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    11 1 TODAY MeIDJACORP incorporating utT6£itS MICA (P) 103/07/2004 Tuesday June 28,2005 todayonline.com
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  • AFTERNOON EDITION
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      Lock icon Snow upbeat about economy
      326 1 -AP US 'will adapt to higher oil prices and grow at a healthy rate' TRUMBULL (Connecticut) Treasury Secretary John Snow yesterday predicted that the US economy would continue to grow at a healthy rate, saying it would adapt to higher oil prices. Mr Snow, speaking to
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      Lock icon Stocks post modest losses
      77 1 -AFP NEW YORK Wall Street remained worried yesterday, ending with modest losses in choppy trade, as investors shellshocked over crude oil saw more records struck in the oil futures market, ending at U5560.54 ($101.39). The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 7.06 points to 10,290.78, the tech
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      Lock icon Gates to pour millions into global health research
      381 1 -AP SEATTLE Two years ago, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation posed a series of questions to scientists around the world: How can we improve public health in developing countries? Can we develop vaccines that do not require refrigeration or needles? Are
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      36 1 NEWSA^/lEWS Corby case When strangeness breeds hostility/2 Hard talk Bush launches PR offensive on Iraq/10 Wives, obey It's the secret to a happy marriage/1 6 Page 24 Health Pages 40-43 Bl B^.t V BBS 8 "*****6"*****9"
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      59 1 rTWO YEARS MORE THAN ENOUGH: IRAQI PM IE 3_lE_OT __l J NASA HAS NOT MET 1 '^f 3| TOUGHER SAFETY jßs* RECOMMENDATIONS 'tl****** m. U-S- REPORTERS FACE ▼af**"**^ JAIL AFTER COURT DECLINES TO HEAR 7^ APPEAL HEAT WAVE ALERT IN y^Tl^L SOUTHERN EUROPE ■r i^bl b^ .^bi bbbbbbbV bbb(^ wildfires
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  • hot news
    • NEWS comment
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        When strangeness breeds hostility
        760 2  -  Charles Tan Ignorance of law led to furore over Corby case news@news today, com, sg SCHAPELLE Corby's case attracted unprecedented public and media attention Australia-wide from the day she was arrested in Bali with 4.lkg of marijuana. She was convicted by a duly constituted court in
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      PM Lee hopes India will liberalise air services, too
      293 3 Ceca to be inked in New Delhi tomorrow SINGAPORE'S recently-concluded economic pact with India lays the groundwork for similar agreements between the South Asian nation and other countries, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in an interview with Indian daily, The
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      Charge corrupt Umno members, says Malaysian opposition
      302 3 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia's opposition is calling for criminal charges to be brought against ruling party members found guilty of money politics. The call comes after former United Malays National Organisation (Umno) vice-president Mohd Isa Abdul Samad and another 68 were found guilty of
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      81 2 Mail US RsSs ESI The guru says: A world of savings awaits the global traveller. At prices as low as this, you can go anywhere in the world you want. With no credit card fees and free ticket delivery, you would be crazy not to get away. So hurry, book
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      248 3 W^*^Stp**%!m^iSl^*s£M I UniSA Business programs are accredited by EQUIS, European !f%\ *T ■!i***************004^8 Quality Improvement System 0 I IUJ I |||&T^j|&^^^^^^^j^^^ji 5 Star University in multiple categories of The Good Universities r '^'^A Guide to MBA and Graduate Management Programs 2005 J^J^ni'fl I Multiple commendations in the 2004 Australian Universities
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  • singapore news
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      Lock icon Creative Technology cuts Q4 forecast
      336 4 Agencies Expected period sales down to $502 m from $602 m CREATIVE Technology, whose MP3 music players compete with Apple Computer's iPod, cut its fourthquarter sales forecast and said that it would have an operating loss. Sales for the period ending on Thursday will be
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      S'pore to host IMF-World Bank seminar
      376 4  -  Derrick A Paulo EVEN as the world gets ready for next week's International Olympic Committee session to be held here, efforts are underway to host an even bigger event in Singapore. The IMF-World Bank Program of Seminars (PoS) 2006 is expected to draw 16,000
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      Lock icon Watch out! Handphone thieves are lurking
      464 6  -  Ansley Ng ansley@newstoday.com.sg Handphone-related crimes shoot up by 66% in one year THEY may hanker after the latest models of handphones. But some youth do not seem to know how to take care of their belongings, contributing to a spike in handphone thefts. From
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      F-Cell cars may go on sale here in 10 years
      334 6  -  Sheralyn Tay THE first-year report card on DaimlerChrysler's fuel cell car is out. And the results are so promising that the Singaporeans may see commercial F-Cell cars on roads here within the next 10 years. The positive feedback came from
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      Yellow Pages to do the walking
      253 8  -  Shobha Tsering Bhalla Buying Guide will now be delivered to doorstep shobha@newstoday.com.sg IN WHAT could be the biggest delivery exercise here by a commercial organisation, Singaporelisted Yellow Pages is embarking on door-to-door distribution of its Buying Guide to about one million households. The nationwide
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      226 4 You're closer to success than you think. Your future success begins today! With an impressive $35-million UniCampus*, you'll enjoy superb facilities while you pursue recognised programmes awarded by established universities. Many have realised their dreams. You can be next. Call now and start your journey to success. ■■M_ja One of
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      541 5 kids Sports a Wellness Day 17 Ji/lyioos Ki<ls Sports ai)i We(toe*s &ay Let your kiis rejuvenate their iviTncf and fcody through fun sports and games Take part in Tihe Family Train? Road 4 Boat ct^v ji n^w* CM(en,?e to win SSIO,OOO f^^r" mK/r mSm Simply locate ten pre-determined pit stops
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      257 6 Want that long overdue promotion? Want to start out on your own but have no confidence? yf Find out how you can get ahead in life. >^ SEE WL f*\ Invest 90 minutes of your time and find out: Where are you going in your career? How to achieve extraordinary
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      229 8 Discounts BPP Professional Education on courses booked before j s now taking bookings for July Ju y 2005 intake for ACCA Try before you buy COUTSGS. attend a session for free, no obligation, no risk We (j|fer Jry yQU Small Class Sizes buy attend the first guaranteed small classes to
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  • world news
    • NEWSanalysis
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        Bush launches PR offensive on Iraq
        948 10  -  Sharon Vasoo With US elections looming, he has to convince Americans and Iraqis about the war's legitimacy in New York City sharon@newstoday. com. sg MANHATTAN In the face of dwindling public support for his policy in Iraq, United States President George W Bush and
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    • this QUIRKY world
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        Vibrators cause bomb scare
        57 10 United States postal workers in Bluffton, South Carolina called in the bomb squad when they noticed a parcel vibrating. The police evacuated the building and called the local SWAT team. Before long, the FBI, postal inspectors, fire fighters and paramedics arrived on the scene only to
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        Monday, dangerous Monday
        55 10 Monday is the most dangerous day of the week for workers, reported The Daily Telegraph. The report by CGU Insurance showed that after Monday, the risk of being injured decreased and Friday was the safest working day. "Lack of sleep over the weekend and alcohol may explain
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      Lock icon Thai opposition calls for minister's ousting over airport scandal
      190 12 AFP BANGKOK -The Thai opposition parties opened their noconfidence motion debate against the transport minister yesterday, calling for his resignation for failing to stop corruption in a swirling airport scandal. Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva, heading a twoparty coalition, said there
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      Lock icon Arroyo comes clean
      521 12  -  Clement Mesenas It was me talking on tape to election commissioner, she tells public Foreign Editor clement@newstoday.com.sg MANILA Weeks of suspense, in which the public generally believed that it was Philippine President Gloria Arroyo's voice on allegedly wiretapped recordings of her conversation with an election commissioner, came
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      Lock icon US jailed scores of Muslim men without charge: Report
      242 12 AFP NEW YORK The United States government thrust scores of US-based Muslim men in jail without charge after the Sept 11, 2001 attacks, US rights groups said in a report published yesterday. The men were held behind a veil of secrecy
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      Lock icon Two years more than enough: Iraqi PM
      376 14 -AFP Jaafari gives shorter time frame for security than does Rumsfeld LONDON Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari said yesterday that two years was ample time to establish security in Iraq and urged neighbouring countries to control their borders to speed the process up.
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      Lock icon Nasa has not met tougher safety recommendations: Panel
      199 14 -AP CAPE CANAVERAL A panel overseeing Nasas resumption of shuttle flights concluded yesterday that the space agency has failed to meet the tougher safety recommendations put in place after the Columbia disaster. Despite exhaustive work and considerable progress over the past two-and-a-half
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      Lock icon Heat wave alert in southern Europe
      120 14 -AFP MADRID Southern Europe was on heat wave alert yesterday, faced with baking temperatures and drought conditions, two years after the heat claimed tens of thousands of lives across the continent. Governments in France, Portugal, Spain and Italy have rushed to put in place
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      Lock icon Wildfires sweep through 6 US states
      127 14 -AFP LOS ANGELES Wildfires have swept through huge swathes of land in six western US states in recent days, the authorities said yesterday. More than 2,000 sq km of brush and forest have been eaten up by 19 fires in Arizona, California, Nevada and
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      Lock icon US reporters face jail after court declines to hear appeal
      282 14 -AFP WASHINGTON The US Supreme Court yesterday refused to hear appeals by two top reporters who face prison for refusing to reveal sources in the case of a CIA spy whose identity was revealed during a row over the US
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      Lock icon US aims to resume production of plutonium 238, says NYT
      193 15 AFP NEW YORK The United States plans to resume production of plutonium 238, a substance so radioactive that a speck can cause cancer, the New York Times said yesterday. The material, used as a power source, would primarily be used
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    • GLOBAL roundup
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        Democracy poll
        57 15 Democracy and political freedoms are way down on Hong Kong's wish list, the city's new China-appointed leader told lawmakers yesterday, citing a recent government survey. Chief Executive Donald Tsang said that the poll found that universal suffrage was 1 3th in a ranking of the territory's concerns, way
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        Lock icon Haze spreads
        58 15 AFP. A thick haze shrouding Malaysia's tourist island of Penang and caused by fires in neighbouring Indonesia has spread to the mainland, meteorological officials said yesterday. Air quality levels in several towns on mainland Malaysia, across from Penang and extending into northern Perak state, were officially unhealthy, a
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        Man in tryst dies in fall
        55 15 Adrian Richard Martin was having a tryst in a hotel when another girlfriend came knocking at the door. To avoid her wrath, he decided to hide on the ledge outside the window of the secondstorey room. However, he slipped and fell to his death,
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        Lock icon Round-the-clock eye
        48 15 AFP Computers in 200 government departments and agencies are being monitored round-the-clock to check unauthorised use by civil servants. This surveillance would be extended to all departments and agencies under the Ninth Malaysia Plan, said a deputy director-general of administrative reforms, Mr Mohd Adzman Musa Cissp.
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      Lock icon Muslims protest over Sri Lanka tsunami-aid sharing deal
      281 15 AFP COLOMBO Minority Muslims set fire to tyres and blocked key highways in eastern Sri Lanka yesterday to protest at their exclusion from the government's controversial deal to share tsunami aid with Tamil Tiger rebels. Traffic in Muslim-dominated towns in eastern coastal
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      Lock icon Iran awaits new leader's true colours
      390 15 Agencies Ultra-conservative pledges 'moderation' TEHRAN Iran's president-elect Mahmood Ahmadinejad deftly outmanoeuvred critics by pledging "moderation", but he has shown no sign of deviating from the Islamic regime's cherished maxims. The dangerous "extremist" painted by his enemies was nowhere to be seen, as the ultra-conservative
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    Focus On The Family
    221 16  -  James Dobson Tbnsrs byDr RAISE YOUR CHILD'S IQ According to a study done by Dr. Burton White at Harvard University, there are six key environmental factors that contribute to the development of intelligence in children. Let me cite the first three, and I'll complete the list
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      There's no need to hurt fat people
      150 16  -  IEHJHjEIiffiESIIEI IQjgjJß AN ADVERTISEMENT by a slimming centre which appeared in Weekend Today had an eye-catching line that read, "Redeem Million Dollars Diamond from Lard". This was accompanied by the picture of an overweight female Hong Kong artiste. Lard is animal fat derived
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      isay
      751 16 to 10ve... IS TO OBEY Frances Ong Hock Lin SEVENTEEN years ago, my unhappy father walked me down the aisle in a Katong church. He was about to hand over his daughter to a man who eagerly grabbed her arms, as if to make sure the bride would be
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      Unfair use of land for golf courses
      114 18  -  MICHAEL CHUA KHENG HWEE I Letter from I REFER to Karolyn Gin's letter "No nudity, please, we're Singaporeans" (Jun 27). Ms Gin argued against giving a secluded area to a small section of the population for use as a nudist colony when it
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    • Article
      "sayagain
      69 18  -  Margaret Pang Recent talk suggesting that two airlines (Singapore Airlines and Qantas) should merge is plain rhetoric. Their management philosophies are so different. Our airline has young maidens to serve you. The other uses "grandmothers". Our airline clears your trays almost immediately after a meal. The other takes a
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      Right to compete is SIA smoke screen
      552 18  -  SHAUKATALI If it wants competition, start with S'pore-KL route I Letter from From Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia WE in Malaysia are often cynical about the views expressed by certain parties in Singapore since we believe these are driven by the agenda of being one
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      Merge services for elderly, disabled
      573 19  -  DROWCHEE CHUNG No need to reinvent the wheel when the challenges facing two groups are so similar in nature I Letter from Executive Director The Society for the Physically Disabled THE Society for the Physically Disabled (SPD) started a rehabilitation service three years ago. Since
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      TTSH has help line to improve services
      205 19  -  i CHRISTOPHER TAY I Letter from I Chief Operating Officer Tan Tock Seng Hospital WE thank Mr Lim Wei Vi for his letter "Hospitals, scrutinise A&E systems" (June 24). The Emergency Department (ED) attends to patients according to the severity of their conditions.
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      Give rebates not low fares
      328 20  -  LAU WAH YUEN SMRT could play a social role by helping the less well off Letter from IN his letter, "Let the poor pay lower fares" (June 24), Mr David George Ferrao made an impassioned plea for SMRT to consider a multi-tier pricing structure to
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      A difference between zebra crossings and tiled pavements
      154 20  -  HAN LIANG YUAN I Letter from Senior Manager Corporate Communications Land Transport Authority I REFER to the letter by Mr Steve X Ngo, "Mixed signals at 'aesthetic' zebra crossings" (June 24). Zebra crossings on public roads are gazetted in the legislation as
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      151 20 What do Singaporeans think of the New MediShield? Find out on 29 June 2005. Ministry Of Health Singapore California Plums Prunes -Rich in Antioxidants! mk Sweet, juicy, cholesterol-free, full of vitamins and minerals, plums and «i fl prunes are naturally rich in antioxidants. m I V California Peaches Rich in
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  • Businesstoday
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      Lock icon Keppel Energy signs $3 billion gas contract with Petronas
      324 21 AFP I The 18-year deal also a key step to S'pore-M'sia-lndonesia supply network KEPPEL Energy signed an 18-year contract worth $3 billion to buy natural gas from Malaysia's Petronas. Under the terms of the contract, Petronas, which is 100-per-cent owned by
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      Lock icon Temasek to buy China Construction Bank stake: Report
      178 21 -AFP BEIJING Temasek Holdings has signed an agreement to buy 5.1 per cent in China Construction Bank for US$l.4 billion ($2.3 billion), Chinese state media reported. The Singapore investment company signed the agreement with China's Central Huijin Investment, which holds shares in
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    • business news
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        Lock icon Mapletree to raise up to $211m
        299 22 Agencies Reit IPO gives investors access to regional logistics industry MAPLETREE Logistics Trust, a real estate investment trust focused on logistics properties, has lodged a preliminary prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore to raise up to $211.4 million in an initial public offering
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        Lock icon Factory output growth slows
        135 22 Agencies SINGAPORE'S industrial output rose at a slower-than-expected pace last month, hurt by a double-digit decline in pharmaceutical output and a slower pace of growth in the electronics sector. Industrial output grew by 1.7 per cent last month from May last year, slower than the revised
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      • Article
        HOW THE CLUSTERS PERFORMED IN MAY
        36 22 CLUSTER GROWTH Electronics +2.7 Chemicals +6.9 Precision engineering +2.5 Transport engineering +24.1 General manufacturing industries +0.4 Manufacturing ex-biomedical manufacturing +5.8 Biomedical manufacturing -14.8 TOTAL MANUFACTURING +1.7 SOURCE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD
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      • Market WATCH
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          ST Index: 2,206.71 -17.01
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          Singapore
          77 22 SHARE prices fell yesterday, with market sentiment hurt by high oil prices and an official report showing a slowdown in the growth of industrial production in Singapore last month. The ST Index closed down 17.01 points, or 0.76 per cent, at 2,206.71. In the broad market, losers beat gainers
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          World markets
          69 22 Index Value Ch hange Nikkei 225 Hang Seng All Ordinaries Taiwan Wtd Pis 11,414.28 -122.75 14,176.04 -54.25 4,191.20 -12.60 6,302.99 -37.70 i -1.06 i -0.38 I -0.30 I -0.59 Korea Comp KLCI 991.11 -11.32 891.23 -6.85 -1.13 i -0.76 SET Index Jakarta Comp Phils Comp Shenzhen B 684.18
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          Lock icon Commodities
          26 22 Gold uss/oz 411.30 Silver uss/oi 7.27 Platinum uss/oi 898.50 Rubber cents/kg 253.50 Palm Oil RM/tonne 1,434.50 Brent crude uss/barrel 59.21 SGX, Bloomberg Information provided by.
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          SGX most active
          54 22 Close SingTel 2.690 China Sun 0.415 UniFiber 0.400 ChinaEntSp 0.015 SingPost 1.030 Capitaland 2.340 SuntecReit 1.230 CoscoDBeCW*****3 0.295 Macqlntlnfra 1.160 NOL DBeCW*****6 0.285 Change -0.010 -0.030 -0.005 +0.010 -0.020 -0.010 -0.010 -0.025 -0.4 -6.7 -25.0 +1.0 -0.8 -0.8 -3.3 -8.1 '000 23,681 21,099 16,157 12,784 7,780 7,643
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          SGX top rises
          79 22 By Close Change DBS Bk6% NCPS10 108.000 +0.400 By percentage Golillron Close 0.020 Change +33.3 OUE 9.000 +0.150 Hua Kok 0.020 +33.3 SembCorpBNPeCW***** 0.880 +0.140 Metal Comp 0.160 +23.1 HyfluxDB eCW*****7 1.630 +0.110 DBS 14.300 +0.100 Boardroom R250 Hor Kew 0.120 0.030 +20.0 +20.0 Venture 15.700 +0.100
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          SGX top falls
          78 22 By$ CITYDEV CITYDEVW*****0 Close Change 7.550 -0.300 5.050 -0.250 By percentage Close Change LiangHuat 0.005 -50.0 CrealiveDBSeCW*****1 0.010 -33.3 STI ETF 100 22.640 -0.240 Star lech 0.030 -33.3 KepCorp OCBC UOB 12.600 -0.200 11.500 -0.200 14.400 -0.200 SIA DB eCW*****1 0.025 -28.6 Mayfran 0.040 -27.3 A-SonicW*****0 0.015
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          Your S$l buys
          36 22 us$ UK£ Yen HK$ RM Euro Rupiah Baht 0.5971 0.3265 65.285 4.6392 2.2685 0.4909 5,768.2 24.525 Peso A$ Indian Rs Won C$ Yuan NZ$ NTS 33.112 0.7777 25.977 604.19 0.7377 4.9417 0.8449 18.722
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    • savvy investor / business news
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        How to pick the right unit trust
        516 23 PEOPLE who have had bad experiences with unit trusts, usually end up feeling disillusioned because they had picked the wrong funds.With a few hundred funds registered here, picking the right unit trusts may be a challenge for average investors. The difference between picking
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        BEST vs WORST PERFORMING FUNDS
        46 23 1-Year* 3-Year* Asia ex-Japan Equity Funds Best-performing Fund Worst-performing Fund Average Performance 17.32% -0.95% 9.00% 15.90% 1.24% 7.64% Global Equity Funds Best-performing Fund Worst-performing Fund 19.13% -11.37% 26.94% -14.74% Average Performance *Annualised return up to end-April 2005 3.36% 3.49% SOURCE: S&PAIM
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        Raffles City to develop basement into trendy marketplace
        357 23 RAFFLES City will extend its basement area by 50,000 sq ft as part of a major revamp of its retail space. The basement, currently anchored by Jason's Marketplace and home to a number of food and beverage (F&B) outlets, will be developed
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        Lock icon ACCS allowed till Aug 31 to issue its 2004 earnings, hold AGM
        146 23 ACCORD Customer Care Solutions (ACCS) has received regulatory approval for a four-month extension to finalise its financial accounts for the year ended Dec 31, 2004, following a profit overstatement announcement in May. The Accounting Corporate Regula- Tory Authority,
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        191 23 Channel News Asia THE Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) is inviting investors to lease a site at the upcoming Terminal 3 for the development of an airport hotel. The 60-year leasehold site can accommodate a hotel of up to 400 guest rooms.
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        414 24  -  Christie Loh These assets can't be passed on by will; a nomination must be made christie@newstoday.com.sg "I DON'T want any fighting over my money after I die," said Madam Tan, a 32-year old sales executive who made sure that she nominated beneficiaries for her Central
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        133 24 You must nominate beneficiaries using the CPF Board's nomination form, not through a personal will. You cannot give away specific items, for example, Economic Restructuring Shares. You can only specify a percentage of your total CPF assets, for example, one-third or 50 per cent, to
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        244 24  -  Valeric Law THE first pan-Asian association to represent and develop Asia's publiclytraded real estate sector, Asian Public Real Estate Association (Aprea), yesterday exhibited its offerings during the Real Estate Investment World 2005 forum here. Endorsed and supported by affiliated organisations such as the National
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        751 28  -  Derrick A Paulo Khoo plays key role in shaping Spores image as adventurous nation derrick@newstoday.com.sg IN 1998, a small, young nation celebrated its first success on Mt Everest when a 33-year-old systems analyst Khoo Swee Chiow planted its flag on the summit That
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      171 27 Microsoft "For midsized and large organisations, a significant Linux deployment will neither be free nor easily accomplished. In fact, respondents at large organisations reported that a wholesale switch to Linux from Windows® or Unix would significantly increase Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for the foreseeable future." Laura DiDio, The Yankee
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      294 28 This is a highly prized premier program, one of the best in Southeast Asia. Learn how you can be a strategist in Management where you will see things in a new light, do things in a new way, and to stay a winner above the rest. Masters of Science M
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      Local SMEs' branding blues
      482 29  -  Greg Waldron FEW Singaporean women are unfamiliar with Prada, and fewer still their male counterparts who are unfamiliar with Sony Play Stations. Unfortunately, they don't know their Singapore brands that well. In a straw poll of 50 young, affluent Singaporeans, the respondents were quick to name
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      756 29  -  Greg Waldron But Batey/Red Cell's new CEO Robert Kay says that the path for walking is different now news@newstoday.com.sg MR ROBERT Kay has some big shoes to fill. As group chief executive officer of Batey/Red Cell, Mr Kay is the latest
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      744 30  -  Seah Siew Hua Mr Wilson Tan, As dependence on technology increases, IT governance becomes vital siewhua@newstoday.com.sg I IT GOVERNANCE seems to be the next big thing that businesses are talking about In a recent report done by the Economist Intelligence Unit and Mercury, IT
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      181 30 PIRATED NORTON SOFTWARE Q: I cannot activate Norton SystemWorks 2004. It shows the message: "There is a problem with your product key. Please visit the website for customer support: http://productactivation.Symantec, com/productkeysupport" Please advise. Doris Ng A: You are either in possession of a pirated copy of Norton System
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        101 30 SRC Software has released a budgeting, forecasting and reporting solution designed for the Hospitality and Leisure (HL) industry. The SRC framework incorporates an easy-to-use Excel interface and enterprise-scale databases such as Oracle and SQL. SRC for HL allows businesses to create forecasts, define performance metrics
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        BEA AquaLogic launched
        79 30 BEA Systems has unveiled BEA AquaLogic, a new family of products that offers an open and independent platform for developing, deploying, managing and operating a service-oriented architecture in heterogeneous computing environments, including .Net, Java or legacy systems. BEA Aqua Logic enables software services to be composed once
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        Diploma course in J2EE
        71 30 The Institute of Systems Science and Sun Microsystems have collaborated to offer a part-time professional diploma in J2EE and Web services. Commencing July 4, the programme comprises 48 evening classes, conducted over four months. It covers object-oriented analysis and design, Web tier technologies, Enterprise Java Beans
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        Übiquitous communication from NTT, NEC solutions
        66 30 NTT Singapore and NEC Solutions Asia Pacific have announced a strategic partnership to offer seamless, übiquitous communications solutions in the Asia-Pacific region. Based on NTT Communications' Global Enterprise Solution Package and NEC's Univerge architecture, the alliance will see each party providing the best-of-breed solutions
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        Nortel's IP-based communication software for SMEs
        68 30 Targeted at small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Asia-Pacific, Nortel's Business Communications Manager (BCM) 50 delivers communication services based on Internet protocol (IP) technology. BCM 50 offers simplified network management and administration. The solution comes with software code releases BCM 3.7 and Norstar 7.0
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        Enhanced accounting solutions
        83 30 Fact Software International has unveiled version 17 of its accounting solution that allows for the integration of different legacy enterprise-wide systems and is compliant with Singapore's Goods and Services Tax (GST). Users can consolidate multiple delivery orders for a client over a period of time in a
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        A view of kids, pets at home is just a video call away
        348 32 IF you think making video calls on I your 3G mobile phone adds a new dimension to communication, now you can take this one step further and keep track of your children or pets at home using
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        Lock icon Keeping an eye on the home front
        1011 32  -  Lim Swee Cheang Stop worrying while away with an Internet surveillance system infotech@newstoday.com.sg I HAD been thinking I of installing an Internet surveillance system in my house for more than two years. Being technically inclined, I was contemplating designing and installing a system
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      313 33 YOU may encounter some problems with your home remote surveillance system. We take a look at some of the issues and the possible solutions: Issue 1 The power points are a security risk powering off one or more of the components (accidentally or intentionally) will cause the
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      IT MOVES
      165 33 British Telecommunications has appointed Mr Douglas Peris as vice-president of Customer Service for the company's Asia-Pacific operations. He will direct all service teams in the region. Mr Peris was previously the Asia-Pacific regional director of Global Managed Services at Avaya. NCS, a subsidiary of Singapore Telecommunications, has named
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      79 32 9 months Fulltime intake: February 2006 18 months Parttime intake: July 2005 Accepting students now Module 1: Creative Computer Animation [42 hours] M Module 2: Advance Computer Animation [42 hours] Ml- Module 1: Creative Web Development [18hours] Module 2: Advance Web Media [30 hours] .^al Module 1: Actionscript Development [30hf^s]
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      288 33 Computer Associates has a history of driving innovation in the backup and recovery arena so it's no wonder that CA's BrightStor ARCserve Backup continues to win awards, including the SC Magazine Global Awards 2004, Data News Best Buy and Technology Business Australia Editor's Choice. It's easy to use, reliable and
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      1434 34  -  Neil Humphreys War Of The Worlds star struggles to stay focused when Scientology rears its head in Paris neil@newstoday.com.sg THE French journalist wanted Tom Cruise to kiss her on national television. Obviously a minor celebrity in her own country, the Parisian TV presenter used the most tedious
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      378 35 HE PROPOSED to his girlfriend of a few months, slammed drugs, verbally berated actress Brooke Shields (and Oprah Winfrey's couch)— all in the past few weeks. It's not that Tom Cruise is deranged; he's just a man in love. Here are his strange adventures: April 27,
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      Magical Swan Lake
      381 36  -  TAN HUI LENG IF FAIRYTALES could come true, it would be in the form of Swan Lake by The Royal Ballet, as lithe dancers and a stage set right out of fairyland captivate the audience in a twohour long, full-length traditional classical ballet It's a well known
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      189 36  -  LORRAINE LIM THEATRE REVIEW prioeioa iosdUv Impenjarament SET in prison, Impenjarament (Imprisonment) examines all aspects of the idea of imprisonment by creating a set which allows the audience to sit within and around the action. Coupled with the use of close-circuit televisions stationed strategically around, the
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      Lock icon They shopped ... and won
      334 37 They shopped and won Dawn Quek dawn@newstoday.com.sg PLASMA televisions turned out to be lucky purchases for two winners in this week's Shop To Win Today weekly draw. Both Ms Chew Lei Won and Mr Ng Heow Joo won $500 after they each bought a plasma TV set from Audio House.
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      216 37 -AFP LOS ANGELES In what appears to be his first public statement since his acquittal, Michael Jackson (picture) credited his fans, family and God with seeing him through his 19-month legal ordeal. "Without God, my children, my family and you, my fans,
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      433 37 Spa Symposium Singapore •>»—- 1 I 200^ cpAcademy JL V-/ BY RAFFLES INTHRNATIOX.iI.«/ WINNER BEST SPA ACADEMY Merchant Court Ballroom Swissotel Merchant Court, Singapore 11-13 August 2005 The Face Of The Spa Industry Is Changing ~)/l/\ 7 t ft V 066 Vtl SPAcademy By Raffles International is the proud organiser
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      390 38  -  Elisa Chia Actor Christopher Lee doesn't fancy gushing about his love life elisa@newstoday.com.sg IT'S no secret by now that he's truly, madly, deeply in love with one of Singapore's most eligible bachelorettes. Christopher Lee and fellow MediaCorp artiste Farm Wong, both 34, went public with their long-rumoured
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      750 40  - No butts about it passive smoke kills Lynette Leong With 15% of S'poreans lighting up, large numbers are at risk health@newstoday.com.sg EACH year up to 65,000 adult non-smok-ers die from heart disease and 3,000 more succumb to lung cancer because of passive smoking in the United States. And it is
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      293 41  -  Nur Idayu Suparto health@newstoday.com.sg CHOCOLATE is one of the most delicious yet sinful treats around or so most people think. Contrary to popular belief, there are some health benefits associated with consuming moderate amounts of chocolate. Researchers have found that chocolate contains a plant compound known as flavonoids,
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      398 41 KRT CHECK out the models on today's runways or the latest photo spreads in Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and Elle. Look closer at the red carpet postures of celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Kirsten Dunst, and Paris Hilton. Perfect perky posture is out The
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      634 42 DANDRUFF poses no health risk but it can be a embarrassing. The itchiness that may come with it is also a nuisance. Many think the problem has something to do with hygiene. Although it's true that infrequent shampooing can aggravate an existing case of
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      569 43 I AM a 50-year-old Muslim male and weigh about 95kg. I am I.Bom tall. I am overweight but I consider myself fit I have been frequenting the gym three times a week (approximately one hour per session) for the past three years and play a vigorous game
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        34 43 Fitness Work For one hour every Friday, join the instructors at California Fitness for an energising workout. Date: Every Friday until July 29 Time: 6pm to 7pm Venue: Orchard Green, beside Orchard MRT station
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        44 43 Find out at this public forum what you need to know about and how to manage and handle cancer. Date: July 2 Time: 10am to noon Venue: Alexandra Hospital Auditorium Registration: $2 per person Enquiries: Call 6379 3322 or email wahidah_barik@alexhosp.com.sg
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        101 43 The arrival of a newborn brings both joy and responsibilities to parents. This workshop is designed to prepare couples emotionally for this and to provide them with practical tips on parenting. Participants will find this workshop informative and enriching and fathers will learn about the tremendous
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        30 43 Enjoy 1 0 per cent discount on general, executive and senior citizen health-screen-ing packages until July 19. For appointments and enquiries, call 6476 8828.
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      69 43 Until July 3, find out if you have gout. Call the Health Promotion Board's Health Line at 1 800 848 1313. Take part in the weekly contest and stand to win prizes. Female ex-smokers, sign up to help manage a chatline once a week for the
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      688 41 Outperform with a Sharp Mind We all know the importance of performing to our optimum level at work, especially in today's changing economic climate. Increasing work loads and late nights demand we stay sharp and alert to remain on lop of things, lo take control of situations. The Key to
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      1414 44 My Sassy Neighbour J|i| Portrait of Home b IE j Arts j Executive Body Coconut King I Channel8 '7pm If VPPft^ 4fc f] Sylvie Gu'lllem At j Channel News Asia, 8.32pm Channel 5,8.30pm d, j The robbers barge 'm (^^7 1J j ™<wfc Fifi's husband will pass away soon M
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      583 46 -AP CYCLING Tour de France (July 2-24) MIAMI Lance Armstrong (picture) is not looking too good these days: He has a black eye, a cut over his right eyebrow am abrasions on his hands and knees. The six-time defending Tour de France champion crashed at low
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      454 46 -AP WELLINGTON Relations between the All Blacks and British and Irish Lions continued to sour yesterday, as the tourists worked to lay blame for their captain Brian O'Driscoll's shoulder injury on his New Zealand counterpart, Tana Umaga. Lions coach Clive
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      163 46 AFP WELLINGTON British and Irish Lions rugby coach Clive Woodward said yesterday ne will ring the changes after the weekend mauling by the All Blacks. Three players who featured in the comprehensive 21-3 defeat Jason Robinson, Martin Corry and Neil Back looked in danger
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      412 47 Agencies Eager to strengthen midfield, Serie A champions ready to bid for Vieira LONDON Serie A champions Juventus have admitted that they want to sign Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira. The Italian giants have rejected a £30 million ($92 million) approach from Chelsea for striker David Trezeguet,
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      526 48 Agencies CONFEDERATIONS CUP Mexico 1 Argentina 1 (act, Argentina won 6-5 on penalties) Argentina set up date with rivals Brazil, but they need to improve HANNOVER, Germany The Confederations Cup is dismissed in some quarters as an unnecessary tournament in the close season, but it has certainly
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      149 48 Agencies HANOVER Argentina coach Jose Pekerman (picture) broke down and cried after the Confederations Cup semi-final. As his players celebrated, he took time out to remember the young Argentina goalkeeper who died on Saturday night. Argentina, wearing black armbands, beat Mexico 6-5 on penalties to
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      Lock icon Referees soft on football superpowers: Mexico coach
      368 48 AFP HANNOVER Ricardo Lavolpe feels cheated. The Mexico coach hinted that financial considerations were behind what he regarded as questionable refereeing after his team's semi-final loss on penalties to Argentina. Mexico's fine run in Germany came to a bitter end here on Sunday
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      423 49 GOLF Barclays Classic HARRISON, New York Padraig Harrington was just trying to get it close. Instead, the Irish star ended up closing out Jim Furyk in dramatic fashion Sunday, holing a big-breaking 65-foot eagle putt on the final hole to beat the 2003
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      163 49  -  SANTA CLARA, -AFP California Olympic swim hero Michael Phelps (right) won his third title in as many days at the Santa Clara Invitational, taking the 200 m individual medley in 1 mm, 59.31 sees here on Sunday. Barely half an hour after a third-place effort in
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        164 50 -AFP PARIS French tyre-maker Michelin admitted yesterday that bad decision making concerning conditions at the US Grand Prix circuit in Indianapolis resulted in the fiasco which saw them advising seven teams to pull out of the race. After Ralf Schumacher's high-speed accident in free
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        440 50 -AFP Federer, Hewitt and Roddick move into Wimbledon quarter-finals TENNIS Wimbledon LONDON Roger Federer stayed on course for a third successive Wimbledon triumph but 2002 champion Lleyton Hewitt and 2004 runner-up Andy Roddick also hammered out their title credentials this morning. Federer got past battling
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        311 50 -AFP LONDON Top seed Lindsay Davenport and title-holder Maria Sharapova remained on course for a Wimbledon showdown after both won their fourth round ties this morning to reach the quarter-finals. Sharapova once again was all business expending the minimum of effort in disposing of
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      632 51  -  TAN YO-HINN BADMINTON Aviva Open Singapore 2005 yohinn@newstoday.com.sg HE IS one of the game's most naturally gifted players. While countryman Lin Dan is the reigning world No 1, China's Chen Hong (picture) is rated by many experts as more talented. Those who watched him dismantle Singapore's Ronald
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      191 51  -  Tan Yo-Hinn ONE of badminton's most skilled exponents, Taufik Hidayat is also well-known for his temper. He has been involved in a scuffle with a fan and he once threatened to turn out for Singapore, after an infamous run-in with the Indonesian Badminton Association.
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      428 51  -  CUBBYLEONG •^r -^r m h cubby@newstoday.com.sg ROBERT Verbeek arrived at the Singapore Sports School (SSS) with impressive credentials. After all, he spent eight years as assistant coach with Dutch football giants PSV Eindhoven. From 2003-2004, he was director of football
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      506 52 Agencies Bid organisers unveil revised stadium plans for 2012 Games NEW YORK Lacking the high-tech look of the rejected Manhattan Stadium, the design of the new Olympic stadium in Queens was unveiled by NYC 2012 organisers yesterday. With little frills or fanfare, New Yorkers revealed the
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      320 52 -AFP PARIS They might be leading the race, but Paris are not about to count their chickens. Mayor Bertrand Delanoe (picture) acknowledged that the French capital is considered the favourites to host 2012 Olympic Games, but until the winning city is announced on
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      225 52 With just over a week to go. Today recaps the key points of each of the five cities bidding to host the 2012 Olympic Games, beginning with New York City Fast facts Population: 8.1 million Previous Games: None (Atlanta 1996, Los Angeles 1984 and 1932, St Louis
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      623 53  -  LEONG WEE KEAT Oswald insists current Olympic sports programme of 28 sports is the winning formula weekeat@newstoday.com.sg MUCH of the hoopla surrounding the upcoming 117 th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session, to be held here at the Raffles City Convention Centre from July 6-9, revolves
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      279 53 AFP LONDON England's national football skipper will now be accompanied by his manager in Singapore. England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson will join London's 2012 bid team for the International Olympic Committee's 117 th Session at the Raffles City Convention Centre on July 6, when
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