Today, 16 December 2004

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    24 1 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com rhursday W£III MICA (P) 103/07/2004 TODAY we set you thinking todayonline.com Thursday December 16, 2004 MICA (P) 103/07/2004
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    CAO plot thickens
    844 1  -  Val Chua Bailout letter led to omission of losses in Q3 results: AWSJ THE mystery deepens at troubled China Aviation Oil (CAO), with the authorities reportedly investigating an alleged letter from its parent company pledging support for its trading losses early in the financial scandal. According to
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    Lock icon Maverick Marina: Leader in her own right
    633 1 AFP KUALA LUMPUR She has a title and a famous father, but among Asia's political princesses, Ms Marina Mahathir (picture) is something of a rebel. Unlike half-a-dozen dutiful daughters from Pakistan to the Philippines, Marina as she likes to be called has not
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      36 1 NEWSX^/lEWS Secret match Anna Koumikova weds beau Julio lglesias/3 Tor Ching Li Laos enters 21 st century in its own slow, steady way/4 Warrant out for 'no show' Sri Lankan in cocaine bust/6 Ll -IT I{M
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      Shipyard, safety assessor to be sued
      279 2 Ministry says alleged lapse may have caused the May 29 fire that killed seven workers THE Ministry of Manpower (MOM) will take Keppel Shipyard and its safety assessor to court following the completion of its investigations into a ship fire that killed seven workers.
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      Lock icon Saddam charged on seven counts
      467 3 -AFP BAGHDAD Iraqi officials have announced that the "symbols" of Saddam Hussein's toppled regime will start going on trial from next week, even before the landmark Iraqi elections set for Jan 30. Following are the charges against Saddam and 11 of his top aides being
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      Lock icon Ex-tennis star Anna weds beau Iglesias
      242 3 Agencies FORMER Russian tennis star Anna Kournikova, considered one of the world's sexiest women, has secretly married her singer boyfriend Enrique Iglesias, according to US Weekly magazine. The magazine said Ms Kournikova, 23, was spotted wearing a wedding band on her ring finger at
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      200 2 Standard W Chartered Get Marriott's treats when you charge to your Standard Chartered Credit Card this Christmas! jHP This Christmas, be rewarded with delicious festive treats from the Singapore Marriott Hotel. Simply charge to your iJßft^ Standard Chartered Credit Card from 15 Nov-25 Dec 2004 and redeem these treats with
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      7 2 NUMBERS TO REMEMBER Q ITl^^l^ Today pB^MWSi
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      Country at the crossroads
      703 4  -  Tor Ching Li |\IEWS£&DIDI&D^— Laos enters the 21st century in its own slow but steady way IT WAS colonised by the French in the 19th century and blitzkrieged by the Americans in the 20th. Last month, the country of 5 million people finally made its debut
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      Warrant out for 'no show' Sri Lankan in cocaine bust
      421 6  -  Wong Fei Wan 'Deeply traumatised' director of media firm faces arrest A WARRANT of arrest has been issued for a suspect in the high profile cocaine bust after he failed to turn up in court yesterday. In a fax tendered
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      18 artistes accept offer to join MediaCorp
      266 6  -  Elisa Chia IT'S official. Eighteen of 20 artistes (see box) have accepted an offer to join MediaCorp TV Holdings. The artistes are some of the 200 MediaWorks staff offered employment with MediaCorp from the media merger exercise. In all, 189 accepted, 78 of
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        PM Lee meets King of Jordan
        65 6 Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met King Abdullah of Jordan yesterday. They discussed the latest developments in the Middle East, including Iraq. The leaders underscored the importance of peaceful and successful elections in January next year that will lead to a stable Iraq. They
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        Ban on gay Christmas party upheld
        66 6 The Ministry of Home Affairs has upheld the ban on the Snowßall.o4 Christmas party after an appeal by its organiser, gay portal fridae.com, saying public displays of intimate behaviour at the party would be an "affront and unacceptable to the large majority of Singaporeans".
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        GCE N Level results out tomorrow
        44 6 The results of the 2004 Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level Examination will be released tomorrow. School candidates may obtain their results slips from their respective schools from 2.30pm, while private candidates will be notified of their results by post.
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        Lock icon Subsidy for hike in diesel prices
        64 6 Newsßadio 93.8 SMRT is giving out a relief package to help its full time taxi drivers offset the hike in diesel prices. All SMRT taxi drivers will get $380 worth of diesel vouchers from next month. The vouchers can be used till June next
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      Perfume set for international debut
      387 10  -  Jasmine Yin IT started out as a school initiative to seduce Singaporeans into the mood for love. Now, two perfumes created by the Singapore Polytechnic (SP) are set to debut internationally, joining the likes of the Merlion and the Singapore Sling and the nation's next
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      Outlook good for Sengkang property site
      439 10  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla Location will draw developers despite lack-lustre property market: Experts THOUGH the property market has not taken off the way many expected, experts believe that a residential site in Sengkang Central released for public tender by the Singapore Land Authority yesterday would
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      151 5 NOKIA Connecting People B I Genuine stainless steel covers exude sophistication, while an enduring design articulates a timeless style. The true form of strength and beauty is encapsulated in the new Nokia 6170; unfold it and you'll find a multitude of features to complement your lifestyle. iM^WI The new Nokia
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      408 6 Brought to you by BRAND'S Your SURVIVAL GUIDE r£K& k**ROYAL TREATMENT WE HOPE that you've enjoyed our festive survival guide so far. In our last instalment, let's talk about nature's miracle skincare solution: Royal jelly. If you're worried that your wrinkles will be more prominent than your cousin's pet bulldog
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      Lock icon Beyond Abu Ghraib
      307 12 Agencies More Iraq abuse cases come to light WASHINGTON US marines forced Iraqi juveniles to kneel while troops discharged a pistol in a mock execution, used electric shock on one prisoner and even allegedly executed Iraqi prisoners-of-war. US navy documents released on Tuesday portray a series of
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      Lock icon McCain declares 'no confidence' in Rumsfeld
      113 12 ■AFP The White House yesterday defended US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld against criticism by a prominent Republican senator over the Pentagon's handling of the continuing insurgency and mounting US casualties in Iraq. On Tuesday, Senator John McCain said he had "no confidence" in Mr
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      Australia warns of Indon attack
      217 14 CANBERRA Terrorists are ready to carry out an attack in Indonesia, possibly targeting a Hilton hotel, warned Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in a statement, which said it had "received credible new information" that strikes may happen anytime from now to the new
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      Lock icon Tension runs high atop perch
      65 14 A rescuer (left) tries to persuade a disturbed woman (top left and right) to get down from her perch on a steel billboarc frame yesterday in suburban Quezon City, east of Manila. The woman, who later voluntarily came down, said she wanted to call attention
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      Lock icon Poe mourners blast Arroyo
      123 14 AFP MANILA The death of movie star and former presidential candidate Fernando Poe, 65, sent political shock waves throughout the Philippines on Wednesday, with some using his demise as a platform to attack President Gloria Arroyo. A funeral wreath sent by President Arroyo was torn to
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      Lock icon Bus hijacked on outskirts of Athens
      148 14 AP ATHENS A Greek public bus with 25 people on board was hijacked before dawn yesterday in an Athens suburb and shots were fired at police. The bus driver and a passenger escaped soon after the hijacking. Two men and three women were freed
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      Lock icon Dozens injured in Istanbul cinema blaze
      191 14 AFP ISTANBUL (Turkey) More than 100 people were hospitalised with smoke inhalation five of them in a serious condition after a major fire broke out on Tuesday night during the premiere of a horror film at a movie complex in an Istanbul shopping mall.
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      Getting tough on cyberporn
      263 16 Thailand looks to nip online sexual and violent content at the source BANGKOK Thailand is hoping to suppress the proliferation of illegal content in cyberspace at its point of origin. Vice-Culture Minister Weerasak Kowsurat announced that the government would seek to formalise an international legal agreement
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      Lock icon N Korea threatens 'physical' response to proposed sanctions
      187 16 AFP SEOUL Should it face sanctions imposed by Japan, North Korea has threatened to react with an "effective, physical" response and pull out of talks aimed at ending its drive for nuclear weapons. The Japanese government has been pressured to impose economic
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        He'd thought he'd got lucky
        73 16 An 81-year-old German dropped his trousers when two young women asked him to join them in a nude photo shoot, but lost his wallet as they fled with his belongings while he stripped, reported Reuters. "After the pensioner had removed his trousers in eager anticipation,
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        Wonderbras feel the strain
        56 16 Playtex, the creator of cleavage-mak-ing Wonderbra, was forced to recall its latest invention made for diving necklines, the "Deep Plunge Clearly Daring" bra, after users complained their bra straps were snapping from the strain, reported AFP. Another Wonderbra, dubbed the "Deep Plunge Beyond Belief", was not
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        Twice the joy
        53 16 Two twin sisters in the US gave birth to two sets of twin boys yesterday, reported AP. The boys were delivered about an hour apart at Northside Hospital in Georgia. The 21-year-old mothers, Mrs Ashlee Spinks and Mrs Andrea Springer, said twins run in the families of
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      Lock icon Where rhinos roam free
      232 18 Endangered species saved from extinction at Indian park KAZIRANGA (India) The endangered one-horned Indian rhinoceros (picture) is fighting back from the brink of extinction at Kaziranga national park, in greater numbers than anyone can previously recall. Not long ago, the Asian one-horned rhino faced threats from
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      HIV ignorant
      291 20 80% of China's gay men don't know about Aids virus BEIJING Almost a quarter of China's gay men have more than 100 partners with about 80 percent of them admitting to total ignorance about HIV/Aids, state media reported yesterday. The men said that they were unaware of their
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      GIVE FUR THE COLD SHOULDER
      83 20 Pamela Anderson goes fur-free in China Former Baywatch babe Pamela Anderson appears naked on billboards in Beijing and Shanghai to spearhead animal rights group Peta's anti-fur campaign in China. "I'm perfectly happy to bare my skin if it will help save animals' skins," said tv\s
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      Lock icon Pakistan's online mourning service
      152 20 AP KARACHI A Pakistani Shia Muslim cemetery, Valley of Hussaun, has set up an online mourning service to allow relatives and friends to pay their respects to their loved ones. It contains 1,600 "graves" and plans to expand. Each online grave is numbered and photographed and
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      Lock icon Alleged killer goes after victim's sister
      206 20 -AFP TOKYO A man accused of torturing to death a seven-year-old girl in a crime that shocked Japan has resurfaced after a month to threaten the victim's two-year-old sister, police confirmed. He apparently used the murdered girl's mobile telephone to send a text message
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      Lock icon Ikea: Quietly does ft
      385 22 AFP Refusal to list allows freedom to pursue its austere founding ideals AELMHULT (Sweden) As Swedish do-it-yourself furniture giant Ikea conquers more ground, the company is struggling to make its austere founding ideals mesh with life as a multinational mammoth. While the logos of other multinationals
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      Lock icon 'I wish I had torn that $518.7m lottery ticket up'
      137 22 -AP CHARLESTON (West Virginia) The wife of the winner of the richest undivided jackpot in American history says she regrets his purchase of the fateful U*****.9 million ($518.7 million) ticket two years ago. "I wish I (had) torn the ticket
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      Lock icon Bowled over
      37 22 A man looks up at a giant toilet, created by famed designer Philippe Starck, built on the side of a new design centre for Duravit, a sanitaryware and bathroom company in Hornberg, southern Germany. AP
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      Focus On The Family
      224 24  -  Dr James Dobson < Tbnws by j MYSTERIES A very puzzled mother asked me, "Why is it that some kids with every advantage and opportunity seem to turn out bad; while others raised in terrible homes become pillars of the community?" I stood there nodding my
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      S'poreans rarely show compassion
      192 24  -  KATHINE LAU Letter from I SINGAPOREANS are an uneducated lot when it comes to showing compassion to other living beings (donating huge amounts of money doesn't mean you are kind or compassionate). Master Jeremy Lim ("Being disabled is a privilege in Sydney", Dec 15) was just
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      Hiding our disabled not a healthy option
      317 24  -  :I U AVi i 1 Disability is about being brave, not about shame lISMZ7 I READ Master Jeremy Lim's article, "Being disabled is a privilege in Sydney" (Dec 15) and remembered again how little our society notices and does for our disabled. I
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      TEEN THERE, DONE THAT
      735 26  -  ■Jm collee iilli gjj ALREADY, at the grand age of 22, Canadian entrepreneur Michael Furdyk boasts a CV to make others weep with envy. When just 16, he and a friend developed and sold an online company for more than US$l million ($1.7 million). Then, at
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      Joo Chiat article should spur authorities to act
      135 26  -  MURUGESAN SUPPAYYAN Letter from I AM glad you have written an article on the growing problem in Joo Chiat ("Joo Chiat gets a bad name", Dec 15). I hope this will spur the authorities to do something about it. I've noticed a
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      isay ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE ... THE WRONG MAID, MAYBE?
      481 28  - isay ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE THE WRONG MAID, MAYBE? Doreen Low SO, all prospective new maids will have to take a written test from April. Employment agencies have received a sample test already and two examples of the questions that will be asked were published by Today on Dec
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      Alternative services available in market for those concerned about Speedpost rates
      242 28  -  JANINE MATHIEU Letter from Deputy director, corporate communications, Singapore Post Limited I REFER to the letter from Mr Marcus Ho (Dec 14). We understand Mr Ho's concern about the new Speedpost rates. We would, how- ever, like to clarify
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      Uncertainty over donations through online portal
      179 30  -  RAY GOH I Letter from THE National Council of Social Service (NCSS) provides an Online Donation Portal (www.donation.org.sg) for individuals and corporations to make donations to social services and charities. This is a good idea and a great convenience. However, its implementation leaves much
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      Fast Causeway lane for some?
      369 30  -  CHANG LEE LEE Returning S'poreans must not be delayed in jam with earlier free access to M'sians I Letter from THE news that the Minister for Trade Industry would encourage more Malaysian cars to enter Singapore terrifies me. Previously, when free access was given to
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      Safety top priority at park
      197 30  -  RAYMOND HUANG Letter from Chairman, Heartware Network I REFER to Mr Daniel Chng Li Kwan's letter, "Deplorable safety measures at fun fair" (Dec 14). We apologise unreservedly for the accident and would also like to assure Mr Chng that we place tremendous emphasis on the
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        60 32 Index Value Change Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd *****.46 *****.54 3944.20 6002.58 Pis +40.88 +0.37 +35.02 +0.25 +15.20 +0.39 +92.93 +1.57 Korea Comp KLCI SET Index Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Mumbai Sensex 868.84 904.76 657.18 939.15 1794.89 240.48 6402.29 +19.44 +2.29 +7.74 +0.86
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        102 32 Dow Jones SHARE prices ended higher, spurred by Wall Street's stronger performance overnight and gains on regional bourses. The ST Index closed up 17.50 points, or 0.9 per cent, at 2,048.79. There was some profit-taking in the mid-afternoon before speculators stepped in to push the index to the intra-day
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        59 32 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by By volume Close UniFiber 0.195 Select 0.250 STATSChP 1.010 Horizon 0.085 >TA15ChPSGAeCW*****7 0.145 SingTel 2.420 UniFood 0.260 Magnus 0.045 CoscoCorp 1.060 [apitalandDBeCW***** 0.355 Change +0.015 +0.035 +0.015 +0.005 -0.020 -0.005 +0.010 +0.025 +8.3 +3.6 +21.4 +3.6 -7.1 -10.0 +1.0 +7.6 '000 72,386
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        72 32 F&N Hiai Prime200USS 16.400 +1.301 11.500 +0.401 :iTYDEV /enture lardine C&C 7.000 +0.351 15.600 +0.301 10.200 +0.251 :iTYDEV W*****0 IMH 400USS XBC 4.400 +0.201 16.200 +0.201 13.400 +0.201 >IA 11.500 +0.201 ilA 200 11.500 +0.201 IKTech 0.100 +42.9 IRE Corp 0.020 +33.3 NeoCorp 0.020 Penguin 0.120 .enlureSGAeCW*****7
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        83 32 By$ Close OOL 2.050 Changi -0.341 Creative 50 23.600 Sp Land 4.500 Robinson 6.050 Creative DBeCW*****3 0.565 -0.301 -0.081 -0.051 -0.04: CrealiveSGAeCV.*****0 0.555 KhongGuan 1.620 SIA DB ePW*****0 0.130 1AC 200USS 3.260 WJenningsAS 1.540 -0.041 -0.041 -0.041 -0.041 -0.031 .y percentage >SL Close 0.050 Changi -37.: STI
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      340 32  -  Ng Shing Vi Sing Tel partners release handsets, M 1 starts customer trial tomorrow LOCAL phone operators Sing Tel and Mobile One (Ml) unveiled their latest moves in the third generation, or 3G, mobile phone arena yesterday. Sing Tel has completed its two-month 3G trial with 150
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      111 32 Bloomberg MR CHEN Jiulin, who was suspended as chief executive of China Aviation Oil Singapore Corp (CAO) after it reported a US$55O-million ($904-million) loss from trading oil derivatives, has resigned as president of a trade group in Singapore. Mr Chen resigned
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        105 34 Dow Jones NATSTEEL'S shareholders have approved the sale of its steel business to India's Tata Iron and Steel for around US$2B5 million ($469 million), the company said yesterday. The divestment, first announced in August, will take Nat Steel out of the steel business while giving
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        174 34  -  Val Chua INFORMATICS Holdings has sold two more properties for a total of $1.63 million, adding to the list of assets it divested following its accounting scandal in April. In a statement released yesterday, the education provider said it sold a unit in
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        278 34 Bloomberg But overall load factor fell in November SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA), Asia's most profitable carrier, flew 11 per cent more passengers last month than in November last year because it raised capacity in anticipation of more travel demand. The airline carried 1.38 million passengers last
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        368 36 Minimalism takes a functional twist in the new Seiko Criteria Collection ACTOR, singer and model. Hong Kong celebrity Ekin Cheng, who has starred in movies including the Young and Dangerous series and Tokyo Raiders, is as versatile as personalities come. When it comes to
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        331 38 Dow Jones Chartered Semiconductor's 4Q loss worse than expected CHARTERED Semiconductor Manufacturing expects its fourthquarter loss and revenue to be worse than it had earlier expected because of weaker demand for chips used in mobile phones, computers and consumer goods. The Nasdaq-listed chipmaker said yesterday that its
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        187 38 AFP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian budget carrier Air Asia has opted to buy 40 A 320 jets from Europe's Airbus and will phase out its current Boeing fleet, an industry official said on Wednesday, a decision seen as a major setback for the US aerospace
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        227 38 Bloomberg SINGAPORE'S retail sales rose a faster-than-expected 12.5 per cent in October from a year earlier as the economy added more jobs, and rising tourist arrivals fuelled spending on cars, clothes and jewellery. The rise in the Statistics Department's retail sales index was faster
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        236 38 Bloomberg STANDARD Chartered, the British bank that makes about two-thirds of its profit in Asia, said it is expanding its Islamic banking business in Malaysia, helped by a venture with the nation's Employees Provident Fund. Under the plan, the fund will boost
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        244 39 Bloomberg It'll pay $58b for the profitable mobile provider SPRINT Corp, the third-largest US mobiletelephone company, is close to an agreement to buy Nextel Communications Inc for more than US$35 billion ($5B billion), doubling its customers, people familiar with the matter said. Nextel stockholders will
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        Lock icon Keppel wins contract to build Singapore's largest Newater plant
        202 39 Channel News Asia KEPPEL Engineering, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Corp through Keppel Integrated Engineering, has won the tender to design, build and operate Singapore's fourth Newater plant at Ulu Pandan. It will be the largest Newater factory on the island
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        546 40 Bloomberg US central bank signals shift with its decision to release minutes of interest-rate meeting earlier THE United States Federal Reserve is handing investors a powerful new tool: Timely insight into the thinking of its policy-makers. The Fed's decision to speed up the release
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        306 40 AFP SYDNEY Recent falls in the US dollar show that policy-makers need to address the underlying issues that are making global growth unbalanced and difficult to predict, the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) chief economist said yesterday. Mr Raghuram Rajan said that global growth
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        179 42 -AFP JAKARTA The president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) said yesterday that he expected the cartel's new oil price band to be revised up to around a median level of at least US$3O to reflect inflation and the weakness
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        267 42 -AFP They causeTankan to dip this month TOKYO Business confidence at large Japanese manufacturers fell this month, the first drop in seven quarters, the Bank of Japan said yesterday in its quarterly Tankan survey. The large manufacturers' index fell exactly in line with the average
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        235 42 -AFP HONG KONG The Hong Kong Housing Authority postponed the launch of a controversial privatisation plan to Dec 20 to ensure that the sale is free of legal uncertainties. The decision came late on Tuesday after the High Court rejected a legal challenge by two
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        397 43 Dow Jones Sectors favoured include consumer staples, telecommunications and retail INTERNATIONAL fund managers who invest in the Asia-Pacific area have become even less bearish on economic and corporate earnings growth in the region, according to a recent Merrill Lynch survey. Among fund managers
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          69 43 DBS ($15.80) Buy Dow Jones DBS Group is the top pick among Singapore banks as it benefits from rising interest rates, improving economic fundamentals in Hong Kong, and has an attractive valuation, according to CLSA. DBS is "aggressively trying to grab market share" in loans to small- and medium-sized companies
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          137 43 Labroy Marine (48 cents) Buy DBS Vickers The momentum for new shipbuilding orders continue, with Labroy being awarded a US$23.l-million ($3B million) shipbuilding contract for a 20,200-deadweight-tonne cement carrier. The contract is a repeat order from Belden Shipping Corp. Taking into account the latest contract, Labroy has added $21 0
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      521 44  -  Jeanine Tan She was sold as a child by her parents and later became a POW. Her memoirs is republished this year. OVER the phone, 81-year-old Janet Lim natters on cheerfully about her six grandchildren and her life in Australia, just like any grandmother who has lived a long
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        69 44 Children Mosaics Fun Mosaic Workshop introduces Sunday workshops for children, where they can express their creativity through mosaic art. Children can create mosaic plates, figure coasters or curvy mirrors. All materials will be provided. The workshops are held every Sunday from 1 Oam to noon at the Mosaic Workshop, 150Q
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        8 days + 244 entries = 1 winner
        141 44  - 8 days 244 entries 1 winner David Chew Winners of the National Chinese Music Competition 2004 were chosen after eight days of intense competition. South East District Mayor Matthias Yao gave out the prizes last night at the Singapore Chinese Orchestra Concert Hall. This year saw a double-fold increase in
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      Elvis has left Katong, for now
      493 46  -  Jeanine Tan Local authorTessensohn tries her hand at short fiction not focused on the Eurasian community DENYSE Tessensohn is moving away from the topic of Elvis in Katong, for the time being. Tessensohn, who is Eurasian, wrote the popular Elvis Lived In Katong and
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      84 46 Actress Jeanette Aw, who won a spot as one of the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes at this year's Star Awards. She has appeared in The Champion and Holland V. "I tend to go for the inspirational stuff. One book I really like is A Fine
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        The stomach monologues
        175 48  -  ■Jaime Koh Eve Ensler moves from vagina to rest of body Eve Ensler AFTER she was done talking to her vagina, Eve Ensler began to talk to her stomach. And The Good Body is the result For her latest work, the author of The Vagina Monologues travelled
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        Warren Buffet An Illustrated Biography of the World's Most Successful Investor
        180 48  -  Tor Ching Li Ayano Morio FOR all the millions in his bank account, Warren Buffett (picture) is apparently a very simple man from smalltown Omaha. Translated from a Japanese manga, this illustrated biography of the world's most successful investor
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        Guantanamo (America's War on Human Rights)
        161 48  -  -Jasmine Hong David Rose CAMP Delta at Guantanamo in Cuba is said to be the most controversial prison in the world next to Abu Ghraib in Iraq. Why did the United States choose Camp Delta and what happened there? Camp Delta houses about 600
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          Enduring Love
          235 50  -  Ng Shing Vi Lan McEwan Enduring Love starts not with love, but with tragedy. Six men picnicking in rural England come across a runaway hot air balloon the kind with a basket, a panicstricken child in it and strong winds. Running to the scene to rescue the child,
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          Hollywood acts on P2P piracy
          114 50 WASHINGTON The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) announced legal actions yesterday to shut down file-trading networks it said distribute millions of unauthorised copies of Hollywood films and TV programmes. "We cannot just sit back and let Internet pirates brazenly steal our movies and other
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        Have yourself a fairytale fantasy
        244 52  -  Pearlyn Tham L'Oreal's festive palette is a dreamy mix of glamour and magic IF THERE is something both fairytales and the Christmas season share, it must be their magical element. So it is apt that this Christmas, L'Oreal's festive make-up collection is inspired by all
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        Just for Christmas
        38 52 For a limited time, buy any two products from L'Oreal's A Fairytale Fantasy make-up collection for just $19.90. This promotion does not apply to the hair colours mentioned in this article. Terms and conditions apply.
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        Glowing Report
        189 52 The Glow look is about going natiral but this doesn't mean that it has to be nondescript and boring. Give it a subtle hint of glamour it's Christmas, after all. To do this, add a touch of shimmer to your face with the Glam Shine lipstick in Gold
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        142 52 The snowman isn't the only one looking frosty this Christmas because with the Starlight look, you can look frosty too but in a chic and mysterious way. On her eyes, Zhang Shu is wearing Lash Architect Black Vibrations in Sapphire Black and Color Resist cream eye shadow
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        Sexy Tones
        145 52 When it comes to the Sexy look, think warm and enchanting colours. Only femme fatales need apply, as the deepest reds are used on the lips and the nails. But stop at that or sexy may become tarty. On Zhang Shu, we have used Color Riche lipstick in
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      609 54  -  Amy Van A simple, healthy meal may be all you'll want for Christmas this year INSTEAD of having a roast for the main course this Christmas, you might like to consider serving seafood on the festive table. Seafood is a lighter option and easier to prepare as
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        710 56  -  Farookh Shaikh Penang also readies itself for adventure, eco and medical tourism HISTORICALLY for Penang, the road to a tourist's heart reputedly lay through the stomach. So, it was no surprise when the friendly advice from various sources prior to a hop to this Malaysian
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        A haven for culture vultures
        600 57  -  Joy Frances Central Vietnam, the cradle of Champa civilisation is filled with historical treasures MENTION central Vietnam and scenes from Vietnam War movies might spring to mind. One could be forgiven for having such limited impressions of the area. Until recently, no major efforts had
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        87 58 FROM Jan 12 to Feb 12 next year, Dubai will host its 10th annual Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF). This year's theme is One World, One Family, One Festival. Passengers travelling on Emirates to or via Dubai during the DSF can enjoy attractive travel packages for as little as
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        A shopping mecca called Dubai
        681 58  -  Nazir Keshvani OIL. Camels. Deserts. Great shopping Dubai has them all. Dubai is but one of seven emirates which make up the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi is the political capital, but Dubai is far and away the commercial capital. Every year since 1996, Dubai
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        383 60 This sun-drenched isle is one of the best places to get lost in fc!*ia*)flimiiTsliT>»BiiWffl»B»{ra BjMpMHl9JHHpliH|| jjijjfl Hlj H WMMp|njy||n|iM!yHJp(M| ■WMJjpiIMpMMiMiBHB |m||mm||hjhm ■HnHMMMMHIMM and fugelhorn player, Fresu is the 1 creator of Time In Jazz, a music fest which draws up to 30,000 to Berchidda every August Another crowd-pleaser
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        Lock icon Backpackers bemoan Christmas booze ban at Bondi
        400 61 AFP SYDNEY Sinking a few "tinnies" on Bondi Beach has long been the enduring image of Christmas Down Under, one of Australia's great holiday season draws. For as long as most people can remember, the effects of inebriation littering, fights and amorous adventures
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        803 62  -  Grace Tay Roppongi Hills stands tall as the newest hot spot TOKYO has a new playground. It's 11-hectares huge and a culmination of visionary billionaire developer Minoru Mori's 17 years of parley and suasion with some 400 individual landowners whose property this sprawling "city within
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          177 63 ANA (All Nippon Airways) has moved its main domestic hub operation at Tokyo Haneda Airport to the new Terminal 2. The terminal building, which cost about $1 billion) covers 51,000 sq m and has five levels above ground plus one below. The new terminal has 15
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          Shopping delights in France, Britain
          102 63 The two countries are out to lure Singaporeans to shop and sightsee in the fashion capitals of Paris and London as well as to discover more shopping attractions in Nice and Manchester. Their shopping campaign features several programmes, such as the 6 Days/4 Nights London
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          Auction for stay in South Korea
          137 63 Members of Tour2Korea.com, the Korea National Tourism Organization's official website, can log on and try their luck at winning a night's stay in South Korea's first-class hotels for as low US$l ($1.68). Every other week, Tour2Korea.com hosts these auctions inviting members to bid the
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          Enjoy the best of Cairns
          155 63 The Best of Cairns packages include a four-day/three-night Family Fun package (from $378), a SD/4N Self-Drive (from $408) and the 4D/3N Adventure (from $398). The prices do not include airfare. The Family Fun package includes a three-night stay in Cairns and a choice of one
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      111 68 AP LONDON The Football Association (FA) have launched an inquiry into criticisms of Graham Poll by Chelsea's Petr Cech. The goalkeeper could be facing a fine for apparently suggesting the referee might be an Arsenal fan, after Poll let Thierry Henry take a free-kick quickly to score
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      260 68 LONDON Football stars Thierry Henry and lan Wright have been put under police guard after being targeted by violent burglars. The two men were given protection after police uncovered a plot to target their homes by a sophisticated armed gang which preys on celebrities, reported the
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        90 69 WELLINGTON New Zealand Olympic cyclist Hayden Roulston, who was convicted of two assault charges on Tuesday following a bar fight, still expects to join Lance Armstrong's Discovery Channel team in the US next month. Roulston, who has been signed by Discovery to a twoyear contract, was
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        74 69 LONDON Newcastle manager Graeme Souness has cancelled any official Christmas party for his players. English players are regularly exposed being worse for wear during the holiday season and Souness, brought in by Newcastle in September to tighten things up following the sacking of Sir Bobby Robson, wants
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        72 69 NEW YORK Pedro Martinez (above) confirmed yesterday that he has agreed to join the New York Mets. "I only hope to honour my contract and to fulfil the expectations," Martinez said on television in the Dominican Republic. The deal for the three-time Cy Young winning pitcher,
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        83 69 TORONTO The National Hockey League (NHL) moved a step closer to losing the season yesterday when the league and players' association rejected proposals for a new collective bargaining agreement. The NHL could become the first North American sports league to cancel a full season because of
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      331 69 AP MADRID Spain's soccer federation have initiated disciplinary proceedings against national team coach Luis Aragones for making racist remarks. A lawyer will be appointed to take charge of the case. The process is likely to take several months, with Aragones expected to be
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      282 72 GOLF 2nd Asia-Pacific Junior Masters HOSTS Thailand look destined to celebrate a home win at the 2nd Asia-Pacific Junior Masters Golf Championship. Spearheading the Thai charge after the second round at the Royal Thai Air Force course in Bangkok yesterday was Pijit Petchkasem, who shot a
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      125 72 LONDON World No 1 Vijay Singh has been named European Tour Player of the Year, despite not winning a title in Europe in 2004, reported BBC Sport. The Fijian was named PGA Tour Player of the Year earlier this month, after winning nine titles there. He
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      431 73  -  Jose Raymond Dec 3: The Lions land in Ho Chi Minh City and are the first team to arrive, two days ahead of schedule. National coach Radojko Avramovic conducts his first training session at the Thang Long training centre. The Vietnam team, who are staying
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