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  • 11 1 TODAY /AehiaCorp incorporating utrCiitS MICA (P) 103/07/2004 Wednesday March 30,2005 todayonline.com
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  • 613 1 Agencies Experts: It could hit Banda Aceh within 3 months ALTHOUGH worries of a major tsunami hitting Asia following a massive earthquake off the north-west coast of Indonesia on Monday have subsided, seismologists have warned of the possibility of more cataclysms ahead in the
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    • 1015 2  -  Sharon Vasoo sharon@newstoday.com.sg THE powerful underseaquake that hammered Indonesia's west coast early yesterday sent a ripple of panic and triggered off a series of public warnings across a region still reeling from the devastating effects of the Boxing Day earthquake that struck
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    • 249 3 SOME Singaporeans received a rude shock early yesterday morning, when tremors caused by the earthquake that struck Sumatra caused buildings in parts of Singapore to shake. Many evacuated buildings in the aftermath and several residents called MediaCorp's News Hotline to ask if
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    • 317 4  -  Wong Fei Wan But sentence is 'consistent' with benchmark, says DPP feiwan@newstoday.com.sg THE 12-month jail term meted out to private equity investor Dinesh Bhatia for consuming cocaine was "manifestly excessive", his lawyer argued during his appeal hearing yesterday. Senior Counsel X Shanmugam said the district
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    • 80 4  -  Sng Li Wei Members of the Singapore Civil Defence Force's (SCDF) Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team and three Chinook helicopters leaving for Nias Island yesterday afternoon. The team will work with local agencies and provide transportation and medical support. A Singapore Armed
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  • Singapore news
    • 548 6  -  Jasmine Yin Over $40m to be spent during the next 3 years jasmine.yin@newstoday.com.sg FROM simple fruit orchards it was transformed into an Asian retail hub. Now, the fairytale that is Orchard Road looks set to continue, if the recent slew of initiatives is anything to
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    • 173 6  -  Ansley Ng WITH terrorism remaining the greatest threat to global security despite a law enforcement crackdown government-to-government partnerships should move beyond information sharing to sharing of best practices and technology for counterterrorism defences. In his keynote address at the launch of the Global Security Asia
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    • 85 6 Channel News Asia MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew discussed global and geo-political developments with Hong Kong's Acting Chief Executive Donald Tsang on the first day of his visit to Hong Kong and Shenzhen yesterday. He is the first Singaporean leader to visit Mr Tsang since the latter's
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    • 207 8 GOING into its 12th year, the National Kidney Foundation Charity Show 2005 wants to reward its loyal supporters. On top of a $710,000 condominium unit and $100,000, the first prize winner of the grand lucky draw will get an additional
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    • 456 8  -  Lee U-Wen NTUC helps staff bank on training u-wen@newsto day, com. sg THOUSANDS of National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) employees are latching on to a scheme which helps them set aside money in an account that goes towards upgrading their skills. Called Skills Save, the
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    • 229 10  -  Jasmine Yin TO HELP families and medical professionals cope with the issue of child bereavement, a book written by a group of bereaved parents will be launched this evening. The book, Farewell, My Child, comprises a collection of personal accounts that provide advice
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    • 228 10  -  Tor Ching Li New schemes to affect MCs, lift-maintenance chingli@newstoday.com.sg ALL stakeholders will be affected by the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act (BMSMA) which comes into effect on Friday. After two years of extensive public consultation, the new act passed in Parliament in October last year
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    • 102 10 Developers: have 12 months, instead of 24, to convene first annual general meeting and hand over management of development after formation of the MC Management Corporations: need a support level of share values of only 30 per cent, instead of 50, to conduct general meetings Management
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  • world news
    • 312 12 Hardline Shia leaders worry secular groups BAGHDAD The pervasive influence of hardline Shia Islamists and a counter-attack by liberal and secular groups has paralysed the formation of a new Iraqi government, according to a report in The Guardian. Also, the birth of more than a dozen
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    • 128 12 -AFP BEIJING Chinese state media yesterday welcomed the first official visit to China by Taiwan's main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), as a step towards easing tensions. Shortly after the 34-member delegation arrived in the south Chinese city of Guangzhou on Monday, KMT vice-chair-man P X
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    • 43 12 Hollywood actor Richard Gere dances with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi during a courtesy call at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo yesterday. Mr Gere is in Tokyo to promote his latest film, Shall We Dance? AFP
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    • GLOBALroundup
      • 90 12 An independent United Nations investigative committee is expected to clear Secretary-General Kofi Annan of conflict of interest in the now-defunct oil-for-food programme in Iraq, reported CNN. But the report is also expected to criticise sharply his oversight of the aid programme, said a source familiar
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      • 97 12 -AFP India has given one its top civilian awards to Australian Gladys Staines, a social worker and widow of missionary Graham Staines, 54, who was killed by a Hindu mob along with their two sons in 1 999. The Padma Shri award given to Ms
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    • 134 14 Michael Jackson (right) leaving the Santa Barbara county courts with father Joe (left) and lead defence lawyer Thomas Mesereau (centre) after the court had dealt his team a devastating blow in the star's child sex trial. Judge Rodney Melville allowed five multiple earlier
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    • 306 14 Agencies Impossible for police to take care of thousands of ex-drug addicts: Minister PUTRAJAYA Parents of recovering drug addicts aged 16 and below will be expected to hand them over to the police or drug rehabilitation centres if they pick up the habit
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    • 365 16  -  HASLINDA SHAMSUDIN Their voices can help build a better place I Letter from I REFER to the letter, "People should put forth feasible ideas" from Steve X Ngo (March 29). Readers write to newspapers because they feel strongly about a particular issue. In
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    • 210 16  -  MICHAEL CHUA KHENG HWEE I Letter from IN THE Hot Talk article, "Spare the Child" (March 26), reader Nicholas Tan was quoted as saying that American schools were overrated. Indeed, no education system is perfect, but let us not ignore the good points
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    • 159 16  -  NGIAM SHIH TUNG Letter from I REFER to the letter, "Ensure training provided to new recruits is not wasted" by Mr Tan Kin Lian, CEO of NTUC Income (March 26). According to Mr Tan's letter, NTUC Income requires employees to pay back one month's
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    • 137 18  -  DRNGSWEECHING Letter from WHEN I travel on buses, I often see drivers having to decide whether to drive into a bus stop when no passengers have pressed the bell to disembark. The driver will proceed cautiously as he approaches the stop and, at the
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    • Article, Illustration
      526 18  -  Lee U-Wen FREDERICK SEET Ie in the n I 50, technical support officer u-wen@newsto day, com. sg HE WAS among the country's elite, scoring well enough in his A-level exams to earn himself a prestigious Public Service Commission (PSC) scholarship. But right from the start, Mr Frederick Sect
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    • 245 16  -  Dr James Dobson Tbnws by, DISCIPLINE IS LIKE STONE CARVING "Smithsonian" magazine once featured a master stone carver from England named Simon Verrity, a man who honed his craft by restoring 13th century cathedrals in Great Britain. As the authors watched him work, they noticed something
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  • Businesstoday
    • 648 22  -  Val Chua Jet fuel firm had taken 'unwarranted risks': PwC val@newstoday.com.sg A DEADLY cocktail comprising a wrong valuation methodology, a poor grasp of sophisticated trading instruments and lax internal controls led to the downfall of China Aviation Oil (Singapore), or CAO, according to a report released yesterday.
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    • 170 22 OCBC Bank has upped the ante in the credit card war by tying up with furniture retailer Ikea to offer loyalty and reward points to "Ikea friends" Visa card members. This co-branded card is aimed at homeowners who wish to furnish their homes with
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    • business news
      • 196 24 GLOBAL Active, which operates the GNC chain of healthcare stores, suspended its chief executive officer Cynthia Poa Kheng Bee after its board of directors issued an updated results guidance yesterday. Chairman Nicholas Leese has been appointed interim CEO. In the updated guidance following its
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      • 136 24 Bloomberg CHARTERED Semiconductor Manufacturing is asking shareholders to approve a 50-per-cent increase in its capital, which would help the company raise funds at a later date. Chartered wants to issue about 1.5 billion new shares to its authorised capital, the company said in a
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      • Market WATCH
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        • 61 24 Index Value 0 Pis .hange Nikkei 225 Hang Seng 11,599.82 13,411.88 -192.48 -185.22 -1.63 -1.36 All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd 4,091.90 5,961.24 -39.70 -87.50 -0.96 -1.45 Korea Comp 958.96 -18.74 -1.92 KLCI 881.87 -3.57 -0.40 SET Index 676.91 -6.07 -0.89 Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1,070.30 1,931.98 261.21
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        • 56 24 By volume UniFiber LMA Sunpower GlobalVoice SingTel UTAC Capitaland FACeCW*****7 Chartered Sing Post Close 0.485 0.880 0.300 0.070 2.570 0.575 2.410 0.060 1.030 0.830 Change +0.020 -0.005 -0.015 -0.030 -0.020 -0.040 -0.015 -0.020 Pts +4.3 -0.6 -4.8 -1.2 -3.4 -1.6 -20.0 -1.9 'OOO 31,412 16,489 15,813 14,330
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        • 73 24 By Close Change SingamasC2kHKS 6.800 +0.450 JSH500USS 9.850 +0.150 By percentage Close Change IRE Corp 0.015 +50.0 Hua Kok 0.035 +40.0 UOB 14.300 +0.100 BBR 0.025 +25.0 InlRoller 1.120 +0.060 Stratech 0.075 +25.0 OUE 8.200 +0.050 HKLanJUSS 2.700 +0.040 SingTelePW*****7 0.065 +18.2 LANKomElec 0.200 +17.6 HPL 1.510
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        • 77 24 By$ Close Venture 13.300 Change -0.500 By percentage Close DBSeCW*****7 0.010 Change -60.0 &ealive50 16.400 -0.400 Wee Poh 0.005 -50.0 F&N 15.400 -0.400 VenlureeCW*****3 0.010 -33.3 5TIETF100 21.520 -0.280 VenlureeCW*****8 0.020 -33.3 HSI*****eCW*****0 1.090 -0.230 Venlure eCW*****7 0.010 -33.3 DBS 14.600 DBS Bk 6% NCPS10 108.400 -0.200
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        • 122 24 Dow Jones SHARES fell for the second straight session yesterday on concerns that economic growth in the first quarter could be significantly slower than previously thought. The ST Index shed 16.65 points, or 0.8 percent, to 2,127.71. in the broader market, decliners outnumbered advancers 335 to 103. Trading volume
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        • 36 24 US$ 0.6057 UK£ 0.3235 Yen 64.895 HK$ 4.7257 RM 2.3023 Euro 0.4681 Rupiah 5,767.8 Baht 23.795 Peso 33.113 A$ 0.7831 Indian Rs 26.548 Won 617.46 C$ 0.7345 Yuan 5.0145 NZ$ 0.8528 NTS 19.249
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        • 26 24 SGX, Bloomberg Gold ussAi 427.10 Silver uss/oz 6.95 Platinum uss/oz 854.80 Rubber cntsAg 221.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,428.50 Brent crude uss/barrei 53.13 Information provided by
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    • savvy investor
      • 451 26 Dow Jones Brand's chicken essence to continue boosting Cerebos' earnings BRAND'S Essence of Chicken will remain Cerebos Pacific's main profit generator over the next few years despite the Singapore food company's recent foray into health supplements, its president and chief executive said on Monday. Mr Eiji
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  • GIRL TALK
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      1643 30 Cathleen Tung (news@newstoday.com.sg) looks into the question that stumped Freud MANY books and films have analysed the subject and still there is no definite conclusion. Even Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, was resigned to it being the great question that he could not answer despite
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    • 503 34 What nature didn't bless you with, beauty products can. Pearlyn Tham (pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg) shows how a woman can get what she wants. Relaxation Launched in 1990, Origin's Peace of Mind On-The-Spot Relief ($22) is a popular buy for those who swear by its relaxing properties. This
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    • 848 38 Longer legs? Perkier butt? Or slimmer hips? Pearlyn Tham (pearlyn@ newstoday.com.sg) shows you how you can achieve these and more, with nothing more than the right clothes. GRIPE: FLAT BUTT Want a perkier bottom? If those butt lifts haven't paid off, go for pants or skirts
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    • 803 42 Recta Raman and Melissa Anne Manuel walk you through the A to Z of women-related health issues.. Appetite Manage your appetite by controlling your craving for food. A recent University of California study indicated that high-fibre content in a meal boosted feelings of fullness in
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    • 595 46  -  Tor Ching Li Tor Ching Li reveals what it's like to walk a block in a Singaporean woman's shoes LET'S face it girls, women in Singapore do enjoy some privileges not having to do National Service being one of them. For most of us, "army fatigue"
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    • 473 47 LISTEN UP, HONEY Five self-assured artistes, five inimitable albums this is all women need musically, says Justin Cheong k d LANG HYMNS OF THE 49TH PARALLEL This album fulfils the Cana- dian chanteuse's longstanding desire to produce a Canadian songbook. Hymns of the 49th Parallel features tributes to some of
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    • 781 48 There's a market hungry for knick-knacks made with women in mind, says Ariel Tarn (ariel@newstoday.com.sg) CONTRARY to what many believe, gadgets are not toys just for boys. Women these days have as many digital gizmos in their LV totes as the boys do
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