Today, 14 April 2005, Afternoon Edition

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    11 1 TODAY /AediaCorp incorporating utT6£itS MICA (P) 103/07/2004 Thursday April 14,2005 todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Algerian jailed 17 years for planning attack
      137 1 -AFP LONDON An Algerian suspected of Al Qaeda links was sentenced yesterday to 17 years in prison for planning attacks involving ricin and other poisons, in the one of the largest British anti-terror operations ever mounted. Kamel Bourgass, the presumed ringleader of an
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      Lock icon Stocks close lower
      53 1 AFP NEW YORK US stocks fell yesterday as investors fretted over the economy's strength in the wake of disappointing US retail sales figures and an earnings warning from Harley Davidson. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was 104.04 points lower at 10,403.93, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 31.03
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      MCYS SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS
      49 1 Profile of a high-risk gambler: Male Chinese Aged 30 to 49 A-Tevel/poly education and below Earning $2,000 or more Bets placed: The average gambler bets $83 a week. The probable pathological gambler bets $400 weekly. Hot favourites: 4D, Toto, Singapore Sweep Social gambling (mahjong, cards, etc)
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      What gambling problem?
      651 1 Only 2 in 100 adults at risk of addiction: MCYS Tor Ching Li chingli@newstoday.com.sg MOST Singaporeans gamble, but the odds of becoming an addict are slim just two in 100 are at risk of letting the habit take a debilitating hold of them. This was one of
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      Valuair CEO resigns
      459 2  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla Sim Kay Wee is third LCC chief to quit after less than a year of operations shobha@newstoday.com.sg VALUAIR has become the third and final low-cost carrier (LCC) in Singapore to lose its head honcho in less than a year of operations. Its chief executive
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      Lock icon 2 more Indon volcanoes begin to rumble
      279 2 -AP AIR BATUMBO (Indonesia) Scientists raised the alert level on two more Indonesian volcanoes yesterday, a day after a volcanic eruption on disaster-stricken Sumatra island triggered the evacuation of some 25,000 people. Sensors on the slopes of the two mountains Anak Krakatoa on
      -AP; AP  -  279 words
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        US and EU in a tizzy over China
        668 3  -  William Pfaff Question of arms sales hurting trans-Atlantic ties PARIS What was to have been a new springtime of trans-Atlantic relations has run into stormy weather with the European Union's (EU) proposal to lift its arms embargo on China. Washington originally seemed
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  • Singapore news
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      Lock icon A Musika Ekstravaganza
      325 4  -  Meryin Tay Singapore-Malaysia concert is resuming after an 8-year break mervin@newstoday.com.sg IN A move that reflects the warmer ties between Singapore and Malaysia, a music gala that features artistes from both countries will resume after an eight-year hiatus. Musika Ekstravaganza, which will be staged next Saturday at
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      Lock icon CPF top-up is coming in July
      151 4 Channel News Asia THE Government will top up the CPF accounts of all adult Singaporeans by between $50 and $450 in July. Singaporeans aged 50-59 will get $350 and those aged 60 and above will get $450. The Finance Ministry says this will cost
      — Channel News Asia  -  151 words
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      Bank on students
      401 6  -  Derrick A Paulo UOB, SMU join forces to harness youthful energy derrick@newstoday.com,sg SOME of Singapore's top enterprises can soon turn to a new source of ideas for business expansion and brand development: Students. Thanks to a $3 million programme, undergrads from the Singapore Management University (SMU) will
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      Lock icon G'day: Aussies get Channel NewsAsia
      213 6 Channel News Asia AUSTRALIA will be the 21st territory to carry Channel News Asia. TransACT, a broadband communications company in Canberra, will put the news channel on its first tier of programmes from the end of May. The CEO of MediaCorp News, Mr Woon Tai
      — Channel News Asia  -  213 words
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      Bone marrow donors are in high demand
      196 6  -  Chen Siya THE Bone Marrow Donor Programme (BMDP) needs to add 5,000 donors to its register this year. As the mandatory tissue-typing test that a donor has to undergo costs $150, it needs to raise $1 million to fund its recruitment efforts, which
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      Implants to help check obesity
      433 8  -  Tan Hui Leng huileng@newstoday.com.sg SALINE implants, known for their breast-enhancing function, are now being used to tuck in one's tummy. A new method of dealing with obesity here, the endoscopic intragastric balloon procedure involves inserting a silicone balloon, which is then inflated with saline into
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      Big things are in store for world's smallest antenna
      281 8  -  Patricia Yap MOBILE phones are set to become even smaller with more capacity for features, with the invention of the world's smallest and thinnest integrated circuit antenna. The integrated circuit package antenna (ICPA) is the brainchild of an 11-member research team
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      Unsafe sex: Genital herpes cases are on the rise
      223 8  -  Tan Hui Leng MUCH has been written about the rising incidence of Aids in Singapore recently. Yesterday, it emerged that sexually-transmitted infections (STI) are also on the rise, jumping 30 per cent from 2003 to 10,697 cases last year. Genital herpes
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      166 5 bY Brm. a \^Bt A. i" »N- JL. s I^. A H I -"'S^iil^ H 4 times a week to Chengdu. Home to the playful pandas. From 20 April 2005, you can fly smart to the home of the giant panda and Singapore Chengdu enjoy all the services we provide
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      116 6 San Diego State University Master of Science in Business Administration Specialization in International Business and Concentration in Entrepreneurship San Diego State University (SDSU) has one of the best Business Schools in the United States. The SDSU College of Business has been accredited by AACSB International since 1963. SDSU offers a
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      436 6 If your handphone or fixed HJIAff £000 line has 4 and 3, you could WIIY CALL **********8* Each *****12 6868 call Is a $5.40 contribution to the NKF, with a $0.21 administrative fee, both inclusive of GST. STTT^ Callers under 18 must obtain parental consent. jmdril Hi, my name is
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      316 7 I p Chicken rice. An everyday local favourite. Olive rice. An everyday Thai favourite. Whichever is your favourite, enjoy it every day with HSBC's everyday dining offers. Indulge in your favourite cuisine more often with your 30 April 2005, you stand to dine for free for the rest of the
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  • world news
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      Lock icon China blasts plan to drill in disputed waters
      285 10 AFP Protest lodged with Japan over 'provocation' BEIJING China yesterday slammed Japan's decision to allow drilling for gas and oil in disputed waters in the East China Sea as a "provocation" and said it had lodged a protest with Tokyo. Foreign Ministry
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    • this QUIRKY world
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        Cat bells to catch pickpockets
        75 10 Police in Essex in the UK are giving pensioners cat bells to hang on their purses so they can hear if their pockets are being picked. It is so effective that thefts have dropped by half, reported the Sun. But critics say that it is
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        Man eats live cockroach in restaurant in Germany
        74 10 A diner at a restaurant in Germany has been awarded almost £700 ($2,180) in compensation after he put a live cockroach in his mouth. The man was at a Chinese restaurant in Rastatt when he stuck his hand into a bowl of
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      Lock icon Support surges for Ratzinger as Pope
      255 10 VATICAN CITY A late upsurge in support for Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (picture) days before next week's conclave has boosted the chances of the Vatican's doctrinal chief becoming the next Pope. The German-born cardinal, feared by liberal Catholics as a dour enforcer of orthodoxy, won
      AFP  -  255 words
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      Lock icon Pattaya a Costa del Crime for Britons on the run
      350 13 They are running lucrative illegal businesses, says UK police official BANGKOK British criminals on the run are apparently using Pattaya as a hideout, turning the resort into another crime haven. The Guardian reported that many British ex-convicts or criminals on
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    • GLOBALroundup
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        Lock icon Sri Lanka woos nationals livina abroad
        70 13 -AP Sri Lanka has amended its tax laws to encourage more expatriates to contribute to the country's development. With the changes, expats will pay taxes only for earnings gained while in Sri Lanka. Previously, expatriate Sri Lankans working more than 1 82 days a
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        Lock icon Filipinos detained by M'sian marine police
        34 13 -AFP Fourteen Filipinos have been detained by Malaysian marine police for suspected illegal fishing in waters off eastern Sabah. They face a maximum fine of RMI million ($432,000).
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      Hong Kong residents warned against heartstopping dim sum
      157 13 HONG KONG A Hong Kong government report has found that Hong Kong's national dish dim sum may stop your heart Some of the bite-sized nibbles are so high in fat and sodium that regular consumption could lead to obesity and severe cardio-vascular
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      Lock icon Panels blast Bush's men
      496 15 Agencies Bolton, Negroponte deny manipulation charges WASHINGTON Two Bush appointees Mr John Bolton and Mr John Negroponte, the White House's choice for ambassador to the United Nations and director of national intelligence respectively have come under intense scrutiny at Senate committees. Democrats on the panels, while
      — Agencies; AFP  -  496 words
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        Lock icon Indon protest against Malaysia
        58 15 AP Indonesia has sent an official note of protest to Malaysia over last week's incident where warships from the two neighbours brushed sides in a disputed oil-rich maritime area, a minister said yesterday. "We have already sent the protest on Tuesday. We stated our position in
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        Lock icon Death threat at Perth consulate
        72 15 AFP Australian police are investigating a threat to kill staff at Perth's Indonesian consulate unless an Australian woman on trial for drug trafficking in Bali is released immediately, officials said yesterday. Justice Minister Chris Ellison said the anonymous death threat sent to the consulate along
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        Lock icon New drug against breast cancer
        67 15 AFP Breast cancer, sometimes dubbed "the silent killer", faces a new and powerful weapon discovered by molecular biology. A new drug that blocks a key enzyme involved in DNA repair dramatically slowed the progression of tumours in laboratory mice, according to research published recently. The
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        East-meets-East bonanza
        570 16  -  William Pesek Jr Some nations will lose out big-time if the India-China pact works out WHEN it comes to business there are shakes and quakes in the status quo and then there are real tectonic shifts. China and India joining hands easily tops the economic Richter scale. "India
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      168 15 W GARNIER LIFT NIGHT CREAM THE CHOICE OF TOP BEAUTY EDITORS. Gamier only picks nature's best. 1 Voted Editor's Choice Night Moisturiser in the Her World Beauty Awards 2004, Gamier ff^V Lift is the first firming anti-wrinkle night cream with essence of cherries and ginger. M 11. iA It's enriched
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    Focus On The Family
    277 18  -  Dr James Dobson w Tbiws by THE WORTH OF A HUMAN Once, while on a ski trip with my family some years ago, I climbed on the back of a flatbed truck that shuttled skiers back up the mountain. Among the 12 or 14 young people
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    • Letter
      Thanks for putting swingers in spotlight
      145 18  -  SATCHIT JOGLEKAR Letter from "SWING Singapore" (April 9-10) is an excellent article. It's high time Singapore woke up to the social realities that exist in its own backyard. We do want to encourage a more "inclusive society" as our Government stresses time and again.
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      Exams shouldn't be national obsession
      338 18  -  SATISH KUMAR KHATTAR MY VISION FOR SINGAPORE Happy, balanced children S'pore's greatest asset PROGRESS is a funny word. By most standards, Singapore has progressed beyond imagination. A thriving airport and some of the best infrastructure in the world, a resilient people, political strength and a
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      What is the Singapore that you want?
      61 18 Tell us in 400 words or less of the issues closest to your heart. Give your full name and particulars, and email us at news@newstoday. com.sg or send a fax to 6534 4217. Tune in on May 5, when Channel News Asia hosts
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      All talk, little action in sports sponsorship
      250 18  -  PETER TAN Letter from AS THE team manager for a social soccer team, my job is to secure sponsorship. I have approached nearly 300 companies but most of them are reluctant Except for a well-known global logistic company, others said they either didn't
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      What does e-filing error message mean?
      127 18  -  TERESA CHENG Letter from I FELT a sense of relief after reading your report "Taxpayers in a huff over revamped e-filing system" (April 13) as it meant there are many others out there facing the same frustrations with the new Iras e-filing system! I
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      isay HOLDING ON TO FAMILY TRADITIONS
      610 20  -  Murali Kumara Sharma THE Qing Ming festival, which ends this Sunday, is a time to celebrate family through showing respect to one's ancestors. A friend's great-grandfather came from China towards the end of the 19th century. He prospered and multiplied. One son, the grandfather,
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      Fix internal problems first, chair Asean gatherings later ...
      217 22  - Fix internal problems first, chair Asean gatherings later DANIEL KOH KAH SOON I Letter from MYANMAR is scheduled to chair next year's Asean gathering. This is potentially embarrassing for Asean if dialogue partners refuse to participate, or downgrade their participation, because they refuse to associate themselves with a regime seen
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      Directors must play their part
      311 22  -  ALAN FREDERICK GREENE in order for self-regulation to work I Letter from UNUSUALLY, I find myself disagreeing with Mr Narayana Narayana over his letter on the issue of directors' share disinvestments (April 12). Surely, directors and connected parties have better information than the market or
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      76 18 mmmm wmmmmmmmm YOU can be a part of this programme via sms, mail or call-in For more information log on to www.channelnewsasia.com/upclose t^ f Tonight, Bpm Catch Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Y>^ Minister for Education as he touches on M Ikl education issues that concern students, ■yi *W> 1/ parents and
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      Lock icon Hyflux sells 50% of unit to Temasek
      332 24 Agencies Firm to post $20m gain from Sing Spring stake sale WATER specialist Hyflux will sell a 50-per-cent stake in a unit that owns the Singapore's first desalination plant to Temasek Holdings for $30 million. Temasek will purchase the stake in Sing Spring,
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      Lock icon A-Reit, CapitaMall Trust retreat from highs
      167 24 Bloomberg SHARES of Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (A-Reit) and Capita Mall Trust declined yesterday as investors judged gains this week, which pushed the stocks to record highs, as excessive. Shares of Capita Mall Trust lost 2 cents, or 0.9 per cent, to $2.18.
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      Clarke Quay to become 'iconic' destination
      127 24  -  Chow Perm Nee OVER 80,000 square feet of prime commercial space in Clarke Quay will be transformed into a lifestyle and entertainment venue, making it one of Singapore's "iconic" destinations, brand management group Lifeßrandz said yesterday. Lifeßrandz and Clarke Quay, an indirect subsidiary of
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    • Market WATCH
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        ST Index— 2,174.09+0.53
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        Lock icon Singapore
        52 24 Dow Jones SHARES closed little changed yesterday amid cautious market sentiment following the release of weaker-than-expected Ql gross domestic product data on Monday. The ST Index rose 0.53 point to 2,174.09. In the broad market, advancers outnumbered decliners 239 to 1 95. Traded volume totalled 552.1 million shares worth
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        World markets
        54 24 Nikkei 225 Hang Seng Ordinaries laiwan Wtd Korea Comp Pis 11,637.52 -32.78 13,799.62 +141.57 4,115.00 -8.40 5,998.08 +4.19 981.31 -0.48 -0.28 +1.04 -0.20 +0.07 -0.05 KLCI SET Index 874.23 +7.99 Closed +0.92 lakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Mumbai Sensex 1,116.67 +5.78 1,916.58 -11.24 270.87 +3.45 6,467.92 +3.31
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        Lock icon Commodities
        26 24 SGX, Bloomberg Gold uss/oi 430.20 Silver uss/oz 7.17 Platinum uss/oi 864.00 Rubber centsAg 216.25 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,428 Btent Ctude US$/barrel 51.28 Information provided by.
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        SGX most active
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        SGX top rises
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        SGX top falls
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        Your S$1 buys
        30 24 JS$ JK£ fen iuro (upiah 0.6084 0.3218 65.325 4.7467 2.3127 0.4712 5,771.1 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ 32.911 0.7819 26.625 615.54 0.7524 5.0375 0.8411
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      Lock icon WETLAND SPLENDOUR
      641 26  -  Gurmeet Singh With its rich abundance of greenery and animal life, Sungei Buloh is the perfect place to spend a tranquil weekend PHOTOGRAPHS BY WEE TECK HIAN FEELING drained by the Lion City's urban roar of work and its crowded, concrete spaces? Give yourself a break and head
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      BINOCULARS: SPRINT IV, SPORTSTAR IV AND TRAVELITE SERIES
      293 26 Small enough to take anywhere be it on a vacation, to a concert or a sporting event the Nikon Compact Series of binoculars is perfect for achieving great views. Easy to use and light- A weight, these binoculars offer maximum convenience and
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      SHORTLISTED ENTRIES BIRDS
      143 27 LEE KAH SIONG, JIMMY This shot was taken at Pu Ning Temple, China with a Nikon DlOO. It represents peacefulness and freedom. NG CHEE WEE These graceful flamingoes were captured at thejurong Bird Park with my Nikon D/ 00 digital SLR. The camera has a Nikkor AFS
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        219 28 Bloomberg CAPITALAND, which expects China to be its biggest market in three years, has bought a property in China's eastern city of Ningbo for 1.07 billion yuan ($212.5 million) in a government auction. The Singapore-based developer, which has projects in
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        356 28 Bloomberg CDL expects 5 to 10 per cent rise despite slowdown in Q1 CITY Developments Ltd (CDL) yesterday said it still believes private home prices in Singapore will rise by 5 to 10 per cent this year despite slower-than-expected economic growth in
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        177 28 Bloomberg ASCOTT Group, Asia's biggest serviced-apartment operator, said it won a third contract in Dubai to manage a property located near technology companies including Microsoft and HewlettPackard. The 350-unit development called The Greens, will open in the second half of this year,
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        132 28 Dow Jones THE Housing Development Board (HDB) has launched a $500 million fixed-rate 10-year bond with a coupon of 3.375 per cent a year paid semi-annually. An official with the government agency said the bond issue is aimed at testing the capital market, with the
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        305 30 Bloomberg Greenberg gives AIG stake to wife as probe widens FORMER American International Group chief executive Maurice "Hank" Greenberg transferred US$2.2 billion ($3.6 billion) of shares in the insurer to his wife three days before an accounting probe forced his ouster, according to a regulatory filing
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        170 30 AFP TOKYO Japan and the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) yesterday began the first round of talks on reaching a free trade agreement (FTA) in a move that could be a driving force to build an East Asian community. The three-day talks started with
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        193 30 Bloomberg AVIVA, the United Kingdom's biggest insurer, said it planned to double the number of licences it has in China in the next five years and expand in India, as it tries to reduce its reliance on European sales. Aviva, which makes 95 per
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          167 30 S-l 1 Food and Beverage group organised a Walkathon Challenge last Saturday to mark the latest addition to its chain of outlets, S-l 1 Cuppage Terrace. A total of 1 1 eleven contestants took part in the challenge, vying for the grand prize
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        276 31 -AFP March 22 FOMC minutes highlight impact of high oil prices WASHINGTON The United States Federal Reserve expressed mounting concern about inflationary pressures in the economy at its last policy-making meeting, though most members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) said any rise could be contained, according
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        174 31 Bloomberg SUN Hung Kai Properties, Hong Kong's biggest developer by market value, sold an apartment at a new project for a record price amid optimism that the city's property market will continue to soar as the economy continues to improve. Sun
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        357 31 -AFP NEW YORK-World oil prices dropped to their lowest close in nearly two months yesterday after US crude stockpiles posted a surprisingly big increase, easing fears of a pre-summer supply crunch, brokers said. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery next month, slumped
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      516 32  -  David Chew Peter Mayle has been planting olive trees and seeds of his novels on French soil david.chew@newstoday.com.sg IN 1991, British author Peter Mayle wrote about his move to Provence in France, where he restored an 18th-century farmhouse with his wife. The resulting autobiographical book, A Year
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        99 32 AFP SAN FRANCISCO Former Beatle John Lennon's life is now a musical boasting previously unpublished songs written by the musical legend, who was murdered nearly 25 years ago. Lennon, which opens in San Francisco on Tuesday, spotlights the singer-and-songwriter's lire, from his poor start in Liverpool
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        78 32 charity In association with the Basketball Association of Singapore (BAS), UIP will be holding a charity gala of Coach Carter, a movie inspired by the true story of motivational high school basketball coach Ken Carter. Proceeds from the gala, which takes place tomorrow at 8.45pm at Cathay
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      391 34  -  Trevor Tan War novelist Robert Ryan says the best way to get ideas for stories, is to not go looking for them trevor@newstoday.com.sg WRITER Robert Ryan doesn't have to dream up his plots. Most of his ideas come from other people who are dying to have
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      209 34  - Kym's a new mother on TV Clarence Lim PLAYING a mother in MediaCorp TV Channel s's new drama First Mums got Kym Ng thinking of being one. "I had to work with a 10-week-old baby boy," the ever-energetic Kym told Today in an interview on Tuesday. "He was very guai
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      108 34 -AFP LOS ANGELES US pop princess Britney Spears confirmed on Tuesday that she is pregnant with her first child, ending weeks of frenzied speculation. "The time has finally come to share our wonderful news that we are expecting our first child together," Spears and her husband
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        109 36 Rama (picture), one-third of local pop group Triple Noize, will be performing at Muzika Ekstravaganza, a co-production between MediaCorp TVl2's Suria and Malaysian broadcaster RTM, on April 23. "I'm reading How to be a Hindu by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. He is a Caucasian guru who converted to
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          153 36  -  Cheng Puay Koon David B THE boldly graphic Epileptic illustrates the life experiences of growing up with a terribly ill sibling using bizarre, wildly impressionistic, thick-stroked drawings. And it does so in terrifying detail. This comic autobiography is filled with disease-ravaged faces contorted in gruesome grimaces, broken bodies arched
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          145 36  -  Tor Ching Li Sharon Newman ANOTHER book joining The Da Vinci Code spinoff genre, The Real History Behind The Da Vinci Code, offers an encyclopaedic format for readers to delve into the mystery or myth behind the search for the Holy Grail.
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        150 38  -  -PearlynTham V J? YOU'VE got the Italian designer handbag and the chi-chi Italian shoes what about some sleek Italian jewellery too? Citigems has introduced its collection of Italian jewellery such as the D'Oro and Eurogem ranges. The D'Oro range showcases 18K
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        595 38  -  Pearlyn Tham L'Oreal Paris launches exclusive club for beauty industry's best artists pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg MAKE-UP artists, brush up on your skills if you want to be part of the first exclusive L'Oreal Paris Makeup Artist Club, also known as Les Experts de Maquillage. Launched on April
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          87 38 For the person literally on the go think athletes and other active individuals Casio's new PHYS STR-800 is the ideal high performance sport watch. Its huge data storage capacity stores up to 500 lap and sprint time records while its oversized LCD panel offers clear
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          101 38 Thank that important person in the office this Secretaries' Day. Be among the first 200 bosses to write a "thank you" message of no more than I 50 words and fax this, together with your namecard, to 6256 8864 before April 22. For your efforts,
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      593 40  - Mmm muffins Amy Van Strawberries add a splash of red and a fragrant sweetness to these muffins food@newstoday.com.sg STRAWBERRY, a member of the rose family, is the only fruit with seeds on the outside. There are more than 600 varieties of strawberries grown around the world. Aside from strawberries that
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        631 42  -  CathleenTung Why Hong Kong is never short of food, fashion and fun tra veller@newstoday. com. sg THE most attractive thing about Hong Kong as a getaway lies in its all-encom-passing quality. Be it great sales and cheap food for the bargain hunters or chic fashion brands and posh
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        398 44 SYDNEYSIDERS say there's no place in the world like their city and they could be right MediaCorp stars Joanne Peh and Qi Yuwu found out why during a recent trip to Sydney for an 8 Days magazine shoot Climb that famous bridge In a survey conducted
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        65 45 Since April 5, Air France's 36,000 employees have been sporting a new look. Frenchman Christian Lacroix has designed Air France's staff uniform using his trademark elegance to translate the spirit of the French flag carrier into a collection the airline personnel would be proud
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        242 45 Qantas marks 70 years of flying into Singapore QANTAS began flying to Singapore 70 years ago, when a four-engine DHB6 biplane made the first Qantas overseas flight in February 1935 from Brisbane and Darwin to Singapore, and regular passenger flights began in April 1935. To celebrate its 70th
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        198 45  -  Elisa Yang MUSICIANS from around the world will^ather in Sarawak in July for the Rainforest World Music Festival 2005. The three-day festival, to be held from July 8 to 1 0, will be held at the Sarawak Cultural Village in Kuching. Performers for this
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        335 46 SWIMMING through a snug gap in an underwater coral cave was something I never thought I'd do. But holidays often bring pleasant surprises. There are few things that compare to my first dive in the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef, off North Queensland's
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        169 46 Hiring a car is the most convenient way to see the attractions surrounding Port Douglas. One of Australia's best scenic drives, the route takes you through lush rainforest, sugarcane fields, coastal towns and deserted beaches. One recommended stop is Palm Cove, about 40 minutes from Port
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        589 49  -  TAN YO-HINN Singaporean minnows spar with mighty Fijians RUGBY Standard Chartered Sevens Singapore 2005 yohinn@newstoday.com.sg ACCORDING to Fijian rugby legend Waisale Serevi, his country is a mere dot on the world map. Geographically speaking, that might be true, but the little dot frequently upsets
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        399 49  -  DINESH KUMAR dinesh@newstoday.com.sg THE French rugby sevens side believe that the inclusion of their sport in the Olympics will give it a much needed popularity boost in their country. Having spent a long time in the shadows of the more illustrious 15s side,
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        136 49 When: Saturday and Sunday Where: National Stadium Teams: Pool A: Australia, Taiwan, New Zealand, Singapore Pool 8: England, Hong Kong, Kenya, Scotland Pool C: Fiji, France, South Africa, Thailand Pool D: Argentina, Canada, China, Samoa Tickets available from Sistic hotline 6348 5555, online at www.sistic.com.sg,
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          223 50 -AFP EINDHOVEN PSV Eindhoven booked a Champions League semi-final with AC Milan, beating Lyon 4-2 in a penalty shootout this morning, after the scores were level at 1-1 after extra-time. PSV's Brazilian goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes held his nerve in pouring rain to save shots by
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          755 50 AFP Liverpool hold Juventus to set up semi-final clash with Chelsea CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, QUARTER-FINAL Juventus 0 Liverpool 0 (Liverpool win 2-1 on aggregate) TURIN Liverpool set up a mouthwatering Champions League semi-final against English Premiership rivals Chelsea, after grinding out a 0-0 draw in the second
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          448 51 -AFP European body set to punish club after match abandoned CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, QUARTER-FINAL Inter Milan 0 AC Milan 1 (Milan win 0-3 on aggregate) PARIS The scenes were disgraceful, but not uncommon in Italian football. Flares, along with other dangerous objects, were thrown onto the
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          178 51 Here are some recent examples of thuggeryon Italian terraces April 12: AC Milan goalkeeper Dida struck by flare (above) as Inter fans threw objects onto the pitch in a bid to get the Champions League match abandoned. They succeeded. April 10: Lazio fans chanted fascist slogans
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          285 51  -  ERIC DING NTUC INCOME YEO'S S-LEAGUE 2005 SAFFC 1 Balestier 1 sports@newstoday.com.sg BALESTIER Khalsa's fairytale run continued last night, as they came from behind to clinch a 1-1 draw with title contenders SAFFC in their NTUC Income-Yeo's S-League 2005 encounter.
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      1045 52  -  ROHIT BRIJNATH THURSDAY WITH SO MUCH of it was familiar and fascinat ing, the red shirt of warning, the dance that followed a fallen putt, the Mount Rushmore face, the name crowning the leaderboard, that it was easy to be deceived into believing his
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