Today, 19 April 2005, Afternoon Edition

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    11 1 TODAY fV\=LjJ^CORP mica (P) 103/07/2004 incorporating utFßiitS Tuesday April 19,2005 todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon No Pope chosen in first vote
      317 1 -AFP Black smoke seen after cardinals begin conclave VATICAN CITY Roman Catholic cardinals failed to elect a new Pope late yesterday (early this morning Singapore time) in the first ballot of an ultra-secret conclave that has once again drawn the eyes of the world
      -AFP  -  317 words
    • Article
      Lock icon US stocks close mixed
      103 1 -AFP I NEW YORK The battered stock market got a respite yesterday as the major indexes ended narrowly mixed despite turmoil on global markets in response to last week's slide. With the major indexes starting at this year's lows, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 16.26
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    • Article
      INTEGRATED RESORTS AT A GLANCE
      193 1 TWO RESORT COMPLEXES Integrated resorts at Marina Bayfront and Sentosa. Casino to fill less than 5% of total floor area at each complex. Marina Bayfront: Business and convention facility on a 12.2-ha site Sentosa: Family-friendly resort on 47-ha site Total investments of around $5 billion
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  • hot news
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      Dealing with social ills
      533 2  -  Tor Ching Li Govt sets up $20m national framework to tackle gambling chingli@newsto day, com. sg TO tackle the social flipside of the economic decision to allow casinos in Singapore, several ministries will embark on a national framework to address gambling addiction. This includes the formation
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      Winning hand for business
      356 2  -  Lee U-Wen PUNDITS hailed the boost two integrated resorts (IRs) with casinos would give to the business, tourism, retail and property sectors here. "The pulling power for two casinos will be so much greater. It can only mean good things for Singapore in making us the
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      Lock icon Guarding against casino-related crime
      320 2 Ansley Ng THE Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has introduced a slew of measures to deal with potential law-and-order problems that could arise from having a casino here. First, a Casino Regulatory Authority will be set up under the ministry. It will put in place a
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      PM played political card well: Analysts
      465 2  -  Derrick A Paulo WHATEVER the economic rationale or the social impact, the decision to allow two casinos within two Integrated Resorts (IR) was ultimately a political call, said observers. Or in the words of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong: A "judgement" call. Considering how
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      Go ahead for two integrated resorts
      567 3  -  Val Chua val@newstoday.com.sg SINGAPORE is to make an all-out bid to re-invent itself as an exciting tourist destination by building not one but two resort complexes that will each have as a small but critical component a casino. The dropping of a 40-year casino
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      Muslims accept decision, says Yaacob
      108 3 ACCEPTING the Cabinet's decision to allow casinos in Singapore, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister-in-charge of Muslim affairs, said in Parliament yesterday: "We understand that in our multi-ethnic and multi-religious society, it is not tenable for government policies to be dictated by the views of any one
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  • Singapore news
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      Outbreak not like Sars
      409 4 Health Minister Khaw reassures S'poreans; urges surveillance IN RESPONSE to concerns raised by several MPs on the recent vancomycinresistant enterococci (VRE) outbreak at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH), Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan yesterday assured Singaporeans that "VRE is not like Sars". So far, he said,
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    • PARLIAMENT briefs
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        Lock icon 400,000 lack Medisave-approved insurance
        135 4 Channel News Asia Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan revealed in Parliament that about 400,000 Singaporeans were not covered by any Medisave-approved catastrophic medical insurance. Responding to queries from Mayor of South-West CDC, Dr Amy Khor, he added that nearly 60 per cent, or 227,000, of these
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        Lock icon Bills to amend Election Acts tabled
        125 4 Channel News Asia Bills to amend the Parliamentary and Presidential Elections Acts were tabled in the legislature yesterday. These aim to simplify the nomination procedures by reducing the number of papers filed and the amount of particulars to be filled up in the nomination
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      More mums under fire
      639 6  -  Jasmine Yin Enhanced maternity benefits causes rise in pregnant employee disputes j asmine.yin@newstoday.com. sg DISPUTES involving pregnant employees increased after the government's move to enhance maternity benefits, according to Manpower Minister Dr Ng Eng Hen. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) received an yearly average of 20
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      Lock icon Resale levy on HDB flats to continue: Mr Mah
      321 6 Channel News Asia NATIONAL Development Minister Mah Bow Tan has said that the Housing and Development Board (HDB) will continue imposing a resale levy on HDB flats. He was responding to opposition MP Chiam See Tong, who had asked for the
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    • Article
      Fewer jobs for older, less educated workers
      352 8 Singaporeans also warned to brace for more retrenchments WHILE Singapore saw the lowest retrenchment number in seven years last year, the Ministry of Manpower has told Singaporeans to brace themselves for possibly more retrenchments this year, with the expected economic slowdown. In the
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    • SINGAPORE snippets
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        Ex-sales director admits he took bribes
        88 8 The former director of sales and marketing of Performance Motors has been fined $120,000 and ordered to pay a penalty of $142,000 after he pleaded guilty to corruption charges. Patrick Pow admitted to receiving bribes totalling over $160,000 in gifts and loans from car
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      • Article
        Lock icon 16 charged with illegal gambling
        41 8 Newsßadio 93.8 Sixteen gamblers were charged yesterday for taking part in illegal gambling activities. Eleven of them face charges relating to illegal horse racing betting wnile five were charged for gambling on the English Premier League.
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        Lock icon 200 cow cut-outs up for auction
        110 8 Newsßadio 93.8 The hundreds of brightly coloured cut-outs of cows across the island have been getting so much attention that 200 of them are now up for auction. The boards were propped up on grass verges a week ago by public transport company ComfortDelGro's
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        Lock icon Motives debated for maid accused of murder
        61 8 Channel News Asia The second accused Indonesian maid on trial for the murder of Esther Ang took the stand yesterday. Prosecutors argued that Siti Aminah, 1 6, had participated in Madam Ang's murder for the money. But her defence lawyers said she did
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    • Article
      Lock icon Teenage students spotted checking out streetwalkers in Geylang
      329 8 Channel News Asia GEYLANG residents complain regularly that prostitutes solicit for clients openly on the streets, but recently, there has been another aspect to this problem more worrying for parents. Teenage students have been spotted checking out the streetwalkers. In February, Geylang
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    • Article, Illustration
      Bigger, better alumni bash at Bukit Timah
      548 10  -  Lee U-Wen All who studied at campus invited for reunion u-wen@newstoday.com.se HE MAY have graduated over 30 years ago, but Dr Ong Chit Chung still holds close to his heart the time he spent at the University of Singapore's Bukit Timah campus. After
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      King cobra venom: From killer to painkiller
      172 10  -  FANCY a painkiller derived from the venom of the king cobra? As bizarre as that sounds, one drug development company here is developing rare animal toxins such as snake venom and a human protein for ground-breaking medicinal purposes. Pro-Therapeutics was formed in a
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      122 8 The University of London is recognised internationally as a centre of academic excellence, where it is one of the oldest, largest and most diverse universities in f the UK. PATH Education, through collaboration with The University of London offers the following programmes: Bachelor of Science (HONS) in Accounting Finance p
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  • world news
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      Fully tabloid, more critical
      790 12  -  Clement Mesenas A/STfocuses on social issues, from corruption to homosexuality Foreign and Commentary Editor clement@newstoday.com.sg THE New Straits Times (NST) has gone fully tabloid in a move to regain some of its former lustre as Malaysia's leading daily... and already there are signs that this dramatic
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      Lock icon Jackson accuser's mother feared for her children
      218 14 -AFP SANTA MARIA The mother of Michael Jackson's young molestation accuser claimed yesterday that she feared her children would be spirited away from the star's Neverland Ranch in a hot-air balloon. In some of the most bizarre testimony of Jackson's frequently surreal trial,
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      Lock icon Italy to try 4 for murder of banker
      184 14 -AFP ROME Four people are to go on trial in Rome for the 1982 death in London of Roberto Calvi, known as "God's banker" because of his links with the Vatican, a judge decided yesterday. Judge Orlando Villoni accepted a prosecution request
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      Lock icon Promise of peace: Pakistan, India
      393 14 Agencies Kashmir dispute is closer to being resolved NEW DELHI India and Pakistan said yesterday their peace process was "irreversible" and suggested that they would open up the fenced and heavily militarised frontier that has divided disputed Kashmir for decades. "The two leaders had substantive
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      Lock icon Church, Filipino civic groups clash over moral issues
      195 16 AFP MANILA As cardinals went into their secret conclave in the Vatican City to elect a new pope, the teachings of the Philippines' Roman Catholic Church on morals is facing some harsh realities. The Church holds enormous influence over the nation of
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      Lock icon China, Japan relations sink to a new low
      269 16 Agencies TOKYO Anti-Chinese sentiments were reported in Japan yesterday, as bilateral relations between the two countries sank to its lowest in the decade. Shots were fired at a Chinese language school in Tokyo yesterday hitting a door, but no one was hurt
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    • GLOBAL roundup
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        Lock icon Two more earthquakes rock Sumatra
        37 16 AFP Two earthquakes, measuring 4.5 and 5.6 on the Richter scale, rattled the western coast of Sumatra island yesterday but no damage or casualties were reported, the Meteorology and Geophysics Office said.
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      • Article
        Lock icon United Iraq Alliance wants Saddam executed
        78 16 AP Iraq's most powerful Shia bloc, the United Iraq Alliance, wants former leader Saddam Hussein put to death if he is convicted of war crimes. The president should resign if he won't sign the execution order, a group spokesman said yesterday. But Iraqi President
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      • Article
        Snorers have less sex
        46 16 People who snore have sexual intercourse less often than others. More than a quarter "hardly ever" have sex and 60 per cent are regularly told to sleep in the spare room, said the British Snoring Sleep Apnea report published in me Telegraph.
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        Malaysia may sue Indonesian daily
        68 16 The Malaysia government may take legal action against the Indonesian newspaper Kornpas, which reported that Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak apologised to Indonesia over a spat that involved naval vessels from both countries brushing each other at the disputed maritime border in
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  • Article
    Focus On The Family
    272 18  -  Dr James Dobson jifi by THE LEGEND OF THE TAJ MAHAL The Taj Mahal is one of the most beautiful and costly tombs ever built, but there is a fascinating legend around its beginnings. In 1629, when the favourite wife of Indian ruler Shah Jahan died,
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      Lock icon iSay STOP THE BULLDOZERS
      606 18  -  Lim Soon Heng APRIL is an interesting month for listed companies and their minority shareholders. I am a minority shareholder of a number of listed companies and, like many other "uncles and aunties", I now make time to attend their annual general meetings (AGM) since a
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      Corporate fears of saying too much
      302 20  -  DENIS DISTANT How can one reconcile such reservations with the move towards more transparency? Letter from I REFER to your front-page article "Silence not golden for shareholders" (April 18). No one seems to care to change the status quo and hopefully, your headline will
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      Take tips from the US
      112 20  -  TAN KIN LI AN Letter from' SHAREHOLDERS of Accord Customer Care Service and Citiraya have not been informed about the nature of the investigations into these companies. The uncertainty has dragged on for several weeks. My friend told me that, in the United States, they
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    • Letter
      TV engagements testify to coach's expertise
      224 20  -  DAVIDCONCEICAOI fflllSlamWmmWmmWM HOME United Football Club (HUFC) wishes to thank Mr Ash Tan Pei Cheon for his feedback of April 15, "Paid to coach, not be pundits". The management of HUFC is aware of, and fully supports, our head coach Steve Darby appearing on
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    • READERS' SHORT TAKES
      • Article
        See Leong Kit: How volcano will affect us?
        74 22 Although the recent earthquakes were all on the western side of Sumatra, tremors were felt in Singapore. The Mount Talang volcano, which may erupt, is also on the western side. However, the Lake Toba volcano is on the eastern side, closer to
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      • Article
        Ng Leng Leng: 2-plus-2 packages outdated?
        87 22 Many travel agencies and recreation centres such as Wild Wild Wet offer preferential rates for families with two adults and two children only. As we have outgrown this policy of two is enough, more family packages catering to families with three children or more
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        Phua Kok Hee: Errors benefit bus companies
        90 22 The incidents cited in the letter, "Puzzling ez-link deductions" (April 1 8) are the latest in a long line of glitches that have affected commuters since the introduction of the Ez-Link system. It is the commuters that pay for the errors in the
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        David Kwok Ng Kan: Limit what library users bring in
        75 22 I've seen National Library members reserving seats using various objects at the Queenstown branch and Library@orchard. Would the library board clarify why members are allowed to bring in bags and helmets, when lockers are provided? I remember years ago, the
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    • Not torture, TAF is fun
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        Students even ask to join in
        263 22  -  AMOS KWOK| I Letter from I REFER to Jeremy Lim's news comment, "TAF? Torture Anyone Fat!" (April 18). While I' don't doubt that what Jeremy has described is true to some extent, it is not true of every school with a Trim and Fit
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        Life-changing experience
        207 22  -  JERALD LIM Letter from I AM a proud graduate of the TAF programme. As a member in primary school, I remember that we had to report early before school (or stay late). Yes, we ran, ran and ran. But I also remember the fun-filled games for example, we
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      1005 26 Mil FAR EASTERN BANK LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES II I I INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE) II I I Company Registration Number: *****0116 D FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2004 IMPORTANT The following financial information contains only a summary of the information in the financial
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  • Business today
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      Lock icon Unifiber share price halved
      412 27  -  Chow Perm Nee Rumours and doubts trigger sell-off pennnee@newstoday.com.sg MAINBOARD-listed United Fiber System (Unifiber) saw almost half of its $l-billion market value wiped out yesterday as various rumours and business worries triggered a selloff. The share price of Unifiber had more than doubled since the start
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      QAF makes $27m bid for China Food
      209 27 A UNION of two Singapore-listed food companies is in the works with QAF making a $27-million bid for a 55-per-cent stake in pork specialist China Food Industries (CFI). In a statement issued yesterday, QAF said that CFl's business will provide "synergistic benefits and
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    • business news
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        Lock icon Non-oil exports up 6.2% in March
        313 28 Dow Jones Recovery in disk drive shipments boosts performance SINGAPORE'S key non-oil exports grew 6.2 per cent to $11.88 billion last month from March a year ago, helped by a recovery in the shipment of disk drives and a sustained gain in non-electronic exports.
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        OCBC's YY Chin to retire by end-May
        71 30  -  Christie Loh PROMINENT banker Chin Yuen Yin has resigned as OCBC's group head of consumer financial services. Mr Chin, 57, also known as "YY", will retire by the end of next month. He joined OCBC in 1999 and is credited with spearheading its
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        Lock icon $752 m for Brookstone is 'definitely' worth it
        473 30 Bloomberg 31% premium is usual for a US retail takeover: Ron Sim OSIM International, a massagechair maker that is leading a buyout of US retailer Brookstone, said the US$456-million ($752 million) price is fair because of the United States market access that
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      • Market WATCH
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          54 33 SHARES plummeted yesterday as Wall Street's fall on Friday overshadowed a Government report that showed a recovery in electronic exports last month. The ST Index sank 42.56 points, or 2 per cent, to 2,107.67. In the broad market, decliners overwhelmed advancers 446 to 73 as 855.7 million shares worth
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          59 33 Index Value .hange Nikkei 225 Hang Seng Ordinaries laiwan Wtd Korea Comp KLCI 10,938.44 13,355.23 3,936.50 5,715.16 925.00 866.66 Pis -432.25 -283.52 -56.70 -173.21 -22.22 -7.59 -3.80 -2.08 -1.42 -2.94 -2.35 -0.87 SET Index lakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B Mumbai Sensex 676.90 1,060.18 1,818.87 256.59 6,156.78 -21.38
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          19 33 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by Bold us$/oi iilver us$/oi !7.60 7.03 Rubber centsAg Palm oil RM/tonne 217.00 1,425.00
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          40 33 Dow Jones News that the Government will allow two casinos by 2009 did little to lift sentiment. CapitaLand shares shed 2.8 per cent to $2.45, while Raffles Holdings shares lost 0.7 per cent to 70 cents.
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          36 33 US$ 0.6038 UK£ 0.3178 Yen 64.925 HK$ 4.7122 RM 2.2955 Euro 0.4653 Rupiah 5,748.1 Baht 23.891 Peso 33.016 A$ 0.7859 Indian Rs 26.428 Won 615.98 C$ 0.7515 Yuan 5.0025 NZ$ 0.8422 NTS 19.148
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        260 33 Agencies THE High Court has set May 26 for hearing SK Energy Asia's judicial management petition against troubled China Aviation Oil (Singapore), or CAO, the jet fuel trader said in a statement yesterday. The hearing was scheduled for April 1 before it was moved
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        465 29 Capital protected funds risk-free? Well INVESTORS looking for a safe way to grow their money may get attracted to capital protected funds under the mistaken impression that they are risk-free. This is not always true. The capital protection offered by certain funds relies almost exclusively on the instrument upon which
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        333 29 Dow Jones AUSTRALIA-based AusGroup expects to raise about $8.1 million in net proceeds from an initial public offer (IPO) that would give local investors a play into the oil and gas industry. The marine engineering company's IPO will total 52 million shares priced at 22
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          87 29 Singapore Airlines ($11.10) Neutral Dow Jones JP Morgan keeps "Neutral" on SIA, on the carrier's disappointing March load factor. It said that the airline's overall March load factor of 67.5 per cent was 1.4 percentage points lower than JP Morgan's forecast. The passenger load factor of 71.7 per cent was
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          Lock icon Keppel Land ($2.40) – Hold
          171 29 Keppel Land ($2.40) Hold Kirn Eng Securities Keppel Land is expected to report a net profit of $33 million for the first quarter of this year, due to be released on April 25. This represents a 1 O-per-cent year-on-year rise but a 1 9-per-cent quarter-on-quarter decline. The better performance is
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          Lock icon Hotel Properties ($1.53) – Hold
          79 29 Hotel Properties ($1.53) Hold DBS Vickers Since November last year, Hotel Properties (HPL) had enjoyed a meteoric rise of 49 per cent compared to the ST Index's 9 per cent. The rise could be attributed to the market's recognition of the recovering global hospitality industry and HPL's bid for the
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          75 29 A-Reit ($1.93) Market perform Dow Jones BNP Paribas keeps "Market Perform" on A-Reit after its better-than-expected FYOS results. BNP expects the company to buy more yield-accretive properties and improve occupancy rates to enhance yield further, which is now at 6.5-7.0 per cent. As a result, BNP raised the target price
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        549 34  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla German School of Singapore is reinventing itself shobha@newstoday.com.sg IF INTANGIBLE things such as national character and education can be considered brands, then the German School of Singapore is going through a re-branding exercise that might re-define "national education" for international schools. Last
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        672 35  -  Greg Waldron Chan Brothers has made the leap from a simple shophouse operation into cyberspace and beyond news@newstoday.com.sg AT FIRST glance, the office of Chan Brothers Travel on South Bridge Road looks more like a stock market trading floor than a travel agency. Staff in bright orange shirts
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        Shoot your way to corporate team building
        282 35  -  Rahul Venkit AT FIRST, it seems like a real-life version of a computer game. Armed with an M-16 replica, you and your teammates shoot paint-filled bullets at opponents while trying to conquer their headquarters. Crossfire Paintball, in a tie-up with the Singapore Discovery
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          117 35 Behind every successful man is a woman, or so goes the saying. Considering that most secretaries are women, it is only fitting that they get some recognition once a year on Secretaries' Day. M Hotel has gone one better and has dedicated the
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          Amex sponsors gourmet food festival again
          76 35 American Express, which is once again sponsoring the World Gourmet Summit, said its decision was prompted by the "overwhelming" response of its card members to last year's event. "The response from our card members was excellent. In fact, the majority of the ticket purchases
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      610 36  -  Seah Siew Hua Financial controllers make sense of business intelligence siewhua@newstoday.com.sg I A GOOD financial intelligence suite I is an essential tool of the chief financial officer (CFO) of today. As the financial controller of the company, the CFO needs access to extensive enterprise data quickly and
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        46 36 IBM and Network Appliance (NetApp) have entered into an original equipment manufacturing (OEM) agreement that will let IBM sell its solutions based on NetApp's network attached storage and iSCSI/IP storage area network solutions, including Near Store and the NetApp V-Series Systems.
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        NetApp acquires Alacritus
        38 36 Network Apphance (NetApp) will acquire Alacritus, a California-based company, for about US$l 1 million ($1 8.22 million). Alacritus is known for its Virtual Tape Library software, which makes disks emulate tapes in large-scale backup environments.
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        64 36 SSA Global has released a product lifecycle management (PLM) solution SSA PLM 8.0 that will allow manufacturing companies to control product information across the enterprise and throughout the product lifecycle. SSA PLM 8.0 offers integration with SSA ERP and various CAD (computer-aided design) solutions. This
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        National Archives goes high-tech
        50 36 The National Archives of Singapore has signed a memorandum of understanding with SQLView, Singapore Computer Systems and Sun Microsystems to develop Singapore's first eßegistry hub. The $700,000 project will be ready in about six months to meet the archiving needs of public and private sector organisations.
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        Sharp-ening the copier edge
        88 36 Sharp has launched two digital full-colour multifunction copiers the AR-C262M and AR-CI72M. Built for office networks, the machines can copy, print, scan and fax in monochrome and colour. The copiers come with a Data Security Kit that protects documents from unauthorised access. The AR-C262M copies and
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          283 38 Q: lam using WinXP on an HP notebook. When I connect my external HDD that has USB 2.0 output to my PC, a message displays that I have not taken advantage of the "high-speed" connection. Please advise. Gilbert A: Make sure that your
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        271 38  -  Seah Siew Hua siewhua@newstoday.com.sg I TO COMPETE against I rising economies, such as China and India, countries in the Asean need to transform themselves into digital cities, said Intel's chief information officer and vice-president for finance and enterprise services, Mr Stacy J Smith. A digital
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        Lock icon Adobe to buy Macromedia
        88 38 AFP I THE software company, I Adobe Systems, has announced that it will buy Macromedia with shares for about US$3.4 billion ($5.6 billion). Under the terms of the deal, Macromedia stockholders will receive 0.69 shares of Adobe common stock for every share of Macromedia common stock
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        1052 40  -  Ariel Tarn Business intelligence helps identify customer and market demands, for both big and small outfits ariel@newstoday.com.sg ENTERPRISES are flooded with multi-terabytes of data these days. To cope with mounting amounts of data and gain business value out of it, what companies need are strong business
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      135 40 Meet The Experts in Person jy^j Armand Morin is the expert in driving millions of visitors to websites. Armand is the developer behind many of the top selling internet marketing software tools today, earning more than US$lO million since becoming an entrepreneur in 1996. cami Af a b not a
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      358 42  -  Elisa Chia DOUGLAS Rung, 38, the stunt choreographer behind the feats performed by nearly 40 artistes at the NKF Charity Show on the past two Sundays, spoke to Today recently. His team of nine stuntmasters two of whom are women, and all from Hong Kong has
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      548 42  -  Mervin Tay Artistes and donations suffer at this year's charity show I ALMOST every performer at Sunday's NKF Charity Show 2 had a story to tell about injuries they had suffered or those that colleagues had endured. Ix Shen suffered bumps on his knees and elbows while
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      Voices of victory?
      231 44 I Jay Chou, Stanley Huang head list of nominees for this year's Golden Melody Awards EfflfLEY Huang and Jay Chou lead ItJie list of this year's nominees for Golden Melody Awards. and Jay nominated n s^ and cateft*ories, BrespecHm^ely. are j^Hoin the running Surprisingly, Jolin Tsai was
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        Asian ala Carte HOKKIEN MEE
        140 45 This is pretty near the hawker centre favourite, but with no lard, and no less tasty. A mixture of broad noodles and thin rice vermicelli provides a basic contrast of textures. Shrimps, squid tubes, strips of carrots and scambled egg make it a colourful dish.
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        136 45 This one is for the big boys who enjoy their food, and also for the girls who are not ashamed of a healthy appetite. A generous portion of fried rice comes with lots of egg, shrimps, squid and a few delicious fried ikan bilis
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        Asian ala Carte TOM YUM KOONG
        139 45 Classic Thai flavours enhanced by the generous addition of kaffir lime leaves and sliced lemongrass, this torn yum comes with shrimps and plenty of sliced straw mushrooms. I Ideal for warm days when nothing but the sharp tangy taste of a good torn yum
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        Asian ala Carte THAI-STYLE TANG HOON
        132 45 This is the most unusual among all the Asian ala Carte classics as not many of us are familiar with fried tang hoon. It is a sensual treat even as it cooks. The mung bean noodles turn beautifully transparent and plump juicy Chinese mushrooms
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        Asian ala Carte THAI FISH CAKE
        107 45 This is our office favourite. Everyone loved the spicy flavours of the Thai Fish Cake and the hot, sweet and syrupy sauce that came in the pack. Thinly sliced long beans and shredded kaffir lime leaves added texture and fragrance to the fish cakes,
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        365 46  -  Felix Cheong From bank officer to film reviewer news@newstoday.com.sg EVER sat through a movie you thoroughly hated, only to wake up the next morning to see a glowing review of it in the papers? Did you do anything about it? Filipino bank officer Noel Vera did, after watching
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      527 46 SIFF 2005 highlights 7pm Millions (PG, United Kingdom), 97min, Jade 1 Trainspotting director Danny Boyle shows his versatility with this family film about a pair of young brothers who chance upon a bag full of money and how they have differing opinions on how to spend it. A Sidewalk Astronomer
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      40 47 Which of these two daily newspapers listed below has more PMEB readers? I I The Business Times. Source: Nielsen Media Index 2004 PMEB: Professionals, Managers, Executives, Businessmen MbdiaCorp Get your FREE news, complete with advertisements, at: www.todayonline.com rT^-vrv a^wt 10OVY
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      536 48  -  Lynette Leong health@newstoday.com.sg TRYING for a baby? Change your diet and that may boost your chances of conceiving. Dr Loh Seong Feei, senior consultant from the reproductive medicine unit at XX Women's and Children's Hospital said: "It is now widely accepted that in addition to
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      444 48 Ms Tan Bee Gawh has been a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioner and acupuncturist since 1980. She gives nutritional advice from the point of view of TCM. Here, she shares some diet and nutritional practices observed by some women
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      219 49 ARE you sabotaging your chances of conception by not doing things right? Dr Loh suggests the following Seek help from medical professionals if you have been trying for two years (if your wife is under 30 years old) or one year (if your wife is over 30).
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      Lock icon Daily calcium, healthy bones
      251 50  -  Elisa Yang health@newstoday.com.sg CALCIUM is important for children and adolescents because it helps build strong and healthy bones. According to Ms Natalie Goh, dietician and manager of the osteoporosis prevention programme at the Health Promotion Board (HPB), "inadequate calcium intake can increase the risk of osteoporosis
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      313 50 KRT NEW JERSEY The swank, two-year-old Borgata Hotel Casino Spa in Atlantic City has instituted a strict appearance policy that applies to the company's 200 male and female "costumed" beverage servers and bartenders. Its new guidelines state that if a waitress or bartender
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      631 52 ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES Acne Nearly everyone has suffered from outbreaks of pimples at some point in life. Acne formation is a complex interplay between genetics, hormones, excessive sebum production, blockage of pore openings, bacteria and the body's immune response. Acne commonly starts during puberty and
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      555 54 I'm a 21-year-old female and have been experiencing irregular periods since a young age. When I did not get my period for a year, I consulted a doctor trained in Western medicine and a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioner. However, my condition has not improved. Currently, I
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      46 54 Until April 24, learn how to take breaks away from your computer and workstation. Call the Health Promotion Board's Health Line at 1800 223 1313. You stand to win attractive prizes when you call in and take part in the weekly contest.
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      422 61 Leaciue Home Team Away Team Match Kick Off (Singapore date/time) S.League Albirex SAF FC Tue, 19/04/05 7.30pm German Cup Schlk 04 W Bremen Wed, 20/04/05 2.30 am E Premier Bolton Southampton Wed, 20/04/05 3.00 am E Premier Middlesbrough Fulham Wed, 20/04/05 3.00 am STRIKE! Club Valencia Tampines Wed, 20/04/05 7.00pm
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      617 62  -  TAN YO-HINN Buoyant golfer early favourite for Sportsman of the Year yohinn@newstoday.com.sg MARDAN Mamat's star burns ever so bright these days. On Sunday, he helped Asia retain the Visa Dynasty Cup with a 14.5-9.5 victory over highly-fancied Japan at Shenzhen's Mission Hills Golf Club, in China. The Singapore
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      65 62 Asia Born: Oct 31, 1967 Highest Asian Tour Order of Merit ranking: 12 (2004) Current Asian Tour Order of Merit ranking: 26 Career titles 1993: Singapore PGA Championship (amateur) 1994: Singapore PGA Championship (amateur) 1994: Malaysia Amateur Open 1997: Emirates PGA Golf Championship, Singapore 1998: Emirates PGA Golf
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      294 62 LONDON As the race to host the 2012 Olympics reaches the final stages, London unveiled a multi-million dollar incentive package for national Olympic bodies and their athletes. Yesterday, London 2012 bid organisers announced that all 10,000 athletes plus team officials will
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      80 62 WINNER of 34 SEA Games gold medals, Singapore swim queen Joscelin Yeo (picture) was happy to pass on some pool tips during a Charity Swimming Workshop organised by Speedo yesterday. The young participants were from Jamiyah Children's Home and Chen Su Lan Methodist Childrens' Home.
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      594 63 Agencies Ferguson believes Red Devil«lcan overtake arch-rivals CARDIFF On the eve of the FA Cup semi-final last Sunday, Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson claimed he was no longer concerned with the race to finish second in the English Premiership. Never mind the inconsequential league battle with
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      253 63 Agencies LONDON Sir Alex Ferguson might be gunning for Arsene Wenger this season, but the Arsenal manager has his sights set on Chelsea next season. With the Blues set to conquer the Premiership next month, Wenger claims the Gunners are willing
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        391 59 England World Cup hero confident of making Lions squad LONDON Jonny Wilkinson has vowed to make the British Lions tour of New Zealand in June. "I'll be there," he told the Daily Mail yesterday. Lions coach Clive Woodward has put the fly-half, who has not played international
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        Lock icon Yankees flop, Steinbrenner erupts
        183 59 AP BALTIMORE Miguel Tejada hit his eighth career Grand Slam and the Baltimore Orioles roughed up pitcher Kevin Brown to complete a three-game sweep of the New York Yankees with an 8-4 victory on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). The storied Yankees, who many expected would
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        126 60 AFP LONDON India captain Sourav Ganguly's appeal against a six-match one-day international ban was rejected by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday (yesterday morning, Singapore time). However the ICC said the last two matches of the recent six-match series against Pakistan would count as the
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        511 60  -  Monte Carlo Masters AFP Master Nadal represents a new breed of tennis star TENNIS MONACO Newly-crowned Monte Carlo Masters champion Rafael Nadal opened a new age of men's tennis here and it's young, dashing and colourful. At just 18 and camera-friendly in his orange, cropped-sleeve shirt
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        Roger's still top
        141 60 PARIS Roger Federer's early exit from last week's Monte Carlo Masters made little impression on the latest ATP tennis rankings with the Swiss still a clear leader over Australian Lleyton Hewitt. Russia's Marat Safin moves up one place to third while losing Monte Carlo finalist Guillermo Coria
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          184 61 -AFP COLORADO SPRINGS US Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist Tyler Hamilton (picture) has been banned for two years for blood doping in the first case of its kind, the US Anti-Doping Agency announced yesterday. Hamilton's ban stems from a positive test
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          Lock icon Armstrong seeks seventh heaven
          625 61 -AFP Legendary cyclist to retire after next Tour de France AUGUSTA, Georgia Six-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong will retire after bidding for a seventh consecutive title in July, the cancer conqueror hopeful of ending his legendary career as a champion. "The Tour de France
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