Today, 11 December 2004

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    14 1 weekendTODAY December 11 -12 2004 MICA (P) 105/07/2004 we set you thinking todayonline.com I
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    Lock icon SLEEPLESS IN SINGAPORE
    1219 1  -  Jasmine Yin jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg IT happens every night L SHE goes to bed at 11, then tosses around for Bhours, her anxiety about being awake growing all the Atime. Finally she falls asleep, but it is fitful sleep she soon wakes up with a start; the cycle all
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  • hot news
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      Lock icon Budget airline to Manila mooted
      718 3  -  Clement Mesenas In discussions with President Arroyo, PM Lee creates buzz with talk of possible aviation tie-up in Manila Foreign Editor clement@newstoday.com.sg PHILIPPINE President Gloria Arroyo, paying tribute to Singapore's reputedly corruption-free public services, vowed to fight graft in her own country so as to
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  • Singapore news
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      Lock icon Cars, stars and more
      437 4  -  Tor Ching Li A warm welcome for Asean-lndia Car Rally drivers at Padang chingli@newsto day, com. sg FOR the 300 international participants of the first Asean-India Car Rally, Friday marked the penultimate stop of their 20-day journey from Assam, India, to Batam. The 60-car-strong rally, organised
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      Lock icon Former Singapore Tatler editor sentenced to 24 months
      109 4 Channel NewsAsia FORMER Singapore Tatler editor Nigel Simmonds has been sentenced to 24 months' jail after he pleaded guilty to charges of consumption of cocaine and Ice. Two other charges were taken into consideration during sentencing and these include possession of drug
      – Channel NewsAsia; TREVOR TAN  -  109 words
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      Lock icon West Coast POSBank robbed
      211 4 Channel NewsAsia IN A bold heist on Friday, a man got away with an unspecified amount of cash after robbing a bank. Police say the man entered the POSBank at Block 501 West Coast at about 4pm and used a wooden plank to block the entrance
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      Lock icon Waterhub christened
      392 6  -  Jasmine Yin $32 million facility a platform to the world for local industry jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg WITH decades of experience in water management, Singapore's Public Utilities Board (PUB) and key industry players are set to export their expertise to the world with three initiatives launched on Friday. The PUB's new
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      International design body to set up headquarters in S'pore
      317 6  -  Wong Fei Wan LAST week, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong offered his vision of Singapore as a global city with the X-factor and announced a $3-million fund to promote architectural and urban design. Yesterday, Singapore moved closer to realising that vision
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      Lock icon SIA raises retirement age for male cabin crew from 57 to 60
      172 6 Channel NewsAsia SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) has raised the retirement age for male cabin crew from 57 to 60. The move, confirmed by Mr Eddie Chew, the president of the airlines' staff union, follows the signing of a new
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      Lock icon Ikea incident a misunderstanding
      126 6 Channel NewsAsia THE alleged attempt to kidnap a two-year-old boy at Ikea was confirmed to have been a misunderstanding after a woman stepped forward to help police with inquiries. Earlier this week, a mother had lodged a police report after what she believed was an attempted
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      BCA: Retrofit windows now
      489 8  -  Keith Lin 26 windows fell since law passed, but flat-owners taking no action keith@newstoday.com.sg LAWS have been put in place since Oct 1 to regulate safety standards in HDB estates, but falling windows continue to pose a public-safety hazard. The Building and Construction Authority (BCA) told
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      Lock icon Woes of raising retirement age through legislation
      274 8 Channel NewsAsia RAISING the retirement age through legislation may aggravate unemployment among older workers. National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) deputy secretary-general Lim Swee Say sounded this warning when asked about Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's suggestion to adjust the retirement age. Existing problems
      Channel NewsAsia  -  274 words
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      Lock icon Compulsory test for all maids next April
      329 10 Channel NewsAsia EMPLOYMENT agencies have received a sample test that is set to become compulsory for all maids next April. Some say it is too difficult and they are worried that such stringent entry requirements will mean fewer maids for Singaporeans. Recruitment fees
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      Beyond tolerance
      431 10  -  Keith Lin Youth talk about race at Forum keith@newstoday.com.sg ONE question was on Valerie Anne Nunis' mind when she met the Speaker of Parliament, Mr Abdullah Tarmugi, at an informal dialogue session. "With the increasing inflow of foreigners, I wanted to find out whether the Speaker finds it
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      Lock icon FairPrice to absorb 2% GST till March
      481 12  -  Ansley Ng Extension will cost supermarket chain $1.5 mil ansley@newstoday.com.sg THE economy may be recovering, but supermarket chain NTUC FairPrice has pledged to continue absorbing the 2 per cent goods and services tax (GST) hike for its customers until next March. Announcing this
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      Lock icon Murder suspects to get psychiatric tests
      260 12 Newsßadio 93.8 TWO persons accused of committing murder in recent weeks have been ordered to undergo psychiatric examinations. China girl Huang Na's alleged killer Took Leng How is due for a second round of tests while Wong Yan Phin, the woman charged with the
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Toxic cola, anyone?
      753 14 IPS India's Supreme Court asks cola companies to issue warning labels NEW DELHI "The content of toxic chemicals in this can of cola is below the danger levels." Not a great tag line on a Pepsi or Coke can or bottle that will draw you to take
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      Lock icon Russia alerts world of new mobile nuclear missiles
      201 14 -AFP MOSCOW Moscow revealed the first hints of its secretive new nuclear weapons priorities yesterday with a top Russian general saying that a new generation of strategic missiles would soon be mobile on land. President Vladimir Putin put the world on alert
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Child trafficking incidence high in Batam, says activist
        75 14 A woman activist claimed on Thursday that Batam city had the highest incidence of child trafficking among the at least 10 regions in Indonesia where the practice was prevalent, reported Jakarta Post. Siti Soendjati, an activist with the Jurnal Perempuan Foundation, told
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        Lock icon No support to southern Thai separatists, says Malaysia
        118 14 Agencies Kuala Lumpur has refuted allegations that the country finances separatist movements in southern Thailand. "Malaysia does not support any group that uses violence to achieve their objectives. The government does not know of any group in Malaysia that gives financial support
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        Lock icon Abdullah's record on rights
        95 14 -AFP One year after taking charge, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has yet to live up to his promises to improve human rights, according to the Voice of the Malaysian People (Suaram), a rights group. The government still used the Internal Security Act (ISA) to
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        Lock icon Turkey deports N Korean diplomats
        67 14 AFP Turkey has deported two North Korean diplomats accused of smuggling Captagon a synthetic stimulant similar to amphetamines, Turkish officials said. The two men Ryang Thae Won and Kim Son Jin were caught in a police raid in Istanbul last Sunday. The diplomats had brought
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        Lock icon 'Abducted' US Marine charqed with desertion
        56 14 AFP A US Marine who was reported abducted in Iraq and later turned up in his native Lebanon has been charged with desertion. Corporal Wassef Ali Hassoun was charged following a five-month probe into his June disappearance from a US military camp near Fallujah,
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      More cancers among European kids, youth: Journal
      179 16 LONDON Cancers among children and older teenagers are increasing more quickly in Europe than 30 years ago, according to a study in Lancet, a medical journal. Tumour and leukaemia rates have grew by an average of 1 per cent per year in those
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      Folic acid link to breast cancer?
      440 16 High doses increase risk, says study LONDON Taking large amounts of folic acid during pregnancy may increase the risk of breast cancer, suggested a study in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). The study, carried in an article in The Times, however, noted that the
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      An alternative to pet castration
      182 16 SYDNEY With the first pet contraceptive hitting the market, there is now an alternative to castrating your pet Australian company Peptech Animal Health yesterday announced the equivalent of the doggie pill, approved for sale through veterinarians for use in male dogs, The Sydney Morning Herald
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      Lock icon The next 911 could take place on the high seas
      451 18 Fears of disastrous 'big bang' with recent appointment of maritime terror specialist as Saudi Arabian Al Qaeda head LONDON Al Qaeda is planning a "big bang" on the high seas in a tactical strategy to drive maritime shipping costs and
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      Lock icon 1b children suffer from disease, violence, poverty
      330 18 UNITED NATIONS More than one billion of the world's children are victims of poverty, violent conflicts and Aids, according to the latest annual report released by the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef). One of the UN's Millennium Development Goals was to reduce child
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    • this QUIRKY world
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        Truffle trifle
        135 18 It was one of the most expensive truffles in the world, costing $1 17,300 at a charity auction, but it ended up spoilt and uneaten in the refrigerator of a British restaurant a victim of its own appeal, reported AFP. Several moneyed clients of the London restaurant Zafferano
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        Santa's been naughty ... and nice
        86 18 Santa's been naughty and nice A jailed cocaine dealer is working as Santa Claus in public despite still serving time at a British prison. John Tarns, 50, who dons a beard, boots and a red suit to work in a cafe's Christmas grotto, said he wanted to give something back
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        Ho, ho, hoping they'd get away
        67 18 Police in Germany have arrested three Santas who stole a Christmas tree. Officers noticed the three men, dressed as Santa Claus, dragging the tree through the streets of Eschwege, reported annanova.com. Upon further questioning, the Santas confessed to taking the tree from the local
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        How much coffee before it gets a caffeine buzz?
        88 18 An elephant with a fondness for hot coffee is drawing tourists to a wildlife sanctuary in southern India. Andaal entertains visitors with a mouth organ when not washing his afternoon snacks down with coffee. Her trainer told Asian News International: "Andaal
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        Mexican giant panda disappoints her Japanese hosts
        108 18 Giant panda Shuan Shuan, who came from Mexico to Japan last year with a mission to mate, has disappointed her hosts again by failing to get pregnant from a second artificial insemination, AFP reported. After failing to take a liking to 1 9-year-old
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      isay What happens when bureaucracies try
      436 20  -  Liew Kai Khiun I REFER to See Leong Kit's concern ("Try harder, civil servants", Dec 10) on the apparent bureaucratic inertia in Singapore's Civil Service. Having worked in the public sector and having been involved in community organisations and Government-led committees, I empathise with
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    • Letter
      Lifelong education is its own reward
      294 20  -  [haslindashamsudin I Letter from I REFER to Mr Koh Kiao Loong's letter, "'Part-time' diploma not accepted" (Dec 8). He is not alone. There are many who are frustrated that, after spending money and time and sacrificing their social activities for years, they are told
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    • Letter
      When hiring, schooling not only factor
      221 20  -  ANNA NG I Letter from Marketing Communications Department PSB Academy WE thank Koh Kiao Loong for his letter, "'Part-time' diploma not accepted" (Dec 8). The writer correctly pointed out that PSB Academy diplomas and advanced diplomas are validated by the Cambridge International Examinations (CIE)
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    • Letter
      Banks' code great practice wanting
      312 22  -  LIU I-CHUN Relevant fees often not told unless asked for Letter from I RECENTLY read the "Code of Consumer Banking Practice" produced by the Association of Banks in Singapore in January last year. I applaud the banks for their commitment to fairness, transparency, accountability and
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    • SingPost's rates hike for parcel delivery
      • Letter
        Operational costs forced hand
        270 22  -  JANINE MATHIEU I Letter from Deputy Director, Corporate Communications Singapore Post I REFER to the letter, "Tracking down SingPost rate hikes" by Chris Yap Boh Tee (Dec 9). We understand Mr Yap's concern about our revision in Speedpost rates. Unlike mail, our Speedpost parcel and courier
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      • Letter
        IDA's approval not needed
        135 22  -  DULCIE CHAN I Letter from Assistant Director, Corporate Marketing Communication Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore I REFER to Mr Chris Yap's letter, "Tracking down SingPost rate hikes" (Dec 9). IDA has granted Singapore Post Ltd (SingPost) a Public Postal Licence, with exclusive privilege only for the
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      DIFFERENCES IN COMMON
      840 22 HOttalK TWO normally red-flagged topics made the headlines this week. After Singapore police said "no" to online gay portal fridae.corn's annual Christmas bash, Snowball.o4, Today's mailbox was deluged with emails cc-ed to everyone from the Prime Minister's Office to the Singapore Tourism Board by writers as far
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      Wear an oxygen mask!
      741 24  -  Neil Humphreys If you're in Holland Village or Orchard Road ACCORDING to my mother, I suffered acute respiratory problems when I was a kid. She was always kicking me out to "get some fresh air". "Look, why don't you go out and get some fresh air,"
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    • Campaign on violence against women
      • Letter
        AGAINST
        174 24  -  WONG HOONG HOOI Letter from 1 IN RESPONSE to Lee U-Wen's piece, "Battle in need of a few good men" (Dec 9), let me state that I refuse to support any campaign focusing only on violence against women. Whether physical, verbal or emotional, violence should not be condoned. But
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        FOR
        173 24  -  LEE SZE YONG Letter from IT IS encouraging to see Lee U-Wen's offer of his time for next year's White Ribbon Campaign. As a volunteer in this year's campaign, I have seen a whole range of reactions by the public. Some were genuinely concerned about the issue of violence
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      singaporeseen
      76 24 A walk in the park This little bird in the Botanical Gardens obviously decided to forgo flying in favour of taking a leisurely walk on a pond with a little help from lily pads. What better way to appreciate nature than up close and personal. Besides, there are the
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      254 21 your laundry? jp|j§^ I We don't blame you. Since Asian tub-type machines are built with mm/im L I centre rotating pulsators, just like a blender. Churning, mangling ifl^k '<\ w* I For a gentler and cleaner wash, A K I Revolutionary 'lift and beat' motion of drum effectively dislodges dirt
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      388 23 TOSHIBA g """■H Play smart. Live smart. H With Toshiba, it's all about I intelligent living. These days, you can expect a lot more from technology. And Toshiba brings the intelligence of our technology into your home and your lives. It's there to make your life easier. It's there to
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      407 25 TOSHIBA Play smart. Live smart. A I With Toshiba, it's all about I intelligent living. «i These days, you can expect a lot more from technology. And Toshiba brings the intelligence of our technology into your home and your lives. It's there to make your life easier. It's there to
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  • Businesstoday
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      Lock icon Court grants CAO 6-week lifeline
      571 26  -  Val Chua Beleaguered company's China parent does not expect to be implicated in the scandal val@newstoday.com.sg EVEN as embattled China Aviation Oil Singapore (CAO) was granted a six-week lifeline on Friday to prepare a rescue plan to fend off creditors, its Beijing parent appeared to
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      Lock icon Bio-Treat denies irregularities
      103 26 Bloomberg 810-TREAT Technology, a Chinese water-treatment company whose shares trade in Singapore, said rumours that it had lost contracts and personnel and that its accounts suffered from "irregularities", were untrue. "Rumours may have an effect on the price of the company's shares. The company would like to
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      Lock icon China state firms to help CAO?
      118 26 Bloomberg CHINA National Petroleum Corp, China Petrochemical Corp, China Shipping Group Co and other state-owned companies should rescue China Aviation Oil Singapore (CAO) by injecting capital for stakes to cover its losses, state-owned Xinhua news agency said, citing the Beijing Youth Daily. CAO should
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      CORPORATEbriefs
      298 26 Societe Generate Acceptance plans to issue 37 million European style cashsettled call warrants on Creative Technology shares at 28 cents each. Every 10 warrants correspond to one Creative ordinary share. The exercise price is $26.40 and the expiry date is Sept 1 6, 2005. OCBC Securities, Phillip Securities and
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    • business news
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        Lock icon Keppel goes upstream with SPC
        531 30 Bloomberg It will hold key stake in refiner and use it to grow oil and gas output in SE Asia KEPPEL Corp will hold on to its 49-per-cent stake in Singapore Petroleum Co (SPC) and use the refiner to expand its oil and gas production
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        Lock icon Opec to cut output by 1m barrels a day
        183 30 AFP CAIRO Members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) meeting in Cairo agreed to cut crude oil output by one million barrels a day from Jan 1 in a bid to stem a fall in prices, Algeria's Energy Minister
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      • MarketWATCH
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          Lock icon Singapore
          93 30 Dow Jones SHARES closed mixed on Friday, but the ST Index climbed nearly 1 per cent on bargain hunting in blue chips following gains on Wall Street on Thursday. The local bourse often takes its cue from Wall Street in the absence of strong domestic leads because the U.S.
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        • Article
          SGX top rises
          71 30 By$ Creative 50 24.300 +1.100 lardineC&C 10.000 +0.250 F&N 14.700 +0.200 SIA 11.100 +0.200 SIA200 11.000 +0.200 OTTO 6.750 +0.150 OTYDEVW*****0 4.220 +0.140 HKLandUSS 2.510 +0.130 &ealkSGAeCH***** 0.625 +0.105 BukilSem 13.200 +0.100 By percentage Hilchins 0.080 +60.0 North 22 0.020 +33.3 iembCorpDBSeCW*****5 0.190 +31.0 iembCarp DBeCW*****5 0.225
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          SGX top falls
          73 30 )y$ HjjJOffe 0.230 -0.105 Hyflux 2.360 -0.090 ip Land W*****3 2.330 -0.080 HSCEIDB eO/V*****1 0.560 -0.075 \ustlandPGAS 1.800 -0.050 IProplOOHKS 5.100 -0.050 HSI DB eCW*****1 0.650 -0.045 HuanHsin 0.805 -0.045 ieaulyChina 0.585 -0.040 MTedi 0.830 -0.040 By percentage GulTechW*****7 0.010 -33.3 JKTech 0.065 -31.6 FujiOffs 0.230 -31.3
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          Your S$1 buys
          36 30 US$ 0.6025 UK£ 0.3152 Yen 63.645 HK$ 4.6865 RM 2.2895 Euro 0.4557 Rupiah 5,573.6 Baht 23.972 Peso 33.941 A$ 0.8013 Indian Rs 26.882 Won 643.09 C$ 0.7405 Yuan 4.9872 NZ$ 0.8549 NTS 19.564
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          ST Index — 2,016.33 +17.19
          4 30 ST Index 2,016.33 +17.19
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          SGX most active
          56 30 By volume Close SuntecReit 1.120 UniFiber 0.175 Bio-Treat 0.635 SembCorp 1.600 Change +0.020 +0.005 -0.035 +0.100 'OOO +1.8 42,247 +2.9 32,622 -5.2 26,434 +6.7 20,771 SingTel 2.360 +0.020 +0.9 18,034 WeePoh 0.010 15,948 Capitaland 2.000 +0.020 +1.0 14,611 Creafv<5GAeCW*****0 0.625 +0.105 +20.2 12,767 PanpacMed 0.060 Horizon 0.075
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          World markets
          57 30 Index Nikkei 225 Value 10,756.80 Change Pis -19.83 -0.18 Hang Seng 13,901.81 -107.01 -0.76 All Ordinaries 3,911.40 +12.50 +0.32 Taiwan Wtd 5,911.63 -2.34 -0.04 Korea Comp 844.85 -16.46 -1.91 KLCI 894.23 -0.75 -0.08 SET Index Closed Jakarta Comp 945.23 -18.567 -1.93 Phils Comp 1,753.47 -40.21 -2.24 Shenzhen B
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          28 30 SGXJ i Bloomberg Gold uss/i 436.60 Silver uss/m 6.78 Platinum uss/ m 833.50 Rubber ™tsAg 198.75 Palm oil mm, 1,412.50 Brent crude uss/borrei 40.27 Information provided by
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      84 32 Now you can enjoy great-tasting soya milk that also helps maintain a healthy heart. The Nestle Omega Plus Soya Bean Milk is a low fat drink that is high in calcium for healthy bones and low in fat to keep you in shape. And it is also
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      66 32 Savour the rich flavour of the Owl White Coffee Tarik. Made from freshly roasted coffee beans, this aromatic brew offers a stronger cuppa to perk you up every morning. And it has the right proportion of sugar and non-dairy creamer for that traditional white coffee taste. The Owl
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      97 32 Enjoy your music in style with these funky MP3 players from Nachus. The wearable MP3 player [EMP-Z] is a pendant-sized gadget, weighing only 15g, with up to 256M8 of storage space. And the Nachus digital audio player [EMP-100] is a pocket-sized MP3 and audio player cum
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      CROWNING GLORY
      95 32 Now its easy to have lustrous hair with the Christmas value sets from VO5. There are three sets to choose from Soft Silky Moisturising set, Deep Conditioning Nourishing set and Smooth Silky Revitalising set to help protect, strengthen and repair damaged hair. The Soft S Silky Moisturising set
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      107 32 Indulge in some chocolatey pleasure with the limited edition Kit Kat Green Tea and Kit Kat Gold. Chocolate lovers can look forward to the unique and refreshing taste of Kit Kat Green Tea, which uses premium green tea Trom Uji, one of the oldest tea producing regions
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      68 32 Satisfy your sweet tooth and keep your waistline in check with DietCare Fructose Fruit Sugar. Fructose is a natural sugar derived from fruit that is easily absorbed by the body, making it an ideal sweetener for weight-watchers, sportsmen and diabetics. DietCare Fructose Fruit Sugar is sold at all
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      104 32 I nis unnstmas, add some festive cheer to your party by brewing your own beer. The BrewZer starter kit comes with a 10-pint BrewZer barrel, miracle beer powder, brewers yeast and more so that you can make up to 10 pints of beer each time. All you need
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      94 32 Give someone you love or yourself the Apricot Scrub range from St Ives. The scrubs are made from a combination of Swiss glacial water with Swiss botanicals to help remove dead cells, leaving you with softer and gentler skin. Each St Ives Christmas gift set, consisting
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      532 35  -  Pearlyn Tham by sporting some Christmas colour, the hot shades that will take you from this season to the next AS I'm writing this, I'm seated beneath a canopy of green baubles and gold tinsel that a colleague has enthusiastically draped across the ceiling to evoke
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        Scrumptious treats and gifts galore
        358 36  -  Pearlyn Tham pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg CRABTREE Evelyn, the grand stalwart of gorgeous gifts, has taken inspiration from the past by updating its festive home fragrance collection with a vintage-like design of gold stars amidst a luxurious plum red backdrop. Which means that you now have even more
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        Get in shape in 30 minutes
        196 36  -  Pearlyn Tham IF YOU always put off exercising because you are pressed for time, the new innovative Xpress Workout at California Fitness only requires 30 minutes. This will take place at the Xpress Zone in each California Fitness gym and will provide a full-body
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        It's gonna be a blue, blue Christmas
        252 36  -  Pearlyn Tham SANTARINAS are usually decked out in red, but don't be surprised to see 20 beautiful blue Nivea Santarinas and Santa's Elves along Orchard Road this weekend. When you spot them from 11am to 7pm, say "Nivea Santarina" and you will get
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        Crispy, brown delights
        410 38  -  Chew Hui Chin Diners queue up at Fu Lin for its delectable yong tau foo food@newstoday.com.sg YONG tau foo is no exotic delicacy to true-blue Singaporeans as the myriad of vegetables and beancurd stuffed with meat or fish paste has become a staple in our diet. As
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          aigo Multi-functional U-Watch
          129 40 IF you want a watch that does more than tell the time, get the U-Watch from aigo. This multi-functional gizmo tells time, plays music and transfers data to and from your computer. Equipped with anti-shock, waterproof and anti-static protection, it comes with password protection for selected file
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          Samsung SGH-X460C Mobile Phone
          83 40 SMALL enough to fit into the smallest handbag, Samsung's SGH-X46OC is a curvy clamshell mobile phone that weighs 75g. The dual-band handset features a 65,536-colour UFB-LCD screen that is suitable for viewing MMS, downloading pictures or playing games. The WAP-enabled phone lets you download up to
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          Netgear Super Wireless ADSL Modem Router
          119 40 SUITABLE for home/small office networks, Netgear's 1 08 Mbps Super Wireless ADSL modem router offers five functions in a box- an ADSL2+ modem, a router, a 10/100 LAN switch capable of speeds of 200 Mbps, an SPI Double firewall and a 108 Mbps Super
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          NEC MultiSync LCD 70 Series Monitors
          107 40 THE MultiSync 70 series monitors from NEC have a rounded industrial-thin frame and incorporate an adjustable height stand and unobtrusive control buttons beneath the front bezel. Highresolution, sRGB-equipped panels deliver quality images and accurate colour control. The detachable base and wall-mounting capability free up
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        Lock icon Flash memory or hard disk drive?
        575 40  -  David Ng Select the right digital audio player that meets your needs infotech@newstoday.com.sg ONE of the hottest must-have items on this year's Christmas wish list is a cool MP3 player. But with so many types and brands of music players available, which one should
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        HOT BUY!
        74 41 Itching for more Xbox action this holiday season? Get the Xbox Action Pack for the Holiday, which includes the Xbox video game system, a Controller S, a DVD Movie Playback Kit and three Xbox favourites Halo: Combat Evolved, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge and Grabbed by the
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        Scribble with ease on this hardy tablet
        497 41  -  lerry Lau Tablet PC Review AT 231x192x42mm, the Portable Multimedia Gadget (PMG) from local distributor Tronic International is one of the smallest tablet computers in the market The 1.19kg (with battery) machine also leans on the light side of the scale. At the
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        Wide-screen, super-sized LCD beauty
        294 41 PLANNING to reward yourself for a year's hard work? Sharp's latest 45-inch LCD TV might just be what you want to spend that year-end bonus on. The LC-45G1M Aquos highdefinition LCD TV is the largest in the Singapore market by far and features a high-definition panel
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        'T' time for drivers
        627 42  -  Colin Yong Subtle improvements keep Hyundai'sTuscani looking fresh A SK anyone what they think SinXAgapore's most popular coupe is and you will probably get answers ranging from the BMW 3 Series coupe to the Mercedes-Benz CLK. There is, however, one car that outsells these two models
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        301 42 Lid comes off new Porsche cabriolet Porsche's new model assault continues with the new 911 Cabriolet, which comes just months after the introduction of the latest 911 Carrera Coupe and Boxster. Like its fixed-roof sibling, the 911 Cabriolet will be available with two engines a 325bhp 3.6-litre unit
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        DISCO-TECH
        565 44  -  Jason Yeo New Land Rover model makes other SUVs seem meek news@newstoday.com.sg IF THE old model of the Land Rover Discovery were a person, it would be someone like my secondary-school discipline master: No-nonsense, emphatically humourless and not one to suffer fools. The new model, the Discovery 3, is
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        New-age phone boosts safety
        236 44 MOBILE phone handsfree kits can be fiddly to use especially when vou are in a car. However, a new ;ar phone made by Nokia promises to put an end to notentially dangerous lan;ling wires once and tor all. The Finnish telecommunications giant recently announced that the
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        A strong push for AMG cars
        230 44 THE full range of AMG cars will be on display at a speciallydesigned corner in the upcoming Mercedes-Benz Center, which is scheduled to start operations early in 2006. This was revealed during the ground-breaking ceremony for the Alexandra Road facility on Monday. When completed,
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        Executive condos no longer in demand
        709 46  -  Jaime Koh Too many restrictions, price not much different from private condo's jaime@newstoday.com.sg THEY were all the rage when they were first introduced about eight years ago. But now, executive condominiums (EC) are facing a different fate. In June this year, the government said
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        Development potential in Yio Chu Kang-Seletar site
        878 46  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla THE Urban Redevelopment Authority has released the detailed sales conditions for the reserve site at the junction of Yio Chu Kang Road and Seletar Road. Developers wanting to purchase this site can apply to the URA for it to be
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        For sale: Ground-floor unit
        138 48  -  Ted Chen PROPERTY hunters yearning to get away from the bustle of the city centre may wish to escape to this freehold ground floor corner unit at Country Park condominium, which is on sale for $770,000 (negotiable). Jointly marketed by Louis Yeap Realty and PropNex, the
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        Fraser to open Shenzhen apartments next month
        136 48  -  Ted Chen SERVICED apartment provider Fraser Serviced Residences will open its latest corporate residence project next month in Shenzhen, China. Fraser Corporate Residences, Futian, is located along Shennan Avenue in the heart of the central business district and is within walking distance of
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        Will land sales be better next year?
        546 48  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla Cautious optimism among experts for next year as more attractive sites are released for development shobha(gnewstoday.com.sg EARLIER this week, the Government announced its land sales programme for the first half of next year. It will include seven residential sites, three
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        Freehold apartments launched at Rosyth Ave
        42 48 Fragrance Properties' Treasure Mansions, its Rosyth Avenue 12-unit freehold apartment project, will be launched this Saturday. Marketed by DTZ Debenham Tie Leung, Treasure Mansions offers two- to three-bed-room apartments at an average price of $527 psf.
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        90 48  -  Ted Chen Asking price: $1.05 million LOOKING for a spacious, virtually freehold landed property for about a million dollars? For $1.05 million, this 999-year leasehold double-storey semi-detached house at 108 Begonia Drive is a hot bargain. Auctioned and marketed by Knight Frank, the property is situated on a
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        693 50 I SERVICE WITH STYLE Spice up your Christmas spread with Gurmeet Singh, who serves up great flavours in tableware this season This Christmas, wow your party guests with more than just a delectable spread. Spice up your dining table with some interesting tableware for more Christmas cheer. At
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      272 52 WHO will be lugging home a trophy or two from the 11th Star Awards this Sunday? The annual affair arguably the most dramatic event in local entertainment honours the top television artistes and programmes of MediaCorp Studios. The nominations for awards in
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      Lock icon FAN-TASTIC CELEBRITIES
      1081 52  -  Eveline Gan But just how good are local celebs when it comes to 'fan management'? SUCCESSFUL performers Oand entertainers are nothing without fans, who buy their CDs, books, attend their concerts, watch their movies or tune in to their television or radio shows. As we noted time and
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      376 54  -  David Chew david.chew@newstoday.com.sg WHEN Today visited Select Books the day before it was to hold a book launch and an informal reception, water was leaking from the ceiling. "We are in a mini-crisis of sorts, so today isn't a typical day for us!" said Lee Wen Fen,
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      The truth about Sleeping Beauty
      227 54  -  David Chew WHEN it comes to fairy tales, Sleeping Beauty is one of the most popular. Two versions of the story are being staged this month one on ice, by the Imperial Russian Ice Stars, and the other on pointe, in a ballet performed by
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      Lock icon Li Lin's all heart
      267 56  -  Jeanine Tan DESPITE giving birth about two months ago, actress Li Lin is in the pink of health so much so that the Singapore Heart Foundation has roped her in to be its ambassador this year. On Friday, she was clad in a black tube top
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        Smile with Sly
        78 56 Remember Idol judge Ken Lim telling Sylvester Sim: "See what a smile can do for you?" These days, Sly is taking that smile to the bank. Sylvester has just bagged his first endorsement, for teeth-whitening kit CleverWhite, and he's inviting fans to play what else his fans
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        117 56  -  David Chew Photographer David Liew has produced a calendar featuring local writers. "It was not meant to be a commercial undertaking and, for a lot of them, they were very shy about it," laughed David Liew, the one who brought them all together. What was originally
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      230 56  -  Jeanine Tan FOR an hour or so tonight, forget Singapore Idol. The first Idol, Taufik Batisah, will be back as "Fique" in a special performance with former group mate Mark Subra aka Mark Essential at the SG Hip Hop Festival at Hong Lim Park.
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        183 58  - Adrian says 'I do' to Jack Elisa Chia ACTOR Adrian Pang, an SPH MediaWorks artiste (for now), has said "I do" to Jack Neo's latest movie, I Do I Do. A romantic comedy about a woman and her two boyfriends, it also stars Sharon Au and Allan Wu. "I've always
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      402 63  -  Tan Yo-Hinn Houwerzyl's out to break South-east Asian lock on silat PENCAK SILAT Bth World Championships THE sport of pencak silat has been dominated by South-east Asian countries like Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and more recently, Vietnam. Pugilists from other nations struggle to break that stranglehold. But Dutchman Martijn
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      137 63 KUALA LUMPUR India's Jyoti Randhawa was two strokes clear of the pack at the U*****,000 ($910,000) Volvo Masters of Asia on Friday, despite a late wobble en route to a 2-under-par 70 in the second round. The former Asian No 1, who began his campaign with
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      300 64  -  STANLEY HO Sports apparel giants pledge their support for Singapore rugby stanley@newstoday.com.sg FOR more than 80 years, the name adidas has been synonymous with competition and a sporting lifestyle. Many sports icons have donned the legendary three stripes names like the All Blacks, Real Madrid, Muhammad
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      158 64  -  Stanley Ho THE 2004 Singapore Beach Rugby Festival kicked off last Saturday, as 70 teams took part in the inaugural touch rugby competition. The event, held at Sentosa's Siloso Beach, saw more than 350 players competing in five categories under-20 Boys', under-20 Girls, Men's Open, Women's
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      331 64  -  TAN YO-HINN BOWLING 40th AMF World Cup yohinn@newstoday.com.sg REMY Ong, the 2002 Asian Games triple gold medallist, will be Singapore's lone hope, as the 40th AMF Bowling World Cup moves into the quarter-final stage this weekend. At the Superßowl Safra Mount Faber on
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      182 64 AFP THOUSAND OAKS, California Host Tiger Woods (picture) fired a 4-under par 67 here on Thursday (Friday morning, Singapore time), to match fellow American Jim Furyk and Scotland's Colin Montgomerie for the lead after the first round of the World Challenge.
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      641 66  -  JOSE RAYMOND Vying for a semi-final spot with Singapore, Indons and hosts Vietnam vow to go for the win TIGER CUP, GROUP A Vietnam v Indonesia IT WAS one of South-east Asian football's darkest moments, a farcical encounter between two countries considered giants of the game in
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      385 66  -  Jose Raymond RADOJKO Avramovic has been in the game long enough to know he has neither the time nor patience to be diplomatic. One goal from just two games in the on-going Tiger Cup here means Singapore's destiny is no longer in their
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      754 68 with legendary explorer Ranulph Fiennes The Guinness Book of Records christens him the greatest living explorer. Once a captain with the legendary SAS, his feats in over 30 expeditions spanning three decades include the first polar circumnavigation of the globe, trekking on foot and unsupported
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      321 68 -AFP ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Everton v Liverpool LONDON Everton believe they have finally shrugged off their Liverpool inferiority complex and not only can win Saturday's derby, but finish higher in the Premiership. But the Reds, inspired by Steven Gerrard, who has
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      259 66 League I Home Team I Away Team I Match KickOff II (Singapore date/time) Malaysia/Vietnam 2004 Vietnam Indonesia Sat, 11/12/04 8.30pm E Premier Everton Liverpool Sat, 11/12/04 8.45pm German League Munich Stuttgart Sat, 11/12/04 10.30pm E Premier Manchester City Tottenham Sat, 11/12/04 11.00pm E Premier Newcastle Portsmouth Sat, 11/12/04 11.00pm E
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      738 70 Agencies Arsenal's Henry and Co may struggle a gainst Terry's imperious backline ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP Arsenal v Chelsea LONDON Claudio Ranieri is in town this weekend to watch the top of the table clash between Arsenal and Chelsea. Not surprisingly, the former Blues boss has been blowing his
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