood, distinct styles
      533 6  -  Ng Shing Vi They pledge to draw in the young and the unconverted shingyi@newstoday.com AS A new mayoral term begins, the five mayors who were sworn in yesterday pledged to inject their Community Development Councils (CDCs) with young blood and distinct styles. New
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      Lock icon Records of unclaimed monies available online
      172 6 Channel News Asia YOU can now go online and check if a government agency owes you money. The Ministry of Finance has launched a central website www.unclaimedmonies.gov.sg for government agencies to post their unclaimed monies records. It lists the names of companies and individuals,
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    • Article
      Warning email ignored
      466 8  -  Wong Fei Wan NICOLL HIGHWAY COLLAPSE INQUIRY LTA manager failed to raise alarm when told walls near breaking point feiwan@newstoday.com.sg FOUR days before the supporting walls at the MRT worksite near the Nicoll Highway caved in, a Land Transport Authority (LTA) project manager received an email warning
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    • SINGAPOREsnipets
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        Parliament adjourns until Jan 12
        24 8 Parliament will be prorogued today. The new session will convene with the President's Address on Jan 12 next year.
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        MM Lee in Thailand for Business Week forum
        62 8 Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew left yesterday on a fourday visit to Thailand. Tomorrow, he will deliver the Business Week CEO Dialogue, which will be attended by senior executives and policymakers. The topic for discussion is "Driving Corporate Transformation: Harnessing New Opportunities
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        Lock icon Girl injured after falling four storeys at school
        78 8 Newsßadio 93.8 A 15-year-old girl is in a serious condition after falling from the 4th floor of her school. The incident occurred on Monday evening at St Anthony's Canossian Secondary School. According to the school, an initial investigation by the police suggested
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        Lock icon Gas bills to rise about 50 cents per month
        76 8 slewsßadio 93.8 Gas tariffs are rising. From today, gas users will have to pay about 47 cents more per unit. With the revision, users can expect to see an average increase of around 50 cents a month in their gas bills.
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        Shutdown of section of Nicoll Highway
        55 8 A section of Nicoll Highway between Middle Road and Republic Avenue will be temporarily closed to traffic for reconstruction work. The closure starts at 1 1 tonight and will end on Saturday. Motorists are advised to use Republic Avenue and Republic Boulevard to get
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      Lock icon MediaCorp TV bags two Silver awards at Promax
      192 10  -  Ted Chen SINGAPORE'S leading broadcasting station, MediaCorp, bagged two Silver awards at yesterday's Promax BDA Asia 2004 awards show. MediaCorp TV Singapore was recognised in the "Best Promotional Campaign Terrestrial" category for its Singapore Idol campaign and in the "Best On-Air Branding"
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      'Santarina'offers festive cheer to deaf children
      103 10 THERE were free carousel rides galore on Friday in the heart of the Central Business District for 25 children from the Singapore School for the Deaf. With China Square Central as the host, the kids were treated to lunch and gifts by the mall's
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      Lock icon In S'pore, 1.2m go to bed, perchance to sleep
      333 10 Newsßadio 93.8 30% are insomniacs, but only 5% seek help IT IS believed that up to 30 per cent of Singaporeans about 1.2 million suffered from insomnia last year. The Singapore Sleep Society said the figures were similar to those in
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Dalai Lama on first visit to Russia in a decade
      70 12 AP As the Dalai Lama left the Khurul Monastery near Elista, the capital of the Russian republic of Kalmykia, yesterday, the snow sudaenly changed to cold rain. Earlier, thousands of Buddhist pilgrims had trekked to a temple in the southern
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      Lock icon First English Muslim TV channel in US
      80 12 -AFP BUFFALO (New York) A Pakistanborn former banker is launching the first English-language cable television channel for North American Muslims. It seeks to show positive images of the fast-growing community and give America a realistic glimpse into Islamic life. The "lifestyle" channel hit
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      Lock icon Osama's No 2 resurfaces
      446 12 i.-AFP, Zawahiri's 'final' advice to Americans DOHA In his second video appearance in a year, Osama bin Laden's top lieutenant, Ayman Al Zawahiri, has warned that Al Qaeda will go on with its fight against the United States. Al Qaeda's main strategist and key ideologue told
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    • this QUIRKY world
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        Lock icon Lottery conman hits the jackpot
        52 12 AFP In an ironic twist, Mr Stelian Ogica, who served time for once falsely claiming his win ning million-dollar ticket was stolen, has hit the jackpot for real this time to claim one of Romania's biggest payouts ever when he won one billion leis ($54,000),
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        Living like a pig ... literally
        45 12 Living like a pig literally Australian animal rights activist Ralph Hahnheuser wants to live like a pig for three weeks to bring attention to piggery conditions. He expects to suffer pressure sores and pneumonia like the many pigs in cramped pens, reported the Herala Sun.
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        Illegal breast x-ray
        62 12 A Dutch actress who posted x-rays of her breasts on her website to prove they are natural has been accused of breaking the law, reports Ananova.com. A Dutch ultrasound and radiotherapy association has reported Playboy pinup girl Georgina Verbaan for using a mammography for illegal purposes. The
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      Lock icon Yushchenko offered PM job
      308 14 Yanukovich to hand post to bitter rival if his presidential victory upheld KIEV (Ukraine) Embattled Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich yesterday offered his bitter rival Viktor Yushchenko his post on condition that his victory in the disputed presidential election was confirmed. Mr Yanukovich made the offer
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      Lock icon Success after frantic bid to save whales
      202 14 -AFP. HOBART (Australia) Rescuers succeeded yesterday in saving most of the whales still stranded on beaches in Australia and New Zealand as scientists pinpointed cyclical weather patterns as a likely cause of increased beachings. Australia also announced yesterday it would establish a national
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      Lock icon Terrorist-proof Rolls-Royce for the world's rich and powerful
      95 16 AP A Rolls-Royce IOOEX experimental car was unveiled during a press preview in Hong Kong yesterday to mark the company's 7 00 th anniversary. The car is the first experimental automobile produced by Rolls-Royce since the 7 9505. The venerable British brand
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      Australia's 'innocenf N-technology export
      313 16 SYDNEY Australia may have "innocently" exported nuclear technology to parties with weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programmes, Defence Minister Robert Hill said yesterday. He did not specify whether it was state or non-state bodies that may have obtained Australian-sourced goods, but urged all South-east Asian nations
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      161 16 II I sta ll I 111 W '**-5w Hi L I In fact, they go a long way to help us help the animals. Like our 24-hour I emergency service, investigation of cruelty complaints, collecting unwanted I pets and confined strays, re-homing of animals, conducting educational talks, I operating a
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      Focus On The Family
      255 18  -  Dr James Dobson 0 TfrDWs byl TWO KINDS OF KIDS Have you noticed there are two kinds of kids in the world? Yes, there are boys and girls, but what I am talking about are compliant children and strong-willed children. Compliant kids are the ones who
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      Filipino channel costs
      89 18  -  RAUL CAMPONIN 111 Letter from MANY Filipinos are delighted that Star Hub will soon offer a Filipino channel (TFC). However, we are wondering why the $15 fee is more than the $12 being charged for premium channels (like HBO) or the $8 for other Asian/Chinese channels? As
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      Victims of abuse not to blame
      672 18  -  KATE SMITH LEON LIM WEN HUI TAN JOO HYMN Naive advice of no help in coping with problem of violence against women I Letter from I REFER to Rose Mary Tan's letter, "End of abuse within reach" (Nov 30). I didn't know whether to
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      Passion and heartland sympathies
      375 20  -  JASON LEE BOON HONG These count for more in MPs than age or whether you are a former beauty queen I Letter from I REFER to the article "It's a passion for Singapore that matters most NMP Olsen" (Nov 30). I share Miss Eunice Olsen's view
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      An equal Singapore?
      374 20  -  NGJUNJIN Letter from I READ with derision the comments by Adrian Tan in "Loopholes that allow the unskilled in" (Nov 24). His remarks brought back memories of an incident in my youth. As a Malaysian here on a Government bursary, I had asked if it was possible
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      isay HEALING THE WORLD OF MISTRUST
      510 22  -  Gopinath Menon LAST week, something happened that was completely alien to our way of life in Singapore. A vehicle barrier and a guardhouse sprang up at the gate of the school whose cinder track I had been using for my early morning exercise for
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    • Letter
      Why pets can't be allowed on buses, trains
      193 22  -  HAN LIANG YUAN (MS) I I Letter from Senior manager, corporate communications Land Transport Authority I REFER to the letters from Ms Carmen Tang (Nov 26) and Ms Girlie Chan (Nov 29) asking that pets be allowed on public transport As Ms
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  • Businesstoday
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      Lock icon Another $5 billion
      365 23 Agencies MAS to invest more via external fund managers THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will place another $5 billion with external fund managers in addition to the $5 billion announced previously, MAS chairman and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong said yesterday. "The funds will be invested
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      Lock icon SembCorp unit wins $345m deals in Iran
      99 23 Bloomberg A UNIT of SembCorp Industries, southeast Asia's biggest civil engineering company, won $345 million of construction and engineering contracts in Iran, the company said in a statement to the Singapore Exchange. SembCorp Engineers and Constructors secured two contracts to design and build
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      Lock icon UOB buys Siam City stake: Report
      132 23 Bloomberg UNITED Overseas Bank bought a 2-per-cent stake in Siam City Bank, Thailand's seventh-largest lender, the Business Day reported, citing an unidentified official at the Thai lender. Siam City's biggest shareholder, the Financial Institutions Development Fund, which bailed out Thai banks after the 1997
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      Lock icon Tishman Speyer may buy GIC properties
      149 23 Bloomberg TISHMAN Speyer Properties may purchase a majority of properties owned by GIC Real Estate for an undisclosed amount, the New York Post reported. It would gain 7.3 million sq ft of real estate worldwide, including 40 Broad Street and the office part of
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      • Market WATCH
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          Lock icon Singapore
          88 24 Dow Jones SHARES fell yesterday on profit taking in the absence of fresh domestic themes. The ST Index closed down 1 1.06 points, or 0.5 per cent, at 2,027.66. On the broad market, decliners outnumbered advancers 254 to 119. Traded volume rose to 607.9 million shares worth $702.2 million
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          SGX top rises
          72 24 By$ Creative 50 20.500 +0.40I CerebosPac 3.020 +0.29I 001 3.600 +0.12( tecendasreil 1.820 +0.111 GrealEast 12.000 +0.10I ShangMi2M$ 9.900 +0.10I SPH 4.720 +0.08I SCGIobd 1.310 +0.06I HKLcnd USS 2.550 +0.05I JardineC&C 9.900 +0.05( By percent itage LSM 0.010 +100.0 Goldlron 0.015 +50.0 IRE Corp 0.020 +33.3 MediaS
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          SGX top falls
          64 24 By$ HSI1340OSGAePWO5O53O 1.270 ■0.210 DBS 15.800 ■0.200 SIA 10.900 ■0.200 Venture 15.800 ■0.200 SingamosC 2kHKS 4.300 ■0.150 Sp Land 4.480 ■0.120 STIE1F100 20.710 ■0.120 CITYDEV 7.000 ■0.100 CI1YDEVW*****0 4.500 ■0.100 By percentage JKTech 0.070 -53.3 PDC Corp 0.030 -40.0 Semitech 0.080 -27.3 Digiland 0.015 -25.0 SembCorp DBeCW*****5
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          Your S$1 buys
          37 24 US$ 0.6093 Ulffi 0.3209 Yen 62.745 HK$ 4.7376 RM 2.3152 Euro 0.4589 Rupiah 5,499.7 Bahl 24.054 Peso 34.212 A$ 0.7888 Indian Rs 27 209 Won 638.52 C$ 0.7255 Yuan 5.0425 NZ$ 0.8536 NT$ 19.613
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          ST Index- 2,027.66-11.06
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          SGX most active
          59 24 By volume Close SingTel 2.370 :hina Sun 0.410 JniRber 0.160 Change +0.010 -0.010 +0.4 -2.4 '000 36,403 36,334 31,112 lunma 0.430 -0.045 -9.5 26,319 iPH DB eCW*****8 0.220 +0.025 +12.8 15,473 DatacrftUSS 1.070 -0.020 -1.8 12,454 ilarHub 1.040 lio-Treal 0.760 +0.030 -0.040 +3.0 -5.0 12,417 10,955 :omal
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          World markets
          59 24 Index Value Change Nikkei 225 10,899.25 Pis -78.64 -0.72 Hang Seng 14,060.05 -6.86 -0.05 Ml Ordinaries 3,942.80 +4.60 +0.12 laiwanWtd 5,844.76 +59.50 +1.03 Korea Comp 878.06 +12.66 +1.46 KLCI 917.19 +1.29 +0.14 SET Index 656.73 -0.52 -0.08 Jakarta Comp 977.767 +13.681 +1.42 Phils Comp 1,830.96 +16.86 +0.93 Shenzhen
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          26 24 SGX, Bloomberg Gold US$/oz 453.70 Silver US$/oz 7.79 Platinum US$/oz 865.00 Rubber cenlsAg 197.75 Palm oil RM/lonne 1,476.50 Brent crude US$/barrel 45.98 Information provided by
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        280 24 Agencies It takes 57% stake in Asia Container Terminals HONG KONG PSA International, the world's second-biggest port operator by cargo volume, said yesterday it had agreed to buy Sun Hung Kai Properties' 57-per-cent stake in Hong Kong port operator Asia Container Terminals. "PSA has agreed
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        Blackberry for SMEs, consumers
        245 26  -  Jaime Koh Sing Tel widens reach of the wireless service jaime@newstoday.com.sg JUST four months after it introduced Blackßerry Enterprise Solution for corporate customers, Singapore Telecommunications (Sing Tel) announced yesterday the launch of the Blackßerry Internet Service for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and retail customers. Sing
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        Select Catering to raise $3.1m in IPO
        215 26 SELECT Catering Services aims to raise about $3.1 million in net proceeds from its initial public offering (IPO) on the second board of the Singapore Exchange, the company said yesterday. The integrated food services provider is offering investors 17.5 million shares at 23.5
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        204 26 Bloomberg HARRAH'S Entertainment, which is buying Caesars Entertainment to become the largest casino company in the United States, said it was interested in a planned Singapore gaming development that it would use to expand in Asia. Las Vegas-based Harrah's will seek a local
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        832 28 Dow Jones Major stock exchanges are tripping over each other to attract its new listings HONG KONG The competition for China's initial public offerings (IPO) often brings to mind hard-charging investment bankers. But now the world's stock exchanges are competing to get the listings. Executives
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          68 28 Tat Hong Holdings (41 cents) OUTPERFORM Dow Jones OCBC keeps "Outperform" on Tat Hong and estimates a fair value of 60 cents (based on 1 2X average FYOS, FYO6 earnings). However, there were delays in the earnings review due to a lack of financial and operational details on Kingston Industries,
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          107 28 Cerebos Pacific ($3.02) BUY Dow Jones After the FYO4 results review, DBS Vickers keeps "Buy" on Cerebos Pacific and raises its FYOS earnings forecast by 5 per cent. It also raised the 12-month target price to $3.78 (based on 1 3X FYOS P/E) from $3.75. The trading house said that
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          81 28  - Keppel Corporation ($8.05) BUY Kirn Eng Keppel's offshore and marine segment has continued to build up its order book in 2H2004, with an estimated total $450 million in new contracts secured since July this year. The group is likely to proceed with the development of its gas-fired cogeneration plant in
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        690 30  -  William Pesek Jr Bloomberg Signs emerging that Asian economies prepared to let their currencies rise THE world of currency markets is one of winks, nods and secret handshakes. In it, key policy-makers rarely, if ever, say exactly what's on their mind. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao
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      107 24 Rediscover unique experiences in Singapore and w winßintan trips w j n fa e Grand Prize of $10.000! Aviva Spa ML packages too^^ 9 youcanobtainyourcopyoftheTourismPassportattheaboveparticipatingattractionsStoursandall SHOW THIS ADVERTISEMENT TO ENJOY THtS^WEEK'S SPECIALS S UNIQUELY shell Petrol stations. ORIGINAL WALKS 2 tours for price of 1 when you bring along a
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      73 30 iPod IB)] Extras > Settings > Shuffle Songs Backlight Catch your favourite MediaCorp S3 Radio DJs at our "Power of 2" |U^ EM roadshow this Saturday and stand to win fantastic prizes! j^^^^H Be spotted wearing your iPod or j^ iPod mini and enjoy an hour of XS fun (4
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      510 31 Increased efficiency and output are but some of the benefits of adopting the SQA business excellence framework ORGANISATIONS that adopt the Singapore Quality Award (SQA) business excellence framework (right) can look forward to a rewarding and enriching journey. Some of the tangible benefits experienced by past
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      159 31 WITH effect from 2005, the assessment cycle for the People Excellence Award and Singapore Innovation Award will be aligned to that of the Singapore Quality Award (SQA). From 2005, organisations applying for more than one award, such as a combination of the SQA, People Excellence
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      Lock icon Ambassadors of service
      507 32  -  Gurmeet Singh All the CPF Board's staff are trained to be customer-oriented B£ QUALITIES such as strategic leadership, a committed workforce and customer-driven mindset have been instrumental in helping the CPF Board win the Singapore Quality Award (SQA) recently. Mr Willie Tan, chief executive of the CPF
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      Transformation attracts accolades
      496 34  -  Cathleen Tung The National Library Board is making headlines for its revamp of public libraries B£( THE National Library Board's (NLB) success in transforming Singapore's public library system into a sophisticated network has been turning heads across the globe. It was lauded by the Asian Wall Street
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      498 35  -  Cathleen Tuna Qian Hu wants to be world's biggest ornamental fish exporter by 2008 IF YOU think of fish farming as a traditional trade, Mr Andy Yap will have you know that it is also a sophisticated knowledge-based industry. Mr Yap is deputy managing director and
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      364 35 Giving our best to our customers With 1.2 million customers, we have to excel in customer service. Our customers want prompt and efficient service, and fair treatment in the handling of their claim. We meet their expectations by settling 95% of claims within 14 days and attaining
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      479 36  -  Gurmeet Singh Employees are valued in its family-style work environment CONRAD Centennial Singapore is no stranger to awards and accolades. Operational since 1996, the hotel has won numerous awards honouring its approach to service, employees and products. The hotel was conferred The Award for Excellence Hotel of
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      470 37  -  Melody Tan The hospital treats its staff as its most valued asset AS A People Excellence Award recipient, it's clear where the National University Hospital's heart belongs: to its employees. "It's a tribute to the staff working at NUH," said the hospital's chief executive officer Mr
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      Say YES! to excellent service
      99 38 LAUNCHED in 2003, the Singapore Service Class (S-Class) aims to spur companies to enhance service capabilities and achieve service excellence. To date, 40 companies have been certified S-Class. The programme offers organisations a specially-devel-oped tool to assess their service capabilities. This tool helps to identify
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      502 38  -  Melody Tan Even though it is a manufacturing firm, SSMC has found a way to improve service standards §y_ WHEN most people think about serviceoriented companies, they tend to picture hotels, restaurants, retail chains, spas and clinics. The reality is that in today's competitive world, almost
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      105 40 INNOVATION is the hallmark of successful organisations in the knowledge economy. Organisations can achieve this by implementing the Singapore Innovation Class Programme. It provides organisations with an integrated innovation framework comprising the four Cs conditions, culture, competencies and connectivity. By strengthening their innovation capabilities, organisations can
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      Lock icon Insuring itself against complacency
      495 40  -  Gurmeet Singh NTUC Income's creative initiatives have ensured its success over 34 years WITH a 34-year history behind it, NTUC Income Insurance Cooperative Limited today commands a customer base of about 1.2 million in Singapore. Innovation and creative thinking in offering new products and services have
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      477 41 83 organisations were recently recognised for enhancing their capabilities. They are: Singapore Quality Class 1. Agri-Food Veterinary Authority of Singapore 2. Anderson Junior College 3. Coastal Command, Republic of Singapore Navy 4. Comfort Bus Pte Ltd 5. Crestar Education Group Pte Ltd 6. Davis Langdon Seah Singapore Pte Ltd
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      147 32 SINGAPORE QUALITY AWARD M^RmSS^t Modern Montessori International Group B£H V 11 international A Leader in Montessori Pre-School Education 4k "Over the last 15 years, with unwavering IrrfP IVPVttPttP flwrrSff^B eterm'inat'on t0 excel in preschool education, we have built a strong presence in Singapore. I In the last few years, we
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      373 33 STILL FAVOURITE MEETING PLACE I 11 ffiß tr*: -1 r Hy»J PJi Culinary Challenge Award Through her F&B outlets, Rendezvous Hotel is able to please even the most jaded of palates. Sumptuous banquet y^i spreads and the delectable Peranakan specialties at the popular Straits Cafe ijC "■■J 1 gourmets far
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      56 34 SINGAPORE QUALITY AWARD P^ juiiwii excellence //p-~^\\ <E5t.1963 ill 55^55M wL t 'I />— it/i $!s■■ 1? Mi The Coffee Bean Tea Teaf" V^ff^^MPk^B is proud to attain the prestigious \Kt^^^^f^!i»BL People Developer Standard. '^"^^^Wk '^r tme reco Sn^on to a^ team-members 4 -*fc] X^!T::J^S^ who have contributed to our
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      69 36 PEOPLE EXCELLENCE AWARD stretchi-s your corporate health .stjatesi- Workplaces that actively promote healthy living boost employees' morale, health status and team spirit. Take up the challenge today to build a healthy and productive workforce and be recognised as an employer The of choice with the Singapore H.E.A.L.T.H. Award. Health a"
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      80 37 PEOPLE EXCELLENCE AWARD S' We build the best in people like the way we make our clothes one small stitch at a time. The People Developer Standard Award 2004 Slowly but steadily, we have crafted our staff at G2OOO Apparel (S) Pte Ltd, developing their skills and service _^M mindsets
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      180 38 v SERVICE \class y W^^^ M^ C^iINGAPORE I^^HH^^ .p, f^J c are pleased to announce that I Lorna Whiston Schools Pte Ltd L^T L^fl Singapore Quality Class (SQC) tt V y^^K^L iW I the mark of true excellence. Bfc^-j- X v-S Lorna Whiston Vj study centres y> r^^S >y LornaWhiston
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      129 39 J^^F 1\ 'M SINGAPORE At 7-Eleven, we are committed to service excellence. mmm This accolade is a reflection and recognition of our fjjfifcJkMß t0 be devoted to innovation and Lltaii™''-: progressively striving to introduce r^BP_J| 0183"1186™*****0^ belief. We know this would not have been possible without you our customers. We
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      195 40 f S ING Af ORE INNOVATION CLASS i—. I H The Institute for Infocomm Research (I 2R) is evolving. Aiming to become a world-renowned H research institute providing leadership in Infocomm Technology (ICT) research for Singapore H institutes and businesses, we have only one single-minded route. Visionary research. H Through
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      1509 42  -  Jeanine Tan The long Idol road, which ends tonight, has captivated and revealed more about Singaporeans than anyone had expected TAUFIK'S SONGS TONIGHT: Superstition by Stevie Wonder (his choice) Me and Mrs Jones by Billy Paul (judges' choice) new composition, which, if he wins, will be released as
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      865 42  -  Elisa Chia 5: It begins. MediaCorp TV announces it will produce and air Singapore Idol. Singapore is the first Asian country to acquire rights to the Idol format, which is jointly owned by British television production companies FremantleMedia and 19TV. 6: He's no Ryan Seacrest, but he's
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      357 44  -  —Jeanine Tan Idols go all out to impress audience tonight T7ESTERDAY was an average day for the X rest of Singapore but for MediaCorp's Singapore Idol finalists, it was work, work and more work. They began rehearsing at the Singapore Indoor Stadium at 9am to prepare for
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        92 46  -  Yong Shu Chiang OLIVER Stone's much-hyped epic about Alexander the Great failed to conquer the box office in the United States and Canada last weekend. Alexander made US$l3.7 million ($22.1 million) to finish in sixth place. Nicolas Cage's National Treasure, kept the No 1 spot for
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        CLASS WORK
        652 47 IF YOU thought that exercising at the gym was purely a solitary sport, you couldn't be more wrong. For those who don't like exercising alone, the highly popular California Fitness group exercise classes known as Group X may be ust the thing. Group X caters to all leve
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      206 46 iQX OFFICE TOP 10 In the US (Nov 26-28) RANKING MOVIE WEEKEND CUMULATIVE WEEKS IN GROSS/USS GROSS/USS CINEMAS 1 (1) National Treasure $32.15 m $87.27 m 2 2 (3) The Incredibles $23.58 m $214.29 m 4 3 Christmas With $21.57 m $30.81 m 1 The Kranks 4 (4) The Polar
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      1122 48 M=oij\Corp m m /A=l>iaCorp CHANNEL Jj I CHANNEL sur i a 73 0 t™ A SeWlbilU CK»NKELNeYIS*SIA Channel of the Yeor ATV Awards 2003 6-00 AM Captain Tsubasa 8.00 Berita 6.30 Happy Sunday Kids I 3.00PM Tak Seindah Mimpi 8.30 Fesyen Asia Headlines 6.00 AM Mr Bean The Animated 7.00
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      528 50 -AFP Hosts relying on clay to stop Roddickpowered Americans DAVIS CUP FINAL Spain v United States SEVILLE, Spain This week's Davis Cup final showdown between hosts Spain and the United States will be a gruelling battle of wits, with the hosts having laid the slowest imaginable claycourt
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      346 51 -AP Celebrated Packers' quarterback chalks up another milestone NFL Packers 45 Rams 17 GREEN BAY, Wisconsin The governor proclaimed it "Brett Favre Day", and the night belonged to the quarterback, too. Favre celebrated his 200 th straight regular-season start with three touchdown passes and yet another record in
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      192 51 AP ORLANDO, Florida Doc Rivers got his team back on track while gaining a measure of revenge on his old squad, as the Boston Celtics snapped a four-game losing streak by beating the Orlando Magic 117-101 on Monday night (yesterday morning, Singapore
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      291 52 -AFP TEST CRICKET India v South Africa CALCUTTA Rahul Dravid's patient knock of 80 helped India take a useful first innings lead against South Africa in the second and final Test at Eden Gardens yesterday. India reached 359-6 at stumps
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      439 52 -AFP Aussies lie in wait for Pakistan and their ace pace bowler TEST CRICKET Australia v New Zealand ADELAIDE Skipper Ricky Ponting said yesterday that Australia were ready for the "antics" of Pakistan's fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar in next month's home three-Test series. Ponting turned
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      314 52 -AFP SYDNEY The top teams in world rugby are evenly matched and none can claim to be the best, Australian team coach Eddie Jones said yesterday, after his side returned here from a win over world champions England. "Clearly, there is
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        642 53 -AFP Midfielder sends Chelsea into last four LONDON Frank Lampard came off the bench to fire Chelsea into the last four of the League Cup with a cruel late winner against London neighbours Fulham this morning. Fulham appeared to have done enough to force the quarter-final
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        210 53 -AFP LIVERPOOL Milan Baros has set his sights on making his Liverpool comeback in next week's crucial Champions League clash against Olympiakos. Baros, the top scorer at this summer's Euro 2004, has been out of action since November 18, when he incurred a hamstring injury on
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        76 53 AFP LONDON Bolton's El-Hadji Diouf was yesterday banned for three matches after pleading guilty to a charge of improper conduct for spitting. The Senegal international striker was charged by the Football Association on Monday after spitting in the face of Portsmouth's Arjan de Zeeuw during
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      555 54 Agencies French duo Henry, Vieira accused of lacking desire ENGLISH LEAGUE CUP Manchester United v Arsenal LONDON Pundits and footballers are queuing up to criticise Arsenal at the moment. On Monday, Freddie Ljungberg claimed his team-mates lost the physical battle against Liverpool and Dietmar Hamann accused Patrick
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      367 54 LONDON Patrick Vieira's troubled season took another turn for the worse yesterday, when the player involved in his diving controversy at Anfield insisted he should have been sent off. The Arsenal skipper was already reeling from the double blow of losing
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      213 54 LIVERPOOL David Moyes insists he can steer Everton to European glory, if he gets a cash boost in January. The Toffees are within two points of Arsenal, after consolidating their third position in the Premiership on Sunday with a 1-1 draw at Newcastle, reported
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      117 54 -AFP BRISBANE Greg Norman expects his Australian heir-apparent Adam Scott to rise to the top of world golf soon. Norman, 49, here with Scott for this week's Australian PGA Championship, said the 24-year-old would win at least three or four times on the US PGA Tour next
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      358 55  -  STANLEY HO Avramovic has his work cut out with Tiger Cup only a week away INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY Singapore 0 Hong Kong 0 (Hong Kong won 6-5 on penalties) stanley@newstoday.com.sg THE 2004 Tiger Cup is barely a week away and all is not well in the Singapore camp. A
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      370 55  -  STANLEY HO stanley@newstoday.com.sg THEY have played in the S-League for two seasons and both have been forgettable performances for Sinchi Football Club. Arriving in Singapore in 2003 as the first foreign club to play in the S-League, the China-based
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      144 55 TOP Singapore junior Choo Tze Huang got off to a slow start yesterday at the Tanah Merah Country Club, in the first Junior Golf Foundation Singapore Junior Open Championship 2004. Choo, 17, shot a three-over-par 75 to lie in third spot in the 'A' Division. Despite the
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      242 55 -AFP PARIS Swiss cycling team Phonak have fired Olympic time-trial champion Tyler Hamilton (right), who is being investigated for alleged blood doping. The International Cycling Union (UCI) told reporters that Phonak chief Andy Rihs informed them of the decision when he unsuccessfully appealed last week for
      -AFP  -  242 words
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