Today, 19 May 2005

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      The trump cards S'pore IRs would hold
      700 2  -  Tor Ching Li Safe, English-speaking environment and a low tax rate give the nation the upper hand, says gaming expert chingli@newstoday.com.sg MACAU'S Las Vegas Sands did it in 10 months but the developers for Singapore's Integrated Resorts (IRs) will have to wait at
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      PM Lee supports Japan's UN bid
      577 3 But honouring war criminals could be 'regrettable' PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong said yesterday that Singapore supports Japan's bid for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. Speaking to the Japanese media ahead of a visit to Tokyo next week, Mr Lee said
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        The native advantage
        823 4  -  John Wanstall Vanquish lazy and pidgin English turn to the birthplace of the language AFTER listening to the media, schoolchildren and hundreds of coffeeshop patrons, it seems to me the continued effort to get Singaporeans to adopt correct English is more than an uphill struggle against the
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      Lock icon Guilty verdict'looks assured' in Khodorkovsky trial
      388 4 AFP MOSCOW Lawyers representing Yukos founder Mikhail Khodorkovsky said yesterday that it was a foregone conclusion their client would be found guilty as judges continued reading the protracted verdict in the controversial trial. For a third day in a row, the Moscow court's three-judge
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      Lock icon Nudes dressed up in light
      457 6  -  Mervin Tay Eng Wah signs $5m deal to bring world famous Paris cabaret to Spore mervin@newstoday.com.sg COME December, nude women performing in a cabaret show in the heart of Singapore's all-new 24-hour entertainment precinct, Clarke Quay, will no longer be mere wild fantasy. Yesterday, local
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      Eric Khoo breaks new ground with Be With Me
      168 6 AFTER creating a buzz at the Cannes film festival, film-maker Eric Khoo's new film Be With Me will be released on a commercial basis in Britain, Spain, Thailand, Belgium and Holland. Major industry player Bavaria International Pictures represents Be With Me
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      Lock icon N Korea food crisis deepens as UN agency's stocks run out
      236 6 AFP BEIJING Already severe food shortages in North Korea are escalating to crisis levels as United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) supplies to the reclusive Stalinist state run out, a spokesman said yesterday. "The situation is very serious, we
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      16 4 2 DAYS 21/05/2005 30/05/2005 $10 MILLION WORTH OF STOCKS TO BE CLEARED DISCOUNTS UP TO 9Q%
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  • singapore news
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      S'pore lags behind in battle against piracy
      502 8  -  Patricia Yap Study shows 42% of software used here infringes IP laws patricia@newstoday.com.sg ONCE again, Singapore is ahead of many countries in the numbers game, beating even the United a States and Australia. But this time, it is not something Singaporeans should feel
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      Software piracy in S'pore expected to decrease
      281 8 SINGAPORE is on the right track in the fight against piracy. Mr Jeffrey Hardee, vice-presi-dent and regional director for the Business Software Alliance (BSA) in the Asia-Pacific, gave this assessment yesterday, when he presented the findings of the second annual BSA/International Data Corporation
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        Lock icon Man charged for illegal employment
        109 8 Newsßadio 93.8 The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has prosecuted a businessman in the marine sector for illegal employment and deployment of foreign workers to other sectors. NRT Building Services' Nararajah was sentenced to six months' jail and fined $277,000 for illegally employing and deploying foreigners
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        Lock icon Queen Elizabeth II to visit S'pore
        67 8 Newsßadio 93.8 Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will visit Singapore early next year at the invitation of President S R Nathan. The Foreign Affairs Ministry says Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, will be here for a three-day state visit from March
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        Lock icon Fourth overseas college for NUS
        44 8 Newsßadio 93.8 The National University of Singapore has set up its fourth overseas college. A partnership with Sweden's oldest university, the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology, the NUS College in Stockholm will be the university's first college in Europe.
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        Lock icon 30,000 expected at police carnival
        54 8 Newsßadio 93.8 Some 30,000 visitors are expected to turn up at this year's Police Week Carnival on June 1 1 and 1 2 at the Police Academy, where Singapore idol Taufik Batisah will perform. An Amazing Race-like adventure and a charity golf tournament are also
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        Lock icon COE prices fall again
        73 8 Newsßadio 93.8 Certificate of Entitlement (COE) prices for cars have fallen again. Those for big cars dipped by $500 to $16,900, while the COE for the Small-car category fell by $400 to $16,110. The COE for the Open category also went down by $300 to $17,400.
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      Lock icon National Health Group introduces integrated hospital care
      200 8 Channel News Asia THE National Healthcare Group (NHG) has implemented its Integrated Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Programme in Alexandra Hospital, National University Hospital and Tan Tock Seng Hospital. This follows the success of a pilot programme at Tan Tock Seng Hospital from July
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      Lock icon 'Forced' to slash airfares
      652 10  -  Ansley Ng Full-service airlines have to do so because of budget carriers: Jetstar Asia CEO ansley@newstoday.com.sg FULL-service airlines have slashed their fares by more than five times in some promotions of late. But don't be fooled by these attractive prices, Jetstar Asia's chief executive officer Ken
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      Singapore Poly student bags global design award
      268 10  -  Jessy Chua JUST as some of Singapore's newest buildings in the city have come under fire for their loud designs lately, a Singaporean student has wowed an international panel with his take on how to bring back vibrancy to the Singapore River. Mr
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  • world news
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      Lock icon Kissing on reality TV too much for Thai Big Brother
      183 12 AFP BANGKOK Thailand's version of the Big Brother reality TV show, Big Brother Thailand, may be axed after the kingdom's cultural watchdogs cried foul when contestants kissed and expressed their love on air. The House of Representatives' committee on religion,
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      Lock icon US calls for transparent, inclusive Asia
      345 12 -AP Voices fears of being sidelined CANBERRA A senior United States official said yesterday that while the US supported efforts by Asian countries to further integrate their economies, any trading bloc formed should not exclude countries outside the region. He was referring to the
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        Lock icon M'sia to tighten credit-card rules
        53 12 AFP Malaysia plans to implement tighter guidelines for the issue of credit cards amid a sharp rise in creditcard related bankruptcies. Among the measures being considered are an increase in the minimum salary requirement for individuals to own a credit card and rise in the
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        Lock icon Gay website blocked
        53 12 AFP China has blocked a popular website that provides information and support to the nation's large but closeted homosexual population, the website's manager and readers said yesterday. The Chinese language website www.gaychinese.net which sees 50,000 to 65,000 visits a day mainly from mainland Chinese has been blocked
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        Lock icon Ancient sacrifice cult
        52 12 AFP Archaeologists in central China found an altar devoted to human sacrifice complete with the remains of a victim. The discovery of the 7,000-year-old site, near Hongjiang city in Hunan province, may necessitate the rewriting of history as it is the oldest human sacrificial site ever found
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      Lock icon The shocking state of women in Aceh
      566 14  -  Sharon Vasoo They are struggling to survive, say NGOs sharon@newstoday.com.sg A DETAILED survey conducted by two non-governmental groups after the Dec 26 tsunamis has thrown up some shocking facts on the plight of women. More than half of the women in Aceh have
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        Lock icon M'sian foreign maids need more protection
        56 14 AFP Foreign maids in Malaysia are prey to physical, psychological and sexual abuse because of flawed government policies, said Human Rights Watch. The maids work up to 18 hours a day, seven days a week and earn less than US$5 ($8.28) a day and
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        Lock icon Foreigners face kidnapping risk in Sabah
        67 14 AFP The United States warned that foreigners could face the risk of being kidnapped in the coastal areas of Sabah, with the rise of piracy and terrorlinked groups in the region. It said that several kidnappings and piracy incidents had occurred in this area,
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        Lock icon Harvard to spend $83m to back women
        68 14 The Guardian The president of Harvard, Mr Lawrence Summers who caused a furore saying that men outperformed women in maths and sciences because of innate differences, says the university will spend over US$5O million ($B3 million) in recruiting, supporting and promoting women. The
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      Lock icon Indonesia to help UN probe into East Timor rights crimes
      172 14 AP JAKARTA Indonesia will cooperate with a fact-finding team tasked by the United Nations to investigate Jakarta's failure to punish military officers over the 1999 violence in East Timor, officials said yesterday. The UN team will consist of five international
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      Lock icon Pageant scenes you will not see on Thai TV
      117 14 Miss Singapore Universe Cheryl Tay and Miss United States Universe Chelsea Cooley posing against the backdrop of Wat Arun {Temple of the Dawn) on the Chao Praya River on Tuesday. The scenes of swimsuitclad Miss Universe contestants with Buddhist sites in
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      Lock icon Public opinion in France swings against EU treaty
      304 15 AFP PARIS Confounding pollsters, pundits and politicians alike, public opinion in France has swung back against the new European constitution, prompting supporters of the move to warn of political and economic crisis should voters reject the treaty. Less than two weeks before
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      Lock icon Sanctions against Myanmar to remain
      180 15 AFP WASHINGTON United States President George W Bush has renewed economic sanctions on Myanmar, saying its military government represses human rights. In a statement released by the White House, Mr Bush said: "I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency with
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      Lock icon China's real concern is UN bid: Japan
      164 15 AFP TOKYO Japan's envoy to China says Beijing's real concern with Tokyo is in blocking its bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, and not the historical issues about which it often vents anger. "The history issue may be
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      Lock icon Leading Aceh rebel jailed for life for plotting against the state
      250 16 AFP SIGLI (Indonesia) Judges in the Indonesian region of Aceh sentenced a leading figure in the separatist Free Aceh Movement (GAM) yesterday to life in jail for plotting against the state. Muhammad Arief, 73, was "legally and convincingly guilty
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      Lock icon Take that US!
      458 16  -  Oliver Burkemanin The Guardian Galloway gives Bush's senators a piece of his mind in Washington news@newstoday.com.sg WHEN it comes to delivering sustained barrages of political invective, Mr George Galloway's indefatigability must be saluted. The newly-elected British lawmaker stormed up to Washington's Capitol Hill on Tuesday for the
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      Lock icon Brits not so hot for good old tea
      138 18 -AFP LONDON Britain's passion for a good old cup of tea is cooling due to a growing thirst for coffee, fizzy drinks and a cocktail of herbal, fruit and speciality teas, said a survey by market analysts Mintel. The survey said sales
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      Lock icon Hindu-Muslim tussle over Taj
      372 18 -AFP Claims over ownership, tourist profits AGRA An ownership battle has erupted over the world's most famous love monument, the Taj Mahal, as it celebrates its 350 th anniversary. The magnificent 17th-century structure, built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan as a tomb for his beloved queen
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    • this QUIRKY world
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        Lock icon Sued for sex injuries
        56 18 AP A woman has been found not legally responsible for injuries her boyfriend suffered while they were having consensual sex more than a decade ago, a US court ruled. The man filed suit in 1997, claiming the woman was negligent when she changed positions, landed awkwardly
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        Lock icon Aprons to hide body parts
        52 18 1 AFP The DAY Public School in Bhubaneswar, eastern India has reportedly told women teachers to wear aprons over their saris to avoid distracting male students by "unconsciously exposing body parts". For good measure, the school's principal said the apron edict would apply to men
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      Lock icon China slams US, EU curbs on its textile exports
      199 20 AFP BEIJING Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai yesterday accused the United States and the European Union of "unfair" and "protectionist" actions to counter China's booming textile exports. He said that developed countries argued for global standards on free trade when they
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      Lock icon Bitter foes turn friends
      360 20 AFP AFP Iran and Iraq in historic talks BAGHDAD Baghdad and Teheran pledged to turn the page on nearly a quarter of a century of war and bitter rivalry during a visit here by Iran's Foreign Minister, who expressed support for Iraq's new Shia-led government Mr
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      Lock icon Koreas extend talks as Pyongyang sticks to its guns
      161 20 AP SEOUL The two Koreas yesterday extended their first direct talks in 10 months for an additional day as South Korea tried to convince the communist North to return to the nuclear bargaining table. The North was clearly resisting any commitment.
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  • Article
    Focus On The Family
    270 22  -  Dr James Dobson Tbows by GOING DOWN FOR THE THIRD TIME When my wife Shirley and I were first married, we took a weekend trip to a local resort. She quickly put on her swimsuit and jumped into the pool before I could get there. Now,
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      Local banks, let's see more innovation
      210 22  -  LIU I-CHUN Letter from I REFER to the recent launch of a highinterest savings account esaver by Standard Chartered Bank. It comes as no surprise that the response would be overwhelming. Demand for low-risk, higherinterest savings or investment products is very strong, given the
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      Thinking out of the gearbox
      210 22  -  JACK KOH Unauthorised sales of cars meant for the scrap yard: Illegal, yes, but encouragingly entrepreneurial Letter from I REFER to your front-page report, "Exporting trouble?" (May 18). I feel there is a potential win-win situation for all parties involved. The thinking behind the sales
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      "sayagain?
      69 22  -  Chua Kirn Choo Since the last fare increase, the SMRT bus in my area continues to break down despite my having written to the CEO The Land Transport Authority penalises SMRT when there is a serious breakdown of train servjce, but who compensates the silent majority when we experience
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      Guys: Not so hot being a domestic male
      347 22  -  LAW FOOK LOONG LAI YEW CHAN Women today find men who can bake up a storm and tenderly change diapers "really, really hot", says Tisa Ng in "Real (Hot) Men Do Babysit" (May 17). Two men hedgingly respond: Letter from I FIND
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      HDB resale volumes match previous figure
      563 24  -  LOH SWEE HENG Fall in valuations may refer to cases not in line with fair market value I Letter from Dy director (Resale) for Director (Estate Administration and Property) Housing Development Board I REFER to the news report, "No-cash-back rule hits HDB market" (May
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      Do taxi drivers pay company rentals even when sick; get no interest on deposits?
      92 24  -  LEE KIP LEE Letter from I REFER to the letter, "More must be done to boost incomes of taxi drivers here" (May 17). In my conversations with taxi drivers, they have complained of having to pay
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      Seek out needy families from unpaid power bills
      322 26  -  GOHKOK LIANG Some may be unaware of help given those in dire straits Letter from I WAS filled with sadness when I learnt about the recent fire in a Bukit Batok HDB flat where an old man was killed. He and his
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      Rising costs since 2000 forced NUH to revise fees
      309 26  -  FRANCIS TAN I Letter from I Director, Finance National University Hospital I REFER to Mr Chong Keng Guan's letter, "No explanation for 80% hike in cost of medical test" (May 14). We apologise that our staff at the Cancer Centre did
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    • Understanding the PR's quandary...
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        Raising bar for PRs won't help Spores global vision
        355 27  -  BENJAMIN GAN Letter from I AM a Singaporean who was a PR of the United States. When I graduated from UC Berkeley many years ago, I had no trouble getting job offers. However, those offers were on the condition that I
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      • Letter
        Tough for PR to sever ties with home nation
        224 27 LIM THIAM POH Letter from ANY suggestion to review periodically a PR status already awarded, for positive and meaningful contributions to Singapore, is tantamount to stripping any permanence attached to the PR status. Are we telling every foreigner working or residing
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      SIA and Temasek to invest nearly $100m in China cargo airline
      364 28  -  Christie Loh SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) has teamed up with Temasek Holdings and a Chinese state-owned enterprise to capture a slice of China's booming cargo market The carrier's unit, SIA Cargo, is forming a cargo airline with China Great Wall
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        231 28 Dow Jones SHARE prices closed marginally lower, led by late institutional selling as falling US stock futures in Asian screen trade suggested a weaker showing on Wall Street. The ST Index edged down 0.72 point, or 0.03 per cent, to 2,153.65. The market remained negative after Singapore cut its
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        60 28 By volume Close I PC Corp 0.105 Delong 0.110 Multi-Con 0.155 CoscoCorp 1.640 SingTel 2.560 ACCS 0.195 HSI*****DBeCW*****9 0.960 Pearl Energy 1.090 SingPost 0.900 Noble Grp 1.480 Change +0.010 +0.010 -0.050 -0.030 +0.005 -0.050 +0.010 +0.010 -0.020 +10.5 +10.0 -3.0 -1.2 +2.6 -5.0 +0.9 +1.1 -1.3 'OOO
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        59 28 Index Nikkei 225 Value *****.41 Change Pis +10.02 +0.09 Hang Seng Ordinaries laiwan Wtd *****.01 3987.50 5890.83 -40.02 +33.00 -3.18 -0.29 +0.83 -0.05 Korea Comp 930.36 +3.20 +0.35 KLCI 886.37 -5.02 -0.56 SET Index 672.19 +7.58 +1.14 lakarta Comp 1040.26 -5.51 -0.53 Phils Comp Shenzhen B 1879.39 230.43
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        24 28 'SGXJ Bloomberg Information provided by, Bold us$/oi iilver us$/oi II H 4. H 11*- A!0.20 7.07 Rubber centsAg 228.75 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1405.50
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        36 28 US$ 0.6036 UK£ 0.3292 Yen 64.904 HK$ 4.7077 RM 2.2936 Euro 0.4788 Rupiah 5691.9 Baht 24.07 Peso 32.793 A$ 0.799 Indian Rs 26.251 Won 606.31 C$ 0.7635 Yuan 4.9956 NZ$ 0.8538 NTS 18.935
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      Oei Hong Leong raises stake in IPC
      183 28 FORMER stock darling, IPC, is the latest acquisition target of tycoon Oei Hong Leong. His investment vehicle, Chip Lian Investments, has snapped up 53 million shares of IPC through a married deal with Essex Investment (Singapore), a company 50-per-cent owned by IPC chairman
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      430 28  -  Christie Loh Investor group to ask IPO manager for compensation christie@newstoday.com.se TO prevent future shareholder unhappiness like that caused by Longcheer Holdings, an investor watchdog has asked the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to stop IPOs from proceeding if not all regulatory requirements are met The Securities
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        Lock icon SGX should continue to attract China IPOs
        371 30 Channel News Asia Despite risks, they offer tremendous potential: PwC LISTING Chinese firms here presents risks, but the Singapore Exchange (SGX) should continue to encourage such initial public offerings (IPOs), said Mr Samuel DiPiazza, the global chief executive of international accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers
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        187 30 THE public tranche of the initial public offering (IPO) of China-based steel coil producer FerroChina, was subscribed 27.1 times, issue manager Westcomb Capital said yesterday. The public tranche accounted for only 4.5 per cent of the offer of 84 million shares at 50 cents each.
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        317 32 Poll asks businesses their needs, views and problems COME next month, some 15,000 businesses in Singapore will have the chance to make known their needs, views and problems on the issues that affect them the most. They will be polled in a comprehensive survey
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        134 32 THE Government will be investing up to $50 million over the next five years to develop an integrated trade and logistics IT platform, said Mr Raymond Lim Siang Keat, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for Finance and Foreign Affairs,
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        193 32 Channel News Asia VISA International is in talks with the Government to participate in the National Electronics Payment Hub project. The project aims to integrate all the Government's electronic services so that a user can access the full range of payment services provided
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        Lock icon Industrial property market picks up, but landlords cautious
        292 33 Dow Jones ACTIVITY in the industrial property market picked up in the first quarter this year due to acquisitions by Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (A-Reit), but landlords remained cautious about raising rents, property consultancy CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) said in a
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        101 33 I Dow Jones ANALYSTS are mixed over the outlook for real estate investment trusts (Reits) in Singapore, which have performed well despite the lacklustre property market. "Given the concerns about global growth, interest rates and oil prices, Singapore's Reits look good," said Macquarie Securities analyst
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        340 33  -  Christie Loh Joint ministerial committee set up to promote mutual investment christie@newstoday.com.sg TO MOVE their economic partnership to a new high, China and Singapore should boost annual bilateral trade to US$5O billion ($B3 billion) by 2010, said Mr Wu Bangguo, the
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        551 34 Bloomberg China expands foreign currency trading in eight currencies in Shanghai CHINA started trading eight foreign currencies against each other for the first time, preparing for a more flexible exchange rate and making Asia's second-largest economy more open to the global financial system. Yesterday,
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        237 34 AFP WASHINGTON The US Treasury warned of potential sanctions against China over its currency regime. Stopping short of taking the dramatic step of labelling Beijing a currency manipulator, the US finance ministry said in a twice-yearly report that China's foreign exchange policies are
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      290 34 I Find It in the Yellow Pages and We'll Give you Yellow Pages has an amazing variety of products and services. Use it to find what you need and you could win $2,888 in cash! Life has never been this easy. Match the 4x4cm square on the right, to an
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      105 36 KYLIE Minogue, who has been diagnosed with breast cancer, has called off her Showgirl tour. Ticket-holders for the local leg of the show, slated for June 17 at the National Stadium, will get full refunds. Patrons who purchased tickets via credit card will get their refund from
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      673 36  -  Mervin Tay Good guys don't always finish last on The Amazing Race. Just ask the Agus. mervin@newstoday.com.sg WINNING The Amazing Race is hard enough now try winning it with integrity. "We've had lots of support from people telling us there aren't many true examples of integrity
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      355 36  -  Mervin Tay THE release of forms for the ninth season of The Amazing Race have quashed online buzz that it will be an "all-star" season. It also hinted at a return to two-person teams the eighth sea- son, expected to
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      Onstage, just how real is too real for comfort?
      247 38 WHEN Ultima Vez performed Sonic Boom in Paris recently, the sight of a dancer cutting his chest till he bled and then getting another dancer to repeatedly hit the wound was too much for even a chic Parisian crowd to swallow.
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      327 38  -  Yong Shu Chiang Joey's de Matteo on life in sitcoms in Los Angeles shuchiang@newstoday.com.sg IF SHE were any thinner, and blonder, Drea de Matteo (picture) would easily be mistaken for Ally Mcßeal's Portia de Rossi. However, the 33-year-old New Yorker, who played Adriana on The Sopranos, doesn't have
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      WELLNESS WITHIN YOUR REACH
      429 40 Holistic programme helps to improve mind, body and soul FEEL good and you'll look good. In today's fast-paced and stressful environment, that's easier said than done. That's why Phillip Wain, one of the pioneers in the fitness and beauty industry since the 1980s, has adopted a
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        113 42 Theatre actor Chua Enlai (picture) plays home economics teacher Eugene on MediaCorp TV Channel s's sitcom, My Sassy Neighbour. "I usually read the plays that I'll be acting in, like Lovepuke by Duncan Sarkies. I'll be appearing in that play during Esplanade's Flipside festival. "But the last
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        185 42  -  David Chew Tobian Wolf Old Schooi AT once a coming-of-age tale and a heart-rend-ing drama, Wolff's latest book may be a slim read, yet it possesses the power and force of novels twice its length. A novel of failed expectations and character-building, Old School is set during the
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        731 42  -  Felix Cheong Two recent books recommend taking analysts' views with a big pinch of salt news@newstoday.com.sg HAS an X-Files-type of paranoia finally crept up on us? Or are we experiencing an anti-intellectual backlash? Two popular books seem to suggest we should start taking socalled experts
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          107 43 In the latest performance conceived by local multimedia designer Choy Ka Fai (of KYTV), he explores the interactivity between live video, sound and light within an empty space. In a world that moves faster than we can imagine, our memories may be all we have left, that
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        1016 46 AP guessing game The brand known for classic designs dares fashion savvy to identify the era of its clothes NEW YORK- Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel gave the fashion world some of its most stylish and instantly recognisable looks. There's the little black dress, the skirt suit with braided trim and
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        219 47 FOR power mothers looking for power ware for their newborns, here's a peek at the latest in the baby world. Luxury strollers are nothing new. British baby-goods company Silver Cross has been providing royalty with high-end (and high-dollar) carriages since 1877. Julia Roberts, Sarah Jessica Parker,
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        734 48  -  Cathleen Tung These women juggle multiple roles but share one simple skincare secret news@ newstoday.com.sg In an age where everything is about speed and efficiency, many people find themselves working twice as hard, squeezing twice the number of activities into each day, and wishing we had
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        Some sexy soothin'
        424 50  -  Pearlyn Tham Treating a dandruff problem should always feel this good pearlyn@newstoday.com.sg LIKE bad breath and body odour, dandruff can be an embarrassing problem for those who suffer from it. Moreover, dandruff is unsightly too, especially when you are wearing a darkcoloured top and the white specks
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        50 50 What's In L'Oreal Elseve Dandruff Control To keep scalp itching and irritation in check, there's Equaderm, a skin care agent proven to be able to balance and normalise sensitive scalps. Actirox, a powerful dandruff control agent, removes dandruff flakes. It particularly targets malassezia ovalis and stops the latter from proliferating.
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        129 50 DesignerWei Lin gave the SOSTreatment Anti-Dandruff Scalp Soothing Gel a try because she has sensitive skin. "When my skin is irritated either due to the hot weather or something I eat, my scalp tends to become itchy so I was looking for a product that would
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      354 51  -  Amy Van The sweet, juicy and nutritious tomato is a popular and versatile ingredient food@newstoday.com.sg A NATIVE of South America, Che tomato also known as love apple is a versatile food that comes in various shapes, sizes and colours. With its sweet, tangy flavour
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      TOMATO AND HAM FRITTATA
      185 51 Ingredients Serves 1 to 2 2 tbsp butter 1 tbsp olive oil 1 small red onion, sliced 3 eggs 2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese 1 slice ham, diced 10 Thai mini tomatoes, halved Salt and pepper Method 1. Heat one tablespoon of butter and olive oil
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        786 52  - I left my heart in Venezia Elaine Quek traveller@newstoday.com.sg NO amount of reading and picture-gaz-ing prepared me for the real thing when the vaporetto cruised into Venezia. Yes, I had heard about how the Italian city literally rises out of the water; how, instead of roads, there are canals everywhere
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        352 54  -  Traci Carl AP More couples are getting hitched in exotic locales TULUM (Mexico) I was never someone who dreamed of a big wedding. So when my husband proposed, I said yes on the condition that we spend an afternoon with a judge and just a
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          127 55 QATAR Airways is offering its passengers a chance to fly business class free to and from Kuala Lumpur. The offer is valid for those who buy a business class ticket to the airline's European destinations, such as London, Paris, Vienna and Zurich. Qatar
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          162 55 ONLINE travel company Zuji and Cathay Pacific Airways have teamed up to promote travel from Singapore to Sri Lanka from this month, starting with a $299-deal to Colombo. Valid for trips booked until June 30, the promotion is part of a concerted effort by Zuji
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          WATCH THE LIONS AND ALL BLACKS IN NZ
          192 55 British Airways is offering Singaporeans a chance to watch the clash of two rugby titans, British and Irish Lions and the All Blacks, live in New Zealand. The airline, which has been appointed the Lions' official airline, has teamed up with the
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        58 55 Captivated by the colourful fields of Iceland poppies, a Japanese girl at Showa Kinen park in western Tokyo gets trigger happy with her mobile phone camera. As part of the park's spring festival, 100,000 Iceland poppies were in full bloom at the park's 6,000--square-metre fields
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        830 56  -  Jenny Kong In Canberra Australia's national capital history and heritage mingle with picture-perfect landscapes jenny@newstoday.com.sg IF THERE is one thing I cannot do without in life, it is the convenience of living in a city. As a city buff, I enjoy living in a place with clean streets,
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        708 58  -  Johann Annuar There's more to this West Sumatran town than nasi padang traveller@newstoday.com.sg NESTLED in the bosom of the mountains on the coast of West Sumatra, the town of Padang sits quietly, betraying little of its tumultuous history of warring kings and the fact that it
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        376 60  -  Eveline Gan Festival to showcase Kiwi culture eveline@newstoday.com.se FOR a glimpse into the magic of the land of the Kiwis, check out the first-ever New Zealand Festival. The festival, New Zealand New Thinking, will showcase some of the country's finest talents and cultural offerings. Sample mouth-watering cuisine by
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        A hotel fit for an emir
        104 61 AT US$3 billion ($5 billion), the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi is probably the most expensive hotel ever built The structure, like one out of a fairytale, has a massive arch at the entrance, 114 domes decorated with ceramics, huge marble pillars, more than
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        663 62  - Hell on wheels it's heaven Karen Jackman If you're nervous about Bangkok's roads, take a ride in the country and flex your calf muscles karen@newstoday. com. sg TO SOME, exercise is Hell. So people who ride bicycles for 40km in the unrelenting Thai sunshine and pay for the privilege might
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        353 64 AP MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Seattle 0 New York 6 SEATTLE Jason Giambi's hitting finally looks better. Throw in a complete game by Carl Pavano and the New York Yankees surged to their longest winning streak in almost seven years. Giambi hit a
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        386 66 NEW YORK New York's chances of winning the 2012 bid at the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) 117 th Session in Singapore on July 6 has suffered a serious blow. Less than 24 hours before a crucial vote on the US$2.2 billion
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        229 67 -AFP LONDON Manchester United's FA Cup Final hopes were dealt a double blow yesterday, with injury doubts to two key defenders. Argentine defender Gabriel Heinze is almost certainly out of Saturday's game against Arsenal after failing to recover from an ankle ligament injury, while
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        297 67 Agencies AMSTERDAM Both Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur wanted to sign him, but neither club have the allure of the Primera Liga champions. Yesterday, PSV Eindhoven midfielder Mark van Bommel rejected the chance of playing in the Premiership and signed a three-year deal with Barcelona.
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